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:n'ames and order of all the 



BOOKS OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, 



WITH THE 



NUMBER OF CHAPTERS IN EACH BOOK, 



THE BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. 



CHAPTERS. 

GENESIS --- 50 

EXODUS - ---- 40 

LEVITICUS -- 27 

NUMBERS ---- 30 

DEUTEI^ONOMY --- 34 

JOSHUA --- 24 

.JUDGES - 21 

CeUTh\-- - 4 

I. SAMUEL - - 31 

II. SAMUHL--- 24 

I. KINGS 2-2 

II. KINGS ---:-- 25 

L CHRONICLES 29 



CHAPTERS. 

IL CHRONICLES - CO 

EZRA -- ---- 10 

NEHEMIAH- - --- 13 

ESTHER 10 

JOB - --- 42 

PSALMS-- --- 150 

PROVERBS - 31 

ECCLESIASTES 12 

SONG OF SOLOMON 8 

ISAIAH --- --- G() 

JEREMIAH 52 

LAMENTATIONS 5 

EZEKTEL 43 



CHAPTERS. 

DANIEL 12 

HOSEA 14 

JOEL --- 3 

AMOS -- - 9 

OBADIAII I 

JONAH - 4 

MICAH -- --- 7 

NAHUM ---- 3 

HABAKKUK 3 

ZEPHANIAH 3 

IIAGGAI 2 

ZECHARIAH --- 11 

M A L A C H I - 4 



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THE BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. 

CHAPTERS. 



MATTHEW --- 28 

MARK -- 16 

LUKE 24 

JOHN - 21 

THE ACTS -- - 23 

ROMANS 16 

I. CORINTHIANS --- --- 16 

II. CORINTHIANS------- 13 

GALATIANS 6 



EPHESIANS 

PHILIPPIANS -- 

COLOSSIANS 

L THESSALONIANS - 
II. THESSALONIANS 

I.TmOTIIY 

n. TIMOTHY --- 

TITUS 

PHILEMON 



CHAPTERS. 

i 



HEBREAVS --- 
.TAMES 

I. PETER 

H. PETER 

L JOHN 

II. JOHN 

III. JOHN 

JUDE 

REVELATION- 



CHAPTERS. 
13 



6th Ed. 



B. C. 4004. 



a John 1. 1, 2. 

Heb. 1. 10. 
bPs. 8. 3. & 

33. 6. & 89. 11, 

12. & 102. 25. 

& 136. 5. & 

146.6. 18.44. 

24. Jer. 10. 

12. & 61. 15. 

Zech. 12. 1. 

Acts 14. 15. & 

17. 24. Col. L 

16,17. Heb. 

11.3. Rev. 4. 

11. & 10. 6. 

t Heb. le- 
tween the 
light and 
between the 
darkness. 

t Heb, And 
the evening 
ivas, and the 
morning was. 

tHeb. expan- 
sion. 

c Ps. 33. 6. 
Is. 40. 13, 14. 

d Ps. 33. 9. 

e 2 Cor. 4. 6. 

f Ps. 74. 16. & 
104. 20. 

e Job 37. 18. 
Ps. 136. 5. 
Jer. 10. 12. & 
51. 15. 

h Prov. 8. 28. 

i Ps. 148. 4. 



k Job 26. 10. 
& 38. 8. 
Ps. 33. 7, & 
95. 5. & 104. 
9. & 136. 6. 
Prov. 8. 29. 
Jer. 5. 22. 
2 Pet, 3, 5. 



1 Heb. 6. 7. 
t Heb. tender 
grass. 



Luke( 



THE 



FIEST BOOK OF MOSES, 



.GENESIS, 



CHAPTER I. 

The crea tion of heaven and earth, 3 of the light, 6 and 
of the firmament. 9 The earth separated from the 
waters, 11 and made fruitful. 14 The creation of 
the sun, moon, and stars, 20 offish and fowl, 24 of 
beasts and cattle, 26 and of man in the image of 
God. 29 Also the appointment of food. 

IN the ^beginning ^ God created the 
heaven and the earth. 

2 And the earth was without form, 
and void ; and darkness was upon the 
face of the deep. <=And the Spirit 
of God moved upon the face of the 
waters. 

3 IF <iAnd God said, ^Let there be 
light : and there was light. 

4 And God saw the light, that it 
was good : and God divided t the 
light from the darkness. 

5 And God called the light ^Day, 
and the darkness he called Night. 
tAnd the evening and the morning 
were the first day. 

6 IT And God said, ^Let there be 
a t firmament in the midst of the 
waters, and let it divide the waters 
from the waters. 

7 And God made the firmament, 
^and divided the waters which were 
under the firmament from the waters 
which were ' above the firmament : 
and it was so. 

8 And God called the firmament 
Heaven. And the evening and the 
morning were the second day. 

9 IF And God said, ^Let the waters 
under the heaven be gathered to- 
gether unto one place, and let the 
dry land appear : and it was so. 

10 And God called the dry land 
Earth ; and the gathering together 
of the waters called he Seas : and 
God saw that it was good. 

11 And God said, Let the earth 
'bring forth t grass, the herb yield- 
ing seed, and the fruit tree yielding 
•"fruit after his kind, whose seed is 
in itself, upon the earth : and it was 
so. 

12 And the earth brought forth 
grass, and herb yielding seed after 
his kind, and the tree yielding fruit. 



whose seed was in itself, after his 
kind : and God saw that it was 
good. 

13 And the evening and the morn- 
ing were the third day. 

14 H And God said. Let there be 
"lights in the firmament of the heav- 
en to divide t the day from the night ; 
and let them be for signs, and "for 
seasons, and for days, and years : 

15 And let them be for lights in the 
firmament of the heaven to give light 
upon the earth : and it was so. 

16 And God P made two great lights ; 
the greater light t to rule the day, and 
•1 the lesser light to rule the night : he 
made ""the stars also. 

17 And God set them in the firm- 
ament of the heaven to give light 
upon the earth, 

18 And to ^rule over the day and 
over the night, and to divide the 
light from the darkness : and God 
saw that it was good. 

19 And the evening and the morn- 
ing were the fourth day. 

20 If And God said, Let the waters 
bring forth abundantly the n moving 
creature that hath tlife, and tfowl 
that may fly above the earth in the 
t open firmament of heaven. 

21 And 'God created great whales, 
and every living creature that mov- 
eth, which the waters brought forth 
abundantly, after their kind, and ev- 
ery winged fowl after his kind : and 
God saw that it was good. 

22 And God blessed them, saying, 
"Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill 
the waters in the seas, and let fowl 
multiply in the earth. 

23 And the evening and the morn- 
ing were the fifth day. 

24 IT And God said. Let the earth 
bring forth the living creature after 
his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, 
and beast of the earth after his kind : 
and it was so. 

25 And God made the beast of the 
earth after his kind, and cattle af- 
ter their kind, and every thing that 



B. C. 4004. 



nDeut.4. 19. 

Ps. 74. 16, & 

136. 7. 
\Jitih. belween 

the day and 

between the 

night. 
Ps. 74. 17. & 

104. 19. 



P Ps. 136. 7, 8, 
9. &. 148. 3, 5. 

t Heh.forthe 
rule of the 
day. 

q Ps. 8. 3. 

r Job 38. 7. 



s Jer. 31. S-5. 



llOr, creeping. 
t Heb. soul. 
\ Heb. let fowl 

fly. 

t Heb. face 
of the firma- 
vicntofheav- 
en. 

t ch. 6. 20. & 
7. 14. & 8, 19. 
Ps. 104. 2( 



uch. 8. 17. 



The creation of man. 



GENESIS. 



The garden of Eden, 



B. C. 4004. 



X ch. 5. 1. &. 9. 
6. 

Ps. 100. 3. 
Ecc. 7. 29. 
Acts 17. 26, 
28.29. 

1 Cor. 11. 7. 
Eph. 4. 24. 
Col. 3. 10. 
James 3. 9. 



y ch. 9. 2. 
Ps. 8. 6. 



z 1 Cor. 11. 7. 
a ch. 5. 2. 

Mai. 2. 15. 

Matt. 19. 4. 

Mark 10. 6. 

b ch. 9. 1, 7. 
Lev. 26. 9. 
Ps. 127. 3. & 
128. 3, 4. 



t Heb. creep- 
eth. 



t Heb. seeding 
seed. 



c ch. 9. 3. 
Job 36. 31. 
Ps. 104. 14, 

15. &. 136. 25. 
& 146. 7. 
Acts 14. 17. 

fHeb. a living 
soul. 
d Ps. 145. 15, 

16. k. 147. 9. 
e Job 38. 41. 
fPs. 104. 24. 

1 Tim. 4. 4. 



a Ps. 33. 6. 



Ex. 20. 11. & 
31. 17. 
Deut. 5. 14. 
Heb. 4. 4. 



c Neh. 9. 14. 
Is. 58. 13. 



t Heb. created 

to make, 
d ch. 1. 1. 

Ps. 90. 1, 2. 



e ch. 1. 12. 
Ps. 104. 14. 



CJob 3! 
27, 23. 



creepetli upon the earth after his 
kind : and God saw that it was good. 

26 IF And God said, ^Let us make 
man in our image, after our hkeness : 
and ylet them have dominion over 
the fish of the sea, and over the fovv^l 
of the air, and over the cattle, and 
over all the earth, and over every 
creeping thing that creepeth upon the 
earth. 

27 So God created man in his own 
image, ^in the image of God created 
he him ; ^ male and female created 
he them. 

28 And God blessed them, and God 
said unto them, ^Be fruitful, and 
multiply, and replenish the earth, 
and subdue it : and have dominion 
over the fish of the sea, and over 
the fow^l of the air, and over every 
living thing that tmoveth upon the 
earth. 

29 1 And God said, Behold, I have 
given you every herb t bearing seed, 
vs^hich is upon the face of all the 
earth, and every tree, in the vs^hich is 
the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; ^ to 
you it shall be for meat. 

30 And to '^ every beast of the earth, 
and to every « fowl of the air, and to 
every thing that creepeth upon the 
earth, wherein there is t life, I have 
given every green herb for meat : and 
it was so. 

31 And ^God saw every thing that 
he had made, and, behold, it was 
very good. And the evening and the 
morning were the sixth day. 

CHAPTER II. 

The first sabbath. 4 The history of the creation. 
8 The planting of the garden of Eden, 10 and the 
river thereof. 17 The tree of knowledge only 
forbidden. 19 The naming of the creatures. 21 
The making of woman, and the institution of 
marriage. 

THUS the heavens and the earth 
were finished, and ^all the host 
of them. 

2 ''And on the seventh day God end- 
ed his work which he had made ; and 
he rested on the seventh day from all 
his work which he had made. 

3 And God " blessed the seventh day, 
and sanctified it : because that in it 
he had rested from all his work which 
God tcreated and made. 

4 IT "^ These are the generations of 
the heavens and of the earth when 
they were created, in the day that 
the Lord God made the earth and 
the heavens, 

5 And every ® plant of the field be- 
fore it was in the earth, and every 
herb of the field before it grew : for 
the Lord God had not '^ caused it to 
rain upon the earth, and there was 
not a man ^to till the ground. 



6 But 11 there went up a mist from 
the earth, and watered the whole face 
of the ground. 

7 And the Lord God formed man t of 
the ^ dust of the ground, and " breathed 
into his "^nostrils the breath of life ; 
and 'man became a living soul. 

8 IT And the Lord God planted ""a 
garden "eastward in °Eden; and there 
V he put the man whom he had formed. 

9 And out of the ground made the 
Lord God to grow "^ every tree that 
is pleasant to the sight, and good for 
food; '"the tree of life also in the 
midst of the garden, 'and the tree 
of knowledge of good and evil. 

10 And a river went out of Eden 
to water the garden ; and from thence 
it was parted, and became into four 
heads. 

1 1 The name of the first is Pison : 
that is it which compasseth ' the whole 
land of Havilah, where there is gold ; 

12 And the gold of that land is good : 
"^ there is bdellium and the onyx stone. 

13 And the name of the second riv- 
er is Gihon : the same is it that com- 
passeth the whole land of t Ethiopia. 

14 And the name of the third river 
is ^ Hiddekel : that is it which goeth 
II toward the east of Assyria. And the 
fourth river is Euphrates. 

15 And the Lord God took H the 
man, and ^put him into the garden 
of Eden to dress it and to keep it. 

16 And the Lord God commanded 
the man, saying, Of every tree of the 
garden t thou mayest freely eat : 

17 ^ But of the tree of the knowledge 
of good and evil, "" thou shalt not eat 
of it : for in the day that thou eatest 
thereof ^ t thou shalt surely die. 

18 H And the Lord God said, It is 
not good that the man should be 
alone ;" "^ I will make him a help t meet 
for him. 

19 ''And out of the ground the Lord 
God formed every beast of the field, 
and every fowl of the air; and ""brought 
them unto liAdam to see what he would 
call them : and whatsoever Adam call- 
ed every living creature, that ivas the 
name thereof. 

20 And Adam tgave names to all 
cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and 
to every beast of the field ; but for 
Adam there was not found a help 
meet for him. 

21 And the Lord God caused a ^deep 
sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept ; 
and he took one of his ribs, and closed 
up the flesh instead thereof. 

22 And the rib, which the Lord God 
had taken from man, tmade he a 
woman, and ^brought her unto the 
man. 



The fall of man. 



GENESIS. 



Their punishment. 



B. C. 4004. 



h ch. 29. 14. 

Judg. 9. 2. 

2 Sam. 5. 1. 

& 19. 13. 

Eph. 5. 30. 
i 1 Cor, 11. 8. 
k ch. 31. 15. 

Ps. 45. 10. 

Matt. 19. 5. 

Mark 10. 7. 

1 Cor. 6. 16, 

Epii. 5. 31. 
1 ch, 3. 7, 10, 

11, 
mEx-. 32. 25. 

Is.47. S. 



a Rev. 12. 9. 

& 20. 2. 
b Matt, 10. 16. 

2 Cor. 11. 3. 



1 ver. 13. 
2 Cor. 11.3. 
1 Tim. 2. 14. 



! ver. 7. 
Acts 26. 18. 



t Heb. a de- 
sire. 



f 1 Tim. 2. 14. 



II Or, things to 
aird about. 



t Heb. wind, 

1 Job 31. 33. 
Jer. 23. 24. 
Amos 9. 3, 



m ch. 2. 25, 
Ex. 3. 6. 

1 John 3. 20. 



nch. 2. 18. 
Job 31. 33. 
I'rov. 28. 13. 



23 And Adam said, This is now 
^bone of my bones, and flesh of my 
flesh : she shall be called Woman, 
because sbe was ' taken out of man, 

24 ^Therefore shall a man leave 
his father and his mother, and shall 
cleave unto his wife : and they shall 
be one flesh, 

25 'And they were both naked, 
the man and his wife, and were not 
"■ ashamed. 

CHAPTER III. 

The serpent deceiveth Eve. 6 Man's shameful fall. 
9 God arraigneth them. 14 The serpent is cursed. 
15 The promised seed. 16 The }nniishmcnt of man- 
kind. 21 Their first clothing. 22 They are driven 
out of paradise. 

IVrOW ""the serpent was ''more sub- 
i_M tile than any beast of the field 
which the Lord God had made. And 
he said unto the woman, tYea, hath 
God said. Ye shall not eat of every 
tree of the garden 1 

2 And the Avoman said unto the ser- 
pent, We may eat of the fruit of the 
trees of the garden : 

3 "= But of the fruit of the tree which 
is in the midst of the garden, God 
hath said. Ye shall not eat of it, nei- 
ther shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 

4 ''And the serpent said unto the 
woman, Y^e shall not surely die : 

5 For God doth know that in the 
day ye eat thereof, then ^ your eyes 
shall be opened ; and ye shall be as 
gods, knoAving good and evil. 

6 And when the woman saw that 
the tree was good for food, and that 
it i«a5 t pleasant to the eyes, and a 
tree to be desired to make one wise, 
she took of the fruit thereof, ^ and did 
eat, and gave also unto her husband 
with her ; " and he did eat. 

7 And '' the eyes of them both were 
opened, 'and they knew that they were 
naked ; and they sewed fig leaves to- 
gether, and made themselves H aprons.. 

8 And they heard '^the voice of the 
Lord God walking in the garden in 
the t cool of the day : and Adam and 
his wife 'hid themselves from the pres- 
ence of the Lord God amongst the 
trees of the garden. 

9 And the Lord God called unto 
Adam, and said unto him. Where art 
thou % 

10 And he said, I heard thy voice in 
the garden, '"and I was afraid, because 
I was naked ; and I hid myself. 

11 A.nd he said. Who told thee that 
thou tvast naked ? Hast thou eaten of 
the tree, whereof I commanded thee 
that thou shouldest not eat 1 

12 And the man said, "The woman 
whom thou gavest to be with me, she 
gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 



13 And the Lord God said unto the 
woman, What is this that thou hast 
done] And the woman said, "The 
serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. 

14 And the Lord God said Punto 
the serpent. Because thou hast done 
this, thou art cursed above all cattle, 
and above every beast of the field ; 
upon thy belly shalt thou go, and "idust 
shalt thou eat all the days of thy life : 

15 And I will put enmity between 
thee and the woman, and between '^thy 
seed and 4ier seed ; 'it shall bruise thy 
head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. 

16 TJnto the woman he said, I will 
greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy 
conception ; " in sorrow thou shalt 
bring forth children ; ''' and thy desire 
shall be H to thy husband, and he shall 
^rule over thee, 

17 And unto Adam he said, y Because 
thou hast hearkened unto the voice of 
thy wife, ^ and hast eaten of the tree, 
^ of which I commanded thee, saying. 
Thou shalt not eat of it : ''cursed is the 
gi'ound for thy sake ; " in sorrow shalt 
thou eat of it all the days of thy life ; 

18 ''Thorns also and thistles shall it 
t bring forth to thee ; and ® thou shalt 
eat the herb of the field, 

19 ^In the sweat of thy face shalt 
thou eat bread, till thou return unto 
the ground ; for out of it wast thou 
taken : ^ for dust thou art, and ^ unto 
dust shalt thou return, 

20 And Adam called his wife's name 
II Eve ; because she was the mother 
of all living. 

21 Unto Adam also and to his wife 
did the Lord God make coats of skins, 
and clothed them. 

22 If And the Lord God said, 'Be- 
hold, the man is become as one of us, 
to know good and evil : and now,? lest 
he put forth his hand, ^ and take also 
of the tree of life, and eat, and live 
for ever : 

23 Therefore the Lord God sent him 
forth from the garden of Eden, 'to till 
the ground from whence he was taken, 

24 So he drove out the man : and he 
placed ^ at the east of the garden of 
Eden ° cherubim, and a flaming sword 
which turned every way, to keep the 
way of the tree of life. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The birth and occupation of Cain and Abel. 3 Their 
offerings unto the Lord. 8 The murder of Abel. 11 
The curse of Cain. 17 His son Enoch, and the first 
city. 19 Lamech and his two wives. '25 The birth 
of Seth, 26 and Enos. 

AND Adam knew Eve his wife ; and 
she conceived, and bare H Cain, 
and said, I have gotten a man from 
the Lord, 

2 And she again bare his brother 
+ Abel, And Abel was t a keeper of 



B, C. 4004. 



o ver, 4, 
2 Cor, 11, 3, 
1 Tiiri, 2. 14, 

P Ex, 21. 29, 
32. 



q Is. 65. 25. 

Mic. 7. 17. 
r Matt. 3, 7. 

& 13. 38. & 

23. S3. 

John 8. 44. 

Acts 13. 10. 

1 Jolni 3. 8. 
s Ps. 132. J 1. 

Is. 7. 14. 

Mic. 5. 3. 

Matl.1.23,25. 

Luke 1.31, 

34, 35. 

Gal. 4. 4. 
II Or, subject 

to thy hus- 
band. 
t Rom. 16. 20. 

Col. 2. 15. 

Hel). 2. 14. 

1 John 5. 5. 

Rev. 12. 7, 17. 
u Ps. 48. 6. 

Is. 13. 8. k. 

21.3. 

John 16. 21. 

1 Tim. 2. 15. 
w ch. 4. 7. 

t Heb. cause 

to bud. 
X 1 Cor. 11.3. 

& 14. 34. 

Eph. 5. 22, 

23, 24. 

1 Tim. 2. 11, 

12. Tit. 2. 5. 

lPet.3.1,5,ti. 
yl Sam. 15. 23. 
2 ver. 6. 

II That is. 
Living. 

a ch. 2. 17. 
b Ecc. 1. 2, 3. 

Is. 24. 5, G. 

Rom. 8. 20. 
c Job 5. 7. 

Ecc. 2. 23. 
d Job 31. 40. 
e Ps. 104. 14. 
f Ecc. 1.13. 

2Thess.3.10. 
g ch. 2. 7. 
h Jol) 21. 26. 

& 34. 15. 

Ps. 104. 29. 

Ecc. 3. 2U. ii 

12.7. 

Rom. 5. 12. 

Heb. 9. 27. 
i ver. 5. 

Like Is. 19. 

12. & 47, 12, 

13. Jer.22.23. 
k ch. 2. 9. 

1 ch. 4. 2. & 9. 

20. 
m ch. 2. 8. 
n Ps. 104. 4. 

Heb. 1. 7. 



4003. 
II That is. 
Gotten, or, 
Acquired. 

t Heb. Hebel. 
t Heb. a 
feeder. 



The murder of Abel. 



GENESIS. 



Lamech and his wives. 



B. C. 4003. 




t B.e\M sheep, 

or, goats. 
b Num. 18. 12. 
c Num. 18. 17. 

Prov. 3. 9, 

dHeb.11.4. 
e ch, 31. 2. 



II Or, Tiave the 
excfllency ? 
Hrjb. 11.4. 
11 Or, subject 
unto tfiee, 
ch. 3. 16. 
about 
3875. 



f Matt. 23. 35. 
lJohn3.12. 
Judell. 

g Ps. 9. 12. 
h John 8. 44. 



t Heb. Moods. 
i Heb. 12. 24. 
Rev. 6. 10. 



II Or, Mine 
iniquity is 
greater than 
that it may 
heforgiven. 

k Job 15.20- 
24. 

IPs. 51. 11. 



m ch. 9. 6. 
Num. 35. 19, 
21, 27. 



nP8.79.12. 
o Ez. 9. 4, 6. 



p 2 King-8 13. 
23. & 24. 20. 
Jer.23.39. & 
52.3. 



t Heb. Cha- 
noch. 



qP8.49.11. 



sheep, but Cain was ^a tiller of the 
ground. 

3 And t in process of time it came to 
pass, that Cain brought ''of the fruit of 
the ground an offering unto the Lord. 

4 And Abel, he also brought of "^ the 
firstlings of his t flock and of the fat 
thereof. And the Lord had "^respect 
unto Abel and to his offering : 

5 But unto Cain and to his offering 
he had not respect. And Cain was 
very wroth, ^and his countenance fell. 

6 And the Lord said unto Cain, 
Why art thou wroth? and why is 
thy countenance fallen 1 

7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not 
II be accepted ? and if thou doest not 
well, sin lieth at the door : and H unto 
thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt 
rule over him. 

8 IT And Cain talked with Abel his 
brother : and it came to pass, when 
they were in the field, that Cain rose 
up against Abel his brother, and ^ slew 
him. 

9 And the Lord said unto Cain, 
s Where is Abel thy brother? And 
he said, ^ I know not : Am I my broth- 
er's keeper ? 

10 And he said, What hast thou 
done? the voice of thy brother's 
t blood 'crieth unto me from the 
ground. 

11 And now art thou cursed from 
the earth, which hath opened her 
mouth to receive thy brother's blood 
from thy hand. 

12 When thou tillest the ground, it 
shall not henceforth yield unto thee 
her strength ; a fugitive and a vaga- 
bond shalt thou be in the earth. 

13 And Cain s^id unto the Lord, 
II My punishment is greater than I 
can bear. 

14 ''Behold, thou hast driven me out 
this day from the face of the earth ; 
and ' from thy face shall I be hid ; 
and I shall be a fugitive and a vaga- 
bond in the earth ; and it shall come 
to pass, "^that every one that findeth 
me shall slay me. 

15 And the Lord said unto him, 
Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, 
vengeance shall be taken on him 
''sevenfold. And the Lord °set a 
mark upon Cain, lest any finding 
him should kill him. 

16 IF And Cain ^went out from the 
presence of the Lord, and dwelt in 
the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 

17 And Cain knew his wife ; and she 
conceived, and bare t Enoch : and he 
builded a city, "J and called the name 
of the city, after the name of his son, 
Enoch. 

18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: 



8 



and Irad begat Mehujael : and Me- 
hujael begat Methusael : and Methu- 
sael begat t Lamech. 

19 IF And Lamech took unto him 
two wives : the name of the on» was 
Adah, and the name of the other 
ZiUah. 

20 And Adah bare Jabal : he was 
the father of such as dwell in tents, 
and of such as have cattle. 

21 And his brother's name was Ju- 
bal : he was the "^ father of all such 
as handle the harp and organ. 

22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubal- 
cain, an t instructor of every artificer 
in brass and iron : and the sister of 
Tubal-cain was Naamah. 

23 And Lamech said unto his wives, 
Adah and Zillah, hear my voice ; ye 
wives of Lamech, hearken unto my 
speech : for n I have slain a man to 
my wounding, and a young man II to 
my hurt. 

24 ' If Cain shall be avenged seven- 
fold, truly Lamech seventy and seven- 
fold. 

251 And Adam knew his wife again ; 
and she bare a son, and 'called his 
name H Seth : For God, said she, hath 
appointed me another seed instead of 
Abel, whom Cain slew. 

26 And to Seth, "to him also there 
was born a son ; and he called his 
name t Enos : then began men II ^ to 
call upon the name of the Lord. 

CHAPTER V. 

The genealogy, age, and death of the patriarchs from 
Adam unto Noah, including the translation of 
Enoch. 

THIS is the ^book of the genera- 
tions of Adam. In the day that 
God created man, in ^ the likeness of 
God made he him ; 

2 ""Male and female created he them ; 
and blessed them, and called their 
name Adam, in the day when they 
were created. 

3 IF And Adam lived a hundred and 
thirty years, and begat a son in his 
own likeness, after his image ; and 
^ called his name Seth : 

4 ^And the days of Adam after he 
had begotten Seth were eight hun- 
dred years : ^ and he begat sons and 
daughters : 

5 And all the days that Adam lived 
were nine hundred and thirty years : 
^ and he died, 

6 IF And Seth lived a hundred and 
five years, and ''begat Enos : 

7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos 
eight hundred and seven years, and 
begat sons and daughters : 

8 And all the days of Seth were nine 
hundred and twelve years ; and he 
died. 



The genealogy of the patriarchs. 



GENESIS. 



The wickedness of the world. 



B. C. 3679. 

t Heb. Kenan. 



3382. 
Jude 14, 15. 



3317. 

' Gr. Mathu- 
sala. 
k ch. 6. 9. & 
17. 1. & 24. 40. 
2 Kings 20. 3. 
Ps. 16. 8. & 
116. 9. & 128. 
1. Mic. 6. 8. 
JMal. 2. 6. 



1 2 Kings 2. 
11. Heb. 11. 
5. 

3130. 



2353. 



9 IF And Enos lived ninety years, and 
begat t Cainan : 

10 And Enos lived after he begat 
Cainan eight hundred and fifteen 
years, a^nd begat sons and daughters : 

11 And all the days of Enos were 
nine hundred and five years : and he 
died. 

12 IF And Cainan lived seventy years, 
and begat + Mahal aleel : 

13 And Cainan lived after he begat 
Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty 
years, and begat sons and daughters : 

14 And all the days of Cainan were 
nine hundred and ten years : and he 
died. 

15 IF And Mahalaleel lived sixty and 
five years, and begat tJared : 

16 And Mahalaleel lived after he be- 
gat Jared eight hundred and thirty, 
years, and begat sons and daughters : 

17 And all the days of Mahalaleel 
were eight hundred ninety and five 
years : and he died. 

18 IF And Jared lived a hundred 
sixty and two years, and he begat 
' Enoch : 

19 And Jared lived after he begat 
Enoch eight hundred years, and begat 
sons and daughters : 

20 And all the days of Jared were 
nine hundred sixty and two years : 
and he died. 

21 IF And Enoch lived sixty and five 
years, and begat t Methuselah : 

22 And Enoch ^walked with God 
after he begat Methuselah three hun- 
dred years, and begat sons and daugh- 
ters : 

23 And all the days of Enoch were 
three hundred sixty and five years : 

24 And ' Enoch walked with God : 
and he was not ; for God took him. 

25 And Methuselah lived a hundred 
eighty and seven years, and begat 
t Lamech : 

26 And Methuselah lived after he 
begat Lamech seven hundred eighty 
and two years, and begat sons and 
daughters : 

27 And all the days of Methuselah 
were nine hundred sixty and nine 
years : and he died. 

28 IF And Lamech lived a hundred 
eighty and two years, and begat a son : 

29 And he called his name !l Noah, 
saying. This same shall comfort us 
concerning our work and toil of our 
hands, because of the ground "^ which 
the Lord hath cursed. 

30 And Lamech lived after he begat 
Noah five hundred ninety and five 
years, and begat sons and daughters : 

31 And all the days of Lamech were 
seven hundred seventy and seven 
years : and he died. 



32 And Noah was five hundred years 
old : and Noah begat ° Shem, Ham, 
"and Japheth. 

CHAPTER VL 

The wickedness of the world, which provoked God's 
wrath, and cavsed the flood. 8 Noahfindeth grace. 
14 The order, form, and end of the ark. 

AND it came to pass, ^when men 
began to multiply on the face 
of the earth, and daughters were born 
unto them, 

2 That the sons of God saw the 
daughters of men that they were 
fair; and they ''took them wives of 
all which they chose. 

3 And the Lord said, ''My Spirit 
shall not always strive with man, ''for 
that he also is flesh : yet his days 
shall be a hundred and twenty years. 

4 There were giants in the earth in 
those days ; and also after that, when 
the sons of God came in unto the 
daughters of men, and they bare chil- 
dren to them, the same became mighty 
men which were of old, men of renown. 

5 IF And God saw that the wicked- 
ness of man was great in the earth, 
and that li every ® imagination of the 
thoughts of his heart icas only evil 
t continually. 

6 And ^it repented the Lord that 
he had made man on the earth, and 
it ^grieved him at his heart. 

7 And the Lord said, I will destroy 
man whom I have created from the 
face of the earth ; t both man, and 
beast, and the creeping thing, and the 
fowls of the air ; for it repenteth me 
that I have made them. 

8 But Noah ''found grace in the eyes 
of the Lord. 

9 IF These are the generations of 
Noah : ^ Noah was a just man and 
II perfect in his generations, and Noah 
^walked with God. 

10 And Noah begat three sons, 
'Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 

11 The earth also was corrupt ""be- 
fore God ; and the earth was '^ filled 
with violence. 

12 And God ° looked upon the earth, 
and, behold, it was corrupt ; for all 
flesh had corrupted his way upon the 
earth. 

13 And God said unto Noah, PThe 
end of all flesh is come before me ; 
for the earth is filled with violence 
through them ; "^ and, behold, I will 
destroy them II with the earth, 

14 IF Make thee an ark of gopher 
wood ; t rooms shalt thou make in 
the ark, and shalt pitch it within 
and without with pitch. 

15 And this is the fashion which 
thou shalt make it of: The length 
of the ark shall be three hundred 



9 



B. C. 2448. 



n ch. 6. 10. 
o ch. 10. 21. 



a ch. 1. 



bDeut. 7.3,4. 
c Gal. 5. IG, 

17. 1 Pet. 3. 

19, 20. 
d Ps. 78. 39. 
e ch. 8. 21. 

Deut. 29. 19. 

Prov. 6. 18. 

Matt. 15. 19. 

2469. 
f See Num. 
23. 19. 1 Sam. 
15. 11,29. 
2 Sam. 24. IC. 
Mai. 3. 6. 
James 1. 17. 



2448. 



II Or, the 
whole im- 
aijination. 
Tlie Hebre\v 
word signifi- 
eth not only 
the imagina- 
tion, but also 
the purjioses 
and desires. 

t Heb, every 
day. 

t Heb. from 
man unto 
beast. 

g Is. 63. 10. 
Eph. 4. 30. 

h ch. 19. 19. 
Ex. 33. 12, 
13, 16, 17. 
Luke 1.30. 
Acts 7. 46. 

II Or, upright. 
i ch. 7. 1. 

Ez. 14. 14, 20. 

Rom. 1. 17. 

Heb. 11.7. 

2 Pet. 2. 5. 
k ch. 5. 22. 

I ch. 5. 32. 
mch. 7. 1. & 

10. 9. & 13. 13. 

2 Chr. 34. 27. 

Luke 1.6. 

Rom. 2. 13. & 

3. 19. 
n Ez. 8. 17. t 

28. 16. 

Hab. 2. 8, 17.. 
och. 18. 21. 

PS.14.2.&33. 

13,14.&53.2,3. 

II Or, from 
the earth. 

t Heb. nests. 
V Jer. 51. 13. 

Ez. 7. 2,3, 6. 

Amos 8. 2. 

1 Pet. 4. 7. 
q ver. 17. 



Noah enter eth the arJc. 



GENESIS. 



The flood of waters. 



B. C. 2448. 



r ver. ]3.ch.7. 
4. 21, 22, 23. 
2 Tel. 2. 5. 



Ech. 7. 1,7,13. 

1 Pet. 3. 20. 

2 Pet. 2. 5. 



tell. 7.1 
16. 



9, 15, 



u ch. 7. 9, 15. 
See ch. 2. 19. 



w Heb. 11. 7. 

SeeEx.40.16. 
X ch. 7. 5, 9, 16. 



2349. 

a ver. 7, 13. 

Matt. 24. 38 

Luke 17. 26 

Heb. 11.7. 

1 Pet, 3. 20. 

2 Pet. 2. 5. 



t Ileh. seven 

seven. 
b cb. 6. 9. 

P?. 33.18,19. 

Prov. 10. 9. 

2 Pel. 2. 9. 
c ver. 8. 

Lev, cb. 11. 
d Lev. 10. 10. 

Ez. 44,23. 



e ver. 12, 17. 



t Heb. blot 
out. 



f ch. 6. 



cubits, the breadth of it fift}^ cubits, 
and the height of it thirty cubits. 

16 A window shalt thou make to 
the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou 
finish it above ; and the door of the 
ark shalt thou set in the side thereof ; 
ivith loAver, second, and third stories 
shalt thou make it. 

17 ''And, behold, I, even I, do bring 
a flood of waters upon the earth, to 
destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath 
of life, Irom under heaven ; and every 
thing that is in the earth shall die. 

18 But with thee will I establish my 
covenant ; and ^ thou shalt come into 
the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy 
wife, and thy sons' wives with thee. 

19 And of every living thing of all 
flesh, *two of every sort shalt thou 
bring into the ark, to keep them alive 
with thee ; the}^ shall be male and 
female. 

20 Of fowls after their kind, and 
of cattle after their kind, of every 
creeping thing of the earth after his 
kind ; two of every sort " shall come 
unto thee, to keep the?n alive. 

21 And take thou unto thee of all 
food that is eaten, and thou shalt 
gather it to thee ; and it shall be for 
food for thee, and for them. 

22 ""'Thus did Noah ; ^according to all 
that God commanded him, so did he. 

CHAPTER YII. 

Noah, with Ms family, and the living creatures, en- 
ter into the ark. 17 The beginning, increase, and 
continuance of the flood. 21 All flesh destroyed. 

AND the Lord said unto Noah, 
''Come thou and all thy house 
into the ark ; for '^ thee have I seen 
righteous before me in this genera- 
tion. 

2 Of every *= clean beast thou shalt 
take to thee by t sevens, the male 
and his female : ^ and of beasts that 
are not clean by two, the male and 
his female. 

3 Of fowls also of the air by sevens, 
the male and the female ; to keep 
seed alive upon the face of all the 
earth. 

4 For yet seven days, and I will 
cause it to rain upon the earth ^ forty 
days and forty nights ; and ever}"- 
living substance that I have made 
will I t destroy from off the face of 
■the earth. 

5 ^And Noah did according unto all 
that the Lord commanded him. 

6 And Noah was six hundred years 
old when the flood of waters was 
upon the earth. 

7 H ^And Noah went in, and his 
sons, and his wife, and his sons' 
Avives with him, into the ark, because 
of the waters of the flood. 



10 



8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that 
are not clean, and of fowls, and of ev- 
ery thing that creepeth upon the earth, 

9 There went in two and two unto 
Noah into the ark, the male and the 
female, as God had commanded Noah. 

10 And it came to pass Hafter seven 
days, that the waters of the flood were 
upon the earth. 

11 IF In the six hundredth year of 
Noah's life, in the second month, the 
seventeenth day of the month, the 
same day w^ere all ^the fountains of 
the great deep broken up, and the 
II 'windows of heaven were opened. 

12 ^And the rain was upon the earth 
forty days and forty nights. 

13 In the selfsame day 'entered Noah, 
and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, 
the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, 
and the three wives of liis sons with 
them, into the ark ; 

14 "The}^, and every beast after his 
kind, and all the cattle after their 
kind, and every creeping thing that 
creepeth upon the 6arth after his 
kind, and every fowl after his kind, 
every bird of every t sort. 

15 And they "went in unto Noah 
into the ark, two and two of all flesh, 
wherein is the breath of life. 

16 And they that went in, went in 
male and female of all flesh, "as God 
had commanded him : and the Lord 
shut him in. 

17 PAnd the flood was forty daj^^s 
upon the earth ; and the waters in- 
creased, and bare up the ark, and it 
was lifted up above the earth. 

18 And the waters prevailed, and 
were increased greatly upon the 
earth ; "• and the ark went upon the 
face of the waters. 

19 And the waters prevailed exceed- 
ingly upon the earth ; ' and all the 
high hills, that u-ere under the whole 
heaven, were covered. 

20 Fifteen cubits upward did the 
Avaters prevail ; and the mountains 
were covered. 

21 'And all flesh died that moved 
upon the earth, both of fowl, and of 
cattle, and of beast, and of every 
creeping thing that creepeth upon 
the earth, and every man : 

22 All in Hvhose nostrils icas tthe 
breath of life, of all that was in the 
dry land^ died. 

23 And every living substance was 
destroyed which was upon the face 
of the ground, both man, and cattle, 
and the creeping things, and the fowl 
of the heaven ; and they were destroy- 
ed from the earth : and " Noah only 
remained alive, and they that were 
with him in the ark. 



The waters assuage. 



GENESIS. 



j\^oah leave th the ark. 



B. C. 2349. 



X ch. 8. 3. &. 
ch. 8. 4. com- 
pared with 
ver. 11. of 

tiiis chapter. 



a ch. 19. 29. 
Ex. -2. 24. 
1 Sam. 1. 19. 



bEx. 14. 21. 
c ch. 7. 11. 
d Job 38. 37. 



t Heb. in go- 
ing and re- 
turning. 

e ch. 7. 24. 



t Heb. loere 
in going and 
decreasing. 



f ch. 6. 16. 



Heb. in go- 
ing forth and 
returning. 



Heb. caused 



2348. 



24 ^And the Avaters prevailed upon 
the earth a hundred and fifty days. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

Tlie tnate^s assuage. 4 The ark resteth on Ararat. 
7 The raven and the dove. 15 Aoah, being com- 
ma nded, 1 8 goeth forth out of the ark. 20 He build- 
eth an altar, and ofj'creth sacrijce, 21 which God 
accepteth, and promiseth to curse the earth 7io more. 

i ND God ^^ remembered Noah, and 
^ljL every living thing, and all the 
cattle that was with him in the ark : 
'^ and God made a wind to pass over 
the earth, and the waters assuaged. 

2 'The fountains also of the deep 
and the windows of heaven were 
stopped, and '^the rain from heaven 
was restrained. 

3 And the waters returned from off 
the earth t continually : and after the 
end ® of the hundred and fifty days 
the w^aters were abated. 

4 And the ark rested in the seventh 
month, on the seventeenth day of the 
month, upon the mountains of Ararat. 

5 And the waters t decreased con- 
tinually until the tenth month : in 
the tenth month, on the first daj/ of 
the month, were the tops of the 
mountains seen. 

6 If And it came to pass at the end 
of forty days, that Noah opened Hhe 
windov/ of the ark which he had 
made : 

7 And he sent forth a raven, which 
went forth t to and fro, until the wa- 
ters were dried up from off the earth. 

8 Also he sent forth a dove from 
him, to see if the w aters were abated 
from off the face of the ground. 

9 But the dove found no rest for the 
sole of her foot, and she returned un- 
to him into the ark; for the waters 
were on the face of the whole earth. 
Then he put forth his hand, and took 
her, and t pulled her in unto him into 
the ark. 

10 And he stayed yet other seven 
days ; and again he sent forth the 
dove out of the ark. 

11 And the dove came in to him in 
the evening, and, lo, in her mouth 
u-as an olive leaf plucked off: so 
Noah knew that the waters w^ere 
abated from off the earth. 

12 And he sta^'^ed yet other seven 
daj^s, and sent forth the dove, which 
returned not again unto him any 
more. 

13 ^ And it came to pass in the six 
hundredth and first year, in the first 
month, the first dai/ of the month, the 
waters were dried up from off the 
earth : and Noah removed the cover- 
ing of the ark, and looked, and, be- 
hold, the face of the gi-ound was diy. 

14 And in the second month, on the 



h ch. 7. 15. 



seven and twentieth day of the month, B. C. 2348. 
Avas the earth dried. 

15 IF And God spake unto Noah, 
saying, j 

16 Go forth of the ark, ^thou, and | ffch.7.i3. 
thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' 
wives with thee. 

17 Bring forth Avith thee ''every 
living thing that is Avith thee, of all 
flesh, both of foAvl, and of cattle, and 
of every creeping thing that creepeth 
upon the earth ; that they may breed 
abundantly in the earth, and 'be fruit- 
ful, and multiply upon the earth. 

18 And Noah went forth, and his 
sons, and his Avife, and his sons' Avives 
Avith him : 

19 EA'cry beast, CA'ery creeping thing, 
and CA^ery foAvl, and AvhatsocA^er creep- 
eth upon the earth, after their t kinds, 
Avent forth out of the ark. 

20 H And Noah builded an altar unto 
the Lord; and took of ''cA^ery clean 
beast, and of CA^eiy clean foAvl, and 
offered burnt offerings on the altar. 

21 And the Lord smelled ' + a SAveet 
saA^our ; and the Lord said in his 
heart, I Avill not again ™ curse the 
ground any more for man's sake ; 
for the "imagination of man's heart 
is evil from his youth : ° neither will 
I again smite any more CA-ery thing 
liA'ing, as I have done. 

22 I't While the earth remaineth, 
seedtime and harA^est, and cold and 
heat, and summer and Avinter, and 
iday and night shall not cease. 

CHAPTER IX. 

God hlesseth Xoah. 4 Murder and the eating of 
blood are forbidden. 8 God's covenant, 13 signi- 
Jied by the rainboiv. 18 Noah replcnisheth the 
world. 20 planteth a. vineyard, 21 is drunken, and 
mocked by Ham. 25 He curseth Canaan, 26 bless- 
eth Shem and Japheth, 29 and dieth. 

AND God blessed Noah and his 
sons, and said unto them, ^Be 
fruitful, and multiply, and replenish 
the earth. 

2 ''And the fear of you and the dread 
of you shall be upon CA-ery beast of 
the earth, and upon CA^ery fowl of the 
air, upon all that moA'eth upon the 
earth, and upon all the fishes of the 
sea ; into your hand are they deliA^ered. 

3 ''Every moA^ing thing that liveth 
shall be meat for you ; even as the 
^ green herb have I giA'en you ^all 
things. 

4 ^But flesh Avith the hfe thereof, 
ivhich is the blood thereof, shall ye 
not eat. 

5 And surely your blood of your 
liA'es Avill I require : ^ at the hand of 
CA^ery beast will I require it, and ''at 
the hand of man ; at the hand of 
every 'man's brother Avill I require 
the life of man. 



t Heb. fami 
lies. 



k Lev. ch. 11. 



t Heb. a sa- 
vour of rest. 

1 Lev. 1. 9. 
Ez. 20. 41. 
2 Cor. 2. 15. 
Eph.5. 2. 

m ch. 3. 17. fc 
G. 17. 



t Heb. as yet 

all the days 

of the earth, 
n ch. G. 5. 

Job 14. 4. & 

15. 14. 

Ps. 51. 5. 

Jer. 17. 9. 

Matt. 15. 19. 

Horn. 1. 21. 

&3. 23. 
o ch. 9. 11, 15. 
P Is. 54. 9. 
q Jer. 33. 20,25. 

a ch. 1. 28. 
ver. 7, 19. 
ch. 10. 32. 



b ch. 1. 28. 
Hos. 2. 18. 



c Deut. 12. 15. 

& 14. 3, 9, 11. 

Acts 10.12,13. 
d ch. 1. 29. 
e Rom. 14. 14, 

20. 

1 Cor. 10. £3, 

26. 

Col. 2. 16. 

lTim.4. 3, 4. 
f Lev. 17. 10, 

11,14.&19.2G. 

Deul. 12. 23. 

1 Sam. 14. 33, 

34. 

Acts 15.20,29. 
g Ex, 21. 28. 
h ch. 4. 9, 10. 

Ps. 9. 12. 
i Acts 17. 26. 



11 



God^s covenant with Noah. 



GENESIS. 



The ffenerations of Noah. 



B. C. 2348. 




n ch, 6. 18. 
o Is. 54. 9. 



P Ps. 145. 9. 



q Is. 54. 



T ch. 17. 11, 



tEx.28.12. 
Lev. 26. 42, 
45. 
Ez. 16. 60. 



2347. 



X ch. 10. 6. 


t Heb. Che- 


Tiaan. 


J ch. 5. 32. 


z ch. 10, 32. 


1 Chr. 1. 4, 


&c. 


a ch. 3. 19, 23. 


&4. 2. 


Prov, 12. 11. 


b Prov, 20. 1. 


1 Cor. 10, 12. 



c Ex. 20. 12, 
Gal. 6. 1. 



6 ^ Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by 
man shall his blood be shed : ' for in 
the image of God made he man, 

7 And you, ™be ye fruitful, and mul- 
tiply ; bring forth abundantly in the 
earth, and multiply therein, 

8 IT And God spake unto Noah, and 
to his sons with him, saying, 

9 And I, "behold, I establish °my 
covenant with you, and with your 
seed after you; 

10 PAnd with every living creature 
that is vnth you, of the fowl, of the 
cattle, and of every beast of the earth 
with you ; from all that go out of the 
ark, to every beast of the earth. 

11 And '^1 will establish my cove- 
nant with you ; neither shall all flesh 
be cut off any more by the waters of 
a flood ; neither shall there any more 
be a flood to destroy the earth, 

12 And God said, "■ This is the token 
of the covenant which I make be- 
tween me and you, and every living 
creature that is with you, for perpet- 
ual generations : 

13 I do set ' my bow in the cloud, 
and it shall be for a token of a cove- 
nant between me and the earth. 

14 And it shall come to pass, when 
I bring a cloud over the earth, that 
the bow shall be seen in the cloud : 

15 And ^I will remember my cove- 
nant, which is between me and you 
and every living creature of all flesh ; 
and the waters shall no more become 
a flood to destroy all flesh. 

16 And the bow shall be in the 
cloud ; and I will look upon it, that I 
may remember "the everlasting cove- 
nant between God and every hving 
creature of all flesh that is upon the 
earth. 

17 And God said unto Noah, This 
is the token of the covenant, which I 
have established between me and all 
flesh that is upon the earth. 

18 1[ And the sons of Noah, that 
w^ent forth of the ark, were Shem, 
and Ham, and Japheth: ^and Ham 
is the father of t Canaan. 

19 y These are the three sons of 
Noah : ^ and of them was the whole 
earth overspread. 

20 And Noah began to be "^Si hus- 
bandman, and he planted a vine- 
yard: 

21 And he drank of the wine, ^and 
was drunken ; and he was uncovered 
within his tent. 

22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, 
saw the nakedness of his father, and 
told his two brethren without. 

23 ''And Shem and Japheth took a 
garment, and laid it upon both their 
shoulders, and went backward, and 



12 



covered the nakedness of their father ; 
and their faces were backward, and 
they saw not their father's nakedness. 

24 And Noah awoke from his wine, 
and knew what his younger son had 
done unto him. 

25 And he said, ^ Cursed he Canaan ; 
® a servant of servants shall he be unto 
his brethren. 

26 And he said, ^ Blessed he the Lord 
God of Shem ; and Canaan shall be 
II his servant. 

27 God shall li enlarge Japheth, ^ and 
he shall dwell in the tents of Shem ; 
and Canaan shall be his servant. 

28 H And Noah lived after the flood 
tliree hundred and fifty years. 

29 And all the days of Noah were 
nine hundred and fifty years : and he 
died. 

CHAPTER X. 

The generations of Noah. 2 The sons of Japheth. 
6 The sons of Ham. 8 Nimrod the first monarch, 
21 The sons of Shem. 

NOW these are the generations of 
the sons of Noah ; Shem, Ham, 
and Japheth : ^ and unto them were 
sons born after the flood. 

2 IF ^The sons of Japheth; Gomer, 
and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, 
and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 

3 And the sons of Gomer ; Ashke- 
naz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. 

4 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, 
and Tarshish, Kittim, and II Dodanim. 

5 By these were ''the isles of the 
Gentiles divided in their lands ; every 
one after his tongue, after their fami- 
lies, in their nations. 

6 T ''And the sons of Ham ; Cush, 
and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. 

7 And the sons of Cush ; Seba, and 
Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, 
and Sabtechah : and the sons of Raa- 
mah ; Sheba, and Dedan. 

8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he be- 
gan to be a mighty one in the earth. 

9 He was a mighty ^hunter ^before 
the Lord : wherefore it is said. Even 
as Nimrod the mighty hunter before 
the Lord. 

10 ^And the beginning of his king- 
dom was t Babel, and Erech, and 
Accad, and Calneh, in the land of 
Shinar. 

11 Out of that land II went forth 
Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and 
II the city Rehoboth, and Calah, 

12 And Resen between Nineveh and 
Calah : the same is a gi-eat city. 

13 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and 
Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naph- 
tuhim, 

14 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, 
( ^ out of whom came Philistim,) and 
Caphtorim, 



The descendants of Shem. 



GENESIS. 



The confusion of tongues. 



B.C. 

about 2218. 



tHeb. Tzido/i. 



i ch. 13. 12, 14, 

15, 17. & 15. 

18-21. 

Num. 34. 

2-12. 

Josh. 12. 7, 8. 
t Heb. Azzah. 



k 1 Chr. 1. 17, 

&,c. 
t Heb. Ar. 

pachihad. 



t Heb. Shelalu 

I ch. 11. 12. 

2247. 

II That is, Di- 
vision. 

m 1 Chr. 1. 19. 



n ver. 1. 
ch. 9, 19. 



about 
2247. 
t Heb. lip. 
t Heb. words. 
11 Or, east- 
ward, as ch. 
13.11. 2 Sam. 
6. 2. with 1 
Chr. 13. 6. 



15 H And Canaan begat t Sidon his i 
firstborn, and Heth, 

16 And the Jebusite, and the Amo- 
rite, and the Girgasite, 

17 An^ the Hivite, and the Arkite, 
and the Sinite, 

18 And the Arvadite, and the Zem- 
arite, and the Hamathite : and af- 
terward were the famiUes of the 
Canaanites spread abroad. 

19 . 'And the border of the Canaan- 
ites was from Sidon, as thou comest 
to Gerar, unto t Gaza ; as thou goest 
unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Ad- 
mah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha, 

20 These are the sons of Ham, after 
their famihes, after their tongues, in 
their countries, and in their nations. 

21 1[ Unto Shem also, the father of 
all the children of Eber, the brother 
of Japheth the elder, even to him 
were childi-en born. 

22 The ^ children of Shem ; Elam, 
and Asshur, and t Arphaxad, and Lud, 
and Aram. 

23 And the children of Aram ; TJz, 
and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. 

24 And Arphaxad begat t ^ Salah ; 
and Salah begat Eber. 

25 ""And unto Eber were bom two 
sons : the name of one was il Peleg ; 
for in his days was the earth di\'ided ; 
and his brother's name ivas Joktan. 

26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and 
Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Je- 
rah, 

27 And Hadoram, and Uzal, and 
Diklah, 

28 And Obal, and Abimael, and 
Sheba, 

29 And Ophir, and Havilah, and 
Jobab : all these were the sons of 
Joktan. 

30 And their dwelling was from 
Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar, a 
mount of the east. 

31 These are the sons of Shem, after 
their families, after their tongues, in 
their lands, after their nations. 

32 "^ These are the families of the 
sons of Noah, after their generations, 
in their nations : ° and by these were 
the nations divided in the earth after 
the flood. 

CHAPTER XI. 

One langwige in the world. 3 The building of Ba- 
bel. 6 The confusion of tongues. 10 The genera- 
tions of Shem. 27 The generations of Terah the 
father of Abram. 31 Terah goeth from Ur to 
Haran. 

AND the whole earth was of one 
t language, and of one t speech. 
2 And it came to pass, as they 
journeyed II from the east, that they 
found a plain in the land of Shinar ; 
and they dwelt there. 



3 And tthey said one to another, 
Go to, let us make brick, and tbum i 
them thoroughly. And they had 
brick for stone, and slime had they 
for mortar. 

4 And they said. Go to, let us build 
us a city, and a tower ^ whose top 
mai/ reach unto heaven ; and let us 
make us a name, lest we be scattered 
abroad upon the face of the whole 
earth. 

5 ^And the Lord came down to see 
the city and the tower, which the 
children of men builded. 

6 And the Lord said. Behold, "'the 
people is one, and they have all ^ one 
language ; and this they begin to do : 
and now nothing will be restrained 
from them, which they have ^imag- 
ined to do. 

7 Go to, f let us go down, and there 
confound their language, that they 
may ^not understand one another's 
speech. 

8 So •" the Lord scattered them abroad 
from thence ^ upon the face of all the 
earth : and they left off to build the 
city. 

9 Therefore is the name of it called 
II Babel ; "^ because the Lord did there 
confound the language of all the 
earth : and from thence did the Lord 
scatter them abroad upon the face of 
all the earth. 

10 IT ^ These are the generations of 
Shem : Shem was a hundred years 
old, and begat Arphaxad two years 
after the flood : 

11 And Shem lived after he begat 
Arphaxad five hundred years, and 
begat sons and daughters. 

12 And Arphaxad lived five and 
thirty years, ""and begat Salah : 

13 And Arphaxad hved after he 
begat Salah four hundred and three 
years, and begat sons and daughters. 

14 And Salah lived thirty years, and 
begat Eber : 

15 And Salah lived after he begat 
Eber four hundred and three years, 
and begat sons and daughters. 

16 "And Eber lived four and thirty 
years, and begat ° Peleg : 

17 And Eber lived after he begat 
Peleg four hundred and thirty years, 
and begat sons and daughters. 

18 And Peleg lived thirty years, 
and begat Reu : 

19 And Peleg lived after he begat 
Reu two hundred and nine years, and 
begat sons and daughters. 

20 And Reu lived two and thirty 
years, and begat p Serug : 

21 And Reu lived after he begat 
Serug two hundred and seven years, 
and begat sons and daughters. 



13 



B.C. 

about 2247. 

t Heb. a man 
said to his 
neighbour. 

t Heb. bum 
them to a 
burning. 

a Deut. 1. 28. 



b ch. 18. 21. 



c ch. 9. 19. 
Acts 17. 2 
d ver. 1. 



e Ps. 2. 1. 

f ch. 1. 26. 

Ps. 2. 4. 

Acts 2. 4, 5, 6. 
e ch. 42. 23. 

Deut. 28. 49. 

Jer. 5. 15. 

1 Cor.14.2,11. 
h Luke 1. 51. 
ich.10.25,32. 



IIThatis, Cmi- 
fusion. 
k 1 Cor, 14. 23. 



1 ch. 10. 22. 
1 Chr. 1. 17. 



2346. 



2311. 
m See Luke 3. 



2281. 



2247. 
n 1 Chr, 1. 19. 
o Luke 3. 35, 
Phalec. 



2217. 



21&5. 
3 Luke 3. 35, 
Saruch. 



The generations of Terah. 



GENESIS. 



Abram goeth into Egypt, 



B. C. 2155. 



2126. 

q Luke 3. 34, 
Thara. 



2056. 
r Josh. 24. 2. 
1 Chr. 1. 26. 

1998. 



s ch. 17. 15. , 
20. 12. 
t ch. 22. 20. 



u ch. 16. 1, 2. 
& 18. 11, 12. 



w ch. 12, 1. 



X Neh. 9. 7. 
Acts 7. 4. 
y ch. 10, 19. 
about 
1923. 



1921. 



I ch, 15. 7. 
Neh. 9. 7. 
Isai. 41. 2. 
Acts 7. 3. 
Heb. 11. 8. 



b ch. 17. 6. & 

18. 18. 

Deut. 26. 5. 

1 Kings 3. 8. 
c ch. 24. 35. 
d ch. 28. 4. 

Gal. 3. 14, 
e ch. 27. 29. 

Ex. 23. 22. 

Num. 24. 9. 
i ch. 18. 18. & 

22. 18. & 2C. 

4. Ps. 72. 17. 

Acts 3. 25, 

Oal. 3. 8, 



22 And Serug lived thirty years, and 
begat Nahor : 

23 And Serug lived after he begat 
Nahor two hundred years, and begat 
sons and daughters. 

24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty 
years, and begat i Terah : 

25 And Nahor lived after he begat 
Terah a hundred and nineteen years, 
and begat sons and daughters. 

26 And Terah lived seventy years, 
and "■ begat Abram, Nahor, and Ha- 
ran. 

27 IF Now these are the generations 
of Terah : Terah begat Abram, Na- 
hor, and Haran ; and Haran begat 
Lot. 

28 And Haran died before his father 
Terah in the land of his nativity, in 
Ur of the Chaldees. 

29 And Abram and Nahor took 
them wives : the name of Abram's 
wife loas ' Sarai ; and the name of 
Nahor's wife, 'Milcah, the daughter 
of Haran, the father of Milcah, and 
the father of Iscah. 

30 But " Sarai was barren ; she had 
no child. 

31 And Terah '''took Abram his 
son, and Lot the son of Haran his 
son's son, and Sarai his daughter in 
law, his son Abram's wife ; and they 
went forth with them from ^ Ur of the 
Chaldees, to go into ^ the land of Ca- 
naan ; and they came unto Haran, and 
dwelt there. 

32 And the days of Terah were two 
hundred and five years : and Terah 
died in Haran. 

CHAPTER XH. 

God calleth Abram, and blesseth him. 3 A promise 
of Messiah. 4 Abram departeth with Lot from Ha- 
ran. 6 He journeyeth through the landof Canaan, 
7 vjhich is promised h im in a. visimi. 1 He. is driven 
by a famine into Egypt. 11 Fear maketh him feign 
his wife to be his sister. 14 Pharaoh, having taken 
her from him, is compelled by plagues to restore her. 

"IVrOW the ^LoRD had said unto 
ly Abram, Get thee out of thy 
country, and from thy kindred, and 
from thy father's house, unto a land 
that I will shew thee : 

2 ''And I will make of thee a great 
nation, "^and I will bless thee, and 
make thy name great; '^and thou 
shal-t be a blessing : 

3 «And I will bless them that bless 
thee, and curse him that curseth 
thee: ^and in thee shall all families 
of the earth be blessed. 

4 So Abram departed, as the Lord 
had spoken unto him ; and Lot went 
with him : and Abram was seventy 
and five years old when he departed 
out of Haran, 

5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, 
and Lot his brother's son, and all 



14 



their substance that they had gath- 
ered, and ^the souls that they had 
gotten ^in Haran ; and they went 
forth to go into the land of Canaan ; 
and into the land of Canaan they 
came. 

6 1 And Abram ' passed through the 
land unto the place of Sichem, ^ unto 
the plain of Moreh, ^And the Ca- 
naanite was then in the land, 

7 "'And the Lord appeared unto 
Abram, and said, ""Unto thy seed 
will I give this land : and there 
builded he an ° altar unto the Lord, 
who appeared unto him. 

8 And he removed from thence unto 
a mountain on the east of Beth-el, 
and pitched his tent, having Beth-el 
on the west, and Hai on the east : 
and there he builded an altar unto 
the Lord, and p called upon the name 
of the Lord, 

9 And Abram journeyed, t Agoing on 
still toward the south. 

10 IF And there was ""a famine in the 
land : and Abram ^ went down into 
Egypt to sojourn there ; for the fam- 
ine was * grievous in the land, 

11 And it came to pass, when he 
was come near to enter into Egypt, 
that he said unto Sarai his wife. 
Behold now, I know that thou art " a 
fair woman to look upon : 

12 Therefore it shall come to pass, 
when the Egyptians shall see thee, 
that they shall say. This is his wife : 
and they ^ will kill me, but they will 
save thee alive. 

13 ""Say, I pray thee, thou art my 
sister : that it may be well with me 
for thy sake ; and my soul shall live 
because of thee. 

14 t And it came to, pass, that, when 
Abram was come into Egypt, the 
Egyptians y beheld the woman that 
she was very fair, 

15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw 
her, and commended her before Pha- 
raoh : and the woman was "^ taken into 
Pharaoh's house. 

16 And he ^entreated Abram well 
for her sake : and he had sheep, and 
oxen, and he asses, and menservants, 
and maidservants, and she asses, and 
camels. 

17 And the Lord ''plagued Pharaoh 
and his house with great plagues, be- 
cause of Sarai, Abram's wife. 

18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and 
said, *= What is this that thou hast done 
unto me 1 why didst thou not tell me 
that she was thy wife 1 

19 Why saidst thou. She is my sis- 
ter ? so I might have taken her to me 
to wife : now therefore behold thy 
wife, take Aer, and go thy way. 



Ahram and Lot separate. 



GENESIS. 



The battle of the Jcinr/s 



B.C. 

about 1920. 

d jProv. 21 1. 



about 

1918. 



b ch. 24. S5. 
I's. 112. 3. 
Frov. 10. 22. 



c cli. 12. 8, 9, 



d ch. 12. 7, 8 
e ?a. 116. 17 



e ch. 26. 20. 
h ch. 12. 6. 

i 1 Cor. 6. 7. 



t Heb. men 

brethren. 

See ch.11.27, 

31. Ex. 2. 13. 

Ps. 133. 1. 

Acts 7, 26. 
k ch. 20. 15. & 

34. 10. 
1 Horn. 12. 18. 

Heb. 12. 14. 

James 3. 17. 

w ch. 19. 17. 

Deur. 34. 3. 

Ps. 107. 34. 
n ch. 19. 24, 25. 
o ch. 2. 10. 

Is. 51. 3. 

p ch. 14. 2, 8. 

& 19. 22, 



about 
1917. 
'1 ch. 19. 29. 



r ch. 14. 12. & 

U). 1. 

2 Pet. 2. 7, 8. 
s ch. 18.20. 

Ez. TO. 49. 

2 Pet. 2. 7, 8. 
t ch. 6. 11. 



20 <^And Pharaoh commanded his 
men concerning him : and they sent 
him away, and his wife, and all that 
he had. 

^ CHAPTER XIII. 

Ahram and Lot return out of Egijpt. 7 Because of 
the disagreement between their herdmen, they part 
asunder. 10 Lot goeth to wicked Sodom. 14 God 
reneweth the promise to Ahram. 18 He removeth 
to Hebron, and there buildeth an altar. 

AND Ahram went up out of Egypt, 
he, and his wife, and all that he 
had, and Lot with him, 4nto the south. 

2 ^ And Abram was very rich in 
cattle, in silver, and in gold. 

3 And he went on his journeys 
*^ from the south even to Beth-el, 
unto the place where his tent had 
been at the beginning, between Beth- 
el and Hai ; 

4 Unto the ^ place of the altar, which 
he had made there at the first : and 
there Abram ^ called on the name of 
the Lord. 

5 ir And Lot also, which went with 
Abram, had flocks, and herds, and 
tents. 

6 And ^the land was not able to 
bear them, that they might dwell 
together : for their substance was 
great, so that they could not dwell 
together. 

7 And there was ^a strife between 
the herdmen of Abram's cattle and 
the herdmen of Lot's cattle : ^ and 
the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelt 
then in the land. 

8 And Abram said unto liOt, ' Let 
there be no strife, I pray thee, be- 
tween me and thee, and between my 
herdmen and thy herdmen ; for we 
be t brethren. 

9 ^ Is not the whole land before 
thee 1 separate thyself, I pray thee, 
from me : ' if thou wilt tahe the left 
hand, then I will go to the right ; or 
if thou depart to the right hand, then 
I will go to the left. 

10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and 
beheld all '"the plain of Jordan, that 
it was well watered every where, 
before the Lord "destroyed Sodom 
and Gomorrah, °even as the garden 
of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, 
as thou comest unto p Zoar. 

1 1 Then Lot chose him all the plain 
of Jordan ; and Lot journeyed east : 
and they separated themselves the 
one from the other. 

12 Abram dwelt in the land of Ca- 
naan, and Lot i dwelt in the cities of 
the plain, and "" pitched his tent to- 
ward Sodom. 

13 But, the men of Sodom ^were 
wicked and * sinners before the Lord 
exceedingly. 



14 IT And the Lord said unto Abram, 
after that Lot "was separated from 
him. Lift up now thine eyes, and look 
from the place where thou art "'nofrth- 
ward, and southward, and eastward, 
and westward : 

15 For all the land which thou 
seest, ^ to thee will I give it, and ^ to 
thy seed for ever. 

16 And ^ I will make thy seed as the 
dust of the earth : so that if a man* 
can number the dust of the earth, 
then shall thy seed also be num- 
bered. 

17 Arise, walk through the land in 
the length of it and in the breadth of 
it ; for I will give it unto thee. 

18 Then Abram removed his tent, 
and came ^and dwelt in the t plain 
of Mamre, ^ which is in Hebron, 



and built there 
Lord. 



an altar unto the 



CHAPTER XIV. 

The battle of four kings against Jive. 12 Lot is taken 
prisoner. 14 Abram rescueth hitn. \8 Melchizedck 
hlesseth Ahram. 20 Ahram giveth him tithes. 22 
The rest of the spoil, his partners having had their 
portions, he restoreth to the king of Sodom, 

AND it came to pass in the days 
of Amraphel king ^of Shinar, 
A.rioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer 
king of ^ Elam, and Tidal king of na- 
tions ; 

2 That these made war with Bera 
king of Sodom, and with Birsha king 
of Gomorrah, Shinab king of ''Admah, 
and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and 
the king of Bela, which is ^Zoar. 

3 All these were joined together in 
the vale of Siddim, ^ which is the salt 
sea. 

4 Twelve years ^they served Chedor- 
laomer, and in the thirteenth year they 
rebelled. 

5 And in the fourteenth year came 
Chedorlaomer, and the kings that 
were with him, and smote ^ the Reph- 
aim ''in Ashteroth Karnaim, and 'the 
Zuzim in Ham, ^and the Emim in 
II Shaveh Kiriathaim, 

6 'And the Horites in their mount 
Seir, unto H El-paran, which is by the 
wilderness. 

7 And they returned, and came to 
En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and 
smote all the country of the Ama- 
lekites, and also the Amorites, that 
dwelt "" in Hazezon-tamar. 

8 And there went out the king of 
Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, 
and the king of Admah, and the king 
of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, the 
same is Zoar ; and they joined battle 
with them in the vale of Siddim ; 

9 With Chedorlaomer the king of 
Elam, and with Tidal king of nations. 



15 



B.C. 

about 1917. 



u ver. 11. 
w ch. 28. 14. 
X ch. 12. 7. & 

15. 18. &. 17. 8. 

& 24.7. & 26.4. 

Num. 34. 12. 

Deut. 34.4. 

Acts 7. 5. 
y 2 Chr. 20. 7. 

Ps. 37.22,29. 

& 112. 2. 
zch.l5.5.&22. 

17. & 26. 4. & 

28.14. & 32. 12. 

Ex. 32. 13. 

Num. 23. 10. 

Deut. 1. 10. 

1 Kings 4. 20. 

1 Chr. 27. 23. 

Is. 48. 19. 

Jer. 33. 22. 

Rom. 4. Iti. 

Heb. 11. 12. 

t Heb. plains. 
a ch. 14. 13. 

b ch. 35. 27. &. 
37. 14. 



a ch. 10. 10. & 
11.2. 



bis. 11. 11. 



c Deut. 29. 23. 



d ch. 19. 22. 



e Num. 34. 12. 

Deut. 3. 17. 

J osh. 3. 16. 

Ps. 107. 34. 
f ch. 9. 26. 



about 
1913. 

g ch. 15. 20. 
Deut. 3. 11. 

h Josh. 12. 4. 
& 13. 12. 

II Or, The 
plain of Kir- 
iathaim. 

II Or, The 
plain of Pa- 
ran, 

ch. 21. 21. 
Num. 12. 16. 
& 13. 3. 

i Deut. 2. 20. 

k Deut. 2. 10, 
11. 

1 Deut. 2. 12, 
22. 

m 2 Chr. 20. 2. 



Ahram rescueth Lot. 



GENESIS. 



God encourageth Ahram. 



B.C. 

about 1913. 




q ch. 12. 5. 
r ch. 13. 12. 



u ch. 13. 8. 
II Or, ledforth. 

II Or, instruct- 
ed. 

w ch. 15. 3. & 
17. 12, 27. 
Ecc. 2. 7. 

X Deut. 34. 1. 
Judg. 18. 29. 

7 Is. 41. 2, 3. 



a Judg. 11. 34. 
1 Sam. 18. 6. 
b Heb. 7. 1. 



c 2 Sam. 18. 
18. 
d Heb. 7. 1. 

e Ps. 110. 4. 

Heb. 5. G. 
f Mic. 6. 6. 

Acts 16. 17. 

S Ruth 3. 10. 

2 Sam. 2. 5. 
h ver. 22. 

Matt. 11. 25, 
i ch. 24. 27. 



k Heb. 7. 4. 
t Heb. souls. 



1 Ex. 6. 8. 

Dan. 12. 7. 

Eev. 10. 5, 6. 
m ver. 19. 

ch. 21. 33. 
n So Esth. 9. 

15, 16. 



and Amraphel king of Shinar, and 
Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings 
with five. 

10 And the vale of Siddim was full 
of "^ shmepits ; and the kings of Sodom 
and Gomorrah fled, and fell there ; 
and they that remained fled °to the 
mountain. 

11 And they took Pall the goods of 
Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their 
victuals, and went their way. 

12 And they took Lot, Abram's 
1 brother's son, ''who dwelt in Sodom, 
and his goods, and departed. 

13 IF And there came one that had 
escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew ; 
for ^he dwelt in the plain of Mamre 
the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and 
brother of Aner : *and these were con- 
federate with Abram. 

14 And when Abram heard that "his 
brother was taken captive, he II arm- 
ed his II trained servants, ^ born in 
his own house, three hundred and 
eighteen, and pursued them ^ unto 
Dan. 

15 And he divided himself against 
them, he and his servants, by night, 
and y smote them, and pursued them 
unto Hobah, which is on the left 
hand of Damascus. 

16 And he brought back ^all the 
goods, and also brought again his 
brother Lot, and his goods, and the 
women also, and the people. 

17 IT And the king of Sodom ^went 
out to meet him, ''after his return 
from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer 
and of the kings that were with him, 
at the valley of Shaveh, which is the 
" king's dale. 

18 And '^ Melchizedek king of Salem 
brought forth bread and wine : and 
he was ^the priest of ^the most high 
God. 

19 And he blessed him, and said, 
^Blessed be Abram of the most high 
God, ^ possessor of heaven and earth : 

20 And ^blessed be the most high 
God, which hath delivered thine ene- 
mies into thy hand. And he gave 
him tithes ^ of all. 

21 And the king of Sodom said unto 
Abram, Give me the t persons, and 
take the goods to thyself 

22 And Abram said to the king of 
Sodom, I 'have lifted up mine hand 
unto the Lord, the most high God, 
""the possessor of heaven and earth, 

23 That °I will not take from a 
thread even to a shoelatchet, and that 
I will not take any thing that is thine, 
lest thou shouldest say, I have made 
Abram rich : 

24 Save only that which the young 
men have eaten, and the portion of 



16 



the men ° which went with me, Aner, 
Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take 
their portion. 

CHAPTER XV. 

God encourageth Abram. 2 Abram complaineth for 
want of an heir. 4 God promiseth him a son, and 
a numerous seed. G Abram is justified by faith. 
7 Canaan is promised again, and confirmed by a 
sign, 12 and a vision. 

AFTER these things the word of 
the Lord came unto Abram ^in 
a vision, saying, ^ Fear not, Abram : I 
am thy *= shield, and thy exceeding 
^ great reward. 

2 And Abram said, Lord God, what 
wilt thou give me, ^ seeing I go child- 
less, and the steward of my house is 
this Eliezer of Damascus 1 

3 And Abram said, Behold, to me 
thou hast given no seed : and, lo, ^ one 
born in my house is mine heir. 

4 And, behold, the word of the Lord 
came unto him, saying. This shall not 
be thine heir ; but he that ^ shall come 
forth out of thine own bowels shall 
be thine heir. 

5 And he brought him forth abroad, 
and said, Look now toward heaven, 
and ''tell the 'stars, if thou be able 
to number them : and he said unto 
him, ^ So shall thy seed be. 

6 And he ' believed in the Lord ; 
and he "" counted it to him for right- 
eousness. 

7 And he said unto him, I am the 
Lord that "brought thee out of ''Ur 
of the Chaldees, Pto give thee this 
land to inherit it. 

8 And he said, Lord God, 'J whereby 
shall I know that I shall inherit it "? 

9 And he said unto him. Take me 
a heifer of three years old, and a 
she goat of three years old, and a 
ram of three years old, and a turtle- 
dove, and a young pigeon. 

10 And he took unto him all these, 
and ^divided them in the midst, and 
laid each piece one against another : 
but ' the birds divided he not. 

11 And when the fowls came down 
upon the carcasses, Abram drove them 
away. 

12 And when the sun was going 
down, *a deep sleep fell upon Abram ; 
and, lo, a horror of great darkness 
fell upon him. 

13 And he said unto Abram, Know 
of a surety " that thy seed shall be a 
stranger in a land that is not theirs, 
and shall serve them ; and "" they shall 
afflict them four hundred years ; 

14 And also that nation, whom they 
shall serve, ^will I judge : and after- 
ward ^ shall they come out with great 
substance. 

15 And ^ thou shalt go ^to thy fathers 



Canaan is promised. 



GENESIS. 



The birth of Ishmael. 



B.C. 
about 1913. 

b ch. 2.5. 8. 
e Ex. 12. 40. 
d 1 Kings 21. 

26. 
e Dan. 8. 23. 

Matt. 23. 32. 

1 Thess. 2. 10. 

t Heb. a lamp 
of fire. 

f Jer. 34. 18, 

19. 
e cli. 24. 1. 

h ch. 12. 7. & 

13. 15. & 26. 4. 

Ex. 23. 31. 

Num. 34. 3. 

Deut. 1. 7. &. 

11.24. & 34. 4. 

Josh. 1.4. 
. 1 Kings 4. 21. 

2 Chr. 9. 26. 
Neh. 9. 8. 
Ps. 105. 11. 
Is. 27. 12. 



b ch. 21. 9. 

c Gal. 4. 24. 

d ch. 30. 3. 

e ch. 20. 18. & 
30.2. 
1 Sam. 1. 5, 6. 

t Heb. he 
b a tided by 
her. 

1911. 
f So ch. 30. 3, 
9. 

e ch. 3. 17. 
h ch. 12. 5. 



i 2 Sam. 6. 16. 
Prov. 30. 21, 
23. 



k ch. 31. 53. 
1 Sam. 24. 12. 

1 Prov. 15. 1. 
1 Pet. 3. 7. 

t Heb. that 
which is grood 
in thine eyes. 

t Heb. afflict- 
ed her. 

m Job 2. 6. 
Ps. 106. 41, 
42. 
Jer. 38. 5. 

n Ex. 2. 15. 

o ch. 25. 18. 

P Ex. 15. 22. 



in peace ; ^ thou shalt be buried in a 
good old age. 

16 But ''in the fourth generation 
they shall come hither again : for the 
iniquity^ of the Amorites ^ is not yet 
full. 

17 And it came to pass, that, when 
the sun went down, and it was dark, 
behold a smoking furnace, and ta 
burning lamp that ^passed between 
those pieces. 

18 In the same day the Lord ^made 
a covenant with Abram, saying, *" Un- 
to thy seed have I given this land, 
from the river of Egypt unto the 
great river, the river Euphrates : 

19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, 
and the Kadmonites, 

20 And the Hittites, and the Periz- 
zites, and the Rephaim, 

21 And the Amorites, and the Ca- 
naanites, and the Girgashites, and the 
Jebusites. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

Sarai giveth Hagar to Abram ; 6 who,, fleeing from 
her mistress, 7 is sent back by an angel. 15 Ish- 
macl is horn. 

"]VrOW Sarai, Abram's wife, ^bare 
-L^ him no children : and she had a 
handmaid, ^ an Egyptian, whose name 
was " Hagar. 

2 '^And Sarai said unto Abram, Be- 
hold now, the Lord ^hath restrained 
me from bearing: I pray thee, ^go in 
unto my maid ; it may be that I may 
t obtain children by her. And Abram 
^hearkened to the voice of Sarai. 

3 And Sarai, Abram's wife, took 
Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after 
Abram ^had dwelt ten years in the 
land of Canaan, and gave her to her 
husband Abram to be his wife. 

4 II And he went in unto Hagar, and 
she conceived : and when she saw that 
she had conceived, her mistress was 
'despised in her eyes. 

5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My 
wrong be upon thee : I have given 
my maid into thy bosom; and when 
she saw that she had conceived, I 
was despised in her eyes : ^ the Lord 
judge between me and thee. 

6 ^ But Abram said unto Sarai, " Be- 
hold, thy maid is in thy hand ; do to 
her t as it pleaseth thee. And when 
Sarai t dealt hardly with her, "she fled 
from her face. 

7 U And the angel of the Lord found 
her by a fountain of water in the wil- 
derness, °by the fountain in the way 
to P Shur. 

8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, 
whence earnest thou? and whither 
wilt thou go"? And she said, I flee 
from the face of my mistress Sarai. 



9 And the angel of the Lord said 
unto her, Return to thy mistress, and 
'J submit thyself under her hands. 

10 And the angel of the Lord said 
unto her, '' I will multiply thy seed 
exceedingly, that it shall not be num- 
bered for multitude. 

11 And the angel of the Lord said 
unto her, Behold, thou art with child, 
and shalt bear a son, ^and shalt call 
his name H Ishmael ; because the Lord 
hath heard thy affliction. 

12 'And he will be a wild man; 
his hand will be against every man, 
and every man's hand against him : 
"and he shall dwell in tlie presence 
of all his brethren. 

13 And she called the name of the 
Lord that spake unto her, Thou God 
seest me : for she said. Have I also 
here looked after him ^that seeth 
mel 

14 Wherefore the well was called 
^' II Beer-lahai-roi : behold, it is ^ be- 
tween Kadesh and Bered. 

15 If And * Hagar bare Abram a son : 
and Abram called his son's name, 
which Hagar bare, ''Ishmael. 

16 And Abram was fourscore and 
six years old, when Hagar bare Ish- 
mael to Abram. 

CHAPTER XVII. 

God reneioeth the covenant. 5 The name of Abram 
is changed in token of a greater blessing. 10 Cir- 
cumcision is instituted. 15 The name of Sarai is 
changed, and she blessed. 16 Isaac is promised. 
23 Abraham and Ishmael are circumcised. 

AND when Abram was ninety years 
old and nine, the Lord * appeared 
to Abram, and said unto him, ^1 am 
the Almighty God; ''walk before me, 
and be thou II ^ perfect. 

2 And I will make my covenant be- 
tween me and thee, and ''will multi- 
ply thee exceedingly. 

3 And Abram ^fell on his face : and 
God talked with him, saying, 

4 As for me, behold, my covenant 
is with thee, .and thou shalt be ^a 
father of t many nations. 

5 Neither shall thy name any more 
be called Abram, but ''thy name shall 
be II Abraham ; ' for a father of many 
nations have I made thee. 

6 And I will make thee exceeding 
fruitful, and I will make '^ nations of 
thee, and 'kings shall come out of 
thee. 

7 And I will "■ establish my cove- 
nant between me and thee and thy 
seed after thee in their generations, 
for an everlasting covenant, "to be 
a God unto thee and to "thy seed 
after thee. 

8 And Pi will give unto thee, and 
to thy seed after thee, the land 



17 



Circumcision instituted. 



GENESIS. 



Three men visit Abraham. 



B.C. 



t Heb. of thy 
sojournings, 

q ch. 23. 4. & 
28.4. 

r Ex. 6. 7. 
Lev. 26. 12. 
Deut.4.37.& 
14. 2. & 26. 
18. & 29. 13. 



t Acts 7. 8. 
Rom. 4. 11. 



t Heb. a son 

of eight days. 
u Lev. 12. 3, 

Luke 2. 21. 

John 7. 22. 

Phil. 3. 5. 



w Ex, 4. 24. 



I That is, 
Princess. 



t Heb. she 

shall become 

nations. 
y ch. 35. 11. 

Gal. 4. 31. 

1 Pet. 3. 6. 
z ch. 18. 12. & 

21.6. 



. a ch. 18. 10. 
21.2. 
Gal. 4. 28. 



tbch. 16. 10. 
••ccb.25.12, 16. 
i ch. 21. 18. 



e ch. 21. 2. 



t q wherein thou art a stranger, all the 
land of Canaan, for an everlasting 
possession ; and *■ I will be their God. 

9 H And God said unto Abraham, 
Thou shalt keep my covenant there- 
fore, thou, and thy seed after thee in 
their generations. 

10 This is my covenant, which ye 
shall keep, between me and you and 
thy seed after thee ; ' Every man child 
among you shall be circumcised. 

1 1 And ye shall circumcise the flesh 
of your foreskin ; and it shall be ' a 
token of the covenant betwixt me 
and you. 

12 And the that is eight days old 
"shall be circumcised among you, 
every man child in your genera- 
tions, he that is born in the house, 
or bought with money of any stran- 
ger, which is not of thy seed. 

13 He that is born in thy house, 
and he that is bought with thy 
money, must needs be circumcised : 
and my covenant shall be in your 
flesh for an everlasting covenant. 

14 And the uncircumcised man child 
whose flesh of his foreskin is not 
circumcised, that soul "^ shall be cut 
off from his people ; he hath broken 
my covenant. 

15 If And God said unto Abraham, 
As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not 
call her name Sarai, but II Sarah shall 
her name be. 

16 And I will bless her, ^and give 
thee a son also of her : yea, I will 
bless her, and t she shall be a mother 
y of nations ; kings of people shall be 
of her. 

17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, 
"^and laughed, and said in his heart, 
Shall a child be born unto him that 
is a hundred years old 1 and shall Sa- 
rah, that is ninety years old, bear ? 

18 And Abraham said unto God, Oh 
that Ishmael might live before thee ! 

19 And God said, ^ Sarah thy wife 
shall bear thee a son indeed; and 
thou shalt call his name Isaac : and 
I will establish my covenant with 
him for an everlasting covenant, and 
with his seed after him. 

20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard 
thee : Behold, I have blessed him, 
and will make him fruitful, and ^ will 
multiply him exceedingly ; •= twelve 
princes shall he beget, ''and I will 
make him a great nation. 

21 But my covenant will I establish 
with Isaac, ^ which Sarah shall bear 
unto thee at this set time in the next 
year. 

22 And he left off talking with him, 
and God went up from Abraham. 

23 IF And Abraham took Ishmael 



18 



his son, and all that were born in his 
house, and all that were bought with 
his money, every male among the 
men of Abraham's house ; and cir- 
cumcised the flesh of their foreskin 
in the selfsame day, as God had said 
unto him. 

24 And Abraham was ninety years 
old and nine, when he was circum- 
cised in the flesh of his foreskin, 

25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen 
years old, when he was circumcised 
in the flesh of his foreskin, 

26 In the selfsame day was Abraham 
circumcised, and Ishmael his son. 

27 And ^all the men of his house, 
born in the house, and bought with 
money of the stranger, were circum- 
cised with him. 

CHAPTER XVIIT. 

The Lord appeareth unto Abraham. 2 He entertain- 
eth three strangers. 9 Sarah is reproved for laugh- 
ing at God's promise. 17 The destruction of Sodom 
is revealed to Abraham ; 23 who maketh interces- 
sion for the men thereof. 

AND the Lord appeared unto him 
in the * plains of Mamre : and he 
sat in the tent door in the heat of the 
day; 

2 ^And he lifted up his eyes and 
looked, and, lo, three men stood by 
him : " and when he saw them^ he ran 
to meet them from the tent door, and 
bowed himself toward the ground, 

3 And said, My Lord, if now I have 
found favour in thy sight, pass not 
away, I pray thee, from thy servant : 

4 Let '' a little water, I pray you, be 
fetched, and wash your feet, and rest 
yourselves under the tree : 

5 And ^I will fetch a morsel of 
bread, and t f comfort ye your hearts ; 
after that ye shall pass on : ^ for there- 
fore tare ye come to your servant. 
And they said, So do, as thou hast 
said, 

6 And Abraham hastened into the 
tent unto Sarah, and said, tMake 
ready quickly three measures of fine 
meal, knead it, and make cakes upon 
the hearth, 

7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, 
and fetched a calf tender and good, 
and gave it unto a young man ; and 
he hasted to dress it. 

8 And ^he took butter, and milk, 
and the calf which he had dressed, 
and set it before them ; and he stood 
by them under the tree, and they did 
eat. 

9 1" And they said unto him. Where 
is Sarah thy wife 1 And he said, Be- 
hold, 4n the tent. 

10 And he said, I '^will certainly 
return unto thee 'according to the 
time of life ; and, lo, "* Sarah thy wife 
shall have a son. And Sarah heard 



He maketh intercession 



GENESIS. 



for the men of Sodom. 



B. C. 1898. 



n ch. 17. 17. 
Rom. 4. 39. 
Heb. 11. 11, 

12, 19. 
o ch. 31. 35. 



P ch. 17. 17. 
q Luke 1. 18. 
r 1 Pet. 3. 0. 



s Jer. 32. 17. 
Zech. 8. 6. 
Matt. 3. 9, & 
19. 26. 
Luke 1. 37. 

t ch. 17. 21. 
ver. 10. 
2 Kings 4. 16. 



u Rom. 15. 24. 
3 John 6. 
w Ps. 25. 14. 

Amos 3. 7. 
John 15. 15. 



X ch. 12. 3. k. 

22.18. 

Acts 3. 25. 

GaL 3. 8. 
y Deut. 4. 9, 

10. & 6. 7. 

Josh. 24. 15. 

Eph. 6. 4. 



z ch. 4. 10. & 
19. 13. 
James 5. 4. 



a ch. 11. 5. 
Ex. 3. 8. 



b Deut 8. 2. & 

Josh. 22. 22. 

Luke 16. 15. 

2 Cor. 11. n. 
c ch. 19. 1. 
tl ver. 1. 

e Heb. 10.22. 

i Num. 16. 22. 
2 Sam. 24. 17. 

g Jer. 5. 1. 



h Job 8. 20. 
Is. 3. 10, 11. 



it in the tent doqr, which was behind 
him. 

11 Now "Abraham and Sarah were 
old and well stricken in age ; and it 
ceased^ to be with Sarah ° after the 
manner of women. 

12 Therefore Sarah p laughed within 
herself, saying, ^After I am waxed old 
shall I have pleasure, my ""lord being 
old also 1 

13 And the Lord said unto Abra- 
ham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, 
saying. Shall I of a surety bear a 
child, which am old 1 

14 'Is any thing too hard for the 
Lord ? *At the time appointed I will 
return unto thee, according to the 
time of life, and Sarah shall have a 
son. 

15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I 
laughed not ; for she was afraid. 
And he said, Nay ; but thou didst 
laugh. 

16 IF And the men rose up from 
thence, and looked toward Sodom : 
and Abraham went with them "to 
bring them on the way. 

17 And the Lord said, ^ Shall I hide 
from Abraham that thing which I 
do; 

18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely 
become a great and mighty nation, 
and all the nations of the earth shall 
be ^blessed in him ? 

19 For I know him, ^that he will 
command his children and his house- 
hold after him, and they shall keep 
the way of the Lord, to do justice 
and judgment ; that the Lord may 
bring upon Abraham that which he 
hath spoken of him. 

20 And the Lord said, Because 
^the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is 
great, and because their sin is very 
grievous, 

21 ""I will go down now, and see 
whether they have done altogether 
according to the cry of it, which is 
come unto me ; and if not, ^ I will 
know. 

22 And the men turned their faces 
from thence, ""and went toward Sod- 
om : but Abraham ^ stood yet before 
the Lord. 

23 IF And Abraham ^drew near, and 
said, f Wilt thou also destroy the right-- 
eous with the wicked ? 

24 ^ Peradventure there be fifty 
righteous within the city : wilt thou 
also destroy and not spare the place 
for the fifty righteous that are there- 
in'? 

25 That be far from thee to do after 
this manner, to slay the righteous 
with the wicked ; and *• that the right- 
eous should be as the wicked, that 



be far from thee. ' Shall not the Judge 
of all the earth do right % 

26 And the Lord said, ^^If I find in 
Sodom fifty righteous within the city, 
then I will spare all the place for their 
sakes. 

27 And Abraham answered and said, 
'Behold now, I have taken upon me 
to speak unto the Lord, which am. 
■" but dust and ashes : 

28 Peradventure there shall lack five 
of the fifty righteous : wilt thou de- 
stroy all the city for lack o/five 1 And 
he said. If I find there forty and five, 
I will not destroy it. 

29 And he spake unto him yet again, 
and said, Peradventure there shall be 
forty found there. And he said, I will 
not do it for forty's sake. 

30 And he said unto him, Oh let not 
the Lord be angry, and I will speak : 
Peradventure there shall thirty be 
found there. And he said, I will not 
do it, if I find thirty there. 

31 And he said. Behold now, I have 
taken upon me to speak unto the 
Lord : Peradventure \\\eve shall be 
twenty found there. And he said, I 
will not destroy it for twenty's sake. 

32 And he said, °0h let not the 
Lord be angry, and I will speak yet 
but this once : Peradventure ten shall 
be found there. °And he said, I will 
not destroy it for ten's sake. 

33 And the Lord went his way, as 
soon as he had left communing with 
Abraham : and Abraham returned 
unto his place. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

Lot entertaineth two angels. 4 TTie Sodomites are 
stricken with blindness. 12 Lot is commanded to 
flee for safety to the mountain. 18 He is permitted 
to go into Zoar. 24 Sodom and Gomorrah are 
destroyed. 26 Lot's wife becometh a pillar of salt. 
30 Lot dwelleth in a cave. 31 The origin of Moab 
and Amman. 

AND there ^came two angels to 
Sodom at even ; and Lot sat in 
the gate of Sodom : and ''Lot seeing 
them, rose up to meet them ; and he 
bowed himself with his face toward 
the ground ; 

2 And he said, Behold now, my 
lords, *^ turn in, I pray you, into your 
servant's house, and tarry all night, 
and ''wash your feet, and ye shall 
rise up early, and go on your ways. 
And they said, " Nay ; but we will 
abide in the street all night. 

3 And he pressed upon them greatly ; 
and they turned in unto him, and en- 
tered into his house ; ^ and he made 
them a feast, and did bake unleavened 
bread, and they did eat. 

4 IF But before they lay down, the 
men of the city, even the men of 
Sodom, compassed the house round. 



19 



Lot sent out of Sodom. 



GENESIS. 



Destruction of Sodom. 



h Judg. 19. 22. 
i ch. 4. 1. 

Rom. 1.24,27. 

Jude7. 
k Judg. 19. 23. 



1 See Judg. 19. 
24. 



n 2 Pet. 2.7, 
o Ex. 2. 14. 



p See 2 Kings 
6.18. 
Acts 13. 11. 



<1 ch. 7. 1. 
2 Pet. 2. 7, 9. 



1 r ch. 18. 20. 

I 

s 1 Chr. 21. 15. 



.t Matt. 1. 18. 
u Num. 16. 21, 

45. 

X Ex. 9. 21. 
Luke 17. 28. 
& 24. 11. 



y Num. 16. 24, 
26. 
Rev. 18. 4. 

t Heb. are 
found. 

II Or, punish- 
ment. 



z Luke 18. 13. 
Rom. 9. 15,16. 
a Ps. 34. 22. 



both old and young, all the people 
from every quarter : 

5 ^And they called unto Lot, and 
said unto him, Where are the men 
which came in to thee this night? 
^^ bring them out unto us, that we 
^ may know them. 

G And ""Lot went out at the door 
unto them, and shut the door after 
him, 

7 And said, I pray you, brethren, 
do not so wickedly. 

8 1 Behold now, I have two daugh- 
ters which have not known man ; let 
me, I pray you, bring them out unto 
you, and do ye to them as is good in 
your eyes : only unto these men do 
notliing ; "^ for therefore came they 
under the shadow of my roof. 

9 And they said, Stand back. And 
they said again, This one fellow 
"came in to sojourn, "and he will 
needs be a judge : now will we deal 
Avorse with thee, than with them. 
And they pressed sore upon the man, 
even Lot, and came near to break the 
door. 

10 But the men put forth their hand, 
and pulled Lot into the house to them, 
and shut to the door. 

11 And they smote the men Pthat 
were at the door of the house with 
blindness, both small and great : so 
that they wearied themselves to find 
the door, 

12 H And the men said unto Lot, 
Hast thou here any besides % son in 
law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, 
and whatsoever thou hast in the city, 
'I bring them out of this place : 

13 For we will destroy this place, 
because the '"cry of them is waxen 
great before the face of the Lord ; 
and 'the Lord hath sent us to de- 
sti'oy it. 

14 And Lot went out, and spake 
unto his sons in law, 'which married 
his daughters, and said, " Up, get you 
out of this place ; for the Lord will 
destroy this city. ^But he seemed 
as one that mocked unto his sons in 
law. 

15 IT And when the morning arose, 
then the angels hastened Lot, saying, 
y Arise, take thy wife, and thy two 
daughters, which t are here ; lest thou 
be consumed in the H iniquity of the 
city. 

16 And while he lingered, the men 
laid hold upon his hand, and upon 
the hand of his wife, and upon the 
hand of his two daughters ; ^ the 
Lord being merciful unto him : *and 
they brought him forth, and set him 
without the city. 

17 IF And it came to pass, when 



20 



they had brought them forth abroad, 
that he said, ^ Escape for thy life ; 
""look not behind thee, neither stay 
thou in all the plain ; escape to the 
mountain, lest thou be consumed. 

18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, 
^ not so, my lord : 

19 Behold now, thy servant hath 
found grace in thy sight, and thou 
hast magnified thy mercy, which 
thou hast shewed unto me in saving 
my life ; and I cannot escape to the 
mountain, lest some evil take me, 
and I die : 

20 Behold now, this city is near to 
flee unto, and it is a Httle one : Oh, 
let me escape thither, {is it not a 
little one V) and my soul shall live. 

21 And he said unto him. See, ^I 
have accepted tthee concerning this 
thing also, that I will not overthrow 
this city, for the which thou hast 
spoken. 

22 Haste thee, escape thither ; for 
^I cannot do any thing till thou be 
come thither. Therefore ^the name 
of the city was called H Zoar. 

23 IT The sun was t risen upon the 
earth when Lot entered into Zoar. 

24 Then ^the Lord rained upon 
Sodom and upon Gomorrah brim- 
stone and fire from the Lord out of 
heaven ; 

25 And he overthrew those cities, 
and all the plain, and all the inhabit- 
ants of the cities, and 'that which 
grew upon the ground. 

26 But his wife looked back from 
behind him, and she became ^ a pillar 
of salt. 

27 IT And Abraham gat up early in 
the morning to the place where 'he 
stood before the Lord : 

28 And he looked toward Sodom 
and Gomorrah, and toward all the 
land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, 
™ the smoke of the country went up 
as the smoke of a furnace. 

29 And it came to pass, when God 
destroyed the cities of the plain, that 
God "^ remembered Abraham, and sent 
Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, 
when he overthrew the cities in the 
which Lot dwelt. 

30 1 And Lot went up out of Zoar, 
and ° dwelt in the mountain, and his 
two daughters with him ; for he feared 
to dwell in Zoar : and he dwelt in a 
cave, he and his two daughters. 

31 And the firstborn said unto the 
younger, Our father is old, and there 
is not a man in the earth i' to come in 
unto us after the manner of all the 
earth : 

32 Come, let us make our father 
drink wine, and we will lie with 



The origin of the Moahites. 



GENESIS. 



Ahimelech and Abraham. 



B. C. 1898. 

q Mark 12. 19. 



1897. 
r Deut. 2. 9. 



s Deul. 2. 



about 1898. 
a ch. 18. 1. 
b ch. 16. 7, 14. 
c ch. 26. 6. 

ch. 12. 13. k. 
26.7. 

e ch. 12. 15. 
i Ps. 105. 14. 
S Job 33. 15. 
li ver. 7. 



t Heb. mar- 
ried to a htis- 
band. 

i ch. 18. 23. 
ver 18. 

k 2 Kings 20. 
3. 2Cor. 1. 
12. 

II Or. sim- 
plicity, or, 
sincerity. 



i ch. 31. 7. & 

35.5. Ex.34. 

24. 1 Sam. 23. 

26, 34. 
m ch. 39. 9. 

Lev. 6. 2. 

Ps. 51. 4. 
n 1 Sam. 7. 5. 

2 Kings 5. 11. 

Job 42. 8. 

James 5. 14, 

15. IJohn 

5.16. 

o ch. 2. 17. 
P Num. 16. 32, 

33. 



him, that we "^may preserve seed of 
our father. 

33 And they made their father drink 
wine that night : and the firstborn 
went m, and lay with her father ; and 
he perceived not when she lay down, 
nor when she arose. 

34 And it came to pass on the 
morrow, that the firstborn said unto 
the 5'ounger, Behold, I lay j^ester- 
night with my father : let us make 
liim drink wine this night also ; and 
go thou in, a7id lie with him, that we 
may preserve seed of our father. 

35 And they made their father drink 
wine that night also : and the younger 
arose, and lay with him ; and he 
perceived not when she lay down, 
nor when she arose. 

36 Thus were both the daughters 
of Lot with child by their father. 

37 And the firstborn bare a son, and 
called his name Moab : ""the same 
w the father of the Moabites unto 
tliis day. 

38 And the younger, she also bare a 
son, and called his name Ben-ammi : 
' the same is the father of the children 
of Ammon unto this day. 

CHAPTER XX. 

Abraham sojourneth at Gerar, 2 and denieth his 
wife. 3 Ahimelech taking her is reproved in a dreavi. 
9 'He rebuketh Abraham, 14 resioreth Sarah. 16 
and reproveth her. 17 At the intercession of Abra- 
ham, he is healed. 

AND Abraham journeyed from 
^thence toward the south coun- 
try, and dwelt between ^Kadesh and 
Shur, and '^ sojourned in Gerar. 

2 And Abraham said of Sarah his 
wife, ''She is my sister : and Abimelech 
king of Gerar sent, and " took Sarah. 

3 But ^God came to Abimelech ^in 
a dream by night, and said to him, 
^Behold, thou art but a dead man, 
for the woman which thou hast ta- 
ken ; for she is ta man's wife. 

4 But Abimelech had not come near 
her : and he said. Lord, ' wilt thou 
slay also a righteous nation ? 

5 Said he not unto me, She is my 
sister 1 and she, even she herself said. 
He is my brother : ^ in the H integrity 
of my heart and innocency of my 
hands have I done this. 

6 And God said unto him in a dream. 
Yea, I know that thou didst this in 
the integrity of thy heart ; for ' I also 
withheld thee from sinning "^against 
me : therefore suffered I thee not to 
touch her. 

7 Now therefore restore the man his 
wife; "^for he is a prophet, and he 
shall pray for thee, and thou shalt 
live : and if thou restore her not, 
°know thou that thou shalt surely 
die, thou, Pand all that are thine. 



8 Therefore Abimelech rose early 
in the morning, and called all his 
servants, and told all these things 
in their ears : and the men were 
sore afraid. 

9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, 
and said unto him. What hast thou 
done unto us 1 and what have I of- 
fended thee, ithat thou hast brought 
on me and on my kingdom a gTeat 
sin? thou hast done deeds unto me 
""that ought not to be done. 

10 And Abimelech said unto Abra- 
ham, What sawest thou, that thou 
hast done this thing ? 

11 And Abraham said. Because I 
thought, Surely 'the fear of God is 
not in this place ; and ^ they will slay 
me for my wife's sake. 

12 And yet indeed ^she is my sister ; 
she is the daughter of ni}^ father, but 
not the daughter of my mother ; and 
she became my wife. 

13 And it came to pass, when -^ God 
caused me to wander from my father's 
house, that I said unto her, This is 
thy kindness which thou shalt shew 
unto me ; at every place whither we 
shall come, J' say of me, He is my 
brother. 

14 And Abimelech ^took sheep, and 
oxen, and menservants, and women- 
servants, and gave the?7i unto Abra- 
ham, and restored him Sarah his wife. 

15 And Abimelech said. Behold, 
* my land is before thee : dwell t where 
it please th thee. 

16 And unto Sarah he said. Behold, 
I have given ""thy brother a thousand 
pieces of silver: '^behold, he is to 
thee ''a covering of the eyes, unto 
all that are with thee, and with all 
other : thus she was reproved. 

17 T So Abraham Sprayed unto God : 
and God healed Abimelech, and his 
wife, and his maidservants ; and they 
bare children. 

18 For the Lord Hiad fast closed 
up all the wombs of the house of 
Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abra- 
ham's wife. 

CHAPTER XXI. 

Isaac is born. 4 He is circumcised. 6 Sarah's joy. 
9 Hnr/ar and Jshmael are cast forth. 15 JJagar in 
distress. 17 The angel ccmforteth her. 22 Abime- 
h'ch's covenant with Abraham at Beer-sheba. 

AND the Lord ''visited Sarah as 
he had said, and the Lord did 
unto Sarah ^as he had spoken. 

2 For Sarah "^ conceived, and bare 
Abraham a son in his old age, "^at the 
set time of which God had spoken to 
him. 

3 And Abraham called the name of 
his son that Avas born unto him, 
whom Sarah bare to him, ^ Isaac. 



21 



Abraham sendeth away Hagar. 



GENESIS. 



His covenant with Ahhnelech. 



B. C. 

about 1897. 




i Ps. 126. 2. 

Is. 54. 1. 

Gal. 4. 27. 
k Luke 1, 58. 



1 ch. 18. 11, 12. 



about 
1892. 

m ch. 16. 1. 

nch. 16. 15. 

Gal. 4. 29. 

p Gal. 4. 30. 
See ch. 25. 
& 36. 6, 7. 



q ch. 17. 18. 



rRom. 9. 7, 8. 
Heb. 11. 18. 



sver. 18. 
ch. 16. 10. &. 
17. 20. 



w ver. 13. 



X Num. 22. 31. 
See 2 Kings 
6. 17, 18, 20. 
Luke 24. 16, 
31. 



4 'And Abraham ^ circumcised his 
son Isaac being eight days old, ^as 
God had commanded him. 

5 And ''Abraham was a hundred 
years old, when his son Isaac was 
born unto him. 

6 *![ And Sarah said, ' God hath made 
me to laugh, so that all that hear ^will 
laugh with me. 

7 And she said, Who would have 
said unto Abraham, that Sarah should 
have given children suck ? ' for I have 
borne him a son in his old age. 

8 And the child grew, and was wean- 
ed : and Abraham made a great feast 
the same day that Isaac was weaned. 

9 IF And Sarah saw the son of Hagar 
'"the Egyptian, "which she had borne 
unto Abraham, ° mocking. 

10 Wherefore she said unto Abra- 
ham, P Cast out this bondwoman and 
her son : for the son of this bond- 
woman shall not be heir with my 
son, even with Isaac. 

1 1 Aad the thing was very grievous 
in Abraham's sight i because of his 
son. 

12 And God said unto Abraham, 
Let it not be grievous in thy sight 
because of the lad, and because of 
thy bondwoman ; in all that Sarah 
hath said unto thee, hearken unto 
her voice ; for ""in Isaac shall thy seed 
be called. 

13 And also of the son of the bond- 
woman will I make *a nation, be- 
cause he is thy seed. 

14 And Abraham rose up early in 
the morning, and took bread, and a 
bottle of water, and gave it unto Ha- 
gar, putting it on her shoulder, and 
the child, and * sent her away : and 
she departed, and wandered in the 
wilderness of Beer-sheba. 

15 And the water was spent in the 
bottle, and she cast the child under 
one of the shrubs. 

16 And she went, and sat her down 
over against him a good way off, as 
it were a bowshot : for she said. Let 
me not see the death of the child. 
And she sat over against him, and 
lifted up her voice, and wept. 

17 And " God heard the voice of the 
lad ; and the angel of God called to 
Hagar out of heaven, and said unto 
her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear 
not ; for God hath heard the voice of 
the lad where he is. 

18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold 
him in thine hand ; for "^ I will make 
him a great nation. 

19 And ^ God opened her eyes, and 
she saw a well of water ; and she 
went, and filled the bottle with water, 
and gave the lad drink. 



22 



20 And God ''was with the lad ; and 
he grew, and dwelt in the wilder- 
ness, ^ and became an archer. 

21 And he dwelt in the wilderness 
of Paran : and his mother ^ took him 
a wife out of the land of Egypt. 

22 IT And it came to pass at that 
time, that ^Abimelech and Phichol 
the chief captain of his host spake 
unto Abraham, saying, " God is with 
thee in all that thou doest : 

23 Now therefore ''swear unto me 
here by God, tthat thou wilt not deal 
falsely with me, nor with my son, 
nor with my son's son : but accord- 
ing to the kindness that I have done 
unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, 
and to the land wherein thou hast 
sojourned. 

24 And Abraham said, I will swear. 

25 And Abraham reproved Abime- 
lech because of a well of water, which 
Abimelech's servants ^ had violently 
taken away. 

26 And Abimelech said, I wot not 
who hath done this thing : neither 
didst thou tell me, neither yet heard 
I of it, but to day. 

27 And Abraham took sheep and ox- 
en, and gave them unto Abimelech; 
and both of them ^ made a covenant. 

28 And Abraham set seven ewe 
lambs of the flock by themselves. 

29 And Abimelech said unto Abra- 
ham, ^What mean these seven ewe 
lambs which thou hast set by them- 
selves ? 

30 And he said. For these seven ewe 
lambs shalt thou take of my hand, 
that ''they may be a witness unto 
me, that I have digged this well. 

31 Wherefore he 'called that place 
II Beer-sheba ; because there they sware 
both of them. 

32 Thus they made a covenant at 
Beer-sheba : then Abimelech rose up, 
and Phichol the chief captain of his 
host, and they returned into the land 
of the Philistines. 

33 IT And Abraham planted a Hgrove 
in Beer-sheba, and '^called there on 
the name of the Lord, ' the everlast- 
ing God. 

34 And Abraham sojourned in the 
Philistines' land many days. 

CHAPTER XXII. 

Abraham commanded to offer Isaac. 3 He giveth 
proof of his faith and obedience. 11 The Angel 
stayeth him. 13 A ram is sacrificed instead of 
Isaac. 14 The place is called Jehovah-jirch. 15 
Abraham is blessed again. 20 The generation of 
Nahor unto Rebekah. 

AND it came to pass after these 
things, that ^ God did tempt 
Abraham, and said unto him, Abra- 
ham : and he said, t Behold, here I 



The trial of Ahraharri's faith. 



GENESIS. 



The reward of his obedience. 



B. C. 1872. 

b Heb. 11. 17. 
c2Chr.3.1. 



d John 19. 17. 



t Heb. Belwld 
me. 



Or, kid. 



e Heb. 11. 17. 
James 2. 21. 



f 1 Sam. 15. 22. 
Mic. 6. 7, 8. 



g ch. 26. 5. 
James 2. 22. 



II That is, Tlie 
LORD will 
see, or, pro- 
vide. 



2 And he said, Take now thy son, 
^ thine only son Isaac, whom thou 
lovest, and get thee '^into the land of 
Moriah ; and offer him there for a 
burntvpffering upon one of the mount- 
ains which I will tell thee of. 

3 M And Abraham rose up early in 
the morning, and saddled his ass, 
and took two of his young men with 
him, and Isaac his son, and clave 
the wood for the burnt offering, and 
rose up, and went unto the place of 
which God had told him. 

4 Then on the third day Abraham 
lifted up his eyes, and saw the place 
afar off. 

5 And Abraham said unto his young 
men, Abide ye here with the ass ; 
and I and the lad will go yonder and 
worship, and come again to you. 

6 And Abraham took the wood of 
the burnt offering, and "^laid it upon 
Isaac his son ; and he took the fire in 
his hand, and a knife ; and they went 
both of them together. 

7 And Isaac spake u.nto Abraham 
his father, and said. My father : and 
he said, tHere am I, my son. And 
he said. Behold the fire and the 
wood : but where is the II lamb for 
a burnt offering ? 

8 And Abraham said, My son, God 
will provide himself a lamb for a 
burnt offering : so they went both of 
them together. 

9 And they came to the place which 
God had told him of; and Abraham 
built an altar there, and laid the 
wood in order, and bound Isaac his 
son, and ^laid him on the altar upon 
the wood, 

10 And Abraham stretched forth his 
hand, and took the knife to slay his 
son. 

11 And the Angel of the Lord 
called unto him out of heaven, and 
said, Abraham, Abraham : and he 
said. Here am I. 

12 And he said, ^Lay not thine hand 
upon the lad, neither do thou any 
thing unto him: for ^now I know 
that thou fearest God, seeing thou 
hast not withheld thy son, thine only 
son from me. 

13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, 
and looked, and behold behind him, 
a ram caught in a thicket by his 
horns : and Abraham went and took 
the ram, and offered him up for a 
burnt offering in the stead of his 
son. 

14 And Abraham called the name of 
that place H Jehovah-jireh : as it is 
said to this day. In the mount of the 
Lord it shall be seen. 

15 1" And the Angel of the Lord 



called unto Abraham out of heaven 
the second time, 

16 And said, ''By myself have I 
sworn, saith the Lord, for because 
thou hast done this thing, and hast 
not withheld thy son, thine only son, 

17 That in blessing I will bless thee, 
and in multiplying I will multiply 
thy seed ' as the stars of the heaven, 
•^and as the sand which is upon the 
sea t shore ; and ' thy seed shall pos- 
sess "^ the gate of his enemies : 

18 "And in thy seed shall all the 
nations of the earth be blessed ; ° be- 
cause thou hast obeyed my voice. 

19 So Abraham returned unto his 
young men, and they rose up and 
went together to p Beer-sheba ; and 
Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba. 

20 II And it came to pass after these 
things, that it was told Abraham, 
saying, Behold, "^ Milcah, she hath al- 
so borne children unto thy brother 
Nahor ; 

21 ""Huz his firstborn, and Buz his 
brother, and Kemuel the father 'of 
Aram, 

22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pil- 
dash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. 

23 And ' Bethuel begat " Rebekah : 
these eight Milcah did bear to Na- 
hor, Abraham's brother. 

24 And his concubine, whose name 
was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, 
and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maa- 
chah. 

CHAPTER XXIII. 

The age and death of Sarah. 3 The purchase of 
Machpelah, 19 where Sarah was buried. 

AND Sarah was a hundred and sev- 
en and twenty years old : these 
were the years of the life of Sarah. 

2 And Sarah died in ^'Kirjath-arba ; 
the same is "^ Hebron in the land of 
Canaan : and Abraham came to mourn 
for Sarah, and to weep for her. 

3 1 And Abraham stood up from 
before his dead, and spake unto the 
sons of Heth, saying, 

4 '^I am a stranger and a sojourner 
with you : '^ give me a possession of a 
buryingplace with you, that I may 
bury my dead out of my sight. 

5 And the children of Heth answer- 
ed Abraham, saying unto him, 

6 Hear us, my lord : thou art + ^ a 
mighty prince among us : in the 
choice of our sepulchres bury thy 
dead ; none of us shall withhold from 
thee his sepulchre, but that thou 
mayest bury thy dead. 

7 And Abraham stood up, and bowed 
himself to the people of the land, even 
to the children of Heth. 

8 And he communed with them, 
saying, If it be your mind that I 



23 



The purchase of Machpelah. 



GENESIS. 



Abraham sendeth his servant 



B. C. 1860. 



fneh.full 
money. 



t Heb. ears. 

t ch. 34. 20, 24. 
Ruth 4. 4. 

g See 2 Sam. 
24. 21-24. 



h Ex. 30. 13. 
Ez. 45. 12. 



Jer, 32. 9. 



k ch. 25. 9. & 
49. 30, 31, 32. 
& 50. 13. 
Acts 7. 16. 



1 See Ruth 4. 
7, 8, 9, 10. 
Jer. 32. 10, 11. 



should bury my dead out of my sight, 
hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron 
the son of Zohar, 

9 That he may give me the cave of 
Machpelah, w^hich he hath, w^hich is 
in the end of his field ; for tas much 
money as it is worth he shall give it 
me for a possession of a buryingplace 
amongst you. 

10 And Ephron dwelt among the 
children of Heth : and Ephron the 
Hittite answered Abraham in the 
t audience of the children of Heth, 
even of all that ^went in at the gate 
of his city, saying, 

11^ Nay, ray lord, hear me : the 
field give I thee, and the cave that 
is therein, I give it thee ; in the pres- 
ence of the sons of my people give I 
it thee : bury thy dead. 

12 And Abraham bowed down him- 
self before the people of the land. 

13 And he spake unto Ephron in 
the audience of the people of the 
land, saying. But if thou wilt give it, 
I pray thee, hear me : I will give thee 
money for the field ; take it of me, 
and I will bury my dead there. 

14 And Ephron answered Abraham, 
saying unto him, 

15 My lord, hearken unto me : the 
land is worth four hundred ^shekels 
of silver ; what is that betwixt me 
and thee 1 bury therefore thy dead. 

16 And Abraham hearkened unto 
Ephron ; and Abraham 'weighed to 
Ephron the silver, which he had 
named in the audience of the sons of 
Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, 
current money with the merchant. 

17 IT And ^ the field of Ephron, which 
was in Machpelah, which ivas before 
Mamre, the field, and the cave which 
was therein, and all the trees that 
were in the field, that were in all 
the borders round about, were made 
sure 

18 Unto Abraham for a possession 
in the presence of the children of 
Heth, before all that went in at the 
gate of his city. 

19 And after this, Abraham buried 
Sarah his wife in the cave of the field 
of Machpelah before Mamre : the 
same is Hebron in the land of Ca- 
naan. 

20 And the field, and the cave that 
is therein, ^ were made sure unto Abra- 
ham for a possession of a burying- 
place by the sons of Heth. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

Abraham sendeth his servant to get a wife for his son 
Isaac. 15 Rebekah meeteth him, 25 and inviteth 
him home. 29 Laban entertaineth him. 34 The 
servant telleth his errand, 50 and obtaineth Re- 
bekah. 62 Isaac meeteth her. 



24 



AND Abraham ^ was old, and t well 
stricken in age : and the Lord 
''had blessed Abraham in all things. 

2 And Abraham said "unto his eldest 
servant of his house, that '^ ruled over 
all that he had, ^ Put, I pray thee, thy 
hand under my thigh : 

3 And I will make thee ^ swear by 
the Lord, the God of heaven, and the 
God of the earth, that s thou shalt not 
take a wife unto my son of the daugh- 
ters of the Canaanites, among whom 
I dwell : 

4 ^ But thou shalt go ' unto my coun- 
try, and to my kindred, and take a 
wife unto my son Isaac. 

5 And the servant said unto him, 
Peradventure the woman will not be 
willing to follow me unto this land : 
must I needs bring thy son again unto 
the land from whence thou camest 1 

6 And Abraham said unto him, Be- 
ware thou that thou bring not my son 
thither again. 

7 IT The Lord God of heaven, which 
^ took me from my father's house, and 
from the land of my kindred, and 
which spake unto me, and that sware 
unto me, saying, ^ Unto thy seed will 
I give this land ; "" he shall send his 
angel before thee, and thou shalt take 
a wife unto my son from thence. 

8 And if the woman will not be will- 
ing to follow thee, then "thou shalt 
be clear from this my oath : only 
bring not my son thither again. 

9 And the servant put his ha?nd 
under the thigh of Abraham his mas- 
ter, and sware to him concerning that 
matter. 

10 IT And the servant took ten cam- 
els of the camels of his master, and 
departed ; ° ii for all the goods of his 
master were in his hand : and he arose, 
and went to Mesopotamia, unto Pthe 
city of Nahor. 

1 1 And he made his camels to kneel 
down without the city by a well of 
water at the time of the evening, even 
the time i+ that women go out to draw 
water. 

12 And he said, ""O Lord God of my 
master Abraham, I pray thee, 'send 
me good speed this day, and shew 
kindness unto my master Abraham. 

13 Behold, 'I stand here by the well 
of water ; and " the daughters of the 
men of the city come out to draw 
water : 

14 And let it come to pass, that the 
damsel to whom I shall say. Let down 
thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may 
drink ; and she shall say. Drink, and 
I will give thy camels drink also : let 
the' same be she that thou hast ap- 
pointed for thy servant Isaac ; and 



to oh tain a wife for Isaac. 



GENESIS. 



He maketh known his errand. 



B. C. 1857. 



w See Judg. 6. 
17, 37. 

lSam.6.7.&. 
14. 10. &. 20. 7. 

xch. 11. 29. & 
22.23. 



y ch. 26. 7, 
t Heb. good of 
countenance. 



z J Pet. 3. 8. &. 



b Ex. 32. 2, 3. 
Is. 3.19, 20,21. 
Ez. 16.11,12. 
1 Pet. 3. 3. 

H Or, jewel 
for the fore- 
head. 



c ch. 22. 23. 



d ver. 52. 
Ex. 4. 31. 

e Ex. 18. 10. 
Ruth 4. 14. 

1 Sam. 25. 32, 
39. 

2 Sam. 18. 28. 
Luke 1.68. 

f ch. 32. 10. 
Ps. 98. 3. 
S ver. 48. 



h ch. 29. 5. 



"^ thereby shall I know that thou hast 
shewed kindness unto my master. 

15 IT And it came to pass, before he 
had done speaking, that, behold, Re- 
bekah^ came out, who was born to 
Bethuel, son of "^ Milcah, the wife of 
Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her 
pitcher upon her shoulder. 

16 And the damsel "^was tvery fair 
to look upon, a virgin, neither had 
any man known her : and she went 
down to the well, and filled her 
pitcher, and came up. 

17 And the servant ran to meet her, 
and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink 
a little water of thy pitcher. 

18 ^And she said, Drink, my lord: 
and she hasted, and let down her 
pitcher upon her hand, and gave him 
drink. 

19 And when she had done giving 
him drink, she said, I will draw water 
for thy camels also, until they have 
done drinking. 

20 And she hasted, and emptied her 
pitcher into the trough, and ran again 
unto the well to draw water., and drew 
for all his camels. 

21 And the man wondering at her 
held his peace, to wit whether ^the 
Lord had made his journey prosper- 
ous or not. 

22 And it came to pass, as the cam- 
els had done drinking, that the man 
took a golden ''II earring of half a 
shekel weight, and two bracelets for 
her hands of ten shekels Weight of 
gold; 

23 And said. Whose daughter art 
thou ? tell me, I pray thee : is there 
room in thy father's house for us to 
lodge in ? 

24 And she said unto him, '^I am 
the daughter of Bethuel the son of 
Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor. 

25 She said moreover unto him. We 
have both straw and provender enough, 
and room to lodge in. 

26 And the man ''bowed down his 
head, and worshipped the Lord. 

27 And he said, ^Blessed be the 
Lord God of my master Abraham, 
who hath not left destitute my master 
of f his mercy and his truth : I being 
in the way, the Lord ^ led me to the 
house of my master's brethren. 

28 And the damsel ran, and told 
them of her mother's house these 
things. 

29 If And Rebekah had a brother, 
and his name was ^ Laban : and Laban 
ran out unto the man, unto the well. 

30 And it came to pass, when he saw 
the earring, and bracelets upon his 
sister's hands, and when he heard the 
words of Rebekah his sister, saying, 



Thus spake the man unto me, that 
he came unto the man ; and, behold, 
he stood by the camels at the well. 

31 And he said. Come in, 'thou 
blessed of the Lord ; wherefore stand- 
est thou without 1 for I have prepared 
the house, and room for the camels. 

32 II And the man came into the 
house : and he ungirded his camels, 
and ^gave straw and provender for 
the camels, and water to wash his 
feet, and the men's feet that were 
with him. 

33 And there was set meat before 
him to eat : but he said, ' I will not 
eat, until I have told mine errand. 
And he said. Speak on. 

34 And he said, I am Abraham's 
servant. 

35 And the Lord "hath blessed 
my master greatly, and he is become 
great : and he hath given him flocks, 
and herds, and silver, and gold, and 
menservants, and maidservants, and 
camels, and asses. 

36 And Sarah my master's wife ''bare 
a son to my master when she was 
old : and ° unto him hath he given all 
that he hath. 

37 And my master Pmade me swear, 
saying, Thou shalt not take a wife 
to my son of the daughters of the 
Canaanites, in whose land I dwell : 

38 iBut thou shalt go unto my fa- 
ther's house, and to my kindred, and 
take a wife unto my son. 

39 '"And I said unto my master, Per- 
adventure the woman will not follow 
me. 

40 'And he said unto me. The Lord, 
* before whom I walk, will send his 
angel with thee, and prosper thy way ; 
and thou shalt take a wife for my son 
of my kindred, and of my father's 
house : 

41 "Then shalt thou be clear from 
this my oath, when thou comest to 
my kindred ; and if they give not 
thee one, thou shalt be clear from my 
oath. 

42 And I came this day unto the 
well, and said, ''0 Lord God of my 
master Abraham, if now thou do 
prosper my way which I go : 

43 ^^ Behold, I stand by the well of 
water ; and it shall come to pass, that 
when the virgin cometh forth to draw 
water, and I say to her, Give me, I 
pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher 
to drink ; 

44 And she say to me. Both drink 
thou, and I will also draw for thy 
camels : let the same be the woman 
whom the Lord hath appointed out 
for my master's son. 

45 ""And before I had done y speaking 



25 



The servant's success. 



GENESIS. 



Isaac meeteth Behekah. 



B. C. 1857. 



zEz. 16.11, 12. 



b ch. 22. 23. 



c ch. 47. 29. 
Josh. 2. 14. 



d Ps. 118. 23. 

Matt. 21. 42. 

Mark 12. 11. 
e ch. 31. 24. 
f ch. 20. 15. 



t Heb. vessels. 
h Ex. 3. 22. & 
11. 2. & 12. 35. 

i 2 Chr. 21. 3. 
Ezra 1. 6. 



k ver. 5G. & 59. 



II Or, a full 
year, or, ten 
months. 
Judg. 14. 8. 



1 ch. 35. 8. 



in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came 
forth with her pitcher on her shoul- 
der ; and she went down unto the 
well, and drew water : and I said unto 
her, Let me drink, I pray thee. 

46 And she made haste, and let down 
her pitcher from her shoulder, and 
said. Drink, and 1 will give thy camels 
drink also : so I drank, and she made 
the camels drink also. 

47 And I asked her, and said. Whose 
daughter art thou 1 And she said, The 
daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, 
whom Milcah bare unto him : and I 
''put the earring upon her face, and 
the bracelets upon her hands. 

48 ^And I bowed down my head, 
and worshipped the Lord, and blessed 
the Lord God of my master Abraham, 
which had led me in the right way to 
take ^ my master's brother's daughter 
unto his son. 

49 And now, if ye will " deal kindly 
and truly with my master, tell me : 
and if not, tell me ; that I may turn 
to the right hand, or to the left. 

50 Then Laban and Bethuel an- 
swered and said, '^ The thing proceed- 
eth from the Lord ; we cannot ® speak 
unto thee bad or good. 

51 Behold, Rebekah Hs before thee ; 
take her, and go, and let her be thy 
master's son's wife, as the Lord hath 
spoken. 

52 And it came to pass, that, when 
Abraham's servant heard their words, 
he ^ worshipped the Lord, bowing him- 
self to the earth. 

53 And the servant brought forth 
t h jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, 
and raiment, and gave them to Rebek- 
ah : he gave also to her brother and to 
her mother ^precious things. 

54 And they did eat and drink, he 
and the men that were with him, and 
tarried all night ; and they rose up in 
the morning, and he said, ^ Send me 
away unto my master. 

55 And her brother and her mother 
said, Let the damsel abide with us H a 
few days, at the least ten ; after that 
she shall go. 

56 And he said unto them. Hinder 
me not, seeing the Lord hath pros- 
pered my way ; send me away that I 
may go to my master. 

57 And they said. We will call the 
damsel, and inquire at her mouth. 

58 And they called Rebekah, and 
said unto her. Wilt thou go with this 
man 1 And she said, I will go. 

59 And they sent away Rebekah 
their sister, and ^ her nurse, and Abra- 
ham's servant, and his men. 

60 And they blessed Rebekah, and 
said unto her, Thou art our sister ; 



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be thou ™;fAe mother of thousands of 
millions, and " let thy seed possess the 
gate of those which hate them. 

61 T And Rebekah arose, and her 
damsels, and they rode upon the cam- 
els, and followed the man : and the 
servant took Rebekah, and went his 
way. 

62 And Isaac came from the way of 
the ° well Lahai-roi ; for he dwelt in 
the south country. 

63 And Isaac went out Up to medi- 
tate in the field at the eventide : and 
he lifted up his eyes, and saw, ' and, 
behold, the camels were coming. 

64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, 
and when she saw Isaac, "^she lighted 
off the camel. 

65 For she had said unto the servant. 
What man is this that walketh in the 
field to meet us 1 And the servant had 
said, It is my master : therefore she 
took a vail, and covered herself. 

66 And the servant told Isaac all 
things that he had done. 

67 And Isaac brought her into his 
mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebek- 
ah, and she became his wife ; and he 
loved her : and Isaac '^was comforted 
after his mother's death. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

The sons of Abraham by Ketvrdh. 5 The division of 
his goods. 7 His age, and death. 9 His burial. 12 
The generations of Ishmael. 17 His age, and death. 
21 Isaac prayeth for Rebekah. 24 The birth of 
Esau and Jacob. 27 Their difference of character. 
29 Esau selleth his birthright. 

THEN again Abraham took a wife, 
and her name ivas Keturah. 

2 And ^she bare him Zimran, and 
Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and 
Ishbak, and Shuah. 

3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and 
Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were 
Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leum- 
mim. 

4 And the sons of Midian ; Ephah, 
and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, 
and Eldaah. All these were the chil- 
dren of Keturah. 

5 IT And ''Abraham gave all that he 
had unto Isaac. 

6 But unto the sons of the concu- 
bines, which Abraham had, Abraham 
gave gifts, and ''sent them away from 
Isaac his son, while he yet lived, east- 
ward, unto ^the east country. 

7 And these are the days of the years 
of Abraham's life which he lived, a 
hundred threescore and fifteen years. 

8 Then Abraham gave up the ghost, 
and ^died in a good old age, an old 
man, and full of years; and ^was gath- 
ered to his people. 

9 And ^his sons Isaac and Ishmael 
buried him in the cave of Machpelah, 



The generaticms of Ishmael. 



GENESIS. 



JEsau selleth his birthright. 



B. C. 1822. 



k.ch. 16. 14. & 
24. 62. 

1 ch. 16. 15. 

about 

1800. 
ni 1 Chr. 1. 29. 



H Or, Hadad, 
I Chr. 1. 30. 



D ch. 17. 20. 

1773. 

ver. 8. 

P 1 Sam. 15. 7. 

t n eh. fell, 
Ps, 78. 64. 
q ch, 16. 12, 

r Matt. 1. 2. 

1857. 
s ch. 22. 23. 

t ch. 24. 29. 

1838. 



u 1 Chr. 5. 20. 

2 Chr. 33. 13. 

Ezra 8. 23. 
w Rom. 9. 10. 



X 1 Sam. 9. 9. 
& 10. 22. 



y ch. 17. 16. 
24. 60. 



J 2 Sam. 8. 14. 



a ch. 27. 29. 
Mai. 1. 3. 
Rom. 9. 12. 



1837. 



bch. 27.11,16, 
23. 



in the field of Ephron the son of 
Zohar the Hittite, which is before 
Mamre ; 

10 '^The field which Abraham pur- 
chased of the sons of Heth : ' there was 
Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife, 

11 11 And it came to pass after the 
death of Abraham, that God blessed 
his son Isaac ; and Isaac dwelt by 
the ""well Lahai-roi. 

12 IT Now these are the generations 
of Ishmael, Abraham's son, ^whom 
Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's hand- 
maid, bare unto Abraham : 

13 And ""these are the names of 
the sons of Ishmael, by their names, 
according to their generations : the 
firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth ; and 
Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 

14 And Mishma, and Dumah, and 
Massa, 

15 II Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naph- 
ish, and Kedemah : 

16 These are the sons of Ishmael, 
and these are their names, by their 
towns, and by their castles ; "twelve 
princes according to their nations. 

17 And these are the years of the 
life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty 
and seven years : and ° he gave up the 
ghost and died, and was gathered un- 
to his people, 

18 PAnd they dwelt from Havilah 
unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as 
thou goest toward Assyria : and he 
tdied ''in the presence of all his 
brethren. 

19 IT And these are the generations 
of Isaac, Abraham's son: '"Abraham 
begat Isaac : 

20 And Isaac was forty years old 
when he took Rebekah to wife, Hhe 
daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of 
Padan-aram, ' the sister to Laban the 
Syrian, 

21 And Isaac entreated the Lord 
for his wife, because she was barren ; 
" and the Lord was entreated of him, 
and '" Rebekah his wife conceived, 

22 And the children struggled to- 
gether within her ; and she said, If 
it be so, why am I thus? ^And she 
went to inquire of the Lord. 

23 And the Lord said unto her, 
^Two nations are in thy womb, and 
two manner of people shall be sepa- 
rated from thy bowels ; and ^ the one 
people shall be stronger than the other 
people ; and ^ the elder shall serve the 
younger. 

24 IT And when her days to be de- 
livered were fulfilled, behold, there 
were twins in her womb. 

25 And the first came out red, ^all 
over like a hairy garment ; and they 
called his name Esau, 



26 And after that came his brother 
out, and ''his hand took hold on 
Esau's heel ; and '^ his name was call- 
ed Jacob : and Isaac was threescore 
years old when she bare them. 

27 And the boys grew : and Esau 
was ® a cunning hunter, a man of the 
field; and Jacob was ^a plain man, 
^dwelling in tents, 

28 And Isaac loved Esau, because 
the did ^ eat of his venison : 'but Re- 
bekah loved Jacob. 

29 H And Jacob sod pottage : and 
Esau came from the field, and he was 
faint : 

30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed 
me, I pray thee, twith that same red 
pottage ; for I am faint : therefore was 
his name called H Edom. 

31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day 
thy birthright. 

32 And Esau said, Behold, I cm t at 
the point to die : and what profit shall 
this birthright do to me 1 

33 And Jacob said. Swear to me this 
day ; and he sware unto him : and 
^he sold his birthright unto Jacob. 

34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and 
pottage of lentiles ; and ' he did eat 
and drink, and rose up, and went his 
way. Thus Esau despised his birth- 
right. 

CHAPTER XXVI. 

Isaac because of famine goetJi to Gerar. 2 God 
instructeth and blesselh him. 7 He is reproved by 
Abimelech for denying his vnfe. 12 Hegroweth rich. 
18 He diggeth the wells Esek, Sitvah,andEehoboth. 
26 Abimelech maketh a covenant with him atBeer- 
sheba. 34 Esau's wives. 

AND there was a famine in the 
land, beside *the first famine 
that was in the days of Abraham, 
And Isaac went unto ''Abimelech 
king of the Philistines unto Gerar. 

2 And the Lord appeared unto him, 
and said. Go not down into Egypt; 
dwell in <= the land which I shall tell 
thee of. 

3 ^ Sojourn in this land, and ^ I will 
be with thee, and ^will bless thee ; for 
unto thee, and unto thy seed, ^I will 
give all these countries, and I will 
perform ^ the oath which I sware unto 
Abraham thy father ; 

4 And * I will make thy seed to mul- 
tiply as the stars of heaven, and will 
give unto thy seed all these countries ; 
^ and in thy seed shall all the nations 
of the earth be blessed : 

5 ^Because that Abraham obeyed 
my voice, and kept my charge, my 
commandments, my statutes, and my 
laws. 

6 H And Isaac dwelt in Gerar. 

7 And the men of the place asked 
him of his wife ; and "" he said, She is 
my sister : for " he feared to say, She 



27 



B, C. 1837. 



c Hob. 12. 3. 

d ch. 27. C6. 



e ch. 27. 3, 5. 
f Job 1. 1, 8. 

&2. 3. 

Ps. 37. 37. 
g Heb. 11. 9. 

t Heb. venison 
was in his 
mouth. 

about 1805. 

h ch. 27. 19, 
25,31. 
i ch. 27. 6. 

t Heb. 7vith 
thatred,with 
that red pot- 
tage. 

II That is, Bed. 



t Heb. going 
to die. 



k Heb. 12. 16. 



1 Ecc. 8. 15. 
Is. 22. 13. 
1 Cor. 15. 32. 



about 

1804. 

a ch. 12. 10, 

b ch. 20. 2. 



c ch. 12. 1, 



d ch. 20. 1. 

Ps. 39. 12. 

Heb. 11. 9. 
e ch. 28. 15, 
f ch. 12. 2, 
S ch. 13. 15. & 

15. 18. 
h ch. 22. 16. 

Ps. 105. 9. 
i ch. 15. 5. & 

22. 17. 



k ch. 12. 3. & 

22. 18, 



1 ch. 22. 16. 18. 



m ch. 12. 13. 
& 20. 2, 13. 
n Prov, 29. 25. 



Isaac is reproved hy AhimelecJi. 



GENESIS. 



AhimelecKs covenant with Isaac. 



> ch. 24, 16. 



P cli. 20. 9. 



Ps. 105. 15. 



t Heb. found. 
rMatt. 13. 8. 

Mark 4. 8. 
s ver. 3. ch. 24. 

1, 33. Job 42. 

12. 
t Heb. went 

going. 
t ch. 24. 35. 

Ps. 112.3. 

Prov. 10. 22. 

II Or, hus- 
bandry. 

uch. 37. 11. 
Ecc. 4. 4. 

w ch. 21. 30. 



7 ch. 21. 31. 



t Heb. living. 
z ch. 21. 25. 



II That is, 
Contention. 



H That is, 
Hatred. 



is my wife ; lest, said he, the men of 
the place should kill me for Rebekah ; 
because she °was fair to look upon. 

8 And it came to pass, when he had 
been there a long time, that Abime- 
lech king of the Philistines looked out 
at a window, and saw, and, behold, 
Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his 
wife. 

9 And Abimelech called Isaac, and 
said, Behold, of a surety she is thy 
wife : and how saidst thou. She is my 
sister ? And Isaac said unto him. Be- 
cause I said. Lest I die for her. 

10 And Abimelech said. What is 
this thou hast done unto us 1 one of 
the people might lightly have lain 
with thy wife, and Pthou shouldest 
have brought guiltiness upon us. 

11 And Abimelech charged all his 
people, saying. He that itoucheth 
this man or his wife shall surely be 
put to death. 

12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, 
and t received in the same year ""a 
hundredfold : and the Lord ' blessed 
him. 

13 And the man * waxed great, and 
i" went forward, and grew until he 
became very great : 

14 For he had possession of flocks, 
and possession of herds, and great 
store of II servants : and the Philistines 
" envied him. 

15 For all the wells ^ which his fa- 
ther's servants had digged in the days 
of Abraham his father, the Philistines 
had stopped them, and filled them with 
earth. 

16 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, 
Go from us ; for ^ thou art much 
mightier than we. 

17 IF And Isaac departed thence, and 
pitched his tent in the valley of Ge- 
rar, and dwelt there. 

18 And Isaac digged again the wells 
of water, which they had digged in 
the days of Abraham his father ; for 
the Philistines had stopped them after 
the death of Abraham : ^and he called 
their names after the names by which 
his father had called them. 

19 And Isaac's servants digged in 
the valley, and found there a well of 
t springing water. 

20 And the herdmen of Gerar ' did 
strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying. 
The water is -ours : and he called the 
name of the well I'Esek ; because they 
strove with him. 

21 And they digged another well, 
and strove for that also : and he called 
the name of it n Sitnah. 

22 And he removed from thence, 
and digged another well ; and for that 
they strove not : and he called the 



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name of it II Rehoboth ; and he said. 
For now the Lord hath made room 
for us, and we shall *be fruitful in 
the land. 

23 And he went up from thence to 
Beer-sheba. 

24 And the Lord appeared unto him 
the same night, and said, ^1 am the 
God of Abraham thy father : '^ fear 
not, for ^1 am with thee, and will 
bless thee, and multiply thy seed for 
my servant Abraham's sake. 

25 And he "^ builded an altar there, 
and ^called upon the name of the 
Lord, and pitched his tent there : and 
there Isaac's servants digged a well. 

26 IF Then Abimelech went to him 
from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his 
friends, ^ and Phichol the chief cap- 
tain of his army. 

27 And Isaac said unto them. Where- 
fore come ye to me, seeing ^ye hate 
me, and have 'sent me away from 
you? 

28 And they said, t We saw certainly 
that the Lord ^ was with thee : and 
we said. Let there be now an oath 
betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, 
and let us make a covenant with 
thee ; 

29 t That thou wilt do us no hurt, 
as we have not touched thee, and as 
we have done unto thee nothing but 
good, and have sent thee away in 
peace : • thou art now the blessed of 
the Lord. 

30 "'And he made them a feast, and 
they did eat and drink. 

31 And they rose up betimes in the 
morning, and " sware one to another : 
and Isaac sent them away, and they 
departed from him in peace. 

32 And it came to pass the same 
day, that Isaac's servants came, and 
told him concerning the well which 
they had digged, and said unto him, 
We have found water. 

33 And he called it UShebah : "there- 
fore the name of the city is H Beer- 
sheba unto this day. 

34 IF P And Esau was forty years old 
when he took to wife Judith the 
daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and 
Bashemath the daughter of Elon the 
Hittite : 

35 Which iwere ta grief of mind 
unto Isaac and to Rebekah. 

CHAPTER XXVII. 

Isaac sendeth Esau for venison. 6 Jacob, instructed 
by Rebekah, 15 obtaineth the blessing. 34 Esau com- 
plaineth, and by importunity obtaineth a blessing. 
41 He threateneth Jacob's life. 43 Rebekah sendeth 
Jacob to Lab an. 

AND it came to pass, that when 
Isaac was old, and ^his eyes 
were dim, so that he could not see, 



Jacob deceiveth his father, 



GENESIS. 



and ohtaineth the blessing. 



B.C. 
about 1760. 



b Prov. 27. 1. 

James 4. 14 
c ch. 25. 27. 

28. 
t Heb. hunt. 



d ver. 27. 
ch. 48. 9, 15. 
& 49. 28. 
Deuc 33. 1. 



e ver. 13. 

f ver. 4. 

S ver. 4 
h ch. 25. 25. 
i ver. 22. 



k ch. 9. 25. 
Deut. 27. 18. 



1 ch. 43. 9. 

1 Sara. 25. 24. 

2 Sam. 14. 9. 
Matt. 27. 25. 



m ver. 4, 9. 

t Heb. de- 
sirable. 
n ver. 27. 



he called Esau his eldest son, and 
said unto him, My son : and he said 
unto him, Behold, here am I. 

2 And he said, Behold now, I am 
old, I ^ know not the day of my death : 

3 "" Now therefore take, I pray thee, 
thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, 
and go out to the field, and ttake me 
5omeTenison ; 

4 And make me savoury meat, such 
as I love, and bring it to me, that I 
may cat ; that my soul ^ may bless 
thee before I die. 

5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac 
spake to Esau his son. And Esau 
went to the field to hunt /or venison, 
and to bring it. 

6 II And Rebekah spake unto Jacob 
her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy 
father speak unto Esau thy brother, 
saying, 

7 Bring me venison, and make me 
savoury meat, that I may eat, and 
bless thee before the Lord before my 
death. 

8 Now therefore, my son, ^obey my 
voice according to that which I com- 
mand thee. 

9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me 
from thence two good kids of the 
goats ; and I will make them ^ savoury 
meat for thy father, such as he lov- 
eth: 

10 And thou shalt bring it to thy 
father, that he may eat, and that he 
^ may bless thee before his death. 

11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his 
mother. Behold, ^ Esau my brother is 
a hairy man, and I am a smooth man : 

12 My father perad venture will 'feel 
me, and I shall seem to him as a de- 
ceiver ; and I shall bring ^ a curse 
upon me, and not a blessing. 

13 And his mother said unto him, 
^ Upon me be thy curse, my son : only 
obey my voice, and go fetch me them. 

14 And he went, and fetched, and 
brought them to his mother : and his 
mother "" made savoury meat, such as 
his father loved. 

15 And Rebekah took t" goodly rai- 
ment of her eldest son Esau, which 
ivere with her in the house, and put 
them upon Jacob her younger son : 

16 And she put the skins of the kids 
of the goats upon his hands, and upon 
the smooth of his neck : 

17 And she gave the savoury meat 
and the bread, which she had prepared, 
into the hand of her son Jacob. 

18 IT And he came unto his father, 
and said. My father : and he said. 
Here am I ; who art thou, my son ? 

19 And Jacob said unto his father, 
I am Esau thy firstborn ; I have done 
according as thou badest me : arise, I 



pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, 
° that thy soul may bless me. 

20 And Isaac said unto his son. How 
is it that thou hast found it so quick- 
ly, my son ? And he said. Because 
the Lord thy God brought it tto me. 

21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come 
near, I pray thee, that 1 p may feel 
thee, my son, whether thou be my 
very son Esau or not. 

22 And Jacob went near unto Isaac 
his father ; and he felt him, and said, 
The voice is Jacob's voice, but the 
hands are the hands of Esau. 

23 And he discerned him not, be- 
cause ihis hands were hairy, as his 
brother Esau's hands : so he blessed 
him. 

24 And he said, Art thou my very 
son Esau ? And he said, I am. 

25 And he said. Bring it near to me, 
and I will eat of my son's venison, 
""that my soul may bless thee. And 
he brought it near to him, and he did 
eat : and he brought him wine, and 
he drank. 

26 And his father Isaac said unto 
him. Come near now, and kiss me, 
my son. 

27 And he came near, and kissed 
him : and he smelled the smell of his 
raiment, and blessed him, and said. 
See, ' the smell of my son is as the 
smell of a field which the Lord hath 
blessed : 

28 Therefore * God give thee of " the 
dew of heaven, and ^the fatness of the 
earth, and Aplenty of corn and wine : 

29 yLet people serve thee, and na- 
tions bow dow^n to thee : be lord over 
thy brethren, and ^let thy mother's 
sons bow down to thee : ^ cursed be 
every one that curseth thee, and bless- 
ed be he that blesseth thee. 

30 IT And it came to pass, as soon as 
Isaac had made an end of blessing Ja- 
cob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone 
out from the presence of Isaac his 
father, that Esau his brother came in 
from his hunting. 

31 And he also had made savoury 
meat, and brought it unto his father, 
and said unto his father, Let my fa- 
ther arise, and ^ eat of his son's veni- 
son, that thy soul may bless me. 

32 And Isaac his father said unto 
him, Who art thou 1 And he said, I 
am thy son, thy firstborn, Esau. 

33 And Isaac t trembled very exceed- 
ingly, and said. Who 1 where is he 
that hath t taken venison, and brought 
it me, and I have eaten of all before 
thou camest, and have blessed him 1 
yea, " and he shall be blessed. 

34 And when Esau heard the words 
of his father, ^ he cried with a great 



29 



B.C. 
about 1760. 



t Heb. before 
vie. 



P ver. 12. 



q ver. 16. 



s Hos. 14 



t Heb. 11. 20. 
u Deut. 33. 13, 

28. 

2 Sam. 1. 21. 
w ch. 45. 18. 
X Deut. 33. 28. 
y ch. 9. 25. & 

25.23. 
z ch. 49. 8. 
a ch. 12. 3. 

Num. 24 9. 



t Heb 


. trem- 


bled 


with a 


great 
bling 


trem- 


great- 


ly. 




\B.eh. hunted. 


c ch. 2 


?. 3. 4 


Rom. 


11.29. 


dHeb. 


12. 17. 



Esau threateneth Jacob. 



GENESIS. 



Jacob sent to Padan-aram. 




e ch. 25. 26. 
II That is, A 
supplunter. 
f ch. 23. 33. 



S 2 Sam. 
ver. 29. 



i ver. 28. 

II Or, support- 



iHeb.]2.17. 

k ver. 28. 
Heb. 11. 20. 
fl Or, of the 
fatness. 



1 ch. 25. 23. 

2 Sam. 8. 14. 

Obad. 18, 19. 

20. 
m 2 Kings 8. 

20. 
n ch. 37. 4, 8. 



o ch. 50. 3, 4, 
10. 
p Obad. 10. , 



q Ps. 64. 5. 



r ch. 11. 31. 



8 ch. 26. 35. & 
28.8. 

t ch. 24. 3. 



and exceeding bitter cry, and said 
unto his father, Bless me, even me 
also, O my father. 

35 And he said, Thy brother came 
with subtilty, and hath taken away 
thy blessing. 

36 And he said, ^Is not he rightly 
named H Jacob 1 for he hath supplant- 
ed me these two times : ^he took away 
my birthright ; and, behold, now he 
hath taken away my blessing. And 
he said, Hast thou not reserv'ed a 
blessing for me 1 

37 And Isaac answered and said 
unto Esau, ^ Behold, I have made 
him thy lord, and all his brethren 
have I given to him for servants ; and 
^ with corn and wine have I H sustained 
him : and what shall I do now unto 
thee, my son 1 

38 And Esau said unto his father, 
Hast thou but one blessing, my fa- 
ther? bless me, even me also, O my 
father. And Esau lifted up his voice, 
^ and wept. 

39 And Isaac his father answered 
and said unto him, Behold, ^thy 
dwelling shall be n the fatness of the 
earth, and of the dew of heaven from 
above ; 

40 And by thy sword shalt thou 
live, and ^ shalt serve thy brother : 
and ""it shall come to pass when thou 
shalt have the dominion, that thou 
shalt break his yoke from off thy neck. 

41 IT And Esau ''hated Jacob be- 
cause of .the blessing wherewith his 
father blessed him : and Esau said in 
his heart, ° The days of mourning for 
my father are at hand ; Pthen will I 
slay my brother Jacob. 

42 And these words of Esau her 
elder son were told to Rebekah : and 
she sent and called Jacob her younger 
son, and said unto him. Behold, thy 
brother Esau, as touching thee, doth 
1 comfort himself, purposing to kill 
thee. 

43 Now therefore, my son, obey my 
voice ; and arise, flee thou to Laban 
my brother ■" to Haran ; 

44 And tarry with him a few days, 
until thy brother's fury turn away ; 

45 Until thy brother's anger turn 
away from thee, and he forget that 
which thou hast done to him : then 
I will send, and fetch thee from 
thence : why should I be deprived 
also of you both in one day ? 

46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, 'I 
am weary of my life because of the 
daughters of Heth: 4f Jacob take a 
wife of the daughters of Heth, such 
as these which are of the daughters 
of the land, what good shall my life 
do me? 



30 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 

Isaac blesseth Jacob, and sendeth Mm to Padan- 
aram. 6 Esau marrieth the daughter of Ishmael. 
10 The vision of Jacob's ladder. 18 The stone of 
Beth-el. 20 Jacob's vow. 

AND Isaac called Jacob, and ^bless- 
ed him, and charged him, and 
said unto him, ^ Thou shalt not take 
a wife of the daughters of Canaan. 

2 '^ Arise, go to ^ Padan-aram, to the 
house of ^Bethuel thy mother's fa- 
ther; and take thee a wife from 
thence of the daughters of ^ Laban 
thy mother's brother. 

3 ^And God Almighty bless thee, 
and make thee fruitful, and multiply 
thee, that thou mayest be ta multi- 
tude of people ; 

4 And give thee ''the blessing of 
Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed 
with thee ; that thou mayest inherit 
the land tHvherein thou art a stranger, 
which God gave unto Abraham. 

5 And Isaac sent away Jacob : and 
he went to Padan-aram unto Laban, 
son of Bethuel the Syrian, the broth- 
er of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's 
mother. 

6 W When Esau saw that Isaac had 
blessed Jacob, and sent him away to 
Padan-aram, to take him a wife from 
thence ; and that as he blessed him 
he gave him a charge, saying, Thou 
shalt not take a wife of the daughters 
of Canaan ; 

7 And that Jacob obeyed his father 
and his mother, and was gone to 
Padan-aram ; 

8 And Esau seeing ^ that the daugh- 
ters^of Canaan t pleased not Isaac his 
father ; 

9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael 
and took, unto the wives which he 
had, ' Mahalath the daughter of Ish- 
mael Abraham's son, ^'the sister of 
Nebajoth, to be his wife. 

10 IT And Jacob ''went out from 
Beer-sheba, and went toward ° Haran. 

11 And he lighted upon a certain 
place, and tarried there all night, be- 
cause the sun was set ; and he took 
of the stones of that place, and put 
them for his pillows, and lay down in 
that place to sleep. 

12 And he p dreamed, and behold a 
ladder set up on the earth, and the 
top of it reached to heaven : and be- 
hold "ithe angels of God ascending 
and descending on it. 

13 ""And, behold, the Lord stood 
above it, and said, ^I am the Lord 
God of Abraham thy father, and the 
God of Isaac : Hhe land whereon thou 
liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy 
seed ; 

14 And ""thy seed shall be as the 
dust of the earth : and thou shalt 



Jacobus vision and vow. 



GENESIS. 



He meeteth with Rachel. 




e ch. 31. 13, 45. 

& 35. 14. 
f Lev. 8. 10. 11, 

12. 

Num. 7. 1. 

II That is, The 

house of God. 
S Judg. 1. 23, 

26. 

Hos, 4. 15. 
h ch. 31. 13. 

Judg-. 11.30. 

2 Sam. 15. 8. 
i ver. 15. 
k 1 Tim. 6. 8. 
1 Judo-. 11. .SI. 

2 Sam. 19. 24, 

30. 
m Deut. 26. 17. 

2 Sam. 15. 8. 

2 Kings 5. 17. 
a ch. 35- 7, 14. 
o Lev. 27. 30. 



t Heb. lifted 
up his feet. 

t Heb. chil- 
dren. 

a Num. 23. 7. 
Hos. 12. 12. 



ch. 43. 27. 
t Heb. Is there 
peace to him? 



t spread abroad "^to the west, and to 
the east, and to the north, and to the 
south : and in thee and "^ in thy seed 
shall all the families of the earth be 
blessed. 

15 And, behold, ^I am with thee, 
and will ^keep thee in all places 
whither thou goest, and will ^ bring 
thee again into this land ; for "^ I will 
not leave thee, '^ until I have done 
that which I have spoken to thee of. 

16 IT And Jacob awaked out of his 
sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord 
is in ^ this place ; and I knew it not. 

17 And he was afraid, and said. 
How dreadful is this place ! this is 
none other but the house of God, 
and this is the gate of heaven. 

18 And Jacob rose up early in the 
morning, and took the stone that he 
had put /or his pillows, and ^set it up 
for a pillar, ^ and poured oil upon the 
top of it. 

19 And he called the* name of ^ that 
place II Beth-el : but the name of that 
city was called Luz at the first. 

20 ''And Jacob vowed a vow, say- 
ing. If ' God will be with me, and 
will keep me in this way that I go, 
and will give me ^ bread to eat, and 
raiment to put on, 

21 So that ^I come again to my 
father's house in peace ; "^ then shall 
the Lord be my God : 

22 And this stone, which I have set 
for a pillar, ° shall be God's house : 
°and of all that thou shalt give me 
I will surely give the tenth unto 
thee. 

CHAPTER XXLX. 

Jacob Cometh to the well of Haran. 9 He meeteth 
Rachel: 13 and is entertained by Laban. 18 He 
covenan tefhfor Rachel, '2Zhut is deceived with Leah. 
28 He marrieth also Rachel, and serveth for her sev- 
en years more. 32 Leah beareth Reuben,^ Sime- 
on, 34 Levi, 35 and Judah. 

THEN Jacob t went on his journey, 
^and came into the land of the 
t people of the east. 

2 And he looked, and behold a 
well in the field, and, lo, there were 
three flocks of sheep lying by it ; 
for out of that well they watered the 
flocks : and a great stone was upon 
the well's mouth. 

3 And thither were all the flocks 
gathered : and they rolled the stone 
from the well's mouth, and watered 
the sheep, and put the stone again 
upon the well's mouth in his place. 

4 And Jacob said unto them, My 
brethren, whence be ye? And they 
said, Of Haran are we. 

5 And he said unto them, Know ye 
Laban the son of Nahor 1 And they 
said. We know him. 

6 And he said unto them, ^fls he 



well ? And they said. He is well : 
and, behold, Rachel his daughter 
Cometh with the sheep. 

7 And he said, Lo, fit is yet high 
day, neither is it time that the cattle 
should be gathered together : water 
ye the sheep, and go and feed them. 

8 And they said, We cannot, until 
all the flocks be gathered together, 
and till they roll the stone from the 
well's mouth ; then we water the 
sheep. 

9 1 And while he yet spake with 
them, " Rachel came with her father's 
sheep : for she kept them. 

10 And it came to pass, when Jacob 
saw Rachel the daughter of Laban 
his mother's brother, and the sheep 
of Laban his mother's brother, that 
Jacob went near, and ''rolled the 
stone from the well's mouth, and 
watered the flock of Laban his moth- 
er's brother. 

11 And Jacob "^kissed Rachel, and 
lifted up his voice, and wept. 

12 And Jacob told Rachel that he 
was ^her father's brother, and that he 
ivas Rebekah's son : ^ and she ran and 
told her father. 

13 And it came to pass, when La- 
ban heard the + tidings of Jacob his 
sister's son, that ''he ran to meet him, 
and embraced him, and kissed him, 
and brought him to his house. And 
he told Laban all these things. 

14 And Laban said to him, ' Surely 
thou art my bone and my flesh. And 
he abode with him tthe space of a 
month. 

15 IT And Laban said unto Jacob, 
Because thou art my brother, shouldest 
thou therefore serve me for nought 1 
tell me, what shall thy wages be ? 

16 And Laban had two daughters : 
the name of the elder ivas Leah, and 
the name of the younger was Rachel. 

17 Leah was tender eyed ; but Ra- 
chel was beautiful and well favoured. 

18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and 
said, ^ I will serve thee seven years 
for Rachel thy younger daughter. 

19 And Laban said, It is better 
that I give her to thee, than that 
I should give her to another man : 
abide with me. 

20 And Jacob 'served seven years 
for Rachel ; and they seemed unto 
him but a few days, for the love he 
had to her. 

21 IF And Jacob said unto Laban, 
Give me my wife, for my days are 
fulfilled, that I may ""go in unto her. 

22 And Laban gathered together all 
the men of the place, and "made a 
feast. 

23 And it came to pass in the evening. 



31 



Jacob marrieth Rachel. 



GENESIS. 



Zilpah given to Jacob. 



B. C. 1753. 



t Heb.xjlace. 
Judg. 14. 12. 



P ver. 20. 

Deut. 21. 15. 
q ch. 30. 26. Si 

31. 41. 

Hos. 12. 12. 
r Ps. 127. 3. 
s ch. 30. 1. 

about 1752. 

II That is, See 
a son. 

t Ex. 3. 7. & 
4. 31. Deut. 
26. 7. Ps. 25. 
18. k. 106. 44. 

about 1751. 



II That is, 
Hearing. 



about 

1750. 



II That is. 
Joined. See 
Num. 18.2, 4. 

about 1749. 
u Matt. 1. 2. 
n That is, 
Praise. 
t Heb. stood 
from hearing. 



about 
1749. 

a ch. 29. 31. 

b ch. 37. 11. 

c Job 5. 2. 



that he took Leah liis daughter, and 
brought her to him ; and he went in 
unto her. 

24 And Laban gave unto his daugh- 
ter Leah Zilpah his maid /or a hand- 
maid. 

25 And it came to pass, that in the 
morning, behold, it was Leah : and he 
said to Laban, What is this thou hast 
done unto me 1 did not I serve with 
thee for Rachel ? wherefore then hast 
thou beguiled me % 

26 And Laban said. It must not be 
so done in our t country, to give the 
younger before the firstborn. 

27 ° Fulfil her week, and we will 
give thee this also for the service 
which thou shalt serve with me yet 
seven other years. 

28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled 
her week : and he gave him Rachel 
his daughter to wife also. 

29 And Laban gave to Rachel his 
daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be 
her maid. 

30 And he went in also unto Rachel, 
and he p loved also Rachel more than 
Leah, and served with him ^ yet seven 
other years. 

31 IT And when the Lord ""saw that 
Leah was hated, he 'opened her womb : 
but Rachel was barren. 

32 And Leah conceived, and bare a 
son; and she called his name II Reuben : 
for she said. Surely the Lord hath 
'looked upon my affliction ; now there- 
fore my husband will love me. 

33 And she conceived again, and 
bare a son ; and said, Because the 
Lord hath heard that I was hated, 
he hath therefore given me this son 
also : and she called his name H Sim- 
eon. 

34 And she conceived again, and 
bare a son ; and said, Now this time 
will my husband be joined unto me, 
because I have borne him three 
sons : therefore was his name called 
11 Levi. 

35 And she conceived again, and bare 
a son ; and she said, Now will I praise 
the Lord : therefore she called his 
name " H Judah ; and t left bearing. 

CHAPTER XXX. 

Rachel giveth Bilhah her maid unto Jacob. 5 She 
beareth Dan and Naphtali. 9 Leah giveth Zilpah 
her maid, who beareth Gad and Asher. 14 Leah 
beareth Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah. 22 Rachel 
beareth Joseph. 25 .facob desireth to depart. 27 La- 
ban stayeth him on a new covenant. 37 Jacob's 
policy, whereby he became rich. 

AND when Rachel saw that *she 
bare .Jacob no children, Rachel 
^ envied her sister ; and said unto 
Jacob, Give me children, ''or else I 
die. 



32 



2 And Jacob's anger was kindled 
against Rachel ; and he said, ^Am I 
in God's stead, who hath withheld 
from thee the fruit of the womb 1 

3 And she said, Behold "^ my maid 
Bilhah, go in unto her ; ^ and she shall 
bear upon my knees, ^ that I may also 
t have children by her. 

4 And she gave him Bilhah her 
handmaid ^ to wife : and Jacob went 
in unto her. 

5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare 
Jacob a son. 

6 And Rachel said, God hath ^judged 
me, and hath also heard my voice, and 
hath given me a son : therefore called 
she his name H Dan. 

7 And Bilhah Rachel's maid con- 
ceived again, and bare Jacob a second 
son. 

8 And Rachel said, With t great 
wrestlings have I wrestled with my 
sister, and I have prevailed : and she 
called his name H *" Naphtali. 

9 WTien Leah saw that she had left 
bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, 
and ^ gave her Jacob to wife. 

10 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Ja- 
cob a son. 

1 1 And Leah said, A troop cometh : 
and she called his name H Gad. 

12 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Ja- 
cob a second son. 

13 And Leah said, t Happy am I, for 
the daughters ™ will call me blessed : 
and she called his name H Asher. 

14 TI And Reuben went in the days 
of wheat harvest, and found man- 
drakes in the field, and brought them 
unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel 
said to Leah, ° Give me, I pray thee, 
of thy son's mandrakes. 

15 And she said unto her, °Is it a 
small matter that thou hast taken my 
husband? and wouldest thou take 
away my son's mandrakes also 1 And 
Rachel said. Therefore he shall lie 
with thee to night for thy son's man- 
drakes. 

16 And Jacob came out of the field 
in the evening, and Leah went out to 
meet him, and said, Thou must come 
in unto me ; for surely I have hired 
thee with my son's mandrakes. And 
he lay with her that night. 

17 And God hearkened unto Leah, 
and she conceived, and bare Jacob the 
fifth son. 

18 And Leah said, God hath given 
me my hire, because I have given my 
maiden to my husband : and she called 
his name H Issachar. 

19 And Leah conceived again, and 
bare Jacob the sixth son. 

20 And Leah said, God hath endued 
me loith a good dowry ; now will my 



Rachel beareth Joseph. 



GENESIS. 



Jacob becometh rich. 



B.C. 

about 1746. 

II Thiit is, 

Dwelling. 
H That is, 

Judgment. 

about 1745. 

P Matt. 4. 13. 
q ch. 8. 1. 
1 Sara. 1. 19, 
r ch. 29. 31. 



11 That is, 

Adding. 
s 1 Sam. 1, 6. 

Is. 4. 1. 

Luke 1. 25. 
t ch. 35. 17. 

uch.23.54,56. 

w ch. 18. 33. & 
31.55. 



ch. 29. 20, 



y ch. 39. 3, 5. 

z See ch.26.24. 
a ch. 29. 15. 



b ch. 31. 6, 38, 
39, 40. 

Matt. 24. 45. 
Tit. 2. 10. 



t Heb. broken 
forth, ver.43. 
t Heb. at my 
foot. 

c 1 Tim. 5, 8. 



d ch. 31. 8. 



e Ps. 37. 6. 

t Heb. to mor- 
row, 
Ex. 13. 14. 



husband dwell with me, because I 
have borne him six sons : and she 
called his name H p Zebulun. 

21 And afterwards she bare a daugh- 
ter, an4 called her name H Dinah. 

22 H And God ^ remembered Rachel, 
and God hearkened to her, and ''open- 
ed her womb. 

23 And she conceived, and bare a 
son ; and said, God hath taken away 
' my reproach : 

24 And she called his name H Jo- 
seph ; and said, ' The Lord shall add 
to me another son. 

25 1" And it came to pass, when Ra- 
chel had borne Joseph, that Jacob 
said unto Laban, "Send me away, 
that I may go unto ^^ mine own place, 
and to my country. 

26 Give me my wives and my 
children, ^for whom I have served 
thee, and let me go : for thou know- 
est my service which I have done 
thee. 

27 And Laban said unto him, I pray 
thee, if I have found favour in thine 
eyes, tarry : for ^ I have learned by 
experience that the Lord hath bless- 
ed me ^for thy sake. 

28 And he said, ^Appoint me thy 
wages, and I will give it. 

29 And he said unto him, ''Thou 
knowest how I have served thee, 
and how thy cattle was with me. 

30 For it was little which thou 
hadst before I came, and it is now 
t increased unto a multitude ; and the 
Lord hath blessed thee t since my 
coming : and now, when shall I 
*^ provide for mine own house also 1 

31 And he said, What shall I give 
thee ? And Jacob said. Thou shalt 
not give me any thing : if thou wilt 
do this thing for me, I will again 
feed and keep thy flock. 

32 I will pass through all thy flock 
to day, removing from thence all the 
speckled and spotted cattle, and all 
the brown cattle among the sheep, 
and the spotted and speckled among 
the goats : and ^of such shall be my 
hire. 

33 So shall my ^righteousness an- 
swer for me tin time to come, when 
it shall come for my hire before thy 
face : every one that is not speckled 
and spotted among the goats, and 
brown among the sheep, that shall 
be counted stolen with me. 

34 And Laban said, Behold, I would 
it might be according to thy word. 

35 And he removed that day the 
he goats that were ringstreaked and 
spotted, and all the she goats that 
were speckled and spotted, and every 
one that had some white in it, and all 



the brown among the sheep, and gave 
them into the hand of his sons. 

36 And he set three days' journey 
betwixt himself and Jacob ; and Ja- 
cob fed the rest of Laban's flocks. 

37 TI And -Jacob took him rods of 
green poplar, and of the hazel and 
chesnut tree ; and pilled white streaks 
in them, and made the white appear 
which was in the rods. 

38 And he set the rods which he 
had pilled before the flocks in the 
gutters in the watering troughs when 
the flocks came to drink, that they 
should conceive when they came to 
drink. 

39 And the flocks conceived before 
the rods, and brought forth cattle 
ringstreaked, speckled, and spotted. 

40 And Jacob did separate the lambs, 
and set the faces of the flocks toward 
the ringstreaked, and all the brown in 
the flock of Laban ; and he put his 
own flocks by themselves, and put 
them not unto Laban's cattle. 

41 And it came to pass, whensoever 
the stronger cattle did conceive, that 
Jacob laid the rods before the eyes 
of the cattle in the gutters, that they 
might conceive among the rods. 

42 But when the cattle were feeble, 
he put them not in : so the feebler 
were Laban's, and the stronger Ja- 
cob's. 

43 And the man ^increased exceed- 
ingly, and ''had much cattle, and 
maidservants, and menservants, and 
camels, and asses. 

CHAPTER XXXL 

Jacob departetli secretly from Laban. 19 Rachel 
stealeth her father's images. 22 Laban pursueth 
after Jacob 26 and complaineth of the wrong. 34 
Rachel' s policy to hide the images. 36 Jacob's com- 
plaint of Laban. 43 The covenant of Laban and 
Jacob at Galeed. 

AND he heard the words of Laban's 
sons, saying, Jacob hath taken 
away all that was our father's ; and 
of that which ivas our father's hath 
he gotten all this ^ glory. 

2 And Jacob beheld ''the counte- 
nance of Laban, and, behold, it was 
not '^ toward him tas before. 

3 And the Lord said unto Jacob, 
"^ Return unto the land of thy fathers, 
and to thy kindred ; and I will be 
with thee. 

4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel 
and Leah to the field unto his flock, 

5 And said unto them, ^I see your 
father's countenance, that it is not 
toward me as before ; but the God 
of my father ^hath been with me. 

6 And ^ye know that with all my 
power I have served your father. 

7 And your father hath deceived me, 
and ^ changed my wages ' ten times ; 



33 



Jacob departeth from Lahan. 



GENESIS. 



Labmi's charge against Jacob. 



B. C. 1739. 



1 ch. 30. 32. 



II Or, he . 



n ch. 48. 16. 



Ex. 3. 7. 


P ch. 28. 18, 19, 
20. 


q ver. 3. 
ch. 32. 9. 


r ch. 2. 24. 



t Heb. 
yhim, 
17.5. 
19. 13. 
3.4. 


tera- 
Judg. 
ISam. 
Hos. 


t Heb. 
heart 
ban. 


the 
of La. 


t ch. 35. 2. 


u ch. 46. 28. 
2 Kings 12.17. 
Luke 9. 51,53. 


X ch. 13. 8. 



but God ''suffered him not to hurt 
me. 

8 If he said thus, 'The speckled 
shall be thy wages ; then all the 
cattle bare speckled : and if he said 
thus, The ringstreaked shall be thy 
hire ; then bare all the cattle ring- 
streaked. 

9 Thus God hath "^ taken away the 
cattle of your father, and given them 
to me. 

10 And it came to pass at the time 
that the cattle conceived, that I lifted 
up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, 
and, behold, the II rams w^hich leaped 
upon the cattle were ringstreaked, 
speckled, and grizzled. 

11 And ""the angel of God spake 
unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob : 
and I said. Here am I. 

12 And he said. Lift up now thine 
eyes, and see, all the rams which 
leap upon the cattle are ringstreaked, 
speckled, and grizzled : for ° I have 
seen all that Laban doeth unto thee. 

13 I am the God of Beth-el, p where 
thou anointedst the pillar, and Avher^ 
thou vowedst a vow unto me : now 
1 arise, get thee out from this land, and 
return unto the land of thy kindred. 

14 And Rachel and Leah answered 
and said unto him, "^Is there yet any 
portion or inheritance for us in our 
father's house ? 

15 Are we not counted of him 
strangers'? for 'he hath sold us, and 
hath quite devoured also our money. 

16 For all the riches which God 
hath taken from our father, that is 
ours, and our children's : now then, 
whatsoever God hath said unto thee, 
do. 

17 *ir Then Jacob rose up, and set 
his sons and his wdves upon camels ; 

18 And he carried away all his 
cattle, and all his goods which he 
had gotten, the cattle of his getting, 
which he had gotten in Padan-aram, 
for to go to Isaac his father in the 
land of Canaan, 

19 And Laban went to shear his 
sheep : and Rachel had stolen the 
t4mages that were her father's. 

20 And Jacob stole away t unawares 
to Laban the Syrian, in that he told 
him not that he fled. 

21 So he fled with all that he had ; 
and he rose up, and passed over the 
river, and "set his face toward the 
mount Gilead. 

22 And it Avas told Laban on the 
third day,- that Jacob was fled. 

23 And he took ^his brethren with 
him, and pursued after him seven 
days' journey ; and they overtook 
him in the mount Gilead. 



34 



24 And God ^came to Laban the 
Syrian in a dream by night, and 
said unto him. Take heed that thou 
^ speak not to Jacob t either good or 
bad. 

25 IT Then Laban overtook Jacob. 
Now Jacob had pitched his tent in 
the mount : and Laban with his breth- 
ren pitched in the mount of Gilead. 

26 And Laban said to Jacob, What 
hast thou done, that thou hast stolen 
away unawares to me, and ^carried 
away my daughters, as captives taken 
with the sword 1 

27 Wherefore didst thou flee away 
secretly, and t steal away from me ; 
and didst not tell me, that I might 
have sent thee away with mirth, and 
with songs, with tabret, and with 
harp ? 

28 And hast not suffered me ^to kiss 
my sons and my daughters'? "^thou 
hast now done foolishly in so doing. 

29 It is ill the power of my hand 
to do you hurt : but the ^ God of 
your father spake unto me ® yester- 
night, saying. Take thou heed that 
thou speak not to Jacob either good 
or bad. 

30 And now, though thou wouldest 
needs be gone, because thou sore 
longedst after thy father's house, yet 
wherefore hast thou ^ stolen my gods ? 

31 And Jacob answered and said 
to Laban, Because I Was afraid : for 
I said, Peradventure thou wouldest 
take by force thy daughters from me. 

32 With whomsoever thou findest 
thy gods, ^let him not live : before 
our brethren discern thou Avhat is 
thine with me, and take it to. thee. 
For Jacob knew not that Rachel had 
stolen them. 

33 And Laban went into Jacob's 
tent, and into Leah's tent, and into 
the two maidservants' tents ; but he 
found them not. Then went he out 
of Leah's tent, and entered into Ra- 
chel's tent. 

34 Now Rachel had taken the im- 
ages, and put them in the camel's 
furniture, and sat upon them. And 
Laban t searched all the tent, but 
found them not. 

35 And she said to her father. Let it 
not displease my lord that I cannot 
^ rise up before thee ; for the custom 
of women 15 upon me. And he search- 
ed, but found not the images. 

36 T And Jacob was wroth, and 
chode with Laban : and Jacob an- 
swered and said to Laban, What is 
my trespass ? what is my sin, that 
thou hast so hotly pursued after me ? 

37 Whereas thou hast t searched all 
my stuff, what hast thou found of 



Their covenant at Galeed. 



GENESIS. 



Jacob's message to Esau. 



B. C. 1739. 



■ Ex. 22. 10, 
&c. 



kEx. 22. 12. 



Ich. 29.27,: 



5 ver. SS. 
Is. 8. 13, 



P ch. 29. 32. 

Ex. 3. 7. 
q 1 Chr. 12. 17. 

Jude 9. 



r ch. 26. 28. 
s Josh. 24. 27. 
t ch. 28. 18. 



II Thatis, TAe 
heap of wit- 
ness. Chald. 

J! Thatis, The 
heap of wit- 
ness. Heb. 

u Josh. 24. 27. 

X Judg.11.29. 
1 Sam. 7. 5. 

II That is, A 
beacon, or, 
watchtower. 



all thy household stuff? set it here 
before my brethren and th} brethren, 
that they may judge betwixt us both. 

38 This twenty years have I been 
with thee ; thy ewes and thy she 
goats have not cast their young, and 
the rams of thy flock have I not 
eaten. 

39 ' That which was torn of beasts 
I brought not unto thee ; I bare the 
loss of it ; of ^ my hand didst thou 
require it, whether stolen by day, or 
stolen by night. 

40 Thus I was ; in the day the 
drought consumed me, and the frost 
by night ; and n*y sleep departed 
from mine eyes. 

41 Thus have I been twenty years 
in thy house : I ^ served thee four- 
teen years for thy two daughters, 
and six years for thy cattle ; and 
™thou hast changed my wages ten 
times. 

42 "Except the God of my father, 
the God of Abraham, and °the fear 
of Isaac, had been with me, surely 
thou hadst sent me away now empty. 
PGod hath seen mine affliction and 
the labour of my hands, and i rebuked 
thee yesternight. 

43 T And Laban answered and said 
unto Jacob, These daughters are my 
daughters, and these children are my 
children, and these cattle are my 
cattle, and all that thou seest is mine : 
and what can I do this day unto 
these my daughters, or unto their 
children which they have borne 1 

44 Now therefore come thou, 'let 
us make a covenant, I and thou ; 
' and let it be for a witness between 
me and thee. 

45 And Jacob * took a stone, and set 
it up /or a pillar. 

46 And Jacob said unto his breth- 
ren. Gather stones ; and they took 
stones, and made a heap : and they 
did eat there upon the heap. 

47 And Laban called it H Jegar- 
sahadutha : but Jacob called it n Gal- 
eed. 

48 And Laban said, "^This heap is 
a witness between me and thee this 
day. Therefore was the name of it 
called Galeed, 

49 And '^ II Mizpah ; for he said. The 
Lord Avatch between me and thee, 
when we are absent one from an- 
other. 

50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, 
or if thou shalt take other wives be- 
side my daughters, no man is with 
us ; see, God is witness betwixt me 
and thee. 

51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold 
this heap, and behold this pillar. 



which I have cast betwixt me and 
thee ; 

52 This heap be witness, and this 
pillar be witness, that I will not pass 
over this heap to thee, and that thou 
shalt not pass over this heap and this 
pillar unto me, for harm. 

53 The God of Abraham, and the 
God of Nahor, the God of their fa- 
ther, ''judge betwixt us. And Jacob 
^sware by ^the fear of his father 
Isaac. 

54 Then Jacob II offered sacrifice 
upon the mount, and called his 
brethren to eat bread : and they did 
eat bread, and tarried all night in the 
mount. 

55 And early in the morning Laban 
rose up, and kissed his sons and his 
daughters, and ^ blessed them : and 
Laban departed, and ''returned unto 
his place. 

CHAPTER XXXII. 

Jacob's vision at Mahanaim. 3 His message to Esau- 
6 He is afraid of Esau's coming. 9 He pray eth for 
deliverance. 13 He sendeth a present to Esau. 24 
He u-restleth with an angel at Peniel, where he is 
called Israel. 31 He halteth upon his thigh. 

AND Jacob went on his way, and 
^the angels of God met him. 

2 And when Jacob saw them, he 
said, This is God's ^ host : and he 
called the name of that place II Maha- 
naim. 

3 And Jacob sent messengers before 
him to Esau his brother ''unto the 
land of Seir, "^the t country of Edom. 

4 And he commanded them, saying, 
^ Thus shall ye speak unto my lord 
Esau ; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, 
I have sojourned with Laban, and 
stayed there until now : 

5 And ^ I have oxen, and asses, 
flocks, and menservants, and women- 
servants : and I have sent to tell my 
lord, that ^ I may find grace in thy 
sight. 

6 f And the messengers returned 
to Jacob, saying. We came to thy 
brother Esau, and also ''he cometh 
to meet thee, and four hundred men 
with him. 

7 Then Jacob was greatly afraid 
and ' distressed : and he divided the 
people that ivas with him, and the 
flocks, and herds, and the camels, 
into two bands ; 

8 And said, If Esau come to the one 
company, and smite it, then the other 
company which is left shall escape. 

9 IF •" And Jacob said, ^ God of mj 
father Abraham, and God of my fa- 
ther Isaac, the Lord '"which saidst 
unto me. Return unto thy country, 
and to thy kindred, and I will deal 
well with thee : 



35 



The present of Jacob to Esau. 



GENESIS. The meeting of Jacob and Esau. 



B. C. 1739. 




P Ps. 59. 1, 2. 



q Hos. 10. 14. 

t Heb. upon. 

rch.28.13,14, 
15. 



s ch. 43. 11. 
Prov. 18. 16. 



t Prov. 21. 14. 



tHeb. my 
face, 
Job 42. 8, 9. 



u Deut. 3. 16. 

t Heb. caused 
to pass. 



X Hos. 12. 3, 4. 
Eph.6.12. 

t Heb. ascend- 
ing of the 
morning. 



10 1 1 am not worthy of the least 
of all the "mercies, and of all the 
truth, which thou hast shewed unto 
thy servant; for with •'my staff I 
passed over this Jordan ; and now I 
am become two bands. 

11 P Deliver me, I pray thee, from 
the hand of my brother, from the 
hand of Esau : for I fear him, lest 
he will come and smite me, and ^the 
mother twith the children. 

12 And 'thou saidst, I will surely 
do thee good, and make thy seed as 
the sand of the sea, which cannot be 
numbered for multitude. 

13 IT And he lodged there that same 
night ; and took of that which came 
to his hand ^a present for Esau his 
brother ; 

14 Two hundred she goats and 
twenty he goats, two hundred ewes 
and twenty rams, 

15 Thirty milch camels with their 
colts, forty kine and ten bulls, twenty 
she asses and ten foals. 

16 And he delivered them into the 
hand of his servants, every drove by 
themselves ; and said unto his serv- 
ants, Pass over before me, and put 
a space betwixt drove and drove. 

17 And he commanded the foremost, 
saying, When Esau my brother meet- 
etii thee, and asketh thee, saying, 
Whose art thou 1 and whither goest 
thou? and whose are these before 
thee? 

18 Then thou shalt say. They be thy 
servant Jacob's ; it is a present sent 
unto my lord Esau : and, behold, also 
he is behind us. 

19 And so commanded he the second, 
and the third, and all that followed 
the droves, saying, On this manner 
shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye 
find him. 

20 And say ye moreover, Behold, 
thy servant Jacob is behind us. For 
he said, I will ^ appease him with the 
present that goeth before me, and 
afterward I will see his face ; perad- 
venture he will accept tof me. 

21 So went the present over before 
him ; and himself lodged that night 
in the company. 

22 And he rose up that night, and 
took his two wives, and his two wo- 
menservants, and his eleven sons, 
"^ and passed over the ford Jabbok. 

23 And he took them, and tsent 
them over the brook, and sent over 
that he had. 

24 IF And Jacob was left alone ; and 
there ^ wrestled a man with him until 
the t breaking of the day. 

25 And when he saw that he pre- 
vailed not against him, he touched 



36 



the hollow of his thigh ; and ^ the 
hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of 
joint, as he wrestled with him. 

26 And ^ he said. Let me go, for the 
day breaketh. And he said, ^I will 
not let thee go, except thou bless me. 

27 And he said unto him, What is 
thy name % And he said, Jacob. 

28 And he said, ''Thy name shall 
be called no more Jacob, but H Israel : 
for as a prince hast thou " power with 
God and "^with men, and hast pre- 
vailed. 

29 And Jacob asked Am, and said. 
Tell we, I pray thee, thy name. And 
he said, ®Wherel5re is it that thou 
dost ask after my name? And he 
blessed him there. 

30 And Jacob called the name of the 
place il Peniel : for ^ I have seen God 
face to face, and my life is preserved. 

31 And as he passed over Penuel 
the sun rose upon him, and he halted 
upon his thigh. 

32 Therefore the children of Israel 
eat not of the sinew which shrank, 
which is upon the hollow of the 
thigh, unto this day ; because he 
touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh 
in the sinew that shrank. 

CHAPTER XXXIII. 

The kindness of Jacob and Esau at their meeting. 
17 Jacob cometh to Succoth. 18 At Shalem he 
buyeth afield, and buildeth an altar. 

AND Jacob lifted up his eyes, and 
looked, and, behold, ^ Esau came, 
and with him four hundred men. 
And he divided the children unto 
Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the 
two handmaids. 

2 And he put the handmaids and 
their children foremost, and Leah and 
her children after, and Rachel and 
Joseph hindermost. 

3 And he passed over before them, 
and * bowed himself to the ground 
seven times, until he came near to 
his brother. 

4 "^And Esau ran to meet him, and 
embraced him, ^ and fell on his neck, 
and kissed him : and they wept. 

5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw 
the women and the children, and 
said. Who are those t with thee ? And 
he said. The children ^ which God 
hath graciously given thy servant. 

6 Then the handmaidens came near, 
they and their children, and they 
bowed themselves. 

7 And Leah also with her children 
came near, and bowed themselves : 
and after came Joseph near and Ra- 
chel, and they bowed themselves. 

8 And he said, t What meanest thou 
by %11 this drove which I met? And 



Their mutual kindness. 



GENESIS. 



Shechem defileth Dinah. 



B. C. 1739. 



g ch. 32. 5. 

t Heb. he that 
to thee that is 
thine. 



h ch. 43. a 
2 Sam. 3. 13. 

& 14. 24,28,32. 
Matt. 18. 10. 



i Judg. 1. 15. 

1 Sam. 25. 27. 
& 30. 26, 

2 Kings 5. 15. 
tHeb. all 

things. 
Phil. 4. 18. 
k 2 Kings 5. 
23. 



t Heb. accord- 
ing to the foot 
of the work, 
&(C. and ac- 
cording to the 

foot of the 
children. 

t Heb. set, or, 
place. 

t Heb. Where- 
fore is this ? 

I ch. 32. 3. 

m ch. 34. 11. & 
47.25. 
Ruth 2. 13. 

n Josh. 13. 27. 
Judg. 8. 5. 
Ps. 60. 6. 

o John 3. 23. 

II That is, 
■ Booths. 

II Acts 7. 16, 

Sychem. 
p Josh. 24. 1. 

Judg. 9. 1, 



q Josh. 24. 32. 
John 4. 5. 

II Acts 7. 16, 
JUmmor. 

II Or, lambs. 

r ch. 35. 7. 
II That is, God 

the God of 

Israel. 



about 1732. 

a ch. 30. 21. 
b Tit. 2. 5. 



he said, These are ^to find grace in 
the sight of my lord. 

9 And Esau said, I have enough, 
my brother; tkeep that thou hast 
unto tliyself. 

10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray 
thee, if now I have found grace in 
thy sight, then receive my present at 
my hand: for therefore I ''have seen 
thy face, as though I had seen the 
face of God, and thou wast pleased 
with me. 

11 Take, I pray thee, 'my blessing 
that i% brought to thee ; because God 
hath dealt graciously with me, and 
because I have t enough. ''And he 
urged him, and he took if. 

12 And he said. Let us take our 
journey, and let us go, and I will go 
before thee. 

13 And he said unto him, My lord 
knoweth that the children are tender, 
and the flocks and herds with young 
are with me ; and if men should over- 
drive them one day, all the flock will 
die. 

14 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass 
over before his servant ; and I will 
lead on softly, t according as the cattle 
that goeth before me and the children 
be able to endure, until I come unto 
my lord ' unto Seir. 

15 And Esau said, Let me now 
t leave with thee some of the folk that 
are with me. And he said, tWhat 
needeth it? ""let me find grace in the 
sight of my lord. 

16 IF So Esau returned that day on 
his way unto Seir. 

17 And Jacob journeyed to " Succoth, 
and built him a house, and made 
booths for his cattle : therefore the 
name of the place is called li Succoth. 

18 1 And Jacob came to °Shalem, 
a city of H p Shechem, which is in the 
land of Canaan, when he came from 
Padan-aram ; and pitched his tent be- 
fore the city. 

19 And 'I he bought a parcel of a 
field, where he had spread his tent, 
at the hand of the children of II Ha- 
mor, Shechem's father, for a hundred 
II pieces of money. 

20 And he erected there an altar, 
and "■ called it II El-Elohe-Israel. 

CHAPTER XXXIV. 

Dinah is defiled by Shechem. 4 He sueth to marry 
her. 13 The sons of Jacob offer the condition of 
circumcision to the Shechemitea. 20 Hamor and 
Shechem persuade them to accept it. 25 The sons 
of Jacob upon that advantage slay them., 27 and 
spoil their city. 30 Jacob reproveth Simeon and 
Levi. 

AND '^ Dinah the daughter of Leah, 
which she bare unto Jacob, 
''went out to see the daughters of 
the land. 



2 And when Shechem the son of 
Hamor the Hivite, prince of the coun- 
try, *=saw her, he ''took her, and lay 
with her, and t defiled her. 

3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the 
daughter of Jacob, and he loved the 
damsel, and spake t kindly unto the 
damsel. 

4 And Shechem ^ spake unto his fa- 
ther Hamor, saying. Get me this dam- 
sel to wife. 

5 And Jacob heard that he had de- 
filed Dinah his daughter: now his 
sons were with his cattle in the field : 
and Jacob ^held his peace until they 
were come. 

6 IT And Hamor the father of She- 
chem went out unto Jacob to com- 
mune with him. 

7 And the sons of Jacob came out 
of the field when they heard it: and 
the men were grieved, and they ^ were 
very wroth, because he ^ had wrought 
folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's 
daughter ; ' which thing ought not to 
be done. 

8 And Hamor communed with them, 
saying, The soul of my son Shechem 
longeth for your daughter: I pray 
you give her him to wife. 

9 And make ye marriages with us, 
and give your daughters unto us, and 
take our daughters unto you. 

10 And ye shall dwell with us : and 
^ the land shall be before you ; dwell 
and ' trade ye therein, and ™ get you 
possessions therein. 

11 And. Shechem said unto her fa- 
ther and unto her brethren, Let me 
find grace in your eyes, and what ye 
shall say unto me I will give. 

12 Ask me never so much "dowry 
and gift, and I will give according as 
ye shall say unto me: but give me 
the damsel to wife. 

13 And the sons of Jacob answered 
Shechem and Hamor his father "de- 
ceitfully, and said, because he had de- 
filed Dinah their sister : 

14 And they said unto them, We 
cannot do this thing, to give our sis- 
ter to one that is uncircumcised ; for 
P that were a reproach unto us : 

15 But in this will we consent unto 
you : If ye will be as we 5e, that ev- 
ery male of you be circumcised ; 

16 Then will we give our daughters 
unto you, and we will take your 
daughters to us, and we will dwell 
with you, and we will become one 
people. 

17 But if ye will not hearken unto us, 
to be circumcised ; then will we take 
our daughter, and we will be gone. 

18 And their words pleased Hamor 
and Shechem Hamor's son. 



37 



B.C. 
about 1732. 



t Heb. hum- 
hied her. 
Deut. 22. 29. 

t Heb. to the 

heart of the 

damsel. 

See Is. 40. 2. 

Hos. 2. 14. 
c ch. 6. 2. 

Judg. 14. 1. 
d ch. 20. 2. 
e Judg. 14. 2. 



f 1 Sara. 10. 27. 
2 Sam. 13. 22. 



g ch. 49. 7. 

2 Sam. 13. 21. 
h Josh. 7. 15. 

Judg. 20. G. 
i Deut. 23. 17. 

2 Sara. 13. 12. 



k ch. 13. 9. & 
20. 15, 
1 ch. 42. 34. 
m ch. 47. 27, 



a Ex. 22. 16, 
17. 

Deut. 22. 29. 
1 Sam. 18. 25. 



o See 2 Sam. 
13. 24, &c. 



p Josh. 5. 9. 



The JSheckemites slain. 



GENESIS. 



Jacob 



to Beth-el. 




q 1 Chr, 



t cli. 49. 6. 
u Josh. 7. 25. 
X Ex. 5. 21. 

1 Sam. 13; 4. 
y Deut. 4. 27. 

Ps. 105. 12. 



r ch. 23. 10. 



I cb. 49. 5, 6, 7. 



t Heb. mouth. 



19 And the young man deferred not 
to do the thing, because he had de- 
light in Jacob's daughter : and he was 
imore honourable than all the house 
of his father, 

20 IT And Hamor and Shechem his 
son came unto the gate of their city, 
and communed with the men of their 
city, saying, 

21 These men are peaceable with us ; 
therefore let them dwell in the land, 
and trade therein ; for the land, be- 
hold, it is large enough for them ; let 
us take their daughters to us for wives, 
and let us give them our daughters. 

22 Only herein will the men consent 
unto us for to dwell with us, to be 
one people, if every male among us be 
circumcised, as they are circumcised. 

23 Shall not their cattle and their 
substance and every beast of theirs 
be ours? only let us consent unto 
them, and they will dwell with us. 

24 And unto Hamor and unto She- 
chem his son hearkened all that "■ went 
out of the gate of his city ; and every 
male was circumcised, all that went 
out of the gate of his city. 

25 IT And it came to pass on the 
third day, when they were sore, that 
two of the sons of Jacob, ^Simeon 
and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each 
man his sword, and came upon the 
city boldly, and slew all the males. 

26 And they slew Hamor and She- 
chem his son with the t edge of the 
sword, and took Dinah out of She- 
chem's house, and went out. 

27 The sons of Jacob came upon the 
slain, and spoiled the city, because 
they had defiled their sister. 

28 They took their sheep, and their 
oxen, and their asses, and that which 
was in the city, and that which was 
in the field, 

29 And all their wealth, and all their 
little ones, and their wives took they 
captive, and spoiled even all that was 
in the house. 

30 And Jacob said to Simeon and 
Levi, * Ye have " troubled me ^ to make 
me to stink among the inhabitants of 
the land, among the Canaanites and 
the Perizzites : ^ and I being few in 
number, they shall gather themselves 
together against me, and slay me ; and 
I shall be destroyed, I and my house. 

31 And they said, Should he deal 
with our sister as with a harlot 1 

CHAPTER XXXV. 

God sendeth Jacob to Beth-el. 2 He putteth away the 
strange gods from his household. 6 He buildeth an 
altar at Beth-el. 8 Deborah dieth. 9 God hlesseth 
Jacob at Beth-el. 16 Rachel travaileth with Benja- 
min, and dieth in the way to Beth-lehem. 23 The sons 
of .Jacob. 27 Jacob cometh to Isaac at Hebron. 28 
The age, death, and burial of Isaac. 



38 



AND God said unto Jacob, Arise, 
go up to ^Beth-el, and dwell 
there : and make there an altar unto 
God, ^that appeared unto thee *=when 
thou fleddest from the face of Esau 
thy brother. 

2 Then Jacob said unto his ^house- 
hold, and to all that were with him, 
Put away ^ the strange gods that are 
among you, and ^ be clean, and change 
your garments : 

3 And let us arise, and go up to 
Beth-el ; and I will make there an 
altar unto God, ^who answered me 
in the day of my distress, ^and was 
with me in the way which I went. 

4 And they gave unto Jacob all the 
strange gods which were in their hand, 
and all their ' earrings which were in 
their ears ; and Jacob hid them under 
^ the oak which was by Shechem. 

5 And they journeyed: and 4he 
terror of God was upon the cities that 
were round about them, and they did 
not pursue after the sons of Jacob. 

6 1" So Jacob came to "" Luz which 
is in the land of Canaan, that is, 
Beth-el, he and all the people that 
were with him. 

7 And he ° built there an altar, and 
called the place II El-beth-el ; because 
"there God appeared unto him, when 
he fled from the' face of his brother. 

8 But P Deborah Rebekah's nurse 
died, and she was buried beneath 
Beth-el under an oak : and the name 
of it was called II AUon-bachuth. 

9 IT And 1 God appeared unto Jacob 
again, when he came out of Padan- 
aram, and blessed him. 

10 And God said unto him, Thy 
name is Jacob : ''thy name shall not 
be called any more Jacob, ^but Israel 
shall be thy name ; and he called his 
name Israel. 

11 And God said unto him, *I am 
God Almighty : be fruitful and mul- 
tiply ; "a nation and a company of 
nations shall be of thee, and kings 
shall come out of thy loins ; 

12 And the land ^ which I gave 
Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will 
give it, and to thy seed after thee 
will I give the land. 

13 And God ^went up from him in 
the place where he talked with him. 

14 And Jacob ^set up a pillar in 
the place where he talked with him, 
even a pillar of stone : and he poured 
a drink offering thereon, and he pour- 
ed oil thereon. 

15 And Jacob called the name of 
the place where God spake with him, 
^Beth-el. 

16 IT And they journeyed from Beth- 
el ; and there was but t a little way 



The death of Rachel. 



GENESIS. 



The generations of Esau. 



B. C. 

about 1732. 



I ch. 30. 24. 
1 Sam. 4. 



11 That is, The 
son of my sor- 
row. 

II That is, 77ie 
son of the 
right hand. 

b ch. 48. 7. 

c Ruth I. 2. k. 
4. 11. 
Mic. 5. 2. 
Matt. 2. 6. 

d 1 Sam. 10. 2. 
2 Sam. 18. 18. 

e Mic. 4. 8. 



i ch. 49. 4. 

1 Chr. 5. 1. 

See 2 Sam. 16. 

22. & 20. 3. 

1 Cor. 5. 1. 
ff ch. 46. 8. 

Ex. 1. 2. 



h ch. 13. 18. & 

23. 2, 19. 
i Josh. 14. 15. 

& 15. 13. 



1716. 



to come to Ephrath : and Rachel 
travailed, and she had hard labour. 

17 And it came to pass, when she 
was in hard labour, that the midwife 
said ui^to her, Fear not ; ^ thou shalt 
have this son also. 

18 And it came to pass, as her soul 
was in departing, (for she died,) that 
she called his name HBen-oni : but his 
father called him H Benjamin. 

19 And ''Rachel died, and was bur- 
ied in the way to ■= Ephrath, which 
is Beth-lehem. i 

20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her 
grave : that is the pillar of Rachel's 
grave ''unto this day. 

21 T And Israel journeyed, and spread 
his tent beyond ®the tower of Edar. 

22 And it came to pass, when Israel 
dwelt in that land, that Reuben went 
and ^ lay with Bilhah his father's con- 
cubine : and Israel heard it. Now 
the sons of Jacob were twelve : 

23 The sons of Leah ; ^ Reuben, 
Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and 
Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and 
Zebulun : 

24 The sons of Rachel ; Joseph, and 
Benjamin : 

25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's 
handmaid ; Dan, and Naphtali : 

26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's 
handmaid ; Gad, and Asher. These 
are the sons of Jacob, which were 
born to him in Padan-aram. 

27 IF And Jacob came unto Isaac his 
father unto ^ Mamre, unto the ^ city 
of Arba, which is Hebron, where 
Abraham and Isaac sojourned. 

28 And the days of Isaac were a 
hundred and fourscore years. 

29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and 
died, and ^ was gathered unto his peo- 
ple, being old and full of days : and 
' his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. 



CHAPTER XXXVI. 

Esau's family in Canaan. 6 He removeth to mount 
Seir. 9 His descendants in Seir. 20 The sons and 
dukes of Seir. 31 The kings of Edom. 40 The 
dukes that descended of Esau. 

"jVTOW these are the generations of 
-LN Esau, ^who is Edom. 

2 ^ Esau took his wives of the daugh- 
ters of Canaan ; Adah the daughter 
of Elon the Hittite, and =Aholibamah 
the daughter of Anah the daughter of 
Zibeon the Hivite, 

3 And ^ Bashemath Ishmael's daugh- 
ter, sister of Nebajoth. 

4 And ^Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz ; 
and Bashemath bare Reuel ; 

5 And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and 
Jaalam, and Korah : these are the 
sons of Esau, which were born unto 
him in the land of Canaan. 



6 And Esau took his wives, and his 
sons, and his daughters, and all the 
+ persons of his house, and his cattle, 
and all his beasts, and all his sub- 
stance, which he had got in the land 
of Canaan ; and went into the country 
from the face of his brother Jacob. 

7 ^ For their riches were more than 
that they might dwell together ; and 
^the land wherein they were strangers 
could not bear them because of their 
cattle. 

8 Thus dwelt Esau in ''mount Seir : 
'Esau is Edom. 

9 IT And these are the generations 
of Esau the father of tthe Edomites 
in mount Seir : 

10 These «?-e the names of Esau's 
sons ; ^ Eliphaz the son of Adah the 
wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashe- 
math the wife of Esau. 

11 And the sons of Eliphaz were 
Teman, Omar, H Zepho, and Gatam, 
and Kenaz. 

12 And Timna was concubine to 
Eliphaz Esau's son ; and she bare to 
Eliphaz ' Amalek : these were the sons 
of Adah Esau's wife. 

13 And these are the sons of Reuel ; 
Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and 
Mizzah : these were the sons of Bash- 
emath Esau's wife. 

14 IT And these were the sons of 
Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah 
the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife : 
and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Ja- 
alam, and Korah. 

15 IT These were dukes of the sons 
of Esau : the sons of Eliphaz the 
firstborn son of Esau ; duke Teman, 
duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Ke- 
naz, 

16 Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and 
duke Amalek: these are the dukes 
that came of Eliphaz in the land of 
Edom : these were the sons of Adah. 

17 1 And these are the sons of Reuel 
Esau's son ; duke Nahath, duke Ze- 
rah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah : 
these are the dukes that came of Reu- 
el in the land of Edom : these are the 
sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. 

18 1 And these are the sons of Aho- 
libamah Esau's wife ; duke Jeush, 
duke Jaalam, duke Korah : these 
ivere the dukes that came of Aholi- 
bamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's 
wife. 

19 These are the sons of Esau, who 
is Edom, and these are their dukes. 

20 IF "" These are the sons of Seir 
° the Horite, who inhabited the land ; 
Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and 
Anah, 

21 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Di- 
shan : these are the dukes of the Ho- 



39 



B. C. 

about 1740. 



t Heb. souls. 



f ch. 13. 6, 11. 



g ch. 17. 8. & 
28.4 



h ch. 32. 3. 

Deut. 2. 5. 

Josh. 24. 4. 
i ver. 1. 
t Heb. Edom. 



k 1 Chr. 1. 35, 
&,c. 



II Or, Zephi, 
1 Chr. 1. 36. 



1 Ex. 17. 8, 14. 
Num. 24. 20. 
1 Sam. 15. 2, 
3, &c. 



about 1715. 



m 1 Chr. 1. 38. 
about 1840. 
n ch. 14. 6. 

Deut. 2. 12, 

22. 



The kings of Edom. 



GENESIS. 



The history of Joseph. 




\\ Or, Allan, 
1 Chr. 1. 40. 

fl Or, STiephi, 
1 Chr. 1. 40. 



o See Lev. 19. 



II Or, Amram, 
1 Chr. 1. 41. 



II Or, Jdkan, 
1 Chr. 1. 42. 



about 
1780. 



Pi Chr. 1.43. 



q 1 Chr. 1. 50, 

Hadad. 

Ex. 15. 15. 
II Or Fai, 

1 chr. 1. 50. 



about 1496. 
r 1 Chr. 1. 51. 



II Or, Aliah. 



rites, the children of Seir in the land 
of Edom. 

22 And the children of Lotan were 
Hon and II Hemam ; and Lotan's sister 
was Timna. 

23 And the children of Shobal were 
these ; H Alvan, and Manahath, and 
Ebal, II Shepho, and Onam. 

24 And these are the children of 
Zibeon ; both Ajah, and Anah : this 
was that Anah that found ° the mules 
in the wilderness, as he fed the asses 
of Zibeon his father. 

25 And the children of Anah were 
these ; Dishon, and Aholibamah the 
daughter of Anah. 

26 And these are the children of 
Dishon ; H Hemdan, and Eshban, and 
Ithran, and Cheran. 

27 The children of Ezer at-e these ; 
Bilhan, and Zaavan, and HAkan. 

28 The children of Dishan are these ; 
Uz, and Aran. 

29 These are the dukes that came 
of the Horites ; duke Lotan, duke 
Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah, 

30 Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke 
Dishan : these are the dukes that 
came of Hori, among their dukes in 
the land of Seir. 

31 IF And P these are the kings that 
reigned in the land of Edom, before 
there reigned any king over the chil- 
dren of Israel. 

32 And Bela the son of Beor reigned 
in Edom : and the name of his city 
was Dinhmbah. 

33 And Bela died, and Jobab the 
son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his 
stead. 

34 And Jobab died, and Husham of 
the land of Temani reigned in his 
stead. 

35 And Husham died, and Hadad 
the son of Bedad, who smote Midian 
in the field of Moab, reigned in his 
stead : and the name of his city was 
Avith. 

36 And Hadad died, and Samlah of 
Masrekah reigned in his stead. 

37 And Samlah died, and Saul of 
Rehoboth by the river reigned in his 
stead. 

38 And Saul died, and Baal-hanan 
the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. 

39 And Baal-hanan the son of Ach- 
bor died, and ^Hadar reigned in his 
stead : and the name of his city u>as 
II Pau ; and his wife's name was Me- 
hetabel, the daughter of Hatred, the 
daughter of Mezahab. 

40 And these are the names of ^ the 
dukes that came of Esau, according 
to their families, after their places, 
by their names ; duke Timnah, duke 
II Alvah, duke Jetheth, 



40 



41 Duke Aholibamah, dul^e Elah, 
duke Pinon, 

42 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke 
Mibzar, 

43 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram : these 
be the dukes of Edom, according to 
their habitations in the land of their 
possession : he is Esau the father of 
+ the Edomites. 

CHAPTER XXXVn. 

seph is hated of his brethren. 5 His two dreams. 
13 Jacob sendeth him to visit his brethren. 18 
His brethren conspire his death. 21 Reuben so- 
veth him. 26 They sell him to the Ishmaelites. 
31 His father, deceived by the bloody coat, mourn- 
ethfor him. 36 He is sold to Potiphar in Egypt. 

AND Jacob dwelt in the land 
t ^ wherein his father was a 
stranger, in the land of Canaan. 

2 These are the generations of Ja- 
cob. Joseph, bei7ig seventeen years 
old, was feeding the flock with his 
brethren ; and the lad ivas with the 
sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of 
Zilpah, his father's wives : and Jo- 
seph brought unto his father ''their 
evil report. 

3 Now Israel loved Joseph more 
than all his children, because he was 
'^ the son of his old age : and he made 
him a coat of many n colours. 

4 And when his brethren saw that 
their father loved him more than all 
his brethren, they "^ hated him, and 
could not speak peaceably unto him. 

5 IT And Joseph dreamed a dream, 
and he told it his brethren : and they 
hated him yet the more. 

6 And he said unto them, Hear, I 
pray you, this dream which I have 
dreamed : 

7 For, ^behold, we were binding 
sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf 
arose, and also stood upright ; and, be- 
hold, your sheaves stood round about, 
and made obeisance to my sheaf. 

8 And his brethren said to him, 
Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or 
shalt thou indeed have dominion over 
us % And they hated him yet the more 
for his dreams, and for his words. 

9 IT And he dreamed yet another 
dream, and told it his brethren, and 
said. Behold, I have dreamed a dream 
more ; and, behold, ^ the sun and the 
moon and the eleven stars made obei- 
sance to me. 

10 And he told it to his father, and 
to his brethren : and his father re- 
buked him, and said unto him, What 
is this dream that thou hast dream- 
ed ? Shall I and thy mother and ^thy 
brethren indeed come to bow down 
ourselves to thee to the earth? 

1 1 And ^ his brethren envied him ; 
but his father 'observed the saying. 



He is cast into a pit. 



GENESIS. 



He is sold into Egypt. 



B. C. 1729. 
about 1729. 



t Heb. see the 
peace of thy 
brethren, dfc. 
ch. 29. G. 



1 Cant. 1. 7. 



m 2 Kings 6. 
13. 



t Heb. master 

of dreams 
n 1 Sam. 19. 1. 

Ps. 31. 13. & 

37. 12, 32. t 

94. 21. 

Matt. 27. 1. 

Mark 14. 1. 

John 11. 53. 

Acts 23. 12. 
o Prov. 1. 11, 

16. & 6. 17. & 

27.4. 
P ch. 42. 22. 



Or, pieces. 



q Prov. 30. 20. 
Am. 6. 6. 



T See ver. 2 
36. 
8 Jer. 8. 22. 



t ch. 4. 10. 

ver. 20. 

Job 16. 18. 
« 1 Sam. 18. 17. 
X ch. 42. 21. 



12 IT And his brethren went to feed 
their father's flock in Shechem. 

13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do 
not th3j^ brethren feed the flock in She- 
chem'? come, and I will send thee 
unto them. And he said to him, 
Here am I. 

14 And he said to him, Go, I 
pray thee, tsee whether it be well 
v/ith thy brethren, and well with the 
flocks ; and bring me word again. 
So he sent him out of the vale of 
'^Hebron, and he came to Shechem. 

15 1 And a certain man found him, 
and, behold, he was wandering in the 
field: and the man asked him, say- 
ing. What seekest thou 1 

16 And he said, I seek my brethren : 
' tell me, I pray thee, where they feed 
their flocks. 

17 And the man said. They are de- 
parted hence ; for I heard them say. 
Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph 
went after his brethren, and found 
them in "^ Dothan. 

18 And when they saw him afar off, 
even before he came near unto them, 
"they conspired against him to slay 
him. 

19 And they said one to another. 
Behold, this t dreamer cometh. 

20 ° Come now therefore, and let us 
slay him, and cast him into some pit, 
and we will say. Some evil beast hath 
devoured him ; and we shall see what 
will become of his dreams. 

21 And P Reuben heard it, and he 
delivered him out of their hands ; 
and said. Let us not kill him. 

22 And Reuben said unto them, 
Shed no blood, but cast him into this 
pit that is in the wilderness, and lay 
no hand upon him ; that he might 
rid Mm out of their hands, to deliver 
him to his father again. 

23 IF And it came to pass, when Jo- 
seph was come unto his brethren, 
that they stripped Joseph out of his 
coat, his coat of many II colours that 
was on him ; 

24 And they took him, and cast him 
into a pit : and the pit was empty, 
there was no water in it. 

25 1 And they sat down to eat bread : 
and they lifted up their eyes and 
looked, and, behold, a company of 
' Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with 
their camels bearing spicery and 'balm 
and myrrh, going to carry it down to 
Egypt. 

26 And Judah said unto his breth- 
ren, What profit is it if we slay our 
brother, and ' conceal his blood 1 

27 Come, and let us sell him to the 
Ishmaelites, and "let not our hand be 
upon him ; for he is ^our brother and 



y our flesh : and his brethren t were 
content. 

28 Then there passed by ^Midian- 
ites merchantmen ; and they drew and 
lifted up Joseph out of the pit, ^and 
sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for 
'' twenty pieces of silver : and they 
brought Joseph into Egypt. 

29 IT And Reuben returned unto the 
pit ; and, behold, Joseph was not in 
the pit ; and he " rent his clothes. 

30 And he returned unto his breth- 
ren, and said, The child ^ is not ; and 
I, whither shall I go "? 

31 And they took * Joseph's coat, 
and killed a kid of the goats, and 
dipped the coat in the blood ; 

32 And they sent the coat of many 
colours, and they brought it to their 
father ; and said. This have we found : 
know now whether it be thy son's coat 
or no. 

33 And he knew it, and said. It is 
my son's coat ; an ^ evil beast hath 
devoured him ; Joseph is without 
doubt rent in pieces. 

34 And Jacob ^rent his clothes, and 
put sackcloth upon his loins, and 
mourned for his son many days. 

35 And all his sons and all his 
daughters ''rose up to comfort him ; 
but he refused to be comforted ; and 
he said. For ' 1 will go down into the 
grave unto my son mourning. Thus 
his father wept for him. 

36 And '^the Midianites sold him 
into Egypt unto Potiphar, an t officer 
of Pharaoh's, and II captain of the 
guard. 

CHAPTER XXXVIII. 

Judah hegetteth Er, Onan, and Shelah. 6 Er marri- 
eth Tamar. 8 The trespass of Onan. 11 Tatmtr 
tcaiteth for Shelah. 13 She deceiveth Judah. 27 
She beareth twins, Pharez and Zarah. 

AND it came to pass at that time, 
that Judah went down from his 
brethren, and ^turned in to a cer- 
tain AduUamite, whose name was 
Hirah. 

2 And Judah '' saw there a daughter 
of a certain Canaanite, whose name 
was " Shuah ; and he took her, and 
went in unto her. 

3 And she conceived, and bare a 
son ; and he called his name '^Er. 

4 And she conceived again, and bare 
a son ; and she called his name ^ Onan. 

5 And she yet again conceived, and 
bare a son ; and called his name ^ She- 
lah : and he was at Chezib, when she 
bare him. 

6 And Judah ^ took a wife for Er his 
firstborn, whose name was Tamar. 

7 And ''Er, Judah's firstborn, was 
wicked in the sight of the Lord ; 
■and the Lord slew him. 



41 



B.C. 

about 1729. 

t Heb. heark- 
ened. 

7 ch. 29. 14. 

z Judg. 6. 3. 

a ch. 45. 4, 5. 
Ps. 105. 17. 
Acts 7. 9. 

b See Matt. 27. 



(lch.42.13,36. 
Jer. 31. 15. 



t ver. 20. 
ch. 44. 28. 



g ver. 29. 
2 Sam. 3. 31. 

h 2 Sam. 12. 17. 

i ch. 42. 38. & 
44. 29, 31. 

k ch. 39. 1. 

t Heb. eunuch. 
But the word 
doth signify 
not only eu- 
nuchs, but al- 
so chamber- 
lains, court- 
iers, and of- 
ficers. 
Esth. 1. 10. 

II Or, chief 
Tnarshal. 
Heb. chief of 
the slaughter- 
men, or, exe- 
cutionei's. 



a ch. 19. 3. 
2 Kings 4. 8. 



b ch. 34. 2. 
c 1 Chr. 2. 3. 

about 1727. 

d ch. 46. 12. 
Num. 26. 19. 

e ch. 46. 12. 
Num. 26. 19. 

f ch. 46. 12. 
Num. 26. 20. 

g ch. 21. 21. 



h ch. 46. 12. 
Num. 26. 9. 



Tamar deceiveth Judah. 



GENESIS. 



Pharez and^ Zarah born. 




1 Deut. 25. 



^ Keb. was evil 
in the eyes of 
the LORD. 

m ch. 46. 12. 
Num. 26. 19. 

n Ruth 1. 13, 



o Lev. 22. 13. 

^Heh.thedays 
were multi- 
plied. 

P 2 Sam. 13. 39. 



q Josh. 15. 10, 
57. 
Judg. 14. 1. 



r Prov. 7. 12. 
t Heb. the door 

of eyes, or, of 

Enajim. 
s ver. 11, 26. 



t Ez. 16. 33. 
t Heb. a kid 
of the goats. 



y ver. 14. 



8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go 
in unto ^thy brother's wife, and 
marry her, and raise up seed to thy 
brother. 

9 And Onan knew that the seed 
should not be ' his ; and it came to 
pass, when he went in unto his broth- 
er's wife, that he spilled it on the 
ground, lest that he should give seed 
to his brother. 

10 And the thing which he did t dis- 
pleased the Lord : wherefore he slew 
™him also. 

11 Then said Judah to Tamar his 
daughter in law, ° Remain a widow at 
thy father's house, till Shelah my son 
be grown : for he said. Lest perad- 
venture he die also, as his brethren 
did. And Tamar went and dwelt "in 
her father's house. 

12 IT And tin process of time the 
daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died ; 
and Judah p was comforted, and went 
up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, 
he and his friend Hirah the AduUam- 
ite. 

13 And it was told Tamar, saying, 
Behold, thy father in law goeth up 
ito Timnath to shear his sheep. 

14 And she put her widow's gar- 
ments off from her, and covered her 
with a vail, and wrapped herself, and 
""sat in tan open place, which is by 
the way to Timnath ; for she saw 
' that Shelah was grown, and she was 
not given unto him to wife. 

15 When Judah saw her, he thought 
her to be a harlot ; because she had 
covered her face. 

16 And he turned unto her by the 
way, and said. Go to, I pray thee, let 
me come in unto thee ; for he knew 
not that she was his daughter in law. 
And she said. What wilt thou give 
me, that thou mayest come in unto 

17 And he said, *I will send thee ta 
kid from the flock. And she said, 
" Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou 
send it ? 

18 And he said, What pledge shall 
I give thee 1 And she said, ^ Thy 
signet, and thy bracelets, and thy 
staff that is in thine hand. And he 
gave it her, and came in unto her, 
and she conceived by him. 

19 And she arose, and went away, 
and y laid by her vail from her, and 
put on the garments of her widow- 
hood. 

20 And .Tudah sent the kid by the 
hand of his friend the Adullamite, to 
receive his pledge from the woman's 
hand : but he found her not. 

21 Then he asked the men of that 
place, saying. Where is the harlot, 



42 



that was H openly by the way side ? 
And they said. There was no harlot 
in this place. 

22 And he returned to Judah, and 
said, I cannot find her ; and also the 
men of the place said, that there was 
no harlot in this place. 

23 And Judah said. Let her take it 
to her, lest we t be shamed : behold, 

I sent this kid, and thou hast not 
found her. 

24 IT And it came to pass about three 
months after, that it was told Judah, 
saying, Tamar thy daughter in law 
hath ^ played the harlot ; and also, be- 
hold, she is with child by whoredom. 
And Judah said, Bring her forth, ^ and 
let her be burnt. 

25 When she was brought forth, she 
sent to her father in law, saying, By 
the man, whose these are, am I with 
child : and she said, ^ Discern, I pray 
thee, whose are these, '^ the signet, and 
bracelets, and staff. 

26 And Judah "^ acknowledged them, 
and said, ^ She hath been more right- 
eous than I ; because that ^ I gave her 
not to Shelah my son. And he knew 
her again ^no more. 

27 IF And it came to pass in the time 
of her travail, that, behold, twins were 
in her womb. 

28 And it came to pass, when she 
travailed, that the one put out his 
hand : and the midwife took and 
bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, 
saying. This came out first. 

29 And it came to pass, as he drew 
back his hand, that, behold, his broth- 
er came out : and she said, II How hast 
thou broken forth 1 this breach be upon 
thee : therefore his name was called 

II ^ Pharez. 

30 And afterward came out his 
brother, that had the scarlet thread 
upon his hand: and his name was 
called Zarah. 

CHAPTER XXXIX. 

Joseph, advanced in Potiphar's house, 7 resisteth his 
mistress^ temptation. 13 He is falsely accused, 20" 
and cast into prison. 21 God is with him there. 

AND Joseph was brought down to 
Egypt ; and ^ Potiphar, an officer 
of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an 
Eg3rptian, ''bought him of the hands 
of the Ishmaelites, which had brought 
him down thither. 

2 And "^the Lord was with Joseph, 
and he was a prosperous man ; and 
he was in the house of his master the 
Egyptian. 

3 And his master saw that the Lord 
was with him, and that the Lord 
^made all that he did to prosper in 
his hand. 

4 And Joseph ^ found grace in his 



Joseph falsely accused. 



GENESIS. 



He is cast into prison. 



2 Sam. 13. 11. 



sight, and he served him : and he 
made him *^ overseer over his house, 
and all that he had he put into his 
hand, 

5 And it came to pass from the time 
that he had made him overseer in his 
house, and over all that he had, that 
^the Lord blessed the Egyptian's 
house for Joseph's sake ; and the 
blessing of the Lord was upon all 
that he had in the house, and in the 
field. 

6 And he left all that he had in Jo- 
seph's hand ; and he knew not aught 
he had, save the bread which he did 
eat. And Joseph ^ was a goodly per- 
son, and well favoured. 

7 IF And it came to pass after these 
things, that his master's wife cast her 
eyes upon Joseph ; and she said, ' Lie 
with me. 

8 But he refused, and said unto his 
master's wife. Behold, my master wot- 
teth not what is with me in the house, 
and he hath committed all that he 
hath to my hand ; 

9 There is none greater in this house 
than I ; neither hath he kept back 
any thing from me but thee, because 
thou art his wife : ^ how then can I 
do this great wickedness, and 'sin 
against God? 

10 And it came to pass, as she spake 
to Joseph day by day, that he heark- 
ened not unto her, to lie by her, or 
to be with her, 

11 And it came to pass about this 
time, that Joseph went into the house 
to do his business ; and there was 
none of the men of the house there 
within. 

12 And ™she caught him by his gar- 
ment, saying, Lie with me : and he 
left his garment in her hand, and 
fled, and got him out. 

13 And it came to pass, when she 
saw that he had left his garment in 
her hand, and was fled forth, 

14 That she called unto the men of 
her house, and spake unto them, say- 
ing. See, he hath brought in a He- 
brew unto us to mock us ; he came 
in unto me to lie with me, and I 
cried with a t loud voice : 

15 And it came to pass, when he 
heard that I lifted up my voice and 
cried, that he left his garment with 
me, and fled, and got him out, 

16 And she laid up his garment by 
her, until his lord came home. 

17 And she "spake unto him ac- 
cording to these words, saying, The 
Hebrew servant, which thou hast 
brought unto us, came in unto me 
to mock me : 

18 And it came to pass, as I lifted 



up my voice and cried, that he left 
his garment with me, and fled out. 

19 And it came to pass, when his 
master heard the words of his wife, 
which she spake unto him, saying, 
After this manner did thy servant to 
me ; that his ° wrath was kindled, 

20 And Joseph's master took him, 
and Pput him into the ^prison, a 
place where the king's prisoners were 
bound : and he was there in the 
prison. 

21 IF But the Lord was with Joseph, 
and t shewed him mercy, and ""gave 
him favour in the sight of the keeper 
of the prison. 

22 And the keeper of the prison 
^committed to Joseph's hand all the 
prisoners that were in the prison ; and 
whatsoever they did there, he was the 
doer of it. 

23 The keeper of the prison looked 
not to any thing that was under his 
hand ; because * the Lord was with 
him, and that which he did, the Lord 
made it to prosper. 

CHAPTER XL. 

The butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison. A 
Joseph hath charge of them. 5 He interpreteth 
their dreams, 20 which come to pass according 
to his interpretation. 23 The ingratitude of the 
butler, 

AND it came to pass after these 
things, that the =" butler of the 
king of Egypt and his baker had of- 
fended their lord the king of Egypt. 

2 And Pharaoh was ^ wroth against 
two of his officers, against the chief 
of the butlers, and against the chief 
of the bakers. 

3 ''And he put them in ward in the 
house of the captain of the guard, into 
the prison, the place where Joseph 
was bound. 

4 And the captain of the guard 
charged Joseph with |hem, and he 
served them : and they continued a 
season in ward, 

5 IF And they dreamed a dream both 
of them, each man his dream in one 
night, each man according to the in- 
terpretation of his dream, the butler 
and the baker of the king of Egypt, 
which were bound in the prison. 

6 And Joseph came in unto them in 
the morning, and looked upon them, 
and, behold, they were sad, 

7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers 
that were with him in the ward of 
his lord's house, saying. Wherefore 
t look ye so sadly to day I 

8 And they said unto him, ^ We have 
dreamed a dream, and there is no in- 
terpreter of it. And Joseph said unto 
them, ^Do not interpretations belong 
to God 1 tell me them, I pray you, 

9 And the chief butler told his dream 



43 



B. C. 1729. 



o Prov, G. 34, 
35, 

P Ps. 105. 18. 

1 Pet. 2. 19. 
q See ch. 40. 

3, 15. &. 41. 14. 



t Yieh. extend- 
ed kindness 
unto him. 

T Ex. 3. 21. & 
11.3. & 12.36. 
Ps. 106. 46. 
Prov. 16. 7. 
Dan. 1. 9. 
Acts 7. 9, 10. 

8 ch. 40. 3, 4. 



about 1720. 

a Neh. 1. 11. 



Prov. 16. 14. 



c ch. 39. 20, 23. 



about 1718, 



t Heb. are 
your faces 
evil 1 
Neh, 2. 2. 

d ch. 41, 15, 

e Seech. 41,16. 
Dan. 2. 11,28, 

47, 



PharaoK's butler and baker. 



GENESIS. 



Pharaoh's two dreams. 



f ver. 18. 

ch. 41. 12, 25. 

Judg-. 7. 14. 

Dan. 2. 36. & 

4.19. 

S ch. 41. 26. 
11 Or, reckon. 
h 2 Kings 25. 

27. 

Ps. 3. 3. 

Jer. 52. 31. 



t Heb. remem- 
ber me with 
thee. 

i Luke 23. 42. 

k Josh. 2. 12. 

1 Sam, 20. 14, 
15. 

2 Sam. 9. 1. 
1 Kings 2. 7. 

1 ch. 39. 20. 



II Or, fuU of 
holes. 



t Heb. meat 
of Pharaoh, 
die work of a 
baker, or, 
cook. 

m ver. 12. 



ver. 13. 

[] Or, reckon 
thee and 
take thy 
office from 
thee. 



Matt. 14. 6. 
p Mark 6. 21. 
II Or, reckoned. 

q ver. 13, 19. 
Matt. 25. 19. 

r ver. 13. 
s Neh. 2. 1. 



i Job 19. 14. 
Ps. 31. 12. 
Ecc.9.15,16. 
Amos 6. 6. 



1715. 



to Joseph, and said to him, In my 
dream, behold, a vine was before me ; 

10 And in the vine were three branch- 
es : and it ivas as though it budded, 
and her blossoms shot forth ; and the 
clusters thereof brought forth ripe 
grapes : 

11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my 
hand: and I took the grapes, and 
pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and 
I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. 

12 And Joseph said unto him, ^This 
is the interpretation of it : The three 
branches ^ at-e three days : 

13 Yet within three days shall Pha- 
raoh 11 ''lift up thine head, and restore 
thee unto thy place ; and thou shalt 
deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, 
after the former manner when thou 
wast his butler. 

14 But t' think on me when it shall 
be well with thee, and ^shew kind- 
ness, I pray thee, unto me, and make 
mention of me unto Pharaoh, and 
bring me out of this house : 

15 For indeed I was stolen away 
out of the land of the Hebrews : ' and 
here also have I done nothing that 
they should put me into the dungeon. 

16 When the chief baker saw that 
the interpretation was good, he said 
unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, 
and, behold, I had three H white bas- 
kets on my head : 

17 And in the uppermost basket there 
was of all manner of t bakemeats for 
Pharaoh ; and the birds did eat them 
out of the basket upon my head. 

18 And Joseph answered and said, 
™This is the interpretation thereof: 
The three baskets are three days : 

19 "Yet within three days shall 
Pharaoh Ulift up thy head from off 
thee, and shall hang thee on a tree ; 
and the birds shall eat thy flesh from 
off thee. 

20 IT And it came to pass the third 
day, which was Pharaoh's "birthday, 
that he p made a feast unto all his ser- 
vants : and he H'l lifted up the head 
of the chief butler and of the chief 
baker among his servants. 

21 And he "■ restored the chief butler 
unto his butlership again, and 'he 
gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand ; 

22 But he ' hanged the chief baker : 
as Joseph had interpreted to them. 

23 Yet did not the chief butler re- 
member Joseph, but "forgat him. 

CHAPTER XLI. 

Pharaoh's two dreams. 25 Joseph interpreteth them. 
33 He giveth Pharaoh counsel. 38 Joseph is ad- 
vanced. 50 The birth of Manasseh and Ephraim. 
53 The famine beginneth. 

ND it came to pass at the end of 
two full years, that Pharaoh 

44 



A 



dreamed : and, behold, he stood by 
the river. 

2 And, behold, there came up out 
of the river seven well favoured kine 
and fat-fleshed; and they fed in a 
meadow. 

3 And, behold, seven other kine 
came up after them out of the river, 
ill favoured and lean-fleshed; and 
stood by the other kine upon the 
brink of the river. 

4 And the ill favoured and lean- 
fleshed kine did eat up the seven well 
favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh 
awoke. 

5 And he slept and dreamed the sec- 
ond time : and, behold, seven ears of 
corn came up upon one stalk, trank 
and good. 

6 And, behold, seven thin ears and 
blasted with the east wind sprung up 
after them. 

7 And the seven thin ears devoured 
the seven rank and full ears. And 
Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was 
a dream. 

8 And it came to pass in the morn- 
ing ^ that his spirit was troubled ; and 
he sent and called for all ^ the magi- 
cians of Egypt, and all the '^ wise men 
thereof: and Pharaoh told them his 
dream ; but there was none that could 
interpret them unto Pharaoh. 

9 H Then spake the chief butler un- 
to Pharaoh, saying, I do remember 
my faults this day : 

10 Pharaoh was ^ wroth with his 
servants, ^ and put me in ward in the 
captain of the guard's house, both me 
and the chief baker : 

11 And ^we dreamed a dream in one 
night, I and he ; we dreamed each 
man according to the interpretation 
of his dream. 

12 And there was there with us a 
young man, a Hebrew, ^servant to 
the captain of the guard ; and we told 
him, and he ^interpreted to us our 
dreams ; to each man according to 
his dream he did interpret. 

13 And it came to pass, 'as he inter- 
preted to us, so it was ; me he restored 
unto mine office, and him he hanged. 

14 ^ k Then Pharaoh sent and called 
Joseph, and they ' t brought him hasti- 
ly '"out of the dungeon : and he shav- 
ed himself, and changed his raiment, 
and came in unto Pharaoh. 

15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I 
have dreamed a dream, and there is none 
that can interpret it : "^ and I have 
heard say of thee, that II thou canst 
understand a dream to interpret it. 

16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, 
saying, ° It is not in me : p God shall 
give Pharaoh an answer of peace. 



Joseph interpreteth them. 



GENESIS. 



Pharaoh advanceth Joseph. 



B. C. 1715. 

q ver. 1. 



t Heb. come to 
the ■inward 
parts oftJiem. 



Or. small. 



T ver. 8. 
Dan. 4. 7. 



s Dan. 2. 2i 
29,45. 
Rev. 4. 1. 



1 2 Kings 8. 1. 
u ver. 25. 



y ver. 5i. 



z ch. 47. 13. 



t Heb. heavy. 



a Num. 23. 19. 

Is. 46. 10, 11. 
H Or.prepared 

of God. 



17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, 
^In my dream, behold, I stood upon 
the bank of the river : 

18 And, behold, there came up out 
of the river seven kine, fat-fleshed and 
w^ell favoured ; and they fed in a 
meadow : 

19 And, behold, seven other kine 
came up after them, poor and very 
ill favoured and lean-fleshed, such as I 
never saw in all the land of Egypt 
for badness : 

20 And the lean and the ill favoured 
kine did eat up the first seven fat 
kine: 

21 And when they had t eaten them 
up, it could not be known that they 
had eaten them ; but they icere still 
ill favoured, as at the beginning. So 
I awoke. 

22 And I saw in my dream, and, 
behold, seven ears came up in one 
stalk, full and good : 

23 And, behold, seven ears, II wither- 
ed, thin, and blasted with the east 
wind, sprung up after them : 

24 And the thin ears devoured the 
seven good ears : and '' I told this unto 
the magicians ; but there was none 
that could declare it to me. 

25 IT And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, 
The dream of Pharaoh is one : ^ God 
hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about 
to do. 

26 The seven good kine are seven 
years ; and the seven good ears are 
seven years : the dream is one. 

27 And the seven thin and ill favour- 
ed kine that came up after them are 
seven years ; and the seven empty 
ears blasted with the east wind shall 
be * seven years of famine. 

28 "^ This is the thing which I have 
spoken unto Pharaoh : what God is 
about to do he sheweth unto Pha- 
raoh. 

29 Behold, there come '^ seven years 
of great plenty throughout all the 
land of Egypt : 

30 And there shall 5^ arise after them 
seven years of famine ; and all the 
plenty shall be forgotten in the land 
of Egypt ; and the famine ^ shall con- 
sume the land ; 

31 And the plenty shall not be known 
in the land by reason of that famine 
following ; for it shall be very t griev- 
ous. 

32 And for that the dream was dou- 
bled unto Pharaoh twice ; it is because 
the ^ thing is n established by God, and 
God will shortly bring it to pass. 

33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look 
out a man discreet and wise, and set 
him over the land of Egypt. 

34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him 



appoint II officers over the land, and 
^take up the fifth part of the land of 
Egypt in the seven plenteous years. 

35 And " let them gather all the food 
of those good years that come, and 
lay up corn under the hand of Pha- 
raoh, and let them keep food in the 
cities. 

36 And that food shall be for store 
to the land against the seven years of 
famine, which shall be in the land 
of Egypt ; that the land t ^ perish not 
through the famine. 

37 IF And ^the thing was good in 
the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes 
of all his servants. 

38 And Pharaoh said unto his ser- 
vants. Can we find such a one as this 
is, a man 4n whom the spirit of God 
is? 

39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, 
Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee 
all this, there is none so discreet and 
wise as thou art : 

40 ^Thou shalt be over my house, 
and according unto thy word shall all 
my people the ruled: only in the 
throne will I be greater than thou. 

41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, 
See, I have ''set thee over all the 
land of Egypt. 

42 And Pharaoh ' took oflT his ring 
from his hand, and put it upon Jo- 
seph's hand, and "^ arrayed him in 
vestures of II fine linen, 'and put a 
gold chain about his neck ; 

43 And he made him to ride in the 
second chariot which he had ; ™ and 
they cried before him, II Bow the 
knee : and he made him 7'uler ° over 
all the land of Egypt. 

44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, 
I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall 
no man lift up his hand or foot in all 
the land of Egypt. 

45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name 
Zaphnath-paaneah ; and he gave him 
to wife Asenath the daughter of Po- 
ti-pherah H priest of On. And Joseph 
went out over all the land of Egypt. 

46 IF And Joseph ivas thirty years 
old when he "stood before Pharaoh 
king of Egypt. And Joseph went 
out from the presence of Pharaoh, 
and went throughout all the land of 
Egypt. 

47 And in the seven plenteous years 
the earth brought forth by handfuls. 

48 And he gathered up all the food 
of the seven years, which were in the 
land of Egypt, and laid up the food 
in the cities : the food of the field, 
which was round about every city, 
laid he up in the same. 

49 And Joseph gathered corn Pas 
the sand of the sea, very much, until 



45 



B. C. 1715. 

II Or, overseers. 
bProv.6. 6,7, 



t Heb. le not 

cut off. 

d ch. 47. 15, 19. 
e Ps. 105. 19. 

Acts 7. 10. 



f Num. 27. 18. 
Job 32. 8. 
Prov. 2. 6. 
Dan. 4. 8, 18. 
& 5. 11, 14. k. 
6.3. 



gP8.105.21,22. 
Acts 7. 10. 



^Ti.e\). he arm- 
ed, or, kiss. 



h Dan. 6. 3. 

i Esth. 3. 10. 
& 8. 2, 8. 

k Esth. 8. 15. 
II Or, silk. 
1 Dan. 5. 7, 29. 



m Esth. 6. 9. 

II Or, Tender 

father. 

ch. 45.8. 
n ch. 42. 6. i 

45. 8, 26. 

Acts 7. 10. 



II Or, prince, 
Ex. 2. 16. 
2 Sam. 8. 18. 
k. 20. 26. 

ol Sam. 16. 21. 
1 Kings 12. 6, 



p ch. 22. 17. 
Judg. 7. 12. 
1 Sam. 13. 5. 
Ps. 78. 27. 



Beginning of the famine. 



GENESIS. 



Jacob's sons imprisoned. 




II Or, prince, 
ver. 45. 
2 Sara. 8. 10. 

about 1712. 

II That is, For- 
getting. 

about 1711. 

II That is, 
FruitfuL 

1708. 

r ch. 49. 22. 



s Ps. 105. le 
Acts 7. 11. 
t ver. 30. 



t Heb. all 

wherein was. 
u ch. 42. 6. & 

47. 14, 24. 
X Deut. 9. 28. 



1707. 
a Acts 7. 12. 



3 ch. 43. 8. 
Ps. 118. 17, 
Is. 38. 1. 



Acts 7. 11. 



e ch. 41. 41. 
f ch. 37. 7. 



he left numbering ; for it was without 
number. 

50 '^ And unto Joseph were born two 
sons before the years of famine came : 
which Asenath the daughter of Poti- 
pherah " priest of On bare unto him. 

51 And Joseph called the name of 
the firstborn UManasseh: For God, 
said he, hath made me forget all my 
toil, and all my father's house. 

52 And the name of the second called 
he II Ephraim ; For God hath caused 
me to be "■ fruitful in the land of my 
affliction. 

53 IF And the seven years of plente- 
ousness, that was in the land of Egypt, 
were ended. 

54 ^And the seven years of dearth 
began to come, ' according as Joseph 
had said : and the dearth was in all 
lands ; but in all the land of Egypt 
there was bread. 

55 And when all the land of Egypt 
was famished, the people cried to 
Pharaoh for bread : and Pharaoh said 
unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Jo- 
seph ; what he saith to you, do. 

56 And the famine was over all the 
face of the earth : and Joseph opened 
tall the storehouses, and "sold unto 
the Egyptians ; and the famine wax- 
ed sore in the land of Egypt. 

57 ^And all countries came into 
Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn ; be- 
cause that the famine was so sore in 
all lands. 

CHAPTER XLII. 

Jacob sendeth his ten sons to buy corn in Egypt, 16 
They are imprisoned by Joseph as spies ; 18 but are 
set at liberty, on condition that they bring Benjamin, 
21 Their remorse on account of Joseph. 24 Simeon 
is kept as a pledge. 25 They return home with corn, 
and with their money. 2'J Their report to Jacob. 
36 Jacob refuseth to send Benjamin. 

NOW when "^ Jacob saw that there 
was corn in Egypt, .Tacob said 
unto his sons, Why do ye look one 
upon another T 

2 And he said. Behold, I have heard 
that there is corn in Egypt : get you 
down thither, and buy for us from 
thence ; that we may ''live, and not 
die. 

3 IF And Joseph's ten brethren went 
down to buy corn in Egypt. 

4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, 
Jacob sent not with his brethren ; for 
he said, "= Lest peradventure mischief 
befall him. 

5 And the sons of Israel came to 
buy corn among those that came : for 
the famine was "^in the land of Ca- 
naan. 

6 And Joseph was the governor 
^ over the land, and he it was that 
sold to all the people of the land : and 
Joseph's brethren came, and ^ bowed 



46 



down themselves before him with their 
faces to the earth. 

7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and 
he knew them, but made himself 
strange unto them, and spake t rough- 
ly unto them ; and he said unto them. 
Whence come ye? And they said, 
From the land of Canaan to buy 
food. 

8 And Joseph knew his brethren, 
but they knew not him. 

9 And Joseph ^remembered the 
dreams which he dreamed of them, 
and said unto them. Ye are spies; 
to see the nakedness of the land ye 
are come. 

10 And they said unto him, Nay, 
my lord, but to buy food are thy ser- 
vants come. 

1 1 We are all one man's sons ; we are 
true men, thy servants are no spies. 

12 And he said unto them, Nay, but 
to see the nakedness of the land ye 
are come. 

13 And they said. Thy servants are 
twelve brethren, the sons of one man 
in the land of Canaan; and, behold, 
the youngest is this day with our fa- 
ther, and one ^is not. 

14 And Joseph said unto them. That 
is it that I spake unto you, saying. 
Ye are spies : 

15 Hereby ye shall be proved : ^By 
the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go 
forth hence, except your youngest 
brother come hither. 

16 Send one of you, and let him 
fetch your brother, and ye shall be 
t kept in prison, that your words may 
be proved, whether there he any truth 
in you : or else by the life of Pharaoh 
surely ye are spies. 

17 And he tput them all together 
into ward three days. 

18 And Joseph said unto them the 
third day. This do, and live ; ^for I 
fear God : 

19 If ye be true men, let one of your 
brethren be bound in the house of 
your prison : go ye, carry corn for 
the famine of your houses : 

20 But ^ bring your youngest brother 
unto me ; so shall your words be ver- 
ified, and ye shall not die. And they 
did so. 

21 IF And they said one to another, 
" We are verily guilty concerning our 
brother, in that we saw the anguish 
of his soul, when he besought us, and 
we would not hear ; "therefore is this 
distress come upon us. 

22 And Reuben answered them, say- 
ing, ° Spake I not unto you, saying. 
Do not sin against the child ; and ye 
would not hear? therefore, behold, 
also his blood is p required. 



Their return to Jacob. 



GENESIS. 



Jacob sendeth Benjamin. 



B. C. 1707. 

t Heb. an in- 
terpreter 
was between 
tlie-m. 



u ch. 34 10. 



X See cli. 43. 
21. 



y Ch. 43. 14. 



23 And they knew not that Joseph 
understood them ; for t he spake unto 
them by an interpreter. ' 

24 And he turned himself about from 
them, and wept ; and returned to them 
again, and communed with them, and 
took from them Simeon, and bound 
him before their eyes. 

2.5 H Then Joseph commanded to fill 
their sacks with corn, and to restore 
every man's money into his sack, and 
to give them provision for the way : 
and "^thus did he unto them. 

26 And they laded their asses with 
the corn, and departed thence. 

27 And as '"one of them opened his 
sack to give his ass provender in the 
inn, he espied his money ; for, behold, 
it was in his sack's mouth. 

28 And he said unto his brethren. 
My money is restored ; and, lo, it is 
even in my sack : and their heart 
t failed them, and they were afraid, 
sajdng one to another. What is this 
that God hath done unto us 1 

29 IF And they came unto Jacob their 
father unto the land of Canaan, and 
told him all that befell unto them ; 
saying, 

30 The man, who is the lord of the 
land, * spake t roughly to us, and took 
us for spies of the country. 

31 And we said unto him, We are 
true men ; we are no spies : 

32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our 
father ; one is not, and the youngest 
is this day with our father in the 
land of Canaan. 

33 And the man, the lord of the 
country, said unto us, ' Hereby shall 
I know that ye are true men ; leave 
one of your brethren here with me, 
and take food for the famine of your 
households, and be gone : 

34 And bring your youngest brother 
unto me : then shall I know that ye 
are no spies, but that ye are true men : 
so will I deliver you your brother, 
and ye shall "traffick in the land. 

35 T And it came to pass as they 
emptied their sacks, that, behold, ^ev- 
ery man's bundle of money was in his 
sack : and when both they and their 
father saw the bundles of money, they 
were afraid. 

36 And Jacob their father said unto 
them. Me have ye ^ bereaved of my 
children : Joseph is not, and Simeon 
is not, and ye will take Benjamin 
away: all these things are against 
me. 

37 And Reuben spake unto his fa- 
ther, saying. Slay my two sons, if I 
bring him not to thee : deliver him 
into my hand, and I will bring him 
to thee again. - 



38 And he said. My son shall not 
go down with you ; for ^ his brother 
is dead, and he is left alone : *if mis- 
chief befall him by the way in the 
which ye go, then shall ye ''bring 
down my gray hairs with sorrow to 
the grave. 

CHAPTER XLHI. 

Jacob is hardly persuaded to send Benjamin. 15 Jo- 
seph entertaineth his brethren. 31 He maketh them 
a feast. 

AND the famine was ^sore in the 
land. 

2 And it came to pass, when they 
had eaten up the corn which they had 
brought out of Egypt, their father 
said unto them, Go again, buy us a 
little food. 

3 And Judah spake unto him, say- 
ing, The man tdid solemnly protest 
unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my 
face, except your ^brother be with 
you. 

4 If thou wilt send our brother with 
us, we will go down and buy thee 
food : 

5 But if thou wilt not send him, we 
will not go down : for the man said 
unto us. Ye shall not see my face, ex- 
cept yoiir brother be with you. 

6 And Israel said. Wherefore dealt 
ye so ill with me, as to tell the man 
whether ye had yet a brother 1 

7 And they said, The man t asked us 
straitly of our state, and of our kin- 
dred, saying, Is your father yet alive ? 
have ye another brother 1 and we told 
him according to the t tenor of these 
words, t Could we certainly know 
that he would say. Bring your broth- 
er down ? 

8 And Judah said unto Israel his fa- 
ther. Send the lad with me, and we 
will arise and go ; that we may live, 
and not die, both we, and thou, and 
also otir little ones. 

9 I will be surety for him ; of my 
hand shalt thou require him : *= if I 
bring him not unto thee, and set him 
before thee, then let me bear the blame 
for ever : 

10 For except we had lingered, sure- 
ly now we had returned II this second 
time. 

11 And their father Israel said unto 
them, If it must be so now, do this ; 
take of the best fruits in the land in 
your vessels, and "^ carry down the 
man a present, a little ^balm, and a 
little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts 
and almonds : 

12 And take double money in your 
hand ; and the money ^that was brought 
again in the mouth of your sacks, carry 
it again in your hand; peradventure 
it was an oversight. 



47 



B. C. 1707. 



z ver. 13. 

ch. 37. 33. & 

44.28. 
a ver. 4. 

ch. 44. 29. 
b ch. 37. 35. & 

44.31. 



a ch. 41. 54, 
57. 



t Heb. pro- 
testing pro- 
tested. 

b ch. 42. 20. & 
44.23. 



t Heb. asking 



t Heb, mouth, 

t 'H.eb. Know- 
ing could we 
know 1 



c ch. 44. 32. 
Philem. 18, 
19. 



I Or, twice by 
this. 



d ch. 32. 20. 

Prov. 18. 16. 
e ch. 37. 25. 

Jer. 8. 22. 



f ch. 42 25, 35. 



JosepJis brethren afraid. 



GENESIS. 



ITis policy to stay them. 



B. C. 1707. 



ff Esth. 4. 16. 
il Or, And I, 

as I have 

been, S{c. 



h ch. 24. 2. k 
39. 4. & 44. 1. 

t Heb. kill a 

killing, 

1 Sam. 25. 11. 
t Heb. eat. 



t Heb. roll 
himself up- 
on us, 
Job 30. 14. 



i ch. 42. 3, 10. 
t Heb. coming 

down we came 

down. 
kch. 42.27,35. 



t Heb. your 
money came 
to me. 



1 ch. 18. 4. 
24.32. 



m ch. 37. 7, 10. 

t Heb. peace, 

ch. 37. 14. 
t Heb.Is there 

peace to your 

father. 
n ch. 42. 11, 13. 



13 Take also your brother, and arise, 
go again unto the man : 

14 And God Almighty give you 
mercy before the man, that he may 
send away your other brother, and 
Benjamin. ^ H If I be bereaved of my 
children., I am bereaved. 

15 IT And the men took that present, 
and they took double money in their 
hand, and Benjamin ; and rose up, 
and went down to Egypt, and stood 
before Joseph. 

16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin 
with them, he said to the ''ruler of 
his house, JBring these men home, and 
t slay, and make ready ; for these m*ibn 
shall t dine with me at noon. 

17 And the man did as Joseph bade ; 
and the man brought the men into 
Joseph's house. 

18 And the men were afraid, because 
they were brought into Joseph's house ; 
and they said, Because of the money 
that was returned in our sacks at the 
first time are we brought in ; that he 
may tseek occasion against us, and 
fall upon us, and take us for bond- 
men, and our asses. 

19 And they came near to the steward 
of Joseph's house, and they communed 
with him at the door of the house, 

20 And said, sir, ' tw^e came indeed 
down at the first time to buy food : 

21 And ''it came to pass, when we 
came to the inn, that we opened our 
sacks, and, behold, every man's money 
was in the mouth of his sack, our 
money in full weight : and we have 
brought it again in our hand. 

22 And other money have we brought 
down in our hands to buy food : we 
cannot tell who put our money in our 
sacks. 

23 And he said. Peace he to you, 
fear not : your God, and the God of 
your father, hath given you treasure 
in your sacks : 1 1 had your money. 
And he brought Simeon out unto 
them. 

24 And the man brought the men 
into Joseph's house, and 'gave them 
water, and they washed their feet; 
and he gave their asses provender. 

25 And they made ready the present 
against Joseph came at noon : for they 
heard that they should eat bread there. 

26 IF And when Joseph came home, 
they brought him the present which 
was in their hand into the house, 
and "^ bowed themselves to him to the 
earth. 

27 And he asked them of ^Aeir t wel- 
fare, and said, t/5 your father well, 
the old man ° of whom ye spake ? Is 
he yet alive % 

28 And they answered, Thy servant 



our father is in good health, he is yet 
alive. "And they bowed down their 
heads, and made obeisance. 

29 And he lifted up his eyes, and 
saw his brother Benjamin, Phis moth- 
er's son, and said. Is this your young- 
er brother, ^of whom ye spake unto 
me? And he said, God be gracious 
unto thee, my son. 

30 And Joseph made haste ; for ""his 
bowels did yearn upon his brother : 
and he sought where to weep ; and he 
entered into his chamber, and ^wept 
there. 

31 And he washed his face, and went 
out, and refrained himself, and said, 
Set on * bread. 

32 And they set on for him by him- 
self, and for them by themselves, and 
for the Egyptians, which did eat with 
him, by themselves : because the 
Egyptians might not eat bread with 
the Hebrews ; for that is " an abomi- 
nation unto the Egyptians. 

33 And they sat before him, the 
firstborn according to his birthright, 
and the youngest according to his 
youth : and the men marvelled one 
at another. 

34 And he took and sent messes unto 
them from before him : but Benja- 
min's mess was ^five times so much 
as any of theirs. And they drank, 
and t were merry with him. 

CHAPTER XLIV. 

JosepKs policy to stay his brethren, 14 Judah's 
humble supplication to Joseph. 

AND he commanded t the steward 
of his house, saying. Fill the 
men's sacks with food, as much as 
they can carry, and put every man's 
money in his sack's mouth. 

2 And put my cup, the silver cup, 
in the sack's mouth of the youngest, 
and his corn money. And he did ac- 
cording to the word that Joseph had 
spoken. 

3 As soon as the morning was light, 
the men were sent away, they and 
their asses. 

4 And when they were gone out of 
the city, and not yet far off, Joseph 
said unto his steward. Up, follow after 
the men ; and when thou dost over- 
take them, say unto them, Wherefore 
have ye rewarded evil for good 1 

5 Is not this it in which my lord 
drinketh, and whereby indeed he H di- 
vineth 1 ye have done evil in so doing. 

6 IT And he overtook them, and he 
spake unto them these same words. 

7 And they said unto him. Where- 
fore saith my lord these words 1 God 
forbid that thy servants should do ac- 
cording to this thing : 



48 



JudaWs humble supplication. 



GENESIS. 



maketh himself known. 



ch. 42. 15, 20. 



8 Behold, *the money, which we 
found in our sacks' mouths, we brought 
again unto thee out of the land of Ca- 
naan : how then should we steal out 
of thy lord's house silver or gold % 

9 With whomsoever of thy servants 
it be found, ^ both let him die, and we 
also will be my lord's bondmen. 

10 And he said. Now also let it he 
according unto your words : he with 
whom it is found shall be my servant ; 
and ye shall be blameless. 

11 Then they speedily took down 
every man his sack to the ground, 
and opened every man his sack. 

12, And he searched, and began at 
the eldest, and left at the youngest : 
and the cup was found in Benjamin's 
sack. 

13 Then they ''rent their clothes, 
and laded every man his ass, and re- 
turned to the city. 

14 IT And Judah and his brethren 
came to Joseph's house ; for he was 
yet there : and they ^ fell before him 
on the ground. 

15 And Joseph said unto them. What 
deed is this that ye have done ? wot 
ye not that such a man as I can cer- 
tainly II divine'? 

16 And Judah said. What shall we 
say unto my lord? what shall we 
speak? or how shall we clear our- 
selves ? God hath found out the in- 
iquity of thy servants : behold, ^ we 
are my lord's servants, both we, 
and he also with whom the cup is 
found. 

17 And he said, ^God forbid that I 
should do so : but the man in whose 
hand the cup is found, he shall be my 
servant ; and as for you, get you up 
in peace unto your father. 

18 IT Then Judah came near unto 
him, and said, my lord, let thy ser- 
vant, I pray thee, speak a word in my 
lord's ears, and ^let not thine anger 
burn against thy servant : for thou 
art even as Pharaoh. 

19 My lord asked his servants, say- 
ing. Have ye a father, or a brother ? 

20 And we said unto my lord. We 
have a father, an old man, and ''a 
child of his old age, a little one ; and 
his brother is dead, and he alone is 
left of his mother, and his father lov- 
eth him. 

21 And thou saidst unto thy ser- 
vants, ' Bring him down unto me, that 
I may set mine eyes upon him. 

22 And we said unto my lord. The 
lad cannot leave his father : for if he 
should leave his father, his father 
would die. 

23 And thou saidst unto thy ser- 
vants, ^ Except your youngest brother 



come down with you, ye shall see my 
face no more. 

24 And it came to pass when we 
came up unto thy servant my father, 
we told him the words of my lord. 

25 And 'our father said. Go again, 
and buy us a little food. 

26 And we said, We cannot go down : 
if our youngest brother be with us, 
then will we go down : for we may 
not see the man's face, except our 
youngest brother be with us. 

27 And thy servant my father said 
unto us. Ye know that ™my wife bare 
me two sons : 

28 And the one went out from me, 
and I said, ^ Surely he is torn in 
pieces ; and I saw him not since : 

29 And if ye °take this also from 
me, and mischief befall him, ye shall 
bring down my gray hairs with sor- 
row to the grave. 

30 Now therefore when I come to 
thy servant my father, and the lad be 
not with us ; seeing that p his life is 
bound up in the lad's life ; 

31 It shall come to pass, when he 
seeth that the lad is not with us, that 
he will die: and thy sei-vants shall 
bring down the gray hairs of thy 
servant our father with sorrow to the 
grave. 

32 For thy servant became surety 
for the lad unto my father, saying, 
•1 If I bring him not unto thee, then I 
shall bear the blame to my father for 
ever. 

33 Now therefore, 1 pray thee, "■ let 
thy servant abide instead of the lad a 
bondman to my lord ; and let the lad 
go up with his brethren. 

34 For how shall I go up to my 
father, and the lad be not with me ? 
lest peradventure I see the evil that 
shall t come on my father. 

CHAPTER XLV. 

Joseph maketh himself known, to his brethren ; 5 and 
comforteth them in God's providence. 9 He sendeth 
for his father. 16 Pharaoh confirmeth it. 21 Jo- 
seph fur nisheth them for their journey, and exhort- 
eth them to concord. 25 Jacob is revived with the 
news. 

THEN Joseph could not refrain 
himself before all them that stood 
by him ; and he cried. Cause every 
man to go out from me. And there 
stood no man with him, while Joseph 
made himself known unto his breth-- 
ren. 

2 And he t wept aloud : and the 
Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh 
heard. 

3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, 
^I am Joseph ; doth my father yet 
live 1 And his brethren could not an- 
swer him ; for they were n troubled at 
his presence. 



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B. C. 1707. 



1 ch. 43. 2. 



m ch. 46. 19. 



n ch. 37. 33. 
och. 42. 36,38. 



1 Sam. 18. 1. 



q ch. 43. 9. 



fHeb. Jnd 
my^fatfieTi 
Ex. 18. 8. 
Job 31. 29. 
Ps. 116. 3. & 
119.. 143. 



f. Heb. gave 
forthhis voice 
in weeping, 
Num. 14. 1. 



a Acts 7. 13. 
II Or, terrified, 

Job 4. 5. & 

23.15. 

Matt. 14. 26. 

Mark 6. 50. 



Joseph sendeth for his father. 



GENESIS. 



Jacob comeih into Egypt. 



B. C. 1707. 



b ch. 37. 28. 

c Is. 40. 2. 

2 Cor. 2. 7. 
t Heb. neither 

let there he 

anger in your 

eyes. 
d ch. 50. 20. 

Ps. 105.16, 17. 

See 2 Sam. 

16. 10, 11. 

Acts 4.27,28. 

t Heb. to put 
for you a 
remnant. 



e ch. 41. 43. 
Judg-. 17. 10. 
Job 29. 16. 



f ch. 47. 1. 



g ch. 42. 23. 



t Heb. was 
good in the 
eyes of Pha- 
raoh. 
ch. 4i. 37. 



i ch. 27. 28. 
Num. 18. 12, 



4 And Joseph said unto his brethren, 
Come near to me, I pray you. And 
they came near. And he said, I am 
Joseph your brother, ^whom ye sold 
into Egypt. 

5 Now therefore '^be not grieved, 
tnor angry with yourselves, that ye 
sold me hither : ^ for God did send 
me before you to preserve life. 

6 For these two years hath the fam- 
ine been in the land : and yet there 
are five years, in the which there 
shall neither be earing nor harvest. 

7 And God sent me before you tto 
preserve you a posterity in the earth, 
and to save your lives by a great de- 
liverance. 

8 So now it was not you that sent me 
hither, but God : and he hath made 
me ^ a father to Pharaoh, and lord of 
all his house, and a ruler throughout 
all the land of Egypt. 

9 Haste ye, and go up to my father, 
and say unto him, Thus saith thy son 
Joseph, God hath made me lord of all 
Egypt : come down unto me, tarry 
not : 

10 And Hhoii shalt dwell in the land 
of Goshen, and thou shalt be near 
unto me, thou, and thy children, and 
thy children's children, and thy flocks, 
and thy herds, and all that thou hast : 

1 1 And there will I nourish thee ; 
for yet there are five years of famine ; 
lest thou, and thy household, and all 
that thou hast, come to poverty. 

12 And, behold, your eyes see, and 
the eyes of my brother Benjamin, 
that it is ^my mouth that speaketh 
unto you. 

13 And ye shall tell my father of all 
my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye 
have seen ; and ye shall haste and 
^ bring down my father hither. 

14 And he fell upon his brother 
Benjamin's neck, and wept ; and 
Benjamin wept upon his neck. 

15 Moreover he kissed all his breth- 
ren, and wept upon them : and after 
that his brethren talked with him. 

16 T And the fame thereof was heard 
in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's 
brethren are come : and it t pleased 
Pharaoh well, and his servants. 

17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, 
Say unto thy brethren. This do ye ; 
lade your beasts, and go, get you un- 
to the land of Canaan ; 

18 And take your father and your 
households, and come unto me : and 
I will give you the good of the land 
of Egypt, and ye shall eat ' the fat of 
the land. 

19 Now thou art commanded, this 
do ye ; take you wagons out of the 
land of Egypt for your little ones. 



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and for your wives, and bring your 
father, and come. 

20 Also t regard not your stuff; for 
the good of all the land of Egypt is 
yours. 

21 And the children of Israel did 
so : and Joseph gave them wagons, 
according to the t commandment of 
Pharaoh, and gave them provision 
for the way. 

22 To all of them he gave each man 
changes of raiment ; but to Benjamin 
he gave three hundred pieces of silver, 
and ^ five changes of raiment. 

23 And to his father he sent after 
this manner; ten asses t laden with 
the good things of Egypt,' and ten 
she asses laden with corn and bread 
and meat for his father by the way. 

24 So he sent his brethren away, 
and they departed : and he said unto 
them. See that ye fall not out by the 
way. 

25 1" And they went up out of Egypt, 
and came into the land of Canaan un- 
to Jacob their father, 

26 And told him, saying, Joseph is 
yet alive, and he is governor over all 
the land of Egypt. ^And t Jacob's 
heart fainted, for he believed them 
not. 

27 And they told him all the words 
of Joseph, which he had said unto 
them : and when he saw the wagons 
which Joseph had sent to carry him, 
the spirit of Jacob their father re- 
vived. 

28 And Israel said, It is enough; 
Joseph my son is yet alive : I will 
go and see him before I die. 

CHAPTER XLVI. 

Jacob is comforted by God at Beer-sheba. 5 Thence 
he Viith his household goeth into Egypt. 8 The 
number of his family that went into Egypt. 28 
Joseph meeteth Jacob. 31 He instructeth his breth- 
ren how to answer to Pharaoh. 

AND Israel took his journey with 
all that he had, and came to 
^Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices 
•"unto the God of his father Isaac. 

2 And God spake unto Israel "" in the 
visions of the night, and said, Jacob, 
Jacob : and he said, Here am I. 

3 And he said, I am God, ^the God 
of thy father : fear not to go down 
into Egypt ; for I will there ^ make 
of thee a great nation. 

4 ^I will go down with thee into 
Egypt ; and I will also surely s bring 
thee up again : and ^ Joseph shall 
put his hand upon thine eyes. 

5 And 'Jacob rose up from Beer- 
sheba : and the sons of Israel carried 
Jacob their father, and their little 
ones, and their wives, in the wagons 
'^ which Pharaoh had sent to carry 
him. 



The number of his family. 



GENESIS. 



Joseph meeteih his fathei\ 



B. C. 1706. 



1 Deut. 26. 5. 
Josh. 24. 4. 
Ps. 105. 23. 
Is. 52. 4. 



m Ex. 1. 1. 

6.14. 



n Num. 26. 5, 
1 Chr. 5. 1. 



o Ex. 6. 15. 

1 Chr. 4. 24. 
(I Or, Nemuel. 

II Or, Jarih. 
II Or, Zerah, 

1 Chr. 4. 24. 
\\Or,Gershoni. 
P 1 Clir. 6. 1, 

16. 
q 1 Chr. 2. 3. 

& 4. 21. 
r ch. 38. 3, 7, 

10. 

8 ch. 38. 29. 
1 Chr. 2. 5. 

1 1 Chr. 7. 1. 

II Or, Piuih, 
and Jashub. 



u Num. 26. 15, 

&c. 

Zephon. 
II Or, Oznr. 
II Or, Arod. 
X 1 Chr. 7. 30. 



y ch. 30. 10. 
z ch. 29. 24. 



a ch. 44. 27. 
b ch. 41. 50. 

II Or, prince. 



c 1 Chr. 7. 6. 
&8. 1. 

d Num. 26. 38, 

Ahiram. 
II Hupham, 

Num. 26. 39. 
e Num. 26. 39, 

Shupham. 

1 Chr. 7. 12, 

Shuppim. 
II Or, Shuham, 

Num. 26. 42. 
f 1 Chr. 7. 12. 
S 1 Chr. 7. 13. 



6 And they took their cattle, and 
their goods, which they had gotten in 
the land of Canaan, and came into 
Egypt, 'Jacob, and all his seed with 
him : 

7 His sons, and his sons' sons with 
him, his daughters, and his sons' 
daughters, and all his seed brought 
he with him into Egypt. 

8 T And "' these are the names of the 
children of Israel, which came into 
Egypt, Jacob and his sons : ° Reuben, 
Jacob's firstborn. 

9 And the sons of Reuben ; Hanoch, 
and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. 

10 T And ° the sons of Simeon ; II Je- 
muel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and 
11 Jachin, and II Zohar, and Shaul the 
son of a Canaanitish woman. 

1 1 1[ And the sons of p Levi ; II Ger- 
shon, Kohath, and Merari. 

12 IF And the sons of iJudah; Er, 
and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, 
and Zarah : but "■ Er and Onan died in 
the land of Canaan. And ' the sons of 
Pharez were Hezron and Hamul. 

13 1"' And the sons of Issachar ; Tola, 
and II Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron. 

14 f And the sons of Zebulun ; Se- 
red, and Elon, and Jahleel. 

15 These he the sons of Leah, which 
she bare unto Jacob in Padan-aram, 
with his daughter Dinah : all the souls 
of his sons and his daughters were 
thirty and three. 

161 And the sons of Gad ; " Ziphion, 
and Haggi, Shuni, and II Ezbon, Eri, 
and II Arodi, and Areli. 

17 IF ^And the sons of Asher; Jim- 
nah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, 
and Serah their sister : and the sons 
of Beriah ; Heber, and Malchiel. 

18 >' These are the sons of Zilpah, 
^ whom Laban gave to Leah his daugh- 
ter; and these she bare unto Jacob, 
even sixteen souls, 

19 The sons of Rachel ^ Jacob's wife ; 
Joseph, and Benjamin. 

20 TF ^And unto Joseph in the land 
of Egypt were born Manasseh and 
Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter 
of Poti-pherah H priest of On bare unto 
him. 

21 IF "^ And the sons of Benjamin were 
Belah, and Becher, and Ashbei, Gera, 
and Naaman, '^Ehi, and Rosh, ^Mup- 
pim, and II Huppim, and Ard. 

22 These are the sons of Rachel, 
which were born to Jacob: all the 
souls were fourteen. 

23 IF ^And the sons of Dan ; " Hu- 
shim. 

24 IF ^And the sons of Naphtali ; 
Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and 
Shillem. 

25 ^ These are the sons of Bilhah, 



' which Laban gave unto Rachel his 
daughter, and she bare these unto Ja- 
cob : all the souls were seven. 

26 ''All the souls that came with 
Jacob into Eg3rpt, which came out of 
his + loins, besides .Jacob's sons' wives, 
all the souls were threescore and six ; 

27 And the sons of Jo.seph, which 
were borne him in Egypt, were two 
souls : ' all the souls of the house of 
Jacob, which came into Egypt, were 
threescore and ten. 

28 IF And he sent Judah before him 
unto Joseph, •" to direct his face unto 
Goshen; and they came "into the 
land of Goshen. 

29 And Joseph made ready his char- 
iot, and went up to meet Israel his 
father, to Goshen, and presented him- 
self unto him ; and he ° fell on his 
neck, and wept on his neck a good 
while. 

30 And Israel said unto Joseph, 
i^Now let me die, since I have seen 
thy face, because thou art yet alive, 

31 And Joseph said unto his breth- 
ren, and unto his father's house, il 
will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and 
say unto him, My brethren, and my 
father's house, which loere in the land 
of Canaan, are come unto me ; 

32 And the men are shepherds, for 
t their trade hath been to feed cattle ; 
and they have brought their flocks, 
and their herds, and all that they 
have. 

33 .And it shall come to pass, when 
Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, 
"■ What is your occupation 1 

34 That ye shall say. Thy servants' 
'trade hath been about cattle *from 
our youth even until now, both we, 
and also our fathers : that ye may 
dAvell in the land of Goshen ; for ev- 
ery shepherd is " an abomination unto 
the Egyptians. 

CHAPTER XLVII. 

Joseph presenteth Jive of his brethren-, 7 aiid his father, 
before Pharaoh. 11 He giveth them habitation and 
maintenance. 13 He obtaineth all the Egyptians' 
money, 16 their cattle, 18 and their Innds for Pha- 
raoh. 22. The priests' land was not bought. 23 He 
letteth out the land for a fifth part. 28 "Jacob's age. 
29 He sweareth Joseph to bury him with his fathers. 

THEN Joseph ^^ came and told Pha- 
raoh, and said. My father and my 
brethren, and their flocks, and their 
herds, and all that they have, are 
come out of the land of Canaan ; and, 
behold, they are in ''the land of Go- 
shen. 

2 And he took some of his brethren, 
even five men, and '^ presented them 
unto Pharaoh. 

3 And Pharaoh said unto his breth- 
ren, '' What is your occupation 1 And 
they said unto Pharaoh, ^Thy serv- 



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Jacob 'presented to Pharaoh. 



GENESIS. 



Distress of the Egyptians. 



B. C. 1706. 



f ch. 15. 13. 
Deut. 2G. 5. 



S ch. 43. 1. 

Acts 7. 11. 



h ch. 46. 34. 



i ch. 20. 15. 
k ver. 4. 



t Heb. How 
many are the 
days of the 
years of thy 
lifel 

1 Ps. 39. 12. 
Heb. 11. 9,13. 

ra Job 14. 1. 

n ch. 25. 7. & 
35. 28. 



P Ex. 1. 11. & 

12. 37. 
•I ver. 6. 



II Or, as a lit- 
tle child is 
nourished. 
Heb. accord- 
ing to the lit- 
tle ones. 
Oil. 50. 21. 

r ch. 41. 30. 
Acts 7. 11. 



1702. 



ants are shepherds, both we, and also 
our fathers. 

4 They said moreover unto Pharaoh, 
^For to sojourn in the land are we 
come; for thy servants have no pas- 
ture for their flocks ; ^ for the famine 
is sore in the land of Canaan : now 
therefore, we pray thee, let thy serv- 
ants '^ dwell in the land of Goshen. 

5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, 
saying. Thy father and thy brethren 
are come unto thee : 

6 'The land of Egypt is before thee ; 
in the best of the land make thy fa- 
ther and brethren to dwell ; ^ in the 
land of Goshen let them dwell : and 
if thou knowest any men of activity 
among them, then make them rulers 
over my cattle. 

7 And Joseph brought in Jacob his 
father, and set him before Pharaoh : 
and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. 

8 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, 
t How old art thou 1 

9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, 
^ The days of the years of my pilgrim- 
age are a hundred and thirty years : 
"'few and evil have the days of the 
years of my life been, and ''have not 
attained unto the days of the years of 
the life of my fathers in the days of 
their pilgrimage. 

10 And Jacob ° blessed Pharaoh, and 
went out from before Pharaoh. 

11 IF And Joseph placed his father 
and his brethren, and gave them a 
possession in the land of Egypt, in the 
best of the land, in the land of p Ra- 
meses, '^as Pharaoh had commanded. 

12 And Joseph nourished his father, 
and his brethren, and all his father's 
household, with bread, H according to 
their families, 

13 T And there was no bread in all 
the land ; for the famine was very 
sore, '' so that the land of Egypt and 
all the land of Canaan fainted by rea- 
son of the famine. 

14 'And Joseph gathered up all the 
money that was found in the land of 
Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for 
the corn which they bought : and 
Joseph brought the money into Pha- 
raoh's house. 

15 And when money failed in the 
land of Egypt, and in the land of 
Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto 
Joseph, and said, Give us bread : for 
^ why should we die in thy presence ? 
for the money faileth. 

16 And Joseph said. Give your cattle ; 
and I will give you for your cattle, if 
money fail. 

17 And they brought their cattle 
unto Joseph : and Joseph gave them 
bread in exchange for horses, and for 



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the flocks, and for the cattle of the 
herds, and for the asses ; and he tfed 
them with bread for all their cattle 
for that year. 

18 When that year was ended, they 
came unto him the second year, and 
said unto him. We will not hide it 
from my lord, how that our money is 
spent ; my lord also hath our herds 
of cattle ; there is not aught left in 
the sight of my lord, but our bodies, 
and our lands : 

19 Wherefore shall we die before 
thine eyes, both we and our land? 
buy us and our land for bread, and 
we and our land will be servants unto 
Pharaoh : and give us seed, that we 
may live, and not die, that the land 
be not desolate. 

20 And Joseph bought all the land 
of Egypt for Pharaoh ; for the Egyp- 
tians sold every man his field, because 
the famine prevailed over them: so 
the land became Pharaoh's. 

21 And as for the people, he re- 
moved them to cities from one end of 
the borders of Egypt even to the other 
end thereof. 

22 " Only the land of the H priests 
bought he not ; for the priests had 
a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, 
and did eat their portion which Pha- 
raoh gave them : wherefore they sold 
not their lands. 

23 Then Joseph said unto the peo- 
ple, Behold, I have bought you this 
day and your land for Pharaoh : lo, 
here is seed for you, and ye shall sow 
the land. 

24 And it shall come to pass in the 
increase, that ye shall give the fifth 
part unto Pharaoh, and four parts 
shall be your own, for seed of the 
field, and for your food, and for them 
of your households, and for food for 
your little ones. 

25 And they said, Thou hast saved 
our lives : ^ let us find grace in the 
sight of my lord, and we will be Pha- 
raoh's servants. 

26 And Joseph made it a law over 
the land of Egypt unto this day, that 
Pharaoh should have the fifth part ; 
y except the land of the n priests only, 
which became not Pharaoh's. 

27 IT And Israel ^ dwelt in the land 
of Egypt, in the country of Goshen ; 
and they had possessions therein, and 
^grew, and multiplied exceedingly. 

28 And Jacob lived in the land of 
Egypt seventeen years : so t the whole 
age of Jacob was a hundred forty and 
seven years. 

29 And the time ''drew nigh that 
Israel must die : and he called his son 
Joseph, and said unto him, If now I 



Joseph visiteth his sick father. 



GENESIS. 



Jacob blesseth Joseph's sons. 



B. C. 1689. 



c ch. 24 2. 
d ch. 24. 49. 
e So ch. 50. 25. 



f 2 Sam. 19. 
37. 



g ch, 49. 29. k. 
50. 5, 13. 



h ch. 48. 2. 
1 Kings 1.47. 
Heb. 11. 21. 



a ch. 28. 13, 
19. & 35. 6, 
&c. 



b ch. 17. 8. 



c ch. 41, 50. k 
46. 20. 

Josh. 13. 7. & 
14.4. 



d ch. 35. 9. 16, 
19. 



e So ch. 33. 5, 



f ch. 27. 4. 
S ch. 27. 1. 
t Heb. heavy, 

Is. 6. 10. & 

59.1. 



have found grace in thy sight, "put, 
I pray thee, thy hand under my 
thigh, and Meal kindly and truly 
with me ; ® bury me not, I pray thee, 
in E^ypt : 

30 But ^I will lie with my fathers, 
and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, 
and ^bury me in their buryingplace. 
And he said, I will do as thou hast 
said. 

31 And he said. Swear unto me. 
And he sware unto him. And •'Is- 
rael bowed himself upon the bed's 
head. 

CHAPTER XLVIIL 

Joseph with his sons visiteth his sick father. 2 Jacob 
strengtheneth himself to bless them. 3 He repeateth 
the promise. 6 He taketh Ephraim and Manasseh 
as his own. 7 He telleth Joseph of his fnother^s 
grave. 8 He blesseth Ephraim and Manasseh. 17 
He preferreth the younger before the elder. 21 He 
prophcsieth their return to Canaan, 

AND it came to pass after these 
things, that one told Joseph, 
Behold, thy father is sick : and he 
took with him his two sons, Manas- 
seh and Ephraim. 

2 And one told Jacob, and said. Be- 
hold, thy son Joseph cometh unto 
thee : and Israel strengthened him- 
self, and sat upon the bed. 

3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God 
Almighty appeared unto me at ^ Luz 
in the land of Canaan, and blessed 
me, 

4 And said unto me, Behold, I will 
make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, 
and I will make of thee a multitude 
of people ; and will give this land to 
thy seed after thee ^for an everlasting 
possession. 

5 T And now thy " two sons, Ephraim 
and Manasseh, which were born unto 
thee in the land of Egypt, before I 
came unto thee into Egypt, are mine ; 
as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be 
mine. 

6 And thy issue, which thou beget- 
test after them, shall be thine, and 
shall be called after the name of their 
brethren in their inheritance. 

7 And as for me, when I came from 
Padan, '^ Rachel died by me in the 
land of Canaan in the way, when yet 
there was but a little way to come 
unto Ephrath : and I buried her there 
in the way of Ephrath ; the same is 
Beth-lehem. 

8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, 
and said. Who are these ? 

9 And Joseph said unto his father, 
^ They are my sons, whom God hath 
given me in this place. And he said. 
Bring them, 1 pray thee, unto me, 
and ^I will bless them. 

10 Now ^the eyes of Israel were 
t dim for age, so that he could not see. 



And he brought them near unto him ; 
and ^he kissed them, and embraced 
them. 

1 1 And Israel said unto Joseph, ' I 
had not thought to see thy face : 
and, lo, God hath shewed me also 
thy seed. 

12 And Joseph brought them out 
from between his knees, and he 
bowed himself with his face to the 
earth. 

13 And Joseph took them both, 
Ephraim in his right hand toward 
Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in 
his left hand toward Israel's right 
hand, and brought them near unto 
him. 

14 And Israel stretched out his right 
hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's 
head, who was the younger, and his 
left hand upon Manasseh's head, 
^ guiding his hands wittingly ; for Ma- 
nasseh was the firstborn. 

15 IF And 'he blessed Joseph, and 
said, God, "> before whom my fathers 
Abraham and Isaac did walk, the 
God which fed me all my life long 
unto this day, 

16 The Angel "which redeemed me 
from all evil, bless the lads ; and let 
°my name be named on them, and 
the name of my fathers Abraham 
and Isaac ; and let them t grow into 
a multitude in the midst of the 
earth. 

17 And when Joseph saw that his 
father Plaid his right hand upon the 
head of Ephraim, it II displeased him : 
and he held up his father's hand, to 
remove it from Ephraim's head unto 
Manasseh's head. 

18 And Joseph said unto his father. 
Not so, my father : for this is the 
firstborn ; put thy right hand upon 
his head. 

19 And his father refused, and said, 
'I I know it, my son, I know it: he 
also shall become a people, and he 
also shall be great : but truly '' his 
younger brother shall be greater than 
he, and his seed shall become a t mul- 
titude of nations. 

20 And he blessed them that day, 
saying, ^In thee shall Israel bless, 
saying, God make thee as Ephraim 
and as Manasseh : and he set Ephra- 
im before Manasseh. 

21 And Israel said unto Joseph, Be- 
hold, I die ; but ' God shall be with 
you, and bring you again unto the 
land of your fathers. 

22 Moreover "I have given to thee 
one portion above thy brethren, which 
I took out of the hand ^ of the Amo- 
rite with my sword and with my 
bow. 



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JacoVs last prophetic 



GENESIS. 



declarations to his sons. 



B. C. 1689. 




I Heb. do not 
thou excel. 



II Or, my cotich 

is gone. 
hch.29.33, 34. 
II Or, their 

swords axe 

weapons of 

violence. 
i Prov. 18. 9. 
k ch. 34. 25. 

I Prov. 1.15,16. 

II Or, houghed 
oxen. 

m Ps. 26. 9. 

Eph. 5. 11. 
n Ps. 16. 9. & 

30. 12. & 57. 8. 
ch. 34. 26. 
P Josh. 19. 1. & 

21. 5, 6, 7. 

IChr. 4.24,39. 
q ch. 29. 35. 

Deut. 33. 7. 
r Ps. 18. 40. 
s ch. 27. 29. 

1 Chr. 5. 2. 

t Hos. 5. 14. 

Rev. 5. 5. 
u Num. 23. 24. 

&. 24. 9. 



X Num. 24. 17. 

Jer. 30. 21. 

Zech. 10. 11. 
y Ps. 60. 7. & 

108. 8. or, 

Num. 21. 18, 
z Deut. 28. 57. 
als. 11.1. & 

62. 11. 

Ez.21. 27. 

Dan. 9. 25. 

Matt. 21. 9. 

Luke 1.32.33. 
b Is. 2. 2. & 11. 

10. & 42. 1, 4. 

& 49. 6. 7, 22, 

23. & 55. 4, 5. 

& 60.1.3.4,5. 

Has-. 2. 7. 

Luke 2. 30, 

31, 32. 
c 2 Kings 18. 

32. 

d Prov. 23. 29. 
e Deut. 33. 18, 

19. Josh. 19. 

10, 11. 

f 1 Sam. 10. 9. 



S Deut. 33. 22. 
J udg. 18.1,2. 



hjudg. 18.27. 



CHAPTER XLIX. 

Jacob calleth his sons before him. 3 He foretelleth 
what will befall each of them in the last days, and 
blesseth them. 29 His charge to them concerning 
his burial. 33 His death. 

AND Jacob called unto his sons, 
and said, Gather yourselves to- 
gether, that I may "" tell you that which 
shall befall you "in the last days. 

2 Gather yourselves together, and 
hear, ye sons of Jacob ; and "= hearken 
unto Israel your father. 

3 t Reuben, thou art ^ my firstborn, 
my might, ^ and the beginning of my 
strength, the excellency of dignity, 
and the excellency of power : 

4 Unstable as water, ^ t thou shalt not 
excel ; because thou ^ wentest up to 
thy father's bed ; then defiledst thou 
it : It he went up to my couch. 

5 1^ Simeon and Levi are 'brethren; 
II ^ instruments of cruelty are in their 
habitations. 

6 O my soul, 'come not thou into 
their secret ; ™ unto their assembly, 
° mine honour, be not thou united : 
for °in their anger they slew a man, 
and in their selfwill they H digged down 
a wall. 

7 Cursed be their anger, for it was 
fierce ; and their wrath, for it was 
cruel: ?! will divide them in Jacob, 
and scatter them in Israel. 

8 IF 1 Judah, thou art he whom thy 
brethren shall praise : "■ thy hand shall 
be in the neck of thine enemies ; ^ thy 
father's children shall bow down be- 
fore thee. 

9 Judah is ' a lion's whelp : from the 
prey, my son, thou art gone up : "he 
stooped down, he couched as a lion, 
and as an old lion ; who shall rouse 
him up 1 

10 ^The sceptre shall not depart 
from Judah, nor ^a lawgiver ^from 
between his feet, ^ until Shiloh come ; 
" and unto him shall the gathering of 
the people be. 

1 1 " Binding his foal unto the vine, 
and his ass's colt unto the choice vine ; 
he washed his garments in wine, and 
his clothes in the blood of grapes : 

12 His "^eyes shall be red with wine, 
and his teeth white with milk. 

13 IT ^Zebulun shall dwell at the 
haven of the sea ; and he shall be for 
a haven of ships ; and his border shall 
be unto Zidon. 

14 H Issachar is a strong ass couch- 
ing down between two burdens : 

15 And he saw that rest was good, 
and the land that it was pleasant ; 
and bowed '^his shoulder to bear, and 
became a servant unto tribute. 

16 *i[ ^Dan shall judge his people, as 
one of the tribes of Israel. 

17 '^ Dan shall be a serpent by the 



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way, t an adder in the path, that biteth 
the horse's heels, so that his rider 
shall fall backward. 

18 I 'have waited for thy salvation, 
O Lord. 

19 IT ^ Gad, a troop shall overcome 
him : but he shall overcome at the 
last. 

20 IF ' Out of Asher his bread shall 
be fat, and he shall yield royal dain- 
ties. 

21 IF ™ Naphtali is a hind let loose : 
he giveth goodly words. 

22 IF Joseph is a fruitful bough, even 
a fruitful bough by a well ; whose 
t branches run over the wall : 

23 The archers have ° sorely grieved 
him, and shot at him, and hated 
him : 

24 But his ° bow abode in strength, 
and the arms of his hands were made 
strong by the hands of Pthe mighty 
God of Jacob ; {'^ from thence '' is the 
shepherd, ' the stone of Israel ;) 

25 ^Even by the God of thy father, 
who shall help thee ; " and by the 
Almighty, ^ who shall bless thee with 
blessings of heaven above, blessings 
of the deep that lieth under, blessings 
of the breasts, and of the womb : 

26 The blessings of thy father have 
prevailed above the blessings of my 
progenitors ^ unto the utmost bound 
of the everlasting hills : ^ they shall 
be on the head of Joseph, and on the 
crown of the head of him that was 
separate from his brethren. 

27 IF Benjamin shall ^ raven as a 
wolf : in the morning he shall devour 
the prey, " and at night he shall divide 
the spoil. 

28 1 All these are the twelve tribes 
of Israel : and this is it that their 
father spake unto them, and blessed 
them ; every one according to his 
blessing he blessed them. 

29 And he charged them, and said 
unto them, I '^ am to be gathered unto 
my people : ^ bury me with my fa- 
thers ^ in the cave that is in the field 
of Ephron the Hittite, 

30 In the cave that is in the field 
of Machpelah, which is before Mamre 
in the land of Canaan, ^ which Abra- 
ham bought with the field of Ephron 
the Hittite for a possession of a bury- 
ingplace. 

31^ There they buried Abraham and 
Sarah his wife ; ^ there they buried 
Isaac and Rebekah his wife ; and 
there I buried Leah. 

32 The purchase of the field and of 
the cave that is therein was from the 
children of Heth. 

33 And when Jacob had made an 
end of commanding his sons, he 



B. C. 1689. 



Jacob's death and burial. 



GENESIS. 



Joseplis brethren comforted. 



B.C. 



b 2 Kings 13. 
14. 



c ver. 26. 
2 Chr. 16. 14. 
Matt. 26. 12. 
Mark 14. 8. & 
16.1. 

Luke 24. 1. 
John 12. 7. & 
19. 39, 40. 

t Heb. wept. 
d Num. 20. 29. 
Deut. 34. 8. 



e Esth. 4. 2. 



f ch. 47. 29. 

g 2 Chr. 16. 14. 
Is. 22. 16. 
Matt. 27. 60. 



h 2 Sam. 1.17. 
Acts 8. 2. 



i 1 Sam. 31. 13. 
Job 2. 13. 



I That is, The 
mo7irning 
of the Egyp- 
tians. 



gathered up his feet into the bed, and 
yielded up the ghost, and 'was gath- 
ered unto his people. 

^ CHAPTER L. 

The mourning for Jacob. 4 Joseph getteth leave of 
Pharaoh to go and bury him. 7 The funeral. 15 
Joseph comforteth his brethren, who craved his par- 
don. 22 His age. 23 He seeth the third generation 
of his sons. 24 He prophesieth unto his brethren of 
their return to Canaan ; 25 and taketh an oath of 
them to carry up his bones. 26 He dieth, and is 
embalmed. 

AND Joseph ^ fell upon his father's 
face, and ''wept upon him, and 
kissed him. 

2 And Joseph commanded his serv- 
ants the physicians to "= embalm his 
father : and the physicians embalmed 
Israel. 

3 And forty days were fulfilled for 
him ; for so are fulfilled the days of 
those which are embalmed : and the 
Egyptians t ^ mourned for him three- 
score and ten days. 

4 And when the days of his mourn- 
ing were past, Joseph spake unto 
*the house of Pharaoh, saying. If 
now I have found grace in your eyes, 
speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pha- 
raoh, saying, 

5 ^My father made me swear, say- 
ing, Lo, I die : in my grave ^ which 
I have digged for me in the land of 
Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. 
Now therefore let me go up, I pray 
thee, and bury my father, and I will 
come again. 

6 And Pharaoh said. Go up, and 
bury thy father, according as he 
made thee swear. 

7 IF And Joseph went up to bury 
his father : and with him went up all 
the servants of Pharaoh, the elders 
of his house, and all the elders of the 
land of Egypt, 

8 And all the house of Joseph, and 
his brethren, and his father's house : 
only their little ones, and their flocks, 
and their herds, they left in the land 
of Goshen. 

9 And there went up with him both 
chariots and horsemen : and it was 
a very great company. 

10 And they came to the threshing- 
floor of Atad, which is beyond Jor- 
dan ; and there they ''mourned with 
a great and very sore lamentation : 
'and he made a mourning for his 
father seven days. 

1 1 And when the inhabitants of the 
land, the Canaanites, saw the mourn- 
ing in the floor of Atad, they said, 
This is a grievous mourning to the 
Egyptians : wherefore the name of it 
was called II Abel-mizraim, which is 
beyond Jordan. 



12 And his sons did unto him ac- 
cording as he commanded them : 

13 For ''his sons carried him into 
the land of Canaan, and buried him 
in the cave of the field of Machpelah, 
which Abraham 'bought with the 
field for a possession of a burying- 
place of Ephron the Hittite, before 
Mamre. 

14 1 And Joseph returned into Egypt, 
he, and his brethren, and all that went 
up with him to bury his father, after 
he had buried his father. 

15 H And when Joseph's brethren 
saw that their father was dead, '"they 
said, Joseph will peradventure hate 
us, and will certainly requite us all 
the evil which we did unto him. 

16 And they t sent a messenger unto 
Joseph, saying. Thy father did com- 
mand before he died, saying, 

17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, For- 
give, I pray thee now, the trespass 
of thy brethren, and their sin ; " for 
they did unto thee evil : and now, 
we pray thee, forgive the trespass of 
the servants of °the God of thy fa- 
ther. And Joseph wept when they 
spake unto him. 

18 And his brethren also went and 
P fell down before his face ; and they 
said, Behold, we be thy servants. 

19 And Joseph said unto them, 
•iFear not: ""for am I in the place 
of God 1 

20 ^ But as for you, ye thought evil 
against me ; but ' God meant it unto 
good, to bring to pass, as it is this 
day, to save much people alive. 

21 Now therefore fear ye not: "I 
will nourish you, and your little ones. 
And he comforted them, and spake 
t kindly unto them. 

22 IT And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, 
he, and his father's house : and Jo- 
seph lived a hundred and ten years. 

23 And Joseph saw Ephraim's chil- 
dren ^ of the third generation : ^ the 
children also of Machir the son of 
Manasseh ^were t brought up upon 
Joseph's knees. 

24 And Joseph said unto his breth- 
ren, I die ; and * God will surely visit 
you, and bring you out of this land 
unto the land '^ which he sware to 
Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. 

25 And "^ Joseph took an oath of the 
children of Israel, saying, God will 
surely visit you, and ye shall carry 
up my bones from hence. 

26 So Joseph died, being a hundred 
and ten years old : and they ^ em- 
balmed him, and he was put in a 
coflfin in Egypt. 



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B. C. 1689. 



m Job 15. 21, 
22. 



X Job 42. 16. 
y Num. 32. 39. 

t Heb. borne. 
z ch. 30. 3. 



a ch. 15. 14. & 

46. 4. & 48. 21. 

Ex. 3. 16. 17. 

Heb. 11. 22. 
b ch. 15. 18. & 

26. 3. & 35. 12. 

& 46. 4. 
c Ex. 13. 19. 

Josh. 24. 32. 

Acts 7. 16. 



B. C. 1706. 



a Gen. 46. 8. 
ch. 6. 14. 



t Heb. thigh, 
h Gen. 46. 26, 

27. ver. 20. 

Deut. 10. 22. 

1635. 
c Gen. 50. 26. 
Acts 7. 15. 

d Gen. 46. 3. 
Deut. 26. 5. 
Ps. 105. 24. 
Acts 7. 17. 



e Acts 7. 



f Ps. 105. 24. 



3 Ps. 10. 2. & 

83. 3, 4. 
h Job 5. 13. 

Ps. 105. 25. 

Prov. 16. 25. 

& 21. 30. 

Acts 7. 19. 



i Gen. 15. 13. 

ch. 3. 7. 

Deut. 26. 6. 
k ch. 2. 11. & 

5. 4, 5. 

Ps. 81. 6. 
1 Gen. 47. 11. 

t Heb. And as 
they afflicted 
them, so they 
multiplied, 



m ch. 2. 23. & 

6.9. 

Num. 20. 15. 

Acts 7. 19, 34. 
n Ps. 81. 6. 



SECOND BOOK OF MOSES, 



EXODUS, 



CHAPTER I. 

The children of Israel multiply after Joseph's death. 
8 The more they are oppressed by a, new king, the 
more they multiply. 15 The midwives fear God, 
and save the men children alive. 22 Pharaoh com- 
mandeth the male children to he cast into the river. 

"l^rOW ^ these are the names of the 
1-M children of Israel, which came 
into Egypt ; every man and his house- 
hold came with Jacob. 

2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, 

3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, 

4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 

5 And all the souls that came out 
of the + loins of Jacob were ^ seventy 
souls : for Joseph was in Egypt al- 
ready. 

6 And ^ Joseph died, and all his 
brethren, and all that generation. 

7 1"'^ And the children of Israel were 
fruitful, and increased abundantly, 
and multiplied, and waxed exceeding 
mighty ; and the land was filled with 
them. 

8 Now there ^ arose up a new king 
over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. 

9 And he said unto his people, Be- 
hold, ^the people of the children of 
Israel are more and mightier than 
we: 

10 5 Come on, let us ''deal wisely 
with them; lest they multiply, and 
it come to pass, that, when there fall- 
eth out any war, they join also unto 
our enemies, and fight against us, and 
so get them up out of the land. 

1 1 Therefore they did set over them 
taskmasters ' to afflict them with their 
•^ burdens. And they built for Pha- 
raoh treasure-cities, Pithom ' and Ra- 
amses. 

12 1 But the more they afflicted them, 
the more they multiplied and grew. 
And they were grieved because of the 
children of Israel. 

13 And the Egyptians made the 
children of Israel to serve with rig- 
our : 

14 And they ""made their lives bit- 
ter with hard bondage, °in mortar, 
and in brick, and in all manner of 
service in the field : all their service, 



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wherein they made them serve, was 
with rigour. 

15 H And the king of Egypt spake 
to the Hebrew midwives, of which 
the name of the one was Shiphrah, 
and the name of the other Puah ; 

16 And he said. When ye do the of- 
fice of a midwife to the Hebrew wo- 
men, and see them upon the stools, if 
it be a son, then ye shall kill him ; but 
if it he a daughter, then she shall live. 

17 But the midwives "feared God, 
and did not Pas the king of Egypt 
commanded them, but saved the men 
children alive. 

18 And the king of Egypt called for 
the midwives, and said unto them. 
Why have ye done this thing, and 
have saved the men children alive ? 

19 And ithe midwives said unto 
Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew wo- 
men are not as the Egyptian women ; 
for they are lively, and are dehvered 
ere the midwives come in unto them. 

20 ^Therefore God dealt well with 
the midwives : and the people multi- 
plied, and waxed very mighty. 

21 And it came to pass, because the 
midwives feared God, 'that he made 
them houses. 

22 And Pharaoh charged all his peo- 
ple, saying, * Every son that is born 
ye shall cast into the river, and every 
daughter ye shall save alive. 

CHAPTER II. 

Moses is horn, 3 and placed in an ark among the 
flags of the river. 5 He is found, and brought up 
by Pharaoh's daughter, li He slayeth an Egyp- 
tian. 13 He reproveth a Hebrew. 15 Hefleeth into 
Midian. 21 He marrieth Zipporah. 22 Gershom 
is bom. 23 God respecteth the Israelites' cry. 

AND there went ^a man of the 
house of Levi, and took to wife 
a daughter of Le^^. 

2 And the woman conceived, and 
bare a son : and ^ when she saw him 
that he was a goodly child., she hid 
him three months. 

3 And when she could not longer 
hide him, she took for him an ark of 
bulrushes, and daubed it with slime 
and with pitch, and put the child 



The infancy of Moses. 



EXODUS. 



God appeareth to him. 



B. C. 1571. 



c ch. 15. 20. 
Num. 26. 59. 



d Acts 7. 21. 



e Acts 7. 21. 

II That is, 
Dravm out. 



f Acts 7. 23, 24. 

Heb. 11. 24, 

25,26. 
g ch. 1. 11. 



1531. 

h Acts 7. 24. 
i Acts 7. 26. 



k Acts 7. 27, 
28. 

t Heb. a man, 
a prince. 
Gen. 13. 8. 



I Acts 7. 29. 

Heb. 11. 27. 
m Gen. 24. 11. 

&29.2. 
H Or, prince, 

as Geu. 41.43. 
n ch. 3. 1, 
Gen. 24. 11. 

& 29. 10. 

1 Sam. 9. 11. 



P Gen. 29. 10. 



therein ; and she laid it in the flags 
by the river's brink. 

4 "^And his sister stood afar off, to 
wit what would be done to him. 

5 H And the ^ daughter of Pharaoh 
came down to wash herself at the 
river ; and her maidens walked along 
by the river's side : and when she saw 
the ark among the flags, she sent her 
maid to fetch it. 

6 And when she had opened it, she 
saw the child : and, behold, the babe 
wept. And she had compassion on 
him, and said, This is one of the He- 
brews' children. 

7 Then said his sister to Pharaoh's 
daughter, Shall I go and call to thee 
a nurse of the Hebrew women, that 
she may nurse the child for thee ? 

8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to 
her, Go. And the maid went and 
called the child's mother. 

9 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto 
her, Take this child away, and nurse 
it for me, and I will, give thee thy 
wages. And the woman took the 
child, and nursed it. 

10 And the child grew, and she 
brought him unto Pharaoh's daugh- 
ter, and he became ^her son. And 
she called his name H Moses : and she 
said. Because I drew him out of the 
water, 

11 IF And it came to pass in those 
days, ^when Moses was grown, that 
he went out unto his brethren, and 
looked on their ^ burdens : and he 
spied an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, 
one of his brethren. 

12 And he looked this way and that 
way, and when he saw that there teas 
no man, he ^slew the Egyptian, and 
hid him in the sand. 

13 And 'when he went out the sec- 
ond day, behold, tw^o men of the He- 
brews strove together : and he said 
to him that did the wrong, Where- 
fore smitest thou thy fellow ? 

14 And he said, ''Who made thee 
ta prince and a judge over us? in- 
tendest thou to kill me, as thou kill- 
edst the Egyptian ? And Moses feared, 
and said. Surely this thing is known. 

15 Now when Pharaoh heard this 
thing, he sought to slay Moses. But 
^ Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, 
and dwelt in the land of Midian : and 
he sat down by ""a well. 

16 ■'Now the II priest of Midian had 
seven daughters : ° and they came and 
drew water, and filled the troughs to 
water their father's flock. 

17 And the shepherds came and 
drove them away : but Moses stood 
up and helped them, and p watered 
their flock. 



18 And when they came to iReuel 
their father, he said. How is it that 
ye are come so soon to day ? 

19 And they said, An Egyptian de- 
livered us out of the hand of the 
shepherds, and also drew water enough 
for us, and watered the flock. 

20 And he said unto his daughters. 
And where is he ? why is it that ye 
have left the man ? call him, that he 
may "" eat bread. 

21 And Moses was content to dwell 
with the man : and he gave Moses 
' Zipporah his daughter. 

22 And she bare him a son, and he 
called his name H * Gershom : for he 
said, I have been ^a stranger in a 
strange land. 

23 IF An(i it came to pass ^in pro- 
cess of time, that the king of Egypt 
died : and the children of Israel ^ sigh- 
ed by reason of the bondage, and they 
cried, and ^ their cry came up unto 
God by reason of the bondage. 

24 And God '^ heard their groaning, 
and God ^remembered his ''covenant 
with Abraham, with Isaac, and with 
Jacob. 

25 And God ^looked upon the chil- 
dren of Israel, and God t^had respect 
unto them. 

CHAPTER III. 

Moses keepeth Jethro' s flock. 2 God appeareth to Mm 
in a burning hush ; 9 and sendeth him to deliver 
Israel. 14 The name of God. 15 His message to 
Israel. 

NOW Moses kept the flock of 
Jethro his father in law, ""the 
priest of Midian : and he led the flock 
to the back side of the desert, and 
came to ^ the mountain of God, even 
to Horeb. 

2 And ''the Angel of the Lord ap- 
peared unto him in a flame of fire out 
of the midst of a bush : and he looked, 
and, behold, the bush burned with 
fire, arid the bush tvas not consumed. 

3 And Moses said, I will now turn 
aside, and see this '^ great sight, why 
the bush is not burnt. 

4 And when the Lord saw that he 
turned aside to see, God called ^unto 
him out of the midst of the bush, and 
said, Moses, Moses : and he said, 
Here am 1. 

5 And he said. Draw not nigh hither : 
^put off thy shoes from off thy feet ; 
for the place whereon thou standest 
is holy ground. 

6 Moreover he said, ^I am the God 
of thy father, the God of Abraham, 
the God of Isaac, and the God of 
Jacob. And Moses hid his face ; for 
''he was afraid to look upon God. 

7 IF And the Lord said, ' I have surely 
seen the affiiction of my people which 



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Moses sent to Pharaoh. 



EXODUS. 



God giveth him signs. 



B. C. 1491. 



u See cli. 6. 12. 
1 Sam. 18. 18. 
Is. 6. 5, 8. 
Jer. 1. 6. 



X Gen. 81. 3. 
Deut. 31. 23. 
Josh. 1. 5. 
Rom. 8. 31. 



7 ch. 6. 3. 
John 8. 58. 
2 Cor. 1. 20. 
Heb. 13. 8. 
Rev. 1. 4. 



z Ps. 135. 13. 
Hos. 12. 5. 



b Gen. 50. 24. 
ch. 2. 25. & 4. 
31. 
Luke 1. 68. 

c Gen. 15. 14, 
16. 
ver. 8, 



dch.4.31. 
e ch. 5. 1, 3. 



are in Egypt, and have heard their 
cry ^ by reason of their taskmasters ; 
for 1 1 know their sorrows ; 

8 And "^I am come down to ° de- 
liver them out of the hand of the 
Egyptians, and to bring them up out 
of that land ° unto a good land and 
a large, unto a land p flowing with 
milk and honey ; unto the place of 
'I the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and 
the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and 
the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 

9 Now therefore, behold, ^the cry 
of the children of Israel is come unto 
me : and I have also seen the ^ op- 
pression wherewith the Egyptians 
oppress them. 

10 'Come now therefore, and I will 
send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou 
mayest bring forth my people the 
children of Israel out of Egypt. 

1 1 IT And Moses said unto God, "Who 
am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, 
and that I should bring forth the chil- 
dren of Israel out of Egypt 1 

12 And he said, ^ Certainly I will 
be with thee ; and this shall be a to- 
ken unto thee, that I have sent thee : 
When thou hast brought forth the 
people out of Egypt, ye shall serve 
God upon this mountain. 

13 And Moses said unto God, Be- 
hold, when! come unto the children 
of Israel, and shall say unto them, 
The God of your fathers hath sent 
me unto you ; and they shall say to 
me. What is his name ? what shall I 
say unto them ? 

14 And God said unto Moses, I AM 
THAT I AM : and he said, Thus 
shalt thou say unto the children of 
Israel, ^ I AM hath sent me unto you. 

15 And God said moreover unto 
Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the 
children of Israel, The Lord God of 
your fathers, the God of Abraham, 
the God of Isaac, and the God of 
Jacob, hath sent me unto you : this 
is '^ my name for ever, and this is my 
memorial unto all generations. 

16 Go, and ^gather the elders of 
Israel together, and say unto them, 
The Lord God of your fathers, the 
God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of 
Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, ^I 
have surely visited you, and seen that 
which is done to you in Egypt : 

17 And I have said, "=1 will bring 
you up out of the affliction of Egypt 
unto the land of the Canaanites, and 
the Hittites, and the Amorites, and 
the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and 
the Jebusites, unto a land flowing 
with milk and honey. 

18 And '^they shall hearken to thy 
voice : and ® thou shalt come, thou 



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and the elders of Israel, unto the 
king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto 
him. The Lord God of the Hebrews 
hath ^ met with us : and now let us 
go, we beseech thee, three days' jour- 
ney into the wilderness, that we may 
sacrifice to the Lord our God. 

19 H And I am sure that the king 
of Egypt ^ will not let you go, H no, 
not by a mighty hand. 

20 And I will "^ stretch out my hand, 
and smite Egypt with ^ all my won- 
ders which I will do in the midst 
thereof: and ^ after that he will let 
you go. 

21 And ^ I will give this people favour 
in the sight of the Egyptians : and it 
shall come to pass, that, when ye go, 
ye shall not go empty : 

22 ^ But every woman shall borrow 
of her neighbour, and of her that so- 
journeth in her house, jewels of silver, 
and jewels of gold, and raiment : and 
ye shall put them upon your sons, and 
upon your daughters ; and ''ye shall 
spoil II the Egyptians. 

CHAPTER IV. 

Woses^ rod is turned into a serpent. 6 His hand he- 
cometh leprous. 10 He is loath to he sent. 14 Aaron 
is appointed to assist him. 18 Moses departeth 
from Jethro. 21 God's message to Pharaoh. 24 
Zipporah circumciscth her son. 27 Aaron is sent 
to meet Moses. 31 The people helicveth them. 

AND Moses answered and said, 
But, behold, they will not be- 
lieve me, nor hearken unto my voice : 
for they tvill say, The Lord hath not 
appeared unto thee. 

2 And the Lord said unto him, 
What is that in thine hand? And 
he said, ^A rod. 

3 And he said. Cast it on the ground. 
And he cast it on the ground, and it 
became a serpent ; and Moses fled 
from before it. 

4 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Put forth thine hand, and take it by 
the tail. And he put forth his hand, 
and caught it, and it became a rod in 
his hand : 

5 That they may ^believe that ''the 
Lord God of their fathers, the God 
of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and 
the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto 
thee. 

6 IT And the Lord said furthermore 
unto him, Put now thine hand into 
thy bosom. And he put his hand 
into his bosom : and when he took it 
out, behold, his hand was leprous '^as 
snow. 

7 And he said, Put thine hand into 
thy bosom again. And he put his 
hand into his bosom again ; and 
plucked it out of his bosom, and, be- 
hold, ^ it was turned again as his other 
flesh. 



is loath to be sent. 



EXODUS. 



Gocfs message to Pharaoh. 



B. C. 1491. 



\He\3.shaiihe 

and shall be. 



t Heb. a man 
of words. 

t Heb. since 
yesterday, 
nor since the 
third day. 

S ch. 6. 12. 
Jer. 1. 6. 

h Pa. 94. 9. 



i Is. 50. 4. 

Jer. 1. 9. 

MatL 10. 19. 

Mark 13. 11. 

Luke 12. 11, 

12. & 21. 14, 

15. 
II Or, should- 

est. 
k See Jonah 1. 

3. 



I ver, 27. 
1 Sam. 10. 2, 
3.5. 



m ch. 7. 1, 2. 

n Num. 22. 38. 

& 23. 5, 12. 16. 

Deut. 18. 18. 

Is. 51. 16. 

Jer. 1. 9. 
Deut. 5. 31. 



P ch. 7. 1, k 18. 
19. 



t Heb. Jether. 



r ch. 2. 15, 23. 
Matt, 2. 20. 



s ch. 17. 9. 
Num. 20. 8, 9. 



8 And it shall come to pass, if they 
will not believe thee, neither hearken 
to the voice of the first sign, that they 
will believe the voice of the latter 
sign. ^ 

9 And it shall come to pass, if they 
will not believe also these two signs, 
neither hearken unto thy voice, that 
thou shalt take of the water of the 
river, and pour it upon the dry land : 
and "'^ the water which thou takest out 
of the river + shall become blood upon 
the dry land. 

10 IF And Moses said unto the Lord, 

my Lord, I am not t eloquent, nei- 
ther theretofore, nor since thou hast 
spoken unto thy servant ; but ^I am 
slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. 

11 And the Lord said unto him, 
^Who hath made man's mouth? or 
who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or 
the seeing, or the blind? have not I 
the Lord? 

12 Now therefore go, and I will be 
'with thy mouth, and teach thee 
what thou shalt say. 

13 And he said, O my Lord, ''send, 

1 pray thee, by the hand of him whom 
thou 11 Avilt send. 

14 And the anger of the Lord was 
kindled against Moses, and he said. 
Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother 1 
I know that he can speak well. And 
also, behold, ' he cometli forth to meet 
thee : and when he seeth thee, he will 
be glad in his heart. 

15 And ™thou shalt speak unto him, 
and ° put words in his mouth : and 
I will be with thy mouth, and with 
his mouth, and ° will teach you what 
ye shall do. 

16 And he shall be thy spokesman 
unto the people : and he shall be, 
even he shall be to thee instead of 
a mouth, and Pthou shalt be to him 
instead of God. 

17 And thou shalt take 'ithis rod in 
thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do 
signs. 

18 t And Moses went and returned 
to t Jethro his father in law, and said 
unto him. Let me go, I pray thee, 
and return unto my brethren which 
are in Egypt, and see whether they 
be yet alive. And Jethro said to 
Moses, Go in peace. 

19 And the Lord said unto Moses 
in Midian, Go, return into Egypt : for 
'all the men are dead which sought 
thy life. 

20 And Moses took his wife and his 
sons, and set them upon an ass, and 
he returned to the land of Egypt: 
and Moses took Hhe rod of God in 
his hand. 

21 And the Lord said unto Moses, 



When thou goest to return into Egypt, 
see that thou do all those 'wonders 
before Pharaoh, which I have put in 
thine hand : but " I will harden his 
heart, that he shall not let the people 
go. 

22 And thou shalt say unto Pha- 
raoh, Thus saith the Lord, ^Israel 
is my son, ^ even my firstborn : 

23 And I say unto thee, Let my 
son go, that he may serve me : and 
if thou refuse to let him go, behold, 
^I will slay thy son, even thy first- 
born. 

24 IT And it came to pass by the way 
in the inn, that the Lord ''met him, 
and sought to ''kill him, 

25 Then Zipporah took "a. sharp 
11 stone, and cut off the foreskin of 
her son, and tcast it at his feet, and 
said. Surely a bloody husband art 
thou to me. 

26 So he let him go : then she said, 
A bloody husband thou art, because 
of the circumcision. 

27 IT And the Lord said to Aaron, 
Go into the wilderness ^ to meet Mo- 
ses. And he went, and met him in 
^the mount of God, and kissed him. 

28 And Moses Hold Aaron all the 
words of the Lord who had sent him, 
and all the ^ signs which he had com- 
manded him. 

29 IT And Moses and Aaron ''went 
and gathered together all the elders 
of the children of Israel : 

30 ' And Aaron spake all the words 
which the Lord had spoken unto 
Moses, and did the signs in the sight 
of the people. 

31 And the people '^ believed: and 
when they heard that the Lord had 
'visited the children of Israel, and 
that he '"had looked upon their af- 
fliction, then " they bowed their heads 
and worshipped. 

CHAPTER V. 

Pharaoh chideth Moses and Aaron for their message ; 
5 and increaseth the Israelites' task. 15 He deri- 
deth their complaints. 20 They cry out upon Moses 
and Aaron. 22 Moses complaineth to God. 

AND afterward Moses and Aaron 
went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus 
saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my 
people go, that they may hold ^a feast 
unto me in the wilderness. 

2 And Pharaoh said, ''Who is the 
Lord, that I should obey his voice 
to let Israel go? I know not the 
Lord, '^ neither will I let Israel go. 

3 And they said, '' The God of the 
Hebrews hath met with us : let us 
go, we pray thee, three days' journey 
into the desert, and sacrifice unto the 
Lord our God ; lest he fall upon us 
with pestilence, or wdth the sword. 



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B. C. 1491. 

t ch. 3. 20. 
u ch. 7. 3, 13. 

& 9. 12, 35. & 

10. 1. & 14. 8. 

Deut, 2. 30. 

Josh. 11.20. 

Is. 63. 17. 

John 12. 40. 

Rom. 9. 18, 
xHos. 11. 1, 

Rom. 9. 4. 

2 Cor, 6, 18, 
y Jer, 31, 9. 

James 1. 18, 

z ch. 11. 5, & 
12.29. 



a Num. 22, 22. 
b Gen, 17. 14. 
c Josh. 5. 2, 3. 
II Or, knife. 

t Heb. made 
it touch. 



d ver, 14. 



e ch, 3. 1, 
f ver. 15, 16. 



g ver, 8, 9, 
h ch. 3, 16, 



i ver. 16, 



k ch. 3. 18, 
ver. 8, 9. 

1 ch. 3, 16. 

m ch. 2, 25. & 
3.7, 

n Gen. 24. 26. 
ch. 12. 27, 
1 Chr, 29, 20. 



a ch, 10. 



b 2 Kings 18. 
35.. 
Job 21. 15. 

c ch, 3. 19, 
d ch. 3. 18, 



Israel's task increased. 



EXODUS. 



God reneweth his promise. 



B. C. 1491. 



f ch. 1. IL 



t Heb. Let the 
workbeheavy 
upon the men. 



t Heb. a mat- 
ter of a day 
in his day. 



4 And the king of Egypt said unto 
them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and 
Aaron, let the people from their 
works'? get you unto your ^bur- 
dens. 

5 And Pharaoh said. Behold, the 
people of the land now are ^ many, 
and ye make them rest from their 
burdens. 

6 And Pharaoh commanded the 
same day the ^ taskmasters of the 
people, and their officers, saying, 

7 Ye shall no more give the people 
straw to make brick, as heretofore : 
let them go and gather straw for 
themselves. 

8 And the tale of the bricks, wliich 
they did make heretofore, ye shall 
lay upon them ; ye shall not dimin- 
ish aught thereof : for they be idle ; 
therefore they cry, saying. Let us go 
and sacrifice to our God. 

9 t Let there more work be laid up- 
on the men, that they may labour 
therein ; and let them not regard 
vain words. 

10 IT And the taskmasters of the 
people went out, and their officers, 
and they spake to the people, say- 
ing, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not 
give you straw. 

11 Go ye, get you straw where ye 
can find it : yet not aught of your 
work shall be diminished. 

12 So the people were scattered 
abroad throughout all the land of 
Egypt to gather stubble instead of 
straw. 

13 And the taskmasters hasted them, 
saying. Fulfil your works, fyour daily 
tasks, as when there was straw. 

14 And the officers of the children 
of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmas- 
ters had set over them, were beaten, 
and demanded. Wherefore have ye 
not fulfilled your task in making 
brick both yesterday and to day, as 
heretofore ? 

15 H Then the officers of the chil- 
dren of Israel came and cried unto 
Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest 
thou thus with thy servants "? 

16 There is no straw given unto thy 
servants, and they say to us. Make 
brick : and, behold, thy servants are 
beaten ; but the fault is in thine own 
people. 

17 But he said. Ye are idle, ye are 
idle : therefore ye say. Let us go and 
do sacrifice to the Lord. 

18 Go therefore now, and work ; 
for there shall no straw be given 
you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of 
bricks. 

19 And the officers of the children 
of Israel did see that they were in 



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evil case, after it was said. Ye shall 
not minish aught from your bricks 
of your daily task. 

20 1 And they met Moses and Aaron, 
who stood in the way, as they came 
forth from Pharaoh : 

21 ^And they said unto them. The 
Lord look upon you, and judge ; be- 
cause ye have made our savour t to 
be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, 
and in the eyes of his servants, to put 
a sword in their hand to slay us. 

22 And Moses returned unto the 
Lord, and said. Lord, wherefore hast 
thou so evil entreated this people? 
why is it that thou hast sent me ? 

23 For since I came to Pharaoh to 
speak in thy name, he hath done 
evil to this people; t neither hast 
thou delivered thy people at all. 

CHAPTER VI. 

God reneweth his promise by his name JEHO VAH- 
10 He sendeth Moses to Pharaoh. 14 The genealo- 
gy of Reuben, 15 of Simeon, 16 of Levi, of whom 
came Moses and Aaron. 

THEN the Lord said unto Moses, 
Now shalt thou see what I will 
do to Pharaoh : for ^with a strong 
hand shall he let them go, and with 
a strong hand ''shall he drive them 
out of his land. 

2 And God spake unto Moses, and 
said unto him, 1 am H the Lord : 

3 And I appeared unto Abraham, 
unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the 
name of '^ God Almighty ; but by my 
name ^ JEHOVAH was I not known 
to them. 

4 ^And I have also established my 
covenant with them, ^to give them 
the land of Canaan, the land of 
their pilgrimage, wherein they were 
strangers. 

5 And ^I have also heard the 
groaning of the children -of Israel, 
whom the Egyptians keep in bond- 
age ; and I have remembered my 
covenant. 

6 Wherefore say unto the children 
of Israel, ^I am the Lord, and 'I 
will bring you out from under the 
burdens of the Egyptians, and I 
will rid you out of their bondage, 
and I will ^redeem you with a 
stretched out arm, and with great 
judgments : 

7 And I will 4ake you to me for 
a people, and "'I will be to you 
a God : and ye shall know that I 
am the Lord your God, which 
bringeth you out "from under the 
burdens of the Egyptians. 

8 And I will bring you in unto 
the land, concerning the which I 
did °t swear to give it to Abraham, 
to Isaac, and to Jacob ; and I will 



(xod'^s command to Moses. 



EXODUS. 



Moses sent to Pharaoh. 



B. C. 1491. 



1619. 



1 Num. 26. 57. 
lChr.6.2,18. 



about 1530. 

d Ruth 4. 19, 
20. lChr.2. 
10. Matt. 1.4. 

e Lev. 10. 1. 
Num. 3. 2. & 
26.60. IChr. 
6.3. &,24.,1. 

f Num. 26. 11. 



give it you for a heritage : I am the 
Lord. 

9 And Moses spake so unto the chil- 
dren of ^Israel : p but they hearkened 
not unto Moses for t anguish of spirit, 
and for cruel bondage. 

10 t And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

11 Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king 
of Egypt, that he let the children of 
Israel go out of his land. 

12 And Moses spake before the 
Lord, saying, Behold, the children 
of Israel have "inot hearkened unto 
me ; how then shall Pharaoh hear 
me, ' vv^ho am of uncircumcised lips 1 

13 And the Lord spake unto Moses 
and unto Aaron, and gave them a 
charge unto the children of Israel, 
and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, 
to bring the children of Israel out of 
the land of Egypt. 

14 1 These be the heads of their 
fathers' houses : ' The sons of Reu- 
ben the firstborn of Israel ; Hanoch, 
and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi : these 
be the families of Reuben. 

15 ' And the sons of Simeon ; Jemuel, 
and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, 
and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a 
Canaanitish woman : these are the 
families of Simeon. 

16 U And these are the names of 
"the sons of Levi according to their 
generations ; Gershon, and Kohath, 
and Merari : and the years of the life 
of Levi loere a hundred thirty and 
seven years. 

17 ^The sons of Gershon; Libni, 
and Shimi, according to their fami- 
lies. 

18 And ythe sons of Kohath ; Am- 
ram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and 
Uzziel : and the years of the life of 
Kohath were a hundred thirty and 
three years. 

19 And ^the sons of Merari; Ma- 
hali and Mushi : these are the fami- 
lies of Levi according to their gen- 
erations. 

20 And *Amram took him Joche- 
bed his father's sister to wife ; and 
she bare him Aaron and Moses : and 
the years of the life of Amram were 
«, hundred and thirty and seven 
years. 

21 IF And ^ the sons of Izhar ; Korah, 
and Nepheg, and Zichri. 

22 And •= the sons of Uzziel ; Mishael, 
and Elzaphan, and Zithri. 

23 And Aaron took him Elisheba, 
daughter of "^Amminadab, sister of 
Naashon, to wife ; and she bare him 
^ Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ith- 
amar. 

24 And the ^sons of Korah ; Assir, 



and Elkanah, and Abiasaph : these 
are the families of the Korhites. 

25 And Eleazar Aaron's son took 
him one of the daughters of Putiel to 
wife ; and ^ she bare him Phinehas : 
these are the heads of the fathers of 
the Levites according to their families. 

26 These are that Aaron and Moses, 
''to whom the Lord said. Bring out 
the children of Israel from the land 
of Egypt according to their ' armies. 

27 These are they which ^ spake to 
Pharaoh king of Egypt, ' to bring out 
the children of Israel from Egypt : 
these are that Moses and Aaron. 

28 1 And it came to pass on the day 
when the Lord spake unto Moses in 
the land of Egypt, 

29 That the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, ""I am the Lord : ° speak thou 
unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that 
I say unto thee. 

30 And Moses said before the Lord, 
Behold, ° I am of uncircumcised lips, 
and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto 
me? 

CHAPTER Vll. 

Moses is encouraged to go to Pharaoh. 7 His age. 8 
His rod is turned into a serpent. 11 The sorcerers 
do the like. 13 PharaoKs heart is hardened. 14 
God^s message to Pharaoh. 19 The river is turned 
into blood. 

AND the Lord said unto Moses, 
See, I have made thee ^a god 
to Pharaoh ; and Aaron thy brother 
shall be ^ thy prophet. 

2 Thou •= shalt speak all that I com- 
mand thee ; and Aaron thy brother 
shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he 
send the children of Israel out of his 
land. 

3 And "^I will harden Pharaoh's 
heart, and ^multiply my '^ signs and 
my wonders in the land of Egypt. 

4 But Pharaoh shall not hearken 
unto you, ^that I may lay my hand 
upon Egypt, and bring forth mine 
armies, and my people the children 
of Israel, out of the land (^ Egypt 
''by great judgments. 

5 And the Egyptians 'shall know 
that I am the Lord, when I ^ stretch 
forth mine hand upon Egypt, and 
bring out the children of Israel 
from among them. 

6 And Moses and Aaron ' did as the 
Lord commanded them, so did they. 

7 And Moses was •" fourscore years 
old, and Aaron fourscore ^d three 
years old, when they spake unto 
Pharaoh. 

8 IT And the Lord spake unto Moses 
and unto Aaron, saying, 

9 When Pharaoh shall speak unto 
you, saying, "Shew a miracle for 
you : then thou shalt say unto Aaron, 
°Take thy rod, and cast it before 



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B.C. 

about 1530. 



S Num. 25. 7, 
11. 
Joah. 24. 33. 



h \rer. 13. 



i ch. 7. 4. & 12. 
17, 51. 
Num. 33. 1. 

1491. 
k ch. 5. 1, 3. & 

7.10. 
1 ver. 13. 

ch. 32. 7. & 

33.1. 

Ps. 77. 20. 



n ver. 11. 
ch. 7. 2. 



o ver. 12. 
ch. 4. 10. 



a ch. 4. 16. 
Jer. 1. 10. 



b ch. 4. 16. 
c ch. 4. 15. 



d ch. 4. 21. 
e ch. 11. 9. 
f ch. 4. 7. 



S ch. 10. 1. & 
11.9. 



h ch. 6. 6. 

i ver. 17. 

ch.8.22.&14. 

4,18. 

Ps. 9. 16. 
k ch. 3. 20. 



1 ver. 2. 



mDeut. 29. 5. 
&31.2.&.34.7. 
Acts 7. 23, 30. 



n Is. 7. 11. 
John 2. 18. & 
6.30. 


ch. 4. 2, 17. 



Wafer turned to blood. 



EXODUS. 



The plague of frogs. 



B. C. 1491. 



q ch. 4. 3. 
r Gen. 41. ! 
s 2 Tim. 3. 



t ver. 22. 
ch. 8. 7, 18. 



n ch. 4. 21. 
ver. 4. 



X ch. 8. 15. & 
10. 1. 20, 27. 



y ch. 4. 2, 3. & 
ver. 10. 



z ch. 3. 18. 



a ch. 3. 12, 18. 
& 5. 1, 3. 



b ch. 5. 2. 
ver. 5. 



c ch. 4. 9. 

d Uev. 16. 4, 6. 



f ch. 8. 5, 6, 

16. & 9. 22. & 
10. 12, 21. & 
14. 21, 26. 

t Heb. gather- 
ing of their 
waters. 



S ch. 17. 5. 



h Ps. 78. 44. 
105. 29. 



Pharaoh, and it shall become a ser- 
pent. 

10 IF And Moses and Aaron went 
in unto Pharaoh, and they did so 
Pas the Lord had commanded: and 
Aaron cast down his rod before Pha- 
raoh, and before his servants, and it 
1 became a serpent. 

11 Then Pharaoh also '"called the 
wise men and ' the sorcerers : now 
the magicians of Egypt, they also 
'did in like manner with their en- 
chantments. 

12 For they cast down every man 
his rod, and they became serpents : 
but Aaron's rod swallowed up their 
rods. 

13 And he hardened Pharaoh's 
heart, that he hearkened not unto 
them ; " as the Lord had said. 

14 IF And the Lord said unto Moses, 
^ Pharaoh's heart is hardened : he re- 
fuseth to let the people go. 

15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the 
morning ; lo, he goeth out unto the 
water ; and thou shalt stand by the 
river's brink against he come ; and 
ythe rod which was turned to a 
serpent shalt thou take in thine 
hand. 

16 And thou shalt say unto him, 
"^The Lord God of the Hebrews 
hath sent me unto thee, saying. 
Let my people go, ^that they may 
serve me in the wilderness : and, 
behold, hitherto thou wouldest not 
hear. 

17 Thus saith the Lord, In this 
'"thou shalt know that I am the 
Lord : behold, I will smite with the 
rod that is in mine hand upon the 
waters which are in the river, and 
*= they shall be turned ^ to blood. 

18 And the fish that is in the river 
shall die, and the river shall stink; 
and the Egyptians shall ^loathe to 
drink of the water of the river. 

19 T And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, 
and ^stretch out thine hand upon 
the waters of Egypt, upon their 
streams, upon their rivers, and upon 
their ponds, and upon all their t pools 
of water, that they may become 
blood ; and that there may be blood 
throughout all the land of Egypt, 
both in vessels of wood, and in vessels 
of stone. 

20 And Moses and Aaron did so, 
as the Lord commanded ; and he 
^lifted up the rod, and smote the 
waters that were in the river, in the 
sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight 
of his servants ; and all the ^ waters 
that were in the river were turned to 
blood. 



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21 And the fish that was in the 
river died ; and the river stank, and 
the Egyptians 'could not drink of 
the water of the river ; and there 
was blood throughout all the land 
of Egypt. 

22 ^ And the magicians of Egypt did 
so with their enchantments : and Pha- 
raoh's heart was hardened, neither did 
he hearken unto them ; ^ as the Lord 
had said. 

23 And Pharaoh turned and went 
into his house, neither did he set his 
heart to this also. 

24 And all the Egyptians digged 
round about the river for water to 
drink ; for they could not drink of 
the water of the river. 

25 And seven days were fulfilled, 
after that the Lord had smitten the 
river. 

CHAPTER VHL 

Frogs are sent. 8 Pharaoh sueth to Moses ; 12 and 
Moses by prayer removeth them away. 16 The 
dust is turned into lice, which the magicians could 
not do. 20 The swarms of flies. 25 Pharaoh incli- 
neth to let the people go, 32 but yet is hardened. 

AND the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say 
unto him. Thus saith the Lord, Let 
my people go, ^that they may serve 
me. 

2 And if thou ''refuse to let them 
go, behold, I will smite all thy bor- 
ders with •= frogs : 

3 And the river shall bring forth 
frogs abundantly, which shall go up 
and come into thine house, and in- 
to '^thy bedchamber, and upon thy 
bed, and into the house of thy serv- 
ants, and upon thy people, and into 
thine ovens, and into thy Hkneading- 
troughs : 

4 And the frogs shall come up both 
on thee, and upon thy people, and up- 
on all thy servants, 

5 *[F And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, Say unto Aaron, ^ Stretch forth 
thine hand with thy rod over the 
streams, over the rivers, and over the 
ponds, and cause frogs to come up 
upon the land of Egypt. 

6 And x\aron stretched out his hand 
over the waters of Egypt; and Hhe 
frogs came up, and covered the land 
of Egypt. 

7 ^And l^ie magicians did so with 
their enchantments, and brought up 
frogs upon the land of Egypt. 

8 IF Then Pharaoh called for Moses 
and Aaron, and said, ^Entreat the 
Lord, that he may take away the 
frogs from me, and from my people ; 
and I will let the people go, that they 
may do sacrifice unto the Lord. 

9 And Moses said unto Pharaoh, 
II Glory over me: "when shall I en- 



The plague of lice. 



EXODUS. 



The plague of fix 



B. C. 1491. 



II Or, Against 
to morrow. 

i cli. 9. 14. 
Deut33. 26. 
2 Sam. 7. 22. 
I Chr. ]7, 20. 
Fs. 86. 8. 
Is. 46. 9. 
Jer. 10. 6, 7. 



k ver. 30. 
ch.9.33.&10. 
18. & 32. 11. 
James 5. 16, 
17, 18. 



Ecc. 8. 11. 
a ch. 7. 14. 



' Luke 10. 18. 
2 Tim. 3. 8,9. 



1 1 Sam. 6. 3, 9. 
Ps. 8. 3. 
Matt. 12. 28. 
Luke 11. 20. 
• ver. 15. 



I Or, a mix- 
ture of noi- 
some beasts. 



u ch. 9. 4, 6, 26. 
& 10. 23. & 11. 
6, 7. k. 12. 13. 



treat for thee, and for thy servants, 
and for thy people, tto destroy the 
frogs from thee and thy houses, that 
they n^ay remain in the river only ? 

10 And he said, II To morrow. And 
he said. Be it according' to thy word ; 
that thou mayest know that ^ there is 
none like unto the Lord our God. 

11 And the frogs shall depart from 
thee, and from thy houses, and from 
thy servants, and from thy people ; 
they shall remain in the river only. 

12 And Moses and Aaron went out 
from Pharaoh : and Moses ^ cried unto 
the Lord because of the frogs which 
he had brought against Pharaoh, 

13 And the Lord did according to 
the word of Moses ; and the frogs 
died out of the houses, out of the 
villages, and out of the fields. 

14 And they gathered them to- 
gether upon heaps ; and the land 
stank. 

15 But when Pharaoh saw that there 
was 'respite, ""he hardened his heart, 
and hearkened not unto them ; as the 
Lord had said. 

16 IF And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, 
and smite the dust of the land, that it 
may become lice throughout all the 
land of Egypt. 

17 And they did so ; for Aaron 
stretched out his hand with his rod, 
and smote the dust of the earth, 
and "it became lice in man, and 
in beast ; all the dust of the land 
became lice throughout all the land 
of Egypt. 

18 And °the magicians did so with 
their enchantments to bring forth 
lice, but they p could not : so there 
were lice upon man, and upon beast. 

19 Then the magicians said unto 
Pharaoh, This is "• the finger of God : 
and Pharaoh's "■ heart was hardened, 
and he hearkened not unto them ; as 
the Lord had said. 

20 IT And the Lord said unto Moses, 
^Rise up early in the morning, and 
stand before Pharaoh ; lo, he cometh 
forth to the water ; and say unto him. 
Thus saith the Lord, 'Let my people 
go, that they may sei-ve me. 

21 Else, if thou wilt not let my 
people go, behold, I will send II swarms 
of flies upon thee, and upon thy 
servants, and upon thy people, and 
into thy houses : and the houses of 
the Egyptians shall be full of swarms 
of flies, and also the ground whereon 
they are. 

22 And "I will sever in that day 
the land of Goshen, in which my 
people dwell, that no swarms of 
flies shall be there ; to the end thou 



mayest know that I am the Lord in 
the midst of the earth. 

23 And I will put ta division be- 
tween my people and thy people : 
II to morrow shall this sign be. 

24 And the Lord did so ; and ^ there 
came a grievous swarm of flies into 
the house of Pharaoh, and into his 
servants' houses, and into all the land 
of Egypt : the land was I! corrupted by 
reason of the swarm of flies. 

25 1 And Pharaoh called for Moses 
and for Aaron, and said. Go ye, sac- 
rifice to your God in the land. 

26 And Moses said, It is not meet 
so to do ; for we shall sacrifice ^ the 
abomination of the Egyptians to the 
Lord our God : lo, shall we sacrifice 
the abomination of the Eg3rptians 
before their eyes, and will they not 
stone us ? 

27 We will go ^ three days' journey 
into the wilderness, and sacrifice to 
the Lord our God, as ^he shall 
command us. 

28 And Pharaoh said, I will let 
you go, that ye may sacrifice to the 
Lord your God in the wilderness ; 
only ye shall not go very far away : 
''entreat for me. 

29 And Moses said, Behold, I go 
out from thee, and I will entreat the 
Lord that the swarms of flies may 
depart from Pharaoh, from his serv- 
ants, and from his people, to morrow : 
but let not Pharaoh " deal deceitfully 
any more in not letting the people go 
to sacrifice to the Lord. 

30 And Moses went out from Pha- 
raoh, and ''entreated the Lord. 

31 And the Lord did according 
to the word of Moses ; and he re- 
moved the swarms of flies from Pha- 
raoh, from his servants, and from his 
people ; there remained not one. 

32 And Pharaoh ^ hardened his heart 
at this time also, neither would he 
let the people go. 

CHAPTER IX. 

The murrain of beasts. 8 The plague of boils and 
blains. 13 The message about the hail. 22 The 
plague of hail. 27 Pharaoh sueth to Moses, 35 but 
yet is hardened. 

THEN the Lord said unto Mo- 
ses, ^Go in unto Pharaoh, and 
tell him, Thus saith the Lord God 
of the Hebrews, Let my people go, 
that they may serve me. 

2 For if thou ''refuse to let them go, 
and wilt hold them still, 

3 Behold, the '^hand of the Lord 
is upon thy cattle which is in the 
field, upon the horses, upon the 
asses, upon the camels, upon the 
oxen, and upon the sheep : there 
shall be a very grievous murrain. 

4 And ''the Lord shall sever be- 



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B. C. 1491. 



t Heb. a re- 
demption. 

II Or, by to 

morrow. 
X Ps. 78. 45. &. 

105. 31. 



II Or, destroy- 
ed. 



y Gen. 43. 32. 
&, 46. 34. 
Deut.7.25,26. 
& 12. 13. 



z ch. 3. 18. 
a ch. 3. 12. 



B ver. 8. 
ch. 9. 28. 
1 Kings 13. 6. 



d ver. 12. 



5 ver. 15. 
ch. 4. 21. 



a ch. 8. 1. 



b ch. 8. 2. 
c ch. 7. 4. 



The plague of boils. 



EXODUS. 



The plague of hail. 



B. C. 1491. 



e Ps. 78. 50. 



f ch. 7. 14. 
8.32. 



S Rev. 16. 2. 



hDeut. 28.27. 



i ch. 8. 18, 19. 
2 Tim. 3. 9. 



: ch. 8. 10. 



n ch. 3. 20. 



o Rom. 9. 17. 

See ch. 14.17. 

Prov. 16. 4. 

1 Pet. 2. 9. 
t Heb. viade 

thee stand. 



tween the cattle of Israel and the 
cattle of Egypt : and there shall noth- 
ing die of all that is the children's of 
Israel. 

5 And the Lord appointed a set 
time, saying, To morrow the Lord 
shall do this thing in the land. 

6 And the Lord did that thing on 
the morrow, and ^all the cattle of 
Egypt died : but of the cattle of the 
children of Israel died not one. 

7 And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, 
there was not one of the cattle of the 
Israelites dead. And ^the heart of 
Pharaoh was hardened, and he did 
not let the people go. 

8 IT And the Lord said unto Moses 
and unto Aaron, Take to you hand- 
fuls of ashes of the furnace, and let 
Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven 
in the sight of Pharaoh. 

9 And it shall become small dust in 
all the land of Egypt, and shall be ^ a 
boil breaking forth with blains upon 
man, and upon beast, throughout all 
the land of Egypt. 

10 And they took ashes of the fur- 
nace, and stood before Pharaoh ; and 
Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven ; 
and it became ^a boil breaking forth 
with blains upon man, and upon beast. 

11 And the 'magicians could not 
stand before Moses because of the 
boils ; for the boil was upon the 
magicians, and upon all the Egyp- 
tians. 

12 And the Lord hardened the 
heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened 
not unto them ; . ^ as the Lord had 
spoken unto Moses. 

13 t And the Lord said unto Moses, 
' Rise up early in the morning, and 
stand before Pharaoh, and say unto 
him. Thus saith the Lord God of the 
Hebrews, Let my people go, that they 
may serve me. 

14 For I will at this time send all 
my plagues upon thine heart, and 
upon thy servants, and upon thy 
people ; "* that thou mayest know 
that there is none like me in all the 
earth. 

15 For now I will "stretch out my 
hand, that I may smite thee and thy 
people with pestilence ; and thou shalt 
be cut off from the earth. 

16 And in very deed for "this cause 
have I t raised thee up, for to shew in 
thee my power ; and that my name 
may be declared throughout all the 
earth. 

1 7 As yet exaltest thou thyself against 
my people, that thou wilt not let them 
go? 

18 Behold, to morrow about this 
time I will cause it to rain a very 



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grievous hail, such as hath not been 
in Egypt since the foundation thereof 
even until now. 

19 Send therefore now, and gather 
thy cattle, and all that thou hast in 
the field ; for upon every man and 
beast which shall be found in the 
field, and shall not be brought home, 
the hail shall come down upon them, 
and they shall die. 

20 He that feared the word of the 
Lord among the servants of Pha- 
raoh made his servants and his cattle 
flee into the houses : 

21 And he that t regarded not the 
word of the Lord left his servants 
and his cattle in the field. 

22 IT And the Lord said unto Mo- 
ses, Stretch forth thine hand toward 
heaven, that there may be Phail in 
all the land of Egypt, upon man, and 
upon beast, and upon every herb 
of the field, throughout the land of 
Egypt. 

23 And Moses stretched forth his 
rod toward heaven : and "^ the Lord 
sent thunder and hail, and the fire 
ran along upon the ground ; and 
the Lord rained hail upon the land 
of Egypt. 

24 So there was hail, and fire min- 
gled with the hail, very grievous, 
such as there was none like it in all 
the land of Egypt since it became a 
nation. 

25 And the hail smote throughout 
all the land of Egypt all that was in 
the field, both man and beast ; and 
the hail "" smote every herb of the field, 
and brake every tree of the field. 

26 ' Only in the land of Goshen, 
where the children of Israel were, 
was there no hail. 

27 IF And Pharaoh sent, and called 
for Moses and Aaron, and said unto 
them, * I have sinned this time : "^ the 
Lord is righteous, and I and my peo- 
ple are wicked. 

28 ^Entreat the Lord (for it is 
enough) that there be no more 
t mighty thunderings and hail ; and 
I will let you go, and ye shall stay 
no longer. 

29 And Moses said unto .him, As 
soon as I am gone out of the city, I 
will J' spread abroad my hands unto the 
Lord ; and the thunder shall cease, 
neither shall there be any more hail ; 
that thou mayest know how that the 
''earth is the Lord's. 

30 But as for thee and thy servants, 
^ I know that ye will not yet fear the 
Lord God. 

31 And the flax and the barley was 
smitten : ^ for the barley was in the 
ear, and the flax was boiled. 



Pharaoh is threatened. 



EXODUS. 



The plague of locusts. 



B.C. 1491. 



t Heb. hy the 
hand of Mo- 
ses, 
ch. 4. 13. 



c Deut. 4. 9. 
Ps.44. 1. & 
71. 18. &. 78. 
5, &c. 
Joel 1. 3. 



d 1 Kings 21. 

29. 

2 Chr. 7. 14. 

& 34. 27. 

Job 42. 6. 

Jer. 13. 18. 

James 4. 10. 

1 Pet. 5. 6. 
e Prov. 30. 27. 

Rev. 9. 3. 
t Heb. eye, 

ver. 15. 

f ch. 9. 32. 
Joel 1. 4. & 
2.25. 



h ch. 23. 33. 
Josh. 23. 13. 
1 Sam. 18. 21. 
Ecc. 7. 26. 
1 Cor. 7. 35. 



32 But the wheat and the rye were 
not smitten : for they loere t not grown 
up. 

33 An4 Moses went out of the city 
from Pharaoh, and "^ spread abroad 
his hands unto the Lord : and the 
thunders and hail ceased, and the 
rain was not poured upon the 
earth. 

34 And when Pharaoh saw that the 
rain and the hail and the thunders 
were ceased, he sinned yet more, 
and hardened his heart, he and his 
servants. 

35 And '^the heart of Pharaoh was 
hardened, neither would he let the 
children of Israel go ; as the Lord 
had spoken tby Moses. . 

CHAPTER X. 

God threaleneth to send locusts. 7 Pharaoh, moved 
by his servants, incUneth to let the Israelites go. 
12 The plague of the locusts. 16 Pharaoh sueth 
to Moses. 21 TTie plague of darkness. 24 Pharaoh 
sueth again unto Moses, 27 biit yet is hardened. 

AND the Lord said unto Moses, 
Go in unto Pharaoh : ^ for I 
have hardened his heart, and the 
heart of his servants, ^that I might 
shew these my signs before him : 

2 And that '^ thou mayest tell in 
the ears of thy son, and of thy son's 
son, what things I have wrought in 
Egypt, and my signs which I have 
done among them ; that ye may 
know how that I am the Lord. 

3 And Moses and Aaron came in 
unto Pharaoh, and said unto him. 
Thus saith the Lord God of the 
Hebrews, How long wilt thou re- 
fuse to ^ humble thyself before me 1 
let my people go, that they may 
serve me. 

4 Else, if thou refuse to let my 
people go, behold, to morrow will I 
bring the ^locusts into thy coast : 

5 And they shall cover the tface 
of the earth, that one cannot be able 
to see the earth : and ^ they shall eat 
the residue of that which is escaped, 
which remaineth unto you from the 
hail, and shall eat every tree w^hich 
groweth for you out of the field : 

6 And they ^ shall fill thy houses, 
and the bouses of all thy sei^ants, 
and the houses of all the Egyptians ; 
which neither thy fathers, nor thy 
fathers' fathers have seen, since the 
day that they were upon the earth 
unto this day. And he turned him- 
self, and went out from Pharaoh. 

7 And Pharaoh's servants said unto 
him. How long shall this man be 
''a snare unto us? let the men go, 
that they may serve the Lord their 
God : knowest thou not yet - that 
Egypt is destroyed 1 



8 And Moses and Aaron were 
brought again unto Pharaoh : and 
he said unto them. Go, serve the 
Lord your God : but t who are they 
that shall go 1 

9 And Moses said, We will go with 
our young and with our old, with 
our sons and with our daughters, 
with our flocks and with our herds 
will we go ; for ' we must hold a 
feast unto the Lord. 

10 And he said unto them. Let the 
Lord be so with you, as I will let 
you go, and your little ones : look to 
it ; for evil is before you. 

1 1 Not so : go now ye that are 
men, and serve the Lord ; for that 
ye did desire. And they were driven 
out from Pharaoh's presence. 

12 IT And the Lord said unto Moses, 
^ Stretch out thine hand over the land 
of Egypt for the locusts, that they 
may come up upon the land of Eg3rpt, 
and ' eat every herb of the land, even 
all that the hail hath left. 

13 And Moses stretched forth his 
rod over the land of Egypt, and the 
Lord brought an east wind upon 
the land all that day, and all that 
night ; and when it was morning, 
the east wind brought the locusts. 

14 And "'the locusts went up over 
all the land of Egypt, and rested in 
all the coasts of Egypt : very grievous 
were they; "before them there were 
no such locusts as they, neither after 
them shall be such. 

15 For they ° covered the face of 
the whole earth, so that the land 
was darkened ; and they p did eat 
every herb of the land, and all the 
fruit of the trees which the hail had 
left : and there remained not any 
green thing in the trees,- or in the 
herbs of the field, through all the 
land of Egypt. 

16 H Then Pharaoh t called for Mo- 
ses and Aaron in haste ; and he said, 
^I have sinned against the Lord 
your God, and against you. 

17 Now therefore forgive, I pray 
thee, my sin only this once, and 
"■ entreat the Lord your God, that 
he may take away from me this 
death only. 

18 And he ^went out from Pharaoh, 
and entreated the Lord. 

19 And the Lord turned a mighty 
strong west wind, which took away 
the locusts, and t cast them ' into the 
Red sea ; there remained not one 
locust in all the coasts of Egypt. 

20 But the Lord "hardened Pha- 
raoh's heart, so that he would not 
let the children of Israel go. 

21 IT And the Lord said unto Mo- 



05 



B. C. 1491. 



t Heb. who, 
and who, <^r. 



k ch. 7. 19. 



1 ver. 4, 5. 



m Ps. 78. 46. 
105. 34. 



n Joel 2. 2. 

o ver. 5. 

p Ps. 105. 35. 



t Heb. hasten- 
if^to call. 

q ch. 9. 27. 



r ch. 9. 28. 
1 Kings 13. 



s ch- 8. 30. 



t Heb. fasten- 
ed. 
t Joel 2. 20. 

u ch. 4. 21. & 
11. 10. 



The plague of darkness. 



EXODUS. 



The jpassover instituted. 



B. C. 1491. 




z ch. 8. 22. 



t Heb. into 
our hands. 



c ver. 20. 
ch.4.21.&14. 
4.8. 



d Heb. 11. 27. 



a ch. 12. 3], 33, 
39. ^ 



b ch. 3. 22. & 
12.35. 

c ch. 3. 21. &. 

12. 36. 

Ps. 106. 46. 
d 2 Sam. 7. 6. 

Esth. 9. 4. 



£ch..l2.12,23, 

29. 

Am. 5. 17. 
f ch. 12. 12, 29. 

Am. 4. 10. 



ses, "^ Stretch out thine hand toward 
heaven, that there may be darkness 
over the land of Egypt, teven dark- 
ness which may be felt. 

22 And Moses stretched forth his 
hand toward heaven ; and there was 
a y thick darkness in all the land of 
Eg37pt three days : 

23 They saw not one another, nei- 
ther rose any from his place for three 
days : ^ but all the children of Israel 
had light in their dwellings. 

24 II And Pharaoh called unto Mo- 
ses, and ^ said. Go ye, serve the Lord ; 
only let your flocks and your herds 
be stayed : let your '° little ones also 
go with you. 

25 And Moses said. Thou must give 
tus also sacrifices and burnt offer- 
ings, that we may sacrifice unto the 
Lord our God. 

26 Our cattle also shall go with 
us ; there shall not a hoof be left 
behind ; for thereof must we take to 
serve the Lord our God ; and we 
know not w^ith what we must serve 
the Lord, until we come thither. 

27 f But the Lord " hardened Pha- 
raoh's heart, and he would not let 
them go. 

28 And Pharaoh said unto him. 
Get thee from me, take heed to 
thyself, see my face no more ; for 
in that day thou seest my face thou 
shalt die. 

29 And Moses said, Thou hast spo- 
ken well, '^I will see thy face again 
no more. 

CHAPTER XL 

God's message to the Israelites to borrow jewels of 
their neighbours. 4 Moses threateneth Pharaoh 
with the death of the firstborn. 

AND the Lord said unto Moses, 
Yet will I bring one plague moj^e 
upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt ; af- 
terwards he will let you go hence : 
^when he shall let you go, he shall 
surely thrust you out hence altogether. 

2 Speak now in the ears of the peo- 
ple, and let every man borrow of his 
neighbour, and every woman of her 
neighbour, ^jewels of silver, and jew- 
els of gold. 

3 ^And the Lord gave the people 
favour in the sight of the Egyptians. 
Moreover, the man '^ Moses was very 
great in the land of Egypt, in the 
sight of Phai-aoh's servants, and in 
the sight of the people. 

4 And Moses said. Thus saith the 
Lord, ^ About midnight will I go out 
into the midst of Egypt : 

5 And '^all the firstborn in the land 
of Egypt shall die, from the first- 
born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon 
his throne, even unto the firstborn of 



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the maidservant that is behind the 
mill ; and all the firstborn of beasts, 

6 ^And there shall be a great cry 
throughout all the land of Egypt, 
such as there was none like it, nor 
shall be like it any more. 

7 ^But against any of the children 
of Israel 'shall not a dog move his 
tongue, against man or beast : that 
ye may know how that the Lord 
doth put a difference between the 
Egyptians and Israel. 

8 And ^ all these thy servants shall 
come down unto me, and bow down 
themselves unto me, saying, Get thee 
out, and all the people tthat follow 
thee : and after that I will go out. 
And he went out from Pharaoh in 
t a great anger. 

9 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
^ Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you ; 
that "^ my wonders may be multiplied 
in the land of Egypt. 

10 And Moses and Aaron did all 
these wonders before Pharaoh : ■'and 
the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, 
so that he would not let the children 
of Israel go out of his land. 

CHAPTER Xn. 

The beginning of the year is clmnged. 3 The pass- 
over is instituted. 11 The rite of the passover. 15 
The seven days of unleavened bread. 29 The first- 
bom are slain. 31 The Israelites are driven out of 
the land. 37 They come to Succoth. 43 TA« ordi- 
nance of the passover. 

AND the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses and Aaron in the land of 
Egypt, saying, 

2 ^This month shall be unto you 
the beginning of months : it shall be 
the first month of the year to you. 

3 l Speak ye unto all the congre- 
gation of Israel, saying. In the tenth 
dai/ of this month they shall take 
to them every man a H lamb, accord- 
ing to the house of their fathers, a 
lamb for a house : 

4 And if the household be too little 
for the lamb, let him and his neigh- 
bour next unto his house take it ac- 
cording to the number of the souls ; 
every man according to his eating 
shall make your count for the lamb. 

5 Your lamb shall be ''without 
blemish, a male tof the first year: 
ye shall take it out from the sheep, 
or from the goats : 

6 And ye shall keep it up until the 
*" fourteenth day of the same month : 
and the whole assembly of the con- 
gregation of Israel shall kill it tin 
the evening. 

7 And they shall take of the blood, 
and strike it on the two side posts 
and on the upper doorpost of the 
houses, wherein they shall eat it. 

8 And they shall eat the flesh in 



The rite of the passover. 



EXODUS. 



The firstborn are slain. 



B. C. 1491. 



d ch. 34. 25. 
Num. 9. 11, 
Dent. 16. 3. 
1 Cor. 3. 8. 

e Beat. 16. 7. 



f ch. 23. 18. & 
34.25. 



S Deut, 16. 5. 



h ch. 11. 4, 5. 
Am. 5. 17. 



i Num. 33. 4. 
II Or, princes, 

ch. 21. 6. & 

22. 28. 

Ps. 82. 1, 6. 

John 10. Zi, 

35. 
k ch. 6. 2. 



t Heb. for a 
destruction. 



I ch. 13. 9. 

m Lev. 23.4,5. 
2 Kings 23.21. 

n ver. 24, 43. & 

ch. 13. 10. 
B ch. 13. 6. 7. 

&23. 15.& 

34. 18, 25. 

Le^ . 23. 5, 6. 

Num. 28. 17. 

Deut. 16. 3, 8. 

1 Cor. 5. 7. 
P Gen. 17. 14. 

Num. 9. 13. 



q Lev. 23. 7, 8. 
Num. 28. 18, 
25. 



t Heb. soul. 



r ch. 13. S. 



s Lev. 23. 5. 
Num. 28. 16. 



:^ 



t Ex. 23. 15. & 
34. 18. 
Deut. 16. 3. 
1 Cor. 5. 7, 8. 

u Num. 9. 13. 



that night, roast with fire, and '' un- 
leavened bread ; and with bitter herbs 
they shall eat it. 

9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at 
all with water, but ^ roast with fire ; 
his head with his legs, and with the 
purtenance thereof. 

10 ^And ye shall let nothing of it 
remain until the morning ; and that 
which remaineth of it until the morn- 
ing ye shall burn with fire. 

1 1 IF And thus shall ye eat it ; tvith 
your loins girded, your shoes on your 
feet, and your staff in your hand ; and 
ye shall eat it in haste : ^ it is the 
Lord's passover. 

12 For I ''will pass through the land 
of Egypt this night, and will smite all 
the firstborn in the land of Egypt, 
both man and beast ; and ' against all 
the ilgods of Egypt I will execute 
judgment : ""I am. the Lord. 

13 And the blood shall be to you for 
a token upon the houses where ye 
are : and when I see the blood, I will 
pass over you, and the plague shall 
not be upon you tto destroy you, 
when I smite the land of Egypt. 

14 And this day shall be unto you 
' for a memorial ; and ye shall keep it 
a "feast to the Lord throughout your 
generations : ye shall keep it a feast 
" by an ordinance for ever. 

15 ° Seven days shall ye eat un- 
leavened bread ; even the first day ye 
shall put away leaven out of your 
houses : for whosoever eateth leav- 
ened bread from the first day until 
the seventh day, Pfhat soul shall be 
cut off from Israel. 

16 And in the first day there shall 
be "^a holy convocation, and in the 
seventh day there shall be a holy 
convocation to you ; no manner of 
work shall be done in them, save 
that which every t man must eat, that 
only may be done of you. 

17 And ye shall observe the feast 
of unleavened bread ; for ' in this 
selfsame day have I brought your 
armies out of the land of Egypt : 
therefore shall ye observe this day 
in your generations by an ordinance 
for ever. 

18 IT 'In the first month, on the four- 
teenth day of the month at even, ye 
shall eat unleavened bread, until the 
one and twentieth day of the month 
at even, 

19 ' Seven days shall there be no 
leaven found in your houses : for 
whosoever eateth that which is leav- 
ened, "even that soul shall be cut 
off from the congregation of Israel, 
whether he be a stranger, or born in 
the land. 



20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened ; 
in all your habitations shall ye eat 
unleavened bread. 

21 1 Then Moses called for all the 
elders of Israel, and said unto them, 
^Draw out and take you a n lamb 
according to your families, and kill 
the passover. 

22 J'And ye shall take a bunch of 
hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is 
in the basin, and ^ strike the lintel and 
the two side posts with the blood that 
is in the basin ; and none of you shall 
go out at the door of his house until 
the morning. 

23 =" For the Lord will pass through 
to smite the Egyptians ; and when he 
seeth the blood upon the lintel, and 
on the two side posts, the Lord will 
pass over the door, and ^ will not suf- 
fer " the destroyer to come in unto 
your houses to smite you. 

24 And ye shall observe this thing 
for an ordinance to thee and to thy 
sons for ever. 

25 And it shall come to pass, when 
ye be come to the land which the 
Lord will give you, "^according as 
he hath promised, that ye shall keep 
this service. 

26 ^And it shall come to pass, when 
your children shall say unto you, 
What mean ye by this service 1 

27 That ye shall say, ^t is the 
sacrifice of the Lord's passover, who 
passed over the houses of the children 
of Israel in Egypt, Avhen he smote the 
Egyptians, and delivered our houses. 
And the people ^ bowed the head and 
worshipped. 

28 And the children of Israel went 
away, and ^did as the Lord had 
commanded Moses and Aaron, so did 
they. 

29 IF 'And it came to pass, that at 
midnight '"the Lord smote all the 
firstborn in the land of Egypt, ' from 
the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on 
his throne unto the firstborn of the 
captive that was in the t dungeon ; 
and all the firstborn of cattle. 

30 And Pharaoh rose up in the 
night, he, and all his servants, and 
all the Egyptians ; and there was a 
•" great cry in Egypt : for there was 
not a house where there was not one 
dead. 

3 1 IF And " he called for Moses and 
Aaron by night, and said. Rise up, 
and get you forth from among my 
people, ° both ye and the children of 
Israel ; and go, serve the Lord, as ye 
have said. 

32 PAlso take your flocks and your 
herds, as ye have said, and be gone ; 
and "i bless me also. 



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B. C. 1491. 



II Or, kid. 
X ver. 3. 

Num. 9. 4. 

Josh. 5. 10. 

2 Kin^s 23. 

21. Ezra 6.20. 

Matt. 26. 18, 

19. 

Mark 14. 12- 

16. Luke 22. 

7, &,c. 

y Heb. 11, 28. 
z ver. 7. 

a ver. 12, 13. 



b Ez. 9. 6. 

Rev. 7. 3. & 

9.4. 
c 2 Sam. 24. 16. 

1 Cor. 10. 10. 

Heb. 11. 28. 



d ch. 3. 8, 17. 



e ch. 13. 8, 14, 
Deut. 32. 7. 
Josh. 4. 6. 
Ps. 78. 6. 



f ver. 11. 



S ch. 4. 31. 



h Heb. 11. 28. 



i ch. 11. 4. 

k Num. 8. 17. 
& 33. 4. 
Ps. 78. 51. & 
105. 36. & 135. 
8. & 136. 10. 

t Heb, Tiouse 
of the pit. 

1 ch. 4. 23. &, 
11. 5. 



m ch. 11. 6, 
Prov. 21. 13. 
Am. 5. 17. 
James 2. 13. 

n ch. 11. L 
Ps. 105. 38. 



P ch. 10. 26. 
q Gen. 27. 34. 



The Israelites at Succoth. 



EXODUS. 



Memorial of the passover. 



B. C. 1491. 



II Or, dough, 
ch. 8. 3. 



t ch. 3. 22. & 
11.2. 



u ch. 3. 21. & 
11.3. 



X Gen. 15. 14 

ch. 3. 22. 

Ps. 105. 37. 
y Num. 33. 3, 5. 
z Gen. 47. 11. 



t Heb. or, great 

mixture, 

Num. 11. 4. 
a Gen. 12. 2. & 

46.3. 

ch. 38. 26. 

Num. 1. 46. 

& 11. 21. 

b ch. 6. 1. & 11. 
1. & ver. 33. 



c Gen. 15. 13. 
Acts 7. 6. 
Gal. 3. 17. 



(1 ch. 7. 4. & 
ver. 51. 

t Heb. a night 
of observa- 
tions. 

eSeeDeut.16. 
G. 



? Gen. 17. 12, 
13. 



h Lev. 22. 10. 



i Num. 9. 12. 

John 19. 33, 

3G. 

t Heb. do it. 
k ver. 8. 

Num. 9. 13. 
I Num. 9. 14. 



33 ""And the Egyptians were urgent 
upon the people, that they might send 
them out of the land in haste ; for 
they said, ^ We be all dead men. 

34 And the people took their dough 
before it was leavened, their II knead- 
ingtroughs being bound up in their 
clothes upon their shoulders. 

35 And the children of Israel did 
according to the word of Moses ; 
and they borrowed of the Eg3rptians 
'jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, 
and raiment : 

36 "And the Lord gave the people 
favour in the sight of the Egyptians, 
so that they lent unto them such 
things as they required: and ^they 
spoiled the Egyptians. 

37 T And ythe children of Israel 
journeyed from ^ Rameses to Succoth, 
about ^six hundred thousand on foot 
that loere men, beside children. 

38 And ta mixed multitude went 
up also with them ; and flocks, and 
herds, even very much cattle. 

39 And they baked unleavened 
cakes of the dough which they 
brought forth out of Egypt, for it 
was not leavened ; because ^ they 
were thrust out of Egypt, and could 
not tarry, neither had they prepared 
for themselves any victuals. 

40 1 Now the sojourning of the 
children of Israel, who dwelt in 
Egypt, was '^four hundred and thirty 
years. j 

41 And it came to pass at the end of 
the four hundred and thirty years, 
even the selfsame day it came to pass, 
that all '^ the hosts of the Lord went 
out from the land of Egypt. 

42 It is t^a night to be much ob- 
served unto the Lord for bringing 
them out from the land of Egypt : 
this is that night of the Lord to be 
observed of all the children of Israel 
in their generations. 

43 IF And the Lord said unto Moses 
and Aaron, This is Hhe ordinance of 
the passover : there shall no stranger 
eat thereof: 

44 But every man's servant that is 
bought for money, when thou hast 
^circumcised him, then shall he eat 
thereof. 

45 ^A foreigner and a hired servant 
shall not eat thereof 

46 In one house shall it be eaten ; 
thou shalt not carry forth aught of 
the flesh abroad out of the house ; 

■ neither shall ye break a bone thereof. 

47 ^AU the congregation of Israel 
shall tkeep it. 

48 And 'when a stranger shall sojourn 
with thee, and will keep the passover 
to the Lord, let all his males be 



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circumcised, and then let him come 
near and keep it ; and he shall be as 
one that is born in the land : for no 
uncircumcised person shall eat thereof. 

49 "" One law shall be to him that is 
homeborn, and unto the stranger that 
sojourneth among you. 

50 Thus did all the children of 
Israel ; as the Lord commanded 
Moses and Aaron, so did they. 

51 "And it came to pass the self- 
same day, that the Lord did bring 
the children of Israel out of the land 
of Egypt "by their armies. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

Thejirsthom are to he sanctified to God. 3 The memo- 
rial of the passover is commanded. 11 The first- 
lings of beasts are to be set apart. 17 The Israelites 
go out of Egypt, and carry Joseph's bones with them. 
20 They come to Etham. 21 God guidcth them by a 
pillar of a cloud, and a pillar of fire. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses. 
saying, 

2 ^Sanctify unto me all the first- 
born, whatsoever openeth the womb 
among the children of Israel, both of 
man and of beast : it is mine. 

3 IF And Moses said unto the peo- 
ple, ^Remember this day, in which 
ye came out from Egypt, out of the 
house of t bondage ; for " by strength 
of hand the Lord brought you out 
from this place : ^ there shall no leav- 
ened bread be eaten. 

4 ^This day came ye out in the 
month Abib. 

5 And it shall be when the Lord 
shall f bring thee into the land of 
the Canaanites, and the Hittites, 
and the Amorites, and the Hivites, 
and the Jebusites, which he ^sware 
unto thy fathers to give thee, a land 
flowing with milk and honey, ^that 
thou shalt keep this service in this 
month. 

6 'Seven days thou shalt eat un- 
leavened bread, and in the seventh 
day shall be a feast to the Lord. 

7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten 
seven days ; and there shall ^ no 
leavened bread be seen with thee, 
neither shall there be leaven seen 
with thee in all thy quarters. 

8 IF And thou shalt ' shew thy son 
in that day, saying. This is done 
because of that which the Lord did 
unto me when I came forth out of 
Egypt. 

9 And it shall be for ""a sign unto 
thee upon thine hand, and for a 
memorial between thine eyes, that 
the Lord's law may be in thy mouth : 
for with a strong hand hath the Lord 
brought thee out of Egypt. 

10 "Thou shalt therefore keep this 
ordinance in his season from year to 
year. 



The Israelites leave Egypt. 



EXODUS. 



Pharaoh pursueth them. 



11 IF And it shall be when the Lord 
shall bring thee into the land of the 
Canaanites, as he sware unto thee 
and to tl^y fathers, and shall give it 
thee, 

12 "That thou shalt tset apart unto 
the Lord all that openeth the matrix, 
and every firstling that cometh of a 
beast which thou hast ; the male 
shall, be the Lord's. 

13 And P every firstling of an ass 
thou shalt redeem with a H lamb ; and 
if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou 
shalt break his neck: and all the 
firstborn of man among thy children 
1 shalt thou redeem. 

14 IT ""And it shall be when thy son 
asketh thee tin time to come, saying. 
What is this? that thou shalt say 
unto him, ^By strength of hand the 
Lord brought us out from Egypt, 
from the house of bondage : 

15 And it came to pass, when Pha- 
raoh would hardly let us go, that ' the 
Lord slew all the firstborn in the 
land of Egypt, both the firstborn of 
man, and the firstborn of beast: 
therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all 
that openeth the matrix, being males ; 
but all the firstborn of my children I 
redeem. 

16 And it shall be for "a token upon 
thine hand, and for frontlets between 
thine eyes : for by strength of hand 
the Lord brought us forth out of 
Egypt. 

17 IT And it came to pass, when 
Pharaoh had let the people go, that 
God led them not through the way of 
the land of the Philistines, although 
that was near ; for God said. Lest 
peradventure the people ^repent when 
they see war, and ^they return to 
Egypt: 

18 But God ^led the people about, 
through the way of the wilderness of 
the Red sea : and the children of 
Israel w^ent up II harnessed out of the 
land of Egypt. 

19 And Moses took the bones of 
Joseph with him : for he had straitly 
sworn the children of Israel, saying, 
^ God will surely visit you ; and ye 
shall carry up my bones away hence 
with you. 

20 if And ^they took their jour- 
ney from Succoth, and encamped in 
Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. 

21 And "^the Lord went before them 
by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead 
them the way ; and by night in a pil- 
lar of fire, to give them light ; to go 
by day and night. 

22 He took not away the pillar of 
the cloud by day, nor the pillar of 
fire by night, from before the people. 



CHAPTER XIV. 

God instructeth the Israelites in their journey. 5 Pha- 
raoh pursueth after them. 10 The Israelites mur- 
mur. 13 Moses comforteth them. 15 God instruct- 
eth Moses. 19 TTte cloud removeth behind the camp. 
21 The Israelites pass through the Red sea. 23 The 
Egyptians pursuing them are drowned. 

AND the Lord spake ifnto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Is- 
rael, =^that they turn and encamp 
before ''Pi-hahiroth, between "^Mig- 
dol and the sea, over against Baal- 
zephon : before it shall ye encamp 
by the sea. 

3 For Pharaoh will say of the chil- 
dren of Israel, "^They are entangled 
in the land, the wilderness hath shut 
them in. 

' 4 And ^I will harden Pharaoh's 
heart, that he shall follow after 
them; and I ^will be honoured upon 
Pharaoh, and upon all his host ; ^ that 
the Egyptians may know that I am 
the Lord. And they did so. 

5 IT And it was told the king of 
Egypt that the people fled : and ^ the 
heart of Pharaoh and of his servants 
was turned against the people, and 
they said. Why have we done this, 
that we have let Israel go from serv- 
ing us ? 

6 And he made ready his chariot, 
and took his people with him : 

7 And he took 'six hundred cho- 
sen chariots, and all the chariots of 
Egypt, and captains over every one 
of them. 

8 And the Lord "^ hardened the heart 
of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he 
pursued after the children of Israel : 
and Hhe children of Israel went out 
with a high hand. 

9 But the ""Egyptians pursued after 
them, all the horses and chariots of 
Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his 
army, and overtook them encamping 
by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before 
Baal-zephon. 

10 f And when Pharaoh drew nigh, 
the children of Israel lifted up their 
eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians 
marched after them ; and they were 
sore afraid: and the children of Is- 
rael "cried out unto the Lord. 

11 °And they said unto Moses, Be- 
cause there were no graves in Egypt, 
hast thou taken us away to die in the 
wilderness ? wherefore hast thou dealt 
thus with us, to carry us forth out of 
Egypt? 

12 P/5 not this the word that we 
did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let 
us alone, that we may serve the 
Egyptians'? For it had been better 
for us to serve the Egyptians, than 
that we should die in the wilderness. 



B. C. 1491. 



a ch. 13. 18. 
b Num. 33. 7. 



e ch. 4. 21. & 
7.3. 

f ch. 9. 16. 

ver. 17, 18. 

Rom. 9. 17, 

22,23. 
S ch. 7. 5. 



h Ps. 105. 25. 



k ver. 4. 



1 ch. 6. 1. & 13. 

9. 

Num. 33. 3. 
m ch. 15. 9. 

Josh. 24. 6. 



Q Josh. 24. 7. 

Neh. 9. 9. 

Ps. 34. 17. &, 

107. 6. 
3 Ps, 106. 7, 8. 



p ch. 5. 21. & 
6.9. 



The passage of the Red 



EXODUS. 



The Egyptians are drowned. 



B. C. 1491. 



II Or, /or 
whereas ye 
have seen the 
Egyptians 
to day, Sfc. 

q2Chr.20. 15, 
17. Is. 41. 10, 
13, 14. 

r ver. 25. 
Deut.1.30. & 
3. 22. & 20. 4. 
Josh. 10.14, 
42. & 23. 3. 
2 Chr. 20. 29. 
Nell. 4. 20. 
Is. 31. 4. 

s Is. 30. 15. 

t ver. 21, 26. 
ch. 7. 19. 



u ver. 8. 
ch. 7 3. 



z ch. 13. 21. & 
23. 20. &.-32. 
34. 

Num. 20. 16. 
Is. 63. 9. 



a See Is. 8. 14, 
2 Cor. 4. 3. 



Ps. 



d ch. 15. 8. 

Josh. 3. 16. & 

4.23. 

Neh. 9. 11. 

Ps. 74. 13. & 

106. 9. & 114. 

3. 

Is. 63. 12. 
e ver. 29. 

ch. 15. 19. 

Num. 33. 8. 

Ps. 66. 6. &L 

78. 13. 

Is. 63. 13. 

1 Cor. 10. 1, 

Heb. 11. 29. 
f Hab. 3. 10. 
S See Ps. 77, 

17, &c. 



II Or, and 
made them 
to go heav- 
ily. 



h ver. 14. 



13 IF And Moses said unto the people, 
iFear ye not, stand still, and see 
the salvation of the Lord, which he 
will shew to you to day : H for the 
Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, 
ye shall see them again no more for 
ever. 

14 ''The Lord shall fight for you, 
and ye shall ^ hold your peace. 

15 f And the Lord said unto Mo- 
ses, Wherefore criest thou unto me 1 
speak unto the children of Israel, that 
they go forward : 

16 But 4ift thou up thy rod, and 
stretch out thine hand over the sea, 
and divide it : and the children of Is- 
rael shall go on dry ground through 
the midst of the sea. 

17 And I, behold, I will "harden 
the hearts of the Egyptians, and 
they shall follow them : and I will 
^get me honour upon Pharaoh, and 
upon all his host, upon his chariots, 
and upon his horsemen. 

18 And the Eg3rptians y shall know 
that I am the Lord, when I have 
gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, 
upon his chariots, and upon his 
horsemen. 

19 IT And the Angel of God, Mvhich 
went before the camp of Israel, re- 
moved and went behind them ; and the 
pillar of the cloud went from before 
their face, and stood behind them : 

20 And it came between the camp 
of the Egyptians and the camp of 
Israel; and *it was a cloud and dark- 
ness to them, but it gave light by night 
to these : so that the one came not 
near the other all the night. 

21 And Moses ''stretched out his 
hand over the sea; and the Lord 
caused the sea to go back by a strong 
east wind all that night, and "^made 
the sea dry land, and the waters were 
'^divided. 

22 And ® the children of Israel went 
into the midst of the sea upon the 
dry ground: and the waters ivere ^b. 
wall unto them on their right hand, 
and on their left. 

23 IT And the Egyptians pursued, 
and went in after them to the midst 
of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, 
his chariots, and his horsemen. 

24 And it cajne to pass, that in the 
morning watch ^the Lord looked un- 
to the host of the Egyptians through 
the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and 
troubled the host of the Egyptians, 

25 And took off their chariot wheels, 
II that they drave them heavily : so 
that the Egyptians said, Let us 
flee from the face of Israel ; for the 
Lord ^fighteth for them against the 
Egyptians. 



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26 IT And the Lord said unto Mo- 
ses, 'Stretch out thine hand over 
the sea, that the waters may come 
again upon the Egyptians, upon their 
chariots, and upon their horsemen. 

27 And Moses stretched forth his 
hand over the sea, and the sea 
^returned to his strength when the 
morning appeared ; and the Egyp- 
tians fled against it ; and the Lord 
't overthrew the Egyptians in the 
midst of the sea. 

28 And ""the. waters returned, and 
''covered the chariots, and the horse- 
men, and all the host of Pharaoh 
that came into the sea after them ; 
there remained not so much as one of 
them. 

29 But ° the children of Israel walk- 
ed upon dry land in the midst of the 
sea ; and the waters ivere a wall unto 
them on their right hand, and on their 
left. 

30 Thus the Lord i* saved Israel that 
day out of the hand of the Egyptians ; 
and Israel ^saw the Eg3^tians dead 
upon the sea shore. 

31 And Israel saw that great twork 
which the Lord did upon the Egyp- 
tians : and the people feared the 
Lord, and "■ believed the Lord, and 
his servant Moses. 

CHAPTER XV. 

Moses' song. 22 The people find no water. 23 The 
bitter waters at Marah are sweetened. 27 The peo- 
ple come to Elim. 

THEN sang ^ Moses and the chil- 
dren of Israel this song unto 
the Lord, and spake, saying, I will 
^sing unto the Lord, for he hath tri- 
umphed gloriously : the horse and 
his rider hath he thrown into the 
sea. 

2 The Lord is my strength and 
•^song, and he is become my sal- 
vation : he is my God, and I will 
prepare him ^ a habitation ; my ® fa- 
ther's God, and I '^will exalt him. 

3 The Lord is a man of ^war : the 
Lord is his ^name. 

4 'Pharaoh's chariots and his host 
hath he cast into the sea : ^ his chosen 
captains also are drowned in the Red 
sea. 

5 ^ The depths have covered them : 
•"they sank into the bottom as a 
stone. 

6 "Thy right hand, O Lord, is be- 
come glorious in power : thy right 
hand, Lord, hath dashed in pieces 
the enemy. 

7 And in the greatness of thine 
° excellency thou hast overthrown 
them that rose up against thee : 
thou sentest forth thy wrath, which 
P consumed them las stubble. 



P Ps. 59. 13. 
q Is. 5. 24. & 



The song of Moses. 



EXODUS. 



The people murmur. 



8 And ""with the blast of thy nostrils 
the waters were gathered together, 
Hhe floods stood upright as a heap, 
and the depths were congealed in the 
heart of the sea. 

9 ' The enemy said, I will pursue, I 
will overtake, I will "divide the spoil ; 
my lust shall be satisfied upon them ; 

I will draw my sword, my hand shall 

II destroy them. 

10 Thou didst ^blow with thy wind, 
y the sea covered them : they sank as 
lead in the mighty waters. 

11 ^Who is like unto thee, Lord, 
among the H gods ? who is like thee, 
=" glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, 
''doing wonders ? 

12 Thou stretchedst out '=thy right 
hand, the earth swallowed them. 

13 Thou in thy mercy hast "^led 
forth the people which thou hast re- 
deemed : thou hafet guided them, in thy 
strength unto ^thy holy habitation. 

14 ^The people shall hear, and be 
afraid : ^ sorrow shall take hold on 
the inhabitants of Palestina. 

15 ^Then 'the dukes of Edom shall 
be amazed ; ^ the mighty men of Moab, 
trembling shall take hold upon them ; 
'all the inhabitants of Canaan shall 
melt away. 

16 ""Fear and dread shall fall upon 
them ; by the greatness of thine arm 
they shall be as still "" as a stone ; till 
thy people pass over, O Lord, till the 
people pass over, ° which thou hast 
purchased. 

17 Thou shalt bring them in, and 
P plant them in the mountain of thine 
inheritance, in the place, O Lord, 
ivhich thou hast made for thee to dwell 
in ; in the i sanctuary, Lord, which 
thy hands have established. 

18 '"The Lord shall reign for ever 
and ever. 

19 For the ^ horse of Pharaoh went 
in with his chariots and with his 
horsemen into the sea, and 4he Lord 
brought again the waters of the sea 
upon them ; but the children of Israel 
went on dry land in the midst of the 
sea. 

20 IT And Miriam "the prophetess, 
^the sister of Aaron, ytook a timbrel 
in her hand ; and all the women w^ent 
out after her ^ with timbrels and with 
dances. 

21 And Miriam * answered them, 
''Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath 
triumphed gloriously: the horse and 
his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 

22 So Moses brought Israel from the 
Red sea, and they went out into the 
wilderness of " Shur ; and they went 
three days in the wilderness, and found 
no water. 



23 IF And when they came to ^ Marah, 
they could not drink of the waters of 
Marah, for they were bitter : therefore 
the name of it was called n Marah. 

24 And the people ^ murmured against 
Moses, saying. What shall we drink 1 

25 And he '^ cried unto the Lord; 
and the Lord shewed him a tree, 
^ which when he had cast into the 
waters, the waters were made sweet : 
there he ''made for them a statute 
and an ordinance, and there 'he 
proved them, 

26 And said, ''If thou wilt diligently 
hearken to the voice of the Lord thy 
God, and wilt do that which is right 
in his sight, and wilt give ear to his 
commandments, and keep all his stat- 
utes, I will put none of these ' diseas- 
es upon thee, which I have brought 
upon the Egyptians : for I am the 
Lord "'that healeth thee. 

27 IF "And they came to Elim, where 
were twelve wells of water, and three- 
score and ten palm trees : and they 
encamped there by the waters. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

The Israelites come to Sin. 2 They murmur for want 
of bread. 4 God promiseth tJiem bread from heaven. 
11 Quails are sent, 14 and manna. 16 Directions 
concerning the manna. 25 None of it found on the 
sabbath. 32 An omer of it is preserved. 

AND they ^took their journey 
from Elim, and all the congre- 
gation of the children of Israel came 
unto the wilderness of ^ Sin, which 
is between Elim and Sinai, on the 
fifteenth day of the second month af- 
ter their departing out of the land of 
Egypt. 

2 And the whole congregation of 
the children of Israel *= murmured 
against MosGs and Aaron in the wil- 
derness : 

3 And the children of Israel said 
unto them, ''Would to God we had 
died by the hand of the Lord in the 
land of Egypt, ® when we sat by the 
flesh pots, and when we did eat bread 
to the full ; for ye have brought us 
forth into this wilderness, to kill this 
whole assembly with hunger. 

4 IF Then said the Lord unto Mo- 
ses, Behold, I will rain ^ bread from 
heaven for you ; and the people shall 
go out and gather ta certain rate 
every day, that I may ^ prove them, 
whether they will walk in my law, 
or no. 

5 And it shall come to pass, that on 
the sixth day they shall prepare that 
which they bring in ; and ''it shall be 
twice as much as they gather daily. 

6 And Moses and Aaron said unto 
all the children of Israel, 'At even, 
then ye shall know that the Lord 



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B. C. 1491. 



d Num. 33. 8. 

II That is, 
Bitterness, 
Ruth 1. 20. 

e ch. 16. 2. & 
17.3. 

f ch. 14. 10. & 
17.4. 
Ps. 50. 15. 

e See 2 Kings 

2. 21. &. 4. 41. 
h See Josh. 24. 

25. 

i ch. 16. 4. 
Deut. 8. 2, 16. 
Judg. 2. 22. &, 

3. 1, 4. 

Ps. 66. 10. k 
81.7. 

k DeuL 7. 12, 
15. 



1 Deut. 28. 27, 
60. 



m ch. 23. 25. 
Ps. 41. 3, 4. & 
103.3. & 147.3. 

n Num. 33. 9. 



a Num. 33. 
10, 11. 



Ez. 30. 15. 



c ch. 15. 24. 
Ps. 106. 25. 
1 Cor. 10. 10. 



d Lam. 4. 9. 



e Num. 11. 4, 
5. 



fP8.78.24,25. 

& 105. 40. 

John 6. 31, 32. 

1 Cor. 10. 3. 
t Heb. thepor- 

tion of a day 

in his day. 

Prov. 30. 8. 

Matt 6. 11. 
S ch. 15. 25. 

Deut. 8. 2, 16. 



h See ver. 22. 
Lev. 25. 21. 

i See ver. 12, 
13. & ch. 6. 7. 
Num. 16. 28, 
29, 30. 



and manna are sent. 



EXODUS. 



No manna on the sabbath. 



B. C. 1491. 



k See ver. 10. 

Is. 35. 2. & 

40.5. 

John 11. 4, 40. 
1 Num. 16. 11. 



la See 1 Sam. 
8.7. 

Luke 10. 16. 
Rom. 13. 2. 

a Num. 16. 16. 



o ver. 7. 
ch. 13. 21. 
Num. 16. 19. 
1 Kings 8. 10, 
11. 

P ver. 8. 



q ver. 6. 
r ver. 7. 



s Num. 12. 31. 

Ps. 78. 27, 28. 

&. 105. 40. 
t Num. 11. 9. 



u Num. 11. 7. 
Deut. 8. 3. 
Neh. 9. 15. 
Ps. 78. 24. & 
105. 40. 



II Or, Wha.t is 
this ? or, It is 
a portion. 

X John 6. 31, 
49, 58. 
1 Cor. 10. 3. 



y ver. 36. 
t Heb. by the 
poll, or, head. 
t Heb. souls. 



z 2 Cor. 8. 15. 



hath brought you out from the land 
of Egypt : 

7 And in the morning, then ye shall 
see ^the glory of the Lord; for that 
he heareth your murmurings against 
the Lord : and ^ what are we, that ye 
murmur against us % 

8 And Moses said. This shall he, 
when the Lord shall give you in 
the evening flesh to eat, and in the 
morning bread to the full ; for that 
the Lord heareth your murmurings 
which ye murmur against him : and 
what are we? your murmurings are 
not against us, but ""against the Lord. 

9 IF And Moses spake unto Aaron, 
Say unto all the congregation of 
the children of Israel, "Come near 
before the Lord : for he hath heard 
your murmurings. 

10 And it came to pass, as Aaron 
spake unto the whole congregation 
of the children of Israel, that they 
looked toward the wilderness, and, 
behold, the glory of the Lord ° ap- 
peared in the cloud. 

11 T And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

12 Pi have heard the murmurings 
of the children of Israel : speak unto 
them, saying, ^At even ye shall eat 
flesh, and ""in the morning ye shall 
be filled with bread ; and ye shall 
know that I am the Lord your God. 

13 And it came to pass, that at even 
Hhe quails came up, and covered the 
camp : and in the morning * the dew 
lay round about the host. 

14 And when the dew that lay was 
gone up, behold, upon the face of the 
wilderness there lay "a small round 
thing, as small as the hoar frost on 
the ground. 

15 And when the children of Israel 
saw it, they said one to another, 
II It is manna : for they wist not what 
it was. And Moses said unto them, 
""This is the bread which the Lord 
hath given you to eat. 

16 1[ This is the thing which the 
Lord hath commanded, Gather of 
it every man according to his eat- 
ing, y an omer t for every man, ac- 
cording to the number of your t per- 
sons ; take ye every man for them 
which are in his tents. 

17 And the children of Israel did so, 
and gathered, some more, some less. 

18 And when they did mete it with 
an omer, ^ he that gathered much had 
nothing over, and he that gathered 
little had no lack ; they gathered 
every man according to his eating. 

19 And Moses said. Let no man 
leave of it till the morning. 

20 Notwithstanding they hearkened 



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not unto Moses ; but some of them 
left of it until the morning, and it 
bred worms, and stank : and Moses 
was wroth with them. 

21 And they gathered it every morn- 
ing, every man according to his eating : 
and when the sun waxed hot, it melted. 

22 H And it came to pass, that on 
the sixth day they gathered twice 
as much bread, two omers for one 
man: and all the rulers of the con- 
gregation came and told Moses. 

23 And he said unto them, This is 
that which the Lord hath said, To 
morrow is *the rest of the holy sab- 
bath unto the Lord : bake that which 
ye will bake to day, and seethe that 
ye will seethe ; and that which re- 
maineth over lay up for you to be 
kept until the morning. 

24 And they laid it up till the 
morning, as Moses bade : and it did 
not ^ stink, neither was there any 
worm therein. 

25 And Moses said. Eat that to 
day ; for to day is a sabbath unto 
the Lord : to day ye shall not find 
it in the field. 

26 ""Six days ye shall gather it; 
but on the seventh day, which is the 
sabbath, in it there shall be none, 

27 TF And it came to pass, that there 
went out some of the people on the 
seventh day for to gather, and they 
found none. 

28 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
How long "^refuse ye to keep my 
commandments and my laws 1 

29 See, for that the Lord hath given 
you the sabbath, therefore he giveth 
you on the sixth day the bread of two 
days : abide ye every man in his place, 
let no man go out of his place on the 
seventh day. 

30 So the people rested on the 
seventh day. 

31 And the house of Israel called 
the name thereof Manna : and ^ it 
was like coriander seed, white ; and 
the taste of it was like wafers made 
with honey. 

32 1 And Moses said, This is the 
thing which the Lord commandeth, 
Fill an omer of it to be kept for 
your generations ; that they may see 
the bread wherewith I have fed you 
in the wilderness, when I brought 
you forth from the land of Egypt. 

33 And Moses said unto Aaron, 
^Take a pot, and put an omer full 
of manna therein, and lay it up be- 
fore the Lord, to be kept for your 
generations. 

34 As the Lord commanded Mo- 
ses, so Aaron laid it up «^ before the 
Testimony, to be kept. 



The people murmur. 



EXODUS. 



AmaleJc is overcome. 



h Num. 33. 38. 

Deut. 8. 2, 3. 

Neh.9.20,21. 

John 6. 31, 49. 
i Josh. 5. 12. 

Neh. 9. 15. 



I Num.20. 3, 4. 



e Deut. 6. 16. 

Pe. 78. 18,41. 

Is. 7. 12. 

Matt. 4. 7. 

1 Cor. 10. 9. 
d ch. 16. 2. 



f 1 Sam. 30. 6. 
John 8. 59. & 
10. 31. 



J Num. 20. 10, 
11. 

Ps. 78. 15, 20. 
& 105. 41. & 
114. 8. 
1 Cor. 10. 4. 

k Num. 20. 13. 

Ps. 81. 7. & 

95. 8. 

Heb. 3. 8. 
II That is. 

Temptation. 
II That is. 

Chiding, or. 

Strife. 



! Gen. 36. 12. 
Num. 24. 20. 
Deut. 25. 17. 
1 Sam. 15. 2. 



35 And the children of Israel did 
eat manna ** forty years, 'until they 
came to a land inhabited : they did 
eat ma^na, until they came unto 
the borders of the land of Canaan. 

36 Now an omer is the tenth part of 
an ephah, 

CHAPTER XVII. 

The people murmur for water at Rephidim. 5 God 
sendeth them for water to the rock hi Horeb. 8 
Ama.lek is overcome by the holding up of Moses' 
hands. 15 Moses buildeth tlie altar Jehovah-nissi. 

AND *all the congregation of the 
children of Israel journeyed from 
the wilderness of Sin, after their jour- 
neys, according to the commandment 
of the Lord, and pitched in Rephidim : 
and there was no water for the people 
to drink. 

2 ''Wherefore the people did chide 
with Moses, and said. Give us water 
that we may drink. And Moses said 
unto them. Why chide ye with me 1 
wherefore do ye '^ tempt the Lord 1 

3 And the people thirsted there for 
water ; and the people ^ murmured 
against Moses, and said. Wherefore 
is this that thou hast brought us up 
out of Egypt, to kill us and our chil- 
dren and our cattle with thirst 1 

4 And Moses ® cried unto the Lord, 
saying. What shall I do unto this 
people ? they be almost ready to 
^ stone me. 

5 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
^Go on before the people, and take 
with thee of the elders of Israel ; and 
thy rod, wherewith ^thou smotest 
the river, take in thine hand, and go. 

6 'Behold, I will stand before thee 
there upon the rock in Horeb ; and 
thou shalt smite the rock, and there 
shall come water out of it, that the 
people may drink. And Moses did so 
in the sight of the elders of Israel. 

7 And he called the name of the 
place ^ il Massah, and II Meribah, be- 
cause of the chiding of the children 
of Israel, and because they tempted 
the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among 
us, or not 1 

8 IT ' Then came Amalek, and fought 
with Israel in Rephidim. 

9 And Moses said unto ""Joshua, 
Choose us out men, and go out, fight 
with Amalek : to morrow I will stand 
on the top of the hill with "the rod 
of God in mine hand. 

.10 So Joshua did as Moses had said 
to him, and fought with Amalek : and 
Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to 
the top of the hill. 

11 And it came to pass, when Mo- 
ses "held up his hand, that Israel 
prevailed : and when he let down his 
hand, Amalek prevailed. 



12 But Moses' hands were heavy ; 
and they took a stone, and put it 
under him, and he sat thereon ; and 
Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, 
the one on the one side, and the other 
on the other side ; and his hands 
were steady until the going down of 
the sun. 

13 And Joshua discomfited Amalek 
and his people with the edge of the 
sword. 

14 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
P Write this for a memorial in a book, 
and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua : 
for il will utterly put out the re- 
membrance of Amalek from under 
heaven. 

15 And Moses built an altar, and 
called the name of it H Jehovah- 
nissi : 

16 For he said, H Because tthe Lord 
hath sworn that the Lord will have 
war with Amalek from generation to 
generation. 

CHAPTER XVIII. 

Jethro bringeth to Moses his wife and two sons. 7 
Moses entertaineth him. 13 Jethro's counsel to 
Moses. 27 Jethro depcerteth. 

X\7HEN ^Jethro, the priest of 
T T Midian, Moses' father in law, 
heard of all that ^ God had done for 
Moses, and for Israel his people, and 
that the Lord had brought Israel out 
of Egypt ; . ■ 

2 Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, 
took Zipporah, Moses' wife, *= after he 
had sent her back, 

3 And her "^two sons ; of which the 
^ name of the one was H Gershom ; for 
he said, I have been an alien in a 
strange land : 

4 And the name of the other was 
II Eliezer ; for the God of my father, 
said he, was mine help, and delivered 
me from the sword of Pharaoh : 

5 And Jethro, Moses' father in law, 
came with his sons and his wife unto 
Moses into the wilderness, where he 
encamped at ^the mount of God : 

6 And he said unto Moses, I thy 
father in law Jethro am come unto 
thee, and thy wife, and her two sons 
with her. 

7 IT And Moses ^went out to meet 
his father in law, and did obeisance, 
and ^ kissed • him ; and they asked 
each other of their + welfare ; and 
they came into the tent. 

8 And Moses told his father in law 
all that the Lord had done unto Pha- 
raoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's 
sake, and all the travail that had 
tcome upon them by the way, and 
how the Lord 'delivered them. 

9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the 
goodness which the Lord had done 



B. C. 1491. 



p ch. 34. 27. 



q Num. 24. 20. 
Deut. 25. 19. 

1 Sam. 15. 3, 
7. & 30. 1. 17. 

2 Sam. 8.12. 
Ezra 9. 14. 

II That is, The 
LORD my 
banner. 

II Or, Because 
the hand of 
Amalek is 
against the 
throne of 
the LORD, 
therefore, &c. 

t Heb. the 
hand upon 
the throne of 
the LORD. 

a ch. 2. 16. & 
3.1. 

b Ps. 44. 1. & 

77. 14, IS. & 

78. 4. & 105. 
5, 43. & 106. 
2,8. 



c ch. 4. 26. 

d Acts 7. 29. 
e ch. 2. 22. 
II That is, A 
stranger 



there. 



I That is, My 
God is a help. 



{ ch. 3. 1, 12. 



g Gen. 14. 17. 
&1R.2.&19.1. 

1 King-s 2. 19. 
h Gen. 29. 13. 

& 33. 4. 
t Heh. peace, 
Gen. 43. 27. 

2 Sam. 11. 7. 



i Ps. 78. 42. & 

81. 7. & 106. 

10. & 107. 2. 
t Heb. found 

them, 

Gen. 44. 34. 

Num. 20. 14. 



Jethro counselleth Moses. 



EXODUS. 



The people come to Sinai. 



B. C. 1491. 



k Gen. 14. 20. 
2 Sam. 18, 28. 
Luke 1. 68. 



1 2 Chr. 2. 5. 

Ps. 95. 3. & 

97.9. & 135. 5. 
m ch. 1. 10, 16, 

22.&,5.2,7.& 

14. 8, 18. 
n 1 Sam. 2. 3. 

Neh. 9. 10, 16, 

29. 

Job 40. 11, 12. 

Ps.31.23. &. 

119. 21. 

Luke 1. 51, 
o Deut. 12. 7. 

1 Chr. 29. 22. 

1 Cor. 10. 18, 

21, 3L 



P Lev. 24. 12. 

Num. 15. 34. 
q ch. 23. 7. &. 

24. 14. 

Deut. 17. 8. 

2 Sam. 15. 3. 

Job 31. 13. 

Acts 18. 15. 

1 Cor. 6. 1. 
t Heb. a man 

and his fel- 
low. 
r Lev. 24. 15. 

Num. 15. 35. 

& 27. 6. &c. 

& 36. 6, 7, 8, 9. 



t Heb. fading 
thou wilt 
fade. 



s Num. 11. 14, 
17. 
Deut. 1. 9, 12. 



t ch. 3. 12. 

u ch. 4. 16. & 

20. 19. 

Deut. 5. 5. 
I Num. 27. 5. 
y Deut. 4. 1, 5. 

&. 5. I. & 6. I, 

2. ii 7. 11. 
z Ps. 143. 8. 
a Deut. 1. 18. 
b ver. 2.5. 

Deut. 1.15,16. 

& 16. 18. 

2Chr.l9. 5- 

10. 

Acts 6. 3. 
c Gen. 42. 18. 

2 S;im. 23. 3. 

2 Chr. 19. 9. 
<1 Ez. 18. 8. 
e Deut. 16. 19. 
f ver. 26. 
e ver. 26. 

Lev. 24. 11. 

Num. 15. 33. 

& 27. 2. & 

36. 1. Deut. 

1. 17. & 17. 8. 



to Israel, whom he had dehvered out 
of the hand of the Egyptians. 

10 And Jethro said, ''Blessed be the 
Lord, who hath deliA^ered you out of 
the hand of the Egyptians, and out of 
the hand of Pharaoh ; who hath de- 
livered the people from under the 
hand of the Egyptians. 

11 NoAV I know that the Lord is 
' greater than all gods : "" for in the 
thing wherein they dealt "proudly he 
ivas above them. 

12 And Jethro, Moses' father in law, 
took a burnt offering and sacrifices for 
God : and Aaron came, and all the 
elders of Israel, to eat bread with 
Moses' father in law ° before God. 

13 1" And it came to pass on the 
morrow, that Moses sat to judge the 
people : and the people stood by Mo- 
ses from the morning unto the eve- 
ning. 

14 And when Moses' father in law 
saw all that he did to the people, he 
said. What is this thing that thou 
doest to the people ? Why sittest thou 
thyself alone, and all the people stand 
by thee from morning unto even 1 

15 And Moses said unto his father in 
law. Because p the people come unto 
me to inquire of God : 

16 When they have '^a. matter, they 
come unto me ; and I judge between 
t one and another, and I do ' make 
them know the statutes of God, and 
his laws. 

17 And Moses' father in law said 
unto him. The thing that thou doest 
is not good. 

18 tThou wilt surely wear away, 
both thou, and this people that is 
with thee : for this thing is too heavy 
for thee ; ^ thou art not able to per- 
form it thyself alone, 

19 Hearken now unto my voice, I 
will give thee counsel, and ' God shall 
be with thee : Be thou " for the peo- 
ple to God-ward, that thou mayest 
^ bring the causes unto God : 

20 And thou shalt ^ teach them or- 
dinances and laws, and shalt shew 
them ^the way Avherein they must 
walk, and ^the work that they must 
do, 

21 Moreover thou shalt provide out 
of all the people ''able men, such as 
*= fear God, "^ men of truth, ® hating 
covetousness ; and place such over 
them, to be rulers of thousands, and 
rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, 
and rulers of tens : 

22 And let them judge the people 
''at all seasons : ^and it shall l)e, that 
every great matter they shall bring 
unto thee, but every small matter 
they shall judge : so shall it be easier 



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for thyself, and ^they shall bear the 
burden with thee. 

23 If thou shalt do this thing, and 
God command thee so, then thou shalt 
be ^ able to endure, and all this people 
shall also go to ''their place in peace. 

24 So Moses hearkened to the voice 
of his father in law, and did all that 
he had said. 

25 And ^ Moses chose able men out 
of all Israel, and made them heads 
over the people, rulers of thousands, 
rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, 
and rulers of tens. 

26 And they ""judged the people at 
all seasons : the ° hard causes they 
brought unto Moses, but every small 
matter they judged themselves. 

27 IF And Moses let his father in law 
depart ; and ° he went his way into 
his own land. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

The people come to Sinai. 3 God's message by Mo- 
ses unto the people from the momit, 8 and their an- 
swer in return. 10 The people are to he prepared 
against the third day. 12 The mountain not to he 
touched. 16 The fearful presence of God upon the 
mount. 

IN the third month, when the chil- 
dren of Israel were gone forth out 
of the land of Eg3rpt, the same day 
*came they into the wilderness of 
Sinai. 

2 For they were departed from ^Reph- 
idim, and were come to the desert 
of Sinai, and had pitched in the wil- 
derness ; and there Israel camped be- 
fore '^ the mount. 

3 And ^ Moses went up unto God, 
and the Lord ^called unto him out 
of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt 
thou say to the house of Jacob, and 
tell the children of Israel ; 

4 ^ Ye have seen what I did unto 
the Egyptians, and how ^I bare you 
on eagles' wdngs, and brought you 
unto myself. 

5 Now ''therefore, if ye will obey 
my voice indeed, and keep my cove- 
nant, then 'ye shall be a peculiar 
treasure unto me above all people : 
for '' all the earth is mine : 

6 And ye shall be unto me a ' king- 
dom of priests, and a ™holy nation. 
These are the words which thou shalt 
speak unto the cliildren of Israel. 

7 IT And Moses came and called for 
the elders of the people, and laid be- 
fore their faces all these words which 
the Lord commanded him, 

8 And "all the people answered to- 
gether, and said. All that the Lord 
hath spoken we will do. And Moses 
returned the words of the people unto 
the Lord. 

9 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Lo, I come unto thee °in a thick 



God 's fearful presence. 



EXODUS. 



The ten commandments. 



B. C. 1491. 



P Deut. 4. 12, 

36. 

John 12. 29, 

30. 

q ch. 14. 31. 
r Lev. 11. 44, 

45. 

Heb. 10. 22. 
s ver. 14. 

Gen. 35. 2. 

Lev. 15. 5. 
t ver. 16, 18. 

ch. 34. 5. 

Deuc. 33. 2. 



II Or, comet. 
X ver. 16, 19. 



alSam.21.4,5. 
Zech. 7. 3. 
1 Cor. 7. 5. 



b Ps. 77. 18. 

Heb.12.18,19. 

Rev. 4. 5. & 8. 

5. & 11. 19. 
c ver. 9. 

ch. 40. 34. 

2 Chr. 5. 14. 
d Rev. 1. 10. & 

4. 1. 

e Heb. 12. 21. 
f Deut. 4. 10. 

S Deut. 4. 11. 

& 33. 2. 

Judff. 5. 5. 

Ps. 68. 7. 8. 

Is. 6. 4. ' 

Hab. 3. 3. 
h ch. 3. 2. k 

24. 17. 

2 Chr. 7. 1, 2, 

3. 
i Gen. 15. 17. 

Ps. 144. 5. 

Rev. 15. 8. 
k Pe. 68. 8. &, 

77.18. & 114.7. 
Jer. 4. 24. 
Heb. 12. 26. 

1 ver. 13. 
m Heb. 12. 21. 
n Neh. 9. 13. 
Ps. 81. 7. 



t Heb. contest. 



o See ch. 3. 5. 
1 Sam. 6. 19. 



P Lev. 10. 3. 
q 2 Sam. 6. 7, f 



cloud, Pthat the people may hear 
when I speak with thee, and i believe 
thee for ever. And Moses told the 
words^of the people unto the Lord. 

10 H And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Go unto the people, and 'sanctify 
them to day and to morrow, and let 
them 'wash their clothes, 

11 And be ready against the third 
day: for the third day the Lord 'will 
come down in the sight of all the 
people upon mount Sinai. 

12 And thou shalt set bounds unto 
the people round about, saying. Take 
heed to yourselves, that ye go not up 
into the mount, or touch the border 
of it : "whosoever toucheth the mount 
shall be surely put to death : 

13 There shall not a hand touch 
it, but he shall surely be stoned, or 
shot through ; whether it be beast or 
man, it shall not live : when the 
II ^trumpet soundeth long, they shall 
come up to the mount. 

14 IF And Moses went down from the 
mount unto the people, and ^ sancti- 
fied the people; and they washed 
their clothes. 

15 And he said unto the people, 
^ Be ready against the third day : 
^come not at your wives. 

16 IT And it came to pass on the 
third day in the morning, that there 
were '^thunders and lightnings, and a 
'^ thick cloud upon the mount, and the 
^ voice of the trumpet exceeding loud ; 
so that all the people that was in the 
camp ^ trembled. 

17 And ^ Moses brought forth the 
people out of the camp to meet with 
God ; and they stood at the nether 
part of .the mount. 

18 And ^ mount Sinai was altogether 
on a smoke, because the Lord de- 
scended upon it ^4n fire: 'and the 
smoke thereof ascended as the smoke 
of a furnace, and ^the whole mount 
quaked greatly. 

19 And ^vhen the voice of the 
trumpet sounded long, and waxed 
louder and louder, '"Moses spake, and 
"God answered him by a voice. 

20 And the Lord came down upon 
mount Sinai, on the top of the mount : 
and the Lord called Moses up to the 
top of the mount; and Moses went 
up. 

21 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Go down, t charge the people, lest 
they break through unto the Lord 
° to gaze, and many of them perish. 

22 And let the priests also, which 
come near to the Lord, p sanctify 
themselves, lest the Lord i break 
forth upon them. 

23 And Moses said unto the Lord, 



The people cannot come up to mount 
Sinai : for thou chargedst us, saying, 
'"Set bounds about the mount, and 
sanctify it. 

24 And the Lord said unto him. 
Away, get thee down, and thou shalt 
come up, thou, and Aaron with thee : 
but let not the priests and the people 
break through to come up unto the 
Lord, lest he break forth upon them. 

25 So Moses went down unto the 
people, and spake unto them. 

CHAPTER XX. 

The ten commandments. 18 The people are afraid. 
20 Moses comforteth them. 22 Idolatry is forbid- 
den. 24 The manner of building an altar. 

AND God spake ^all these words, 
saying, 

2 ^I am the Lord thy God, which 
have brought thee out of the land of 
Egypt, " out of the house of t bondage. 

3 '^Thou shalt have no other gods 
before me. 

4 ^Thou shalt not make unto thee 
any gi'aven image, or any likeness of 
any thing that is in heaven above, or 
that is in the earth beneath, or that 
is in the water under the earth : 

5 'Thou shalt not bow down thj^self 
to them, nor serve them : for I the 
Lord thy God am ^a jealous God, 
'^visiting the iniquity of the fathers 
upon the children unto the third and 
fourth generation of them that hate 
me ; 

6 And 'shewing mercy unto thou- 
sands of them that love me, and keep 
my commandments. 

7 ^Thou shalt not take the name of 
the Lord thy God in vain : for the 
Lord ^will not hold him guiltless 
that taketh his name in vain. 

8 ""Remember the sabbath day, to 
keep it holy. 

9 " Six days shalt thou labour, and 
do all thy work : 

10 But the ° seventh day is the sab- 
bath of the Lord thy God : in it thou 
shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy 
son, nor thy daughter, thy manserv- 
ant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy 
cattle, Pnor thy stranger that is with- 
in thy gates : 

1 1 For 1 tw six4ays the Lord made 
heaven and earth, the sea, and all that 
in them w, and rested the seventh 
day : wherefore the Lord blessed the 
sabbath day, and hallowed it. 

12 T ''Honour thy father and thy 
mother: that thy days may be long 
upon the land which the Lord thy 
God giveth thee. 

13 ^ Thou shalt not kill. 

14 'Thou shalt not commit adul- 
tery. 



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B. C. 1491. 



r ver. 12. 
Josh. 3. 4. 



a Deut. 5. 22. 

b Lev. 26. 1,13. 

Deut. 5. 6. 

Ps. 81. 10. 
c ch. 13. 3. 
t Heb. serv- 
ants. 
d Deut. 5. 7. 

2 Kings 17.35. 

Jer. 25. 6. 
e Lev. 26. 1. 

Deut. 4. 16. & 

5. 8. & 27. 15. 
f ch. 23. 24. 

Josh. 23. 7. 

2Kiugsl7.35. 

Is. 44. 15, 19. 
S ch. 34. 14. 

Deut. 4. 24. 

Josh. 24. 19. 

Nah. 1. 2. 
h ch. 34. 7. 

Lev. 20. 5. & 

26. 39, 40. 

Num. 14. 18. 

1 Kings 21.29. 

Job 21. 19. 

Is. 65. 6, 7. 

Jer. 32. 18. 
i ch. 34. 7. 

Deut. 7. 9. 

Ps. 89. 34. 

Rom. 11. 28. 
k ch. 23. 1. 

Lev. 19. 12. 

Deut. 5. IL 
1 Mic. 6. 11. 
mch.31.13,14. 

Lev. 19. 3, 30. 

& 26. 2. 

Deut. 5. 12. 
n ch. 23. 12. & 

31.15. &34.21. 

Lev. 23. 3. 

Ez. 20. 12. 

Luke 13. 14. 
Gen. 2. 2, 3. 

ch. 16. 26. 



P Neh. 13. 16, 
17, 18, 19. 



q Gen. 2. 2. 



r ch. 23. 26. 

Lev. 19. 3. 

Deut. 5. 16. 

Jer. 35. 7, 18. 

Matt. 15. 4. 

Mark 7. 10. 

Luke 18. 20. 

Eph. 6. 2. 
s Deut. 5. 17. 

Matt. 5. 21. 
t Deut. 5. 18. 

Matt. 5. 27. 



The people are afraid. 



EXODUS. 



Laws and ordinances. 



B. C. 1491. 



u Lev. 19. 11. 

Dent. 5. 19. 

Matt. 19. 18. 

Rom. 13. 9. 
w ch. 23. 1. 

Deut. 5. 20. 

Matt. 19. 18. 
s Deut. 5. 21. 

]\ric. 2. 2. 

Hab. 2. 9. 

Luke 12. 15. 

Acts 20. 33. 

Rom. 7. 7. 

Eph. 5. 3. 5. 

Heb. 13. 5. 
y Prov. 6. 29. 

Jer. 5. 8. 

Matt. 5. 28. 
z Heb. 12. 18. 
a Rev. 1. 10. 
b ch. 19. 18. 
c Deut. 5. 27. 

& 18. 16. 

Heb. 12. 19. 
d Deut 5. 25. 
el Sam. 12. 20. 

Is. 41. 10. 
f Deut 13. 3. 
g Deut 4. 10. 

& 6. 2. & 10. 

12. & 28. 53. 

Prov. 3. 7. & 

16.6. 

Is. 8. 13. 
h ch. 19. 16. 

1 Kings 8. 12. 



i Deut 4. 36. 

Neh. 9. 13. 
kch. 32. 1,2,4. 

1 Sam. 5. 4. 5. 

2 Kintrs 17.33. 
Ez.43. 8. 
Zeph. 1. 5. 

2 Cor. 6. 16. 



1 Lev. 1. 2. 
m Deut 12. 5, 

11, 21. & 14. 

23. & 16. 6. 

1 Kings 9. 3. 

2 Chr. 7. 16. 
Ezra 6. 12. 
Neh. 1. 9. 

t Heb. huild 
them with 
hewing. 

a Deut 7. 13. 

Deut 27. 5. 
Josh. 8. 31. 



a ch. 24. 3, 4. 

Deut 4. 14. 

&6. I. 
b Lev. 25. 39, 

40, 41. 

Deut 15. 12. 

Jer. 34. 14. 



t Heb. with 
his body. 



15 "Thou shalt not steal. 

16 ^Thou shalt not bear false wit- 
ness against thy neighbour. 

17 ^ Thou shalt not covet thy neigh- 
bour's house, ythou shalt not covet 
thy neighbour's wife, nor his man- 
servant, nor his maidservant, nor his 
ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that 
is thy neighbour's. 

18 T And ^all the people ^saw the 
thunderings, and the lightnings, and 
the noise of the trumpet, and the 
mountain ''smoking: and when the 
people saw it, they removed, and 
stood afar off. 

19 And they said unto Moses, "^ Speak 
thou with us, and we will hear : but 
•^let not God speak with us, lest we 
die. 

20 And Moses said unto the peo- 
ple, ^ Fear not : ^ for God is come 
to prove you, and ^that his fear 
may be before your faces, that ye 
sin not. 

21 And the people stood afar off, 
and Moses drew near unto ^ the thick 
darkness where God was. 

22 IF And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Thus thou shalt say unto the children 
of Israel, Ye have seen that I have 
talked with you ' from heaven. 

23 Ye shall not make ''with me 
gods of silver, neither shall ye make 
unto you gods of gold. 

24 t An altar of earth thou shalt 
make unto me, and shalt sacrifice 
thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy 
peace offerings, ' thy sheep, and thine 
oxen : in all '"places where I record 
my name I will come unto thee, and 
I will "bless thee. 

25 And °if thou wilt make me an 
altar of stone, thou shalt not t build 
it of hewn stone : for if thou lift up 
thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted 
it. 

26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps 
unto mine altar, that thy nakedness 
be not discovered thereon. 

CHAPTER XXI. 

Laws for menservants; 5 for the servant whose ear 
is bored; T for women servants ; 12 for manslaugh- 
ter; 16 for stealers of men ; IT for cursers of pa- 
rents ; \S for smitcrs ; 22 for a hurt by chance; 
28 for an ox that goreth ; 33 and for him that is an 
occasion of harm. 

"VTOW these are the judgments 
l-\ which thou shalt ^set before 
them. 

2 ^If thou buy a Hebrew servant, 
six years he shall serve : and in the 
seventh he shall go out free for noth- 
ing. 

3 If he came in tby himself, he 
shall go out by himself : if he were 
married, then his wife shall go out 
with him. 



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4 If his master have given him a 
wife, and she have borne him sons or 
daughters ; the wife and her children 
shall be her master's, and he shall go 
out by himself. 

5 "^ And if the servant t shall plainly 
say, I love my master, my wife, and 
my children ; I will not go out free : 

6 Then his master shall bring him 
unto the <^ judges ; he shall also bring 
him to the door, or unto the door- 
post ; and his master shall ® bore his 
ear through with an awl ; and he 
shall serve him for ever. 

7 T And if a man ^ sell his daughter 
to be a maidservant, she shall not go 
out ^as the mensei-vants do. 

8 If she t please not her master, who 
hath betrothed her to himself, then 
shall he let her be redeemed : to sell 
her unto a strange nation he shall 
have no power, seeing he hath dealt 
deceitfully with her. 

9 And if he have betrothed her unto 
his son, he shall deal with her after 
the manner of daughters. 

10 If he take him another ivife, her 
food, her raiment, ^and her duty of 
marriage, shall he not diminish. 

1 1 And if he do not these three unto 
her, then shall she go out free with- 
out money. 

12 IT 'He that smiteth a man, so 
that he die, shall be surely put to 
death. 

13 And ''if a man lie not in wait, 
but God ' deliver him into his hand ; 
then ™I will appoint thee a place 
whither he shall flee. 

14 But if a man come "presumptu- 
ously upon his neighbour to slay him 
with guile, °thou shalt take him from 
mine altar, that he may die, 

15 H And he that smiteth his father, 
or his mother, shall be surely put to 
death. 

16 IT And Phe that stealeth a man, 
and ^selleth him, or if he be 'found 
in his hand, he shall surely be put to 
death. 

17 IT And 'he that H curse th his fa- 
ther, or his mother, shall surely be 
put to death. 

18 IF And if men strive together, and 
one smite li another with a stone, or 
with his fist, and he die not, but keep- 
eth his bed, 

19 If he rise again, and walk abroad 
'upon his staff, then shall he that 
smote him be quit : only he shall pay 
for tthe loss of his time, and shall 
cause him to be thoroughly healed. 

20 IF And if a man smite his servant, 
or his maid, with a rod, and he die 
under his hand; he shall be surely 
+ punished. 



Laws and ordinances. 



EXODUS. 



La.ws and ordinances. 



B. C. 1491. 



u Lev, 25. 45, 
4G. 



x ver. 30. 
Deut 22. 18, 
19. 



y Lev. 24. 20. 
Deut. 19. 21. 
Matt. 5. 38, 



a ver. 22. 
NuHL 35. 31. 



b See Zech. 11. 
12, 13. 

Matt. 26. 15. 
PhO. 2. 7. 



21 Notwithstanding, if he continue 
a day or two, he shall not be punish- 
ed : for " he is his money. 

22 l>If men strive, and hurt a wo- 
man with child, so that her fruit de- 
part from her, and yet no mischief 
follow, he shall be surely punished, 
according as the woman's husband 
will lay upon him ; and he shall ""pay 
as the judges determine. 

23 And if any mischief follow, then 
thou shalt give life for life, 

24 ^Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, 
hand for hand, foot for foot, 

25 Burning for burning, wound for 
wound, stripe for stripe. 

26 IF And if a man smite the eye of 
his servant, or the eye of his maid, 
that it perish ; he shall let him go 
free for his eye's sake. 

27 And if he smite out his man- 
servant's tooth, or his maidservant's 
tooth ; he shall let him go free for 
his tooth's sake. 

28 IF If an ox gore a man or a wo- 
man, that they die, then ^the ox 
shall be surely stoned, and his flesh 
shall not be eaten ; but the owner 
of the ox shall he quit. 

29 But if the "ox were wont to push 
with his horn in time past, and it 
hath been testified to his owner, and 
he hath not kept him in, but that he 
hath killed a man or a woman ; the 
ox shall be stoned, and his owner 
also shall be put to death. 

30 If there be laid on him a sum 
of money, then he shall give for ^ the 
ransom of his life whatsoever is laid 
upon him, 

31 Whether he have gored a son, or 
have gored a daughter, according to 
this judgment shall it be done unto 
him. 

32 If the ox shall push a manser- 
vant or a maidservant, he shall give 
unto their master ^thirty shekels of 
silver, and the " ox shall be stoned. 

33 IF And if a man shall open a pit, 
or if a man shall dig a pit, and not 
cover it, and an ox or*an ass fall 
therein ; 

34 The owner of the pit shall make 
it good, and give money unto the 
owner of them ; and the dead beast 
shall be his. 

35 IF And if one man's ox hurt an- 
other's, that he die, then they shall 
sell the live ox, and divide the money 
of it ; and the dead ox also they shall 
divide. 

36 Or if it be known that the ox 
hath used to push in time past, and 
his owner hath not kept him in, he 
shall surely pay ox for ox ; and the 
dead shall be his own. 



CHAPTER XXII. 

Laws concerning theft; 5 damage; 7 trespasses; 14 
borrowing; \& fornication ; \i witchcraft ; 19 f>es- 
tiality ; 20 idolatry ; 21 strangers, widows, and the 
fatherless ; 25 usury ; 26 pledges ; 28 reverence to 
magistrates; 29 and ihejirstfrvits. 

IF a man shall steal an ox, or a 
II sheep, and kill it, or sell it ; he 
shall restore five oxen for an ox, and 
^four sheep for a sheep. 

2 IF If a thief be found ''breaking 
up, and be smitten that he die, there 
shall "no blood be shed for him, 

3 If the sun be risen upon him, 
there shall be blood shed for him ; for 
he should make full restitution : if 
he have nothing, then he shall be 
^ sold for his theft, 

4 If the theft be certainly ^ found 
in his hand alive, whether it be ox, 
or ass, or sheep ; he shall ^ restore 
double, 

5 IF If a man shall cause a field or 
vineyard to be eaten, and shall put 
in his beast, and shall feed in another 
man's field ; of the best of his own 
field, and of the best of his own vine- 
yard, shall he make restitution. 

6 IF If fire break out, and catch in 
thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or 
the standing corn, or the field, be 
consumed therewith ; he that kindled 
the fire shall surely make restitu- 
tion. 

7 IF If a man shall deliver unto his 
neighbour money or stuff to keep, 
and it be stolen out of the man's 
house ; ^if the thief be found, let 
him pay double, 

8 If the thief be not found, then the 
master of the house shall be brought 
unto the ''judges, to see whether he 
have put his hand unto his neigh- 
bour's goods, 

9 For all manner of trespass, wheth- 
er it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, 
for raiment, or for any manner of lost 
thing, which another challengeth to 
be his, the ' cause of both parties shall 
come before the judges ; and whom 
the judges shall condemn, he shall 
pay double unto his neighbour, 

10 If a man deliver unto his neigh- 
bour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or 
any beast, to keep ; and it die, or be 
hurt, or driven away, no man seeing 
it; 

11 Then shall an ""oath of the Lord 
be between them both, that he hath 
not put his hand unto his neighbour's 
goods ; and the owner of it shall ac- 
cept thereof and he shall not make 
it good, 

12 And 'if it be stolen from him, 
he shall make restitution unto the 
owner thereof. 



Laws and ordinances. 



EXODUS. 



Laws and ordinances. 



B. C. 1491. 



m Deut 22. ; 
29. 



t Heb. weigh, 

Gen. 23. 16. 
n Gen. 34. 12. 

Deut. 22. 29. 

1 Sam. 18. 25. 
o Lev. 19. 26, 

31. & 20. 27. 

Deut. 18. 10. 

1 Sam. 28. 3, 9. 
p Lev. 18. 23. 

At 20. 15. 
q Num. 25. 2. 

Deut. 13. 1. 2, 

5. 6, 9, 13. 14, 

15. & 17. 2,3,5. 
r clu 23. 9. 

Lev. 19. 33. 

Deut. 10. 19. 

Jer. 7 6. 

Zecli. 7. 10. 

MaL 3. 5. 
s Deut. 10. 18. 

& 24. 17. &, 

27. 19. 

Is. 10. 2. 

Ez. 22. 7. 

Zech. 7. 10. 

James 1 . 27. 
t Deut. 15. 9. 

&o 24. 15. 

Luke 18. 7. 
u Job 34. 28. 

Ps. 18. 6. &. 

145. 19. 

James 5. 4. 
X Job 31. 23. 

Ps. 69. 24. 
y Ps. 109. 9. 

Lam. 5. 3. 
z Lev. 2-5. 35. 

Deut. 23. 19, 

20. Nell. 5. 7. 

Ps. 15. 5. 

Ez. 18.8, 17. 
a Deut. 24. 17. 

Job 22. 6. &, 

21.3,9. 

Prov. 20. 16. 

Ez. 18. 7, 16. 

b ver. 23. 
c cb. 3-1. 6. 

2 Chr. 30. 9. 
Ps. 86. 1.5. 

II Or, judget. 
d Ecc. 10. 20. 

Acts 23. 5. 

Ju.le 8. 
t Heb. Oiy 

fulneti. 
t Hel). tear. 
e ch.23. 16,19. 

Prov. 3. 9. 
f ch. 13. 2, & 

K Deut 1.5. 19. 
h Lev. 22. 27. 
i ch. 19. 6. 

Lev. 19. 2. 

Deut. 14. 21. 
k Lev. 22. 8. 

Ez. 4. 14. &. 

44.31. 



13 If it be torn in pieces, then let 
him bring li for witness, and he shall 
not make good that which was torn. ^ 

14 T And if a man borrow aught of 
his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, 
the owner thereof being not with it, 
he shall surely make it good. 

15 Brit if the owner thereof he 
with it, he shall not make it good : 
if it be a hired thing, it came for his 
hire. 

16 IF And ""if a man entice a maid 
that is not betrothed, and lie with 
her, he shall surely endow her to be 
his wife. 

17 If her father utterly refuse to 
give her unto him, he shall tpay 
money according to the ° dowry of 
virgins. 

18 f °Thou shalt not suffer a witch 
to live. 

19 I" P Whosoever lieth with a beast 
shall surely be put to death. 

20 IT 'I He that sacrificeth unto any 
god, save unto the Lord only, he 
shall be utterly destroyed. 

21 IF ""Thou shalt neither vex a 
stranger, nor oppress him : for ye 
were strangers in the land of Egypt. 

22 IF ' Ye shall not afflict any widow, 
or fatherless child. 

23 If thou afflict them in any wise, 
and they ' cry at all unto me, I will 
surely " hear their cry ; 

24 And my ^ wrath shall wax hot, 
and I will kill 3'^ou with the sword ; 
and J'your wives shall be widows, 
and your children fatherless. 

25 IF ''If thou lend money to any 
of my people that is poor by thee, 
thou shalt not be to him as a usu- 
rer, neither shalt thou lay upon him 
usury. 

26 ^If thou at all take thy neigh- 
bour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt 
deliver it unto him by that the sun 
goeth down : 

27 For that is his covering only, it 
is his raiment for his skin : wherein 
shall he sleep? and it shall come to 
pass, when he *> crieth unto me, that 

I will hear; for I am "^ gracious. 

28 IF -^Thou shalt not revile the 

II gods, nor curse the ruler of thy 
people. 

29 IF Thou shalt not delay to offer 
+ ^ the first of thy ripe fruits, and of 
thy t liquors : ^ the firstborn of thy 
sons .shalt thou give unto me. 

30 5 Likewise shalt thou do with 
thine oxen, and with thy sheep : 
*• seven days it shall be with his 
dam ; on the eighth day thou shalt 
give it me. 

31 IF And ye shall be 'holy men 
unto me: ''neither shall ye eat any 



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flesh that is torn of beasts in the 
field ; ye shall cast it to the dogs. 

CHAPTER XXIIL 

Of slander and false witness. 3 Of Justice. 4 Of 
charitableness. 10 Of the year of rest. 12 Of the 
sabbath. 13 Of idolatry. 14 Of the three feasts. 
18 Of the blood and the fat of the sacrifice. 20 An 
Angel is promised, with a blessing, if they obey 
him. 

THOU ^ shalt not H raise a false re- 
port : put not thine hand with 
the wicked to be an ^unrighteous 
witness, 

2 1" '' Thou shalt not follow a mul- 
titude to do evil ; ^ neither shalt thou 
t speak in a cause to decline after 
many to wrest judgment : 

3 TF Neither shalt thou countenance 
a poor man in his cause. 

4 IF ^ If thou meet thine enemy's ox 
or his ass going astray, thou shalt 
surely bring it back to him again. 

5 ^If thou see the ass of him that 
hateth thee lying under his burden, 
Hand wouldest forbear to help him, 
thou shalt surely help with him. 

6 «Thou shalt not vn-est the judg- 
ment of thy poor in his cause. 

7 ^Keep thee far from a false mat- 
ter ; ' and the innocent and righteous 
slay thou not : for '^ I will not justify 
the wicked. 

8 IF And ^ thou shalt take no gift : 
for the gift blindeth tthe wise, and 
perv^erteth the words of the right- 
eous, 

9 *[F Also ™thou shalt not oppress a 
stranger: for ye know the t heart of 
a stranger, seeing ye were strangers 
in the land of Egypt. 

10 And "six years thou shalt sow 
thy land, and shalt gather in the 
fruits thereof: 

11 But the seventh year thou shalt 
let it rest and lie still ; that the poor 
of thy people may eat : and what 
they leave the beasts of the field 
shall eat. In like manner thou shalt 
deal with thy vineyard, and with thy 
II oliveyard. 

12 °Six days thou shalt do thy 
work, and on the seventh day thou 
shalt rest: that thine ox and thine 
ass may rest, and the son of thy 
handmaid, and the stranger, may be 
refreshed. 

13 And in all things that I have 
said unto you Pbe circumspect: and 
imake no mention of the name of 
other gods, neither let it be heard 
out of thy mouth, 

14 IF 'Three times thou shalt keep 
a feast unto me in the year. 

15 ^Thou shalt keep the feast of 
unleavened bread: thou shalt eat 
unleavened bread seven days, as I 



An Angel is promised. 



EXODUS. 



Answer of the people. 



commanded thee, in the time appoint- 
ed of the month Abib ; for in it thou 
camest out from Egypt : * and none 
shall appear before me empty : 

16 "And the feast of harvest, the 
firstfruits of thy labours, which thou 
hast sown in the field : and ^ the feast 
of ingathering, which is m the end of 
the year, when thou hast gathered in 
thy labours out of the field. 

17 y Three times in the year all thy 
males shall appear before the Lord 
God. 

18 ^Thou shalt not offer the blood 
of my sacrifice with leavened bread ; 
neither shall the fat of my n sacrifice 
remain until the morning. 

19 ^The first of the firstfruits of thy 
land thou shalt bring into the house 
of the Lord thy God. ^ Thou shalt 
not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. 

20 1 *= Behold, I send an Angel be- 
fore thee, to keep thee in the way, 
and to bring thee into the place which 
I have prepared. 

21 Beware of him, and obey his 
voice, ^ provoke him not ; for he will 
^ not pardon your .transgressions : for 
^my name is in him. 

22 But if thou shalt indeed obey his 
voice, and do all that I speak; then 
^I will be an enemy unto thine ene- 
mies, and II an adversary unto thine 
adversaries. 

23 ''For mine Angel shall go before 
thee, and 'bring thee in unto the 
Amorites, and the Hittites, and the 
Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the 
Hivites, and the Jebusites ; and I will 
cut them off. 

24 Thou shalt not ^bow down to 
their gods, nor serve them, 'nor do 
after their works : ""but thou shalt 
iitterly overthrow them, and quite 
break down their images. 

25 And ye shall "serve the Lord 
your God, and °he shall bless thy 
bread, and thy water ; and p I will 
take sickness away from the midst, of 
thee. , 

26 T 1 There shall nothing cast their, 
young, nor be barren, in thy land : the 
number of thy days I will ''fulfil. 

27 I will send ' my fear before thee, 
and will * destroy all the people to 
whom thou shalt come ; and I will 
make all thine enemies turn their 
t backs unto thee. 

28 And " I will send hornets before 
thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, 
the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from 
before thee. 

29 ^ I will not drive them out from 
before thee in one year ; lest the land 
become desolate, and the beast of the 
field multiply against thee. 



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30 By little and little I will drive 
them out from before thee, until thou 
be increased, and inherit the land. 

31 And ^I will set thy bounds from 
the Red sea even unto the sea of the 
Philistines, and from the desert unto 
the river: for I will ^ deliver the in- 
habitants of the land into your hand ; 
and thou shalt drive them out before 
thee. 

32 ^Thou shalt make no covenant 
with them, nor with their gods. 

33 They shall not dwell in thy land, 
lest they make thee sin against me : 
for if thou serve their gods, *it will 
surely be a snare unto thee. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

Moses is called up into the mountain. 3 TTie people 
promise obedience. 4 Moses buildeth an altar, and 
tvjelve pillars. 6 He sprinkleth the blood of the 
covenant. 9 The glory of God appeareth. 14 
Aaron and Hur have the charge of the people. ]5 
Moses goeth into the mountain, where he continueth 
forty days and forty nights. 

ND he said unto Moses, Come 
up unto the Lord, thou, and 
Aaron, ^ Nadab, and Abihu, ''and sev- 
enty of the elders of Israel ; and 
worship ye afar off. 

2 And Moses " alone shall come near 
the Lord : but they shall not come 
nigh ; neither shall the people go up 
with him. 

3 IT And Moses came and told the 
people all the words of the Lord, 
and all the judgments : and all the 
people answered with one voice, and 
said, ''AH the words which the Lord 
hath said will we do. 

4 And Moses ^ wrote all the words of 
the Lord, and rose up early in the 
morning, and builded an altar under 
the hill, and twelve ''pillars, according 
to the twelve tribes of Israel. 

5 And he sent young men of the 
children of Israel, which offered burnt 
offerings, and sacrificed peace offer- 
ings of oxen unto the Lord. 

6 And Moses ^took half of the blood, 
and put it in basins ; and half of the 
blood he sprinkled on the altar. 

7 And he ''took the book of the 
covenant, and read in the audience of 
the people : and they said, 'AH that 
the Lord hath said will we do, and 
be obedient. 

8 And Moses took the blood, and 
sprinkled it on the people, and said. 
Behold ''the blood of the covenant, 
which the Lord hath made with you 
concerning all these words. 

9 1 Then ' went up Moses, and Aa- 
ron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy 
of the elders of Israel ; 

10 And they ""saw the God of Is- 
rael : and there was under his feet as 
it were a paved work of a ° sapphire 

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B. C. 1491. 



X Gen. 15. 18. 

Num. 34. 3. 

Deut. 11. 24. 

Josh. 1. 4. 

1 Kings 4. 21, 

24. 

Ps. 72. 8. 
y Josh. 21. 44. 

Judg. 1. 4. &. 

11. 21. 

zch.34. 12, 15. 
Deut. 7. 2. 



a ch. 34. 12. 
Deut.7.16. & 
12. 30. 

Josh. 23. 13. 
Judg. 2. 3. 
1 Sam. 18.21. 
Ps. 106. .36. 



a ch. 28. 1. 

Lev. 10. 1, 2. 
b ch. 1. 5. 

Num. 11. 16. 



: ver. 
18. 



13, 15, 



(J ver. 7. 

ch. 19.8. 

Deut. 5. 27. 

Gal. 3. 19, 20. 
e Deut. 31. 9. 



f Gen. 28. 18. 
& 31. 45. 



S Heb. 9. 18. 



h Heb. 9. 19. 
i ver. 3. 



k Heb. 9. 20. 

& 13. 20. 

1 Pet. 1. 2. 
1 ver. 1. 
m See Gen. 32. 

30. ch. 3. 6. 

Judg. 13. 22. 

Is. 6. 1, 5. 

with ch. 33. 

20.23. 

John 1. 18. 

1 Tim. 6. 16. 

1 John 4. 12. 
n Ez. 1. 26. & 

10.1. 

Rev. 4. 3. 



Moses in the mount. 



EXODUS. 



The ark and mercyseat. 



B. C. 1491. 



o Matt. 17. 2. 
P ch. 19. 21. 

q ver. 10. 

Gen. 16. 13. & 

32. 30. 

ch. 33. 20. 

Deut. 4. 33. 

Judg. 13. 22. 
r Gen. 31. 54. 

ch. 18. 12. 

1 Cor. 10. 18. 
s ver. 2, 15, 18. 
t cli.31. 18. & 

32. 15, 16. 

Deut. 5. 22. 
u ch. 32. 17. & 

33.11. 
w ver. 2. 



X ch. 19. 9, 16. 
Matt. 17. 5. 



y ch. 16. 10. 
Num. 14. 10. 



z ch. 3. 2. & 
19. 18. 
Deut. 4. 30. 
Heb. 12. 18, 
29. 



a ch. 34. 
DeuU9 



t Heb. take 

for me. 
II Or, heave 

offering. 
a ch. 35. 5, 21. 

1 Chr. 29. 3, 
5, 9, 14. 
Ezra 2. 68. & 
3. 5. & 7. 16. 
Neh. 11. 2. 

2 Cor. 8. 12. 
&9. 7. 

II Or, silk, 
Gen. 41. 42. 

b ch. 27. 20. 

c ch. 30. 23. 

<J ch. 30. 34. 

e ch. 28. 4, 6. 

f ch. 28. 15. 

gch.36.1,3.4. 
Lev. 4. 6. & 
10. 4. &. 21. 12. 
Heb. 9. 1, 2. 

h ch. 29. 45. 

1 Kings 6. 13. 

2 Cor. 6. 16. 
Heb. 3. 6. 
Rev. 21. 3. 

i ver. 40. 



stone, and as it were the "body of 
heaven in his clearness. 

1 1 And upon the nobles of the chil- 
dren of Israel he p laid not his hand : 
also "^they saw God, and did ^eat and 
drink. 

12 IF And the Lord said unto Moses, 
^ Come up to me into the mount, and 
be there : and I will give thee ' tables 
of stone, and a law, and command- 
ments which. I have written ; that 
thou mayest teach them. 

13 And Moses rose up, and "his 
minister Joshua; and Moses "^went 
up into the mount of God. 

14 And he said unto the elders. 
Tarry ye here for us, until we come 
again unto you : and, behold, Aaron 
and Hur are with you : if any man 
have any matters to do, let him come 
unto them. 

15 And Moses went up into the 
mount, and ^a cloud covered the 
mount. 

16 And y the glory of the Lord abode 
upon mount Sinai, and the cloud cov- 
ered it six days : and the seventh day 
he called unto Moses out of the midst 
of the cloud. 

17 And the sight of the glory of the 
Lord was like ^devouring fire on the 
top of the mount in the eyes of the 
children of Israel. 

18 And Moses went into the midst 
of the cloud, and gat him up into the 
mount : and * Moses was in the mount 
forty days and forty nights. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

What the Israelites must off er for the making of the 
tabernacle. IQ The form of the ark. Yl Tlie mercy- 
seat, with the cherubim. 23 Tlie table, with the 
furniture thereof. 31 The candlestick, with the in- 
struments thereof. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
that they + bring me an H offering : * of 
every man that giveth it willingly 
with his heart ye shall take my offer- 
ing. 

3 And this is the offering which ye 
shall take of them ; gold, and silver, 
and brass, 

4 And blue, and purple, and scarlet, 
and II fine linen, and goats' hair, 

5 And rams' skins dyed red, and 
badgers' skins, and shittim wood, 

6 ^ Oil for the light, " spices for an- 
ointing oil, and for "^ sweet incense, 

7 Onyx stones, and stones to be set 
in the ^ephod, and in the ^breast- 
plate. 

8 And let them make me a ^sanc- 
tuary ; that ^ I may dwell among 
them. 

9 'According to all that I shew thee, 
after the pattern of the tabernacle. 



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and the pattern of all the instruments 
thereof, even so shall ye make it. 

10 IF ""And they shall make an ark 
of shittim w^ood : two cubits and a 
half shall be the length thereof, and a 
cubit and a half the breadth thereof, 
and a cubit and a half the height 
thereof. 

11 And thou shalt overlay it with 
pure gold, within and without shalt 
thou overlay it, and shalt make upon 
it a crown of gold round about. 

12 And thou shalt cast four rings of 
gold for it, and put them in the four 
corners thereof ; and two rings shall he 
in the one side of it, and two rings in 
the other side of it. 

13 And thou shalt make staves of 
shittim wood, and overlay them with 
gold. 

14 And thou shalt put the staves 
into the rings by the sides of the ark, 
that the ark may be borne with them. 

15 ^The staves shall be in the rings 
of the ark : they shall not be taken 
from it. 

16 And thou shalt put into the ark 
™the testimony which I shall give 
thee. 

17 And ''thou shalt make a mercy- 
seat of pure gold : two cubits and a 
half shall he the length thereof, and a 
cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 

18 And thou shalt make two cher- 
ubim of gold, of beaten work shalt 
thou make them, in the two ends of 
the mercyseat. 

19 And make one cherub on the one 
end, and the other cherub on the 
other end : even H of the mercyseat 
shall ye make the cherubim on the 
two ends thereof. 

20 And °the cherubim shall stretch 
forth their wings on high, covering 
the mercyseat with their wings, and 
their faces shall look one to another ; 
toward the mercyseat shall the faces 
of the cherubim be. ^ 

21 PAnd thou shalt put the mercy- 
seat above upon the ark ; and '^ in the 
ark thou shalt put the testimony that 
Ishall give thee. 

B2 And "there I will meet with 
thee, and I will commune with thee 
from above the mercyseat, from ^be- 
tween the tvvo cherubim which are 
upon the ark of the testimony, of 
all things whidfi I will give thee in 
commandment unto the children of 
Israel. 

23 IF ' Thou shalt also make a table 
of shittim wood : two cubits shall be 
the length thereof, and a cubit the 
breadth thereof, and a cubit and a 
half the height thereof 

24 And thou shalt overlay it with 



The golden candlestick. 



EXODUS. 



Curtains for the tabernacle. 



B. C. 1491. 



u ch. S7. 16. 
Num. 4. 7. 

II Or, to pour 
out withaL 



wLeT.-24.5,6. 

X ch. 37. 17. 
1 Kings 7. 49. 
Zech. 4. 2. 
Heb. 9. 2. 
Rev. 1. 12. & 
4.5. 



y ch. 27. 21. & 

30.8. 

Lev. 24. 3, 4. 

2 Chr. 13. 11. 
II Or. cause to 

ascend, 
z Num. 8. 2. 
fHeb.rte/aee 

of it. 

a ch. 25. 30. 
Num. 8. 4. 
1 Chr. 28. 11, 
19. 

Acts 7. 44. 
Heb. 8. 5. 

t Heb. which 
thou wast 
caused to see. 



pure gold, and make thereto a crown 
of ^old round about. 

25 And thou shalt make unto it a 
border of a handbreadth round about, 
and thou shalt make a golden crown 
to the border thereof round about. 

26 And thou shalt make for it four 
rings of gold, and put the rings in the 
four corners that are on the four feet 
thereof. 

27 Over against the border shall the 
rings be for places of the staves to 
bear the table. 

28 And thou shalt make the staves of 
shittim wood, and overlay them with 
gold, that the table may be borne 
with them. 

29 And thou shalt make ''the dishes 
thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers 
thereof, and bowls thereof, uto cover 
withal : of pure gold shalt thou make 
them. 

30 And thou shalt set upon the table 
^shewbread before me always. 

SIT ^And thou shalt make a candle- 
stick of pure gold : of beaten work 
shall the candlestick be made : his 
shaft,' and his branches, his bowls, his 
knops, and his flowers, shall be of the 
same. 

32 And six branches shall come out 
of the sides of it ; three branches of 
the candlestick out of the one side, 
and three branches of the candlestick 
out of the other side : 

33 Three bowls made like unto 
almonds, ivifh a knop and a flower 
in one branch ; and three bowls made 
like almonds in the other branch, ivifh 
a knop and a flower : so in the six 
branches that come out of the can- 
dlestick. 

34 And in the candlestick shall be 
four bowls made like unto almonds, 
ivith their knops and their flowers. 

35 And there shall be a knop under 
two branches of the same, and a knop 
under two branches of the same, and 
a knop under two branches of the 
same, according to the six branches, 
that proceed out of the candlestick. 

36 Their knops and their branches 
shall be of the same : all of it shall be 
one beaten work o/pure gold. 

37 And thou shalt make the seven 
lamps thereof : and ^ they shall n light 
the lamps thereof, that they may 
^ give light over against t it. 

38 And the tongs thereof, and the 
snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure 
gold. 

39 Of 3. talent of pure gold shall he 
make it, with all these vessels. 

40 And ^look that thou make them 
after their pattern, t which was shew- 
ed thee in the mount. 



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CHAPTER XXVI. 

The ten curtains of the tabernacle. 7 The eleven 
curtains of goats' hair. 14 The covering of rams' 
skins. 15 The boards of the tabernacle, with their 
sockets and bars. 31 The vail for the ark. 36 The 
hanging for the door. 

MOREOVER nhou shalt make 
the tabernacle with ten curtains 
of fine twined linen, and blue, and 
purple, and scarlet : with cherubim 
tof cunning work shalt thou make 
them. 

2 The length of one curtain shall 
be eight and twenty cubits, and the 
breadth of one curtain four cubits : 
and every one of the curtains shall 
have one measure. 

3 The five curtains shall be coupled 
together one to another ; and other 
five curtains shall be coupled one to 
another. 

4 And thou shalt make loops of blue 
upon the edge of the one curtain from 
the selvedge in the coupling ; and 
likewise shalt thou make in the ut- 
termost edge of another curtain, in 
the coupling of the second. 

5 Fifty loops shalt thou make in the 
one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou 
make in the edge of the curtain that 
is in the coupling of the second ; that 
the loops may take hold one of an- 
other. 

6 And thou shalt make fifty taches 
of gold, and couple the curtains to- 
gether with the taches : and it shall 
be one tabernacle. 

7 IF And ^ thou shalt make curtains 
of goats' hair to be a covering upon 
the tabernacle : eleven curtains shalt 
thou make. 

8 The length of one curtain shall be 
thirty cubits, and the breadth of one 
curtain four cubits : and the eleven 
curtains shall be all of one measure. 

9 And thou shalt couple five curtains 
by themselves, and six curtains by 
themselves, and shalt double the sixth 
curtain in the forefront of the taber- 
nacle, 

10 And thou shalt make fifty loops 
on the edge of the one curtain that 
is outmost in the coupling, and fifty 
loops in the edge of the curtain wliich 
coupleth the second. 

1 1 And thou shalt make fifty taches 
of brass, and put the taches into the 
loops, and couple the iltent together, 
that it may be one. 

12 And the remnant that remaineth 
of the curtains of the tent, the half 
curtain that remaineth, shall hang 
over the back side of the tabernacle. 

13 And a cubit on the one side, and 
a cubit on the other side tof that which 
remaineth in the length of the cur- 
tains of the tent, it shall hang over 



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a ch. 36. 8. 



t Heb. the 
work of a 
cunning 
workman, or, 
embroiderer. 



The hoards of the tabernacle. 



EXODUS. 



The altar of burnt offering. 



t Heb. hands. 



t Heb. twin- 
ned. 



d ch. 25. 9, 40. 
&27. 8. 
Acts 7. 44. 
Heb. 8. 5. 



the sides of the tabernacle, on this 
side and on that side, to cover it. 

14 And '^thou shalt make a cover- 
ing for the tent of rams' skins dyed 
red, and a covering above of badgers' 
skins. 

15 1 And thou shalt make boards for 
the tabernacle of shittim wood stand- 
ing up. 

16 Ten cubits shall be the length of 
a board, and a cubit and a hali shall 
be the breadth of one board. 

17 Two t tenons shall there be in one 
board, set in order one against an- 
other : thus shalt thou make for all 
the boards of the tabernacle. 

18 And thou shalt make the boards 
for the tabernacle, twenty boards on 
the south side southward. 

19 And thou shalt make forty sockets 
of silver under the twenty boards ; 
two sockets under one board for his 
two tenons, and two sockets under 
another board for his two tenons. 

20 And for the second side of the 
tabernacle on the north side there 
shall be twenty boards, 

21 And their forty sockets o/" silver; 
two sockets under one board, and two 
sockets under another board. 

22 And for the sides of the taber- 
nacle westward thou shalt make six 
boards. 

23 And two boards shalt thou make 
for the corners of the tabernacle in 
the two sides. 

24 And they shall be t coupled to- 
gether beneath, and they shall be 
coupled together above the head of 
it unto one ring : thus shall it be for 
them both ; they shall be for the 
two corners. 

25 And they shall be eight boards, and 
their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets ; 
two sockets under one board, and two 
sockets under another board. 

26 1[ And thou shalt make bars of 
shittim wood ; five for the boards of 
the one side of the tabernacle, 

27 And five bars for the boards of 
the other side of the tabernacle, and 
five bars for the boards of the side 
of the tabernacle, for the two sides 
westward. 

28 And the middle bar in the midst 
of the boards shall reach from end to 
end. 

29 And thou shalt overlay the boards 
with gold, and make their rings of 
gold for places for the bars : and 
thou shalt overlay the bars with 
gold. 

30 And thou shalt rear up the tab- 
ernacle *^ according to the fashion 
thereof which was shewed thee in 
the mount. 



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31 IT And ^thou shalt make a vail 
o/blue, and purple, and scarlet, and 
fine twined linen of cunning work : 
with cherubim shall it be made. 

32 And thou shalt hang it upon four 
pillars of shittim wood overlaid with 
gold : their hooks shall be of gold, 
upon the four sockets of silver. 

33 IT And thou shalt hang up the vail 
under the taches, that thou mayest 
bring in thither within the vail ^the 
ark of the testimony : and the vail 
shall divide unto you between ^the 
holy place and the most holy. 

34 And ''thou shalt put the mercy- 
seat upon the ark of the testimony 
in the most holy place. 

35 And 'thou shalt set the table 
without the vail, and ^the candle- 
stick over against the table on the 
side of the tabernacle toward the 
south : and thou shalt put the table 
on the north side. 

36 And 'thou shalt make a hang- 
ing for the door of the tent, of blue, 
and purple, and scarlet, and fine 
twined linen, wrought with needle- 
work. 

37 And thou shalt make for the 
hanging "" five pillars of shittim wood, 
and overlay them with gold, and their 
hooks shall be of gold : and thou 
shalt cast five sockets of brass for 
them, 

CHAPTER XXVII. 

The altar of burnt offering, with the vessels thereof. 
9 The court of the tabernacle inclosed with liany- 
ings and pillars. 18 Tlie measure of the court. 20 
The oil for the lamp. 

AND thou shalt make ^ an altar of 
shittim wood, five cubits long, 
and five cubits broad ; the altar shall 
be foursquare, and the height thereof 
shall be three cubits. 

2 And thou shalt make the horns 
of it upon the four corners thereof: 
his horns shall be of the same : and 
^ thou shalt overlay it with brass. 

3 And thou shalt make his pans to 
receive his ashes, and his shovels, and 
his basins, and his fleshhooks, and his 
firepans : all the vessels thereof thou 
shalt make o/* brass. 

4 And thou shalt make for it a grate 
of network of brass ; and upon the 
net shalt thou make four brazen rings 
in the four corners thereof. 

5 And thou shalt put it under the 
compass of the altar beneath, that 
the net may be even to the midst of 
the altar. 

6 And thou shalt make staves for 
the altar, staves 0/ shittim wood, and 
overlay them with brass. 

7 And the staves shall be put into 
the rings, and the staves shall be 



The court of the tabernacle. 



EXODUS. 



The garments of the priests. 



B. C. 1491. 



f ch. 26. 31, 33. 
ff di. 30. 8. 

1 Sam. 3. 3. 

2 Chr. 13. 11. 
Ji ch. 28. 43. 

& 29. 9, 28. 
Lev. 3. 17. & 
16. 34. & 24. 9. 
Num. 18. 23. 
& 19.21. 
1 Sam. 30. 25. 



upon the two sides of the altar, to 
bear it. 

8 Hollow with boards shalt thou 
make "'it : "^ as t it was shewed thee 
in the mount, so shall they make 
it. 

9 IF And ^ thou shalt make the court 
of the tabernacle : for the south side 
southward there shall be hangings for 
the court of fine twined linen of a 
hundred cubits long for one side : 

10 And the twenty pillars thereof 
and their twenty sockets shall be of 
brass ; the hooks of the pillars and 
their fillets shall be of silver. 

11 And likewise for the north side 
in length there shall be hangings of a 
hundred cubits long, and his twenty 
pillars and their twenty sockets of 
brass ; the hooks of the pillars and 
their fillets of silver. 

12 IF And/or the breadth of the court 
on the west side shall .be hangings 'of 
fifty cubits : their pillars ten, and 
their sockets ten. 

13 And the breadth of the court on 
the east side eastward shall be fifty 
cubits. 

14 The hangings of one side of the 
gate shall be fifteen cubits : their pil- 
lars three, and their sockets three. 

15 And on the other side shall be 
hangings fifteen cubits : their pillars 
three, and their sockets three. 

16 i And for the gate of the court 
shall be a hanging of twenty cubits, 
o/blue, and purple, and scarlet, and 
fine twined linen, wrought with nee- 
dlework : and their pillars shall be 
four, and their sockets four. 

17 All the pillars round about the 
court shall be filleted with silver ; their 
hooks shall be of silver, and their 
sockets o/ brass. 

18 IF The length of the court shall be 
a hundred cubits, and the breadth 
t fifty every where, and the height 
five cubits of fine twined linen, and 
their sockets 0/ brass. 

19 All the vessels of the tabernacle 
in all the service thereof, and all the 
pins thereof, and all the pins of the 
court, shall be 0/ brass. 

20 "IF And ^ thou shalt command the 
children of Israel, that they bring 
thee pure oil olive beaten for the 
light, to cause the lamp tto bum 
always. 

21 In the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation Hvithout the vail, which is 
before the testimony, ^ Aaron and his 
sons shall order it from evening to 
morning before the Lord : ^it shall be 
a statute for ever unto their genera- 
tions on the behalf of the children of 
Israel. 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 

Aaron and his sons are set apart for the pries fa office. 
2 Holy garments are appointed. 6 The ephod. 15 
The breastplate with twelve precious stones. 30 77ie 
Urim and Thummim. 31 The robe of the ephod, 
with pomegranates and bells. 36 The plate of the 
mitre. 39 The embroidered coat. 40 The garm.ents 
for Aaron's sons. 

AND take thou unto thee * Aaron 
thy brother, and his sons with 
him, from among the children of Is- 
rael, that he may minister unto me 
in the priest's office, even Aaron, Na- 
dab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, 
Aaron's sons. 

2 And ^thou shalt make holy gar- 
ments for Aaron thy brother, for glory 
and for beauty. 

3 And '^thou shalt speak unto all 
that are wise hearted, '^whom I have 
filled with the spirit of wisdom, that 
they may make Aaron's garments to 
consecrate him, that he may minister 
unto me in the priest's office. 

4 And these are the garments which 
they shall make ; ^ a breastplate, and 
^an ephod, and ^a robe, and ^a broid- 
ered coat, a mitre, and a girdle : and 
they shall make holy garments for 
Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that 
he may minister unto me in the 
priest's office. 

5 And they shall take gold, and 
blue, and purple, and scarlet, and 
fine linen. 

6 IF 'And they shall make the ephod 
of gold, of blue, and of purple, of 
scarlet, and fine twined linen, with 
cunning work. 

7 It shall have the two shoulder- 
pieces thereof joined at the two edges 
thereof ; and so it shall be joined to- 
gether. 

8 And the II curious girdle of the 
ephod, which is upon it, shall be 
of the same, according to the work 
thereof; even of gold, of blue, and 
purple, and scarlet, and fine twined 
linen. 

9 And thou shalt take two onyx 
stones, and grave on them the names 
of the children of Israel : 

10 Six of their names on one stone, 
and the other six names of the rest on 
the other stone, according to their 
birth. 

11 With the work of an engraver 
in stone, like the engravings of a 
signet, shalt thou engrave the two 
stones with the names of the children 
of Israel : thou shalt make them to 
be set in ouches of gold. 

12 And thou shalt put the two stones 
upon the shoulders of the ephod for 
stones of memorial unto the children 
of Israel : and '^ Aaron shall bear their 
names before the Lord upon his two 
shoulders ' for a memorial. 



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B. C. 1491. 



a Num. 18. 7. 
Heb. 5. 1, 4. 



b ch. 29. 5, 29. 

& 31. 10. & 39. 

1,2. 

Lev. 8. 7, 30. 

Num. 20. 26, 

28. 
c ch. 31. 6. & 

36.1. 
<1 ch. 31. 3. & 

35. 30, 31. 



e ver. 15. 
f ver. 6. 
g ver. 31. 
h ver. 39. 



li Or, em- 
broidered. 



k ver. 29. 

ch.39.7. 
1 See Josh. 4. 

7. 

Zech. 6. 14. 



The breastplate and 



EXODUS. 



the robe of the ephod. 



B. C. 1491. 



nch. 39.10, &,c. 
f Heb. fill in 

it fillings of 

stone. 
II Or, ruby. 



fHeh. fillings. 



13 IT And thou shalt make ouches 
of gold ; 

14 And two chains of pure gold at 
the ends; of wreathen work shalt 
thou make them, and fasten the 
wreathen chains to the ouches. 

15 IF And "thou shalt make the 
breastplate of judgment with cunning 
work; after the work of the ephod 
thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, 
and of purple, and of scarlet, and of 
fine twined linen, shalt thou make it. 

16 Foursquare it shall be being 
doubled ; a span shall be the length 
thereof, and a span shall be the breadth 
thereof. 

17 " And thou shalt t set in it settings 
of stones, even four rows of stones : 
the first row shall be a Usardius, a to- 
paz, and a carbuncle : this shall be the 
first row. 

18 And the second row shall be an 
emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. 

19 And the third row a ligure, an 
agate, and an amethyst. 

20 And the fourth row a beryl, and 
an onyx, and a jasper : they shall be 
set in gold in their tin closings. 

21 And the stones shall be with the 
names of the children of Israel, twelve, 
according to their names, like the en- 
gravings of a signet ; every one with 
his name shall they be according to 
the twelve tribes. 

22 IF And thou shalt make upon 
the breastplate chains at the ends of 
wreathen work of pure gold. 

23 And thou shalt make upon the 
breastplate two rings of gold, and 
shalt put the two rings on the two 
ends of the breastplate. 

24 And thou shalt put the two 
wreathen chains of gold in the two 
rings ivhich are on the ends of the 
breastplate. 

25 And the other two ends of the two 
wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in 
the two ouches, and put them on the 
shoulderpieces of the ephod before it, 

26 IF And thou shalt make two rings 
of gold, and thou shalt put them 
upon the two ends of the breastplate 
in the border thereof, which is in the 
side of the ephod inward. 

27 And two other rings of gold thou 
shalt make, and shalt put them on 
the two sides of the ephod under- 
neath, toward the forepart thereof, 
over against the other coupling there- 
of, above the curious girdle of the 
ephod, 

28 And they shall bind the breast- 
plate by the rings thereof unto the 
rings of the ephod with a lace of 
blue, that it may be above the cu- 
rious girdle of the ephod, and that 



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the breastplate be not loosed from 
the ephod, 

29 And Aaron shall bear the names 
of the children of Israel in the breast- 
plate of judgment upon his heart, 
when he goeth in unto the holy place, 
°for a memorial before the Lord con- 
tinually, 

30 IF And ^thou shalt put in the 
breastplate of judgment the Urim and 
the Thummim ; and they shall be 
upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth 
in before the Lord : and Aaron shall 
bear the judgment of the children of 
Israel upon his heart before the Lord 
continually. 

31 IF And ithou shalt make the robe 
of the ephod ail of blue. 

32 And there shall be a hole in 
the top of it, in the midst thereof: it 
shall have a binding of woven work 
round about the hole of it, as it were 
the hole of an habergeon, that it be 
not rent. 

33 T And beneath upon the II hem of 
it thou shalt make pomegranates of 
blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, 
round about the hem thereof; and 
bells of gold between them round 
about : 

34 A golden bell and a pomegranate, 
a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon 
the hem of the robe round about. 

35 And it shall be upon Aaron to 
minister : and his sound shall be heard 
when he goeth in unto the holy place 
before the Lord, and when he cometh 
out, that he die not. 

36 IF And ""thou shalt make a plate 
of pure gold, and grave upon it, like 
the engravings of a signet, HOLI- 
NESS TO THE LORD. 

37 And thou shalt put it on a blue 
lace, that it may be upon the mitre ; 
upon the forefront of the mitre it 
shall be. 

38 And it shall be upon Aaron's 
forehead, that Aaron may ^bear the 
iniquity of the holy things, which the 
children of Israel shall hallow in all 
their holy gifts ; and it shall be always 
upon his forehead, that they may be 
* accepted before the Lord. 

39 TF And thou s^alt embroider the 
coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make 
the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt 
make the girdle of needlework. 

40 1 "And for Aaron's sons thou 
shalt make coats, and thou shalt make 
for them girdles, and bonnets shalt 
thou make for them, for glory and for 
beauty, 

41 And thou shalt put them upon 
Aaron thy brother, and his sons with 
him; and shalt ^anoint them, and 
y t consecrate them, and sanctify them. 



The sacrifice and ceremonies 



EXODUS. 



of con 



the priests. 



B. C. 1491. 



t Heb. flesh 
of their na- 
kedness. 

t Heb. be. 

z ch. 39. 28. 
Lev. 6. 10. & 
16.4. 
Ez. 44. 18. 



a ch. 20. 26. 

b Lev. 5. 1, 17. 

& 20. 19, 20. & 

22. 9. 

Nuni. 9. 13. 

& 18. 22. 
c ch. 27. 21. 

Lev. 17. 7. 



a Lev. 



5 Lev. 2. 4. & 
6. 20, 21, 22. 



c ch. 40. 12. 

Lev. 8. 6. 

Heb. 10. 22. 
d ch. 28. 2. 

Lev. 8. 7. 



e ch. 28. 8. 
f Lev. 8. 9. 



S ch. 28. 41. & 

30.25. 

Lev. 8. 12. & 

10.7.&2L10. 

Num. 35. 25. 
h Lev. 8. 13. 

t Heb. hind. 
iNum. ]8. 7. 



f Heb. fill the 

hand of. 
k ch. 28. 41. 

Lev. 8. 22, &c. 

Heb. 7. 28. 

ILev. L4.& 
8.14 



m Lev. 8. 15. 

B ch. 27. 2. & 
30.2. 



that they may minister unto me in 
the priest's office. 

42 And^ thou shalt make them ^ hnen 
breeches to cover t their nakedness ; 
from the loins even unto the thighs 
they shall t reach : 

43 And they shall be upon Aaron, 
and upon his sons, when they come 
in unto the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation, or when they come near 
^unto the altar to minister in the holy 
place; that they ''bear not iniquity, 
and die : *^ it shall he a statute for ever 
unto him and his seed after him. 

CHAPTER XXIX. 

The sacrifice and ceremonies of consecrating the 
priests. 38 The continual burnt offering. 45 God's 
promise to dwell among the children of Israel. 

AND this is the thing that thou 
shalt do unto them to hallow 
them, to minister unto me in the 
priest's office : ^Take one young bul- 
lock, and two rams without blemish, 

2 And ^ unleavened bread, and cakes 
unleavened tempered with oil, and 
wafers unleavened anointed with oil : 
of wheaten flour shalt thou make 
them. 

3 And thou shalt put them into one 
basket, and bring them in the basket, 
with the bullock and the two rams. 

4 And Aaron and his sons thou shalt 
bring unto the door of the tabernacle 
of the congregation, ^ and shalt wash 
them with water. 

5 "^And thou shalt take the garments, 
and put upon Aaron the coat, and the 
robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and 
the breastplate, and gird him with 
^ the curious girdle of the ephod : 

6 ^And thou shalt put the mitre 
upon Ms head, and put the holy 
crown upon the mitre. 

7 Then shalt thou take the anoint- 
ing ^oil, and pour it upon his head, 
and anoint him. 

8 And ^thou shalt bring his sons, 
and put coats upon them. 

9 And thou shalt gird them with 
girdles, Aaron and his sons, and tput 
the bonnets on them : and 'the priest's 
office shall be theirs for a perpetual 
statute : and thou shalt t ^ consecrate 
Aaron and his sons. 

10 And thou shalt cause a bullock 
to be brought before the tabernacle 
of the congregation ; and ^ Aaron and 
his sons shall put their hands upon 
the head of the bullock. 

11 And thou shalt kill the bullock 
before the Lord, bij the door of the 
tabernacle of the congregation. 

12 And thou >» shalt take of the blood 
of the bullock, and put it upon "the 
horns of the altar with thy finger, and 



pour all the blood beside the bottom 
of the altar. 

13 And ° thou shalt take all the fat 
that covereth the inwards, and lithe 
caul that is above the liver, and the 
two kidneys, and the fat that is upon 
them, and burn them upon the altar. 

14 But Pthe flesh of the bullock, and 
his skin, and his dung, shalt thou 
burn with fire without the camp : it 
is a sin oflering. 

15 IT ^Thou shalt also take one ram ; 
and Aaron and his sons shall ""put 
their hands upon the head of the ram. 

16 And thou shalt slay the ram, and 
thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle 
it round about upon the altar. 

17 And thou shalt cut the ram in 
pieces, and wash the inwards of him, 
and his legs, and put the7n unto his 
pieces, and II unto his head. 

18 And thou shalt burn the whole 
ram upon the altar": it is a burnt 
offering unto the Lord : it w a ^ sweet 
savour, an offering made by fire unto 
the Lord. 

19 IF 'And thou shalt take the other 
ram ; and Aaron and his sons shall put 
their hands upon the head of the ram. 

20 Then shalt thou kill the ram, and 
take of his blood, and put it upon the 
tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon 
the tip of the right ear of his sons, and 
upon the thumb of their right hand, 
and upon the great toe of their right 
foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the 
altar round about. 

21 And thou shalt take of the blood 
that is upon the altar, and of "the 
anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon 
Aaron, and upon his garments, and 
upon his sons, and upon the gar- 
ments of his sons with him : and ''" he 
shall be hallowed, and his garments, 
and his sons, and his sons' garments 
with him. 

22 Also thou shalt take of the ram 
the fat and the rump, and the fat 
that covereth the inwards, and the 
caul above the liver, and the two Idd- 
neys, and the fat that is upon them, 
and the right shoulder ; for it is a 
ram of consecration : 

23 ^ And one loaf of bread, and one 
cake of oiled bread, and one wafer 
out of the basket of the unleavened 
bread that 15 before the Lord : 

24 And thou shalt put all in the 
hands of Aaron, and in the hands of 
his sons ; and shalt II >' wave them for 
a wave offering before the Lord. 

25 ^And thou shalt receive them of 
their hands, and burn them upon the 
altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet 
savour before the Lord : it is an offer- 
ing made by fire unto the Lord. 



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B. C. 1491. 



Lev. 3. 3. 

II It seemeth 
by Anatomy, 
and the He- 
brew Doc- 
tors, to be 
the midriff. 

p Lev. 4. 11, 
12, 21. 
Heb. 13. 11. 



q Lev. 8. 18. 
r Lev. 1. 4-9. 



II Or, : 



t ver. 3. 
Lev. 8. 22. 



'i ch. 30. 25,31. 
Lev. 8. 30. 



X Lev. 8. 26. 



II Or, shake to 
andfro. 
y Lev. 7. 30. 
z Lev. 8. 28. 



The ram of the consecration. 



EXODUS. 



The continual burnt offering. 



B. C. 1491. 



c Lev. 7. 31, 34. 
Nam. 18. 11, 



Deut. 18. 3. 



d Lev. 10. 15. 
e Lev. 7. 34. 



f Num. 20. 26, 

28. 
S Num. 18. 8. 

& 35. 25. 

t Heb. he of 

his sons. 
h Num. 20. 28, 
i Lev. 8. 35. & 

9. 1. 8. 



Lev. 8. 31. 



1 Jlatt. 12. 4. 



m Lev. 10. 14, 
15, 17. 



H Lev. 22. 10. 



Lev. 8. 32. 



P Ex, 40. 12. 

Lev. 8. 33, 34, 

35. 
q Heb. 10. 11. 



r ch. SO. 26, 28, 
29. &. 40. 10. 



s ch. 40. 10. 

t ch. 30. 29. 

Matt. 23. 19. 
u Num. 28. 3. 

1 Chr. 16. 40. 

2Chr. 2.4. & 

13.11. &31. 3. 

Ezra 3. 3. 
w See Dan. 9. 

27. & 12. 11. 
X 2 Kings 16. 

15. 

Ez. 46. 13,14, 

15. 



26 And thou shalt take *the breast 
of the ram of Aaron's consecration, 
and wave it for a wave ofTering before 
the Lord : and ''it shall be thy part. 

27 And thou shalt sanctify ""the breast 
of the wave offering, and the shoulder 
of the heave offering, which is waved, 
and which is heaved up, of the ram of 
the consecration, even of that which is 
for Aaron, and of that which is for his 
sons : 

28 And it shall be Aaron's and his 
sons' ^by a statute for ever from the 
children of Israel ; for it is a heave of- 
fering : and ^ it shall be a heave offer- 
ing from the children of Israel of the 
sacrifice of their peace offerings, even 
their heave offering unto the Lord, 

29 IT And the holy garments of Aaron 
^ shall be his sons' after him, ^to be 
anointed therein, and to be consecra- 
ted in them. 

30 And t^that son that is priest in 
his stead shall put them on 'seven 
days, when he cometh into the taber- 
nacle of the congregation to minister 
in the holy place. 

31' IF And thou shalt take the ram 
of the consecration, and ^seethe his 
flesh in the holy place. 

32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat 
the flesh of the ram, and the ^ bread 
that is in the basket, by the door of 
the tabernacle of the congregation. 

33 And ""they shall eat those things 
wherewith the atonement was made, 
to consecrate and to sanctify them : 
"but a stranger shall not eat thereof 
because they are holy, 

34 And if aught of the flesh of the 
consecrations, or of the bread, remain 
unto the morning, then °thoii shalt 
burn the remainder with fire : it shall 
not be eaten, because it is holy. 

35 And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, 
and to his sons, according to all things 
which I have commanded thee : Pseven 
days shalt thou consecrate them, 

36 And thou shalt i offer every day 
a bullock for a sin offering for atone- 
ment : and thou shalt cleanse the altar, 
when thou hast made an atonement 
for it, ""and thou shalt anoint it, to 
sanctify it. 

37 Seven days thou shalt make an 
atonement for the altar, and sanctify 
it ; ' and it shall be an altar most holy : 
* whatsoever toucheth the altar shall 
be holy, 

38 U Now this is that which thou 
shalt offer upon the altar ; " two lambs 
of the first year ^ day by day contin- 
ually, 

•39 The one lamb thou shalt offer ^in 
the morning ; and the other lamb thou 
shalt offer at even : 



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40 And with the one lamb a tenth 
deal of flour mingled with the fourth 
part of a hin of beaten oil ; and the 
fourth part of a hin of wine for a 
drink offering. 

41 And the other lamb thou shalt 
y offer at even, and shalt do thereto 
according to the meat offering of the 
morning, and according to the drink 
offering thereof, for a sweet savour, 
an offering made by fire unto the 
Lord, 

42 This shall be 'a, continual burnt 
offering throughout your generations 
at the door of the tabernacle of the 
congregation before the Lord, ^ where 
I will meet you, to speak there unto 
thee, 

43 And there I will meet with the 
children of Israel, and H the tabernacle 
^ shall be sanctified by my glory. 

44 And I will sanctify the tabernacle 
of the congregation, and the altar : I 
will '^ sanctify also both Aaron and his 
sons, to minister to me in the priest's 
office. 

45 IT And "^ I will dwell among the 
children of Israel, and will be their 
God. 

46 And they shall know that " I am 
the Lord their God, that brought 
them forth out of the land of Egypt, 
that I may dwell among them : I am 
the Lord their God. 

CHAPTER XXX. 

The altar of ince7ise. 11 The ransom of souls. 17 
The brazen la.ver. 22 The holy anointing oil. 34 
The composition of the perfume. 

AND thou shalt make ^ an altar '^ to 
burn incense upon : of shittim 
wood shalt thou make it. 

2 A cubit shall be the length thereof, 
and a cubit the breadth thereof; four- 
square shall it be, and two cubits 
shall be the height thereof : the horns 
thereof 5Aa/Z be of the same. 

3 And thou shalt overlay it with pure 
gold, the t top thereof, and the t sides 
thereof round about, and the horns 
thereof; and thou shalt make unto it 
a crown of gold round about. 

4 And two golden rings shalt thou 
make to it under the crown of it, by 
the two t corners thereof, upon the 
two sides of it shalt thou make it ; 
and they shall be for places for the 
staves to bear it withal. 

5 And thou shalt make the staves 
of shittim wood, and overlay them 
with gold. 

6 And thou shalt put it before the 
vail that is by the ark of the testi- 
mony, before the '^mercyseat that is 
over the testimony, where I will meet 
with thee. 

7 And Aaron shall burn thereon 



The ransom of souls. 



EXODUS. 



The holy anointing oil. 



B. C. 1491. 



up. 

Heb. cavseth 

to ascend. 
t Keh.bettueen 

the two evens, 

ch. 12. 6. 
d ver. 34. 

1 Sam. 2. 28. 

1 Clir. 23. 13. 

Luke 1. 9. 
e cL 27. 21. 
-r Lev. 10. 1. • 
S Lev. 16. 18. 

&2J.27. 



h ch. 38. 25. 

Num. 1. 2, 5. 

t 26.2. 

2 Sam. 24. 2. 
t Heb. tA(?»t 

that are to be 

numbered. 
1 See Num. 31. 

50. 

Job 33. 24. & 

36. 18. 

Ps. 49. 7. 

Matt. 20. 28. 

Mark 10. 45. 

1 Tim. 2. 6. 

I Pet. L 18,19. 
ii 2 Sam. 24. 15. 
1 Matt 17. 24 
m Lev. 27. 25. 

Num. 3. 47. 

Ez. 45. 12. 
a ch. 38. 26. 



o Job 34 19. 
Prov. 22. 2. 
Eph. 6. 9. 
CoL 3. 25. 



uch.40.31,32. 
Ps. 26. 6. 
Is. 52. U. 
John 13. 10. 
Heb. 10. 22. 



t ^ sweet incense every morning : when 
" he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn 
incense^upon it. 

8 And when Aaron !l lighteth the 
lamps t at even, he shall burn incense 
upon it, a perpetual incense before the 
Lord throughout your generations. 

9 Ye shall offer no ^strange incense 
thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat 
offering ; neither shall ye pour drink 
offering thereon. 

10 And ^ Aaron shall make an atone- 
ment upon the horns of it once in a 
year with the blood of the sin offering 
of atonements ; once in the year shall 
he make atonement upon it through- 
out your generations : it is most holy 
unto the Lord. 

Ill" And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

12 ''When thou takest the sum of 
the children of Israel after t their 
number, then shall they give every 
man ^a ransom for his soul unto the 
Lord, when thou numberest them ; 
that there be no ''plague among them, 
when thou numberest them. 

13 ^This they shall give, every one 
that passeth among them that are 
numbered, half a shekel after the 
shekel of the sanctuary : ("" a shekel 
is twenty gerahs :) ''a half shekel 
shall he the offering of the Lord. 

14 Every one that passeth among 
them that are numbered, from twenty 
years old and above, shall give an of- 
fering unto the Lord. 

15 The °rich shall not tgive more, 
and the poor shall not tgive less, than 
half a shekel, when they give an of- 
fering unto the Lord, to make an 
P atonement for your souls. 

16 And thou shalt take the atone- 
ment-money of the children of Israel, 
and ^ shalt appoint it for the service 
of the tabernacle of the congregation ; 
that it may be '"a memorial unto the 
children of Israel before the Lord, to 
make an atonement for your souls. 

17 IF And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

18 'Thou shalt also make a laver of 
brass, and his foot also of brass, to 
wash withal: and thou shalt *put it 
betw^een the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation and the altar, and thou 
shalt put w^ater therein. 

19 For Aaron and his sons "shall 
wash their hands and their feet 
thereat. 

20 When they go into the tabernacle 
of the congregation, they shall wash 
with water, that they die not; or 
when they come near to the altar to 
minister, to burn offering made by 
fire unto the Lord. 



21 So they shall wash their hands 
and their feet, that they die not : and 
^ it shall be a statute for ever to them, 
even to him and to his seed through- 
out their generations. 

22 1 Moreover the Lord spake unto 
Moses, saying, 

23 Take thou also unto thee "^ prin- 
cipal spices, of pure ^ myrrh five hun- 
dred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon 
half so much, even two hundred and 
fifty shekels, and of sweet ^ calamus 
two hundred and fifty shekels, 

24 And of ^ cassia five hundred shek- 
els, after the shekel of the sanctuary, 
and of oil olive a ^ bin : 

25 And thou shalt make it an oil of 
holy ointment, an ointment compound 
after the art of the H apothecary: it shall 
be ° a holy anointing oil. 

26 "^And thou shalt anoint the taber- 
nacle of the congregation therewith, 
and the ark of the testimony, 

27 And the table and all his vessels, 
and the candlestick and his vessels, 
and the altar of incense, 

28 And the altar of burnt offering 
with all his vessels, and the laver and 
his foot. 

29 And thou shalt sanctify them, 
that they may be most holy : ^ what- 
soever toucheth them shall be holy. 

30 ^And thou shalt anoint Aaron and 
his sons, and consecrate them, that 
they may minister unto me in the 
priest's office. 

31 And thou shalt speak unto the 
children of Israel, saying. This shall 
be a holy anointing oil unto me 
throughout your generations. 

32 Upon man's flesh shall it not be 
poured, neither shall ye make any 
other like it, after the composition of 
it : ^ it is holy, and it shall be holy 
unto you. 

33 ^Whosoever compoundeth any 
like it, or whosoever putteth any of 
it upon a stranger, ' shall even be cut 
off from his people. 

34 *ir And the Lord said unto Moses, 
''Take unto thee sweet spices, stac- 
te, and onycha, and galbanum ; these 
sweet spices with pure frankincense : 
of each shall there be a like loeight : 

35 And thou shalt make it a per- 
fume, a confection 'after the art of 
the apothecary, t tempered together, 
pure and holy : 

36 And thou shalt beat some of it 
very small, and put of it before the 
testimony in the tabernacle of the 
congregation, ""where I w^ill meet 
with thee : °it shall be unto you 
most holy. 

37 And as for the perfume which 
thou shalt make, "ye shall not make 



B. C. 1491. 

w ch. 28. 43. 



X Cant. 4. 14. 

Ez. 27. 22. 
y Ps. 45. 8. 

Prov. 7. 17. 



z Cant. 4. 14 
Jer. 6. 20. 



a Ps. 45. 



II Or, perfu- 
mer. 

c ch. 37. 29. 
Num. 35. 25. 
Ps. 89. 20. & 
133. 2. 

d ch. 40. 9. 
Lev. 8. 10. 
Num. 7. 1. 



f ch. 29. 7, &c. 
Lev. 8. 12, 30. 



g ver. 25, 37. 



i Gen. 17. 14. 
ch. 12. 15. 
Lev. 7. 20, 2L 

k ch. 25. 6. & 
37. 29. 



1 ver. 25. 



t Heb. salted, 
Lev. 2. 13. 



m ch. 29. 42. 

Lev. 16. 2. 
n ver. 32. 

ch. 29. 37. 

Lev. 2. 3. 

o ver. 32. 



Bezaleel and Aholiab called. 



EXODUS. 



Aaron maketh a golden calf. 



B. C. 1491. 



p ver, 33. 



a ch. 35. 30. k, 
36.1. 
b 1 Chr. 2. 20. 

c ch. 35. 31. 
1 Kings 7. 14. 



d ch. 35. 34. 

e ch. 28. 3. & 
35. 10, 35. & 
36.1. 

f ch. 36. 8. 
e ch. 37. 1. 
h ch. 37. 6. 
t Heb. vessels. 

i ch. 37. 10. 
k ch. 37. 7. 

1 ch. 38. 1. 
m ch. 38. 8. 



nch. 39. 1.41. 
Num. 4. 5, 6, 
&e. 



och.30.25,31. 

& 37. 29. 
P ch. 30. 34. & 

37. 29. 



q Lev. 19. 3, 
30. & 26. 2. 
Ez. 20. 12, 20. 
&44.24. 



r ch. 20. 8. 
Deut. 5. 12. 
Ez. 20. 12. 



s ch. 35. 2. 
Num. 15. 35. 



to 37^oiirselves according to the com- 
position thereof : it shall be unto thee 
holy for the Lord. 

38 P Whosoever shall make like unto 
that, to smell thereto, shall even be 
cut off from his people. 

CHAPTER XXXI. 

Bezaleel and Aholiah are called and qualified for the 
work of the tabernacle. 12 The observance of the 
sabbath is again commanded. 18 Moses receiveth the 
two tables. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 ^ See, I have called by name Be- 
zaleel the '' son of Uri, the son of Hur, 
of the tribe of Judah : 

3 And I have *= filled him with the 
spirit of God, in wisdom, and in un- 
derstanding, and in knowledge, and 
in all manner of workmanship, 

4 To devise cunning works, to work 
in gold, and in silver, and in brass, 

5 And in cutting of stones, to set 
them, and in carving of timber, to work 
in all manner of workmanship. 

6 And I, behold, I have given with 
him "^Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, 
of the tribe of Dan : and in the hearts 
of all that are ^wise hearted I have 
put wisdom, that they may make all 
that I have commanded thee ; 

7 ^ The tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion, and ^the ark of the testimony, 
and ''the mercyseat that is thereup- 
on, and all the t furniture of the tab- 
ernacle, 

8 And ^the table and his furniture, 
and ^ the pure candlestick with all his 
furniture, and the altar of incense, 

9 And Hhe altar of burnt offering 
with all his furniture, and "'the laver 
and his foot, 

10 And "the clothes of service, and 
the holy garments for Aaron the priest, 
and the garments of his sons, to min- 
ister in the priest's office, 

1 1 °And the anointing oil, and p sweet 
incense for the holy place : according 
to all that I have commanded thee 
shall they do. 

12 IF And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

13 Speak thou also unto the chil- 
dren of Israel, saying, i Verily my 
sabbaths ye shall keep : for it is a 
sign between me and you throughout 
your generations ; that ye may know 
that I am the Lord that doth sanctify 
you. 

14 "■ Ye shall keep the sabbath there- 
fore ; for it is holy unto you. Every 
one that defileth it shall surely be put 
to death : for ' whosoever doeth any 
work therein, that soul shall be cut 
off from among his people. 

15 ' Six days may work be done ; but 



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in the " seventh is the sabbath of rest, 
t holy to the Lord : whosoever doeth 
any work in the sabbath day, he shall 
surely be put to death. 

16 Wherefore the children of Israel 
shall keep the sabbath, to observe the 
sabbath throughout their generations, 
for a perpetual covenant. 

17 It 15 ^ a sign between me and the 
children of Israel for ever : for ^ in 
six days the Lord made heaven and 
earth, and on the seventh day he rest- 
ed, and was refreshed. 

18 1 And he gave unto Moses, when 
he had made an end of communing 
with him upon mount Sinai, "^two 
tables of testimony, tables of stone, 
written with the finger of God. 

CHAPTER XXXII. 

The people, in the absence of Moses, cause Aaron to 
make a calf. 7 God is angered thereby. 11 At 
the entreaty of Moses he is appeased. 15 Moses com- 
eth down with the tables. 19 He breaketh them. 20 
He destroyeth the calf. 22 Aaron's excuse for him- 
self. 25 Moses causeth the idolaters to be slain, 30 
He pray eth for the people. 

AND when the people saw that Mo- 
ses =" delayed to come down out 
of the mount, the people gathered 
themselves together unto Aaron, and 
said unto him, ''Up, make us gods, 
which shall " go before us ; for as for 
this Moses, the man that brought us 
up out of the land of Egypt, we wot 
not what is become of him. 

2 And Aaron said unto them, Break 
off the ^ golden earrings, which are in 
the ears of your wives, of your sons, 
and of your daughters, and bring them 
unto me. 

3 And all the people brake oflT the 
golden earrings which were in their 
ears, and brought them unto Aaron. 

4 ^And he received them at their 
hand, and fashioned it with a graving 
tool, after he had made it a molten 
calf: and they said. These be thy 
gods, O Israel, which brought thee 
up out of the land of Egypt. 

5 And when Aaron saw it, he built 
an altar before it ; and Aaron made 
^proclamation, and said. To morrow 
is a feast to the Lord. 

6 And they rose up early on the 
morrow, and offered burnt offerings, 
and brought peace offerings ; and the 
s people sat down to eat and to drink, 
and rose up to play. 

7 IF And the Lord said unto Moses, 
^ Go, get thee down ; for thy people, 
which thou broughtest out of the land 
of Egypt, 'have corrupted themselves: 

8 They have turned aside quickly 
out of the way which ^ I commanded 
them : they have made them a molten 
calf, and have worshipped it, and have 
sacrificed thereunto, and said, ' These 



God is angered thereby. 



EXODUS. 



The idolaters are slain. 



B. C. 1491. 



m ch. a3. 3, 5. 

& 34. 9. 

Deut. 9. 6, 13. 

& 31. 27. 

2 Chr. 30. 8. 

Is. 48. 4. 

Acts 7. 51. 
n Deut. 9. 14, 

19. 



t Heb. tlie 

face of the 

LORD. 
q Deut. 9. 18, 

26, 27, 28. 29. 

Fs. 74.1,2. 

& 106. 23. 



r Num. 14. 13. 
Deut. 9. 28. k. 
32.27. 



t Gen. 22. 16. 
Heb. 6. 13. 

u Gen. 12. 7. & 
13. 15. & 15.7, 
18. & 2C. 4. & 
28. 13. & 35. 
11,12. 



w Deut. 32. 26. 

2 Sam. 24. 16. 

1 Chr. 21. 15. 

Ps. 106. 45. 

Jer. 18. 8. & 

26. 13, 19. 

Joel 2. 13. 

Jonah 3. 10. 

&4. 2. 
X Deut. 9. 15. 



be thy gods, Israel, which have 
brought thee up out of the land of 
Egypt. ^ 

9 And the Lord said unto Moses, ""I 
have seen this people, and, behold, it 
is a stiffnecked people : 

10 Now therefore "let me alone, that 
°my w^rath may wax hot against them, 
and that I may consume them : and 
Pl will make of thee a great na- 
tion. 

11 "^And Moses besought tthe Lord 
his God, and said, Lord, why doth 
thy wrath wax hot against thy peo- 
ple, which thou hast brought forth 
out of the land of Egypt with great 
power, and with a mighty hand ? 

12 *■ Wherefore should the Eg3rptians 
speak, and say, For mischief did he 
bring them out, to slay them in the 
mountains, and to consume them from 
the face of the earth ? Turn from thy 
fierce wrath, and 'repent of this evil 
against thy people. 

13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and 
Israel, thy servants, to whom thou 
'swarest by thine own self, and saidst 
unto them, " I will multiply your seed 
as the stars of heaven, and all this 
land that I have spoken of will I give 
unto your seed, and they shall inherit 
it for ever. 

14 And the Lord "^ repented of the 
evil which he thought to do unto his 
people. 

15 IT And ^ Moses turned, and went 
down from the mount, and the two 
tables of the testimony were in his 
hand : the tables ivere written on both 
their sides ; on the one side and on 
the other were they written. 

16 And the 5^ tables ivere the work of 
God, and the writing was the writing 
of God, graven upon the tables. 

17 And when Joshua heard the noise 
of the people as they shouted, he said 
unto Moses, There is a noise of war 
in the camp. 

18 And he said, It is not the voice 
of them that shout for mastery, nei- 
ther is it the voice of them that cry 
for t being overcome ; but the noise of 
them that sing do I hear. 

19 IF And it came to pass, as soon as 
he came nigh unto the camp, that ^ he 
saw the calf, and the dancing : and 
Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast 
the tables out of his hands, and brake 
them beneath the mount. 

20 ^ And he took the calf which they 
had made, and burnt it in the fire, and 
ground it to powder, and strewed it 
upon the water, and made the chil- 
dren of Israel drink of it. 

21 And Moses said unto Aaron, 
^What did this people unto thee, 



that thou hast brought so great a sin 
upon them"? 

22 And Aaron said. Let not the 
anger of my lord wax hot : " thou 
knowest the people, that they are 
set on mischief. 

23 For they said unto me, "^Make 
us gods, which shall go before us : 
for as for this Moses, the man that 
brought us up out of the land of 
Egypt, we wot not what is become 
of him. 

24 And I said unto them, Whosoever 
hath any gold, let them break it off. 
So they gave it me : then I cast it 
into the fire, and there ® came out this 
calf. 

25 T And when Moses saw that the 
people tvere ^ naked, (for Aaron ^had 
made them naked unto their shame 
among + their enemies,) 

26 Then Moses stood in the gate of 
the camp, and said, Who is on the 
Lord's side? let hijn come unto me. 
And all the sons of Levi gathered 
themselves together unto him. 

27 And he said unto them. Thus 
saith the Lord God of Israel, Put 
every man his sword by his side, and 
go in and out from gate to gate 
throughout the camp, and ^ slay every 
man his brother, and every man his 
companion, and every man his neigh- 
bour. 

28 And the children of Levi did ac- 
cording to the word of IMoses : and 
there fell of the people that day about 
three thousand men. 

29 ' II For Moses had said, t Consecrate 
yourselves to day to the Lord, even 
every man upon his son, and upon 
his brother; that he may bestow 
upon you a blessing this day. 

30 i And it came to pass on the 
morrow, that Moses said unto the 
people, ^ Ye have sinned a great sin : 
and now I will go up unto the Lord ; 
^nerad venture I shall ^ make an atone- 
ment for your sin. 

31 And Moses "returned unto the 
Lord, and said, Oh, this people have 
sinned a great sin, and have °made 
them gods of gold. 

32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive 
their sin — ; and if not, Pblot me, I 
pray thee, ''out of thy book which 
thou hast written. 

33 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
•■Whosoever hath sinned against me, 
him will I blot out of my book. 

34 Therefore now go, lead the peo- 
ple unto the place of which I have 
spoken unto thee : ^ behold, mine 
Angel shall go before thee : never- 
theless, *in the day when I visit, I 
will visit their sin upon them. 



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B. C. 1491. 



c ell. 14. 11. & 
15. 24. & 16. 2, 
20, 28. k. 17. 
2,4. 

d ver. 1. 



ver. 4. 



f ch. 33. 4, 5. 
g 2 Chr. 28. 19. 

t Heb. those 
that roue vp 
against them. 



h Num. 25. 5. 
Deut. 33. 9. 



i Num. 25. 11, 
12, 13. 

Deut. 13. 6- 
11. & 33. 9,10. 
1 Sam. 15. 18, 
22. Prov. 21. 
3. Zech.13.3. 
Matt. 10. 37. 

\,Or,AndMo- 
sessaid, Con- 
secrate your- 
selves to day 
to the LORD, 
because every 
man hath 
been against 
his son, and 
against his 
brother, ^c. 

t Heb. Fill 
your hands. 

k 1 Sam. 12. 
20, 23. 
Luke 15. 18. 

1 2 Sam. 16. 12. 
Am. 5. 15. 

m Num. 25. 13. 

n Deut. 9. 18. 

o ch. 20. 23. 



P Ps. 69. 28. 

Rom. 9.3. 
qPs. 56.8. & 

139. 16. 

Dan. 12. 1. 

Phil. 4. 3. 

Hev. 3. 5. & 

13. 8. & 17. 8, 

fc20. 12. 15.& 

21.27.&22.19. 
r Lev. 23. 30. 

Ez. 18. 4. 
s ch. 33. 2, 14, 

&c. 

Num. 20. 16. 
t Deut. 32. 35. 

Am. 3. 14. 

Rom. 2. 5. 6. 



The tabernacle removed. 



EXODUS. 



God's promise to Moses. 



B. C. 1491. 



a ch. 32. 7, 



b Gen. 12. 7. 

ch. 32. 13. 
c ch. 32. 34. & 

34. 11. 
d Deut. 7. 22. 

Josh. 24. 11. 



e ch. 3. 8. 
f ver. 15, 17. 



g ch. 32. 9. & 

34.9. Deut. 9. 
6.13. 

h ch. 23. 21. & 

32. 10. Num. 
16. 21, 45. 

i Num. 14. 1, 

39. 
k Lev. 10. 6. 

2 Sam. 19. 24. 

1 Kings 21.27. 

2 Kings 19. 1. 
Ezra 9. 3. 
Esth. 4. 1. 4. 
Job 1. 20.& 
2.12. 13.32. 
11. Ez. 24.17, 
23. k. 26. 16. 

1 ver. 3. 

m See Num. 

IC. 45, 46. 
n Deut. 8. 2. 

Ps. 139. 23. 



o ch. 29. 42, 43. 



P Deut. 4. 29. 
2 Sam. 21. 1. 



q Num. IG. 27. 



r ch. 25. 22. & 
31. 18. 
Ps. 99. 7. 

s ch. 4. 31. 



t Gen. 32. 30. 
Num. 12. 8. 
Deut. 34. 10. 



35 And the Lord plagued the peo- 
ple, because "they made the calf, 
which Aaron made. 

CHAPTER XXXIII. 

The Lord refuseth to go as he had promised with the 
people. 4 The people mourn thereat. 7 The taber- 
nacle is removed out of the camp. 9 The Lord talk- 
ethface to face with Moses. 12 Moses prayethfor 
God's presence, 18 and desireth to see his glory. 

AND the Lord said unto Moses, 
Depart, and go up hence, thou 
^and the people which thou hast 
brought up out of the land of Egypt, 
unto the land which I sware unto 
Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, 
saying, ^ Unto thy seed will I give it : 

2 "'And I will send an Angel before 
thee; ''and I will drive out the Ca- 
naanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, 
and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the 
Jebusite : 

3 ^Unto a land flowing with milk 
and honey : ^ for I will not go up in 
the midst of thee ; for thou art a 
» stiffnecked people : lest ^ I consume 
thee in the way. 

4 II And when the people heard 
these evil tidings, ' they mourned : 
''and no man did put on him his or- 
naments. 

5 For the Lord had said unto Mo- 
ses, Say unto the children of Israel, 
^Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will 
come up ™into the midst of thee in a 
moment, and consume thee : therefore 
now put off thy ornaments from thee, 
that I may "know what to do unto 
thee. 

6 And the children of Israel stripped 
themselves of their ornaments by the 
mount Horeb. 

7 And Moses took the tabernacle, 
and pitched it without the camp, afar 
off from the camp, °and called it the 
Tabernacle of the congregation. And 
it came to pass, that every one which 
P sought the Lord went out unto the 
tabernacle of the congregation, which 
was without the camp. 

8 And it came to pass, when Moses 
went out unto the tabernacle, that all 
the people rose up, and stood every 
man ^at his tent door, and looked 
after Moses, until he was gone into 
the tabernacle. 

9 And it came to pass, as Moses en- 
tered into the tabernacle, the cloudy 
pillar descended, and stood at the door 
of the tabernacle, and the LORD 
•■ talked with Moses. 

10 And all the people saw the cloudy 
pillar stand at the tabernacle door : 
and all the people rose up and Hvor- 
shipped, every man iyi his tent door. 

11 And 'the Lord spake unto Moses 
face to face, as a man speaketh unto 
his friend. And he turned again into 



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the camp ; but " his servant Joshua, 
the son of Nun, a young man, depart- 
ed not out of the tabernacle. 

12 IT And Moses said unto the Lord, 
See, ^thou sayest unto me. Bring up 
this people : and thou hast not let me 
know whom thou wilt send with me. 
Yet thou hast said, ^I know thee by 
name, and thou hast also found grace 
in my sight. 

13 Now therefore, I pray thee, ^if 
I have found grace in thy sight, ^ shew 
me now thy way, that I may know 
thee, that I may find grace in thy 
sight : and consider that this nation 
is ^ thy people. 

14 And he said, ''My presence shall 
go with thee, and I will give thee 
''rest. 

15 And he said unto him, ^If thy 
presence go not with me, carry us not 
up hence. 

16 For wherein shall it be known 
here that I and thy people have found 
grace in thy sight 1 ^ is it not in that 
thou goest with US'? So ^ shall we 
be separated, I and thy people, from 
all the people that are upon the face 
of the earth. 

17 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
^ I will do this thing also that thou 
hast spoken: for 'thou hast found 
grace in my sight, and I know thee 
by name. 

18 And he said, I beseech thee, 
shew me ^ thy glory. 

19 And he said, ' I will make all 
my goodness pass before thee, and I 
will proclaim the name of the Lord 
before thee ; ™ and will be " gracious 
to whom I will be gracious, and will 
shew mercy on whom I will shew 
mercy. 

20 And he said. Thou canst not see 
my face : for ° there shall no man see 
me, and live. 

21 And the Lord said, Behold, there 
is a place by me, and thou shalt stand 
upon a rock : 

22 And it shall come to pass, while 
my glory passeth by, that I will put 
thee Pin a cleft of the rock, and will 
1 cover thee with my hand while I 
pass by : 

23 And I will take away mine hand, 
and thou shalt see my back parts ; but 
my face shall ""not be seen. 

CHAPTER XXXIV. 

Tlie tables are renewed. 5 The name of the LOUD 
proclaimed. 8 Moses entreateth God to go with 
them._ 10 God maketh a covenant with them, re- 
peating certain duties of the first table. 28 Moses 
after forty days in the mount cometh down with the 
tables. 29 His face shineth, and he covereth it with 
a vail. 

AND the Lord said unto Moses, 
^ Hew thee two tables of stone 
like unto the first : '^ and I will write 



God 's name 'proclaimed. 



EXODUS. 



Certain duties enjoined. 



B. C. 1491. 



c ch. 19. 20. i. 

24. 12. 
d ch. 19. 12, 

13. 21. 



upon these tables the words that were 
in the first tables, which thou brakest. 

2 And ^e ready in the morning, and 
come up in the morning unto mount 
Sinai, and present thyself there to me 
^ in the top of the mount. 

3 And no man shall ^ come up with 
thee, neither let any man be seen 
throiighout all the mount; neither 
let the flocks nor herds feed before 
that mount. 

4 IF And he hewed two tables of stone 
like unto the first; and Moses rose 
up early in the morning, and went up 
unto mount Sinai, as the Lord had 
commanded him, and took in his hand 
the two tables of stone. 

5 And the Lord descended in the 
cloud, and stood with him there, and 
^proclaimed the name of the Lord. 

6 And the Lord passed by before 
him, and proclaimed. The -Lord, The 
Lord ^God, merciful and gracious, 
longsufiTering, and abundant in ^ good- 
ness and ^ truth, 

7 'Keeping mercy for thousands, 
^forgi\'ing iniquity and transgression 
and sin, and Hhat will by no means 
clear the guilty ; visiting the iniquity 
of the fathers upon the children, and 
upon the children's children, unto the 
third and to the fourth generation. 

8 And Moses made haste, and ""bow- 
ed his head toward the earth, and 
worshipped. 

9 And he said. If now I have found 
grace in thy sight, O Lord, "let my 
Lord, I pray thee, go among us ; for 
° it 15 a stifFnecked people ; and pardon 
our iniquity and our sin, and take us 
for P thine inheritance. 

10 If And he said. Behold, ^I make 
a covenant : before all thy people I 
will ""do mai-vels, such as have not 
been done in all the earth, nor in any 
nation : and all the people among 
which thou art shall see the work of 
the Lord: for it is 'a terrible thing 
that I will do with thee. 

1 1 ' Observe thou that which I com- 
mand thee this day : behold, " I drive 
out before thee the Amorite, and the 
Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the 
Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the 
Jebusite. 

12 ^Take heed to thyself, lest thou 
make a covenant with the inhabitants 
of the land whither thou goest, lest it 
be for y a snare in the midst of thee : 

13 But ye shall ^ destroy their altars, 
break their t images, and ''cut down 
their groves : 

14 For thou shalt worship ^no other 
god : for the Lord, whose '^ name is 
Jealous, is a ^jealous God. 

15 ® Lest thou make a covenant with 



the inhabitants of the land, and they 
^ go a whoring after their gods, and do 
sacrifice unto their gods, and one s call 
thee, and thou ^eat of his sacrifice; 

16 And thou take of 'their daughters 
unto thy sons, and their daughters '^go 
a whoring after their gods, and make 
thy sons go a whoring after their gods. 

17 ' Thou shalt make thee no molten 
gods. 

18 IT The feast of •" unleavened bread 
shalt thou keep. Seven days thou 
shalt eat unleavened bread, as I com- 
manded thee, in the time of the month 
Abib: for in the "month Abib thou 
camest out from Egypt. 

19 °A11 that openeth the matrix is 
mine ; and every firstling among thy 
cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is 
male. 

20 But Pthe firstling of an ass thou 
shalt redeem with a II lamb : and if 
thou redeem him not, then shalt thou 
break his neck. All the firstborn of 
thy sons thou shalt redeem. And 
none shall appear before me "^ empty. 

21 IF ""Six days thou shalt work, but 
on the seventh day thou shalt rest : 
in earing time and in harvest thou 
shalt rest. 

22 IF ^And thou shalt observe the 
feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of 
wheat harvest, and the feast of in- 
gathering at the t year's end. 

23 IF * Thrice in the year shall all 
your men children appear before the 
Lord God, the God of Israel. 

24 For I will "cast out the nations 
before thee, and ^ enlarge thy borders : 
J' neither shall any man desire thy 
land, when thou shalt* go up to ap- 
pear before the Lord thy God thrice 
in the year. 

25 ^Thou shalt not oflTer the blood 
of my sacrifice with leaven ; ^neither 
shall the sacrifice of the feast of the 
passover be left unto the morning, 

26 ^The first of the firstfruits of 
thy land thou shalt bring unto the 
house of the Lord thy God. " Thou 
shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's 
milk. 

27 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Write thou '^ these words: for after 
the tenor of these words I have made 
a covenant with thee and with Israel. 

28 ^And he was there with the Lord 
forty days and forty nights ; he did 
neither eat bread, nor drink water. 
And '^he wrote upon the tables the 
words of the covenant, the ten t com- 
mandments. 

29 IF And it came to pass, when 
Moses came down from mount Sinai 
with the s two tables of testimony in 
Moses' hand, when he came down 



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B. C. 1491. 

f Deut. 31. 16. 

Judg. 2. 17. 

Jer. 3. 9. 

Ez. 6. 9. 
g Num. 25. 2. 

1 Cor. 10. 27. 
h Ps. 106. 28. 

1 Cor. 8. 4,7, 

10. 
i Deut. 7. 3. 

] Kmfrsll.2. 

Ezra 9. 2. 

Neh. 13. 25. 
k Num. 25. 1,2. 

1 Kings 11.4. 

I ch. 32. 8. 
Lev. 19, 4. 

m ch. 12. 15. 
& 23. 15. 
n ch. 13. 4. 

o ch. 13. 2, 12. 
k. 22. 29. 
Ez. 44. 30. 
Luke 2. 23. 

P ch. 13. 13. 
Num. 18. 15. 

II Or, kid. 



q ch. 23. 15. 
Deut. 16. 16. 

1 Sam. 9.7, 8. 

2 Sam. 24. 24. 
r ch. 20. 9. & 

23. 12. & 35. 2. 
Deut. 5.12,13. 
Luke 13. 14. 
s ch. 23. 16. 
Deut. 16. 10, 
13. 

t Heb, revolu- 
tion of the 
year. 

t ch. 23. 14, 17, 
Deut. 16. 16. 

u ch. 33. 2. 

Lev. 18. 24. 

Deut. 7. 1. 

Ps. 78. 55. & 

80.8. 
X Deut. 12. 20. 

& 19. 8. 
ySeeGeii.35.5. 

2 Chr. 17. 10. 

Prov. 16. 7. 

Acts 18. 10. 
z ch. 23. 18. 
a ch. 12. 10. 



b ch. 23. 19. 
Deut. 26.2,10. 



c ch. 23. 19. 
Deut. 14. 21. 



d ver. 10. 
Deut. 4. 13. 
& 31. 9, 

e ch, 24. 18, 
Deut, 9. 9, 18, 



t Heb. words. 

f ver. 1. 

ch. 31. 18. & 

32. 16. 

Deut. 4. 13. & 

10. 2, 4. 
S ch, 32. 15, 



Gifts for the tabernacle. 



EXODUS. 



The people's readiness. 



B. C. 1491. 



h Matt. 17. 2. 
2 Cor. 3. 7, 13. 



cL 24. 3. 



k 2 Cor. 3. 13. 
12 Cor. 3. 16. 



a ch. 34. 32. 


b ch. 20. 9. &. 
31. 14, 15. 
Lev. 23. 3. 
Num. 15. 32, 

Deut. 5. 12. 
Luke 13. 14. 


t Heb. holi- 


ness. 


c ch. 16. 23. 



dch.25. 1, 2. 



e ch. 25. 



f ch. 25. 6. 



from the mount, that Moses wist not 
that ^ the skin of his face shone while 
he talked with him. 

30 And when Aaron and all the 
children of Israel saw Moses, behold, 
the skin of his face shone ; and they 
were afraid to come nigh him. 

31 And Moses called unto them; 
and Aaron and all the rulers of the 
congregation returned unto him : and 
Moses talked with them. 

32 And afterward all the children 
of Israel came nigh : ' and he gave 
them in commandment all that the 
Lord had spoken with him in mount 
Sinai. 

33 And till Moses had done speaking 
with them, he put ^a vail on his face. 

34 But 'when Moses went in before 
the Lord to speak with him, he took 
the vail off, until he came out. And 
he came out, and spake unto the 
children of Israel that which he was 
commanded. 

35 And the children of Israel saw 
the face of Moses, that the skin of 
Moses' face shone : and Moses put 
the vail upon his face again, until he 
went in to speak with him. 

CHAPTER XXXV. 

The sabbath. 4 The free gifts for the taberiiacle. 20 
The readiness ofthepeople to offer. 30 Bczaleeland 
Aholiab are called to the work. 

AND Moses gathered all the con- 
gregation of the children of Is- 
rael together, and said unto them, 
^ These are the words which the Lord 
hath commanded, that ye should do 
them. 

2 ^ Six days shall work be done, but 
on the seventh day there shall be to 
you ta holy day, a sabbath of rest 
to the Lord : whosoever doeth work 
therein shall be put to death. 

3 '^Ye shall kindle no fire through- 
out your habitations upon the sab- 
bath day. 

4 *[[ And Moses spake unto all the 
congregation of the children of Israel, 
saying, ^ Tliis is the thing which the 
Lord commanded, saying, 

5 Take ye from among you an offer- 
ing unto the Lord : ® whosoever is of 
a willing heart, let him bring it, an 
offering of the Lord ; gold, and silver, 
and brass, 

6 And blue, and purple, and scarlet, 
and fine linen, and goats' hair., 

7 And rams' skins dyed red, and 
badgers' skins, and shittim wood, 

8 And oil for the light, ^and spices 
for anointing oil, and for the sweet 
incense, 

9 And onyx stones, and stones to be 
set for the ephod, and for the breast- 
plate. 



10 And s every w^se hearted among 
you shall come, and make all that 
the Lord hath commanded ; 

11 ^The tabernacle, his tent, and 
his covering, his taches, and his 
boards, his bars, his pillars, and his 
sockets ; 

12 'The ark, and the staves thereof, 
with the mercyseat, and the A^ail of 
the covering ; 

13 The ^ table, and his staves, and 
all his vessels, 'and the shewbread ; 

14 ""The candlestick also for the 
light, and his furniture, and his 
lamps, with the oil for the light ; 

15 "And the incense altar, and his 
staves, °and the anointing oil, and 
Pfhe sweet incense, and the hanging 
for the door at the entering in of the 
tabernacle ; 

16 iThe altar of burnt offering, with 
his brazen gi-ate, his staves, and all 
his vessels, the laver and his foot ; 

17 'The hangings of the court, his 
pillars, and their sockets, and the 
hanging for the door of the court ; 

18 The pins of the tabernacle, and 
the pins of the court, and their cords ; 

19 'The clothes of service, to do 
service in the holy place, the holy 
garments for Aaron the priest, and 
the garments of his sons, to minister 
in the priest's office. 

20 U xlnd all the congregation of the 
children of Israel departed from the 
presence of Moses. 

21 And they came, every one * whose 
heart stirred him up, and every one 
whom his spirit made willing, and 
they brought the Lord's offering to 
the work of the tabernacle of the 
congregation, and for all his service, 
and for the holy garments. 

22 And they came, both men and 
women, as many as were willing 
hearted, and brought bracelets, and 
earrings, and rings, and tablets, all 
jewels of gold : and every man that 
offered, offered an offering of gold un- 
to the Lord. 

23 And "every man, with whom 
was found blue, and purple, and scar- 
let, and fine linen, and goats' hair., 
and red skins of rams, and badgers' 
skins, brought them. 

24 Every one that did offer an offer- 
ing of silver and brass brought the 
Lord's offering : and every man, with 
whom was found shittim wood for 
any work of the service, brought it. 

25 And all the women that were 
"^wise hearted did spin with their 
hands, and brought that which they 
had spun, both of blue, and of purple, 
and of scarlet, and of fine linen. 

26 And all the women whose heart 



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Wisdom qiven to the workmen. 



EXODUS. 



The curtains with cherubim. 



stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' 
hair. 

27 And ^the rulers brought onyx 
stones, and stones to be set, for the 
ephod, and for the breastplate ; 

28 And y spice, and oil for the light, 
and for the anointing oil, and for the 
sweet incense. 

29 The children of Israel brought 
a ^willing offering unto the Lord, 
every man and woman, whose heart 
made them willing to bring for all 
manner of work, which the Lord had 
commanded to be made by the hand 
of Moses. 

30 IF And Moses said unto the chil- 
dren of Israel, See, *the Lord hath 
called by name Bezaleel the son of 
Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of 
Judah ; 

31 And he hath filled him with the 
spirit of God, in wisdom, in under- 
standing, and in knowledge, and in 
all manner of workmanship ; 

32 And to devise curious works, to 
work in gold, and in silver, and in 
brass, 

33 And in the cutting of stones, to 
set therii, and in carving of wood, to 
make any manner of cunning work. 

34 And he hath put in his heart that 
he may teach, both he, and ^ Aholiab, 
the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of 
Dan. 

35 Them hath he *= filled with wis- 
dom of heart, to work all manner 
of work, of the engraver, and of the 
cunning workman, and of the em- 
broiderer, in blue, and in purple, in 
scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the 
weaver, even of them that do any 
work, and of those that devise cun- 
ning work. 

CHAPTER XXXVI. 

The offerings are delivered to the workmen, 5 The 
'liberality of the people is restrained. 8 The cur- 
tains with cherubim. 14 The curtains of goats' 
hair. 19 The covering of skins. 20 The boards with 
their sockets. 31 The bars. 35 The vail. 37 The 
hanging for the door. 

THEN wrought Bezaleel and Aho- 
liab, and every *wise hearted man, 
in whom the Lord put wisdom and 
understanding to know how to work 
all manner of work for the service of 
the ^sanctuary, according to all that 
the Lord had commanded. 

2 And Moses called Bezaleel and 
Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, 
in whose heart the Lord had put 
wisdom, even every one " whose heart 
stirred him up to come unto the work 
to do it : 

3 And they received of Moses all 
the oflfering, which the children of 
Israel ^ had brought for the work of 
the service of the sanctuary, to make 



it withal. And they brought yet unto 
him free offerings every morning. 

4 1[ And all the wise men, that 
wrought all the work of the sanctu- 
ary, came every man from his work 
which they made ; 

5 And they spake unto Moses, say- 
ing, ^The people bring much more 
than enough for the service of the 
work, which the Lord commanded 
to make. 

6 And Moses gave commandment, 
and they caused it to be proclaimed 
throughout the camp, saying. Let 
neither man nor w^oman make any 
more work for the offering of the 
sanctuary. So the people were re- 
strained from bringing, 

7 For the stuff they had was suffi- 
cient for all the work to make it, and 
too much. 

8 IT ^And every wise hearted man 
among them that wrought the work 
of the tabernacle made ten curtains 
of fine twined linen, and blue, and 
purple, and scarlet : ivith cherubim of 
cunning work made he them. 

9 The length of one curtain was 
twenty and eight cubits, and the 
breadth of one curtain four cubits : 
the curtains were all of one size. 

10 And he coupled the five curtains 
one unto another : and the other five 
curtains he coupled one unto another. 

11 And he made loops of blue on the 
edge of one curtain from the selvedge 
in the coupling : likewise he made in 
the uttermost side of another curtain, 
in the coupling of the second. 

12 ^ Fifty loops made he in one cur- 
tain, and fifty loops made he in the 
edge of the curtain which was in the 
coupling of the second : the loops held 
one curtain to another. 

13 And he made fifty taches of gold, 
and coupled the curtains one unto an- 
other with the taches : so it became 
one tabernacle. 

14 1[ ''And he made curtains o/* goats' 
hair for the tent over the tabernacle : 
eleven curtains he made them. 

15 The length of one curtain was 
thirty cubits, and four cubits was the 
breadth of one curtain : the eleven 
curtains were of one size. 

16 And he coupled five curtains by 
themselves, and six curtains by them- 
selves. 

17 And he made fifty loops upon 
the uttermost edge of the curtain in 
the coupling, and fifty loops made he 
upon the edge of the curtain which 
coupleth the second. 

18 And he made fifty taches o/brass 
to couple the tent together, that it 
might be one. 



B.C. 1491. 



e 2 Cor. 8. 2,3. 



f ch. 26. L 



gch.26.5. 



hch.26.7. 



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The hoards and bars. 



EXODUS. 



The ark and mercyseat. 



t Heb. twin- 
ned. 



f Heb. two 
sockets, two 
sockets under 
one board. 

1 ch. 25. 26. ' 



19 'And he made a covering for 
the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and 
a covering of badgers' skins above 
that. 

20 IF "^And he made boards for the 
tabernacle of shittim wood, standing 
up. 

21 The length of a board was ten 
cubits, and the breadth of a board 
one cubit and a half. 

22 One board had two tenons, equal- 
ly distant one from another : thus did 
he make for all the boards of the tab- 
ernacle. 

23 And he made boards for the tab- 
ernacle ; twenty boards for the south 
side southward : 

24 And forty sockets of silver he 
made under the twenty boards ; two 
sockets under one board for his two 
tenons, and two sockets under another 
board for his two tenons. 

25 And for the other side of the tab- 
ernacle, which is toward the north 
corner, he made twenty boards, 

26 And their forty sockets of silver; 
two sockets under one board, and two 
sockets under another board. 

27 And for the sides of the taberna- 
cle westward he made six boards. 

28 And two boards made he for the 
corners of the tabernacle in the two 
sides, 

29 And they were t coupled beneath, 
and coupled together at the head 
thereof, to one ring : thus he did to 
both of them in both the corners. 

30 And there were eight boards ; 
and their sockets were sixteen sockets 
of silver, t under every board two 
sockets. 

31 IT And he made ^bars of shittim 
wood ; five for the boards of the one 
side of the tabernacle, 

32 And five bars for the boards of 
the other side of the tabernacle, and 
five bars for the boards of the taber- 
nacle for the sides westward. 

33 And he made the middle bar to 
shoot through the boards from the 
one end to the other. 

34 And he overlaid the boards with 
gold, and made their rings of gold to 
be places for the bars, and overlaid 
the bars with gold. 

35 IT And he made ""a vail of blue, 
and purple, and scarlet, and fine twi- 
ned linen : with cherubim made he it 
of cunning work. 

36 And he made thereunto four pil- 
lars of shittim wood, and overlaid them 
with gold : their hooks were of gold ; 
and he cast for them four sockets of 
silver. 

37 *IF And he made a "hanging for 
the tabernacle door of blue, and pur- 



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pie, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, 
t of needlework ; 

38 And the five pillars of it with 
their hooks ; and he overlaid their 
chapiters and their fillets with gold : 
but their five sockets were of brass. 

CHAPTER XXXVII. 

The ark. 6 The mercyseat with cherubim, 10 TJie 
table with its vessels. 17 The candlestick with its 
lamps and instruments. 25 The altar of incense. 
29 The anointing oil and sweet incense. 

AND Bezaleel made ^the ark of 
shittim wood : two cubits and 
a half was the length of it, and a 
cubit and a half the breadth of it, 
and a cubit and a half the height of 
it: 

2 And he overlaid it with pure gold 
within and without, and made a crown 
of gold to it round about. 

3 And he cast for it four rings of 
gold, to be set by the four corners of 
it ; even two rings upon the one side 
of it, and two rings upon the other 
side of it, 

4 And he made staves of shittim 
wood, and overlaid them with gold. 

5 And he put the staves into the 
rings by the sides of the ark, to bear 
the ark. 

6 IT And he made the ^mercyseat 
of pure gold : two cubits and a half 
was the length thereof, and one cubit 
and a half the breadth thereof. 

7 And he made two cherubim of 
gold, beaten out of one piece made 
he them, on the two ends of the mer- 
cyseat ; 

8 One cherub Hon the end on this 
side, and another cherub Hon the 
other end on that side : out of the 
mercyseat made he the cherubim on 
the two ends thereof. 

9 And the cherubim spread out 
their wings on high, and covered with 
their wings over the mercyseat, with 
their faces one to another ; even to 
the mercyseat-ward were the faces 
of the cherubim. 

10 IT And he made "^the table of 
shittim wood : two cubits was the 
length thereof, and a cubit the breadth 
thereof, and a cubit and a half the 
height thereof : 

11 And he overlaid it with pure 
gold, and made thereunto a crown 
of gold round about. 

12 Also he made thereunto a border 
of a handbreadth round about ; and 
made a crown of gold for the border 
thereof round about. 

13 And he cast for it four rings of 
gold, and put the rings upon the four 
corners that were in the four feet 
thereof. 

14 Over against the border were the 



The golden candlestick. 



EXODUS. 



Altar of burnt offering. 



B. C. 1491. 



d ch. 25. 29. 



II Or, to pour 
out withal. 



S ch. 30. 23, 34. 



rings, the places for the staves to bear 
the table. 

15 And he made the staves o/shittim 
wood, and overlaid them with gold, 
to bear the table. 

16 And he made the vessels which 
ivere upon the table, his ^ dishes, and 
his spoons, and his bowls, and his 
covers II to cover withal, of pure gold. 

17 IF And he made the •= candlestick 
of pure gold : of beaten work made 
he the candlestick ; his shaft, and his 
branch, his bowls, his knops, and his 
flowers, were of the same : 

18 And six branches going out of 
the sides thereof; three branches of 
the candlestick out of the one side 
thereof, and three branches of the 
candlestick out of the other side 
thereof : 

19 Three bowls made after the fash- 
ion of almonds in one branch, a 
knop and a 'flower; and three bowls 
made like almonds in another branch, 
a knop and a flower : so throughout 
the six branches going out of the 
candlestick. 

20 And in the candlestick were four 
bowls made like almonds, his knops, 
and his flowers : 

21 And a knop under two branches 
of the same, and a knop under two 
branches of the same, and a knop 
under two branches of the same, ac- 
cording to the six branches going out 
of it. 

22 Their knops and their branches 
were of the same : all of it was one 
beaten w^ork o/pure gold. 

23 And he made his seven lamps, 
and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, 
q/'pure gold. 

24: Of a. talent of pure gold made 
he it, and all the vessels thereof. 

25 IF ^ And he made the incense altar 
of shittim wood : the length of it was 
a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit ; 
it was foursquare ; and two cubits was 
the height of it ; the horns thereof 
were of the same. 

26 And he overlaid it with pure 
gold, both the top of it, and the sides 
thereof round about, and the horns 
of it : also he made unto it a crown 
of gold round about. 

27 And he made two rings of gold 
for it under the crown thereof, by the 
two corners of it, upon the two sides 
thereof, to be places for the staves to 
bear it withal. 

28 And he made the staves o/ shittim 
wood, and overlaid them with gold. 

29 IF And he made ^the holy anoint- 
ing oil, and the pure incense of sweet 
spices, according to the work of the 
apothecary. 



CHAPTER XXXVIII. 

TJie altar of burnt offering. 8 The laver of brass. 9 
Tfie court. 21 The sum of what the people offered. 

AND ^he made the altar of burnt 
offering of shittim wood : five 
cubits was the length thereof, and 
five cubits the breadth thereof; it 
was foursquare ; and three cubits the 
height thereof 

2 And he made the horns thereof 
on the four corners of it ; the horns 
thereof were of the same : and he 
overlaid it with brass. 

3 And he made all the vessels of the 
altar, the pots, and the shovels, and 
the basins, and the fleshhooks, and 
the firepans : all the vessels thereof 
made he 0/ brass. 

4 And he made for the altar a brazen 
grate of network, under the compass 
thereof, beneath unto the midst of it. 

5 And he cast four rings for the 
four ends of the grate of brass, to be 
places for the staves. 

6 And he made the staves of shittim 
wood, and overlaid them with brass. 

7 And he put the staves into the 
rings on the sides of the altar, to bear 
it withal ; he made the altar hollow 
with boards. 

8 IF And he made ^ the laver of brass, 
and the foot of it of brass, of the 
II lookingglasses of the women t as- 
sembling, which assembled at the 
door of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation. 

9 IF And he made = the court : on the 
south side southward the hangings of 
the court were of fine twined linen, a 
hundred cubits : 

10 Their pillars were twenty, and 
their brazen sockets twenty ; the 
hooks of the pillars and their fillets 
were 0/ silver. 

1 1 And for the north side the hang- 
ings were a hundred cubits, their 
pillars were twenty, and their sockets 
of brass twenty ; the hooks of the 
pillars and their fillets of silver. 

12 And for the west side were hang- 
ings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, 
and their sockets ten ; the hooks of 
the pillars and their fillets of silver. 

13 And for the east side eastward 
fifty cubits, 

14 The hangings of the one side of 
the gate were fifteen cubits ; their pil- 
lars three, and their sockets three, 

15 And for the other side of the 
court gate, on this hand and that 
hand, were hangings of fifteen cu- 
bits ; their pillars three, and their 
sockets three. 

16 All the hangings of the court 
round about were of fine twined 
linen. 



B. C. 1491. 



a ch. 27. 1. 



ch. 30, 18. 



II Or, brazen 
glasses. 

t Heb. asserji' 
bling by 
troops, as 
1 Sam. 2. 22. 

c ch. 27. 9. 



95 



The sum of the o^ 



EXODUS. 



The holy garments for the 



B. C. 1491. 



e Num. 1. SO, 
53. & 9. 15. & 
10. 11. & 17. 
7, 8. & 18. 2. 
2 Chr. 24. 6. 
Acts 7. 44. 

f Num. 4. 28, 
33. 

g cli. 31. 2, 6. 



hch. 30.13, 24. 
Lev. 5. 15. & 

27. 3, 25. 
Num. 3. 47. 
&, 18. 16. 



ich.30.13,15. 
t Heb. a poll. 



k Num. 1. 46. 



lch.26.19,21, 
25,32. 



17 And the sockets for the pillars 
were of- brass ; the hooks of the pil- 
lars and their fillets of silver; and 
the overlaying- of their chapiters of 
silver ; and all the pillars of the court 
ivere filleted with silver. 

18 And the hanging for the gate of 
the court was needlework, of blue, 
and purple, and scarlet, and fine 
twined linen : and twenty cubits was 
the length, and the height in the 
breadth loas five cubits, answerable 
to the hangings of the court. 

19 And their pillars were four, and 
their sockets of brass four ; their 
hooks of silver, and the overlaying- 
of their chapiters and their fillets of 
silver. 

20 And all the ^pins of the taber- 
nacle, and of the court round about, 
loere <?/ brass. 

211" This is the sum of the taber- 
nacle, even of ® the tabernacle of tes- 
timony, as it was counted, according 
to the commandment of Moses, for 
the service of the Levites, ^by the 
hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the 
priest. 

22 And ^ Bezaleel the son of Uri, the 
son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 
made all that the Lord commanded 
Moses. 

23 And with him ivas Aholiab, son 
of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an 
engraver, and a cunning workman, 
and an embroiderer in blue, and in 
purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen. 

24 All the gold that was occupied 
for the work in all the work of the 
holy place, even the gold of the offer- 
ing, was twenty and nine talents, and 
seven hundred and thirty shekels, 
after ^ the shekel of the sanctuary. 

25 And the silver of them that were 
numbered of the congregation was 
a hundred talents, and a thousand 
seven hundred and threescore and 
fifteen shekels, after the shekel of 
the sanctuary : 

26 'A bekah for tevery*man, that is, 
half a shekel, after the shekel of the 
sanctuary, for every one that went 
to be numbered, from twenty years 
old and upward, for ^six hundred 
thousand and three thousand and five 
hundred and fifty m,en. 

27 And of the hundred talents of 
silver were cast Uhe sockets of the 
sanctuary, and the sockets of the vail ; 
a hundred sockets of the hundred 
talents, a talent for a socket. 

28 And of the thousand seven hun- 
dred seventy and five shekels he made 
hooks for the pillars, and overlaid 
their chapiters, and filleted them. 

29 And the brass of the ofiTering loas 



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seventy talents, and two thousand and 
four hundred shekels. 

30 And therewith he made the sock- 
ets to the door of the tabernacle of 
the congregation, and the brazen al- 
tar, and the brazen grate for it, and all 
the vessels of the altar, 

31 And the sockets of the court 
round about, and the sockets of the 
court gate, and all the pins of the 
tabernacle, and all the pins of the 
court round about. 

CHAPTER XXXIX. 



The clothes of service and holy garments. 
The breastplate. 



2 The 

ephod. 8 The breastplate. 22 The robe of the 
ephod. 27 The coats, mitre, and girdle of fine linen. 
30 The plate of the Jvoly crown. 32 All is viewed 
and approved by Moses. 

AND of ^ the blue, and purple, and 
scarlet, they made ^ clothes of ser- 
vice, to do service in the holy place, 
and made the holy garments for Aa- 
ron ; *= as the Lord commanded Moses. 

2 "^And he made the ephod of gold, 
blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine 
twined linen. 

3 And they did beat the gold into 
thin plates, and cut it into wires, to 
work it in the blue, and in the pur- 
ple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine 
linen, with cunning work. 

4 They made shoulderpieces for it, 
to couple it together : by the two 
edges was it coupled together. 

5 And the curious girdle of his 
ephod, that was upon it, was of the 
same, according to the work thereof; 
of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, 
and fine twined linen ; as the Lord 
commanded Moses. 

6 IT ® And they wrought onyx stones 
inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as 
signets are graven, with the names of 
the children of Israel. 

7 And he put them on the shoulders 
of the ephod, that they should be stones 
for a ^ memorial to the children of Is- 
rael ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 

8 IF ^And he made the breastplate 
of cunning work, like the work of the 
ephod ; of gold, blue, and purple, and 
scarlet, and fine twined linen. 

9 It was foursquare ; they made the 
breastplate double : a span ivas the 
length thereof, and a span the breadth 
thereof, being doubled. 

10 ''And they set in it four rows of 
stones : the first row ivas a H sardius, 
a topaz, and a carbuncle : this ivas 
the first row. 

11 And the second row, an emerald, 
a sapphire, and a diamond. 

12 And the third row, a ligure, an 
agate, and an amethyst. 

13 And the fourth row, a beryl, an 
onyx, and a jasper : they ivere inclosed 
in ouches of gold in their inclosings. 



service of the tabernacle. 



EXODUS. 



All is approved hy Moses. 



B. C. 1491. 



ch. 28. 31. 



m ch. 28. 4, 39. 
Ez. 44. 18. 



14 And the stones icere according to 
the names of the children of Israel, 
twelve, according to their names, like 
the engr.^vings of a signet, every one 
with his name, according to the twelve 
tribes. 

15 And they made upon the breast- 
plate chains at the ends, o/wreathen 
work q/pure gold. 

16 And they made two ouches of 
gold, and two gold rings, and put 
the two rings in the two ends of the 
breastplate. 

17 And they put the two wreathen 
chains of gold in the two rings on the 
ends of the breastplate. 

18 And the two ends of the two 
wreathen chains they fastened in the 
two ouches, and put them on the 
shoulderpieces of i]\e ephod, before it. 

19 And they made two rings of gold, 
and put them on the two ends of the 
breastplate, upon the border of it, 
which was on the side of the ephod 
inward. 

20 And they made two other golden 
rings, and put them on the two sides 
of the ephod underneath, toward the 
forepart of it, over against the other. 
coupling thereof, above the curious 
girdle of the ephod. 

21 And they did bind the breast- 
plate by his rings unto the rings of 
the ephod with a lace of blue, that 
it might be above the curious girdle 
of the ephod, and that the breastplate 
might not be loosed from the ephod ; 
as the Lord commanded Moses. 

22 IF ' And he made the robe of the 
ephod o/ woven work, all o/blue. 

23 And there was a hole in the midst 
of the robe, as the hole of an haber- 
geon, ivith a band round about the 
hole, that it should not rend. 

24 And they made upon the hems 
of the robe pomegranates of blue, and 
purple, and scarlet, and twined linen. 

25 And they made "^ bells of pure 
gold, and put the bells between the 
pomegranates upon the hem of the 
robe, round about between the pome- 
granates ; 

26 A bell and a pomegranate, a bell 
and a pomegranate, round about the 
hem of the robe to minister in; as 
the Lord commanded Moses. 

27 IF ' And they made coats of fine 
linen of woven work for Aaron, and 
for his sons, 

28 ™ And a mitre of fine linen, and 
goodly bonnets of fine linen, and 
° linen breeches of fine twined linen, 

29 °And a girdle o/fine twined linen, 
and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of 
needlework ; as the Lord commanded 
Moses. 



30 IT PAnd they made the plate of 
the holy crown of pure gold, and 
wrote upon it a writing, like to the 
engravings of a signet, HOLINESS 
TO THE LORD. 

3 1 And they tied unto it a lace of blue, 
to fasten it on high upon the mitre ; 
as the Lord commanded Moses. 

32 IF Thus was all the work of the 
tabernacle of the tent of the congre- 
gation finished : and the children of 
Israel did i according to all that the 
Lord commanded Moses, so did they. 

33 IF And they brought the taber- 
nacle unto Moses, the tent, and all 
his furniture, his taches, his boards, 
his bars, and his pillars, and his 
sockets ; 

34 And the covering of rams' skins 
dyed red, and the covering of badgers' 
skins, and the vail of the covering ; 

35 The ark of the testimony, and the 
staves thereof, and the mercyseat ; 

36 The table, and all the vessels 
thereof, and the shewbread ; 

37 The pure candlestick, with the 
lamps thereof, even with the lamps to 
be set in order, and all the vessels 
thereof, and the oil for light ; 

38 And the golden altar, and the an- 
ointing oil, and tthe sweet incense, and 
the hanging for the tabernacle door ; 

39 The brazen altar, and his grate 
of brass, his staves, and all his vessels, 
the laver and his foot ; 

40 The hangings of the court, his 
pillars, and his sockets, and the hang- 
ing for the court gate, his cords, and 
his pins, and all the vessels of the 
service of the tabernacle, for the tent 
of the congregation ; 

41 The clothes of service to do 
service in the holy place, and the holy 
garments for Aaron the priest, and 
his sons' garments, to minister in the 
priest's office. 

42 According to all that the Lord 
commanded Moses, so the children of 
Israel '' made all the work. 

43 And Moses did look upon all the 
work, and, behold, they had done it 
as the Lord had commanded, even so 
had they done it : and Moses ^ blessed 
them. 

CHAPTER XL. 

Moses is commanded to set vp the tabernacle, 9 and 
to anoint it ; 13 and to consecrate Aaron and his 
sons. 16 Moses performeth all things accordingly. 
34 A cloud covereih the tabernacle. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 
• 2 On the first day of the ^ first month 
shalt thou set up ''the tabernacle of 
the tent of the congregation. 

3 And nhou shalt put therein the 
ark of the testimony, and cover the 
ark with the vail. 



97 



B. C. 1491. 

P ch. 28. 36, 37. 



q ver. 42, 43. 
ch. 25. 40. 



t Heb. the in- 
cense of sweet 
spices. 



T ch. 35. 10. 



s Lev. 9. 22. 23. 
Num. 6. Z). 
Josh. 22. 6. 
2 Sam. 6. 18. 

1 Kings 8. 14. 

2 Chr. 30. 27, 



a ch. 12. 2. &, 

13.4. 
b ver. 17. & 

ch. 26. 1, 30. 
c ver. 21. 

ch. 26. 33. 

Num. 4. 5. 



The tabernacle is reared ivp. 



EXODUS. 



A cloud cover eth the tabernacle. 



B. C. 1491. 




h ver. SO. 
ch. 30. li 



kch.29.36,37. 
t TIeb.holiness 
of holincsses. 



1 LeT. 8. 1-13. 



m ch. 28. 41. 



Num. 25. 13. 



1490. 



e ver. 1. 
Num. 7. 1. 



p ch. 25. 16. 



4 And ^ thou shalt bring in the table, 
and ^ set in order t the things that are 
to be set in order upon it ; ^ and thou 
shalt bring in the candlestick, and 
light the lamps thereof. 

5 ^And thou shalt set the altar of 
gold for the incense before the ark 
of the testimony, and put the hanging 
of the door to the tabernacle. 

6 And thou shalt set the altar of the 
burnt offering before the door of the 
tabernacle of the tent of the congre- 
gation. 

7 And ''thou shalt set the laver be- 
tween the tent of the congregation and 
the altar, and shalt put water therein. 

8 And thou shalt set up the court 
round about, and hang up the hang- 
ing at the court gate. 

9 And thou shalt take the anointing 
oil, and 'anoint the tabernacle, and 
all that is therein, and shalt hallow 
it, and all the vessels thereof: and it 
shall be holy, 

10 And thou shalt anoint the altar 
of the burnt offering, and all his ves- 
sels, and sanctify the altar : and ^ it 
shall be an altar t most holy. 

11 And thou shalt anoint the laver 
and his foot, and sanctify it. 

12 'And thou shalt bring Aaron and 
his sons unto the door of the taber- 
nacle of the congregation, and wash 
them with water. 

. 13 And thou shalt put upon Aaron 
the holy garments, "'and anoint him, 
and sanctify him ; that he may min- 
ister unto me in the priest's office. 

14 And thou shalt bring his sons, 
and clothe them with coats : 

15 And thou shalt anoint them, as 
thou didst anoint their father, that 
they may minister unto me in the 
priest's office : for their anointing 
shall surely be "an everlasting priest- 
hood throughout their generations. 

16 Thus did Moses : according to all 
that the Lord commanded him, so 
did he. 

17 t And it came to pass in the first 
month in the second year, on the first 
day of the month, that the ° tabernacle 
was reared up. 

18 And Moses reared up the taber- 
nacle, and fastened his sockets, and set 
up the boards thereof, and put in the 
bars thereof, and reared up his pillars. 

19 And he spread abroad the tent 
over the tabernacle, and put the cov- 
ering of the tent above upon it ; as 
the Lord commanded Moses. 

20 H And he took and put Pfhe tes- 
timony into the ark, and set the staves 
on the ark, and put the mercyseat 
above upon the ark : 

21 And he brought the ark into the 



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tabernacle, and ''set up the vail of the 
covering, and covered the ark of the 
testimony ; as the Lord commanded 
Moses. 

22 T ""And he put the table in the 
tent of the congregation, upon the 
side of the tabernacle northward, 
without the vail, 

23 'And he set the bread in order 
upon it before the Lord ; as the Lord 
had commanded Moses, 

^4 H 'And he put the candlestick 
in the tent of the congregation, over 
against the table, on the side of the 
tabernacle southward. 

25 And " he lighted the lamps before 
the Lord ; as the Lord commanded 
Moses. 

26 IT J' And he put the golden altar 
in the tent of the congregation before 
the vail : 

27 ^And he burnt sweet incense there- 
on ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 

28 IT ^And he set up the hanging at 
the door of the tabernacle. 

29 ''And he put the altar of burnt 
offering by the door of the tabernacle 
of the tent of the congregation, and 
'^offered upon it the burnt offering 
and the meat offering ; as the Lord 
commanded Moses. 

30 H '' And he set the laver between 
the tent of the congi-egation and the 
altar, and put water there, to wash 
loithal. 

31 And Moses and Aaron and his 
sons washed their hands and their 
feet thereat : 

32 When they went into the tent 
of the congregation, and when they 
came near unto the altar, they wash- 
ed ; ^as the Lord commanded Moses. 

33 ^And he reared up the court 
round about the tabernacle and the al- 
tar, and set up the hanging of the court 
gate. So Moses finished the work. 

34 IT ^Then a cloud covered the tent 
of the congregation, and the glory of 
the Lord filled the tabernacle. 

35 And Moses ''was not able to enter 
into the tent of the congregation, be- 
cause the cloud abode thereon, and 
the glory of the Lord filled the taber- 
nacle. 

36 'And when the cloud was taken 
up from over the tabernacle, the chil- 
dren of Israel twent onward in all 
their journeys : 

37 But "^ if the cloud were not taken 
up, then they journeyed not till the 
day that it was taken up. 

38 For 'the cloud of the Lord was 
upon the tabernacle by day, and fire 
was on it by night, in the sight of all 
the house of Israel, throughout all 
their journeys. 



B. C. 1490. 



3 Ex.40. 34, 35. 
Num. 12. 4, 5. 



a Ex. 12. 5. 
ch. 3. 1. &. 22. 
20, 21. 

Deut. 15. 21. 
Mai. 1. 14. 
Eph. 5. 27. 
Heb. 9. 14. 

1 Pet. 1. 19. 
e Ex. 29. 10, 

15, 19. 

ch. 3. 2, 8, 13. 

& 4. 15. & 8. 

14, 22.&. 16.21. 
f ch. 22. 21, 27. 

Is. 56. 7. 

Rom. 12. 1. 

Phil. 4. 18. 
e ch. 4. 20, 26, 

31, 35. &, 9. 7. 

& 16. 24. 

Num. 15. 25. 

2 Chr. 29. 
23, 24. 
Rom. 5. 11. 

h Mic. 6. 6. 
12 Chr. 35.11. 

Heb. 10. 11. 
k ch. 3. 8. 

Heb. 12. 24. 

1 Pet. 1. 2. 
1 Gen. 22. 9. 



m Gen. 8. 21. 
Ez. 20.28,41. 
2 Cor. 2. 15. 
Eph. 5. 2. 
Phil. 4. ^8. 

n ver. 3. 
ver. 5. 



THE 



THIRD BOOK OF MOSES, 



LEVITICUS. 



CHAPTER I. 

The burnt offerings of the herd ; 10 of the flocks ; 
14 and of the fowls. 

AND the Lord * called unto Moses, 
and spake unto him ^ out of the 
tabernacle of the congregation, saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
and say unto them, ''If any man of 
you bring an offering unto the Lord, 
ye shall bring your offering of the 
cattle, even of the herd, and of the 
flock. 

3 If his offering be a burnt sacrifice 
of the herd, let him offer a male 
"^without blemish: he shall offer it 
of his own vc luntary will at the door 
of the tabernacle of the congregation 
before the Lord. 

4 ®And he shall put his hand upon 
the head of the burnt offering ; and it 
shall be ^accepted for him ^to make 
atonement for him. 

5 And he shall kill the ^bullock 
before the Lord : ' and the priests, 
Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, 
^and sprinkle the blood round about 
upon the altar that is hy the door of 
the tabernacle of the congregation. 

6 And he shall flay the burnt offer- 
ing, and cut it into his pieces. 

7 And the sons of Aaron the priest 
shall put fire upon the altar, and ' lay 
the wood in order upon the fire : 

8 And the priests, Aaron's sons, 
shall lay the parts, the head, and the 
fat, in order upon the wood that is on 
the fire which is upon the altar : 

9 But his inwards and his legs shall 
he wash in water : and the priest shall 
burn all on the altar, to he a burnt 
sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of 
a ""sweet savour unto the Lord. 

10 IF And if his offering he of the 
flocks, namely., of the sheep, or of the 
goats, for a burnt sacrifice ; he shall 
bring it a male ° without blemish. 

11 °And he shall kill it on the side 
of the altar northward before the 
Lord : and the priests, Aaron's sons, 
shall sprinkle his blood round about 
upon the altar. 



12 And he shall cut it into his pieces, 
with his head and his fat : and the 
priest shall lay them in order on the 
wood that is on the fire which is upon 
the altar: 

13 But he shall wash the inwards 
and the legs with water : and the 
priest shall bring it all, and burn it 
upon the altar : it is a burnt sacrifice, 
an offering made by fire, of a sweet 
savour unto the Lord. 

14 IT And if the burnt sacrifice for 
his offering to the Lord he of fowls, 
then he shall bring his offering of 
P turtledoves, or of young pigeons. 

15 And the priest shall bring it unto 
the altar, and II wring off his head, and 
burn it on the altar; and the blood 
thereof shall be wrung out at the side 
of the altar : 

16 And he shall pluck away his crop 
with I' his feathers, and cast it i beside 
the altar on the east part, by the place 
of the ashes. 

17 And he shall cleave it with the 
wings thereof, hut '' shall not divide 
it asunder : and the priest shall burn 
it upon the altar, upon the wood that 
is upon the fire : ^ it is a burnt sacri- 
fice, an offering made by fire, of a 
sweet savour unto the Lord. 

CHAPTER II. 

The meat offering of flnur with oil and incense, 
4 baken in the oven, 5 or on a plate, 7 or in a fry- 
ingpan. 12 The oblation of the Jirstfruits. 13 TAe 
sa'lt of the meat offering. 

AND when any will offer 'a meat 
offering unto the Lord, his of- 
fering shall be cf fine flour ; and he 
shall pour oil upon it, and put frank- 
incense thereon. 

2 And he shall bring it to Aaron's 
sons the priests : and he shall take 
thereout his handful of the flour 
thereof, and of the oil thereof, with 
all the frankincense thereof; and the 
priest shall burn '' the memorial of it 
upon the altar, to he an offering made 
by fire, of a sweet savour unto the 
Lord : 

3 And *the remnant of the meat 



99 



B. C. 1490. 



P ch. 5. 7. & 12. 
8. Luke 2. 24 

II Or. pinch off 
the head with 
the nail. 



II Or, Me fllth 
thereof. 
q ch. 6. 10. 



r Gen. 15, 10. 



a ch. 6. 14. &. 
9.17. 
Num. 15. 4. 



b ver. 9. 


ch 


5. 12. & 


15. 


& 24. 7. 


Is. 


66.3. 


Acts 10. 4. 


cch 


. 7. 9. & 


10. 


12, 13. 



The meat offerings. 



LEVITICUS. 



The peace offerings. 



B. C. 1490. 

a Ex. 29. 37. 
Num. 18. 9. 



II Or, on aflat 
plate, or, 
slice. 



I ver. 2. 

S Ex. 29. 13. 

ii ver. 3. 



i ch. 6. 17. 

See Matt. 16. 

12. 

i\Iark 8. 15. 

Luke 12. 1. 

1 Cor. 5. 8. 

Gal. 5. 9. 
k Ex. 22. 29. 

ch. 23. 10, 11. 

t Heb. ascend. 



I Mark 9. 49. 
Col. 4. 6. 
m Num. 18. 19. 



o ch. 23. 10, It. 

P 2 Kings 4. 42. 
q ver. 1. 



r ver. 2. 



offering shall be Aaron's and Ms sons' : 
^ it is a thing most holy of the offer- 
ings of the Lord made by fire. 

4 t And if thou bring an oblation of 
a meat offering baken in the oven, it 
shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour 
mingled with oil, or unleavened wa- 
fers ^ anointed with oil. 

5 IT And if thy oblation be a meat 
offering baken H in a pan, it shall be of 
fine flour unleavened, mingled with 
oil. 

6 Thou shalt part it in pieces, and 
pour oil thereon : it i5 a meat offer- 
ing. 

7 IF And if thy oblation be a meat 
offering baken in the fryingpan, it 
shall be made of fine flour with 
oil. 

8 And thou shalt bring the meat 
offering that is made of these things 
unto the Lord : and when it is pre- 
sented unto the priest, he shall bring 
it unto the altar. 

9 And the priest shall take from the 
meat offering ^a memorial thereof, 
and shall burn it upon the altar : it is 
an ^offering made by fire, of a sweet 
savour unto the Lord. 

10 And ^that which is left of the 
meat offering shall be Aaron's and his 
sons' : it is a thing most holy of the 
offerings of the Lord made by fire. 

11 No meat offering, which ye shall 
bring unto the Lord, shall be made 
with ' leaven : for ye shall burn no 
leaven, nor any honey, in any offering 
of the Lord made by fire. 

12 ^ ^As for the oblation of the first- 
fruits, ye shall offer them unto the 
Lord : but they shall not the burnt 
on the altar for a sweet savour. 

13 And every oblation of thy meat 
^ offering ' shalt thou season with salt ; 
I neither shalt thou suffer ""the salt of 

the covenant of thy God to be lacking 
from thy meat offering: "with all 
thine offerings thou shalt offer salt. 

14 And if thou offer a meat offering 
of thy firstfruits unto the Lord, °thou 
shalt offer for the meat offering of thy 
firstfruits green ears of corn dried by 
the fire, even corn beaten out of PfuU 
ears. 

15 And ithou shalt put oil upon it, 
and lay frankincense thereon : it is a 
meat offering. 

16 And the priest shall burn ""the 
memorial of it, part of the beaten corn 
thereof, and part of the oil thereof, 
with all the frankincense thereof: it 
is an offering m.ade by fire unto the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER in. 

The peace (iffering of the herd; 6 of the flock; 7 either 
a lamb, 12 or a goat. 

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AND if his oblation be a ^sacrifice 
of peace offering, if he offer it of 
the herd, whether it be a male or fe- 
male, he shall offer it ''without blem- 
ish before the Lord. 

2 And "^he shall lay his hand upon 
the head of his offering, and kill it at 
the door of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation : and Aaron's sons the priests 
shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar 
round about. 

3 And he shall offer of the sacrifice 
of the peace offering an offering made 
by fire unto the Lord ; "^the Ufat that 
covereth the inwards, and all the fat 
that is upon the inwards, 

4 And the two kidneys, and the fat 
that is on them, which is by the flanks, 
and the n caul above the liver, with 
the kidneys, it shall he take away. 

5 And Aaron's sons *= shall burn it 
on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, 
which is upon the wood that is on the 
fire : it is an offering made by fire, of 
a sweet savour unto the Lord. 

6 IT And if his offering for a sacrifice 
of peace offering unto the Lord be of 
the flock, male or female, ^he shall 
offer it without blemish. 

7 If he offer a lamb for his offering, 
then shall he offer it before the Lord. 

8 And he shall lay his hand upon 
the head of his oflering, and kill it 
before the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation : and Aaron's sons shall sprin- 
kle the blood thereof round about up- 
on the altar. 

9 And he shall offer of the sacrifice 
of the peace offering an offering made 
by fire unto the Lord ; the fat thereof, 
and the whole rump, it shall he take 
off hard by the backbone ; and the 
fat that covereth the inwards, and all 
the fat that is upon the inwards, 

10 And the two kidneys, and the fat 
that is upon them, which is by the 
flanks, and the caul above the hver, 
with the kidneys, it shall he take 
away. 

1 1 And the priest shall burn it upon 
the altar : it is ^ihe food of the offer- 
ing made by fire unto the Lord. 

12 1[ And if his offering be a goat, then 
"he shall offer it before the Lord. 

13 And he shall la}'- his hand upon 
the head of it, and kill it before the 
tabernacle of the congregation : and 
the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the 
blood thereof upon the altar round 
about. 

14 And he shall offer thereof his 
offering, eve7i an offering made by fire 
unto the Lord ; the fat that covereth 
the inwards, and all the fat that is 
upon the inwards, 

15 And the two kidneys, and the fat 



a ch. 7. 11. 29. 
& 22. 21. 
b ch. 1. 3. 



The offering for 



LEVITICUS. 



sins of ignorance. 



B. C. 1490. 



i ch. 7. 23, 25. 

1 Sam. 2. 15. 

2Chr.7.7. 
kch.6.18.&7. 

36. k. 17. 7. & 

23.14. 
t ch. 7. 23. ver. 

16. compare 

with Deut. 

32. 14. 

Neh. 8. 10. 
m (Jen. 9. 4. 

ch. 7. 23. 26. 

& 17. 10, 14. 

Deut 12. 16. 

1 Sam. 14. 33. 

Ez. 44. 7, 15. 

a ch. 5. 15. 17. 
Num. 15.' 22. 
&c. 

1 Sam. 14. 27. 
Ps. 19. 12. 



e ch. 16. 14. 
Num. 19. 4. 



f ch. 8. 15. k. 
9. 9. &. 16. 18. 



S ch. 5. 9. 



h ch. 3. 3, 4, 5, 



that is upon them, which is hy the 
flanks, and the caul above the liver, 
with^the kidneys, it shall he take 
away, 

16 And the priest shall burn them 
upon the altar : it is the food of the 
offering made by fire for a sweet sa- 
vour : 'all the fat is the Lord's. 

17 It shall be a ^perpetual statute 
for your generations throughout all 
your dwellings, that ye eat neither 
1 fat nor ""blood. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The sin offering of ignorance for the priest; IS for 
the congregation; 22 for the rider; 27 and for any 
of the people. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
saying, ^If a soul shall sin through 
ignorance against any of the com- 
mandments of the Lord concerning 
things which ought not to be done, 
and shall do against an}'' of them ; 

3 ''If the priest that is anointed do 
sin according to the sin of the peo- 
ple ; then let him bring for his sin, 
which he hath sinned, " a young bul- 
lock without blemish unto the Lord 
for a sin offering. 

4 And he shall bring the bullock 
*^unto the door of the tabernacle of 
the congi'egation before the Lord ; 
and shall lay his hand upon the bul- 
lock's head, and kill the bullock be- 
fore the Lord. 

5 And the priest that is anointed 
^ shall take of the bullock's blood, and 
bring it to the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation : 

6 And the priest shall dip his finger 
in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood 
seven times before the Lord, before 
the vail of the sanctuary. 

7 And the priest shall ^put some of 
the blood upon the horns of the altar 
of sweet incense before the Lord, 
which is in the tabernacle of the con- 
gi'egation ; and shall pour ^ all the 
blood of the bullock at the bottom of 
the altar of the burnt offering, which 
is at the door of the tabernacle of the 
congregation. 

8 And he shall take off from it all 
the fat of the bullock for the sin 
offering ; the fat that covereth the in- 
w^ards, and all the fat that is upon the 
inwards, 

9 And the two kidneys, and the fat 
that is upon them, which is by the 
flanks, and the caul above the liver, 
with the kidneys, it shall he take 
away, 

10 ''As it was taken off from the 
bullock of the sacrifice of peace offer- 
ings : and the priest shall burn them 



upon the altar of the burnt offer- 
ing. 

1 1 ' And the skin of the bullock, and 
all his flesh, with his head, and with 
his legs, and his inwards, and his 
dung, 

12 Even the whole bullock shall he 
carry forth + without the camp unto a 
clean place, "^ where the ashes are 
poured out, and 'burn him on the 
wood with fire : t where the ashes are 
poured out shall he be burnt. 

13 T And ""if the whole congregation 
of Israel sin through ignorance, "^ and 
the thing be hid from the eyes of the 
assembly, and they have done some- 
lohat against any of the command- 
ments of the Lord concerning things 
which should not be done, and are 
guilty ; 

14 When the sin, which they have 
sinned against it, is known, then the 
congregation shall offer a young bul- 
lock for the sin, and bring him before 
the tabernacle of the congregation. 

15 And the elders of the congrega- 
tion ° shall lay their hands upon the 
head of the bullock before the Lord ; 
and the bullock shall be killed before 
the Lord. 

16 PAnd the priest that is anointed 
shall bring of the bullock's blood to 
the tabernacle of the congregation : 

17 And the priest shall dip his finger 
in some of the blood, and sprinkle it 
seven times before the Lord, even be- 
fore the vail. 

18 And he shall put some of the 
blood upon the horns of the altar 
which is before the Lord, that is in 
the tabernacle of the congregation, 
and shall pour out all the blood at 
the bottom of the altar of the .burnt 
offering, which is at the door of the 
tabernacle of the congregation. 

19 And he shall take all his fat 
from him, and burn it upon the 
altar. 

20 And he shall do with the bullock 
as he did *with the bullock for a sin 
offering, so shall he do with this : "■ and 
the priest shall make an atonement 
for them, and it shall be forgiven 
them. 

21 And he shall carry forth the bul- 
lock without the camp, and burn him 
as he burned the first bullock : it is 
a sin offering for the congregation. 

22 IT When a ruler hath sinned, and 
Mone somewhat through ignorance 
against any of the commandments of 
the Lord his God concerning things 
which should not be done, and is 
guilty ; 

23 Or 4f his sin, wherein he hath 
sinned, come to his knowledge ; he 

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B. C. 1490. 



i Ex. 29. 14. 
Num. 19. 5. 



t Heb. to with- 
out the camp. 
k ch. 6. 11. 

t Heb. at the 
pouring out 
of the ashes. 

1 Heb. 13. 11. 

m Num. 15. 24. 
Josh. 7. 11. 

n ch. 5. 2, 3, 4, 
17. 



o ch. 1. 4. 



p ver. 5. 
Heb. 9. 12, 
13, 14. 



q ver. 3. 

r Num. 15. 25. 

Dan. 9. 24. 

Rom. 5. 11. 

Heb. 2. 17. & 

10. 10, 11. 12. 

1 John 1. 7. 

&2. 2. 



s ver. 2, 13. 



t ver. 14. 



The sin of ignorance. 



LEVITICUS. 



The trespass offering. 



I B.C. 1490. 



X ver. 30. 



y ch. 3. 5. 



z ver. 20. 
Num. 15. 28. 



a ver. 2. 

Num. 15. 27. 
t Heb. any 

soul. 
t Heb. people 

of the land. 



b ver. 23. 



d ch. 3. 14. 
e ch. 3. 3. 



f Ex. 29. 18. 
ch. 1. 9. 
g ver. 26. 



h ver. 28. 



shall bring his offering-, a kid of the 
goats, a male without blemish : 

24 And "he shall lay his hand upon 
the head of the goat, and kill it in 
the place where they kill the burnt 
offering before the Lord : it w a sin 
offering. 

25 ^And the priest shall take of the 
blood of the sin offering with his fin- 
ger, and put it upon the horns of the 
altar of burnt offering, and shall pour 
out his blood at the bottom of the 
altar of burnt offering. 

26 And he shall burn all his fat upon 
the altar, as ^the fat of the sacrifice of 
peace offerings : ^ and the priest shall 
make an atonement for him as con- 
cerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven 
him. 

27 T And ^if tany one of the t com- 
mon people sin through ignorance, 
while he doeth somewhat agaiJist any 
of the commandments of the Lord 
concerning things which ought not to 
be done, and be guilty ; 

28 Or ^ if his sin, which he hath sin- 
ned, come to his knowledge ; then he 
shall bring his offering, a kid of the 
goats, a female without blemish, for 
his sin which he hath sinned. 

29 ° And he shall lay his hand upon 
the head of the sin offering, and slay 
the sin offering in the place of the 
burnt offering. 

30 And the priest shall take of the 
blood thereof with his finger, and put 
it upon the horns of the altar of burnt 
offering, and shall pour out all the 
blood thereof at the bottom of the 
altar. 

31 And "^he shall take away all the 
fat thereof, ^ as the fat is taken away 
from off the sacrifice of peace offer- 
ings ; and the priest shall burn it 
upon the altar for a ^ sweet savour 
unto the Lord ; ^and the priest shall 
make an atonement for him, and it 
shall be forgiven him. 

32 And if he bring a lamb for a 
sin offering, ''he shall bring it a fe- 
male without blemish. 

33 And he shall lay his hand upon 
the head of the sin offering, and slay 
it for a sin offering in the place where 
they kill the burnt offering. 

34 And the priest shall take of the 
blood of the sin offering with his fin- 
ger, and put it upoii the horns of the 
altar of burnt offering, and shall pour 
out all the blood thereof at the bottom 
of the altar : 

35 And he shall take away all the 
fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is 
taken away from the sacrifice of the 
peace offerings ; and the priest shall 
burn them upon the altar, 'according 

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to the offerings made by fire unto the 
Lord : ^ and the priest shall make an 
atonement for his sin that he hath 
committed, and it shall be forgiven 
him. 

CHAPTER V. 

For divers offences there shall he a trespass offering 
of the flock, 7 of fowls, 11 or of flour. 14 The trespass 
offering for sacrilege, 17 and for sins of ignorance. 

AND if a soul sin, ^and hear the 
voice of swearing, and is a wit- 
ness, whether he hath seen or known 
of it ; if he do not utter it, then he 
shall ^'bear his iniquity. 

2 Or "^if a soul touch any unclean 
thing, whether it he a carcass of an 
unclean beast, or a carcass of unclean 
cattle, or the carcass of unclean creep- 
ing things, and if it be hidden from 
him ; he also shall be unclean, and 
' guilty. 

3 Or if he touch ® the uncleanness of 
man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that 
a man shall be defiled withal, and it 
be hid from him ; when he knoweth 
of it, then he shall be guilty. 

4 Or if a soul swear, pronouncing 
with his lips ^to do evil, or ^to do 
good, whatsoever it be that a man shall 
pronounce with an oath, and it be hid 
from him ; when he knoweth of it, 
then he shall be guilty in one of 
these. 

5 And it shall be, when he shall be 
guilty in one of these things, that he 
shall ^ confess that he hath sinned in 
that thing : 

6 And he shall bring his trespass 
offering unto the Lord for his sin 
which he hath sinned, a female from 
the flock, a lamb, or a kid of the goats, 
for a sin offering ; and the priest shall 
make an atonement for him concern- 
ing his sin. 

7 And 'if the be not able to bring 
a lamb, then he shall bring for his tres- 
pass, which he hath committed, two 
•^ turtledoves, or two young pigeons, 
unto the Lord ; one for a sin offering, 
and the other for a burnt offering. 

8 And he shall bring them unto the 
priest, who shall offer that which is 
for the sin offering first, and 'wring 
off his head from his neck, but shall 
not divide it asunder : 

9 And he shall sprinkle of the blood 
of the sin offering upon the side of 
the altar ; and "> the rest of the blood 
shall be wrung out at the bottom of 
the altar : it is a sin offering. 

10 And he shall offer the second /or 
a burnt offering, according to the 
H " manner : ° and the priest shall make 
an atonement for him for his sin 
which he hath sinned, and it shall 
be forgiven him. 



The trespass offering. 



LEVITICUS. 



The burnt offering. 



B. C. 1490. 



ch. 2. 3. 



a Num. 5. 6. 

b ch. 19. 11. 
Acts 5. 4. 
Col. 3. 9. 

c Ex. 22. 7, 10. 

II Or, in deal- 
ing. Hell. 
putting of the 
hand. 



Ill But if he be not able to bring 
two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, 
then 1^.6 that sinned shall bring for his 
offering the tenth part of an ephah of 
fine flour for a sin offering; Phe shall 
put no oil upon it, neither shall he 
put awi/ frankincense thereon : for it 
is a sin offering. 

12 Then shall he bring it to the 
priest, and the priest shall take his 
handful of it, "ieven a memorial there- 
of, and burn it on the altar, ''accord- 
ing to the offerings made by fire unto 
the Lord : it is a sin offering. 

13 ^And the priest shall make an 
atonement for him as touching his sin 
that he hath sinned in one of these, 
and it shall be forgiven him : and * the 
remjiant shall be the priest's, as a 
meat offering. 

14 TF And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

15 "If a soul commit a trespass, and 
sin through ignorance, in the holy 
things of the Lord; then ^he shall 
bring for his trespass unto the Lord 
a ram without blemish out of the 
flocks, with thy estimation by shekels 
of silver, after ^the shekel of the 
sanctuary, for a trespass offering : 

16 And he shall make amends for 
the harm that he hath done in the 
holy thing, and == shall add the fifth 
part thereto, and give it unto the 
priest : ^ and the priest shall make an 
atonement for him with the ram of 
the trespass offering, and it shall be 
forgiven him. 

17 IT And if a ^soul sin, and commit 
any of these things which are forbid- 
den to be done by the commandments 
of the Lord ; •= though he wist it not, 
yet is he "^guilty, and shall bear his 
iniquity. 

18 «And he shall bring a ram without 
blemish out of the flock, with thy es- 
timation, for a trespass offering, unto 
the priest : ^ and the priest shall make 
an atonement for him concerning his 
ignorance wherein he erred and wist 
it not, and it shall be forgiven him. 

19 It is a trespass offering: ^he 
hath certainly trespassed against the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER VI. 

The trespass offering for sins done wittingly. 8 The 
law of the burnt offering, 14 and of the meat offer- 
ing. 19 The offering at the consecration of a priest. 
24 The law of the sin offering. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 
2 If a soul sin, and ^ commit a tres- 
pass against the Lord, and "^lie unto 
his neighbour in that •= which was 
delivered him to keep, or in II fellow- 
ship, or in a thing taken away by 



violence, or hath •* deceived his neigh- 
bour ; 

3 Or ^have found that which was 
lost, and lieth concerning it, and 
'^sweareth falsely ; in any of all these 
that a man doeth, sinning therein : 

4 Then it shall be, because he hath 
sinned, and is guilty, that he shall re- 
store that which he took violentl}'- 
away, or the thing which he hath 
deceitfully gotten, or that which was 
delivered him to keep, or the lost 
thing which he found, 

5 Or all that about which he hath 
sworn falsely ; he shall even ^ restore 
it in the principal, and shall add the 
fifth part more thereto, and give it 
unto him to whom it appertaineth, 
II in the day of his trespass offering. 

6 And he shall bring his trespass 
offering unto the Lord, ^ a ram with- 
out blemish out of the flock, with thy 
estimation, for a trespass offering, unto 
the priest : 

7 'And the priest shall make an 
atonement for him before the Lord : 
and it shall be forgiven him for any 
thing of all that he hath done in tres- 
passing therein. 

8 f And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

9 Command Aaron and his sons, 
saying, This is the law of the burnt 
offering: It is the burnt offering, 
II because of the burning upon the 
altar all night unto the morning, 
and the fire of the altar shall be 
burning in it. 

10 ^And the priest shall put on his 
linen garment, and his linen breeches 
shall he put upon his flesh, and take 
up the ashes which the fire hath con- 
sumed with the burnt offering on the 
altar, and he shall put them 'beside 
the altar. 

1 1 And •" he shall put off his gar- 
ments, and put on other garments, 
and carry forth the ashes without 
the camp "unto a clean place. 

12 And the fire upon the altar shall 
be burning in it ; it shall not be put 
out: and the priest shall burn wood 
on it every morning, and lay the 
burnt offering in order upon it ; and 
he shall burn thereon ° the fat of the 
peace offerings. 

13 The fire shall ever be burning 
upon the altar ; it shall never go out. 

14 IF PAnd this is the law of the 
meat offering : The sons of Aaron 
shall offer it before the Lord, be- 
fore the altar. 

15 And he shall take of it his 
handful, of the flour of the meat 
offering, and of the oil thereof, and all 
the frankincense which is upon the 

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B. C. 1490. 



d Prov. 24. 28. 

& 26. 19. 
e Deut. 22, 1, 

2,3. 
f Ex. 22. 11. 

ch. 19. 12. 

Jer. 7. 9. 

Zech. 5. 4. 



S Ch. 5. 16. 
Num. 5. 7. 
2 Sam. 12. 6. 
Luke 19. 8. 



WOr.intheday 
of his being 
found guilty. 
Heb. in the 
day of his 
trespass. 

h Ch. 5. 15. 



ch. 4. 26. 



II Or, for the 
burning. 



k Ex. 28. 39, 
40, 41, 43. 
ch. 16. 4. 
Ez. 44. 17, 18. 



1 ch. 1. 16. 
m Ez. 44. 19. 



ch. 3. 3. 9, 14. 



P ch. 2. 1. 
Num. 15. 4. 



The law of the sin offering, 



LEVITICUS. 



and of the trespass offering. 



B. C. 1490. 



q ch. 2. 2, 9. 

r ch. 2. 3. 

Ez. 44. 29. 
s ver. 26. 

ch. 10. 12, 13. 

Num. 18. 10. 



u Num. 18. 9, 
10. 

X ver. 25. 

Ex. 29. 37. 

cli.2.3.&7.1. 
y ver. 29. 

Num. 18. 10. 
z ch. 3. 17. 



a Ex. 29. 37. 
ch. 22. 3, 4, 5, 
6,7. 



d ch. 4. 3. 



e Ex. 29. 25. 



?ch.l.3,5,ll. 
& 4. 24, 29, 33. 



h ver. 17. 

ch. 21. 22. 
ich. 10.17,18. 

Num. 18. 9, 

10. 

Ez. 44. 28, 29. 
k ver. 16. 
lE.v. 29.37. & 

30. 29. 



m ch. 11. 33. & 

15. 12. 
n ver. 18. 

Num. 18. 10. 
ver. 25. 
pch. 4. 7. 11, 

12,18.2i:&10. 

13. &. 16. 27. 

Heb. 13. 11. 



meat offering, and shall burn it upon 
the altar /or a sweet savour, even the 
1 memorial of it, unto the Lord. 

16 And '^the remainder thereof shall 
Aaron and his sons eat : 'with unleav- 
ened bread shall it be eaten in the 
holy place ; in the court of the taber- 
nacle of the congregation they shall 
eat it. 

17 * It shall not be baken with leaven. 
"I liave given it unto them for their 
portion of my offerings made by fire ; 
^it i.J most holy, as is the sin offering, 
and as the trespass offering. 

18 > AH the males among the chil- 
dren of Aani.i shall eat of it. ^ It 
shall be a statute for ever in your 
generations concerning the offerings 
of the Lord made by fire : ^ every one 
that toucheth them shall be holy. 

19 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, sapng, 

20 ^ This is the offering of Aaron and 
of his sons, which they shall offer unto 
the Lord in the day when he is an- 
ointed ; the tenth part of an ^ ephah 
of fine flour for a meat offering per- 
petual, half of it in the morning, and 
half thereof at night. 

21 In a pan it shall be made with 
oil ; and when it is baken, thou shalt 
bring it in : and the baken pieces of 
the meat offering shalt thou offer /or 
a sweet savour unto the Lord. 

22 And the priest of his sons ^ that 
is anointed in his stead shall offer 
it : it is 2i statute for ever unto the 
Lord ; ^ it shall be wholly burnt. 

23 For every meat offering for the 
priest shall be wholly burnt : it shall 
not be eaten. 

24 IF And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

25 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, 
saying, ^This is the law of the sin 
offering : e In the place where the 
burnt offering is killed shall the sin 
offering be killed' before the Lord : 
''it is most holy. 

26 *The priest that offereth it for 
sin shall eat it: ''in the holy place 
shall it be eaten, in the court of the 
tabernacle of the congregation. 

27 ' Whatsoever shall touch the flesh 
thereof shall be holy : and when there 
is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon 
any garment, thou shalt wash that 
whereon it was sprinkled in the holy 
place. 

28 But the earthen vessel wherein 
it is sodden ■" shall be broken : and if 
it be sodden in a brazen pot, it shall 
be both scoured, and rinsed in water. 

29 "All the males among the priests 
shall eat thereof: °it is most holy. 

30 PAnd no sin offering, whereof 

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any of the blood is brought into the 
tabernacle of the congregation to rec- 
oncile withal in the holy place, shall 
be eaten : it shall be burnt in the fire. 

CHAPTER VII. 



The law of the trespass offering, 11 and of the peace 
offerings, 12 whether it he for a thanksgiving, 16 or 
a vow, or a freewill offering. 22 Thie fat, 26 and 
the blood, are forbidden. 28 The priests' portion in 
the peace offerings. 

LIKEWISE Hhis is the law of 
the trespass offering : ^ it is most 
holy. 

2 " In the place where they kill the 
burnt offering shall they kill the tres- 
pass offering: and the blood thereof 
shall he sprinkle round about upon 

3 And lie shall offer of it -^all the fat 
thereof; the rump, and the fat that 
covereth the inwards, 

4 And the two kidneys, and the 
fat that is on them, which is by the 
flanks, and the caul that is above the 
liver, with the kidneys, it shall he 
take away : 

5 And the priest shall burn them 
upon the altar for an offering made 
by fire unto the Lord : it w a trespass 
offering. 

6 ^ Every male among the priests 
shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten 
in the holy place : ^ it is most holy. 

7 As the sin offering is, so is ^the 
trespass offering : there is one law 
for them : the priest that maketh 
atonement therewith shall have it. 

8 And the priest that offereth any 
man's burnt offering, even the priest 
shall have to himself the sldn of 
the burnt offering which he hath of- 
fered. 

9 And ^all the meat offering that 
is baken in the oven, and all that 
is dressed in the fryingpan, and Hn 
the pan, shall be the priest's that 
offereth it. 

10 And every meat offering,, min- 
gled with oil, and dry, shall all the 
sons of Aaron have, one as much as 
another. 

1 1 And ' this is the law of the sacri- 
fice of peace offerings, which he shall 
offer unto the Lord. 

12 If he offer it for a thanksgiving, 
then he shall offer with the sacrifice 
of thanksgiving unleavened cakes 
mingled with oil, and unleavened 
wafers ^ anointed with oil, and cakes 
mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried. 

13 Besides the cakes, he shall offer 
for his offering 'leavened bread with 
the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his 
peace offerings. 

14 And of it he shall offer one out 
of the whole oblation for a heave 



1 Am. 4. 5. 



The 'peace offerings. 



LEVITICUS. 



The priests' portion. 



B. C. 1490. 

m Num. 18. 8, 
11, 19. 
n ch. 22. 30. 



P Num. 18. 27. 

q ch. 11. 10. 11, 
41. &. 19. 7. 



r ch. 15. 3. 
s Gen. 17. 14. 



t ch. 12. k. 13, 

&15. ■ 
u ch. 11. 24, 28. 
w Ez. 4. 14. 



y ch. 3. 17. 



tHeb. carcass, 
ch. 17. 1.5. 
Driul. 14. 21. 
Ez. 4. 14. & 

44. 31. 



z Gen. 9. 4. 
ch. 3. 17. k 
17. 10-14. 



offering unto the Lord, ^and it shall 
be the priest's that sprinkleth the 
blood of the peace offerings. 

15 "And the flesh of the sacrifice 
of his peace offerings for thanksgiv- 
ing shall be eaten the same day that 
it is offered ; he shall not leave any 
of it until the morning, 

16 But "if the sacrifice of his offer- 
ing be a vow, or a voluntary offering, 
it shall be eaten the same day that 
he offereth his sacrifice ; and on the 
morrow also the remainder of it shall 
be eaten : 

17 But the remainder of the flesh 
of the sacrifice on the third day shall 
be burnt with fire. 

18 And if «ny of the flesh of the 
sacrifice of his peace offerings be 
eaten at all on the third day, it 
shall not be accepted, neither shall 
it be P imputed unto him that offereth 
it : it shall be an ^ abomination, and 
the soul that eateth of it shall bear 
his iniquity. 

19 And the flesh that toucheth any 
unclean thing shall not be eaten ; it 
shall be burnt with fire : and as for 
the flesh, all that be clean shall eat 
thereof. 

20 But the soul that eateth of the 
flesh of the sacrifice of peace offer- 
ings, that pertain unto the Lord,' 
•■ having his uncleanness upon him, 
even that soul ^ shall be cut off from 
his people. 

21 Moreover the soul that shall 
touch any unclean thing, as ' the un- 
cleanness of man, or any "unclean 
beast, or any "'abominable unclean 
thing, and eat of the flesh of the 
sacrifice of peace offerings, which joer- 
tain unto the Lord, even that soul 
''shall be cut off from his people. 

22 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, sayijig, 

23 Speak unto the children of Is- 
rael, saying, ^ Ye shall eat no man- 
ner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of 
goat. 

24 And the fat of the t beast that 
dieth of itself, and the fat of that 
which is torn with beasts, may be 
used in any other use : but ye shall 
in no wise eat of it, 

25 For whosoever eateth the fat of 
the beast, of which men offer an 
offering made by fire unto the Lord, 
even the soul that eateth it shall be 
cut off from his people. 

26 '■• Moreover ye shall eat no man- 
ner of blood, whether it be of fowl or 
of beast, in any of your dwellings. 

27 Whatsoever soul it be that eateth 
any manner of blood, even that soul 
shall be cut off from his people. 



28 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

29 Speak unto the children of Is- 
rael, saying, ^He that offereth the 
sacrifice of his peace offerings unto 
the Lord, shall bring his oblation 
unto the Lord of the sacrifice of his 
peace offerings. 

30 ''His own hands shall bring the 
offerings of the Lord made by fire, 
the fat with the breast ; it shall he 
bring, that " the breast may be waved 
for a wave offering before the Lord. 

31 ^And the priest shall burn the 
fat upon the altar : ® but the breast 
shall be Aaron's and his sons'. 

32 And ^the right shoulder shall 
ye give unto the priest for a heave 
offering of the sacrifices of your peace 
offerings. 

33 He among the sons of Aaron, 
that offereth the blood of the peace 
oflferings, and the fat, shall have the 
right shoulder for his part, 

34 For ^the wave breast and the 
heave shoulder have I taken of the 
children of Israel from off the sacri- 
fices of their peace offerings, and have 
given them unto Aaron the priest and 
unto his sons, by a statute for ever, 
from among the children of Israel. 

35 T This is the portion of the anoint- 
ing of Aaron, and of the anointing of 
his sons, out of the offerings of the 
Lord made by fire, in the day lohen 
he presented them to minister unto 
the Lord in the priest's office ; 

36 Which the Lord commanded to 
be given them of the children of Is- 
rael, ''in the day that he anointed 
them, by a statute for ever throughout 
their generations. 

37 This is the law 'of the burnt 
offering, ''of the meat offering, ' and of 
the sin offering, ™ and of the trespass 
offering, "and of the consecrations, 
and ° of the sacrifice of the peace of- 
ferings ; 

38 Which the Lord commanded 
Moses in mount Sinai, in the day 
that he commanded the children of 
Israel Pto offer their oblations unto 
the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai, 

CHAPTER VIII. 

Moses consecrateth Aaron and his sons. 14 Their sin 
offering. 18 Their burnt offering. 22 The ram of 
consecration. 31 The place and time of their con- 
secration. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 ^Take Aaron and his sons with 
him, and ''the garments, and ''the 
anointing oil, and a bullock for the 
sin offering, and two rams, and a 
basket of unleavened bread ; 

3 And gather thou all the congrega- 



B, C, 1490. 



b ch. 3. 2, 4, 9, 

14. 


c Ex. 29. 24, 
27. ch.8.27 
& 9. 21. 
Num. 6. 20. 


d ch. 3. 5, 11, 
16. 


e ver. 34. 


f ver. 34. 
ch. 9. 21. 
Num. 6. 20. 



g Ex. 29. 28. 
ch. 10. 14. 15. 
Num. 18.' 18, 
19. Deut. 18. 
3. 



h Ex. 40. 13, 15. 
ch. 8. 12, 30. 



i ch. 6. 9. 
k ch. 6. 14. 
1 ch. 6. 25. 
m ver. 1. 
n Ex. 29. 1. 
ch. 6. 20. 
o ver. 11. 



P ch. 1. 2. 



a Ex. 29. 1,2,3. 
b Ex. 28. 2, 4. 
c Ex. 30. 24, 
25. 



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The consecration of 



LEVITICUS. 



Aaron and his sons. 



B. C. 1490. 



d Ex. 29. 4. 



e Ex. 29. 4. 



f Ex. 29. 5. 
g Ex. 28. 4, 



h Ex. 28. 30. 
i Ex. 29. 6. 



k Ex. 28. 37, 



1 Ex. 30. 26, 

27, 28, 29. 



m Ex. 29. 7. & 
30. 30. 

ch. 21. 10, 12. 
Ps. 133. 2. 

n Ex. 29. 8, 9. 



t Heb. hound. 



3 Ex. 29. 10. 
Ez. 43. 19. 



P ch. 4. 4. 



q Ex. 29. 12, 
36. ch. 4. 7. 
Ez. 43. 20, 26. 
Heb. 9. 22. 



r Ex. 29 13. 
ch. 4. 8. 



s Ex. 29. 14. 
ch. 4. 11, 12. 
t Ex. 29. 13. 



tion together unto the door of the 
tabernacle of the congregation. 

4 And Moses did as the Lord com- 
manded him ; and the assembly was 
gathered together unto the door of the 
tabernacle of the congregation. 

5 And Moses said unto the congre- 
gation, ^ This is the thing which the 
Lord commanded to be done. 

6 And Moses brought Aaron and 
his sons, ^and washed them with 
water. 

7 f And he put upon him the s'coat, 
and girded him with the girdle, and 
clothed him with the robe, and put 
the ephod upon him, and he girded 
him with the curious girdle of the 
ephod, and bound it unto him there- 
with. 

8 And he put the breastplate upon 
him : also he ^ put in the breastplate 
the Urim and the Thummim. 

9 'And he put the mitre upon his 
head ; also upon the mitre, even upon 
his forefront, did he put the golden 
plate, the holy crown ; as the Lord 
''commanded Moses. 

10 'And Moses took the anointing 
oil, and anointed the tabernacle and 
all that was therein, and sanctified 
them. 

11 And he sprinkled thereof upon 
the altar seven times, and anointed 
the altar and all his vessels, both the 
laver and his foot, to sanctify them. 

12 And he '"poured of the anointing 
oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed 
him, to sanctify him. 

13 "And Moses brought Aaron's 
sons, and put coats upon them, and 
girded them with girdles, and tput 
bonnets upon them ; as the Lord 
commanded Moses. 

14 "And he brought the bullock 
for the sin offering : and Aaron and 
his sons Plaid their hands upon the 
head of the bullock for the sin offer- 
ing. 

15 And he slew it ; "^and Moses took 
the blood, and put it upon the horns 
of the altar round about with his 
finger, and purified the altar, and 
poured the blood at the bottom of 
the altar, and sanctified it, to make 
reconciliation upon it. 

16 ■' And he took all the fat that was 
upon the inwards, and the caul above 
the liver, and the two kidneys, and 
their fat, and Moses burned it upon 
the altar. 

17 But the bullock, and his hide, 
his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with 
fire without the camp ; as the Lord 
"commanded Moses. 

18 IT 'And he brought the ram for 
the burnt offering: and Aaron and 

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his sons laid their hands upon the 
head of the ram. 

19 And he killed it; and Moses 
sprinkled the blood upon the altar 
round about. 

20 And he cut the ram into pieces ; 
and Moses burnt the head, and the 
pieces, and the fat. 

21 And he washed the inwards and 
the legs in water ; and Moses burnt 
the whole ram upon the altar : it was 
a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, 
and an offering made by fire unto 
the Lord ; ''as the Lord commanded 
Moses. 

22 IT And ""he brought the other ram, 
the ram of consecration : and Aaron 
and his sons laid their hands upon the 
head of the ram. 

23 And he slew it ; and Moses took 
of the blood of it, and put it upon the 
tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the 
thumb of his right hand, and upon 
the great toe of his right foot. 

24 And he brought Aaron's sons, 
and Moses put of the blood upon the 
tip of their right ear, and upon the 
thumbs of their right hands, and upon 
the great toes of their right feet : and 
Moses sprinkled the blood upon the 
altar round about. 

25 ^And he took the fat, and the 
rump, and all the fat that was upon 
the inwards, and the caul above the 
liver, and the two kidneys, and their 
fat, and the right shoulder : 

26 ^And out of the basket of un- 
leavened bread, that was before the 
Lord, he took one unleavened cake, 
and a cake of oiled bread, and one 
wafer, and put them on the fat, and 
upon the right shoulder : 

27 And he put all ^upon Aaron's 
hands, and upon his sons' hands, and 
waved them for a wave offering before 
the Lord. 

28 *And Moses took them from off 
their hands, and burnt them on the 
altar upon the burnt offering : they 
ivere consecrations for a sweet savour : 
it is an offering made by fire unto the 
Lord. 

29 And Moses took the breast, and 
waved it for a wave offering before 
the Lord : for of the ram of conse- 
cration it was Moses' ^ part ; as the 
Lord commanded Moses. 

30 And " Moses took of the anoint- 
ing oil, and of the blood which was 
upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon 
Aaron, and upon his garments, and 
upon his sons, and upon his sons' 
garments with him ; and sanctified 
Aaron, and his garments, and his 
sons, and his sons' garments with 
him. 



The first offerings of Aaron 



LEVITICUS. 



for himself and the people. 



B. C. 1490. 

dEx.29.31,32. 



e Ex. 29. 34 



f Ex. 29. 30, 35. 
Ez. 43. 25, 26. 



h Num. 3. 7. 
& 9. 19. 
Deut. 11. 1. 
1 Kings 2. 3. 



b Ex. 29. 1. 
ch. 4. 3. &, 8. 
14. 

c ch. 8. 18. 



h ch. 4. 3. 
1 Sam. 3. 14. 
Heb. 5. 3. & 
7. 27. & 9. 7. 



31 IT And Moses said unto Aaron 
and to his sons, *^Boil the flesh at 
the d(^or of the tabernacle of the 
congregation ; and there eat it with 
the bread that is in the basket of 
consecrations, as I commanded, say- 
ing, Aaron and his sons shall eat it. 

32 ^And that which remaineth of 
the flesh and of the bread shall ye 
burn with fire. 

33 And ye shall not go out of the 
door of the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation in seven days, until the days 
of your consecration be at an end : 
for 'seven days shall he consecrate 
you. 

34 ^As he hath done this day, so 
the Lord hath commanded to do, 
to make an atonement for you. 

35 Therefore shall ye abide at the 
door of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation day and night seven days, 
and '^keep the charge of the Lord, 
that ye die not : for so I am com- 
manded. 

36 So Aaron and his sons did all 
things which the Lord commanded 
by the hand of Moses. 

CHAPTER IX. 

The first offerings of Aaron, for himself and the 
people. 8 The sin offering, 12 and the burnt offer- 
ing for himself. 15 The offerings for the people. 
23 Moses and Aaron bless the people. 24 Fire 
Cometh from the Lord upon the altar. 

AND ^ it came to pass on the eighth 
day, that Moses called Aaron and 
his sons, and the elders of Israel ; 

2 And he said unto Aaron, ^ Take 
thee a young calf for a sin oflTering, 
*= and a ram for a burnt offering, with- 
out blemish, and oflTer them before the 
Lord. 

3 And unto the children of Israel 
thou shalt speak, saying, "^Take ye 
a kid of the goats for a sin offer- 
ing ; and a calf and a lamb, both of 
the first year, without blemish, for a 
burnt offering ; 

4 Also a bullock and a ram for 
peace offerings, to sacrifice before the 
Lord ; and ^ a meat offering mingled 
with oil : for ^ to day the Lord will 
appear unto you, 

5 IT And they brought that which 
Moses commanded before the taber- 
nacle of the congregation : and all the 
congregation drew near and stood be- 
fore the Lord. 

6 And Moses said, This is the thing 
which the Lord commanded that ye 
should do: and ^the glory of the 
Lord shall appear unto you. 

7 And Moses said unto Aaron, Go 
unto the altar, and "^ offer thy sin 
offering, and thy burnt offering, and 
make an atonement for thyself, and 



for the people : and ' offer the offering 
of the people, and make an atonement 
for them ; as the Lord commanded. 

8 H Aaron therefore went unto the 
altar, and slew the calf of the sin 
offering, which loas for himself. 

9 ''And the sons of Aaron brought 
the blood unto him : and he dipped 
his finger in the blood, and ^put it 
upon the horns of the altar, and 
poured out the blood at the bottom 
of the altar : 

10 ""But the fat, and the kidneys, 
and the caul above the liver of the 
sin offering, he burnt upon the altar ; 
°as the Lord commanded Moses. 

11 °And the flesh and the hide he 
burnt with fire without the camp. 

12 And he slew the burnt offering; 
and Aaron's sons presented unto him 
the blood, PAvhich he sprinkled round 
about upon the altar. 

13 ''And they presented the burnt 
offering unto him, with the pieces 
thereof, and the head : and he burnt 
them upon the altar. 

14 ""And he did wash the inwards 
and the legs, and burnt them upon 
the burnt offering on the altar. 

15 IT ^And he brought the people's 
offering, and took the goat, which 
was the sin offering for the people, 
and slew it, and offered it for sin, as 
the first. 

16 And he brought the burnt offer- 
ing, and offered it 'according to the 
II manner. 

17 And he brought "the meat offer- 
ing, and t took a handful thereof, and 
burnt it upon the altar, ^beside the 
burnt sacrifice of the morning. 

18 He slew also the bullock and the 
ram /or ^a sacrifice of peace offerings, 
which was for the people : and Aaron's 
sons presented unto him the blood, 
which he sprinkled upon the altar 
round about, 

19 And the fat of the bullock and of 
the ram, the rump, and that which 
covereth the inwards., and the kidneys, 
and the caul above the liver : 

20 And they put the fat upon the 
breasts, ^and he burnt the fat upon 
the altar : 

21 And the breasts and the right 
shoulder Aaron waved ^for a wave 
offering before the Lord ; as Moses 
commanded. 

22 And Aaron lifted up his hand 
toward the people, and ''blessed them ; 
and came down from offering of the 
sin offering, and the burnt offering, 
and peace offerings. 

23 And Moses and Aaron went into 
the tabernacle of the congregation, 
and came out, and blessed the people : 

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B. C. 1490. 



i ch. 4. 16, 20. 
Heb. 5. 1. 



k ch. 8. 15. 

1 See ch. 4. 7. 



m ch. 8. 16. 



o ch. 4. 11. 
17. 



P ch. 1. 5. & : 
19. 



ch. 8. 20. 



s ver. 3. 
Is. 53. 10. 
Heb. 2. 17. & 
5.3. 



t ch. 1. 3, 10. 
11 Or, <yrdi- 



t Heb. filled 
his hand out 
of it. 

u ver. 4. 
ch. 2. 1, 2. 

X Ex. 29. 38. 

y ch. 3. 1, &c. 



a Ex. 29. 24, 



ch. 7. 30, 3], 
32, 33, 34. 



b Num. 6. 23. 
Deut. 21.5. 
Luke 24. 50. 



jVadab arid Abihu slain. 




LEVITICUS. 



Of eating holy things. 



a ch. 16. 1. & 
22.9. 

Num. 3. 3, 4. 
& 26. 61. 

1 Chr. 24. 2, 
b ch. 16. 12. 

Num. 16. 18. 
c Ex. 30. 9. 

d ch. 9. 24. 
Num. 16. 35. 

2 Sam. 6. 7. 



e Ex. 19. 22. 

&29. 43. 

cb. 21. 6, 17, 

21. 

Is. 52. 11. 

Ez. 20.41. 

& 42. 13. 
f Is. 49. 3. 

Ez. 28. 22. 

Jolrn 13. 31, 

32. fc 14. 13. 

2Thes3.1.10. 
? Pe. 39. 9. 
h Ex. 6. 18, 22. 

Num. 3. 19, 

30. 
i Luke 7. 12. 

Acts 5. 6, 9, 

10. & 8. 2. 



k Ex. 33. 5. 
ell. 13. 45. & 

21. 1, 10. 
Num. 6. 6, 7. 
Deut. 33. 9. 
Ez.24. 16,17. 

1 Num. 16. 22, 
, 46. 
Josh. 7. 1. k. 

22. 18, 20. 

2 Sum. 24. 1. 
m ch. 21. 12. 
n Ex. 28. 41. 

Ch. 8. 30. 



Ez. 44. 21. 

Luke 1. 15. 

1 Tim. 3. 3, 
• Tit. 1.7. 



P ch. 11. 47. & 

20.25. 

Jer. 15. 19. 

Ez. 22. 26. 

&44. 23. 
q Deut. 24. 8. 

Neh. 8. 2, 8, 

9.13. 

Jer. 18. 18. 

M.il. 2. 7. 



" and the glory of the Lord appeared 
unto all the people. 

24 And ^ there came a fire out from 
before the Lord, and consumed upon 
the altar the burnt offering and the 
fat : which when all the people saw, 
^ they shouted, and fell on their faces. 

CHAPTER X. 

Nadah and Abihu, for offering strange fire, are con- 
sumed. 6 Aaron and his sons are forbidden to 
mourn for them. 8 The priests are forbidden wine 
when they go into the tabernacle. 12 The law of 
eating the holy things. 16 Aaron's excuse for trans- 
gressing thereof. 

AND ^ Nadab and Abihu, the sons 
of Aaron, ''took either of them 
his censer, and put fire therein, and 
put incense thereon, and offered 
*= strange fire before the Lord, which 
he commanded them not. 

2 And there ^went out fire from the 
Lord, and devoured them, and they 
died before the Lord. 

3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This 
is it that the Lord spake, saying, I 
will be sanctified in them ^ that come 
nigh me, and before all the people I 
W'ill be ^glorified. ^And Aaron held 
his peace. 

4 And Moses called Mishael and 
Elzaphan, the sons of ^Uzziel the 
uncle of Aaron, and said unto them. 
Come near, ^ carry your brethren from 
before the sanctuary out of the camp. 

5 So they went near, and carried 
them in their coats out of the camp ; 
as Moses had said. 

6 And Moses said unto Aaron, and 
unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his 
sons, ''Uncover not your heads, nei- 
ther rend your clothes ; lest ye die, 
and lest 'wrath come upon all the 
people : but let your brethren, the 
whole house of Israel, bewail the 
burning which the Lord hath kindled. 

7 ""And ye shall not go out from 
the door of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation, lest ye die: "for the an- 
ointing oil of the Lord is upon you. 
And they did according to the word 
of Moses. 

8 II And the Lord spake unto Aaron, 
saying, 

9 "Do not drink wine nor strong 
drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, 
when ye go into the tabernacle of the 
congregation, lest ye die : it shall be 
a statute for ever throughout your 
generations : 

10 And that ye may Pput differ- 
ence between holy and unholy, and 
between unclean and clean ; 

11 "^ And that ye may teach the chil- 
dren of Israel all the statutes which 
the Lord hath spoken unto them by 
the hand of Moses. 

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12 H And Moses spake unto Aaron, 
and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, 
his sons that Avere left. Take ""the 
meat offering that remaineth of the 
offerings of the Lord made by fire, 
and eat it without leaven beside the 
altar : for ^ it is most holy. 

13 And ye shall eat it in the holy 
place, because it is thy due, and thy 
sons' due, of the sacrifices of the Lord 
made by fire : for ' so I am commanded. 

14 And ''the wave breast and heave 
shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place ; 
thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters 
with thee : for they be thy due, and 
thy sons' due, ichich are given out of 
the sacrifices of peace offerings of the 
children of Israel. 

15 ^The heave shoulder and the 
wave breast shall they bring with 
the offerings made by fire of the 
fat, to wave it for a wave offering 
before the Lord ; and it shall be 
thine, and thy sons' with thee, by a 
statute for ever ; as the Lord hath 
commanded. 

16 IF And Moses diligently sought 
5" the goat of the sin offering, and, 
behold, it was burnt : and he was 
angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, 
the sons of Aaron which were left 
alive, saying, 

17 ^ Wherefore have ye not eaten the 
sin offering in the holy place, seeing 
it is most holy, and God hath given 
it you to bear the iniquity of the 
congregation, to make atonement for 
them before the Lord ? 

18 Behold, ^the blood of it was not 
brought in within the hoXj place: ye 
should indeed have eaten it in the 
holy place, ^ as I commanded. 

19 And Aaron said unto IMoses, 
Behold, '^this day have they offered 
their sin offering and their burnt 
offering before the Lord ; and such 
things have befallen me : and if I 
had eaten the sin offering to day, 
''should it have been accepted in the 
sight of the Lord 1 

20 And when Moses heard that, he 
was content. 

CHAPTER XL 

IVhat may, and what may not be eaten, of beasts, 9 
of fishes, 13 and of fowls. 29 The creeping things 
which are unclean. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses 
and to Aaron, saying unto them, 

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
saying, ^^ These are the beasts which 
ye shall eat among all the beasts that 
are on the earth. 

3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and 
is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, 
among the beasts, that shall ye eat. 

4 Nevertheless, these shall ye not 



Meats clean and unclean. 



LEVITICUS. 



Meats clean and unclean. 



B. C. 1490. 



c Is. 52. 11. 

See Matt. 15. 

11. 20. 

Mark?. 2,15, 

18. 

Acts 10. 14, 

15. & 15. 2.9. 

Rom. 14. 14, 

17. 

1 Cor. 8. 8. 

Col. 2. 16. 21. 

Heb. 9. 10. 
d Deut. 14. 9. 



e ch. 7. 18. 
Deut. 14. 3. 



g Matt. 3. 4. 
Mark 1. 6. 



eat of them that chew the cad, or 
of them that divide the hoof: as the 
camel, because he cheweth the cud, 
but divldeth not the hoof; he is un- 
clean unto you. 

5 And the coney, because he cheweth 
the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he 
is unclean unto you. 

6 And the hare, because he cheweth 
the" cud, but divideth not the hoof; 
he is unclean unto you. 

7 And the swine, though he divide 
the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he 
cheweth not the cud ; ^ he is unclean 
to you. 

8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, 
and their carcass shall ye not touch ; 
" they are unclean to you. 

9 H ^ These shall ye eat of all that 
are in the waters : whatsoever hath 
fins and scales in the waters, in the 
seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye 
eat. 

10 And all that have not fins and 
scales in the seas, and in the rivers, 
of all that move in the waters, and 
of any living thing wliich is in the 
waters, they shall be an ^abomina- 
tion unto you : 

1 1 They shall be even an abomina- 
tion unto you ; ye shall not eat of 
their flesh, but ye shall have their 
carcasses in abomination. 

12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor 
scales in the waters, that shall he an 
abomination unto you. 

13 IF ''And these are they which ye 
shall have in abomination among the 
fowls ; they shall not be eaten, they 
are an abomination : the eagle, and 
the ossifrage, and the ospray, 

14 And the vulture, and the kite 
after his kind ; 

15 Every raven after his kind ; 

16 And the owl, and the night- 
hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk 
after his kind, 

17 And the little owl, and the cor- 
morant, and the great owl, 

18 And the swan, and the pelican, 
and the gier eagle, 

19 And the stork, the heron after 
her kind, and the lapwing, and the 
bat. 

20 All fowls that creep, going upon 
all four, shall be an abomination unto 
you. 

21 Yet these may 3'-e eat of every 
flying creeping thing that goeth upon 
all four, which have legs above their 
feet, to leap withal upon the earth ; 

22 Even these of them ye may eat ; 
^the locust after his kind, and the 
bald locust after his kind, and the 
beetle after his kind, and the grass- 
hopper after his kind. 



23 But all other flying creeping 
things, which have four feet, shall 
he an abomination unto you. 

24 And for these ye shall be un- 
clean : whosoever toucheth the car- 
cass of them shall be unclean until 
the even. 

25 And whosoever beareth aught 
of the carcass of them ''shall wash 
his clothes, and be unclean until the 
even. 

26 The carcasses of every beast which 
divideth the hoof, and is not cloven- 
footed, nor cheweth the cud, are un- 
clean unto you : every one that touch- 
eth them shall be unclean. 

27 And whatsoever goeth upon his 
paws, among all manner of beasts that 
go on all four, those are unclean unto 
you : whoso toucheth their carcass 
shall be unclean until the even. 

28 And he that beareth the carcass 
of them shall wash his clothes, and 
be unclean until the even : they are 
unclean unto you. 

29 f These also shall he unclean unto 
you among the creeping things that 
creep upon the earth ; the weasel, 
and 'the mouse, and the tortoise after 
his kind, 

30 And the ferret, and the chameleon, 
and the lizard, and the snail, and the 
mole. 

31 These are unclean to you among 
all that creep : whosoever doth touch 
them, when they be dead, shall be 
unclean until the even. 

32 And upon whatsoever any of 
them, when they are dead, doth 
fall, it shall be unclean ; whether it 
he any vessel of wood, or raiment, 
or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel 
it he, wherein any work is done, ^ it 
must be put into water, and it shall 
be unclean until the even ; so it shall 
be cleansed. 

33 And every earthen vessel, where- 
into any of them falleth, whatsoever 
is in it shall be unclean ; and 'ye shall 
break it, 

34 Of all meat which may be eaten, 
that on which such water cometh shall 
be unclean : and all drink that may 
be drunk in every such vessel shall be 
unclean. 

35 And every thing whereupon any 
part of their carcass falleth shall be 
unclean ; ivhether it he oven, or ranges 
for pots, they shall be broken down : 
for they are unclean, and shall be un- 
clean unto you. 

36 Nevertheless a fountain or pit, 
loherein there is t plenty of water, shall 
be clean : but that which toucheth 
their carcass shall be unclean. 

37 And if any part of their carcass 

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B. C. 1490. 



h ch. 14. 8. & 
15.5. 

Num. 19. 10, 
22. k 31. 24. 



Is. 66. 17. 



k ch. 15. 12. 



1 ch. 6. 28. & 
15. 12. 



t Heb. a gath- 
ering togeth- 
er of waters. 



Meats clean and unclean. 



LEVITICUS. 



The purification of women. 



B. C. 1490. 



m ch. 17. 15. & 
22.8. 

Deut. 14. 21. 
Ez. 4. 14. & 
44.31. 



t Heb. doth 
multiply feet. 



n ch. 20. 25. 
t Heb. souls. 



Ex. 19. G. 

ch. 19. 2. & 

20. 7, 26. 

1 Thess. 4. 7. 

1 Pet. 1.15, 

16. 
P Ex. 6. 7. 



q ver. 44. 



a ch. 15. 19. 



b Luke 2. 22. 
c ch. 15. 19. 



d Gen. 17. 12. 
Luke 1.59. & 
2.21. 
John 7.22, 2.3. 



fall upon any sowing seed which is to 
be sown, it shall be clean. 

38 But if any water be put upon 
the seed, and any par f of their car- 
cass fall thereon, it shall be unclean 
unto you. 

39 And if any beast, of which ye 
may eat, die ; he that toucheth the 
carcass thereof shall be unclean until 
the even. 

40 And ""he that eateth of the car- 
cass of it shall wash his clothes, and 
be unclean until the even : he also 
that beareth the carcass of it shall 
wash his clothes, and be unclean un- 
til the even. 

41 And every creeping thing that 
creepeth upon the earth shall be an 
abomination ; it shall not be eaten. 

42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, 
and whatsoever goeth upon all four, 
or whatsoever thath more feet among 
all creeping things that creep upon 
the earth, them ye shall not eat ; for 
they are an abomination. 

43 " Ye shall not make your t selves 
abominable with any creeping thing 
that creepeth, neither shall ye make 
yourselves unclean with them, that 
ye should be defiled thereby. 

44 For I am the Lord your God : 
ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, 
and " ye shall be holy ; for I am holy : 
neither shall ye defile yourselves with 
any manner of creeping thing that 
creepeth upon the earth. 

45 PFor I am. the Lord that bring- 
eth you up out of the land of Egypt, 
to be your God : i ye shall therefore 
be holy, for I am holy. 

46 This is the law of the beasts, 
and of the fowl, and of every living 
creature that moveth in the waters, 
and of every creature that creepeth 
upon the earth : 

47 ""To make a diflference between 
the unclean and the clean, and be- 
tween the beast that may be eaten 
and the beast that may not be eaten. 

CHAPTER XIL 

The purification of a woman after childbirth. 6 Her 
offerings for her purifying. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
saying. If a * woman have conceived 
seed, and borne a man child, then 
•^ she shall be unclean seven days ; " ac- 
cording to the days of the separation 
for her infirmity shall she be unclean. 

3 And in the ''eighth day the flesh of 
his foreskin shall be circumcised. 

4 And she shall then continue in the 
blood of her purifying three and thirty 
days ; she shall touch no hallowed 

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thing, nor come into the sanctuary, 
until the days of her purifying be ful- 
filled. 

5 But if she bear a maid child, then 
she shall be unclean two weeks, as in 
her separation : and she shall continue 
in the blood of her purifying three- 
score and six days. 

6 And ^when the days of her puri- 
fying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a 
daughter, she shall bring a lamb tof 
the first year for a burnt ofifering, and 
a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for 
a sin offering, unto the door of the 
tabernacle of the congregation, unto 
the priest : 

7 Who shall offer it before the 
Lord, and make an atonement for 
her ; and she shall be cleansed from 
the issue of her blood. This is the 
law for her that hath borne a male or 
a female. 

8 ^ And if t she be not .able to bring 
a lamb, then she shall bring two 
turtles, or two young pigeons ; the 
one for the burnt offering, and the 
other for a sin offering : ^ and the 
priest shall make an atonement for 
her, and she shall be clean. 

CHAPTER XIIL' 

The laws and tokens whereby the priest is to be guided 
in discerning the plague of leprosy. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses 
and Aaron, saying, 

2 When a man shall have in the 
skin of his flesh a II rising, ^a scab, 
or bright spot, and it be in the skin 
of his flesh like the plague of leprosy ; 
^ then he shall be brought unto Aaron 
the priest, or unto one of his sons the 
priests : 

3 And the priest shall look on the 
plague in the skin of the flesh : and 
when the hair in the plague is turned 
white, and the plague in sight be 
deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is 
a plague of leprosy : and the priest 
shall look on him, and pronounce him 
unclean. 

4 If the bright spot be white in the 
skin of his flesh, and in sight be not 
deeper than the skin, and the hair 
thereof be not turned white ; then the 
priest shall shut up him that hath the 
plague seven days : 

5 And the priest shall look on him 
the seventh day : and, behold, if the 
plague in his sight be at a stay, and 
the plague spread not in the skin ; 
then the priest shall shut him up 
seven days more : 

6 And the priest shall look on him 
again the seventh day : and, behold, 
if the plague be somewhat dark, and 
the plague spread not in the skin, 



The laws and tokens 



LEVITICUS. 



for discerning leprosy. 



B. C. 1490. 



c cl). 11. 25. & 
14.8. 



<J Num. 12. 10, 
12. 

2 Kings 5. 27. 
2 Chr. 26. 20. 

t Heb. the 
quickening of 
livingjlesh. 



e Ex. 9.9. 



the priest shall pronounce him clean : 
it is but a scab : and he '^ shall wash 
his clothes, and be clean. 

7 Bwt if the scab spread much 
abroad in the skin, after that he hath 
been seen of the priest for his cleans- 
ing, he shall be seen of the priest 
again : 

8 And if the priest see that, behold, 
tlie scab spreadeth in the skin, then 
the priest shall pronounce him un- 
clean : it is a leprosy. 

9 IT When the plague of leprosy is 
in a man, then he shall be brought 
unto the priest ; 

10 "^And the priest shall see Mm: 
and, behold, if the rising he white in 
the skin, and it have turned the hair 
white, and there he t quick raw flesh 
in the rising ; 

11 It is an old leprosy in the skin 
of his flesh, and the priest shall pro- 
nounce him unclean, and shall not 
shut him up : for he is unclean. 

12 And if a leprosy break out abroad 
in the skin, and the leprosy cover all 
the skin of him that hath the plague 
from his head even to his foot, where- 
soever the priest looketh ; 

13 Then the priest shall consider : 
and, behold, if the leprosy have cov- 
ered all his flesh, he shall pronounce 
him clean that hath the plague : it is 
all turned white : he is clean. 

14 But when raw flesh appeareth in 
him, he shall be unclean. 

15 And the priest shall see the raw 
flesh, and pronounce him to be un- 
clean : for the raw flesh is unclean : 
it is a leprosy. 

16 Or if the raw flesh turn again, 
and be changed unto white, he shall 
come unto the priest ; 

17 And the priest shall see him : 
and, behold, if the plague be turn- 
ed into white ; then the priest shall 
pronounce him clean that hath the 
plague : he is clean. 

18 IT The flesh also, in Avhich, even 
in the skin thereof, was a ^boil, and 
is healed, 

19 And in the place of the boil 
there be a white rising, or a bright 
spot, white, and somewhat reddish, 
and it be shewed to the priest ; 

20 And if, when the priest seeth it, 
behold, it he in sight lower than the 
skin, and the hair thereof be turned 
white ; the priest shall pronounce 
him unclean : it is a plague of leprosy 
broken out of the boil. 

21 But if the priest look on it, and, 
behold, there be no white hairs therein, 
and if it he not lower than the skin, 
but he somewhat dark ; then the priest 
shall shut him up seven days : 



22 And if it spread much abroad in 
the skin, then the priest shall pro- 
nounce him unclean : it is a plague. 

23 But if the bright spot stay in his 
place, and spread not, it is a burning 
boil ; and the priest shall pronounce 
him clean. 

24 IT Or if there be any flesh, in the 
skin whereof there is t a hot burning, 
and the quick^^e^A that burneth have 
a white bright spot, somewhat red- 
dish, or white ; 

25 Then the priest shall look upon 
it : and, behold, if the hair in ' the 
bright spot be turned white, and it 
be in sight deeper than the skin ; it is 
a leprosy broken out of the burning : 
wherefore the priest shall pronounce 
him unclean : it is the plague of lep- 
rosy, 

26 But if the priest look on it, and, 
behold, there he no white hair in the 
bright spot, and it be no lower than 
the other skin, but he somewhat dark ; 
then the priest shall shut him up 
seven days : 

27 And the priest shall look upon 
him the seventh day : and if it be 
spread much abroad in the skin, then 
the priest shall pronounce him un- 
clean : it is the plague of leprosy. 

28 And if the bright spot stay in 
his place, and spread not in the skin, 
but it he somewhat dark ; it is a. 
rising of the burning, and the priest 
shall pronounce him clean : for it is 
an inflammation of the burning. 

29 IT If a man or woman have a 
plague upon the head or the beard ; 

30 Then the priest shall see the 
plague : and, behold, if it be in sight 
deeper than the skin, and there be in 
it a yellow thin hair ; then the priest 
shall pronounce him unclean : it is a 
dry scall, eve7i a leprosy upon the 
head or beard. 

31 And if the priest look on the 
plague of the scall, and, behold, it be 
not in sight deeper than the skin, and 
that there is no black hair in it ; then 
the priest shall shut up him that hath 
the plague of the scall seven days : 

32 And in the seventh day the priest 
shall look on the plague : and, be- 
hold, if the scall spread not, and 
there be in it no yellow hair, and the 
scall be not in sight deeper than the 
skin ; 

33 He shall be shaven, but the scall 
shall he not shave ; and the priest 
shall shut up him that hath the scall 
seven days more : 

34 And in the seventh day the 
priest shall look on the scall : and, 
behold, if the scall be not spread 
in the skin, nor be in sight deeper 

HI 



B. C. 1490. 



t Heb. a burn- 
ing of fire. 



The laws and tokens 



LEVITICUS. 



for discerning leprosy. 



B.C. 1490. 



t Heb. head is 
pilled. 



fEz.24.17,22. 
Mic. 3. 7. 



S Lain. 4. 15. 



b Num. .5. 2. 
k. 12. 14. 
2 Kinjrs 7. 3. 
ii ].5. 5. 
2 Clir. 26. 21. 
Luke 17. 12. 



f Heb. work 
of. 



t Heb. resseZ. 



than the skin ; then the priest shall 
pronounce him clean : and he shall 
wash his clothes, and be clean. 

35 But if the scall spread much in 
the skin after his cleansing ; 

36 Then the priest shall look on 
him : and, behold, if the scall be 
spread in the skin, the priest shall 
not seek for yellow hair ; he is un- 
clean. 

37 But if the scall be in his sight 
at a stay, and that there is black 
hair grown up therein ; the scall is 
heated, he is clean ; and the priest 
shall pronounce him clean. 

38 1 If a man also or a woman have 
in the skin of their flesh bright spots, 
even white bright spots ; 

39 Then the priest shall look : and, 
behold, if the bright spots in the 
skin of their flesh he darkish white, 
it is a freckled spot that groweth in 
the skin : he 15 clean. 

40 And the man whose thair is 
fallen off his head, he is bald ; yet 
is he clean. 

41 And he that hath his hair fallen 
ofli" from the part of his head toward 
his face, he is forehead-bald ; yet is 
he clean. 

42 And if there be in the bald head, 
or bald forehead, a white reddish sore ; 
it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald 
head, or his bald forehead. 

43 Then the priest shall look upon 
it : and, behold, if the rising of the 
sore he white reddish in his bald 
head, or in his bald forehead, as the 
leprosy appeareth in the skin of the 
flesh; 

44 He is a leprous man, he is un- 
clean : the priest shall pronounce him 
utterly unclean ; his plague is in his 
head. 

45 And the leper in whom the 
plague is, his clothes shall be rent, 
and his head bare, and he shall ^put 
a covering upon his upper lip, and 
shall cry, «^ Unclean, unclean. 

46 All the days wherein the plague 
shall he in him he shall be defiled; 
he is unclean : he shall dwell alone ; 
''without the camp shall his habita- 
tion he. 

47 IF The garment also that the 
plague of leprosy is in, whether it he 
a woollen garment, or a linen gar- 
ment ; 

48 Whether it he in the warp, or 
woof, of linen, or of woollen ; wheth- 
er in a skin, or in any t thing made of 
skin; 

49 And if the plague be greenish 
or reddish in the garment, or in the 
skin, either in the warp, or in the 
woof, or in any t thing of skin ; it 

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shewed unto the priest : 

50 And the priest shall look upon 
the plague, and shut up it' that hath 
the plague seven days : 

51 And he shall look on the plague 
on the seventh day : if the plague be 
spread in the garment, either in the 

' warp, or in the w^oof, or in a skin, 
or in any work that is made of skin ; 
the plague is ' a fretting leprosy ; it 
is unclean. 

52 He shall therefore burn that 
garment, whether warp or woof, in 
woollen or in linen, or any thing of 
skin, wherein the plague is : for it is 
a fretting leprosy ; it shall be burnt 
in the fire. 

53 And if the priest shall look, and, 
behold, the plague be not spread in 
the garment, either in the warp, or 
in the w^oof, or in any thing of skin ; 

54 Then the priest shall command 
that they wash the thing wherein the 
plague is, and he shall shut it up 
seven days more : 

55 And the priest shall look on 
the plague, after that it is w^ashed : 
and, behold, if the plague have not 
changed his colour, and the plague 
be not spread, it is unclean; thou 
shalt burn it in the fire ; it is fret 
inward, t whether it he bare within or 
without. 

56 And if the priest look, and, be- 
hold, the plague he somewhat dark 
after the washing of it ; then he 
shall rend it out of the garment, or 

^out of the skin, or out of the warp, 
or out of the w^oof : 

57 And if it appear still in the gar- 
ment, either in the warp, or in the 
woof, or in any thing of skin ; it is 
a spreading plague: thou shalt bum 
that wherein the plague is with fire. 

58 And the garment, either warp, 
or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin 
it he, which thou shalt wash, if the 
plague be departed from them, then 
it shall be washed the second time, 
and shall be clean. 

59 This is the law of the plague of 
leprosy in a garment of w^oollen or 
linen, either in the warp, or woof, 
or any thing of skins, to pronounce 
it clean, or to pronounce it unclean. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

The rites and sacrifices in cleansing the leper. 33 
The signs of leprosy in a house. 48 The cleansing 
of that house. 

AND the Lord -spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 This shall be the law of the leper 
in the day of his cleansing : He ^ shall 
be brought unto the priest : 

3 And the priest shall go forth out 



The rites and sacrifices 



LEVITICUS. 



in cleansing the leper. 



B. C. 1490. 



II Or, spar- 
rows. 

b Num. 19. 6. 
c Heb. 9. 19. 
d Ps. 51. 7. 



e Heb. 9. 13. 

f 2 Kings 5. 10," 
14. 

t Heb. ttpcm, 
fhe face of 
thejield. 

S ch. 13. 6. 

h ch. 11. 25. 



i Num. 12. 15. 



k Matt 8. 4. 

Mark 1. 44. 

Luke 5. 14. 
t Heb. the 

daughter of 

her year. 
1 ch. 2. 1. 

Num. 15. 4, 

15. 



m ch. 5. 2. 18. 
& 6. 6, 7. 



Ex. 29. 24. 



Ex. 29. 11. 
ch. 1.5,11. 
4. 4, 24. 



q ch. 2. 3. & 7. 
6. & 21. 22. 



T Ex. 29. 20. 
ch. 8. 23. 



of the camp ; and the priest shall 
look, and, behold, if the plague of 
leprosy be healed m the leper; 

4 Then shall the priest command to 
take for him that is to, be cleansed 
two !l birds alive and clean, and ^ce- 
dar wood, and "= scarlet, and "^hyssop: 

5 And the priest shall command that 
one of the birds be killed in an earth- 
en vessel over running water. 

6 As for the living bird, he shall 
take it, and the cedar wood, and the 
scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip 
them and the living bird in the blood 
of the bird that was killed over the 
running water : 

7 And he shall ^sprinkle upon him 
that is to be cleansed from the lepro- 
sy ''seven times, and shall pronounce 
him clean, and shall let the living 
bird loose +into the open field, 

8 And he that is to be cleansed 
« shall wash his clothes, and shave 
off all his hair, ''and wash himself 
in water, that he may be clean : and 
after that he shall come into the 
camp, and ' shall tarry abroad out of 
his tent seven days. 

9 But it shall be on the seA'enth 
day, that he shall shave all his hair 
off his head and his beard and his 
eyebrows, even all his hair he shall 
shave of!': and he shall wash his 
clothes, also he shall wash his flesh 
in WBter, and he shall be clean. 

10 And on the eighth day ''he shall 
take tw^o he lambs without blemish, 
and one ewe lamb tof the first year 
without blemish, and three tenth 
deals of fine flour /o?- 'a meat offer- 
ing, mingled with oil, and one log of 
oil: 

11 And the priest that maketh him 
clean shall present the man that is 
to be made clean, and those things, 
before the Lord, at the door of the 
tabernacle of the congregation. 

12 And the priest shall take one 
he lamb, and ""offer him for a ti-es- 
pass offering, and the log of oil, and 
"wave them /or a wave offering be- 
fore the Lord : 

13 And he shall slay the lamb °in 
the place where he shall kill the sin 
offering and the burnt offering, in the 
holy place : for p as the sin offering is 
the priest's, so is the trespass offering : 
''it is most holy: 

14 And the priest shall take some 
of the blood of the trespass offering, 
and the priest shall put it 'upon the 
tip of the right ear of him that is to 
be cleansed, and upon the thumb of 
his right hand, and upon the great toe 
of his right foot. 

15 And the priest shall take some 



8 



of the log of oil, and pour it into the 
palm of his own left hand : 

16 And the priest shall dip his 
right finger in the oil that is in his 
left hand, and shall sprinkle of the 
oil with his finger seven times before 
the Lord : 

17 And of the rest of the oil that is 
in his hand shall the priest put upon 
the tip of the right ear of him that is 
to be cleansed, and upon the thumb 
of his right hand, and upon the great 
toe of his right foot, upon the blood 
of the trespass offering : 

18 And the remnant of the oil that 
is in the priest's hand he shall pour 
upon the head of him that is to be 
cleansed: 'and the priest shall make 
an atonement for him before the 
Lord. 

19 And the priest shall offer *the 
sin offering, and make an atonement 
for him that is to be cleansed from 
his un cleanness ; and afterward he 
shall kill the burnt offering : 

20 And the priest shall offer the 
burnt offering and the meat offering 
upon the altar : and the priest shall 
make an atonement for him, and he 
shall be clean. 

21 And "if he he poor, and t cannot 
get so much ; then he shall take one 
lamb for a trespass offering tto be 
waved, to make an atonement for 
him, and one tenth deal of fine flour 
mingled with oil for a meat offering, 
and a log of oil ; 

22 "^And two turtledoves, or two 
young pigeons, such as he is able to 
get ; and the one shall be a sin offer- 
ing, and the other a burnt offering. 

23 ^And he shall bring them on the 
eighth day for his cleansing unto the 
priest, unto the door of the tabernacle 
of the congregation, before the Lord. 

24 ^And the priest shall take the 
lamb of the trespass offering, and the 
log of oil, and the priest shall wave 
them for a wave offering before the 
Lord : 

25 And he shall kill the lamb of 
the trespass offering, ^ and the priest 
shall take some of the blood of the 
trespass offering, and put it upon the 
tip of the right ear of him that is to 
be cleansed, and upon the thumb of 
his right hand, and upon the gi*eat 
toe of his right foot. 

26 And tl.c priest shall pour of the 
oil into the palm of his own left 
hand: 

27 And the priest shall sprinkle 
with his right finger some of the oil 
that is in his left hand seven times 
before the Lord : 

28 And the priest shall put of the 

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Leprosy in a house. 



LEVITICUS. 



Cleansing the house. 



B. C. 1490. 



t ver. 22. 
ch. 15. 15. 



= Gen. 17. 8. 
Num. 32. 22. 
Deut. 7. 1. & 
32. 49. 



i Ps 91. 10. 

Prov. 3. 33. 

Zed). 5. 4. 
il Oi-, prepare. 



oil that is in his hand upon the tip 
of the right ear of him that is to be 
cleansed, and upon the thumb of his 
right hand, and upon the great toe of 
his right foot, upon the place of the 
blood of the trespass offering : 

29 And the rest of the oil that is in 
the priest's hand he shall put upon 
the head of him that is to be cleansed, 
to make an atonement for him before 
the Lord. 

30 And he shall offer the one of ^ the 
turtledoves, or of the young pigeons, 
such as he can get ; 

31 Even such as he is able to get, 
the one for a sin offering, and the 
other for a burnt offering, with the 
meat offering : and the priest shall 
make an atonement for him that is to 
be cleansed before the Lord. 

32 This is the law of him in whom 
is the plague of leprosy, whose hand 
is not able to get ^ that which pertain- 
eth to his cleansing. 

33 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses and unto Aaron, saying, 

34 ''When ye be come into the land 
of Canaan, which I give to you for 
a possession, and I put the plague of 
leprosy in a house of the land of your 
possession ; 

35 And he that owneth the house 
shall come and tell the priest, saying. 
It seemeth to me there is as it were 
^ a plague in the house : 

36 Then the priest shall command 
that they II empty the house, before 
the priest go into it to see the 
plague, that all that is in the house 
be not made unclean : and afterward 
the priest shall go in to see the 
house : 

37 And he shall look on the plague, 
and, behold, if the plague be in the 
walls of the house with hollow streaks, 
greenish or reddish, which in sight are 
lower than the wall ; 

38 Then the priest shall go out of 
the house to the door of the house, 
and shut up the house seven days : 

39 And the priest shall come again 
the seventh day, and shall look : and, 
behold, if the plague be spread in the 
walls of the house ; 

40 Then the priest shall command 
that they take away the stones in 
which the plague is, and they shall 
cast them into an unclean place with- 
out the city : 

41 And he shall cause the house to 
be scraped within round about, and 
they shall pour out the dust that 
they scrape off without the city into 
an unclean place : 

42 And they shall take other stones, 
and put them in the place of those 

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stones ; and he shall take other mor- 
tar, and shall plaster the house. 

43 And if the plague come again, 
and break out in the house, after that 
he hath taken away the stones, and 
after he hath scraped the house, and 
after it is plastered ; 

44 Then the priest shall come and 
look, and, behold, if the plague be 
spread in the house, it is ^a fretting 
leprosy in the house : it is unclean. 

45 And he shall break down the 
house, the stones of it, and the tim- 
ber thereof, and all the mortar of 
the house ; and he shall carry them 
forth out of the city into an unclean 
place. 

46 Moreover, he that goeth into the 
house all the while that it is shut up 
shall be unclean until the even. 

47 And he that lieth in the house 
shall wash his clothes ; and he that 
eateth in the house shall wash his 
clothes. 

48 And if the priest t shall come 
in, and look upon it, and, behold, 
the plague hath not spread in the 
house, after the house was plastered ; 
then the priest shall pronounce the 
house clean, because the plague is 
healed. 

49 And ^ he shall take to cleanse the 
house two birds, and cedar wood, and 
scarlet, and hyssop : 

50 And he shall kill the one of the 
birds in an earthen vessel over run- 
ning water : 

51 And he shall take the cedar wood, 
and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and 
the living bird, and dip them in the 
blood of the slain bird, and in the 
running water, and sprinkle the house 
seven times : 

52 And he shall cleanse the house 
with the blood of the bird, and with 
the running water, and with the liv- 
ing bird, and with the cedar wood, 
and with the hyssop, and with the 
scarlet : 

53 But he shall let go the living bird 
out of the city into the open fields, 
and ^ make an atonement for the 
house : and it shall be clean. 

54 This is the law for all manner of 
plague of leprosy, and ^ scall, 

55 And for the 'leprosy of a gar- 
ment, ^ and of a house, 

56 And ' for a rising, and for a scab, 
and for a bright spot : 

57 To '"teach twhen it is unclean, 
and when it is clean : this is the law 
of leprosy. 

CHAPTER XV. 

The uncleanness of men in their issues. 13 The 
cleansing of them. 19 The uncleanness of women 
in their issues. 28 Their cleansing. 



The uncleanness of men. 



LEVITICUS. 



The uncleanness of women. 



B. C. 1400. 



II Or, running 

of the reins. 
a ch. 23. 4. 

Num. 5. 2. 

2 Sam. 3. 29. 

Matt, 9. 20. 

Mark 5. 25. 

Luke 8. 43. 



t Heb. vessel. 



b ch. U. 25. & 
17. 15. 



c ch. 6. 28. 
11. 32, 33. 



d ver. 28. 
ch. 14. 8. 



fch, 14.30,31. 



AND the Lord spake unto Moses 
and to Aaron, saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
and say unto them, ^When any man 
hath a H running issue out of his flesh, 
because of his issue he is unclean. 

3 And this shall be his uncleanness 
in his issue : whether his flesh run 
with his issue, or his flesh be stopped 
from his issue, it is his uncleanness. 

4 Every bed, whereon he lieth that 
hath the issue, is unclean : and every 
t thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be 
unclean. 

5 And whosoever toucheth his bed 
shall wash his clothes, ^and bathe 
himself in water, and be unclean until 
the even. 

6 And he that sitteth on any thing 
whereon he sat that hath the issue 
shall wash his clothes, and bathe 
himself in water, and be unclean until 
the even. 

7 And he that toucheth the flesh 
of him that hath the issue shall 
wash his clothes, and bathe himself 
in water, and be unclean until the 
even. 

8 And if he that hath the issue spit 
upon him that is clean ; then he shall 
wash his clothes, and bathe himself in 
water, and be unclean until the even. 

9 And what saddle soever he rideth 
upon that hath the issue shall be un- 
clean. 

10 And whosoever toucheth any 
thing that was under him shall be 
unclean until the even : and he that 
beareth any of those things shall 
wash his clothes, and bathe himself 
in water, and be unclean until the 
even. 

11 And whomsoever he toucheth 
that hath the issue, and hath not 
rinsed his hands in water, he shall 
wash his clothes, and bathe himself 
in water, and be unclean until the 
even. 

12 And. the ^vessel of earth, that he 
toucheth which hath the issue, shall 
be broken : and every vessel of wood 
shall be rinsed in water. 

13 And when he that hath an issue 
is cleansed of Ms issue, then '^he shall 
number to himself seven days for his 
cleansing, and wash his clothes, and 
bathe his flesh in running water, and 
shall be clean. 

14 And on the eighth day he shall 
take to him ^ two turtledoves, or two 
young pigeons, and come before the 
Lord unto the door of the tabernacle 
of the congregation, and give them 
unto the priest : 

15 And the priest shall oflfer them, 
^ the one /or a sin offering, and the 



other for a burnt offering ; ^ and the 
priest shall make an atonement for 
him before the Lord for his issue. 

16 And ^if any man's seed of cop- 
ulation go out from him, then he 
shall wash all his flesh in water, and 
be unclean until the even. 

17 And every garment, and every 
skin, whereon is the seed of copula- 
tion, shall be washed with water, and 
be unclean until the even. 

18 The woman also with whom man 
shall lie with seed of copulation, they 
shall both bathe themselves in water, 
and 'be unclean until the even. 

19 H And -''if a woman have an issue, 
and her issue in her flesh be blood, 
she shall be t put apart seven days : 
and whosoever toucheth her shall be 
unclean until the even. 

20 And every thing that she lieth 
upon in her separation shall be un- 
clean : every thing also that she sit- 
teth upon shall be unclean. 

21 And whosoever toucheth her bed 
shall wash his clothes, and bathe him- 
self in water, and be unclean until the 
even. 

22 And whosoever toucheth any 
thing that she sat upon shall wash his 
clothes, and bathe himself in water, 
and be unclean until the even. 

23 And if it be on her bed, or on 
any thing whereon she sitteth, when 
he toucheth it, he shall be unclean 
until the even. 

24 And 4f any man lie with her at 
all, and her flowers be upon him, he 
shall be unclean seven days ; and all 
the bed whereon he lieth shall be 
unclean. 

25 And if '"a woman have an issue 
of her blood many days out of the 
time of her separation, or if it run 
beyond the time of her separation ; 
all the days of the issue of her un- 
cleanness shall be as the days of her 
separation : she shall be unclean. 

26 Every bed whereon she lieth all 
the days of her issue shall be unto 
her as the bed of her separation : and 
whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be 
unclean, as the uncleanness of her 
separation. 

27 And whosoever toucheth those 
things shall be unclean, and shall 
wash his clothes, and bathe himself 
in water, and be unclean until the 
even. 

28 But "if she be cleansed of her 
issue, then she shall number to her- 
self seven days, and after that she 
shall be clean. 

29 And on the eighth day she shall 
take unto her two turtles, or two 
young pigeons, and bring them unto 

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Hoiv the high priest must 



LEVITICUS. 



enter into the holy place. 



B. C. 1490. 



ch. 11. 47. 
Deut. 24. 8. 
Ez. 44. 23. 



P Num. 5. 3. 

& 19. 13, 20. 

Ez. 5. 11. & 

23.38. 
q ver. 2. 
r ver. 16. 



t ver. 25. 
u ver. 24. 



a ch. 10. 1, 2. 



b Ex. 30. 10. 
ch. 23. 27. 
Heb. 9. 7. & 

10. 19. 

c Ex. 25. 22. 

& 40. 34. 

1 Kings 8. 10, 

11, 12. 

d Heb. 9. 7, 12, 
24. 23. 
e ch. 4. 3. 



f Ex. 28. 39, 
42,43. 
ch. 6. 10. 
Ez. 44. 17, 18. 



? Ex. 30. 20. 
ch. 8. 6, 7. 

h See ch. 4. 14. 
Num. 29. 11. 
2 Chr. 29. 21. 
Ezra 6. 17. 
Ez. 45. 22. 23. 



i ch. 9. 7. 
Heb. .5. 2. & 7. 

27, 28. &. 9. 7. 



t Heb. Azazel. 



the priest, to the door of the taberna- 
cle of the congregation. 

30 And the priest shall offer the one 
for a sin offering, and the other /or a 
burnt offering; and the priest shall 
make an atonement for her before 
the Lord for the issue of her un- 
cleanness. 

31 Thus shall ye "separate the chil- 
dren of Israel from their uncleanness ; 
that they die not in their uncleanness, 
when they p defile my tabernacle that 
is among them. 

32 iThis is the law of him that 
hath an issue, ""and of him whose 
seed goeth from him, and is defiled 
therewith ; 

33 'And of her that is sick of her 
flowers, and of him that hath an 
issue, of the man, *and of the woman, 
" and of him that lieth with her that 
is unclean. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

,How the high priest must enter into the holy place. 
11 The sin offering for himself. 15 The sin offering 
for the people. 20 The scapegoat. 29 The yearly 
atonement. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses 
after ^ the death of the two sons 
of Aaron, when they offered before 
the Lord, and died ; 

2 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that 
he ^come not at all times into the 
holy place within the vail before the 
mercyseat, which is upon the ark ; 
that he die not : for " I will appear in 
the cloud upon the mercyseat. 

3 Thus shall Aaron ^ come into the 
holy place; ^with a young bullock for 
a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt 
offering. 

4 He shall put on ''the holy linen 
coat, and he shall have the linen 
breeches upon his flesh, and shall be 
girded with a linen girdle, and with 
the linen mitre shall he be attired : 
these are holy garments ; therefore 
^ shall he wash his flesh in water, and 
so put them on. 

5 And he shall take of ^the congre- 
gation of the children of Israel two 
kids of the goats for a sin offering, 
and one ram for a burnt offering. 

6 And Aaron shall offer his bullock 
of the sin offering, which is for him- 
self, and ' make an atonement for him- 
self, and for his house. 

7 And he shall take the two goats, 
and present them before the Lord at 
the door of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation. 

8 And Aaron shall cast lots upon 
the tvvo goats ; one lot for the Lord, 
and the other lot for the t scapegoat. 

9 And Aaron shall bring the goat 

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upon which the Lord's lot tfell, and 
offer him /or a sin offering. 

10 But the goat, on which the lot 
fell to be the scapegoat, shall be pre- 
sented alive before the Lord, to make 
''an atonement with him, a7id to let 
him go for a scapegoat into the, wil- 
derness. 

11 And Aaron shall bring the bul- 
lock of the sin offering, which is for 
himself, and shall make an atonement 
for himself, and for his house, and 
shall kill the bullock of the sin offer- 
ing which is for himself: 

12 And he shall take 'a censer full 
of burning coals of fire from off the 
altar before the Lord, and his hands 
full of °* sweet incense beaten small, 
and bring it within the vail : 

13 "And he shall put the incense 
upon the fire before the Lord, that 
the cloud of the incense may cover 
the "mercyseat that is upon the tes- 
timony, that he die not : 

14 And Phe shall take of the blood 
of the bullock, and i sprinkle it with 
his finger upon the mercyseat east- 
ward ; and before the mercyseat shall 
he sprinkle of the blood with his fin- 
ger seven times. 

15 t '•Then shall he kill the goat of 
the sin offering, that is for the people, 
and bring his blood 'within the vail, 
and do with that blood as he did with 
the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle 
it upon the mercyseat, and before the 
mercyseat : 

16 And he shall * make an atonement 
for the holy place, because of the un- 
cleanness of the children of Israel, and 
because of their transgressions in all 
their sins : and so shall he do for the 
tabernacle of the congregation, that 
tremaineth among them in the midst 
of their uncleanness. 

17 "And there shall be no man in 
the tabernacle of the congregation 
when he goeth in to make an atone- 
ment in the holy place, until he come 
out, and have made an atonement for 
himself, and for his household, and 
for all the congregation of Israel. 

18 And he shall go out unto the altar 
that is before the Lord, and ^make an 
atonement for it ; and shall take of 
the blood of the bullock, and of the 
blood of the goat, and put it upon the 
horns of the altar round about. 

19 And he shall sprinkle of the blood 
upon it with his finger seven times, 
and cleanse it, and ^ hallow it from 
the uncleanness of the children of 
Israel. 

20 "il And when he hath made an end 
of ^ reconciling the holy place, and the 
tabernacle of the congregation, and 



The yearly atonement. 



LEVITICUS. 



The place of sacrifice. 



B. C. 1490. 



b Is. 53. 11, 12. 

John 1. 29. 

Heb. 9. 28. 

1 Pet. 2. 24. 
c Ez. 42. 14. & 

44. 19. 



h Ex. 30. 10. 
ch. 23. 27. 
Num. 29. 7. 
Is. 58. 3, 5. 
Dan. 10.3, 12. 



i Ps. 51. 2. 

Jer. 33. 8. 

Eph. 5. 26. 

Heb. 9. 13, 14. 

& 10. 1, 2. 

IJohu 1.7,9. 
k ch. 23. 32. 

1 ch. 4. 3, 5, 16. 

t neh.M his 

hand. 
in Ex. 29. 29, 

30. 

Num. 20. 26, 

28. 

n ver. 4. 
o ver. 6, 16, 17, 

18, 24. 



the altar, he shall bring the live 
goat : 

21 And Aarcn shall lay both his 
hands upon the head of the live goat, 
and confess over him all the iniquities 
of the children of Israel, and all their 
transgressions in all their sins, ''put- 
ting them upon the head of the goat, 
and shall send him iiwa.j by the hand 
of t a fit man into the wilderness : 

22 And the goat shall ^ bear upon ' 
him all their iniquities unto a land 
t not inhabited : and he shall let go 
the goat in the wilderness. 

23 And Aaron shall come into the 
tabernacle of the congregation, *= and 
shall put off the linen garments, which 
he put on when he went into the holy 
place, and shall leave them there : 

24 And he shall wash his flesh with 
water in the holy place, and put on 
his garments, and come forth, '^ and 
offer his burnt offering, and the burnt 
offering of the people, and make an 
atonement for himself, and for the 
people. 

25 And ^ the fat of the sin offering 
shall he burn upon the altar. 

26 And he that let go the goat for 
the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, 
^and bathe his flesh in water, and 
afterward come into the camp. 

27 ^And the bullock/or the sin offer- 
ing, and the goat /or the sin offering, 
whose blood was brought in to make 
atonement in the holy place, shall one 
carry forth without the camp ; and 
they shall burn in the fire their skins, 
and their flesh, and their dung. 

28 And he that burneth them shall 
wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh 
in water, and afterward he shall come 
into the camp. 

29 1 And this shall be a statute 
for ever unto you : that ^ in the 
seventh month, on the tenth day of 
the month, ye shall afflict your souls, 
and do no work at all, whether it be 
one of your own country, or a stranger 
that sojourneth among you : 

30 For on that day shall the priest 
make an atonement for you, to ' cleanse 
you, that ye may be clean from all your 
sins before the Lord. 

3 1 '^ It shall be a sabbath of rest unto 
you, and ye shall afflict your souls, 
by a statute for ever. 

32 ^And the priest, whom he shall 
anoint, and whom he shall t'" conse- 
crate to minister in the priest's office 
in his father's stead, shall make the 
atonement, and "shall put on the linen 
clothes, even the holy garments : 

33 And ° he shall make an atonement 
for the holy sanctuary, and he shall 
make an atonement for the tabernacle 



of the congregation, and for the altar : 
and he shall make an atonement for 
the priests, and for all the people of 
the congregation. 

34 PAnd this shall be an everlasting 
statute unto you, to make an atone- 
ment for the children of Israel for all 
their sins '' once a year. And he did 
as the Lord commanded Moses. 

CHAPTER XVII. 

All sacrifices must he offered to the Lord at the door 
of the tabernacle. 7 Sacrifices must not he offered 
to devils. 10 The eating of^ blood is forbidden, 15 
and of that which dieth of itself, or is torn. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto Aaron, and unto his 
sons, and unto all the children of Is- 
rael, and say unto them ; This is the 
thing which the Lord hath command- 
ed, saying, 

3 What man soever there be of the 
house of Israel, *that killeth an ox, 
or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that 
killeth it out of the camp, 

4 ''And bringeth it not unto the door 
of the tabernacle of the congregation, 
to oflfer an offering unto the Lord 
before the tabernacle of the Lord ; 
blood shall be ■= imputed unto that 
man ; he hath shed blood ; and that 
man ^ shall be cut off from among his 
people : 

5 To the end that the children of Is- 
rael may bring their sacrifices, ^ which 
they offer in the open field, even that 
they may bring them unto the Lord, 
unto the door of the tabernacle of the 
congregation, unto the priest, and of- 
fer them for peace offerings unto the 
Lord. 

6 And the priest ^ shall sprinkle the 
blood upon the altar of the Lord at 
the door of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation, and ^ burn the fat for a 
sweet savour unto the Lord. 

7 And they shall no more oflTer their 
sacrifices ''unto devils, after whom 
they 'have gone a whoring. This 
shall be a statute for ever unto them 
throughout their generations. 

8 *1[ And thou shalt say unto them. 
Whatsoever man there be of the house 
of Israel, or of the strangers which 
sojourn among you, ''that offereth a 
burnt offering or sacrifice, 

9 And ' bringeth it not unto the door 
of the tabernacle of the congi-egation, 
to offer it unto the Lord ; even that 
man shall be cut off from among his 
people. 

10 IT "'And whatsoever man there 
be of the house of Israel, or of the 
strangers that sojourn among you, 
that eateth any manner of blood ; " I 
will even set my face against that soul 

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B. C. 1490. 



pch. 23.31. 
Num. 29. 7. 



q Ex. 30. 10. 
Heb. 9. 7, 25. 



a See Deut. 12. 
5, 15, 21. 



b Deut. 12. 5, 
6, 13, 14. 



c Rom. 5. 13. 
d Gen. 17. 14. 



e Gen. 21.33. & 
22. 2. & 31. 54. 
Deut. 12. 2. 

1 Kings 14. 
23. 

2 Kings 16. 4. 
& 17. 10. 

2 Chr. 28. 4. 
Ez. 20. 28. & 
22.9. 

f ch. 3. 2. 



S Ex. 29. 18. 
ch. 3. 5, 1], 
16. & 4. 31. 
Num. 18. 17. 

h Deut. 32. 17. 

2 Chr. 11. 15. 

Ps. 106. 37. 

1 Cor. 10. 20. 

Rev. 9. 20. 
i Ex. 34. 15. 

ch. 20. 5. 

Deut. 31. 16. 

Ez. 23. 8. 



ch. 1. 2, 3. 



1 ver. 4. 

m Gen. 9. 4. 

ch. 3. 17. & 7. 

26, 27.- & 19. 

26. 

Deut. 12. 16, 

23. & 15. 23. 

1 Sam. 14. 33. 

Ez. 44. 7. 
nch. 20. 3,5,6. 

& 26. 17. 

Jer. 44. 11. 

Ez. 14. 8. & 

15.7. 



Eating blood forbidden. 



LEVITICUS. 



Unlawful marriages. 



B. C. 1490. 



P ]Matt. 26. 28. 
Mark 14. 24. 
Rom. 3. 25. & 
5.9. 

Eph. 1. 7. 
Col. 1. 14,20. 
Heb. 13. 12. 
1 Pet. 1. 2. 
1 John 1. 7. 
Rev. 1. 5. 

q Helx 9. 22. 



t Heb. that 

hunteth any 

hunting. 
r ch. 7. 26. 
3 Deut. 12. 16, 

24. & 15. 23. 
t Ez. 24. 7. 
u ver. 11, 12. 

Gen. 9. 4. 

DeuL 12. 23. 



X Ex. 22. 31. 
ch. 22. 8. 
Deut. 14. 21. 
Ez. 4. 14. & 
44.31. 

t Heb. a car- 
cass. 



r ch. 11. 25. 
z ch. 15. 5. 



a ch. 5. 1. & 7. 
18. & 19. 8. 
Num. 19. 20. 



a ver. 4. Ex. 

6. 7. ch. 11. 
44. & 19. 4, 
10, 34. & 20. 

7. Ez. 20. 5, 
7, 19, 20. 

b Ez. 20. 7, 8. 

&23. 8. 
c Ex. 23. 24. 

ch. 20. 23. 

Deut. 12. 4, 

30, 31. 
d Deut. 4. 1.2. 

& 6. 1. Ez. 

20. 19. 



e Ez. 20. 11, 

13,21. 

Luke 10. 28. 

Rom. 10. 5. 

Gal. 3. 12. 
f Ex. 6. 2, 6, 

2<). Mai. 3. 6. 
t Heb. re- 
mainder of 

his flesh. 



g ch. 20. 11. 



that eateth blood, and will cut him 
off from among his people. 

1 1 ° For the life of the flesh is in the 
blood; and I have given it to you 
upon the altar Pto make an atone- 
ment for your souls: for ^it is the 
blood that maketh an atonement for 
the soul. 

12 Therefore I said unto the children 
of Israel, No soul of you shall eat 
blood, neither shall any stranger that 
sojourneth among you eat blood. 

13 And w^hatsoever man there be of 
the children of Israel, or of the stran- 
gers that sojourn among you, tw^hich 
■■ hunteth and catcheth any beast or 
fowl that may be eaten ; he shall even 
'pour out the blood thereof, and * cover 
it with dust. 

14 "For it is the life of all flesh ; the 
blood of it is for the life thereof : there- 
fore I said unto the children of Israel, 
Ye shall eat the blood of no manner 
of flesh ; for the life of all flesh is the 
blood thereof: whosoever eateth it 
shall be cut off. 

15 ^And every soul that eateth t that 
which died of itself or that which was 
torn with beasts., ivhether it be one of 
your own country, or a stranger, ^ he 
shall both wash his clothes, ^ and bathe 
himself in Water, and be unclean until 
the even : then shall he be clean. 

16 But if he wash them not, nor 
bathe his flesh; then ''he shall bear 
his iniquity. 

CHAPTER XVIII. 

The corrupt doings of the heathen forbidden. 6 Un- 
lawful marriages. 19 Abominable lusts. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
and say unto them, ^J am the Lord 
your God. 

3 ^ After the doings of the land of 
Egj]it, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not 
do : and = after the doings of the land 
of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall 
ye not do : neither shall ye walk in 
their ordinances. 

4 '^ Ye shall do my judgments, and 
keep mine ordinances, to walk there- 
in : I am the Lord your God. 

5 Ye shall therefore keep my stat- 
utes, and my judgments : *= which if a 
man do, he shall live in them : ^1 am 
the Lord. 

6 IT None of you shall approach to 
any that is tnear of kin to him, to 
uncover their nakedness: I am the 
Lord. 

7 ^The nakedness of thy father, or 
the nakedness of thy mother, shalt 
thou not uncover : she is thy mother ; 
thou shalt not uncover her naked- 
ness. 

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8 ''The nakedness of thy father's 
wife shalt thou not uncover : it is 
thy father's nakedness. 

9 ' The nakedness of thy sister, the 
daughter of thy father, or daughter 
of thy mother, ivhether she be born at 
home, or born abroad, even their na- 
kedness thou shalt not uncover. 

10 The nakedness of thy son's daugh- 
ter, or of thy daughter's daughter, 
even their nakedness thou shalt not 
uncover : for theirs is thine own na- 
kedness. 

11 The nakedness of thy father's 
wife's daughter, begotten of thy fa- 
ther, she is thy sister, thou shalt not 
uncover her nakedness. 

12 ''Thou shalt not uncover the na- 
kedness of thy father's sister : she is 
thy father's near kinswoman. 

13 Thou shalt not uncover the na- 
kedness of thy mother's sister : for she 
is thy mother's near kinswoman. 

14 'Thou shalt not uncover the na- 
kedness of thy father's brother, thou 
shalt not approach to his wife : she is 
thine aunt. 

15 '"Thou shalt not uncover the na- 
kedness of thy daughter in law : she 
is thy son's wife ; thou shalt not un- 
cover her nakedness. 

16 "Thou shalt not uncover the na- 
kedness of thy brother's wife : it is 
thy brother's nakedness. 

17 °Thou shalt not uncover the na- 
kedness of a woman and her daughter, 
neither shalt thou take her son's 
daughter, or her daughter's daughter, 
to uncover her nakedness ; for they 
are her near kinswomen : it is wick- 
edness. 

18 Neither shalt thou take Ha wife 
to her sister, Pto vex her, to uncover 
her nakedness, besides the other in her 
life time. 

19 'J Also thou shalt not approach 
unto a woman to uncover her naked- 
ness, as long as she is put apart for 
her uncleanness. 

20 Moreover 'thou shalt not lie car- 
nally with thy neighbour's wife, to 
defile thyself with her. 

21 And thou shalt not let any of thy 
seed 'pass through the fire to * Molech, 
neither shalt thou "profane the name 
of thy God : I am the Lord. 

22 ^ Th(m shalt not lie with mankind, 
as with womankind : it is abomina- 
tion. 

23 y Neither shalt thou lie with any 
beast to defile thyself therewith ; nei- 
ther shall any woman stand before a 
beast to lie down thereto : it is ' con- 
fusion. 

24 "Defile not ye yourselves in any 
of these things : "for in all these the 



A repetition 



LEVITICUS. 



of sundry 



B. C. 1490. 



c Num. 35. 34. 

Jer.2.7.&16. 

18. 

Ez. 36. 17. 
d Ps. 89. 32. 

Is. 26. 21. 

Jer.5.9, 29. 

& 9. 9. & 14. 

10. &. 23. 2. 

Hos. 2. 13. & 

8. 13. & 9. 9. 
e ver. 28. 
f ver. 5. 30. 

ch. 20. 22, 23. 



% eh. 20. 22. 
Jer. 9. 19. 
Ez. 36. 13, 17. 



h ver. 3. 25. 
cb. 20.23. 
DeuL 18. 9. 



1 ver. 24. 
k ver. 2, 4. 



a ch. 11. 44. fc 

20. 7, 26. 

1 Pet 1. 16. 
b Ex. 20. 12. 
c Ex. 20. 8. & 

31. 13. 

(1 Ex. 20. 4 

ch. 26. 1. 

1 Cor. 10. 14. 

1 John 5. 21. 
e Ex. 34. 17. 

Deut 27. 15. 
f ch. 7. 16. 



ff ch. 23. 22. 
Deut. 24. 19, 
20, 21. 
Ruth 2. 15, 16. 



nations are defiled which I cast out 
before you : 

25 An^d ^ the land is defiled : therefore 
I do '^ visit the iniquity thereof upon 
it, and the land itself ^vomiteth out 
her inhabitants. 

26 ^ Ye shall therefore keep my stat- 
utes and my judgments, and shall not 
commit any of these abominations ; 
neither any of your own nation, nor 
any stranger that sojourneth among 
you ; 

27 (For all these abominations have 
the men of the land done, which were 
before you, and the land is defiled ;) 

28 That ^ the land spew not you out 
also, when ye defile it, as it spewed out 
the nations that were before you. 

29 For whosoever shall commit any 
of these abominations, even the souls 
that commit them shall be cut off 
from among their people. 

30 Therefore shall ye keep mine or- 
dinance, '' that ye commit not any one 
of these abominable customs, which 
were committed before you, and that 
ye ' defile not yourselves therein : ^ I 
am the Lord your God. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

A repetition of sundry laws. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto all the congregation of 
the children of Israel, and say unto 
them, * Ye shall be holy : for I the 
Lord your God am holy. 

3 f ^Ye shall fear every man his 
mother, and his father, and " keep my 
sabbaths : I am the Lord your God. 

4 II '^Turn ye not unto idols, ^nor 
make to yourselves molten gods : I 
am the Lord your God. 

5 IF And '^if ye offer a sacrifice of peace 
offerings unto the Lord, ye shall offer 
it at your own will. 

6 It shall be eaten the same day ye 
offer it, and on the morrow : and if 
aught remain until the third day, it 
shall be burnt in the fire. 

7 And if it be eaten at all on the 
third day, it is abominable ; it shall 
not be accepted. 

8 Therefore every one that eateth it 
shall bear his iniquity, because he 
hath profaned the hallowed thing of 
the Lord ; and that soul shall be cut 
off from among his people. 

9 IT And ^when ye reap the harvest 
of your land, thou shalt not wholly 
reap the corners of thy field, neither 
shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy 
harvest. 

10 And thou shalt not glean thy 
vineyard, neither shalt thou gather 
every grape of thy vineyard ; thou 



shalt leave them for the poor and 
stranger : I am the Lord your God. 

11 H ^ Ye shall not steal, neither deal 
falsely, 'neither lie one to another, 

12 f And ye shall not ''swear by 
my name falsely, 'neither shalt thou 
profane the name of thy God : I am 
the Lord. 

13 IT ™Thou shalt not defraud thy 
neighbour, neither rob him: "the 
wages of him that is hired shall not 
abide with thee all night until the 
morning. 

14 IT Thou shalt not curse the deaf, 
° nor put a stumblingblock before the 
blind, but shalt Pfear thy God: I am 
the Lord. 

15 IT ^Ye shall do no unrighteousness 
in judgment ; thou shalt not respect 
the person of the poor, nor honour the 
person of the mighty : but in right- 
eousness shalt thou judge thy neigh- 
bour. 

16 IT ""Thou shalt not go up and 
down as a talebearer among thy peo- 
ple ; neither shalt tKou ' stand against 
the blood of thy neighbour : I am the 
Lord. 

17 t ' Thou shalt not hate thy broth- 
er in thine heart : " thou shalt in any 
wise rebuke thy neighbour, H and not 
suffer sin upon him. 

18 1 "^Thou shalt not avenge, nor 
bear any grudge against the children 
of thy people, ^ but thou shalt love thy 
neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord. 

19 IF Ye shall keep my statutes. 
Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender 
with a diverse kind : ^thou shalt not 
sow thy field with mingled seed : ^ nei- 
ther shall a garment mingled of linen 
and woollen come upon thee. 

20 IF And whosoever lieth carnally 
with a woman, that is a bondmaid, 
li betrothed to a husband, and not at 
all redeemed, nor freedom given her ; 
il she shall be scourged : they shall 
not be put to death, because she was 
not free. 

21 And ''he shall bring his trespass 
offering unto the Lord, unto the door 
of the tabernacle of the congregation, 
even a ram for a trespass offering. 

22 And the priest shall make an 
atonement for him with the ram of 
the trespass offering before the Lord 
for his sin which he hath done ; and 
the sin which he hath done shall be 
forgiven him. 

23 IF And when ye shall come into 
the land, and shall have planted all 
manner of trees for food, then ye shall 
count the fruit thereof as uncircum- 
cised : three years shall it be as un- 
circumcised unto you : it shall not be 
eaten of. 

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B. C. 1400. 

h Ex. 20. 1.5. 

&22. 1,7, 10- 

12.Deut.5.19. 
ich.6.2. Eph. 

4.25. Col. 3. 9. 
k Ex. 20. 7. 

ch. 6. 3. 

Deut. 5. 11. 

Matt. 5. 33. 

James 5. 12. 
1 ch. 18. 21. 
m Mark 10. 19. 

1 Thess. 4. 6. 
n Deut. 24. 14, 

15. Mai. 3. 5. 

James 5. 4. 
Deut. 27. 18. 

Rom. 14. 13. 
p ver. 32. 

Gen. 42. 18. 

ch. 25. 17. 

Ecc. 5. 7. 

1 Pet. 2. 17. 
q Ex. 23. 2. 3. 

Deut. 1. 17. & 

16.19. & 27.19. 

Ps. 82. 2. 

Prov. 24. 23. 

James 2. 9. 
r Ex. 23. 1. 

PS.15.3.&50. 

20. Prov. 11. 

13. & 20. 19. 

Ez. 22. 9. 
s Ex. 23. 1, 7. 

1 Kings 21.13. 

Matt. 26. 60, 

61. & 27. 4. 
t 1 John 2. 9, 

11. & 3. 15. 



II Or, that thou 
hear not sin 
for Mm. 
See Eom. 1. 
32. 1 Cor. 5. 2. 

1 Tim. 5. 22. 

2 John 11. 

u Matt. 18. 15. 
Luke 17. 3. 
Gal. 6. 1. 
Eph. 5. 11. 

1 Tim. 5. 20. 

2 Tim. 4. 2. 
Tit. 1. 13. & 
2.15. 

X 2 Sam. 13. 22. 

Prov. 20. 22. 

Rom. 12. 17, 

19. Gal. 5. 20. 

Eph. 4. 31. 

James 5. 9. 

1 Pet. 2. 1. 
II Or, abused 

by any. Heb. 

reproached 

by, or, for 

man. 
II Or, they. 

Heb. there 

shall be a 

scourging. 
y Matt. 5. 43. 

& 22. 39. 

Rom. 13. 9. 

Gal. 5. 14. 

James 2. 8. 
z Deut. 22. 9, 

10. 
a Deut. 22. 11. 
b ch. 5. 15. & 

6.6. 



Divers laws 



LEVITICUS. 



and ordinances. 



B. C. 1490. 



i ver. 3. 
ch. 26. 2. 
k Ecc. 5. 1. 

I Ex. 22. 18. 
ch. 20. 6, 27. 
Deut. 18. 10. 
1 Sam. 28. 7. 
1 Chr. 10. 13. 
Is. 8. 19. 
Acts 16. 16. 

inProv.20.29. 
1 Tim. 5. 1. 
n ver. 14. 

Ex. 22. 21. 
& 23. 9. 

II Or, oppress. 



Ex. 12. 



q Deut. 10. 19. 



r ver. 15. 



t Heb. stones. 
s Deut. 25. 13, 

15. 

Prov. 11. 1. 

& 16. 11. & 

20. 10. 



t ch. 18. 4, 5. 
Deut. 4. 5, 6. 
& 5. 1. & 6. 
25. 



a ch. 18. 2. 
b ch. 18. 21. 

Deut. 12. 31. 

fc 18. 10. 

2 Kinf.'s 17. 

17. &, 23. 10. 

2 Chr. 33. 6. 

Jer. 7. 31. & 

32. 35. 

Ez. 20.26,31. 



24 But in the fourth year all the 
fruit thereof shall be t holy " to praise 
the Lord withal. 

25 And in the fifth year shall ye 
eat of the fruit thereof, that it may 
yield unto you the increase thereof: 
I am the Lord your God. 

26 IT "^ Ye shall not eat any thing with 
the blood, ^neither shall ye use en- 
chantment, nor observe times. 

27 ^Ye shall not round the corners 
of your heads, neither shalt thou mar 
the corners of thy beard. 

28 Ye shall not ^make any cuttings 
in your flesh for the dead, nor print 
any marks upon you : I am the 
Lord. 

29 H '^ Do not t prostitute thy daugh- 
ter, to cause her to be a whore ; lest 
the land fall to whoredom, and the 
land become full of wickedness, 

30 H ^Ye shall keep my sabbaths, 
and ^ reverence my sanctuary : I am 
the Lord. 

31 IF ^Regard not them that have 
familiar spirits, neither seek after 
wizards, to be defiled by them : I am 
the Lord your God. 

32 IF ">Thou shalt rise up before the 
hoary head, and honour the face of 
the old man, and ° fear thy God : I 
am the Lord. 

33 1[ And ° if a stranger sojourn with 
thee in your land, ye shall not Hvex 
him. 

34 ^But the stranger that dwelleth 
with you shall be unto you as one 
born among you, and ^thou shalt love 
him as thyself; for ye were strangers 
in the land of Egypt : I am the Lord 
your God. 

35 IT ' Ye shall do no unrighteousness 
in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, 
or in measure. 

36 = Just balances, just t weights, a 
just ephah, and a just bin, shall ye 
have : I am the Lord your God, 
which brought you out of the land of 
Egypt. 

37 t Therefore shall ye observe all 
my statutes, and all my judgments, 
and do them : I am the Lord. 

CHAPTER XX. 

The punishment denounced against him that ojfej-eth 
his children to Mnlech ; 6 that consulteth wizards; 
9 that curseth his parents; 10 and that committeih 
adultery, incest, sodomy, and other abominations. 
22 Obedience is required. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 
2 ''Again, thou shalt say to the 
children of Israel, ''Whosoever he be 
of the children of Israel, or of the 
strangers that sojourn in Israel, that 
giveth a7i7/ of his seed unto Molech ; 
he shall surely be put to death : the 

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people of the land shall stone him 
with stones. 

3 And '^I will set my face against 
that man, and will cut him off from 
among his people ; because he hath 
given of his seed unto Molech, to 
•'defile my sanctuary, and ^to pro- 
fane my holy name. 

4 And if the people of the land do 
any ways hide their eyes from the 
man, when he giveth of his seed unto 
Molech, and ^kill him not ; 

5 Then ^ I will set my face against 
that man, and ''against his family, 
and will cut him off, and all that ' go 
a whoring after him, to commit 
whoredom with Molech, from among 
their people. 

6 1i And ^ the soul that turneth after 
such as have familiar spirits, and after 
wizards, to go a whoring after them, 
I will even set my face against that 
soul, and will cut him oflf from among 
his people. 

7 "U ' Sanctify yourselves therefore, 
and be ye holy : for I am the Lord 
your God. 

8 '"And ye shall keep my statutes, 
and do them : °I am the Lord which 
sanctify you. 

9 IF ° For every one that curseth his 
father or his mother shall be surely 
put to death : he hath cursed his fath- 
er or his mother ; p his blood shall be 
upon him. 

10 T^ And "^the man that committeth 
adultery with another man's wife, even 
he that committeth adultery with his 
neighbour's wife, the adulterer and 
the adulteress shall surely be put to 
death. 

11 ""And the man that lieth with his 
father's wife hath uncovered his fath- 
er's nakedness : both of them shall 
surely be put to death ; their blood 
shall be upon them. 

12 'And if a man lie with his daugh- 
ter in law, both of them shall surely 
be put to death : ' they have wrought 
confusion ; their blood shall be upon 
them. 

13 ''If a man also lie with mankind, 
as he lieth with a woman, both of 
them have committed an abomina- 
tion : they shall surely be put to death ; 
their blood shall be upon them. 

14 ''And if a man take a wife and 
her mother, it is wickedness : they 
shall be burnt with fire, both he and 
they ; that there be no wickedness 
among you. 

15 yAnd if a man lie with a beast, 
he shall surely be put to death ; and 
ye shall slay the beast. 

16 And if a woman approach unto 
any beast, and lie down thereto, thou 



Divers laws 



LEVITICUS. 



and ordinances. 



B.C. 1490. 



z ch. 18. 9. 
Deut. 27. 22. 
See Gen. 20. 
12. 



a ch. 18. 19. 
Seech. 15. 24. 



t Heb. made 
naked. 



b ch. 18. 12, 13. 
c ch. 18. 6. 

d ch. 18. 14. 

e ch. 18. 16. 

t Heb. a sepa- 
ration. 



f ch. 18. 26. & 
19. 37. 



gch. 18.25,28. 



h ch. 18. 3, 24, 
30. 



i ch. 18. 27. 
Deut. 9. 5. 



I ver. 26. 

Ex. 19. 5. &, 

33. 16. 

Deut. 7. 6. &. 

14.2. 

1 Kmgs 8. 53. 
m ch. 11. 47. 

Deut. 14. 4. 
a. ch. 11. 43. 



o ver. 7. 

ch. 19. 2. 

1 Pet. 1. 16. 
P ver. 24. 

Tit. 2. 14. 
q Ex. 22. 18. 

ch. 19. 31. 

Deut. 18. 10, 

11. 1 Sam. 28. 

7,8. 

r ver. 9. 



shalt kill the woman, and the beast : 
they shall surely be put to death ; 
their bjood shall be upon them. 

17 ^And if a man shall take his sister, 
his father's daughter, or his mother's 
daughter, and see her nakedness, and 
she see his nakedness ; it w a wicked 
thing ; and they shall be cut off in 
the sight of their people : he hath un- 
covered his sister's nakedness ; he shall 
bear his iniquity. 

18 *And if a man shall lie with a 
woman having her sickness, and shall 
uncover her nakedness ; he hath t dis- 
covered her fountain, and she hath 
uncovered the fountain of her blood : 
and both of them shall be cut off from 
among their people. 

19 ''And thou shalt not uncover the 
nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor 
of thy father's sister : '^ for he uncov- 
ereth his near kin : they shall bear 
their iniquity. 

20 "^And if a man shall lie with his 
uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his 
uncle's nakedness : they shall bear 
their sin ; they shall die childless. 

21 ®And if a man shall take his 
brother's wife, it is tan unclean 
thing : he hath uncovered his broth- 
er's nakedness ; they shall be child- 
less. 

22 II Ye shall therefore keep all my 
^statutes, and all my judgments, and 
do them : that the land, whither I 
bring you to dwell therein,^ spew you 
not out. 

23 '^And ye shall not walk in the 
manners of the nation, which I cast 
out before you : for they committed 
all these things, and 'therefore I ab- 
horred them, 

24 But ^ I have said unto you, Ye 
shall inherit their land, and I will 
give it unto you to possess it, a land 
that floweth with milk and honey : 

I am the Lord your God, ' which have 
separated you from other people. 

25 ""Ye shall therefore put difference 
between clean beasts and unclean, 
and between unclean fowls and clean : 
"and ye shall not make your souls 
abominable by beast, or by fowl, or 
by any manner of living thing that 

II creepeth on the ground, which I 
have separated from you as un- 
clean. 

26 And ye shall be holy unto me : 
°for I the Lord am holy, and Phave 
severed you from other people, that 
ye should be mine. 

27 IF "J A man also or woman that 
hath a familiar spirit, or that is a 
wizard, shall surely be put to death : 
they shall stone them with stones ; 
■■ their blood shall he upon them. 



CHAPTER XXI. 

Of the priests' mourning. 6 Of their holiness. 13 Of 
their marriages. 16 Any one that hath a blemish 
must not minister in the sanctuary. 

AND the Lord said unto Moses, 
vSpeak unto the priests the sons 
of Aaron, and say unto them, ^ There 
shall none be defiled for the dead 
among his people : 

2 But for his kin, that is near unto 
him, that is, for his mother, and for 
his father, and for his son, and for his 
daughter, and for his brother, 

3 And for his sister a virgin, that is 
nigh unto him, which hath had no 
husband ; for her may he be defiled. 

4 But il he shall not defile himself, 
being a chief man among his people, 
to profane himself. 

5 ""They shall not make baldness 
upon their head, neither shall they 
shave off the corner of their beard, 
nor make any cuttings in their flesh. 

6 They shall be holy unto their God, 
and *=not profane the name of their 
God : for the offerings of the Lord 
made by fire, and "^the bread of their 
God, they do offer : therefore they 
shall be holy. 

7 ^ They shall not take a wife that 
is a whore, or profane ; neither shall 
they take a woman '^put away from 
her husband : for he is holy unto his 
God. 

8 Thou shalt sanctify him there- 
fore ; for he offereth the bread of thy 
God : he shall be holy unto thee : ^for 
I the Lord, which sanctify you, am 
holy. 

9 IT ^ And the daughter of any priest, 
if she profane herself by playing the 
whore, she profaneth her father : she 
shall be burnt with fire. 

10 'And he that is the high priest 
among his brethren, upon whose head 
the anointing oil was poured, and 
''that is consecrated to put on the gar- 
ments, ' shall not uncover his head, 
nor rend his clothes ; 

11 Neither shall he "'go in to any 
dead body, nor defile himself for his 
father, or for his mother ; 

12 "Neither shall he go out of the 
sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary 
of his God; for °the crown of the 
anointing oil of his God is upon him : 
I am the Lord. 

13 And Phe shall take a wife in her 
virginity. 

14 A widow, or a divorced woman, 
or profane, or a harlot, these shall 
he not take : but he shall take a vir- 
gin of his own people to wife. 

15 Neither shall he profane his seed 
among his people : for 1 1 the Lord 
do sanctify him. 

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B. C. 1490. 



II Or, being a 
husband a- 
mong his peo- 
ple, he shall 
notdcjilehim- 
sclf for his 
wife, &c. 
SeeEz.24.16, 
17. 

b ch. 19.27.28. 
Deut. 14. 1. 
Ez. 44. 20. 

c ch. 18. 21. & 
19. 12. 

d See ch. 3. 11. 



f See Deut. 24. 
1,2. 



S ch. 20. 7, 



h Gen. 38. 24. 



i Ex. 29.29,30. 
ch. 8. 12. & 
16. 32. 
Num. 35. 25. 

k Ex. 28. 2. 
ch. 16. 32. 
1 ch. 10. 6. 

m Num. 19. 14. 
See ver. 1, 2. 



n ch. 10. 7. 



o Ex. 28. 36". 
ch. 8.9, 12,30. 



p ver. 7. 
Ez.44. 22. 



q ver. 8. 



Of men with blemishes. 



LEVITICUS. 



Of eating holy things. 



B. C. 1490. 



r ell. 10. 3. 
Num. 16. 5. 
Ps. 65. 4. 

II Or, food, 
ch. 3. 11, 



II Or, too 
slender. 



X ch. 2. 3. 10. 

& 6. 17, '29. & 

7. 1. & 24. 9. 

Num. 18. 9. 
y ch. 22. 10, 11, 

12. 

Num. 18. 19. 



a Num. 6. 3. 
b ch. 18. 21. 



c Ex. 28. S3. 
Num. 18. 32. 
Deut. 15. 19. 



ch. 7. 20. 



e ch. 15. 2. 

t Heb. run- 
ning of the 
reins. 

i ch. 14. 2. & 
15. 13. 

S Num. 19. 11, 
22. 

h ch. 15. 16. 

i ch. 11.24,43, 
44. 



16 'iT And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

17 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Who- 
soever he he of thy seed in their gene- 
rations that hath any blemish, let him 
not •■ approach to offer the II bread of 
his God. 

18 For whatsoever man he be that 
hath a blemish, he shall not approach : 
a blind man, or a lame, or he that 
hath a flat nose, or any thing ' super- 
fluous, 

19 Or a man that is brokenfooted, or 
brokenhanded, 

20 Or crookbacked, or II a dwarf, or 
that hath a blemish in his eye, or be 
scurvy, or scabbed, or ' hath his stones 
broken ; 

21 No man that hath a blemish of 
the seed of Aaron the priest shall come 
nigh to " offer the offerings of the Lord 
made by fire : he hath a blemish ; he 
shall not come nigh to offer the bread 
of his God. 

22 He shall eat the bread of his 
God, both of the ^most holy, and of 
the y holy. 

23 Only he shall not go in unto the 
vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, 
because he hath a blemish ; that ^ he 
profane not my sanctuaries : for I the 
Lord do sanctify them. 

24 And Moses told it unto Aaron, 
and to his sons, and unto all the chil- 
dren of Israel, 

CHAPTER XXn, 

The priests in their vncleanness must abstain from 
the holy things. 6 How they shall be cleansed. 10 
TVho of the priest's house may eat oftheholy things. 
17 The sacrifices must be without blemish. 26 The 
age of the sacrifice. 29 The law of eating the sacri- 
fice of thanksgiving. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, 
that they ^ separate themselves from 
the holy things of the children of Is- 
rael, and that they '^profane not my 
holy name in those things which they 
<= hallow unto me : 1 am the Lord. 

3 Say unto them. Whosoever he be 
of all your seed among your gene- 
rations, that goeth unto the holy 
things, which the children of Israel 
hallow unto the Lord, <^ having his 
uncleanness upon him, that soul shall 
be cut off from my presence : I am 
the Lord, 

4 What man soever of the seed of 
Aaron is a leper, or hath ^a t running 
issue ; he shall not eat of the holy 
things, f until he be clean. And ^who- 
so toucheth any thing that is unclean 
by the dead, or ■> a man whose seed 
goeth from him ; 

5 Or ' whosoever toucheth any creep- 
ing thing, whereby he may be made 

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unclean, or ^ a man of whom he may 
take uncleanness, whatsoever unclean- 
ness he hath ; 

6 The soul which hath touched any 
such shall be unclean until even, and 
shall not eat of the holy things, unless 
he ^wash his flesh with water. 

7 And when the sun is down, he 
shall be clean, and shall afterward 
eat of the holy things ; because ""it is 
his food, 

8 " That which dieth of itself, or is 
torn with beasts., he shall not eat to 
defile himself therewith : I am the 
Lord. 

9 They shall therefore keep mine 
ordinance, ° lest they bear sin for it, 
and die therefore, if they profane it : 
I the Lord do sanctify them. 

10 P There shall no stranger eat of 
the holy thing : a sojourner of the 
priest, or a hired servant, shall not 
eat of the holy thing. 

11 But if the priest buy any soul 
twith his money, he shall eat of it, 
and he that is born in his house : 
ithey shall eat of his meat. 

12 If the priest's daughter also be 
married unto t a stranger, she may not 
eat of an offering of the holy things, 

13 But if the priest's daughter be 
a widow, or divorced, and have no 
child, and is "" returned unto her fath- 
er's house, ' as in her youth, she shall 
eat of her father's meat : but there 
shall no stranger eat thereof. 

14 TI *And if a man eat ofi\ie holy 
thing unwittingly, then he shall put 
the Mih. part thereof unto it, and shall 
give it unto the priest with the holy 
thing, 

15 And "they shall not profane the 
holy things of the children of Israel, 
which they offer unto the Lord ; 

16 Or II suffer them ""to bear the 
iniquity of trespass, when they eat 
their holy things : for I the Lord do 
sanctify them. 

17 1 And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his 
sons, and unto all the children of 
Israel, and say unto them, y What- 
soever he be of the house of Israel, or 
of the strangers in Israel, that will 
offer his oblation for all his vows, and 
for all his freewill offerings, which 
they will offer unto the Lord for a 
burnt offering ; 

19 ^Fe shall offer at your own will a 
male without blemish, of the beeves, 
of the sheep, or of the goats, 

20 ^But whatsoever hath a blemish, 
that shall ye not offer : for it shall not 
be acceptable for you, 

21 And ^ whosoever offereth a sacri- 



Offerings to he perfect. 



LEVITICUS. 



The feasts' of the Lord. 



B. C. 1490. 



11 Or, goats. 
c ch. 7. 16. 

Num. 15.3,8. 

Deut. 23. 21, 

23. P8.61. 8. 

& 65. 1. 

Ecc. 5. 4, 5. 
d ver. 20. 

Mai. ]. 8. 
e ch. 1. 9, 13. 

& 3. 3, 5, 

II Or, kid. 
( ch. 21. 13. 



S Num. 15. 15, 
1-6. 
hch.21. 6, 17. 
i Mai. 1. 14. 



II Or, she goat. 
1 Deut. 22. 6. 



m ch. 7. 12. 
Ps. 107. 22. J 
116. 17. 
Am. 4. 5. 



ch. 7. 1: 



ch. 19. 37. 
Num. 15. 40. 
Deut. 4. 40. 



P ch. 18. 21. 
q ch. 10. 3. 

Matt. G. 9. 

Luke 11. 2. 
r ch. 20. 8. 

s Ex. 6. 7. 
ch. 11. 45. & 
19. 36. & 25. 
38. 
Num. 15. 41. 



a ver. 4, 37. 
b Ex. 32. 5. 

2Knigel0.20. 

Ps. 81. 3. 
c Ex. 20. 9. & 

23. 12. & 31. 

15. & 34. 21. 

ch. 19. 3. 

Deut. 5. 13. 

Luke 13. 14. 



fice of peace offerings unto the Lord 
•= to accomplish his vow, or a freewill 
offering in beeves or H sheep, it shall 
be perfect to be accepted ; there shall 
be no blemish therein. 

22 "^BUnd, or broken, or maimed, or 
having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, 
ye shall not offer these unto the Lord, 
nor make ^an offering by fire of them 
upon the altar unto the Lord. 

23 Either a bullock or a II lamb that 
hath any thing "^ superfluous or lack- 
ing in his parts, that mayest thou 
offer for a freewill offering ; but for 
a vow it shall not be accepted. 

24 Ye shall not offer unto the Lord 
that which is bruised, or crushed, or 
broken, or cut; neither shall ye make 
any offering thereof in your land. 

25 Neither ^from a stranger's hand 
shall ye offer ''the bread of your God 
of any of these ; because their ' cor- 
ruption is in them, and blemishes be 
in them : they shall not be accepted 
for you. 

26 t And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

27 ^ When a bullock, or a sheep, or 
a goat, is brought forth, then it shall 
be seven days under the dam ; and 
from the eighth day and thenceforth 
it shall be accepted for an offering 
made by fire unto the Lord. 

28 And whether it be cow or II ewe, je 
shall not kill it 'and her young both 
in one day. 

29 And when ye will ""offer a sacri- 
fice of thanksgiving unto the Lord, 
offer it at your own will. 

30 On the same day it shall be eat- 
en up ; ye shall leave " none of it un- 
til the morrow : I am the Lord. 

31 "Therefore shall ye keep my 
commandments, and do them : I am 
the Lord. 

32 P Neither shall ye profane my 
holy name ; but "^ I will be hallowed 
among the children of Israel : I am 
the Lord which "■ hallow you, 

33 'That brought you out of the 
land of Egypt, to be your God : I 
am the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXm. 

The feasts of the Lord. 3 The sabbath, i The pass- 
over. 9 The sheaf of Jirstfruits. 15 The feast of 
Pentecost. 22 Gleanings to be left for the poor. 
23 The feast of trumpets. 26 The day of atone- 
ment. 33 The feast of tabernacles. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
and say unto them. Concerning *the 
feasts of the Lord, which ye shall 
•^ proclaim to be holy convocations, 
even these are my feasts. 

3 " Six days shall work be done : but 



the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, 
a holy convocation ; ye shall do no 
work therein : it is the sabbath of the 
Lord in all your dwellings. 

4 IT ''These are the feasts of the 
Lord, even holy convocations, which 
ye shall proclaim in their seasons. 

5 ^ In the fourteenth day of the first 
month at even is the Lord's passover. 

6 And on the fifteenth day of the 
same month is the feast of unleaven- 
ed bread unto the Lord : seven days 
ye must eat unleavened bread. 

7 "^In the first day ye shall have 
a holy convocation : ye shall do no 
servile work therein. 

8 But ye shall offer an offering 
made by fire unto the Lord seven 
days : in the seventh day is a holy 
convocation : ye shall do no servile 
work therein. 

9 IF And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

10 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
and say unto them, ^When ye be 
come into the land which I give unto 
you, and shall reap the harvest there- 
of, then ye shall bring a H sheaf of 
''the firstfruits of your harvest unto 
the priest : 

11 And he shall 'wave the sheaf 
before the Lord, to be accepted for 
you : on the morrow after the sabbath 
the priest shall wave it. 

12 And ye shall offer that day when 
ye wave the sheaf a he lamb without 
blemish of the first year for a burnt 
offering unto the Lord. 

13 '^And the meat offering thereof 
shall be two tenth deals of fine flour 
mingled with oil, an offering made 
by fire unto the Lord for a sweet 
savour : and the drink offering there- 
of shall be of wine, the fourth part of 
a bin. 

14 And ye shall eat neither bread, 
nor parched corn, nor green ears, until 
the selfsame day that ye have brought 
an offering unto your God : it shall be 
a statute for ever throvighout your 
generations in all your dwellings. 

15 1" And 'ye shall count unto you 
from the morrow after the sabbath, 
from the day that ye brought the 
sheaf of the wave offering ; seven 
sabbaths shall be complete : 

16 Even unto the mon'ow after the 
seventh sabbath shall ye number ""fif- 
ty days; and ye shall offer "a new 
meat offering unto the Lord. 

17 Ye shall bring out of your hab- 
itations two wave loaves of two tenth 
deals : they shall be of fine flour ; they 
shall be baken with leaven ; they are 
"the firstfruits unto the Lord. 

18 And ye shall offer with the bread 

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The day of atonement. 



LEVITICUS. 



The feast of tabernacles. 



B. C. 1490. 



p ch. 4. 23, 28. 
Num. 28. 30. 



q ch. 3. 1. 



r Num. 18. 12. 
Deut. 18. 4. 



s ch. 19. 



t Deut. 24. 19. 



u Num. 29. 1. 
X ch. 25. 9. 



y ch. 16. 30. 
Num. 29. 7. 



z Gen. 17. 14 



a ch. 20. 3, 5, 6. 



r. 



seven lambs without blemish of the 
first year, and one young bullock, and 
two rams : they shall be for a burnt 
offering unto the Lord, with their 
meat offering, and their drink offer- 
ings, even an offering made by fire, of 
sweet savour unto the Lord. 

19 Then ye shall sacrifice Pone kid 
of the goats for a sin offering, and 
two lambs of the first year for a sac- 
rifice of •! peace offerings. 

20 And the priest shall wave them 
with the bread of the firstfruits for 
a wave offering before the Lord, with 
the two lambs : "■ they shall be holy to 
the Lord for the priest. 

21 And ye shall proclaim on the 
selfsame day, that it may be a holy 
convocation unto you : ye shall do no 
servile work therein: it shall be a 
statute for ever in all your dwellings 
throughout your generations. 

22 H And ' when ye reap the harvest 
of your land, thou shalt not make 
clean riddance of the corners of thy 
field when thou reapest, ' neither shalt 
thou gather any gleaning of thy har- 
vest : thou shalt leave them unto the 
poor, and to the stranger : I am the 
Lord your God. 

23 T And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

24 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
saying. In the "seventh month, in the 
first day of the month, shall ye have a 
sabbath, ^a memorial of blowing of 
trumpets, a holy convocation. 

25 Ye shall do no servile work there- 
in : but ye shall offer an offering made 
by fire unto the Lord. 

26 IF And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

27 ^Also on the tenth day of this 
seventh month there shall be a day of 
atonement: it shall be a holy con- 
vocation unto you ; and ye shall afflict 
your souls, and offer an offering made 
by fire unto the Lord. 

28 And ye shall do no work in that 
same day : for it is a day of atonement, 
to make an atonement for you before 
the Lord your God. 

29 For whatsoever soul it be that 
shall not be afflicted in that same day, 
^ he shall be cut off from among his 
people. 

30 And whatsoever soul it be that 
doeth any work in that same day, 
^the same soul will I destroy from 
among his people. 

.3 1 Ye shall do no manner of work : 
it shall be a statute for ever through- 
out your generations in all your 
dwellings. 

32 It shall be unto you a sabbath of 
rest, and ye shall afflict your souls : 

124 



in the ninth day of the month at 
even, from even unto even, shall ye 
t celebrate your sabbath. 

33 IF And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

34 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
saying, ''The fifteenth day of this 
seventh month shall be the feast of 
tabernacles for seven days unto the 
Lord. 

35 On the first day shall be a holy 
convocation : ye shall do no servile 
work therein. 

36 Seven days ye shall offer an of- 
fering made by fire unto the Lord ; 
•^on the eighth day shall be a holy 
convocation unto you, and ye shall 
offer an offering made by fire unto 
the Lord : it w a t <! solemn assembly ; 
and ye shall do no servile work there- 
in. 

37 ^ These are the feasts of the Lord, 
which ye shall proclaim to be holy 
convocations, to offer an offering made 
by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offer- 
ing, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, 
and drink offerings, every thing upon 
his day : 

38 ^ Beside the sabbaths of the Lord, 
and beside your gifts, and beside all 
your vows, and beside all your free- 
will offerings, which ye give unto the 
Lord. 

39 Also in the fifteenth day of the 
seventh month, when ye have ^gath- 
ered in the fruit of the land, ye shall 
keep a feast unto the Lord seven 
days : on the first day shall be a sab- 
bath, and on the eighth day shall be 
a sabbath. 

40 And ^ye shall take you on the 
first day the t boughs of goodly trees, 
branches of palm trees, and the boughs 
of thick trees, and willows of the 
brook ; ^ and ye shall rejoice before 
the Lord your God seven days. 

41 ''And ye shall keep it a feast 
unto the Lord seven days in the 
year : it shall be a statute for ever in 
your generations ; ye shall celebrate 
it in the seventh month. 

42 ' Ye shall dwell in booths seven 
days ; all that are Israelites born shall 
dwell in booths : 

43 ""That your generations may 
know that I made the children of 
Israel to dwell in booths, when I 
brought them out of the land of 
Egypt : I am the Lord your God. 

44 And Moses "declared unto the 
children of Israel the feasts of the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

The oil for the lamps. 5 The shewbread. 10 Shelo- 
miMs son hlasphcmeth. 13 The law of blasphemy. 
17 of 7nurder, 18 and of damage. 23 The blas- 
phemer is stoned. 



The law of blasphemy. 



LEVITICUS. 



The seventh year's rest. 



B. C. 1490. 



a Ex. 27. 20, 
21. 



t Heb. to cause 
to ascend. 



b Ex. 31. 8. & 
39. 37. 



dl Kings 7. 48. 
2 Chr. 4. 19. 
& 13. 11. 
Heb. 9. 2. 



f 1 Sam. 21. 6. 

Matt. 12. 4. 

Mark 2. 26. 

Luke 6. 4. 
g Ex. 29. 33. 

cli. 8. 31. h 

21. 22. 



i Job 1.5. 11. 

22.&2.5,9,lb. 

Is. 8. 21. 
k Ex. 18. 22, 

26. 



t Heb. to ex- 
pound unto 
them accord- 
ing to the 
■mouth of the 
LORD. 

m Ex. 18. 15, 
16. 

Num. 27. 5. 
& 36. 5, 6. 

n Deut. 13. 9. 
&17. 7. ' 



ch. 5. 1. & 

20. 17. 

Num. 9. 13. 
p 1 Kings 21. 

10, 13. 

Ps. 74. 10, 18. 

Matt. 12. 3 L. 

Mark 3. 28. 

James 2. 7. 



AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 ^ Command the children of Israel, 
that ^hey bring unto thee pure oil 
olive beaten for the light, tto cause 
the lamps to burn continually. 

3 Without the vail of the testimony, 
in the tabernacle of the congregation, 
shall Aaron order it from the evening 
unto the morning before the Lord 
continually : it shall be a statute for 
ever in your generations. 

4 He shall order the lamps upon 
^ the pure candlestick before the Lord 
continually. 

5 H And thou shalt take fine flour, 
and bake twelve " cakes thereof : two 
tenth deals shall be in one cake. 

6 And thou shalt set them in two 
rows, six on a row, ''upon the pure 
table before the Lord. 

7 And thou shalt put pure frank- 
incense upon each row, that it may 
be on the bread for a memorial, even 
an offering made by fire unto the 
Lord. 

8 ® Every sabbath he shall set it in 
order before the Lord continually, 
being taken from the children of Is- 
rael by an everlasting covenant. 

9 And 4t shall be Aaron's and his 
sons' ; ^ and they shall eat it in the 
holy place : for it is most holy unto 
him of the offerings of the Lord made 
by fire by a perpetual statute. 

10 IF And the son of an Israelitish 
woman, whose father was an Egyp- 
tian, went out among the children of 
Israel : and this son of the Israelitish 
10 Oman and a man of Israel strove to- 
gether in the camp ; 

1 1 And the Israelitish woman's son 
*> blasphemed the name of the LORD., 
and ^ cursed. And they ^ brought him 
unto Moses : and his mother's name 
loas Shelomith, the daughter of Dib- 
ri, of the tribe of Dan : 

12 And they 'put him in ward, 
t™that the mind of the Lord might 
be shewed them. 

13 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

14 Bring forth him that hath cursed 
without the camp ; and let all that 
heard him "lay their hands upon his 
head, and let all the congregation 
stone him. 

15 And thou shalt speak unto the 
children of Israel, saying. Whosoever 
curseth his God "shall bear his sin. 

16 And he that Pblasphemeth the 
name of the Lord, he shall surely be 
put to death, and all the congregation 
shall certainly stone him : as well 
the stranger, as he that is born in 
the land, when he blasphemeth the 



name of the LORD, shall be put to 
death. 

17 IF 'J And he that tkilleth any man 
shall surely be put to death, 

18 '"And he that killeth a beast shall 
make it good ; t beast for beast. 

19 And if a man cause a blemish in 
his neighbour ; as ' he hath done, so 
shall it be done to him ; 

20 Breach for breach, eye for eye, 
tooth for tooth : as he hath caused a 
blemish in a man, so shall it be done 
to him again. 

21 *And he that killeth a beast, he 
shall restore it : " and he that killeth 
a man, he shall be put to death. 

22 Ye shall have ""one manner of 
law, as well for the stranger, as for 
one of your own country : for I am 
the Lord your God, 

23 IF And Moses spake to the children 
of Israel, ^ that they should bring forth 
him that had cursed out of the camp, 
and stone him with stones : and the 
children of Israel did as the Lord 
commanded Moses. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

The sabbath of the seventh year. 8 The jubilee in the 
fiftieth year. 14 0/ oppression. 18 The blessing 
upon obedience. 23 The redemption of land, 29 and 
of houses. 35 Compassion for the poor. 39 The 
law respecting bondmen. 47 The redemption of an 
Israelite from service. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses 
in mount Sinai, saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
and say unto them. When ye come 
into the land which I give you, then 
shall the land t keep ^ a sabbath unto 
the Lord. 

3 Six years thou shalt sow thy field, 
and six years thou shalt prune thy 
vineyard, and gather in the fruit 
thereof ; 

4 But in the seventh year shall be 
a sabbath of rest unto the land, a 
sabbath for the Lord : thou shalt 
neither sow thy field, nor prune thy 
vineyard. 

5 ^ That which groweth of its own 
accord of thy harvest thou shalt not 
reap, neither gather the grapes tof 
thy vine undressed : for it is a year 
of rest unto the land. 

6 And the sabbath of the land shall 
be meat for you ; for thee, and for thy 
servant, and for thy maid, and for thy 
hired servant, and for thy stranger 
that sojourneth with thee, 

7 And for thy cattle and for the 
beast that are in thy land, shall all 
the increase thereof be meat. 

8 IF And thou shalt number seven 
sabbaths of years unto thee, seven 
times seven years ; and the space of 
the seven sabbaths of years shall be 
unto thee forty and nine years. 

125 



B. C. 1490. 



t Heb. smiteth 
the life of a 



jB.eh. life for 

life. 
q Ex. 21. 12. 

Num. a5.31. 

Deut. 19. 11, 

12. 

T ver. 21. 
s Ex. 21. 24. 

Deut. 19. 21. 

Matt. 6. 38. & 

7.2. 

t ver. 18. 
Ex. 21. 33. 
w ver. 17. 

X Ex. 12. 49. 
ch. 19. 34. 
Num. 15. 16. 



7 ver. 14. 



1491. 



t Heb. rest. 
aEx. 23. 10. 

See ch. 26. 

34, 35. 

2 Chr. 36. 21. 



b 2 Kings 19. 
29. 



t Heb. of thy 
separations. 



The year of jubilee. 



LEVITICUS. 



Redemption of land. 



B. C. 1491. 



d Is. 61. 2. & 

63.4. 

Jer. 34. 8, 15, 

17. 

Luke 4. 19. 
e ver. 13. 

Num. 36. 4. 



h ver. 10. 
ch. 27. 24. 
Num. 36. 4. 



I ver. 17. 

ch. 19. 13. 

1 Sam. 12. 3.4. 

Mic. 2. 2. 

1 Cor. 6. S. 
k clL 27. 18, 23. 



1 ver. 14 



m ver. 43. 
ch. 19. 14, 32. 



n ch. 19. 37. 
o ch. 26. .5. 

Deut 12. 10. 

Ps. 4. 8. 

Prov. 1. 33. 

Jer. 23. 6. 
p ch. 26. 5. 

Ez. 34. 25, 

27,28. 
q Matt. 6. 25, 

31. 

T ver. 4, 5. 
».SeeEx.l6.29. 

Deut. 28. 8. 
t 2 Kings 19. 

29. 

u Josh. 5.11,12. 
X Deut. 32. 43. 

2 Chr. 7. 20. 

Ps. 85. 1. 

Joel 2. 18. & 

3.2. 
y 1 Chr. 29. 15. 

Ps. 39. 12. & 

119. 19. 

1 Pet. 2. 11. 
H Or, to be 

quite cut off. 

Heb. for cut- 
ting off. 



9 Then shalt thou cause the trumpet 
t of the jubilee to sound on the tenth 
day of the seventh month, ''in the 
day of atonement shall ye make the 
trumpet sound throughout all your 
land. 

10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth 
year, and '^proclaim liberty throughout 
all the land unto all the inhabitants 
thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; 
® and ye shall return every man unto 
his possession, and ye shall return 
every man unto his family. 

11 A jubilee shall that fiftieth year 
be unto you : ^ ye shall not sow, nei- 
ther reap that which groweth of itself 
in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy 
vine undressed. 

12 For it is the jubilee ; it shall be 
holy unto you : ^ ye shall eat the in- 
crease thereof out of the field. 

13 ^ In the year of this jubilee ye 
shall return every man unto his pos- 
session. 

14 And if thou sell aught unto thy 
neighbour, or buyest aught of thy 
neighbour's hand, 'ye shall not op- 
press one another : 

15 '^According to the number of 
years after the jubilee thou shalt buy 
of thy neighbour, a7id according unto 
the number of years of the fruits he 
shall sell unto thee : 

16 According to the multitude of 
years thou shalt increase the price 
thereof, and according to the fewness 
of years thou shalt diminish the price 
of it : for according to the number of 
the years of the fruits doth he sell un- 
to thee. 

17 ^Ye shall not therefore oppress 
one another; ™but thou shalt fear 
thy God : for I am the Lord your 
God. ^ 

18 IF "Wherefore ye shall do my 
statutes, and keep my judgments, 
and do them ; ° and ye shall dwell in 
the land in safety. 

19 And the land shall yield her 
fruit, and p ye shall eat your fill, and 
dwell therein in safety. 

20 And if ye shall say, 'i What shall 
we eat the seventh year ? behold, ' we 
shall not sow, nor gather in our in- 
crease : 

21 Then I will 'command my bless- 
ing upon you in the sixth year, and it 
shall bring forth fruit for three years. 

22 *And ye shall sow the eighth year, 
and eat yet of " old fruit until the ninth 
year ; until her fruits come in ye shall 
eat of the old store. 

23 if The land shall not be sold H for 
ever : for ^ the land is mine ; for ye 
are ^strangers and sojourners with 
me. 

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24 And in all the land of your pos- 
session ye shall grant a redemption 
for the land. 

25 IF ^ If thy brother be waxen poor, 
and hath sold away some of liis pos- 
session, and if ^ any of his kin come to 
redeem it, then shall he redeem that 
which his brother sold. 

26 And if the man have none to 
redeem it, and t himself be able to 
redeem it ; 

27 Then ^let him count the years 
of the sale thereof, and restore the 
overplus unto the man to whom he 
sold it ; that he may return unto his 
possession. 

28 But if he be not able to restore it 
to him, then that which is sold shall 
remain in the hand of him that hath 
bought it until the year of jubilee : 
•= and in the jubilee it shall go out, 
and he shall return unto his posses- 
sion. 

29 And if a man sell a dwelling- 
house in a walled city, then he may 
redeem it within a whole year after it 
is sold ; within a full year may he 
redeem it. 

30 And if it be not redeemed with- 
in the space of a full year, then the 
house that is in the walled city shall 
be established for ever to him that 
bought it throughout his generations : 
it shall not go out in the jubilee. 

31 But the houses of the villages 
which have no wall round about them 
shall be counted as the fields of the 
country : t they may be redeemed, and 
they shall go out in the jubilee. 

32 Notwithstanding ^ the cities of the 
Levites, and the houses of the cities 
of their possession, may the Levites 
redeem at any time. 

33 And if H a man purchase of the 
Levites, then the house that was sold, 
and the city of his possession, ^ shall 
go out in the year of jubilee : for the 
houses of the cities of the Levites are 
their possession among the children 
of Israel. 

34 But ^ the field of the suburbs of 
their cities may not be sold ; for it is 
their perpetual possession. 

35 TT And if thy brother be waxen 
poor, and t fallen in decay with thee ; 
then thou shalt ^ t relieve him : yea, 
though he be a stranger, or a sojourner ; 
that he may live with thee. 

36 ^ Take thou no usury of him, or 
increase : but ' fear thy God ; that thy 
brother may live with thee. 

37 Thou shalt not give him thy 
money upon usury, nor lend him thy 
victuals for increase. 

38 '' I am the Lord your God, which 
brought you forth out of the land 



The law of bondservice. 



LEVITICUS. 



Blessings are 



B. C. 1491. 



t Heb, serve 
thyself with 
him with the 
service, <5rc. 
ver. 46. 
Ex. 1. 14. 
Jer. 25. 14. & 
27. 7. & 30. 8. 

1 Ex. 21. 2. 
Deut. 15. 12. 

1 Kings 9. 22. 

2 King's 4. 1. 
Nell. 5. 5. 
Jer. 34. 14. 

m Ex. 21. 3. 
n ver. 28. 
o ver. 55. 

Rom. 6. 22. 

1 Cor. 7. 23. 
t Heb. with 

the sale of a 

ho7idnian. 
p Epli. 6. 9. 

Col. 4. 1. 
q ver. 46. 

Ex. 1. 13. 
r ver. 17. 

Ex. 1. 17, 21. 

Deut. 25. 18. 

Mai. 3. 5. 



t Heb. ye shall 
serve your- 
selves with 
them, ver. 39. 

u ver. 43. 



\Tleh.hishand 
obtain, <^. 
ver. 26. 

X ver. 25, 35. 



y Neh. 5. 5. 



z ver. 26. 



a Job 7. 1. 
Is. 16. 14. & 
21. 16. 



of Egypt, to give you the land of 
Canaan, and to be your God. 

39 IT And ' if thy brother that dwelleth 
by thtee be waxen poor, and be sold 
unto thee ; thou shalt not t compel 
him to serve as a bondservant : 

40 But as a hired servant, and as a 
sojourner, he shall be with thee, and 
shall serve thee unto the year of ju- 
bilee : 

41 And then shall he depart from 
thee, both he and his children ""with 
him, and shall return unto his own 
family, and "unto the possession of 
his fathers shall he return. 

42 For they are ° my servants, which 
I brought forth out of the land of 
Egypt : they shall not be sold t as 
bondmen. 

43 PThou shalt not rule over him 
'lAvith rigour; but ''shalt fear thy 
God. 

44 Both thy bondmen, and thy bond- 
maids, which thou shalt have, shall be 
of the heathen that are round about 
you ; of them shall ye buy bondmen 
and bondmaids. 

45 Moreover, of Hhe children of the 
strangers that do sojourn among you, 
of them shall ye buy, and of their 
families that are with you, which they 
begat in your land : and they shall be 
your possession. 

46 And *ye shall take them as an 
inheritance for your children after 
you, to inherit them for a possession ; 
t they shall be your bondmen for ever : 
but over your brethren the children 
of Israel, " ye shall not rule one over 
another with rigour. 

47 IT And if a sojourner or stranger 
t wax rich by thee, and "" thy brother 
that dwelleth by him wax poor, and 
sell himself unto the stranger or so- 
journer by thee, or to the stock of the 
stranger's family ; 

48 After that he is sold he may be 
redeemed again ; one of his brethren 
may ^ redeem him : 

49 Either his uncle, or his uncle's 
son, may redeem him, or am/ that is 
nigh of kin unto him of his family 
may redeem him ; or if ^he be able, 
he may redeem himself. 

50 And he shall reckon with him 
that bought him from the year that 
he was sold to him unto the year 
of jubilee : and the price of his sale 
shall be according unto the number of 
years, ^according to the time of a 
hired servant shall it be with him. 

51 If there be yet many years behind, 
according unto them he shall give 
again the price of his redemption out 
of the money that he was bought 
for. 



52 And if there remain but few years 
unto the year of jubilee, then he shall 
count with him, and according unto 
his years shall he give him again the 
price of his redemption. 

53 And as a yearly hi'red servant 
shall he be with him : and the other 
shall not rule with rigour over him 
in thy sight. 

54 And if he be not redeemed Hn 
these 't/ears, then ^he shall go out in 
the year of jubilee, both he, and his 
children with him. 

55 For " unto me the children of Is- 
rael are servants ; they are my serv- 
ants whom I brought forth out of 
the land of Egypt : I am the Lord 
your God. 

CHAPTER XXVL 

Idolatry forbidden. 3 Blessings to them fliat keep 
the commandments. 14 A curse to those that break 
them. 40 God promiselh to remember them that 
repent. 

YE shall make you ^no idols nor 
graven image, neither rear you 
up a II standing image, neither shall 
ye set up am/ II image of stone in 
your land, to bow down unto it : for 
I am the Lord your God. 

2 *[[ '' Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and 
reverence my sanctuary : I am the 
Lord. 

3 IT ''If ye walk in my statutes, 
and keep my commandments, and do 
them ; 

4 ^ Then I will give you rain in due 
season, ® and the land shall yield her 
increase, and the trees of the field 
shall yield their fruit. 

5 And ^your threshing shall reach 
unto the vintage, and the vintage 
shall reach unto the sowing time : 
and ^ye shall eat your bread to the 
full, and ^ dwell in your land safely. 

6 And ' I will give peace in the land, 
and ""ye shall lie down, and none 
shall make i/ou afraid : and I will t rid 
'evil beasts out of the land, neither 
shall "'the sword go through your 
land. 

7 And ye shall chase your enemies, 
and they shall fall before you by the 
sword. 

8 And "five of you shall chase a 
hundred, and a hundred of you shall 
put ten thousand to flight : and your 
enemies shall fall before you by the 
sword. 

9 For I will °have respect unto you, 
and Pmake you fruitful, and multiply 
you, and establish my covenant with 
you. 

10 And ye shall eat ''old store, and 
bring forth the old because of the 
new. 

11 ""And I will set my tabernacle 

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Plagues threatened 



LEVITICUS. 



for disobedience. 



B. C. 1491. 



s ch. 20. 23. 

Deut. 32. 19. 
t 2 Cor. 6. 16. 
u Ex. 6. 7. 

Jer. 7. 23. & 

11. 4. k 30. 22. 

Ez. 11. 20. & 

36. 28. 
w ch. 25. 38, 

42, 55. 
X Jer. 2. 20. 

Ez. 34. 27. 



r Deut. 28. 15. 
Lam. 2. 17. 
Mai. 2. 2. 



z ver. 43. 
2 Kings 17. 15. 



a Deut. 28. 65, 

66, 67. & 32. 

25. Jer. 15. 8. 

t Heb. upon 

you. 

b Deut. 28. 22. 
c 1 Sam. 2. S3, 
d Deut. 28. 33, 

51. Job 31. 8. 

Jer. 5. 17. & 

12. 13. 

]\Iic. 6, 15. 
e ch. 17. 10. 
f Deut 28. 25. 

Judg-. 2. 14. 

Jer. 19. 7. 
S Ps. 106. 41. 
h ver. 36. Ps. 

53. 5. Prov. 

23.1. 

' 1 Sam. 2. 5. 

Ps. 119. 164. 

Prov. 24. 16. 
tis. 25. 11. 

&.26. 5. Ez. 

7. 24. & 30. 6. 
1 Deut 28. 23. 

m Ps. 127. 1. 

Is. 49. 4. 
n Deut 11. 17. 

& 23. 18. 

Hag. 1. 10, 

\\Or,atallad- 
ventures with 
me, and so 
ver. 24. 



Deut 32. 24. 
2King8l7.25. 
Ez. 5. 17. k 
14. 15, 

p Judg^, 5. 6. 
2 Chr. 15. 5. 
Is. 33. 8. 
Lam. 1. 4. 
Zech. 7. 14. 

1 Jer. 2. SO. & 
5.3. 

Am. 4. 6-12. 
r 2 Sam. 22. 27. 

Ps. 18. 26. 
» Ez. 5. 17. &. 

6. 3. & 14. 17. 

1 29. 8. & 33. 2. 
t Num. 14. 12. 

Deut 28. 21. 

Jer. 14. 12. & 

24. 10. &. 29. 

17. 18. 

Am. 4. 10. 
u Ps. 105. 16. 

Is. .3. 1. Ez. 

4. 16. & 5. 16. 

& 14. 13. 



among you : and my soul shall not 
' abhor you. 

12 'And I will walk among you, 
and "will be your God, and ye shall 
be my people. 

13 ^lam the Lord your God, which 
brought you forth out of the land of 
Egypt, that ye should not be their 
bondmen ; ^ and I have broken the 
bands of your yoke, and made you go 
upright. 

14 IF 5" But if ye will not hearken 
unto me, and will not do all these 
commandments ; 

15 And if ye shall == despise my 
statutes, or if your soul abhor my 
judgments, so that ye will not do 
all my commandments, but that ye 
break my covenant ; 

16 I also will do this unto you ; I 
will even appoint tover you ^terror, 
*> consumption, and the burning ague, 
that shall '^ consume the eyes, and 
cause sorrow of heart : and ^ ye shall 
sow your seed in vain, for your en- 
emies shall eat it. 

17 And ^I will set my face against 
you, and *^ye shall be slain before 
your enemies : ^ they that hate you 
shall reign over you; and ^ye shall 
flee when none pursueth you. 

18 And if ye will not yet for all 
this hearken unto me, then I will 
punish you ^ seven times more for 
your sins. 

19 And I will ^ break the pride of 
your power; and I ^will make your 
heaven as iron, and, your earth as 
brass : 

20 And your "" strength shall be spent 
in vain : for "your land shall not peld 
her increase, neither shall the trees of 
the land yield their fruits. 

21 II And if ye walk H contrary unto 
me, and will not hearken unto me ; I 
will bring seven times more plagues 
upon you according to your sins. 

22 °I will also send wild beasts among 
you, which shall rob you of your chil- 
dren, and destroy your cattle, and 
make you few in number; and Pyour 
highvi^ays shall be desolate. 

23 And if ye ^will not be reformed 
by me by these things, but will walk 
contrary unto me ; 

24 '"Then will I also walk contrary 
unto you, and will punish you yet 
seven times for your sins. 

25 And ^I will bring a sword upon 
you, that shall avenge the quarrel 
of my covenant : and when ye are 
gathered together within your cities, 
'I will send the pestilence among 
you ; and ye shall be delivered into 
the hand of the enemy. 

26 "^And when I have broken the 

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staff of your bread, ten women shall 
bake your bread in one oven, and 
they shall deliver you your bread 
again by weight : and ^ye shall eat, 
and not be satisfied. 

27 And y if ye will not for all this 
hearken unto me, but walk contrary 
unto me ; 

28 Then I will walk contrary unto 
you also ''in fury; and I, even I, will 
chastise you seven times for your 
sins. 

29 ^ And ye shall eat the flesh of your 
sons, and the flesh of your daughters 
shall ye eat. 

30 And ''I will destroy your high 
places, and cut down your images, 
and •= cast your carcasses upon the car- 
casses of your idols, and my soul shall 
■^ abhor you. 

31 =And I will make your cities 
waste, and ^ bring your sanctuaries 
unto desolation, and I will not smell 
the savour of your sweet odours. 

32 ^And I will bring the land into 
desolation : and your enemies which 
dwell therein shall be ^ astonished at 
it. 

33 And 'I will scatter you among the 
heathen, and will draw out a sword 
after you : and your land shall be 
desolate, and your cities w^aste. 

34 ^ Then shall the land enjoy her 
sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, 
and ye be in your enemies' land ; even 
then shall the land rest, and enjoy her 
sabbaths. 

35 As long as it lieth desolate it 
shall rest ; because it did not rest in 
your ^ sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon 
it. 

36 And upon them that are left alive 
of you ""I will send a faintness into 
their hearts in the lands of their ene- 
mies ; and "the sound of a t shaken 
leaf shall chase them ; and they shall 
flee, as fleeing from a sword ; and 
they shall fall when none pursueth. 

37 And "they shall fall one upon 
another, as it were before a sword, 
when none pursueth : and p ye shall 
have no power to stand before your 
enemies. 

38 And ye shall perish among the 
heathen, and the land of your enemies 
shall eat you up. 

39 And they that are left of you 
*! shall pine away in their iniquity in 
your enemies' lands ; and also in the 
iniquities of their fathers shall they 
pine away with them. 

40 ""If they shall confess their ini- 
quity, and the iniquity of their fathers, 
with their trespass which they tres- 
passed against me, and that also they 
have walked contrary unto me ; 



Mercy to the penitent. 



LEVITICUS. 



Laws respecting vows. 



B. C. 1491. 



sSee Jer.6.10. 

& 9. 2.5, 26. 

Ez. 44. 7. 

Acts 7. 51. 

Rom. 2. 29. 

Col. 2. 11. 
t 1 Kings 21. 

29. 2 Chr. 12. 

6, 7, 12. k. 32. 

26. & 33. 12, 

13. 
u Ex. 2. 24. 

&6. 5. 

Fs. 106. 45. 

Ez. 16. 60. 
X Ps. 136. 23. 
y ver. 34, 35. 



a Deut. 4. 31. 
2King8l3.23. 
Rom. 11. 2. 



c ch. 22. 33. &, 



dPs. 
Ez. 



8.2. 
5. 9, 14. 



e ch. 27. 34. 

Deut. 6. 1. &. 

12. 1. & 33. 4. 

John 1. 17. 
f ch. 25. 1. 



a Num. 6. 2. 
See.Tudg.ll. 
80, 31, 39. 
1 Sam. 1. 11, 



Ex. 30. 13. 



41 And that I also have walked con- 
trary unto them, and have brought 
them into the land of their enemies ; 
if then\heir ' uncircumcised hearts be 
' humbled, and they then accept of the 
punishment of their iniquity ; 

42 Then will I " remember my cove- 
nant with Jacob, and also my covenant 
with Isaac, and also my covenant with 
Abraham will I remember ; and I will 
^remember the land. 

43 y The land also shall be left of 
them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, 
while she lieth desolate without them : 
and they shall accept of the punish- 
ment of their iniquity ; because, even 
because they "^ despised my judgments, 
and because their soul abhorred my 
statutes. 

44 And yet for all that, when they 
be in the land of their enemies, ""I 
will not cast them away, neither will 
I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, 
and to break my covenant with them : 
for I am the Lord their God. 

45 But I will ''for their sakes re- 
member the covenant of their ances- 
tors, "^whom I brought forth out of 
the land of Egypt ^ in the sight of the 
heathen, that I might be their God : 
I am the Lord. 

46 ^ These are the statutes and judg- 
ments and laws, which the Lord made 
between him and the children of Is- 
rael ^ in mount Sinai by the hand of 
Moses. 

CHAPTER XXVII. 

Of special vows. 3 The estimation of a person conse- 
crated, 9 of a beast, 14 of a house, 16 and of afield. 
19 Precepts respecting the redemption of consecrated 
things. 28 No devoted thing may he redeemed. 32 
The tithe may not he changed. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
and say unto them, ^When a man 
shall make a singular vow, the per- 
sons shall be for the Lord by thy esti- 
mation. 

3 And thy estimation shall be of the 
male from twent}'" years old even unto 
sixty years old, even thy estimation 
shall be fifty shekels of silver, ^ after 
the shekel of the sanctuary. 

4 And if it be a female, then thy es- 
timation shall be thirty shekels. 

5 And ii it be from five years old 
even unto twenty years old, then thy 
estimation shall be of the male twenty 
shekels, and for the female ten shek- 
els. 

6 And if it be from a month old even 
unto five years old, then thy estima- 
tion shall be of the male five shekels 
of silver, and for the female thy es- 
timation shall be three shekels of sil- 



7 And if it be from sixty years old 
and above ; if it be a male, then thy 
estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and 
for the female ten shekels. 

8 But if he be poorer than thy esti- 
mation, then he shall present himself 
before the priest, and the priest shall 
value him ; according to his ability 
that vowed shall the priest value 
him. 

9 And if it be a beast, whereof men 
bring an offering unto the Lord, all 
that any man giveth of such unto the 
Lord shall be holy. 

10 He shall not alter it, nor change 
it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a 
good : and if he shall at all change 
beast for beast, then it and the ex- 
change thereof shall be holy. 

11 And if it be any unclean beast, 
of which they do not offer a sacrifice 
unto the Lord, then he shall present 
the beast before the priest : 

12 And the priest shall value it, 
whether it be good or bad : t as thou 
valuest it, who art the priest, so shall 
it be. 

13 '^ But if he will at all redeem it, 
then he shall add a fifth part thereof 
unto thy estimation. 

14 IT And when a man shall sanctify 
his house to be holy unto the Lord, 
then the priest shall estimate it, wheth- 
er it be good or bad : as the priest 
shall estimate it, so shall it stand. 

15 ^ And if he that sanctified it will 
redeem his house, then he shall add 
the fifth part of the money of thy 
estimation unto it, and it shall be 
his. 

16 And if a man shall sanctify unto 
the Lord some part of a field of his 
possession, then thy estimation shall 
be according to the seed thereof : H a 
homer of barley seed shall be valued at 
fifty shekels of silver. 

17 If he sanctify his field from the 
year of jubilee, according to thy esti- 
mation it shall stand. 

18 But if he sanctify his field after 
the jubilee, then the priest shall ®reck- 
on unto him the money according to 
the years that remain, even unto the 
year of the jubilee, and it shall be 
abated from thy estimation. 

19 ^And if he that sanctified the 
field will in any wise redeem it, then 
he shall add the fifth part of the mon- 
ey of thy estimation unto it, and it 
shall be assured to him. 

20 And if he will not redeem the 
field, or if he have sold the field tc; 
another man, it shall not be redeemed 
any more. 

21 But the field, ^ when it goeth out 
in the jubilee, shall be holy unto tue 

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S ch. 25. 10, 
28,31. 



The redemption of 



LEVITICUS. 



consecrated things. 



B. C. 1491. 




1 ver. 18. 



m ch. 25. 



n Ex. 30. 13. 

Num. 3.47. & 

18. 16. 

Ez. 45. 12. 
f Heb. Jirst- 

hom, &CC. 
o Ex. IS. 2, 12. 

& 22. 30. 

Num. 18. 17. 

Deut. 15. 19. 



P ver. 11, 12,13. 



Lord, as a field ''devoted; 'the pos- 
session thereof shall be the priest's. 

22 And if a man sanctify unto the 
Lord a field which he hath bought, 
which is not of the fields of ^ his pos- 
session ; 

23 'Then the priest shall reckon 
unto him the worth of thy estima- 
tion, even unto the year of the jubi- 
lee: and he shall give thine estima- 
tion in that day, as a holy thing unto 
the Lord. 

24 ""In the year of the jubilee the 
field shall return unto him of whom 
it was bought, eve/i to him to whom 
the possession of the land did belong. 

25 And all thy estimation shall be 
according to the shekel of the sanc- 
tuary : ° twenty gerahs shall be the 
shekel. 

26 1 Only the t° firstling of the beasts, 
which should be the Lord's firstling, 
no man shall sanctify it, whether it 
he ox or sheep: it is the Lord's. 

27 And if it he of an unclean beast, 
then he shall redeem it according to 
thine estimation, Pand shall add a 
fifth part of it thereto : or if it be 
not redeemed, then it shall be sold 
according to thy estimation. 

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28 1 Notwithstanding, no devoted 
thing, that a man shall devote unto 
the Lord of all that he hath, hoth of 
man and beast, and of the field of his 
possession, shall be sold or redeemed : 
every devoted thing is most holy unto 
the Lord. 

29 ""None devoted, which shall be 
devoted of men, shall be redeemed ; 
hut shall surely be put to death, 

30 And ^all the tithe of the land, 
whether of the seed of the land, or of 
the fruit of the tree, is the Lord's : it 
is holy unto the Lord. 

31 ^And if a man will at all redeem 
aught of his tithes, he shall add there- 
to the fifth part thereof. 

32 And concerning the tithe of the 
herd, or of the flock, even of whatso- 
ever "passeth under the rod, the tenth 
shall be holy unto the Lord. 

33 He shall not search whether it be 
good or bad, ^ neither shall he change 
it : and if he change it at all, then 
both it and the change thereof shall 
be holy ; it shall not be redeemed. 

34 y These are the commandments, 
which the Lord commanded Moses 
for the children of Israel in mount 
Sinai. 



B. C. 1491. 



r Num. 21. 2, 3. 



s Gen. 28. 22. 

Num. 18. 21, 

24. 

2 Chr. 31. 5, 

6,12. 

Neh. 13. 12. - 

Mai. 3. 8, 10. 
t ver. 13. 



u See Jer. 33. 
13. 

Ez. 20. 37. 
Mic. 7. 14. 

X ver. 10. 



y ch. 26. 46. 



B. C. 1490. 



a Ex. 19. 1. 
ch. 10. 11, 12. 
b Ex. 25. 22. 



c Ex. 30. 12. 
& 38. 26. 
ch. 26. 2, 63, 
64. 

2 Sam. 24. 2. 
1 Chr. 21. 2. 



d ch. 2. 14, 
Reuel. 



e ch. 7. 2. 

1 Chr. 27. 16. 



THE 



FOURTH BOOK OF MOSES, 



NUMBERS. 



A 



CHAPTER I. 

God commandeth Moses to number the people. 5 TVie 
princes of the tribes. 17 The number of every tribe. 
47 The Levites are not to be numbered, but are ap- 
pointed for the service of the tabernacle. 

ND the Lord spake unto Moses 
*in the wilderness of Sinai, ''in 
the tabernacle of the congregation, on 
the first day of the second month, in 
the second year after they were come 
out of the land of Egypt, saying, 

2 " Take ye the sum of all the con- 
gregation of the children of Israel, 
after their families, by the house of 
their fathers, with the number oi their 
names, every male by their polls ; 

3 From twenty years old and up- 
ward, all that are able to go forth to 
war in Israel : thou and Aaron shall 
number them by their armies. 

4 And with you there shall be a man 
of every tribe ; every one head of the 
house of his fathers. 

5 II And these are the names of the 
men that shall stand with you : of 
the tribe 0/ Reuben ; Elizur the son of 
Shedeur. 

6 Of Simeon ; Shelumiel the son of 
Zurishaddai. 

7 Of Judah ; Nahshon the son of 
Amminadab. 

8 Of Issachar ; Nethaneel the son of 
Zuar. 

9 Of Zebulun ; Eliab the son of He- 
Ion. 

10 Of the children of Joseph: of 
Ephraim ; Elishama the son of Am- 
mihud : of Manasseh ; Gamaliel the 
son of Pedahzur. 

1 1 Of Benjamin ; Abidan the son of 
Gideoni. 

12 Of Dan ; Ahiezer the son of Am- 
mishaddai. 

13 Of Asher ; Pagiel the son of Oc- 
ran. 

14 Of Gad ; Eliasaph the son of 
^ Deuel. 

15 Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of 
Enan. 

16 ® These were the renowned of the 
congregation, princes of the tribes of 



their fathers, ^ heads of thousands in 
Israel. 

17 IT And Moses and Aaron took 
these men which are expressed by 
their names : 

18 And they assembled all the con- 
gregation together on the first day of 
the second month, and they declared 
their pedigrees after their famihes, by 
the house of their fathers, according 
to the number of the names, from 
twenty years old and upward, by their 
polls. 

19 As the Lord commanded Moses, 
so he numbered them in the wilder- 
ness of Sinai. 

20 And the children of Reuben, Is- 
rael's eldest son, by their generations, 
after their families, by the house of 
their fathers, according to the number 
of the names, by their polls, every 
male from twenty years old and up- 
ward, all that were able to go forth 
to war ; 

21 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Reuben, 
were forty and six thousand and five 
hundred. 

22 II Of the children of Simeon, by 
their generations, after their families, 
by the house of their fathers, those 
that were numbered of them, accord- 
ing to the number of the names, by 
their polls, every male from twenty 
years old and upward, all that were 
able to go forth to war ; 

23 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Simeon, 
were fifty and nine thousand and 
three hundred. 

24 H Of the children of Gad, by their 
generations, after their families, by 
the house of their fathers, according 
to the number of the names, from 
twenty years old and upward, all 
that were able to go forth to war ; 

25 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Gad, were 
forty and five thousand six hundred 
and fifty. 

26 H Of the children of Judah, by 

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B. C. 1490. 



f Ex. 18. 21, 
25. 



The number in each tribe, 



NUMBERS. 



exclusive of the Levites. 



B. C. 1490. 



their generations, after their families, 
by the house of their fathers, accord- 
ing to the number of the names, from 
twenty years old and upward, all that 
were able to go forth to war ; 

27 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Judah, we^^e 
threescore and fourteen thousand and 
six hundred. 

28 II Of the children of Issachar, by 
their generations, after their families, 
by the house of their fathers, accord- 
ing to the number of the names, from 
twenty years old and upward, all that 
were able to go forth to war ; 

29 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Issachar, 
ivere fifty and four thousand and four 
hundred. 

30 T[ Of the children of Zebulun, by 
their generations, after their families, 
by the house of their fathers, accord- 
ing to the number of the names, from 
twenty years old and upward, all that 
were able to go forth to war ; 

31 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, 
were fifty and seven thousand and four 
hundred. 

32 IF Of the children of Joseph, 
namely, of the children of Ephraim, 
by their generations, after their fami- 
lies, by the house of their fathers, ac- 
cording to the number of the names, 
from twenty years old and upw^ard, 
all that were able to go forth to war ; 

33 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, 
were forty thousand and five hundred. 

34 t Of the children of Manasseh, by 
their generations, after their famihes, 
by the house of their fathers, accord- 
ing to the number of the names, from 
twenty years old and upward, all that 
were able to go forth to war ; 

35 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, 
were thirty and two thousand and two 
hundred. 

36 IT Of the children of Benjamin, by 
their generations, after their famihes, 
by the house of their Mhers, accord- 
ing to the number of the names, from 
twenty years old and upward, all that 
were able to go forth to war ; 

37 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, 
were thirty and five thousand and four 
hundred. 

38 IT Of the children of Dan, by their 
generations, after their families, by 
the house of their fathers, according 
to the number of the names, from 
twenty years old and upward, all that 
were able to go forth to war ; 

39 Those that were numbered of 

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them, even of the tribe of Dan, were 
threescore and two thousand and 
seven hundred. 

40 IF Of the children of Asher, by 
their generations, after their families, 
by the house of their fathers, accord- 
ing to the number of the names, from 
twenty years old and upward, all that 
were able to go forth to war ; 

41 Those that were numbered of 
thfem, even of the tribe of Asher, were 
forty and one thousand and five hun- 
dred. 

42 IF Of the children of Naphtali, 
throughout their generations, after 
their families, by the house of their 
fathers, according to the number of 
the names, from twenty years old and 
upward, all that were able to go forth 
to war ; 

43 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, 
were fifty and three thousand and four 
hundred. 

44 s These are those that were num- 
bered, which Moses and Aaron num- 
bered, and the princes of Israel, being 
twelve men : each one was for the 
house of his fathers. 

45 So were all those that were num- 
bered of the children of Israel, by the 
house of their fathers, from twenty 
years old and upward, ^11 that were 
able to go forth to war in Israel ; 

46 Even all they that were number- 
ed were '^six hundred thousand and 
three thousand and five hundred and 
fifty. 

47 IF But 'the Levites after the tribe 
of their fathers were not numbered 
among them. 

48 For the Lord had spoken unto 
Moses, saying, 

49 ^ Only thou shalt not number the 
tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of 
them among the children of Israel : 

50 ^But thou shalt appoint the Le- 
vites over the tabernacle of testimony, 
and over all the vessels thereof, and 
over all things that belong to it : they 
shall bear the tabernacle, and all the 
vessels thereof ; and they shall minis- 
ter unto it, ""and shall encamp round 
about the tabernacle. 

51 " And when the tabernacle setteth 
forward, the Levites shall take it 
down ; and when the tabernacle is to 
be pitched, the Levites shall set it up : 
°and the stranger that cometh nigh 
shall be put to death. 

52 And the children of Israel shall 
pitch their tents, p every man by his 
own camp, and every man by his own 
standard, throughout their hosts. 

53 1 But the Levites shall pitch round 
about the tabernacle of testimony, 



The order of the 



NUMBERS. 



tribes in their tents. 



B. C 


1490. 


r Lev. 


10. 6. 


ch. 8. 


19. & 


16. 46. & 18. 5. 


1 Sam. 6. 19. 


sch. 3 


. 7, 8. & 


8.24, 


25,26. 


&18. 


3, 4, 5. 


&31. 


30, 47. 


1 Chr. 23. 32. 


2Chr 


. 13. 11. 



t Heb. over 
against. 
b Josh. 3. 4. 



c ch. 10. 14. 
Ruth 4. 20. 
1 Chr. 2. 10. 
Matt. 1. 4. 
Luke 3. 32, 
33. 



II Deuel. 
ch. 1. 14.&7. 
42. 47. & 10. 
20. 



that there be no '" wrath upon the con- 
gregation of the children of Israel : 
' and the Levites shall keep the charge 
of the tabernacle of testimony. 

54 And the children of Israel did 
according to all that the Lord com- 
manded Moses, so did they. 

CHAPTER 11. 

The order of the tribes in their tents. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses 
and unto Aaron, saying, 

2 ^ Every man of the children of Is- 
rael shall pitch by his own standard, 
with the ensign of their father's house : 
t ^ far off about the tabernacle of the 
congregation shall they pitch. 

3 And on the east side toward the 
rising of the sun shall they of the 
standard of the camp of Judah pitch 
throughout their armies : and *= Nah- 
shon the son of Amminadab shall be 
captain of the children of Judah. 

4 And his host, and those that were 
numbered of them, ivere threescore and 
fourteen thousand and six hundred. 

5 And those that do pitch next unto 
him shall be the tribe of Issachar : and 
Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be 
captain of the children of Issachar, 

6 And his host, and those that were 
numbered thereof, were fifty and four 
thousand and four hundred. 

7 Then the tribe of Zebulun : £^nd 
Eliab the son of Helon shall be cap- 
tain of the children of Zebulun. 

8 And his host, and those that were 
numbered thereof, were fifty and seven 
thousand and four hundred. 

9 All that were numbered in the 
camp of Judah were a hundred thou- 
sand and fourscore thousand and six 
thousand and four hundred, through- 
out their armies : ^ these shall first set 
forth. 

10 IT On the south side shall be the 
standard of the camp of Reuben ac- 
cording to their armies : and the cap- 
tain of the children of Reuben shall be 
Elizur the son of Shedeur. 

1 1 And his host, and those that were 
numbered thereof, were forty and six 
thousand and five hundred. 

12 And those which pitch by him 
shall be the tribe of Simeon : and the 
captain of the children of Simeon shall 
be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 

13 And his host, and those that were 
numbered of them, were fifty and nine 
thousand and three hundred. 

14 Then the tribe of Gad : and the 
captain of the sons of Gad shall be 
Eliasaph the son of H Reuel. 

15 And his host, and those that were 
numbered of them, icere forty and five 
thousand and six hundred and fifty. 



16 All that were numbered in the 
camp of Reuben were a hundred thou- 
sand and fifty and one thousand and 
four hundred and fifty, throughout 
their armies : " and they shall set 
forth in the second rank. 

17 IF ''Then the tabernacle of the 
congregation shall set forward with 
the camp of the Levites in the midst 
of the camp : as they encamp, so shall 
they set forward, every man in his 
place by their standards. 

18 IF On the west side shall be the 
standard of the camp of Ephraim ac- 
cording to their armies : and the cap- 
tain of the sons of Ephraim shall be 
Elishama the son of Ammihud. 

19 And his host, and those that were 
numbered of them, were forty thou- 
sand and five hundred. 

20 And by him shall be the tribe of 
Manasseh : and the captain of the 
children of Manasseh shall be Gama- 
liel the son of Pedahzur. 

21 And his host, and those that were 
numbered of them, were thirty and 
two thousand and two hundred. 

22 Then the tribe of Benjamin : and 
the captain of the sons of Benjamin 
shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni. 

23 And his host, and those that were 
numbered of them, were thirty and five 
thousand and four hundred. 

24 All that were numbered of the 
camp of Ephraim were a hundred 
thousand and eight thousand and a 
hundred, throughout their armies : 
^and they shall go forward in the 
third rank. 

25 IF The standard of the camp of 
Dan shall be on the north side by their 
armies : and the captain of the chil- 
dren of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son 
of Ammishaddai. 

26 And his host, and those that were 
numbered of them, were threescore 
and two thousand and seven hundred. 

27 And those that encamp by him 
shall be the tribe of Asher : and the 
captain of the children of Asher shall 
be Pagiel the son of Ocran. 

28 And his host, and those that were 
numbered of them, were forty and one 
thousand and five hundred. 

29 IF Then the tribe of Naphtali : and 
the captain of the children of Naph- 
tali shall be Ahira the son of Enan. 

30 And his host, and those that were 
numbered of them, were fifty and three 
thousand and four hundred. 

31 All they that were numbered in 
the camp of Dan were a hundred thou- 
sand and fifty and seven thousand and 
six hundred : ^ they shall go hindmost 
with their standards. 

32 IF These are those which were 

133 



Of the tribe of Levi. 



NUMBERS. 



The Levites numbered. 



B. C. 1490. 



ch. 24. 2, 5. 6. 



1491. 



a Ex. 6. 23. 



b Ex. 28. 41. 
Lev. 8. 


t Heb. whose 
haiidhe filled. 


1490. 


c Lev. 10. 1. 
ch. 2R. 61. 
1 Chr. 24. 2. 



d ch. 8. 6. & 
18.2. 



e Seech. 1.50. 
&8. 11,15, 
24. 26. 



f ch. 8. 19. & 
18. G. 



g ch. 18. 7. 

h ver. 38. 
ch. 1. 51. & 
16. 40. 



numbered of the children of Israel by 
the house of their fathers : ' all those 
that were numbered of the carnps 
throughout their hosts were six hun- 
dred thousand and three thousand 
and five hundred and fifty. 

33 But '^the Levites were not num- 
bered among the children of Israel ; 
as the Lord commanded Moses. 

34 And the children of Israel did 
according to all that the Lord com- 
manded Moses : ' so they pitched by 
their standards, and so they set for- 
ward, every one after their families, 
according to the house of their fa- 
thers, 

CHAPTER III. 

The sons of Aaron. 5 The Levites are given to the 
priests for the service of the tabernacle, 11 instead 
of the firstborn. 14 The Levites are numbered by 
their families. 21 Tlie families, number, and 
charge of the Gershonites, 27 of the Kohathites, 33 
and of the Merarites. 38 The place and charge of 
Muses and Aaron. 40 The Levites are taken, in- 
stead of the firstborn. 46 The overplvs of the first- 
hoj'n are redeemed. 

THESE also are the generations 
of Aaron and Moses, in the day 
that the Lord spake with Moses in 
mount Sinai. 

2 And these are the names of the 
sons of Aaron ; Nadab the ^ firstborn, 
and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 

3 These are the names of the sons 
of Aaron, '^the priests which were 
anointed, twhom he consecrated to 
minister in the priest's office. 

4 " And Nadab and Abihu died before 
the Lord, when they offered strange 
fire before the Lord, in the wilder- 
ness of Sinai, and they had no chil- 
dren : and Eleazar and Itham.ar min- 
istered in the priest's office in the 
sight of Aaron their father. 

5 IT And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

6 ^ Bring the tribe of Levi near, and 
present them before Aaron the priest, 
that they may minister unto him. 

7 And they shall keep his charge, 
and the charge of the whole congre- 
gation before the tabernacle of the 
congregation, to do ^ the service of the 
tabernacle. 

8 And they shall keep all the in- 
struments of the tabernacle of the 
congregation, and the charge of the 
children of Israel, to do the service 
of the tabernacle. 

9 And ^thou shalt give the Levites 
unto Aaron and to his sons : they 
are wholly given unto him out of 
the children of Israel. 

10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron 
and his sons, ? and they shall wait on 
their priest's office : ''and the stranger 
that comcth nigh shall be put to 
death. 

134 



11 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

12 And I, behold, 'I have taken the 
Levites from among the children of 
Israel instead of all the firstborn that 
openeth the matrix among the chil- 
dren of Israel : therefore the Le\^tes 
shall be mine ; 

13 Because '^all the firstborn are 
mine ; '/or on the day that I smote all 
the firstborn in the land of Egypt I 
hallowed unto me all the firstborn in 
Israel, both man and beast : mine they 
shall be : I am the Lord. 

14 1 And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, 

15 Number the children of Levi after 
the house of their fathers, by their 
families : ""every male from a month 
old and upward shalt thou number 
them. 

16 And Moses numbered them ac- 
cording to the tword of the Lord, as 
he was commanded. 

17 ° And these were the sons of Levi 
by their names ; Gershon, and Ko- 
hath, and Merari. 

18 And these are the names of the 
sons of Gershon by their families ; 
"Libni, and Shimei. 

19 And the sons of Kohath by their 
families; ^Amram, and Izehar, He- 
bron, and Uzziel. 

20 lAnd the sons of Merari by their 
families ; Mahli, and Mushi. These 
are the families of the Levites accord- 
ing to the house of their fathers. 

21 Of Gershon was the family of 
the Libnites, and the family of the 
Shimites : these are the families of 
the Gershonites. 

22 Those that were numbered of 
them, according to the number of 
all the males, from a month old and 
upward, even those that were num- 
bered of them were seven thousand 
and five hundred. 

23 ""The families of the Gershonites 
shall pitch behind the tabernacle 
westward. 

24 And the chief of the house of 
the father of the Gershonites shall he 
Eliasaph the son of Lael. 

25 And 'the charge of the sons of 
Gershon in the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation shall be * the tabernacle, and 
"the tent, ^the covering thereof, and 
y the hanging for the door of the tab- 
ernacle of the congregation, 

26 And == the hangings of the court, 
and ^the curtain for the door of the 
court, which is by the tabernacle, 
and by the altar round about, and 
^ the cords of it, for all the service 
thereof. 

27 1 ° And of Kohath was the family 



Charge of the Levites. 



NUMBERS. 



The firstborn redeemed. 



B. C. 1490. 



d Ch. 1. 53. 



e ch. 4. 15. 
f Ex. 25. 10. 
g Ex. 25. 23. 
h Ex. 25.31. 
i Ex. 27. 1. & 
30.1. 
k Ex. 26. 32. 



1 ch. 1. 53. 



t Heb. the 
office of the 
charge. 

m ch.4. 31,32. 



ch. 1. 53. 



ch. 18. 5. 
P ver. 7, 8. 



q ver. 10. 
rSeech.2C.62. 



of the Amramites, and the family of 
the Izeharites, and the family of the 
Hebronites, and the family of the 
Uzzielites : these are the families of 
the Kohathites. 

28 In the number of all the males, 
from a month old and upward, were 
eight thousand and six hundred, keep- 
ing the charge of the sanctuary. 

29 '^ The families of the sons of Ko- 
hath shall pitch on the side of the 
tabernacle southward. 

30 And the chief oY the house of the 
father of the families of the Kohath- 
ites shall he Elizaphan the son of Uz- 
ziel. 

31 And ^ their charge shall be ^the 
ark, and ^ the table, and ^ the candle- 
stick, and ^the altars, and the vessels 
of the sanctuary wherewith they min- 
ister, and *^the hanging, and all the 
service thereof. 

32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron 
the priest shall be chief over the chief 
of the Levites, and have the oversight 
of them that keep the charge of the 
sanctuary. 

33 IT Of Merari was the family of 
the Mahlites, and the family of the 
Mushites : these are the families of 
Merari. 

34 And those that were numbered 
of them, according to the number of 
all the males, from a month old and 
upward, were six thousand and two 
hundred. 

35 And the chief of the house of 
the father of the families of Merari 
loas Zuriel the son of Abihail : ^ these 
shall pitch on the side of the taber- 
nacle northward. 

36 And '^'^ under the custody and 
charge of the sons of Merari shall be 
the boards of the tabernacle, and the 
bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, 
and the sockets thereof, and all the 
vessels thereof, and all that serv^eth 
thereto, 

37 And the pillars of the court 
round about, and their sockets, and 
their pins, and their cords. 

38 1" ""But those that encamp before 
the tabernacle toward the east, even 
before the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation eastward, shall be Moses, and 
Aaron and his sons, ° keeping the 
charge of the sanctuary Pfor the 
charge of the children of Israel ; and 
ithe stranger that cometh nigh shall 
be put to death. 

39 ""AH that were numbered of the 
Levites, which Moses and Aaron num- 
bered at the commandment of the 
Lord, throughout their families, all 
the males from a month old and up- 
ward, were twenty and two thousand. 



40 IT And the Lord said unto Mo- 
ses, ^ Number all the firstborn of the 
males of the children of Israel from 
a month old and upward, and take 
the number of their names. 

41 'And thou shalt take the Levites 
for me (I am the Lord) instead of all 
the firstborn among the children of 
Israel ; and the cattle of the Levites 
instead of all the firstlings among the 
cattle of the children of Israel. 

42 And Moses numbered, as the 
Lord commanded him, all the first- 
born among the children of Israel. 

43 And all the firstborn males by 
the number of names, from a month 
old and upward, of those that were 
numbered of them, were twenty and 
two thousand two hundred and three- 
score and thirteen. 

44 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

45 "Take the Levites instead of all 
the firstborn among the children of 
Israel, and the cattle of the Le- 
vites instead of their cattle ; and the 
Levites shall be mine : I am the 
Lord. 

46 And for those that are to be 
^redeemed of the two hundred and 
threescore and thirteen of the first- 
born of the children of Israel, ^ which 
are„more than the Levites ; 

47 Thou shalt even take ''five shek- 
els apiece by the poll, after the 
shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou 
take them, : (* the shekel is twenty 
gerahs :) 

48 And thou shalt give the money, 
wherewith the odd number of them 
is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and 
to his sons. 

49 And Moses took the redemption- 
money of them that were over and 
above them that were redeemed by 
the Levites : 

50 Of the firstborn of the children 
of Israel took he the money; *'a 
thousand three hundred and three- 
score and five shekels^ after the shek- 
el of the sanctuary : 

51 And Moses "^gave the money 
of them that were redeemed unto 
Aaron and to his sons, according to 
the word of the Lord, as the Lord 
commanded Moses. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The age and time of the Levites' service. 4 The service 
of the Kohathites, when the priests have taken down 
the tabernacle. 16 The charge of Eleazar. IT The 
office of the priests. 21 The service of the Gershon- 
■itcs, 29 and of the Merarites. 34 The mimher of the 
Kohathites, 38 of the Gershonites, 42 and of the Me- 
rarites. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses 
and unto Aaron, saying, 
2 Take the sum of the sons of 

135 



The Levites' charge 



NUMBERS. 



about the sanctuary. 



B. C. 1490. 



1 See ch. 8. 24. 
\ Chr. 23. 3, 
24.27. 



b ver. 15. 
c ver. 19. 



e Ex. 25. 10, 
16. 



f Ex. 25. 13. 
g Ex. 25. 23, 

29,30. 

Lev. 24. 6, 8. 



\ Or, pour out 
withal. 



h Ex. 25. 31. 
i Ex, 25. 37, 



k Ex. 30. 1, 3. 



Or, howh. 



Kohath from among' the sons of Levi, 
after their famihes, by the house of" 
their fathers, 

3 ^From thirty years old and up- 
ward even until fifty years old, all 
that enter into the host, to do the 
work in the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation. 

4 ^ This shall be the service of the 
sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of 
the congregation, about "^the most holy 
things. 

5 IT And when the camp setteth 
forward, Aaron shall come, and his 
sons, and they shall take down '^the 
covering vail, and cover the ^ark of 
testimony with it : 

6 And shall put thereon the cover- 
ing of badgers' skins, and shall spread 
over it a cloth wholly of blue, and 
shall put in ^the staves thereof, 

7 And upon the stable of shew- 
bread they shall spread a cloth of 
blue, and put thereon the dishes, and 
the spoons, and the bowls, and covers 
to II cover withal : and the continual 
bread shall be thereon : 

8 And they shall spread upon them 
a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same 
with a covering of badgers' skins, and 
shall put in the staves thereof, 

9 And they shall take a cloth of 
blue, and cover the ^candlestick of 
the light, 'and his lamps, and *his 
tongs, and his snufFdishes, and all the 
oil vessels thereof, wherewith they 
minister unto it : 

10 And they shall put it and all 
the vessels thereof within a cover- 
ing of badgers' skins, and shall put 
it upon a bar. 

11 And upon ''the golden altar they 
shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover 
it with a covering of badgers' skins, 
and shall put to the staves thereof: 

12 And they shall take all the 
instruments of ministry, wherewith 
they minister in the sanctuary, and 
put them in a cloth of blue, and 
cover them with a covering of bad- 
gers' skins, and shall put them on 
a bar. 

13 And they shall take away the 
ashes from the altar, and spread a 
purple cloth thereon : 

14 And they shall put upon it all 
the vessels thereof, wherewith they 
minister about it, even the censers, 
the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and 
the II basins, all the vessels of the 
altar; and they shall spread upon 
it a covering of badgers' skins, and 
put to the staves of it. 

15 And when Aaron and his sons 
have made an end of covering- the 
sanctuary, and all the vessels of the 

136 



sanctuary, as the camp is to set for- 
ward ; after that, ^ the sons of Kohath 
shall come to bear it: ""but they 
shall not touch any holy thing, lest 
they die. ''These things are the bur- 
den of the sons of Kohath in the 
tabernacle of the congregation. 

16 IT And to the office of Eleazar 
the son of Aaron the priest pertain- 
eth °the oil for the hght, and the 
P sweet incense, and ^the daily meat 
offering, and the '"anointing oil, and 
the oversight of all the tabernacle, 
and of all that therein is, in the sanc- 
tuary, and in the vessels thereof. 

17 IF And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses and unto Aaron, saying, 

18 Cut ye not off the tribe of the 
famihes of the Kohathites from among 
the Levites : 

19 But thus do unto them, that 
they may live, and not die, when 
they approach unto Hhe most holy 
things : Aaron and his sons shall go 
in, and appoint them every one to 
his service and to his burden : 

20 * But they shall not go in to see 
w^hen the holy things are covered, 
lest they die, 

21 TF And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

22 Take also the sum of the sons 
of Gershon, throughout the houses of 
their fathers, by their families ; 

23 ''From thirty years old and up- 
ward until fifty years old shalt thou 
number them ; all that enter in t to 
perform the service, to do the work 
in the tabernacle of the congregation. 

24 This is the service of the fami- 
lies of the Gershonites, to serve, and 
for II burdens : 

25 And ^ they shall bear the curtains 
of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle 
of the congregation, his covering, and 
the covering of the badgers' skins that 
is above upon it, and the hanging for 
the door of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation, 

26 And the hangings of the court, 
and the hanging for the door of the 
gate of the court, which is by the 
tabernacle and by the altar round 
about, and their cords, and all the 
instruments of their service, and all 
that is made for them : so shall they 
serve. 

27 At the t appointment of Aaron 
and his sons shall be all the service 
of the sons of the Gershonites, in all 
their burdens, and in all their service : 
and ye shall appoint unto them in 
charge all their burdens. 

28 This is the ser\^ce of the fami- 
lies of the sons of Gershon in the 
tabernacle of the congregation : and 



Number of the Kohathites. 



NUMBERS. 



Number of the Merarites. 



B. C. 1490. 



y ver. 3. 



t Heb. war- 
fare. 



ch. 3. 36, 37. 



a Ex. 26. 15. 



their charge shall be under the hand 
of Ithamar the son of Aaron the 
priest, 

29 % As for the sons of Merari, 
thou shalt number them after their 
famihes, by the house of their fa- 
thers ; 

30 yProm thirty years old and up- 
ward even unto fifty years old shalt 
thou number them, every one that 
entereth into the t service, to do the 
work of the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation. 

3 1 And ^ this is the charge of their 
burden, according to all their service 
in the tabernacle of the congregation ; 
^the boards of the tabernacle, and the 
bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, 
and sockets thereof, 

32 And the pillars of the court round 
about, and their sockets, and their 
pins, and their cords, with all their 
instruments, and with all their serv- 
ice : and by name ye shall ^ reckon 
the instruments of the charge of their 
burden. 

33 This is the service of the fami- 
lies of the sons of Merari, according 
to all their service, in the tabernacle 
of the congi-egation, under the hand 
of Ithamar the son of Aaron the 
priest. 

34 f ^And Moses and Aaron and the 
chief of the congregation numbered 
the sons of the Kohathites after their 
families, and after the house of their 
fathers, 

35 From thirty years old and upward 
even unto fifty years old, every one 
that entereth into the service, for the 
work in the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation : 

36 And those that were numbered 
of them by their families were two 
thousand seven hundred and fifty. 

37 These were they that were num- 
bered of the families of the Kohath- 
ites, all that might do ser\dce in the 
tabernacle of the congregation, which 
Moses and Aaron did number accord- 
ing to the commandment of the Lord 
by the hand of Moses. 

38 And those that were numbered 
of the sons of Gershon, throughout 
their families, and by the house of 
their fathers, 

39 From thirty years old and up- 
ward even unto fifty years old, every 
one that entereth into the service, for 
the work in the tabernacle of the 
congregation, 

40 Even those that were numbered 
of them, throughout their families, 
by the house of their fathers, were 
two thousand and six hundred and 
thirty. 



41 '^ These are they that were num- 
bered of the families of the sons of 
Gershon, of all that might do service 
in the tabernacle of the congregation, 
whom Moses and Aaron did number 
according to the commandment of the 
Lord. 

42 IF And those that were numbered 
of the families of the sons of Merari, 
throughout their families, by the house 
of their fathers, 

43 From thirty years old and up- 
ward even unto fifty years old, every 
one that entereth into the service, for 
the work in the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation, 

44 Even those that were numbered 
of them after their families, were three 
thousand and two hundred. 

45 These be those that were num- 
bered of the families of the sons of 
Merari, whom Moses and Aaron num- 
bered ^according to the word of the 
Lord by the hand of Moses. 

46 All those that were numbered of 
the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron 
and the chief of Israel numbered, after 
their families, and after the house of 
their fathers, 

47 '^From thirty years old and up- 
ward even unto fifty years old, every 
one that came to do the service of 
the ministry, and the service of the 
burden in the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation, 

48 Even those that were numbered 
of them, were eight thousand and five 
hundred and fourscore. 

49 According to the commandment 
of the Lord they were numbered by 
the hand of Moses, s every one ac- 
cording to his service, and according 
to his burden : thus were they num- 
bered of him, ^as the Lord com- 
manded Moses. 

CHAPTER V. 

The unclean are to he removed out of the camp. 5 
Restitution is to be made in case of trespass. 11 
The trial in a case of jealousy. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Command the children of Israel, 
that they put out of the camp every 
^ leper, and every one that hath an 
^ issue, and whosoever is defiled by 
the " dead : 

3 Both male and female shall ye put 
out, without the camp shall ye put 
them ; that they defile not their camps, 
■^in the midst whereof I dwell. 

4 And the children of Israel did so, 
and put them out without the camp : 
as the Lord spake unto Moses, so did 
the children of Israel. 

5 IT And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

137 



B.C. 1490. 



d ver. 22. 



e ver. 29. 



f ver. 2, 23, 30. 



g ver. 15, 24, 
31. 



h ver. 1, 21. 



a Lev. 13. 3. 46. 

& ch. 12. 14. 
b Lev. 15. 2. 
c Lev. 21. 1. 

ch. 9. 6, 10. & 

19. 11, 13. & 

31. 19. 



d Lev. 26. 11, 
12. 
2 Cor. 6. 16. 



The trial 



NUMBERS. 



case of jealousy. 



i Lev. 5. 5. & 

26.40. 

Josh. 7. 19. 
g Lev. 6. 5. 



h Lev. 6. 1 
&7. 7. 



II Or, heave 

offering. 
i Ex. 29. 28. 

Lev. 6. 17,18, 

26. & 7. 6, 7, 

9, 10, 14. 

ch. 18. 8, 9, 19. 

Dent. 18.3,4. 

Ez.44.29,30. 
k Lev. 10. 13. 



1 Lev. 18. 20. 



m 1 Kingrs 17. 
18. Ez. 29. 16. 



6 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
^ When a man or woman shall commit 
any sin that men commit, to do a 
trespass against the Lord, and that 
person be guilty ; 

7 ^Then they shall confess their 
sin which they have done : and he 
shall recompense his trespass ^with 
the principal thereof, and add unto 
it the fifth part thereof, and give it 
unto him against whom he hath tres- 
passed. 

8 But if the man have no kinsman 
to recompense the trespass unto, let 
the trespass be recompensed unto the 
Lord, even to the priest; beside ''the 
ram of the atonement, whereby an 
atonement shall be made for him. 

9 And every II ' offering of all the 
holy things of the children of Israel, 
which they bring unto the priest, 
shall be his. 

10 And every man's hallowed things 
shall be his : whatsoever any man 
giveth the priest, it shall be ^ his. 

11 T And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

12 Speak unto the children of Is- 
rael, and say unto them. If any man's 
wife go aside, and commit a trespass 
against him, 

13 And a man 'lie with her car- 
nally, and it be hid from the eyes 
of her husband, and be kept close, 
and she be defiled, and there be no 
witness against her, neither she be 
taken with the manner ; 

14 And the spirit of jealousy come 
upon him, and he be jealous of his 
wife, and she be defiled; or if the 
spirit of jealousy come upon him, 
and he be jealous of his wife, and 
she be not defiled : 

15 Then shall the man bring his 
wife unto the priest, and he shall 
bring her oflfering for her, the tenth 
part of an ephah of barley meal ; he 
shall pour no oil upon it, nor put 
frankincense thereon ; for it is an 
offering of jealousy, an offering of 
memorial, ""bringing iniquity to re- 
membrance. 

16 And the priest shall bring her 
near, and set her before the Lord : 

17 And the priest shall take holy 
water in an earthen vessel; and of 
the dust that is in the floor of the 
tabernacle the priest shall take, and 
put it into the water. 

18 And the priest shall set the wo- 
man before the Lord, and uncover 
the woman's head, and put the offer- 
ing of memorial in her hands, which 
is the jealousy offering : and the priest 
shall have in his hand the bitter water 
that causeth the curse. 

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19 And the priest shall charge her 
by an oath, and say unto the wo- 
man. If no man have lain with thee, 
and if thou hast not gone aside to 
uncleanness \\with another instead of 
thy husband, be thou free from this 
bitter water that causeth the curse : 

20 But if thou hast gone aside to 
another instead of thy husband, and 
if thou be defiled, and some man 
have lain with thee besides thine hus- 
band: 

21 Then the priest shall "charge 
the woman with an oath of cursing, 
and the priest shall say unto the 
woman, °The Lord make thee a 
curse and an oath among thy peo- 
ple, when the Lord doth make 
thy thigh to trot, and thy belly to 
swell ; 

22 And this water that causeth the 
curse P shall go into thy bowels, to 
make thy belly to swell, and thy 
thigh to rot. ^And the woman shall 
say. Amen, amen. 

23 And the priest shall write these 
curses in a book, and he shall blot 
them out with the bitter water : 

24 And he shall cause the woman 
to drink the bitter water that causeth 
the curse : and the water that causeth 
the curse shall enter into her, and 
become bitter. 

25 Then the priest shall take the 
jealousy offering out of the woman's 
hand, and shall ''wave the offering 
before the Lord, and offer it upon 
the altar : 

26 'And the priest shall take a 
handful of the offering, even the me- 
morial thereof, and burn it upon the 
altar, and afterward shall cause the 
woman to drink the water. 

27 And when he hath made her 
to drink the water, then it shall 
come to pass, if she be defiled, and 
have done trespass against her hus- 
band, that the water that causeth 
the curse shall enter into her, and 
become bitter, and her belly shall 
swell, and her thigh, shall rot: and 
the woman * shall be a curse among 
her people. 

28 And if the woman be not defiled, 
but be clean ; then she shall be free, 
and shall conceive seed. 

29 This is the law of jealousies, 
when a wife goeth aside to another 
"instead of her husband, and is de- 
filed; 

30 Or when the spirit of jealousy 
Cometh upon him, and he be jeal- 
ous over his wife, and shall set the 
woman before the Lord, and the 
priest shall execute upon her all this 
law. 



The law of the Nazarite. 



NUMBERS. 



The law of the Nazarite. 



B. C. 1490. 



II Or, make 

themselves 

Nazarites. 
a Lev. 27. 2. 

Jud^. 13. 5. 

Acts 21. 23. 

Horn. 1. 1. 
b Am. 2. 12. 

Luke 1. 15. 



II Or, Naza- 
riteship. 



t Heb. vine of 
the wine. 



! Judg. 13. 5. 
& 16. 17. 
1 Sam. 1. 11. 



d Lev. 21. 11. 
ch. 19. 11. 16. 



e Lev. 21. 1, 2, 
11. ch. 9. 6. 



t Heb. sepa- 
ration. 



f Acts 18. 
fe 21. 24. 



g Lev. 5. 7. & 
14. 22. & 15. 
14, 29. 



h Lev. 5. 6. 
t Heb./aZZ. 



31 Then shall the man be guiltless 
from iniquity, and this woman ^ shall 
bear hef iniquity. 

CHAPTER VI. 

Tfie law of the Nazarite. 22 The form of blessing the 
people. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
and say unto them, When either man 
or woman shall H * separate themselves 
to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to sepa- 
rate themselves unto the Lord ; 

3 ""He shall separate himself from 
wine and strong drink, and shall 
drink no vinegar of wine, or vine- 
gar of strong drink, neither shall he 
drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat 
moist grapes, or dried. 

4 All the days of his II separation 
shall he eat nothing that is made of 
the tvine tree, from the kernels even 
to the husk. 

5 All the days of the vow of his sepa- 
ration there shall no "^ razor come upon 
his head : until the days be fulfilled, 
in the which he separateth himself 
unto the Lord, he shall be holy, and 
shall let the locks of the hair of his 
head grow. 

6 All the days that he separateth 
himself unto the Lord "^he shall come 
at no dead body, 

7 ^He shall not make himself un- 
clean for his father, or for his moth- 
er, for his brother, or for his sister, 
when they die : because the t conse- 
cration of his God is upon his head. 

8 All the days of his separation he is 
holy unto the Lord. 

9 And if any man die very sud- 
denly by him, and he hath defiled 
the head of his consecration ; then 
he shall ^ shave his head in the day 
of his cleansing, on the seventh day 
shall he shave it. 

10 And Son the eighth day he shall 
bring two turtles, or two young 
pigeons, to the priest, to the door of 
the tabernacle of the congregation : 

11 And the priest shall offer the 
one for a sin offering, and the other 
for a burnt offering, and make an 
atonement for him, for that he sin- 
ned by the dead, and shall hallow 
his head that same day. 

12 And he shall consecrate unto the 
Lord the days of his separation, and 
shall bring a lamb of the first year 
^ for a trespass offering : but the days 
that were before shall the lost, be- 
cause his separation was defiled. 

13 If And this is the law of the 
Nazarite : ' when the days of his 
separation are fulfilled, he shall be 



brought unto the door of the taber- 
nacle of the congi-egation : 

14 And he shall offer his offering 
unto the Lord, one he lamb of the 
first year without blemish for a burnt 
offering, and one ewe lamb of the first 
year without blemish ^ for a sin offer- 
ing, and one ram without blemish ' for 
peace offerings, 

15 And a basket of unleavened 
bread, ""cakes of fine flour mingled 
with oil, and wafers of unleavened 
bread ° anointed with oil, and their 
meat offering, and their ° drink of- 
ferings. 

16 And the priest shall bring them 
before the Lord, and shall offer his 
sin offering, and his burnt offering : 

17 And he shall offer the raiii for 
a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the 
Lord, with the basket of unleavened 
bread: the priest shall offer also his 
meat offering, and his drink offering. 

18 PAnd the Nazarite shall shave 
the head of his separation at the 
door of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation, and shall take the hair of 
the head of his separation, and put 
it in the fire which is under the sac- 
rifice of the peace offerings. 

19 And the priest shall take the 
1 sodden shoulder of the ram, and one 
unleavened cake out of the basket, 
and one unleavened wafer, and ''shall 
put them upon the hands of the Naz- 
arite, after the hair of his separation 
is shaven : 

20 And the priest shall wave them 
for a wave offering before the Lord : 
^this is holy for the priest, with the 
wave breast and heave shoulder : and 
after that the Nazarite may drink 
wine. 

21 This is the law of the Nazarite 
who hath vowed, and of his offering 
unto the Lord for his separation, 
besides that, that his hand shall get : 
according to the vow which he vow- 
ed, so he must do after the law of 
his separation. 

22 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his 
sons, saying. On this wise *ye shall 
bless the children of Israel, saying 
unto them, 

24 The Lord bless thee, and "keep 
thee : 

25 The Lord "^make his face shine 
upon thee, and ^ be gracious unto thee : 

26 ''The Lord lift up his counte- 
nance upon thee, and ^give thee 
peace. 

27 ^'And they shall put my name 
upon the children of Israel, and ''I 
will bless them. 

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B. C. 1490. 



k Lev. 4. 2, 27, 
32 


1 Lev. 3. 6. 


m Lev. 2. 4. 


n Ex. 29. 2. 


ch. 15. 5, 7, 
10. 



P Acts 2L 24. 



q 1 Sam. 2. 15. 
rEx.29.23,24. 



s Ex. 29.27 



t Lev. 9. 22. 

1 Chr. 23. 13. 

u Ps. 121. 7. 

John 17. 11. 
wPs.31.16.& 

67. 1. & 119. 

135. 

Dan. 9. 17. 
X Gen. 43. 29. 
y Ps. 4. 6. 
z John 14. 27. 

2Thess.3.16. 
a Deut. 28. 10. 

2 Chr. 7. 14. 
Is. 43. 7. 
Dan. 9. 18,19. 

b Ps. 115. 12. 



The offerings of the princes 



NUMBERS. 



at the dedication of the altar. 



B. C. 1490. 



a Ex. 40. 18. 
Lev. 8. 10, 11. 



ch. 1. 4, &.C. 



t Heb. wJio 
stood. 



c ch. 4. 25. 

d ch. 4. 31. 
e ch. 4. 28, 33. 



gch.4.6,8,10, 
12, 14. 
2 Sam. 6. 13. 



U See Deut.20. 
5. 

1 King-s 8. 63. 

2 Chr. 7. 5, 9. 
Ezra 6. 16. 
Neh. 12. 27. 
Ps. 30, title. 



k Ex. 30. 13. 



CHAPTER VII. 

The offering of the princes at the dedication of the 
tabernacle. 10 Their several offerings at the dedi- 
cation of the altar. 89 God speaketh to Moses from 
the mercyseat. 

AND it came to pass on the day 
that Moses had fully ^set up the 
tabernacle, and had anointed it, and 
sanctified it, and all the instruments 
thereof, both the altar and all the ves- 
sels thereof, and had anointed them, 
and sanctified them ; 

2 That '' the princes of Israel, heads 
of the house of their fathers, who 
were the princes of the tribes, tand 
were over them that were numbered, 
oflTered : 

3 And they brought their oflTering 
before the Lord, six covered wagons, 
and twelve oxen; a wagon for two 
of the princes, and for each one an 
ox: and they brought them before 
the tabernacle. 

4 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

5 Take it of them, that they may 
be to do the service of the taber- 
nacle of the congregation ; and thou 
shalt give them unto the Levites, to 
every man according to his service. 

6 And Moses took the wagons and 
the oxen, and gave them unto the 
Levites. 

7 Two wagons and four oxen °he 
gave unto the sons of Gershon, ac- 
cording to their service : 

8 <^And four wagons and eight oxen 
he gave unto the sons of Merari, ac- 
cording unto their service, ^ under the 
hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the 
priest. 

9 But unto the sons of Kohath he 
gave none : because ^the service of 
the sanctuary belonging unto them 
^was that they should bear upon 
their shoulders. 

10 IT And the princes offered for 
''dedicating of the altar in the day 
that it was anointed, even the princes 
offered their offering before the al- 
tar. 

11 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
They shall offer their offering, each 
prince on his day, for the dedicating 
of the altar. 

12 T And he that offered his offer- 
ing the first day was *Nahshon the 
son of Amminadab, of the tribe of 
Judah : 

13 And his offering was one silver 
charger, the weight whereof was a 
hundred and thirty shekels, one silver 
bowl of seventy shekels, after ''the 
shekel of the sanctuary ; both of 
them we?-e full of fine flour mingled 
with oil for a ' meat offering : 

140 



14 One spoon of ten shekels of gold, 
full of "^ incense : 

15 ° One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

16 One kid of the goats for a ° sin 
offering : 

17 And for Pa sacrifice of peace of- 
ferings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year : 
this was the offering of Nahshon the 
son of Amminadab. 

18 IF On the second day Nethaneel 
the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, 
did offer : 

19 He offered for his offering one 
silver charger, the weight whereof 
was a hundred and thirty shekels, one 
silver bowl of seventy shekels, after 
the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of 
them full of fine flour mingled with 
oil for a meat offering : 

20 One spoon of gold of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

21 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

22 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

23 And for a sacrifice of peace offer- 
ings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year : 
this was the offering of Nethaneel the 
son of Zuar. 

24 f On the third day Eliab the 
son of Helon, prince of the children 
of Zebulun, did offer: 

25 His offering was one silver char- 
ger, the weight whereof was a hun- 
dred and thirty shekels, one silver 
bowl of seventy shekels, after the 
shekel of the sanctuary ; both of 
them full of fine flour mingled with 
oil for a meat offering : 

26 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

27 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

28 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

29 And for a sacrifice of peace 
offerings, two oxen, five rams, five 
he goats, five lambs of the first year : 
this was the offering of Eliab the son 
of Helon. 

30 f On the fourth day Elizur the 
son of Shedeur, prince of the children 
of Reuben, did offer: 

31 His offering was one silver char- 
ger of the weight of a hundred and 
thirty shekels, one silver bowl of sev- 
enty shekels, after the shekel of the 
sanctuary ; both of them full of fine 
flour mingled with oil for a meat 
offering : 



The offerings of the princes 



NUMBERS. 



at the dedication of the altar. 



B. C. 1490. 



32 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

33 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt of- 
fering : 

34 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

35 And for a sacrifice of peace oflfer- 
ings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year : 
this icas the offering of Elizur the 
son of Shedeur. 

36 t On the fifth day Shelumiel 
the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the 
children of Simeon, did offer: 

37 His offering wflt5 one silver charger, 
the weight whereof loas a hundred 
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of 
seventy shekels, after the shekel of the 
sanctuary ; both of them full of fine flour 
mingled with oil for a meat offering : 

38 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

39 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

40 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

41 i^nd for a sacrifice of peace of- 
ferings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year : this 
was the offering of Shelumiel the son 
of Zurishaddai. 

42 IT On the sixth day Eliasaph the 
son of Deuel, prince of the children 
of Gad, offered : 

43 His offering loas one silver charger 
of the weight of a hundred and thirty 
shekels, a silver bowl of seventy shek- 
els, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; 
both of them full of fine flour mingled 
with oil for a meat offering : 

44 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

45 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt of- 
fering : 

46 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

47 And for a sacrifice of peace of- 
ferings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year : 
this was the offering of Eliasaph the 
son of Deuel. 

48 IF On the seventh day Elishama 
the son of Ammihud, prince of the 
children of Ephraim, offered : 

49 His offering loas one silver charger, 
the weight whereof was a hundred 
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of 
seventy shekels, after the shekel of 
the sanctuary ; both of them full of 
fine flour mingled with oil for a meat 
offering : 

50 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 



51 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

52 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

53 And for a sacrifice of peace of- 
ferings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year : 
this was the offering of Elishama the 
son of Ammihud. 

54 1[ On the eighth day offered Ga- 
maliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of 
the children of Manasseh : 

55 His offering was one silver charger 
of the weight of a hundred and thirty 
shekels, one silver bowl of seventy 
shekels, after the shekel of the sanc- 
tuary ; both of them full of fine flour 
mingled with oil for a meat offering : 

56 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

57 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

58 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

59 And for a sacrifice of peace of- 
ferings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year : 
this was the offering of Gamaliel the 
son of Pedahzur. 

60 IF On the ninth day Abidan the 
son of Gideoni, prince of the children 
of Benjamin, offered : 

6 1 His offering was one silver charger, 
the weight whereof was a hundred 
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of 
seventy shekels, after the shekel of 
the sanctuary; both of them full of 
fine flour mingled with oil for a meat 
offering : 

62 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

63 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt of- 
fering : 

64 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

65 And for a sacrifice of peace of- 
ferings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year : 
this was the offering of Abidan the 
son of Gideoni. 

66 IF On the tenth day Ahiezer the 
son of Ammishaddai, prince of the 
children of Dan, offered : 

67 His offering i«a5 one silver charger, 
the weight whereof was a hundred 
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of 
seventy shekels, after the shekel of 
the sanctuary ; both of them full of 
fine flour mingled with oil for a meat 
offering : 

68 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

69 One young bullock, one ram, one 

141 



B. C. 1490. 



The offerings of the princes. 



NUMBERS. 



Consecration of the Levites. 



B. C. 1490. 



lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

70 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

71 And for a sacrifice of peace of- 
ferings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year : 
this was the offering of Ahiezer the 
son of Ammishaddai. 

72 IT On the eleventh day Pagiel the 
son of Ocran, prince of the children 
of Asher, offered: 

73 His offering was one silver charger, 
the w^eight whereof was a hundred 
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of 
seventy shekels, after the shekel of 
the sanctuary ; both of them full of 
fine flour mingled with oil for a meat 
offering : 

74 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

75 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt of- 
fering : 

76 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

77 And for a sacrifice of peace of- 
ferings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year : 
this loas the offering of Pagiel the 
son of Ocran. 

78 t On the twelfth day Ahira the 
son of Enan, prince of the children of 
Naphtali, offered: 

79 His offering was one silver charger, 
the weight whereof was a hundred 
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of 
seventy shekels, after the shekel of 
the sanctuary ; both of them full of 
fine flour mingled with oil for a meat 
offering : 

80 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

81 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt of- 
fering : 

82 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

83 And for a sacrifice of peace of- 
ferings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year: 
this was the offering of Ahira the son 
of Enan. 

84 This was the dedication of the 
altar, in the day when it was anoint- 
ed, by the princes of Israel : twelve 
chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, 
twelve spoons of gold : 

85 Each charger of silver weighing 
a hundred and thirty shekels, each 
bowl seventy : all the silver vessels 
weighed two thousand and four hun- 
dred shekels, after the shekel of the 
sanctuary : 

86 The golden spoons were twelve, 
full of incense, weighing ten shekels 

142 



apiece, after the shekel of the sanc- 
tuary : all the gold of the spoons was 
a hundred and twenty shekels. 

87 All the oxen for the burnt oflfer- 
ing were twelve bullocks, the rams 
twelve, the lambs of the first year 
twelve, with their meat offering : and 
the kids of the goats for sin offering 
twelve. 

88 And all the oxen for the sacrifice 
of the peace offerings were twenty and 
four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he 
goats sixty, the lambs of the first year 
sixty. This t^as the dedication of the 
altar, after that it was i anointed. 

89 And when Moses was gone into 
the tabernacle of the congregation ''to 
speak with H him, then he heard ' the 
voice of one speaking unto him from 
off the mercyseat that was upon the 
ark of testimony, from between the 
two cherubim : and he spake unto 
him. 

CHAPTER Vm. 

The lighting of the lamps. 5 The consecration of the 
Levites. 23 The age and time of their service. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto Aaron, and say unto 
him. When thou ^lightest the lamps, 
the seven lamps shall give light over 
against the candlestick. 

3 And Aaron did so ; he lighted the 
lamps thereof over against the candle- 
stick, as the Lord commanded Moses. 

4 '' And this work of the candlestick 
was of beaten gold ; unto the shaft 
thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was 
^ beaten work : ^ according unto the 
pattern which the Lord had shewed 
Moses, so he made the candlestick. 

5 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

6 Take the Levites from among the 
children of Israel, and cleanse them. 

7 And thus shalt thou do unto them, 
to cleanse them : Sprinkle ® water of 
purifying upon them, and t f let them 
shave all their flesh, and let them 
wash their clothes, and so make them- 
selves clean. 

8 Then let them take a young bul- 
lock with ^ his meat offering, even fine 
flour mingled with oil, and another 
young bullock shalt thou take for a 
sin offering. 

9 ^And thou shalt bring the Levites 
before the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion : 'and thou shalt gather the whole 
assembly of the children of Israel to- 
gether. 

10 And thou shalt bring the Levites 
before the Lord : and the children of 
Israel ^ shall put their hands upon the 
Levites : 



Consecration of the Levites. 



NUMBERS. 



The passover to he observed. 



B. C. 1490. 

t Heb. wave. 

t Heb. wave 
offering. 

t Heb. they 
may he to 
execute, ifc. 

1 Ex. 29. 10. 



n ver. 11, 13. 



P Ex. 13. 2, 12, 
13, 15. 
ch. 3. 13. 
Luke 2. 23. 



r ch. 1. 53. & 

16. 4G. &18.5. 
2 Chr. 20. 16. 



1 1 And Aaron shall toflfer the Levites 
before the LoRo/or an toffering of the 
children of Israel, that t they may ex- 
ecute the service of the Lord, 

12 'And the Levites shall lay their 
hands upon the heads of the bullocks : 
and thou shalt offer the one /or a sin 
offering, and the other /or a burnt 
offering, unto the Lord, to make an 
atonement for the Levites. 

13 And thou shalt set the Levites 
before Aaron, and before his sons, 
and offer them for an offering unto 
the Lord. 

14 Thus shalt thou separate the 
Levites from among the children 
of Israel: and the Levites shall be 
'"mine. 

15 And after that shall the Levites 
go in to do the service of the taber- 
nacle of the congregation : and thou 
shalt cleanse them, and "offer thern 
for an offering. 

16 For they are wholly given unto 
me from among the children of Is- 
rael ; ° instead of such as open every 
womb, even instead o/the firstborn of 
all the children of Israel, have I taken 
them unto me. 

17 PFor all the firstborn of the 
children of Israel are mine, both man 
and beast : on the day that I smote 
every firstborn in the land of Egypt 
I sanctified them for myself. 

18 And I have taken the Levites 
for all the firstborn of the children 
of Israel. 

19 And 'il have given the Levites as 
t a gift to Aaron and to his sons from 
among the children of Israel, to do 
the service of the children of Israel in 
the tabernacle of the congregation, 
and to make an atonement for the 
children of Israel : ""that there be no 
plague among the children of Israel, 
when the children of Israel come nigh 
unto the sanctuary. 

20 And Moses, and Aaron, and all 
the congregation of the children of Is- 
rael, did to the Levites according un- 
to all that the Lord commanded Mo- 
ses concerning the Levites, so did the 
children of Israel unto them. 

21 ^And the Levites were purified, 
and they washed their clothes ; ' and 
Aaron offered them as an offering be- 
fore the Lord ; and Aaron made an 
atonement for them to cleanse them. 

22 "And after that went the Levites 
in to do their service in the tabernacle 
of the congregation before Aaron, and 
before his sons : ^ as the Lord had 
commanded Moses concerning the 
Levites, so did they unto them. 

23 1 And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying. 



24 This is it that belongeth unto the 
Levites : ^ from twenty and five years 
old and upward they shall go in tto 
wait upon the service of the taber- 
nacle of the congregation : 

25 And from the age of fifty years 
they shall t cease waiting upon the 
service thereof and shall serve no 
more : 

26 But shall minister with their 
brethren in the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation, ^to keep the charge, and 
shall do no service. Thus shalt thou 
do unto the Levites touching their 
charge. 

CHAPTER IX. 

The passover is commanded again. 6 A second pass- 
over allowed for them, that were unclean or absent. 
15 The cloud guideth the removings and cncamp- 
ings of the Israelites. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses 
in the wilderness of Sinai, in the 
first month of the second year after 
they were come out of the land of 
Egypt, saying, 

2 Let the children of Israel also keep 
*the passover at his appointed season. 

3 In the fourteenth day of this month, 
tat even, ye shall keep it in his ap- 
pointed season : according to all the 
rites of it, and according to all the 
ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it. 

4 And Moses spake unto the children 
of Israel, that they should keep the 
passover. 

5 And ^they kept the passover on 
the fourteenth day of the first month 
at even in the wilderness of Sinai : 
according to all that the Lord com- 
manded Moses, so did the children of 
Israel. 

6 IF And there were certain men, 
who were "= defiled by the dead body 
of a man, that they could not keep 
the passover on that day : ^ and they 
came before Moses and before Aaron 
on that day. 

7 And those men said unto him. We 
are defiled by the dead body of a man : 
wherefore are we kept back, that we 
may not offer an offering of the Lord 
in his appointed season among the 
children of Israel 1 

8 And Moses said unto them. Stand 
still, and ® I will hear what the Lord 
will command concerning you. 

9 II And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

10 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
saying. If any man of you or of your 
posterity shall be unclean by reason of 
a dead body, or be in a journey afar 
off, yet he shall keep the passover 
unto the Lord. 

1 1 ^ The fourteenth day of the second 
month at even they shall keep it, and 

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B. C. 1490. 

t Heb. to war 

the warfare 

of, <Src. 

1 Tim. 1. 18. 
t Heb. return 
from the vxir- 

fare of the 

service. 
y See ch. 4. 3. 

1 Clir. 23. 3, 

24,27. 



aEx. 12. l,&c. 

Lev. 23. 5. 

ch. 28. 16. 

Deut. 16. 1, 2. 
t Heh.between 

the two eve- 



b Josh. 5. 10. 



c ch. 5. 2. & 

19. 11, 16. 

See John 18. 

28. 
d Ex. 18. 15, 

19, 26. 

ch. 27. 2. 



f 2 Chr. 30. 2, 
15. 



The cloud guideth the Israelites. NUMBERS. The use of the silver trumpets. 



B. C. 1490. 




1 Gen. 17. 14. 
Ex. 12. 15. 
m ver. 7. 

n ch. 5. 31. 



P Ex. 40. 34. 
Neh.9.12.19. 
Ps. 78. 14; 



q Ex. 13. 21. 
t 40. 38. 



r Ex. 40. 36. 
ch. 10. 11, 33, 
34. Ps. 80. 1. 



s 1 Cor. 10. 1. 



t Heb. pro- 
longed. 

t ch. 1. 53. & 
3.8. 



t Heb. wat. 



u Ex.40. 36, 37. 



^eat it with unleavened bread and 
bitter kerbs. 

12 •'They shall leave none of it unto 
the morning, ' nor break any bone of 
it : ^ according to all the ordinances of 
the passover they shall keep it. 

13 But the man that is clean, and is 
not in a journey, and forbeareth to 
keep the passover, even the same soul 
' shall be cut off from among his peo- 
ple : becaus.e he "brought not the of- 
fering of the Lord in his appointed 
season, that man shall " bear liis sin. 

14 And if a stranger shall sojourn 
among you, and w^ill keep the pass- 
over unto the Lord ; according to 
the ordinance of the passover, and 
according to the manner thereof, so 
shall he do : ° ye shall have one or- 
dinance, both for the stranger, and 
for him that was born in the land. 

15 IF And P on the day that the taber- 
nacle was reared up the cloud covered 
the tabernacle, namely^ the tent of the 
testimony : and "^ at even there was 
upon the tabernacle as it were the 
appearance of fire, until the morning. 

16 So it was alway : the cloud cov- 
ered it by day, and the appearance of 
fire by night. 

17 And when the cloud '"was taken 
up from the tabernacle, then after that 
the children of Israel journeyed : and 
in the place where the cloud abode, 
there the childi-en of Israel pitched 
their tents, 

18 At the commandment of the Lord 
the children of Israel journeyed, and 
at the commandment of the Lord 
they pitched : ' as long as the cloud 
abode upon the tabernacle they rest- 
ed in their tents. 

19 And when the cloud t tarried long 
upon the tabernacle many days, then 
the children of Israel 'kept the charge 
of the Lord, and journeyed not. 

20 And so it was, when the cloud 
was a few days upon the tabernacle ; 
according to the commandment of the 
Lord they abode in their tents, and 
according to the commandment of the 
Lord they journeyed. 

21 And so it was, when the cloud 
t abode from even unto the morning, 
and that the cloud was taken up in the 
morning, then theyjourneyed : wheth- 
er it was by day or by night that the 
cloud was taken up, they journeyed. 

22 Or whether it were two days, or a 
month, or a year, that the cloud tar- 
ried upon the tabernacle, remaining j 
thereon, the children of Israel "abode j 
in their tents, and journeyed not : but , 
when it was taken up, theyjourneyed. I 

23 At the commandment of the Lord j 
they rested in their tents, and at the | 

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commandment of the Lord they jour- 
ne5^ed : they ^kept the charge of the 
Lord, at the commandment of the 
Lord by the hand of Moses. 

CHAPTER X. 

The use of the silver trumpets. 11 The Israelites re- 
move from Sinai to Paran. 14 The order of their 
march. 29 Hobab is entreated by Moses not to leave 
them. 35 The prayer of Moses at the removing and 
resting of the ark. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Make thee two trumpets of silver ; 
of a whole piece shalt thou make 
them : that thou mayest use them 
for the * calhng of the assembly, and 
for the journeying of the camps. 

3 And when ''they shall blow with 
them, all the assembly shall assemble 
themselves to thee at the door of the 
tabernacle of the congregation. 

4 And if they blow but with one 
trumpet, then the princes, which are 
"^ heads of the thousands of Israel, 
shall gather themselves unto thee. 

5 When ye blow an alarm, then 
^ the camps that he on the east parts 
shall go forward. 

6 When ye blow an alarm the second 
time, then the camps that lie ^on the 
south side shall take their journey : 
they shall blow an alarm for their 
journeys. 

7 But when the congregation is to 
be gathered together, ^ye shall blow, 
but ye shall not ^ sound an alarm. 

8 ^ And the sons of Aaron, the priests, 
shall blow with the trumpets ; and 
they shall be to you for an ordinance 
for ever throughout your generations. 

9 And ' if ye go to war in jour land 
against the enemy that ^oppresseth 
you, then ye shall blow an alarm 
with the trumpets; and ye shall be 
'remembered before the Lord your 
God, and ye shall be saved from 
your enemies. 

10 Also ""in the day of your glad- 
ness, and in your solemn days, and 
in the beginnings of your months, ye 
shall blow with the trumpets over your 
burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices 
of your peace offerings ; that they may 
be to you ° for a memorial before your 
God : I am the Lord your God. 

11 1 And it came to pass on the 
twentieth day of the second month, 
in the second year, that the cloud 
°was taken up from off the taber- 
nacle of the testimony. 

12 And the children of Israel took 
P their journeys out of the 'i wilder- 
ness of Sinai ; and the cloud rested 
in the '"wilderness of Paran. 

13 And they first took their journey 
'according to the commandment of 
the Lord by the hand of Moses. 



o ch. 9. 17. 

p Ex. 40. 36. 

ch. 2. 9, 16, 

24, 31. 
q Ex. 19. 1. 

ch.l.l.&9.5. 
r Gen. 21. 21 

ch. 12. 16. & 

13.3,26. 

Deut. 1. 1. 
s ver. 5, 6. 

ch. 2. 34. 



The order of IsraeVs march. 



NUMBERS. 



The people lust for flesh. 



B. C. 1490. 



t ch. 2. 3, 9. 
u ch. 1. 7. 



X ch. 1. 51. 



y ch. 4. 24. 31. 
&7. 6, 7.8. 



z ch. 2. 10, 16. 



» ch. 4. 4, 15. 
&7. 9. 

II That is, the 
Gershonites 
and the Me- 
raritcs. See 
ver. 17. ch. 1. 
51. 

b cli. 2. 18, 24. 



c ch. 2. 25, 31. 
Josh. 6. 9. 



t Heb. These. 
d ch. 2. 34. 



f Gen. 12. 7. 

S Judg. 1. 10. 

& 4. 11. 
h Gen. 32. 12. 

Ex. 3. 8. it 6. 

7,8. 



14 IF *In the first jilace went the 
standard of the camp of the children 
of Jiida|i according to their armies : 
and over his host was " Nahshon the 
son of Amminadab. 

15 And over the host of the tribe of 
the children of Issachar was Nethan- 
eel the son of Zuar. 

16. And over the host of the tribe of 
the children of Zebulun luas Eliab the 
son of Helen. 

17 And ^the tabernacle was taken 
down ; and the sons of Gershon and 
the sons of Merari set forward, y bear- 
ing the tabernacle. 

18 IT And ^the standard of the camp 
of Reuben set forward according to 
their armies: and over his host was 
Elizur the son of Shedeur. 

19 And over the host of the tribe of 
the children of Simeon loas Shelumiel 
the son of Zurishaddai. 

20 And over the host of the tribe of 
the children of Gad was Eliasaph the 
son of Deuel. 

21 And the Kohathites set forward, 
bearing the ^sanctuary : and H the oth- 
ers did set up the tabernacle against 
they came. 

22' 1 And '' the standard of the camp 
of the children of Ephraim set for- 
ward according to their armies : and 
over his host luas Elishama the son of 
Ammihud, 

23 And over the host of the tribe of 
the children of Manasseh ivas Gama- 
liel the son of PedaTizur. 

24 And over the host of the tribe of 
the children of Benjamin luas Abidan 
the son of Gideoni. 

25 TI And " the standard of the camp 
of the children of Dan set forward, 
which IV as the rearward of all the 
camps throughout their hosts : and 
over his host was Ahiezer the son of 
Ammishaddai. 

26 And over the host of the tribe of 
the children of Asher was Pagiel the 
son of Ocran. 

27 And over the host of the tribe of 
the children of Naphtali loas Ahira 
the son of Enan. 

28 t d Thus were the journeyings of 
the children of Israel according to 
their armies, when they set forward. 

29 1 And Moses said unto Hobab, 
the son of ^Raguel the Midianite, 
Moses' father in law, We are jour- 
neying unto the place of which the 
Lord said, ^I will give it you : come 
thou with us, and » we will do thee 
good : for ^ the Lord hath spoken good 
concerning Israel. 

30 And he said unto him, I will not 
go ; but I will depart to mine own 
land, and to my kindred. 



10 



31 And he said. Leave us not, I pray 
thee ; forasmuch as thou knowest how 
we are to encamp in the wilderness, 
and thou mayest be to us 'instead of 
eyes. 

32 And it shall be, if thou go with 
us, yea, it shall be, that '^what good- 
ness the Lord shall do unto us, the 
same will we do unto thee. 

33 IF And they departed from 'the 
mount of the Lord three days' jour- 
ney : and the ark of the covenant of 
the Lord ™went before them in the 
three days' journey, to search out a 
resting place for them. 

34 And "the cloud of the Lord was 
upon them by day, when they went 
out of the camp. 

35 And it came to pass, when the 
ark set forward, that Moses said, ° Rise 
up. Lord, and let thine enemies be 
scattered; and let them that hate 
thee flee before thee. 

36 And when it rested, he said. Re- 
turn, Lord, unto the tmany thou- 
sands of Israel. 

CHAPTER XL 

Tlie burning at Taherah quenched at the prayer of 
Moses. 4 The people lust for flesh, and loathe the 
manna. 10 Moses complameth of the burden of his 
charge. 16 Seventy elders are appointed to bear it 
with him. 31 Quails are given at Kibroth-hattaavah. 

AND ^tyAe7i the people n complained, 
tit displeased the Lord : and the 
Lord heard it; ''and his anger was 
kindled; and the '^fire of the Lord 
burnt among them, and consumed 
them that ivere in the uttermost parts 
of the camp. 

2 And the people cried unto Moses ; 
and when Moses 'Sprayed unto the 
Lord, the fire twas quenched. 

3 And he called the name of the 
place H Taberah : because the fire of 
the Lord burnt among them. 

4 IF And the ® mixed multitude that 
was among them t fell a lusting : and 
the children of Israel also t wept again, 
and said, ^ Who shall give us flesh to 
eat? 

5 s W'e remember the fish, which we 
did eat in Egypt freely ; the cucum- 
bers, and the melons, and the leeks, 
and the onions, and the garlic : 

6 But now ^ our soul is dried away : 
there is nothing at all, besides this 
manna, before our eyes. 

7 And 'the manna loas as coriander 
seed, and the t colour thereof as the 
colour of '^bdellium. 

8 And the people went about, and 
gathered it, and ground it in mills, or 
beat it in a mortar, and baked it in 
pans, and made cakes of it : and ' the 
taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil. 

9 And '^when the dew fell upon the 

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Moses' complaint to God. 



NUMBERS. 



Seventy elders appointed. 



B. C. 1490. 



n Ps. 78. 21. 



P Is. 40. 11. 

q Is. 49. 23. 

1 Thess. 2. 7. 



r Gen. 26. 3. & 
50.24. Ex. 
13.5. 

8 Matt.»15. 33, 
Mark 8. 4. 



u See 1 Kings 

19.4. 

Jonah 4. 3. 
X Zeph. 3. 15. 



y See Ex. 24. 
1,9. 



z Deut. IG. 18. 



a ver. 25. 

Gen. 11. 5. & 

18.21. Ex.19. 

20. 
b 1 Sam. 10. 6. 

2 Kings 2. 15. 

Nell. 9. 20. 

Is. 44. 3. 

Joel 2. 28. 

c Ex. 19. 10. 



e ver. 5. 
Acts 7. 39. 



i Pe. 78. 29. & 

106. 15. 
t Heb. month 

of days. 



g ch. 21. 5. 



h Gen. li-<2. 
Ex. 12. 37'. & 
38. 26. ch. 1. 
46. 



camp in the night, the manna fell 
upon it. 

10 IT Then Moses heard the people 
weep throughout their families, every 
man in the door of his tent : and ° the 
anger of the Lord was kindled great- 
ly ; Moses also was displeased. 

11 °And Moses said unto the Lord, 
Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy ser- 
vant ? and wherefore have I not found 
favour in thy sight, that thou layest 
the burden of all this people upon me ? 

12 Have I conceived all this people? 
have I begotten them, that thou should- 
est say unto me, p Carry them in thy 
bosom, as a i nursing father beareth 
the sucking child, unto the land which 
thou ^ swarest unto their fathers 1 

13 ^Whence should I have flesh to 
give unto all this people? for they 
weep unto me, saying. Give us flesh, 
that we may eat. 

14 'I am not able to bear all this 
people alone, because it is too heavy 
for me. 

15 And if thou deal thus with me, 
"kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if 
1 have found favour in thy sight ; and 
let me not ^see my wretchedness. 

16 IF And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Gather unto me ^ seventy men of the 
elders of Israel, whom thou knowest 
to be the elders of the people, and 
^officers over them; and bring them 
unto the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion, that they may stand there with 
thee, 

17 And I will *come down and talk 
with thee there : and '' I will take of 
the spirit which is upon thee, and will 
put it upon them ; and they shall bear 
the burden of the people with thee, 
that thou bear it not thyself alone. 

18 And say thou unto the people, 
" Sanctify yourselves against to mor- 
row, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye 
have wept <^in the ears of the Lord, 
saying. Who shall give us flesh to 
eat 1 ^for it was well with us in Egypt : 
therefore the Lord will give you flesh, 
and ye shall eat. 

19 Ye shall not eat one day, nor two 
days, nor five days, neither ten days, 
nor twenty days ; 

20 ^But even a t whole month, until 
it come out at your nostrils, and it 
be loathsome unto you : because that 
ye have despised the Lord which is 
among you, and have wept before 
him, saying, ^Why came we forth 
out of Egypt ? 

21 And Moses said, ''The people, 
among whom I am, are six hundred 
thousand footmen ; and thou hast said, 
I will give them flesh, that they may 
eat a whole month. 

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22 ' Shall the flocks and the herds 
be slain for them, to suffice them? 
or shall all the fish of the sea be 
gathered together for them, to suf- 
fice them ? 

23 And the Lord said unt» Moses, 
■"Is the Lord's hand waxed short? 
thou shalt see now whether ' my word 
shall come to pass unto thee or not. 

24 IF And Moses went out, and told 
the people the words of the Lord, 
and ""gathered the seventy men of 
the elders of the people, and set them 
round about the tabernacle. 

25 And the Lord "came down in a 
cloud, and spake unto him, and took 
of the spirit that was upon him, and 
gave it unto the seventy elders : and 
it came to pass, that, ° when the spirit 
rested upon them, Pthey prophesied, 
and did not cease. 

26 But there remained two of the 
men in the camp, the name of the 
one was Eldad, and the name of the 
other Medad : and the spirit rested 
upon them ; and they were of them 
that were written, but ^went not out 
unto the tabernacle : and they proph- 
esied in the camp. 

27 And there ran a young man, and 
told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad 
do prophesy in the camp. 

28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the 
servant of Moses, one of his young 
men, answered and said, My lord 
Moses, 'forbid them, 

29 And Moses said unto him, Enviest 
thou for my sake ? ' would God that 
all the Lord's people were prophets, 
and that the Lord would put his 
spirit upon them ! 

30 And Moses gat him into the camp, 
he and the elders of Israel. 

3 1 IF And there -s^ent forth a * wind 
from the Lord, and brought quails 
from the sea, and let them fall by the 
camp, t as it were a day's journey on 
this side, and as it were a day's jour- 
ney on the other side, round about 
the camp, and as it were two cubits 
high upon the face of the earth. 

32 And the people stood up all that 
day, and all that night, and all the 
next day, and they gathered the quails : 
he that gathered least gathered ten 
" homers : and they spread them all 
abroad for themselves round about 
the camp. 

33 And while the ^ flesh was yet be- 
tween their teeth, ere it was chewed, 
the wrath of the Lord was kindled 
against the people, and the Lord 
smote the people with a very great 
plague. 

34 And he called the name of that 
place II Kibroth-hattaavah : because 



The leprosy of Miriam. 



NUMBERS. 



The names of the spies. 



t Heb. fhey 
were in, <5ie. 



I! Or, Cushite. 
t Heb. taken. 
a Ex. 2. 21. 



b Ex. 15.20. 
Mic. 6. 4. 

c Gen. 29. 33. 
ch. 11. 1. 
2 Kings 19.4. 
Is. 37. 4. 
Ez. 35. 12, 13. 

d Ps. 76. 9. 



e ch. 11. 25. & 
16. 19. 



f Gen. 15. 1. & 

46. 2. Job 

33.15. Ez. 1.1. 

Dan. 8. 2. &. 

10. 8, 16, 17. 

Luke 1.11,22. 

Acts 10.11,17. 

& 22. 17, 18. 
S Gen. 31. 10, 

11. 

1 Kings 3. 5. 
Matt. 1. 20. 

h Ps. 105. 26. 
i Heb. 3. 2, 5. 
klTim.3. 15. 
1 Ex. 33. 11. 

Deut. 34. 10. 
m 1 Cor. 13. 12. 
n Ex. 33. 19. 
o 2 Pet. 2. 10. 

Jude 8. 
P Deut. 24. 9. 
q 2 Kings 5. 27. 

& 15. 5. 

2 Chr. 2G. 19, 
20. 

r 2 Sam. 19. 19. 
& 24. 10. 
Prov. 30. 32. 



» Ps. 88. 4. 



there they buried the people that 
lusted. 

35 ^A:(Ld the people journeyed from 
Kibroth-hattaavah unto Hazeroth ; 
and t abode at Hazeroth. 

CHAPTER Xn. 

God rebuketh the sedition of Miriam and Aaron. 
10 Miriam's leprosy is healed at the prayer of Mo- 
ses. 14 God comviandeth her to he shut out from 
the camp seven days. 

AND Miriam and Aaron spake 
against Moses because of the 
II Ethiopian woman whom he had 
married : for ^ he had t married an 
Ethiopian woman. 

2 And they said, Hath the Lord in- 
deed spoken only by Moses ? ^ hath he 
not spoken also by us 1 And the Lord 
'^ heard it. 

3 (Now the man Moses was very- 
meek, above all the men which were 
upon the face of the earth.) 

4 ''And the Lord spake suddenly un- 
to Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto 
Miriam, Come out ye three unto the 
tabernacle of the congregation. And 
they three came out. 

5 ""And the Lord came down in the 
pillar of the cloud, and stood in the 
door of the tabernacle, and called 
Aaron and Miriam : and they both 
came forth. 

6 And he said. Hear now my words : 
If there be a prophet among you, I 
the Lord will make myself known 
unto him ^in a vision, and will speak 
unto him ^in a dream. 

7 ''My servant Moses is not so, 'who 
is faithful in all ''mine house. 

8 With him will I speak ' mouth to 
mouth, even ™ apparently, and not in 
dark speeches ; and "the similitude of 
the Lord shall he behold : wherefore 
then °were ye not afraid to speak 
against my servant Moses ? 

9 And the anger of the Lord was 
kindled against them ; and he de- 
parted. 

10 And the cloud departed from off 
the tabernacle ; and, p behold, Miriam 
became ^ leprous, white as snow : and 
Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, be- 
hold, she was leprous. 

11 And Aaron said unto Moses, 
Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, ''lay 
not the sin upon us, wherein we have 
done foolishly, and wherein we have 
sinned. 

12 Let her not be 'as one dead, 
of whom the flesh is half consumed 
when he cometh out of his mother's 
womb. 

13 And Moses cried unto the Lord, 
saying, Heal her now, O God, I be- 
seech thee. 

14 IT And the Lord said unto Moses, 



*If her father had but spit in her 
face, should she not be ashamed seven 
days ? let her be " shut out from the 
camp seven days, and after that let 
her be received in again. 

15 ""And Miriam was shut out from 
the camp seven days : and the people 
journeyed not till Miriam was brought 
in again. 

16 And afterward the people re- 
moved from y Hazeroth, and pitched 
in the wilderness of Paran. 

CHAPTER XHL 

The names of the men who were sent to search the 
land. 17 Their instructions. 21 Their acts. 26 
ITieir report. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 ^ Send thou men, that they may 
search the land of Canaan, which I 
give unto the children of Israel : of 
every tribe of their fathers shall ye 
send a man, every one a ruler among 
them. 

3 And Moses by the commandment 
of the Lord sent them ^ from the wil- 
derness of Paran : all those men were 
heads of the children of Israel. 

4 And these were their names : Of 
the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the 
son of Zaccur. 

5 Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat 
the son of Hori. 

6 ' Of the tribe of Judah, ^ Caleb the 
son of Jephunneh. 

7 Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the 
son of Joseph. 

8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, ^Hoshea 
the son of Nun. 

9 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the 
son of Raphu. 

10 Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel 
the son of Sodi. 

11 Of the tribe of Joseph, namely., of 
the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son 
of Susi. 

12 Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the 
son of Gemalli. 

13 Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the 
son of Michael. 

14 Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi 
the son of Vophsi. 

15 Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the 
son of Machi. 

16 These are the names of the men 
which Moses sent to spy out the land. 
And Moses called ^ Hoshea the son of 
Nun Jehoshua. 

17 H And Moses sent them to spy 
out the land of Canaan, and said unto 
them. Get you up this way ^south- 
ward, and go up into ''the mountain : 

18 And see the land, what it is; 
and the people that dwelleth therein, 
whether they he strong or weak, few 
or many ; 

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B. C. 1490. 

t See Heb. 12. 

9. 
u Lev. 13. 46. 

ch. 5. 2, 3. 



f ver. 8. 
Ex. 17. 9. 
ch. 14. 6, 30. 



g ver. 21. 

h Gen. 14. 10. 
Judg.L9,19, 



The evil report of the spies. NUMBERS. The murmuring of the people 



B. C. 1490. 



i Nell. 9. 25, 35. 

Ez. 34. 14. 
k Deut. 31. 6, 

7,23 



1 ch. 34. 3. 
Josh. 15. 1. 
m Josh. 19. 28. 

n Josh. 11.21, 
22.&15.13.14. 
Judg. 1. 10. 

ver. 33. 

P Josh. 21. 11. 



il Or, valley, 

ch. 32. 9. 

Judg. IG. 4. 
qPs.78. 12. 

Is. 19. 11. & 

30.4. 
r DeuL 1. 24, 

25. 

II Or, valley. 

II That is, A 
cluster of 
grapes. 



s ver. 3. 

t ch. 20. 1. 16. 
& 32. 8. & 33. 
3G. Deul. 1. 
19.Josh.l4.6. 



u Ex. 3. 8. & 

33. 3. 

X Deut. 1. 25. 
y Deut. 1. 28. 

& 9. 1, 2. 



a Ex. 17. 8. 
ch. 14. 43. 
Judg. 6. 3. 
1 .S:iin. 14. 48. 
k. 15. 3, &c. 



b See ch. 14. 
0,24. 
Josh. 14. 7. 



c ch. 32. 9. 
Deut. 1.28. 
Josh. 14.8. 



d ch. 14.36,37. 



19 J^nd what the land is that they 
dwell in, whether it be good or bad ; 
and what cities they be that they dwell 
in, whether in tents, or in strong 
holds ; 

20 And what the land is, whether 
it be 'fat or lean, whether there be 
wood therein, or not. And ^ be ye 
of good courage, and bring of the 
fruit of the land. Now the time 
was the time of the first ripe grapes. 

21 IT So they went up, and searched 
the land ^from the wilderness of Zin 
unto ""Rehob, as men come to Hamath. 

22 And they ascended by the south, 
and came unto Hebron ; where ° Ahi- 
man, Sheshai, and Talmai, °the chil- 
dren of Anak, were. Now p Hebron 
was built seven years before "^Zoan 
in Egypt. 

23 ""And they came unto the "brook 
of Eshcol, and cut down from thence 
a branch with one cluster of grapes, 
and they bare it between two upon a 
staff; and they brought of the pome- 
granates, and of the figs. 

24 The place was called the II brook 
II Eshcol, because of the cluster of 
grapes which the children of Israel 
cut down from thence. 

25 And they returned from search- 
ing of the land after forty days. 

26 IF And they went and came to 
Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the 
congregation of the children of Israel, 
^unto the wilderness of Paran, to * Ka- 
desh ; and brought back word unto 
them, and unto all the congregation, 
and shewed them the fruit of the land. 

27 And they told him, and said, We 
came unto the land whither thou 
sentest us, and surely it floweth with 
"milk and honey; ^and this is the 
fruit of it. 

28 Nevertheless ^the people be 
strong that dwell in the land, and 
the cities are walled, and very great : 
and moreover we saw Uhe children 
of Anak there, 

29 =^The Amalekites dwell in the 
land of the south : and the Hittites, 
and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, 
dwell in the mountains : and the 
Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by 
the coast of Jordan. 

30 And "Caleb stilled the people 
before Moses, and said. Let us go 
up at once, and possess it ; for we 
are well able to overcome it, 

31 '^But the men that Avent up 
with him said, We be not able to 
go up against the people ; for they 
are stronger than we. 

32 And they "^ brought up an evil 
report of the land which they had 
searched unto the children of Israel, 

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saying, The land, through which we 
have gone to search it, is a land that 
eateth up the inhabitants thereof ; and 
^ all the people that we saw in it are 
t men of a great stature. 

33 And there we saw the giants, 
^ the sons of Anak, which come of the 
giants : and we were in our own sight 
^as grasshoppers, and so we were ^in 
their sight. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

The people murmur. 6 Joshua and Caleb labour to 
still them. 11 God threateneth them. IS Moses in- 
tercedeth with God for them, and obtaineth pardon. 
26 The murmurers are not to enter the promised 
land. 36 The men who brought up the evil report 
die by a plague. 40 The people attempting to go up 
against the will.of God are smitten. 

AND all the congregation lifted up 
their voice, and cried ; and ^the 
people wept that night. 

2 ''And all the children of Israel 
murmured against Moses and against 
Aaron : and the whole congregation 
said unto them, Would God that we 
had died in the land of Egypt! or 
"" would God we had died in this wil- 
derness ! 

3 And wherefore hath the Lord 
brought us unto this land, to fall by 
the sword, that our wives and our 
children should be a prey? were it 
not better for us to return into Egypt 1 

4 And they said one to another, 
^Let us make a captain, and ®let us 
return into Egypt. 

5 Then ^ Moses and Aaron fell on 
their faces before all the assembly of 
the congregation of the children of 
Israel. 

6 IT 8' And Joshua the son of Nun, 
and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, 
ivhich vjere of them that searched the 
land, rent their clothes : 

7 And they spake unto all the com- 
pany of the children of Israel, saying, 
^ The land, which we passed through 
to search it, is an exceeding good 
land. 

8 If the Lord 'delight in us, then 
he will bring us into this land, and 
give it us ; "^ a land which floweth 
with milk and honey. 

9 Only 1 rebel not ye against the 
Lord, ""fieither fear ye the people 
of the land ; for "they are bread 
for us : their t defence is departed 
from them, °and the Lord is with 
us : fear them not. 

10 PBut all the congregation bade 
stone them with stones. And ^the 
glory of the Lord appeared in the 
tabernacle of the congregation before 
all the children of Israel. 

11 IF And the Lord said unto Moses, 
How long w^ill this people ''provoke 
me ? and how long will it be ere they 



The intercession of Moses. 



NUMBERS. 



The murmur ers punished. 



B. C. 1490. 



3 Deut. 1. 32. 

& 9. 23. 

Pe. 78. 22.32, 

42. & 106: 24. 

.lohn 12. 37, 

Pleb. 3. 18. 
t Ex. 32. 10. 
u Ex. 32. 12. 

Ps. 106. 23. 

Deut. 9. 26, 

27, 28. & 32. 

27. Ez. 20. 9, 

14. 

2 Ex. 15. 14. 
Josh. 2. 9, 10. 
&5. 1. 



y Ex. 13.21. & 
40. 38. ch. 10. 
34. Nell. 9. 
12. Ps. 78. 14. 
& 105. 39. 



z Deut. 9. 2 
Josh. 7. 9. 



a Ex. 34. 6, 7. 
Ps. 103. 8. & 
145. 8. Jonah 
4.2. 



Ex. 
34.7. 



5. & 



c Ex. 34. 9. 
d Ps. 106. 45. 
e Ps. 78. 38. 

11 Or, hitherto. 



f Ps. 106. 23. 

James 5. 16. 

1 John 5. 14, 

15, 16. 
g Ps. 72. 19. 

h Deut. 1. 35. 
Ps. 95. 11. & 
106.26. Heb. 
3. 17, 18. 



i Gen. 31. 7. 
k ch. 32. n. 

Ez. 20. 15. 
\ -Heh. If they 

see the land. 



1 Deut. 1. 36. 

Josh. 14. 6, i 

9, 14. 
m ch. 32, 12. 



Deut 1. 



^ believe me, for all the signs which I 
have shev^ed among them 1 

12 I wi^U smite them with the pesti- 
lence, and disinherit them, and 'will 
make of thee a greater nation and 
mightier than they. 

13 IT And "Moses said unto the Lord, 
Then the Egyptians shall hear it, for 
thou broughtest up this people in thy 
might from among them ; 

14 And they will tell it to the 
inhaWtants of this land : '^for they 
have heard that thou Lord art among 
this people, that thou Lord art seen 
face to face, and that ^ thy cloud stand- 
eth over them, and that thou goest 
before them, by daytime in a pillar 
of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by 
night, 

15 Now if thou shalt kill all this 
people as one man, then the nations 
which have heard the fame of thee 
will speak, saying, 

16 Because the Lord was not ^able 
to bring this people into the land 
which he sware unto them, therefore 
he hath slain them in the wilderness, 

17 And now, I beseech thee, let the 
power of my Lord be great, according 
as thou hast spoken, saying, 

18 The Lord is "^ longsuffering, and 
of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and 
transgression, and by no means clear- 
ing the guilty, ^visiting the iniquity 
of the fathers upon the children unto 
the third and fourth generation. 

19 "" Pardon, I beseech thee, the in- 
iquity of this people ^ according unto 
the greatness of thy mercy, and ^ as 
thou hast forgiven this people, from 
Egypt even n until now. 

20 And the Lord said, I have par- 
doned ^ according to thy word : 

21 But as truly as I live, ^all the 
earth shall be filled with the glory of 
the Lord. 

22 ^Because all those men which 
have seen my glory, and my mira- 
cles, which I did in Egypt and in 
the wilderness, and have tempted me 
now 'these ten times, and have not 
hearkened to my voice ; 

23 •" t Surely they shall not see the 
land which I sware unto their fa- 
thers, neither shall any of them that 
provoked me see it : 

24 But my servant ' Caleb, because 
he had another spirit with him, and 
■"hath followed me fully, him will I 
bring into the land whereinto he went ; 
and his seed shall possess it. 

25 (Now the Amalekites and the 
Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) To 
morrow turn you, "and get you into 
the wilderness by the way of the Red 
sea. * 



26 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses and unto Aaron, saying, 

27 ° How long shall I bear with this 
evil congregation, which murmur 
against me ? ^I have heard the mur- 
murings of the children of Israel, 
which they murmur against me. 

28 Say unto them, "^As truly as I 
live, saith the Lord, ""as ye have 
spoken in mine ears, so will I do 
to you : 

29 Your carcasses shall fall in this 
wilderness, and ^all that were num- 
bered of you, according to your whole 
number, from twenty years old and 
upward, which have murmured against 
me. 

30 Doubtless ye shall not come into 
the land, concerning which I t sware 
to make you dwell therein, 'save Ca- 
leb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua 
the son of Nun. 

31 "But your little ones, which ye 
said should be a prey, them will I 
bring in, and they shall know the 
land which ^ye have despised. 

32 But as for you, J'your carcasses, 
they shall fall in this wilderness. 

33 And your children shall H ^wander 
in the wilderness ^ forty years, and 
''bear your whoredoms, until your 
carcasses be wasted in the wilderness. 

34 "^ After the number of the days in 
which ye searched the land, even'^ioviy 
days, each day for a year, shall ye 
bear your iniquities, even forty years, 
^ and ye shall know my H breach of 
promise. 

35 ^I the Lord have said, I will 
surely do it unto all ^this evil con- 
gregation, that are gathered together 
against me : in this wilderness they 
shall be consumed, and there they 
shall die. 

36 ^ And the men which Moses sent 
to search the land, who returned, and 
made all the congregation to murmur 
against him, by bringing up a slander 
upon the land, 

37 Even those men that did bring up 
the evil report upon the land, 'died 
by the plague before the Lord. 

38 ^ But Joshua the son of Nun, and 
Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which 
were of the men that went to search 
the land, lived still. 

39 And Moses told these sayings 
unto all the children of Israel : ^ and 
the people mourned greatly. 

40 IT And they rose up early in the 
morning, and gat them up into the 
top of the mountain, saying, Lo, "'we 
be here, and will go up unto the place 
which the Lord hath promised : for 
we have sinned. 

41 And Moses said, Wherefore now 

149 



The laio of the meat 



NUMBERS. 



and drink offerings. 



B. C. 1490. 



n ver. 25. 
2 Chr. 24. 20. 
o Deut. 1. 42. 



q Deut. 1. 43. 



- ver. 43. 
Deut. 1. 44. 



s ch. 21. 3. 
Judg. 1. 17, 



I ver. 18. 
Lev. 23. 10. 
Deut. 7. 1. 



b Lev. 1. 2, 3. 

c Lev. 7. 16. & 
22. 18, 21. 

t Heb. sepa- 
rating. 
Lev. 27. 2. 

d Lev. 23. 8.12, 
36. ch. 28.19, 
27.& 29.2.8.13. 

Deut. le: io. 

e Gen. 8. 21. 

Ex.29. 18. 
f Lev. 2. 1. & 

6.14. 
g Ex. 29. 40. 

Lev. 23. 13. 
h Lev. 14. 10. 

ch. 28. 5. 
i ch. 28. 7, 14. 



k ch. 28. 12, 14. 



1 Lev. 7. 11. 


m ch.28. 12,14. 


a ch. 28. 



do ye transgress "the commandment 
of the Lord % but it shall not prosper. 

42 ° Go not up, for the Lord is not 
among you ; that ye be not smitten 
before your enemies. 

43 For the Amalekites and the Ca- 
naanites are there before you, and ye 
shall fall by the sword : p because ye 
are turned away from the Lord, there- 
fore the Lord will not be with you. 

44 iBut they presumed to go up 
unto the hill top: nevertheless the 
ark of the covenant of the Lord, and 
Moses, departed not out of the camp. 

45 '■ Then the Amalekites came down, 
and the Canaanites which dwelt in 
that hill, and smote them, and discom- 
fited them, even unto ^ Hormah. 

CHAPTER XV. 

The law of the meat offering and the drink offering. 
17 7%e law of the first of the dough for a heave 
offering. 22 The sacrifice for sins of ignorance. 
30 The punishment of presumption, 32 The sab- 
hathbreaker is stoned. 37 Fringes on their gar- 
ments. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 ^ Speak unto the children of Israel, 
and say unto them. When ye be come 
into the land of your habitations, 
which I give unto 3'^ou, 

3 And '' will make an offering by fire 
unto the Lord, a burnt offering, or a 
sacrifice " in t performing a vow, or in 
a freewill offering, or ^ in your solemn 
feasts, to make a ® sweet savour unto 
the Lord, of the herd, or of the flock : 

4 Then ^ shall he that offereth his 
offering unto the Lord brings a meat 
offering of a tenth deal of flour, min- 
gled ^ with the fourth part of a hin of 
oil. 

5 'And the fourth part of a hin of 
wine for a drink offering shalt thou 
prepare with the burnt offering or 
sacrifice, for one lamb. 

6 •" Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare 
for a meat offering two tenth deals of 
flour, mingled with the third part of a 
hin of oil. 

7 And for a drink offering thou shalt 
offer the third part of a hin of wine, 
fur a sweet savour unto the Lord. 

8 And when thou preparest a bullock 
for a burnt offering, ovfor a sacrifice 
in performing a vow, or 'peace offer- 
ings unto the Lord ; 

9 Then shall he bring ""with a bullock 
a meat offering of three tenth deals of 
flour, mingled with half a hin of oil. 

10 And thou shalt bring for a drink 
offering half a hin of wine, for an 
offering made by fire, of a sweet 
savour unto the Lord. 

11 "Thus shall it be done for one 
bullock, or for one ram, or for a 
lamb, or a kid. 

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12 According to the number that ye 
shall prepare, so shall ye do to every 
one according to their number. 

13 All that are born of the coun- 
try shall do these things after this 
manner, in offering an offering made 
by fire, of a sweet savour unto the 
Lord. 

14 And if a stranger sojourn with 
you, or whosoever he among you in 
your generations, and will offer an 
offering made by fire, of a Iweet 
savour unto the Lord ; as ye do, so 
he shall do. 

15 ° One ordinance shall he hoth. for 
you of the congregation, and also for 
the stranger that sojourneth with you, 
an ordinance for ever in your genera- 
tions : as ye are, so shall the stranger 
be before the Lord. 

16 One law and one manner shall 
be for you, and for the stranger that 
sojourneth with you. 

17 IF And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

18 P Speak unto the children of Is- 
rael, and say unto them, When ye 
come into the land whither I bring 
you, 

19 Then it shall be, that, when ye 
eat of <i the bread of the land, ye shall 
offer up a heave offering unto the 
Lord. 

20 "■ Ye shall offer up a cake of the 
first of your dough for a heave offer- 
ing : as ye do ' the heave offering of 
the threshingfloor, so shall ye heave 
it. 

21 Of the first of your dough ye 
shall give unto the Lord a heave of- 
fering in your generations. 

22 IT And * if ye have erred, and not 
observed all these commandments, 
which the Lord hath spoken unto 
Moses, 

23 Even all that the Lord hath 
commanded you by the hand of Mo- 
ses, from the day that the Lord 
commanded Moses, and henceforward 
among your generations ; 

24 Then it shall be, "if aught be 
committed by ignorance t without the 
knowledge of the congregation, that 
all the congregation shall offer one 
young bullock for a burnt offering, 
for a sweet savour unto the Lord, 
"^ with his meat offering, and his drink 
offering, according to the H manner, 
and ^one kid of the goats for a sin 
offering. 

25 ^And the priest shall make an 
atonement for all the congregation of 
the children of Israel, and it shall be 
forgiven them ; for it is ignorance : 
and they shall bring their offering, a 
sacrifice made by fire unto tjffe Lord, 



The sahbathbreaker stoned. 



NUMBERS. 



The rebellion of Korah, dc. 



B. C. 1490. 



c ver. 15. 
t Heb. doth. 



i Deut. 17. 12. 
Pe. 19. 13. 
Heb. 10. 26. 
2 Pet. 2. 10. 

t Heb. with 
a high hand. 



e 2 Sam. 12. 9. 
Prov. 13. 13. 



f Lev. 5. 1. 
Ez. 18. 20. 



K Ex. 31. 14, 
15. h 35. 2, 3. 



h Lev. 24. 12. 



k Lev. 24. 14. 
1 Kings 21.13. 

Acts 7. 58. 



I Deut. 22. 12. 
Matt. 23. 5. 



m See Deut. 

29. 19. Job 

31.7. Jer. 9. 

14. TEz. 6. 9. 
n Ps. 73. 27. & 

106. 39. 

J ames 4. 4. 



and their sin offering before the Lord, 
for their ignorance : 

26 And it shall be forgiven all the 
congregation of the children of Is- 
rael, and the stranger that sojourneth 
among them ; seeing all the people 
were in ignorance. 

27 IF And 'if any soul sin through 
ignorance, then he shall bring a she 
goat of the first year for a sin oflfering. 

28 '^And the priest shall make an 
atonement for the -«oul that sinneth 
ignorantly, when He sinneth by ig- 
norance before the Lcrd, to make an 
atonement for him; and it shall be 
forgiven him. 

29 "^ Ye shall have one law^ for him 
that t sinneth through ignorance, both 
for him that is born among the chil- 
dren of Israel, and for the stranger 
that sojourneth among them. 

80 H ^But the soul that doeth aught 
t presumptuously, whether he be born 
in the land, or a stranger, the same 
reproacheth the Lord ; and that soul 
shall be cut off from among his people. 

31 Because he hath ^despised the 
vi^ord of the Lord, and hath broken 
his commandment, that soul shall 
utterly be cut off; ^his iniquity shall 
be upon him. 

32 IF And v^rhile the children of Is- 
rael vi^ere in the vi^ilderness, ^they 
found a man that gathered sticks 
upon the sabbath day, 

33 And they that found him gathering 
sticks brought him unto Moses and 
Aaron, and unto all the congregation. 

34 And they put him ^in vs^ard, be- 
cause it vi^as not declared what should 
be done to him. 

35 And the Lord said unto Mo- 
ses, ^The man shall be surely put 
to death : all the congregation shall 
^ stone him with stones without the 
camp. 

36 And all the congregation brought 
him without the camp, and stoned 
him with stones, and he died ; as 
the Lord commanded Moses. 

37 IF And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

38 Speak unto the children of Is- 
rael, and bid Hhem that they make 
them fringes in the borders of their 
garments, throughout their genera- 
tions, and that they put upon the 
fringe of the borders a ribband of 
blue : 

39 And it shall be unto you for a 
fringe, that ye may look upon it, and 
remember all the commandments of 
the Lord, and do them ; and that ye 
'"'seek not after your own heart and 
your own eyes, after which ye use 
" to go a whoring : 



40 That ye may remember, and do 
all my commandments, and be °holy 
unto your God. 

41 I am the Lord your God, which 
brought you out of the land of Egypt, 
to be your God : I am the Lord your 
God. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Ahiram. 23 
Moses separatcth the people from the rebels' tents. 
31 The earth swalloweth vp Korah and his compa- 
ny ; and afire consumeth the othejs. 36 Their cen- 
sers used to cover the altar. 41 Fourteen thousand 
and seven hundred are slain by a plague for mur- 
muring against Moses and Aaron. 46 The plague 
is stayed. 

IVTOW ^ Korah, the son of Izhar, 
l\ the son of Kohath, the son of 
Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the 
sons of Eliab, and On, the son of 
Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men : 

2 And they rose up before Moses, 
with certain of the children of Israel, 
two hundred and fifty princes of the 
assembly, ^famous in the congrega- 
tion, men of renown : 

3 And *=they gathered themselves 
together against Moses and against 
Aaron, and said unto them, t Ye take 
too much upon you, seeing "^all the 
congregation are holy, every one of 
them, * and the Lord is among them : 
wherefore then lift ye up yourselves 
above the congregation of .the Lord ? 

4 And when Moses heard it, ^ he fell 
upon his face : 

5 And he spake unto Korah and 
unto all his company, saying. Even 
.to morrow the Lord will shew who 
are his, and who is ^holy; and will 
cause him to come near unto him : 
even him whom he hath ^ chosen will 
he cause to ' come near unto him. 

6 This do ; Take you censers, Ko- 
rah, and all his company ; 

7 And put fire therein, and put 
incense in them before the Lord 
to morrow : and it shall be that the 
man whom the Lord doth choose, 
he shall be holy : ye take too much 
upon you, ye sons of Levi. 

8 And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, 
I pray you, ye sons of Levi : 

9 Seemeth it but ^ a small thing unto 
you, that the God of Israel hath ' sep- 
arated you from the congregation of 
Israel, to bring you near to himself to 
do the service of the tabernacle of the 
Lord, and to stand before the congre- 
gation to minister unto them 1 

10 And he hath brought thee near 
to him, and all thy brethren the sons 
of Levi with thee : and seek ye the 
priesthood also 1 

1 1 For which cause both thou and all 
thy company are gathered together 
against the Lord: ""and what is 
Aaron, that ye murmur against him 1 



B. C. 1490. 



Lev. 11. 44, 
45. Rom. 12. 
1. Col. 1.22. 
1 Pet. 1. 15,16. 



about 1471. 

a Ex. 6. 21. 
ch.26.9.&.27. 
3. Judell. 



t Heb. It is 
much for you. 
d Ex. 19. 6. 

e Ex. 29. 45. 
ch. 14. 14. & 
35. 34. 

f ch. 14. 5. &. 
20.6. 



S ver. 3. 
Lev. 21. 6, 7, 
8, 12, 15. 

h Ex. 28. 1. 

ch. 17. 5. 

1 Sam. 2. 28. 

Ps. 105. 26. 
i ch. 3. 10. 

Lev. 10. 3. & 

21. 17, 18. 

Ez. 40. 46. 

& 44. 15, 16. 



kl Sam. 18. 23. 

Is. 7. 13. 
1 ch. 3. 41, 45. 

&8.14. Deut. 

10.8. 



n Ex. 16. 8. 
1 Cor. 3. 5. 



151 



The rebels assembled. 



NUMBERS. 



Their punishment. 



Ex. 2. 14. 
Acts 7. 27, 35. 



p Ex. 3. 8. 
Lev. 20. 24. 



t Heb. 

out. 



q Geo 4. 4, 5. 

r 1 Sam. 12. 3. 
Acts 20. 33. 
2 Cor. 7. 2. 



s ver. 6, 7. 
1 1 Sam. 12. 3, 
7. 



u ver. 42. 
Ex. 16. 7, 10. 
Lev. 9. 6, 23. 
ch. 14. 10. 



X ver. 45. 

See Gen. 19. 

17,22. Jer.SL 

6. Acts 2. 40. 

Rev. 18. 4. 
y ver. 45. Ex. 

32.10. & 33. 5. 
z ver. 45. 

ch. 14. 5. 
a ch. 27. 16. 

Job 12. 10. 

Ecc. 12. 7. 

Is. 57. 16. 

Zech. 12. 1. 

Heb. 12. 9. 



b Gen. 19. 12, 
14. Is.52. IL 
2 Cor. 6. 17. 
Kev. 18. 4. 



12 IT And Moses sent to call Dathan 
and Abiram, the sons of Eliab ; which 
said, We will not come up : 

13 ""Is it a small thing- that thou 
hast brought us up out of a land that 
floweth with milk and honey, to kill 
us in the wilderness, except thou ° make 
thyself altogether a prince over us 1 

14 Moreover, thou hast not brought 
us into Pa land that floweth with 
milk and honey, or given us inherit- 
ance of fields and vineyards : wilt thou 
tput out the eyes of these men'? we 
will not come up. 

15 And Moses was very wroth, 
and said unto the Lord, "^ Respect 
not thou their offering : '^ I have not 
taken one ass from them, neither 
have I hurt one of them. 

16 And Moses said unto Korah, 
^Be thou and all thy company * be- 
fore the Lord, thou, and they, and 
Aaron, to morrow : 

17 And take every man his censer, 
and put incense in them, and bring 
ye before the Lord every man his 
censer, two hundred and fifty censers ; 
thou also, and Aaron, each of you his 
censer. 

18 And they took every m^n his 
censer, and put fire in them, and 
laid incense thereon, and stood in 
the door of the tabernacle of the con- 
greg-ation with Moses and Aaron. 

19 And Korah gathered all the con- 
gregation against them unto the door 
of the tabernacle of the congregation :. 
and "the glory of the Lord appeared 
unto all the congregation. 

20 And the Lord spake unto Moses 
and unto Aaron, saying, 

21 ^ Separate yourselves from among 
this congregation, that I may >" con- 
sume them in a moment. 

22 And they ^fell upon their faces, 
and said, O God, Hhe God of the 
spirits of all flesh, shall one man 
sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all 
the congregation '? 

23 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

24 Speak unto the congregation, 
saying. Get you up from about the 
tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and 
Abiram. 

25 And Moses rose up and went 
unto Dathan and Abiram; and the 
elders of Israel followed him. 

26 And he spake unto the congre- 
gation, saying, i^ Depart, I pray you, 
from the tents of these wicked men, 
and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye 
be consumed in all their sins. 

27 So they gat up from the tabernacle 
of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on 
every side : and Dathan and Abiram 

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came out, and stood in the door of 
their tents, and their wives, and their 
sons, and their little children. 

28 And Moses said, '^ Hereby ye shall 
know that the Lord hath sent me to 
do all these works ; for / have not 
done them, ^ of mine own mind. 

29 If these men die tthe common 
death of all men, or if they be ^ visited 
after the visitation of all men ; then 
the Lord hath not sent me. 

30 But if the Lord tmake % new 
thing, and the earth open her mouth, 
and swallow them up, with all that 
appertain unto them, and they ^go 
down quick into the pit ; then ye 
shall understand that these men have 
provoked the Lord. 

31 IF ^And it came to pass, as he 
had made an end of speaking all 
these words, that the ground clave 
asunder that was under them : 

32 And the earth opened her mouth, 
and swallowed them up, and their 
houses, and 'all the men that apper- 
tained unto Korah, and all their goods. 

33 They, and all that appertained to 
them, went down alive into the pit, 
and the earth closed upon them : and 
they perished from among the con- 
gregation. 

34 And all Israel that were round 
about them fled at the cry of them : 
for they said. Lest the earth swallow 
us up also. 

35 And there ^ came out a fire from 
the Lord, and consumed Hhe two 
hundred and fifty men that offered 
incense. 

36 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

37 Speak unto Eleazar the son of 
Aaron the priest, that he take up the 
censers out of the burning, and scat- 
ter thou the fire yonder; for ""they 
are hallowed. 

38 The censers of these "sinners 
against their own souls, let them 
make them broad plates /or a cover- 
ing of the altar : for they offered them 
before the Lord, therefore they are 
hallowed : ° and they shall be a sign 
unto the children of Israel. 

39 And Eleazar the priest took the 
brazen censers, wherewith they that 
were burnt had offered ; and they 
were made broad plates for a covering 
of the altar : 

40 To be a memorial unto the children 
of Israel, p that no stranger, which is 
not of the seed of Aaron, come near 
to offer incense before the Lord ; 
that he be not as Korah, and as his 
company : as the Lord said to him 
by the hand of Moses. 

41 IT But on the morrow ^all the 



The plague is stayed. 



NUMBERS. 



Aaron's rod flourisheth. 



B.C. 

about 1471. 



s ver. 19. 
ch. 20. 6. 



t yer. 21, 24. 



u ver. 22. 
ch. 20. 6. 



X Lev. 10. 6. 
ch. 1. 53. & 8. 
19. &, 11. 33, 
& 18. 5. 1 Chi-. 
27.24. Ps. 
106. 29. 



a Ex. 25. 22. 

&. 29. 42, 43. 
& 30. 36. 



congregation of the children of Israel 
murmured against Moses and against 
Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the 
people ^f the Lord. 

42 And it came to pass, when the con- 
gregation was gathered against Moses 
and against Aaron, that they looked 
toward the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion : and, behold, ""the cloud covered 
it, and Hhe glory of the Lord appeared. 

43 And Moses and Aaron came before 
the tabernacle of the congregation. 

44 T And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

45 *Get you up from among this 
congregation, that I- may consume 
them as in a moment. And "they 
fell upon their faces. 

46 It And Moses said unto Aaron, 
Take a censer, and put fire therein 
from off the altar, and put on incense, 
and go quickly unto the congi-egation, 
and make an atonement for them : 
^ for there is wrath gone out from the 
Lord ; the plague is begun. 

47 And Aaron took as Moses com- 
manded, and ran into the midst of the 
congregation ; and, behold, the plague 
was begun among the people : and he 
put on incense, and made an atone- 
ment for the people. 

48 And he stood between the dead 
and the living; and the plague was 
stayed. 

49 Now they that died in the plague 
were fourteen thousand and seven 
hundred, besides them that died about 
the matter of Korah. 

50 And Aaron returned unto Moses 
unto the door of the tabernacle of the 
congregation : and the plague was 
stayed. 

CHAPTER XVII. 

God commandeth the tribes to bring their rods. 8 
Only Aaron's rod flourisheth. 10 It is kept for a 
token, against the rebels. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
and take of every one of them a rod 
according to the house of their fath- 
ers, of all their princes according to 
the house of their fathers, twelve 
rods : write thou every man's name 
upon his rod. 

3 And thou shalt write Aaron's 
name upon the rod of Levi : for one 
rod shall be for the head of the house 
of their fathers. 

4 And thou shalt lay them up in 
the tabernacle of the congregation 
before the testimony, ^ where I will 
meet with you. 

5 And it shall come to pass, that 
the man's rod, ^ whom I shall choose, 
shall blossom : and I will make to 



cease from me the murmurings of 
the children of Israel, " whereby they 
murmur against you. 

6 IT And Moses spake unto the chil- 
dren of Israel, and every one of their 
princes gave him ta rod apiece, for 
each prince one, according to their 
fathers' houses, even twelve rods : 
and the rod of Aaron was among 
their rods. 

7 And Moses laid up the rods before 
the Lord in ^ the tabernacle of witness. 

8 And it came to pass, that on the 
morrow Moses went into the taberna- 
cle of witness ; and, behold, the rod 
of Aaron for the house of Levi was 
budded, and brought forth buds, and 
bloomed blossoms, and yielded al- 
monds. 

9 And Moses brought out all the 
rods from before the Lord unto all 
the children of Israel : and they look- 
ed, and took every man his rod. 

10 II And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Bring ^Aaron's rod again before the 
testimony, to be kept ^for a token 
against the t rebels ; ^ and thou shalt 
quite take away their murmurings 
from me, that they die not. 

11 And Moses did so: as the Lord 
commanded him, so did he. 

12 And the children of Israel spake 
unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, 
we perish, we all perish. 

13 ^Whosoever cometh any thing 
near unto the tabernacle of the Lord 
shall die : shall we be consumed with 
dying 1 

CHAPTER XVIII. 

The charge of the priests and Levites. 8 The priests 
portion. 21 The Levites' portion. 25 The heave 
offering to the priests out of the Levite^ portion. 

AND the Lord said unto Aaron, 
^Thou and thy sons and thy 
father's house with thee shall ^bear 
the iniquity of the sanctuary : and 
thou and thy sons with thee shall 
bear the iniquity of your priesthood. 

2 And thy brethren also of the tribe 
of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring 
thou with thee, that they may be 
*^ joined unto thee, and ^minister unto 
thee : but ® thou and thy sons with 
thee shall minister before the taber- 
nacle of witness. 

3 And they shall keep thy charge, 
and ^the charge of all the tabernacle : 
^only they shall not come nigh the 
vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, 
''that neither they, nor ye also, die. 

4 And they shall be joined unto 
thee, and keep the charge of the tab- 
ernacle of the congregation, for all 
the service of the tabernacle :#' and 
a stranger shall not come nigh unto 
you. 

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B.C. 

about 1471. 



t Heb. a rod 
foroneprince, 
a rod for one 
prince. 



d Ex. 3R. 21. 
ch. 18. 2. 
Act8 7. 44. 



e Heb. 9. 4. 
f ch. 16. 38. 

t Heb. chil- 
dren of rebel- 
lion. 

S ver. 5. 



h ch. 1. 51, 53. 
& 18.4,7. 



a ch. 17. 13. 
b Ex. 28. 38 



c See Gen. i 
34. 

d ch. 3. 6, 7. 
e ch. 3. 10. 



f ch. 3. 25, 31, 
36. 
S ch. 16. 40. 

h ch. 4. 15. 



i ch. 3. 10, 



The portion of the 



NUMBERS. The portion of the Levites. 



k Ex. 27. 21. 

& 30. 7. 

Lev. 24. 3. 

ch. 8. 2. 
1 ch. 16. 46. 
m ch. 3. 12, 45. 
n ch. 3. 9. & 8. 

19. 



o ver. 5. ch. 3. 
10. 



P Heb. 9. 3, 6. 



q Lev. 6. 16,18, 
26. & 7. 6, 32. 
ch. 5. 9. 



r Ex. 29. 29. & 
40. 13, 15. 



s Lev. 2. 2, 3. 

& 10. 12, 13. 
t Lev. 4. 22, 27, 

& 6. 25, 26. 
u Lev. 5. 1. & 

7. 7. &. 10. 12. 

& 14. 13. 

X Lev. 6. 16, 18, 
26, 29. & 7. 6. 



y Ex. 29. 27, 28. 
Lev. 7. 30, 34. 



z Lev, 10. 14. 
Deut. 18. 3. 



a Lev. 22. 2, 3, 
11, 12, 13. 

t Heb. fat, 

ver. 29. 
b Ex. 23. 19. 

Deut. 18. 4. 

Neh. 10. 35, 

36. 
c Ex. 22. 29. 



d Ex. 22. 29. & 

23. 19. & 34. 

26. Lev. 2. 14. 

ch. 15. 19. 

Deut. 26. 2. 
e ver. 11. 
f Lev. 27. 28. 



e Ex. 13. 2. &, 
22. 29. Lev. 
27.26, ch.3. 
13. 



h Ex. 13. 13. & 
34. 20. 



i Ley. 27. 2, 6. 
ch. 3. 47. 



5 And ye shall keep ''the charge of 
the sanctuary, and the charge of the 
altar; 'that there be no wrath any 
more upon the children of Israel. 

6 And I, behold, I have ™ taken your 
brethren the Levites from among the 
children of Israel: "to you they are 
given as a gift for the Lord, to do the 
service of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation. 

7 Therefore °thou and thy sons with 
thee shall keep your priest's office for 
every thing of the altar, and i' within 
the vail ; and ye shall serve : I have 
given your priest's office unto you as 
a service of gift : and the stranger that 
Cometh nigh shall be put to death, 

8 IF And the Lord spake unto Aaron, 
Behold, il also have given thee the 
charge of mine heave offerings of all 
the hallowed things of the children of 
Israel; unto thee have I given them 
""by reason of the anointing, and to 
thy sons, by an ordinance for ever. 

9 This shall be thine of the most 
holy things, reserved from the fire: 
every oblation of theirs, every ^ meat 
offering of theirs, and every * sin offer- 
ing of theirs, and every "trespass of- 
fering of theirs, which they shall ren- 
der unto me, shall he most holy for 
thee and for thy sons. 

10 ^ In the most holy ^Zace shalt thou 
eat it ; every male shall eat it : it shall 
be holy unto thee. 

1 1 And this is thine ; ^ the heave 
offering of their gift, with all the 
wave offerings of the children of Is- 
rael : I have given them unto ^thee, 
and to thy sons and to thy daughters 
with thee, by a statute for ever: 
'^ every one that is clean in thy house 
shall eat of it. 

12 '' All the t best of the oil, and all 
the best of the wine, and of the wheat, 
nhe firstfruits of them which they 
shall offer unto the Lord, them have 
I given thee. 

13 And whatsoever is first ripe in 
the land, ^ which they shall bring unto 
the Lord, shall be thine ; ® every one 
that is clean in thine house shall eat 
of it. 

14 f Every thing devoted in Israel 
shall be thine. 

15 Every thing that openeth ^the 
matrix in all flesh, which they bring 
unto the Lord, whether it be of men 
or beasts, shall be thine : nevertheless 
''the firstborn of man shalt thou surely 
redeem, and the firstling of unclean 
beasts shalt thou redeem. 

16 And those that are to be redeemed 
frorai^a month old shalt thou redeem, 
' according to thine estimation, for the 
money of five shekels, after the shekel 

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of the sanctuary, ^ which is twenty 
gerahs. 

17 ' But the firstling of a cow, or the 
firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of 
a goat, thou shalt not redeem ; they 
are holy : ""thou shalt sprinkle their 
blood upon the altar, and shalt burn 
their fat for an offering made by fire, 
for a sweet savour unto the Lord. 

18 And the flesh of them shall be 
thine, as the ''wave breast and as the 
right shoulder are thine. 

19 "All the heave offerings of the 
holy things, which the children of 
Israel offer unto the Lord, have I 
given thee, and thy sons and thy 
daughters with thee, by a statute for 
ever: ^it is a covenant of salt for 
ever before the Lord unto thee and 
to thy seed with thee. 

20 TT And the Lord spake unto Aaron, 
Thou shalt have no inheritance in 
their land, neither shalt thou have 
any part among them : ^ I am thy 
part and thine inheritance among the 
children of Israel. 

21 And, behold, ""I have given the 
children of Levi all the tenth in 
Israel for an inheritance, for their 
service which they serve, even 'the 
service of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation. 

22 * Neither must the children of 
Israel henceforth come nigh the tab- 
ernacle of the congregation, "^ lest they 
bear sin, tand die. 

23 ^But the Levites shall do the 
service of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation, and they shall bear their 
iniquity : it shall he a statute for 
ever throughout your generations, 
that among the children of Israel 
they have no inheritance. 

24 ^ But the tithes of the children of 
Israel, which they offer as a heave 
offering unto the Lord, I have given 
to the Levites to inherit : therefore I 
have said unto them, ^ Among the 
children of Israel they shall have no 
inheritance. 

25 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

26 Thus speak unto the Levites, 
and say unto them, When ye take 
of the children of Israel the tithes 
which I have given you from them 
for your inheritance, then ye shall 
offer up a heave offering of it for 
the Lord, even ^a tenth part of the 
tithe. 

27 ''And this your heave offering 
shall be reckoned unto you, as though 
it were the corn of the threshingfloor, 
and as the fulness of the winepress. 

28 Thus ye also shalj offer a heave 
offering unto the Lord of all your 



The water of separation. 



NUMBERS. 



The law for the use of it. 



B.C. 

about 1471. 



tHeb./a«, 
ver. 12. 



c ver. 27. 



d Matt. 10. 10. 

Luke 10. 7. 

1 Cor. 9. 13. 

1 Tim. 5. 38. 
e Lev. 19. 8. & 

22. 16. 

f Lev. 22. 2, 15. 



a Deut. 21. 3. 
1 Sam. 6. 7. 



b Lev. 4. 12, 
21. & 16. 27. 
Heb. 13. IL 



c Lev. 4. 6. &, 
16. 14, 19. 
Heb. 9. 13. 



i Ex. 29. 14. 
Lev. 4. 11, 12. 



e Lev. 14. 4, 6, 
49. 



f Lev. 11. 25. 
& 15. 5. 



g Heb. 9. 13. 



tithes, which ye receive of the children 
of Israel ; and ye shall give thereof 
the Lord's heave offering to Aaron 
the priest. 

29 Out of all your gifts ye shall 
offer every heave offering of the 
Lord, of all the tbest thereof, even 
the hallovs^ed part thereof out of it. 

30 Therefore thou shalt say unto 
them, When ye have heaved the 
best thereof from it, ''then it shall 
be counted unto the Levites as the 
increase of the threshingfloor, and as 
the increase of the winepress. 

31 And ye shall eat it in every 
place, ye and your households : for 
it is ^your reward for your service 
in the tabernacle of the congregation, 

32 And ye shall ^bear no sin by 
reason of it, when ye have heaved 
from it the best of it : neither shall 
ye *^ pollute the holy things of the 
children of Israel, lest ye die. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

Tke water of separation. 11 The law for the use of it 
in purification. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses 
and unto Aaron, saying, 

2 This is the ordinance of the law 
which the Lord hath commanded, 
saying, Speak unto the children of 
Israel, that they bring thee a red 
heifer without spot, wherein is no 
blemish, ^ and upon which never came 
yoke. 

3 And ye shall give her unto Eleazar 
the priest, that he may bring her 
''forth without the camp, and one 
shall slay her before his face : 

4 And Eleazar the priest shall take 
of her blood with his fmger, and 
*= sprinkle of her blood directly before 
the tabernacle of the congregation 
seven times. 

5 And one shall burn the heifer in 
his sight ; ^ her skin, and her flesh, 
and her blood, with her dung, shall 
he burn : 

6 And the priest shall take ^ cedar 
wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and 
cast it into the midst of the burning 
of the heifer. 

7 '^Then the priest shall wash his 
clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh 
in water, and afterward he shall come 
into the camp, and the priest shall be 
unclean until the even. 

8 And he that burneth her shall 
wash his clothes in water, and bathe 
his flesh in water, and shall be un- 
clean until the even. 

9 And a man that is clean shall 
gather up ^the ashes of the heifer, and 
lay them up without the camp in a 
clean place, and it shall be kept for 



the congregation of the children of 
Israel ^ for a water of separation : it 
is a purification for sin. 

10 And he that gathereth the ashes 
of the heifer shall wash his clothes, 
and be unclean until the even : and it 
shall be unto the children of Israel, 
and unto the stranger that sojourneth 
among them, for a statute for ever. 

11 IT 'He that toucheth the dead 
body of any tman shall be unclean 
seven days. 

12 ''He shall purify himself with it 
on the third day, and on the seventh 
day he shall be clean : but if he purify 
not himself the third day, then the 
seventh day he shall not be clean. 

13 Whosoever toucheth the dead 
body of any man that is dead, and 
purifieth not himself, ^defileth the 
tabernacle of the Lord ; and that 
soul shall be cut off from Israel : 
because ■" the water of separation was 
not sprinkled upon him, he shall be 
unclean ; " his uncleanness is yet upon 
him. 

14 This is the law, when a man 
dieth in a tent : all that come into 
the tent, and all that is in the tent, 
shall be unclean seven days. 

15 And every °open vessel, which 
hath no covering bound upon it, is 
unclean. 

16 And P whosoever toucheth one 
that is slain with a sword in the 
open fields, or a dead body, or a 
bone of a man, or a grave, shall be 
unclean seven days. 

17 And for an unclean person they 
shall take of the trashes of the 
burnt heifer of purification for sin, 
and t running water shall be put 
thereto in a vessel : 

18 And a clean person shall take 
•■ hyssop, and dip it in the water, and 
sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon 
all the vessels, and upon the persons 
that were there, and upon him that 
touched a bone, or one slain, or one 
dead, or a grave : 

19 And the clean person shall 
sprinkle upon the unclean on the 
third day, and on the seventh day ; 
'and on the seventh day he shall 
purify himself, and wash his clothes, 
and bathe himself in water, and shall 
be clean at even. 

20 But the man that shall be 
unclean, and shall not purify him- 
self, that soul shall be cut off from 
among the congregation, because he 
hath * defiled the sanctuary of the 
Lord : the water of separation hath 
not been sprinkled upon him ; he is 
unclean. 

21 And it shall be a perpetual 

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B.C. 

about 1471. 



h ver. 13, 20, 
21. 
ch. 31. 23. 



i ver. IG. 

Lev. 21. 1. 

ch.5.2.&.9.6, 

10. & 31. 19. 

Lam. 4. 14. 

Hag. 2. 13. 
t Heb. soul of 



k ch. 31. 19. 



1 Lev. 15. 31. 



1 ver. 9. ch. 
8.7. 



n Lev. 7. 20. & 
22.3. 



o Lev. 11. 32. 
ch. 31. 20. 



t Heb. dust. 
q ver. 9. 

t Heb. living 
waters shall 
he given, 
Gen. 26. 19. 

r Ps. 51. 7. 



Moses smiteth the rock. 



NUMBERS. 



Mis message to Edom, 



u Hag. 2, 13. 
X Lev. 15, 5, 



1453. 

a ch. 33. 3G. 



b Ex. 15. 2 
ch. 26. 59. 



c Ex. 17, 1. 
d ch. 16. 19, 42. 



e Ex. 17. 2. 
ch. 14. 2. 

f ch. 11. 1, 33. 

&14.37.&1G. 

32, 35, 49. 
g Ex. 17. 3. 



h ck 14. 5. & 
16. 4, 22, 45. 
i ch, 14. 10. 



k Ex. 17. 5, 



1 Neh. 9. 15. 

Ps. 72. 15, 16. 

& 105. 41. & 

114. 8. 

Is. 43. 20. & 

48.21. 
m ch. 17. 10. 



n Ps. 106. 33. 



statute unto them, that he that 
sprinkleth the water of separation 
shall wash his clothes ; and he that 
toucheth the water of separation shall 
be unclean until even. 

22 And "whatsoever the unclean 
person toucheth shall be unclean ; 
and ^the soul that toucheth it shall 
be unclean until even. 

CHAPTER XX. 

The children of Israel come to Zin, where Miriam 
dieth. 2 They murmtir for teant of water. 7 Mo- 
ses smiteth the rock at Meribah, and tvater cometh 
forth. 14 Moses at Kadesh desireth a passage 
through Edom, which is denied. 22 Aaron dieth at 
mount Hor. 

THEN ^came the children of Is- 
rael, even the whole congrega- 
tion, into the desert of Zin in the first 
month : and the people abode in 
Kadesh ; and ^ Miriam died there, and 
was buried there. 

2 "^And there was no water for the 
congregation ; ^ and they gathered 
themselves together against Moses 
and against Aaron. 

3 And the people ^ chode with Mo- 
ses, and spake, saying, Would God 
that we had died ^ when our brethren 
died before the Lord ! 

4 And ^why have ye brought up 
the congregation of the Lord into 
this wilderness, that we and our cat- 
tle should die there ? 

5 And wherefore have ye made us 
to come up out of Eg5rpt, to bring us 
in unto this evil place 1: it is no place 
of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of 
pomegranates ; neither is there any 
water to drink. 

6 And Moses and Aaron went from 
the presence of the assembly unto the 
door of the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation, and 'I they fell upon their 
faces : and ' the gloiy of the Lord 
appeared unto them. 

7 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

8 ''Take the rod, and gather thou 
the assembly together, thou and 
Aaron thy brother, and speak ye 
unto the rock before their eyes ; 
and it shall give forth his water, 
and ' thou shalt bring forth to them 
water out of the rock : so thou shalt 
give the congregation and their beasts 
drink. 

9 And. Moses took the rod ""from 
before the Lord, as he commanded 
him. 

10 And Moses and Aaron gathered 
the congregation together before the 
rock, and he said unto them, " Hear 
now, ye rebels ; must we fetch you 
water out of this rock ? 

11 And Moses lifted up his hand, 

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and with his rod he smote the rock 
twice : and ° the water came out 
abundantly, and the congregation 
drank, and their beasts also. 

12 IF And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses and Aaron, Because Pye believed 
me not, to i sanctify me in the eyes 
of the children of Israel, therefore ye 
shall not bring this congregation into 
the land which I have given them. 

.13 '' This is the water of H Meribah ; 
because the children of Israel strove 
with the Lord, and he was sanctified 
in them. 

14 IF ^And Moses sent messengers 
from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, 
* Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou 
knowest all the travail that hath t be- 
fallen us : 

15 "^ How our fathers went down into 
Egypt, '^and we have dwelt in Egypt 
a long time ; ^ and the Egyptians vex- 
ed us, and our fathers : 

16 And ^when we cried unto the 
Lord, he heard our voice, and ^ sent 
an angel, and hath brought us forth 
out of Egypt : and, behold, we are in 
Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of 
thy border. 

17 ^Let us pass, I pray thee, through 
thy country : we will not pass through 
the fields, or through the vineyards, 
neither will we drink o/" the water of 
the wells : we will go by the king's 
high way, we will not turn to the 
right hand nor to the left, until we 
have passed thy borders. 

18 And Edom said unto him. Thou 
shalt not pass by me, lest I come out 
against thee with the sword. 

19 And the children of Israel said 
unto him. We will go by the high- 
way : and if I and my cattle drink of 
thy water, ^ then I will pay for it : I 
will only, without doing any thing 
else, go through on my feet. 

20 And he said, " Thou shalt not go 
through. And Edom came out against 
him with much people, and with a 
strong hand. 

21 Thus Edom "^refused to give Israel 
passage through his border : wherefore 
Israel ^ turned away from him. 

22 IF And the children of Israel, even 
the whole congregation, journeyed 
from ^ Kadesh, ^ and came unto mount 
Hor. 

23 And the Lord spake unto Moses 
and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast 
of the land of Edom, saying, 

24 Aaron shall be ^gathered unto 
his people : for he shall not enter 
into the land which I have given un- 
to the children of Israel, because 'ye 
rebelled against my t word at the wa- 
ter of Meribah. 



The death of Aaron. 



NUMBERS. 



The brazen serpent. 



B. C. 1453. 



k ch. 33. 38. 
Deut. 32. 50. 



1 Ex. 29.29, 30. 

1452. 
m ch. 33. 38. 
Deut. 10. 6. & 
32. 50. 



n So Dent. 34. 



a ch. 33. 40. 
See Judg. 1. 
16. 



b ch. 13. 21. 



c Gen. 28. £0. 
Judg. 11. 30. 



d Lev. 27. 23. 



yThatis,Z7«€r 
destruction. 

e ch. 20. 22. & 
S3. 41. 

f Judg. 11. 18. 

II Or. grieved. 
Heb. short- 
ened. 
Ex. 6. 9. 

g Ps. 78. 19. 
h Ex. 16. 3. & 
17.3. 



ch. 11. 6. 



k 1 Cor. 10. 9. 
1 Deut 8. 15. 



m Ts. 73. 34. 



n ver. 5. 

o Ex. 8. 8, 28. 

1 Sam. 12. 19. 
1 Kings 13. 6. 
Acts 8. 24. 



25 '^Take Aaron and Eleazar his 
son, and bring them up unto mount 
Hor: 

26 And strip Aaron of his garments, 
and put them upon Eleazar his son : 
and Aaron shall be gathered unto his 
people, and shall die there. 

27 And Moses did as the Lord 
commanded : and they went up into 
moimt Hor in the sight of all the 
congregation. 

28 'And Moses stripped Aaron of 
his garments, and put them upon 
Eleazar his son; and ""Aaron died 
there in the top of the mount : and 
Moses and Eleazar came down from 
the mount. 

29 And when all the congregation 
saw that Aaron w^as dead, they 
mourned for Aaron ° thirty days, 
even all the house of Israel. 

CHAPTER XXL 

Israel destroy the Canaanites at Hormah. 4 The peo- 
ple murmur and are plagued withjiery serpents. 7 
They repent, and are healed in looking upon the bra- 
zen serpent. 10 Sundry journeys of the Israelites. 
21 Sihon is overcome, 33 and also Og. 

AND when ^king Arad the Ca- 
naanite, which dwelt in the 
south, heard tell that Israel came 
^ by the way of the spies ; then he 
fought against Israel, and took some 
of them prisoners. 

2 ''And Israel vowed a vow unto 
the Lord, and said, If thou wilt 
indeed deliver this people into my 
hand, then "^I will utterly destroy 
their cities. 

3 And the Lord hearkened to the 
voice of Israel, and delivered up the 
Canaanites ; and they utterly destroy- 
ed them and their cities : and he call- 
ed the name of the place II Hormah. 

4 IT And ^ they journeyed from mount 
Hor by the way of the Red sea, to 
^ compass the land of Edom : and the 
soul of the people was much II dis- 
couraged because of the way. 

5 And the people ^ spake against 
God, and against Moses, ''Where- 
fore have ye brought us up out of 
Egypt to die in the wilderness? for 
the7-e is no bread, neither is there any 
water ; and ^ our soul loatheth this 
light bread. 

6 And ^the Lord sent 'fiery ser- 
pents among the people, and they 
bit the people; and much people of 
Israel died. 

7 IF ™ Therefore the people came to 
Moses, and said, We have sinned, for 
°Ave have spoken against the Lord, 
and against thee; "pray unto the 
Lord, that he take away the serpents 
from us. And Moses prayed for the 
people. 



8 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it 
upon a pole ; and it shall come to 
pass, that every one that is bitten, 
when he looketh upon it, shall live. 

9 And P Moses made a serpent of 
brass, and put it upon a pole ; and it 
came to pass, that if a serpent had 
bitten any man, when he beheld the 
serpent of brass, he lived. 

10 IF And the children of Israel set 
forward, and 'J pitched in Oboth. 

11 And they journeyed from Oboth, 
and '■pitched at II Ije-abarim, in the 
wilderness which is before Moab, to- 
ward the sunrising. 

12 IF ^From thence they removed, 
and pitched in the valley of Zered. 

13 From thence they removed, and 
pitched on the other side of Arnon, 
which is in the wilderness that 
Cometh out of the coasts of the 
Amorites : for * Arnon is the border 
of ]Moab, between Moab and the 
Amorites. 

14 W^herefore it is said in the book 
of the wars of the Lord, H What he 
did in the Red sea, and in the brooks 
of Arnon, 

15 And at the stream of the brooks 
that goeth down to the dwelling of 
Ar, "and tlieth upon the border of 
Moab. 

16 And from thence they went ^to 
Beer : that is the well whereof the 
Lord spake unto Moses, Gather the 
people together, and I will give them 
water. 

17 IF ^Then Israel sang this song, 
+ Spring up, O well ; H sing ye unto it : 

18 The princes digged the well, the 
nobles of the people digged it, by the 
direction of "^ the lawgiver, with their 
staves. And from the wilderness they 
went to Mattanah : 

19 And from Mattanah to Nahaliel : 
and from Nahaliel to Bamoth : 

20 And ffom Bamoth in the valley, 
that 25 in the t country of Moab, to 
the top of II Pisgah, which looketh 
^toward n Jeshimon. 

21 *[F And ''Israel sent messengers 
unto Sihon king of the Amorites, 
saying, 

22 '^ Let me pass through thy land : 
we will not turn into the fields, or 
into the vineyards ; we will not drink 
of the waters of the well : hut we 
will go along by the king's high way, 
until we be past thy borders. 

23 ''And Sihon would not suffer 
Israel to pass through his border : 
but Sihon gathered all his people 
together, and went out against Israel 
into the wilderness : ^and he came to 
Jahaz, and fought against Israel. 

157 



B. C. 1452. 



p 2 Kings 18.4. 
Johns. 14, 15. 



q ch. 33. 43. 

r ch. 33. 44. 
II Or, Heaps of 



t ch. 22. 36. 
Judg. 11. 18. 



\\Or,Vahehin 
Suphah. 



u Deut.2.18,29. 
t Heh.leaneth. 



X Judg. 9.21. 



y Ex. 15. 1. 

Ps. 105. 2. h. 

106. 12. 
t Heh. Ascend. 
11 Or, answer. 



z Is. 33. 22. 



t neh. field. 
II Or, The hill. 

II Or, TJie toil- 

derness. 
a ch. 23. 28. 
b Deut.2.26.27. 

Judg. 11. 19. 

c ch. 20. 17. 



d Deut. 29. 7. 



e Deut. 2. 32. 
Judg. 11. 20. 



SiJion and Og are overcome. 



NUMBERS. 



Balah sendeth for Balaam. 



B. C. 1452. 



f Deut 2. as. 
& 29. 7. Josh. 
12. 1.2. & 21. 
8. Neh. 9. 22. 
Ps. 13.5. 10, 11. 
& 13G. 19. 
Am. 2. 9, 



t Heb. daugh- 
ters. 



S Jer. 48. 45, 
46. 



Deut. 2. 9, 
18. Is. 15. 1. 



i Judg. 11. 24. 
1 Kings 11. 7, 
33. 2 Kings 
23. 13. Jer. 
48. 7. 13. 



k Jer. 48. 18, 
22. 



1 Is. 15. 2. 



m ch. 32. 1. 
Jer. 48. 32. 



n Deut. 3. 1. & 
29 7. 



o Josh. 13. 12. 
P Deut. 3. 2. 



1 ver. 24. 
Ps. 135. 10. 
11. & 136. 20. 



r Deut. 3. 3, 

&c. 



a ch. 33. ■ 



Judg. 11.25. 



24 And ^Israel smote him with the 
edge of the sword, and possessed his 
land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even 
unto the children of Ammon : for the 
border of the children of Ammon was 
strong. 

25 And Israel took all these cities : 
and Israel dwelt in all the cities of 
the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all 
the t villages thereof. 

26 For Heshbon was the city of 
Sihon the king of the Amorites, who 
had fought against the former king of 
Moab, and taken all his land out of 
his hand, even unto Arnon. 

27 Wherefore they that speak in 
proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, 
let the city of Sihon be built and 
prepared : 

28 For there is ^a fire gone out of 
Heshbon, a flame from the city of 
Sihon : it hath consumed ^ Ar of 
Moab, and the lords of the high 
places of Arnon, 

29 Woe to thee, Moab! thou art 
undone, O people of ' Chemosh : he 
hath given his sons that escaped, and 
his daughters, into captivity unto 
Sihon king of the Amorites. 

30 We have shot at them; Hesh- 
bon is perished even "^unto Dibon, 
and we have laid them waste even 
unto Nophah, which reacheth unto 
^ Medeba. 

311 Thus Israel dwelt in the land 
of the Amorites. 

32 And Moses sent to spy out ™ Ja- 
zer, and they took the villages there- 
of, and drove out the Amorites that 
were there. 

33 IF ''And they turned and went up 
by the way of Bashan : and Og the 
king of Bashan went out against 
them, he, and all his people, to the 
battle ° at Edrei. 

34 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
P Fear him not : for I have deliver- 
ed him into thy hand, and all his 
people, and his land ; and ithou shalt 
do to him as thou didst unto Sihon 
king of the Amorites, which dwelt at 
Heshbon. 

35 '"So they smote him, and his 
sons, and all his people, until there 
was none left him alive: and they 
possessed his land. 

CHAPTER XXII. 

Baldk sendeth for Balaam, who at first refuseth to 
come. 15 He sendeth again and ohtaineth him. 22 
The angel of the Lord would have slain Balaam, if 
his ass had not turned aside. 36 Balak entertain- 
eth Balaam.. 

AND ^the children of Israel set 
forward, and pitched in the 
plains of Moab on this side Jordan 
% Jericho. 
2 IF And ^ Balak the son of Zippor 



saw all that Israel had done to the 
Amorites. 

3 And "^ Moab was sore afraid of the 
people, because they were many : and 
Moab was distressed because of the 
children of Israel. 

4 And Moab said unto "^the elders 
of Midian, Now shall this company 
lick up all that are round about us, as 
the ox licketh up the grass of the 
field. And Balak the son of Zippor 
was king of the Moabites at that time. 

5 ®He sent messengers therefore 
unto Balaam the son of Beor to 
^ Pethor, which is by the river of the 
land of the children of his people, to 
call him, saying, Behold, there is a 
people come out from Egypt : behold, 
they cover the t face of the earth, and 
they abide over against me. 

6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, 
^ curse me this people ; for they are 
too mighty for me : peradventure I 
shall prevail, that we may smite them, 
and that I may drive them out of the 
land : for I wot that he whom thou 
blessest is blessed, and he whom thou 
cursest is cursed. 

7 And the elders of Moab and 
the elders of Midian departed with 
^the rewards of divination in their 
hand ; and they came unto Balaam, 
and spake unto him the words of 
Balak. 

8 And he said unto them, 'Lodge 
here this night, and I will bring 
you word again, as the Lord shall 
speak unto me : and the princes of 
Moab abode with Balaam. 

9 ''And God came unto Balaam, and 
said. What men are these with thee ? 

10 And Balaam said unto God, Ba- 
lak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, 
hath sent unto me, saying.^ 

11 Behold, there is a people come 
out of Egypt, which covereth the 
face of the earth : come now, curse 
me them ; peradventure 1 1 shall be 
able to overcome theni, and drive 
them out. 

12 And God said unto Balaam, Thou 
shalt not go with them ; thou shalt 
not curse the people : for ' they are 
blessed. 

13 And Balaam rose up in the morn- 
ing, and said unto the princes of Ba- 
lak, Get you into your land : for the 
Lord refuseth to give me leave to go 
with you. 

14 And the princes of Moab rose up, 
and they went unto Balak, and said, 
Balaam refuseth to come with us. 

1 5 IF And Balak sent yet again princes, 
more, and more honourable than they. 

16 And they came to Balaam, and 
said to him, Thus saith Balak the 



\<' 



158 



An angel ojrposeth Balaam. 



NUMBERS. 



Balak meeteth Balaam. 



B. C. 1452. 



t Heb, Be not 
thou letted 



from, <SfC. 



1 ch. 24. 13. 



o 1 Kings 22. 
14. 
2 Chr. 18. 13. 



P ver. 8. 



r ver. 35. 
ch. 23. 12, 
& 24. 13. 



t See 2 Kings 
6. 17. 

Dan. 10. 7. 
Acts 22. 9. 
2 Pet. 2. 16. 
Jude 11. 



u 2 Pet 2. 16. 



s Prov. 12. 10. 
y 2 Pet, 2. 16. 



son of Zippor, t Let nothing, I pray 
thee, hinder thee from coming unto 
me : 

17 For I will promote thee unto 
very great honour, and I will do 
whatsoever thou sayest unto me : 
™come therefore, I pray thee, curse 
me this people. 

18 And Balaam answered and said 
unto the servants of Balak, " If Balak 
would give me his house full of silver 
and gold, ° I cannot go beyond the 
word of the Lord my God, to do less 
or more. 

19 Now therefore, I pray you, p tarry 
ye also here this night, that I may 
know what the Lord will say unto 
me more. 

20 1 And God came unto Balaam at 
night, and said unto him. If the men 
come to call thee, rise up, and go with 
them ; but "" yet the word which I shall 
say unto thee, that shalt thou do. 

21 And Balaam rose up in the morn- 
ing, and saddled his ass, and went with 
the princes of Moab. 

22 II And God's anger was kindled 
because he w^ent : ' and the angel of 
the Lord stood in the way for an 
adversary against him. Now he was 
riding upon his ass, and his two serv- 
ants were with him. 

23 And ' the ass saw the angel of the 
Lord standing in the way, and his 
sword drawn in his hand ; and the ass 
turned aside out of the way, and went 
into the field ; and Balaam smote the 
ass, to turn her into the way. 

24 But the angel of the Lord stood 
in a path of the vineyards, a wall 
being on this side, and a wall on that 
side. 

25 And when the ass saw the angel 
of the Lord, she thrust herself unto 
the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot 
against the wall : and he smote her 
again. 

26 And the angel of the Lord went 
further, and stood in a narrow place, 
where was no way to turn either to 
the right hand or to the left. 

27 And when the ass saw the angel 
of the Lord, she fell down under 
Balaam : and Balaam's anger was 
kindled, and he smote the ass with 
a staff. 

28 And the Lord "opened the mouth 
of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, 
What have I done unto thee, that 
thou hast smitten me these three 
times ? 

29 And Balaam said unto the ass, 
Because thou hast mocked me : I 
would there were a sword in mine 
hand, ^ for now would I kill thee. 

30 ^And the ass said unto Balaam, 



Am not 1 thine ass, tupon which 
thou hast ridden II ever since / was 
thine unto this day? was I ever wont 
to do so unto thee'? And he said. 
Nay. 

31 Then the Lord ^opened the eyes 
of Balaam, and he saw the angel of 
the Lord standing in the way, and 
his sword drawn in his hand : and he 
=* bowed down his head, and H fell flat 
on his face. 

32 And the angel of the Lord said 
unto him. Wherefore hast thou smit- 
ten thine ass these three times 1 Be- 
hold, I went out tto withstand thee, 
because thy way is '^perverse before 
me : 

33 And the ass saw me, and turned 
from me these three times : unless 
she had turned from me, surely now 
also I had slain thee, and saved her 
alive. 

34 And Balaam said unto the angel 
of the Lord, "=1 have sinned ; for I 
knew not that thou stoodest in the 
way against me : now therefore, if it 
t displease thee, I will get me back 
again. 

35 And. the angel of the Lord said 
unto Balaam, Go with the men : "^but 
only the word that I shall speak, unto 
thee, that thou shalt speak. So Ba- 
laam went with the princes of Balak. 

36 T[ And when Balak heard that 
Balaam was come, ^he went out to 
meet him unto a city of Moab, ^ which 
is in the border of Arnon, which is in 
the utmost coast. 

37 And Balak said unto Balaam, Did 
I not earnestly send unto thee to call 
thee ? wherefore camest thou not un- 
to me 1 am I not able indeed ^ to pro- 
mote thee to honour 1 

38 And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, 
I am come unto thee : have I now any 
power at all to say any thing? ^the 
word that God putteth in my mouth, 
that shall I speak. 

39 And Balaam went with Balak, 
and they came unto H Kirjath-huzoth. 

40 And Balak offered oxen and sheep, 
and sent to Balaam, and to the princes 
that were with him. 

41 And it came to pass on the mor- 
row, that Balak took Balaam, and 
brought him up into the ' high places 
of Baal, that thence he might see the 
utmost part of the people. 

CHAPTER XXIII. 

Balak's sacrifices and Balaam's parables. 

AND Balaam said unto Balak, 
^ Build me here seven altars, 
and prepare me here seven oxen and 
seven rams. 
2 And Balak did as Balaam had 

159 



Balalc's sacrifices and 



NUMBERS. 



the parables of Balaarr>.. 




II Or, he went 
solitary. 
e ver. 16. 



fver.16. ch.22. 
35. Deut. 18. 
18. Jer. 1. 9. 



gver.18. ch.24. 

3, 15, 23. Job 

27. 1. & 29. 1. 

Ps. 78.2. 

Ez. 17. 2. 

Mic. 2. 4. 

Hab. 2. 6. 
h ch.22.6,11,17. 
il Sam. 17. 10. 
k Is. 47. 12, 13. 



1 Deut. 33. 28. 

m Ex. 33. 16. 

Ezra 9. 2. 

Eph. 2. 14. 
n Gen. 13. 16. 

& 22. 17. 

tHeb.wiysow/, 
or, my life. 
o Ps. 116. 15. 



p ch. 22. 11, 17. 
& 24. 10. 



q ck 22. 38. 



II Or, The hiU. 
r ver. 1,2 



8 ver. 5 ch. 22. 
35. 



spoken ; and Balak and Balaam *> of- 
fered on every altar a bullock and a 
ram. 

3 And Balaam said unto Balak, 
" Stand by thy burnt offering, and I 
will go : peradventure the Lord will 
come "^to meet me, and whatsoever 
he sheweth me I will tell thee. And 
II he went to a high place. 

4 ® And God met Balaam : and he 
said unto him, I have prepared seven 
altars, and I have offered upon every 
altar a bullock and a ram. 

5 And the Lord ^put a word in 
Balaam's mouth, and said. Return 
unto Balak, and thus thou shalt 



6 And he returned unto him, and, 
lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, 
he, and all the princes of Moab. 

7 And he ^took up his parable, and 
said, Balak the king of Moab hath 
brought me from Aram, out of the 
m.ountains of the east, saying, ^ Come, 
curse me Jacob, and come, 'defy Is- 
rael. 

8 ^How shall I curse, whom, God 
hath not cursed ? or how shall I defy, 
whom the Lord hath not defied 1 

9 For from the top of the rocks I 
see him, and from the hills I behold 
him : lo, 'the people shall dwell 
alone, and '"shall not be reckoned 
among the nations, 

10 "Who can count the dust of Ja- 
cob, and the number of the fourth joarif 
of Israel ? Let t me die ° the death of 
the righteous, and let my last end be 
like his ! 

11 And Balak said unto Balaam, 
What hast thou done unto me ? ?! 
took thee to curse mine enemies, and, 
behold, thou hast blessed them alto- 
gether. 

12 And he answered and said, "^ Must 
I not take heed to speak that which 
the Lord hath put in my mouth *? 

13 And Balak said unto him, Come, 
I pray thee, with me unto another 
place, from whence thou mayest see 
them : thou shalt see but the utmost 
part of them, and shalt not see them 
all : and curse me them from thence. 

14 *![ And he brought him into the 
field of Zophim, to the top of II Pis- 
gah, '"and built seven altars, and offer- 
ed a bullock and a ram on every altar. 

15 And he said unto Balak, Stand 
here by thy burnt offering, while I 
meet the LORD yonder. 

16 And the Lord met Balaam, and 
"put a word in his mouth, and said, 
Go again unto Balak, and say thus. 

17 And when he came to him, be- 
hold, he stood by his burnt offering, 
and the princes of Moab with him. 

160 



And Balak said unto him, What hath 
the Lord spoken T 

18 And he took up his parable, and 
said, * Rise up, Balak, and hear ; heark- 
en unto me, thou son of Zippor : 

19 " God is not a man, that he should 
lie ; neither the son of man, that he 
should repent : hath he said, and shall 
he not do itl or hath he spoken, and 
shall he not make it good ? 

20 Behold, I have received com- 
mandment to bless : and ^ he hath 
blessed ; and I cannot reverse it. 

21 ^He hath not beheld iniquity in 
Jacob, neither hath he seen perverse- 
ness in Israel : ^the Lord his God is 
with him, ^ and the shout of a king is 
among them. 

22 ^ God brought them out of Egypt ; 
he hath as it were '^ the strength of a 
unicorn. 

23 Surely there is no enchantment 
II against Jacob, neither is there any 
divination against Israel ; according 
to this time it shall be said of Ja- 
cob and of Israel, ''What hath God 
wrought ! 

24 Behold, the people shall rise up 
^ as a great lion, and lift up himself as 
a young lion : ^he shall not lie down 
until he eat of the prey, and drink 
the blood of the slain. 

25 t And Balak said unto Balaam, 
Neither curse them at all, nor bless 
them at all. 

26 But Balaam answered and said 
unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, 
^All that the Lord speaketh, that I 
must do 1 

27 U And Balak said unto Balaam, 
^ Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee 
unto another place ; peradventure it 
will please God that thou mayest 
curse me them from thence. 

28 And Balak brought Balaam unto 
the top of Peor, that looketh ' toward 
Jeshimon. 

29 And Balaam said unto Balak, 
'^ Build me here seven altars, and pre- 
pare me here seven bullocks and sev- 
en rams. 

30 And Balak did as Balaam had 
said, and offered a bullock and a ram 
on every altar. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

Balaam for etellfith the happiness of Israel. 10 Balak 
in anger dismisseth him. 15 He prophesieth of the 
Star of Jacob, and of the destruction of sundry 7ia- 
tions. 

AND when Balaam saw that it 
pleased the Lord to bless Israel, 
he went not, as at '^ other times, tto 
seek for enchantments, but he set his 
face toward the wilderness. 

2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, 
and he saw Israel '' abiding in his tents 



Balaam is dismissed. 



NUMBERS. 



The Star out of Jacob. 



B. C. 1452. 



t Heb. who 
had his eyes 
shut.hutnow 
opened. 

c ch. 11. 25. 

1 Sam. 10. TO. 
&19. 20. 23. 

2 Chr. lis. 1. 
d ch. 23. 7, 18. 
e See 1 Sam. 

19. 24. 

Ez. 1. 28. 

Dan. 8. 18. ii 

10. 15, 16. 

2 Cor. 12. 2, 

3,4. 

Rev. 1.10, 17. 
f Ps. 1. 3. 

Jer. 17. 8. 
S Ps. 104. lb'. 

h Jer. 51. 13. 
Rev. 17. 1,15. 

i 1 Sara. IS. 9. 
k 2 Sam. 5, 12. 
1 Chr. 14. 2. 
1 ch. 23. 22. 



m ch. 14. 9. k. 

23.24. 
n Ps. 2. 9. 

Is. 38. 13. 

Jer. 50. 17. 
o Ps. 45. 5. 

Jer. 50. 9. 
P Gen. 49. 9. 

q Gen. 12. 3. & 
27.29. 



r Ez. 21. 14, 
17. k. 22. 13. 

s ch. 23. II. 
Deut. 23.4,5. 
Josh. 24.9,10. 
Neh. 13. 2. 



t ch. 22. 17, 37. 



u ch. 22. 18. 



X Mic. 6. 5. 
Rev. 2. 14. 

y Gen. 49. 1. 

Dan. 2. 28. & 

10. 14. 
I ver. 3, 4. 



according to their tribes ; and "^ the 
Spirit of God came upon him. 

3 ^And he took up his parable, and 
said, l^laam the son of Beor hath 
said, and the man t whose eyes are 
open hath said : 

4 He hath said, which heard the 
words of God, which saw the vision 
of the Almighty, ^falhng into a trance^ 
but having his eyes open : 

5 How goodly are thy tents, Ja- 
cob, and thy tabernacles, Israel ! 

6 As the valleys are they spread 
forth, as gardens by the river's side, 
^as the trees of lignaloes ^^ which the 
Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees 
beside the waters. 

7 He shall pour the water out of 
his buckets, and his seed shall he ^'in 
many waters, and his king shall be 
higher than ' Agag, and his ^ kingdom 
shall be exalted. 

8 ' God brought him forth out of 
Egypt ; he hath as it were the strength 
of a unicorn : he shall •" eat up the 
nations his enemies, and shall ° break 
their bones, and "pierce them through 
with his arrows. 

9 PHe couched, he lay down as a 
lion, and as a great lion : who shall 
stir him up? i Blessed is he that 
blesseth thee, and cursed is he that 
curseth thee. 

10 IT And Balak's anger was kindled 
against Balaam, and he ''smote his 
hands together : and Balak said unto 
Balaam, ^I called thee to curse mine 
enemies, and, behold, thou hast alto- 
gether blessed them these three times. 

11 Therefore now flee thou to thy 
place : ^ I thought to promote thee 
unto great honour ; but, lo, the Lord 
hath kept thee back from honour. 

12 And Balaam said unto Balak, 
Spake I not also to thy messengers 
which thou sentest unto me, saying, 

13 "If Balak Avould give me his 
house full of silver and gold, I cannot 
go beyond the commandment of the 
Lord, to do either good or bad of 
mine own mind ; hut what the Lord 
saith, that will I speak ? 

14 And now, behold, I go unto my 
people : come therefore^ and ^ I will 
advertise thee what this people shall 
do to thy people J' in the latter days. 

15 H ^And he took up his parable, 
and said, Balaam the son of Beor 
hath said, and the man whose eyes 
are open hath said : 

16 He hath said, which heard the 
words of God, and knew the knowl- 
edge of the Most High, which saw 
the vision of the Almighty, falling 
into a trance, but having his eyes 
open : 



11 



17 * I shall see him, but not now: 
I shall behold him, but not nigh : 
there shall come ''a Star out of Jacob, 
and " a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, 
and shall II smite the corners of Moab, 
and destroy all the children oft Sheth. 

18 And '^Edom shall be a posses- 
sion, Seir also shall be a possession 
for his enemies; and Israel shall do 
valiantly. 

19 ^ Out of Jacob shall come he that 
shall have dominion, and shall destroy 
him that remaineth of the city. 

20 1 And when he looked on Ama- 
lek, he took up his parable, and said, 
Amalek was H the first of the nations ; 
but his latter end W shall be that he 
perish for ever. 

21 And he looked on the Kenites, 
and took up his parable, and said, 
Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou 
puttest thy nest in a rock. 

22 Nevertheless tthe Kenite shall 
be wasted, II until II Asshur shall carry 
thee away captive. 

23 And he took up his parable, and 
said, Alas, who shall live when God 
doeth this ! 

24 And ships shall come from the 
coast of ^Chittim, and shall afflict 
Asshur, and shall afflict ^Eber, and 
he also shall perish for ever. 

25 And Balaam rose up, and went 
and ^ returned to his place : and Ba- 
lak also went his way. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

Israel at Shittim commit whoredom and idolatry. 
6 Phinehas killeth Zimriand Cozbi. 10 God there- 
fore giveth him the covenant of an everlasting priest- 
hood. 16 The Midianites are to be vexed. 

AND Israel abode in ^ Shittim, and 
^the people began to commit 
whoredom with the daughters of 
Moab. 

2 And ''they called the people unto 
^ the sacrifices of their gods : and the 
people did eat, and ^ bowed down to 
their gods. 

3 And Israel joined himself unto 
Baal-peor : and ^the anger of the 
Lord was kindled against Israel. 

4 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
^Take all the heads of the people, 
and hang them up before the Lord 
against the sun, ^that the fierce anger 
of the Lord may be turned away 
from Israel. 

5 And Moses said unto 'the judges 
of Israel, ^ Slay ye every one his men 
that were joined unto Baal-peor. 

6 1[ And, behold, one of the chil- 
dren of Israel came and brought unto 
his brethren a Midianitish woman in 
the sight of Moses, and in the sight of 
all the congregation of the children of 
Israel, ' who were weeping before the 

161 



B. C. 1452. 



a Rev. 1. 7. 
b Matt. 2. 2. 
Rev. 22. 16. 

II Or, smite 

through the 

princes of 

Moab, 

2 Sum. 8. 2. 
^Heh.Tumult. 

See Jer. 48.45. 
c Gen. 49. 10. 

Ps. 110. 2. 
d 2 Sam. 8. 14. 

Ps. 60. 8, 9,12. 
e Gen. 49. 10. 



II Or, the first 
of the nations 
that warred 
against Isra- 
el, Ex. 17. 8. 

II Or, shall be 
even to de- 
struction, 
Ex. 17. 14. 
1 Sam. 15. 3,8. 

t Heb. Kain, 
Gen. 15. 19. 

II Or, how long 
shall it be ere 
Asshur carry 
thee away 
captive ? 

II That is, As- 
syria, 

f Gen. 10. 4. 

Dan. 11. 30. 
S Gen. 10. 21, 

25. 



h Seech. 31. 8. 



a ch. 33. 49. 

Josh. 2. 1. 

Mic. 6. 5. 
b ch. 31. 16. 

1 Cor. 10. 8. 

c Josh. 22. 17. 

Ps. 106. 28. 

Hos. 9. 10. 
d Ex. 34. 15. 16. 

1 Cor. 10.' 20. 
e Ex. 20. 5. 

f Ps. 106. 29. 



S Deut. 4. 3. 
Josh. 22. 17. 



h ver. 11. 
Deut. 13. 17. 



i Ex. 18. 21, 25. 

k Ex. 32. 27. 
Deut. 13. 6, 9, 
13, 15. 



1 Joel 2. 17. 



Zimri and Cozbi 



NUMBERS. 



The sum of all Israel 



B. C. 14r)2. 



P Deut. 4. 3. 
1 Cor. 10. 8. 



q Ps. 106. 30. 



t Heb. with 

my zeal. 

See 2 Cor. 11. 

2. 
r Ex. 20. 5. 

Deut. 32. 16, 

21. 1 Kiuss 

14. 22. Ps. 78. 

58. Ez. 16. 38. 

Zeph. 1. 18. & 

3.8. 
s Mai. 2. 4, 5. 

&,3. 1. 
t Seel Chr.6. 

4, &c. 
u Ex. 40. 15. 
X Acts 22. 3. 

Rom. 10. 2. 
y Heb. 2. 17. 



t Heb. house 
ofafdther. 



T ch. 31. 8. 
Josh. 13. 21. 



b ch. 31. 16. 
Rev. 2. 14. 



* Ex. 30. 12. & 

38. 25, 2G. 

ch. 1. 2. 
b ch. 1. 3. 



door of the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation. 

7 And ""when Phinehas, "the son of 
Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, 
saw it^ he rose up from among the 
congregation, and took a javeHn in 
his hand ; 

8 And he went after the man of Is- 
rael into the tent, and thrust both of 
them through, the man of Israel, and 
the woman through her belly. So 
° the plague was stayed from the chil- 
dren of Israel. 

9 And P those that died in the plague 
were twenty and four thousand. 

10 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

11 1 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the 
son of Aaron the priest, hath turned 
my wrath away from the children of 
Israel, while he was zealous tfor my 
sake among them, that I consumed 
not the children of Israel in ■" my jeal- 
ousy. 

12 Wherefore say, 'Behold, I give 
unto him my covenant of peace : 

13 And he shall have it, and *his 
seed after him, even the covenant of 
" an everlasting priesthood ; because 
he was "^ zealous for his God, and 
>'made an atonement for the children 
of Israel. 

14 Now the name of the Israelite 
that was slain, even that was slain 
with the Midianitish woman, was 
Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of 
a t chief house among the Simeon- 
ites. 

15 And the name of the Midianitish 
woman that was slain was Cozbi, the 
daughter of = Zur ; he was head over 
a people, and of a chief house in 
Midian. 

16 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

17 ^Vex the Midianites, and smite 
them : 

18 For they vex you with their 
•^ wiles, wherewith they have beguiled 
you in the matter of Peor, and in the 
matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a 
prince of Midian, their sister, which 
was slain in the day of the plague for 
Peor's sake. 

CHAPTER XXVI. 

The number of all Israel is tahen in the plaint of Mo- 
ah. 52 The l^nd is to be divided by lot. 57 JTie 
families and number of the Levites. 63 Of all the 
men numbered at Sinai, only Caleb and Joshua 
are left. 

AND it came to pass after the 
plague, that the Lord spake 
unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son 
of Aaron the priest, saying, 

2 ^Take the sum of all the congre- 
gation of the children of Israel, ^ from 

162 



twenty years old and upward, through- 
out their fathers' house, all that are 
able to go to war in Israel. 

3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest 
spake with them "^in the plains of 
Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying, 

4 Take the sum of the people, from 
twenty years old and upward ; as 
the Lord ''commanded Moses and the 
children of Israel, which went forth 
out of the land of Egypt. 

5 IT ^Reuben, the eldest son of Is- 
rael : the children of Reuben ; Ha- 
noch, of whom cometh the family of 
the Hanochites : of Pallu, the family 
of the Palluites : 

6 Of Hezron, the family of the Hez- 
ronites : of Carmi, the family of the 
Carmites. 

7 These are the families of the Reu- 
benites : and they that were num- 
bered of them were forty and three 
thousand and seven hundred and 
thirty. 

8 And the sons of Pallu ; Eliab. 

9 And the sons of Eliab ; Nemuel, 
and Dathan, and Abiram. This is 
that Dathan and Abiram, which were 
*^ famous in the congi-egation, who 
strove against Moses and against 
Aaron in the company of Korah, 
when they strove against the Lord : 

10 ^And the earth opened her mouth, 
and swallowed them up together with 
Korah, when that company died, what 
time the fire devoured two hundred 
and fifty men: ''and they became a 
sign. 

1 1 Notwithstanding ' the children of 
Korah died not. 

12 IT The sons of Simeon after their 
families : of ^ Nemuel, the family of 
the Nemuelites : of Jamin, the family 
of the Jaminites : of ' Jachin, the fam- 
ily of the Jachinites : 

13 Of '"Zerah, the family of the 
Zarhites : of Shaul, the family of the 
Shaulites. 

14 These are the families of the 
Simeonites, twenty and two thousand 
and two hundred. 

15 IF The children of Gad after their 
families: of "Zephon, the family of 
the Zephonites : of Haggi, the family 
of the Haggites : of Shuni, the family 
of the Shunites : 

16 Of II Ozni, the family of the Oz- 
nites : of Eri, the family of the Erites : 

17 Of " Arod, the family of the Arod- 
ites : of Areli, the family of the Are- 
lites. 

18 These are the families of the 
children of Gad according to those 
that were numbered of them, forty 
thousand and five hundred. 

19 1 PThe sons of Judah were Er 



is taken in the 



NUMBERS. 



plains of Moah. 



r Gen. 46. 13. 
1 Chr. 7. 1. 

II Or, Phtwah. 
II Or, Job. 



s Gen. 46. 14. 



t Sen. 46. 20. 



u Josh. 17. 1. 
1 Chr. 7. 14, 
15. 



X Called Ahi- 
ezer. Josh. 
17. 2. Judfif. 
6. 11, 24, 34. 



y ch. 27. 1. & 
36.11. 



« 1 Chr. 7. 20, 
Bered. 



and Onan : and Er and Onan died in 
the land of Canaan. 

20 A^d ''the sons of Judah after 
their families were ; of Shelah, the 
family of the Shelanites : of Pharez, 
the family of the Pharzites : of Zerah, 
the family of the Zarhites. 

21 And the sons of Pharez were ; 
of Hezron, the family of the Hez- 
ronites : of Hamul, the family of the 
Hamulites. 

22 These are the families of Judah 
according to those that were number- 
ed of them, threescore and sixteen 
thousand and five hundred. 

23 1[ "^ 0/" the sons of Issachar after 
their families : of Tola, the family of 
the Tolaites : of H Pua, the family of 
the Punites : 

24 Of llJashub, the family of the 
Jashubites : of Shimron, the family 
of the Shimronites. 

25 These are the families of Issa- 
char according to those that were 
numbered of them, threescore and 
four thousand and three hundred. 

26 f ^ 0/ the sons of Zebulun after 
their families : of Sered, the family of 
the Sardites : of Elon, the family of 
the Elonites : of Jahleel, the family 
of the Jahleelites. 

27 These are the families of the 
Zebulonites according to those that 
were numbered of them, threescore 
thousand and five hundred. • 

28 IT ' The sons of Joseph after their 
families were Manasseh and Ephraim. 

29 Of the sons of Manasseh : of 
"Machir, the family of the Machir- 
ites : and Machir begat Gilead : of 
Gilead come the family of the Gilead- 
ites. 

30 These are the sons of Gilead : of 
^ Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites : 
of Helek, the family of the Helek- 
ites : 

31 And o/Asriel, the family of the 
Asrielites : and o/ Shechem, the fam- 
ily of the Shechemites : 

32 And of Shemida, the family of 
the Shemidaites : and of Hepher, the 
family of the Hepherites. 

33 Tl And ^Zelophehad the son of 
Hepher had no sons, but daughters : 
and the names of the daughters of 
Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, 
Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 

34 These are the families of Ma- 
nasseh, and those that were numbered 
of them, fifty and two thousand and 
seven hundred. 

35 II These are the sons of Ephraim 
after their families: of Shuthelah, 
the family of the Shuthalhites : of 
^ Becher, the family of the Bachrites 
of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites 



36 And these are the sons of Shu- 
thelah : of Eran, the family of the 
Eranites. 

37 These are the families of the sons 
of Ephraim according to those that 
were numbered of them, thirty and 
two thousand and five hundred. These 
are the sons of Joseph after their fam- 
ilies. 

38 IT *The sons of Benjamin after 
their families : of Bela, the family of 
the Belaites : of Ashbel, the family of 
the Ashbelites : of ^ Ahiram, the fam- 
ily of the Ahiramites : 

39 Of <=Shupham, the family of the 
Shuphamites : of Hupham, the family 
of the Huphamites. 

40 And the sons of Bela were "^Ard 
and Naaman : of Ard, the family of 
the Ardites : and of Naaman, the fam- 
ily of the Naamites. 

41 These are the sons of Benjamin 
after their families : and they that 
were numbered of them were forty 
and five thousand and six hundred. 

42 H ® These are the sons of Dan 
after their families : of H Shuham, the 
family of the Shuhamites. These 
are the families of Dan after their 
families. 

43 All the families of the Shuham- 
ites, according to those that were 
numbered of them, were threescore 
and four thousand and four hundred. 

44 IT ^0/the children of Asher after 
their families : of Jimna, the family 
of the Jimnites : of Jesui, the family 
of the Jesuites : of Beriah, the fami- 
ly of the Beriites. 

45 Of the sons of Beriah : of He- 
ber, the family of the Heberites : of 
Malchiel, the family of the Malchiel- 
ites. 

46 And the name of the daughter 
of Asher was Sarah. 

47 These are the families of the sons 
of Asher according to those that were 
numbered of them ; who were fifty 
and three thousand and four hun- 
dred. 

48 T[ Wfthe sons of Naphtali after 
their families : of Jahzeel, the family 
of the Jahzeelites : of Guni, the fam- 
ily of the Gunites : 

49 Of Jezer, the family of the Jezer- 
ites : of ''Shillem, the family of the 
Shillemites. 

50 These are the families of Naph- 
tali according to their families : and 
they that were numbered of them 
were forty and five thousand and four 
hundred. 

51 'These were the numbered of the 
children of Israel, six hundred thou- 
sand and a thousand seven hundred 
and thirty . 

163 



The number of the Levites. 



NUMBERS. 



The law of inheritance. 



B. C. 1452. 



k Josh. 11. 23. 
& 14. 1. 

1 ch. 33. 54. 

t Heb. multi- 
ply his in- 
heritance. 

t Heb. dimin- 
ish his in- 
heritance. 



m ch. 33. 54. & 
34. 13. 
Josh. 11. 23. 
& 14. 2. 



n Gen. 46. 11. 
Ex. 6. 16, 17, 
18, 19. 
lChr.6.1,16. 



o Ex. 2. 1, 2. 

&. 6. 20. 



P ch. 3. 2. 



q Lev. 10. 1, 2. 
ch. 3. 4. 
1 Clir. 24. 2. 

r See ch. 3. 39. 



s ch. 1. 49. 



t ch. 18. 20, 23, 
24. 

Deut. 10. 9. 
Josh. 13. 14, 
33. &. 14. 3. 



Jf ch. 1. 
Deut.2. 14,15. 



I' ch. 14. 28, 29. 
1 Cor. 10. 5, 6. 



z ch, 14. 30. 



52 ^ And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

53 ''Unto these the land shall be 
divided for an inheritance according 
to the number of names, 

54 ' To many thou shalt t give the 
more inheritance, and to few thou 
shalt t give the less inheritance : to 
every one shall his inheritance be 
given according to those that were 
numbered of him. 

55 Notwithstanding the land shall 
be ""divided by lot : according to the 
r/^mes of the tribes of their fathers 
they shall inherit. 

56 According to the lot shall the 
possession thereof be divided between 
many and few. 

57 1 "And these are they that were 
numbered of the Levites after their 
families : of Gershon, the family of 
the Gershonites : of Kohath, the fam- 
ily of the Kohathites : of Merari, the 
family of the Merarites. 

58 These are the families of the 
Levites : the family of the Libnites, 
the family of the Hebronites, the 
family of the Mahlites, the family of 
the Mushites, the family of the Ko- 
rathites. And Kohath begat Am- 
ram. 

59 And the name of Amram's wife 
was ° Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, 
whom her mother bare to Levi in 
Egypt : and she bare unto Amram, 
Aaron and Moses and Miriam their 
sister. 

60 PAnd unto Aaron was born Na- 
dab and Abihu, Eleazar and Itha- 
mar. 

61 And iNadab and Abihu died, 
when they offered strange fire before 
the Lord. 

62 ""And those that Avere numbered 
of them were twenty and three thou- 
sand, all males from a month old and 
upward : ' for they were not numbered 
among the children of Israel, because 
there was ' no inheritance given them 
among the children of Israel. 

63 H These are they that were num- 
bered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, 
who numbered the children of Israel 
"^in the plains of Moab by Jordan 
near Jericho. 

64 "" But among these there was not 
a man of them whom Moses and Aa- 
ron the priest numbered, when they 
numbered the children of Israel in the 
wilderness of Sinai. 

65 For the Lord had said of them, 
They ^ shall surely die in the wil- 
derness. And there was not left a 
man of them, ^ save Caleb the son of 
Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of 
Nun. 

164 



CHAPTER XXVII. 

The daughters of Zelophehad plead for an inherit- 
ance. 6 The law of inheritances. 12 Moses, being 
told of his death, prayeth for a successor. 18 Joshua 
is appointed to succeed him. 

THEN came the daughters of ^Ze- 
lophehad, the son of Hepher, the 
son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the 
son of Manasseh, of the families of 
Manasseh the son of Joseph : and 
these are the names of his daughters ; 
Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Mil- 
cah, and Tirzah. 

2 And they stood before Moses, and 
before Eleazar the priest, and before 
the princes and all the congregation, 
by the door of the tabernacle of the 
congregation, saying, 

3 Our father *'died in the wilderness, 
and he was not in the company of 
them that gathered themselves to- 
gether against the Lord "= in the com- 
pany of Korah ; but died in his own 
sin, and had no sons. 

4 Why should the name of our fa- 
ther be t done away from among his 
family, because he hath no son 1 ''Give 
unto us therefore a possession among 
the brethren of our father. 

5 And Moses ^brought their cause 
before the Lord. 

6 IT And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

7 The daughters of Zelophehad speak 
right : ^ thfeu shalt surely give them a 
possession of an inheritance among 
their father's brethren ; and thou shalt 
cause the inheritance of their father 
to pass unto them. 

8 And thou shalt speak unto the 
children of Israel, saying. If a man 
die, and have no son, then ye shall 
cause his inheritance to pass unto his 
daughter. 

9 And if he have no daughter, then 
ye shall give his inheritance unto his 
brethren. 

10 And if he have no brethren, then 
ye shall give his inheritance unto his 
father's brethren. 

1 1 And if his father have no breth- 
ren, then ye shall give his inheritance 
unto his kinsman that is next to him 
of his family, and he shall possess it : 
and it shall be unto the children of 
Israel ^ a statute of judgment, as the 
Lord commanded Moses. 

12 IF And the Lord said unto Moses, 
^ Get thee up into this mount Abarim, 
and see the land which I have given 
unto the children of Israel. 

13 And when thou hast seen it, 
thou also 'shalt be gathered unto thy 
people, as Aaron thy brother was 
gathered. 

14 For 3'^e ''rebelled against my com- 



Moses' successor appointed. 



NUMBERS. 



Offerings to he observed. 



B. C. 1452. 



1 Ex. 17. 7. 



m ch. 16. 22. 
Heb. 12. 9. 



n Deut. 31. 2. 

1 Sam. 8. 20. 
&. 18. 13. 

2 Chr. 1. 10. 



1 Kings 22. 
17. Zech. 10. 
2. Matt. 9. 3C. 
Mark 6. 34. 



P Gen. 41. 38. 
Judg.3.10.& 
11.29. ISam. 
16. 13, 18. 

q Deut. 34. 9. 

r Deut. 31. 7. 



s See ch. 11. 
17, 28. 1 Sam. 
10. 6, 9. 
2 Kings 2. 15. 

t Josh.1.16, 17. 

u See Josh. 9. 

14. Judg. 1. 1. 

& 20. 18, 23, 

26. lSam.23. 

9. & 30. 7. 
X Ex. 28. 30. 
y Josh. 9. 14. 

] Sam. 22. 10, 

13, 15. 



z Deut. 3. 
& 31. 7. 



a Lev. 3. 11. & 
21. 6, 8. 
Mai. 1. 7, 12. 

t Heb. a sa- 
vour of my 
rest. 



b Ex. 29. 38. 



t Heb. 
day. 



36. 



c Ex. li 

ch. 15. 4. 
it Heh.between 
the two even- 
ings,'Ex.l2.6. 



mandment in the desert of Zin, in the 
strife of the congregation, to sanctify 
me at the water before their eyes : 
that is the ^ water of Meribah in Ka- 
desh in the wilderness of Zin. 

15 H And Moses spake unto the 
Lord, saying, 

16 Let the Lord, '"the God of the 
spirits of all flesh, set a man over the 
congregation, 

17 "Which may go out before them, 
and which may go in before them, 
and which may lead them out, and 
which may bring them in ; that the 
congregation of the Lord be not ° as 
sheep which have no shepherd. 

18 "TF And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a 
man Pin whom is the spirit, and "^lay 
thine hand upon him ; 

19 And set him before Eleazar the 
priest, and before all the congrega- 
tion ; and '"give him a charge in their 
sight. 

20 And ^ thou shalt put some of thine 
honour upon him, that all the con- 
gregation of the children of Israel 
' may be obedient. 

21 "x4nd he shall stand before Elea- 
zar the priest, who shall ask counsel 
for him ^ after the judgment of Urim 
before the Lord : ^at his word shall 
they go out, and at his word they 
shall come in, both he, and all the 
children of Israel with him, even all 
the congregation. 

22 And Moses did as the Lord com- 
manded him : and he took Joshua, 
and set him before Eleazar the priest, 
and before all the congregation : 

23 And he laid his hands upon him, 
^ and gave him a charge, as the Lord 
commantjed by the hand of Moses. 

CHAPTER XXVIII. 

Offerings are to be observed. 3 The continual burnt 
offering. 9 The offering on the sabbath, II on the 
first day of the months, 16 at the passover, 26 and 
in the day offirstfruits. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Command the children of Israel, 
and say unto them. My offering, and 
^my bread for my sacrifices made by 
fire, for ta sweet savour unto me, 
shall ye observe to offer unto me in 
their due season. 

3 And thou shalt say unto them, 
''This is the offering made by fire 
which ye shall offer unto the Lord ; 
two lambs of the first year without 
spot t day by day, for a continual 
burnt offering. 

4 The one lamb shalt thou ofifer in 
the morning, and the other lamb shalt 
thou offer tat even ; 

5 And " a tenth part of an ephah of 



flour for a ''meat oflTering, mingled 
with the fourth part of a ''hin of 
beaten oil. 

6 It is ^a continual burnt offering, 
which was ordained in mount Sinai 
for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made 
by fire unto the Lord. 

7 And the drink offering thereof 
shall be the fourth part of a hin for 
the one lamb: ^in the holy place 
shalt thou cause the strong wine 
to be poured unto the Lord for a 
drink offering. 

8 And the other lamb shalt thou 
offer at even : as the meat offering 
of the morning, and as the drink 
offering thereof, thou shalt offer it., 
a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet 
savour unto the Lord. 

9 IF And on the sabbath day two 
lambs of the first year without spot, 
and two tenth deals of flour for a 
meat offering, mingled with oil, and 
the drink offering thereof: 

10 This is ''the burnt offering of 
every sabbath, beside the continual 
burnt offering, and his drink offer- 
ing. 

11 IT And 'in the beginnings of your 
months ye shall offer a burnt offering 
unto the Lord ; two young bullocks, 
and one ram, seven lambs of the first 
year without spot ; 

12 And ''three tenth deals of flour 
for a meat offering, mingled with oil, 
for one bullock ; and two tenth deals 
of flour for a meat offering, mingled 
with oil, for one ram ; 

13 And a several tenth deal of flour 
mingled with oil for a meat offering 
unto one lamb ; for a burnt offering 
of a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by 
fire unto the Lord : 

14 And their drink offerings shall 
be half a hin of wine unto a bul- 
lock, and the third part of a hin 
unto a ram, and a fourth part of a 
hin unto a lamb : this is the burnt 
offering of every month throughout 
the months of the year. 

15 And 'one kid of the goats for a 
sin offering unto the Lord shall be 
offered, beside the continual burnt 
offering, and his drink offering. 

16 '"And in the fourteenth day of 
the first month is the passover of the 
Lord. 

17 "And in the fifteenth day of this 
month is the feast : seven days shall 
unleavened bread be eaten. 

18 In the "first day shall be a holy 
convocation ; ye shall do no manner 
of servile work therein : 

19 But ye shall offer a sacrifice made 
by fire for a burnt offering unto the 
Lord ; two young bullocks, and one 

165 



B. C. 1452. 



d Lev. 2. 1. 
e Ex. 29. 40. 
f Ex. 29. 42. 
See Am. 5.25. 



g Ex. 29. 42. 



h Ez. 46. 4. 



i ch. 10. 10. 
1 Sam. 20. 5. 

1 Chr. 23. 31, 

2 Chr. 2. 4. 
Ezra 3. 5. 
Neh. 10. 33. 
Is. 1. 13, 14. 
Ez. 45. 17. & 
46. 6. Hos. 2. 
11. Col. 2. 16. 

k ch. 15. 4-12. 



1 ver.22.ch.l5. 
24. 



m Ex. 12.6,18. 

Lev. 23. 5. 

ch. 9. 3. 

Deut. 16. 1. 

Ez. 45. 21. 
n Lev. 23. 6. 



3 Ex. 12. 16. 
Lev. 23. 7. 



The solemn feasts 



NUMBERS. 



and their offerings. 



B. C. 1452. 




ver. 15. 



r Ex. 12. 16. 
& 13. 6. 
Lev. 23. 8. 



s Ex. 23. 16. 
& 34. 22. 
Lev, 23. 10,15. 
Deut. 16. 10. 
Acts 2. 1. 



t See Lev. 
18, 19. 



. Lev. 23. 24. 



ram, and seven lambs of the first 
year: Pthey shall be unto you with- 
out blemish, 

20 And their meat offering shall be 
of flour mingled with oil : three tenth 
deals shall ye offer for a bullock, and 
two tenth deals for a ram ; 

21 A several tenth deal shalt thou 
offer for every lamb, throughout the 
seven lambs : 

22 And ^one goat /or a sin offering, 
to make an atonement for you, 

23 Ye shall offer these beside the 
burnt offering in the morning, which 
is for a continual burnt offering. 

24 After this manner ye shall offer 
daily, throughout the seven days, the 
meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of 
a sweet savour unto the Lord : it 
shall be offered beside the continual 
burnt offering, and his drink offering. 

25 And '"on the seventh day ye shall 
have a holy convocation ; ye shall do 
no servile work, 

26 IT Also 4n the day of the first- 
fruits, when ye bring a new meat 
offering unto the Lord, after your 
weeks he out, ye shall have a holy 
convocation ; ye shall do no servile 
work : 

27 But ye shall offer the burnt of- 
fering for a sweet savour unto the 
Lord ; Hwo young bullocks, one ram, 
seven lambs of the first year ; 

28 And their meat offering of flour 
mingled with oil, three tenth deals 
unto one bullock, two tenth deals 
unto one ram, 

29 A several tenth deal unto one 
lamb, throughout the seven lambs ; 

30 And one kid of the goats, to make 
an atonement for you. 

31 Ye shall offer them beside the 
continual burnt offering, and his 
meat offering, ("they shall be unto 
you without blemish,) and their drink 
offerings. 

CHAPTER XXIX. 

The offering at the feast of trumpets, 7 on the day of 
afflicting their souls, 12 and during the eight days 
of the feast of tabernacles. 

AND in the seventh month, on 
the first day of the month, ye 
shall have a holy convocation; ye 
shall do no servile work : ^ it is a 
day of blowing the trumpets unto 
you. 

2 And ye shall offer a burnt offer- 
ing for a sweet savour unto the 
Lord ; one young bullock, one ram, 
and seven lambs of the first year 
without blemish : 

3 And their meat offering shall be 
o/ flour mingled with oil, three tenth 
deals for a bullock, and two tenth 
deals for a ram, 

166 



4 And one tenth deal for one lamb, 
throughout the seven lambs : 

5 And one kid of the goats for a 
sin offering, to make an atonement 
for you : 

6 Beside ^the burnt offering of the 
month, and his meat offering, and 
^the daily burnt offering, and his 
meat offering, and their drink offer- 
ings, '^according unto their manner, 
for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made 
by fire unto the Lord. 

7 IF And ^ ye shall have on the tenth 
day of this seventh month a holy con- 
vocation ; and ye shall ^afflict your 
souls : ye shall not do any work 
therein : 

8 But ye shall offer a burnt offering 
unto the Lord for a sweet savour ; 
one young bullock, one ram, and 
seven lambs of the first year ; ^ they 
shall be unto you without blemi.sh. 

9 And their meat offering shall be 
of flour mingled with oil, three tenth 
deals to a bullock, a7id two tenth 
deals to one ram, 

10 A several tenth deal for one 
lamb, throughout the seven lambs : 

11 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering ; beside ^ the sin offering of 
atonement, and the continual burnt 
offering, and the meat offering of it, 
and their drink offerings. 

12 IT And ■ on the fifteenth day of the 
seventh month ye shall have a holy 
convocation ; ye shall do no servile 
work, and ye shall keep a feast unto 
the Lord seven days : 

13 And ''ye shall offer a burnt offer- 
ing, a sacrifice made by fire, of a 
sweet savour unto the Lord ; thir- 
teen young bullocks, two rams, and 
fourteen lambs of the first 3''ear ; they 
shall be without blemish : 

14 And their meat offering shall be 
o/ flour mingled with oil, three tenth 
deals unto every bullock of the thir- 
teen bullocks, two tenth deals to each 
ram of the two rams, 

15 And a several tenth deal to each 
lamb of the fourteen lambs : 

16 And one kid of the goats for a 
sin offering ; beside the continual 
burnt offering, his meat offering, and 
his drink offering. 

17 IT And on the second day ye shall 
offer twelve young bullocks, two rams, 
fourteen lambs of the first year with- 
out spot : 

18 And their meat offering and their 
drink offerings for the bullocks, for 
the rams, and for the lambs, shall be 
according to their number, 'after the 
manner : 

19 And one kid of the goats for 
a sin offering ; beside the continual 



The feast of tabernacles. 



NUMBERS. 



Vows not to he broken. 



B. C. 1452. 



burnt offering, and the meat ofTer- 
ing thereof, and their drink offer- 
ings. ^ 

20 IF And on the third day eleven 
bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs 
of the first year without blemish : 

21 And their meat offering and their 
drink offerings for the bullocks, for 
the rams, and for the lambs, shall be 
according to their number, ™ after the 
manner : 

23 And one goat for a sin ofTering ; 
beside the continual burnt offering, 
and his meat offering, and his drink 
offering. 

23 IF And on the fourth day ten bul- 
locks, two rams, and fourteen lambs 
of the first year without blemish : 

24 Their meat offering and their 
drink offerings for the bullocks, for 
the rams, and for the lambs, shall 
be according to their number, after 
the manner : 

25 And one kid of the goats for a 
sin offering ; beside the continual 
burnt offering, his meat offering, and 
his drink offering. 

26 IF And on the fifth day nine bul- 
locks, two rams, and fourteen lambs 
of the first year without spot : 

27 And their meat offering and their 
drink offerings for the bullocks, for 
the rams, and for the lambs, shall be 
according to their number, after the 
manner : 

28 And one goat /or a sin offering; 
beside the continual burnt offering, 
and his meat offering, and his drink 
offering. 

29 IF And on the sixth day eight 
bullocks, two rams, and fourteen 
lambs of the first year without blem- 
ish : 

30 And their meat offering and their 
drink offerings for the bullocks, for 
the rams, and for the lambs, shall be 
according to their number, after the 
manner : 

31 And one goat /or a sin offering; 
beside the continual burnt offering, 
his meat offering, and his drink offer- 
ing. 

32 IF And on the seventh day sev- 
en bullocks, two rams, and fourteen 
lambs of the first year without blem- 
ish : 

33 And their meat offering and their 
drink offerings for the bullocks, for 
the rams, and for the lambs, shall be 
according to their number, after the 
manner : 

34 And one goat for a sin offering ; 
beside the continual burnt offering, 
his meat offering, and his drink of- 
fering. 

35 Y On the eighth day ye shall 



have a "solemn assembly: ye shall 
do no servile work therein : 

36 But ye shall offer a burnt offer- 
ing, a sacrifice made by fire, of a 
sweet savour unto the Lord : one 
bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the 
first year without blemish : 

37 Their meat offering and their 
drink offerings for the bullock, for 
the ram, and for the lambs, shall be 
according to their number, after the 
manner : 

38 And one goat for a sin offering ; 
beside the continual burnt offering, 
and his meat offering, and his drink 
offering. 

39 These things ye shall lido unto 
the Lord in your °set feasts, beside 
your Pvows, and your freewill offer- 
ings, for your burnt offerings, and for 
your meat offerings, and for your 
drink offerings, and for your peace 
offerings. 

40 And Moses told the children of 
Israel according to all that the Lord 
commanded Moses. 

CHAPTER XXX. 

Vows not to he broken. S Of a maid's vow ; G of a 
wife's ; 9 of a widow's, and of her that is divorced. 

AND Moses spake unto ^ the heads 
of the tribes concerning the chil- 
dren of Israel, saying. This is the 
thing which the Lord hath com- 
manded. 

2 ^ If a man vow a vow unto the 
Lord, or '^ swear an oath to bind his 
soul wdth a bond ; he shall not t break 
his word, he shall '^do according to 
all that proceedeth out of his mouth. 

3 If a woman also vow a vow unto 
the Lord, and bind herself hy a bond, 
being in her father's house in her 
youth ; 

4 And her father hear her vow, and 
her bond wherewith she hath bound 
her soul, and her father shall hold 
his peace at her; then all her vows 
shall stand, and every bond where- 
with she hath bound her soul shall 
stand. 

5 But if her father disallow her in 
the day that he heareth, not any of her 
vows, or of her bonds wherewith she 
hath bound her soul, shall stand ; and 
the Lord shall forgive her, because 
her father disallowed her. 

6 And if she had at all a husband, 
when tshe vowed, or uttered aught 
out of her lips, wherewith she bound 
her soul ; 

7 And her husband heard it, and 
held his peace at her in the day that 
he heard it; then her vows shall 
stand, and her bonds wherewith she 
bound her soul shall stand. 

167 



Vows not to be broken. 



NUMBERS. 



The Midianites 



a ch. 25. 17. 
b ch. 27. 13. 



■\Keh.Athmt- 
sand of a 
tribe, a thou- 
sand of a 
tribe. 



8 But if her husband disallowed 
her on the day that he heard it, 
then he shall make her vow which 
she vowed, and that which she uttered 
with her lips, wherewith she bound 
her soul, of none effect; and the 
Lord shall forgive her. 

9 But every vow of a widow, and 
of her that is divorced, wherewith 
they have bound their souls, shall 
stand against her. 

10 And if she vowed in her husband's 
house, or bound her soul by a bond 
with an oath ; 

11 And her husband heard it, and 
held his peace at her, and disallowed 
her not ; then all her vows shall stand, 
and every bond wherewith she bound 
her soul shall stand. 

12 But if her husband hath utterly 
made them void on the day he heard 
them ; then whatsoever proceeded out 
of her lips concerning her vows, or 
concerning the bond of her soul, shall 
not stand: her husband hath made 
them void ; and the Lord shall for- 
give her, 

13 Every vow, and every binding 
oath to afflict the soul, her husband 
may estabHsh it, or her husband may 
make it void. 

14 But if her husband altogether 
hold his peace at her from day to 
day ; then he establisheth all her 
vows, or all her bonds, which are 
upon her : he confirmeth them, be- 
cause he held his peace at her in 
the day that he heard them. 

15 But if he shall any ways make 
them void after that he hath heard 
them ; then he shall bear her iniquity. 

16 These are the statutes, which the 
Lord commanded Moses, between a 
man and his wife, between the father 
and his daughter, being yet in her 
youth in her father's house. 

CHAPTER XXXL 

The Midianites are spoiled, and Balaam slain. 13 
Moses is wroth with the officers for saving the wo- 
men alive. 19 How the soldiers, with their captives 
and spoil, are to he purified. 25 The proportion in 
which the prey is to be divided. 48 The voluntary 
oblation unto the treasury of the Lord. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 ^Avenge the children of Israel of 
the Midianites : afterward shalt thou 
^be gathered unto thy people. 

3 And Moses spake unto the people, 
saying. Arm some of yourselves unto 
the war, and let them go against the 
Midianites, and avenge the Lord of 
Midian. 

4 + Of every tribe a thousand, 
throughout all the tribes of Israel, 
shall ye send to the war. 

168 



5 So there were delivered, out of the 
thousands of Israel, a thousand of ev- 
ery tribe, twelve thousand armed for 
war. 

6 And Moses sent them to the war, 
a thousand of every tribe, them and 
Phinehas the son of Eleazar the 
priest, to the war, with the holy 
instruments, and ^ the trumpets to 
blow in his hand. 

7 And they warred against the Mid- 
ianites, as the Lord commanded Mo- 
ses ; and ^ they slew all the ^ males. 

8 And they slew the kings of Mid- 
ian, beside the rest of them that 
were slain ; namely, ^ Evi, and Rekem, 
and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five 
kings of Midian : s Balaam also the 
son of Beor they slew with the 
sword. 

9 And the children of Israel took 
all the women of Midian captives, 
and their little ones, and took the 
spoil of all their cattle, and all their 
flocks, and all their goods. 

10 And they burnt all their cities 
wherein they dwelt, and all their 
goodly castles, with fire. 

11 And ''they took all the spoil, 
and all the prey, both of men and of 
beasts. 

12 And they brought the captives, 
and the prey, and the spoil, unto Mo- 
ses and Eleazar the priest, and unto 
the congregation of the children of 
Israel, unto the camp at the plains 
of Moab, which are by Jordan near 
Jericho. 

13 H And Moses, and Eleazar the 
priest, and all the princes of the con- 
gregation, went forth to meet them 
without the camp. 

14 And Moses was wroth with the 
officers of the host, with the captains 
over thousands, and captains o.ver 
hundreds, which came from the t bat- 
tle. 

15 And Moses said unto them. Have 
ye saved ' all the women alive 1 

16 Behold, ''these caused the chil- 
dren of Israel, through the 'counsel 
of Balaam, to commit trespass against 
the Lord in the matter of Peor, and 
"" there was a plague among the con- 
gregation of the Lord. 

17 Now therefore "kill every male 
among the little ones, and kill every 
woman that hath known man by ly- 
ing with t him. 

18 But all the women-children, that 
have not known a man by lying with 
him, keep alive for yourselves. 

19 And °do ye abide without the 
camp seven days : whosoever hath 
killed any person, and p whosoever 
hath touched any slain, purify both 



The iwey divided. 



NUMBERS. 



The officers' oblation. 



B. C. 1452. 



t Heb. instru- 
ment, or, ves- 
sel of skins. 



q ch. 19. 9, 17. 



r Lev. 11. 25. 



t Heb. of the 
captivity. 



s .rosh. 22. 8. 
1 Sam. 30. 24. 



t See ver. 30, 
47. & ch. 18. 
2G. 



u See rer. 42- 
47. 

II Or, goats. 



X ch. 3. 7. 8, 
25, 31, 36. & 
18. 3, 4. 



yourselves and your captives on the 
third day, and on the seventh day. 

20 And purify all your raiment, and 
all ttlikt is made of skins, and all 
w^ork of goats' hair, and all things 
made of wood. 

21 IT And Eleazar the priest said 
unto the men of w^ar which went 
to the battle, This is the ordinance 
of the law which the Lord com- 
manded Moses ; 

22 Only the gold, and the silver, 
the brass, the iron, the tin, and the 
lead, 

23 Every thing that may abide the 
fire, ye shall make it go through the 
fire, and it shall be clean : neverthe- 
less it shall be purified ^with the 
water of separation : and all that 
abideth not the fire ye shall make 
go through the water. 

24 ""And ye shall wash your clothes 
on the seventh day, and ye shall be 
clean, and afterward ye shall come 
into the camp. 

25 1" And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

26 Take the sum of the prey t that 
was taken, both of man and of beast, 
thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the 
chief fathers of the congregation : 

27 And 'divide the prey into two 
parts ; between them that took the 
war upon them, who went out to 
battle, and between ail the congre- 
gation. 

28 And levy a tribute unto the 
Lord of the men of war which went 
out to battle : ' one soul of five hun- 
dred, both of the persons, and of the 
beeves, and of the asses, and of the 
sheep : 

29 Take it of their half, and give it 
unto Eleazar the priest, for a heave 
offering of the Lord. 

30 And of the children of Israel's 
half, thou shalt take "one portion of 
fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of 
the asses, and of the n flocks, of all 
manner of beasts, and give them unto 
the Levites, ^ which keep the charge 
of the tabernacle of the Lord. 

31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest 
did as the Lord commanded Moses. 

32 And the booty, being the rest of 
the prey which the men of war had 
caught, was six hundred thousand 
and seventy thousand and five thou- 
sand sheep, 

33 And threescore and twelve thou- 
sand beeves, 

34 And threescore and one thousand 



35 And thirty and two thousand 
persons in all, of women that had 
not known man by lying with him. 



36 And the half, which was the por- 
tion of them that went out to war, 
was in number three hundred thou- 
sand and seven and thirty thousand 
and five hundred sheep : 

37 And the Lord's tribute of the 
sheep was six hundred and three- 
score and fifteen. 

38 And the beeves were thirty and 
six thousand ; of which the Lord's 
tribute was threescore and twelve. 

39 And the asses were thirty thou- 
sand and five hundred ; of which the 
liORo's tribute was threescore and 
one. 

40 And the persons were sixteen 
thousand ; of which the Lord's trib- 
ute was thirty and two persons. 

41 And Moses gave the tribute, 
which was the Lord's heave oflfering, 
unto Eleazar the priest, ^as the Lord 
commanded Moses. 

42 And of the children of Israel's 
half, which Moses divided from the 
men that warred, 

43 (Now the half that pertained unto 
the congregation was three hundred 
thousand and thirty thousand and 
seven thousand and five hundred 
■sheep, 

44 And thirty and six thousand 
beeves, 

45 And thirty thousand asses and 
five hundred, 

46 And sixteen thousand persons,) 

47 Even ^ of the children of Israel's 
half, Moses took one portion of fifty, 
both of man and of beast, and gave 
them unto the Levites, which kept 
the charge of the tabernacle of the 
Lord ; as the Lord commanded Mo- 
ses. 

48 IT And the oflRcers which were 
over thousands of the host, the cap- 
tains of thousands, and captains of 
hundreds, came near unto Moses : 

49 And they said unto Moses, Thy 
servants have taken the sum of the 
men of war which are under our 
t charge, and there lacketh not one 
man of us. 

50 We have .therefore brought an 
oblation for the Lord, what every 
man hath t gotten, of jewels of gold, 
chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, 
and tablets, ^to make an atonement 
for our souls before the Lord. 

51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest 
took the gold of them, even all wrought 
jewels. 

52 And all the gold of the t oflfering 
that they ofltered up to the Lord, of 
the captains of thousands, and of the 
captains of hundreds, was sixteen 
thousand seven hundred and fifty 
shekels : 

169 



B. C. 1452. 



y See ch. 18. 8, 
19. 



z ver. 30. 



t Heb. hand. 



\ Heb. found. 
aEx. 30. 12,15, 



t Heb. heavo 
offering. 



The request made hy the 



NUMBERS. 



Reuhenites and Gadites. 



a ch. 21.32. 
Josh. 13. 25. 
2 Sam. 24. 5. 



b ver. 3(5, 

Beth-nimrah. 
c ver. 38, 

Shihmah. 
d ver. 38, 

Baal-meon. 
ech.21.24,34. 



t Heb. break. 



{ ch. 13. 3, 26. 
S Deut. 1. 22. 



h ch. 13. 24, 31. 
Deut.1.24,28. 



i ch. 14, 11, 21. 
Deut. 1. 34. 



k ch. 14. 28, 2J 
Deut. 1. 35. 



1 ch. 14. 24, 30. 

t Keh. fulfil- 
led after me. 



53 For ^ the men of war had taken 
spoil, every man for himself. 

54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest 
took the gold of the captains of thou- 
sands and of hundreds, and brought it 
into the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion, "for a memorial for the children 
of Israel before the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXXII. 

The Reuhenites and Gadites ask for their inheritance 
on the east of Jordan. 6 Moses reproveth them. 16 
They offer satisfactory conditions, 33 and he assign- 
eth them the land. 39 They take possession of it. 

"VTOW the children of Reuben and 
XM the children of Gad had a very 
great multitude of cattle : and when 
they saw the land of ^ Jazer, and the 
land of Gilead, that, behold, the place 
teas a place for cattle ; 

2 The children of Gad and the chil- 
dren of Reuben came and spake unto 
Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and 
unto the princes of the congregation, 
saying, 

3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, 
and '' Nimrah, and Heshbon, and 
Elealeh, and " Shebam, and Nebo, 
and ^ Beon, 

4 Even the country * which the Lord 
smote before the congregation of Is- 
rael, is a land for cattle, and thy serv- 
ants have cattle : 

5 Wherefore, said they, if we have 
found grace in thy sight, let this 
land be given unto thy servants for 
a possession, and bring us not over 
Jordan. 

6 IT And Moses said unto the chil- 
dren of Gad and to the children of 
Reuben, Shall your brethren go to 
war, and shall ye sit here ? 

7 And wherefore t discourage ye the 
heart of the children of Israel from 
going over into the land which the 
Lord hath given them? 

8 Thus did your fathers, ^when I 
sent them from Kadesh-barnea « to 
see the land. 

9 For ^ when they went up unto the 
valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, 
they discouraged the heart of the 
children of Israel, that they should 
not go into the land which the Lord 
had given them. 

10 'And the Lord's anger was kin- 
dled the same time, and he sware, 
saying, 

1 1 Surely none of the men that came 
up out of Egypt, ^ from twenty years 
old and upward, shall see the land 
which I sware unto Abraham, unto 
Isaac, and unto Jacob ; because ' they 
have not t wholly followed me : 

12 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh 
the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of 

170 



Nun : "" for they have wholly followed 
the Lord. 

13 And the Lord's anger was kin- 
dled against Israel, and he made them 
"wander in the wilderness forty years, 
until ''all the generation, that had 
done evil in the sight of the Lord, 
was consumed. 

14 And, behold, ye are risen up in 
your fathers' stead, an increase of 
sinful men, to augment yet the p fierce 
anger of the Lord toward Israel. 

15 For if ye ^turn away from after 
him, he will yet again leave them in 
the wilderness ; and ye shall destroy 
all this people. 

16 IT And they came near unto him, 
and said. We will build sheepfolds 
here for our cattle, and cities for our 
little ones : 

17 But '^we ourselves will go ready 
armed before the children of Israel, 
until we have brought them unto 
their place : and our little ones shall 
dwell in the fenced cities, because of 
the inhabitants of the land. 

18 ^We will not return unto our 
houses, until the children of Israel 
have inherited every man his inherit- 
ance : 

19 For we will not inherit with 
them on yonder side Jordan, or for- 
ward ; ' because our inheritance is 
fallen to us on this side Jordan east- 
ward. 

20 1" And " Moses said unto them, 
If ye will do this thing, if ye will 
go armed before the Lord to war, 

21 And will go all of you armed 
over Jordan before the Lord, until 
he hath driven out his enemies from 
before him, 

22 And ^ the land be subdued be- 
fore the Lord ; then afterward ^ ye 
shall return, and be guiltless before 
the Lord, and before Israel ; and 
^ this land shall be your possession 
before the Lord. 

23 But if ye will not do so, behold, 
ye have sinned against the Lord : 
and be sure ^your sin will find you 
out. 

24 *" Build you cities for your little 
ones, and folds for your sheep ; and 
do that which hath proceeded out of 
your mouth. 

25 And the children of Gad and the 
children of Reuben spake unto Moses, 
saying. Thy servants will do as my 
lord commandeth. 

26 '^Our little ones, our wives, our 
flocks, and all our cattle, shall be 
there in the cities of Gilead : 

27 ^ But thy servants will pass over, 
every man armed for war, before the 
Lord to battle, as my lord saith. 



Moses assigneth them the land. 



NUMBERS. 



The journeys of the Israelites. 



B. C. 1452. 

e Josh. 1. 13. 



i Deut. 3. 12- 
17. & 29. 8. 
Josh. 12. 6. & 
13. 8. & 22. 4. 



g ch. 21. 24, 33, 
35. 



h ch. 33. 45, 46 
Deut. 2. 36. 
fc ver. 3. 

1 ver. 3, 
Nimrah. 
m ver. 24. 

a ch. 21. 27. 

o Is. 46. 1. 
ch. 22. 41. 

q See ver. 3. 
Ex. 23. 13. 
Josh. 23. 7. 

t Heb. they 
called by 
names the 
names of 
the cities. 

r Gen. 50. 23. 



s Dent. 3. 12, 
13,15. Josh. 
13. 31. & 17. 1. 



I Deut. 3. 14. 

Josh. 13. SO. 

1 Chr.2. 21, 

22,23. 
u Judg. 10. 4. 

1 Kings 4. 13. 



28 So '^ concerning them Moses com- 
manded Eleazar the priest, and Josh- 
ua the son of Nun, and the chief fa- 
thers ol'the tribes of the children of 
Israel : 

29 And Moses said unto them, If 
the children of Gad and the chil- 
dren of Reuben will pass with you 
over Jordan, every* man armed to 
battle, before the Lord, and the land 
shall be subdued before you ; then ye 
shall give them the land of Gilead for 
a possession : 

30 But if they will not pass over 
with you armed, they shall have pos- 
sessions among you in the land of 
Canaan. 

31 And the children of Gad and the 
children of Reuben answered, say- 
ing. As the Lord hath said unto thy 
servants, so will we do. 

32 We will pass over armed before 
the Lord into the land of Canaan, 
that the possession of our inheritance 
on this side Jordan may be ours. 

33 And ^ Moses gave unto them, 
even to the children of Gad, and 
to the children of Reuben, and unto 
half the tribe of Manasseh the son 
of Joseph, ^the kingdom of Sihon 
king of the Amorites, and the king- 
dom of Og king of Bashan, the land, 
with the cities thereof in the coasts, 
even the cities of the country round 
about. 

34 1" And the children of Gad built 
^ Dibon, and Ataroth, and ' Aroer, 

35 And Atroth, Shophan, and '^ Ja- 
zer, and Jogbehah, 

36 And 1 Beth-nimrah, and Beth- 
haran, '"fenced cities ; and folds for 
sheep. 

37 And the children of Reuben "built 
Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjath- 
aim, 

38 And °Nebo, and PBaal-meon, 
"1 their names being changed, and 
Shibmah : and t gave other names 
unto the cities which they builded. 

39 And the children of ^ Machir the 
son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and 
took it, and dispossessed the Amorite 
which was in it. 

40 And Moses 'gave Gilead unto 
Machir the son of Manasseh ; and he 
dwelt therein. 

41 And * Jair the son of Manasseh 
went and took the small towns there- 
of, and called them " Havoth-jair. 

42 And Nobah went and took 
Kenath, and the villages thereof, 
and called it Nobah, after his own 
name. 

CHAPTER XXXIII. 

Two and forty journeys of the Israelites. 50 The Ca- 
naanites are to he destroyed. 



THESE are the journeys of the 
children of Israel, which went 
forth out of the land of Egypt with 
their armies under the hand of Moses 
and Aaron. 

2 And Moses wrote their goings out 
according to their journeys by the 
commandment of the Lord : and 
these are their journeys according to 
their goings out. 

3 And they ^ departed from Rameses 
in ^the first month, on the fifteenth 
day of the first month ; on the mor- 
row after the passover the children of 
Israel went out "^with a high hand 
in the sight of all the Egyptians. 

4 For the Egjrptians buried all their 
firstborn, "^ which the Lord had smit- 
ten among them : ^ upon their gods 
also the Lord executed judgments. 

5 ^And the children of Israel re- 
moved from Rameses, and pitched in 
Succoth. 

6 And they departed from ^ Succoth, 
and pitched in Etham, which is in 
the edge of the wilderness. 

7 And ^they removed from Etham, 
and turned again unto Pi-hahiroth, 
which is before Baal-zephon : and 
they pitched before Migdol. 

8 And they departed from before 
Pi-hahiroth, and 'passed through the 
midst of the sea into the wilderness, 
and went three days' journey in the 
wilderness of Etham, and pitched in 
Marah. 

9 And they removed from Marah, 
and ^ came unto Elim : and in Elim 
were twelve fountains of water, and 
threescore and ten palm trees ; and 
they pitched there. 

10 And they removed from Elim, 
and encamped by the Red sea. 

1 1 And they removed from the Red 
sea, and encamped in the 'wilderness 
of Sin. 

12 And they took their journey out 
of the wilderness of Sin, and encamp- 
ed in Dophkah. 

13 And they departed from I)oph- 
kah, and encamped in Alush. 

14 And they removed from Alush, 
and encamped at '"Rephidim, where 
was no water for the people to 
drink. 

15 And they departed from Rephi- 
dim, and pitched in the "wilderness 
of Sinai. 

16 And they removed from the des- 
ert of Sinai, and pitched °at HKibroth- 
hattaavah. 

17 And they departed from Kibroth- 
hattaavah, and p encamped at Haze- 
roth. 

18 And they departed from Haze- 
roth, and pitched in "^ Rithmah. 

171 



B. C. 1452. 



1491. 

a Ex. 12. 37. 
b Ex. 12. 2. & 
13.4. 

c Ex. 14. 8. 



d Ex. 12. 29. 
e Ex. 12. 12. & 

18.11. 18.19. 

1. Rev. 12. 8. 
i Ex. 12. 37. 



S Ex. 13. 20. 



li Ex. 14. 2. 9. 



Ex. 14. 22. 
& 15. 22, 23. 



Ex. 15. 27. 



1 Ex. 16. 1. 



m Ex. 17. 1. & 
19.2. 



1490. 
n Ex. 16. 1. & 
19. 1, 2. 



ch. 11. 34. 
li That is. The 

graves of 

lust. 



P ch. 11. 35. 



q ch. 12. 6. 



The journeys of the Israelites. 



NUMBERS. 



The Canaanites to be destroyed. 



B. C, 1452. 



s See Gen. 36. 

27. 

Deut. 10. 6. 

1 Chr. 1. 42. 
t Deut. 10. 7. 



u Deut. 2. 8. 
lKinps9.26. 
k 22. 48. 

14.53. 
w ch. 20. 1. & 

27. 14. 
xch.20. 22, 

23. k 21. 4. 



y ch. 20. 25, 28. 
Deut. 10.6. & 
32.50. 



1452. 



zch.21. l,&c. 



b ch. 21. 10. 
c ch. 21. 11. 



II Or, Heaps of 
Abarini. 



19 And they departed from Rithmah, 
and pitched at Rimmon-parez. 

20 And they departed from Rim- 
mon-parez, and pitched in Libnah. 

21 And they removed from Libnah, 
and pitched at Rissah. 

22 And they journeyed from Rissah, 
and pitched in Kehelathah. 

23 And they went from Kehelathah, 
and pitched in mount Shapher. 

24 And they removed from mount 
Shapher, and encamped in Haradah. 

25 And they removed from Haradah, 
and pitched in Makheloth. 

26 And they removed from Makhe- 
loth, and encamped at Tahath. 

27 And they departed from Tahath, 
and pitched at Tarah. 

28 And they removed from Tarah, 
and pitched in Mithcah. 

29 And they went from Mithcah, 
and pitched in Hashmonah. 

30 And they departed from Hash- 
monah, and ■■ encamped at Moseroth. 

31 And they departed from INIose- 
roth, and pitched in Bene-jaakan. 

32 And they removed from ^Bene- 
jaakan, and * encamped at Hor-ha- 
gidgad. 

33 And they went from Hor-hagid- 
gad, and pitched in Jotbathah. 

34 And they removed from Jotba- 
thah, and encamped at Ebronah. 

35 And they departed from Ebronah, 
" and encamped at Ezion-geber. 

36 And they removed from Ezion- 
geber, and pitched in the "^ wilderness 
of Zin, which is Kadesh. 

37 And they removed from ^Kadesh, 
and pitched in mount Hor, in the 
edge of the land of Edom. 

38 And y Aaron the priest went up 
into mount Hor at the commandment 
of the Lord, and died there, in the 
fortieth year after the children of Is- 
rael were come out of the land of 
Egypt, in the first day of the fifth 
month. 

39 And Aaron was a hundred and 
twenty and three years old when he 
died in mount Hor. 

40 And ^king Arad the Canaanite, 
which dwelt in the south in the land 
of Canaan, heard of the coming of 
the children of Israel. 

41 And they departed from mount 
*Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah. 

42 And they departed from Zalmo- 
nah, and pitched in Punon, 

43 And they departed from Punon, 
and ''pitched in Oboth. 

44 And ''they departed from Oboth, 
and pitched in II '' Ije-abarim, in the 
border of Moab. 

45 And they departed from lim, and 
pitched ^in Dibon-gad. 

172 



46 And they removed from Dibon- 
gad, and encamped in Almon^-dibla- 
thaim. 

47 And they removed from Al- 
mon-diblathaim, ^and pitched in the 
mountains of Abarim, before Nebo. 

48 And they departed from the 
mountains of Abarim, and ^pitched 
in the plains of Moab by Jordan near 
Jericho. 

49 And they pitched by Jordan, from 
Beth-jesimoth even unto II ' Abel-shit- 
tim in the plains of Moab. 

50 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses in the plains of Moab by Jordan 
near Jericho, saying, 

51 Speak unto the children of Is- 
rael, and say unto them, ''When ye 
are passed over Jordan into the land 
of Canaan ; 

52 'Then ye shall drive out all the 
inhabitants of the land from before 
you, and destroy all their pictures, 
and destroy all their molten images, 
and quite pluck down all their high 
places : 

53 And ye shall dispossess the in- 
habitants of the land, and dwell there- 
in : for I have given you the land to 
possess it. 

54 And *" ye shall divide the land by 
lot for an inheritance among your 
families ; and to the more ye shall 
t give the more inheritance, and to the 
fewer ye shall tgive the less inher- 
itance : every man's inheritance shall 
be in the place where his lot falleth ; 
according to the tribes of your fa- 
thers ye shall inherit. 

55 But if ye will not drive out the 
inhabitants of the land from before 
you ; then it shall come to pass, that 
those which ye let remain of them 
shall be "pricks in your eyes, and 
thorns in your sides, and shall vex 
you in the land wherein ye dwell. 

56 Moreover it shall come to pass, 
that I shall do unto you, as I thought 
to do unto them. 

CHAPTER XXXIV. 

The borders of the promised land. 16 T?ie names of 
the vien appointed to divide it. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Command the children of Israel, 
and say unto them, When ye come 
into ^ the land of Canaan ; this is the 
land that shall fall unto you for an 
inheritance, even the land of Canaan 
with the coasts thereof: 

3 Then ''your south quarter shall be 
from the wilderness of Zin along by 
the coast of Edom, and your south 
border shall be the outmost coast of 
' the salt sea eastward : 

4 And your border shall turn from 



The borders of the land. 



NUMBERS. 



The cities of the Levites. 



B. C. 1452. 



d Josh. 15. 3. 
e ch. 13. 26. & 

32.8. 
f See Josh. ] 5. 

3.4. 



6 Gen. 15. 18. 
Josh.15.4,47. 
1 Kings 8. 65. 
Is. 27. 12. 



h ch. 33. 37. 



ich. 13.21. • 
2 Kings 14.25. 

k Ez. 47. 15. 



1 Ez. 47. 17. 



m 2 Kings 23. 
33. Jer.39.5,6. 

t Heb. shoul- 
der. 

n Deut 3. 17. 
Josh. 11. 2. & 
19. 35. 

Matt. 14. 34. 
Luke 5. 1. 

o ver. 3. 



P ver. 1. Josh. 
14. 1, 2. 



q ch. 32. 33. 
Josh. 14. 2, 3. 



r Josh. 14. 1. 
& 19. 51. 



s ch. 1. 4. 16. 



the south "^to the ascent of Akrab- 
bim, and pass on to Zin : and the 
going forth thereof shall be from the 
south ^to Kadesh-barnea, and shall 
go on to ^ Hazar-addar, and pass on 
to Azmon : 

5 And the border shall fetch a com- 
pass from Azmon ^unto the river of 
Egypt, and the goings out of it shall 
be at the sea. 

6 And as for the western border, ye 
shall even have the great sea for a 
border : this shall be your west bor- 
der. 

7 And this shall be your north bor- 
der : from the great sea ye shall point 
out for you ^ mount Hor : 

8 From mount Hor ye shall point 
out i/our border 'unto the entrance 
of Hamath ; and the goings forth of 
the border shall be to ^ Zedad : 

9 And the border shall go on to 
Ziphron, and the goings out of it 
shall be at ' Hazar-enan : this shall 
be your north border. 

10 And ye shall point out your east 
border from Hazar-enan to Shepham : 

1 1 And the coast shall go down from 
Shepham "' to Riblah, on the east side 
of Ain ; and the border shall descend, 
and shall reach unto the t side of the 
sea °of Chinnereth eastward : 

12 And the border shall go down to 
Jordan, and the goings out of it shall 
be at ° the salt sea : this shall be your 
land with the coasts thereof round 
about. 

13 And Moses commanded the chil- 
dren of Israel, saying, PThis is the 
land which ye shall inherit by lot, 
which the Lord commanded to give 
unto the nine tribes, and to the half 
tribe : 

14 iFor the tribe of the children of 
Reuben according to the house of their 
fathers, and the tribe of the children 
of Gad according to the house of their 
fathers, have received their inherit- 
ance ; and half the tribe of Manasseh 
have received their inheritance : 

15 The two tribes and the half tribe 
have received their inheritance on this 
side .Jordan near Jericho eastward, to- 
ward the sunrising. 

16 1[ And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, sayii>g, 

17 These are the names of the men 
which shall divide the land unto you : 
""Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the 
son of Nun. 

18 And ye shall take one 'prince of 
every tribe, to divide the land by in- 
heritance. 

19 And the names of the men are 
these : Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb 
the son of Jephunneh. 



20 And of the tribe of the children 
of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Am- 
mihud. 

21 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad 
the son of Chislon. 

22 And the prince of the tribe of 
the children of Dan, Bukki the son 
of Jogli. 

23 The prince of the children of 
Joseph, for the tribe of the children of 
Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod. 

24 And the prince of the tribe of 
the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the 
son of Shiphtan. 

25 And the prince of the tribe of the 
children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the 
son of Parnach. 

26 And the prince of the tribe of the 
children of Issachar, Paltiel the son 
of Azzan. 

27 And the prince of the tribe of the 
children of Asher, Ahihud the son of 
Shelomi. 

28 And the prince of the tribe of the 
children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son 
of Ammihud. 

29 These are they whom the Lord 
commanded to divide the inheritance 
unto the children of Israel in the land 
of Canaan. 

CHAPTER XXXV. 

Eight and forty cities with their suburbs are to be giv- 
en to the Levites. 6 Six of them to be cities of ref- 
uge. 9 The laws concerning manslaying and mur- 
der. 3] No satisfaction to be taken for the life of the 
murderer. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses 
in the plains of Moab by Jordan 
near Jericho, saying, 

2 ^ Command the children of Israel, 
that they give unto the Levites, of the 
inheritance of their possession, cities 
to dwell in ; and ye shall give also 
unto the Levites suburbs for the cities 
round about them. 

3 And the cities shall they have to 
dwell in ;- and the suburbs of them 
shall be for their cattle, and for their 
goods, and for all their beasts. 

4 And ■ the suburbs of the cities, 
which ye shall give unto the Levites, 
shall reach from the wall of the city 
and outward a thousand cubits round 
about. 

5 And ye shall measure from with- 
out the city on the east side two thou- 
sand cubits, and on the south side two 
thousand cubits, and on the west side 
two thousand cubits, and on the north 
side two thousand cubits ; and the city 
shall be in the midst : this shall be to 
them the suburbs of the cities. 

6 And among the cities which ye 
shall give unto the Levites there shall 
be ^ six cities for refuge, which ye shall 
appoint for the manslayer, that he 

173 



The cities of refuge. 



NUMBERS. 



The laws of murder. 




t Heb. they 
inherit. 



f Deut. 19. 2. 
Josh. 20. 2. 



S Ex. 21. 13. 



t Heb. hy 

error. 
h Deut. 19. 6. 

Josh. 20.3,5, 



k Deut. 4. 41. 
Josh. 20. 8. 



1 ch. 15. 16. 



niEx.21. 12,14. 
Lev. 24. 17. 
Deut. 19. 11, 
12. 



t Heb. with a 
stone of the 
hand. 



n ver. 21. 24, 
27. Deut. 19. 
6. 12. Josh. 
20. 3, 5. 

o Gen. 4. 8. 

2 Sam. 3. 27. 

& 20. 10. 

1 Kings 2. 31, 

32. 
p Ex. 21. 14. 

Deut. 19. 11. 



may flee thither: and tto them ye 
shall add forty and two cities. 

7 So all the cities which ye shall 
give to the Levites shall be " forty and 
eight cities : them shall ye give with 
their suburbs. 

8 And the cities which ye shall give 
shall be ^ of the possession of the chil- 
dren of Israel : ® from them that have 
many je shall give many ; but from 
them that have few ye shall give few : 
every one shall give of his cities unto 
the Levites according to his inherit- 
ance which the inheriteth. 

9 f And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

10 Speak unto the children of Is- 
rael, and say unto them, ^When ye 
be come over Jordan into the land of 
Canaan, 

1 1 Then ^ ye shall appoint you cities 
to be cities of refuge for you ; that 
the slayer may flee thither, which 
killeth any person tat unawares. 

12 ^And they shall be unto you 
cities for refuge from the avenger ; 
that the manslayer die not, until he 
stand before the congregation in judg- 
ment. 

13 And of these cities which ye shall 
give, 'six cities shall ye have for ref- 
uge. 

14 "^ Ye shall give three cities on this 
side Jordan, and three cities shall ye 
give in the land of Canaan, which shall 
be cities of refuge. 

15 These six cities shall be a refuge, 
both for the children of Israel, and ^ for 
the stranger, and for the sojourner 
among them ; that every one that 
killeth any person unawares may flee 
thither. 

16 ™And if he smite him with an 
instrument of iron, so that he die, he 
is a murderer: the murderer shall 
surely be put to death. 

17 And if he smite him t with throw- 
ing a stone, wherewith he may die, 
and he die, he is a murderer : the 
murderer shall surely be put to 
death. 

18 Or if he smite him with a hand 
weapon of wood, wherewith he may 
die, and he die, he is a murderer : 
the murderer shall surely be put to 
death. 

19 ■'The revenger of blood liimself 
shall slay the murderer: when he 
meeteth him, he shall slay him. 

20 But °if he thrust him of hatred, 
or hurl at him Pby laying of wait, 
that he die ; 

21 Or in enmity smite him with his 
hand, that he die : he that smote him 
shall surely be put to death ; for he 
is a murderer : the revenger of blood 

174 



shall slay the murderer, when he 
meeteth him. 

22 But if he thrust him suddenly 
1 without enmit}'^, or have cast upon 
him any thing without laying of 
wait, 

23 Or with any stone, wherewith a 
man may die, seeing him not, and 
cast it upon him, that he die, and 
was not his enemy, neither sought his 
harm ; 

24 Then ""the congregation shall 
judge between the slayer and the re- 
venger of blood according to these 
judgments : 

25 And the congregation shall de- 
liver the slayer out of the hand of the 
revenger of blood, and the congrega- 
tion shall restore him to the city of 
his refuge, whither he was fled : and 
' he shall abide in it unto the death of 
the high priest, * which was anointed 
with the holy oil. 

26 But if the slayer shall at any 
time come without the border of the 
city of his refuge, whither he was 
fled; 

27 And the revenger of blood find 
him without the borders of the city 
of his refuge, and the revenger of 
blood kill the slayer; the shall not 
be guilty of blood : 

28 Because he should have remain- 
ed in the city of his refuge until the 
death of the high priest : but after 
the death of the high priest the slay- 
er shall return into the land of his 
possession. 

29 So -these things shall be for "" a 
statute of judgment unto you through- 
out your generations in all your dwell- 
ings. 

30 Whoso killeth any person, the 
murderer shall be put to death by the 
^ mouth of witnesses : but one witness 
shall not testify against any person to 
cause him to die. 

31 Moreover ye shall take no satis- 
faction for the life of a murderer, which 
is t guilty of death : but he shall be 
surely put to death. 

32 And ye shall take no satisfaction 
for him that is fled to the city of his 
refuge, that he should come again to 
dwell in the land, until the death of 
the priest. 

33 So ye shall not pollute the land 
wherein ye are : for blood ^ it defileth 
the land: and tthe land cannot be 
cleansed of the blood that is shed 
therein, but ^by the blood of him 
that shed it. 

34 ^Defile not therefore the land 
which ye shall inhabit, wherein I 
dwell : for ^ I the Lord dwell among 
the children of Israel. 



The inheritance of 



NUMBERS. 



daughters secured. 



B. C. 1451. 



b ch. 26. 5.5. & 
33. ,54. Josli. 
17.3. 



c cl). 27. 1, 7. 
Josh. 17.3,4. 



t Heb. unto 
whom tliey 
shall be. 



d Lev. 25. 10. 



CHAPTER XXXVI. 

The inheritance of daughters secured to their own 
tribe by their marrying only in that tribe. 10 The 
daughtacs of Zelophehad marry their father'' s 
brothers' sons. 

AND the chief fathers of the fami- 
lies of the ^children of Gilead, 
the son of Machir, the son of Manas- 
seh, of the famihes of the sons of Jo- 
seph, came near, and spake before Mo- 
ses, and before the princes, the chief 
fathers of the children of Israel : 

2 And they said, "The Lord com- 
manded my lord to give the land for 
an inheritance by lot to the children 
of Israel : and " my lord was com- 
manded by the Lord to give the in- 
heritance of Zelophehad our brother 
unto his daughters. 

3 And if they be married to any of 
the sons of the other tribes of the chil- 
dren of Israel, then shall their inherit- 
ance be taken from the inheritance of 
our fathers, and shall be put to the 
inheritance of the tribe twhereunto 
they are received : so shall it be taken 
from the lot of our inheritance. 

4 And when ^ the jubilee of the chil- 
dren of Israel shall be, then shall 
their inheritance be put unto the in- 
heritance of the tribe whereunto they 
are received : so shall their inherit- 
ance be taken away from the inherit- 
ance of the tribe of our fathers. 

5 And Moses commanded the chil- 
dren of Israel according to the word 
of the Lord, saying, The tribe of the 
sons of Joseph ^ hath said well. 

6 This is the thing which the Lord 
doth command concerning the daugh- 



ters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them 
t marry to whom they think best ; 
^only to the family of the tribe of 
their father shall they marry. 

7 So shall not the inheritance of the 
children of Israel remove from tribe 
to tribe : for every one of the children 
of Israel shall t^keep himself to the 
inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. 

8 And ^ every daughter, that possess- 
eth an inheritance in any tribe of the 
children of Israel, shall be wife unto 
one of the family of the tribe of her 
father, that the children of Israel may 
enjoy every man the inheritance of 
his fathers. 

9 Neither shall the inheritance re- 
move from one tribe to another tribe ; 
but every one of the tribes of the 
children of Israel shall keep himself 
to his own inheritance. 

10 Even as the Lord commanded 
Moses, so did the daughters of Zelo- 
phehad : 

11 ' For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, 
and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters 
of Zelopliehad, were married unto 
their father's brothers' sons : 

12 And they were married tinto the 
families of the sons of Manasseh the 
son of Joseph, and their inheritance 
remained in the tribe of the family of 
their father. 

13 These are the commandments 
and the judgments, which the Lord 
commanded, by the hand of Moses, 
unto the children of Israel ''in the 
plains of Moab by Jordan near Jer- 
icho. 

175 



B. C. 14.51. 



t Heb. cleave 

to the, 6(c. 
fflKmgs21.3. 
L 1 Clir! 23. 22. 



i ch. 27. 1. 



t Heb.to some 
that were of 
the families. 



k ch. 26 
33.50. 



B. C. 1451. 



a Josh. 9. 1,10. 
& 22. 4, 7. 



H Or, Zuph. 



b Num. 13. 26. 
ch. 3. 23. 
c Num. 33. 38. 



d Num. 21. 24, 
33. 



e Num. 21. 3.3. 
Josh. 13. 12. 



1491. 
f Ex. 3. 1. 

S See Ex. 19. 
1. Num.10. 

n. 



t Heb. all his 
neighbours. 



t Heb. given. 



h Gen. 12. 7. & 
15. 18. & 17. 7, 
8. &. 26. 4. &. 
28. 13. 

i Ex. 18. 18. 
Num. 11. 14. 



k Gen. 15. 5. 
ch. 10. 22. it 



THE 



FIFTH BOOK OF MOSES, 



DEUTERONOMY. 



CHAPTER I. 

Moses' speech in the end of the fortieth year: in which 
he briefly rehear seth the promise of God; 13 the ap- 
pointment of officers for them ; 19 the sending of the 
spies to search the land; 34 and God's anger for 
their incredulity and disobedience. 

THESE he the words which Moses 
spake unto all Israel ^ on this side 
Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain 
over against nthe Red sea, between 
Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and 
Hazeroth, and Dizahab. 

2 There are eleven days' journey 
from Horeb by the way of mount 
Seir ''unto Kadesh-barnea. 

3 And it came to pass " in the fortieth 
year, in the eleventh month, on the 
first day of the month, that Moses 
spake unto the children of Israel, ac- 
cording unto all that the Lord had giv- 
en him in commandment unto them ; 

4 "* After he had slain Sihon the 
king of the Amorites, which dwelt 
in Heshbon, and Og the king of Ba- 
shan, which dwelt at Astaroth ^in 
Edrei : 

5 On this side Jordan, in the land 
of Moab, began Moses to declare this 
law, saying, 

6 The Lord our God spake unto 
us *'in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt 
long ^enough in this mount : 

7 Turn you, and take your journey, 
and go to the mount of the Amorites, 
and unto tall the places nigh there- 
unto, in the plain, in the hills, and in 
the vale, and in the south, and by the 
sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, 
and unto Lebanon, unto the great riv- 
er, the river Euphrates. 

8 Behold, I have t set the land before 
you : go in and possess the land which 
the Lord sware unto your fathers, 
''Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give 
unto them and to their seed after 
them. 

9 1 And I 'spake unto you at that 
time, saying, 1 am not able to bear 
you myself alone : 

10 The Lord your God hath multi- 
plied you, and, behold, ^ ye are this day 
as the stars of heaven for multitude. 

176 



1 1 (' The Lord God of your fathers 
make you a thousand times so many 
more as ye are, and bless you, •" as he 
hath promised you !) 

12 "How can I myself alone bear 
your cumbrance, and your burden, 
and joMX strife ? 

13 °tTake you wise men, and un- 
derstanding, and known among j'^our 
tribes, and I will make them rulers 
over you. 

14 And ye answered me, and said. 
The thing which thou hast spoken is 
good /or us to do. 

15 So I took the chief of your tribes, 
wise men, and known, ^and tmade 
them heads over you, captains over 
thousands, and captains over hun- 
dreds, and captains over fifties, and 
captains over tens, and ofi&cers among 
your tribes. 

16 And I charged your judges at that 
time, saying, Hear the causes between 
your brethren, and "^ judge righteously 
between every man and his "" brother, 
and the stranger that is with him. 

17 ^ Ye shall not t respect persons in 
judgment ; but ye shall hear the small 
as well as the great ; ye shall not be 
afraid of the face of man; for 'the 
judgment is God's : and the cause that 
is too hard for you, " bring it unto me, 
and I will hear it. 

18 And I commanded you at that 
time all the things which ye should do. 

19 IT And when we departed from 
Horeb, ^we went through all that 
great and terrible wilderness, which 
ye saw by the way of the mountain 
of the Amorites, as the Lord our 
God commanded us; and ^we came 
to Kadesh-barnea. 

20 And I said unto you. Ye are come 
unto the mountain of the Amorites, 
which the Lord our God doth give 
unto us. 

21. Behold, the Lord thy God hath 
set the land before thee : go up and 
possess it, as the Lord God of thy 
fathers hath said unto thee ; ^ fear 
not, neither be discouraged. 



B. C. 1451. 

1 2 Sam. 24. 3. 
m Gen. 15. 5. & 

22.17. & 26. 4. 

Ex. 32. 13. 
n 1 Kings 3. 8, 

9. 

t Heb. Give, 
o See Ex. 18. 

21. Num.11. 

16, 17. 



p Ex. 18. 25. 
f Heb. gave. 



q cli. 16. 18. 
Jolm 7. 24. 
r Lev. 24. 22. 

t Heb. ac- 

hnowledge 
faces. 
s Lev. 19. 15. 

ch. 16. 19. 

1 Sam. 16. 7. 

Prov. 24. 23. 

James 2. 1. 
t 2 Chr. 19. 6. 
u Ex. 18. 22, 

26. 



1490. 

X Num. 10. 12. 
ch. 8. 15. Jer. 
2.6. 



y Num. 13. 26. 



A repetition of 



DEUTERONOMY. 



former things. 



B. C. 1451. 



1490. 
a Num. 13. 3. 



b Num. 13. 22, 
23,24. 



e Num. 13. 27. 



d Num. 14. 1, 
2. 3, 4. Ps. 
106. 2^ 25, 



e ch. D. 



t Heb. melted. 
Josh. 2. ]1. 

t Num. 13. 28, 
31, 32. 33. 
ch. 9.1, 2. 



S Num. 13. 28. 



h Ex.14. 14, 25. 
Neh.4.20. 



i Ex. 19. 4. 

ch. 32. 11. 12. 

Is. 46. 3, 4. & 

63 9. Hos. 

11. 3. See on 

Acts 13. 18. 
k Ps. 106. 24. 

Jiide 5. 
I Ex. 13. 21. 

Ps. 78. 14. 
m Num. 10. 33. 

Ez. 20. 6. 



ch. 2. 14, 15. 



1491. 
Num. 14. 22, 
23. Ps. 95. 11. 



P Num. 14. 24, 
30. Josh. 14. 9. 

q Num. 14. 24. 
\Yieh.fumied 

to go after. 
r Num. 20. 12. 

&. 27. 14. 

ch. 3. 26. & 4. 

21. k. 34. 4. 

Ps. 106. 32. 



22 IT And ye came near unto me 
every one of you, and said, We will 
send men befcre us, and they shall 
searches out the land, and bring us 
word again by what way we must go 
up, and into what cities we shall come. 

23 And the saying pleased me well ; 
and ^I took twelve men of you, one 
of a tribe : 

24 And ^they turned and went up 
into the mountain, and came unto the 
valley of Eshcol, and searched it out. 

25 And they took of the fruit of the 
land in their hands, and brought it 
down unto us, and brought us word 
again, -and said, "It is a good land 
which the Lord our God doth give us. 

26 ^Notwithstanding ye would not 
go up, but rebelled against the com- 
mandment of the Lord your God : 

27 And ye murmured in your tents, 
and said. Because the Lord ^ hated 
us, he hath brought us forth out of 
the land of Egypt, to deliver us into 
the hand of the Amorites, to destroy 
us. 

28 Whither shall we go up? our 
brethren have t discouraged our heart, 
saying, ^The people is greater and 
taller than we ; the cities are great 
and walled up to heaven ; and more- 
over we have seen the sons of the 
^ Anakim there. 

29 Then I said unto you. Dread not, 
neither be afraid of them. 

30 ^ The Lord your God which goeth 
before you, he shall fight for you, 
according to all that he did for you 
in Egypt before your eyes ; 

31 And in the wilderness, where thou 
hast seen how that the Lord thy God 
'bare thee, as a man doth bear his 
son, in all the way that ye went, until 
ye came into this place. 

32 Yet in this thing ^ye did not be- 
lieve the Lord your God, 

33 ^ Who went in the way before 
you, ™to search you out a place to 
pitch your, tents in, in fire by night, 
to shew you by what way ye should 
go, and in a cloud by day. 

34 And the Lord heard the voice 
of your words, and was wroth, "and 
sware, saying, 

35 "Surely there shall not one of 
these men of this evil generation see 
that good land, which I sware to give 
unto your fathers, 

36 p'Save Caleb the son of Jephun- 
neh ; he shall see it, and to him will 
I give the land that he hath trodden 
upon, and to his children, because ^he 
hath t wholly followed the Lord. 

37 ''Also the Lord was angry with 
me for your sakes, saying, Thou also 
shalt not go in thither : 



12 



38 ^But Joshua the son of Nun, 
* which standeth before thee, he shall 
go in thither : " encourage him ; for 
he shall cause Israel to inherit it. 

39 ''Moreover your little ones, which 
yye said should be a prey, and your 
children, which in that day ^ had no 
knowledge between good and evil, 
they shall go in thither, and unto 
them will I give it, and they shall 
possess it. 

40 ^But as for you, turn you, and 
take your journey into the wilderness 
by the way of the Red sea. 

41 Then ye answered and said unto 
me, ''We have sinned against the 
Lord, we will go up and fight, ac- 
cording to all that the Lord our 
God commanded us. And when ye 
had girded on every man his weapons 
of war, ye were ready to go up into 
the hill. 

42 And the Lord said unto me. Say 
unto them, *^ Go not up, neither fight ; 
for I am not among you ; lest ye be 
smitten before your enemies. 

43 So I spake unto you ; and ye 
would not hear, but rebelled against 
the commandment of the Lord, and 
t<^went presumptuously up into the 
hill. 

44 And the Amorites, which dwelt 
in that mountain, came out against 
you, and chased you, ^ as bees do, and 
destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hor- 
mah. 

45 And ye returned and wept before 
the Lord ; but the Lord would not 
hearken to your voice, nor give ear 
unto you. 

46 ^ So ye abode in Kadesh many 
days, according unto the days that ye 
abode there. 

CHAPTER IL 

IsraeVs history continued: they were not to meddle 
with the Edoviites; 9 nor with the Moahites ; 17 nor 
with the Ammonites ; 24 but Sihon the Amoiiie was 
subdued by thein. 

THEN we turned, and took our 
journey into the wilderness by 
the way of the Red sea, ^as the Lord 
spake unto me : and we compassed 
mount Seir many days. 

2 And the Lord spake unto me, 
saying, 

3 Ye have compassed this mountain 
'' long enough : turn you northward. 

4 And command thou the people, 
saying, "^Ye are to pass through the 
coast of your brethren the children of 
Esau, which dwell in Seir ; and they 
shall be afraid of 3^ou : take ye good 
heed unto yourselves therefore : 

5 Meddle not with them ; for I will 
not give you of their land, tno, not 
so much as a footbreadth ; ^ because 

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The history of Israel 



DEUTERONOMY. 



on their way to Canaan. 



B. C. 1451. 



e ch. 8. 2, 3, 4. 



f Judg. 11. 18. 



g 1 Kings 9. 



II Or, Use no 
hostility 
against 
Moab. 



i Gen. 19. 36, 
37. 



k Gen. 14. 5, 



1 Num. 13. 22, 
33. ch. 9.2. 



mver.22. Gen. 

"l-4.€. &.36.20. 



t Heb. inher- 
ited them. 



n Num. 21. 12. 
II Or, valley, 
Num. 13. 23. 



o Num. 13. 26. 



P Num. 14. 33. 
k. 26. 64. 

q Num. 14. 35. 

ch. 1. 34, 35. 

Ez. 20. 15. 
I- Ps. 78. 33. k. 

106. 26. 



I have given mount Seir unto Esau 
for a possession. 

6 Ye shall buy meat of them for 
money, that ye may eat ; and ye shall 
also buy vtrater of them for money, 
that ye may drink. 

7 For the Lord thy God hath bless- 
ed thee in all the works of thy hand : 
he knoweth thy walking through this 
great wilderness : * these forty years 
the Lord thy God hath been with 
thee ; thou hast lacked nothing. 

8 ^And when we passed by from 
our brethren the children of Esau, 
which dwelt in Seir, through the way 
of the plain from ^Elath, and from 
Ezion-geber, we turned and passed by 
the way of the wilderness of Moab. 

9 And the Lord said unto me, II Dis- 
tress not the Moabites, neither con- 
tend with them in battle : for I will 
not give thee of their land /or a pos- 
session ; because I have given '^Ar 
unto ' the children of Lot for a pos- 
session. 

10 ""The Emim dwelt therein in 
times past, a people great, and many, 
and tall, as • the Anakim ; 

11 Which also were accounted gi- 
ants, as the Anakim ; but the Moab- 
ites call them Emim. 

12 ™The Horim also dwelt in Seir 
beforetime ; but the children of Esau 
t succeeded them, when they had de- 
stroyed them from before them, and 
dwelt in their n stead ; as Israel did 
unto the land of his possession, which 
the Lord gave unto them. 

13 Now rise up, said I, and get you 
over ° the n brook Zered. And we 
went over the brook Zered, 

14 And the space in which we came 
°from Kadesh-barnea, until we were 
come over the brook Zered, was thirty 
and eight years ; p until all the gener- 
ation of the men of war were wasted 
out from among the host, 'las the 
Lord sware unto them. 

15 For indeed the '^hand of the Lord 
was against them, to destroy them 
from among the host, until they were 
consumed. 

16 H So it came to pass, when all the 
men of war were consumed and dead 
from among the people, 

17 That the Lord spake unto me, 
saying, 

18 Thou art to pass over through 
Ar, the coast of Moab, this day ; 

19 And when thou comest nigh over 
against the children of Ammon, dis- 
tress them not, nor meddle with them : 
for I will not give thee of the land of 
the children of Ammon any posses- 
sion ; because I have given it unto 
Hhe children of Lot /or a possession. 

178 



20 That also was accounted a land 
of giants : giants dwelt therein in old 
time ; and the Ammonites call them 
* Zamzummim ; 

21 "A people great, and many, and 
tall, as the Anakim; but the Lord 
destroyed them before them ; and 
they succeeded them, and dwelt in 
their stead : 

22 As he did to the children of Esau, 
'^ which dwelt in Seir, when he 
destroyed ^the Horim from before 
them ; and they succeeded them, and 
dwelt in their stead even unto this 
day: 

23 And ^the Avim which dwelt 
in Hazerim, even unto ^ n Azzah, ^ the 
Caphtorim, which came forth out of 
Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt 
in their stead. 

24 IF Rise ye up, take your journey, 
and '^ pass over the river Arnon : be- 
hold, I have given into thine hand 
Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, 
and his land : t begin to possess it, 
and contend with him in battle. 

25 "^This day will I begin to put 
the dread of thee and the fear of thee 
upon the nations that are under the 
whole heaven, who shall hear report 
of thee, and shall tremble, and be in 
anguish because of thee. 

26 1 And I sent messengers out of 
the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Si- 
hon king of Heshbon ^ with words of 
peace, saying, 

27 ^ Let me pass through thy land : 
I will go along by the highway, I 
will neither turn unto the right hand 
nor to the left. 

28 Thou shalt sell me meat for 
money, that I may eat ; and give me 
water for money, that I may drink ; 
^ only I will pass through on my feet : 

29 ^As the children of Esau which 
dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which 
dwell in Ar, did unto me : until I shall 
pass over Jordan into the land which 
the Lord our God giveth us. 

30 'But Sihon king of Heshbon 
would not let us pass by him : for 
■"the Lord thy God 'hardened his 
spirit, and made his heart obstinate, 
that he might deliver him into thy 
hand, as appeareth this day, 

31 And the Lord said unto me, Be- 
hold, I have begun to ""give Sihon 
and his land before thee : begin to 
possess, that thou mayest inherit his 
land. 

32 "Then Sihon came out against 
us, he and all his people, to fight at 
Jahaz. 

33 And "the Lord our God deliver- 
ed him before us; and Pwe smote 
him, and his sons, and all his people. 



The conquest of Og. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



Lands distributed. 



t Heb. every 
city of men, 
and women, 
and Little 
ones, 

q Lev. 27. 28. 
ch. 7. 2, 26. 



r ch. 3. 12. & 
4. 48. Jo6h. 
13.9. 



d Num. 21. 35. 



f ch. 2. 24. 
Ps. 135. 10,11 , 
12. & 136. 19, 
20, 21. 



g ch. 4. 48. 
Ps. 29. 6. 



h 1 Chr. 5. 23. 
i ch. 4. 49. 



34 And we took all his cities at that 
time, and i utterly destroyed t the 
men, and the women, and the little 
ones, >)f every city, we left none to 
remain : 

35 Only the cattle we took for a prey 
unto ourselves, and the spoil of the 
cities which we took. 

36 "^^From Aroer, which is by the 
brink of the river of Arnon, and /rom 
the city that is by the river, even un- 
to Gilead, there was not one city too 
strong: for us : Hhe Lord our God de- 
livered all unto us : 

37 Only unto the land of the chil- 
dren of Ammon thou earnest not, nor 
unto any place of the river ' Jabbok, 
nor unto the cities in the mountains, 
nor unto "whatsoever the Lord our 
God forbade us. 

CHAPTER IIL 

The history of the conquest of Og king of Bashan, the 
last of the giants. 12 The distribution of the lands 
beyond Jordan to the two tribes and a half. 23 Mo- 
ses^ prayer to enter into the land. 26 He is permit- 
ted only to see it. 

THEN we turned, and went up the 
way to Bashan : and * Og the 
king of Bashan came out against us, 
he and all his people, to battle ^at 
Edrei. 

2 And the Lord said unto me, Fear 
him not : for I will deliver him, and 
all his people, and his land, into thy 
hand ; and thou shalt do unto him 
as thou didst unto " Sihon king of the 
Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon. 

3 So the Lord our God delivered 
into our hands Og also, the king of 
Bashan, and all his people : ^ and we 
smote him until none was left to him 
remaining. 

4 And we took all his cities at that 
time, there was not a city which we 
took not from them, threescore cities, 
^all the region of Argob, the kingdom 
of Og in Bashan. 

5 All these cities were fenced with 
high walls, gates, and bars ; beside 
unwalled towns a great many. 

6 And we utterly destroyed them, 
as we did unto Sihon king ^ of Hesh- 
bon, utterly destroying the men, wo- 
men, and children, of every city. 

7 But all the cattle, and the spoil of 
the cities, we took for a prey to our- 
selves. 

8 And we took at that time out of 
the hand of the two kings of the 
Amorites the land that was on this 
side Jordan, from the river of Arnon 
unto mount Hermon ; 

9 Which s Hermon the Sidonians 
call Sirion ; and the Amorites call it 
'^ Shenir ; 

10 'All the cities of the plain, and 



all Gilead, and ''all Bashan, unto Sal- 
chah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom 
of Og in Bashan. 

1 1 ' For only Og king of Bashan 
remained of the remnant of "" giants ; 
behold, his bedstead was a bedstead 
of iron ; is it not in ° Rabbath of the 
children of Ammon ? nine cubits was 
the length thereof, and four cubits 
the breadth of it, after the cubit of a 
man. 

12 And this land, which we possess- 
ed at that time, °from Aroer, which 
is by the river Arnon, and half mount 
Gilead, and Pthe cities thereof, gave 
I unto the Reubenites and to the 
Gadites. 

13 lAnd the rest of Gilead, and all 
Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, 
gave I unto the half tribe of Manas- 
seh ; all the region of Argob, with all 
Bashan, which was called the land 
of giants. 

14 ""Jair the son of Manasseh took 
all the country of Argob 'unto the 
coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi ; 
and ' called them after his own name, 
Bashan-havoth-jair, unto this day. 

15 "And I gave Gilead unto Machir. 

16 And unto the Reubenites ^and 
unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead 
even unto the river Arnon half the 
valley, and the border even unto the 
river Jabbok, ^ which is the border of 
the children of Ammon ; 

17 The plain also, and Jordan, and 
the coast thereof, from yChinnereth 
^ even unto the sea of the plain, ''even 
the salt sea, H under Ashdoth-pisgah 
eastward. 

18 H And I commanded you at that 
time, saying. The Lord your God 
hath given you this land to possess 
it : ^ ye shall pass over armed before 
your brethren the children of Israel, 
all that are t meet for the war. 

19 But your wives, and your little 
ones, and your cattle, {for I know 
that ye have much cattle,) shall abide 
in your cities which I have given 
you ; 

20 Until the Lord have given rest 
unto your brethren, as well as unto 
you, and until they also possess the 
land which the Lord your God hath 
given them beyond Jordan : and then 
shall ye *^ return every man unto his 
possession, which I have given you. 

21 1[ And '^I commanded Joshua at 
that time, saying, Thine eyes have 
seen all that the Lord your God hath 
done unto these two kings : so shall 
the Lord do unto all the kingdoms 
whither thou passest. 

22 Ye shall not fear them : for ^ the 
Lord your God he shall fight for you. 



B. C. 1451. 




n2Sain.l2.2G. 
Jer. 49. 2. 
Ez. 2).20. 



ch. 2. 36. 
Josh. 12. 2. 

p Num. 32. 33. 
Josh. 12. 6. &. 
13. 8, &c. 

q Josh. 13. 29. 



r 1 Chr. 2. 22. 

s Josh. 13. 13. 

2 Sam. 3. 3. &, 

10.6. 
t Num. 32. 41. 



u Num. 32. 39. 
w 2 Sam. 24.5. 



X Num. 21. 24. 
Josh. 12. 2. 

y Num. 34. 11. 
z Num. 34. 12. 

ch. 4. 49. 

Josh. 12. 3. 
II Or, under the 

springs of 

Pisgah, or, 

the hill. 
a Gen. 14. 3. 



b Num. 32. 20, 

t Heb. sons of 
power. 



c Josh. 22. 4. 
d Num. 27. 18. 



e Ex. 14. 14. 
ch. 1. 30. &. 

20.4. 



Moses' prayer to see the land. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



An exhortation to obedience. 



B. C. 1451. 



f See 2 Cor. 12. 

8,9. 

S ch. 11. 2. 
li Ex. 15.-11. 

2 Sam. 7. 22. 

Ps. 71. 19. & 

8G. 8. & 89. 6, 

8. 



i Ex. 3. 8. 
ch. 4. 22. 



k Num. 20. 12. 
& 27. 14. 
ch. 1. 37. & 
31. 2. & 32. 51, 
52. & 34. 4. 
Ps. lOG. 32. 



I Num. 27. 12. 

II Or, The hill. 



m Num. 27. 18, 
23. ch. 1. 33. 
& 31. 3, 7. 



n ch. 4. 46. & 
34.6. 



a Lev. 19. 37. 
&. 20. 8. & 22. 
31. ch. 5. 1. 
6c 8.1. Ez.20. 
11. Ilom.10.5. 



b ch. 12. 32. 
Josh. 1. 7. 
Prov. 30. 6. 
Ecc. 12. 13. 
Re7. 22.18,19. 



c Num. 25. 4. 
&c. Josh. 22. 
17. Ps. lOG. 
23, 29. 



(1 Job 28. 28. 
Ps. 19. 7 & 
111. 10. 
Prov. 1. 7. 



e 2 Sam. 7. 23. 



23 And ^I besought the Lord at 
that time, saying-, 

24 Lord God, thou hast begun to 
shew thy servant » thy giVeatness, and 
thy mighty hand : for ^ what God is 
there in heaven or in earth, that can 
do according to thy works, and ac- 
cording to thy might 1 

25 I pray thee, let me go over, and 
see 'the good land that is beyond 
Jordan, that goodly mountain, and 
Lebanon. 

26 But the Lord ^was wroth with 
me for your sakes, and would not 
hear me : and the Lord said unto 
me. Let it suffice thee ; speak no 
more unto me of this matter. 

27 ' Get thee up into the top of 
II Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes west- 
ward, and northward, and south- 
ward, and eastward, and behold it 
with thine eyes : for thou shalt not 
go over this Jordan. 

28 But "" charge Joshua, and encour- 
age him, and strengthen him : for he 
shall go over before this people, and 
he shall cause them to inherit the 
land which thou shalt see. 

29 So we abode in "the valley over 
against Beth-peor. 

CHAPTER IV. 

An exhortation to obedience. 41 Moses appointefh 
the three cities of rejuge on the east of Jordan. 

IVTOW therefore hearken, O Israel, 
-LM unto *the statutes and unto the 
judgments, which I teach you, for to 
do them, that ye may live, and go in 
and possess the land which the Lord 
God of your fathers giveth you. 

2 ''Ye shall not add unto the word 
which I command you, neither shall 
ye diminish aught from it, that ye 
may keep the commandments of the 
Lord your God which I command 
you. 

3 Your eyes have seen what the 
Lord did because of "= Baal-peor : for 
all the men that followed Baal-peor, 
the Lord thy God hath destroyed 
them from among you. 

4 But ye that did cleave unto the 
Lord your God are alive every one 
of you this day. 

5 Behold, I have taught you statutes 
and judgments, even as the Lord my 
God commanded me, that ye should 
do so in the land whither ye go to 
possess it. 

G Keep therefore and do them; for 
this is '^your wisdom and your un- 
derstanding in the sight of the nations, 
which shall hear all these statutes, 
and say. Surely this great nation is 
a wise and understanding people. 

7 For *■ what nation is there so great, 

180 



who hath ^ God so nigh unto them, as 
the Lord our God is in all things 
that we call upon him for ? 

8 And what nation is there so great, 
that hath statutes and judgments so 
righteous as all this law, which I set 
before you this day 1 

9 Only take heed to thyself, and 
^keep thy soul diligently, ''lest thou 
forget the things which thine eyes 
have seen, and lest they depart from 
thy heart all the days of thy life ; but 
'teach them thy sons, and thy sons' 
sons ; 

10 Specially Hhe day that thou stood- 
est before the Lord thy God in Horeb, 
when the Lord said unto me. Gather 
me the people together, and I will 
make them hear my words, that they 
may learn to fear me all the days that 
they shall live upon the earth, and 
that they may teach their children. 

11 And ye came near and stood 
under the mountain ; and the ' mount- 
ain burned with fire unto the t midst 
of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and 
thick darkness. 

12 ""And the Lord spake unto jou 
out of the midst of the fire : "ye heard 
the voice of the words, but saw no 
similitude ; °tonly ye heard a voice. 

13 PAnd he declared unto you his 
covenant, which he commanded you 
to perform, even ^ ten commandments ; 
and ''he wrote them upon two tables 
of stone. 

14 T And ^the Lord commanded me 
at that time to teach you statutes and 
judgments, that ye might do them in 
the land whither ye go over to pos- 
sess it. 

15 *Take ye therefore good heed 
unto yourselves ; for ye saw no man- 
ner of " similitude on the day that the 
Lord spake unto you in Horeb out 
of the midst of the fire ; 

16 Lest ye ^corrupt yourselves, and 
^make you a graven image, the si- 
militude of any figure, ^ the likeness 
of male or female, 

17 The likeness of any beast that 
is on the earth, the likeness of any 
winged fowl that flieth in the air, 

18 The hkeness of any thing that 
creepeth on the ground, the likeness 
of any fish that is in the waters be- 
neath the earth : 

19 And lest thou *lift up thine eyes 
unto heaven, and when thou seest the 
sun, and the moon, and the stars, even 
^ all the host of heaven, shouldest be 
driven to '^worship them, and serve 
them, which the Lord thy God hath 
"divided unto all nations under the 
whole heaven. 

20 But the Lord hath taken you, 



An exhortation to obedience. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



Cities of refuge appointed. 



B. C. 1451. 

dl Kings 8. 51. 

Jer. 11. 4. 
e Ex. 19. 5. 

ch. 9. 29. & 

32.9. 
f Num. 20. 12. 

ch. 1. 37. & 3. 



g See 2 Pet. 1. 
13, 14, 15. 
h ch. 3. 27. 
i ch. 3. 25. 



k ver. 9. 



1 ver. 16. Ex. 
20. 4, 5. 



m Ex. 24. 17. 

ch. 9. 3. Is. 

33. 14. Heb. 

12. 29. 
nEx. 20. 

ch. 6. 15. 

42.8. 



Is. 



ver. . 



p 2 Kings 17. 
17, &.C. 



q ch. 30. 18. 19. 
Is. 1. 2. Mic. 
6.2. 



r Lev. 26. S3. 
ch. 28. 62, 64. 
Neh. 1. 8. 



s ch. 28. 64. 

1 Sam. 26. 19. 

Jer. 16. 13. 
t Ps. 115. 4, 5. 

k. 135. 15, 16. 

Is. 44. 9. & 

46.7. 
u Lev. 26. 39, 

40. ch. 30. 1, 

2. 3. 2 Chr. 

15.4. Neh.l. 

9. Is. 55. 6, 

7. Jer. 29. 12, 

13, 14. 
t Heb. have 

found thee. 

Ex. 18.8. ch. 

31. 17. 
X Gen. 49. 1. 

ch. 31. 29. 

Jer. 23. 20. 

Hos. 3. 5. 
y Joel 2. 12. 
2 2 Chr. 30. 9. 

Neh. 9. 31. 

Ps. 116. 5. 

Jonah 4. 2. 
a Job 8. 8. 



b Matt. 24. 31. 



and "^brought you forth out of the 
iron furnace, even out of Egypt, ^to 
be unto him a people of inheritance, 
as ye are this day. 

21 Furthermore "^the Lord was an- 
gry with me for your sakes, and sware 
that I should not go over Jordan, and 
that I should not go in unto that good 
land, Avhich the Lord thy God giveth 
thee for an inheritance : 

22 But ^I must die in this land, 
''I must not go over .Jordan : but ye 
shall go over, and possess 'that good 
land. 

23 Take heed unto yourselves, ''lest 
ye forget the covenant of the Lord 
your God, which he made with you, 
'and make you a graven image, or 
the likeness of any thing., which the 
Lord thy God hath forbidden thee. 

24 For ""the Lord thy God is a con- 
suming fire, even ° a jealous God. 

25 HWhen thou shalt beget chil- 
dren, and children's children, and ye 
shall have remained long in the land, 
and ° shall corrupt yourselves, and 
make a graven image, or the likeness 
of any thing, and p shall do evil in the 
sight of the Lord thy God, to pro- 
voke him to anger ; 

26 "i I call heaven and earth to wit- 
ness against you this day, that ye 
shall soon utterly perish from off the 
land whereunto ye go over Jordan to 
possess it ; ye shall not prolong your 
days upon it, but shall utterly be de- 
stroyed. 

27 And the Lord ''shall scatter you 
among the nations, and ye shall be 
left few in number among the hea- 
then, whither the Lord shall lead 
you. 

28 And Hhere ye shall serve gods, 
the work of men's hands, wood and 
stone, ^ which neither see, nor hear, 
nor eat, nor smell. 

29 "But if from thence thou shalt 
seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt 
find him, if thou seek him with all 
thy heart and with all thy soul. 

30 When thou art in tribulation, 
and all these things tare come upon 
thee, ^even in the latter days, if thou 
y turn to the Lord thy God, and shalt 
be obedient unto his voice ; 

31 (For the Lord thy God is ^a 
merciful God ;) he will not forsake 
thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget 
the covenant of thy fathers, which he 
sware unto them. 

32 For ^ask now of the days that 
are past, which were before thee, 
since the day that God created man 
upon the earth, and ask ''from the 
one side of heaven unto the other, 
whether there hath been any such 



thing as this great thing is, or hath 
been heard like it ? 

33 "^Did ever people hear the voice 
of God speaking out of the midst of 
the fire, as thou hast heard, and live 1 

34 Or hath God assayed to go and 
take him a nation from the midst of 
another nation, ''by temptations, ^by 
signs, and by wonders, and by war, 
and '^by a mighty hand, and eby a 
stretched out arm, ''and by great ter- 
rors, according to all that the Lord 
your God did for you in Egypt before 
your eyes 1 

35 Unto thee it was shewed, that 
thou mightest know that the Lord 
he is God ; ' there is none else beside 
him. 

36 ^ Out of heaven he made thee to 
hear his voice, that he might instruct 
thee : and upon earth he shewed thee 
his great fire ; and thou heardest his 
words out of the midst of the fire. 

37 And because 'he loved thy fa- 
thers, therefore he chose their seed 
after them, and *" brought thee out in 
his sight with his mighty power out 
of Egypt; 

38 ''To drive out nations from be- 
fore thee greater and mightier than 
thou art, to bring thee in, to give 
thee their land for an inheritance, as 
it is this day. 

39 Know therefore this day, and 
consider it in thine heart, that °the 
Lord he is God in heaven above, and 
upon the earth beneath : there is none 
else. 

40 PThou shalt keep therefore his 
statutes, and his commandments, 
which I command thee this day, 
ithat it may go well with thee, and 
with thy children after thee, and that 
thou mayest prolong thy days upon 
the earth, which the Lord thy God 
giveth thee, for ever. 

41 ITThen Moses "" severed three cities 
on this side Jordan toward the sun- 
rising ; 

42 ' That the slayer might flee thith- 
er, which should kill his neighbour 
unawares, and hated him not in times 
past ; and that fleeing unto one of 
these cities he might live : 

43 Namely, *Bezer in the wilder- 
ness, in the plain country, of the Reu- 
benites ; and Ramoth in Gilead, of 
the Gadites ; and Golan in Bashan, 
of the Manassites. 

44 IT And this is the law which Mo- 
ses set before the children of Israel : 

45 These are the testimonies, and 
the statutes, and the judgments, 
which Moses spake unto the children 
of Israel, after they came forth out 
of Egypt, 

181 



B. C. 1451. 



c Ex. 24. 11. & 
33.20. ch. 5, 
24, 26. 



a ch. 7. 19. 

29. 3. 
e Ex. 7. 3. 
f Ex. 13. 3. 
g Ex. 6.6. 
h ch. 26. 8. 

34. 12. 



i ch. 32. 39. 

1 Sam. 2. 2. 

Is. 45. 5, 18, 

22. Mark 12. 

29, 32. 
kEx. 19.9, 19. 

& 20. 18, 22. 

& 24. 16. Heb. 

12. 18. 

1 ch. 10. 15. 



m Ex. 13. 3. 
14. 



n ch. 7. 1. 
1, 4, 5. 



ver. 35. Josh. 
2.11. 



P Lev. 22. 31. 



q ch. 5. 16. & 
6. 3, 18. & 12. 
25, 28. & 22. 7. 
Eph. 6. 3. 



r Num. 35, 
14. 



s ch. 19. 4. 



The covenant in Horeh. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



The ten commandments. 



X Num.21. 24. 
ch. 1. 4. 



y Num. 21. 35. 
ch. 3. 3, 4. 



z ch. 2. 36. & 
3.12. 



I ch. 3. 9. 
Ps. 133. 3. 



b ch. 3. 17. 



t Heb. keep to 
do them. 



a Sx. 19. 5. 
ch. 4. 23. 



b See Matt. 13. 
17. Heb. 8.9. 



c Ex. 19. 9, 
19. & 20. 22. 
ch.4.33,36.& 
34. 10. 

a Ex. 20. 21. 
Gal. 3. 19. 

e Ex. 19. 16. 
& 20. 18. & 
24.2. 

fEx.20.2,&c. 
Lev. 26. 1. 
ch. 6. 4. Ps. 
81. 10. 

t Heb. serv- 
ants. 

S Ex. 20. 3. 

h Ex. 20. 4. 



Ex. 34. 7. 



k Jer. 32. 18. 
Dan. 9. 4. 



I Ex. 20. 7. 
Lev. 19. 12. 
Matt. 5. 33. 



46 On this side Jordan, "in the valley- 
over against Beth-peor, in the land 
of Sihon king of the Amorites, who 
dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and 
the children of Israel ^ smote, after 
they were come forth out of Egypt : 

47 And they possessed his land, and 
the land ^of Og king of Bashan, two 
kings of the Amorites, which were 
on this side Jordan toward the sun- 
rising ; 

48 ^From Aroer, which is by the 
bank of the river Arnon, even unto 
mount Zion, which is ^Hermon, 

49 And all the plain on this side 
Jordan eastward, even unto the sea 
of the plain, under the ''springs of 
Pisgah. 

CHAPTER V. 

The history of the covenant in Horeh ; 6 of the giving 
of the ten. commandments ; 22 and of Moses receiving 
the law from God, instead of the people. 

AND Moses called all Israel, and 
said unto them. Hear, Israel, 
the statutes and judgments which I 
speak in your ears this day, that ye 
may learn them, and tkeep and do 
them. 

2 ''The Lord our God made a cove- 
nant with us in Horeb. 

3 The Lord ''made not this cove- 
nant with our fathers, but with us, 
even us, who are all of us here alive 
this day. 

4 "^The Lord talked with you face 
to face in the mount out of the midst 
of the fire, 

5 ("^I stood between the Lord and 
you at that time, to shew you the 
word of the Lord; for ''ye were 
afraid by reason of the fire, and went 
not up into the mount,) saying, 

6 IT ^ I am the Lord thy God, which 
brought thee out of the land of Egypt, 
from the house of t bondage. 

7 s Thou shalt have none other gods 
before me. 

8 ''Thou shalt not make thee any 
graven image, or any likeness of any 
thing that is in heaven above, or that 
is in the earth beneath, or that is in 
the waters beneath the earth : 

9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself 
unto them, nor serve them : for I the 
Lord thy God am a jealous God, 
'visiting the iniquity of the fathers 
upon the children unto the third and 
fourth generation of them that hate 
me, 

10 ""And shewing mercy unto thou- 
sands of them that love me and keep 
my commandments. 

11 'Thou shalt not take the name 
of the Lord thy God in vain : for the 
Lord will not hold him guiltless that 
taketh his name in vain. 

182 



12 ""Keep the sabbath day to sanc- 
tify it, as the Lord thy God hath 
commanded thee. 

13 " Six days thou shalt labour, and 
do all thy work : 

14 But the seventh day is the "sab- 
bath of the Lord thy God : in it thou 
shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy 
son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man- 
servant, nor thy maidservant, nor 
thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of 
thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is 
within thy gates ; that thy manserv- 
ant and thy maidservant may rest as 
well as thou. 

15 PAnd remember that thou wast 
a servant in the land of Egypt, and 
that the Lord thy God brought thee 
out thence i through a mighty hand 
and by a stretched out arm : there- 
fore the Lord thy God commanded 
thee to keep the sabbath day. 

16 IF '^ Honour thy father and thy 
mother, as the Lord thy God hath 
commanded thee ; 'that thy days may 
be prolonged, and that it may go well 
with thee, in the land which the 
Lord thy God giveth thee. 

17 ^Thou shalt not kill. 

18 "Neither shalt thou commit 
adultery. 

19 ^Neither shalt thou steal. 

20 y Neither shalt thou bear false 
witness against thy neighbour. 

21 ^Neither shalt thou desire thy 
neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou 
covet thy neighbour's house, his field, 
or his manservant, or his maidservant, 
his ox, or his ass, or any thing that 
is thy neighbour's. 

22 IT These words the Lord spake 
unto all your assembly in the mount 
out of the midst of the fire, of the 
cloud, and of the thick darkness, with 
a great voice ; and he added no more. 
And ^he wrote them in two tables of 
stone, and delivered them unto me. 

23 ''And it came to pass, when ye 
heard the voice out of the midst of 
the darkness, for the mountain did 
burn with fire, that ye came near 
unto me, even all the heads of your 
tribes, and your elders ; 

24 And ye said. Behold, the Lord 
our God hath shewed us his glory 
and his greatness, and " we have heard 
his voice out of the midst of the fire : 
we have seen this day that God doth 
talk with man, and he ''liveth. 

25 Now therefore why should we 
die 1 for this great fire will consume 
us : ^ if we t hear the voice of the 
Lord our God any more, then we 
shall die. 

26 ^ For who is there of all flesh, that 
hath heard the voice of the living 



Moses receiveth the law. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



An exhortation to obedience. 



B. C. 1451. 



e Ex. 20. 19. 
Heb. 12. 19. 



i ch. 32. 29. 

P8. 81. 13. 

18.48. 18. 

Matt. 23. 37. 

Luke 19. 42. 
k ch. 11. 1. 
1 ch. 4. 40. 



m Gal. 3. 19. 



n ch. 17. 20. k 

28. 14. 

Josh. 1. 7. & 

23. 6. Prov. 

4.27. 
o ch. 10. 12. 

Ps. 119. 6. 

Jer. 7. 23. 

Luke 1. 6. 
P ch. 4. 40. 



a ch. 4. 1. & 5. 
31. & 12. 1. 



t Heb. pass 

over. 
b Ex. 20. 20. 

ch. 10. 12, 13. 

Ps. 111. 10. &. 

128. 1. Ecc. 

12. 13. 



c ch. 4. 40. 
Prov. 3. 1, 2. 

d Gen. 15. 5. & 

22. 17. 
e Ex. 3. 8. 
f Is. 42. 8. 

Marli 12. 29, 

32. John 17. 

3. 1 Cor. 8. 

4,6. 
e ch. 10. 12. 

M;itt 22. 37. 

Mark 12. 30. 

Luke 10. 27. 
h 2 Kings 23. 

25. 



God speaking out of the midst of the 
fire, as we have, and lived 1 

27 Go thou near, and hear all that 
the L^RD our God shall say ; and 
^ speak thou unto us all that the 
Lord our God shall speak unto thee ; 
and we will hear it, and do it. 

28 And the Lord heard the voice of 
your words, when ye spake unto me ; 
and the Lord said unto me, I have 
heard the voice of the words of this 
people, which they have spoken unto 
thee ; ^ they have well safd all that 
they have spoken. 

29 ' Oh that there were such a heart 
in them, that they would fear me, 
and ""keep all my commandments 
always, 'that it might be well with 
them, and with their children for 
ever! 

30 Go say to them. Get you into 
your tents again. 

31 But as for thee, stand thou here 
by me, ""and I will speak unto thee 
all the commandments, and the stat- 
utes, and the judgments, which thou 
shalt teach them, that they may do 
them in the land which I give them 
to possess it. 

32 Ye shall observe to do therefore 
as the Lord your God hath command- 
ed you : "ye shall not turn aside to 
the right hand or to the left. 

33 Ye shall walk in °all the ways 
which the Lord your God hath com- 
manded you, that ye may live, Pand 
that it may he well with you, and that 
ye may prolong your days in the land 
which ye shall possess. 

CHAPTER VL 

An exhortation to obey the law, and to teach it dili- 
gently to their children. 

I^OW these are ^the command- 
l-\ ments, the statutes, and the 
judgments, which the Lord your 
God commanded to teach you, that 
ye might do them in the land whither 
ye t go to possess it : 

2 ''That thou mightest fear the 
Lord thy God, to keep all his stat- 
utes and his commandments, which 
I command thee, thou, and thy son, 
and thy son's son, all the days of thy 
life ; " and that thy days may be pro- 
longed. 

3 IF Hear therefore, O Israel, and 
observe to do it; that it may be well 
with thee, and that ye may increase 
mightily, ''as the Lord God of thy fa- 
thers hath promised thee, in ® the land 
that floweth with milk and honey. 

4 ^Hear, O Israel: The Lord our 
God is one Lord : 

5 And ^thou shalt love the Lord 
thy God ''with all thine heart, and 



with all thy soul, and with all thy 
might. 

6 And 'these words, which I com- 
mand thee this day, shall be in thine 
heart : 

7 And ^ thou shalt t teach them dili- 
gently unto thy children, and shalt 
talk of them when thou sittest in 
thine house, and when thou walkest 
by the way, and when thou liest 
down, and when thou risest up. 

8 'And thou shalt bind them for a 
sign upon thine hand, and they shall 
be as frontlets between thine eyes. 

9 ""And thou shalt write them upon 
the posts of thy house, and on thy 
gates. 

10 And it shall be, when the Lord 
thy God shall have brought thee into 
the land which he sware unto thy 
fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to 
Jacob, to give thee great and goodly 
cities, " which thou buildedst not, 

1 1 And houses full of all good things, 
which thou filledst not, and wells dig- 
ged, which thou diggedst not, vine- 
yards and olive trees, which thou plant- 
.edst not ; ° when thou shalt have eaten 
and be full ; 

12 Then beware lest thou forget the 
Lord, which brought thee forth out 
of the land of Egypt, from the house 
of t bondage. 

13 Thou shalt Pfear the Lord thy 
God, and serve him, and 'i shalt swear 
by his name. 

14 Ye shall not ""go after other gods, 
'of the gods of the people which are 
round about you ; 

15 For ' the Lord thy God is a jeal- 
ous God among you ; " lest the anger 
of the Lord thy God be kindled 
against thee, and destroy thee from 
off the face of the earth. 

16 1 ^ Ye shall not tempt the Lord 
your God, >as ye tempted him in 
Massah. 

17 Ye shall '^diligently keep the 
commandments of the Lord your 
God, and his testimonies, and his 
statutes, which he hath commanded 
thee. 

18 And thou * shalt do that which 
is right and good in the sight of the 
Lord ; that it may be well with thee, 
and that thou mayest go in and pos- 
sess the good land which the Lord 
sware unto thy fathers, 

19 ''To cast out all thine enemies 
from before thee, as the Lord hath 
spoken. 

20 And '=when thy son asketh thee 
t in time to come, saying, What mean 
the testimonies, and the statutes, and 
the judgments, which the Lord our 
God hath commanded you 1 

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All intercourse with the 



DEUTERONOMY. 



Canaanites is forbidden. 



B. C. 1451. 



d Ex. 3. 19. & 
13.3. 

t Heb. evil 
e Ex. 7. & 8. 

& 9. & 10. & 

11. & 12. 

Ps. 135. 9. 



f ver. 2. 

S ch. 10. 13. 

.Job 35. 7, 8. 

Jer. 32. 39. 
h ch. 4. 1. & 8. 

1. Ps. 41. 2. 

Luke 10. 28. 
i Lev. 18. 5. 

ch. 24. 13. 

Rom. 10. 3, 5. 



a ch. 31. 3. 
Ps. 44. 2, 3. 



b Gen. 15. 19. 
&c. Ex. 33.2. 



c ch. 4. 38. & 
9.1. 



d ver. 23. 

ch. 23. 14. 
e Lev.27.28.29. 

Num. 33. 52. 

ch. 20. 16. 17. 

Josh. 6. 17. & 

8. 24. & 9. 24. 

& 10. 28, 40. 

& 11. 11, 12. 
f Ex. 23. 32. & 

34. 12, 15, 16. 

Jud^. 2. 2. 

Seech. 20.10, 

&c. Josh. 2. 

14. & 9. 18. 

Judgr. 1. 24. 
g Josh. 23. 12. 

IKingrs 11.2. 

Ezra 9. 2. 
h ch. 6. 15. 



i Ex. 23. 24. 

& 34. 13. 

ch. 12. 2, 3. 
\ He\). statues, 

01% pillars. 



k Ex. 19. 6. 

ch. 14. 2. &, 

2G. 19. 

Ps. 50. 5. 

Jer. 2. 3. 
1 Ex. 19. 5. 

Am. 3. 2. 

1 Pet. 2. 9. 



21 Then thou shalt say unto thy 
son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in 
Egypt ; and the Lord brought us out 
of Egypt ^ with a mighty hand : 

22 ^And the Lord shewed signs and 
wonders, great and t sore, upon Egypt, 
upon Pharaoh, and upon all his house- 
hold, before our eyes : 

23 And he brought us out from 
thence, that he might bring us in, 
to give us the land which he sware 
unto our fathers. 

24 And the Lord commanded us to 
do all these statutes. Ho fear the Lord 
our God, ^for our good always, that 
''he might preserve us alive, as it is 
at this day. 

25 And 'it shall be our righteous- 
ness, if we observe to do all these 
commandments before the Lord our 
God, as he hath commanded us. 

CHAPTER VIL 

All intercourse with the nations of Canaan is forbid- 
den. 4 for fear of idolatry, 6 to promote the holiness 
of the people, 9 and to secure the favour of God. 
17 A promise of victory over those nations. 25 Their 
idols to he destroyed. 

WHEN the ^Lord thy God shall 
bring thee into the land whither 
thou goest to possess it, and hath cast 
out many nations before thee, ^ the 
Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the 
Amorites, and the Canaanites, and 
the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and 
the Jebusites, seven nations <= greater 
and mightier than thou ; 

2 And when the Lord thy God shall 
•^deliver them before thee ; thou shalt 
smite them, and ^ utterly destroy 
them ; ^ thou shalt make no cove- 
nant with them, nor shew mercy un- 
to them : 

3 ^ Neither shalt thou make mar- 
riages with them ; thy daughter thou 
shalt not give unto his son, nor his 
daughter shalt thou take unto thy 
son. 

4 For they will turn away thy son 
from following me, that they may 
serve other gods : ^ so will the anger 
of the Lord be kindled against you, 
and destroy thee suddenly. 

5 But thus shall ye deal with them ; 
ye shall destroy their altars, and 
break down their t images, and cut 
down their groves, and burn their 
graven images with fire. 

6 ''For thou art a holy people un- 
to the Lord thy God : ' the Lord thy 
God hath chosen thee to be a special 
people unto himself, above all people 
that are upon the face of the earth. 

7 The Lord did not set his love 
upon you, nor choose you, because 
ye were more in number than any 
people ; for ye were "" the fewest of 
all people : 

184 



8 But ° because the Lord loved you, 
and because he would keep ° the oath 
which he had sworn unto your fath- 
ers, Phath the Lord brought you out 
with a mighty hand, and redeemed 
you out of the house of bondmen, 
from the hand of Pharaoh king of 
Egypt. 

9 Know therefore that the Lord thy 
God, he is God, Uhe faithful God, 
*■ which keepeth covenant and mercy 
with them that love him and keep his 
commandAents to a thousand gener- 
ations ; 

10 And ^repayeth them that hate 
him to their face, to destroy them : 
^he will not be slack to him that 
hateth him, he will repay him to his 
face. 

11 Thou shalt therefore keep the 
commandments, and the statutes, and 
the judgments, which I command thee 
this day, to do them. 

12 TF "Wherefore it shall come to 
pass, + if ye hearken to these judg- 
ments, and keep and do them, that 
the Lord thy God shall keep unto 
thee ^the covenant and the mercy 
which he sware unto thy fathers : 

13 And he will ^ love thee, and bless 
thee, and multiply thee : ^ he will also 
bless the fruit of thy womb, and the 
fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy 
wine, and thine oil, the increase of 
thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, 
in the land which he sware unto thy 
fathers to give thee. 

14 Thou shalt be blessed above all 
people : =* there shall not be male or 
female barren among you, or among 
your cattle. 

15 And the Lord will take away 
from thee all sickness, and will put 
none of the ^ evil diseases of Egypt, 
which thou knowest, upon thee ; but 
will lay them upon all them that hate 
thee. 

16 And ""thou shalt consume all the 
people which the Lord thy God shall 
deliver thee ; '^ thine eye shall have no 
pity upon them : neither shalt thou 
serve their gods ; for that will be ^ a 
snare unto thee. 

17 If thou shalt say in thine heart, 
These nations are more than I ; how 
can I ^ dispossess them 1 

18 ^Thou shalt not be afraid of 
them : but shalt well ''remember what 
the Lord thy God did unto Pharaoh, 
and unto all Egypt ; 

19 'The great temptations which 
thine eyes saw, and the signs, and 
the wonders, and the mighty hand, 
and the stretched out arm, whereby 
the Lord thy God brought thee out : 
so shall the Lord thy God do unto 



The reward of obedience. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



An exhortation thereto. 



B. C. 1451. 



k Ex. 23. 28. 
Josh. 24. 12. 

1 Num. 11. 20. 

& 14. 9, 14, 42. 

&16.3. Josh. 

3. 10. 
m ch. 10. 17. 

Neh. 1. 5. & 4. 

14. & 9. 32. 
nEx. 23.29, 30. 
t Heb. pliwk 



t Heb. before 
thy face, 

ver. 2. 



o Josh. 10. 24, 
25, 42. & 12.1, 

&.C. 

P Ex. 17. 14. 

ch.9.14.&25. 

19. &L 29. 20. 
q ch. 11. 25. 

Josh. 1. 5. & 

10. 8. &. 23. 9. 



r ver. 5. 

Ex. 32. 20. 

ch. 12. 3. 

1 Chr. 14. 12. 
« Josh. 7. 1, 21. 
t Judg. 8. 27. 

Zeph. 1. 3. 
u ch. 17. 1. 



X Lev. 27. 28. 
ch. 13. 17. 
Josh. 6. 17, 18. 
&7. 1. 



a ch, 4. 1. & 5. 
32, 33. &. 6. I, 
2,3. 



1> ch. 1. 3. & 2. 

7. fc 29. 5. 

Ps. 13G. IG. 

Am. 2. 10. 
c Ex. 16. 4. 

ch. 13. 3. 
(12 Chr. 32. 31. 

John 2. 25. 

e Ex. 16. 2, 3. 

f Ex. 16. 12, 

14, 35. 



g Ps. 104. 29. 
Matt. 4. 4. 
Luke 4. 4. 



h ch. 29. 5. 

Neh. 9. 21. 
i 2 Sam. 7. 14. 

Ps. 89. 32. 

Prov. 3. 12. 

Heb. 12. 6, 6. 

Rev. 3. 19. 



all the people of whom thou art 
afraid. 

20 ''Moreover the Lord thy God 
will send the hornet among them, 
until they that are left, and hide 
themselves from thee, be destroyed. 

21 Thou shalt not be affrighted at 
them : for the Lord thy God is 
' among you, *" a mighty God and ter- 
rible. 

22 "And the Lord thy God will tput 
out those nations before thee by little 
and little : thou mayest not consume 
them at once, lest the beasts of the 
field increase upon thee. 

23 But the Lord thy God shall de- 
liver them tunto thee, and shall de- 
stroy them with a mighty destruc- 
tion, until they be destroyed. 

24 And ° he shall deliver their kings 
into thine hand, and thou shalt de- 
stroy their name p from under heaven : 
1 there shall no man be able to stand 
before thee, until thou have destroy- 
ed them. 

25 The graven images of their gods 
•■ shall ye burn with fire : thou 'shalt 
not desire the silver or gold that is 
on them, nor take it unto thee, lest 
thou be ' snared therein : for it is " an 
abomination to the Lord thy God. 

26 Neither shalt thou bring an abom- 
ination into thine house, lest thou be 
a cursed thing like it : hut thou shalt 
utterly detest it, and thou shalt utter- 
ly abhor it ; ^ for it is a cursed thing. 

CHAPTER Vm. 

An exhortation to obedience in view of God's mercy 
and goodness to them. 19 The penalty of disobedi- 
ence. 

ALL the commandments which I 
command thee this day ^ shall 
ye observe to do, that ye may live, 
and multiply, and go in and possess 
the land which the Lord sware unto 
your fathers. 

2 And thou shalt remember all the 
way which the Lord thy God ''led 
thee these forty years in the wilder- 
ness, to humble thee, and ''to prove 
thee, ''to know what was in thine 
heart, whether thou wouldest keep 
his commandments, or no. 

3 And he humbled thee, and ^suf- 
fered thee to hunger, and ^fed thee 
with manna, which thou knewest 
not, neither did thy fathers know ; 
that he might make thee know that 
man doth ^not live by bread only, 
but by every word that proceedeth 
out of the mouth of the Lord doth 
man live. 

4 ^ Thy raiment waxed not old upon 
thee, neither did thy foot swell, these 
forty years. 

5 ' Thou shalt also consider in thine 



heart, that, as a man chasteneth his 
son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth 
thee. 

6 Therefore thou shalt keep the 
commandments of the Lord thy God, 
■"to walk in his ways, and to fear 
him. 

7 For the Lord thy God bringeth 
thee into a good land, 'a land of 
brooks of water, of fountains and 
depths that spring out of valleys and 
hills ; 

8 A land of wheat, and barley, and 
vines, and fig trees, and pomegran- 
ates ; a land tof oil olive, and honey ; 

9 A land wherein thou shalt eat 
bread without scarceness, thou shalt 
not lack any thing in it ; a land "" whose 
stones are iron, and out of whose hills 
thou mayest dig brass. 

10 "When thou hast eaten and art 
full, then thou shalt bless the Lord 
thy God for the good land which he 
hath given thee. 

1 1 Beware that thou forget not the 
Lord thy God, in not keeping his 
commandments, and his judgments, 
and his statutes, which I command 
thee this day : 

12 °Lest when thou hast eaten and 
art full, and hast built goodly houses, 
and dwelt therein ; 

13 And when thy herds and thy 
flocks multiply, and thy silver and 
thy gold is multiplied, and all that 
thou hast is multiplied ; 

14 PThen thine heart be lifted up, 
and thou ^ forget the Lord thy God, 
which brought thee forth out of the 
land of Egypt, from the house of 
bondage ; 

15 Who 'led thee through that great 
and terrible wilderness, ^wherein were 
fiery serpents, and scorpions, and 
drought, where there was no water; 
'who brought thee forth water out 
of the rock of flint ; 

16 Who fed thee in the wilderness 
with " manna, which thy fathers knew 
not, that he might humble thee, and 
that he might prove thee, ^to do thee 
good at thy latter end ; 

17 yAnd thou say in thine heart. 
My power and the might of mine 
hand hath gotten me this wealth. 

18 But thou shalt remember the 
Lord thy God: ^for it is he that 
giveth thee power to get wealth, 
^that he may establish his covenant 
which he sware unto thy fathers, as 
it is this day. 

19 And it shall be, if thou do at all 
forget the Lord thy God, and walk 
after other gods, and serve them, and 
worship them, ''I testify against you 
this day that ye shall surely perish. 

185 



Moses rehear seth the 



DEUTERONOMY. 



rebellions of Israel. 



B.C. 1451. 



a ch. 11. 31. 

Josh. 3. 16. k. 

4.19. 
b ch. 4. 38. & 

7. 1. & 11. 23. 
c ch. 1. 28. 
d Num. 13. 22, 

28, 32, 33. 



e ch. 31. 3. 

Josh. 3. 11. 
f ch. 4. 24. 

Heb. 12. 29. 
g ch. 7. 23. 

h Ex. 23. 31. 
ch. 7. 24. 



i ch. 8. 17. 
E,om.ll.6,20. 
1 Cor. 4. 4, 7. 



k Gen. 15. 16. 
Lev.18.24,25. 
ch. 18. 12. 



1 Tit. 3. 5. 



m Gen. 12. 7. 
& 13. 15. & 15. 
7. k. 17. 8. & 
26. 4. &, 28. 13. 



n ver. 13. Ex. 
32. 9. & 33. 3. 
&. 34. 9. 



J Ex. 14. 11. t 
16. 2. & 17. 2. 
Num. 11.4. & 
20. 2. &: 25. 2. 
ch. 31. 27. 



P Ex. 32. 4. 
Ps. 106. 19. 



1491. 

q Ex. 24. 12. 15. 



r Ex. 24. 18. t 

34. 28. 



20 As the nations which the Lord 
destroy eth before your face, *= so shall 
ye perish ; because ye would not be 
obedient unto the voice of the Lord 
your God. 

CHAPTER IX, 

Moses dissuadeth Israel from self righteousness, hy 
rehearsing their rebellions, 26 His prayer for them. 

HEAR, Israel: Thou art to 
*pass over Jordan this day, to 
go in to possess nations ''greater and 
mightier than thyself, cities great and 
•= fenced up to heaven, 

2 A people great and tall, ^ the chil- 
dren of the Anakim, whom thou 
knowest, and of whom thou hast heard 
say, Who can stand before the chil- 
dren of Anak ! 

3 Understand therefore this day, that 
the Lord thy God is he which * goeth 
over before thee ; as a, ^ consuming 
fire ^he shall destroy them, and he 
shall bring them down before thy 
face : ''so shalt thou drive them out, 
and destroy them quickly, as the 
Lord hath said unto thee. 

4 ' Speak not thou in thine heart, 
after that the Lord thy God hath 
cast them out from before thee, say- 
ing. For my righteousness the Lord 
hath brought me in to possess this 
land : but ''for the wickedness of 
these nations the Lord doth drive 
them out from before thee. 

5 ' Not for thy righteousness, or for 
the uprightness of thine heart, dost 
thou go to possess their land : but for 
the wickedness of these nations the 
Lord thy God doth drive them out 
from before thee, and that he may 
perform ""the word which the Lord 
sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, 
Isaac, and Jacob. 

6 Understand therefore, that the 
Lord thy God giveth thee not this 
good land to possess it for thy right- 
eousness ; for thou art ° a stiffnecked 
people. 

7 IT Remember, and forget not, how 
thou provokedst the Lord thy God 
to wrath in the wilderness : ° from 
the day that thou didst depart out of 
the land of Egypt, until ye came unto 
this place, ye have been rebellious 
against the Lord. 

8 Also Pin Horeb ye provoked the 
Lord to wrath, so that the Lord was 
angry with you to have destroyed you. 

9 iWhen I was gone up into the 
mount to receive the tables of stone, 
even the tables of the covenant which 
the Lord made with you, then ""I 
abode in the mount forty days and 
forty nights ; I neither did eat bread 
nor drink water : 

186 



10 'And the Lord delivered unto 
me two tables of stone written with 
the finger of God ; and on them was 
written according to all the words 
which the Lord spake with you in 
the mount, out of the midst of the 
fire, 4n the day of the assembly. 

11 And it came to pass at the end 
of forty days and forty nights, that 
the Lord gave me the two tables of 
stone, even the tables of the cove- 
nant. 

12 And the Lord said unto me, 
"Arise, get thee down quickly from 
hence ; for thy people which thou 
hast brought forth out of Egypt have 
corrupted themselves ; they are ^quick- 
ly turned aside out of the way which 
I commanded them ; they have made 
them a molten image. 

13 Furthermore ^the Lord spake 
unto me, saying, I have seen this peo- 
ple, and, behold, ''it is a stiffnecked 
people : 

14 ^Let me alone, that I may de- 
stroy them, and ^ blot out their name 
from under heaven : " and I will make 
of thee a nation mightier and greater 
than they. 

15 ''So I turned and came down 
from the mount, and ^the mount 
burned with fire : and the two ta- 
bles of the covenant were in my two 
hands. 

16 And '^I looked, and, behold, ye 
had sinned against the Lord your 
God, and had made you a molten 
calf: ye had turned aside quickly 
out of the way which the Lord had 
commanded you. 

17 And I took the two tables, and 
cast them out of my two hands, and 
brake them before your eyes. 

18 And I sfell down before the 
Lord, as at the first, forty days and 
forty nights : I did neither eat bread 
nor drink water, because of all your 
sins which ye sinned, in doing wick- 
edly in the sight of the Lord, to pro- 
voke him to anger. 

19 ''For I was afraid of the anger 
and hot displeasure, wherewith the 
Lord was wroth against you to de- 
stroy you. 'But the Lord hearkened 
unto me at that time also. 

20 And the Lord was very angry 
with Aaron to have destroyed him : 
and I prayed for Aaron also the same 
time. 

21 And ""I took your sin, the calf 
which ye had made, and burnt it 
with fire, and stamped it, and ground 
it very small, even until it was as 
small as dust : and I cast the dust 
thereof into the brook that descended 
out of the mount. 



His prayer for Israel. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



What God doth require. 



B. C. 1451. 



I Num. 11. 1, 

3,5. 

m Ex. 17. 7, 
n Num.ll.-1,34. 
oNuin. 13. 3. 

& 14. 1. 



pP8.106.24, 25. 
q ch. 31. 27. 

r ver. 18, 



«Ex.32.1J, 
&c. 



t Gen. 41. 57. 

1 Sam. 14. 25. 
u Ex. 32. 12. 

Num. 14. 16. 



I ch. 4. 20. 
1 Kings 8. 51. 
Neh. 1. 10. 
Ps. 05. 7. 



1491. 

a Ex. 34. 1, 2. 



bE.x. 25. 10. 



c Ex. 25. 16,21. 

d Ex. 25. 5, 10. 
& 37. 1. 
e Ex. 34. 4. 



f Ex. 34. 28. 



t Heb. words. 
S Ex. 20. 1. 

h Ex. 19. 17. 
ch. 9. 10. & 
18. 16. 



22 And at 'Taberah, and at ""Mas- 
sah, and at " Kibroth-hattaavah, ye 
provoked the I,ord to wrath. 

23 Liliewise °\vhen the Lord sent 
you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go 
up and possess the land which I have 
given you ; then ye rebelled against 
the commandment of the Lord your 
God, and Pye believed him not, nor 
hearkened to his voice. 

24 "J Ye have been rebellious against 
the Lord from the day that I knew 
you. 

25 'Thus I fell down before the 
Lord forty days and forty nights, as 
I fell down at the first ;. because the 
Lord had said he would destroy you. 

26 ^I prayed therefore unto the 
Lord, and said, Lord God, destroy 
not thy people and thine inheritance, 
which thou hast redeemed through thy 
greatness, which thou hast brought 
forth out of Egypt with a mighty 
hand. 

27 Remember thy servants, Abraham, 
Isaac, and .Tacob ; look not unto the 
stubbornness of this people, nor to 
their wickedness, nor to their sin : 

28 Lest Uhe land whence thou 
broughtest us out say, "Because the 
Lord was not able to bring them in- 
to the land which he promised them, 
and because he hated them, he hath 
brought them out to slay them in the 
wilderness. 

29 ^ Yet they are thy people and 
thine inheritance, which thou brought- 
est out by thy mighty power and by 
thy stretched out arm. 

CHAPTER X. 

God's mercy in restoring the two tables ; 6 in contin- 
uing the priesthood; 8 in separating the tribe of 
Levi; 10 and in hearkening unto tho. prayer of 
Moses for the people. 12 An exhortation to obe- 
dience. 

AT that time the Lord said unto 
me, ^Hew thee two tables of 
stone like unto the first, and come 
up unto me into the mount, and 
^ make thee an ark of wood. 

2 And I will write on the tables the 
words that were in the first tables 
which thou brakest, and ''thou shalt 
put them in the ark. 

3 And I made an ark of ^ shittim 
wood, and ^ hewed two tables of stone 
like unto the first, and went up into 
the mount, having the two tables in 
mine hand, 

4 And '^he wrote on the tables, ac- 
cording to the first writing, the ten 
t commandments, ^ which the Lord 
spake unto you in the mount, out of 
the midst of the fire, ""in the day of 
the assembly: and the Lord gave 
them unto me. 



5 And I turned myself and 'came 
down from the mount, and ''put the 
tables in the ark which I had made ; 
' and there they be, as the Lord com- 
manded me. 

6 IT And the children of Israel took 
their journey from Beeroth ""of the 
children of Jaakan to ° Mosera : ° there 
Aaron died, and there he was buried ; 
and Eleazar his son ministered in the 
priest's oflEice in his stead. 

7 P From thence they journeyed unto 
Gudgodah ; and from Gudgodah to 
Jotbath, a land of rivers of waters. 

8 IT At that time 'ithe Lord sepa- 
rated the tribe of Levi, "^to bear the 
ark of the covenant of the Lord, ^to 
stand before the Lord to minister 
unto him, and 'to bless in his name, 
unto this day. 

9 " Wherefore Levi hath no part nor 
inheritance with his brethren ; the 
Lord is his inheritance, according as 
the Lord thy God promised him. 

10 And ^I stayed in the mount, ac- 
cording to the li first time, forty days 
and forty nights ; and ^ the Lord 
hearkened unto me at that time also, 
and the Lord would not destroy 
thee. 

11 ^And the Lord said unto me. 
Arise, ttake thy journey before the 
people, that they may go in and 
possess the land, which I sware unto 
their fathers to give unto them. 

12 IT And now, Israel, ^what doth 
the Lord thy God require of thee, 
bi't ^to fear the Lord thy God, ''to 
walk in all h'*! ways, and "^to love 
him, and to serve the Lord thy God 
with all thy heart and with all thy 
soul, 

13 To keep the commandments of the 
Lord, and his statutes, which I com- 
mand thee this day ^ for thy good ? 

14 Behold, '^the heaven and the 
heaven of heavens is the Lord's thy 
God, ^the earth also., with all that 
therein is. 

15 ''Only the Lord had a delight 
in thy fathers to love them, and he 
chose their seed after them, even you 
above all people, as it is this day. 

16 Circumcise therefore 'the fore- 
skin of your heart, and be no more 
^ stiflTnecked. 

17 For the Lord your God is 'God 
of gods, and "'Lord of lords, a great 
God, " a mighty, and a terrible, which 
"regardeth not persons, nor taketh re- 
ward : 

18 PHe doth execute the judgment 
of the fatherless and widow, and lov- 
eth the stranger, in giving him food 
and raiment. 

19 'i Love ye therefore the stranger : 



18' 



B. C. 1451. 



i Ex. 34. 29, 
k Ex. 40. 20. 
1 1 Kings 8. 9 



n Num, 33, 30. 

Num. 20. 28. 

& 33. 38. 



P Num. 33. 32, 
33. 



q Num. 3. 6. & 
4. 4. & 8. 14. 
& 16. 9. 

r Num. 4. 15. 

s ch. 18. 5. 

t Lev. 9. 22. 

Num. 6. 23. 

ch. 21. 5. 
u Num. 18. 20, 

24. ch.18. 1, 

2. Ez.44.28. 

X Ex. 34. 28. 
ch. 9. 18, 25. 

1491. 
II Or, former 

days, 
y Ex. 32. 14, 

33,34.&33.17. 

ch, 9. 19. 



z Ex. 32. 34, 
& 33. 1. 
t Heb. go h 

journey. 



a Mic. 6, 8. 



b ch. 6. 13. 
c ch. 5, 33, 
d ch. 6. 5. & 

11. 13. & 30. 

16,20. Matt. 

22. 37, 



fl Kings 8. 27. 

Ps. 115. 16. & 

148. 4. 
S Gen. 14. 19. 

Ex. 19. 5, 

Ps. 24. 1. 
h ch. 4. 37. 
i See Lev. 26. 

41. ch.30.6. 

Jer. 4. 4. 

Rom.2. 28,29. 

Col. 2. 11. 
k ch. 9. 6, 13. 
1 Josh. 22. 22. 

Ps. 136. 2. 

Dan. 2. 47. & 

11. 36. 
m Rev. 17. 14. 

& 19. 16. 
n ch. 7. 21, 
o 2 Chr. 19. 7. 

Job 34. 19. 

Acts 10. 34. 

Rom. 2. IL 

Gal. 2. 6. 

Eph. 6. 9. 

Col. 3. 25. 

1 Pet. 1. 17. 
p Ps. 68. 5. & 

146. 9. 
q Lev. 19. S3, 

34. 



The people exhorted 



DEUTERONOMY. 



to obey the law of God. 



B. C. 1451. 



r ch. 6. 13. 

Matt. 4. 10. 

Luke 4. 8. 
s ch. 11. 22. & 

13.4. 
t Ps, 63. 11. 
u Ex. 15. 2. 

Ps. 22. 3. 

Jer. 17. 14. 
-^ 1 Sam. 12. 24. 

2 Sam. 7. 23. 

Ps. 106. 21, 22. 

y Gen. 40. 27. 

Ex. 1. 5. 

Acts 7. 14. 
z Gen. 15. 5. 

ch.l.l0.&28. 

62. 



a ch. 10. 12. &. 
30. 16, 20. 
b Zech. 3. 7. 



c ch. 8. 5. 
dch.5. 24. 
e ch. 7. 19. 

f Ps. 78. 12. 
135. 9. 



& Ex. 14. 27, 2 
k. 15. 9, 10. 
Ps. 106. 11. 



h Num. 16. 1, 
31. & 27. 3. 
Ps. 106. 17. 



II Or, living 
svbstance 
which fol- 
lowed them. 

t Heb. was at 
ff>eir feet. 

' ch. 5. 3. k. 7. 
19. 



k Josh. 1. fi, 7. 



lch.4.40. &,5. 

16. Prov. 10. 

27. 
m ch. 9. 5. 
n Ex. 3. 8. 



for ye were strangers in the land of 
Egypt. 

20 ''Thou shalt fear the Lord thy 
God; him shalt thou serve, and to 
him shalt thou 'cleave, 'and sw^ear 
by his name. 

21 "He is thy praise, and he is thy 
God, ^that hath done for thee these 
great and terrible things, which thine 
eyes have seen. 

22 Thy fathers went down into 
Egypt y with threescore and ten per- 
sons ; and now the Lord thy God 
hath made thee ^as the stars of 
heaven for multitude. 

CHAPTER XL 

The people are exhorted to obedience, 2 by their own 
experience of God's great works ; 8 by the promise 
of God's special blessings ; 16 and in view of his 
judgments. 18 These words to be laid up in their 
hearts, and taught to their children. 26 A blessing 
and a curse set before them. 

rpHEREFORE thou shalt ^love 
A. the Lord thy God, and ''keep 
his charge, and his statutes, and his 
judgments, and his commandments, 
alway. 

2 And know ye this day : for I speak 
not with your children which have 
not known, and which have not seen 
°the chastisement of the Lord your 
God, "^his greatness, ^his mighty 
hand, and his stretched out arm, 

3 ^And his miracles, and his acts, 
which he did in the midst of Egypt 
unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and 
unto all his land ; 

4 And what he did unto the army 
of Egypt, unto their horses, and to 
their chariots; ^how he made the 
water of the Red sea to overflow them 
as they pursued after you, and how 
the Lord hath destroyed them unto 
this day ; 

5 And what he did unto you in the 
wilderness, until ye came into this 
place ; 

6 And ^'what he did unto Dathan 
and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the 
son of Reuben : how the earth opened 
her mouth, and swallowed them up, 
and their households, and their tents, 
and all the H substance that t was in 
their possession, in the midst of all 
Israel : 

7 But ' your eyes have seen all the 
great acts of the Lord which he did, 

8 Therefore shall ye keep all the 
commandments which I command 
you this day, that ye may ''be strong, 
and go in and possess the land, whith- 
er ye go to possess it ; 

9 And 'that ye may prolong 7/our 
days in the land, '"which the Lord 
sware unto your fathers to give unto 
them and to their seed, ° a land that 
floweth with milk and honey. 

188 



10 IT For the land, whither thou 
goest in to possess it, is not as the 
land of Egypt, from whence ye came 
out, "where thou sowedst thy seed, 
and wateredst it with thy foot, as a 
garden of herbs : 

11 PBut the land, whither ye go 
to possess it, is a land of hills and 
valleys, and drinketh water of the 
rain of heaven : 

12 A land which the Lord thy God 
tcareth for: ithe eyes of the Lord 
thy God are always upon it, from the 
beginning of the year even unto the 
end of the year. 

13 IT And it shall come to pass, if 
ye shall hearken "■ diligently unto my 
commandments which I command 
you this day, 'to love the Lord your 
God, and to serve him with all your 
heart and with all your soul, 

14 That *I will give you the rain 
of your land in his due season, "the 
first rain and the latter rain, that 
thou mayest gather in thy corn, and 
thy wine, and thine oil. 

15 ^And I will tsend grass in thy 
fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest 
y eat and be full. 

16 Take heed to yourselves, ^that 
your heart be not deceived, and ye 
turn aside, and * serve other gods, 
and worship them ; 

17 And then ''the Lord's wrath be 
kindled against you, and he " shut up 
the heaven, that there be no rain, 
and that the land yield not her fruit ; 
and lest ^je perish quickly from off 
the good land which the Lord giveth 
you. 

18 IT Therefore ® shall ye lay up these 
my words in your heart and in your 
soul, and ^bind them for a sign upon 
your hand, that they may be as front- 
lets between your eyes. 

19 sAnd ye shall teach them your 
children, speaking of them when thou 
sittest in thine house, and when thou 
walkest by the way, when thou liest 
down, and when thou risest up. 

20 ^ And thou shalt write them upon 
the doorposts of thine house, and upon 
thy gates : 

21 That 'your days may be multi- 
plied, and the days of your children, 
in the land which the Lord sware 
unto your fathers to give them, "^as 
the days of heaven upon the earth. 

22 1" For if 'ye shall diligently keep 
all these commandments which I 
command you, to do them, to love 
the Lord your God, to walk in 
all his ways, and '"to cleave unto 
him ; 

23 Then will the Lord "drive out 
all these nations from before you. 



A blessing and a curse. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



Place of Gocfs service. 



B. C. 1451. 

ch. 9. 1. 

P Josh. 1. 3. & 

14.9. 
q Gen. 15. 18. 

Ex. 23. 31. 

Num. 34. 3, 



u ch. 30. 1. 15, 
19. 



4.& 17.10,11. 
Jer. 3. 6. 



and ye shall "possess greater nations 
and mightier than yourselves, 

24 P Every place whereon the soles 
of youi^ feet shall tread shall be yours : 
^frora the wilderness and Lebanon, 
from the river, the river Euphrates, 
even unto the uttermost sea shall 
your coast be, 

" 25 ■■ There shall no man be able to 
stand before you : for the Lord your 
God shall 'lay the fear of you and 
the dread of you upon all the land 
that ye shall tread upon, * as he hath 
said unto you. 

26 H " Behold, I set before you this 
day a blessing and a curse ; 

27 ^ A blessing, if ye obey the com- 
mandments of the Lord your God, 
which I command you this day : 

28 And a ^ curse, if ye will not obey 
the commandments of the Lord your 
God, but turn aside out of the way 
which I command you this day, to 
go after other gods, which ye have 
not known. 

29 And it shall come to pass, when 
the Lord thy God hath brought thee 
in unto the land whither thou goest 
to possess it, that thou shalt put ^ the 
blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the 
curse upon mount Ebal. 

30 Are they not on the other side 
Jordan, by the way where the sun 
goeth down, in the land of the Ca- 
naanites, which dwell in the cham- 
paign over against Gilgal, ^beside the 
plains of Moreh 1 

31'' For ye shall pass over Jordan to 
go in to possess the land which the 
Lord your God giveth you, and ye 
shall possess it, and dwell therein. 

32 And ye shall observe '= to do all 
the statutes and judgments which I 
set before you this day. 

CHAPTER Xn. 

Tlie monuments of idolatry are to he destroyed. 5 All 
offerings are to he brought to the place chosen of 
God. 17 Holy things must he eaten in the holy place. 
20 Exceptions, 29 The rites of idolatry not to be in- 
quired into. 

^ npHESE are the statutes and 
X judgments, which ye shall ob- 
serve to do in the land, which the 
Lord God of thy fathers giveth thee 
to possess it, ^all the days that ye 
live upon the earth. 

2 " Ye shall utterly destroy all the 
places, wherein the nations which 
ye shall n possess served their gods, 
"^upon the high mountains, and up- 
on the hills, and under every green 
tree : 

3 And ^ye shall t overthrow their 
altars, and break their pillars, and 
burn their groves with fire; and ye 
shall hew down the graven images 



of their gods, and destroy the names 
of them out of that place. 

4 ^ Ye shall not do so unto the Lord 
your God. 

5 But unto the place which the 
Lord your God shall ^choose out of 
all your tribes to put his name there, 
even unto his habitation shall ye seek, 
and thither thou shalt come : 

6 And ^thither ye shall bring your 
burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, 
and your 'tithes, and heave oflTerings 
of your^ hand, and your vows, and 
your freewill offerings, and the first- 
lings of your herds and of your 
flocks : 

7 And ^ there ye shall eat before the 
Lord your God, and 'ye shall rejoice 
in all that ye put your hand unto, 
ye and your households, wherein the 
Lord thy God hath blessed thee. 

8 Ye shall not do after all the things 
that we do here this day, ""every 
man whatsoever is right in his own 
eyes. 

9 For ye are not as yet come to the 
rest and to the inheritance, which the 
Lord your God giveth you. 

10 But when "ye go over Jordan, 
and dwell in the land which the Lord 
your God giveth you to inherit, and 
when he giveth you rest from all your 
enemies round about, so that ye dwell 
in safety ; 

11 Then there shall be °a place 
which the Lord your God shall choose 
to cause his name to dwell there ; 
thither shall ye bring all that I com- 
mand you ; your burnt offerings, and 
your sacrifices, your tithes, and the 
heave offering of your hand, and all 
t your choice vows which ye vow un- 
to the Lord : 

12 And Pye shall rejoice before the 
Lord your God, ye, and your sons, 
and your daughters, and your men- 
servants, and your maidservants, and 
the Levite that is within your gates ; 
forasmuch as 'J he hath no part nor 
inheritance with you. 

13 «• Take heed to thyself that thou 
offer not thy burnt offerings in every 
place that thou seest ; 

14 'But in the place which the Lord 
shall choose in one of thy tribes, there 
thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, 
and there thou shalt do all that I 
command thee. 

15 Notwithstanding, * thou mayest 
kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, 
whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, 
according to the blessing of the Lord 
thy God which he hath given thee : 
" the unclean and the clean may eat 
thereof, ^ as of the roebuck, and as of 
the hart. 

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B. C. 1451. 
f ver. 31. 



S ver. 11. 
ch. 26. 2. 
Josh. 9. 27. 

1 Kinf,'s 8. 29. 

2 Ghr. 7. 12. 
Ps. 78. 63. 

h Lev. 17. 3, 4. 



i ver. 17. 
ch. 14. 22, 23. 
& 15. 19, 20. 



k ch. 14. 26. 

1 ver. 12. 18. 
Lev. 23. 40. 
ch. 16. 11, 14, 
15. & 26. 11. 
&27. 7. 



m Judg. 17. 6. 
.& 21. 25. 



n ch. 11. 31. 



over.5, 14, 18, 


21, 26. & ch. 


14. 23. & 15. 


20. & 16.2, &c. 


& 17. 8. & 18. 


6. & 23. 16. & 


26. 2. & 31.n. 


Josh. 18. 1. 


1 Kings 8. 29. 


Ps. 78. 68. 


t Heb. the 


choice of your 


vows. 


P ver. 7. 



q ch. 10. 9. & 
14. 29. 



r Lev. 17. 4. 



s ver. 11. 



ver. 21. 



X ch. 14. 5. 
15. 22. 



Eating blood forbidden. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



Enticers to idolatry 



B. C. 1451. 



y Gten. 9. 4. 
Lev. 7. 26. & 
17. 10. 

ch. 15. 23. & 
ver. 23, 24. 



z ver. II, 12. 
ch. 14. 23. 



t Heb. all thy 
days. 



5) Gen. 15. 18. 
& 28. 14. 
Ex. 34. 24. 
ch. 11. 24. &. 
19.8. 



d ver. IG. 
t H^b. be 

strung. 
e Gen. 9. 4. 

Lev.17.11,14. 



f ch. 4. 40. 
Is. 3. 10. 

S Ex. 15. 26. 
ch. 13. 18. 
IKmors 11.38. 

h Num. 5. 9. 

10. &. 18. 19. 
i 1 Sam. I. 21, 

22, 24. 



k Lev. 1. 5, 9, 
13. & 17. 11. 



16 >" Only ye shall not eat the blood ; 
ye shall pour it upon the earth as 
water. 

17 IT Thou mayest not eat within 
thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of 
thy wine, or of thy oil, or the first- 
lings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor 
any of thy vows which thou vowest, 
nor thy freewill offerings, or heave 
offering of thine hand : 

18 ^'But thou must eat them before 
the Lord thy God in the place which 
the Lord thy God shall choose, thou, 
and thy son, and thy daughter, and 
thy manservant, and thy maidservant, 
and the Levite that is within thy 
gates : and thou shalt rejoice before 
the Lord thy God in all that thou 
puttest thine hands unto. 

19 ^Take heed to thyself that thou 
forsake not the Levite tas long as 
thou livest upon the earth. 

20 II When the Lord thy God shall 
enlarge thy border, ^ as he hath prom- 
ised thee, and thou shalt say, I will 
eat flesh, because thy soul longeth 
to eat flesh ; thou mayest eat flesh, 
whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. 

21 If the place which the Lord thy 
God hath chosen to put his name 
there be too far from thee, then thou 
shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, 
which the Lord hath given thee, as I 
have commanded thee, and thou shalt 
eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul 
lusteth after. 

22 '^Even as the roebuck and the 
hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them : 
the unclean and the clean shall eat of 
them alike. 

23 ^ Only the sure that thou eat not 
the blood : ^ for the blood is the life ; 
and thou mayest not eat the life with 
the flesh. 

24 Thou shalt not eat it ; thou shalt 
pour it upon the earth as water. 

25 Thou shalt not eat it; ^that it 
may go well with thee, and with thy 
children after thee, ^when thou shalt 
do that which is right in the sight of 
the Lord. 

26 Only thy '^holy things which 
thou hast, and ' thy vows, thou shalt 
take, and go unto the place which 
the Lord shall choose : 

27 And ^ thou shalt offer thy burnt 
offerings, the flesh and the blood, 
upon the altar of the Lord thy God : 
and the blood of thy sacrifices shall 
be poured out upon the altar of the 
Lord thy God, and thou shalt eat the 
flesh. 

28 Observe and hear all these words 
which I command thee, Hhat it may 
go well with thee, and with thy 
children after thee for ever, when 

190 



thou doest that which is good and 
right in the sight of the Lord thy 
God. 

29 IT When '"the Lord thy God shall 
cut off the nations from before thee, 
whither thou goest to possess them, 
and thou tsucceedest them, and dwell- 
est in their land ; 

30 Take heed to thyself "^ that thou 
be not snared thy following them, 
after that they be destroyed from 
before thee ; and that thou inquire 
not after their gods, saying. How 
did these nations serve their gods? 
even so will I do likewise. 

31 "Thou shalt not do so unto the 
Lord thy God: for every t abomina- 
tion to the Lord which he hateth 
have they done unto their gods ; for 
Peven their sons and their daughters 
they have burnt in the fire to their 
gods. 

32 What thing soever I command 
you, observe to do it : '' thou shalt not 
add thereto, nor diminish from it. 

CHAPTER Xm. 

Enticers to idolatry, 6 even orte's nearest kindred, 
9 are to he stoned to death. 12 Idolatrous cities 
are not to be spared. 

IF there arise among you a prophet, 
or a =" dreamer of dreams, ^ and giv- 
eth thee a sign or a wonder, 

2 And " the sign or the wonder come 
to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, 
saying, Let us go after other gods, 
which thou hast not known, and let 
us serve them ; 

3 Thou shalt not hearken unto the 
words of that prophet, or that dream- 
er of dreams : for the Lord your God 
'^proveth you, to know whether ye 
love the Lord your God with all 
your heart and with all your soul. 

4 Ye shall ^walk after the Lord 
your God, and fear him, and keep his 
commandments, and obey his voice, 
and ye shall serve him, and ^cleave 
unto him. 

5 And ^that prophet, or that dream- 
er of dreams, shall be put to death ; 
because he hath t spoken to turn you 
away from the Lord your God, which 
brought you out of the land of Egypt, 
and redeemed you out of the house of 
bondage, to thrust thee out of the way 
which the Lord thy God commanded 
thee to walk in. ^So shalt thou put 
the evil away from the midst of thee. 

6 IT 4f thy brother, the son of thy 
mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, 
or "^the wife of thy bosom, or thy 
friend, ' which is as thine own soul, 
entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go 
and serve other gods, which thou hast 
not known, thou, nor thy fathers ; 

7 Namely, of the gods of the people 



to be stoned to death. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



Meats clean and unclean. 



B.C. 1451. 



Prov, 1. 10. 



o ch. 17. 7. 
Acts 7. 58. 



t Heb. bond- 

men, 
V ch. 17. 13. &, 

19. 20. 



q Josh. 22. 11, 
&,c. Judg-.20. 
1,2. 



H Or, naughty 

men. 

See Judg. 19. 

22. 1 Sam. 2. 

12. & 25. 17, 

25. 1 Kings 

21. 10, 13. 

2 Cor. 6. 15. 
r 1 John 2. 19. 

Jude 19. 
s 2 Kings 17. 

21. 
t ver. 2, 6. 



u Ex. 22. 20. 
Lev. 27. 2«. 
Josh.6.17,21. 



y Josh. 8. 28. 

Is. 17. 1. & 25. 

2. Jer. 49. 2. 
z ch. 7. 26. 

Josh. G. 18. 
II Or, devoted. 
a Josh. 6. 26. 



b Gen. 22. 17. 
& 26. 4, 24. &. 
28. 14. 



c ch. 12. 25, 
28, 32. 



which are round about you, nigh unto 
thee, or far off from thee, from the 
one end of the earth even unto the 
other fend of the earth ; 

8 Thou shalt "'not consent unto him, 
nor hearken unto him ; neither shall 
thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou 
spare, neither shalt thou conceal him : 

9 But " thou shalt surely kill him ; 
"thine hand shall be first upon him 
to put him to death, and afterwards 
the hand of all the people. 

10 And thou shalt stone him with 
stones, that he die ; because he hath 
sought to thrust thee away from the 
Lord thy God, which brought thee 
out of the land of Egypt, from the 
house of t bondage. 

11 And Pall Israel shall hear, and 
fear, and shall do no more any such 
wickedness as this is among you. 

12 IT ''If thou shalt hear say in one 
of thy cities, which the Lord thy 
God hath given thee to dwell there, 
saying, 

13 Certain men, lithe children of 
Belial, ""are gone out from among 
you, and have ^withdrawn the in- 
habitants of their city, saying, 'Let 
us go and serve other gods, which ye 
have not known ; 

14 Then shalt thou inquire, and 
make search, and ask diligently ; and, 
behold, if it be truth, and the thing 
certain, that such abomination is 
wrought among you ; 

15 Thou shalt surely smite the in- 
habitants of that city with the edge 
of the sword, "destroying it utterly, 
and all that is therein, and the cattle 
thereof, with the edge of the sword. 

16 And thou shalt gather all the 
spoil of it into the midst of the street 
thereof, and shalt ^'burn with fire the 
city, and all the spoil thereof every 
whit, for the Lord thy God : and it 
shall be y a heap for ever ; it shall 
not be built again. 

17 And '^ there shall cleave nought 
of the II cursed thing to thine hand : 
that the Lord may ^turn from the 
fierceness of his anger, and shew thee 
mercy, and have compassion upon thee, 
and multiply thee, ^ as he hath sworn 
unto thy fathers ; 

18 When thou shalt hearken to the 
voice of the Lord thy God, *= to keep 
all his commandments which I com- 
mand thee this day, to do that which is 
right in the eyes of the Lord thy God. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

God^s children are not to disfigure themselves in their 
mourning. 3 What may, and what may not he eat- \ 
en. 4 of beasts, 9 of fishes, 11 and of fowls. 21 That 
which dieth of itself may not he eaten. 23 Tithes \ 
and firstlings to be eaten before the Lord. 28 The ; 
third year's tithe of alms and charity. I 



"TTE are *the children of the Lord 
X your God: ""ye shall not cut 
yourselves, nor make any baldness 
between your eyes for the dead. 

2 Tor thou art a holy people 
unto the Lord thy God, and the 
Lord hath chosen thee to be a 
peculiar people unto himself, above 
all the nations that are upon the 
earth. 

3 1'^ Thou shalt not eat any abom- 
inable thing. 

4 * These are the beasts which ye 
shall eat : the ox, the sheep, and the 
goat, 

5 The hart, and the roebuck, and 
the fallow deer, and the wild goat, 
and the Hpygarg, and the wild ox, 
and the chamois. 

6 And every beast that parteth the 
hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two 
claws, and cheweth the cud among 
the beasts, that ye shall eat. 

7 Nevertheless these ye shall not 
eat, of them that chew the cud, or 
of them that divide the cloven hoof; 
as the camel, and the hare, and the 
coney: for they chew the cud, but 
divide not the hoof; therefore they are 
unclean unto you. 

8 And the swine, because it divideth 
the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it 
is unclean unto you : ye shall not eat 
of their flesh, ^nor touch their dead 
carcass. 

9 IF ^ These ye shall eat, of all that 
are in the waters : all that have fins 
and scales shall ye eat : 

10 And whatsoever hath not fins and 
scales ye may not eat ; it is unclean 
unto you. 

1 1 IT 0/ all clean birds ye shall eat. 

12 '^But these are they of which ye 
shall not eat : the eagle, and the os- 
sifrage, and the ospray, 

13 And the glede, and the kite, and 
the vulture after his kind, 

14 And every raven after his kind, 

15 And the owl, and the nighthawk, 
and the cuckoo, and the hawk after 
his kind, 

16 The little owl, and the great owl, 
and the swan, 

17 And the pelican, and the gier 
eagle, and the cormorant, 

18 And the stork, and the heron 
after her kind, and the lapwing, and 
the bat. 

19 And 'every creeping thing that 
flieth is unclean unto you : ^ they 
shall not be eaten. 

20 Biit of all clean fowls ye may eat. 

21 IT ^Ye shall not eat o/ any thing 
that dieth of itself: thou shalt give 
it unto the stranger that is in thy 
gates, that he may eat it ; or thou 

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Tithes and firstlings. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



The year of release. 



B. C. 1451. 



m ver. 2. 
n Ex. 23. 19. 

&. 34. 26. 
Lev. 27. 30. 
ch. 12. 6, 17. 

Neh. 10. 37. 



P cli. 12. 5. 

7,17,18.' 



qch. 15.19,20. 



r ch. 12. 21. 



t Heb. asketh 
of thee. 
« cli. 12. 7, 18. 
I k. 26. 11. 



t ch. 12. 12. 18, 
19. 



u Num. 18. 20. 
ch. 18. 1, 2. 



X ch. 26. 12. 
Am. 4. 4. 



y ch. 26. 12. 
z ver. 27. ch. 
12. 12. 



a ch. 1.5. 10. 
Prov. 3.9, 10. 
See Mai. 3.10. 



*Ex. 21.2. & 

23. 10, 11. 

Lev. 25. 2, 4. 

ch. 31. 10. 

Jer. 34. 14. 
t Heb. master 

of the lending 

of his hand. 



mayest sell it unto an alien : " for 
thou art a holy people unto the 
Lord thy God. ° Thou shalt not 
seethe a kid in his mother's milk. 

22 °Thou shalt truly tithe all the 
increase of thy seed, that the field 
bringeth forth year by year. 

23 PAnd thou shalt eat before the 
Lord thy God, in the place which 
he shall choose to place his name 
there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy 
wine, and of thine oil, and ^the 
firstlings of thy herds and of thy 
flocks ; that thou mayest learn to 
fear the Lord thy God always. 

24 And if the way be too long 
for thee, so that thou art not able 
to carry it; or ''if the place be too 
far from thee, which the Lord thy 
God shall choose to set his name 
there, when the Lord thy God hath 
blessed thee ; 

25 Then shalt thou turn it into 
money, and bind up the money in 
thine hand, and shalt go unto the 
place which the Lord thy God shall 
choose : 

26 And thou shalt bestow that money 
for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, 
for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or 
for strong drink, or for whatsoever 
thy soul t desireth : ' and thou shalt 
eat there before the Lord thy God, 
and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine 
household, 

27 And *the Levite that is within 
thy gates ; thou shalt not forsake 
him : for " he hath no part nor inher- 
itance with thee. 

28 IT ^ At the end of three years thou 
shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine 
increase the same year, and shalt lay 
it up within thy gates : 

29 yAnd the Levite, because ^'he 
hath no part nor inheritance with 
thee, and the stranger, and the fa- 
therless, and the widow, which are 
within thy gates, shall come, and 
shall eat and be satisfied; that ^the 
Lord thy God may bless thee in all 
the work of thine hand which thou 
doest. 

CHAPTER XV. 

The seventh year a year of release for the poor. 7 
This must he no let to lending or giving. 12 A He- 
brew servant is to go forth free and well furnished 
in the seventh year, unless he choose not to depart. 
19 All firstling males of the cattle are to be conse- 
crated unto the Lord. 

AT the end of ^ every seven years 
thou shalt make a release, 
2 And this is the manner of the 
release : Every t creditor that lendeth 
aught unto his neighbour shall re- 
lease it ; he shall not exact it of his 
neighbour, or of his brother ; because 
it is called the Lord's release. 

192 



3 "^ Of a foreigner thou mayest exact 
it again : but that which is thine with 
thy brother thine hand shall release ; 

4 II Save when there shall be no poor 
among you; '^for the Lord shall 
greatly bless thee in the land which 
the Lord thy God giveth thee for an 
inheritance to possess it : 

5 Only ^ if thou carefully hearken un- 
to the voice of the Lord thy God, to 
observe to do all these commandments 
which I command thee this day. 

6 For the Lord thy God blesseth 
thee, as he promised thee : and ^ thou 
shalt lend unto many nations, but 
thou shalt not borrow ; and ^ thou 
shalt reign over many nations, but 
they shall not reign over thee. 

7 IF If there be among you a poor 
man of one of thy brethren within 
any of thy gates in thy land which 
the Lord thy God giveth thee, ^ thou 
shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut 
thine hand from thy poor brother : 

8 ^But thou shalt open thine hand 
wide unto him, and shalt surely lend 
him sufficient for his need, in that 
which he wanteth. 

9 Beware that there be not a tthought 
in thy t wicked heart, saying, The 
seventh year, the year of release, is at 
hand; and thine 'eye be evil against 
thy poor brother, and thou givest him 
nought; and ^he cry unto the Lord 
against thee, and ' it be sin unto thee. 

10 Thou shalt surely give him, and 
'"thine heart shall not be grieved 
when thou givest unto him : because 
that "for this thing the Lord thy 
God shall bless thee in all thy works, 
and in all that thou puttest thine 
hand unto. 

11 For °the poor shall never cease 
out of the land : therefore I command 
thee, saying. Thou shalt open thine 
hand wide unto thy brother, to thy 
poor, and to thy needy, in thy land. 

12 IF And P if thy brother, a Hebrew 
man, or a Hebrew woman, be sold 
unto thee, and serve thee six years ; 
then in the seventh year thou shalt 
let him go free from thee. 

13 And when thou sendest him out 
free from thee, thou shalt not let him 
go away empty : 

14 Thou shalt furnish him hberally 
out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, 
and out of thy winepress : of that 
wherewith the Lord thy God hath 
''blessed thee thou shalt give unto 
him. 

15 And '"thou shalt remember that 
thou wast a bondman in the land of 
Egypt, and the Lord thy God re- 
deemed thee : therefore I command 
thee this thing to day. 



The feast of the passover, 



DEUTERONOMY. 



of weeks, and of tabernacles. 



B. C. 1451. 

s Ex. 21. 5, G. 



t See Is. 10. 
14. &. 21. 16. 



u Ex. 13. 2. & 

34. 19. Lev. 
27. 2G. Num. 
3.13. 



X ch. 12. 5, 6. 7, 
17. k. 14. 23. 
& 16. 11, 14. 



y Lev. 22. 20. 
ch. 17. 1. 



zch,12.15,22. 



a ch. 12. 16, 23. 



a Ex. 12.2, 
&c. 



b Ex. 13. 4. 
34. 18. 



c Ex. 12. 29, 
42. 



d Num. 28. 19. 
e ch. 12. 5, 26. 



f Ex. 12. 15, 
19. 39. & 13. 
3, 6, 7. & 34. 



g Ex. 13. 7, 



li Ex. 12. 10. 

& 34. 25. 



16 And it shall be, 4f he say unto 
thee, I will not go away from thee ; 
because he loveth thee and thine 
house,"^because he is well with thee ; 

17 Then thou shalt take an awl, 
and thrust it through his ear unto the 
door, and he shall be thy servant for 
ever. And also unto thy maidservant 
thou shalt do likewise. 

18 It shall not seem hard unto 
thee, when thou sendest him away 
free from thee ; for he hath been 
worth ' a double hired servant to thee, 
in serving thee six years : and the 
Lord thy God shall bless thee in all 
that thou doest. 

19 1" "All the firstling males that 
come of thy herd and of thy flock 
thou shalt sanctify unto the Lord 
thy God : thou shalt do no work with 
the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear 
the firstling of thy sheep. 

20 ^Thou shalt eat it before the 
Lord thy God year by year in the 
place which the Lord shall choose, 
thou and thy household. 

21 J' And if there be any blemish 
therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or 
have any ill blemish, thou shalt not 
sacrifice it unto the Lord thy God. 

22 Thou shalt eat it within thy 
gates : ^ the unclean and the clean 
person shall eat it alike, as the roe- 
buck, and as the hart. 

23 ^Only thou shalt not eat the 
blood thereof ; thou shalt pour it up- 
on the ground as water. 

CHAPTER XVL 

The feast of the passover, 9 of weeks, 13 of taberna- 
cles. 16 Every male mvst offer, as he is able, at 
these three feasts. 18 Of judges and justice. 21 
droves and images are forbidden. 

OBSERVE the ^ month of Abib, 
and keep the passover unto the 
Lord thy God : for ^ in the month of 
Abib the Lord thy God brought thee 
forth out of Egypt " by night. 

2 Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the 
passover unto the Lord thy God, of 
the flock and ^ the herd, in the ^ place 
which the Lord shall choose to place 
his name there. 

3 ^ Thou shalt eat no leavened bread 
with it ; seven days shalt thou eat un- 
leavened bread therewith, even the 
bread of affliction ; for thou camest 
forth out of the land of Egypt in 
haste : that thou mayest remember 
the day when thou camest forth out 
of the land of Eg3^pt all the days of 
thy life. 

4 ^And there shall be no leavened 
bread seen with thee in all thy coast 
seven days ; ^neither shall there any 
thing of the flesh, which thou sacri- 
ficedst the first day at even, remain 
all night until the morning. 



13 



5 Thou mayest not H sacrifice the pass- 
over within any of thy gates, which 
the Lord thy God giveth thee : 

6 But at the place which the Lord 
thy God shall choose to place his 
name in, there thou shalt sacrifice 
the passover 'at "even, at the going 
down of the sun, at the season that 
thou camest forth out of Egypt. 

7 And thou shalt ''roast and eat it 
'in the place which the Lord thy 
God shall choose : and thou shalt turn 
in the morning, and go unto thy tents. 

8 Six days thou shalt eat unleavened 
bread ; and "" on the seventh day shall 
he a t solemn assembly to the Lord thy 
God : thou shalt do no work therein. 

9 IT ° Seven weeks shalt thou number 
unto thee : begin to number the seven 
weeks from such time as thou begin- 
nest to put the sickle to the corn. 

10 And thou shalt keep the feast of 
weeks unto the Lord thy God with 
Ha tribute of a freewill offering of 
thine hand, which thou shalt give un- 
to the LORD thy God., "according as 
the Lord thy God hath blessed thee : 

11 And Pthou shalt rejoice before 
the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, 
and thy daughter, and thy manserv- 
ant, and thy maidservant, and the 
Levite that is within thy gates, and 
the stranger, and the fatherless, and 
the widow, that are among you, in 
the place which the Lord thy God 
hath chosen to place his name there. 

12 lAnd thou shalt remember that 
thou wast a bondman in Egypt : and 
thou shalt observe and do these stat- 
utes. 

13 IT ""Thou shalt observe the feast 
of tabernacles seven days, after that 
thou hast gathered in thy tcorn and 
thy wine : 

14 And Uhou shalt rejoice in thy 
feast, thou, and thy son, and thy 
daughter, and thy manservant, and 
thy maidservant, and the Levite, the 
stranger, and the fatherless, and the 
widow, that are within thy gates. 

15 * Seven days shalt thou keep a 
solemn feast unto the Lord thy God 
in the place which the Lord shall 
choose : because the Lord thy God 
shall bless thee in all thine increase, 
and in all the works of thine hands, 
therefore thou shalt surely rejoice. 

16 IF " Three times in a year shall all 
thy males appear before the Lord thy 
God in the place which he shall choose ; 
in the feast of unleavened bread, and 
in the feast of weeks, and in the feast 
of tabernacles : and "^ they shall not 
appear before the Lord empty : 

17 Every man shall give tas he is 
able, y according to the blessing of the 

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Idolaters to he slain. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



Matters of controversy. 



B. C. 1451. 




a Ex. 23. 2, 6. 

Lev. 19. 15. 
b ch. 1. 17. 

Prov. 24. 23. 
c Ex. 23. 8. 

Prov. 17. 23. 

Ecc. 7. 7. 
II Or, matters. 

t Heb. Justice, 
justice, 

d Ez. 18. 5, 9. 



e Ex. 34. 13. 

1 Kings 14. 

15. & ]G. 33. 

2 Kings 17. 

16. &. 21. 3. 
2 Chr. 33. 3. 

f Lev. 26. 1. 

II Or, statue, 
or, pillar. 



a ch. 15. 21. 

Mai. 1. 8, 13, 

14. 
II Or, goat. 



b ch. 13. 6. 



c Josh. 7. 11, 

15. & 23. 16. 

Judg. 2. 20. 

2 Kings 18. 

12. Hos. 8. 1. 
<J ell. 4. 19. 

Job 31. 26. 
ejer. 7.22.23, 

31. &L 19. 5. &. 

2,2. 35. 
f ch. 13. 12, 14. 



g Lev.24.14,16. 

ch. 13. 10. 

Josh. 7. 25. 
h Num. 35. 30. 

ch. 19. 15. 

Matt. 18. 16. 

John 8. 17. 

2 Cor. 13. 1. 

ITini. 5. 19, 

Heb. 10. 28. 

i ch. 13. 9. 
Acts 7. 58. 

k ver. 12. 

ch. 13. 5. & 

19. 19. 
1 2 Chr. 19. 10. 

Hag. 2. 11. 

Mai. 2. 7. 



Lord thy God which he hath given 
thee. 

18 IF ^Judges and officers shalt thou 
make thee in all thy gates, which the 
Lord thy God giveth thee, through- 
out thy tribes : and they shall judge 
the people with just judgment. 

19 ^Thou shalt not wrest judgment; 
''thou shalt not respect persons, *= nei- 
ther take a gift : for a gift doth blind 
the eyes of the wise, and pervert the 
II words of the righteous. 

20 tThat which is altogether just 
shalt thou follow, that thou mayest 
•^live, and inherit the land which the 
Lord thy God giveth thee. 

21 T ^Thou shalt not plant thee a 
grove of any trees near unto the altar 
of the Lord thy God, which thou shalt 
make thee. 

22 ' Neither shalt thou set thee up 
any H image ; which the Lord thy God 
hateth. 

CHAPTER XVIL 

Things sacrificed to he without blemish, 2 Idolaters 
are to be slain. 8 Ha.rd matters of controversy are 
to be determined by the priests and judges. 12 The 
contemner of their decision must die, 14 The elec- 
tion, 16 and duty of a king, 

THOU ''shalt not sacrifice unto the 
Lord thy God any bullock, or 
II sheep, wherein is blemish, or any 
evilfavouredness : for that is an abom- 
ination unto the Lord thy God. 

2 IT '' If there be found among you, 
within any of thy gates which the 
Lord thy God giveth thee, man or 
woman, that hath wrought wicked- 
ness in the sight of the Lord thy 
God, *= in transgressing his covenant, 

3 And hath gone and served other 
gods, and worshipped them, either 
^ the sun, or moon, or any of the host 
of heaven, ^ which I have not com- 
manded ; 

4 *^And it be told thee, and thou 
hast heard of it, and inquired diligent- 
ly, and, behold, it be true, and the 
thing certain, that such abomination 
is wrought in Israel ; 

5 Then shalt thou bring forth that 
man or that woman, which have com- 
mitted that wicked thing, unto thy 
gates, even that man or that woman, 
and ^ shalt stone them with stones, 
till they die. 

6 ''At the mouth of two witnesses, 
or three witnesses, shall he that is 
worthy of death be put to death ; but 
at the mouth of one witness he shall 
not be put to death. 

7 ' The hands of the witnesses shall 
be first upon him to put him to death, 
and afterward the hands of all the 
people. So ^ thou shalt put the evil 
away from among you. 

8 IT ' If there arise a matter too hard 

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for thee in judgment, ""between blood 
and blood, between plea and plea, and 
between stroke and stroke, being mat- 
ters of controversy within thy gates ; 
then shalt thou arise, " and get thee 
up into the place which the Lord thy 
God shall choose ; 

9 And °thou shalt come unto the 
priests the Levites, and Punto the 
judge that shall be in those days, and 
inquire ; i and they shall shew thee 
the sentence of judgment : 

10 And thou shalt do according to 
the sentence, which they of that place 
which the Lord shall choose shall 
shew thee ; and thou shalt observe to 
do according to all that they inform 
thee : 

11 According to the sentence of the 
law which they shall teach thee, and 
according to the judgment which they 
shall tell thee, thou shalt do : thou 
shalt not decline from the sentence 
which they shall shew thee, to the 
right hand, nor to the left. 

12 And 'the man that will do pre- 
sumptuously, tand will not hearken 
unto the priest Hhat standeth to min- 
ister there before the Lord thy God, 
or unto the judge, even that man shall 
die : and ' thou shalt put away the 
evil from Israel. 

13 "And all the people shall hear, 
and fear, and do no more presumptu- 
ously. 

14 IF When thou art come unto the 
land which the Lord thy God giveth 
thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt 
dwell therein, and shalt say, ''I will 
set a king over me, like as all the 
nations that are about me ; 

15 Thou shalt in any wise set him 
king over thee, ^ whom the Lord thy 
God shall choose : one ^ from among 
thy brethren shalt thou set king over 
thee : thou mayest not set a stranger 
over thee, which is not thy brother. 

16 But he shall not multiply ^horses 
to himself, nor cause the people ^ to 
return to Egypt, to the end that he 
should multiply horses : forasmuch as 
" the Lord hath said unto you, '' Ye 
shall henceforth return no more that 
way. 

17 Neither shall he multiply wives 
to himself, that ^ his heart turn not 
away : neither shall he greatly mul- 
tiply to himself silver and gold. 

18 '^And it shall be, when he sitteth 
upon the throne of his kingdom, that 
he shall write him a copy of this law 
in a book out of ^ that ivhich is before 
the priests the Levites : 

19 And ''it shall be with him, and 
he shall read therein all the days of 
his life ; that he may learn to fear the 



The priests' inheritance. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



A Prophet is promised. 



B. C. 1451. 



i ch. 5. 32. 
1 Kin^s 15. 5. 



a NuTn. 18. 20. 

&26.62. ch. 

10.9. 
b Num. 18. 8, 

9. 1 Cor. 9. 

13. 



d Ex. 22. 29. 
Num. 18. 12, 
24. 



e Ex. 28. 1. 

Num. 3, 10. 
f ch. 10. 8. & 
17. 12. 



gNum.35.2,3, 
h ch. 12. 5. 



k 2 Chr. 31. 4. 
Neh.12.44,47. 
\ 'H.eb.his sales 
by the fathers. 



1 Lev. 18. 26, 
27,30. ch.12. 
29, 30, 31. 



n> Lev. 18. 21. 

ch. 12. 31. 
n Lev. 19. 26, 

31. & 20. 27. 

Is. 8. 19. 

o Lev. 20. 27, 



P 1 Sam. 28. 7. 



1 Lev. 18. 24, 
25. ch. 9. 4. 



Lord his God, to keep all the words 
of this law and these statutes, to do 
them : ^ 

20 That his heart be not lifted up 
above his brethren, and that he ' turn 
not aside from the commandment, to 
the right hand, or to the left : to the 
end that he may prolong his days in 
his. kingdom, he, and his children, in 
the midst of Israel. 

CHAPTER XVIII. 

T7te Lord is the inheritance of the priests and Jjcvites. 
3 The portion of the priest, 6 and of the Levite. 9 
The abominations of the nations are to be avoided. 
15 A Prophet is promised to Israel. 20 The false 
prophet is to die. 

THE priests the Levites, and all 
the tribe of Levi, * shall have no 
part nor inheritance with Israel : they 
^ shall eat the offerings of the Lord 
made by fire, and his inheritance. 

2 Therefore shall they have no in- 
heritance among their brethren : the 
Lord is their inheritance, as he hath 
said unto them. 

3 IT And this shall be the priest's 
due from the people, from them that 
offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or 
sheep ; and " they shall give unto the 
priest the shoulder, and the two 
cheeks, and the maw. 

4 '' The firstfruit also of thy corn, of 
thy wine, and of thine oil, and the 
first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt 
thou give him. 

5 For ^the Lord thy God hath cho- 
sen him out of all thy tribes, ^ to stand 
to minister in the name of the Lord, 
him and his sons for ever. 

6 H And if a Levite come from any 
of thy gates out of all Israel, where 
he ^sojourned, and come with all the 
desire of his mind ''unto the place 
which the Lord shall choose ; 

7 Then he shall minister in the name 
of the Lord his God, ' as all his breth- 
ren the Levites do, which stand there 
before the Lord. 

8 They shall have like ^portions to 
eat, besides tthat which cometh of 
the sale of his patrimony. 

9 IT When thou art come into the 
land which the Lord thy God giveth 
thee, ' thou shalt not learn to do after 
the abominations of those nations. 

10 There shall not be found among 
you ani/ one that maketh his son or 
his daughter "'to pass through the 
fire, "or that useth divination, or an 
observer of times, or an enchanter, or 
a witch, 

11 °0r a charmer, or a consulter 
with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or 
a P necromancer. 

12 For all that do these things are 
an abomination unto the Lord : and 
"J because of these abominations the 



Lord thy God doth drive them out 
from before thee. 

13 Thou shalt be H perfect with the 
Lord thy God. 

14 For these nations, which thou 
shalt II possess, hearkened unto ob- 
servers of times, and unto diviners : 
but as for thee, the Lord thy God 
hath not suffered thee so to do. 

15 IF '"The Lord thy God will raise 
up unto thee a Prophet from the 
midst of thee, of thy brethren, like 
unto me ; unto him ye shall hearken ; 

16 According to all that thou de- 
siredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb 
'in the day of the assembly, saying, 
* Let me not hear again the voice of 
the Lord my God, neither let me see 
this great fire any more, that I die 
not. 

17 And the Lord said unto me, 
"They have well spoken that which 
they have spoken. 

18 ''I will raise them up a Prophet 
from among their brethren, like unto 
thee, and ^will put my words in his 
mouth; ^and he shall speak unto 
them all that I shall command him. 

19 *And it shall come to puss, that 
whosoever will not hearken unto my 
words which he shall speak in my 
name, I will require it of him. 

20 But ''the prophet, which shall 
presume to speak a word in my name, 
which I have not commanded him 
to speak, or ""that shall speak in the 
name of other gods, even that proph- 
et shall die. 

21 And if thou say in thine heart. 
How shall we know the word which 
the Lord hath not spoken 1 

22 ^ When a prophet speaketh in the 
name of the Lord, ^ if the thing follow 
not, nor come to pass, that is the thing 
which the Lord hath not spoken, but 
the prophet hath spoken it ^ presump- 
tuously ; thou shalt not be afraid of 
him. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

TTie cities of refuge. 4 The privilege thereof for the 
manslayer. 14 Landmarks not to be removed. 15 
Two witnesses required to establish a matter. 16 
The punishment of a false witness. 

WHEN the Lord thy God ^hath 
cut off the nations, whose land 
the Lord thy God giveth thee, and 
thou tsucceedest them, and dwellest 
in their cities, and in their houses ; 

2 ''Thou shalt separate three cities 
for thee in the midst of thy land, 
which the Lord thy God giveth thee 
to possess it. 

3 Thou shalt prepare thee a way, 
and divide the coasts of thy land, 
which the Lord thy God giveth thee 
to inherit, into three parts, that every 
slayer may flee thither. 

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The manslayer'' s refuge. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



Regulations that are 



B. C. 1451. 



c Num. 35. 15. 
ch. 4. 42. 



t Heb. from 
yesterday the 
third day. 



t Heb. iron. 
t Heb. wood. 
1 tleh.Jindeth. 



d Num. 35. 12. 



t Heb. smite 
him in life. 

t Heb. from 
yesterday the 
third day. 



i Gen. 15. 18. 
ch. 12. 20. 



f Josh. 20. 7, 8. 



g Ex. 21.12, 

&c. Num.35. 

16,24. ch. 27. 

24. Prov.28. 

17. 
t Heb. in life. 



h ch. 13. 8. & 
25. 12. 

i Num. 35. 33, 
34. ch. 21. 9. 
I Kings 2. 31. 

k ch. 27. 17. 
Job 24. 2. 
Prov. 22. 28. 
Hos. 5. 10. 



1 Num. 35. 30. 
ch. 17. 6. 
Matt. 18. 16. 
John 8. 17. 
2 Cor. 13. 1. 
1 Tim. .5. 19. 
Heb. 10. 28. 



no Ps. 27. 12. & 
35. 11. 

II Or, falling 
away. 



4 IT And ""this is the case of the 
slayer, which shall flee thither, that 
he may live : Whoso killeth his neigh- 
bour ignorantly, whom he hated not 
t in time past ; 

5 As when a man goeth into the 
wood with his neighbour to hew wood, 
and his hand fetcheth a stroke with 
the axe to cut down the tree, and the 
thead slippeth from the t helve, and 
t lighteth upon his neighbour, that he 
die ; he shall flee unto one of those 
cities, and live : 

6 '^Lest the avenger of the blood 
pursue the slayer, while his heart is 
hot, and overtake him, because the 
way is long, and t slay him ; whereas 
he was not worthy of death, inasmuch 
as he hated him not tin time past. 

7 Wherefore I command thee, say- 
ing, Thou shalt separate three cities 
for thee. 

8 And if the Lord thy God ^ enlarge 
thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy 
fathers, and give thee all the land 
which he promised to give unto thy 
fathers ; 

9 If thou shalt keep all these com- 
mandments to do them, which I com- 
mand thee this day, to love the Lord 
thy God, and to walk ever in his ways ; 
^ then shalt thou add three cities more 
for thee, beside these three : 

10 That innocent blood be not shed 
in thy land, which the Lord thy God 
giveth thee /or an inheritance, and so 
blood be upon thee. 

1 1 IF But ^ if any man hate his neigh- 
bour, and lie in wait for him, and rise 
up against him, and smite him t mor- 
tally that he die, and fleeth into one 
of these cities ; 

12 Then the elders of his city shall 
send and fetch him thence, and de-' 
liver him into the hand of the avenger 
of blood, that he may die. 

13 *" Thine eye shall not pity him, 
'but thou shalt put away the guilt 
of innocent blood from Israel, that 
it may go well with thee. 

14 T ''Thou shalt not remove thy 
neighbour's landmark, which they of 
old time have set in thine inherit- 
ance, which thou shalt inherit in the 
land that the Lord thy God giveth 
thee to possess it. 

15 IT ' One witness shall not rise up 
against a man for any iniquity, or for 
any sin, in any sin that he sinneth : 
at the mouth of two witnesses, or at 
the mouth of three witnesses, shall 
the matter be established. 

16 IF If a false witness ""rise up 
against any man to testify against 
him II that which is wrong ; 

17 Then both the men, between 

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whom the controversy is, shall stand 
before the Lord, "before the priests 
and the judges, which shall be in 
those days ; 

18 And the judges shall make dili- 
gent inquisition : and, behold, if the 
witness be a false witness, and hath 
testified falsely against his brother ; 

19 °Then shall ye do unto him, as 
he had thought to have done unto his 
brother : so p shalt thou put the evil 
away from among you. 

20 lAnd those which remain shall 
hear, and fear, and shall henceforth 
commit no more any such evil among 
you. 

21 ""And thine eye shall not pity; 
hut ' life shall go for life, eye for eye, 
tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot 
for foot. 

CHAPTER XX. 

The priest's exhortation to the people before battle. 5 
The officers' declaration to those exempt from the 
war. 10 How to deal with the cities that accept or 
refuse tfie proclamation of peace. 16 What cities 
must be destroyed. 19 Fruit trees not to be destroy- 
ed in the siege. 

WHEN thou goest out to battle 
against thine enemies, and seest 
^horses, and chariots, and a people 
more than thou, be not afraid of 
them : for the Lord thy God is ^ with 
thee, which brought thee up out of 
the land of Egypt. 

2 And it shall be, when ye are come 
nigh unto the battle, that the priest 
shall approach and speak unto the 
people, 

3 And shall say unto them. Hear, 
O Israel, ye approach this day unto 
battle against your enemies : let not 
your hearts t faint, fear not, and do 
not t tremble, neither be ye terrified 
because of them ; 

4 For the Lord your God is he 
that goeth with you, *=to fight for 
you against your enemies, to save 
you. 

5 IF And the officers shall speak unto 
the people, saying. What man is there 
that hath built a new house, and 
hath not ''dedicated it? let him go 
and return to his house, lest he die 
in the battle, and another man dedi- 
cate it. 

6 And what man is he that hath 
planted a vineyard, and hath not yet 
t eaten of it ? let him also go and re- 
turn unto his house, lest he die in 
the battle, and another man eat of 
it. 

7 ^ And what man is there that hath 
betrothed a wife, and hath not taken 
her ? let him go and return unto his 
house, lest he die in the battle, and 
another man take her. 

8 And the oflScers shall speak further 



to be observed in war. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



Expiation for murder. 



B. C. 1451. 

f Judg. 7. G. 
t Heb. melt. 



t Heb. to be in 
the head of 
the people. 

S 2 Sam. 20. 
18, 20. 



h Num. 31. 7. 



t Heb. xpoil. 
k Josh. 22. 8. 



1 Num. 21. 2, 3, 
35. & 33. 52. 
ch. 7. 1, 2. 
Josh. 11. 14. 



m ch. 7. 4. &. 
12. 30, 31. & 
18.9. 



II Or, for, O 
man, the tree 
of the field is 
to be employ- 
edinthe siege. 

t Heb. to go 
from, before 
thee. 



t Heb. it come 
down. 



unto the people, and they shall say, 
f What man is there that is fearful and 
fainthearted? let him go and return 
unto his house, lest his brethren's 
heart t faint as well as his heart. 

9 And it shall be, when the officers 
have made an end of speaking unto 
the people, that they shall make 
captains of the armies tto lead the 
people. 

10 IT When thou comest nigh unto 
a city to fight against it, ^then pro- 
claim peace unto it. 

11 And it shall be, if it make thee 
answer of peace, and open unto thee, 
then it shall be, that all the people 
that is found therein shall be tribu- 
taries unto thee, and they shall serve 
thee. 

12 And if it will make no peace with 
thee, but will make war against thee, 
then thou shalt besiege it : 

13 And when the Lord thy God 
hath delivered it into thine hands, 
^thou shalt smite every male there- 
of with the edge of the sword : 

14 But the women, and the little 
ones, and 'the cattle, and all that is 
in the city, even all the spoil thereof, 
shalt thou ttake unto thyself; and 
'^thou shalt eat the spoil of thine en- 
emies, which the Lord thy God hath 
given thee. 

15 Thus shalt thou do unto all the 
cities which are very far off from thee, 
which are not of the cities of these 
nations. 

16 But 'of the cities of these people, 
which the Lord thy God doth give 
thee for an inheritance, thou shalt 
save alive nothing that breatheth : 

17 But thou shalt utterly destroy 
them ; namely., the Hittites, and the 
Amorites, the Canaanites, and the 
Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jeb- 
usites ; as the Lord thy God hath 
commanded thee : 

18 That ""they teach you not to do 
after all their abominations, which 
they have done unto their gods ; so 
should ye "sin against the Lord your 
God. 

19 IF When thou shalt besiege a city 
a long time, in making war against it 
to take it, thou shalt not destroy the 
trees thereof by forcing an axe against 
them : for thou mayest eat of them, 
and thou shalt not cut them down 
(II for the tree of the field is man's life) 
t to employ them in the siege : 

20 Only the trees which thou know- 
est that they be not trees for meat, 
thou shalt destroy and cut them down ; 
and thou shalt build bulwarks against 
the city that maketh war with thee, 
until tit be subdued. 



CHAPTER XXL 

The expiation for murder where the murderer is un- 
known. 10 The treatment of a captive taken to wife. 
15 The firstborn not to be disinherited for the sake 
of another wife^s offspring. 18 A stubborn son is to 
be stoned to deatfi. 22 The body of a malefactor 
must not hang all night on a tree. ■ 

IF one be found slain in the land 
which the Lord thy God giveth 
thee to possess it, lying in the field, 
and it be not known who hath slain 
him ; 

2 Then thy elders and thy judges 
shall come forth, and they shall meas- 
ure unto the cities which are round 
about him that is slain : 

3 And it shall be, that the city which 
is next unto the slain man, even the 
elders of that city shall take a heifer, 
which hath not been wrought with, 
and which hath not drawn in the 
yoke; 

4 And the elders of that city shall 
bring down the heifer unto a rough 
valley, which is neither eared nor 
sown, and shall strike off the heifer's 
neck there in the valley. 

5 And the priests the sons of Levi 
shall come near; for ^them the Lord 
thy God hath chosen to minister unto 
him, and to bless in the name of the 
Lord ; and ^ by their t word shall 
every controversy and every stroke 
be tried: 

6 And all the elders of that city, that 
are next unto the slain man., *= shall 
wash their hands over the heifer that 
is beheaded in the valley : 

7 And they shall answer and say, 
Our hands have not shed this blood, 
neither have our eyes seen it. 

8 Be merciful, O Lord, unto thy 
people Israel, whom thou hast re- 
deemed, '^and lay not innocent blood 
tunto thy people of Israel's charge. 
And the blood shall be forgiven them. 

9 So ^ shalt thou put away the guilt 
of innocent blood from among you, 
when thou shalt do that which is right 
in the sight of the Lord. 

10 IF When thou goest forth to war 
against thine enemies, and the Lord 
thy God hath delivered them into 
thine hands, and thou hast taken 
them captive, 

11 And seest among the captives a 
beautiful woman, and hast a desire 
unto her, that thou wouldest have 
her to thy wife ; 

12 Then thou shalt bring her home 
to thine house ; and she shall shave 
her head, and H pare her nails ; 

13 And she shall put the raiment of 
her captivity from off her, and shall 
remain in thine house, and ^ bewail 
her father an3* her mother a full 
month : and after that thou shalt go 

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B. C. 1451. 



a ch. 10. 8. 
1 Chr. 23. 13. 



b ch. 17. 8, 9. 
t Heb. mouth. 



c See Fs. 19. 

12. & 26. 6. 
Matt. 27, 24. 



d Jonah 1. 14. 



t Heb. in the 
midst. 



e ch. 19. 13, 



li Or, suffer to 
grow. 

Heb. make, 
or, dress. 

{ See Ps. 45. 
10. 



A stubborn son to be stoned. 



DEUTERONOMY. Sundry laws and ordinances. 



B. C. 1451. 



g Gen. 34. 2. 

ch. 22. 29. 

Jndg. 1.9. 24. 
h Gen. 29. 33. 



i 1 Chr. 5. 2. 
& 26. 10. 
2 Clir. 11. 19, 
22. 



k See 1 Chr. 

5.1. 

t Heb. that is 
found with 

him. 

1 Gen. 49. 3. 
m Gen. 25. 31, 

33. 



n ch. 13. 5. & 
19. 19, 20. & 
22. 21, 24. 

o ch. 13. 11. 



P ch. 19. 6. & 
22. 2fi. Acts 
23. 29. &. 25. 
11. 25.& 26.31. 

q Josh. 8. 29. 
k 10. 26, 27. 
John 19.31. 

r Gal 3. 13. 
t Heb. the 

curse of God. 

See Num.25 

4. 2 Sam. 21. 

6. 
s Lev. 18. 25. 

Num. 35. 34. 



Ex. 23. 4. 



in unto her, and be her husband, and 
she shall be thy wife. 

14 And it shall be, if thou have no 
delight in her, then thou shalt let her 
go whither she will ; but thou shalt 
not sell her at all for money, thou 
shalt not make merchandise of her, 
because thou hast ? humbled her. 

15 *|[ If a man have two wives, one 
beloved, ^ and another hated, and they 
have borne him children, both the be- 
loved and the hated ; and if the first- 
born son be hers that was hated ; 

16 Then it shall be, 'when he ma- 
keth his sons to inherit that which 
he hath, that he may not make the 
son of the beloved firstborn before 
the son of the hated, which is indeed 
the firstborn : 

17 But he shall acknowledge the 
son of the hated for the firstborn, 
'^by giving him a double portion of 
all tthat he hath : for he is Hhe be- 
ginning of his strength ; "^ the right 
of the firstborn is his. 

18 IT If a man have a stubborn and 
rebellious son, which will not obey 
the voice of his father, or the voice 
of his mother, and that, when they 
have chastened him, will not hearken 
unto them ; 

19 Then shall his father and his 
mother lay hold on him, and bring 
him out unto the elders of his city, 
and unto the gate of his place ; 

20 And they shall say unto the 
elders of his city. This our son is 
stubborn and rebellious, he will not 
obey our voice ; he is ^ glutton, and 
a drunkard. 

21 And all the men of his city shall 
stone him with stones that he die : 
°so shalt thou put evil away from 
among you; °and all Israel shall 
hear, and fear. 

22 IT And if a man have committed 
a sin P worthy of death, and he be to 
be put to death, and thou hang him 
on a tree ; 

23 "iHis body shall not remain all 
night upon the tree, but thou shalt 
in any wise bury him that day ; (for 
""he that is hanged is t accursed of 
God;) that ^thy land be not defiled, 
which the Lord thy God giveth thee 
for an inheritance. 

CHAPTER XXII. 

Of humanity toward brethren. 5 The sexes to be dis- 
tinguished by apparel. 6 The dam not to be taken 
with her young ones. 8 The house must have battle- 
ments. 9 Divers things to be avoided. 12 Fringes 
upon the vesture. 13 The punishment of him that 
slandcreth his wife. 22 Of adultery; 25 of rape : 
28 and of fornication. 30 Incest. 

THOU ^ shalt not ^e thy brother's 
ox or his sheep go astray, and 
hide thyself from them : thou shalt 

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in any case bring them again unto thy 
brother. 

2 And if thy brother be not nigh 
unto thee, or if thou know him not, 
then thou shalt bring it unto thine 
own house, and it shall be with thee 
until thy brother seek after it, and 
thou shalt restore it to him again. 

3 In like manner shalt thou do with 
his ass ; and so shalt thou do with 
his raiment ; and with all lost things 
of thy brother's, which he hath lost, 
and thou hast found, shalt thou do 
likewise : thou mayest not hide thy- 
self. 

4 IT ''Thou shalt not see thy broth- 
er's ass or his ox fall down by the 
way, and hide thyself from them : 
thou shalt surely help him to lift 
them up again. 

5 11 The woman shall not wear that 
which pertaineth unto a man, neither 
shall a man put on a woman's gar- 
ment : for all that do so are abomina- 
tion unto the Lord thy God. 

6 IT If a bird's nest chance to be be^ 
fore thee in the way in any tree, or 
on the ground, whether they be young 
ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting 
upon the young, or upon the eggs, 
'^thou shalt not take the dam with 
the young : 

7 But thou shalt in any wise let the 
dam go, and take the young to thee ; 
^that it may be well with thee, and 
that thou mayest prolong thy days. 

8 IF When thou buildest a new house, 
then thou shalt make a battlement 
for thy roof, that thou bring not blood 
upon thine house, if any man fall from 
thence. 

9 IF " Thou shalt not sow thy vine- 
yard with divers seeds : lest the t fruit 
of thy seed which thou hast sown, 
and the fruit of thy vineyard, be de- 
filed. 

10 IF f Thou shalt not plough with 
an ox and an ass together. 

11 IF ^ Thou shalt not wear a gar- 
ment of divers sorts, as of woollen 
and linen together. 

12 IF Thou shalt make thee ''fringes 
upon the four t quarters of thy vesture, 
wherewith thou coverest thyself. 

13 IF If any man take a wife, and 
'go in unto her, and hate her, 

14 And give occasions of speech 
against her, and bring up an evil 
name upon her, and say, I took this 
woman, and when I came to her, I 
found her not a maid ; 

15 Then shall the father of the dam- 
sel, and her mother, take and bring 
forth the tokens of the damsel's vir- 
ginity unto the elders of the city in 
the gate : 



Laws and ordinances. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



Laws and ordinances. 



B. C. 1451. 



k Gen. 34. 7. 

Judg-. 20.6.10. 

2 Sam. 13.12, 

13. 
1 ch. 13. 5. 

in Lev. 20. 10. 
Joim 8. 5. 



n Matt 1. 18, 



ch. 21. 14. 
p ver. 21. 22. 



,1 Or, take 
strong hold 
of her. 
2 Sam. 13. 14. 



q Ex. 22.16,17. 



10 And the damsel's father shall say 
unto the elders, I gave my daughter 
unto this man to wife, and he hateth 
her; ^ 

17 And, lo, he hath given occasions 
of speech against her, saying, I found 
not thy daughter a maid ; and yet 
these are the tokens of my daughter's 
virginity. And they shall spread the 
cloth before the elders of the city. 

18 And the elders of that city shall 
take that man and chastise him ; 

19 And they shall amerce him in a 
hundred shekels of silver, and give them 
unto the father of the damsel, because 
he hath brought up an evil name upon 
a virgin of Israel ; and she shall be 
his wife : he may not put her away 
all his days. 

20 But if this thing be true, and the 
tokens o/" virginity be not found for the 
damsel ; 

21 Then they shall bring out the 
damsel to the door of her father's 
house, and the men of her city shall 
stone her with stones that she die ; 
because she hath "^wrought folly in 
Israel, to play the whore in her fath- 
er's house : ^ so shalt thou put evil 
away from among you. 

22 1[ ™If a man be found lying with 
a woman married to a husband, then 
they shall both of them die, both the 
man that lay with the woman, and 
the woman : so shalt thou put away 
evil from Israel. 

23 IT If a damsel that is a virgin be 
"betrothed unto a husband, and a 
man find her in the city, and lie with 
her ; 

24 Then ye shall bring them both 
out unto the gate of that city, and ye 
shall stone them with stones that they 
die ; the damsel, because she cried not, 
being in the city ; and the man, be- 
cause he hath "humbled his neigh- 
bour's wife : P so thou shalt put away 
evil from among you. 

25 II But if a man find a betrothed 
damsel in the field, and the man 

11 force her, and lie with her ; then 
the man only that lay with her shall 
die : 

26 But unto the damsel thou shalt 
do nothing; there is in the damsel 
no sin loorthy of death : for as when 
a man riseth against his neighbour, 
and slayeth him, even so is this 
matter : 

27 For he found her in the field, 
and the betrothed damsel cried, and 
there ivas none to save her. 

28 1 'I If a man find a damsel that is 
a virgin, which is not betrothed, and 
lay hold on her, and lie with her, and 
they be found ; 



29 Then the man that lay with her 
shall give unto the damsel's father 
fifty shekels of silver, and she shall 
be his wife; ''because he hath hum- 
bled her, he may not put her away 
all his days. 

30 IT 'A man shall not take his fa- 
ther's wife, nor ^ discover his father's 
skirt. 

CHAPTER XXIII. 

Who may and who may not enter into the congrega- 
tion. 9 Uncleanncus to be avoided in the camp. 
\5 Of the fugitive servant. 11 Of lewdness. 18 0/ 
abominable sacrifices. 19 Of usury. 21 Of vows. 
24 Of trespasses. 

HE that is wounded in the stones, 
or hath his privy member cut 
off, shall not enter into the congrega- 
tion of the Lord. 

2 A bastard shall not enter into the 
congregation of the Lord ; even to 
his tenth generation shall he not 
enter into the congregation of the 
Lord. 

3 ^An Ammonite or Moabite shall 
not enter into the congregation of 
the Lord ; even to their tenth gen- 
eration shall they not enter into 
the congregation of the Lord for 
ever : 

4 ^Because they met you not with 
bread and with water in the way, 
when ye came forth out of Egypt ; 
and "^because they hired against thee 
Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of 
Mesopotamia, to curse thee. 

5 Nevertheless, the Lord thy God 
would not hearken unto Balaam ; but 
the Lord thy God turned the curse 
into a blessing unto thee, because the 
Lord thy God loved thee. 

6 '^ Thou shalt not seek their peace 
nor their t prosperity all thy days for 
ever. 

7 IT Thou shalt not abhor an Edom- 
ite ; ® for he is thy brother : thou shalt 
not abhor an Egyptian ; because ^ thou 
wast a stranger in his land. 

8 The children that are begotten of 
them shall enter into the congrega- 
tion of the Lord in their third gener- 
ation. 

9 IF When the host goeth forth against 
thine enemies, then keep thee from 
every Avicked thing. 

10 IT ^If there be among you any 
man, that is not clean by reason of 
uncleanness that chanceth him by 
night, then shall he go abroad out of 
the camp, he shall not come within 
the camp : 

11 But it shall be, when evening 
t Cometh on, ^he shall wash himself 
with water ; and when the sun is 
down, he shall come into the camp 
again. 

12 IT Thou shalt have a place also 

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The fugitive servant. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



Divorce, manstealing, (&c. 



B. C. 1451. 



t Heb. sittest 



t Heb. naked- 
ness of any 
thing. 

kl Sam. 30. 13. 



t Heb. is good 
for him. 

H Or, sodom- 

itess. 
1 Ex. 22. 21. 
m Lev. 19. 29. 

See Prov. 2. 

16. 
n Gen. 19. 5. 

2 Kings 23. 7. 



o Ex. 22. 25. 
Lev. 25. 36, 
37. Nell. 5. 2, 
7. Ps. 15. 5. 
Luke 6. 34,35. 

p See Lev. 19. 
34.&ch.l5.3. 



q ch. 15. 10. 



r Num. 30. 2. 
Ecc. 5. 4, 5. 



« Num. 30. 2. 
Ps. 66. 13, 14. 



t Matt. 12. 1. 
Mark 2. 23. 
Luke 6. 1. 



without the camp, whither thou shalt 
go forth abroad : 

13 And thou shalt have a paddle 
upon thy weapon ; and it shall be, 
when thou t wilt ease thyself abroad, 
thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt 
turn back and cover that which Com- 
eth from thee : 

14 For the Lord thy God 'walketh 
in the midst of thy camp, to deliver 
thee, and to give up thine enemies 
before thee ; therefore shall thy camp 
be holy : that he see no t unclean 
thing in thee, and turn away from 
thee. 

15 IT "^Thou shalt not deliver unto 
his master the servant which is es- 
caped from his master unto thee : 

16 He shall dwell with thee, even 
among you, in that place which he 
shall choose in one of thy gates, where 
it t liketh him best : ' thou shalt not 
oppress him. 

17 IF There shall be no I! whore ™of 
the daughters of Israel, nor " a sodom- 
ite of the sons of Israel. 

18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of 
a whore, or the price of a dog, into 
the house of the Lord thy God for 
any vow : for even both these are 
abomination unto the Lord thy God. 

19 IF °Thou shalt not lend upon 
usury to thy brother ; usury of mon- 
ey, usury of victuals, usury of any 
thing that is lent upon usury : 

20 PUnto a stranger thou mayest 
lend upon usury ; but unto thy broth- 
er thou shalt not lend upon usury : 
'^-that the Lord thy God may bless 
thee in all that thou settest thine 
hand to in the land whither thou 
goest to possess it. 

21 T 'When thou shalt vow a vow 
unto the Lord thy God, thou shalt 
not slack to pay it : for the Lord thy 
God will surely require it of thee ; 
and it would be sin in thee. 

22 But if thou shalt forbear to vow, 
it shall be no sin in thee. 

23 ' That which is gone out of thy 
lips thou shalt keep and perform ; 
even a freewill offering, according as 
thou hast vowed unto the Lord thy 
God, which thou hast promised with 
thy mouth. 

24 IF When thou comest into thy 
neighbour's vineyard, then thou may- 
est eat grapes thy fill at thine own 
pleasure ; but thou shalt not put any 
in thy vessel. 

25 When thou comest into the stand- 
ing corn of thy neighbour, ' then thou 
mayest pluck the ears with thine 
hand ; but thou shalt not move a 
sickle unto thy neighbour's standing 



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CHAPTER XXIV. 

Of divorce. 5 Of the newly married man. 7 Of 
manstealcrs. 8 Of leprosy. 10 Of pledges. 14 Of 
the hire of a servant. 16 Of justice. 19 Of char- 
ity. 

WHEN a *man hath taken a wife, 
and married her, and it come 
to pass that she find no favour in his 
eyes, because he hath found tsome 
uncleanness in her ; then let him 
w^ite her a bill of t divorcement, and 
give it in her hand, and send her out 
of his house. 

2 And when she is departed out of 
his house, she may go and be another 
man's wife. 

3 And if the latter husband hate 
her, and write her a bill of divorce- 
ment, and giveth it in her hand, and 
sendeth her out of his house ; or if 
the latter husband die, which took 
her to be his wife ; 

4 ^ Her former husband, which sent 
her away, may not take her again to 
be his wife, after that she is defiled ; 
for that is abomination before the 
Lord : and thou shalt not cause the 
land to sin, which the Lord thy God 
giveth thee ybr an inheritance. 

5 IF " When a man hath taken a new 
wife, he shall not go out to war, t nei- 
ther shall he be charged with any 
business : hut he shall be free at home 
one year, and shall ^ cheer up his wife 
which he hath taken. 

6 IF No man shall take the nether 
or the upper millstone to pledge : for 
he taketh a man^s life to pledge. 

7 T ^ If a man be found stealing any 
of his brethren of the children of 
Israel, and maketh merchandise of 
him, or selleth him ; then that thief 
shall die ; ^ and thou shalt put evil 
away from among you. 

8 T Take heed in ^the plague of 
leprosy, that thou observe diligently, 
and do according to all that the priests 
the Levites shall teach you : as I 
commanded them, so ye shall observe 
to do. 

9 ''Remember what the Lord thy 
God did 'unto Miriam by the way, 
after that ye were come forth out 
of Egypt. 

10 IF When thou dost tiend thy 
brother any thing, thou shalt not go 
into his house to fetch his pledge. 

1 1 Thou shalt stand abroad, and the 
man to whom thou dost lend shall 
bring out the pledge abroad unto 
thee. 

12 And if the man be poor, thou 
shalt not sleep with his pledge : 

13 "^In any case thou shalt deliver 
him the pledge again when the sun 
goeth down, that he may sleep in his 



Of justice and charity. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



Law of raising up seed. 



B. C. 1451. 



I Job 29. 11, 

13. & 31. 20. 

2 Cor. 9. 13. 

2 Tim. 1. 18. 
m ch. 6. 25. 

Pa. 106. 31. &. 

112.9. 

Dan. 4. 27. 
a Mai. 3. 5, 
o Lev. 19. 13. 

Jer. 22. 13. 

James 5. 4. 

t Heb. lifteth 

his soul unto 

it. 

Ps. 25. 1. & 

86.4. 

p James 5. 4. 
q2King8 14.16. 

2 Chr. 25. 4. 

Jer. 31.29,30. 

Ez. 18. 20. 



r Ex. 22. 21,22. 

Prov. 22. 22. 

Is. 1. 23. 

Jer. 5. 28. & 

22.3. 

Ez. 22. 29. 

Zech. 7. 10. 

Mai. 3. 5. 
s Ex. 22. 26. 
t ver. 22. 

ch. 16. 12. 



i Lev. 19. 9, 
10. & 23. 22. 



X ch. 15. 10. 
Pe. 41.1. 
Prov. 19, 17. 



t Heb, thou 
shalt not 
hough it af- 
ter thee. 



t Heb. after 
thee. 



a ch. 19. 17. 
Ez. 44. 24. 



b See Prov. 17. 
15. 



c Luke 12. 48. 
d Matt. 10. 17. 



own raiment, and ' bless thee : and 
"" it shall be righteousness unto thee 
before the Lord thy God. 

14 IF^hou shalt not "oppress a hired 
servant that is poor and needy, whether 
he be of thy brethren, or of thy stran- 
gers that are in thy land within thy 
gates : 

15 At his day "thou shalt give him 
his hire, neither shall the sun go 
down upon it ; for he is poor, and 
tsetteth his heart upon it: Plest he 
cry against thee unto the Lord, and 
it be sin unto thee. 

16 '1 The fathers shall not be put to 
death for the children, neither shall 
the children be put to death for the 
fathers : every man shall be put to 
death for his own sin. 

17 1 ""Thou shalt not pervert the 
judgment of the stranger, nor of the 
fatherless ; ^ nor take a widow's rai- 
ment to pledge : 

18 But * thou shalt remember that 
thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and 
the Lord thy God redeemed thee 
thence : therefore I command thee to 
do this thing. 

19 1" When thou cuttest down thine 
harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a 
sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go 
again to fetch it : it shall be for the 
stranger, for the fatherless, and for 
the widow : that the Lord thy God 
may ^ bless thee in all the work of 
thine hands. 

20 When thou beatest thine olive 
tree, tthou shalt not go over the 
boughs again : it shall be for the 
stranger, for the fatherless, and for 
the widow. 

21 When thou gatherest the grapes 
of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean 
it t afterward : it shall be for the 
stranger, for the fatherless, and for 
the widow. 

22 And y thou shalt remember that 
thou wast a bondman in the land of 
Egypt : therefore I command thee to 
do this thing. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

Stripes not to exceed forty. 4 The ox not to he muzzled. 
5 Of raising seed unto a brother. 11 Of the im- 
modest woman. 13 Of unjust weights. 17 The 
memory of Amalek is to he blotted out. 

IF there be a * controversy between 
men, and they come unto judg- 
ment, that the judges may judge them ; 
then they ''shall justify the righteous, 
and condemn the wicked. 
2 And it shall be, if the wicked man 
be *= worthy to be beaten, that the 
judge shall cause him to lie down, 
'^ and to be beaten before his face, 
according to his fault, by a certain 
number. 



3 ^ Forty stripes he may give him, 
and not exceed : lest, if he should 
exceed, and beat him above these 
with many stripes, then thy brother 
should ^seem vile unto thee. 

4 IF ^ Thou shalt not muzzle the ox 
when he ttreadeth out the corn. 

5 T ''If brethren dwell together, and 
one of them die, and have no child, 
the wife of the dead shall not marry 
without unto a stranger : her H hus- 
band's brother shall go in unto her, 
and take her to him to wife, and per- 
form the duty of a husband's brother 
unto her. 

6 And it shall be, that the firstborn 
which she beareth 'shall succeed in 
the name of his brother which is dead, 
that "^his name be not put out of 
Israel. 

7 And if the man like not to take 
his II brother's wife, then let his broth- 
er's wife go up to the ' gate unto 
the elders, and say. My husband's 
brother refuseth to raise up unto his 
brother a name in Israel, he will not 
perform the duty of my husband's 
brother : 

8 Then the elders of his city shall 
call him, and speak unto him : and if 
he stand to it, and say, ™ I like not to 
take her ; 

9 Then shall his brother's wife come 
unto him in the presence of the elders, 
and " loose his shoe from off his foot, 
and spit in his face, and shall answer 
and say. So shall it be done unto that 
man that will not ° build up his broth- 
er's house. 

10 And his name shall be called in 
Israel, The house of him that hath 
his shoe loosed. 

1 1 IT When men strive together one 
with another, and the wife of the one 
draweth near for to deliver her hus- 
band out of the hand of him that smi- 
teth him, and putteth forth her hand, 
and taketh him by the secrets ; 

12 Then thou shalt cut off her hand, 
P thine eye shall not pity her. 

13 1 'I Thou shalt not have in thy 
bag + divers weights, a great and a 
small : 

14 Thou shalt not have in thine 
house t divers measures, a great and 
a small : 

15 But thou shalt have a perfect 
and just weight, a perfect and just 
measure shalt thou have: ""that thy 
days may be lengthened in the land 
which the Lord thy God giveth 
thee. 

16 For 'all that do such things, 
and all that do unrighteously, are 
an abomination unto the Lord thy 
God. 

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B.C. 1451. 
e 2 Cor. 11. 24. 

f Job 18. 3. 

S Prov. 12. 10. 

1 Cor. 9. 9. 

1 Tim. 5. 18. 
t Heb. thresh- 

eth,lioB.\0.\\. 
h Matt. 22. 24. 

Mark 12. 19. 

Luke 20. 28. 

II Or, next 
kinsman, 
Gen. 38. 8. 
Ruth 1. 12, 
13. & 3. 9. 



i Gen. 38. 9. 
k Ruth 4. 10. 



II Or, next 
kinsmaji'a 
wife. 

I Ruth 4. 1, 2. 



Ruth 4. 6. 



Ruth 4. 7. 



o Ruth 4. 11. 



P ch. 19. 13. 
q Lev.] 9.35,36. 

Prov. 11. 1. 

Ez. 45. 10. 

Mic. 6. 11. 
t Heb. a stone 

and a stone. 



t Heb. an 
ephah and 
an ephah. 



T Ex. 20. 12. 



s Prov. 11. 1. 
1 Thess. 4. 6. 



The offering of firstfruits. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



God^s covenant with Israel. 



u Ps. 36. 1. 

Frov. 16. 6. 

Rom. 3. 18. 
X 1 Sam. 15. 3. 



y Ex. 17. 14. 



a Ex. 23. 19. k 
34.26. Num. 
18.13. ch. 16. 
10. Piov. 3. 9. 



c Hos. 12. 12. 
d Gen. 43. 1,2. 

& 45. 7, 11. 
e Gen. 46. 1,6. 

Acts 7. 15. 
f Gen. 46. 27. 

ch. 10. 22. 

S Ex. 1. 11, 14. 



Ii Ex. 2 2.3, 24, 
2.5. & 3. 9. &, 
4.31. 



i Ex. 12. 37, 51. 
& 13. 3, 14, 10. 
ch. 5. 15. 



17 H * Remember what Amalek did 
unto thee by the way, when ye were 
come forth out of Egypt ; 

18 How he met thee by the way, 
and smote the hindmost of thee, even 
all that were feeble behind thee, when 
thou wast faint and weary ; and he 
"feared not God. 

19 Therefore it shall be, ^when the 
Lord thy God hath given thee rest 
from all thine enemies round about, 
in the land which the Lord thy God 
giveth thee /or an inheritance to pos- 
sess it, that thou shalt ^blot out the 
remembrance of Amalek from under 
heaven ; thou shalt not forget it. 

CHAPTER XXVL 

The profession of him that offereth the basket of first- 
fruits. 12 The prayer of him that giveth his third 
year's tithes. 16 The covenant between God and the 
people. 

AND it shall be, when thou art 
come in unto the land which 
the Lord thy God giveth thee for an 
inheritance, and possessest it, and 
dwellest therein ; 

2 ^ That thou shalt take of the first 
of all the fruit of the earth, which 
thou shalt bring of thy land that 
the Lord thy God giveth thee, and 
shalt put it in a basket, and shalt 
^go unto the place which the Lord 
thy God shall choose to place his 
name there. 

3 And thou shalt go unto the priest 
that shall be in those days, and say 
unto him, I profess this day unto the 
Lord thy God, that I am come unto 
the country which the Lord sware 
unto our fathers for to give us. 

4 And the priest shall take the 
basket out of thine hand, and set it 
down before the altar of the Lord 
thy God. 

5 And thou shalt speak and say 
before the Lord thy God, ""A Syrian 
^ ready to perish was my father ; and 
^he went down into Egypt, and so- 
journed there with a ^few, and be- 
came there a nation, great, mighty, 
and populous : 

6 And ^the Egyptians evil entreated 
us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us 
hard bondage : 

7 And ''when we cried unto the 
Lord God of our fathers, the Lord 
heard our voice, and looked on our 
affliction, and our labour, and our 
oppression : 

8 And 'the Lord brought us forth 
out of Egypt with a mighty hand, 
and with an outstretched arm, and 
■^with great terribleness, and with 
signs, and with wonders : 

9 And he hath brought us into this 
place, and hath given us this land, 

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even 'a land that floweth with milk 
and honey. 

10 And now, behold, I have brought 
the firstfruits of the land, which thou, 

Lord, hast given me. And thou 
shalt set it before the Lord thy God, 
and worship before the Lord thy 
God: 

1 1 And "" thou shalt rejoice in every 
good thing which the Lord thy God 
hath given unto thee, and unto thine 
house, thou, and the Levite, and the 
stranger that is among you. 

12 if When thou hast made an end 
of tithing all the "tithes of thine in- 
crease the third year, which is °the 
year of tithing, and hast given it unto 
the Levite, the stranger, the father- 
less, and the widow, that they may 
eat within thy gates, and be filled ; 

13 Then thou shalt say before the 
Lord thy God, I have brought away 
the hallowed things out of mme house, 
and also have given them unto the 
Levite, and unto the stranger, to the 
fatherless, and to the widow, accord- 
ing to all thy commandments which 
thou hast commanded me : I have 
not transgressed thy commandments, 
p neither have I forgotten them. 

14 "i I have not eaten thereof in my 
mourning, neither have I taken away 
aught thereof for ani/ unclean use, nor 
given aught thereof for the dead : but 

1 have hearkened to the voice of the 
Lord my God, and have done ac- 
cording to all that thou hast com- 
manded me. 

15 ''Look down from thy holy habi- 
tation, from heaven, and bless thy 
people Israel, and the land which 
thou hast given us, as thou swarest 
unto our fathers, a land that floweth 
with milk and honey. 

16 IT This day the Lord thy God 
hath commanded thee to do these 
statutes and judgments : thou shalt 
therefore keep and do them with all 
thine heart, and with all thy soul. 

17 Thou hast 'avouched the Lord 
this day to be thy God, and to walk 
in his ways,^ and to keep his statutes, 
and his commandments, and his 
judgments, and to hearken unto his 
voice : 

18 And *the Lord hath avouched 
thee this day to be his peculiar peo- 
ple, as he hath promised thee, and 
that thou shouldest keep all his com- 
mandments ; 

19 And to make thee "high above 
all nations which he hath made, in 
praise, and in name, and in honour ; 
and that thou mayest be "^ a holy peo- 
ple unto the Lord thy God, as he 
hath spoken. 



The law to be written. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



The curses of the law. 



B. C. 1451. 



b Josh. 8. 32. 



c ch. 11. 29. 
Josh. 8. 39. 



d Ex. 20. 25. 
Josh. 8. 31. 



f ch. 11. 29. 
Josh. 8. 33. 
Judg-. 9. 7. 

S ch. 11. 29. 

Josh. 8. 33. 
h ch. 33. 10. 

Josh. 3. 33. 

Dan. 9. 11. 
t Heb. for a 

cursing. 
i Ex. 20. 4. 

23. & 34. 17. 

Lev. 19. 4. & 

26. 1. 

ch. 4. 16, 23. 

&5. 8. 

Is. 44. 9. 

Hos. 13. 2. 



CHAPTER XXVII. 

The people are commanded to write the law upon 
stmies; 5 and to build an altar of whole stones. 
11 The tribes divided on Gerizim and Ebal. 14 2Vtc 
curses pronounced from mount Ebal. 

AND Moses with the elders of Is- 
rael commanded the people, 
saying, Keep all the commandments 
which I command you this day. 

2 And it shall be, on the day ^ when 
ye shall pass over Jordan unto the 
land which the Lord thy God giveth 
thee, that •'thou shalt set thee up 
great stones, and plaster them with 
plaster : 

3 And thou shalt write upon them 
all the words of this law, when thou 
art passed over, that thou mayest go 
in unto the land which the Lord thy 
God giveth thee, a land that floweth 
with milk and honey ; as the Lord 
God of thy fathers hath promised 
thee. 

4 Therefore it shall be when ye be 
gone over Jordan, that ye shall set up 
these stones, which I command you 
this day, "in mount Ebal, and thou 
shalt plaster them with plaster. 

5 And there shalt thou build an al- 
tar unto the Lord thy God, an altar 
of stones : ''thou shalt not lift up any 
iron tool upon them. 

6 Thou shalt build the altar of the 
Lord thy God of whole stones : and 
thou shalt offer burnt offerings there- 
on unto the Lord thy God : 

7 And thou shalt offer peace offer- 
ings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice 
before the Lord thy God. 

8 And thou shalt write upon the 
stones all the words of this law very 
plainly. 

9 IT And Moses and the priests the 
Levites spake unto all Israel, saying. 
Take heed, and hearken, O Israel ; 
^ this day thou art become the people 
of the Lord thy God. 

10 Thou shalt therefore obey the 
voice of the Lord thy God, and do 
his commandments and his statutes, 
which I command thee this day. 

11 H And Moses charged the people 
the same day, saying, 

12 These shall stand 'upon mount 
Gerizim to bless the people, when ye 
are come over Jordan ; Simeon, and 
Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and 
Joseph, and Benjamin : 

13 And s these shall stand upon 
mount Ebal t to curse ; Reuben, Gad, 
and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and 
Naphtali. 

14 T And ''the Levites shall speak, 
and say unto all the men of Israel 
with a loud voice, 

15 ' Cursed be the man that maketh 



any graven or molten image, an abom- 
ination unto the Lord, the work of 
the hands of the craftsman, and put- 
teth it in a secret place : ''and all the 
people shall answer and say. Amen. 

16 ' Cursed be he that setteth light 
by his father or his mother : and all 
the people shall say. Amen. 

17 "" Cursed be he that removeth his 
neighbour's landmark : and all the 
people shall say. Amen. 

18 "Cursed be he that maketh the 
blind to wander out of the way : and 
all the people shall say. Amen. 

19 ° Cursed be he that perverteth the 
judgment of the stranger, fatherless, 
and widow : and all the people shall 
say, Amen. 

20 P Cursed be he that lieth with his 
father's wife ; because he uncovereth 
his father's skirt : and all the people 
shall say, Amen. 

21 1 Cursed be he that lieth with any 
manner of beast : and all the people 
shall say, Amen. 

22 ■■ Cursed be he that lieth with his 
sister, the daughter of his father, or 
the daughter of his mother : and all 
the people shall say. Amen. 

23 ' Cursed be he that lieth with his 
mother in law : and all the people 
shall say. Amen. 

24 * Cursed be he that smiteth his 
neighbour secretly : and all the peo- 
ple shall say, Amen. 

25 " Cursed be he that take^h reward 
to slay an innocent person : and all 
the people shall say. Amen. 

26 ^ Cursed be he that confirmeth 
not all the words of this law to do 
them : and all the people shall say, 
Amen. 

CHAPTER XXVIII. 

The blessings for obedience. 15 The curses for dis- 
obedience. 

AND it shall come to pass, ^if 
thou shalt hearken diligently 
unto the voice of the Lord thy God, 
to observe and to do all his com- 
mandments which I command thee 
this day, that the Lord thy God 
''will set thee on high above all na- 
tions of the earth : 

2 And all these blessings shall come 
on thee, and *= overtake thee, if thou 
shalt hearken unto the voice of the 
Lord thy God. 

3 ^ Blessed shalt thou be in the city, 
and blessed shalt thou be ^ in the field. 

4 Blessed shall be ^ the fruit of thy 
body, and the fruit of thy ground, 
and the fruit of thy cattle, the in- 
crease of thy kine, and the flocks of 
thy sheep. 

5 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy 
II store. 

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Blessings for obedience. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



Curses for disobedience. 



B. C. 1451. 



g Ps. 121. 8. 

h Lev. 26. 7, 8. 
2 Sam. 22. 38, 
39.41. Ps.89. 
23. See ver. 
25. 



II Or, hams, 
Prov. 3. 10. 
k ch. 15. 10. 



1 Ex. 19. 5, 6. 
ch. 7. 6. & 26. 
18, 19. &. 29. 
13. 



m Num. 6. 27. 

2 Chr. 7. 14. 

Is. 63. 19. 

Dan. 9. 18, 19. 
n ch. 11, 25. 
o ver. 4. ch. 30. 

9. Prov. 10. 

22. 

II Ov, for good. 
t Heb. ielly. 



P Lev. 26. 4. 
ch. 11. 14. 



q ch. 14. 29. 
r ch. 15. 6. 



s Is. 9. 14, 15. 



t ch. 5. 32. & 

11. 16. 



u Lev. 26. 14. 
Lam. 2. 17. 
Dan. 9. 11,13. 
J\Ial. 2. 2. 



s ver. 2. 
y ver. 3, &.c. 



6 ^Blessed shalt thou be when thou 
comest in, and blessed shalt thou be 
when thou goest out. 

7 The Lord ^ shall cause thine ene- 
mies that rise up against thee to be 
smitten before thy face : they shall 
come out against thee one way, and 
flee before thee seven ways. 

8 The Lord shall 'command the 
blessing upon thee in thy H store- 
houses, and in all that thou ""settest 
thine hand unto ; and he shall bless 
thee in the land which the Lord thy 
God giveth thee. 

9 'The Lord shall establish thee a 
holy people unto himself, as he hath 
sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep 
the commandments of the Lord thy 
God, and walk in his ways. 

10 And all people of the earth shall 
see that thou art "* called by the name 
of the Lord ; and they shall be "afraid 
of thee. 

11 And °the Lord shall make thee 
plenteous II in goods, in the fruit of thy 
t body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, 
and in the fruit of thy ground, in the 
land which the Lord sware unto thy 
fathers to give thee. 

12 The Lord shall open unto thee 
his good treasure, the heaven p to give 
the rain unto thy land in his season, 
and 'I to bless ail the work of thine 
hand : and '"thou shalt lend unto many 
nations, and thou shalt not borrow. 

13 And the Lord shall make thee 
^ the head, and not the tail ; and thou 
shalt be above only, and thou shalt 
not be beneath ; if that thou hearken 
unto the commandments of the Lord 
thy God, which I command thee this 
day, to observe and to do them : 

14 ' And thou shalt not go aside from 
any of the words which I command 
thee this day, to the right hand, or to 
the left, to go after other gods to 
serve them. 

15 IF But it shall come to pass, "if 
thou wilt not hearken unto the voice 
of the Lord thy God, to observe to 
do all his commandments and his 
statutes which I command thee this 
day ; that all these curses shall come 
upon thee, and ^ overtake thee : 

16 Cursed shalt thou be ^in the city, 
and cursed shalt thou be in the field. 

17 Cursed shall be thy basket and 
thy store. 

18 Cursed shall be the fruit of thy 
body, and the fruit of thy land, the 
increase of thy kine, and the flocks 
of thy sheep. 

19 Cursed shalt thou he when thou 
comest in, and cursed shalt thou be 
when thou goest out. 

20 The Lord shall send upon thee 

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^cursing, ^vexation, and ^rebuke, in 
all that thou settest thine hand unto 
tfor to do, until thou be destroyed, 
and until thou perish quickly ; be- 
cause of the wickedness of thy doings, 
whereby thou hast forsaken me. 

21 The Lord shall make /= the pesti- 
lence cleave unto thee, until he have 
consumed thee from off the land, 
whither thou goest to possess it. 

22 The ^ Lord shall smite thee with 
a consumption, and with a fever, and 
with an inflammation, and with an ex- 
treme burning, and with the II sword, 
and with "^ blasting, and with mildew ; 
and they shall pursue thee until thou 
perish. 

23 And ^ thy heaven that is over thy 
head shall be brass, and the earth 
that is under thee shall be iron. 

24 The Lord shall make the rain 
of thy land powder and dust : from 
heaven shall it come down upon thee, 
until thou be destroyed. 

25 ^The Lord shall cause thee to 
be smitten before thine enemies : thou 
shalt go out one way against them, 
and flee seven ways before them ; and 
^ shalt be t removed into all the king- 
doms of the earth. 

26 And 'thy carcass shall be meat 
unto all fowls of the air, and unto the 
beasts of the earth, and no man shall 
fray them away. 

27 The Lord will smite thee with 
^ the botch of Egypt, and with ' the 
emerods, and with the scab, and with 
the itch, whereof thou canst not be 
healed. 

28 The Lord shall smite thee with 
madness, and blindness, and ""aston- 
ishment of heart : 

29 And thou shalt ° grope at noon- 
day, as the blind gropeth in darkness, 
and thou shalt not prosper in thy 
ways : and thou shalt be only op- 
pressed and spoiled evermore, and no 
man shall save thee. 

30 °Thou shalt betroth a wife, and 
another man shall lie with her : p thou 
shalt build a house, and thou shalt 
not dwell therein : i thou shalt plant 
a vineyard, and shalt not t gather the 
grapes thereof. 

31 Thine ox shall be slain before 
thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat 
thereof: thine ass shall be violently 
taken away from before thy face, and 
t shall not be restored to thee : thy 
sheep shall be given unto thine ene- 
mies, and thou shalt have none to 
rescue them. 

32 Thy sons and thy daughters shall 
be given unto another people, and 
thine eyes shall look, and 'fail with 
longing for them all the day long : 



Curses for disobedience. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



Curses for disobedience. 



B. C. 1451. 



s Ter. 51. 
Lev. 26. 16. 
Jer. 5. 17. 



X 2 Kings 17. 
4, 6. & 24. 12, 
14. & 25.7, 11. 
2 Chr. 33. 11. 
& 36. 6, 20. 

J ch. 4. 28. & 

ver. 64. Jer. 

16. 13. 
z 1 Kings 9. 7, 

8. Jer. 24. 9. 

& 25.9. 

Zech. 8. 13. 
a Ps. 44. 14. 

b Mic. 6. 15. 
Hag. 1. 6. 

c Joel 1. 4. 



t Heb. they 
shall not he 
thine. 

d Lam. 1. 5. 

II Or, possess. 



f ver. 13. 
Lam. 1. 5. 



g ver. 15. 



h Is. 8. 18. 
Ez. 14. 8. 



i Neh. 9. 35, 
3e, 37. 



and there shall be no might in thine 
hand. 

33 ^The fruit of thy land, and all 
thy laBours, shall a nation which 
thou knowest not eat up ; and thou 
shalt be only oppressed and crushed 
aiway : 

34 So that thou shalt be mad *for 
the sight of thine eyes which thou 
shalt see. 

35 The Lord shall "smite thee in 
the knees, and in the legs, with a sore 
botch that cannot be healed, from the 
sole of thy foot unto the top of thy 
head. 

36 The Lord shall ^ bring thee, and 
thy king which thou shalt set over 
thee, unto a nation which neither 
thou nor thy fathers have known ; 
and y there shalt thou serve other 
gods, wood and stone. 

37 And thou shalt become '^an as- 
tonishment, a proverb, ^and a by- 
word, among all nations whither the 
Lord shall lead thee. 

38 ^ Thou shalt carry much seed out 
into the field, and shalt gather but 
little in ; for " the locust shall con- 
sume it. 

39 Thou shalt plant vineyards, and 
dress them, but shalt neither drink 
of. the wine, nor gather the grapes ; 
for the worms shall eat them. 

40 Thou shalt have olive trees 
throughout all thy coasts, but thou 
shalt not anoint thyself with the oil ; 
for thine olive shall cast his fruit. 

41 Thou shalt beget sons and daugh- 
ters, but tthou shalt not enjoy them; 
for ^ they shall go into captivity. 

42 All thy trees and fruit of thy 
land shall the locust II consume. 

43 The stranger that is within thee 
shall get up above thee very high ; 
and thou shalt come down very low. 

44 ^ He shall lend to thee, and thou 
shalt not lend to him: ^he shall be 
the head, and thou shalt be the tail. 

45 Moreover ^all these curses shall 
come upon thee, and shall pursue 
thee, and overtake thee, till thou be 
destroyed ; because thou hearkenedst 
not unto the voice of the Lord thy 
God, to keep his commandments and 
his statutes which he commanded 
thee : 

46 And they shall be upon thee ^ for 
a sign and for a wonder, and upon 
thy seed for ever. 

47 'Because thou servedst not the 
Lord thy God with joyfulness, and 
with gladness of heart, ^ for the abun- 
dance of all things ; 

48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine 
enemies, which the Lord shall send 
against thee, in hunger, and in thirst. 



and in nakedness, and in want of all 
things: and he 'shall put a yoke of 
iron upon thy neck, until he have 
destroyed thee. 

49 ""The Lord shall bring a nation 
against thee from far, from the end 
of the earth, "a5 swift as the eagle 
flieth ; a nation whose tongue thou 
shalt not t understand ; 

50 A nation tof fierce countenance, 
° which shall not regard the person of 
the old, nor shew favour to the young : 

51 And he shall Peat the fruit of 
thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, 
until thou be destroyed : which also 
shall not leave thee either corn, wine, 
or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or 
flocks of thy sheep, until he have de- 
stroyed thee. 

52 And he shall "^ besiege thee in all 
thy gates, until thy high and fenced 
walls come down, wherein thou trust- 
edst, throughout all thy land : and 
he shall besiege thee in all thy gates 
throughout all thy land, which the 
Lord thy God hath given thee, 

53 And ""thou shalt eat the fruit of 
thine own tbody, the flesh of thy 
sons and of thy daughters, which the 
Lord thy God hath given thee, in 
the siege, and in the straitness, where- 
with thine enemies shall distress thee : 

54 8o that the man that is tender 
among you, and very delicate, 'his 
eye shall be evil toward his brother, 
and toward * the wife of his bosom, 
and toward the remnant of his chil- 
dren which he shall leave : 

55 So that he will not give to any 
of them of the flesh of his children 
whom he shall eat : because he hath 
nothing left him in the siege, and in 
the straitness, wherewith thine ene- 
mies shall distress thee in all thy 
gates. 

56 The tender and delicate woman 
among you, which would not adven- 
ture to set the sole of her foot upon 
the ground for delicateness and ten- 
derness, "her eye shall be evil toward 
the husband of her bosom, and toward 
her son, and toward her daughter, 

57 And toward her t young one that 
Cometh out ''from between her feet, 
and toward her children which she 
shall bear : for she shall eat them for 
want of all things secretly in the siege 
and straitness, wherewith thine ene- 
my shall distress thee in thy gates. 

58 If thou wilt not observe to do all 
the words of this law that are written 
in this book, that thou mayest fear 
y this glorious and fearful name, THE 
LORD THY GOD ; 

59 Then the Lord will make thy 
plagues ^wonderful, and the plagues 

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B. C. 1451. 



1 Jer. 28. 14. 
m Jer. 5. 15. 

& 6. 22, 23. 

Luke 19. 43. 
n Jer. 48. 40. 

& 49. 22. 

Lam. 4. 19. 

Ez. 17. 3, 12. 

Hos. 8. 1. 

t Heb. hear. 

t Heb. Strang 

of face. 

Prov. 7. 13. 

Ecc. 8. 1. 

Dan. 8. 23. 
2 Chr. 36.17. 

Is. 47. 6. 
p ver. 33. 

Is. 1. 7. & 62. 



q 2 Kings 25. 
1, 2, 4. 



r Lev. 26. 29. 

2 Kings 6. 28, 

29. .ler. 19.9. 

Lara. 2. 20. 

& 4. 10. 
t Heb. belly. 



s ch. 15. 9. 
t ch. 13. 6. 



t Heb. after- 
birth. 
X Gen. 49. 10. 



y Ex. 6. 3. 



Curses for disobedience. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



Exhortation to obedience. 



B. C. 1451. 



t Heb. cause 
to ascend. 



c ch. 10. 22. 
Neh. 9. 23. 



3 ch. 30. 9. 
Jer. 32. 41. 



e Prov. 1. 
Is. 1. 24. 



f Lev. 2G. 33. 
ch. 4. 27, 28. 
Neh. 1. 8. 
Jer. 16. 13. 

S ver. 36. 

h Am. 9. 4. 
i Lev. 26. 32. 

k Lev. 26. 16. 
1 Job 7. 4. 



n Jer. 43. 7. 

Hos. 8. 13. 

9.3. 
ch. 17. 16. 



of thy seed, even gi'eat plagues, and of 
long continuance, and sore sicknesses, 
and of long continuance. 

60 Moreover, he will bring upon thee 
all ''the diseases of Eg}^pt, which thou 
wast afraid of; and they shall cleave 
unto thee. 

61 Also every sickness, and every 
plague, which is not written in the 
book of this law, them will the Lord 
t bring upon thee, until thou be de- 
stroyed. 

62 And ye ^ shall be left few in num- 
ber, whereas ye were "^as the stars of 
heaven for multitude; because thou 
wouldest not obey the voice of the 
Lord thy God. 

63 And it shall come to pass, that 
as the LoRD^ rejoiced over you to do 
you good, and to multiply you ; so the 
Lord ^ will rejoice over you to destroy 
you, and to bring you to nought ; and 
ye shall be plucked from off the land 
whither thou goest to possess it. 

64 And the Lord ^ shall scatter thee 
among all people, from the one end 
of the earth even unto the other ; and 
^ there thou shalt serve other gods, 
which neither thou nor thy fathers 
have known, even wood and stone. 

65 And ''among these nations shalt 
thou find no ease, neither shall the 
sole of thy foot have rest : ' but the 
Lord shall give thee there a trem- 
bling heart, and failing of eyes, and 
'^sorrow of mind : 

66 And thy hfe shall hang in doubt 
before thee ; and thou shalt fear day 
and night, and shalt have none assur- 
ance of thy life : 

67 ' In the morning thou shalt say. 
Would God it were even! and at 
even thou shalt say. Would God it 
were morning ! for the fear of thine 
heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and 
■^ for the sight of thine eyes which 
thou shalt see. 

68 And the Lord "shall bring thee 
into Egypt again with ships, by the 
way whereof I spake unto thee, ° Thou 
shalt see it no more again : and there 
ye shall be sold unto your enemies 
for bondmen and bondwomen, and no 
man shall buy you. 

CHAPTER XXIX. 

Moses exhorteth the people to obedience, in view of the 
works they have seen. 10 All ore presented before 
the Lord to enter into covenant with him. 18 The 
great wrath which shall come on him tha t Jlattereth 
himself in his wickedness. 2^ Secret things belong 
unto God. 

THESE are the words of the cove- 
nant, which the Lord command- 
ed Moses to make with the children 
of Israel in the land of Moab, besides 
* the covenant which he made with 
them in Horeb. 

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2 IT And Moses called unto all Israel, 
and said unto them, '' Ye have seen all 
that the Lord did before your eyes in 
the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and 
unto all his servants, and unto all his 
land; 

3 *^ The great temptations which 
thine eyes have seen, the signs, and 
those great miracles : 

4 Yet ''the Lord hath not given you 
a heart to perceive, and eyes to see, 
and ears to hear, unto this day. 

5 ^And I have led you forty years 
in the wilderness: ^your clothes are 
not waxen old upon you, and thy 
shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot : 

6 ^ Ye have not eaten bread, neither 
have ye drunk wine or strong drink ; 
that ye might know that I am the 
Lord your God. 

7 And when ye came unto this place, 
^ Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og 
the king of Bashan, came out against 
us unto battle, and we smote them : 

8 And we took their land, and ' gave 
it for an inheritance unto the Reuben- 
ites, and to the Gadites, and to the half 
tribe of Manasseh. 

9 ^ Keep therefore the words of this 
covenant, and do them, that ye may 
' prosper in all that ye do. 

10 1[ Ye stand this day all of you 
before the Lord your God ; your 
captains of your tribes, your elders, 
and your officers, with all the men 
of Israel, 

1 1 Your little ones, your wives, and 
thy stranger that is in thy camp, from 
•"the hewer of thy wood unto the 
drawer of thy water : 

12 That thou shouldest t enter into 
covenant with the Lord thy God, 
and " into his oath, which the Lord 
thy God maketh with thee this day : 

13 That he may ° establish thee to 
day for a people unto himself, and 
that he may be unto thee a God, p as 
he hath said unto thee, and ^as he 
hath sworn unto thy fathers, to Abra- 
ham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. 

14 Neither with you only ""do I 
make this covenant and this oath ; 

15 But with him that standeth here 
with us this day before the Lord our 
God, ' and also with him that is not 
here with us this day : 

16 (For ye know how we have dwelt 
in the land of Egypt ; and how we 
came through the nations which ye 
passed by; 

17 And ye have seen their abomi- 
nations, and their t idols, wood and 
stone, silver and gold, which were 
among them :) 

18 liCst there should be among you 
man, or woman, or family, or tribe. 



The wicked threatened. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



Mercy to the penitent. 



B. C. 1451. 




w Num. 15. 39. 

Ecc. 11. 9. 
li Or, stub- 

homness, 

Jer. 3. 17. & 

7. 24. 
t Heb. the 

drunken to 

the thirsty. 
X Is. 30. 1. 
y Ez. 14. 7, 8. 
z Ps. 74. 1. 
a Ps, 79. 5. 

Ez. 23. 25. 
b ch. 9. 14. 
c Matt. 24. 51. 



t Heb. is writ- 
ten. 



t Heb. where- 
with the 
LORD hath 
made it sick. 

d Ps. 107. 34. 

Jer. 17. 6. 

Zeph. 2. 9. 
e Gen. 19. 24, 

25. Jer. 20. 

16. 



f 1 Kings 9. 8, 
9. Jer. 22. 8, 



II Or, who had 
not given to 
them any 
portion. 

tHeb. divided. 

S Dan. 9. 11, 
13, 14. 



h 1 Kingfs 14. 
15. 2Chr.7. 
20. Ps. 52.5. 
Prov. 2. 22. 



'whose heart turneth away this day 
from the Lord our God, to go and 
serve the gods of these nations ; 
"lest tTiere should be among you a 
root that beareth II gall and worm- 
wood ; 

19 And it come to pass, when he 
heareth the words of this curse, that 
he bless himself in his heart, saying, 
I shall have peace, though I walk 
"'in the ll imagination of mine heart, 
^to add t drunkenness to thirst : 

20 yThe Lord will not spare him, 
but then ^the anger of the Lord and 
*his jealousy shall smoke against that 
man, and all the curses that are writ- 
ten in this book shall lie upon him, 
and the Lord ^ shall blot out his name 
from under heaven. 

21 And the Lord *= shall separate 
him unto evil out of all the tribes of 
Israel, according to all the curses of 
the covenant that t are written in this 
book of the law : 

22 So that the generation to come 
of your children that shall rise up 
after you, and the stranger that shall 
come from a far land, shall say, when 
they see the plagues of that land, and 
the sicknesses t which the Lord hath 
laid upon it ; 

23 And that the whole land thereof 
is brimstone, ^ and salt, and burning, 
that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor 
any grass groweth therein, ^like the 
overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, 
Admah and Zeboim, which the Lord 
overthrew in his anger and in his 
wrath : 

24 Even all nations shall say, *^ Where- 
fore hath the Lord done thus unto 
this land 1 what meaneth the heat of 
this great anger ? 

25 Then_men shall say, Because 
they have forsalTen the covenant of 
the Lord God of their fathers, which 
he made with them when he brought 
them forth out of the land of Egypt : 

26 For they went and served other 
gods, and worshipped them, gods whom 
they knew not, and ll whom, he had not 
t given unto them : 

27 And the anger of the Lord was 
kindled against this land, ^to bring 
upon it all the curses that are written 
in this book : 

28 And the Lord ^rooted them out 
of their land in anger, and in wrath, 
and in great indignation, and cast 
them into another land, as it is this 
day. 

29 The secret things belong unto the 
Lord our God : but those things which 
are revealed belong unto us and to our 
children for ever, that we may do all 
the words of this law. 



CHAPTER XXX. 

Great mercies promised unto the repentant. 11 The 
commandment is manifest. 15 Life and death are 
set before them. 

AND ''it shall come to pass, when 
•"all these things are come up- 
on thee, the blessing and the curse, 
which I have set before thee, and 
'^ thou shalt call them to mind among 
all the nations, whither the Lord thy 
God hath driven thee, 

2 And shalt ''return unto the Lord 
thy God, and shalt obey his voice ac- 
cording to all that I command thee 
this day, thou and thy children, with 
all thine heart, and with all thy soul ; 

3 ^ That then the Lord thy God will 
turn thy captivity, and have com- 
passion upon thee, and will return 
and f gather thee from all the nations, 
whither the Lord thy God hath scat- 
tered thee. 

4 ^ If any of thine be driven out un- 
to the outmost parts of heaven, from 
thence will the Lord thy God gather 
thee, and from thence will he fetch 
thee : 

5 And the Lord thy God will bring 
thee into the land which thy fathers 
possessed, and thou shalt possess it ; 
and he will do thee good, and mul- 
tiply thee above thy fathers. 

6 And ''the Lord thy God will cir- 
cumcise thine heart, and the heart of 
thy seed, to love the Lord thy God 
with all thine heart, and with all thy 
soul, that thou mayest live. 

7 And the Lord thy God will put 
all these curses upon thine enemies, 
and on them that hate thee, which 
persecuted thee. 

8 And thou shalt return and obey 
the voice of the Lord, and do all his 
commandments which I command 
thee this day. 

9 'And the Lord thy God will make 
thee plenteous in every work of thine 
hand, in the fruit of thy body, and 
in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the 
fruit of thy land, for good : for the 
Lord will again ''rejoice over thee for 
good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers ; 

10 If thou shalt hearken unto the 
voice of the Lord thy God, to keep 
his commandments and his statutes 
which are written in this book of the 
law, and if thou turn unto the Lord 
thy God with all thine heart, and 
with all thy soul. 

1 1 1[ For this commandment which 
I command thee this day, 'it is not 
hidden from thee, neither is it far off. 

12 ""It is not in heaven, that thou 
shouldest say, Who shall go up for 
us to heaven, and bring it unto us, 
that we may hear it, and do it 1 

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Life and death proposed. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



Moses encourageth Joshua. 



B. C. 1451. 



n ver. 1, 19. 
ch. 11. 20. 



ch. 4. 26. & 
8.19. 



P ch. 4. 26. & 
31. 28. 
q ver. 15. 



r P3. 27. 1. & 
66.9. 
John 11. 25. 



a Ex. 7. 7. ch- 
34.7. 

b Num. 27. 17. 
1 Kings 3. 7. 

c Num. 20. 12. 

& 27. 13. ch. 

3.27. 
d ch. 9. 3. 



i Num. 27. 21. 
ch. 3. 28. 



t ch. 3. 21. 



? Num. 21. 24, 
S3. 



13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that 
thou shouldest say, Who shall go over 
the sea for us, and bring it unto us, 
that we may hear it, and do it ? 

14 But the word is very nigh unto 
thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, 
that thou mayest do it. 

15 U See, °I have set before thee 
this day life and good, and death and 
evil; 

16 In that I command thee this day 
to love the Lord thy God, to walk in 
his ways, and to keep his command- 
ments, and his statutes, and his judg- 
ments, that thou mayest live and mul- 
tiply : and the Lord thy God shall 
bless thee in the land whither thou 
goest to possess it. 

17 But if thine heart turn away, so 
that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be 
drawn away, and worship other gods, 
and serve them ; 

18 ° I denounce unto you this day, 
that ye shall surely perish, and that 
ye shall not prolong your days upon 
the land, whither thou passest over 
Jordan to go to possess it. 

19 Pi call heaven and earth to re- 
cord this day against 5'-ou, that il 
have set before you life and death, 
blessing and cursing : therefore choose 
life, that both thou and thy seed may 
live : 

20 That thou mayest love the Lord 
thy God, and that thou mayest obey 
his voice, and that thou mayest cleave 
unto him ; for he is thy ''life, and the 
length of thy days ; that thou mayest 
dwell in the land which the Lord 
sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, 
to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them. 

CHAPTER XXXI. 

Moses encourageth the people, land Joshua. 9 He de- 
livcreth the law unto the priests to be read every sev- 
enth year to the people. 14 God calleth Moses and 
Joshua into the tabernacle. 19 He giveth them a 
song to testify against the people. 23 Joshua receiv- 
eth a charge. 24 Moses delivereth the book of the 
law to the Levites to keep. 28 He maketh a protes- 
tation to the elders. 

AND Moses went and spake these 
Words unto all Israel. 

2 And he said unto them, I ^am a 
hundred and twenty years old this 
day ; I can no more ^ go out and come 
in : also the Lord hath said unto me, 
•^Thou shalt not go over this Jordan. 

3 The Lord thy God, <^he will go 
over before thee, and he will destroy 
these nations from before thee, and 
thou shalt possess them : and Joshua, 
he shall go over before thee, ^ as the 
Lord hath said. 

4 ^ And the Lord shall do unto them 
^as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings 
of the A morites, and unto the land of 
them, whom he destroyed. 

5 And ^the Lord shall give them 

208 ~ 



up before your face, that ye may do 
unto them according unto all the 
commandments which I have com- 
manded you. 

6 ' Be strong and of a good courage, 
^ fear not, nor be afraid of them : for 
the Lord thy God, 'he it is that doth 
go with thee ; '"he will not fail thee, 
nor forsake thee. 

7 IT And Moses called unto Joshua, 
and said unto him in the sight of ail 
Israel, ° Be strong and of a good cour- 
age : for thou must go with this peo- 
ple unto the land which the Lord 
hath sworn unto their fathers to give 
them ; and thou shalt cause them to 
inherit it. 

8 And the Lord, °he it is that doth 
go before thee ; Phe will be with thee, 
he will not fail thee, neither forsake 
thee : fear not, neither be dismayed. 

9 IF And Moses wrote this law, i and 
delivered it unto the priests the sons 
of Levi, '"which bare the ark of the 
covenant of the Lord, and unto all 
the elders of Israel. 

10 And Moses commanded them, 
saying, At the end of every seven 
years, in the solemnity of the 'year 
of release, 4n the feast of taberna- 
cles, 

11 When all Israel is come to "ap- 
pear before the Lord thy God in the 
place which he shall choose, ^thou 
shalt read this law before all Israel 
in their hearing. 

12 5" Gather the people together, men, 
and women, and children, and thy 
stranger that is within thy gates, that 
they may hear, and that they may 
learn, and fear the Lord your God, 
and observe to do all the words of 
this law : 

13 And that their children, ^ which 
have not known any thing, ''may hear, 
and learn to fear the Lord your God, 
as long as ye live in the land whither 
ye go over Jordan to possess it. 

14 IT And the Lord said unto Moses, 
^ Behold, thy days approach that thou 
must die : call Joshua, and present 
yourselves in the tabernacle of the 
congregation, that ^=1 may give him 
a charge. And Moses and Joshua 
went, and presented themselves in 
the tabernacle of the congregation. 

15 And "^the Lord appeared in the 
tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud : and 
the pillar of the cloud stood over the 
door of the tabernacle. 

16 IT And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Behold, thou shalt t sleep with thy 
fathers ; and this people will ^ rise up, 
and '^go a whoring after the gods of 
the strangers of the land, whither 
they go to be among them, and will 



IsraeVs apostasy. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



The song of Moses. 



B. C. 1451. 



g ch. 32. 15. 

.Judir.2. 12.& 

10. 6, 13. 
h Judg. 2. 20. 
i 2 Clir. 15. 2. 



t Heb. find 

them, Neh. 

9.32. 
k ch. 32. 20. 

Ps. 104. 29. 

Is. 8. 17. & 64. 

7. Ez.39.23. 
1 Judj^, 6. 13. 
m Num. 14. 42. 
n ver. 17. 



P ch. 32. 15. 
Neh. 9. 25, 2 
Hos. 13. 6. 

q ver. 16. 



t Heb. before. 

s Hos. 5. 3. & 
13. 5, 6. 
t Heb. do. 
t Am. 5. 25, 26. 



J'ver.?. Josh. 
1.6. 



z See 2 Kings 
22.8. 



b ch. 9. 24. & 

32. 20. 
c Ex.32. 9. ch. 

9.(5. 



^forsake me, and ^ break my covenant 
which I have made with them. 

17 Then my anger shall be kindled 
against them in that day, and ' I will 
forsake them, and I will ''hide my 
face from them, and they shall be 
devoured, and many evils and troubles 
shall t befall them ; so that they will 
say in that day, 'Are not these evils 
come upon us, because our God is 
" not among us 1 

18 And "I will surely hide my face 
in that day for all the evils which 
they shall have wrought, in that they 
are turned unto other gods. 

19 Now therefore write ye this song 
for you, and teach it the children of 
Israel : put it in their mouths, that 
this song may be °a witness for me 
against the children of Israel. 

20 For when I shall have brought 
them into the land which I sware 
unto their fathers, that fioweth with 
milk and honey ; and they shall have 
eaten and filled themselves, Pand 
waxen fat : i then will they turn 
unto other gods, and serve them, 
and provoke me, and break my cov- 
enant. 

21 And it shall come to pass, ""when 
many evils and troubles are befallen 
them, that this song shall testify 
t against them as a witness ; for it 
shall not be forgotten out of the 
mouths of their seed : for * I know 
their imagination 'which they +go 
about, even now, before I have 
brought them into the. land which I 
sware. 

22 T Moses therefore wrote this song 
the same day, and taught it the chil- 
dren of Israel. 

23 "Ahd4ie.^ve Joshua the son of 
Nun a charge, and~said, ''Be strong 
and of a good courage : for thou shalt 
bring the children of Israel into the 
land which I sware unto them : and 
I will be with thee. 

24 IF And it came to pass, when 
Moses had made an end of ^ writing 
the words of this law in a book, until 
they were finished, 

25 That Moses commanded the Le- 
vites, which bare the ark of the cov- 
enant of the Lord, saying, 

26 Take this book of the law, ^and 
put it in the side of the ark of the 
covenant of the Lord your God, that 
it may be there ^for a witness against 
thee. 

27 "For I know thy rebeUion, and 
thy ^stiflf neck: behold, while I am 
yet alive with you this day, ye have 
been rebellious against the Lord ; and 
how much more after my death ? 

28 1" Gather unto me all the elders 



14 



of your tribes, and your officers, that 
I may speak these words in their 
ears, '' and call heaven and earth to 
record against them. 

29 For I know that after my death 
ye will utterly '^corrupt yourselves, 
and turn aside from the way which 
I have commanded you ; and ^ evil 
will befall you ^ in the latter days ; 
because ye will do evil in the sight 
of the Lord, to provoke him to 
anger through the work of your 
hands. 

30 And Moses spake in the ears 
of all the congregation of Israel the 
words of this song, until they were 
ended. 

CHAPTER XXXII. 

Moses' song, in which he sett eth forth God's mercy and 
vengeance. 46 He exhorteth them to lay it up in their 
hearts. 48 God sendeth him up to mount Nebo, to 
see the land, and die. 

GIVE ^ear, O ye heavens, and I 
will speak ; and hear, O earth, 
the words of my mouth, 

2 "My doctrine shall drop as the 
rain, my speech shall distil as the 
dew, "^ as the s-mall rain upon the ten- 
der herb, and as the showers upon 
the grass : 

3 Because I will publish the name 
of the Lord : '^ ascribe ye greatness 
unto our God. 

4 He is '^the Rock, '^his work 15 
perfect ; for ^ all his ways are judg- 
ment : "a God of truth and 'without 
iniquity, just and right is he. 

5 t i^ They have corrupted them- 
selves, II their spot is not the spot of 
his children : they are a ' perverse and 
crooked generation. 

6 Do ye thus '"requite the Lord, 
O foolish people and unwise ? is not 
he "thy father that hath ° bought 
thee? hath he not Pmade thee, and 
established thee 1 

7 H Remember the days of old, con- 
sider the years of t many generations : 
'I ask thy father, and he will shew 
thee ; thy elders, and they will tell 
thee. 

8 When the Most High divided to 
the nations their inheritance, when 
he ^separated the sons of Adam, he 
set the bounds of the people accord- 
ing to the number of the children of 
Israel. 

9 For Hhe Lord's portion is his 
people ; Jacob is the t lot of his in- 
heritance. 

10 He found him "in a desert land, 
and in the waste howling wilderness ; 
he Hied him about, he "^ instructed 
him, he ^kept him as the apple of his 
eye. 

11 ^ As an eagle stirreth up her nest, 

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Ths song of Moses. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



The song of Mosee. 



B. C. 1451. 



a ch. 33. 29. 
Is. 58. 14. 
Ez. 36. 2. 

b Job 29. 6. 
Ps. 81. 16. 



cPs. 81.16. & 
147. 14. 



e ch. 33. 5, 26. 

Is. 44. 2. 
f 1 Sam. 2. 29. 
g ch. 31. 20. 

Neh. 9. 25. 

Ps. 17. 10. 

Jer. 2. 7. &. 5. 

7.28. 

Hoe. 13. 6. 
h ch. 31. 16. 

Is. 1. 4. 



II Or, which 

werenotGod, 

ver. 21. 
k 2 Sam. 22.47. 

Ps. 89. 26. & 

95.1. 
1 1 Kings 14. 

22. 

1 Cor. 10. 22. 



'il Or. despised. 

Lam. 2. 6. 
■m Lev. 17. 7. 

Ps. ine. 37. 

1 Cor. 10. 20. 
Rev. 9. 20. 

n Is. 17. 10. 
■0 Jer. 2. 32. 
P Judg. 2. 14, 
q Is. 1. 2. 
r ch. 31. 17. 
s Is. 30. 9. 

Matt. 17. 17. 
t ver. 16. 

Ps. 78. 58. 
ul Sam. 12. 21. 

1 Kings 16. 

13,26. 

Ps. 3L6. 

Jer. 8. 19. & 

10.8. & 14.22. 

Jonah 2. 8. 

Acts 14. 15. 

II Or, hath 

burned. 
II Or, hath 

consumed. 
X Hos. 1. 10. 

Rom. 10. 19. 
y Jer. 15. 14. & 

17.4. 

Lam. 4. 11. 
z Is. 26. 15. 

t Heb. burn- 
ing coals, 
Hab. 3. 5. 

a Ps. 7. 12, 13. 
Ez. 5. 16. 
b Lev. 26. 22. 



fluttereth over her young, spreadeth 
abroad her wings, taketh them, bear- 
eth them on her wings ; 

12 So the Lord alone did lead him, 
and there was no strange god with 
him. 

13 ^He made him ride on the high 
places of the earth, that he might 
eat the increase of the fields ; and 
he made him to suck ^ honey out 
of the rock, and oil out of the flinty 
rock ; 

14 Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, 
with fat of lambs, and rams of the 
breed of Bashan, and goats, " with 
the fat of kidneys of wheat; and 
thou didst drink the pure "^ blood of 
the grape. 

15 H But ^ Jeshurun waxed fat, and 
^ kicked : « thou art waxen fat, thou 
art grown thick, thou art covered with 
fatness; then he •'forsook God which 

' made him, and lightly esteemed the 
^ Rock of his salvation. 

16 •They provoked him to jealousy 
with strange gods, with abominations 
provoked they him to anger. 

17 ""They sacrificed unto devils, 
II not to God ; to gods whom they 
knew not, to new gods that came 
newly up, whom your fathers feared 
not. 

18 "Of the Rock that begat thee 
thou art unmindful, and hast ° for- 
gotten God that formed thee. 

19 PAnd when the Lord saw it, 
he II abhorred them, i because of the 
provoking of his sons, and of his 
daughters. 

20 And he said, '"I will hide my 
face from them, I will see what their 
end shall be : for they are a very fro- 
ward generation, 'children in whom 
is no faith. 

21 ' They have moved me to jeal- 
ousy with that which is not God ; 
they have provoked me to anger 
" with their vanities : and ^ I will 
move them to jealousy with those 
which are not a people ; 1 will pro- 
voke them to anger with a foolish 
nation. 

22 For ya fire is kindled in mine 
anger, and H shall burn unto the low- 
est hell, and " shall consume the earth 
with her increase, and set on fire the 
foundations of the mountains. 

23 I will ^ heap mischiefs upon 
them ; * I will spend mine arrows 
upon them. 

24 They shall be burnt with hunger, 
and devoured with t burning heat, 
and with bitter destruction : I will 
also send ^ the teeth of beasts upon 
them, with the poison of serpents of 
the dust. 

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25 '^ The sword without, and terror 
t within, shall t destroy both the 
young man and the virgin, the 
suckling also with the man of gray 
hairs. 

26 <• I said, I would scatter them 
into corners, I would make the re- 
membrance of them to cease from 
among men : 

27 Were it not that I feared the 
wrath of the enemy, lest their ad- 
versaries ^ should behave themselves 
strangely, and lest they should ^ say, 
II Our hand is high, and the Lord 
hath not done all this. 

28 For they are a nation void of 
counsel, = neither is there any under- 
standing in them. 

29 ^ Oh that they were wise, that 
they understood this, Hhat they would 
consider their latter end ! 

30 How should ""one chase a thou- 
sand, and two put ten thousand to 
flight, except their Rock • had sold 
them, and the Lord had shut them 
up? 

31 For '"their rock is not as our 
Rock, "even our enemies themselves 
being judges. 

32 For ° their vine II t> of the vine 
of Sodom, and of the fields of Go- 
morrah : their grapes are grapes of 
gall, their clusters are bitter : 

33 Their wine is Pthe poison of 
dragons, and the cruel "^ venom of 
asps. 

34/5 not this ""laid up in store with 
me, and sealed up among my treas- 
ures ? 

35 ' To me belongeth vengeance, and 
recompense ; their foot shall slide in 
due time : for ' the day of their ca- 
lamity is at hand, and the things that 
shall come upon them make haste. 

36 " For the Lord shall judge his 
people, ^and repent himself for his 
servants, when he seeth that their 
t power is gone, and ^ there is none 
shut up, or left. 

37 And he shall say, ^ Where are 
their gods, their rock in whom they 
trusted, 

38 Which did eat the fat of their 
sacrifices, and drank the wine of 
their drink offerings 1 let them rise 
up and help you, and be t your pro- 
tection. 

39 See now that ^ I, even I, am he, 
and ^ there is no god with me : ' I kill, 
and I make alive ; I wound, and 1 
heal : neither is there any that can 
deliver out of my hand. 

40 <• For I lift up my hand to heaven, 
and say, I live for ever. 

41 ^If I whet my glittering sword, 
and mine hand take hold on judg- 



Moses summoned to Neho. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



He blesseth the tribes. 



B. C. 1451. 



, h Job 13. 24. 
I Jer. 30.14. 

Lam. 2. 5. 
II Or, Praise 

his people, ye 

nations : or, 

Siuff ye. 
i Rom. 15. 10. 
k Rev. 6. 10. &, 

19.2. 
1 ver. 41. 
m Ps. 85. 1. 



11 Or, 



1 ch. 6. 6. & 11. 
18. Ez.40.4. 



o ch. 30. 19. 
Lev. 18. 5. 
Prov. 3. 2, 22. 
& 4. 22. 
Rom. 10. 5. 

p Num. 27. 12, 
13. 

q Num. 33. 47, 
48. ch.34. L 



r Num. 20. 25, 
28. &L 33. 38. 



3 Num. 20. 11, 
12, 13. & 27. 
14. 

II Or, Strife 
at Kadesh. 

t See Lev. 10. 
3. 

u Num. 27. 12. 
ch. 34. 4. 



a Gen. 49. 28. 
b Ps. 90, title. 



1491. 

c Ex. 19. 18. 
Judg. 5. 4, 5. 
Hab. 3. 3. 



ment ; ""I will render vengeance to 
mine enemies, and will reward them 
that hate me. 

42 I will make mine arrows ^ drunk 
with blood, and my sword shall de- 
vour flesh ; and that with the blood 
of the slain and of the captives from 
the beginning of ^ revenges upon the 
enemy. 

43 II ' Rejoice, O ye nations, with his 
people : for he will ^ avenge the blood 
of his servants, and ' will render ven- 
geance to his adversaries, and '"will 
be merciful unto his land, and to his 
people. 

44 IT And Moses came and spake all 
the words of this song in the ears of 
the people, he, and H Hoshea the son 
of Nun. 

45 And Moses made an end of speak- 
ing all these words to all Israel : 

46 And he said unto them, "Set 
your hearts unto all the words which 
i testify among you this day, which 
ye shall command your children to 
observe to do, all the words of this 
law. 

47 For it is not a vain thing for you ; 
° because it is your life : and through 
this thing ye shall prolong your days 
in the land, whither ye go over Jor- 
dan to possess it. 

48 PAnd the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses that selfsame day, saying, 

49 Get thee up into this "^ mountain 
Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is 
in the land of Moab, that is over 
against Jericho ; and behold the land 
of Canaan, which I give unto the 
children of Israel for a possession : 

50 And die in the mount whither 
thou goest^up, and be gathered unto 
thy people; as *■ Aaron thy brother 
died in mount Hor, and was gathered 
unto his people : 

51 Because ^ye trespassed against 
me among the children of Israel at 
the waters of H Meribah-Kadesh, in 
the wilderness of Zin ; because ye 
* sanctified me not in the midst of the 
children of Israel. 

52 "Yet thou shalt see the land 
before thee; but thou shalt not go 
thither unto the land which I give 
the children of Israel. 

CHAPTER XXXIII. 

Moses^ blessinff. 2 The majesty of God. 6 The bless- 
ings on the several tribes. 26 The excellency of Is- 
raeVs God. 

AND this t.9 ^the blessing, where- 
with Moses "^the man of God 
blessed the children of Israel before 
his death. 

2 And he said, ""The Lord came 
from Sinai, and rose up from Seir 
unto them ; he shined forth from 



mount Paran, and he came with "^ ten 
thousands of saints : from his right 
hand went ta fiery law for them. 

3 Yea, ^he loved the people; ''all 
his saints are in thy hand : and they 
^ sat down at thy feet ; every one shall 
''receive of thy words. 

4 ' Moses commanded us a law, ^ even 
the inheritance of the congregation of 
Jacob. 

5 And he was 'king in ""Jeshurun, 
when the heads of the people and 
the tribes of Israel were gathered 
together. 

6 T Let Reuben live, and not die ; 
and let not his men be few. 

7 IF And this is the Messing of Ju- 
dah : and he said. Hear, Lord, the 
voice of Judah, and bring him unto 
his people : " let his hands be suffi- 
cient for him; and be thou °a help 
to him from his enemies. 

8 1 And of Levi he said, ^ Let thy 
Thummim and thy Urim be with thy 
holy one, ^whom thou didst prove at 
Massah, and with whom thou didst 
strive at the waters of Meribah ; 

9 Who said unto his father and to 
his mother, I have not '"seen him; 
' neither did he acknowledge his breth- 
ren, nor knew his own children : for 
Uhey have observed thy word, and 
kept thy covenant. 

10 II "They shall teach Jacob thy 
judgments, and Israel thy law : H^they 
shall put incense t before thee, ^ and 
whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar. 

11 Bless, Lord, his substance, and 
^ accept the work of his hands : smite 
through the loins of them that rise 
against him, and of them that hate 
him, that they rise not again. 

12 IF And of Benjamin he said, The 
beloved of t^e Lord shall dwell in 
safety by him ; and the LORD shall 
cover him all the day long, and he 
shall dwell between his shoulders. 

13 *fr And of Joseph he said, ''Bless- 
ed of the Lord be his land, for the 
precious things of heaven, for ''the 
dew, and for the deep that coucheth 
beneath, 

14 And for the precious fruits 
brought forth by the sun, and for 
the precious things tput forth by 
the tmoon, 

15 And for the chief things of '^ the 
ancient mountains, and for the pre- 
cious things ''of the lasting hills, 

16 And for the precious things of 
the earth and fulness thereof, and 
for the good will of ^ him that dwelt 
in the bush : let the blessing ^ come 
upon the head of Joseph, and upon 
the top of the head of him that was 
separated from his brethren. 

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The refuge of Israel. 



DEUTERONOMY. 



The death of Moses. 



B. C. 1451. 



t Heb. a uni- 
corn. 

g 1 Chr. 5. 1. 

h Num. 23. 22. 
Ps. 92. 10. 

i 1 Kings 22. 
11. Ps. 44. 5. 

k Gen. 48. 19. 

1 Gen. 49. 13, 
14, 15. 

m Is. 2. 3. 
n Ps. 4. 5. 



o See Josh. 13. 
10, &c. 
1 Chr. 12. 8, 
kc. 

P Num. 32. 16, 
17, &.C. 

t Heb. ceiled. 
q Josh. 4. 12. 



r Josh. 19. 47. 
Judg. 18. 27. 



s Gen. 49. 21. 

t See Josh. 19. 
32, &c. 
u Gen. 49. 20. 



r See Job 29. 6. 

11 Or, Under 
thy shoes shail 
be iron. 

y ch. 8. 9. 
z Ex. 15. 11. 

Ps. 86. 8. 

Jer. 10. 6. 
a ch. 32. 15. 
b Ps. 68. 4, 33, 

34. & 104. 3. 

Hab. 3. 8. 
c Ps. 90. 1. 
d ch. 9. 3, 4, 5. 

e Num. 23. 9. 

Jer. 23. 6. k. 

33. 16. 
f ch. 8. 7, 8. 
S Gen. 27. 28. 

ch. 11.11. 
h Ps. 144. 15. 
i 2 Sam. 7. 23. 
k Ps. 115. 9, 

10. 11. 

12 Sam. 22. 45. 
Ps. 18.44. & 
C6.3.&81.15. 

II Or, shall be 
subdued. 



17 His glory is like the s firstling of 
his bullock, and his horns are like 
^the horns of t unicorns : with them 
' he shall push the people together to 
the ends of the earth : and ''they are 
the ten thousands of Ephraim, and 
they are the thousands of Manasseh. 

18 IT And of Zebulun he said, ' Re- 
joice, Zebulun, in thy going out ; 
and, Issachar, in thy tents. 

19 They shall '"call the people unto 
the mountain ; there ° they shall otfer 
sacrifices of righteousness : for they 
shall suck of the abundance of the 
seas, and o/ treasures hid in the sand. 

20 H And of Gad he said, Blessed be 
he that ° enlargeth Gad : he dwelleth 
as a lion, and teareth the arm with 
the crown of the head. 

21 And Phe provided the first part 
for himself, because there, hi a por- 
tion of the lawgiver, was he t seated ; 
and ''he came with the heads of the 
people, he executed the justice of the 
Lord, and his judgments with Is- 
rael. 

22 IF And of Dan he said, Dan is 
a lion's whelp : '' he shall leap from 
Bashan. 

23 1 And of Naphtali he said, 
Naphtali, 'satisfied with favour, and 
full with the blessing of the Lord, 
'possess thou the west and the south, 

24 IF And of Asher he said, " Let 
Asher be blessed with children ; let 
him be acceptable to his brethren, 
and let him ^ dip his foot in oil. 

25 li Thy shoes shall be ^ iron and 
brass ; and as thy days, so shall thy 
strength be. 

26 IF There is ^none like unto the 
God of ^Jeshurun, ^ivho rideth upon 
the heaven in thy help, and in his 
excellency on the sky. 

27 The eternal God is thy " refuge, 
and underneath are the everlasting 
arms : and ^ he shall thrust out the 
enemy from before thee ; and shall 
say, Destroy them. 

28 * Israel then shall dwell in safety 
alone : ^ the fountain of Jacob shall be 
upon a land of corn and wine ; also 
his ^ heavens shall drop down dew. 

29 '' Happy art thou, Israel : ^ who 
is like unto thee, people saved by 
the Lord, •'the shield of thy help, 
and who is the sword of thy excel- 
lency ! and thine enemies • II shall be 

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found liars unto thee ; and ^ thou 
shalt tread upon their high places. 

CHAPTER XXXIV. 

Moses from mount Nebo vieweth the land. 5 His 
death and burial. 7 His age. Z Tlie people mourn 
for him thirty days. 9 Joshua succeedeth him. 10 
The praise of Moses. 

AND Moses went up from the 
plains of Moab ^ unto the mount- 
ain of Nebo, to the top of H Pisgah, 
that is over against Jericho : and the 
Lord ^shewed him all the land of 
Gilead, '^unto Dan, 

2 And all Naphtali, and the land of 
Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the 
land of Judah, •* unto the utmost sea, 

3 And the south, and the plain of 
the valley of Jericho, ^the city of 
palm trees, unto Zoar. 

4 And the Lord said unto him, 
^ This is the land which I sware unto 
Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, 
saying, I will give it unto thy seed : 
^I have caused thee to see it with 
thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over 
thither. 

5 1 ''So Moses the serv^ant of the 
Lord died there in the land of Moab, 
according to the word of the Lord. 

6 And he buried him in a valley in 
the land of Moab, over against Beth- 
peor : but ' no man knoweth of his 
sepulchre unto this day. 

7 T ''And Moses was a hundred and 
twenty years old when he died : ' his 
eye was not dim, nor his t natural 
force t abated. 

8 T And the children of Israel wept 
for Moses in the plains of Moab 
""thirty days : so the days of weeping 
and mourning for Moses were ended. 

9 IF And Joshua the son of Nun was 
full of the ° spirit of wisdom ; for 
° Moses had laid his hands upon him : 
and the children of Israel hearkened 
unto him, and did as the Lord com- 
manded Moses. 

10 IF And there p arose not a proph- 
et since in Israel like unto Moses, 
^whom the Lord knew face to face, 

11 In all ""the signs and the won- 
ders which the Lord sent him to 
do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, 
and to all his servants, and to all his 
land, 

12 And in all that mighty hand, and 
in all the great terror which Moses 
shewed in the sight of all Israel. 



B. C. 1451. 



a Ex. 24. 13. 
Deut, 1. 38. 



c DeuL 11. 24. 
ch. 14. 9. 



i Gen. 15. 18. 
Ex. 23. 31. 
Num.34.3-12. 



e DeuL 7. 24. 

f Ex. 3. 12. 

S Deut 31. 8. 
23. ver.9,17. 
ch. 3.7. & 6.27, 
Is. 43. 2, 5. 

hDeuL31.6,8. 
Heb. 13. 5. 

II Or, thou 
shalt cause 
this people to 
inherit the 
land, ifc. 

i Deut 31.7^. 

k Num. 27. 23. 
Deut 31. 7. 
ch. 11. 1.5. 

I Deut 5. 32. 
k. 28. 14. 

II Or, do wisely, 
Deut 29. 9. 

a Deut 17. 18, 
19. 
» Ps. 1. 2. 



II Or, do wisely, 
ver. 7. 

Deut 31. 7, 

8,23. 
P Ps. 27. 1. 

Jer. 1. 8. 



THE BOOK 



JOSHUA. 



CHAPTER I. 

Tiie Lord appointeth Joshua, to succeed Moses. 3 The 
extent of the promised land. 5 Godencourageth and 
instructeth Joshua. 10 Joshua preparefh the people 
to pass over Jordan. 12 He putteth the two tribes 
and a half in tnind of their promise to Moses. 16 
TTiey promise him obedience. 

"VrOW after the death of Moses the 
-LM servant of the Lord it came to 
pass, that the Lord spake unto Josh- 
ua the son of Nun, Moses' ^ minister, 
saying, 

2 "^ Moses my servant is dead ; now 
therefore arise, go over this Jordan, 
thou, and all this people, unto the 
land which I do give to them, even to 
the children of Israel. 

3 " Every place that the sole of your 
foot shall tread upon, that have I given 
unto you, as I said unto Moses. 

4 ^ From the wilderness and this 
Lebanon even unto the great river, 
the river Euphrates, all the land of 
the Hittites, and unto the great sea 
toward the going down of the sun, 
shall be your coast. 

5 ^ There shall not any man be able 
to stand before thee all the days of 
thy life : ^ as I was with Moses, so ^\ 
will be with thee : ^ I will not fail 
thee, nor forsake thee, 

G ' Be strong and of a good courage : 
for II unto this people shalt thou divide 
for an inheritance the land, which I 
sware unto their fathers to give them. 

7 Only be thou strong and very 
courageous, that thou mayest observe 
to do according to all the law, "^ which 
IMoses my servant commanded thee : 
^ turn not from it to the right hand or 
to the left, that thou mayest H prosper 
whithersoever thou goest. 

8 ""This book of the law shall not 
depart out of thy mouth ; but ° thou 
shalt meditate therein day and night, 
that thou mayest observe to do ac- 
cording to all that is written therein : 
for then thou shalt make thy way 
prosperous, and then thou shalt H have 
good success, 

9 °Have not I commanded thee? 
Be strong and of a good courage ; 
Pbe not afraid, neither be thou dis- 
maj'^ed : for the Lord thy God is with 
thee whithersoever thou goest. 



10 IT Then Joshua commanded the 
officers of the people, saying, 

1 1 Pass through the host, and com- 
mand the people, saying. Prepare you 
victuals ; for "^ within three days ye 
shall pass over this Jordan, to go in 
to possess the land, which the Lord 
your God giveth you to possess it. 

12 IT And to the Reubenites, and to 
the Gadites, and to half the tribe of 
Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying, 

13 Remember "^the word which Mo- 
ses the servant of the Lord command- 
ed you, saying. The Lord your God 
hath given you rest, and hath given 
you this land. 

14 Your wives, your little ones, and 
your cattle, shall remain in the land 
which Moses gave you on this side 
Jordan ; but ye shall pass before your 
brethren t armed, all the mighty men 
of valour, and help them ; 

15 Until the Lord have given your 
brethren rest, as he hath given you, 
and they also have possessed the land 
which the Lord your God giveth 
them : 'then ye shall return unto the 
land of your possession, and enjoy it, 
which Moses the Lord's servant gave 
you on this side Jordan toward the 
sunrising. 

16 IT And they answered Joshua, 
saying. All that thou commandest us 
we will do, and whithersoever thou 
sendest us, we will go. 

17 According as we hearkened unto 
JMoses in all things, so will we hearken 
unto thee : only the Lord thy God 
-be with thee, as he was with Mo- 
ses. 

^8 Whosoever he he that doth rebel 
against thy commandment, and will 
not hearken unto thy words in all 
that thou commandest him, he shall 
be put to death : only be strong and 
of a good courage. 



CHAPTER H. 

Eahab receiveth and concealeth the two spies sent 
from Shittim. 8 The covenant between her and 
them. 23 Their return and report. 

AND Joshua the son of Nun H sent 
^ out of Shittim two men to spy 
secretly, saying, Go view the land, 

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Rahah concealeth the spies. 



JOSHUA. 



Their covenant with her. 



B. C. 1451. 



t Heb. lay. 
b Heb. 11. 31. 

James 2. 25. 
c Matt. 1. 5. 
d Ps. 127. 1. 

Prov. 21. 30. 



e See 2 Sam. 
17. 19, 20. 



f See Ex. 1.17. 
2 Sam. 17. 19. 



S Gen. 35. 5. 

Ex. 23. 27. 

Deut.2.25. & 

11. 25. 
t Heb. melt, 

Ex. 15. 15. 



h Ex. 14. 21. 
ch. 4. 23. 



i Num. 21. 24, 
34,35. 



k Ex.15. 14, 15. 
1 ch. 5. 1. & 7. 
5. Is. 13. 7. 
t Heb. rose ty?. 



m Deut. 4. 39. 



n See 1 Sam. 
20. 14, 15, 17. 



See 1 Tim. 
5. 8. 
p ver. 18. 



even Jericho. And they went, and 
^came into a harlot's house, named 
*=Rahab, and t lodged there. 

2 And ^ it was told the king of Jeri- 
cho, saying, Behold, there came men 
in hither to night of the children of 
Israel to search out the country. 

3 And the king of Jericho sent unto 
Rahab, saying. Bring forth the men 
that are come to thee, which are en- 
tered into thine house : for they be 
come to search out all the country. 

4 ^And the woman took the two 
men, and hid them, and said thus, 
There came men unto me, but I wist 
not whence they were : 

5 And it came to pass about the time 
of shutting of the gate, when it was 
dark, that the men went out ; whither 
the men went, I wot not : pursue after 
them quickly ; for ye shall overtake 
them. 

6 But ^she had brought them up to 
the roof of the house, and hid them 
with the stalks of flax, which she had 
laid in order upon the roof 

7 And the men pursued after them 
the way to Jordan unto the fords : 
and as soon as they which pursued 
after them were gone out, they shut 
the gate. 

8 "IT And before they were laid down, 
she came up unto them upon the 
roof; 

9 And she said unto the men, I 
know that the Lord hath given you 
the land, and that ^your terror is 
fallen upon us, and that all the in- 
habitants of the land t faint because 
of you. 

10 For we have heard how the 
Lord ^ dried up the water of the Red 
sea for you, when ye came out of 
Egypt; and 'what ye did unto the 
two kings of the Amorites, that were 
on the other side Jordan, Sihon and 
Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. 

11 And as soon as we had ''heard 
these things, 'our hearts did melt, 
neither tdid there remain any more 
courage in any man, because of you : 
for ""the Lord your God, he is God 
in heaven above, and in earth be- 
neath. 

12 Now therefore, I pray you, 
"swear unto me by the Lord, since 
I have shewed you kindness, that ye 
will also shew kindness unto °my 
father's house, and Pgive me a true 
token : 

13 And that ye will save alive my 
father, and my mother, and my breth- 
ren, and my sisters, and all that they 
have, and deliver our lives from 
death. 

14 And the men answered her. Our 

214 



life tfor yours, if ye utter not this 
our business. And it shall be, when 
the Lord hath given us the land, 
that iwe will deal kindly and truly 
with thee. 

15 Then she ""let them down by a 
cord through the window : for her 
house was upon the town wall, and 
she dwelt upon the wall. 

16 And she said unto them, Get you 
to the mountain, lest the pursuers 
meet you ; and hide yourselves there 
three days, until the pursuers be re- 
turned : and afterward may ye go 
your way, 

17 And the men said unto her, We 
will be ^blameless of this thine oath 
which thou hast made us ^wear. 

18 * Behold, when we come into the 
land, thou shalt bind this line of scar- 
let thread in the window which thou 
didst let us down by : " and thou shalt 
t bring thy father, and thy mother, 
and thy brethren, and all thy father's 
household, home unto thee. 

19 And it shall be, that whosoever 
shall go out of the doors of thy house 
into the street, his blood shall be upon 
his head, and we will be guiltless : and 
whosoever shall be with thee in the 
house, ^ his blood shall be on our head, 
if any hand be upon him. 

20 And if thou utter this our busi- 
ness, then we will be quit of thine 
oath which thou hast made us to 
swear. 

21 And she said. According unto 
your words, so be it. And she sent 
them away, and they departed : and 
she bound the scarlet line in the win- 
dow. 

22 And they went, and came unto 
the mountain, and abode there three 
days, until the pursuers were return- 
ed : and the pursuers sought them 
throughout all the way, but found 
them not. 

23 IT So the two men returned, and 
descended from the mountain, and 
passed over, and came to Joshua the 
son of Nun, and told him all things 
that befell them : 

24 And they said unto Joshua, Truly 
^the Lord hath delivered into our 
hands all the land ; for even all the 
inhabitants of the country do t faint 
because of us. 

CHAPTER m. 

TTie Israelites come to Jordan. 2 The officers instruct 
them how they are to pass over it. 7 Tlie Lord en- 
couragelh Joshua. 9 Joshua encourngeth the people. 
14 The waters of Jordan are divided. 

AND Joshua rose early in the 
morning ; and they removed 
^from Shittim, and came to Jordan, 
he and all the children of Israel, 



The Israelites at Jordan. 



JOSHUA. 



The waters are divided. 



B. C. 1451. 
b ch. 1. 10, n. 



c See Num. 10. 

33. 
d Deut. 31. 9, 

25. 



Ex. 19. 12. 



t Hell, since 

yciterdny, 

and the third 

day. 
i Ex. 19. 10, 

14, 1.5. Lev. 

20. 7. Num. 

11. 18. ch. 7. 

13. 1 Sam. 16. 

5. Joel 2. 16. 
S Num. 4. 15. 



h ch. 4. 14. 

1 Chr 29. 25. 

2 Chr. 1. 1. 
i ch. 1. 5. 



I ver. 17. 



m Deut. 5. 26. 

1 Sam. 17. 26. 

2 Kmss 19. 4. 
Hos. 1. 10. 
Matt. IG. 16. 
1 Thess. 1. 9. 

n Ex. 33. 2. 
Deut. 7. 1. 
Ps. 44. 2. 



o ver. 13. Mic. 

4.13. Zech.4. 

14. & G. 5. 
P ch. 4. 2. 



q ver. 15, 16. 



« Ps. 78. 13. 
114. 3. 



and lodged there before they passed 
over. 

2 And it carae to pass ''after three 
days, "that the officers went through 
the host ; 

3 And they commanded the people, 
saying, "^ When ye see the ark of the 
covenant of the Lord your God, ^ and 
the priests the Levites bearing it, then 
ye shall remove from your place, and 
go after it. 

4 "Yet there shall be a space be- 
tvi^een you and it, about two thousand 
cubits by measure : come not near 
unto it, that ye may know the way 
by which ye must go : for ye have 
not passed this way t heretofore. 

5 And Joshua said unto the people, 
^ Sanctify yourselves : for to morrow 
the Lord will do wonders among 
you. 

6 And .Joshua spake unto the priests, 
saying, ^ Take up the ark of the cov- 
enant, and pass over before the peo- 
ple. And they took up the ark of 
the covenant, and went before the 
people. 

7 IF And the Lord said unto Joshua, 
This day will I begin to ''magnify 
thee in the sight of all Israel, that 
they may know that, ' as I was with 
Moses, 50 I will be with thee. 

8 And thou shalt command "^the 
priests that bear the ark of the cov- 
enant, saying, When ye are come to 
the brink of the water of Jordan, 'ye 
shall stand still in Jordan. 

9 IF And Joshua said unto the chil- 
dren of Israel, Come hither, and hear 
the words of the Lord your God. 

10 And Joshua said. Hereby ye shall 
know that ™the living God is among 
you, and that he will without fail 
"drive out from before you the Ca- 
naanites, and the Hittites, and the 
Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the 
Girgashites, and the Amorites, and 
the Jebusites. 

11 Behold, the ark of the covenant 
of ° the Lord of all the earth passeth 
over before you into Jordan. 

12 Now therefore Ptake you twelve 
men out of the tribes of Israel, out 
of every tribe a man. 

13 And it shall come to pass, las 
soon as the soles of the feet of the 
priests that bear the ark of the Lord, 
■■ the Lord of all the earth, shall rest 
in the waters of Jordan, that the 
waters of Jordan shall be cut off 
from the waters that come down from 
above ; and they ' shall stand upon a 
heap. 

14 IF And it came to pass, when the 
people removed from their tents, to 
pass over Jordan, and the priests 



bearing the ' ark of the covenant be- 
fore the people ; 

15 And as they that bare the ark 
were come unto Jordan, and "the feet 
of the priests that bare the ark were 
dipped in the brim of the water, (for 
"" Jordan overfloweth all his banks ^ all 
the time of harvest,) 

16 That the waters which came down 
from above stood and rose up upon 
a heap very far from the city Adam, 
that is beside ^ Zaretan ; and those that 
came down * toward the sea of the 
plain, even ''the salt sea, failed, and 
were cut off: and the people passed 
over right against Jericho. 

17 And the priests that bare the ark 
of the covenant of the Lord stood firm 
on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, 
" and all the Israelites passed over on 
dry ground, until all the people were 
passed clean over Jordan. 

CHAPTER IV. 

Twelve men are appointed to take twelve stones for a 
memorial out of Jordan. 9 Twelve other stones are 
set up in the midst of Jordan. 10 The people pass 
over. 14 God magnijieth Joshua. 20 The twelve 
stones are pitched in Gilgal. 

AND it came to pass, when all the 
people were clean passed '^over 
Jordan, that the Lord spake unto 
Joshua, saying, 

2 '' Take you twelve men out of the 
people, out of every tribe a man, 

3 And command ye them, saying, 
Take you hence out of the midst of 
Jordan, out of the place where "^the 
priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, 
and ye shall carry them over with 
you, and leave them in ''the lodging 
place, where ye shall lodge this night. 

4 Then Joshua called the twelve 
men, whom he had prepared of the 
children of Israel, out of every tribe 
a man : 

5 And Joshua said unto them, Pass 
over before the ark of the Lord your 
God into the midst of Jordan, and 
take you up every man of you a stone 
upon his shoulder, according unto the 
number of the tribes of the children 
of Israel : 

6 That this may be a sign; among 
you, that ^ when your children ask 
their fathers t in time to come, say- 
ing, What mean ye by these stones 1 

7 Then ye shall answer them. That 
^the waters of Jordan were cut off 
before the ark of the covenant of the 
Lord ; when it passed over Jordan, 
the waters of Jordan were cut off: 
and these stones shall be for ^a me- 
morial unto the children of Israel for 
ever. 

8 And the children of Israel did 
so as Joshua commanded, and took 

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The people p)CLSS over Jordan. 



JOSHUA. 



Circumcision is renewed. 



B. C. 1451. 



h Num. 32. 20, 
27, 28. 



II Or, ready 
armed. 



k Ex. 25. 16, 
22. 



\TIeb. plucked 
up. 



I ch. 3. 15. 
t Heb. went. 



m ch. 5. J 
n ver. 3. 



ver. 6. 
*■ Heb. to mor- 
row. 



up twelve stones out of the midst of 
Jordan, as the Lord spake unto Josh- 
ua, according to the number of the 
tribes of the children of Israel, and 
carried them over with them unto 
the place where they lodged, and laid 
them down there. 

9 And Joshua set up twelve stones 
in the midst of Jordan, in the place 
where the feet of the priests which 
bare the ark of the covenant stood : 
and they are there unto this day. 

10 IF For the priests which bare the 
ark stood in the midst of Jordan, un- 
til every thing was finished that the 
Lord commanded Joshua to speak 
unto the people, according to all that 
Moses commanded Joshua : and the 
people hasted and passed over. 

11 And it came to pass, when all 
the people were clean passed over, 
that the ark of the Lord passed over, 
and the priests, in the presence of the 
people. 

12 And ''the children of Reuben, 
and the children of Gad, and half the 
tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed 
before the children of Israel, as Moses 
spake unto them : 

13 About forty thousand H prepared 
for war passed over before the Lord 
unto battle, to the plains of Jericho. 

14 IF On that day the Lord 'magni- 
fied Joshua in the sight of all Israel ; 
and they feared him, as they feared 
Moses, all the days of his life. 

15 And the Lord spake unto Josh- 
ua, saying, 

16 Command the priests that bear 
^ the ark of the testimony, that they 
come up out of Jordan. 

17 Joshua therefore commanded the 
priests, saying, Come ye up out of 
Jordan. 

18 And it came to pass, when the 
priests that bare the ark of the cov- 
enant of the Lord were come up out 
of the midst of Jordan, and the soles 
of the priests' feet were t lifted up 
unto the dry land, that the waters 
of Jordan returned unto their place, 
'and t flowed over all his banks, as 
they did before. 

19 IF And the people came up out 
of Jordan on the tenth day of the 
first month, and encamped '"in Gil- 
gal, in the east border of Jericho. 

20 And "those twelve stones, which 
they took out of Jordan, did Joshua 
pitch in Gilgal. 

21 And he spake unto the children 
of Israel, saying, "When your chil- 
dren shall ask their fathers tin time 
to come, saying, What mean these 
stones ? 

22 Then ye shall let your children 

216 



know, saying, p Israel came over this 
Jordan on dry land. 

23 For the Lord your God dried 
up the waters of Jordan from before 
you, until ye were passed over, as 
the Lord your God did to the Red 
sea, 1 which he dried up from before 
us, until we were gone over : 

24 "■ That all the people of the earth 
might know the hand of the Lord, 
that it is ' mighty : that ye might 
^ fear the Lord your God t for ever. 

CHAPTER V. 

The Canaanites are afraid. 2 Joshua reneweth cir- 
cumcision. 10 The passover is kept at Gilgal. 12 
The manna ceaseth. 13 An angel appeareth to 
Joshua. 

AND it came to pass, when all the 
kings of the Amorites, which 
were on the side of Jordan westward, 
and all the kings of the Canaanites, 
^ which were by the sea, ''heard that 
the Lord had dried up the waters 
of Jordan from before the children of 
Israel, until we were passed over, 
that their heart melted, " neither was 
there spirit in them any more, be- 
cause of the children of Israel. 

2 IF At that time the Lord said unto 
Joshua, Make thee "''sharp knives, 
and circumcise again the children of 
Israel the second time. 

3 And Joshua made him sharp 
knives, and circumcised the children 
of Israel at Hthe hill of the fore- 
skins. 

4 And this is the cause why Joshua 
did circumcise : ® All the people that 
came out of Egypt, that were males, 
even all the men of war, died in the 
wilderness by the way, after they 
came out of Egypt. 

5 Now all the people that came out 
were circumcised ; but all the people 
that were born in the wilderness by 
the way as they came forth out of 
Egypt, them they had not circum- 
cised. 

6 For the children of Israel walked 
^ forty years in the wilderness, till all 
the people that were men of war, 
which came out of Egypt, were con- . 
sumed, because they obeyed not the 
voice of the Lord : unto whom the 
Lord sware that ^he would not shew 
them the land, which the Lord sware 
unto their fathers that he would give 
us, ''a land that floweth with milk 
and honey. 

7 And 'their children, whom he rais- 
ed up in their stead, them Joshua cir- 
cumcised : for they were uncircum- 
cised, because they had not circum- 
cised them by the way. 

8 A nd it came to pass, t when they 
had done circumcising all the people, 



The manna ceaseth. 



JOSHUA. 



Jericho is besieged. 



B. C. 1451. 



k See Gen. 34. 
2a 



II That is, 

Rolling. 
1 Gen. 34. 14. 

1 Sam. 14. 6. 

SeeLev.18.3. 

ch. 24. 14. 

Ez. 20. 7. & 

23. 3, 8. 
m ch. 4. 19. 
n Ex. 12. 6. 

Num. 9. 5. 



P Gen. 18. 2. & 

32. 24. 

Ex. 23. 23. 

Zech. 1.8. 

Acts 1. 10. 
q Num. 22. 23. 

II Or, prince. 

SeeEx.23.20. 

Dan. 10. 13, 

21. & 12. 1. 

Rev. 12. 7. &, 

19. 11, 14. 
r Gen. 17. 3. 



>Ex.3.5. 

Acts 7. 33. 



\lle\). did shut 
vp, a ltd was 
shut up. 



a ch. 2. 9, 24. 

& 8. ]. 
b Deut. 7. 24. 



cSee Judg.7. 
16, 22. 

t Heb. of ju- 
bilee. 

d Num. 10. 8. 



that they abode in their places in the 
camp, •'till they were whole. 

9 And the Lord said unto Joshua, 
This day have I rolled away 'the 
reproach of Egypt from off you. 
Wherefore the name of the place is 
called II "' Gilgal unto this day. 

10 IT And the children of Israel 
encamped in Gilgal, and kept the 
passover °on the fourteenth day of 
the month at even in the plains of 
Jericho. 

1 1 And they did eat of the old corn 
of the land on the morrow after the 
passover, unleavened cakes, and parch- 
ed corn in the selfsame day. 

12 IF And ° the manna ceased on the 
morrow after they had eaten of the 
old corn of the land ; neither had the 
children of Israel manna any more ; 
but they did eat of the fruit of the 
land of Canaan that year. 

13 IF And it came to pass, when 
Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted 
up his eyes and looked, and, behold, 
there stood Pa man over against him 
^ with his sword drawn in his hand : 
and Joshua went unto him, and said 
unto him. Art thou for us, or for our 
adversaries 1 

14 And he said, Nay ; but as II cap- 
tain of the host of the Lord am I 
now come. And Joshua ""fell on his 
face to the earth, and did worship, 
and said unto him. What saith my 
lord unto liis servant ? 

15 And the captain of the Lord's 
host said unto Joshua, ^ Loose thy 
shoe from off thy foot ; for the place 
whereon thou standest is holy. And 
Joshua did so. 

CHAPTER VI. 

Jericho is shut up. 2 God instructeth Joshua how to 
besiege it. 12 The city is compassed seven days. 
20 The walls fall down. 21 All that are in the 
city destroyed. 22 Only Rahab and her fatnily are 
saved. 26 The rebuilder of Jericho is cursed. 

IVTOW Jericho twas straitly shut 
-L^ up because of the children of 
Israel : none went out, and none 
came in. 

2 And the Lord said unto Joshua, 
See, ^I have given into thine hand 
Jericho, and the ^king thereof, and 
the mighty men of valour. 

3 And ye shall compass the city, all 
ye men of war, and go round about 
the city once. Thus shalt thou do 
six days. 

4 And seven priests shall bear be- 
fore the ark seven " trumpets t of rams' 
horns : and the seventh day ye shall 
compass the city seven times, and ''the 
priests shall blow with the trumpets. 

5 And it shall come to pass, that 
when they make a long blast with 



t the ram's horn, and when ye hear the 
sound of the trumpet, all the people 
shall shout with a great shout ; and 
the wall of the city shall fall down 
tflat, and the people shall ascend up 
every man straight before him. 

6 i[ And Joshua the son of Nun 
called the priests, and said unto them, 
Take up the ark of the covenant, and 
let seven priests bear seven trumpets 
of rams' horns before the ark of the 
Lord. 

7 And he said unto the people. Pass 
on, and compass the city, and let him 
that is armed pass on before the ark 
of the Lord. 

8 IF And it came to pass, when Josh- 
ua had spoken unto the people, that 
the seven priests bearing the seven 
trumpets of rams' horns passed on 
before the Lord, and blew with the 
trumpets : and the ark of the cov- 
enant of the Lord followed them. 

9 And the armed men went before the 
priests that blew with the trumpets, 
"and the t rearward came after the 
ark, the priests going on, and blow- 
ing with the trumpets. 

10 And Joshua had commanded the 
people, saying, Ye shall not shout, 
nor t make any noise with your voice, 
neither shall any word proceed out 
of your mouth, until the day I bid 
you shout ; then shall ye shout. 

1 1 So the ark of the Lord compass- 
ed the city, going about it once : and 
they came into the camp, and lodged 
in the camp. 

12 IF And Joshua rose early in the 
morning, ^and the priests took up the 
ark of the Lord. 

13 And seven priests bearing seven 
trumpets of rams' horns before the 
ark of the Lord went on continually, 
and blew with the trumpets : and the 
armed men went before them; but 
the rearward came after the ark of 
the Lord, the priests going on, and 
blowing with the trumpets. 

14 And the second day they com- 
passed the city once, and returned in- 
to the camp. So they did six days. 

15 And it came to pass on the sev- 
enth day, that they rose early about 
the dawning of the day, and com- 
passed the city after the same man- 
ner seven times : only on that day 
they compassed the city seven times. 

16 And it came to pass at the sev- 
enth time, when the priests blew with 
the trumpets, Joshua said unto the 
people. Shout ; for the Lord hath giv- 
en you the city. 

17 IF And the city shall be H accurs- 
ed, even it, and all that are therein, 
to the Lord : only Rahab the harlot 



21' 



Jericho 



JOSHUA. 



The trespass of Achan. 



B. C. 1451. 



g ch. 2. 4. 

h Dent. 7. 26. 
& 13. 17. 
ch.7.1,11,12. 



i ch. 7. 25. 

1 Kings 18. 

17, 18. 

Jonah 1. 12. 
t Heb. holi- 



k ver. 5. 

Heb. 11. 30. 
t Heb. under 

it. 



1 Deut. 7. 2. 



m ch. 2. 14. 
Heb. II. 31. 



t Heb./aw2- 



P See Matt.1.5 



q 1 Kings 
34. 



r ch. 1. 5. 
« ch. 9. 1, 3. 



shall live, she and all that are with 
her in the house, because ^she hid 
the messengers that we sent. 

18 And ye, ^in any wise keep your- 
selves from the accursed thing, lest 
ye make yourselves accursed, when 
ye take of the accursed thing, and 
make the camp of Israel a curse, 
'and trouble it. 

19 But all the silver, and gold, and 
vessels of brass and iron, are t con- 
secrated unto the Lord : they shall 
come into the treasury of the Lord. 

20 So the people shouted when the 
priests blew with the trumpets : and 
it came to pass, when the people 
heard the sound of the trumpet, and 
the people shouted with a great shout, 
that ^ the wall fell down t flat, so that 
the people went up into the city, 
every man straight before him, and 
they took the city. 

21 And they 'utterly destroyed all 
that was in the city, both man and 
woman, young and old, and ox, and 
sheep, and ass, with the edge of the 
sword. 

22 But Joshua had said unto the two 
men that had spied out the country. 
Go into the harlot's house, and bring 
out thence the woman, and all that 
she hath, '"as ye sware unto her. 

23 And the young men that were 
spies went in, and brought out Ra- 
hab, "and her father, and her mother, 
and her brethren, and all that she 
had ; and they brought out all her 
t kindred, and left them without the 
camp of Israel. 

24 And they burnt the city with 
fire, and all that was therein : ° only 
the silver, and the gold, and the ves- 
sels of brass and of iron, they put 
into the treasury of the house of the 
Lord. 

25 And Joshua saved Rahab the har- 
lot alive, and her father's household, 
and all that she had ; and Pshe dwell- 
eth in Israel even unto this day ; be- 
cause she hid the messengers, which 
Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. 

2G IF And Joshua adjured them at that 
time, saying, i Cursed be the man be- 
fore the Lord, that riseth up and build- 
eth this city Jericho : he shall lay the 
foundation thereof in his firstborn, and 
in his youngest son shall he set up the 
gates of it. 

27 ■■ So the Lord was with Joshua ; 
and 'his fame was noised throughout 
all the country. 

CHAPTER VII. 

Achan's trespass. 2 The Israelites are smitten at At. 
6 Joshua's complaint. 10 God instructeth him what 
to do. 16 Achan is taken by the lot. 19 His con- 
fession. 22 He and all he had are destroyed in the 
valley of Achor. 

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BUT the children of Israel commit- 
ted a trespass in the accursed 
thing : for ^ H Achan, the son of Car- 
mi, the son of II Zabdi, the son of Ze- 
rah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the 
accursed thing : and the anger of the 
Lord was kindled against the children 
of Israel. 

2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho 
to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on 
the east side of Beth-el, and spake 
unto them, saying. Go up and view 
the country. And the men went up 
and viewed Ai. 

3 And they returned to Joshua, and 
said unto him. Let not all the people 
go up ; but let t about two or three 
thousand men go up and smite Ai ; 
and make not all the people to labour 
thither ; for they are but few. 

4 So there went up thither of the 
people about three thousand men ; 
^ and they fled before the men of Ai. 

5 And the men of Ai smote of them 
about thirty and six men : for they 
chased them from before the gate 
even unto Shebarim, and smote them 
II in the going down : wherefore '^ the 
hearts of the people melted, and be- 
came as water. 

6 IT And Joshua "^rent his clothes, 
and fell to the earth upon his face 
before the ark of the Lord until the 
eventide, he and the elders of Israel, 
and ^ put dust upon their heads. 

7 And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord 
God, ^ wherefore hast thou at all 
brought this people over Jordan, to 
deliver us into the hand of the Amo- 
rites, to destroy us ? would to God we 
had been content, and dwelt on the 
other side Jordan ! 

8 O Lord, what shall I say, when 
Israel turneth their t backs before 
their enemies ! 

9 For the Canaanites and all the in- 
habitants of the land shall hear of it, 
and shall environ us round, and ^cut 
off our name from the earth : and 
''what wilt thou do unto thy great 
name ? 

10 IT And the Lord said unto Josh- 
ua, Get thee up ; wherefore tliest thou 
thus upon thy face ? 

1 1 ' Israel hath sinned, and they 
have also transgressed my covenant 
which I commanded them : ^ for they 
have even taken of the accursed thing, 
and have also stolen, and 'dissembled 
also, and they have put it even among 
their own stuff. 

12 "' Therefore the children of Israel 
could not stand before their enemies, 
but turned their backs before their en- 
emies, because "they were accursed: 
neither will I be with you any more. 



Directions to Joshua. 



JOSHUA. 



Achan is put to death. 



B. C. 1451. 



o Ex. 19. 10. 
p ch. rl 5. 



q Prov. 16. 33. 



r See 1 Sam. 
14. 38, 39. 



s ver. 11. 
t Gen. 34. 7. 
Judg-, 20. 6. 
II Or, wicked- 



X See 1 Sam. 

6. 5. Jer. 13. 

16. John 9. 

24. 
y Num.5. 6,7. 

2 Chr. 30. 22. 

Ps. 51. 3. 

Dan. 9. 4. 
zl Sam. 14. 43. 



except ye destroy the accursed from 
among you. 

13 Up, "sanctify the people, and 
say, PS^anctify yourselves against to 
morrow : for thus saith the Lord 
God of Israel, There is an accursed 
thing in the midst of thee, O Israel : 
thou canst not stand before thine 
enemies, until ye take away the ac- 
cursed thing from among you. 

14 In the morning therefore ye shall 
be brought according to your tribes : 
and it shall be, that the tribe which 
1 the Lord taketh shall come accord- 
ing to the families thereof; and the 
family which the Lord shall take 
shall come by households ; and the 
household which the Lord shall take 
shall come man by man. 

15 ''And it shall be, that he that is 
taken with the accursed thing shall 
be burnt with fire, he and all that he 
hath : because he hath ' transgressed 
the covenant of the Lord, and because 
he ' hath wrought II folly in Israel. 

16 IF So Joshua rose up early in the 
morning, and brought Israel by their 
tribes ; and the tribe of Judah was 
taken : 

17 And he brought the family of 
Judah ; and he took the family of 
the Zarhites : and he brought the 
family of the Zarhites man by man ; 
and Zabdi was taken : 

18 And he brought his household 
man by man ; and Achan, the son of 
Carmi, the son of Zlabdi, the son of 
Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, "was 
taken. 

19 And Joshua said unto Achan, 
My son, ""give, I pray thee, glory to 
the Lord God of Israel, ^and make 
confession unto him; and ^tell me 
now what thou hast done ; hide it 
not from me. 

20 And Achan answered Joshua, and 
said. Indeed I have sinned against the 
Lord God of Israel, and thus and thus 
have I done : 

21 When I saw among the spoils 
a goodly Babylonish garment, and 
two hundred shekels of silver, and a 
twedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, 
then I coveted them, and took them ; 
and, behold, they are hid in the earth 
in the midst of my tent, and the silver 
under it. 

22 H So Joshua sent messengers, and 
they ran unto the tent ; and, behold, 
it was hid in his tent, and the silver 
under it. 

23 And they took them out of the 
midst of the tent, and brought them 
unto Joshua, and unto all the chil- 
dren of Israel, and tlaid them out 
before the Lord. 



24 And Joshua, and all Israel with 
him, took Achan the son of Zerah, 
and the silver, and the garment, and 
the wedge of gold, and his sons, and 
his daughters, and his oxen, and his 
asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and 
all that he had : and they brought 
them unto ^the valley of Achor. 

25 And Joshua said, '' Why hast 
thou troubled us 1 the Lord shall 
trouble thee this day. "= And all Israel 
stoned him with stones, and burned 
them with fire, after they had stoned 
them with stones. 

26 And they ^ raised over him a great 
heap of stones unto this day. So ^ the 
Lord turned from the fierceness of 
his anger. Wherefore the name of 
that place was called, ^ The valley of 
II Achor, unto this day. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

God encourageth Joshua. 3 The stratagem whereby 
Ai is taken. 29 The king thereof is hanged. 30 
Joshua buildeth an altar, 32 writeth the law on 
atones, 34 and pronounccth blessings and cursings. 

AND the Lord said unto Joshua, 
^Fear not, neither be thou dis- 
mayed : take all the people of war 
with thee, and arise, go up to Ai : 
see, ''I have given into thy hand the 
king of Ai, and his people, and his 
city, and his land : 

2 And thou shalt do to Ai and her 
king as thou didst unto " Jericho and 
her king : only '' the spoil thereof, and 
the cattle thereof, shall ye take for 
a prey unto yourselves : lay thee an 
ambush for the cit}'^ behind it. 

3 IT So Joshua arose, and all the 
people of war, to go up against Ai : 
and Joshua chose out thirty thousand 
mighty men of valour, and sent them 
away by night. 

4 And he commanded them, saying, 
Behold, ^ye shall lie in wait against 
the city, even behind the city : go not 
very far from the city, but be ye all 
ready : 

5 And I, and all the people that 
are with me, will approach unto the 
city : and it shall come to pass, when 
they come out against us, as at 
the first, that ^we will flee before 
them, 

6 (For they will come out after us,) 
till we have t drawn them from the 
city ; for they will say, They flee 
before us, as at the first : therefore 
we will flee before them. 

7 Then ye shall rise up from the 
ambush, and seize upon the city : 
for the Lord your God will deliver 
it into your hand. 

8 And it shall be, when ye have 
taken the city, that ye shall set the 

219 



B. C. 1451. 



a ver. 26. 

ch. 15. 7. 
b ch. 6. 18. 

1 Chr. 2. 7. 

Gal. 5. 12. 
c Deut. 17. 5. 



d ch. 8. 29. 

2 Sam. 18. 17. 

Lam. 3. 53. 
e Deut. 13. 17. 

2 Sam. 21. 14. 
f ver. 24. 

Is. 65. 10. 

Hos. 2. 15. 
II That is, 

Trouble. 



a Deut. 1. 21. 

& 7. 18. & 31. 
8. ch. 1. 9. 

b ch. 6. 2. 



cch.6.2]. 
<J Deut. 20. 14. 



e Judg. 20. 29. 



f Judg. 20. 32. 



t Heb. pulled. 



The stratagem whereby 



JOSHUA. 



Ai is taken and burnt. 



Or, ofAL 



t Heb. their 
lying in wait, 
ver. 4. 



Jud^. 20. 34. 
Ecc. 9. 12. 



k Judg.20.36, 
&c. 



t Heb. hand. 



city on fire : according to the com- 
mandment of the Lord shall ye do. 
5 See, I have commanded you. 

9 IT Joshua therefore sent them forth ; 
and they went to lie in ambush, and 
abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the 
west side of Ai : but Joshua lodged 
that night among the people. 

10 And Joshua rose up early in the 
morning, and numbered the people, 
and went up, he and the elders of Is- 
rael, before the people to Ai. 

11 ^And all the people, even the 
people of war that were with him, 
went up, and drew nigh, and came 
before the city, and pitched on the 
north side of Ai : now there was a 
valley between them and Ai. 

12 And he took about five thousand 
men, and set them to lie in ambush 
between Beth-el and Ai, on the west 
side II of the city. 

13 And when they had set the peo- 
ple, even all the host that was on the 
north of the city, and t their liers in 
wait on the west of the city, Joshua 
went that night into the midst of the 
valley. 

14 If And it came to pass, when the 
king of Ai saw it, that they hasted 
and rose up early, and the men of 
the city went out against Israel to 
battle, he and all his people, at a 
time appointed, before the plain ; but 
he ^wist not that there were liers 
in ambush against him behind the 
city. 

15 And Joshua and all Israel '^made 
as if they were beaten before them, 
and fled by the way of the wilder- 
ness. 

16 And all the people that were in 
Ai were called together to pursue 
after them: and they pursued after 
Joshua, and were drawn away from 
the city. 

17 And there was not a man left in 
Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after 
Israel : and they left the city open, 
and pursued after Israel. 

18 And the Lord said unto Joshua, 
Stretch out the spear that is in thy 
hand toward Ai ; for I will give it 
into thine hand. And Joshua stretch- 
ed out the spear that he had in his 
hand toward the city. 

19 And the ambush arose quickly 
out of their place, and they ran as 
soon as he had stretched out his 
hand : and they entered into the city, 
and took it, and hasted and set the 
city on fire. 

20 And when the men of Ai looked 
behind them, they saw, and, behold, 
the smoke of the city ascended up to 
heaven, and they had no t power to 

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flee this way or that way : and the 
people that fled to the wilderness 
turned back upon the pursuers. 

21 And when Joshua and all Israel 
saw that the ambush had taken the 
city, and that the smoke of the city 
ascended, then they turned again, and 
slew the men of Ai. 

22 And the other issued out of the 
city against them ; so they were in 
the midst of Israel, some on this side, 
and some on that side : and they 
smote them, so that they 4et none 
of them remain or escape. 

23 And the king of Ai they took 
alive, and brought him to Joshua. 

24 And it came to pass, when Israel 
had made an end of slaying all the 
inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the 
wilderness wherein they chased them, 
and when they were all fallen on the 
edge of the sword, until they were 
consumed, that all the Israelites re- 
turned unto Ai, and smote it with the 
edge of the sword. 

25 And so it was, that all that fell 
that day, both of men and women, 
were twelve thousand, even all the 
men of Ai. 

26 For Joshua drew not his hand 
back, wherewith he stretched out the 
spear, until he had utterly destroyed 
all the inhabitants of Ai. 

27 "'Only the cattle and the spoil 
of that city Israel took for a prey 
unto themselves, according unto the 
word of the Lord which he "com- 
manded Joshua. 

28 And Joshua burnt Ai, and made 
it ° a heap for ever, even a desolation 
unto this day. 

29 PAnd the king of Ai he hanged 
on a tree until eventide : '^ and as 
soon as the sun was down, Joshua 
commanded that they should take 
his carcass down from the tree, and 
cast it at the entering of the gate of 
the city, and 'raise thereon a great 
heap of stones, that remaineth unto 
this day. 

30 IF Then Joshua built an altar 
unto the Lord God of Israel 4n 
mount Ebal, 

31 As Moses the servant of the Lord 
commanded the children of Israel, as 
it is written in the *book of the law 
of Moses, an altar of whole stones, 
over which no man hath lifted up any 
iron : and " they offered thereon burnt 
offerings unto the Lord, and sacrificed 
peace offerings, 

32 IT And ''he wrote there upon the 
stones a copy of the law of Moses, 
which he wrote in the presence of 
the children of Israel. 

33 And all Israel, and their elders, 



The Gibeonites^ craft. 



JOSHUA. 



The]/ are made bondmen. 



B. C. 1451. 



y Deut. 51. 9, 



z Deut. 31. 12. 



a Deut. 11. 29. 

& 27. 12. 



b Deut. 31. 11. 

Neh. 8. 3. 
c Deut. 28. 2, 

15, 45. & 29. 

20, 21. & 30. 

19. 



d Deut. 31. 12. 

e ver. 33. 

t Heb. walked. 



b Ex. 3. 17. ii 
23. 23. 



c Ps. 83. 3, 5. 
t Heb. mouth. 



d ch. 10. 2. 

2 Sam. 21. 1, 
2. 
e ch. 6. 27. 



f ch. 5. 10. 



S ch. 11. 19. 

h Ex. 23. 32. 

Deut. 7. 2. & 

20. 16. Judg. 

2.2. . 
i Deut. 20. 11. 

2 Kings 10. 5. 



1 Ex. 15. 14. 
Josh. 2. 10, 



and officers, and their judges, stood 
on this side the ark and on that side 
before 4;he priests the Levites, ^ which 
bare the ark of the covenant of the 
Lord, as well ^the stranger, as he 
that was born among them ; half of 
them over against mount Gerizim, and 
half of them over against mount Ebal ; 
^as- Moses the servant of the Lord had 
commanded before, that they should 
bless the people of Israel. 

34 And afterward ^he read all the 
words of the law, " the blessings and 
cursings, according to all that is writ- 
ten in the book of the law. 

35 There was not a word of all that 
Moses commanded, which Joshua read 
not before all the congregation of Is- 
rael, ''with the women, and the little 
ones, and ^the strangers that twere 
conversant among them. , 

CHAPTER IX. 

The kings combine against Israel. 3 The Gibeonites 
by craft obtain a league ; 16 /or which they are con- 
demned to perpetual bondage. 

AND it came to pass, when all the 
kings which were on this side 
Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, 
and in all the coasts of ^ the great sea 
over against Lebanon, ^the Hittite, 
and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the 
Perizzite, the flivite, and the Jebu- 
site, heard thereof ; "~~-~~~ 

2 That they *" gathered themselves 
together, to fight with Joshua and 
with Israel, with one t accord. 

3 IT And when the inhabitants of 
''Gibeon ^ heard what Joshua had 
done unto Jericho and to Ai, 

4 They did work wilily, and went 
and made as if they had been am- 
bassadors, and took old sacks upon 
their asses, and winebottles, old, and 
rent, and bound up ; 

5 And old shoes and clouted upon 
their feet, and old garments upon 
them ; and all the bread of their pro- 
vision was dry and mouldy. 

6 And they went to Joshua ^unto 
the camp at Gilgal, and said unto 
him, and to the men of Israel, We 
be come from a far country : now 
therefore make ye a league with us. 

7 And the men of Israel said unto 
the ^Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell 
among us ; and ''how shall we make 
a league with you 1 

8 And they said unto Joshua, 'We 
are thy servants. And Joshua said 
unto them. Who are ye? and from 
whence come ye 1 

9 And they said unto him, ''From 
a very far country thy servants are 
come, because of the name of the 
Lord thy God : for we have ' heard 



the fame of him, and all that he did 
in Egypt, 

10 And ""all that he did to the two 
kings of the Amorites, that were be- 
yond Jordan, to Sihon king of Hesh- 
bon, and to Og king of Bashan, which 
was at Ashtaroth. 

11 Wherefore our elders and all the 
inhabitants of our country spake to 
us, saying. Take victuals twith you 
for the journey, and go to meet them, 
and say unto them, We are your 
servants : therefore now make ye a 
league with us. 

12 This our bread we took hot /or 
our provision out of our houses on the 
day we came forth to go unto you ; 
but now, behold, it is dry, and it is 
mouldy : 

13 And thes^ bottles of wine, which 
we filled, were new ; and, behold, they 
be rent : and these our garments and 
our shoes are become old by reason of 
the very long journey. 

14 And lithe men took of their vic- 
tuals, "and asked not counsel at the 
mouth of the Lord. 

15 And Joshua "made peace with 
them, and made a league with them, 
to let them live : and the princes of 
the congregation sware unto them. 

16 IT And it came to pass at the end 
of three days after they had made a 
league with them, that they heard 
that they were their neighbours, and 
that they dwelt among them. 

17 And the children of Israel jour- 
neyed, and came unto their cities on 
the third day. Now their cities were 
P Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, 
and Kirjath-jearim. 

18 And the children of Israel smote 
them not, i because the princes of the 
congregation had sworn unto them by 
the Lord God of Israel. And all the 
congregation murmured against the 
princes. 

19 But all the princes said unto all 
the congregation. We have sworn 
unto them by the Lord God of Is- 
rael : now therefore we may not touch 
them. 

20 This we will do to them; we 
will even let them live, lest ■" wrath 
be upon us, because of the oath 
which we sware unto them. 

21 And the princes said unto them. 
Let them live ; but let them be ^ hew- 
ers of wood and drawers of water unto 
all the congregation ; as the princes 
had ' promised them. 

22 1" And Joshua called for them, 
and he spake unto them, saying. 
Wherefore have ye beguiled us, say- 
ing, " We are very far from you ; 
when "" ye dwell among us 1 

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The war against Giheon. 



JOSHUA. 



The sun standeth still. 



B. C. 1451. 




a Ex. 23.82. 
Deut, 7, 1, 2. 



c Gen. 16. 6. 



d ver. 21, 23. 
1 Chr. 9. 2. 
Ezra 8. 20. ' 

e Deut 12. 5. 



a ch. 6. 21. 

b ch. 8. 22, 26, 
28. 
c ch. 9. 15. 



d Ex. 15. 14, 

15. 16. 

Deut. 11. 25. 
\lleh. cities of 

the kingdom. 



e ver. 1. 
ch. 9. 15. 



f ch. 9. 2. 



23 Now therefore ye are ^ cursed, 
and there shall t none of you be freed 
from bemg bondmen, and ^hewers of 
wood and drawers of water for the 
house of my God. 

24 And they answered Joshua, and 
said, Because it was certainly told 
thy servants, how that the Lord thy 
God * commanded his servant Moses 
to give you all the land, and to de- 
stroy all the inhabitants of the land 
from before you, therefore ^ we were 
sore afraid of our lives because of you, 
and have done this thing. 

25 And now, behold, we are '^ in 
thine hand : as it seemeth good and 
right unto thee to do unto us, do. 

26 And so did he unto them, and 
delivered them out of the hand of 
the children of Israel, "that they slew 
them not. 

27 And Joshua made them that day 
^ hewers of wood and drawers of wa- 
ter for the congregation, and for the 
altar of the Lord, even unto this 
day, ^ in the place which he should 
choose. 

CHAPTER X. 

Five kings war against Giheon. 6 Joshua rescueth 
it. 10 God Jighteth against them with hailstones. 
12 The sun and moon stand still at the word of Josh- 
ua. 16 The Jive kings are shut up in a cave. 23 
They are brought forth, 24 scornfully used, 26 and 
hanged. 28 Seven other kings are conquered. 43 
Joshua retumeth to Gilgal. 

"VrOW it came to pass, when Ad- 
±S oni-zedek king of Jerusalem had 
heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and 
had utterly destroyed it ; ^ as he had 
done to Jericho and her king, so he 
had done to ^Ai and her king; and 
" how the inhabitants of Gibeon had 
made peace with Israel, and were 
among them ; 

2 That they -^ feared greatly, be- 
cause Gibeon was a great city, as one 
of the t royal cities, and because it was 
greater than Ai, and all the men there- 
of were mighty. 

3 Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of 
Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of 
Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jar- 
muth, and unto Japhia king of La- 
chish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, 
saying, 

4 Come up unto me, and help me, 
that we may smite Gibeon : ^ for it 
hath made peace with Joshua and 
with the children of Israel. 

5 Therefore the five kings of the 
Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the 
king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, 
the king of Lachish, the king of Eg- 
lon, f gathered themselves together, 
and went up, they and all their hosts, 
and encamped before Gibeon, and 
made war against it. 



6 H And the men of Gibeon sent unto 
Joshua ^ to the camp to Gilgal, saying. 
Slack not thy hand from thy servants ; 
come up to us quickly, and save us, 
and help us : for all the kings of the 
Amorites that dwell in the mountains 
are gathered together against us. 

7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, 
he, and ^all the people of war with 
him, and all the mighty men of val- 
our. 

8 IT And the Lord said unto Joshua, 
' Fear them not : for I have delivered 
them into thine hand ; ^ there shall 
not a man of them stand before thee. 

9 Joshua therefore came unto them 
suddenly, and went up from Gilgal 
all night. 

10 And the Lord 'discomfited them, 
before Israel, and slew them with a 
great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased 
them along the way that goeth up "• to 
Beth-horon, and smote them to ° Aze- 
kah, and unto Makkedah. 

1 1 And it came to pass, as they fled 
from before Israel, and were in the 
going down to Beth-horon, ° that the 
Lord cast down great stones from 
heaven upon them unto Azekah, and 
they died : they were more which died 
with hailstones than they whom the 
children of Israel slew with the sword. 

12 H Then spake Jo§hua to the Lord 
in the day when the Lord delivered 
up the Amorites before the children 
of Israel, and he said in the sight of 
Israel, p Sun, t stand thou still upon 
Gibeon ; and thou. Moon, in the val- 
ley of 1 Aijalon. 

13 And the sun stood still, and the 
moon stayed, until the people had 
avenged themselves upon their ene- 
mies. ^Is not this written in the book 
of II Jasher 1 So the sun stood still in 
the midst of heaven, and hasted not 
to go down about a whole day. 

14 And there was 'no day like that 
before it or after it, that the Lord 
hearkened unto the voice of a man : 
for ' the Lord fought for Israel. 

15 IF "And Joshua returned, and all 
Israel with him, unto the camp to 
Gilgal. 

16 But these five kings fled, and 
hid themselves in a cave at Makke- 
dah. 

17 And it was told Joshua, saying. 
The five kings are found hid in a 
cave at Makkedah. 

18 And Joshua said. Roll great stones 
upon the mouth of the cave, and set 
men by it for to keep them : 

19 And stay ye not, but pursue after 
your enemies, and t smite the hind- 
most of them ; suffer them not to 
enter into their cities : for the Lord 



Five kings are hanged. 



JOSHUA. 



Seven others conquered. 



B. C. 1451. 



I Ex. 11. 7, 



yPs.l07.40.& 
110.5. &, 149. 
8, 9. Is. 2G. 5, 
6. Mai. 4. 3. 



z Deut. 31. 6. 
8. ch. 1. 9. 



a Deut. 3. 21. 
& 7. 19. 



b ch. 8. 29. 



c Deut. 21. 23, 
ch. 8. 29. 



d Ch. 6. 21. 



j-^our God hath dehvered them into 
your hand. 

20 And it came to pass, when 
Joshugl and the children of Israel had 
made an end of slaying them with a 
very great slaughter, till they were 
consumed, that the rest which re- 
mained of them entered into fenced 
cities. 

21 And all the people returned to 
the camp to Joshua at Makkedah 
in peace : ^ none moved his tongue 
against any of the children of Israel. 

22 Then said Joshua, Open the 
mouth of the cave, and bring out 
those five kings unto me out of the 
cave. 

23 And they did so, and brought 
forth those five kings unto him out 
of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, 
the king of Hebron, the king of Jar- 
muth, the king of Lachish, and the 
king of Eglon. 

24 And it came to pass, when they 
brought out those kings unto Joshaa, 
that Joshua called for all the men of 
Israel, and said unto the captains of 
the men of war which went with 
him, Come near, "f put your feet upon 
the necks of these kings. And they 
came near, and put their feet upon 
the necks of them, 

25 And Joshua said unto them, ^ Fear 
not, nor be dismayed, be strong and 
of good courage : for ^ thus shall the 
Lord do to all your enemies against 
whom ye fight. 

26 And afterward Joshua smote 
them, and slew them, and hanged 
them on five trees : and they ^ were 
hanging upon the trees until the 
evening. 

27 And it came to pass at the time 
of the going down of the sun, that 
Joshua commanded, and they "^took 
them down off the trees, and cast 
them into the cave wherein they had 
been hid, and laid great stones in the 
cave's mouth, which remain until this 
very day. 

28 t And that day Joshua took INIak- 
kedah, and smote it with the edge of 
the sword, and the king thereof he 
utterly destroyed, them, and all the 
souls that ivere therein ; he let none 
remain : and he did to the king of 
Makkedah '^as he did unto the king 
of Jericho. 

29 Then Joshua passed from Mak- 
kedah, and all Israel with him, unto 
Libnah, and fought against Libnah : 

30 And the Lord delivered it also, 
and the king thereof, into the hand of j 
Israel ; and he smote it with the edge 
of the sword, and all the souls that 
were therein • he let none remain in i 



it ; but did unto the king thereof as 
he did unto the king of Jericho. 

31 IT And Joshua passed from Lib- 
nah, and all Israel with him, unto 
Lachish, and encamped against it, 
and fought against it : 

32 And the Lord delivered Lachish 
into the hand of Israel, which took it 
on the second day, and smote it with 
the edge of the sword, and all the 
souls that were therein, according to 
all that he had done to Libnah. 

33 II Then Horam kingof Gezer came 
up to help Lachish ; and .Joshua smote 
him and his people, until he had left 
him none remaining. 

34 IF And from Lachish Joshua pass- 
ed unto Eglon, and all Israel with 
him ; and they encamped against it, 
and fought against it : 

35 And they took it on that day, 
and smote it with the edge of the 
sword, and all the souls that were 
therein he utterly destroyed that day, 
according to all that he had done to 
Lachish. 

36 And Joshua went up from Eglon, 
and all Israel with him, unto ^ He- 
bron ; and they fought against it : 

37 And they took it, and smote it 
with the edge of the sword, and the 
king thereof, and all the cities there- 
of, and all the souls that were therein ; 
he left none remaining, according to 
all that he had done to Eglon ; but 
destroyed it utterly, and all the souls 
that were therein. 

38 IF And Joshua returned, and all 
Israel with him, to ^ Debir ; and fought 
against it : 

39 And he took it, and the king 
thereof, and all the cities thereof; 
and they smote them with the edge 
of the sword, and utterly destroyed 
all the souls that were therein ; he 
left none remaining: as he had done 
to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to 
the king thereof; as he had done 
also to Libnah, and to her king, 

40 II So Joshua smote all the coun- 
try of the hills, and of the south, and 
of the vale, and of the springs, and all 
their kings : he left none remaining, 
but utterly destroyed all that breath- 
ed, as the Lord God of Israel ^ com- 
manded. 

41 And Joshua smote them from 
Kadesh-barnea even unto ^ Gaza, ' and 
all the country of Goshen, even unto 
Gibeon. 

42 And all these kings and their 
land did Joshua take at one time, 
•^because the Lord God of Israel 
fought for Israel. 

43 And Joshua returned, and all Is- 
rael with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. 

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Divers kings overcome. 



JOSHUA. 



The AnaTcim are cut off. 



B. C. 1450. 



a ch. 10. 3. 
b ch. 19. 15. 



c Num. 34. 11. 
d ch. 17. 11. 

Judg. 1. 27. 

1 Kings 4. 11. 



e .ludg. 3. 3. 
f ch. 13. 11. 
S Gen. 31. 49. 



h Gen. 22. 17. 
& 32. 12. 
Judg. 7. 12. 
1 Sam. 13. 5. 



t Heb. assem- 
bled by ap- 
pointment. 



II Or, Zidon- 
r abb ah. 

II Or, Saltpits. 
Heb. Burn- 
ings of water. 

1 ch. 13. C. 

Di ver. 6. 



t Heb. any 
breath. 



n Num. 33. 52. 
Deut. 7. 2. & 
20. 16, 17. 



CHAPTER XL 

Divers kings overcome at the waters of Merom. 10 
Hazor taken and burnt. 16 Alt the country taken 
by Joshua. 21 The Anakim cut off. 

AND it came to pass, when Jabin 
king of Hazor had heard those 
things, that he ^sent to Jobab king of 
Madon, and to the king ''of Shimron, 
and to the king of Achshaph, 

2 And to the kings that were on the 
north of the mountains, and of the 
plains south of " Chinneroth, and in 
the valley, and in the borders '' of Dor 
on the west, 

3 And to the Canaanite on the east 
and on the west, and to the Amorite, 
and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and 
the Jebusite in the mountains, ^and 
to the Hivite under *^Hermon ^in the 
land of Mizpeh. 

4 And they went out, they and all 
their hosts with them, much people, 
^•even as the sand that is upon the 
sea shore in multitude, with horses 
and chariots very many. 

5 And when all these kings were 
t met together, they came and pitched 
together at the waters of Merom, to 
fight against Israel. 

6 H And the Lord said unto Joshua, 
' Be not afraid because of them : for 
to morrow about this time will I de- 
liver them up all slain before Israel : 
thou shalt ^ hough their horses, and 
burn their chariots with fire. 

7 So Joshua came, and all the peo- 
ple of war with him, against them by 
the waters of Merom suddenly ; and 
they fell upon them. 

8 And the Lord delivered them into 
the hand of Israel, who smote them, 
and chased them unto H great Zidon, 
and unto " ^ Misrephoth-maim, and 
unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward ; 
and they smote them, until they left 
ihem none remaining. 

9 And Joshua did unto them ™as 
the Lord bade him : he houghed their 
horses, and burnt their chariots with 
fire. 

10 IF And Joshua at that time turned 
back, and took Hazor, and smote the 
king thereof with the sword : for Ha- 
zor beforetime was the head of all 
those kingdoms. 

1 1 And they smote all the souls that 
were therein with the edge of the 
sword, utterly destroying them: there 
was not t any left to breathe : and he 
burnt Hazor with fire. 

12 And all the cities of those kings, 
and all the kings of them, did Joshua 
take, and smote them with the edge 
of the sword, and he utterly destroyed 
them, "as Moses the servant of the 
Lord commanded. 

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13 But as for the cities that stood 
still tin their strength, Israel burned 
none of them, save Hazor only ; that 
did Joshua burn. 

14 And all the spoil of these cities, 
and the cattle, the children of Israel 
took for a prey unto themselves ; but 
every man they smote with the edge 
of the sword, until they had de- 
stroyed them, neither left they any to 
breathe. 

15 IT ° As the Lord commanded Mo- 
ses his servant, so p lid Moses com- 
mand Joshua, and '^ so did Joshua ; 
the left nothing undone of all that 
the Lord commanded Moses. 

16 So Joshua took all that land, ""the 
hills, and all the south country, 'and 
all the land of Goshen, and the valley, 
and the plain, and the mountain of 
Israel, and the valley of the same ; 

17 ^ Even from lithe mount Halak, 
that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal- 
gad in the valley of Lebanon under 
mount Hermon : and " all their kings 
he took, and smote them, and slew 
them. 

18 II Joshua made war a long time 
with all those kings. 

19 There was not a city that made 
peace with the children of Israel, save 
"" the Hivites the inhabitants of Gib- 
eon : all other they took in battle. 

20 For y it was of the Lord to harden 
their hearts, that they should come 
against Israel in battle, that he might 
destroy them utterly, and that they 
might have no favour, but that he 
might destroy them, "^as the Lord 
commanded Moses. 

2 1 IF And at that time came Joshua, 
and cut off ""the Anakim from the 
mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, 
from Anab, and from all the mount- 
ains of Judah, and from all the mount- 
ains of Israel : Joshua destroyed them 
utterly with their cities. 

22 There was none of the Anakim 
left in the land of the children of Is- 
rael : only in Gaza, in ^ Gath, '^ and in 
Ashdod, there remained. 

23 So Joshua took the whole land, 
■^according to all that the Lord said 
unto Moses ; and Joshua gave it for 
an inheritance unto Israel ^ according 
to their divisions by their tribes. 
^ And the land rested from war. 

CHAPTER XII. 

The two kings on the east of Jordan whose countries 
Moses took and disposed of. 7 The one and thirty 
kings on the west of Jordan whom Joshua smote. 

NOW these are the kings of the 
land, which the children of Is- 
rael smote, and possessed their land 
on the other side Jordan toward the 
rising of the sun, ^ from the river Ar- 



The Icings smitten hy Joshua. 



JOSHUA. 



Much land yet to he possessed. 



B. C. 1452. 



bDeut. 3. 8,9. 

c Num. 21. 24. 
Deut. 2. 33, 
3tj. & 3. C, l(i. 



Deut. 3. 17. 



e cli. 13. 20. 
II Or, Teman. 
II Or, The 

springs of 

Pisgah. or, 

The hill. 
f Deut 3. 17. & 

4. 49. 
S Num. 21. 3.5. 

Deut. 3.4, 10. 
h Deut. 3. II. 

ch. 13. 12. 
i Deut. 1. 4. 
k Deut. 3. 8. 
1 Deut. 3. 10. 

clh 13. 11. 
m Deut. 3. 14. 
n Num. 21. 24, 

33. 



Num. 32. 29, 
33. Deut. 3. 
11,12. ch.l3. 



q Gen. 14. 6. & 
32. 3. Deut. 
2. 1, 4. 



» ch. 10. 40. & 
11. 16. 



t E.v. 3. n. & 
23.23. ch. 9.1. 

u ch. 6'. 2. 

x ch. 8. 29. 

1451. 



z ch. 10. 33. 

3- ch. 10. 33. 



b ch. 10. 29. 



c ch. 10. 28. 

(1 ch. 8. 17. 
Judg. 1. 22. 
e 1 Kiaj^sl 10. 



non ^unto mount Hermon, and all 
the plain on the east : 

3 " Sihon king of the Amorites, who 
dwelt m Heshbon, and ruled from 
Aroer, which is upon the bank of the 
river Arnon, and from the middle of 
tlie river, and from half Gilead, even 
unto the river .labbok, which is the 
border of the children of Ammon ; 

3 And '' from the plain to the sea of 
Ohinneroth on the east, and unto the 
sea of the plain, even the salt sea on 
the east, "the way to Beth-jeshimoth ; 
and from lithe south, under "'^Ash- 
doth-pisgah : 

4 And ^the coast of Og king of Ba- 
shan, which was of ''the remnant of 
the giants, 'that dwelt at Ashtaroth 
and at Edrei, 

5 And reigned in ^ mount Hermon, 
'and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, 
'"unto the border of the Geshurites 
and the Maachathites, and half Gil- 
ead, the border of Sihon king of Hesh- 
bon. 

6 "Them did Moses the servant of 
the Lord and the children of Israel 
smite : and ° Moses the servant of the 
Lord gave it /or a possession unto the 
Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the 
half tribe of Manasseh, 

7 IF And these are the kings of the 
country p which Joshua and the chil- 
dren of Israel smote on this side Jor- 
dan on the west, from Baal-gad in 
the valley of Lebanon even unto the 
mount Halak, that goeth up to "i Seir ; 
which Joshua ''gave unto the tribes 
of Israel /or a possession according to 
their divisions ; 

8 'In the mountains, and in the 
valleys, and in the plains, and in the 
springs, and in the wilderness, and in 
the south country ; ' the Hittites, the 
Amorites, and the Canaanites, the 
Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebu- 
sites : 

9 "The king of Jericho, one; ""the 
king of Ai, which is beside Beth-el, 
one ; 

10 y The king of Jerusalem, one ; the 
king of Hebron, one ; 

1 1 The king of Jarmiith, one ; the 
king of Lachish, one ; 

12 The king of Eglon, one; ''the 
king of Gezer, one ; 

13 ^The king of Debir, one; the 
king of Geder, one ; 

14 The king of Hormah, one ; the 
king of Arad, one ; 

15 ''The king of Libnah, one; the 
king of Adullam, one ; 

16 °The king of Makkedah, one; 
" the king of Beth-el, one ; 

17 The king of Tappuah, one ; ® the 
king of Hepher, one ; 



15 



N 



18 The king of Aphek, one ; the 
king of II Lasharon, one ; 

19 The king of Madon, one ; ''the 
king of Hazor, one ; 

20 The king of ^ Shimron-meron, 
one ; the king of Achshaph, one ; 

21 The king of Taanach, one ; the 
king of Megiddo, one ; 

22 " The king of Kedesh, one ; the 
king of Jokneam of Carmel, one ; 

23 The king of Dor in the ' coast of 
Dor, one ; the king of ^ the nations of 
Gilgal, one ; 

24 The king of Tirzah, one : all the 
kings thirty and one. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

Much land yet tohe possessed. S The inheritance of the 
two tribes and a half. 14 Tfie inheritance of Levi is 
thi sacrifices of the Lord. 15 The inheritance of Reu- 
ben. 22 Balaam slain. 24 The inheritance of Gad, 
29 and of the half tribe of Manasseh. 

OW Joshua ^was old and strick- 
en in years ; and the Lord said 
unto him, Thou art old and strick- 
en in years, and there remaineth yet 
very much land t to be possessed. 

2 ^ This is the land that yet remain- 
eth : " all the borders of the Philistines, 
and all '' Geshuri, 

3 "From Sihor, which is before 
Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron 
northward, ivhich is counted to the 
Canaanite : ''five lords of the Philis- 
tines ; the Gazathites, and the Ash- 
dothites, the Eshkalonites, the Git- 
tites, and the Ekronites ; also ^the 
Avites : 

4 From the south, all the land of the 
Canaanites, and II Mearah that is be- 
side the Sidonians, ''unto Aphek, to 
the borders of ' the Amorites : 

5 And the land of ''the Giblites, and 
all Lebanon toward the sunrising, 
' from Baal-gad under mount Hermon 
unto the entering into Hamath, 

6 All the inhabitants of the hill 
country from Lebanon unto ""Mis- 
rephoth-maim, a7id all the Sidonians, 
them "will I drive out from before 
the children of Israel : only ° divide 
thou it by lot unto the Israelites for 
an inheritance, as I have commanded 
thee. 

7 Now therefore divide this land for 
an inheritance unto the nine tribes, 
and the half tribe of Manasseh, 

8 With whom the Reubenites and 
the Gadites have received their in- 
heritance, P which Moses gave them, 
beyond Jordan eastward, even as Mo- 
ses the servant of the Lord gave 
them ; 

9 From Aroer, that is upon the bank 
of the river Arnon, and the city that 
is in the midst of the river, i and all 
the plain of Medeba unto Dibon ; 

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The inheritance of the 



JOSHUA. 



two tribes and a half. 



B. C. 1445. 



r Num. 21. 24, 
25. 



; ch. 12. 5. 



t Deut. 3. 11. 

ch. 12. 4. 
u Num. 21. 24, 

35. 



y Num.18. 20, 
23, 24. ch. 14. 



z ver. 33. 



b Num. 21. 28. 

c Num. 21. 30. 
ver. 9. 



d Num. 21. 23. 

II Or, The high 

places of Ba- 
al, and house 

of Baal-me- 

on. See Num. 
32. 38. 

e Num. 32. 37. 

f Num. 32. 38. 

?. Deut. 3. 17, 
ch. 12. 3. 

II Or, Springs 
ofPisgah, or. 
The hill. 

h Deut. 3. 10. 



i Num. 21. 24. 
k Num. 31. 8. 



I Num. 22. 5. 
& 31. 8. 

II Or, diviner. 



ra Num. 32. 35. 

n Compare 
Num. 21. 26, 
28, 29, with 
Deut. 2. 19. & 
Judg. 11. 13, 
15, kc. 

2 Sam. 11. 1. 
& ]2. 26. 



10 And '"all the cities of Sihon king 
of the Amorites, which reigned in 
Heshbon, unto the border of the chil- 
dren of Ammon ; 

11 ^And Gilead, and the border of 
the Geshurites and Maachathites, and 
all mount Hermon, and all Bashan 
unto Salcah ; 

12 All the kingdom of Og in Ba- 
shan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and 
in Edrei, who remained of Hhe rem- 
nant of the giants : "for these did Mo- 
ses smite, and cast them out. 

13 Nevertheless the children of Is- 
rael expelled ^not the Geshurites, nor 
the Maachathites : but the Geshurites 
and the Maachathites dwell among 
the Israelites until this day. 

14 yQnly unto the tribe of Levi he 
gave none inheritance ; the sacrifices 
of the Lord God of Israel made by- 
fire are their inheritance, ^as he said 
unto them. 

15 IT And Moses gave unto the tribe 
of the children of Reuben inheritance 
according to their families. 

16 And their coast was ^from Aroer, 
that is on the bank of the river Ar- 
non, ''and the city that is in the midst 
of the river, " and all the plain by 
Medeba ; 

17 Heshbon, and all her cities that 
are in the plain ; Dibon, and H Bamoth- 
baal, and Beth-baal-meon, 

18 "^ And Jahaza, and Kedemoth, and 
Mephaath, 

19 ^And Kirjathaim, and ^Sibmah, 
and Zareth-shahar in the mount of 
the valley, 

20 And Beth-peor, and eilAshdoth- 
pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth, 

21 ^And all the cities of the plain, 
and all the kingdom of Sihon king of 
the Amorites, which reigned in Hesh- 
bon, 'whom Moses smote ''with the 
princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, 
and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which 
were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the 
country. 

22 II ' Balaam also the son of Beor, 
the "soothsayer, did the children of 
Israel slay with the sword among 
them that were slain by them. 

23 And the border of the children 
of Reuben was Jordan, and the border 
thereof. This was the inheritance of 
the children of Reuben after their 
families, the cities and the villages 
thereof 

24 And Moses gave inheritance unto 
the tribe of Gad, even unto the chil- 
dren of Gad according to their famihes. 

25 "> And their coast was Jazer, and 
all the cities of Gilead, "and half the 
land of the children of Ammon, unto 
Aroer that is before °Rabbah ; 

226 



26 And from Heshbon unto Ramath- 
mizpeh, and Betonim ; and from Ma- 
hanaim unto the border of Debir ; 

27 And in the valley, PBeth-aram, 
and Beth-nimrah, ^and Succoth, and 
Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of 
Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and 
his border, even unto the edge ■■ of the 
sea of Chinnereth on the other side 
Jordan eastward. 

28 This is the inheritance of the 
children of Gad after their families, 
the cities, and their villages. 

29 IF And Moses gave inheritance un- 
to the half tribe of Manasseh : and 
this was the possession of the half tribe 
of the children of Manasseh by their 
families. 

30 And their coast was from Maha- 
naim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of 
Og king of Bashan, and 'all the towns 
of Jair, which are in Bashan, three- 
score cities : 

31 And half Gilead, and * Ashtaroth, 
and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of 
Og in Bashan, ivere pertaining unto 
the children of Machir the son of 
Manasseh, even to the one half of the 
"children of Machir by their families. 

32 These are the countries which 
Moses did distribute for inheritance 
in the plains of Moab, on the other 
side Jordan, by Jericho, eastward. 

33 '^But unto the tribe of Levi Mo- 
ses gave not any inheritance : the 
Lord God of Israel was their inheri- 
tance, ^as he said unto them. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

The nine tribes and a half are to have their inheri- 
tance by lot. 6 Caleb by favour obtaineth He- 
bron. 

AND these are the countries which 
the children of Israel inherited 
in the land of Canaan, ^ which Elea- 
zar the priest, and Joshua the son of 
Nun, and the heads of the fathers of 
the tribes of the children of Israel, 
distributed for inheritance to them. 

2 ''By lot was their inheritance, as 
the Lord commanded by the hand of 
Moses, for the nine tribes, and /or the 
half tribe. 

3 Tor Moses had given the inheri- 
tance of two tribes and a half tribe 
on the other side Jordan : but unto 
the Levites he gave none inheritance 
among them. 

4 For •* the children of Joseph were 
two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim : 
therefore they gave no part unto the 
Levites in the land, save cities to dwell 
in, with their suburbs for their cattle 
and for their substance. 

5 ^As the Lord commanded Moses, 
so the children of Israel did, and they 
divided the land. 



Caleb ohtaineth Hebron. 



JOSHUA. 



The borders of Judah's lot. 



B.C. 
about 1444. 



f Num. 32. 12. 

k. ell. 15. 17. 
g Num. 14. 

24, 30. 

Deut. 1. 3G, 

38. 
hNuni. 13. 2G. 

i Num. 13. 6. 
& 14. 6. 



k Num. 13. 31, 

32. 

Deut. 1. 28. 
1 Num. 14. 24. 

Deut. 1. 36. 



m Num. 14.23, 
24. Deut.1. 
36. ch. 1. 3. 

n See Num.13. 
22. 



o Num. 14. 30. 



1444. 
t Heb. walked. 



P See Deut. 34. 
7. 



q Deut. 31. 2. 



r Num. 13. 28, 
33. 

sPs.18.32,34. 

& 60. 12. 

Rom. 8. 31. 
t ch. 15. 14. 

Judg. 1. 20. 
u ch. 22. G. 
X ch. 10. 37. & 

]5. 13. Judg. 

1.20. Seech. 

21.11,12. 1 

Chr.6.55>56, 
7 ch. 21. 12. 

« ver. 8, 9. 



a Gen. 23. 2. 
ch. 15. 13, 



b ch. 11. 23, 



a Num. 34. 3. 
b Num. 33.36. 



6 % Then the children of Judah came 
unto Joshua in Gilgal : and Caleb the 
son of Jephunneh the ^Kenezite said 
unto liim, Thou knovvest ^the thing 
that the Lord said unto Moses the 
man of God concerning me and thee 
•^in Kadesh-barnea. 

7 Forty years old was I when Moses 
the servant of the Lord 'sent me from 
Kadesh-barnea to espy out the land ; 
and I brought him word again as it 
was in mine heart. 

8 Nevertheless '^my brethren that 
went up with me made the heart of 
the people melt : but I wholly ' fol- 
lowed the Lord my God. 

9 And Moses sware on that day, 
saying, "'Surely the land "whereon 
thy feet have trodden shall be thine 
inheritance, and thy children's for 
ever, because thou hast wholly fol- 
lowed the Lord my God. 

10 And now, behold, the Lord hath 
kept me alive, ° as he said, these forty 
and five years, even since the Lord 
spake this word unto Moses, while the 
children of Israel t wandered in the 
wilderness : and now, lo, I am this 
day fourscore and five years old, 

11 PAs yet I am as strong this day 
as / was in the day that Moses sent 
me : as my strength was then, even 
so is my strength now, for war, both 
'ito go out, and to come in. 

12 Now therefore give me this 
mountain, whereof the Lord spake 
in that day ; for thou heardest in that 
day how "■ the Anakim were there, and 
that the cities were great and fenced : 
4f so be the Lord will be with me, 
then *I shall be able to drive them 
out, as the Lord said. 

13 And Joshua "blessed him, ^and 
gave unto Caleb the son of Jephun- 
neh Hebron for an inheritance, 

14 >" Hebron therefore became the 
inheritance of Caleb the son of Je- 
phunneh the Kenezite unto this day, 
because that he ^ wholly followed the 
Lord God of Israel. 

15 And ^the name of Hebron before 
was Kirjath-arba ; which Arba was a 
great man among the Anakim. ''And 
the land had rest from war. 

CHAPTER XV. 

The borders of the lot of Judah. 13 Caleb taketh 
possession of his portion. 16 Othniel, for his val- 
our, hath Achsah, Caleb's daughter, to wife. 18 She 
ohtaineth a blessing of her father. 21 The cities of 
Judah. 63 The Jebusites not conquered. 

THIS then was the lot of the tribe 
of the children of Judah by their 
families ; ''even to the border of Edom 
the ''wilderness of Zin southward 
was the uttermost part of the south 
coast. 
2 And their south border was from 



the shore of the salt sea, from the 
t bay that looketh southward : 

3 And it went out to the south side 
*= to II Maaleh-acrabbim, and passed 
along to Zin, and ascended up on the 
south side unto Kadesh-barnea, and 
passed along to Hezron, and went up 
to Adar, and fetched a compass to 
Karkaa : 

4 From thence it passed ^ toward Az- 
rnon, and went out unto the river of 
Egypt ; and the goings out of that 
coast were at the sea : this shall be 
your south coast. 

5 And the east border was the salt 
sea, eve)! unto the end of Jordan. 
And their border in the north quarter 
was from the bay of the sea at the ut- 
termost part of Jordan : 

6 And the border went up to ® Beth- 
hoglah, and passed along by the north 
of Beth-arabah ; and the border went 
up ^ to the stone of Bohan the son of 
Reuben : 

7 And the border went up toward 
Debir from ^ the valley of Achor, and 
so northward, looking toward Gilgal, 
that is before the going up to Adum- 
mim, which is on the south side of 
the river : and the border passed to- 
ward the waters of En-shemesh, and 
the goings out thereof were at ^ En- 
rogel ; 

8 And the border went up 'by the 
valley of the son of Hinnom unto the 
south side of the ^ Jebusite ; the same 
is Jerusalem : and the border went 
up to the top of the mountain that 
lieth before the valley of Hinnom 
westward, which is at the end ' of the 
valley of the giants northward : 

9 And the border was drawn from 
the top of the hill unto "^ the fountain 
of the water of Nephtoah, and went 
out to the cities of mount Ephron ; 
and the border was drawn "to Baa- 
lah, which is ° Kirjath-jearim : 

10 And the border compassed from 
Baalah westward unto mount Seir, 
and passed along unto the side of 
mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on 
the north side, and went down to 
Beth-shemesh, and passed on to PTim- 
nah : 

11 And the border went out unto 
the side of "^ Ekron northward : and 
the border was drawn to Shicron, 
and passed along to mount Baalah, 
and went out unto Jabneel ; and the 
goings out of the border were at the 
sea. 

12 And the west border was '"to the 
great sea, and the coast thereof: this 
is the coast of the children of Judah 
round about according to their fami- 
lies. 

227 



The portion of Caleb. 



JOSHUA. 



The cities of Judah. 



II Or, Kirjath- 
arba. 



u Jiulg. 1. 10, 
20. 
X Num. 13. 22, 



y ch. 10. 38. 
Judg. 1. 11. 



z Judg. 1. 12. 



aJudgf.l. 13. 

&3. 9. 
b Num. 32. 12. 

ch. 14. 6. 



c Judg. 1. 14. 



d See Gen. 24. 
64. 
1 Sam. 25. 23. 

e Gen. 33. 11. 



f 1 Sam. 27. 



g Num. 13. 23. 



13 IT 'And unto Caleb the son of 
Jephunneh he gave a part among the 
children of Judah, according to the 
commandment of the Lord to Joshua, 
even ' II the city of Arba the father of 
Anak, which city is Hebron, 

14 And Caleb drove thence "the 
three sons of Anak, "^ Sheshai, and 
Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of 
Anak. 

15 And J' he went up thence to the 
inhabitants of Debir : and the name 
of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher. 

16 1 ^And Caleb said, He that smi- 
teth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to 
him will I give Achsah my daughter 
to wife, 

17 And ^ Othniel the ^ son of Kenaz, 
the brother of Caleb, took it : and 
he gave him Achsah his daughter to 
wife. 

18 And ''it came to pass, as she came 
unto him, that she moved him to ask 
of her father a field : and ^ she lighted 
off her ass ; and Caleb said unto her, 
What wouldest thou 1 

19 Who answered, Give me a ^ bless- 
ing ; for thou hast given me a south 
land ; give me also springs of water. 
And he gave her the upper springs, 
and the nether springs. 

20 This is the inheritance of the 
tribe of the children of Judah accord- 
ing to their families. 

21 H And the uttermost cities of the 
tribe of the children of Judah toward 
the coast of Edom southward were 
Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur, 

. 22 And Kinah, and Dimonah, and 
Adadah, 

23 And Kedesh, and Hazor, and 
Ithnan, 

24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, 

25 And Hazor, Hadattah, and Keri- 
oth, and Hezron, which is Hazor, 

26 Amam, and Shema, and Mola- 
dah, 

27 And Hazar-gaddah, and Hesh- 
mon, and Beth-palet, 

28 And Hazar-shual, and Beer-she- 
ba, and Bizjothjah, 

29 Baalah, and lim, and Azem, 

30 And Eltolad, and Chesil, and 
Hormah, 

31 And ^Ziklag, and Madmannah, 
and Sansannah, 

32 And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and 
Ain, and Rimmon : all the cities are 
twenty and nine, with their villages. 

33 1" And in the valley, ^Eshtaol, 
and Zoreah, and Ashnah, 

34 And Zanoah, and En-gannim, 
Tappuah, and Enam, 

35 Jarmuth, and AduUam, Socoh, 
and Azekah, 

36 And Sharaim, and Adithairn, and 

228 



Gederah, Hand Gederothaim; fourteen 
cities with their villages : 

37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Mig- 
dal-gad, 

38 And Dilean, and Mizpeh, '^and 
Joktheel, 

39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eg- 
lon, 

40 And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and 
Kithhsh, 

41 And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and 
Naamah, and Makkedah ; sixteen cit- 
ies with their villages : 

42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan, 

43 And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and 
Nezib, 

44 And Keilah, and Achzib, and 
Mareshah ; nine cities with their vil- 
lages : 

45 Ekron, with her towns and her 
villages : 

46 From Ekron even unto the sea, 
all that lay t near Ashdod, with their 
villages : 

47 Ashdod with her towns and her 
villages ; Gaza with her towns and 
her villages, unto 'the river of Egypt, 
and '^the great sea, and the border 
thereof. 

48 IT And in the mountains, Shamir, 
and Jattir, and Socoh, 

49 And Dannah, and Kirjath-sannah, 
which is Debir, 

50 And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and 
Anim, 

51 'And Goshen, and Holon, and 
Giloh ; eleven cities with their vil- 
lages : 

52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean, 

53 And II Janum, and Beth-tappuah, 
and Aphekah, 

54 And Humtah, and "" Kirjath-arba 
which is Hebron, and Zior ; nine cities 
with their villages : 

55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and 
Juttah, 

56 And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and 
Zanoah, 

57 Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah ; ten 
cities with their villages : 

58 Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor, 

59 And Maarath, and Beth-anoth, 
and Eltekon ; six cities with their 
villages : 

60 " Kirjath-baal which is Kirjath- 
jearim, and Rabbah ; two cities with 
their villages, 

61 H In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, 
Middin, and Secacah, 

62 And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, 
and En-gedi ; six cities with their vil- 
lages. 

63 IT As for the Jebusites the inhab- 
itants of Jerusalem, ° the children of 
Judah could not drive them out : 
P but the Jebusites dwell with the 



The lot of Josephs sons. 



JOSHUA. 



The borders of Manasseh. 



B. C. 1444. 



t Heb. went 
forth. 



ich. 18. 13. 
Judsr. 1. 26. 



b ch. 18. 13. 

2 Chr. 8. 5. 
c 1 Chr. 7. 28. 

1 Kings 9. 15. 



e cli. 18. 13. 
f 2 Chr. 8. 3. 



g ch. 17. 7. 



h 1 Chr. 7. 



1 Judg. 1. 29. 
See 1 Kings 
9. 16. 



a Gen. 41. 51. 

& 40. 20. & 

48. 18. 
b (Jen. 50. 23. 

Num. 26. 29. 

& 32. 39, 40. 

1 Chr. 7. 14. 
t Deut. 3. 15. 
d Num. 26. 

29-32. 



children of Judah at Jerusalem unto 
this day. 

^ CHAPTER XVI. 

The general borders of the sons of Joseph. 5 The bor- 
der of the inheritance ofEphraim. 10 The Canaan- 
ites not conquered. 

AND the lot of the children of 
.Joseph tfell from Jordan by 
Jericho, unto the water of Jericho 
on the east, to the wilderness that 
goeth up from Jericho throughout 
mount Beth-el, 

2 And goeth out from Beth-el to 
^Luz, and passeth along unto the 
borders of Archi to Ataroth, 

3 And goeth down westward to the 
coast of Japhleti, "^ unto the coast of 
Beth-horon the nether, and to '^ Ge- 
zer : and the goings out thereof are 
at the sea. 

4 '^ So the children of Joseph, Ma- 
nasseh and Ephraim, took their in- 
heritance. 

5 If And the border of the children 
of Ephraim according to their fami- 
lies was thus: even the border of 
their inheritance on the east side was 
® Ataroth-addar, ^ unto Beth-horon the 
upper ; 

6 And the border went out toward 
the sea to ^ Michmethah on the north 
side ; and the border went about east- 
ward unto Taanath-shiloh, and passed 
by it on the east to Janohah ; 

7 And it went down from Janohah 
to Ataroth, ^and to Naarath, and 
came to Jericho, and went out at 
Jordan. 

8 The border went out from Tap- 
puah westward unto the 'river Ka- 
nah ; and the goings out thereof were 
at the sea. This is the inheritance 
of the tribe of the children ofEphraim 
by their families. 

9 And ''the separate cities for the 
children of Ephraim were among the 
inheritance of the children of Manas- 
seh, all the cities with their villages. 

10 'And they drave not out the Ca- 
naanites that dwelt in Gezer : but the 
Canaanites dwell among the Ephraim- 
ites unto this day, and serve under 
tribute. 

CHAPTER XVH. 

The lot of Manasseh. 1 His coast. 12 The Canaan- 
ites not driven out. 14 The children of Joseph ob- 
tain an additional lot. 

THERE was also a lot for the 
tribe of Manasseh ; for he was 
the ^ firstborn of Joseph ; to wit, for 
''Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, 
the father of Gilead : because he was 
a man of war, therefore he had •= Gil- 
ead and Bashan. 

2 There was also a lot for '^ the rest 
of the children of Manasseh by their 



families; ^for the children of ilAbi- 
ezer, and for the children of Helek, 
^and for the children of Asriel, and 
for the children of Shechem, ^ and for 
the children of Hepher, and for the 
children of Shemida : these were the 
male children of Manasseh the son of 
Joseph by their families. 

3 IT But '' Zelophehad, the son of 
Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son 
of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had 
no sons, but daughters : and these are 
the names of his daughters, Mahlah, 
and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tir- 
zah. 

4 And they came near before ' Elea- 
zar the priest, and before Joshua the 
son of Nun, and before the princes, 
saying, ""The Lord commanded Mo- 
ses to give us an inheritance among 
our brethren. Therefore, according 
to the commandment of the Lord, he 
gave them an inheritance among the 
brethren of their father. 

5 And there fell ten portions to Ma- 
nasseh, besides the land of Gilead and 
Bashan, which were on the other side 
Jordan ; 

6 Because the daughters of Manas- 
seh had an inheritance among his 
sons : and the rest of Manasseh's sons 
had the land of Gilead. 

7 IF And the coast of Manasseh was 
from Asher to ' Michmethah, that lieth 
before Shechem ; and the border went 
along on the right hand unto the in- 
habitants of En-tappuah. 

8 Now Manasseh had the land of 
Tappuah : but ""Tappuah on the bor- 
der of Manasseh belonged to the chil- 
dren of Ephraim ; 

9 And the coast descended "unto 
the II river Kanah, southward of the 
river : ° these cities of Ephraim are 
among the cities of Manasseh : the 
coast of Manasseh also was on the 
north side of the river, and the out- 
goings of it were at the sea : 

10 Southward it was Ephraim's, and 
northward it was Manasseh's, and the 
sea is his border ; and they met to- 
gether in Asher on the north, and in 
Issachar on the east. 

11 PAnd Manasseh had in Issachar 
and in Asher "iBeth-shean and her 
towns, and Ibleam and her towns, 
and the inhabitants of Dor and her 
towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor 
and her towns, and the inhabitants 
of Taanach and her towns, and the 
inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, 
even three countries. 

12 Yet ""the children of Manasseh 
could not drive out the inhabitants of 
those cities ; but the Canaanites would 
dwell in that land. 

229 



The tabernacle at Shiloh. 



JOSHUA. 



The border of Benjamin. 



u Gen. 48. 22. 

X Gen. 48. 19. 
Num. 26. 34, 

37. 



1! Or, Theph- 
aim, Gen. 14. 
5. & 15. 20. 



y Jud?. 1. 19. 
&4.3. 



z ch. 19. 18. 
1 Kings 4. 12. 



Deut. 20. 1. 



a ch. 19. 51. & 
21. 2. & 22. 9. 
Jar. 7. 12. 

b Judg. 18. 31. 
1 Sam. 1. 3, 
24. k 4. 3, 4. 



c Judg. 18. 9. 



d ch. 15. 1. 
e ch. 16. 1, 4. 



13 Yet it came to pass, when the 
children of Israel were waxen strong, 
that they put the Canaanites to ' trib- 
ute ; but did not utterly drive them 
out. 

14 * And the children of Joseph spake 
unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou 
given me but "one lot and one por- 
tion to inherit, seeing I am "" a great 
people, forasmuch as the Lord hath 
blessed me hitherto ? 

15 And Joshua answered them. If 
thou be a great people, then get thee 
up to the wood country/, and cut down 
for thyself there in the land of the 
Perizzites and of the il giants, if mount 
Ephraim be too narrow for thee. 

16 And the children of Joseph said. 
The hill is not enough for us : and 
all the Canaanites that dwell in the 
land of the valley have ^ chariots of 
iron, both they who are of Beth-shean 
and her towns, and they who are ^of 
the valley of Jezreel. 

17 And Joshua spake unto the house 
of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to 
Manasseh, saying. Thou art a great 
people, and hast great power : thou 
shalt not have one lot only : 

18 But the mountain shall be thine ; 
for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut 
it down : and the outgoings of it shall 
be thine : for thou shalt drive out the 
Canaanites, ^though they have iron 
chariots, and though they be strong. 

CHAPTER XYIII. 

The tabernacle is net itp at Shiloh. 2 The re?nainder 
of the land js divided into seven parts, which are 
distributed by lot. 11 The lot and border of Benja- 
min. 21 Their cities. 

AND the whole congregation of 
the children of Israel assembled 
together ^at Shiloh, and ^set up the 
tabernacle of the congregation there : 
and the land was subdued before 
them. 

2 And there remained among the 
children of Israel seven tribes, which 
had not yet received their inherit- 
ance. 

3 And Joshua said unto the children 
of Israel, *= How long are ye slack to 
go to possess the land, which the 
Lord God of your fathers hath given 
you? 

4 Give out from among you three 
men for each tribe : and I will send 
them, and they shall rise, and go 
through the land, and describe it ac- 
cording to the inheritance of them ; 
and they shall come again to me. 

5 And they shall divide it into seven 
parts : '^ Judah shall abide in their 
coast on the south, and Hhe house 
of Joseph shall abide in their coasts 
on the north. 

230 



6 Ye shall therefore describe the land 
into seven parts, and bring the descrip- 
tion hither to me, ^that I may cast 
lots for you here before the Lord our 
God. 

7 ^But the Levites have no part 
among you ; for the priesthood of the 
Lord is their inheritance : ''and Gad, 
and Reuben, and half the tribe of 
Manasseh, have received their inheri- 
tance beyond Jordan on the east, 
which Moses the servant of the Lord 
gave them. 

8 IT And the men arose, and went 
away : and Joshua charged them that 
went to describe the land, saying. Go 
and walk through the land, and de- 
scribe it, and come again to me, that 
I may here cast lots for you before 
the Lord in Shiloh. 

9 And the men went and passed 
through the land, and described it 
by cities into seven parts in a book, 
and came again to Joshua to the host 
at Shiloh. 

10 T And Joshua cast lots for them 
in Shiloh before the Lord : and there 
Joshua divided the land unto the 
children of Israel according to their 
divisions. 

Ill And the lot of the tribe of the 
children of Benjamin came up accord- 
ing to their families : and the coast of 
their lot came forth between the chil- 
dren of Judah and the children of 
Joseph. 

12 'And their border qn the north 
side was from Jordan ; and the border 
went up to the side of Jericho on the 
north side, and went up through the 
mountains westward ; and the goings 
out thereof were at the wilderness of 
Beth-aven. 

13 And the border went over from 
thence toward Luz, to the side of 
Luz ''which is Beth-el, southward; 
and the border descended to Ataroth- 
addar, near the hill that lieth on the 
south side 'of the nether Beth-horon. 

14 And the border was drawn thence, 
and compassed the corner of the sea 
southward, from the hill that lieth 
before Beth-horon southward ; and 
the goings out thereof were at ""Kir- 
jath-baal which is Kirjath-jearim, a 
city of the children of Judah : this 
was the west quarter. 

15 And the south quarter ivas from 
the end of Kirjath-jearim, and the 
border went out on the west, and 
went out to "the well of waters of 
Nephtoah : 

16 And the border came down to 
the end of the mountain that lieth 
before ° the valley of the son of Hin- 
nom, and which is in the valley of 



The cities of Benjamin. 



JOSHUA. 



The lot of Zehulun, <£:c. 



B. C. 1444. 



P ch. 15. 7. 



q ch. 15. 6. 



T ch. 15. 6. 
II Or, The 
plain. 



f Heb, tongue. 



b 1 Chr. 4. 28. 



the giants on the north, and descend- 
ed to the valley of Hinnom, to the 
side of Jebusi on the south, and de- 
scended to P En-rogel, 

17 And was drawn from the north, 
and went forth to En-shemesh, and 
went forth toward Geliloth, which is 
over against the going up of Adum- 
mim, and descended to ithe stone of 
Bohan the son of Reuben, 

18 And passed along toward the side 
over against "■ II Arabah northward, and 
went down unto Arabah : 

19 And the border passed along to 
the side of Beth-hoglah northward : 
and the outgoings of the border were 
at the north tbay of the salt sea at 
the south end of Jordan : this was 
the south coast. 

20 And Jordan w^as the border of 
it on the east side. This was the in- 
heritance of the children of Benjamin, 
by the coasts thereof round about, 
according to their families. 

21 Now the cities of the tribe of the 
children of Benjamin according to 
their families were Jericho, and Beth- 
hoglah, and the valley of Keziz, 

22 And Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, 
and Beth-el, 

23 And A vim, and Parah, and Oph- 
rah, 

24 And Chephar-haammonai, and 
Ophni, and Gaba ; twelve cities with 
their villages : 

25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Bee- 
roth, 

26 And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and 
Mozah, 

27 And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Tar- 
alah, 

28 And Zelah, Eleph, and ^Jebusi 
which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and 
Kirjath ; fourteen cities with their 
villages. This is the inheritance of 
the children of Benjamin according 
to their families. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

The lot of Simeon. 10 of Zehulun, 17 of Issachar, 24 
ofAsher, 32 of Naphtali, 40 and of Dan. 49 The 
children of Israel give an inheritance to Joshua. 

AND the second lot came forth to 
Simeon, even for the tribe of 
the children of Simeon according to 
their families : ^ and their inheritance 
was within the inheritance of the chil- 
dren of Judah. 

2 And ''they had in their inherit- 
ance Beer-sheba or Sheba, and Mol- 
adah, 

3 And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and 
Azem, 

4 And Eltolad, and Bethul, and 
Hormah. 

5 And Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, 
and Hazar-susah, 



6 And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen ; 
thirteen cities and their villages : 

7 Ain, Remnion, and Ether, and 
Ashan ; four cities and their villages : 

8 And all the villages that were 
round about these cities to Baalath- 
beer, Ramath of the south. This is 
the inheritance of the tribe of the 
children of Simeon according to their 
families. 

9 Out of the portion of the children 
of Judah was the inheritance of the 
children of Simeon : for the part of 
the children of Judah was too much 
for them : ^ therefore the children of 
Simeon had their inheritance within 
the inheritance of them. 

10 IF And the third lot came up for 
the children of Zebulun according to 
their families : and the border of their 
inheritance was unto Sarid : 

11 ''And their border went up to- 
ward the sea, and Maralah, and reach- 
ed to Dabbasheth, and reached to the 
river that is ^ before Jokneam ; 

12 And turned from Sarid eastward 
toward the sunrising unto the border 
of Chisloth-tabor, and then goeth 
out to Daberath, and goeth up to 
Japhia, 

13 And from thence passeth on along 
on the east to Gittah-hepher, to Ittah- 
kazin, and goeth out to Remmon- 
II methoar to Neah ; 

14 And the border compasseth it on 
the north side to Hannathon : and the 
outgoings thereof are in the valley of 
Jiphthah-el : 

15 And Kattath, and Nahallal, and 
Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-le- 
hem : twelve cities with their villages. 

16 This is the inheritance of the 
children of Zebulun according to their 
families, these cities with their vil- 



17 H And the fourth lot came out to 
Issachar, for the children of Issachar 
according to their families. 

18 And their border was toward Jez- 
reel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem, 

19 And Haphraim, and Shihon, and 
Anaharath, 

20 And Rabbith, and Kishion, and 
Abez, 

21 And Remeth, and En-gannim, 
and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez ; 

22 And the coast reacheth to Tabor, 
and Shahazimah, and Beth-shemesh ; 
and the outgoings of their border were 
at Jordan : sixteen cities with their 
villages, 

23 This is the inheritance of the 
tribe of the children of Issachar ac- 
cording to their families, the cities 
and their villages, 

24 IT And the fifth lot came out for 

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The lot of NaphtalL 



JOSHUA. 



The inheritance of Dan. 



B. C. 1444. 



f ch. 11. 8. 
Judg. 1. 31. 



t Heb. Tzor, 
2 Sam. 5. 11. 



S Gen. 38. 5. 
Judg. 1. 31, 
Mic. 1. 14. 



h Deut 33. : 



Judg. 1.35. 



the tribe of the children of Asher ac- 
cording to their families. 

25 And their border was Helkath, 
and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph, 

26 And A.lammelech, and Amad, and 
Mishal ; and reacheth to Carmel west- 
ward, and to Shihor-libnath ; 

27 And turneth toward the sunrising 
to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to Zebu- 
lun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el 
toward the north side of Beth-emek, 
and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on 
the left hand, 

28 And Hebron, and Rehob, and 
Hamnion, and Kanah, ^ eveji unto 
great Zidon ; 

29 And then the coast turneth to 
Ramah, and to the strong city t Tyre ; 
and the coast turneth to Hosah ; and 
the outgoings thereof are at the sea 
from the coast to ^ Achzib : 

30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and 
Rehob : twenty and two cities with 
their villages. 

31 This is the inheritance of the 
tribe of the children of Asher accord- 
ing to their families, these cities with 
their villages. 

32 IF The sixth lot came out to the 
children of Naphtali, even for the chil- 
dren of Naphtali according to their 
families. 

33 And their coast was from Heleph, 
from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, 
Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum ; 
and the outgoings thereof were at 
Jordan : 

34 And ^Aen ^the coast turneth west- 
ward to Aznoth-tabor, and goeth out 
from thence to Hukkok, and reach- 
eth to Zebulun on the south side, and 
reacheth to Asher on the west side, 
and to Judah upon Jordan toward the 
sunrising. 

35 And the fenced cities are Ziddim, 
Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and 
Chinnereth, 

36 And Adamah, and Ramah, and 
Hazor, 

37 And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En- 
hazor, 

38 And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, 
and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh ; 
nineteen cities with their villages. 

39 This is the inheritance of the 
tribe of the children of Naphtali ac- 
cording to their families, the cities 
and their villages. 

40 li And the seventh lot came out 
for the tribe of the children of Dan 
according to their families. 

41 And the coast of their inheritance 
was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-she- 
mesh, 

42 And ' Shaalabbin, and Aijalon, and 
Jethlah, 

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43 And Elon, and Thimnathah, and 
Ekron, 

44 And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and 
Baalath, 

45 And Jehud, and Bene-berak, and 
Gath-rimmon, 

46 And Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with 
the border H before H Japho. 

47 And ^ the coast of the children 
of Dan went out too little for them : 
therefore the children of Dan went 
up to fight against Leshem, and took 
it, and smote it with the edge of the 
sword, and possessed it, and dwelt 
therein, and called Leshem, ' Dan, 
after the name of Dan their father. 

48 This is the inheritance of the 
tribe of the children of Dan accord- 
ing to their families, these cities with 
their villages. 

49 IF When they had made an end 
of dividing the land for inheritance 
by their coasts, the children of Israel 
gave an inheritance to Joshua the son 
of Nun among them : 

50 According to the word of the 
Lord they gave him the city which 
he asked, even ™ Timnath-" serah in 
mount Ephraim : and he built the 
city, and dwelt therein. 

51° These are the inheritances, which 
Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the 
son of Nun, and the heads of the 
fathers of the tribes of the children 
of Israel, divided for an inheritance 
by lot Pin Shiloh before the Lord, at 
the door of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation. So they made an end of 
dividing the country. 

CHAPTER XX. 

Six cities of refuge are appointed, 

THE Lord also spake unto Joshua, 
saying, 

2 Speak to the children of Israel, 
saying, ^ Appoint out for you cities of 
refuge, whereof I spake unto you by 
the hand of Moses : 

3 That the slayer that killeth any 
person unawares and unwittingly ma}'^ 
flee thither : and they shall be your 
refuge from the avenger of blood. 

4 And when he that doth flee unto 
one of those cities shall stand at the 
entering of ^ the gate of the city, and 
shall declare his cause in the ears of 
the elders of that city, they shall take 
him into the city unto them, and give 
him a place, that he may dwell among 
them. 

5 " And if the avenger of blood pur- 
sue after him, then they shall not 
deliver the slayer up into his hand ; 
because he smote his neighbour un- 
wittingly, and hated him not before- 
time. 



Cities of refuge appointed. 



JOSHUA. 



Cities given to the Levites. 



B. C. 1444. 



d Num. 35. 12. 
25. 



tHeb. 


sancti- 


fied. 




e ch. 21 


.32. 


1 Chr. 


6.76. 


f ch. 21 


21. 


2 Chr. 10. 1. 


g ch. \\ 


. 15. & 


21.11, 


13. 


h Luke 


1.39. 


i Dent. 


4.43. 


ch. 21 


36. 


1 Chr. 


6.78. 


k ch. 21 


.38. 


1 Khi!. 


S22.3. 


1 ch. 21 


27. 


mNuiu 


35.15. 



I ch. 14. I. & 
17.4. 



b ch. 18. 1, 
c Num. 35. 2. 



d vjr 


8,19. 


e See ch. 24. 
33. 


f ver 


20, &c 



g ver. 27, &.c. 



6 And he shall dwell in that city, 
''until he stand before the congrega- 
tion for judgment, and until the death 
of the"" high priest that shall be in 
those days : then shall the slayer re- 
turn, and come unto his own city, 
and unto his own house, unto the 
city from whence he fled. 

7 f And they t appointed ®Kedesh 
in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and 
^Shechem in mount Ephraim, and 
^ Kirjath-arba which is Hebron in 
^ the mountain of Judah. 

8 And on the other side Jordan by 
Jericho eastward, they assigned 'Be- 
zer in the wilderness upon the plain 
out of the tribe of Reuben, and ^ Ra- 
moth in Gilead out of the tribe of 
Gad, and ' Golan in Bashan out of the 
tribe of Manasseh. 

9 ""These were the cities appointed 
for all the children of Israel, and for 
the stranger that sojourneth among 
them, that whosoever killeth «ny per- 
son at unawares might flee thither, 
and not die by the hand of the aven- 
ger of blood, "until he stood before 
the congregation. 

CHAPTER XXI. 

Eight and forty cities given by lot. out of the other 
tribes, unto the Levites. 43 Thus God gave the 
land, and rest unto the Israelites, according to his 
promise. 

THEN came near the heads of the 
fathers of the Levites unto * Elea- 
zar the priest, and unto Joshua the 
son of Nun, and unto the heads of 
the fathers of the tribes of the chil- 
dren of Israel ; 

2 And they spake unto them at 
^ Shiloh in the land of Canaan, say- 
ing, "^The Lord commanded by the 
hand of Moses to give us cities to 
dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for 
our cattle. 

3 And the children of Israel gave 
unto the Levites out of their inheri- 
tance, at the commandment of the 
Lord, these cities and their suburbs. 

4 And the lot came out for the fam- 
ilies of the Kohathites : and ^ the 
children of Aaron the priest, which 
were of the Levites, ^had by lot out 
of the tribe of Judah, and out of the 
tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe 
of Benjamin, thirteen cities, 

5 And ^the rest of the children of 
Kohath had by lot out of the families 
of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of 
the tribe of Dan, and out of the half 
tribe of Manasseh, ten cities. 

6 And ^the children of Gershon 
had by lot out of the families of the 
tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe 
of Asher, and out of the tribe of 
Naphtali, and out of the half tribe 



of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cit- 
ies. 

7 ^ The children of Merari by their 
families had out of the tribe of Reu- 
ben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and 
out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve 
cities. 

8 'And the children of Israel gave 
by lot unto the Levites these cities 
with their suburbs, "^ as the Lord com- 
manded by the hand of Moses. 

9 T And they gave out of the tribe 
of the children of Judah, and out of 
the tribe of the children of Simeon, 
these cities which are here t mention- 
ed by name, 

10 ^ Which the children of Aaron, 
being of the families of the Kohath- 
ites, who were of the children of Levi, 
had : for theirs was the first lot. 

1 1 "" And they gave them H the city 
of Arba the father of " Anak, which 
city is Hebron, °in the hill country 
of Judah, with the suburbs thereof 
round about it. 

12 But Pthe fields of the city, and 
the villages thereof, gave they to 
Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his 
possession. 

13 IF Thus ithey gave to the chil- 
dren of Aaron the priest "■ Hebron 
with her suburbs, to he a city of ref- 
uge for the slayer, 'and Libnah with 
her suburbs, 

14 And 'Jattir with her suburbs, 
" and Eshtemoa with her suburbs, 

15 And ^Holon with her suburbs, 
y and Debir with her suburbs, 

16 And ^ Ain with her suburbs, ""and 
Juttah with her suburbs, and ^ Beth- 
shemesh with her suburbs ; nine cit- 
ies out of those two tribes. 

17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, 
*= Gibeon with her suburbs, '^ Geba with 
her suburbs, 

18 Anathoth with her suburbs, and 
® Almon with her suburbs ; four cit- 
ies. 

19 All the cities of the children of 
Aaron, the priests, loere thirteen cities 
with their suburbs. 

20 % ^And the families of the chil- 
dren of Kohath, the Levites which 
remained of the children of Kohath, 
even they had the cities of their lot 
out of the tribe of Ephraim. 

21 For they gave them ^Shechem 
with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, 
to be a city of refuge for the slayer ; 
and Gezer with her suburbs, 

22 And Kibzaim with her suburbs, 
and Beth-horon v/ith her suburbs ; 
four cities. 

23 And out of the tribe of Dan, 
Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon 
with her suburbs. 



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Cities given to the Levites. 



JOSHUA, 



Two tribes and a half return. 



B. C. 1444. 



11 ver. b. 
1 Cur. C. 71. 



k ch. 20. 8. 



1 ver. 7. 
See 1 Chr. G. 

77. 



24 Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath- 
rimmon with her suburbs ; four cit- 
ies. 

25 And out of the half tribe of Ma- 
nasseh, Taanach with her suburbs, and 
Gath-rimmon with her suburbs ; two 
cities. 

26 All the cities were ten with 
their suburbs for the families of 
the children of Kohath that remain- 
ed. 

27 IT ''And unto the children of 
Gershon, of the families of the 
Levites, out of the other half tribe 
of Manasseh they gave 'Golan in 
Bashan with her suburbs, to be a 
city of refuge for the slayer, and 
Beeshterah with her suburbs ; two 
cities. 

28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, 
Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh 
with her suburbs, 

29 Jarmuth with her suburbs, En- 
gannim with her suburbs ; four cit- 
ies. 

30 And out of the tribe of Asher, 
Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with 
her suburbs, 

31 Helkath with her suburbs, and 
Rehob with her suburbs ; four cit- 
ies. 

32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, 
■"Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, 
to be a city of refuge for the slayer ; 
and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, 
and Kartan with her suburbs ; three 
cities. 

33 All the cities of the Gershonites 
according to their families were thir- 
teen cities with their suburbs. 

34 IT 'And unto the families of the 
children of Merari, the rest of the 
Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, 
Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kar- 
tah with her suburbs, 

35 Dimnah with her suburbs, Na- 
halal with her suburbs ; four cities. 

30 And out of the tribe of Reuben, 
"• Bezer with her suburbs, and Jaha- 
zah with her suburbs, 

37 Kedemoth with her suburbs, and 
Mephaath with her suburbs ; four 
cities. 

38 And out of the tribe of Gad, 
"Ramoth in Gilead with her sub- 
urbs, to be a city of refuge for the 
slayer ; and Mahanaim with her sub- 
urbs, 

39 Heshbon with her suburbs, Ja- 
zer with her suburbs ; four cities in 
all. 

40 So all the cities for the children 
of Merari by their families, which 
were remaining of the families of the 
Levites, were by their lot twelve cit- 



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41 "All the cities of the Levites 
within the possession of the children 
of Israel were forty and eight cities 
with their suburbs. 

42 These cities were every one with 
their suburbs round about them : thus 
were all these cities. 

43 IT And the Lord gave unto Israel 
Pall the land which he sware to give 
unto their fathers ; and they possessed 
it, and dwelt therein. 

44 lAnd the Lord gave them rest 
round about, according to all that he 
SAvare .unto their fathers : and "■ there 
stood not a man of all their enemies 
before them ; the Lord delivered all 
their enemies into their hand. 

45 * There failed not aught of any 
good thing which the Lord had 
spoken unto the house of Israel ; all 
came to pass. 

CHAPTER XXII. 

Joshua dismisseth the Uuo tribes and a half with a 
blessing. 10 They build an altar of testimony by 
Jordan. 11 Tfie other tribes are offended thereat. 
21 An explanation is given. 

THEN Joshua called the Reuben- 
ites, and the Gadites, and the 
half tribe of Manasseh, 

2 And said unto them. Ye have kept 
^all that Moses the servant of the 
Lord commanded you, ''and have 
obeyed my voice in all that I com- 
manded you : 

3 Ye have not left your brethren 
these m.any days unto this day, but 
have kept the charge of the com- 
mandment of the Lord your God. 

4 And now the Lord your God 
hath given rest unto your brethren, 
as he promised them : therefore now 
return ye, and get you unto your 
tents, and unto the land of your pos- 
session, '^ which Moses the servant of 
the Lord gave you on the other side 
Jordan. 

5 But ^ take diligent heed to do the 
commandment and the law, which 
Moses the servant of the Lord charg- 
ed you, ^ to love the Lord your God, 
and to walk in all his ways, and 
to keep his commandments, and to 
cleave unto him, and to serve him 
with all your heart and with all 
your soul. 

6 So Joshua '^ blessed them, and sent 
them away : and they went unto their 
tents. 

7 II Now to the one half of the tribe 
of Manasseh Moses had given posses- 
sion in Bashan : ^ but unto the other 
half thereof gave Joshua among their 
brethren on this side Jordan west- 
ward. And when Joshua sent them 
away also unto their tents, then he 
blessed them, 



Their altar of testimony. 



JOSHUA. 



The object in building it. 



B. C. 1444. 



h Num. 31. 21. 
1 Sam. 30. 24. 



i Num. 32. 1, 
26, 29. 



k Deut. 13. 12, 
&c. 
Judg. 20. 12. 



m Deut. 13. 14. 
Judg. 20. 12. 



n Ex.6. 25. 
Num. 25. 7. 



t Heb. house 
of the father. 
o Num. 1. 4. 



P See Lev. ]7. 
8.9. DeuU12. 
13, 14. 

q Num. 25.3,4. 
Deut. 4. 3. 



8 And he spake unto them, saying, 
Return with much riches unto your 
tents, and with very much cattle, 
with silver, and with gold, and with 
brass, and with iron, and with very 
much raiment: ^divide the spoil of 
your enemies with your brethren. 

9 H And the children of Reuben and 
the- children of Gad and the half tribe 
of Manasseh returned, and departed 
from the children of Israel out of 
Shiloh, which is in the land of Ca- 
naan, to go unto 'the country of Gil- 
ead, to the land of their possession, 
whereof they were possessed, accord- 
ing to the word of the Lord by the 
hand of Moses. 

10 U And when they came unto the 
borders of Jordan, that are in the 
land of Canaan, the children of Reu- 
ben and the children of Gad and the 
half tribe of Manasseh built there 
an altar by Jordan, a great altar to 
see to. 

11 IT And the children of Israel 
•" heard say, Behold, the children of 
Reuben and the children of Gad and 
the half tribe of Manasseh have built 
an altar over against the land of 
Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, 
at the passage of the children of 
Israel. 

12 And when the children of Israel 
heard of it, • the whole congregation 
of the children of Israel gathered 
themselves together at Shiloh, to go 
up to war against them. 

13 And the children of Israel "sent 
unto the children of Reuben, and to 
the children of Gad, and to the half 
tribe of Manasseh, into the land of 
Gilead, ° Phinehas the son of Eleazar 
the priest, 

14 And with him ten princes, of 
each t chief house a prince through- 
out all the tribes of Israel ; and ° each 
one was a head of the house of 
their fathers among the thousands 
of Israel. 

15 IT And they came unto the 
children of Reuben, and to the chil- 
dren of Gad, and to the half tribe 
of Manasseh, unto the land of Gil- 
ead, and they spake with them, say- 
ing, 

16 Thus saith the whole congrega- 
tion of the Lord, What trespass is 
this that ye have committed against 
the God of Israel, to turn away this 
day from following the Lord, in that 
ye have builded you an altar, Pthat 
ye might rebel this day against the 
Lord ? 

17/5 the iniquity ''of Peor too little 
for us, from which we are not cleans- 
ed until this day, although there was 



a plague in the congregation of the 
Lord, 

18 But that ye must turn away this 
day from following the Lord ? and it 
will be, seeing ye rebel to day against 
the Lord, that to morrow ''he will be 
wroth with the whole congregation of 
Israel. 

19 Notwithstanding, if the land of 
your possession be unclean, then pass 
ye over unto the land of the posses- 
sion of the Lord, 'wherein the Lord's 
tabernacle dwelleth, and take posses- 
sion among us : but rebel not against 
the Lord, nor rebel against us, in 
building you an altar besides the al- 
tar of the Lord our God. 

20 * Did not Achan the son of Zerah 
commit a trespass in the accursed 
thing, and wrath fell on all the 
congregation of Israel ? and that 
man perished not alone in his ini- 
quity. 

21 IT Then the children of Reuben 
and the children of Gad and the half 
tribe of Manasseh answered, and said 
unto the heads of the thousands of 
Israel, 

22 The Lord "God of gods, the 
Lord God of gods, he ''knoweth, 
and Israel he shall know ; if it be 
in rebellion, or if in transgression 
against the Lord, (save us not this 
day,) 

23 That we have built us an altar 
to turn from following the Lord, or 
if to offer thereon burnt offering or 
meat offering, or if to offer peace of- 
ferings thereon, let the Lord himself 
5' require it; 

24 And if we have not rather done 
it for fear of this thing, saying, tin 
time to come your children might 
speak unto our children, saying. What 
have ye to do with the Lord God of 
Israel 1 

25 For the Lord hath made Jor- 
dan a border between us and you, 
ye children of Reuben and children 
of Gad ; ye have no part in the 
Lord : so shall your children make 
our children cease from fearing the 
Lord. 

26 Therefore we said, Let us now 
prepare to build us an altar, not for 
burnt offering, nor for sacrifice : 

27 But that it may be ==a witness 
between us, and you, and our gener- 
ations after us, that we might *do 
the service of the Lord before him 
with our burnt offerings, and with 
our sacrifices, and with our peace of- 
ferings ; that your children may not 
say to our children in time to come, 
Ye have no part in the Lord. 

28 Therefore said we, that it shall 

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The deputies are satisfied. 



JOSHUA. 



Joshuah charge to Israel. 



B. C. 1444. 



b Deut. 12. 13, 
14. 



t Heb. it was 
good in their 
eyes. 



c Lev. 26. 11, 

12. 

2 Chr. 15. 2. 
t Heb. then. 



d 1 Chr. 29. 20. 
Neb. 8. 6. 
Dan. 2. 19. 
Luke 2. 28. 



II That is, A 
witness. 
So ch. 24. 27. 



about 1427. 

a ch. 21. 44. & 
22.4. 

b ch. 13. 1. 

t Heb. come 
into days. 

c Deut. 31. 28. 
ch. 24. 1. 
1 Chr. 28. 1. 



be, "when they should so say to us or 
to our generations in time to come, 
that we may say again, Behold the 
pattern of the altar of the Lord, 
which our fathers made, not for 
burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices ; 
but it is a witness between us and 
you. 

29 God forbid that we should rebel 
against the Lord, and turn this day 
from following the Lord, ""to build 
an altar for burnt offerings, for meat 
offerings, or for sacrifices, besides the 
altar of the Lord our God that is be- 
fore his tabernacle. 

30 IT And when Phinehas the priest, 
and the princes of the congregation 
and heads of the thousands of Israel 
which were with him, heard the 
words that the children of Reuben 
and the children of Gad and the chil- 
dren of Manasseh spake, tit pleased 
them. 

31 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar 
the priest said unto the children of 
Reuben, and to the children of Gad, 
and to the children of Manasseh, 
This day we perceive that the Lord 
is " among us, because ye have not 
committed this trespass against the 
Lord : t now ye have delivered the 
children of Israel out of the hand of 
the Lord. 

32 IT And Phinehas the son of Eleazar 
the priest, and the princes, returned 
from the children of Reuben, and from 
the children of Gad, out of the land 
of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, 
to the children of Israel, and brought 
them word again. 

33 And the thing pleased the chil- 
dren of Israel; and the children of 
Israel ^ blessed God, and did not 
intend to go up against them in 
battle, to destroy the land wherein 
the children of Reuben and Gad 
dwelt. 

34 And the children of Reuben and 
the children of Gad called the altar 
II Ed: for it shall be a witness between 
us that the Lord is God. 

CHAPTER XXIII. 

Jonhiia^s exhortation to the children of Israel in his 
old age. 

AND it came to pass, a long time 
after that the Lord ^had given 
rest unto Israel from all their enemies 
round about, that .Joshua ^ waxed old 
and t stricken in age. 

2 And Joshua " called for all Israel, 
ayid for their elders, and for their 
heads, and for their judges, and for 
their officers, and said unto them, I 
am old and stricken in age : 

3 And ye have seen all that the 

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Lord 3^our God hath done unto all 
these nations because of you ; for 
the ^ Lord your God is he that hath 
fought for you. 

4 Behold, ^ I have divided unto you 
by lot these nations that remain, to 
be an inheritance for your tribes, 
from Jordan, with all the nations 
that I have cut off, even unto the 
great sea t westward. 

5 And the Lord your God, ^he 
shall expel them from before you, 
and drive them from out of your 
sight ; and ye shall possess their 
land, 5 as the Lord yo.ur God hath 
promised unto you. 

6 ''Be ye therefore very coura- 
geous to keep and to do all that is 
written in the book of the law of 
Moses, ' that ye turn not aside there- 
from to the right hand or to the 
left; 

7 That ye ^ come not among these 
nations, these that remain among 
you ; neither ' make mention of the 
name of their gods, nor cause to 
swear by them, neither serve them, 
nor bow yourselves unto them : 

8 II But " cleave unto the Lord your 
God, as ye have done unto this day. 

9 II ° For the Lord hath driven out 
from before you great nations and 
strong: but as for you, °no man hath 
been able to stand before you unto 
this day. 

10 PQne man of you shall chase a 
thousand : for the Lord your God, he 
it is that fighteth for you, "i as he hath 
promised youi 

11 ""Take good heed therefore unto 
t yourselves, that ye love the Lord 
your God. 

12 Else, if ye do in any wise * go 
back, and cleave unto the remnant of 
these nations, even these that remain 
among you, and shall *rnake marria- 
ges with them, and go in unto them, 
and they to you : 

13 Know for a certainty that " the 
Lord your God will no more drive 
out any of these nations from before 
you ; "^ but they shall be snares and 
traps unto you, and scourges in your 
sides, and thorns in your eyes, until 
ye perish from off this good land 
which the Lord your God hath given 
you. 

14 And, behold, this day ^1 am 
going the way of all the earth : and 
ye know in all your hearts and in all 
your souls, that ^ not one thing hath 
failed of all the good things which 
the Lord your God spake concern- 
ing you ; all are come to pass unto 
you, and not one thing hath failed 
thereof. 



God''s henefits to Israel. 



JOSHUA. 



Exhortation to fear him. 



B.C. 

about 1427. 

a Deut. 28. 63. 



b Lev. 26. IG. 
Deut. 28. 15, 
16. &.C. 



a Gen. 35. 4. 
b ch. 23. 2. 



1 Sam. 10. 19. 



d Gen. n. 2G, 
31. 



Gen. 31, 53. 



f Gen. 12. 1. 
Acts 7. 2, 3. 



e Gep. 21. 2. 3. 

Ps. 127. 3. 
h Gen. 25. 24, 

25, 26. 
i Gen. 36. 8, 

Deut. 2. 5. 
k Gen. 46. 1, 6. 

Acts 7. 15. 
1 Ex. 3. 10. 
m Ex. 7. & 8. 

&. 9. & 10. & 

12. 

n Ex. 12. 37, 
51. 

o Ex. 14.2. 
P Ex. 14. 9. 



q Ex. 14. 10. 
r Ex. 14. 20. 
s Ex. 14. 27, 



t Deut. 4. 3i. 
& 29. 2. 



X Num. 21.21, 
3.3. Deut. 2. 
32. it 3. 1. 



15 ^Therefore it shall come to pass, 
that as all good things are come upon 
you, which the Lord your God prom- 
ised you ; so shall the Lord bring 
upon you ''all evil things, until he 
have destroyed you from off this good 
land which the Lord your God hath 
given you. 

16. When ye have transgressed the 
covenant of the Lord your God, 
which he commanded you, and have 
gone and served other gods, and 
bowed yourselves to them ; then shall 
the anger of the Lord be kindled 
against you, and ye shall perish quick- 
ly from off the good land which he 
hath given unto you. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

Joshua assemhleth the tribes at Shechem. 2 A brie/ 
history of God's ben^ts from Terah omcard. 14 He 
reneweth the covenant between them and God, 26 and 
setteth up a stone as a witness thereof. 29 Joshua's 
age, death, and burial. 32 Joseph's hones are buried. 
33 Eleazar dieth. 

AND Joshua gathered all the tribes 
of Israel to * Shechem, and ^ call- 
ed for the elders of Israel, and for 
their heads, and for their judges, and 
for their officers ; and they " presented 
themselves before God. 

2 And Joshua said unto all the 
people. Thus saith the Lord God of 
Israel, '^Your fathers dwelt on the 
other side of the flood in old time, 
even Terah, the father of Abraham, 
and the father of Nahor : and ^ they 
served other gotjs. 

3 And ^I took your father Abraham 
from the other side of the flood, and 
led him throughout all the land of 
Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and 
^gave him Isaac. 

4 And I gave unto Isaac ''Jacob and 
Esau : and I gave unto ' Esau mount 
Seir, to possess it ; ^ but Jacob and 
his children went down into Egypt. 

5 'I sent Moses also and Aaron, and 
""I plagued Egypt, according to that 
which I did among them : and after- 
ward I brought you out. 

6 And I "brought your fathers out 
of Egypt : and ° ye came unto the sea ; 
Pand the Egyptians pursued after your 
fathers with chariots and horsemen 
unto the Red sea. 

7 And when they i cried unto the 
Lord, 'he put darkness between you 
and the Egyptians, 'and brought the 
sea upon them, and covered them ; 
and ' your eyes have seen what I have 
done in Egypt : and ye dwelt in the 
wilderness "a long season. 

8 And I brought you into the land 
of the Amorites, which dwelt on the 
other side Jordan ; ""and they fought 
with you : and I gave them into your 
hand, that ye might possess their 



land ; and I destroyed them from be- 
fore you. 

9 Then ^Balak the son of Zippor, 
king of Moab, arose and warred 
against Israel, and ''sent and called 
Balaam the son of Beor to curse 
you: 

10 ^But I would not hearken unto 
Balaam ; '' therefore he blessed you 
still ; so I delivered you out of his 
hand. 

11 And ''ye went over Jordan, and 
came unto Jericho : and ^ the men 
of Jericho fought against you, the 
Amorites, and the Perizzites, and 
the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and 
the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the 
Jebusites ; and I delivered them into 
your hand. 

12 And ^I sent the hornet before 
you, which drave them out from be- 
fore you, even the two kings of the 
Amorites; but '^not with thy sword, 
nor with thy bow. 

13 And I have given you a land 
for which ye did not labour, and 
^cities which ye built not, and ye 
dwell in them ; of the vineyards and 
oliveyards which ye planted not do 
ye eat. 

14 IT ''Now therefore fear the Lord, 
and serve him in 'sincerity and in 
truth ; and ""put away the gods which 
your fathers served on the other side 
of the flood, and ' in Egypt ; and serve 
ye the Lord. 

15 And if it seem evil unto you to 
serve the Lord, '"choose you this 
day whom ye will serve ; whether 
"the gods which your fathers served 
that were on the other side of the 
flood, or °the gods of the Amorites, 
in whose land ye dwell : Phut as for 
me and my house, we will serve the 
Lord. 

16 And the people answered and said, 
God forbid that we should forsake the 
Lord, to serve other gods ; 

17 For the Lord our God, he it is 
that brought us up and our fathers 
out of the land of Egypt, from the 
house of bondage, and which did those 
great signs in our sight, and preserved 
us in all the way wherein we went, 
and among all the people through 
whom we passed : 

18 And the Lord drave out from 
before us all the people, even the 
Amorites which dwelt in the land : 
therefore will we also serve the Lord ; 
for lie is our God. 

19 And Joshua said unto the people, 
lYe cannot serve the Lord : for he is 
a ""holy God; he is ^a jealous God; 
'he will not forgive your transgres- 
sions nor your sins. 

237 



The covenant renewed. 



JOSHUA. 



The death of Joshua. 



u 1 Chr. 28. 9. 

2 Chr. 15. 2. 

Ezra 8. 22. 

Is. 1.28. & 65. 

ll,12.Jer.l7. 

13. 
X ch. 23. 15. 

Is. 63. 10. 

Acts 7. 42. 

y Ps. 119. 173. 



z ver. 14. 
Gen. 35. 2. 
Judg. 10. 16. 
1 Sam. 7. 3. 



a See Ex. 15. 

25. 2 Kings 

11. 17. 
b ver. 26. 



c Deut. 31. 24. 



d See Judg. 9. 

6. 
e See Gen. 28. 

18. ch.4.3. 
f Gen. 35. 4. 
S See Gen. 31. 

48.52. Deut. 

31.19,21.26. 

ch. 22. 27, 28, 

34. 
b Deut. 32. 1. 



20 "If ye forsake the Lord, and 
serve strange gods, ^then he will turn 
and do you hurt, and consume you, 
after that he hath done you good. 

21 And the people said unto Josh- 
ua, Nay; but we will serve the 
Lord. 

22 And Joshua said unto the people, 
Ye are witnesses against yourselves 
that ^je have chosen you the Lord, 
to serve him. And they said. We 
are witnesses. 

23 Now therefore ^put away, said 
he, the strange gods which are among 
you, and incline your heart unto the 
Lord God of Israel. 

24 And the people said unto Joshua, 
The Lord our God will we serve, 
and his voice will we obey. 

25 So Joshua ^made a covenant 
with the people that day, and set 
them a statute and an ordinance ^in 
Shechem. 

26 1[ And Joshua " wrote these words 
in the book of the law of God, and 
took "^a great stone, and ®set it up 
there ^ under an oak, that was by 
the sanctuary of the Lord. 

27 And Joshua said unto all the 
people, Behold, this stone shall be 
^ a witness unto us ; for ^ it hath heard 
all the words of the Lord which he 
spake unto us : it shall be therefore 

288 



a witness unto you, lest ye deny your 
God. 

28 So ' Joshua let the people depart, 
every man unto his inheritance. 

29 IT "^ And it came to pass after these 
things, that Joshua the son of Nun, 
the servant of the Lord, died, being 
a hundred and ten years old. 

30 And they buried him in the 
border of his inheritance in ^Tim- 
nath-serah, which is in mount Ephra- 
im, on the north side of the hill of 
Gaash. 

31 And '"Israel served the Lord all 
the days of Joshua, and all the days 
of the elders that t overlived Joshua, 
and which had " known all the works 
of the Lord, that he had done for Is- 
rael. 

32 IT And °the bones of Joseph, 
which the children of Israel brought 
up out of Egypt, buried they in She- 
chem, in a parcel of ground p which 
Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor 
the father of Shechem for a hun- 
dred II pieces of silver ; and it became 
the inheritance of the children of Jo- 
seph. 

33 And Eleazar the son of Aa- 
ron died ; and they buried him in a 
hill that pertained to "iPhinehas his 
son, which was given him in mount 
Ephraim. 



B.C. 

about 1427. 




1 ch. 19. 50. 
Judg. 2. 9. 



. Jud?.2. 7. 



t Heb. pro- 
longed their 
days after 
Joshua. 

n See Deut. 11. 
2. & 31. 13. 

o Gen. 50. 25. 
Ex. 13. 19. 



p Gen. 33. 



Or, lambs. 



about 1420. 



q Ex. 6. 25. 
Judg. 20. 28ii 



B. C. 
about 1425. 



a Num. 27. 21. 
ch. 20. 18. 



1 Sam. 11. 8. 



t Heb. the 
thumbs of 
their hands 
and of their 

feet. 

II Or, gleaned. 

e Lev. 24. 19. 
1 Sam. 15. 33. 
James 2. 13. 

f See Josh. 15. 
63. 



S Josh. 10. 36. 
& 11. 21. &i 
15. 13. 



THE BOOK 



JUDGES. 



II Or, low 
country. 



CHAPTER I. 

The acts ofjudah and Simeon. 6 Adoni-hezek justly 
requited. 8 Jerusalem taken. 10 Hebron taken. 11 
Othniel hath Achsah to wife for taking of Dehir. 16 
The Kenites dwell in Judah. 17 Hormah, Gaza, 
Ashkelon, and Ekron taken. 21 The acts of Benja- 
min ; 22 of the house of Joseph ; 30 of Zebulun; 31 
ofAsher; 33 ofNaphtali; 34 and of Dan. 

NOW after the death of Joshua 
it came to pass, that the chil- 
dren of Israel ^ asked the Lord, say- 
ing, Who shall go up for us against 
the Canaanites first, to fight against 
them? 

2 And the Lord said, ''Judah shall 
go up : behold, I have delivered the 
land into his hand. 

3 And Judah said unto Simeon his 
brother. Come up with me into my 
lot, that we may fight against the 
Canaanites ; and *= I likewise will go 
with thee into thy lot. So Simeon 
went with him. 

4 And Judah went up ; and the 
Lord delivered the Canaanites and 
the Perizzites into their hand : and 
they slew of them in ''Bezek ten 
thousand men. 

5 And they found Adoni-bezek in 
Bezek : and they fought against him, 
and they slew the Canaanites and the 
Perizzites. 

6 But A doni-bezek fled ; and they 
pursued after him, and caught him, 
and cut off his thumbs and his great 
toes. 

7 And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore 
and ten kings, having t their thumbs 
and their great toes cut off, n gathered 
their meat under my table : ® as I have 
done, so God hath requited me. And 
they brought him to Jerusalem, and 
there he died. 

8 Now 'the children of Judah had 
fought against Jerusalem, and had 
taken it, and smitten it with the 
edge of the sword, and set the city 
on fire. 

9 IT ^ And afterward the children of 
Judah went down to fight against the 
Canaanites, that dwelt in the mount- 
ain, and in the south, and in the 
il valley. 

10 And Judah went against the Ca- 
naanites that dwelt in Hebron : now 



the name of Hebron before was ^ Kir- 
jath-arba : and they slew Sheshai, 
and Ahiman, and Talmai. 

1 1 ' And from thence he went against 
the inhabitants of Debir: and the 
name of Debir before was Kirjath- 
sepher : 

12 ''And Caleb said. He that smiteth 
Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him 
will I give Achsah my daughter to 
wife. 

13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, 
^ Caleb's younger brother, took it : 
and he gave him Achsah his daugh- 
ter to wife. 

14 ""And it came to pass, when she 
came to him., that she moved him to 
ask of her father a field : and she 
lighted from off her ass ; and Caleb 
said unto her, What wilt thou ? 

15 And she said unto him, "Give 
me a blessing : for thou hast given 
me a south land ; give me also springs 
of water. And Caleb gave her the 
upper springs and the nether springs. 

16 IT °And the children of the Ke- 
nite, Moses' father in law, went up 
out Pof the city of palm trees with 
the children of Judah into the wil- 
derness of Judah, which lieth in the 
south of ^ Arad ; ^ and they went and 
dwelt among the people. 

17 ^And Judah went with Simeon 
his brother, and they slew the Ca- 
naanites that inhabited Zephath, and 
utterly destroyed it. And the name 
of the city was called ' Hormah. 

18 Also Judah took " Gaza with the 
coast thereof, and Ashkelon with the 
coast thereof, and Ekron with the 
coast thereof. 

19 And " the Lord was with Judah; 
and II he drave out the inhabitants of 
the mountain ; but could not drive 
out the inhabitants of the valley, be- 
cause they had J' chariots of iron. 

20 ^ And they gave Hebron unto Ca- 
leb, as Moses said : and he expelled 
thence the three sons of Anak. 

21 ""And the children of Benjamin 
did not drive out the Jebusites that 
inhabited Jerusalem ; but the .Tebu- 
sites dwell with the children of Ben- 
jamin in Jerusalem unto this day. 

239 



B.C. 

about 1425. 

h Josh. 14. 15. 
& 15. 13, 14. 
i Josh. 15. 16. 



1444. 

k Josh. 15. 16, 
17. 



1 ch. 3. 9. 



m Josh. 15. 18, 
19. 



about 1425. 

o ch. 4. 11, 17. 

1 Sam. 15. 6. 

1 Chr. 2. 55. 

Jev. 35. 2. 
P Deut. 34. 3. 

q Num. 21. 1. 
r Num. 10. 32. 



t Num. 21.3. 
Josh. 19. 4. 
u Josh. 11.22. 



X ver. 2. 
2 Kings 18. 7. 

II Or. he pos- 
sessed the 



y Josh. 17. 16, 

18. 
zNum. 14.24. 

Deut. 1. 36. 

Josh. 14.9, 13. 

& 15. 13, 14. 
a See Josh. 15. 

63. &. 18. 28. 



The acts of several tribes. 



JUDGES. 



Israel rebuked at Bochim. 




b ver. 

c Josh. 2. 1. & 

7.2. 

ch. 18. 2. 
d Gen. 28. 19. 



3 Josh. 2. 12, 
14. 



f Josh. 17. 11, 
12, 13. 



e Josh. 16. 10. 
1 KiDffs 9. 16. 



h Josh. 19. 15. 



i Josh. 19. 24- 
30. 



k Ps. 106. 34, 
35. 



1 Josh. 19. 38. 



ojosh. 19. 42. 



22 1[ And the house of Joseph, they 
also went up against Beth-el : ^ and 
the Lord was with them. 

23 And the house of Joseph " sent to 
descry Beth-el : now the name of the 
city before was ^ Luz : 

24 And the spies saw a man come 
forth out of the city, and they said 
unto him. Shew us, we pray thee, the 
entrance into the city, and ^we will 
shew thee mercy, 

25 And when he shewed them the 
entrance into the city, they smote 
the city with the edge of the sword ; 
but they let go the man and all his 
family. 

26 And the man went into the 
land of the Hittites, and built a city, 
and called the name thereof Luz: 
which is the name thereof unto this 
day. 

27 IF ^Neither did Manasseh drive 
out the inhabitants of Beth-shean 
and her towns, nor Taanach and 
her towns, nor the inhabitants of 
Dor and her towns, nor the inhab- 
itants of Ibleam and her towns, nor 
the inhabitants of Megiddo and her 
towns : but the Canaanites would 
dwell in that land. 

28 And it came to pass, when Israel 
was strong, that they put the Canaan- 
ites to tribute, and did not utterly 
drive them out. 

29 IF ^ Neither did Ephraim drive out 
the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; 
but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer 
among them. 

30 IF Neither did Zebulun drive out 
the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the 
'• inhabitants of Nahalol ; but the 
Canaanites dwelt among them, and 
became tributaries. 

31 IF 'Neither did Asher drive out 
the inhabitants of Accho, nor the in- 
habitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor 
of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of 
Aphik, nor of Rehob : 

32 But the Asherites ^ dwelt among 
the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the 
land : for they did not drive them 
out. 

33 IF ^ Neither did Naphtali drive out 
the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor 
the inhabitants of Beth-anath ; but 
he '"dwelt among the Canaanites, the 
inhabitants of the land : nevertheless, 
the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and 
of Beth-anath "became tributaries un- 
to them. 

34 And the Amorites forced the chil- 
dren of Dan into the mountain : for 
they would not suffer them to come 
down to the valley : 

35 But the Amorites would dwell 
in mount Heres ^in Aijalon, and in 

240 



Shaalbim : yet the hand of the house 
of Joseph t prevailed, so that they be- 
came tributaries. 

36 And the coast of the Amorites 
was Pfrom H the going up to Akrab- 
bim, from the rock, and upward. 

CHAPTER IL 

An angel rebuketh the people at Bochim. 6 The wick- 
edness of the next generation after Joshua. 14 God's 
dealings with them in judgment and mercy. 20 The 
nations left to prove Israel. 

AND an il angel of the Lord came 
up from Gilgal ^ to Bochim, and 
said, I made you to go up out of 
Egypt, and have brought you unto 
the land which I sware unto your 
fathers ; and '' I said, I will never break 
my covenant with you ; , 

2 And "^ye shall make no league 
w^ith the inhabitants of this land ; 
^ ye shall throw down their altars : 
^ but ye have not obeyed my voice ; 
why have ye done this ? 

3 Wherefore I also said, I will not 
drive them out from before you ; but 
they shall be ^ as thorns in your sides, 
and ^ their gods shall be a ^ snare unto 
you. 

4 And it came to pass, when the 
angel of the Lord spake these words 
unto all the children of Israel, that 
the people lifted up their voice, and 
wept. 

5 And they called the name of that 
place II Bochim : and they sacrificed 
there unto the Lord. 

6 IF And when ■ Joshua had let the 
people go, the children of Israel went 
every man unto his inheritance to 
possess the land. 

7 ^ And the people served the Lord 
all the days of Joshua, and all the 
days of the elders that t outlived 
Joshua, who had seen all the great 
works of the Lord, that he did for 
Israel. 

8 And ' Joshua the son of Nun, the 
servant of the Lord, died, being a 
hundred and ten years old. 

9 ""And they buried him in the 
border of his inheritance in ° Tim- 
nath-heres, in the mount of Ephra- 
im, on the north side of the hill 
Gaash. 

10 And also all that generation were 
gathered unto their fathers : and there 
arose another generation after them, 
which °knew not the Lord, nor yet 
the works which he had done for 
Israel. 

1 1 IF And the children of Israel did 
evil in the sight of the Lord, and 
served Baalim : 

12 And they p forsook the Lord God 
of their fathers, which brought them 
out of the land of Egypt, and followed 



Israel's sin and punishment. 



JUDGES. 



Nations left to prove Israel. 



B.C. 
about 1406. 

q Deut. 6. 14. 
r Ex. 20. 5. 
s ch. 3. 7, & 10. 

6. Ps. 106.36. 
t ch. 3. 8. Ps. 

106.40,41,42. 
n 2 Kings 17. 



X ch. 3. 8. & 4. 

2. Ps.44.12. 

Is.50. 1. 
y Lev. 26. 37. 

Josh.7. 12,13. 



z Lev. 26. 

Deut. 28. 
a ch. 3. 9, 10, 

15. lSam.l2. 

n. Acts 13. 

20. 
<■ Heb. saved. 



b Ex. 34. 15. 
16. Lev. 17.7. 



c Josh. 1. 5. 



d See Gen. 6. 6. 
Deut. 32. 36. 

Ps. 106. 44, 45. 



ech.3.12.&4. 
1. & 8. 33. 



II Or, ivere 
corrupt. 



t Hell, ihey let 
nothing fall 
of their. 



fver. 14. 

S Josh. 23. 16. 



h Josh. 23. 13. 



i ch. 3. 1, 4. 
k Deut. 8. 2, 
16. & 13. 3. 



Or, suffered. 



T other gods, of the gods of the people 
that icere round about them, and 
"■ bowed v^themselves unto them, and 
provoked the Lord to anger. 

13 And they forsook the Lord, 'and 
served Baal and Ashtaroth. 

14 IF 'And the anger of the Lord 
was hot against Israel, and he "de- 
livered them into the hands of spoil- 
ers that spoiled them, and ""he sold 
them into the hands of their enemies 
round about, so that they ^ could not 
any longer stand before their ene- 
mies. 

15 Whithersoever they went out, 
the hand of the Lord was against 
them for evil, as the Lord had said, 
and ^as the Lord had sworn unto 
them : and they were greatly dis- 
tressed. 

16 IF Nevertheless ""the Lord raised 
up judges, which t delivered them out 
of the hand of those that spoiled 
them. 

17 And yet they would not hearken 
unto their judges, but they ^went a 
whoring after other gods, and bowed 
themselves unto them : they turned 
quickly out of the way which their 
fathers walked in, obeying the com- 
mandments of the Lord ; but they 
did not so. 

18 And when the Lord raised them 
up judges, then Hhe Lord was with 
the judge, and delivered them out 
of the hand of their enemies all the 
days of the judge : ^ for it repented 
the Lord because of their groanings 
by reason of them that oppressed 
them and vexed them. 

19 And it came to pass, ^when the 
judge was dead, that they returned, 
and II corrupted themselves more than 
their fathers, in following other gods 
to serve them, and to bow down unto 
them ; t they ceased not from their 
own doings, nor from their stubborn 
way. 

20 IF ^And the anger of the Lord 
was hot against Israel ; and he said. 
Because that this people hath ^trans- 
gressed my covenant which I com- 
manded their fathers, and have not 
hearkened unto my voice ; 

21 '^ I also will not henceforth drive 
out any from before them of the 
nations which Joshua left when he 
died : 

22 ' That through them I may ^ prove 
Israel, whether they will keep the 
way of the Lord to walk therein, as 
their fathers did keep it., or not. 

23 Therefore the Lord II left those 
nations, without driving them out 
hastily ; neither delivered he them 
into the hand of Joshua. 



16 



CHAPTER III. 

The nations which were left to prove Israel. 5 Th« Is- 
raelites dwelling among them arc led into idolatry. 
8 Othniel delivcreth them from Chushan-risha- 
thaim ; 12 Ehud from Eglon ; 31 and Shamgar 
from the Philistines. 

~VrOW these are ""the nations which 
iS the Lord left, to prove Israel 
by them, even as many of Israel as 
had not known all the wars of Ca- 
naan ; 

2 Only that the generations of the 
children of Israel might know to 
teach them war, at the least such as 
before knew nothing thereof ; 

3 Namely., ''five lords of the Phi- 
listines, and all the Canaanites, and 
the Sidonians, and the Hivites that 
dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount 
Baal-hermon unto the entering in of 
Hamath. 

4 ''And they were to prove Israel 
by them, to know whether they would 
hearken unto the commandments of 
the Lord, which he commanded their 
fathers by the hand of Moses. 

5 IF '' And the children of Israel dwelt 
among the Canaanites, Hittites, and 
Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, 
and Jebusites : 

6 And ®they took their daughters 
to be their wives, and gave their 
daughters to their sons, and served 
their gods. 

7 ^And the children of Israel did 
evil in the sight of the Lord, and for- 
gat the Lord their God, ^and served 
Baalim and ''the groves. 

8 IF Therefore the anger of the Lord 
was hot against Israel, and he 'sold 
them into the hand of ^ Chushan- 
rishathaim king of t Mesopotamia : 
and the children of Israel served 
Chushan-rishathaim eight years. 

9 And when the children of Israel 
' cried unto the Lord, the Lord ""rais- 
ed up a t deliverer to the children of 
Israel, who delivered them, even " Oth- 
niel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger 
brother. 

10 And "the Spirit of the Lord 
tcame upon him, and he judged Is- 
rael, and went out to war : and the 
Lord delivered Chushan-rishathaim 
king of t Mesopotamia into his hand ; 
and his hand prevailed against Chush- 
an-rishathaim. 

11 And the land had rest forty 
years : and Othniel the son of Ke- 
naz died. 

12 IF PAnd the children of Israel did 
evil again in the sight of the Lord : 
and the Lord strengthened i Eglon 
the king of Moab against Israel, be- 
cause they had done evil in the sight 
of the Lord. 

13 And he gathered unto him the 

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Ehud delivereth Israel. 



JUDGES. 



Israel oppressed by Jabin. 




about 1336. 

u ver. 9. Ps. 
78.34. 

II Or, the son 

of Gemini. 
\ Hob. shut of 

his right 

hand, ch. 20. 

16. 



X Josh. 4. 20. 

II Or, graven 
images. 



t Heb. a par- 
lour of cool- 



II Or, it came 
out at the 
fundament. 



II Or, doeth his 
easement, 
1 Sam. 24. 3. 



7 ch. 5. 14. & 

e. 34. 1 Sam. 

13.3. 
z Josh. 17. 15. 

ch. 7. 24. &. 

17. 1. & 19. 1. 



children of Ammon and '"Amalek, and 
went and smote Israel, and possessed 
'the city of palm trees, 

14 So the children of Israel * served 
Eglon the king of Moab eighteen 
years. 

15 But when the children of Israel 
"cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised 
them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of 
Gera, Ha Benjamite, a man tlefthand- 
ed : and by him the children of Israel 
sent a present unto Eglon the Idng of 
Moab. 

16 But Ehud made him a dagger 
which had two edges, of a cubit 
length ; and he did gird it under his 
raiment upon his right thigh. 

17 And he brought the present unto 
Eglon king of Moab : and Eglon was 
a very fat man. 

18 And when he had made an end 
to offer the present, he sent away the 
people that bare the present. 

19 But he himself turned again ^ from 
the II quarries that were by Gilgal, and 
said, I have a secret errand unto thee, 
king : who said. Keep silence. 
And all that stood by him went out 
from him. 

20 And Ehud came unto him ; and 
he was sitting in ta summer parlour, 
which he had for himself alone : and 
Ehud said, I have a message from 
God unto thee. And he arose out of 
his seat. 

21 And Ehud put forth his left 
hand, and took the dagger from his 
right thigh, and thrust it into his 
belly : 

22 And the haft also went in after 
the blade ; and the fat closed upon 
the blade, so that he could not draw 
the dagger out of his belly ; and II the 
dirt came out. 

23 Then Ehud went forth through 
the porch, and shut the doors of 
the parlour upon him, and locked 
them, 

24 When he was gone out, his 
servants came ; and when they saw 
that, behold, the doors of the par- 
lour were locked, they said. Surely 
he II covereth his feet in his summer 
chamber. 

25 And they tarried till they were 
ashamed : and, behold, he opened not 
the doors of the parlour; therefore 
they took a key, and opened them: 
and, behold, their lord ivas fallen down 
dead on the earth. 

26 And Ehud escaped while they 
tarried, and passed beyond the quar- 
ries, and escaped unto Seirath. 

27 And it came to pass, when he 
was come, that ^he blew a trumpet 
in the ^mountain of Ephraim, and 

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the children of Israel went down with 
him from the mount, and he before 
them. 

28 And he said unto them, Follow 
after me: for ^ the Lord hath deliv- 
ered your enemies the Moabites into 
your hand. And they went down 
after him, and took ^ the fords of Jor- 
dan toward Moab, and suffered not a 
man to pass over. 

29 And they slew of Moab at that 
time about ten thousand ' nien, all 
t lusty, and all men of valour; and 
there escaped not a man. 

30 So Moab was subdued that day 
under the hand of Israel. And ''the 
land had rest fourscore years. 

31 II And after him was ''Shamgar 
the son of Anath, which slew of the 
Philistines six hundred men ^with 
an oxgoad : '" and he also delivered 
Israel. 

CHAPTER IV. 

Deborah and Barak deliver Israel from Jabin and 
Sisera. 18 Jael killcth Sisera. 

AND ^ the children of Israel again 
did evil in the sight of the Lord, 
when Ehud was dead. 

2 And the Lord ''sold them into the 
hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that 
reigned in " Hazor ; the captain of 
whose host ivas '^ Sisera, which dwelt 
in ^ Harosheth of the Gentiles. 

3 And the children of Israel cried 
unto the Lord : for he had nine hun- 
dred ^ chariots of iron ; and twenty 
years ^ he mightily oppressed the chil- 
dren of Israel. 

4 IF And Deborah, a prophetess, the 
wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at 
that time. 

5 ''And she dwelt under the palm 
tree of Deborah, between Ramah and 
Beth-el in mount Ephraim : and the 
children of Israel came up to her for 
judgment. 

6 And she sent and called 'Barak 
the son of Abinoam out '' of Kedesh- 
naphtali, and said unto him. Hath not 
the Lord God of Israel commanded. 



saying 



Go and draw toward mount 



Tabor, and take Avith thee ten thou- 
sand men of the children of Naphtali 
and of the children of Zebulun 1 

7 And ' I will draw unto thee, to the 
•" river Kishon, Sisera the captain of 
Jabin's army, with his chariots and 
his multitude ; and I will deliver him 
into thine hand. 

8 And Barak said unto her, If thou 
wilt go with me, then I will go : but 
if thou wilt not go with me, then I 
will not go. 

9 And she said, I will surely go with 
thee : notwithstanding the journey 
that thou takes t shall not be for thine 



Barak overthroweth Sisera. 



JUDGES. 



Sonff of Deborah and Barak. 



B.C. 
about 1296. 

n ch. 2. 14. 
ch. 5. 18. 



pSeeEx.ll.f 
1 Kings 20, 
10. 



q ch. 1. 16. 
r Num. 10. 29, 



t Heb. gather- 
ed by cry, or, 

proclama- 
tion. 



t Deut. 9. 3. 
2 Sam. 5. 24. 
Ps. 68. 7. 
Is. 52. 12. 



u Ps. 83. 9, 10. 
See Josh. 10. 
10. 



t Heb. unto 
one. 



II Or, rug, or, 
blanket. 



y ch. 5. 2R. 



honour ; for the Lord shall "sell Sis- 
era into the hand of a woman. And 
Deborah arose, and went with Barak 
to Kede'^h. 

10 If And Barak called °Zebulun 
and Naphtali to Kedash ; and he 
went up with ten thousand men I'at 
his feet: and Deborah went up with 
him, 

11 Now Heber 'J the Kenite, which 
was of the children of '"Hobab the 
father in law of Moses, had severed 
himself from the Kenites, and pitched 
his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, 
'which is by Kedesh. 

12 And they shewed Sisera that Ba- 
rak the son of Abinoam was gone up 
to mount Tabor, 

13 And Sisera t gathered together 
all his chariots, even nine hundred 
chariots of iron, and all the people 
that loere with him, from Harosheth 
of the Gentiles unto the river of Ki- 
shon. 

14 And Deborah said unto Barak, 
Up ; for this is the day in which the 
Lord hath delivered Sisera into thine 
hand : 'is not the Lord gone out be- 
fore thee ? So Barak went down from 
mount Tabor, and ten thousand men 
after him, 

15 And "the Lord discomfited Sis- 
era, and all his chariots, and all his 
host, with the edge of the sword be- 
fore Barak ; so that Sisera lighted 
down off his chariot, and fled away 
on his feet, 

16 But Barak pursued after the 
chariots, and after the host, unto 
Harosheth of the Gentiles : and all 
the host of Sisera fell upon the edge 
of the sword ; and there was not t a 
man left, 

17 Howbeit Sisera fled away on his 
feet to the tent of Jael the wife of 
Heber the Kenite : for there was peace 
between Jabin the king of Hazor and 
the house of Heber the Kenite. 

18 1 And Jael went out to meet 
Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, 
my lord, turn in to me ; fear not. 
And when he had turned in unto 
her into the tent, she covered him 
with a I! mantle, 

19 And he said unto her, Give me, 
I pray thee, a little water to drink ; 
for I am thirsty. And she opened ''a 
bottle of milk, and gave him drink, 
and covered him, 

20 Again he said unto her, Stand 
in the door of the tent, and it shall 
be, when any man doth come and 
inquire of thee, and say, Is there 
any man here? that thou shalt say. 
No, 

21 Then .Tael Heber's wife ^took a 



nail of the tent, and t took a ham- 
mer in her hand, and went softly 
unto him, and smote the nail into 
his temples, and fastened it into the 
ground : for he was fast asleep and 
weary. So he died. 

22 And, behold, as Barak pursued 
Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, 
and said unto him. Come, and I will 
shew thee the man whom thou seek- 
est. And when he came into her 
tent., behold, Sisera lay dead, and the 
nail was in his temples. 

23 So ^ God subdued on that day 
Jabin the king of Canaan before the 
children of Israel. 

24 And the hand of the children 
of Israel t prospered, and prevailed 
against Jabin the king of Canaan, 
until they had destroyed Jabin king 
of Canaan. 

CHAPTER V. 

The song of Deborah and Barak. 

THEN *sang Deborah and Barak 
the son of Abinoam on that day, 
saying, 

2 Praise ye the Lord for the ^ aveng- 
ing of Israel, '^ when the people will- 
ingly offered themselves. 

3 "• Hear, O ye kings ; give ear, 
ye princes ; I, even I, will sing unto 
the Lord ; I will sing praise to the 
Lord God of Israel. 

4 Lord, ^ when thou wentest out of 
Seir, when thou marchedst out of the 
field of Edom, ^the earth trembled, 
and the heavens dropped, the clouds 
also dropped water. 

5 ^The mountains t melted from be- 
fore the Lord, even 'Uhat Sinai from 
before the Lord God of Israel. 

6 In the days of ' Shamgar the 
son of Anath, in the days of '^Jael, 
' the highways were unoccupied, and 
the + travellers walked through t by- 
ways. 

7 The inhabitants of the villages 
ceased, they ceased in Israel, until 
that I Deborah arose, that I arose 
'"a mother in Israel. 

8 They " chose new gods ; then was 
war in the gates : ° was there a shield 
or spear seen among forty thousand 
in Israel? 

9 My heart is toward the governors 
of Israel, that ''offered themselves 
willingly among the people. Bless 
ye the Lord. 

10 II ''Speak, ye ""that ride on white 
asses, 'ye that sit in judgment, and 
walk by the way. 

11 They that are delivered from the 
noise of archers in the places of draw- 
ing water, there shall they rehearse 
the tf righteous acts of the Lord, even 



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The trium])lial song 




JUDGES. 



of Deborah and Barak. 



z ch. 3. 27. 
a ch. 3. 13. 

b Num. 32. 39, 

40. 
t Heb. draw 

with the pen, 

ifC. 

c ch. 4. 14. 
jYLeb. his feet. 

11 Or, In the 
divisions. 6fC. 
t Heb. im- 
pressions. 

d Num. 32. 1. 



e See Josh. 13. 
25,31. 

f Josh. 19. 29, 
31. 

II Or, port. 
II Or, creeks. 
S ch. 4. 10. 

t Heb. exposed 
to reproach. 



h cli. 4. 16. 

Ps. 44. 12. 

See ver. 30. 
i See Josh. 10. 

11. Ps. 77. 

17, 18. 
^ ch. 4. 15. 
t Keh. paths. 



II Or, tram- 
plings, or, 
plungings. 



m ch. 21. 9. 10. 

Neh. 3. .5.' 
n 1 Sam. 17. 47. 

& 18. 17. & 25. 



o ch. 4. 17. 
P Luke J. 28. 
q ch. 4. 19. 

r ch. 4. 21. 



the righteous acts toward the inhab- 
itants of his villages in Israel : then 
shall the people of the Lord go down 
to the gates. 

12 "Awake, awake, Deborah : awake, 
awake, utter a song : arise, Barak, and 
'"^lead thy captivity captive, thou son 
of Abinoam. 

13 Then he made him that remaineth 
y have dominion over the nobles among 
the people : the Lord made me have 
dominion over the mighty. 

14 ^ Out of Ephraim was there a root 
of them ^ against Amalek ; after thee, 
Benjamin, among thy people ; out of 
^ Machir came down governors, and 
out of Zebulun they that t handle the 
pen of the writer. 

15 And the princes of Issachar were 
with Deborah ; even Issachar, and 
also '^ Barak : he was sent on t foot 
into the valley. H For the divisions 
of Reuben there icere great t thoughts 
of heart. 

16 Why abodest thou •* among the 
sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of 
the flocks ? II For the divisions of 
Reuben there were great searchings 
of heart. 

17 ® Gilead abode beyond Jordan : 
and why did Dan remain in ships 1 
f Asher continued on the sea H shore, 
and abode in his H breaches. 

18 ^ Zebulun and Naphtali were a 
people that t jeoparded their lives un- 
to the death in the high places of the 
field. 

19 The kings came and fought ; then 
fought the kings of Canaan in Taa- 
nach by the waters of Megiddo ; ^they 
took no gain of money. 

20 ^They fought from heaven; '^the 
stars in their t courses fought against 
Sisera. 

21 ' The river of Kishon swept them 
away, that ancient river, the river 
Kishon. my soul, thou hast trod- 
den down strength. 

22 Then were the horsehoofs broken 
by the means of the H prancings, the 
prancings of their mighty ones. 

23 Curse ye JMeroz, said the angel 
of the Lord, curse ye bitterly the 
inhabitants thereof; ''"because they 
came not to the help " of the Lord, 
to the help of the Lord against the 
might3^ 

24 Blessed above women shall ''Jael 
the wife of Heber the Kenite be; 
P blessed shall she be above women 
in the tent. 

25 iHe asked water, and she gave 
him milk; she brought forth butter 
in a lordly dish. 

26 ""She put her hand to the nail, 
and her right hand to the workmen's 

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hammer ; and t with the hammer she 
smote Sisera, she smote off his head, 
when she had pierced and stricken 
through his temples. 

27 t At her feet he bowed, he fell, 
he lay down : at her feet he bowed, 
he fell : where he bowed, there he 
fell down tdead. 

28 The mother of Sisera looked out 
at a window, and cried through the 
lattice, Why is his chariot so long in 
coming ? why tarry the wheels of his 
chariots ? 

29 Her wise ladies answered her, 
yea, she returned t answer to her- 
self, 

30 ' Have they not sped ? have they 
not divided the prey ; t to every man 
a damsel or two ; to Sisera a prey of 
divers colours, a prey of divers colours 
of needlework, of divers colours of 
needlework on both sides, meet for 
the necks oi them that tahe the spoiU 

31 * So let all thine enemies perish, 
Lord : but let them that love him 
be " as the sun ^ when he goeth forth 
in his might. And the land had rest 
forty years. 

CHAPTER VL 

The Israelites for their sin are oppressed by Midian. 
^ A prophet rebuketh them. 11 An angel sendeth 
Gideon for their deliverance. 17 Gideon a sketh for 
a sign. 21 His present is consumed xvithfire. 23 
Gideon dcstroyeth Baal's altar, and offereth a sac- 
rifice unto the Lord. 28 The men of the city de- 
mand his death. SI Joash defendeth his son. and 
calleth him Jervbbaal. 33 Gideon^ s army. 36 The 
sign of the fleece. 

^ A ND the children of Israel did 
J\. e\i\ in the sight of the Lord : 
and the Lord delivered them into the 
hand ^ of Midian seven j^ears. 

2 A nd the hand of Midian t prevail- 
ed against Israel : and because of the 
jNIidianites the children of Israel made 
them "^ the dens which are in the 
mountains, and caves, and strong 
holds. 

3 And so it was, when Israel had 
sown, that the INIidianites came up, 
and "^the Amalekites, ^and the chil- 
dren of the east, even they came up 
against them ; 

4 And they encamped against them, 
and ^destroyed the increase of the 
earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and 
left no sustenance for Israel, neither 
II sheep, nor ox, nor ass. 

5 For they came up with their cattle 
and their tents, and they came ^as 
grasshoppers for multitude ; for both 
they and their camels were without 
number : and they entered into the 
land to destroy it. 

6 And Israel was greatly impover- 
ished because of the Midianites ; and 
the children of Israel ^ cried unto the 
Lord. 



sent to save Israel. 



JUDGES. 



He destroy eth BaaVs altar. 



u See 1 Sam. 
9.21. 

t Heb. my 
thousand is 
the meanest: 
Ex. 18. 21, 
25. Mic.5. 2. 

X Ex. 3. 12. 
Josh. 1. 5. 



y Ex. 4. 1-8. 

ver. 36. 37. 

2 Kings 20. 8. 

Ps. 86. 17. 

Is. 7. 11. 
z Gen. 18. 3, 5. 

ch. 13. 15. 
II Or, meat 

offering. 



7 ^ And it came to pass, when the 
children of Israel cried unto the Lord 
because "?)£ the Midianites, 

8 That the Lord sent ta prophet 
unto the children of Israel, which 
said unto them. Thus saith the Lord 
God of Israel, I brought you up from 
Egypt, and brought you forth out of 
the house of bondage ; 

9 And I delivered you out of the 
hand of the Egyptians, and out of the 
hand of all that oppressed 3^ou, and 
' drave them out from before you, and 
gave you their land ; 

10 And I said unto you, I am the 
Lord your God; ^fear not the gods 
of the Amorites, in whose land ye 
dwell : but ye have not obeyed my 
voice. 

11 IF And there came an angel of the 
Lord, and sat under an oak which 
ivas in Ophrah, that pertained unto 
Joash ' the Abi-ezrite : and his son 
™ Gideon threshed wheat by the wine- 
press, t to hide it from the Midianites. 

12 And the "angel of the Lord ap- 
peared unto liim, and said unto him. 
The Lord is ° with thee, thou mighty 
man of valour. 

13 And Gideon said unto him, 
my Lord, if the Lord be with us, 
why then is all this befallen us 1 and 
p where be all his miracles i which 
our fathers told us of, saying, Did not 
the Lord bring us up from Egypt? 
but now the Lord hath "■ forsaken us, 
and delivered us into the hands of the 
Midianites. 

14 And the Lord looked upon him, 
and said, ^ Go in this thy might, and 
thou shalt save Israel from the hand 
of the Midianites : * have not I sent 
thee? 

15 And he said unto him, O my 
Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel 1 
behold, "tmy family is poor in Ma- 
nasseh, and I am the least in my 
father's house. 

16 And the Lord said unto him, 
"^ Surely I will be with thee, and thou 
shalt smite the Midianites as one 
man. 

17 And he said unto him, If now 
I have found grace in thy sight, then 
>'shew me a sign that thou talkest 
with me. 

18 ^Depart not hence, I pray thee, 
until I come unto thee, and bring 
forth my H present, and set it before 
thee. And he said, I will tarry until 
thou come again. 

19 ^And Gideon went in, and made 
ready ta Idd, and unleavened cakes 
of an ephah of flour : the flesh he 
put in a basket, and he put the broth 
in a pot, and brought it out unto 



him under the oak, and presented 
it. 

20 And the angel of God said unto 
him. Take the flesh and the unleav- 
ened cakes, and ^lay them upon this 
rock, and ''pour out the broth. And 
he did so. 

21 IT Then the angel of the Lord 
put forth the end of the staflT that was 
in his hand, and touched the flesh 
and the unleavened cakes ; and ^ there 
rose up fire out of the rock, and con- 
sumed the flesh and the unleavened 
cakes. Then the angel of the Lord 
departed out of his sight. 

22 And when Gideon ^perceived 
that he ivas an angel of the Lord, 
Gideon said, Alas, Lord God ! ^for 
because I have seen an angel of the 
Lord face to face. 

23 And the Lord said unto him, 
^ Peace be unto thee ; fear not : thou 
shalt not die. 

24 Then Gideon built an altar there 
unto the Lord, and called it II Jeho- 
vah-shalom : unto this day it is yet 
''in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites. 

25 If And it came to pass the same 
night, that the Lord said unto him. 
Take thy father's young bullock, 
II even the second bullock of seven 
years old, and throw down the altar 
of Baal that thy father hath, and ' cut 
down the grove that is by it : 

26 And build an altar unto the Lord 
thy God upon the top of this t rock, 
II in the ordered place, and take the 
second bullock, and offer a burnt 
sacrifice with the wood of the grove 
which thou shalt cut down. 

27 Then Gideon took ten men of 
his servants, and did as the Lord had 
said unto him : and so it was, because 
he feared his father's household, and 
the men of the city, that he could 
not do it by day, that he did it by 
night. 

28 IT And when the men of the city 
arose early in the morning, behold, 
the altar of Baal was cast down, and 
the grove was cut down that ivas by 
it, and the second bullock was offered 
upon the altar that ivas built. 

29 And they said one to another. 
Who hath done this thing ? And 
when they inquired and asked, they 
said, Gideon the son of Joash hath 
done this thing. 

30 Then the men of the city said 
unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that 
he may die : because he hath cast 
down the altar of Baal, and because 
he hath cut down the gi'ove that ivas 
by it. 

31 And Joash said unto all that 
stood against him, Will ye plead for 

245 



B.C. 

about 1249. 



b ch. 13. 19. 

<: See 1 Kings 
18. 33, 34. 



d Lev. 9. 24. 
1 Kings 18. 
38. 2Chr.T.l. 



e ch. 13. 21. 



f Gen. 16. 13. 
&, 32. 30. Ex. 
33. 20. ch. 13. 
22. 



g Dan. 10. 19. 



II That is, The 
LORD send 
peace. See 
Gen. 22. 14. 
Ex. 17. 15. 
Jer, 33. 16. 
Ez. 48. 35. 

h ch. 8. 32. 

II Or, and. 



I Ex. 34. 13. 
Deut. 7, 5. 



t Heb. strong 
place. 

II Or, in an or- 
derly man- 
ner. 



The sign of the fleece. 



JUDGES. 



Gideon's army reduced. 



II That is, Let 
Baal plead. 

k 1 Sam. 12. 11. 
2 Sam. 11.21, 
Jerubbesheth. 

1 ver. 3. 



Josh. 17. 16. 



t Keh. clothed. 
t Heb. was 

called after 

him. 
n ch. 3. 10. 

1 Chr. 12. 18. 

2 Chr. 24. 20. 
o Num. 10. 3. 

ch. 3. 27. 



P See Ex. 4. 
3, 4, 6, 7. 



q Gen. 18. 32. 



b Deut. 8. 17. 
Is. 10. 13. 

1 Car. 1. 29. 

2 Cor. 4. 7. 



Baal ] will ye save him ? he that will 
plead for him, let him be put to death 
whilst it is yet morning : if he be a 
god, let him plead for himself, be- 
cause one hath cast down his altar. 

32 Therefore on that day he called 
him il '^ Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal 
plead against him, because he hath 
thrown down his altar. 

33 If Then all Hhe Midianites and 
the Amalekites and the children of 
the east were gathered together, and 
went over, and pitched in *" the valley 
of Jezreel. 

34 But "the Spirit of the Lord 
tcame upon Gideon, and he °blew a 
trumpet ; and Abi-ezer t was gathered 
after him. 

35 And he sent messengers through- 
out all Manasseh ; who also was gath- 
ered after him : and he sent messen- 
gers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, 
and unto Naphtali ; and they came 
up to meet them. 

36 1 And Gideon said unto God, If 
thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, 
as thou hast said, 

37 P Behold, I will put a fleece of 
wool in the floor ; and if the dew be 
on the fleece only, and it be dry upon 
all the earth beside, then shall I know 
that thou wilt save Israel by mine 
hand, as thou hast said. 

38 And it was so : for he rose up 
early on the morrow, and thrust the 
fleece together, and wringed the dew 
out of the fleece, a bowl full of water. 

39 And Gideon said unto God, iLet 
not thine anger be hot against me, and 
I will speak but this once : let me 
prove, I pray thee, but this once with 
the fleece ; let it now be dry only 
upon the fleece, and upon all the 
ground let there be dew. 

40 And God did so that night : for 
it was dry upon the fleece only, and 
there was dew on all the ground. 

CHAPTER VII. 

Gideon's army of two and thirty thousand is re- 
duced to three hundred. 9 He is encouraged by the 
dream and interpretation of the barley cake. 16 
His stra tat/em of trumpets and lamps in pitchers. 
24 The Ephraimites take Oreb and Zeeb. 

rpHEN Merubbaal, who is Gideon, 
X and all the people that were with 
him, rose up early, and pitched be- 
side the well of Harod : so that the 
host of the Midianites were on the 
north side of them, by the hill of 
Moreh, in the valley. 

2 And the Lord said unto Gideon, 
The people that are with thee are too 
many for me to give the Midianites 
into their hands, lest Israel ''vaunt 
themselves against me, saying, Mine 
own hand hath saved me. 

246 



3 Now therefore go to, proclaim in 
the ears of the people, saying, " Who- 
soever is fearful and afraid, let him 
return and depart early from mount 
Gilead. And there returned of the 
people twenty and two thousand ; and 
there remained ten thousand. 

4 And the Lord said unto Gideon, 
The people are yet too many ; bring 
them down unto the water, and I 
will try them for thee there : and it 
shall be, that of whom I say unto 
thee, This shall go with thee, the 
same shall go with thee ; and of 
whomsoever I say unto thee, This 
shall not go with thee, the same shall 
not go. 

5 So he brought down the people 
unto the water : and the Lord said 
unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth 
of the water with his tongue, as a dog 
lappeth, him shalt thou set by him- 
self; likewise every one that boweth 
down upon his Ifnees to drink. 

6 And the number of them that 
lapped, putting their hand to their 
mouth, were three hundred men : 
but all the rest of the people bowed 
down upon their knees to drink wa- 
ter. 

7 And the Lord said unto Gideon, 
•^ By the three hundred men that 
lapped will I save you, and deliver 
the Midianites into thine hand : and 
let all the other people go every man 
unto his place. 

8 So the people took victuals in 
their hand, and their trumpets : and 
he sent all the rest of Israel every 
man unto his tent, and retained those 
three hundred men : and the host of 
Midian was beneath him in the val- 
ley. 

9 II And it came to pass the same 
^ night, that the Lord said unto him, 
Arise, get thee down unto the host ; 
for I have delivered it into thine 
hand. 

10 But if thou fear to go down, go 
thou with Phurah thy servant down 
to the host : 

11 And thou shalt ^hear what they 
say ; and afterward shall thine hands 
be strengthened to go down unto the 
host. Then went he down with 
Phurah his servant unto the outside 
of the II armed men that were in the 
host. 

12 And the Midianites and the Am- 
alekites and ^all the children of the 
east lay along in the valley like grass- 
hoppers for multitude ; and their cam- 
els were without number, as the sand 
by the sea side for multitude. 

13 And when Gideon was come, be- 
hold, there was a man that told a 



The Midianites defeated. 



JUDGES. 



The Ephraimites pacified. 



tHeb. the 
breaking 
thereof. 



t Heb. trump- 
ets in the 
hand of all 
of them. 

II Or, fire, 
brands, or, 
torches. 



h Ex. 14. 13, 
14. 2 Chr. 20. 
17. 

i 2 Kings 7. 7. 

k Josh. 6. 4, 
16, 20. See 
2 Cor. 4. 7. 

I Ps. 83. 9, 
Is. 9. 4. 

m 1 Sam. 14. 
20. 2 Chr. 20. 
23. 

II Or, towards. 
t Heb. lip. 



dream unto his fellow, and said, Be- 
hold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a 
cake of barley bread tumbled into the 
host of Midian, and came unto a tent, 
and smote it that it fell, and over- 
turned it, that the tent lay along. 

14 And his fellow answered and 
said, This is nothing else, save the 
sv/ord of Gideon the son of Joash, 
a man of Israel : for into his hand 
hath God delivered Midian, and all 
the host. 

15 f And it was so, when Gideon 
heard the telling of the dream, and 
tthe interpretation thereof, that he 
v/orshipped, and returned into the 
host of Israel, and said. Arise ; for 
the Lord hath delivered into your 
hand the host of Midian. 

16 And he divided the three hun- 
dred men into three companies, and 
he put +a trumpet in every man's 
hand, with empty pitchers, and il lamps 
within the pitchers. 

17 And he said unto them, Look on 
me, and do likewise : and, behold, 
when I come to the outside of the 
camp, it shall be that, as I do, so 
shall ye do. 

18 When I blow with a trumpet, I 
and all that are with me, then blow 
ye the trumpets also on every side of 
all the camp, and say, The sword of 
the Lord, and of Gideon. 

19 IT So Gideon, and the hundred 
men that were with him, came unto 
the outside of the camp in the begin- 
ning of the middle watch ; and they 
had but newly set the watch : and 
they blew the trumpets, and brake 
the pitchers that ivere in their hands. 

20 And the three companies blew 
the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, 
and held the lamps in their left hands, 
and the trumpets in their right hands 
to blow withal : and they cried, The 
sword of the Lord, and of Gideon. 

21 And they ^ stood every man in 
his place round about the camp : ' and 
all the host ran, and cried, and fled. 

22 And the three hundred ^' blew the 
trumpets, and 'the Lord set '"every 
man's sword against his fellow, even 
throughout all the host : and the host 
fled to Beth-shittah H in Zererath, and 
to the tborder of Abel-meholah, unto 
Tabbath. 

23 And the men of Israel gathered 
themselves together out of Naphtali, 
and out of Asher, and out of all Ma- 
nasseh, and pursued after the Midian- 
ites. 

24 IT And Gideon sent messengers 
throughout all "mount Ephraim, say- 
ing, Come down against the Midian- 
ites, and take before them the waters 



unto Beth-barah and Jordan. Then 
all the men of Ephraim gathered 
themselves together, and "took the 
waters unto p Beth-barah and Jordan. 
25 And they took ''two princes of 
the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb ; and 
they slew Oreb upon '"the rock Oreb, 
and Zeeb they slew at the winepress 
of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and 
brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb 
to Gideon on the 'other side Jordan. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

Gideon pad fieth the Ephraimites. 4 Succoth and Pe- 
nuel refuse to relieve Gideon's army. 10 Zebahand 
Zalmunna are taken. 13 Succoth and Penucl are 
destroyed. 18 Gideon revengeth his brethren's death 
on Zebah and Zalmunna. 22 He refvseth the office 
of ruler. 24 He maketh an ei)hod which becometh 
the cause of idolatry. 29 Gideon's children, and 
death. 33 The Israelites' idolatry and ingratitude. 

AND ^the men of Ephraim said 
unto him, t Why hast thou serv- 
ed us thus, that thou calledst us not, 
when thou wentest to fight with the 
Midianites 1 And they did chide with 
him t sharply. 

2 And he said unto them. What have 
I done now in comparison of you 1 
Is not the gleaning of the grapes of 
Ephraim better than the vintage of 
Abi-ezer '? 

3 ''God hath delivered into your 
hands the princes of Midian, Oreb 
and Zeeb : and what was I able to do 
in comparison of you? Then their 
t " anger was abated toward him, when 
he had said that. 

4 IF And Gideon came to Jordan, 
and passed over, he, and the three 
hundred men that were with him, 
faint, yet pursuing them. 

5 And he said unto the men of 
•^ Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of 
bread unto the people that follow me ; 
for they be faint, and I am pursuing 
after Zebah and Zalmunna, kin^ 5 of 
Midian. 

6 And the princes of Succoth said, 
"" Are the hands of Zebah and Zal- 
munna now in thine hand, that ^we 
should give bread unto thine army % 

7 And Gideon said, Therefore when 
the Lord hath delivered Zebah and 
Zalmunna into mine hand, ^then I 
will + tear your flesh with the thorns 
of the wilderness and with briers. 

8 And he went up thence ''to Pe- 
nuel, and spake unto them likewise : 
and the men of Penuel answered him 
as the men of Succoth nad answered 
him.. 

9 And he spake also unto the men 
of Penuel, saying, When I 'come 
again in peace, ''I will break down 
this tower. 

10 t Now Zebah and Zalmunna 
ivere in Karkor, and their hosts with 

247 



B.C. 

about 1249. 



o ch. 3. 28. 
P John 1. 28. 
q ch. 8. 3. Ps. 
83. 11. 

r Is. 10. 2fi. 



s ch. : 



a See ch. 12. 1. 

2 Sam. 19.41. 
t Heb. What 

thing is this 

thou hast 

done unto us. 



t Heb. 
strongly. 



3 ch. 7. 24, 25. 
Phil. 2. 3. 



t Heb. spirit. 
c Prov. 15. 1. 



d Gen. 33. 17. 
Ps. 60. 6. 



e See 1 Kings 

20. 11. 
f See 1 Sam. 

25. 11. 



S ver. 16. 

t Heb. thresh. 



h Gen. 32. 30. 
1 Kings 12. 
25. 



i 1 Kings 
27. 
k ver. 17. 



Zebah and Zalmunna slam. 



JUDGES. 



Gideon maheth an ephod. 




t Heb. writ. 



q ver. 7. 



]lleh.madeto 
know. 



B 1 Kings 12. 
25. 



t ch. 4. 6. 
Ps. 89. 12. 

t Heb. accord- 
ing to the 
form, <5ir;. 



u Ps. 83. 11. 

II Or, orna- 
ments like the 
moon. 



thein, about fifteen thousand men, all 
that were left of ^ all the hosts of the 
children of the east : for there fell 
II a hundred and twenty thousand men 
that drew sword. 

11 And Gideon went up by the way 
of them that dwelt in tents on the 
east of '"Nobah and Jogbehah, and 
smote the host : for the host was 
"secure. 

12 And when Zebah and Zalmunna 
fled, he pursued after them, and nook 
the two kings of Midian, Zebah and 
Zalmunna, and t discomfited all the 
host. 

13 IF And Gideon the son of Joash 
returned from battle before the sun 
was up, 

14 And caught a young man of the 
men of Succoth, and inquired of 
him: and he t described unto him 
the princes of Succoth, and the el- 
ders thereof, even threescore and sev- 
enteen men. 

15 And he came unto the men of 
Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and 
Zalmunna, with whom ye did i* up- 
braid me, saying, Are the hands of 
Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine 
hand, that we should give bread unto 
thy men that are weary 1 

16 lAnd he took the elders of the 
city, and thorns of the wilderness, 
and briers, and with them he t taught 
the men of Succoth. 

17 ""And he beat down the tow^er 
of ' Penuel, and slew the men of the 
city. 

18 1 Then said he unto Zebah and 
Zalmunna, What manner of men were 
they whom ye slew at ' Tabor 1 And 
they answered. As thou art, so were 
they ; each one t resembled the chil- 
dren of a king. 

19 And he said, They were my breth- 
ren, even the sons of my mother : as 
the Lord liveth, if ye had saved them 
alive, I would not slay you. 

20 And he said unto Jether his first- 
born, Up, and slay them. But the 
youth drew not his sword : for he 
feared, because he was yet a youth. 

21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said. 
Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as 
the man is, so is his strength. And 
Gideon arose, and "slew Zebah and 
Zalmunna, and took away the H or- 
naments that were on their camels' 
necks. 

22 T Then the men of Israel said 
unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both 
thou, and thy son, and thy son's son 
also : for thou hast dehvered us from 
the hand of Midian. 

23 And Gideon said unto them, I 
will not rule over you, neither shall 

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my son rule over you : ^ the Lord 
shall rule over you. 

24 IT And Gideon said unto them, I 
would desire a request of you, that 
ye would give me every man the 
earrings of his prey. For they had 
golden earrings, y because they were 
Ishmaelites. 

25 And they answered. We will will- 
ingly give them. And they spread a 
garment, and did cast therein every 
man the earrings of his prey. 

26 And the weight of the golden 
earrings that he requested was a 
thousand and seven hundred shekels 
of gold ; besides ornaments, and II col- 
lars, and purple raiment that ivas on 
the kings of Midian, and besides the 
chains that were about their camels' 
necks. 

27 And Gideon ^made an ephod 
thereof, and put it in his city, even 
^in Ophrah : and all Israel ''went 
thither a whoring after it : which 
thing became ^a snare unto Gideon, 
and to his house. 

28 1 Thus was Midian subdued be- 
fore the children of Israel, so that 
they lifted up their heads no more. 
'^And the country was in quietness 
forty years in the days of Gideon. 

29 *|[ And Jerubbaal the son of 
Joash went and dwelt in his own 
house. 

30 And Gideon had ® threescore and 
ten sons tof his body begotten: for 
he had many wives. 

31 ^And his concubine that was in 
Shechem, she also bare him a son, 
whose name he t called Abimelech. 

32 IF And Gideon the son of Joash 
died ^in a good old age, and was 
buried in the sepulchre of Joash his 
father, ^ in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites. 

33 And it came to pass, ^as soon as 
Gideon was dead, that the children 
of Israel turned again, and ^went a 
whoring after Baalim, ' and made Ba- 
al-berith their god. 

34 And the children of Israel ""re- 
membered not the Lord their God, 
who had delivered them out of the 
hands of all their enemies on every 
side : 

35 "Neither shewed they kindness 
to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, 
Gideon, according to all the good- 
ness which he had shewed unto Is- 
rael. 

CHAPTER IX. 

Abimelech by conspiracy with the Shechemites, and 
murder of Ms brethren, is made king. 7 Jotham by 
a parable rebvketh them, and foretelleth their ruin. 
22 Gaal conspireth with the Sheche?nites against 
Abimelech. 30 Zebul revealeth it. 34 Abimelech 
overcometh them, and soweth the city with salt. 
46 He burneth the hold of the god Berith. 50 At 
Thcbez he is slain by apiece of a millstone. 56 Jo- 
tham' s curse is fiilfiUed. 



Abimelech is made king. 



JUDGES. 



The parable of Jotham. 



B.C. 
about 1209. 



\'Reb.What\s, 
good! wheth- 
er, Hfc. 

b ch. 8. 30. 



c Gen. 29. 14. 



t Heb. after. 
d Gen. 29. 15. 



e ch. 8. 33. 

f ch. 11. 3. 
2 Chr. 13. 7. 
Prov. 12. 11. 
Acts 17. 5. 

S ch. 6. 24. 
h 2 Kings 11. 
1,2. 



H Or, hy the 
oak of th£ 
pillar. 
See Josh. 24. 



1 Deut. 11. 2 
& 27. 12. 
Josh. a. 33. 
John 4. 20. 



k See 2 Kings 
14. 9. 

1 cli. 8. 22, 23. 



Ps. 104. 15. 



t Heb. go up 
and down for 
other trees. 



n Pa. 104. 15. 



4 NJ) Abimelech the son of Jerub- 
x\- baal went to Shechem unto * his 
mothei^s brethren, and communed 
with them, and with all the family 
of the house of his mother^s father, 
saying, 

2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of 
all the men of Shechem, t Whether 
is better for you, either that all the 
sons of Jerubbaal, which are ^three- 
score and ten persons, reign over you, 
or that one reign over you 1 remember 
also that I am '^your bone and your 
flesh. 

3 And his mother's brethren spake 
of him in the ears of all the men of 
Shechem all these words : and their 
hearts inclined t to follow Abimelech ; 
for they said, He is our ^ brother. 

4 And they gave him threescore and 
ten pieces of silver out of the house 
of ^ Baal-berith, wherewith Abime- 
lech hired ^vain and light persons, 
which followed him. 

5 And he went unto his father's house 
^at Ophrah, and ^slew his brethren the 
sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore 
and ten persons, upon one stone : not- 
withstanding, yet Jotham the young- 
est son of Jerubbaal was left ; for he 
hid himself. 

6 And all the men of Shechem gath- 
ered together, and all the house of 
Millo, and went and made Abimelech 
king, II by the plain of the pillar that 
was ^n Shechem. 

7 IF And when they told it to Jo- 
.tham, he went and stood in the top 
of ' mount Gerizim, and lifted up his 
voice, and cried, and said unto them, 
Hearken unto me, ye men of She- 
chem, that God may hearken unto you. 

8 ^ The trees went forth on a time to 
anoint a king over them ; and they 
said unto the ohve tree, 'Reign thou 
over us. 

9 But the olive tree said unto them. 
Should I leave my fatness, '"where- 
with by me they honour God and 
man, and tgo to be promoted over 
the trees ? 

10 And the trees said to the fig tree, 
Come thou, and reign over us. 

11 But the fig tree said unto them, 
Should I forsake my sweetness, and 
my good fruit, and go to be promoted 
over the trees ? 

12 Then said the trees unto the vine, 
Come thou, and reign over us. 

13 And the vine said unto them, 
Should I leave my wine, ''which 
cheereth God and man, and go to be 
promoted over the trees 1 

14 Then said all the trees unto the 
II bramble. Come thou, and reign over 
us. 



15 And the bramble said unto the 
trees, If in truth ye anoint me king 
over you, the?i come and put your 
trust in my "shadow ; and if not, Plet 
fire come out of the bramble, and de- 
vour the ''cedars of Lebanon. 

16 Now therefore, if ye have done 
truly and sincerely, in that ye have 
made Abimelech king, and if ye have 
dealt well with Jerubbaal and his 
house, and have done unto him "■ ac- 
cording to the deserving of his hands : 

17 (For my father fought for you, 
and t adventured his life far, and 
delivered you out of the hand of 
Midian : 

18 'And ye are risen up against my 
father's house this day, and have slain 
his sons, threescore and ten persons, 
upon one stone, and have made Abim- 
elech, the son of his maidservant, 
king over the men of Shechem, be- 
cause he is your brother :) 

19 If ye then have dealt truly and 
sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his 
house this day, then 'rejoice ye in 
Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in 
you: 

20 But if not, "let fire come out 
from Abimelech, and devour the men 
of Shechem, and the house of Millo ; 
and let fire come out from the men 
of Shechem, and from the house of 
Millo, and devour Abimelech. 

21 And Jotham ran away, and fled, 
and went to ^Beer, and dwelt there, 
for fear of Abimelech his brother. 

22 IF When Abimelech had reigned 
three years over Israel, 

23 Then ^God sent an evil spirit 
between Abimelech and the men of 
Shechem ; and the men of Shechem 
^ dealt treacherously with Abimelech : 

24 ^That the cruelty done to the 
threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal 
might come, and their blood be laid, 
upon Abimelech their brother, which 
slew them, and upon the men of 
Shechem, which t aided him in the 
killing of his brethren. 

25 And the men of Shechem set 
Hers in wait for him in the top of 
the mountains, and they robbed all 
that came along that way by them : 
and it was told Abimelech, 

26 And Gaal the son of Ebed came 
with his brethren, and went over to 
Shechem : and the men of Shechem 
put their confidence in him. 

27 And they went out into the fields, 
and gathered their vineyards, and 
trode the grapes, and made H merry, 
and went into ^the house of their 
god, and did eat and drink, and 
cursed Abimelech. 

28 And Gaal the son of Ebed said, 

249 



B.C. 
about 1209. 



Ts. 30. 2. 

Dan. 4. 12. 

Hos. 14. 7. 
P ver. 20. 

Num. 21. 28. 

Ez. 19. 14. 
q 2 Kings 14. 

9. Ps.l04.]6. 

Is. 2. 13. &. 37. 

24. Ez. 31. 3. 

r ch. 8. 35, 



t Heb. cast 
his life. 



t Is. 8. 6. 
Phil. 3. 3. 



« ver. 15, 56, 57. 



X 2 Sam. 20. 14. 



about 1206. 



yl Sam. 16. 14. 

& 18. 9, 10. 

See 1 Kings 

12. 15. & 22. 

22. 2 Chr. 10. 

15. & 18. 19, 

&c. Is. 19. 2, 

14. 

z Is. 33. 1. 
a 1 Kings 2. 32, 

Esth. 9. 25. 

Ps. 7. 16. 

Matt. 23. 35, 

36. 
fHeb. 

strengthened 

his hands to 

kill. 



II Or. songs. 
See Is. 16. 9, 
10. Jer.25.30. 



GaaVs conspiracy. 



JUDGES. 



Abimelech is slain. 



B. C. 
about 1206. 




ti Or, hot. 



t Heb. crafti- 
ly, or, to Tor- 
mah. 



t Heb. as thy 
hand shall 
fend, 

1 Sam. 10. 7. 
&25. a. 
Ecc. 9. 10. 



f Heb. navel. 



H Or, The re- 
gardcrs of 
times, 
Deut. 18. 14. 

f ver. 28, 29. 



" Who is Abimelech, and who is She- 
chem, that we should serve him ? is 
not he the son of Jerubbaal ? and Zebul 
his officer ? serve the men of ^ Hamor 
the father of Shechem : for why should 
we serve him ? 

29 And ^ would to God this people 
were under my hand ! then would I 
remove Abimelech. And he said to 
Abimelech, Increase thine army, and 
come out. 

30 H And when Zebul the ruler of 
the city heard the words of Gaal the 
son of Ebed, his anger was H kindled. 

31 And he sent messengers unto 
Abimelech t privily, saying. Behold, 
Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren 
be com^e to Shechem ; and, behold, 
they fortify the city against thee. 

32 Now therefore up by night, thou 
and the people that is with thee, and 
lie in wait in the field : 

33 And it shall be, that in the morn- 
ing, as soon as the sun is up, thou 
shalt rise early, and set upon the city : 
and, behold, when he and the people 
that is with him come out against 
thee, then mayest thou do to them 
tas thou shalt find occasion. 

34 IT And Abimelech rose up, and 
all the people that were with him, by 
night, and they laid wait against She- 
chem in four companies. 

35 And Gaal the son of Ebed went 
out, and stood in the entering of the 
gate of the city : and Abimelech rose 
up, and the people that were with him, 
from lying in wait. 

36 And when Gaal saw the people, 
he said to Zebul, Behold, there come 
people down from the top of the 
mountains. And Zebul said unto 
him. Thou seest the shadow of the 
mountains as if they were men. 

37 And Gaal spake again and said, 
See, there come people down by the 
t middle of the land, and another 
company come along by the plain 
of il Meonenim. 

38 Then said Zebul unto him. Where 
is now thy mouth, wherewith thou 
f saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we 
should serve him? is not this the 
people that thou hast despised? go 
out, I pray now, and fight with them. 

39 And Gaal went out before the 
men of Shechem, and fought with 
Abimelech. 

40 And Abimelech chased him, and 
he fled before him, and many were 
overthrown and wounded, even unto 
the entering of the gate. 

41 And Abimelech dwelt at xArumah: 
and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his 
brethren, that they should not dwell 
in Shechem. 

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42 And it came to pass on the 
morrow, that the people went out 
into the field ; and they told Abime- 
lech. 

43 And he took the people, and 
divided them into three companies, 
and laid wait in the field, and looked, 
and, behold, the people were come 
forth out of the city ; and he rose up 
against them, and smote them. 

44 And Abimelech, and the company 
that was with him, rushed forward, 
and stood in the entering of the gate 
of the city : and the two other com- 
panies ran upon all the people that 
were in the fields, and slew them. 

45 And Abimelech fought against 
the city all that day; and ^he took 
the city, and slew the people that 
was therein, and ^ beat down the city, 
and sowed it with salt. 

46 IF And when all the men of the 
tower of Shechem heard that, they 
entered into a hold of the house ' of 
the god Berith. 

47 And it was told Abimelech, that 
all the men of the tower of Shechem 
were gathered together. 

48 And Abimelech gat him up to 
mount ^ Zalmon, he and all the peo- 
ple that were with him ; and Abime- 
lech took an axe in his hand, and cut 
down a bough from the trees, and 
took it, and laid it on his shoulder, 
and said unto the people that ivere 
with him. What ye have seen tme 
do, make haste, and do as I have 
done. 

49 And all the people likewise cut 
down every man his bough, and fol- 
lowed Abimelech, and put them to 
the hold, and set the hold on fire up- 
on them ; so that all the men of the 
tower of Shechem died also, about a 
thousand men and women. 

50 1 Then went Abimelech to The- 
bez, and encamped against Thebez, 
and took it. 

51 But there was a strong tower 
within the city, and thither fled all 
the men and women, and all they 
of the city, and shut it to them, 
and gat them up to the top of the 
tower. 

52 And Abimelech came unto the 
tower, and fought against it, and 
went hard unto the door of the tower 
to burn it with fire. 

53 And a certain woman ' cast a piece 
of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, 
and II all-to brake his skull. 

54 Then '"he called hastily unto 
the young man his armourbearer, and 
said unto him, Draw thy sword, and 
slay me, that men say not of me, A 
woman slew him. And his young 



Israel oppressed. 



JUDGES. 



Their repentance. 



B.C. 
about 1206. 



n ver. 24. 
Job 31. 3. 
Fs. 94. 23. 
Prov. 5. 22. 



a ch. 2. 16. 
II Or, deliver. 
Heb. save. 



about 1183. 



b cli. 5. 10. & 

12. 14. 

c Dent. 3. 14. 
II Or, The 

villages of 

Jair, Num. 

32. 41. 



about 1161. 

(1 ch. 2. 11. & 
3. 7. & 4. 1. & 
6. 1. & 13. 1. 

e ch. 2. 13. 

f ch.2. 12. 

g 1 Kings 11. 
33. Ps. lOU. 
36. 



h ch. 2. 14. 
1 Sam. 12. 9. 



y Heb. crush- 
ed. 



■ 1 Sam. 12. 10. 



man thrust him through, and he 
died. 

55 And when the men of Israel saw 
that Abimelech was dead, they de- 
parted every man unto his place. 

56 1" °Thus God rendered the wick- 
edness of Abimelech, which he did 
unto his father, in slaying his seventy 
brethren : 

57 And all the evil of the men of 
Shechem did God render upon their 
heads : and upon them came ° the 
curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal. 

CHAPTER X. 

Tola judgetli Israel; ^ Jair also, whose thirty sons 
had thirty cities. 6 The Philistines and Ammon- 
ites oppress Israel. 10 In their misery God sendeth 
them to their false gods. 15 Upon their repentance 
he pitieth them. 

AND after Abimelech there ^ arose 
to II defend Israel Tola the son 
of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of 
Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir 
in mount Ephraim. 

2 And he judged Israel twenty and 
three years, and died, and was buried i 
in Shamir. 

3 IF And after him arose Jair, a 
Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty 
and two years. 

4 And he had thirty sons that ^ rode 
on thirty ass colts, and they had 
thirty cities, " which are called II Ha- 
voth-jair unto this day, which are 
in the land of Gilead. 

5 And Jair died, and was buried in 
Camon. 

6 IT And ^ the children of Israel did 
evil again in the sight of the Lord, 
and ''served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, 
and *" the gods of Syria, and the gods 
of ^ Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and 
the gods of the children of Ammon, 
and the gods of the Philistines, and 
forsook the Lord, and served not him. 

7 And the anger of the Lord was 
hot against Israel, and he ^ sold them 
into the hands of the Philistines, and 
into the hands of the children of Am- 
mon. 

8 And that year they vexed and 
t oppressed the children of Israel : 
eighteen years, all the children of 
Israel that ivei-e on the other side 
Jordan in the land of the Amorites, 
which is in Gilead. 

9 Moreover the children of Ammon 
passed over Jordan to fight also against 
Judah, and against Benjamin, and 
against the house of Ephraim ; so 
that Israel was sore distressed. 

10 IF ' And the children of Israel cried 
unto the Lord, saying, We have sin- 
ned against thee, both because we 
have forsaken our God, and also serv- 
ed Baalim. 



11 And the Lord said unto the chil- 
dren of Israel, Did not I deliver you 
''from the Egyptians, and 'from the 
Amorites, ""from the children of Am- 
mon, "and from the Philistines'? 

12 °The Zidonians also, Pand the 
Amalekites, and the Maonites, idid 
oppress you ; and ye cried to me, and 
I delivered you out of their hand. 

13 ""Yet ye have forsaken me, and 
served other gods : wherefore I will 
deliver you no more. « 

14 Go and ' cry unto the gods which 
ye have chosen ; let them deliver you 
in the time of your tribulation. 

15 IF And the children of Israel said 
unto the Lord, We have sinned: Mo 
thou unto us whatsoever tseemeth 
good unto thee ; deliver us only, we 
pray thee, this day. 

16 "And they put away the + strange 
gods from among them, and served 
the Lord : and ^his soul twas grieved 
for the misery of Israel. 

17 Then the children of Ammon 
were tgathered together, and encamp- 
ed in Gilead. And the children of 
Israel assembled themselves together, 
and encamped in ^ Mizpeh. 

18 And the people and princes of 
Gilead said one to another, What 
man is he that will begin to fight 
against the children of Ammon ? he 
shall ^be head over all the inhab- 
itants of Gilead. 

CHAPTER XL 

The covenant between Jephthah and the Gileadites, 
that he should be their head. 12 Jephthah' s messa- 
ges to the Ammonites. 30 His vow. 32 His con- 
quest of the Ammonites. 34 His daughter first 
meeteth him. 39 He performeth his vow. 

NOW ^^ Jephthah the Gileadite was 
''a mighty man of valour, and 
he was the son of +a harlot : and Gil- 
ead begat Jephthah. 

2 And Gilead's wife bare him sons ; 
and his wife's sons grew up, and they 
thrust out Jephthah, and said unto 
him, Thou shalt not inherit in our 
father's house ; for thou art the son 
of a strange woman. 

3 Then Jephthah fled tfrom his 
brethren, and dwelt in the land of 
Tob : and there were gathered " vain 
men to Jephthah, and went out with 
him. 

4 IF And it came to pass t in process 
of time, that the children of Ammon 
made war against Israel. 

5 And it was so, that when the chil- 
dren of Ammon made war against 
Israel, the elders of Gilead went to 
fetch Jephthah out of the land of 
Tob: 

6 And they said unto Jephthah, 
Come, and be our captain, that we 

251 



B.C. 

about 1161. 



k Ex. 14. 30. 
1 Num. 21. 21, 

24,25. 

m ch. 3. 12, 13. 
n ch. 3. 31. 
o ch. 5. 19. 
p ch. 6. 3. 
q Ps. 106. 42, 

43. 
r Deut. 32. 15. 

Jer. 2. 13. 



s Deut. 32. 37, 
38. 2 Kings 
3. 13. Jer. 2. 



JephthaK's messages unto 



JUDGES. 



the king of the Ammonites. 



d Gen. 26. 27. 



e ch. 10. 18. 
f Luke 17. 4. 



S cb. 10. 18. 



h Jer. 42. 5. 

t Heb. he the 
hearer be- 
tween us. 



k ch. 10. 17. &L 
20. 1. 1 Sam. 
10. 17. & 11. 
15. 

about 1143. 



1 Num. 21. 24, 
25,26. 



m Gen. 32. 22. 



iDeut.2.9,19. 



Num. 14. 25. 

DeuL 1. 40. 

Josh. 5. 6. 
P Num. 13. 2G. 

ii 20. I. 

Deut. 1. 46. 
q Num. 20. 14. 



r Num. 20. 18, 
21. 



Num. 20. 1. 



t Num. 21. 4. 
Deut. 2. 1-8. 



u Num. 21. 11. 



i' Num. 21. 13. 
k 22. 36. 



may fight with the children of Am- 
mon. 

7 And Jephthah said unto the elders 
of Gilead, "^ Did not ye hate me, and 
expel me out of my father's house 1 
and why are ye come unto me now 
when ye are in distress 1 

8 ^And the elders of Gilead said 
unto Jephthah, Therefore we ^turn 
again to thee now, that thou mayest 
go with us, and fight against the 
childr^ of Ammon, and be ^our 
head over all the inhabitants of Gil- 
ead. 

9 And Jephthah said unto the elders 
of Gilead, If ye bring me home again 
to fight against the children of Am- 
mon, and the Lord deliver them be- 
fore me, shall I be your head 1 

10 And the elders of Gilead said 
unto Jephthah, ^The Lord the wit- 
ness between us, if we do not so ac- 
cording to thy words. 

11 Then Jephthah went with the 
elders of Gilead, and the people made 
him ' head and captain over them : 
and Jephthah uttered all his words 
^before the Lord in Mizpeh. 

12 IT And Jephthah sent messengers 
unto the king of the children of Am- 
mon, saying. What hast thou to do 
with me, that thou art come against 
me to fight in my land 1 

13 And the king of the children of 
Ammon answered unto the messen- 
gers of Jephthah, ' Because Israel took 
away my land, when they came up 
out of Egypt, from Arnon even un- 
to ™ Jabbok, and unto Jordan : now 
therefore restore those lands again 
peaceably. 

14 And Jephthah sent messengers 
again unto the king of the children 
of Ammon : 

15 And said unto him, Thus saith 
Jephthah, "Israel took not away the 
land of Moab, nor the land of the 
children of Ammon : 

16 But when Israel came up from 
Egypt, and ° walked through the wil- 
derness unto the Red sea, and p came 
to Kadesh ; 

17 Then "^ Israel sent messengers 
unto the king of Edom, saying. Let 
me, I pray thee, pass through thy 
land: ""but the king of Edom would 
not hearken thereto. And in hke man- 
ner they sent unto the king of Moab ; 
but he would not consent : and Israel 
'abode in Kadesh. 

18 Then they went along through 
the wilderness, and 'compassed the 
land of Edom, and the land of Moab, 
and " came by the east side of the 
land of Moab, ""and pitched on the 
other side of Arnon, but came not 



within the border of Moab : for Arnon 
ivas the border of Moab. 

19 And y Israel sent messengers unto 
Sihon king of the Amorites, the king 
of Heshbon ; and Israel said unto him, 
^ Let us pass, we pray thee, through 
thy land into my place. 

20 ^ But Sihon trusted not Israel to 
pass through his coast : but Sihon 
gathered all his people together, and 
pitched in Jahaz, and fought against 
Israel. 

21 And the Lord God of Israel de- 
livered Sihon and all his people into 
the hand of Israel, and they ^ smote 
them : so Israel possessed all the land 
of the Amorites, the inhabitants of 
that country. 

22 And they possessed " all the coasts 
of the Amorites, from Arnon even 
unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness 
even unto Jordan. 

23 So now the Lord God of Israel 
hath dispossessed the Amorites from 
before his people Israel, and shouldest 
thou possess it 1 

24 Wilt not thou possess that which 
^ Chemosh thy god giveth thee to pos- 
sess ? So whomsoever "^ the Lord our 
God shall drive out from before us, 
them will we possess. 

25 And now art thou any thing 
better than ^ Balak the son of Zippor, 
king of Moab 1 did he ever strive 
against Israel, or did he ever fight 
against them, 

26 While Israel dwelt in ^Heshbon 
and her towns, and in ''Aroer and her 
towns, and in all the cities that be 
along by the coasts of Arnon, three 
hundred years 1 why therefore did ye 
not recover the?n within that time 1 

27 Wherefore I have not sinned 
against thee, but thou doest me wrong 
to war against me : the Lord ^ the 
Judge ^be judge this day between the 
children of Israel and the children of 
Ammon. 

28 Howbeit the king of the chil- 
dren of Ammon hearkened not unto 
the words of Jephthah which he sent 
him. 

29 IT Then ^ the Spirit of the Lord 
came upon Jephthah, and he passed 
over Gilead, and Manasseh, and pass- 
ed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from 
Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto 
the children of Ammon. 

30 And Jephthah ""vowed a vow un- 
to the Lord, and said. If thou shalt 
without fail deliver the children of 
Ammon into mine hands, 

31 Then it shall be, that t whatso- 
ever Cometh forth of the doors of my 
house to meet me, when I return in 
peace from the children of Ammon, 



He performeth his vow. 



JUDGES. 



The Ujyhraimites slain. 



B.C. 

about 1143. 



H Or, or I will 
offer it, &I-C. 

n See Lev. 27. 
2, 3, &c. 
1 Sam. 1. 11, 
28. & 2. 18. 

o Ps. 66. 13. 
See Lev. 27. 
11, 12. 

II Or, Abel. 
P Ez. 27. 17. 



q ch. 10. 17. & 
ver. 11. 

r Ex. 15. 20. 
1 Sam. 18. 6. 
Ps. b'8. 25. 
Jer. 31. 4. 

II Or, he had 
not of his own 
either so7i or 
daughter. 

Heb. of him- 
self. 

s Gen. 37. 29, 
34. 



t Ecc. .5. 2. 

a Num. 30. 2. 
Ps. 15. 4. 
Ecc. 5. 4, 5. 



X Num. 30. 2. 



y 2 Sam. 13. 
W, 31. 



z ver. 31. 
1 Sam. 1. 22, 
24. &L 2. IB. 



II Or, ordi- 
nance. 

t Heb. from 
year to year. 

II Or, to talk 
with, 
ch. 5. 11. 



t Heb. were 
called. 
a See ch. 8. 1. 



"shall surely be the Lord's, 11° and 
I will offer it up for a burnt offer- 
ing. ^ 

32 IT So Jephthah passed over unto 
the children of Amnion to fight against 
them; and the Lord delivered them 
into his hands. 

33 And he smote them from Aroer, 
even till thou come to p Minnith, even 
tw^enty cities, and unto li the plain 
of the vineyards, with a very great 
slaughter. Thus the children of Am- 
nion were subdued before the children 
of Israel. 

34 IF And Jephthah came to "iMiz- 
peh unto his house, and, behold, ""his 
daughter came out to meet him with 
timbrels and with dances : and she 
was his only child ; II beside her he 
had neither son nor daughter. 

35 And it came to pass, when he 
saAv her, that he 'rent his clothes, 
and said, Alas, my daughter ! thou 
hast brought me very Ioav, and thou 
art one of them that trouble me : for 
I Hiave opened my mouth unto the 
Lord, and "I cannot go back. 

3G And she said unto him. My fa- 
ther, if thou hast opened thy mouth 
unto the Lord, ""do to me according 
to that which hath proceeded out of 
thy mouth ; forasmuch as J' the Lord 
hath taken vengeance for thee of 
thine enemies, even of the children 
of Ammon. 

37 And she said unto her father. 
Let this thing be done for me : let 
me alone two months, that I may t go 
up and down upon the mountains, 
and bewail my virginity, I and my 
fellows. 

38 And he said. Go. And he sent 
her away for tAvo months : and she 
went Avith her companions, and be- 
Availed her A^irginity upon the mount- 
ains. 

39 And it came to pass at the end 
of two months, that she returned 
unto her father, who ^did with her 
according to his a^oav which he had 
voAved : and she knew no man. And 
it Avas a " custom in Israel, 

40 That the daughters of Israel 
Avent t yearly H to lament the daughter 
of Jephthah the Gileadite four days 
in a year. 

CHAPTER XII. 

The Ephraimites, quarrelling with Jephthah, are de- 
tected by the word Shibboleth, and slain by the Gil- 
eadites. 7 Jephthah dieth. 8 Ibzan, 11 Elon, 13 and 
Abdon, successively judge Israel. 

AND ^the men of Ephraim t gath- 
ered themselves together, and 
Avent north Avard, and said unto Jeph- 
thah, Wherefore passedst thou over 
to fight against the children of Am- 



mon, and didst not call us to go Avith 
thee '? we Avill burn thine house upon 
thee Avith fire. 

2 And .Tephthah said unto them, I 
and my people Avere at great strife 
Avith the children of Ammon ; and 
when I called you, ye delivered me 
not out of their hands. 

3 And when I saAV that ye delivered 
me not, I ^put my life in my hands, 
and passed over against the children 
of Ammon, and the Lord delivered 
them into my hand : wherefore then 
are ye come up unto me this day, 
to fight against me ? 

4 Then Jephthah gathered together 
all the men of Gilead, and fought 
with Ephraim : and the men of Gil- 
ead smote Ephraim, because they 
said. Ye Gileadites "are fugitives of 
Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and 
among the Manassites. 

5 And the Gileadites took the ^pas- 
sages of Jordan before the Ephraim- 
ites : and it was so, when those Ephra- 
imites which Avere escaped said, Let 
me go over, that the men of Gilead 
said unto him. Art thou an Ephraim- 
ite ? If he said, Nay ; 

6 Then said they unto him. Say 
noAV II Shibboleth : and he said Sib- 
boleth : for he could not frame to 
pronounce it right. Then they took 
him, and sIcav him at the passages 
of Jordan : and there fell at that time 
of the Ephraimites forty and tAVo 
thousand. 

7 And Jephthah judged Israel six 
years. Then died Jephthah the Gil- 
eadite, and was buried in one of the 
cities of Gilead. 

8 IT And after him Ibzan of Beth-le- 
hem judged Israel. 

9 And he had thirty sons, and thirty 
daughters, whom he sent abroad, and 
took in thirty daughters from abroad 
for his sons. And he judged Israel 
seven years. 

10 Then died Ibzan, and was buried 
at Beth-lehem. 

11 IT And after him Elon, a Zebu- 
lonite, judged Israel ; and he judged 
Israel ten years. 

12 And Elon the Zebulonite died, 
and was buried in Aijalon in the 
country of Zebulun. 

13 IF And after him Abdon the son 
of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. 

14 And he had forty sons and thirty 
t nephews, that ®rode on threescore 
and ten ass colts : and he judged Is- 
rael eight years. 

15 And Abdon the son of Hillel the 
Pirathonite died, and was buried in 
Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, 4n 
the mount of the Amalekites. 

253 



B.C. 

about 1143. 



b 1 Sara. 19. 5. 
& 28. 21. 
Job 13. 14. 
Ps. 119. 109. 



c See 1 Sai 
25. 10. 
Ps. 78. 9. 



d Josh. 22. n. 
ch. 3. 28. &. 
7.24. 



II AA^iich sig- 
nifieth a 
stream, or, 
flood, 

Ps. 69. 2. 15. 
Is. 27. 12. 



about 1137. 



about 1130. 



about 1120. 



t Heb. sons' 

sons. 
e ch. 5. 10. &. 

10.4. 



about 1112. 



f ch. 3. 13, 27. 
& 5. 14. 



Manoah and his wife. 



JUDGES. 



The birth of Samson. 



t Heb. added 
to commit.ifc. 

ach. 2. 11. & 
3. 7. & 4. 1. & 
6. 1. 6c 10. 6. 

b 1 Sam. 12. 9. 



c Josh. 19. 41. 



d ch. 6. 12. 
Luke 1. 11, 
13, 28, 31. 



e ver. 14. 
Num. 6. 2, 3. 
Luke 1. 15. 



f Num. 6. 5. 
1 Sam. 1. 11. 
S Num. 6. 2, 



h See 1 Sam. 
7.13. 

2 Sam. 8. 1. 
1 Chr. 18. L 

i Deut. 33. 1. 

1 Sam. 2. 27. 

& 9. 6. 

1 Kings 17.24. 
k Matt. 28. 3. 

Luke 9. 29. 

Acts G. 15. 
I ver. 17, 18. 



t Hpb. What 
shall be the 
manner of 
the. <Vc. 

II Or. what 
shall he do? 
Heb. what 
shall be his 
work ? 



CHAPTER XIII. 

Israel delivered into the hand of the Philistines. 2 An 
angel appear eth to Manoah' s wife, 8 and again to 
her and to Manoah. 15 ManoaKs sacrifice, during 
which the angel is discovered. 24 Samson is born. 

AND the children of Israel t^did 
evil again in the sight of the 
Lord ; and the Lord delivered them 
^ into the hand of the Phihstines forty 
years. 

2 IT And there was a certain man of 
= Zorah, of the family of the Danites, 
whose name was Manoah ; and his 
wife was barren, and bare not. 

3 And the ^ angel of the Lord ap- 
peared unto the woman, and said un- 
to her, Behold now, thou art barren, 
and bearest not : but thou shalt con- 
ceive, and bear a son. 

4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, 
and ^ drink not wine nor strong drink, 
and eat not any unclean thing : 

5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and 
bear a son ; and no "^ razor shall come 
on his head : for the child shall be ^ a 
Nazarite unto God from the womb : 
and he shall ''begin to deliver Israel 
out of the hand of the Philistines. 

6 H Then the woman came and told 
her husband, saying, ' A man of God 
came unto me, and his ^countenance 
was like the countenance of an angel 
of God, very terrible : but I ' asked 
him not whence he was, neither told 
he me his name : 

7 But he said unto me. Behold, thou 
shalt conceive, and bear a son ; and 
now drink no wine nor strong drink, 
neither eat any unclean thing: for the 
child shall be a Nazarite to God from 
the womb to the day of his death. 

8 IT Then Manoah entreated the 
Lord, and said, O my Lord, let the 
man of God which thou didst send 
come again unto us, and teach us 
what we shall do unto the child that 
shall be born. 

9 And God hearkened to the voice 
of Manoah; and the angel of God 
came again unto the woman as she 
sat in the field : but Manoah her hus- 
band was not with her. 

1.0 And the woman made haste, and 
ran, and shewed her husband, and said 
unto him, Behold, the man hath ap- 
peared unto me, that came unto me 
the other day. 

1 1 And Manoah arose, and went af- 
ter his wife, and came to the man, 
and said unto him. Art thou the man 
that spakest unto the woman 1 And 
he said, 1 am. 

12 And Manoah said. Now let thy 
words come to pass, t How shall we 
order the child, and H how shall we do 
unto him ? 

254 



13 And the angel of the Lord said 
unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto 
the woman let her beware. 

14 She may not eat of any thing that 
Cometh of the vine, "" neither let her 
drink wine or strong drink, nor eat 
any unclean thing: all that I com- 
manded her let her observe. 

15 IT And Manoah said unto the angel 
of the Lord, I pray thee, "let us de- 
tain thee, until 'we shall have made 
ready a kid tfor thee. 

16 And the angel of the Lord said 
unto Manoah, Though thou detain 
me, I will not eat of thy bread : and 
if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, 
thou must offer it unto the Lord. 
For Manoah knew not that he ivas 
an angel of the Lord. 

17 And Manoah said unto the angel 
of the Lord, What is thy name, that 
when thy sayings come to pass we 
may do thee honour ? 

18 And the angel of the Lord said 
unto him, °Why askest thou thus af- 
ter my name, seeing it is H secret 1 

19 So Manoah took a kid with a 
meat offering, Pand offered it upon a 
rock unto the Lord : and the angel 
did wondrously ; and Manoah and 
his wife looked on. 

20 For it came to pass, when the 
flame went up toward heaven from 
off the altar, that the angel of the 
Lord ascended in the flame of the 
altar : and Manoah and his wife 
looked on it, and ^ fell on their faces 
to the ground. 

21 But the angel of the Lord did 
no more appear to Manoah and to his 
wife. "■ Then Manoah knew that he 
was an angel of the Lord. 

22 And Manoah said unto his wife, 
' We shall surely die, because we have 
seen God. 

23 But his wife said unto him. If 
the Lord were pleased to kill us, he 
would not have received a burnt of- 
fering and a meat offering at our 
hands, neither would he have shewed 
us all these things, nor would as at 
this time have told us such things as 
these. 

24 IT And the woman bare a son, 
and called his name * Samson : and 
" the child grew, and the Lord bless- 
ed him. 

25 ""And the Spirit of the Lord 
began to move him at times in tthe 
camp of Dan y between Zorah and 
Eshtaol. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

Samson desireth a wife of the Philistines. 5 In his 
journey he killeth a lion. S In a second journey he 
findeth honey in the carcass. 10 Samson's marriage 
feast. 12 His riddle is made knoion by his wife. 
19 He slayeth and spoileth thirty Philistines. 20 
His wife is given to another. 



Samson^s marriage feast. 



JUDGES. 



His riddle is made known. 



a Gen. 33. 13. 
Josh. 15. 10. 
b Gen. 34. 2. 



c Gen. 21. 21. 
& 34. 4. 



d Gen. 24.3,4, 



e Gen. 34. 14. 
Ex. 34. 16. 
Deut. 7. 3. 

t Heb. she is 
right in mine 
eyes. 

f Jf'sh. 11. 20. 

I Kings 12. 

]5. 2 Kings 

C.33. 2Chr. 

10. 15. & 22. 

7. & 25. 20. 
g- cb. 13. 1. 

Deut, 28. 48. 



t Heb. in 
meeting him. 

h cli. 3. 10. & 
13. 25. 1 Sam. 
11. G. 



i1 Kings 10.1. 

Ez. 17. 2. 

Luke 14. 7. 
k Gen. 29. 27. 



H Or, shirtx. 
1 Gen. 4.5. 22. 
2 Kings 5. 22. 



AND Samson went down =" to Tim- 
nath, and ''saw a woman in 
Timnath of the daughters of the 
Philistines. 

2 And he came up, and told his 
father and his mother, and said, I 
have seen a woman in Timnath of 
the daughters of the Philistines : now 
therefore *= get her for me to wife. 

3 Then his father and his mother 
said unto him, Is there never a woman 
among the daughters of ^ thy breth- 
ren, or among all my people, that 
thou goest to take a wife of the ® un- 
circumcised Philistines ? And Sam- 
son said unto his father, Get her for 
me ; for t she pleaseth me well. 

4 But his father and his mother 
knew not that it ivas ^of the Lord, 
that he sought an occasion against 
the Philistines : for at that time ^ the 
Philistines had dominion over Israel. 

5 1 Then went Samson down, and 
his father and his mother, to Tim- 
nath, and came to the vineyards of 
Timnath : and, behold, a young lion 
roared t against him. 

6 And ^ the Spirit of the Lord came 
mightily upon him, and he rent him 
as he would have rent a kid, and he 
had nothing in his hand : but he told 
not his father or his mother what he 
had done. 

7 And he went down, and talked 
with the woman ; and she pleased 
Samson well. 

8 1" And after a time he returned to 
take her, and he turned aside to see 
the carcass of the lion : and, behold, 
there was a swarm of bees and honey 
in the carcass of the lion. 

9 And he took thereof in his hands, 
and went on eating, and came to his 
father and mother, and he gave them, 
and they did eat : but he told not 
them that he had taken the honey 
out of the carcass of the lion. 

10 IF So his father went down unto 
the woman : and Samson made there 
a feast ; for so used the young men 
to do. 

11 And it came to pass, when they 
saw him, that they brought thirty 
companions to be with him. 

12 IT And Samson said unto them, 
I will now 'put forth a riddle unto 
you : if ye can certainly declare it me 
^ within the seven days of the feast, 
and find it out, then I will give you 
thirty H sheets and thirty ^ change of 
garments : 

13 But if ye cannot declare it me, 
then shall ye give me thirty sheets 
and thirty change of garments. And 
they said unto him. Put forth thy 
riddle, that we may hear it. 



14 And he said unto them. Out of 
the eater came forth meat, and out 
of the strong came forth sweetness. 
And they could not in three days ex- 
pound the riddle. 

15 And it came to pass on the sev- 
enth day, that they said unto Sam- 
son's wife, ™ Entice thy husband, that 
he may declare unto us the riddle, 
"lest we burn thee and thy father's 
house with fire : have ye called us 
t to take that we have 1 is it not 
so ? 

16 And Samson's wife wept before 
him, and said, °Thou dost but hate 
me, and lovest me not : thou hast put 
forth a riddle unto the children of 
my people, and hast not told it me. 
And he said unto her, Behold, I have 
not told it my father nor my mother, 
and shall I tell it thee 1 

17 And she wept before him lithe 
seven days, while their feast lasted : 
and it came to pass on the seventh 
day, that he told her, because she lay 
sore upon him : and she told the rid- 
dle to the children of her people. 

18 And the men of the city said 
unto him on the seventh day before 
the sun went down, What is sweeter 
than honey? and what is stronger 
than a lion 1 And he said unto them. 
If ye had not ploughed with my heif- 
er, ye had not found out my riddle. 

19 t And Pthe Spirit of the Lord 
came upon him, and he went down 
to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of 
them, and took their H spoil, and gave 
change of garments unto them which 
expounded the riddle. And his anger 
was kindled, and he went up to his 
father's house. 

20 But Samson's wife iwas given to 
his companion, whom he had used as 
•"his friend. 

CHAPTER XV. 

Samson is denied his wife. 3 He burneth the Philis- 
tines^ corn by means of foxes. 6 His wife and her 
father are burnt by the Philistines; 1 for which 
Samson smiteih them hip and thigh. 9 He is bound 
by the men of Judah, and delivered to the Philis- 
tines ; li of whom he killeth a thousand with the 
jaiobone of an ass. 18 God maketh a fountain for 
him in Lehi. 

BUT it came to pass within a 
while after, in the time of wheat 
harvest, that Samson visited his wife 
with a kid ; and he said, I will go in 
to my wife into the chamber. But 
her father would not suffer him to 
go in. 

2 And her father said, I verily thought 
that thou hadst utterly ^ hated her ; 
therefore I gave her to thy compan- 
ion : is not her younger sister fairer 
than she '? t take her, I pray thee, in- 
stead of her. 

3 IF And Samson said concerning 

255 



Samson slayeth the Philistines. 



JUDGES. He carrieth off the gates of Gaza. 




ver. 19. 



t Heb. 
down. 



d ch. 14. 



e c\\. 3. 10. k. 
14.0. 



t Heb. were 
melted. 
t Heb. moist. 



them, II Now shall I be more blame- 
less than the Philistines, though I do 
them a displeasure. 

4 And Samson went and caught 
three hundred foxes, and took H fire- 
brands, and turned tail to tail, and 
put a firebrand in the midst between 
two tails. 

5 And when he had set the brands 
on fire, he let them go into the stand- 
ing corn of the Philistines, and burnt 
up both the shocks, and also the 
standing corn, with the vineyards and 
olives. 

6 Then the PhiHstines said, Who 
hath done this? And they answer- 
ed, Samson, the son in law of the 
Timnite, because he had taken his 
wife, and given her to his companion. 
''And the Philistines came up, and 
burnt her and her father with fire. 

7 And Samson said unto them. 
Though ye have done this, yet will 
I be avenged of you, and after that 
I will cease. 

8 And he smote them hip and thigh 
with a great slaughter : and he went 
down and dwelt in the top of the 
rock Etam. 

9 IT Then the Philistines went up, 
and pitched in Judah, and spread 
themselves ^ in Lehi. 

10 And the men of Judah said, 
Why are ye come up against us ? 
And they answered, To bind Sam- 
son are we come up, to do to him as 
he hath done to us. 

1 1 Then three thousand men of Ju- 
dah twent to the top of the rock 
Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest 
thou not that the Philistines are ^ ru- 
lers over us ? what is this that thou 
hast done unto us 1 And he said un- 
to them. As they did unto me, so have 
I done unto them, 

12 And they said unto him. We are 
come down to bind thee, that we 
may deliver thee into the hand of 
the Phihstines. And Samson said 
unto them. Swear unto me, that ye 
will not fall upon me yourselves. 

13 And they spake unto him, say- 
ing. No; but we will bind thee fast, 
and deliver thee into their hand : but 
surely we will not kill thee. And 
they bound him with two new cords, 
and brought him up from the rock. 

14 IT And when he came unto Lehi, 
the Philistines shouted against him : 
and *the Spirit of the Lord came 
mightily upon him, and the cords 
that were upon his arms became as 
flax that was burnt with fire, and 
his bands t loosed from off his hands. 

15 And he found a tnew jawbone of 
an ass, and put forth his hand, and 

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took it, and ^slew a thousand men 
therewith. 

16 And Samson said. With the jaw- 
bone of an ass, t heaps upon heaps, 
with the jaw of an ass have I slain 
a thousand men. 

17 And it came to pass, when he 
had made an end of speaking, that 
he cast away the jawbone out of his 
hand, and called that place II Ramath- 
lehi. 

18 IF And he was sore athirst, and 
called on the Lord, and said, ^Thou 
hast given this great deliverance into 
the hand of thy servant : and now 
shall I die for thirst, and fall into 
the hand of the uncircumcised ? 

19 But God clave a hollow place 
that was in H the jaw, and there came 
water thereout; and when he had 
drunk, ^his spirit came again, and 
he revived : wherefore he called the 
name thereof II En-hakkore, which 25 
in Lehi unto this day. 

20 And he judged Israel 'in the 
days of the Philistines twenty years. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

Samson carrieth away the gates of the city Gaza- 
4 Delilah, bribed by the Philistines, enticeth Sam- 
son. 6 Thrice he deceiveth her. 15 At last he re- 
vea.leth to her the secret of his strength. 21 The 
Philistines take him, and put out his eyes. 22 His 
strength returning, he pulleth down the house of 
Dagon upon the Philistines, and dieth. 

THEN went Samson to Gaza, and 
saw there t a harlot, and went in 
unto her. 

2 And it was told the Gazites, say- 
ing, Samson is come hither. And they 
* compassed him in, and laid wait for 
him all night in the gate of the city, 
and were t quiet all the night, saying, 
In the morning, when it is day, we 
shall kill him. 

3 And Samson lay till midnight, 
and arose at midnight, and took the 
doors of the gate of the city, and the 
two posts, and went away with them, 
tbar and all, and put them upon his 
shoulders, and carried them up to 
the top of a hill that is before He- 
bron. 

4 IF And it came to pass afterward, 
that he loved a woman H in the valley 
of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. 

5 And the lords of the Philistines 
came up unto her, and said unto 
her, ''Entice him, and see wherein 
his great strength lieth, and by what 
means we may prevail against him, 
that we may bind him to H afflict 
him : and we will give thee every 
one of us eleven hundred pieces of 
silver. 

6 IT And Delilah said to Samson, 
Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy 
great strength lieth, and wherewith 



Delilah ensnareth him. 



JUDGES. 



Samson^ s imprisonment. 



B.C. 

about 1120. 



II Or, new 

cords. 

Heb. moist. 
t Heb. erne. 



f Heb. where- 
with work 
hathnot been 
done. 



t Heb. short- 
ened. 

d Mic. 7. 5. 

e Num. 6. 5. 
ch. 13. 5. 



thou mightest be bound to afflict 
thee. 

7 And Samson said unto her, If 
they Knd me with seven n green 
withs that were never dried, then 
shall I be weak, and be as t another 
man. 

8 Then the lords of the PhiHstines 
brought up to her seven green withs 
which had not been dried, and she 
bound him with them. 

9 Now there were men lying in 
wcjt, abiding with her in the cham- 
ber. And she said unto him, The 
Philistines be upon thee, Samson. 
And he brake the withs, as a thread 
of tow is broken when it ttoucheth 
the fire. So his strength was not 
known. 

10 And Delilah said unto Samson, 
Behold, thou hast mocked me, and 
told me lies : now tell me, I pray 
thee, wherewith thou mightest be 
bound. 

11 And he said unto her. If they 
bind me fast with new ropes tthat 
never were occupied, then shall I be 
weak, and be as another man. 

12 Delilah therefore took new ropes, 
and bound him therewith, and said 
unto him. The Philistines be upon 
thee, Samson. And there were liers 
in wait abiding in the chamber. And 
he brake them from off his arms like 
a thread. 

13 And Delilah said unto Samson, 
Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and 
told me lies : tell me wherewith thou 
mightest be bound. And he said unto 
her. If thou weavest the seven locks 
of my head with the web. 

14 And she fastened it with the pin, 
and said unto him. The Philistines be 
upon thee, Samson. And he awaked 
out of his sleep, and went away with 
the pin of the beam, and with the 
web. 

15 If And she said unto him, '^How 
canst thou say, I love thee, when 
thine heart is not with me % Thou 
hast mocked me these three times, 
and hast not told me wherein thy 
great strength lieth. 

16 And it came to pass, when she 
pressed him daily with her words, 
and urged him, so that his soul was 
t vexed unto death ; 

17 That he -^told her all his heart, 
and said unto her, ^ There hath not 
come a razor upon mine head ; for I 
have been a Nazarite unto God from 
my mother's womb : if I be shaven, 
then my strength will go from me, 
and I shall become weak, and be hke 
any other man. 

18 And when Delilah saw that he 



17 



had told her all his heart, she sent 
and called for the lords of the Phi- 
listines, saying. Come up this once, 
for he hath shewed me all his heart. 
Then the lords of the Philistines came 
up unto her, and brought money in 
their hand. 

19 '^And she made him sleep upon 
her knees ; and she called for a man, 
and she caused him to shave off the 
seven locks of his head ; and she be- 
gan to afflict him, and his strength 
went from him. 

20 And she said, The Philistines be 
upon thee, Samson. And he awoke 
out of his sleep, and said, I will go 
out as at other times before, and 
shake myself. And he wist not that 
the Lord ^was departed from him. 

21 IF But the Philistines took him, 
and tput out his eyes, and brought 
him down to Gaza, and bound him 
with fetters of brass ; and he did 
grind in the prison house. 

22 Howbeit the hair of his head 
began to grow again II after he was 
shaven. 

23 Then the lords of the Philistines 
gathered them together for to offer a 
great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, 
and to rejoice : for they said, Our god 
hath delivered Samson our enemy in- 
to our hand. 

24 And when the people saw him, 
they "^ praised their god: for they 
said. Our god hath delivered into 
our hands our enemy, and the de- 
stroyer of our country, t which slew 
many of us. 

25 And it came to pass, when their 
hearts were ^ merry, that they said. 
Call for Samson, that he may make 
us sport. And they called for Sam- 
son out of the prison house ; and he 
made t them sport : and they set him 
between the pillars. 

26 And Samson said unto the lad 
that held him by the hand, Suffer me 
that I may feel the pillars whereupon 
the house standeth, that I may lean 
upon them. 

27 Now the house was full of men 
and women ; and all the lords of the 
Philistines were there ; and there ivere 
upon the ^ roof about three thousand 
men and women, that beheld while 
Samson made sport. 

28 And Samson called unto the 
Lord, and said, O Lord God, 'remem- 
ber me, I pray thee, and strength- 
en me, I pray thee, only this once, O 
God, that I may be at orce avenged 
of the Philistines for my two eyes. 

29 And Samson took hold of the 
two middle pillars upon which the 
house stood, and Hon which it was 



251 



B.C. 

about 1120. 



f Prov. 7. 26, 

27. 



S Num. 14. 9, 
42, 43. 
Josh. 7. 12. 

1 Sara. 16. 14. 
& 18. 12. & 28. 
15, 16. 

2 Chr. 15. 2. 
t Heb. bored 

out. 



II Or, a^ when 
he was sha- 
ven. 



h Dan. 5. 4. 



t Heb. and 
who multi- 
plied our 
sla In. 



Ch. 9. 27. 



t Heb. before 
them. 



Deut. 22. 



1 Jer. 15. 15. 



II Or, he lean- 
ed on them. 



The idolatry of Micah. 



JUDGES. 



Spies sent out hy Dan. 




about 1400. 



a Gen. 14. 19. 
Rutk 3. 10. 



I b See Ex. 20. 
4, 23. Lev. 
19.4. 



d ch. 8. 27. 
e Gen. '31. 19. 

30. Hos. 3. 4. 
t Yi.e\). filled 

the hand, 

Ex. 29. 9. 

1 Kings 13. 

33. 
fcli.l8.1.&,19. 

]. &.2I. 2.5. 

Deut. 33. 5. 
? Deut. 12. 8. 
h See .Josh. 19. 

15. cli. 19. 1. 

Ruth 1. 1.2. 

Mic. 5. 2.' 

Matt. 2. 1, 5, 

6. 



t Heb. in mak- 
ing his way. 



borne up, of the one with his right 
hand, and of the other with his 
left. 

30 And Samson said, Let tme die 
with the PhiUstines. And he bowed 
himself with all his might ; and the 
house fell upon the lords, and upon 
all the people that were therein. So 
the dead which he slew at his death 
were more than they which he slew 
in his hfe. 

31 Then his brethren and all the 
house of his father came down, and 
took him, and brought him up, and 
"" buried him between Zorah and Esh- 
taol in the buryingplace of Manoah 
his father. And he judged Israel 
twenty years. 

CHAPTER XVII. 

The idolatry of Micah and his mother. 7 He hireth 
a Levite to he his priest. 

ND there was a man of mount 
Ephraim, whose name was Mi- 



A 

cah. 



2 And he said unto his mother, The 
eleven hundred shekels of silver that 
were taken from thee, about which 
thou cursedst, and spakest of also in 
mine ears, behold, the silver is with 
me ; I took it. And his mother said, 
* Blessed be thou of the Lord, my 
son. 

3 And when he had restored the 
eleven hundred shekels of silver to his 
mother, his mother said, I had wholly 
dedicated the silver unto the Lord 
from my hand for my son, to ^make 
a graven image and a molten image : 
now therefore I will restore it unto 
thee. 

4 Yet he restored the money unto 
his mother; and his mother "took 
two hundred shekels of silver, and 
gave them to the founder, who made 
thereof a graven image and a molten 
image : and they were in the house 
of Micah. 

5 And the man Micah had a house 
of gods, and made an "^ephod, and 
Ueraphim, and t consecrated one of 
his sons, who became his priest. 

6 4n those days there was no king 
in Israel, ^but every man did that 
which was right in his own eyes. 

7 IT And there was a young man out 
of *" Beth-lehem-judah of the family 
of .ludah, who was a Levite, and he 
sojourned there. 

8 And the man departed out of the 
city from Beth-lehem-judah to so- 
journ where he could find a place : 
and he came to mount Ephraim to 
the house of Micah, tas he jour- 
neyed. 

9 And Micah said unto him, Whence 

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comest thou ? And he said unto him, 
I am a Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, 
and I go to sojourn where I may find 
a place. 

10 And Micah said unto him, Dwell 
with me, 'and be unto me a ''father 
and a priest, and I will give thee ten 
shekels of silver by the year, and H a 
suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So 
the Levite went in. 

11 And the Levite Avas content to 
dwell with the man ; and the young 
man was unto him as one of his sons. 

12 And Micah 'consecrated the Le- 
vite ; and the young man "" became 
his priest, and was in the house of 
Micah. 

13 Then said Micah, Now know I 
that the Lord will do me good, see- 
ing I have a Levite to my priest. 

CHAPTER XVIII. 

The Danites send five men to seek out an inheritance. 
3 At the house of Micah they consult with his priest, 
and are encouraged in their way. 7 They visit 
Laish, and bring back a good report. 11 Six hun- 
dred men are sent to surprise it. 14 In the way 
they rob Micah of his priest and his consecrated 
things. 27 They win Laish, and call it Dan. 30 
They set up Micah's graven image, and Jonathan 
becometh their priest. 

IN * those days there was no king 
in Israel : and in those days '' the 
tribe of the Danites sought them an 
inheritance to dwell in ; for unto that 
day all their inheritance had not fall- 
en unto them among the tribes of Is- 
rael. 

2 And the children of Dan sent 
of their family five men from their 
coasts, t men of valour, from " Zorah, 
and from Eshtaol, ''to spy out the 
land, and to search it; and they said 
unto them, Go, search the land : who 
when they came to mount Ephraim, 
to the ® house of Micah, they lodged 
there. 

3 When they were by the house of 
Micah, they knew the voice of the 
young man the Levite : and they 
turned in thither, and said unto him, 
Who brought thee hither 1 and what 
makest thou in this place ? and what 
hast thou here 1 

4 And he said unto them, Thus and 
thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath 
Hiired me, and I am his priest. 

5 And they said unto him, ^Ask 
counsel, we pray thee, ''of God, that 
we may knov/ whether our way which 
we go shall be prosperous. 

6 And the priest said unto them, 
' Go in peace : before the Lord is 
your way wherein ye go. 

7 IT Then the five men departed, 
and came to ''Laish, and saw the 
people that ivere therein, 'how they 
dwelt careless, after the manner of 



They roh Micah of his idols. 



JUDGES. 



Idolatry is set up in Dan. 




m ver. 2. 



nNum, 13.30. 
Josh.2. 23,24. 



o 1 Kings 22; 3. 



P ver. 7, 27. 
q Deut 8. 9. 



t Heb. girded. 



r Josh. 15. 6 
s ch. 13. 25. 



t ver. 2. 

u I Sam. 14.28. 



t Heb. asked 
him of peace, 
Gen. 43. 27. 
1 Sam. 17. 22. 

y ver. 11. 



7. ver. 2, 14. 
a ch. 17. 4. 5. 



the Zidonians, quiet and secure ; and 
there was no t magistrate in the land, 
that might put them to shame in any 
thing ;^ and they were far from the 
Zidonians, and had no business with 
any man. 

8 And they came unto their breth- 
ren to •" Zorah and Eshtaol : and their 
brethren said unto them, What say 
ye? 

9 And they said, "Arise, that we 
may go up against them : for we 
have seen the land, and, behold, it 
is very good : and are ye ° still ? be 
not slothful to go,' and to enter to 
possess the land. 

10 When ye go, ye shall come 
unto a people p secure, and to a 
large land : for God hath given it 
into your hands ; i a place where there 
is no want of any thing that is in 
the earth. 

11 IT And there went from thence 
of the family of the Danites, out of 
Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hun- 
dred men t appointed with weapons 
of war. 

12 And they went up, and pitched 
in '■Kirjath-jearim, in Judah : where- 
fore they called that place ' Mahaneh- 
dan unto this day : behold, it is be- 
hind Kirjath-jearim. 

13 And they passed thence unto 
mount Ephraim, and came unto ' the 
house of Micah. 

14 IT "Then answered the five men 
that w^ent to spy out the country of 
Laish, and said unto their brethren. 
Do ye know that ^ there is in these 
houses an ephod, and teraphim, and 
a graven image, and a molten image ] 
now therefore consider what ye have 
to do. 

15 And they turned thitherward, 
and came to the house of the young 
man the Levite, even unto the house 
of Micah, and t saluted him. 

16 And the ^six hundred men ap- 
pointed with their weapons of war, 
which ivere of the children of Dan, 
stood by the entering of the gate. 

17 And '^the five men that went 
to spy out the land went up, and 
came in thither, and took ''the gra- 
ven image, and the ephod, and the 
teraphim, and the molten image : and 
the priest stood in the entering of 
the gate with the six hundred men 
that were appointed with weapons of 
war. 

18 And these went into Micah's 
house, and fetched the carved image, 
the ephod. and the teraphim, and the 
molten image. Then said the priest 
unto them. What do ye"? 

19 And they said unto him, Hold 



thy peace, '' lay thine hand upon thy 
mouth, and go with us, "^and be to 
us a father and a priest : is it bet- 
ter for thee to be a priest unto the 
house of one man, or that thou be 
a priest unto a tribe and a family in 
Israel 1 

20 And the priest's heart was glad, 
and he took the ephod, and the ter- 
aphim, and the graven image, and 
went in the midst of the people. 

21 So they turned and departed, and 
put the little ones and the cattle and 
the carriage before them. 

22 IT And when they were a good 
way from the house of Micah, the 
men that were in the houses near 
to Micah's house were gathered to- 
gether, and overtook the children of 
Dan. 

23 And they cried untd the children 
of Dan. And they turned their faces, 
and said unto Micah, What aileth 
thee, t that thou comest with such a 
company 1 

24 And he said, Ye have taken 
away my gods which I made, and 
the priest, and ye are gone away : 
and what have I more'? and what 
is this that ye say unto me, What 
aileth thee ? 

25 And the children of Dan said 
unto him. Let not thy voice be heard 
among us, lest + angry fellows run 
upon thee, and thou lose thy life, 
with the lives of thy household. 

26 And the children of Dan went 
their way : and when Micah saw 
that they were too strong for him, 
he turned and went back unto his 
house. 

27 And they took the things which 
Micah had made, and the priest which 
he had, and ^ came unto Laish, unto 
a people that were at quiet and secure : 
^ and they smote them with the edge 
of the sword, and burnt the city with 
fire. 

28 And there was no deliverer, be- 
cause it was ^far from Zidon, and 
they had no business with any man ; 
and it was in the valley that lieth ^by 
Beth-rehob. And they built a city, 
and dwelt therein. 

29 And ^they called the name of 
the city 'Dan, after the name of Dan 
their father, who was born unto Is- 
rael : howbeit the name of the city 
was Laish at the first. 

30 U And the children of Dan set 
up the graven image : and Jonathan, 
the son of Gershom, the son of Ma- 
nasseh, he and his sons were priests 
to the tribe of Dan ''until the day 
of the captivity of the land. 

31 And they set them up Micah's 

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A Levite goeth to Beth-lehem. 



JUDGES. 



He is entertained at Gibeak. 




a ch. 17. 6. & 
18.1.&.21.25. 



t Heb. a wo- 
man a concu- 
bine, or, a 
wife a concu- 
b inc. 

b cli. 17. 7. 



II Or, a year 
and four 
months. 
Heb. days 
four months. 

t Heb. to her 
heart, 
Gen. 34. 3. 



tHeb. 

Strengthen. 
c Gen. 18. 5. 



\ Heb. till the 
day declined. 



^Vieh.isweak. 



t Heb.itistte 
jntching time 
of the day. 



t Heb. to thy 
teal. 



graven image, which he made, 'all 
the time that the house of God was 
in Shiloh. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

A Levite goeth to Beth-lehem to fetch home his concu- 
bine. 16 An old man entertaineth him at Gibeah. 
22 The men of the city abuse his concubine to death. 
29 He divideth her into ttvelve pieces, and sendeth 
them to the twelve tribes, 

AND it came to pass in those 
days, ^when there was no king 
in Israel, that there was a certain 
Levite sojourning on the side of 
mount Ephraim, who took to him 
ta concubine out of ^Beth-lehem- 
judah. 

2 And his concubine played the 
whore against him, and went away 
from him unto her father's house 
to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there 
II four whole months. 

3 And her husband arose, and went 
after her, to speak t friendly unto 
her, and to bring her again, having 
his servant with him, and a couple 
of asses : and she brought him into 
her father's house ; and when the 
father of the damsel saw him, he 
rejoiced to meet him. 

4 And his father in law, the damsel's 
father, retained him ; and he abode 
with him three days : so they did eat 
and drink, and lodged there. 

5 IF And it came to pass on the 
fourth day, when they arose early 
in the morning, that he rose up to 
depart : and the damsel's father said 
unto his son in law, t " Comfort thine 
heart wdth a morsel of bread, and af- 
terward go your way. 

6 And they sat down, and did eat 
and drink both of them together : for 
the damsel's father had said unto the 
man. Be content, I pray thee, and 
tarry all night, and let thine heart 
be merry. 

7 And when the man rose up to 
depart, his father in law urged him : 
therefore he lodged there again. 

8 And he arose early in the morn- 
ing on the fifth day to depart : and 
the damsel's father said. Comfort 
thine heart, I pray thee. And they 
tarried t until afternoon, and they did 
eat both of them. 

9 And when the man rose up to 
depart, he, and his concubine, and 
his servant, his father in law, the 
damsel's father, said unto him, Be- 
hold, now the day t draweth toward 
evening, I pray you tarry all night : 
behold, t the day gi-oweth to an end, 
lodge here, that thine heart may be 
merry ; and to morrow get you early 
on your way, that thou mayest go 
thome. 

260 



10 But the man would not tarry 
that night, but he rose up and de- 
parted, and came tover against "^Je- 
hus, which is Jerusalem ; and there. 
were with him two asses saddled, his 
concubine also was with him. 

11 And when they imre by Jebus, 
the day was far spent ; and the serv- 
ant said unto his master. Come, I 
pray thee, and let us turn in into this 
city ^of the Jebusites, and lodge in 
it. 

12 And his master said unto him, 
We will not turn aside hither into 
the city of a stranger, that is not of 
the children of Israel ; we will pass 
over ^ to Gibeah. , 

13 And he said unto his servant, 
Come, and let us draw near to one 
of these places to lodge all night, in 
Gibeah, or in ^Ramah. 

14 And they passed on and went 
their way ; and the sun went down 
upon them when they were by Gibeah, 
which belongeth to Benjamin. 

15 And they turned aside thither,, 
to go in and to lodge in Gibeah : and 
when he went in, he sat him down 
in a street of the city : for there was 
no man that ''took them into his 
house to lodging. 

16 IT And, behold, there came an 
old man from ' his work out of the 
field at even, which was also of mount 
Ephraim ; and he sojourned in Gib- 
eah : but the men of the place were 
Benjamites. 

17 And when he had lifted up his 
eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the 
street of the city : and the old man 
said. Whither goest thou 1 and whence 
comest thou 1 

18 And he said unto him. We are 
passing from Beth-lehem-judah to- 
ward the side of mount Ephraim ; 
from thence am I: and I went to 
Beth-lehem-judah, but I am now go- 
ing to "^the house of the Lord; and 
there is no man that treceiveth me 
to house. 

19 Yet there is both straw and prov- 
ender for our asses ; and there is bread 
and wine also for me, and for thy 
handmaid, and for the young man 
which is with thy servants : there is 
no want of any thing. 

20 And the old man said, ' Peace be 
with thee ; howsoever, let all thy 
wants lie upon me; ""only lodge not 
in the street. 

21 "So he brought him into his 
house, and gave provender unto the 
asses : ° and they washed their feet, 
and did eat and drink. 

22 1 Now as they were making their 
hearts merry, behold, Pthe men of 



B.C. 

about 1406. 

t Heb. to over 
against. 
d Josh. 18. 28. 



e Josh. 15. 8, 
63. ch. 1. 21. 
2 Sam. 5. 6. 



f Josh. 18. 28. 



g Josh. 18. 25. 



h Matt. 25. 43. 
Heb. 13. 2. 



i Ps. 104. 23. 



k Josh. 18. 1. 
ch. 18. 31. & 
20. 18. 
1 Sam. 1.3,7, 

t Heb. ffather- 
eth, 
ver. 15. 



1 Gen. 48. 2a. 
ch. 6. 23. 



n Gen. 24. 32. 
& 43. 24. 

o Gen. 18. 4. 

John 13. 5. 
P Gen. 19. 4. 

ch. 20. 5. 

Hos. 9. 9. & 

10.9. 



His concubine abused to 



JUDGES. 



The Levite declareth his wrong. 



B.C. 

about 1406. 



q Deut. 13. 13. 
r Gen. 19. 5. 
Rom. 1. 2G, 

27. 

s Gfen. 19. 6. 7. 



1 2 Sam. 13. 12. 
u Gen. 19. 8. 



X Gen. 34. 2. 
Deut. 21. 14. 



t Heb. the 
matter of 
this folly. 



y Gen. 4. 1. 



a ch. 20. 6. 
See 1 Sam. 
11.7. 



b ch. 20. 7. 
Piov. 13. 10. 



a Deut. 13. 12. 

Josh. 22. 12. 

ch. 21. 5. 

1 Sam. 11. 7. 
b ch. 18. 29. 

1 Sam. 3. 20. 

2 Sam. 3. 10. 
& 24. 2. 

c Judg. 10. 17. 
&. 11. 11. 
lSam.7.5. &. 
10. 17. 



the city, certain "- sons of Belial, beset 
the house round about, and beat at 
the door, and spake to the master 
of the^ house, the old man, saying, 
""Bring forth the man that came into 
thine house, that we may know him. 

23 And 'the man, the master of the 
house, went out unto them, and said 
unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, 
I pray you, do not so wickedly ; see- 
ing that this man is come into mine 
house, ' do not this folly. 

24 " Behold, here is my daughter a 
maiden, and his concubine ; them I 
will bring out now, and "^ humble ye 
them, and do with them what seem- 
eth good unto you : but unto this 
man do not tso vile a thing. 

25 But the men would not hearken 
to him : so the man took his concu- 
bine, and brought her forth unto them ; 
and they ^knew her, and abused her 
all the night until the morning : and 
when the day began to spring, they let 
her go. 

26 Then came the woman in the 
dawning of the day, and fell down at 
the door of the man's house where her 
lord was, till it was light. 

27 And her lord rose up in the 
morning, and opened the doors of the 
house, and went out to go his way : 
and, behold, the woman his concu- 
bine was fallen down at the door of 
the house, and her hands were upon 
the threshold. 

28 And he said unto her, Up, and 
let us be going : but ^ none answer- 
ed. Then the man took her up upon 
an ass, and the man rose up, and gat 
him unto his place. 

29 IT And when he was come into 
his house, he took a knife, and laid 
hold on his concubine, and ^divided 
her, together with her bones, into 
twelve pieces, and sent her into all 
the coasts of Israel. 

30 And it was so, that all that saw 
it said. There was no such deed done 
nor seen from the day that the chil- 
dren of Israel came up out of the 
land of Egypt unto this day : consid- 
er of it, ^ take advice, and speak your 
minds. 

CHAPTER XX. 

The Levite in an assembly of the people declareth his 
wrong. 8 The decree of the assembly. 12 The Ben- 
jamites, being required to deliver tip the guilty per- 
sons, refuse and prepare for war. 18 The Israelites 
in two battles lose forty thousand. 26 By strata- 
gem they destroy all the Benjamites, except six hun- 
dred. 

THEN ^all the children of Israel 
went out, and the congregation 
was gathered together as one man, 
from ''Dan even to Beer-sheba, with 
the land of Gilead, unto the Lord 
""in Mizpeh. 



2 And the chief of all the people, 
even of all the tribes of Israel, pre- 
sented themselves in the assembly 
of the people of God, four hundred 
thousand footmen '^that drew sword. 

3 (Now the children of Benjamin 
heard that the children of Israel were 
gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the 
children of Israel, Tell us, how was 
this wickedness 1 

4 And tthe Levite, the husband of 
the woman that was slain, answered 
and said, ^I came into Gibeah that 
belongeth to Benjamin, I and my con- 
cubine, to lodge. 

5 ''And the men of Gibeah rose 
against me, and beset the house 
round about upon me by night, and 
thought to have slain me : « and my 
concubine have they t forced, that she 
is dead. 

6 And ''I took my concubine, and 
cut her in pieces, and sent her through- 
out all the country of the inheritance 
of Israel : for they ' have committed 
lewdness and folly in Israel. 

7 Behold, ye are all children of 
Israel ; ^ give here your advice and 
counsel. 

. 8 1 And all the people arose as one 
man, saying. We will not any of us 
go to his tent, neither will we any 
of us turn into his house. 

9 But now this shall be the thing 
which we will do to Gibeah ; we will 
go up by lot against it ; 

10 And we will take ten men of a 
hundred throughout all the tribes of 
Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, 
and a thousand out of ten thousand, 
to fetch victuals for the people, that 
they may do, when they come to 
Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all 
the folly that they have wrought in 
Israel. 

11 So all the men of Israel were 
gathered against the city, tknit to- 
gether as one man. 

12 IF ' And the tribes of Israel sent 
men through all the tribe of Benja- 
min, saying. What wickedness is this 
that is done among you "? 

13 Now therefore deliver us the 
men, ""the children of Belial, which 
are in Gibeah, that we may put them 
to death, and "put away evil from 
Israel. But the children of Benja- 
min would not hearken to the voice 
of their brethren the children of Is- 
rael : 

14 But the children of Benjamin 
gathered themselves together out of 
the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to 
battle against the children of Israel. 

15 And the children of Benjamin 
were numbered at that time out of 

261 



B.C. 

about 1406. 



d ch. 8. 10. 



t Heb. the 
man the Le- 
vite. 

e ch. 19. 15. 



f ch. 19. 22. 



S ch. 19. 25, 



t Heb. hum- 
hied. 



b ch. 19. 29. 



i Josh. 7. 15. 



k ch. 19. SO. 



\'H.eb. fellows. 



1 Deut. 13. 14. 
Josh. 22. 13, 
16. 



m Deut. 13. 13. 
ch. 19. 22. 



n Deut. 17. 12. 



IsraeVs war with Benjamin. 



JUDGES. 



Many Benjamites are slain. 




ell. 3. 15. 
1 Chr. 12. 2. 



q Num. 27. 21. 
ch. 1. 1. 



8 ver. 2G, 27, 



X Josh. 18. 1. 
1 Sam. 4. 3, 4. 



y Josh. 24. 33. 



the cities twenty and six thousand 
men that drew sword, besides the 
inhabitants of Gibeah, which were 
numbered seven hundred chosen 
men. 

16 Among all this people there were 
seven hundred chosen men ° lefthand- 
ed ; every one could sling stones at a 
hair breadth^ and not miss. 

17 And the men of Israel, besides 
Benjamin, were numbered four hun- 
dred thousand men that drew sword : 
all these were men of war. 

18 IT And the children of Israel arose, 
and Pwent up to the house of God, 
and "^ asked counsel of God, and said. 
Which of us shall go up first to the 
battle against the children of Benja- 
min 1 And the Lord said, Judah shall 
go up first. 

19 And the children of Israel rose 
up in the morning, and encamped 
against Gibeah. 

20 And the men of Israel went 
out to battle against Benjamin ; and 
the men of Israel put themselves 
in array to fight against them at 
Gibeah. 

21 And ""the children of Benjamin 
came forth out of Gibeah, and de^ 
stroyed down to the ground of the 
Israelites that day twenty and two 
thousand men. 

22 And the people, the men of Israel, 
encouraged themselves, and set their 
battle again in array in the place 
where they put themselves in array 
the first day. 

23 ' And the children of Israel went 
up and wept before the Lord until 
even, and asked counsel of the Lord, 
saying. Shall I go up again to battle 
against the children of Benjamin my 
brother? And the Lord said. Go up 
against him. 

24 And the children of Israel came 
near against the children of Benjamin 
the second day. 

25 And ' Benjamin went forth against 
them out of Gibeah the second day, 
and destroyed down to the ground of 
the children of Israel again eighteen 
thousand men; all these drew the 
sword. 

26 t Then all the children of Israel, 
and all the people, "went up, and 
came unto the house of God, and 
wept, and sat there before the Lord, 
and fasted that day until even, and 
offered burnt offerings and peace of- 
ferings before the Lord. 

27 And the children of Israel in- 
quired of the Lord, (for ^ the ark of 
the covenant of God was there in 
those days, 

28 y And Phinehas, the son of Elea- 

262 



zar, the son of Aaron, ^ stood before it 
in those days,) saying, Shall I yet 
again go out to battle against the 
children of Benjamin my brother, or 
shall I cease? And the Lord said. 
Go up ; for to morrow I will deliver 
them into thine hand. 

29 And Israel ^ set liers in wait round 
about Gibeah. 

30 And the children of Israel went 
up against the children of Benjamin 
on the third day, and put themselves 
in array against Gibeah, as at other 
times. 

31 And the children of Benjamin 
went out against the people, and were 
drawn away from the city ; and they 
began tto smite of the people, and 
kill, as at other times, in the high- 
ways, of which one goeth up to il the 
house of God, and the other to Gib- 
eah in the field, about thirty men of 
Israel. 

32 And the children of Benjamin 
said. They are smitten down before 
us, as at the first. But the children 
of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw 
them from the city unto the high- 
ways. 

33 And all the men of Israel rose 
up out of their place, and put them- 
selves in array at Baal-tamar : and 
the liers in wait of Israel came forth 
out of their places, even out of the 
meadows of Gibeah. 

34 And there came against Gibeah 
ten thousand chosen men out of all 
Israel, and the battle was sore : ''but 
they knew not that evil was near 
them. 

35 And the Lord smote Benjamin 
before Israel : and the children of 
Israel destroyed of the Benjamites 
that day twenty and five thousand 
and a hundred men : all these drew 
the sword. 

30 So the children of Benjamin saw 
that they were smitten : '^ for the men 
of Israel gave place to the Benja- 
mites, because they trusted unto the 
liers in wait which they had set be- 
side Gibeah. 

37 "^And the liers in wait hasted, 
and rushed upon Gibeah ; and the 
liers in wait H drew themselves along, 
and smote all the city with the edge 
of the sword. 

38 Now there was an appointed 
II sign between the men of Israel t and 
the liers in wait, that they should 
make a great t flame with smoke rise 
up out of the city. 

39 And when the men of Israel re- 
tired in the battle, Benjamin began 
t to smite arid kill of the men of Is- 
rael about thirty persons : for they 



t Heb. to smite 
the wounded. 



The desolation of 



JUDGES. 



Benjamin bewailed. 



T> p 

about 1406. 



t Heb. the 
ruholc con- 
sumption. 



t Heb. touched 
them. 



tl Or,from Me- 
nuchah, 6fc. 

t Heb. unto 
over against. 



f Josh, 15. 32. 



g ch. 21. 13. 



t Heb. was 
found. 



t Heb. were 
found. 



Ch. 20. 1. 



b ch. 20. 18, 26. 



said, Surely they are smitten down 
before us, as in the first battle. 

40 But when the flame began to 
arise v^ out of the city with a pil- 
lar of smoke, the Benjamites ^ look- 
ed behind them, and, behold, t the 
flame of the city ascended up to 
heaven. 

41 And when the men of Israel 
turned again, the men of Benjamin 
were amazed : for they saw that evil 
twas come upon them, 

42 Therefore they turned their backs 
before the men of Israel unto the way 
of the wilderness ; but the battle over- 
took them ; and them which came out 
of the cities they destroyed in the 
midst of them. 

43 Thus they inclosed the Benja- 
mites round about, and chased them, 
and trode them down II with ease 
t over against Gibeah toward the sun- 
rising, 

44 And there fell of Benjamin eight- 
een thousand men ; all these were men 
of valour. 

45 And they turned and fled toward 
the wilderness unto the rock of ^ Rim- 
mon : and they gleaned of them in 
the highways five thousand men ; and 
pursued hard after them unto Gi- 
dom, and slew two thousand men of 
them, 

46 So that all which fell that day of 
Benjamin were twenty and five thou- 
sand men that drew the sword ; all 
these were men of valour. 

47 ^ But six hundred men turned 
and fled to the wilderness unto the 
rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock 
Rimmon four months, 

48 And the men of Israel turned 
again upon the children of Benjamin, 
and smote them with the edge of the 
sword, as well the men of every city, 
as the beast, and all that tcame to 
hand : also they set on fire all the 
cities that t they came to. 

CHAPTER XXI. 

The people bewail the desolation of Benjamin. 8 By 
the destruction of Jabesh-gilead four hundred Ben- 
jamites are provided with wives. 16 The rest of the 
Benjamites obtain wives at Shiloh. 

IVrOW nhe men of Israel had 
jJi sworn in Mizpeh, saying. There 

shall not any of us give his daughter 

unto Benjamin to wife, 

2 And the people came '' to the house 
of God, and abode there till even be- 
fore God, and lifted up their voices, 
and wept sore ; 

3 And said, Lord God of Israel, 
why is this come to pass in Israel, 
that there should be to day one tribe 
lacking in Israel '? 



4 And it came to pass on the 
morrow, that the people rose early, 
and " built there an altar, and of- 
fered burnt offerings and peace offer- 
ings, 

5 And the children of Israel said. 
Who is there among all the tribes of 
Israel that came not up with the con- 
gregation unto the Lord '? '^ For they 
had made a great oath concerning 
him that came not up to the Lord to 
Mizpeh, saying. He shall surely be 
put to death. 

6 And the children of Israel repented 
them for Benjamin their brother, and 
said. There is one tribe cut off' from 
Israel this day. 

7 How shall we do for wives for 
them that remain, seeing we have 
sworn by the Lord, that we will 
not give them of our daughters to 
wives 1 

8 *ir And they said. What one is 
there of the tribes of Israel that came 
not up to Mizpeh to the Lord 1 
And, behold, there came none to 
the camp from ^ Jabesh-gilead to the 
assembly. 

9 For the people were numbered, 
and, behold, there were none of the 
inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there. 

10 And the congregation sent thither 
twelve thousand men of the valiant- 
est, and commanded them, saying, 
^ Go and smite the inhabitants of Ja- 
besh-gilead with the edge of the 
sword, with the women and the chil- 
dren. 

11 And this is the thing that ye 
shall do, ^ Ye shall utterly destroy 
every male, and every woman that 
t hath lain by man. 

12 And they found among the in- 
habitants of Jabesh-gilead four hun- 
dred t young virgins, that had known 
no man by lying with any male : and 
they brought them unto the camp 
to ^ Shiloh, which is in the land of 
Canaan. 

13 And the whole congregation 
sent some t to speak to the children 
of Benjamin ' that were in the rock 
Rimmon, and to H call peaceably ijn to 
them. 

14 And Benjamin came again at 
that time ; and they gave them wives 
which they had saved alive of the 
women of Jabesh-gilead : and yet so 
they sufficed them not. 

15 And the people ''repented them 
for Benjamin, because that the Lord 
had made a breach in the tribes of 
Israel. 

16 IT Then the elders of the congre- 
gation said. How shall we do for 
wives for them that remain, seeing 

263 



The remaining Benjamites 



JUDGES. 



are provided with wives. 



1 ver. 1. 
ch. 11. 35. 



t Heb. from 
year to year, 

II Or, toward 
thesunruiing. 
II Or, on. 



m See Ex. 15. 
20. ch. 11. 34. 
1 Sam. 18. 6. 
Jer. 31. 13. 



the women are destroyed out of Ben- 
jamin 1 

17 And they said, There must be an 
inheritance for them that be escaped 
of Benjamin, that a tribe be not de- 
stroyed out of Israel. 

18 Howbeit we may not give them 
wives of our daughters : ^ for the chil- 
dren of Israel have sworn, saying, 
Cursed he he that giveth a wife to 
Benjamin. 

19 Then they said. Behold, there is 
a feast of the Lord in Shiloh t yearly, 
in a place which is on the north side 
of Beth-el, II on the east side H of the 
highway that goeth up from Beth-el 
to Shechem, and on the south of Le- 
bonah. 

20 Therefore they commanded the 
children of Benjamin, saying, Go and 
lie in wait in the vineyards ; 

21 And see, and, behold, if the 
daughters of Shiloh come out ""to 
dance in dances, then come ye out 
of the vineyards, and catch you every 

264 



man his wife of the daughters of Shi- 
loh, and go to the land of Benjamin. 

22 And it shall be, when their fa- 
thers or their brethren come unto us 
to complain, that we will say unto 
them, II Be favourable unto them for 
our sakes : because we reserved not 
to each man his wife in the war : for 
ye did not give unto them at this 
time, that ye should be guilty. 

23 And the children of Benjamin 
did so, and took them wives, accord- 
ing to their number, of them that 
danced, whom they caught : and they 
went and returned unto their inher- 
itance, and "repaired the cities, and 
dwelt in them. 

24 And the children of Israel de- 
parted thence at that time, every 
man to his tribe and to his family, 
and they went out from thence every 
man to his inheritance. 

25 ° In those days there was no king 
in Israel: p every man did that which 
was right in his own eyes. 



n See ch. 20. 



o ch. 17. 6. & 
18. 1. & 19. 1. 

P Deut. 12. 8. 
ch. 17. 6. 



B.C. 
about 1322. 



a Judg. 2. 16. 
t B.eh. judged. 

b See Gen. 12. 

10. k. 26. 1. 

2 Kings 8. 1. 
c J udg. 17. 8. 



(1 See Gen. 35. 
19. 

e Judg. 3. 30. 
t Heb. were. 



about 1312. 



f Ex. 4. 31. 

Luke 1. 68. 
S Ps. 132. 15. 

Matt. 6. 11. 



h See Josh. 24. 
15. 
i 2 Tim. 1. 16, 

17, 18. 

k ver. 5. 
ch. 2. 20. 



THE BOOK 



RUTH. 



CHAPTER I. 

ElimeUch driven hy famine into Modb, dieth there. 4 
His two sons, having married ivives of Moab, die 
also. 6 Naomi returning homeward, 8 dissuadeth 
her two daughters in law from going with her. 14 
Orpah leaveth her, hut Ruth cleavcth unto her. 19 
They two come to Beth-lehem. 

"VrOW it came to pass in the days 
JLM when ^the judges t ruled, that 
there was ''a famine in the land. 
And a certain man of '^ Beth-lehem- 
judah went to sojourn in the country 
of Moab, he, and his wife, and his 
two sons. 

2 And the name of the man ivas 
Elimelech, and the name of his wife 
Naomi, and the name of his two sons 
Mahlon and Chilion, ^Ephrathites of 
Beth-lehem-judah. And they came 
^ into the country of Moab, and t con- 
tinued there. 

3 And Elimelech Naomi's husband 
died ; and she was left, and her two 
sons. 

4 And they took them wives of the 
women of Moab ; the name of the 
one was Orpah, and the name of the 
other Ruth : and they dwelt there 
about ten years, 

5 And Mahlon and Chilion died 
also both of them ; and the woman 
was left of her two sons and her hus- 
band. 

6 IT Then she arose with her daugh- 
ters in law, that she might return 
from the country of Moab : for she 
had heard in the country of Moab 
how that the Lord had ^visited his 
people in ^giving them bread. 

7 Wherefore she went forth out of 
the place where she was, and her two 
daughters in law with her ; and they 
went on the way to return unto the 
land of Judah. 

8 And Naomi said unto her two 
daughters in law, ^ Go, return each 
to her mother's house: 'the Lord 
deal kindly with you, as ye have 
dealt with ^the dead, and with 
me. 

9 The Lord grant you that ye may 
find 'rest, each of you in the house of 
her husband. Then she kissed them ; 
and they lifted up their voice, and 
wept. 



10 And they said unto her. Surely 
we will return with thee unto thy 
people. 

11 And Naomi said. Turn again, 
my daughters : why will ye go with 
me % are there yet any more sons in 
my womb, "that they may be your 
husbands ^ 

12 Turn again, my daughters, go 
your way ; for I am too old to have 
a husband. If I should say, I have 
hope, II if I should have a husband 
also to night, and should also bear 
sons ; 

13 Would ye t tarry for them till 
they were grown? would ye stay 
for them from having husbands 1 
nay, my daughters ; for t it grieveth 
me much for your sakes that "the 
hand of the Lord is gone out against 
me. 

14 And they lifted up their voice, 
and wept again : and Orpah kissed 
her mother in law ; but Ruth ° clave 
unto her. 

15 And she said. Behold, thy sister 
in law is gone back unto her people, 
and unto ^ her gods : i return thou 
after thy sister in law. 

16 And Ruth said, II '"Entreat me not 
to leave thee, or to return from fol- 
lowing after thee : for whither thou 
goest, I will go ; and where thou 
lodgest, I will lodge : ^ thy people 
shall be my people, and thy God my 
God: 

17 Where thou diest, will I die, and 
there will 1 be buried : * the Lord 
do so to me, and more also, if aught 
but death part thee and me. 

18 "When she saw that she twas 
steadfastly minded to go with her, 
then she left «peaking unto her. 

19 IT So they two went until they 
came to Beth-lehem. And it came 
to pass, when they were come to 
Beth-lehem, that ^all the city was 
moved about them, and they said, 
y Is this Naomi ? 

20 And she said unto them. Call 
me not II Naomi, call me II Mara : for 
the Almighty hath dealt very bit- 
terly with me. 

21 I went out full, ^and the Lord 



B.C. 
about 1312. 



m Gen. 38. 11. 
Deut. 25. 5. 



11 Or, if /were 
with a hus- 
band. 



t Heb. hope. 



t Heb. I have 
much bitter- 
ness. 

n Judg. 2. 15. 
Job 19. 21. 
Ps. 32. 4. & 
38. 2. & 30. 9, 
10. ft 

o Prov. 17. 17. 
&. 18. 24. 



pJudg. 11. 24. 



II Or, Be not 

against me. 
q See Josh. 24. 

15, 19. 

2 Kine:s 2. 2. 

Luke 24. 28. 
r 2 Kings 2. 2, 

4,6. 
s ch. 2. 11, 12. 



t 1 Sam. 3. 17. 
& 25. 22. 
2 Sam. 19. 13. 
2 Kings 6. 31. 

t Heb. 

strengthened 

herself. 
u Acts 21. 14. 



X Matt. 21. 10. 



y See Is. 23. 7. 
Lam. 2. 15. 



!| That is, 
Pleasant. 



II That is, 
Bitter. 



265 



Ruth in the fields of Boaz. 



RUTH. 



His great kindness to her. 



a Ex. 9. 31, 32. 
ch. 2. 23. 
2 Sam. 21. 9. 



a ch. 3, 2, 12. 



b ch. 4. 21. 
II Matt. 1. 5. 
Booz. 



c Lev. 19. 9. 
Deut. 24. 19. 



t Heb. hap 
happened. 



d Ps. 129. 7, 8. 
Luke 1. 28. 
rihess.S.lG. 



fl Sam. 25. 23. 



hath brought me home again empty : 
why then call ye me Naomi, se^ng 
the Lord hath testijfied against me, 
and the AMighty hath afflicted me ? 
22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth 
the Moabitess, her daughter in law, 
with her, which returned out of the 
country of Moab : and they came to 
Beth-lehem •''in the beginning of bar- 
ley harvest. 

CHAPTER II. 

Ruth gleaneth in the fields of Boaz. 4 Boaz inquireth 
concerning her, 8 and sheweth her great favour, 18 
That which she gleaneth she carrieth to Naomi. 

AND Naomi had a ^kinsman of 
her husband's, a mighty man of 
wealth, of the family of Elimelech ; 
and his name was ^ II Boaz. 

2 And Ruth the Moabitess said 
unto Naomi, Let me now go to the 
field, and "^ glean ears of corn after 
him in whose sight I shall find grace. 
And she said unto her. Go, my 
daughter. 

3 And she went, and came, and 
gleaned in the field after the reap- 
ers : and her t hap was to light on a 
part of the field belonging unto Boaz, 
who ivas of the kindred of Elime- 
lech. 

4 IF And, behold, Boaz came from 
Beth-lehem, and said unto the reap- 
ers, '^ The Lord be with you. And 
they answered him. The Lord bless 
thee. 

5 Then said Boaz unto his servant 
that was set over the reapers. Whose 
damsel is this "? 

6 And the servant that was set over 
the reapers answered and said. It is 
the Moabitish damsel ^ that came back 
with Naomi out of the country of 
Moab : ^ 

7 And she said, I pray you, let me 
glean and gather after the reapers 
among the sheaves : so she came, and 
hath continued even from the morn- 
ing until now, that she tarried a little 
in the house. 

8 Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hear- 
est thou not, my daughter 1 Go not 
to glean in another field, neither go 
from hence, but abide here fast by my 
maidens : , 

9 Let thine eyes be on the field that 
they do reap, and go thou after them : 
have I not charged the young men 
that they shall not touch thee ? and 
when thou art athirst, go unto the 
vessels, and drink of that which the 
young men have drawn. 

10 Then she 'fell on her face, and 
bowed herself to the ground, and said 
unto him, Why have I found grace 
in thine eyes, that thou shouldest 

266 



take knowledge of me, seeing I am a 
stranger 1 

11 And Boaz answered and said 
unto her. It hath fully been shewed 
me, ^all that thou hast done unto 
thy mother in law since the death 
of thine husband ; and how thou hast 
left thy father and thy mother, and 
the land of thy nativity, and art come 
unto a people which thou knewest not 
heretofore. 

12 ''The Lord recompense thy 
work, and a full reward be given 
thee of the Lord God of Israel, 
'under whose wings thou art come 
to trust. 

13 Then she said, "''Let me find 
favour in thy sight, my lord ; for 
that thou hast comforted me, and 
for that thou hast spoken + friendly 
unto thine handmaid, Uhough I be 
not like unto one of thine hand- 
maidens. 

14 And Boaz said unto her, At 
mealtime come thou hither, and eat 
of the bread, and dip thy morsel in 
the vinegar. And she sat beside the 
reapers : and he reached her parched 
corn, and she did eat, and "" was suf- 
ficed, and left. 

15 And when she was risen up to 
glean, Boaz commanded his young 
men, saying, Let her glean even 
among the sheaves, and t reproach 
her not : 

16 And let fall also some of the 
handfuls of purpose for her, and leave 
them, that she may glean them, and 
rebuke her not. 

17 So she gleaned in the field until 
even, and beat out that she had 
gleaned : and it was about an ephah 
of barley. 

18 IT And she took it up, and went 
into the city ; and her mother in law 
saw what she had gleaned : and she 
brought forth, and gave to her "that 
she had reserved after she was suf- 
ficed. 

19 And her mother in law said 
unto her, Where hast thou gleaned 
to day 1 and where wrough test thou 1 
blessed be he that did °take knowl- 
edge of thee. And she shewed her 
mother in law with whom she had 
wrought, and said. The man's name 
with whom I wrought to day is 
Boaz. 

20 And Naomi said unto her daugh- 
ter in law, P Blessed be he of the 
Lord, who "J hath not left oflThis kind- 
ness to the living and to the dead. 
And Naomi said unto her. The man 
is near of kin unto us, "" H one of our 
next kinsmen. 

21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, 



Boaz achnowledgeth 



RUTH. 



the duty of a kinsman. 



B.C. 

about 1312. 



II Or. fall 
upon Oiee. 



a 1 Cor. 7. 3G. 
1 Tim. 5. 8. 
b ch. 1. 9. 



H Or, lift uj. 
the clothes 
that are on 
Jiisfeet. 



e Judg. 19. 6, 
9.22. 2 Sam. 
13.28. Esth. 
1.10. 



II Or, took 
hold on. 



f Ez. 16. 8. 
II Or. one that 

hath right to 

redeem. 
S cli. 2. 20. &, 

ver. 12. 
h ch. 2. 20. 



t Heb. gate. 



He said unto me also, Thou shalt 
keep fast by my young men, until 
they have ended all my harvest. 

22 A>id Naomi said unto Ruth her 
daughter in lawr. It is good, my 
daughter, that thou go out w^ith his 
maidens, that they Hmeet thee not 
in any other field. 

23 So she kept fast by the maidens 
of Boaz to glean unto the end of 
barley harvest and of w^heat harvest ; 
and dwelt with her mother in law. 

CHAPTER HI. 

By Naomi's instruction, 5 Ruth lieth down at the feet 
of Boaz. 8 He acknowledgeth the duty of a kins- 
man; 14 and sendeth her away with six measures 
of barley. 

THEN Naomi her mother in law 
said unto her. My daughter, ^ shall 
I not seek ^ rest for thee, that it may 
be well with thee ? 

2 And now is not Boaz of our kin- 
dred, ''with whose maidens thou wast "? 
Behold, he winnoweth barley to night 
in the threshingfloor. 

3 Wash thyself therefore, ^ and an- 
oint thee, and put thy raiment upon 
thee, and get thee down to the floor : 
but make not thyself known unto the 
man, until he shall have done eating 
and drinking. 

4 And it shall be, when he lieth 
down, that thou shalt mark the place 
where he shall lie, and thou shalt 
go in, and H uncover his feet, and lay 
thee down ; and he will tell thee 
what thou shalt do. 

5 And she said unto her. All that 
thou say est unto me I will do. 

6 1 And she went down unto the 
floor, and did according to all that 
her mother in law bade her. 

7 And when Boaz had eaten and 
drunk, and ^his heart was merry, he 
went to lie down at the end of the 
heap of corn : and she came softly, 
and uncovered his feet, and laid her 
down. 

8 IT And it came to pass at mid- 
night, that the man was afraid, and 
II turned himself: and, behold, a wo- 
man lay at his feet. 

9 And he said, Who art thou ? And 
she answered, I am Ruth thine hand- 
maid : ^ spread therefore thy skirt over 
thine handmaid ; for thou art II ^ a near 
kinsman. 

10 And he said, ''Blessed be thou 
of the Lord, my daughter : for thou 
hast shewed more kindness in the 
latter end than ' at the beginning, in- 
asmuch as thou followedst not young 
men, whether poor or rich. 

11 And now, my daughter, fear 
not ; I will do to thee all that thou 
requirest : for all the t city of my 



people doth know that thou art ^a 
virtuous woman. 

12 And now it is true that I am 
thj 'near kinsman: howbeit "Hhere 
is a kinsman nearer than I. 

13 Tarry this night, and it shall 
be in the morning, that if he will 
"perform unto thee the part of a 
kinsman, well ; let him do the kins- 
man's part : but if he will not do 
the part of a kinsman to thee, then 
will I do the part of a kinsman to 
thee, °as the Lord liveth : lie down 
until the morning. 

14 IF And she lay at his feet until the 
morning : and she rose up before one 
could know another. And he said, 
p Let it not be known that a woman 
came into the floor. 

15 Also he said, Bring the II vail 
that thou hast upon thee, and hold 
it. And when she held it, he meas- 
ured six measures of barley, and laid 
it on her : and he went into the 
city. 

16 And when she came to her moth- 
er in law, she said, Who aj^t thou, 
my daughter 1 And she told her all 
that the man had done to her. 

17 And she said. These six meas- 
ures of barley gave he me ; for he 
said to me, Go not empty unto thy 
mother in law. 

18 Then said she, iSit still, my 
daughter, until thou know how the 
matter will fall : for the man will not 
be in rest, until he have finished the 
thing this day. 



CHAPTER IV. 

Boaz calleth the next kinsman before the elders ; 6 
but he refuseth to redeem the inheritance of Elime- 
lech according to the manner in Israel. 9 Boaz 
buyeth it. 10 He marrieth Ruth. 13 She beareth 
Obed the grandfather of David. 18 The genera- 
tions of Pilar ez. 

THEN went Boaz up to the gate, 
and sat him down there : and, 
behold, ^the kinsman of whom Boaz 
spake came by ; unto whom he said. 
Ho, such a one ! turn aside, sit down 
here. And he turned aside, and sat 
down. 

2 And he took ten men of ''the 
elders of the city, and said, Sit ye 
down here. And they sat down. 

3 And he said unto the kinsman, 
Naomi, that is come again out of the 
country of Moab, selleth a parcel of 
land, which was our brother Elime- 
lech's : 

4 And tl thought to advertise thee, 
saying, ''Buy it ''before the inhabit- 
ants, and before the elders of my 
people. If thou wilt redeem it, re- 
deem it : but if thou wilt not redeem 
it, then tell me, that I may know : 

267 



B.C. 

about 1312. 



k Prov. 12. 4. 
1 ver. 9. 
m cb. 4. 1- 



n Deut. 25. 5. 
ch. 4. 5. 
Matt. 22. 24. 



Judg. 8. 
Jer. 4. 2. 



P Rom. 12. 17. 
& 14. 16. 

1 Cor. 10. 32. 

2 Cor. 8. 21. 

1 Thess. 5. 22. 
II Or, sheet, or, 
apron. 



q Ps. 37. 3, 5. 



a ch. 3. 12. 



b 1 King-8 21. 
8. Prov. 31. 
23. 



t Heb. I said 
1 will reveal 
iu thine car. 

c Jer. 32. 7, 8. 

d Gen. 23. 18. 



Boaz huyeth the inheritance, 



RUTH. 



and taketh Ruth to wife. 



e Lev. 25. 25. 



f Gen. 38. 8. 
Deut. 25. 5, 6. 
ch. 3. 13. 
MatL 22. 24. 

g Ch. 3. 12, 13. 



k Ps. 127. 3. &. 
128.3. 



^for there is none to redeem it besides 
thee ; and I am after thee. And he 
said, I will redeem it. 

5 Then said Boaz, What day thou 
buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, 
thou must buy it also of Ruth the 
Moabitess, the wife of the dead, '^to 
raise up the name of the dead upon 
his inheritance. 

6 sAnd the kinsman said, I can- 
not redeem it for myself, lest I mar 
mine own inheritance : redeem thou 
my right to thyself; for I cannot 
redeem it. 

I '^Now this was the manner in 
former time in Israel concerning- re- 
deeming and concerning changing, 
for to confirm all things ; a man 
plucked off his shoe, and gave it to 
his neighbour : and this was a testi- 
mony in Israel. 

8 Therefore the kinsman said unto 
Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew 
off his shoe. 

9 H And Boaz said unto the elders, 
and unto all the people, Ye are wit- 
nesses this day, that I have bought 
all that was Elimelech's, and all that 
was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the 
hand of Naomi. 

10 Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, 
the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased 
to be my wife, to raise up the name 
of the dead upon his inheritance, 'that 
the name of the dead be not cut off 
from among his brethren, and from 
the gate of his place : ye are wit- 
nesses this day. ., 

II And all the people that were in 
the gate, and the elders, said, We are 
witnesses. ^The Lord make the 
woman that is come into thine house 

268 



like Rachel and like Leah, which 
two did ^ build the house of Israel : 
and II do thou worthily in " Ephratah, 
and t be famous in Beth-lehem : 

12 And let thy house be like the 
house of Pharez, "whom Tamar bare 
unto Judah, of ° the seed which the 
Lord shall give thee of this young 
woman. 

13 IT So Boaz Ptook Ruth, and she 
was his wife : and when he went in 
unto her, ^the Lord gave her con- 
ception, and she bare a son. 

14 And '"the women said unto Nao- 
mi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath 
not tleft thee this day without a 
II kinsman, that his name may be fa- 
mous in Israel. 

15 And he shall be unto thee a re- 
storer of thy life, and + a nourisher of 
t thine old age : for thy daughter in 
law, w^hich loveth thee, which is ' bet- 
ter to thee than seven sons, hath borne 
him. 

16 And Naomi took the child, and 
laid it in her bosom, and became 
nurse unto it. 

17 'And the women her neighbours 
gave it a name, saying, There is a son 
born to Naomi ; and they called his 
name Obed : he is the father of Jesse, 
the father of David. 

18 1 Now these are the generations 
of Pharez : " Pharez begat Hezron, 

19 And Hezron begat Ram, and 
Ram begat Amminadab, 

20 And Amminadab begat ^Nah- 
shon, and Nahshon begat II ^ Salmon, 

21 And Salmon begat Boaz, and 
Boaz begat Obed, 

22 And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse 
begat ^ David. 



II Or, get thee 
riches, or, 
power. 

t Heb. pro- 
claim thy 
name. 

1 Dent 25. 9. 

m Gen. 35. 16, 
19. 

n Gen. 38. 29. 
1 Chr. 2. 4. 
Matt. 1. 3. 

o 1 Sam. 2. 20. 

P ch. 3. 11. 

q Gen. 29. 31. 
&33.5. 



t Heb. to 

nourish, 

Gen. 45. 11. 

Ps. 55. 22. 
t Heb. thy 

gray hairs. 
r Luke 1. 58. 

Rom. 12 15. 
» 1 Sam. 1. 8. 



t Luke 1. 



X Num. 1. 7. 
II Or, Salmah. 
r Matt. 1. 4, 
&,c. 



B.C. 

about 1171. 



a 1 Chr. 6. 27, 
34. 



b Ruth 1, 2. 



c Ex. 23. 14. 

Deut. 16. 16. 

Luke 2. 41. 
t neb. from 

year to year. 
d Deut. 12. 5, 

6,7. 
e josh. 18. 1. 



f Deut. 12. 17, 
18. & 16. 11. 



II Or, a, double 
jwrtion. 



t '^eh.angered 
her. 
h Job 24. 21. 



II Or, from the 
time that she, 



Heb. from 
her going up. 



Ruth 4. 15. 



k cb. 3. 3. 
1 Job 7. 11. & 

10.1. 
t Heb. hitter 

of soul, 

2 Sam. 17. 8. 



FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL, 



OTHERWISE CALLED, 



THE FIRST BOOK OF THE KING-S. 



CHAPTER I. 

Elkanah and his two wives worship yearly at Shiloh. 
9 Hannah praycthfor a child and maketh a vow. 
19 Having borne Samuel, 24 she presenteth him un- 
to the LORD, according to her vow. 

"jVrOW there was a certain man of 
XM Ramathaim-zophim, of mount 
Ephraim, and his name was ''Elka- 
nah, the son of Jeroham, the son of 
Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of 
Zuph, '' an Ephrathite : 

2 And he had two wives ; the name 
of the one was Hannah, and the 
name of the other Peninnah : and 
Peninnah had children, but Hannah 
had no children. 

3 And this man went up out of his 
city " t yearly ^ to worship and to sac- 
rifice unto the Lord of hosts in ^ Shi- 
loh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni 
and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, 
ivere there. 

4 1[ And when the time was that 
Elkanah ''offered, he ^ave to Penin- 
nah his wife, and to all her sons and 
her daughters, portions : 

5 But unto Hannah he gave Ha 
worthy portion ; for he loved Han- 
nah : ^but the Lord had shut up her 
womb. 

6 And her adversary also f^ provoked 
her sore, for to make her fret, because 
the Lord had shut up her womb. 

7 And as he did so year by year, 
II when she went up to the house 
of the Lord, so she provoked her ; 
therefore she wept, and did not eat. 

8 Then said Elkanah her husband 
to her, Hannah, why weepest thou 1 
and why eatest thou not? and why is 
thy heart grieved 1 am not I ' better 
to thee than ten sons ? 

9 IF So Hannah rose up after they 
had eaten in Shiloh, and after they 
had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat 
upon a seat by a post of '^the temple 
of the Lord. 

10 'And she was tin bitterness of 
soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and 
wept sore. 



11 And she '"vowed a vow, and 
said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt 
indeed " look on the affliction of thine 
handmaid, and ° remember me, and 
not forget thine handmaid, but wilt 
give unto thine handmaid ta man 
child ; then I will give him unto the 
Lord all the days of his life, and 
P there shall no razor come upon his 
head. 

12 And it came to pass, as she t con- 
tinued praying before the Lord, that 
Eli marked her mouth. 

13 Now Hannah, she spake in her 
heart ; only her lips moved, but her 
voice was not heard : therefore Eli 
thought she had been drunken. 

14 And Eli said unto her. How long 
wilt thou be drunken 1 put away thy 
wine from thee. 

15 And Hannah answered and said. 
No, my lord, I am a woman t of a 
sorrowful spirit : I have drunk nei- 
ther wine nor strong drink, but 
have 'J poured out my soul before 
the Lord. 

16 Count not thine handmaid for a 
daughter of "■ Belial : for out of the 
abundance of my H complaint and 
grief have I spoken hitherto. 

17 Then Eli answered and said, 'Go 
in peace : and ' the God of Israel grant 
thee thy petition that thou hast asked 
of him. 

18 And she said, " Let thine hand- 
maid find grace in thy sight. So the 
woman ^ went her way, and did eat, 
and her countenance was no more 
sad. 

19 IT And they rose up in the morn- 
ing early, and worshipped before the 
Lord, and returned, and came to their 
house to Ramah : and Elkanah ^ knew 
Hannah his wife ; and ^ the Lord re- 
membered her. 

20 Wherefore it came to pass, t v^^hen 
the time was come about after Han- 
nah had conceived, that she bare a 
son, and called his name H Samuel, 

269 



B.C. 


about 1171. 


m Gen. 28. 20. 
Num. 30. 3. 
Judg. 11. 30. 


t Heb. seed of 


men. 


n Gen. 29. 32. 
Ex. 4.31. 
2 Sara. 16. 12. 
Ps. 25. 18. 


t Heb. multi- 
plied to pray. 


Gen. 8. 1. &, 

30.22. 
P Num. 6. 5. 

Judg. 13. 5. 



t Heb. hard of 
spirit. 



q Ps. 62. 8. & 
142. 2. 



r Deut. 13. 13. 

II Or, medita- 
tion. 



3 Judsf. 18. 6. 

Mark 5. 34. 

Lulce 7. 50. & 

8.48. 
t Ps. 20. 4, 5. 

u Gen. 33. 13. 
Ruth 2. 13. 

X £cc. 3. 7. 



y Gen. 4. 1. 
z Gen. 30. 2 



t Heb. in revo- 
lution of day f:. 



That is. 
Asked of God. 



Samuel presented to the Lord. 



I. SAMUEL. 



The wickedness of EW 




b Luke 2. 22. 



c ver. 11, 28. 

ch.2.11,18.& 

3.1. 
d Ex. 21. 6. 

e Num. 30. 7. 

f 2 Sam. 7. 25. 



at)outll65. 

e DeuL 12. 5, 
6,11. 



h JoslL 18. 1. 



k Gen. 42. 15. 
2 Kings 2. 2, 
4,6. 



1 Matt. 7. 7. 



m ver. 11, 22. 

II Or, returned 
him, whom I 
Jiave obtained 
hy petition, to 
the LORD. 

II Or, he whom 
Ifuiveobtain- 
edbypetition, 
shaU be re- 
turned. 

n Gen. 24. 26, 
62. 



a Phil. 4. 6. 

b See Luke 1. 

46, &c. 
c Ps. 92. 10. & 

112. 9. 

d Ps. 9. 14. &, 

13. 5. & 20. 5. 

&35, 9. 
e E.v. 15. 11. 

Deut. 3.21.&, 

32.4. 

Ps. m. 8. & 

89. 6, 8. 

t Hel). hard. 
f D(!Ut. 4. 35. 

2 Sam. 22. 32. 
g Ps. 94. 4. 

M:il. 3. 13. 

Judo 15. 
h Ps. 37. 15, 

17. & 76. 3. 



i Ps. 34. 10. 
Luke 1. 53. 

kPs. 113. 9. 
! Is. 54. 1. 
Jer. 15. 9. 



saying, Because I have asked him of 
the Lord. 

21 And the man Elkanah, and all 
his house, *went up to offer unto 
the Lord the yearly sacrifice, and 
his vow. 

22 But Hannah went not up ; for 
she said unto her husband, / will 
jiot go up until the child be weaned, 
and then I will ''bring him, that he 
may appear before the Lord, and 
there ''abide "^for ever, 

23 And ^ Elkanah her husband said 
unto her. Do what seemeth thee 
good ; tarry until thou have weaned 
liim ; ^only the Lord esta,blish his 
word. So the woman abode, and 
gave her son suck until she weaned 
him. 

24 IF And when she had weaned 
him, she ^took him up with her, 
with three bullocks, and one ephah 
of flour, and a bottle of wine, and 
brought him unto ^the house of the 
Lord in Shiloh : and the child was 
young. 

25 And they slew a bullock, and 
' brought the child to Eli. 

26 And she said, O my lord, ^ as 
thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the 
woman that stood by thee here, pray- 
ing unto the Lord. 

27 ^For this child I prayed; and 
the Lord hath given me my petition 
which I asked of him : 

28 "" Therefore also I have H lent him 
to the Lord ; as long as he liveth H he 
shall be lent to the Lord. And he 
"worshipped the Lord there. 

CHAPTER H. 

Hannah's song of thanksgiving. 12 The sin of Eli's 
sons. 18 Samuel's ministry. 20 Hannah's other 
children. 22 Uli reproveth his sons. 27 A prophe- 
cy against ElVs house. 

AND Hannah Sprayed, and said, 
^ My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, 
''mine horn is exalted in the Lord; 
my mouth is enlarged over mine ene- 
mies ; because I '^ rejoice in thy sal- 
vation . 

2 ® There is none holy as the Lord : 
for there is ^ none besides thee : neither 
is there any rock like our God. 

3 Talk no more so exceeding proud- 
ly ; slet not tarrogancy come out of 
your mouth : for the Lord is a God 
of knowledge, and by him actions 
are weighed. 

4 ^The bows of the mighty men 
are broken, and they that stumbled 
are girded with strength. 

5 ' They that were full have hired 
out themselves for bread; and they 
that were hungry ceased : so that ^ the 
barren hath borne seven ; and ' she 

270 



that hath many children is waxed 
feeble. 

6 '"The Lord killeth, and maketh 
alive : he bringeth down to the grave, 
and bringeth up. 

7 The Lord "maketh poor, and 
maketh rich : ° he bringeth low, and 
lifteth up. 

8 P He raiseth up the poor out of the 
dust, and lifteth up the beggar from 
the dunghill, ifo set them among 
princes, and to make them inherit 
the throne of glory : for ^ the pillars 
of the earth are the Lord's, and he 
hath set the world upon them. 

9 ' He will keep the feet of his saints, 
and the wicked shall be silent in 
darkness ; for by strength shall no 
man prevail. 

10 The adversaries of the Lord 
shall be * broken to pieces ; " out of 
heaven shall he thunder upon them : 
^the Lord shall judge the ends of 
the earth ; and he shall give strength 
unto his king, and ^ exalt the horn 
of his anointed. 

11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to 
his house. ^And the child did min- 
ister unto the Lord before Eli the 
priest. 

12 IT Now the sons of Eli were ^sons 
of Belial ; ^ they knew not the Lord. 

13 And the priest's custom with 
the people was, that, when any man 
offered sacrifice, the priest's servant 
came, while the flesh was in seeth- 
ing, with a fleshhook of three teeth 
in his hand ; 

14 And he struck it into the pan, 
or kettle, or caldron, or pot ; all that 
the fleshhook brought up the priest 
took for himself So they did in 
Shiloh unto all the Israelites that 
came thither. 

1,5 Also before they <= burnt the fat, 
the priest's servant came, and said to 
the man that sacrificed. Give flesh to 
roast for the priest ; for he will not 
have sodden flesh of thee, but raw. 

16 And if any man said unto him. 
Let them not fail to burn the fat 
t presently, and then take as much 
as thy soul desireth ; then he would 
answer him, Nay; but thou shalt 
give it me now : and if not, I will 
take it by force. 

17 Wherefore the sin of the young 
men was very great '^ before the Lord : 
for men " abhorred the offering of the 
Lord. 

18 1[ ^ But Samuel ministered before 
the Lord, being a child, ^girded with 
a linen ephod. 

19 Moreover his mother made him 
a little coat, and brought it to him 
from year to year, when she ^cam.e 



Eli reproveth his so7is. 



I. SAMUEL. 



The Lord calleth Samuel. 



B.C. 

about 11 05. 



iGen. ]4. 19. 

II Or, petition 
which she 
asked, ifc. 

k ch. 1. 28. 

1 Gt-n. 21. 1. 



m ver. 26. 

Judff. 13. 24 

ch. 3. 19. 

Luke 1. 80. 

& 2. 40. 
n See Ex. 38.8. 
t Heb. assem- 

bledby troops. 



11 Or, I hear 
evil words 
of you. 



II Or, to cry 
out. 



Num. 15. 30. 



P Josh. 11. .20. 
Prov. 15. 10. 

q ver. 21. 

r Prov. 3. i. 

Luke 2. 52. 

Acts 2. 47. 

Rom. 14. 18. 
s 1 Kings 13. 1. 

t Ex. 4. 14, 27. 



u Ex. 2?,. 1, 4. 
Num. 16. 5. 
& 18. 1, 7. 



X Lev. 2. 3, 10. 

&.6. 16. &7. 

7, 8, 34. 35. & 

10. 14. 15. 

Num. 5. 9. 10. 

& 18. 8-19. 
y Deut. 32. 15. 

zDeut.12.5.6. 



a Ex. 29. 9. 

b .Ter. 18. 9, 10. 

c Ps. 18. 20. & 
91. 14. 

d Mai. 2. 9. 

e 1 Kings 2. 27. 
Ez. 44. 10. 
See ch. 4. 11, 
18, 20. & 14. 3. 
&. 22. 18, &c. 

\\ Or, the afflic- 
tion of the 
tabernacle, 
for all the 
wealth which 
God wovld 
have given 
Israel. 



up with her husband to offer the 
yearly sacrifice. 

20 IT^And Eli ' blessed Elkanah and 
his wife, and said, The Lord give 
thee seed of this woman for the n loan 
which is ''lent to the Lord. And 
they went unto their own home. 

21 And the Lord 'visited Hannah, 
so that she conceived, and bare three 
sons and two daughters. And the 
child Samuel ""grew before the Lord. 

22 II Now Eli was very old, and 
heard all that his sons did unto all 
Israel ; and how they lay with ° the 
women that t assembled at the door of 
the tabernacle of the congregation. 

23 And he said unto them, Why do 
ye such things 1 for H I hear of your 
evil dealings by all this people. 

24 Nay, my sons ; for it is no good 
report that I hear : ye make the Lord's 
people II to transgress. 

25 If one man sin against another, 
the judge shall judge him : but if a 
man "sin against the Lord, who shall 
entreat for himl Notwithstanding, 
they hearkened not unto the voice of 
their father, p because the Lord would 
slay them. 

26 And the child Samuel igrew on, 
and Avas ''in favour both with the 
Lord, and also with men. 

27 H 'And there came a man of God 
unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus 
saith the Lord, *Did I plainly appear 
unto the house of thy father, when 
they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's 
house 1 

28 And did I " choose him out of all 
the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to 
offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, 
to wear an ephod before me 1 and ^ did 
I give unto the house of thy father all 
the offerings made by fire of the chil- 
dren of Israel 1 

29 Wherefore ^kick ye at my sac- 
rifice and at mine offering, which I 
have commanded iyi mij ^ habitation ; 
and honourest thy sons above me, 
to make yourselves fat with the chief- 
est of all the offerings of Israel my 
people 1 

30 Wherefore the Lord God of 
Israel saith, ^I said indeed that thy 
house, and the house of thy father, 
should walk before me for ever : but 
now the Lord saith, '' Be it far from 
me ; for them that honour me " I will 
honour, and ''they that despise me 
shall be lightly esteemed. 

31 Behold, ^the days come, that I 
will cut off thine arm, and the arm of 
thy father's house, that there shall not 
be an old man in thine house. 

32 And thou shalt see Han enemy 
in my habitation, in all tlie loealth 



which God shall give Israel : and 
there shall not be '^an old man in 
thine house fc-" ever. 

33 And the man of thine, rchom I 
shall not cut off from mine altar, 
shall be to consume thine eyes, and 
to grieve thine heart : and all the in- 
crease of thine house shall die +in the 
flower of their age. 

34 And this shall be ^a. sign unto 
thee, that shall come upon thy two 
sons, on Hophni and Phinehas ; ^ in 
one day they shall die both of them. 

35 And ' I will raise me up a faith- 
ful priest, that shall do according to 
that which is in mine heart and in my 
mind : and '' I will build him a sure 
house ; and he shall walk before ' mine 
anointed for ever. 

36 '"And it shall come to pass, that 
every one that is left in thine house 
shall come and crouch to him for a 
piece of silver and a morsel of bread, 
and shall say, t Put me, I pray thee, 
into II one of the priests* offices, that I 
may eat a piece of bread. 

CHAPTER III. 

Hoto the word of the Lord was first revealed to Sam- 
t/cl. 11 God foretelleth to Samuel the destructio?i of 
Eli's house. 15 Samuel, though unwilling, telleth 
Eli the vision, 20 Samuel established to be a. 
proj>hct. 

AND ^the child Samuel minister- 
ed unto the Lord before Eh. 
And ^ the word of the Lord was 
precious in those days ; there was no 
open vision. 

2 And it came to pass at that time, 
when Eli ivas laid down in his place, 
" and his eyes began to wax dim, that 
he could not see ; 

3 And ere the '^ lamp of God went out 
®in the temple of the Lord, where the 
ark of God ivas, and Samuel w^as laid 
down to sleep ; 

4 That the Lord called Samuel : and 
he answered. Here am I. 

5 And he ran unto Eli, and said, 
Here am I ; for thou calledst me. 
And he said, I called not ; lie down 
again. And he went and lay down. 

6 And the Lord called yet again, 
Samuel : and Samuel arose and went 
to Eli, and said. Here am I ; for 
thou didst call me. And he an- 
swered, I called not, my son ; lie 
down again. 

7 II Now Samuel •" did not yet know 
the Lord, neither was the word of 
the Lord yet revealed unto him, 

8 And the Lord called Samuel 
again the third time. And he arose 
and went to Eli, and said, Here am 
I ; for thou didst call me. And Eli 
perceived that the Lord had called 
the child. 

271 



Samuel telleth Eli the vision. 



I. SAMUEL. 



The Israelites are overcome. 



S 2 Kings 21. 
12. Jer. 19. 3. 



h ch. 2. 30-36. 

t Heb. begin- 
ning and end- 
ing. 

II Or, And I 
will tell him, 
6fc. 

II Or, ac- 

cursed. 

t Hfib. frown- 
ed not upon 

them. 
i ch. 2. 29, 30, 

3), &c. 
k Ez. 7. 3. & 

18. 30. 
1 ch. 2. 12, 17, 

22. 

m ch. 2. 23, 25. 
n Num. 15. 30, 

31. Is. 22. 14. 



Ruth 1. 17. 
t Heb. so add. 
II Or, word. 



^neb.allthe 

things, or, 

words. 
P Job 1. 21. h 

2. 10. Ps. 39. 

9. Is. 39. 8. 
q ch. 2. 21. 
r Gen. 39. 2, 

21, 23. 
s ch. 9. G. 
t Judg. 20. 1. 

II Or, faithful. 



II Or. came to 



9 Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, 
Go, lie down : and it shall be, if he 
call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, 
Lord; for thy servant heareth. So 
Samuel went and lay down in his 
place. 

10 And the Lord came, and stood, 
and called as at other times, Samuel, 
Samuel. Then Samuel answered. 
Speak ; for thy servant heareth. 

11 IT And the Lord said to Samuel, 
Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, 
^at which both the ears of every one 
that heareth it shall tingle. 

12 In that day I will perform against 
Eli ''all things which I have spoken 
concerning his house : tv^rhen I begin, 
I will also make an end. 

13 II ^ For I have told him that I will 
■^ judge his house for ever for the ini- 
quity which he knoweth ; because ' his 
sons made themselves Hvile, and he 
t "> restrained them not. 

14 And therefore I have sworn unto 
the house of Eli, that the iniquity of 
Eli's house "shall not be purged with 
sacrifice nor offering for ever. 

151 And Samuel lay until the morn- 
ing, and opened the doors of the house 
of the Lord. And Samuel feared to 
shew Eli the vision. 

16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, 
Samuel, my son: and he answered, 
Here am I. 

17 And he said. What is the thing 
that the LORD hath said unto thee 1 

I pray thee hide it not from me : 
° God do so to thee, and t more also, 
if thou hide any H thing from me of 
all the things that he said unto 
thee. 

18 And Samuel told him t every 
whit, and hid nothing from him. 
And he said, Pit is the Lord : let 
him do what seemeth him good. 

19 IT And Samuel igrew, and ""the 
Lord was with him, ^and did let 
none of his words fall to the ground. 

20 And all Israel 'from Dan even 
to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was 

II established to be a prophet of the 
Lord. 

21 And the Lord appeared again in 
Shiloh: for the Lord revealed him- 
self to Samuel in Shiloh by "the word 
of the Lord. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The Israelites are overcome by the Philistines at 
Eben-ezer. 3 They fetch the ark to the terror of the 
Philistines. 10 They are smitten again, the ark is 
taken, and Hophni and Phinehas slain. 12 Eli, 
at the news, falling backward, hreaketh his neck. 
19 Phinehas' wife, in her travail with Ichabod, 
dieth. 

AND the word of Samuel 11 came 
to all Israel. Now Israel went 
out against the Philistines to battle, 

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and pitched beside ^Eben-ezer: and 
the Philistines pitched in Aphek. 

2 And the Philistines put them- 
selves in array against Israel : and 
when t they joined battle, Israel was 
smitten before the Philistines : and 
they slew of tthe army in the field 
about four thousand men. 

3 T And when the people were come 
into the camp, the elders of Israel 
said. Wherefore hath the Lord smit- 
ten us to day before the Philistines 1 
Let us t fetch the ark of the covenant 
of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us, 
that, when it cometh among us, it 
may save us out of the hand of our 
enemies. 

4 So the people sent to Shiloh, that 
they might bring from thence the 
ark of the covenant of the Lord of 
hosts, ^ which dwelleth between ''the 
cherubim : and the two sons of Eli, 
Hophni and Phinehas, were there with 
the ark of the covenant of God. 

5 And when the ark of the cov- 
enant of the Lord came into the camp, 
all Israel shouted with a great shout, 
so that the earth rang again. 

6 And when the Philistines heard 
the noise of the shout, they said, 
What meaneth the noise of this great 
shout in the camp of the Hebrews? 
And they understood that the ark of 
the Lord was come into the camp. 

7 And the Philistines were afraid; 
for they said, God is come into the 
camp. And they said. Woe unto us ! 
for there hath not been such a thing 
theretofore. 

8 Woe unto us! who shall deliver 
us out of the hand of these mighty 
Gods ? these are the Gods that smote 
the Egyptians with all the plagues 
in the wilderness. 

9 ''Be strong, and quit yourselves 
like men, ye Philistines, that ye 
be not servants unto the Hebrews, 
® as they have been to you : t quit 
yourselves like men, and fight. 

10 IT And the Philistines fought, and 
^Israel was smitten, and they fled 
every man into his tent : and there 
was a very great slaughter ; for there 
fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. 

1 1 And ^ the ark of God was taken ; 
and ''the two sons of Eli, Hophni 
and Phinehas, twere slain. 

.12 IF And there ran a man of Ben- 
jamin out of the army, and ' came 
to Shiloh the same day with his 
clothes rent, and ''with earth upon 
his head. 

13 And when he came, lo, Eli sat 
upon 'a seat by the wayside watch- 
ing : for his heart trembled for the 
ark of God. And when the man 



The death of Eli. 



I. SAMUEL. 



The fall of Dagon. 



m ch. S. 2. 
t Heb, stood. 



n 2 Sam. 1. 4. 

t Heb. M the 
thing. 



II Or, to cry 
out. 



t Heb. were 
turned. 



f Heb. set riot 
her heart. 

II That is, 
Where is the 
glory! or, 
There is tio 
glory. 

P ch. 14. 3. 

q Ps. 26. 8. & 
78. 61. 



a ch. 4. ]. & 
7.12. 



1) Jud?. 16. 23. 



c 79. 19. 1. & 
46. 1, 2. 



came into the city, and told it, all the 
city cried out. 

14 And when Eli heard the noise of 
the crying, he said, What meaneth the 
noise of this tumult ? And the man 
came in hastily, and told Eli. 

15 Now Eli was ninety and eight 
years old; and ™his eyes twere dim, 
that he could not see, 

16 And the man said unto Eli, I 
am he that came out of the army, 
and I fled to day out of the army. 
And he said, "What tis there done, 
my son ? 

17 And the messenger answered and 
said, Israel is fled before the Philis- 
tines, and there hath been also a great 
slaughter among the people, and thy 
two sons also, Hophni and Phine- 
has, are dead, and the ark of God is 
taken. 

18 And it came to pass, when he 
made mention of the ark of God, that 
he fell from off the seat backward by 
the side of the gate, and his neck 
brake, and he died : for he was an old 
man, and heavy. And he had judged 
Israel forty years. 

19 IF And his daughter in law, Phin- 
ehas' wife, was with child, near II to 
be delivered : and when she heard the 
tidings that the ark of God was taken, 
and that her father in law and her 
husband were dead, she bowed her- 
self and travailed ; for her pains t came 
upon her. 

20 And about the time of her death 
°the women that stood by her said 
unto her. Fear not ; for thou hast 
borne a son. But she answered not, 
t neither did she regard it. 

21 And she named the child HPlch- 
abod, saying, iThe glory is departed 
from Israel : because the ark of God 
was taken, and because of her father 
in law and her husband. 

22 And she said. The glory is de- 
parted from Israel : for the ark of 
God is taken. 

CHAPTER V. 

The T'hilistini's bring the ark into the hoixse of Dagon 
at Ashdod. 3 Dagon falleth down before the ark : 
and the men of Ashdod are smitten with emerods. 
8 The ark being brought to Gath and to Ekron, the 
same judgments follow. 

AND the Philistines took the ark 
of God, and brought it * from 
Eben-ezer unto Ashdod, 

2 When the Philistines took the 
ark of God, they brought it into the 
house of ^ bagon, and set it by Da- 
gon, 

3 IT And when they of Ashdod arose 
early on the morrow, behold, Dagon 
was "^ fallen upon his face to the earth 
before the ark of the Lord, And they 



18 



took Dagon, and '^set him in his place 
again, 

4 And when they arose early on the 
morrow morning, behold, Dagon was 
fallen upon his face to the ground 
before the ark of the Lord ; and ^ the 
head of Dagon and both the palms of 
his hands were cut off upon the thresh- 
old ; only II the stump of Dagon was 
left to him, 

5 Therefore neither the priests of 
Dagon, nor any that come into Da- 
gon's house, ^ tread on the threshold 
of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day. 

6 But ^the hand of the Lord was 
heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he 
^destroyed them, and smote them 
with ' emerods, even Ashdod and the 
coasts thereof, 

7 And when the men of Ashdod saw 
that it was so, they said, The ark of 
the God of Israel shall not abide with 
us : for his hand is sore upon us, and 
upon Dagon our god. 

8 They sent therefore and gathered 
all the lords of the Philistines unto 
them, and said, What shall we do 
with the ark of the God of Israel "? 
And they answered. Let the ark of 
the God of Israel be carried about un- 
to Gath, And they carried the ark of 
the God of Israel about thither. 

9 And it was so, that, after they 
had carried it about, ^ the hand of the 
Lord was against the city ^ with a very 
great destruction : and "'he smote the 
men of the city, both small and great, 
and they had emerods in their secret 
parts, 

10 IT Therefore they sent the ark of 
God to Ekron. And it came to pass, 
as the ark of God came to Ekron, 
that the Ekronites cried out, saying. 
They have brought about the ark of 
the God of Israel to tus, to slay us 
and our people, 

11 So they sent and gathered to- 
gether all the lords of the Philistines, 
and said. Send away the ark of the 
God of Israel, and let it go again to 
his own place, that it slay tus not, and 
our people : for there was a deadly de- 
struction throughout all the city; "the 
hand of God was very heavy there, 

12 And the men that died not were 
smitten with the emerods : and the 
cry of the city went up to heaven, 

CHAPTER VI, 

After seven months the Philistines take counsel how to 
send back the ark. 10 They bring it on a new cart 
unto Beth-shemesh. ]9 Thepeople of that place are 
smitten for looking into the ark. 21 They send to 
the men of Kirjath-jearim to fetch it. 

AND the ark of the Lord was in 
the country of the Philistines 
seven months, 

273 



about 1141. 



e Jer. 50. 2, 
Ez. 6. 4, 6. 
Mic. 1.7. 



II Or, the fishy 
part. 



i See Zeph. 1. 



S ver. 7, 11. 

Ex. 9. 3. 

Ps. 32. 4. 

Acts 13, 11, 
h ch. 6. 5, 
i Deut. 28. 27. 

Ps. 78. 66, 



k Deut. 2. l\ 

ch. 7. 13, ii. 

12. 15, 
1 ver. 11. 
m ver. 6. 

Ps. 78. 66. 



t Heb. me, to 
slay me and 
my. 



t Heb. me not, 
and my. 



about 1140, 



The Philistines take counsel. 



I. SAMUEL. 



The arh sent to Beth-shemesh. 




Ex. 23. 15. 
Deut. 16. 16. 
: Lev. 5. 15, 16. 
d ver. 9. 



e See ver. 17, 
18. Josh. 13. 
3. Judg. 3.3. 

t Heb. them. 



f ch. 5. 6. 

S Josh. 7. 19. 

Is. 42. 12. 

JMal. 2. 2. 

John 9. 24. 
h See ch. 5. 6, 

11. P8.39. 10. 
i ch. 5. 3, 4, 7. 
k Ex. 7. 13. & 

8. 15. & 14. 17. 

11 Or,reproach- 
fully. 

t Heb. them. 
1 Ex. 12. 31. 
m 2 Sam. 6. 3. 
n Num. 19. 2. 



p Josh. 15. 10. 
II Or, it. 
q ver. 3. 



2 And the Philistines ^called for the 
priests and the diviners, saying", What 
shall we do to the ark of the Lord ? 
tell us wherewith we shall send it to 
his place. 

3 And they said, If ye send away 
the ark of the God of Israel, send it 
not ^^ empty; but in any wise return 
him •= a trespass offering- : then ye 
shall be healed, and it shall ''be 
known to you why his hand is not 
removed from you. 

4 Then said they. What shall be 
the trespass offering which we shall 
return to him 1 They answered, Five 
golden emerods, and five golden mice, 
« according to the number of the lords 
of the Philistines : for one plague loas 
on ■'■you all, and on your lords. 

5 Wherefore ye shall make images 
of your emerods, and images of your 
mice that ^ mar the land ; and ye shall 
5 give glory unto the God of Israel: 
peradventure he will ^lighten his 
hand from off you, and from off ^ your 
gods, and from off your land. 

6 Wherefore then do ye harden your 
hearts, ^ as the Egyptians and Pharaoh 
hardened their hearts ? when he had 
wrought II wonderfully among them, 
Mid they not let tthe people go, and 
they departed ? 

7 Now therefore make "" a new cart, 
and take two milch kine, °on which 
there hath come no yoke, and tie the 
kine to the cart, and bring their calves 
home from them : 

8 And take the ark of the Lord, and 
lay it upon the cart ; and put ° the 
jewels of gold, which ye return him 
for a trespass offering, in a coffer by 
the side thereof; and send it away, 
that it may go. 

9 And see, if it goeth up by the way 
of his own coast to p Beth-shemesh, 
then II he hath done us this great evil : 
but if not, then i we shall know that 
it is not his hand that smote us ; it 
was a chance that happened to us. 

ion And the men did so ; and took 
two milch kine, and tied them to 
the cart, and shut up their calves at 
home : 

11 And they laid the ark of the 
Lord upon the cart, and the coffer 
with the mice of gold and the images 
of their emerods. 

12 And the kine took the straight 
way to the way of Beth-shemesh, 
and went along the highway, lowing 
as they went, and turned not aside 
to the right hand or to the left ; and 
the lords of the Philistines went after 
them unto the border of Beth-she- 
mesh. 

13 And therj of Beth-shemesh were 

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reaping their wheat harvest in the 
valley : and they lifted up their eyes, 
and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see 
it. ' 

14 And the cart came into the field 
of Joshua, a Beth-shemite, and stood 
there, where there was a great stone : 
and they clave the wood of the cart, 
and offered the kine a burnt offering 
unto the Lord. 

15 And the Levites took down the 
ark of the Lord, and the coffer that 
luas with it, wherein the jewels of 
gold were., and put them on the great 
stone : and the men of Beth-shemesh 
offered burnt offerings and sacrifi- 
ced sacrifices the same day unto the 
Lord. 

16 And when '"the five lords of the 
Philistines had seen it., they returned 
to Ekron the same day. 

17 ^And these are the golden eme- 
rods which the Philistines returned 
for a trespass offering unto the Lord ; 
for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for 
Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ek- 
ron one ; 

18 And the golden mice, according 
to the number of all the cities of the 
Philistines belonging to the five lords, 
both of fenced cities, and of country 
villages, even unto the II great stone of 
Abel, whereon they set down the ark 
of the Lord : which stone remaineth 
unto this day in the field of Joshua, 
the Beth-shemite. 

19 IT And 'he smote the men of 
Beth-shemesh, because they had look- 
ed into the ark of the Lord, even he 
smote of the people fifty thousand 
and threescore and ten men : and the 
people lamented, because the Lord 
had smitten many of the people with 
a great slaughter. 

20 And the men of Beth-shemesh 
said, "Who is able to stand before 
this holy Lord God % and to whom 
shall he go up from us? 

21 IT And they sent messengers to 
the inhabitants of ""Kirjath-jearim, 
saying, The Philistines have brought 
again the ark of the Lord ; come ye 
down, and fetch it up to you. 

CHAPTER VII. 

They of Kirjath-jearim bring the ark into the house 
of Abinadab, where it remaineth twenty years. 3 
The Israelites, at Samuel's exhortation, repent at 
Mizpeh. 9 IVliile Sa?nuel prayeth and sacrijieeth, 
the Lord discomjiteth the Philistines. 13 They are 
subdued. 15 Samuel judgeth Israel. 

AND the men of ^ Kirjath-jearim 
came, and fetched up the ark 
of the Lord, and brought it into the 
house of ^Abinadab in the hill, and 
sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the 
ark of the Lord. 



The Israelites repent. 



I. SAMUEL. 



They desire a king. 



about 1120. 



c Deut. 30. 2- 

10, 1 Kings 

8. 48. Is. bb. 

7. Hos. 6. 1. 

.Joel 2. 12. 
d Gen. 35. 2. 

Josh. 24. 14, 

23. 

e Judg. 2. 13. 
f 2 Chr. Sn. 19. 

Job 11. 13, 14. 
g Deut. 6. 13. 

.V 10. 20. & 13. 

4. Matt. 4. 10. 

Luke 4. 8. 
h Judg. 2. 11. 
i Judg. 20. 1. 

2 Kings 25. 

23. 



k 2 Sam. 14. 

14. 
1 Neh. 9. 1, 2. 

Dan. 9. 3. 4, 5. 

Joel 2. 12. 
m Judg. 10.10. 

1 Kings 8. 47. 

Ps. 106. 6. 



t Heb. Be not 
silent from 
us from cry- 
ing. 

n Is. 37. 4. 



Ps. 99. 6. 
Jer. 15. 1. 



II Or. answer- 
ed. 



pSee Josli.lO. 
10. Judff. 4. 
\rx & 5. 20. 
ch. 2. 10. 
2 Sam. 22. 14, 



15. 



q Gen. 28. 18. 

&31.45.&.35. 

14. Josli. 4. 

9. & 24. 26. 
II That is. The 

stone of help : 

ch. 4. 1. 

r Judg. 13. 1. 
8 ch. 13. 5. 



2 And it came to pass, while the 
ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the 
time ^as long ; for it was twenty 
years: and all the house of Israel 
lamented after the Lord. 

3 H And Samuel spake unto all the 
house of Israel, saying, If ye do " re- 
turn unto the Lord with all your 
hearts, then '^put away the strange 
gods and ^Ashtaroth from among 
you, and *■ prepare your hearts unto 
the Lord, and ^ serve him only : and 
he will deliver you out of the hand 
of the Philistines. 

4 Then the children of Israel did 
put away ''Baalim and Ashtaroth, 
and served the Lord only. 

5 And Samuel said, 'Gather all Is- 
rael to Mizpeh, and I will pray for 
you unto the Lord. 

6 And they gathered together to 
Mizpeh, ^ and drew water, and poured 
it out before the Lord, and ' fasted on 
that day, and said there, " We have 
sinned against the Lord. And Sam- 
uel judged the children of Israel in 
Mizpeh. 

7 And when the Philistines heard 
that the children of Israel were gath- 
ered together to Mizpeh, the lords of 
the Philistines went up against Is- 
rael. And when the children of Is- 
rael heard it., they were afraid of the 
Philistines. 

8 And the children of Israel said 
to Samuel, +" Cease not to cry unto 
the Lord our God for us, that he 
will save us out of the hand of the 
Philistines. 

9 IT And Samuel took a sucking lamb, 
and offered it for a burnt offering 
wholly unto the Lord : and ° Samuel 
cried unto the Lord for Israel ; and 
the Lord H heard him. 

10 And as Samuel was offering up 
the burnt offering, the Philistines 
drew near to battle against Israel : 
Pbut the Lord thundered with a 
great thunder on that day upon the 
Philistines, and discomfited them ; 
and they were smitten before Is- 
rael. 

1 1 And the men of Israel went out 
of JVIizpeh, and pursued the Philis- 
tines, and smote them, until they 
came under Beth-car. 

12 Then Samuel 'itook a stone, and 
set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and 
called the name of it H Eben-ezer, 
saying, Hitherto hath the Lord help- 
ed us. 

13 H ""So the Philistines were sub- 
dued, and they ^came no more into 
the coast of Israel : and the hand of 
the Lord was against the Philistines 
all the days of Samuel. 



14 And the cities which the Phi- 
listines had taken from Israel were 
restored to Israel, from Ekron even 
unto Gath ; and the coasts thereof 
did Israel deliver out of the hands 
of the Philistines. And there was 
peace between Israel and the Amo- 
rites. 

15 And Samuel 'judged Israel all 
the days of his life. 

16 And he went from year to year 
+ in circuit to Beth-el, and Gilgal, 
and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all 
those places. 

17 And "his return was to Ramah ; 
for there was his house ; and there 
he judged Israel ; and there he ^ built 
an altar unto the Lord, 

CHAPTER VIII. 

The Israelites ask a king. 6 Samuel, displeased there- 
at, is comforted of God. 10 He describcth to them 
the manner of a king. 19 Because of their impor- 
tunity, God directeth Samuel to make them a king. 

AND it came to pass, when Sam- 
uel was old, that he ^made his 
""sons judges over Israel. 

2 Now the name of his firstborn was 
II Joel ; and the name of his second, 
Abiah : they were judges in Beer- 
sheba. 

3 And his sons "^walked not in his 
ways, but turned aside ''after lucre, 
and ^ took bribes, and perverted judg- 
ment. 

4 Then all the elders of Israel gath- 
ered themselves together, and came 
to Samuel unto Ramah, 

5 And said unto him. Behold, thou 
art old, and thy sons walk not in 
thy ways: now ^make us a king to 
judge us like all the nations. 

6 II But the thing t displeased Sam- 
uel, when they said. Give us a king 
to judge us. And Samuel prayed 
unto the Lord. 

7 And the Lord said unto Samuel, 
Hearken unto the voice of the peo- 
ple in all that they say unto thee : 
for ^they have not rejected thee, but 
''they have rejected me, that I should 
not reign over them. 

8 According to all the works which 
they have done since the day that I 
brought them up out of Egypt even 
unto this day, wherewith they have 
forsaken me, and served other gods, 
so do they also unto thee. 

9 Now therefore li hearken unto their 
voice : II howbeit yet protest solemnly 
unto them, and 'shew them the man- 
ner of the king that shall reign over 
them. 

10 1 And Samuel told all the words 
of the Lord unto the people that ask- 
ed of him a king. 

11 And he said, "^This will be the 

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The manner of a king foretold. 



I. SAMUEL. 



Saul seeJceth his father^s asses. 




1 ch. 14. 



ml Kings 21.7. 
See Ez. 46. 
18. 



t Heb. 
eunuchs, 
Gen. 37. 36. 



n Prov. 1. 25, 
26, 27, 28. 
Is. 1. 15. 
Mic. 3. 4. 

o Jer. 44. 16. 



1 ver. 7. 
Hos. 13. 11. 



a ch. 14. 51. 
1 Chr. 8.33. 
&, 9. 39. 

II Or, five son 
of a man of 

jemini. 
II Or, sub- 
stance. 



manner of the king that shall reign 
over you : ^ He will take your sons, 
and appoint them for himself, for his 
chariots, and to be his horsemen ; and 
some shall run before his chariots. 

12 And he will appoint him captains 
over thousands, and captains over 
fifties ; and will set them to ear his 
ground, and to reap his harvest, and 
to make his instruments of war, and 
instruments of his chariots. 

13 And he will take your daugh- 
ters to be confectionaries, and to be 
cooks, and to be bakers. 

14 And "he will take your fields, 
and your vineyards, and your olive- 
yards, even the best of them, and give 
them to his servants. 

15 And he will take the tenth of 
your seed, and of your vineyards, 
and give to his toflScers, and to his 
servants. 

16 And he will take your men- 
servants, and your maidservants, and 
your goodliest young men, and your 
asses, and put them to his work. 

17 He will take the tenth of your 
sheep : and ye shall be his servants. 

18 And ye shall cry out in that day 
because of your king which ye shall 
have chosen you ; and the Lord "will 
not hear you in that day. 

19 IT Nevertheless the people "re- 
fused to obey the voice of Samuel; 
and they said, Nay ; but we will have 
a king over us ; 

20 That we also may be Plike all 
the nations ; and that our king may 
judge us, and go out before us, and 
fight our battles. 

21 And Samuel heard all the words 
of the people, and he rehearsed them 
in the ears of the Lord. 

22 And the Lord said to Samuel, 
'^ Hearken unto their voice, and make 
them a king. And Samuel said unto 
the men of Israel, Go ye every man 
unto his city. 

CHAPTER IX. 

Saul, not finding his father's asses, 18 cometh to Sam- 
uel 19 Samuel entertaineth him at the feast ; 25 
and the next morning bringeth him on his way. 

IVrOW there was a man of Benja- 
-LM min, whose name was ^Kish, 
the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, 
the son of Bechorath, the son of 
Aphiah, II a Benjamite, a mighty man 
of II power. 

2 And he had a son, whose name 
was Saul, a choice young man, and 
a goodly : and there was not among 
the children of Israel a goodlier per- 
son than he : ^ from his shoulders and 
upward he was higher than any of 
the people. 

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3 And the asses of Kish Saul's fa- 
ther were lost. And Kish said to 
Saul his son. Take now one of the 
servants with thee, and arise, go seek 
the asses. 

4 And he passed through mount 
Ephraim, and passed through the 
land of ° Shalisha, but they found 
them not : then they passed through 
the land of Shalim, and there they 
were not : and he passed through the 
land of the Benjamites, but they 
found them not. 

5 And when they were come to the 
land of Zuph, Saul said to his serv'^- 
ant that was with him, Come, and 
let us return ; lest my father leave 
caring for the asses, and take thought 
for us. 

6 And he said unto him. Behold 
now, there is in this city '^a man of 
God, and he is an honourable man ; 
^all that he saith cometh surely to 
pass : now let us go thither ; per- 
adventure he can shew us our way 
that we should go. 

7 Then said Saul to his servant. 
But, behold, if we go, ^what shall 
we bring the man 1 for the bread 
tis spent in our vessels, and there 
is not a present to bring to the man 
of God : what t have we 1 

8 And the servant answered Saul 
again, and said, Behold, 1 1 have here 
at hand the fourth part of a shekel 
of silver : that will I give to the man 
of God, to tell us our way. 

9 (Beforetime in Israel, when a 
man ^went to inquire of God, thus 
he spake. Come, and let us go to 
the seer : for he that is now called 
a Prophet was beforetime called ^a 
Seer.) 

10 Then said Saul to his servant, 
t Well said ; come, let us go. So they 
went unto the city where the man of 
God was. 

11 '^ And as they went up tthe hill 
to the city, ' they found young maid- 
ens going out to draw water, and said 
unto them, Is the seer here 1 

12 And they answered them, and 
said. He is ; behold, he is before you : 
make haste now, for he came to day 
to the city ; for ^ there is a H sacrifice 
of the people to day 4n the high 
place : 

13 As soon as ye be come into the 
city, ye shall straightway find him, 
before he go up to the high place to 
eat : for the people will not eat until 
he come, because he doth bless the 
sacrifice ; and afterwards they eat 
that be bidden. Now therefore get 
you up ; for about t this time ye shall 
find him. 



He Cometh to Samuel. 



I. SAMUEL. 



Samuel anointeth Saul. 



t Heb. reveal- 
ed the ear of 
Samuel, 
ch. 20. 2. 

m ch. 15. 1. 
Acta 13. 21. 



ch. 10. 1. 



o Ex. 2. 25. & 
3. 7, 9. 



P ch. 16. 12. 
Hos. 13. 11. 



t Heb. re- 
strain in. 



q ver. 3. 

t Heb. to day 
three days. 

T ch. 8. 5, 19. 
& 12. 13. 



s ch. 15. 17. 

t Jadg. 20. 46, 

47, 48. 

Ps. 68. 27. 
u See Judg. 6. 

15. 

t Heb. accord- 
ing to this 



X Lev. 7. 32, 
33. Ez. 24.4. 



II Or, reserved. 



7 Deut. 22. 8. 
2 Sam. 11. 2. 
Acts 10. 9. 



14 And they went up into the city : 
and when they were come into the 
city., behold, Samuel came out against 
them,"€or to go up to the high place. 

15 t '"Now the Lord had ttold 
Samuel in his ear a day before Saul 
came, saying, 

16 To morrow about this time I will 
send thee a man out of the land of 
Benjamin, " and thou shalt anoint 
him to be captain over my people 
Israel, that he may save my people 
out of the hand of the Philistines : 
for I have "looked upon my peo- 
ple, because their cry is come unto 
me. 

17 And when Samuel saw Saul, the 
Lord said unto him, p Behold the man 
whom I spake to thee of! this same 
shall t reign over my people. 

18 Then Saul drew near to Samuel 
in the gate, and said. Tell me, I pray 
thee, where the seer's house is. 

19 And Samuel answered Saul, and 
said, I am the seer : go up before me 
unto the high place ; for ye shall eat 
with me to day, and to morrow I will 
let thee go, and will tell thee all that 
is in thine heart. 

20 And as for "^ thine asses that were 
lost t three days ago, set not thy mind 
on them ; for they are found. And 
on whom ^ is all the desire of Israel 1 
Is it not on thee, and on all thy fa- 
ther's house 1 

21 And Saul answered and said, ^Am 
not I a Benjamite, of the * smallest of 
the tribes of Israel ? and " my family 
the least of all the families of the 
tribe of Benjamin"? wherefore then 
speakest thou t so to me ? 

22 And Samuel took Saul and his 
servant, and brought them into the 
parlour, and made them sit in the 
chiefest place among them that were 
bidden, which were about thirty per- 
sons. 

23 And Samuel said unto the cook, 
Bring the portion which I gave thee, 
of which I said unto thee. Set it by 
thee. 

24 And the cook took up ^ the 
shoulder, and that which was upon 
it, and set it before Saul. And Sam- 
uel said, Behold that which is il left ! 
set it before thee, and eat : for unto 
this time hath it been kept for thee 
since I said, I have invited the peo- 
ple. So Saul did eat with Samuel 
that day. 

25 II And when they were come 
down from the high place into the 
city, Samuel communed with Saul 
upon y the top of the house. 

26 And they arose early: and it came 
to pass about the spring of the day, 



that Samuel called Saul to the top of 
the house, saying, Up, that I may 
send thee away. And Saul arose, 
and they went out both of them, he 
and Samuel, abroad. 

27 And as they were going down to 
the end of the city, Samuel said to 
Saul, Bid the servant pass on before 
us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou 
still t a while, that I may shew thee 
the word of God. 

CHAPTER X. 

Samuel anointeth Saul, and conjirmeth him by the 
prediction of three signs. 9 Saul's heart is changed, 
and he prophesieth. 14 He concealeth the matter of 
the kingdom from his uncle. 17 Saul is chosen at 
Mizpch by lot. 26 The people variously affected 
towards him. 

THEN ' Samuel took a vial of oil, 
and poured it upon his head, 
^and kissed him, and said. Is it not 
because "" the Lord hath anointed 
thee to be captain over ^ his inher- 
itance ? 

2 When thou art departed from 
me to day, then thou shalt find two 
men by « Rachel's sepulchre in the 
border of Benjamin ^ at Zelzah ; and 
they will say unto thee. The asses 
which thou wentest to seek are 
found : and, lo, thy father hath left 
t the care of the asses, and sorroweth 
for you, saying. What shall I do for 
my son 1 

3 Then shalt thou go on forward 
from thence, and thou shalt come to 
the plain of Tabor, and there shall 
meet thee three men going up ^to 
God to Beth-el, one carrying three 
kids, and another carrying three 
loaves of bread, and another carry- 
ing a bottle of wine : 

4 And they will t salute thee, and 
give thee two loaves of bread ; which 
thou shalt receive of their hands. 

5 After that thou shalt come to 
^the hill of God, 'where is the gar- 
rison of the Philistines : and it shall 
come to pass, when thou art come 
thither to the city, that thou shalt 
meet a company of prophets coming 
down ^ from the high place with a 
psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and 
a harp, before them ; ' and they shall 
prophesy : 

6 And '"the Spirit of the Lord will 
come upon thee, and " thou shalt 
prophesy with them, and shalt be 
turned into another man. 

7 And tlet it be, when these ° signs 
are come unto thee, t that thou do as 
occasion serve thee ; for p God is with 
thee. 

8 And thou shalt go down before 
me ^ to Gilgal ; and, behold, I will 
come down unto thee, to offer burnt 
offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices 

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jSauVs heart changed. 



I. SAMUEL. 



ITe is 2^'^oclaimed king. 



B.C. 

about 1095. 



t Heb. shoul- 
der. 
t Heb. turned. 



3 ver. 5. 
t ch. 19. i 
u ver. 6. 



t Heb. a man 
to his neigh- 
bour. 



t Heb. from 

thence. 
X ch. 19. 24. 

Matt. IS. 54, 

55. John?. 

15. Acts 4. 

13. 
y Is. 54. 13. 

John 6. 45. k 

7.16. 



1095. 
z Judg. 11. 11. 

&20. 1. ch. 

11. 15. 
a ch. 7. 5, 6. 
b Judg. 6. 8, 9. 



c ch. 8. 7, 19. 
k. 12. 12. 



d Josh. 7. 14, 
16, 17, Acts 
1. 24, 26. 



of peace offerings : ''seven days shalt 
thou tarry, till I come to thee, and 
shew thee what thou shalt do. 

9 IF And it was so, that, when he 
had turned his t back to go from Sam- 
uel, God t gave him another heart : 
and all those signs came to pass that 
day. 

10 And 'when they came thither 
to the hill, behold, *a company of 
prophets met him; and "the Spirit 
of God came upon him, and he proph- 
esied among them, 

11 And it came to pass, when all 
that knew him beforetime saw that, 
behold, he prophesied among the 
prophets, then the people said tone 
to another. What is this that is come 
unto the son of Kish 1 ""Is Saul also 
among the prophets } 

12 And one t of the same place an- 
swered and said, But ^who is their 
father 1 Therefore it became a prov- 
erb, Is Saul also among the proph- 
ets'? 

13 And when he had made an end 
of prophesying, he came to the high 
place. 

14 IF And Saul's uncle said unto him 
and to his servant, Whither went ye 1 
And he said, To seek the asses : and 
when we saw that they were no where, 
we came to Samuel. 

15 And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, 
I pray thee, what Samuel said unto 
you. 

16 And Saul said unto his uncle, 
He told us plainly that the asses were 
found. But of the matter of the 
kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he 
told him not. 

17 IT And Samuel called the peo- 
ple together ^unto the Lord ^to Miz- 
peh; 

18 And said unto the children of 
Israel, ^Thus saith the Lord God 
of Israel, I brought up Israel out of 
Egypt, and delivered you out of the 
hand of the Egyptians, and out of 
the hand of all kingdoms, and of them 
that oppressed you : 

19 •= And ye have this day rejected 
your God, who himself saved you 
out of all your adversities and your 
tribulations ; and ye have said unto 
him. Nay, but set a king over us. 
Now therefore present yourselves be- 
fore the Lord by your tribes, and by 
your thousands. 

20 And when Samuel had ^ caused 
all the tribes of Israel to come near, 
the tribe of Benjamin was taken. 

21 When he had caused the tribe 
of Benjamin to come near by their 
families, the family of Matri was 
taken, and Saul the son of Kish was 

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taken: and when they sought him, 
he could not be found. 

22 Therefore they ® inquired of the 
Lord further, if the man should yet 
come thither. And the Lord an- 
swered. Behold, he hath hid himself 
among the stuff, 

23 And they ran and fetched him 
thence : and when he stood among 
the people, ^he was higher than any 
of the people from his shoulders and 
upward. 

24 And Samuel said to all the peo- 
ple. See ye him ^whom the Lord 
hath chosen, that there is none like 
him among all the people? And all 
the people shouted, and said, ^tGod 
save the king. 

25 Then Samuel told the people 
'the manner of the kingdom, and 
wrote it in a book, and laid it up 
before the Lord. And Samuel sent 
all the people away, every man to 
his house. 

26 IF And Saul also went home ^ to 
Gibeah ; and there went with him a 
band of men, whose hearts God had 
touched. 

27 'But the "^children of Belial said, 
How shall this man save us? And 
they despised him, "and brought him 
no presents. But H he held his peace. 

CHAPTER XL 

The cruel condition offered to the men ofJabesh-gilead. 
4 They send messengers to Saul, and are delivered 
by him. 12 Saul spareth his enemies. 14 His king- 
dom renewed at Gilgal. 

HEN ^Nahash the Ammonite 
came up, and encamped against 
^ Jabesh-gilead : and all the men of 
Jabesh said unto Nahash, *=Make a 
covenant with us, and we will serve 
thee. 

2 And Nahash the Ammonite an- 
swered them, On this condition will 
I make a covenant with you, that I 
may thrust out all your right eyes, 
and lay it for ^ a reproach upon all 
Israel, 

3 And the elders of Jabesh said unto 
him, t Give us seven days' respite, that 
we may send messengers unto all the 
coasts of Israel : and then, if there he 
no man to save us, we will come out 
to thee, 

4 IF Then came the messengers ®to 
Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings 
in the ears of the people : and ^ all 
the people lifted up their voices, and 
wept. 

5 And, behold, Saul came after the 
herd out of the field ; and Saul said, 
What aileth the people that they 
weep ? And they told him the tidings 
of the men of Jabesh. 

6 ^ And the Spirit of God came upon 



Saul rescueth Jahesh-gilead. 



I. SAMUEL. 



Samuel reproveth the 



B. C. 1095. 



h Judg. 19. 29. 



i Judg. 21. 5, 
8, 10. 



t Heb. as one 

JudfT- 20. 1. 
k Judg-. 1. 5. 
1 2 Sam. 24. 9. 



II Or, deliver- 
ance. 



n Seech. 31.11. 
o Judg-. 7. 16. 



p ch. 10. 27. 

q See Luke 19. 
27. 



5 Ex. 14. 13,30. 
ch. 19. 5. 



t ch. 10. 8. 



u ch. 10. 17. 
X ch. 10. 8. 



» ch. 8. 5, 19, 

20. 
b ch. 10. 24. k. 

11. 14, 15. 
c Num. 27. 17. 

ch. 8. 20. 
(1 ch. 8. 1, 5. 



Saul when he heard those tidings, and 
his anger was kindled greatly. 

7 An4 he took a yoke of oxen, and 
^ hewed them in pieces, and sent them 
throughout all the coasts of Israel 
by the hands of messengers, saying, 
'Whosoever cometh not forth after 
Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be 
done unto his oxen. And the fear of 
the Lord fell on the people, and they 
came out twith one consent. 

8 And when he numbered them in 
^ Bezek, the children ^ of Israel were 
three hundred thousand, and the men 
of Judah thirty thousand. 

9 And they said unto the messengers 
that came. Thus shall ye say unto the 
men of Jabesh-gilead, To morrow, by 
that time the sun be hot, ye shall 
have II help. And the messengers came 
and shewed it to the men of Jabesh ; 
and they were glad. 

10 Therefore the men of Jabesh said, 
To morrow ""we will come out unto 
you, and ye shall do with us all that 
seemeth good unto you. 

11 And it was so on the morrow, 
that ° Saul put the people ° in three 
companies ; and they came into the 
midst of the host in the morning 
watch, and slew the Ammonites until 
the heat of the day : and it came to 
pass, that they which remained were 
scattered, so that two of them were 
not left together. 

12 IT And the people said unto Sam- 
uel, PWho is he that said, Shall Saul 
reign over us ? i bring the men, that 
we may put them to death. 

13 And Saul said, ""There shall not a 
man be put to death this day : for to 
day 'the Lord hath wrought salvation 
in Israel. 

14 Then said Samuel to the people. 
Come, and let us go *to Gilgal, and 
renew the kingdom there. 

15 And all the people went to Gil- 
gal; and there they made Saul king "be- 
fore the Lord in Gilgal ; and "" there 
they sacrificed sacrifices of peace of- 
ferings before the Lord ; and there 
Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced 
greatly. 

CHAPTER XII. 

Samuel testifieth to Israel his integrity. 6 He re- 
counteth God's dealings with their fathers ; IG and, 
by means of thunder in harvest, convinceth them of 
their sin in asking a king ; 20 but comforteth them 
in the hope of God's mercy, if obedient. 

i ND Samuel said unto all Israel, 
1\. Behold, I have hearkened unto 
^ your voice in all that ye said unto 
me, and ^have made a king over 
you. 

2 And now, behold, the king " walk- 
eth before you : '' and I am old and 
grayheaded ; and, behold, my sons 



are with you : and I have walked be- 
fore you from my childhood unto this 
day. 

3 Behold, here I am: witness against 
me before the Lord, and before ^ his 
anointed : ^ whose ox have I taken 1 
or whose ass have I taken ? or whom 
have I defrauded? whom have I op- 
pressed? or of whose hand have I 
received ajiy t bribe H to ^ blind mine 
eyes therewith ? and I will restore it 
you. 

4 And they said, Thou hast not de- 
frauded us, nor oppressed us, neither 
hast thou taken aught of any man's 
hand. 

5 And he said unto them. The Lord 
is witness against you, and his anoint- 
ed is witness this day, ^ that ye have 
not found aught ' in my hand. And 
they answered. He is witness. 

6 IF And Samuel said unto the peo- 
ple, ^It is the Lord that H advanced 
Moses and Aaron, and that brought 
your fathers up out of the land of 
Egypt. 

7 Now therefore stand still, that I 
may ^reason with you before the 
Lord of all the t righteous acts of 
the Lord, which he did tto you and 
to your fathers. 

8 ™ When Jacob was come into 
Egypt, and your fathers " cried unto 
the Lord, then the Lord °sent Moses 
and Aaron, which brought forth your 
fathers out of Egypt, and made them 
dwell in this place. 

9 And when they Pforgat the Lord 
their God, ihe sold them into the 
hand of Sisera, captain of the host 
of Hazor, and into the hand of ""the 
Philistines, and into the hand of the 
king 'of Moab, and they fought against 
them. 

10 And they cried unto the Lord, 
and said, *We have sinned, because 
we have forsaken the Lord, " and 
have served Baalim and Ashtaroth : 
but now "" deliver us out of the hand 
of our enemies, and we will serve 
thee. 

11 And the Lord sent yJerubbaal, 
and Bedan, and ^ Jephthah, and ^ Sam- 
uel, and delivered you out of the hand 
of your enemies on every side, and ye 
dwelt safe. 

12 And when ye saw that ^ Nahash 
the king of the children of Ammon 
came against you, '^ye said unto me, 
Nay ; but a king shall reign over us : 
when ''the Lord your God was your 
king. 

13 Now therefore * behold the king 
''whom ye have chosen, and whom ye 
have desired ! and, behold, ^the Lord 
hath set a king over you. 

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d Judg. 8. 23. 

ch. 8.7. &10. 

19. 

e ch. 10. 24. 
f ch. 8. 5. & 9. 

20. 
S Hos. 13. 11. 



Exhortation to obedience. 



I. SAMUEL. 



Distress of the Israelites. 



B. C. 1095. 




k ver. 9. 



1 Ex. 14. IS, 
31. 



m Prov. 26. 1. 

n Josh. 10. 12. 

ch. 7. 9, 10. 

James 5. 16, 

17, 18. 
ch. 8. 7. 



P Ex. 14. 31. 
See Ezra 10. 



q Ex. 9. 28. & 
10. 17. James 
5. 15. 1 John 
5.16. 



r Deut. 11. 16. 
s Jer. 16. 19. 

Hab. 2. 18. 

1 Cor. 8. 4. 
tl Kings 6. 13. 

Ps. 94. 14. 
u Josh. 7. 9. 

Ps. 106. 8. 

Jer. 14. 21. 

Ez. 20. 9, 14. 
X Deut. 7. 7, 8. 

& 14. 2. Mai. 

1.2. 



t Heb. from 

ceasing. 
y Acts 12. 5. 

Rom. 1. 9. 

Col. 1. 9. 

2 Tim. 1. 3. 

11 Or, what a 

great thing, 

&c. 
z Ps. 34. 11. 

Prov. 4. 11. 
a 1 Kings 8. 

36. 2Chr. 6. 

27. Jer. 6. 16. 
b Ecc. 12. 13. 
c Is. 5. 12. 
d Deut. 10. 21. 

Pe. 126. 2, 3. 
e Josh. 24. 20. 
f Deut. 28. 36. 



t Heb. the son 
of one year in 
his reigning. 



14 If ye will ^fear the Lord, and 
serve him, and obey his voice, and 
not rebel against the t commandment 
of the Lord ; then shall both ye and 
also the king that reigneth over you 
t continue following the Lord your 
God: 

15 But if ye will 'not obey the voice 
of the Lord, but rebel against the 
commandment of the Lord; then shall 
the hand of the Lord be against you, 
^as it was against your fathers. 

16 IT Now therefore 'stand and see 
this great thing, which the Lord will 
do before your eyes. 

17 Is it not ""wheat harvest to day ? 
''I will call unto the Lord, and he 
shall send thunder and rain ; that 
ye may perceive and see that °your 
wickedness is great, which ye have 
done in the sight of the Lord, in 
asking you a king. 

18 So Samuel called unto the Lord ; 
and the Lord sent thunder and rain 
that day : and p all the people greatly 
feared the Lord and Samuel. 

19 And all the people said unto 
Samuel, i Pray for thy servants unto 
the Lord thy God, that we die not : 
for we have added unto all our sins 
this evil, to ask us a king. 

20 IF And Samuel said unto the peo- 
ple. Fear not : ye have done all this 
wickedness : yet turn not aside from 
following the Lord, but serve the 
Lord with all your heart ; 

21 And 'turn ye not aside: 'for 
then should ye go after vain things, 
which cannot profit nor deliver ; for 
they are vain. 

22 For 'the Lord will not forsake 
his people " for his great name's sake : 
because ^it hath pleased the Lord to 
make you his people. 

23 Moreover as for me, God forbid 
that I should sin against the Lord 
t^in ceasing to pray for you: but 
^I will teach you the ^good and the 
right way : 

24 ''Only fear the Lord, and serve 
him in truth with all your heart: 
for •= consider li how ^ great things he 
hath done for you. 

25 But if ye shall still do wickedly, 
^ye shall be consumed, ^both ye and 
your king. 

CHAPTER XIIL 

SauVs select hand. 3 He calleth the Israelites to Gil- 
gal against the Philistines. 5 The great host of the 
Philistines. 6 The distress of the Israelites. 8 Saul, 
weary of staying for Samuel, sacrificeth. 11 Sam- 
uel reproveth him. 17 The three hands of the Phi- 
listines. 19 The Philistines suffer no smith in Is- 
rael. 

SAUL t reigned one year; and 
when he had reigned two years 
over Israel, 

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2 Saul chose him three thousand 
men of Israel ; whereof two thousand 
were with Saul in Michmash and in 
mount Beth-el, and a thousand were 
with Jonathan in ^ Gibeah of Benja- 
min : and the rest of the people he 
sent every man to his tent. 

3 And Jonathan smote ''the garri- 
son of the Philistines that was in 
li Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. 
And Saul blew the trumpet through- 
out all the land, saying, Let the He- 
brews hear. 

4 And all Israel heard say that Saul 
had smitten a garrison of the Philis- 
tines, and that Israel also twas had 
in abomination with the Philistines. 
And the people were called together 
after Saul to Gilgal. 

5 H And the Philistines gathered 
themselves together to fight with Is- 
rael, thirty thousand chariots, and six 
thousand horsemen, and people as 
the sand which is on the sea shore 
in multitude : and they came up, and 
pitched in Michmash, eastward from 
Beth-aven. 

6 When the men of Israel saw that 
they were in a strait, (for the people 
were distressed,) then the people " did 
hide themselves in caves, and in 
thickets, and in rocks, and in high 
places, and in pits. 

7 And some of the Hebrews went 
over Jordan to the land of Gad and 
Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in 
Gilgal, and all the people t followed 
him trembling. 

8 IT ''And he tarried seven days, ac- 
cording to the set time that Samuel 
had appointed : but Samuel came not 
to Gilgal ; and the people were scat- 
tered from him. 

9 And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt 
offering to me, and peace offerings. 
And he offered the burnt offering. 

10 And it came to pass, that as soon 
as he had made an end of offering the 
burnt offering, behold, Samuel came ; 
and Saul went out to meet him, that 
he might t salute him. 

11 IT And Samuel said. What hast 
thou done % And Saul said. Because 
I saw that the people were scattered 
from me, and that thou camest not 
within the days appointed, and that 
the Philistines gathered themselves 
together at Michmash ; 

12 Therefore said I, The Philistines 
will come down now upon me to 
Gilgal, and I have not tmade suppli- 
cation unto the Lord : I forced my- 
self therefore, and offered a burnt of- 
fering. 

13 And Samuel said to Saul, ®Thou 
hast done foolishly : ^thou hast not 



Their defenceless state. 



T. SAMUEL. 



The Philistines'' go.rrison. 



B. C. 1003. 



g cli. 15. 



h Ps. 89. 20. 
Acts 13. 22. 



t Heb. found. 
i ch. 14. 2. 



t Heb. Ge&a, 
ver. 3. 



k Josh. 18, 23. 



1 Josh. 16. 3. & 
18. 13, 14. 



m Neh. 11. 3-1. 



n See 2 Kmgs 
24. 14. 
Jer. 24. 1. 



t Heb. a file 
with mouths. 



t Heb. to set. 



o So Judff. 5.8. 



P ch. 14. 1, 4. 
II Or, standing 
camp. 



about 1087. 

II Or, there 
was a day. 



kept the commandment of the Lord 
thy God, which he commanded thee : 
for now would the Lord have es- 
tablished thy kingdom upon Israel for 
ever. 

14 ^But now thy kingdom shall not 
continue : ^ the Lord hath sought 
him a man after his own heart, and 
the Lord hath commanded him to be 
captain over his people, because thou 
hast not kept that which the Lord 
commanded thee. 

15 And Samuel arose, and gat him 
up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Ben- 
jamin. And Saul numbered the peo- 
ple that were tpresent with him, 'about 
six hundred men. 

16 And Saul, and Jonathan his son, 
and the people that were present with 
them, abode in t Gibeah of Benjamin : 
but the Philistines encamped in Mich- 
mash. 

17 IT And the spoilers came out of 
the camp of the Philistines in three 
companies : one company turned unto 
the way that leadeth to ^ Ophrah, unto 
the land of Shual : 

18 And another company turned 
the way to ' Beth-horon : and an- 
other company turned to the way 
of the border that looketh to the 
valley of "^ Zeboim toward the wil- 
derness. 

19 IT Now •» there was no smith found 
throughout all the land of Israel : for 
the Philistines said. Lest the Hebrews 
make them swords or spears : 

20 But all the Israelites went down 
to the Philistines, to sharpen every 
man his share, and his coulter, and 
his axe, and his mattock. 

21 Yet they had ta file for the mat- 
tocks, and for the coulters, and for 
the forks, and for the axes, and t to 
sharpen the goads. 

22 So it came to pass in the day 
of battle, that ° there was neither 
sword nor spear found in the hand 
of any of the people that were with 
Saul and Jonathan : but with Saul 
and with Jonathan his son was there 
found. 

23 PAnd the H garrison of the Phi- 
listines went out to the passage of 
Michmash. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

Jonathan, unknown to Ms father, surpriseth a garri- 
son of the Philistines. 17 Saul and his men come 
to the battle. 24 His unadvised adjuration dis- 
tresseth the people. 2Q Jonathan, throngh ignorance, 
transgresseth. 32 Saul restraineth the people from 
eating blood. 36 For his transgression, Jonathan 
is condemned to die by his father; 45 but is rescued 
by the people. 47 Saul's wars. 49 His family. 

^VTOW ii it came to pass upon a 
1-1 day, that Jonathan the son of 
Saul said unto the young man that 



bare his armour, Come, and let us go 
over to the Philistines' garrison, that 
is on the other side. But he told not 
his father. 

2 And Saul tarried in the uttermost 
part of Gibeah under a pomegranate 
tree which is in Migron : and the peo- 
ple that were with him were * about 
six hundred men ; 

3 And ^ Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, 
" Ichabod's brother, the son of Phine- 
has, the son of Eli, the Lord's priest 
in Shiloh, ''wearing an ephod. And 
the people knew not that Jonathan 
was gone. 

4 IT And between the passages, by 
which Jonathan sought to go over 
^unto the Philistines' garrison, there 
was a sharp rock on the one side, 
and a sharp rock on the other side : 
and the name of the one was Bo- 
zez, and the name of the other 
Seneh. 

5 The tforefront of the one was situ- 
ate northward over against Michmash, 
and the other southward over against 
Gibeah. 

6 And Jonathan said to the young 
man that bare his armour. Come, and 
let us go over unto the garrison of 
these uncircumcised : it may be that 
the Lord will work for us : for there 
is no restraint to the Lord '^to save 
by many or by few. 

7 And his armourbearer said unto 
him. Do all that is in thy heart : 
turn thee ; behold, I am with thee 
according to thy heart. 

8 Then said Jonathan, Behold, we 
will pass over unto these men, and we 
will discover ourselves unto them. 

9 If they say thus unto us, t Tarry 
until we come to you ; then we wiU 
stand still in our place, and will not 
go up unto them. 

10 But if they say thus, Come up 
unto us ; then we will go up : for the 
Lord hath delivered them into our 
hand ; and ^ this shall be a sign unto 
us. 

11 And both of them discovered 
themselves unto the garrison of the 
Philistines : and the Philistines said, 
Behold, the Hebrews come forth out 
of the holes where they had hid them- 
selves. 

12 And the men of the garrison 
answered Jonathan and his armour- 
bearer, and said. Come up to us, and 
we will shew you a thing. And Jon- 
athan said unto his armourbearer. 
Come up after me : for the Lord 
hath delivered them into the hand 
of Israel. 

13 And Jonathan climbed up upon 
his hands and upon his feet, and his 

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The Philistines smitten. 



I. SAMUEL. 



The trespass of Jonathan. 



II Or, half a 
furrow of an 
acre of land, 
Judg. 7. 21. 

h 2 Kings 7. 7. 
Job 18. 11. 

i ch. 13. 17. 



t Heb. a trem- 
bling of God. 
k Gen. 35. 5. 



1 Num. 27. 21. 
Or. tumult. 



t Heb. were 
cried togeth- 



u Jndg. 7. 22. 
2 Chr. 20. 23. 



P Ex. 14. 30. 

Ps. 44. 6, 7. 

Hos. 1. 7. 
q ch. 13. 5. 



r Josh. 6. 26. 



» Deiit. 9. 28. 

Matt. 3. 5. 
t Ex. 3. 8. 

Num. 13. 27. 

.Matt. 3. 4. 



armourbearer after him : and they 
fell before Jonathan ; and his armour- 
bearer slew after him. 

14 And that first slaughter, which 
Jonathan and his armourbearer made, 
was about twenty men, within as it 
were II a half acre of land, which a 
yoke of oxen might plough. 

15 And ^ there was trembling in the 
host, in the field, and among all the 
people: the garrison, and 'the spoil- 
ers, they also trembled, and the earth 
quaked : so it was t ^^ a very great 
trembling. 

16 And the watchmen of Saul in 
Gibeah of Benjamin looked ; and, 
behold, the multitude melted away, 
and they ' went on beating down one 
another. 

17 Then said Saul unto the people 
that loere with him, Number now, 
and see who is gone from us. And 
when they had numbered, behold, 
Jonathan and his armourbearer were 
not there. 

18 And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring 
hither the ark of God : for the ark 
of God was at that time with the 
children of Israel. 

19 T And it came to pass, while 
Saul ™ talked unto the priest, that 
the II noise that was in the host of 
the Philistines went on and increas- 
ed : and Saul said unto the priest, 
Withdraw thine hand. 

20 And Saul and all the people 
that were with him t assembled them- 
selves, and they came to the battle : 
and, behold, "every man's sword was 
against his fellow, and there was a 
very great discomfiture. 

21 Moreover, the Hebrews that were 
with the Philistines before that time, 
which went up with them into the 
camp f?'om the country round about, 
even they also turned to be with the 
Israelites that were with Saul and 
Jonathan. 

22 Likewise all the men of Israel 
which ° had hid themselves in mount 
Ephraim, when they heard that the 
Philistines fled, even they also fol- 
lowed hard after them in the battle. 

23 PSo the Lord saved Israel that 
day : and the battle passed over i unto 
Beth-aA^en. 

24 I" And the men of Israel were 
distressed that day: for Saul had 
"■ adjured the people, saying, Cursed 
be the man that eateth a7ii/ food until 
evening, that I may be avenged on 
mine enemies. So none of the peo- 
ple tasted am/ food. 

25 ' And all they of the land came 
to a wood ; and there was * honey 
upon the ground. 

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26 And when the people were come 
into the wood, behold, the honey 
dropped ; but no man put his hand 
to his mouth : for the people feared 
the oath. 

27 But Jonathan heard not when 
his father charged the people with 
the oath : wherefore he put forth the 
end of the rod that was in his hand, 
and dipped it in a honeycomb, and 
put his hand to his mouth ; and his 
eyes were enlightened. 

28 Then answered one of the people, 
and said. Thy father straitly charged 
the people with an oath, saying, 
Cursed be the man that eateth any 
food this day. And the people were 
II faint. 

29 Then said Jonathan, My father 
hath troubled the land : see, I pray 
you, how mine eyes have been en- 
lightened, because I tasted a little of 
this honey. 

30 How much more, if haply the 
people had eaten freely to day of the 
spoil of their enemies which they 
found 1 for had there not been now 
a much greater slaughter among the 
Philistines ? 

31 And they smote the Philistines 
that day from Michmash to Aijalon : 
and the people were very faint. 

32 And the people flew upon the 
spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and 
calves, and slew them on the ground : 
and the people did eat them "with 
the blood. 

33 IT Then they told Saul, saying. 
Behold, the people sin against the 
Lord, in that they eat with the 
blood. And he said. Ye have H trans- 
gressed : roll a great stone unto me 
this day. 

34 And Saul said. Disperse your- 
selves among the people, and say 
unto them, Bring me hither every 
man his ox, and every man his sheep, 
and slay them here, and eat ; and sin 
not against the Lord in eating with 
the blood. And all the people brought 
every man his ox twith him that 
night, and slew them there. 

35 And Saul ^ built an altar unto 
the Lord : + the same was the first 
altar hat he built unto the Lord. 

36 "li And Saul said. Let us go down 
after the Philistines by night, and 
spoil them until the morning light, 
and let us not leave a man of them. 
And they said, Do whatsoever seem- 
eth good unto thee. Then said the 
priest, Let us draw near hither unto 
God. 

37 And Saul asked counsel of God, 
Shall I go down after the Philistines'? 
wilt thou deliver them into the hand 



The people rescue Jonathan. 



I. SAMUEL. 



Saul sent to destroy Amaleh. 



ch. 11. 11. 
c 2 Sam. 10. 



of Israel? But ^he answered him 
not that day. 

38 And Saul said, ^Draw ye near 
hither, ^11 the t chief of the people ; 
and know and see wherein this sin 
hath been this day : 

39 For, ^as the Lord liveth, which 
saveth Israel, though it be in Jona- 
than my son, he shall surely die. 
But there was not a man among all 
the people that answered him. 

40 Then said he unto all Israel, Be 
ye on one side, and I and Jonathan 
my son will be on the other side. 
And the people said unto Saul, Do 
what seemetii good unto thee. 

41 Therefore Saul said unto the Lord 
God of Israel, n ^ Give a perfect lot. 
° And Saul and Jonathan were taken : 
but the people t escaped. 

42 And Saul said. Cast lots between 
me and Jonathan my son. And Jon- 
athan was taken. 

43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, 
■^Tell me what thou hast done. And 
Jonathan told him, and said, ^I did 
but taste a little honey with the end 
of the rod that was in mine hand, 
and, lo, J must die. 

44 And Saul answered, ^God do so 
and more also : ^ for thou shalt surely 
die, Jonathan. 

45 And the people said unto Saul, 
Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought 
this great salvation in Israel % God 
forbid: ^as the Lord liveth, there 
shall not one hair of his head fall 
to the ground ; for he hath wrought 
with God this day. So the people 
rescued Jonathan, that he died not. 

46 Then Saul went up from follow- 
ing the Philistines : and the Philis- 
tines went to their own place. 

47 IF So Saul took the kingdom over 
Israel, and fought against all his en- 
emies on every side, against Moab, and 
against the children of ' Ammon, and 
against Edom, and against the kings 
of "^Zobah, and against the Philistines : 
and whithersoever he turned himself, 
he vexed them. 

48 And he H gathered a host, and 
^ smote the Amalekites, and delivered 
Israel out of the hands of them that 
spoiled them, 

49 Now '"the sons of Saul were Jon- 
athan, and Ishui, and Malchishua : 
and the names of his two daughters 
were these ; the name of the firstborn 
Merab, and the name of the younger 
Michal : 

50 And the name of Saul's wife was 
Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz : 
and the name of the captain of his 
host was tAbner, the son of Ner, 
Saul's uncle. 



51 "And Kish was the father of 
Saul ; and Ner the father of Abner 
ivas the son of Abiel. 

52 And there was sore war against 
the Philistines all the days of Saul : 
and when Saul saw any strong man, 
or any valiant man, °he took him 
unto him. 

CHAPTER XV. 

Samuel sendeth Saul to destroy Amalek. 6 Saulfa- 
voureth the Kenites. 8 He spareth Agag and, the 
best of the spoil. 10 Samuel onnounceth unto Saul 
God's rejection of him for his disobedience. 24 
SauVs humiliation. 32 Samuel killeth Agag. 34 
Samuel and Saul part. 

SAMUEL also said unto Saul, 
^The Lord sent me to anoint 
thee to he king over his people, over 
Israel : now therefore hearken thou 
unto the voice of the words of the 
Lord. 

2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I 
remember that which Amalek did 
to Israel, ^how he laid luait for him 
in the way, when he came up from 
Egypt. 

3 Now go and smite Amalek, and 
''utterly destroy all that they have, 
and spare them not ; but slay both 
man and woman, infant and suck- 
ling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. 

4 And Saul gathered the people to- 
gether, and numbered them in Tel- 
aim, two hundred thousand footmen, 
and ten thousand men of Judah. 

5 And Saul came to a city of 
Amalek, and II laid wait in the val- 
ley. 

6 IT And Saul said unto "^ the Kenites, 
^ Go, depart, get you down from among 
the Amalekites, lest I destroy you 
with them : for ^ y c shewed kindness 
to all the children of Israel, when 
they came up out of Egypt. So the 
Kenites departed from among the 
Amalekites. 

7 ^And Saul smote the Amalekites 
from ^ Havilah until thou comest to 
' Shur, that is over against Egypt. 

8 And ""he took Agag the king of 
the Amalekites alive, and ^ utterly de- 
stroyed all the people with the edge 
of the sword. 

9 But Saul and the people '"spared 
Agag, and the best of the sheep, and 
of the oxen, and H of the fatlings, and 
the lambs, and all that was good, and 
would not utterly destroy them : but 
every thing that was vile and refuse, 
that they destroyed utterly. 

10 IT Then came the word of the 
Lord unto Samuel, saying, 

1 1 " It repenteth me that I have set 
up Saul to be king : for he is ° turned 
back from following me, p and hath 
not performed my commandments. 

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B.C. 

about 1087. 



about 1079. 

a ch. 9. 16. 



b Ex. 17. 8, 
14. Nmn. 24. 
20. Deut. 2.5. 
17, 18, 19. 



c Lev. 27. 28. 
29. Josh. 6. 
17, 21. 



Or, fought. 



d Num. 24. 21. 

Judg. 1. 16. & 

4.11. 
e Gen. 18. 25. 

& 19. 12. 14. 

Rev. 18. 4. 
f Ex. 18. 10. 

19. Num. iO. 

29,32. 



g ch. 14. 48. 
h Gen. 2. 11. & 

25. 18. 
i Gen. 16. 7. 
k See 1 Kings 

20. 34, 35, &c. 
1 See ch. 30. 1. 



II Or, of the 
second sort. 



n ver. 35. 

Gen. 6. 6, 7. 

2 Sam. 24. 16. 
o Josh. 22. 16. 

1 Kings 9. 6. 
p ch. 13. 13. 

ver. 3, 9. 



The rejection of Saul. 



I. SAMUEL. 



Samuel slayeth Agag. 



q ver. 35. ch. 
16.1. 
r Josh. 15. 55. 



s Gen. 14. 19. 
Judg. 17. 2. 
Ruth 3. 10. 



t ver. 9, 21. 
Gen. 3. 12. 
Prov. 28. 13. 



u ch. 9. 21. 



t Heb. they 
consume 
them. 



7 ver. 15. 



z Ps. 50. 8, 9. 

Prov. 21. 3. 

Is. 1. 11, 12, 

13, 16, 17. 

Jer. 7. 22, 23. 

Mic. 6. 6, 7, 8. 

Heb. 10. 6, 7, 

8,9. 
a £cc. 5. 1. 

Hos. 6. 6. 

Matt. 5. 24. &L 

9. 13. & 12. 7. 

Mark 12. 33. 
t Heb. divina- 
tion, Deut, 

18. 10. 

b ch. 13. 14. 



c See 2 Sam. 
• 12.13. 



And it 1 grieved Samuel ; and he cried 
unto the Lord all night. 

12 And when Samuel rose early to 
meet Saul in the morning, it was told 
Samuel, saying, Saul came to '"Car- 
mel, and, behold, he set him up a 
place, and is gone about, and passed 
on, and gone down to Gilgal. 

13 And Samuel came to Saul : and 
Saul said unto him, ' Blessed be thou 
of the Lord : I have performed the 
commandment of the Lord. 

14 And Samuel said, What meaneth 
then this bleating of the sheep in mine 
ears, and the lowing of the oxen which 
I hear 1 

15 And Saul said, They have brought 
them from the Amalekites : * for the 
people spared the best of the sheep 
and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the 
Lord thy God ; and the rest we have 
utterly destroyed. 

16 Then Samuel said unto Saul, 
Stay, and I will tell thee what the 
Lord hath said to me this night. 
And he said unto him, Say on. 

17 And Samuel said, "When thou 
wast little in thine own sight, wast 
thou not made the head of the tribes 
of Israel, and the Lord anointed thee 
king over Israel ? 

18 And the Lord sent thee on a 
journey, and said, Go and utterly 
destroy the sinners the Amalekites, 
and fight against them until t they be 
consumed. 

19 Wherefore then didst thou not 
obey the voice of the Lord, but didst 
fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in 
the sight of the Lord ? 

20 And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, 
^ I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, 
and have gone the way which the 
Lord sent me, and have brought Agag 
the king of Amalek, and have utterly 
destroyed the Amalekites. 

21 y But the people took of the spoil, 
sheep and oxen, the chief of the things 
which should have been utterly de- 
stroyed, to sacrifice unto the Lord 
thy God in Gilgal. 

22 And Samuel said, ^ Hath the Lord 
as great delight in burnt offerings and 
sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of 
the Lord 1 Behold, Ho obey is better 
than sacrifice, and to hearken than 
the fat of rams. 

23 For rebellion is as the sin of 
t witchcraft, and stubbornness is as 
iniquity and idolatry. Because thou 
hast rejected the word of the Lord, 
^he hath also rejected thee from being 
king. 

24 1 •] And Saul said unto Samuel, I 
have sinned : for I have transgressed 
the commandment of the Lord, and 

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thy words : because I ^ feared the peo- 
ple, and obeyed their voice. 

25 Now therefore, I pray thee, par- 
don my sin, and turn again with me, 
that I may worship the Lord. 

26 And Samuel said unto Saul, I 
will not return with thee : ^ for thou 
hast rejected the word of the Lord, 
and the Lord hath rejected thee from 
being king over Israel. 

27 And as Samuel turned about to 
go away, ^he laid hold upon the skirt 
of his mantle, and it rent. 

28 And Samuel said unto him, ^ The 
Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel 
from thee this day, and hath given it 
to a neighbour of thine, that is better 
than thou. 

29 And also the H Strength of Israel 
^ will not lie nor repent : for he is not 
a man, that he should repent. 

30 Then he said, I have sinned: 
yet 'honour me now, I pray thee, 
before the elders of my people, and 
before Israel, and turn again with 
me, that I may worship the Lord thy 
God. 

31 So Samuel turned again after 
Saul ; and Saul worshipped the 
Lord. 

32 IF Then said Samuel, Bring ye 
hither to me Agag the king of the 
Amalekites. And Agag came unto 
him delicately. And Agag said. Sure- 
ly the bitterness of death is past. 

33 And Samuel said, ^As thy sword 
hath made women childless, so shall 
thy mother be childless among wo- 
men. And Samuel hewed Agag in 
pieces before the Lord in Gilgal. 

34 TF Then Samuel went to Ramah ; 
and Saul went up to his house to 
' Gibeah of Saul. 

35 And '"Samuel came no more to 
see Saul until the day of his death : 
nevertheless Samuel ''mourned for 
Saul : and the Lord ° repented that 
he had made Saul king over Israel. 

CHAPTER XVL 

Samuel sent to Beth-lehem to anoint one of the sons of 
Jesse. 6 Seven of his sons pass before Samuel. 12 
David is chosen and anointed. 14 Saul, troubled 
by an evil spirit, sendethfor David. 

AND the Lord said unto Samuel, 
^How long wilt thou mourn 
for Saul, seeing ^ I have rejected him- 
from reigning over Israel ? "^ fill thine 
horn with oil, and go, I will send 
thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite : for 
''I have provided me a king among 
his sons. 

2 And Samuel said, How can I go ? 
if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And 
the Lord said, Take a heifer twith 
thee, and say, ^ I am come to sacrifice 
to the Lord. 



Samuel anointeth David. 



I. SAMUEL. 



Saul sendeth for David. 



II Or. terrified. 
b JudjT. 16. 20. 

ch, 11.6.&18. 

12. & 28. 15. 

Ps.61.11, 
c Judg. 9. 23. 

ch. 18. iO. & 

19.9. 
d Gen. 41. 46. 

ver. 21,22. 
1 Kings 10. 8. 



3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and 
f I will shew thee what thou shalt do : 
and s thou shalt anoint unto me him 
whom rename unto thee. 

4 And Samuel did that which the 
Lord spake, and came to Beth-lehem. 
And the elders of the town ^ trembled 
at his + coming, and said, ' Comest thou 
peaceably 1 

5 And he said, Peaceably : I am 
come to sacrifice unto the Lord : 
■^sanctify yourselves, and come with 
me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified 
Jesse and his sons, and called them to 
the sacrifice. 

6 1 And it came to pass, when they 
were come, that he looked on ^Eliab, 
and ™ said. Surely the Lord's anoint- 
ed is befi^re him. 

7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, 
Look not on ''his countenance, or on 
the height of his stature ; because 
I have refused him : "for the LORD 
seeth not as man seeth ; for man 
P looketh on the t outward appear- 
ance, but the Lord looketh on the 
^ heart. 

8 Then Jesse called ""Abinadab, and 
made him pass before Samuel. And 
he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen 
this. 

9 Then Jesse made ' H Shammah to 
pass by. And he said, Neither hath 
the Lord chosen this. 

10 Again, Jesse made seven of his 
sons to pass before Samuel. And 
Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord 
hath not chosen these. 

11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are 
here all thy children 1 And he said, 
* There remaineth yet the youngest, 
and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. 
And Samuel said unto Jesse, " Send 
and fetch him : for we will not sit 
t down till he come hither. 

12 And he sent, and brought him in. 
Now he was ^ ruddy, and withal t of a 
beautiful countenance, and goodly to 
look to. y And the Lord said, Arise, 
anoint him : for this is he. 

13 Then Samuel took the horn of 
oil, and "= anointed him in the midst of 
his brethren : and ^ the Spirit of the 
Lord came upon David from that day 
forward. So Samuel rose up, and 
went to Ramah. 

14 IT ''But the Spirit of the Lord 
departed from Saul, and " an evil spirit 
from the Lord II troubled him. 

15 And Saul's servants said unto 
him, Behold now, an evil spirit from 
God trouble th thee. 

16 Let our lord now command thy 
servants, which are ^ before thee, to 
seek out a man, who is a cunning 
player on a harp : and it shall come 



to pass, when the evil spirit from 
God is upon thee, that he shall ^ play 
with his hand, and thou shalt be 
well. 

17 And Saul said unto his servants. 
Provide me now a man that can play 
well, and bring him to me. 

18 Then answered one of the serv- 
ants, and said, Behold, I have seen 
a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, 
that is cunning in playing, and '^a 
mighty valiant man, and a man of 
war, and prudent in II matters, and a 
comely person, and ^ the Lord is with 
him. 

19 IT Wherefore Saul sent messen- 
gers unto Jesse, and said. Send me 
David thy son, ''which is with the 
sheep. 

20 And Jesse ' took an ass laden with 
bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, 
and sent them, by David his son unto 
Saul. 

21 And David came to Saul, and 
^ stood before him : and he loved him 
greatly; and he became his armour- 
bearer. 

22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying. 
Let David, I pray thee, stand before 
me ; for he hath found favour in my 
sight. 

23 And it came to pass, when * the 
evil spirit from God was upon Saul, 
that David took a harp, and played 
with his hand : so Saul was refreshed, 
and was well, and the evil spirit de- 
parted from him. 

CHAPTER XVIL 

The armies of the Israelites and Philistines arrayed 
for battle. 4 Goliath's challenge. 12 David is sent 
by his father to visit his brethren. 28 Eliab chi- 
de/.h him. 32 David accepteth the challenge, and 
sheioeth the ground of his confidence. 38 He slayeth 
Goliath, 53 Saul asketh about David. 

NOW the Philistines ^ gathered 
together their armies to battle, 
and were gathered together at ''So- 
coh, w^hich belongeth to Judah, and 
pitched between Socoh and Azekah, 
in 11 Ephes-dammim. 

2 And Saul and the men. of Israel 
were gathered together, and pitched 
by the valley of Elah, and tset the 
battle in array against the Philis- 
tines. 

3 And the Philistines stood on a 
mountain on the one side, and Israel 
stood on a mountain on the other 
side : and there was a valley between 
them. 

4 IF And there went out a cham- 
pion out of the camp of the Philis- 
tines, named "= Goliath, of ^ Gath, 
whose height was six cubits and a 
span. 

5 And he had a helmet of brass 

281/ 



B.C. 

about 1063. 



e ver. 23. 
2 Kings 3. 15. 



f ch. 17. 32, 34, 
35,36. 

II Oi", speech. 

S ch. 3. 19. & 
18. 12, 14. 



h ver. 11. 
ch. 17. 15, 34. 

i Seech. 10. 27. 
& 17. 18. 
Gen. 43. 11. 
Prov. 18. 16. 



k Gen. 41. 46. 
1 Kings 10. 8. 
Prov. 22. 29. 



I ver. 14, 



b Josh. 15. 35. 
2 Chr. 28. 18. 



II Or, The 
coast ofDam- 
mim, called 
Pas-dam- 
mim. 1 Chr. 
11. 13. 

t Heb. ranged 
the battle. 



c 2 Sam. 21. 
d Josh. 11. 



The challenge of Cfoliath. 



I. SAMUEL. 



David Cometh to the camp. 



t Heb. clothed. 



II Or, gorget. 



e 2 Sam. 21. 
19. 



f ch. 8. 17. 



? ch. 11. 1. 



1 ver. 26. 
2 Sam. 21. 21. 



1 ver. 58. 

Ruth 4. 22. 

ch. 16. 1, 18. 
k Gen. 35. 19. 

1 ch. 16. 10, 11. 
See 1 Chr. 2. 
]3, 14, 15. 



m ch. 16. 6, 8, 
9. 1 Chr. 2. 
13. 



t Heb. cheeses 

of milk. 
fUtih. captain 

of a thoiv- 

sand. 
oGc;n.37. 14. 



upon his head, and he was t armed 
■with a coat of mail ; and the weight 
of the coat was five thousand shekels 
of brass. 

6 And he had greaves of brass upon 
his legs, and a H target of brass be- 
tween his shoulders. 

7 And the ^ staff of his spear was 
like a weaver's beam ; and his spear's 
head weighed six hundred shekels of 
iron : and one bearing a shield went 
before him. 

8 And he stood and cried unto the 
armies of Israel, and said unto them, 
Why are ye come out to set your 
battle in array? am not I a Philis- 
tine, and ye ^servants to SauH choose 
you a man for you, and let him come 
down to me. 

9 If he be able to fight with me, 
and to kill me, then will we be your 
servants : but if I prevail against 
him, and kill him, then shall ye be 
our servants, and ^ serve us. 

10 And the Philistine said, I ''defy 
the armies of Israel this day ; give 
me a man, that we may fight to- 
gether. 

11 When Saul and all Israel heard 
those words of the Philistine, they 
were dismayed, and greatly afraid. 

12 U Now David was 'the son of 
that '^Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-ju- 
dah, whose name was Jesse ; and he 
had ' eight sons : and the man went 
among men for an old man in the 
days of Saul. 

13 And the three eldest sons of Jesse 
went and followed Saul to the battle : 
and the "' names of his three sons that 
went to the battle loere Eliab the 
firstborn, and next unto him Abina- 
dab, and the third Shammah. 

14 And David was the youngest : 
and the three eldest followed Saul. 

15 But David went and returned 
from Saul " to feed his father's sheep 
at Beth-lehem. 

16 And the Philistine drew near 
morning and evening, and presented 
himself fort};- days. 

17 And Jesse said unto David his 
son, Take now for thy brethren an 
ephah of this parched corn, and these 
ten loaves, and run to the camp to 
thy brethren ; 

18 And carry these ten t cheeses 
unto the t captain of their thousand, 
and Mook how thy brethren fare, and 
take their pledge. 

19 Now Saul, and they, and all the 
men of Israel, were in the valley of 
Elah, fighting with the Philistines. 

20 Ti And David rose up early in 
the morning, and left the sheep with 
a keeper, and took, and went, as 

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Jesse had commanded him ; and he 
came to the H trench, as the host was 
going forth to the H fight, and shouted 
for the battle. 

21 For Israel and the Philistines had 
put the battle in array, army against 
army. 

22 And David left this carriage in 
the hand of the keeper of the carriage, 
and ran into the army, and came and 
t saluted his brethren, 

23 And as he talked with them, be- 
hold, there came up the champion, the 
Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, 
out of the armies of the Philistines, 
and spake p according to the same 
words : and David heard them. 

24 And all the men of Israel, when 
they saw the man, fled tfrom him, 
and were sore afraid. 

25 And the men of Israel said, 
Have ye seen this man that is come 
up "? surely to defy Israel is he come 
up : and it shall be, that the man 
who killeth him, the king will enrich 
him with great riches, and ^will give 
him his daughter, and make his fa- 
ther's house free in Israel. 

26 And David spake to the men 
that stood by him, saying. What shall 
be done to the man that killeth this 
Philistine, and taketh away ""the re- 
proach from Israel? for who is this 
'uncircumcised Philistine, that he 
should 'defy the armies of "the liv- 
ing God ? 

27 And the people answered him 
after this manner, saying, ^So shall 
it be done to the man that killeth 
him. 

28 IF And Eliab his eldest brother 
heard when he spake unto the men ; 
and Eliab's danger was kindled against 
David, and he said. Why earnest thou 
down hither? and with whom hast 
thou left those few sheep in the wil- 
derness ? I know thy pride, and the 
naughtiness of thine heart ; for thou 
art come down that thou mightest 
see the battle. 

29 And David said, What have I 
now done ? '^Is there not a cause ? 

30 If And he turned from him to- 
ward another, and ^^ spake afte." the 
same + manner : and the people an- 
swered him again after the former 
manner. 

31 And when the words were heard 
which David spake, they rehearsed 
them before Saul: and he tsent for 
him. 

32 IF And David said to Saul, ^ Let 
no man's heart fail because of him ; 
''thy servant will go and fight with 
this Phihstine. 

33 And Saul said to David, '' Thou 



David meeteth Goliath. 



I. SAMUEL. 



He slayeth the giant. 



ePs.18.16,17. 
& 63. 7. & 77. 
11. 2Cor. 1. 
10. 2 Tim. 4. 
17. 18. 



f ch. 20. 13. 

J Chr. 22. 11, 

16. 
t Heb. clothed 

David with 

his clothes. 



II Or, valley. 
t Heb. vessel. 



S Ps. 123. 3, 4. 
1 Cor. 1.27,28. 



h ch. 16. 12. 



i ch. 24. 14. 
2 Sam. 3. 8. & 

9. 8. & 16. 9. 
2 Kings 8. 13. 

k 1 Kings 20. 

10. U. 



1 2 Sam. 22. 33, 
35. Ps. 124. 
8. & 125. 1. 
2 Cor. 10. 4, 
Heb, 11.33,34. 

m ver. 10. 

t Heb. shut 
thee up. 



art not able to go against this Phi- 
listine to fight with him : for thou 
art but a youth, and he a man of war 
from hj.s youth. 

34 And David said unto Saul, Thy 
servant kept his father's sheep, and 
there came a lion, and a bear, and 
took a il lamb out of the flock : 

35 And I went out after him, and 
smote him, and delivered it out of his 
mouth : and when he arose against 
me, I caught him by his beard, and 
smote him, and slew him. 

36 Thy servant slew both the lion 
and the bear : and this uncircumcised 
Philistine shall be as one of them, see- 
ing he hath defied the armies of the 
living God. 

37 David said moreover, ^ The Lord 
that dehvered me out of the paw of 
the lion, and out of the paAV of the 
bear, he will deliver me out of the 
hand of this Philistine. And Saul 
said unto David, Go, and Hhe Lord 
be with thee. 

38 1 And Saul t armed David with 
his armour, and he put a helmet of 
brass upon his head ; also he armed 
him with a coat of mail. 

39 And David girded his sword upon 
his armour, and he assayed to go ; for 
he had not proved it. And David said 
unto Saul, I cannot go with these ; 
for I have not proved them. And 
David put them off him. 

40 And he took his stafif in his hand, 
and chose him five smooth stones out 
of the II brook, and put them in a 
shepherd's t bag which he had, even 
in a scrip ; and his sling was in his 
hand : and he drew near to the Phi- 
listine. 

41 And the Phihstine came on and 
drew near unto David ; and the man 
that bare the shield went before him. 

42 And when the Philistine looked 
about, and saw David, he ^ disdained 
him : for he was but a j'^outh, and 
''ruddy, and of a fair countenance. 

43 And the Philistine said unto Da- 
vid, 'Am I a dog, that thou comest to 
me with staves 1 And the Philistine 
cursed David by his gods. 

44 And the Phihstine " said to David, 
Come to me, and I will give thy flesh 
unto the fowls of the air, and to the 
beasts of the field. 

45 Then said David to the Phi- 
listine, Thou comest to me with a 
sword, and with a spear, and with 
a shield : ' but I come to thee in the 
name of the Lord of hosts, the God 
of the armies of Israel, whom thou 
hast "'defied. 

46 This day will the Lord t deliver 
thee into mine hand ; and I will 



smite thee, and take thine head from 
thee ; and I will give " the carcasses 
of the host of the Philistines this day 
unto the fowls of the air, and to the 
wild beasts of the earth ; ° that all the 
earth may know that there is a God 
in Israel. 

47 And all this assembly shall know 
that the Lord Psaveth not with sword 
and spear : for 'J the battle is the 
Lord's, and he will give you into our 
hands. 

48 And it came to pass, when the 
Philistine arose, and came and drew 
nigh to meet David, that David hasted, 
and ran toward the army to meet the 
Philistine. 

49 And David put his hand in his 
bag, and took thence a stone, and 
slang it, and smote the Philistine in 
his forehead, that the stone sunk into 
his forehead ; and he fell upon his 
face to the earth. 

50 So *■ David prevailed over the Phi- 
listine with a sling and with a stone, 
and smote the Philistine, and slew 
him ; but there was no sword in the 
hand of David. 

51 Therefore David ran, and stood 
upon the Philistine, and took his 
sword, and drew it out of the sheath 
thereof, and slew him, and cut off his 
head therewith. And when the Phi- 
listines saw their champion was dead, 
' they fled. 

52 And the men of Israel and of 
Judah arose, and shouted, and pur- 
sued the Philistines, until thou come 
to the valley, and to the gates of 
Ekron. And the wounded of the 
Philistines fell down by the Avay to 
' Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto 
Ekron. 

53 And the children of Israel return- 
ed from chasing after the Philistines, 
and they spoiled their tents. 

54 And David took the head of the 
Phihstine, and brought it to Jerusa- 
lem ; but he put his armour in his tent. 

55 IT And when Saul saw David go 
forth against the Philistine, he said 
unto Abner, the captain of the host, 
Abner, "whose son is this youth? 
And Abner said. As thy soul liveth, 
king, I cannot tell. 

56 And the king said, Inquire thou 
whose son the stripling is. 

57 And as David returned from the 
slaughter of the Philistine, Abner 
took him, and brought him before 
Saul ""with the head of the Phihstine 
in his hand. 

58 And Saul said to him. Whose son 
arif thou, /Ao?< young man"? And Da- 
vid answered, ^7 am the son of thy 
servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite. 

287 



B.C. 

about 1063. 



n Deut. 28. 26. 

o Josh. 4. 24. 

1 Kine-s 8. 43. 
& 18. 86. 

2 Kings 19. 
19. Is. 52.10. 

P Ps. 44. 6, 7. 

Hos. 1. 7. 

Zech. 4. 6. 
q 2 Chr. 20^5. 



r cli. 21. 9. 
See Judg. 3. 
31. & 15. 15. 
2 Sam. 23. 21. 



s Heb. 11. 34. 



Josh. 15. 36. 



u See ch. 16. 
21, 22. 



y ver. 12. 



Jonathan loveth David. 



I. SAMUEL. 



Saul '5 jealousy of him. 



Gen. 44. 30. 



b ch. 19. 2. & 
20. 17. 2 Sam. 
1. 26. Deut. 
13.6. 

c ch. 17. 15. 



II Or, prosper- 
ed, 
ver. 14, 15,30. 



n Or, FhUis- 

tines. 
d Ex. 15. 20. 

Judg. 11. 34. 



t Heb. three- 
stringed in- 
strurnents. 

e Ex. 15. 21. 

f ch. 21. 11. & 
29.5. 



t Heb. was 
evil in Ms 
eyes. 

g Ecc. 4. 4. 



h ch. 15. 



fc ch. 19. 24. 
1 Kings 18.29. 
Aclsl6. 16. 



1 ch. 19. 9. 



ra ch. 19. 10. 
& 20. 33. 
Prov. 27. 4. 



n ver. 15, 29. 

o ch. 16. 13, 18. 

P ch. 16. 14. &. 
28. 15. 



q ver. 16. 
Num. 27. 17. 
2 Sam. 5. 2. 



CHAPTER XVIII. 

Jonathan's affection for David. 5 Saul at first pro- 
moteth him ; 8 but afterwards envieth hispraise, 10 
and in his fury seeketh to kill him. 20 He offer eth 
him his daughter as a snare; '25 tut he escapeth the 
danger. 28 Saul's hatred and David^s glory in- 
crease. 

AND it came to pass, when he 
had made an end of speaking 
unto Saul, that ^ the soul of Jonathan 
was knit with the soul of David, 
^ and Jonathan loved him as his own 
soul. 

2 And Saul took him that day, " and 
would let him go no more home to 
his father's house. 

3 Then Jonathan and David made 
a covenant, because he loved him as 
his own soul. 

4 And Jonathan stripped himself of 
the robe that was upon him, and gave 
it to David, and his garments, even 
to his sword, and to his bow, and to 
his girdle. 

5 f And David went out whither- 
soever Saul sent him, and H behaved 
himself wisely : and Saul set him over 
the men of war, and he was accepted 
in the sight of all the people, and also 
in the sight of Saul's servants. 

6 And it came to pass as they came, 
when David was returned from the 
slaughter of the n Philistine, that ^ the 
women came out of all cities of Israel, 
singing and dancing, to meet king 
Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with 
t instruments of music. 

7 And the womeii ^ answered one an- 
other as they played, and said, ^Saul 
hath slain his thousands, and David 
his ten thousands. 

8 And Saul was very wroth, and the 
saying t s displeased him ; and he said, 
They have ascribed unto David ten 
thousands, and to me they have as- 
cribed but thousands : and what can 
he have more but ^ the kingdom 1 

9 And Saul eyed David from that 
day and forward. 

10 IF And it came to pass on the 
morrow, that 'the evil spirit from 
God came upon Saul, ^ and he proph- 
esied in the midst of the house: 
and David played with his hand, as 
at other times : ' and there was a jav- 
ehn in Saul's hand. 

11 And Saul ""cast the javelin; for 
he said, I will smite David even to 
the wall with it. And David avoided 
out of his presence twice. 

12 IF And Saul was ° afraid of David, 
because °the Lord was with him, and 
was P departed from Saul. 

13 Therefore Saul removed him from 
him, and made him his captain over a 
thousand ; and "^ he went out and came 
in before the people. 

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14 And David H behaved himself 
wisely in all his ways ; and ^ the 
Lord was with him. 

15 Wherefore when Saul saw that 
he behaved himself very wisely, he 
was afraid of him. 

16 But 'all Israel and Judah loved 
David, because he went out and came 
in before them. 

17 IF And Saul said to David, Be- 
hold my elder daughter Merab, *her 
will I give thee to wife : only be thou 
+ valiant for me, and fight "the Lord's 
battles. For Saul said, ^ Let not mine 
hand be upon him, but let the hand 
of the Philistines be upon him. 

18 And David said unto Saul, ^ Who 
am 1 1 and what is my life, or my 
father's family in Israel, that I should 
be son in law to the king ? 

19 But it came to pass at the time 
when Merab Saul's daughter should 
have been given to David, that she 
was given unto ''Adriel the ^Mehol- 
athite to wife. 

20 •'And Michal Saul's daughter 
loved David : and they told Saul, and 
the thing t pleased him. 

21 And Saul said, I will give him 
her, that she may be " a snare to him, 
and that ^ the hand of the Philistines 
may be against him. Wherefore Saul 
said to David, Thou shalt ^this day 
be my son in law in the one of the 
twain. 

22 1 And Saul commanded his serv- 
ants, saying, Commune with David 
secretly, and say, Behold, the king 
hath delight in thee, and all his serv- 
ants love thee : now therefore be the 
king's son in law. 

23 And Saul's servants spake those 
words in the ears of David. And 
David said, Seemeth it to you a hght 
thing to be a king's son in law, seeing 
that I am a poor man, and lightly 
esteemed ? 

24 And the servants of Saul told 
him, saying, tOn this manner spake 
David. 

25 And Saul said. Thus shall ye say 
to David, The king desireth not any 
^ dowry, but a hundred foreskins of 
the Philistines, to be ^ avenged of the 
king's enemies. But Saul ''thought 
to make David fall by the hand of 
the Philistines. 

26 And when his servants told Da- 
vid these words, it pleased David well 
to be the king's son in law : and ' the 
days were not t expired. 

27 Wherefore David arose and 
went, he and '^his men, and slew of 
the Philistines two hundred men ; 
and 'David brought their foreskins, 
and they gave them in full tale to 



He seeJceth to kill David. 



I. SAMUEL. 



David escapeth to Samuel. 



B.C. 

about 1063. 



m 2 Sara. 11. 1. 



t Heb. pre- 
cious, ch. 26. 
21. 2Kinosl. 
13. Ps. 116. 15. 



b Prov. 31. 8, 
9. 



c Gen. 42. 22. 

Ps. 35. 12. & 
109. 5. Prov. 
17.13. Jer. 18. 
20. 



d Juda. 9. ]7. 

& 12.^3. ch. 

28. 21. Ps. 

119. 109. 
e cb. 17. 49, 50. 
f 1 Sara. 11. 13. 

1 Cbr. 11. 14. 
e cb. 20. 32. 
h Matt. 27. 4. 



i cb. 16. 21. & 
18. 2, 13. 

t Heb. yester- 
day third 
day. 

about 1062. 



k ch. 16. 14. & 

18. 10, 11. 
t Heb. hia 

face. 



the king-, that he might be the king's 
son in law. And Saul gave him Mi- 
chal his daughter to wife. 

28 1[>And Saul saw and knew that 
the Lord ivas with David, and that 
Michal Saul's daughter loved him. 

29 And Saul was yet the more 
afraid of David ; and Saul became 
David's enemy continually. 

30 Then the prince* of the Philis- 
tines "^"Avent forth: and it came to 
pass, after they went forth, that Da- 
vid "behaved himself more wisely 
than all the servants of Saul ; so that 
his name was much t set by. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

Jonathan discloseth Ms father' s purpose to kill David. 
4 He persuadeth his father to reconciliation. 8 By 
reason of David's success. Saul's rage hreaketh out 
against him ; 12 but he is rescued by Michal. 18 
David cometh to Samuel in Naioth. 20 Saul send- 
eth to take David. His messengers, 22 and Saul 
himself, prophesy. 

AND Saul spake to Jonathan his 
son, and to all his servants, that 
they should kill David. 

2 But Jonathan Saul's son * delight- 
ed much in David : and Jonathan told 
David, saying, Saul my father seek- 
eth to kill thee : now therefore, I pray 
thee, take heed to thyself until the 
morning,- and abide in a secret place, 
and hide thyself: 

3 xVnd I will go out and stand be- 
side my father in the field where thou 
art, and I will commune with my fa- 
ther of thee ; and what I see, that I 
will tell thee. 

4 1 And Jonathan ''spake good of 
David unto Saul his father, and said 
unto him, Let not the king "^sin 
against his servant, against David ; 
because he hath not sinned against 
thee, and because his works have been 
to thee-ward very good : 

5 For he did put his ''life in his 
hand, and ^slew the Philistine, and 
'^the Lord w^rought a great salvation 
for all Israel : thou sawest it, and 
didst rejoice: ^wherefore then wilt 
thou ^'sin against innocent blood, to 
slay David without a cause ? 

6 And Saul hearkened unto the voice 
of Jonathan : and Saul sware. As the 
Lord liveth, he shall not be slain. 

7 And Jonathan called David, and 
Jonathan shewed him all those things. 
And Jonathan brought David to Saul, 
and he was in his presence, 'as tin 
times past. 

8 IF And there was war again : and 
David went out, and fought with the 
Philistines, and slew them with a 
great slaughter ; and they fled from 
thim. 

9 And ''the evil spirit from the 



19 



Lord was upon Saul, as he sat in his 
house with his javelin in his hand : 
and David played with his hand. 

10 And Saul sought to smite David 
even to the wall with the javelin ; 
but he shpped away out of Saul's 
presence, and he smote the javelin 
into the wall : and David fled, and 
escaped that night. 

11 'Saul also sent messengers unto 
David's house, to watch him, and to 
slay him in the morning : and Mi- 
chal David's wife told him, saying. 
If thou save not thy life to night, 
to morrow thou shalt be slain. 

12 IT So Michal '"let David down 
through a window : and he went, and 
fled, and escaped. 

13 And Michal took an t image, and 
laid it in the bed, and put a pillow 
of goats' hair for his bolster, and 
covered it with a cloth. 

14 And when Saul sent messengers 
to take David, she said. He is sick. 

15 And Saul sent the messengers 
again to see David, saying, Bring 
him up to me in the bed, that I may 
slay him. 

16 And when the messengers were 
come in, behold, there loas an image 
in the bed, with a pillow of goats' 
hair for his bolster. 

17 And Saul said unto Michal, Why 
hast thou deceived me so, and sent 
away mine enemy, that he is escaped ? 
And Michal answered Saul, He said 
unto me. Let me go; "why should 
I kill thee ? 

18 IF So David fled, and escaped, 
and came to Samuel to Ramah, and 
told him all that Saul had done to 
him. And he and Samuel went and 
dwelt in Naioth. 

19 And it was told Saul, saying, 
Behold, David is at Naioth in Ra- 
mah. 

20 And ° Saul sent messengers to 
take David : p ^nd when they saw the 
company of the prophets prophesying, 
and Samuel standing a5 appointed over 
them, the Spirit of God was upon the 
messengers of Saul, and they also 
1 prophesied. 

21 And when it was told Saul, he 
sent other messengers, and they proph- 
esied likewise. And Saul sent mes- 
sengers again the third time, and they 
prophesied also. 

22 Then went he also to Ramah, 
and came to a great well that is in Se- 
chu : and he asked and said. Where 
are Samuel and David ? And one said, 
Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah. 

23 And he went thither to Naioth 
in Ramah : and '' the Spirit of God 
was upon him also, and he went on, 

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David consulteth with Jonathan. 



I. SAMUEL. 



JonatharCs covenant with David. 



B.C. 

about 1062. 

8 Is. 20. 2. 

t Heb. fell. 

Num. 24. 4. 
t Mic. 1. 8. 

See 2 Sam. 6. 

14, 20. 
u ch. 10. 11. 



fHeb. uncover 
mine ear, 
ver. 12. ch.9. 
15. 



11 Or, Say 
what is thy 
mind, and I 
trill do, &fc. 

t Heb. speak- 
eth, or, think- 
eth. 

a Num. 10. 10. 
& 28. 11. 

b ch. 19. 2. 



c ch. 16. 4. 



II Or. feast, 

ch. 9. 12. 
d See Deut. 1. 

23. 2 Sam. 17. 

4. 
e oh. 25. 17. 

Eslh. 7. 7. 
f Josh. 2. 14. 

S ver. 16. ch. 
18. 3. & 23. 18. 



h 2 Sam. 14. 
32. 



and prophesied, until he came to Nai- 
oth in Ramah. 

24 'And he stripped off his clothes 
also, and prophesied before Samuel in 
like manner, and t lay down * naked all 
that day and all that night. Where- 
fore they say, "/5 Saul also among 
the prophets 1 

CHAPTER XX. 

David consulteth with Jonathan for his safety. 11 
They renew their covenant by oath. 18 Jonathan's 
token to David. 24 Saul, missing David, seeketh to 
kill Jonathan. 35 Jonathan maketh known to Da- 
vid his danger. 41 They lovingly separate. 

AND David fled from Naioth in 
Ramah. and came and said be- 
fore Jonathan, What have I done "? 
v^^hat is mine iniquity ? and what is 
my sin before thy father, that he 
seeketh my life ? 

2 And he said unto him, God for- 
bid ; thou shalt not die : behold, my 
father will do nothing- either great or 
small, but that he will t shew it me : 
and why should my father hide this 
thing from me 1 it is not so. 

3 And David sware moreover, and 
said, Thy father certainly knoweth 
that I have found grace in thine 
eyes ; and he saith, Let not Jonathan 
know this, lest he be grieved : but 
truly, as the Lord liveth, and as thy 
soul liveth, there is but a step be- 
tween me and death. 

4 Then said Jonathan unto David, 
ii Whatsoever thy soul tdesireth, I 
will even do it for thee. 

5 And David said unto Jonathan, 
Behold, to morrow is the ^new moon, 
and I should not fail to sit with the 
king at meat : but let me go, that 

I may ^ hide myself in the field unto 
the third day at even. 

6 If thy father at all miss me, then 
say, David earnestly asked leave of 
me that he might run ^o Beth-le- 
hem his city : for there is a yearly 

II sacrifice there for all the family. 

7 '^If he say thus. It is well; thy 
servant shall have peace : but if he 
be very wroth, then be sure that ^ evil 
is determined by him. 

8 Therefore thou shalt ^ deal kindly 
with thy servant; for ^thou hast 
brought thy servant into a covenant 
of the Lord with thee : notwithstand- 
ing, ''if there be in me iniquity, slay 
me thyself; for why shouldest thou 
bring me to thy father 1 

9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from 
thee : for if I knew certainly that 
evil were determined by my father 
to come upon thee, then would not 
I tell it thee ? 

10 Then said David to .Tonathan, 
Who shall tell me ? or what if thy 
father answer thee roughly 1 

290 



1 1 IT And Jonathan said unto Dairid, 
Come, and let us go out into the field. 
And they went out both of them into 
the field. 

12 And Jonathan said unto David, 

Lord God of Israel, when I have 
t sounded my father about to morrow 
any time, or the third day, and, be- 
hold, if there be good toward David, 
and I then sefid not unto thee, and 
t shew it thee ; 

13 'The Lord do so and much more 
to Jonathan : but if it please my fa- 
ther to do thee evil, then I will shew 
it thee, and send thee away, that thou 
mayest go in peace : and ''the Lord 
be with thee, as he hath been with 
my father. 

14 And thou shalt not only while 
yet I live shew me the kindness of 
the Lord, that I die not : 

15 But also 'thou shalt not cut off 
thy kindness from my house for ever 
no, not when the Lord hath cut off 
the enemies of David every one from 
the face of the earth. 

16 So Jonathan tmade a covenant 
with the house of David, saying, ™ Let 
the Lord even require it at the hand 
of David's enemies. 

17 And Jonathan caused David to 
swear again, II because he loved him: 
° for he loved him as he loved his own 
soul. 

18 Then Jonathan said to David, 
° To morrow is the new moon : and 
thou shalt be missed, because thy 
seat will be t empty. 

19 And when thou hast stayed three 
days, then thou shalt go down H quick- 
ly, and come to p the place where thou 
didst hide thyself t when the business 
was in hand, and shalt remain by the 
stone II Ezel. 

20 And I will shoot three arrows 
on the side thereof, as though I shot 
at a mark. 

21 And, behold, I will send a lad, 
saying, Go, find out the arrows. If 

1 expressly say unto the lad. Behold, 
the arrows are on this side of thee, 
take them ; then come thou : for 
there is peace to thee, and tno hurt; 
•J as the Lord liveth. 

22 But if I say thus unto the young 
man, Behold, the arrows are beyond 
thee ; go thy way : for the Lord hath 
sent thee away. 

23 And as touching ^ the matter which 
thou and I have spoken of, behold, 
the Lord be between thee and me for 
ever. 

24 IF So David hid himself in the 
field : and when the new moon was 
come, the king sat him down to eat 
meat. 



Saul seeketh to kill Jonathan. 



I. SAMUEL. 



David ohtaineth hallowed bread. 



B.C. 
about 1062. 



s Lev. 7. 21, & 
15. 5, &c. 



II Or, Thou 
perverse reb- 
el. Heb. Son 
of perverse 
rebellion. 



t Heb. is the 
son of death. 

uch. 19.5. 
Matt 27. 23. 
Luke 23. 22. 

sch. 18. 11. 
y ver. 7. 



t Heb. to pass 
over him. 



25 And the king sat upon his seat, 
as at other times, even upon a seat 
by the wall : and Jonathan arose, and 
Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's 
place was empty. 

26 Nevertheless Saul spake not any 
thing that day : for he thought, Some- 
thing hath befallen him, he is 'not 
clean, surely he is not clean. 

27 And it came to pass on the mor- 
row, which was the second day of the 
month, that David's place was empty : 
and Saul said unto Jonathan his son. 
Wherefore cometh not the son of 
Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor 
to day ? 

28 And Jonathan 'answered Saul, 
David earnestly asked leave of me to 
go to Beth-lehem : 

29 And he said, Let me go, I pray 
thee ; for our family hath a sacrifice 
in the city ; and my brother, he hath 
commanded me to be there : and now, 
if I have found favour in thine eyes, 
let me get away, I pray thee, and see 
my brethren. Therefore he cometh 
not unto the king's table. 

30 Then Saul's anger was kindled 
against Jonathan, and he said unto 
him, li Thou son of the perverse re- 
bellious woman, do not I know that 
thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to 
thine own confusion, and unto the 
Qonfusion of thy mother's nakedness 1 

3 1 For as long as the son of Jesse 
liveth upon the ground, thou shalt 
not be established, nor thy kingdom. 
Wherefore now send and fetch him 
unto me, for he t shall surely die. 

32 And Jonathan answered Saul his 
father, and said unto him, " Where- 
fore shall he be slain % what hath he 
done? 

33 And Saul ^ cast a javelin at him 
to smite him : ^ whereby Jonathan 
knew that it was determined of his 
father to slay David. 

34 So Jonathan arose from the table 
in fierce anger, and did eat no meat 
the second day of the month : for he 
was grieved for David, because his 
father had done him shame. 

35 IT And it came to pass in the 
morning, that Jonathan went out 
into the field at the time appointed 
with David, and a Uttle lad with 
him. 

36 And he said unto his lad, Run, 
find out now the arrows which I 
shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot 
an arrow t beyond him. 

37 And when the lad was come to 
the place of the arrow which Jona- 
than had shot, Jonathan cried after 
the lad, and said, 7s not the arrow 
beyond thee ? 



38 And Jonathan cried after the lad. 
Make speed, haste, stay not. And 
Jonathan's lad gathered up the ar- 
rows, and came to his master. 

39 But the lad knew not any thing : 
only Jonathan and David knew the 
matter. 

40 And Jonathan gave his t artillery 
unto + his lad, and said unto him. Go, 
carry them to the city. 

41 IF And as soon as the lad was 
gone, David arose out of a ylace to- 
ward the south, and fell on his face 
to the ground, and bowed himself 
three times : and they kissed one 
another, and wept one with another, 
until David exceeded. 

42 And Jonathan said to David, ^ Go 
in peace, H forasmuch as we have 
sworn both of us in the name of the 
Lord, saying. The Lord be between 
me and thee, and between my seed 
and thy seed for ever. And he arose 
and departed : and Jonathan went in- 
to the city. 

CHAPTER XXL 

David at Nob obtaineth ofAhimelech hallowed bread. 
7 Doeg was present. 8 David taketh Goliath's 
sword. 10 David Jleeth to Gath. 13 He feigneth 
himself mad. 

THEN came David to Nob to 
^Ahimelech the priest : and 
Ahimelech was ''afraid at the meet- 
ing of David, and said unto him. Why 
art thou alone, and no man with 
thee? 

2 And David said unto Ahimelech 
the priest. The king hath commanded 
me a business, and hath said unto me, 
Let no man know any thing of the 
business whereabout I send thee, and 
what I have commanded thee : and I 
have appointed my servants to such 
and such a place. 

3 Now therefore what is under thine 
hand? give me five loaves o/* bread in 
mine hand, or what there is t present. 

4 And the priest answered David, 
and said. There is no common bread 
under mine hand, but there is ^hal- 
lowed bread ; ^ if the young men have 
kept themselves at least from women. 

5 And David answered the priest, 
and said unto him. Of a truth women 
have been kept from us about these 
three days, since I came out, and the 
^ vessels of the young men are holy, 
and the bread is in a manner common, 
II yea, though it were sanctified this 
day 4n the vessel. 

6 So the priest ^gave him hallowed 
bread: for there was no bread there 
but the shewbread, ''that was taken 
from before the Lord, to put hot 
bread in the day when it was taken 
away. 

291 



B.C. 

about 1062. 



t Heb. instru- 
ments. 

t Heb. that 
was his. 



z ch. 1. 17. 

II Or, the 
Lord be 
witness of 
that which, 
&-C. See ver. 
23. 



a ch. 14. 3, 
Ahiah. 
Called also 
Abiathar, 
jNlark 2. 26. 

b ch. 16. 4. 



t Heb. /own A 



c Ex. 25. 30. 

Lev. 24. 5. 

Matt. 12. 4. 
d Ex. 19. 15. 

Zech. 7. 3. 



e 1 ThesE. 4. 4. 

f Lev. 8. 26. 

II Or. especial- 
ly when this 
day there is 
other sancti- 
fied in the ves- 
sel. 

g Matt. 12. 3. 4. 
Mark 2. 25, 
26. Luke 6. 
3,4. 

hLev.24.8, 9. 



David feigneth madness. 



I. SAMUEL. 



Doeg accuseth Ahimelech. 




k ch. 17. 2, 50. 
1 Seech. 31. 10. 



!| Or, Ahime- 
lech. 
Ps. 34, title. 

m Ps. 56, title. 



n ch. 18. 7. & 
29.5. 



Luke 2. 19. 



p Ps. 34, title. 



II Or, made 
marks. 



II Or, playeth 
the madman. 



I a Ps. 57, title, 
k 142, title. 
2 Sara. 23. 13. 



c Judg. 11. 3. 

t Heb. had a 

creditor. 
t Heb. hitter 

of soul. 



7 Now a certain man of the servants 
of Saul was there that day, detained 
before the Lord ; and his name was 
^Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of 
the herdmen that belonged to Saul. 

8 IT And David said unto Ahimelech, 
And is there not here under thine 
hand spear or sword? for I have 
neither brought my sword nor my 
weapons with me, because the king's 
business required haste. 

9 And the priest said. The sword 
of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou 
slowest in ^the valley of Elah, 'be- 
hold, it is here wrapped in a cloth 
behind the ephod : if thou wilt take 
that, take it: for there is no other 
save that here. And David said, 
There is none like that ; give it me. 

10 T And David arose, and fled that 
day for fear of Saul, and went to 
II Achish the king of Gath. 

11 And ""the servants of Achish 
said unto him, Is not this David the 
king of the land ? did they not sing 
one to another of him in dances, say- 
ing, " Saul hath slain his thousands, 
and David his ten thousands 1 

12 And David ° laid up these words 
in his heart, and was sore afraid of 
Achish the king of Gath. 

13 And Phe changed his behaviour 
before them, and feigned himself mad 
in their hands, and H scrabbled on the 
doors of the gate, and let his spittle 
fall down upon his beard. 

14 Then said Achish unto his serv- 
ants, Lo, ye see the man H is mad : 
wherefore then have ye brought him 
to me"? 

15 Have I need of madmen, that 
ye have brought this fellow to play 
the madman in my presence? shall 
this fellow come into my house I 

CHAPTER XXH. 

Many persons resort unto David at AduUam. 3 He 
commendeth his parents unto the king of Moab. 5 
Admm.ished by Gad, he cometh to Hareth. 6 Saul 
pursuing Mm complaineth of his servants' unfaith- 
fulness. 9 Doeg accuseth Ahimelech. 11 Saul com- 
mandeth to kill the priests. 17 His servants refu- 
sing, Doeg slayeth them. 20 Abiathar escaping, 
hringeth David the news. 

DAVID therefore departed thence, 
and ^escaped Ho the cave Adul- 
1am : and when his brethren and all 
his father's house heard it, they went 
down thither to him. 

2 "^And every one that was in dis- 
tress, and every one that 'fwas in 
debt, and every one that was t dis- 
contented, gathered themselves unto 
him ; and he became a captain over 
them : and there were with him about 
four hundred men. 

3 t And David went thence to Miz- 
peh of Moab : and he said unto the 

292 



king of Moab, Let my father and my 
mother, I pray thee, come forth, and 
be with you, till I know what God 
will do for me. 

4 And he brought them before the 
king of Moab : and they dwelt with 
him all the while that David was in 
the hold. 

5 IF And the prophet ^ Gad said unto 
David, Abide not in the hold ; depart, 
and get thee into the land of Judah. 
Then David departed, and came into 
the forest of Hareth. 

6 IF When Saul heard that David 
was discovered, and the men that 
were with him ; (now Saul abode in 
Gibeah under a H tree in Ramah, 
having his spear in his hand, and 
all his servants were standing about 
him ;) 

7 Then Saul said unto his servants 
that stood about him. Hear now, ye 
Benjamites ; will the son of Jesse 
^ give every one of you fields and 
vineyards, and make you all captains 
of thousands, and captains of hun- 
dreds ; 

8 That all of you have conspired 
against me, and there is none that 
t sheweth me that ^my son hath made 
a league with the son of Jesse, and 
there is none of you that is sorry for 
me, or sheweth unto me that my son 
hath stirred up my servant against 
me, to lie in wait, as at this day 1 

9 IT Then answered ^ Doeg the Edom- 
ite, which was set over the servants 
of Saul, and said, I saw the son of 
Jesse coming to Nob, to ^Ahimelech 
the son of ' Ahitub. 

10 "^And he inquired of the Lord 
for him, and ' gave him victuals, and 
gave him the sword of Goliath the 
Philistine. 

1 1 Then the king sent to call Ahim- 
elech the priest, the son of Ahitub, 
and all his father's house, the priests 
that were in Nob : and they came all 
of them to the king. 

12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou 
son of Ahitub. And he answered, 
t Here I am, my lord. 

13 And Saul said unto him, Why 
have ye conspired against me, thou 
and the son of Jesse, in that thou 
hast given him bread, and a sword, 
and hast inquired of God for him, 
that he should rise against me, to lie 
in wait, as at this day 1 

14 Then Ahimelech answered the 
king, and said. And who is so faithful 
among all thy servants as David, 
which is the king's son in law, and 
goeth at thy bidding, and is honour- 
able in thine house 1 

15 Did I then begin to inquire of 



B.C. 

about 1062. 



The priests of Nob slain. 



I. SAMUEL. 



The treachery of the Keilites. 



B.C. 
about 1062. 



t Heb. little 
or great. 



I Or, guard. 
Heb. run- 



See Ex. 1. 

l7. 



1 See ch. 2. 31. 



P ch. 23. 6. 
q ch. 2. 33. 



r 1 Kings 2. 
26. 



Josh. 15. 44. 



b ver. 4, 6, 9. 
cb. 30. 8. 
2 Sam. 5. 19, 
23. 



God for him ? be it far from me : let 
not the king impute any thing unto 
his servant, nor to all the house of 
my fkther : for thy servant knev^r 
nothing of all this, t less or more. 

16 And the king said. Thou shalt 
surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all 
thy father's house. 

17 1[ And the king said unto the 
I! footmen that stood about him. Turn, 
and slay the priests of the Lord ; be- 
cause their hand also is with David, 
and because they knew when he fled, 
and did not shew it to me. But the 
servants of the king '"would not put 
forth their hand to fall upon the priests 
of the Lord. 

18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn 
thou, and fall upon the priests. And 
Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell 
upon the priests, and "slew on that 
day fourscore and five persons that 
did wear a linen ephod. 

19 ° And Nob, the city of the priests, 
smote he with the edge of the 
sword, both men and women, chil- 
dren and sucklings, and oxen, and 
asses, and sheep, with the edge of 
the sword. 

20 IF PAnd one of the sons of Ahim- 
elech the son of Ahitub, named Abi- 
athar, ''escaped, and fled after Da- 
vid. 

21 And Abiathar shewed David that 
Saul had slain the Lord's priests. 

22 And David said unto Abiathar, 
I knew it that day, when Doeg the 
Edomite was there, that he vi^ould 
surely tell Saul : I have occasioned 
the death of all the persons of thy 
father's house. 

23 Abide thou with me, fear not : 
""for he that seeketh my life seeketh 
thy life : but with me thou shalt be 
in safeguard. 

CHAPTER XXIIL 

David resciieth Keilah. 7 God shewing him the com- 
ing of SiiuL and the treachery of the Keilites, he cs- 
cnpelhj'rum Keilah. 14 In Ziph Jonathan comfort- 
eth him. 19 The Ziphites discover him to Saul. 25 
At Miion he is resetted from Saul by the invasion 
of the Philistines. 29 He dwclleth at Kn-gedi. 

rjlHEN they told David, saying, Be- 
_L liold, the Philistines fight against 
^Keilah, and they rob the threshing- 
floors. 

2 'I'herefore David ''inquired of the 
Loud, saying. Shall I go and smite 
these Philistines % And the Lord said 
unlo David, Go, and smite the Phi- 
listines, and save Keilah. 

3 And David's men said unto him. 
Behold, we be afraid here in Judah : 
how much more then if we come to 
Keiluh against the armies of the Phi- 
listines 1 



4 Then David inquired of the Lord 
yet again. And the Lord answered 
him and said. Arise, go down to Kei- 
lah ; for I will deliver the Philistines 
into thine hand. 

5 So David and his men went to 
Keilah, and fought with the Philis- 
tines, and brought away their cattle, 
and smote them with a great slaugh- 
ter. So David saved the inhabitants 
of Keilah. 

6 And it came to pass, when Abia- 
thar the son of Ahimelech '^fled to 
David to Keilah, that he came down 
with an ephod in his hand. 

7 H And it was told Saul that David 
was come to Keilah. And Saul said, 
God hath delivered him into mine 
hand ; for he is shut in, by enter- 
ing into a town that hath gates and 
bars. 

8 And Saul called all the people 
together to war, to go down to 
Keilah, to besiege David and his 
men. 

9 % And David knew that Saul se- 
cretly practised mischief against him ; 
and '*he said to Abiathar the priest. 
Bring hither the ephod. 

10 Then said David, Lord God 
of Israel, thy servant hath certainly 
heard that Saul seeketh to come to 
Keilah, ^ to destroy the city for my 
sake. 

1 1 Will the men of Keilah deliver 
me up into his hand 1 will Saul come 
down, as thy servant hath heard ? O 
Lord God of Israel, I beseech thee, 
tell thy servant. And the Lord said. 
He will come down. 

12 Then said David, Will the men 
of Keilah t deliver me and my men 
into the hand of Saul ? And the 
Lord said. They will deliver thee 
up. 

13 If Then David and his men, ^ which 
were about six hundred, arose and 
departed out of Keilah, and went 
whithersoever they could go. And it 
was told Saul that David was escaped 
from Keilah ; and he forbare to go 
forth. 

14 And David abode in the wilder- 
ness in strong holds, and remained 
in ^a mountain in the wilderness of 
'' Ziph. And Saul 'sought him every 
day, but God delivered him not into 
his hand. 

15 And David saw that Saul was 
come out to seek his life : and David 
ivas in the wilderness of Ziph in a 
wood. 

16 IT And .Jonathan Saul's son arose, 
and went to David into the wood, and 
strengthened his hand in God. 

17 And he said unto him. Fear not : 

293 



B.C. 

about 1062. 



about 1061. 



d Num. 27. 21. 
ch. 30. 7. 



e ch. 22. 19. 



t Heb. shut 
up. 



f ch. 22. 2. & 
25. 13. 



sVs.W.l. 
h Josh. 15. 55. 
i Ps. 54. 3, 4. 



Saul pursueth David. 



I. SAMUEL. 



He spareth SauVs life 



1 cli. 18. 3. &. 
20. 16. 42. 
2 Sam. 21. 7. 



m Seech. 26.1. 
Ps. 54, title. 



t Heb. on the 
right hand. 

II Or, The wil- 
derness. 



Ps. 54. 3. 



t Heb. /ooJ 
stoZ/ be. 



Josh. 15. 65. 
ch. 25. 2. 



II Or, from the 
rock. 



pPs. 3J.22. 



q Ps. 17. 9. 



r See 2 Kings 
19.9. 



t Heb. spread 
themselves 
upon, 6j-c. 



II That is, T%e 
rock of divi- 
sions. 



for the hand of Saul my father shall 
not find thee ; and thou shalt be king 
over Israel, and I shall be next unto 
thee ; and ^that also Saul my father 
knoweth. 

18 And they two 'made a covenant 
before the Lord : and David abode in 
the w^ood, and Jonathan went to his 
house. 

19 1 Then ""came up the Ziphites 
to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not 
David hide himself with us in strong 
holds in the wood, in the hill of 
Hachilah, which is ton the south of 
n Jeshimon 1 

20 Now therefore, O king, come 
down according to all the desire of 
thy soul to come down ; and " our 
part shall be to deliver him into the 
Idng's hand. 

21 And Saul said, Blessed be ye of 
the Lord ; for ye have compassion 
on me. 

22 Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and 
know and see his place where his 
t haunt is, and who hath seen him 
there : for it is told me that he deal- 
eth very subtilely. 

23 See therefore, and take knowl- 
edge of all the lurking places where 
he hideth himself, and come ye again 
to me with the certainty, and I will 
go with you : and it shall come to 
pass, if he be in the land, that I will 
search him out throughout all the 
thousands of Judah. 

24 And they arose, and went to 
Ziph before Saul : but David and 
his men were in the wilderness "of 
Maon, in the plain on the south of 
Jeshimon. 

25 Saul also and his men went to 
seek him. And they told David : 
wherefore he came down II into a rock, 
and abode in the wilderness of Maon. 
And when Saul heard that, he pur- 
sued after David in the wilderness of 
Maon. 

26 And Saul went on this side of 
the mountain, and David and his men 
on that side of the mountain : p and 
David made haste to get away for 
fear of Saul ; for Saul and his men 
1 compassed David and his men round 
about to take them. 

27 IT "But there came a messenger 
unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and 
come ; for the Philistines have t in- 
vaded the land. 

28 Wherefore Saul returned from 
pursuing after David, and went against 
the Philistines : therefore they called 
that place " Sela-hammahlekoth. 

29 IT And David went up from 
thence, and dwelt in strong holds at 
' En-gedi. 

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CHAPTER XXIV 



David in a cave at En-gedi eutteth off SauVs skirt, 
hut spareth his life. 8 He sheweth thereby his in- 
nocency. 16 Saul, acknowledging his fault, taketh 
an oath of David, and departeth. 

AND it came to pass, ^when Saul 
was returned from t following 
the Philistines, that it was told him, 
saying, Behold, David is in the wil- 
derness of En-gedi. 

2 Then Saul took three thousand 
chosen men out of all Israel, and 
^went to seek David and his men 
upon the rocks of the wild goats. 

3 And he came to the sheepcotes 
by the way, where was a cave ; and 
*= Saul went in to ^ cover his feet : and 
^ David and his men remained in the 
sides of the cave. 

4 ^ And the men of David said unto 
him. Behold the day of which the 
Lord said unto thee, Behold, I will 
deliver thine enemy into thine hand, 
that thou mayest do to him as it shall 
seem good unto thee. Then David 
arose, and cut off the skirt of t Saul's 
robe privily. 

5 And it came to pass afterward, 
that s David's heart smote him, be- 
cause he had cut off Saul's skirt. 

6 And he said unto his men, ''The 
Lord forbid that I should do this 
thing unto my master, the Lord's 
anointed, to stretch forth mine hand 
against him, seeing he is the anointed 
of the Lord. 

7 So David t' stayed his servants 
with these words, and suffered them 
not to rise against Saul. But Saul 
rose up out of the cave, and went on 
his way. 

8 ^ David also arose afterward, and 
went out of the cave, and cried after 
Saul, sa5dng. My lord the king. And 
when Saul looked behind him, David 
stooped with his face to the earth, and 
bowed himself. 

9 And David said to Saul, ^ Where- 
fore hearest thou men's words, say- 
ing. Behold, David seeketh thy 
hurt? 

10 Behold, this day thine eyes have 
seen how that the Lord had deliv- 
ered thee to day into mine hand in 
the cave : and some bade me kill 
thee : but mine eye spared thee ; and 
I said, I will not put forth mine hand 
against my lord ; for he is the Lord's 
anointed. 

11 Moreover, my father, see, yea, 
see the skirt of thy robe in my hand : 
for in that I cut off the skirt of 
thy robe, and killed thee not, know 
thou and see that there is 'neither 
evil nor transgression in mine hand, 
and I have not sinned against thee ; 



Saul's acknowledgment. 



I. SAMUEL. 



DavicPs message to Nahal. 



B.C. 
about lOGl. 



m r.h. 26. 20. 
n Gen. 16. 5. 

Juds-. 11. 27. 

cli. 26. 10. 

Job 5. 8. 



o ch. 17. 43. 

2 Sam. 9. 8. 
p ch. 26. 20. 
q ver. 12, 
r2Clir. 24.22. 
t Heb. judge. 
8 Ps. 3.5. 1. & 

43. I. & 119. 

154. Mic.7.9. 



u ch. 26. 21. 
X Gen. 38. 26. 
y Matt. 5. 44. 



■\ Reh.shutup, 

ch. 23. 12. & 
2d. 8. 



b Gen. 21. 23. 

c2Sam.21.6,8. 



d ch. 23. 29. 



about 1060. 

a ch. 28. 3. 

b Num. 20. 29. 
Deut. 34. 8. 

c Gen. 21. 21. 
P3. 120. 5. 

d ch. 23. 24. 
[| Or, business. 
e Josh. 15. 55. 



yet thou '" huntest my soul to take 
it. 

12 "The Lord judge between me 
and thee, and the Lord avenge me 
of thee : but mine hand shall not be 
upon thee. 

13 As saith the proverb of the an- 
cients, Wickedness proceedeth from 
the wicked : but mine hand shall not 
be upon thee. 

14 After whom is the king of Is- 
rael come out ^ after whom dost thou 
pursue ? ° after a dead dog, after p a 
flea. 

15 'i The Lord therefore be judge, 
and judge between me and thee, and 
"■ see, and ' plead my cause, and t de- 
liver me out of thine hand. 

16 1 And it came to pass, when 
David had made an end of speaking 
these words unto Saul, that Saul 
said, ^Is this thy voice, my son Da- 
vid? And Saul lifted up his voice, 
and wept. 

17 "And he said to David, Thou art 
"" more righteous than I : for ^ thou 
hast rewarded me good, whereas I 
have rewarded thee evil. 

18 And thou hast shewed this day 
how that thou hast dealt well with 
me : forasmuch as when ^ the Lord 
had t delivered me into thine hand, 
thou killedst me not. 

19 For if a man find his enemy, 
will he let him go well away 1 where- 
fore the Lord reward thee good for 
that thou hast done unto me this 
day. 

20 And now, behold, ^ I know well 
that thou shalt surely be king, and 
that the kingdom of Israel shall be 
established in thine hand. 

21 "^ Swear now therefore unto me 
by the Lord, "^that thou wilt not cut 
off my seed after me, and that thou 
wilt not destroy my name out of my 
father's house. 

22 And David sware unto Saul. 
And Saul went home ; but David 
and his men gat them up unto '^the 
hold. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

Samuel dieth. 2 David's message to Nabal. 10 IVa- 
bal's churlish answer provoketh him. 14 Abigail 
hy her wisdom pacijieth David. 36 Nabal's death. 
39 David taketh Abigail and Ahinoam to be his 
wives. 44 Michal is given to Phalti. 

AND ^ Samuel died ; and all the 
Israelites were gathered togeth- 
er, and ''lamented him, and buried him 
in his house at Ramah. And David 
arose, and went down "^ to the wilder- 
ness of Paran. 

2 And there ivas a man "^in Maon, 
whose II possessions were in ^ Carmel ; 
and the man was very great, and he 



had three thousand sheep, and a thou- 
sand goats : and he was shearing his 
sheep in Carmel. 

3 Now the name of the man was 
Nabal, and the name of his wife 
Abigail ; and she was a woman 
of good understanding, and of a 
beautiful countenance : but the man 
was churlish and evil in his do- 
ings ; and he was of the house of 
Caleb. 

4 IF And David heard in the wil- 
derness that Nabal did ^ shear his 
sheep. 

5 Ahd David sent out ten young 
men, and David said unto the young 
men. Get you up to Carmel, and go 
to Nabal, and t greet him in my 
name : 

6 And thus shall ye say to him 
that liveth in prosperity., ^ Peace be 
both to thee, and peace be to thine 
house, and peace be unto all that thou 
hast. 

7 And now I have heard that thou 
hast shearers : now thy shepherds 
which were with us, we t hurt them 
not, ^ neither was there aught missing 
unto them, all the while they were in 
Carmel. 

8 Ask thy young men, and they will 
shew thee. Wherefore let the young 
men find favour in thine eyes ; for 
we come in ' a good day : give, I pray 
thee, whatsoever cometh to thine 
hand unto thy servants, and to thy 
son David. 

9 And when David's young men 
came, they spake to Nabal according 
to all those words in the name of Da- 
vid, and t ceased. 

10 IF And Nabal answered David's 
servants, and said, ^ Who is David ? 
and who is the son of Jesse ? there 
be many servants nowadays that 
break away every man from his 
master. 

1 1 ' Shall I then take my bread, and 
my water, and my t flesh that I have 
killed for my shearers, and give it 
unto men, v/hom I know not whence 
they be 1 

12 So David's young men turned 
their way, and went again, and came 
and told him all those sayings. 

13 And David said unto his men, 
Gird ye on every man his sword. 
And they girded on every man his 
sword ; and David also girded on 
his sword : and there went up after 
David about four hundred men ; 
and two hundred "^ abode by the 
stuff. 

14 1" But one of the young men told 
Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying. Behold, 
David sent messengers out of the 

295 



B.C. 

about 1060. 



f Gen. 38. 13. 
2 Sam. 13. 2f 



ask 
my 



tHeb 
him iji 
name of 
peace, ch. 17. 
22. 

S 1 Chr. 12. 18. 
Ps. 122. 7. 
Luke 10. 5. 



^Reh. shamed. 
h ver. 15, 21. 



1 Neh. 8. 10. 
Esth. 9. 19. 



t Heb. rested. 



k Judg. 9. 28. 
Ps. 73. 7. 8. & 
123. 3, 4. 



1 Judg. 8. 6. 

t Heb. slaugh- 
ter. 



Abigail's wise conduct. 



I. SAMUEL. 



She pacifieth David. 




D Ex. 14. 22. 
Job 1. 10. 



P ch. 20. 7. 



q Deut. 13. 13. 
Judg. 19. 22. 



r Gen. 32. 13. 
Prov. 18. 16. 
& 21. 14. 



Or, lumps. 



s Gen. 32. 16, 
20. 



t Ps. 109. 5. 
Prov. 17. 13. 

u Ruth 1. 17. 

ch. 3. 17. &. 

20. 13, 16. 
X ver. 34. 

y 1 Kings 14. 
10. & 21.21. 
2 Kings 9. 8. 

z Josh. 15. 18. 
Judg. 1. 14. 



t Heb. ears. 



't Heb. lay it 
to his heart. 

II That is. 
Fool. 



a 2 Kings 2. 2. 

b Gen. 20. 6. 

ver. 33. 
c Rom. 12. 19. 
t Heb. saving 

thyself. 



wilderness to salute our master ; and 
he t railed on them. 

15 But the men were very good unto 
us, and "we were not thurt, neither 
missed we any thing, as long as we 
were conversant with them, when 
we were in the fields. 

16 They were °a wall unto us 
both by night and day, all the while 
we were with them keeping the 
sheep. 

17 Now therefore know and con- 
sider what thou wilt do ; for p evil is 
determined against our master, and 
against all his household : for he is 
such a son of ^ Belial, that a man 
cannot speak to him. 

18 IT Then Abigail made haste, and 
'took two hundred loaves, and two 
bottles of wine, and five sheep ready 
dressed, and five measures of parch- 
ed corn, and a hundred il clusters of 
raisins, and two hundred cakes of 
figs, and laid them on asses. 

19 And she said unto her servants, 
^ Go on before me ; behold, I come 
after you. But she told not her hus- 
band Nabal. 

20 And it was so, as she rode on 
the ass, that she came down by the 
covert of the hill, and, behold, Da- 
vid and his men came down against 
her ; and she met them. 

21 Now David had said, Surely in 
vain have I kept all that this fellow 
hath in the wilderness, so that nothing 
was missed of all that pertained unto 
him : and he hath *■ requited me evil 
for good. 

22 "So and more also do God unto 
the enemies of David, if I '^ leave of 
all that pertain to him by the morn- 
ing hght yany that pisseth against 
the wall. 

23 And when Abigail saw David, 
she hasted, and lighted off the ass, 
and fell before David on her face, 
and bowed herself to the ground, 

24 And- fell at his feet, and said. 
Upon me, my lord, upon me let this 
iniquity be : and let thine handmaid, 
I pray thee, speak in thine t audience, 
and hear the words of thine hand- 
maid. 

25 Let not my lord, I pray thee, t re- 
gard this man of Belial, even Nabal : 
for as his name is, so is he ; H Nabal 
is his name, and folly is with him : 
but I thine handmaid saw not the 
young men of my lord, whom thou 
didst send. 

26 Now therefore, my lord, ^ as the 
Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, 
seeing the Lord hath ''withholden 
thee from coming to shed blood, and 
from t <= avenging thyself with ithine 

296 



own hand, now "^let thine enemies, 
and they that seek evil to my lord, 
be as Nabal. 

27 And now ^this H blessing which 
thine handmaid hath brought unto 
my lord, let it even be given unto 
the young men that t follow my 
lord. 

28 I pray thee, forgive the trespass 
of thine handmaid : for ^the Lord 
will certainly make my lord a sure 
house; because my lord ^fighteth 
the battles of the Lord, and ^evil 
hath not been found in thee all thy 
days. 

29 Yet a man is risen to pursue 
thee, and to seek thy soul : but the 
soul of my lord shall be bound in the 
bundleof life with the Lord thy God; 
and the souls of thine enemies, them 
shall he 'sling out, i as out of the mid- 
dle of a sling. 

30 And it shall come to pass, when 
the Lord shall have done to my lord 
according to all the good that he 
hath spoken concerning thee, and 
shall have appointed thee ruler over 
Israel ; 

3 1 That this shall be t no grief unto 
thee, nor offence of heart unto my 
lord, either that thou hast shed 
blood causeless, or that my lord 
hath avenged himself: but when 
the Lord shall have dealt well with 
my lord, then remember thine hand- 
maid. 

32 IT And David said to Abigail, 
^ Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, 
which sent thee this day to meet me ; 

33 And blessed be thy advice, and 
blessed be thou, which hast ' kept me 
this day from coming to shed blood, 
and from avenging myself with mine 
own hand. 

34 For in very deed, as the Lord 
God of Israel liveth, which hath 
"'kept me back from hurting thee, 
except thou hadst hasted and come 
to meet me, surely there had "not 
been left unto Nabal by the morn- 
ing light any that pisseth against the 
wall. 

35 So David received of her hand 
that which she had brought him, and 
said unto hei", °Go up in peace to 
thine house ; see, I have hearkened 
to thy voice, and have ''accepted thy 
person. 

36 IT And Abigail came to Nabal ; 
and, behold, "^he held a feast in his 
house, like the feast of a king ; and 
NabaFs heart was merry within him, 
for he was very drunken : wherefore 
she told him nothing, less or more, 
until the morning light. 

37 But it came to pass in the morn- 



David marrieth Abigail. 



I. SAMUEL. 



He spareth SauVs life. 



B.C. 

about 1060. 



r ver. 32. 

s Pro/. 22. 23. 



u I Kinsfs 2. 
44. Ps.7. 16. 



X Rurh 2. 10, 
13. Prov. 15. 
33. 



t Heb. at her 
feet, ver. 27. 



y Josh. 15. 56. 

z ch. 27. 3. & 
30. 5. 

a 2 Sim. 3. 14. 

II Phaltiel, 
2 Sam. 3. 15. 
bis. 10.30. 



ich. 23. 19. 

Ps. 54, litle. 



ing, when the wine was gone out of 
Nabal, and his wife had told him 
these things, that his heart died 
within him, and . he became as a 
stone. 

38 Arid it came to pass about ten 
days after, that the Lord smote Na- 
bal, that he died. 

39 1[ And when David heard that 
Nabal was dead, he said, "■ Blessed 
be the Lord, that hath ^pleaded the 
cause of my reproach from the hand 
of Nabal, and hath ' kept his servant 
from evil: for the Lord hath "re- 
turned the wickedness of Nabal upon 
his own head. And David sent and 
communed with Abigail, to take her 
to him to wife. 

40 And when the servants of David 
were come to Abigail to Carrnel, they 
spake unto her, saying, David sent 
us unto thee, to take thee to him to 
wife. 

41 And she arose, and bowed her- 
self on her face to the earth, and said, 
Behold, let "^ thine handmaid be a serv- 
ant to wash the feet of the servants 
of my lord. 

42 And Abigail hasted, and arose, 
and rode upon an ass, with five dam- 
sels of hers that went t after her ; and 
she went after the messengers of Da- 
vid, and became his wife. 

43 David also took Ahinoam ^of 
Jezreel ; ^ and they were also both 
of them his wives. 

44 IT But Saul had given ^Michal 
his daughter, David's wife, to II Phalti 
the son of Laish, which was of '' Gal- 
lim. 

CHAPTER XXVL 

SohI, vpon the information of the Ziphites, pursueth 
David. 5 David stayeth Abishaifrotn killing Saul, 
but taketh his spear and cruse. 13 David reproveth 
Ahner, 18 and exhorteth Saul. 21 Saul acknowl- 
edgeth his sin. 

AND the Ziphites came unto Saul 
to Gibeah, saying, ^'Doth not 
David hide himself in the hill of 
Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon ? 

2 Then Saul arose, and went down 
to the wilderness of Ziph, having 
three thousand chosen men of Israel 
with him, to seek David in the wil- 
derness of Ziph. 

3 And Saul pitched in the hill of 
Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, 
by the way. But David abode in 
the wilderness, and he saw that 
Saul came after him into the wilder- 
ness. 

4 David therefore sent out spies, and 
understood that Saul was come in 
very deed. 

5 IF And David arose, and came to 
the place where Saul had pitched : 
and David beheld the place where 



Saul lay, and ^ Abner the son of Ner, 
the captain of his host : and Saul lay 
in the H trench, and the people pitch- 
ed round about him. 

6 Then answered David and said to 
Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai 
" the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, 
saying, Who will '^ go down with me 
to Saul to the camp ? And Abishai 
said, I will go down with thee. 

7 So David and Abishai came to the 
people by night : and, behold, Saul 
lay sleeping within the trench, and 
his spear stuck in the ground at his 
bolster : but Abner and the people 
lay round about him. 

8 Then said Abishai to David, God 
hath t delivered thine enemy into thine 
hand this day : now therefore let me 
smite him, I pray thee, with the 
spear even to the earth at once, 
and I will not smite him the second 
time. 

9 And David said to Abishai, De- 
stroy him not : *" for who can stretch 
forth his hand against the Lord's an- 
ointed, and be guiltless ? 

10 David said furthermore. As the 
Lord liveth, '^the Lord shall smite 
him ; or ^ his day shall come to die ; 
or he shall ** descend into battle, and 
perish. 

11 'The Lord forbid that I should 
stretch forth mine hand against the 
Lord's anointed : but, I pray thee, 
take thou now the spear that is at 
his bolster, and the cruse of water, 
and let us go. 

12 So David took the spear and the 
cruse of water from Saul's bolster ; 
and they gat them away, and no man 
saw it., nor knew it, neither awaked : 
for they ivere all asleep ; because ^ a 
deep sleep from the Lord was fallen 
upon them. 

13 IT Then David went over to the 
other side, and stood on the top of 
a hill afar off; a great space being 
between them : 

14 And David cried to the people, 
and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, 
Answerest thou not, Abner? Then 
Abner answered and Said, Who art 
thou that criest to the king 1 

15 And David said to Abner, Art 
not thou a valiant man 1 and who 
is like to thee in Israel? wherefore 
then hast thou not kept thy lord the 
king? for there came one of the 
people in to destroy the king thy 
lord. 

16 This thing is not good that thou 
hast done. As the Lord liveth, ye 
are t worthy to die, because ye have 
not kept your master, the Lord's 
anointed. And now see where the 

297 



B.C. 

about 1060. 



II Or, midst of 
his carriages, 
ch. 17. 20. 

b ch.l4. 50. & 
17. .55. 

c 1 Chr. 2. 16. 

<J Judg. 7. 10, 



t Heb. shut 
up, ch. 24. 18. 



e ch. 24. 6, 7. 
2 Sam. 1. 16. 



f ch. 25. 38. 

Ps. 94. 1, 2, 

23. Luke 18. 

7. Rom. 12. 

19. 
g See Gen. 47. 

29. Deut.31. 

14. Job 7.1. 

& 14. 5. Ps. 

37. 13. 
h ch. 31. 6. 
i ch. 24. 6, 12. 



k Gen. 2. 21. 
& 15. 12. 



t Heb. the 
sons of death, 
2 Sam. 12. 5. 



Saul acJcnowledgeth his sin. 



I. SAMUEL. 



David Jleeth unto Achish. 



m ch. 24. 9. 11. 



n 2 Sam. 16. 

11. & 24. 1. 
t Heb. smell, 

Gen. 8. 21. 

Lev. 26. 31, 

o Deut. 4. 28. 

Ps. 120. 5. 
t Heb. cleav 

ing. 
V 2 Sam. 14. 

16. & 20. 19. 



r ch. 15. 24. k. 
24. 17. 



t Ps. 7. ! 

18. 20. 



u Gen. 32. 28. 



about 1058. 

t Heb. he con- 
sumed. 



king's spear ts, and the cruse of water 
that was at his bolster. 

17 And Saul knew David's voice, 
and said, ^ Is this thy voice, my son 
David? And David said, It is my 
voice, my lord, O king. 

18 And he said, ™ Wherefore doth 
my lord thus pursue after his serv- 
ant ? for what have I done ? or what 
evil is in mine hand ? 

19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let 
my lord the king hear the words of 
his servant. If the Lord have "stir- 
refd thee up against me, let him t ac- 
cept an offering: but if they be the 
children of men, cursed be they be- 
fore the Lord ; ° for they have driven 
me out this day from + abiding in the 
p inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, 
serve other gods. 

20 Now therefore, let not my blood 
fall to the earth before the face of 
the Lord : for the king of Israel is 
come out to seek "^a flea, as when 
one doth hunt a partridge in the 
mountains. 

21 H Then said Saul, ""I have sinned : 
return, my son David ; for I will no 
more do thee harm, because my soul 
was ^ precious in thine eyes this day : 
behold, I have played the fool, and 
have erred exceedingly. 

22 And David answered and said. 
Behold the king's spear ! and let one 
of the young men come over and 
fetch it. 

23 *The Lord render to every man 
his righteousness and his faithfulness : 
for the Lord delivered thee into my 
hand to day, but I would not stretch 
forth mine hand against the Lord's 
anointed. 

24 And, behold, as thy life was much 
set by this day in mine eyes, so let 
my life be much set by in the eyes 
of the Lord, and let him deliver me 
out of all tribulation. 

25 Then Saul said to David, Bless- 
ed be thou, my son David : thou shalt 
both do great things, and also shalt 
still " prevail. So David went on his 
way, and Saul returned to his place. 

CHAPTER XXVII. 

David fleeth to Gath, and Saul seeketh no more for 
him. 5 Achish giveth Ziklag to David. 8 He de- 
ceiveth Achish. 

AND David said in his heart, I 
shall now + perish one day by 
the hand of Saul : there is nothing 
better for me than that I should 
speedily escape into the land of the 
PhiUstines ; and Saul shall despair of 
me, to seek me any more in any coast 
of Israel : so shall I escape out of his 
hand. 

298 



2 And David arose, ^and he passed 
over with the six hundred men that 
were with him ^ unto Achish, the son 
of Maoch, king of Gath. 

3 And David dwelt with Achish at 
Gath, he and his men, every man 
with his household, even David '^ with 
his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreel- 
itess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Na- 
bal's wife. 

4 And it was told Saul that David 
was fled to Gath : and he sought no 
more again for him. 

5 1[ And David said unto Acliish, If 
I have now found grace in thine eyes, 
let them give me a place in some 
town in the country, that I may 
dwell there : for why should thy serv- 
ant dwell in the royal city with 
thee? 

6 Then Achish gave him Ziklag that 
day : wherefore ^ Ziklag pertaineth 
unto the kings of Judah unto this 
day. 

7 And tthe time that David dwelt 
in the country of the Philistines was 
t a full year and four months. 

8 IT And David and his men went 
up, and invaded ® the Geshurites, ^and 
the H Gezrites, and the ^Amalekites : 
for those nations were of old the 
inhabitants of the land, ^as thou 
goest to Shur, even unto the land of 
Egypt. 

9 And David smote the land, and 
left neither man nor woman alive, 
and took away the sheep, and the 
oxen, and the asses, and the camels, 
and the apparel, and returned, and 
came to Achish. 

10 And Achish said, II Whither have 
ye made a road to day ? And David 
said. Against the south of Judah, and 
against the south of ' the Jerahmeel- 
ites, and against the south of ^ the 
Kenites. 

11 And David saved neither man 
nor woman alive, to bring tidings to 
Gath, sajdng. Lest they should tell 
on us, saying. So did David, and so 
will be his manner all the while he 
dwelleth in the country of the Philis- 
tines. 

12 And Achish believed David, say- 
ing. He hath made his people Israel 
t utterly to abhor him ; therefore he 
shall be my servant for ever. 

CHAPTER XXVIII. 

Achish putteth confidence in David. 3 Saul, forsaken 
of God, resorteth unto a witch at En-dor. 12 Sam- 
uel appeareth, and maketh known to Saul Ms ap- 
proaching ruin. 

AND ^it came to pass in those days, 
that the Philistines gathered 
their armies together for warfare, to 



Saul resorteth unto a witch. 



I. SAMUEL. 



Samuel appeareth to him. 



c ver. 9. 
Ex. 22. 18. 
Lev. 19. 31. & 
20. 27. Deut. 
18. 10, 11. 



d Josh. 19. 18. 
2 Kings 4. 8. 



g ch. 14. 37. 

Prov. 1. 28. 

Lam. 2. 9. 
h Num. 12. 6. 
i Ex. 28. 30. 

Num. 27. 21. 

Deut. 33. 8. 



k Deut. 18. 11. 
1 Chr. 10. 13. 
Is. 8. 19. 



fight with Israel. And Achish said 
unto David, Know thou assuredly, 
that thou shalt go out with me to 
battle, thou and thy men. 

2 And David said to Achish, Surely 
thou, shalt know what thy servant 
can do. And Achish said to David, 
Therefore will I make thee keeper of 
mine head for ever. 

3 IF Now ^ Samuel was dead, and all 
Israel had lamented him, and buried 
him in Ramah, even in his own city. 
And Saul had put away " those that 
had familiar spirits, and the wizards, 
out of the land. 

4 And the Philistines gathered them- 
selves together, and came and pitched 
in "^ Shunem : and Saul gathered all 
Israel together, and they pitched in 
« Gilboa. 

5 And when Saul saw the host of 
the Philistines, he was ^ afraid, and 
his heart greatly trembled. 

6 And when Saul inquired of the 
Lord, ^the Lord answered him not, 
neither by ^ dreams, nor ' by Urim, nor 
by prophets. 

7 H Then said Saul unto his serv- 
ants. Seek me a woman that hath a 
familiar spirit, that I may go to her, 
and inquire of her. And his servants 
said to him. Behold, there is a wo- 
man that hath a familiar spirit at 
En-dor. 

8 And Saul disguised himself, and 
put on other raiment, and he went, 
and two men with him, and they 
came to the woman by night : and 
'^he said, I pray thee, divine unto 
me by the familiar spirit, and bring 
me him up, whom I shall name unto 
thee. 

9 And the woman said unto him, 
Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath 
done, how he hath ^ cut off those that 
have familiar spirits, and the wizards, 
out of the land : wherefore then layest 
thou a snare for my life, to cause me 
to die ? 

10 And Saul sware to her by the 
Lord, saying, As the Lord liveth, 
there shall no punishment happen to 
thee for this thing. 

11 Then said the woman, Whom 
shall I bring up unto thee 1 And he 
said. Bring me up Samuel. 

12 And when the woman saw Sam- 
uel, she cried with a loud voice : and 
the woman spake to Saul, saying, 
Why hast thou deceived me? for 
thou art Saul. 

13 And the king said unto her. Be 
not afraid : for what sawest thou 1 
And the woman said unto Saul, I 
saw "" gods ascending out of the 
earth. 



14 And he said unto her, tWhat 
form is he of? And she said. An old 
man cometh up ; and he is covered 
with " a mantle. And Saul perceived 
that it was Samuel, and he stooped 
with his face to the ground, and bow- 
ed himself. 

15 1 And Samuel said to Saul, Why 
hast thou disquieted me, to bring me 



up 



1 And Saul answered, ° I am sore 



distressed ; for the Philistines make 
war against me, and p God is departed 
from me, and ^ answereth me no more, 
neither t by prophets, nor by dreams : 
therefore I have called thee, that thou 
mayest make known unto me what 
I shall do. 

16 Then said Samuel, Wherefore 
then dost thou ask of me, seeing the 
Lord is departed from thee, and is 
become thine enemy 1 

17 And the Lord hath done H to him, 
"■ as he spake by t me : for the Lord 
hath rent the kingdom out of thine 
hand, and given it to thy neighbour, 
even to David : 

18 'Because thou obeyedst not the 
voice of the Lord, nor executedst his 
fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore 
hath the Lord done this thing unto 
thee this day. 

19 Moreover the Lord will also de- 
liver Israel with thee into the hand 
of the Philistines : and to morrow 
shalt thou and thy sons be with me : 
the Lord also shall deliver the host 
of Israel into the hand of the Philis- 
tines. 

20 Then Saul t fell straightway all 
along on the earth, and was sore afraid, 
because of the words of Samuel : and 
there was no strength in him ; for he 
had eaten no bread all the day, nor 
all the night. 

21 H And the woman came unto Saul, 
and saw that he was sore troubled, 
and said unto him. Behold, thine 
handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and 
I have 'put my life in my hand, and 
have hearkened unto thy words which 
thou spakest unto me. 

22 Now therefore, T pray thee, heark- 
en thou also unto the voice of thine 
handmaid, and let me set a morsel of 
bread before thee ; and eat, that thou 
mayest have strength, when thou go- 
est on thy way. 

23 But he refused, and said, I will 
not eat. But his servants, together 
with the woman, compelled him ; and 
he hearkened unto their voice. So he 
rose from the earth, and sat upon the 
bed. 

24 And the woman had a fat calf 
in the house ; and she hasted, and 
killed it, and took flour, and kneaded 

299 



B.C. 

about 1056. 



t Heb. What 
is his form 7 

n ch. 15. 27. 
2 Kings 2. 8, 
13. 



o Prov. 5. 11, 
12, 13. & 14. 
14. 

p ch. 18. 12. 

q ver. 6. 

t Heb. hy the 
hand of 
prophets. 



II Or, /or him- 
self 
Prov. 16. 4. 

t Heb. mine 
hand. 

r ch. 15. 28. 

s ch. 15. 9. 
1 Kings 20. 
42. 1 Chr. 
10. 13. Jer. 
48. 10. 



t Heb. made 
haste, and 
fell with the 
fulness of his 
stature. 



t Judg. 12. 3. 
ch. 19. 5. 
Job 13. 14. 



The Philistines suspect David. 



I. SAMUEL. 



The Amalekites spoil Ziklag. 



a ell. 28. 1. 
b ch. 4. 1. 



c ch. 28. 1. 2. 



d See ch. 27. 7. 
e Dan. 6. 5. 



f 1 Chr. 12. 19. 



g:A9 ch. 14. 21. 



h ch. 18. 7. 
21. 11. 



i 2 .Sam. 3. 25. 

2 Kings 19. 

27. 
k ver. 3. 



t Heb. thou 
art not good 
in the eyes of 
the lords. 

t Heb do not 
evil in the 
eyes of the 
lurd3. 



t Hel). before 
thee. 



I2?am. 14. 17, 
20. & 19. 27. 
m ver. 4. 



it, and did bake unleavened bread 
thereof : 

25 And she brought it before Saui, 
and before his servants ; and they did 
eat. Then they rose up, and went 
avt^ay that night. 

CHAPTER XXIX. 

The lords of the Philistines mistrust David. 6 
Achish dismisseth him, with commendations of his 
fidelity. 

NOW ^the Philistines gathered 
together all their armies ^to 
Aphek : and the Israelites pitched 
by a fountain which is in Jezreel. 

2 And the lords of the Philistines 
passed on by hundreds, and by thou- 
sands : but David and his men passed 
on in the rearward ""with Achish. 

3 Then said the princes of the Phi- 
listines, What do these Hebrews here ? 
And Achish said unto the princes of 
the Philistines, Is not this David, the 
servant of Saul the king of Israel, 
which hath been with me '^ these days, 
or these years, and I have ''found no 
fault in him since he fell ujito me un- 
to this day 1 

4 And the princes of the Philistines 
were wroth with him ; and the princes 
of the Philistines said unto him, ^ Make 
this fellow return, that he may go 
again to his place which thou hast 
appointed him, and let him not go 
down with us to battle, lest ^in the 
battle he be an adversary to us : for 
wherewith should he reconcile him- 
self unto his master ? should it not be 
with the heads of these men 1 

5 Is not this David, of whom they 
sang one to another in dances, saying, 
^ Saul slew his thousands, and David 
his ten thousands ? 

6 '^ Then Achish called David, and 
said unto him, Surely, as the Lord 
liveth, thou hast been upright, and 
■thy going out and thy coming in 
with me in the host is good in my 
sight : for "^ I have not found evil in 
thee since the day of thy coming unto 
me unto this day : nevertheless t the 
lords favour thee not. 

7 Wherefore now return, aiad go in 
peace, that thou t displease not the 
lords of the Philistines. 

8 H And David said unto Achish, 
But what have I done 1 and what 
hast thou found in thy servant so 
long as I have been twith thee unto 
this day, that I may not go fight 
against the enemies of my lord the 
king"? 

9 And Achish answered and said 
to David, I know that thou art good j 
in my sight, 'as an angel of God: 



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Philistines have said, He shall not go 
up with us to the battle. 

10 Wherefore now rise up early in 
the morning with thy master's serv- 
ants that are come with thee : and 
as soon as ye be up early in 
the morning, and have light, de- 
part. 

11 So David and his men rose up 
early to depart in the morning, to 
return into the land of the Philis- 
tines. "And the Philistines went up 
to Jezreel. 

CHAPTER XXX. 

The Amalekites spoil Ziklag. 4 David hy God^s 
direction pursueth them. 11 and recovereth the spoil. 
22 David's law for dividing spoil. 26 He sendeth 
presents to his friends. 

AND it came to pass, when Da- 
vid and his men were come to 
Ziklag on the third day, that the 
^Amalekites had invaded the south, 
and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and 
burned it with fire ; 

2 And had taken the women cap- 
tives, that were therein : they slew 
not any, either great or small, but 
carried them away, and went on their 
way. 

3 ^ So David and his men came to 
the city, and, behold, it was burned 
with iire ; and their wives, and their 
sons, and their daughters, were taken 
captives. 

4 Then David and the people that 
were with him lifted up their voice 
and wept, until they had no more 
power to weep. 

5 And David's ^two wives were 
taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreel- 
itess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal 
the Carmelite. 

6 And David was greatly distressed; 
"" for the people spake of stoning him, 
because the soul of all the people 
was t grieved, ever}^ man for his sons 
and for his daughters : ^ but David 
encouraged himself in the Lord his 
God. 

7 ^And David said to Abiathar the 
priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, 
bring me hither the ephod. And 
Abiathar brought thither the ephod 
to David. 

8 ''And David inquired at the Lord, 
saying. Shall I pursue after this troop *? 
shall I overtake them? And he an- 
swered him. Pursue : for thou shalt 
surely overtake them., and without 
fail recover all. 

9 So David went, he and the 
six hundred men that luei'e with 
him, and came to the brook Besor, 
where those that were left behind 
stayed. 



n 2 Sam. 4. 4. 



David recovereth the spoil. 



L SAMUEL. 



His presents to his friends. 



B.C. 
about 1056. 



i ver. 16. 

2 Sara. 8. 18. 

1 Kings 1. 38, 

44. Ez. 25. 16. 

Zeph. 2. 5. 
k Josh. 14. 13. 

h 15. 13. 



10 But David pursued, he and four 
hundred men : ^ for two hundred abode 
behind, wRich were so faint that 
they could not go over the brook 
Besor. 

lit And they found an Egyptian 
in the field, and brought him to 
David, and gave him bread, and he 
did eat; and they made him drink 
water ; 

12 And they gave him a piece of 
a cake of figs, and two clusters of 
raisins: and ''w^ien he had eaten, his 
spirit came again to him : for he had 
eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, 
three days and three nights. 

13 And David said unto him. To 
w^hom belongest thou? and whence art 
thou ? And he said, I am a young 
man of Egypt, servant to an Amalek- 
ite ; and my master left me, because 
three days agone I fell sick. 

14 We made an invasion upon the 
south of ' the Cherethites, and upon 
the coast which belongeth to Judah, 
and upon the south of ^ Caleb ; and 
we burned Ziklag with fire. 

15 And David said to him, Canst 
thou bring me down to this com- 
pany ? And he said, Swear unto me 
by God, that thou wilt neither kill 
me, nor deliver me into the hands 
of my master, and I will bring thee 
down to this company. 

16 T And when he had brought him 
down, behold, they ivere spread abroad 
upon all the earth, 'eating and drink- 
ing, and dancing, because of all the 
great spoil that they had taken out 
of the land of the Philistines, and out 
of the land of Judah. 

17 And David smote them from 
the twilight even unto the evening 
of t the next day : and there escaped 
not a man of them, save four hundred 
young men, which rode upon camels, 
and fled. 

18 And David recovered all that the 
Amalekites had carried away : and 
David rescued his two wives. 

19 And there was nothing lacking 
to them, neither small nor great, 
neither sons nor daughters, neither 
spoil, nor any thing that they had 
taken to them : ™ David recovered 
all. 

20 And David took all the flocks 
and the herds, which they drave be- 
fore those other cattle, and said, This 
is David's spoil. 

21 IF And David came to the "two 
hundred men, which were so faint 
that they could not follow David, 
whom they had made also to abide 
at the brook Besor : and they went 
forth to meet David, and to meet 



the people that were with him : and 
when David came near to the people, 
he II saluted them. 

22 Then answered all the wicked 
men, and men °of Belial, of t those 
that went with David, and said, Be- 
cause they went not with us, we 
will not give them aught of the 
spoil that we have recovered, save 
to every man his wife and his chil- 
dren, that they may lead them away, 
and depart. 

23 Then said David, Ye shall not 
do so, my brethren, with that which 
the Lord hath given us, who hath 
preserved us, and delivered the com- 
pany that came against us into our 
hand. 

24 For who will hearken unto you 
in this matter? but Pas his part is 
that goeth down to the battle, so shall 
his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: 
they shall part alike. 

25 And it was so from that day 
t forward, that he made it a statute 
and an ordinance for Israel unto this 
day. 

26 t And when David came to Zik- 
lag, he sent of the spoil unto the 
elders of Judah, even to his friends, 
saying, Behold a t present for you 
of the spoil of the enemies of the 
Lord ; 

27 To them which were in Beth-el, 
and to them which were in "J south 
Ramoth, and to them, which were in 
■■ Jattir, 

28 And to them which were in ^ Aroer, 
and to them which were in Siphmoth, 
and to them which were in ' Eshte- 
moa, 

29 And to them w^hich were in 
Rachal, and to them which were in 
the cities of " the Jerahmeelites, and 
to them which were in the cities of 
the ''Kenites, 

30 And to them which ivere in ^ Hor- 
mah, and to them which ivere in Chor- 
ashan, and to them which were in 
Athach, 

31 And to them which were in 
^Hebron, and to all the places where 
David himself and his men were wont 
to haunt. 

CHAPTER XXXL 

SauVs army defeated. 2 His sons slain. 4 He and 
his armourhearer kill themselves. 7 The Philis- 
tines possess the forsaken towns of the I^aelites. 8 
They triumph over the dead bodies of Saul and his 
sons. 11 The men of Jahesh-gilead recover the bod- 
ies by night, burn them, and bury their bones at 
Jabesh. 

NO W* the Philistines fought against 
Israel : and the men of Israel 
fled from before the Philistines, and 
fell down H slain in mount "" Gilboa. 
2 And the Philistines followed hard 

301 



B.C. 

about 1056. 



II Or, asked 

them how 

they did, 

Judg. 18. 15. 
f Heb. 7ne7i. 
o Deut. 13. 13. 

Judg. 19. 22. 



P See Num. 
31.27. Josh. 



t Heb. and 
forward. 



t Heb. bless- 
ing, 

Gen. 33. 11. 
ch. 25. 27. 



q Josh. 19. 



r Josh. 15. 48. 
s Josh. 13. 16. 



t Josh. 15. 50. 



X Judg-. 1. 16. 
y Judg. 1. 17. 



z Josh. 14. 13. 
2 Sam. 2. 1. 



a 1 Chr. 10. 
1-12. 



\\Or,wou7ided. 
b ch. 28. 4. 



The death of Saul. 



I. SAMUEL. 



His hody 




t Heb. shoot- 
ers, men with 
bows. 

t H.eh. found 
him. 

d See 2 Sam. 
1. 6, &c. 

e So Judg.9.54. 

II Or. mock me. 
f ch.'u. 6. & 
17.26. 

S 2 Sam. 1. 14. 
h 2 Sam. 1. 10. 



upon Saul and upon his sons ; and 
the Philistines slew '^ Jonathan, and 
Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's 
sons. 

3 And ^ the battle went sore against 
Saul, and the t archers t hit him ; and 
he was sore wounded of the archers. 

4 ^ Then said Saul unto his armour- 
bearer. Draw thy sword, and thrust 
me through therewith ; lest ^ these 
uncircumcised come and thrust me 
through, and H abuse me. But his 
armourbearer would not ; ^ for he was 
sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a 
sword, and ^fell upon it. 

5 And when his armourbearer saw 
that Saul was dead, he fell likewise 
upon his sword, and died with him. 

6 So Saul died, and his three sons, 
and his armourbearer, and all his men, 
that same day together. 

7 IF And when the men of Israel that 
were on the other side of the valley, 
and they that were on the other side 
Jordan, saw that the men of Israel 
fled, and that Saul and his sons were 
dead, th'-jy forsook the cities, and fled ; 

302 



! and the Philistines came and dwelt 
in them. ^ 

8 And it came to pass on the mor- 
row, when the Philistines came to 
strip the slain, that they found Saul 
and his three sons fallen in mount 
Gilboa. 

9 And they cut off" his head, and 
stripped off his armour, and sent in- 
to the land of the Philistines round 
about, to 'publish it in the house of 
their idols, and among the people. 

10 "^And they put his armour in 
the house of ^ Ashtaroth : and "^ they 
fastened his body to the wall of "^ Beth- 
shan. 

11 IF °And when the inhalants of 
Jabesh-gilead heard H of that which 
the Philistines had done to Saul, 

12 pAII the valiant men arose, and 
went all night, and took the body of 
Saul and the bodies of his sons from 
the wall of Beth-shan, and came to 
Jabesh, and i burnt them there. 

13 And they took their bones, and 
"■ buried them under a tree at Jabesh, 
' and fasted seven days. 



p Seech. 11. 
1-11. 2 Sam. 
2.4-7. 



q 2 Chr. 16. 14. 

Jer. 34. 5. 

Am. 6. 10. 
r 2 Sam. 2. 4, 

5. & 21. 12, 13, 

14. 
s Gten. 50. ]0. 



B. C. 1056. 



II Or, my coat 
of mail, or, 
my embroid- 
ered coat hin- 
der e/h 7ne, 
that my, 6fc, 

f Judg. 9. 54. 



SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL. 



OTHERWISE CALLED, 



THE SECOND BOOK OF THE KINaS. 



CHAPTER I. 

An Amalekite, bringing tidings of the overthrow of 
the Israelites, and claiming to have slain Saul, is 
put to death. 17 David's lamentation over Saul 
and Jonathan. 

]VrOW it came to pass after the 
i-M death of Saul, when David was 
returned from ^ the slaughter of the 
Amalekites, and David had abode two 
days in Ziklag ; 

2 It came even to pass on the third 
day, that, behold, ''a man came out 
of the camp from Saul "^with his 
clothes rent, and earth upon his head : 
and so it was, when he came to Da- 
vid, that he fell to the earth, and did 
obeisance. 

3 And David said unto him, From 
whence comest thou ? And he said 
unto him, Out of the camp of Israel 
am I escaped. 

4 And David said unto him, tHow 
went the matter? I pray thee, tell 
me. And he answered. That the 
people are fled from the battle, and 
many of the people also are fallen 
and dead ; and Saul and Jonathan 
his son are dead also. 

5 And David said unto the young 
man that told him, How knowest 
thou that Saul and Jonathan his son 
be dead ? 

6 And the young man that told him 
said, As I happened by chance upon 
'^ mount Gilboa, behold, ^ Saul lean- 
ed upon his spear ; and, lo, the chari- 
ots and horsemen followed hard after 
him. 

7 And when he looked behind him, 
he saw me, and called unto me. And 
I answered, tHere am I. 

8 And he said unto me, Who art 
thou? And I answered him, I am 
an Amalekite. 

9 He said unto me again. Stand, I 
pray thee, upon me, and slay me : 
for II anguish is come upon me, be- 
cause my life is yet whole in me. 

10 So I stood upon him, and '^slew 
him, because I was sure that he could 
not live after that he was fallen : and 



I took the crown that was upon his 
head, and the bracelet that ivas on 
his arm, and have brought them hith- 
er unto my lord. 

11 Then David took hold on his 
clothes, and ^ rent them ; and like- 
wise all the men that ivere with 
him : 

12 And they mourned, and wept, 
and fasted until even, for Saul, and 
for Jonathan his son, and for the peo- 
ple of the Lord, and for the house 
of Israel ; because they were fallen 
by the sword. 

13 1 And David said unto the young 
man that told him, Whence art thou? 
And he answered, I am the son of a 
stranger, an Amalekite. 

14 And David said unto him, ^How 
wast thou not ' afraid to ^ stretch forth 
thine hand to destroy the Lord's an- 
ointed ? 

15 And ^ David called one of the 
young men, and said. Go near, and 
fall upon him. And he smote him 
that he died. 

16 And David said unto him, '"Thy 
blood be upon thy head ; for ° thy 
mouth hath testified against thee, 
saying, I have slain the Lord's an- 
ointed. 

17 IF And David lamented with this 
lamentation over Saul and over Jona- 
than his son : 

18 ("Also he bade them teach the 
children of Judah the use of the bow : 
behold, it is written p in the book II of 
Jasher :) 

19 The beauty of Israel is slain upon 
thy high places : i how are the migh- 
ty fallen ! 

20 '•Tell it not in Gath, publish it 
not in the streets of Ashkelon ; lest 
'the daughters of the Philistines re- 
joice, lest the daughters of * the un- 
circumcised triumph. 

21 Ye "mountains of Gilboa, ^let 
there be no dew, neither let there be 
rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings : 
for there the shield of the mighty is 



B. C. 1056. 



S ch. 3. 31. &. 
13. 31. 



h Num. 12. 8. 
i 1 Sam. 31. 4. 
k 1 Sam. 24. 6. 

& 26. 9. Ps. 

105. 15. 

1 ch. 4. 10, 12. 



m 1 Sam. 26. 9. 

1 Kings 2. 32, 

33, 37. 
n ver. 10. 

Luke 19. 22. 



1 Sam. 31. 3. 

p Josh. 10. 13. 
II Or, of the 
upright. 



q ver. 27. 



r 1 Sam. 31. 9. 

Mic. 1. 10. 

See Judg. 16. 

23. 
s See Ex-. 15. 

20. Judg. n. 

3-1. 1 Sam. 18. 

6. 

t 1 Sam. 31. 4. 
u 1 Sara. 31. 1. 
X So Jude. 5. 

23. Job 3. 3. 

4. Jer. 20. 14. 



303 



David king of Judah. 



II. SAMUEL. 



Joab defeateth Abner. 




z 1 Sam. 18. 



a Judg. 14. 18. 



b 1 Sam. 18. 1, 
3. & 19. 2. & 
20. 17, 41. & 
23.16. 

c ver 19. 



a Judg. 1. 1. 
1 Sam. 23. 2. 
4, 9. & 30. 7, 8 



blSam.30.31. 

ver. 11. ch. 

5. 1, 3. 

1 Kings 2. 11. 
c 1 Sam. 30. 5. 



d 1 Sam. 27. 2, 
3. & 30. 1. 
1 Chr. 12. 1. 



about 1055. 

e ver. 11. ch. 
5.5. 

fl Sam. 31. II, 
13. 



g Ruth 2. 20. & 
3. 10. Ps. 115. 
15. 



h 2 Tim. 1. 16, 
18. 



I t Heb. be ye 

I the sons of 

valour. 



vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, 
as though he had not been ^ anointed 
with oil. 

22 From the blood of the slain, from 
the fat of the mighty, Uhe bow of 
Jonathan turned not back, and the 
sword of Saul returned not empty. 

23 Saul and Jonathan were lovely 
and II pleasant in their lives, and in 
their death they were not divided : 
they were swifter than eagles, they 
were ^stronger than lions. 

24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep over 
Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with 
othei' delights ; who put on ornaments 
of gold upon your apparel. 

25 How are the mighty fallen in the 
midst of the battle ! Jonathan, thou 
wast slain in thine high places. 

26 I am distressed for thee, my 
brother Jonathan : very pleasant hast 
thou been unto me : ^ thy love to me 
was wonderful, passing the love of 
women. 

27 " How are the mighty fallen, and 
the weapons of war perished ! 

CHAPTER n. 

David, by God's direction, goeth up to Hebron, where 
he is made king of Judah. 5 He commendeth the 
men of Jabesh-gilead for their kindness to Saul. 8 
Abner maketh Ish-bosheth king of Israel. 12 A 
skirmish between the men of Abner and of Joab. 
18 Asahel is slain. 25 At Abner's request Joab 
soundeth a. retreat. 32 Asahel's burial. 

AND it came to pass after this, 
that David ^inquired of the Lord, 
saying, Shall I go up into any of the 
cities of Judah ? And the Lord said 
unto him, Go up. And David said. 
Whither shall I go up ? And he said, 
Unto ^ Hebron. 

2 So David went up thither, and his 
' two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezre- 
elitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the 
Carmelite. 

3 And '^ his men that were with him 
did David bring up, every man with 
his household : and they dwelt in the 
cities of Hebron. 

4 ^And the men of Judah came, 
and there they anointed David king 
over the house of Judah. And they 
told David, saying, That ^the men of Ja- 
besh-gilead were they that buried Saul. 

5 II And David sent messengers unto 
the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said 
unto them, ^Blessed be ye of the 
Lord, that ye have shewed this kind- 
ness unto your lord, even unto Saul, 
and have buried him. 

6 And now *>the Lord shew kind- 
ness and truth unto you : and, I also 
will requite you this kindness, be- 
cause ye have done this thing. 

7 Therefore now let your hands be 
strengthened, and t be ye vahant : for 
your master Saul is dead, and also 

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the house of Judah have anointed me 
king over them. 

8 1i But ' Abner the son of Ner, cap- 
tain oft Saul's host, took II Ish-bosheth 
the son of Saul, and brought him over 
to Mahanaim ; 

9 And made him king over Gilead, 
and over the Ashurites, and over Jez- 
reel, and over Ephraim, and over Ben- 
jamin, and over all Israel. 

10 Ish-bosheth Saul's son was forty 
years old when he began to reign over 
Israel, and reigned two years. But 
the house of Judah followed David. 

11 And '^the ttime that David was 
king in Hebron over the house of Ju- 
dah was seven years and six months. 

12 IT And Abner the son of Ner, and 
the servants of Ish-bosheth the son 
of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to 
^Gibeon. 

13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and 
the servants of David, went out, and 
met t together by ""the pool of Gibeon : 
and they sat down, the one on the one 
side of the pool, and the other on the 
other side of the pool. 

14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the 
young men now arise, and play be- 
fore us. And Joab said. Let them 
arise. 

15 Then there arose and went over 
by number twelve of Benjamin, which 
pei'tained to Ish-bosheth the son of 
Saul, and twelve of the servants of 
David. 

16 And they caught every one his 
fellow by the head, and thrust his 
sword in his fellow's side ; so they 
fell down together : wherefore that 
place was called H Helkath-hazzurim, 
which is in Gibeon. 

17 And there was a very sore battle 
that day ; and Abner was beaten, and 
the men of Israel, before the servants 
of David. 

18 II And there were "three sons of 
Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and 
Asahel : and Asahel was ° as light t of 
foot t Pas a wild roe. 

19 And Asahel pursued after Abner; 
and in going he turned not to the 
right hand nor to the left t from fol- 
lowing Abner. 

20 Then Abner looked behind him, 
and said, Art thou Asahel ? And he 
answered, I am. 

21 And Abner said to him. Turn 
thee aside to thy right hand or to thy 
left, and lay thee hold on one of the 
young men, and take thee his H armour. 
But Asahel would not turn aside from 
following of him. 

22 And Abner said again to Asahel, 
Turn thee aside from following me : 
wherefore should I smite thee to the 



t Heb. The 
' host which 
was Saul's. 
II Or, Esh- 

baal, 1 Chr. 

8. 33.' & 9. 39. 
i 1 Sam. 14. 50. 



Joah soundeth a retreat. 



II. SAMUEL. 



Ahner revolteth to David. 



B.C. 

about 1053. 



r ver. 14. 

Prov. 17. 14. 
t Heb. /row 

the morning. 
II Or, gone 

away. 



ground? how then should I hold up 
my face to Joab thy brother 1 

23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside : 
wherefore Abner with the hinder end 
of the spear smote him i under the 
fifth rtb., that the spear came out 
behind him ; and he fell down there, 
and died in the same place : and it 
came to pass, that as many as came 
to the place where Asahel fell down 
and died stood still. 

24" Joab also and Abishai pursued 
after Abner : and the sun went down 
when they were come to the hill of 
Ammali, that lieth before Giah by the 
way of the wilderness of Gibeon. 

25 IT And the children of Benjamin 
gathered themselves together after 
Abner, and became one troop, and 
stood on the top of a hill. 

26 Then Abner called to Joab, and 
said. Shall the sword devour for ever 1 
knowest thou not that it will be bit- 
terness in the latter end ? how long 
shall it be then, ere thou bid the 
people return from following their 
brethren "? 

27 And Joab said, As God liveth, 
unless ''thou hadst spoken, surely 
then tin the morning the people had 
II gone up every one from following 
his brother. 

28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all 
the people stood still, and pursued 
after Israel no more, neither fought 
they any more. 

29 And Abner and his men walked 
all that night through the plain, and 
passed over Jordan, and went through 
all Bithron, and they came to Maha- 
naim. 

30 And Joab returned from following 
Abner : and when he had gathered 
all the people together, there lacked 
of David's servants nineteen men and 
Asahel. 

31 But the servants of David had 
smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's 
men, so that three hundred and three- 
score men died. 

32 TF And they took up Asahel, and 
buried him in the sepulchre of his fa- 
ther, which was mBeth-lehem. And 
Joab and his men went all night, and 
they came to Hebron at break of day. 

CHAPTER HI. 

During the war David waxeth stronger. 2 Six sons 
born to him in Hebron. 6 Abner, displeased with 
Ish-bosheth, 12 seeketh terms of David. 13 Davidre- 
quireth him first to bring to him Michal his wife. 
14 This being done, Ahner is entertained by David, 
and dismissed. 22 Joab, returning from battle, kill- 
eth Abner. 28 David curseth Joah, 3L and mourn- 
eth for Ahner. 

"jVrOW there was long war between 
l\ the house of Saul and the house 
of David : but David waxed stronger 



20 



and stronger, and the house of Saul 
waxed weaker and weaker. 

2 IT And ''unto David were sons born 
in Hebron : and his firstborn was 
Amnon, ''of Ahinoam the Jezreel- 
itess ; 

3 And his secoiflil, H Chileab, of Abi- 
gail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite ; 
and the third, Absalom the son of 
Maacah the daughter of Talmai king 
" of Geshur ; 

4 And the fourth, '' Adonijah the son 
of Haggith ; and the fifth, Shepha- 
tiah the son of Abital ; 

5 And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah 
David's wife. These were born to 
David in Hebron. 

6 IT And it came to pass, while there 
was war between the house of Saul 
and the house of David, that Abner 
made himself strong for the house of 
Saul. 

7 And Saul had a concubine, whose 
name was ®Rizpah, the daughter of 
Aiah : and Ish-hosheth said to Abner, 
Wherefore hast thou *^gone in unto 
my father's concubine ? 

8 Then was Abner very wroth for 
the words of Ish-bosheth, and said. 
Am I ^a dog's head, which against 
Judah do shew kindness this day 
unto the house of Saul thy father, to 
his brethren, and to his friends, and 
have not delivered thee into the hand 
of David, that thou chargest me to 
day with a fault concerning this wo- 
man? 

9 ^So do God to Abner, and more 
also, except, ' as the Lord hath sworn 
to David, even so I do to him ; 

10 To translate the kingdom from 
the house of Saul, and to set up the 
throne of David over Israel and over 
Judah, ''from Dan even to Beer- 
sheba. 

11 And he could not answer Abner 
a word again, because he feared 
him. 

12 1 And Abner sent messengers to 
David on his behalf, saying, Whose 
is the land? saying also, Make thy 
league with me, and, behold, my 
hand shall be with thee, to bring about 
all Israel unto thee. 

13 IT And he said. Well ; I will make 
a league with thee : but one thing I 
require of thee, tthat is, 'Thou shalt 
not see my face, except thou first 
bring "'Michal Saul's daughter, when 
thou comest to see my face. 

14 And David sent messengers to 
Ish-bosheth Saul's son, saying. De- 
liver me my Avife Michal, which I 
espoused to me " for a hundred fore- 
skins of the Philistines. 

15 And Ish-bosheth sent, and took 

305 



B.C. 

about 1053. 

alChr.3. 1-4. 
bl Sam. 25. 43. 



II Or. Daniel, 
1 Chr. 3. I. 



c 1 Sam. 27. 8. 
ch. 13. 37. 
d 1 Kings 1. 5. 



e ch. 21. 8, 10. 
f ch. 16. 21. 



g Deut. 23. 18. 
1 Sam. 24. 14. 
ch. 9. 8. & 
16.9. 



h Ruth 1. 17. 

1 Kings 19. 2. 
i 1 Sam. 15. 28. 

& 16. 1, 12. &. 

28. 17. 

1 Chr. 12. 23. 



k Judg. 20. 1. 
ch. 17. 11. 
1 Kings 4. 25. 



about 1048. 



t Heb. saying. 
1 So Gen. 43. 3. 



ml Sam. 18.20. 



n 1 Sam. 
25,27. 



Ahner is slain by Joah. 



IL SAMUEL 



David mourneth for him. 




t Heb. both 
yesterday 
and the 
third day. 

q ver. 9. 



I Chr. 12. 29. 



1 1 Kings 11. 
37. 



u 1 Sam. 29. G. 
■ Is, 37. 28. 



I X 1 Kiii^s 2. 6. 
I So ch. 20.9,10. 
; II Or, peace- 
ably. 
7 ch. 4. 6. 
I z ch. 2. 23. 



her from her husband, even from 
° Phaltiel the son of Laish. 

16 And her husband went with her 
t along weeping behind her to p Bahu- 
rim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, 
return. And he returned. 

17 IT And Abner hAd communication 
with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye 
sought for David tin times past to be 
king over you : 

18 Now then do it: ifor the Lord 
hath spoken of David, saying. By the 
hand of my servant David I will save 
my people Israel out of the hand of 
the Philistines, and out of the hand 
of all their enemies. 

19 And Abner also spake in the ears 
of '"Benjamin : and Abner went also 
to speak in the ears of David in He- 
bron all that seemed good to Israel, 
and that seemed good to the whole 
house of Benjamin. 

20 So Abner came to David to He- 
bron, and twenty men with him. And 
David made Abner and the men that 
were with him a feast. 

21 And Abner said unto David, I 
will arise and go, and ^ will gather all 
Israel unto my lord the king, that 
they may make a league with thee, 
and that thou may est * reign over all 
that thine heart desireth. And David 
sent Abner away ; and he went in 
peace. 

22 IF And, behold, the servants of 
David and .Toab came from pursuing 
a troop, and brought in a great spoil 
with them : but Abner was not with 
David in Hebron ; for he had sent 
him away, and he was gone in peace. 

23 When Joab and all the host that 
was with hmi were come, they told 
•loab, saying, Abner the son of Ner 
came to the king, and he hath sent 
him away, and he is gone in peace. 

24 Then Joab came to the king, and 
said, What hast thou done? behold, 
Abner came unto thee ; why is it that 
thou hast sent him away, and he is 
quite gone ? 

25 Thou knowest Abner the son of 
Ner, that he came to deceive thee, 
and to know "thy going out and thy 
coming in, and to know all that thou 
doest. 

26 And when Joab was come out 
from David, he sent messengers after 
Abner, which brought him again from 
the well of Sirah : but David knew it 
not. 

27 And when Abner was returned 
to Hebron, Joab ''took him aside in the 
gate to speak with him H quietly, and 
smote him there >' under the fifth rib, 
that he died, for the blood of ^Asa- 
hel his brother. 

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28 IT And afterward when David 
heard it, he said, I and my kingdom 
are guiltless before the Lord for ever 
from the t blood of Abner the son of 
Ner : 

29 ^ Let it rest on the head of Joab, 
and on all his father's house ; and let 
there not t fail from the house of Joab 
one ''that hath an issue, or that is a 
leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or 
that falleth on the sword, or that 
lacketh bread. 

30 So Joab and Abishai his brother 
slew Abner, because he had slain 
their brother ''Asahel at Gibeon in 
the battle. 

31 "U And David said to Joab, and 
to all the people that we7'e with him, 
"^Rend your clothes, and ®gird you 
with sackcloth, and mourn before 
Abner. And king David himself fol- 
lowed the tbier. 

32 And they buried Abner in He- 
bron : and the king lifted up his voice, 
and wept at the grave of Abner ; and 
all the people wept. 

33 And the king lamented over Ab- 
ner, and said. Died Abner as a ^fool 
dieth ? 

34 Thy hands ivere not bound, nor 
thy feet put into fetters : as a man 
falleth before t wicked men, so fellest 
thou. And all the people wept again 
over him. 

35 And when all the people came 
^to cause David to eat meat while 
it was yet day, David sware, saying, 
^ So do God to me, and more also, 
if I taste bread, or aught else, 'till 
the sun be down. 

36 And all the people took notice 
of it, and it t pleased them : as what- 
soever the king did pleased all the 
people. 

37 For all the people and all Israel 
understood that day that it was not 
of the king to slay Abner the son of 
Ner. 

38 And the king said unto his serv- 
ants. Know ye not that there is a 
prince and a great man fallen this 
day in Israel 1 

39 And I am. this day t weak, though 
anointed king ; and these men the 
sons of Zeruiah '^ be too hard for me : 
'the Lord shall reward the doer of 
evil according to his wickedness. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The Israelites being troubled at the death of Abner, 2 
Baanah and Bechab slay Ish-bosheth, and bring his 
head to Hebron. 9 David causeth them to be slain, 
and Ish-bosheth' s head to be buried. 

AND when Saul's son heard that 
Abner was dead in Hebron, ^his 
hands were feeble, and all the Israel- 
ites Avere '' troubled. 



Ish-bosheth murdered. 



11. SAMUEL. 



David 



over Israel. 



h 1 Sam. 19. 2, 
10. 11. & 23. 
15. & 25. 29. 



i GeTi. 48. 16. 
1 Kings 1. 29. 
Ps. 31. 7. 

kch.1.2,4,15. 

t Heb. he was 
in his own 
eyes as a 
hringer, 6fc. 

II Or, which 
was the re- 
n^nrd I gave 
him for his 
tidings. 



1 Gen. 9. 5, G. 



w ch. 1. 15. 



2 And Saul's son had two men that 
were captains of bands : the name of 
the one ivas Baanah, and the name 
of the t other Rechab, the sons of 
Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children 
of Benjamin : for " Beeroth also was 
reckoned to Benjamin : 

3 And the Beerothites fled to ^ Git- 
taim, and were sojourners there until 
this day. 

4 And ®. Jonathan, SauFs son, had 
a son that was lame of his feet. He 
was five years old when the tidings 
came of Saul and Jonathan "^out of 
Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, 
and fled : and it came to pass, as she 
made haste to flee, that he fell, and 
became lame. And his name was 
II Mephibosheth. 

5 And the sons of Rimmon the Be- 
erothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, 
and came about the heat of the day 
to the house of Ish-bosheth, w^ho lay 
on a bed at noon. 

6 And they came thither into the 
midst of the house, as though they 
would have fetched wheat ; and they 
smote him ^ under the fifth rib : and 
Rechab and Baanah his brother es- 
caped. 

7 For when they came into the 
house, he lay on his bed in his bed- 
chamber, and they smote him, and 
slew him, and beheaded him, and 
took his head, and gat them away 
through the plain all night. 

8 And they brought the head of Ish- 
bosheth unto David to Hebron, and 
said to the king. Behold the head of 
Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thine 
enemy, ^ which sought thy life ; and 
the Lord hath avenged my lord the 
king this day of Saul, and of his seed. 

9 % And David answered Rechab 
and Baanah his brother, the sons 
of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said 
unto them, As the Lord liveth, 'who 
hath redeemed my soul out of all ad- 
versity, 

10 When ""one told me, saying. Be- 
hold, Saul is dead, t thinking to have 
brought good tidings, I took hold of 
him, and slew him in Ziklag, H who 
thought that I would have given him 
a reward for his tidings : 

11 How much more, when wicked 
men hav^e slain a righteous person in 
his own house upon his bed 1 shall 
I not therefore now ' require his blood 
of your hand, and take you away from 
the earth % 

12 And David ™ commanded his 
young men, and they slew them, and 
cut off their hands and their feet, and 
hanged them up over the pool in He- 
bron. But they took the head of Ish- 



bosheth, and buried it in the "sepul- 
chre of Abner in Hebron. 

CHAPTER V. 

The tribes come to Hebron to anoint David king over 
Israel, 'i His age. G He taketh Zion from the Jeb- 
usites and dwelleth in it. 11 Hiram sendeth to 
David. 13 Eleven sons are born to David in Jeru- 
salem. 17 He smiteth the Philistines at Baal-pera- 
zim, 22 and again at the mulberry trees. 

THEN ^came all the tribes of Is- 
rael to David unto Hebron, and 
spake, saying, Behold, ^we are thy 
bone and thy flesh. 

2 Also in time past, when Saul was 
king over us, '^ thou wast he that led- 
dest out and broughtest in Israel : and 
the Lord said to thee, '^Thou shalt 
feed my people Israel, and thou shalt 
be a captain over Israel. 

3 ^ So all the elders of Israel came 
to the king to Hebron ; ^ and king 
David made a league with them in 
Hebron ^ before the Lord : and they 
anointed David king over Israel. 

4 IF David was thirty years old when 
he began to reign, ^and he reigned 
forty years. 

5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah 
■ seven years and six months : and in 
Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three 
years over all Israel and Judah. 

6 IF And the king and his men went 
^to Jerusalem unto 'the Jebusites, 
the inhabitants of the land: w^hich 
spake unto David, saying, Except 
thou take away the blind and the 
lame, thou shalt not come in hither : 
II thinking, David cannot come in 
hither. 

7 Nevertheless, David took the 
strong hold of Zion : "" the same is 
the city of David. 

8 And David said on that day, Who- 
soever getteth up to the gutter, and 
smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame 
and the blind, that are hated of Da- 
vid's soul, "Ae shall be chief and cap- 
tain. II Wherefore they said, The blind 
and the lame shall not come into the 
house. 

9 So David dwelt in the fort, and 
called it °the city of David. And 
David built round about from Millo 
and inward. 

10 And David twent on, and grew 
great, and the Lord God of hosts ivas 
with him. 

11 IF And P Hiram king of Tyre sent 
messengers to David, and cedar trees, 
and carpenters, and t masons : and 
they built David a house. 

12 And David perceived that the 
Lord had established him king over 
Israel, and that he had exalted his 
kingdom for his people Israel's sake. 

13 IF And ^ David took him more 

307 



B.C. 

about 1048. 



alChr. 11. 1. 
& 12. 23. 



c 1 Sam. 18. 13. 



i 1 Sam. 16. 1, 
12. Ps.78.71. 
See ch. 7. 7. 



e 1 Chr. 11. 3. 

f 2 Kings 11. 
17. 

gJudg. 11.11. 
1 Sam. 23. 18. 



h 1 Chr. 26. 31. 
& 29. 27. 



ch. 2. 11. 
1 Chr. 3. 4. 



k Judg. 1. 21. 
1 Josh. 15. 63. 

Judg. 1. 8. & 

19. 11, 12. 



I Or, saying, 
David shall 
not, 6fc. 



m ver. 9. 
1 Kings 2. 10. 

& 8. i: 



nl Chr. 11.6- 
9. 

II Or, Because 
they had said, 
even the blind 
and the lame, 
He shall not 
come into the 
house. 



o ver. 7. 



t Heb. went 
going and 
growing. 

about 1043. 

t Heb. hewers 
of the stone 
ofthexoall. 

P 1 Kings 5. 2. 
1 Chr. 14. 1. 



q Deut. 17. 17. 
1 Chr. 3. 9. & 
14.3. 



The Philistines smitten. 



II. SAMUEL. 



The arh brought to Zion. 



B.C. 

about 1043. 



r 1 Chr. 3. 5. 
& 14. 4. 

II Or, Shimea, 
1 Clir. 3. 5. 

I! Or, Elisha- 
ma, 1 Chr. 3. 
6. 

\iOY,Beeliada, 
1 Chr. 14. 7. 



s 1 Chr. 11. 16. 
&. 14. 8. 



1047. 



t ch. 23. 14. 



u Josh. 15. 8. 
Is. 17. 5. 

x ch. 2. 1. 
1 Sam. 23. 2, 
4. & 30. 8. 



y I?. 28. 21. 



I! That is, The 
plain of 
breaches. 



II Or, took 
them away. 
z Deut. 7. 5. 

25. 1 Chr. 14. 
12. 
a ] Chr. 14. 13. 

t) ver. 19. 



c So 2 Kings 
7.6. 



J Judg. 4. 14. 



e ] Chr. 14.16, 

Gibeon. 
f Josh. IG. 10. 



1042. 



a 1 Chr. 13. 5, 
6. 



concubines and wives out of Jerusa- 
lem, after he was come from Hebron : 
and there were yet sons and daugh- 
ters born to David. 

14 And ""these be the names of those 
that were born unto him in Jerusa- 
lem ; H Shammuah, and Shobab, and 
Nathan, and Solomon, 

15 Ibhar also, and H Elishua, and Ne- 
pheg-, and Japhia, 

16 And EKshama, and " Eliada, and 
Eliphalet. 

17 IT ' But when the Philistines heard 
that they had anointed David king 
over Israel, all the Philistines came 
up to seek David ; and David heard 
of it, ' and went down to the hold. 

18 The Philistines also came and 
spread themselves in "the valley of 
Rephaim. 

19 And David ^inquired of the 
Lord, saying, Shall I go up to the 
Philistines ? wilt thou deliver them 
into mine hand 1 And the Lord said 
unto David, Go up : for I will doubt- 
less deliver the Philistines into thine 
hand. 

20 And David came to ^Baal-pe- 
razim, and David smote them there, 
and said, The Lord hath broken forth 
upon mine enemies before me, as the 
breach of Avaters. Therefore he call- 
ed the name of that place II Baal-pera- 
zim. 

21 And there they left their images, 
and David and his men ^ II burned 
them. 

22 ^ ^And the Philistines came up 
yet again, and spread themselves in 
the valley of Rephaim. 

23 And when ^ David inquired of 
the Lord, he said, Thou shalt not go 
up ; but fetch a compass behind them, 
and come upon them over against the 
mulberry trees. 

24 And let it be, when thou ^hear- 
est the sound of a going in the tops 
of the mulberry trees, that then thou 
shalt bestir thyself: for then 'J shall 
the Lord go out before thee, to smite 
the host of the Philistines. 

25 And David did so, as the Lord 
had commanded him ; and smote the 
Philistines from ^ Geba until thou 
come to ^ Gazer. 

CHAPTER VL 

David fetclieth the ark from Kirjath-jearim on a new 
cart. 6 Uzzah is smitten. 1] God hlcssefh Obed- 
ed/)rn. 12 David bringing the ark into Zion danc- 
eth before tt. 11 He placeth it in a tabernacle. 20 
MichoL reproving David for his religious jov is 
childless to her death. 

AGAIN, Da^nd gathered together 
all the chosen men of Israel, 
thirt}'^ thousand. 
2 And ^ David arose, and went with 

303 



all the people that ivere with him 
from llBaale of Judah, to bring up 
from thence the ark of God, H whose 
name is called by the name of the 
Lord of hosts *'that dwelleth between 
the cherubim. 

3 And they t set the ark of God " up- 
on a new cart, and brought it out of 
the house of Abinadab that was in 
II Gibeah : and Uzzah and Ahio, the 
sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart. 

4 And they brought it out of ^ the 
house of Abinadab which was at Gib- 
eah, t accompanying the ark of God : 
and Ahio went before the ark. 

5 And David and all the house of 
Israel played before the Lord on all 
manner of instruments made of fir 
wood, even on harps, and on psalter- 
ies, and on timbrels, and on cornets, 
and on cymbals. 

6 IF And when they came to ^Na- 
chon's threshingfloor, Uzzah *^put 
forth his hand to the ark of God, 
and took hold of it ; for the oxen 
II shook it. 

7 And the anger of the Lord was 
kindled against Uzzah, and = God smote 
him there for his II error ; and there he 
died by the ark of God, 

8 And David was displeased, because 
the Lord had +made a breach upon 
Uzzah : and he called the name of 
the place H Perez-uzzah to this day. 

9 And ^ David was afraid of the Lord 
that day, and said. How shall the ark 
of the Lord come to me? 

10 So David would not remove the 
ark of the Lord unto him into the 
city of David : but David carried it 
aside into the house of Obed-edom 
Hhe Gittite. 

11 ''And the ark of the Lord con- 
tinued in the house of Obed-edom the 
Gittite three months : and the Lord 
^ blessed Obed-edom, and all his house- 
hold. 

12 IF And it was told king David, 
saying, The Lord hath blessed the 
house of Obed-edom, and all that^er- 
taineth unto him, because of the ark 
of God. ™ So David went and brought 
up the ark of God from the house 
of Obed-edom into the city of David 
with gladness. 

13 And it was so, that when ''they 
that bare the ark of the Lord had 
gone six paces, he sacrificed °oxen 
and fatlings, 

14 And David p danced before the 
Lord with all his might ; and David 
luas girded 'iwith a linen ephod. 

15 ''So David and all the house of 
Israel brought up the ark of the Lord 
with shouting, and with the sound 
of the ti'umpet. 



Michal reproveth David. 



II. SAMUEL. 



Gocfs promises to David. 



Judg. 9. 4. 
Or, openly. 



e See 1 Sam. 
15.35. Is. 22. 
14. Matt. 1. 



1042. 



16 And ' as the ark of the Lord came 
into the city of David, Michal Saul's 
daughter looked through a window, 
and saw king David leaping and danc- 
ing before the Lord ; and she despi- 
sed hinTin her heart. 

17 IF And 'they brought in the ark 
of the Lord, and set it in "his place, 
in the midst of the tabernacle that 
David had t pitched for it: and David 
^offered burnt offerings and peace ^of- 
ferings before the Lord. 

18 And as soon as David had made 
an end of offering burnt offerings 
and peace offerings, ^he blessed the 
people in the name of the Lord of 
hosts. 

19 "^ And he dealt among all the peo- 
ple, even among the whole multitude 
of Israel, as well to the women as 
men, to every one a cake of bread, 
and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon 
of wine. So all the people departed 
every one to his house. 

20 If "^ Then David returned to bless 
his household. And Michal the daugh- 
ter of Saul came out to meet David, 
and said. How glorious was the king 
of Israel to day, who ^uncovered him- 
self to day in the eyes of the hand- 
maids of his servants, as one of the 
'^vain fellows II shamelessly uncover- 
eth himself! 

21 And David said unto Michal, It 
was before the Lord, '^ which chose 
me before thy father, and before all 
his house, to appoint me ruler over 
the people of the Lord, over Is- 
rael : therefore will I play before the 
Lord. 

22 And I will yet be more vile than 
thus, and will be base in mine own 
sight : and II of the maidservants which 
thou hast spoken of, of them shall I 
be had in honour. 

23 Therefore Michal the daughter 
of Saul had no child ® unto the day 
of her death. 

CHAPTER VII. 

Nathan approveth the purpose of David to build God 
a house. 4 Afterwards by the comtnand of God he 
forbiddeth him; 12 but promiseth blessings to his 
seed. 18 David^s prayer and thanksgiving. 

AND it came to pass, ^'when the 
king sat in his house, and the 
Lord had given him rest round about 
from all his enemies ; 

2 That the king said unto Nathan 
the prophet. See now, I dwell in ^'a 
house of cedar, '^but the ark of God 
dwelleth within ^ curtains. 

3 And Nathan said to the king. Go, 
do all that is ^ in thine heart ; for the 
Lord is with thee. 

4 IT And it came to pass that night. 



that the word of the Lord came unto 
Nathan, saying, 

5 Go and tell tmy servant David, 
Thus saith the Lord, ^ Shalt thou 
build me a house for me to dwell in ? 

6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any 
house » since the time that I brought 
up the children of Israel out of Egypt, 
even to this day, but have walked in 
^a tent and in a tabernacle. 

7 In all the places wherein I have 
' walked with all the children of Is- 
rael spake I a word with H any of the 
tribes of Israel, whom I commanded 
•"to feed my people Israel, saying, 
Why build ye not me a house of 
cedar 1 

8 Now therefore so shalt thou say 
unto my servant David, Thus saith 
the Lord of hosts, 'I took thee from 
the sheepcote, tfrom following the 
sheep, to be ruler over my people, 
over Israel : 

9 And ™I was with thee whither- 
soever thou wentest, "and have cut 
off all thine enemies tout of thy sight, 
and have made thee °a great name, 
like unto the name of the great men 
that are in fhe earth. 

10 Moreover I will appoint a place 
for my people Israel, and will p plant 
them, that i]\ey may dwell in a place 
of their own, and move no more ; 
'J neither shall the children of wick- 
edness afflict them any more, as be- 
foretime, 

11 And as "■ since the time that I 
commanded judges to be over my peo- 
ple Israel, and have 'caused thee to 
rest from all thine enemies. Also the 
Lord telleth thee Hhat he will make 
thee a house. 

12 1 And "when thy days be ful- 
filled, and thou ^ shalt sleep with thy 
fathers, ^ I will set up thy seed after 
thee, which shall proceed out of thy 
bowels, and I will establish his king- 
dom. 

13 ''He shall build a house for my 
name, and I will ^ stablish the throne 
of his kingdom for ever. 

14 ^ I will be his father, and he shall 
be my son. "" If he commit iniquity, 
I will chasten him with the rod of 
men, and with the stripes of the chil- 
dren of men : 

15 But my mercy shall not depart 
aw^ay from him, '' as I took it from 
Saul, whom I put away before thee. 

16 And ^ thine house and thy king- 
dom shall be established for ever be- 
fore thee : thy throne shall be estab- 
lished for ever. 

17 According to all these words, and 
according to all this vision, so did 
Nathan speak unto David. 

309 



B. C. 1042. 



t Heh. to my 

servant, to 

David, 
i See IKiii^s 

5. 3. & 8. 111. 

1 Chr. 22. 8. 

k. 28. 3. 
g 1 Kings R. 16. 



h Ex. -10. 18, 

19, 34. 
i Lev.2G.n,12. 

Deut. 23. 14. 
II any of the 
judr/cs, 

1 Chr. 17. 6. 
k ch. 5. 2. 

Ps. 78.71,72. 

Matt. 2. 6. 

Acts 20. 28. 



1 1 Sam. 16. 11, 
12. Ps. 78. 70. 

t Reb.from 
after. 



ml Sara.18.14. 

ch. 5. 10. & 8. 

6, 14. 
t Heh. from 

thy face. 
nl Sam. 31.6. 

Ps. 89. 23. 
Gen. 12. 2. 



P Ps. 44. 2. & 
80. 8. Jer. 24. 
6. Am. 9. 15. 



q Ps. 89. 22. 



r Judff. 2. 14, 
15. 16. 1 Sam. 
12. 9. 11. 
Ps. 106. 42. 

s ver. 1. 

t Ex. 1. 21. 

ver. 27. 

lKingsll.38. | 
u 1 Kings 2. 1. 

X Deut. 31. 16. 

1 Kings 1.21. 

Acts 13. 36. 
yl Kings 8.20. 

Ps. 132. 11. 



z 1 Kings 5. 5. 

& 6. 12. & 8. 

19. 1 Chr. 22. 

10. & 28. 6. 
a ver. 16. 

Ps. 89. 4. 29, 

36, 37. 
bP 8.89.26,27. 

Heb. 1. 5. 
cPs. 89.30,31, 

32, 33. 



dl Sam. 15. 23, 

28. & 16. 14. 

1 Kings 11. 

13, 34. 
e ver. 13. 

Ps. 89. 36. 37. 

.John 12. 34. 



David '5 thanksgiving. 



11. SAMUEL. 



He suhdueth his enemies. 



S ver. 12, 13. 



h Is. 55. 8. 
t Heb. law. 



i Gen. 18. 19. 
Ps. 139. 1. 



k 1 Chr. 16. 25. 
2 Chr. 2. 5. 
Ps. 48. 1. & 
86. 10. & 96. 

4. & 135. 5. & 
145.3. Jer. 10. 
6. 

1 Deut. 3. 24. 
& 4. 35. & 32. 
39. 1 Sam. 2. 
2. Ps.86.8. & 
89.6,8. Is. 45. 

5, 18, 22. 

m Deut. 4. 7, 

32, 34. & 33. 

29. Ps. 147. 

20. 
n Deut. 9. 26. 

Neh. 1. 10. 



Deut. 26. 18. 



t Heb. opened 
the ear, Ruth 
4.4. lSam.9. 
15. 



q John 17. n. 



t Heb. he thou 
pleated and 
bless. 



r ch. 22. 51. 



18 T Then went king David in, and 
sat before the Lord, and he said, 
^Who am I, Lord God? and what 
is my house, that thou hast brought 
me hitherto 1 

19 And this was yet a small thing in 
thy sight, Lord God ; ^ but thou hast 
spoken also of thy servant's house for 
a great while to come. •'And is this 
the t manner of man, Lord God ? 

20 And what can David say more 
unto thee 1 for thou, Lord God, 'know- 
est thy servant. 

21 For thy word's sake, and accord- 
ing to thine own heart, hast thou done 
all these great things, to make thy 
servant know them. 

22 Wherefore ^thou art great, O 
Lord God: for ^ there is none like 
thee, neither is there any God besides 
thee, according to all that we have 
heard with our ears. 

23 And ""what one nation in the 
earth is like thy people, even like 
Israel, whom God went to redeem 
for a people to himself, and to make 
him a name, and to do for you great 
things and terrible, for thy land, be- 
fore "thy people, which tftou redeem- 
edst to thee from Egypt, /rom the na- 
tions and their gods 1 

24 For ° thou hast confirmed to thy- 
self thy people Israel to be a people 
unto thee for ever : Pand thou, Lord, 
art become their God. 

25 And now, O Lord God, the word 
that thou hast spoken concerning thy 
servant, and concerning his house, es- 
tablish it for ever, and do as thou hast 
said. 

26 And let thy name be magnified 
for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts 
is the God over Israel : and let the 
house of thy sei-vant David be estab- 
lished before thee. 

27 For thou, Lord of hosts, God 
of Israel, hast t revealed to thy serv- 
ant, saying, I will build thee a house : 
therefore hath thy servant found in 
his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. 

28 And now, O Lord God, thou art 
that God, and 'ithy words be true, 
and thou hast promised this goodness 
unto thy servant : 

29 Therefore now t let it please thee 
to bless the house of thy servant, that 
it may continue for ever before thee : 
for thou, Lord God, hast spoken 
it: and with thy blessing let the house 
of thy servant be blessed ""for ever. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

David suhdueth the Philistines and the Moa.bites. 3 
He smiteth Hadadezcr and the Syrians. 9 Toi 
sendeth Joram to him with presents. 11 The pres- 
ents and the spoil David dcd.icatcth to God. 14 He 
putteth (/arrisons in Edom. 16 David's officers. 

310 



AND ^ after this it came to pass, 
that David smote the Philistines, 
and subdued them : and David took 
II Metheg-ammah out of the hand of 
the Philistines. 

2 And ''he smote Moab, and meas- 
ured them with a line, casting them 
down to the ground ; even with two 
lines measured he to put to death, 
and with one full line to keep alive. 
And so the Moabites " became David's 
servants, a7id ^ brought gifts. 

3 H David smote also n Hadadezer, 
the son of Rehob, king of ^ Zobah, as 
he went to recover Hiis border at the 
river Euphrates. 

4 And David took II from him a thou- 
sand II chariots, and seven hundred 
horsemen, and twenty thousand foot- 
men : and David ^houghed all the 
chariot horses, but reserved of them 
for a hundred chariots. 

5 ^And when the Syrians of Da- 
mascus came to succour Hadadezer 
king of Zobah, David slew of the 
Syrians two and twenty thousand 
men. 

6 Then David put garrisons in Syria 
of Damascus : and the Syrians 'be- 
came servants to David, and brought 
gifts. "^And the Lord preserved Da- 
vid whithersoever he went. 

7 And David took 'the shields of 
gold that were on the servants of 
Hadadezer, and brought them to Je- 
rusalem. 

8 And from n Betah, and from H Bero- 
thai, cities of Hadadezer, king David 
took exceeding much brass. 

9 IT When II Toi king of Hamath 
heard that David had smitten all the 
host of Hadadezer, 

10 Then Toi sent ""Joram his son 
unto king David, to + salute him, and 
to bless him, because he had fought 
against Hadadezer, and smitten him : 
for Hadadezer thad wars with Toi. 
And Joram t brought with him vessels 
of silver, and vessels of gold, and ves- 
sels of brass : 

1 1 Which also king David ° did ded- 
icate unto the Lord, with the silver 
and gold that he had dedicated of all 
nations which he subdued ; 

12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of 
the children of Ammon, and of the 
Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the 
spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king 
of Zobah. 

13 And David gat hivi a name when 
he returned from t smiting of the Syr- 
ians in °the valley of salt, ^W being 
eighteen thousand men. 

14 1 And he put garrisons in Edom ; 
throughout all Edom put he garri- 
sons, and "^ all they of Edom became 



His kindness to Mephihosheth. 



II. SAMUEL. 



David'' s messengers abused. 



B.C. 

about 1040. 



« ch. 19. 13. fc 
20. 2-3. 
1 Chr. 11. 6. 
& 18. 15. 

t 1 Kings 4. 3. 

II Or, remem- 
brancer, or, 
writer of 
chronicles. 

u 1 Chr. 24. 3. 

II Or, secre- 

tary. 
x 1 Chr. 18. 17. 
y 1 Sam. 30. 14. 



II Or, princes, 
ch. 20. 26. 



a 1 Sara. 18. 3. 
& 20. 14. 15. 
16. 17, 42. 
Prov. 27. 10. 

b ch. 16. 1. k. 
19. 17. 29. 



cl Sam. 20. 14. 



d ch. 4. 4. 



e ch. 17. 27. 



II Merih-haal, 
IChr. 8. 34. 



f ver. 1, 3. 



Si Sam. 24. 14. 
ch. 16. 9. 



h See ch. 16. 
4. & 19. 25. 



David's servants. ""And the Lord 
preserved David whithersoever he 
went. 

15 And David reigned over all Is- 
rael ; and David executed judgment 
and justice unto all his people. 

16 ^And Joab the son of Zeruiah 
loas over the host ; and ' Jehoshaphat 
the son of Ahilud ivas H recorder ; 

17 And "Zadok the son of Ahitub, 
and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, 
were the priests ; and Seraiah was the 
II scribe ; 

18 ^And Benaiah the son of Jehoi- 
ada luas over both the >' Cherethites and 
the Pelethites ; and David's sons were 
II chief rulers. 

CHAPTER IX. 

David inquireth for the descendants of Saul. G His 
kind reception of Mephihosheth. 9 The provision 
made for him by David. 

\ ND David said, Is there yet any 
-OL that is left of the house of Saul, 
that I may ^shew him kindness for 
Jonathan's sake 1 

2 And the7'e was of the house of Saul 
a servant Avhose name was ^ Ziba. 
And when they had called him unto 
David, the king said unto him. Art 
thou Ziba ? And he said. Thy serv- 
ant is he. 

3 And the king said, Is there not 
yet any of the house of Saul, that I 
may shew the " kindness of God unto 
him 1 And Ziba said unto the Idng, 
Jonathan hath 3^et a son, ivhich is 
''lame on his feet. 

4 And the Idng said unto him. 
Where is hel And Ziba said unto 
the king, Behold, he is in the house 
of ^Machir, the son of Ammiel, in 
Lo-debar, 

5 II Then king David sent, and fetch- 
ed him out of the house of IMachir, 
the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar. 

6 Now when II Mephibosheth, the son 
of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was 
come unto David, he fell on his face, 
and did reverence. And David said, 
Mephibosheth. And he answered, 
Behold thy servant ! 

7 IT And David said unto him, Fear 
not: ^for I will surely shew thee 
kindness for Jonathan thy father's 
sake, and will restore thee all the 
land of Saul thy father ; and thou 
shalt eat bread at my table continu- 
ally. 

8 And he bowed himself, and said. 
What is thy servant, that thou should- 
est look upon such »a dead dog as 
I am ? 

9 IF Then the king called to Ziba, 
Saul's servant, and said unto him, 
'' I have given unto thy master's son 



all that pertained to Saul and to all 
his house. 

10 Thou therefore, and thy sons, 
and thy servants, shall till the land 
for him, and thou shalt bring in the 
fruits, that thy master's son may have 
food to eat : but Mephibosheth thy 
master's son ' shall eat bread alway at 
my table. Now Ziba had ''fifteen 
sons and twenty servants. 

11 Then said Ziba unto the king. 
According to all that my lord the 
king hath commanded his servant, 
so shall thy servant do. As for Me- 
phibosheth, said the king, he shall 
eat at my table, as one of the king's 
sons. 

12 And Mephibosheth had a young 
son, 'whose name was Micha. And 
all that dwelt in the house of Ziba 
ivere servants unto Mephibosheth. 

13 So INlephibosheth dwelt in Jeru- 
salem : '^ for he did eat continually 
at the king's table; and "was lame 
on both his feet. 



CHAPTER X. 

David's messengers, sent to comfort Hanun, are shame- 
fully treated. 6 The Ammonites, strengthened by 
the Syrians, are overcome by Joab and Abishai. 15 
The Syrians are again defeated. 

AND it came to pass after this, 
that the ^ king of the children 
of Amnion died, and Hanun his son 
reigned in his stead. 

2 Then said David, I will shew 
kindness unto Hanun the son of Na- 
hash, as his father shewed kindness 
unto me. And David sent to comfort 
him by the hand of his servants for 
liis father. And David's servants 
came into the land of the children 
of Ammon. 

3 And the princes of the children 
of Ammon said unto Hanun their 
lord, i" Thinkest thou that David doth 
honour thy father, that he hath sent 
comforters unto thee 1 hath not David 
rather sent his servants unto thee, to 
search the city, and to spy it out, and 
to overthrow it ? 

4 Wlierefore Hanun took David's 
servants, and shaved off the one half 
of their beards, and cut off their gar- 
ments in the middle, ^even to their 
buttocks, and sent them away. 

5 When they told it unto Davdd, he 
sent to meet them, because the men 
were greatly ashamed : and the king 
said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards 
be gi'own, and then return. 

6 IF And when the children of Am- 
mon saw that they " stank before Da- 
A'id, the children of Ammon sent and 
hired ''the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and 
the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand 

311 



The Ammonites defeated. 




11. SAMUEL. 



The adultery of David. 



g Deut.3L 6. 

h 1 Sam. 4. 9. 
1 Cor. 16. 13. 
i 1 Sam. 3. 18. 



about 1036. 



II That is, 
Euphrates. 

II Or, Sho- 

pliach, 

1 Ciir. 19. 16. 



k 1 Chr. 19. 13, 
footmen. 



1 ch. 8. 6. 



footmen, and of king Maacah a thou- 
sand men, and of Ulsh-tob twelve 
thousand men. 

7 And when David heard of it, he 
sent Joab, and all the host of ^the 
miglity men. 

8 And the children of Ammon came 
out, and put the battle in array at 
the entering in of the gate : and ^ the 
Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and 
Ish-tob, and Maacah, were by them- 
selves in the field. 

9 When Joab saw that the front of 
the battle was against him before and 
behind, he chose of all the choice 
men of Israel, and put them in array 
against the Syrians : 

10 And the rest of the people he 
delivered into the hand of Abishai his 
brother, that he might put them in 
array against the children of Am- 
mon. 

11 And he said, If the Syrians be 
too strong for me, then thou shalt 
help me : but if the children of Am- 
mon be too strong for thee, then I 
will come and help thee, 

12 ° Be of good courage, and let us 
'^play the men for our people, and 
for the cities of our God: and 'the 
Lord do that which seemeth him 
good. 

13 And Joab drew nigh, and the 
people that were with him, unto the 
battle against the Syrians : and they 
fled before him. 

14 And when the children of Am- 
mon saw that the Syrians were fled, 
then fled they also before Abishai, 
and entered into the city. So Joab 
returned from the children of Am- 
mon, and came to Jerusalem. 

15 II And Avhen the Syrians saw that 
they were smitten before Israel, they 
gathered themselves together. 

16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought 
out the Syrians that were beyond H the 
river ; and they came to Helam : and 
11 Shobach the captain of the host of 
Hadarezer went before them. 

17 And when it was told David, he 
gathered all Israel together, and pass- 
ed over Jordan, and came to Helam. 
And the Syrians set themselves in 
array against David, and fought with 
him. 

18 And the Syrians fled before Is- 
rael ; and David slew the men of seven 
hundred chariots of the Syrians, and 
forty thousand ^ horsemen, and smote 
Shobach the captain of their host, 
who died there. 

19 And when all the kings that were 
servants to Hadarezer saw that they 
were smitten before Israel, they made 
peace with Israel, and ^served them. 

312 



So the Syrians feared to help the chil- 
dren of Ammon any more. 

CHAPTER XI. 

Joab besiegeth Rabbah. 2 David committeth adulte- 
ry with Bath-sheba. 6 His attempt to conceal his 
adultery. 14 He plotteih the death of Uriah. 17 
Uriah is slain ; and Joab sendeth word to Da- 
vid. 26 David taketh Bath-sheba to wife. 

AND it came to pass, t after the 
year was expired, at the time 
when kings go forth to battle, that 
^ David sent Joab, and his servants 
with him, and all Israel; g.nd they 
destroyed the children of Ammon, and 
besieged Rabbah. But David tarried 
still at Jerusalem. 

2 IF And it came to pass in an eve- 
ningtide, that David arose from off his 
bed, ^and walked upon the roof of 
the king's house : and from the roof 
he " saw a woman washing herself ; 
and the woman was very beautiful 
to look upon. 

3 And David sent and- inquired 
after the woman. And one said. Is 
not this II Bath-sheba, the daughter 
of llEliam, the wife '^of Uriah the 
Hittite ? 

4 And David sent messengers, and 
took her; and she came in unto him, 
and he ®lay with her; Hfor she was 
^purified from her uncleanness : and 
she returned unto her house. 

5 And the woman conceived, and 
sent and told David, and said, I am 
with child. 

6 IT And David sent to Joab, saying. 
Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Jo- 
ab sent Uriah to David. 

7 And when Uriah was come unto 
him, David demanded of him thow 
Joab did, and how the people did, 
and how the war prospered. 

8 And David said to Uriah, Go down 
to thy house, and ^wash thy feet. 
And Uriah departed out of the king's 
house, and there t followed him a mess 
of meat from the king. 

9 But Uriah slept at the door of the 
king's house with all the serv^ants of 
his lord, and went not down to his 
house. 

10 And when they had told David, 
saying, Uriah went not down unto 
his house, David said unto Uriah, 
Camest thou not from thy journey? 
why then didst thou not go down 
unto thine house 1 

11 And Uriah said unto David, ''The 
ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in 
tents ; and ' my lord Joab, and the 
servants of my lord, are encamped 
in the open fields; shall I then go 
into mine house, to eat and to drink, 
and to lie with my wife ? as thou 



Uriah 



battle. 



II. SAMUEL. 



The parable of Nathan 



B.C. 

about 1035. 



k Gen. 19. 33, 
35. 
1 ver. 9. 



m See 1 Kings 
21. 8, 9. 



t Heb. strong. 

t Heb. from 
after him. 
n ch. 12. 9. 



Judg. 9.53. 

II That is. Let 
the shameful 
thing plead. 
See Jer. 11. 
13. 

p Judg-. 6. 32, 
Jerubbaal. 



livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will 
not do this thing-. 

13 And David said to Uriah, Tarry 
here to day also, and to morrow I 
will let thee depart. So Uriah abode 
in JenJsalem that day, and the mor- 
row. 

13 And when David had called him, 
he did eat and drink before him ; and 
he made him ^ drunk : and at even 
he went out to lie on his bed 'with 
the servants of his lord, but went not 
down to his house. 

14 IF And it came to pass in the 
morning, that David ""wrote a letter 
to Joab, and sent it by the hand of 
Uriah, 

15 And he wrote in the letter, say- 
ing. Set ye Uriah in the forefront of 
the t hottest battle, and retire ye 
tfrom him, that he may °be smitten, 
and die. 

16 And it came to pass, when Joab 
observed the city, that he assigned 
Uriah unto a place where he knew 
that valiant men were. 

17 And the men of the city went 
out, and fought with Joab : and there 
fell some of the people of the servants 
of David ; and Uriah the Hittite died 
also, 

18 IT Then Joab sent and told Da- 
vid all the things concerning the 
war; 

19 And charged the messenger, say- 
ing, When thou hast made an end of 
telling the matters of the war unto 
the king, 

20 And if so be that the king's 
wrath arise, and he say unto thee. 
Wherefore approached ye so nigh un- 
to the city when ye did fight 1 knew 
ye not that they would shoot from the 
wall ? 

21 Who smote °Abimelech the son 
of II P Jerubbesheth ? did not a woman 
cast a piece of a millstone upon him 
from the wall, that he died in The- 
bez ■? why went ye nigh the wall 1 
then say thou. Thy servant Uriah 
the Hittite is dead also, 

22 *i[ So the messenger went, and 
came and shewed David all that Joab 
had sent him for. 

23 And the messenger said unto Da- 
vid, Surely the men prevailed against 
us, and came out unto us into the 
field, and we were upon them even 
unto the entering of the gate, 

24 And the shooters shot from ofi^' 
the wall upon thy servants ; and some 
of the king's servants be dead, and 
thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead 
also. 

25 Then David said unto the mes- 
senger. Thus shalt thou say unto 



Joab, Let not this thing t displease 
thee, for the sword devoureth tone 
as well as another : make thy battle 
more strong against the city, and 
overthrow it : and encourage thou 
him, 

26 1[ And when the wife of Uriah 
heard that Uriah her husband was 
dead, she mourned for her husband. 

27 And when the mourning was 
past, David sent and fetched her to 
his house, and she ''became his wife, 
and bare him a son. But the thing 
that David had done t displeased the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER XII, 

Nathan's parable of the ewe lamb. 7 He applieth it 
to David, who confesseth his sin, and is pardoned. 
15 David's conduct upon the sickness and death of 
the child. 24 Solomo-n is born. 26 Rabbah is ta- 
ken. 

AND the Lord sent Nathan unto 
David, And *he came unto him, 
and ^said unto him. There were two 
men in one city ; the one rich, and 
the other poor, 

2 The rich man had exceeding many 
flocks and herds : 

3 But the poor man had nothing, 
save one little ewe lamb, which he 
had bought and nourished up : and it 
grew up together with him, and with 
his children ; it did eat of his own 
t meat, and drank of his own cup, and 
lay in his bosom, and was unto him 
as a daughter. 

4 And there came a traveller unto 
the rich man, and he spared to take 
of his own flock and of his own herd, 
to dress for the wayfaring man that 
was come unto him ; but took the 
poor man's lamb, and dressed it for 
the man that was come to him. 

5 And David's anger was greatly 
kindled against the man ; and he said 
to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the 
man that hath done this thing H shall 
surely die : 

6 And he shall restore the lamb 
''fourfold, because he did this thing, 
and because he had no pity. 

7 *tr And Nathan said to David, Thou 
art the man. Thus saith the Lord 
God of Israel, I ^ anointed thee king 
over Israel, and I delivered thee out 
of the hand of Saul ; 

8 And I gave thee thy master's 
house, and thy master's wives into 
thy bosom, and gave thee the house 
of Israel and of Judah ; and if that 
had been too little, I would moreover 
have given unto thee such and such 
things, 

9 ^Wherefore hast thou ^despised 
the commandment of the Lord, to do 
evil in his sight? ^thou hast killed 

313 



David confesseth his sin. 



II. SAMUEL. 



The birth of Solomon. 



i Deut. 28. 30. 
ch. 16. 22. 



1 See 1 Sam. 

15. 24. 
m ch. 24. 10. 

Job 7. 20. Ps. 

32. 5. & 51. 4. 

Prov. 28. 13. 
n ch. 24. 10. 

Job 7. 21. Ps. 

32.1. Mic.7. 

18. Zech.3.4. 

Is. 52. 5. 
Ez. 36. 20, 23. 
Rom. 2. 24. 



t Heb. fasted 
a fast. 
P ch. 13. 31. 



illeh.dohuri. 



q Ruth 3. 3. 
r Job 1.20. 



Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and 
hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and 
hast slain him with the sword of the 
children of Ammon. 

10 Now therefore ^the sword shall 
never depart from thine house ; be- 
cause thou hast despised me, and hast 
taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to 
be thy wife. 

11 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I 
will raise up evil against thee out of 
thine own house, and I will 'take 
thy wives before thine eyes, and give 
them unto thy neighbour, and he shall 
lie with thy wives in the sight of this 
sun. 

12 For thou didst it secretly: ''but 
I will do this thing before all Israel, 
and before the sun. 

13 'And David said unto Nathan, 
™ I have sinned against the Lord. 
And Nathan said unto David, The 
Lord also hath "put away thy sin; 
thou shalt not die. 

14 Howbeit, because by this deed 
thou hast given great occasion to the 
enemies of the Lord °to blaspheme, 
the child also that is born unto thee 
shall surely die. 

15 H And Nathan departed unto his 
house. And the Lord struck the 
child that Uriah's wife bare unto Da- 
vid, and it was very sick. 

16 David therefore besought God 
for the child ; and David t fasted, and 
went in, and Play all night upon the 
earth. 

17 And the elders of his house arose, 
and went to him, to raise him up from 
the earth : but he would not, neither 
did he eat bread with them. 

18 And it came to pass on the sev- 
enth day, that the child died. And 
the servants of David feared to tell 
him that the child was dead : for 
they said, Behold, while the child was 
yet alive, we spake unto him, and he 
would not hearken unto our voice : 
how will he then tvex himself, if we 
tell him that the child is dead ? 

19 But when David saw that his 
servants whispered, David perceived 
that the child was dead : therefore 
David said unto his servants. Is the 
child dead? And they said, He is 
dead. 

20 Then David arose from the earth, 
and washed, and ''anointed himself, 
and changed his apparel, and came 
into the house of the Lord, and "■ wor- 
shipped : then he came to his own 
house ; and when he required, they 
set bread before him, and he did eat. 

21 Then said his servants unto him. 
What thing is this that thou hast 
done? thou didst fast and weep for 

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the child, ivhile it was alive ; but when 
the child was dead, thou didst rise 
and eat bread. 

22 And he said. While the child was 
yet alive, I fasted and wept: 'for I 
said. Who can tell whether God will 
be gracious to me, that the child may 
live? 

23 But now he is dead, wherefore 
should I fast 1 can I bring him back 
again? I shall go to him, but *he 
shall not return to me. 

24 IT And David comforted Bath- 
sheba his wife, and went in unto her, 
and lay with her : and " she bare a 
son, and ^he called his name Solo- 
mon : and the Lord loved him. 

25 And he sent by the hand of 
Nathan the prophet ; and he called 
his name HJedidiah, because of the 
Lord. 

26 IT And y Joab fought against ^ Rab- 
bah of the children of Ammon, and 
took the royal city. 

27 And Joab sent messengers to Da- 
vid, and said, I have fought against 
Rabbah, and have taken the city of 
waters. 

28 Now therefore gather the rest 
of the people together, and encamp 
against the city, and take it : lest I 
take the city, and tit be called after 
my name. 

29 And David gathered all the 
people together, and went to Rab- 
bah, and fought against it, and took 
it. 

30 *And he took their king's crown 
from off his head, the weight where- 
of was a talent of gold with the 
precious stones: and it was set on 
David's head. And he brought forth 
the spoil of the city tin great abun- 
dance. 

31 And he brought forth the peo- 
ple that were therein, and put them 
under saws, and under harrows of 
iron, and under axes of iron, and 
made them pass through the brick- 
kiln : and thus did he unto all the 
cities of the children of Ammon. 
So David and all the people returned 
unto Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

Amnon dcjileth Tamar his sister. 15 He thereupon 
hateth her, and turneth her aivay. 19 Absalom re- 
ceiveth her, 23 and purposeth the death of his broth- 
er. 28 Amnon is slain. 30 David's grief at the 
news of it. 37 Absalom fieeth to Talmai at Geshur. 

AND it came to pass after this, 
^ that Absalom the son of David 
had a fair sister, whose name was 
^ Tamar ; and Amnon the son of Da- 
vid loved her. 

2 And Amnon was so vexed, that 
he fell sick for his sister Tamar ; 



Tamar defiled hy Amnon. 



II. SAMUEL. 



The purpose of Absalom. 



B.C. 

about 1032. 



t Heb. it was 
7narvellous, 
or, hidden in 
the eyes of 
Artmon. 

c See 1 Sam. 
]6. 9. 

t Heb. thin. 

t Heb. morn- 
ing hy morn- 
ing. 



d Gen. 18. 6. 



Or, paste. 



e Gen. 45. 1. 



f Gen. 39. 12. 



tHeb. humble 

me, Gen. 34. 

2. 
t Heb. it 

ought not so 

to be done. 
K Lev. ] 8. 9, 

11. & 20. 17. 
h Gen. 34. 7. 

Jud?. 19. 23. 

& 20. 6. 
i See Lev. 18. 

9,11. 



k Deul. 22. 25. 
Seech.l2.1L 

t Heb. with 
great hatred 
greatly. 



for she was a virgin ; and t Amnon 
thought it hard for him to do any 
thing to her. 

3 But Amnon had a friend, whose 
name was Jonadab, *^the son of Shim- 
eah David's brother : and Jonadab was 
a very subtile man. 

4 And he said unto him, Why art 
thou, being the king's son, t lean t from 
day to day'? wilt thou not tell me"? 
And Amnon said unto him, I love 
Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister. 

5 And Jonadab said unto him, Lay 
thee down on thy bed, and make thy- 
self sick : and when thy father com- 
eth to see thee, say unto him, I pray 
thee, let my sister Tamar come, and 
give me meat, and dress the meat in 
my sight, that I may see it, and eat 
it at her hand. 

6 IT So Amnon lay down, and made 
himself sick : and when the king was 
come to see him, Amnon said unto 
the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my 
sister come, and "^make me a couple 
of cakes in my sight, that I may eat 
at her hand. 

7 Then David sent home to Tamar, 
saying, Go now to thy brother Am- 
non's house, and dress him meat. 

8 So Tamar went to her brother Am- 
non's house ; and he was laid down. 
And she took II flour, and kneaded it, 
and made cakes in his sight, and did 
bake the cakes. 

9 And she took a pan, and poured 
them out before him ; but he refused 
to eat. And Amnon said, ® Have out 
all men from me. And they went 
out every man from him. 

10 And Amnon said unto Tamar, 
Bring the meat into the chamber, that 
I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar 
took the cakes which she had made, 
and brought them into the chamber to 
Amnon her brother. 

1 1 And when she had brought them. 
unto him to eat, he ^ took hold of her, 
and said unto her, Come lie with me, 
my sister. 

12 And she answered him. Nay, my 
brother, do not + force me ; for ^ t no 
such thing ought to be done in Is- 
rael : do not thou this ^ folly. 

13 And I, whither shall I cause my 
shame to go? and as for thee, thou 
shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. 
Now therefore, I pray thee, speak 
unto the king ; ' for he will not with- 
hold me from thee. 

14 Howbeit he would not hearken 
unto her voice : but, being stronger 
than she, ^forced her, and lay with 
her. 

15 IF Then Amnon hated her t ex- 
ceedingly ; so that the hatred where- 



with he hated her was greater than 
the love wherewith he had loved her. 
And Amnon said unto her. Arise, be 
gone. 

16 And she said unto him, There 
is no cause : this evil in sending me 
away is greater than the other that 
thou didst unto me. But he would 
not hearken unto her. 

17 Then he called his servant that 
ministered unto him, and said. Put 
now this woman out from me, and 
bolt the door after her. 

18 And she had ' a garment of divers 
colours upon her : for with such robes 
were the king's daughters that were 
virgins apparelled. Then his servant 
brought her out, and bolted the door 
after her. 

19 IT And Tamar put "" ashes on her 
head, and rent her garment of divers 
colours that was on her, and " laid her 
hand on her head, and went on cry- 
ing. 

20 And Absalom her brother said 
unto her. Hath t Amnon thy brother 
been with thee? but hold now thy 
peace, my sister : he is thy brother ; 
t regard not this thing. So Tamar re- 
mained t desolate in her brother Ab- 
salom's house. 

21 U But when king David heard of 
all these things, he was very wroth. 

22 And Absalom spake unto his 
brother Amnon "neither good nor 
bad : for Absalom p hated Amnon, be- 
cause he had forced his sister Tamar. 

23 1 And it came to pass after two 
full years, that Absalom "J had sheep- 
shearers in Baal-hazor, which is be- 
side Ephraim : and Absalom invited 
all the king's sons. 

24 And Absalom came to the king, 
and said, Behold now, thy servant 
hath sheepshearers ; let the king, I 
beseech thee, and his servants go with 
thy servant. 

25 And the king said to Absalom, 
Nay, my son, let us not all now go, 
lest we be chargeable unto thee. And 
he pressed him : howbeit he would 
not go, but blessed him. 

26 Then said Absalom, If not, I pray 
thee, let my brother Amnon go with 
us. And the king said unto him, 
Why should he go with thee ? 

27 But Absalom pressed him, that 
he let Amnon and all the king's sons 
go with him. 

28 H Now Absalom had commanded 
his servants, saying, Mark ye now 
when Amnon's "" heart is merry with 
wine, and when I say unto you, Smite 
Amnon ; then kill him, fear not : 
II have not I commanded you ? be cour- 
ageous, and be t valiant. 

315 



1 Gen. 37. S. 
Judg. 5. 30. 
Ps. 45. 14. 



m Josh. 7. 6. 

ch. L2. Job 

2.12. 
n Jer. 2. 37. 



t Heb. Ami- 
non. 



t Heb. set not 
thine heart. 

t Heb. and 
desolate. 



o Gen. 24. 50. 

& 31. 24. 
P Lev. 19. 17, 

18. 

1030. 
q See Gen. 38. 
12, 13. 1 Sam. 
25. 4, 36. 



r Judg. 19. 6, 
9,22. Ruth 3. 
7. 1 Sam. 25. 
36. Esth. 1. 
10. Ps. 104. 
15. 

II Or, will you 
not, si7ice I 
have com- 
manded you ? 
Josh. 1. 9. 

t Heb. sons of 
valour. 



The flight of Absalom. 



II. SAMUEL. 



The artifice of Joah 



B. C. 1030. 



t Heb. rode. 



s ch. 1. 11. 
t ch. 12. 16. 



t Heb. mouth. 
II Or, settled. 



fHeb. accord- 
ing to the 
word of thy 
servant. 



t Heb. with a 
great weep' 
ing greatly. 

II Or, Ammi- 
hur. 

z ch. 3. 3. 



a cb. 14. 23, 32. 

& 15. 8. 
II Or, was con- 

sumed, Ps.84. 

2. 
b Gen. 38. 12. 



1027. 



a ch. 13. 39.. 
b 2 Chr. 11. 6. 



c See Ruth 3. 
3. 



29 And the servants of Absalom did 
unto Amnon as Absalom had com- 
manded. Then all the king's sons 
arose, and every man tgat him up 
upon his mule, and fled. 

30 IF And it came to pass, v^^hile they 
were in the way, that tidings came 
to David, saying, Absalom hath slain 
all the king's sons, and there is not 
one of them left. 

31 Then the king arose, and 'tare 
his garments, and ' lay on the earth ; 
and all his servants stood by with 
their clothes rent. 

32 And " Jonadab, the son of Shim- 
eah David's brother, answered and 
said. Let not my lord suppose that 
they have slain all the young men 
the king's sons ; for Amnon only is 
dead : for by the + appointment of 
Absalom this hath been II determined 
from the day that he forced his sister 
Tamar. 

33 Now therefore ^let not my lord 
the king take the thing to his heart, 
to think that all the king's sons are 
dead : for Amnon only is dead. 

34 ^But Absalom fled. And the 
young man that kept the watch lift- 
ed up his eyes, and looked, and, be- 
hold, there came much people by the 
way of the hill side behind him. 

35 And Jonadab said unto the king. 
Behold, the king's sons come : +as thy 
servant said, so it is. 

36 And it came to pass, as soon as 
he had made an end of speaking, that, 
behold, the king's sons came, and lift- 
ed up their voice and wept : and the 
king also and all his servants wept 
tvery sore. 

37 TT But Absalom fled, and went to 
^Talmai, the son of n Ammihud, king 
of Geshur. And David mourned for 
his son every day. 

38 So Absalom fled, and went to 
^Geshur, and was there three years. 

39 And the sow/ o/king David II long- 
ed to go forth unito Absalom : for he 
was ''comforted concerning Amnon, 
seeing he was dead. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

Joab, seeking the return of Absalom, fetcheth a widow 
of Tekoah to the king. 4 Her parable. 21 Joa.b is 
sent to bring Absalom to Jerusalem. 25 Absalom's 
beauty and family. 28 After two years he is ad- 
mitted to the presence of the king. 

"VrOW Joab the son of Zeruiah 
I-^ perceived that the king's heart 
was ^ toward Absalom. 

2 And .Toab sent to ''Tekoah, and 
fetched thence a wise woman, and 
said unto her, I pray thee, feign thy- 
self to be a mourner, " and put on now 
mourning apparel, and anoint not thy- 
self with oil, but be as a woman that 

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had a long time mourned for the 
dead : 

3 And come to the king, and speak 
on this manner unto him. So Joab 
^ put the words in her mouth. 

4 IT And when the woman of Tekoah 
spake to the king, she ^fell on her 
face to the ground, and did obeisance, 
and said, t f Help, king. 

5 And the king said unto her, What 
aileth thee? And she answered, ^I 
am indeed a widow woman, and mine 
husband is dead. 

6 And thy handmaid had two sons, 
and they two strove together in the 
field, and there was tnone to part 
them, but the one smote the other, 
and slew him. 

7 And, behold, ''the whole family is 
risen against thine handmaid, and 
they said. Deliver him that smote his 
brother, that we may kill him, for 
the life of his brother whom he slew ; 
and we will destroy the heir also : 
and so they shall quench my coal 
which is left, and shall not leave to 
my husband neither name nor remain- 
der t upon the earth. 

8 And the king said unto the wo- 
man, Go to thine house, and I will 
give charge concerning thee. 

9 And the woman of Tekoah said 
unto the king, My lord, O king, 'the 
iniquity be on me, and on my father's 
house : ^ and the king and his throne 
be guiltless. 

10 And the king said. Whosoever 
saith aught unto thee, bring him to 
me, and he shall not touch thee any 
more. 

11 Then said she, I pray thee, let 
the king remember the Lord thy 
God, tthat thou wouldest not suffer 
'the revengers of blood to destroy 
any more, lest they destroy my son. 
And he said, "^ As the Lord liveth, 
there shall not one hair of thy son 
fall to the earth. 

12 Then the woman said. Let thine 
handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word 
unto my lord the king. And he said, 
Say on. 

13 And the woman said. Wherefore 
then hast thou thought such a thing 
against " the people of God ? for the 
king doth speak this thing as one 
which is faulty, in that the king doth 
not fetch home again ° his banished. 

14 For we Pmust needs die, and are 
as water spilt on the ground, which 
cannot be gathered up again; H nei- 
ther doth God respect any person ; 
yet doth he 'i devise means, that his 
banished be not expelled from him. 

15 Now therefore that I am come 
to speak of this thing unto my lord 



to bring Absalom bach. 



II. SAMUEL. 



Absalom with the king. 



C. 1027. 



t Heb. And as 
Absalom 
there was not 
a beautiful 
man in all 
Israel to 
praise great- 
ly. 

y Is. 1. 6. 



the king, it is because the people 
have made me afraid : and thy hand- 
maid said, I will now speak unto the 
king-; it may be that the king will 
perform the request of his hand- 
maid. "^ 

16 For the king will hear, to de- 
liver his handmaid out of the hand 
of the man that would destroy me and 
my son together out of the inherit- 
ance of God. 

17 Then thine handmaid said, The 
word of my lord the king shall now 
be t comfortable : for ""as an angel of 
God, so is my lord the king +to dis- 
cern good and bad : therefore the Lord 
thy God will be with thee. 

18 Then the king answered and said 
unto the woman. Hide not from me, 
I pray thee, the thing that I shall 
ask thee. And the woman said, Let 
my lord the king now speak. 

19 And the king said, Is not the 
hand of Joab with thee in all this ? 
And the woman answered and said, 
As thy soul liveth, vaj lord the king, 
none can turn to the right hand or 
to the left from aught that my lord 
the king hath spoken : for thy serv- 
ant Joab, he bade me, and 'he put all 
these words in the mouth of thine 
handmaid : 

20 To fetch about this form of 
speech hath thy servant Joab done 
this thing : and my lord is wise, ' ac- 
cording to the wisdom of an angel of 
God, to know all things that are in 
the earth. 

21 II And the king said unto Joab, 
Behold now, I have done this thing : 
go therefore, bring the young man 
Absalom again. 

22 And Joab fell to the ground on 
his face, and bowed himself, and 
t thanked the king : and Joab said, 
To day thy servant knoweth that I 
have found grace in thy sight, my 
lord, O king, in that the king hath 
fulfilled the request of il his servant. 

23 So Joab arose "and went to 
Geshur, and brought Absalom to Je- 
rusalem. 

24 And the king said. Let him turn 
to his own house, and let him ^not 
see my face. So Absalom returned 
to his own house, and saw not the 
king's face. 

25 IF tBut in all Israel there was 
none to be so much praised as Ab- 
salom for his beauty : ^from the sole 
of his foot even to the crown of his 
head there was no blemish in him. 

26 And when he polled his head, 
(for it was at every year's end that 
he polled it; because the hair was 
heavy on him, therefore he polled 



it,) he weighed the hair of his head 
at two hundred shekels after the king's 
weight. 

27 And ^unto Absalom there were 
born three sons, and one daughter, 
whose name was Tamar : she was a 
woman of a fair countenance. 

28 f So Absalom dwelt two full years 
in Jerusalem, ^and saw not the king's 
face. 

29 Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, 
to have sent him to the king ; but he 
would not come to him : and when 
he sent again the second time, he 
would not come. 

30 Therefore he said unto his serv- 
ants. See, Joab's field is tnear mine, 
and he hath barley there ; go and set 
it on fire. And Absalom's servants 
set the field on fire. 

31 Then Joab arose, and came to 
Absalom unto his house, and said un- 
to him. Wherefore have thy servants 
set my field on fire ? 

32 And Absalom answered Joab, Be- 
hold, I sent unto thee, saying. Come 
hither, that I may send thee to the 
king, to say. Wherefore am I come 
from Geshur? it had been good for 
me to have been there still : now there- 
fore let me see the king's face ; and if 
there be any iniquity in me, let him 
kill me. 

33 So Joab came to the king, and 
told him : and when he had called for 
Absalom, he came to the king, and 
bowed himself on his face to the 
ground before the king : and the king 
''kissed Absalom. 

CHAPTER XV. 

Absalom stealeth the hearts of Israel. 7 Under cover 
of a vow he obtaineth leave to go to Hebron. 10 He 
maketh a great conspiracy there. 13 David upon 
the news Jiecth from Jerusalem. ] 9 Ittai refuseth to 
leave him. 24 Zadok and Abiathar are sent back 
with the ark. 30 David and his people pass over 
mount Olivet weeping. 32 Hushai is sent back with 
instructions. 

AND ^it came to pass after this, 
that Absalom ''prepared him 
chariots and horses, and fifty men to 
run before him. 

2 And Absalom rose up early, and 
stood beside the way of the gate : and 
it was so, that when any man that 
had a controversy t came to the king 
for judgment, then Absalom called 
unto him, and said. Of what city art 
thou 1 And he said, Thy servant is 
of one of the tribes of Israel. 

3 And Absalom said unto him, See, 
thy matters are good and right ; but 
II there is no man deputed of the king 
to hear thee. 

4 Absalom said moreover, *= Oh that 
I were made judge in the land, that 
every man which hath any suit or 

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B. C. 1027. 



z See ch. 18. 
18. 



t Heb. near 
my place. 



1025. 



i G-en. 33. 4. & 
45. 15. Luke 
15. 20. 



1024. 

a ch. 12. 11. 
b 1 Kings 1. 5. 



t Heb. to 



II Or, none 
will hear thee 
from the king 
do wnward, 

c Judg-. 9. 29. 



Absalom's conspiracy. 



11. SAMUEL. 



The flight of David. 



B. C. 1024 



d Rom. 16. 18. 



1023. 
1 Sam. 16. 1. 



f 1 Sam. 16. 2. 
S Gen. 28. 20, 
21. 
h cli. 13. 38. 



i 1 Sam. 9. 13. 
& 16. 3, 5. 
k Gen. 20. 5. 



1 Ps. 41. 9. & 
55. 12, 13, 14. 
m Josh. 15. 51. 



o ver. 6. Judg. 
9.3. 



pch. 19. 9. Ps. 
3, title. 



t Heb. thrust. 



t Heb. choose. 
1 Vs. 3, title. 

t Heb. at his 
feet. 
rch. 16.21,22. 



8 ch. 8. 18. 



cause might come unto me, and I 
would do him justice ! 

5 And it was 50, that when any man 
came nigh to him to do him obeisance, 
he put forth his hand, arid took him, 
and kissed him. 

6 And on this manner did Absa- 
lom to all Israel that came to the 
king for judgment: "^so Absalom 
stole the hearts of the men of Is- 
rael. 

7 IF And it came to pass ^ after forty 
years, that Absalom said unto the 
king, I pray thee, let me go and pay 
my vow, which I have vowed unto 
the Lord, in Hebron. 

8 ^For thy servant ? vowed a vow 
''while I abode at Geshur in Syria, 
saying. If the Lord shall bring me 
again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will 
serve the Lord. 

9 And the king said unto him, Go 
in peace. So he arose, and went to 
Hebron. 

10 1 But Absalom sent spies through- 
out all the tribes of Israel, saying. 
As soon as ye hear the sound of the 
trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom 
reigneth in Hebron. 

11 And with Absalom went two 
hundred men out of Jerusalem, that 
were ' called ; and they went ^ in their 
simplicity, and they knew not any 
thing. 

12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel 
the Gilonite, ' David's counsellor, from 
his city, even from "" Giloh, while he 
offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy 
was strong; for the people ''increased 
continually with Absalom. 

13 IT And there came a messenger 
to David, saying, ° The hearts of the 
men of Israel are after Absalom. 

14 And David said unto all his 
servants that were with him at Jeru- 
salem, Arise, and let us Pflee ; for we 
shall not else escape from Absalom : 
make speed to depart, lest he over- 
take us suddenly, and t bring evil 
upon us, and smite the city with the 
edge of the sword. 

15 And the king's servants said unto 
the king, Behold, thy servants are 
ready to do whatsoever my lord the 
king shall t appoint. 

16 And nhe king went forth, and 
all his household t after him. And 
the king left ''ten women, which were 
concubines, to keep the house. 

17 And the king went forth, and all 
the people after him, and tarried in a 
place that was far off. 

18 And all his servants passed on 
beside him ; = and all the Cherethites, 
and all the Pelethites, and all the Git- 
tites, six hundred men which came 

318 



after him from Gath, passed on be- 
fore the king. 

19 IT Then said the king to *Ittai 
the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou 
also with us? return to thy place, 
and abide with the king: for thou 
art a stranger, and also an exile. 

20 Whereas thou camest but yester- 
day, should I this day t make thee go 
up and down with us? seeing I go 
"whither I may, return thou, and take 
back thy brethren : mercy and truth 
be with thee. 

21 And Ittai answered the king, and 
said, "^As the Lord liveth, and as my 
lord the king liveth, surely in what 
place my lord the king shall be, 
whether in death or life, even there 
also will thy servant be. 

22 And David said to Ittai, Go and 
pass over. And Ittai the Gittite pass- 
ed over, and all his men, and all the 
little ones that were with him. 

23 And all the country wept with a 
loud voice, and all the people passed 
over : the king also himself passed 
over the brook H Kidron, and all the 
people passed over, toward the way 
of the y wilderness. 

24 IF And lo Zadok also, and all the 
Levites were with him, ^bearing the 
ark of the covenant of God : and they 
set down the ark of God ; and Abia- 
thar went up, until all the people had 
done passing out of the city. 

25 And the king said unto Zadok, 
Carry back the ark of God into the 
city : if I shall find favour in the 
eyes of the Lord, he ^will bring me 
again, and shew me both it, and his 
habitation : 

26 But if he thus say, I have no 
^delight in thee; behold, here am I, 
''let him do to me as seemeth good 
unto him. 

27 The king said also unto Zadok 
the priest. Art not thou a ^ seer 1 
return into the city in peace, and 
^your two sons with you, Ahimaaz 
thy son, and Jonathan the son of 
Abiathar. 

28 See, ^I will tarry in the plain of 
the wilderness, until there come word 
from you to certify m.e. 

29 Zadok therefore and Abiathar 
carried the ark of God again to Je- 
rusalem : and they tarried there. 

30 IF And David went up by the as- 
cent of mount Olivet, tand wept as 
he went up, and ^had his head cov- 
ered, and he went ''barefoot : and all 
the people that was with him ' covered 
every man his head, and they went 
up, ^ weeping as they went up. 

31 1" And owe told David, saying, 
Ahithophel is among the conspirators 



The falsehood of Ziha. 



11. SAMUEL. 



Shimei curseth David. 



B. C. 1023. 



m ch. 16. 23. & 
17. 14, 23. 



n Josh. 16. 2. 
o ch. 1. 2. 



P ch. 19. 35. 
q ch. 16. 19. 



r ch. 17. 15, IG. 
s ver. 27. 



t ch. 16. 16. 
1 Chr. 27. 33. 
u ch. 16. 15. 



a ch. 15.30,32. 
b ch. 9. 2. 



c ch. 15. 23. &, 
17. 29. 



d ch. 19. 27. 



e ProT. 18. 13. 



flleb.Ido 
obehance. 



with Absalom. And David said, 
Lord, I pray thee, '"turn the counsel 
of Ahithophel into foolishness. 

32 1[ And it came to pass, that when 
David was come to the top of the 
mounts where he worshipped God, 
behold, Hushai the"Archite came to 
meet him °with his coat rent, and 
earth upon his head : 

33 Unto whom David said. If thou 
passest on with me, then thou shalt 
be Pa burden unto me : 

34 But if thou return to the city, 
and say unto Absalom, il will be thy 
servant, king ; as I have been thy 
father's servant hitherto, so will I now 
also be thy servant : then mayest thou 
for me defeat the counsel of Ahitho- 
phel. 

35 And hast thou not there with 
thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests 1 
therefore it shall be, that what thing 
soever thou shalt hear out of the 
king's house, ""thou shalt tell it to 
Zadok and Abiathar the priests. 

36 Behold, they have there ^with 
them their two sons, Ahimaaz Za- 
dok's son, and Jonathan Abiathar's 
son ; and by them ye shall send unto 
me every thing that ye can hear. 

37 So Hushai * David's friend came 
into the city, "and Absalom came 
into Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER XVL 

Ziba, by false suggestions, obtaineth his master's in- 
heritance. 5 Shimei curseth David. 9 David ab- 
staineth from revenge. 15 Hushai is received into 
Absalom's ccmjidence. 20 AhithopheV s counsel. 

AND *when David was a little 
past the top of the hill, behold, 
^ Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth 
met him, with a couple of asses 
saddled, and upon them two hun- 
dred loaves of bread, and a hundred 
bunches of raisins, and a hundred of 
summer fruits, and a bottle of wine. 

2 And the king said unto Ziba, 
What meanest thou by these 1 And 
Ziba said, The asses be for the king's 
household to ride on ; and the bread 
and summer fruit for the young men 
to eat ; and the wine, '^ that such as 
be faint in the wilderness may drink. 

3 And the king said. And where 
15 thy master's son? ''And Ziba said 
unto the king. Behold, he abideth 
at Jerusalem: for he said. To day 
shall the house of Israel restore me 
the kingdom of my father. 

4 ^Then said the king to Ziba, Be- 
hold, thine are all that pertained 
unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, 
tl humbly beseech thee that I may 
find grace in thy sight, my lord, 
king-. 



5 IF And when king David came to 
Bahurim, behold, thence came out 
a man of the family of the house of 



Saul, whose name 



Shimei, the 



son of Gera : II he came forth, and 
cursed still as he came. 

6 And he cast stonas at David, and 
at all the servants of king David : 
and all the people and all the mighty 
men were on his right hand and on 
his left. 

7 And thus said Shimei when he 
cursed. Come out, come out, thou 
t bloody man, and thou ^man of Be- 
lial: 

8 The Lord hath ^returned upon 
thee all 'the blood of the house of 
Saul, in whose stead thou hast reign- 
ed ; and the Lord hath delivered the 
kingdom into the hand of Absalom 
thy son : and, t behold, thou art taken 
in thy mischief, because thou art a 
bloody man. 

9 1" Then said Abishai the son of 
Zeruiah unto the king, Why should 
this '^dead dog 'curse my lord the 
king? let me go over, I pray thee, 
and take off his head. 

10 And the king said, '"What have 
I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? 
so let him curse, because "the Lord 
hath said unto him. Curse David. 
° Who shall then say, Wherefore hast 
thou done so ? 

11 And David said to Abishai, and 
to all his servants. Behold, ^my son, 
which ^came forth of my bowels, 
seeketh my life : how much more 
now may this Benjamite do it ? let 
him alone, and let him curse ; for 
the Lord hath bidden him. 

12 It may be that the Lord will 
look on mine H affliction, and that 
the Lord wall "■ requite me good for 
his cursing this day. 

13 And as David and his men went 
by the way, Shimei went along on 
the hill's side over against him, and 
cursed as he went, and threw stones 
at him, and tcast dust. 

14 And the king, and all the people 
that were with him, came weary, and 
refreshed themselves there. 

15 1 And 'Absalom, and all the peo- 
ple the men of Israel, came to Jerusa- 
lem, and Ahithophel with him. 

16 And it came to pass, when Hu- 
shai the Archite, * David's friend, was 
come unto Absalom, that Hushai said 
unto Absalom, tGod save the king, 
God save the king, 

17 And Absalom said to Hushai, Is 
this thy kindness to thy friend ? " why 
wentest thou not with thy friend ? 

18 And Hushai said unto Absalom, 
Nay ; but whom the Lord, and this 

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B. C. 1023. 



II Or, he still 
came forth 
and cursed. 

f ch. 19. IG. 
1 Kinm 2. 8, 
44. 



f Heb. man of 

blood, 
e Deut. 13. 13. 
h Judg. 9. 24, 

56. 57. 

1 Kings 2. 32, 

33. 
i See ch. 1. 16. 

& 3. 28, 29. & 

4.11,12. 
t Heb. behold 

thee in thy 

evil. 



k 1 Sam. 24.14. 
ch. 9. 8. 
1 Ex. 22. 28. 

m ch. 19. 22. 
1 Pet. 2. 23. 

n See 2 Kings 
18.25. Lam. 
3.38. 

o Rom. 9. 20. 



P ch. 12. 11. 
q Gen. 15. 4. 



II Or, tedr?. 

Heb. eye. 

Gen. 29. 32. 

1 Sam. 1. 11. 

Ps. 25. 18. 
r Rom. 8. 28. 



t Heb. dusted 
him with 
dust. 



t Heb. Let the 
king live. 



u ch. 19. 25. 
Prov. 17. 17 



AUthopheVs counsel 



IL SAMUEL. 



defeated hy Hushai. 



B. C. 1023. 



X ch. 15. 34. 



y ch. 15. 16. & 
20.3. 



z Gen. 34. 30. 

1 Sam. 13. 4. 
a ch. 2. 7. 

Zech. 8. 13. 



b ch. 12. 11, 12. 



t Heb. word. 
c ch. 15. 12. 



aSeeDeut.25. 
18. ch. 16.14. 



f Heb. was 
right in the 
eyes of, 6fc. 
I Sam. 18.20. 



t Heb. what is 
171 Ma mouth. 



t Heb. word ? 



t Heb. cottn- 
selled. 



t Heb. 5j«er 

of soul, 

Judg. 18. 25. 
c Hos. 13. 8. 



people, and all the men of Israel, 
choose, his will I be, and with him 
will I abide. 

19 And again, ^ whom should I serve 1 
should I not serve in the presence 
of his son? as I have served in thy 
father's presence, so will I be in thy 
presence. 

20 IT Then said Absalom to Ahitho- 
phel, Give counsel among you what 
we shall do. 

21 And Ahithophel said unto Absa- 
lom, Go in unto thy father's y concu- 
bines, which he hath left to keep the 
house ; and all Israel shall hear that 
thou ^ art abhorred of thy father : then 
shall ^ the hands of all that are with 
thee be strong. 

22 So they spread Absalom a tent 
upon the top of the house ; and Absa- 
lom went in unto his father's concu- 
bines ''in the sight of all Israel. 

23 And the counsel of Ahithophel, 
which he counselled in those days, 
was as if a man had inquired at the 
t oracle of God : so was all the counsel 
of Ahithophel '^ both with David and 
with Absalom. 

CHAPTER XVII. 

AhithopheVs counsel is defeated hy Hushai. 15 Secret 
intelligence is sent unto David. 23 Ahithophel 
hangelh himself. 24 Absalom passeth over Jordan, 
and makcth Amasa captain. 27 David at Maha- 
naim is furnished with supplies. 

MOREOVER Ahithophel said un- 
to Absalom, Let me now choose 
out twelve thousand men, and I will 
arise and pursue after David this 
night : 

2 And I will come upon him while 
he is ^ weary and weak handed, and 
will make him afraid : and all the 
people that are with him shall flee ; 
and I will '' smite the king only : 

3 And I will bring back all the peo- 
ple unto thee : the man whom thou 
seekest is as if all returned : so all the 
people shall be in peace, 

4 And the saying t pleased Absalom 
well, and all the elders of Israel. 

5 Then said Absalom, Call now Hu- 
shai the Archite also, and let us hear 
likewise t what he saith. 

6 And when Hushai was come to 
Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, 
saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after 
this manner: shall we do after his 
t saying? if not, speak thou. 

7 And Hushai said unto Absalom, 
The counsel that Ahithophel hath 
t given is not good at this time. 

8 For, said Hushai, thou knowest 
thy father and his men, that they he 
mighty men, and they be t chafed in 
their minds, as " a bear robbed of her 
whelps in the field : and thy father 

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is a man of war, and will not lodge 
with the people. 

9 Behold, he is hid now in some pit, 
or in some other place : and it will 
come to pass, when some of them be 
t overthrown at the first, that whoso- 
ever heareth it will say, There is a 
slaughter among the people that fol- 
low Absalom. 

10 And he also that is valiant, whose 
heart is as the heart of a lion, shall 
utterly ^ melt : for all Israel knoweth 
that thy father is a mighty man, and 
they which be with him are valiant 
men. 

1 1 Therefore I counsel that all Israel 
be generally gathered unto thee, ^from 
Dan even to Beer-sheba, ^ as the sand 
that is by the sea for multitude ; and 
t that thou go to battle in thine own 
person. 

12 So shall we come upon him in 
some place where he shall be found, 
and we will light upon him as the 
dew falleth on the ground : and of 
him and of all the men that are with 
him there shall not be left so much 
as one. 

13 Moreover, if he be gotten into a 
city, then shall all Israel bring ropes 
to that city, and we will draw it into 
the river, until there be not one small 
stone found there. 

14 And Absalom and all the men 
of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai 
the Archite is better than the counsel 
of Ahithophel. For ^ the Lord had 
t appointed to defeat the good counsel 
of Ahithophel, to the intent that the 
Lord might bring evil upon Absa- 
lom. 

15 f ^Then said Hushai unto Zadok 
and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and 
thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom 
and the elders of Israel ; and thus and 
thus have I counselled. 

16 Now therefore send quickly, and 
tell David, saying. Lodge not this 
night ' in the plains of the wilder- 
ness, but speedily pass over ; lest the 
king be swallowed up, and all the 
people that are with him. 

17 ^ Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz 
' stayed by •" En-rogel ; for they might 
not be seen to come into the city : 
and a wench went and told them ; 
and they went and told king Da- 
vid. 

18 Nevertheless, a lad saw them, and 
told Absalom : but they went both of 
them away quickly, and came to a 
man's house "in Bahurim, which had 
a well in his court ; whither they went 
down. 

19 And ° the woman took and spread 
a covering over the well's mouth, and 



n ch. 16. 5. 



The death of Ahithopheh 



II. SAMUEL. 



The Israelites defeated. 



B.C. 1023. 



t Heb. gave 
charge con,- 
cerning his 
house. 
2 Kings 20. 1. 

8 Matt. 27. 5. 

t Gen. 32. 2. 
Josh. 13. 26. 
ch. 2. 8. 



II Or, Jether 

an Ishmael- 

ite. 

iHeh. Ahigal. 
II Or, Jesse. 

Seel Chr.2. 

13, 16. 
ul Chr.2. 16, 

17. 



X See ch. 10. 1. 
& 12. 29.- 

7 ch. 9. 4. 

zch. 19.31.32. 
1 Kings 2. 7. 

II Or, cu-ps. 



ach.. 16.2. 



spread ground corn thereon ; and the 
thing was not known. 

20 And when Absalom's servants 
came to the woman to the house, they 
said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jona- 
than'? ^And Pthe woman said unto 
them, They be gone over the brook 
of water. And when they had sought 
and could not find them, they return- 
ed to Jerusalem. 

21 And it came to pass, after they 
were departed, that they came up out 
of the well, and went and told king 
David, and said unto David, ''Arise, 
and pass quickly over the water : 
for thus hath Ahithophel counselled 
against you. 

22 Then David arose, and all the 
people that were with him, and they 
passed over Jordan : by the morning 
light there lacked not one of them 
that was not gone over Jordan. 

23 IF And when Ahithophel saw that 
his counsel was not t followed, he 
saddled his ass, and arose, and gat 
him home to his house, to "" his city, 
and t put his household in order, and 
^hanged himself, and died, and was 
buried in the sepulchre of his fa- 
ther. 

24 Then David came to *Mahanaim. 
And Absalom passed over Jordan, he 
and all the men of Israel with him. 

25 *[[ And Absalom made Amasa 
captain of the host instead of Joab : 
which Amasa was a man's son, whose 
name was il Ithra an Israelite, that 
went in to " + Abigail the daughter 
of II Nahash, sister to" Zeruiah Joab's 
mother. 

26 So Israel and Absalom pitched 
in the land of Gilead. 

27 *1[ And it came to pass, when 
David was come to Mahanaim, that 
""Shobi the son of Nahash of Rab- 
bah of the children of Ammon, and 
y Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-de- 
bar, and ^Barzillai the Gileadite of 
Rogelim, 

28 Brought beds, and H basins, and 
earthen vessels, and wheat, and bar- 
ley, and flour, and parched corn, and 
beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse, 

29 And honey, and butter, and sheep, 
and cheese of kine, for David, and for 
the people that were with him, to eat : 
for they said, The people is hungry, 
and weary, and thirsty, *in the wil- 
derness. 

CHAPTER XVIIl. 

David mustereth his army for battle and giveth charge 
concerning Absalom. 6 The defeat of the Israelites 
in the wood of Ephraim. 9 Absalom, caught by 
his hair in an oak, is slain by Joab. 19 The tidings 
are brought to David. 33 His mourning for Absa- 
lom. 



21 



AND David numbered the people 
that were with him, and set 
captains of thousands and captains of 
hundreds over them. 

2 And David sent forth a third part 
of the people under the hand of Joab, 
and a third part under the hand of 
Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's 
brother, ^and a third part under the 
hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the 
king said unto the people, I will sure- 
ly go forth with you myself also. 

3 ^But the people answered. Thou 
shalt not go forth : for if we flee 
away, they will not t care for us ; 
neither if half of us die, will they 
care for us : but now thou art t worth 
ten thousand of us : therefore now it 
is better that thou t succour us out of 
the city. 

4 And the king said unto them, 
What seemeth you best I will do. 
And the king stood by the gate side, 
and all the people came out by hun- 
dreds and by thousands. 

5 And the king commanded Joab 
and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal 
gently for my sake with the young 
man, even with Absalom. "^And all 
the people heard when the king gave 
all the captains charge concerning 
Absalom. 

6 H So the people went out into the 
field against Israel : and the battle 
was in the ^ wood of Ephraim ; 

7 Where the people of Israel were 
slain before the servants of David, and 
there was there a great slaughter that 
day of twenty thousand men. 

8 For the battle was there scattered 
over the face of all the country : and 
the wood + devoured more people that 
day than the sword devoured. 

9 1[ And Absalom met the servants 
of David. And Absalom rode upon 
a mule, and the mule went under the 
thick boughs of a great oak, and his 
head caught hold of the oak, and he 
was taken up between the heaven and 
the earth ; and the mule that was un- 
der him went away. 

10 And a certain man saw it, and 
told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw 
Absalom hang'ed in an oak. 

1 1 And Joab said unto the man that 
told him. And, behold, thou sawest 
him, and why didst thou not smite 
him there to the ground 1 and I would 
have given thee ten shekels of silver, 
and a girdle. 

12 And the man said unto Joab, 
Though I should t receive a thou- 
sand shekels of silver in mine hand, 
yet would I not put forth mine hand 
against the king's son: ^for in our 
hearing the king charged thee and 

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B. C. 1023. 



a ch. 15. 19. 



b ch. 21. 17. 



t Heb. set 

their heart 

on us. 
t Heb. as ten 

thousand of 

us. 
t Heb. be to 

succour. 



d Josh. 17. 15, 



t Heb. multi- 
plied to de- 
vour. 



f Heb. weigh 
upon mine 
hand. 



Absalom is slain hy Joah. 



11. SAMUEL. 



David'' s grief for Absalom. 



B. C. 1023. 




t Heb. before 
thee. 



t Heb. heart. 



f Josh. 7. 26. 



g Gen. 14. 17. 
h See ch. 14.27. 



t Heb. judged 

Mm from the 

hand, &fc. 
t Heb. he a 

man of 

tidings. 



t Heb. be 
what may. 



II Or, con- 
oenient ? 



I 2 Kings 9. 17. 



Abishai and Ittai, saying, t Beware 
that none touch the young man Ab- 
salom. 

13 Otherwise I should have wrought 
falsehood against mine own life : for 
there is no matter hid from the king, 
and thou thyself wouldest have set 
thyself against me. 

14 Then said Joab, I may not tarry 
thus twith thee. And he took three 
darts in his hand, and thrust them 
through the heart of Absalom, while 
he was yet alive in the t midst of the 
oak. 

15 And ten young men that bare 
Joab's armour compassed about and 
smote Absalom, and slew him. 

16 And Joab blew the trumpet, and 
the people returned from pursuing 
after Israel : for Joab held back the 
people. 

17 And they took Absalom, and cast 
him into a great pit in the wood, and 
^ laid a very great heap of stones upon 
him : and all Israel fled every one to 
his tent. 

18 IT Now Absalom in his lifetime 
had taken and reared up for himself 
a pillar, which is in ^ the king's dale : 
for he said, ^ I have no son to keep 
my name in remembrance : and he 
called the pillar after his own name : 
and it is called unto this day, Absa- 
lom's place. 

19 If Then said Ahimaaz the son of 
Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the 
king tidings, how that the Lord hath 
t avenged him of his enemies. 

20 And Joab said unto him. Thou 
shalt not tbear tidings this day, but 
thou shalt bear tidings another day : 
but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, 
because the king's son is dead. 

21 Then said Joab to Cushi, Go 
tell the king what thou hast seen. 
And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, 
and ran. 

22 Then said Ahimaaz the son of 
Zadok yet again to Joab, But t how- 
soever, let me, I pray thee, also run 
after Cushi. And Joab said, Where- 
fore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that 
thou hast no tidings H ready 1 

2.3 But howsoever, said he, let me 
run. And he said unto him, Run. 
Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the 
plain, and overran Cushi. 

24 And David sat between the two 
gates : and ' the watchman went up 
to the roof over the gate unto the 
wall, and lifted up his eyes, and 
looked, and behold a man running 
alone. 

25 And the watchman cried, and 
told the king. And the king said, 
If he be alone, there is tidings in his 

322 



mouth. And he came apace, and 
drew near. 

26 And the watchman saw another 
man running : and the watchman 
called unto the porter, and said. Be- 
hold another man running alone. 
And the king said, He also bringeth 
tidings. 

27 And the watchman said, +Me- 
thinketh the running of the foremost 
is like the running of Ahimaaz the 
son of Zadok. And the king said, 
He is a good man, and cometh with 
good tidings. 

28 And Ahimaaz called, and said 
unto the king, II All is well. And 
he fell down to the earth upon his 
face before the king, and said. Bless- 
ed be the Lord thy God, which hath 
t delivered up the men that lifted 
up their hand against my lord the 
king. 

29 And the king said, t Is the young 
man Absalom safe ? And Ahimaaz 
answered. When Joab sent the king's 
servant, and me thy servant, I saw a 
great tumult, but I knew not what it 
was. 

30 And the king said unto him, Turn 
aside, and stand here. And he turned 
aside, and stood still. 

31 And, behold, Cushi came; and 
Cushi said, t Tidings, my lord the 
king : for the Lord hath avenged 
thee this day of all them that rose 
up against thee. 

32 And the king said unto Cushi, Is 
the young man Absalom safe ? And 
Cushi answered. The enemies of my 
lord the king, and all that rise against 
thee to do thee hurt, be as that 3'^oung 
man is. 

33 IF And the king was much moved, 
and went up to the chamber over the 
gate, and wept : and as he went, thus 
he said, ^ O my son Absalom, my son, 
my son Absalom ! would God I had 
died for thee, O Absalom, my son, 
my son ! 

CHAPTER XIX. 

Joab causeth the king to cease his mourning. 9 The 
Israelites are earnest to bring the king back. 11 
David sendeth to incite the men of Judah. 18 
Shimei is pardoned. 24 Mephibosheth is restxyred 
to his possessions in part. 32 BarzillaPs kindness 
is remembered. 41 The Israelites expostulate with 
Judah for bringing home the king without them. 

AND it was told .Joab, Behold, the 
king weepeth and mourneth for 
Absalom. 

2 And the t victory that day was 
turned into mourning unto all the 
people : for the people heard say that 
day how the king was grieved for his 
son. 

3 And the people gat them by stealth 
that day ^into the city, as people 



David invited to return. 



11. SAMUEL. 



Shimei is pardoned. 



t Heb. that 
princes or 
servants are 
not to thee. 



t Heb. to the 
heart of thy 
servants, 
Gen. 34. 3. 



h Judg. 20. !. 



being ashamed steal away when they 
flee in battle. 

4 But the king ^ covered his face, 
and the king cried with a loud voice, 
" my son Absalom ! Absalom, my 
son, my son ! 

5 And Joab came into the house to 
the king, and said, Thou hast shamed 
this day the faces of all thy servants, 
which this day have saved thy life, 
and the lives of thy sons and of thy 
daughters, and the lives of thy wives, 
and the lives of thy concubines ; 

6 t In that thou lovest thine enemies, 
and hatest thy friends. For thou hast 
declared this day, tthat thou regard- 
est neither princes nor servants : for 
this day I perceive, that if Absalom 
had lived, and all we had died this 
day, then it had pleased thee well. 

7 Now therefore arise, go forth, and 
speak t comfortably unto thy servants : 
for I swear by the Lord, if thou go 
not forth, there will not tarry one 
with thee this night : and that will 
be worse unto thee than all the evil 
that befell thee from thy youth until 
now. 

8 Then the king arose, and sat in 
the gate. And they told unto all the 
people, saying, Behold, the king doth 
sit in the gate. And all the people 
came before the king : for Israel had 
fled every man to his tent. 

9 IF And all the people were at strife 
throughout all the tribes of Israel, 
saying. The king saved us out of the 
hand of our enemies, and he delivered 
us out of the hand of the Philistines ; 
and now he is '^fled out of the land 
for Absalom. 

10 And Absalom, whom we anoint- 
ed over us, is dead in battle. Now 
therefore why t speak ye not a w^ord 
of bringing the king back ? 

11 IF And king Da^dd sent to Zadok 
and to Abiathar the priests, saying, 
Speak unto the elders of Judah, say- 
ing, Why are ye the last to bring the 
king back to his house 1 seeing the 
speech of all Israel is come to the 
king, even to his house. 

12 Ye are my brethren, ye are ^my 
bones and my flesh : wherefore then 
are ye the last to bring back the king 1 

13 ^ And say ye to Amasa, Art thou 
not of my bone, and of my flesh? 
»God do so to me, and more also, 
if thou be not captain of the host 
before me continually in the room of 
Joab. 

14 And he bowed the heart of all 
the men of Judah, ^ even as the heart 
of one man ; so that they sent this 
word unto the king. Return thou, and 
all thy servants. 



15 So the king returned, and came 
to Jordan. And Judah came to ' Gil- 
gal, to go to meet the king, to con- 
duct the king over Jordan. 

16 IF And ^ Shimei the son of Gera, 
a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, 
hasted and came down with the men 
of Judah to meet king David. 

17 And there were a thousand men 
of Benjamin with him, and ' Ziba the 
servant of the house of Saul, and his 
fifteen sons and his twenty servants 
with him ; and they went over Jor- 
dan before the king. 

18 And there went over a ferry boat 
to carry over the king's household, and 
to do t what he thought good. And 
Shimei the son of Gera fell down 
before the king, as he was come over 
Jordan ; 

19 And said unto the king, "Let not 
my lord impute iniquity unto me, nei- 
ther do thou remember "that which 
thy servant did perversely the day 
that my lord the king went out of Je- 
rusalem, that the king should ° take it 
to his heart. 

20 For thy servant doth know that 
I have sinned : therefore, behold, I 
am come the first this day of all p the 
house of Joseph to go down to meet 
my lord the king. 

21 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah 
answered and said. Shall not Shimei 
be put to death for this, because he 
•i cursed the Lord's anointed? 

. 22 And David said, '"What have I 
to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, 
that ye should this day be adversaries 
unto me? 'shall there any man be 
put to death this day in Israel? for 
do not I know that I am this day 
king over Israel ? 

23 Therefore 'the king said unto 
Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the 
king sware unto him. 

24 IF And " Mephibosheth the son of 
Saul came down to meet the king, 
and had neither dressed his feet, nor 
trimmed his beard, nor washed his 
clothes, from the day the king de- 
parted until the day he came again 
in peace. 

25 And it came to pass, when he 
was come to Jerusalem to meet the 
king, that the king said unto him, 
^Wherefore wentest not thou with 
me, Mephibosheth ? 

26 And he answered. My lord, 
king, my servant deceived me : for 
thy servant said, I will saddle me 
an ass, that I may ride thereon, and 
go to the king; because thy servant 
is lame. 

27 And ^ he hath slandered thy serv- 
ant unto my lord the king ; "^but my 

323 



B. C. 1023. 

i Josh. 5. 9. 



k ch. 16. 5. 
1 Kings 2. 



ch. 9. 2, 10. 
&. 16. 1. 2. 



t Heb. the 
good in his 
eyes. 



m 1 Sam. 22. 
15. 



n ch. 16. 5, 6, 
&.C. 



ch. 13. 33. 



pSee ch. 16.5. 



q Ex. 22. 28 
r ch. 16. 10. 



si Sam. 11. 13. 



1 1 Kings 2. 8, 
9, 37, 46, 



7 ch. 16. 3. 
z ch. 14. 17. 20. 



David^s gratitude to Barzillai. 



II. SAMUEL. Sheha maJceth a party in Israel. 



B. C. 1023. 



t Heb. men of 

death, 

1 Sam. 26. 16. 
a ch. 9. 7, 10, 

13. 



b I Kings 2. 7. 



t Heb. How 
many days 
are the years 
of my life. 

d Ps. 90. 10. 



e 1 Kings 2. 7. 
Jer. 41. 17. 



t Heb. choose. 



f Gen. 31. 55. 



t Heb. Chim- 
hnn. 



lord the king is as an angel of God : 
do therefore lohat is good in thine 
e3'^es. 

28 For all of my father's house were 
but tdead men before my lord the 
king : ^yet didst thou set thy servant 
among them that did eat at thine own 
table. What right therefore have I 
yet to cry any more unto the king 1 

29 And the king said unto him, 
Why speakest thou any more of thy 
matters'? 1 have said, Thou and Ziba 
divide the land. 

30 And Mephibosheth said unto the 
king, Yea, let him take all, forasmuch 
as my lord the king is come again in 
peace unto his own house. 

31 U And ^Barzillai the Gileadite 
came down from Rogelim, and went 
over Jordan with the king, to con- 
duct him over Jordan. 

32 Now Barzillai was a very aged 
man, even fourscore years old : and 
•^he had provided the king of suste- 
nance while he lay at Mahanaim ; for 
he loas a very great man. 

33 And the king said unto Barzillai, 
Come thou over with me, and I will 
feed thee with me in Jerusalem. 

34 And Barzillai said unto the king, 
tHow long have I to live, that I 
should go up with the king unto Je- 
rusalem 1 

35 I am this day "^fourscore years 
old : and can I discern between good 
and evil ? can thy servant taste what 
I eat or what I drink? can I hear 
any more the voice of singing men 
and singing women? wherefore then 
should thy servant be yet a burden 
unto my lord the king 1 

36 Thy servant will go a little way 
over Jordan with the king : and why 
should the king recompense it me 
with such a reward ? 

37 Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn 
back again, that I may die in mine 
own city, and be buried by the grave 
of my father and of my mother. But 
behold thy servant ^ Chimham ; let 
him go over with my lord the king ; 
and do to him what shall seem good 
unto thee. 

38 And the king answered, Chim- 
ham shall go over with me, and I 
will do to him that which shall seem 
good unto thee : and whatsoever thou 
shalt t require of me, that will I do for 
thee, 

39 And all the people went over 
Jordan. And when the king was 
come over, the king ^kissed Barzillai, 
and blessed him ; and he returned 
unto his own place. 

40 Then the king went on to Gilgal, 
and t Chimham went on with him : 

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and all the people of Judah conduct- 
ed the king, and also half the people 
of Israel. 

41 1[ And, behold, all the men of Is- 
rael came to the king, and said unto 
the king. Why have our brethren the 
men of Judah stolen thee away, and 
^have brought the king, and his house- 
hold, and all David's men with him, 
over Jordan ? 

42 And all the men of Judah an- 
swered the men of Israel, Because the 
king is ''near of kin to us: where- 
fore then be ye angry for this matter 1 
have we eaten at all of the king's cost J 
or hath he given us any gift? 

43 And the men of Israel answered 
the men of Judah, and said, We have 
ten parts in the king, and we have 
also more right in David- than ye: 
why then did ye t despise us, that 
our advice should not be first had in 
bringing back our king? And 'the 
words of the men of Judah were 
fiercer than the words of the men 
of Israel. 

CHAPTER XX. 

Sheha maheth a party in Israel. 3 David's ten con- 
cubines are put in ward tinto the day of their death. 
4 Amasa, made captain over Judah, is slain by Jo- 
ab. 14 Joab pursueth Sheha unto Abel. 16 A wise 
woman saveth the city by Sheha' s head. 23 Davids s 
officers. 

AND there happened to be there a 
man of Belial, whose name was 
Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benja- 
mite : and he blew a trumpet, and 
said, ^We have no part in David, 
neither have we inheritance in the 
son of Jesse : ''every man to his tents, 
Israel. 

2 So every man of Israel went up 
from after David, and followed Sheba 
the son of Bichri : but the men of 
Judah clave unto their king, from 
Jordan even to Jerusalem. 

3 IF And David came to his house 
at Jerusalem ; and the king took the 
ten women his ^concubines, whom 
he had left to keep the house, and 
put them in tward, and fed them, 
but went not in unto them. So they 
were t shut up unto the day of their 
death, t living in widowhood. 

4 1 Then said the king to Amasa, 
t- Assemble me the men of Judah 
within three days, and be thou here 
present. 

5 So Amasa went to assemble the 
men of Judah : but he tarried longer 
than the set time which he had ap- 
pointed him. 

6 And David said to Abishai, Now 
shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us 
more harm than did Absalom : take 
thou ^ thy lord's servants, and pursue 



Amasa slain hy Joah. 



11. SAMUEL. 



Joah pursueth Sheba. 



B.C. 

about 1022. 



t Heb. deliver 
himself from 
our eyes. 

( ch. 8. 18. 
1 Kings 1. 38. 



S Matt. 26. 4D. 
Luke 22. 47. 



h 1 Kino's 2. 5. 
i ch. 2. 23. 



fHeh.doubled 
not his stroke. 



k 2 Kings 15. 
29. 2 Chr. 
16.4. 



I 2 Kings 19. 
32. 

II Or, it stood 
against the 
outmost wall. 

fHeh.marred 
to throw 
down. 



II Or, They 
plainly spake 
in the begin- 
ning, saying, 
Surely they 
will ask of 
Abel, and so 
make an end. 
See Deut, 20. 
11. 



after him, lest he get him fenced 
cities, and t escape us. 

7 And there went out after him 
Joab's men, and the ^ Cherethites, and 
the Pelethites, and all the mighty 
men : "and they went out of Jerusa- 
lem, to pursue after Sheba the son of 
Bichri. 

8 When they were at the great stone 
which is in Gibeon, Amasa went be- 
fore them. And Joab's garment that 
he had put on was girded unto him, 
and upon it a girdle with a sword 
fastened upon his loins in the sheath 
thereof; and as he went forth it fell 
out. 

9 And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou 
in health, mj brother? ^And Joab 
took Amasa by the beard with the 
right hand to kiss him. 

10 But Amasa took no heed to the 
sword that was in Joab's hand : so 
^ he smote him therewith ' in the fifth 
rib, and shed out his bowels to the 
ground, and t struck him not again ; 
and he died. So Joab and Abishai 
his brother pursued after Sheba the 
son of Bichri. 

11 And one of Joab's men stood by 
him, and said, He that favoureth Joab, 
and he that is for David, let him go 
after Joab. 

12 And Amasa wallowed in blood 
in the midst of the highway. And 
when the man saw that all the people 
stood still, he removed Amasa out of 
the highway into the field, and cast 
a cloth upon him, when he saw that 
every one that came by him stood 
still. 

13 When he was removed out of 
the highway, all the people went on 
after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the 
son of Bichri. 

14 IF And he went through all the 
tribes of Israel unto "^Abel, and to 
Beth-maachah, and all the Berites : 
and they were gathered together, and 
went also after him. 

15 And they came and besieged him 
in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they 
^ cast up a bank against the city, and 
II it stood in the trench : and all the 
people that ivere with Joab t battered 
the wall, to throw it down. 

16 1[ Then cried a wise woman out 
of the city, Hear, hear ; say, I pray 
you, unto Joab, Come near hither, 
that I may speak with thee. 

17 And when he was come near unto 
her, the woman said. Art thou Joab 1 
xAnd he answered, I am he. Then 
she said unto him, Hear the words 
of thine handmaid. And he answered, 
I do hear. 

18 Then she spake, saying, H They 



were wont to speak in old time, say- 
ing. They shall surely ask counsel at 
Abel : and so they ended the matter. 

19 I am one of them that are peace- 
able and faithful in Israel : thou seek- 
est to destroy a city and a mother in 
Israel : why wilt thou swallow up 
™ the inheritance of the Lord ? 

20 And Joab answered and said. Far 
be it, far be it from me, that I should 
swallow up or destroy. 

21 The matter is not so : but a man 
of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of 
Bichri tby name, hath lifted up his 
hand against the king, even against 
David : deliver him only, and I will 
depart from the city. And the wo- 
man said unto Joab, Behold, his 
head shall be thrown to thee over 
the wall. 

22 Then the woman went unto all 
the people " in her wisdom : and they 
cut off the head of Sheba the son of 
Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And 
he blew a trumpet, and they t retired 
from the city, every man to his tent. 
And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto 
the king. 

23 f Now °Joab was over all the 
host of Israel : and Benaiah the son 
of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites 
and over the Pelethites : 

24 And Adoram was Pover the trib- 
ute : and ^ Jehoshaphat the son of 
Ahilud was II recorder : 

25 And Sheva was scribe : and "^ Za- 
dok and Abiathar were the priests : 

26 ^ And Ira also the Jairite was II a 
chief ruler about David. 

CHAPTER XXI. 

The Gibeonites are avenged by famine, and by the 
death of seven of Saul's sons. 10 Rizpah's kindness 
unto the dead. 12 David burieth the bones of Saul 
and Jonathan in the sepulchre of Kish. 15 Four 
battles against the Philistines, wherein four giants 
are slain. 

THEN there was a famine in the 
days of David three years, year 
after year; and David t inquired of 
the Lord. And the Lord answered. 
It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, 
because he slew the Gibeonites. 

2 And the king called the Gibeon- 
ites, and said unto them; (now the 
Gibeonites were not of the children of 
Israel, but ^of the remnant of the 
Amorites ; and the children of Israel 
had sworn unto them : and Saul 
sought to slay them in his zeal to the 
children of Israel and Judah ;) 

3 Wherefore David said unto the 
Gibeonites, What shall I do for you 1 
and wherewith shall I make the atone- 
ment, that ye may bless '' the inher- 
itance of the Lord 1 

4 And the Gibeonites said unto him, 
li We will have no silver nor gold of 

325 



B.C. 

about 1022. 



m 1 Sam. 26. 
19. ch. 21.3. 



t Heb. by hit 



nEcc.9.14,15. 



t Heb. were 
scattered. 



och. 8. 16, 13. 



P 1 Kings 4. 6. 

q ch. 8. 16. 
1 Kings 4. 3. 

II Or, remem- 
brancer. 

r ch. 8. 17. 
1 Kmgs 4. 4. 

II OY,aprince. 
Gen. 41. 45. 
Ex. 2. 16. 
ch. 8. 18, 

s ch. 23. 38. 



1021. 



t Heb. sought 
the face, ire. 
See Num. 27. 
21. 



a Josh. 9. 3, 15, 
16, 17. 



b ch. 20. 19. 

II Or, It is not 
silver 7ior gold 
that we have 
to do with 
Saul or his 
house, neither 
pertains it to 
tcs to kill, 6fc. 



The Giheonites a 



11. SAMUEL. 



Four giants are slain. 



B. C. 1021. 



\\OT,CV,tUSC 



cl Sam. 10. 26. 

& 11. 4. 
II Or, chosen of 

the LORD. 
dl Sam. 10. 24. 



e 1 Sam. 18. 3. 
& 20. 8, 15, 
42. & 23. 18. 



II Or, MichaVs 
sister. 

t Heb. bare to 
Adriel. 
1 Sam. 18. 19. 

1019. 



g ch. 6. 17. 



h ver. 8. ch. 3. 
7. 



i See Deut. 21. 



k 1 Sam. 31. 
11, 12, 13. 



1 1 Sam. 31. 10. 



Josh. 18.28. 



n So Josh. 7. 
26. ch. 24. 25. 



about 1018. 



Saul, nor of his house ; neither for us 
shalt thou kill any man in Israel. 
And he said, What ye shall say, that 
will I do for you. 

5 And they answered the king. The 
man that consumed us, and that li de- 
vised against us that we should be 
destroyed from remaining in any of 
the coasts of Israel, 

6 Let seven men of his sons be deliv- 
ered unto us, and we will hang them 
up unto the Lord ''in Gibeah of Saul, 
^ II whom the Lord did choose. And the 
king said, I will give them. 

7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, 
the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, 
because of ^ the Lord's oath that was 
between them, between David and 
Jonathan the son of Saul. 

8 But the king took the two sons of 
^ Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom 
she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Me- 
phibosheth ; and the five sons of H Mi- 
chal the daughter of Saul, whom she 
t brought up for Adriel the son of 
Barzillai the Meholathite : 

9 And he delivered them into the 
hands of the Gibeonites, and they 
hanged them in the hill ^before the 
Lord : and they fell all seven togeth- 
er, and were put to death in the 
days of harvest, in the first days., in 
the beginning of barley harvest. 

10 IT And ''Rizpah the daughter of 
Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for 
her upon the rock, 'from the begin- 
ning of harvest until water dropped 
upon them out of heaven, and suffered 
neither the birds of the air to rest on 
them by day, nor the beasts of the 
field by night. 

1 1 And it was told David what Riz- 
pah the daughter of Aiah, the concu- 
bine of Saul, had done. 

12 1" And David went and took the 
bones of Saul and the bones of Jona- 
than his son from the men of '' Jabesh- 
gilead, which had stolen them from 
the street of Beth-shan, where the 
'Philistines had hanged them, when 
the Philistines had slain Saul in Gil- 
boa : 

13 And he brought up from thence 
the bones of Saul and the bones of 
Jonathan his son ; and they gathered 
the bones of them that were hanged. 

14 And the bones of Saul and Jona- 
than his son buried they in the coun- 
try of Benjamin in "" Zelah, in the sep- 
ulchre of Kish his father : and they 
performed all that the king command- 
ed. And after that " God was entreat- 
ed for the land. 

15 IT Moreover the Philistines had 
yet war again with Israel ; and David 
went down, and his servants with him, 

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and fought against the Philistines : 
and David waxed faint. 

16 And Ishbi-benob, which was of 
the sons of H the giant, the weight of 
whose t spear weighed three hundred 
shekels of brass in weight, he being 
girded with a new sword, thought to 
have slain David. 

17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah 
succoured him, and smote the Phi- 
listine, and killed him. Then the 
men of David sware unto him, saying, 
° Thou shalt go no more out with us 
to battle, that thou quench not the 
P flight of Israel. 

18 ^And it came to pass after this, 
that there was again a battle with the 
Philistines at Gob : then "" Sibbechai 
the Hushathite slew H Saph, which was 
of the sons of n the giant. 

19 And there was again a battle in 
Gob with the Philistines, where El- 
hanan the son of H Jaare-oregim, a 
Beth-lehemite, slew ^the brother of 
Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose 
spear was like a weaver's beam. 

20 And * there was yet a battle in 
Gath, where was a man of great stat- 
ure, that had on every hand six 
fingers, and on every foot six toes, 
four and twenty in number; and he 
also was born to II the giant. 

21 And when he li defied Israel, Jon- 
athan the son of " Shimeah the broth- 
er of David slew him. 

22 ^ These four were born to the 
giant in Gath, and fell by the hand 
of David, and by the hand of his 
servants. 

CHAPTER XXII. 

David's psalm of thanksgiving to God for his deliver- 
ance, and manifold blessings. 

AND David ^ spake unto the Lord 
the words of this song, in the day 
that the Lord had ^delivered him out 
of the hand of all his enemies, and 
out of the hand of Saul : 

2 And he said, ''The Lord is my 
rock, and my fortress, and my deliv- 
erer ; 

3 The God of my rock; "^in him 
will I trust : he is my ^ shield, and the 
^horn of my salvation, my high ^tow- 
er, and my ''refuge, my saviour; thou 
savest me from violence. 

4 I will call on the Lord, who is 
worthy to be praised : so shall I be 
saved from mine enemies, 

5 When the H waves of death com- 
passed m.e, the floods oft ungodly men 
made me afraid ; 

6 The II ' sorrows of hell compassed 
me about ; the snares of death pre- 
vented me. 

7 In my distress ""I called upon the 
Lord, and cried to my God : and he 



B.C. 

about 1018. 



II Or, Rapha. 

t Heb. the 
staff, or, 
the head. 



ch. 18. 3. 



t Heb. candle, 

or, lamp. 
P 1 Kings 11. 

36. & 15. 4. 

Ps. 132. 17. 

II Or, Sippai. 
I! Or, Rapha. 
q 1 Chr. 20. 4. 
rl Chr. 11, 29. 

11 Or, Jair. 

s See 1 Chr. 
20.5. 



1 Chr. 20. 6. 



II Or, Rapha. 

II Or,reproach- 
ed. 1 Sam. 17, 
10, 25, 26. 

u 1 Sam. 16. 9, 
Shamm.ah. 

X 1 Chr. 20. 8. 



1018. 

a Ex. 15. 1. 

Judg. 5. 1. 
b Ps. 18, title, 

&Ps. 34. 19. 



c Deut. 32. 4. 

Ps. 18. 2, &c. 

&31.3. &71. 

3. & 91. 2. & 

144.2. 

d Heb, 2. 13. 
e Gen. 15. 1. 
f Luke 1. 69. 
g Prov. 18. 10, 
h Ps. 9. 9. & 

14. 6. & 59. 16. 

& 71. 7. 

Jer, 16. 19. 



II Or, pangs. 
t Heb. Belial. 



II Or, co7-ds. 
i P8. 116, 3. 



k Ps. 116. 4. & 
120. 1. 
Jonah 2. 2. 



David 's thanksgiving 



II. SAMUEL. 



for God''s deliverance. 



B. a 1018. 

1 Ex. 3. 7. Ps. 

34. 6, 15, 17. 
m Judg. 5. 4. 

P8. 77: 18. & 

97.4. 

n Job 26. 11. 
t Heb. by. 

o Ps. 97. 3. 

Hab. 3. 5. 

Heb. 12. 29. 
P Ps. 144. 5. 

Is. 64. 1. 
q Ex. 20. 21. 

1 Kings 8. 12. 

Ps. 97. 2. 

r Ps. 104. 3, 

s ver, 10. 

Ps. 97. 2. 
fHeh. binding 

of waters. 



i ver. 9. 

u Judg. 5. 20. 

1 Sam. 2. 10. 

&7. 10. Ps. 

29.3. Is. 30. 

30. 
X Deut. 32. 23. 

Ps.7. ]3. & 

77. 17. & 144. 

6. Hab. 3.11. 



y Ex. 15. 8. 

Ps. 106. 9. 

Nah. 1. 4. 

Matt. 8. 26. 
II Or, anger, 

Ps. 74. 1. 

II Or, great. 
z Ps. 144. 7. 
a ver. 1. 



b Ps. 31. 8. & 
1J8. 5. 

c ch. 15. 26. 

Ps. 22. 8. 
d ver. 25. 

1 Sam. 26.23. 

1 Kings 8. 32. 

Ps. 7. 8. 
e Ps. 24. 4. 

f Gen. 18. 19. 
Ps. 119. 3. & 
128. 1. Prov. 
8.32. 

gDeut. 7. 12. 
Ps. 119. 30, 
102. 



t Heb. to him. 
h Gen. 6. 9. &. 
17.1. Job 1.1. 



t Heb. before 
his eyes. 

k Matt. 5. 7. 



I Lev. 26. 23, 
24, 27, 28. 

II Or, wrestle, 
Ps. 18. 26. 



did ' hear my voice out of his temple, 
and my cry did enter into his ears. 

8 Then "the earth shook and trem- 
bled ; " the foundations of heaven 
moved and shook, because he was 
wroth.^ 

9 There went up a smoke t out of 
his nostrils, and "fire out of his mouth 
devoured : coals were kindled by it. 

10 He P bowed the heavens also, and 
came down ; and '^ darkness was un- 
der his feet. 

11 And he rode upon a cherub, and 
did fly: and he was seen ''upon the 
wings of the wind. 

12 And he made * darkness pavilions 
round about him, t dark waters, and 
thick clouds of the skies. 

13 Through the brightness before 
him were * coals of fire kindled. 

14 The Lord "thundered from heav- 
en, and the Most High uttered his 
voice. 

15 And he sent out "^ arrows, and 
scattered them ; lightning, and dis- 
comfited them. 

16 And the channels of the sea ap- 
peared, the foundations of the world 
were discovered, at the ^ rebuking of 
the Lord, at the blast of the breath 
of his H nostrils. 

17 ^ He sent from above, he took me, 
he drew me out of H many waters. 

18 ^He delivered me from my strong 
enemy, and from them that hated me : 
for they were too strong for me. 

19 They prevented me in the day of 
my calamity : but the Lord was my 
stay. 

20 '' He brought me forth also into a 
large place : he delivered me, because 
he '^ delighted in me. 

21 "^ The Lord rewarded me accord- 
ing to my righteousness ; according 
to the ^ cleanness of my hands hath 
he recompensed me. 

22 For I have ^kept the ways of the 
Lord, and have not wickedly depart- 
ed from my God. 

23 For all his ^judgments ivere be- 
fore me : and as for his statutes, I did 
not depart from them. 

24 I was also ''upright t before him, 
and have kept myself from mine in- 
iquity. 

25 Therefore ' the Lord hath recom- 
pensed me according to my righteous- 
ness ; according to my cleanness t in 
his eyesight. 

26 With '^the merciful thou wilt 
shew thyself merciful ; and with the 
upright man thou wilt shew thyself 
upright. 

27 With the pure thou wilt shew 
thyself pure ; and ' with the froward 
thou wilt H shew thyself unsavoury. 



28 And the ""afHicted people thou 
wilt save : but thine eyes are upon 
"the haughty, that thou mayest bring 
them down. 

29 For thou art my II lamp, O Lord : 
and the Lord will lighten my dark- 
ness. 

30 For by thee I have H run through 
a troop : by my God have I leaped 
over a wall. 

31 As for God, ° his way is perfect ; 
P the word of the Lord is H tried : he 
is a buckler to all them that trust in 
him. 

32 For 1 who is God, save the Lord ?- 
and who is a rock, save our God 1 

33 God is my "■ strength and pow- 
er ; and he t ^ maketh my way * per- 
fect, 

34 He t maketh my feet " like hinds' 
feet, and ^setteth me upon my high 
places. 

35 ^He teacheth my hands tto war ; 
so that a bow of steel is broken by 
mine arms. 

36 Thou hast also given me the 
shield of thy salvation : and thy gen- 
tleness hath t made me great. 

37 Thou hast ^ enlarged my steps 
under me ; so that my t feet did not 
slip. 

38 I have pursued mine enemies, and 
destroyed them ; and turned not again 
until I had consumed them. 

39 And I have consumed them, and 
wounded them, that they could not 
arise : yea, they are fallen ^ under my 
feet. 

40 For thou hast *> girded me with 
strength to battle : *^ them that rose 
up against me hast thou t subdued 
under me. 

41 Thou hast also given me the 
^ necks of mine enemies, that I might 
destroy them that hate me. 

42 They looked, but there was none 
to save ; even ^ unto the Lord, but he 
answered them not. 

43 Then did I beat them as small 
^ as the dust of the earth : I did stamp 
them s as the mire of the street, and 
did spread them abroad. 

44 '^ Thou also hast delivered me 
from the strivings of my people, thou 
hast kept me to be "■ head of the hea- 
then : ""a people which I knew not 
shall serve me. 

45 t Strangers shall H submit them- 
selves unto me : as soon as they hear, 
they shall be obedient unto me. 

46 Strangers shall fade away, and 
they shall be afraid ' out of their close 
places. 

47 The Lord liveth ; and blessed be 
my rock ; and exalted be the God of 
the " rock of my salvation. 

327 



B. C. 1018. 



m Ex. 3. 7, 8. 
P8.72. 12,13. 

II Or, candle, 
Job 29. 3. 
Ps. 27. 1. 



I! Or, broken a 

troop. 
n Job 40.11, 12. 

Is. 2. 11, 12, 

17. &5. 15. 

Dan. 4. 37. 
II Or, refined. 

Deut. 32. 4. 

Dan. 4. 37. 

Rev. 15. 3. 
P Ps. 12. 6. & 

119. 140. 

Prov. 30. 5. 

■\Jieb.riddeth, 
or, looseth. 

t Heb. equal- 

leth. 
q 1 Sam. 2. 2. 

Is. 45. 5, 6. 

t Heb. /or the 
war. 

r Ex. 15. 2. 
Ps.27. 1.&28. 
7, 8. & 31. 4. 
Is. 12. 2. 

s Heb. 13. 21. 

t Heb. multi- 
plied me. 

t Heb. ankles. 
t Deut. 18. 13. 

Job 22. 3. 

Ps. 101. 2, 6. 

& 119. 1. 
u ch. 2. 18. 

Hab. 3. 19. 
X Deut. 32. 13. 

Is. 33. 16. & 

58. 14. 
y Ps. 144. 1. 
z Prov. 4. 12. 
a Mai. 4. 3. 
bPs.18.32,39. 

t Heb. earned 
to bow. 
c Ps. 44. 5. 



d Gen. 49. 8, 
Ex. 23. 27. 
Josh. 10. 24. 

e Job 27. 9. 

Prov. 1. 28. 

Is. 1. 15. 

Mic. 3. 4. 
f 2 Kings 13. 

7. Ps. 35. 5. 

Dan. 2. 35. 
S Is. 10. 6. 

Mic. 7. 10. 

Zech. 10. 5. 
h ch. 3. 1. & 5. 

1. & 19. 9. 14. 

& 20. 1, 2, 22. 
i Deut. 28. 13. 

ch. 8. 1-14. 

Ps. 2. 8. 
k Is. 55. 5. 
t Heb. Sows of 

the stranger. 
II Or, yield 

feigned obe- 
dience. Heb. 

lie. See 

Deut. 33. 29. 

Ps. 66. 3. & 

81. 15. 
1 Mic. 7. 17. 



m Ps. 89. 26. 



Bavid^s last words. 



11. SAMUEL. 



David^s mighty men. 



B. C. 1018. 




c Ps. 140. 1. 

P Rom. 15. 9. 

q Ps. 144. 10. 

r Ps, 89. 20. 
3 ch. 7. 12, 13. 



a ch. 7. 8, 9. 

Ps. 78. 70, 71. 

& 89. 27. 
b 1 Sam, 16. 

12, 13. Ps. 

89. 20. 
c 2 Pet. 1. 21. 

d Deut. 32. 4, 

31. ch. 22. 2, 

32. 
II Or, Be thou 

ruler, <^c. 

Ps. 110. 2. 
e Ex. 18. 21. 

2 Chr. 19. 7, 

9. 
f Jud?. 5. 31. 

Ps. 89. 36. 

Prov. 4. 18. 

Hos. 6. 5. 

See Ps. 110. 3. 



g ch. 7. 15, 16. 
Ps. 89.29. Is. 
55.3. 



t lleb.filled. 



II Or, Josheh- 
bassebet the 
Tachmonite, 
head of the 
three. 

II See 1 Chr. 
11. 11. & 27. 2. 

t Heb. slain. 

hi Chr. 11. 12. 
&27.4. 



48 It is God that t avengeth me, and 
that "bringeth down the people under 
me, 

49 And that bringeth me forth from 
mine enemies : thou also hast lifted 
me up on high above them that rose 
up against me : thou hast delivered 
me from the "violent man. 

50 Therefore I will give thanks unto 
thee, O Lord, among Pthe heathen, 
and I will sing praises unto thy name. 

51 1-f/e is the tower of salvation for 
his king : and sheweth mercy to his 
"■ anointed, unto David, and Ho his 
seed for evermore. 

CHAPTER XXIII. 

David, in his last words, prof esseth his faith in God's 
promises; 6 and describeth the condition of the 
wicked. 8 A catalogue of David's mighty men. 

"jVrOW these be the last words of 
XM David. David the son of Jesse 
said, ^and the man wlio was raised up 
on high, ^ the anointed of the God of 
Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Is- 
rael, said, 

2 " The Spirit of the Lord spake by 
me, and his word was in my tongue. 

3 The God of Israel said, ^^the Rock 
of Israel spake to me, n He that ruleth 
over men must be just, ruling ^ in the 
fear of God. 

4 And ^he shall be as the light of the 
morning, when the sun riseth, even a 
morning without clouds ; as the ten- 
der grass springing out of the earth 
by clear shining after rain. 

5 Although my house he not so with 
God ; ^yet he hath made with me an 
everlasting covenant, ordered in all 
things, and sure : for this is all my 
salvation, and all my desire, although 
he make it not to grow. 

6 But the sons of Belial shall be all of 
them as thorns thrust away, because 
they cannot be taken with hands : 

7 But the man that shall touch 
them must be t fenced with iron and 
the staff of a spear ; and they shall 
be utterly burned with fire in the 
same place. 

8 H These be the names of the mighty 
men whom David had : H The Tach- 
monite that sat in the seat, chief 
among the captains; the same was 
Adino the Eznite : il he lifted up his 
spear against eight hundred, twhom 
he slew at one time. 

9 And after him was ^^Eleazar the 
son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the 
three mighty men with David, when 
they defied the Philistines that were 
there gathered together to battle, and 
the men of Israel were gone away : 

10 He arose, and smote the Philis- 
tines until his hand was weary, and 

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his hand clave unto the sword-: and 
the Lord wrought a gi-eat victory 
that day; and the people returned 
after him only to spoil. 

1 1 And after him was ' Shammah the 
son of A gee the Hararite. ^ And the 
Philistines were gathered together 
11 into a troop, where was a piece of 
ground full of lentiles : and the peo- 
ple fled from the Philistines. 

12 But he stood in the midst of the 
ground, and defended it, and slew the 
Philistines : and the Lord wrought a 
great victory. 

13 And ^i! three of the thirty chief 
went down, and came to David in the 
harvest time unto ™the cave of Adul- 
1am : and the troop of the Philistines 
pitched in " the valley of Rephaim. 

14 And David was then in "a hold, 
and the garrison of the Philistines 
was then in Beth-lehem. 

15 And David longed, and said. Oh 
that one would give me drink of the 
water of the well of Beth-lehem, 
which is by the gate ! 

16 And the three mighty men brake 
through the host of the Philistines, 
and drew water out of the well of 
Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, 
and took it, and brought it to David : 
nevertheless he would not drink there- 
of, but poured it out unto the Lord. 

17 And he said. Be it far from me, 
Lord, that I should do this : is not 
this P the blood of the men that went 
in jeopardy of their lives 1 therefore 
he would not drink it. These things 
did these three mighty men. 

18 And 1 Abishai, the brother of Joab, 
the son of Zeruiah, was chief among 
three. And he lifted up his spear 
against three hundred, "f and slew 
them, and had the name among three. 

19 Was he not most honourable of 
three 1 therefore he was their captain : 
howbeit he attained not unto the j^r5^ 
three. 

20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, 
the son of a valiant man, of ""Kabzeel, 
twho had done many acts, 'he slew 
two t lionlike men of Moab : he went 
down also and slew a lion in the midst 
of a pit in time of snow. 

21 And he slew an Egyptian, ta 
goodly man : and the Egyptian had 
a spear in his hand ; but he went 
down to him with a staff, and pluck- 
ed the spear out of the Egyptian's 
hand, and slew him with his own 
spear. 

22 These things did Benaiah the son 
of Jehoiada, and had the name among 
three mighty men. 

23 He was llmore honourable than 
the thirty, but he attained not to 



David's mighty men. 



II. SAMUEL. 



David*s confession. 



B. C. 1018. 



II Or, council. 
Heb. at his 
command, 
1 Sam. 22. 14. 

t ch. 8. 18. & 



u ch. 2. 18. 
X See 1 Chr. 
11.27, 



II Or, valleys, 
Deut. 1. 24. 
y Judg. 2. 9. 



z ch. 20. 26. 
a ch. 11. 3, 6 



1017. 
a ch. 21. 1. 

II See 1 Clir. 

21.1. 
b 1 Chr. 27. 23, 

24. 

IjOr, Compass. 
c Judg. 20. 1. 

il Jer. 17. 5. 



the first three. And David set him 
* over his II guard. 

24 ''Asahel the brother of Joab was 
one of the thirty ; Elhanan the son of 
Dodo of Beth-lehem, 

25 ^Shammah the Harodite, EHka 
the Harodite, 

26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of 
Ikkesh the Tekoite, 

27 Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebun- 
nai the Hushathite, 

28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the 
Netophathite, 

29 Heleb the son of Baanah, a Ne- 
tophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out 
of Gibeah of the children of Benja- 
min, 

30 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai 
of the II brooks of ^Gaash, 

31 Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azma- 
veth the Barhumite, 

32 Ehahba the Shaalbonite ; of the 
sons of Jashen, Jonathan, 

33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam 
the son of fSharar the Hararite, 

34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the 
son of the Maachathite, EHam the son 
of Ahithophel the Gilonite, 

35 Hezrai the Carmehte, Paarai the 
Arbite, 

36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, 
Bani the Gadite, 

37 Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the 
Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the 
son of Zeruiah, 

38 ^ Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite, 

39 ^ Uriah the Hittite : thirty and 
seven in all. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

David's sin in numbering the people. 10 His confes- 
sion thereof. 11 Of three judgments offered, he 
chooseth the three days' pestilence. 16 The destroy- 
ing angel is stayed and Jerusalem spared. 18 Da- 
vid erecteth an altar and offereth a sacrifice unto 
the Lord. 

AND * again the anger of the Lord 
vv^as kindled against Israel, and 
II he moved David against them to say, 
^ Go, number Israel and Judah. 

2 For the king said to Joab the 
captain of the host, w^hich was with 
him, II Go now through all the tribes 
of Israel, "^from Dan even to Beer- 
sheba, and number ye the people, 
that ^ I may know the number of the 
people. 

3 And Joab said unto the king, Now 
the Lord thy God add unto the 
people, how many soever they be, a 
hundredfold, and that the eyes of my 
lord the king may see it: but why 
doth my lord the king delight in this 
thing 1 

4 Notwithstanding the king's word 
prevailed against Joab, and against 
the captains of the host. And Joab 



and the captains of the host went out 
from the presence of the king, to num- 
ber the people of Israel. 

5 IT And they passed over Jordan, 
and pitched in ^Aroer, on the right 
side of the city that lieth in the midst 
of the II river of Gad, and toward ^ Ja- 
zer : 

6 Then they came to Gilead, and 
to the II land of Tahtim-hodshi ; and 
they came to ^ Dan-jaan, and about 
to '^Zidon, 

7 And came to the strong hold of 
Tyre, and to all the cities of the 
Hivites, and of the Canaanites : and 
they went out to the south of Judah, 
even to Beer-sheba. 

8 So when they had gone through 
all the land, they came to Jerusa- 
lem at the end of nine months and 
twenty days. 

9 And Joab gave up the sum of 
the number of the people unto the 
king : ' and there were in Israel eight 
hundred thousand valiant men that 
drew the sword ; and the men of 
Judah loere five hundred thousand 
men. 

10 IF And "^ David's heart smote him 
after that he had numbered the peo- 
ple. And David said unto the Lord, 
^ I have sinned greatly in that I have 
done : and now, I beseech thee, O 
Lord, take away the iniquity of thy 
servant ; for I have "" done very fool- 
ishly. 

1 1 II For when David was up in the 
morning, the word of the Lord came 
unto the prophet "Gad, David's °seer, 
saying, 

12 Go and say unto David, Thus 
saith the Lord, I offer thee three 
things ; choose thee one of them, that 
I may do it unto thee. 

13 So Gad came to David, and told 
him, and said unto him, Shall p seven 
years of famine come unto thee in 
thy landl or wilt thou flee three 
months before thine enemies, while 
they pursue thee 1 or that there be 
three days' pestilence in thy land? 
now advise, and see what answer I 
shall return to him that sent me. 

14 And David said unto Gad, I am 
in a gi-eat strait : let us fall now into 
the hand of the Lord ; i for his mer- 
cies are H great: and ""let me not fall 
into the hand of man. 

15 IF So 'the Lord sent a pestilence 
upon Israel from the morning even 
to the time appointed : and there died 
of the people from Dan even to Beer- 
sheba seventy thousand men. 

16 'And when the angel stretched 
out his hand upon Jerusalem to de- 
stroy it, "the Lord repented him of 

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B. C. 1017. 



e Deut. 2. 36. 

Josh. 13. 9, 16. 

II Or, valley. 
f Num.32. I, 
3, 

II Or, nether 
land newly 
inhabited. 

e Josh. 19. 47. 
Judg. 18. 29. 

h Josh. 19. 28. 
Judg. 18. 28. 



i See 1 Chr. 
21.5. 



k 1 Sam. 24. 5. 



1 ch. 12. 13. 



m 1 Sara. 13. 
13. 



I Or, And 
when. 



n 1 Sam. 22. 5. 
I Sam. 9. 9. 
1 Chr. 29. 29. 



p See 1 Chr. 
21. 12. 



q Ps. 103. 8. 

13. 14. & 119. 

156. 

II Or, many. 
T See Is. 47. 6. 

Zech. 1. 15. 
s 1 Chr. 21. 14. 

& 27. 24. 



t Ex. 12. 23. 

1 Chr. 21. 15. 
u Gen. 6. 6. 

1 Sam. 15. 11. 

Joel 2. 13,14. 



Jerusalem is spared. 



II. SAMUEL. 



The plague is stayed. 



B. C. 1017. 



X 1 Chr. 21. 15, 
Oman. See 
ver. 18. 
2 Chr. 3. 1. 

y 1 Chr. 21. 17. 



zl Chr. 21. 18, 

&.C. 



t Heb. Ara- 
niah. 



the evil, and said to the angel that 
destroyed the people, It is enough : 
stay now thine hand. And the angel 
of the Lord was by the threshing- 
place of ^Araunah the Jebusite. 

17 And David spake unto the Lord 
when he saw the angel that smote 
the people, and said, Lo, ^I have 
sinned, and I have done wickedly : 
but these sheep, what have they 
done 1 let thine hand, I pray thee, be 
against me, and against my father's 
house. 

18 IF And Gad came that day to 
David, and said unto him, ^Go up, 
rear an altar unto the Lord in the 
threshingfloor of t Araunah the Jeb- 
usite. 

19 And David, according to the say- 
ing of Gad, went up as the Lord com- 
manded. 

20 And Araunah looked, and saw 
the king and his servants coming on 
toward him : and Araunah went out, 
and bowed himself before the king on 
his face upon the ground. 

21 And Araunah said, Wherefore is 

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my lord the king come to his servant ? 
^And David said, To buy the thresh- 
ingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto 
the Lord, that ''the plague may be 
stayed from the people. 

22 And Araunah said unto David, 
Let my lord the king take and offer 
up what seemeth good unto him : '^ be- 
hold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, 
and threshing instruments and other 
instruments of the oxen for wood. 

23 All these things did Araunah, as 
a king, give unto the king. And 
Araunah said unto the king. The 
Lord thy God ^accept thee. 

24 And the king said unto Araunah, 
Nay ; but I will surely buy it of thee 
at a price : neither will I offer burnt 
offerings unto the Lord my God of 
that which doth cost me nothing. So 
® David bought the threshingfloor and 
the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. 

25 And David built there an altar 
unto the Lord, and offered burnt 
offerings and peace offerings. *' So the 
Lord was entreated for the land, and 
^the plague was stayed from Israel. 



B. C. 1017. 



a See Gen. 23 

8-16. 
b Num. 16. 48 

50. 



c 1 Kings 19. 
21. 



d Ez. 20. • 
41. 



e See 1 Chr. 
21. 24, 25. 



f ch. 21. 14. 
e ver. 21. 



B. C. 1015. 



t Heb. entered 
into days. 



t Heb. Let 
them seek. 

t Heb. a dam- 
sel, a virgin. 

t Heb, be a 
cherisher un- 
to him. 



a Josh. 19. 18. 



\> 2 Sam. 3. 4. 



t Heb. reign. 
c 2 Sam. 15. 1. 



t Heb. /row 
his days. 

<12Sam.3.3,4. 
1 Chr. 3. 2. 

t Heb. his 
words were 
with Joab. 

t Heb. helped 
after Adoni- 
jah. 

e 2 Sam. 20. 25. 

f ch. 2. 22, 28. 

S ch. 4. 18. 
h 2 Sara. 23. 8. 



\ Or, The well 
Rogel, 
2 Sam. 17. 17. 



THE 



FIRST BOOK OF THE KINGS, 



COMMONLY CALLED, 



THE THIRD BOOK OF THE KINGS. 



CHAPTER I. 

Abiaha.g cherisheth David, in his extreme age. 5 Ado- 
nijah aspireth to the kingdom. 11 Nathan andBath- 
sheha induce the king to secure the succession to Sol- 
omon. 32 Solomon anointed king. 41 At the ti- 
dings thereof, Adonijahfleeth to the horns of the al- 
tar. 51 He is spared by Solomon. 

IVfOW king David was old and 
iS t stricken in years ; and they 
covered him with clothes, but he gat 
no heat. 

2 Wherefore his servants said unto 
him, tLet there be sought for my 
lord the king t a young virgin : and 
let her stand before the king, and let 
her t cherish him, and let her lie in 
thy bosom, that my lord the king 
may get heat. 

3 So they sought for a fair damsel 
throughout all the coasts of Israel, 
and found Abishag a ^Shunammite, 
and brought her to the king. 

4 And the damsel was very fair, and 
cherished the king, and ministered to 
him : but the king knew her not. 

5 IF Then ^ Adonijah the son of Hag- 
gith exalted himself, saying, I will 
t be king : and " he prepared him char- 
iots and horsemen, and fifty men to 
run before him. 

6 And his father had not displeased 
him tat any time in saying, Why 
hast thou done so? and he also ivas 
a very goodly man ; "^ and his mother 
bare him after Absalom. 

7 And +he conferred with Joab the 
son of Zeruiah, and with ^Abiathar 
the priest : and '"they t following Ado- 
nijah helped him. 

8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah 
the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the 
prophet, and ^Shimei, and Rei, and 
''the mighty men which belonged to 
David, were not with Adonijah. 

9 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen 
and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, 
which is by H En-rogel, and called all 
his brethren the king's sons, and all 
the men of Judah the king's serv- 
ants: 

10 But Nathan the prophet, and Ben- 



aiah, and the mighty men, and Solo- 
mon his brother, he called not. 

11 H Wherefore Nathan spake unto 
Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, 
saying. Hast thou not heard that 
Adonijah the son of 'Haggith doth 
reign, and David our lord knoweth 
it not ? 

12 Now therefore come, let me, I 
pray thee, give thee counsel, that 
thou mayest save thine own life, and 
the life of thy son Solomon. 

13 Go and get thee in unto king 
David, and say unto him. Didst not 
thou, my lord, king, swear unto 
thine handmaid, saying, ^ Assuredly 
Solomon thy son shall reign after me, 
and he shall sit upon my throne ? why 
then doth Adonijah reign ? 

14 Behold, while thou yet talkest 
there with the king, I also will come 
in after thee, and t confirm thy words. 

15 IT And Bath-sheba went in unto 
the king into the chamber : and the 
king was very old ; and Abishag 
the Shunammite ministered unto the 
king. 

16 And Bath-sheba bowed, and did 
obeisance unto the king. And the 
king said, t What wouldest thou "? 

17 And she said unto him. My lord, 
'thou swarest by the Lord thy God 
unto thine handmaid, saying., Assur- 
edly Solomon thy son shall reign after 
me, and he shall sit upon my throne. 

18 And now, behold, Adonijah reign- 
eth ; and now, my lord the king, thou 
knowest it not : 

19 "'And he hath slain oxen and 
fat cattle and sheep in abundance, 
and hath called all the sons of the 
king, and Abiathar the priest, and 
Joab the captain of the host : but 
Solomon thy servant hath he not 
called. 

20 And thou, my lord, O king, the 
eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that 
thou shouldest tell them who shall sit 
on the throne of my lord the king 
after him. 

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B.C. 1015. 



i 2 Sam. 3. 4. 



k 1 Chr. 22. 9. 



tHeb.^Hwi?. 



t Heb. What 
to thee? 



1 ver. 13, 30. 



m ver. 7, 8, 9, 
25. 



David^s oath to Bath-sheba. 



I. KINGS. 



Solomon is anointed king. 



B. C. 1015. 




ver. 19. 



P 1 Sam. 10. 24. 
t Heb. Let 
king Adoni- 
jah live. 



t Heb. before 
the king. 



2 Sam. 4. 9, 



» Neh. 2. 3. 
Dan. 2. 4. 



t 2 Sam. 20. 6. 

u2Chr.32.30. 

X I Sam. 10. 1. 
& 16. 3, 12. 
2 Sam 2. 4. & 
5. 3. ch. 19. 
16. 2 Kings 
9. 3. & 11. 12. 

t Heb. which 
belonffeth to 
me. See 
Esth. 6. 8. 



y2Sam.]5.10. 
2 Kings 9. 13. 
&. 11. 14. 



21 Otherwise it shall come to pass, 
when my lord the king shall '^ sleep 
with his fathers, that I and my son 
Solomon shall be counted t offenders. 

22 IT And, lo, while she yet talked 
with the king, Nathan the prophet 
also came in. 

23 And they told the king, saying, 
Behold Nathan the prophet. And 
when he was come in before the king, 
he bowed himself before the king with 
his face to the ground. 

24 And Nathan said, My lord, 
king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall 
reign after me, and he shall sit upon 
my throne 1 

25 ° For he is gone down this day, 
and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and 
sheep in abundance, and hath called 
all the king's sons, and the captains 
of the host, and Abiathar the priest ; 
and, behold, they eat and drink be- 
fore him, and say, p t God save king 
Adonijah. 

26 But me, even me thy servant, and 
Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son 
of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, 
hath he not called. 

27 Is this thing done by my lord 
the king, and thou hast not shewed 
it unto thy servant, who should sit 
on the throne of my lord the king 
after him 1 

28 f Then king David answered and 
said. Call me Bath-sheba. And she 
came tinto the king's presence, and 
stood before the king. 

29 And the king sware, and said, ^.4^ 
the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed 
my soul out of all distress, 

30 "" Even as I sware unto thee by 
the Lord God of Israel, saying, As- 
suredly Solomon thy son shall reign 
after me, and he shall sit upon my 
throne in my stead ; even so will I 
certainly do this day. 

31 Then Bath-sheba bowed with her 
face to the earth, and did reverence 
to the king, and said, ' Let my lord 
king David live for ever. 

32 f And king David said, Call me 
Zadok the priest, and Nathan the 
prophet, and Benaiah the son of Je- 
hoiada. And they came before the 
king. 

33 The king also said unto them, 
' Take with you the servants of your 
lord, and cause Solomon my son to 
ride upon 1 mine own mule, and bring 
him down to " Gihon : 

34 And let Zadok the priest and Na- 
than the prophet ^ anoint him there 
king over Israel : and ^blow ye with 
the trumpet, and say, God save king 
Solomon. 

35 Then ye shall come up after him, 

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that he may come and sit upon 
my throne ; for he shall be king in 
my stead : and I have appointed him 
to be ruler over Israel and over Ju- 
dah. 

36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada 
answered the king, and said, Amen : 
the Lord God of my lord the king say 
so too. 

37 ^ As the Lord hath been with my 
lord the king, even so be he with Sol- 
omon, and ^ make his throne greater 
than the throne of my lord king Da- 
vid. 

38 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan 
the prophet, ^ and Benaiah the son of 
Jehoiada, and the Chore thites, and the 
Pelethites, went down, and caused 
Solomon to ride upon king David's 
mule, and brought him to Gihon. 

39 And Zadok the priest took a horn 
of ° oil out of the tabernacle, and ^ an- 
ointed Solomon. And they blew the 
trumpet ; ^ and all the people said, God 
save king Solomon. 

40 And all the people came up af- 
ter him, and the people piped with 
II pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so 
that the earth rent with the sound of 
them. 

41 T And Adonijah and all the guests 
that were with him heard it as they 
had made an end of eating. And when 
Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, 
he said. Wherefore is this noise of the 
city being in an uproar 1 

42 And while he yet spake, behold, 
Jonathan the son of Abiathar the 
priest came : and Adonijah said unto 
him. Come in ; for ^thou art a valiant 
man, and bringest good tidings. 

43 And Jonathan answered and said 
to Adonijah, Verily our lord king Da- 
vid hath made Solomon king. 

44 And the king hath sent with him 
Zadok the priest, and Nathan the 
prophet, and Benaiah the son of Je- 
hoiada, and the Cherethites, and the 
Pelethites, and they have caused him 
to ride upon the king's mule : 

45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan 
the prophet have anointed him king 
in Gihon : and they are come up from 
thence rejoicing, so that the city rang 
again. This is the noise that ye have 
heard. 

46 And also Solomon ^sitteth on the 
throne of the kingdom. 

47 And moreover the king's sers'^ants 
came to bless our lord king David, 
saying, ^ God make the name of Solo- 
mon better than thy name, and make 
his throne greater than thy throne. 
'And the king bowed himself upon 
the bed. 

48 And also thus said the king. Bless- 



Adonijah is spared hy him. 



I. KINGS. 



The petition of Adonijah. 



B. C. 1015. 



k ch. 3. 6. 
Ps. 132. 11, 
12. 



1 ch. 2. 



m 1 Sam. 14. 
45. 2 Sam. 14. 
11. Acts 27. 
34. 



a Gen. 47. 29. 
Deut. 31. 14. 



b Josh. 23. 14. 



c Deut. 17. 19, 
20. 



d Deut. 29. 9. 

Josh. 1. 7. 

1 Chr. 22. 12, 

13. 
II Or, do 

wisely. 

1 Sam. 18. 5, 

H, 30. 

e 2 Sam. 7. 25. 

f Ps. 132. 12. 
g 2 Kings 20. 

3. 
h 2 Sam. 7. 12, 

13. ch. 8. 25. 
t Heb. be C7it 

off from thee 

from the 

throne. 



' 2 Sam. 3. 39. 

& 18.5,12,14. 

& 19. 5, 6, 7. 
k 2 Sam. 3. 27. 

1 2 Sam. 20. 10. 



t Heb. put. 



ed be the Lord God of Israel, which 
hath ''given one to sit on my throne 
this day, mine eyes even seeing it. 

49 And all the guests that were w^ith 
Adonijp-h were afraid, and rose up, 
and w^ent every man his way. 

50 IF And Adonijah feared because 
of Solomon, and arose, and went, and 
^ caught hold on the horns of the al- 
tar. 

51 And it was told Solomon, saying, 
Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solo- 
mon : for, lo, he hath caught hold on 
the horns of the altar, saying, Let 
king Solomon swear unto me to day 
that he will not slay his servant with 
the sword. 

52 And Solomon said, If he will 
shew himself a worthy man, "there 
shall not a hair of him fall to the 
earth : but if wickedness shall be 
found in him, he shall die. 

53 So king Solomon sent, and they 
brought him down from the altar. 
And he came and bowed himself to 
king Solomon : and Solomon said un- 
to him, Go to thine house. 

CHAPTER 11. 

David's charge to Solomon. 5 His directions concern- 
ing Joah, 7 Barzillai, 8 and Shimei. 10 His death. 
12 Solomon succeedeth him. 13 Adonijah, suing for 
Abishag, is put to death. 26 Abiathar is deprived 
of the priesthood. 28 Joah fleeing to the horns of the 
altar is there slain. 35 Benaiah is put in Joab's 
place, and Zadok in Abiatkar's. 36 Shimei is or- 
dered to remain in Jerusalem ; 39 hut disobeying he 
is put to death, 

1VrOW ^the days of David drew 
l-\ nigh that he should die ; and he 
charged Solomon his son, saying, 

2 ^ I go the way of all the earth : 
'^be thou strong therefore, and shew 
thyself a man ; 

3 And keep the charge of the Lord 
thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep 
his statutes, and his commandments, 
and his judgments, and his testimo- 
nies, as it is written in the law of 
Moses, that thou mayest ^ n prosper in 
all that thou doest, and whithersoever 
thou turnest thyself: 

4 That the Lord may ^ continue his 
word which he spake concerning me, 
saying, ^ If thy children take heed to 
their way, to ^walk before me in 
truth with all their heart and with 
all their soul, ^ there shall not tfail 
thee, said he, a man on the throne 
of Israel. 

5 Moreover thou knowest also what 
Joab the son of Zeruiah 'did to me, 
and what he did to the two captains 
of the hosts of Israel, unto •'Abner 
the son of Ner, and unto ^ Amasa the 
son of Jether, whom he slew, and 
tshed the blood of war in peace, and 
put the blood of war upon his girdle 



that was about his loins, and in his 
shoes that were on his feet. 

6 Do therefore '"according to thy 
wisdom, and let not his hoar head go 
down to the grave in peace. 

7 But shew kindness unto the sons 
of ''Barzillai the Gileadite, and let 
them be of those that °eat at thy 
table : for so p they came to me 
when I fled because of Absalom thy 
brother. 

8 And, behold, thou hast with thee 
1 Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite 
of Bahurim, which cursed me with 
a t grievous curse in the day when 
I went to Mahanaim : but '' he came 
down to meet me at Jordan, and 'I 
sware to him by the Lord, saying, 
I will not put thee to death with the 
sword. 

9 Now therefore ' hold him not guilt- 
less : for thou art a wise man, and 
knowest what thou oughtest to do 
unto him ; but his hoar head "bring 
thou down to the grave with blood. 

10 So ^ David slept with his fa- 
thers, and was buried in ^the city of 
David. 

1 1 And the days that David ^ reigned 
over Israel were forty years : seven 
years reigned he in Hebron, and 
thirty and three years reigned he in 
Jerusalem. 

12 IT ^'Then sat Solomon upon the 
throne of David his father ; and his 
kingdom was established greatly. 

13 IT And Adonijah the son of Hag- 
gith came to Bath-sheba the mother 
of Solomon. And she said, ^ Comest 
thou peaceably '? And he said, Peace- 
ably. 

14 He said moreover, I have some- 
what to say unto thee. And she said, 
Say on. 

15 And he said. Thou knowest that 
the kingdom was *=mine, and that all 
Israel set their faces on me, that I 
should reign : howbeit the kingdom 
is turned about, and is become my 
brother's: for ''it was his from the 
Lord. 

16 And now I ask one petition of 
thee, tdeny me not. And she said 
unto him, Say on. 

17 And he said. Speak, I pray thee, 
unto Solomon the king, (for he will 
not say thee nay,) that he give me 
^Abishag the Shunammite to wife. 

18 And Bath-sheba said, Well; I 
will speak for thee unto the king. 

19 IT Bath-sheba therefore went unto 
king Solomon, to speak unto him for 
Adonijah. And the king rose up to 
meet her, and ^ bowed himself unto 
her, and sat down on his throne, and 
caused a seat to be set for the king's 

333 



B. C. 1015. 



u ver. 9. 
Prov. 20. 26. 



n 2 Sam. 19. 

31,38. 
2 Sam. 9. 7, 

10. & 19. 28. 
P 2 Sam. 17. 

27. 



q 2 Sam. 16. 5. 

t Heb. strong. 
r 2 Sam. 19. 18. 
s 2 Sam. 19. 23. 



i Ex. 20. 7. 
Job 9. 28. 



u Gen. 42. 38. 
& 44. 31. 

X ch. 1. 21. 

Acts 2. 29. & 

13. 36. 

y 2 Sam. 5. 7. 
z 2 Sam. 5. 4. 

1 Chr. 29. 26, 

27. 



a I Chr. 29. 23. 
2 Chr. 1. 1. 



1014. 



b 1 Sam. 16. 4, 
5. 



c ch. 1. 5. 



d 1 Chr. 22. 
9, ]0. &28. 5, 
6,7. Prov. 21. 
30. D an. 2. 21. 

t Heb. turn 
not away my 

face, Ps.132. 
10. 



e ch. 1. 3, 4. 



f Ex. 20. 12. 



Adonijah is put to death. 



I. KINGS. 



Joah is slain at the altar. 



h ch. 1. 7. 



i Ruth 1. 17. 



k 2 Sara. 7. 11, 
13. 1 Chr. 22. 
10. 



t Heb. a man 

of death. 
m 1 Sam. 23. 6. 

2 Sam. 15. 24, 

29. 

n 1 Sam. 22. 
20. 23. 2 Sam. 
15; 24. 



o 1 Sam. 2. 
31-35. 



P ch. 1. 7. 



q ch. 1.50. 



r Ex. 21. 14. 



mother; ^and she sat on his right 
hand. 

20 Then she said, I desire one small 
petition of thee ; I pray thee, say me 
not nay. And the king said unto her, 
Ask on, my mother ; for I will not say 
thee nay. 

21 And she said, Let Abishag the 
Shunammite be given to Adonijah 
thy brother to wife. 

22 And king Solomon answered and 
said unto his mother, And why dost 
thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for 
Adonijah 1 ask for him the kingdom 
also ; for he is mine elder brother ; 
even for him, and for "^Abiathar the 
priest, and for Joab the son of Zer- 
uiah. 

23 Then king Solomon sware by the 
Lord, saying, ' God do so to me, and 
more also, if Adonijah have not spo- 
ken this word against his own life. 

24 Now therefore, as the Lord liv- 
eth, which hath established me, and 
set me on the throne of David my 
father, and who hath made me a 
house, as he "^ promised, Adonijah 
shall be put to death this day. 

25 And king Solomon sent by the 
hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoi- 
ada ; and he fell upon him that he 
died. 

26 t And unto Abiathar the priest 
said the king, Get thee to ^ Anathoth, 
unto thine own fields ; for thou art 
t worthy of death : but I will not at 
this time put thee to death, ™ be- 
cause thou barest the ark of the Lord 
God before David my father, and be- 
cause " thou hast been afflicted in all 
wherein my father was afflicted. 

27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar 
from being priest unto the Lord ; 
that he might ° fulfil the word of the 
Lord, which he spake concerning the 
house of Eli in Shiloh. 

28 1 Then tidings came to Joab : 
for Joab Phad turned after Adonijah, 
though he turned not after Absalom. 
And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of 
the Lord, and ^ caught hold on the 
horns of the altar. 

29 And it was told king Solomon 
that Joab was fled unto the taber- 
nacle of the Lord ; and, behold, he 
is by the altar. Then Solomon sent 
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, 
Go, fall upon him. 

30 And Benaiah came to the taber- 
nacle of the Lord, and said unto him. 
Thus saith the king. Come forth. 
And he said. Nay; but I will die 
here. And Benaiah brought the king 
word again, saying, Thus said Joab, 
and thus he answered me. 

31 And the king said unto him, ""Do 

334 



as he hath said, and fall upon him, 
and bury him; 'that thou may est 
take away the innocent blood, which 
Joab shed, from me, and from the 
house of my father. 

32 And the Lord * shall return his 
blood upon his own head, who fell 
upon two men more righteous "and 
better than he, and slew them with 
the sword, my father David not know- 
ing thereof, to wit, ^Abner the son of 
Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and 
y Amasa the son of Jether, captain of 
the host of Judah, 

33 Their blood shall therefore return 
upon the head of Joab, and ^upon the 
head of his seed for ever : ^ but upon 
David, and upon his seed, and upon 
his house, and upon his throne, shall 
there be peace for ever from the 
Lord. 

34 So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada 
went up, and fell upon him, and slew 
him : and he was buried in his own 
house in the wilderness. 

35 T And the king put Benaiah the 
son of Jehoiada in his room over the 
host : and '^ Zadok the priest did the 
king put in the room of " Abiathar. 

36 IF And the king sent and called 
for ^ Shimei, and said unto him, Build 
thee a house in Jerusalem, and dwell 
there, and go not forth thence any 
whither. 

37 For it shall be, that on the day 
thou goest out, and passest over ^ the 
brook Kidron, thou shalt know for 
certain that thou shalt surely die : 
^ thy blood shall be upon thine own 
head. 

38 And Shimei said unto the king, 
The saying is good : as my lord the 
king hath said, so will thy servant 
do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem 
many days, 

39 And it came to pass at the end 
of three years, that two of the serv- 
ants of Shimei ran away unto ^ Achish 
son of Maachah king of Gath. And 
they told Shimei, saying. Behold, thy 
servants be in Gath. 

40 And Shimei arose, and saddled 
his ass, and went to Gath to Achish 
to seek his servants : and Shimei 
went, and brought his servants from 
Gath. 

41 And it was told Solomon that 
Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to 
Gath, and was come again. 

42 And the king sent and called for 
Shimei, and said unto him. Did I not 
make thee to swear by the Lord, and 
protested unto thee, saying, Know 
for a certain, on the day thou goest 
out, and walkest abroad any whither, 
that thou shalt surely die 1 and thou 



Solomon asketh for wisdom. 



I. KINGS. 



The answer of God to him. 



B. C. 1011. 



h 2 Sam. 16. 5. 



i Ps. 7. 16. 
Ez. 17. 19. 



k Prov. 25. 5. 



1 ver. 12. 
2 Chr. 1. 1. 



1014. 



a ch. 7. 
21. 



&9. 



b 2 Sam. 5. 7. 
c ch. 7. 1. 
d ch. 6. 
e ch. 9. 15, 19. 



f Lev. 17. 3, 4, 
5. Deut. 12. 
2, 4, 5. 
ch. 22. 43. 



e Deut. 6. 5. & 
30. 16, 20. 
Ps. 31. 23. 
Rom. 8. 28. 

1 Cor. 8. 3. 
li ver. 6, 14. 
i2 Chr. 1.3. 

k 1 Chr.] 6. 39. 

2 Chr. 1. 3. 



I ch. 9. 2. 

2 Chr. 1. 7, 
m Num. 12.6. 

Matt. 1. 20. 

& 2. 13, 19. 

n2Chr.l.8,&c. 



II Or, boitnty. 

och.2.4.&9.4. 
2 Kings 20, 3. 

Ps. is: 2. 



P ch. 1. 48. 



q 1 Chr. 29. 1. 
r Num. 27. 17. 



saidst unto me, The word that I have 
heard is good. 

43 Why then hast thou not kept 
the oath of the Lord, and the com- 
mandment that I have charged thee 
with ? 

44 The king said moreover to Shimei, 
Thou knowest ^ all the wickedness 
which thine heart is privy to, that 
thou didst to David my father ; there- 
fore the Lord shall 'return thy wick- 
edness upon thine own head : 

45 And king Solomon shall be bless- 
ed, and ""the throne of David shall be 
established before the Lord for ever. 

46 So the king commanded Benaiah 
the son of Jehoiada ; which went out, 
and fell upon him, that he died. And 
the ' kingdom was established in the 
hand of Solomon. 

CHAPTER in. 

Solomon marrieth Pharaoh's daughter. 2 High places 
being in use, Solomon sacrificeth at Gibeon the great 
high place. 5 His prayer for wisdom. 10 God's an- 
swer. 16 Solomon's decision between the two mothers. 

AND ^ Solomon made affinity with 
Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took 
Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her 
into the ^ city of David, until he had 
made an end of building his '^own 
house, and '^the house of the Lord, 
and ^ the wall of Jerusalem round 
about. 

2 ^ Only the people sacrificed in high 
places, because there was no house 
built unto the name of the Lord, un- 
til those days. 

3 And Solomon ^ loved the Lord, 
'' walking in the statutes of David his 
father : only he sacrificed and burnt 
incense in high places. 

4 And ' the king went to Gibeon to 
sacrifice there ; "^for that was the great 
high place : a thousand burnt offer- 
ings did Solomon offer upon that 
altar. 

5 TT ' In Gibeon the Lord appeared 
to Solomon ■" in a dream by night : 
and God said. Ask what I shall give 
thee. 

6 "And Solomon said, Thou hast 
shewed unto thy servant David my 
father great II mercy, according as he 
° walked before thee in truth, and in 
righteousness, and in uprightness of 
heart with thee ; and thou hast kept 
for him this great kindness, that thou 
Phast given him a son to sit on his 
throne, as it is this day. 

7 And now, Lord my God, thou 
hast made thy servant king instead of 
David my father : '^ and I am but a 
little child : I know not how ' to go 
out or come in. 

8 And thy servant is in the midst of 



thy people which thou ^hast chosen, a 
great people, ' that cannot be number- 
ed nor counted for multitude. 

9 "Give therefore thy servant an t un- 
derstanding heart ^ to judge thy peo- 
ple, that I may ^ discern between good 
and bad : for who is able to judge this 
thy so great a people 1 

10 And the speech pleased the Lord, 
that Solomon had asked this thing. 

1 1 And God said unto him. Because 
thou hast asked this thing, and hast 
^ not asked for thyself t long life ; nei- 
ther hast asked riches for thyself, nor 
hast asked the life of thine enemies ; 
but hast asked for thyself understand- 
ing + to discern judgment ; 

12 ^Behold, I have done according to 
thy word : "^ lo, I have given thee a 
wise and an understanding heart ; so 
that there was none like thee before 
thee, neither after thee shall any arise 
like unto thee. 

13 And I have also <= given thee that 
which thou hast not asked, both 
'^ riches, and honour : so that there 
II shall not be any among the kings 
like unto thee all thy days. 

14 And if thou wilt walk in my 
ways, to keep my statutes and my 
commandments, ^ as thy father David 
did walk, then I will ^ lengthen thy 
days. 

15 And Solomon ^ awoke; and, be- 
hold, it was a dream. And he came 
to Jerusalem, and stood before the 
ark of the covenant of the Lord, and 
offered up burnt offerings, and offered 
peace offerings, and ^ made a feast to 
all his servants. 

16 IT Then came there two women, 
that were harlots, unto the king, and 
' stood before him. 

17 And the one woman said, my 
lord, I and this woman dwell in one 
house ; and I was delivered of a child 
with her in the house. 

18 And it came to pass the third day 
after that I was delivered, that this 
woman was delivered also : and we 
were together ; there was no stranger 
with us in the house, save we two in 
the house. 

19 And this woman's child died in 
the night ; because she overlaid it. 

20 And she arose at midnight, and 
took my son from beside me, while 
thine handmaid slept, and laid it in 
her bosom, and laid her dead child in 
my bosom. 

21 And when I rose in the morning 
to give my child suck, behold, it was 
dead : but when I had considered it 
in the morning, behold, it was not my 
son, which I did bear. 

22 And the other woman said. Nay ; 

335 



B. C. 1014. 



8 Deut 7. 6. 

t Heb. luar- 

ing. 
t Gen. 13. IG. 

& 15. 5. 
u2Chr. 1. 10. 

Prov. 2. 3-9. 

James 1. 5. 
xPs. 72. 1, 2. 
y Heb. 5. 14. 



t Heb. many 
days. 



t Heb. to hear. 

a 1 Jolm 5. 14, 

15. 
b ch. 4. 29. 30, 

31. & 5. ]2. &, 

10. 24. Ecc. 

1. 16. 



c Matt. 6. 33. 
Eph. 3. 20. 



II Or, hath not 

been. 
d ch. 4. 21. 24. 

& 10. 23, 25, 

&c. Prov. 3. 

16. 

e ch. 15. 5. 
f Ps. 91. 16. 

Prov. 3. 2. 



g So Gen. 41.7. 



h So Gen. 40. 
20. ch. 8. 65. 
Esth. 1. 3. 
Dan. 5. 1. 
Mark 6. 21. 

i Num. 27. 2. 



Solomon's wisdom proved. 



I. KINGS. 



The extent of his kingdom. 



B. C. 1014, 



k Gen. 43. 30. 

Is. 49. 15. 

Jer. 31. 20. 

Hos. 11. 8. 
t Heb. were 

hot 



1 ver. 9, 11, 12. 
t Heb. in the 
midst of him. 



II Or. the chief 
officer. 

II Or, secreta- 
ries. 

II Or, remem- 
brancer. 

a 2 Sam. 8. 16. 
&, 20. 24. 

b ch. 2. 35. 

c Seech. 2. 27. 

d ver. 7. 

e 2 Sam. 8. 18. 

& 20. 26. 
f 2 Sam. 15. 37. 

& 16. 16. 

1 Chr. 27. 33. 

II Or, levy. 
% ch. 5. 14. 



II Or, Ben- 
dekar. 



II Or, Ben^ 

hesed. 



but the living is my son, and the dead 
is thy son. And this said, No ; but 
the dead is thy son, and the hving is 
my son. Thus they spake before the 
king. 

23 Then said the king. The one saith. 
This is my son that liveth, and thy 
son is the dead : and the other saith, 
Nay ; but thy son is the dead, and 
my son is the hving. 

24 And the king said. Bring me a 
sword. And they brought a sword 
before the king. 

25 And the king said. Divide the 
Hving child in two, and give half to 
the one, and half to the other. 

26 Then spake the woman whose the 
living child was unto the king, for 
■^her bowels t yearned upon her son, 
and she said, my lord, give her the 
living child, and in no wise slay it. 
But the other said. Let it be neither 
mine nor thine, but divide it. 

27 Then the king answered and said. 
Give her the Hving child, and in no 
wise slay it : she is the mother there- 
of. 

28 And all Israel heard of the judg- 
ment which the king had judged ; and 
they feared the king : for they saw 
that the ^ wisdom of God was t in him 
to do judgment. 

CHAPTER IV. 

Solomon's princes. 7 His twelve officers for pro- 
vision. 20 The prosperity and extent of his king- 
dom. 22 His daily provision. 2G His stables. 29 
His uiisdom. 

SO king Solomon was king over all 
Israel. 

2 And these were the princes which 
he had ; Azariah the son of Zadok 
II the priest, 

3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of 
Shisha, 11 scribes; ^Jehoshaphat the 
son of Ahilud, the H recorder. 

4 And ^ Benaiah the son of Jehoiada 
was over the host : and Zadok and 
'^ Abiathar were the priests : 

5 And Azariah the son of Nathan 
7ms over ^ the officers : and Zabud the 
son of Nathan was ^principal officer, 
and f the king's friend : 

6 And Ahishar was over the house- 
hold : and s Adoniram the son of Abda 
was over the II tribute. 

7 IT And Solomon had twelve offi- 
cers over all Israel, which provided 
victuals for the king and his house- 
hold : each man his month in a year 
made provision. 

8 And these are their names : 11 The 
son of Hur, in mount Ephraim : 

9 II The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and 
in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and 
Elon-beth-hanan : 

10 II The son of Hesed, in Aruboth ; 

33G 



to him pertained Socoh, and all the 
land of Hepher : 

1 1 H The son of Abinadab, in all the 
region of Dor ; which had Taphath 
the daughter of Solomon to wife : 

12 Baana the son of Ahilud ; to him 
pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and 
all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah 
beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to 
Abel-meholah, even unto the place that 
is beyond Jokneam : 

13 II The son of Geber, in Ramoth- 
gilead ; to him. pertained ^the towns 
of Jair the son of Manasseh, which 
are in Gilead ; to him also pertained 
Hhe region of Argob, which is in Ba- 
shan, threescore great cities with walls 
and brazen bars : • 

14 Abinadab the son of Iddo had 
11 Mahanaim : 

15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali ; he also 
took Basmath the daughter of Solo- 
mon to wife : 

16 Baanah the son of Hushai was 
in Asher and in Aloth : 

17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, 
in Issachar : 

18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Ben- 
jamin : 

19 Geber the son of Uri was in the 
country of Gilead, in ^ the country of 
Sihon king of the Amorites, and of 
Og king of Bashan ; and he was the 
only officer which was in the land. 

20 IT Judah and Israel were many, 
^as the sand which is by the sea in 
multitude, ™ eating and drinking, and 
making merry, 

21 And ° Solomon reigned over all 
kingdoms from °the river unto the 
land of the Philistines, and unto the 
border of Egypt : p they brought pres- 
ents, and served Solomon all the days 
of his life. 

22 IT And Solomon's t provision for 
one day was thirty + measures of fine 
flour, and threescore measures of meal, 

23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen 
out of the pastures, and a hundred 
sheep, besides harts, and roebucks, and 
fallow deer, and fatted fowl. 

24 For he had dominion over all the 
region on this side the river, from 
Tiphsah even to II Azzah, over 'i all the 
kings on this side the river: and '"he 
had peace on all sides round about 
him. 

25 And Judah and Israel 'dwelt 
t safely, * every man under his vine 
and under his fig tree, "from Dan 
even to Beer-sheba, all the days of 
Solomon. 

26 IT And ^ Solomon had forty thou- 
sand stalls of y horses for his chariots, 
and twelve thousand horsemen, 

27 And ^ those officers provided 



t Heb. confi- 
dently. 

t Mic. 4. 4. 
Zech. 3. 10. 

u Judg. 20. 1. 

I ch. 10. 26. 
2 Chr. 1. 14. 
& 9. 25. 

ySeeDeut.i7. 
16. 

z ver. 7. 



Solomon's great wisdom. 



I. KINGS. 



Hiramh message to him. 



B. C. 1014. 



II Or, mules, 

or, swift 

beasts, 

Esth. 8. 14. 

Mic. 1. 13. 
1 ch. 3. 12. 



b Gten. 25. 6. 

c See Acts 7. 
22. 

d ch. 3. 12. 

e 1 Chr. 15. 19. 

Ps. 89, title, 
f See 1 Chr. 2. 

6. & 6. 33. &, 

15. 19. 

Ps. 88, title. 
g Prov. 1.1. 

Ecc. 12. 9. 
h Cant. 1. 1. 



1 cli. 10. 1. 
2Clir.9.1,23, 



aver. 10. &.1 
2Clir. 2.3, 
Htiram. 



b 2 Sam. 5. 1 1 
I Chr. 14. 1. 
Am. 1.9. 

c 2 Chr. 2. 3. 



d 1 Chr. 22. 
&. 28. 3. 



e ch. 4. 24. 
1 Chr. 22. 9. 



f 2 Chr. 2. 4. 
t Heb. say. 



S 2 Sam. 7. 13. 
1 Chr. 17. 12. 
k 22. 10. 



h 2 Chr. 2. 8, 
10. 



victuals for king Solomon, and for all 
that came unto king Solomon's table, 
every man in his month : they lacked 
nothing. 

28 Barley also and straws for the 
horses^nd H dromedaries brought they 
unto the place vv^here the officers were, 
every man according to his charge. 

29 IF And * God gave Solomon wis- 
dom and understanding exceeding 
much, and largeness of heart, even 
as the sand that is on the sea shore. 

30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled 
the wisdom of all the children ^ of the 
east country, and all •= the wisdom of 
Egypt. 

3 1 For he was ^ wiser than all men ; 
^ than Ethan the Ezrahite, ^ and He- 
man, and Chalcol, and Darda, the 
sons of Mahol : and his fame was in 
all nations round about. 

32 And ^he spake three thousand 
proverbs : and his ^ songs were a 
thousand and five. 

33 And he spake of trees, from the 
cedar tree that is in Lebanon even 
unto the hyssop that springeth out of 
the wall : he spake also of beasts, and 
of fowl, and of creeping things, and 
of fishes. '' 

34 And 'there came of all people to 
hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all 
kings of the earth, which had heard 
of his wisdom. 

CHAPTER V. 

Hiram congratulateth Solomon. 2 He is informed of 
his 2yJirpose to hiiild the temple; and desired to fur- 
nish h im with timber. 7 Their agreement concerning 
this matter. 13 The number of Solomon's workinen. 

AND ^ Hiram king of Tyre sent his 
. servants unto Solomon ; for he 
had heard that they had anointed him 
king in the room of his father : ^ for 
Hiram was ever a lover of David. 

2 And " Solomon sent to Hiram, say- 
ing. 

3 Thou knowest how that David my 
father could not build a house unto 
the name of the Lord his God, '' for 
the wars which were about him on 
every side, until the Lord put them 
under the soles of his feet. 

4 But now the Lord my God hath 
given me ® rest on every side, so that 
there is neither adversary nor evil oc- 
current. 

5 '^And, behold, I t purpose to build 
a house unto the name of the Lord 
my God, ^ as the Lord spake unto 
David my father, saying. Thy son, 
whom I will set upon thy throne in 
thy room, he shall build a house unto 
my name, 

6 Now therefore command thou that 
they hew me ^ cedar trees out of 
Lebanon ; and my servants shall be 



22 



with thy servants : and unto thee 
will I give hire for thy servants ac- 
cording to all that thou shalt t ap- 
point : for thou knowest that there 
is not among us any that can skill 
to hew timber like unto the Sido- 
nians. 

7 IT And it came to pass, when Hi- 
ram heard the words of Solomon, that 
he rejoiced greatly, and said. Blessed 
be the Lord this day, which hath given 
unto David a wise son over this great 
people. 

8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, say- 
ing, I have t considered the things 
which thou sentest to me for : and 
I will do all thy desire concerning 
timber of cedar, and concerning tim- 
ber of fir. 

9 My servants shall bring them down 
from Lebanon unto the sea ; ' and I 
will convey them by sea in floats un- 
to the place that thou shalt t appoint 
me, and will cause them to be dis- 
charged there, and thou shalt receive 
them : and thou shalt accomplish my 
desire, ^ in giving food for my house- 
hold. 

10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar 
trees and fir trees according to all his 
desire. 

11 •And Solomon gave Hiram twenty 
thousand t measures of wheat/or food 
to his household, and twenty measures 
of pure oil : thus gave Solomon to 
Hiram year by year. 

12 And the Lord gave Solomon wis- 
dom, "'as he promised him : and there 
was peace between Hiram and Solo- 
mon ; and they two made a league 
together. 

13 1 And king Solomon raised a 
t levy out of all Israel ; and the levy 
was thirty thousand men. 

14 And he sent them to Lebanon, 
ten thousand a month by courses : a 
month they were in Lebanon, and two 
months at home : and " Adoniram ivas 
over the levy. 

15 °And Solomon had threescore 
and ten thousand that bare burdens, 
and fourscore thousand hewers in the 
mountains ; 

16 Besides the chief of Solomon's 
officers which were over the work, 
three thousand and three hundred, 
which ruled over the people that 
wrought in the work. 

17 And the king commanded, and 
they brought great stones, costly 
stones, and p hewed stones, to lay 
the foundation of the house. 

18 And Solomon's builders and Hi- 
ram's builders did hew them., and the 
I' stonesquarers : so they prepared tim- 
ber and stones to build the house. 

337 



B. C. 1014. 

t Hub. say. 



t Heb. heard. 



i 2 Chr. 2. 16. 
t Heb. send. 



k See Ezra 3. 
7. Ez. 27.17. 
Acts 12. 20. 



1 See 2 Chr. 2. 
10. 
t Heb. cors. 



t Heh.. tribute 
of men. 



n ch. 4. 6. 



o ch. 9. 21. 
2 Chr. 2.17.18. 



P ; Chr. 22. 2. 



II Or, Giblites: 
as Ez. 27. 9. 



The building of the temple. 



I. KINGS. 



The ornaments of the temple. 



B. C. 1012. 



a2Cbr.3. 1,2. 



b Acts 7. 47. 
t Heb. huilt. 



c See Ez. 41. 
1, &,c. 



d See Ez. 40. 
16. & 41. 16. 

II Or, windows 
broad within, 
and narrow 
without: or, 
skewed and 
closed. 

II Or, upon,ox, 
joining to. 

t He\>. floors, 

t Heb. ribs. 

eSeeEz.41.6. 

f ver. 16, 19, 
20, 21, 31. 



t Heb. nar- 



S See Deut. 
27.5,6. ch. 
5. 18. 



tHeb. 
der. 



100.5. 

II Or, the vault 
beams and 
the ceilings 
with tedar. 

h ver. 14, 38. 



I ich. 2. 4.& 
4. 



k 2 Sam. 7. 13. 
1 Chr. 22. 10. 



CHAPTER VI. 

TJie building of Solomon's temple. 5 The chambers 
thereof. 11 God's promise concerning it. 15 The 
ceiling and adorning of the house. 23 The cheru- 
bim. 31 The doors. 36 The court. 37 The time 
spent in building it. 

AND ""it came to pass in the four 
hundred and eightieth year after 
the children of Israel were come out 
of the land of Egypt, in the fourth 
year of Solomon's reign over Israel, 
in the month Zif, which is the second 
month, that ''he t began to build the 
house of the Lord. 

2 And " the house which king Solo- 
mon built for the Lord, the length 
thereof was threescore cubits, and the 
breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the 
height thereof thirty cubits. 

3 And the porch before the temple 
of the house, twenty cubits was the 
length thereof, according to the 
breadth of the house ; and ten cubits 
was the breadth thereof before the 
house. 

4 And for the house he made ^ H win- 
dows of narrow lights. 

5 T And II against the wall of the 
house he built ^ + chambers round 
about, against the walls of the house 
round about, both of the temple ^and 
of the oracle : and he made t cham- 
bers round about. 

6 The nethermost chamber was five 
cubits broad, and the middle was six 
cubits broad, and the third was seven 
cubits broad : for without in the ivall 
of the house he made + narrowed rests 
round about, that the beams should not 
be fastened in the walls of the house. 

7 And sthe house, when it was in 
building, was built of stone made 
ready before it was brought thither : 
so that there was neither hammer nor 
axe nor any tool of iron heard in the 
house, while it was in building. 

8 The door for the middle chamber 
was in the right t side of the house : 
and they went up with winding stairs 
into the middle chamber, and out of 
the middle into the third. 

9 '^ So he built the house, and fin- 
ished it ; and covered the house II with 
beams and boards of cedar. 

10 And then he built chambers 
against all the house, five cubits 
high : and they rested on the house 
with timber of cedar. 

11 1[ And the word of the Lord 
came to Solomon, saying, 

12 Concerning this house which thou 
art in building, 'if thou wilt walk in 
my statutes, and execute my judg- 
ments, and keep all my command- 
ments to walk in them ; then will I 
perform my word with thee, ''which 
I spake unto David thy father : 

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13 And ^I will dwell among the 
children of Israel, and will not ""for- 
sake my people Israel. 

14 ° So Solomon built the house, and 
finished it. 

15 And he built the walls of the 
house within with boards of cedar, 
II both the fl^oor of the house, and the 
walls of the ceiling : and he covered 
them on the inside with wood, and 
covered the floor of the house with 
planks of fir. 

16 And he built twenty cubits on 
the sides of the house, both the floor 
and the walls with boards of cedar : 
he even built them for it within, even 
for the oracle, even for the °most holy 
place. 

17 And the house, that is, the tem- 
ple before it, was forty cubits long. 

18 And the cedar of the house with- 
in was carved with II knops and t open 
flowers : all was cedar ; there was no 
stone seen. 

19 And the oracle he prepared in 
the house within, to set there the ark 
of the covenant of the Lord,. 

20 And the oracle in the forepart 
was twenty cubits in length, and 
twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty 
cubits in the height thereof: and he 
overlaid it with t pure gold ; and so 
covered the altar lohich was of cedar. 

21 So Solomon overlaid the house 
within with pure gold : and he made 
a partition by the chains of gold be- 
fore the oracle ; and he overlaid it 
with gold. 

22 And the whole house he overlaid 
with gold, until he had finished all 
the house : also p the whole altar that 
was by the oracle he overlaid with 
gold. 

23 1" And v/ithin the oracle ihe 
made two cherubim of H olive tree, 
each ten cubits high. 

24 And five cubits was the one wing 
of the cherub, and five cubits the 
other wing of the cherub : from the 
uttermost part of the one wing unto 
the uttermost part of the other were 
ten cubits. 

25 And the other cherub was ten 
cubits : both the cherubim were of 
one measure and one size. 

26 The height of the one cherub 
was ten cubits, and so was it of the 
other cherub. 

27 And he set the cherubim within 
the inner house : and "■ II they stretch- 
ed forth the wings of the cherubim, 
so that the wing of the one touched 
the one wall, and the wing of the other 
cherub touched the other wall ; and 
their wings touched one another in 
the midst of the house. 



The ornaments of the temple. 



I. KINGS. 



Hiram is hrouglU from Tyre. 



B. C. 1005. 



t Heb. open- 
ings of 
flowers. 



II Or, five- 
square. 



II Or, leaves of 
the doors. 



t Heb. open- 
ings of 
flowers. 



II Or, four- 
square. 



!Ez. 41. 23, 
24,25. 



II Or, with all 
the appur- 
tenances 
thereof, and 
with all the 
ordinances 
thereof. 

u Compare 
ver. 1. 



1005 
till 
992. 

a ch. 9. 10. 
2 Chr. 8. 1. 



t Heb. rihs. 



t Heb. sight 
against sight. 

II Or, spaces 
and pillars 
were square 
in prospect. 



28 And he overlaid the cherubim 
with gold. 

29 And he carved all the w^alls of 
the house round about with carved 
figures of cherubim and palm trees 
and t^pen flowers, within and with- 
out. 

30 And the floor of the house he 
overlaid with gold, within and with- 
out. 

31 t And for the entering of the 
oracle he made doors of olive tree : 
the lintel and side posts were I! a fifth 
part of the wall. 

32 The II two doors also were of olive 
tree ; and he carved upon them carv- 
ings of cherubim and palm trees and 
t open flowers, and overlaid them with 
gold, and spread gold upon the cher- 
ubim, and upon the palm trees. 

33 So also made he for the door of 
the temple posts o/olive tree, II a fourth 
part of the wall. 

34 And the two doors were of fir 
tree : the ^ two leaves of the one door 
were folding, and the two leaves of 
the other door were folding. 

35 And he carved thereon cherubim 
and palm trees and open flowers : and 
covered them with gold fitted upon the 
carved work. 

36 1 And he built the inner court 
with three rows of hewed stone, and 
a row of cedar beams. 

37 IT 'In the fourth year was the 
foundation of the house of the Lord 
laid, in the month Zif : 

38 And in the eleventh year, in the 
month Bui, which is the eighth month, 
was the house finished II throughout all 
the parts thereof, and according to all 
the fashion of it. So was he " seven 
years in building it. 

CHAPTER VII. 

The building of Solomon's three houses. 13 For the 
temple Hiram the workman maketh the two pillars, 
23 the molten sea, 27 the ten bases, 38 the ten la- 
vers, 40 and all the utensils. 

BUT Solomon was building his 
own house ^thirteen years, and 
he finished all his house. 

2 IF He built also the house of the 
forest of Lebanon ; the length thereof 
was a hundred cubits, and the breadth 
thereof fifty cubits, and the height 
thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows 
of cedar pillars, with cedar beams up- 
on the pillars. 

3 And it was covered with cedar 
above upon the t beams, that lay on 
forty five pillars, fifteen in a row. 

4 And there were windows in three 
rows, and t light was against light in 
three ranks. 

5 And all the H doors and posts were 



square, with the windows : and light 
ivas against light in three ranks. 

6 H And he made a porch of pillars ; 
the length thereof was fifty cubits, 
and the breadth thereof thirty cubits : 
and the porch was II before them : and 
the other pillars and the thick beam 
were H before them. 

7 IT Then he made a porch for the 
throne where he might judge, even 
the porch of judgment : and it was 
covered with cedar t from one side of 
the floor to the other. 

8 IT And his house where he dwelt 
had another court within the porch, 
which was of the like work. Solo- 
mon made also a house for Pharaoh's 
daughter, ^whom he had taken to 
wife, like unto this porch. 

9 All these were of costly stones, 
according to the measures of hewed 
stones, sawed with saws, within and 
without, even from the foundation 
unto the coping, and so on the outside 
toward the great court. 

10 And the foundation was 0/ costly 
stones, even great stones, stones often 
cubits, and stones of eight cubits. 

11 And above were costly stones, 
after the measures of hewed stones, 
and cedars. 

12 And the great court round about 
was with three rows of hewed stones, 
and a row of cedar beams, both for 
the inner court of the house of the 
Lord, '^ and for the porch of the house. 

13 1" And king Solomon sent and 
fetched '^ Hiram out of Tyre. 

14 ®He was ta widow's son of the 
tribe of Naphtali, and ^ his father was 
a man of Tyre, a worker in brass : 
and ^he was filled with wisdom, and 
understanding, and cunning to work 
all works in brass. And he came to 
king Solomon, and wrought all his 
work. 

15 For he t cast '^two pillars of brass, 
of eighteen cubits high apiece : and 
a line of twelve cubits did compass 
either of them about. 

16 And he made two chapiters of 
molten brass, to set upon the tops 
of the pillars : the height of the one 
chajpiter was five cubits, and the height 
of the other chapiter was five cubits : 

17 And nets of checker work, and 
wreaths of chain work, for the chapi- 
ters which were upon the top of the 
pillars ; seven for the one chapiter, 
and seven for the other chapiter. 

18 And he made the pillars, and two 
rows round about upon the one net- 
work, to cover the chapiters that were 
upon the top, with pomegranates : and 
so did he for the other chapiter. 

19 And the chapiters that ivere upon 

339 



B. C. 1005. 



II Or, accord- 
ing to them. 



11 Or, accord- 
ing to them. 



t Heb. from 
floor to floor. 



b ch. 3. 1. 
2 Chr. 8. 11. 



c John 10. 23. 

Acts 3. 11. 
d 2 Chr. 4. 11, 

Huram. 

See ver. 40. 
e 2 Chr. 2. 14. 
t Heb. the son 

of a widow 

wo7nan. 
f 2 Chr. 4. 16. 
g Ex. 31. 3. & 

36. 1. 



t Heb. fash- 
ioned. 

h 2 Kings 25. 
17. 2 Chr. 3. 
15. & 4. 12. 
Jer. 52. 21. 



Of the molten sea, dc. 



I. KINGS 



Of the ten lavers, (&c. 



B. C. 1005. 



i See 2 Chr. 3. 

16. & 4. 13. 

Jer. 52. 23. 
k 2 Chr. 3. 17. 
1 ch. 6. 3. 



II That is, He 
shall estab- 
lish. 

II That is, Ira t« 
is strength. 



m 2 Kings 25. 

13. 2 Chr. 4. 

2, Jer. 52. 17. 
t Heb. /row 

his brim to 

his brim. 



n 2 Chr. 4. 3. 



2 Chr. 4. 4, 5. 
Jer. 52. 20. 



P See 2 Chr. 
4.5. 



the top of the pillars ivere of lily work 
in the porch, four cubits. 

20 And the chapiters upon the two 
pillars had pomegranates also above, 
over against the belly which ivas by 
the network : and the pomegranates 
were 'two hundred in rows round 
about upon the other chapiter. 

21 "^And he set up the pillars in 'the 
porch of the temple : and he set up 
the right pillar, and called the name 
thereof H Jachin : and he set up the 
left pillar, and called the name there- 
of II Boaz. 

22 And upon the top of the pillars 
was lily work : so was the work of the 
pillars finished. 

23 1 And he made '"a molten sea, 
ten cubits t from the one brim to the 
other : it was round all about, and his 
height was five cubits : and a line of 
thirty cubits did compass it round 
about. 

24 And under the brim of it round 
about there were knops compassing it, 
ten in a cubit, "compassing the sea 
round about : the knops were cast in 
two rows, when it was cast. 

25 It stood upon " twelve oxen, three 
looking toward the north, and three 
looking toward the west, and three 
looking toward the south, and three 
looking toward the east : and the sea 
was set above upon them, and all 
their hinder parts were inward. 

26 And it was a handbreadth thick, 
and the brim thereof was wrought 
like the brim of a cup, with flowers 
of lilies : it contained p two thousand 
baths. 

27 IF And he made ten bases of brass ; 
four cubits was the length of one base, 
and four cubits the breadth thereof, 
and three cubits the height of it. 

28 And the work of the bases was on 
this manner: they had borders, and 
the borders were between the ledges : 

29 And on the borders that ivere be- 
tween the ledges were lions, oxen, and 
cherubim : and upon the ledges there 
was a base above : and beneath the 
lions and oxen were certain additions 
made of thin work. 

30 And every base had four brazen 
wheels, and plates of brass : and the 
four corners thereof had underset- 
ters : under the laver were under- 
setters molten, at the side of every 
addition. 

31 And the mouth of it within the 
chapiter and above was a cubit : but 
the mouth thereof ivas round after 
the work of the base, a cubit and a 
half: and also upon the mouth of it 
were gravings with their borders, four- 
square, not round. 

340 



32 And under the borders were four 
wheels ; and the axletrees of the wheels 
were joined to the base : and the height 
of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit. 

33 And the work of the wheels was 
like the work of a chariot wheel : 
their axletrees, and their naves, and 
their felloes, and their spokes, were 
all molten. 

34 And the7^e were four undersetters 
to the four corners of one base: and 
the undersetters were of the very base 
itself. 

35 And in the top of the base was 
there a round compass of half a cubit 
high : and on the top of the base the 
ledges thereof and the borders thereof 
were of the same. 

36 For on the plates of the ledges 
thereof, and on the borders thereof, 
he graved cherubim, lions, and palm 
trees, according to the t proportion of 
every one, and additions round about. 

37 After this manner he made the 
ten bases : all of them had one cast- 
ing, one measure, and one size. 

38 1 Then imade he ten lavers of 
brass : one laver contained forty baths : 
and every laver was four cubits : and 
upon every one of the ten bases one 
laver. 

39 And he put five bases on the 
right t side of the house, and five on 
the left side of the house : and he set 
the sea on the right side of the house 
eastward, over against the south. 

40 1 And t Hiram made the lavers, 
and the shovels, and the basins. So 
Hiram made an end of doing all the 
work that he made king Solomon for 
the house of the Lord : 

41 The two pillars, and the tivo bowls 
of the chapiters that were on the top 
of the two pillars ; and the two "■ net- 
works, to cover the two bowls of the 
chapiters which were upon the top of 
the pillars ; 

42 And four hundred pomegranates 
for the two networks, even two rows 
of pomegranates for one network, to 
cover the two bowls of the chapiters 
that were t upon the pillars ; 

43 And the ten bases, and ten lavers 
on the bases ; 

44 And one sea, and twelve oxen 
under the sea ; 

45 ^And the pots, and the shovels, 
and the basins : and all these vessels, 
which Hiram made to king Solomon 
for the house of the Lord, were of 
t bright brass, 

46 ' In the plain of Jordan did the 
king cast them, t in the clay ground 
between " Succoth and ^ Zarthan. 

47 And Solomon left all the vessels 
unweighed, t because they were ex- 



The dedication 



I. KINGS. 



of the temple. 



B. C. 1005. 



t Heb. holy 
things of 
David. 

b 2 Sam. 8. 11. 
2 Chr. 5. 1, 



1004. 
d Lev. 23. 34. 
2 Chr. 7. 8. 



e Num. 4. 15. 
Deut. 31. 9. 
Josh. 3. 3, 6. 

1 Chr. 15. 14, 
15. 

f ch. 3. 4. 

2 Chr. 1. 3. 



e 2 Sam. 6. 13. 



h 2 Sam. 6. 17. 



i Ex. 26. 33, 34. 
ch. 6. ]9. 
k ch. 6. 27. 



1 Ex. 25. 14, 15. 
t Heb. headi. 



ceeding many : neither was the weight 
of the brass + found out. 

48 And Solomon made all the ves- 
sels that pertained unto the house of 
the LaRD : ^ the altar of gold, and ^ the 
table of gold, whereupon ^ the shew- 
bread loas, 

49 And the candlesticks of pure gold, 
five on the right side, and five on the 
left, before the oracle, with the flowers, 
and the lamps, and the tongs of gold, 

50 And the bowls, and the snuffers, 
and the basins, and the spoons, and 
the t censers of pure gold ; and the 
hinges of gold, both for the doors of 
the inner house, the most holy place, 
and for the doors of the house, to wit, 
of the temple. 

51 So was ended all the work that 
king Solomon made for the house of 
the Lord. And Solomon brought in 
the t things ^ which David his father 
had dedicated ; even the silver, and the 
gold, and the vessels, did he put among 
the treasures of the house of the Lord. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

The elders and chief men of Israel assemble for the 
dedication of the temple. 3 The ark is brought into 
the most holy place. 12 Solomon's blessing and 
declaration. 22 His prayer. 62 His sacrifice. 

THEN ^ Solomon assembled the 
elders of Israel, and all the heads 
of the tribes, the t chief of the fathers 
of the children of Israel, unto king 
Solomon in Jerusalem, ''that they 
might bring up the ark of the cov- 
enant of the Lord " out of the city of 
David, which is Zion. 

2 And all the men of Israel assem- 
bled themselves unto king Solomon 
at the ^ feast in the month Ethanim, 
which is the seventh month. 

3 And all the elders of Israel came, 
^ and the priests took up the ark. 

4 And they brought up the ark of the 
Lord, ^and the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation, and all the holy vessels that 
were in the tabernacle, even those did 
the priests and the Levites bring up. 

5 And king Solomon, and all the 
congregation of Israel, that were as- 
sembled unto him, were with him be- 
fore the ark, ^ sacrificing sheep and 
oxen, that could not be told nor num- 
bered for multitude. 

6 And the priests ^brought in the 
ark of the covenant of the Lord unto 
^ his place, into the oracle of the house, 
to the most holy place, even ^ under the 
wings of the cherubim. 

7 For the cherubim spread forth their 
two wings over the place of the ark, 
and the cherubim covered the ark and 
the staves thereof above. 

8 And they ' drew out the staves, 
that the t ends of the staves were seen 



out in the Hholyj^Zace before the oracle, 
and they were not seen without : and 
there they are unto this day. 

9 "" There was nothing in the ark 
" save the two tables of stone, which 
Moses °put there at Horeb, up when 
the Lord made a covenant with the 
children of Israel, when they came 
out of the land of Egypt. 

10 And it came to pass, when the 
priests were come out of the holy 
place, that the cloud i filled the house 
of the Lord, 

1 1 So that the priests could not stand 
to minister because of the cloud : for 
the glory of the Lord had filled the 
house of the Lord. 

12 IT ^Then spake Solomon, The 
Lord said that he would dwell 'in 
the thick darkness. 

13 * I have surely built thee a house 
to dwell in, ''a settled place for thee 
to abide in for ever. 

14 And the king turned his face 
about, and ^blessed all the congrega- 
tion of Israel : and all the congrega- 
tion of Israel stood : 

15 And he said, ^ Blessed be the Lord 
God of Israel, which ^ spake with his 
mouth unto David my father, and hath 
with his hand fulfilled it, saying, 

16 ^ Since the day that I brought 
forth my people Israel out of Egypt, 
I chose no city out of all the tribes of 
Israel to build a house, that ''my name 
might be therein ; but I chose '^ David 
to be over my people Israel. 

17 And "^ it was in the heart of David 
my father to build a house for the 
name of the Lord God of Israel. 

18 ^And the Lord said unto David 
my father. Whereas it was in thine 
heart to build a house unto my name, 
thou didst well that it was in thine 
heart. 

19 Nevertheless '^thou shalt not build 
the house ; but thy son that shall 
come forth out of thy loins, he shall 
build the house unto my name. 

20 And the Lord hath performed his 
word that he spake, and I am risen 
up in the room of David my father, 
and sit on the throne of Israel, ^as 
the Lord promised, and have built a 
house for the name of the Lord God 
of Israel. 

21 And I have set there a place for 
the ark, wherein is ^ the covenant of 
the Lord, which he made with our 
fathers, when he brought them out 
of the land of Egypt. 

22 IF And Solomon stood before ' the 
altar of the Lord in the presence 
of all the congregation of Israel, 
and ^spread forth his hands toward 
heaven : 

341 



B. C. 1004. 



il Or, ark: as 
2 Chr. 5. 9. 

Di Ex. 25. 21. 
Deut. 10. 2. 

il Or, where. 
n Deut. 10. 5. 

Heb. 9. 4. 
Ex. 40. 20. 
P Ex. 34. 27,28. 

Deut. 4. 13. 

ver. 21. 



q Ex. 40. 34,35. 
2 Chr. 5. 13, 
14. & 7. 2. 



r 2 Chr.6.1,&C. 

s Lev. 16. 2. 

Ps. 18. 11. & 

97.2. 

t 2 Sam. 7. 13. 
u Ps. 132. 14. 



X 2 Sam. 6. 18. 



y Luke 1. 68. 



z 2 Sam. 7. 5, 
25. 



a 2 Sam. 7. 6. 
2Chr.6.5,&c. 



b ver. 29. 

Deut. 12. 11. 
c 1 Sam. 16. 1. 

2 Sam. 7. 8. 

1 Chr. 28. 4. 
d 2 Sam. 7. 2. 

1 Chr. 17, 1. 

e 2 Chr. 6, 8, 9. 



f 2 Sam. 7. 5, 
12, 13. 
ch. 5. 3, 5. 



gl Chr. 28.5,6 



h ver. 9. 
Deut 31. : 



i 2 Chr. 6. 12, 
&c. 



k Ex. 9. 33. 
Ezra 9. 5. 
Is. 1. 15. 



Solomons prayer at the 



I. KINGS. 



dedication of the temple. 



B. C. 1004. 



1 Ex. 15. 11. 

2 Sam. 7. 22. 
m Deut. 7. 9. 

Neh. 1. 5. 

Dan. 9. 4. 
n Gen. 17. 1. 

ch. 3. 6. 

2 Kings 20. 3. 



o 2 Sam. 7. 12, 
IG. ch. 2. 4. 

t Heb. TAfire 
shall not he 
nit off unto 
thee a man 

from my 
sight. 

t Heb. only if. 

p 2 Sam. 7. 25. 



q2Chr. 2. 6. 

(s. G6. 1. Jer. 

23.24. Acts 7. 

49. & 17. 24. 
r 2 Cor. 12. 2. 



s DeiU. 12. 11. 

t Dan. 6. 10. 
II Or, in this 
place. 

u 2 Chr. 20. 9. 
Neh. 1.6. 



II Or, in this 
place. 



t Heb. and he 
require an 
oath of him, 
Lev. 5. 1. 

X Ex. 22. 11. 



y Deut, 25. 1. 



z Lev. 26. 17. 
Deut. 28. 25. 



1 Lev. 26. 39. 
40. Neh. 1. 9. 



23 And he said, Lord God of Israel, 
^ there is no God like thee, in heaven 
above, or on earth beneath, ^"who 
keepest covenant and mercy vv^ith thy 
servants that ''walk before thee with 
all their heart : 

24 Who hast kept with thy servant 
David my father that thou promis- 
edst him : thou spakest also with thy 
mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine 
hand, as it is this day. 

25 Therefore now. Lord God of Is- 
rael, keep with thy servant David my 
father that thou promisedst him, say- 
ing,- ° t There shall not fail thee a man 
in my sight to sit on the throne of Is- 
rael ; t so that thy children take heed 
to their w^ay, that they walk before 
me as thou hast walked before me. 

26 PAnd now, God of Israel, let 
thy word, I pray thee, be verified, 
which thou spakest unto thy servant 
David my father. 

27 But Twill God indeed dwell on 
the earth 1 behold, the heaven and 
■■ heaven of heavens cannot contain 
thee ; how much less this house that 

I have builded 1 

28 Yet have thou respect unto the 
prayer of thy serv^ant, and to his sup- 
plication, Lord my God, to hearken 
unto the cry and to the prayer, which 
thy servant prayeth before thee to 
day : 

29 That thine eyes may be open to- 
ward this house night and day, even 
toward the place of which thou hast 
said, 'My name shall be there: that 
thou mayest hearken unto the prayer 
which thy servant shall make 'il to- 
ward this place. 

30 "And hearken thou to the sup- 
plication of thy servant, and of thy 
people Israel, when they shall pray 

II toward this place : and hear thou in 
heaven thy dwellingplace : and when 
thou hearest, forgive. 

3 1 IT If any man trespass against his 
neighbour, t and ^an oath be laid upon 
him to cause him to SAvear, and the 
oath come before thine altar in this 
house : 

32 Then hear thou in heaven, and 
do, and judge thy servants, ^ condemn- 
ing the wicked, to bring his way upon 
his head ; and justifying the righteous, 
to give him according to his righteous- 
ness. 

33 IT ==When thy people Israel be 
smitten down before the enemy, be- 
cause they have sinned against thee, 
and =* shall turn again to thee, and 
confess thy name, and pray, and make 
supphcation unto thee II in this house : 

34 Then hear thou in heaven, and 
forgive the sin of thy people Israel, 

342 



and bring them again unto the land 
which thou gavest unto their fathers. 

35 IT ^When heaven is shut up, and 
there is no rain, because they have 
sinned against thee ; if they pray to- 
ward this place, and confess thy name, 
and turn from their sin, when thou 
afflictest them : 

36 Then hear thou in heaven, and 
forgive the sin of thy servants, and 
of thy people Israel, that thou " teach 
them '^the good way wherein they 
should walk, and give rain upon thy 
land, which thou hast given to thy 
people for an inheritance. 

37 H ^ If there be in the land famine, 
if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, 
locust, or if there be caterpillar ; if 
their enemy besiege them in the land 
of their H cities ; whatsoever plague, 
whatsoever sickness the7'e be ; 

38 What prayer and supplication so- 
ever be made by any man, or by all 
thy people Israel, which shall know 
every man the plague of his own heart, 
and spread forth his hands toward this 
house : 

39 Then hear thou in heaven thy 
dwellingplace, and forgive, and do, 
and give to every man according to 
his ways, whose heart thou knowest ; 
(for thou, even thou only, ^knowest 
the hearts of all the children of men ;) 

40 ^ That they may fear thee all the 
days that they live in the land which 
thou gavest unto our fathers. 

41 Moreover concerning a stranger, 
that is not of thy people Israel, but 
Cometh out of a far country for thy 
name's sake ; 

42 (For they shall hear of thy great 
name, and of thy ''strong hand, and 
of thy stretched out arm ;) when he 
shall come and pray toward this 
house : 

43 Hear thou in heaven thy dwell- 
ingplace, and do according to all that 
the stranger calleth to thee for : ' that 
all people of the earth may know thy 
name, to ^ fear thee, as do thy people 
Israel ; and that they may know that 
t this house, which I have builded, is 
called by thy name. 

44 IT If thy people go out to battle 
against their enemy, whithersoever 
thou shalt send them, and shall pray 
unto the Lord t toward the city which 
thou hast chosen, and toward the house 
that I have built for thy name : 

45 Then hear thou in heaven their 
prayer and their supplication, and 
maintain their H cause. 

46 If they sin against thee, Q for there 
is no man that sinneth not,) and thou 
be angry with them, and deliver them 
to the enemy, so that they carry them 



The prayer of Solomon. 



I. KINGS. 



His peace offerings. 



B. C. 1004. 



t Heb. bring 

hack to their 

heart. 
m Lev. 26. 34, 

44. Deut. 28. 

36,64. 

n Lev. 26. 40. 
o Neh. 1. 6. 

Ps.106. 6. 

Dan. 9. 5. 



P Jer. 29. 12, 
13, 14. 



q Dan. 6. 10. 



II Or, right. 



r Ezra 7. 6. 
Fs. 106. 46. 



t Deut. 4. 20. 
Jer. 11. 4. 



u Ex. 19. 5. 
Deut. 9. 26, 
29. & 14. 2. 



s 2 Sam. fi. ] 



y Deut. 12.10. 

Josh. 21. 45. 

&. 23. 14. 
t lieb. fallen. 



z Deut. 31. 6. 
Josh. 1. 5. 



a Ps. 119. 



away captives "^ unto the land of the 
enemy, far or near ; 

47 " Yet if they shall t bethink them- 
selves in the land whither they were 
carried^ captives, and repent, and make 
supplication unto thee in the land of 
them that carried them captives, ° say- 
ing, We have sinned, and have done 
perversely, we have committed wick- 
edness ; 

48 And so p return unto thee with all 
their heart, and with all their soul, in 
the land of their enemies, which led 
them away captive, and 'ipray unto 
thee toward their land, which thou 
ga vest unto their fathers, the city which 
thou hast chosen, and the house which 
I have built for thy name : 

49 Then hear thou their prayer and 
their supplication in heaven thy dwell- 
ingplace, and maintain their H cause, 

50 And forgive thy people that have 
sinned against thee, and all their trans- 
gressions wherein they have transgress- 
ed against thee, and ''give them com- 
passion before them who carried them 
captive, that they may have compas- 
sion on them : 

51 For ' they he thy people, and thine 
inheritance, which thou broughtest 
forth out of Egypt, * from the midst 
of the furnace of iron : 

52 That thine eyes may be open 
unto the supplication of thy servant, 
and unto the supplication of thy peo- 
ple Israel, to hearken unto them in 
all that they call for unto thee. 

53 For thou didst separate them from 
among all the people of the earth, to 
he thine inheritance, " as thou spakest 
by the hand of Moses thy servant, 
when thou broughtest our fathers out 
of Egypt, O Lord God. 

54 And it was so, that when Solomon 
had made an end of praying all this 
prayer and supplication unto the Lord, 
he arose from before the altar of the 
Lord, from kneeling on his knees with 
his hands spread up to heaven. 

55 And he stood, ^ and blessed all 
the congregation of Israel with a loud 
voice, saying, 

56 Blessed he the Lord, that hath 
given rest unto his people Israel, ac- 
cording to all that he promised: ^ there 
hath not t failed one word of all his 
good promise, which he promised by 
the hand of Moses his servant. 

57 The Lord our God be with us, 
as he was with our fathers : ^ let him 
not leave us, nor forsake us : 

58 That he may ^incline our hearts 
unto him, to walk in all his ways, and 
to keep his commandments, and his 
statutes, and his judgments, which he 
commanded our fathers. 



59 And let these my words, where- 
with I have made supplication before 
the Lord, be nigh unto the Lord our 
God day and night, that he maintain 
the cause of his servant, and the cause 
of his people Israel t at all times, as 
the matter shall require : 

60 ^ That all the people of the earth 
may know that '^ the Lord is God, and 
that there is none else. 

61 Let your '^ heart therefore be per- 
fect with the Lord our God, to walk 
in his statutes, and to keep his com- 
mandments, as at this day. 

62 IT And Hhe king, and all Israel 
with him, offered sacrifice before the 
Lord. 

63 And Solomon offered a sacrifice 
of peace offerings, which he offered 
unto the Lord, two and twenty thou- 
sand oxen, and a hundred and twenty 
thousand sheep. So the king and all 
the children of Israel dedicated the 
house of the Lord. 

64 ^ The sam.e day did the king hallow 
the middle of the court that was before 
the house of the Lord : for there he 
offered burnt offerings, and meat offer- 
ings, and the fat of the peace offerings : 
because ^the brazen altar that was be- 
fore the Lord ivas too little to receive 
the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, 
and the fat of the peace offerings. 

65 And at that time Solomon held ^ a 
feast, and all Israel with him, a great 
congregation, from 'the entering in 
of Hamath unto ^the river of Egypt, 
before the Lord our God, ^ seven days 
and seven days, even fourteen days. 

66 "'On the eighth day he sent the 
people away : and they H blessed the 
Idng, and went unto their tents joyful 
and glad of heart for all the goodness 
that the Lord had done for David his 
servant, and for Israel his people. 

CHAPTER IX. 

God's covenant with Solomon. 10 The mutual pres- 
ents of Solomon and Hiram. 15 The houses and 
cities built by Solomon. 20 Bondservice levied by 
him upon the Canaanites, but not on the Israelites. 
25 His soUmn sacrifices thrice a. year 26 His navy 
fetcheth gold from Ophir. 

AND ^it came to pass, when Solo- 
mon had finished the building 
of the house of the Lord, ^and the 
king's house, and ° all Solomon's desire 
which he was pleased to do, 

2 That the Lord appeared to Solo- 
mon the second time, '^ as he had ap- 
peared unto him at Gibeon. 

3 And the Lord said unto him, ^I 
have heard thy prayer and thy sup- 
plication, that thou hast made before 
me: I have hallowed this house, which 
thou hast built, ^ to put my name there 
for ever; ^and mine eyes and mine 
heart shall be there perpetually. 

343 



B. C. 1004. 



t Hel) the 
thing of a day 
in his day. 

b Josh. 4. 24. 

1 Sam. 17. 46. 

2 Kings 19. 
19. 

c Deut. 4. 35, 

39. 
d ch. 11. 4. &. 

15. 3. 14. 

2 Kings 20. 3. 

e 2 Chr. 7. 4, 
&c. 



f 2 Chr. 7. 7. 



2 Chr. 4. L 



h ver. 2. 
Lev. 23. 34. 

i Num. 34. 8. 

Josh. 13. 5. 

Judg. 3. 3. 

2 Kings 14. 

2.5. 
k Gen. 15. 18. 

Num. 34. 5. 

II Or, thanked. 
1 2 Chr. 7. 8. 
m 2 Chr. 7. 9, 
10. 



about 992. 

a 2 Ciir. 7. 11, 

&c. 
b ch. 7. 1. 
c 2 Chr. 8. 6. 



d ch. 3, 5. 



e 2 Kings 20.5. 

Ps. 10. 17. 



f ch. 8. 29. 
S Deut. 11. 12. 



God's covenant with Solomon. 



I. KINGS. 



Solomon's cities and navy. 




k 2 Sam. 7. 12, 
16. ch. 2. 4. & 
6. 12. 1 Chr. 
22.10. Ps. 132. 
12. 

1 2 Sam. 7. 14. 
2 Chr. 7. 19, 
20. Ps. 89. 30, 
&.C. 



m Deut. 4. 26. 
2 Kings 17. 
23. & 25. 21. 



o Deut. 28. 37. 
Ps. 41. 14. 



P 2 Chr. 7. 21. 



q Deut. 29. 24, 
25, 26. Je-. 22. 
8,9. 



992. 

T ch. 6. 37, 38. 
&7.1. 2 Chr. 
8.1. 

» 2 Chr. 8. 2. 



t Heb. were 
not right in 
his eyes. 



II That is, Bis- 
pleasing, or. 
Dirty. 



X ver. 24. 

2 Sam. 5. 9. 
y Josh. 19. 36. 
z Josh. 17. 11. 

obout992. 
^ josh. 16. 10. 

Judg. 1. 29. 
b Josh. 16. 10. 



4 And if thou wilt ''walk before 
me, 'as David thy father walked, in 
integrity of heart, and in uprightness, 
to do according to all that I have 
commanded thee, and wilt keep my 
statutes and my judgments ; 

5 Then I will establish the throne 
of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, 
^as I promised to David thy father, 
saying. There shall not fail thee a 
man upon the throne of Israel. 

6 ^But if ye shall at all turn from 
following me, ye or your children, 
and will not keep my commandments 
and my statutes which I have set be- 
fore you, but go and serve other gods, 
and worship them ; 

7 ™ Then will I cut off Israel out of 
the land which I have given them ; 
and this house, which I have hallowed 
"for my name, will I cast out of my 
sight ; ° and Israel shall be a proverb 
and a byword among all people : 

8 And Pat this house, which is high, 
every one that passeth by it shall be 
astonished, and shall hiss ; and they 
shall say, '^ Why hath the Lord done 
thus unto this land, and to this house 1 

9 And they shall answer, Because 
they forsook the Lord their God, who 
brought forth their fathers out of the 
land of Egypt, and have taken hold 
upon other gods, and have worshipped 
them, and served them : therefore hath 
the Lord brought upon them all this 
evil. 

10 IF And ""it came to pass at the end 
of twenty years, when Solomon had 
built the two houses, the house of the 
Lord, and the king's house, 

11 ^{Now Hiram the king of Tyre 
had furnished Solomon with cedar 
trees and fir trees, and with gold, 
according to all his desire,) that then 
king Solomon gave Hiram twenty 
cities in the land of Galilee. 

12 And Hiram came out from Tyre 
to see the cities which Solomon had 
given him; and they t pleased him 
not. 

13 And he said, What cities are these 
which thou hast given me, my broth- 
er 1 ' And he called them the land of 
II Cabul unto this day. 

14 And Hiram sent to the king six- 
score talents of gold. 

15 1" And this is the reason of "the 
levy which king Solomon raised ; for 
to build the house of the Lord, and 
his own house, and ^Millo, and the 
wall of Jerusalem, and ^Hazor, and 
^ Megiddo, and ^ Gezer. 

16 For Pharaoh king of Egypt had 
gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt 
it with fire, '' and slain the Canaanites 
that dwelt in the city, and given it for 



a present unto his daughter, Solomon's 
wife. 

17 And Solomon built Gezer, and 
•^ Beth-horon the nether, 

18 And '^ Baalath, and Tadmor in the 
wilderness, in the land, 

19 And all the cities of store that 
Solomon had, and cities for ^ his char- 
iots, and cities for his horsemen, and 
t that which Solomon ^ desired to build 
in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in 
all the land of his dominion. 

20 ^And all the people that were left 
of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, 
Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not 
of the children of Israel, 

21 Their children ^that were left 
after them in the land, 'whom the 
children of Israel also were not able 
utterly to destroy, ^upon those did 
Solomon levy a tribute of ' bondservice 
unto this day. 

22 But of the children of Israel did 
Solomon "" make no bondmen : but they 
were men of war, and his servants, 
and his princes, and his captains, and 
rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen. 

23 These were the chief of the oflEi- 
cers that were over Solomon's work, 
"five hundred and fifty, which bare 
rule over the people that wrought in 
the work. 

24 IT But ° Pharaoh's daughter came 
up out of the city of David unto p her 
house which Solomon had built for 
her : ithen did he build Millo. 

25 IF '"And three times in a year 
did Solomon offer burnt oflTerings and 
peace oflTerings upon the altar which 
he built unto the Lord, and he burnt 
incense tupon the altar that was be- 
fore the Lord. So he finished the 
house. 

26 IF And 'king Solomon made a 
navy of ships in * Ezion-geber, which 
is beside Eloth, on the + shore of the 
Red sea, in the land of Edom. 

27 "And Hiram sent in the navy his 
servants, shipmen that had knowl- 
edge of the sea, with the servants of 
Solomon. 

28 And they came to "^Ophir, and 
fetched from thence gold, four hun- 
dred and twenty talents, and brought 
it to king Solomon. 

CHAPTER X. 

The qneen of Sheha admireth the wisdom of Solomon. 
14 Solomon^ s gold and the use made of it. 24 The 
presents received by him. 26 His chariots and horse- 
men. 

AND when the ^ queen of Sheba 
heard of the fame of Solomon 
concerning the name of the Lord, 
she came ''to prove him with hard 
questions. 
2 And she came to Jerusalem with 



344 



The queen of Shebas visit. 



I. KINGS. 



Solomon's wealth and wisdom. 



B.C. 

about 992. 



tHeb. 



t Heb. stand- 
ing. 



II Or, buthrs. 
c 1 Chr. 26. 16. 



t Heb. word. 
Ij Or, sayings. 



t Heb. thou 
fiast added 
■wisdom and 
goodness to 
the fame. 

d Prov. 8. 34. 



f 2 Sam. 8. 15. 

Ps. 72, 2. 

Prov. 8. 13. 
g Ps. 72. 10, 15. 



h ch. 9. 27. 



II algum trees, 
2Chr. 2. 8.& 
9. 10, 11. 

i 2 Chr. 9. 11; 

II Or, rails. 
Heb. a prop. 



k 2 Chr. 9, 10. 



t Heb. accord- 
ing to the 
hand of king 
Solomon. 



a very great train, with camels that 
bare spices, and very much gold, and 
precious stones : and when she was 
come to Solomon, she communed with 
him of^ all that was in her heart. 

3 And Solomon told her all her 
t questions : there was not any thing 
hid from the king, which he told her 
not. 

4 And when the queen of Sheba had 
seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the 
house that he had built, 

5 And the meat of his table, and the 
sitting of his servants, and the + at- 
tendance of his ministers, and their 
apparel, and his H cupbearers, ^ and his 
ascent by which he went up unto the 
house of the Lord ; there was no 
more spirit in her. 

6 And she said to the king, It was 
a true t report that I heard in mine 
own land of thy II acts and of thy 
wisdom. 

7 Howbeit I believed not the words, 
until I came, and mine eyes had seen 
it ; and, behold, the half was not told 
me : t thy wisdom and prosperity ex- 
ceedeth the fame which I heard. 

8 "^ Happy are thy men, happy are 
these thy servants, which stand con- 
tinually before thee, and that hear 
thy wisdom. 

9 ^ Blessed be the Lord thy God, 
which delighted in thee, to set thee 
on the throne of Israel : because the 
Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore 
made he thee king, ^ to do judgment 
and justice. 

10 And she ^gave the king a hun- 
dred and twenty talents of gold, and 
of spices very great store, and pre- 
cious stones : there came no more 
such abundance of spices as these 
which the queen of Sheba gave to 
king Solomon. 

1 1 '^ And the navy also of Hiram, that 
brought gold from Ophir, brought in 
from Ophir great plenty of H almug 
trees, and precious stones. 

12 'And the king made of the almug 
trees II pillars for the house of the Lord, 
and for the king's house, harps also 
and psalteries for singers : there came 
no such ^ almug trees, nor were seen 
unto this day. 

13 And king Solomon gave unto the 
queen of Sheba all her desire, what- 
soever she asked, besides that which 
Solomon gave her tof his royal bounty. 
So she turned and went to her own 
country, she and her servants. 

14 IF Now the weight of gold that 
came to Solomon in one year was six 
hundred threescore and six talents of 
gold, 

15 Besides that he had of the mer- 



chantmen, and of the trafFick of the 
spice merchants, and ' of all the kings 
of Arabia, and of the II governors of 
the country. 

16 IT And king Solomon made two 
hundred targets of beaten gold : six 
hundred shekels of gold went to one 
target. 

17 And he made ™ three hundred 
shields of beaten gold ; three pounds 
of gold went to one shield : and the 
king put them in the ° house of the 
forest of Lebanon. 

18 IF "Moreover, the king made a 
great throne of ivory, and overlaid it 
with the best gold. 

19 The throne had six steps, and the 
top of the throne was round t behind : 
and there were t stays on either side 
on the place of the seat, and two lions 
stood beside the stays. 

20 And twelve lions stood there on 
the one side and on the other upon 
the six steps : there was not t the like 
made in any kingdom. 

21 IF P And all king Solomon's drink- 
ing vessels were o/gold, and all the 
vessels of the house of the forest of 
Lebanon were of pure gold ; II none 
v:ere of silver : it was nothing ac- 
counted of in the days of Solomon. 

22 For the king had at sea a navy 
of ^ Tarshish with the navy of Hiram : 
once in three years came the navy of 
Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, 
II ivory, and apes, and peacocks. 

23 So ""king Solomon exceeded all 
the kings of the earth for riches and 
for wisdom. 

24 IF And all the earth t sought to 
Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which 
God had put in his heart. 

25 And they brought every man his 
present, vessels of silver, and vessels 
of gold, and garments, and armour, 
and spices, horses, and mules, a rate 
year by year. 

26 IF ^And Solomon * gathered to- 
gether chariots and horsemen : and 
he had a thousand and four hundred 
chariots, and twelve thousand horse- 
men, whom he bestowed in the cities 
for chariots, and with the king at 
Jerusalem. 

27 "And the king tmade silver to 
be in Jerusalem as stones, and ce- 
dars made he to be as the sycamore 
trees that are in the vale, for abun- 
dance. 

28 IF ^ + And Solomon had horses 
brought out of Egypt, and ^ linen 
yarn : the king's merchants received 
the linen yarn at a price. 

29 And a chariot came up and went 
out of Egypt for six hundred shekels 
of silver, and a horse for a hundred 

345 



B.C. 

about 992. 



II Or, captains. 
1 2 Chr. 9. 24. 
Pe. 72. 10. 



m ch. 14. 26. 



n ch. 7. 2. 



2 Chr. 9. 17, 
&.C. 



t Heb. on the 
hinder part 
thereof. 

t Heb. hands. 



t Heb. so. 



p 2 Chr. 9. 20, 
&c. 



II Or, there 
was no silver 
in them. 



q Gen. 10. 4. 
2 Chr. 20. 36. 



\\0r, elephants^ 

teeth. 
T ch. 3. 12, 13. 

&, 4. 30. 



fHeb. sought 
the face of. 



s ch. 4. 26. 

2 Chr. 1. 14. 

&9. 25. 
t Deut. 17. 16. 



u 2 Chr. 1. 15- 

17. 
f Heb. gave. 



X Deut. 17. 16. 
2 Chr. 1. 16. 
& 9. 28. 

t Heb. And 
the going 

forth of the 
horses which 
was Solo- 
mon's. 

7 Ez. 27. 7. 



Solomon led into idolatry. 



I. KINGS. 



Solomon's adversaries. 




a Neh. 13. 26. 
b Deut. 17. 17. 
II Or, besides. 



c Ex. 34. 16. 
Deut. 7. 3, 4. 



about 984. 

d Deut. 17. 17. 
Neh. 13. 26. 

e ch. 8. 61. 

f ch. 9. 4. 

e ver. 33. 

Judfif. 2. 13. 

2 Kings 23. 

13. 
II Molech, ver. 



t Heb. fuW- 
led not after, 
Num. 14. 24. 



h Num. 33. 52. 

i Num. 21. 29. 
Judg. 11. 21. 
k 2 Kings 23. 

13. 



; ver. 2, 3. 



m ch. 3. 5. & 9. 

2. 
n ch. 6. 12. & 

9.6. 



t Heb. 13 with 
thee. 



3 ver. 31. ch. 
12. 15, 16. 



and fifty : ^ and so for all the kings 
of the Hittites, and for the kings of 
Syria, did they bring them out thy 
their means. 

CHAPTER XI. 

Solomon's wives and concubines. 4 In Ms old age 
they turn him unto idolatry. 9 God threateneth 
him. 14 Solomon's adversaries, namely, Hadad, 
23 Rezon, 26 and Jeroboam. 41 Solomon's reign, 
and death. 

BUT "^king Solomon loved ^many 
strange women, II together with 
the daughter of Pharaoh, women of 
the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, 
Zidonians, and Hittites ; 

2 Of the nations concerning which 
the Lord said unto the children of 
Israel, *" Ye shall not go in to them, 
neither shall they come in unto you : 
for surely they will turn away your 
heart after their gods : Solomon clave 
unto these in love. 

3 And he had seven hundred wives, 
princesses, and three hundred concu- 
bines : and his wives turned away his 
heart. 

4 For it came to pass, when Solomon 
was old, ^ that his wives turned away 
his heart after other gods : and his 
^ heart was not perfect with the Lord 
his God, %s was the heart of David 
his father. 

5 For Solomon went after ^Ashto- 
reth the goddess of the Zidonians, and 
after n Milcom the abomination of the 
Ammonites. 

6 And Solomon did evil in the sight 
of the Lord, and twent not fully 
after the Lord, as did David his fa- 
ther. 

7 '^Then did Solomon build a high 
place for ^Chemosh, the abomina- 
tion of Moab, in ^ the hill that is be- 
fore Jerusalem, and for Molech, the 
abomination of the children of Am- 
mon. 

8 And likewise did he for all his 
strange wives, which burnt incense 
and sacrificed unto their gods. 

9 *ir And the Lord was angry with 
Solomon, because ' his heart was turn- 
ed from the Lord God of Israel, 
"^ which had appeared unto him twice, 

10 And "had commanded him con- 
cerning this thing, that he should not 
go after other gods : but he kept not 
that which the Lord commanded. 

11 Wherefore the Lord said unto 
Solomon, Forasmuch as this tis done 
of thee, and thou hast not kept my 
covenant and my statutes, which I 
have commanded thee,.'' I will surely 
rend the kingdom from thee, and will 
give it to thy servant. 

12 Notwithstanding, in thy days I 
will not do it for David thy father's 

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sake : but I will rend it out of the 
hand of thy son. 

13 PHowbeit I will not rend away 
all the kingdom ; hut will give ^ one 
tribe to thy son for David my serv- 
ant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake 
"" which I have chosen. 

14 1 And the Lord ^stirred up an 
adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the 
Edomite : he was of the king's seed 
in Edom. 

15 * For it came to pass, when David 
was in Edom, and Joab the captain of 
the host was gone up to bury the 
slain, "after he had smitten every 
male in Edom ; 

16 (For six months did Joab remain 
there with all Israel, until he had cut 
off every male in Edom ;) 

17 That Hadad fled, he and certain 
Edomites of his father's servants wdth 
him, to go into Egypt ; Hatlad being 
yet a little child. 

18 And they arose out of Midian, 
and came to Paran : and they took 
men with them out of Paran, and 
they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh 
king of Egypt ; which gave him a 
house, and appointed him victuals, 
and gave him land. 

19 And Hadad found great favour 
in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he 
gave hipi to wife the sister of his 
own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the 
queen. 

20 And the sister of Tahpenes bare 
him Genubath his son, whom Tah- 
penes weaned in Pharaoh's house : and 
Genubath was in Pharaoh's household 
among the sons of Pharaoh. 

21 "^ And when Hadad heard in Egypt 
that David slept with his fathers, and 
that Joab the captain of the host was 
dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, tLet 
me depart, that I may go to mine 
own country. 

22 Then Pharaoh said unto him, 
But what hast thou lacked with me, 
that, behold, thou seekest to go to 
thine own country ? And he answer- 
ed, t Nothing : howbeit let me go in 
any wise. 

23 IF And God stirred him up an- 
other adversary, Rezon the son of 
Eliadah, which fled from his lord 
y Hadadezer king of Zobah : 

24 And he gathered men unto him, 
and became captain over a band, 
^ when David slew them of Zobah : 
and they went to Damascus, and 
dwelt therein, and reigned in Da- 
mascus. 

25 And he was an adversary to Israel 
all the days of Solomon, besides the 
mischief that Pladad did : and he ab- 
horred Israel, and reigned over Syria. 



Solomon ' 5 adversaries. 



I. KINGS. 



His reign and death. 



B.C. 

about 984. 

a ch. 12. 2. 

2 Chr. 13. 6. 
b 2 Sam. 20. 21. 



c ch. 9. 24. 
t Heb. closed. 



t Heb. did 
work. 

'['H.Qb.'burden. 

about 980. 

d ch. 14. 2, 



e See 1 Sam. 
15. 27. & 24. 5. 



f ver. 11, 13. 



g ver. 5, 6, 7. 



hch. 12.16,17. 



I ch. 15. 4. 

2 Kings 8. 19. 

Ps. 132. 17. 
t Heb. lamp, 

or, candle. 



26 IF And ^Jeroboam the son of Ne- 
bat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solo- 
mon's servant, whose mother's name 
was Zeruah, a widow woman, even 
he ''hinted up his hand against the 
king. 

27 And this was the cause that he 
lifted up his hand against the king : 
''Solomon built Millo, and t repaired 
the breaches of the city of David his 
father. 

28 And the man Jeroboam urns a 
mighty man of valour : and Solomon 
seeing the young man that he twas 
industrious, he made him ruler over 
all the t charge of the house of Jo- 
seph. 

29 And it came to pass at that time 
when Jeroboam went out of Jerusa- 
lem, that the prophet '^Ahijah the 
Shilonite found him in the way ; and 
he had clad himself with a new gar- 
ment ; and they two were alone in 
the field : 

30 And Ahijah caught the new gar- 
ment that ims on him, and ®rent it 
in twelve pieces : 

31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take 
thee ten pieces : for ^thus saith the 
Lord, the God of Israel, Behold, I 
will rend the kingdom out of the 
hand of Solomon, and will give ten 
tribes to thee : 

32 (But he shall have one tribe for 
my servant David's sake, and for Je- 
rusalem's sake, the city which I have 
chosen out of all the tribes of Is- 
rael :) 

33 ^Because that they have forsaken 
me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth 
the goddess of the Zidonians, Che- 
mosh the god of the Moabites, and 
Milcom the god of the children of 
Ammon, and have not walked in my 
ways, to do that which is right in 
mine eyes, and to keep my statutes 
and my judgments, as did David his 
father. 

34 Howbeit I will not take the whole 
kingdom out of his hand : but I will 
make him prince all the days of his 
life for David my servant's sake, 
whom I chose, because he kept my 
commandments and my statutes : 

35 But ^I will take the kingdom 
out of his son's hand, and will give 
it unto thee, even ten tribes. 

36 And unto his son will I give one 
tribe, that 'David my servant may 
have a t light alway before me in Je- 
rusalem, the city which I have chosen 
me to put my name there. 

37 And I will take thee, and thou 
shalt reign according to all that thy 
soul desireth, and shalt be king over 
Israel, 



38 And it shall be, if thou wilt 
hearken unto all that I command 
thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and 
do that is right in my sight, to keep 
my statutes and my commandments, 
as David my servant did ; that ^ I 
will be with thee, and 'build thee a 
sure house, as I built for David, and 
will give Israel unto thee. 

39 And I will for this afflict the seed 
of David, but not for ever. 

40 Solomon sought therefore to kill 
Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and 
fled into Eg3rpt, unto Shishak king 
of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the 
death of Solomon. 

41 IF And ™the rest of the Hacts of 
Solomon, and all that he did, and his 
wisdom, are they not written in the 
book of the acts of Solomon ? 

42 "And the ttime that Solomon 
reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel 
was forty years. 

43 °And Solomon slept with his fa- 
thers, and was buried in the city of 
David his father : and p Rehoboam his 
son reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER XII. 

The people ask EeJioboamfor a redress of grievances, 
6 He re/useth their request, and answereth them 
roughly. 16 Ten tribes revolt, and make Jeroboam 
king. 21 Godforbiddeth Rehoboam to war against 
them. 25 Jeroboam strengtheneth himself by the idol- 
atry of the two calves. 

AND ^Rehoboam went to Shechem: 
for all Israel were come to She- 
chem to make him Idng. 

2 And it came to pass, when ^ Jer- 
oboam the son of Nebat, who was 
yet in " Egypt, heard of it, (for he 
was fled from the presence of king 
Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in 
Egypt,) 

3 That they sent and called him. 
And Jeroboam and all the congrega- 
tion of Israel came, and spake unto 
Rehoboam, saying, 

4 Thy father made our ^ yoke griev- 
ous : now therefore make thou the 
grievous service of thy father, and 
his heavy yoke which he put upon 
us, lighter, and we will serve thee. 

5 And he said unto them. Depart 
yet for three days, then come again 
to me. And the people departed. 

6 IF And king Rehoboam consulted 
with the old men, that stood before 
Solomon his father while he yet lived, 
and said. How do ye advise that I 
may answer this people ? 

7 And they spake unto him, saying, 
® If thou wilt be a servant unto this 
people this day, and wilt serve them, 
and answer them, and speak good 
words to them, then they will be thy 
servants for ever. 

347 



e 2 Chr. 10. 7. 
Prov. 15. 1. 



The revolt of ten tribes. 



I. KINGS. 



Idolatry is established. 



B. C. 975. 



t B-eh-Tiardly. 



I ver. 24. 

Jud^. 14. 4. 

2 Chr. 10. 15. 

& 22. 7. & 25. 

20. 
Sch.11.11,31. 



h 2 Sam. 20. 1. 



i ch. 11. 13, 36. 



k ch. 4. 6. & 
5.14. 



tHeb. 

strengthened 

himself. 
II Or, fell 

avjay. 
1 2 Kings 17. 

21. 



8 But he forsook the counsel of the 
old men, which they had given him, 
and consulted with the young men 
that Avere grown up with him, and 
which stood before him : 

9 And he said unto them, What 
counsel give ye that we may answer 
this people, who have spoken to me, 
saying, Make the yoke which thy 
father did put upon us lighter 1 

10 And the young men that were 
grown up with him spake unto him, 
saying. Thus shalt thou speak unto 
this people that spake unto thee, say- 
ing. Thy father made our yoke heavy, 
but make thou it lighter unto us ; 
thus shalt thou say unto them. My 
little finger shall be thicker than my 
father's loins. 

11 And now whereas my father did 
lade you with a heavy yoke, I will 
add to your yoke : my father hath 
chastised you vvdth whips, but I will 
chastise you with scorpions. 

12 H So Jeroboam and all the people 
came to Rehoboam the third day, as 
the king had appointed, saying. Come 
to me again the third day. 

13 And the king answered the people 
t roughly, and forsook the old men's 
counsel that they gave him ; 

14 And spake to them after the coun- 
sel of the young men, saying. My 
father made your yoke heavy, and I 
will add to your yoke : my father also 
chastised you with whips, but I will 
chastise you with scorpions. 

15 Wherefore the king hearkened not 
unto the people ; for ^ the cause was 
from the Lord, that he might perform 
his saying, which the Lord ^ spake by 
Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam 
the son of Nebat. 

16 IF So when all Israel saw that the 
king hearkened not unto them, the 
people answered the king, saying, 
^What portion have we in David? 
neither have we inheritance in the son 
of Jesse : to your tents, Israel : now 
see to thine own house, David. So 
Israel departed unto their tents. 

17 But 'as for the children of Israel 
which dwelt in the cities of Judah, 
Rehoboam reigned over them. 

18 Then king Rehoboam "^sent Ado- 
ram, who was over the tribute; and 
all Israel stoned him with stones, that 
he died. Therefore king Rehoboam 
t made speed to get him up to his 
chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. 

19 So ' Israel H rebelled against the 
house of David unto this day. 

20 And it came to pass, when all 
Israel heard that Jeroboam was come 
again, that they sent and called him 
unto the congregation, and made him 

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king over all Israel : there was none 
that followed the house of David, but 
the tribe of Judah ™ only. 

21 IT And when ''Rehoboam was come 
to Jerusalem, he assembled all the 
house of Judah, with the tribe of 
Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore 
thousand chosen men, which were 
warriors, to fight against the house of 
Israel, to bring the kingdom again to 
Rehoboam the son of Solomon. 

22 But ° the word of God came unto 
Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 

23 Speak unto Rehoboam, the son 
of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto 
all the house of Judah and Benjamin, 
and to the remnant of the people, 
saying, 

24 Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall 
not go up, nor fight against your 
brethren the children of Israel : re- 
turn every man to his house ; p for 
this thing is from me. They heark- 
ened therefore to the word of the 
Lord, and returned to depart, accord- 
ing to the word of the Lord. 

25 T Then Jeroboam i built Shechem 
in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein ; 
and went out from thence, and built 
"■ Penuel. 

26 And Jeroboam said in his heart. 
Now shall the kingdom return to the 
house of David : 

27 If this people ' go up to do sacri- 
fice in the house of the Lord at Jeru- 
salem, then shall the heart of this peo- 
ple turn again unto their lord, even 
unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and 
they shall kill me, and go again to 
Rehoboam king of Judah. 

28 Whereupon the king took coun- 
sel, and ' made two calves of gold, and 
said unto them. It is too much for you 
to go up to Jerusalem : " behold thy 
gods, Israel, which brought thee up 
out of the land of Egypt. 

29 And lie set the one in ^Beth-el, 
and the other put he in ^ Dan. 

30 And this thing became ^ a sin : for 
the people went to worship before the 
one, even unto Dan. 

31 And he made a ^ house of high 
places, ^ and made priests of the low- 
est of the people, which were not of 
the sons of Levi. 

32 And Jeroboam ordained a feast 
in the eighth month, on the fifteenth 
day of the month, like unto "^the feast 
that is in Judah, and he II offered upon 
the altar. So did he in Beth-el, H sac- 
rificing unto the calves that he had 
made : ^ and he placed in Beth-el the 
priests of the high places which he 
had made. 

33 So he 11 oflTered upon the altar 
which he had made in Beth-el the 



Jeroboam's hand withered. 



I. KINGS, 



The disobedient prophet. 



B. C. 975. 

e Num. 15. 39. 



t Heb. to hum 
incense. 
f ch. 13. ] 



a 2 Kings 23. 
17. 

b ch. 12. 32, 33. 
il Or. to offer. 



c 2 Kings 23. 
15, 16. 



d Is. 7. 14. 
John 2. 18. 
1 Cor. 1. 22. 



e Ex. 8. 8. & 
9. 28. & 10. 17. 
Num. 21. 7. 
Acts 8. 24. 
James 5. 16. 

tHeb. the face 
of the LORD. 



f 1 Sam. 9. 7. 
2 Kings 5. 15. 



r So Num. 22. 
18. & 24. 13. 



h 1 Cor. 5. 11. 



fifteenth day of the eighth month, 
even in the month which he had ^ de- 
vised of his own heart ; and ordained 
ailtfeast unto the children of Israel : 
and he offered upon the altar, tand 
^burnt^'incense. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

A prophet crieth against the altar at Beth-el. 4 Jero- 
boam's hand withereth ; 6 but is restored at the 
prayer of the prophet ; 7 whx) rcfuseth the king's en- 
tertainment, and departefh. 11 An old prophet de- 
ceiveth him, aiid bringeth him back. 20 He is re- 
proved of God, 24 slain by a lion, 26 and buried by 
the old prophet. 33 Jeroboam's obstinacy. 

AND, behold, there ^ came a man of 
God out of Judah by the word of 
the Lord unto Beth-el : ^ and Jeroboam 
stood by the altar n to burn incense. 

2 And he cried against the altar in 
the word of the Lord, and said, O 
altar, altar, thus saith the Lord ; Be- 
hold, a child shall be born unto the 
house of David, " Josiah by name ; 
and upon thee shall he offer the priests 
of the high places that burn incense 
upon thee, and men's bones shall be 
burnt upon thee. 

3 And he gave ^ a sign the same day, 
saying. This is the sign which the 
Lord hath spoken ; Behold, the altar 
shall be rent, and the ashes that are 
upon it shall be poured out. 

4 And it came to pass, when king 
Jeroboam heard the saying of the man 
of God, which had cried against the 
altar in Beth-el, that he put forth his 
hand from the altar, saying. Lay hold 
on him. And his hand, which he put 
forth against him, dried up, so that he 
could not pull it in again to him. 

5 The altar also was rent, and the 
ashes poured out from the altar, ac- 
cording to the sign which the man of 
God had given by the word of the 
Lord. 

6 And the king answered and said 
unto the man of God, ^ Enti'eat now 
the face of the Lord thy God, and 
pray for me, that my hand may be 
restored me again. And the man of 
God besought tthe Lord, and the 
king's hand was restored him again, 
and became as it loas before. 

7 And the king said unto the man of 
God, Come home with me, and refresh 
thyself, and ^ I will give thee a reward. 

8 And the man of God said unto 
the king, ^If thou wilt give me half 
thine house, I will not go in with 
thee, neither will I eat bread nor 
drink water in this place : 

9 For so was it charged me by the 
word of the Lord, saying, ''Eat no 
bread, nor drink water, nor turn 
again by the same way that thou 
camest. 

10 So he went another way, and re- 



turned not by the way that he came 
to Beth-el. 

1 1 IF Now there dwelt an old prophet 
in Beth-el ; and his t sons came and 
told him all the works that the man 
of God had done that day in Beth-el : 
the words which he had spoken unto 
the king, them they told also to their 
father. 

12 And their father said unto them. 
What way went he? For his sons 
had seen what way the man of God 
went, which came from Judah. 

13 And he said unto his sons. Saddle 
me the ass. So they saddled him the 
ass : and he rode thereon, 

14 And went after the man of God, 
and found him sitting under an oak : 
and he said unto him. Art thou the 
man of God that camest from Judah % 
And he said, I am. 

15 Then he said unto him, Come 
home with me, and eat bread. 

16 And he said, 'I may not return 
with thee, nor go in with thee : nei- 
ther will I eat bread nor drink water 
with thee in this place : 

17 For tit was said to me "^by the 
word of the Lord, Thou shalt eat no 
bread nor drink water there, nor turn 
again to go by the way that thou 
camest. 

18 He said unto him, I am a prophet 
also as thou art ; and an angel spake 
unto me by the word of the Lord, 
saying. Bring him back with thee 
into thine house, that he may eat 
bread and drink water. But he lied 
unto him. 

19 So he went back with him, and 
did eat bread in his house, and drank 
vrater. 

20 IF And it came to pass, as they 
sat at the table, that the word of the 
Lord came unto the prophet that 
brought him back : 

21 And he crie(J unto the man of 
God that came from Judah, saying. 
Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as 
thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the 
Lord, and hast not kept the com- 
mandment which the Lord thy God 
commanded thee, 

22 But camest back, and hast eaten 
bread and drunk water in the 'place, 
of the which the LORD did say to 
thee. Eat no bread, and drink no 
water ; thy carcass shall not come 
unto the sepulchre of thy fathers. 

23 IF And it came to pass, after he 
had eaten bread, and after he had 
drunk, that he saddled for him the 
ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he 
had brought back, 

24 And when he was gone, ™a lion 
met him by the way, and slew him : 

349 



B. C. 975. 



t Heb. eon. 



i ver. 8, 9. 



fHeb. a word 

was. 
k ch. 20. 35. 

lThess.4.15. 



m ch. 20. 1 



The disobedient prophet. 



I. KINGS. 



Judgments upon Jeroboam. 



B. C. 975. 



t Heb. broken. 



t Heb. broken. 



n Jer. 22. 18. 



3 2 Kings 23. 
17, 18. 



p ver. 2. 



2 Kings : 



q Seech. 16.24. 
r ch. 12. 31, 32. 

2 Chr. 11. 15. 

& 13. 9. 

about 974. 

t Heb. return- 
ed and made. 

t Heh. filled 
his hand, 
Judg. 17. 12. 



8 cli. 12. 30. 
t ch. 14. 10. 



956. 



and his carcass was cast in the way, 
and the ass stood by it, the lion also 
stood by the carcass. 

25 And, behold, men passed by, and 
saw the carcass cast in the way, and 
the lion standing- by the carcass : and 
they came and told it in the city where 
the old prophet dwelt. 

26 And when the prophet that brought 
him back from the way heard thereof, 
he said, It is the man of God, who 
was disobedient unto the word of the 
Lord : therefore the Lord hath de- 
livered him unto the lion, which hath 
ttorn him, and slain him, according 
to the word of the Lord, which he 
spake unto him. 

27 And he spake to his sons, saying. 
Saddle me the ass. And they saddled 
him. 

28 And he went and found his car- 
cass cast in the way, and the ass and 
the lion standing by the carcass : the 
lion had not eaten the carcass, nor 
ttorn the ass. 

29 And the prophet took up the car- 
cass of the man of God, and laid it 
upon the ass, and brought it back : 
and the old prophet came to the city, 
to mourn and to bury him. 

30 And he laid his carcass in his 
own grave ; and they mourned over 
him, saying, "Alas, my brother! 

31 And it came to pass, after he had 
buried him, that he spake to his sons, 
saying, When I am dead, then bury 
me in the sepulchre wherein the man 
of God is buried ; ° lay my bones be- 
side his bones : 

32 P For the saying which he cried 
by the word of the Lord against the 
altar in Beth-el, and against all the 
houses of the high places which are 
in the cities of i Samaria, shall surely 
come to pass. 

33 IT "^ After this thing Jeroboam re- 
turned not from his evil way, but 
tmade again of the lowest of the peo- 
ple priests of the high places : whoso- 
ever would, he t consecrated him, and 
he became one of the priests of the 
high places. 

34 'And this thing became sin unto 
the house of Jeroboam, even * to cut 
it off, and to destroy it from off the 
face of the earth. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

Abijdh being sick, Jeroboam sendeth his wife disguised 
to the prophet Ahijah at Shiloh. 5 Ahijah, fore- 
warned of God, announceth God's judgment upon 
his house. 17 Abijah dieth, and is buried. 19 Na- 
dab sv^ceedeth Jeroboam. 21 Rehoboam's wicked 
reign. 25 Shishok spoileth Jerusalem. 29 Abijam 
succeedeth Rehoboam. 

AT that time Abijah the son of 
. Jeroboam fell sick. 
2 And Jeroboam said to his wife. 
Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thy- 

350 



self, that thou be not known to be 
the wife of Jeroboam ; and get thee 
to Shiloh : behold, there is Ahijah the 
prophet, which told me that ^I shc^ffl 
be king over this people. 

3 ^And take twith thee ten loaves, 
and II cracknels, and a II cruse of honey, 
and go to him : he shall tell thee what 
shall become of the child. 

4 And Jeroboam's wife did so, and 
arose, " and went to Shiloh, and came 
to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah 
could not see ; for his eyes t were set 
by reason of his age. 

5 1 And the Lord said unto Ahijah, 
Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh 
to ask a thing of thee for her son ; for 
he is sick : thus and thus shalt thou 
say unto her; for it shall be, when 
she cometh in, that she shall feign 
herself to be another woman. 

6 And it was so, when Ahijah heard 
the sound of her feet, as she came in 
at the door, that he said. Come in, 
thou wife of Jeroboam ; why feignest 
thou thyself to be another 1 for I am 
sent to thee with t heavy tidings. 

7 Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the 
Lord God of Israel, ^ Forasmuch as I 
exalted thee from among the people, 
and made thee prince over my people 
Israel, 

8 And ^ rent the kingdom away from 
the house of David, and gave it thee : 
and yet thou hast not been as my 
servant David, ^who kept my com- 
mandments, and who followed me 
with all his heart, to do that only 
which was right in mine eyes ; 

9 But hast done evil above all that 
were before thee : ^for thou hast gone 
and made thee other gods, and molten 
images, to provoke me to anger, and 
''hast cast me behind thy back : 

10 Therefore, behold, 'I will bring 
evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and 
^ will cut off from Jeroboam him that 
pisseth against the wall, ^and him 
that is shut up and left in Israel, and 
will take away the remnant of the 
house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh 
away dung, till it be all gone. 

11"^ Him that dieth of Jeroboam in 
the city shall the dogs eat ; and him 
that dieth in the field shall the fowls 
of the air eat : for the Lord hath spo- 
ken it. 

12 Arise thou therefore, get thee to 
thine own house : and " when thy feet 
enter into the city, the child shall die. 

13 And all Israel shall mourn for 
him, and bury him : for he only of 
Jeroboam shall come to the grave, 
because in him "there is found some 
good thing toward the Lord God of 
Israel in the house of Jeroboam. 



The reign of Rehoboam. 



I. KINGS. 



Ahijam's wicked reign. 



B.C. 

about 956. 



p ch. 15. 27, 

28, 2a. 



q 2 Kings 17. 

6. Ps. 52 5. 
r Josh. 23. 15, 

16. 
s 2 Kings 15. 

29. 
t Ex. 34. 13. 

Deut. 12. 3, 4. 



u ch. 12. 30. & 
13. 34. & 15. 
30, 34. & 16. 2. 

X ch. 16. 6. 8, 

15.23. Cant. 
G. 4. 
y vat. 12, 

z ver. 13. 



a 2 Chr. 13. 2, 

&c. 



t Heb. lay 
down. 

954. 



b 2 Chr. 12 13. 
975. 



ch. 11. 36. 



972. 

e 2 Chr. 12. 1. 
f Deut. 32. 21. 
Ps. 78. 58. 

1 Cor. 10. 22. 

? Deut. ]2. 2. 

Ez. 16. 24, 25. 
II Or, standing 

images, or, 

statues. 
h 2 Kings 17. 

9, 10. 
i Is. 57. 5. 
k Deut,. 23. 17. 

ch. 1.5. 12. & 

22.46. 

2 Kings 23. 7, 

971. 

i ch. 11. 40. 
2 Chr. 12. 2. 



ra 2 Chr. 12 9, 
]0. 11. 



ch. 10. 17. 



14 P Moreover the Lord shall raise 
him up a king over Israel, who shall 
cut off the house of Jeroboam that 
day : but what ? even now. 

15 For the Lord shall smite Israel, 
as a r6ed is shaken in the water, and 
he shall ^root up Israel out of this 
'■good land, which he gave to their 
fathers, and shall scatter them ^be- 
yond the river, 'because they have 
made their groves, provoking the 
Lord to anger. 

16 And he shall give Israel up be- 
cause of the sins of .Teroboam, " who 
did sin, and who made Israel to sin. 

17 H And Jeroboam's wife arose, and 
departed, and came to ^ Tirzah : and 
^when she came to the threshold of 
the door, the child died ; 

18 And they buried him ; and all 
Israel mourned for him, ^according 
to the word of the Lord, which he 
spake by the hand of his servant Ahi- 
jah the prophet. 

19 And the rest of the acts of Jero- 
boam, how he * warred, and how he 
reigned, behold, they are written in 
the book of the Chronicles of the 
kings of Israel. 

20 And the days which Jeroboam 
reigned were two and twenty years : 
and he t slept with his fathers, and 
Nadab his son reigned in his stead. 

21 T And Rehoboam the son of Sol- 
omon reigned in Judah. ^ Rehoboam 
was forty and one years old when he 
began to reign, and he reigned seven- 
teen years in Jerusalem, the city 
•^ which the Lord did choose out of 
all the tribes of Israel, to put his name 
there. "^And his mother's name loas 
Naamah an Ammonitess. 

22 ® And Judah did evil in the sight 
of the Lord, and they ^provoked him 
to jealousy with their sins which they 
had committed, above all that their 
fathers had done. 

23 For they also built them ^high 
places, and II images, ^and groves, on 
every high hill, and 'under every 
green tree. 

24 '^And there were also sodomites 
in the land : and they did according 
to all the abominations of the nations 
which the Lord cast out before the 
children of Israel. 

25 IT ' And it came to pass in the fifth 
year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak 
king of Egypt came up against Jeru- 
salem : 

26 ™ And he took away the treasures 
of the house of the Lord, and the 
treasures of the king's house ; he even 
took away all : and he took away all 
the shields of gold "which Solomon 
had made. 



27 And king Rehoboam made in their 
stead brazen shields, and committed 
them unto the hands of the chief of 
the t guard, which kept the door of 
the king's house. 

28 And it was so, when the king went 
into the house of the Lord, that the 
guard bare them, and brought them 
back into the guardchamber. 

29 1" °Now the rest of the acts of 
Rehoboam, and all that he did, are 
they not written in the book of the 
Chronicles of the kings of Judah 1 

30 And there was p war between Re- 
hoboam and Jeroboam all their days. 

31 lAnd Rehoboam slept with his 
fathers, and was buried with his fa- 
thers in the city of David. ""And his 
mother's name ivas Naamah an Am- 
monitess. And ' Abijam his son reign- 
ed in his stead. 

CHAPTER XV. 

Ahijarn's wicked reign. 8 Asa succeedeth him. 9 
Asa's good reign. 16 His war with Baasha, causeth 
him to make a league with Ben-hadad. 23 Jehosh- 
aphat succeedeth Asa. 25 Nadab's wicked reign. 
27 Baasha conspiring against him exccuteth Ahi- 
ja.Ks prophecy. 31 Nadab's acts and death. 33 
Baasha's wicked reign. 

IVrOW ^'in the eighteenth year* of 
-L^ king Jeroboam the son of Nebat 
reigned Abijam over Judah. 

2 Three years reigned he in Jeru- 
salem. ''And his mother's name was 
" Maachah, the daughter of ^ Abisha- 
lom. 

3 And he walked in all the sins of 
his father, which he had done before 
him : and ^ his heart was not perfect 
Avith the Lord his God, as the heart 
of David his father. 

4 Nevertheless ^for David's sake did 
the Lord his God give him a II lamp 
in Jerusalem, to set up his son after 
him, and to establish Jerusalem : 

5 Because David ? did that which was 
right in the eyes of the Lord, and 
turned not aside from any thing that 
he commanded him all the days of his 
life, ''save only in the matter of Uriah 
the Hittite. 

6 'And there was war between Re- 
hoboam and Jeroboam all the days of 
his life. 

7 ^ Now the rest of the acts of Abi- 
jam, and all that he did, are they not 
written in the book of the Chronicles 
of the kings of Judah ? And there was 
war between Abijam and Jeroboam. 

8 ' And Abijam slept with his fathers ; 
and they buried hj,m in the city of 
David : and Asa his son reigned in his 
stead. 

9 IF And in the twentieth year of 
Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa 
over Judah. 

10 And forty and one years reigned 

351 



B. C. 971. 



t Heb. run- 
ners. 



o 2 Chr. 12 15. 



P ch. 12 24. & 
15.6. 2 Chr. 
12 15. 



q 2 Ofcr. 12 16- 
r ver. 21. 



s 2 Chr. 12 16, 
Abijah. 
Matt. 1. 7, 
Abia. 



958. 

3.2 Chr. 13. 1,2 



b 2 Chr. 11. 20, 

21, 22 
c 2 Chr. 13. 2, 

Michaiah the 

daughter of 

Uriel. 
d 2 Chr. 11. 

21, Absalom. 
e ch. 11. 4. 

Ps. 119. 80. 

f ch. 11. 32, 36. 

2 Clir. 21. 7. 
II Or, candle, 

ch. 11. 36. 



S ch. 14. 



h 2 Sam. 11. 4, 
15. & 12 9. 



ch. 14. 30. 



i 2 Chr. 13. 2, 
3,22 



955. 

1 2 Chr. 14. 1. 



Asa^s war with Baasha. 



I. KINGS. 



Nadah's wicked reign. 



B.C. 955. 



m 2 Chr. 14. 2. 



about 951. 

n ch. 14. 24. & 
22. 46. 



o 2 Chr. 15. 16. 



t Heb. cut off. 
P So Ex.32. 20. 

q ch. 22. 43. 

2 Chr. 15. 17, 

18. 

r See vef: 3. 
t Heb. holy. 



s 2 Chr. 16. 1, 
&c. 
t Josh. 18. 25. 
u Seech. 12.27. 



X 2 Chr. 16. 2. 
ych.11.23,24. 



t Heb. go up. 



z 2 Kings 15. 
29. 

a Judg. 18. 29. 
b 2 Sara. 20.14. 



2 Chn 16. 
Rob. free. 



d Josh. 21. 17. 
e Josh. 18. 26. 



he in Jerusalem. And his II mother's 
name was Maachah, the daughter of 
Abishalom. 

1 1 "* And Asa did that which was right 
in the eyes of the Lord, as did David 
his father. 

12 " And he took away the sodomites 
out of the land, and removed all the 
idols that his fathers had made. 

13 And also ° Maachah his mother, 
even her he removed from being queen, 
because she had made an idol in a 
grove ; and Asa t destroyed her idol, 
and P burnt it by the brook Kidron. 

14 "^ But the high places were not re- 
moved : nevertheless Asa's "" heart was 
perfect with the Lord all his days. 

15 And he brought in the t things 
which his father had dedicated, and 
the things which himself had dedi- 
cated, into the house of the Lord, 
silver, and gold, and vessels. 

16 IF And there was war between 
Asa and Baasha king of Israel all 
their days. 

17 And ' Baasha king of Israel went 
up against Judah, and built * Ramah, 
"that he might not suffer any to go 
ouf or come in to Asa king of Judah. 

18 Then Asa took all the silver and 
the gold that were left in the treasures 
of the house of the Lord, and the 
treasures of the king's house, and de- 
livered them into the hand of his serv- 
ants : and king Asa sent them to 
^ Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimon. the 
son of Hezion, king of Syria, that 
dwelt at y Damascus, saying, 

19 There is a league between me and 
thee, and between my father and thy 
father : behold, I have sent unto thee 
a present of silver and gold ; come 
and break thy league with Baasha 
king of Israel, that he may t depart 
from me. 

20 So Ben-hadad hearkened unto 
king Asa, and sent the captains of 
the hosts which he had against the 
cities of Israel, and smote ^ Ijon, and 
^Dan, and '^ Abel-beth-maachah, and 
all Chinneroth, with all the land of 
Naphtali. 

21 And it came to pass, when Baasha 
heard thereof, that he left off building 
of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah. 

22 •= Then king Asa made a procla- 
mation throughout all Judah ; none 
was t exempted : and they took away 
the stones of Ramah, and the timber 
thereof, wherewith Baasha had build- 
ed; and king Asa built with them 
^ Geba of Benjamin, and ^ Mizpah. 

23 The rest" of all the acts of Asa, 
and all his might, and all that he did, 
and the cities which he built, are they 
not written in the book of the Chroni- 

352 



cles of the kings of Judah 1 Never- 
theless ^ in the time of his old age he 
was diseased in his feet. 

24 And Asa slept with his fathers, 
and was buried with his fathers in 
the city of David his father : ^ and 
^Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his 
stead. 

25 IT And Nadab the son of Jeroboam 
t began to reign over Israel in the sec- 
ond year of Asa king of Judah, and 
reigned over Israel two years. 

26 And he did evil in the sight of 
the Lord, and walked in the way of 
his father, and in 'his sin wherewith 
he made Israel to sin. 

27 IT "^ And Baasha the son of Ahijah, 
of the house of Issachar, conspired 
against him ; and Baasha smote him 
at ^ Gibbethon, which belonged to the 
Philistines ; for Nadab and all Israel 
laid siege to Gibbethon. 

28 Even in the third year of Asa 
king of Judah did Baasha slay him, 
and reigned in his stead. 

29 And it came to pass, when he 
reigned, that he smote all the house 
of Jeroboam ; he left not to Jeroboam 
any that breathed, until he had de- 
stroyed him, according unto ""the say- 
ing of the Lord, which he spake by 
his servant Ahijah the Shilonite : 

30 " Because of the sins of Jeroboam 
which he sinned, and which he made 
Israel sin, by his provocation where- 
with he provoked the Lord God of 
Israel to anger. 

31 f Now the rest of the acts of Na- 
dab, and all that he did, are they not 
written in the book of the Chronicles 
of the kings of Israel ? 

32 ° And there was war between Asa 
and Baasha king of Israel all their 
days. 

33 In the third year of Asa king of 
Judah began Baasha the son of Ahi- 
jah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, 
twenty and four years. 

34 And he did evil in the sight of 
the Lord, and walked in ^the way 
of Jeroboam, and in his sin where- 
with he made Israel to sin. . 

CHAPTER XVI. 

JehiHa prophecy against Baasha. 6 Elah succeed- 
eth him. 8 Zimri conspiring against Elah stic- 
ceedeth him ; 11 and executeth Jehu's prophecy. 
15 Omri is made king. 18 Zimri destroy eth him- 
self. 21 The kingdom being divided. Omri pre- 
vaileth against Tibni ; 23 and buildeth Sama- 
ria. 25 His joicked reign. 27 Ahab succeedeth 
Mm. 29 Ahab's wicked reign. 34 The rebuilding 
of Jericho. 

THEN the word of the Lord came 
to ^Jehu the son of Hanani 
against Baasha, saying, 

2 '' Forasmuch as I exalted thee out 
of the dust, and made thee prince over 



Jehu's prophecy fulfilled. 



I. KINGS. 



Zimri destroyeth himself. 



B.C. 

about 9.30. 

c ch. 15. 34. 



e ch. 14. 10. & 
15. 29. 



S 2 Chr, 16. 1. 



930. 



k ch. W. 27, 
29. See Hoe. 

1.4. 



1 2 Kings 9. 
31. 



t Heb. wMch 
was over. 

929. 



m 1 Sam. 25. 
22. 

II Or, hoth his 
kinsmen and 
kisfriends. 



t Heb. by the 
hand of. 
ver. 1. 



P Deut. 32. 21. 
I Sam. 12. 21. 
Is. 41. 29. 
Jonah 2. 8. 
1 Cor. 8. 4. & 
10. 19. 



my people Israel ; and " thou hast 
walked in the way of Jeroboam, and 
hast made my people Israel to sin, 
to provoke me to anger with their 
sins ; ^ 

3 Behold, I will "^take away the pos- 
terity of Baasha, and the posterity of 
his house ; and will make thy house 
like " the house of Jeroboam the son 
of Nebat. 

4 . ^ Him that dieth of Baasha in the 
city shall the dogs eat ; and him that 
dieth of his in the fields shall the 
fowls of the air eat. 

5 Now the rest of the acts of Baa- 
sha, and what he did, and his might, 
^are they not written in the book 
of the Chronicles of the kings of Is- 
rael? 

6 So Baasha slept with his fathers, 
and was buried in ^ Tirzah : and Elah 
his son reigned in his stead. 

7 And also by the hand of the proph- 
et ' Jehu the son of Hanani came the 
word of the Lord against Baasha, 
and against his house, even for all the 
evil that he did in the sight of the 
Lord, in provoking him to anger with 
the work of his hands, in being like 
the house of Jeroboam ; and because 
^he killed him. 

8 IT In the twenty and sixth year of 
Asa king of Judah began Elah the 
son of Baasha to reign over Israel in 
Tirzah, two years. 

9 'And his servant Zimri, captain 
of half his chariots, conspired against 
him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking 
himself drunk in the house of Arza 
t steward of his house in Tirzah. 

10 And Zimri went in and smote 
him, and killed him, in the twenty 
and seventh year of Asa king of Ju- 
dah, and reigned in his stead. 

11 H And it came to pass, when he 
began to reign, as soon as he sat on 
his throne, that he slew all the house 
of Baasha : he left him " not one that 
pisseth against a wall, II neither of his 
kinsfolks, nor of his friends. 

12 Thus did Zimri destroy all the 
house of Baasha, "according to the 
word of the Lord, which he spake 
against Baasha + ° by Jehu the prophet, 

13 For all the sins of Baasha, and 
the sins of Elah his son, by which 
they sinned, and by which they made 
Israel to sin, in provoking the Lord 
God of Israel to anger Pwith their 
vanities. 

14 Now the rest of the acts of Elah, 
and all that he did, are they not writ- 
ten in the book of the Chronicles of 
the kings of Israel ? 

15 H In the twenty and seventh year 
of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign 



23 



seven days in Tirzah. And the peo- 
ple were encamped ^against Gibbe- 
thon, which belonged to the Philis- 
tines. 

16 And the people that were encamp- 
ed heard say, Zimri. hath conspired, 
and hath also slain the king : where- 
fore all Israel made Omri, the captain 
of the host, king over Israel that day 
in the camp. 

17 And Omri went up from Gibbe- 
thon, and all Israel with him, and they 
besieged Tirzah. 

18 And it came to pass, when Zimri 
saw that the city was taken, that he 
went into the palace of the king's 
house, and burnt the king's house over 
him with fire, and died, 

19 For his sins which he sinned in 
doing evil in the sight of the Lord, 
■^in walking in the way of Jeroboam, 
and in his sin which he did, to make 
Israel to sin. 

20 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, 
and his treason that he wrought, are 
they not Avritten in the book of the 
Chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 

21 *I[ Then were the people of Israel 
divided into two parts : half of the 
people followed Tibni the son of 
Ginath, to make him king ; and half 
followed Omri. 

22 But the people that followed Om- 
ri prevailed against the people that 
followed Tibni the son of Ginath : so 
Tibni died, and Omri reigned. 

23 If In the thirty and first year of 
Asa king of Judah began Omri to 
reign over Israel, twelve years : six 
years reigned he in Tirzah. 

24 And he bought the hill Samaria 
of Shemer for two talents of silver, 
and built on the hill, and called the 
name of the city which he built, after 
the name of Shemer, owner of the 
hill, t^ Samaria. 

25 II But ' Omri wrought evil in the 
eyes of the Lord, and did worse than 
all that ivere before him. 

26 For he " walked in all the way of 
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his 
sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, 
to provoke the Lord God of Israel to 
anger with their ^vanities. 

27 Now the rest of the acts of Omri 
which he did, and his might that he 
shewed, are they not written in the 
book of the Chronicles of the kings 
of Israel 1 

28 So Omri slept with his fathers, 
and was buried in Samaria : and Ahab 
his son reigned in his stead. 

29 IF And in the thirty and eighth 
year of Asa king of Judah began 
Ahab the son of Omri to reign over 
Israel : and Ahab the son of Omri 

353 



B. C. 929. 

q ch. 15. 27. 



r ch. 12. 28. & 
15. 26, 34. 



925. 



t Heb. Shome- 

ron. 
8 See ch. 13. 

32. 2 Kings 

17.24. John 

4.4. 

t Mic. 6. 16. 
u ver. 19. 



X ver. 13. 



918. 



Elijah is fed hy ravens. 



I. KINGS. 



He raiseth a 



B. C. 918. 



t Heb. was if 
a light thing, 
<Sfc. 



y Deut. 7. 3. 

z Judg. 18. 7. 

a ch. 21. 25, 26 
2 Kings 10. 
18. & 17. 16. 



b 2 Kings 10. 
21, 26, 27. 

2 Kings 13. 

6. & 17. 10. & 

21. 3. Jer. 17. 

2. 
d ver. 30. 

ch. 21. 25. 



• Josh. 6. 



about 910. 
t Heb. Elija- 

hn. Luke 1. 

17, Elias. 
a 2 Kings 3.14. 
b Deut 10. 8. 
c James 5. 17. 
d Luke 4. 25. 



\ Heb. at the 
end of days. 



3 Obad. 20. 
Luke 4. 26, 
Sarepta. 



reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty 
and two years. 

30 And Ahab the son of Omri did 
evil in the sight of the Lord above all 
that were before him. 

31 And it came to pass, tas if it had 
been a light thing for him to walk in 
the sins of Jeroboam the son of Ne- 
bat, y that he took to wife Jezebel the 
daughter of Ethbaal king of the ^ Zi- 
donians, ^and went and served Baal, 
and worshipped him. 

32 And he reared up an altar for 
Baal in ^ the house of Baal, which he 
had built in Samaria. 

33 ^ And Ahab made a grove ; and 
Ahab ^ did more to provoke the JjOrd 
God of Israel to anger than all the 
kings of Israel that were before him. 

34 IF In his days did Hiel the Beth- 
elite build Jericho : he laid the foun- 
dation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, 
and set up the gates thereof in his 
youngest son Segub, ® according to the 
word of the Lord, which he spake by 
Joshua the son of Nun. 

CHAPTER XVII. 

Elijah, having prophesied against Ahab, is sent to 
the brook Cherith, where the ravens feed him. 8 He 
is sent to the widow of Zarephath. 17 He restoreth 
the widow's son to life. 

AND t Elijah the Tishbite, who was 
of the inhabitants of Gilead, said 
unto Ahab, ^As the Lord God of Is- 
rael liveth, ''before whom I stand, 
" there shall not be dew nor rain •'these 
years, but according to my word. 

2 And the word of the Lord came 
unto him, saying, 

3 Get thee hence, and turn thee east- 
ward, and hide thyself by the brook 
Cherith, that is before Jordan. 

4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink 
of the brook ; and I have commanded 
the ravens to feed thee there. 

5 So he went and did according unto 
the word of the Lord : for he went 
and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that 
is before Jordan. 

6 And the ravens brought him bread 
and flesh in the morning, and bread 
and flesh in the evening ; and he drank 
of the brook. 

7 And it came to pass t after a while, 
that the brook dried up, because there 
had been no rain in the land. 

8 IT And the word of the Lord came 
unto him, saying, 

9 Arise, get thee to^ Zarephath, which 
belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there : 
behold, I have commanded a widow 
woman there to sustain thee. 

10 So he arose and went to Zare- 
phath. And when he came to the 
gate of the city, behold, the widow 
woman was there gathering of sticks : 
and he called to her, and said. Fetch 

354 



me, I pray thee, a little water in a 
vessel, that 1 may drink. 

1 1 And as she was going to fetch it, 
he called to her, and said, Bring me, 
I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine 
hand. 

12 And she said, As the Lord thy 
God liveth, I have not a cake, but a 
handful of meal in a barrel, and a 
little oil in a cruse : and, behold, I am 
gathering two sticks, that I may go in 
and dress it for me and my son, that 
we may eat it, and die. 

13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear 
not ; go and do as thou hast said : but 
make me thereof a little cake first, 
and bring it unto me, and after make 
for thee and for thy son. 

14 For thus saith the Lord God of 
Israel, The barrel of meal shall not 
waste, neither shall the cruse of oil 
fail, until the day jfAa# the Lord tsend- 
eth rain upon the earth. 

15 And she went and did according 
to the saying of Elijah : and she, and 
he, and her house, did eat H many days. 

16 And the barrel of meal wasted 
not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, 
according to the word of the Lord, 
which he spake thy Elijah. 

17 IF And it came to pass after these 
things, that the son of the woman, 
the mistress of the house, fell sick; 
and his sickness was so sore, that 
there was no breath left in him. 

18 And she said unto Elijah, 'What 
have I to do with thee, O thou man 
of God 1 art thou come unto me to call 
my sin to remembrance, and to slay 
my son ? 

19 And he said unto her, Give me 
thy son. And he took him out of 
her bosom, and carried him up into a 
loft, where he abode, and laid him 
upon his own bed. 

20 And he cried unto the Lord, and 
said, Lord my God, hast thou also 
brought evil upon the widow with 
whom I sojourn, by slaying her son ? 

21 ^And he t stretched himself upon 
the child three times, and cried unto 
the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, 
I pray thee, let this child's soul come 
tinto him again. 

22 And the Lord heard the voice of 
Elijah ; and the soul of the child came 
into him again, and he ''revived. 

23 And Elijah took the child, and 
brought him down out of the chamber 
into the house, and delivered him unto 
his mother : and Elijah said, See, thy 
son liveth. 

24 And the woman said to Elijah, 
Now by this ' I know that thou art a 
man of God, and that the word of the 
Lord in thy mouth is truth. 



Elijah is sent to Ahab. 



I. KINGS. 



His command to Ahab, 



t Heb. that we 
cut not off 

ourselves 
from the 
beasts. 



■2 Kings 2. 16. 
Ez. 3. 12. 14. 
Matt. 4. i. 
Acts 8. 39. 



CHAPTER XVIII. 

In the extremity of famine Elijah is sent to Ahab, and 
meeteth Obadiah ; '•J wlio bringcth Ahab to him. 
17 Elijah reproveth Ahab. 20 At mount Carmel 
Baal's prophets are convinced by fire from heaven, 
and are slain. 41 Elijah by prayer obtaineth rain. 

AND it came to pass after ^ many 
days, that the word of the Lord 
came to Elijah in the third year, say- 
ing, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab ; and 
''I will send rain upon the earth. 

2 And Elijah went to shew himself 
unto Ahab. And there was a sore 
fauiine in Samaria. 

3 And Ahab called t Obadiah, which 
was t the governor of his house. Now 
Obadiah feared the Lord greatly : 

4 For it was so, when t Jezebel cut 
off the prophets of the Lord, that 
Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and 
hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed 
them with bread and water. 

5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go 
into the land, unto all fountains of 
water, and unto all brooks : perad- 
venture we may find grass to save the 
horses and mules alive, t that we lose 
not all the beasts. 

6 So they divided the land between 
them to pass throughout it : Ahab 
went one way by himself, and Oba- 
diah went another way by himself. 

7 IT And as Obadiah was in the way, 
behold, Elijah met him : and he knew 
him, and fell on his face, and said. 
Art thou that my lord Elijah ? 

8 And he answered him, I am : go, 
tell thy lord. Behold, Elijah is here. 

9 And he said. What have I sinned, 
that thou wouldest deliver thy servant 
into the hand of Ahab, to slay me 1 

10 As the Lord thy God liveth, there 
is no nation or kingdom, whither my 
lord hath not sent to seek thee : and 
when they said. He is not there ; he 
took an oath of the kingdom and na- 
tion, that they found thee not. 

1 1 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy 
lord. Behold, Elijah is here. 

12 And it shall come to pass, as soon 
as I am gone from thee, that •= the 
Spirit of the Lord shall carry thee 
whither I know not ; and so when I 
come and tell Ahab, and he cannot 
find thee, he shall slay me : but I 
thy servant fear the Lord from my 
youth. 

13 Was it not told my lord what I 
did when Jezebel slew the prophets 
of the Lord, how I hid a hundred 
men of the Lord's prophets by fifty 
in a cave, and fed them with bread 
and water ? 

14 And now thou sayest. Go, tell thy 
lord. Behold, Elijah is here: and he 
shall slay me. 

15 And Elijah said, As the Lord of 



hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I 
will surely shew myself unto him to 
day. 

16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, 
and told him : and Ahab went to meet 
Elijah. 

17 IF And it came to pass, when Ahab 
saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, 
^Art thou he that ^ troubleth Israel 1 

18 And he answered, I have not trou- 
bled Israel ; but thou, and thy father's 
house, ^ in that ye have forsaken the 
commandments of the Lord, and thou 
hast followed Baalim. 

19 Now therefore send, and gather 
to me all Israel unto mount ^ Carmel, 
and the prophets of Baal four hun- 
dred and fifty, ''and the prophets of 
the groves four hundred, which eat at 
Jezebel's table. 

20 So Ahab sent unto all the children 
of Israel, and ' gathered the prophets 
together unto mount Carmel. 

21 And Elijah came unto all the peo- 
ple, and said, ^ How long halt ye be- 
tween two II opinions 1 if the Lord be 
God, follow him : but if Baal, ' then 
follow him. And the people answered 
him not a word. 

22 Then said Elijah unto the people, 
™I, even I only, remain a prophet of 
the Lord ; " but Baal's prophets are 
four hundred and fifty men. 

23 Let them therefore give us two 
bullocks ; and let them choose one 
bullock for themselves, and cut it in 
pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no 
fire under : and I will dress the other 
bullock, and lay it on wood, and put 
no fire under: 

24 And call ye on the name of your 
gods, and I will call on the name of 
the Lord : and the God that °answer- 
eth by fire, let him be God. And all 
the people answered and said, t It is 
well spoken. 

25 And Elijah said unto the prophets 
of Baal, Choose you one bullock for 
yourselves, and dress it first; for ye 
are many ; and call on the name of 
your gods, but put no fire under. 

26 And they took the bullock which 
was given them, and they dressed it, 
and called on the name of Baal from 
morning even until noon, saying, 
Baal, II hear us. But there was p no 
voice, nor any that H answered. And 
they II leaped upon the altar v/hich 
was made. 

27 And it came to pass at noon, that 
Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry 
t aloud : for he is a god ; either H he is 
talking, or he t is pursuing, or he is in 
a journey, or peradventure he sleep- 
eth, and must be awaked. 

1 28 And they cried aloud, and ^cut 

355 



B.C. 

about 906. 



d ch. 21. 20. 
e Josh. 7. 23. 
Acts 16. 20. 

f 2 Chr. 15. 2. 



S Josh. 19. 26. 
h ch. 16. 33. 



k 2 Kings 17. 
41. Matt.6.24. 
II Or, thoughts? 

1 See Josh. 24. 
15. 



mch.19.10, 14. 
n ver. 19. 



o ver. 38. 
1 Chr. 21. 26. 



t Heb. The 

word is gooc 



p Ps. 115. 5. 

Jer. 10. 5. 

1 Cor. 8. 4. & 

12.2. 

II Or, answer. 
II Or, heard. 

II Or.leaped up 
and down at 
the altar. 

t Heb. with a 
great voice. 

II Or, he medi- 
tateth. 

t Heb. hath a 
pursuit. 

q Lev. 19. 28. 

Deut. 14. 1. 



BaaVs prophets are slain. 



I. KINGS. 



Elijah's life threatened. 




u Gen. 32. 28. 
& 35. 10. 
2 Kings 17. 
34. 

X Col. 3. 17. 



y Lev. 1. 6, 7, 



zSee Judg. i 

20. 



t Heb. went. 
a ver. 32, 38. 



c ch. 8. 43. 
2 Kings 19. 
IP. Ps. 83. 18. 



<I Num. 16. 28. 



e Lev. 9. 24. 
Jnrio-. G. 21. 

1 Chr. 21. 26. 

2 Chr. 7. 1. 



li Or, Appro- 

hmd. 
g 2 ECings 10. 

Z5. 



Ii Deut. 13. 5. 
& 18. 20. 

II Or, a sound 
of a noise of 



themselves after their manner with 
knives and lancets, till tthe blood 
gushed out upon them. 

29 And it came to pass, when mid- 
day was past, ""and they prophesied 
until the time of the t offering of the 
evening sacrifice, that there was 'nei- 
ther voice, nor any to answer, nor any 
t that regarded. 

30 And Elijah said unto all the peo- 
ple, Come near unto me. And all the 
people came near unto him. * And he 
repaired the altar of the Lord that was 
broken down. 

31 And Elijah took twelve stones, 
according to the number of the tribes 
of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the 
word of the Lord came, saying, " Is- 
rael shall be thy name : 

32 And with the stones he built an 
altar ^ in the name of the Lord : and 
he made a trench about the altar, as 
great as would contain two measures 
of seed, 

33 And he J' put the wood in order, 
and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid 
him on the wood, and said. Fill four 
barrels with water, and ^pour it on 
the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. 

34 And he said. Do it the second 
time. And they did it the second 
time. And he said. Do it the third 
time. And they did it the third time. 

35 And the water tran round about 
the altar; and he filled ^the trench 
also with water. 

36 And it came to pass at the time of 
the offering of the evening sacrifice, 
that Elijah the prophet came near, 
and said. Lord ^ God of Abraham, 
Isaac, and of Israel, ''let it be known 
this day that thou aj-t God in Israel, 
and that I am thy servant, and that 
"^I have done all these things at thy 
word. 

37 Hear me, Lord, hear me, that 
this people may know that thou art 
the Lord God, and that thou hast 
turned their heart back again. 

38 Then nhe fire of the Lord fell, 
and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and 
the wood, and the stones, and the dust, 
and licked up the water that was in 
the trench. 

39 And when all the people saw it, 
they fell on their faces : and they said, 
f The Lord, he is the God ; the Lord, 
he is the God. 

40 And Elijah said unto them, H^Take 
the prophets of Baal ; let not one of 
them escape. And they took them : 
and Elijah brought them down to the 
brook Kishon, and ^slew them there, 

41 IT And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get 
thee up, eat and drink ; for there is II a 
sound of abundance of rain. 

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42 So Ahab went up to eat and to 
drink. And Elijah went up to the 
top of Carmel ; "and he cast himself 
down upon the earth, and put his face 
between his knees, 

43 And said to his servant. Go up 
now, look toward the sea. And he 
went up, and looked, and said, There 
is nothing. And he said, Go again 
seven times. 

44 And it came to pass at the seventh 
time, that he said. Behold, there ariseth 
a little cloud out of the sea, like a 
man's hand. And he said. Go up, say 
unto Ahab, t Prepare thy chariot, and 
get thee down, that the rain stop thee 
not. 

45 And it came to pass in the mean 
while, that the heaven was black with 
clouds and wind, and there was a great 
rain. And Ahab rode, and went to 
Jezreel. 

46 And the hand of the Lord was 
on Elijah; and he "^ girded up his 
loins, and ran before Ahab t to the 
entrance of Jezreel. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

Elijah, threatened by Jezebel, fleeth to Beer-sheba. 4 
In the wilderness he is comforted by an angel. 9 
God's appearance unto him at Horeb. 15 He is sent 
to anoint Hazael, Jehu, and Elisha. 19 Elishafol- 
loioeth Elijah. 

AND Ahab told Jezebel all that 
Elijah had done, and withal how 
he had =" slain all the prophets with 
the sword. 

2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger 
unto Elijah, saying, ^ So let the gods 
do to me, and more also, if I make not 
thy life as the life of one of them by 
to morrow about this time. 

3 And when he saw that, he arose, 
and went for his life, and came to 
Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, 
and left his servant there. 

4 IF But he himself went a day's 
journey into the wilderness, and came 
and sat down under a juniper tree : 
and he ''requested tfor himself that 
he might die ; and said. It is enough ; 
now, O Lord, take away my life ; for 
I am not better than my fathers. 

5 And as he lay and slept under a 
juniper tree, behold, then an angel 
touched him, and said unto him, Arise 
and eat. 

6 And he looked, and, behold, there 
was a cake baken on the coals, and a 
cruse of water at his t head. And he 
did eat and drink, and laid him down 
again. 

7 And the angel of the Lord came 
again the second time, and touched 
him, and said, Arise and eat ; because 
the journey is too great for thee. 

8 And he arose, and did eat and 
drink, and went in the strength of 



Qod appeareth to him. 



I. KINGS. 



Samaria is besieged. 



B.C. 

about 90G. 



P 2 Kings 
]2, 13. 



i 2 Kings 9. 
1-3. 



r Luke 4. 27, 
Eliseus. 



s 2 Kings 8. 12. 
& 9. 14, &c. 
& 10. 6, &c. 
k 13. 3. 



X See Hos. 13. 
2. 



that meat '^ forty days and forty nights 
unto ^ Horeb the mount of God. 

9 IF And he came thither unto a cave, 
and lodged there ; and, behold, the 
word of the Lord came to him, and 
he said unto him, What doest thou 
here, Elijah'? 

10 And he said, ^ I have been very 
s jealous for the Lord God of hosts : 
for the children of Israel have forsaken 
thy. covenant, throvv^n down thine al- 
tars, and ''slain thy prophets with the 
sword ; and ' I, even I only, am left ; 
and they seek my life, to take it 
away. 

11 And he said. Go forth, and stand 
''upon the mount before the Lord. 
And, behold, the Lord passed by, and 
' a great and strong wind rent the 
mountains, and brake in pieces the 
rocks before the Lord ; but the Lord 
ivas not in the wind : and after the 
wind an earthquake ; but the Lord 
was not in the earthquake : 

12 And after the earthquake a fire ; 
but the Lord was not in the fire : and 
after the fire a still small voice. 

13 And it was so, when Elijah heard 
it, that "* he wrapped his face in his 
mantle, and went out, and stood in 
the entering in of the cave. "And, 
behold, there came a voice unto him, 
and said. What doest thou here, Eli- 
jahl 

14 "And he said, I have been very 
jealous for the Lord God of hosts : 
because the children of Israel have 
forsaken thy covenant, thrown down 
thine altars, and slain thy prophets 
with the sword ; and I, even I only, 
am left ; and they seek my life, to 
take it away. 

15 And the Lord said unto him. Go, 
return on thy way to the wilderness 
of Damascus : p and when thou comest, 
anoint Hazael to be king over Syria : 

16 And iJehu the son of Nimshi 
shalt thou anoint to be king over Is- 
rael : and ■■ Elisha the son of Shaphat 
of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to 
be prophet in thy room. 

17 And 'it shall come to pass, that 
him that escapeth the sword of Ha- 
zael shall Jehu slay : and him that 
escapeth from the sword of Jehu * shall 
Elisha slay. 

18 "Yet III have left me seven thou- 
sand in Israel, all the knees which 
have not bowed unto Baal, ^ and every 
mouth which hath not kissed him. 

19 IT So he departed thence, and 
found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who 
was ploughing luith twelve yoke of 
oTsn before him, and he with the 
twelfth : and Elijah passed by him, 
and cast his mantle upon him. 



20 And he left the oxen, and ran 
after Elijah, and said, ^Let me, I 
pray thee, kiss my father and my 
mother, and then I will follow thee. 
And he said unto him, t Go back 
again : for what have I done to 
thee? 

21 And he returned back from him, 
and took a yoke of oxen, and slew 
them, and ^boiled their flesh with the 
instruments of the oxen, and gave un- 
to the people, and they did eat. Then 
he arose, and went after Elijah, and 
ministered unto him. 

CHAPTER XX. 

Ben-hadad besiegeth Samaria. 13 Under direction 
of a prophet, the Syrians are slain. 22 The next 
year the Syrians come up against Ahab to Aphek ; 
28 but are again smitten. 31 The Syrians hum- 
bling themselves, Ahab sendeth Ben-hadad away 
with a covenant. 35 The prophet by a parable de- 
nounceth God^ s judgment against Aliab. 

AND Ben-hadad the king of Syria 
gathered all his host together: 
and there were thirty and two kings 
with him, and horses, and chariots : 
and he went up and besieged Sama- 
ria, and warred against it. 

2 And he sent messengers to Ahab 
king of Israel into the city, and said 
unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad, 

3 Thy silver and thy gold is mine ; 
thy wives also and thy children, even 
the goodliest, are mine. 

4 And the king of Israel answered 
and said. My lord, O king, according 
to thy saying, I am thine, and all that 
I have. 

5 And the messengers came again, 
and said. Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, 
saying. Although I have sent unto 
thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me 
thy silver, and thy gold, and thy 
wives, and thy children ; 

6 Yet I will send my servants unto 
thee to morrow about this time, and 
they shall search thine house, and the 
houses of thy servants ; and it shall be, 
that whatsoever is t pleasant in thine 
eyes, they shall put it in their hand, 
and take it away. 

7 Then the king of Israel called all 
the elders of the land, and said, Mark, 
I pray you, and see how this man 
seeketh mischief : for he sent unto me 
for my wives, and for my children, 
and for my silver, and for my gold ; 
and 1 1 denied him not. 

8 And all the elders and all the peo- 
ple said unto him. Hearken not unto 
him, nor consent. 

Wherefore he said unto the mes- 
sengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord 
the king, All that thou didst send for 
to thy servant at the first I will do : 
but this thing I may not do. And 

357 



B.C. 

about 906. 



y Matt. 8.21 ,22. 
Luke9.Gl,(i2. 

t Heb. Go re- 
turn. 



z 2 Sara. 24. 22. 



901. 



t Heb. desira- 
ble. 



fHeb. I kept 
notbackfroni 
him. 



Victory promised to Ahab. 



I. RINGS. 



The Syrians are smitten. 



B. C. 901. 



a Cli. 19. 2. 



t Heb. are at 
my feet. 
So Ex. 11. 8, 
Judg.4. 10. 



t Heb. word, 
b ver. 16. 
II Or, te7its. 

II OT,Place the 
engines. 
A7id they 
placed eu- 
gines. 

t HeJ). ap- 
proached. 



Or, servants. 



t Heb. bind, 
or, tie. 



i ver. 11. 
ch. 16. 9. 



the messengers departed, and brought 
him word again. 

10 And Ben-hadad sent unto him, 
and said, ''The gods do so unto me, 
and more also, if the dust of Samaria 
shall suffice for handfuls for all the 
people that t follow me. 

1 1 And the king of Israel answered 
and said. Tell him, Let not him that 
girdeth on his harness boast himself 
as he that putteth it off. 

12 And it came to pass, when Ben- 
hadad heard this t message, as he was 
''drinking, he and the kings in the 
II pavilions, that he said unto his serv- 
ants, II Set yourselves in array. And 
they set themselves in array against 
the city. 

13 IT And, behold, there tcame a 
prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, 
saying. Thus saith the Lord, Hast 
thou seen all this great multitude 1 
behold, ""I will deliver it into thine 
hand this day ; and thou shalt know 
that I am the Lord. 

14 And Ahab said. By whom 1 And 
he said. Thus saith the Lord, Even 
by the II young men of the princes of 
the provinces. Then he said. Who 
shall t order the battle ? And he an- 
swered. Thou. 

15 Then he numbered the young 
men of the princes of the provinces, 
and they were two hundred and thir- 
ty two : and after them he numbered 
all the people, even all the children 
of Israel, being seven thousand. 

16 And they went out at noon. But 
Ben-hadad was ^drinking himself 
drunk in the pavilions, he and the 
kings, the thirty and two kings that 
helped him. 

17 And the young men of the princes 
of the provinces went out first ; and 
Ben-hadad sent out, and they told 
him, saying. There are men come out 
of Samaria. 

18 And he said, Whether they be 
come out for peace, take them alive ; 
or whether they be come out for war, 
take them alive. 

19 So these young men of the princes 
of the provinces came out of the city, 
and the army which followed them. 

20 And they slew every one his man : 
and the Syrians fled ; and Israel pur- 
sued them : and Ben-hadad the king 
of Syria escaped on a horse with the 
horsemen. 

21 And the king of Israel went out, 
and smote the horses and chariots, 
and slew the Syrians with a great 
slaughter. 

22 IF And the prophet came to the 
king of Israel, and said unto him. 
Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and 

358 



see what thou doest: ^for at the re- 
turn of the year the king of Syria will 
come up against thee. 

23 And the servants of the king of 
Syria said unto him. Their gods are 
gods of the hills ; therefore they were 
stronger than we ; but let us fight 
against them in the plain, and surelj?^ 
we shall be stronger than they. 

24 And do this thing. Take the kings 
away, every man out of his place, and 
put captains in their rooms : 

25 And number thee an army, like 
the army tthat thou hast lost, horse 
for horse, and chariot for chariot : and 
we will fight against them in the plain, 
and surely we shall be stronger than 
they. And he hearkened unto their 
voice, and did so. 

26 And it came to pass at the return 
of the year, that Ben-hadad numbered 
the Syrians, and went up to ^Aphek, 
t to fight against Israel. 

27 And the children of Israel were 
numbered, and II were all present, and 
went against them : and the children 
of Israel pitched before them like two 
little flocks of kids ; but the Syrians 
filled the country. 

28 IT And there came a man of God, 
and spake unto the king of Israel, and 
said. Thus saith the Lord, Because 
the Syrians have said, The Lord is 
God of the hills, but he is not God of 
the valleys, therefore ^will I deliver 
all this great multitude into thine 
hand, and ye shall know that I am 
the Lord. 

29 And they pitched one over against 
the other seven days. And so it was, 
that in the seventh day the battle was 
joined : and the children of Israel 
slew of the Syrians a hundred thou- 
sand footmen in one day. 

30 But the rest fled to Aphek, into 
the city ; and there a wall fell upon 
twenty and seven thousand of the men 
that were left. And Ben-hadad fled, 
and came into the city, II into an inner 
chamber. 

311 And his servants said unto him, 
Behold now, we have heard that the 
kings of the house of Israel are mer- 
ciful kings : let us, I pray thee, ^^put 
sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon 
our heads, and go out to the king of 
Israel : peradventure he will save thy 
life. 

32 So they girded sackcloth on their 
loins, and put ropes on their heads, 
and came to the king of Israel, and 
said. Thy servant Ben-hadad saith, I 
pray thee, let me live. And he said. 
Is he yet alive 1 he is my brother. 

33 Now the men did diligently ob- 
serve whether any thing would come 



Ahah's foolish lenity. 



I. KINGS. 



Jezebel '5 wickedness. 



B. C. 900. 



i cli. 15. 20. 



k 2 Kings 2. 3, 
5, 7, 13. 

1 ch. 13. 17, 18. 



t Tie^i. smiting 
and wound- 
ing. 



a. See 2 Sam, 
12. 1, &c 



2 Kings 10. 
21. 

t Heb. weigh. 
t Heb. Ae was 



P ch. 22. 31-37. 



q ch. 21. 4. 



from him, and did hastily catch it : 
and they said, Thy brother Ben-hadad. 
Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then 
Ben-hadad came forth to him ; and 
he caused him to come up into the 
charibt. 

34 And Ben-hadad said unto him, 
'The cities, which my father took 
from thy father, I will restore ; and 
thou shalt make streets for thee in 
Damascus, as my father made in Sa- 
maria. Then said Ahab, I will send 
thee away with this covenant. So he 
made a covenant with him, and sent 
him away. 

35 T And a certain man of ^ the sons 
of the prophets said unto his neigh- 
bour 4n the word of the Lord, Smite 
me, I pray thee. And the man re- 
fused to smite him. 

36 Then said he unto him, Because 
thou hast not obeyed the voice of the 
Lord, behold, as soon as thou art de- 
parted from me, a lion shall slay thee. 
And as soon as he was departed from 
him, "*a lion found him, and slew him. 

37 Then he found another man, and 
said. Smite me, I pray thee. And the 
man smote him, tso that in smiting 
he wounded him. 

38 So the prophet departed, and wait- 
ed for the king by the way, and disguis- 
ed himself with ashes upon his face. 

39 And "as the king passed by, he 
cried unto the king : and he said. Thy 
servant went out into the midst of 
the battle ; and, behold, a man turned 
aside, and brought a man unto me, 
and said, Keep this man : if by any 
means he be missing, then ° shall thy 
life be for his life, or else thou shalt 
t pay a talent of silver. 

40 And as thy servant was busy here 
and there, t he was gone. And the 
king of Israel said unto him. So shall 
thy judgment be ; thyself hast decided 
it. 

41 And he hasted, and took the ashes 
away from his face ; and the king of 
Israel discerned him that he was of 
the prophets. 

42 And he said unto him. Thus saith 
the Lord, p Because thou hast let go 
out of thy hand a man whom I ap- 
pointed to utter destruction, therefore 
thy life shall go for his life, and thy 
people for his people. 

43 And the king of Israel "^ went to 
his house heavy and displeased, and 
came to Samaria, 

CHAPTER XXL 

Nabothrc/useth Ahab his vineyard. 5 Jezebel causcth 
Na.both to he stoned for blasphemy. 13 Ahab taketh 
possession of the vineyard.^ 17 Thereupon Elijah 
denounceth judgments against Ahab and Jezebel. 
-25 Ahab humbling himself, God deferreth the judg- 
ment against him. 



AND it came to pass after these 
things, that Naboth the Jezreelite 
had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, 
hard by the palace of Ahab king of 
Samaria. 

2 And Ahab spake unto Naboth, 
saying, Give me thy ^vineyard, that 
I may have it for a garden of herbs, 
because it is near unto my house : and 
I will give thee for it a better vine- 
yard than it ; or, if it t seem good to 
thee, I will give thee the worth of it 
in money. 

3 And Naboth said to Ahab, The 
Lord forbid it me, ''that I should 
give the inheritance of my fathers 
unto thee. 

4 And Ahab came into his house 
heavy and displeased because of the 
word which Naboth the .Jezreelite had 
spoken to him : for he had said, I will 
not give thee the inheritance of my 
fathers. And he laid him down upon 
his bed, and turned away his face, and 
would eat no bread. 

5 T But Jezebel his wife came to 
him, and said unto him, Why is thy 
spirit so sad, that thou eatest no 
bread 1 

6 And he said unto her. Because I 
spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and 
said unto him. Give me thy vineyard 
for money ; or else, if it please thee, 
I will give thee another vineyard for 
it : and he answered, I will not give 
thee my vineyard. 

7 And Jezebel his wife said unto 
him, Dost thou now govern the king- 
dom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, 
and let thine heart be merry : I will 
give thee the vineyard of Naboth the 
Jezreelite. 

8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's 
name, and sealed them with his seal, 
and sent the letters unto the elders 
and to the nobles that were in his city, 
dwelling with Naboth. 

9 And she wrote in the letters, say- 
ing, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth 
t on high among the people : 

10 And set two men, sons of BeUal, 
before him, to bear witness against 
him, saying. Thou didst "^ blaspheme 
God and the king. And then carry 
him out, and ^ stone him, that he may 
die. 

1 1 And the men of his city, even the 
elders and the nobles who were the 
inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel 
had sent unto them, and as it was 
written in the letters which she had 
sent unto them. 

12 ^ They proclaimed a fast, and set 
Naboth on high among the people. 

13 And there came in two men, chil- 
dren of Belial, and sat before him : 

359 



B. C. 900. 



a 1 Sam. 8. 14. 



t Heb. be good 
in thine eyes. 



b Lev. 25. 23, 
Num. 36. 7. 
Ez. 46. 18. 



t Heb. in the 
top of the peo- 
ple. 

c Ex. 22. 28. 

Lev. 24.15,16. 

Acts 6. 11. 
d Lev. 24. 14. 



Judgments to come upon Ahab. 



I. KINGS. 



False prophets mislead him. 



B.C.: 



f See 2 Kings 
9.26. 



S Ps. 9. 12. 



h ch. 13. 32. 
2 Chr. 22. 9. 



i ch. 22. 38. 



k ch. 18. 17. 



1 2 Kings 17. 
17. Roin.7.14 



m ch. 14. 10. 
2 Kings 9. 8. 



nl Sam. 25. 22. 
o ch. 14. 10. 



P ch. 15. 29. 
q ch. 16. 3, 11. 



r 2 Kings 9. 36. 



II Or, diUh. 

3ch. 14. 11. &. 
16.4. 



tch.l6.30,&,c. 



uch. 16. 31. 
!| Or, incited. 



and the men of Belial witnessed 
against him, even against Naboth, in 
the presence of the people, saying, 
Naboth did blaspheme God and the 
king. ^Then they carried him forth 
out of the city, and stoned him with 
stones, that he died. 

14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, 
Naboth is stoned, and is dead. 

15 II And it came to pass, when Jez- 
ebel heard that Naboth was stoned, 
and was dead, that Jezebel said to 
Ahab, Arise, take possession of the 
vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, 
which he refused to give thee for 
money : for Naboth is not alive, but 
dead. 

16 And it came to pass, when Ahab 
heard that Naboth was dead, that 
Ahab rose up to go down to the vine- 
yard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take 
possession of it. 

17 1" = And the word of the Lord 
came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 

18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab 
king of Israel, ^ which is in Samaria : 
behold, he is in the vineyard of Na- 
both, whither he is gone down to 
possess it. 

19 And thou shalt speak unto him, 
saying. Thus saith the Lord, Hast 
thou killed, and also taken posses- 
sion? And thou shalt sp^ak unto 
him, saying. Thus saith the Lord, 
■ In the place where dogs licked the 
blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy 
blood, even thine. 

20 And Ahab said to Elijah, ^ Hast 
thou found me, mine enemy 1 And 
he answered, I have found thee : be- 
cause ' thou hast sold thyself to work 
evil in the sight of the Lord. 

2 1 Behold, "■ I will bring evil upon 
thee, and will take away thy posterity, 
and will cut off from Ahab "" him that 
pisseth against the wall, and °him that 
is shut up and left in Israel, 

22 And will make thine house like 
the house of p Jeroboam the son of 
Nebat, and like the house of ^Baasha 
the son of Ahijah, for the provocation 
wherewith thou hast provoked me to 
anger, and made Israel to sin. 

23 And ""of Jezebel also spake the 
Lord, saying. The dogs shall eat Jez- 
ebel by the n wall of Jezreel. 

24 'Him that dieth of Ahab in the 
city the dogs shall eat ; and him that 
dieth in the field shall the fowls of 
the air eat. 

25 IF But Hhere was none like unto 
Ahab, which did sell himself to work 
wickedness in the sight of the Lord, 
"whom Jezebel his wife H stirred up. 

26 And he did very abominably in 
following idols, according to all things 



'^as did the Amorites, whom the Lord 
cast out before the children of Israel. 

27 And it came to pass, when Ahab 
heard those words, that he rent his 
clothes, and yput sackcloth upon his 
flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, 
and went softly. 

28 And the word of the Lord came 
to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 

29 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth 
himself before me ? because he hum- 
bleth himself before me, I will not 
bring the evil in his days : but ''in his 
son's days will I bring the evil upon 
his house. 

CHAPTER XXIL 

Ahab, misled by false prophets, is slain at Ramoth- 
gilead. 37 The dogs lick up his blood. 40 Ahaziah 
succeedeth him. 41 JehoshaphaVs good reign. SO 
Jehoram succeedeth him. 51 Ahaziah' s evil reign. 

AND they continued three years 
without war between Syria and 
Israel. 

2 And it came to pass in the third 
year, that ^Jehoshaphat the king of 
Judah came down to the king of Is- 
rael. 

3 And the king of Israel said unto 
his servants, Know ye that ^ Ramoth 
in Gilead is ours, and we be t still, and 
take it not out of the hand of the king 
of Syria 1 

4 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, 
Wilt thou go with me to battle to 
Ramoth-gilead ? And Jehoshaphat 
said to the king of Israel, "^ I am as 
thou art, my people as thy people, 
my horses as thy horses. 

5 And Jehoshaphat said unto the 
king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, 
at the word of the Lord to day. 

6 Then the king of Israel ^ gathered 
the prophets together, about four hun- 
dred men, and said unto them. Shall 

I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, 
or shall I forbear? And they said. 
Go up ; for the Lord shall deliver it 
into the hand of the king. 

7 And ^Jehoshaphat said. Is there 
not here a prophet of the Lord be- 
sides, that we might inquire of him ? 

8 And the king of Israel said unto 
Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, 
Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom 
we may inquire of the Lord : but I 
hate him ; for he doth not prophesy 
good concerning me, but evil. And 
Jehoshaphat said. Let not the king 
say so. 

9 Then the king of Israel called an 

II officer, and said. Hasten hither Mi- 
caiah the son of Imlah. 

10 And the king of Israel and Jehosh- 
aphat the king of Judah sat each on 
his throne, having put on their robes, 



360 



MicaiaK's prophecy. 



I. RINGS. 



The death of Ahab. 



B. C. 897. 

t Ueh. floor. 



( Num. 22. 38. 



s Matt. 9. 36. 



h Is. 6. 1. 

Dan. 7, 9. 
i Job 1. 6. & 

2.1. Ps.103. 

20, 21. Dan. 

7. 10. Zech. 

1. 10. Matt. 

18. 10. Heb. 

1. 7, 14. 
II Or, deceive. 



k Jud?. 9. 23. 
Job f2. 16. 

Ez. 14. 9. 
2Thess.2.1]. 

1 Ez. 14. 9. 



in a t void place in the entrance of the 
gate of Samaria ; and all the prophets 
prophesied before them. 

11 And Zedekiah the son of Che- 
naanah made him horns of iron : and 
he said, Thus saith the Lord, With 
these shalt thou push the Syrians, 
until thou have consumed them. 

12 And all the prophets prophesied 
so, saying. Go up to Ramoth-gilead, 
and prosper : for the Lord shall de- 
liver it into the king's hand. 

13 And the messenger that was gone 
to call Micaiah spake unto him, say- 
ing, Behold now, the words of the 
prophets declare good unto the king 
with one mouth : let thy word, I pray 
thee, be like the word of one of them, 
and speak that which is good. 

14 And Micaiah said. As the Lord 
liveth, f what the Lord saith unto me, 
that will I speak. 

15 IT So he came to the king. And 
the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall 
we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, 
or shall we forbear ? And he answer- 
ed him. Go, and prosper : for the Lord 
shall deliver it into the hand of the 
king. 

10 And the king said unto him. How 
many times shall I adjure thee that 
thou tell me nothing but that ivhich is 
true in the name of the Lord ? 

17 And he said, I saw all Israel 
^scattered upon the hills, as sheep 
that have not a shepherd : and the 
Lord said. These have no master : let 
them return every man to his house 
in peace. 

18 And the king of Israel said unto 
Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that 
he would prophesy no good concern- 
ing me, but evil 1 

19 And he said. Hear thou therefore 
the word of the Lord : ^ I saw the 
Lord sitting on his throne, ' and all 
the host of heaven standing by him 
on his right hand and on his left. 

20 And the Lord said, Who shall 
II persuade Ahab, that he may go up 
and fall at Ramoth-gilead ? And one 
said on this manner, and another said 
on that manner, 

21 And there came forth a spirit, and 
stood before the Lord, and said, I will 
persuade him. 

22 And the Lord said unto him. 
Wherewith 1 And he said, I will go 
forth, and I will be a lying spirit in 
the mouth of all his prophets. And 
he said, ^ Thou shalt persuade him, 
and prevail also : go forth, and do 
so. 

23 ' Now therefore, behold, the Lord 
hath put a lying spirit in the mouth 
of all these thy prophets, and the 



Lord hath spoken evil concerning 
thee. 

24 But Zedekiah the son of Che- 
naanah went near, and smote Micaiah 
on the cheek, and said, *" Which way 
went the Spirit of the Lord from me 
to speak unto thee ? 

25 And Micaiah said. Behold, thou 
shalt see in that day, when thou sljalt 
go II into an inner chamber to hide 
thyself. 

26 And the king of Israel said. Take 
Micaiah, and carry him back unto 
Amon the governor of the city, and 
to Joash the king's son ; • 

27 And say, Thus saith the king, 
Put this/e//oM; in the prison, and feed 
him with bread of affliction and with 
water of affliction, until I come in 
peace. 

28 And Micaiah said. If thou return 
at all in peace, "the Lord hath not 
spoken by me. And he said. Hearken, 
O people, every one of you. 

29 So the king of Israel and Jehosh- 
aphat the king of Judah went up to 
Ramoth-gilead. 

30 And the king of Israel said unto 
Jehoshaphat, II I will disguise myself, 
and enter into the battle ; but put 
thou on thy robes. And the king of 
Israel "disguised himself, and went 
into the battle. 

31 But the king of Syria commanded 
his thirty and two captains that had 
rule over his chariots, saying. Fight 
neither with small nor great, save only 
with the king of Israel. 

32 And it came to pass, when the 
captains of the chariots saw Jehosh- 
aphat, that they said. Surely it is the 
king of Israel. And they turned aside 
to fight against him : and Jehoshaphat 
P cried out. 

33 And it came to pass, when the 
captains of the chariots perceived that 
it was not the king of Israel, that they 
turned back from pursuing him. 

34 And a certain man drew a bow 
tat a venture, and smote the king 
of Israel between the t joints of the 
harness : wherefore he said unto the 
driver of his chariot. Turn thine hand, 
and carry me out of the host ; for I 
am t wounded. 

35 And the battle t increased that 
day : and the king was stayed up in 
his chariot against the Syrians, and 
died at even : and the blood ran out 
of the wound into the t midst of the 
chariot. 

36 And there went a proclamation 
throughout the host about the going 
down of the sun, saying, Every man 
to his city, and every man to his own 
country. 

361 



B. C. 897. 



m2Chr. 18.23. 



II Or, from 
chamber to 
chamber. 
Heb. a cham 
ber in a 
chamber, cli, 
20. 30. 



a Num. 16. 29. 
Deut. 18. 20, 
21, 22. 



II Or, when he 
was to dis- 
guise Jiimself, 
and enter into 
the battle. 

o2Chr.35.22. 



p2Chr.l8.31. 
Prov. 13. 20. 



t Heb. in his 
simplicity, 
2 Sam. 15. 11. 

t Heh. joints 
and the 
breastplate. 

t Heb. made 
sick. 



tHeb. , 
cended. 



t Heb. bosom. 



Jehoshaphat' s good reign. 



I. KINGS. 



Ahaziah'^s wicked reign. 



q ch. 21. 19. 



r Am. 3. 15. 



914. 
s 2 Chr. 20. 31. 



u ch. 14. 23. & 
15. 14. 

2 Kings 12. 3. 

X 2 Chr. 19. 2. 
2 Cor. 6. 14. 



37 IF So the king died, and twas 
brought to Samaria ; and they buried 
the king in Samaria. 

38 And one washed the chariot in 
the pool of Samaria ; and the dogs 
licked up his blood ; and they washed 
his armour ; according '^ unto the word 
of the Lord which he spake. 

39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, 
and all that he did, and ""the ivory 
house which he made, and all the cit- 
ies that he built, are they not written 
in the book of the Chronicles of the 
kings of Israel ? 

40 So Ahab slept with his fathers ; 
and Ahaziah his son reigned in his 
stead. 

41 IT And 'Jehoshaphat the son of 
Asa began to reign over Judah in the 
fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. 

42 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five 
years old when he began to reign ; 
and he reigned twenty and five years 
in Jerusalem, And his mother's name 
was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 

43 And ' he walked in all the ways 
of Asa his father ; he turned not aside 
from it, doing that which was right in 
the eyes of the Lord : nevertheless 
" the high places were not taken away ; 
for the people offered and burnt in- 
cense yet in the high places. 

44 And ^Jehoshaphat made peace 
with the king of Israel. 

45 Now the rest of the acts of Je- 
hoshaphat, and his might that he 

362 



shewed, and how he warred, are they 
not written in the book of the Chron- 
icles of the kings of Judah 1 

46 y And the remnant of the sodom- 
ites, which remained in the days of 
his father Asa, he took out of the 
land. 

47 "■ There was then no king in Edom : 
a deputy was king. 

48 * Jehoshaphat Unmade ships of 
Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold : 
*= but they went not ; for the ships 
were broken at ^ Ezion-geber. 

49 Then said Ahaziah the son of 
Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my serv- 
ants go with thy servants in the ships. 
But Jehoshaphat would not. 

50 IT And ^ Jehoshaphat slept with 
his fathers, and was buried with his 
fathers in the city of David his father : 
and Jehoram his son reigned in his 
stead. 

51 IT ^Ahaziah the son of Ahab began 
to reign over Israel in Samaria the 
seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king 
of Judah, and reigned two years over 
Israel. 

52 And he did evil in the sight of 
the Lord, and ^walked in the way of 
his father, and in the way of his moth- 
er, and in the way of Jeroboam the son 
of Nebat, who made Israel to sin : 

53 For '^he served Baal, and wor- 
shipped him, and provoked to anger 
the Lord God of Israel, according to 
all that his father had done. 



B. C. 914. 



y ch. 14. 24. & 
15.12. 



913. 



II Or, had te?i, 

ships, 
z Gen. 25. 23. 

2 Sam. 8. 14. 

2 Kings 3. 9. 

& 8. 20. 
a 2 Chr. 20. 35, 

&c. 
b ch. 10. 22. 
c 2 Clir. 20. 37. 
d ch. 9. 26. 
e 2 Chr. 21. 1. 



f ver. 40. 



g ch. 15. 26. 



h Judff. 2. 11. 
ch. 16. 31. 



THE 



B.C. 

about 8! 



a 2 Sam. 8. 2. 
b ch. 3. 5. 



1 Sam. 5. 10. 



■[ B.eh.Thebed 
whither thou 
art gone up. 
thou shalt not 
come down 
from it. 



t Heb. What 
was the man- 
ner of the 
man. 



i See Zech.13. 
4. Matt. 3. 4. 



SECOND BOOK OF THE KINGS. 



COMMONLY CALLED, 



THE FOURTH BOOK OF THE KINGS. 



CHAPTER 1. 

Moab rebelleth. 2 Ahaziah sendeth to Baal-zehub, 
but is answered by Elijah. 5 Twice Jire from 
heaven consumeth those sent to apprehend Elijah. 
13 Those sent the third time are spared ; and Elijah 
returneth with them. 17 Jehoram succeedeth Aha- 
ziah. 

THEN Moab ^rebelled against Is- 
rael ^ after the death of Ahab. 

2 And Ahaziah fell down through 
a lattice in his upper chamber that 
was in Samaria, and was sick : and he 
sent messengers, and said unto them. 
Go, inquhe of Baal-zebub the god of 
■^ Ekron whether I shall recover of this 
disease. 

3 But the angel of the Lord said to 
Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to 
meet the messengers of the king of 
Samaria, and say unto them. Is it not 
because there is not a God in Israel, 
that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub 
the god of Ekron 1 

4 Now therefore thus saith the Lord, 
t Thou shalt not come down from that 
bed on which thou art gone up, but 
shalt surely die. And Elijah departed. 

5 TAnd when the messengers turned 
back unto him, he said unto them, 
Why are ye now turned back? 

6 And they said unto him, There 
came a man up to meet us, and said 
unto us. Go, turn again unto the king 
that sent you, and say unto him. Thus 
saith the Lord, Is it not because there 
is not a God in Israel, that thou send- 
est to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of 
Ekron ? therefore thou shalt not come 
down Irom that bed on which thou art 
gone up, but shalt surely die. 

7 And he said unto them, tWhat 
manner of man was he which came 
up to meet you, and told you these 
words 1 

8 And they answered him, He was 
•^a hairy man, and girt with a girdle 
of leather about his loins. And he 
said, It is Elijah the Tishbite. 

9 Then the king sent unto him a 
captain of fifty with his fifty. And 
he went up to him : and, behold, he 
sat on the top of a hill. And he spake 



unto him, Thou man of God, the king 
hath said, Come down. 

10 And Elijah answered and said to 
the captain of fifty. If I ^e a man of 
God, then ^ let fire come down from 
heaven, and consume thee and thy 
fifty. And there came down fire from 
heaven, and consumed him and his 
fifty. 

11 Again also he sent unto him an- 
other captain of fifty with his fifty. 
And he answered and said unto him, 
O man of God, thus hath the king said, 
Come down quickly. 

12 And Elijah answered and said un- 
to them, If I be 2i man of God, let fire 
come down from heaven, and consume 
thee and thy fifty. And the fire of 
God came down from heaven, and con- 
sumed him and his fifty. 

13 IT And he sent again a captain of 
the third fifty with his fifty. And the 
third captain of fifty went up, and came 
and + fell on his knees before Elijah, 
and besought him, and said unto him, 
man of God, I pray thee, let my life, 
and the life of these fifty thy servants, 
^ be precious in thy sight. 

14 Behold, there came fire down from 
heaven, and burnt up the two captains 
of the former fifties with their fifties : 
therefore let my life now be precious 
in thy sight. 

15 And the angel of the Lord said 
unto Elijah, Go down with him : be 
not afraid of him. And he arose, 
and went down with him unto the 
king. 

16 And he said unto him, Thus saith 
the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast 
sent messengers to inquire of Baal- 
zebub the god of Ekron, is it not be- 
cause there is no God in Israel to in- 
quire of his word? therefore thou 
shalt not come down ofif that bed on 
which thou art gone up, but shalt 
surely die. 

17 IF So he died according to the 
word of the Lord which Elijah had 
spoken. And ^ Jehoram reigned in 

, his. stead, in the second year of Je- 

363 



B.C. 

about 896. 



e Luke 9. 54. 



t Heb. bowed. 



f] Sam. 26. 21. 
Ps. 72. 14. 



g ch. 3. 1. 



Elijah divideth the waters. 



II. RINGS. 



His translation to heaven. 



B.C. 



a Gen. 5. 24. 



b 1 Kings 19. 

21. 
c See Ruth 1. 

15, 16. 



J 1 Sam. 1. 26. 
ver. 4, 6. 
ch. 4. 30. 

e 1 Kings 20. 
35. ver. 5, 7. 
15. ch. 4. 1, 
38. k. 9. 1. 



\ Heb.ira sight, 
or, over 
against. 



f So Ex. 14.21. 
Joeh. 3. 16. 
ver. 14. 



t Hel). Tnnu 
hast done 
hard, in ask- 
ing. 



horam the son of Jehoshaphat king of 
Judah ; because he had no son. 

18 Now the rest of the acts of Aha- 
ziah which he did, are they not writ- 
ten in the book of the Chronicles of 
the kings of Israel 1 

CHAPTER II. 

Elijah divideth Jordan. 9 He granteth Elisha his 
request, and is taken -up by a fiery chariot into 
heaven. 12 Elisha is acknowledged his successor. 
16 Tlie young prophets seek for Elijah in vain. 

19 Elisha healeth the unwholesome waters at Jeri- 
cho. 23 Bears destroy the children that mocked 
him. 

AND it came to pass, when the 
Lord would ^ take up Elijah into 
heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah 
went with ''Elisha from Gilgal. 

2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, "^Tarry 
here, I pray thee ; for the Lord hath 
sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha said 
unto him, As the Lord liveth, and ^ as 
thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. 
So they went down to Beth-el. 

3 And ^ the sons of the prophets that 
were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, 
and said unto him, Knowest thou that 
the Lord will take away thy master 
from thy head to day 1 And he said, 
Yea, I know it ; hold ye your peace. 

4 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, 
tarry here, I pray thee ; for the Lord 
hath sent me to Jericho. And he 
said. As the Lord liveth, and as thy 
soul liveth, I Avill not leave thee. So 
the}'^ came to Jericho. 

5 And the sons of the prophets that 
were at Jericho came to Elisha, and 
said unto him, Knowest thou that 
the Lord will take away thy mas- 
ter from thy head to day ? And he 
answered. Yea, I know it; hold ye 
your peace. 

G And Elijah said unto him. Tarry, 
I pray thee, here ; for the Lord hath 
sent me to Jordan. And he said. As 
the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liv- 
eth, I will not leave thee. And they 
two went on. 

7 And fifty men of the sons of the 
prophets went, and stood t to view afar 
off: and they two stood by Jordan. 

8 And Elijah took his mantle, and 
wrapped it together, and smote the 
waters, and ^ they were divided hither 
and thither, so that they two went 
over on dry ground. 

9 If And it came to pass, when they 
were gone over, that Elijah said unto 
EHsha, Ask what I shall do for thee, 
before I be taken away from thee. 
And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a 
double portion of thy spirit be upon 
me. 

10 And he said, t Thou hast asked 
a hard thing : nevertheless, if thou see 
me when I am. taken from thee, it shall 

364 



be so unto thee ; but if not, it shall 
not be so. 

1 1 And it came to pass, as they still 
went on, and talked, that, behold, 
there appeared ^ a chariot of fire, and 
horses of fire, and parted them both 
asunder; and Elijah went up by a 
whirlwind into heaven. 

12 IT And Elisha saw it, and he cried, 
^ My father, my father, the chariot of 
Israel, and the horsemen thereof! And 
he saw him no more : and he took hold 
of his own clothes, and rent them in 
two pieces. 

13 He took up also the mantle of 
Elijah that fell from him, and went 
back, and stood by the t bank of Jor- 
dan ; 

14 And he took the mantle of Elijah 
that fell from him, and smote the 
waters, and said, Where is the Lord 
God of Elijah? And when he also 
had smitten the waters, ' they parted 
hither and thither : and Elisha went 
over. 

15 And when the sons of the proph- 
ets which were ""to view at Jericho 
saw him, they said, The spirit of Eli- 
jah doth rest on Elisha. And they 
came to meet him, and bowed them- 
selves to the ground before him. 

16 T[ And they said unto him. Behold 
now, there be with thy servants fifty 
t strong men ; let them go, we pray 
thee, and seek thy master : ' lest per- 
adventure the Spirit of the Lord hath 
taken him up, and cast him upon 
t some mountain, or into some valley. 
And he said. Ye shall not send. 

17 And when they urged him till he 
was ashamed, he said. Send. They 
sent therefore fifty men ; and they 
sought three days, but found him not. 

18 And when they came again to 
him, for he tarried at Jericho, he 
said unto them. Did I not say unto 
you. Go not 1 

19 IT And the men of the city said 
unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the 
situation of this city is pleasant, as my 
lord seeth : but the water is naught, 
and the ground t barren. 

20 And he said. Bring me a new 
cruse, and put salt therein. And they 
brought it to him. 

21 And he went forth unto the spring 
of the waters, and ■" cast the salt in 
there, and said. Thus saith the Lord, 
I have healed these waters ; there 
shall not be from thence any more 
death or barren land. 

22 So the waters were healed unto 
this day, according to the saying of 
Elisha which he spake. 

23 1" And he went up from thence 
unto Beth-el : and as he was going up 



War with the Moahites. 



II. KINGS. 



The Moabites defeated. 



B. C. 896. 



'^ cli. 1. 17. 



t Heb. statue. 
b 1 Kings 16. 

31, 32. 
c 1 Kings 12. 

28. 31, 32. 



d See Is. 16.1. 
e ch. 1. 1. 



895. 



f 1 Kings 22. 4. 



t Heb. at their 
feet. See Ex. 
11.8. 



el Kings 22. 7. 



by the way, there came forth little 
children out of the city, and mocked 
him, and said unto him, Go up, thou 
bald head ; go up, thou bald head. 

24 ^nd he turned back, and looked 
on them, and cursed them in the name 
of the Lord. And there came forth 
two she bears out of the wood, and 
tare forty and two children of them. 

25 And he went from thence to mount 
Carmel, and from thence he returned 
to Samaria. 

CHAPTER III. 

Jehoram's reign. 4 The war with Moab. 9 The dis- 
tress of Jeharam and his allies for want of water. 
12 They consult Elisha and obtain water, andprom- 
ise of victory. 21 The Moabites, deceived by the ap- 
pearance of the water, are overthrown. 

"VrOW ^ Jehoram the son of Ahab 
-lS began to reign over Israel in 
Samaria in the eighteenth year of Je- 
hoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned 
twelve years. 

2 And he wrought evil in the sight 
of the Lord ; but not like his father, 
and like his mother : for he put away 
the t image of Baal ^ that his father 
had made. 

3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto " the 
sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, 
which made Israel to sin ; he depart- 
ed not therefrom. 

4 II And Mesha king of Moab was a 
sheepmaster, and rendered unto the 
king of Israel a hundred thousand 
^ lambs, and a hundred thousand 
rams, with the wool. 

5 But it came to pass, when ® Ahab 
was dead, that the king of Moab re- 
belled against the king of Israel. 

6 IF And king Jehoram went out of 
Samaria the same time, and numbered 
all Israel. 

7 And he went and sent to Jehosh- 
aphat the king of Judah, saying. The 
king of Moab hath rebelled against 
me : wilt thou go with me against 
Moab to battle 1 And he said, I will 
go up : ^ I am as thou art, my people 
as thy people, and my horses as thy 
horses. 

8 And he said, Which way shall we 
go up? And he answered. The way 
through the wilderness of Edom. 

9 So the king of Israel went, and the 
king of Judah, and the king of Edom : 
and they fetched a compass of seven 
days' journey : and there was no wa- 
ter for the host, and for the cattle 
t that followed them. 

10 And the king of Israel said, Alas, 
that the Lord hath called these three 
kings together, to deliver them into 
the hand of Moab! 

11 But ^Jehoshaphat said, Is there 
not here a prophet of the Lord, that 



we may inquire of the Lord by him ? 
And one of the king of Israel's serv- 
ants answered and said, Here is Eli- 
sha the son of Shaphat, which poured 
water on the hands of Elijah. 

12 And Jehoshaphat said. The word 
of the Lord is with him. So the king 
of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king 
of Edom ''went down to him. 

13 And Elisha said unto the king 
of Israel, ' What have I to do with 
thee? ''get thee to 'the prophets of 
thy father, and to the prophets of 
thy mother. And the king of Is- 
rael said unto him, Nay : for the 
Lord hath called these three kings 
together, to deliver them into the 
hand of Moab. 

14 And Elisha said, '^ As the Lord 
of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, 
surely, were it not that I regard the 
presence of Jehoshaphat the king of 
Judah, I would not look toward thee, 
nor see thee. 

15 But now bring me "a minstrel. 
And it came to pass, when the min- 
strel played, that °the hand of the 
Lord came upon him. 

16 And he said. Thus saith the Lord, 
PMake this valley full of ditches. 

17 For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall 
not see wind, neither shall ye see rain ; 
yet that valley shall be filled with wa- 
ter, that ye may drink, both ye, and 
your cattle, and your beasts. 

18 And this is but a light thing in 
the sight of the Lord : he will de- 
liver the Moabites also into your 
hand. 

19 And ye shall smite every fenced 
city, and every choice city, and shall 
fell every good tree, and stop all wells 
of water, and t mar every good piece 
of land with stones. 

20 And it came to pass in the morn- 
ing, when 1 the meat offering was of- 
fered, that, behold, there came water 
by the way of Edom, and the country 
was filled with water. 

2111 And when all the Moabites heard 
that the kings were come up to fight 
against them, they t gathered all that 
were able to t put on armour, and up- 
ward, and stood in the border. 

22 And they rose up early in the 
morning, and the sun shone upon the 
water, and the Moabites saw the wa- 
ter on the other side as red as blood : 

23 And they said. This is blood : the 
kings are surely t slain, and they have 
smitten one another : now therefore, 
Moab, to the spoil. 

24 And when they came to the camp 
of Israel, the Israelites rose up and 
smote the Moabites, so that they fled 
before them : but H they went forward 

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The widow^s oil multiplied. 



II. KINGS. 



The Shunammite's son dieth. 



B. C. 895. 



"t B.eh.untilhe 
left the stones 
thereof in 
Kir-haraselh. 

•• Is, 16. 7, 11. 



s Am. 2. 1. 



t ch. 8. 20. 



a 1 Kings 20. 
35. 



b See Lev. 25. 
39. Matt. 18. 
25. 



c See cli. 3. 16. 
li Or,scant not. 



II Or, creditor. 



t Heb. there 
was a day. 

i Josh. 19. 18. 

t Heb. laid 
hold on him. 



smiting the Moabites, even in their 
country. 

25 And they beat down the cities, 
and on every good piece of land cast 
every man his stone, and filled it ; and 
they stopped all the wells of water, 
and felled all the good trees : t only 
in "■ Kir-haraseth left they the stones 
thereof; howbeit the slingers went 
about it, and smote it. 

26 IT And when the king of Moab 
saw that the battle was too sore for 
him, he took with him seven hundred 
men that drew swords, to breakthrough 
eve/i unto the king of Edom: but they 
could not. 

27 Then ' he took his eldest son that 
should have reigned in his stead, and 
offered him for a burnt offering upon 
the wall. And there was great indig- 
nation against Israel : * and they de- 
parted from him, and returned to their 
oivn land. 

CHAPTER IV. 

Elisha multiplieth the widow's oil. 8 Hepromiseth a 
son to the good Shunammite. 18 He restoreth her 
son to life. 38 At Gilgal he healeth the deadly 
pottage. 42 He satisfieth a hundred men with 
twenty loaves. 

"IVrOW there cried a certain woman 
Xl of the wives of ^ the sons of the 
prophets unto Elisha, saying. Thy 
servant my husband is dead ; and thou 
knowest that thy servant did fear the 
Lord: and the creditor is come ^to 
take unto him my two sons to be 
bondmen. 

2 And Elisha said unto her. What 
shall I do for thee? tell me, what 
hast thou in the house 1 And she said. 
Thine handmaid hath not any thing 
in the house, save a pot of oil. 

3 Then he said. Go, borrow thee ves- 
sels abroad of all thy neighbours, even 
empty vessels ; <= il borrow not a few. 

4 And when thou art come in, thou 
shalt shut the door upon thee and 
upon thy sons, and shalt pour out 
into all those vessels, and thou shalt 
set aside that which is full. 

5 So she went from him, and shut 
the door upon her and upon her sons, 
who brought the vessels to her ; and 
she poured out. 

6 And it came to pass, when the ves- 
sels were full, that she said unto her 
son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he 
said unto her. There is not a vessel 
more. And the oil stayed. 

7 Then she came and told the man 
of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, 
and pay thy II debt, and live thou and 
thy children of the rest. 

8 IF And tit fell on a day, that Elisha 
passed to ^ Shunem, where loas a great 
woman ; and she t constrained him to 
eat bread. And so it was, that, as oft 

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as he passed by, he turned in thither 
to eat bread. 

9 And she said unto her husband, 
Behold now, I perceive that this is a 
holy man of God, which passeth by 
us continually. 

10 Let us make a little chamber, I 
pray thee, on the wall ; and let us set 
for him there a bed, and a table, and 
a stool, and a candlestick : and it shall 
be, when he cometh to us, that he 
shall turn in thither. 

1 1 And it fell on a day, that he came 
thither, and he turned into the cham- 
ber, and lay there. 

12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, 
Call this Shunammite. And when he 
had called her, she stood before him. 

13 And he said unto him. Say now 
unto her. Behold, thou hast been care- 
ful for us with all this care ; what is 
to be done for thee 1 wouldest thou be 
spoken for to the king, or to the cap- 
tain of the host 1 And she answered, 
r dwell among mine own people. 

14 And he said, What then is to be 
done for her 1 And Gehazi answered, 
Verily she hath no child, and her hus- 
band is old. 

15 And he said, Call her. And when 
he had called her, she stood in the 
door. 

16 And he said, ^ About this t season, 
according to the time of life, thou 
shalt embrace a son. And she said. 
Nay, my lord, thou man of God, ^ do 
not lie unto thine handmaid. 

17 And the woman conceived, and 
bare a son at that season that Elisha 
had said unto her, according to the 
time of life. 

18 IT And when the child was grown, 
it fell on a day, that he went out to 
his father to the reapers. 

19 And he said unto his father, My 
head, my head ! And he said to a 
lad, Carry him to his mother. 

20 And when he had taken him, 
and brought him to his mother, he 
sat on her knees till noon, and then 
died. 

21 And she went up, and laid him 
on the bed of the man of God, and 
shut the door upon him, and went 
out. 

22 And she called unto her husband, 
and said, Send me, I pray thee, one 
of the young men, and one of the 
asses, that I may run to the man of 
God, and come again. 

23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou 
go to him to day "? it is neither new 
moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It 
shall be twell. 

24 Then she saddled an ass, and said 
to her servant. Drive, and go forward ; 



Elisha raiseth him to life. 



II. KINGS. 



The deadly pottage healed. 



B.C. 



t Heb. re- 
strain not for 
me to ride. 

S ch. 2. 25. 



t Heb. hy his 
/ee<,Matt28. 



t Heb. bitter, 
1 Sam. 1. 10, 



i 1 Kings] 8. 
46. ch.9. 1. 



k Luke 10. 4. 



1 See Ex. 7. 19. 
& 14. 16. ch. 
2.8,14. Acts 
19.12. 

ID ch. 2. 2. 



t Heb. atten- 
tion. 



n John 11. 11. 



o ver. 4. 

Matt. 6. 6. 
P 1 Kings 17. 

20. 



q 1 Kings 17. 
21. Acts 20. 
10. 



t Heb. onee 
hither, and 
once thither. 

r 1 Kings 17. 
21. 

» ch. 8. 1, 5. 



t slack not thy riding for me, except I 
bid thee. 

25 So she went, and came unto the 
man of God ^to mount Carmel. And 
it came to pass, when the man of God 
saw her afar off, that he said to Ge- 
hazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that 
Shunammite : 

26 Run now, I pray thee, to meet 
her, and say unto her, Is it well with 
thee 1 is it well with thy husband 1 
is it well with the child'? And she 
answered, It is well. 

27 And when she came to the man 
of God to the hill, she caught t him 
by the feet : but Gehazi came near 
to thrust her away. And the man 
of God said. Let her alone ; for her 
soul is t vexed within her : and the 
Lord hath hid it from me, and hath 
not told me. 

28 Then she said, Did I desire a 
son of my lord ? '^ did I not say, Do 
not deceive me ? 

29 Then he said to Gehazi, ' Gird up 
thy loins, and take my staff in thine 
hand, and go thy way : if thou meet 
any man, ^ salute him not ; and if any 
salute thee, answer him not again : 
and ^ lay my staff upon the face of 
the child. 

30 And the mother of the child said, 
""As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul 
liveth, I will not leave thee. And he 
arose, and followed her. 

31 And Gehazi passed on before 
them, and laid the staff upon the face 
of the child ; but there was neither 
voice, nor t hearing. Wherefore he 
went again to meet him, and told 
him, saying. The child is "not awa- 
ked. 

32 And when Elisha was come into 
the house, behold, the child was dead, 
and laid upon his bed. 

33 He ° went in therefore, and shut 
the door upon them twain, Pand pray- 
ed unto the Lord. 

34 And he went up, and lay upon 
the child, and put his mouth upon 
his mouth, and his eyes upon his 
eyes, and his hands upon his hands : 
and 'I he stretched himself upon the 
child ; and the flesh of the child 
waxed warm. 

35 Then he returned, and walked in 
the house + to and fro ; and went up, 
""and stretched himself upon him : and 
'the child sneezed seven times, and 
the child opened his eyes. 

36 And he called Gehazi, and said, 
Call this Shunammite. So he called 
her. And when she was come in unto 
him, he said, Take up thy son. 

37 Then she went in, and fell at 
his feet, and bowed herself to the 



ground, and ' took up her son, and 
went out. 

38 IT And Elisha came again to 
" Gilgal : and there was a ^ dearth in 
the land ; and the sons of the proph- 
ets were ^ sitting before him : and he 
said unto his servant, Set on the great 
pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of 
the prophets. 

39 And one went out into the field to 
gather herbs, and found a wild vine, 
and gathered thereof wild gourds his 
lap full, and came and shred them into 
the pot of pottage : for they knew 
them not. 

40 So they poured out for the men 
to eat. And it came to pass, as they 
were eating of the pottage, that they 
cried out, and said, thou man of 
God, there is ^ death in the pot. And 
they could not eat thereof. 

41 But he said, Then bring meal. 
And *he cast it into the pot ; and he 
said. Pour out for the people, that 
they may eat. And there was no 
t harm in the pot. 

42 IF And there came a man from 
^ Baal-shalisha, " and brought the man 
of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty 
loaves of barley, and full ears of 
corn II in the husk thereof. And he 
said. Give unto the people, that they 
may eat. 

43 And his servitor said, "^What, 
should I set this before a hundred 
men 1 He said again. Give the peo- 
ple, that they may eat : for thus saith 
the Lord, ^ They shall eat, and shall 
leave thereof 

44 So he set it before them, and 
they did eat, ^ and left thereof accord- 
ing to the word of the Lord. 

CHAPTER V. 

Naamanh leprosy. 8 Elisha sendeth him to Jordan, 
and he is healed. 15 He refmeth Naaman's gifts. 
20 Gehazi by deception obtaineth a gift, and is 
smitten with leprosy. 

lyrOW ^Naaman, captain of the 
-L 1 host of the king of Syria, was 
^ a great man t with his master, and 
II honourable, because by him the 
Lord had given II deliverance unto 
Syria : he was also a mighty man in 
valour, but he was a leper. 

2 And the Syrians had gone out by 
companies, and had brought away 
captive out of the land of Israel a 
little maid ; and she t waited on Naa- 
man's wife. 

3 And -she said unto her mistress, 
Would God my lord ivere t with the 
prophet that is in Samaria ! for he 
would t recover him of his leprosy. 

4 And one went in, and told his 
lord, saying. Thus and thus said 

367 



B. C. 895. 



1 1 Kings 17. 
23. Heb. 11. 
35. 

about 891. 

u ch. 2. 1. 
I ch. 8. 1. 
y ch. 2. 3. 

Luke 10. 39. 

Acts 22. 3. 



z Ex. 10. 17. 



a See Ex. 15. 

25. ch. 2.21. 

&5. 10. John 

9.6. 
t Heb. evil 

thing. 

b 1 Sam. 9. 4. 

c 1 Sam. 9. 7. 
1 Cor. 9. 11. 
Gal. 6. 6. 

II Or, in his 
scrip, or, gar- 
ment. 



i Luke 9. 13 
John 6. 9. 



e Luke 9. 17. 
John 6. 11. 



f Matt 14. 20. 
& 15. 37. 
John 6. 13. 



a Luke 4. 27. 

about 891. 

b Ex. 11. 3. 

t Heb. before. 

II Or. gracious. 
Heb. lifted 
■up, or, ac- 
cepted in 
countenance, 

II Or, victory. 



t Heb. wot 
before. 



t Heb. before. 
t Heb. gather 



Naaman'i leprosy cured. 



11. RINGS. 



Gehazi smitten with it. 



c 1 Sam. 9. 8. 

ch. 8. 8, 9. 
t Heb. in his 

hand. 



1 Gen. 30. 2. 
Deut. 32. 39. 
1 Sam. 2. 6. 



e Seech. 4.41. 
John 9. 7. 



!l Or, I said 
with myself, 
He will surely 
come out, 6fc. 
Heb. I said. 

t Heb. move 
up and down. 



II Or, Amana. 



t Job 33. 25. 
g Luke 4. 27. 



the maid that is of the land of Is- 
rael. 

5 And the king of Syria said, Go to, 
go, and I will send a letter unto the 
king of Israel. And he departed, and 
" took twith him ten talents of silver, 
and six thousand pieces of gold, and 
ten changes of raiment. 

6 And he brought the letter to the 
king of Israel, saying. Now when 
this letter is come unto thee, behold, 
I have therewith sent Naaman my 
servant to thee, that thou may est re- 
cover him of his leprosy. 

7 And it came to pass, when the 
king of Israel had read the letter, 
that he rent his clothes, and said, 
Am I ^ God, to kill and to make 
alive, that this man doth send unto 
me to recover a man of his leprosy 1 
Wherefore consider, I pray you, and 
see how he seeketh a quarrel against 
me. 

8 IT And it was so, when Elisha the 
man of God had heard that the king 
of Israel had rent his clothes, that 
he sent to the king, saying. Where- 
fore hast thou rent thy clothes ? let 
him come now to me, and he shall 
know that there is a prophet in Is- 
rael. 

9 So Naaman came with his horses 
and with his chariot, and stood at the 
door of the house of Elisha. 

10 And Elisha sent a messenger un- 
to him, saying. Go and ®wash in Jor- 
dan seven times, and thy flesh shall 
come again to thee, and thou shalt be 
clean. 

11 But Naaman was wroth, and 
went away, and said. Behold, " I 
thought, He will surely come out to 
me, and stand, and call on the name 
of the Lord his God, and t strike his 
hand over the place, and recover the 
leper. 

12 Are not H Abana and Pharpar, 
rivers of Damascus, better than all 
the waters of Israel 1 may I not wash 
in them, and be clean ? So he turned 
and went away in a rage. 

13 And his servants came near, and 
spake unto him, and said. My father, 
if the prophet had bid thee do some 
great thing, wouldest thou not have 
done it? how much rather then, 
when he saith to thee. Wash, and be 
clean ? 

14 Then went he down, and dipped 
himself seven times in Jordan, ac- 
cording to the saying of the , man of 
God : and ^ his flesh came again like 
unto the flesh of a Httle child, and 
5 he was clean. 

15 If And he returned to the man 
of God, he and all his company, and 

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came, and stood before him : and he 
said, Behold, now I know that there 
is '^ no God in all the earth, but in Is- 
rael : now therefore, I pray thee, take 
' a blessing of thy servant. 

16 But he said, ^As the Lord liveth, 
before whom I stand, ' I will receive 
none. And he urged him to take it ; 
but he refused. 

17 And Naaman said. Shall there not 
then, I pray thee, be given to thy 
servant two mules' burden of earth 1 
for thy servant will henceforth oflfer 
neither burnt offering nor sacrifice 
unto other gods, but unto the Lord. 

18 In this thing the Lord pardon 
thy servant, that when my master 
goeth into the house of Rimmon to 
worship there, and ""he leaneth on 
my hand, and I bow myself in the 
house of Rimmon : when I bow down 
myself in the house of Rimmon, the 
Lord pardon thy servant in this 
thing. 

19 And he said unto him, Go in 
peace. So he departed from him ta 
little way. 

20 IT But Gehazi, the servant of 
Elisha the man of God, said. Behold, 
my master hath spared Naaman this 
Syrian, in not receiving at his hands 
that which he brought : but, as the 
Lord liveth, I will run after him, 
and take somewhat of him. 

21 So Gehazi followed after Naa- 
man. And when Naaman saw him 
running after him, he lighted down 
from the chariot to meet him, and 
said, t Js all well ? 

22 And he said, AH is well. My 
master hath sent me, saying, Behold, 
even now there be come to me from 
mount Ephraim two young men of 
the sons of the prophets : give them, 
I pray thee, a talent of silver, and 
two changes of garments. 

23 And Naaman said, Be content, 
take two talents. And he urged him, 
and bound two talents of silver in two 
bags, with two changes of garments, 
and laid them upon two of his serv- 
ants ; and they bare them before him. 

24 And when he came to the II tower, 
he took them from their hand, and be- 
stowed them in the house : and he let 
the men go, and they departed. 

25 But he went in, and stood before 
his master. And Elisha said unto 
him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? 
And he said, Thy servant went tno 
whither. 

26 And he said unto him. Went 
not mine heart with thee, when the 
man turned again from his chariot 
to meet thee 1 Is it a time to receive 
money, and to receive garments, and 



Iron is caused to swim. 



II. RINGS. 



llie Syrians struck blind. 



11 Or, encamp- 
ing. 



f Heb. No. 



oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, 
and oxen, and menservants, and maid- 
servants ? 

27 The leprosy therefore of Naa- 
raan "^hall cleave unto thee, and un- 
to thy seed for evei*. And he went 
out from his presence ° a leper as white 
as snow. 

CHAPTER VI. 

Elisha causeth iron to swim. 8 He discloseth the 
counsel of the king of Syria. 13 The Syrian army, 
sent to apprehend Elisha, is smitten with blindness. 
19 Being led into Samaria, they are dismissed in 
peace. 24 The siege of Samaria, and the great 
famine consequent thereon. 30 T?ie king of Israel 
sendeth to slay Elisha. 

AND ^the sons of the prophets said 
unto Elisha, Behold now, the 
place where we dwell with thee is too 
strait for us. 

2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto 
Jordan, and take thence every man 
a beam, and let us make us a place 
there, where we may dwell. And he 
answered, Go ye. 

3 And one said, Be content, I pray 
thee, and go with thy servants. And 
he answered, I will go. 

4 So he went with them. And when 
they came to Jordan, they cut down 
wood. 

5 But as one was felling a beam, the 
t axe head fell into the water : and he 
cried, and said, Alas, master! for it 
was borrowed. 

6 And the man of God said, Where 
fell it 1 And he shewed him the place. 
And ^ he cut down a stick, and cast it 
in thither ; and the iron did swim. 

7 Therefore said he, Take it up to 
thee. And he put out his hand, and 
took it. 

8 IF Then the king of Syria warred 
against Israel, and took counsel with 
his servants, saying. In such and such 
a place shall be my H camp. 

9 And the man of God sent unto the 
king of Israel, saying. Beware that 
thou pass not such a place; for thith- 
er the Syrians are come down. 

10 And the king of Israel sent to the 
place which the man of God told him 
and warned him of, and saved himself 
there, not once nor twice. 

11 Therefore the heart of the king 
of Syria was sore troubled for this 
thing; and he called his servants, and 
said unto them. Will ye not shew 
me which of us is for the king of Is- 
rael? 

12 And one of his servants said, 
t None, my lord, O king : but Elisha, 
the prophet that is in Israel, telleth 
the king of Israel the words that thou 
speakest in thy bedchamber. 

13 1" And he said. Go and spy where 
he is, that I may send and fetch him. 



24 



And it was told him, saying. Behold, 
he is in " Dothan. 

14 Therefore sent he thither horses, 
and chariots, and a t great host : and 
they came by night, and compassed 
the city about. 

15 And when the H servant of the 
man of God was risen early, and gone 
forth, behold, a host compassed the 
city both with horses and chariots. 
And his servant said unto him, Alas, 
my master ! how shall we do ? 

16 And he answered. Fear not : for 
'' they that be with us are more than 
they that be with them. 

17 And Elisha prayed, and said. 
Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that 
he may see. And the Lord opened 
the eyes of the young man ; and he 
saw: and, behold, the mountain was 
full of ^horses and chariots of fire 
round about Elisha. 

18 And when they came down to 
him, Elisha prayed unto the Lord, 
and said. Smite this people, I pray 
thee, with blindness. And ^he smote 
them with blindness according to the 
word of Elisha. 

19 H And Elisha said unto them. 
This is not the way, neither is this 
the city : t follow me, and I will bring 
you to the man whom ye seek. But 
he led them to Samaria. 

20 And it came to pass, when they 
were come into Samaria, that Elisha 
said. Lord, open the eyes of these 
men, that they may see. And the 
Lord opened their eyes, and they 
saw ; and, behold, they were in the 
midst of Samaria. 

21 And the king of Israel said unto 
Elisha, when he saw them. My father, 
shall I smite them, ? shall I smite them ? 

22 And he answered. Thou shalt not 
smite them : wouldest thou smite those 
whom thou hast taken captive with 
thy sword and with thy bow? ^set 
bread and water before them, that 
they may eat and drink, and go to 
their master. 

23 And he prepared great provision 
for them : and when they had eaten 
and drunk, he sent them away, and 
they went to their master. So '• the 
bands of Syria came no more into the 
land of Israel. 

24 IF And it came to pass after this, 
that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered 
all his host, and went up, and besieged 
Samaria. 

25 And there was a great famine in 
Samaria : and, behold, they besieged 
it, until an ass's head was sold for 
fourscore pieces of silver, and the 
fourth part of a cab of dove's dung 
for five pieces of silver. 

369 



B.C. 

about 893. 



t Heb. heavy. 
c Gen. 37. 17. 



Or, minister. 



d 2Chr. 32.7. 
Ps. 55. 18. 
Rom. 8. 31. 



e ch. 2. n. 
Ps. 34. 7. & 
68.17. 

Zech. 1.8. & 
6. 1-7. 



t Heb. come 
ye after me. 



S Rom. 12. 20. 



h ch. 5. 2. 

ver. 8, 9. 



about 892. 



Misha's life threatened. 



II. KINGS. 



The flight of the Syrians. 



B.C. 

about 892. 



II Or, Let not 
the LORD 
save thee. 



' Lev. 2G. 29. 

Deut. 28. 53, 

57. 
t Heb. other. 



k 1 Kings 21. 

27. 



1 Ruth 1. 17. 
1 Kings 19. 2. 



m Ez. 8. 1. & 
20.1, 



n Lulie 13. 32. 
ol Kings 18.4. 



P Job 2. 



aver. 18,19. 



bv'r. 17, 19,20. 

t Hel). a lord 
which belong- 
ed to the king 
leaning upon 
his hand, 
ch. 5. 18. 

« Mai. 3. 10. 



Lev. 13. 46. 



26 And as the king of Israel was 
passing by upon the wall, there cried 
a woman unto him, saying, Help, my 
lord, king. 

27 And he said, II If the Lord do not 
help thee, whence shall I help thee ? 
out of the barnfloor, or out of the 
winepress ? 

28 And the king said unto her. What 
aileth thee 1 And she answered. This 
woman said unto me. Give thy son, 
that we may eat him to day, and we 
will eat my son to morrow. 

29 So ' we boiled my son, and did eat 
him : and I said unto her on the tnext 
day, Give thy son, that we may eat 
him : and she hath hid her son. 

30 IF And it came to pass, when the 
king heard the words of the woman, 
that he ^ rent his clothes ; and he 
passed by upon the wall, and the peo- 
ple looked, and, behold, he had sack- 
cloth within upon his flesh. 

31 Then he said, ' God do so and 
more also to me, if the head of Eiisha 
the son of Shaphat shall stand on him 
this day. 

32 But Elisha sat in his house, and 
"' the elders sat with him ; and the 
king sent a man from before him : 
but ere the messenger came to him, 
he said to the elders, " See ye how 
this son of ° a murderer hath sent to 
take away mine head? look, when 
the messenger cometh, shut the door, 
and hold him fast at the door : is not 
the sound of his master's feet behind 
him? 

33 And while he yet talked with 
them, behold, the messenger came 
down unto him : and he said, Behold, 
this evil is of the Lord ; p what should 
I wait for the Lord any longer ? 

CHAPTER VII. 

Elisha foretelleth plenty in Samaria. 3 Four lepem 
going to the camp of the Syrians, bring back tidinns 
of thew flight. 12 The king spoilcth the tents of the 
Syrians. 17 The unbelieving lord is trodden to death 
tn the press. 

THEN Elisha said, Hear ye the 
word of the Lord ; Thus saith 
the Lord, ^To morrow about this 
time shall a measure of jfine flour be 
sold for a shekel, and two measures 
of barley for a shekel, in the gate of 
Samaria. 

2 ^ Then t a lord on whose hand the 
king leaned answered the man of God, 
and said. Behold, "if the Lord would 
make windows in heaven, might this 
thing be ? And he said, Behold, thou 
shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt 
not eat thereof 

3 IF And there were four leprous men 
^ at the entering in of the gate : and 



they said one to another, Why sit we 
here until we die ? 

4 If we say, We will enter into the 
city, then the famine is in the city, 
and we shall die there : and if we sit 
still here, we die also. Now therefore 
come, and let us fall unto the host of 
the Syrians : if they save us alive, we 
shall live ; and if they kill us, we shall 
but die. 

5 And they rose up in the twilight, 
to go unto the camp of the Syrians : 
and when they were come to the 
uttermost part of the camp of Syria, 
behold, there was no man there. 

6 For the Lord had made the host 
of the Syrians ^to hear a noise of 
chariots, and a noise of horses, even 
the noise of a great host : and they 
said one to another, Lo, the king of 
Israel hath hired against us ^the kings 
of the Hittites, and the kings of the 
Egyptians, to come upon us. 

7 Wherefore they ^ arose and fled in 
the twilight, and left their tents, and 
their horses, and their asses, even the 
camp as it was, and fled for their life. 

8 And when these lepers came to 
the uttermost part of the camp, they 
went into one tent, and did eat and 
drink, and carried thence silver, and 
gold, and raiment, and went and hid 
it ; and came again, and entered into 
another tent, and carried thence also, 
and went and hid it. 

9 Then they said one to another. 
We do not well : this day is a day of 
good tidings, and we hold our peace : 
if we tarry till the morning light, 
t some mischief will come upon us : 
now therefore come, that we may go 
and tell the king's household. 

10 So they came and called unto the 
porter of the city : and they told them, 
saying. We came to the camp of the 
Syrians, and, behold, there was no man 
there, neither voice of man, but horses 
tied, and asses tied, and the tents as 
they were. 

11 And he called the porters; and 
they told it to the king's house within. 

12 1 And the king arose in the night, 
and said unto his servants, I will now 
shew you what the Syrians have done 
to us. They know that we be hun- 
gry ; therefore are they gone out of 
the camp to hide themselves in the 
field, saying. When they come out of 
the city, we shall catch them alive, 
and get into the city. 

13 And one of his servants answered 
and said, Let some take, I pray thee^ 
five of the horses that remain, which 
are left t in the city, (behold, they are 
as all the multitude of Israel that are 
left in it : behold, I say, they «'^ even 



370 



The unbelieving lord. 



II. KINGS. 



IlazaeVs wickedness. 



B.C. 

about 892. 



about 891. 

a ch. 4. 35. 



b Ps. 105. 16. 
Hag. 1. 11. 



about 885. 



as all the multitude of the Israelites 
that are consumed,) and let us send 
and see. 

14 They took therefore two chariot 
horsess and the king sent after the 
host of the Syrians, saying-. Go and 
see. 

15 And they went after them unto 
Jordan : and, lo, all the way was full 
of garments and vessels, which the 
Syrians had cast away in their haste. 
And the messengers returned, and told 
the king. 

16 And the people went out, and 
spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So 
a measure of fine flour was sold for a 
shekel, and two measures of barley 
for a shekel, ^according to the word 
of the Lord. 

17 IT And the king appointed the lord 
on whose hand he leaned to have the 
charge of the gate : and the people 
trode upon him in the gate, and he 
died, ^as the man of God had said, 
who spake when the king came down 
to him. 

18 And it came to pass as the man of 
God had spoken to the king, saying, 
^ Two measures of barley for a shekel, 
and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, 
shall be to morrow about this time in 
the gate of Samaria : 

19 And that lord answered the man 
of God, and said. Now, behold, if the 
Lord should make windows in heaven, 
might such a thing be 1 And he said. 
Behold, thou shalt see it with thine 
eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. 

20 And so it fell out unto him : for 
the people trode upon him in the gate, 
and he died. 

CHAPTER VIIL 

The Shunammite. who had left her country to avoid 
the famine, hath her land restored by the king. 7 
Hazael killeth his master, and succecdelh him. 16 
Jehorani's wicked reign in Judnh. 20 Edom and 
Libnah revolt. 23 Ahaziah succeedeth Jehoram. 
25 His wicked reign. 28 He visiteth Joram wound- 
ed, a t Jezrecl. 

THEN spake Elisha unto the wo- 
man, ^ whose son he had restored 
to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and 
thine household, and sojourn where- 
soever thou canst sojourn : for the 
Lord '° hath called for a famine ; and 
it shall also come upon the land seven 
years. 

2 And the woman arose, and did 
after the saying of the man of God : 
and she went with her household, 
and sojourned in the land of the Phi- 
listines seven years. 

3 And it came to pass at the seven 
years' end, that the woman returned 
out of the land of the Philistines : 
and she went forth to cry unto the 
king for her house and for her land. 



4 And the king talked with " Gehazi 
the servant of the man of God, saying, 
Tell me, I pray thee, all the great 
things that Elisha hath done. 

5 And it came to pass, as he was 
telling the king how he had "^ restored 
a dead body to life, that, behold, the 
woman, whose son he had restored to 
life, cried to the king for her house 
and for her land. And Gehazi said. 
My lord, O king, this is the woman, 
and this is her son, whom Elisha re- 
stored to life. 

6 And when the king asked the 
woman, she told him. So the king 
appointed unto her a certain li officer, 
saying. Restore all that was hers, and 
all the fruits of the field since the 
day that she left the land, even until 
now. 

7 IT And Elisha came to Damascus ; 
and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was 
sick ; and it was told him, saying. 
The man of God is come hither. 

8 And the king said unto ® Hazael, 
^ Take a present in thine hand, and go, 
meet the man of God, and ^inquire of 
the Lord by him, saying. Shall I re- 
cover of this disease "? 

9 So Hazael went to meet him, and 
took a present twith him, even of 
every good thing of Damascus, forty 
camels' burden, and came and stood 
before him, and said. Thy son Ben- 
hadad king of Syria hath sent me to 
thee, saying. Shall I recover of this 
disease ? 

10 And Elisha said unto him. Go, 
say unto him. Thou mayest certainly 
recover: howbeit the Lord hath shew- 
ed me that ^he shall surely die. 

11 And he settled his countenance 
+ steadfastly, until he was ashamed : 
and the man of God ' wept. 

12 And Hazael said. Why weepeth 
my lord 1 And he answered. Because 
I know ^the evil that thou wilt do 
unto the children of Israel : their 
strong holds wilt thou set on fire, 
and their young men wilt thou slay 
with the sword, and ' wilt dash their 
children, and rip up their women with 
child. 

13 And Hazael said, But what, ™i5 
thy servant a dog, that he should do 
this great thing 1 And Elisha answer- 
ed, "The Lord hath shewed me that 
thou shalt be king over Syria. 

14 So he departed from Elisha, and 
came to his master ; who said to him. 
What said Elisha to thee 1 And he 
answered, He told me that thou should- 
est surely recover. 

15 And it came to pass on the mor- 
row, that he took a thick cloth, and 
dipped it in water, and spread it on 

371 



B.C. 

about 885. 



d ch. 4. 35. 



II Or, euntick. 



885. 



e 1 Kings 19. 

15. 
f 1 Sam. 9. 7. 

1 King's 14. 3. 

ch. 5. 5. 
S ch. 1. 2. 



t Heb. in his 
hand. 



t Heb. and 
set it. 
i Luke 19. 41. 



k ch. 10. 32. & 
12. 17. & 13. 
3.7. Am. 1.3. 



1 ch. 15. 16. 
Hos. 13. 16 
Am. 1. 13. 



m 1 Sam. 17. 
43. 



n 1 Kings 19. 
15. 



Jehoram's wicked reign. 



II. KINGS. 



Jehu is anointed king. 



B. C. 885. 



o2Chr.21.3,4. 
\Y{eh.reigned. 
P 2 Cbr. 21. 5, 



r 2 Sam. 7. 13. 

1 Kinas 11. 
36. & 15. 4. 

2 Chr. 21. 7. 
t Heb. candle, 

or, ZaOTT?. 
8 Gen. 27. 40. 

cli. 3. 27. 

2 Chr. 21. 8, 

9, 10. 
t I Kings 22. 

47. 



u 2 Chr. 21. 10. 



X 2 Chr. 22. 1. 



II Azariah, 
2 Chr. 22. G, 
and Jehoa- 
haz,2ChT.21. 
17. & 25. 23. 



\' ■='ee 2 Chr. 
22.2. 



II Or, grnnd- 

dnufjhter. 

See ver. 18. 
z 2 Chr. 22.3,4. 



884. 

a 2 Chr. 22. 5. 



b di. 9. 15. 

c ch. 9. Ifi. 
2 Chr. 22. G, 7. 

t Heb. ichere- 
U'ith the Syr- 
ians had 
u-ounded. 

II Ramoth, 
ver. 28. 

t Heb. wound- 
ed. 



his face, so that he died : and Hazael 
reigned in his stead. 

16 H And in the fifth year of Joram 
the son of Ahab king of Israel, Je- 
hoshaphat being then king of Judah, 
° Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king 
of Judah t began to reign. 

17 P Thirty and two years old was 
he when he began to reign ; and he 
reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 

18 And he walked in the way of the 
kings of Israel, as did the house of 
Ahab ; for "^ the daughter of Ahab was 
his wife : and he did evil in the sight 
of the Lord. 

19 Yet the Lord would not destroy 
Judah for David his servant's sake, "■ as 
he promised him to give him always 
a t light, ayid to his children. 

20 1 In his days ' Edom revolted from 
under the hand of Judah, * and made 
a king over themselves. 

21 So Joram went over to Zair, and 
all the chariots with him : and he 
rose by night, and smote the Edom- 
ites which compassed him about, and 
the captains of the chariots : and the 
people fled into their tents. 

22 Yet Edom revolted from under the 
hand of Judah unto this day. " Then 
Libnah revolted at the same time. 

23 And the rest of the acts of Joram, 
and all that he did, are they not writ- 
ten in the book of the Chronicles of 
the kings of Judah ? 

24 And Joram slept with his fathors, 
and was buried with his fathers in the 
city of David : and ^ H Ahaziah his son 
reigned in his stead. 

25 IT In the twelfth year of Joram 
the son of Ahab king of Israel did 
Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of 
Judah begin to reign. 

26 y Two and twenty years old loas 
Ahaziah when he began to reign ; 
and he reigned one year in Jeru- 
salem. And his mother's name was 
Athaliah, the H daughter of Omri king 
of Israel. 

27 ^ And he walked in the way of 
the house of Ahab, and did evil in the 
sight of the Lord, as did the house of 
Ahab : for he was the son in law of 
the house of Ahab. 

28 H And he went ^ with Joram the 
son of Ahab to the war against Ha- 
zael king of Syria in Ramoth-gilead ; 
and the Syrians wounded Joram. 

29 And '^king Joram went back to 
be healed in Jezreel of the wounds 
t which the Syrians had given him at 
II Rarnah, when he fought against Ha- 
zael king of Syria. <= And Ahaziah the 
son of Jehoram king of Judah went 
down to see Joram the son of Ahab 
in Jezreel, because he was tsick. 

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CHAPTER IX. 

ElisTia sendeth a young prophet to anoint Jehu atRa- 
nioth-gilead. 11 Jehu, being made king, killeth Jo- 
ram in thejield ofNaboth. 27 Ahaziah is slain at 
Gur, and buried at Jerusalem. 30 Jezebel is thrown 
out of a window, and eaten by dogs. 

AND Elisha the prophet called one 
of ^ the children of the prophets, 
and said unto himx, ^ Gird up thy loins, 
and take this box of oil in thine hand, 
•= and go to Ramoth-gilead : 

2 And when thou comest thither, 
look out there Jehu the son of Je- 
hoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go 
in, and make him arise up from among 
"^his brethren, and carry him to an 
tinner chamber; 

3 Then ^ take the box of oil, and 
pour it on his head, and say. Thus 
saith the Lord, I have anointed thee 
king over Israel. Then open the door, 
and flee, and tarry not. 

4% So the young man, ei5e^ the young 
man the prophet, went to Ramoth- 
gilead. 

5 And when he came, behold, the 
captains of the host ivere sitting ; and 
he said, I have an errand to thee, 
captain. And Jehu said. Unto which 
of all us 1 And he said. To thee, O 
captain. 

6 And he arose, and went into the 
house ; and he poured the oil on his 
head, and said unto him, ^ Thus saith 
the Lord God of Israel, I have an- 
ointed thee king over the people of 
the Lord, eveji over Israel. 

7 And thou shalt smite the house of 
Ahab thy master, that I may avenge 
the blood of my servants the prophets, 
and the blood of all the servants of the 
Lord, ^at the hand of Jezebel. 

8 For the whole house of Ahab shall 
perish : and ^ I will cut off from Ahab 
'him that pisseth against the wall, 
and ^ him that is shut up and left in 
Israel : 

9 And I will make the house of 
Ahab like the house of ' Jeroboam 
the son of Nebat, and like the house 
of ™ Baasha the son of Ahijah : 

10 "And the dogs shall eat Jezebel 
in the portion of Jezreel, and there 
shall be none to bury her. And he 
opened the door, and fled. 

11 IF Then Jehu came forth to the 
servants of his lord : and one said unto 
him, Is all well? wherefore came ° this 
mad/e//ow; to thee 1 And he said unto 
them. Ye know the man, and his com- 
munication. 

12 And they said. It is false ; tell us 
now. And he said. Thus and thus 
spake he to me, saying. Thus saith 
the Lord, I have anointed thee king 
over Israel. 

13 Then they hasted, and Ptook 



Jehu killeth Joram. 



II. RINGS. 



Jezebel eaten by dogs. 



B. C. 884. 



t Heb. rcign- 
eth. 



<\ c.h. 8, 23. 
t Heb. Jeho- 
ram. 

t Heb. smote. 



t Heb. let no 
escaperffo,ffc. 



II Or, march- 
ing. 

t Heb.jra mad- 
ness. 

t Heb. Bind. 
s 2 Chr. 22. 7. 

t Heb. found. 



t Heb. Med 
his hand with 
a bow. 



every man his garment, and put it 
under him on the top of the stairs, 
and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu 
t is king. 

14 Sc^ Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat 
the son of Nimshi conspired against 
Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ra- 
moth-gilead, he and all Israel, be- 
cause of Hazael king of tSyria : 

15 But ^king t Joram was returned 
to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds 
which the Syrians thad given him, 
when he fought with Hazael king of 
Syria.) And Jehu said. If it be your 
minds, then t let none go forth nor 
escape out of the city to go to tell it 
in Jezreel. 

16 So Jehu rode in a chariot, and 
went to Jezreel ; for Joram lay there. 
''And Ahaziah king of Judahwas come 
down to see Joram. 

17 And there stood a watchman on 
the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the 
company of Jehu as he came, and 
said, I see a company. And Joram 
said. Take a horseman, and send to 
meet them, and let him say. Is it 
peace ? 

18 So there went one on horseback 
to meet him, and said. Thus saith the 
king. Is it peace ? And Jehu said, 
What hast thou to do with peace 1 
turn thee behind me. And the 
watchman told, saying, The mes- 
senger came to them, but he cometh 
not again. 

19 Then he sent out a second on 
horseback, which came to them, and 
said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace 1 
And Jehu answered. What hast thou 
to do with peace 1 turn thee behind 
me. 

20 And the watchman told, say- 
ing. He came even unto them, and 
cometh not again : and the II driving 
is like the driving of Jehu the son 
of Nimshi ; for he driveth t furi- 
ously. 

21 And Joram said, t Make ready. 
And his chariot was made ready. 
And 'Joram king of Israel and Aha- 
ziah king of Judah went out, each in 
his chariot, and they went out against 
Jehu, and t met him in the portion of 
Naboth the Jezreelite. 

22 And it came to pass, when Joram 
saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, 
Jehu 1 And he answered, What peace, 
so long as the whoredoms of thy moth- 
er Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so 
many 1 

23 And Joram turned his hands, and 
fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is 
treachery, O Ahaziah. 

24 And .Tehu t drew a bow with his 
full strength, and smote Jehoram be- 



tween his arms, and the arrow went 
out at his heart, and he t sunk down 
in his chariot. 

25 Then said Jehu to Bidkar his 
captain. Take up, and cast him in the 
portion of the field of Naboth the 
Jezreelite : for remember how that, 
when I and thou rode together after 
Ahab his father, 'the Lord laid this 
burden upon him ; 

26 Surely I have seen yesterday the 
t blood of Naboth, and the blood of 
his sons, saith the Lord ; and " I will 
requite thee in this Uplat, saith the 
Lord. Now therefore take and cast 
him into the plat of ground, according 
to the word of the Lord. 

27 1 But when Ahaziah the king of 
Judah saw this, he fled by the way of 
the garden house. And Jehu followed 
after him, and said. Smite him also 
in the chariot. And they did so at 
the going up to Gur, which is by 
Ibleam. And he fled to ""Megiddo, 
and died there. 

28 And his servants carried him in 
a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried 
him in his sepulchre with his fathers 
in the city of David. 

29 And in the eleventh year of Jo- 
ram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah 
to reign over Judah. 

30 f And when Jehu was come to 
Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it ; ^ and she 
t painted her face, and tired her head, 
and looked out at a window. 

31 And as Jehu entered in at the 
gate, she said, ^Had Zimri peace, who 
slew his master ? 

32 And he lifted up his face to the 
window, and said. Who is on my side 1 
who 1 And there looked out to him 
two or three II eunuchs. 

33 And he said, Throw her down. 
So they threw her down : and some 
of her blood was sprinkled on the 
wall, and on the horses : and he trode 
her under foot. 

34 And when he was come in, he did 
eat and drink, and said. Go, see now 
this cursed woman, and bury her : for 
^ she is a king's daughter. 

35 x'Vnd they went to bury her : but 
they found no more of her than the 
skull, and the feet, and the palms of 
her hands. 

36 Wherefore they came again, and 
told him. And he said. This is the 
word of the Lord, which he spake tby 
his servant Elijah the Tishbite, say- 
ing, ^ In the portion of Jezreel shall 
dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel : 

37 And the carcass of Jezebel shall 
be " as dung upon the face of the field 
in the portion of Jezreel; so that they 
shall not say, This is Jezebel 

373 



B.C. 884. 

t Heb. bowed. 



t 1 Kings 21. 
29. 



t Heb. bloods. 



II Or, portion. 
u 1 Kings 21. 



I 2 Chr. 22. 9. 

about 886. 
about 884. 



y Ez. 23. 40. 

t B.eh. put her 
eyes in paint- 
ing. 

I 1 Kings 16. 
9-20. 



II Or,chamber- 
lains. 



a 1 Kings IG. 
31. 



t Heb. by the 
hand of. 

bl Kings 21. 
23. 



c Ps. 83. 10. 



The sons of Ahab slain. 



II. KINGS. 



The great zeal of Jehu. 



B. C. 884. 



t Heb. nour- 
ishers. 



fUeb. forme. 



a 1 Kings 21. 
21. 



b ch. 9. 14, 24. 



c 1 Sam. 3. 19. 



U 1 Kings 21. 

19, 21, 29. 
t Heb. by the 

hand of. 



CHAPTER X. 

Jehu causeth seventy ofAhab's children to behehead- 
ed. 8 He justifieth the act by the prophecy of Eli- 
jah. 12 He slayeth two and forty of Ahaziah's 
brethren. 15 He taketh Jehonadab into his compa- 
ny. \^ He destroy eth all the worshippers of Baal. 
29 ,He followeth Jeroboam's sins. 32 Hazael op- 
presseth Israel. 35 Jehoahaz succeedeth Jehu. 

AND Ahab had seventy sons in 
Samaria. And Jehu wrote let- 
ters, and sent to Samaria, unto the 
rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to 
tthem that brought up Ahab's chil- 
dren, saying, 

2 Now as soon as this letter cometh 
to you, seeing your master's sons are 
with you, and there are with you char- 
iots and horses, a fenced city also, and 
armour ; 

3 Look even out the best and meetest 
of your master's sons, and set him on 
his father's throne, and fight for your 
master's house. 

4 But they were exceedingly afraid, 
and said, Behold, two kings stood not 
before him : how then shall we stand ? 

5 And he that loas over the house, 
and he that was over the city, the 
elders also, and the bringers up of the 
children, sent to Jehu, saying. We are 
thy servants, and will do all that thou 
shalt bid us ; we will not make any 
king : do thou that which is good in 
thine eyes. 

6 Then he wrote a letter the second 
time to them, saying. If ye be t mine, 
and if ye will hearken unto my voice, 
take ye the heads of the men your 
master's sons, and come to me to Jez- 
reel by to morrow this time. Now the 
king's sons, being seventy persons, 
were with the great men of the city, 
which brought them up. 

7 And it came to pass, when the let- 
ter came to them, that they took the 
king's sons, and ^slew seventy persons, 
and put their heads in baskets, and 
sent him them to Jezreel. 

8 IT And there came a messenger, 
and told him, saying. They have 
brought the heads of the king's sons. 
And he said. Lay ye them in two 
heaps at the entering in of the gate 
until the morning. 

9 And it came to pass in the morn- 
ing, that he went out, and stood, and 
said to all the people. Ye be right- 
eous : behold, ^ I conspired against 
my master, and slew him : but who 
slew all these ? 

10 Know now that there shall "^fall 
unto the earth nothing of the word of 
the Lord, which the Lord spake con- 
cerning the house of Ahab : for the 
Lord hath done that which he spake 
'^ tby his servant Elijah. 

11 So Jehu slew all that remained 

374 



of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and 
all his great men, and his H kinsfolks, 
and his priests, until he left him none 
remaining. 

12 IF And he arose and departed, and 
came to Samaria. And as he was at 
the t shearing house in the way, 

13 ^ Jehu t met with the brethren of 
Ahaziah king of Judah, and said. Who 
are ye ? And they answered. We are 
the brethren of Ahaziah ; and we go 
down t to salute the children of the 
king and the children of the queen. 

14 And he said. Take them alive. 
And they took them alive, and slew 
them at the pit of the shearing house, 
even two and forty men ; neither left 
he any of them. 

15 IF And when he was departed 
thence, he t lighted on '^Jehonadab the 
son of ^ Rechab coming to meet him : 
and he t saluted him, and said to him. 
Is thine heart right, as my heart is 
with thy heart 1 And Jehonadab an- 
swered, It is. If it be, ^ give me thine 
hand. And he gave him his hand ; 
and he took him up to him into the 
chariot. 

16 And he said. Come with me, and 
see my ' zeal for the Lord. So they 
made him ride in his chariot. 

17 And when he came to Samaria, 
^ he slew all that remained unto Ahab 
in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, 
according to the saying of the Lord, 
' which he spake to Elijah. 

18 IF And Jehu gathered all the 
people together, and said unto them, 
"' Ahab served Baal a little ; but Jehu 
shall serve him much. 

19 Now therefore call unto me all 
the "prophets of Baal, all his serv- 
ants, and all his priests ; let none 
be wanting : for I have a great sacri- 
fice to do to Baal ; whosoever shall 
be wanting, he shall not live. But 
Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent 
that he might destroy the worship- 
pers of Baal. 

20 And Jehu said, t Proclaim a sol- 
emn assembly for Baal. And they 
proclaimed it. 

21 And Jehu sent through all Israel : 
and all the worshippers of Baal came, 
so that there was not a man left that 
came not. And they came into the 
° house of Baal ; and the house of Baal 
was II full from one end to another. 

22 And he said unto him that was 
over the vestry. Bring forth vestments 
for all the worshippers of Baal. And 
he brought them forth vestments. 

23 And Jehu went, and Jehonadab 
the son of Rechab, into the house of 
Baal, and said unto the worshippers 
of Baal, Search, and look that there 



BaaVs worshippers slain. 



11. KINGS. 



Jehoash is anointed king. 



B. C. 884. 



r Ezra 6. 11. 
Dan. 2. 5. &. 
3.29. 



t See ver. 3.5. 
ch. 13. 1, 10. 
k. 14. 23. & 
15. 8, 12. 



about 860. 



II Or, even to 
Gilead and 
Bashan. 

y Am. 1. 3. 



856. 



be here with you none of the servants 
of the Lord, but the worshippers of 
Baal only. 

24 And when they went in to offer 
sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu 
appointed fourscore men without, and 
said. If any of the men whom I have 
brought into your hands escape, he 
that letteth him go, ^his life shall be 
for the life of him. 

2.5 And it came to pass, as soon as 
he had made an end of offering the 
burnt offering, that Jehu said to the 
guard and to the captains, Go in, and 
slay them ; let none come forth. And 
they smote them with tthe edge of 
the sword ; and the guard and the 
captains cast them out, and went to 
the city of the house of Baal. 

26 And they brought forth the 
1 1 images out of the house of Baal, 
and burned them. 

27 And they brake down the image 
of Baal, and brake down the house of 
Baal, '"and made it a draught house 
unto this day. 

28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of 
Israel. 

29 H Ho wbeit, /rem the sins of Jero- 
boam the son of Nebat, who made 
Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from 
after them, to wit, ^ the golden calves 
that were in Beth-el, and that were in 
Dan. 

30 And the Lord said unto Jehu, 
Because thou hast done well in exe- 
cuting that which is right in mine 
eyes, and hast done unto the house of 
Ahab according to all th^iwas in mine 
heart, * thy children of the fourth gen- 
eration shall sit on the throne of Is- 
rael. 

31 But Jehu ttook no heed to walk 
in the law of the Lord God of Israel 
with all his heart : for he departed 
not from " the sins of Jeroboam, which 
made Israel to sin. 

32 IT In those days the Lord began 
t to cut Israel short : and ^ Hazael 
smote them in all the coasts of Israel ; 

33 From Jordan t eastward, all the 
land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the 
Reubenites, and the Manassites, from 
Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, 
II even ^ Gilead and Bashan. 

34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, 
and all that he did, and all his might, 
are they not written in the book of 
the Chronicles of the kings of Israel? 

35 And Jehu slept with his fathers : 
and they buried him in Samaria. 
And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his 
stead. 

36 And t the time that Jehu reigned 
over Israel in Samaria was twenty and 
eight years. 



CHAPTER XI. 

Athaliah destroyeth the seed royal. 2 Joanh is hid six 
years in the house of God. 4 In the seventh year he 
is brought forth and made king. 13 Athaliuh is 
slain. 17 jehoiada restoreth the worship of God. 

AND when ^ Athaliah ^ the mother 
of Ahaziah saw that her son was 
dead, she arose and destroyed all the 
t seed royal. 

2 But II Jehosheba, the daughter of 
king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took 
II Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole 
him from among the king's sons which 
were slain ; and they hid him, even 
him and his nurse, in the bedchamber 
from Athaliah, so that he was not 
slain. 

3 And he was with her hid in the 
house of the Lord six years. And 
Athaliah did reign over the land. 

4 IF And *^ the seventh year Jehoia- 
da sent and fetched the rulers over 
hundreds, with the captains and the 
guard, and brought them to him 
into the house of the Lord, and 
made a covenant with them, and 
took an oath of them in the house 
of the Lord, and shewed them the 
king's son, 

5 And he commanded them, saying. 
This is the thing that ye shall do ; A 
third part of you that enter in "^ on the 
sabbath shall even be keepers of the 
watch of the king's house ; 

6 And a third part shall be at the 
gate of Sur ; and a third part at the 
gate behind the guard : so shall ye 
keep the watch of the house, II that it 
be not broken down. 

7 And two II parts of all you that go 
forth on the sabbath, even they shall 
keep the watch of the house of the 
Lord about the king. 

8 And ye shall compass the king 
round about, every man with his 
weapons in his hand : and he that 
Cometh within the ranges, let him be 
slain : and be ye with the king as he 
goeth out and as he cometh in. 

9 ^ And the captains over the hun- 
dreds did according to all things that 
Jehoiada the priest commanded : and 
they took every man his men that 
were to come in on the sabbath, with 
them that should go out on the sab- 
bath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. 

10 And to the captains over hundreds 
did the priest give king David's spears 
and shields, that loere in the temple of 
the Lord. 

11 And the guard stood, every man 
with his weapons in his hand, round 
about the king, from the right t cor- 
ner of the temple to the left corner 
of the temple, along by the altar and 
the temple. 

375 



B.C. 884. 



a2Chr. 22.10. 
b ch. 8. 26. 



t Heb. seed of 
the kingdom. 

II 2Chr. 22.11, 
Jehoshabeuth- 

II Or, Jeoash. 



878. 

c 2Chr. 23. 1, 
&c. 



d 1 Chr. 9. 25. 



II Or, from 
breaking up. 



II Or, com- 



e 2 Chr. 23. 



Gocfs luorship restored. 



II. KINGS. 



The temple reimired. 



B. C. 878. 



t Heb. Let the 
king live. 
( 1 Sam. 10. 24. 
g2Chr.23.12, 



h ch. 23. 3. 
2 Chr. 34. 31. 



i 2 Chr. 23. 16. 



t 2 Sam. 5. 3. 



I ch. 10. 



m Deut. 12. 3. 
2 Chr. 23. 17. 
n 2 Chr. 23. 18, 

&.C. 

t Heb. offices. 



2 Chr. 24. 1. 



a 2 Chr. 24. 1. 



12 And he brought forth the king's 
son, and put the crown upon Mm, and 
gave him the testimony ; and they 
made him king, and anointed him ; 
and they clapped their hands, and 
said, t f God save the king. 

13 IT ^ And when Athahah heard the 
noise of the guard and of the people, 
she came to the people into the tem- 
ple of the Lord. 

14 And when she looked, behold, 
the king stood by ^a pillar, as the 
manner was, and the princes, and 
the trumpeters by the king, and all 
the people of the land rejoiced, and 
blew with trumpets : and Athaliah 
rent her clothes, and cried. Treason, 
treason. 

15 But Jehoiada the priest com- 
manded the captains of the hundreds, 
the officers of the host, and said unto 
them, Have her forth without the 
ranges ; and him that followeth her 
kill with the sword. For the priest 
had said, Let her not be slain in the 
house of the Lord. 

16 And they laid hands on her; and 
she went by the way by the which the 
horses came into the king's house : 
and there was she slain. 

17 IT 'And Jehoiada made a covenant 
between the Lord and the king and 
the people, that they should be the 
Lord's people ; ^ between the king 
also and the people. 

18 And all the people of the land 
went into the 'house of Baal, and 
brake it down ; his altars and his 
images "" brake they in pieces thor- 
oughly, and slew Mattan the priest 
of Baal before the altars. And "the 
priest appointed t officers over the 
house of the Lord. 

19 And he took the rulers over hun- 
dreds, and the captains, and the guard, 
and all the people of the land ; and 
they brought down the king from the 
house of the Lord, and came by the 
way of the gate of the guard to the 
king's house. And he sat on the 
throne of the kings. 

20 And all the people of the land 
rejoiced, and the city was in quiet : 
and they slew Athaliah with the sword 
beside the king's house. 

21 "Seven years o|^ was Jehoash 
when he began to reign. 

CHAPTER XH. 

Jehoash reigneth well all the days of Jehoiada. 4 He 
giveth orders to repair the temple. 17 Hazael is 
diverted from Jerusalem by a present of the hal- 
lowed treasures. ]Q Jehoash is -slain by his serv- 
ants; and Amaziah succeedeth him. 

IN the seventh year of Jehu, ^Je- 
hoash began to reign ; and forty 
years reigned he in Jerusalem. And 

376 



his mother's name was Zibiah of 
Beer-sheba. 

2 And Jehoash did that which was 
right in the sight of the Lord all his 
days wherein Jehoiada the priest in- 
structed him. 

3 But ^the high places were not 
taken away : the people still sacri- 
ficed and burnt incense in the high 
places. 

4 IF And Jehoash said to the priests, 
•= All the money of the H dedicated 
things that is brought into the house 
of the Lord, even ^ the money of every 
one that passeth the account, + the 
money that every man is set at, and 
all the money that t ^ cometh into any 
man's heart to bring into the house of 
the Lord, 

5 Let the priests take it to them, 
every man of his acquaintance : and 
let them repair the breaches of the 
house, wheresoever any breach shall 
be found. 

6 But it was so, that t in the three 
and twentieth year of king Jehoash 
^the priests had not repaired the 
breaches of the house. 

7 ^ Then king Jehoash called for 
Jehoiada the priest, and the other 
priests, and said unto them, Why 
repair ye not the breaches of the 
house ? now therefore receive no more 
money of your acquaintance, but 
deliver it for the breaches of the 
house. 

8 And the priests consented to re- 
ceive no more money of the people, 
neither to repair the breaches of the 
house. 

9 But .Tehoiada the priest took ^a 
chest, and bored a hole in the lid of 
it, and set it beside the altar, on the 
right side as one cometh into the 
house of the Lord : and the priests 
that kept the tdoor put therein all 
the money that was brought into the 
house of the Lord. 

10 And it was so, when they saw 
that there was much money in the 
chest, that the king's " scribe and the 
high priest came up, and they t put 
up in bags, and told the money 
that was found in the house of the 
Lord. 

1 1 And they gave the money, being 
told, into the hands of them that did 
the work, that had the oversight of 
the house of the Lord: and they tlaid 
it out to the carpenters and builders, 
that wrought upon the house of the 
Lord, 

12 And to masons, and hewers of 
stone, and to buy timber and hewed 
stone to repair the breaches of the 
house of the Lord, and for all that 



b 1 Kiugfs 15. 
14. & 22. 43. 
ch. 14. 4. 



c ch. 22. 4. 
II Or, holy 

things. 

Heb. holi- 



The invasion of Hazael. 



II. KINGS. 



Jehoahaz^s ivicked reign. 



B. C. 856. 




Lev. 5. 15, 18. 



m Lev. 7. 7. 
Num. 18. 9. 

n ch. 8. 12. 

about 810. 
o See 2 Chr. 
24. 23. 

P 1 Kings 15. 
18. ch. 18. 15, 
16. 



t Heb. went 
up. 



q ch. 14. 5. 
2 Chr. 24. 25. 

839. 
II Or, Beth- 
millo. 



r 2 Chr. 24. 

26, Zahad. 
II Or, Shim- 

rith 



8 2 Chr. 24. 27. 



856. 
t Heb. the 
twentieth 
year and 
third year. 



t Heb. walked 
after. 



twas laid out for the house to re- 
pair it. 

13 Howbeit 'there were not made 
for the house of the Lord bowls of 
silverj^snufTers, basins, trumpets, any 
vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of 
the money that was brought into the 
house of the Lord : 

14 But they gave that to the v*rork- 
men, and repaired therewith the house 
of the Lord. 

15 Moreover ^they reckoned not 
with the men, into whose hand they 
delivered the money to be bestowed 
on workmen : for they dealt faith- 
fully. 

10 'The trespass money and sin 
money was not brought into the 
house of the Lord : ™it was the 
priests'. 

17 1 Then "Hazael king of Syria 
went up, and fought against Gath, 
and took it : and " Hazael set his face 
to go up to Jerusalem. 

18 And Jehoash king of Judah Ptook 
all the hallowed things that Jehosh- 
aphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, 
his fathers, kings of Judah, had ded- 
icated, and his own hallowed things, 
and all the gold that was found in the 
treasures of the house of the Lord, 
and in the king's house, and sent it to 
Hazael king of Syria : and he twent 
away from Jerusalem. 

19 1" And the rest of the acts of 
Joash, and all that he did, are they 
not written in the book of the Chron- 
icles of the kings of Judah ? 

20 And ihis servants arose, and made 
a conspiracy, and slew Joash in II the 
house of Millo, which goeth down to 
Silla. 

21 For ■■ Jozachar the son of Shim- 
eath, and Jehozabad the son of H Sho- 
mer, his servants, smote him, and 
he died ; and they buried him with 
his fathers in the city of David: 
and ' Amaziah his son reigned in his 
stead. 

CHAPTER Xm. 

The wicked reign of Jehoahaz. 3 Israel is delivered 
from the Syrians in answer to prayer. 8 Joasfi 
succeedeth Jehoahaz. \0 His wicked reign. 12 Jer- 
oboam succeedcth him. 14 Elisha foretelleth to 
Joash three victories over the Syrians. 20 The death 
of Elisha. 22 Hazael oppresseth Israel. 25 Joash 
gaineth three victories over Ben-hadad. 

IN tthe three and twentieth year 
of Joash the son of Ahaziah king 
of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu 
began to reign over Israel in Sama- 
ria, and reigned seventeen years. 

2 And he did that which was evil 
in the sight of the Lord, and t fol- 
lowed the sins of Jeroboam the son 
of Nebat, which made Israel to sin ; 
he departed not therefrom. 



3 1 And ^ the anger of the Lord was 
kindled against Israel, and he deliv- 
ered them into the hand of '' Hazael 
king of Syria, and into the hand of 
Ben-hadad the son of Hazael, all their 



4 And Jehoahaz "^ besought the Lord, 
and the Lord hearkened unto him : 
for ^ he saw the oppression of Israel, 
because the king of Syria oppressed 
them. 

5 (^And the Lord gave Israel a sa- 
viour, so that they went out from un- 
der the hand of the Syrians : and the 
children of Israel dwelt in their tents, 
t as beforetime. 

6 Nevertheless they departed not 
from the sins of the house of Jero- 
boam, who made Israel sin, but t walk- 
ed therein : ^ and there t remained the 
grove also in Samaria.) 

7 Neither did he leave of the peo- 
ple to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, 
and ten chariots, and ten thousand 
footmen ; for the king of Syria had 
destroyed them, ^and had made them 
like the dust by threshing. 

8 *iT Now the rest of the acts of Je- 
hoahaz, and all that he did, and his 
might, are they not written in the 
book of the Chronicles of the kings 
of Israel ? 

9 And Jehoahaz slept with his fa- 
thers ; and they buried him in Sa- 
maria : and II Joash his son reigned 
in his stead. 

10 IF In the thirty and seventh year 
of Joash king of Judah began n Je- 
hoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign 
over Israel in Samaria, and reigned 
sixteen years. 

11 And he did that which was evil 
in the sight of the Lord ; he departed 
not from all the sins of Jeroboam the 
son of Nebat, who made Israel sin : 
but he walked therein. 

12 ''And the rest of the acts of Jo- 
ash, and 'all that he did, and ''his 
might wherewith he fought against 
Amaziah king of Judah, are they not 
written in the book of the Chronicles 
of the kings of Israel ? 

13 And Joash slept with his fathers ; 
and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: 
and Joash was buried in Samaria 
with the kings of Israel. 

14 U Now Elisha was fallen sick of 
his sickness whereof he died. And 
Joash the king of Israel came down 
unto him, and wept over his face, 
and said, O my father, my father ! 

' the chariot of Israel, and the horse- 
men thereof. 

15 And Elisha said unto him, Take 
bow and arrows. And he took unto 
him bow and arrows. 

377 



The death of Elisha. 



II. RINGS. 



Amaziah'^s good reign. 



B.C. 

about S 



f Heb. Make 
thine hand to 
ride. 



m 1 Kings 20. 
26. 



D ver. 25. 
about 838. 



t Heb. went 
down. 



P ch. 14. 27. 



q Ex. 2. 24, 25. 
r Ex. 32. 13. 



t Heb. /(2CC. 

about 839. 



+Heb. return- 
ed and took. 



about 83G. 
» ver. 18, 19. 



839. 

a ch. 13. 10. 
b 2 Chr. 25. 1 



16 And he said to the king of Is- 
rael, tPut thine hand upon the bow. 
And he put his hand upon it: and 
Ehsha put his hands upon the king's 
hands. 

17 And he said, Open the window- 
eastward. And he opened it. Then 
EUsha said, Shoot. And he shot. 
And he said, The arrow of the Lord's 
dehverance, and the arrow of deliver- 
ance from Syria : for thou shalt smite 
the Syrians in "" Aphek, till thou have 
consumed them. 

18 And he said. Take the arrows. 
And he took them. And he said un- 
to the king of Israel, Smite upon the 
ground. And he smote thrice, and 
stayed. 

19 And the man of God was wroth 
with him, and said, Thou shouldest 
have smitten five or six times ; then 
hadst thou smitten Syria till thou 
hadst consumed it: ''whereas now 
thou shalt smite Syria but thrice. 

20 If And Elisha died, and they 
buried him. And the bands of the 
Moabites invaded the land at the 
coming in of the year. 

21 And it came to pass, as they 
were burying a man, that, behold, 
they spied a band of men ; and they 
cast the man into the sepulchre of 
Elisha: and when the man twas let 
down,andtouched the bones of Elisha, 
he revived, and stood up on his feet. 

22 t But °Hazael king of Syria 
oppressed Israel all the days of Je- 
hoahaz. 

23 PAnd the Lord was gracious 
unto them, and had compassion on 
them, and ^had respect unto them, 
"■ because of his covenant with Abra- 
ham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would 
not destroy them, neither cast he 
them from his t presence as yet. 

24 So Hazael king of Syria died; 
and Ben-hadad his son reigned in his 
stead. 

25 And Jehoash the son of Jehoa- 
haz ttook again out of the hand of 
Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the 
cities, which he had taken out of the 
hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. 
'Three times did Joash beat him, and 
recovered the cities of Israel. 

CHAPTER XIV* 

AmoziaVs good reiqn. 5 Hcpunisheth the murderers 
of his father. 1 His victory over Edom. 8 Amaziah. 
chalhngtng Jehoash, is overcome and spoiled. 16 
Jeroboam succeedeth Jcfwash. 17 Amaziah slain by 
a conspiracy. 21 Azariah succeedeth him. 23 Jer- 
ohoam's wicked reign. 29 Zachariah succeedeth 
him. 

IN nhe second year of Joash son 
of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned 
''Amaziah the son of Joash king of 
Judah. 

378 



2 He was twenty and five years old 
when he began to reign, and reigned 
twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. 
And his mother's name ivas Jehoad- 
dan of Jerusalem. 

3 And he did that which was right 
in the sight of the Lord, yet not 
like David his father : he did ac- 
cording to all things as Joash his 
father did. 

4 "^Howbeit the high places were 
not taken away : as yet the people 
did sacrifice and burnt incense on the 
high places. 

5 IF And it came to pass, as soon as 
the kingdom was confirmed in his 
hand, that he slew his servants ^ which 
had slain the king his father. 

6 But the children of the murder- 
ers he slew not : according unto that 
which is written in the book of the 
law of Moses, wherein the Lord com- 
manded, saying, ^The fathers shall 
not be put to death for the children, 
nor the children be put to death for 
the fathers ; but every man shall be 
put to death for his own sin. 

7 ^ He slew of Edom in ^ the valley 
of salt ten thousand, and took H Se- 
lah by war, ^ and called the name of 
it Joktheel unto this day. ^ 

8 IF ' Then Amaziah sent messengers 
to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son 
of Jehu, king of Israel, saying. Come, 
let us look one another in the face. 

9 And Jehoash the king of Israel 
sent to Amaziah king of Judah, say- 
ing, ''The thistle that was in Leba- 
non sent to the 'cedar that was in 
Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter 
to my son to wife : and there passed 
by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, 
and trode down the thistle. 

10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, 
and '"thine heart hath lifted thee up : 
glory of this, and tarry t at home : for 
why shouldest thou meddle to /Ay 
hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even 
thou, and Judah with thee 1 

11 But Amaziah would not hear. 
Therefore Jehoash king of Israel 
went up ; and he and Amaziah king 
of Judah looked one another in the 
face at ° Beth-shemesh, which belong- 
eth to Judah. 

12 And Judah twas put to the worse 
before Israel ; and they fled every 
man to their tents. 

13 And Jehoash king of Israel took 
Amaziah king of Judah, the son of 
Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth- 
shemesh, and came xo Jerusalem, and 
brake down the wall of Jerusalem 
from ° the gate of Ephraim unto p the 
corner gate, four hundred cubits. 

14 And he took all nhe gold and 



Jeroboams evil reign. 



II. KINGS. 



AzariaK's good reign. 



B.C. 

about 826. 



about 825. 
• ch. 13. 12. 



s2Chr.25.25, 



2Chr.25.27. 



u Josh. 10. 31. 
810. 



X ch. 15. 13. & 
2 Chr. 26. 1, 
lie is called 
Uzziah. 

y ch. 16. 6. 
2 Chr. 26. 2. 



825. 



z Num. 13. 
21. & 34. 8. 
a Deut. 3. 17. 



b Jonah 1. 1. 

Matt. 12.39, 

Jonas. 
c Josh. 19. 13. 

822. 
J ch. 13. 4. 
e Deut. 32. 36. 



f ch. 13. 5. 



silver, and" all the vessels that were 
found in the house of the Lord, and 
in the treasures of the king's house, . 
and hostages, and returned to Sa- 
maria.^ 

15 H ""Now the rest of the acts of 
Jehoash which he did, and his might, 
and how he fought with Amaziah 
king of Judah, are they not written 
in the book of the Chronicles of the 
kings of Israel 1 

16 And Jehoash slept with his fa- 
thers, and was buried in Samaria with 
the kings of Israel ; and Jeroboam 
his son reigned in his stead. 

17 IF 'And Amaziah the son of Joash 
king of Judah lived after the death 
of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of 
Israel fifteen years. 

18 And the rest of the acts of Am- 
aziah, are they not written in the 
book of the Chronicles of the kings 
of Judah 1 

19 Now 'they made a conspiracy 
against him in Jerusalem : and he 
fled to " Lachish ; but they sent after 
him to Lachish, and slew him there. 

20 And they brought him on horses : 
and he was buried at Jerusalem with 
his fathers in the city of David. 

21 H And all the people of Judah 
took ^Azariah, which ivas sixteen 
years old, and made him king instead 
of his father Amaziah. 

22 He built ^Elath, and restored it 
to Judah, after that the king slept 
with his fathers. 

23 IF In the fifteenth year of Ama- 
ziah the son of Joash king of Judah, 
Jeroboam the son of Joash king of 
Israel began to reign in Samaria, and 
reigned forty and one years. 

24 And he did that which was evil in 
the sight of the Lord : he departed 
not from all the sins of Jeroboam the 
son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 

25 He restored the coast of Israel 
"^from the entering of Hamath unto 
*the sea of the plain, according to 
the word of the Lord God of Israel, 
which he spake by the hand of his 
servant ''Jonah, the son of Amittai, 
the prophet, which ivas of '^ Gath- 
hepher. 

26 For the Lord '^ saw the affliction 
of Israel, that it was very bitter : for 
^ there was not any shut up, nor any 
left, nor any helper for Israel. 

27 ^And the Lord said not that he 
would blot out the name of Israel 
from under heaven : but he saved 
them by the hand of Jeroboam the 
son of Joash. 

28 1 Now the rest of the acts of Jer- 
oboam, and all that he did, and his 
might, how he warred, and how he 



recovered Damascus, and Hamath, 
s which belonged to Judah, for Israel, 
are they not written in the book of 
the Chronicles of the kings of Israel? 
29 And Jeroboam slept with his fa- 
thers, even with the kings of Israel ; 
and ^ Zachariah his son reigned in his 
stead. 

CHAPTER XV. 

Azariah's good reign. 5 He dieth a leper; and Jo- 
tham succccdeth him. 8 Zochariah, the last of Je- 
hu's race, is slain by Shallum. 13 Shallum, reign- 
ing a mouth, is slain by Menahem. 16 Menahem 
strengtheneth himself. 21 Pekahiah succeede.th him ; 
23 and is slain by Pekah. 27 Pekah is oppressed 
by Tiglalh-pilescr, and slain by Hoshca. 32 Jo- 
tham's good reign. 36 Ahaz succeedeth him. 

IN the twenty and seventh year of 
Jeroboam king of Israel =" began 
^ Azariah son of Amaziah king of Ju- 
dah to reign. 

2 Sixteen years old was he when he 
began to reign, and he reigned two 
and fifty years in Jerusalem. And 
his mother's name was Jecholiah of 
Jerusalem. 

3 And he did that which was right 
in the sight of the Lord, according 
to all that his father Amaziah had 
done ; 

4 "^ Save that the high places were 
not removed : the people sacrificed 
and burnt incense still on the high 
places. 

5 1[ And the Lord "^ smote the king, 
so that he was a leper unto the day 
of his death, and ^ dwelt in a several 
house. And Jotham the king's son 
was over the house, judging the peo- 
ple of the land. 

6 And the rest of the acts of Aza- 
riah, and all that he did, are they not 
written in the book of the Chronicles 
of the kings of Judah 1 

7 So Azariah slept with his fathers ; 
and ^they buried him with his fathers 
in the city of David : and Jotham his 
son reigned in his stead. 

8 1[ In the thirty and eighth year of 
Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah 
the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel 
in Samaria six months. 

9 And he did that which was evil in 
the sight of the Lord, as his fathers 
had done : he departed not from the 
sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, 
who made Israel to sin. 

10 And Shallum the son of Jabesh 
conspired against him, and ^ smote 
him before the people, and slew him, 
and reigned in his stead. 

1 1 And the rest of the acts of Zach- 
ariah, behold, they are written in the 
book of the Chronicles of the kings of 
Israel. 

12 This was ^the word of the Lord 
which he spake unto Jehu, saying, 

379 



S 2 Sam. 8. G. 

I KiriKsll. 
24. 2 Chr. J!. 3. 

h After an in- 
terregnum of 

II years, ch. 
15.8. 

784. 



The reign of Menahem, 



II. KINGS, 



of Pehah and Jotham. 



i JMatt. 1. 8, 
Ozias, aiid 
ver. 1, Aza- 
riah. 

t Heb.a month 
of days. 



k 1 Kings 14. 
17. 



1 lKin2:e4.24. 



772. 



771. 

n 1 Chr. 5. 26. 
Is. 9. 1. 
Hos. 8. 9. 

ch. 14. 5. 



t Heh. caused 
to come forth. 



761. 



759. 



Thy sons shall sit on the throne of 
Israel unto the fourth generation. 
And so it came to pass. 

13 IT Shallum the son of Jabesh be- 
gan to reign in the nine and thirtieth 
year of ' Uzziah king of Judah ; and 
he reigned ta full month in Sama- 
ria. 

14 For Menahem the son of Gadi 
went up from ^ Tirzah, and came to 
Samaria, and smote Shallum the son 
of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, 
and reigned in his stead. 

15 And the rest of the acts of Shal- 
lum, and his conspiracy which he 
made, behold, they are written in the 
book of the Chronicles of the kings 
of Israel. 

16 IF Then Menahem smote ' Tiph- 
sah, and all that ivere therein, and the 
coasts thereof from Tirzah : because 
they opened not to him, therefore he 
smote it ; and all "'the women there- 
in that were with child he ripped 
up. 

17 In the nine and thirtieth year 
of Azariah king of Judah began Men- 
ahem the son of Gadi to reign over 
Israel, and reigned ten years in Sa- 
maria. 

18 And he did that which was evil 
in the sight of the Lord : he depart- 
ed not all his days from the sms of 
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made 
Israel to sin. 

19 And ° Pul the king of Assyria 
came against the land : and Mena- 
hem gave Pul a thousand talents of 
silver, that his hand might be with 
him to ° confirm the kingdom in his 
hand. 

20 And Menahem t exacted the mon- 
ey of Israel, even of all the mighty 
men of wealth, of each man fifty 
shekels of silver, to give to the king 
of Assyria. So the king of Assyria 
turned back, and stayed not there in 
the land. 

21 1[ And the rest of the acts of Men- 
ahem, and all that he did, are they 
not written in the book of the Chron- 
icles of the kings of Israel 1 

22 And Menahem slept with his fa- 
thers ; and Pekahiah his son reigned 
in his stead. 

23 IF In the fiftieth year of Azariah 
king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of 
Menahem began to reign over Israel 
in Samaria, a7id reigned two years. 

24 And he did that ichich was evil 
in the sight of the Lord : he depart- 
ed not from the sins of Jeroboam the 
son of Nebat, who made Israel to 
sin. 

25 But Pekah the son of Remaliah, 
a captain of his, conspired against \ 

^ 380 



him, and smote him in Samaria, in 
the palace of the king's house, with 
Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty 
men of the Gileadites : and he killed 
him, and reigned in his room. 

26 And the rest of the acts of Peka- 
hiah, and all that he did, behold, they 
are written in the book of the Chron- 
icles of the kings of Israel. 

27 IF In the two and fiftieth year of 
Azariah king of Judah, p Pekah the 
son of Remaliah began to reign over 
Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty 
years. 

28 And he did that which was evil in 
the sight of the Lord : he departed 
not from the sins of Jeroboam the 
son of Nebat, who made Israel to 
sin. 

29 In the days of Pekah king of 
Israel 'J came Tiglath-pileser king of 
Assyria, and took 'Ijon, and Abel- 
beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Ke- 
desh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and 
Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and 
carried them captive to Assyria. 

30 And Hoshea the son of Elah 
made a conspiracy against Pekah the 
son of Remaliah, and smote him, and 
slew him, and ^reigned in his stead, 
in the twentieth year of Jotham the 
son of Uzziah. 

31 And the rest of the acts of Pe- 
kah, and all that he did, behold, they 
are written in the book of the Chron- 
icles of the kings of Israel. 

32 IF In the second year of Pekah 
the son of Remaliah king of Israel 
began "Jotham the son of Uzziah 
king of Judah to reign. 

33 Five and twenty years old was 
he when he began to reign, and he 
reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. 
And his mother's name was Jerusha, 
the daughter of Zadok. 

34 And he did that which was right 
in the sight of the Lord : he did '' ac- 
cording to all that his father Uzziah 
had done. 

35 y Howbeit the high places were 
not removed : the people sacrificed 
and burned incense still in the high 
places. ^ He built the higher gate of 
the house of the Lord. 

36 IF Now the rest of the acts of Jo- 
tham, and all that he did, are they not 
written in the book of the Chronicles 
of the kings of Judah ? 

37 In those days the Lord began to 
send against Judah ^Rezin the king 
of Syria, and ^ Pekah the son of Rem- 
aliah. 

38 And Jotham slept with his fa- 
thers, and was buried with his fathers 
in the city of David his father : and 
Ahaz Iris son reigned in his stead. 



The evil reign of Ahaz. 



II. KINGS. 



He spoileth the temple. 



1 2 Chr. 28. 1. 
&c. 



b Lev. 18. 21. 

2 Chr. 28. 3. 

Ps. 106. 37, 

38. 
c Deut. 12. 31. 



d Deut. 12. 2. 
1 Kings 14. 
23. 

742. 
e Is. 7. 1, 4, 



f ch. 14. 22. 
t Heb. Eloth. 

S ch. 15. 29. 
t Heb. Til- 

gath-pileser, 

1 Chr. 5. 26. 

& 2 Chr. 28. 

20, Tilgath- 

pilneser. 



740. 

h ch. 12. 18. 
See 2 Chr. 
28. 21. 



t Heb. Dam- 
mesek. 



CHAPTER XVI. 

JTie wicked reign of Ahaz. 5 He, assailed by Rezin 
and Pekah, hireth Tiglath-piieser against them. 
10 He goeth to Damascus, and sendelh thence the 
pattern of an altar for the temple. 17 He spoileth 
the temple. 19 Hezekiah succeedeth him. 

IN the seventeenth year of Pekah 
the son of Remaliah, *Ahaz the 
son of Jotham king of Judah began 
to reign. 

3 Twenty years old was Ahaz when 
he began to reign, and reigned six- 
teen years in Jerusalem, and did not 
that ivhich was right in the sight of 
the Lord his God, like David his fa- 
ther. 

3 But he walked in the way of the 
kings of Israel, yea, ''and made his 
son to pass through the fire, according 
to the *= abominations of the heathen, 
whom the Lord cast out from before 
the children of Israel. 

4 And he sacrificed and burnt in- 
cense in the high places, and ^ on the 
hills, and under every green tree. 

5 IF ^ Then Rezin king of Syria, and 
Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel, 
came up to Jerusalem to war : and 
they besieged Ahaz, but could not 
overcome him. 

6 At that time Rezin king of Syria 
^recovered Elath to Syria, and drave 
the Jews from + Elath : and the Syr- 
ians came to Elath, and dwelt there 
unto this day. 

7 So Ahaz sent messengers ^ to t Tig- 
lath-piieser king of Assyria, saying, 
I am thy servant and thy son : come 
up, and save me out of the hand of 
the king of Syria, and out of the hand 
of the king of Israel, which rise up 
against me. 

8 And Ahaz ''took the silver and 
gold that was found in the house of 
the Lord, and in the treasures of the 
king's house, and sent it for a present 
to the king of Assyria. 

9 And the king of Assyria hearken- 
ed unto him : for the king of Assyria 
went up against t Damascus, and ' took 
it, and carried the people of it captive 
to Kir, and slew Rezin. 

10 TT And king Ahaz went to Da- 
mascus to meet Tiglath-piieser king 
of Assyria, and saw an altar that was 
at Damascus : and king Ahaz sent to 
Urijah the priest the fashion of the 
altar, and the pattern of it, according 
to all the workmanship thereof. 

U And Urijah the priest built an 
altar according to all that king Ahaz 
had sent from Damascus ; so Urijah 
the priest made it against king Ahaz 
came from Damascus. 

12 And when the king was come 
from Damascus, the king saw the 



altar : and ^ the king approached to 
the altar, and offered thereon. 

13 And he burnt his burnt offering 
and his meat offering, and poured 
his drink offering, and sprinkled the 
blood of t his peace offerings, upon the 
altar. 

14 And he brought also Hhe brazen 
altar, which was before the Lord, 
from the forefront of the house, from 
between the altar and the house of 
the Lord, and put it on the north 
side of the altar. 

15 And king Ahaz commanded Uri- 
jah the priest, saying, Upon the great 
altar burn ""the morning burnt offer- 
ing, and the evening meat offering, 
and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his 
meat offering, with the burnt offering 
of all the people of the land, and their 
meat offering, and their drink offer- 
ings ; and sprinkle upon it all the 
blood of the burnt offering, and all 
the blood of the sacrifice : and the 
brazen altar shall be for me to in- 
quire by. 

16 Thus did Urijah the priest, ac- 
cording to all that king Ahaz com- 
manded. 

17 IF ^And king Ahaz cut off "the 
borders of the bases, and removed the 
laver from off them ; and took down 
Pthe sea from off the brazen oxen 
that were under it, and put it upon 
a pavement of stones. 

18 And the covert for the sabbath 
that they had built in the house, and 
the king's entry without, turned he 
from the house of the Lord for the 
king of Assyria. 

19 IF Now the rest of the acts of 
Ahaz which he did, are they not 
written in the book of the Chronicles 
of the kings of Judah ? 

20 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, 
and iwas buried with his fathers in 
the city of David : and Hezekiah his 
son reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER XVII. 

Hoshea's wicked reign. 3 Being subdued by Shalma- 
neser, he conspireth against him with So king of 
Egypt. 5 The ten tribes, for their sins, are subdued 
and carried into captivity. 24 The strange nations 
which were transplanted to Samaria. 25 Being 
plagued with lions, they partially introduce the 
worship of the true God. 

IN the twelfth year of Ahaz king 
of Judah began ^Hoshea the son 
of Elah to reign in Samaria over Is- 
rael nine years. 

2 And he did that which was evil 
in the sight of the Lord, but not as the 
kings of Israel that were before him. 

3 IF Against him came up '^Shalma- 
neser king of Assyria ; and Hoshea 
became his servant, and tgave him 
II presents. 

381 



Israel is subdued and 



II. KINGS. 



carried into captivity. 



B.C. 730. 



725. 



723. 
c ch. 18. 9. 



721. 

a cii.18.10, 11. 

Hos. 13. 16. 
e Lev. 26. 32. 

33. Deut.28. 

36, 64. &. 29. 

27,28. 
f I Chr. 5. 26. 



S Lev. 18. 3. 
Deut. 18. 9. 
ch. 16. 3. 



h ch. 18. 8. 

t Heb. statues. 
i 1 Kings 14. 

23. Is. 57. 5. 
k Ex. 34. 13. 

Dput. 16.21. 

:Mic. 5. 14. 

Deut. 12. 2. 

ch. 16. 4. 



m Ex. 20. 3, 4. 

Lev. 26. 1. 

Deut. 5. 7, 8. 
n Deut. 4. 19. 

t Heb. hy the 
hand of all. 

o 1 Sam. 9. 9. 

P Jer.18. 11.& 
23. 5. &. 35. 15. 



I Deut. 31.27. 
I'lov. 29. 1. 



r Deut. 29. 25. 



" Deut. 32. 21. 

lKins(8 16.13. 

1 Cor. 8. 4. 
t Ps. 115. 8. 

Roip. 1. 21. 



4 And the king- of Assyria found 
conspiracy in Hoshea : for he had 
sent messengers to So king of Egypt, 
and brought no present to the king 
of Assyria, as he had done year by 
year : therefore the king of Assyria 
shut him up, and bound him in 
prison. 

5 *1[ Then = the king of Assyria came 
up throughout all the land, and went 
up to Samaria, and besieged it three 
years. 

6 "^ In the ninth year of Hoshea the 
king of Assyria took Samaria, and 
•= carried Israel away into Assyria, 
'^and placed them in Halah and in 
Habor brj the river of Gozan, and in 
the cities of the Medes. 

7 For 50 it was, that the children of 
Israel had sinned against the Lord 
their God, which had brought them 
up out of the land of Egypt, from 
under the hand of Pharaoh king of 
Eg3rpt, and had feared other gods, 

8 And ^walked in the statutes of 
the heathen, whom the Lord cast out 
from before the children of Israel, and 
of the kings of Israel, which they had 
made. 

9 And the children of Israel did 
secretly those things that were not 
right against the Lord their God, 
and they built them high places in 
all their cities, ^ from the tower of the 
watchmen to the fenced city. 

10 'And they set them up + images 
and ^ groves ' in every high hill, and 
under every green tree : 

11 And there they burnt incense in 
all the high places, as did the heathen 
whom the Lord carried away before 
them ; and wrought wicked things to 
provoke the Lord to anger : 

12 For they served idols, *" whereof 
the Lord had said unto them, ''Ye 
shall not do this thing. 

13 Yet the Lord testified against 
Israel, and against Judah, t by all the 
prophets, and by all ° the seers, say- 
ing, P Turn ye from your evil ways, 
and keep my commandments and 
my statutes, according to all the law 
which I commanded your fathers, and 
which I sent to you by my servants 
the prophets. 

14 Notwithstanding, they would not 
hear, but i hardened their necks, like 
to the neck of their fathers, that did 
not believe in the Lord their God. 

15 And they rejected his statutes, 
'and his covenant that he made with 
their fathers, and his testimonies 
which he testified against them ; and 
they followed 'vanity, and 'became 
vain, and went after the heathen that 
icere round about them, concerning 

382 



whom the Lord had charged them, 
that they should " not do like them. 

16 And they left all the command- 
ments of the Lord their God, and 
^ made them molten images, even two 
calves, y and made a grove, and wor- 
shipped all the host of heaven, ^ and 
served Baal. 

17 ^And they caused their sons and 
their daughters to pass through the 
fire, and ''used divination and en- 
chantments, and " sold themselves to 
do evil in the sight of the Lord, to 
provoke him to anger. 

18 Therefore the Lord was very 
angry with Israel, and removed them 
out of his sight : there was none left. 
^ but the tribe of Judah only. 

19 Also ^ Judah kept not the com- 
mandments of the Lord their God, 
but walked in the statutes of Israel 
which they made. 

20 And the Lord rejected all the 
seed of Israel, and aflElicted them, 
and ^ delivered them into the hand of 
spoilers, until he had cast them out 
of his sight. 

21 For ^he rent Israel from the 
house of David ; and ^ they made 
Jeroboam the son of Nebat king : 
and Jeroboam drave Israel from fol- 
lowing the Lord, and made them sin 
a great sin. 

22 For the children of Israel walked 
in all the sins of Jeroboam which he 
did ; they departed not from them ; 

23 Until the Lord removed Israel 
out of his sight, ' as he had said by 
all his servants the prophets. ^ So 
was Israel carried away out of their 
own land to Assyria unto this day. 

24 f 'And the king of Assyria 
brought men ™from Babylon, and 
from Cuthah, and from "^Ava, and 
from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, 
and placed them in the cities of Sa- 
maria instead of the children of Is- 
rael : and they possessed Samaria, and 
dwelt in the cities thereof. 

25 And so it was at the beginning of 
their dwelling there, that they feared 
not the Lord : therefore the Lord sent 
lions among them, which slew some 
of them. 

26 Wherefore they spake to the king 
of Assyria, saying. The nations which 
thou hast removed, and placed in the 
cities of Samaria, know not the man- 
ner of the God of the land : therefore 
he hath sent lions among them, and, 
behold, they slay them, because they 
know not the manner of the God of 
the land. 

27 Then the king of Assyria com- 
manded, saying, Carry thither one of 
the priests whom ye brought from 



The religion of Samaria. 



II. KINGS. 



Hezekialis good reign. 



B.C. 

about 678. 



P. Ezra 4. 9. 
q Lev. 18. 21. 
Deut. 12. 31. 



r 1 Kings 12. 
31. 



s Zeph. 1. 5. 



I Or, who car- 
ried them 
away from 
thence. 



t Gen. 32. 28. 
& 35. 10. 1 
Kings 11. 31. 


u Judg. 6. 10. 


X Ex. 20. 5. 


y Ex. 6. 6. 


zDcat. 10. 20. 



a Deut. 5. 32. 



Deut. 4. 23. 



c ver. 32, 33. 



thence ; and let them go and dwell 
there, and let him teach them the 
manner of the God of the land. 

28 Then one of the priests whom 
they Ijad earned away from Samaria 
came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught 
them how they should fear the Lord. 

29 Howbeit every nation made gods 
of their own, and put them in the 
houses of the high places which the 
Samaritans had made, every nation in 
their cities wherein they dwelt. 

30 And the men of ° Babylon made 
Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth 
made Nergal, and the men of Hamath 
made Ashima, 

31 PAnd the Avites made Nibhaz and 
Tartak, and the Sepharvites ''burnt 
their children in fire to Adrammelech 
and Anammelech, the gods of Sephar- 
vaim. 

32 So they feared the Lord, ''and 
made unto themselves of the lowest 
of them priests of the high places, 
which sacrificed for them in the 
houses of the high places. 

33 'They feared the Lord, and serv- 
ed their own gods, after the manner 
of the nations H whom they carried 
away from thence. 

34 Unto this day they do after the 
former manners : they fear not the 
Lord, neither do they after their stat- 
utes, or after their ordinances, or af- 
ter the law and commandment which 
the Lord commanded the children of 
Jacob, 'whom he' named Israel ; 

35 With whom the Lord had made 
a covenant, and charged them, saying, 
"Ye shall not fear other gods, nor 
^ bow yourselves to them, nor serve 
them, nor sacrifice to them : 

36 But the Lord, who. brought you 
up out of the land of Egypt with 
great power and ^a stretched out arm, 
^him shall ye fear, and him shall ye 
worship, and to him shall ye do sac- 
rifice. 

37 And the statutes, and the ordi- 
nances, and the law, and the com- 
mandment, v^hich he wrote for you, 
^ye shall observe to do for evermore ; 
and ye shall not fear other gods. 

38 And the covenant that I have 
made with you ^ye shall not forget; 
neither shall ye fear other gods. 

39 But the Lord your God ye shall 
fear ; and he shall deliver you out of 
the hand of all your enemies. 

40 Howbeit they did not hearken, but 
they did after their former manner. 

41 '^ So these nations feared the 
Lord, and served their graven im- 
ages, both their children, and their 
children's children : as did their fa- 
thers, so do they unto this day. 



CHAPTER XVHL 

JlezekiaKs good reign. 4 He destroyeth idolatry, and 
prospereth. 9 The ten tribes are carried away cap- 
tive for their sins. 13 Sennacherib invading Ju- 
dah is pacified by a tribute. 17 Rab-shakeh, sent 
by Sennacherib, revileth Hezekiah, and exhorteth 
the people to revolt. 

]VrOW it came to pass in the third 
-Li year of Hoshea son of Elah king 
of Israel, that ^^ Hezekiah the son of 
Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. 

2 Twenty and five years old was 
he when he began to reign ; and he 
reigned twenty and nine years in 
Jerusalem. His mother's name also 
was ''Abi, the daughter of Zacha- 
riah. 

3 And he did that which was right 
in the sight of the Lord, according 
to all that David his father did. 

4 IT "^ He removed the high places, 
and brake the t images, and cut down 
the groves, and brake in pieces the 
"^ brazen serpent that Moses had made : 
for unto those days the children of 
Israel did burn incense to it : and he 
called it II Nehushtan. 

5 He ® trusted in the Lord God of 
Israel; *^so that after him was none 
like him among all the kings of Ju- 
dah, nor any that were before him. 

For he ^ clave to the Lord, and 
departed not tfrom following him, 
but kept his commandments, which 
the Lord commanded Moses. 

7 And the Lord 'Hvas with him ; 
and he 'prospered whithersoever he 
went forth : and he "^ rebelled against 
the king of Assyria, and served him 
not. 

8 ^He smote the Philistines, even 
unto + Gaza, and the borders thereof, 
'"from the tower of the watchmen to 
the fenced city. 

9 IT And "it came to pass in the 
fourth year of king Hezekiah, which 
urns the seventh year of Hoshea son 
of Elah king of Israel, that Shalma- 
neser king of Assyria came up against 
Samaria, and besieged it. 

10 And at the end of three years 
they took it : even in the sixth year 
of Hezekiah, that is °the ninth year 
of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was 
taken. 

11 PAnd the king of Assyria did 
carry away Israel unto Assyria, and 
put them ''in Halah and in Habor 
by the river of Gozan, and in the 
cities of the Modes : 

12 '"Because they obeyed not the 
voice of the Lord their God, but 
transgressed his covenant, and all 
that Moses the servant of the Lord 
commanded, and would not hear them., 
nor do them. 

13 IF Now 'in the fourteenth year 

383 



B.C. 

about 726. 



a 2 Clir. 28. 
27. & 29. 1. 
]Matt. 1. 9, 
Ezckias. 



b2Chr.29. 1, 
Abijah. 



c2Clir.31. 1. 
^'H.eh. statues. 



II That is, A 
piece of brass. 

e ch. 19. 10. 
•Job 13. 15. 
Ps.l3. 5. 

f ch. 23. 25. 

S Deut. 10. 20. 

Josh. 23. 8. 
t Heb. from 

after hitn. 

h 2 Chr. 15. 2. 
i 1 Sam. 18. 5, 
14. Ps.60.1;i. 

about 725. 

k ch. 16. 7. 

11 Chr. 4.41. 
Is. 14. 29. 
t Heb. Azzah. 
mch.l7. 9. 



n ch. 17. 3. 

about 723. 
about 721. 

ch. 17. 6. 

P ch. 17. 6. 
q 1 Chr. 5. 2G. 



r ch. 17. 7. 
Dan. 9. 6, 10. 



713. 
s 2 Chr. 32. 1, 
&c. Is. 3t5. 1, 
&c. 



Sennacherib invadeth Judah. 



II. KINGS. 



Rah-shakeK' s insulting speech. 



B. C. 713- 



f Heb. them. 

about 710. 



t Heb. heavy. 



I Or, secre- 
tary. 



X 2 Chr. 32. 10. 

II Or, talkest. 

t Heb. word 
of the lips. 

II Or, But 
counsel and 
strenc/th are 
for the war. 

fHeb. trustest 
thee. 

y Ez. 29. 6, 7. 



z ver. 4. 
2 Chr. 31. 1. 
ii 32. 12. 



Or, hostages. 



of king Hezekiah did t Sennacherib 
king of Assyria come up against all 
the fenced cities of Judah, and took 
them. 

14 And Hezekiah king of Judah sent 
to the king of Assyria to Lachish, 
saying, I have offended ; return from 
me : that which thou puttest on me 
will I bear. And the king of Assyria 
appointed unto Hezekiah king of Ju- 
dah three hundred talents of silver 
and thirty talents of gold. 

15 And Hezekiah 'gave him all the 
silver that was found in the house of 
the Lord, and in the treasures of the 
king's house. 

16 At that time did Hezekiah cut 
ofCthe gold from the doors of the tem- 
ple of the Lord, snid from the pillars 
which Hezekiah king of Judah had 
overlaid, and gave tit to the king of 
Assyria. 

17 H And the king of Assyria sent 
Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab-shakeh 
from Lachish to king Hezekiah with 
a t great host against Jerusalem : and 
they went up and came to Jerusalem. 
And when they were come up, they 
came and stood by the conduit of the 
upper pool, " which is in the highway 
of the fuller's field. 

18 And when they had called to 
the king, there came out to them 
Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which 
was over the household, and Shebna 
the II scribe, and Joah the son of 
Asaph the recorder. 

19 And Rab-shakeh said unto them, 
Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus 
saith the great king, the king of As- 
syria, ^ What confidence is this where- 
in thou trustest 1 

20 Thou llsayest, (but thei/ are but 
tvain words,) W I have counsel and 
strength for the war. Now on whom 
dost thou trust, that thou rebellest 
against me 1 

21 y Now, behold, thou t trustest up- 
on the staff of this bruised reed, even 
upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, 
it will go into his hand, and pierce 
it : so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto 
all that trust on him. 

22 But if ye say unto me, We trust 
in the Lord our God : is not that he, 
^ whose high places and whose altars 
Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath 
said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall 
worship before this altar in Jerusa- 
lem? 

23 Now therefore, I pray thee, give 
II pledges to my lord the king of As- 
syria, and I will deliver thee two thou- 
sand horses, if thou be able on thy 
part to set riders upon them. 

24 How then wilt thou turn away 

384 



the face of one captain of the least 
of my master's servants, and put thy 
trust on Egypt for chariots and for 
horsemen ? 

25 Am I now come up without the 
Lord against this place to destroy 
it ? The Lord said to me. Go up 
against this land, and destroy it. 

26 Then said Eliakim the son of 
Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto 
Rab-shakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to 
thy servants in the Syrian language ; 
for we understand it: and talk not 
with us in the Jews' language in the 
ears of the people that are on the 
wall. 

27 But Rab-shakeh said unto them, 
Hath my master sent me to thy 
master, and to thee, to speak these 
words ? hath he not sent me to the 
men which sit on the Avail, that they 
may eat their own dung, and drink 
t their own piss with you 1 

28 Then Rab-shakeh stood and cried 
with a loud voice in the Jews' lan- 
guage, and spake, saying, Hear the 
word of the great king, the king of 
Assyria : 

29 Thus saith the king, ^Let not 
Hezekiah deceive you : for he shall 
not be able to deliver you out of his 
hand : 

30 Neither let Hezekiah make you 
trust in the Lord, saying. The Lord 
will surely deliver us, and this city 
shall not be delivered into the hand 
of the king of Assyria. 

31 Hearken not to Hezekiah: for 
thus saith the king of Assyria, II Make 
an agreement with me by a present, 
and come out to me, and then eat ye 
every man of his own vine, and every 
one of his fig tree, and drink ye ever}^ 
one the waters of his H cistern : 

32 Until I come and take you away 
to a land like your own land, ^ a land 
of corn and wine, a land of bread and 
vineyards, a land of oil olive and of 
honey, that ye may live, and not 
die : and hearken not unto Hezekiah, 
when he Upersuadeth you, saying, 
The Lord will deliver us. 

33 " Hath any of the gods of the 
nations delivered at all his land out 
of the hand of the king of Assyria 1 

34 '' Where are the gods of Hamath, 
and of Arpad 1 where are the gods 
of Sepharvaim, Hena, and ® Ivah 1 
have they delivered Samaria out of 
mine hand ? 

35 Who are they among all the gods 
of the countries, that have delivered 
their country out of mine hand, ^that 
the Lord should deliver Jerusalem 
out of mine hand ? 

36 But the people held their peace. 



The distress of HezeMdh, 



II. KINGS. 



His prayer for deliverance. 



B.C. 

about 710. 



g Is. 33. 7. 



b Luke 3. 4, 
Esaias. 



II Ot, provoca- 
tion. 



c 2 Sam. 16. 12. 
d ch. 18. 35. 
e Ps. 50. 21. 

t Heh.fotmd. 
t Is. 37. 6, &c. 

g ch. 18. 17. 



h ver. 35, 36, 
37. Jer.51.1. 



i ch. 18. 14. 

710. 
k See 1 Sam. 
23.27. 



I ch. 18. 5. 



and answered him not a word : for 
the king's commandment was, say- 
ing, Answer him not. 

37 Then came Eliakim the son of 
Hilkiah, which was over the house- 
hold, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah 
the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hez- 
ekiah ° with ^Aeir clothes rent, and told 
him the words of Rab-shakeh. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

Hezekiah sendeth to Isaiah to pray for deliverance. 
6 Isaiah comforteth him. 8 Sennacherib sendeth a 
hlasphenious letter to Hezekiah. 14 Hezekiah's 
prayer. 20 Isaiah foretelleth the destruction of 
Sennacherib, and the safety of Zion. 35 An angel 
slayeth the Assyrians. 36 Sennacherib is slain at 
Nineveh by his own sons. 

AND ^ it came to pass, when king 
Hezekiah heard it, that he rent 
his clothes, and covered himself with 
sackcloth, and went into the house of 
the Lord. 

2 And he sent Eliakim, which was 
over the household, and Shebna the 
scribe, and the elders of the priests, 
covered with sackcloth, to ^ Isaiah the 
prophet the son of Amoz. 

3 And they said unto him. Thus 
saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of 
trouble, and of rebuke, and II blas- 
phemy : for the children are come to 
the birth, and there is not strength to 
bring forth. 

4 " It may be the Lord thy God will 
hear all the words of Rab-shakeh, 
^ whom the king of Assyria his mas- 
ter hath sent to reproach the living 
God ; and will ® reprove the words 
which the Lord thy God hath heard : 
wherefore lift up thy prayer for the 
remnant that are t left. 

5 So the servants of king Hezekiah 
came to Isaiah. 

6 1" ^And Isaiah said unto them. 
Thus shall ye say to your master. 
Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid 
of the words which ^ou hast heard, 
with which the ^servants of the king 
of Assyria have blasphemed me. 

7 Behold, I will send ^ a blast upon 
him, and he shall hear a rumour, and 
shall return to his own land ; and I 
will cause him to fall by the sword 
in his own land. 

8 IT So Rab-shakeh returned, and 
found the king of Assyria warring 
against Libnah : for he had heard that 
he was departed ' from Lachish. 

9 And ^ when he heard say of Tir- 
hakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he 
is come out to fight against thee ; he 
sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, 
saying, 

10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah 
king of Judah, saying, Let not thy 
God ^ in whom thou trustest deceive 
thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be 



25 



delivered into the hand of the king of 
Assyria. 

1 1 Behold, thou hast heard what the 
kings of Assyria have done to all 
lands, by destroying them utterly: 
and shalt thou be delivered 1 

12 ""Have the gods of the nations 
delivered them which my fathers have 
destroyed ; as Gozan, and Haran, and 
Rezeph, and the children of ° Eden 
which were in Thelasar ? 

13 ° Where is the king of Hamath, 
and the king of Arpad, and the king 
of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, 
and Ivah ? 

14 1[ PAnd Hezekiah received the 
letter of the hand of the messengers, 
and read it: and Hezekiah went up 
into the house of the Lord, and spread 
it before the Lord. 

15 And Hezekiah prayed before the 
Lord, and said, Lord God of Is- 
rael, "i which dwellest between the 
cherubim, '"thou art the God, even 
thou alone, of all the kingdoms of 
the earth ; thou hast made heaven 
and earth. 

16 Lord, 'bow down thine ear, and 
hear : ' open, Lord, thine eyes, and 
see : and hear the words of Sennach- 
erib, "which hath sent him to re- 
proach the living God. 

17 Of a truth. Lord, the kings of 
Assyria have destroyed the nations 
and their lands, 

18 And have t cast their gods into 
the fire : for they were no gods, but 
^ the work of men's hands, wood and 
stone : therefore they have destroyed 
them. 

19 Now therefore, Lord our God, 
I beseech thee, save thou us out of his 
hand, ^ that all the kingdoms of the 
earth may know that thou art the 
Lord God, even thou only. 

20 IF Then Isaiah the son of Amoz 
sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith 
the Lord God of Israel, ^ That which 
thou hast prayed to me against Sen- 
nacherib king of Assyria ^ I have 
heard. 

21 This is the word that the Lord 
hath spoken concerning him ; The 
virgin ^ the daughter of Zion hath 
despised thee, ayid laughed thee to 
scorn ; the daughter of Jerusalem 
•^ hath shaken her head at thee. 

22 Whom hast thou reproached and 
blasphemed ? and against whom hast 
thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up 



thine eyes on high ' 



igainst ^ the 



Holy One of Israel, 

23 t ^ By thy messengers thou hast 
reproached the Lord, and hast said, 
^With the multitude of my chariots 
I am come up to the height of the 

385 



B. C. 710. 



n Ez. 27. 23. 
o ch. 18. 34. 



Pl8.37.14,&.c. 



q 1 Sam. 4. 4. 

Ps. 80. 1. 
r 1 Kings 18. 

39. Is. 44. 6. 

Jer.10.10,11, 

12. 

sPs.31. 2. 
t 2 Chr. 6. 40. 



t Heb. given. 



X Ps. 115. 4. 
Jer. 10. 3. 



y Ps. 83. 18. 



zIs.S7.21,&c. 
a Ps. 65. 2. 



b Lam. 2. 13. 



c Job 16. 4. 
Ps. 22. 7, 8. 
Lam. 2. 15. 



d Ps. 71. 22. 

Is. 5. 24. 

Jer. 51. 5. 
t Heb. By the 

hand of. 
e ch. 18. 17. 
f Ps. 20. 7. 



Deliverance is promised. 



11. KINGS. 



HezeJciaK's life lengthened. 



B. C. 710. 



(1 Or. the forest 
und his fruit- 
ful field, Is. 
10. 13. 



II Or, /enccff. 



II Or, Hast 
thou notheard 
how I have 
made it long 
ago. and 

formed it of 
ancient 
times ? should 
I nolo bring it 
to be laid 
waste, and 

fenced cities 
to be ruinous 
heaps ? 

t Ileb. short 
of hand. 

? Is. 45. 7. 

h Is. 10. 5. 

I Ps. 129. 6. 

II Or, sitting, 
k Ps. 13?. 1, 



1 Job 41.2. 
Ez. 29. 4. & 
38.4. Am. 
4.2. 

mver. 33, 36,37. 

n 1 Sam. 2. 34. 
ch. 20. 8. 9. 
Is. 7. 11, 14. 
Luke 2. 12. 



o2Chr.32.22, 
23. 

t Heb. the es- 
caping of the 
house of Jw- 
d/ih that rc- 
maineth. 



t Heb. the es- 
caping. 
p Is. 9. 7. 



q ch. 20. C. 



r I Kin;?8 11. 
12, 13. 



s2Chr. 32.21. 
Is. 37. 36. 



mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, 
and will cut down tthe tall cedar 
trees thereof, and the choice fir trees 
thereof: and I will enter into the 
lodgings of his borders, and into H the 
forest of his Carmel. 

24 I have digged and drunk strange 
waters, and with the sole of my feet 
have I dried up all the rivers of li be- 
sieged places. 

25 II Hast thou not heard long ago 
Jiow ^I have done it, and of ancient 
times that I have formed HI now 
have I brought it to pass, that ^ thou 
shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities 
into ruinous heaps. 

26 Therefore their inhabitants were 
t of small power, they were dismayed 
and confounded ; they were as the 
grass of the field, and as the green 
herb, as 'the grass on the housetops, 
and as corn blasted before it be grown 
up. 

27 But '^ I know thy n abode, and thy 
going out, and thy coming in, and thy 
rage against me. 

28 Because thy rage against me and 
thy tumult is come up into mine ears, 
therefore ' I will put my hook in thy 
nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I 
will turn thee back ""by the way by 
which thou camest. 

29 And this shall be ""a. sign unto 
thee, Ye shall eat this year such 
things as grow of themselves, and in 
the second year that which springeth 
of the same ; and in the third year 
sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, 
and eat the fruits thereof. 

30 °And t the remnant that is escaped 
of the house of Judah shall yet again 
take root downward, and bear fruit 
upward. 

31 For out of Jerusalem shall go 
forth a remnant, and tthey that es- 
cape out of mount Zion : p the zeal 
of the Lord of hosts shall do this. 

32 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
concerning the king of Assyria, He 
shall not come into this city, nor shoot 
an arrow there, nor come before it 
with shield, nor cast a bank against 
it. 

33 By the way that he came, by the 
same shall he return, and shall not 
come into this city, saith the Lord. 

3i For il will defend this city, to 
save it, for mine own sake, and '"for 
my servant David's sake. 

35 t And 4t came to pass that night, 
that the angel of the Lord went out, 
and smote in the camp of the As- 
syrians a hundred fourscore and five 
thousand : and when the}^ arose early 
in the morning, behold, they were all 
dead corpses. 

386 



36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria 
departed, and went and returned, and 
dwelt at ' Nineveh. 

37 And it came to pass, as he was 
worshipping in the house of Nisroch 
his god, that " Adrammelech and Sha- 
rezer his sons '^ smote him with the 
sword : and they escaped into the 
land of t Armenia. And ^Esar-had- 
don his son reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER XX. 

Hezekiah, in answer to prayer, hath his life length- 
ened. 8 The sun gopth ten degrees backward for a 
sign to him. 12 The king of Babylon sendeth to 
congratulate Hezekiah. 14 Isaiah foretelleth the 
Babylonian captivity. 20 Manasseh succeedeth Hez- 
ekiah. 

IN ^ those days was Hezekiah sick 
unto death. And the prophet Isai- 
ah the son of Amoz came to him, and 
said unto him. Thus saith the Lord, 
t Set thine house in order ; for thou 
shalt die, and not live. 

2 Then he turned his face to the 
wall, and prayed unto the Lord, say- 
ing, 

3 I beseech thee, O Lord, ''remem- 
ber now how I have "^walked before 
thee in truth and with a perfect heart, 
and have done that which is good 
in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept 
tsore. 

4 And it came to pass, afore Isaiah 
was gone out into the middle n court, 
that the word of the Lord came to 
him, saying, 

5 Turn again, and tell Hezekiah 
"^the captain of my people, Thus saith 
the Lord, the God of David thy fa- 
ther, ^ I have heard thy prayer, I have 
seen ^ thy tears : behold, I will heal 
thee : on the third day thou shalt go 
up unto the house of the Lord. 

6 And I will add unto thy days fif- 
teen years ; and I will deliver thee 
and this city otit of the hand of the 
king of Assyria ; and ^ I will defend 
this city for mine own sake, and for 
my servant David's sake. 

7 And ''Isaiah said. Take a lump 
of figs. And they took and laid it 
on the boil, and he recovered. 

8 IT And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, 
'What shall be the sign that the Lord 
will heal me, and that I shall go up 
into the house of the Lord the third 
day^ 

9 And Isaiah said, ^ This sign shalt 
thou have of the Lord, that the Lord 
will do the thing that he hath spoken : 
shall the shadow go forward ten de- 
grees, or go back ten degrees ? 

10 And Hezekiah answered, It is a 
light thing for the shadow to go down 
ten degrees : nay, but let the shadow 
return backward ten degrees. 



JudaJis cajJtivit^j foretold. 



11. KINGS. 



ManasseKs great idolatry. 



B. C. 713. 



I See Josh. IC. 
12,14. IS.S8.8. 

t 'H.eh. degrees. 
m Is. 39. 1, &c. 

II Or, Mero- 
dach-bala- 
dan. 

712. 



Q 2 Chr. 32. 27. 
31. 



II Or, spicery. 



\\ Or, jewels. 
Heb. vessels. 



P ch. 24. 13. & 
25.13. Jer.27. 
21,22.&52.17. 



q ch. 21. 12. 
2 Chr. 33. 11. 



T I Sam. 3. 18. 

Job 1. 21. 

Ps. 39. 9. 
II Or, Shall 

there not be 

peace and 

truth. 6fc. 

s2 Chr. 32. 32. 

about 710. 
t Neh. 3. 16. 
"2 Chr. 32. 30. 



X 2 Chr. 32. 33. 

about 698. 



1 2 Chr. 33. 1, 



11 And Isaiah the prophet cried 
unto the Lord : and ' he brought the 
shadow ten degrees backward, by 
which it had gone down in the t dial 
of Aha:z. 

12 IF ""At that time " Berodach-bala- 
dan, the son of Baladan, king of Bab- 
ylon, sent letters and a present unto 
Hezekiah : for he had heard that Hez- 
ekiah had been sick. 

13 And " Hezekiah hearkened unto 
them, and shewed them all the house 
of his II precious things, the silver, and 
the gold, and the spices, and the pre- 
cious ointment, and all the house of 
his II armour, and all that was found 
in his treasures : there was nothing in 
his house, nor in all his dominion, that 
Hezekiah shewed them not. 

14 TF Then came Isaiah the prophet 
unto king Hezekiah, and said unto 
him. What said these men ? and from 
whence came they unto thee ? And 
Hezekiah said. They are come from a 
far country, even from Babylon. 

15 And he said. What have they 
seen in thine house ? And Hezekiah 
answered, ° All the things that are in 
mine house have they seen : there is 
nothing among my treasures that I 
have not shewed them. 

16 And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, 
Hear the word of the Lord. 

17 Behold, the days come, that all 
that is in thine house, and that which 
thy fathers have laid up in store unto 
this day, p shall be carried unto Bab- 
ylon : nothing shall be left, saith the 
Lord. 

18 And of thy sons that shall issue 
from thee, which thou shalt beget, 
■3 shall they take away ; and they shall 
be eunuchs in the palace of the king 
of Babylon. 

19 Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, 
"■ Good is the word of the Lord which 
thou hast spoken. And he said, II Is 
it not good., if peace and truth be in 
my days ? 

20 IF 'And the rest of the acts of 
Hezekiah, and all his might, and how 
he ' made a pool, and a conduit, and 
"brought water into the city, are they 
not written in the book of the Chron- 
icles of the kings of Judah 1 

21 And ^Hezekiah slept with his 
fathers : and Manasseh his son reigned 
in his stead. 

CHAPTER XXI. 

ManasseJi's great idolatry. ] His wickedness bring- 
eth jiidgments vpon Judah. 17 Anion succeedeth 
him. 19 His wicked reiijn. 23 He is slain by his 
servants; and Josiah is made king. 

MANASSEH ^ivas twelve years 
old when he began to reign, and 
reigned fifty and five years in Jeru- 



salem. And his mother's name was 
Hephzi-bah. 

2 And he did that which was evil 
in the sight of the Lord, ''after the 
abominations of the heathen, whom 
the Lord cast out before the children 
of Israel. 

3 For he built up again the high 
places " which Hezekiah his father 
had destroyed ; and he reared up al- 
tars for Baal, and made a grove, "^as 
did Ahab king of Israel ; and ^ wor- 
shipped all the host of heaven, and 
served them. 

4 And '^he built altars in the house 
of the Lord, of which the Lord said, 
s In Jerusalem will I put my name. 

5 And he built altars for all the host 
of heaven in the two courts of the 
house of the Lord. 

6 ''And he made his son pass through 
the fire, and observed ' times, and used 
enchantments, and dealt with familiar 
spirits and wizards : he wrought much 
wickedness in the sight of the Lord, 
to provoke him to anger. 

7 And he set a graven image of the 
grove that he had made in the house, 
of which the Lord said to David, and 
to Solomon his son, ''In this house, 
and in Jerusalem, which I have cho- 
sen out of all the tribes of Israel, will 
I put my name for ever : 

8 ' Neither Avill I make the feet of 
Israel move any more out of the land 
which I gave their fathers ; only if 
they will observe to do acccrding to 
all that I have commanded them, and 
according to all the law that my serv- 
ant Moses commanded them. 

9 But they hearkened not : and Ma- 
nasseh "^seduced them to do more evil 
than did the nations whom the Lord 
destroyed before the children of Is- 
rael. 

10 IF And the Lord spake by his 
servants the prophets, saying, 

1 1 "Because Manasseh king of Judah 
hath done these abominations, ° and 
hath done wickedly above all that the 
Amorites did, which were before him, 
and Phath made Judah also to sin with 
his idols : 

12 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing 
such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, 
that Avhosoever heareth of it, both 
■J his ears shall tingle. 

13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem 
""the line of Samaria, and the plum- 
met of the house of Ahab : and I will 
wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a 
dish, t wiping it, and turning it up- 
side down. 

14 And I will forsake the remnant 
of mine inheritance, and deliver them 

387 



B.C. 

about 698. 



b ch. 16. 3. 



c ch. 18. 4. 



d 1 Kings 16. 

32,33. 
e Deut. 4. 19. 

& 17. 3. 

ch. 17. 16. 

f Jer. 32. 34. 



S 2 Sam. 7. 13. 
1 Kings 8. 29. 
& 9. 3. 



h Lev. 18. 21. 

& 20. 2. 

ch. 16. 3. & 

17. 17. 
i Lev. 19. 26. 

31. Deut. 18. 

10, 11. 

ch. 17. 17. 



'i2Sam. 7. 13. 

1 Kings 8. 25. 

&9. 3. 

ch. 23. 27. 

Ps. 132. 13.14. 

Jer. 32. 34! 
1 2 Sam. 7. 10. 



m Prov. 29. 12. 



n cli. 23. 26, 27 
& 24. 3. 4. 
Jer. 15. 4. 

o 1 Kings 21. 



q 1 Sam. S. 11. 
Jer. 19. 3. 

r See Is. 34.11. 
Lam. 2 8. 
Am. 7. 7, 8. 



t Heb. he wi- 
2>eth andturn- 
eth it upmi the 
face thereof. 



A^non's wicked reign. 



II. KINGS. 



Josiah^s good reign. 



ch. 24. 4. 



t Heb. /rowi 
7>iouth to 
viouth. 



t 2 Chr. 38. 11 
-19. 



a 2 Chr. 33. 20. 



613. 



X 2 Chr. 33. 21 
-23. 



z 1 Kinffs 11. 
33. 



641. 

a 2 Chr. 33. 24, 
25. 



b Matt. 1. 10, 
Josias. 



a 2 Chr. 34. 1. 



Josh. 1.5. 30. 



into the hand of their enennies ; and 
they shall become a prey and a spoil 
to all their enemies ; 

15 Because the}^ have done thativhich 
was evil in my sight, and have pro- 
voked me to anger, since the day their 
fathers came forth out of Egypt, even 
unto this day. 

16 ^Moreover Manasseh shed inno- 
cent blood very much, till he had filled 
Jerusalem + from one end to another ; 
besides his sin w^herewith he made 
Judah to sin, in doing that which was 
evil in the sight of the Lord. 

17 1 Now 'the rest of the acts of 
Manasseh, and all that he did, and 
his sin that he sinned, are they not 
v^^ritten in the book of the Chronicles 
of the kings of Judah ? 

18 And " Manasseh slept with his fa- 
thers, and was buried in the garden 
of his own house, in the garden of 
Uzza : and Amon his son reigned in 
his stead. 

19 IT ^Amon was twenty and two 
years old when he began to reign, and 
he reigned two years in Jerusalem. 
And his mother's name was Meshulle- 
meth, the daughter of Haruz of Jot- 
bah. 

20 And he did that which ivas evil 
in the sight of the Lord, J" as his fa- 
ther Manasseh did. 

21 And he walked in all the ways 
that his father walked in, and served 
the idols that his father served, and 
worshipped them : 

22 And he ^forsook the Lord God 
of his fathers, and walked not in the 
way of the Lord. 

23 IF ^ And the servants of Amon con- 
spired against him, and slew the king 
in his own house. 

24 And the people of the land slew 
all them that had conspired against 
king Amon ; and the people of the 
land made Josiah his son king in his 
stead. 

25 Now the rest of the acts of Amon 
which he did, are they not written 
in the book of the Chronicles of the 
kings of Judah ? 

26 And he was buried in his sepul- 
chre in the garden of Uzza : and ^ Jo- 
siah his son reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER XXIL 

.Josiah' s good rciijn. 3 He provideth for the repair of 
the temple. 8 Hilkiah findeth the book of the law in 
the temple 12 Josiah sendeth to Huldah to inquire 
of the Lord, lo Huldah foreteUeth the destruction 
of Jerusalem, to take place after the death of Jo- 

JOSIAH ''ivas eight years old when 
he began to reign, and he reigned 
thirty and one years in Jerusalem. 
And his mother's name loas Jedidah, 
the daughter of Adaiah of ''Boscath. 



2 And he did that which was right 
in the sight of the Lord, and walked 
in all the way of David his father, 
and " turned not aside to the right 
hand or to the left. 

3 IT "^And it came to pass in the 
eighteenth year of king Josiah, that 
the king sent Shaphan the son of 
Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the 
scribe, to the house of the Lord, say- 
ing, 

4 Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, 
that he may sum the silver which is 
^brought into^the house of the Lord, 
which '^the keepers of the tdoor have 
gathered of the people : 

5 And let them ^deliver it into the 
hand of the doers of the work, that 
have the oversight of the house of 
the Lord : and let them give it to 
the doers of the work, which is in 
the house of the Lord, to repair the 
breaches of the house, 

6 Unto carpenters, and builders, and 
masons, and to buy timber and hewn 
stone to repair the house. 

7 Howbeit, ''there was no reckoning 
made with them of the money that 
was delivered into their hand, because 
they dealt faithfully. 

8 H And Hilkiah the high priest 
said unto Shaphan the scribe, 'I have 
found the book of the law in the 
house of the Lord. And Hilkiah 
gave the book to Shaphan, and he 
read it. 

9 And Shaphan the scribe came to 
the king, and brought the king word 
again, and said, Thy servants have 
t gathered the money that was found 
in the house, and have delivered it 
into the hand of them that do the 
work, that have the oversight of the 
house of the Lord. 

10 And Shaphan the scribe shew^ed 
the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest 
hath deliA^ered me a book. And Sha- 
phan read it before the king. 

11 And it came to pass, when the 
king had heard the words of the book 
of the law, that he rent his clothes. 

12 And the king commanded Hil- 
kiah the priest, and Ahikam the son 
of Shaphan, and ^Achbor the son of 
!i Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, 
and Asahiah a servant of the king's, 
saying, 

13 Go ye, inquire of the Lord for 
me, and for the people, and for all 
Judah, concerning the words of this 
book that is found : for great is ' the 
wrath of the Lord that is kindled 
against us, because our fathers have 
not hearkened unto the words of this 
book, to do according unto all that 
which is written concerning us. 



388 



The prophecy of Huldah. 



II. KINGS. 



Idolatry is destroyed. 



B. C. 624. 



m Tikvath, 
2 Chr. 34. 22. 
II Or, Hasrah. 

f Heb. gar- 
ments. 

II Or, in the 
second part. 



n Deut. 29. 27. 
Dan. 9. 11, 12, 
13, 14. 



o Deut. 29. 25, 
26,27. 



P 2 Chr. 34. 

&c. 



q Pe. 51. 17. 

Is. 57. 15. 
r 1 Kings 21. 

29. 



8 Lev. 26. 31, 

32. 
t Jer. 26. 6, & 

44. 22. 



u Ps. 37. 37. 
Is. 57. 1,2. 



a 2 Chr. 34.29, 
30, &c. 



t Heb. from 
small even 
unto great. 

b ch. 22. 8. 



14 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahi- 
kam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and 
Asahiah, went unto Huldah the proph- 
etess, the wife of Shallum the son of 
"" Tikvah, the son of H Harhas, keeper 
of the t wardrobe ; now she dwelt in 
Jerusalem il in the college ; and they 
communed with her. 

15 IT And she said unto them. Thus 
saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell the 
man that sent you to me, 

16 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, " I 
will bring evil upon this place, and 
upon the inhabitants thereof, even all 
the words of the book which the king 
of Judah hath read : 

17 "Because they have forsaken me, 
and have burned incense unto other 
gods, that they might provoke me to 
anger with all the works of their hands ; 
therefore my wrath shall be kindled 
against this place, and shall not be 
quenched. 

18 But to Pthe king of Judah which 
sent you to inquire of the Lord, thus 
shall ye say to him, Thus saith the 
Lord God of Israel, As touching the 
words which thou hast heard ; 

19 Because thine i heart was tender, 
and thou hast '' humbled thyself be- 
fore the Lord, when thou heard est 
what I spake against this place, and 
against the inhabitants thereof, that 
they should become ' a desolation and 
'a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, 
and wept before me ; I also have 
heard thee, saith the Lord. 

20 Behold therefore, I will gather 
thee unto thy fathers, and thou "shalt 
be gathered into thy grave in peace ; 
and thine eyes shall not see all the 
evil which I will bring upon this 
place. And they brought the king 
word again. 

CHAPTER XXIII. 

Josiah causeth the book of the law to be read in a 
solemn assembly. 3 He reneweth the covenant of the 
JsOrd. 4 He destroyeth idolatry. 15 He burneth 
dead men's bones upon the altar of Beth-el. 21 He 
keepeth a solemn passover. 24 He putteth away 
wizards and all abominations. 26 God's wrath 
against Judah. 29 Josiah, going against Pharaoh- 
necho,is sluin at Megiddo. 5{ Jehoa ha z, succeed- 
ing him, is imprisoned by Pharaoh-necho, who 
maketh Jehoiakim king. 36 Jehoiakim's wicked 
reign. 

AND ^the king sent, and they gath- 
ered unto him all the elders of 
Judah and of Jerusalem. 

2 And the king went up into the 
house of the Lord, and all the men 
of Judah and all the inhabitants of 
Jerusalem with him, and the priests, 
and the prophets, and all the people, 
t both small and great : and he read 
in their ears all the words of the book 
of the covenant "^ which was found in 
the house of the Lord. 



3 1 And the king ■= stood by a pil- 
lar, and made a covenant before the 
Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to 
keep his commandments and his tes- 
timonies and his statutes with all their 
heart and all their soul, to perform 
the words of this covenant that were 
written in this book. And all the 
people stood to the covenant. 

4 And the king commanded Hil- 
kiah the high priest, and the priests 
of the second order, and the keepers 
of the door, to bring forth out of the 
temple of the Lord all the vessels 
that were made for Baal, and for 
<*the grove, and for all the host of 
heaven : and he burned them without 
Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, 
and carried the ashes of them unto 
Beth-el. 

5 And he t put down the t idolatrous 
priests, whom the kings of Judah had 
ordained to burn incense in the high 
places in the cities of Judah, and in 
the places round about Jerusalem ; 
them also that burned incense unto 
Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, 
and to the H planets, and to ^ all the 
host of heaven. 

6 And he brought out the '^ grove 
from the house of the Lord, without 
Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, 
and burned it at the brook Kidron, 
and stamped it small to powder, and 
cast the powder thereof upon ^the 
graves of the children of the peo- 
ple. 

7 And he brake down the houses ^ of 
the sodomites, that were by the house 
of the Lord, ^ where the women wove 
t hangings for the grove. 

8 And he brought all the priests out 
of the cities of Judah, and defiled the 
high places where the priests had 
burned incense, from ^ Geba to Beer- 
sheba, and brake down the high 
places of the gates that were in the 
entering in of the gate of Joshua the 
governor of the city, which were on 
a man's left hand at the gate of the 
city. 

9 ^ Nevertheless the priests of the 
high places came not up to the altar 
of the Lord in Jerusalem, "" but they 
did eat of the unleavened bread among 
their brethren. 

10 And he defiled "Topheth, which 
is in °the valley of the children of 
Hinnom, Pthat no man might make 
his son or his daughter to pass through 
the fire to Molech. 

11 And he took away the horses that 
the kings of Judah had given to the 
sun, at the entering in of the house of 
the Lord, by the chamber of Nathan- 
raclech the H chamberlain, which loas 

389 



Idolatry is destroyed. 



II. KINGS. 



Josiah slain in battle. 



B. C. 624. 




II Or, ran 
from thence. 



II That is, the 
mount of 
Olives. 

• 1 Kings 11. 
7. 



t Ex. 23. 24. 

Deut.7.5,25, 
tHeb. s^afMcs. 



u 1 Kinc 
28, 33. 



s 1 Kinoes 13. 
2. 



? 1 Kings 13. 
],30. 



t Heb. to es- 
(iipe. 
2 I Kings ]3. 



a •5ee2 Chr. 
34.6.7. 



I b 1 Kings 13. 

II Or, aacri- 
fired. 
c Ex. 22. 20. 

1 Kings 18. 

40. ch.ll. 18. 
d 2 Chr. 34. 5. 



in the suburbs, and burned the char- 
iots of the sun with fire. 

12 And the altars that loere "^ on the 
top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, 
which the kings of Judah had made, 
and the altars which *■ Manasseh had 
made in the two courts of the house 
of the Lord, did the king beat down, 
and II brake them down from thence, 
and cast the dust of them into the 
brook Kidron. 

13 And the high places that were 
before Jerusalem, which were on the 
right hand of H the mount of corrup- 
tion, which 'Solomon the king of 
Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the 
abomination of the Zidonians, and 
for Chemosh the abomination of the 
Moabites, and for Milcom the abom- 
ination of the children of Aramon, did 
the king defile. 

14 And he 'brake in pieces the 
t images, and cut down the groves, 
and filled their places with the bones 
of men. 

15 H Moreover the altar that was at 
Beth-el, and the high place "which 
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made 
Israel to sin, had made, both that 
altar and the high place he brake 
down, and burned the high place, 
and stamped it small to powder, and 
burned the grove. 

16 And as Josiah turned himself, he 
spied the sepulchres that were there 
in the mount, and sent, and took the 
bones out of the sepulchres, and burn- 
ed them upon the altar, and polluted 
it, according to the ^ word of the Lord 
which the man of God proclaimed, 
Avho proclaimed these words. 

17 Then he said, What title is that 
that I see ? And the men of the city 
told him, It is y the sepulchre of the 
man of God, which came from Ju- 
dah, and proclaimed these things that 
thou hast done against the altar of 
Beth-el. 

18 And he said. Let him alone ; let 
no man move his bones. So they 
let his bones t alone, with the bones 
of '• the prophet that came out of Sa- 
maria. 

19 And all the houses also of the 
high places that were ='in the cities of 
Samaria, which the kings of Israel 
had made to provoke the LORD to 
anger, .Tosiah took away, and did to 
them according to all the acts that 
he had done in Beth-el. 

20 And "^he H-^slew all the priests 
of the high places that ivere there 
upon the altars, and ''burned men's 
bones upon them, and returned to 
Jeru.salem. 

21 IF And the king commanded all 

3d0 



the people, saying, ^Keep the pass- 
over unto the Lord your God, ^as 
it is written in the book of this cov- 
enant. 

22 Surely ^ there was not holden 
such a passover from the days of the 
judges that judged Israel, nor in all 
the days of the kings of Israel, nor 
of the kings of Judah ; 

23 But in the eighteenth year of 
king Josiah, wherein this passover was 
holden to the Lord in Jerusalem. 

24 IF Moreover ''the workers with 
familiar spirits, and the wizards, and 
the II images, and the idols, and all 
the abominations that were spied in 
the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, 
did Josiah put away, that he might 
perform the words of ' the law, which 
were written in the book that Hil- 
kiah the priest found in the house 
of the Lord. 

25 '^ And like unto him was there no 
king before him, that turned to the 
Lord with all his heart, and with 
all Ins soul, and with all his might, 
according to all the law of Moses ; 
neither after him arose there any like 
him. 

26 IF Notwithstanding, the Lord 
turned not from the fierceness of his 
great wrath, wherewith his anger was 
kindled against Judah, 'because of all 
the t provocations that Manasseh had 
provoked him withal. 

27 And the Lord said, I will re- 
move Judah also out of my sight, as 
*" I have removed Israel, and will cast 
off this city Jerusalem which I have 
chosen, and the house of which I said, 
"My name shall be there. 

28 Now the rest of the acts of Jo- 
siah, and all that he did, are they not 
written in the book of the Chronicles 
of the kings of Judah 1 

29 IF °In his days Pharaoh-necho 
king of Egypt went up against the 
king of Assyria to the river Euphra- 
tes : and king Josiah went against 
him ; and he slew him at p Megiddo, 
when he ^had seen him. 

30 ''And his servants carried him in 
a chariot dead from Megiddo, and 
brought him to Jerusalem, and bur- 
ied him in his own sepulchre. And 
Hhe people of the land took Jehoa- 
haz the son of Josiah, and anointed 
him, and made him king in his fa- 
ther's stead. 

31 IF II Jehoahaz was twenty and three 
years old when he began to reign, 
and he reigned three months in Je- 
rusalem. And his mother's name was 
* Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah 
of Libnah. 

32 And he did that which was evil in 



Jehoiakim's evil reign. 



II. KINGS. 



Jerusalem is besieged. 



B. C. 610. 



u ch. 25. 6. 

Jer. 52. 27. 
II Or, because 

he reigned. 
t Heb. set a 

mulct upon 

the land. 

2 Chr. 36. 3, 
X 2 Chr. 36. 4. 

y Seech. 24. 17. 

Dan. 1. 7. 
2 Matt. 1. 11, 

Jakim. 
a Jer. 22. 11, 

12. Ez. 19. 3,4. 
b ver. 33. 



607. 
a 2 Chr. 36. 6. 
Jer. 25. 1, 9, 
Dan. 1. 1. 



1j Jer. 25. 9. & 
32. 28. Ez. 
19.8. 



c ch. 20. 17. & 
21. 12, 13, 14. 
& 23. 27. 

t Heb. by the 
hand of. 



J ch. 21.2, 1]. 

& 23. 26. 



599. 
r See 2 Chr. 36. 
6, 8. Jer. 22. 
18, 19. & 36. 
30. 



the sight of the Lord, according to 
all that his fathers had done. 

33 And Pharaoh-necho put him in 
bands "at Riblah in the land of Ha- 
math,v!l that he might not reign in Je- 
rusalem ; and tput the land to a trib- 
ute of a hundred talents of silver, and 
a talent of gold. 

34 And "^ Pharaoh-necho made Elia- 
kim the son of .Tosiah king in the 
room of Josiah his father, and ^ turn- 
ed his name to ^Jehoiakim, and took 
.Tehoahaz away: ^'and he came to 
Egypt, and died there. 

35 And Jehoiakim gave ^the silver 
and the gold to Pharaoh ; but he 
taxed the land to give the money 
according to the commandment of 
Pharaoh : he exacted the silver and 
the gold of the people of the land, of 
every one according to his taxation, 
to give it unto Pharaoh-necho. 

36 IF *^ Jehoiakim was twenty and five 
years old when he began to reign, 
and he reigijed eleven years in Je- 
rusalem. And his mother's name was 
Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of 
Rumah. 

37 And he did that which was evil 
in the sight of the Lord, according 
to all that his fathers had done. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

Jehoiakim, subdued by Nebuchadnezzar, rebelleth 
against him to his own ruin. 6 Jehoiachin succeed- 
eth him. 8 His evil reign. 10 Jerusalem is taken 
and the chief of the people carried amay captive in- 
to Babylon. 17 Zedekiah is made king in Jerusa- 
lem. 19 His wicked reign. 

IN ^his days Nebuchadnezzar king 
of Babylon came up, and Jehoia- 
kim became his servant three years : 
then he turned and rebelled against 
him. 

2 ^And the Lord sent against him 
bands of the Chaldees, and bands of 
the Syrians, and bands of the Moab- 
ites, and bands of the children of 
Ammon, and sent them against Ju- 
dah to destroy it, '^according to the 
word of the Lord, which he spake 
tby his servants the prophets. 

3 Surely at the commandment of 
the Lord came this upon Judah, to 
remove them out of his sight, '^for 
the sins of Manasseh, according to 
all that he did ; 

4 ^ And also for the innocent blood 
that he shed : for he filled Jerusalem 
with innocent blood, which the I^ord 
would not pardon. 

5 IF Now the rest of the acts of Je- 
hoiakim, and all that he did, are they 
not written in the book of the Chron- 
icles of the kings of Judah ? 

6 ^So Jehoiakim slept with his fa- 



thers : and Jehoiachin his son reigned 
in his stead. 

7 And ^ the king of Egypt came not 
again any more out of his land : for 
'^ the king of Babylon had taken from 
the river of Egypt unto the river 
Euphrates all that pertained to the 
king of Egypt. 

8 IF II ' Jehoiachin was eighteen years 
old when he began to reign, and he 
reigned in Jerusalem three months. 
And his mother's name was Nehush- 
ta, the daughter of Elnathan of Je- 
rusalem. 

9 And he did that which was evil in 
the sight of the Lord, according to 
all that his father had done. 

10 IF ''At that time the servants 
of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon 
came up against Jerusalem, and the 
city twas besieged. 

1 1 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Bab- 
ylon came against the city, and his 
servants did besiege it. 

12 ' And Jehoiachin the king of Ju- 
dah went out to the king of Babylon, 
he, and his mother, and his servants, 
and his princes, and his H officers: 
•" and the king of Babylon " took him 
°in the eighth year of his reign. 

13 I'And he carried out thence all 
the treasures of the house of the 
Lord, and the treasures of the king's 
house, and "i cut in pieces all the ves- 
sels of gold which Solomon king of 
Israel had made in the temple of the 
Lord, ""as the Lord had said. 

14 And 'he carried away all Jeru- 
salem, and all the princes, and all 
the mighty men of valour, * eveii ten 
thousand captives, and " all the crafts- 
men and smiths : none remained, save 
^the poorest sort of the people of the 
land. 

15 And yhe carried away .Tehoia- 
chin to Babylon, and the king's moth- 
er, and the king's wives, and his il of- 
ficers, and the mighty of the land, those 
carried he into captivity from Jerusa- 
lem to Babylon. 

16 And ^all the men of might, even 
seven thousand, and craftsmen and 
smiths a thousand, all that ivere strong 
and apt for war, even them the king 
of Babylon brought captive to Baby- 
lon. 

17 T And ^the king of Babylon made 
Mattaniah ^his father's brother king 
in his stead, and '^ changed his name 
to Zedekiah. 

18 '^ Zedekiah was twenty and one 
years old when he began to reign, 
and he reigned eleven years in Je- 
rusalem. And his mother's name tms 
^ Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah 
of Libnah. 

391 



Jerusalem destroyed. 



II. KINGS. 



Judah in captivity. 



B. C. 599. 



I g 2 Chr. 36. 13. 
Ez. 17. 15. 



590. 
1 2 Chr. 36. 17. 
Jer. 34. 2. & 
39.1. & 52. 4, 5. 
Ez. 24. 1. 



588. 
b Jer. 39. 2. & 
52.6. 



c Jer. 39. 2. & 
52. 7, &c. 



d Jer. 39. 4-7. 
& 52. 7. 
Ez. 12. 12. 



e ch. 23. 33. 

Jer. 52. 9. 
t Heb. spake 
judgment 

with him. 



made 



t Heb 

blind. 
t Jer. 39. 7. 

Ez. 12. 13. 



S See Jer. 52. 

ja-14. 

h See ch. 24. 

12. t ver. 27. 
i Jer. 39. 9. 
II Or, chief 

m'irshal. 



k 2 Chr. 36. 19. 

Ps. 79. 1. 
I Jer. 39. 8. 

Am. 2. 5. 



mNeh. 1.3. 
Jer. 52. 14. 



19 ^And he did that which loas evil 
in the sight of the Lord, according to 
all that Jehoiakim had done. 

20 For through the anger of the 
Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem 
and Judah, until he had cast them 
out from his presence, ^that Zedekiah 
rebelled against the king of Babylon. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

Jerusalem is besieged by Nebuchadnezzar. 4 Zede- 
kiah is taken, his sons slain, and his eyes put out. 
8 Nebuzar-adan destroyeth the city, carrieth away 
all the people, except the poor of the land, into cap- 
tivity; 13 aiid taketh away the treasures. 18 The 
nobles are slain at Riblah. 22 Gedaliah is set over 
the land. 25 He is slain, and the people flee into 
Egypt. 27 Evil-merodach advanceth Jehoiachin in 
his court. 

AND it came to pass ^in the ninth 
year of his reign, in the tenth 
month, in the tenth day of the month, 
that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon 
came, he, and all his host, against 
Jerusalem, and pitched against it; 
and they built forts against it round 
about. 

2 And the city was besieged unto 
the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. 

3 And on the ninth day oii\ie ^fourth 
month the famine prevailed in the 
city, and there was no bread for the 
people of the land. 

4 IF And *= the city was broken up, 
and all the men oivfBxjied by night 
by the way of the gate between two 
walls, which is by the king's garden : 
now the Chaldees were against the 
city round about : and ^ the king went 
the way toward the plain. 

5 And the army of the Chaldees pur- 
sued after the king, and overtook him 
in the plains of Jericho : and ail his 
army were scattered from him. 

6 So they took the king, and brought 
him up to the king of Babylon ^to 
Riblah ; and they tgave judgment up- 
on him. 

7 And they slew the sons of Zede- 
kiah before his eyes, and tfput out 
the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him 
with fetters of brass, and carried him 
to Babylon. 

8 IF And in the fifth month, ^ on the 
seventh day of the month, which is 
^ the nineteenth year of king Nebu- 
chadnezzar king of Babylon, ' came 
Nebuzar-adan, H captain of the guard, 
a servant of the king of Babylon, un- 
to Jerusalem : 

9 ^ And he burnt the house of the 
Lord, ^and the king's house, and 
all the houses of Jerusalem, and 
every great man's house burnt he 
with fire. 

10 And all the army of the Chal- 
dees, that were with the captain of 
the guard, "> brake down the walls of 
Jerusalem round about. 

392 



11" Now the rest of the people that 
were left in the city, and the t fugi- 
tives that fell away to the king of 
Babylon, with the remnant of the 
multitude, did Nebuzar-adan the cap- 
tain of the guard carry away. 

12 But the captain of the guard "left 
of the poor of the land to be \me- 
dressers and husbandmen. 

13 And Pthe "^ pillars of brass that 
were in the house of the Lord, and 
''the bases, and 'the brazen sea that 
was in the house of the Lord, did the 
Chaldees break in pieces, and carried 
the brass of them to Babylon. 

14 And ^ the pots, and the shovels, 
and the snuflTers, and the spoons, and 
all the vessels of brass wherewith they 
ministered, took they away. 

15 And the firepans, and the bowls, 
and such things as were of gold, in 
gold, and of silver, in silver, the cap- 
tain of the guard took away. 

16 The two pillars, tone sea, and the 
bases which Solomon had made for 
the house of the Lord ; " the brass of 
all these vessels was without weight. 

17 ^The height of the one pillar 
was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter 
upon it was brass : and the height of 
the chapiter three cubits ; and the 
wreathen work, and pomegranates 
upon the chapiter round about, all 
of brass : and like unto these had the 
second pillar with wreathen work. 

18 1 >" And the captain of the guard 
took ^ Seraiah the chief priest, and 
^ Zephaniah the second priest, and the 
three keepers of the t door : 

19 And out of the city he took an 
II oflficer that was set over the men of 
war, and ^ five men of them that t were 
in the king's presence, which were 
found in the city, and the H principal 
scribe of the host, which mustered 
the people of the land, and threescore 
men of the people of the land that 
were found in the city : 

20 And Nebuzar-adan captain of 
the guard took these, and brought 
them to the king of Babylon to Rib- 
lah : 

21 And the king of Babylon smote 
them, and slew them at Riblah in 
the land of Hamath. " So Judah was 
carried away out of their land. 

22 IF '^And as for the people that 
remained in the land of Judah, whom 
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had 
left, even over them he made Geda- 
liah the son of Ahikam, the son of 
Shaphan, ruler. 

23 And when all the ^ captains of 
the armies, they and their men, heard 
that the king of Babylon had made 
Gedaliah governor, there came to 



Gedaliah is murdered. 



II. KINGS. 



Jehoiachin is advanced. 



B. C. 588. 



f Jer. 41. 1, 2. 



t Heb. of the 
kingdom. 



S Jer. 43. 4, 7. 



Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael 
the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan 
the son of Careah, and Seraiah the 
son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, 
and Jaazaniah the son of a Maacha- 
thite, they and their men. 

24 And Gedaliah sware to them, and 
to their men, and said unto them, 
Fear not to be the servants of the 
Chaldees : dw^ell in the land, and 
serve the king of Babylon ; and it 
shall be well with you. 

25 But Ht came to pass in the sev- 
enth month, that Ishmael the son 
of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, 
of the seed t royal, came, and ten 
men with him, and smote Gedaliah, 
that he died, and the Jews and the 
Chaldees that were with him at Miz- 
pah. 

26 And all the people, both small 
and great, and the captains of the 
armies, arose, ^and came to Egypt: 



for they were afraid of the Chal- 
dees. 

27 1 ^And it came to pass in the 
seven and thirtieth year of the cap- 
tivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in 
the twelfth month, on the seven and 
twentieth day of the month, that Evil- 
merodach king of Babylon in the year 
that he began to reign ' did lift up the 
head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out 
of prison ; 

28 And he spake t kindly to him, 
and set his throne above the throne 
of the kings that were with him in 
Babylon ; 

29 And changed his prison gar- 
ments : and he did ^ eat bread con- 
tinually before him all the days of 
his life. 

30 And his allowance was a con- 
tinual allowance given him of the 
king, a daily rate for every day, all 
the days of his life. 

393 



B. C. 588. 



i See Gen. 40. 
13, 20. 



t Heb. good 
things with 
him. 



k 2 Sam. 9. 7. 



B. C. 4004, 
&c 



a Gen. 4. 25, 
26. & 5. 3, 6. 



b Gen. 10. 2, 



||0r,D2i?Aa«A, 

as it is in 
some copies. 

II Or, Roda- 
iiim, accord- 
ing to some 
copies. 

c Gen. 10. 6, 
kc. 



i Gen. 10. 8, 
13, &c. 



e Deut. 2. 23. 



f Gen. 10. 15, 
&c. 



gGen. ]0. 22. 
ii 11. 10. 



ll Or, Mash, 
Gen. 10. 23. 



I! That is. Di- 
vision, 
Gen. 10. 25. 



THE 



FIRST BOOK 



CHRONICLES 



CHAPTER I. 

Adam's line to Noah. 5 The sons ofjapheth. 8 The 
sons of Ham. 17 The sons of Shem. 24 Shem's line 
to Abraham. 29 IshmaeVs sons. 32 The sons of 
Keturah. 34 The posterity of Abraham by Esau. 
43 The kings of Edom. 51 The dukes of Edotn. 

ADAM, ^ Sheth, Enosh, 
2 Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered, 

3 Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 

4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 

5 1'' The sons of Japheth ; Gomer, 
and Magog, and Madai, and Ja- 
van, and Tubal, and Meshech, and 
Tiras. 

6 And the sons of Gomer ; Ashche- 
naz, and H Riphath, and Togarmah. 

7 And the sons of Javan ; Elishah, 
and Tarshishj Kittim, and H Doda- 
nim. 

8 1 •= The sons of Ham ; Gush, and 
Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 

9 And the sons of Gush ; Seba, and 
Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and 
Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah ; 
Sheba, and Dedan. 

10 And Gush ^begat Nhnrod : he 
began to be mighty upon the earth. 

11 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and 
Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtu- 
him, 

12 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, 
(of whom came the Philistines,) and 
^ Gaphtorim. 

13 And ^Canaan begat Zidon his 
firstborn, and Heth, 

14 The Jebusite also, and the Amo- 
rite, and the Girgashite, 

15 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, 
and the Sinite, 

16 And the Arvadite, and the Zem- 
arite, and the Hamathite. 

17 1 The sons of ^ Shem ; Elam, and 
Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and 
Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, 
and II Meshech. 

18 And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and 
Shelah begat Eber. 

19 And unto Eber were born two 
sons : the name of the one was II Pe- 
leg; because in his days the earth 
was divided : and his brother's name 
loas Joktan, 

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20 And ''Joktan begat Alraodad, 
and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and 
Jerah, 

21 Hadoram also, and Uzal, and 
Diklah, 

22 And Ebal, and Abimael, and 
Sheba, 

23 And Ophir, and Havilah, and 
Jobab. All these were the sons of 
Joktan. 

24 IT ' Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, 
25'^ Eber, Peleg, Reu, 

26 Serug, Nahor, Terah, 

27 ' Abram ; the same is Abraham. 

28 The sons of Abraham; ""Isaac, 
and "Ishmael. 

29 IF These are their generations : 
The " firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth ; 
then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mib- 
sam, 

30 Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, 
II Hadad, and Tema, 

31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 
These are the sons of Ishmael. 

32 IF Now Pthe sons of Keturah, 
Abraham's concubine : she bare Zim- 
ran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and 
Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And 
the sons of Jokshan ; Sheba, and De- 
dan. 

33 And the sons of Midian ; Ephah, 
and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, 
and Eldaah. All these are the sons 
of Keturah. 

34 And 1 Abraham begat Isaac. 
""The sons of Isaac ; Esau and Is- 
rael. 

35 IF The sons of ' Esau ; Eliphaz, 
Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and 
Korah. 

36 The sons of Eliphaz ; Teman, 
and Omar, II Zephi, and Gatam, Ke- 
naz, and Timna, and Amalek. 

37 The sons of Reuel ; Nahath, Ze- 
rah, Shammah, and Mizzah. 

38 And *the sons of Seir; Lotan, 
and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, 
and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan. 

39 And the sons of Lotan ; Hori, 
and II Homam : and Timna was Lo- 
tan's sister. 



The kings of Edom. 



I. CHRONICLES. 



The children of Jesse. 



B.C. 

about IS-'jS. 




y Gen. 35. 37. 



II Or, Hadar, 
Gen. 36. 39. 

I Or, Pau, 
Gen. 36. 39. 



about 1496. 
z Gen. 36. 40. 
II Or, Alvah. 



1752, &c. 

II Or, Jacob. 
a Gen. 29. 32 

& 30. 5, &c. 

& 35. 18, 22. 

& 46. 8, &c. 



l> Gen. 38. 3. 
k. 46. 12. 
Num. 26. 19. 



40 The sons of Shobal ; II Allan, and 
Manahath, and Ebal, H Shephi, and 
Onam. And the sons of Zibeon ; 
Aiah, and Anah. 

41 The sons of Anah; "Dishon. 
And ^he sons of Dishon ; II Amram, 
and Eshban, and Ithran, and Che- 
ran. 

42 The sons of Ezer ; Bilhan, and 
Zavan, and II Jakan. The sons of Di- 
shan ; Uz, and Aran. 

43 IT Now these are the ^ kings that 
reigned in the land of Edom before 
any king reigned over the children 
of Israel ; Bela the son of Beor : and 
the name of his city was Dinhabah. 

44 And when Bela was dead, Jobab 
the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned 
in his stead. 

45 And when Jobab was dead, Hu- 
sham of the land of the Temanites 
reigned in his stead. 

46 And when Husham was dead, 
Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote 
Midian in the field of Moab, reigned 
in his stead : and the name of his city 
was Avith. 

47 And when Hadad was dead, 
Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his 
stead. 

48 yAnd when Samlah was dead, 
Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reign- 
ed in his stead. 

49 And when Shaul was dead, Baal- 
hanan the son of Achbor reigned in 
his stead. 

50 And when Baal-hanan was dead, 
II Hadad reigned in his stead : and the 
name of his city was H Pai ; and his 
wife's name was Mehetabel, the 
daughter of Hatred, the daughter of 
Mezahab. 

51 II Hadad died also. And the 
^ dukes of Edom were ; duke Tim- 
nah, duke H Aliah, duke Jetheth, 

52 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, 
duke Pinon, 

53 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke 
Mibzar, 

54 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These 
are the dukes of Edom. 

CHAPTER H. 

The sons of Israel. 3 Tlie posterity of Judah hy Ta- 
mar. 13 The children of Jesse. 18 The posterity 
of Caleb the son of Hezron. 21 Hezron's posterity 
by the daugh ter of Machir. 25 JerahmecVs poster- 
ity. 34 Sheshan's posterity. 42 Another branch 
of Caleb's posterity. 50 The posterity of Caleb the 
son of Hur. 

THESE are the sons of II Israel; 
"^ Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Ju- 
dah, Issachar, and Zebulun, 

2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naph- 
tali, Gad, and Asher. 

3 IT The sons of " Judah ; Er, and 
Onan, and Shelah : which three were 
born unto him of the daughter of 



•^Shua the Canaanitess. And "^Er, 
the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the 
sight of the Lord ; and he slew him. 

4 And ^ Tamar his daughter in law 
bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the 
sons of Judah were five. 

5 The sons of ^ Pharez ; Hezron, and 
Hamul. 

6 And the sons of Zerah ; H Zimri, 
^and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, 
and II Dara : five of them in all. 

7 And the sons of ''Carmi ; HAchar, 
the troubler of Israel, who transgress- 
ed in the thing ' accursed. 

8 And the sons of Ethan ; Azariah. 

9 The sons also of Hezron, that were 
born unto him ; Jerahmeel, and ii Ram, 
and II Chelubai. 

10 And Ram '^ begat Amminadab ; 
and Amminadab begat Nahshon, 
' prince of the children of Judah ; 

1 1 And Nahshon begat H Salma, and 
Salma begat Boaz, 

12 And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed 
begat Jesse. 

13 IT "" And Jesse begat his firstborn 
Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and 
II Shimma the third, 

14 Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the 
fifth, 

15 Ozem the sixth, David the sev- 
enth : 

16 Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and 
Abigail. ''And the sons of Zeruiah; 
Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. 

17 And "Abigail bare Amasa : and 
the father of Amasa was n Jether the 
Ishmaelite. 

18 IT And Caleb the son of Hezron 
begat children of Azubah his wife, and 
of Jerioth : her sons are these ; Je- 
sher, and Shobab, and Ardon. 

19 And when Azubah was dead, Ca- 
leb took unto him PEphrath, which 
bare him Hur. 

20 And Hur begat Uri, and Uri be- 
gat '' Bezaleel. 

21 IT And afterward Hezron went in 
to the daughter of '"Machir the father 
of Gilead, whom he t married when 
he was threescore years old ; and she 
bare him Segub. 

22 And Segub begat Jair, who had 
three and twenty cities in the land of 
Gilead. 

23 ' And he took Geshur, and Aram, 
with the towns of Jair, from them, 
with Kenath, and the towns thereof, 
even threescore cities. All these be- 
longed to the sons of Machir the fa- 
ther of Gilead. 

24 And after that Hezron was dead 
in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hez- 
ron's wife bare him ' Ashur the father 
of Tekoa. 

25 IT And the sons of Jerahmeel the 

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JerahmeeVs posterity. 



I. CHRONICLES. 



The posterity of Caleb. 



u See ver. 34, 
35. 



s ch. 11. 41. 



about 1471, 
&c. 



firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the 
firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and 
Ozem, and A.hijah. 

26 Jerahmeel had also another wife, 
whose name was Atarah ; she was the 
mother of Onam. 

27 And the sons of Ram the firstborn 
of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, 
and Eker. 

28 And the sons of Onam were, 
Shammai, and Jada. And the sons 
of Shammai ; Nadab, and Abishur. 

29 And the name of the wife of 
Abishur was Abihail, and she bare 
him Ahban, and Molid. 

30 And the sons of Nadab ; Seled, 
and Appaim : but Seled died without 
children. 

3 1 And the sons of Appaim ; Ishi. 
And the sons of Ishi ; Sheshan. And 
"the children of Sheshan; Ahlai. 

32 And the sons of Jada the brother 
of Shammai ; Jether, and Jonathan : 
and Jether died without children. 

33 And the sons of Jonathan ; Pe- 
leth, and Zaza. These were the sons 
of Jerahmeel. 

34 IF Now Sheshan had no sons, but 
daughters. And Sheshan had a serv- 
ant, an Egyptian, whose name was 
Jarha. 

35 And Sheshan gave his daughter 
to Jarha his servant to wife ; and she 
bare him Attai. 

36 A nd Attai begat Nathan, and Na- 
than begat ^ Zabad, 

37 And Zabad begat Ephlal, and 
Ephlal begat Obed, 

38 And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu 
begat Azariah, 

39 And Azariah begat Helez, and 
Helez begat Eleasah, 

40 And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and 
Sisamai begat Shallum, 

41 And Shallum begat Jekamiah, 
and Jekamiah begat EUshama. 

42 1 Now the sons of Caleb the 
brother of Jerahmeel xoere, Mesha 
his firstborn, which was the father 
of Ziph ; and the sons of Mareshah 
the father of Hebron. 

43 And the sons of Hebron ; Ko- 
rah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and 
Shema, 

44 And Shema begat Raham, the 
father of Jorkoam : and Rekem begat 
Shammai. 

45 And the son of Shammai was 
Maon : and Maon was the father of 
Beth-zur. 

46 And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, 
bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez : 
and Haran begat Gazez. 

47 And the sons of Jahdai ; Regem, 
and Jotham, and Gesham, and Pelet, 
and Ephah, and Shaaph. 

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Sheber, and Tirhanah. 

49 She bare also Shaaph the father 
of Madmannah, Sheva the father of 
Machbenah, and the father of Gibea : 
and the daughter of Caleb was ^ Achsa. 

50 II These were the sons of Caleb 
the son of Hur, the firstborn of n Eph- 
ratah ; Shobal the father of Kirjath- 
jearim, 

51 Salma the father of Beth-lehem, 
Hareph the father of Beth-gader. 

52 And Shobal the father of Kirjath- 
jearim had sons ; H Haroeh, and II half 
of the Manahethites. 

53 And the families of Kirjath-jea- 
rim ; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, 
and the Shumathites, and the Mish- 
raites ; of them came the Zareathites, 
and the Eshtaulites. 

54 The sons of Salma ; Beth-lehem, 
and the Netophathites, II Ataroth, the 
house of Joab, and half of the Mana- 
hethites, the Zorites. 

55 And the families of the scribes 
which dwelt at Jabez ; the Tirathites, 
the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. 
These are the ^ Kenites that came of 
Hemath, the father of the house of 
^ Rechab. 

CHAPTER HI. 

The sons of David. 10 The royal line to Zedekiah. 
17 The posterity ^f Jeconiah. 

l^OW these were the sons of Da- 
±y vid, which were born unto him 
in Hebron ; the firstborn ^ Amnon, of 
Ahinoam the ^ Jezreelitess : the second, 
II Daniel, of Abigail the Carmehtess : 

2 The third, Absalom the son of 
Maachah the daughter of Talmai 
king of Geshur : the fourth, Adonijah 
the son of Haggith : 

3 The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: 
the sixth, Ithream by *= Eglah his 
wife. 

4 These six were born unto him in 
Hebron ; and ^ there he reigned seven 
years and six months : and ^ in Je- 
rusalem he reigned thirty and three 
years. 

5 ^And these were born unto him 
in Jerusalem ; H Shimea, and Shobab, 
and Nathan, and ^ Solomon, four, of 
II Bath-shua the daughter of n Ammiel : 

6 Ibhar also, and II Elishama, and 
Eliphelet, 

7 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and 
Japhia, 

8 And Elishama, and II Eliada, and 
Eliphelet, ^ nine. 

9 These were all the sons of David, 
besides the sons of the concubines, 
and ' Tamar their sister. 

10 TT And Solomon's son was "^Re- 
hoboam, H Abia his son, Asa his son, 
Jehoshaphat his son, 



David's line to Zedekiah. 



I. CHRONICLES. 



The posterity of Cheluh. 



B.C. 

about 1053, 
&c. 

II Or, Azariah, 
2 Chr. 22. 6. 
or, Jehoahaz, 
2 Chr. 21. 17. 
II Or Uzziah, 
2 King's 15. 
30. 

II Or, Jehoa- 
haz, 2 Kings 
23.30. 

II Or, EUakim, 
2 Kings 23. 
34. 

II Or, Matia. 
niah, 2 Kings 
24. 17. 

II Or, Jehoia- 
chin, 2 Kings 
24. 6. or, Co- 
niah, Jer. 22. 
24. 

t Heb. Sheal- 
ticl. 

1 Matt. 1. 11. 

m 2 Kings 24. 
17, being his 
uncle. 

n Matt. 1. 12. 



Ezra 8. 2. 



a Gen. 38. 29. 
& 46.12. 

1300, &c. 

II Or, Chelu- 
hai, ch. 2. 9, 
or, Caleb, ch. 
2.18. 

II Or, Haroeh, 
ch. 2. 52. 



b ch. 2. 50. 



c Ch. 2, 4. 



11 Joram his son, II Ahaziah his son, 
Joash his son, 

12 Amaziah his son, HAzariah his 
son, Jotham his son, 

13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, 
Manasseh his son, 

14 Amon his son, Josiah his son. 

15 And the sons of Josiah were, the 
firstborn HJohanan, the second II Jehoi- 
akim, the third H Zedekiah, the fourth 
Shallum. 

16 And the sons of 'Jehoiakim; 
liJeconiah his son, Zedekiah ""his 
son. 

17 f And the sons of Jeconiah ; As- 
sir, tSalathiei "his son, 

18 Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, 
and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, 
and Nedabiah. 

19 And the sons of Pedaiah ivere, 
Zerubbabel, and Shimei : and the 
sons of Zerubbabel ; Meshullam, and 
Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister : 

20 And Hashubah, and Ohel, and 
Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab-he- 
sed, five. 

21 And the sons of Hananiah ; 
Pelatiah, and Jesaiah : the sons of 
Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the 
sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shech- 
aniah. 

22 And the sons of Shechaniah ; 
Shemaiah : and the sons of Shemaiah ; 
°Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and 
Neariah, and Shaphat, six. 

23 And the sons of Neariah; Eli- 
oenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, 
three. 

24 And the sons of Elioenai were, 
Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, 
and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dal- 
aiah, and Anani, seven. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The posterity of Judah, 5 and of Ashur. 9 TJie 
prayer of Jahez. 11 The posterity of Cheluh. 21 
The posterity ofShelah. 24 The posterity and cities 
of Simeon. 39 Their conquest of Gedor, and of the 
Amalekites in mount Seir. 

THE sons of Judah; ^Pharez, 
Hezron, and H Carmi, and Hur, 
and Shobal. 

2 And llReaiah the son of Shobal 
begat Jahath ; and Jahath begat Ahu- 
mai, and Lahad. These are the fam- 
ilies of the Zorathites. 

3 And these were of the father of 
Etam ; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Id- 
bash : and the name of their sister 
loas Hazelelponi : 

4 And Penuel the father of Ge- 
dor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. 
These are the sons of '' Hur, the first- 
born of Ephratah, the father of Beth- 
lehem. 

5 IT And '^ Ashur the father of Tekoa 
had two w^ives, Helah and Naarah. 



6 And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, 
and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haa- 
hashtari. These were the sons of 
Naarah. 

7 And the sons of Helah were, Ze- 
reth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan. 

8 And Coz begat Anub, and Zobe- 
bah, and the families of Aharhel the 
son of Harum. 

9 If And Jabez w^as "^more honour- 
able than his brethren : and his mother 
called his name H Jabez, saying, Be- 
cause I bare him with sorrow. 

10 And Jabez called on the God of 
Israel, saying, t Oh that thou would- 
est bless me indeed, and enlarge my 
coast, and that thine hand might be 
with me, and that thou wouldest 
tkeep me from evil, that it may not 
grieve me ! And God granted him 
that which he requested. 

11 IT And Chelub' the brother of 
Shuah begat Mehir, which loas the 
father of Eshton. 

12 And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, 
and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father 
of II Ir-nahash. These are the men 
of Rechah. 

13 And the sons of Kenaz ; ^Oth- 
niel, and Seraiah : and the sons of 
Othniel; II Hathath. 

14 And Meonothai begat Ophrah : 
and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of 
^ the II valley of H Charashim ; for they 
were craftsmen. 

15 And the sons of Caleb the son 
of Jephunneh ; Iru, Elah, and Naam : 
and the sons of Elah, H even Ke- 
naz. 

16 And the sons of Jehaleleel ; Ziph, 
and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel. 

17 And the sons of Ezra ivere, 
Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and 
Jalon : and she bare Miriam, and 
Shammai, and Ishbah the father of 
Eshtemoa. 

18 And his wife HJehudijah bare 
Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber 
the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel 
the father of Zanoah. And these are 
the sons of Bithiah the daughter of 
Pharaoh, which Mered took. 

19 And the sons of his wife H Hodiah 
the sister of Naham, the father of 
Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa 
the Maachathite. 

20 And the sons of Shimon were, 
Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and 
Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, 
Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth. 

21 1 The sons of Shelah ^the son of 
Judah weye, Er the father of Lecah, 
and Laadah the father of Mareshah, 
and the families of the house of them 
that wrought fine linen, of the house 
of Ashbea, 

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d Gen. 34. 19. 



II That is, Sor- 
rowful. 



\Tieh.Ifthou 
wilt, 6fc. 



t Heb. dome. 



I Or, The city 
of Nahash. 

i Josh. 15. 17. 



II Or, Hathath, 
and Meono- 
thai, who be- 
gat, 6fc. 

II Or, inhabit- 
ants of the 
valley. 

II That is, 
Craftsmen. 

II Or, Uknaz. 
f Neh. 11. 35. 



II Or, The Jew- 



II Or, Jehudi- 
jah, men 
tioned be- 
fore. 



g Gen. 38. 1, 5. 
&. 46. 12. 



Simeons posterity. 



I. CHRONICLES. 



The line of Reuben. 




W Or. Jemiiel, 
Gen. 46. 10. 
Ex. 6. 15. 
Num. 26. 12. 

II Or, Jachin, 

•Zohar. 



t Heb. unto. 
h Josh. ID. 2. 



II Or, Balah, 
Josh. 19. 3. 

II Or, Eltolad, 
Josh. 19. 4. 



1 Or, Hazar- 
susah, 
Josh. 19.5. 



II Or, Ether, 
Josh. 19. 7. 



I Or, Baalath- 
beer. 

Josh. 19. 8. 

II Or, as they 
divided them- 
selves by na- 
tions among 
them. 



t lleh.coriiing. 



about 715. 



2 Kings IS. 



22 And Jokim, and the men of Cho- 
zeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who 
had the dominion in Moab, and .Tash- 
ubi-lehem. And these are ancient 
things. 

23 These were the potters, and those 
that dwelt among plants and hedges : 
there they dwelt with the king for his 
work. 

24 IT The sons of Simeon were, H Ne- 
muel, and Jamin, II Jarib, Zerah, and 
Shaul : 

25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, 
Mishma his son. 

26 And the sons of Mishma ; Hamu- 
el his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei 
his son. 

27 And Shimei had sixteen sons and 
six daughters ; but his brethren had 
not many children, neither did all 
their family multiply, tlike to the 
children of Judah. 

28 And they dwelt at ^Beer-sheba, 
and Moladah, and Hazar-shual, 

29 And at HBilhah, and at Ezem, 
and at H Tolad, 

30 And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, 
and at Ziklag, 

3 1 And at Beth-marcaboth, and H Ha- 
zar-susim, and at Beth-birei, and at 
Shaaraim. These were their cities 
unto the reign of David. 

32 And their villages were, II Etam, 
and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and 
Ashan, five cities : 

33 And all their villages that were 
round about the same cities, unto 
II Baal. These were their habitations, 
and II their genealogy. 

34 And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and 
Joshah the son of Amaziah, 

35 And Joel, and Jehu the son of 
Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son 
of Asiel, 

3G And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and 
Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, 
and Jesimiel, and Benaiah, 

37 And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the 
son of Allon, the son of .Tedaiah, the 
son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah ; 

38 These t mentioned by their names 
were princes in their families : and 
the house of their fathers increased 
greatl3^ 

39 1[ And they went to the entrance 
of Gedor, even unto the east side of 
the valley, to seek pasture for their 
flocks. 

40 And they found fat pasture and 
good, and the land was wide, and quiet, 
and peaceable ; for they of Ham had 
dwelt there of old. 

41 And these written byname came 
in the days of Hezekiah king of Ju- 
dah, and 'smote their tents, and the 
habitations that were found there, and 

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destroyed them utterly unto this day, 
and dwelt in their rooms : because there 
was pasture there for their flocks. 

42 And some of them, even of the 
sons of Simeon, five hundred men, 
went to mount Seir, having for their 
captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and 
Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of 
Ishi. 

43 And they smote ^ the rest of the 
Amalekites that were escaped, and 
dwelt there unto this day. 

CHAPTER V. 

The line of Reuben unto the captivity. 11 The 
chief men of Gad, and their dwclliiigplaces. 18 The 
war of Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manas- 
seh, with the Hagarites. 23 The dwellingplaces and 
chief men of the half tribe of Manasseh. 25 Their 
captivity. 

NOW. the sons of Reuben the first- 
born of Israel, for ^he was the 
firstborn ; but, forasmuch as he ^ de- 
filed his father's bed, "^his birthright 
was given unto the sons of Joseph the 
son of Israel : and the genealogy is not 
to be reckoned after the birthright : 

2 For "^ Judah prevailed above his 
brethren, and of him came the ®chief 
I! ruler ; but the birthright was Jo- 
seph's : 

3 The sons, / say, of ^Reuben the 
firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and 
Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 

4 The sons of Joel ; Shemaiah his 
son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, 

5 Micah his son, Reaia his son, 
Baal his son, 

6 Beerah his son, whom UTilgath- 
pilneser king of Assyria carried away 
captive : he was prince of the Reuben- 
ites. 

7 And his brethren by their fami- 
lies, s-when the genealogy of their 
generations was reckoned, were the 
chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, 

8 And Bela the son of Azaz, the son 
of II Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt 
in ^Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal- 
meon: 

9 And eastward he inhabited unto 
the entering in of the wilderness from 
the river Euphrates : because their 
cattle were multiplied 4n the land of 
Gilead. 

10 And in the days of Saul they 
made war ''with the Hagarites, who 
fell by their hand : and they dwelt in 
their tents t throughout all the east 
land of Gilead. 

11 IT And the children of Gad dwelt 
over against them, in the land of ' Ba- 
shan unto Salcah : 

12 Joel the chief, and Shapham the 
next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Ba- 
shan. 

13 And their brethren of the house 
of their fathers ivere, Michael, and 



War with the Hagarites. 



I. CHRONICLES. 



The line of the priests. 



B. C. 1300, 
«&c. 



t Heb. their 
goings forth. 



n 2 Kings 15. 
5, 32. 
2 Kings 14. 

16, 28. 



t Heb. sons of 
valo ur. 



P Gen. 25. 1-5. 
ch. 1. 31. 



q See ver. 22. 



r Ps. 22. 4, 5. 



t Heb. led, cap- 
tive. 



t Heb. souls 
of men : as 
Num. 31. 35. 



i 2 Kings 15. 
29. & 17. 6. 



t Heb. men of 
names. 



t 2 Kings 17. 7. 



about 771. 

u 2 Kings 15. 
19. 

about 740. 

X 2 Kings 15. 
29. 



Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and 
Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven. 

14 These are the children of Abihail 
the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, 
the sQn of Gilead, the son of Michael, 
the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, 
the son of Buz ; 

15 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son 
of Guni, chief of the house of their 
fathers, 

16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Ba- 
shan, and in her towns, and in all the 
suburbs of ™ Sharon, upon t their bor- 
ders. 

17 All these were reckoned by gen- 
ealogies in the days of " Jotham king 
of Judah, and in the days of ° Jero- 
boam king of Israel. 

18 T The sons of Reuben, and the 
Gadites, and half the tribe of Ma- 
nasseh, t of valiant men, men able to 
bear buckler and sword, and to shoot 
with bow, and skilful in war, icere 
four and forty thousand seven hun- 
dred and threescore, that went out to 
the war. 

19 And they made war with the Ha- 
garites, with P Jetur, and Nephish, and 
Nodab. 

20 And 'J they were helped against 
them, and the Hagarites were deliver- 
ed into their hand, and all that were 
with them: for they cried to God in 
the battle, and he was entreated of 
them; because they '"put their trust 
in him. 

21 And they ttook away their cat- 
tle ; of their camels fifty thousand, 
and of sheep two hundred and fifty 
thousand, and of asses two thousand, 
and of t men a hundred thousand. 

22 For there fell down many slain, 
because the war ivas of God. And 
they dwelt in their steads until 'the 
captivity. 

23 IT And the children of the half 
tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land : 
they increased from Bashan unto Baal- 
hermon and Senir, and unto mount 
Hermon. 

24 And these were the heads of the 
house of their fathers, even Epher, 
and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and 
Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, 
mighty men of valour, t famous men, 
and heads of the house of their fathers. 

25 IT And they transgressed against 
the God of their fathers, and went a 
' whoring after the gods of the people 
of the land, whom God destroyed be- 
fore them. 

26 And the God of Israel stirred up 
the spirit of " Pul king of Assyria, and 
the spirit of ^ Tilgath-pilneser king of 
Assyria, and he carried them away, 
even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, 



and the half tribe of Manasseh, and 
brought them unto J'Halah, and Ha- 
bor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, 
unto this day. 

CHAPTER VI. 

The sons of Levi. 4 The line of the priests unto the 
captivity. 16 T?te families of Gershom, Kohath, 
and Merari. 49 The office of Aaron, and his line 
unto Ahimaaz. 54 The cities of the priests and Le- 
vites. 

THE sons of Levi ; ^H Gershon, Ko- 
hath, and Merari. 

2 And the sons of Kohath ; Amram, 
^ Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. 

3 And the children of Amram ; Aa- 
ron, and Moses, and Miriam. The 
sons also of Aaron ; •= Nadab and 
Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 

4 1 Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phine- 
has begat Abishua, 

5 And Abishua begat Bukki, and 
Bukki begat Uzzi, 

6 And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zer- 
ahiah begat Meraioth, 

7 Meraioth begat Amariah, and Am- 
ariah begat Ahitub, 

8 And '^Ahitub begat Zadok, and 
^ Zadok begat Ahimaaz, 

9 And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and 
Azariah begat Johanan, 

10 And Johanan begat Azariah ; he 
it is Hhn.t executed the priest's office 
tin the ^temple that Solomon built 
in Jerusalem : 

11 And ^Azariah begat Amariah, and 
Amariah begat Ahitub, 

12 And Ahitub begat Zadok, and 
Zadok begat II Shallum, 

13 And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and 
Hilkiah begat Azariah, 

14 And Azariah begat 'Seraiah, and 
Seraiah begat Jehozadak, 

15 And Jehozadak went into cap- 
tivity, ""when the Lord carried away 
Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of 
Nebuchadnezzar. 

16 IT The sons of Levi ; ' H Gershom, 
Kohath, and Merari. 

17 And these be the names of the 
sons of Gershom ; Libni, and Shimei. 

18 And the sons of Kohath were, 
Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and 
Uzziel. 

19 The sons of Merari ; Mahli, and 
Mushi. And these are the families of 
the Levites according to their fathers. 

20 Of Gershom ; Libni his son, Ja- 
hath his son, ™Zimmah his son, 

21 II Joah his son, Hlddo his son, Ze- 
rah his son, II Jeaterai his son. 

22 The sons of Kohath ; II A mmina- 
dab his son, Korah his son, Assir his 
son, 

23 Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph 
his son, and Assir his son, 

24 Tahath his son, II Uriel his son, 
Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. 

399 



B.C. 

about 740. 

r 2 Kings 17. 
6. k. 18. 11. 



about 1300, 

&c. 

\\0r, GersJiom, 

ver. 16. 
a Gen. 46. 11. 

Ex. 6. 16. 

Num. 26. 57. 

ch. 23. 6. 
b See ver. 22. 

c Lev. 10. 1. 



d 2 Sara. 8. 17. 



e 2 Sam. 15. 
27. 



f See 2 Ghr. 

26. 17, 18. 
t Heb. in the 

house. 
S 1 Kings 6. 

2Chr.3. 
h See Ezra 7. 

3. 

II Or, Meshul- 
lam,ch.9.1L 



i Neh. 11. 11. 



k 2 Kings 25. 
18. 

I Ex. 6. 16. 

II Or, Gershon 
ver. 1. 



II Or, Ethan, 

ver. 42. 
I! Or, Adaiah, 

ver. 41. 
II Or, Ethni, 

ver. 41. 
II Or, Izhar, 

ver. 2, 18. 

II Or, Zepha- 

niah, Aza^ 
riah. Joel 
ver. 3B. 



The sons of Merari. 




I. CHRONICLES. 



The cities of the 



about 1280. 
&c. 

q ch. 16. 1. 



t Hab. stood. 



II ver. 25, Aa- 
hath. 
II Or, Zophai. 



II ver. 24, 
Sliaul, Uzzi- 
ah, Uriel. 



r Ex. 6. 24. 



s See ver. 21. 



i| Called Jedu- 

thun, cli. 9.16. 

ii 25. 1, 3, 6. 
I Or, Kush- 

aiah, ch. 15. 

17. 



25 And the sons of Elkanah ; "Am- 
asai, and Ahimoth. 

26 As for Elkanah: the sons of El- 
kanah ; II Zophai his son, and ° Nahath 
his son, 

27 P EHab his son, Jeroham his son, 
Elkanah his son. 

28 And the sons of Samuel ; the first- 
born II Yashni, and Abiah. 

29 The sons of Merari ; Mahli, Libni 
his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son, 

30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, 
Asaiah his son. 

3 1 And these are they whom David 
set over the service of song in the 
house of the Lord, after that the ^ark 
had rest. 

32 And they ministered before the 
dwellingplace of the tabernacle of 
the congregation with singing, until 
Solomon had built the house of the 
Lord in Jerusalem : and then they 
waited on their office according to 
their order. 

33 And these are they that t waited 
with their children. Of the sons of 
the Kohathites, Heman a singer, the 
son of Joel, the son of Shemuel, 

34 The son of Elkanah, the son of 
Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of 
II Toah, 

35 The son of H Zuph, the son of El- 
kanah, the son of Mahath, the son of 
Amasai, 

36 The son of Elkanah, the son of 
II Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of 
Zephaniah, 

37 The son of Tahath, the son of 
Assir, the son of '' Ebiasaph, the son 
of Korah, 

38 The son of Izhar, the son of 
Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of 
Israel. 

39 And his brother Asaph, who stood 
on his right hand, even Asaph the son 
of Berachiah, the son of Shimea, 

40 The son of Michael, the son of 
Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah, 

41 The son of = Ethni, the son of Ze- 
rah, the son of Adaiah, 

42 The son of Ethan, the son of 
Zimmah, the son of Shimei, 

43 The son of Jahath, the son of 
Gershom, the son of Levi. 

44 And their brethren the sons of 
Merari stood on the left hand : II Ethan 
the son of n Kishi, the son of Abdi, the 
son of Malluch, 

45 The son of Hashabiah, the son of 
Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, 

46 The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, 
the son of Shamer, 

47 The son of Mahli, the son of 
Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of 
Levi, 

48 Their brethren also the Levites 

400 



were appointed unto all manner of 
service of the tabernacle of the house 
of God. 

49 IT But Aaron and his sons offered 
* upon the altar of the burnt offering, 
and " on the altar of incense, and were 
appointed for all the work of the place 
most holy, and to make an atonement 
for Israel, according to all that Moses 
the servant of God had commanded. 

50 And these are the sons of Aaron; 
Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, 
Abishua his son, 

51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zer- 
ahiah his son, 

52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his 
son, Ahitub his son, 

53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son. 

54 IT ^ Now these are their dwelling- 
places throughout their castles in their 
coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the 
families of the Kohathites : for theirs 
was the lot. 

55 ^And they gave them Hebron in 
the land of Judah, and the suburbs 
thereof round about it. 

56 ^ But the fields of the city, and 
the villages thereof, they gave to Ca- 
leb the son of Jephunneh. 

57 And ^ to the sons of Aaron they 
gave the cities of Judah, namely, He- 
bron, the city of refuge, and Libnah 
with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Esh- 
temoa, with their suburbs, 

58 And II Hilen with her suburbs, 
Debir with her suburbs, 

59 And II Ashan with her suburbs, 
and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs : 

60 And out of the tribe of Benjamin ; 
Geba with her suburbs, and II Alemeth 
with her suburbs, and Anathoth with 
her suburbs. All their cities through- 
out their families were thirteen cities. 

61 And unto the sons of Kohath, 
^ which were left of the family of that 
tribe, were cities given out of the half 
tribe, namely, out of the half trihe of 
Manasseh, " by lot, ten cities. 

62 And to the sons of Gershom 
throughout their families out of the 
tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe 
of Asher, and out of the tribe of 
Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Ma- 
nasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. 

63 Unto the sons of Merari were 
given by lot, throughout their fami- 
lies, out of the tribe of Reuben, and 
out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the 
tribe of Zebulun, ^ twelve cities. 

64 And the children of Israel gave 
to the Levites these cities with their 
suburbs. 

65 And they gave by lot out of the 
tribe of the children of Judah, and 
out of the tribe of the children of 
Simeon, and out of the tribe of the 



priests and Levites. 



I. CHRONICLES. 



The sons of Benjamin. 



a 1444, 

&c. 



f Josh. 21. 21. 



g See Josh. 21. 
22-35. 



II PhuvahyJob. 
a Gen. 4fi. 13. 
Num. 26. 23. 



children of Benjamin, these cities, 
which are called by their names. 

66 And " the residue of the families of 
the sons of Kohath had cities of their 
coasts^out of the tribe of Ephraim. 

67 ^ And they gave unto them, of the 
cities of refuge, Shechem in mount 
Ephraim with her suburbs ; they gave 
also Gezer with her suburbs, 

68 And ^ Jokmeam with her suburbs, 
and Beth-horon with her suburbs, 

69 And Aijalon with her suburbs, 
and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs : 

70 And out of the half tribe of 
Manasseh ; Aner with her suburbs, 
and Bileam with her suburbs, for the 
family of the remnant of the sons of 
Kohath. 

71 Unto the sons of Gershom were 
given, out of the family of the half 
tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan 
with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with 
her suburbs : 

72 And out of the tribe of Issachar ; 
Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath 
with her suburbs, 

73 And Ramoth with her suburbs, 
and Anem with her suburbs : 

74 And out of the tribe of Asher ; 
Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon 
with her suburbs, 

75 And Hukok with her suburbs, 
and Rehob with her suburbs : 

76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali ; 
Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, 
and Hammon with her suburbs, and 
Kirjathaim with her suburbs. 

77 Unto the rest of the children of 
Merari we?-e given, out of the tribe of 
Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, 
Tabor with her suburbs : 

78 And on the other side Jordan 
by Jericho, on the east side of Jor- 
dan, were given them, out of the tribe 
of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness 
with her suburbs, and Jahzah with 
her suburbs, 

79 Kedemoth also with her suburbs, 
and Mephaath with her suburbs : 

80 And out of the tribe of Gad ; 
Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, 
and Mahanaim with her suburbs, 

81 And Heshbon with her suburbs, 
and Jazer with her suburbs. 



CHAPTER VII. 

The sons of Issachar, 6 of Benjamin, 13 of Naphtali. 
14 of Manasseh, 20 and of Ephraim. 28 Ephraim' s 
habitations, fid The sons of Asher. 

IVrOW the sons of Issachar were, 
iS ^ Tola, and II Puah, Jashub, and 
Shimrom, four. 
2 And the sons of Tola ; Uzzi, and 
Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, 
and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of 



26 



their father's house, to wit, of Tola : 
they were valiant men of might in 
their generations; '^ whose number 
was in the days of David two and 
twenty thousand and six hundred. 

3 And the sons of Uzzi ; Izrahiah : 
and the sons of Izrahiah ; Michael, 
and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five : 
all of them chief men. 

4 And with them, by their genera- 
tions, after the house of their fathers, 
were bands of soldiers for war, six 
and thirty thousand men: for they 
had many wives and sons. 

5 And their brethren among all the 
families of Issachar were valiant men 
of might, reckoned in all by their 
genealogies fourscore and seven thou- 
sand. 

6 1 The sons of " Benjamin ; Bela, 
and Becher, and .Tediael, three. 

7 And the sons of Bela ; Ezbon, and 
Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and 
Iri, five ; heads of the house of their 
fathers, mighty men of valour ; and 
were reckoned by their genealogies 
twenty and two thousand and thirty 
and four. 

8 And the sons of Becher ; Zemira, 
and Joash, and EHezer, and Elioenai, 
and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, 
and Anathoth, and Alameth. All 
these are the sons of Becher. 

9 And the number of them, after 
their genealogy by their generations, 
heads of the house of their fathers, 
mighty men of valour, ivas twenty 
thousand and two hundred. 

10 The sons also of Jediael ; Bil- 
han : and the sons of Bilhan ; Jeush, 
and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Che- 
naanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, 
and Ahishahar. 

11 All these the sons of Jediael, 
by the heads of their fathers, mighty 
men of valour, were seventeen thou- 
sand and two hundred soldiers, fit to 
go out for war and battle. 

12 '^Shuppim also, and Huppim, the 
children of H Ir, and Hushim, the sons 
of II Aher. 

13 TF The sons of Naphtali ; Jahziel, 
and Guni, and Jezer, and ^Shallum, 
the sons of Bilhah. 

14 "iT The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, 
whom she bare ; {but his concubine 
the Aramitess bare Machir the father 
of Gilead : 

15 And Machir took to wife the sister 
of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sis- 
ter's name was Maachah ;) and the 
name of the second ivas Zelophehad : 
and Zelophehad had daughters. 

16 And Maachah the wife of Machir 
bare a son, and she called his name 
Peresh ; and the name of his brother 

401 



The sons of Ephraim. 



I. CHRONICLES. 



The sons of Benjamin, 



B. C. 14 W, 
&c. 



f 1 Sam. 12. 11. 



e Num. 26. 30, 
Jeezer. 



II Or, Nun, 
Num. 13.8,16. 



i Josh. 16. 7, 
Naarath. 

t Heb. daugh- 
ters. 



k Josh. 17. 7. 
1 Josh. 17. 11. 



m Gen. 46. 17. 
Num. 26. 44. 



n ver. 34, Sha- 



ver. 32, Sho- 
mer. 



I 1 



was Sheresh ; and his sons were Ulam 
and Rakem. 

17 And the sons of Ulam; ^Bedan. 
These loere the sons of Gilead, the son 
of MacMr, the son of Manasseh. 

18 And his sister Hammoleketh bare 
Ishod, and ^Abiezer, and Mahalah. 

19 And the sons of Shemidah were, 
Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and 
Aniam. 

20 IT And ^ the sons of Ephraim ; 
Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and 
Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, 
and Tahath his son, 

21 And Zabad his son, and Shuthe- 
lah his. son, and Ezer, and Elead, 
whom the men of Gath that were 
born in that land slew, because they 
came down to take away their cattle. 

22 And Ephraim their father mourn- 
ed many days, and his brethren came 
to comfort him. 

23 IF And when he went in to his 
wife, she conceived and bare a son, 
and he called his name Beriah, be- 
cause it went evil with his house. 

24 (And his daughter was Sherah, 
who built Beth-horon the nether, and 
the upper, and Uzzen-sherah.) 

25 And Rephah was his son, also 
Resheph, and Telah his son, and 
Tahan his son, 

26 Laadan his son, Ammihud his 
son, Elishama his son, 

27 II Non his son, Jehoshuah his 
son. 

28 IF And their possessions and hab- 
itations were, Beth-el and the towns 
thereof, and eastward '■ Naaran, and 
westward Gezer, with the t towns 
thereof ; Shechem also and the towns 
thereof, unto Gaza and the towns 
thereof : 

29 And by the borders of the chil- 
dren of ^ Manasseh, Beth-shean and 
her towns, Taanach and her towns, 
' Megiddo and her towns. Dor and her 
towns. In these dwelt the children 
of Joseph the son of Israel. 

SOI'" The sons of Asher ; Imnah, 
and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, 
and Serah their sister. 

31 And the sons of Beriah; Heber, 
and Malchiel, who is the father of 
Birzavith. 

32 And Heber begat Japhlet, and 
"Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua 
their sister. 

33 And the sons of Japhlet ; Pasach, 
and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are 
the children of .Taphlet. 

34 And the sons of ° Shamer ; Ahi, 
and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. 

35 And the sons of his brother He- 
lem ; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, 
and Amal. 

402 



36 The sons of Zophah ; Suah, and 
Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and 
Imrah, 

37 Bezer, and Hod, and Sham- 
ma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and 
Beera. 

38 And the sons of Jether ; Jephun- 
neh, and Pispah, and Ara. 

39 And the sons of UUa ; Arah, and 
Haniel, and Rezia. 

40 All these were the children of 
Asher, heads of their father's house, 
choice and mighty men of valour, 
chief of the princes. And the num- 
ber throughout the genealogy of them 
that were apt to the war and to battle 
was twenty and six thousand men. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

The sons and chief men of Benjamin. 33 The family 
of Saul and Jonathan. 

IVrOW Benjamin begat ^ Bela his 
-lM firstborn, Ashbel the second, 
and Aharah the third, 

2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the 
fifth. 

3 And the sons of Bela were, H Ad- 
dar, and Gera, and Abihud, 

4 And Abishua, and Naaman, and 
Ahoah, 

5 And Gera, and II Shephuphan, and 
Huram. 

6 And these are the sons of Ehud : 
these are the heads of the fathers of 
the inhabitants of Geba, and they re- 
moved them to '' Manahath : 

7 And Naaman, and Ahiah, and 
Gera, he removed them, and begat 
Uzza, and Ahihud. 

8 And Shaharaim begat children in 
the country of Moab, after he had 
sent them away ; Hushim and Baara 
were his wives. 

9 And he begat of Hodesh his wife, 
Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and 
Malcham, 

10 And Jeuz, and Shachia, and 
Mirma. These were his sons, heads 
of the fathers. 

1 1 And of Hushim he begat Abitub, 
and Elpaal. 

12 The sons of Elpaal ; Eber, and 
Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, 
and Lod, with the towns thereof: 

13 Beriah also, and •= Shema, who 
ivere heads of the fathers of the in- 
habitants of Aijalon, who drove away 
the inhabitants of Gath : 

14 And Ahio, Shashak, and Jere- 
moth, 

15 And Zebadiah, and Arad, and 
Ader, 

16 And Michael, and Ispah, and 
Joha, the sons of Beriah ; 

17 And Zebadiah, and MeshuUam, 
and Hezeki, and Heber, 



The posterity of Saul. 



I. CHRONICLES. 



Dwellers in Jerusalem. 



B. C. 1400, 
&c. 



I Or, Shime- 
am, ch. 9. 3f 



f 1 Sam. 14. 49, 

Ishui. 
II Or, Iskbo. 

sheth, 2 Sara. 

2.8. 
II Or, Mephih- 

osheth, 

2 Sam. 4. 4. 

& 9. 6, 10. 

II Or, Tahrea, 

ch. 9. 41. 
g 2 Sam. 9. 12. 
h Jarah, ch. 9. 

42. 



; ch. 9. 43, 
Rephaiah. 



18 Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and 
Jobab, the sons of Elpaal ; 

19 And Jakim, and Zichri, and 
Zabdi, 

20 And Elienai, and Zilthai, and 
Eliel, 

21 And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and 
Shirarath, the sons of H Shimhi ; 

22 And Ishpan, and Heber, and 
EUel, 

23 And Abdon, and Zichri, and Ha- 
nan, 

24 And Hananiah, and Elam, and 
Antothijah, 

25 And Iphedeiah, and Peniiel, the 
sons of Shashak ; 

26 And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, 
and AthaUah, 

27 And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and 
Zichri, the sons of Jeroham. 

28 These were heads of the fathers, 
by their generations, chief meTi. These 
dwelt in Jerusalem. 

29 And at Gibeon dwelt the H father 
of Gibeon ; whose ^ wife's name was 
Maachah : 

30 And his firstborn son Abdon, 
and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and 
Nadab, 

31 And Gedor, and Ahio, and H Za- 
cher. 

32 And Mikloth begat H Shimeah. 
And these also dwelt with their 
brethren in Jerusalem, over against 
them. 

33 IT And « Ner begat Kish, and Kish 
begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, 
and Malchishua, and '^Abinadab, and 
II Esh-baal. 

34 And the son of Jonathan was 
II Merib-baal ; and Merib-baal begat 
5 Micah. 

35 And the sons of Micah were^ 
Pithon, and Melech, and II Tarea, and 
Ahaz, 

36 And Ahaz begat '' Jehoadah ; 
and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and 
Azmaveth, and Zimri ; and Zimri 
begat Moza ; 

37 And Moza begat Binea : ' Kapha 
was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel 
his son. 

38 And Azel had six sons, whose 
names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, 
and Tshmael, and Sheariah, and Oba- 
diah, and Hanan. All these were the 
sons of Azel. 

39 And the sons of Eshek his 
brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Je- 
hush the second, and Eliphelet the 
third. 

40 And the sons of Ulam were 
mighty men of valour, archers, and 
had many sons, and sons' sons, a hun- 
dred and fifty. All these are of the 
sons of Benjamin. 



CHAPTER IX. 

The recorded genealogies of Israel and of Judah. 2 
The first inhabitants in Jervsalem after the cap- 
tivity. 17 The charge of certain Levites. 35 The 
family of Saul and Jonathan. 

SO ^all Israel were reckoned by 
genealogies ; and, behold, they 
were written in the book of the kings 
of Israel and Judah, who were carried 
away to Babylon for their transgres- 
sion. 

2 1'' Now the first inhabitants that 
divelt in their possessions in their cities 
were, the Israelites, the priests, Le- 
vites, and '^ the Nethinim. 

3 And in ^ Jerusalem dwelt of the 
children of Judah, and of the children 
of Benjamin, and of the children of 
Ephraim, and Manasseh ; 

4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the 
son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son 
of Bani, of the children of Pharez the 
son of Judah, 

5 And of the Shilonites ; Asaiah the 
firstborn, and his sons. 

6 And of the sons of Zerah ; Jeuel, 
and their brethren, six hundred and 
ninety. 

7 And of the sons of Benjamin ; 
Sallu the son of Meshullam, the 
son of Hodaviah, the son of Hase- 
nuah, 

8 And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, 
and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son 
of Michri, and Meshullam the son of 
Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the 
son of Ibnijah ; 

9 And their brethren, according to 
their generations, nine hundred and 
fifty and six. All these men were 
chief of the fathers in the house of 
their fathers. 

10 IF ® And of the priests ; Jedaiah 
and Jehoiarib, and Jachin, 

1 1 And II Azariah the son of Hilkiah 
the son of Meshullam, the son of 
Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son 
of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of 
God; 

12 And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, 
the son of Pashur, the son of Malchi- 
jah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the 
son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, 
the son of Meshillemith, the son of 
Immer ; 

13 And their brethren, heads of the 
house of their fathers, a thousand and 
seven hundred and threescore ; t very 
able men for the work of the service 
of the house of God. 

14 And of the Levites ; Shemaiah 
the son of Hasshub, the son of A zri- 
kam, the son of Hashabiah, of the 
sons of Merari ; 

15 And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and 
Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mi- 

403 



B. C. 1200, 
&c. 



about 536. 

b Ezra 2. 70. 
Neh. 7. 73. 

c Josh. 9. 27. 

Ezra 2. 43. & 

8.20. 
d Neh. 11. 1. 



e Neh. 11. 10, 
&c. 



I Neh. 11. 11, 
Seraiah. 



t Heb. mighty 
men of valour. 



Keepers of the gates. 



I. CHRONICLES. 



The posterity of Saul, 



B.C. 
1200, &c. 



t Heb. thresh- 
olds. 



f Num. 31. 6. 



g ch. 26. 1, 2. 
h 1 Sam. 9. 9. 
t '^eb. found- 
ed. 
II Or, trust. 



i 2 Kings 11.5. 



Or, trust. 



II Or, store- 
houses. 



t Heb. bring 
them in by 
tale, and car- 
ry them out 
by tale. 

Ji Or, vessels. 



Or, trust. 



cab, the son of Zichri, the son of 
Asaph ; 

16 And Obadiah the son of Shem- 
aiah, the son of Galal, the son of 
Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of 
Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt 
in the villages of the Netophathites. 

17 II And the porters were, Shallum, 
and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahi- 
man, and their brethren : Shallum 
was the chief; 

18 Who hitherto ivaited in the king's 
gate eastward : they were porters in 
the companies of the children of Levi. 

19 And Shallum the son of Kore, 
the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Ko- 
rah, and his brethren, of the house of 
his father, the Korahites, were over 
the work of the service, keepers of 
the t gates of the tabernacle : and 
their fathers, being over the host of 
the Lord, loere keepers of the entry. 

20 And ^Phinehas the son of Eleazar 
was the ruler over them in time past, 
a7id the Lord was with him. 

21 And Zechariah the son of Mesh- 
elemiah was porter of the door of 
the tabernacle of the congregation. 

22 All these which were chosen to be 
porters in the gates were two hundred 
and tAvelve. These were reckoned 
by their genealogy in their villages, 
whom ^ David and Samuel ^ the seer 
t did ordain in their H set office. 

23 So they and their children had the 
oversight of the gates of the house of 
the Lord, namely, the house of the 
tabernacle, by wards. 

24 In four quarters were the por- 
ters, toward the east, west, north, and 
south, 

25 And their brethren, which were 
in their villages, were to come ' after 
seven days from time to time with 
them. 

26 For these Levites, the four chief 
porters, were in their II set office, and 
were over the H chambers and treas- 
uries of the house of God. 

"27 And they lodged round about 
the house of God, because the charge 
was upon them, and the opening there- 
of every morning pertained to them. 

28 And certain of them had the charge 
of the ministering vessels, that they 
should t bring them in and out by tale. 

29 Some of them also were appointed 
to oversee the vessels, and all the H in- 
struments of the sanctuary, and the 
fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, 
and the frankincense, and the spices. 

30 And some of the sons of the priests 
made ""the ointment of the spices. 

31 And Mattithiah, one of the Le- 
vites, who was the firstborn of Shal- 
lum the Korahite, had the H set office 

404 • 



' over the things that were made H in 
the pans. 

32 And other of their brethren, of 
the sons of the Kohathites, ^were over 
the t shewbread, to prepare it every 
sabbath. 

33 And these are "the singers, chief 
of the fathers of the Levites, who re- 
maining in the chambers loere free : 
for t they were employed in that work 
day and night. 

34 These chief fathers of the Levites 
were chief throughout their genera- 
tions ; these dwelt at Jerusalem. 

35 T And in Gibeon dwelt the father 
of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name 
was ° Maachah : 

36 And his firstborn son Abdon, then 
Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, 
and Nadab, 

37 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zech- 
ariah, and Mikloth. 

38 And Mikloth begat Shimeam. 
And they also dwelt with their breth- 
ren at Jerusalem, over against their 
brethren. 

39 P And Ner begat Kish ; and Kish 
begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, 
and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and 
Esh-baal. 

40 And the son of Jonathan was Me- 
rib-baal: and Merib-baal begat Micah. 

41 And the sons of Micah were, Pi- 
thon, and Melech, and Tahrea, "^and 
Ahaz. 

42 And Ahaz begat Jarah ; and Jarah 
begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and 
Zimri ; and Zimri begat Moza ; 

43 And Moza begat Binea ; and 
Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, 
Azel his son. 

44 And Azel had six sons, whose 
names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, 
and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Oba- 
diah, and Hanan. These were the 
sons of Azel. 

CHAPTER X. 

Saul's overthrow and death. 8 The Philistines tri- 
umph over Saul. 11 The kindness of the men of Ja- 
hesh-gilead towards Saul and his sons. 13 The sin, 
for which the kingdom was transferred from Saul 
to David. 

TVrOW^thePhilistinesfoughtagainst 
-O Israel ;. and the men of Israel fled 
from before the Philistines, and fell 
down II slain in mount Gilboa. 

2 And the Philistines followed hard 
after Saul, and after his sons ; and the 
Philistines slew Jonathan, and " Abin- 
adab, and Malchishua, the sons of 
Saul. 

3 And the battle went sore against 
Saul, and the t archers t hit him, and 
he was wounded of the archers. 

4 Then said Saul to his armour- 
bearer. Draw thy sword, and thrust 
me through therewith ; lest these un- 



The death of Saul. 



I. CHRONICLES. 



David^s mighty men. 



B. C. 1056. 

II Or, mock me. 



bl Sam. 31. 10. 



t Heb, trans- 
gressed. 

c 1 Sam. 13. 13. 
& 15. 23. 



d 1 Sam. 28. 7. 



el Sam. 15. 28. 

2 Sam. 3. 9, 10. 

&5. 3. 
t Heb. Isai. 



1048. 
a 2 Sam. 5. J. 



t Heb. botJi 
yegterday and 
the third day. 



Or, rule. 
Ps. 78. 71. 



circumcised come and ii abuse me. But 
his armourbearer would not ; for he 
was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, 
and fell upon it, 

5 An^ when his armourbearer saw 
that Saul was dead, he fell likewise 
on the sword, and died. 

6 So Saul died, and his three sons, 
and all his house died together. 

7 And when all the men of Israel 
that ivere in the valley saw that they 
fled, and that Saul and his sons were 
dead, then they forsook their cities, 
and fled : and the Philistines came and 
dwelt in them. 

8 IF And it came to pass on the mor- 
row, when the Philistines came to strip 
the slain, that they found Saul and his 
sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 

9 And when they had stripped him, 
they took his head, and his armour, 
and sent into the land of the Philis- 
tines round about, to carry tidings 
unto their idols, and to the people. 

10 ^And they put his armour in the 
house of their gods, and fastened his 
head in the temple of Dagon. 

11 TT And when all Jabesh-gilead 
heard all that the Philistines had done 
to Saul, 

12 They arose, all the valiant men, 
and took away the body of Saul, and 
the bodies of his sons, and brought 
them to Jabesh, and buried their 
bones under the oak in Jabesh, and 
fasted seven days. 

13 IT So Saul died for his transgres- 
sion which he t committed against the 
Lord, '^even against the word of the 
Lord, which he kept not, and also 
for asking counsel of one that had a 
familiar spirit, '^ to inquire of it ; 

14 And inquired not of the Lord : 
therefore he slew him, and ® turned 
the kingdom unto David the son of 
t Jesse. 

CHAPTER XL 

David is made king at Hebron. 4 He taketh the castle 
ofZionfrom the Jebusites. 10 A catalogue of Da- 
vid's mighty men. 

THEN ^all Israel gathered them- 
selves to David unto Hebron, 
saying, Behold, we are thy bone and 
thy flesh. 

2 And moreover tin time past, even 
when Saul was king, thou wast he 
that leddest out and broughtest in 
Israel : and the Lord thy God said 
unto thee, Thou shalt li ^ feed my peo- 
ple Israel, and thou shalt be ruler 
over my people Israel. 

3 Therefore came all the elders of 
Israel to the king to Hebron ; and 
David made a covenant with them in 
Hebron before the Lord ; and " they 
anointed David king over Israel, ac- 



cording to the word of the Lord tby 
^ Samuel, 

4 IF And David and all Israel ^ went 
to Jerusalem, which is Jebus ; ^ where 
the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of 
the land. 

5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said 
to David, Thou shalt not come hither. 
Nevertheless David took the castle of 
Zion, which is the city of David. 

6 And David said. Whosoever smiteth 
the Jebusites first shall be t chief and 
captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah 
went first up, and was chief. 

7 And David dwelt in the castle ; 
therefore they called H it the city of 
David. 

8 And he built the city round about, 
even from Millo round about : and 
Joab + repaired the rest of the city. 

9 So David t waxed greater and great- 
er : for the Lord of hosts was with 
him. 

10 IF ^ These also are the chief of the 
mighty men whom David had, who 
II strengthened themselves with him in 
his kingdom, and with all Israel, to 
make him king, according to ^the 
word of the Lord concerning Israel. 

11 And this is the number of the 
mighty men whom David had ; Ja- 
shobeam, Ha Hachmonite, the chief 
of the captains : he lifted up his spear 
against three hundred slain bi/ him at 
one time. 

12 And after him was Eleazar the 
son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was 
one of the three mighties. 

13 He was with David at H Pas-dam- 
mim, and there the Philistines were 
gathered together to battle, where was 
a parcel of ground full of barley ; and 
the people fled from before the Philis- 
tines. 

14 And they II set themselves in the 
midst of that parcel, and delivered it, 
and slew the Philistines ; and the 
Lord saved them by a great H deliver- 
ance. 

15 1 Now II three of the thirty cap- 
tains 'went down to the rock to Da- 
vid, into the cave of Adullam ; and 
the host of the Philistines encamped 
^ in the valley of Rephaim. 

16 And David was then in the hold, 
and the Philistines' garrison was then 
at Beth-lehem. 

17 And David longed, and said, Oh 
that one would give me drink of the 
water of the well of Beth-lehem, that 
is at the gate ! 

18 And the three brake through the 
host of the Philistines, and drew water 
out of the well of Beth-lehem, that 
was by the gate, and took it, and 
brought it to David : but David would 

405 



David's mighty men. 



I. CHRONICLES. 



The companies that 



B. C. 1047. 



t Heb. with 
their lives ? 



1 2 Sam. 23. 18, 
itc. 



m 2 Sam. : 
19. &c. 



t Heb. great 

of deeds. 
n 2 Sam. 23. 

20. 



t Heb. a man 
of measure. 



2 Sam. 23. 24. 



II Or, Sham- 

mah. 
II Or, Harod- 

ite, 2 Sam. 

23. 25. 
II Or, Paltite, 

2 Sam. 23. 20. 
II Or, Mehun- 

nai. 

II Or, Zalmon. 
il Or, Heiei. 



II Or, Hiddai. 



II Or, Ahi-aJr 
lion. 



I! Or, Jashen. 
See2Sam.23. 
32,33. 



II Or, Sharar. 
\\OT,Eliphelet. 
\\0r, Ahasbai. 



not drink of it, but poured it out to 
the Lord, 

19 And said, My God forbid it me, 
that I should do this thing: shall I 
drink the blood of these men t that 
have put their lives in jeopardy? for 
with the jeopardy of their lives they 
brought it : therefore he would not 
drink it. These things did these three 
mightiest. 

20 IT ' And Abishai the brother of 
Joab, he was chief of the three : for 
lifting up his spear against three hun- 
dred, he slew them, and had a name 
among the three. 

21 "Of the three, he was more hon- 
ourable than the two ; for he was 
their captain : howbeit he attained not 
to the first three. 

22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the 
son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, t who 
had done many acts ; ° he slew two 
lionlike men of Moab : also he went 
down and slew a lion in a pit in a 
snowy da3^ 

23 And he slew an Egyptian, ta man 
of great stature, five cubits high ; and 
in the Egyptian's hand was a spear 
like a weaver's beam ; and he went 
down to him with a staff, and plucked 
the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, 
and slew him with his own spear. 

24 These things did Benaiah the son 
of Jehoiada, and had the name among 
the three mighties. 

25 Behold, he was honourable among 
the thirty, but attained not to the first 
three : and David set him over his 
guard. 

26 IT Also the valiant men of the 
armies were, °Asahel the brother of 
Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of 
Beth-lehem, 

27 II Shammoth the " Harorite, Helez 
the H Pelonite, 

28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Te- 
koite, Abi-ezer the Antothite, 

29 11 Sibbecai the Hushathite, II Ilai 
the Ahohite, 

30 Maharai the Netophathite, H He- 
led the son of Baanah the Netoph- 
athite, 

31 I thai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, 
that pertained to the children of Ben- 
jamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite, 

32 II Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, 
II Abiel the Arbathite, 

33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eli- 
ahba the Shaalbonite, 

34 The sons of HHashem the Gi- 
zonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the 
Hararite, 

35 Ahiam the son of II Sacar the Ha- 
rarite, il Eliphal the son of H Ur, 

36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah 
the Pelonite, 

406 



37 II Hezro the Carmelite, II Naarai 
the son of Ezbai, 

38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mib- 
har II the son of Haggeri, 

39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the 
Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab 
the son of Zeruiah, 

40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 

41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son 
of Ahlai, 

42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reu- 
benite, a captain of the Reubenites, 
and thirty with him, 

43 Hanan the son of Maachah, and 
Joshaphat the Mithnite, 

44 tJzzia the Ashterathite, Shama 
and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the 
Aroerite, 

45 Jediael the II son of Shimri, and 
Joha his brother, the Tizite, 

46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai 
and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam, 
and Ithmah the Moabite, 

47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the 
Mesobaite. 

CHAPTER XII. 

The companies that came to David at Ziklag. 23 The 
armies that came to him at Hebron. 

"IVTOW ^ these are they that came to 
-1-^ David to ^ Ziklag, + while he yet 
kept himself close because of Saul the 
son of Kish : and they were among the 
mighty men, helpers of the war. 

2 They were armed with bows, and 
could use both the right hand and " the 
left in hurling stones and shooting 
arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's 
brethren of Benjamin. 

3 The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, 
the sons of H Shemaah the Gibeathite ; 
and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Az- 
maveth ; and Berachah, and Jehu the 
Antothite, 

4 And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a migh- 
ty man among the thirty, and over the 
thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, 
and Johanan, and Josabad the Gede- 
rathite, 

5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, 
and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the 
Haruphite, 

6 Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, 
and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Kor- 
hites, 

7 And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the 
sons of Jeroham of Gedor. 

8 And of the Gadites there separated 
themselves unto David into the hold 
to the wilderness men of might, and 
men tof war^if for the battle, that 
could handle shield and buckler, whose 
faces were like the faces of lions, and 
were '^ t as swift as the roes upon the 
mountains ; 

9 Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, 
EHab the third. 



came unto David at 



I. CHRONICLES. 



Ziklag and Hebron. 



B.C. 
about 1058. 



(J Or, one that 
was least 
could resist 
a hundred, 
and the 
greatest a 
tfwusand. 

t Heb. filled 
over. 
e Josh. 3. 15. 



fHeb. before 
them. 



t Heb. he one. 



fi Or, violence. 



t Heb. the 
spirit clothed 
Anasai. So 
Juig. 6. 34. 

f2 



17.25. 



about 1056. 
g I Sam. 29. 2. 



h 1 Sam. 29. 4. 



t Heb. on our 
heads. 



II Or, luith a 

band. 
il Sam. 30. 1, 

9, 10. 



k2 Sam. 2. 3, 
4. &5. 1. 
ch. 11. 1. 

1048. 
\\0r, captains, 

or, wen. 

Heb. heads. 
1 ch. 10. 14. 
ml Sam. 16.], 

3. 



10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah 
the fifth, 

11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the sev- 
enth, 

12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the 
ninth, "" 

13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai 
the eleventh. 

14 These were of the sons of Gad, 
captains of the host : H one of the least 
was ovjpr a hundred, and the greatest 
over a "thousand. 

15 These are they that w^ent over 
Jordan in the first month, when it 
had t overflow^n all his ® banks ; and 
they put to flight all them of the val- 
leys, both tov^^ard the east, and toward 
the west. 

16 And there came of the children 
of Benjamin and Judah to the hold 
unto David. 

17 And David went out tto meet 
them, and answered and said unto 
them, If ye be come peaceably unto 
me to help me, mine heart shall the 
knit unto you : but if ye be come to 
betray me to mine enemies, seeing 
there is no II wrong in mine hands, the 
God of our fathers look thereon, and 
rebuke it. 

18 Then t the spirit came upon '^Am- 
asai, who was chief of the captains, 
and he said, Thine are we, David, and 
on thy side, thou son of Jesse : peace, 
peace be unto thee, and peace be to 
thine helpers ; for thy God helpeth 
thee. Then David received them, and 
made them captains of the band. 

19 And there fell some of Manasseh 
to David, ^when he came with the 
Philistines against Saul to battle ; but 
they helped them not : for the lords of 
the Philistines upon advisement sent 
him away, saying, ''He will fall to 
his master Saul t to the jeopardy of 
our heads. 

20 As he went to Ziklag, there fell 
to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Joz- 
abad, and Jediael, and Michael, and 
Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, cap- 
tains of the thousands that were of 
Manasseh. 

21 And they helped David II against 
'the band of the rovers : for they were 
all mighty men of valour, and were 
captains in the host. 

22 For at that time day by day 
there came to David to help him, un- 
til it ivas a great host, like the host 
of God. 

23 IF And these are the numbers of 
the II bands that were ready armed to 
the war, and ''came to David to He- 
bron, to 'turn the kingdom of Saul 
to him, '"according to the word of the 
Lord. 



24 The children of Judah that bare 
shield and spear were six thousand 
and eight hundred, ready Harmed to 
the war. 

25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty 
men of valour for the war, seven 
thousand and one hundred. 

26 Of the children of Levi four 
thousand and six hundred. 

27 And Jehoiada was the leader of 
the Aaronites, and with him were 
three thousand and seven hundred ; 

28 And '^ Zadok, a young man mighty 
of valour, and of his father's house 
twenty and two captains. 

29 And of the children of Benjamin, 
the t kindred of Saul, three thousand : 
for hitherto tothe greatest part of 
them had kept the ward of the house 
of Saul. 

30 And of the children of Ephra- 
im twenty thousand and eight hun- 
dred, mighty men of valour, t famous 
throughout the house of their fathers. 

31 And of the half tribe of Manas- 
seh eighteen thousand, which were 
expressed by name, to come and make 
David king. 

32 And of the children of Issachar, 
P which were men that had understand- 
ing of the times, to know what Is- 
rael ought to do ; the heads of them 
were two hundred ; and all their 
brethren were at their command- 
ment. 

33 Of Zebulun, such as went forth 
to battle, II expert in war, with all 
instruments of war, fifty thousand, 
which could II keep rank : they were 
tnot of double heart. 

34 And of Naphtali a thousand cap- 
tains, and with them with shield and 
spear thirty and seven thousand. 

35 And of the Danites expert in war 
twenty and eight thousand and six 
hundred. 

36 And of Asher, such as went forth 
to battle, il expert in war, forty thou- 
sand. 

37 And on the other side of Jordan, 
of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, 
and of the half tribe of Manasseh, 
with all manner of instruments of 
war for the battle, a hundred and 
twenty thousand. 

38 All these men of war, that could 
keep rank, came with a perfect heart 
to Hebron, to make David king over 
all Israel : and all the rest also of 
Israel were of one heart to make 
David king. 

39 And there they were with Da- 
vid three days, eating and drinking : 
for their brethren had prepared for 
them. 

40 Moreover they that were nigh 

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The removal of the arJc. 



I. CHRONICLES. 



The prosperity of David. 



B. C. 1048. 



II Or, victiuil 
CifmeaL 



1045. 



t Heb. let us 
break forth 
aiid se}id. 

a 1 Sam. 31. 1. 
Is. 37. 4. 

t Heb. in the 
cities of their 
suburbs. 



t Heb. bring 
about. 
b 1 Sam. 7. 1, 2. 



c 1 Sam. 7. 5. 
2 Sam. 6. 1. 
d Josh, la a 

e 1 Sam. 6. 2L 
&7 1. 



f Josh.l5.9,( 



g 1 Sam. 4. 4. 
2 Sam. 6. 2. 



t Heb. wacZe 
the ark to 
ride. 

h See Num. 4. 
15. ch.15.2,13. 

i ] Sara. 7. 1. 

k 2 Sam. 6. 5. 

t Heb. songs. 



II Nachon, 2 
Sain. C. 6. 



fHeb.sAoo&it 



1 Num. 4. 15. 
ch. 15. 13, 15. 
m Lev. 10. 2. 



II That is, The 
breach of 
Uzzah. 



them, even unto Issachar and Zebu- 
lun and Naphtali, brought bread on 
asses, and on camels, and on mules, 
and on oxen, and ilmeat, meal, cakes 
of figs, and bunches of raisins, and 
wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep 
abundantly : for there was joy in Is- 
rael. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

David fetcheth the ark with great solemnity from 
Kirjath-jearim. 9 Uzzah being smitten, the ark is 
left at the house of Obed-edom. 

AND David consulted with the 
captains of thousands and hun- 
dreds, and with every leader. 

2 And David said unto all the 
congregation of Israel, If it seem 
good unto you, and that it be of the 
Lord our God, tlet us send abroad 
unto our brethren every where, that 
are ^ left in all the land of Israel, and 
with them also to the priests and Le- 
vites which are tin their cities and 
suburbs, that they may gather them- 
selves unto us : 

3 And let us t bring again the ark 
of our God to us : '' for we inquired 
not at it in the days of Saul. 

4 And all the congregation said that 
they would do so : for the thing was 
right in the eyes of all the people. 

5 So '= David gathered all Israel to- 
gether, from ^ Shihor of Egypt even 
unto the entering of Hemath, to 
bring the ark of God ^ from Kirjath- 
jearim. 

6 And David went up, and all Is- 
rael, to ^ Baalah, that is, to Kirjath- 
jearim, which belonged to Judah, to 
bring up thence the ark of God the 
Lord, ^ that dwelleth between the 
cherubim, whose name is called on 
it. 

7 And they t carried the ark of God 
'■in a new cart ^out of the house of 
Abinadab : and Uzzah and Ahio drave 
the cart. 

8 ^ And David and all Israel played 
before God with all their might, and 
with t singing, and with harps, and 
with psalteries, and with timbrels, 
and with cymbals, and with trum- 
pets. 

9 IT And when they came unto the 
threshingfloor of H Chidon, Uzzah put 
forth his hand to hold the ark; for 
the oxen t stumbled, 

10 And the anger of the Lord was 
kindled against Uzzah, and he smote 
him, ' because he put his hand to the 
ark : and there he ■" died before God. 

11 And David was displeased, be- 
cause the Lord had made a breach 
upon Uzzah : wherefore that place is 
called II Perez-uzzah to this day. 

12 And David was afraid of God 

408 



that day, saying. How shall I bring 
the ark of God home to me % 

13 So David t brought not the ark 
home to himself to the city of David, 
but carried it aside into the house of 
Obed-edom the Gittite. 

14 ''And the ark of God remamed 
with the family of Obed-edom in his 
house three months. And the Lord 
blessed ° the house of Obed-edom, and 
all that he had. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

Hiram's kindness to David. 3 Davids s family. 8 His 
victories over the Philistines. 

"IVrOW ^ Hiram king of Tyre sent 
JJ^I messengers to David, and timber 
of cedars, with masons and carpenters, 
to build him a house. 

2 And David perceived that the 
Lord had confirmed him king over 
Israel, for his kingdom was lifted 
up on high, because of his people 
Israel. 

3 1 And David took t more wives at 
Jerusalem : and David begat more sons 
and daughters. 

4 Now ^ these are the names of his 
children which he had in Jerusalem ; 
Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and 
Solomon, 

5 And Ibhar, and Elishua, and El- 
palet, 

6 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and 
Japhia, 

7 And Elishama, and H Beeliada, and 
Eliphalet. 

8 1 And when the Philistines heard 
that '^ David was anointed king over 
all Israel, all the Philistines went up 
to seek David. And David heard of 
it, and went out against them. 

9 And the Philistines came and 
spread themselves '^in the valley of 
Rephaim. 

10 And David inquired of God, say- 
ing, Shall I go up against the Philis- 
tines 1 and wilt thou deliver them into 
mine hand 1 And the Lord said unto 
him. Go up ; for I will deliver them 
into thine hand. 

1 1 So they came up to Baal-pera- 
zim ; and David smote them there. 
Then David said, God hath broken in 
upon mine enemies by mine hand like 
the breaking forth of waters : there- 
fore they called the name of that 
place H Baal-perazim. 

12 And when they had left their 
gods there, David gave a command- 
ment, and they were burned with 
fire. 

13 ^And the Philistines yet again 
spread themselves abroad in the val- 
ley. 

14 Therefore David inquired again 



The 



and Levites 



I. CHRONICLES. 



bring the ark to Zion. 



B. C. 1047. 

f 2 Sam. 5. 23. 



1042. 



t Heb. It is 
not to carry 
the ark of 
God, but for 
the Levites. 



e Ex. 6. 18. 



of God ; and God said unto him, Go 
not up after them ; turn away from 
them, f and come upon them over 
against the mulberry trees. 

15 4-iid it shall be, when thou shalt 
hear a sound of going in the tops of 
the mulberry trees, that then thou 
shalt go out to battle : for God is 
gone forth before thee to smite the 
host of the Phihstines. 

16 David therefore did as God com- 
manded him : and they smote the host 
of the Philistines from ^ Gibeon even 
to Gazer. 

17 And ''the fame of David went 
out into all lands ; and the Lord 
'brought the fear of him upon all 
nations. 

CHAPTER XV. 



David, having prepared a place for the ark, 3 

bleth the people to bring it from the house of Obed- 
edom. 11 He ordereth the priests andLevites to bear 
the ark. 25 David and his chief men unite in the 
solemnity with great joy. 29 Michal despiseth him. 

AND David made him houses in 
the city of David, and prepared 
a place for the ark of God, * and 
pitched for it a tent. 

2 Then David said, t None ought to 
carry the ^ ark of God but the Levites : 
for them hath the Lord chosen to 
carry the ark of God, and to minister 
unto him for ever. 

3 And David " gathered all Israel 
together to Jerusalem, to bring up 
the ark of the Lord unto his place, 
which he had prepared for it. 

4 And David assembled the children 
of Aaron, and the Levites : 

5 Of the sons of Kohath ; Uriel the 
chief, and his H brethren a hundred 
and twenty : 

6 Of the sons of Merari ; Asaiah the 
chief, and his brethren two hundred 
and twenty : 

7 Of the sons of Gershom ; Joel the 
chief, and his brethren a hundred and 
thirty : 

8 Of the sons of "^ Elizaphan; Shem- 
aiah the chief, and his brethren two 
hundred : 

9 Of the sons of ^ Hebron ; Eliel the 
chief, and his brethren fourscore : 

10 Of the sons of Uzziel ; Ammin- 
adab the chief, and his brethren a 
hundred and twelve. 

11 And David called for Zadok and 
Abiathar the priests, and for the 
Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, 
Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Ammina- 
dab, 

12 And said unto them, Ye are the 
chief of the fathers of the Levites : 
sanctify yourselves, both ye and your 
brethren, that ye may bring up the 
ark of the Lord God of Israel unto 



the place that I have prepared for 
it. 

13 For ^because ye did it not at the 
first, ^ the Lord our God made a breach 
upon us, for that we sought him not 
after the due order. 

14 So the priests and the Levites 
sanctified themselves to bring up the 
ark of the Lord God of Israel. 

15 And the children of the Levites 
bare the ark of God upon their shoul- 
ders with the staves thereon, as ^ Mo- 
ses commanded, according to the word 
of the Lord. 

16 And David spake to the chief of 
the Levites to appoint their brethren 
to be the singers with instruments of 
music, psalteries and harps and cym- 
bals, sounding, by lifting up the voice 
with joy. 

17 So the Levites appointed ' Heman 
the son of Joel ; and of his brethren, 
^ Asaph the son of Berechiah ; and of 
the sons of Merari their brethren, 
' Ethan the son of Kushaiah ; 

18 And with them their brethren of 
the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, 
and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and 
Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, 
and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and 
Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed- 
edom, and Jeiel, the porters. 

19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, 
and Ethan, were appointed to sound 
with cymbals of brass ; 

20 And Zechariah, and " Aziel, and 
Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, 
and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Be- 
naiah, with psalteries ^ on Alamoth ; 

21 And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, 
and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and 
Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps H on 
the Sheminith to excel. 

22 And Chenaniah, chief of the Le- 
vites, II was for t song : he instructed 
about the song, because he was skil- 
ful. 

23 And Berechiah and Elkanah were 
doorkeepers for the ark. 

24 And Shebaniah, and Jehosha- 
phat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, 
and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and 
Eliezer, the priests, "did blow with 
the trumpets before the ark of God : 
and Obed-edom and Jehiah were door- 
keepers for the ark. 

25 f So ° David, and the elders of 
Israel, and the captains over thou- 
sands, went to bring up the ark of 
the covenant of the liORD out of the 
house of Obed-edom with joy. 

26 And it came to pass, when God 
helped the Levites that bare the ark 
of the covenant of the Lord, that 
they offered seven bullocks and seven 
rams. 

409 



B.C. 

about 1042. 

f 2 Sam. 6. 3. 
ch. 13. 7. 
S ch. 13. 10, 11. 



h Ex. 25. 14. 
Num. 4. 15. 
&.7.9. 



ich.6.33. 
k ch. 6. 39. 
1 ch. 6. 44. 



II ver. 18, Jaa- 
ziel. 



m Ps. 46, title. 



II Or. on the 
eighth to 
oversee, Ps.S, 
title. 

II Or, was for 
the carriage : 
he instructed 
aboutthe car- 
riage. 

t Heb. lifting 
up. 



1 Num. 10. 3, 
Ps. 81. 3. 



) 2 Sam. 6. 12, 
13. &c. 
1 Kings 8. 1. 



Michal despiseth David. 



I. CHRONICLES. 



His psalm of thanksgiving. 



B.C. 

about 1042. 



Ij Or, carriage. 
p cli. 13. 8. 



q 2 Sam, 6. 16. 



a 2 Sara. 
17-19. 



b Ps. 38, & 70, 
title. 



t Heb. with 
instruments 
of psalteries 
and harps. 



c See 2 Sam. 



d Ps. 105, 1- 
15. 



27 And David loas clothed with a 
robe of fine linen, and all the Levites 
that bare the ark, and the singers, 
and Chenaniah the master of the 
II song with the singers : David also 
had upon him an ephod of linen. 

28 P Thus all Israel brought up the 
ark of the covenant of the Lord 
with shouting, and with sound of 
the cornet, and with trumpets, and 
with cymbals, making a noise with 
psalteries and harps, 

29 H And it came to pass, "^as the 
ark of the covenant of the Lord came 
to the city of David, that Michal the 
daughter of Saul looking out at a 
window saw king David dancing and 
playing : and she despised him in her 
heart. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

Datiid's sacrifices and offerings. 4 He appointeth a 
choir to sing the praises of God. 7 The psalm of 
thanksgiving. 37 He appointeth ministers, porters, 
priests, and musicians, to attend continually on the 
ark. 

SO ^they brought the ark of God, 
and set it in the midst of the 
tent that David had pitched for it : 
and they offered burnt sacrifices and 
peace offerings before God. 

2 And when David had made an 
end of offering the burnt offerings 
and the peace offerings, he blessed 
the people in the name of the Lord. 

3 And he dealt to every one of 
Israel, both man and woman, to 
every one a loaf of bread, and a 
good piece of flesh, and a flagon of 
wine. 

4 IF And he appointed certain of the 
Levites to minister before the ark 
of the Lord, and to ''record, and to 
thank and praise the Lord God of 
Israel : 

5 Asaph the chief, and next to him 
Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, 
and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eli- 
ab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom: 
and Jeiel twith psalteries and with 
harps ; but Asaph made a sound with 
cymbals ; 

6 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the 
priests with trumpets continually be- 
fore the ark of the covenant of God, 

7 t Then on that day David deliv- 
ered ^ first this psalm to thank the 
Lord into the hand of Asaph and 
his brethren. 

8 '^ Give thanks unto the Lord, call 
upon his name, make known his 
deeds among the people. 

9 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto 
him, talk ye of all his wondrous 
works, 

10 Glory ye in his holy name : let 
the heart of them rejoice that seek 
the Lord. 

410 



11 Seek the Lord and his strength, 
seek his face continually. 

12 Remember his marvellous works 
that he hath done, his wonders, and 
the judgments of his mouth ; 

13 ye seed of Israel his servant, ye 
children of Jacob, his chosen ones, 

14 He is the Lord our God ; his 
judgments are in all the earth, 

15 Be ye mindful always of his cov- 
enant ; the word which he command- 
ed to a thousand generations ; 

16 Even of the ^covenant which he 
made with Abraham, and of his oath 
unto Isaac ; 

17 And hath confirmed the same to 
Jacob for a law, and to Israel /or an 
everlasting covenant, 

18 Saying, Unto thee will I give 
the land of Canaan, t the lot of your 
inheritance ; 

19 When ye were but t few, ^even a 
few, and strangers in it, 

20 And when they went from nation 
to nation, and from one kingdom to 
another people ; 

21 He suffered no man to do them 
wrong : yea, he ^ reproved kings for 
their sakes, 

22 Saying, ^ Touch not mine anoint- 
ed, and do my prophets no harm, . 

23 'Sing unto the Lord, all the 
earth ; shew forth from day to day 
his salvation, 

24 Declare his glory among the hea- 
then ; his marvellous works among all 
nations, 

25 For great is the Lord, and greatly 
to be praised : he also is to be feared 
above all gods. 

26 For all the gods ""of the people 
are idols : but the Lord made the 
heavens, 

27 Glory and honour are in his pres- 
ence ; strength and gladness are in 
his place. 

28 Give unto the Lord, ye kindreds 
of the people, give unto the Lord 
glory and strength. 

29 Give unto the Lord the glory due 
unto his name : bring an offering, and 
come before him : worship the Lord 
in the beauty of holiness, 

30 Fear before him, all the earth : 
the world also shall be stable, that it 
be not moved. 

31 Let the heavens be glad, and let 
the earth rejoice : and let men say 
among the nations. The Lord reigneth, 

32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness 
thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all 
that is therein, 

33 Then shall the trees of the wood 
sing out at the presence of the Lord, 
because he cometh to judge the earth, 

34 ' Oh give thanks unto the Lord ; 



Men left before the arh. 



I. CHRONICLES. 



Gocfs promises to David. 



r Ex. 29. 38. 
Num. 28. 3. 

t Heb. in the 
morning, and 
inthe evening. 



s ver. 34. 
2 Chr. 5. IS. 
&7. 3. 
Ezra 3. 11. 
Jer. 33. 11. 



t Heb. /or the 
gate. 



t 2 Sam. 6. 19, 
20. 



a 2 Sam. 7. J, 
&c. 



for he is good ; for his mercy endureth 
for ever. 

35 ""And say ye, Save us, O God of 
our salvation, and gather us together, 
and d^Hver us from the heathen, that 
we may give thanks to thy holy name, 
and glory in thy praise. 

36 "Blessed be the Lord God of 
Israel for ever and ever. And all 
"the people said, Amen, and praised 
the Lord. 

37 f So he left there before the ark 
of the covenant of the Lord Asaph 
and his brethren, to minister before 
the ark continually, as every day's 
work required : 

38 And Obed-edom with their breth- 
ren, threescore and eight ; Obed-edom 
also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah 
to he porters : 

39 And Zadok the priest, and his 
brethren the priests, p before the tab- 
ernacle of the Lord 'J in the high 
place that was at Gibeon, 

40 To offer burnt offerings unto the 
Lord upon the altar of the burnt 
offering continually ^tniorning and 
evening, and to do according to all 
that is written in the law of the Lord, 
which he commanded Israel ; 

4r And with them Heman and Jedu- 
thun, and the rest that were chosen, 
who were expressed by name, to give 
thanks to the Lord, ' because his mercy 
endureth for ever ; 

42 And with them Heman and Jed- 
uthun with trumpets and cymbals 
for those that should make a sound, 
and with musical instruments of God. 
And the sons of Jeduthun were t por- 
ters. 

43 'And all the people departed every 
man to his house : and David returned 
to bless his house. 

CHAPTER XVII. 

Nathan approveth the purpose of David to build a 
house for God. 3 Afterwards by the command of 
God he forbiddeth him ; 11 but promiseth blessings 
to his seed. 16 David'sprayer and thanksgiving. 

"VTOW ^it came to pass, as David 
_LM sat in his house, that David said 
to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in 
a house of cedars, but the ark of the 
covenant of the Lord remaineth under 
curtains. 

2 Then Nathan said unto David, Do 
all that is in thine heart ; for God is 
with thee. 

3 IF And it came to pass the same 
night, that the word of God came to 
Nathan, saying, 

4 Go and tell David my servant, 
Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not 
build me a house to dwell in : 

5 For I have not dwelt in a house 
since the day that I brought up Israel 



unto this day; but t have gone from 
tent to tent, and from one tabernacle 
to another. 

6 Wheresoever I have walked with 
all Israel, spake I a word to any of 
the judges of Israel, whom I com- 
manded to feed my people, saying, 
Why have ye not built me a house 
of cedars 1 

I Now therefore thus shalt thou say 
unto my servant David, Thus saith 
the Lord of hosts, I took thee from 
the sheepcote, even tfrom following 
the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler 
over my people Israel : 

8 And I have been with thee whith- 
ersoever thou hast walked, and have 
cut off all thine enemies from before 
thee, and have made thee a name like 
the name of the great men that are in 
the earth. 

9 Also I will ordain a place for my 
people Israel, and will plant them, 
and they shall dwell in their place, 
and shall be moved no more ; neither 
shall the children of wickedness waste 
them any more, as at the beginning, 

10 And since the time that I com- 
manded judges to he over my people 
Israel. Moreover I will subdue all 
thine enemies. Furthermore I tell 
thee, that the Lord will build thee a 
house. 

I I IF And it shall come to pass, when 
thy days be expired that thou must 
go to he with thy fathers, that I will 
raise up thy seed after thee, which 
shall be of thy sons ; and I will es- 
tablish his kingdom. 

12 He shall build me a house, and 
I will stablish his throne for ever. 

13 ''I will be his father, and he shall 
be my son : and I will not take my 
mercy away from him, as I took it 
from him that was before thee : 

14 But ""I will settle him in mine 
house and in my kingdom for ever : 
and his throne shall be established for 
evermore. 

15 According to all these words, and 
according to all this vision, so did 
Nathan speak unto David. 

16 IF "^And David the king came and 
sat before the Lord, and said. Who 
am I, Lord God, and what is mine 
house, that thou hast brought me 
hitherto % 

17 And yet this was a small thing in 
thine eyes, O God ; for thou hast also 
spoken of thy servant's house for a 
great while to come, and hast regarded 
me according to the estate of a man 
of high degree, Lord God. 

18 What can David sipeak more to 
thee for the honour of thy servant] 
for thou knowest thy servant. 

411 



B.C. 

about 1042. 



t Heb. have 
been. 



t Heb. /row 
after. 



b 2 Sam. 7. 14, 
15. 



c Luke 1. 33. 



d 2 Sam. 7. 



David^s thanksgiving. 



I. CHRONICLES. 



Se suhdueth his enemies. 




t Heb. hast 
revealed the 
ear of thy 
servant. 



I Or, it hath 
pleased thee. 



about 1040. 

a 2 Sam. 8, 1, 
kc. 



I Or, Hadade- 
zer, 2 Sam. 8. 
3. 



b 2 Sam. 8. 4, 
seven hun- 
dred. 



t Heb. Bar. 
mesek. 



19 Lord, for thy servant's sake, 
and according to thine own heart, 
hast thou done all this greatness, in 
making known all these t great things. 

20 Lord, there is none like thee, 
neither is there any God besides thee, 
according to all that we have heard 
with our ears. 

21 And what one nation in the earth 
is like thy people Israel, whom God 
went to redeem to he his own people, 
to make thee a name of greatness and 
terribleness, by driving out nations 
from before thy people, whom thou 
hast redeemed out of Egypt % 

22 For thy people Israel didst thou 
make thine own people for ever ; and 
thou, Lord, becamest their God. 

23 Therefore now. Lord, let the thing 
that thou hast spoken concerning thy 
servant and concerning his house be 
established for ever, and do as thou 
hast said. 

24 Let it even be established, that 
thy name may be magnified for ever, 
saying. The Lord of hosts is the God 
of Israel, even a God to Israel : and let 
the house of David thy servant he 
established before thee. 

25 For thou, my God, t hast told 
thy servant that thou wilt build him 
a house : therefore thy servant hath 
found in his heart to pray before thee. 

26 And now. Lord, thou art God, 
and hast promised tliis goodness unto 
thy servant : 

27 Now therefore H let it please thee 
to bless the house of thy servant, that 
it may be before thee for ever: for 
thou blessest, Lord, and it shall he 
blessed for ever. 

CHAPTER XVIIL 

David suhdueth the Philistines and the Moahites. 3 
He smiteth Hadarezer and the Syrians. 9 Ton 
sendeth his son to him with presents. 11 The pres- 
ents and the spoil David dedicateth to God. 13 He 
putteth garrisons in Edam. 14 David^s officers. 

IVTOW after this ^it came to pass, 
l.y that David smote the Philistines, 
and subdued them, and took Gath and 
her towns out of the hand of the Phi- 
hstines. 

2 And he smote Moab ; and the Mo- 
abites became David's servants, and 
brought gifts. 

3 *![ And David smote H Hadarezer 
king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he 
went to stablish his dominion by the 
river Euphrates. 

4 And David took from him a thou- 
sand chariots, and ^ seven thousand 
horsemen, and twenty thousand foot- 
men : David also houghed all the char- 
iot horses, but reserved of them a 
hundred chariots. 

5 And when the Syrians of tDamas- 

412 



cus came to help Hadarezer king of 
Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two 
and twenty thousand men. 

6 Then David put garrisons in Syria- 
damascus ; and the Syrians became 
David's servants, and brought gifts. 
Thus the Lord preserved David whith- 
ersoever he went. 

7 And David took the shields of gold 
that were on the servants of Hadar- 
ezer, and brought them to Jerusa- 
lem. 

8 Likewise from H Tibhath, and from 
11 Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought 
David very much brass, wherewith 
•^ Solomon made the brazen sea, and 
the pillars, and the vessels of brass. 

9 IF Now when n Tou king of Hamath 
heard how David had smitten all the 
host of Hadarezer king of Zobah ; 

10 He sent H Hadoram his son to king 
David, II to inquire of his welfare, and 
t to congratulate him, because he had 
fought against Hadarezer, and smitten 
him ; (for Hadarezer t had war with 
Tou ;) and ivith him all manner of 
vessels of gold and silver and brass. 

Ill Them also king David dedicated 
unto the Lord, with the silver and 
the gold that he brought from all 
these nations ; from Edom, and from 
Moab, and from the children of Am- 
mon, and from the Philistines, and 
from Amalek. 

12 Moreover, tAbishai the son of 
Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the 
valley of salt ^ eighteen thousand. 

13 f ^And he put garrisons in Edom ; 
and all the Edomites became David's 
servants. Thus the Lord preserved 
David whithersoever he went. 

14 IT So David reigned over all Is- 
rael, and executed judgment and jus- 
tice among all his people, 

15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was 
over the host ; and Jehoshaphat the 
son of Ahilud, II recorder ; 

16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, 
and II Abimelech the son of Abiathar, 
were the priests ; and n Shavsha was 
scribe ; 

17 ''And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada 
was over the Cherethites and the Pe- 
lethites ; and the sons of David were 
chief t about the king. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

David! s messengers, sent to comfort Hanun. are shame- 
fully treated. 6 The Ammonites, strengthened by 
the Syrians, are overcome by Jcab and Abishai. 16 
The Syrians are again defeated. 

IVTOW ^it came to pass after this, 
-L\ that Nahash the king of the 
children of Ammon died, and his son 
reigned in his stead. 

2 And David said, I will shew kind- 
ness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, 



The Ammonites and 



I. CHRONICLES. 



Syrians are overcome. 



B.C. 

about 1037. 



t Heb. Jrt fkine 
eyes doth Da- 
vid, <Src. 



fU.eh.to stink. 



b cli. 18. 5, 9. 



t Heb. the face 
of the battle 



I Or, young 
men. 



t ileh.Adshai. 



because his father shewed kindness to 
me. And David sent messengers to 
comfort him concerning his father. 
So the servants of David came into 
the land of the children of Ammon to 
Hanun, to comfort him. 

3 But the princes of the children of 
Ammon said to Hanun, t Thinkest 
thou that David doth honour thy fa- 
ther, that he hath sent comforters 
unto thee ? are not his servants come 
unto thee for to search, and to over- 
throw^, and to spy out the land 1 

4 Wherefore Hanun took David's 
servants, and shaved them, and cut 
off their garments in the midst hard 
by their buttocks, and sent them away. 

5 Then there went certain, and told 
David how the men were served ; and 
he sent to meet them : for the men 
were greatly ashamed. And the king 
said. Tarry at Jericho until your beards 
be grown, and theji return. 

6 T And when the children of Am- 
mon saw that they had made them- 
selves t odious to David, Hanun and 
the children of Ammon sent a thou- 
sand talents of silver to hire them 
chariots and horsemen out of Meso- 
potamia, and out of Syria-maachah, 
^ and out of Zobah. 

7 So they hired thirty and two thou- 
sand chariots, and the king of Maa- 
chah and his people ; who came and 
pitched before Medeba. And the chil- 
dren of Ammon gathered themselves 
together from their cities, and came 
to battle. 

8 And when David heard of it, he 
sent Joab, and all the host of the 
mighty men. 

9 And the children of Ammon came 
out, and put the battle in array before 
the gate of the city : and the kings 
that were come were by themselves 
in the field. 

10 Now when Joab saw that tthe 
battle was set against him before and 
behind, he chose out of all the II choice 
of Israel, and put them in array against 
the Syrians. 

1 1 And the rest of the people he de- 
livered unto the hand of t Abishai his 
brother, and they set themselves in ar- 
ray against the children of Ammon. 

12 And he said. If the Syrians be too 
strong for me, then thou shalt help 
me : but if the children of A mmon be 
too strong for thee, then I will help 
thee. 

13 Be of good courage, and let us 
behave ourselves valiantly for our 
people, and for the cities of our God : 
and let the Lord do that which is good 
in his sight. 

14 ^ Joab and the people that were 



with him drew nigh before the Syr- 
ians unto the battle ; and they fled 
before him. 

15 And when the children of Ammon 
saw that the Syrians were fled, they 
likewise fled before Abishai his broth- 
er, and entered into the city. Then 
Joab came to Jerusalem. 

16 IT And when the Syrians saw that 
they were put to the worse before Is- 
rael, they sent messengers, and drew 
forth the Syrians that were beyond 
the II river : and II Shophach the cap- 
tain of the host of Hadarezer went be- 
fore them. 

17 And it was told David ; and he 
gathered all Israel, and passed over 
Jordan, and came upon them, and set 
the battle in array against them. So 
when David had put the battle in ar- 
ray against the Syrians, they fought 
with him. 

18 But the Syrians fled before Israel ; 
and David slew of the Syrians seven 
thousand men which/ought in chariots, 
and forty thousand footmen, and killed 
Shophach the captain of the host. 

19 And when the servants of Ha- 
darezer saw that they were put to the 
worse before Israel, they made peace 
with David, and became his servants : 
neither would the Syrians help the 
children of Ammon any more. 

CHAPTER XX. 

Rabbah is besieged by Joab, spoiled by David, and 
the people thereof put to death. 4 Three giants are 
slain in three several battles with the Philistines. 

AND ^ it came to pass, that t after 
the year was expired, at the 
time that kings go out to battle, Joab 
led forth the power of the army, and 
wasted the country of the children of 
Ammon, and came and besieged Rab- 
bah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. 
And "^ Joab smote Rabbah, and de- 
stroyed it, 

2 And David ° took the crown of their 
king from off his head, and found it 
t to weigh a talent of gold, and there 
were precious stones in it ; and it was 
set upon David's head : and he brought 
also exceeding much spoil out of the 
city. 

3 And he brought out the people that 
were in it, and cut them with saws, 
and with harrows of iron, and with 
axes. Even so dealt David with all 
the cities of the children of Ammon. 
And David and all the people returned 
to Jerusalem. 

4 f And it came to pass after this, 
'^ that there n arose war at H Gezer with 
the Philistines ; at which time * Sib- 
bechai the Hushathite slew H Sippai, 
that was of the children of H the giant : 
and they were subdued. 

413 



II Or, Gob. 
II Or. Saph, 
2 Sam. 21. 18. 
II Or, Rapha. 
e ch. 11. 29. 



The people 



I. CHRONICLES. 



The people afflicted. 



B.C. 
about 1018. 




t Heb. horn to 
the giant, or, 
Rapha. 

II Or, re- 
proached. 

\\ Caned 
Shammah, 
1 Sam. 16. 9. 



1017. 
1 2 Sam. 24. 1, 
&c. 



b ch. 27. 23. 



ch. 27. 24. 



t Heb. And it 
VMS evil in 
the eyes of 
the LORD 
concerning 
this thing. 

d 2 Sara. 24.10. 

e 2 Sam. 12. 13. 



f See 1 Sam. 



t Heb. itretch 
crtt. 



5 And there was war again with the 
PhiHstines; and Elhanan the son of 
li Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Go- 
liath the Gittite, whose spear-stafFti;a5 
like a weaver's beam. 

6 And yet again ^ there was war at 
Gath, where was t a man of great stat- 
ure, whose fingers and toes were four 
and twenty, six on each hand, and six 
071 each foot: and he also was t the son 
of the giant. 

7 But when he H defied Israel, Jona- 
than the son of n Shimea David's broth- 
er slew him. i 

8 These were born unto the giant 
in Gath ; and they fell by the hand 
of David, and by the hand of his 
servants. 

CHAPTER XXL 

Davids sin in numbering the people. 8 His confes- 
sion thereof. 9 Of the three judgments offered him, 
he chooseth the three days' pestilence. 14 The de- 
stroying angel is stayed, and Jerusalem spared. 
18 David erecteth an altar, and qffereth a sacrifice 
unto the Lord. 28 He continueth to offer sacrifice 
in the same place. 

AND * Satan stood up against Is- 
rael, and provoked David to num- 
ber Israel. 

2 And David said to .Toab and to the 
rulers of the people. Go, number Is- 
rael from Beer-sheba even to Dan ; 
^ and bring the number of them to 
me, that I may know it. 

3 And Joab answered. The Lord 
make his people a hundred times so 
many more as they he : but, my lord 
the king, are they not all my lord's 
servants 1 why then doth my lord re- 
quire this thing? why will he be a 
cause of trespass to Israel ? 

4 Nevertheless the king's word pre- 
vailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab 
departed, and went throughout all Is- 
rael, and came to Jerusalem. 

5 IT And Joab gave the sum of the 
number of the people unto David. 
And all they of Israel were a thou- 
sand thousand and a hundred thou- 
sand men that drew sword : and Ju- 
dah was four hundred threescore 
and ten thousand men that drew 
sword. 

6 " But Levi and Benjamin counted 
he not among them: for the king's 
word was abominable to Joab. 

7 t And God was displeased with this 
thing ; therefore he smote Israel. 

8 And David said unto God, ^ I have 
sinned greatly, because I have done 
this thing: ^but now, I beseech thee, 
do away the iniquity of thy servant ; 
for I have done very foolishly. 

9 IT And the Lord spake unto Gad, 
David's ^seer, saying, 

10 Go and tell David, saying. Thus 
saith the Lord, I toflfer thee three 

414 



things : choose thee one of them, that 
I may do it unto thee. 

11 So Gad came to David, and said 
•unto him. Thus saith the Lord, 
t Choose thee 

12 ^ Either three years' famine ; or 
three months to be destroyed be- 
fore thy foes, while that the sword 
of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or 
else three days the sword of the Lord, 
even the pestilence, in the land, and 
the angel of the Lord destroying 
throughout all the coasts of Israel. 
Now therefore advise thyself what 
word I shall bring again to him that 
sent me. 

13 And David said unto Gad, I am 
in a great strait : let me fall now into 
the hand of the Lord ; for very li great 
are his mercies : but let me not fall 
into the hand of man. 

14 1 So the Lord sent pestilence 
upon Israel : and there fell of Israel 
seventy thousand men. 

15 And God sent an ''angel unto Je- 
rusalem to destroy it : and as he was 
destroying, the Lord beheld, and ' he 
repented him of the evil, and said to 
the angel that destroyed, It is enough, 
stay now thine hand. And the angel 
of the Lord stood by the threshing- 
floor of II Oman the Jebusite. 

16 And David lifted up his eyes, and 
^ saw the angel of the Lord stand 
between the earth and the heaven, 
having a drawn sword in his hand 
stretched out over Jerusalem. Then 
David and the elders of Israel, who 
were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon 
their faces. 

17 And David said unto God, Is it 
not I that commanded the people to 
be numbered ? even I it is that have 
sinned and done evil indeed ; but as 
for these sheep, what have they done 1 
let thine hand, I pray thee, O Lord 
my God, be on me, and on my father's 
house ; but not on thy people, that 
they should be plagued. 

18 1 Then the ^ angel of the Lord 
commanded Gad to say to David, that 
David should go up, and set up an 
altar unto the Lord in the threshing- 
floor of Oman the Jebusite. 

19 And David went up at the saying 
of Gad, which he spake in the name 
of the Lord. 

20 li And Ornan turned back, and 
saw the angel ; and his four sons with 
him hid themselves. Now Ornan was 
threshing wheat. 

21 And as David came to Ornan, 
Ornan looked and saw David, and 
went out of the threshingfloor, and 
bowed himself to David with his face 
to the ground. 



The pestilence is stayed. 



I. CHRONICLES. 



David^s charge to Solomon. 



B. C. 1017. 
f Heb. Give. 



m 2 Sam. 24. 
24. 



n Lev. 9. 24. 
2 Chr. 3. 1. . 
7.1. 



PlKins-s3. 4. 
ch. IG. 3,9. 
2 Chr. 1. 3. 



a Deut. 12. 5. 

2 Sam. 24. 18. 
ch. 21. 18, 19, 
26, 28. 2 Chr. 
3.1. 



)1 Kings 9. 21. 



c ver. 14. 
1 Kings 7. 47. 



d 1 Kings 5. 
6 ch. 29. 1. 



23 Theft David said to Oman, t Grant 
me the place of this threshingfloor, 
that I may build an altar therein unto 
the Lord : thou shalt grant it me for 
the fujl price : that the plague may be 
stayed from the people. 

23 And Oman said unto David, Take 
it to thee, and let my lord the king do 
that which is good in his eyes : lo, I 
give thee the oxen also for burnt offer- 
ings, and the threshing instruments 
for wood, and the wheat for the meat 
offering ; I give it all. 

24 And king David said to Oman, 
Nay ; but I will verily buy it for the 
full price : for I will not take that 
which is thine for the Lord, nor offer 
burnt offerings without cost. 

25 So "^ David gave to Oman for the 
place six hundred shekels of gold by 
weight. 

20 And David built there an altar 
unto the Lord, and offered burnt of- 
ferings and peace offerings, and call- 
ed upon the Lord ; and "he answered 
him from heaven by fire upon the 
altar of burnt offering. 

27 And the Lord commanded the 
angel ; and he put up his sword again 
into the sheath thereof. 

28 1 At that time when David saw 
that the Lord had answered him in 
the threshingfloor of Oman the Jeb- 
usite, then he sacrificed there. 

29 ° For the tabernacle of the Lord, 
which Moses made in the wilderness, 
and the altar of the burnt offering, 
ivere at that season in the high place 
at P Gibeon. 

30 But David could not go before it 
to inquire of God : for he was afraid 
because of the sword of the angel of 
the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXIL 

David prcpareth ahundantly for the huilding of 
the temple. 6 His charge to Solomon respecting 
the same. YI He commandeth the princes to assist 
his son. 

THEN David said, =^This is the 
house of the Lord God, and this 
is the altar of the burnt offering for 
Israel. 

2 And David commanded to gather 
together ''the strangers that were in 
the land of Israel ; and he set masons 
to hew wrought stones to build the 
house of God. 

3 And David prepared iron in abund- 
ance for the nails for the doors of the 
gates, and for the joinings ; and brass 
in abundance " without weight ; 

4 Also cedar trees in abundance : 
for the ^ Zidonians and they of Tyre 
brought much cedar wood to David. 

5 And David said, ^ Solomon my son 
is young and tender, and the house 



that is to be builded for the Lord must 
be exceeding magnifical, of fame and 
of glory throughout all countries : I 
will therefore now make preparation 
for it. So David prepared abundantly 
before his death. 

6 1 Then he called for Solomon his 
son, and charged him to build a 
house for the Lord God of Israel. 

7 And David said to Solomon, My 
son, as for me, ^it was in my mind to 
build a house ^ unto the name of the 
Lord my God : 

8 But the word of the Lord came to 
me, saying, ^Thou hast shed blood 
abundantly, and hast made great wars : 
thou shalt not build a house unto 
my name, because thou hast shed 
much blood upon the earth in my 
sight. 

9 ^Behold, a son shall be born to 
thee, who shall be a man of rest ; and 
I will give him "^rest from all his 
enemies round about : for his name 
shall be H Solomon, and I will give 
peace and quietness unto Israel in his 
days. 

10 'He shall build a house for my 
name ; and "' he shall be my son, and 
I will be his father ; and I will estab- 
lish the throne of his kingdom over 
Israel for ever. 

11 Now, my son, "the Lord be with 
thee ; and prosper thou, and build the 
house of the Lord thy God, as he hath 
said of thee. 

12 Only the Lord °give thee wisdom 
andunderstanding, and give thee charge 
concerning Israel, that thou mayest 
keep the law of the Lord thy God. 

13 PThen shalt thou prosper, if thou 
takest heed to fulfil the statutes and 
judgments which the Lord charged 
Moses with concerning Israel: "ibe 
strong, and of good courage ; dread 
not, nor be dismayed. 

14 Now, behold, iiin my trouble I 
have prepared for the house of the 
Lord a hundred thousand talents of 
gold, and a thousand thousand talents 
of silver; and of brass and iron ''with- 
out weight ; for it is in abundance : 
timber also and stone have I prepared ; 
and thou mayest add thereto. 

15 Moreover, there are workmen with 
thee in abundance, hewers and II work- 
ers of stone and timber, and all manner? 
of cunning men for every manner of 
work. 

16 Of the gold, the silver, and the 
brass, and the iron, there is no number. 
Arise therefore, and be doing, and ' the 
Lord be with thee. 

17 IT David also commanded all the 
princes of Israel to help Solomon his 
son, saying, 

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David maketli Solomon king. 



I. CHRONICLES. 



The office of the Levites. 



B. C. 1017. 



t Deut. 12. 10. 
Josh. 22. 4. 
2 Sam. 7. 1. 
ch. 23. 25. 



u 2 Chr. 20. 3. 



X 1 Kings 8. 6, 
21. 2 -Chr. 5. 
7. & 6. 11. 



y ver. 7. 
1 Kings 5. 3. 



1015. 



a 1 Kings 1. 
33-39. ch.28.5. 



about 1045. 

b Num. 4. 3, 47. 



II Or, to over- 



c Deut. 16. 18. 
ch. 26. 29. 
2 Chr. 19. 8. 

d See 2 Chr. 
29. 25, 26. 
Am. 6. 5. 



t Heb. di- 
visions. 



n Or, Lihrd, 

ch. 6. 17. 
e Ex. 6. 16. 

Num. 26. 57. 

ch. 6. 1. fcc. 

2 Chr. 8. 14. 

it 29. 25. 
f ch. 26. 21. 



n Or, Zizah, 
ver. 11. 



t Heb. did not 
multiply sons. 



t Ex. 



iEx.28. 1. 
Iteb. 5. 4. 

k Ex. 30. 7. 

Num. 16. 40. 

1 Sam. 2. 28. 
i Deut. 21. 5. 
i-.i Num. 6. 23. 



18 Is not the Lord your God with 
you 1 ' and hath he not given you rest 
on every side 1 for he hath given the 
inhabitants of the land into mine hand; 
and the land is subdued before the 
Lord, and before his people. 

19 Now "set your heart and your 
soul to seek the Lord your God ; arise 
therefore, and build ye the sanctuary 
of the Lord God, to ^ bring the ark of 
the covenant of the Lord, and the 
holy vessels of God, into the house 
that is to be built y to the name of the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER XXm. 

David in his old age maketh Solomon king. 2 The 
number and distribution of the Levites. 1 The sons 
of Gershon, 12 the sons of Kohath, 21 and the sons 
ofMerari. 24 The office of the Levites. 

SO when David was old and full of 
days, he made ^ Solomon his son 
king over Israel. 

2 ^ And he gathered together all the 
princes of Israel, with the priests and 
the Levites. 

3 Now the Levites were numbered 
from the age of ^ thirty years and 
upward : and their number by their 
polls, man by man, was thirty and 
eight thousand. 

4 Of which, twenty and four thou- 
sand were H to set forward the work of 
the house of the Lord ; and six thou- 
sand were '^ oificers and judges : 

5 Moreover four thousand were por- 
ters ; and four thousand praised the 
Lord with the instruments ^ which I 
made, said David, to praise therewith. 

6 And ^ David divided them into 
t courses among the sons of Levi, 
namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Me- 
rari. 

7 1" Of the ^ Gershonites ivere II La- 
adan, and Shimei. 

8 The sons of Laadan ; the chief was 
Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three. 

9 The sons of Shimei ; Shelomith, 
and Haziel, and Haran, three. These 
were the chief of the fathers of Laadan. 

10 And the sons of Shimei were, Ja- 
hath, II Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. 
These four were the sons of Shimei. 

11 And Jahath was the chief, and 
Zizah the second : but Jeush and Be- 
riah t had not many sons ; therefore 
they were in one reckoning, according 
to their father's house. 

12 IT ^The sons of Kohath; Amram, 
Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. 

13 The sons of ''Amram ; Aaron, and 
Moses : and ' Aaron was separated, 
that he should sanctify the most holy 
things, he and his sons for ever, ^ to 
burn incense before the Lord, Ho 
minister unto him, and ■" to bless in 
his name for ever. 

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14 Now concerning Moses, the man 
of God, "his sons were named of the 
tribe of Levi. 

15 ° The sons of Moses were, Ger- 
shom, and Eliezer. 

16 Of the sons of Gershom, p H Sheb- 
uel was the chief. 

17 And the sons of Eliezer wiere, 
1 Rehabiah H the chief. And Eliezer 
had none other sons ; but the sons of 
Rehabiah t were very many. 

18 Of the sons of Izhar ; II Shelomith 
the chief. 

19 "■ Of the sons of Hebron ; Jeriah 
the first, Amariah the second, Jaha- 
ziel the third, and Jekameam the 
fourth. 

20 Of the sons of Uzziel ; Micah the 
first, and Jesiah the second. 

21 f ^The sons of Merari; Mahli, 
and Mushi. The sons of Mahli ; 
Eleazar, and * Kish. 

22 And Eleazar died, and "had no 
sons, but daughters : and their H breth- 
ren the sons of Kish '^took them. 

23 y The sons of Mushi ; Mahli, and 
Eder, and Jeremoth, three. 

24 IT These were the sons of ^ Levi 
after the house of their fathers ; even 
the chief of the fathers, as they were 
counted by number of names by their 
polls, that did the work for the 
service of the house of the Lord, 
from the age of ^ twenty years and 
upward. 

25 For David said, The Lord God 
of Israel ''hath given rest unto his 
people, II that they may dwell in Je- 
rusalem for ever : 

26 And also unto the Levites : they 
shall no more " carry the tabernacle, 
nor any vessels of it for the service 
thereof. 

27 For by the last words of David 
the Levites were t numbered from 
twenty years old and above : 

28 Because t their office was to wait 
on the sons of Aaron for the service 
of the house of the Lord, in the 
courts, and in the chambers, and in 
the purifying of all holy things, and 
the work of the service of the house 
of God ; 

29 Both for ^the shewbread, and 
for ^ the fine flour for meat offering, 
and for Hhe unleavened cakes, and 
for ^ that which is baked in the H pan, 
and for that which is fried, and for all 
manner of ^ measure and size ; 

30 And to stand every morning to 
thank and praise the Lord, and like- 
wise at even ; 

31 And to ofier all burnt sacrifices 
unto the Lord 'in the sabbaths, in 
the new moons, and on the ^ set 
feasts, by number, according to the 



B.C. 
about 1045. 



n See ch. 26. 
23, 24, 25. 

Ij Shubael, 

ch. 24. 20. 
o Ex. 2. 22. &L 

18. 3, 4. 
II Or, the first. 
p ch. 26. 24. 

t Heb. were 
highly multi 
plied. 

II Shelomoth, 
ch. 24. 22. 

q ch. 26. 25. 

r ch. 24. 23. 



s ch, 24. 26. 

t ch. 24. 29. 
u ch. 24. 28. 
II Or, kinsmen. 

X See Num. 
36. 6, 8. 
y ch. 24. 30. 

z Num. 10. 17, 
21. 



a ver. 27. See 
Num. 1. 3. &, 
4. 3. & 8. 24. 
Ezra 3. 8. 

b ch. 22. 18. 

II Or, and he 
dwelleth in 
Jerusalem, 
fyc. 



about 1015. 

t Heb. num- 
ber. 

t Heb. their 
station was 
at the hand 
of the sons of 
Aaron, Neh. 
II. 24. 



d Ex. 25. SO 
e Lev. 6. 20. 
ch. 9. 29, &c. 
f Lev. 2. 4. 
g Lev. 2. 5, 7. 
\\Oi;Jlatplate. 



The division of the priests I. CHRONICLES. into four and twenty orders. 



1015. 



order commanded unto them, con- 
tinually before the Lord : 

32 And that they should ' keep the 
charge of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation, and the charge of the holy 
place, and "" the charge of the sons of 
Aaron their brethren, in the service 
of the house of the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

The 'divisions of the sons of Aaron by lot into four 
and twentxj orders. 20 The Kohathites, 26 and the 
Merarites divided by lot. 

"IVTOW these are the divisions of 
xM the sons of Aaron. *The sons 
of Aaron ; Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar 
and Ithamar. 

2 But ^ Nadab and Abihu died be- 
fore their father, and had no children : 
therefore Eleazar and Ithamar exe- 
cuted the priest's office. 

3 And David distributed them, both 
Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and 
Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, 
according to their offices in their 
service. 

4 And there were more chief men 
found of the sons of Eleazar than of 
the sons of Ithamar ; and thus were 
they divided. Among the sons of 
Eleazar there were sixteen chief men 
of the house of their fathers, and 
eight among the sons of Ithamar 
according to the house of their fa- 
thers. 

5 Thus were they divided by lot, 
one sort with another ; for the gov- 
ernors of the sanctuary, and govern- 
ors of the house of God, were of the 
sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of 
Ithamar. 

6 And Shemaiah the son of Ne- 
thaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, 
wrote them before the king, and the 
princes, and Zadok the priest, and 
Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and 
before the chief of the fathers of the 
priests and Levites : one t principal 
household being taken for Eleazar, 
and one taken for Ithamar. 

7 Now the first lot came forth to 
Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, 

8 The third to Harim, the fourth to 
Seorim, 

9 The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth 
to Mijamin, 

10 The seventh to Hakkoz, the 
eighth to ^^ Abijah, 

11 The ninth to Jeshuah, the tenth 
to Shecaniah, 

12 The eleventh to Eliashib, the 
twelfth to Jakim, 

13 The thirteenth to Huppah, the 
fourteenth to Jeshebeab, 

14 The fifteenth to Bilgah, the six- 
teenth to Immer, 



27 



15 The seventeenth to Hezir, the 
eighteenth to Aphses, 

16 The nineteenth to Pethahiah, 
the twentieth to Jehezekel, 

17 The one and twentieth to .Tachin, 
the two and twentieth to Gamul, 

18 The three and twentieth to 
Delaiah, the four and twentieth to 
Maaziah. 

19 These were the orderings of them 
in their service ^ to come into the 
house of the Lord, according to their 
manner, under Aaron their father, as 
the Lord God of Israel had com- 
manded him. 

20 IT And the rest of the sons of Levi 
were these : Of the sons of Amram ; 
^ Shubael : of the sons of Shubael ; 
Jehdeiah. 

21 Concerning ^ Rehabiah : of the 
sons of Rehabiah, the first was Is- 
shiah. 

22 Of the Izharites ; ^ Shelomoth : 
of the sons of Shelomoth ; Jahath. 

23 And the sons of ^Hebron; Je- 
riah the first, Amariah the second, 
Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the 
fourth. 

24 Of the sons of Uzziel ; Michah : 
of the sons of Michah ; Shamir. 

25 The brother of Michah was Is- 
shiah : of the sons of Isshiah ; Zech- 
ariah. 

26 IF ' The sons of Merari were Mah- 
li and Mushi : the sons of Jaaziah ; 
Beno. 

27 The sons of Merari by Jaaziah ; 
Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, a'^id 
Ibri. 

28 Of Mahli came Eleazar, ^ who 
had no sons. 

29 Concerning Kish : the son of 
Kish was Jerahmeel. 

30 ' The sons also of Mushi ; Mah- 
li, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These 
were the sons of the Levites after 
the house of their fathers. 

31 These likewise cast lots over 
against their brethren the sons of 
Aaron in the presence of David the 
king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and 
the chief of the fathers of the priests 
and Levites, even the principal fa- 
thers over against their younger 
brethren. 

CHAPTER XXY. 

The number and offices of the singers. 8 Their 
division by lot into four and twenty orders. 

MOREOVER David and the cap- 
tains of the host separated to 
the service of the sons of ^ Asaph, 
and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who 
should prophesy with harps, with 
psalteries, and with cymbals : and the 
number of the workmen according to 
their service was : 

417 



B.C. 1015. 



e ch. 23. 16, 
Shebuel. 

f ch. 23. 17. 



S ch. 23. 18, 
Shelomith. 



h ch. 23. 19. & 
26.31. 



i Ex. 6. 19. 
ch. 23. 21. 



k ch. 23. 22. 



1 ch. 23. 23. 



about 101 5. 



ach. 6. 33, 39, 
44. 



dumber of the singers. 



I. CHRONICLES. 



Their division by lot. 




II Or, Azareel, 

ver. 18. 
11 Or, Shubael, 

ver. 20. 



Or, matters. 



b ver. 2. 

t Heb. hy the 

hands of the 

king. 



c2Chr.23.13. 



2 Of the sons of Asaph ; Zaccur, and 
Joseph, and Nethaniah, and II Ashare- 
lah, the sons of Asaph under the hands 
of Asaph, which prophesied t accord- 
ing to the order of the king. 

3 Of Jeduthun : the sons of Jed- 
uthun ; Gedaliah, and II Zeri, and 
Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, 
II six, under the hands of their father 
Jeduthun, who prophesied with a 
harp, to give thanks and to praise 
the Lord. 

4 Of Heman : the sons of Heman ; 
Bukkiah, Mattaniah, H Uzziel, II Sheb- 
uel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani. 
EHathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, 
Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and 
Mahazioth : 

5 All these were the sons of Heman 
the king's seer in the H words of God, 
to lift up the horn. And God gave 
to Heman fourteen sons and three 
daughters. 

6 All these were under the hands 
of their father for song in the house 
of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, 
and harps, for the service of the 
house of God, '' t according to the 
king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and 
Heman. 

7 So the number of them, with their 
brethren that were instructed in the 
songs of the Lord, even all that were 
cunning, was two hundred fourscore 
and eight. 

8 IT And they cast lots, ward against 
ward, as well the small as the great, 
" the teacher as the scholar. 

9 Now the first lot came forth for 
Asaph to Joseph : the second to Ged- 
aliah, who with his brethren and sons 
ivere twelve : 

10 The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, 
and his brethren, were twelve : 

11 The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, 
and his brethren, were twelve : 

12 The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his 
sons, and his brethren, were twelve : 

13 The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his 
sons, and his brethren, were twelve : 

14 The seventh to Jesarelah, he, 
his sons, and his brethren, were 
tAvelve : 

15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his 
sons, and his brethren, were twelve : 

16 The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his 
sons, and his brethren, were twelve : 

17 The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, 
and his brethren, were twelve : 

18 The eleventh to Azareel, he, 
his sons, and his brethren, were 
twelve : 

19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, 
his sons, and his brethren, were 
twelve : 

20 The thirteenth to Shubael, he, 

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his sons, and his brethren, were 
twelve : 

21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, 
he, his sons, and his brethren, were 
twelve : 

22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, 
his sons, and his brethren, were 
twelve : 

23 The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, 
his sons, and his brethren, were 
twelve : 

24 The seventeenth to Joshbeka- 
shah, he, his sons, and his brethren, 
were twelve : 

25 The eighteenth to Hanani, he, 
ds so: 

twelve 

26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, 
his sons, and his brethren, were 
twelve : 

27 The twentieth to EHathah, he, 
his sons, and his brethren, were 
twelve : 

28 The one and twentieth to Ho- 
thir, he, his sons, and his brethren, 
were twelve : 

29 The two and twentieth to Gid- 
dalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, 
ivere twelve : 

30 The three and twentieth to Ma- 
hazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, 
were twelve : 

31 The four and twentieth to Ro- 
mamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his 
brethren, were twelve. 

CHAPTER XXVL 

Tfie divisions of the porters. 13 The gates assigned 
hy lot. 20 The Levites that had charge of the treas- 
ures. 29 Officers and judges. 

CONCERNING the divisions of 
the porters : Of the Korhites 
was II Meshelemiah the son of Kore, 
of the sons of H Asaph. 

2 And the sons of Meshelemiah were, 
Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the 
second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel 
the fourth, 

3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the 
sixth, Elioenai the seventh. 

4 Moreover the sons of Obed-edom 
were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehoza- 
bad the second, Joah the third, and 
Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the 
fifth, 

5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the 
seventh, Peulthai the eighth : for God 
blessed Hhim. 

6 Also unto Shemaiah his son were 
sons born, that ruled throughout the 
house of their father : for they were 
mighty men of valour. 

7 The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and 
Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose 
brethren were strong men, Elihu, and 
Semachiah. 



Division of the porters. 



I. CHRONICLES. 



Officers and judges. 



B.C. 

about 1015. 



a ch. 16. 38. 



II Or, as well 
for the small 
as for the 
great. 



||CalledMes7i. 
etemiah, 
ver. 1. 



t Heb. Gath- 
erings. 



II Seel Kings 
10. 5. 2 Chr. 
9.4. 



b ch. 28. 12. 
Mai. 3. 10. 

t Heb. holy 

things. 
II Or, Libni, 

ch. G. 17. 



II Or, Jehiel, 

ch. 23. 8. &. 
29. 8. 



8 All these of the sons of Obed- 
edom : they and their sons and their 
brethren, able men for strength for 
the service, were threescore and two 
of Ob^d-edom. 

9 And Meshelemiah had sons and 
brethren, strong men, eighteen. 

10 Also ^'Hosah, of the children of 
Merari, had sons ; Simri the chief, 
for though he was not the firstborn, 
yet his father made him the chief; 

11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah 
the third, Zechariah the fourth : all 
the sons and brethren of Hosah ivere 
thirteen. 

12 Among these were the divisions 
of the porters, even among the chief 
men, having wards one against an- 
other, to minister in the house of the 
Lord. 

13 IT And they cast lots, H as well 
the small as the great, according to 
the house of their fathers, for every 
gate. 

14 And the lot eastward fell to H Shel- 
emiah. Then for Zechariah his son, 
a wise counsellor, they cast lots ; and 
his lot came out northward. 

15 To Obed-edom southward ; and 
to his sons the house of t Asuppim. 

16 To Shuppim and Hosah the lot 
came forth westward, with the gate 
Shallecheth, by the causeway of the 
going II up, ward against ward. 

17 Eastward were six Levites, north- 
ward four a day, southward four a 
day, and toward Asuppim two and 
two. 

18 At Parbar westward, four at the 
causeway, and two at Parbar. 

19 These are the divisions of the 
porters among the sons of Kore, and 
among the sons of Merari. 

20 IT And of the Levites, Ahijah 
was ^over the treasures of the house 
of God, and over the treasures of the 
t dedicated things, 

21 As concerning the sons of H La- 
adan ; the sons of the Gershonite 
Laadan, chief fathers, eveji of Laadan 
the Gershonite, were H Jehieli. 

22 The sons of Jehieli ; Zetham, 
and Joel his brother, which were over 
the treasures of the house of the 
Lord. 

23 Of the Amramites, and the Iz- 
harites, the Hebronites, and the Uz- 
zielites : 

24 And "^Shebuel the son of Ger- 
shom, the son of Moses, was ruler of 
the treasures. 

25 And his brethren by Eliezer ; 
Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his 
son, and Joram his son, and Zichri 
his son, and ^ Shelomith his son : 

26 Which Shelomith and his breth- 



ren were over all the treasures of the 
dedicated things, which David the 
king, and the chief fathers, the cap- 
tains over thousands and hundreds, 
and the captains of the host, had 
dedicated. 

27 t Out of the spoils won in battles 
did they dedicate to maintain the 
house of the Lord. 

28 And all that Samuel ^the seer, 
and Saul the son of Kish, and Ab- 
ner the son of Ner, and Joab the 
son of Zeruiah, had dedicated ; and 
whosoever had dedicated any thing, 
it was under the hand of Shelomith, 
and of his brethren, 

29 IF Of the Izharites, Chenaniah 
and his sons were for the outward 
business over Israel, for '^ officers and 
judges. 

30 And of the Hebronites, Hasha- 
biah and his brethren, men of valour, 
a thousand and seven hundred, were 
t officers among them of Israel on 
this side Jordan westward in all the 
business of the Lord, and in the 
service of the king. 

31 Among the Hebronites was ^ Je- 
rijah the chief, even among the He- 
bronites, according to the generations 
of his fathers. In the fortieth year 
of the reign of David they were 
sought for, and there were found 
among them mighty men of valour 
•"at Jazer of Gilead. 

32 And his brethren, men of valour, 
ivere two thousand and seven hundred 
chief fathers, whom king David made 
rulers over the Reubenites, the Gad- 
ites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, 
for every matter pertaining to God, 
and t i affairs of the king. 

CHAPTER XXVII. 

Twelve captains, one/or each month. 16 The princes 
of the twelve tribes. 23 The numbering of the peo- 
ple is hindered. 25 David's officers. 

NOW the children of Israel after 
their number, to wit, the chief 
fathers and captains of thousands and 
hundreds, and their officers that serv- 
ed the king in any matter of the 
courses, which came in and went out 
month by month throughout all the 
months of the year, of every course 
were twenty and four thousand. 

2 Over the first course for the first 
month was ^Jashobeam the son of 
Zabdiel : and in his course were 
twenty and four thousand. 

3 Of the children of Perez was the 
chief of all the captains of the host 
for the first month. 

4 And over the course of the second 
month was II Dodai an Ahohite, and of 
his course was Mikloth also the ruler : 

419 



B.C. 

about 1015. 



t Heb. Out of 
the battles 
and spoils. 

e 1 Sam. 9. 9. 



f ch. 23. 4. 



t Heb. over 
the charge. 



S ch. 23. 19. 



h See Josh. 21. 



t Heb. thing. 
i 2 Chr. 19. 11. 



1 2 Sam. 23. 8. 
ch. 11. 11. 



II Or. Dodo, 
2 Sam. 23. 9. 



Captains for each month. 



I. CHRONICLES. 



David's several officers. 



II Or, princi- 
pal officer, 
1 Kings 4. 5. 



b 2 Sam. 23.20, 
22,23. ch.ll. 
22, &.C. 



c 2 Sam. 23. 24. 
ch. 11. 26. 



d ch. 11. 28. 



f 2 Sara. 21. 18. 
ch. 11. 29. 



gch. 11.28. 



h 2 Sam. 23. 28. 
ch. 11. 30. 



i ch. 11 31. 



II Or, Heled, 
ch. 11. 30. 



1 1 Sam. 16. 6, 
Eliab. 



in his course likewise were twenty 
and four thousand. 

5 The third captain of the host for 
the third month ivas Benaiah the son 
of Jehoiada, a II chief priest : and in 
his course twere twenty and four thou- 
sand. 

6 This is that Benaiah, who was 
^ mighty among the thirty, and above 
the thirty : and in his course was 
Ammizabad his son. 

7 The fourth captain for the fourth 
month was '^Asahel the brother of 
Joab, and Zebadiah his son after 
him : and in his course were twenty 
and four thousand. 

8 The fifth captain for the fifth 
month was Shamhuth the Izrahite : 
and in his course were twenty and 
four thousand. 

9 The sixth captain for the sixth 
month vjas ^ Ira the feon of Bikesh 
the Tekoite : and in his course were 
twenty and four thousand. 

10 The seventh captain for the sev- 
enth month loas ^ Helez the Pelonite, 
of the children of Ephraim : and in 
his course were twenty and four thou- 
sand. 

1 1 The eighth captain for the eighth 
month was ^ Sibbecai the Hushathite, 
of the Zarhites : and in his course 
were twenty and four thousand. 

12 The ninth captain for the ninth 
month was ^Abiezer the Anetothite, 
of the Benjamites : and in his course 
loere twenty and four thousand. 

13 The tenth captain for the tenth 
month was ""Maharai the Netophathite, 
of the Zarhites : and in his course wei^e 
twenty and four thousand. 

14 The eleventh captain for the elev- 
enth month was ' Benaiah the Pira- 
thonite, of the children of Ephraim : 
and in his course were twenty and 
four thousand. 

15 The twelfth captain for the 
twelfth month was II Heldai the Ne- 
tophathite, of Othniel : and in his 
course vjere twenty and four thou- 
sand. 

16 IT Furthermore over the tribes of 
Israel : the ruler of the Reubenites 
was Ehezer the son of Zichri: of the 
Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of 
Maachah : 

17 Of the Levites, ^ Hashabiah the 
son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, 
Zadok : 

18 Of .Tudah, ' Ehhu, one of the 
brethren of David : of Issachar, Omri 
the son of Michael : 

19 Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of 
Obadiah : of Naphtali, Jerimoth the 
son of Azriel : 

20 Of the children of Ephraim, 

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Hoshea the son of Azaziah : of the 
half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son 
of Pedaiah : 

21 Of the half trihe of Manasseh in 
Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah : 
of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Ab- 
ner : 

22 Of Dan, Azareel the son of Je- 
roham. These were the princes of 
the tribes of Israel. 

23 IT But David took not the num- 
ber of them from twenty years old 
and under : because "^ the Lord had 
said he would increase Israel like to 
the stars of the heavens. 

24 Joab the son of Zeruiah began 
to number, but he finished not, be- 
cause "there fell wrath for it against 
Israel ; neither t was the number put 
in the account of the Chronicles of 
king David. 

25 IT And over the king's treasures 
was Azmaveth the son of Adiel : and 
over the storehouses in the fields, in 
the cities, and in the villages, and in 
the castles, was Jehonathan the son 
of Uzziah : 

26 And over them that did the work 
of the field for tillage of the ground 
was Ezri the son of Chelub : 

27 And over the vineyards was Shimei 
the Ramathite : t over the increase of 
the vineyards for the wine cellars was 
Zabdi the Shiphmite : 

28 And over the olive trees and the 
sycamore trees that were in the low 
plains was Baal-hanan the Gederite : 
and over the cellars of oil was Joash : 

29 And over the herds that fed in 
Sharon w;a5 Shitrai the vSharonite : and 
over the herds that were in the valleys 
was Shaphat the son of Adlai : 

30 Over the camels also was Obil 
the Ishmaelite : and over the asses 
was Jehdeiah the Meronothite : 

31 And over the flocks was Jaziz 
the Hagerite. All these were the ru- 
lers of the substance which was king 
David's. 

32 Also Jonathan David's uncle was 
a counsellor, a wise man, and a 
II scribe : and Jehiel the H son of 
Hachmoni was with the king's sons : 

33 And °Ahithophel was the king's 
counsellor : and p Hushai the Archite 
was the king's companion : 

34 And after Ahithophel was Je- 
hoiada the son of Benaiah, and i Abi- 
athar : and the general of the king's 
army was ' Joab. 

CHAPTER XXVIII. 

David, in a solemn assembly, exhorteth the people to 
fear God. 9 His charge to Solomon. 11 He givcth 
him patterns for the temple, and gold and silver for 
the furniture thereof. 20 He encourageth him to 
proceed with the work. 



David exhorteth to fear God. I. CHRONICLES. 



His instructions to Solomon. 



B.C. 
about 1015. 



a ch. 27. 16. 
b ch. 27. 1, 2. 



c ch. 27. 25. 
II Or, cattle. 
II Or, and his 
sons. 

II Or, eunuchs, 
d ch. 11. 10. 



e 2 Sam. 7. 2. 

Ps. 132. 3, 4, 

5. 
i Ps. 99. 5. & 

132. 7. 



g 2 Sam. 7. 5, 
13. 1 Kings 
5. 3. cli. 17. 
4. & 22. 8. 

t Heb. bloods. 



h 1 Sam. 16. 
7-13. 

i Gen. 49. 8. 

ch. 5. 2. Ps. 

60. 7. &. 76. 68. 
k 1 Sam. 16. 1. 

1 1 Sam. 16. 12, 
J 3. 



m ch. 3. I, Sec. 
&23. 1. 
n ch. 22. 9. 



2 Sam. 7. 13, 
14. ch. 22.9, 
10. 2Chr.l. 
9. 



p ch. 22. 13. 
t Heb. strong. 



q Jer. 9. 24. 

Hos. 4. 1. 

John 17. 3. 
r 2 Kings 20.3, 

Ps. lOi. 2. 
» 1 Sam. 16. 7. 

] Kings 8. 39. 

ch. 29. 17. Ps. 

7. 9. k. 139. 2. 

Prov. 17. 3. 

Jer. 11. 20. &. 

]7. 10. & 20. 

12. Rev. 2. 23. 
1 2 Chr. 15. 2. 
u ver. 6. 



AND David assembled all the 
princes of Israel, ^the princes 
of the tribes, and ^ the captains of 
the companies that ministered to the 
king by course, and the captains over 
the thousands, and captains over the 
hundreds, and " the stewards over all 
the substance and n possession of the 
king, II and of his sons, witli the H of- 
ficers, and with "^the mighty men, 
and with all the valiant men, unto 
Jerusalem. 

2 Then David the king stood up 
upon his feet, and said. Hear me, 
my brethren, and my people : As for 
me, ®I had in mine heart to build a 
house of rest for the ark of the cov- 
enant of the Lord, and for '^the foot- 
stool of our God, and had made ready 
for the building : 

3 But God said unto me, ^ Thou 
shalt not build a house for my name, 
because thou hast been a man of war, 
and hast shed t blood. 

4 Howbeit the Lord God of Israel 
^ chose me before all the house of 
my father to be king over Israel for 
ever : for he hath chosen ^ Judah 
to be the ruler; and of the house 
of Judah, ^ the house of my father ; 
and ' among the sons of my father he 
liked me to make me king over all 
Israel : 

5 ■" And of all my sons, for the Lord 
hath given me many sons, ° he hath 
chosen Solomon my son to sit upon 
the throne of the kingdom of the 
Lord over Israel. 

6 And he said unto me, " Solomon 
thy son, he shall build my house 
and my courts : for I have chosen 
him to be my son, and I will be his 
father. 

7 Moreover I will establish his king- 
dom for ever, p if he be t constant to 
do my commandments and my judg- 
ments, as at this day. 

8 Now therefore, in the sight of all 
Israel the congregation of the Lord, 
and in the audience of our God, keep 
and seek for all the commandments 
of the Lord your God : that ye may 
possess this good land, and leave it 
for an inheritance for your children 
after you for ever. 

9 1 And thou, Solomon my son, 
*i know thou the God of thy father, 
and serv^e him ""with a perfect heart 
and with a willing mind : for ^ the 
Lord searcheth all hearts, and un- 
derstandeth all the imaginations of 
the thoughts : ' if thou seek him, he 
will be found of thee ; but if thou 
forsake him, he v^ll cast thee off for 



ever. 
10 Take heed now 



" for the Lord 



hath chosen thee to build a house 
for the sanctuary : be strong, and do 
it. 

11 IT Then David gave to Solomon 
his son ""the pattern of the porch, and 
of the houses thereof, and of the 
treasuries thereof, and of the upper 
chambers thereof, and of the inner 
parlours thereof, and of the place of 
the mercyseat, 

12 And the pattern t of all that he 
had by the Spirit, of the courts of 
the house of the Lord, and of all 
the chambers round about, y of the 
treasuries of the house of God, and 
of the treasuries of the d^icated 
things : 

13 Also for the courses of the 
priests and the Levites, and for all 
the work of the service of the house 
of the Lord, and for all the ves- 
sels of service in the house of the 
Lord. 

14 He gave of gold by weight for 
things of gold, for all instruments of 
all manner of service silver also for 
all instruments of silver by weight, 
for all instruments of every kind of 
service : 

15 Even the w^eight for the candle- 
sticks of gold, and for their lamps of 
gold, by weight for every candlestick, 
and for the lamps thereof: and for 
the candlesticks of silver by weight, 
both for the candlestick, and also for 
the lamps thereof, according to the 
use of every candlestick. 

16 And by weight he gave gold for 
the tables of shewbread, for every 
table ; and likewise silver for the ta- 
bles of silver : 

17 Also pure gold for the flesh- 
hooks, and the bowls, and the cups : 
and for the golden basins he gave gold 
by weight for every basin ; and like- 
wise silver by weight for every basin 
of silver : 

18 And for the altar of incense re- 
fined gold by weight ; and gold for 
the pattern of the chariot of the 
^ cherubim, that spread out their 
wings, and covered the ark of the 
covenant of the Lord. 

19 All this, said David, ^the Lord 
made me understand in writing by 
his hand upon me, even all the works 
of this pattern. 

20 And David said to Solomon his 
son, ^ Be strong and of good courage, 
and do it: fear not, nor be dis- 
mayed, for the Lord God, even my 
God, will be with thee ; "^ he will 
not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until 
thou hast finished all the work for 
the service of the house of the 
Lord. 

421 



B.C. 

about 1015. 



xSee Ex. 25. 
40. ver. 19. 



t Heb, of all 
that was with 
him. 



y ch. 26. 20. 



z Ex. 25. 18-22. 
1 Sam. 4. 4. 
1 Kings 6. 23, 

&.C. 

a See Ex. 25. 
40. ver. 11, 12. 



bDeut. 31. 7, 
8. Josh. 1.6, 
7, 9. ch. 22. 
13. 

c Josh. 1. 5. 



Offerings for the temple. 



I. CHRONICLES. 



David 's thanksgiving. 




e Ex. 36. 25, 
26. &. 36. 1, 2. 



1015. 



1 1 Kings S. 7. 
ch. 22. 5. 
Prov. 4. 3. 



b See Is. 54.11, 
12. Rev. 21. 
18, &c. 



1 Kings 9. 28. 



to fill 



t Heb 
his hand 



d ch. 27. 1. 



ech.27.25.&c. 



21 And, behold, "^the courses of the 
priests and the Levites, even they 
shall be with thee for all the service 
of the house of God : and there shall 
be with thee for all manner of 
workmanship ^ every willing skil- 
ful man, for any manner of serv- 
ice : also the princes and all the 
people will be wholly at thy com- 
mandment. 

CHAPTER XXIX. 

David, by his example and entreaty, causeth the 
princes and people to offer willingly. 10 His 
thanksgiving and prayer. 20 7%e people, having 
blessed God, and sacrificed, make Solomon king. 
26 DaM.'s reign and death. 

FURTHERMORE David the king 
said unto all the congregation, 
Solomon my son, whom alone God 
hath chosen, is yet * young and ten- 
der, and the work is great : for the 
palace is not for man, but for the 
Lord God. 

2 Now I have prepared with all my 
might for the house of my God the 
gold for things to he made of gold, and 
the silver for things of silver, and the 
brass for things of brass, the iron for 
things of iron, and wood for things of 
wood ; '' onyx stones, and stones to be 
set, glistering stones, and of divers 
colours, and all manner of precious 
stones, and marble stones in abun- 
dance. 

3 Moreover, because I have set my 
affection to the house of my God, I 
have of mine own proper good, of 
gold and silver, ivhich I have given 
to the house of my God, over and 
above all that I have prepared for 
the holy house, 

4 Even three thousand talents of 
gold, of the gold of "^ Ophir, and 
seven thousand talents of refined sil- 
ver, to overlay the walls of the houses 
withal : 

5 The gold for things of gold, and 
the silver for things of silver, and for 
all manner of work to be made by the 
hands of artificers. And who then is 
willing t to consecrate his service this 
day unto the Lord 1 

6 IT Then ^he chief of the fathers 
and princes of the tribes of Israel, 
and the captains of thousands and 
of hundreds, with ^ the rulers of the 
king's work, offered wilUngly, 

7 And gave, for the service of the 
house of God, of gold five thousand 
talents and ten thousand drams, and 
of silver ten thousand talents, and 
of brass eighteen thousand talents. 
and one hundred thousand talents of 
iron. 

8 And they with whom precious 
stones were found gave them to the 



treasure of the house of the Lord, 
by the hand of 'Jehiel the Ger- 
shonite. 

9 Then the people rejoiced, for that 
they offered willingly, because with 
perfect heart they ^ offered willingly 
to the Lord : and David the king also 
rejoiced with great joy. 

10 H Wherefore David blessed the 
Lord before all the congregation : and 
David said, Blessed be thou, Lord 
God of Israel our father, for ever and 
ever. 

11 '^ Thine, Lord, is the great- 
ness, and the power, and the glory, 
and the victory, and the majesty : for 
all that is in the heaven and in the 
earth is thine ; thine is the kingdom, 
Lord, and thou art exalted as head 
above all. 

12 'Both riches and honour come 
of thee, and thou reignest over all ; 
and in thine hand is power and 
might ; and in thine hand it is to 
make great, and to give strength un- 
to all. 

13 Now therefore, our God, we 
thank thee, and praise thy glorious 
name. 

14 But who am I, and what is my 
people, that we should +be able to 
offer so willingly after this sort 1 for 
all things come of thee, and t of thine 
own have we given thee. 

15 For ^we aj-e strangers before 
thee, and sojourners, as ivere all our 
fathers : ^ our days on the earth 
are as a shadow, and there is none 
t abiding. 

16 O Lord our God, all this store 
that we have prepared to build thee 
a house for thine holy name com- 
eth of thine hand, and is all thine 
own. 

17 I know also, my God, that thou 
"'triest the heart, and "hast pleasure 
in uprightness. As for me, in the up- 
rightness of mine heart I have will- 
ingly offered all these things : and 
now have I seen with joy thy people, 
which are H present here,-to offer will- 
ingly unto thee. 

18 Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, 
and of Israel, our fathers, keep this 
for ever in the imagination of the 
thoughts of the heart of thy people, 
and II prepare their heart unto thee : 

19 And "give unto Solomon my son 
a perfect heart, to keep thy com- 
mandments, thy testimonies, and thy 
statutes, and to do all these things, and 
to build the palace, for the which p I 
have made provision. 

20 1 And David aaid to all the con- 
gregation, Now bless the Lord your 
God. And all the congregation bless- 



Solomon anointed king. 



I. CHRONICLES. 



David'' s reign and death. 



B.C. 1015. 



q1 Kings 1,35, 
39. 



r Ecc. 8. 2. 

t Heb. gave 
the hand un- 
der Solomon, 
See Gen. 21. 
2. & 47. 29. 
2 Chr. 30. 8. 
Ez. 17. 18. 



ed the Lord God of their fathers, and 
bowed down their heads, and wor- 
shipped the Lord, and the king. 

21 And they sacrificed sacrifices un- 
to the Lord, and offered burnt offer- 
ings unto the Lord, on the morrow 
after that day, even a thousand bul- 
locks, a thousand rams, and a thou- 
sand lambs, with their drink offerings, 
and sacrifices in abundance for all 
Israel : 

22 And did eat and drink before 
the Lord on that day with great 
gladness. And they made Solomon 
the son of David king the second 
time, and i anointed him unto the 
Lord to be the chief governor, and 
Zadok to be priest. 

23 Then Solomon sat on the throne 
of the Lord as king instead of David 
his father, and prospered ; and all Is- 
rael obeyed him. 

24 And all the princes, and the 
mighty men, and all the sons likewise 
of king David, ""t submitted themselves 
unto Solomon the king. 



25 And the Lord magnified Solomon 
exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, 
and ^ bestowed upon him such royal 
majesty as had not been on any king 
before him in Israel. 

26 IT Thus David the son of Jesse 
reigned over all Israel. 

27 'And the time that he reigned 
over Israel was forty years ; "* seven 
years reigned he in Hebron, and 
thirty and three years reigned he in 
Jerusalem. 

28 And he ^ died in a good old age, 
y full of days, riches, and honour : 
and Solomon his son reigned in his 
stead. 

29 Now the acts of David the king, 
first and last, behold, they are writ- 
ten in the n book of Samuel the 
seer, and in the book of Nathan the 
prophet, and in the book of Gad the 
seer, 

30 With all his reign and his might, 
^ and the times that went over him, 
and over Israel, and over all the king- 
doms of the countries. 

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B.C.1015. 



t 2 Sam. 5. 4. 
1 Kings 2. 11. 
u 2 Sam. 5. 5. 



X Gen. 25. 
7 ch. 23. 1. 



II Or. history. 
Heb. words. 



z Dan. 2. 21. 



B. C. 1015. 



a 1 Kings 2.' 



b Gen. 39. 2. 
c 1 Chr. 29. 25. 



d 1 Chr. 27. 1. 



e 1 Kings 8. 4. 
I Chr. 16. 39. 
& 21. 29. 



f 2 Sam. 6. 2, 
17. 1 Chr.15.1. 



e Ex. 27. 1, 2. 

&. 38. 1, 2. 
h Ex. 31. 2. 
lJOr,-was«A€re. 



i 1 Kings 3. 4 



k 1 Kings 3. 5. 
6. 



THE 



m 1 Kings 3. 

7,8. 
t Heb. much 

as the dust of 

the earth. 
n 1 Kings 3. 9. 
Num. 27. 17. 

Deut. 31.2. 



SECOND BOOK 



CHRONICLES 



CHAPTER I. 

The solemn offering of Solomon at Giheon. 7 His 
choice of wisdom is blessed of God. 13 Solomon'' s 
power and wealth. 

AND * Solomon the son of David 
was strengthened in his king- 
dom, and ''the Lord his God was with 
him, and •= magnified him exceedingly. 

2 Then Solomon spake unto all Is- 
rael, to '^ the captains of thousands and 
of hundreds, and to the judges, and to 
every governor in all Israel, the chief 
of the fathers. 

3 So Solomon, and all the congre- 
gation with him, went to the high 
place that was at ® Gibeon ; for there 
was the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion of God, which Moses the servant 
of the Lord had made in the wilder- 
ness. 

4 ^But the ark of God had David 
brought up from Kirjath-jearim to the 
place which David had prepared for it : 
for he had pitched a tent for it at Je- 
rusalem. 

5 Moreover ^ the brazen altar, that 
^ Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of 
Hur, had made, H he put before the 
tabernacle of the Lord : and Solomon 
and the congregation sought unto it. 

6 And Solomon went up thither to 
the brazen altar before the Lord, 
which was at the tabernacle of the 
congregation, and ' offered a thousand 
burnt offerings upon it. 

7 IF •" In that night did God appear 
unto Solomon, and said unto him, 
Ask what I shall give thee. 

8 And Solomon said unto God, Thou 
hast shewed great mercy unto David 
my father, and hast made me ' to reign 
in his stead. 

9 Now, Lord God, let thy promise 
unto David my father be established : 
•" for thou hast made me king over a 
people t like the dust of the earth in 
multitude. 

10 ° Give me now wisdom and knowl- 
edge, that I may °go out and come 
in before this people : for who can 
judge this thy people, that is so great? 

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11 PAnd God said to Solomon, Be- 
cause this was in thine heart, and 
thou hast not asked riches, wealth, 
or honour, nor the life of thine ene- 
mies, neither yet hast asked long life ; 
but hast asked wisdom and knowledge 
for thyself, that thou mayest judge 
my people, over whom I have made 
thee king : 

12 Wisdom and knowledge is grant- 
ed unto thee ; and I will give thee 
riches, and wealth, and honour, such 
as inone of the kings have had that 
have been before thee, neither shall 
there any after thee have the like. 

13 1" Then Solomon ca.me from his 
journey to the high place that was at 
Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the 
tabernacle of the congregation, and 
reigned over Israel. 

14 ""And Solomon gathered chariots 
and horsemen : and he had a thousand 
and four hundred chariots, and twelve 
thousand horsemen, which he placed 
in the chariot cities, and with the 
king at Jerusalem. 

15 *And the king tmade silver and 
gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as 
stones, and cedar trees made he as 
the sycamore trees that are in the 
vale for abundance. 

16 'And t Solomon had horses brought 
out of Egypt, and linen yarn : the 
king's merchants received the linen 
yarn at a price. 

17 And they fetched up, and brought 
forth out of Egypt a chariot for six 
hundred shekels of silver, and a horse 
for a hundred and fifty : and so brought 
they out horses for all the kings of the 
Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, 
t by their means. 

CHAPTER II. 

Solomon's labourers for the building of the temple. 
3 His message to Huramfor workmen and timber. 
11 Huram's kind answer. 

AND Solomon ^determined to build 
a house for the name of the Lord, 
and a house for his kingdom. 
2 And ^ Solomon told out threescore 



Solomon sendeth to Huram. 



II. CHRONICLES. 



HuranCs friendly answer. 



B. C. 1015. 



U Or, Hiram, 
1 Kings 5, 1. 
c 1 Chr. 14. 1. 



d ver. 1. 

e Ex. 30. 7. 

t Heb. incense 

of ipicet. 
f Ex. 25. 30. 

Lev. 24. 8. 
e Num. 28. 3, 

9,11. 



h Ps. 135. 5. 
il Kings 8. 27. 

ch. 6.18. Is. 

66.1. 
t Heb. hath 

retained, or, 

obtained 

strength. 



^Heh.to grave 
graving s. 



kl Chr. 22. 15. 



1 1 Kings 5. 6. 

II Or, almug- 
gim, 1 Kings 
10. 11. 



t Heb. great 
and wonder- 

ful. 

ml Kings 5. 
11. 



nl Kings. 10. 
9. ch. 9. 8. 

o 1 Kings 5. 7. 

P Gen. 1. & 2. 
Ps. 33. 6. &. 
102. 2.5. & 124. 
8. &, 136. 5, 6. 
Acts 4. 24. & 
14. 15. Eev. 
10.6. 

t Heb. know- 
ing prudence 
and under- 
Handing. 



and ten thousand men to bear bur- 
dens, and fourscore thousand to hew 
in the mountain, and three thousand 
and six hundred to oversee them. 

3 IF And Solomon sent to n Huram 
the kihg of Tyre, saying, "^As thou 
didst deal with David my father, and 
didst send him cedars to build him a 
house to dwell therein, even so deal 
with me. 

4 Behold, ^ I build a house to the 
name of the Lord my God, to dedi- 
cate it to him, and ^ to burn before 
him t sweet incense, and for *^the con- 
tinual shewbread, and for ^ the burnt 
offerings morning and evening, on the 
sabbaths, and on the new moons, and 
on the solemn feasts of the Lord our 
God. This is an ordinance for ever 
to Israel. 

5 And the house which I build is 
great : for ^ great is our God above 
all gods. 

6 ' But who t is able to build him a 
house, seeing the heaven and heaven 
of heavens cannot contain him 1 who 
am I then, that I should build him 
a house, save only to burn sacrifice 
before him ? 

7 Send me now therefore a man 
cunning to work in gold, and in sil- 
ver, and in brass, and in iron, and in 
purple, and crimson, and blue, and 
that can skill +to grave with the cun- 
ning men that are with me in Judah 
and in Jerusalem, ^ whom David my 
father did provide. 

8 ^ Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, 
and ilalgum trees, out of Lebanon : 
for I know that thy servants can skill 
to cut timber in Lebanon ; and, behold, 
my servants shall be with thy servants, 

9 Even to prepare me timber in 
abundance : for the house which I 
am about to build shall be t wonder- 
ful great. 

10 "'' And, behold, I will give to thy 
servants, the hewers that cut timber, 
twenty thousand measures of beaten 
wheat, and twenty thousand measures 
of barley, and twenty thousand baths 
of wine, and twenty thousand baths 
of oil. 

11 f Then Huram the king of Tyre 
answered in writing, which he sent 
to Solomon, ° Because the Lord hath 
loved his people, he hath made thee 
king over them. 

12 Huram said moreover, ° Blessed 
be the Lord God of Israel, p that made 
heaven and earth, who hath given to 
David the king a wise son, t endued 
with prudence and understanding, 
that might build a house for the 
Lord, and a house for his kingdom. 

13 And now I have sent a cunning 



man, endued with understanding, of 
Huram my father's, 

14 1 The son of a woman of the 
daughters of Dan, and his father was 
a man of Tyre, skilful to work in 
gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, 
in stone, and in timber, in purple, in 
blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson ; 
also to grave any manner of graving, 
and to find out every device which 
shall be put to him, with thy cunning 
men, and with the cunning men of 
my lord David thy father. 

15 Now therefore the wheat, and 
the barley, the oil, and the wine, 
which ""my lord hath spoken of, let 
him send unto his servants : 

16 ^And we will cut wood out of 
Lebanon, tas much as thou shalt 
need : and we will bring it to thee in 
floats by sea to t Joppa ; and thou 
shalt carry it up to Jerusalem. 

17 IF ' And Solomon numbered all 
tthe strangers that were in the land 
of Israel, after the numbering where- 
with "David his father had numbered 
them ; and they were found a hun- 
dred and fifty thousand and three 
thousand and six hundred. 

18 And he set ^threescore and ten 
thousand of them to be bearers of 
burdens, and fourscore thousand to be 
hewers in the mountain, and three 
thousand and six hundred overseers 
to set the people awork. 

CHAPTER III. 

The place, and time of building the temple. S The 
measure and ornaments of the house. 10 The 
cherubim. 14 The vail and pillars. 

THEN ^ Solomon began to build 
the house of the Lord at ^ Jeru- 
salem in mount Moriah, H where the 
LORD appeared unto David his fa- 
ther, in the place that David had pre- 
pared in the threshingfloor of " n Oman 
the Jebusite. 

2 And he began to build in the 
second day of the second month, in 
the fourth year of his reign. 

3 IF Now these are the things ^ where- 
in Solomon was + instructed for the 
building of the house of God. The 
length by cubits after the first meas- 
ure was threescore cubits, and the 
breadth twenty cubits. 

4 And the ^ porch that was in the 
front of the house., the length of it was 
according to the breadth of the house, 
twenty cubits, and the height loas a 
hundred and twenty : and he overlaid 
it within with pure gold. 

5 And '^the greater house he ceiled 
with fir tree, which he overlaid with 
fine gold, and set thereon palm trees 
and chains. 

6 And he t garnished the house with 

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Dimensions of the temple, 



11. CHRONICLES. 



and the furniture thereof. 



B. C. 1012. 



e 1 Kings 6. 

23, &c. 
II Or, (as 

some think) 

of moveable 

work. 



li Or, toward 
the house. 



t Heb. caused 

to ascend. 
h Ex. 26. 31. 

JMatt. 27. 51. 

Heb. 9. 3. 

t Heb. long, 
i 1 Kings 7. 

15-21. Jer. 

52. 21. 



k 1 Kings 7, 
20. 



1] Kings 7, 21. 



II That is. He 
shall estab- 
lish. 

II Thatis./ntt 
is strength. 



:i Ex. 27. 1, 2. 
2 Kings 16. 
14. Ez. 43. 
13, IG. 



b 1 Kings 7. 

23. 
t Heb. from 

his brim to 

his brim. 



precious stones for beauty : and the 
gold ivas gold of Parvaim. 

7 He overlaid also the house, the 
beams, the posts, and the walls there- 
of, and the doors thereof, with gold ; 
and graved cherubim on the walls. 

8 And he made the most holy house, 
the length whereof ivas according to 
the breadth of the house, twenty cu- 
bits, and the breadth thereof twenty 
cubits : and he overlaid it with fine 
gold, amounting to six hundred talents. 

9 And the weight of the nails was 
fifty shekels of gold. And he over- 
laid the upper chambers with gold. 

10 IT ^ And in the most holy house he 
made two cherubim H of image work, 
and overlaid them with gold. 

1 1 And the wings of the cherubim 
we7'e twenty cubits long : one wing of 
the one cherub was five cubits, reaching 
to the wall of the house : and the other 
\Ymgwas likewise five cubits, reaching 
to the wing of the other cherub. 

12 And 07ie wing of the other cherub 
was five cubits, reaching to the wall 
of the house : and the other wing was 
five cubits also, joining to the wing 
of the other cherub. 

13 The wings of these cherubim 
spread themselves forth twenty cu- 
bits : and they stood on their feet, and 
their faces were II inward. 

14 T And he made the ^vail o/blue, 
and purple, and crimson, and fine 
linen, and t wrought cherubim there- 
on. 

15 Also he made before the house 
' two pillars of thirty and five cubits 
thigh, and the chapiter that was on 
the top of each of them was five cu- 
bits. 

IG And he made chains, as in the 
oracle, and put them on the heads of 
the pillars; and made ^a hundred 
pomegranates, and put them on the 
chains. 

17 And he 'reared up the pillars be- 
fore the temple, one on the right hand, 
and the other on the left ; and called 
the name of that on the right hand 
II Jachin, and the name of that on the 
left li Boaz. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The altar of brass. 2 The molten sea upon twelve 
oxen. 6 The ten lavers, candlesticks, and tables. 
9 The courts, and the instruments of brass. 19 The 
instruments of gold. 

MOREOVER he made ^an altar 
of brass, twenty cubits the length 
thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth 
thereof, and ten cubits the height 
thereof 
2 IF '' Also he made a molten sea of 
ten cubits t from brim to brim, round 
in compass, and five cubits the height 

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thereof; and a line of thirty cubits 
did compass it round about. 

3 "^And under it was the similitude 
of oxen, which did compass it round 
about : ten in a cubit, compassing the 
sea round about. Two rows of oxen 
were cast, when it was cast. 

4 It stood upon twelve oxen, three 
looking toward the north, and three 
looking toward the west, and three 
looking toward the south, and three 
looking toward the east : and the sea 
was set above upon them, and all their 
hinder parts were inward. 

5 And the thickness of it was a 
handbreadth, and the brim of it like 
the work of the brim of a cup, n with 
flowers of lilies ; and it received and 
held ^ three thousand baths. 

6 IF He made also ®ten lavers, and 
put five on the right hand, and five 
on the left, to wash in them : t such 
things as they offered for the burnt 
offering they washed in them ; but 
the sea was for the priests to wash in. 

7 ^And he made^ten candlesticks of 
gold ^according to their form, and set 
them in the temple, five on the right 
hand, and five on the left. 

8 ''He made also ten tables, and 
placed them in the temple, five on 
the right side, and five on the left. 
And he made a hundred II basins of 
gold. 

9 IF Furthermore ' he made the court 
of the priests, and the great court, and 
doors for the court, and overlaid the 
doors of them with brass. 

10 And ''he set the sea on the right 
side of the east end, over against the 
south. 

11 And 'Huram made the pots, and 
the shovels, and the "basins. And 
Huram t finished the work that he 
was to make for king Solomon for the 
house of God ; 

12 To wit, the two pillars, and ""the 
pommels, and the chapiters which were 
on the top of the two pillars, and the 
two wreaths to cover the two pomr 
mels of the chapiters which ivere on 
the top of the pillars ; 

13 And ''four hundred pomegranates 
on the two wreaths ; two rows of 
pomegranates on each wreath, to 
cover the two pommels of the chapi- 
ters which were tupon the pillars. 

14 He made also ° bases, and H lavers 
made he upon the bases ; 

15 One sea, and twelve oxen under 
it. 

16 The pots also, and the shovels, 
and the fleshhooks, and all their in- 
struments, did P Huram his father 
make to king Solomon for the house 
of the Lord, of t bright brass. 



The ark brought into 



II. CHRONICLES. 



the most holy place. 



B. C. 1012. 



t Heb. thick- 
nesses of the 
ground. 

q 1 Kings 7.46. 

rl Kings 7. 47. 



s 1 Kings 7. 
49, 50. 



t Ex. 25. 30. 



u Ex. 27. 20,21. 



X Ex. 25. 31, 

&.C. 

t Heb. perfec- 
tions of gold. 
il Or, bowls. 



1005. 
a 1 Kings 7. 51. 



1004. 
b 1 Kings 8. 1, 


c 2 Sam. 6. 12. 


J 1 Kings 8. 2. 


e See cb. 7. 8, 
9,10. 



17 1 1n the plain of Jordan did the 
king cast them, in the t clay ground 
between Succoth and Zeredathah. 

18 ""Thus Solomon made all these 
vessels in great abundance : for the 
weight of the brass could not be found 
out. 

19 IF And 'Solomon made all the ves- 
sels that were for the house of God, 
the golden altar also, and the tables 
whereon ^ the shewbread was set ; 

20 Moreover the candlesticks with 
their lamps, that they should burn 
" after the manner before the oracle, 
of pure gold ; 

21 And ^the flowers, and the lamps, 
and the tongs, made he of gold, and 
that t perfect gold ; 

22 And the snuflfers, and the H basins, 
and the spoons, and the censers, of 
pure gold : and the entry of the house, 
the inner doors thereof for the most 
holy place, and the doors of the house 
of the temple, were of gold. 

CHAPTER V. 

The dedicated treasures. 2 The ark is brought into 
the most holy place. 11 God giveth a visible sign of 
his presence. 

THUS ^all the work that Solomon 
made for the house of the Lord 
was finished : and Solomon brought 
in all the things that David his father 
had dedicated ; and the silver, and the 
gold, and all the instruments, put he 
among the treasures of the house of 
God. 

2 IF ^ Then Solomon assembled the 
elders of Israel, and all the heads of 
the tribes, the chief of the fathers of 
the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, 
to bring up the ark of the covenant of 
the Lord "^ out of the city of David, 
which is Zion. 

3 '^ Wherefore all the men of Israel 
assembled themselves unto the king 
^ in the feast which was in the seventh 
month. 

4 And all the elders of Israel came ; 
and the Levites took up the ark. 

5 And they brought up the ark, and 
the tabernacle of the congregation, 
and all the holy vessels that were in 
the tabernacle, these did the priests 
and the Levites bring up. 

6 Also king Solomon, and all the 
congregation of Israel that were as- 
sembled unto him before the ark, sac- 
rificed sheep and oxen, which could 
not be told nor numbered for multi- 
tude. 

7 And the priests brought in the ark 
of the covenant of the Lord unto his 
place, to the oracle of the house, into 
the most holy place, even under the 
wings of the cherubim : 

8 For the cherubim spread forth 



their wings over the place of the ark, 
and the cherubim covered the ark 
and the staves thereof above. 

9 And they drew out the staves of 
the ark, that the ends of the staves 
were seen from the ark before the 
oracle ; but they were not seen with- 
out. And II there it is unto this day. 

10 There ivas nothing in the ark save 
the two tables which Moses ^ put there- 
in at Horeb, II when the Lord made a 
covenant with the children of Israel, 
when they came out of Egypt. 

11 IF And it came to pass, when the 
priests were come out of the holy 
place: (for all the priests that xvere 
t present were sanctified, and did not 
then wait by course : 

12 ^ Also the Levites which were the 
singers, all of them of Asaph, of He- 
man, of Jeduthun, with their sons 
and their brethren, being arrayed in 
white linen, having cymbals and psal- 
teries and harps, stood at the east end 
of the altar, ^ and with them a hun- 
dred and twenty priests sounding with 
trumpets :) 

13 It came even to pass, as the trum- 
peters and singers were as one, to make 
one sound to be heard in praising and 
thanking the Lord ; and when they 
lifted up their voice with the trumpets 
and cymbals and instruments of mu- 
sic, and praised the Lord, saying, 
' For he is good ; for his mercy endu- 
reth for ever : that then the house was 
filled with a cloud, even the house of 
the Lord ; 

14 So that the priests could not stand 
to minister by reason of the cloud : 
^ for the glory of the Lord had filled 
the house of God. 

CHAPTER VI. 

Solomon's blessing and declaration. 12 His prayer 
at the consecration of the temple. 

THEN ^said Solomon, The Lord 
hath said that he would dwell in 
the ^ thick darkness. 

2 But I have built a house of habit- 
ation for thee, and a place for thy 
dwelling for ever. 

3 And the king turned his face, 
and blessed the whole congregation 
of Israel : and all the congregation of 
Israel stood. 

4 And he said, Blessed he the Lord 
God of Israel, who hath with his 
hands fulfilled that which he spake 
with his mouth to my father David, 
saying, 

5 Since the day that I brought forth 
my people out of the land of Egypt I 
chose no city among all the tribes of 
Israel to build a house in, that my 
name might be there ; neither chose 

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B. C. 1004. 



I Or, they are 
there, as 
1 Kings 8. 8. 



II Or, where, 
i Deut. 10. 2,5. 
ch. 6. 11. 



t 'H-ob. found. 
S 1 Chr. 25. 1. 



hlChr. 15.24. 



iPs. 136. See 
lChr.16.34,41. 



k Ex. 40. 35. 
ch. 7, 2. 



a 1 Kings 8. 
12, &c. 



b Lev. 16. 2. 



Solomoii's prayer at the 



II. CHRONICLES. 



dedication of the temple. 




e 2 Sam. 7. 2, 
1 Chr. 17. 1. 



f ch. 5. 10. 



fflKings8.22. 



t Heb. the 
length there- 
of, ifc. 



h Ex. 15. 11. 
Deut.4.39.4t 
7.9. 



i 1 Chr. 22. 9. 



k 2 Sam. 7. 12, 
16. 1 Kings 2. 
4.&.6.12. cb. 
7.18. 

t Heb. There 
shall not a 
man he cut 
off. 

\ Ps. 132. 12. 



I any man to be a ruler over my peo- 
ple Israel : 

6 '^But I have chosen Jerusalem, 
that my name might be there ; and 
•^have chosen David to be over my 
people Israel. 

7 Now ^it was in the heart of Da- 
vid my father to build a house for 
the name of the Lord God of Is- 
rael. 

8 But the Lord said to David my 
father, Forasmuch as it was in thine 
heart to build a house for my name, 
thou didst well in that it was in thine 
heart : 

9 Notwithstanding thou shait not 
build the house ; but thy son which 
shall come forth out of thy loins, he 
shall build the house for my name. 

10 The Lord therefore hath per- 
formed his word that he hath spoken : 
for I am risen up in the room of Da- 
vid my father, and am set on the 
throne of Israel, as the Lord prom- 
ised, and have built the house for the 
name of the Lord God of Israel. 

11 And in it have I put the ark, 
^wherein is the covenant of the Lord, 
that he made with the children of Is- 
rael. 

12 IF ^And he stood before the altar 
of the Lord in the presence of all the 
congregation of Israel, and spread 
forth his hands : 

13 For Solomon had made a brazen 
scaffold, of five cubits t long, and five 
cubits broad, and three cubits high, 
and had set it in the midst of the 
court : and upon it he stood, and 
kneeled down upon his knees before 
all the congregation of Israel, and 
spread forth his hands toward heaven, 

14 And said, Lord God of Israel, 
^ there is no God like thee in the 
heaven, nor in the earth ; which keep- 
est covenant, and shewest mercy unto 
thy servants, that walk before thee 
with all their hearts : 

15 'Thou which hast kept with thy 
servant David my father that which 
thou hast promised him ; and spakest 
with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it 
with thine hand, as it is this day. 

16 Now therefore, O Lord God of 
Israel, keep with thy servant David 
my father that which thou hast prom- 
ised him, saying, ''t There shall not 
fail thee a man in my sight to sit 
upon the throne of Israel ; ' yet so 
that thy children take heed to their 
way to walk in my law, as thou hast 
walked before me. 

17 Now then, O Lord God of Is- 
rael, let thy word be verified, which 
thou hast spoken unto thy servant 
David. 

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18 But will God in very deed dwell 
with men on the earth? ""Behold, 
heaven and the heaven of heavens 
cannot contain thee ; how much less 
this house which I have built ! 

19 Have respect therefore to the 
prayer of thy servant, and to his sup- 
plication, O Lord my God, to hearken 
unto the cry and the prayer which 
thy servant prayeth before thee : 

20 That thine eyes may be open 
upon this house day and night, upon 
the place whereof thou hast said that 
thou wouldest put thy name there ; 
to hearken unto the prayer which 
thy servant prayeth H toward this 
place. 

21 Hearken therefore unto the sup- 
plications of thy servant, and of thy 
people Israel, which they shall t make 
toward this place : hear thou from thy 
dwellingplace, even from heaven ; and 
when thou hearest, forgive. 

22 IT If a man sin against his neigh- 
bour, tand an oath be laid upon him 
to make him swear, and the oath come 
before thine altar in this house ; 

23 Then hear thou from heaven, and 
do, and judge thy servants, by re- 
quiting the wicked, by recompensing 
his way upon his own head ; and by 
justifying the righteous, by giving 
him according to his righteousness. 

24 If And if thy people Israel ilbe 
put to the worse before the enemy, 
because they have sinned against 
thee ; and shall return and confess 
thy name, and pray and make suppli- 
cation before thee n in this house ; 

25 Then hear thou from the heavens, 
and forgive the sin of thy people Is- 
rael, and bring them again unto the 
land which thou gavest to them and 
to their fathers. 

26 1" When the ° heaven is shut up, 
and there is no rain, because they 
have sinned against thee ; yet if they 
pray toward this place, and confess 
thy name, and turn from their sin, 
when thou dost aflflict them ; 

27 Then hear thou from heaven, and 
forgive the sin of thy servants, and of 
thy people Israel, when thou hast 
taught them the good way, wherein 
they should walk; and send rain 
upon thy land, which thou hast giv- 
en unto thy people for an inherit- 
ance. 

28 f If there "be dearth in the land, 
if there be pestilence, if there be blast- 
ing or mildew, locusts or caterpillars ; 
if their enemies besiege them tin the 
cities of their land ; whatsoever sore, 
or whatsoever sickness there be ; 

29 Then what prayer or what sup- 
plication soever shall be made of any 



The prayer of Solomon. 



II. CHRONICLES. 



God's testimony to him. 



II Or, toward 
thiu house. 



Or, right. 



Or, right. 



man, or of all thy people Israel, when 
every one shall know his own sore 
and his own grief, and shall spread 
forth his hands n in this house : 

30 Then hear thou from heaven thy 
dwellingplace, and forgive, and ren- 
der unto every man according- unto 
all his ways, whose heart thou know- 
est ; (for thou only p knowest the 
hearts of the children of men ;) 

3 1 That they may fear thee, to walk 
in thy ways, + so long as they live t in 
the land which thou gavest unto our 
fathers. 

32 T Moreover concerning the stran- 
ger, ''which is not of thy people Is- 
rael, but is come from a far country 
for thy great name's sake, and thy 
mighty hand, and thy stretched out 
arm ; if they come and pray in this 
house ; 

33 Then hear thou from the heavens, 
even from thy dwellingplace, and do 
according to all that the stranger 
calleth to thee for ; that all people 
of the earth may know thy name, 
and fear thee, as doth thy people Is- 
rael, and may know that tthis house 
which I have built is called by thy 
name. 

34 If thy people go out to war against 
their enemies by the way that thou 
shalt send them, and they pray unto 
thee toward this city which thou 
hast chosen, and the house which I 
have built for thy name ; 

35 Then hear thou from the heavens 
their prayer and their supplication, 
and maintain their II cause. 

36 If they sin against thee, (for there 
is "no man which sinneth not,) and 
thou be angry with them, and deliver 
them over before their enemies, and 
tthey carry them away captives unto 
a land far off or near ; 

37 Yet z/'they t bethink themselves 
in the land whither they are carried 
captive, and turn and pray unto thee 
in the land of their captivity, saying, 
We have sinned, we have done amiss, 
and have dealt wickedly ; 

38 If they return to thee with all 
their heart and with all their soul in 
the land of their captivity, whither 
they have carried them captives, and 
pray toward their land, which thou 
gavest unto their fathers, and toward 
the city which thou hast chosen, and 
toward the house which I have built 
for thy name : 

39 Then hear thou from the heav- 
ens, even from thy dwellingplace, 
their prayer and their supplications, 
and maintain their H cause, and for- 
give thy people which have sinned 
against thee. 



40 Now, my God, let, I beseech 
thee, thine ej'^es be open, and let 
thine ears be attent t unto the prayer 
that is made in this place. 

41 Now ^therefore arise, O Lord 
God, into thy * resting place, thou, 
and the ark of thy strength : let thy 
priests, Lord God, be clothed with 
salvation, and let thy saints "rejoice 
in goodness. 

42 O Lord God, turn not away the 
face of thine anointed : "^ remember 
the mercies of David thy servant. 

CHAPTER VII. 

God's testimony to Solomon. 4 His solemn sacri- 
fice. 8 He dismisseth the people. 12 God appear- 
eth to Solomon and giveth him gracious promises. 

"IVrOW *when Solomon had made 
X^ an end of praying, the '' fire came 
down from heaven, and consumed 
the burnt offering and the sacrifices ; 
and ''the glory of the Lord filled the 
house. 

2 "^And the priests could not enter 
into the house of the Lord, because 
the glory of the Lord had filled the 
Lord's house. 

3 And when all the children of 
Israel saw how the fire came down, 
and the glory of the Lord upon the 
house, they bowed themselves with 
their faces to the ground upon the 
pavement, and worshipped, and prais- 
ed the Lord, ^saying, For he is 
good ; ^ for his mercy endureth for 
ever. 

4 IF 
people 
Lord. 

5 And king Solomon offered a sac- 
rifice of twenty and two thousand ox- 
en, and a hundred and twenty thou- 
sand sheep. So the king and all 
the people dedicated the house of 
God. 

6 ''And the priests waited on their 
offices : the Levites also with instru- 
ments of music of the Lord, which 
David the king had made to praise 
the Lord, because his mercy endureth 
for ever, when David praised tby 
their ministry ; and '- the priests sound- 
ed trumpets before them, and all Is- 
rael stood. 

7 Moreover ^ Solomon hallowed the 
middle of the court that was before 
the house of the Lord : for there he 
offered burnt offerings, and the fat of 
the peace offerings, because the bra- 
zen altar which Solomon had made 
was not able to receive the burnt 
offerings, and the meat offerings, and 
the fat. 

8 IF ' Also at the same time Solomon 
kept the feast seven days, and all 

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" Then the king and all the 
offered sacrifices before the 



B. C. 1004. 



t Heb. to the 
prayer of this 
place. 

• Ps. 132. 8, 9, 
10, 16. 
1 1 Chr. 28. 2. 



u Neh. 9. 25. 



X Ps. 132. 1. 
Is. 55. 3. 



a 1 Kings 8. 

54. 
b Lev. 9. 24. 

Judg. 6. 21. 

IKing^s 18. 

38. 1 Chr. 21. 

26. 
c 1 King-s 8. 

10,11. ch.5. 

13, 14. Ez. 10. 

3,4. 
d ch. 5. 14. 



e ch. 5. 13. 

Ps. 136. 1. 
fl Chr. 16. 41. 

ch. 20. 21. 

g ] Kings 8. 
62, 63. 



h 1 Chr. 15. 16. 



t Heb. by 
their hand. 



k 1 Kings 8. 
64. 



1 1 Kings 8. 
65. 



Ood's promises to Solomon, 



II. CHRONICLES. 



The cities built hy Solomon. 



t Heb. a re- 
straint. 



n 1 Kings ! 
G6. 



1 Kings 9. 1, 
&c. 



pDeut.l2. 5. 



q ch. 6. 26, ; 



t Heb. iipon 
whom my 
name is call- 
ed. 

T James 4. 10. 

8 ch. 6. 27, 30. 



t ch. 6. 40. 

t Heb. to the 
prayer of this 
place. 

u 1 Kings 9. 3. 
ch. 6. 6. 



X 1 Kings 9.4, 

&.C. 



y ch. C. IG. 
t Plel). There 

shall not he 

cut off to thee. 
1- Lev, 2G. 14, 

33. Deut. 28. 

15, 36, 37. 



Israel with him, a very great con- 
gregation, from the entering in of 
Haroath unto "> the river of Egypt. 

9 And in the eighth day they made 
t a solemn assembly : for they kept 
the dedication of the altar seven days, 
and the feast seven days. 

10 And "on the three and twentieth 
day of the seventh month he sent the 
people away into their tents, glad 
and merry in heart for the goodness 
that the Lord had shewed unto Da- 
vid, and to Solomon, and to Israel 
his people. 

11 Thus "Solomon finished the house 
of the Lord, and the king's house : 
and all that came into Solomon's heart 
to make in the house of the Lord, 
and in his own house, he prosper- 
ously effected. 

13 1" And the Lord appeared to Sol- 
omon by night, and said unto him, I 
have heard thy prayer, p and have cho- 
sen this place to myself for a house of 
sacrifice. 

13 ilf I shut up heaven that there 
be no rain, or if I command the 
locusts to devour -the land, or if 
I send pestilence among my peo- 
ple ; 

14 If my people, t which are called 
by my name, shall *■ humble them- 
selves, and pray, and seek my face, 
and turn from their wicked ways ; 
'then will I hear from heaven, and 
will forgive their sin, and will heal 
their land. 

15 Now 'mine eyes shall be open, 
and mine ears attent t unto the prayer 
that is made in this place. 

16 For now have "I chosen and 
sanctified this house, that my name 
may be there for ever : and mine 
eyes and mine heart shall be there 
perpetually. 

17 ^And as for thee, if thou wilt 
walk before me, as David thy father 
walked, and do according to all that 
I have commanded thee, and shalt 
observe my statutes and my judg- 
ments ; 

18 Then will I stablish the throne 
of thy kingdom, according as I have 
covenanted with David thy father, 
saying, y t There shall not fail thee a 
man to be ruler in Israel. 

19 ^'But if ye turn away, and for- 
sake my statutes and my command- 
ments, which I have set before you, 
and shall go and serve other gods, 
and worship them ; 

20 Then will I pluck them up by 
the roots out of my land which I 
have given them ; and this house, 
which I have sanctified for my name, 
will I cast out of my sight, and will 

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make it to he a proverb and a byword 
among all nations. 

21 And this house, which is high, 
shall be an astonishment to every 
one that passeth by it ; so that he 
shall say, ^Why hath the Lord done 
thus unto this land, and unto this 
house 1: 

22 And it shall be answered. Be- 
cause they forsook the Lord God 
of their fathers, which brought them 
forth out of the land of Egypt, and 
laid hold on other gods, and worship- 
ped them, and served them : therefore 
hath he brought all this evil upon 
them. 

CHAPTER VIII. 



The houses and cities built by Solomon. 7 Tribute 
of service levied by him on the Canaanites, but not 
on the Israelites. 12 Solomon's solemn sacrifices 
thrice a year. 14 He appointeth the priests and 
Leviies to their places. 17 His navy fetcheth gold 
from Ophir. 

AND ^it came to pass at the end 
of twenty years, wherein Solo- 
mon had built the house of the Lord, 
and his own house, 

2 That the cities which Huram had 
restored to Solomon, Solomon built 
them, and caused the children of Is- 
rael to dwell there. 

3 And Solomon went to Hamath- 
zobah, and prevailed against it. 

4 ^ And he built Tadmor in the wil- 
derness, and all the store cities, which 
he built in Hamath. 

5 Also he built Beth-horon the 
upper, and Beth-horon the nether, 
fenced cities, with walls, gates, and 
bars ; 

6 And Baalath, and all the store 
cities that Solomon had, and all the 
chariot cities, and the cities of the 
horsemen, and tall that Solomon 
desired to build in Jerusalem, and 
in Lebanon, and throughout all the 
land of his dominion. 

7 TF "As for all the people that were 
left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, 
and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, 
and the Jebusites, which were not 
of Israel, 

8 But of their children, who were 
left after them in the land, whom 
the children of Israel consumed not, 
them did Solomon make to pay trib- 
ute until this day. 

9 But of the children of Israel did 
Solomon make no servants for his 
work ; but they were men of war, 
and chief of his captains, and cap- 
tains of his chariots and horsemen. 

10 And these were the chief of king 
Solomon's officers, even '^ two hundred 
and fifty, that bare rule over the 
people. 



The queen of Sheha 



II. CHRONICLES. 



admire th his wisdom. 



B. C. 992. 



s 1 Kings 3. 1. 

&. 7. 3. & 9. 
24- 



t Heb. holt- 
nest. 



f Ex. 29. 38. 
Num. 28. 3, 
9, 11, 26. &. 
29. 1, &c. 



g Ex. 23. 14. 
Deut. 16. 16. 



h 1 Chr 24. 1. 
i 1 Chr. 25. 1. 



k 1 Chr. 9. 17. 
&26. 1. 

t Heb. so was 
the command- 
ment of Da- 
vid the man 
of God. 



U Kings 9. 26. 

II Or, Elath, 

Deut. 2. 8. 

2 Kings 14. 

22. 
m 1 Kings 9. 

27. ch. 9, 10, 

13. 



about 992. 

a 1 Kings 10. 
1, &o. Matt. 
12.42. Luke 
11.31. 



1 1 IF And Solomon * brought up the 
daughter of Pharaoh out of the city 
of David unto the house that he had 
built for her : for he said, My wife 
shall not dwell in the house of David 
king- of Israel, because the places are 
tholy, whereunto the ark of the 
Lord hath come. 

12 IT Then Solomon offered burnt 
offerings unto the Lord on the altar 
of the Lord, which he had built be- 
fore the porch, 

13 Even after a certain rate ^ every 
day, offering according to the com- 
mandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, 
and en the new moons, and on the 
solemn feasts, ^ three times in the 
year, even in the feast of unleavened 
bread, and in the feast of weeks, and 
in the feast of tabernacles. 

14 T And he appointed, according 
to the order of David his father, 
the ''courses of the priests to their 
sersace, and Hhe Levites to their 
charges, to praise and minister be- 
fore the priests, as the duty of every 
day required : the ^ porters also by 
their courses at every gate : for t so 
had David the man of God com- 
manded. 

15 And they departed not from the 
commandment of the king unto the 
priests and Levites concerning any 
matter, or concerning the treasures. 

16 Now all the work of Solomon 
was prepared unto the day of the 
foundation of the house of the Lord, 
and until it was finished. So the 
house of the Lord was perfected. 

17 H Then went Solomon to 'Ezion- 
geber, and to n Eloth, at the sea side 
in the land of Edom. 

18 ""And Huram sent him, by the 
hands of his servants, ships, and serv- 
ants that had knowledge of the sea ; 
and they went with the servants of 
Solomon to Ophir, and took thence 
four hundred and fifty talents of 
gold, and brought them to king Solo- 
mon. 

CHAPTER IX. 

The queen of Sheia admireth the wisdom of Solomon. 
13 Solomon's gold- arid the use made of it. 23 The 
presents received by him. 2-5 His chariots arid 
horsemen. 29 Flis reign and death. 

AND ^when the queen of Sheba 
heard of the fame of Solomon, 
she came to prove Solomon with 
hard questions at Jerusalem, with 
a very great company, and camels 
that bare spices, and gold in abund- 
ance, and precious stones : and when 
she was come to Solomon, she com- 
muned with him of all that was in 
her heart. 
2 And Solomon told her all her 



questions : and there was nothing 
hid from Solomon which he told her 
not. 

3 And when the queen of Sheba had 
seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the 
house that he had built, 

4 And the meat of his table, and 
the sitting of his servants, and the 
attendance of his ministers, and their 
apparel ; his II cupbearers also, and 
their apparel ; and his ascent by 
which he went up into the house of 
the Lord ; there was no more spirit 
in her. 

5 And she said to the king, It was 
a true t report which I heard in mine 
own land of thine n acts, and of thy 
wisdom : 

6 Howbeit I believed not their 
words, until I came, and mine eyes 
had seen it : and, behold, the one 
half of the greatness of thy wisdom 
was not told me : for thou exceedest 
the fame that I heard. 

7 Happy are thy men, and happy 
are these thy servants, which stand 
continually before thee, and hear thy 
wisdom. 

8 Blessed be the Lord thy God, 
which delighted in thee to set thee 
on his throne, to be king for the Lord 
thy God : because thy God loved Is- 
rael, to establish them for ever, there- 
fore made he thee king over them, 
to do judgment and justice. 

9 And she gave the king a hundred 
and twenty talents of gold, and of 
spices great abundance, and precious 
stones : neither was there any such 
spice as the queen of Sheba gave king 
Solomon. 

10 And the servants also of Huram, 
and the servants of Solomon, ''which 
brought gold from Ophir, brought 
" algum trees and precious stones. 

11 And the king made of the algum 
trees H terraces to the house of the 
Lord, and to the king's palace, and 
harps and psalteries for singers : and 
there were none such seen before in 
the land of Judah. 

12 And king Solomon gave to the 
queen of Sheba all her desire, what- 
soever she asked, besides that which 
she had brought unto the king. So 
she turned, and went away to her 
own land, she and her servants. 

13 1 Now the weight of gold that 
came to Solomon in one year was six 
hundred and threescore and six tal- 
ents of gold ; 

14 Besides that which chapmen and 
merchants brought. And all the 
kings of Arabia and H governors of 
the country brought gold and silver 
to Solomon. 

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B.C. 

about 992. 



t Heb. word. 
II Or, sayings. 



b ch. 8. 18. 

c 1 Kings 10. 

11, almug 

trees. 
II Or, stairs. 

Heb. high" 

ways. 



I Or, c 
tains. 



SolomorCs magnificence. 



II. CHRONCCLES. 



Rehoboam succeedeth him. 



f Heb. hands. 



t Heb. shut 
up. 

II Or, there 
was no sil- 
ver in them. 



II Or, ele- 
pfiants' teeth. 



d 1 Kin^s 4. 
26. & 10. 26. 
ch. 1. 14. 



el Kings 4. 21. 
f Gen. IS. 18. 

Ps. 72. 3. 
IJThatiSjJEw- 

p/irates. 
e 1 King:8 10. 

27. ch. 1. 15. 
•f Heb. gave. 



hi Kings 10. 
28. ch. 1. 16. 



il Kings IJ. 
41. 



15 1 And king Solomon made two 
hundred targets of beaten gold : six 
hundred shekels of beaten gold went 
to one target. 

16 And three hundred shields made 
he of beaten gold: three hundred 
shekels of gold went to one shield. 
And the king put them in the house 
of the forest of Lebanon. 

17 IF Moreover the king made a great 
throne of ivory, and overlaid it with 
pure gold. 

18 And there were six steps to 
the throne, with a footstool of gold, 
which were fastened to the throne, 
and t stays on each side of the sit- 
ting place, and two lions standing 
by the stays : 

19 And twelve lions stood there on 
the one side and on the other upon 
the six steps. There was not the 
like made in any kingdom. 

20 IF And all the drinking vessels 
of king Solomon were of gold, and 
all the vessels of the house of the 
forest of Lebanon were o/tpure gold: 
li none were of silver ; it was not any 
thing accounted of in the days of 
Solomon. 

21 For the king's ships went to 
Tarshish with the servants of Hu- 
ram : every three years once came 
the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, 
and silver, II ivory, and apes, and pea- 
cocks. 

22 And king Solomon passed all 
the kings of the earth in riches and 
wisdom. 

23 1 And all the kings of the earth 
sought the presence of Solomon, to 
hear his wisdom, that God had put 
in his heart. 

24 And they brought every, man his 
present, vessels of silver, and vessels 
of gold, and raiment, harness, and 
spices, horses, and mules, a rate year 
by year. 

25 1 And Solomon ''had four thou- 
sand stalls for horses and chariots, 
and twelve thousand horsemen ; whom 
he bestowed in the chariot cities, and 
with the king at Jerusalem. 

26 1 «And he reigned over all the 
kings ^from the li river even unto the 
land of the Philistines, and to the 
border of Egypt. 

27 5 And the king tmade silver 
in .Jerusalem as stones, and cedar 
trees made he as the sycamore trees 
that are in the \ovf plains in abund- 
ance. 

28 '^And they brought unto Solomon 
horses out of Egypt, and out of all 
lands. 

29 IT 'Now the rest of the acts of 
Solomon, first and last, are they not 

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written in the t book of Nathan the 
prophet, and in the prophecy of ""Ahi- 
jah the Shilonite, and in the visions 
of ' Iddo the seer against Jeroboam 
the sonof Nebat? 

30 ""And Solomon reigned in Jeru- 
salem over all Israel forty years. 

31 And Solomon slept with his fa- 
thers, and he was buried in the city 
of David his father : and Rehoboam 
his son reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER X. 

The people ask of Rehoboam a redress of grievances. 
6 He refuseth their request, and answerefh them 
roughly. 16 Ten tribes revolt and kill Hadoram. 

AND'^Rehoboamwent to Shechem : 
for to Shechem were all Israel 
come to make him king. 

2 And it came to pass, when Jero- 
boam the son of Nebat, who was in 
Egypt, ^ whither he had fled from 
the presence of Solomon the king, 
heard it, that Jeroboam returned out 
of Egypt. 

3 And they sent and called him. 
So Jeroboam and all Israel came and 
spake to Rehoboam, saying, 

4 Thy father made our yoke griev- 
ous : now therefore ease thou some- 
what the grievous servitude of thy 
father, and his heavy yoke that he 
put upon us, and we will serve 
thee. 

5 And he said unto them, Come 
again unto me after three days. And 
the people departed. 

6 II And king Rehoboam took coun- 
sel with the old men that had stood 
before Solomon his father while he 
yet lived, saying. What counsel give 
ye me to return answer to this peo- 
ple? 

7 And they spake unto him, saying. 
If thou be kind to this people, and 
please them, and speak good words 
to them, they will be thy servants 
for ever. 

8 But he forsook the counsel which 
the old men gave him, and took 
counsel with the young men that 
were brought up with him, that 
stood before him. 

9 And he said unto them. What 
advice give ye that we may return 
answer to this people, which have 
spoken to me, saying. Ease some- 
what the yoke that thy father did 
put upon us ■? 

10 And the young men that were 
brought up with him spake unto him, 
saying. Thus shalt thou answer the 
people that spake unto thee, saying. 
Thy father made our yoke heavy, 
but make thou it somewhat lighter 
for us ; thus shalt thou say unto 



The revolt of ten tribes. 



II. CHRONICLES. 



Cities of defence built. 



t Heb. laded. 



1 Sam. 2. 25. 
1 Kings 12. 
15, 24. 



d 1 Kings 11. 
29. 



tHeb. 
strengthened 
himself. 



e 1 Kings 12. 
19. 



i I Kings 12. 
21. &c. 



b cb. 12. 15. 



them, My little finger shall be thicker 
than my father's loins. 

11 For whereas my father tput a 
heavy yoke upon you, I will put 
more io your yoke : my father chas- 
tised you with whips, but I will chas- 
tise you with scorpions. 

12 So Jeroboam and all the people 
came to Rehoboam on the third day, 
as the king bade, saying. Come again 
to me on the third day. 

13 And the king answered them 
roughly ; and king Rehoboam for- 
sook the counsel of the old men, 

14 And answered them after the 
advice of the young men, saying, My 
father made your yoke heavy, but I 
will add thereto : my father chastised 
you with whips, but I will chastise 
you with scorpions. 

15 So the king hearkened not unto 
the people: '^for the cause was of 
God, that the Lord might perform 
his word, which he spake by the 
^ hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jer- 
oboam the son of Nebat. 

16 IT And when all Israel saw that 
the king would not hearken unto 
them, the people answered the king, 
saying, What portion have we in 
David? and we have none inherit- 
ance in the son of Jesse : every man 
to your tents, Israel : and now, 
David, see to thine own house. So 
all Israel went to their tents. 

17 But as for the children of Israel 
that dwelt in the cities of Judah, 
Rehoboam reigned over them. 

18 Then king Rehoboam sent Ha- 
doram that was over the tribute ; and 
the children of Israel stoned him 
with stones, that he died. But king 
Rehoboam tmade speed to get him 
up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusa- 
lem. 

19 ^And Israel rebelled against the 
house of David unto this day. 

CHAPTER XI. 

Rehoboam is forhidden to war a gainst Israel. 5 He 
strengtheneth his kingdom. 13 The priests andLe- 
vites, and such as feared God. forsake?! by Jerobo- 
am, strengthen the kingdom of Judah. 18 The 
wives and children of Rehoboam. 

AND ^when Rehoboam was come 
to Jerusalem, he gathered of 
the house of Judah and Benjamin 
a hundred and fourscore thousand 
chosen men, which were warriors, 
to fight against Israel, that he might 
bring the kingdom again to Reho- 
boam. 

2 But the word of the Lord came 
'' to Shemaiah the man of God, say- 
ing, 

3 Speak unto Rehoboam the son 
of Solomon, king of Judah, and to 



28 



all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, 
saying, 

4 Thus sai^^h the Lord, Ye shall 
not go up, nor fight against your 
brethren : return ever}'^ man to his 
house ; for this thing is done of me. 
And they obeyed the words of the 
Lord, and returned from going against 
Jeroboam. 

5 1 And Rehoboam dwelt in Jeru- 
salem, and built cities for defence in 
Judah. 

6 He built even Beth-lehem, and 
Etam, and Tekoa, 

7 And Beth-zur, and Soco, and 
Adullam, 

8 And Gath, and Mareshah, and 
Ziph, 

9 And Adoraim, and Lachish, and 
Azekah, 

10 And Zorah, and Aijalon, and 
Hebron, which are in Judah and in 
Benjamin, fenced cities. 

1 1 And he fortified the strong holds, 
and put captains in them, and store 
of victuals, and of oil and wine. 

12 And in every several city he put 
shields and spears, and made them 
exceeding strong, having Judah and 
Benjamin on his side. 

13 H And the priests and the Levites 
that were in all Israel t resorted to 
him out of all their coasts. 

14 For the Levites left "^ their sub- 
urbs and their possession, and came 
to Judah and Jerusalem : for '' Jero- 
boam and his sons had cast them off 
from executing the priest's office un- 
to the Lord : 

15 ® And he ordained him priests for 
the high places, and for ^the devils, 
and for ^the calves which he had 
made. 

16 ''And after them, out of all the 
tribes of Israel, such as set their 
hearts to seek the Lord God of Is- 
rael came to Jerusalem, to sacri- 
fice unto the Lord God of their fa- 
thers. 

17 So they 'strengthened the king- 
dom of Judah, and made Rehoboam 
the son of Solomon strong, three 
years : for three years they walked 
in the way of David and Solomon. 

18 IT And Rehoboam took him Ma- 
halath the daughter of Jerimoth the 
son of David to wife, and Abihail 
the daughter of Eliab the son of 
Jesse ; 

19 Which bare him children ; Jeush, 
and Shamariah, and Zaham. 

20 And after her he took '' Maachah 
the daughter of Absalom ; which bare 
him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and 
Shelomith. 

21 And Rehoboam loved Maachah 

433 



Shishak invadeth Judah. 



11. CHRONICLES, 



The death of Behohoam. 



B. C. 974. 



See Deut. 21. 
15, 16, 17. 



t Heb. a mul- 
titude of 
wives. 



972. 

a cL 11. 17. 



b 1 Kings 14. 
22, 23, 24. 

c 1 Kings 14. 
24,25. 

971. 



d cli, 16. 8. 



e cL 11. 2. 



f cb. 15. 2. 



e James 4. 10. 
h Ex. 9. 27. 



> 1 Kings 21. 
28,29. 



!| Or, a little 
while. 



«SeeIs.26.13. 
1 Deut. 28. 47, 



the daughter of Absalom above all 
his wives and his concubines : for 
he took eighteen wives, and three- 
score concubines ; and begat twenty 
and eight sons, and threescore daugh- 
ters. 

22 And Rehoboam ^ made Abijah the 
son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler 
among his brethren : for he thought 
to make him king. 

23 And he dealt wisely, and dis- 
persed of all his children through- 
out all the countries of Judah and 
Benjamin, unto every fenced city : 
and he gave them victuals in abund- 
ance. And he desired tmany wives. 

CHAPTER Xn. 

Rehoboam, forsaking the Lord, is punished by Shi- 
shak. 5 He and the princes humbling themselves 
are delivered from destruction. 13 The reign and 
death of Rehoboam. 

AND ""it came to pass when Re- 
hoboam had estabhshed the 
kingdom, and had strengthened him- 
self, '' he forsook the law of the Lord, 
and all Israel with him. 

2 ""And it came to pass that, in the 
fifth year of king Rehoboam, Shi- 
shak king of Egypt came up against 
Jerusalem, because they had trans- 
gressed against the Lord, 

3 With twelve hundred chariots, 
and threescore thousand horsemen : 
and the people were without number 
that came with him out of Egypt; 
"^the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the 
Ethiopians. 

4 And he took the fenced cities 
which pertained to Judah, and came 
to Jerusalem. 

5 IT Then came ^Shemaiah the proph- 
et to Rehoboam, and to the princes 
of Judah, that were gathered together 
to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and 
said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, 
^ Ye have forsaken me, and therefore 
have I also left you in the hand of 
Shishak. 

6 Whereupon the princes of Israel 
and the king ^ humbled themselves ; 
and they said, '^The Lord is right- 
eous. 

7 And when the Lord saw that they 
humbled themselves, 'the word of 
the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, 
They have humbled themselves; 
therefore I will not destroy them, but 
I will grant them II some deliverance ; 
and my wrath shall not be poured 
out upon Jerusalem by the hand of 
Shishak. 

8 Nevertheless "^they shall be his 
servants; that they may know ^my 
service, and the service of the king- 
doms of the countries. 

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9 "" So Shishak king of Eg3rpt came 
up against Jerusalem, and took away 
the treasures of the house of the 
Lord, and the treasures of the king's 
house ; he took all : he carried away 
also the shields of gold which Solo- 
mon had "made. 

10 Instead of which king Rehoboam 
made shields of brass, and committed 
them ° to the hands of the chief of the 
guard, that kept the entrance of the 
king's house. 

11 And when the king entered into 
the house of the Lord, the guard 
came and fetched them, and brought 
them again into the guardchamber. 

12 And when he humbled himself, 
the wrath of the Lord turned from 
him, that he would not destroy him 
altogether : n and also in Judah things 
went well. 

13 IT So king Rehoboam strengthened 
himself in Jerusalem, and reigned : 
for P Rehoboam was one and forty 
years old when he began to reign, 
and he reigned seventeen years in 
Jerusalem, ithe city which the Lord 
had chosen out of all the tribes of 
Israel, to put his name there. And 
his mother's name was Naamah an 
Ammonitess. 

14 And he did evil, because he 
II prepared not his heart to seek the 
Lord. 

15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, first 
and last, are they not written in 
the tbook of Shemaiah the prophet, 
'' and of Iddo the seer concerning gen- 
ealogies? ^And there were wars be- 
tween Rehoboam and Jeroboam con- 
tinually. 

16 And Rehoboam slept with his 
fathers, and was buried in the city 
of David : and 'Abijah his son reign- 
ed in his stead. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

Abijah's reign. 2 His war with Jeroboam, i He de- 
clareth the right of his cause. 13 Trusting in God 
he overcometh Jeroboam. 21 The wives and chil- 
dren of Abijah. 

~jVrOW ^in the eighteenth year of 
l\ king Jeroboam began Abijah to 
reign over Judah. 

2 He reigned three years in Jeru- 
salem. His mother's name also teas 
^ Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of 
Gibeah. And there was war between 
Abijah and Jeroboam. 

3 And Abijah tset the battle in 
array with an army of valiant men 
of war, even four hundred thousand 
chosen men : Jeroboam also set the 
battle in array against him with eight 
hundred thousand chosen men, being 
mighty men of valour. 

4 IT And Abijah stood up upon mount 



War against Jeroboam. 



II. CHRONICLES. 



Asa destroyeth idolatry. 



°Zemaraim, which is m mount Ephra- 
im, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, 
and all Israel ; 

5 Ought ye not to know that the 
Lord -God of Israel "^gave the king- 
dom over Israel to David for ever, 
even to him and to his sons ^by a 
covenant of salt 1 

6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, 
the servant of Solomon the son of Da- 
vid, is risen up, and hath ^rebelled 
against his lord. 

7 And there are gathered unto him 
svain men, the children of Belial, 
and have strengthened themselves 
against Rehoboam the son of Solo- 
mon, when Rehoboam was young 
and tenderhearted, and could not 
withstand them. 

8 And now ye think to withstand 
the kingdom of the Lord in the hand 
of the sons of David ; and ye be a 
great multitude, and there are with 
you golden calves, which Jeroboam 
^made you for gods. 

9 ' Have ye not cast out the priests 
of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, and 
the Levites, and have made you 
priests after the manner of the na- 
tions of other lands'? ""so that who- 
soever Cometh t to consecrate himself 
with a young bullock and seven rams, 
the same may be a priest of them that 
are no gods. 

10 But as for us, the Lord is our 
God, and we have not forsaken him ; 
and the priests, which minister unto 
the Lord, are the sons of Aaron, and 
the Levites wait upon their business : 

11 ^And they burn unto the Lord 
every morning and every evening 
burnt sacrifices and sweet incense : 
the ""shewbread also set they in order 
upon the pure table ; and the candle- 
stick of gold with the lamps thereof, 
" to burn every evening : for we keep 
the charge of the Lord our God ; but 
ye have forsaken him. 

12 And, behold, God himself is with 
us for our captain, "and his priests 
with sounding trumpets to cry alarm 
against you. O children of Israel, 
P fight ye not against the Lord God 
of your fathers ; for ye shall not 
prosper. 

13 T But Jeroboam caused an am- 
bushment to come about behind 
them : so they were before Judah, 
and the ambushment was behind 
them. 

14 And when Judah looked back, 
behold, the battle was before and be- 
hind : and they cried unto the Lord, 
and the priests sounded with the 
trumpets. 

15 Then the men of Judah gave 



and as the men of Judah 
it came to pass, that God 



a shout 

shouted. 

1 smote Jeroboam and all Israel be 

fore Abijah and Judah. 

16 And the children of Israel fled 
before Judah : and God delivered them 
into their hand. 

17 And Abijah and his people slew 
them with a great slaughter : so there 
fell down slain of Israel five hundred 
thousand chosen men. 

18 Thus the children of Israel were 
brought under at that time, and the 
children of Judah prevailed, ^ because 
they relied upon the Lord God of 
their fathers. 

19 And Abijah pursued after Jero- 
boam, and took cities from him, Beth- 
el with the towns thereof, and Jesha- 
nah with the towns thereof, and 
'Ephraim with the towns thereof. 

20 Neither did Jeroboam recover 
strength again in the days of Abijah : 
and the Lord * struck him, and "he 
died. 

21 IF But Abijah waxed mighty, and 
married fourteen wives, and begat 
twenty and two sons, and sixteen 
daughters. 

22 And the rest of the acts of Abi- 
jah, and his ways, and his sayings, 
are written in the n story of the proph- 
et ^Iddo. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

Asa's reign. 3 He destroyeth idolatry. 6 Having 
peace, he strengtheneth his kingdom. 9 Calling on 
God,^ he overthroweth Zerah, and spoileth the 
Ethiopians. 

SO Abijah slept with his fathers, 
and they buried him in the city 
of David : and ^ Asa his son reigned 
in his stead. In his days the land 
was quiet ten years. 

2 And Asa did that which was good 
and right in the eyes of the Lord his 
God: 

3 For he took away the altars of the 
strange gods, and ''the high places, 
and '^ brake down the t images, "^and 
cut down the groves : 

4 And commanded Judah to seek 
the Lord God of their fathers, and 
to do the law and the command- 
ment. 

5 Also he took away out of air the 
cities of Judah the high places and 
the t images : and the kingdom was 
quiet before him. 

6 IT And he built fenced cities in 
Judah : for the land had rest, and he 
had no war in those years ; because 
the Lord had given him rest. 

7 Therefore he said unto Judah, 
Let us build these cities, and make 
about them walls and towers, gates 
and bars, while the land is yet before 

435 



B. C. 957. 

q ch. 14. 12. 



r 1 Chr. 5. 20. 
Ps. 22. 5. 



s Josh. 15. 9. 



1 1 Sam. 25. 38 
u 1 Kings 14. 
20. 



II Or, commen- 
tary. 
X ch. 12. 15. 



955. 



a 1 Kings 15. 
8, &c. 



b See 1 Kings 
15. 14, ch. 15. 
17. 

about 951. 



t Heb. statues. 
c Ex. 34. 13. 
dl Kings 11. 7. 



t Heb. sun 
images. 



Asa smifeth the Ethiopians. 



11. CHRONICLES, 



JudaKs covenant with God. 



941. 

e ch. 16. 8. 



f Josh. 15. 44. 



g Ex. 14. 10. 

ch. 13. 14. 

Ps. 22. 5. 
h 1 Sam. 14. 6. 



1 Sam. 17. 45. 
Prov. 18. 10. 



II Or, mortal 
man. 
k ch. 13. 15. 



1 Geo. 10. 19. 
&. 20. 1. 



tHeb. broken. 



m Gen. 35. 5. 
ch. 17. 10. 



a Num. 24. 2. 

Judfr. 3. 10. 

ch, 20. 14. & 

24. 20. 
t Heb. before 

Asa. 

b James 4. 8. 



c ver. 4, 15. 

1 Chr. 28. 9. 

ch. 33. 12, 13. 

Jer. 29. 13. 

Matt. 7. 7. 
d ch. 24. 20. 
« Hos. 3. 4. 



US ; because we have sought the Lord 
our God, we have sought him, and he 
hath given us rest on every side. So 
they built and prospered. 

8 And Asa had an army of men that 
bare targets and spears, out of Judah 
three hundred thousand ; and out of 
Benjamin, that bare shields and drew 
bows, two hundred and fourscore thou- 
sand : all these were mighty men of 
valour. 

9 1" ®And there came out against 
them Zerah the Ethiopian with a 
host of a thousand thousand, and 
three hundred chariots ; and came 
unto ^^Mareshah. 

10 Then Asa went out against him, 
and they set the battle in array 
in the valley of Zephathah at Mare- 
shah. 

11 And Asa ^ cried unto the Lord 
his God, and said. Lord, it is ''noth- 
ing with thee to help, whether with 
many, or with them that have no 
power : help us, Lord our God ; 
for we rest on thee, and 4n thy name 
we go against this multitude. O 
Lord, thou art our God ; let not 
II man prevail against thee. 

12 So the Lord ''smote the Ethio- 
pians before Asa, and before Judah ; 
and the Ethiopians fled. 

13 And Asa and the people that were 
with him pursued them unto ' Gerar : 
and the Ethiopians were overthrown, 
that they could not recover them- 
selves ; for they were t destroyed be- 
fore the Lord, and before his host ; 
and they carried away very much 
spoil. 

14 And they smote all the cities 
round about Gerar; for ""the fear of 
the Lord came upon them : and they 
spoiled all the cities ; for there was 
exceeding much spoil in them. 

15 They smote also the tents of 
cattle, and carried away sheep and 
camels in abundance, and returned 
to Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER XV. 

Asa with Judah and many of Israel make a solemn 
covenant with God. 16 He removeth Maachah his 
mother for her idolatry. 18 He hringeth dedicated 
things into the house of God, aiid enjoyeth a lonn 
peace. " 

AND ^the Spirit of God came upon 
Azariah the son of Oded : 

2 And he went out tto meet Asa, 
and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, 
and all Judah and Benjamin; ^The 
Lord is with you, while ye be with 
him ; and " if ye seek him, he will be 
found of you ; but ^ if ye forsake him, 
he will forsake you. 

3 Now ^for a long season Israel 
hath been without the true God, and 

436 



without ^s. teaching priest, and with- 
out law, 

4 But ^when they in their trouble 
did turn unto the Lord God of Is- 
rael, and sought him, he was found 
of them. 

5 And ^in those times there was no 
peace to him that went out, nor to 
him that came in, but great vexa- 
tions were upon all the inhabitants of 
the countries, 

6 'And nation was t destroyed of 
nation, and city of city : for God did 
vex them with all adversity. 

7 Be ye strong therefore, and let not 
your hands be weak : for your work 
shall be rewarded. 

8 And when Asa heard these words, 
and the prophecy of Oded the proph- 
et, he took courage, and put away 
the t abominable idols out of all the 
land of Judah and Benjamin, and out 
of the cities ''which he had taken 
from mount Ephraim, and renewed 
the altar of the Lord, that was before 
the porch of the Lord. 

9 And he gathered all Judah and 
Benjamin, and 'the strangers with 
them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, 
and out of Simeon : for they fell to 
him out of Israel in abundance, when 
they saw that the Lord his God was 
with him. 

10 So they gathered themselves to- 
gether at Jerusalem in the third 
month, in the fifteenth year of the 
reign of Asa, 

11 "And they offered unto the 
Lord tthe same time, of ''the spoil 
which they had brought, seven hun- 
dred oxen and seven thousand sheep, 

12 And they ° entered into a cov- 
enant to seek the Lord God of their 
fathers with all their heart and with 
all their soul ; 

13 PThat whosoever would not seek 
the Lord God of Israel i should be 
put to death, whether small or great, 
whether man or woman, 

14 And they sware unto the Lord 
with a loud voice, and with shouting, 
and with trumpets, and with cornets, 

15 And all Judah rejoiced at the 
oath : for they had sworn with all 
their heart, and "■ sought him with 
their whole desire ; and he was found 
of them : and the Lord gave them 
rest round about. 

16 T And also concerning 'Maachah 
the II mother of Asa the king, he 
removed her from being queen, be- 
cause she had made an tidol in a 
grove : and Asa cut down her idol, 
and stamped it, and burnt it at the 
brook Kidron. 

17 But 'the high places were not 



Baashas design defeated. 



II. CHRONICLES. 



Asas death and burial. 



B.C. 941. 



940. 



b ch. 15. 9. 



t Heb. which 
were his. 



941. 
cJKing:sl6.L 

ch. 19. 2. 
d 13.31.1. 

Jer. 17. 5. 



ech. 14. 9. 
f ch. 12. 3. 
t Heb. in 
abundance. 

g .Job 34. 21. 
Prov. 5. 21. & 
15. 3. Jer. 16. 
17. & 32. 19. 
Zech. 4. 10. 

Or, strongly 
to hold with 
them, &c. 



taken away out of Israel : neverthe- 
less the heart of Asa was perfect all 
his days. 

18 1 And he brought into the house 
of God^he things that his father had 
dedicated, and that he himself had 
dedicated, silver, and gold, and ves- 
sels. 

19 And there was no more war unto 
the five and thirtieth year of the reign 
of Asa. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

Asa, by the aid of the Syrians, diverteth Baashafrom 
building Ramah. 7 Being reproved by Hanani, he 
putteth him in prison. 12 When smitten with dis- 
ease, he seeketh not to God, but to the physicians. 
13 His death and burial. 

IN the six and thirtieth year of 
the reign of Asa, ^ Baasha king of 
Israel came up against Judah, and 
built Ramah, ^to the intent that he 
might let none go out or come in to 
Asa king of Judah. 

2 Then Asa brought out silver and 
gold out of the treasures of the 
house of the Lord and of the king's 
house, and sent to Ben-hadad king 
of Syria, that dwelt at t Damascus, 
saying, 

3 There is a league between me and 
thee, as there was between my father 
and thy father : behold, I have sent 
thee silver and gold; go, break thy 
league with Baasha king of Israel, 
that he may depart from me. 

4 And Ben-hadad hearkened unto 
king Asa, and sent the captains of 
t his armies against the cities of Is- 
rael ; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, 
and Abel-maim, and all the store 
cities of Naphtali. 

5 And it came to pass, when Baasha 
heard it, that he left off building of 
Ramah, and let his work cease. 

6 Then Asa the king took all Judah ; 
and they carried away the stones of 
Ramah, and the timber thereof, where- 
with Baasha was building; and he 
built therewith Geba and Mizpah. 

7 1 And at that time ^ Hanani the 
seer came to Asa king of Judah, 
and said unto him, "^Because thou 
hast relied on the king of Syria, 
and not relied on the Lord thy 
God, therefore is the host of the 
king of Syria escaped out of thine 
hand. 

8 Were not ^the Ethiopians and 
Hhe Lubim ta huge host, with 
very many chariots and horsemen? 
yet, because thou didst rely on the 
Lord, he delivered them into thine 
hand. 

9 ^For the eyes of the Lord run to 
and fro throughout the whole earth, 
II to shew himself strong in the behalf 



of ^Aem whose heart is perfect toward 
him. Herein •'thou hast done fool- 
ishly : therefore from henceforth ' thou 
shalt have wars. 

10 Then Asa was wroth with the 
seer, and ^ put him in a prison house ; 
for he was in a rage with him be- 
cause of this thing. And Asa top- 
pressed some of the people the same 
time. 

11 IT 'And, behold, the acts of Asa, 
first and last, lo, they are written in 
the book of the kings of Judah and 
Israel. 

12 And Asa in the thirty and ninth 
year of his reign was diseased in his 
feet, until his disease was exceeding 
great : yet in his disease he '"sought 
not to the Lord, but to the physi- 
cians. 

131 "And Asa slept with his fathers, 
and died in the one and fortieth year 
of his reign. 

14 And they buried him in his own 
sepulchres, which he had tmade for 
himself in the city of David, and laid 
him in the bed which was filled ° with 
sweet odours and divers kinds of spices 
prepared by the apothecaries' art : and 
they made Pa very great burning for 
him. 

CHAPTER XVII. 

Jehoshaphat, succeeding Asa, reigneth well, and pros- 
pereth. 7 He sendeth Levites with the princes to 
teach in Judah. 10 His enemies bring him presents 
and tribute. 12 The greatness and strength of his 
kingdom. 

AND ^ Jehoshaphat his son reigned 
in his stead, and strengthened 
himself against Israel. 

2 And he placed forces in all the 
fenced cities of Judah, and set gar- 
risons in the land of Judah, and in 
the cities of Ephraim, ''which Asa 
his father had taken. 

3 And the Lord was with Jehosha- 
phat, because he walked in the first 
ways of his father David, and sought 
not unto Baalim ; 

4 But sought to the LORD God of 
his father, and walked in his com- 
mandments, and not after '^ the doings 
of Israel. 

5 Therefore the Lord stablished the 
kingdom in his hand ; and all Judah 
'^t brought to Jehoshaphat presents; 
^and he had riches and honour in 
abundance. 

6 And his heart H was lifted up in 
the ways of the Lord : moreover ^he 
took away the high places and groves 
out of Judah. 

7 IF Also in the third year of his 
reign he sent to his princes, even to 
Ben-hail, and to Obadiah, and to 
Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to 

437 



B. C. 941. 



h 1 Sam. 13. 13. 
i 1 Kings 15. 
32. 



k ch. 18. 26. 

Jer. 20. 2. 

Matt. 14. 3. 
t Heb. crush/- 

ed. 



1 1 Kings 15 
23. 



m Jer. 17. 5. 



914. 
n 1 Kings 15. 
24. 



t Heb. digged. 



Gen. 50. 2. 
Mark 16. 1. 
John 19. 39, 
40. 

P ch. 21. 19. 
Jer. 34. 5. 



a 1 Kings 15 



b ch. 15. 8. 



1 Kings 12. 



dl Sam. 10. 27. 

1 Kings 10. 

25. 

t Heb. gave. 
e 1 Kings 10. 

27. ch. 18. 1. 

913. 
II That is, was 
encouraged. 



912. 
f 1 Kings 22. 
43. ch. 15. 17. 
& 19. 3. & 
33. 



Jehoshaphat'' 



II. CHRONICLES. 



AhaVs false prophets. 



h ch. 35. 3. 

Neh. 8. 7, 



i Gen. 35. 5. 
t Heb. was. 



k 2 Sain. 8. 2. 



II Or, palaces. 



t Heb. at his 
hand. 



Judg. 5. 2, 9. 



a ch. 17. 5. 

t 2 Kings 8. 
18. 

897. 

c 1 Kings 22. 

2, &c. 
t Heb. ot the 

end of years. 



Michaiah, ^to teach in the cities of 
Judah. 

8 And with them he sent Levites, 
even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and 
Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemira- 
moth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, 
and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, Le- 
vites ; and with them EHshama and 
Jehoram, priests. 

9 ^And they taught in Judah, and 
had the book of the law of the Lord 
with them, and went about through- 
out all the cities of Judah, and taught 
the people, 

10 IT And 'the fear of the Lord 
tfell upon all the kingdoms of the 
lands that were round about Judah, 
so that they made no war against 
Jehoshaphat. 

11 Also some of the Philistines 
'^brought Jehoshaphat presents, and 
tribute silver ; and the Arabians 
brought him flocks, seven thousand 
and seven hundred rams, and seven 
thousand and seven hundred he goats. 

12 II And Jehoshaphat waxed great 
exceedingly ; and he built in Judah 
II castles, and cities of store. 

13 And he had much business in 
the cities of Judah : and the men of 
war, mighty men of valour, were in 
Jerusalem. 

14 And these are the numbers of 
them according to the house of their 
fathers : Of Judah, the captains of 
thousands ; Adnah the chief, and with 
him mighty men of valour three hun- 
dred thousand. 

15 And t next to him was Jehohanan 
the captain, and with him two hun- 
dred and fourscore thousand. 

16 And next him was Amasiah the 
son of Zichri, ' who willingly offered 
himself unto the Lord ; and with 
him two hundred thousand mighty 
men of valour. 

17 And of Benjamin ; Eliada a migh- 
ty man of valour, and with him arm- 
ed men with bow and shield two hun- 
dred thousand. 

18 And next him was Jehozabad, 
and with him a hundred and four- 
score thousand ready prepared for the 
war. 

19 These waited on the king, be- 
sides '"those whom the king put in 
the fenced cities throughout all Ju- 
dah. 

CHAPTER XVIIL 

Jehoshaphat and Ahah go up against Ramoth-gilead. 
A Ahab s false prophets assure him of victory. 8 
Mtcaiah being sent for prophesieth. 28 Jehosha- 
phaVs escape. S3 Ahah is slain. 

IVrOW .Tehoshaphat ^had riches 
Xl and honour in abundance, and 
''joined affinity with Ahab. 
2 •'And t after certain years he went 

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down to xihab to Samaria. And 
Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him 
in abundance, and for the people that 
he had with him, and persuaded him 
to go up with him to Ramoth-gilead. 

3 And Ahab king of Israel said unto 
Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt 
thou go with me to Ramoth-gilead? 
And he answered him, I am as thou 
art, and my people as thy people ; 
and we will be with thee in the 
war. 

4 IF And Jehoshaphat said unto the 
king of Israel, '^Inquire, I pray thee, 
at the word of the Lord to day. 

5 Therefore the king of Israel gath- 
ered together of prophets four hun- 
dred men, and said unto them, Shall 
we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or 
shall I forbear 1 And they said. Go 
up ; for God will deliver it into the 
king's hand. 

6 But Jehoshaphat said. Is there not 
here a prophet of the Lord t besides, 
that we might inquire of him ? 

7 And the king of Israel said unto 
Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, 
by whom we may inquire of the 
Lord : but I hate him ; for he never 
prophesied good unto me, but always 
evil : the same is Micaiah the son of 
Imla. And Jehoshaphat said. Let not 
the king say so. 

8 And the king of Israel called for 
one of his H officers, and said, t Fetch 
quickly Micaiah the son of Imla. 

9 And the king of Israel and Jehosh- 
aphat king of Judah sat either of 
them on his throne, clothed in their 
robes, and they sat in a II void place 
at the entering in of the gate of Sa- 
maria ; and all the prophets prophe- 
sied before them. 

10 And Zedekiah the son of Che- 
naanah had made him horns of iron, 
and said. Thus saith the Lord, With 
these thou shalt push Syria until 
t they be consumed. 

11 And all the prophets prophesied 
so, saying. Go up to Ramoth-gilead, 
and prosper : for the Lord shall de- 
liver it into the hand of the king. 

12 And the messenger that went to 
call Micaiah spake to him, saying, 
Behold, the words of the prophets 
declare good to the king twith one 
assent ; let thy word therefore, I pray 
thee, be like one of theirs, and speak 
thou good. 

13 And Micaiah said. As the Lord 
liveth, ® even what my God saith, that 
will I speak. 

14 And when he was come to the 
king, the king said unto him, Mi- 
caiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead 
to battle, or shall I forbear 1 And he 



Micaiah's prophecy. 



II. CHRONICLES. 



The death of Ahab. 



B. C. 897. 



H Or, hut for 
evil? 



f Job 1. 6. 



e Job 12. 16. 
Is. 19. 14. 
Ez. 14. 9. 



h Jer. 20. 2. 

JNIark 14. 65. 
Acts 23. 2. 



(1 Or, from 

chamber to 

chamber. 
t Heb. a 

chamber in a 

cham,ber. 



ch. 16. 10. 



said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they 
shall be delivered into your hand. 

15 And the king said to him, How 
many times shall I adjure thee that 
thou s^y nothing- but the truth to me 
in the name of the Lord % 

16 Then he said, I did see all Israel 
scattered upon the mountains, as 
sheep that have no shepherd : and the 
Lord said, These have no master; let 
them return therefore every man to 
his house in peace. 

17 And the king of Israel said to 
Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that 
he would not prophesy good unto me, 
II but evil % 

18 Again he said. Therefore hear 
the word of the Lord ; I saw the Lord 
sitting upon his throne, and all the 
host of heaven standing on his right 
hand and on his left. 

19 And the Lord said. Who shall 
entice Ahab king of Israel, that he 
may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead 1 
And one spake saying after this man- 
ner, and another saying after that 
manner. 

20 Then there came out a ^spirit, 
and stood before the Lord, and said, 
I will entice him. And the Lord 
said unto him. Wherewith ? 

21 And he said, I will go out, and be 
a lying spirit in the mouth of all his 
prophets. And the LORD said. Thou 
shalt entice Aim, and thou shalt also 
prevail : go out, and do even so. 

22 Now therefore, behold, ^ the Lord 
hath put a lying spirit in the mouth 
of these thy prophets, and the Lord 
hath spoken evil against thee. 

23 Then Zedekiah the son of Che- 
naanah came near, and ''smote Mi- 
caiah upon the cheek, and said. Which 
way went the Spirit of the Lord from 
me to speak unto thee 1 

24 And Micaiah said. Behold, thou 
shalt see on that day when thou shalt 
go II into tan inner chamber to hide 
thyself. 

25 Then the king of Israel said, 
Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back 
to Amon the governor of the city, and 
to Joash the king's son ; 

26 And say. Thus saith the king, 
'Put this fellow in the prison, and 
feed him with bread of affliction and 
with water of affliction, until I return 
in peace. 

27 And Micaiah said, If thou cer- 
tainly return in peace, then hath not 
the Lord spoken by me. And he 
said. Hearken, all ye people. 

28 So the king of Israel and .Je- 
hoshaphat the king of Judah went up 
to Ramoth-gilead. 

29 And the king of Israel said unto 



Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, 
and will go to the battle ; but put 
thou on thy robes. So the king of 
Israel disguised himself; and they 
went to the battle. 

30 Now the king of Syria had com- 
manded the captains of the chariots 
that were with him, saying. Fight ye 
not with small or great, save only 
with the king of Israel. 

31 And it came to pass, when the 
captains of the chariots saw Jehosh- 
aphat, that they said. It is the king 
of Israel. Therefore they compassed 
about him to fight : but Jehoshaphat 
cried out, and the Lord helped him ; 
and God moved them to depart from 
him. 

32 For it came to pass, that, when 
the captains of the chariots perceived 
that it was not the king of Israel, 
they turned back again t from pursu- 
ing him. 

33 And a certain man drew a bow 
+ at a venture, and smote the king of 
Israel t between the joints of the har- 
ness : therefore he said to his chariot 
man, Turn thine hand, that thou 
mayest carry me out of the host ; for 
I am t wounded. 

34 And the battle increased that day : 
howbeit the king of Israel stayed him- 
self up in his chariot against the Syri- 
ans until the even : and about the 
time of the sun going down he died. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

Jehoshaphat is reproved by Jehu the prophet. 5 His 
instructions to the judges, 8 and to the priests and 
Levites. 

AND Jehoshaphat the king of Ju- 
dah returned to his house in 
peace to Jerusalem. 

2 And Jehu the son of Hanani ^the 
seer went out to meet him, and said 
to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou 
help the ungodly, and ''love them 
that hate the Lord 1 therefore is 
'= wrath upon thee from before the 
Lord. 

3 Nevertheless, there are "^good 
things found in thee, in that thou 
hast taken away the groves out of 
the land, and hast ^prepared thine 
heart to seek God. 

4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusa- 
lem : and t he went out again through 
the people from Beer-sheba to mount 
Ephraim, and brought them back unto 
the Lord God of their fathers. 

5 TF And he set judges in the land 
throughout all the fenced cities of 
Judah, city by city, 

6 And said to the judges. Take heed 
what ye do : for ^ye judge not for 
man, but for the Lord, ^who is with 
you tin the judgment. 

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Jeftoshaphat'' s charge. 



II. CHRONICLES. 



His prayer in distress. 



B. C. 896. 

h Deut. 32. 4. 

Rom. 9. 14. 
i Deut. 10. 17. 

Job 34. 19. 

Acts 10. 34. 

Rom. 2. 11. 

Gal. 2. 6. 

Eph. 6. 9. 

Col. 3. 25. 

1 Pet. 1. 17. 
k Deut. 16. 18. 

ch. 17. 8. 



1 2 Sam. 23. 3. 



m Deut. 17. 



n Num. 16. 46. 
o Ez. 3. 18. 



PlChr. 26.30. 



tHeb. Take 
courage and 



q ch. 15. 2. 



a Gen. 14. 7. 
b Josh. 15. 62. 

t Heb. hi» 

face. 

c ch. 19. 3. 
d Ezra 8. 21. 

Jer. 36. 9. 

Jonah 3. 5. 



e Deut. 4. 39. 

Josh. 2. 11. 

1 Kings 8. 23. 

Malt. 6. 9. 
f Ps. 47. 2, 8. 

Dan. 4. 17, 25, 

32. 
elChr.29.12. 

Ps. 62. 11. 

Matt. 6. 13. 



7 Wherefore now let the fear of the 
Lord be upon you ; take heed and do 
it : for ^ there is no iniquity with the 
Lord our God, nor 'respect of persons, 
nor taking of gifts. 

8 IT Moreover in Jerusalem did Je- 
hoshaphat ^ set of the Levites, and of 
the priests, and of the chief of the fa- 
thers of Israel, for the judgment of 
the Lord, and for controversies, when 
they returned to Jerusalem. 

9 And he charged them, saying, Thus 
shall ye do 4n the fear of the Lord, 
faithfully, and with a perfect heart. 

10 ™And what cause soever shall 
come to you of your brethren that 
dwell in their cities, between blood 
and blood, between law and com- 
mandment, statutes and judgments, 
ye shall even warn them that they 
trespass not against the Lord, and so 
"wrath come upon °you, and upon 
your brethren : this do, and ye shall 
not trespass. 

11 And, behold, Amariah the chief 
priest is over you Pin all matters of 
the Lord ; and Zebadiah the son of 
Ishmael, the ruler of the house of 
Judah, for all the king's matters : also 
the Levites shall be officers before you. 
tDeal courageously, and the Lord 
shall be iwith the good. 

CHAPTER XX. 

Moah and Amnion invade Judah. 3 Jehoshaphat 
proclaimethafast. 5 His prayer. X'i: The proph- 
ecy ofJahaziel. 20 Jehoshaphat exhorteth the peo- 
ple to trust in the Lord. 22 The great overthrow of 
the enemy. 26 The people return in triumph. 31 
Jehoshaphat's reign. 35 His ships broken at Ezion- 
geber. 

IT came to pass after this also, that 
the children of Moab, and the 
children of Ammon, and with them 
other besides the Ammonites, came 
against Jehoshaphat to battle. 

2 Then there came some that told 
Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh 
a great multitude against thee from 
beyond the sea on this side Syria ; 
and, behold, they be ^in Hazazon- 
tamar, which is ^ En-gedi, 

3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set 
t himself to '^seek the Lord, and '^pro- 
claimed a fast throughout all Judah. 

4 And Judah gathered themselves 
together, to ask help of the Lord: 
even out of all the cities of Judah 
they came to seek the Lord. 

5 IT And Jehoshaphat stood in the 
congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, 
in the house of the Lord, before the 
new court, 

6 And said, Lord God of our fa- 
thers, art not thou *= God in heaven ? 
and ''rulest not thou over all the king- 
doms of the heathen? and ?in thine 
hand is there not power and might, 

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so that none is able to withstand 
thee? 

7 Art not thou ^ our God, t who ' didst 
drive out the inhabitants of this land 
before thy people Israel, and gavest it 
to the seed of Abraham ^thy friend 
for ever 1 

8 And they dwelt therein, and have 
built thee a sanctuary therein for thy 
name, saying, 

9 ' If, when evil cometh upon us, as 
the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or 
famine, we stand before this house, 
and in thy presence, (for thy ""name 
is in this house,) and cry unto thee in 
our affliction, then thou wilt hear and 
help. 

10 And now, behold, the children of 
Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, 
whom thou "wouldest not let Israel 
invade, when they came out of the 
land of Egypt, but ° they turned from 
them, and destroyed them not ; 

11 Behold, / say, how they reward 
us, Pto come to cast us out of thy 
possession, which thou hast given us 
to inherit. 

12 O our God, wilt thou not "^judge 
them 1 for we have no might against 
this great company that cometfi against 
us ; neither know we what to do : but 
""our eyes are upon thee. 

13 And all Judah stood before the 
Lord, with their little ones, their 
wives, and their children. 

14 T Then upon Jahaziel the son of 
Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the 
son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a 
Levite of the sons of Asaph, ' came 
the Spirit of the Lord in the midst of 
the congregation ; 

15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Ju- 
dah, and ye inhabitants of .Terusalem, 
and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus 
saith the Lord unto you, *Be not 
afraid nor dismayed by reason of this 
great multitude ; for the battle is not 
yours, but God's. 

16 To morrow go ye down against 
them : behold, they come up by the 
t cliff of Ziz ; and ye shall find them 
at the end of the II brook, before the 
wilderness of Jeruel. 

17 ^ Ye shall not need to fight in this 
battle : set yourselves, stand ye still, 
and see the salvation of the Lord with 
you, Judah and Jerusalem : fear 
not, nor be dismayed ; to morrow go 
out against them : ^for the Lord will 
be with you. 

18 And Jehoshaphat y bowed his head 
with his face to the ground : and all 
Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusa- 
lem fell before the Lord, worshipping 
the Lord. 

19 And the Levites, of the children 



B.C. 



The enemy overthrown. 



II. CHRONICLES. 



Jehoshaj^hafs reign. 



B. C. 896. 



z Is. 7. 9. 



a 1 Chr. 16. 

29. 
t Heb. 

praisers. 
b 1 Chr. 16. 34. 

Ps. 136. 1. 
c 1 Chr. 16. 41. 

ch. 5. 13. &. 7. 

3,6. 
t Heb. And in 

the time that 

they, ifc. 
t Heb. in sing- 
ing and 

praise. 
II Or, they 

smote one 

another. 
d Judg. 7. 22. 

1 Sam. 14. 20. 



fKeb. for the 
destruction. 



t Heb. there 
was not an 
escaping. 



I That is, 
Blessing. 



] Heb. head. 
9 Neh. 12. 43. 



fch. 17.10. 



of the Kohathites, and of the children 
of the Korhites, stood up to praise the 
Lord God of Israel with a loud voice 
on high. 

20 f^And they rose early in the 
morning, and went forth into the wil- 
derness of Tekoa : and as they went 
forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said. 
Hear me, Judah, and ye inhabitants 
of Jerusalem ; == Believe in the Lord 
your God, so shall ye be established ; 
believe his prophets, so shall ye pros- 
per. 

21 And when he had consulted with 
the people, he appointed singers unto 
the Lord, ''and tthat should praise 
the beauty of holiness, as they went 
out before the army, and to say, 
'' Praise the Lord ; *= for his mercy 
endureth for ever. 

22 IF t And when they began t to sing 
and to praise, "^the Lord set ambush- 
ments against the children of Amnion, 
Moab, and mount Seir, which were 
come against Judah ; and il they were 
smitten. 

23 For the children of Ammon and 
Moab stood up against the inhabitants 
of mount Seir, utterly to slay and de- 
stroy them : and when they had made 
an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every 
one helped t to destroy another. 

24 And when Judah came toward 
the watchtower in the wilderness, 
they looked unto the multitude, and, 
behold, they ivere dead bodies fallen 
to the earth, and t none escaped. 

25 And when Jehoshaphat and his 
people came to take away the spoil 
of them, they found among them in 
abundance both riches with the dead 
bodies, and precious jewels, which 
they stripped off for themselves, more 
than they could carry away : and they 
were three days in gathering of the 
spoil, it was so much. 

26 IT And on the fourth day they 
assembled themselves in the valley 
of II Berachah ; for there they blessed 
the Lord : therefore the name of the 
same place was called. The valley of 
Berachah, unto this day. 

27 Then they returned, every man 
of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehosh- 
aphat in the t forefront of them, to 
go again to Jerusalem with joy ; for 
the Lord had ^ made them to rejoice 
over their enemies. 

28 And they came to Jerusalem 
with psalteries and harps and trum- 
pets unto the house of the Lord. 

29 And ^ the fear of God was on all 
the kingdoms oi those countries, when 
they had heard that the Lord fought 
against the enemies of Israel. 

30 So the realm of Jehoshaphat was 



quiet : for his ^ God gave him rest 
round about. 

31 II ''And Jehoshaphat reigned over 
Judah : he was thirty and five years 
old when he began to reign, and he 
reigned twenty and five years in Je- 
rusalem. And his mother's name was 
Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 

32 And he walked in the way of Asa 
his father, and departed not from it, 
doing that which was right in the sight 
of the Lord. 

33 Howbeit ^the high places were 
not taken away : for as yet the peo- 
ple had not ^ prepared their hearts un- 
to the God of their fathers. 

34 Now the rest of the acts of Je- 
hoshaphat, first and last, behold, they 
are written in the t book of Jehu the 
son of Hanani, ' who t is mentioned in 
the book of the kings of Israel. 

35 IT And after this ""did Jehosha- 
phat king of Judah join himself with 
Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very 
wickedly : 

36 And he joined himself with him 
to make ships to go to Tarshish : and 
they made the ships in Ezion-geber. 

37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah 
of Mareshah prophesied against Je- 
hoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast 
joined thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord 
hath broken thy works. "And the 
ships were broken, that they were 
not able to go ° to Tarshish. 

CHAPTER XXL 

JehorarrCs reign. 4 He slayeth his brethren. 5 His 
wickedness. 8 Edom and Libnah revolt. 12 The 
prophecy of Elijah against him. 16 The Philis- 
tines and Arabians oppress him. 18 His sickness, 
death, and unhonoured burial. 

"VrOW ^Jehoshaphat slept with his 
JJM fathers, and was buried with his 
fathers in the city of David. And Je- 
horam his son reigned in his stead. 

2 And he had brethren the sons of 
Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and 
Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, 
and Shephatiah : all these were the 
sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel. 

3 And their father gave them great 
gifts of silver, and of gold, and of 
precious things, with fenced cities in 
Judah : but the kingdom gave he to 
Jehoram ; because he ivas the first- 
born. 

4 Now when Jehoram was risen up 
to the kingdom of his father, he 
strengthened himself, and slew all his 
brethren with the sword, and divers 
also of the princes of Israel. 

5 ^ ^Jehoram ivas thirty and two 
years old when he began to reign, and 
he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 

6 And he walked in the way of the 
kings of Israel, like as did the house 

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B. C. 896. 

g ch. 15. 15. 

Job 34. 29. 
n 1 Kings 22. 
41. &.C. 



i See cb. 17. 6. 



k ch. 12. 14. & 
19.3. 



t Heb. words. 

t Heb. was 

made to as- 

cend. 
1 1 Kings 16. 

1,7. 
m 1 Kings 22. 

48, 49. 



n 1 Kings 22. 
48. 

ch. 9. 21. 



a 1 Kings 22. 
50. 



892. 



b 2 Kings i 
16. 



JEdom 



Libnah revolt. 



II. CHRONICLES. 



Ahaziafb's wicked reign. 



B. C. 892. 



c ch. 22. 2. 

a 2 Sam. 7. 12, 

13. 1 Kings 

11. 36. 

2 Kings 8. 19. 

Ps. 132. 11, 

kc. 
t Heb. lamp, 

or, candle. 



t Heb. Iiand. 
e 2 Kings 8. 
20. &c. 



f Lev. 17. 7, & 
20.5. ver.13. 



h Ex. 34. 15. 

Deut. 31. 16. 
i 1 Kings 16. 

31-83. 

2 Kings 9. 

22. 

k ver. 4. 
t Heb. a great 

stroke. 



about 887. 

m 1 Kings 11. 
14, 23. 



887. 

t Heb. car- 
ried captive. 
See ch. 22. 1. 

n ch. 21. 7. 

II Or, Aha^ 
ziah, ch. 22. 
1. or, Aza- 
riah, ch. 22. 
6. 

885. 
o ver. 15. 



of Ahab : for he had the daughter of 
" Ahab to wife : and he wrought that 
which was evil in the eyes of the Lord. 

7 Howbeit the Lord would not de- 
stroy the house of David, because of 
the covenant that he had made with 
David, and as he promised to give a 
flight to him and to his '^sons for 
ever. 

8 IT ^ In his days the Edomites re- 
volted from under the t dominion of 
Judah, and made themselves a king. 

9 Then Jehoram went forth with his 
princes, and all his chariots with him : 
and he rose up by night, and smote 
the Edomites which compassed him 
in, and the captains of the chariots. 

10 So the Edomites revolted from 
under the hand of Judah unto this 
day. The same time also did Libnah 
revolt from under his hand ; because 
he had forsaken the Lord God of his 
fathers. 

1 1 Moreover he made high places in 
the mountains of Judah, and caused 
the inhabitants of Jerusalem to ^com- 
mit fornication, and compelled Judah 
thereto. 

12 IT And there came a writing to 
him from Elijah the prophet, saying, 
Thus saith the Lord God of David 
thy father, Because thou hast not 
walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat 
thy father, nor in the ways of Asa 
king of Judah, 

13 But hast walked in the way of 
the kings of Israel, and hast ^made 
Judah and the inhabitants of Jeru- 
salem to '^go a whoring, like to the 
'whoredoms of the house of Ahab, 
and also hast ^ slain thy brethren of 
thy father's house, which were better 
than thyself: 

14 Behold, with ta great plague will 
the Lord smite thy people, and thy 
children, and thy wives, and all thy 
goods : 

15 And thou shalt have great sick- 
ness by ^ disease of thy bowels, until 
thy bowels fall out by reason of the 
sickness day by day. 

16 1 Moreover the Lord *" stirred up 
against Jehoram the spirit of the Phi- 
listines, and of the Arabians, that were 
near the Ethiopians : 

17 And they came up into Judah, 
and brake into it, and t carried away 
all the substance that was found in 
the king's house, and "his sons also, 
and his wives ; so that there was never 
a son left him, save HJehoahaz, the 
youngest of his sons. 

18 11 And after all this the Lord 
smote him ° in his bowels with an in- 
curable disease. 

19 And it came to pass, that in 

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process of time, after the end of two 
years, his bowels fell out by reason of 
his sickness : so he died of sore dis- 
eases. And his people made no burn- 
ing for him, like Pthe burning of his 
fathers. 

20 Thirty and two years old was he 
when he began to reign, and he reign- 
ed in Jerusalem eight years, and de- 
parted t without being desired. How- 
beit they buried him in the city of 
David, but not in the sepulchres of 
the kings. 

CHAPTER XXIL 

Ahaziah's wicked reign. 5 In his confederacy with 
Joram the son of Ahab, _ he is slain by Jehu. 10 
Athaliah usurpeth the kingdom ; and destroyeth all 
the seed royal, save Joash. 

AND the inhabitants of Jerusalem 
made ^ Ahaziah his youngest son 
king in his stead : for the band of 
men that came with the Arabians to 
the camp had slain all the ^eldest. 
So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king 
of Judah reigned. 

2 '^ Forty and two years old was 
Ahaziah when he began to reign, and 
he reigned one year in Jerusalem. 
His mother's name also ivas ^ Athaliah 
the daughter of Omri. 

3 He also walked in the ways of the 
house of Ahab : for his mother was 
his counsellor to do wickedly. 

4 Wherefore he did evil in the sight 
of the Lord like the house of Ahab : 
for they were his counsellors, after 
the death of his father, to his destruc- 
tion. 

5 T He walked also after their coun- 
sel, and ®went with Jehoram the son 
of Ahab king of Israel to war against 
Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth- 
gilead : and the Syrians smote Jo- 
ram. 

6 ^And he returned to be healed in 
Jezreel because of the wounds t which 
were given him at Ramah, when he 
fought with Hazael king of Syria. 
And llAzariah the son of Jehoram 
king of Judah went down to see Je- 
horam the son of Ahab at Jezreel, 
because he was sick. 

7 And the t destruction of Ahaziah 
^ was of God by coming to Joram : for 
when he was come, he ''went out 
with Jehoram against Jehu the son of 
Nimshi, 'whom the Lord had anoint- 
ed to cut off the house of Ahab. 

8 And it came to pass, that, when 
.Jehu was ^ executing judgment upon 
the house of Ahab, and 'found the 
princes of Judah, and the sons of the 
brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered 
to Ahaziah, he slew them. 

9 "And he sought Ahaziah : and 
they caught him, for he was hid in 



Joash made king. 



II. CHRONICLES. 



Athaliah is slain. 



B. C. 884. 



a Ch. 17. 4. 



o 2 Kings 11. 
1, &.C 



p2Kin°rsll.2, 
Jehosheba. 



878. 
.12 Kings 11.4, 



b 2 Sam. 7. 12. 

1 King3 2. 4. 

& 9. 5. ch. 6. 

16. & 7. 18. t 

21.7. 
c 1 Chr. 9. 25. 



t Heb. thresh- 
olds. 



dlChr.23. 
29. 



Samaria, and brought him to Jehu : 
and when they had slain him, they 
buried him : Because, said they, he is 
the son of Jehoshaphat, who "sought 
the troRD with all his heart. So the 
house of Ahaziah had no power to 
keep still the kingdom. 

10 H ° But when Athaliah the mother 
of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, 
she arose and destroyed all the seed 
royal of the house of Judah. 

n But PJehoshabeath, the daughter 
of the king, took Joash the son of 
Ahaziah, and stole him from among 
the king's sons that were slain, and 
put him and his nurse in a bedcham- 
l)er. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter 
of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada 
the priest, (for she was the sister of 
Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so 
that she slew him not. 

12 And he was with them hid in 
the house of God six years : and 
Athaliah reigned over the land. 

CHAPTER XXIII. 

Jehoiada, rnaketh Joash king. 12 Athaliah is slain. 
16 Jehoiada restoreth the worship of God. 

AND ^in the seventh year Jehoiada 
strengthened himself, and took 
the captains of hundreds, Azariah the 
son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son 
of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of 
Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Ada- 
iah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, 
into covenant with him. 

2 And they went about in Judah, 
and gathered the Levites out of all 
the cities of Judah, and the chief of 
the fathers of Israel, and they came 
to Jerusalem. 

3 And all the congi'egation made a 
covenant with the king in the house 
of God. And he said unto them. Be- 
hold, the king's son shall reign, as 
the Lord hath ''said of the sons of 
David. 

4 This is the thing that ye shall do ; 
A third part of you " entering on the 
sabbath, of the priests and of the Le- 
vites, shall be porters of the t doors ; 

5 And a third part shall be at the 
king's house ; and a third part at the 
gate of the foundation : and all the 
people shall be in the courts of the 
house of the Lord. 

6 But let none come into the house 
of the Lord, save the priests, and 
^ they that minister of the Levites ; 
they shall go in, for they are holy : 
but all the people shall keep the 
watch of the Lord. 

7 And the Levites shall compass the 
king round about, every man with 
his weapons in his hand ; and whoso- 
ever else Cometh into the house, he 



shall be put to death : but be ye with 
the king when he cometh in, and 
when he goeth out. 

8 So the Levites and all Judah did 
according to all things that Jehoiada 
the priest had commanded, and took 
every man his men that were to come 
in on the sabbath, with them that 
were to go out on the sabbath : for 
Jehoiada the priest dismissed not ^the 
courses. 

9 Moreover Jehoiada the priest de- 
livered to the captains of hundreds 
spears, and bucklers, and shields, that 
had been king David's, which were in 
the house of God, 

10 And he set all the people, every 
man having his weapon in his hand, 
from the right t side of the t temple to 
the left side of the temple, along by 
the altar and the temple, by the king 
round about. 

1 1 Then they brought out the king's 
son, and put upon him the crown, and 
^ gave him the testimony, and made 
him king. And Jehoiada and his 
sons anointed him, and said, tGod 
save the king. 

12 IF Now when Athaliah heard the 
noise of the people running and prais- 
ing the king, she came to the people 
into the house of the Lord : 

13 And she looked, and, behold, the 
king stood at his pillar at the enter- 
ing in, and the princes and the trump- 
ets by the king : and all the people 
of the land rejoiced, and sounded with 
trumpets, also the singers with instru- 
ments of music, and ^ such as taught 
to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent 
her clothes, and said, t Treason, trea- 
son. 

14 Then Jehoiada the priest brought 
out the captains of hundreds that 
were set over the host, and said unto 
them. Have her forth of the ranges : 
and whoso followeth her, let him be 
slain with the sword. For the priest 
said. Slay her not in the house of the 
Lord. 

15 So they laid hands on her; and 
when she was come to the entering 
''of the horse gate by the king's house, 
they slew her there. 

16 IF And Jehoiada made a covenant 
between him, and between all the 
people, and between the king, that 
they should be the Lord's people. 

17 Then all the people went to the 
house of Baal, and brake it down, and 
brake his altars and his images in 
pieces, and ^slew Mattan the priest 
of Baal before the altars. 

18 Also Jehoiada appointed the of- 
fices of the house of the Lord by the 
hand of the priests the Levites, whom 

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Joash giveth orders 



II. CHRONICLES. 



to repair the temple. 



B. C. 878. 



k 1 Chr. 23. 6, 
30, 31. &, 24. 1. 

t Heb. hy the 
hands of Da- 
vid, 1 Chi-. 25. 
2,6. 
Num. 28. 2. 

m 1 Clir. 26. 1, 



n 2 Kings 11, 



about 878. 

a 2 Kings 11, 
21, & 12. 1, 



b See ch. 26. 5, 



t Heb. to re- 
new. 



856, 



: 2 Kings 12. 4. 



d 2 Kings 12.7. 



s Ex. 30. 12, 
13, 14, 16. 



f Num. 1.50. 
Acts 7. 44. 



e ch. 21. 17, 



h 2 Kings 12. 
4. 



David had ''distributed in the house 
of the Lord, to offer the burnt offer- 
ings of the Lord, as it is written in 
the ' law of Moses, with rejoicing and 
with singing, as it was ordained t by 
David. 

19 And he set the ™ porters at the 
gates of the house of the Lord, that 
none ivhich was unclean in any thing 
should enter in. 

20 ''And he took the captains, of 
hundreds, and the nobles, and the 
governors of the people, and all the 
people of the land, and brought down 
the king from the house of the Lord : 
and they came through the high gate 
into the king's house, and set the 
king upon the throne of the kingdom. 

21 And all the people of the land 
rejoiced : and the city was quiet, after 
that they had slain Athaliah with the 
sword. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

Joash reignefh well all the days of Jehoiada. 4 He 
giveth orders to repair the temple. 15 Jehoiada's 
death and honourable burial. 17 Joash falleth into 
idolatry. 20 Being reproved by Zechariah the son 
of Jehoiada, he slayeth him. 23 Jenisalem is spoil- 
ed by the Syrians ; and Joash slainbyhis servants. 
27 Amaziah succeedeth him. 

JOASH ^was seven years old when 
he began to reign, and he reigned 
forty years in Jerusalem. His moth- 
er's name also was Zibiah of Beer- 
sheba. 

2 And Joash ^did that which was 
right in the sight of the Lord all the 
days of Jehoiada the priest. 

3 And Jehoiada took for him two 
wives ; and he begat sons and daugh- 
ters. 

4 1" And it came to pass after this, 
that Joash was minded t to repair the 
house of the Lord. 

5 And he gathered together the 
priests and the Levites, and said to 
them. Go out unto the cities of Ju- 
dah, and " gather of all Israel money 
to repair the house of vour God from 
year to year, and see that ye hasten 
the matter. Howbeit the Levites 
hastened it not. 

6 ^ And the king called for Jehoiada 
the chief, and said unto him. Why 
hast thou not required of the Levites 
to bring in out of Judah and out of 
Jerusalem the collection, according to 
the commandment of ^ Moses the serv- 
ant of the Lord, and of the congre- 
gation of Israel, for the ^tabernacle of 
witness ? 

7 For ?the sons of Athaliah, that 
wicked woman, had broken up the 
house of God ; and also all the ^dedi- 
cated things of the house of the Lord 
did they bestow upon Baalim, 

8 And at the king's commandment 

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' they made a chest, and set it with- 
out at the gate of the house of the 
Lord. 

9 And they made ta proclamation 
through Judah and Jerusalem, to 
bring in to the Lord ''the collection 
that Moses the servant of God laid 
upon Israel in the wilderness. 

10 And all the princes and all the 
people rejoiced, and brought in, and 
cast into the chest, until they had 
made an end. 

1 1 Now it came to pass, that at what 
time the chest was brought unto the 
king's office by the hand of the Le- 
vites, and 'when they saw that there 
was much money, the king's scribe 
and the high priest's officer came and 
emptied the chest, and took it, and 
carried it to his place again. Thus 
they did day by day, and gathered 
money in abundance, 

12 And the king and Jehoiada gave 
it to such as did the work of the serv- 
ice of the house of the Lord, and 
hired masons and carpenters to repair 
the house of the Lord, and also such 
as wrought iron and brass to mend 
the house of the Lord. 

13 So the workmen wrought, and 
t the work was perfected by them, and 
they set the house of God in his state, 
and strengthened it. 

14 And when they had finished it, 
they brought the rest of the money 
before the king and Jehoiada, *" where- 
of were made vessels for the house of 
the Lord, even vessels to minister, 
and II to offer withal, and spoons, and 
vessels of gold and silver. And they 
offered burnt offerings in the house of 
the Lord continually all the days of 
Jehoiada. 

15 IF But Jehoiada waxed old, and 
was full of days when he died ; a 
hundred and thirty years old was he 
when he died. 

16 And they buried him in the city 
of David among the kings, because 
he had done good in Israel, both to- 
ward God, and toward his house. 

17 Now after the death of Jehoiada 
came the princes of Judah, and made 
obeisance to the king. Then the king 
hearkened unto them, 

18 And they left the house of the 
Lord God of their fathers, and served 
° groves and idols: and ° wrath came 
upon Judah and Jerusalem for this 
their trespass. 

19 Yet he Psent prophets to them, 
to bring them again unto the Lord ; 
and they testified against them : but 
they would not give ear. 

20 And nhe Spirit of God tcame 
upon Zechariah the son of ^Tehoiada 



His servants slay him. 



II. CHRONICLES. 



War with the Edomites. 



r Num. 14. 41. 
8 ch. 15. 2. 



840. 

t Matt. 23. 35. 
Acts 7. 58, 59. 



t Heb. in the 
revolution of 
the year. 



n 2 Kings 12. 
17. 



t Heb. I)ar- 
mesek. 

X Lev. 26. 8. 

Deut. 32. 30. 

Is. 30. 17. 
y Lev. 26. 25. 

Deut. 28. 25. 

z ch. 22. 8. 
Is. 10. 5. 



a 2 Kings 12. 
20. 



H Or, Josa- 
cluxr, 2 Kings 
12. 21. 

11 Or, Shorn er. 



f "Heb. found- 
ing. 

H Or, com- 
mentary. 

c 2 Kings 12. 
18. 

d 2 Kings 12. 
2L 



a 2 Kings 14. 
1, &a 



the priest, which stood above the peo- 
ple, and said unto them, Thus saith 
God, ""Why transgress ye the com- 
mandments of the Lord, that ye can- 
not p^osper? ^because ye have for- 
saken the Lord, he hath also forsaken 
you. 

21 And they conspired against him, 
and 'stoned him with stones at the 
commandment of the king in the 
court of the house of the Lord. 

22 Thus Joash the king remember- 
ed not the kindness which Jehoiada 
his father had done to him, but 
slew his son. And when he died, 
he said. The Lord look upon it, and 
require it. 

23 H And it came to pass tat the 
end of the year, that "the host of 
Syria came up against him : and they 
came to Judah and Jerusalem, and 
destroyed all the princes of the peo- 
ple from among the people, and sent 
all the spoil of them unto the king of 
t Damascus. 

24 For the army of the Syrians 
^ came with a small company of men, 
and the Lord ^ delivered a very great 
host into their hand, because they 
had forsaken the Lord God of their 
fathers. So they ^executed judg- 
ment against Joash. 

25 And when they were departed 
from him, (for they left him in great 
diseases,) ''his own servants conspired 
against him for the blood of the ^ sons 
of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him 
on his bed, and he died : and they 
buried him in the city of David, but 
they buried him not in the sepulchres 
of the kings. 

26 And these are they that con- 
spired against him ; H Zabad the son 
of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Je- 
hozabad the son of II Shimrith a Moab- 
itess. 

27 IT Now concerning his sons, and 
the greatness of ''the burdens laid 
upon him, and the t repairing of the 
house of God, behold, they are writ- 
ten in the II story of the book of the 
kings. '^ And Amaziah his son reign- 
ed in his stead. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

Amaziah's reign. 3 He punisheth the murderers of 
his father. 5 His war with the Edomites. 11 His 
victory over them. 14 He servcth the gods of Edom, 
and despiseth the admonitions of the prophet. 17 
He challengeth Joash and is overcome. 27 He is 
slain by conspiracy. 

AMAZIAH ^was twenty and five 
years old when he began to 
reign, and he reigned twenty and 
nine years in Jerusalem. And his 
mother's name was Jehoaddan of Je- 
rusalem. 



2 And he did that which was right 
in the sight of the Lord, ""but not 
with a perfect heart. • 

3 IT ''Now it came to pass, when 
the kingdom was t established to him, 
that he slew his servants that had 
killed the king his father. 

4 But he slew not their children, 
but did as it is written in the law in 
the book of Moses, where the Lord 
commanded, saying, '^The fathers 
shall not die for the children, neither 
shall the children die for the fathers, 
but every man shall die for his own 
sin. 

5 IF Moreover Amaziah gathered Ju- 
dah together, and made them cap- 
tains over thousands, and captains 
over hundreds, according to the hous- 
es of their fathers, throughout all Ju- 
dah and Benjamin : and he numbered 
them ^from twenty years old and 
above, and found them three hundred 
thousand choice me?i, able to go forth 
to war, that could handle spear and 
shield. 

6 He hired also a hundred thou- 
sand mighty men of valour out of 
Israel for a hundred talents of sil- 
ver. 

7 But there came a man of God to 
him, saying, O king, let not the army 
of Israel go with thee ; for the Lord 
is not with Israel, to wit, with all the 
children of Ephraim. 

8 But if thou wilt go, do it, be 
strong for the battle : God shall make 
thee fall before the enemy : for God 
hath ^ power to help, and to cast 
down. 

9 And Amaziah said to the man 
of God, But what shall we do for 
the hundred talents which I have 
given to the t army of Israel I And 
the man of God answered, ^The 
Lord is able to give thee much 
more than this. 

10 Then Amaziah separated them, 
to wit, the army that was come to 
him out of Ephraim, to go thome 
again : wherefore their anger was 
greatly kindled against Judah, and 
they returned home tin great an- 
ger. 

11 IF And Amaziah strengthened 
himself, and led forth his people, 
and went to ^ the valley of salt, and 
smote of the children of Seir ten 
thousand. 

12 And other ten thousand left alive 
did the children of Judah carry away 
captive, and brought them unto the 
top of the rock, and cast them down 
from the top of the rock, that they 
all were broken in pieces. 

13 IF But tthe soldiers of the army 

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tHeb. the 
sons of the 
band. 



Amazialis idolatry. 



II. CHRONICLES. 



The reign of Uzziah. 



i Seech. 28. 23. 
kEx 20.3,5. 



1 Ps. 96. 5. 
m ver. 11. 



t Heb. coun- 
selled. 
n 1 Sam. 2. 25. 



826. 
2 Kings 14. 
8, 9, &c. 



II Or, furze- 
bush, or, 
thorn. 



t Heb. a beast 
of the field. 



p 1 Kings 12. 
15. ch. 22. 7. 



rer. 14. 



t Heb. smit- 
ten. 



r Seech. 21.17. 
& 22. 1,6. 



which Amaziah sent back, that they 
should not go with him to battle, 
fell updn the cities of Judah, from 
Samaria even unto Beth-horon, and 
smote three thousand of them, and 
took much spoil. 

14 IT Now it came to pass, after that 
Amaziah was come from the slaughter 
of the Edomites, that 'he brought the 
gods of the children of Seir, and set 
them up to be ^his gods, and bowed 
down himself before them, and burned 
incense unto them. 

15 Wherefore the anger of the Lord 
was kindled against Amaziah, and he 
sent unto him a prophet, which said 
unto him, Why hast thou sought 
after ' the gods of the people, which 
"'could not deliver their own people 
out of thine hand? 

16 And it came to pass, as he talked 
with him, that the king said unto him, 
Art thou made of the king's counsel? 
forbear ; why shouldest thou be smit- 
ten 1 Then the prophet forbare, and 
said, I know that God hath t^ deter- 
mined to destroy thee, because thou 
hast done this, and hast not hearkened 
unto my counsel. 

17 f Then "Amaziah king of Judah 
took advice, and sent to Joash, the 
son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, 
king of Israel, saying. Come, let us 
see one another in the face. 

18 And Joash king of Israel sent to 
Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The 
li thistle that was in Lebanon sent to 
the cedar that was in Lebanon, say- 
ing, Give thy daughter to my son to 
wife : and there passed by t a wild 
beast that was in Lebanon, and trode 
down the thistle. 

19 Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smit- 
ten the Edomites; and thine heart 
Hfteth thee up to boast : abide now 
at home ; why shouldest thou med- 
dle to thine hurt, that thou should- 
est fall, even thou, and Judah with 
thee? 

20 But Amaziah would not hear; 
for Pit came of God, that he might 
deliver them into the hand of their 
enemies., because they "^ sought after 
the gods of Edom. 

21 So Joash the king of Israel went 
up ; and they saw one another in the 
face, both he and Amaziah king of 
Judah, at Beth-shemesh, which be- 
longeth to Judah. 

22 And Judah was tput to the 
worse before Israel, and they fled 
every man to his tent. 

23 And Joash the king of Israel 
took Amaziah king of Judah, the 
son of Joash, the son of ^Jehoahaz, 
at Beth-shemesh, and brought him 

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to Jerusalem, and brake down the 
wall of Jerusalem from the gate of 
Ephraim to tthe corner gate, four 
hundred cubits. 

24 And he tobk all the gold and the 
silver, and all the vessels that were 
found in the house of God with Obed- 
edom, and the treasures of the king's 
house, the hostages also, and returned 
to Samaria. 

25 IT ^ And Amaziah' the son of Joash 
king of Judah lived after the death of 
Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel 
fifteen years. 

26 Now the rest of the acts of 
Amaziah, first and last, behold, are 
they not written in the book of the 
kings of Judah and Israel ? 

27 1 Now after the time that Ama- 
ziah did turn away tfrom following 
the Lord they tmade a conspiracy 
against him in Jerusalem ; and he 
fled to Lachish : but they sent to 
Lachish after him, and slew him 
there. 

28 And they brought him upon 
horses, and buried him with his fa- 
thers in the city of II Judah. 

CHAPTER XXVI. 

Uzziah's reign and prosperity. 16 Waxing proud, 
he invadet'h the priest's office, and is smitten with 
leprosy. 22 He dieth, and Jotham succeedeth 
him. 

THEN all the people of Judah 
took ^^ II Uzziah, who was sixteen 
years old, and made him king in the 
room of his father Amaziah. 

2 He built Eloth, and restored it 
to Judah, after that the king slept 
with his fathers. 

3 Sixteen years old was Uzziah when 
he began to reign, and he reigned 
fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His 
mother's name also loas Jecoliah of 
Jerusalem. 

4 And he did that which was right 
in the sight of the Lord, according 
to all that his father Amaziah did. 

5 And ''he sought God in the days 
of Zechariah, who "^had understand- 
ing tin the visions of God: and as 
long as he sought the Lord, God 
made him to prosper. 

6 And he went forth and ^warred 
against the Philistines, and brake 
down the wall of Gath, and the wall 
of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, 
and built cities II about Ashdod, and 
among the Philistines. 

7 And God helped him against ^ the 
Philistines, and against the Arabians 
that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Me- 
hunim. 

8 And the Ammonites ^gave gifts 
to Uzziah : and his name t spread 



UzziaK's transgression. 



II. CHRONICLES. 



The reign of Jotham. 



B. G. 810. 



S 2 Kini^a 14. 

IS. Neh. 3. 

13, 19, 32. 

Zech. 14. 10. 
\\OT,repaired. 



I| Or, cut out 
many cis- 
terns. 



II Or. fruitful 
fields. 
t ^eb.ground. 



t Heb. the 
power of an 
army. 



t Heb. sto7ie3 
of slings. 



t Heb. went 
forth. 



about 765. 

h Deut. 32. 15. 
i Deut. 8. 14. 
ch. 25. 19. 

k So 2 Kings 
16. 12, 14. 



1 1 Clir. 6. 10. 



m Num. 16. 40. 
& 18. 7. 



n Ex. SO. 7, 



Num. 12. 10. 
2 Kings 5. 27. 



abroad even to the entering in of 
Egypt ; for he strengthened himself 
exceedingly. 

9 Moreover ITzziah built towers in 
Jerusaliem at the ^ corner gate, and at 
the valley gate, and at the turning of 
the wall, and H fortified them. 

10 Also he built towers in the des- 
ert, and II digged many wells : for he 
had much cattle, both in the low 
country, and in the plains ; husband- 
men also, and vinedressers in the 
mountains, and in H Carmel : for he 
loved t husbandry. 

11 Moreover Uzziah had a host of 
fighting men, that went out to war 
by bands, according to the number of 
their account by the hand of Jeiel the 
scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under 
the hand of Hananiah, one of the 
king's captains. 

12 The whole number of the chief 
of the fathers of the mighty men of 
valour were two thousand and six 
hundred. 

13 And under their hand was tan 
army, three hundred thousand and 
seven thousand and five hundred, that 
made war with mighty power, to help 
the king against the enemy. 

14 And Uzziah prepared for them 
throughout all the host shields, and 
spears, and helmets, and habergeons, 
and bows, and t slings to cast stones. 

15 And he made in Jerusalem en- 
gines, invented by cunning men, to 
be on the towers and upon the bul- 
warks, to shoot arrows and great 
stones withal. And his name t spread 
far abroad ; for he was marvellously 
helped, till he was strong. 

16 'il But ''when he was strong, his 
heart was 'lifted up to his destruc- 
tioH : for he transgressed against the 
Lord his God, and ""went into the 
temple of the Lord to burn incense 
upon the altar of incense, 

17 And ' Azariah the priest went in 
after him, and with him fourscore 
priests of the Lord, that luere valiant 
men : 

18 And they withstood Uzziah the 
king, and said unto him. It ^ ap- 
pertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to 
burn incense unto the Lord, but 
to the "priests the sons of Aaron, 
that are consecrated to burn incense : 
go out of the sanctuary ; for thou 
hast trespassed ; neither shall it he 
for thine honour from the Lord 
God. 

19 Then Uzziah was wroth, and 
had a censer in his hand to burn 
incense : and while he was wroth 
with the priests, °the leprosy even 
rose up in his forehead before the 



priests in the house of the Lord, 
from beside the incense altar. 

20 And Azariali the chief priest, and 
all the priests, looked upon him, and, 
behold, he was leprous in his forehead, 
and they thrust him out from thence ; 
yea, himself p hasted also to go out, 
because the Lord had smitten him. 

21 'J And Uzziah the king was a leper 
unto the day of his death, and dwelt 
in a ""t several house, being a leper; 
for he was cut off from the house of 
the Lord : and Jotham his son was 
over the king's house, judging the peo- 
ple of the land. 

22 IT Now the rest of the acts of 
Uzziah, first and last, did 'Isaiah the 
prophet, the son of Amoz, write. 

23 ' So Uzziah slept with his fathers, 
and they buried him with his fathers 
in the field of the burial which be- 
longed to the kings ; for they said. 
He is a leper : and Jotham his son 
reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER XXVn. 

Jotham's reign. 5 He suhdueth the Ammonites. 7 
His acts. 9 Ahuz succeedeth him. 

JOTHAM ''was twenty and five 
years old when he began to reign, 
and he reigned sixteen years in Jeru- 
salem, His mother's name also ivas 
Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok. 

2 And he did that which ivas right 
in the sight of the Lord, according to 
all that his father Uzziah did : how- 
beit he entered not into the temple 
of the Lord, And ''the people did 
yet corruptly. 

3 He built the high gate of the house 
of the Lord, and on the wall of HOphel 
he built much. 

4 Moreover he built cities in the 
mountains of Judah, and in the for- 
ests he built castles and towers. 

5 IT He fought also with the king of 
the Ammonites, and prevailed against 
them. And the children of Ammon 
gave him the same year a hundred 
talents of silver, and ten thousand 
measures of wheat, and ten thousand 
of barley, t So much did the chil- 
dren of Ammon pay unto him, both 
the second year, and the third, 

6 So Jotham became mighty, be- 
cause he 11 prepared his ways before 
the Lord his God, 

7 1 Now the rest of the acts of Jo- 
tham, and all his wars, and his ways, 
lo, they are written in the book of 
the kings of Israel and Judah. 

8 He Was five and twenty years old 
when he began to reign, and reigned 
sixteen years in Jerusalem. 

9 TI "^And Jotham slept with his 
fathers, and they buried him in the 

447 



B.C. 

about 765. 



P As Esth. 6. 
12. 

q 2 Kings 15.5. 
r Lev. 13. 4G. 

Num. 5. 2. 
tHeb./ree. 



sis. 1.1. 



1 2 Kings 15. 7. 
Is. 6. 1. 



758. 

a 2 Kings 15. 
32. &c 



b 2 Kings 15. 
35. 



I Or, The toro- 
er, ch. S3. 14. 
Nell. 3. 26. 



t Heb. This. 



II Or, estah- 
lished. 



c 2 Kings 15. 
38. 

about 742. 



The reign of Aliaz. 



II. CHRONICLES. 



His great idolatry. 



741. 
2 Kincrs 16. 



b Ex. 34. 17. 

Lev. 19. 4. 
II Oi\ offered, 

sacrifice. 
c Judg. 2. 11. 
d 2KinL^s23. 

10. 
e Lev. 18. 21. 

2Kingsl6. 3. 

cb. 33. 6. 



about 741. 

f Is. 7. 1. 



S 2 Kings 16. 
5,6. 



t Heb. Dar- 
tnesek. 



h 2 Kings 15. 
27. 



t Heb. sons of 
valour. 



t Heb. the 
second to 
the kinij. 

' ch. 11. 4. 



k Ps. 69. 26. 

Is. 10. 5. & ; 

47. 6. Ez. 25. 

12, 15. &26. 

2. Obad. 10, 

&c. Zech. 1. 

15. 
1 Ezra 9. 6. 

Eev. 18. 5. 



m Lev. 25. 39, 
42, 43, 4G. 



city of David : and Ahaz his son reign- 
ed in his stead. 

CHAPTER XXVIII. 

Ahaz reigning wickedly is afflicted hy the Syrians. 8 
The Israelites, by the counsel of Oded the prophet, 
send home the captives taken from Judah. 16 
Ahaz sendeth for aid to Assyria. 22 In his dis- 
tress he groweih more idolatrous. 26 Hezekiah suc- 
ceedeth him. 

AHAZ ^was twenty years old when 
he began to reign, and he reigned 
sixteen years in Jerusalem : but he 
did not that which was right in the 
sight of the Lord, like David his fa- 
ther : 

2 For he walked in the ways of 
the kings of Israel, and made also 
''molten images for "^Baalim. 

3 Moreover he H burnt incense in 
'^the valley of the son of Hinnom, 
and burnt ^his children in the fire, 
after the abominations of the heathen 
whom the Lord had cast out before 
the children of Israel. 

4 He sacrificed also and burnt in- 
cense in the high places, and on the 
hills, and under every green tree. 

5 Wherefore ^the Lord his God de- 
livered him into the hand of the king 
of Syria; and they ^ smote him, and 
carried away a great multitude of them 
captives, and brought theyn to t Da- 
mascus. And he was also delivered 
into the hand of the king of Israel, 
who smote him with a great slaughter. 

6 For ^ Pekah the son of Remaliah 
slew in Judah a hundred and twenty 
thousand in one day, which were all 
t valiant men ; because they had for- 
saken the Lord God of their fathers. 

7 And Zichri, a mighty man of 
Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's 
son, and Azrikam the governor of 
the house, and Elkanah that was 
t next to the king. 

8 *![ And the children of Israel car- 
ried away captive of their ^ brethren 
two hundred thousand, women, sons, 
and daughters, and took also away 
much spoil from them, and brought 
the spoil to Samaria. 

9 But a prophet of the Lord was 
there, whose name was Oded : and he 
went out before the host that came to 
Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, 
''because the Lord God of your fathers 
was wroth with Judah, he hath de- 
hvered them into your hand, and ye 
have slain them in a rage that ' reach- 
eth up unto heaven. 

10 And now ye purpose to keep 
under the children of Judah and .Te- 
rusalem for •" bondmen and bondwo- 
men unto you : but are there not with 
you, even with you, sins against the 
Lord your God? 

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11 Now hear me therefore, and de- 
liver the captives again, which ye 
have taken captive of your brethren : 
''for the fierce wrath of the Lord is 
upon you. 

12 Then certain of the heads of the 
children of Ephraim, Azariah the son 
of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Me- 
shillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of 
Shallum, and Amasa the son of Had- 
lai, stood up against them that came 
from the war, 

13 And said unto them, Ye shall not 
bring in the captives hither : for where- 
as we have offended against the Lord 
already, ye intend to add more to our 
sins and to our trespass : for our tres- 
pass is great, and there is fierce wrath 
against Israel. 

14 So the armed men left the cap- 
tives and the spoil before the princes 
and all the congregation. 

15 And the men ° which were ex- 
pressed by name rose up, and took the 
captives, and with the spoil clothed 
all that were naked among them, and 
arrayed them, and shod them, and 
Pgave them to eat and to drink, and 
anointed them, and carried all the 
feeble of them upon asses, and brought 
them to Jericho, ^the city of palm 
trees, to their brethren : then they 
returned to Samaria. 

16 IF ""At that time did king Ahaz send 
unto the kings of Assyria to help him. 

17 For again the Edomites had come 
and smitten Judah, and carried away 
t captives. 

18 ' The Philistines also had invaded 
the cities of the low country, and of 
the south of Judah, and had taken 
Beth-shemesh, and Aijalon, and Ge- 
deroth, and Soco with the villages 
thereof, and Timnah with the villages 
thereof, Gimzo also and the villages 
thereof: and they dwelt there. 

19 For the Lord brought Judah low 
because of Ahaz king of * Israel ; for 
he "made Judah naked, and trans- 
gressed sore against the Lord. 

20 And ^ Tilgath-pilneser king of 
Assyria came unto him, and distress- 
ed him, but strengthened him not. 

21 For Ahaz took away a portion out 
of the house of the Lord, and out 
of the house of the king, and of the 
princes, and gave it unto the king of 
Assyria : but he helped him not. 

22 IF And in the time of his distress 
did he trespass yet more against the 
Lord : this is that king Ahaz. 

23 For yhe sacrificed unto the gods 
of t Damaecus, which smote him : ^nd 
he said. Because the gods of the kings 
of Syria help them, therefore will I 
sacrifice to them, that ^ they may help 



Th£ reign of Hezekiah. 



II. CHRONICLES. 



Tlie temple cleansed. 



B. C. 740. 



a See ch. 29. 3, 
7. 



Or, to offer. 



b 2 Kings 16. 
19, 20. 



72a 



a 2 Kings 18. 
1. 



b ch. 26. 5. 



c See ch. 28. 

24. ver. 7. 



d 1 Chr. 15. 12. 
ch.35,.6. 



ft Jer.2.27. 
Ez. 8. IG. 

t Heb. give^l 
the neck. 
( ch. 28. 24. 



g ch. 24. 18. 

t Heb. com- 
motion, 
Deut. 28. 25. 

h 1 Kings 9. 8. 
.Jer. 18. 16. & 
19. 8. &. 25. 9, 
18. &. 29. 18. 

ich. 28.5,6,8,17. 



nie. But they were the ruin of him, 
and of all Israel. 

24 And Ahaz gathered together the 
vessels of the house of God, and cut 
in pieces the vessels of the house of 
God, ""and shut up the doors of the 
house of the Lord, and he made him 
altars in every corner of Jerusalem. 

25 And in every several city of Ju- 
dah he made high places H to burn in- 
cense unto other gods, and provoked 
to anger the Lord God of his fathers. 

26 II ^ Novi^ the rest of his acts and of 
all his ways, first and last, behold, 
they are written in the book of the 
kings of Judah and Israel. 

27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, 
and they buried him in the city, even 
in Jerusalem : but they brought him 
not into the sepulchres of the kings of 
Israel : and Hezekiah his son reigned 
in his stead. 

CHAPTER XXIX. 

Hezekiah's good reign. 3 He restoreth the worship of 
God. 5 His exhortation to the Levites. 12 They 
sanctify themselves, and cleanse the house of God. 
20 Hezekiah and the rulers of the city offer solemn 
sacrifices to the Lord. 

HEZEKIAH ^ began to reign when 
he was five and twenty years old, 
and he reigned nine and twenty years 
in Jerusalem. And his mother's name 
was Abijah, the daughter ''of Zecha- 
riah. 

2 And he did that which was right in 
the sight of the Lord, according to all 
that David his father had done. 

3 U He in the first year of his reign, 
in the first month, " opened the doors 
of the house of the Lord, and repaired 
them. 

4 And he brought in the priests and 
the Levites, and gathered them to- 
gether into the east street, 

5 And said unto them, Hear me, ye 
Levites ; '^ sanctify now yourselves, and 
sanctify the house of the Lord God 
of your fathers, and carry forth the 
filthiness out of the holy place. 

6 For our fathers have trespassed, 
and done that which ivas evil in the 
eyes of the Lord our God, and have 
forsaken him, and have ® turned away 
their faces from the habitation of the 
Lord, and t turned their backs. 

7 ^ Also they have shut up the doors 
of the porch, and put out the lamps, 
and have riot burned incense nor offer- 
ed bu-rnt offerings in the holy place 
unto the God of Israel. 

8 Wherefore the ^ wrath of the Lord 
was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and 
he hath delivered them to t trouble, 
to astonishment, and to ''hissing, as 
ye see with your eyes. 

9 For, lo, 'our fathers have fallen by 
the sword, and our sons and our daugh- 



29 



ters and our wives are in captivity for 
this. 

10 Now it is in mine heart to make 
^ a covenant with the Lord God of Is- 
rael, that his fierce wrath may turn 
away from us. 

11 My sons, H be not now negligent : 
for the Lord hath ' chosen you to 
stand before him, to serve him, and 
that ye should minister unto him, and 
II burn incense. 

12 IT Then the Levites arose, Mahath 
the son of Amasai, and Joel the son 
of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohath- 
ites : and of the sons of Merari ; Kish 
the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son 
of Jehalelel : and of the Gershonites; 
Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden 
the son of Joah : 

13 And of the sons of Elizaphan ; 
Shimri, and Jeiel : and of the sons of 
Asaph ; Zechariah, and Mattaniah : 

14 And of the sons of Heman ; Je- 
hiel, and Shimei : and of the sons of 
Jeduthun ; Shemaiah, and Uzziel. 

15 And they gathered their brethren, 
and "^ sanctified themselves, and came, 
according to the commandment of the 
king, II by the words of the Lord, °to 
cleanse the house of the Lord. 

16 And the priests went into the in- 
ner part of the house of the Lord, to 
cleanse it, and brought out all the un- 
cleanness that they found in the tem- 
ple of the Lord into the court of the 
house of the Lord. And the Levites 
took it, to carry it out abroad into 
the brook Kidron. 

17 Now they began on the first day 
of the first month to sanctify, and on 
the eighth day of the month came 
they to the porch of the Lord : so 
they sanctified the house of the Lord 
in eight days ; and in the sixteenth 
day of the first month they made an 
end, 

18 Then they went in to Hezekiah 
the king, and said. We have cleansed 
all the house of the Lord, and the 
altar of burnt offering, with all the 
vessels thereof, and the shewbread ta- 
ble, with all the vessels thereof. 

19 Moreover all the vessels, which 
king Ahaz in his reign did ° cast away 
in his transgression, have we prepared 
and sanctified, and, behold, they are 
before the altar of the Lord. 

20 IF Then Hezekiah the king rose 
early, and gathered the rulers of the 
city, and went up to the house of the 
Lord. 

21 And they brought seven bullocks, 
and seven rams, and seven lambs, and 
seven he goats, for a p sin offering for 
the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, 
and for Judah. And he commanded 

449 



B. C. 726. 



k ch. 15. 12. 



II Or, be not 
now deceived. 

I Num. 3. 6. 
& 8. 14. &L 13. 
2,6. 

II Or, qffer 
sacrifice. 



II Or, in the 
business of 
the LORD, 
ch. 30. 12. 

nl Chr. 23. 28. 



o eh. 28. 24. ? 



pLev. 4. 3,14. 



HezekiaK's sacrifices. 



11. CHRONICLES. 



A passover proclaimed. 



B. C. 726. 



q Lev. 8. 14, 
15, 19, 24. 
Heb. 9. 21. 



t Heb. near. 



r Lev. 4. 15, 
-24. 



8 Lev. 14. 20. 



1 1 Chr. 16. 4. 

&.23. 6. 
u 1 Chr. 23. 5. 

& 25. 1. ch. 8. 

14. 
X 2 Sam. 24. 

11. 

y ch. 30. 12. 
t Heb. by the 

hand of the 

LORD. 
t Heb. hy the 

hand of. 
2 1 Chr. 23. 5. 

Am. 6. 5. 
a Num. 10. 8, 

10. 1 Chr. 15. 

24. & 16. 6. 
t Heb. in the 

time. 

t Heb. hands 
of instru- 
ments. 

b ch. 23. 18. 



t Heb. song. 



c ch. 20. 18. 
t Heb. found. 



II Or, filled 
your hand. 
ch 13. 9. 

d Lev. 7. 12. 



the priests the sons of Aaron to offer 
them on the altar of the Lord. 

22 So they killed the bullocks, and 
the priests received the blood, and 
1 sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, 
when they had killed the rams, they 
sprinkled the blood upon the altar : 
they killed also the lambs, and they 
sprinkled the blood upon the altar. 

23 And they brought t forth the he 
goats for the sin offering before the 
king and the congregation ; and they 
laid their '^ hands upon them : 

24 And the priests killed them, and 
they made reconciliation with their 
blood upon the altar, 'to make an 
atonement for all Israel : for the king 
commanded that the burnt offering 
and the sin offering should be made for 
all Israel. 

25 'And he set the Levites in the 
house of the Lord with cymbals, with 
psalteries, and with harps, "according 
to the commandment of David, and 
of ''Gad the king's seer, and Nathan 
the prophet : ^ for so ivas the com- 
mandment tof the Lord thy his 
prophets. 

26 And the Levites stood with the 
instruments ^ of David, and the priests 
with ^the trumpets. 

27 And Hezekiah commanded to offer 
the burnt offering upon the altar. 
And twhen the burnt offering began, 
^ the song of the Lord began also with 
the trumpets, and with the t instru- 
ments ordained by David king of Is- 
rael. 

28 And all the congregation wor- 
shipped, and the t singers sang, and 
the trumpeters sounded : and all this 
continued until the burnt offering was 
finished. 

29 And when they had made an 
end of offering, <= the king and all that 
were t present with him bowed them- 
selves, and worshipped. 

30 Moreover Hezekiah the king and 
the princes commanded the Levites to 
sing praise unto the Lord with the 
words of David, and of Asaph the 
seer. And they sang praises with 
gladness, and they bowed their heads 
and worshipped. 

31 Then Hezekiah answered and said, 
Now ye have H consecrated yourselves 
unto the Lord, come near and bring 
sacrifices and ^ thank offerings into the 
house of the Lord. And the congre- 
gation brought in sacrifices and thank 
offerings ; and as many as were of a 
free heart, burnt offerings. 

32 And the number of the burnt offer- 
ings, which the congregation brought, 
was threescore and ten bullocks, a hun- 
dred rams, and two hundred lambs : 

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all these were for a burnt offering to 
the Lord. 

33 And the consecrated things were 
six hundred oxen and three thousand 
sheep. 

34 But the priests were too few, so 
that they could not flay all the burnt 
offerings : wherefore ^ their brethren 
the Levites tdid help them, till the 
work was ended, and until the other 
priests had sanctified themselves : ^for 
the Levites were more ^upright in 
heart to sanctify themselves than the 
priests. 

35 And also the burnt offerings were 
in abundance, with ^the fat of the 
peace offerings, and 'the drink offer- 
ings for everT/ burnt offering. So the 
service of the house of the Lord was 
set in order. 

36 And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all 
the people, that God had prepared 
the people : for the thing was done 
suddenly. 

CHAPTER XXX. 

Hezekiah proclaimeth a solemn passover on the sec- 
ond month for Judah and Israel. 13 The assembly 
destroy the altars of idolatry. 15 They keep the 
feast fourteen days. 27 The priests and Levites 
bless the people. 

AND Hezekiah sent to all Israel 
and Judah, and wrote letters 
also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that 
they should come to the house of the 
Lord at Jerusalem, to keep the pass- 
over unto the Lord God of Israel. 

2 For the king had taken counsel, 
and his princes, and all the congrega- 
tion in Jerusalem, to keep the pass- 
over in the second ^ month. 

3 For they could not keep it ''at 
that time, '^because the priests had 
not sanctified themselves sufificiently, 
neither had the people gathered them- 
selves together to Jerusalem. 

4 And the thing t pleased the king 
and all the congregation. 

5 So they established a decree to 
jnake proclamation throughout all Is- 
rael, from Beer-sheba even to Dan, 
that they should come to keep the 
passover unto the Lord God of Israel 
at Jerusalem : for they had not done 
it of a long time in such sort as it was 
written. 

6 So the posts went with the let- 
ters tfrom the king and his princes 
throughout all Israel and Judah, and 
according to the commandment of the 
king, saying. Ye children of Israel, 
'^turn again unto the Lord God of 
Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he 
will return to the remnant of you, 
that are escaped out of the hand of 
^ the kings o^ Assyria. 

7 And be not ye Hike your fathers, 
and like your brethren, which ties- 



The feast is kept 



II. CHRONICLES. 



for fourteen days. 



B. C. 726. 



S ch. 29. 8. 

t Keb.Jiarden 

not your 

necks. 
t Heb. give the 

hand. See 

1 Chr. 29. 24. 

Ezra 10. 19. 
h Deut. 10. IG. 
i ch. 29. 10. 



1 Ex. 34. 6. 

m Is. 55. 7. 



oSoch. II.IG. 
ver. 18, 21. 



P Phil. 2. 13, 



ch. 28. 24. 



s ch. 29. 34. 



t Heb. their 
standing. 



t ch. 29. 34. 



X Ex. 12. ■ 
&C. 



passed against the Lord God of their 
fathers, who therefore *^gave them up 
to desolation, as ye see. 

8 NoW the ye not "^ stiffnecked, as 
your fathers were, but t yield your- 
selves unto the Lord, and enter into 
his sanctuary, which he hath sanc- 
tified for ever : and serve the Lord 
your God, ' that the fierceness of his 
wrath may turn away from you. 

9 For if ye turn again unto the 
Lord, your brethren and your chil- 
dren shall find "^ compassion before 
them that lead them captive, so that 
they shall come again into this land : 
for the Lord your God is 'gracious 
and merciful, and will not turn away 
his face from you, if ye "* return unto 
him. 

10 So the posts passed from city to 
city, through the country of Ephraim 
and Manasseh, even unto ZelDulun : 
but "they laughed them to scorn, and 
mocked them. 

11 Nevertheless, "divers of Asher 
and Manasseh and of Zebulun hum- 
bled themselves, and came to Jeru- 
salem. 

12 Also in Judah I'the hand of God 
was to give them one heart to do the 
commandment of the king and of the 
princes, 'iby the word of the Lord. 

13 IT And there assembled at Jerusa- 
lem much people to keep the feast of 
unleavened bread in the second month, 
a very great congregation. 

14 And they arose and took away 
the '"altars that were in Jerusalem, 
and all the altars for incense took 
they away, and cast them into the 
brook Kidron. 

15 Then they killed the passover 
on the fourteenth day of the second 

Tnonth : and the priests and the Le- 
vites were 'ashamed, and sanctified 
themselves, and brought in the burnt 
offerings into the house of the Lord. 

16 And they stood in t their place 
after their manner, according to the 
law of Moses the man of God : the 
priests sprinkled the blood, which they 
received of the hand of the Levites. 

17 For thei-e were many in the con- 
gregation that were not sanctified : 
* therefore the Levites had the charge 
of the killing of the passovers for ev- 
ery one that was not clean, to sancti- 
fy them unto the Lord. 

18 For a multitude of the people, 
even " many of Ephraim and Manas- 
seh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not 
cleansed themselves, ^yet did they 
eat the passover otherwise than it 
was written. But Hezekiah prayed 
for them, saying. The good Lord 
pardon every one 



19 That yprepareth his heart to seek 
God, the Lord God of his fathers, 
though he be not cleansed according to 
the purification of the sanctuary. 

20 And the Lord hearkened to Hez- 
ekiah, and healed the people. 

21 And the children of Israel that 
were t present at Jerusalem kept ^the 
feast of unleavened bread seven days 
with great gladness : and the Levites 
and the priests praised the Lord day 
by day, singing with tloud instru- 
ments unto the Lord. 

22 And Hezekiah spake t comforta- 
bly unto all the Levites *that taught 
the good knowledge of the Lord : and 
they did eat throughout the feast 
seven days, offering peace offerings, 
and ^making confession to the Lord 
God of their fathers. 

23 And the whole assembly took 
counsel to keep " other seven days : 
and they kept other seven days with 



24 For Hezekiah king of Judah 
t ^ did give to the congregation a 
thousand bullocks and seven thou- 
sand sheep ; and the princes gave to 
the congregation a thousand bullocks 
and ten thousand sheep : and a great 
number of priests ^sanctified them- 
selves. 

25 And all the congregation of Ju- 
dah, with the priests and the Levites, 
and all the congregation "^that came 
out of Israel, and the strangers that 
came out of the land of Israel, and 
that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced. 

26 So there was great joy in Jerusa- 
lem : for since the time of Solomon 
the son of David king of Israel there 
was not the like in Jerusalem. 

27 II Then the priests the Levites 
arose and ^ blessed the people : and 
their voice was heard, and their prayer 
came up to + his holy dwellingplace, 
even unto heaven. 

CHAPTER XXXI. 

The people destroy idol worship. 2 Hezekiah order- 
eth the courses of the priests and Levites, and pro- 
videth for their work and maintenance. 5 The for- 
wardness of the people in offerings and tithes. 11 
Hezekiah appointeth officers to dispose of the tithes. 
20 His sincerity. 

NOW when all this was finished, 
all Israel that were t present 
went out to the cities of Judah, and 
^br^ke the t images in pieces, and cut 
down the groves, and threw down the 
high places and the altars out of all 
Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim 
also and Manasseh, t until they had 
utterly destroyed them all. Then all 
the children of Israel returned, every 
man to his possession, into their own 
cities. 
2 t And Hezekiah appointed ^the 



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The 'peoples forwardness 



11. CHRONICLES. 



in offerings and tithes. 



B. C. 726. 



c 1 Chr. 23, 30, 
31. 



d Num. 28. & 

29. 



e Num. 18. 8, 
&c. Neh. 13. 
10. 

f Mai. 2. 7. 



t Heb. brake 
forth. 

? Ex. 22. 29. 
Neh. 13. 12. 

II Or, dates. 



h Lev. 27. 30. 
Deut. 14. 28. 



t Heb. heaps, 
heaps. 



Mai. 3. 10. 



II Or, store- 
Iwiues. 



k Neh. 13. 13. 



t Heb. at the 
hand. 



courses of the priests and the Levites 
after their courses, every man accord- 
ing to his service, the priests and 
Levites '^for burnt offerings and for 
peace offerings, to minister, and to 
give thanks, and to praise in the gates 
of the tents of the Lord. 

3 He appointed also the king's por- 
tion of his substance for the burnt 
offerings, to wit, for the morning and 
evening burnt offerings, and the burnt 
offerings for the sabbaths, and for the 
new moons, and for the set feasts, 
as it is Avritten in the '^law of the 
Lord. 

4 Moreover he commanded the peo- 
ple that dwelt in .Jerusalem to give 
the ^portion of the priests and the 
Levites, that they might be encour- 
aged in 'the law of the Lord. 

5 IT And as soon as the command- 
ment tcame abroad*, the children of 
Israel brought in abundance » the first- 
fruits of corn, wine, and oil, and 
II honey, and of all the increase of the 
field ; and the tithe of all things 
brought they in abundantly. 

6 And concerning the children of 
Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the 
cities of Judah, they also brought in 
the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the 
^ tithe of holy things which were con- 
secrated unto the Lord their God, 
and laid them thy heaps. 

7 In the third month they began to 
lay the foundation of the heaps, and 
finished them in the seventh month. 

8 And when Hezekiah and the 
princes came and saw the heaps, 
they blessed the Lord, and his peo- 
ple Israel. 

9 Then Hezekiah questioned with 
the priests and the Levites concern- 
ing the heaps. 

10 And Azariah the chief priest of 
the house of Zadok answered him, 
and said, ^ Since the people began to 
bring the offerings into the house of 
the Lord, we have had enough to eat, 
and have left plenty: for the Lord 
hath blessed his people ; and that 
which is left is this great store. 

1 1 IF Then Hezekiah commanded to 
prepare H chambers in the house of 
the Lord ; and they prepared them, 

12 And brought in the offerings and 
the tithes and the dedicated things 
faithfully : ^over which Conaniah the 
Levite was ruler, and Shimei his 
brother was the next. 

13 And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Na- 
hath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and 
Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, 
and Mahath, and Benaiah, loere over- 
seers + under the hand of Conaniah 
and Shimei his brother, at the com- 

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mandment of Hezekiah the king, and 
Azariah the ruler of the house of God. 

14 And Kore the son of Imnah the 
Levite, the porter toward the east, 
was over the freewill offerings of 
God, to distribute the oblations of the 
Lord, and the most holy things. 

15 And tnext him ivere Eden, and 
Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shema- 
iah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in Hhe 
cities of the priests, in their H set office, 
to give to their brethren by courses, 
as well to the great as to the small : 

16 Besides their genealogy of males, 
from three years old and upward, 
even unto every one that entereth into 
the house of the Lord, his daily por- 
tion for their service in their charges 
according to their courses ; 

17 Both to the genealogy of the 
priests by the house of their fathers, 
and the Levites ™from twenty years 
old and upward, in their charges by 
their courses ; 

18 And to the genealogy of all their 
little ones, their wives, and their sons, 
and their daughters, through all the 
congregation : for in their H set office 
they sanctified themselves in holiness : 

19 Also of the sons of Aaron the 
priests, which ivere in "the fields of 
the suburbs of their cities, in every 
several city, the men that were "ex- 
pressed by name, to give portions to 
all the males among the priests, and 
to all that were reckoned by genealo- 
gies among the Levites. 

20 IF And thus did Hezekiah through- 
out all Judah, and p wrought that ivhich 
ivas good and right and truth before 
the Lord his God. 

21 And in every work that he began 
in the service of the house of God, 
and in the law, and in the command- 
ments, to seek his God, he did it with 
all his heart, and prospered. 

CHAPTER XXXII. 

Sennacherib invadeth Judah. 2 Hezekiah fortijieth 
himself, and encourageth his people. 9 The blas- 
pihemy of Sennacherib. 20 Hezekiah and Isaiah 
pmy. 21 An angel destroyeth the host of the As- 
syrians. 24 Hezekiah's sickness. 25 His pride is 
humbled. 27 His wealth a7id works. 32 Manasseh 
succeedeth him. 

AFTER ^ these things, and the es- 
tablishment thereof, Sennacherib 
king of Assyria came, and entered in- 
to Judah, and encamped against the 
fenced cities, and thought t to win 
them for himself. 

2 And when Hezekiah saAV that Sen- 
nacherib was come, and that the was 
purposed to fight against Jerusalem, 

3 He took counsel with his princes 
and his mighty men to stop the wa- 
ters of the fountains which were with- 
out the city : and they did help him. 



Sennacherib's blasphemy. 



11. CHRONICLES. 



The Assyrians cut off. 



B.C. 713. 



b Is. 22. 9, 10. 
c ch. 25. 23. 



d 2 Sam. 5. 9. 

1 Kinjj;s 9. 24. 
II Or, swords, 

or, weapons. 



t Heb. spake 
to their heart, 
ch. 30. 22. Is. 
40.2. 

e Deut. 31. 6. 

f ch. 20. 15. 

g 2 Kings 6. 
16. 

h Jer. 17. 5. 

1 John 4. 4. 
i ch. 13. 12. 

Rom. 8. 31. 
t Heb. leaned. 



710. 

k 2 Kings 18. 
17. 



t Heb. domin- 
ion. 



I 2 Kings 18. 
19. 



II Or, in the 
strong hold. 



m 2 Kings 18. 
30. 



n 2 Kings 18. 
22. 



o 2 Kings 18. 
33, 34, 35. 



p 2 Kings 18. 



4 So there was gathered much peo- 
ple together, who stopped all the 
fountains, and the brook that tran 
through the midst of the land, say- 
ing, Why should the kings of Assyria 
come, and find much water 1 

5 Also ^he strengthened himself, 
" and built up all the wall that was 
broken, and raised it up to the towers, 
an-d another wall without, and repair- 
ed ^ IVIillo in the city of David, and 
made il darts and shields in abund- 
ance. 

6 And he set captains of war over 
the people, and gathered them to- 
gether to him in the street of the 
gate of the city, and t spake comfort- 
ably to them, saying, 

7 '^ Be strong and courageous, '^ be not 
afraid nor dismayed for the king of 
Assyria, nor for all the multitude that 
is with him : for ^ there be more with 
us than with him. 

8 With him is an ^ arm of flesh ; 
but 'with us is the Lord our God to 
help us, and to fight our battles. And 
the people t rested themselves upon 
the words of Hezekiah kingof Judah. 

9 T[ ^ After this did Sennacherib king 
of Assyria send his servants to Jerusa- 
lem, (but he himself laid siege against 
Lachish, and all his t power with 
him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, 
and unto all Judah that were at Jeru- 
salem, saying, 

10 ^Thus saith Sennacherib king of 
Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye 
abide II in the siege in Jerusalem ? 

1 1 Doth not Hezekiah persuade you 
to give over yourselves to die by fam- 
ine a>id by thirst, saying, ™ The Lord 
our God shall deliver us out of the 
hand of the king of Assyria 1 

12 "Hath not the same Hezekiah 
taken away his high places and his 
altars, and commanded Judah and 
Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship 
before one altar, and burn incense 
upon it ? 

13 Know ye not what I and my fa- 
thers have done unto all the people of 
other lands ? °were the gods of the na- 
tions of those lands anyways able to 
deliver their lands out of mine hand? 

14 Who was there among all the 
gods of those nations that my fathers 
utterly destroyed, that could deliver 
his people out of mine hand, that 
your God should be able to deliver 
you out of mine hand? 

15 Now therefore ^let not Hezekiah 
deceive you, nor persuade you on this 
manner, neither yet believe him : for 
no god of any nation or kingdom 
was able to deliver his people out of 
mine hand, and out of the hand of 



my fathers : how much less shall your 
God deliver you out of mine hand ? 

16 And his servants spake yet more 
against the Lord God, and against his 
servant Hezekiah. 

17 'I He wrote also letters to rail on 
the Lord God of Israel, and to speak 
against him, saying, ""As the gods of 
the nations oi other lands have not de- 
livered their people out of mine hand, 
so shall not the God of Hezekiah 
deliver his people out of mine hand. 

18 ' Then they cried with a loud voice, 
in the Jews' speech, unto the people 
of Jerusalem 'that were on the wall, 
to affright them, and to trouble them ; 
that they might take the city. 

19 And they spake against the God 
of Jerusalem, as against the gods of 
the people of the earth, which were 
''the work of the hands of man. 

20 ^And for this cause Hezekiah the 
king, and ^the prophet Isaiah the son 
of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven, 

21 IF ^And the Lord sent an angel, 
which cut off all the mighty men of 
valour, and the leaders and captains 
in the camp of the king of Assyria. 
So he returned with shame of face to 
his own land. And when he was 
come into the house of his god, they 
that came forth of his own bowels 
t slew him there with the sword. 

22 Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah 
and thelnhabitants of Jerusalem from 
the hand of Sennacherib the king 
of Assyria, and from the hand of all 
others, and guided them on every side. 

23 And many brought gifts unto the 
Lord to Jerusalem, and t^ presents to 
Hezekiah king of Judah : so that he 
was ^ magnified in the sight of all na- 
tions from thenceforth. 

24 *[[ ""In those days Hezekiah was 
sick to the death, and prayed unto 
the Lord : and he spake unto him, 
and he n gave him a sign. 

25 But Hezekiah <^ rendered not 
again according to the benefit done 
unto him ; for ^ his heart was lifted 
up : ^ therefore there was wrath upon 
him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem. 

26 s Notwithstanding, Hezekiah hum- 
bled himself for tthe pride of his 
heart, both he and the inhabitants of 
Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the 
Lord came not upon them ^in the 
days of Hezekiah. 

27 IT And Hezekiah had exceeding 
much riches and honour : and he 
made himself treasuries for silver, 
and for gold, and for precious stones, 
and for spices, and for shields, and 
for all manner of t pleasant jewels ; 

28 Storehouses also for the increase 
of corn, and wine, and oil ; and stalls 

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ManasseKs wicked reign. II. CHRONICLES. His captivity and return. 



B. C. 713. 



i 1 Chr. 29. 12. 
k Is. 22. 9. 11. 



712. 

t Heb. inter- 
preters. 

1 2 Kings 20. 
12. Is.39. 1. 

m Deut. 8. 2. 



t Heb. kind- 
nesses. 

n Is. 36, k. 37, 
& 38, & 39. 

o 2 Kings 18, 
& 19, & 20. 

p 2 Kings 20. 
21. 

II Or, highest. 



q Prov. 10. 7. 



a 2 Kings 21. 
1, &c. 



b Deut 18. 9. 
2 Chr. 28. 3. 



t Heb. Ae re- 
turned and 
built. 

c 2 Kings 18.4. 
ch. 30. 14. & 
31.1.&.32.12. 

d Deut. 16.21. 

e Deut. 17. 3. 



f Deut. 12. 11. 
1 Kings 8. 29. 
k.9.3. ch. 6. 
(i. & 7. IG. 

g ch. 4. 9. 



h Lev. 18. 21. 

Deut. 18. 10. 

2 Kings 23. 

10. ch. 28.3. 

Ez. 23. 37, 39. 
i Deut. 18. 10, 

11. 
k 2 Kings 21.6. 



for all manner of beasts, and cotes for 
flocks. 

29 Moreover he provided him cities, 
and possessions of flocks and herds in 
abundance : for ' God had given him 
substance very much. 

30 "^This same Hezekiah also stop- 
ped the upper vrater course of Gihon, 
and brought it straight dow^n to the 
west side of the city of David. And 
Hezekiah prospered in all his works. 

3 1 IT Howbeit, in the business of the 
t ambassadors of the princes of Baby- 
lon, who ' sent unto him to inquire of 
the wonder that was done in the land, 
God left him, to ""try him, that he 
might know all that was in his 
heart. 

32 IT Now the rest of the acts of 
Hezekiah, and his t goodness, behold, 
they are written in "the vision of 
Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, 
and in the "book of the kings of 
Judah and Israel. 

33 PAnd Hezekiah slept with his 
fathers, and they buried him in the 
II chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons 
of David : and all Judah and the in- 
habitants of Jerusalem did him i hon- 
our at his death. And Manasseh 
his son reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER XXXIII. 

ManasseKs wicked reign. 3 He restoreth idolatry. 11 
He is carried captive to Babylon. 12 Vfion repent- 
ance he is restored to his kingdom. 15 He putteth 
down idolatry. 18 His acts. 20 Amon succeedeth 
Mm. 2L He reigneth wickedly, and is slain by his 
servants. 25 Josiah siKceedeth him. 

MANASSEH ^was twelve years 
old when he began to reign, 
and he reigned fifty and five years 
in Jerusalem : 

2 But did that which was evil in 
the sight of the Lord, like unto the 
^ abominations of the heathen, whom 
the Lord had cast out before the 
children of Israel. 

3 1 For t he built again the high 
places which Hezekiah his father 
had *= broken down, and he reared up 
altars for Baalim, and '^made groves, 
and worshipped « all the host of heav- 
en, and served them. 

4 Also he built altars in the house 
of the Lord, whereof the Lord had 
said, ^In Jerusalem shall my name 
be for ever. 

5 And he built altars for all the 
host of heaven ^in the two courts 
of the house of the Lord. 

6 '^And he caused his children to 
pass through the fire in the valley 
of the son of Hinnom : ' also he ob- 
served times, and used enchantments, 
and used witchcraft, and "^ dealt with 
a familiar spirit, and with wizards : 

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he wrought much evil in the sight of 
the Lord, to provoke him to anger. 

7 And ' he set a carved image, the 
idol which he had made, in the house 
of God, of which God had said to 
David and to Solomon his son, In 
™ this house, and in Jerusalem, which 
I have chosen before all the tribes of 
Israel, will I put my name for ever : 

8 ° Neither will I any more remove 
the foot of Israel from out of the 
land which I have appointed for your 
fathers ; so that they will take heed 
to do all that I have commanded 
them, according to the whole law 
and the statutes and the ordinances 
by the hand of Moses. 

9 So Manasseh made Judah and the 
inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and 
to do worse than the heathen, whom 
the Lord had destroyed before the 
children of Israel. 

10 And the Lord spake to Manas- 
seh, and to his people : but they 
would not hearken. 

11 IF "Wherefore the Lord brought 
upon them the captains of the host 
t of the king of Assyria, which took 
Manasseh among the thorns, and 
P bound him with H fetters, and car- 
ried him to Babylon. 

12 And when he was in affliction, 
he besought the Lord his God, and 
*! humbled himself greatly before the 
God of his fathers, 

13 And prayed unto him : and he 
was '^ entreated of him, and heard his 
supplication, and brought him again 
to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then 
Manasseh ^knew that the Lord he 
was God. 

14 Now after this he built a wall 
without thp city of David, on the 
west side of * Gihon, in the valley, 
even to the entering in at the fish 
gate, and compassed " about II Ophel, 
and raised it up a very great height, 
and put captains of war in all the 
fenced cities of Judah, 

15 And he took away -""the strange 
gods, and the idol out of the house 
of the Lord, and all the altars that 
he had built in the mount of the 
house of the Lord, and in Jerusa- 
lem, and cast them out of the city. 

16 And he repaired the altar of the 
Lord, and sacrificed thereon peace 
offerings and ^ thank offerings, and 
commanded Judah to serve the Lord 
God of Israel. 

17 ^Nevertheless the people did sac- 
rifice still in the high places, yet un- 
to the Lord their God only. 

18 1 Now the rest of the acts of 
Manasseh, and his prayer unto his 
God, and the words of ^the 



good reign. 



II. CHRONICLES. 



The temple repaired. 



B. C. 677. 



II Or, Hosai. 

b 2 Kings 21. 
18. 



t Heb. multi- 
plied tres- 
pass. 



641. 



a 2 Kings 22. 
1, &c. 



634. 

b ch. 15. 2. 
630. 
c 1 Kings 13. 2. 
d ch. 33. 17, 22. 



e Lev. 2G. 30. 
2 Kings 23. 6 



II Or, sun im- 
ages. 



that spake to him in the name of the 
Lord God of Israel, behold, they are 
written in the book of the kings of 
Israel^ 

19 His prayer also, and how God 
was entreated of him, and all his sins, 
and his trespass, and the places where- 
in he built high places, and set up 
groves and graven images, before he 
was humbled : behold, they are writ- 
ten among the sayings of II the seers. 

20 1[ "^ So Manasseh slept with his 
fathers, and they buried him in his 
own house : and Amon his son reign- 
ed in his stead. 

21 IF "^Amon was two and twenty 
years old when he began to reign, and 
reigned two years in Jerusalem. 

22 But he did that which was evil in 
the sight of the Lord, as did Manas- 
seh his father : for Amon sacrificed 
unto all the carved images which 
Manasseh his father had made, and 
served them ; 

23 And humbled not himself before 
the Lord, ''as Manasseh his father had 
humbled himself; but Amon + tres- 
passed more and more. 

24 ^ And his servants conspired 
against him, and slew him in his 
own house. 

25 1[ But the people of the land slew 
all them that had conspired against 
king Amon ; and the people of the 
land made Josiah his son king in his 
stead. 

CHAPTER XXXIV. 

JosicMs good reign. 3 He destroyeth idolatry. 8 He 
provideth for the repair of the temple. 14 Hilkiah 
Jindeth tKeVook of the law in the temple. 20 Josiah 
sendeth to Huldah to inquire of the Lord. 23 Hul- 
dah foretelleth the destruction of Jerusalem, to take 
place after the death of Josiah. 20 JosiaJi causeth 
the book to be read in a solemn assembly, and re- 
neweth the covenant with God. 

JOSIAH ^was eight years old 
when he began to reign, and he 
reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty 
years. 

2 And he did that which was right 
in the sight of the Lord, and walked 
in the ways of David his father, and 
declined neither to the right hand, nor 
to the left. 

. 3 IT For in the eighth year of his 
reign, while he was yet young, he be- 
gan to ^ seek after the God of David 
his father : and in the twelfth year 
he began '^to purge Judah and Jeru- 
salem "^from the high places, and the 
groves, and the carved images, and 
the molten images. 

4 ^And they brake down the altars 
of Baalim in his presence ; and the 
II images, that were on high above 
them, he cut down ; and the groves, 
and the carved images, and the molten 
images, he brake in pieces, and made 



dust of them, '^and strewed it upon 
the t graves of them that had sacri- 
ficed unto them. 

5 And he ^ burnt the bones of the 
priests upon their altars, and cleansed 
Judah and Jerusalem. 

6 And so did he in the cities of Ma- 
nasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, 
even unto Naphtali, with their II mat- 
tocks round about. 

7 And when he had broken down 
the altars and the groves, and had 
^ beaten the graven images t into pow- 
der, and cut down all the idols through- 
out all the land of Israel, he returned 
to Jerusalem. 

8 11 Now 4n the eighteenth year of 
his reign, when he had purged the 
land, and the house, he sent Shaphan 
the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the 
governor of the city, and Joah the 
son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair 
the house of the Lord his God. 

9 And when they came to Hilkiah 
the high priest, they delivered ^ the 
money that was brought into the 
house of God, which the Levites that 
kept the doors had gathered of the 
hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and 
of all the remnant of Israel, and of 
all Judah and Benjamin ; and they 
returned to Jerusalem. 

10 And they put it in the hand of 
the workmen that had the oversight 
of the house of the Lord, and they 
gave it to the workmen that wrought 
in the house of the Lord, to repair 
and amend the house : 

11 Even to the artificers and build- 
ers gave they it, to buy hewn stone, 
and timber for couplings, and II to floor 
the houses which the kings of Judah 
had destroyed. 

12 And the men did the work faith- 
fully : and the overseers of them were 
Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of 
the sons of Merari ; and Zechariah 
and Meshullam, of the sons of the 
Kohathites, to set it forward ; and 
other of the Levites, all that could 
skill of instruments of music. 

13 Also they were over the bearers 
of burdens, and were overseers of all 
that wrought the work in any man- 
ner of service : ' and of the Levites there 
were scribes, and officers, and porters. 

14 IF And when they brought out 
the money that was brought into the 
house of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest 
•"found a book of the law of the Lord 
given tby Moses. 

15 And Hilkiah answered and said 
to Shaphan the scribe, I have found 
the book of the law in the house of 
the Lord. And Hilkiah delivered the 
book to Shaphan. 

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B. C. 630. 

t lleh.face of 

the graves. 
f 2 Kings 23. 4. 
gl Kings 13.2. 



Or, mauls. 



h Deut 9. 21. 
t Heb. to 
makepowder. 



624. 
i 2 Kings 22. 3. 



k See 2 Kings 
12. 4, &c. 



I Ox. to rafter. 



llChr.23.4.5. 



m 2 Kings 22. 

8, &c. 
t Heb. by the 

hand of. 



The boolc of the law found. 



11. CHRONICLES. 



Josiah causeth it to he read. 



B. C. 624. 



t Heb. to the 
hand of. 

t Heb. poured 
out, or, melt- 
ed. 



t Heb. in it 



II Or, Achhor, 
2 Kings 22. 
11. 



a 2 Kings 22. 
14. 
11 Or, Harhas. 

t Heb. gar- 
ments. 

II Or, in the 
school, or, in 
the second 
part. 



16 And Shaphan carried the book to 
the king, and brought the king word 
back again, saying, All that was com- 
mitted t to thy servants, they do it. 

17 And they have t gathered togeth- 
er the money that was found in the 
house of the Lord, and have delivered 
it into the hand of the overseers, and 
to the hand of the workmen. 

18 Then Shaphan the scribe told 
the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest 
hath given me a book."^ And Sha- 
phan read t it before the king. 

19 And it came to pass, when the 
king had heard the words of the law, 
that he rent his clothes. 

20 And the king commanded Hil- 
kiah, and Ahikam the son of Sha- 
phan, and II Abdon the son of Micah, 
and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah 
a servant of the king's, saying, 

21 Go, inquire of the Lord for me, 
and for them that are left in Israel 
and in Judah, concerning the words 
of the book that is found : for great 
is the wrath of the Lord that is 
poured out upon us, because our fa- 
thers have not kept the word of the 
Lord, to do after all that is written 
in this book. 

22 And Hilkiah, and they that the 
king had appointed, went to Huldah 
the prophetess, the wife of Shallum 
the son of ° Tikvath, the son of H Has- 
rah, keeper of the t wardrobe ; now she 
dwelt in Jerusalem II in the college ; 
and they spake to her to that effect. 

23 IT And she answered them. Thus 
saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell ye 
the man that sent you to me, 

24 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I 
will bring evil upon this place, and 
upon the inhabitants thereof, even all 
the curses that are written in the 
book which they have read before the 
king of Judah: 

25 Because they have forsaken me, 
and have burned incense unto other 
gods, that they might provoke me to 
anger with all the works of their 
hands ; therefore my wrath shall be 
poured out upon this place, and shall 
not be quenched. 

26 And as for the king of Judah, 
who sent you to inquire of the Lord, 
so shall ye say unto him. Thus saith 
the Lord God of Israel concerning 
the words which thou hast heard ; 

27 Because thine heart Avas tender, 
and thou didst humble thyself before 
God, when thou heardest his words 
against this place, and against the in- 
habitants thereof, and humbledst thy- 
self before me, and didst rend thy 
clothes, and weep before me ; I have 
even heard thee also, saith the Lord. 

456 



28 Behold, I will gather thee to thy 
fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to 
thy grave in peace, neither shall thine 
eyes see all the evil that I will bring 
upon this place, and upon the inhabit- 
ants of the same. So they brought 
the king word again. 

29 IF ° Then the king sent and gath- 
ered together all the elders of Judah 
and Jerusalem. 

30 And the king went up into the 
house of the Lord, and all the men 
of Judah, and the inhabitants of Je- 
rusalem, and the priests, and the Le- 
vites, and all the people, t great and 
small : and he read in their ears all 
the words of the book of the cov- 
enant that was found in the house 
of the Lord. 

31 And the king stood in Phis place, 
and made a covenant before the Lord, 
to walk after the Lord, and to keep 
his commandments, and his testimo- 
nies, and his statutes, with all his 
heart, and with all his soul, to per- 
form the words of the covenant which 
are written in this book. 

32 And he caused all that were 
t present in Jerusalem and Benjamin 
to stand to it. And the inhabitants 
of Jerusalem did according to the 
covenant of God, the God of their 
fathers. 

33 And Josiah took away all the 
1 abominations out of all the coun- 
tries that pertained to the children 
of Israel, and made all that were 
present in Israel to serve, even to 
serve the Lord their God. ''And all 
his days they departed not tfrom fol- 
lowing the Lord, the God of their 
fathers. 

CHAPTER XXXV. 

Josiah keepeth a solemnpassover. 20 He, going against 
Pharaoh-necho, is slain at Megiddo. '25 Lamenta- 
tions for Josiah. 

MOREOVER, ^Josiah kept a pass- 
over unto the Lord in Jerusa- 
lem : and they killed the passover on 
the ^ fourteenth day of the first month. 

2 And he set the priests in their 
•^ charges, and '^encouraged them to 
the service of the house of the Lord, 

3 And said unto the Levites ^that 
taught all Israel, which were holy 
unto the Lord, ^Put the holy ark ^in 
the house which Solomon the son of 
David king of Israel did build ; '^ it 
shall not be a burden upon your 
shoulders : serve now the Lord your 
God, and his people Israel, 

4 And prepare yourselves by the 
^houses of your fathers, after your 
courses, according to the ^writing of 
David king of Israel, and according 
to the ^ writinff of Solomon his son : 



Josiah heepeth a passover. 



11. CHRONICLES. 



He is slain at Megiddo. 



B.C. 

about 623. 



t Heb. the 

house of the 

fathers. 
t Heb. the 

sons of the 

people. 
mPs. 134. 1. 



t Heb. offered. 
n cli. 29. 5, 15. 

ii 30. 3, 15. 

Ezra 6. 20. 
o cii. 30. 24. 



I H<eb. offered. 



t Heb. offered. 



P Ezra 6. 18. 



q ch. 29. 22. 



r See ch. 29. 

34. 



s Lev. 3. 3. 



t Ex. 12. 8, 9. 
Deut. 16. 7. 



u 1 Sara. 2. 13, 
14, 15. 



t Heb. made 
them run. 



fHeb. station. 

X 1 Chi-. 25. 1, 
he. 



y 1 Chr. 9. 17, 

18. &. 26. 14, 
he. 



5 And "" stand in the holy place ac- 
cording to the divisions of t the fami- 
lies of the fathers of your brethren 
t the people, and after the division of 
the families of the Levites. 

6 So kill the passover, and "sanctify 
yourselves, and prepare your brethren, 
that they may do according to the word 
of the Lord by the hand of Moses. 

7 And Josiah to gave to the people, of 
the flock, lambs and kids, all for the 
passover-ofFerings, for all that were 
present, to the number of thirty thou- 
sand, and three thousand bullock's: 
these were of the king's substance. 

8 And his princes tgave willingly 
unto the people, to the priests, and 
to the Levites : Hilkiah and Zecha- 
riah and Jehiel, rulers of the house 
of God, gave unto the priests for the 
passover-ofFerings two thousand and 
six hundred small cattle, and three 
hundred oxen. 

9 Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and 
Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hasha- 
biah and Jeiel and Jozal3ad, chief of 
the Levites, tgave unto the Levites 
for passover-ofFerings five thousand 
small cattle, and five hundred oxen. 

10 So the service was prepared, and 
the priests p stood in their place, and 
the Levites in their courses, according 
to the king's commandment. 

11 And they killed the passover, 
and the priests i sprinkled the blood 
from their hands, and the Levites 
•■ flayed them. 

12 And they removed the burnt 
offerings, that they might give ac- 
cording to the divisions of the fami- 
lies of the people, to offer unto the 
Lord, as it is written ^ in the book of 
Moses. And so did they with the oxen. 

13 And they * roasted the passover 
with fire according to the ordinance : 
but the other holy offerings "sod they 
in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, 
and t divided them speedily among all 
the people. 

14 And afterward they made ready 
for themselves, and for the priests : 
because the priests the sons of Aaron 
were busied in offering of burnt offer- 
ings and the fat until night ; there- 
fore the Levites prepared for them- 
selves, and for the priests the sons 
of Aaron. 

15 And the singers the sons of 
Asaph were in their t place, accord- 
ing to the ^ commandment of David, 
and Asaph, and Heman, and Jedu- 
thun the king's seer ; and the porters 
y waited at every gate ; they might 
not depart from their service ; for 
their brethren the Levites prepared 
for them. 



16 So all the service of the Lord 
was prepared the same day, to keep the 
passover, and to offer burnt ofFe rings 
upon the altar of the Lord, according 
to the commandment of king Josiah. 

17 And the children of Israel that 
were t present kept the passover at 
that time, and the feast of "^ unleav- 
ened bread seven days. 

18 And ^ there was no passover like 
to that kept in Israel from the days 
of Samuel the prophet ; neither did 
all the kings of Israel keep such a 
passover as Josiah kept, and the 
priests, and the Levites, and all Ju- 
dah and Israel that were present, and 
the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 

19 In the eighteenth year of the 
reign of Josiah was this passover kept. 

20 t ^ After all this, when .Josiah 
had prepared the t temple, Necho king 
of Egypt came up to fight against 
Charchemish by Euphrates : and Jo- 
siah went out against him. 

21 But he sent ambassadors to him, 
saying. What have I to do with thee, 
thou king of Judah ? / come not 
against thee this day, but against 
tthe house wherewith I have war: 
for God commanded me to make 
haste : forbear thee from meddling 
with God, who is with me, that he 
destroy thee not. 

22 Nevertheless Josiah would not 
turn his face from him, but '^dis- 
guised himself, that he might fight 
with him, and hearkened not unto 
the words of Necho from the mouth 
of God, and came to fight in the 
valley of Megiddo. 

23 And the archers shot at king 
Josiah ; and the king said to his 
servants. Have me away ; for I am 
sore t wounded. 

24 "^ His servants therefore took him 
out of that chariot, and put him in 
the second chariot that he had ; and 
they brought him to Jerusalem, and 
he "died, and was buried H in one of 
the sepulchres of his fathers. And 
^all Judah and Jerusalem mourned 
for Josiah. 

25 IF And Jeremiah lamented for 
Josiah: and »all the singing men 
and the singing women spake of 
Josiah in their lamentations to this 
day, ''and made them an ordinance 
in Israel : and, behold, they are writ- 
ten in the lamentations. 

26 Now the rest of the acts of Jo- 
siah, and his t goodness, according to 
that which ivas written in the law of 
the Lord, 

27 And his deeds, first and last, be- 
hold, they are written in the book of 
the kings of Israel and Judah. 

457 



B.C. 

about 623. 



t B.eb. found. 
z Ex. 12. LJ. 

& 13. 6. ch. 

30. 21. 
a 2 Kings 23. 



610. 
t Heb. house. 
b 2 Kings 23. 
29. Jer. 46. 2. 



t Heb. the 
house of my 
war. 



c So 1 Kings 
22. 30. 



t Heb. made 
sick. 1 Kuigs 
22. 34. 

d 2 Kings 23. 
30. 



II Or, among 
the sepul- 
chres. 

e Zech. 12. 11. 

f Lam. 4. 20. 

S See Matt. 9. 
23. 



h Jer. 22. 20. 



t Heb. kind- 
nesses. 



Jehoahaz made king. 



II. CHRONICLES. 



Jerusalem destroyed. 



B. C. 610. 



» 2 Kings 23. 
30, &c. 



t Heb. re- 
moved him. 

t Heb. mulct- 
ed. 



b 2 Kings : 
36, 37. 



c 2 Kings 24. 
l.Hab. 1.6. 

607. 
li Or, chains. 

606. 
d See 2 Kings 

21.6. Jer.22. 

li!, 19. k. 36. 

30. 
e 2 Kings 24. 

13. Dan. 1. 1, 

2. &. 5. 2. 



599. 
II Or, Jcco- 

niah,l Chr. 

3. 16. or, Co- 

niah, jer. 22. 

24. 
f 2 Kings 24. 8. 



e 2 Kings 24. 

lfM7. 
t Heb. at the 

return of the 

year. 

t Heb. vessels 
(if desire. 

H Or, Matta- 
■II ink, his fa- 
ther's broth- 
er, 2 Kings 
21. 17. 

h Dan. 1. 1, 2. 
&i3. 2. 

i Jer. 37. 1. 

k 2 Kings 24. 
18. Jer. 52. 1, 

593. 
1 Jer. 52. 3. 
Ez. 17. 15, 

10. 



CHAPTER XXXVI. 

Jehoahaz made king ie deposed by Pharaoh, and car- 
ried into Egypt. 5 Jehoiakim's evil reign ; he is 
carried bound to Babylon. 9 Jehoiachin's evil 
reign; he is brought to Babylon. 11 Zedekiah's evil 
reign ; he rebelleth against Nebuchadnezzar. 14 
For the transgressions of the priests and the people, 
Jerusalem is wholly destroyed. 22 The proclama- 
tion of Cyrus. 

THEN ^'the people of the land took 
Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and 
made him king in his father's stead 
in Jerusalem. 

2 Jehoahaz was twenty and three 
years old when he began to reign, and 
he reigned three months in Jerusalem. 

3 And the king of Egypt tput him 
down at Jerusalem, and t condemned 
the land in a hundred talents of sil- 
ver and a talent of gold. 

4 And the king of Egypt made 
Eliakim his brother king over Judah 
and Jerusalem, and turned his name 
to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Je- 
hoahaz his brother, and carried him 
to Egypt. 

5 H "^ Jehoiakim was twenty and five 
years old when he began to reign, and 
he reigned eleven years in Jerusa- 
lem : and he did that which was evil 
in the sight of the Lord his God. 

6 "^ Against him came up Nebuchad- 
nezzar king of Babylon, and bound 
hi in in II fetters, to ^ carry him to Bab- 
ylon. 

7 ^Nebuchadnezzar also carried of 
the vessels of the house of the Lord 
to Babylon, and put them in his 
temple at Babylon. 

8 Now the rest of the acts of Je- 
hoiakim, and his abominations which 
he did, and that which was found in 
him, behold, they are written in the 
book of the kings of Israel and Ju- 
dah. And II Jehoiachin his son reigned 
in his stead. 

9 IT ^ Jehoiachin was eight years old 
when he began to reign, and he 
reigned three months and ten days 
in Jerusalem : and he did that which 
was evil in the sight of the Lord. 

10 And tw^hen the year was expi- 
red, sking Nebuchadnezzar sent, and 
brought him to Babylon, ^with the 
t goodly vessels of the house of the 
Lord, and made II ' Zedekiah his broth- 
er king over Judah and Jerusalem. 

11 T[ "^ Zedekiah was one and twenty 
years old when he began to reign, and 
reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. 

12 And he did that which vms evil 
in the sight of the Lord his God, 
and humbled not himself before Jer- 
emiah the prophet speaking from the 
mouth of the Lord. 

13 And 'he also rebelled against 
king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made 

458 



him swear by God : but he " stiffened 
his neck, and hardened his heart from 
turning unto the Lord God of Israel. 

14 IF Moreover all the chief of the 
priests, and the people, transgressed 
very much after all the abominations 
of the heathen ; and polluted the 
house of the Lord which he had 
hallowed in Jerusalem. 

15 "And the Lord God of their 
fathers sent to them +by his messen- 
gers, rising up II betimes, and sending ; 
because he had compassion on his 
people, and on his dwellingplace : 

16 But °they mocked the messen- 
gers of God, and p despised his words, 
and 1 misused his prophets, until the 
^ wrath of the Lord arose against his 
people, till there was no t remedy. 

17 'Therefore he brought upon them 
the king of the Chaldees, who *slew 
their young men with the sword in 
the house of their sanctuary, and 
had no compassion upon young man 
or maiden, old man, or him that 
stooped for age : he gave them all 
into his hand. 

18 ^ And all the vessels of the house 
of God, great and small, and the 
treasures of the house of the Lord, 
and the treasures of the king, and 
of his princes ; all these he brought 
to Babylon. 

19 ^And they burnt the house of 
God, and brake down the wall of 
Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces 
thereof with fire, and destroyed all 
the goodly vessels thereof. 

20 And t z them that had escaped 
from the sword carried he away to 
Babylon ; ^ where they were servants 
to him and his sons until the reign 
of the kingdom of Persia : 

21 To fulfil the word of the Lord 
by the mouth of ''Jeremiah, until 
the land " had enjoyed her sabbaths : 
for as long as she lay desolate "^she 
kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and 
ten years. 

22 H ^ Now in the first year of Cyrus 
king of Persia, that the word of the 
Lord spoken by the mouth of ^ Jere- 
miah might be accomplished, the Lord 
stirred up the spirit of s Cyrus king 
of Persia, that he made a proclama- 
tion throughout all his kingdom, and 
put it also in writing, saying, 

23 ^ Thus saith Cyrus king of Per- 
sia, All the kingdoms of the earth 
hath the Lord God of heaven given 
me ; and he hath charged me to 
build him a house in Jerusalem, 
which is in Judah. Who is there 
among you of all his people 1 The 
Lord his God be with him, and let 
him go up. 



B. C. 536. 



a 2 Chr. 36. 22, 
23. Jer. 25. 
12. & 29. 10. 

b ch. 5. 13, 14. 
t Heb. caused 

a voice to 

pass. 



c Is. 44. 28. & 
45. 1, 13. 



Dan. 6. 26. 



t Heb. lift 
him up. 



e Fhil 2. 13. 



II That is, 
helped them. 



{ ch. 5. 14. & 
6.5. 

? 2 King-s 24. 
13. 2 Chr. 
36.7. 



h Seech. 5. 14. 



EZRA. 



CHAPTER I. 

TTie- proclamation of Cyrus for the rebuilding of the 
temple. 5 The people provide for their return. 7 
Cyrus restoreth the vessels of the temple. 

IVTOW in the first year of Cyrus 
l\ king of Persia, that the word 
of the Lord ^by the mouth of Jere- 
miah might be fulfilled, the Lord 
stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of 
Persia, ^that he tmade a proclama- 
tion throughout all his kingdom, and 
put it also in writing, saying, 

2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, 
The Lord God of heaven hath given 
me all the kingdoms of the earth ; 
and he hath "^charged me to build 
him a house at Jerusalem, which is 
in Judah. 

3 Who is there among you of all his 
people 1 his God be with him, and let 
him go up to Jerusalem, which is in 
Judah, and build the house of the 
Lord God of Israel, ('' he is the God,) 
which is in Jerusalem. 

4 And whosoever remaineth in any 
place where he sojourneth, let the 
men of his place t help him with sil- 
ver, and with gold, and with goods, 
and with beasts, besides the freewill 
oflfering for the house of God that is 
in Jerusalem. 

5 IF Then rose up the chief of the 
fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and 
the priests, and the Levites, with all 
them whose spirit ^ God had raised, 
to go up to build the house of the 
Lord which is in Jerusalem. 

6 And all they that were about 
them II strengthened their hands with 
vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, 
and with beasts, and with precious 
things, besides all that was willingly 
offered. 

7 IT '^Also Cyrus the king brought 
forth the vessels of the house of the 
Lord, ^ which Nebuchadnezzar had 
brought forth out of Jerusalem, and 
had put them in the house of his 
gods ; 

8 Even those did Cyrus king of 
Persia bring forth by the hand of 
Mithredath the treasurer, and num- 
bered them unto *" Sheshbazzar, the 
prince of Judah. 

9 And this is the number of them : 
thirty chargers of gold, a thousand 
chargers of silver, nine and twenty 
knives. 



10 Thirty basins of gold, silver 
basins of a second sort four hun- 
dred and ten, and other vessels a 
thousand. 

11 All the vessels of gold and of 
silver ivere five thousand and four 
hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar 
bring up with them of t the captivity 
that were brought up from Babylon 
unto Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER H. 

The number that return of the people ; 36 the number 
of the priests, 40 of the Levites, 43 of the Nethinim, 
55 of Solomon's servants, 62 and of the priests who 
could not shew their pedigree. 64 The whole num- 
ber of them. 68 Their oblations. 

NOW ^ these are the children of 
the province that went up out 
of the captivity, of those which had 
been carried away, ''whom Nebu- 
chadnezzar the king of Babylon had 
carried away unto Babylon, and came 
again unto Jerusalem and Judah, ev- 
ery one unto his city ; 

2 Which came with Zerubbabel : 
Jeshua, Nehemiah, H Seraiah, n Reel- 
aiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, H Mizpar, Big- 
vai, II Rehum, Baanah. The num- 
ber of the men of the people of Is- 
rael: 

3 The children of Parosh, two thou- 
sand a hundred seventy and two. 

4 The children of Shephatiah, three 
hundred seventy and two. 

5 The children of Arah,*' seven hun- 
dred seventy and five. 

6 The children of ^ Pahath-moab, 
of the children of Jeshua and Joab, 
two thousand eight hundred and 
twelve. 

7 The children of Elam, a thousand 
two hundred fifty and four. 

8 The children of Zattu, nine hun- 
dred forty and five. 

9 The children of Zaccai, seven hun- 
dred and threescore. 

10 The children of II Bani, six hun- 
dred forty and two. 

1 1 The children of Bebai, six hun- 
dred twenty and three. 

12 The children of Azgad, a thou- 
sand two hundred twenty and two. 

13 The children of Adonikam, six 
hundred sixty and six. 

14 The children of Bigvai, two thou- 
sand fifty and six. 

15 The children of Adin, four hun- 
dred fifty and four. 



459 



The number of the 'people 



EZRA. 



who returned from Babylon. 



II Or, Hariph, 

Neh. 7. 24. 



i; Or, Gibeon, 
Neh. 7. 25. 



II Or, Beth-az- 
maveth, Neh. 
7.28. 



II Or. Harid, 
as it is in 
some copies. 



f 1 Chr. 24. 7. 
g:lChr.24.14, 
h 1 Chr. 9. 12. 
i 1 Chr. 24. 8. 



II Or, Judah, 
ch.3.9. Call- 
ed also Ho- 
devah, Neh.7. 
43. 



I 1! Or, Sia. 

1 



16 The children of Ater of Hezeki- 
ah, ninety and eight. 

17 The children of Bezai, three hun- 
dred twenty and three. 

18 The children of HJorah, a hun- 
dred and twelve. 

19 The children of Hashum, two 
hundred twenty and three. 

20 The children of H Gibbar, ninety 
and five. 

21 The children of Beth-lehem, a 
hundred twenty and three. 

22 The men of Netophah, fifty and 
six. 

23 The men of Anathoth, a hundred 
twenty and eight. 

24 The children of I Azmaveth, forty 
and two. 

25 The children of Kirjath-arim, 
Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hun- 
dred and forty and three. 

26 The children of Ramah and Gaba, 
six hundred twenty and one. 

27 The men of Michmas, a hundred 
twenty and two. 

28 The men of Beth-el and Ai, two 
hundred twenty and three. 

29 The children of Nebo, fifty and 
two. 

30 The children of Magbish, a hun- 
dred fifty and six. 

31 The children of the other ^Elam, 
a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 

32 The children of Harim, three 
hundred and twenty. 

33 The children of Lod, ilHadid,and 
Ono, seven hundred twenty and five. 

34 The children of Jericho, three 
hundred forty and five. 

35 The children of Senaah, three 
thousand and six hundred and thirty. 

36 t The priests : the children of 
^Jedaiah, of the house of Jesliua, nine 
hundred seventy and three. 

37 The children of ^Immer, a thou- 
sand fifty and two. 

38 The children of ^^Pashur, a thou- 
sand two hundred forty and seven. 

39 The children of 'Harim, a thou- 
sand and seventeen. 

40 IT The Levites : the children of 
Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children 
of H Hodaviah, seventy and four. 

41 The singers: the children of 
Asaph, a hundred twenty and eight. 

42 The children of the porters : the 
children of Shallum, the children of 
Ater, the children of Talmon, the 
children of Akkub, the children of 
Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all 
a hundred thirty and nine. 

43 IT '^ The Nethinim : the children 
of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the 
children of Tabbaoth, 

44 The children of Keros, the chil- 
dren of H Siaha, the children of Padon, 

460 



45 The children of Lebanah, the 
children of Hagabah, the children of 
Akkub, 

46 The children of Hagab, the chil- 
dren of II Shalmai, the children of Ha- 
nan, 

47 The children of Giddel, the chil- 
dren of Gahar, the children of Reaiah, 

48 The children of Rezin, the chil- 
dren of Nekoda, the children of Gaz- 
zam, 

49 The children of Uzza, the chil- 
dren of Paseah, the children of Besai, 

50 The children of Asnah, the chil- 
dren of Mehunim, the children of 
II Nephusim, 

51 The children of Bakbuk, the 
children of Hakupha, the children of 
Harhur, 

52 The children of "Bazluth, the 
children of Mehida, the children of 
Harsha, 

53 The children of Barkos, the chil- 
dren of Sisera, the children of Tha- 
mah, 

54 The children of Neziah, the chil- 
dren of Hatipha. 

55 H The children of ^Solomon's serv- 
ants : the children of Sotai, the chil- 
dren of Sophereth, the children of 
11 Peruda, 

56 The children of Jaalah, the chil- 
dren of Darken, the children of Giddel, 

57 The children of Shephatiah, the 
children of Hattil, the children of 
Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of 
II Ami. 

58 All the "" Nethinim, and the chil- 
dren of ''Solomon's servants, were 
three hundred ninety and two. 

59 And these were they which went 
up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Che- 
rub, II Addan, and Immer : but they 
could not shew their father's house, 
and their H seed, whether they were of 
Israel : 

60 The children of Delaiah, the chil- 
dren of Tobiah, the children of Neko- 
da, six hundred fifty and two. 

61 1[ And of the children of the 
priests : the children of Habaiah, the 
children of Koz, the children of Bar- 
zillai ; which took a wife of the daugh- 
ters of °Barzillai the Gileadite, and 
was called after their name : 

62 These sought their register among 
those that were reckoned by genealo- 
gy, but they were not found : ^ there- 
fore t were they, as polluted, put from 
the priesthood. 

63 And the II Tirshatha said unto 
them, that they ^ should not eat of 
the most holy things, till there stood 
up a priest with ''Urim and with 
Thummim. 

64 T ^The whole congregation to- 



The altar of God is set up. 



EZRA. 



The building of the tera'ple. 



B.C. 
about 536. 



II Or, Joshua, 
Hag-. 1. 1. & 
2.2. Zech. 
3.1. 

II Called Zo- 
robabel, 
IMatt. 1. 12. 
Luke 3. 27. 

a Matt. 1. 12. 
& Luke 3. 27, 
called Sala- 
thiel. 

b Deut. 12. 5. 



c Num. 28. 3, 4. 

d Neh. 8. 14, 
17. Zech. 14. 
16, 17. 

e Ex. 23. 16. 

f Num. 29. 12, 
&c. 

t Heb. the 
matter of the 
day in his 
day. 

S Ex. 29. 38. 
Num. 28. 3, 
11, 19,26. & 
29. 2, 8, 13. 



t Heb. the 
temple of the 
LORD was 



not yet 
founded. 



gether ivas forty and two thousand 
three hundred and threescore, 

65 Besides their servants and their 
maids, of whom there were seven thou- 
sand thJee hundred thirty and seven : 
and there were among- them two hun- 
dred singing men and singing women, 

66 Their horses we7-e seven hundred 
thirty and six ; their mules, two hun- 
dred forty and five ; 

67 Their camels, four hundred thir- 
ty and five ; their asses, six thousand 
seven hundred and twenty. 

68 f 'And some of the chief of the 
fathers, when they came to the house 
of the Lord which is at Jerusalem, 
offered freely for the house of God to 
set it up in his place : 

69 They gave after their ability unto 
the "treasure of the work threescore 
and one thousand drams of gold, and 
five thousand pounds of silver, and one 
hundred priests' garments. 

70 ^ So the priests, and the Levites, 
and some of the people, and the sing- 
ers, and the porters, and the Nethi- 
nim, dwelt in their cities, and all Is- 
rael in their cities. 

CHAPTER III. 

The altar is set up, and the sacrifices renewed. 8 The 
foundation of the temple is laid. 

AND when the seventh month was 
come, and the children of Israel 
ivere in the cities, the people gathered 
themselves together as one man to 
Jerusalem. 

2 Then stood up II Jeshua the son of 
Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, 
and llZerubbabel the son of ^ Shealtiel, 
and his brethren, and builded the altar 
of the God of Israel, to offer burnt 
offerings thereon, as it is ''written in 
the law of Moses the man of God. 

3 And they set the altar upon his 
bases ; for fear was upon them because 
of the people of those countries : and 
they ofiered burnt offerings thereon 
unto the Lord, even '^ burnt offerings 
morning and evening. 

4 ^ They kept also the feast of taber- 
nacles, ^as it is written, and ^offered 
the daily burnt offerings by number, 
according to the custom, t as the duty 
of every day required ; 

5 And afterward offered the ^con- 
tinual burnt offering, both of the new 
moons, and of all the set feasts of the 
Lord that were consecrated, and of 
every one that willingly offered a free- 
will offering unto the Lord. 

6 From the first day of the seventh 
month began they to offer burnt of- 
ferings unto the Lord. But tthe 
foundation of the temple of the Lord 
was not 7/et laid. 



7 They gave money also unto the 
masons, and to the II carpenters ; and 
''meat, and drink, and oil, unto them 
of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to 
bring cedar trees from Lebanon to 
the sea of ' Joppa, ^ according to the 
grant that they had of Cyrus king of 
Persia. 

8 IT Now in the second year of their 
coming unto the house of God at Je- 
rusalem, in the second month, began 
Zerubbabel tiie son of Shealtiel, and 
Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the 
remnant of their brethren the priests 
and the Levites, and all they that 
were come out of the captivity unto 
Jerusalem ; ' and appointed the Le- 
vites, from twenty years old and up- 
ward, to set forward the work of the 
house of the Lord. 

9 Then stood "" Jeshua with his sons 
and his brethren, Kadmiel and his 
sons, the sons of H Judah, t together, 
to set forward the workmen in the 
house of God : the sons of Henadad, 
with their sons and their brethren the 
Levites. 

10 And when the builders laid the 
foundation of the temple of the Lord, 
"they set the priests in their apparel 
with trumpets, and the Levites the 
sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise 
the Lord, after the ° ordinance of Da- 
vid king of Israel. 

1 1 PAnd they sang together by course 
in praising and giving thanks unto 
the Lord; ^because he is good, ""for 
his mercy endureth for ever toward 
Israel. And all the people shouted 
with a great shout, when they praised 
the Lord, because the foundation of 
the house of the Lord was laid, 

12 'But many of the priests and Le- 
vites and chief of the fathers, loho 
were ancient men, that had seen the 
first house, when the foundation of 
this house was laid before their eyes, 
wept with a loud voice ; and many 
shouted aloud for joy : 

13 So that the people could not dis- 
cern the noise of the shout of joy 
from the noise of the weeping of the 
people : for the people shouted with 
a loud shout, and the noise was heard 
afar off. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The adversaries endeavour to hinder the building of 
the temple. 7 Their letter to Artaxerxes. 17 His 
decree. 23 The work ceaseth. 

FOW when ^the adversaries of 
Judah and Benjamin heard that 
+ the children of the captivity builded 
the temple unto the Lord God of Is- 
rael ; 
2 Then they came to Zerubbabel, 

461 



B.C. 
al30ut 530. 



II Or, work- 
men. 
h 1 Kings 5. 6, 

9. 2 Chr. 2. 

10, Acts 12. 
20. 



r)35. 
i 2 Chr. 2. 16. 
Acts 9. 36. 
k ch. 6. 3. 



1 1 Chr. 23. 24, 
27. 



II Or, Hodavi- 
ah, ch. 2. 40. 
t Heb. as one. 



n 1 Chr. 16. 5, 
6,42. 



ol Chr. 6. 31. 

& 16. 4. & 

25.1. 
pEx. 15. 21. 

2 Chr. 7.3. 

Neh. 12. 24. 
q 1 Chr. 16.34. 

Ps. 136. 1. 
r 1 Chr. 16. 4L 

Jer. 33. 11. 



s See Hag. 2. 3. 



a See ver. 7, 
8,9. 

t Heb. the 
sons of the 
transporta- 
tion. 



The work opposed. 



EZRA. 



The work ceaseth. 



B. C. 535 



b 2 Kings 17. 
24, 32, 33. & 
19.37.ver.l0. 



d ch. 1. 1, 2, 3. 



534. 
e ch. 3. 3. 



529. 
t Heb. Ahash- 
verosh. 



522. 

Or, in pe 



t Heb. socie- 
ties. 



II Or,secretary. 



t Chald. soci- 
eties. 

f 2 Kings 17. 
30, 31. 



about 678. 

? ver. 1. 



hSover. 11, 
17. &ch.7.12. 

t Chald, Chce- 
neth. 



522. 



II Ot, finished. 
t Chald. sewed 
together. 



t Chald. ^tw. 
II Or, strength. 
' ch. 7. 24. 



and to the chief of the fathers, and 
said unto them, Let us huild with 
you : for we seek your God, as ye 
do; and we do sacrifice unto him 
^ since the days of Esar-haddon king 
of Assur, which brought us up hither. 

3 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and 
the rest of the chief of the fathers of 
Israel, said unto them, " Ye have noth- 
ing to do with us to build a house un- 
to our God ; but we ourselves togeth- 
er will build unto the Lord God of 
Israel, as '^king Cyrus the king of 
Persia hath commanded us. 

4 Then ^ the people of the land weak- 
ened the hands of the people of Judah, 
and troubled them in building, 

5 And hired counsellors against them, 
to frustrate their purpose, all the days 
of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the 
reign of Darius king of Persia. 

6 And in the reign of t Ahasuerus, 
in the beginning of his reign, wrote 
they unto him an accusation against 
the inhabitants of Judah and Jeru- 
salem. 

7 IT And in the days of Artaxerxes 
wrote II Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, 
and the rest of their t companions, 
unto Artaxerxes king of Persia ; and 
the writing of the letter was written 
in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted 
in the Syrian tongue. 

8 Rehum the chancellor and Shim- 
shai the " scribe wrote a letter against 
Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in 
this sort : 

9 Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, 
and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest 
of their t companions; ''the Dinaites, 
the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, 
the Apharsites, the Archevites, the 
Babylonians, the Susanchites, the De- 
havites, and the Elamites, 

10 ^ And the rest of the nations whom 
the great and noble Asnapper brought 
over, and set in the cities of Samaria, 
and the rest that are on this side the 
river, '^and tat such a time. 

11 IF This is the copy of the letter 
that they sent unto him, even unto 
Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants 
the men on this side the river, and at 
such a time. 

12 Be it known unto the king, that 
the Jews which came up from thee to 
us are come unto Jerusalem, building 
the rebellious and the bad city, and 
have II set up the walls thereof, and 
t joined the foundations. 

13 Be it known now unto the king, 
that, if this city be builded, and the 
walls set up again, then will they not 
tpay 'toll, tribute, and custom, and so 
thou shalt endamage the H revenue of 
the kings. 

462 



14 Now because twe have mainte- 
nance from the king''s palace, and it 
was not meet for us to see the king's 
dishonour, therefore have we sent and 
certified the king ; 

15 That search may be made in the 
book of the records of thy fathers : so 
shalt thou find in the book of the 
records, and know that this city is a 
rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings 
and provinces, and that they have 
t moved sedition + withiil the same of 
old time : for which cause was this 
city destroyed. 

16 We certify the king that, if this 
city be builded again, and the walls 
thereof set up, by this means thou 
shalt have no portion on this side the 
river. 

17 IT Then sent the king an answer 
unto Rehum the chancellor, and to 
Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of 
their t companions that dwell in Sa- 
maria, and unto the rest beyond the 
river, Peace, and at such a time. 

18 The letter which ye sent unto us 
hath been plainly read before me. 

19 And tl commanded, and search 
hath been made, and it is found that 
this city of old time hath t made in- 
surrection against kings, and that re- 
bellion and sedition have been made 
therein. 

20 There have been mighty kings 
also over Jerusalem, which have 
^ ruled over all countries ' beyond the 
river ; and toll, tribute, and custom, 
was paid unto them. 

21 tGive ye now commandment to 
cause these men to cease, and that 
this city be not builded, until another 
commandment shall be given from 
me. 

22 Take heed now that ye fail riot 
to do this : why should damage grow 
to the hurt of the kings 1 

23 T Now when the copy of king 
Artaxerxes' letter ivas read before 
Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and 
their companions, they went up in 
haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, 
and made them to cease tby force 
and power. 

24 Then ceased the work of the house 
of God which is at Jerusalem. So it 
ceased unto the second year of the 
reign of Darius king of Persia. 

CHAPTER V. 

The building of the temple is resumed. 3 Tatnai and 
others strive to hinder the work. 6 Their letter to 
Darius against the Jews. 

THEN the prophets, ^Haggai the 
prophet, and ^ Zechariah the son 
of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews 
that were in Judah and Jerusalem in 



The work is resumed. 



EZRA. 



The decree of Darius. 



B. C. 520. 

c ch. 3. 2. 



d ver. 6. ch. 6. 
6 



e ver. 9. 
( ver. 10. 

t Chald. that 
build this 
building ? 

S See ch. 7. 6. 
28. Ps. 33. is; 

Ji ch. 6. 6. 

519. 

J ch. 4. 9. 



t Chald. in the 
?nidst where- 
of. 



fCha.\d. stones 
of rolling. 



I 1 Kin,?s 6. 1. 



m 2 Chr. 
16, 17. 



n 2 Kmgs 24. 
2. & 25. 8, 0, 
11. 



536. 
o ch. 1. 1. 



P ch. 1. 7, 8. & 

6.5. 



the name of the God of Israel, even 
unto them. 

2 Then rose up •= Zerubbabel the son 
of Shealtiel, and .Teshua the son of 
Jozadak, and began to build the house 
of God which is at Jerusalem : and 
with them were the prophets of God 
helping them. 

3 IT At the same time came to them 
''Tatnai, governor on this side the 
river, and Shethar-boznai, and their 
companions, and said thus unto them, 
^ Who hath commanded you to build 
this house, and to make up this wall "? 

4 ^Then said we unto them after 
this manner, What are the names of 
the men t that make this building ? 

5 But ?the eye of their God was 
upon the elders of the Jews, that they 
could not cause them to cease, till the 
matter came to Darius : and then they 
returned ^ answer by letter concern- 
ing this matter. 

6 If The copy of the letter that Tat- 
nai, governor on this side the river, 
and Shethar-boznai, 'and his com- 
panions the Apharsachites, which were 
on this side the river, sent unto Da- 
rius the king : 

7 They sent a letter unto him, 
t wherein was written thus ; Unto 
Darius the king, all peace. 

8 Be it known unto the king, that 
we went into the province of Judea, 
to the house of the great God, which 
is builded with t great stones, and 
timber is laid in the walls, and this 
work goeth fast on, and prospereth 
in their hands. 

9 Then asked we those elders, and 
said unto them thus, "^ Who command- 
ed you to build this house, and to 
make up these walls ? 

10 We asked their names also, to 
certify thee, that we might write the 
names of the men that were the chief 
of them. 

11 And thus they returned us an- 
swer, saying. We are the servants of 
the God of heaven and earth, and 
build the house that was builded these 
many years ago, which a great king 
of Israel builded ' and set up. 

12 But "^ after that our fathers had 
provoked the God of heaven unto 
wrath, he gave them into the hand 
of ° Nebuchadnezzar the king of Bab- 
ylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed 
this house, and carried the people 
away into Babylon. 

13 But in the first year of ° Cyrus 
the king of Babylon, the same king 
Cyrus made a decree to build this 
house of God. 

14 And Pthe vessels also of gold and 
silver of the house of God, which Neb- 



uchadnezzar took out of the temple 
that was in Jerusalem, and brought 
them into the temple of Babylon, 
those did Cyrus the king take out of 
the temple of Babylon, and they were 
delivered unto one, i whose name was 
Sheshbazzar, whom he had made 
II governor ; 

15 And said unto him. Take these 
vessels, go, carry them into the tem- 
ple that is in Jerusalem, and let the 
house of God be builded in his place. 

16 Then came the same Sheshbaz- 
zar, and ""laid the foundation of the 
house of God which is in Jerusalem : 
and since that time even until now 
hath it been in building, and ' yet it is 
not finished. 

17 Now therefore, if it seem good to 
the king, ' let there be search made in 
the king's treasure-house, which is 
there at Babylon, whether it be so, 
that a decree was made of Cyrus the 
king to build this house of God at 
Jerusalem, and let the king send 
his pleasure to us concerning this 
matter. 

CHAPTER VI. 

Tfie decree of Cyrus being found, Darius mnketh a 
new decree for the completion of the temple. 14 The 
work is finished. 16 T7te feast of the dedication 
is kept, 19 a7id the passover, 

THEN Darius the king made a de- 
cree, *and search was made in 
the house of the trolls, where the 
treasures were tlaid up in Baby- 
lon. 

2 And there was found at n Achme- 
tha, in the palace that is in the prov- 
ince of the Medes, a roll, and there- 
in was a record thus written : 

3 In the first year of Cyrus the king, 
the same Cyrus the king made a de- 
cree concerning the house of God at 
Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, 
the place where they oflfered sacrifi- 
ces, and let the foundations thereof 
be strongly laid; the height thereof 
threescore cubits, and the breadth 
thereof threescore cubits ; 

4 ^ With three rows of great stones, 
and a row of new timber : and let the 
expenses be given out of the king's 
house : 

5 And also let ° the golden and silver 
vessels of the house of God, which 
Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the 
temple which is at Jerusalem, and 
brought unto Babylon, be restored, 
and t brought again unto the temple 
which is at Jerusalem, every one to 
his place, and place them in the house 
of God. 

6 ''Now therefore, Tatnai, governor 
beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and 
tyour companions the Apharsachites, 

463 



The temple is jini 



EZRA. 



Ezra goeth to Jerusalem. 



B. C. 519. 



a da 
made. 



t Chald.wzade 
U) cease. 



e ch. 7. 23. 

Jer. 29. 7. 
t Chald. 0/ 

rest. 
1 1 Tim. 2. 1, 2. 



t Chald. Ze( 
him be de- 
stroyed. 

S Dan. 2.5. & 
3.29. 

h 1 Kings 9. 3. 



t Chald. de- 
cree. 

k ch. 1. 1. & 5. 
13. ver. 3. 

515. 

1 ch. 4. 24. 
m ch. 7. 1. 



t Chald. tJie 
sons of the 
transporta- 
tion. 

.T 1 Kings 8. 
63. 2Chr.7.5. 

o ch. 8. 35. 



which are beyond the river, be ye far 
from thence : 

7 Let the work of this house of God 
alone ; let the governor of the Jews 
and the elders of the Jews build this 
house of God in his place. 

8 Moreover 1 1 make a decree what 
ye shall do to the elders of these 
Jews for the building- of this house 
of God : that of the king's goods, even 
of the tribute beyond the river, 
forthwith expenses be given unto 
these men, that they be not t hin- 
dered. 

9 And that which they have need of, 
both 5'^oung bullocks, and rams, and 
lambs, for the burnt offerings of the 
God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and 
oil, according to the appointment of 
the priests which are at Jerusalem, 
let it be given them day b}^ day with- 
out fail : 

10 ^That they may offer sacrifices 
t of sweet savours unto the God of 
heaven, and ^pray for the life of the 
king, and of his sons. 

11 Also I have made a decree, that 
whosoever shall alter this word, let 
timber be pulled down from his house, 
and being set up, t let him be hanged 
thereon ; ^ and let his house be made 
a dunghill for this. 

12 And the God that hath caused 
his ^ name to dwell there destroy all 
kings and people, that shall put tO' 
their hand to alter and to destroy this 
house of God which is at Jerusalem. 
I Darius have made a decree ; let it 
be done with speed. 

13 "^ Then Tatnai, governor on this 
side the river, Shethar-boznai, and 
their companions, according to that 
which Darius the king had sent, so 
they did speedily. 

14 ^And the elders of the Jews 
builded, and they prospered through 
the prophesying of Haggai the proph- 
et and Zechariah the son of Iddo. 
And they builded, and finished it, 
according to the commandment of 
the God of Israel, and according to 
the t commandment of ^ Cyrus, and 
^Darius, and "^Art^xerxes king of 
Persia. 

15 And this house was finished on 
the third day of the month Adar, 
which was in the sixth year of the 
reign of Darius the king. 

16 1 And the children of Israel, the 
priests, and the Levites, and the rest 
of t the children of the captivity, kept 
" the dedication of this house of God 
with joy, 

17 And "offered at the dedication of 
this house of God a hundred bul- 
locks, two hundred rams, four hun- 

464 



dred lambs ; and for a sin offering for 
all Israel, twelve he goats, according 
to the number of the tribes of Is- 
rael. 

18 And they set the priests in their 
P divisions, and the Levites in their 
'I courses, for the service of God, which 
is at Jerusalem ; t ^ as it is written in 
the book of Moses. 

19 And the children of the captiv- 
ity kept the passover ' upon the four- 
teenth day of the first month. 

20 For the priests and the Levites 
were * purified together, all of them 
were pure, and "killed the passover 
for all the children of the captivity, 
and for their brethren the priests, and 
for themselves. 

21 And the children of Israel, which 
were come again out of captivity, 
and all such as had separated them- 
selves unto them from the ^ filthiness 
of the heathen of the land, to seek 
the Lord God of Israel, did eat, 

22 And kept the ^ feast of unleaven- 
ed bread seven days with joy: for 
the Lord had made them joyful, and 
^turned the heart ^ of the king of As- 
syria unto them, to strengthen their 
hands in the work of the house of 
God, the God of Israel. 

CHAPTER VII. 

Ezra goeth up to Jerusalem. 11 The ffra^iotis com- 
mission of Artaxerxes to him. 27 Ezra blesseth 
God for his favour. 

"IVTOW after these things, in the 
XM reign of ^Artaxerxes king of 
Persia, Ezra ''the son of Seraiah, the 
s6n of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, 

2 The son of Shallum, the son of 
Zadok, the son of Ahitub, 

3 The son of Amariah, the son of 
Azariah, the son of Meraioth, 

4 The son of Zerahiah, the son of 
Uzzi, the son of Bukki, 

5 The son of Abishua, the son of 
Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son 
of Aaron the chief priest : 

6 This Ezra went up from Babylon ; 
and he ivas "n. ready scribe in the 
law of Moses, which the Lord God 
of Israel had given : and the king 
granted him all his request, "^accord- 
ing to the hand of the Lord his God 
upon him. 

7 "^ And there went up some of the 
children of Israel, and of the priests, 
and ^the Levites, and the singers, 
and the porters, and ^the Nethinim, 
unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year 
of Artaxerxes the king. 

8 And he came to Jerusalem in the 
fifth month, which was in the seventh 
year of the king. 

9 For upon the first day of the first 



The gracious commission 



EZRA. 



of Ariaxerxes to JEzra. 



B.C. 

about 457. 

t Heb. was 
the founda- 
tion of the 
going up. 

h ver. 6. Neb. 
2. 8, 18. 

i P8, 119. 45. 

k ver. 6. 2,5. 
Deut. 33. 10. 
Neh. 8. 1-8. 
Mai. 2. 7. 



I Ez. ^. 7. 
Dan. 2. 37. 

II Or, io Ezra 
the priest, a 
perfect scribe 
of the Law of 
the God of 
heaven, 
peace, &c. 

m ch. 4. 10. 



t Ch3id. from 
before the 
king. 

n Esth. 1. 14. 



o 2 Chr. 6. 2. 
Ps. 135. 21. 



P cli. 8. 25. 



q 1 Chr. 29. 6, 
9. 



rNum 15 4- 

13. 
8 Deut. 12. 5, 

11. 



month t began he to go up from Baby- 
lon, and on the first day of the fifth 
month came he to Jerusalem, ^ac- 
cording to the good hand of his God 
upon Mm. 

10 For Ezra had prepared his heart 
to 'seek the law of the Lord, and to 
do it, and to '^ teach in Israel statutes 
and judgments. 

11 IT Now this is the copy of the 
letter that the king Artaxerxes gave 
unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even 
a scribe of the words of the com- 
mandments of the Lord, and of his 
statutes to Israel. 

12 Artaxerxes, 'king of kings, Hunto 
Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of 
the God of heaven, perfect peace, ™and 
at such a time. 

13 I make a decree, that all they 
of the people of Israel, and of his 
priests and Levites, in my realm, 
which are minded of their own free- 
will to go up to Jerusalem, go with 
thee. 

14 Forasmuch as thou art sent tof 
the king, and of his "seven counsel- 
lors, to inquire concerning Judah and 
Jerusalem, according to the law of thy 
God which is in thine hand ; 

15 And to carry the silver and gold, 
Avhich the king and his counsellors 
have freely offered unto the God of 
Israel, ° whose habitation is in Jeru- 
salem, 

16 PAnd all the silver and gold that 
thou canst find in all the province of 
Babylon, with the freewill offering of 
the people, and of the priests, ^ offer- 
ing willingly for the house of their 
God which is in Jerusalem : 

17 That thou may est buy speedily 
with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, 
with their '"meat offerings and their 
drink offerings, and 'offer them upon 
the altar of the house of your God 
which is in Jerusalem. 

18 And whatsoever shall seem good 
to thee, and to thy brethren, to do 
with the rest of the silver and the 
gold, that do after the will of your 
God. 

19 The vessels also that are given 
thee for the service of the house of 
thy God, those deliver thou before the 
God of Jerusalem. 

20 And whatsoever more shall be 
needful for the house of thy God, 
which thou shalt have occasion to 
bestow, bestow it out of the king's 
treasure-house. 

21 And I, even I Artaxerxes the 
king, do make a decree to all the 
treasurers which are beyond the river, 
that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the 
scribe of the law of the God of heav- 



30 



en, shall require of you, it be done 
speedily, 

22 Unto a hundred talents of sil- 
ver, and to a hundred t measures of 
wheat, and to a hundred baths of 
wine, and to a hundred baths of oil, 
and salt without prescribing how 
much. 

23 t Whatsoever is commanded by 
the God of heaven, let it be diligently 
done for the house of the God of heav- 
en : for why should there be wrath 
against the realm of the king and his 
sons ? 

24 Also we certify you, that, touch- 
ing any of the priests and Levites, 
singers, porters, Nethinim, or minis- 
ters of this house of God, it shall not 
be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or 
custom, upon them. 

25 And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom 
of thy God, that is in thine hand, 
'set magistrates and judges, which 
may judge all the people that are 
beyond the river, all such as know 
the laws of thy God ; and " teach ye 
them that know them not. 

26 And whosoever will not do the 
law of thy God, and the law of the 
king, let judgment be executed speed- 
ily upon him, whether it be unto 
death, or t to banishment, or to con- 
fiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. 

27 IT -^Blessed be the Lord God of 
our fathers, ^ which hath put such a 
thing as this in the king's heart, to 
beautify the house of the Lord which 
is in Jerusalem : 

28 And ^hath extended mercy unto 
me before the king, and his counsel- 
lors, and before all the king's mighty 
princes. And I was strengthened as 
^the hand of the Lord my God ivas 
upon me, and I gathered together 
out of Israel chief men to go up 
with me. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

Ezra's compardons from Babylon. 15 He sendeth to 
Iddofor ministers for the temple. 21 He keepeth a 
fast. 24 He co?nmitteth the treasures to the custody 
of the priests. 31 He and his company come to Je- 
rusalem. 33 TJie treasure is weighed in the temple. 
3G They deliver the king's commissions to his officers. 

THESE are now the chief of their 
fathers, and this is the genealogy 
of them that went up with me from 
Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes 
the king. 

2 Of the sons of Phinehas ; Gershom : 
of the sons of Ithamar ; Daniel : of the 
sons of David; ^Hattush. 

3 Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the 
sons of '^Pharosh; Zechariah : and 
with him were reckoned by geneal- 
ogy of the males a hundred and 

fifty. 

465 



Ezra sendeth to Iddo. 



EZRA. 



He prodaimeth a fast. 



II Or, the 
youngest son. 



11 Or, Zaccur, 
as some read. 



Or, pitched. 



ch. 7. 7. 



t Heb. I pvt 
words in their 
mouth. See 
2 Sara. 14. 3, 
19. 



d Neb. 8. 7. & 
9. 4, 5. 



e See ch. 2. 43. 



4 Of the sons of Pahath-moab ; 
Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and 
with him two hundred males. 

5 Of the sons of Shechaniah ; the 
son of Jahaziel, and with him three 
hundred males. 

6 Of the sons also of Adin ; Ebed 
the son of Jonathan, and with him 
fifty males. 

7 And of the sons of Elam ; Jesha- 
iah the son of Athaliah, and with him 
seventy males. 

8 And of the sons of Shephatiah ; 
Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with 
him fourscore males. 

9 Of the sons of Joab ; Obadiah the 
son of Jehiel, and with him two hun- 
dred and eighteen males. 

10 And of the sons of Shelo- 
mith ; the son of Josiphiah, and 
with him a hundred and threescore 
males. 

1 1 And of the sons of Bebai ; Zech- 
ariah the son of Bebai, and with him 
twenty and eight males. 

12 And of the sons of Azgad ; Joha- 
nan ^l the son of Hakkatan, and with 
him a hundred and ten males. 

13 And of the last sons of Adoni- 
kam, whose names are these, Eliphe- 
let, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with 
them threescore males. 

14 Of the sons also of Bigvai ; Uthai, 
and II Zabbud, and with them seventy 
males. 

15 H And I gathered them together 
to the river that runneth to Ahava ; 
and there II abode we in tents three 
days : and I viewed the people, and 
the priests, and found there none of 
the ""sons of Levi. 

16 Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, 
for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and 
for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for 
Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for 
Meshullam, chief men; also for Joia- 
rib, and for Elnathan, men of under- 
standing. 

17 And I sent them with command- 
ment unto Iddo the chief at the 
place Casiphia, and tl told them 
what they should say unto Iddo, and 
to his brethren the Nethinim, at the 
place Casiphia, that they should bring 
unto us ministers for the house of our 
God. 

18 And by the good hand of our God 
upon us they '' brought us a man of 
understanding, of the sons of Mahli, 
the son of Levi, the son of Israel ; and 
vSherebiah, with his sons and his breth- 
ren, eighteen ; 

19 And Ilashabiah, and with him 
Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his 
brethren and their sons, twenty ; 

20 ^Also of the Nethinim, whom 

4(56 



David and the princes had appointed 
for the service of the Levites, two 
hundred and twenty Nethinim : all 
of them were expressed by name. 

21 IF Then I ^proclaimed a fast 
there, at the river of Ahava, that we 
might ^afflict ourselves before our 
God, to seek of him a ^ right way for 
us, and for our little ones, and for all 
our substance. 

22 For 'I was ashamed to require 
of the king a band of soldiers and 
horsemen to help us against the en- 
emy in the way : because we had 
spoken unto the king, saying, ^The 
hand of our God is upon all them for 
' good that seek him ; but his power 
and his wrath is '"against all them 
that "forsake him. 

23 So we fasted and besought our 
God for this : and he was ° entreated 
of us. 

24 IT Then I separated twelve of 
the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, 
Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren 
with them, 

25 And weighed unto them Pthe 
silver, and the gold, and the vessels, 
even the offering of the house of our 
God, which the king, and his coun- 
sellors, and his lords, and all Israel 
there present, had offered : 

26 I even weighed unto their hand 
six hundred and fifty talents of sil- 
ver, and silver vessels a hundred 
talents, and of gold a hundred tal- 
ents ; 

27 Also twenty basins of gold, of a 
thousand drams ; and two vessels of 
tfine copper, t precious as gold. 

28 And I said unto them. Ye are 
'I holy unto the Lord ; the vessels are 
""holy also ; and the silver and the 
gold are a freewill offering unto the 
Lord God of your fathers. 

29 Watch ye, and keep them, until 
ye weigh them before the chief of 
the priests and the Levites, and chief 
of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, 
in the chambers of the house of the 
Lord. 

30 So took the priests and the Le- 
vites the weight of the silver, and 
the gold, and the vessels, to bring 
them to Jerusalem unto the house of 
our God. 

311 Then we departed from the riv- 
er of Ahava on the twelfth day of the 
first month, to go unto Jerusalem : 
and 'the hand of our God was upon 
us, and he delivered us from the hand 
of the enemy, and of such as lay in 
wait by the way. 

32 And we ' came to Jerusalem, and 
abode there three days. 

33 IT Now on the fourth day was 



The sin of the people 



EZRA. 



The confession of Ezra. 



B.C. 

about 457. 



X So cii. 6. 17. 



y ch. 7. 21. 



457. 



ach. 6. 21. 
Neh. 9. 2. 
b Deut. 12. 30, 

31. 



c Ex. 34. 16. 

Deut. 7. 3. 

Neh. 13. 23. 
d Ex. 19. 6. & 

22.31. Deut. 

7. 6. & 14. 2. 
e 2 Cor. 6. 14. 



f Job 1. 20. 



i Ps. 143. 4. 



hch.10.3. Is. 
66.2. 



II Or, affile- 

tion. 



t Ex. 9. 29, 33. 



the silver and the gold and the ves- 
sels "weighed in the house of our 
God by the hand of Meremoth the 
son of Uriah the priest ; and with 
him urns Eleazar the son of Phine- 
has ; and with them was Jozabad the 
son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son 
of Binnui, Levites ; 

34 By number and by weight of ev- 
ery one : and all the weight was writ- 
ten at that time. 

35 Also the children of those that 
had been carried away, which were 
come out of the captivity, ''offered 
burnt offerings unto the God of Is- 
rael, twelve bullocks for all Israel, 
ninety and six rams, seventy and sev- 
en lambs, twelve he goats for a sin 
offering : all this was a burnt offering 
unto the Lord. 

36 IF And they delivered the king's 
y commissions unto the king's lieuten- 
ants, and to the governors on this side 
the river : and they furthered the peo- 
ple, and the house of God. 

CHAPTER IX. 

The princes complain to Ezra of the intermarriages 
of the people with the heathen. 3 His distress on ac- 
count of it. 5 His confession and prayer to God. 

NOW M'hen these things were 
done, the princes came to me, 
saying. The people of Israel, and 
the priests, and the Levites, have 
not * separated themselves from the 
people of the lands, ^ doing according 
to their abominations, even of the 
Canaanites, the Hittites, the Periz- 
zites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, 
the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the 
Amorites. 

2 For they have "^ taken of their 
daughters for themselves, and for 
their sons : so that the "^ holy seed 
have ^mingled themselves with the 
people of those lands : yea, the hand 
of the princes and rulers hath been 
chief in this trespass. 

3 And when I heard this thing, ^I 
rent my garment and my mantle, 
and plucked off the hair of my head 
and of my beard, and sat down ^as- 
tonished. 

4 Then were assembled unto me ev- 
ery one that ^trembled at the words 
of the God of Israel, because of the 
transgression of those that had been 
carried away ; and I sat astonishe i 
until the ' evening sacrifice. 

5 H And at the evening sacrifice I 
arose up from my H heaviness ; and 
having rent my garment and my 
mantle, I fell upon my knees, and 
■^ spread out my hands unto the Lord 
my God, 

6 And said, my God, I am 
'ashamed and blush to lift up my 



face to thee, my God: for "'our in- 
iquities are increased over our head, 
and our II trespass is "grown up unto 
the heavens. 

7 Since the days of our fathers have 
° we been in a great trespass unto this 
day ; and for our iniquities p have we, 
our kings, and our priests, been de- 
livered into the hand of the kings of 
the lands, to the sword, to captivity, 
and to a spoil, and to "^ confusion of 
face, as it is this day. 

8 And now for a t little space grace 
hath been shewed from the Lord our 
God, to leave us a remnant to escape, 
and to give us Ha nail in his holy 
place, that our God may ''lighten our 
eyes, and give us a little reviving in 
our bondage. 

9 ^ For we were bondmen ; ' yet our 
God hath not forsaken us in our 
bondage, but "hath extended mercy 
unto us in the sight of the kings 
of Persia, to give us a reviving, to 
set up the house of our God, and t to 
repair the desolations thereof, and to 
give us ^ a wall in Judah and in Jeru- 
salem. 

10 And now, O our God, what shall 
we say after this ? for we have for- 
saken thy commandments, 

11 Which thou hast commanded 
tby thy servants the prophets, saying, 
The land, unto which ye go to pos- 
sess it, is an unclean land with the 
y filthiness of the people of the lands, 
with their abominations, which have 
filled it tfrom one end to another 
with their uncleanness. 

12 Now therefore ^give not your 
daughters unto their sons, neither 
take their daughters unto your sons, 
^nor seek their peace or their wealth 
for ever : that ye may be strong, and 
eat the good of the land, and '' leave 
it for an inheritance to your children 
for ever. 

13 And after all that is come upon 
us for our evil deeds, and for our 
great trespass, seeing that thou our 
God "^ t hast punished us less than our 
iniquities deserve, and hast given us 
such deliverance as this ; 

14 Should we '^ again break thy 
commandments, and ®join in affinity 
with the people of these abomina- 
tions? wouldest not thou be ^ angry 
with us till thou hadst consumed us, 
so that there should be no remnant 
nor escaping 1 

15 Lord God of Israel, ^thou art 
righteous ; for we remain yet escaped, 
as it is this day : behold, we are 
^ before thee ' in our trespasses ; for 
we cannot ^ stand before thee because 
of this. 

467 



Ezra is encouraged. 



EZRA. 



The people reformed. 



B. C. 457. 



a Dan. 9. 20. 



2 Chr. 20. 9. 



t Heb. wept a 
great weep- 
ing. 



c Neh. 13. 27. 



d 2 Chr. 34. 31, 

t Heb. to 
bring forth. 



e ch. 9. 4. 

f Deut. 7. 2, 3. 



&1 Chr. 28. 10. 



Neh. 5. 12. 



Deut. 9. 18. 



t Heb. de- 
voted. 



k See 1 Sam. 
12. 18. 



t Heb. the 
showers. 



CHAPTER X. 

Ezra is encouraged to begin the work of reform. 6 
He assembleth and exhorteth the people. 9 They 
confess their sins, and promise amendment. 18 
The names of those who had married strange wives. 

TVTOW -^when Ezra had prayed, 
XM and when he had confessed, 
weeping and casting himself down 
^ before the house of God, there as- 
sembled unto him out of Israel a very 
great congregation of men and women 
and children : for the people t wept 
very sore. 

2 And Shechaniah the son of Je- 
hiel, one of the sons of Elam, an- 
swered and said unto Ezra, We have 
'^ trespassed against our God, and 
have taken strange wives of the 
people of the land : yet now there 
is hope in Israel concerning this 
thing. 

3 Now therefore let us make "^a 
covenant with our God t to put away 
all the wives, and such as are born 
of them, according to the counsel of 
my lord, and of those that ^ tremble 
at ^the commandment of our God; 
and let it be done according to the 
law. 

4 Arise ; for this matter helongeth 
unto thee : we also will be with thee : 
^be of good courage, and do it. 

5 Then arose Ezra, and made the 
chief priests, the Levites, and all Is- 
rael, ^ to swear that they should do 
according to this word. And they 
sware. 

6 IT Then Ezra rose up from before 
the house of God, and went into 
the chamber of Johanan the son of 
Ehashib : and when he came thither, 
he ' did eat no bread, nor drink water : 
for he mourned because of the trans- 
gression of them that had been car- 
ried away. 

7 And they made proclamation 
throughout Judah and Jerusalem 
unto all the children of the captivity, 
that they should gather themselves 
together unto Jerusalem ; 

8 And that whosoever would not 
come within three days, according to 
the counsel of the princes and the 
elders, all his substance should be 
t forfeited, and himself separated from 
the congregation of those that had 
been carried away. 

9 IT Then all the men of Judah and 
Benjamin gathered themselves to- 
gether unto Jerusalem within three 
days. It was the ninth month, on 
the twentieth day of the month; 
and ■'all the people sat in the street 
of the house of God, trembling be- 
cause of this matter, and for tthe 
great rain. 

468 



10 And Ezra the priest stood up, 
and said unto them. Ye have trans- 
gressed, and thave taken strange 
wives, to increase the trespass of Is- 
rael. 

1 1 Now therefore ' make confession 
unto the Lord God of your fathers, 
and do his pleasure : and ™ separate 
yourselves from the people of the 
land, and from the strange wives. 

12 Then all the congregation an- 
swered and said with a loud voice. 
As thou hast said, so must we do. 

13 But the people are many, and 
it is a time of much rain, and we 
are not able to stand without, neither 
is this a work of one day or two : for 
II we are many that have transgressed 
in this thing. 

14 Let now our rulers of all the 
congregation stand, and let all them 
which have taken strange wives in 
our cities come at appointed times, 
and with them the elders of every 
city, and the judges thereof, until 
" the fierce wrath of our God n for this 
matter be turned from us. 

15 IT Only Jonathan the son of Asa- 
hel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah 
twere employed about this matter: 
and MeshuUam and Shabbethai the 
Levite helped them. 

16 And the children of the captivity 
did so. And Ezra the priest, with 
certain chief of the fathers, after the 
house of their fathers, and all of 
them by their names, were sepa- 
rated, and sat down in the first day 
of the tenth month to examine the 
matter. 

17 And they made an end with 
all the men that had taken strange 
wives by the first day of the first 
month. 

18 IT And among the sons of the 
priests there were found that had 
taken strange wives : namely, of the 
sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, 
and his brethren ; Maaseiah, and Eli- 
ezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah. 

19 And they °gave their hands that 
they would put away their wives ; and 
^eino- P guilty, they offered a ram of the 
flock for their trespass. 

20 And of the sons of Immer ; Ha- 
nani, and Zebadiah. 

21 And of the sons of Harim ; Maa- 
seiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and 
Jehiel, and Uzziah. 

22 And of the sons ofPashur; Elioe- 
nai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, 
Jozabad, and Elasah. 

23 Also of the Levites ; Jozabad, 
and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same 
is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and 
Eliezer. 



The names of those who 



EZRA. 



had taken strange wives. 



B. C. 456. 



24 Of the singers also ; Eliashib : 
and of the porters ; Shallum, and Te- 
lem, and Uri. 

25 Moreover of Israel : of the sons 
of Parosh ; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and 
Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, 
and Malchijah, and Benaiah. 

26 And of the sons of Elam ; Mat- 
taniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and 
Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah. 

27 And of the sons of Zattu ; Elio- 
enai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jere- 
moth, and Zabad, and Aziza. 

28 Of the sons also of Bebai ; Je- 
hohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and 
Athlai. 

29 And of the sons of Bani ; Me- 
shullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jash- 
ub, and Sheal, and Ramoth. 

30 And of the sons of Pahath-moab ; 
Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, 
Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and 
Manasseh. 

3 1 And of the sons of Harim ; Eli- 
ezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, 
Shimeon, 



32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shem- 
ariah. 

33 Of the sons of Hashum ; Matte- 
nai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jer- 
emai, Manasseh, and Shimei. 

34 Of the sons of Bani ; Maadai, 
Amram, and Uel, 

35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh, 

36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, 

37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaa- 
sau, 

38 And Bani, and Binnui, Shim- 
ei, 

39 And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and 
Adaiah, 

40 II Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, 

41 Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shema- 
riah, 

42 Shallum, Amariah, and Jo- 
seph. 

43 Of the sons of Nebo ; Jeiel, Mat- 
tithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and 
Joel, Benaiah. 

44 All these had taken strange 
wives : and some of them had waives 
by w^hom they had children. 

469 



B.C. 456. 



II Or, Mabna- 
debai, ac- 
cording to 
some copies. 



B.C. 

about 446. 



a ch. 10. 1. 



bch.2.17. 

5 2 Kings 25. 
10. 



d Dan. 9. 4. 
e Ex. 20. 6. 



f 1 Kings 8. 
28, 29. 2 
Chr. 6. 40. 
Dan. 9. 17, 



Dan. 9. 20. 



h Vb. 106. 6, 
Dan. 9. 5. 
i Deut. 28. 15. 



k Lev. 26. 33. 

Deut 4. 2.5, 

26, 27. & 28. 

64. 
1 Lev. 26. 39, 

&c. Deut. 4. 

29, 30, 31. & 

30.2. 
m Deut. 30. 4. 



THE BOOK 



N E H E M I A H 



CHAPTER I. 

Nehemiah. hearing from Hanani the deplorable con- 
dition of Jerusalem, mourneth, fasteth, and pray- 
eth. 

THE words of ^Nehemiah the son 
of Hachaliah. And it came to 
pass in the month Chisleu, in the 
twentieth year, as I was in Shushan 
the palace, 

2 That Hanani, one of my brethren, 
came, he and certain men of Judah ; 
and I asked them concerning the Jews 
that had escaped, which were left of 
the captivity, and concerning Jeru- 
salem. 

3 And they said unto me. The rem- 
nant that are left of the captivity 
there in the province are in great 
affliction and reproach : ^ the wall of 
Jerusalem also " is broken down, and 
the gates thereof are burned with 
fire. 

4 IF And it came to pass, when I 
heard these words, that I sat down 
and wept, and mourned certain days, 
and fasted, and prayed before the God 
of heaven, 

5 And said, I beseech thee, ^ O Lord 
God of heaven, the great and terrible 
God, ^ that keepeth covenant and mer- 
cy for them that love him and observe 
his commandments : 

6 Let thine ear now be attentive, 
and ^ thine eyes open, that thou may- 
est hear the prayer of thy servant, 
which I pray before thee now, day 
and night, for the children of Israel 
thy servants, and ^confess the sins of 
the children of Israel, which we have 
sinned against thee : both I and my 
father's house have sinned. 

7 '^We have dealt very corruptly 
against thee, and have 'not kept the 
commandments, nor the statutes, nor 
the judgments, which thou command- 
edst thy servant Moses. 

8 Remember, I beseech thee, the 
word that thou commandedst thy 
servant Moses, saying, ^ If ye trans- 
gress, I will scatter you abroad among 
the nations : 

9 ^But if ye turn unto me, and keep 
my commandments, and do them; 
™ though there were of you cast out 

470 



unto the uttermost part of the heaven, 
yet will I gather them from thence, 
and will bring them unto the place 
that I have chosen to set my name 
there. 

10 ''Now these are thy servants and 
thy people, whom thou hast redeemed 
by thy great power, and by thy strong 
hand. 

110 Lord, I beseech thee, °let now 
thine ear be attentive to the prayer of 
thy servant, and to the prayer of thy 
servants, who ^desire to fear thy name : 
and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant 
this day, and grant him mercy in the 
sight of this man. For I was the 
king's 1 cupbearer. 

CHAPTER 11. 

Nehemiah is sent by Artaxerxes to repair the walls 
of Jerusalem. 9 His arrival there is a source of 
grief to the enemies of the Jews. 12 He vieweth by 
night the ruins of the walls. 17 His exhortation to 
the people. 

AND it came to pass in the month 
Nisan, in the twentieth year of 
^Artaxerxes the king, that wine was 
before him : and ^ I took up the wine, 
and gave it unto the king. Now I 
had not been l>eforetime sad in his 
presence. 

2 Wherefore the king said unto me. 
Why is thy countenance sad, seeing 
thou art not sick ? this is nothing else 
but '^ sorrow of heart. Then I was 
very sore afraid, 

3 And said unto the king, "^Let the 
king live for ever : why should not 
my countenance be sad, when ^the 
city, the place of my fathers' sepul- 
chres, lieth waste, and the gates there- 
of are consumed with fire ? 

4 Then the king said unto me. For 
what dost thou make request ? Sol 
prayed to the God of heaven. 

5 And I said unto the king. If it 
please the king, and if thy servant 
have found favour in thy sight, that 
thou wouldest send me unto Judah, 
unto the city of my fathers' sepul- 
chres, that I may build it. 

6 And the king said unto me, (the 
t queen also sitting by him,) For how 
long shall thy journey be 1 and when 
wilt thou return 1 So it pleased the 



Nehemiah in Jerusalem. 



NEHEMIAH. 



The builders of the wall. 



B. C. 
about 445. 



f ch. 5. 14. 
13.6. 



S '11.3.7. 



h Ezra 5. 5. 
7. 6, 9, 28. 
ver. 18. 

445. 



k 2 Chr. 26. 9. 
ch. 3. 13. 



I ch. 1. 3. & 
ver. 17. 



ni ch. 3. 15. 



n 2 Sam. 15. 23. 
Jer. 31. 40. 



och. 1.3. Ps. 

44. 13. & 79. 

4. Jer. 24. 9. 

Ez. 5. 14, 13. 

&: 22. 4. 
p ver. 8. 

q 2 Sam. 2. 7. 



king to send me; and I set him ^a 
time. 

7 Moreover I said unto the king, If 
it please the king, let letters be given 
me to "the governors beyond the river, 
that they may convey me over till I 
come into Judah ; 

8 And a letter unto Asaph the keeper 
of the king's forest, that he may give 
me timber to make beams for the 
gates of the palace whic?i appertained 
^to the house, and for the wall of the 
city, and for the house that I shall 
enter into. And the king granted me, 
''according to the good hand of my 
God upon me. 

9 T Then I came to the governors 
beyond the river, and gave them the 
king's letters. Now the king had 
sent captains of the army and horse- 
men with me. 

10 When Sanballat the Horonite, 
and Tobiah the servant, the Ammon- 
ite, heard of it, it grieved them ex- 
ceedingly that there was come a man 
to seek the welfare of the children of 
Israel. 

11 Sol' came to Jerusalem, and was 
there three days. 

12 IF And I arose in the night, I and 
some few men with me ; neither told 
I ajiy man what my God had put in 
my heart to do at Jerusalem : neither 
was there any beast with me, save the 
beast that I rode upon. 

13 And I went out by night ''by the 
gate of the valley, even before the 
dragon well, and to the dung port, 
and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, 
which were ' broken down, and the 
gates thereof were consumed with fire. 

14 Then I went on to the ™gate of 
the fountain, and to the king's pool : 
but there was no place for the beast 
that was under me to pass. 

15 Then went I up in the night by 
the " brook, and viewed the wall, and 
turned back, and entered by the gate 
of the valley, and so returned. 

16 And the rulers knew not whither 
I went, or what I did ; neither had I 
as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the 
priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the ru- 
lers, nor to the rest that did the work. 

17 IF Then said I unto them. Ye see 
the distress that we are in, how Jeru- 
salem lieth waste, and the gates there- 
of are burned with fire : come, and let 
us build up the wall of Jerusalem, 
that we be no more °a reproach. 

18 Then I told them of ? the hand 
of my God which was good upon me ; 
as also the king's words that he had 
spoken unto me. And they said. Let 
us rise up and build. So they i strength- 
ened their hands for this good work. 



19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, 
and Tobiuh the servant, the Anjmon- 
ite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard 
it, they "^ laughed us to scorn, and de- 
spised us, and said. What is this thing 
that ye do 1 * will ye rebel against the 
king? 

20 Then answered I them, and said 
unto them. The God of heaven, he 
will prosper us ; therefore we his 
servants will arise and build : * but 
ye have no portion, nor right, nor me- 
morial, in Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER III. 

The names of those who built the wall, and the order 
of the work. 

THEN '^Eliashib the high priest 
rose up with his brethren the 
priests, ''and they built the sheep 
gate ; they sanctified it, and set up 
the doors of it ; *^ even unto the tower 
of Meah they sanctified it, unto the 
tower of "^ Hananeel. 

2 And tnext unto him builded ^the 
men of Jericho. And next to them 
builded Zaccur the son of Imri. 

3 ^But the fish gate did the sons of 
Hassenaah build, who also laid the 
beams thereof, and ^set up the doors 
thereof, the locks thereof, and the 
bars thereof. 

4 And next unto them repaired Mer- 
emoth the son of IJrijah, the son of 
Koz. And next unto them repaired 
Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the 
son of Meshezabeel. And next unto 
them repaired Zadok the son of Baana. 

5 And next unto them the Tekoites 
repaired ; but their nobles put not their 
necks to ''the work of their Lord. 

6 Moreover 'the old gate repaired 
Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Me- 
shullam the son of Besodeiah ; they 
laid the beams thereof, and set up the 
doors thereof, and the locks thereof, 
and the bars thereof. 

7 And next unto them repaired Mel- 
atiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the 
Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and 
of Mizpah, unto the '^throne of the 
governor on this side the river. 

8 Next unto him repaired Uzziel the 
son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. 
Next unto him also repaired Hana- 
niah the son of one of the apotheca- 
ries, and they H fortified Jerusalem un- 
to the 'broad wall. 

9 And next unto them repaired 
Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler 
of the half part of Jerusalem. 

10 And next unto them repaired 
Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, even 
over against his house. And next 
unto him repaired Hattush the son of 
Hashabniah. 

471 



B. C. 445. 



The names and order of 



NEHEMIAH. 



those who built the wall. 



B. C. 445. 



t Heb. second 
measure. 
m eh. 12. 38. 



ch. 2. 13. 



P ch. 2. 14. 



q John 9. 7. 



r 2 Kings 20. 
20. Is. 22. 11. 



«2Chr.26.9. 



II Or, Zaccai. 



11 Malchijah the son of Harim, and 
Hashub the son of Pahath-moab, re- 
paired the + other piece, ™and the 
tower of the furnaces. 

12 And next unto him repaired 
Shallum the son of Halohesh, the 
ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, 
he and his daughters. 

13 "The valley gate repaired Hanun, 
and the inhabitants of Zanoah ; they 
built it, and set up the doors thereof, 
the locks thereof, and the bars there- 
of, and a thousand cubits on the wall 
unto ° the dung gate. 

14 But the dung gate repaired Mal- 
chiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of 
part of Beth-haccerem ; he built it, 
and set up the doors thereof, the locks 
thereof, and the bars thereof. 

15 But Pthe gate of the fountain re- 
paired Shallun the son of Col-hozeh, 
the ruler of part of Mizpah ; he built 
it, and covered it, and set up the doors 
thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars 
thereof, and the wall of the pool of 
'I Siloah by the king's garden, and unto 
the stairs that go down from the city 
of David. 

16 After him repaired Nehemiah the 
son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half 
part of Beth-zur, unto the place over 
against the sepulchres of David, and 
to the ""pool that was made, and unto 
the house of the mighty. 

17 After him repaired the Levites, 
Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto 
him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler 
of the half part of Keilah, in his 
part. 

18 After him repaired their breth- 
ren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the 
ruler of the half part of Keilah. 

19 And next to him repaired Ezer 
the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Miz- 
pah, another piece over against the 
going up to the armoury at the ' turn- 
ing of the wall. 

20 After him Baruch the son of 
II Zabbai earnestly repaired the other 
piece, from the turning of the wall 
unto the door of the house of Elia- 
shib the high priest. 

21 After him repaired Meremoth 
the son of Urijah the son of Koz 
another piece, from the door of the 
house of Eliashib even to the end 
of the house of Eliashib. 

22 And after him repaired the 
priests, the men of the plain. 

23 After him repaired Benjamin and 
Hashub over against their house. Af- 
ter him repaired Azariah the son of 
Maaseiah the son of Ananiah by his 
house. 

24 After him repaired Binnui the 
son of Henadad another piece, from 

472 



the house of Azariah unto ' the turn- 
ing of the wall, even unto the corner. 

25 Palal the son of Uzai, over 
against the turning of the wall, and 
the tower which lieth out from the 
king's high house, that ivas by the 
" court of the prison. After him Ped- 
aiah the son of Parosh. 

26 Moreover ^ the Nethinim H dwelt 
in y II Ophel, unto the place over against 
^the water gate toward the east, and 
the tower that lieth out. 

27 After them the Tekoites repaired 
another piece, over against the great 
tower that lieth out, even unto the 
wall of Ophel. 

28 From above the ^ horse gate re- 
paired the priests, every one over 
against his house. 

29 After them repaired Zadok the 
son of Immer over against his house. 
After him repaired also Shemaiah the 
son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the 
east gate. 

30 After him repaired Hananiah the 
son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the 
sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. 
After him repaired Meshullam the 
son of Berechiah over against his 
chamber. 

31 After him repaired Malchiah the 
goldsmith's son unto the place of the 
Nethinim, and of the merchants, over 
against the gate Miphkad, and to the 
II going up of the corner. 

32 And between the going up of the 
corner unto the sheep gate repaired 
the goldsmiths and the merchants. 

CHAPTER IV. 

WhiU the enemy scoff. Nehemiah prayeth and contin- 
ueth the work. 7 Knowing the secret design of the 
enemy, he setteth a watch. 13 He armeth the la- 
bourers, 19 and giveth them directions how to act. 

BUT it came to pass, *that when 
Sanballat heard that we build- 
ed the wall, he was wroth, and took 
great indignation, and mocked the 
Jews. 

2 And he spake before his brethren 
and the army of Samaria, and said, 
What do these feeble Jews ? will 
they t fortify themselves 1 will they 
sacrifice 1 will they make an end in 
a day? will they revive the stones 
out of the heaps of the rubbish which 
are burned'? 

3 Now ''Tobiah the Ammonite was 
by him, and he said. Even that which 
they build, if a fox go up, he shall 
even break down their stone wall. 

4 *^ Hear, O our God ; for we are 
+ despised : and ^ turn their reproach 
upon their own head, and give them 
for a prey in the land of captivity : 

5 And ^ cover not their iniquity, 
and let not their sin be blotted out 



;Ps. 69. 27.28. 
fc 109. 14. 15. 
Jer. 18. 23. 



The labourers armed. 



NEHEMIAH. 



Certain Jews complain. 



B. C. 445. 



f ver. 1. 



t Heb. ascend- 
ed. 



gPs.83.3,4,5. 



\ Heb. to make 
an error to it. 
h Ps. 50. 15. 



WOr.Thatfrom 
all places ye 
must return 
to us. 

t Heb. from 
the lower 
parts of the 
place, (fc. 



i Num. 14. 9. 
Deut. 1. 29. 
k Deut 10. 17. 
12Sam.l0.12. 



m Job 5. 12. 



from before thee : for they have pro- 
voked thee to anger before the builders. 

6 So built we the wall ; and all the 
wall was joined together unto the 
half thereof: for the people had a 
mind to work. 

7 1 But it came to pass, that ''when 
Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Ara- 
bians, and the Ammonites, and the 
Ashdodites, heard that the walls of 
Jerusalem twere made up, and that 
the breaches began to be stopped, 
then they were very wroth, 

8 And s conspired all of them togeth- 
er to come and to fight against Je- 
rusalem, and t to hinder it. 

9 Nevertheless ^we made our pray- 
er unto our God, and set a watch 
against them day and night, because 
of them. 

10 And Judah said. The strength of 
the bearers of burdens is decayed, and 
there is much rubbish ; so that we 
are not able to build the wall. 

11 And our adversaries said. They 
shall not know, neither see, till/ we 
come in the midst among them, and 
slay them, and cause the work to 
cease. 

12 And it came to pass, that when 
the Jews which dwelt by them came, 
fhey said unto us ten times, HFrom 
all places whence ye shall return 
unto us they will be upon you. 

13 1 Therefore set I tin the lower 
places behind the wall, and on the 
higher places, I even set the people 
after their families with their swords, 
their spears, and their bows. 

14 And I looked, and rose up, and 
said unto the nobles, and to the 
rulers, and to the rest of the people, 
' Be not ye afraid of them : remem- 
ber the Lord, which is ^ great and ter- 
rible, and ^ fight for your brethren, your 
sons, and your daughters, your wives, 
and your houses. 

15 And it came to pass, when our 
enemies heard that it was known 
unto us, ™and God had brought their 
counsel to nought, that we returned 
all of us to the wall, every one unto 
his work. 

16 And it came to pass from that 
time forth, that the half of my serv- 
ants wrought in the work, and the 
other half of them held both the 
spears, the shields, and the bows, and 
the habergeons ; and the rulers were 
behind all the house of Judah. 

17 They which builded on the wall, 
and they that bare burdens, with 
those that laded, every orie with one 
of his hands wrought in the work, 
and with the other hand held a 
weapon. 



18 For the builders, every one had 
his sword girded thy his side, and 
so builded. And he that sounded the 
trumpet was by me. 

19 IT And I said unto the nobles, 
and to the rulers, and to the rest of 
the people. The work is great and 
large, and we are separated upon the 
wall, one far from another. 

20 In what place therefore ye hear 
the sound of the trumpet, resort ye 
thither unto us : '^ our God shall fight 
for us. 

21 So we laboured in the work: 
and half of them held the spears 
from the rising of the morning till 
the stars appeared. 

22 Likewise at the same time said 
I unto the people, Let every one 
with his servant lodge within Je- 
rusalem, that in the night they may 
be a guard to us, and labour on the 
day. 

23 So neither I, nor my brethren, 
nor my servants, nor the men of the 
guard which followed me, none of 
us put oflf our clothes, II saving that 
every one put them off for wash- 
ing. 

CHAPTER V. 

Certain Jevis complain of their hardships. 6 Nehe- 
miah rehuketh the usurers, and causeth them to 
make restitution. 14 His good example. 

AND there was a great *cry of 
the people and of their wives 
against their ''brethren the Jews. 

2 For there were that said. We, our 
sons, and our daughters, are many : 
therefore we take up corn /or them, 
that we may eat, and live. 

3 Some also there were that said, 
We have mortgaged our lands, vine- 
yards, and houses, that we might buy 
corn, because of the dearth. 

4 There were also that said. We 
have borrowed money for the king's 
tribute, and that upon our lands and 
vineyards. 

5 Yet now •= our flesh is as the flesh 
of our brethren, our children as their 
children : and, lo, we ^ bring into 
bondage our sons and our daughters 
to be servants, and some of our 
daughters are brought into bondage 
already: neither is it in our poAver 
to redeem, them; for other men have 
our lands and vineyards. 

6 H And I was very angry when I 
heard their cry and these words. 

7 Then +1 consulted with myself, 
and I rebuked the nobles, and the 
rulers, and said unto them, * Ye ex- 
act usury, every one of his brother. 
And I set a great assembly against 
them. 

473 



The usurers rehuked. 



NEHEMIAH. 



The enemy''s artifice. 



g Lev. 25. 36. 

h 2 Sam. 12. 14. 
Rom. 2. 24. 
1 Pet. 2. 12. 



i Ezra 10. 5. 
Jer. 34. 8, 9. 



k Matt. 10. 14. 
Acts 13.51. & 
18.6. 



t Heb. empty, 
or, void. 

12 Kings 23. 3. 



a 1 Cor. 9. 4, 

15. 



o 2 Cor. 11. 9. 
& 12. 13. 
P ver. 9. 



q 2 Sam. 9. 7. 
1 Kings 18.19. 



rl Kings 4. 22. 



8 And I said unto them, We, after 
our ability, have ^ redeemed our breth- 
ren the Jews, which were sold unto 
the heathen ; and will ye even sell 
your brethren 1 or shall they be sold 
unto us 1 Then held they their peace, 
and found nothing to answer. 

9 Also I said. It is not good that 
ye do : ought ye not to walk ^ in 
the fear of our God ^ because of the 
reproach of the heathen our ene- 
mies 1 

10 1 likewise, and my brethren, and 
my servants, might exact of them 
money and corn : I pray you, let us 
leave off this usury. 

11 Restore, I pray you, to them, 
even this day, their lands, their vine- 
yards, their oliveyards, and their 
houses, also the hundredth part of 
the money, and of the corn, the wine, 
and the oil, that ye exact of them. 

12 Then said they. We will restore 
them, and will require nothing of 
them ; so will we do as thou sayest. 
Then I called the priests, 'and took 
an oath of them, that they should do 
according to this promise. 

13 Also ''I shook my lap, and said, 
go God shake out every man from 
his house, and from his labour, that 
performeth not this promise, even 
thus be he shaken out, and temp- 
tied. And all the congregation said. 
Amen, and praised the Lord. 'And 
the people did according to this 
promise. 

14 IF Moreover from the time ±hat I 
was appointed to be their governor 
in the land of Judah, from the twen- 
tieth year ""even unto the two and 
thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, 
that is, twelve years, I and my breth- 
ren have not ° eaten the bread of the 
governor. 

1.5 But the former governors that 
had been before me were chargeable 
unto the people, and had taken of 
them bread and wine, besides forty 
shekels of silver ; yea, even their 
servants bare rule over the people : 
but °so did not I, because of the 
Pfear of God. 

16 Yea, also I continued in the work 
of this wall, neither bought we any 
land : and all my servants were gath- 
ered thither unto the work. 

17 Moreover there were ^at my table 
a hundred and fifty of the Jews and 
rulers, besides those that came unto 
us from among the heathen that are 
about us. 

18 Now that '"which was prepared 
for me daily was one ox and six 
choice sheep ; also fowls were pre- 
pared for me, and once in ten days 

474 



store of all sorts of wine : yet for all 
this 'required not I the bread of the 
governor, because the bondage was 
heavy upon this people. 

19 'Think upon me, my God, for 
good, according to all that I have 
done for this people. 

CHAPTER VI. 

The insidious attempts of Sanballat to hinder the re- 
building of the wail. 15 The work finished. 17 Se- 
cret correspondence kept up between the nobles of 
Judah and Tobiah. 

"jVTOW it came to pass, ^when 
1-1 Sanballat, and Tobiah, and 
II Geshem the Arabian, and the rest 
of our enemies, heard that I had 
builded the wall, and that there was 
no breach left therein ; {^ though at 
that time I had not set up the doors 
upon the gates ;) 

2 That Sanballat and Geshem " sent 
unto me, saying, Come, let us meet 
together in some one of the villages 
in the plain of '' Ono. But they 
® thought to do me mischief. 

3 And I sent messengers unto them, 
saying, I am doing a great work, so 
that I cannot come down : why should 
the work cease, whilst I leave it, and 
come down to you 1 

4 Yet they sent unto me four time^ 
after this sort ; and I answered them 
after the same manner. 

5 Then sent Sanballat his servant 
unto me in like manner the fifth time 
with an open letter in his hand ; 

6 Wherein was written. It is re- 
ported among the heathen, and llGash- 
mu saith it, Hhat thou and the Jews 
think to rebel : for which cause thou 
buildest the wall, that thou mayest 
be their king, according to these 
words. 

7 And thou hast also appointed 
prophets to preach of thee at Jerusa- 
lem, saying, Thei'e is a king in Judah : 
and now shall it be reported to the 
king according to these words. Come 
now therefore, and let us take coun- 
sel together. 

8 Then I sent unto him, saying. 
There are no such things done as 
thou sayest, but thou feignest them 
out of thine own heart. 

9 For they all made us afraid, say- 
ing, Their hands shall be weakened 
from the work, that it be not done. 
Now therefore, O God, strengthen 
my hands. 

10 Afterward I came unto the house 
of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the 
son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up ; 
and he said. Let us meet together in 
the house of God, within the temple, 
and let us shut the doors of the 



The wall is finished. 



NEHEMIAH. 



A register is found. 



B. C. 445. 



S Ez, 13. 22. 



b ch. 13. 29. 
i Ez. 13. 17. 

about 445. 



k ch. 2. 10. & 
4. 1, 7. &. 6. 1, 



t Heb. multi- 
pUedtheir let- 
ters passing 
to Tobiah. 



II Or, matters. 



a ch. 6. 1. 



b ch. 2. 8. 
c Ex. 18. 21. 



temple : for they will come to slay 
thee ; yea, in the night will they 
come to slay thee. 

11 Arid I said, Should such a man 
as I flee 1 and who is there, that, be- 
ing as I am, would go into the tem- 
ple to save his life ? I will not go 
in. 

12 And, lo, I perceived that God 
had not sent him ; but that ^he pro- 
nounced this prophecy against me : 
for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired 
him. 

13 Therefore was he ]^red, that I 
should be afraid, and do so, and sin, 
and that they might have matter for 
an evil report, that they might re- 
proach me. 

14 "^My God, think thou upon To- 
biah and Sanballat according to these 
their works, and on the 'prophet- 
ess Noadiah, and the rest of the 
prophets, that would have put me in 
fear. / 

15 T So the wall was finished in 
the twenty and fifth day of the month 
Elul, in fifty and two days. 

16 And it came to pass, that ''when 
all our enemies heard thereof, and all 
the heathen that were about us saw 
these things, they were much cast 
down in their own eyes : for ^ they 
perceived that this work was wrought 
of our God. 

17 IF Moreover in those days the 
nobles of Judah tsent many letters 
unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah 
came unto them. 

18 For there were many in Judah 
sworn unto him, because he was the 
son in law of Shechaniah the son of 
Arah ; and his son Johanan had I iken 
the daughter of Meshullam the son 
of Berechiah. 

19 Also they reported his good deeds 
before me, and uttered my li words to 
him. And Tobiah sent letters to put 
me in fear. 

CHAPTER VII. 

Nehemiah committeth the charge of Jerusalem to 
Hanani and Hananiah. 5 A register of those who 
first came from-Bahylon, 8 of the people. 39 of the 
priests, 43 of the Lcvites, 46 of the Nethinirn, 57 
of Solomon'' s servants, 63 and of the priests which 
could not find their pedigree. 66 The whole num- 
ber of them. 70 Their oblations. 

"IVrOW it came to pass, when the 
JJM wall was built, and I had ^set 
up the doors, and the porters and the 
singers and the Levites were ap- 
pointed, 

2 That I gave my brother Hanani, 
and Hananiah the ruler ^ of the pal- 
ace, charge over Jerusalem : for he 
was a faithfuP man, and '^ feared God 
above many. 



3 And I said unto them. Let not the 
gates of Jerusalem be opened until 
the sun be hot ; and while they stand 
by, let them shut the doors, and bar 
them: and appoint watches of the 
inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one 
in his watch, and every one to be 
over against his house. 

4 Now the city ivas t large and great : 
but the people were few therein, and 
the. houses were not builded. 

5 1 And my God rut into mine 
heart to gather together the nobles, 
and the rulers, and the people, that 
they might be reckoned by genealogy. 
And I found a register of the gene- 
alogy of them which came up at the 
first, and found written therein, 

6 "^ These are the children of the 
province, that went up out of the 
captivity, of those that had been car- 
ried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar 
the king of Babylon had carried away, 
and came again to Jerusalem and to 
Judah, every one unto his city ; 

7 Who came with Zerubbabel, Jesh- 
ua, Nehemiah, il Azariah, Raamiah, 
Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mis- 
pereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The 
number, I say, of the men of the peo- 
ple of Israel was this ; 

8 The children of Parosh, two thou- 
sand a hundred seventy and two. 

9 The children of Shephatiah, three 
hundred seventy and two. 

10 The children of Arah, six hun- 
dred fifty and two. 

11 The children of Pahath-moab, 
of the children of Jeshua and Joab, 
two thousand and eight hundred and 
eighteen. 

12 The children of Elam, a thou- 
sand two hundred fifty and four. 

13 The children of Zattu, eight 
hundred forty and five. 

14 The children of Zaccai, seven 
hundred and threescore. 

15 The children of H Binnui, six 
hundred forty and eight. 

16 The children of Bebai, six hun- 
dred twenty and eight. 

17 The children of Azgad, two 
thousand three hundred twenty and 
two. 

18 The children of Adonikam, six 
hundred threescore and seven. 

19 The children of Bigvai, two 
thousand threescore and seven. 

20 The children of Adin, six hun- 
dred fifty and five. 

21 The children of Ater of Heze- 
kiah, ninety and eight. 

22 The children of Hashum, three 
hundred twenty and eight. 

23 The children of Bezai, three 
hundred twenty and four. 

475 



A register of those who 



NEHEMIAH. 



returned from Babylon. 




II Or, Azma- 
veth. 



I Or, Kirjath- 
arim. 



f 1 Chr. 24. 7, 
SlChr.24.14 



h See 1 Chr. 9. 

12. & 24. 9. 



i 1 Chr. 24. 



I Or, Hoda. 
viah, 'Ezra 2. 
40, or, Judah, 
Ezras. 9. 



Or, Siaha. 



I Or, Shamlai. 



24 The children of H Hariph, a hun- 
dred and twelve. 

25 The children of II Gibeon, ninety 
and five. 

26 The men of Beth-lehem and 
Netophah, a hundred fourscore and 
eight. 

27 The men of Anathoth, a hun- 
dred twenty and eight. 

28 The men of II Beth-azmaveth, for- 
ty and two. 

29 The men of II Kirjath-jearim, 
Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hun- 
dred forty and three. 

30 The men of Ramah and Gaba, 
six hundred twenty and one. 

31 The men of Michmas, a hun- 
dred and twenty and two. 

32 The men of Beth-el and Ai, a 
hundred twenty and three. 

33 The men of the other Nebo, 
fifty and two. 

34 The children of the other ^ Elam, 
a thousand two hundred fifty and 
four. 

35 The children of Harim, three 
hundred and twenty. 

3G The children of Jericho, three 
hundred forty and five. 

37 The children of Lod, Hadid, 
and Ono, seven hundred twenty and 
one. 

38 The children of Senaah, three 
thousand nine hundred and thirty. 

39 IT The priests : the children of 
^Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, 
nine hundred seventy and three. 

40 The children of ^ Immer, a thou- 
sand fifty and two. 

41 The children of •'Pashur, a 
thousand two hundred forty and 
seven. 

42 The children of ' Harim, a thou- 
sand and seventeen. 

43 IF The Levites : the children of 
Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the chil- 
dren of II Hodevah, seventy and four. 

44 The singers : the children of 
Asaph, a hundred forty and eight. 

45 The porters : the children of 
Shallum, the children of Ater, the 
children of Talmon, the children of 
Akkub, the children of Hatita, the 
children of Shobai, a hundred thirty 
and eight. 

46 H The Nethinim : the children 
of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, 
the children of Tabbaoth, 

47 The children of Keros, the chil- 
dren of II Sia, the children of Padon, 

48 The children of Lebana, the 
children of Hagaba, the children of 
il Shalmai, 

49 The children of Hanan, the 
children of Giddel, the children of 
Gahar, 

476 



50 The children of Reaiah, the 
children of Rezin, the children of 
Nekoda, 

51 The children of Gazzam, the 
children of Uzza, the children of 
Paseah, 

52 The children of Besai, the chil- 
dren of Meunim, the children of 
II Nephishesim, 

53 The children of Bakbuk, the 
children of Hakupha, the children 
of Harhur, 

54 The children of "Bazlith, the 
children of JMehida, the children of 
Harsha, 

55 The children of Barkos, the 
children of Sisera, the children of 
Tamah, 

56 The children of Neziah, the 
children of Hatipha. 

57 IT The children of Solomon's 
servants : the children of Sotai, the 
children of Sophereth, the children 
of II Perida, 

58 The children of Jaala, the chil- 
dren of Darkon, the children of 
Giddel, 

59 The children of Shephatiah, the 
children of Hattil, the children of 
Pochereth of Zebaim, the children 
of II Amon. 

60 All the Nethinim, and the chil- 
dren of Solomon's servants, were three 
hundred ninety and two. 

61 ''And these were they which went 
up also from Tel-melah, Tel-haresha, 
Cherub, II Addon, and Immer : but 
they could not shew their father's 
house, nor their II seed, whether they 
were of Israel. 

62 The children of Delaiah, the 
children of Tobiah, the children of 
Nekoda, six hundred forty and two. 

63 If And of the priests : the chil- 
dren of Habaiah, the children of Koz, 
the children of Barzillai, which took 
one of the daughters of Barzillai the 
Gileadite to wife, and was called after 
their name. 

64 These sought their register among 
those that were reckoned by geneal- 
ogy, but it was not found : therefore 
were they, as polluted, put from the 
priesthood. 

65 And II the Tirshatha said unto 
them, that they should not eat of 
the most holy things, till there stood 
up a priest with Urim and Thum- 
mim. 

66 IF The whole congregation to- 
gether was forty and two thousand 
three hundred and threescore, 

67 Besides their manservants and 
their maidservants, of whom there 
were seven thousand three hundred 
thirty and seven : and they had two 



The law explained. 



NEHEMIAH. 



The people comforted. 



B.C. 

about 536. 



^Ueb.part. 
I ch. 8. 9. 



m So Ezra 2. 



n Ezra 3. 1. 



about 445. 

a Ezra 3. 1. 
b ch. 3. 2G. 



d Deut. 31. 11, 
12. 

t Heb. that 
understood in 
hearing. 

e Lev. 23. 24. 



t Heb. from 
the light. 



t Heb. tower 
of wood. 



t Heb. eyes. 



hundred forty and five singing men 
and singing women. 

68 Their horses, seven hundred thir- 
ty and six : their mules, two hundred 
forty ^nd five : 

69 Their camels, four hundred thir- 
ty and five : six thousand seven hun- 
dred and twenty asses. 

70 H And tsome of the chief of the 
fathers gave unto the work. ^The 
Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thou- 
sand drams of gold, fifty basins, five 
hundred and thirty priests' garments. 

71 And some of the chief of the 
fathers gave to the treasure of the 
work "" twenty thousand drams of 
gold, and two thousand and two hun- 
dred pounds of silver. 

72 And that which the rest of the 
people gave was twenty thousand 
drams of gold, and two thousand 
pounds of silver, and threescore and 
seven priests' garments. 

73 So the priests, and the Levites, 
and the porters, and the singers, and 
some of the people, and the Nethi- 
nim., and all Israel, dwelt in their 
cities ; " and when the seventh month 
came, the children of Israel were in 
their cities. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

The public reading and expounding of the law. 9 The 
people comforted. 13 Their fonvardness to hear and 
he instructed. 16 They keep the feast of taber- 
nacles. 

AND all *the people gathered 
themselves together as one man 
into the street that ivas *' before the 
water gate ; and they spake unto 
Ezra the " scribe to bring the book of 
the law of Moses, which the Lord 
had commanded to Israel. 

2 And Ezra the priest brought ^ the 
law before the congregation both of 
men and women, and all tthat could 
hear with understanding, ®upon the 
first day of the seventh month. 

3 And he read therein before the 
street that was before the water gate 
tfrom the morning until midday, be- 
fore the men and the women, and 
those that could understand ; and the 
ears of all the people were attentive 
unto the book of the law. 

4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon 
a t pulpit of wood, which they had 
made for the purpose ; and beside 
him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, 
and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, 
and Maaseiah, on his right hand ; 
and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and 
Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, 
and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Me- 
shullam. 

5 And Ezra opened the book in the 
t sight of all the people ; for he was 



above all the people ; and when he 
opened it, all the people "^ stood up : 

6 And Ezra blessed the Lord, the 
great God. And all the people ^an- 
swered, Amen, Amen, with *" lifting 
up their hands : and they ' bowed 
their heads, and worshipped the Lord 
with their faces to the ground. 

7 Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sher- 
ebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, 
Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, 
Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Le- 
vites, ^ caused the people to under- 
stand the law : and the people stood 
in their place. 

8 So they read in the book in the 
law of God distinctly, and gave the 
sense, and caused them to understand 
the reading. 

9 IT ^ And Nehemiah, which is H the 
Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the 
scribe, '"and the Levites that taught 
the people, said unto all the people, 
"This day is holy unto the Lord your 
God ; ° mourn not, nor weep. For all 
the people wept, when they heard the 
words of the law. 

10 Then he said unto them, Go your 
way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, 
Pand send portions unto them for 
whom nothing is prepared : for this 
day is holy unto our Lord : neither 
be ye sorry ; for the joy of the Lord 
is your strength. 

11 So the Levites stilled all the 
people, saying. Hold your peace, 
for the day is holy ; neither be ye 
grieved. 

12 And all the people went their 
way to eat, and to drink, and to 
'J send portions, and to make great 
mirth, because they had '"understood 
the words that were declared unto 
them. 

13 IF And on the second day were 
gathered together the chief of the 
fathers of all the people, the priests, 
and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, 
even H to understand the words of the 
law. 

14 And they found written in the 
law which the Lord had commanded 
tby Moses, that the children of Israel 
should dwell in 'booths in the feast 
of the seventh month : 

15 And Hhat they should publish 
and proclaim in all their cities, and 
"in Jerusalem, saying. Go forth unto 
the mount, and ''fetch olive branches, 
and pine branches, and myrtle branch- 
es, and palm branches, and branches 
of thick trees, to make booths, as it is 
written. 

16 IT So the people went forth, and 
brought them, and made themselves 
booths, every one upon the ^roof of 

477 



The fasting of the people. 



NEHEMIAH. 



The prayer of the Levites. 



B.C. 

about 445. 




b2Chr.30.2i. 



c Deut. 31. 10, 
&c. 



t Heb. a re- 
straint 

d Lev. 23. 36. 
Num. 29. 35. 



445. 
a ch. 8. 2. 
b Josh. 7. 6. 

1 Sam. 4. 12. 

2 Sam. 1. 2. 
Job 2. 12. 

c Ezra 10. 11. 

ch. 13. 3, 30. 
t Heb. strange 

children. 



i ch. 8. 7, 8. 



Or, scaffold. 



i 1 Chr. 29. 13. 



f 2 Kings 19. 

1.5, 19. 

Ps. 8G. 10. 

Is. 37. Ifi, 20. 
g fjen. 1. 1. 

Kx-. 20. 11. 

)lev. 14. 7. 
li Deut. 10. 14. 

1 Kings 8. 27. 
i Gen. 2. 1. 
k Ps. 36. G. 

1 Gen. 11. 31. 
k. 12. 1. 

m Gen. 17. 5. 
n Gen. 15. 6. 
o Gen. 12. 7. & 

15. 18. & 17. 

7.8. 



his house, and in their courts, and 
in the courts of the house of God, 
and in the street of the "^ water gate, 
^and in the street of the gate of 
Ephraim. 

17 And all the congregation of 
them that were come again out of 
the captivity made booths, and sat 
under the booths : for since the days 
of Joshua the son of Nun unto that 
day had not the children of Israel 
done so. And there was very '^ great 
gladness. 

18 Also <^day by day, from the first 
day unto the last day, he read in the 
book of the law of God. And they 
kept the feast seven days ; and on the 
eighth day was +a solemn assembly, 
^ according unto the manner. 

CHAPTER IX. 

The solemn fast, and confession of the people. 4 The 
prayer and confession of the Levites. 38 They make 
a covenant. 

]VrOW in the twenty and fourth 
jLM day of ^ this month the children 
of Israel were assembled with fasting, 
and with sackcloth, ^ and earth upon 
them, 

2 And Uhe seed of Israel separated 
themselves from all t strangers, and 
stood and confessed their sins, and 
the iniquities of their fathers. 

3 And they stood up in their place, 
and ^ read in the book of the law of 
the Lord their God one fourth part 
of the day ; and another fourth part 
they confessed, and worshipped the 
Lord their God. 

4 1 Then stood up upon the n stairs, 
of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, 
Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Shere- 
biah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried 
with a loud voice unto the Lord 
their God. 

5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and 
Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Shere- 
biah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Peth- 
ahiah, said. Stand up and bless the 
Lord your God for ever and ever : 
and blessed be Hhy glorious name, 
which is exalted above all blessing 
and praise. 

6 ^ Thou, even thou, art Lord alone ; 
^thou hast made heaven, ''the heaven 
of heavens, with ' all their host, the 
earth, and all things that are therein, 
the seas, and all that is therein, and 
thou ''preservest them all; and the 
host of heaven worshippeth thee. 

7 Thou art the Lord the God, who 
didst choose 'Abram, and broughtest 
him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, 
and gavest him the name of " Abra- 
ham ; 

8 And foundest his heart "faithful 
before thee, and madest a "covenant 

478 



with him to give the land of the Ca- 
naanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, 
and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, 
and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, 
to his seed, and Phast performed thy 
words ; for thou art righteous : 

9 'J And didst see the affliction of our 
fathers in Egypt, and ''heardest their 
cry by the Red sea ; 

10 And 'shewedst signs and won- 
ders upon Pharaoh, and on all his 
servants, and on all the people of 
his land : for thou knewest that they 
* dealt proudly against them. So didst 
thou "get thee a name, as it is this 
day. 

11 ^ And thou didst divide the sea be- 
fore them, so that they went through 
the midst of the sea on the dry land ; 
and their persecutors thou threwest 
into the deeps, ^as a stone into the 
mighty waters. 

12 Moreover thou "^leddest them in 
the day by a cloudy pillar ; and in 
the night by a pillar of fire, to give 
them light in the way wherein they 
should go. 

13 ''Thou camest down also upon 
mount Sinai, and spakest with them 
from heaven, and gavest them '' right 
judgments, and +true laws, good stat- 
utes and commandments : 

14 And madest known unto them 
thy "^ holy sabbath, and commandedst 
them precepts, statutes, and laws, by 
the hand of Moses thy servant : 

15 And "^gavest them bread from 
heaven for their hunger, and ^ brought- 
est forth water for them out of the 
rock for their thirst, and promisedst 
them that they should ^ go in to 
possess the land t which thou hadst 
sworn to give them. 

16 =But they and our fathers dealt 
proudly, and ^hardened their necks, 
and hearkened not to thy command- 
ments, 

17 And refused to obey, ' neither 
were mindful of thy wonders that 
thou didst among them ; but hard- 
ened their necks, and in their rebel- 
lion appointed ''a captain to return 
to their bondage : but thou art + a 
God ready to pardon, 'gracious and 
merciful, slow to anger, and of great 
kindness, and forsookest them not. 

18 Yea, ™when they had made 
them a molten calf, and said, This 
is thy God that brought thee up out 
of Egypt, and had wrought great 
provocations ; 

19 Yet thou in thy ° manifold mercies 
forsookest them not in the wilderness : 
the ° pillar of the cloud departed not 
from them by day, to lead them in 
the way ; neither the pillar of fire 



The prayer of the Levites. 



NEHEMIAH. 



God's goodness to Israel. 



B. C. 445. 



t Deut. 8. 4. . 
29.5. 



t Heb. tree of 

food. 
a ver. 35. 

Num. 13. 27. 

Deut. 8. 7, 8. 

Ez. 20. 6. 
b Deut. 6. 11. 
c Deut. 32. 15. 
d Hos. 3. 5. 
e Judff. 2. 11, 

12. Ez.20.2I. 
f 1 Kings 14. D. 

Ps. 50. 17. 
g: livings 18.4. 

& 19. 10. 2 

Chr. 24. 20. 

21. Matt. 23. 

37. Acts 7. 52. 
h Judg. 2. 14. 

&. 3. 8, &c. 

Ps. 106.41,42. 



Ps. lOG. 44. 



So Judg. 3. 
11, 12. 30. & 
1. I.&.5. 31. 
&6. 1. 



by night, to shew them light, and 
the way wherein they should go. 

20 Thou gavest also thy Pgood 
Spirit to instruct them, and with- 
heldeSt not thy ''manna from their 
mouth, and gavest them ''water for 
their thirst. 

2 1 Yea, ' forty years didst thou sus- 
tain them in the wilderness, so that 
they lacked nothing ; their ' clothes 
waxed not old, and their feet swelled 
not. 

22 Moreover thou gavest them king- 
doms and nations, and didst divide 
them into corners : so they possessed 
the land of " Sihon, and the land of 
the king of Heshbon, and the land 
of Og king of Bashan. 

23 "" Their children also multipli- 
edst thou as the stars of heaven, 
and broughtest them into the land, 
concerning which thou hadst promised 
to their fathers, that they should go 
in to possess it. 

24 So ythe children went in and 
possessed the land, and ^thou sub- 
duedst before them the inhabitants 
of the land, the Canaanites, and 
gavest them into their hands, with 
their kings, and the people of the 
land, that they might do with them 
+ as they would. 

25 And they took strong cities, and 
a ^fat land, and possessed ^houses 
full of all goods, il wells digged, vine- 
yards, and oliveyards, and t fruit 
trees in abundance : so they did eat, 
and were filled, and ''became fat, 
and delighted themselves in thy great 
'* goodness. 

26 Nevertheless they ^were disobe- 
dient, and rebelled against thee, and 
•^cast thy law behind their backs, 
and slew thy ^prophets which tes- 
tified against them to turn them to 
thee, and they wrought great prov- 
ocations. 

27 ^ Therefore thou deliveredst them 
into the hand of their enemies, who 
vexed them : and in the time of their 
trouble, when they cried unto thee, 
thou ^ heardest them from heaven ; 
and according to thy manifold mer- 
cies '^thou gavest them saviours, who 
saved them out of the hand of their 
enemies. 

28 But after they had rest, t^they 
did evil again before thee : therefore 
leftest thou them in the hand of 
their enemies, so that they had the 
dominion over them : yet when they 
returned, and cried unto thee, thou 
heardest them from heaven ; and 
•"many times didst thou deliver them 
according to thy mercies ; 

29 And testifiedst against them, that 



thou mightest bring them again unto 
thy law : yet they "dealt proudly, 
and hearkened not unto thy com- 
mandments, but sinned against thy 
judgments, "^ which if a man do, he 
shall live in them ; and t withdrew 
the shoulder, and hardened their 
neck, and would not hear. 

30 Yet many years didst thou t for- 
bear them, and testifiedst p against 
them by thy Spirit t ^in thy prophets : 
yet would they not give ear : '"there- 
fore gavest thou them into the hand 
of the people of the lands. 

31 Nevertheless for thy great mer- 
cies' sake Hhou didst not utterly 
consume them, nor forsake them ; 
for thou art *a gracious and merci- 
ful pod. 

32 Now therefore, our God, the 
great, the "mighty, and the terrible 
God, who keepest covenant and mer- 
cy, let not all the t trouble seem little 
before thee, t that hath come upon us, 
on our kings, on our princes, and on 
our priests, and on our prophets, and 
on our fathers, and on all thy people, 
^ since the time of the kings of As- 
syria unto this day. 

33 Howbeit ^thou art just in all 
that is brought upon us ; for thou 
hast done right, but ^we have done 
wickedly : * 

34 Neither have our kings, our 
princes, our priests, nor our fathers, 
kept thy law, nor hearkened unto 
thy commandments and thy testi- 
monies, wherewith thou didst testify 
against them. 

35 For they have ^not served thee 
in their kingdom, and in ^thy great 
goodness that thou gavest them, and 
in the large and " fat land which thou 
gavest before them, neither turned 
they from their wicked works. 

36 Behold, ''we are servants this 
day, and /or the land that thou gavest 
unto our fathers to eat the fruit there- 
of and the good thereof, behold, we 
are servants in it : 

37 And ^it yieldeth much increase 
unto the kings whom thou hast set 
over us because of our sins : also they 
have f dominion over our bodies, and 
over our cattle, at their pleasure, and 
we are in great distress. 

38 And because of all this we ^make 
a sure covenant, and write it; and 
our princes, Levites, and priests, 
t^seal unto it. 

CHAPTER X. 

Tlie names of those who sealed the covenant. 28 The 
agreement and oath of the rest. 

^VTOW t those that sealed were, ^ Ne- 
±^l hemiah, II the Tirshatha, ^ the son 
of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah, 

479 



B. C. 445. 

1 ver. 16. 



t Heb. they 
gave a. with- 
drawing 
shoulder, 
Zecli.7. 11. 

t Heb. pro- 
tract over 
them. 

t Heb. in the 
hand of thy 
prophets. 

o Lev. 18. 5. 
Ez. 20. 11. 
Rom. 10.5. 
Gal. 3. 12. 

p 2 Kings 17. 
13. 2 Chr. 36. 
15. Jer. 7. 25. 
&25. 4. 

q See Acts 7. 
51. 1 Pet. 1. 
11. 2 Pet. 1. 
21. 

r Is. 5. 5. & 42. 
24. 

t Heb. weari- 
ness. 

t Heb. that 
hath found 

s Jer. 4. 27. & 

5. 10, 18. 
t ver. 17. 
u Ex. 34. 6, 7. 

ch. 1. 5. 
X 2 Kings 17. 3. 
y Ps. 119. 137. 

Dan. 9. 14. 
z Ps. 106.6. 

Dan. 9. 5, 6, 8. 



a Deut. 28. 47. 
b ver. 25. 



d Deut. 28. 
Ezra 9. 9. 



e Deut. 28. 33, 
51. 



f Deut. 28. 48. 
g 2 King's 23. 3. 

2 Chr.^29. 10. 

k. 34. 31. Ez- 

ra 10. 3. cli. 

10. 20. 
1 ch. 10. 1. 



t Heb. are at 
the scaling, 
or, sealed. 

a ch. 8. 9. 

bcb.l. 1. 

t Heb. at the 
sealings, ch. 
9. 38. 

II Or, thegoV' 
ernor. 



The loeajyle covenant 



NEHEMIAH. 



to walk in God\ 



B. C. 445. 



d See Ezra 2. 
3, &c. ch. 7. 
8, &c. 



e Ezra 2. 38- 
43. 

f Ezra 9. 1. k. 
10. 11, 12, 19. 
ch. 13. 3. 



g Deut. 29. 12, 
14. ch. 5. 12, 
13. Ps. 119. 
106. 

h2Kins:s23.3. 
2Chr.34.31, 

t Heb. hy the 
hand of. 



i Ex. 34. 16. 
Deut 7. 3. 
Ezra9.12,14. 



k Ex. 20. 10. 
Lev. 23. S. 
Deut. 5. 12. 
ch. 13. 15, &c. 

1 Ex. 23. 10, 11. 

Lev. 25. 4. 
m Deut. 15. 1, 

2. ch. 5. 12. 
,t Heb. every 

hand. 



D Lev. 24. 5, 
&c. 2 Car. 2. 



3 See Num. 
28, k 29. 



2 '^ Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, 

3 Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah, 

4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, 

5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, 

6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, 

7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, 

8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah : these 
were the priests. 

9 And the Levites : both Jeshua the 
son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons 
of Henadad, Kadmiel ; 

10 And their brethren, Shebaniah, 
Hodijah, Kehta, Pelaiah, Hanan, 

11 Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah, 

12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, 

13 Hodijah, Bani, Beninu. 

14 The chief of the people ; ^ Pa- 
rosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zatthu, 
Bani, 

15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, 

16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, 

17 Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur, 

18 Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai, 

19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, 

20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, 

21 Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua, 

22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, 

23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub, 

24 Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek, 

25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, 

26 And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan, 

27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah. 

28 II ^ And the rest of the people, 
the priests, the Levites, the porters, 
the singers, the Nethinim, ^and all 
they that had separated themselves 
from the people of the lands unto 
the law of God, their wives, their 
sons, and their daughters, every one 
having knowledge, and having under- 
standing ; 

29 They clave to their brethren, 
their nobles, ^and entered into a 
curse, and into an oath, ''to walk 
in God's law, which was given tby 
Moses the servant of God, and to ob- 
serve and do all the commandments 
of the Lord our Lord, and his judg- 
ments and his statutes ; 

30 And that we would not give 
'our daughters unto the people of the 
land, nor take their daughters for our 
sons : 

31 ''And if the people of the land 
bring ware or any victuals on the 
sabbath day to sell, that we would not 
buy it of them on the sabbath, or on 
the holy day : and that we would leave 
the ' seventh year, and the "• exaction 
of t every debt. 

32 Also we made ordinances for v^s, 
to charge ourselves yearly with tli(; 
third part of a shekel for the service 
of the house of our God ; 

33 For ° the shewbread, and for the 
"continual meat offering, and for the 

480 



continual burnt offering, of the sab- 
baths, of the new moons, for the set 
feasts, and for the holy things, and 
for the sin offerings to make an atone- 
ment for Israel, and for all the work 
of the house of our God. 

34 And we cast the lots among the 
priests, the Levites, and the people, 
Pfor the wood offering, to bring it 
into the house of our God, after the 
houses of our fathers, at times ap- 
pointed year by year, to burn upon 
the altar of the Lord our God, "las 
it is written in the law : 

35 And ""to bring the firstfruits of 
our ground, and the firstfruits of all 
fruit of all trees, year by year, unto 
the house of the Lord : 

36 Also the firstborn of our sons, 
and of our cattle, as it is written 'in 
the law, and the firstlings of our 
herds and of our flocks, to bring to 
the house of our God, unto the priests 
that minister in the house of our 
God: 

37 ' And that we should bring the 
firstfruits of our dough, and our offer- 
ings, and the fruit of all manner of 
trees, of wine and of oil, unto the 
priests, to the chambers of the house 
of our God ; and " the tithes of our 
ground unto the Levites, that the 
same Levites might have the tithes 
in all the cities of our tillage. 

38 And the priest the son of Aaron 
shall be with the Levites, ^when the 
Levites take tithes : and the Levites 
shall bring up the tithe of the tithes 
unto the house of our God, to ^the 
chambers, into the treasure-house. 

39 For the children of Israel and 
the children of Levi "^ shall bring the 
offering of the corn, of the new wine, 
and the oil, unto the chambers, where 
are the vessels of the sanctuary, and 
the priests that minister, and the 
porters, and the singers : ^ and we 
will not forsake the house of our 
God. 

CHAPTER XI. 

The rulers and the tenth part of the people dwell at 
Jerusalem. Q A catalogue of their names. 20 The 
residue dwell in other cities. 

AND the rulers of the people dwelt 
at Jerusalem : the rest of the 
people also cast lots, to bring one of 
ten to dwell in Jerusalem ''the holy 
city, and nine parts to dwell in other 
citst^s. 

2 j\nd the people blessed all the 
men, that ''willingly offered them- 
sel\f!S to dwell at Jerusalem. 

3 IF " Now these are the chief of the 
province that dwelt in Jemsalem : 
but in the cities of Judah dwelt every 



Inhabitants of Jerusalem^ 



NEHEMIAH. 



and of the other cities. 



B. G. 445. 



d Ezra 2. 43. 
e Ezra 2. 55. 



f 1 Chr. 9. 3, 



e Gen. 38. 29, 
Pharez. 



1 1 Chr, 9. 10, 
&c. 



H Or, the son 
of Haggedo- 
Urn. 



t Heb. were 
over. 
il Chr. 26. 29. 



one in his possession in their cities, 
to wit, Israel, the priests, and the 
Levites, and "^the Nethinim, and 
^ the children of Solomon's serv- 
ants. "^ 

4 And ^at Jerusalem dwelt certain 
of the children of Judah, and of the 
children of Benjamin. Of the chil- 
dren of Judah ; Athaiah the son of 
Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son 
of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, 
the son of Mahalaleel, of the children 
of ° Perez ; 

5 And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, 
the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Ha- 
zaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of 
Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son 
of Shiloni. 

G All the sons of Perez that dwelt 
at Jerusalem were four hundred three- 
score and eight valiant men. 

7 And these are the sons of Benja- 
min ; Sallu the son of Meshullam, 
the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, 
the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maa- 
seiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of 
Jesaiah. 

8 And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine 
hundred twenty and eight. 

9 And Joel the son of Zichri ivas 
their overseer : and Judah the son of 
Senuah ivas second over the city. 

10 ^ Of the priests : Jedaiah the son 
of Joiarib, Jachin. 

11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the 
son of Meshullam, the son of Za- 
dok, the son of Meraioth, the son of 
Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of 
God. 

12 And their brethren that did the 
work of the house were eight hun- 
dred twenty and two : and Adaiah 
the son of Jeroham, the son of Pela- 
liah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zech- 
ariah, the son of Pashur, the son of 
jNIalchiah, 

13 And his brethren, chief of the 
fathers, two hundred forty and two : 
and Amashai the son of Azareel, the 
son of Ahasai, the son of Meshille- 
moth, the son of Immer, 

14 And their brethren, mighty men 
of valour, a hundred twenty and 
eight : and their overseer was Zab- 
diel, II the son of one of the great 
men. 

15 Also of the Levites : Shemaiah 
the son of Hashub, the son of Azri- 
kam, the son of Hashahiah, the son 
of Bunni ; 

16 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of 
the chief of the Levites, t had the over- 
sight of ' the outward business of the 
house of God. 

17 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, 
the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, 



31 



was the principal to begin the thanks- 
giving in prayer : and Bakbukiah the 
second among his brethren, and Abda 
the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, 
the son of Jeduthun. 

18 All the Levites in ''the holy city 
were two hundred fourscore and four. 

19 Moreover the porters, Akkub, 
Talmon, and their brethren that kept 
tthe gates, were a hundred seventy 
and two. 

20 IT And the residue of Israel, of 
the priests, and the Levites, were in 
all the cities of Judah, every one in 
his inheritance. 

21 'But the Nethinim dwelt in 
II Ophel : and Ziha and Gispa were 
over the Nethinim. 

22 The overseer also of the Levites 
at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of 
Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son 
of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of 
the sons of Asaph, the singers we7'e 
over the business of the house of 
God. 

23 For '^ it was the king's command- 
ment concerning them, that n a cer- 
tain portion should be for the singers, 
due for every day. 

24 And Pethahiah the son of Me- 
shezabeel, of the children of ° Zerah 
the son of Judah, was ° at the king's 
hand in all matters concerning the 
people. 

25 And for the villages, with their 
fields, some of the children of Judah 
dwelt at P Kirjath-arba, and in the 
villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in 
the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, 
and in the villages thereof, 

26 And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, 
and at Beth-phelet, 

27 And at Hazar-shual, and at Beer- 
sheba, and in the villages thereof, 

28 And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, 
and in the villages thereof, 

29 And at En-rimmon, and at Za- 
reah, and at Jarmuth, 

30 Zanoah, Adullam, and in their 
villages, at Lachish, and the fields 
thereof, at Azekah, and in the vil- 
lages thereof. And they dwelt from 
Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hin- 
nom. 

31 The children also of Benjamin 
II from Geba dwelt II at Michmash, 
and Aija, and Beth-el, and in their 
villages, 

32 And at Anathoth, Nob, Ana- 
niah, 

33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, 

34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, 

35 Lod, and Ono, 'ithe valley of 
craftsmen. 

36 And of the Levites were divisions 
in Judah, and in Benjamin. 

481 



Succession of high priests. 



NEHEMIAH. 



The dedication of the wall. 



B.C. 

about 536. 



a Ezra 2. 1. 2. 



b See ch. 10. 

2-8. 
II Or, Melicu, 

ver. 14. 
11 Or, Sheha- 

niah, ver. 14. 
II Or, Harim, 

ver. 15. 
II Or, Merai- 

oth, ver. 15. 
II Or, Ginne- 

ifion, ver. 16. 
II Or, Minia- 

min, ver. 17. 
II Or, Moadi- 

ah, ver. 17. 
II Or, Sallai, 

ver. 20. 

II That is, the 
psalms of 
thanksgiv- 
ing. 

c Luke 1. 5. 

(1 Ezra 3. 2. 
Hag. 1. 1. 
Zech. 3. 1. 

e ch. 11. 17. 



r ] Chr. 9. 14, 



CHAPTER XII. 

The priests, 8 and the Levites, which came up toith 
Zerubbabel. 1(\ The succession of high priests. 22 
Certain chief Levites. 27 The dedication of the 
wall. 44 The offices of priests and Levites appoint- 
ed in the temple. 

NOW these are the * priests and 
the Levites that went up with 
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and 
Jeshua : '' Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 

2 Amariah, H Malluch, Hattush, 

3 II Shechaniah, H Rehum, II Mere- 
moth, 

4 Iddo, II Ginnetho, "^Abijah, 

5 II Miamin, H Maadiah, Bilgah, 

6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah, 

7 II Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. 
These were the chief of the priests 
and of their brethren in the days of 
'^ Jeshua. 

8 Moreover the Levites : Jeshua, 
Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, 
and Mattaniah, ^ which was over lithe 
thanksgiving, he and his brethren. 

9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their 
brethren, were over against them in 
the watches. 

10 IF And Jeshua begat Joiakim, 
Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eli- 
ashib begat Joiada, 

11 And Joiada begat Jonathan, and 
Jonathan begat Jaddua. 

12 And in the days of Joiakim were 
priests, the chief of the fathers : of 
Seraiah, Meraiah ; of Jeremiah, Han- 
aniah ; 

13 Of Ezra, Meshullam ; of Amariah, 
Jehohanan ; 

14 Of Melicu, Jonathan ; of Sheba- 
niah, Joseph ; 

15 Of Harim, Adna ; of Meraioth, 
Helkai ; 

16 Of Iddo, Zechariah ; of Ginne- 
thon, Meshullam ; 

17 Of Abijah, Zichri ; of Miniamin, 
of Moadiah, Piltai ; 

18 Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shem- 
aiah, Jehonathan ; 

19 And of Joiarib, Mattenai ; of Je- 
daiah, Uzzi ; 

20 Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, 
Eber; 

21 Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Je- 
daiah, Nethaneel. 

22 IT The Levites in the days of Eli- 
ashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jad- 
dua, ivere recorded chief of the fa- 
thers : also the priests, to the reign 
of Darius the Persian. 

23 The sons of Levi, the chief of the 
fathers, were written in the book of 
the f Chronicles, even until the days 
of Johanan the son of Eliashib. 

24 And the chief of the Levites : 
Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the 
son of Kadmiel, with their breth- 

482 



ren over against them, to praise and 
to give thanks, ^according to the 
commandment of David the man of 
God, ^ward over against ward. 

25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Oba- 
diah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, 
were porters keeping the ward at the 
II thresholds of the gates. 

26 These were in the days of Joia- 
kim the son of Jeshua, the son of 
Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah 
' the governor, and of Ezra the priest, 
''the scribe. 

27 1 And at 4he dedication of the 
wall of Jerusalem they sought the 
Levites out of all their places, to 
bring them to Jerusalem, to keep 
the dedication with gladness, ™both 
with thanksgivings, and with sing- 
ing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with 
harps. 

28 And the sons of the singers 
gathered themselves together, both 
out of the plain country round about 
Jerusalem, and from the villages of 
Netophathi ; 

29 Also from the house of Gilgal, 
and out of the fields of Geba and Az- 
maveth : for the singers had build- 
ed them villages round about Jeru- 
salem. 

30 And the priests and the Levites 
purified themselves, and purified the 
people, and the gates, and the wall. 

31 Then I brought up the princes 
of Judah upon the wall, and appoint- 
ed two great companies of them that 
gave thanks, whereof " one went on the 
right hand upon the wall ° toward the 
dung gate : 

32 And after them went Hoshaiah, 
and half of the princes of Judah, 

33 And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshul- 
lam, 

34 Judah, and Benjamin, and Shem- 
aiah, and Jeremiah, 

35 And certain of the priests' sons 
P with trumpets ; namely, Zechariah 
the son of Jonathan, the son of Shem- 
aiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of 
Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son 
of Asaph : 

36 And his brethren, Shemaiah, and 
Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Ne- 
thaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with i the 
musical instruments of David the man 
of God, and Ezra the scribe before 
them. 

37 ""And at the fountain gate, which 
was over against them, they went up 
by Hhe stairs of the city of David, at 
the going up of the wall, above the 
house of David, even unto ' the water 
gate eastward. 

38 "And the other company of them 
that gave thanks went over against 



Offices of the priests. 



NEHEMIAH. 



The temple cleansed. 



B. C. 445. 



X ch. 3. 11. 
f ch. 3. 8. 

z 2 Kings 14. 
13. ch. 8. 16. 
a ch. 3. 6. 
b ch. 3. 3. 
c ch. 3. 1. 
d ch. 3. 32. 
e Jer. 32. 2. 



t Heb. made 
their voice 
to he heard. 



f2Chr.31. 11. 
12. ch. 13. 5, 
12, 13. 



II That is, ap- 
pointed by the 
law. 

t Heb./or the 
joy ofJudah. 

t Heb. that 
stood. 



g 1 Chr. 25, & 



h 1 Chr. 25. 1, 
&c. 2 Chr. 29. 
30. 



i Num. 18. 21, 

24. 
11 That is, set 

apart. 
k Num. 18. 26. 



a Deut. 31. 11, 
12. 2 Kings 
23. 2. ch. 8. 3, 
8. & 9. 3. Is. 31 
IG. 

t Heb. there 
was read. 

t Heb. ears. 



Deut. 23. 3, 4. 



them, and I after them, and the half 
of the people upon the wall, from 
beyond ^the tower of the furnaces 
even unto ^ the broad wall ; 

39 ""And from above the gate of 
Ephraim, and above ^the old gate, 
and above ^the fish gate, ""and the 
tower of Hananeel, and the tower 
of Meah, even unto "^ the sheep gate : 
and they stood still in ^ the prison 
gate. 

40 So stood the two companies of 
them that gave thanks in the house 
of God, and I, and the half of the 
rulers with me : 

41 And the priests; Eliakim, Maa- 
seiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioe- 
nai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with 
trumpets ; 

42 And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, 
and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehoha- 
nan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and 
Ezer. And the singers tsang loud, 
with Jezrahiah their overseer. 

43 Also that day they offered great 
sacrifices, and rejoiced : for God had 
made them rejoice with great joy : 
the wives also and the children re- 
joiced : so that the joy of Jerusalem 
was heard even afar off. 

44 IT ^And at that time were some 
appointed over the chambers for the 
treasures, for the offerings, for the 
firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gath- 
er into them out of the fields of the 
cities the portions n of the law for the 
priests and Levites : t for Judah re- 
joiced for the priests and for the Le- 
vites + that waited. 

45 And both the singers and the 
porters kept the ward of their God, 
and the ward of the purification, ^ac- 
cording to the commandment of Da- 
vid, and of Solomon his son. 

i^ For in the days of David ''and 
Asaph of old there were chief of the 
singers, and songs of praise and 
thanksgiving unto God. 

47 And all Israel in the days of 
Zerubbabel, and in the days of Ne- 
hemiah, gave the portions of the sing- 
ers and the porters, every day his por- 
tion : ' and they II sanctified holy things 
unto the Levites ; ^ and the Levites 
sanctified them unto the children of 
Aaron. 

CHAPTER XIIL 

The mixed multitude is separated from Israel. 4 
Nehemiah causeth the chambers of the temple to he 
cleansed. 10 He correcteth the abuses in the house 
of God. 15 He restraineth the violation of the sab- 
bath, 23 and intermarriages with the heathen. 

ON that day ^tthey read in the 
book of Moses in the t audience 
of the people ; and therein was found 
written, ""that the Ammonite and the 



Moabite should not come into the 
congregation of God for ever ; 

2 Because they met not the chil- 
dren of Israel with bread and with 
water, but "= hired Balaam against 
them, that he should curse them : 
"^howbeit our God turned the curse 
into a blessing. 

3 Now it came to pass, when they 
had heard the law, ^ that they sepa- 
rated from Israel all the mixed mul- 
titude. 

4 ir And before this, Eliashib the 
priest, t having the oversight of the 
chamber bf the house of our God, 
was allied unto Tobiah : 

5 And he had prepared for him a 
great chamber, ^ where aforetime they 
laid the meat offerings, the frank- 
incense, and the vessels, and the 
tithes of the corn, the new wine, 
and the oil, t s which was commanded 
to be given to the Levites, and the 
singers, and the porters ; and the 
offerings of the priests. 

6 But in all this time was not I 
at Jerusalem : ^for in the two and 
thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of 
Babylon came I unto the king, and 
t after certain days n obtained I leave 
of the king : 

7 And I came to Jerusalem, and 
understood of the evil that Eliashib 
did for Tobiah, in 'preparing him a 
chamber in the courts of the house 
of God. 

8 And it grieved me sore : there- 
fore I cast forth all the house- 
hold stuff of Tobiah out of the 
chamber. 

9 Then I commanded, and they 
^ cleansed the chambers : and thither 
brought I again the vessels of the 
house of God, with the meat offering 
and the frankincense. 

10 IF And I perceived that the por- 
tions of the Levites had 'not been 
given them: for the Levites and the 
singers, that did the work, were fled 
every one to ""his field. 

11 Then "contended I Avith the 
rulers, and said, °Why is the house 
of God forsaken 1 And I gathered 
them together, and set them in their 
t place. 

12 PThen brought all Judah the 
tithe of the corn and the new wine 
and the oil unto the n treasuries. 

13 lAnd I made treasurers over the 
treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and 
Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, 
Pedaiah : and t next to them was Ha- 
nan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mat- 
taniah : for they were counted "" faith- 
ful, and t their office was to distribute 
unto their brethren. 

483 



B. C. 44.5. 



c Num. 22. 5. 

Josh. 24. 9, 

10. 
d Num. 23. 

n. &.24. 10. 

Deut. 23. 5. 



e ch. 9. 2. 
10. 28. 



t Heb. being 
set over. ch. 
12.44. 



f ch. 12. 44. 



t Heb. the 
command- 
ment of the 
Levites. 

e Num. 18. 2], 
24. 



h ch. 5. 14. 

about 434. 



t Heb. at the 
end of days. 

II Or, / earn- 
estly request- 
ed. 



ver. 1, 5. 



k 2 Chr. 29. 5, 
15, 16, 18. 



m Num. 35. 2. 
n ver. 17, 25. 
Prov. 28. 4. 
eh, 10. 39. 



t Heb. stand- 
ing. 

p ch. 10. 38, 39. 
& 12. 44. 

II Or, store- 
houses. 

q 2 Chr. 31. 12. 
ch. 12. 44. 



t Heb. at their 

hand, 
r.ch. 7. 2. 

1 Cor. 4. 2. 
t Heb. it was 

upon them.. 



Observance of the sabbath. 



NEHEMIAH. 



Marrying with the heathen. 



t Heb. kind- 
nesses. 

II Or, observa- 
tiont. 

s ver. 22, 31. 
ch. 5. 19. 

t Ex. 20. 10. 



u ch. 10. 31. 
Jer. 17. 21, 
22. 



y Jer. 17. 21, 
22,23. 



z Lev. 23. 32. 



a Jer. 17. 21, 
22. 



t Heb. before 
the wall! 



b ch. 12. 30. 



14 * Remember me, my God, con- 
cerning this, and wipe not out my 
tgood deeds that I have done for the 
house of my God, and for the II offices 
thereof. 

15 H In those days saw I in Judah 
some treading winepresses *on the 
sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and 
lading asses ; as also wine, grapes, 
and figs, and all manner of burdens, 
"which they brought into Jerusalem 
on the sabbath day : and I testified 
against them in the day wherein they 
sold victuals. 

16 There dwelt men of Tyre also 
therein, which brought fish, and all 
manner of ware, and sold on the sab- 
bath unto the children of Judah, and 
in Jerusalem. 

17 ^Then I contended with the no- 
bles of Judah, and said unto them. 
What evil thing is this that ye do, 
and profane the sabbath day? 

18 ^Did not your fathers thus, and 
did not our God bring all this evil 
upon us, and upon this city? yet 
ye bring more wrath upon Israel by 
profaning the sabbath. 

19 And it came to pass, that when 
the gates of Jerusalem ^ began to be 
dark before the sabbath, I command- 
ed that the gates should be shut, and 
charged that they should not be open- 
ed till after the sabbath : ^ and some 
of my servants set I at the gates, that 
there should no burden be brought in 
on the sabbath day. 

20 So the merchants and sellers of 
all kind of ware lodged without Jeru- 
salem once or twice. 

21 Then I testified against them, 
and said unto them. Why lodge ye 
t about the wall? if ye do so again, I 
will lay hands on you. From that 
time forth came they no more on the 
sabbath. 

22 And I commanded the Levites, 
that ^ they should cleanse themselves, 

484 



and that they should come and keep 
the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. 
" Remember me, O my God, concern- 
ing this also, and spare me according 
to the II greatness of thy mercy. 

23 IT In those days also saw I Jews 
that t '^ had married wives of Ashdod, 
of Ammon, and of Moab : 

24 And their children spake half 
in the speech of Ashdod, and t could 
not speak in the Jews' language, but 
according to the language t of each 
people. 

25 And I ^ contended with them, and 
II cursed them, and smote certain of 
them, and plucked off their hair, and 
made them ^ swear by God, saying, Ye 
shall not give your daughters unto 
their sons, nor take their daughters 
unto your sons, or for yourselves. 

26 ^ Did not Solomon king of Israel 
sin by these things? yet ''among 
many nations was there no king like 
him, 'who was beloved of his God, 
and God made him king over all 
Israel : ^ nevertheless even him did 
outlandish women cause to sin. 

27 Shall we then hearken unto you 
to do all this great evil, to ' transgress 
against our God in marrying strange 
wives ? 

28 And one of the sons "" of Joiada, 
the son of Eliashib the high priest, 
was son in law to Sanballat the Hor- 
onite: therefore I chased him from 
me. 

29 "Remember them, O my God, 
t because they have defiled the priest- 
hood, and "the covenant of the priest- 
hood, and of the Levites. 

30 PThus cleansed I them from all 
strangers, and i appointed the wards 
of the priests and the Levites, every 
one in his business ; 

31 And for 'the wood offering, -at 
times appointed, and for the first- 
fruits. ^ Remember me, my God, 
for good. 



a Ezra 4. 6. 
Dan. 9. 1. 
b ch. 8. 9. 
c Dan. 6. 1. 



d 1 Kings 1. 
46. 
e Neh. 1. 1. 

about 519. 

f Gen. 40. 20. 
ch. 2. 18. 
Mark 6. 21. 



t Ueh. found. 



II Or, violet. 

e See ch. 7. 8. 
Ez. 23. 41. 
Am. 2. 8. & 
6.4. 

II Or, of por- 
phyry, and 
marble, and 
alabaster, 
and stone of 
blue colour. 

t Heb. wine of 
the kingdom. 

t Heb. ac- 
cording to 
the hand of 
the king. 



h 2 Sam. 13. 
28. 



THE BOOK 



ESTHER. 



CHAPTER I. 

Aliasuerus maketh a feast. 10 He sendethfor Vashti, 
wJta refuseth to come. 13 The king is counselled to 
put her away, 21 His decree. 

IVTOW it came to pass in the days 
-LM of ^Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasue- 
rus which reigned ''from India even 
unto Ethiopia, "^over a hundred and 
seven and twenty provinces,) 

2 That in those days, when the king 
Ahasuerus "^ sat on the throne of his 
kingdom, which was in ^ Shushan the 
palace, 

3 In the third year of his reign, he 
^made a feast unto all his princes 
and his servants ; the power of Persia 
and Media, the nobles and princes of 
the provinces, being before him : 

4 When he shewed the riches of his 
glorious kingdom and the honour of 
his excellent majesty many days, even 
a hundred and fourscore days. 

5 And when these days were ex- 
pired, the king made a feast unto all 
the people that were t present in Shu- 
shan the palace, both unto great and 
small, seven days, in the court of the 
garden of the king's palace ; 

6 Where were white, green, and 
II blue hangings, fastened with cords 
of fine linen and purple to silver 
rings and pillars of marble : ^ the 
beds were of gold and silver, upon 
a pavement Hof red, and blue, and 
white, and black marble. 

7 And they gave them drink in ves- 
sels of gold, (the vessels being diverse 
one from another,) and t royal wine 
in abundance, t according to the state 
of the king. 

8 And the drinking was according 
to the law ; none did compel : for so 
the king had appointed to all the of- 
ficers of his house, that they should 
do according to every man's pleasure. 

9 Also Vashti the queen made a 
feast for the women in the royal 
house which belonged to king Ahas- 
uerus. 

10 IF On the seventh day, when "" the 
heart of the king was merry with 
wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biz- 
tha, 'Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, 



Zethar, and Carcas, the seven H cham- 
berlains that served in the presence 
of Ahasuerus the king, 

11 To bring Vashti the queen be- 
fore the king with the crown royal, 
to shew the people and the princes 
her beauty : for she was t fair to look 
on. 

12 But the queen Vashti refused to 
come at the king's commandment t by 
his chamberlains : therefore was the 
king very wroth, and his anger burn- 
ed in him. 

13 IT Then the king said to the ^ wise 
men, ^ which knew the times, (for so 
was the king's manner toward all 
that knew law and judgment : 

14 And the next unto him was Car- 
shena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, 
Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the 
■" seven princes of Persia and Media, 
" which saw the king's face, and which 
sat the first in the kingdom,) 

15 tWhat ^hall we do unto the 
queen Vashti according to law, be- 
cause she hath not performed the 
commandment of the king Ahasuerus 
by the chamberlains ? 

16 And Memucan answered before 
the king and the princes, Vashti the 
queen hath not done wrong to the 
king only, but also to all the princes, 
and to all the people that are in all 
the provinces of the king Ahasuerus. 

17 For this deed of the queen shall 
come abroad unto all women, so that 
they shall ° despise their husbands in 
their eyes, when it shall be reported. 
The king Ahasuerus commanded 
Vashti the queen to be brought in 
before him, but she came not. 

18 Likewise shall the ladies of Per- 
sia and Media say this day unto all 
the king's princes, which have heard 
of the deed of the queen. Thus 
shall there arise too much contempt 
and wrath. 

19 tif it please the king, let there 
go a royal commandment t from him, 
and let it be written among the laws 
of the Persians and the Medes, t that 
it be not altered, That Vashti come 
no more before king Ahasuerus ; and 

485 



A new queen to be chosen. 



ESTHER. 



Esther pleaseth Ahasuerus. 



B.C. 

about 519. 



t Heb. unto 
her compan- 
ion. 



p Eph. 5. 33. 
Col. 3. 18. 
I Pet. 3. 1. 



t Heb. was 
good in the 
eyes of the 
king. 



q ch. 8. 9. 



rEpli.5.22.23, 
24. lTim.2. 
12. 

t Heb. that 
one should 
publish it 
according to 
the language 
of his people. 



518. 



a ch. 1.19, 20. 



t Heb. unto 
the hand. 

II Or, Hegai, 
ver. 8. 



b 2 Kings 24. 
14,15. 2Chr. 
SG. 10, 20. 
jer. 24. 1. 

H Or, Jehoia- 
chin, 2 Kings 
24.6. 



t Heb. nour- 
ished, Eph. 6. 
4. 

c ver. 15. 

t Heb. fair 
of form, and 
good of coun- 
tenance. 



let the king- give her royal estate 
tunto another that is better than 
she. 

20 And when the king's decree, 
which he shall make, shall be pub- 
lished throughout all his empire, (for 
it is great,) all the wives shall p give 
to their husbands honour, both to 
great and small. 

21 And the saying t pleased the 
king and the princes ; and the king 
did according to the word of Me- 
mucan : 

22 For he sent letters into all the 
king's provinces, ^into every province 
according to the writing thereof, and 
to every people after their language, 
that every man should "■ bear rule in 
his own house, and tthat it should be 
published according to the language 
of every people. 

CHAPTER II. 

A queen to be ch-osen instead of Vashti. 8 Esther is 
preferred. 15 She is made queen, 21 Mordecai's 
service to the king recorded. 

AFTER these things, when the 
wrath of king Ahasuerus was 
appeased, he remembered Vashti, and 
what she had done, and ^what was 
decreed against her. 

2 Then said the king's servants 
that ministered unto him. Let there 
be fair young virgins sought for the 
king: 

3 And let the king appoint officers 
in all the provinces of .his Idngdom, 
that they may gather together all the 
fair young virgins unto Shushan the 
palace, to the house of the women, 
t unto the custody of H Hege the king's 
chamberlain, keeper of the women ; 
and let their things for purification 
be given them : 

4 And let the maiden which pleaseth 
the king be queen instead of Vashti. 
And the thing pleased the king ; and 
he did so. 

5 IF Now in Shushan the palace 
there was a certain Jew, whose name 
was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son 
of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Ben- 
jamite ; 

6 ''Who had been carried away 
from Jerusalem with the captivity 
which had been carried away with 
li Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Neb- 
uchadnezzar the king of Babylon had 
carried away. 

7 And he t brought up Hadassahj 
that is, Esther, '^his uncle's daughter : 
for she had neither father nor mother, 
and the maid was t fair and beautiful ; 
whom Mordecai, when her father and 
mother were dead, took for his own 
daughter. 

486 



8 IT So it came to pass, when the 
king's commandment and his decree 
was heard, and when many maidens 
were '^gathered together unto Shu- 
shan the palace, to the custody of 
Hegai, that Esther was brought also 
unto the king's house, to the custody 
of Hegai, keeper of the women. 

9 And the maiden pleased him, and 
she obtained kindness of him ; and 
he speedily gave her her ® things for 
purification, with + such things as 
belonged to her, and seven maidens, 
which were meet to be given her, out 
of the king's house : and t he pre- 
ferred her and her maids unto the best 
place of the house of the women. 

10 ^ Esther had not shewed her peo- 
ple nor her kindred: for Mordecai 
had charged her that she should not 
shew it. 

1 1 And Mordecai walked every day 
before the court of the women's house, 
t to know how Esther did, and what 
should become of her. 

12 *T[ Now when every maid's turn 
was come to go in to king Ahasue- 
rus, after that she had been twelve 
months, according to the manner of 
the women, (for so were the days of 
their purifications accomplished, to 
wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and 
six months with sweet odours, and 
with other things for the purifying of 
the women,) 

13 Then thus came every maiden 
unto the king; whatsoever she de- 
sired was given her to go with her out 
of the house of the women unto the 
king's house. 

14 In the evening she went, and 
on the morrow she returned into the 
second house of the vv^omen, to the 
custody of Shaashgaz, the king's 
chamberlain, which kept the concu- 
bines : she came in unto the king 
no more, except the king delighted 
in her, and that she were called by 
name. 

15 IT Now when the turn of Esther, 
s the daughter of Abihail the uncle 
of Mordecai, who had taken her for 
his daughter, was come to go in unto 
the king, she required nothing but 
what Hegai the king's chamberlain, 
the keeper of the women, appointed. 
And Esther obtained favour in the 
sight of all them that looked upon 
her. 

16 So Esther was taken unto king 
Ahasuerus into his house royal in 
the tenth month, which is the month 
Tebeth, in the seventh year of his 
reign. 

17 And the king loved Esther above 
all the women, and she obtained 



Esther is made queen. 



ESTHER. 



Hamans wicked plot. 



B.C. 

about 515. 



ch. 6. 2. 



ch. 2. 19. 



grace and il favour t in his sight more 
than all the virgins ; so that he set 
the royal crown upon her head, and 
made her queen instead of Vashti. 

18 Then the king ^made a great 
feast unto all his princes and his 
servants, even Esther's feast ; and he 
made a t release to the provinces, and 
gave gifts, according to the state of 
the king. 

19 And when the virgins were gath- 
ered together the second time, then 
Mordecai sat 4n the king's gate. 

20 ''Esther had not yet shewed her 
kindred nor her people, as Mordecai 
had charged her : for Esther did the 
commandment of Mordecai, like as 
when she was brought up with 
him. 

21 f In those days, while Mordecai 
sat in the king's gate, two of the 
king's chamberlains, n Bigthan and 
Teresh, of those which kept t the 
door, were wroth, and sought to, lay 
hand on the king Ahasuerus. 

22 And the thing was known to 
Mordecai, ' who told it unto Esther 
the queen ; and Esther certified the 
king thereof in Mordecai's name. 

23 And when inquisition was made 
of the matter, it was found out ; 
therefore they were both hanged on 
a tree : and it was written in ™ the 
book of the chronicles before the 
king. 

CHAPTER HI. 

Hamafi's promotion. 2 Mordecai refuseth to do him 
reverence. 5 Human seeketh revenge. 8 He ob- 
taineth a decree of the king to destroy the Jews. 

AFTER these things did king 
Ahasuerus promote Haman the 
son of Hammedatha the ^Agagite, 
and advanced him, and set his seat 
above all the princes that were w4th 
him. 

2 And all the king's serv^ants, that 
were ^in the king's gate, bowed, and 
reverenced Haman : for the king had 
so commanded concerning him. But 
Mordecai *= bowed not, nor did him 
reverence. 

3 Then the king's servants, which 
were in the king's gate, said unto Mor- 
decai, Why transgressest thou the 
•^king's commandment? 

4 Now it came to pass, when they 
spake daily unto him, and he heark- 
ened not unto them, that they told 
Haman, to see whether Mordecai's 
matters would stand : for he had told 
them that he was a Jew. 

5 And when Haman saw that 
Mordecai ^ bowed not, nor did him 
reverence, then was Haman '^full of 
wrath. 



6 And he thought scorn to lay hands 
on Mordecai alone ; for they had 
shewed him the people of Mordecai : 
wherefore Haman » sought to destroy 
all the Jews that were throughout the 
whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the 
people of Mordecai. 

7 IT In the first month, that is. the 
month Nisan, in the twelfth year of 
king Ahasuerus, 'Hhey cast Pur, that 
is, the lot", before Haman from day 
to day, and from month to month, to 
the twelfth month, that is, the month 
Adar. 

8 IT And Haman said unto king 
Ahasuerus, There is a certain people 
scattered abroad and dispersed among 
the people in all the provinces of 
thy kingdom ; and ' their laws are 
diverse from all people ; neither keep 
they the king's laws : therefore it 
is not t for the king's profit to suffer 
them. 

9 If it please the king, let it be writ- 
ten t that they may be destroyed : and 
I will +pay ten thousand talents of 
silver to the hands of those that have 
the charge of the business, to bring 
it into the king's treasuries. 

10 And the king ""took ' his ring from 
his hand, and gave it unto Haman the 
son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the 
Jews' II enemy. 

11 And the king said unto Haman, 
The silver is given to thee, the people 
also, to do with them as it seemeth 
good to thee. 

12 ™Then were the king's II scribes 
called on the thirteenth day of the 
first month, and there was written 
according to all that Haman had com- 
manded unto the king's lieutenants, 
and to the governors that were over 
every province, and to the rulers of 
every people of every province "ac- 
cording to the writing thereof, and 
to every people after their language ; 
°in the name of king Ahasuerus was 
it written, and sealed with the king's 
ring. 

13 And the letters w^ere Psent by 
posts into all the king's provinces, to 
destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, 
all Jews, both young and old, little 
children and w^omen, 'lin one day, 
even upon the thirteenth day of the 
twelfth month, which is the month 
Adar, and ^to take the spoil of them 
for a prey. 

14 ^The copy of the WTiting for a 
commandment to be given in every 
province was published unto all peo- 
ple, that they should be ready against 
that day. 

15 The posts went out, being hast- 
ened by the king's commandment, 



48: 



B.C. 
about 510. 

S Ps. 83. 4. 



510. 

h Ch. 9. 24. 



i Ezra 4. 13. 
Acts 16. 20. 



t Heb. meet, 
or, eqiuil. 



t Heb. to de- 
stroy them. 
t Heb. weigh. 



k Gen. 41. 42. 
1 ch. 8. 2. 8. 



II Or, oppress- 
or, ch. 7. 6. 



m ch. 8. 9. 
II Or, secreta- 
ries. 



ch. 1. 22. &. 
8.9. I 



o 1 Kingfs 21. 
8. ch.8.8,10 



qch.8.12,&C 


r ch. 8. 11. 


s ch. 8. 13, 14. 



The Jews* lamentation. 



ESTHER. 



Esther^s intercession. 



B. C. 510. 



t See ch. 8. 15. 
Prov. 29. 2. 



about 510. 
a 2 Sam. 1. 11. 



b Josh. 7. 6. 
Ez. 27. 30. 
= Gen. 27. 34. 



t Heb. sack- 
cloth and 
ashes were 
laid under 
many. Is. 
58. 5. Dan. 
9.3. 

t Heb. eu- 
nuchs. 



t Heb. whom 
he had set 
before her. 



d ch. 3. 9. 



e ch. 3. 14, 15. 



f ch.5. 1. 
S Dan. 2. 9. 
hch.5.2. &.8. 
4. 



and the decree was given in Shu- 
shan the palace. And the king and 
Haman sat down to drink ; but ' the 
city Shushan was perplexed. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The lamentation ofMordecai and the Jews. 4 Esther 
inquireth the cause thereof. 7 Mordecai maketh it 
known to her, and urgeth her to intercede with the 
king for her people, 15 She consenteth and appoint- 
eth a fast. 

WHEN Mordecai perceived all 
that was done, Mordecai *rent 
his clothes, and put on sackcloth 
''with ashes, and went out into the 
midst of the city, and *= cried with a 
loud and a bitter cry ; 

2 And came even before the Idng's 
gate : for none might enter into the 
king's gate clothed with sackcloth. 

3 And in every province, whither- 
soever the king's commandment and 
his decree came, there was great 
mourning among the Jews, and fast- 
ing, and weeping, and wailing; and 
tmany lay in sackcloth and ashes. 

4 IT So Esther's maids and her t cham- 
berlains came and told it her. Then 
was the queen exceedingly grieved; 
and she sent raiment to clothe Mor- 
decai, and to take away his sack- 
cloth from him : but he received it 
not. 

5 Then called Esther for Hatach, 
one of the king's chamberlains, t whom 
he had appointed to attend upon her, 
and gave him a commandment to 
Mordecai, to know what it was, and 
why it was. 

6 So Hatach went forth to Mordecai 
unto the street of the city, which was 
before the king's gate. 

7 And Mordecai told him of all that 
had happened unto him, and of ^ the 
sum of the money that Haman had 
promised to pay to the king's treasu- 
ries for the Jews, to destroy them. 

8 Also he gave him ^ the copy of the 
writing of the decree that was given 
at Shushan to destroy them, to shew 
it unto Esther, and to declare it unto 
her, and to charge her that she should 
go in unto the king, to make suppli- 
cation unto him, and to make request 
before him for her people. 

9 And Hatach came and told Esther 
the words of Mordecai. 

10 IT Again Esther spake unto Ha- 
tach, and gave him commandment 
unto Mordecai ; 

11 All the king's servants, and the 
people of the king's provinces, do 
know, that whosoever, whether man 
or woman, shall come unto the king 
into ^the inner court, who is not call- 
ed, ^ there is one law of his to put him 
to death, except such ^ to whom the 

488 



king shall hold out the golden sceptre, 
that he may live : but I have not been 
called to come in unto the king these 
thirty days. 

12 And they told to Mordecai Es- 
ther's words. 

13 Then Mordecai commanded to 
answer Esther, Think not with thy- 
self that thou shalt escape in the king's 
house, more than all the Jews. 

14 For if thou altogether boldest thy 
peace at this time, then shall there 
t enlargement and deliverance arise to 
the Jews from another place ; but 
thou and thy father's house shall be 
destroyed : and who knoweth wheth- 
er thou art come to the kingdom for 
such a time as this ? 

15 U Then Esther bade them return 
Mordecai this answer, 

16 Go, gather together all the Jews 
that are t present in Shushan, and fast 
ye for me, and neither eat nor drink 
' three days, night or day : I also and 
my maidens will fast likewise ; and so 
will I go in unto the king, which is 
not according to the law : ^ and if I 
perish, I perish. 

17 So Mordecai twent his way, and 
did according to all that Esther had 
commanded him. 

CHAPTER V. 

Esther, venturing to go to the king, obtaineth his fa- 
vour, and inviteth the king and Haman to a. ban- 
quet. 6 She, being encouraged by the king, inviteth 
them to another banquet the next day. 9 Haman 
repineth at the contempt ofMordecai. 14 He build- 
eth a gallows for him. 

"1^0 W it came to pass ^on the 
Xl third day, that Esther put on 
her royal apparel, and stood in ''the 
inner court of the king's house, over 
against the king's house : and the king 
sat upon his royal throne in the royal 
house, over against the gate of the 
house. 

2 And it was so, when the king saw 
Esther the queen standing in the court, 
that ^ she obtained favour in his sight: 
and "^the king held out to Esther the 
golden sceptre that ivas in his hand. 
So Esther drew near, and touched the 
top of the sceptre. 

3 Then said the king unto her, What 
wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is 
thy request? ^it shall be even given 
thee to the half of the kingdom. 

4 And Esther answered. If it seem 
good unto the king, let the king and 
Haman come this day unto the ban- 
quet that I have prepared for him. 

5 Then the king said. Cause Haman 
to make haste, that he may do as 
Esther hath said. So the king and 
Haman came to the banquet that 
Esther had prepared. 

6 IT ^And the king said unto Esther at 



HamarCs indignation. 



ESTHER. 



Mordecai is honoured. 



B.C. 
about 510. 

g ch. 9. 12. 



t Heb. to do. 



h ch. 3. 5. 


i So 2 Ram, 13. 
22. 


t Heb. caused 
to come. 


k ch. 9. 7, &c. 



I ch. 3. 1. 



t Heb. tree. 
m ch. 7. 9. 



ch. 7. 10. 



t Heb. the 
king's sleep 
fled away. 

a ch. 2. 23. 



\\0r, Biqthan, 
ch. 2. 21. 

t Heb. thresh- 
old. 



the banquet of wine, sWhat is thy 
petition ? and it shall be granted thee : 
and what is thy request 1 even to the 
half of the kingdom it shall be per- 
formed. 

7 Then answered Esther, and said, 
My petition and my request is; 

8 If I have found favour in the sight 
of the king, and if it please the king 
to grant my petition, and tto perform 
mj request, let the king and Haman 
come to the banquet that I shall pre- 
pare for them, and I will do to mor- 
row as the king hath said. 

9 IF Then went Haman forth that 
day joyful and with a glad heart : but 
when Haman saw Mordecai in the 
king's gate, ^ that he stood not up, nor 
moved for him, he was full of indig- 
nation against Mordecai. 

10 Nevertheless Haman 'refrained 
himself: and when he came home, he 
sent and t called for his friends, and 
Zeresh his wife. 

11 And Haman told them of the 
glory of his riches, and ''the multi- 
tude of his children, and all the things 
wherein the king had promoted him, 
and how he had ' advanced him above 
the princes and servants of the king. 

12 Haman said moreover, Yea, Es- 
ther the queen did let no man come 
in with the king unto the banquet 
that she had prepared but myself; 
and to morrow am I invited unto her 
also with the king. 

13 Yet all this availeth me nothing, 
so long as I see Mordecai the Jew 
sitting at the king's gate. 

14 IT Then said Zeresh his wife and 
all his friends unto him. Let at »" gal- 
lows be made of fifty cubits high, and 
to morrow "speak thou unto the king 
that Mordecai may be hanged there- 
on : then go thou in merrily with 
the king unto the banquet. And the 
thing pleased Haman ; and he caused 
"the gallows to be made. 

CHAPTER VI. 

Ahasurrus, reading in the chronicles of the good serv- 
ice done by Mordecai, provideth for his reward. 
4 Haman, coming to ask that Mordecai might he 
hanged, unawares giveth counsel that he might do 
him honour. 12 Complaining of his misfortune, his 
friends predict his fall. 

N that night t could not the king 
sleep, and he commanded to bring 
^ the book of records of the chronicles ; 
and they were read before the king. 

2 And it was found written, that 
Mordecai had told of II Bigthana and 
Teresh, two of the king's chamber- 
lains, the keepers of the t door, who 
sought to lay hand on the king Ahas- 
uerus. 

3 And the king said. What honour 
and dignity hath been done to Mor- 



decai for this 1 Then said the king's 
servants that ministered unto him. 
There is nothing done for him. 

4 H And the king said, Who is in 
the court? Now Haman was come 
into ^ the outward court of the king's 
house, " to speak unto the king to hang 
Mordecai on the gallows that he had 
prepared for him. 

5 And the king's servants said unto 
him, Behold, Haman standeth in the 
court. And the king said, Let him 
come in. 

6 So Haman came in. And the king 
said unto him, What shall be done 
unto the man t whom the king delight- 
eth to honour ? Now Haman thought 
in his heart. To whom would the king 
delight to do honour more than to 
myself? 

7 And Haman answered the king. 
For the man t whom the king delight- 
eth to honour, 

8 t Let the royal apparel be brought 
t which the king useth to wear, and 
"^the horse that the king rideth upon, 
and the crown royal which is set up- 
on his head : 

9 And let this apparel and horse be 
delivered to the hand of one of the 
king's most noble princes, that they 
may array the man ivithal whom the 
king delighteth to honour, and t bring 
him on horseback through the street 
of the city, ® and proclaim before him. 
Thus shall it be done to the man 
whom the king delighteth to honour. 

10 Then the king said to Haman, 
Make haste, and take the apparel and 
the horse, as thou hast said, and do 
even so to Mordecai the Jew, that 
sitteth at the king's gate : t let noth- 
ing fail of all that thou hast spoken. 

11 Then took Haman the apparel 
and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, 
and brought him on horseback through 
the street of the city, and proclaimed 
before him, Thus shall it be done unto 
the man whom the king delighteth to 
honour. 

12 IT And Mordecai came again to 
the king's gate. But Haman ^hasted 
to his house mourning, =and having 
his head covered. 

13 And Haman told Zeresh his wife 
and all his friends every thing that 
had befallen him. Then said his wise 
men and Zeresh his wife unto him, 
If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, 
before whom thou hast begun to fall, 
thou shalt not prevail against him, 
but shalt surely fall before him. 

14 And while they ivere yet talking 
with him, came the king's chamber- 
lains, and hasted to bring Haman unto 
^the banquet that Esther had prepared. 



B.C. 
about 510. 



b See ch. 5. 1. 
c ch. 5. 14. 



t Heb. in 
whose honour 
the king de- 
lighteth? 



t Heb. in 
whose honour 
the king de- 
lighteth. 

t Heb. Let 
them hring 
the royal 
apparel. 

t Heb. where- 
with the king 
clotheth him- 
self. 

d 1 Kings 1. 
33. 



t Heb. cause 
him to ride. 



e Gen. 41. 43. 



t Heb. suffer 
not a whit to 
fall. 



f 2 Chr. 26. 20. 

S 2 Sam. 15. 
30. Jer.14.3, 

4. 



h ch. 5. 8. 



Esther accuseth Ha 



ESTHER. 



The Jews' deliverance. 



t Heb. to 
drink. 



b ch. 3. 9. & 

4.7. 
t Heb. that 

they should 

destroy, and 

kill, and 

cause to 

2yerish. 



t Heb. whose 
heart hath 

filled him. 

t Heb. The 
man adver- 
sary. 

II Or, at the 
Xiresence of. 



c cb. 1. 6. 

t Heb. with 
me. 

d Job 9. 24. 
e ch. 1. 10. 



t Heb. tree. 
f ch. 5. 14. 

Pa. 7. 16. 

Prov.ll.5,e 



% Pa. 37. 35, 
36. Dan. 6 
24. 



CHAPTER VII. 

Esther, entertaining the king and Haman, pleadeth 
for her own life and for that of her people. 5 She 
accuseth Haman. 7 Theking in his anger command- 
eth Haman to be hunged on the gallows made for 
Mordecai. 

SO the king and Haman came tto 
banquet with Esther the queen. 

2 And the king said again unto 
Esther on the second day = at the ban- 
quet of wine, What is thy petition, 
queen Esther 1 and it shall be granted 
thee : and what is thy request ? and 
it shall be performed, evefi to the half 
of the kingdom. 

3 Then Esther the queen answered 
and said. If 1 have found favour in 
thy sight, O king, and if it please the 
king, let my life be given me at my 
petition, and my people at my request : 

4 For we are ^ sold, I and my people, 
tto be destroyed, to be slain, and to 
perish. But if we had been sold for 
bondmen and bondwomen, I had held 
my tongue, although the enemy could 
not countervail the king's damage. 

5 IF Then the king Ahasuerus an- 
swered and said unto Esther the 
queen, Who is he, and where is he, 
tthat durst presume in his heart to 
do so? 

6 And Esther said, tThe adversary 
and enemy is this wicked Haman. 
Then Hainan was afraid n before the 
king and the queen. 

7 f And the king arising from the 
banquet of wine in his wrath went 
into the palace garden : and Haman 
stood up to make request for his life 
to Esther the queen ; for he saw that 
there was evil determined against 
him by the king. 

8 Then the king returned out of the 
palace garden into the place of the 
banquet of wine; and Haman was 
fallen upon "= the bed whereon Esther 
was. Then said the king. Will he 
force the queen also t before me in 
the house 1 As the word went out 
of the king's mouth, they "^covered 
Haman's face. 

9 And « Harbonah, one of the cham- 
berlains, said before the king, Behold 
also ^the t gallows fifty cubits high, 
which Haman had made for Morde- 
cai, who had spoken good for the 
king, standeth in the house of Ha- 
man. Then the king said, Hang him 
thereon. 

10 So ^they hanged Haman on the 
gallows that he had prepared for Mor- 
decai. Then was the king's wrath 
pacified. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

Mordecai is promoted. 3 Esther maketh suit to the 
king to reverse Haman's letters. 7 Ahasuerus giveth 
the Jews permission to defend themselves. 15 Tlie 
honour shewed to Mordecai, and the joy of the Jews. 

490 



ON that day did the king Ahasue- 
rus give the house of Haman 
the Jews' enemy unto Esther the 
queen. And Mordecai came before 
the king; for Esther had told ^what 
he was unto her. 

2 And the king took oflf ^his ring, 
which he had taken from Haman, and 
gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther 
set Mordecai over the house of Ha- 
man. 

3 IT And Esther spake yet again be- 
fore the king, and fell down at his 
feet, tand besought him with tears 
to put away the mischief of Haman 
the Agagite, and his device that he 
had devised against the Jews. 

4 Then " the king held out the gold- 
en sceptre toward Esther. So Esther 
arose, and stood before the king, 

5 And said. If it please the king, and 
if I have found favour in his sight, 
and the thing seem right before the 
king, and I he pleasing in his eyes, 
let it be written to reverse tthe let- 
ters devised by Haman the son of 
Hammedatha the Agagite, H which he 
wrote to destroy the Jews which are 
in all the king's provinces : 

6 For how can I t endure to see 
■^the evil that shall come unto my 
people % or how can I endure to see 
the destruction of my kindred ? 

7 If Then the king Ahasuerus said 
unto Esther the queen and to Morde- 
cai the Jew, Behold, ^I have given 
Esther the house of Haman, and him 
they have hanged upon the gallows, 
because he laid his hand upon the 
Jews. 

8 Write ye also for the Jews, as it 
liketh you, in the king's name, and 
seal it with the king's ring : for the 
WTiting which is written in the king's 
name, and sealed with the king's ring, 
*^may no man reverse. 

9 ^ Then were the king's scribes call- 
ed at that time in the third month, 
that is, the month Sivan, on the three 
and twentieth day thereof; and it was 
written according to all that Mordecai 
commanded unto the Jews, and to the 
lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers 
of the provinces which are ''from India 
unto Ethiopia, a hundred twenty and 
seven provinces, unto every province 
'according to the writing thereof, and 
unto every people after their lan- 
guage, and to the Jews according to 
their writing, and according to their 
language. 

10 ^ And he wrote in the king Ahas- 
uerus' name, and sealed it with the 
king's ring, and sent letters by posts 
on horseback, and riders on mules, 
camels, and young dromedaries : 



The gladness of the Jews. 



ESTHER. 



Their enemies are slain. 



about 510. 



1 See ch. 9. 10, 
15, IG. 



m ch. 3. 13, 
&c. &, 9. 1. 



n ch. 3. 14, 15. 



t Heb. re- 
vealed. 



Or, violet. 



See ch. 3. 16. 
Prov. 29. 2. 



q 1 Sam. 25. 8. 

ch. 9. 19. 22. 
rPs. ]8.43. 
s Gen. 35. 5. 

Ex. 15. 16. 

Deul. 2. 25. & 

U.25.ch.9.2. 



about 509. 

a ch. 8. 12. 



c 2 Sam. 22.41. 



ich. 8. 1]. & 
ver. 16. 



ePs.71.13,24. 
i ch. 8. 17. 



11 Wherein the king granted the 
Jews which were in every city to 
gather themselves together, and to 
stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, 
and to^cause to perish, all the power 
of the people and pro\ance that would 
assault them, both little ones and wo- 
men, and • to take the spoil of them 
for a prey, 

12 ""Upon one day in all the prov- 
inces of king Ahasuerus, namely .> up- 
on the thirteenth day of the twelfth 
month, which is the month Adar. 

13 "The copy of the writing for a 
commandment to be given in every 
province was t published unto all peo- 
ple, and that the Jews should be ready 
against that day to avenge themselves 
on their enemies. 

14 *So the posts that rode upon mules 
and camels went out, being hastened 
and pressed on by the king's com- 
mandment. And the decree was giv- 
en at Shushan the palace. 

15 IT And Mordecai went out from 
the presence of the king in royal 
apparel of n blue and white, and with 
a great crown of gold, and with a 
garment of fine linen and purple : 
and ° the city of Shushan rejoiced and 
was glad. 

16 The Jews had Plight, and glad- 
ness, and joy, and honour. 

17 And in every province, and in 
every city, whithersoever the king's 
commandment and his decree came, 
the Jews had joy and gladness, a 
feast land a good day. And many 
of the people of the land 'became 
Jews ; for ' the fear of the Jews fell 
upon them. 

CHAPTER IX. 

The Jews (the rulers abetting) destroy their ene- 
mies. 12 Ahasuer~us, at the request of Esther, grant- 
eth another day of slaughter, and the destruction of 
Ha?nan's sons. 20 The festival of Purim estab- 
lished. 

l^OW Mn the twelfth month, that 
xM is, the month Adar, on the thir- 
teenth day of the same, ''when the 
king's commandment and his decree 
drew near to be put in execution, in 
the day that the enemies of the Jews 
hoped to have power over them ; 
though it was turned to the con- 
trary, that the Jews '^had rule over 
them that hated them ; 

2 The Jews ^gathered themselves 
together in their cities throughout all 
the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, 
to lay hand on such as ^ sought their 
hurt : and no man could withstand 
them ; for ^ the fear of them fell upon 
all people. 

3 And all the rulers of the prov- 
inces, and the lieutenants, and the 



deputies, and t officers of the king, 
helped the Jews ; because the fear 
of Mordecai fell upon them. 

4 For Mordecai was great in the 
king's house, and his fame went out 
throughout all the provinces : for 
this man Mordecai ^ waxed greater 
and greater. 

5 Thus the Jews smote all their ene- 
mies with the stroke of the sword, 
and slaughter, and destruction, and 
did tvv^hat they would unto those 
that hated them. 

6 And in Shushan the palace the 
Jews slew and destroyed five hun- 
dred men. 

7 And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, 
and Aspatha, 

8 And Poratha, and Adalia, and 
Aridatha, 

9 And Parmashta, and Arisai, and 
Aridai, and Vajezatha, 

10 ''The ten sons of Haman the son 
of Hammedatha, the enemy of the 
Jews, slew they; 'but on the spoil 
laid they not their hand. 

1 1 On that day the number of those 
that were slain in Shushan the palace 
t was brought before the king. 

12 II And the king said unto Esther 
the queen. The Jews have slain and 
destroyed five hundred men in Shu- 
shan the palace, and the ten sons of 
Haman ; what have they done in the 
rest of the king's provinces ? now 
'^what is thy petition? and it shall 
be granted thee : or what is thy re- 
quest further ? and it shall be done. 

13 Then said Esther, If it please 
the king, let it be granted to the 
Jews which are in Shushan to do 
to morrow also 'according unto this 
day's decree, and tlet Haman's ten 
sons ""be hanged upon the gallow^s. 

14 And the king commanded it so to 
be done : and the decree was given at 
Shushan ; and they hanged Haman's 
ten sons. 

15 For the Jews that ivere in Shu- 
shan ''gathered themselves together 
on the fourteenth day also of the 
month Adar, and slew three hun- 
dred men at Shushan ; ° but on the 
prey they laid not their hand. 

16 But the other Jews that were in 
the king's provinces p gathered them- 
selves together, and stood for their 
lives, and had rest from their ene- 
mies, and slew of their foes seventy 
and five thousand, 'J but they laid not 
their hands on the prey, 

17 On the thirteenth day of the 
month Adar ; and on the fourteenth 
day tof the same rested they, and 
made it a day of feasting and glad- 



491 




t Heb. accord- 
ing to their 



h ch. 5. 11. 

Job 18. 19. Si. 

27. 13, 14, 15. 

Ps. 21. 10. 
iSeech. 8. 11. 



t Heb. came. 



k ch. 5. 6. & 7. 
2. 



1 ch. 8. 11. 

t Heb. let men 

hang, 
m 2 Sam. 21. 

6,9. 



n ver. 2. &. 
ch. 8. 11. 



p ver. 2. &. 
ch. 8. 11. 



q Seech. 8. 11. 



t Heb. in it. 



The festival of Purim is 



ESTHER. 



established by the Jews. 



r ver. 11, 15. 



s Deut. 16. 11, 

14. 

t ch. 8. 17. 
u ver. 22. 

Neh.8.10,12. 



s Ps. 30. 11. 



y ver. 19. 
Neh. 8. 10. 



z ch. 3. 6, 7. 
t Heb. crush. 



t Heb. when 

she came. 
a ver. 13, 14. 

ch. 7. 5, &c. 

& 8. 3, &c. 
b ch. 7. 10. 

Ps. 7. IG. 



II That is, lot. 
c ver. 20. 



18 But the Jews that were at Shu- 
shan assembled together ''on the thir- 
teenth day thereof, and on the four- 
teenth thereof; and on the fifteenth 
day of the same they rested, and made 
it a day of feasting and gladness. 

19 Therefore the Jews of the vil- 
lages, that dwelt in the unwalled 
towns, made the fourteenth day of 
the month Adar ^ a day of gladness 
and feasting, *and a good day, and 
of "^ sending portions one to another. 

20 IT And Mordecai wrote these 
things, and sent letters unto all the 
Jews that were in all the provinces 
of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and 
far, 

21 To establish this among them, 
that they should keep the fourteenth 
day of the month Adar, and the fif- 
teenth day of the same, yearly, 

23 As the days wherein the Jews 
rested from their enemies, and the 
month which was ^ turned unto them 
from sorrow to joy, and from mourn- 
ing into a good day : that they should 
make them days of feasting and joy, 
and of y sending portions one to an- 
other, and gifts to the poor. 

23 And the Jews undertook to do 
as they had begun, and as Mordecai 
had written unto them ; 

24 Because Haman the son of Ham- 
medatha, the Agagite, the enemy of 
all the Jews, ^had devised against the 
Jews to destroy them, and had cast 
Pur, that is, the lot, to t consume 
them, and to destroy them ; 

25 But t^when Esther came before 
the king, he commanded by letters 
that his wicked device, which he de- 
vised against the Jews, should "^ return 
upon his own head, and that he and 
his sons should be hanged on the gal- 
lows. 

26 Wherefore they called these days 
Purim after the name of iiPur. There- 
fore for all the words of "= this letter, 
and of that which they had seen con- 
cerning this matter, and which had 
come unto them, 

27 The Jews ordained, and took 
upon them, and upon their seed, and 

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upon all such as ^joined themselves 
unto them, so as it should not tfail, 
that they would keep these two days 
according to their writing, and ac- 
cording to their appointed time every 
year; 

28 And that these days should be re- 
membered and kept throughout every 
generation, every family, every prov- 
ince, and every city ; and that these 
days of Purim should not t fail from 
among the Jews, nor the memorial of 
them t perish from their seed. 

29 Then Esther the queen, ®the 
daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai 
the Jew, wrote with tall authority, 
to confirm this ^ second letter of Pu- 
rim. 

30 And he sent the letters unto all 
the Jews, to ^the hundred twenty 
and seven provinces of the kingdom 
of Ahasuerus, with words of peace 
and truth, 

3 1 To confirm these days of Purim 
in their times appointed, according as 
Mordecai the Jew and Esther the 
queen had enjoined them, and as 
they had decreed t for themselves and 
for their seed, the matters of ^the 
fastings and their cry. 

32 And the decree of Esther con- 
firmed these matters of Purim ; and 
it was written in the book. 



CHAPTER X. 

The greatness of Ahasuerus, 3 and of Mordecai. 

AND the king Ahasuerus laid a 
tribute upon the land, and upon 
^the isles of the sea. 

2 And all the acts of his power and 
of his might, and the declaration of 
the greatness of Mordecai, ''wliere- 
unto the king t advanced him, are 
they not written in the book of the 
chronicles of the kings of Media and 
Persia ? 

3 For Mordecai the Jew was ''next 
unto king Ahasuerus, and great among 
the Jews, and accepted of the multi- 
tude of his brethren, ''seeking the 
wealth of his people, and speaking 
peace to all his seed. 



B.C. 

about 1520. 



a Gen. 22. 20, 

21. 
b Ez. 14. 14. 

James 5. 11. 
c Gen. 6. .9. & 

17.1. ch.2.3. 
d Prov. 8. 13. 

& 16. 6. 



II Or, cattle. 



Or, hus~ 



t Heb. sons of 
the east. 



e Gen. 8. 20. 
ch. 42. 8. 



f I Kings 21. 

10, 13. 
t Heb. all the 

days. 
S ch. 2, 1. 

^Ueh. the Ad- 
versary, 

1 Chr. 21. 1. 

Kev.12.9,10. 
t Heb. in the 

midst of 

them. 
h 1 Kings 22. 

19. ch.38.7. 
ich. 2.2. Matt. 

12.43. iPet. 

5.8. 

t Heb. Hast 
thou set thy 
heart on. 

k ch. 2. 3. 

1 ver. 1. 



m Ps. 34. 7. 
Is. 5. 2. 



THE BOOK 



JOB. 



CHAPTER I. 

The piety and prosperity of Job. 6 Satan obtaineth 
leave to tempt him. 13 The loss of his substance, 18 
and of his children. 20 His patience in his afflic- 
tions. 

THERE was a man ^in the land 
of Uz, whose name was ^ Job ; 
and that man was *= perfect and up- 
right, and one that ^ feared God, and 
eschewed evil. 

2 And there were born unto him 
seven sons and three daughters. 

3 His II substance also was seven 
thousand sheep, and three thousand 
camels, and five hundred yoke of 
oxen, and five hundred she asses, 
and a very great H household ; so that 
this man was the greatest of all the 
t men of the east. 

4 And his sons went and feasted 
in their houses, every one his day ; 
and sent and called for their three 
sisters to eat and to drink with 
them. 

5 And it was so, when the days of 
the,'^ feasting were gone about, that 
Job sent and sanctified them, and 
rose up early in the morning, ^and 
offered burnt offerings according to 
the number of them all : for Job said. 
It may be that my sons have sinned, 
and ^ cursed God in their hearts . Thus 
did Job t continually. 

6 IF Now s there was a day ''when 
the sons of God came to present 
themselves before the Lord, and t Sa- 
tan came also t among them. 

7 And the Lord said unto Sa- 
tan, Whence comest thou? Then 
Satan answered the Lord, and said, 
From 'going to and fro in the earth, 
and from walking up and down in 
it. 

8 And the Lord said unto Satan, 
f^Hast thou considered my servant 
Job, that there is none like him in the 
earth, ' a perfect and an upright man, 
one that feareth God, and escheweth 
evil? 

9 Then Satan answered the Lord, 
and said. Doth Job fear God for 
nought ? 

10 ""Hast not thou made a hedge 
about him, and about his house, and 



about all that he hath on every side 1 
"thou hast blessed the work of his 
hands, and his H substance is increased 
in the land. 

11 "But put forth thine hand now, 
and touch all that he hath, tand he 
will P curse thee to thy face. 

12 And the Lord said unto Satan, 
Behold, all that he hath is in thy 
t power; only upon himself put not 
forth thine hand. So Satan went 
forth from the presence of the 
Lord. 

13 IT And there was a day ^when 
his sons and his daughters were eat- 
ing and drinking wine in their eldest 
brother's house : 

14 And there came a messenger 
unto Job, and said. The oxen were 
ploughing, and the asses feeding be- 
side them : 

15 And the Sabeans fell upon them, 
and took them away ; yea, they have 
slain the servants with the edge of 
the sword ; and I only am escaped 
alone to tell thee. 

16 While he was yet speaking, 
there came also another, and said, 
II The fire of God is fallen from heav- 
en, and hath burned up the sheep, 
and the servants, and consumed them ; 
and I only am escaped alone to tell 
thee. 

17 While he was yet speaking, there 
came also another, and said. The 
Chaldeans made out three bands, and 
tfell upon the camels, and have car- 
ried them away, yea, and slain the 
servants with the edge of the sword ; 
and I only am escaped alone to tell 
thee. 

18 While he was yet speaking, there 
came also another, and said, '"Thy 
sons and thy daughters were eating 
and drinking wine in their eldest 
brother's house : 

19 And, behold, there came a great 
wind tfrom the wilderness, and smote 
the four corners of the house, and it 
fell upon the young men, and they 
are dead ; and I only am escaped alone 
to tell thee. 

20 Then Job arose, 'and rent his 
"mantle, and shaved his head, and 

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B.C. 

about 1520. 

II Or, cattle. 
n Ps. 128. 1, 2. 

Prov. 10. ^2. 
^ Heb. if he 

curse thee not 

to thy face. 
o ch. 2. 5. & 

19. 21. 

t Heb. hand, 
Gen. 16. 6. 
Is. 8. 21. 
Mai. 3. 13, 14. 



q Ecc. 9. 12. 



II Or, ^ great 
fire. 



t Heb. rushed. 



r ver. 4, 13. 



t Heb./rcw 
aside, 6fc. 



8 Gen. 37. 29. 
Ezra 9. 3. 
II Or, robe. 



I Job is smitten with sore boils. 



JOB. 



Re curseth the day of his birth. 




a ch. 2. 10. 



b ch. 1. 7. 



c ch. 1. 1, 8. 
d ch. 27. 5, 6. 



t Heb. to 
siuallow Mm 



f ch. 1. 11. 
g ch. 19. 20. 



h ch. 1. 12. 
II Or, only. 



k 2 Sam. 13. 
19. ch.42.6 
Ez. 27. 30. 
Matt. 11. 21. 

1 ch. 21. 15. 
m ver. 3. 



n c'\ 1. 21. 

Rom. 12. 12. 

.lames 5. 10, 

11. 
o ch. 1. 22. 
P Ps. 39. 1. 
q Frov. 17. 17. 



r Gen. 3G. 11. 
Jer. 49. 7. 
s Gen. 25. 2. 



*fell down upon the ground, and 
worshipped, 

21 And said, " Naked came I out of 
my mother's wornb, and naked shall 
I return thither: the Lord ^gave, and 
the Lord hath y taken away; ^bless- 
ed be the name of the Lord. 

22 ''In all this Job sinned not, nor 
il charged God foolishly. 

CHAPTER IL 

Satan ohtaineth further leave to tempt Job. 7 He 
smiteth him with sore boils. 9 Job's wife moveth 
him to curse God ; he rebuketh her. 11 His three 
friends condole with him. 

AGAIN ^ there was a day when 
the sons of God came to present 
themselves before the Lord, and Sa- 
tan came also among them to present 
himself before the Lord. 

2 And the Lord said unto Satan, 
From whence comest thou? And 
'' Satan answered the Lord, and said, 
From going to and fro in the earth, 
and from walking up and down in it. 

3 And the Lord said unto Satan, 
Hast thou considered my servant Job, 
that there is none like him in the 
earth, *= a perfect and an upright man, 
one that feareth God, and escheweth 
evil? and still he "^holdeth fast his 
integrity, although thou movedst me 
against him, t^to destroy him with- 
out cause. 

4 And Satan answered the Lord, 
and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that 
a man hath will he give for his life. 

5 ^But put forth thine hand now, 
and touch his ^bone and his flesh, 
and he will curse thee to thy face. 

6 ^And the Lord said unto Satan, 
Behold, he is in thine hand ; II but 
save his life. 

7 IT So went Satan forth from the 
presence of the Lord, and smote Job 
with sore boils ' from the sole of his 
foot unto his crown. 

8 And he took him a potsherd to 
scrape himself withal ; ^ and he sat 
down among the ashes. 

9 IF Then said his wife unto him, 
^Dost thou still ""retain thine integ- 
rity ? curse God, and die. 

10 But he said unto her, Thou speak- 
est as one of the foolish Avomen speak- 
eth. What 1 ° shall we receive good 
at the hand of God, and shall we not 
receive evil ? ° In all this did not Job 
Psin with his lips. 

11 II Now when Job's three i friends 
heard of all this evil that was come 
upon him, they came every one from 
his own place ; Eliphaz the " Teman- 
ite, and Bildad the ' vShuhite, and Zo- 
phar the Naamathite: for they had 
made an appointment together to 

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come 'to mourn with him, and to 
comfort him. 

12 And when they lifted up their 
eyes afar off, and knew him not, they 
lifted up their voice, and wept ; and 
they rent every one his mantle, and 
"sprinkled dust upon their heads to- 
ward heaven. 

13 So they sat down with him upon 
the ground ^ seven days and seven 
nights, and none spake a word unto 
him : for they saw that his grief was 
very great. 

CHAPTER III. 

Job's complaint: He curseth the day of his birth; 
11 wisheth he had died from the womb; 13 then 
would he have been at rest; 20 and asketh why 
life is given to the miserable. 

AFTER this opened Job his mouth, 
and cursed his day. 

2 And Job t spake, and said, 

3 ^Let the day perish wherein I 
was born, and the night in which it 
was said. There is a man child con- 
ceived. 

4 Let that day be darkness ; let not 
God regard it from above, neither let 
the light shine upon it. 

,5 Let darkness and ^the shadow of 
death II stain it; let a cloud dwell 
upon it ; II let the blackness of the 
day terrify it. 

6 As for that night, let darkness 
seize upon it ; H let it not be joined 
unto the days of the year; let it 
not come into the number of the 
months. 

7 Lo, let that night be solitary ; let 
no joyful voice come therein. 

8 Let them curse it that curse the 
day, "" who are ready to raise up II their 
mourning. 

9 Let the stars of the twilight there- 
of be dark ; let it look for light, but 
have none ; neither let it see t the 
dawning of the day : 

10 Because it shut not up the doors 
of my mother'^s womb, nor hid sorrow 
from mine eyes. 

11^ Why died I not from the w^omb 1 
why did I not give up the ghost when 
I came out of the belly 1 

12 ^ Why did the knees prevent me 1 
or why the breasts that I should suck ? 

13 For now should I have lain still 
and been quiet, I should have slept : 
then had I been at rest, 

14 With kings and counsellors of the 
earth, which ^ built desolate places 
for themselves ; 

15 Or with princes that had gold, 
who filled their houses with silver : 

16 Or ^as a hidden untimely birth 
I had not been ; as infants which never 
saw light. 

17 There the wicked cease from 



B.C. 
about 1520. 



t ch.42.1]. 
Rom. 12. 15. 



u Neh. 9. 1. 
Lam. 2. 10. 
Ez. 27. 30. 



t Heb. an- 
swered. 

a ch. 10. 18, 19. 
,Jer. 15. 10. & 
20. 14. 



3 ch. 10. 21, 22. 
& 16. 16. & 
28.3. Ps.23. 
4. k. 44. 19. &, 
107. 10, 14. 
Jer. 13. 16. 
Am. 5. 8. 
11 Or, chal- 
lenge it. 
II Or, let them 
terrify it, as 
those who 
have a bitter 
day, Am. 8. 
10. 

II Or, let it not 
rejoice among 
the days. 



II Or, a levia- 
than. 
c Jer. 9. 17, 18. 



t Heb. the 
eyelids of 
the morning, 
ch. 41. 18. 



e Gen. 30. 3. 
Is. 66. 12. 



f ch. 15. 



S Ps. 58. 



Job complaineth of life. 



JOB. 



Eliphaz's night vision. 



[• Heb. weci' 
ried in 
strength. 
h ch. 39. 7. 



i Jer. 20. 18. 
k: 1 Sam. 1. 10. 

2 Kings 4. 27. 

Prov. 31. 6. 
t Heb. wait. 
1 Rev. 9. 6. 



t Heb. I fear- 
ed a fiar, and 
it came upon 
me. 



f Heb. a word. 

t Heb. who 
can refrain 
from words ? 



a Is. 35. 3. 



b Is. 35. 3. 

t Heb. the 
bowing knees, 
Heb. 12. 12. 



c ch. 1. 1. 
i Prov. 3. 



Ps. 37. 25. 



f Ps. 7. 14. 

Prov. 22. 8. 

Hos.lO. 13. 

Gal. 6. 7, 8. 
g Ps. 58. 6. 
h Ps. 34. 10. 
II That is, by 

his anger : as 

Is. 3a 33. 

See Ex. 15. 

3. ch. 1. 19. 

& 15. 30. Is. 

ll.4.2Thess. 

2.8. 



troubling-; and there the t weary be 
at rest. 

18 There the prisoners rest together ; 
^ thej hear not the voice of the op- 
pressor. 

19 The small and great are there ; 
and the servant is free from his 
master. 

20 ' Wherefore is light given to him 
that is in misery, and life unto the 
^ bitter in soul ; 

21 Which t'long for death, but it 
Cometh not ; and dig for it more than 
" for hid treasures ; 

22 Which rejoice exceedingly, and 
are glad, when they can find the 
grave 1 

23 Why is light given to a man 
whose way is hid, °and whom God 
hath hedged in ? 

24 For my sighing cometh t before 
I eat, and my roarings are poured 
out like the waters. 

25 For tthe thing which I greatly 
feared is come upon me, and that 
which I was afraid of is come unto 
me. 

26 I was not in safety, neither had I 
rest, neither was I quiet ; yet trouble 
came. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The speech of Eliphaz : He calleth in question Job's 
uprightness ; 7 and teacheth that the judgments of 
God fall only on the ivicked. 12 His night vision. 

THEN Eliphaz the Temanite an- 
swered and said, 

2 If we assay t to commune with 
thee, wilt thou be grieved 1 but t who 
can withhold himself from speak- 
ing? 

3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, 
and thou ^hast strengthened the weak 
hands. 

4 Thy words have upholden him 
that was falling, and thou ''hast 
strengthened tthe feeble knees. 

5 But now it is come upon thee, 
and thou faintest ; it toucheth thee, 
and thou art troubled. 

6 Is not this "thj fear, ''thy con- 
fidence, thy hope, and the upright- 
ness of thy ways ] 

7 Remember, I pray thee, ^ who ever 
perished, being innocent? or where 
were the righteous cut off? 

8 Even as I have seen, ^they that 
plough iniquity, and sow wickedness, 
reap the same. 

9 By the blast of God they perish, 
and H by the breath of his nostrils are 
they consumed. 

10 The roaring of the lion, and the 
voice of the fierce lion, and ^the teeth 
of the young lions, are broken. 

11 ''The old lion perisheth for lack 



of prey, and the stout lion's whelps 
are scattered abroad. 

12 Now a thing was t secretly 
brought to me, and mine ear re- 
ceived a little thereof. 

13 'In thoughts from the visions of 
the night, when deep sleep falleth 
on men, 

14 Fear tcame upon me, and '^trem- 
bling, which made tall my bones to 
shake. 

15 Then a spirit passed before my 
face ; the hair of my flesh stood up : 

16 It stood still, but I could not dis- 
cern the form thereof: an image ivas 
before mine eyes, H there was silence, 
and I heard a voice, saying, 

17 ' Shall mortal man be more just 
than God 1 shall a man be more pure 
than his Maker 1 

18 Behold, he '"put no trust in his 
servants ; H and his angels he charged 
with folly : 

19 "How much less in them that 
dwell in ° houses of clay, whose foun- 
dation is in the dust, which are crush- 
ed before the moth 1 

20 PThey are t destroyed from morn- 
ing to evening : they perish for ever 
without any regarding it. 

21 1 Doth not their exceWencj ivhich 
is in them go away? ^they die, even 
without wisdom. 

CHAPTER V. 

Eliphaz teacheth that evil awaiteth the wicked; 6 
that afflictions are from God; 8 urgeth Job to com- 
mit his cause to God ; 17 and sheweth the happy 
fruits of God's correction. 

CALL now, if there be any that 
will answer thee ; and to which 
of the saints wilt thou H turn 1 

2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, 
and II envy slayeth the silly one. 

3 ^I have seen the foolish taking 
root : but suddenly I cursed his hab- 
itation. 

4 ^ His children are far from safety, 
and they are crushed in the gate, 
*= neither is there any to deliver them. 

5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth 
up, and taketh it even out of the 
thorns, and ''the robber swalloweth 
up their substance. 

6 Although II affliction cometh not 
forth of the dust, neither doth trouble 
spring out of the ground ; 

7 Yet man is ^born unto II trouble, 
as t the sparks fly upward. 

8 I would seek unto God, and unto 
God would I commit my cause : 

9 ^ Which doeth great things t and un- 
searchable ; marvellous things t with- 
out number : 

10 s Who giveth rain upon the earth, 
and sendeth waters upon the t fields : 

11 ''To set up on high those that 

495 



B.C. 

about 1520. 



t Heb. by 
stealth. 



t Heb. met 
me. 

t Heb. the 
multitude of 
my bones. 

k Hab. 3. 16. 



II Or, I heard 
a still voice. 



1 ch. 9. 2. 



m ch. 15. 1,5. & 
25.5. 2 Pet 
2.4. 

II Or, nor in 
his angels, in 
whom he put 
light. 

n ch. 15. 16. 

o 2 Cor. 4. 7. 
&5. 1. 

P Ps. 90. 5, 6. 
t Heb. beaten 
in pieces. 



q Ps. 39. 11. & 
49. 14. 
r ch. 36. 12. 



a Ps. 37. 35, 36. 

Jer. 12. 2, 3. 
b Ps. 119. 155. 

& 127. 5. I 

11 Or, look ? I 

c Ps. 109. 12. 

II Or, indigna- 
tion. 

d ch. 18. 9. 

e Gen. 3. 17, 
18,19. ICor. 

10. 13. 

f ch. 9. 10. & 
37. 5. Ps. 40. 
5. & 72. 18. & 
145. 3. Rom. 

11. 33. 

S ch. 28. 26. 

Ps. 65. 9, 10. 

&147. 8. Jer. 

5. 24. & Kl 

13. & 51. IG. 

Acts 14. 17. 
II Or, iniquity. 
h 1 Sam. 2. 7. 

Ps. 113. 7. 
II Or, labour. 
fHeb. the sons 

of the burn- 
ing coal lift 

up to fly. 
t Heb. and 

there is tio 

search. 
t Heb. till 

there be no 

number. 

t Heb. out- 
places. 



The fruits of affliction. 



JOB. 



Joh reproveth his friends. 



B.C. 

about 1520. 




Or, run into. 
k Ps. 9. IS. 
1 Cor. 3. 19. 

I Deut. 28. 29. 
Is. 59. 10. 
Am. 8. 9. 

m Ps. 35. 10. 

n 1 Sam. 2. 9. 
Ps. 107. 42. 

oPs. 94. 12. 

Prov. 3. 11, 

12. Heb. 12. 

5. James 1. 

12. Rev. 3. 19. 
p Deut. 32. 

39. 1 Sam. 

2. 6. Is. 30. 

26. Hos. 6. 1. 

q Ps. 34. 19. & 
91. 3. Prov. 
24. 16. 1 Cor. 
10. 13. 

r Ps. 91. 10. 

t Heb./roOT 
the hands. 

II Or, when 
the tongue 
scourgeth. 

s Ps. 33. 19. & 
37. 19. 
t Ps. 31. 20. 

u Is. 11. 9. & 
35. 9. & 65. 25. 
Ez. 34. 25. 

X Ps. 91. 12. 
Hos. 2. 18. 



[1 Or, that 
2yeace is thy 
tabernacle. 



II Or, err. 

y Ps. 112. 2. 

II Or, inucJi. 

2 Ps. 72. 16. 

a Prov. 9. 11. 
& 10. 27. 

t Heb, ascend- 
eth. 
b Ps. 111. 2. 

fKeh. for thy- 
self, Prov. 9. 
12. 



a Prov. 27. 3. 
b Ps. 38. 2. 
t Heb. lifted 
up. 

II That is, I 
want words to 
express my 
grief, Ps. 77. 



be low ; that those which mourn may 
be exalted to safety. 

12 'He disappointeth the devices of 
the crafty, so that their hands II cannot 
perform their enterprise. 

13 "He taketh the wise in their own 
craftiness : and the counsel of the 
froward is carried headlong. 

14 'They II meet with darkness in 
the daytime, and grope in the noon- 
day as in the night. 

15 But "'he saveth the poor from 
the sword, from their mouth, and 
from the hand of the mighty. 

16 ''So the poor hath hope, and ini- 
quity stoppeth her mouth. 

17 ° Behold, happy is the man whom 
God correcteth : therefore despise not 
thou the chastening of the Almighty : 

18 PFor he maketh sore, and bind- 
eth up : he woundeth, and his hands 
make whole. 

19 'J He shall deliver thee in six 
troubles : yea, in seven ''there shall 
no evil touch thee. 

20 'In famine he shall redeem thee 
from death: and in war tfrom the 
power of the sword. 

21 ^Thou Shalt be hid "from the 
scourge of the tongue : neither shalt 
thou be afraid of destruction when 
it Cometh. 

22 At destruction and famine thou 
shalt laugh: "neither shalt thou be 
afraid of the beasts of the earth. 

23 Tor thou shalt be in league 
with the stones of the field : and the 
beasts of the field shall be at peacsi 
with thee. 

24 And thou shalt know II that thy 
tabernacle shall be in peace ; and thou 
shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt 
not II sin. 

25 Thou shalt know also that ^thy 
seed shall be II great, and thine off- 
spring == as the grass of the earth. 

26 ^ Thou shalt come to thi/ grave 
in a full age, like as a shock of corn 
t Cometh in in his season. 

27 Lo this, we have ''searched it, 
so it is; hear it, and know thou it 
t for thy good. 

CHAPTER VI. 

Job's answer to Eliphaz: He justifleth his com- 
plaints; 8 longeth for death; 14 reproveth his 
friends for their unkindness ; 24 and urgeth them 
to consider his case. 

BUT .Tob answered and said, 
2 Oh that my grief were thor- 
oughly weighed, and my calamity 
tlaid in the balances together! 

3 For now it would be heavier ^ than 
the sand of the sea : therefore II my 
words are swallowed up. 

4 ^ For the arrows of the Almighty 
are within me, the poison whereof 

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drinketh up my spirit : "^ the terrors 
of God do set themselves in array 
against me. 

5 Doth the wild ass bray t when he 
hath grass 1 or loweth the ox over 
his fodder "? 

6 Can that which is unsavoury be 
eaten without salt? or is there any 
taste in the white of an egg 1 

I The things that my soul refused 
to touch are as my sorrowful meat. 

8 Oh that I might have my request ; 
and that God would grant me tthe 
thing that I long for ! 

9 Even ''that it would please God 
to destroy me ; that he w^ould let 
loose his hand, and cut me off! 

10 Then should I yet have com- 
fort ; yea, I would harden myself 
in sorrow : let him not spare ; for 
®I have not concealed the words of 
^the Holy One. 

II What is my strength, that I 
should hope ? and what is mine end, 
that I should prolong my life ? 

12/5 my strength the strength of 
stones % or is my flesh t of brass ? 

13 Is not my help in me 1 and is 
wisdom driven quite from me ? 

14 t^To him that is afflicted pity 
should be shewed from his friend ; but 
he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. 

15 ''My brethren have dealt deceit- 
fully as a brook, and 'as the stream 
of brooks they pass away ; 

16 Which are blackish by reason 
of the ice, and wherein the snow is 
hid: 

17 What time they wax warm, t they 
vanish : t when it is hot, they are 
t consumed out of their place. 

18 The paths of their way are turn- 
ed aside ; they go to nothing, and 
perish. 

19 The troops of "^Tema looked, 
the companies of ' Sheba waited for 
them. 

20 They were "'confounded because 
they had hoped ; they came thither, 
and were ashamed. 

21 II For now "ye are t nothing; ye 
see my casting down, and " are afraid. 

22 Did I say, Bring unto me? or, 
Give a reward for me of your sub- 
stance ? 

23 Or, Deliver me from the enemy's 
hand ? or, Redeem me from the hand 
of the mighty ? 

24 Teach me, and I will hold my 
tongue : and cause me to understand 
wherein I have erred. 

25 How forcible are right words ! 
but what doth your arguing reprove ? 

26 Do ye imagine to reprove words, 
and the speeches of one that is des- 
perate, which are as wind ? 



JoVs hitter complaint. 



JOB. 



God 's justice vindicated. 



11 Or, a war- 
fare. 

a ch. 14. 5, 13, 
14. Ps.39.4. 



d Is. 14. 11. 
e ch. 9. 25. & 

16.22. & 17. 

11. Ps.OO.G. 

& 102. 11. & 

103. 15. & 144. 

4. Is. 38. 12. 

& 40. 6. 

James 4. 14. 
f Ps. 78. 39. &. 

89. 47. 
t Heb. shall 

not return. 
II to see, that is, 

to enjoy. 
e ch. 20. 9. 

II That is, I 
ca» live no 
longer. 

h 2 Sam. 12. 

23. 



i ch. 8. 18. &. 

20. 9. Ps. 

103. 16. 
k Ps. 39. 1, 9. 

& 40, 9. 

1 1 Sam. 1. 10. 
ch. 10. 1. 



t Heb. than 

my bones. 
n ch. 10. 1. 
o ch. 10. 20. & 

14.6. P8.39. 

13. 
P Ps. 62. 9. 



27 Yea, tye overwhelm the father- 
less, and ye Pdig a pit for your 
friend. 

28 Now therefore be content, look 
upon ttie ; for it is t evident unto you 
if I lie. 

29 1 Return, I pray you, let it not 
be iniquity ; yea, return again, my 
righteousness is H in it. 

30 Is there iniquity in my tongue 1 
cannot t my taste discern perverse 
things ? 

CHAPTER VII. 

Job excuseth his desire of death ; 12 and complaineth 
to God. of his dealings with him. 

JS there not H^an appointed time 
to man upon earth? are not his 
days also like the days of a hireling ? 

2 As a servant t earnestly desireth 
the shadow, and as a hireling looketh 
for the reward of his work ; 

3 So am I made to possess ^ months 
of vanity, and wearisome nights are 
appointed to me. 

4 ''When I lie down, I say, When 
shall I arise, and t the night be gone ? 
and I am full of tossings to and fro 
unto the dawning of the day. 

5 My flesh is '^clothed with worms 
and clods of dust ; my skin is broken, 
and become loathsome. 

6 * My days are swifter than a weav- 
er's shuttle, and are spent without 
hope. 

7 Oh remember that ^my life is 
wind : mine eye t shall no more H see 
good. 

8 ^The eye of him that hath seen 
me shall see me no more : thine eyes 
are upon me, and H I am not. 

9 As the cloud is consumed and 
vanisheth away ; so '' he that goeth 
down to the grave shall come up no 
more. 

10 He shall return no more to his 
house, 'neither shall his place know 
him any more. 

1 1 Therefore I will ^ not refrain my 
mouth ; I will speak in the anguish 
of my spirit ; I will ^ complain in the 
bitterness of my soul. 

12 Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou 
settest a watch over me "? 

13 ""When I say. My bed shall com- 
fort me, my couch shall ease my com- 
plaint ; 

14 Then thou scarest me with 
dreams, and terrifiest me through 
visions : 

15 So that my soul chooseth stran- 
gling, and death rather tthan my 
life. 

16 "^ I loathe it; I would not live 
alway : °let me alone ; for Pmy days 
are vanity. 



32 



17 iWhat is man, that thou should- 
est magnify him'? and that thou 
shouldest set thine heart upon him 1 

18 And that thou shouldest visit 
him every morning, and try him ev- 
ery moment 1 

19 How long wilt thou not depart 
from me, nor let me alone till I swal- 
low down my spittle 1 

20 I have sinned ; what shall I do 
unto thee, ""O thou preserver of men? 
why ^hast thou set me as a mark 
against thee, so that I am a burden 
to myself? 

21 And why dost thou not pardon 
my transgression, and take away mine 
iniquity ? for now shall I sleep in the 
dust ; and thou shalt seek me in the 
morning, but I shall not he. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

The speech of Bildad : He sheweth the justice of God 
in his dealings with men ; 8 the miserable condition 
of the wicked; 20 and the safety of the righteous. 

THEN answered Bildad the Shu- 
hite, and said, 

2 How long wilt thou speak these 
things ? and how long shall the 
words of thy mouth be like a strong 
wind ? 

3 ^ Doth God pervert judgment 1 or 
doth the Almighty pervert justice 1 

4 If ''thy children have sinned 
against him, and he have cast them 
away t for their transgression ; 

5 " If thou wouldest seek unto God 
betimes, and make thy supplication 
to the Almighty ; 

6 If thou iveit pure and upright ; 
surely now he would awake for thee, 
and make the habitation of thy right- 
eousness prosperous. 

7 Though thy beginning was small, 
yet thy latter end should greatly in- 
crease. 

8 '^ For inquire, I pray thee, of the 
former age, and prepare thyself to 
the search of their fathers : 

9 (For ^ we are but of yesterday, 
and know t nothing, because our days 
upon earth are a shadow :) 

10 Shall not they teach thee, and 
tell thee, and utter words out of their 
heart "? 

11 Can the rush grow up without 
mire? can the flag grow without 
water ? 

12 ^Whilst it is yet in his green- 
ness, and not cut down, it withereth 
before any other herb. 

13 So are the paths of all that for- 
get God ; and the ^ hypocrite's hope 
shall perish : 

14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and 
whose trust shall be fa spider's web. 

15 ^'He shall lean upon his house, 

407 



B.C. 

about 1520. 



1 Ps. 8. 4. & 
144. 3. Heb. 
2.6. 



r Ps. 36. 6. 

s ch. 16. 12. 
Ps. 21. 12. 
Lam. 3. 12. 



a Gen. 18. 25. 

Deul. 32.4. 

2 Chr. 19. 7. 

ch. 34. 12. 17. 

Dan. 9. 14. 

Rom. 3. 3. 
t Heb. in the 

hand of their 

transgres- 
sion. 
b ch. 1. 5, 18. 
c ch. 5. 8. & 1 1. 

13. & 22. 23, 

&.C. 



d Deut. 4. 32. 
&32.7. ch. 
15. 18. 



t Heb. not. 
e Gen. 47. 9. 

1 Chr. 29. 15. 

ch.7. 6. Ps. 

39. 5. & 102. 

11. & 144. 4. 



f Ps. 129. 6. 
Jer. 17. 6. 



g ch. 11. 20. & 
18. 14. & 27. 8. 
Ps. 112. in. 
Prov. 10. 28. 

h ch. 27. 18. 

t Heb. a spi- 
der's house, 
Is. 59. 5 6. 



God's justice acknowledged. 



JOB. 



Affliction Cometh upon all. 



i ch. 7. 10. & 
20.9. Ps.37. 
36. 



t Heb. take 
the ungodly 
by the hand. 

t Heb. shout- 
ing for joy. 

1 Ps. 35. 2G. & 

109. 29. 
t Heb. shall 

not be. 



I Ps. 143. 2. 
Rom. 3. 20. 

II Or, before 
God? 



bch. 



c Is. 2. 19, 21. 

Ha^. 2. 6, 21. 

Heb. 12. 26. 
d ch. 26. 11. 



e Gen. 1.6. 
Ps. 104. 2, 3. 
flleh.heights. 



t Heb. Ash, 

Cecil, and 

Cimah. 
f Gen. 1. 16. 

ch 38.31, fcc. 

Am. 5. 8. 
S ch. 5. 9. 

Ps. 71. 15. 
h ch. 23. 8, 9. 

& 35. 14. 
i Is. 45. 9. Jer. 

18.6. Rom. 

9.20. 
t Heb. 10^0 

can turn him 

a way? ch. 

11. 10. 
k ch. 26. 12. 

Is. 30. 7. 
t Heb. helpers 

of pride, or, 

strength. 



1 ch 10. 15. 



but it shall not stand : he shall hold 
it fast, but it shall not endure. 

16 He is green before the sun, and his 
branch shooteth forth in his garden. 

17 His roots are wrapped about the 
heap, and seeth the place of stones. 

18 ' If he destroy him from his place, 
then it shall deny him, saying, I have 
not seen thee. 

19 Behold, this is the joy of his 
way, and ^out of the earth shall 
others grow. 

20 Behold, God will not cast away 
a perfect man, neither will he thelp 
the evil doers : 

21 Till he fill thy mouth with laugh- 
ing, and thy lips with t rejoicing. 

22 They that hate thee shall be 
' clothed with shame ; and the dwell- 
ingplace of the wicked t shall come 
to nought. 

CHAPTER IX. 

Job's answer to Bildad: He acknowledgeththejilstice 
and power of God ; 22 but contendeth that niaiVs 
outward estate determineth not his true character. 

THEN Job answered and said, 
2 I know it is so of a truth : but 
how should ^man be just il with God 1 

3 If he will contend with him, he 
cannot answer him one of a thousand. 

4 ^ He is wise in heart, and mighty 
in strength : who hath hardened him- 
self against him, and hath prospered 1 

5 Which removeth the mountains, 
and they know not ; which overturn- 
eth them in his anger ; 

6 Which ""shaketh the earth out of 
her place, and "^the pillars thereof 
tremble ; 

7 Which commandeth the sun, and 
it riseth not ; and sealeth up the stars ; 

8 « Which alone spreadeth out the 
heavens, and treadeth upon the t waves 
of the sea ; 

9 f Which maketh t Arcturus, Orion, 
and Pleiades, and the chambers of 
the south ; 

lO^W^hich doeth great things past 
finding out ; yea, and wonders with- 
out number. 

11 •^Lo, he goeth by me, and I see 
him not : he passeth on also, but I 
perceive him not. 

12 'Behold, he taketh away, twho 
can hinder him ? who will say unto 
him, What doest thou ? 

13 7/" God will not withdraw his 
anger, ''the t proud helpers do stoop 
under him. 

14 How much less shall I answer 
him, and choose out my words to rea- 
son with him ? 

15 ' Whom, though I were righteous, 
yet would I not answer, but I would 
make supplication to my judge. 

498 



16 If I had called, and he had an- 
swered me ; yet would I not believe 
that he had hearkened unto my voice. 

17 For he breaketh me with a tem- 
pest, and multiplieth my wounds 
"^without cause. 

18 He will not suflfer me to take my 
breath, but filleth me with bitterness. 

19 If / speak of strength, lo, he is 
strong : and if of judgm.ent, who shall 
set me a time to plead 1 

20 If I justify myself, mine own 
mouth shall condemn me : if I say, 
I am perfect, it shall also prove me 
perverse. 

21 Though I were perfect, yet would 

I not know my soul : I would despise 
my life. 

22 This is one thing, therefore I 
said it, °He destroyeth the perfect 
and the wicked. 

23 If the scourge slay suddenly, he 
will laugh at the trial of the inno- 
cent. 

24 The earth is given into the hand 
of the wicked : "he covereth the faces 
of the judges thereof; if not, where, 
and who is he I 

25 Now Pmy days are swifter than 
a post : they flee away, they see no 
good. 

26 They are passed away as the 

II swift ships : i as the eagle that 
hasteth to the prey. 

27 ""If I say, I will forget my com- 
plaint, I will leave oflTmy heaviness, 
and comfort myself; 

28 ' I am afraid of all my sorrows, 
I know that thou 'wilt not hold me 
innocent. 

29 Ifl be wicked, why then labour 

I in vain 1 

30 "If I wash myself with snow 
water, and make my hands never so 
clean ; 

3 1 Yet shalt thou plunge me in the 
ditch, and mine own clothes shall 

II abhor me. 

32 For ^Ae is not a man, as I am, 
that I should answer him, and we 
should come together in judgment. 

33 5" Neither is there any II daysman 
betwixt us, that might lay his hand 
upon us both. 

34 ^Let him take his rod away from 
me, and let not his fear terrify me : 

35 Then would I speak, and not fear 
him ; tbut it is not so with me. 

CHAPTER X. 

Job expostulateth with God because of his afflictions,- 
] 8 complaineth of life ; 20 and craveth a little com- 
fort before death. 

MY * soul is II weary of my life : 
I will leave my complaint upon 
myself; ''I will speak in the bitter- 
ness of my soul. 



Job expostulateth with God. 



JOB. 



His ways are unsearchable. 



B.C. 
about 1520, 



t Heb. the la- 
hour of thine 
hands, Ps. 
138. 8. Is. 64. 



t Heb. It is 
upon thy 
knowledge. 

d Ps. 139. 1, 2. 

t Heb. took 
pains about 
me. 

e Ps. 119. 73. 



h Ps. 139. 1. 



k ch. 9. 12, 15. 
20, 21. 



1 Ps. 25. 18. 



mis. 38. 13. 
Lam. 3. 10. 



il That is, thy 
plafjues. 
Ruth 1.'21. 



1 ch. 3. 11. 



See ch. 7. 6, 
16. & 8. 9. 
Ps. 39. 5. 

P Ps. 39. 13. 

q ch. 7. IG, 19. 

r Ps. 88. 12. 
s Ps. 23. 4. 



2 I will say unto God, Do not con- 
demn me ; shew me wherefore thou 
contendest with me. 

3 Is it good unto thee that thou 
should<est oppress, that thou shouldest 
despise tthe work of thine hands, and 
shine upon the counsel of the wicked? 

4 Hast thou eyes of flesh? or '^seest 
thou as man seeth ? 

5 Are thy days as the days of man 1 
are thy years as man's days, 

G That thou inquirest after mine 
iniquity, and searchest after my sin 1 

7 t'^Thou knowest that I am not 
wicked ; and there is none that can 
deliver out of thine hand. 

8 ^ Thine hands thave made me and 
fashioned me together round about; 
yet thou dost destroy me. 

9 Remember, I beseech thee, that 
^ thou hast made me as the clay ; 
and wilt thou bring me into dust 
again ? 

10 ^Hast thou not poured me out as 
milk, and curdled me like cheese ? 

11 Thou hast clothed me with skin 
and flesh, and hast t fenced me with 
bones and sinews. 

12 Thou hast granted me life and 
favour, and thy visitation hath pre- 
served my spirit. 

13 And these things hast thou hid in 
thine heart : I know that this is with 
thee. 

14 If I sin, then ^thou markest me, 
and thou wilt not acquit me from 
mine iniquity. 

15 If I be wicked, 'woe unto me; 
■^and if I be righteous, yet will I not 
lift up my head. / am full of con- 
fusion ; therefore ' see thou mine af- 
fliction ; 

16 For it increaseth. '"Thou hunt- 
est me as a fierce lion : and again thou 
shewest thyself marvellous upon me. 

17 Thou renewest Hthy witnesses 
against me, and increasest thine in- 
dignation upon me ; changes and war 
are against me. 

1 8 "Wherefore then hast thou brought 
me forth out of the womb ? Oh that 
I had given up the ghost, and no eye 
had seen me ! 

19 I should have been as though I 
had not been ; I should have been 
carried from the womb to the grave. 

20 " Are not my days few 1 p cease 
then, and ''let me alone, that I may 
take comfort a little, 

21 Before I go whence I shall not 
return, "even to the land of darkness 
^and the shadow of death ; 

22 A land of darkness, as darkness 
itself; and of the shadow of death, 
without any order, and ivhere the light 
is as darkness. 



CHAPTER XI. 

The speech of Zophar : He reproveth Job for justi- 
fying himself; 5 sheweth that God's ways are un- 
searchable; 13 and exhortcth Job to repentance. 

THEN answered Zophar the Naa- 
mathite, and said, 

2 Should not the multitude of words 
be answered ? and should t a man full 
of talk be justified 1 

3 Should thy H lies make men hold 
their peace ? and when thou mockest, 
shall no man make thee ashamed? 

4 For ''thou hast said, My doctrine is 
pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. 

5 But oh that God would speak, and 
open his lips against thee ; 

G And that he would shew thee the 
secrets of wisdom, that they are double 
to that which is ! Know therefore 
that ^ God exacteth of thee less than 
thine iniquity deserveth. 

7 '^ Canst thou by searching find 
out God? canst thou find out the 
Almighty unto perfection ? 

8 It is t as high as heaven ; what 
canst thou do ? deeper than hell ; 
what canst thou know ? 

9 The measure thereof w longer than 
the earth, and broader than the sea. 

10 '^ If he II cut off, and shut up, or 
gather together, then t who can hinder 
him? 

1 1 For ^ he knoweth vain men : he 
seeth wickedness also ; will he not 
then consider it? 

12 For f^vain man would be wise, 
though man be born like a wild ass's 
colt. 

13 ^ If thou ''prepare thine heart, and 
' stretch out thine hands toward him ; 

14 If iniquity be in thine hand, put 
it far away, and ''let not wickedness 
dwell in thy tabernacles. 

15 'For then shalt thou lift up thy 
face without spot ; yea, thou shalt be 
steadfast, and shalt not fear : 

16 Because thou shalt ™ forget thy 
misery, and remember it as waters 
that pass away : 

17 And thine age + " shall be clearer 
than the noonday ; thou shalt shine 
forth, thou shalt be as the morning. 

18 And thou shalt be secure, because 
there is hope ; yea, thou shalt dig 
about thee, and ° thou shalt take thy 
rest in safety. 

19 Also thou shalt lie down, and 
none shall make thee afraid ; yea, 
many shall tmake suit unto thee. 

20 But P the eyes of the wicked shall 
fail, and t they shall not escape, and 
1 their hope shall be as II the giving up 
of the ghost. 

CHAPTER XII. 

Job's answer to Zophar: He censureth the arro- 
gance of his friends ; 6 sheweth that the wicked of- 
ten prosper in this world ; 9 and discourscth con- 
cerning the wisdom and power of God. 

499 



B.C. 
about 1520. 



f Heb. a man 
of lips. 



a ch. 6. 10. 
10.7. 



b Ezra 9. 13. 



c Ecc. 3. 11. 
Rom. 11. 33. 



t Heb. the 
heights of 
heaven. 



d ch. 9. 12. & 
12. 14. Rev. 
3.7. 

11 Or, make a 
change. 

t Heb. who 
can turn 
him away 7 
ch. 9. 12. 



t Heb. empty. 
e Ps. 10. 11, 

14. & 35. 22. 

& 94. 11. 
f Ps. 73. 22. & 

92.6. Ecc. 3. 

18. Rom. 1. 

22. 
gch.5.8.&22. 

21. 
h 1 Sam. 7. 3. 

Ps. 78. 8. 
i Ps. 88. 9. & 

143. 6. 
k Ps. 101. 3. 
1 See Gen. 4. 

5, 6. ch. 22. 

26. Ps. 119.6. 

1 John 3. 21. 

t Heb. shall 
arise above 
the noonday. 

m Is. 65. 16. 

n Ps. 37. 6. & 
112. 4. Is. 58. 
8, 10. 

Lev. 26. 5, 6. 
Ps. 3. 5. & 4. 
8. Prov.3.24. 

p Lev. 26. 16. 

Deut. 28. 65. 
t Heb. entreat 

thy face, Ps. 

45. 12. 
t Heb. flight 

shall perish 

from them. 
li Or, a puff of 

breath. 
q ch. 8. 14. & 

18. 14. Prov. 

1L7. 



God''s wisdom and power. 



JOB. 



Job reproveth his friends. 




B ch. 21. 7. 

Ps. 37. 1, 35. 
& 73. 11, 12. 
&92. 7. Jer. 
12.1. Mai. 3. 
15. 



f Num. 16. 22. 

Dan. 5. 23. 

Acta 17. 28. 
II Or, life. 

t Heb. all 
Jicsh of man. 

t Heb. palate, 

ch. 6. 30. 
S ch. 34. 3. 
li ch. 32. 7. 
II That is, 

WWi God. 



t Heb. upon. 
1 Is. 22. 22. 

Rev. 3. 7. 
Ill 1 Kings 8. 

35. k. 17. 1. 
n Gen. 7. 11, 

tc. 



p 2 Sam. 15. 
31. & 17. 14, 
2.3. Is. 19. 12. 
& 29. 14. 
1 Cor. 1. 19. 

q ch. 32. y. 
[s. 3. 1, 2, 3. 

t Heb. the lip 
of the faith- 
ful. 

r Ps. 107. 40. 

Dan. 2. 21. 
II Or, looseth 

the yirdle of 

the strong. 
s Dan. 2. 22. 

Matt. 10. 26. 

1 Cor. 4. 5. 

t Ps. 107. 38. 

Is. 9. 3. & 26. 

15. 
t Heb. leadeth 



AND Job answered and said, 
2 No doubt but ye are the peo- 
ple, and wisdom shall die with you. 

3 But ^I have t understanding as 
well as you ; 1 1 aw not inferior to 
you: yea, twho knoweth not such 
things as these 1 

4^1 am as one mocked of his neigh- 
bour, who " calleth upon God, and he 
answereth him : the just upright man 
is laughed to scorn. 

5 "^He that is ready to slip with 
his feet is as a lamp despised in the 
thought of him that is at ease. 

6 ^ The tabernacles of robbers pros- 
per, and they that provoke God are 
secure ; into whose hand God bring- 
eth abundantly. 

7 But ask now the beasts, and they 
shall teach thee ; and the fowls of the 
air, and they shall tell thee : 

8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall 
teach thee ; and the fishes of the sea 
shall declare unto thee. 

9 Who knoweth not in all these that 
the hand of the Lord hath wrought 
this'? 

10 ^In whose hand is the Hsoul of 
every living thing, and the breath of 
tall mankind. 

11 « Doth not the ear try words ? and 
the + mouth taste his meat % 

12 'I With the ancient is wisdom; 
and in length of days understanding. 

1311'Withhimtswisdomandstrength, 
he hath counsel and understanding. 

14 Behold, ""he breaketh down, and 
it cannot be built again : he ' shutteth 
tup a man, and there can be no open- 
ing. 

15 Behold, he "" withholdeth the wa- 
ters, and they dry up : also he °send- 
eth them out, and they overturn the 
earth. 

16 °With him is strength and wis- 
dom : the deceived and the deceiver 
are his. 

1 7 He leadeth counsellors away spoil- 
ed, and Pmaketh the judges fools. 

18 He looseth the bond of kings, and 
girdeth their loins with a girdle. 

19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, 
and overthroweth the mighty. 

20 'I He removeth away t the speech 
of the trusty, and taketh away the 
understanding of the aged. 

21 '"He poureth contempt upon 
princes, and H weakeneth the strength 
of the mighty. 

22 'He discovereth deep things out 
of darkness, and bringeth out to light 
the shadow of death. 

23 'He increaseth the nations, and 
destroyeth them : he enlargeth the 
nations, and t straiteneth them again. 

24 He taketh away the heart of the 

500 



chief of the people of the earth, and 
"causeth them to wander in a wilder- 
ness ivhere there is no way. 

25 ^ They grope in the dark without 
hght, and he maketh them to t y stag- 
ger like a drunken man. 

CHAPTER XHI. 

Joh reproveth his friends for their partiality ; Hpio- 
fesseth his confidence in God ; 20 and entreateth_ to 
know his sins, and God's purpose in afflicting him. 

LO, mine eye hath seen all this, 
mine ear hath heard and under- 
stood it. 

2 ^What ye know, the same do I 
know also : I am not inferior unto you. 

3 ^ Surely I would speak to the Al- 
mighty, and I desire to reason with 
God. 

4 But ye are forgers of lies, "^ ye are 
all physicians of no value. 

5 Oh that ye would altogether hold 
your peace ! and ^ it should be your 
wisdom. 

6 Hear now my reasoning, and heark- 
en to the pleadings of my lips. 

7 ® Will ye speak wickedly for God 1 
and talk deceitfully for him ? 

8 Will ye accept his person % will ye 
contend for God ? 

9 Is it good that he should search 
you out ? or as one man mocketh an- 
other, do ye so mock him 1 

10 He will surely reprove you, if 
ye do secretly accept persons. 

1 1 Shall not his excellency make you 
afraid ? and his dread fall upon you ? 

12 Your remembrances are like unto 
ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay. 

13 tHold your peace, let me alone, 
that I may speak, and let come on 
me what will. 

14 Wherefore ^do I take my flesh 
in my teeth, and ^put my life in 
mine hand? 

15 ''Though he slay me, yet will I 
trust in him : ' but I will t maintain 
mine own ways before him. 

-16 He also shall he my salvation : 
for a hypocrite shall not come before 
him. 

17 Hear diligently my speech, and 
my declaration with your ears. 

18 Behold now, I have ordered my 
cause ; I know that I shall be justified. 

19 ''Who is he that will plead with 
me ? for now, if I hold my tongue, 
I shall give up the ghost. 

20 ' Only do not two things unto me ; 
then will I not hide myself from thee. 

21 "^ Withdraw thine hand far from 
me : and let not thy dread make me 
afraid. 

22 Then call thou, and I will an- 
swer : or let me speak, and answer 
thou me. 

23 How many are mine iniquities 



The shortness of 



JOB. 



Eliphaz reproveth Job. 



B.C. 

about lo20. 



n Deut. 32. 20. 

Ps. 13. 1. & 

44. 24. & 88. 

14. Is. 8. 17. 
Deut. 32. 42. 

Ruth 1. 21. 

ch. 16. 9. & 

19. 11. & 33. 

10. Lam. 2. 5. 
p Is. 42. 3. 
q ch. 20. 11. 

Ps. 25. 7. 



t Heb. ob- 
servest. 



t Heb. roots. 

T ch. 33. 11. 



t Heb. short 

of days. 
a ch. 5. 7. 

Ecc. 2. 23. 
b ch. 8. 9. Ps. 

90. 5, 6, 9. & 

102. 11. & 103. 

15. k. 144. 4. 

Is. 40. 6. 

James 1. 10, 

11. & 4. 14. 1 

Pet. 1. 24. 
tHeb. PF7w 

will give. 
c Ps. 144. 3. 
d Ps. 143. 2. 



t Heb. cease. 
e Gen. 5. 3. 

Ps. 51. 5. 

John 3. 6. 

Rom. 5. 12. 

Eph. 2. 3. 
f ch. 7. 1. 
S Ch. 7. 16, 19. 

&10. 20. Ps. 

39. 13. 
h Ch. 7. 1. 

ver. 14. 



k Ps. 102. 26. 
Is. 51. 6. & 
65. 17. & 66. 
22. Acts 3. 
21. Rom. 8. 
20. 2 Pet. 3. 
7,10,11. Rev. 
20. 11. & 21.1. 



and sins? make me to know my 
transgression and my sin, 

24 "^lierefore hidest thou thy face, 
and ° holdest me for thine enemy ? 

25 PWilt thou break a leaf driven 
to and fro "? and wilt thou pursue the 
dry stubble 1 

26 For thou writest bitter things 
ag.ainst me, and ^makest me to pos- 
sess the iniquities of my youth. 

27 ""Thou puttest my feet also in the 
stocks, and tlookest narrowly unto 
all my paths ; thou settest a print 
upon the t heels of my feet. 

28 And he, as a rotten thing, con- 
sumeth, as a garment that is moth- 
eaten. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

Job entreateth God for a respite from his sufferings in 
view of the shortness of life, 7 and because the dead 
return not; 14 yet waiteth submissively for fiis 
change. W By reason of sin the creature is subject 
to corruption, 

MAN that is born of a woman is t of 
few days, and ^full of trouble. 

2 ^He Cometh forth like a flower, 
and is cut down : he fleeth also as a 
shadow, and continueth not. 

3 And '^dost thou open thine eyes 
upon such a one, and ''bringest me 
into judgment with thee 1 

4 tWho ^can bring a clean thing 
out of an unclean ? not one. 

5 *^ Seeing his days are determined, 
the number of his months are with 
thee, thou hast appointed his bounds 
that he cannot pass ; 

6 s Turn from him, that he may t rest, 
till he shall accomplish, ^as a hire- 
ling, his day. 

7 For there is hope of a tree, if it be 
cut down, 'that it will sprout again, 
and that the tender branch thereof 
will not cease. 

8 Though the root thereof wax old 
in the earth, and the stock thereof 
die in the ground ; 

Yet through the scent of water it 
will bud, and bring forth boughs like 
a plant. 

10 But man dieth, and twasteth 
away : yea, man giveth up the ghost, 
and where is he 1 

11 As the w^aters fail from the sea, 
and the flood decayeth and drieth up ; 

12 So man lieth down, and riseth 
not : ^ till the heavens be no more, 
they shall not aw^ake, nor be raised 
out of their sleep. 

13 Oh that thou wouldest hide me 
in the grave, that thou wouldest keep 
me secret, until thy wrath be past, 
that thou wouldest appoint me a set 
time, and remember me ! 

14 If a man die, shall he live again ? 
all the days of my appointed time 
'will I wait, ""till my change come. 



15 "Thou shalt call, and I will an- 
swer thee : thou wilt have a desire to 
the work of thine hands. 

16 "For now thou numberest my 
steps : dost thou not watch over my 
sin? 

17 PMy transgression is sealed up 
in a bag, and thou sewest up mine 
iniquity. 

18 And surely the mountain falling 
t Cometh to nought, and the rock is 
removed out of his place. 

19 The waters wear the stones : 
thou t washest away the things which 
grow out of the dust of the earth ; 
and thou destroyest the hope of man. 

20 Thou prevailest for ever against 
him, and he passeth : thou changest 
his countenance, and sendest him 
away, 

21 His sons come to honour, and "^he 
knoweth it not ; and they are brought 
low, but he perceiveth it not of them. 

22 But his flesh upon him shall 
have pain, and his soul within him 
shall mourn, 

CHAPTER XV. 

77(6 reply of Eliphaz : He reproveth Job for impiety 
in what he had uttered; 17 and sheweth the misery 
that Cometh upon the wicked. 

THEN answered Eliphaz the Te- 
manite, and said, 

2 Should a wise man utter tvain 
knowledge, and fill his belly with the 
east wind 1 

3 Should he reason with unprofita- 
ble talk? or with speeches where- 
with he can do no good ? 

4 Yea, t thou castest off fear, and 
restrainest H prayer before God. 

5 For thy mouth tuttereth thine in- 
iquity, and thou choosest the tongue 
of the crafty. 

6 ^ Thine own mouth condemneth 
thee, and not I : yea, thine own lips 
testify against thee. 

7 Art thou the first man that was 
born ? ** or wast thou made before the 
hills? 

8 "iHast thou heard the secret of 
God ? and dost thou restrain wisdom 
to thyself? 

9 ''V^^hat knowest thou, that we 
know not ? what understandest thou, 
which is not in us ? 

10 ^ With us are both the grayhead- 
ed and very aged men, much elder 
than thy father. 

11 Are the consolations of God 
small with thee ? is there any secret 
thing with thee ? 

12 Why doth thine heart carry thee 
away ? and what do thy eyes wink at, 

13 That thou turnest thy spirit 
against God, and lettest such words 
go out of thy mouth ? 

501 



B.C. 

about Vm. 



n ch. 13. 22. 

o ch. in. 6, 14. 

& 13. 27. k. 

31. 4. & 34. 21. 

Ps. 5G. 8. ii 

139. 1, 2, 3. 

Prov. 5. 21. 

Jer. 32. 19. 
P Deut. 32. 34. 

Ho8. 13. 12. 

\TiQb.fadeth. 



t Heb, over- 
Jlowett. 



q Ecc. 9. 5. Is. 
63. 16. 



t Heb. knowl- 
edge of wind. 



t Heb. thou 
makest void. 

II Or, speech. 

t Heb. teach- 
eth. 



a Luke 19. 22. 



b Ps. 90. 2. 
Prov. 8. 25. 



c Rom. 11. 34, 
1 Cor. 2. 11. 



d ch. 13. 2. 



The misery of the wicked. 



JOB. 



The great trials of Job. 



Joel 3. 17. 



t Heb. A 
sound of 
fears. 
ulThess.5.3. 



o Ps. 59. 15. &. 
109. 10. 



P ch. 18. 12. 



4 Ps. 17. 10. 



II Or, cut ot 
t "h. 22. 16. 
Ps. 55. 23. 



uPs.7.14. Ts. 
59. 4. Hos. 
10. 13. 



14 ^What is man, that he should 
be clean 1 and he which is born of a 
woman, that he should be righteous ? 

15 5 Behold, he putteth no trust in 
his saints ; yea, the heavens are not 
clean in his sight. 

16 ^How much more abominable 
and filthy is man, 'which drinketh 
iniquity hke water? 

17 1 will shew thee, hear me ; and 
that which I have seen I will declare ; 

18 Which wise men have told ''from 
their fathers, and have not hid it : 

19 Unto whom alone the earth was 
given, and 'no stranger passed among 
them. 

20 The wicked man travaileth with 
pain all his days, ™ and the number of 
years is hidden to the oppressor. 

21 t A dreadful sound is in his ears : 
""in prosperity the destroyer shall 
come upon him. 

22 He believeth not that he shall 
return out of darkness, and he is 
waited for of the sword. 

23 He "wandereth abroad for bread, 
saying, Where is it ? he knoweth 
that Pthe day of darkness is ready at 
his hand. 

24 Trouble and anguish shall make 
him afraid ; they shall prevail against 
him, as a king ready to the battle. 

25 For he stretcheth out his hand 
against God, and strengtheneth him- 
self against the Almighty. 

26 He runneth upon him, even on 
his neck, upon the thick bosses of 
his bucklers : 

27 1 Because he covereth his face 
with his fatness, and maketli collops 
of fat on his flanks. 

28 And he dwelleth in desolate cit- 
ies, and in houses which no man in- 
habiteth, which are ready to become 
heaps. 

29 He shall not be rich, neither shall 
his substance continue, neither shall 
he prolong the perfection thereof upon 
the earth. 

30 He shall not depart out of dark- 
ness ; the flame shall dry up his 
branches, and ''by the breath of his 
mouth shall he go away. 

31 Let not him that is deceived 
' trust in vanity : for vanity shall be 
his recompense. 

32 It shall be H accomplished 'before 
his time, and his branch shall not be 
green. 

33 He shall shake off* his unripe 
grape as the vine, and shall cast off" 
his flower as the olive. 

34 For the congregation of hypo- 
crites shall be desolate, and fire shall 
consume the tabernacles of bribery. 

35 "They conceive mischief, and 

502 



bring forth n vanity, and their belly 
prepareth deceit. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

JoVs answer : He reproveth his friends for their want 
of s^ipathy ; 7 sheweth the greatness of his suffer- 
ings ; 17 and asserteth his integrity. 

THEN Job answered and said, 
2 I have heard many such things : 
II ^miserable comforters are ye all. 

3 Shall tvain words have an end? 
or what emboldeneth thee that thou 
answerest ? 

4 I also could speak as ye do : if 
your soul were in my soul's stead, I 
could heap up words against you, and 
^ shake mine head at you. 

5 But I would strengthen you with 
my mouth, and the moving of my lips 
should assuage your grief. 

6 Though I speak, my grief is not 
assuaged: and though I forbear, t what 
am I eased 1 

7 But now he hath made me weary : 
thou hast made desolate all my com- 
pany. 

8 And thou hast filled me with 
wrinkles, which is a witness against 
me : and my leanness rising up in me 
beareth witness to my face. 

9 " He teareth me in his wrath, who 
hateth me : he gnasheth upon me 
with his teeth ; ^ mine enemy sharp- 
eneth his eyes upon me. 

10 They have ^ gaped upon me with 
their mouth ; they ' have smitten me 
upon the cheek reproachfully ; they 
have ^gathered themselves together 
against me. 

11 God ^thath delivered me to the 
ungodly, and turned me over into the 
hands of the wicked. 

12 I was at ease, but he hath broken 
me asunder : he hath also taken me 
by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, 
and ' set me up for his mark, 

13 His archers compass me round 
about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, 
and doth not spare ; he poureth oiit 
my gall upon the ground. 

14 He breaketh me with breach up- 
on breach ; he runneth upon me like 
a giant. 

15 1 have sewed sackcloth upon my 
skin, and ^ defiled my horn in the dust. 

16 My face is foul with weeping, 
and on my eyelids is the shadow of 
death ; 

17 Not for any injustice in mine 
hands : also my prayer is pure. 

18 earth, cover not thou my blood, 
and 'let my cry have no place. 

19 Also now, behold, ""my witness 
is in heaven, and my record is ton 
high. 

20 My friends t scorn me : hut mine 
eye poureth out tears unto God. 



His complaint of his friends. 



JOB. 



The calamities of the wicked. 



B.C. 

about 1520. 

II Ov, friend. 
t Heb. years 

of number. 
nch. 31.35. 

Ecc. 6. 10, 

Is. 45. 9. 

Rom. 9. 20. 
Ecc. 12. 5. 



I Or, npiril is 
spent. 
I rs. 88. 3, 4. 



t Heb. lodge. 
blSam 1.6,7. 



c Prov. 6. 1. & 

J 7. 18. & 22. 
28. 



d ch. 30. 9. 

II Or, before 
them. 

e Ps. 6. 7. fe 

31. 9. 
II Or, my 

thoughts. 



f Ps. 24. 4. 
t Heb. shall 
add strength.. 
g ch. G. 29. 



h ch. 7. 6. & 9. 



t Heb. the 
possessions. 



t Heb. near. 



t Heb. cried, 
or, called. 



k ch. 3. 17, : 
19. 



21 °0h that one might plead for a 
man with God, as a man pleadeth for 
his II neighbour ! 

22 When ta few years are come, 
then I shall °go the way whence I 
shall not return. 

CHAPTER XVII. 

Job complaineth of the conduct of his friends ; 11 and 
declar'eth that his hope is not in life, but in death. 

MY il breath is corrupt, my days 
are extinct, ^the graves are 
ready for me. 

2 Are there not mockers with me ? 
and doth not mine eye t continue in 
their ^'provocation? 

3 Lay down now, put me in a 
surety with thee ; who is he that 
" will strike hands with me ? 

4 For thou hast hid their heart 
from understanding : therefore shalt 
thou not exalt them. 

5 He that speaketh flattery to his 
fiiends, even the eyes of his children 
shall fail. 

He hath made me also ''a by- 
word of the people ; and H aforetime 
I was as a tabret. 

7 ®Mine eye also is dim by reason 
of sorrow, and all II my members are 
as a shadow. 

8 Upright men shall be astonished at 
this, and the innocent shall stir up 
himself against the hypocrite. 

9 The righteous also shall hold on 
his way, and he that hath ^ clean 
hands t shall be stronger and stronger. 

10 But as for you all, s:do ye re- 
turn, and come now : for I cannot 
find one wise man among you. 

11 ^'My days are past, my purposes 
are broken off, even t the thoughts of 
my heart. 

12 They change the night into day: 
the light is t short because of dark- 
ness. 

13 If I wait, the grave is mine 
house : I have made my bed in the 
darkness. 

14 I have +said to corruption, Thou 
art my father : to the worm, Thou 
art my mother, and my sister. 

15 And where is now my hope? as 
for my hope, who shall see it ? 

10 They shall go down 'to the bars 
of the pit, when our ""rest together is 
in the dust. 

CHAPTER XVIII. 

T%e reply of Bildad : He reproveth Job for Ms pride 
and arrogance ; 5 and sheweth the calamities which 
come upon the wicked. 

THEN answered Bildad the Shu- 
hite, and said, 
2 How long will it he ere ye make 
an end of words ? mark, and after- 
wards we will speak. 



3 Wherefore are we counted *as 
beasts, and reputed vile in your sight ? 

4 ""He teareth t himself in his an- 
ger : shall the earth be forsaken for 
thee ? and shall the rock be removed 
out of his place ? 

5 Yea, *=the light of the wicked shall 
be put out, and the spark of his fire 
shall not shine. 

6 The light shall be dark in his 
tabernacle, '• and his II candle shall be 
put out with him. 

7 The steps of his strength shall 
be straitened, and ^his own counsel 
shall cast him down. 

8 For *^he is cast into a net by his 
own feet, and he walketh upon a snare. 

9 The gin shall take him by the 
heel, and ^the robber shall prevail 
against him. 

10 The snare is tlaid for him in 
the ground, and a trap for him in 
the way. 

11 ''Terrors shall make him afraid 
on every side, and shall t drive him 
to his feet. 

12 His strength shall be hunger- 
bitten, and 'destruction shall be ready 
at his side. 

13 It shall devour the t strength of 
his skin : even the firstborn of death 
shall devour his strength. 

14 ^ His confidence shall be rooted 
out of his tabernacle, and it shall 
bring him to the king of terrors. 

15 It shall dwell in his tabernacle, 
because it is none of his : brimstone 
shall be scattered upon his habita- 
tion. 

16 'His roots shall be dried up be- 
neath, and above shall his branch be 
cut off. 

17 ™His remembrance shall perish 
from the earth, and he shall have 
no name in the street. 

18 tHe shall be driven from fight 
into darkness, and chased out of the 
world. 

19 "He shall neither have son nor 
nephew among his people, nor any 
remaining in his dwelHngs. 

20 They that come after him shall 
be astonished at "his day, as they 
that II went before twere affrighted. 

21 Surely such are the dwellings of 
the wicked, and this is the place of 
him that Pknoweth not God. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

Job's answer : Hd complaineth of the unkindness of 
his friends; 5 conf'esseth that God had overthrown 
him; 21 entreateth their pity ; 23 and is confident 
that God will yet vindicate his cause. 

THEN Job answered and said, 
2 How long will ye vex my 
soul, and break me in pieces with 
words ? 

503 



Job sheweth Ms misery. 




JOB. 



The state of the wicked. 



Or, violence. 



e ch. 2. 23. 
Ps. 88. 8. 



e ch. 13. 24. 
Lam. 2. 5. 



f ch. 30. 12. 



g Ps. 31. 11. & 
38. 11. & 6a. 
8. & 88. 8, 18. 



t Heb. my 

belly. 
II Or, the 

wicked. 



t Heb. <Ae 
men of my 
secret. 

h 2 Kings 2. 
23. 

II Or, as. 
i Ps. 41. 9. & 

55. 13, 14, 20. 
k ch. 30. 30. 

Ps. 102. 5. 

Lam. 4. 8. 
1 ch. 1. 11. 

Ps. 38. 2. 
ra Ps. 69. 26. 



t Heb. Who 
will give, 6fc. 



W Or, After I 
shall aicake, 
though this 
body he de- 
stroyed, yet 
out of Tny 
flesh shall I 
see God. 



3 These ^ ten times have ye reproach- 
ed me : ye are not ashamed that ye 
H make yourselves strange to me. 

4 And be it indeed that I have erred, 
mine error remaineth with myself. 

5 If indeed ye will ^ magnify your- 
selves against me, and plead against 
me my reproach ; 

6 Know now that God hath over- 
thrown me, and hath compassed me 
with his net. 

7 Behold, I cry out of H wrong, but 
I am not heard : I cry aloud, but 
there is no judgment. 

8 ^ He hath fenced up my way that 
I cannot pass, and he hath set dark- 
ness in my paths. 

9 '^ He hath stripped me of my glory, 
and taken the crown fro7n my head. 

10 He hath destroyed me on every 
side, and I am gone : and mine hope 
hath he removed like a tree. 

11 He hath also kindled his wrath 
against me, and ^he counteth me 
unto him as one of his enemies. 

12 His troops come together, and 
^ raise up their way against me, and 
encamp round about my tabernacle. 

13 » He hath put my brethren far 
from me, and mine acquaintance are 
verily estranged from me. 

14 My kinsfolk have failed, and my 
familiar friends have forgotten me. 

15 They that dwell in mine house, 
and my maids, count me for a stranger : 
I am an alien in their sight. 

16 I called my servant, and he gave 
me no answer ; I entreated him with 
my mouth. 

17 My breath is strange to my wife, 
though I entreated for the children's 
sake of t mine own body. 

18 Yea, n^ young children despised 
me ; I arose, and they spake against 
me. 

19 'All tmy inward friends abhor- 
red me : and they whom I loved are 
turned against me. 

20 ''My bone cleaveth to my skin 
ii and to my flesh, and I am escaped 
with the skin of my teeth. 

21 Have pity upon me, have pity 
upon me, O ye my friends ; ' for the 
hand of God hath touched me. 

22 Why do ye "'persecute me as 
God, and are not satisfied with my 
flesh? 

23 t Oh that my words were now 
written! oh that they were printed 
in a book ! 

24 That they were graven with an 
iron pen and lead in the rock for ever ! 

25 For I know that my Redeemer 
liveth, and that he shall stand at the 
latter day upon the earth : 

26 II And though after my skin worms 

5or 



destroy this body, yet °in my flesh 
shall I see God : 

27 Whom I shall see for myself, and 
mine eyes shall behold, and not t an- 
other ; though my reins be consum- 
ed t within me. 

28 But ye should say, "Why per- 
secute we him, H seeing the root of 
the matter is found in me 1 

29 Be ye afraid of the SAVord : for 
wrath bringeth the punishments of 
the sword, Pthat ye may know there 
is a judgment. 

CHAPTER XX. 

The reply of Zophar : He assigneth the reason of 
his speaking ; 4 and sheweth the state and portion 
of the wicked. 

THEN answered Zophar the Na- 
amathite, and said, 

2 Therefore do my thoughts cause 
me to answer, and for this 1 1 make 
haste. 

3 I have heard the check of my 
reproach, and the spirit of my under- 
standing causeth me to answer. 

4 Knowest thou not this of old, 
since man was placed upon earth, 

5 ^That the triumphing of the 
wicked is t short, and the joy of the 
hypocrite but for a moment ? 

6 '' Though his excellency mount up 
to the heavens, and his head reach 
unto the t clouds ; 

7 Yet he shall perish for ever *^like 
his own dung : they which have seen 
him shall say. Where is he 1 

8 He shall fly away "^as a dream, 
and shall not be found : yea, he shall 
be chased away as a vision of the 
night. 

9 ^ The eye also which saw him shall 
see him no more ; neither shall his 
place any more behold him. 

10 II His children shall seek to please 
the poor, and his hands ^ shall restore 
their goods. 

1 1 His bones are full of ^ the sin 
of his youth, •» which shall lie down 
with him in the dust. 

12 Though wickedness be sweet in 
his mouth, though he hide it under 
his tongue ; 

13 Though he spare it, and forsake 
it not, but keep it still t within his 
mouth ; 

14 Yet his meat in his bowels is 
turned, it is the gall of asps within 
him. 

15 He hath swallowed down riches, 
and he shall vomit them up again : 
God shall cast them out of his belly. 

16 He shall suck the poison of asps : 
the viper's tongue shall slay him. 

17 He shall not see Hhe rivers, II the 
floods, the brooks of honey and butter. 

18 That which he laboured for ^ shall 



The state of the wicked. 



JOB. 



The wicked often prosper. 



B.C. 

about 1520. 



t Heb. accord- 
ing to the 
suhsUince of 
hig exchange. 

t Heb. crush- 



t Heb. know. 

I Ecc 5. 13, 
14. 

II Or, There 
shnll be none 
left for hit 
meat. 



II Or, trouble- 
some. 



m Num. 11. 

33. Ps. 78. 

30. 31. 
n Is. 24. 18. 

Jer. 48. 43. 

Am. 5. 19. 

ch. 16 13. 
P ch. 18. 11. 



qPs. 21 9. 



r ch. 27. 13. & 

31. 2, 3. 
t Heb. of hit 

decree from 

God. 



a ch. IC. 10. &. 
17.2. 



t Heb. short- 
ened? 

t Heb. Look 
unto me. 

b Judgr. 18. 19. 
ch. 29. 9. & 
40.4. Ps. 39. 
9. 

c ch. 12. 6. 
Ps. 17. 10, 14. 
& 73. 3, 12. 
Jer. 12. 1. 
Hab. 1. 16. 

t Heb. are 
peace from 
fear. 



he restore, and shall not swallow it 
down: t according to his substance 
shall the restitution be, and he shall 
not rej'bice therein. 

19 Because he hath t oppressed and 
hath forsaken the poor ; because he 
hath violently taken away a house 
which he builded not ; 

20 ' Surely he shall not t feel quiet- 
ness in his belly, he shall not save of 
that which he desired. 

21 II There shall none of his meat be 
left ; therefore shall no man look for 
his goods. 

22 In the fulness of his sufficiency 
he shall be in straits : every hand of 
the li wicked shall come upon him. 

23 When he is about to fill his belly, 
God shall cast the fury of his wrath 
upon him, and shall rain it upon him 
°* while he is eating. 

24 ""He shall flee from the iron 
weapon, and the bow of steel shall 
strike him through. 

25 It is drawn, and cometh out of 
the body ; yea, ° the glittering sword 
cometh out of his gall : p terrors are 
upon him. 

26 All darkness shall be hid in his 
secret places : i a fire not blown shall 
consume him ; it shall go ill with him 
that is left in his tabernacle. 

27 The heaven shall reveal his in- 
iquity ; and the earth shall rise up 
against him. 

28 The increase of his house shall 
depart, and his goods shall flow away 
in the day of his wrath. 

29 "■ This is the portion of a wicked 
man from God, and the heritage t ap- 
pointed unto him by God. 

CHAPTER XXI. 

Job's answer: He entreateth his friends to hear him 
diligently; 7 sheweth that the wicked often prosper 
and despise God; 16 that destruction often cometh 
upon them ; 22 that all are alike in death ; 27 and 
that the wicked are reserved unto the day of wrath. 

BUT Job answered and said, 
2 Hear diligently my speech, 
and let this be your consolations. 

3 Suffer me that I may speak ; and 
after that I have spoken, ^mock on. 

4 As for me, is my complaint to 
man ? and if it were so, why should 
not my spirit be t troubled '? 

5 t Mark me, and be astonished, ^ and 
lay your hand upon your mouth. 

6 Even when I remember I am afraid, 
and trembling taketh hold on my 
flesh. 

7 *= Wherefore do the wicked live, 
become old, yea, are mighty in power? 

8 Their seed is established in their 
sight with them, and their offspring 
before their eyes. 

9 Their houses fare safe from fear, 



•^neither is the rod of God upon 
them. 

10 Their bull gendereth, and faileth 
not ; their cow calveth, and ® casteth 
not her calf. 

1 1 They send forth their little ones 
like a flock, and their children dance. 

12 They take the timbrel and harp, 
and rejoice at the sound of the organ. 

13 They ^ spend their days H in wealth, 
and in a moment go down to the 
grave. 

14 ^Therefore they say unto God, 
Depart from us ; for we desire not 
the knowledge of thy ways. 

15 ''What is the Almighty, that we 
should serve him? and 'what profit 
should we have, if we pray unto him ? 

16 Lo, their good is not in their 
hand : ^ the counsel of the wicked is 
far from me. 

17 'How oft is the n candle of the 
wicked put out ! and hoio oft cometh 
their destruction upon them ! God 
™ distributeth sorrows in his anger. 

18 "They are as stubble before the 
wind, and as chaff that the storm 
tcarrieth away. 

19 God layeth up Hhis iniquity °for 
his children : he rewardeth him, and 
he shall know it. 

20 His eyes shall see his destruc- 
tion, and Phe shall drink of the wrath 
of the Almighty. 

21 For what pleasure hath he in 
his house after him, when the num- 
ber of his months is cut oflf in the 
midst? 

22 "i Shall any teach God knowl- 
edge ? seeing he judgeth those that 
are high. 

23 One dieth tin his full strength, 
being wholly at ease and quiet. 

24 His II breasts are full of milk, and 
his bones are moistened with marrow. 

25 And another dieth in the bitter- 
ness of his soul, and never eateth with 
pleasure. 

26 They shall '"lie down alike in 
the dust, and the worms shall cover 
them. 

27 Behold, I know your thoughts, 
and the devices which ye wrongfully 
imagine against me. 

28 For ye say, 'Where is the house 
of the prince ? and where are t the 
dwellingplaces of the wicked ? 

29 Have ye not asked them that go 
by the way? and do ye not know 
their tokens, 

30 *That the wicked is reserved to 
the day of destruction ? they shall be 
brought forth to t the day of wrath. 

31 Who shall declare his way "to 
his face ? and who shall repay him 
what he hath done ? 

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t Heb. the 
day of 
wraths. 



Job accused of divers sins. 



JOB. 



He is exhorted to repent. 




t Heb. trans- 
gression ? 



a ch. 35. 7. 
Ps. 16. 2. 
Luke 17. 10. 

II Or, if he 
may be prof- 
itable, doth 
his good sik- 
cess depend 
thereon ? 



b Ex. 22. 26. 

■27. Deut.24. 
10, &c. ch. 
24. 3. 9. Ez. 
18. 12. 

t Heb. strip- 
ped the 
clothes of the 
naked. 



t Heb. the 
ma.n of arm. 

t Heb. emi- 
nent, or. ac- 
cepted for 
countenance. 

c See ch. 31. 
17. Deut. 15. 
7. &c. Is. 58. 
7. Ez. 18. 7. 
)6. Matt. 25. 
42. 

d ch. 31. 21. 
Is. 10. 2. Ez. 
22.7. 

e ell. 18. 8, 9, 
10. -So 19. 6. 

t Heb. the 
head of the 
stars. 

II Or, What. 

I Ps. 69. 1, 2. 
&. 124. 4. 
Lam. 3. 54. 

g Ps. 10. 11. k. 
59.7. & 73. 11. 
t 94. 7. 

h Ps. 139. 11, 
12. 

i ch. 15. 32. 
Ps. 55. 23. k. 
102.24. Ecc. 
7.17. 

t Heb. a flood 
was poured 
upon their 
foundation. 
Gen. 7. IL 
2 Pet. 2. 5. 

II Or, to them 7 
k ch. 21. 14. 

1 Ps. 4. 6. 
mch. 2L 16. 
n Ps. 58. 10. & 
107.42. 



32 Yet shall he be brought to the 
t gra^ e, and shall t remain in the tomb, 

33 The clods of the valley shall be 
sweet unto him, and "^ every man shall 
draw after him, as there are innumer- 
able before him. 

34 How then comfort ye me in vain, 
seeing in your answers there remain- 
eth t falsehood 1 

CHAPTER XXn. 

Eliphaz replieth again: He teacheth that man's 
goodness cannot profit God; 5 accuseth Job of divers 
sins ; 15 referreth him to the case of those who had 
perished in the flood ; 21 and exhorteth him to re- 
pentance. 

THEN Eliphaz the Temanite an- 
swered and said, 

2 ^Can a man be profitable unto 
God, li as he that is wise may be 
profitable unto himself? 

3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, 
that thou art righteous ? or is it gain to 
him, that thou makest thy ways per- 
fect? 

4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee 1 
will he enter Avith thee into judgment? 

5 Is not th}^ wickedness great ? and 
thine iniquities infinite ? 

6 For thou hast ''taken a pledge 
from thy brother for nought, and 
t stripped the naked of their clothing. 

7 Thou hast not given water to the 
weary to drink, and thou " hast with- 
holden bread from the hungry. 

8 But as for t the mighty man, he 
had the earth ; and the t honourable 
man dwelt in it. 

9 Thou hast sent widows away 
empty, and the arms of "^ the father- 
less have been broken. 

10 Therefore ^ snares are round about 
thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee ; 

11 Or darkness, that thou canst not 
see ; and abundance of '^ waters cover 
thee. 

12 Is not God in the height of heav- 
en? and behold tthe height of the 
stars, how high they are ! 

13 And thou sayest, II ^ How doth 
God know ? can he judge through 
the dark cloud ? 

14 ''Thick clouds are a covering to 
him, that he seeth not ; and he walk- 
eth in the circuit of heaven. 

15 Hast thou marked the old way 
which wicked men have trodden ? 

16 Which 'were cut down out of 
time, t whose foundation was over- 
flown with a flood : 

17 ''Which said unto God, Depart 
from us : and ' what can the Al- 
mighty do II for them ? 

18 Yet he filled their houses with 
good things : but ™ the counsel of the 
wicked is far from me. 

19 "The righteous see it, and are 

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glad : and the innocent laugh them 
to scorn. 

20 Whereas our II substance is not 
cut down, but Hthe remnant of them 
the fire consumeth. 

21 Acquaint now thyself II with him, 
and ° be at peace : thereby good shall 
come unto thee. 

22 Receive, I pray thee, the law 
from his mouth, and Play up his 
words in thine heart. 

23 "i If thou return to the Almighty, 
thou shalt be built up, thou shalt 
put away iniquity far from thy tab- 
ernacles. 

24 Then shalt thou 'lay up gold Has 
dust, and the gold of Ophir as the 
stones of the brooks. 

25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy 
II defence, and thou shalt have t plenty 
of silver. 

26 For then shalt thou have thy 
'delight in the Almighty, and 'shalt 
lift up thy face unto God. 

27 "Thou shalt make thy prayer 
unto him, and he shall hear thee, and 
thou shalt pay thy vows. 

28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, 
and it shall be established unto thee : 
and the light shall shine upon thy 
ways. 

29 When men are cast d<iwn, then 
thou shalt say, There is lifting up ; and 
^he shall save tthe humble person. 

30 II He shall deliver the island of 
the innocent : and it is delivered by 
the pureness of thine hands. 

CHAPTER XXHI. 

JoVs answer: He langeth to plead his cause before 
God, 8 but cannot find him. 10 He comforteth him- 
self in the omniscience of God ; IQ but is troubled 
at the presence of him whose purpose is immutable. 

THEN Job answered and said, 
2 Even to day is my complaint 
bitter : t my stroke is heavier than 
my groaning. 

3 ^Oh that I knew where I might 
find him ! that I might come even to 
his seat ! 

4 I would order my cause before 
him, and fill my mouth with argu- 
ments. 

5 I would know the words which he 
would answer me, and understand 
what he would say unto me. 

6 ''Will he plead against me with 
his great power ? No ; but he would 
put sti^ength in me. 

7 There the righteous might dispute 
with him ; so should I be delivered 
for ever from my judge. 

8 " Behold, I go forward, but he is 
not there ; and backward, but I can- 
not perceive him : 

9 On the left hand, where he doth 
work, but I cannot behold him: he 



God's purpose immutable. 



JOB. 



Punishment of the wicked. 




d Pe. 139. 1, 2, 
3. 



t Heb. / have 
hid, or, laid 
up. 

II Or, my ap- 
pointed por- 
tion. 

e Ps. 17. 3. & 
66. 10. James 
1.12. 

f Ps. 44. 18, 

S John 4. 32, 
34. 

h ch. 9. 12, 
13. & 12. 14. 
Rom. 9. 19. 

i Ps. 115. 3. 

klThess.S.S. 

I Ps. 22. 14. 



a Acts 1. 7. 

b Deut. 19. 14. 

& 27. 17. 

Prov. 22. 28. 

&23.10.HOS. 

5.10. 
II Or Jeed 

them. 

c Deut. 24. 6, 
10,12,17. ch. 
22.6. 



d Prov. 28. 28. 



t Heb. min- 
gled corn, or, 
dredge. 

t Heb. the 
wicked gath- 
er the vint- 
age. 

e Ex. 22.26, 
27. Deut. 
2 k 12, 13. 
ch. 22. 6. 

f Lam. 4. 5. 



hideth himself on the right hand, that 
I cannot see him : 

10 But he ''knoweth tthe way that 

I take": ivhen ^he hath tried me, I 
shall come forth as gold. 

11 ^My foot hath held his steps, his 
way have I kept, and not declined. 

12 Neither have I gone back from 
the commandment of his lips; t^I 
have esteemed the words of his mouth 
more than limy necesss.r j food. 

13 But he is in one mind, and ''who 
can turn him "? and what ' his soul 
desireth, even that he doeth. 

14 For he performeth the thing that 
is '^ appointed for me : and many such 
things are with him. 

15 Therefore am I troubled at his 
presence : when I consider, I am 
afraid of him. 

16 For God 'maketh my heart soft, 
and the Almighty troubleth me : 

17 Because I was not cut off before 
the darkness, neither hath he covered 
the darkness from my face. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

Job shewcth that the wicked often go unpunished in 
this world ; 23 but that they shall be brought low 
and be cut off. 

WHY, seeing ^ times are not hid- 
den from the Almighty, do they 
that know him not see his days 1 

2 Some remove the ^ landmarks ; 
they violently take away flocks, and 

II feed thereof. 

3 They drive away the ass of the 
fatherless, they " take the widow's ox 
for a pledge. 

4 They turn the needy out of the 
way: ''the poor of the earth hide 
themselves together. 

5 Behold, as wild asses in the desert, 
go they forth to their work ; rising 
betimes for a prey : the wilderness 
yieldeth food for them and for their 
children. 

6 They reap every one his t corn in 
the field : and t they gather the vint- 
age of the wicked. 

7 They ^ cause the naked to lodge 
without clothing, that they have no 
covering in the cold. 

8 They are wet with the showers 
of the mountains, and ^embrace the 
rock for want of a shelter. 

9 They pluck the fatherless from the 
breast, and take a pledge of the poor. 

10 They cause him to go naked 
without clothing, and they take away 
the sheaf /rom the hungry ; 

11 Which make oil within their 
walls, and tread their winepresses, 
and suffer thirst. 

12 Men groan from out of the city, 
and the soul of the wounded crieth 
out : yet God layeth not folly to them. 



13 They are of those that rebel 
against the light ; they know not the 
ways thereof, nor abide in the paths 
thereof. 

14 ^The murderer rising with the 
light killeth the poor and needy, and 
in the night is as a thief. 

15 ''The eye also of the adulterer 
waiteth for the twilight, 'saying, No 
eye shall see me : and t disguiseth his 
face. 

16 In the dark they dig through 
houses, which they had marked for 
themselves in the daytime: ''they 
know not the light. 

17 For the morning is to them even 
as the shadow of death : if one know 
them, they are in the terrors of the 
shadow of death. 

18 He is swift as the waters ; their 
portion is cursed in the earth : he 
beholdeth not the way of the vine- 
yards. 

19 Drought and heat t consume the 
snow waters : 50 doth the grave those 
which have sinned. 

20 The womb shall forget him ; the 
worm shall feed sweetly on him ; ' he 
shall be no more remembered ; and 
wickedness shall be broken as a tree. 

21 He evil entreateth tlie barren 
that beareth not : and doeth not good 
to the widow. 

22 He draweih also the mighty with 
his power : he riseth up, H and no man 
is sure of life. 

23 Though it be given him to be in 
safety, whereon he resteth ; yet "'his 
eyes are upon their ways. 

24 'They are exalted for a little 
while, but tare gone and brought 
low ; they are t taken out of the way 
as all others, and cut off as the tops of 
the ears of corn. 

25 And if it be not so now, who will 
make me a liar, and make my speech 
nothing worth 1 

CHAPTER XXV. 

Bildad replieth again : He shcweth that man cannot 
be justified before God. 

THEN answered Bildad the Shu- 
hite, and said, 

2 Dominion and fear are with him ; 
he maketh peace in his high places. 

3 Is there any number of his armies ? 
and upon whom doth not "his light 
arise ? 

4 '' How then can man be justified 
with God? or how can he be clean 
that is born of a woman 1 

5 Behold even to the moon, and it 
shineth not ; yea, the stars are not 
pure in his sight. 

6 How much less man, that is "a 
worm 1 and the son of man, which is 
a worm? 



God's fower and majesty. 



JOB. 



The hope of the hypocrite. 



II Or, with the 
inhabitants. 

a Ps. 139. 8, 11. 

Prov. 15. 11. 

Heb. 4. 13. 
b ch. 9. 8. 

Ps. 24. 2. & 

104. 2, &c. 

c Prov. 30 4. 



d ch. 38. 8. 

Ps. 33. 7. & 

104. 9. Prov. 

8. 29. Jer. 5. 

22. 
t Heb. until 

the end of 

light with 

darkness. 
e Ex. 14. 21. 

Ps. 74. 13. 

Is. 51. 15. 

Jer. 31. 35. 

t Heb. pride. 
I Ps. 33. 6. 



g Is. 27. 1. 



t Heb. added 
to take up. 



t Heb. made 
my soul hit- 
ter. Ruth 1. 
20. 2 Kings 
4.27. 

II That is, the 
breath which 
Godgavehim, 
Gen. 2. 7. 



b ch. 2. 9. & 
13. 15. 

e ch. 2. 3. 
d Acts 24. 16. 
t Heb. /row* 
my days. 



CHAPTER XXVI. 

JoVs answer: He reproveth Bildad ; 5 and speak- 
eth of the infinite power and majesty of God. 

BUT Job answered and said, 
2 How hast thou helped him 
that is without power? how savest 
thou the arm that hath no strength ? 

3 How hast thou counselled him 
that hath no wisdom 1 and how hast 
thou plentifully declared the thing as 
it is? 

4 To whom hast thou uttered words 1 
and whose spirit came from thee ? 

5 Dead things are formed from un- 
der the waters, Hand the inhabitants 
thereof. 

6 ^Hell is naked before him, and 
destruction hath no covering. 

7 *' He stretcheth out the north over 
the empty place, and hangeth the 
earth upon nothing. 

8 "^ He bindeth up the waters in his 
thick clouds ; and the cloud is not 
rent under them. 

9 He holdeth back the face of his 
throne, a7id spreadeth his cloud upon 
it. 

10 "^He hath compassed the waters 
with bounds, t until the day and night 
come to an end. 

11 The pillars of heaven tremble, 
and are astonished at his reproof. 

12 ^He divideth the sea with his 
power, and by his understanding he 
smiteth through t the proud. 

13 ^By his Spirit he hath garnished 
the heavens ; his hand hath formed 
^ the crooked serpent. 

14 Lo, these are parts of his ways ; 
but how little a portion is heard of 
him? but the thunder of his power 
who can understand 1 

CHAPTER XXVH. 

Job piirposeth to hold fast his integrity ; 7 and shew- 
eth the groundless hope of the hypocrite; Wand the 
miserable end of the wicked. 

MOREOVER Job t continued his 
parable, and said, 

2 As God liveth, ^who hath taken 
away my judgment ; and the Al- 
mighty, who hath t vexed my soul ; 

3 All the w bile my breath is in me, 
and II the spirit of God is in my nos- 
trils ; 

4 My lips shall not speak wicked- 
ness, nor my tongue utter deceit. 

5 God forbid that I should justify 
you : till I die ''I will not remove 
mine integrity from me. 

6 My righteousness I '= hold fast, and 
will not let it go : "^ my heart shall 
not reproach me tso long as I live. 

7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, 
and he that riseth up against me as 
the unrighteous. 

508 



8 * For what is the hope of the hyp- 
ocrite, though he hath gained, when 
God taketh away his soul 1 

9 ^Will God hear his cry when 
trouble cometh upon him 1 

10 ^Will he delight himself in the 
Almighty ? will he always call upon 
God? 

11 I will teach you Hby the hand 
of God : that which is with the Al- 
mighty will I not conceal. 

12 Behold, all ye yourselves have 
seen it ; why then are ye thus alto- 
gether vain ? 

13 ^This is the portion of a wicked 
man with God, and the heritage of 
oppressors, which they shall receive 
of the Almighty. 

14 4f his children be multiplied, 
it is for the sword : and his offspring 
shall not be satisfied with bread. 

15 Those that remain of him shall 
be buried in death : and ^his widows 
shall not weep. 

16 Though he heap up silver as the 
dust, and prepare raiment as the clay ; 

17 He may prepare it, but ' the just 
shall put it on, and the innocent shall 
divide the silver. 

18 He buildeth his house as a moth, 
and ""as a booth that the keeper 
maketh. 

19 The rich man shall lie down, but 
he shall not be gathered : he openeth 
his eyes, and he is not. 

20 "Terrors take hold on him as 
waters, a tempest stealeth him away 
in the night. 

21 The east wind carrieth him away, 
and he departeth : and as a storm 
hurleth him out of his place. 

22 For God shall cast upon him, 
and not spare : t he would fain flee out 
of his hand. 

23 Men shall clap their hands at him, 
and shall hiss him out of his place. 

CHAPTER XXVni 

Job sheweth that man may gain some knowledge of 
natural things ; 12 but that he cannot understand 
the secret counsels of God. 

SURELY there is II a vein for the 
silver, and a place for gold where 
they fine it. 

2 Iron is taken out of the " earth, 
and brass is molten out of the stone. 

3 He setteth an end to darkness, 
and searcheth out all perfection : the 
stones of darkness, and the shadow 
of death. 

4 The flood breaketh out from the 
inhabitant ; even the ivaters forgotten 
of the foot : they are dried up, they 
are gone away from men. 

5 As for the earth, out of it cometh 
bread : and under it is turned up as 
it were fire. 



Where wisdom is found. 



JOB. 



Job^s former prosperity. 



II Or, gold ore. 



t Heb. from 
weeping. 



a ver. 20. 
Ecc. 7. 24. 



c ver. 22. 
Rom. 11. 33, 
34. 

t Heb. Fine 
gold shall not 
be given for 
it. 

d Prov. 3. 13, 
14, 15. & 8. 
10. 11,19. fc 
15. 16. 



!| Or, vessels of 
fine gold. 



II Or, Ramoth. 



II Or, heaven. 
f ver. 14. 



; Prov, 15. 3. 
1 Ps. 135. 7. 

cli. 3S. 25. 



II Or. num- 

her it. 
k Dent. 4. 6. 

Ps. HI. ]n. 

Prov. 1.7. & 

9. 10. Ecc. 

12. 13. 



6 The stones of it are the place of 
sapphires : and it hath il dust of gold, 

7 There is a path which no fowl 
know&th, and which the vulture's eye 
hath not seen : 

8 The lion's whelps have not trod- 
den it, nor the fierce lion passed by 
it. 

9 He putteth forth his hand upon 
the II rock ; he overturneth the mount- 
ains by the roots. 

10 He cutteth out rivers among the 
rocks ; and his eye seeth every pre- 
cious thing. 

1 1 He bindeth the floods t from over- 
flowing ; and the thing that is hid 
bringeth he forth to light. 

12 ^But where shall wisdom be 
found? and where is the place of 
understanding 1 

13 Man knoweth not the ^ price 
thereof; neither is it found in the 
land of the living, 

14 "^The depth saith, It is not in 
me : and the sea saith, It is not with 
me. 

15 tit ''cannot be gotten for gold, 
neither shall silver be weighed for 
the price thereof. 

16 It cannot be valued with the 
gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, 
or the sapphire, 

17 The gold and the crystal cannot 
equal it : and the exchange of it shall 
not he for H jewels of fine gold. 

18 No mention shall be made of 
II coral, or of pearls : for the price of 
wisdom is above rubies. 

19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not 
equal it, neither shall it be valued 
with pure gold. 

20 ^Whence then cometh wisdom? 
and where is the place of understand- 
ing? 

21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of 
all living, and kept close from the 
fowls of the II air. 

22 '^Destruction and death say, We 
have heard the fame thereof with our 
ears. 

23 God understandeth the way there- 
of, and he knoweth the place thereof. 

24 For he looketh to the ends of the 
earth, and ^ seeth under the whole 
heaven ; 

25 ^To make the weight for the 
winds ; and he weigheth the waters 
by measure. 

26 When he ' made a decree for the 
rain, and a way for the lightning of 
the thunder ; 

27 Then did he see it, and II declare 
it ; he prepared it, yea, and searched 
it out. 

28 And unto man he said, Behold, 
^ the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom ; 



and to depart from evil is under- 
standing. 

CHAPTER XXIX, 

Joh describeth his former prosperity and honourable 
condition; li his care for the poor ; 18 and hi» ex- 
pectation of continued happiness. 

MOREOVER Job t continued his 
parable, and said, 

2 Oh that I were ^as in months 
past, as in the days when God pre- 
served me ; 

3 '' When his II candle shined upon 
my head, and when by his light I 
walked through darkness ; 

4 As I was in the days of my youth, 
when '^the secret of God was upon 
my tabernacle ; 

5 When the Almighty loas yet with 
me, when my children were about me ; 

6 When ^ I washed my steps with 
butter, and ® the rock poured t me out 
rivers of oil ; ,* 

7 When I went- out to the gate 
through the city, when I prepared my 
seat in the street ! 

8 The young men sa^v- me, and hid 
themselves : and the aged arose, and 
stood up. 

9 The princes refrained talking, and 
Haid their hand on their mouth. 

10 tThe nobles held their peace, 
and their ^tongue cleaved to the roof 
of their mouth, 

11 When the ear heard me, then it 
blessed me ; and when the eye saw 
me, it gave witness to me : 

12 Because '^I delivered the poor 
that cried, and the fatherless, and him 
that had none to help him. 

13 The blessing of him that was 
ready to perish came upon me : and 
I caused the widow's heart to sing 
for joy. 

14 'I put on righteousness, and it 
clothed me : my judgment was as a 
robe and a diadem, 

15 I was ""eyes to the blind, and feet 
ivas I to the lame. 

16 1 tvas a father to the poor : and 
'the cause ivhich I knew not I search- 
ed out. 

17 And I brake '"tthe jaws of the 
wicked, and t plucked the spoil out of 
his teeth, 

18 Then I said, °I shall die in my 
nest, and I shall multiply my days as 
the sand. 

19 °My root ivas t spread out ^by 
the waters, and the dew lay all night 
upon my branch. 

20 My glory was t fresh in me, and 
■5 my bow was t renewed in my hand, 

21 Unto me men gave ear, and wait- 
ed, and kept silence at my counsel. 

22 After my words they spake not 
again ; and my speech dropped upon 
them. 

509 



JoVs afiicted state. 



JOB. 



His great sufferings. 



r Zech. 10. 1. 



t Heb. of 
fewer days 
than I. 



II Or, dark as 
the night. 

t Heb. yester- 
night. 



t Heb. holes. 



t Heb. men of 
no name. 

a ch. 17. 6. 
Ps. 35. 15. fc 
69. 12. Lam. 
3. 14, 63. 

t Heb. and 

withhold not 

spittle from 

my face. 
b Num. 12. 14. 

Deut. 25. 9. 

Is. 50. 6. 

Matt. 26. 67. 

ii 27. 30. 
c See ch. 12. 

18. 
d ch. 19. 12. 



t Heb. my 
principal one. 



P3. 42. 4. 



23 And they waited for me as for the 
rain ; and they opened their mouth 
wide as for ""the latter rain. 

24 7/" I laughed on them, they be- 
lieved it not ; and the light of my 
countenance they cast not down. 

25 I chose out their way, and sat 
chief, and dwelt as a king in the 
army, as one that comforteth the 
mourners. 

CHAPTER XXX. 

Joh bemoaneth his altered state ; 15 and sheweth the 
greatness of his sufferings. 

BUT now they that are t younger 
than I have me in derision, 
whose fathers I would have disdained 
to have set with the dogs of my flock. 

2 Yea, whereto might the strength 
of their hands profit me, in whom old 
age was perished 1 

3 For want and famine they were 
II solitary ; fleeing into the wilderness 
+ in former time desolate and waste : 

4 Who cut up mallows by the bush- 
es, and juniper roots /or their meat. 

5 They were driven forth from among 
men, (they cried after them as after a 
thief,) 

6 To dwell in the clefts of the val- 
leys, in t caves of the earth, and in 
the rocks. 

7 Among the bushes they brayed ; 
under the nettles they were gathered 
together, 

8 They were children of fools, yea, 
children of t base men : they were 
viler than the earth. 

9 ^And now am I their song, yea, I 
am their byword. 

10 They abhor me, they flee far 
from me, t and spare not ^ to spit in 
my face. 

11 Because he '^hath loosed my cord, 
and afflicted me, they have also let 
loose the bridle before me. 

12 Upon my right hand rise the 
youth ; they push away my feet, and 
^ they raise up against me the ways 
of their destruction. 

13 They mar my path, they set for- 
ward my calamity,they have no helper. 

14 They came upon me as a wide 
breaking in of waters : in the desola- 
tion they rolled themselves upon me. 

15 Terrors are turned upon me : they 
pursue tmy soul as the wind : and my 
welfare passeth away as a cloud. 

IG ^And now my soul is poured out 
upon me ; the days of affliction have 
taken hold upon me. 

17 My bones are pierced in me in 
the night season : and my sinews take 
no rest. 

18 By the great force of my disease 
is my garment changed : it bindeth 
me about as the collar of my coat. 

510 



19 He hath cast me into the mire, 
and I am become like dust and ashes. 

20 I cry unto thee, and thou dost 
not hear me : I stand up, and thou 
regardest me not. 

21 Thou art t become cruel to me : 
with t thy strong hand thou opposest 
thyself against me. 

22 Thou liftest me up to the wind ; 
thou causest me to ride upon it, and 
dissolvest my H substance. 

23 For I know that thou wilt bring 
me to death, and to the house ^ap- 
pointed for all living. 

24 Howbeit he will not stretch out 
his hand to the t grave, though they 
cry in his destruction. 

25 ^Did not I weep +for him that 
was in trouble 1 was not my soul 
grieved for the poor ? 

26 ^When I looked for good, then 
evil came unto me : and when I wait- 
ed for light, there came darkness. 

27 My bowels boiled, and rested 
not : the days of affliction prevented 
me. 

28 ^I went mourning without the 
sun : I stood up, and 1 cried in the 
congregation. 

29 ^ I am a brother to dragons, and a 
companion to H owls. 

30 ^ My skin is black upon me, and 
™my bones are burned with heat. 

3 1 My harp also is turned to mourn- 
ing, and my organ into the voice of 
them that weep. 

CHAPTER XXXI. 

Joh maketh a solemn protestation of his integrity in 
several duties, 

I MADE a covenant with mine 
^ eyes ; why then should I think 
upon a maid ? 

2 For what ^ portion of God is there 
from above ? and ivhat inheritance of 
the Almighty from on high ? 

3 Is not destruction to the wicked 1 
and a strange punishment to the work- 
ers of iniquity ? 

4 *^ Doth not he see my ways, and 
count all my steps ? 

5 If I have walked with vanity, or 
if my foot hath hasted to deceit ; 

6 tLet me be weighed in an even 
balance, that God may know mine 
integrity. 

7 If my step hath turned out of the 
way, and ^ mine heart walked after 
mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleav- 
ed to mine hands ; 

8 Then ^let me sow, and let another 
eat ; yea, let my offspring be rooted 
out. 

9 If mine heart have been deceived 
by a woman, or if I have laid wait at 
my neighbour's door ; 

10 Then let my wife grind unto 



Joh solemnly protesteth 



JOB. 



the integrity of his life 



f 2 Sam. 12.11. 

Jer. 8. 10. 
e Gen. 38.- 24. 

Lev. 20. 10. 

Deut. 22. 22. 

See ver. 28. 



h Ps. 44. 21. 

i ch. 34. 19. 

Prov. 14. 31. 

&22.2. Mai. 

2.10. 
II Or, did Tie 

not fashion 

us in one 

womb ? 



II That is, the 
widow. 



k See Deut. 
24. 13. 



ch. 22. 9. 



II Or, the chan- 
nel bone. 

in Is. 13. 6. 
Joel 1. 15. 



a ^lark 10. 24. 
1 Tim. 6. 17. 



Ps. 62. 10. 
Prov. 11. 28. 

t Tieh. found 

much. 
t Heb. the 

light. 
t Heb. bright. 



t Heb. 7ny 
hand hath 
kissed my 
mouth. 

P Deut. 4. 19. 
& 11.16. &. 
17. 3. Ez. 8 
16. 

q ver. 11. 

r Prov. 17. 5. 



t Heb. my 

palate. 
s Matt. 5. 44. 

Rom. 12. 14. 



•^ another, and let others bow down 
upon her. 

1 1 For this is a heinous crime ; yea, 
^it is'-axi iniquity to be punished by 
the judges. 

12 For it is a fire that consume th to 
destruction, and would root out all 
mine increase. 

13 If I did despise the cause of my 
manservant or of my maidservant, 
when they contended with me ; 

14 What then shall I do when ''God 
riseth up 1 and when he visiteth, what 
shall I answer him 1 

15 ^Did not he that made me in the 
womb make him '? and " did not one 
fashion us in the womb 1 

16 If I have withheld the poor from 
their desire, or have caused the eyes 
of the widow to fail ; 

17 Or have eaten my morsel myself 
alone, and the fatherless hath not 
eaten thereof; 

18 (For from my youth he was 
brought up with me, as with a fa- 
ther, and I have guided H her from 
my mother's womb ;) 

19 If I have seen any perish for 
want of clothing, or any poor without 
covering ; 

20 If his loins have not ^blessed me, 
and if he were not warmed with the 
fleece of my sheep ; 

21 If I have lifted up my hand 
^against the fatherless, when I saw 
my help in the gate : 

22 Then let mine arm fall from my 
shoulder blade, and mine arm be 
broken from il the bone. 

23 For '"destruction /rom God was 
a terror to me, and by reason of his 
highness I could not endure. 

24 ° If I have made gold my hope, 
or have said to the fine gold, Thou 
art my confidence ; 

25 ° If I rejoiced because my wealth 
was great, and because mine hand had 
t gotten much ; 

26 P If I beheld t the sun when it 
shined, or the moon walking ^in 
brightness ; 

27 And my heart hath been secret- 
ly enticed, or tmy mouth hath kissed 
my hand : 

28 This also were "Jan iniquity to be 
punished by the judge : for I should 
have denied the God that is above. 

29 'If I rejoiced at the destruction 
of him that hated me, or lifted up 
myself when evil found him ; 

30 ' Neither have I suflfered t my 
mouth to sin by wishing a curse to 
his soul. 

31 If the men of my tabernacle said 
not, Oh that we had of his flesh ! we 
cannot be satisfied. 



32 'The stranger did not lodge in 
the street : but I opened my doors n to 
the traveller. 

33 If I covered my transgi-essions 
II "as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity 
in my bosom : 

34 Did I fear a great ^multitude, or 
did the contempt of families terrify 
me, that I kept silence, and went not 
out of the door 1 

35 ^ Oh that one would hear me ! 
II behold, my desire is^ ^that the Al- 
mighty would answer me, and that 
mine adversary had written a book. 

36 Surely I would take it upon my 
shoulder, and bind it as a crown to 
me. 

37 I would declare unto him the 
number of my steps ; as a prince 
would I go near unto him. 

38 If my land cry against me, or 
that the furrows likewise thereof 
t complain ; 

39 If ^I have eaten tthe fruits there- 
of without money, or *' have t caused 
the owners thereof to lose their life : 

40 Let ° thistles grow instead of 
wheat, and H cockle instead of barley. 
The words of Job are ended. 

CHAPTER XXXII. 

The speech ofElihu: He is angry with Job and his 
friends; 6 he giveth his reasons for speaking ; 11 
and reproveth the friends of Job for not answering 
his argument. 16 His zeal to speak. 

SO these three men ceased t to an- 
swer Job, because he was ^^ right- 
eous in his own eyes. 

2 Then was kindled the wrath of 
Elihu the son of Barachel ''the Buz- 
ite, of the kindred of Ram : against 
Job was his wrath kindled, becau.se 
he justified t himself rather than God. 

3 Also against his three friends Avas 
his wrath kindled, because they had 
found no answer, and yet had con- 
demned Job. 

4 Now Elihu had t waited till Job 
had spoken, because they ivere t elder 
than he. 

5 When Elihu saw that there was no 
answer in the mouth of these three 
men, then his wrath was kindled. 

6 And Elihu the son of Barachel 
the Buzite answered and said, I am 
+ young, " and ye are very old ; where- 
fore I was afraid, and t durst not shew 
you mine opinion. 

7 I said. Days should speak, and 
multitude of years should teach wis- 
dom. 

8 But there is a spirit in man : and 
^ the inspiration of the Almighty giv- 
eth them understanding. 

9 ^ Great men are not always wise : 
neither do the aged understand judg- 
ment. 

511 



Elihus zeal to speak. 



JOB. 



The design of affliction. 




f Jer. 9. 23. 
1 Cor. 1 29. 



II Or, ordered 
iiis words. 



t Heb. they 
removed 
speeches from 
thetnselves. 



t Heb. words. 
t Heb. the 

spirit of my 

belly. 

t Heb. is not 
opened. 

t Heb. that I 
may breathe. 



S Lev. 19. 15. 
Deut.l. 17. & 
16. 19. Prov. 
24.23. Matt. 
22. 16. 



t Heb. in my 
palate. 



a Q«n. 2. 7. 



t ch. 9. 34, 35. 

& 13. 20, 21. fc 
31.33. 

t Heb. accord- 
ing to thy 
mouth. 

t Heh. cut out 
of the clay. 

c ch. 9. 34. & 
13. 21. 



■^YLeb.inmine 
cars. 

d ch. 9. 17. & 

10. 7. & 11. 4. 
& 16. 17. i 
23. 10, 11. & 
27. 5. & 20. 
14. & 31. 1. 



10 Therefore I said, Hearken to me ; 
I also will shew mine opinion. 

11 Behold, I waited for your words ; 
I gave ear to your t reasons, whilst ye 
searched out twhat to say. 

12 Yea, I attended unto you, and, 
behold, there was none of you that 
convinced Job, or that answered his 
words : 

13 '^Lest ye should say, We have 
found out wisdom : God thrusteth him 
down, not man. 

14 Now he hath not H directed his 
words against me : neither will I an- 
swer him with your speeches. 

15 They were amazed, they answer- 
ed no more : tthey left off speaking. 

16 When I had waited, (for they 
spake not, but stood still, and answer- 
ed no more,) 

11 I said, I will answer also my 
part ; I also will shew mine opinion. 

18 For J am full of t matter; tthe 
spirit within me constraineth me. 

19 Behold, my belly is as wine which 
t hath no vent ; it is ready to burst 
like new bottles. 

20 I will speak, tthat I may be 
refreshed : I will open my lips and 
answer. 

2 1 Let me not, I pray you, ^ accept 
any man's person ; neither let me give 
flattering titles unto man. 

22 For I know not to give flattering 
titles ; in so doing mj Maker would 
soon take me away. 

CHAPTER XXXm. 

Elihu bespeaketh Job's attention.; Sreproveth him for 
reflecting upon the justice of God ; 12 and sheweth 
Mm the design of God in his dealings with men. 

TTTTHEREFORE, Job, I pray thee, 
T V hear my speeches, and hearken 
to all my words. 

2 Behold, now I have opened my 
mouth, my tongue hath spoken tin 
my mouth. 

3 My words shall he o/the upright- 
ness of my heart : and my lips shall 
utter knowledge clearly. 

4 ^ The Spirit of God hath made me, 
and the breath of the Almighty hath 
given me life. 

5 If thou canst answer me, set thy 
words in order before me, stand up. 

6 ''Behold, I am t according to thy 
wish in God's stead : I also am t form- 
ed out of the clay. 

7 " Behold, my terror shall not make 
thee afraid, neither shall my hand be 
heavy upon thee. 

8 Surely thou hast spoken tin mine 
hearing, and I have heard the voice 
of thy words, saying, 

9 "^I am clean without transgres- 
sion, I am innocent ; neither is there 
iniquity in me. 



10 Behold, he findeth occasions 
against me, ^he counteth me for his 
enemy ; 

1 1 ^ He putteth my feet in the stocks, 
he marketh all my paths. 

12 Behold, in this thou art not just : 
I will answer thee, that God is greater 
than man. 

13 Why dost thou ^strive against 
him? for the giveth not account of 
any of his matters. 

14 ''For God speaketh once, yea 
twice, yet man perceiveth it not. 

15 'In a dream, in a vision of the 
night, when deep sleep falleth upon 
men, in slumberings upon the bed ; 

16 ''Then the openeth the ears of 
men, and sealeth their instruction, 

17 That he may withdraw man/rom 
his t purpose, and hide pride from 
man. 

18 He keepeth back his soul from 
the pit, and his hfe tfrom perishing 
by the sword. 

19 He is chastened also with pain 
upon his bed, and the multitude of 
bis bones with strong pain : 

20 ' So that his life abhorreth bread, 
and his soul t dainty meat. 

21 His flesh is consumed away, that 
it cannot be seen ; and his bones that 
were not seen stick out. 

22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto 
the grave, and his life to the de- 
stroyers. 

23 If there be a messenger with him, 
an interpreter, one among a thousand, 
to shew unto man his uprightness ; 

24 Then he is gracious unto him, and 
saith. Deliver him from going down 
to the pit : I have found H a ransom. 

25 His flesh shall be fresher t than a 
child's : he shall return to the days of 
his youth : 

26 He shall pray unto God, and he 
will be favourable unto him : and he 
shall see his face with joy ; for he will 
render unto man his righteousness. 

27 iiHe looketh upon men, and if 
any ""say, I have sinned, anJ per- 
verted that which vjas right, and it 
"profited me not ; 

28 II He will ° deliver his soul from 
going into the pit, and his life shall 
see the light. 

29 Lo, all these things worketh God 
t oftentimes with man, 

30 PTo bring back his soul from the 
pit, to be enlightened with the light 
of the living. 

31 Mark well, O Job, hearken un- 
to me: hold thy peace, and I will 
speak. 

32 If thou hast any thing to say, 
answer me: speak, for I desire to 
justify thee. 



m 2 Sam. 12. 
13. Prov. 28. 
13. Luke 15. 
21. IJohiil. 
9. 

1! Or. He shall 
look upon 
men, arid soy, 
I have sin- 
ned, 6fc. 

n Rom. 6. 21. 

II Or, He hath 
delivered my 
soul,ifc.,iand 
my life. 

o Is. 38. 17. 

t Heb. twice 
and thrice. 

P ver. 28. Ps. 
56. 13. 



512 



God cannot he U7ijust. 



JOB. 



Elihu reproveth Job. 



Deut. ]0. 17. 

2 Chr. 19. 7. 

Act3 10. 34. 

Kom. 2. 11. 

Gal. 2. 6. 

Eph. 6. 9. 

Col. 3. 25, 

1 Pet. 1. 17. 
P ch. 31. 15. 
q Ex. 12. 29, 

30. 



33 If not, 'I hearken unto me: hold 
thy peace, and I shall teach thee 
wisdom. 

X^HAPTER XXXIV. 

Eljhit addresseth the friends of Job ; calleth their at- 
tention to what Job had uttered; ]Ort«d sheweth 
that God cannot be charged with injustice. 34 He 
reproveth Job. 

FURTHERMORE Elihu answered 
and said, 

2 Hear my words, O ye wise men ; 
and give ear unto me, ye that have 
knowledg^e. 

3 * For the ear trieth words, as the 
t mouth taste th meat. 

4 Let us choose to us judgment : 
let us know among ourselves what 
is good. 

5 For Job hath said, ^ I am right- 
eous : and " God hath taken away my 
judgment. 

6 '^ Should I lie against my right ? 
t my ^ wound is incurable without 
transgression. 

7 What man is like Job, ^ icho drink- 
eth up scorning like water ; 

8 Which goeth in company with 
the workers of iniquity, and walketh 
wdth wicked men 1 

9 For ^he hath said, It profiteth a 
man nothing that he should delight 
himself with God. 

10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye 
tmen of understanding: ^far be it 
from God, that he should do wicked- 
ness ; and from the Almighty, that 
he should commit iniquity. 

11 '^For the work of a man shall 
he render unto him, and cause every 
man to find according to his ways. 

12 Yea, surely God will not do 
wickedly, neither will the Almighty 
' pervert judgment. 

13 Who hath given him a charge 
over the earth? or who hath dis- 
posed t the whole w^orld ? 

14 If he set his heart tupon man, 
if he ^ gather unto himself his spirit 
and his breath ; 

15 ^AU flesh shall perish together, 
and man shall turn again unto dust. 

16 If now thou hast understanding, 
hear this : hearken to the voice of 
my words. 

17 '"Shall even he that hateth right 
t govern ? and wilt thou condemn him 
that is most just ? 

18 "^ Is it fit to say to a king. Thou 
art wicked ? and to princes. Ye are 
ungodly ? 

19 How much less to him that °ac- 
cepteth not the persons of princes, 
nor regardeth the rich more than the 
poor 1 for P they all are the work of 
his hands. 

20 In a moment shall they die, and 
the people shall be troubled i at mid- 

^ 



night, and pass away : and t the migh- 
ty shall be taken away without hand. 

21 ""For his eyes are upon the ways 
of man, and he seeth all his goings. 

22 * There is no darkness, nor shad- 
ow of death, where the workers of in- 
iquity may hide themselves. 

23 For he will not lay upon man 
more than right ; that he should ten- 
ter into judgment with God. 

24 ' He shall break in pieces mighty 
men t without number, and set others 
in their stead. 

25 Therefore he knoweth their works, 
and he overturneth them in the night, 
so that they are t destroyed. 

26 He striketh them as wicked men 
t in the open sight of others ; 

27 Because they " turned back t from 
him, and "^ would not consider any of 
his ways : 

28 So that they ^ cause the cry of 
the poor to come unto him, and he 
^ heareth the cry of the afflicted. 

29 When he giveth quietness, who 
then can make trouble "? and when he 
hideth his face, who then can behold 
him 1 whether it be done against a na- 
tion, or against a man only : 

30 That the hypocrite reign not, lest 
""the people be ensnared. 

31 Surely it is meet to be said unto 
God, ''I have borne chastisement, I 
will not offend any more : 

32 That which I see not teach thou 
me : if I have done iniquity, I will 
do no more. 

33 + Should it be according to thy 
mind 1 he will recompense it, whether 
thou refuse, or whether thou choose ; 
and not I : therefore speak what thou 
knowest. 

34 Let men tof understanding tell me, 
and let a wise man hearken unto me. 

35 '^ Job hath spoken without knowl- 
edge, and his words were without wis- 
dom. 

36 II My desire is that Job may be 
tried unto the end, because of his an- 
swers for wicked men. 

37 For he addeth rebellion unto his 
sin, he clappeth his hands among 
us, and multiplieth his words against 
God. 

CHAPTER XXXV. 

Elihu rebuketh Job for selfrighteous^ness ; 4 and shew- 
eth that God cannot beaffected byman'sacts. 9 The 
cry of the oppressed is not heard for their want of 
faith. 

ELIHU spake moreover, and said, 
2 Thinkest thou this to be right, 
that thou saidst. My righteousness is 
more than God's 1 

3 For ^thou saidst, WTiat advantage 
will it be unto thee 1 and, What profit 
shall I have, H if I be cleansed from 
my sin ? 



B. a 

about 1520. 



t Hel). they 
shall take 
away the 
mighty. 



t Heb. go. 



t Heb. with- 
out searching 
out. 



t Heb. crush- 
ed. 

t Heb. in the 

place of be- 
holders. 
t Heb. from 

after him. 
r2Chr. 16. 9. 

ch. 31. 4. P8. 

34. 15. Prov. 

5. 21. & 15. 3. 

Jer. 16. 17. & 

32. 19. 
s Ps. 139. 12. 

Am. 9. 2. 3. 

Heb. 4. 13. 
t Dan. 2. 21. 
ul Sam. 15. 11. 
X Ps. 28. 5. 

Is. 5. 12. 
7 ch. 35. 9. 

James 5. 4. 
z Ex. 22. 23. 
a 1 Kings 12. 

28, 30. 

2 Kings 21. 9. 
b Dan. 9.7-14. 



t Heb. Should 
it be from 
with thee? 



t Heb. of 
heart. 

c ch. 35. 16. 



II Or, My fa- 
ther, let Job 
be tried. 



a ch. 21. 15. k 
34.9. 

II Or, by it 
more than by 
my bin ? 



33 



513 



The cry of the oppressed. 



JOB. 



God just in all his ways. 




e ch. 22. 2, 3. 
Ps. 16. 2. 
Prov. 9. 12. 
Horn. 11. 33. 



f Ex. 2. 23. 
ch. 34. 28. 



S Is. 51. 13. 

h Ps. 42. 8. & 
77. 6. & 149. 
5. Acts 16. 
25. 

i Ps. 94. 12. 



Ic Prov. 1. ; 



I ch. 27. 9. 
Prov. 15. 29. 
Is. 1. 15. Jer. 
11. 11. 

m ch. 9. 11, 

n Ps. 37. 5, 6. 
il That is, God. 

II That is, Job. 
o Ps. 89. 32. 

p ch. 34. 35, 
37. & 38. 2. 



t Heb. that 
there are yet 
words for 
God. 



ach.9.4,&12. 

13, 16. & 37. 

23; Ps. 99. 4. 
t Heb. heart. 



II Or, afflicted. 
b Ps. 33. 18. & 
34. 15. 
c Ps. 113. 8. 



(1 Ps. 107. 10. 



4 tl will answer thee, and ^thy 
companions with thee. 

5 " Look unto the heavens, and see ; 
and behold the clouds which are high- 
er than thou. 

6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou 
•^ against him 1 or ifthj transgressions 
be multiplied, what doest thou unto 
himl 

7 ^ If thou be righteous, what givest 
thou him'? or what receiveth he of 
thine hand 1 

8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man 
as thou art; and thy righteousness 
may profit the son of man. 

9 ^By reason of the multitude of 
oppressions they make the oppressed 
to cry : they cry out by reason of the 
arm of the mighty. 

10 But none saith, ^ Where is God 
my maker, ^ who giveth songs in the 
night ; 

1 1 Who ' teacheth us more than the 
beasts of the earth, and maketh us 
wiser than the fowls of heaven ? 

12 "^ There they cry, but none giveth 
answer, because of the pride of evil 
men. 

13 ' Surely God will not hear vanity, 
neither will the Almighty regard it. 

14 ""Although thou say est thou shalt 
not see him, yet judgment is before 
him ; therefore "trust thou in him. 

16 But now, because it is not so, II he 
hath ° visited in his anger ; yet H he 
knoweth it not in great extremity : 

16 P Therefore doth Job open his 
mouth in vain ; he multiplieth words 
without knowledge. 

CHAPTER XXXVI. 

Elihu sheweth that God is just in all his ways ; 15 that 
he dealeth gently with the humble, and that Job's 
sins prevented his dealing thus with him ; 18 and ex- 
hortcth him to repentance. 26 God's injinite power. 

ELIHU also proceeded, and said, 
2 Suffer me a little, and I will 
shew thee t that I have yet to speak 
on God's behalf. 

3 I will fetch my knowledge from 
afar, and will ascribe righteousness 
to my Maker. 

4 For truly my words shall not be 
false : he that is perfect in knowledge 
is with thee. 

5 Behold, God is mighty, and de- 
spiseth not any: '■he is mighty in 
strength and t wisdom. 

6 He preserveth not the life of the 
wicked : but giveth right to the II poor. 

7 '' He withdraweth not his eyes from 
the righteous: but *= with kings are 
they on the throne ; yea, he doth estab- 
lish them for ever, and they are exalted. 

8 And "^ if they be bound in fetters, 
and be holden in cords of affliction ; 

9 Then he sheweth them their work, 

514 



and their transgressions that they 
have exceeded. 

10 * He openeth also their ear to 
discipline, and commandeth that they 
return from iniquity. 

1 1 If they obey and serve him, they 
shall ^ spend their days in prosperity, 
and their years in pleasures. 

12 But if they obey not, t they shall 
perish by the sword, and they shall 
die without knowledge. 

13 But the hypocrites in heart ^heap 
up wrath : they cry not when he 
bindeth them. 

14 ^tThey die in youth, and their 
life is among the H unclean. 

15 He delivereth the II poor in his 
affliction, and openeth their ears in 
oppression. 

16 Even so would he have removed 
thee out of the strait ' into a broad 
place, where there is no straitness ; 
and f^that which should be set on 
thy table should be full of ' fatness. 

17 But thou hast fulfilled the judg- 
ment of the wicked : H judgment and 
justice take hold on thee. 

18 Because there is wrath, beware 
lest he take thee away with his 
stroke : then "^ a great ransom can- 
not t deliver thee. 

19 "Will he esteem thy riches? no, 
not gold, nor all the forces of strength. 

20 Desire not the night, when peo- 
ple are cut off in their place. 

21 Take heed, ° regard not iniquity : 
for P this hast thou chosen rather than 
affliction. 

22 Behold, God exalteth by his pow- 
er : ^ who teacheth like him ? 

23 ""Who hath enjoined him his 
way? or 'who can say. Thou hast 
wrought iniquity ? 

24 Remember that thou 'magnify 
his work, which men behold. 

25 Every man may see it ; man may 
behold it afar off. 

26 Behold, God is great, and we 
" know him not, ^ neither can the 
number of his years be searched out. 

27 For he ^ maketh small the drops 
of water : they pour down rain ac- 
cording to the vapour thereof; 

28 ^ Which the clouds do drop and 
distil upon man abundantly. 

29 Also can any understand the 
spreadings of the clouds, or the noise 
of his tabernacle 1 

30 Behold, he ^spreadeth his light 
upon it, and covereth tthe bottom 
of the sea. 

31 For ''by them judgeth he the peo- 
ple ; he " giveth meat in abundance. 

32 ^ With clouds he covereth the 
light ; and commandeth it not to shine 
by the cloud that cometh betwixt. 



f ch. 21. 13. 
Is. 1. 19, 20. 

t Heb. they 
shall pass 
away by the 
sword. 

S Rom. 2. 5. 



t Heb. Their 
soul dieth. 

II Or, sodom- 
ites. Deut. 
23. 17. 

II Or, afflicted. 

h ch. 15. 32. & 
22. 16. Ps. 
55. 23. 

i Ps. 18. 19. & 
31. 8. & 118. 5. 

t Heb. the rest 
of thy table. 
k Ps. 23. 5. 

I Ps. 36. 8. 

II Or, judg- 
ment and jus- 
tice should 
uphold thee. 



m Ps. 49. 7. 

t Heb. turn 
thee aside. 
n Prov. 11. 4. 



P See Heb. 11. 

25. 



q Is. 40. 13, 14. 

Rom. 11. 34. 

1 Cor. 2. 16. 
r ch. 34. 13. 
s ch. 34. 10. 

t Ps. 92. 5. 
Rev. 15. 3. 



u 1 Cor. 13. 12. 


X Ps. 90. 2. & 
102. 24, 27. 
Heb. 1. 12. 


y Ps. 147. 8. 


z Prov. 3. 20. 



a ch. 37. 3. 

t Heb. the 
roots. 

b ch. 37. 13. & 

38.23. 
c Ps. 136. 25. 

Acts 14. 17. 
d Ps. 147. 8. 



GoiTs power and tvisdom. 



JOB. 



God reasoneth with Job. 



B.C. 

about 1520. 



t Heb. that 
which (joeth 
up. 

e 1 Kings 18. 
41, 45. 



t Heb. Hear 
in hearing. 



t Heb. light. 

t Heb. wings 
of the earth. 

a f 8. 29. 3, k. 
68.33. 



b ch.5.9. &.9. 
10. & 36. 26. 
Rev. 15. 8. 

c Ps. 147. 16, 
17. 

t Heb. and to 
the shower of 
rain, and to 
the showers of 
rain of his 
strength. 

d Ps. 109. 27. 

e Ps. 104. 22. 



t Heb. Out of 
the chamber. 

f Heb. scatter- 
ing winds. 

fch. 38. 29.30. 
Ps. 147. 17. 18. 



t Heb. the 
cloud of 
his light. 

S Ps. 148. 8, 

h Ex. 9. 18, 23. 
1 Sam. 12. 18, 
19. Ezra 10. 

9. ch.36. 31. 
t Heb. a rod. 

i ch. 38. 26, 27. 
k 2 Sam. 21. 

10, 1 Kings 
18.45. 

1 Ps. 111. 2. 



m ch. 36. 29. 
n ch. 36. 4, 



3 Gen. 1. 6. 
Is. 44. 24. 



33 ^ The noise thereof sheweth con- 
cerning it, the cattle also concerning 
tthe vapour. 

X)HAPTER XXXVII. 

Elihu speaketh of the power and incomprehensible 
wisdom of God as seen in his works ; 23 and urgeth 
men to fear him. 

AT this also my heart trembleth, 
and is moved out of his place. 

2 t Hear attentively the noise of his 
voice, and the sound that goeth out 
of his mouth. 

3 He directeth it under the whole 
heaven, and his t lightning unto the 
tends of the earth. 

4 After it ^a voice roareth : he 
thundereth with the voice of his ex- 
cellency ; and he will not stay them 
when his voice is heard. 

5 God thundereth marvellously with 
his voice ; ^ great things doeth he, 
which we cannot comprehend. 

6 For '^he saith to the snow, Be 
thou on the earth; t likewise to the 
small rain, and to the great rain of 
his strength. 

7 He sealeth up the hand of every 
man; ''that all men mayknow his work. 

8 Then the beasts ^go into dens, 
and remain in their places. 

9 tOut of the south cometh the 
whirlwind : and cold out of the + north. 

10 ^By the breath of God frost is 
given : and the breadth of the waters 
is straitened. 

11 Also by watering he wearieth 
the thick cloud : he scattereth t his 
bright cloud : 

12 And it is turned round about 
by his counsels: that they may ^do 
whatsoever he commandeth them up- 
on the face of the world in the earth. 

13 ''He causeth it to come, whether 
for t correction, or 'for his land, or 
^ for mercy. 

14 Hearken unto this, Job : stand 
still, and 'consider the wondrous 
works of God. 

15 Dost thou know when God dis- 
posed them, and caused the light of 
his cloud to shine 1 

16 "'Dost thou know the balancings 
of the clouds, the wondrous works of 
" him which is perfect in knowledge 1 

17 How thy garments are warm, 
when he quieteth the earth by the 
south wind? 

18 Hast thou with him "spread out 
the sky, which is strong, and as a 
molten lookingglass 1 

19 Teach us what we shall say unto 
him ; for we cannot order our speech 
by reason of darkness. 

20 Shall it be told him that I speak'? 
if a man speak, surely he shall be 
swallowed up. *, 

21 And now men see not the bright 



light which is in the clouds : but the 
wind passe th, and cleanseth them. 

22 t Fair weather cometh out of the 
north : with God is terrible majesty. 

23 Touching the Almighty, p we can- 
not find him out: i/te is excellent in 
power, and in judgment, and in plenty 
of justice : he will not afflict. 

24 Men do therefore "■ fear him : he re- 
specteth notanyifAa^are'wise of heart. 

CHAPTER XXXVIII. 

God calleth upon Job to answer ; 4 and by his mighty 
works convinceth him of ignorance, 31 and of weak- 
ness. 

THEN the Lord answered Job 
^out of the whirlwind, and said, 

2 ^ Who is this that darkeneth coun- 
sel by " words without knowledge '? 

3 ^ Gird up now thy loins like a 
man ; for I will demand of thee, and 
t answer thou me. 

4 ^ Where wast thou when I laid the 
foundations of the earth 1 declare, t if 
thou hast understanding. 

5 Who hath laid the measures there- 
of, if thou knowesf? or who hath 
stretched the line upon it 1 

6 Whereupon are the t foundations 
thereof t fastened 1 or who laid the 
corner stone thereof; 

7 When the morning stars sang 
together, and all ^the sons of God 
shouted for joy 1 

8 ^ Or who shut up the sea with 
doors, when it brake forth, as if it 
had issued out of the womb ? 

9 When I made the cloud the 
garment thereof, and thick darkness 
a swaddling band for it, 

10 And II ''brake up for it my de- 
creed place, and set bars and doors, 

11 And said. Hitherto shalt thou 
come, but no further : and here shall 
t thy proud waves ' be stayed ? 

12 Hast thou ''commanded the 
morning since thy days ; and caused 
the day spring to know his place ; 

13 That it might take hold of the 
t ends of the earth, that ' the wieked 
might be shaken out of it ? 

14 It is turned as clay to the seal; 
and they stand as a garment. 

15 And from the wicked their 
•"light is withholden, and "the high 
arm shall be broken. 

16 Hast thou ° entered into the 
springs of the sea? or hast thou 
walked in the search of the depth ? 

17 Have ^the gates of death been 
opened unto thee ? or hast thou seen 
the doors of the shadow of death ? 

18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of 
the earth? declareif thou knowestit all. 

19 Where is the way where light 
dwelleth? and as for darkness, where 
is the place thereof, 

515 



B.C. 
about 1.520. 

t Heb. Gold. 

P 1 Tim. 6. 16. 
q ch. 36. 5. 



r Mutt. 10. 28. 

1 Matt. 11.2.5. 
1 Cor. 1. 26. 



a So Ex. 19. 

J6, 18. 1 

Kings 19. 

11. Ez.1.4. 

Nah. 1. 3. 
b ch. 34. 35. &. 

42.3. 

c 1 Tim. 1. 7. 
d ch. 40. 7. 

t Heb. make 
me know. 

t Heb. if thou 
knowest un- 
derstanding. 

e Ps. 104. 5. 
Prov. 8. 29. 
& 30. 4. 



t Heb. socfcefs. 

t Heb. made 
to sink 7 



{ ch. 1. 6. 



e Gen. 1. 9. 
Ps. 33. 7. &. 
104. 9. 

Prov. 8. 29. 
Jer. 5. 22. 



II Or, estab- 
lished my de- 
cree upon it. 

h ch. 26. 10. 



t Heb. the 

pride of thy 

waves. 
i Ps. 89. 9. &. 

93.4. 
k Ps. 74. 16. & 

148. 5. 
t Heb. wings. 
1 Ps. 104. 35. 



mch.18.5. 
n Ps. 10. 15. 


Ps. 77. 19 


P Ps. 9. 13. 



God reasoneth with Job. 



JOB. 



God reasoneth with Job. 



B.C. 

at)out 1520. 

II Or, at. 



>• Ex. 9. 18. 
Josh. 10. 11. 
Is. 30. 30. 
Ez. 13. 11, 13. 
Rev. 16. 21. 



s ch. 28. 26. 



u Ps. 147. 8. 
Jer. 14. 22, 



X Ps. 147. 16. 
y ch. 37. 10. 
z ch. 9. 9. 

Am. 5. 8. 
t Heb. is 

taken. 

II Or, The 

seven stars. 

Heb. Cimah. 
t Heb. Cecil. 
\\ Or, The 

twelve signs. 
t Heb. guide 

them. 
a Jer. 31. 35. 



t Heb. Behold 

us 7 
b ch. 32. 8. 

Ps. 51. 6. 

Ecc. 2. 26. 



t Heb. who 
can cause to 
lie down. 

II Or, When 
the dust is 
turned into 
mire. 

t Heb. ia 

poured. 
"i^Reb. the life. 
c Ps. 104. 21. 

& 145. 15. 

d Ps. 147. 9. 
Matt. 6. 26. 



20 That thou shouldest take it H to the 
bound thereof, and that thou shouldest 
know the paths to the house thereof? 

21 Know est thou it, because thou 
wast then born ? or because the num- 
ber of thy days is great ? 

22 Hast thou entered into '^ the treas- 
ures of the snow 1 or hast thou seen 
the treasures of the hail, 

23 'Which I have reserved against 
tlie time of trouble, against the day 
of battle and war 1 

24 By what way is the light parted, 
which scattereth the east wind upon 
the earth ? 

25 Who 'hath divided a watercourse 
for the overflowing of waters, or a 
way for the lightning of thunder ; 

26 To cause it to rain on the earth, 
where no man is; on the wilderness, 
wherein there is no man ; 

27 ' To satisfy the desolate and waste 
ground ; and to cause the bud of the 
tender herb to spring forth 1 

28 " Hath the rain a father '? or who 
hath begotten the drops of dew '? 

29 Out of whose womb came the 
ice? and the '^ hoary frost of heaven, 
who hath gendered it ? 

30 The waters are hid as with a stone, 
and the face of the deep t is y frozen. 

31 Canst thou bind the sweet in- 
fluences of '^ II Pleiades, or loose the 
bands of t Orion 1 

32 Canst thou bring forth H Mazza- 
roth in his season? or canst thou 
t guide Arcturus with his sons ? 

33 Knowest thou ^the ordinances 
of heaven? canst thou set the do- 
minion thereof in the earth ? 

34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to 
the clouds, that abundance of waters 
may cover thee ? 

35 Canst thou send lightnings, that 
they may go, and say unto thee, 
t Here we are ? 

36 ^ Who hath put wisdom in the 
inward parts ? or who hath given un- 
derstanding to the heart ? 

37 Who can number the clouds in 
wisdom ? or t who can stay the bottles 
of heaven, 

3 8 II When the dust tgroweth into hard- 
ness,and the clods cleave fast together? 

39 "^Wilt thou hunt the prey for 
the lion ? or fill t the appetite of the 
young lions, 

40 When they couch in their dens, 
and abide in the covert to lie in wait ? 

41 "^ Who provideth for the raven his 
food ? when his young ones cry unto 
God, they wander for lack of meat. 

CHAPTER XXXIX. 

God^s power and providence illustrated in the wild 
goats and hinds ; 5 in the wild ass ; 9 in the uni- 
corn; 13 in the peacock, stork, and ostrich; 19 in 
the horse ; 26 in the hawk ; 27 and in the eagle. 

516 



KNOWEST thou the time when 
the wild goats of the rock bring 
forth ? or canst thou mark when ^ the 
hinds do calve ? 

2 Canst thou number the months 
that they fulfil ? or knowest thou the 
time when they bring forth ? 

3 They bow themselves, they bring, 
forth their young ones, they cast out'' 
their sorrows. 

4 Their young ones are in good 
liking, they grow up with corn ; they 
go forth, and return not unto them. 

5 Who hath sent out the wild ass 
free ? or who hath loosed the bands 
of the wild ass ? 

6 ^ Whose house I have made the 
wilderness, and the t barren land his 
dwellings. 

7 He scorneth the multitude of the 
city, neither regardeth he the crying 
t of the driver, 

8 The range of the mountains is his 
pasture, and he searcheth after every 
green thing. 

9 Will the *= unicorn be willing to 
serve thee, or abide by thy crib ? 

10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with 
his band in the furrow ? or will he 
harrow the valleys after thee ? 

1 1 Wilt thou trust him, because his 
strength is great ? or wilt thou leave 
thy labour to him ? 

12 Wilt thou believe him, that he 
will bring home thy seed, and gather 
it into thy barn ? 

13 Gavest thou the goodly wings 
unto the peacocks ? or H wings and 
feathers unto the ostrich? 

14 Which leave th her eggs in the 
earth, and warmeth them in the dust, 

15 And forgetteth that the foot may 
crush them, or that the wild beast 
may break them. 

16 She is <^ hardened against her 
young ones, as though they were not 
hers : her labour is in vain without 
fear ; 

17 Because God hath deprived her 
of wisdom, neither hath he ^impart- 
ed to her understanding. 

18 What time she lifteth up herself 
on high, she scorneth the horse and 
his rider. 

19 Hast thou given the horse 
strength ? hast thou clothed his neck 
with thunder ? 

20 Canst thou make him afraid as 
a grasshopper ? the glory of his nos- 
trils is t terrible. 

21 II He paweth in the valley, and 
rejoiceth in his strength: ^he goeth 
on to meet t the armed men. 

22 He mocketh at fear, and is not 
affrighted ; neither turneth he back 
from the sword. 

i 



Job confesseth his guilt. 



JOB. 



God^s power and majeaty. 



B.C. 
about 1520. 



t Heb. hy thy 

■mouth. 
g Jer. 49. 16. 

Obad. 4. 



h Matt. 24. 28. 
Luke 17. 37. 



a ch, 33. 13. 



b Ezra 9. 6. 
ch.42.6. Ps. 
51.4. 


c ch. 29. 9. 
Ps. 39. 9. 


d ch. 38. 1. 


e ch. 38. 3. 


f ch. 42. 4. 


S Ps. 51. 4. 
Rom. 3. 4. 


h ch. 37. 4. 
Ps. 29. 3, 4. 


i Ps. 93. 1. & 
104. 1. 



k Is. 2. 12. 
Dan. 4. 37. 



II Or, the el- 
ephant, as 
some think. 



23 The quiver rattleth against him, 
the glittering- spear and the shield. 

24 He swalloweth the ground with 
fierceness and rage : neither believeth 
he that it is the sound of the trumpet. 

25 He saith among the trumpets, 
Ha, ha ! and he smelleth the battle 
•afar off, the thunder of the captains, 
and the shouting. 

26' Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, 
and stretch her wings toward the 
south ? 

27 Doth the eagle mount up t at thy 
command, and 'make her nest on high'? 

28 She dwelleth and abideth on the 
rock, upon the crag of the rock, and 
the strong place. 

29 From thence she seeketh the 
prey, and her eyes behold afar off. 

30 Her young ones also suck up 
blood : and ^ where the slain are, there 
is she. 

CHAPTER XL. 

God rebukefh Job for his presumption. 3 Job hum- 
bleth himself and will not reply. G God's power 
and majesty as displayed in his judgments, 15 and 
also in the behemoth. 

MOREOVER the Lord answered 
Job, and said, 

2 Shall he that *contendeth with 
the Almighty instruct him ? he that 
reproveth God, let him answer it. 

3 II Then Job answered the Lord, 
and said, 

4 '' Behold, I am vile ; what shall I 
answer thee 1 "^ I will lay mine hand 
upon my mouth. 

5 Once have I spoken ; but I will 
not answer : yea, twice ; but I will 
proceed no further. 

6 ^ <^Then answered the Lord unto 
Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 

7 ^Gird up thy loins now like a 
man : ^ I will demand of thee, and 
declare thou unto me. 

8 ^ Wilt thou also disannul my judg- 
ment? wilt thou condemn me, that 
thou mayest be righteous ? 

9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst 
thou thunder with ^a voice like him? 

10 'Deck thyself now with majesty 
and excellency; and array thyself 
with glory and beauty. 

11 Cast abroad the rage of thy 
wrath : and behold every one that is 
proud, and abase him. 

12 Look on every one that is '^ proud, 
and bring him low ; and tread down 
the wicked in their place. 

13 Hide them in the dust together ; 
a7id bind their faces in secret. 

14 Then will I also confess unto thee 
that thine own right hand can save 
thee. 

15 T Behold now H behemoth, which 
I made with thee ; he eateth grass as 
an ox. 



16 Lo now, his strength is in his 
loins, and his force is in the navel of 
his belly. 

17 li He moreth his tail like a cedar: 
the sinews of his stones are wrapped 
together. 

18 His bones a7'e as strong pieces of 
brass ; his bones are like bars of iron, 

19 He is the chief of the ways of 
God : he that made him can make 
his sword to approach u7ito him. 

20 Surely the mountains ' bring him 
forth food, where all the beasts of the 
field play. 

21 He lieth under the shady trees, in 
the covert of the reed, and fens. 

22 The shady trees cover him with 
their shadow ; the willows of the 
brook compass him about. 

23 Behold, the drinketh up a river, 
and hasteth not : he trusteth that he 
can draw up Jordan into his mouth. 

24 II He taketh it with his eyes : his 
nose pierceth through snares. 

CHAPTER XLL 

God's power and majesty as seen in the leviathan. 

CANST thou draw out "^leviathan 
with a hook ? or his tongue with 
a cord "^ which thou lettest down? 

2 Canst thou ''put a hook into his 
nose? or bore his jaw through with 
a thorn ? 

3 Will he make many supplications 
unto thee ? will he speak soft words 
unto thee ? 

4 Will he make a covenant with 
thee ? wilt thou take him for a serv- 
ant for ever? 

5 Wilt thou play with him as with 
a bird ? or wilt thou bind him for thy 
maidens ? 

6 Shall the companions make a ban- 
quet of him? shall they part him 
among the merchants ? 

7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed 
irons ? or his head with fish spears ? 

8 Lay thine hand upon him, remem- 
ber the battle, do no more. 

9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain : 
shall not one be cast down even at the 
sight of him ? 

10 None is so fierce that dare stir 
him up ; who then is able to stand 
before me ? 

11 "^Who hath prevented me, that 

I should repay him ? ^ whatsoever is 
under the whole heaven is mine. 

12 1 will not conceal his parts, nor 
his power, nor his comely proportion. 

13 Who can discover the face of his 
garment? or who can come to him 

II with his double bridle ? 

14 Who can open the doors of his 
face? his teeth are terrible round 
about. 

517 



B.C. 

about 1.520. 



I Or, He set- 
teth up. 



1 Ps. 104. 14. 



t Heb. he op- 
presseth. 



II Or, Will any 
take him in 
his sight, or. 
bore his nose 
a gin ? 



ith 



ch. 41. 1, 2. 



I! That is, a 
whale, or, a 
whirlpool. 

t Heb. which 
thou drown- 
estl 

a Ps. 104. 26. 
Is. 27. 1. 

b Is. 37. 29. 



c Eom. 11. 35. 

d Ex. 19. 5. 
Deut. 10. 14. 
Ps. 24. 1. & 
50.12. ICor. 
10. 26, 28. 



Or, within. 



JoVs deep humiliation. 



JOB. 



His great p'rosperity. 




t Heb. sorrow 
rejoiceth. 



t Heb. Tlie 
fallings. 



II Or, breast- 
plate. 



t Heb. Shar}) 
pieces of pot- 
sherd. 



II Or, who be- 
have them- 
selves with- 
out fear. 



?. Gen. 18.14. 

Matt. 19. 2t). 

Mark 10. 27. 

Jc 14. Sfi. 

Luke 18.27. 
I! Or, no 

thought of 

thine can be 

hindered. 
b ch. 38. 2. 

c Ps. 40. 5. & 
131.1. & 139. 6. 



15 His t scales are his pride, shut 
up together as with a close seal. 

16 One is so near to another, that 
no air can come between them. 

17 They are joined one to another, 
they stick together, that they cannot 
be sundered. 

18 By his neesings a hght doth shine, 
and his eyes are like the eyelids of 
the morning. 

19 Out of his mouth go burning 
lamps, and sparks of fire leap out. 

20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, 
as out of a seething pot or caldron. 

21 His breath kindleth coals, and a 
flame goeth out of his mouth. 

22 In his neck remaineth strength, 
and t sorrow is turned into joy before 
him. 

23 tThe flakes of his flesh are joined 
together : they are firm in themselves ; 
they cannot be moved. 

24 His heart is as firm as a stone ; 
yea, as hard as a piece of the nether 
millstone. 

25 When he raiseth up himself, the 
mighty are afraid : by reason of break- 
ings they purify themselves. 

26 The sword of him that layeth at 
him cannot hold : the spear, the dart, 
nor the H habergeon. 

27 He esteemeth iron as straw, a7id 
brass as rotten wood. 

28 The arrow cannot make him 
flee : shng stones are turned with 
him into stubble. 

29 Darts are counted as stubble : he 
laugheth at the shaking of a spear. 

30 t Sharp stones are under him : he 
spreadeth sharp pointed things upon 
the mire. 

31 He maketh the deep to boil like 
a pot : he maketh the sea like a pot 
of ointment. 

32 He maketh a path to shine after 
him ; one would think the deep to be 
hoary. 

33 Upon earth there is not his like, 
II who is made without fear. 

34 He beholdeth all high things : he 
is a king over all the children of pride. 

CHAPTER XLH. 

Job Immbleth himself before God. 1 His friends are 
condemned for their wrong speaking. 10 Job's pros- 
perity. 16 His age and death. 

THEN Job answered the Lord, 
and said, 

2 I know that thou * canst do every 
thing., and that "no thought can be 
withholden from thee. 

3 ''Who is he that hideth counsel 
without knowledge "? therefore have I 
uttered that I understood not ; '^ things 
too wonderful for me, which I knew 
not. 

518 



4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will 
speak : ^ I will demand of thee, and 
declare thou unto me. 

5 I have heard of thee by the hear- 
ing of the ear ; but now mine eye 
seeth thee : 

6 Wherefore I ® abhor myself, and 
repent in dust and ashes. 

7 T And it was so, that after the 
Lord had spoken these words unto 
Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Te- 
manite, My wrath is kindled against 
thee, and against thy two friends : 
for ye have not spoken of me the 
thing that is right, as my servant Job 
hath. 

8 Therefore take unto you now 'sev- 
en bullocks and seven rams, and ^ go 
to my servant Job, and offer up for 
yourselves a burnt offering ; and my 
servant Job shall ^pray for you : for 
t him will I accept : lest I deal with 
you after your folly, in that ye have 
not spoken of me the thing which is 
right, like my servant Job. 

9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bil- 
dad the Shuhite and Zophar the 
Naamathite went, and did according 
as the Lord commanded them : the 
Lord also accepted t Job. 

10 ^And the Lord turned the cap- 
tivity of Job, when he prayed for 
his friends : also the Lord tgave Job 
■^ twice as much as he had before. 

11 Then came there unto him 'all 
his brethren, and all his sisters, and 
all they that had been of his acquaint- 
ance before, and did eat bread with 
him in his house : and they bemoan- 
ed him, and comforted him over all 
the evil that the Lord had brought 
upon him : every man also gave him 
a piece of money, and every one an 
earring of gold. 

12 So the Lord blessed '"the latter 
end of Job more than his beginning : 
for he had "fourteen thousand sheep, 
and six thousand camels, and a thou- 
sand yoke of oxen, and a thousand 
she asses. 

13 "He had also seven sons and 
three daughters. 

14 And he called the name of the 
first, .Temima ; and the name of the 
second, Kezia ; and the name of the 
third, Keren-happuch. 

15 And in all the land were no wo- 
men found so fair as the daughters 
of Job : and their father gave them 
inheritance among their brethren. 

16 After this p lived Job a hun- 
dred and forty years, and saw his 
sons, and his sons' sons, even four 
generations. 

17 So Job died, being old and ifull 
of days. 



a Frov. 4. 14, 

15, 

II Or, wicked. 

b Ps. 26. 4. 
Jer. 15. 17. 

c Ps. 119. 35, 

47, 92. 
d Josh. 1. 8. 

Ps. 119. 1, 97. 
e Jer. 17. 8. 

Ez.47. 12. 



fKeh. fade. 
f Gen. 39. 3, 

23. Ps. 128. 

2. Is. 3. 10. 
g- Job 21. 18. 

Ps. 35. 5. Is. 

17. 13. & 29. 

5. Hos. 13. 3. 



h Ps. 37. 18. 
Nah. 1. 7. 
John 10. 14. 
2 Tim. 2. 19. 



II Or, tumnltu- 
uusiy assem- 
ble. 

t Heb. medi- 
tate. 

a Ps. 46. 6. 
Acts 4. 25, 26. 

b Ps. 45. 7. 

John 1. 41. 
c Jer. 5. 5. 

Luke 19. 14. 
d Ps. 11. 4. 
e Ps. 37. 13. &. 

59. 8. Prov. 

1. 26. 
i 2 Sam. 5. 7. 
II Or, trouble. 
t Heb. a?ioz«<- 

ed. 
t Heb. W770W 

Zion, the hill 

of my holi- 
ness. 
II Or, for a 

decree. 
S Acts. 13. 33. 

Heb. 1. 5. k. 

5.5. 
h Ps. 22. 27. & 

72. 8. & 89. 27. 

Dan. 7. 13, 14. 

See John 17. 

4, 5. & 19. 15. 
i Ps. 89. 23. 

Rev. 2. 27. & 

12.5. 



THE BOOK 



OF 



PSALMS. 



PSALM I. 

The blessedness of the ritjhteous. 4 The mitery of the 
ungodly. 

BLESSED ^is the man that walk- 
eth not in the counsel of the 
II ungodly, nor standeth in the way of 
sinners, ^ nor sitteth in the seat of the 
scornful. 

2 But " his delight is in the law of 
the Lord ; ^ and in his law doth he 
meditate day and night. 

3 And he shall be like a tree ^ plant- 
ed by the rivers of water, that bring- 
eth forth his fruit in his season ; his 
leaf also shall not t wither ; and what- 
soever he doeth shall ^ prosper. 

4 The ungodly are not so : but are 
^like the chaff which the wind driveth 
away. 

5 Therefore the ungodly shall not 
stand in the judgment, nor sinners in 
the congregation of the righteous. 

6 For ''the Lord knoweth the way 
of the righteous : but the way of the 
ungodly shall perish. 

PSALM IL 

The kingdom of the Messiah. 10 Kings exhorted to 
serve him. 

HY * do the heathen n rage, and 
the people t imagine a vain 
thing ? 

2 The kings of the earth set them- 
selves, and the rulers take counsel to- 
gether, against the Lord, and against 
his ^ anointed, saying, 

3 *^ Let us break their bands asunder, 
and cast away their cords from us. 

4 ''He that sitteth in the heavens 
^ shall laugh : the Lord shall have 
them in derision. 

5 Then shall he speak unto them in 
his wrath, and II vex them in his sore 
displeasure. 

6 Yet have I t set my king t ^ upon 
my holy hill of Zion. 

7 I will declare n the decree : the 
Lord hath said unto me, ^ Thou art 
my Son ; this day have I begotten 
thee. 

8 ''Ask of me, and I shall give thee 
the heathen /or thine inheritance, and 
the uttermost parts of the earth /or 
thy possession, 

9 ' Thou shalt break them with a 



rod of iron ; thou shalt dash them in 
pieces like a potter's vessel. 

10 Be wise now therefore, O ye 
kings : be instructed, ye judges of the 
earth. 

1 1 "^ Serve the Lord with fear, and 
rejoice ' with trembling. 

12 •" Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, 
and ye perish from the way, when 
° his wrath is kindled but a little. 
° Blessed are all they that put their 
trust in him. 

PSALM in. 

The psalmist's confidence in God's protection. 

1] A Psalm of David, * when he fled from Absalom 

his son. 

LORD, *how are they increased 
that trouble me ! many are they 
that rise up against me. 

2 Many there be which say of my 
soul, '' There is no help for him in 
God. II Selah. 

3 But thou, Lord, art '^ a shield 
II for me ; my glory, and '' the lifter up 
of mine head. 

4 I cried unto the Lord with my 
voice, and e he heard me out of his 
f holy hill. Selah, 

5^1 laid me down and slept ; I 
awaked ; for the Lord sustained me, 

6 '^ I will not be afraid of ten thou- 
sands of people, that have set them- 
selves against me round about. 

7 Arise, O Lord ; save me, my 
God : ' for thou hast smitten all mine 
enemies upon the cheek bone ; thou 
hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. 

8 ^ Salvation belongeth unto the 
Lord : thy blessing is upon thy peo- 
ple. Selah. 

PSALM IV. 

The psalmist prayeth to be heard. 2 He reproveth 
his enemies. 4 and exhorteth them to obedience. 6 
Man's happiness is in God's favour. 

^ To the chief |1 Musician on Ne^noth, A Psalm 
of David. 

HEAR me when I call, God of 
my righteousness : thou hast 
enlarged me ivhen I was in distress ; 
11 have mercy upon me, and hear my 
prayer. 

2 O ye sons of men, how long will 
ye turn my glory into shame ? how 
long will ye love vanity, and seek 
after leasing ? Selah. 

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God favoureth not the wicked. 



PSALMS. 



David''s complaint in sickness. 



a 2 Tim. 2. 19. 
2 Pet. 2. 9. 



b Eph. 4. 26. 
c Ps. 77. 6. 
2 Cor. 13. 5. 

d Deut. 33. 19. 
P.s. 50. 14. & 
51.19. 2 Sam. 
15. 12. 

e Ps. 37. 3. & 
G2. 8. 

f Num. 6. 26. 
Ps. 80. 3, 7, 
19. & 119. 135. 

&IS.9.3. 



hjobll. 18, 
19. Ps. 3. 5. 

i Lev. 25. 18, 
19. & 26. 5. 
Deut. 12. 10. 



b Ps. G5. 2. 

c Ps. 30. 5. & 
88. 13. & 130. 
6. 

d Hab. 1. 13. 

e Rev. 21. 8. 

f Ps. 55. 23. 

g 1 Kings 8. 
29, 30, 35, 38. 
Ps. 28. 2. & 
132. 7. &, 138. 
2. 

t Heb. before 
thine eyes. 

h Ps. 25. 5. 

i Ps. 25. 4. & 
27.11. 

k Luke 11. 44. 
Rom. 3. 13. 

t Heb. the 
man of bloods 
and deceit. 

t Heb. the 
temple of thy 
holiness. 

t Heb. those 
which observe 
me, Ps. 27. 11. 

II Or, stead- 
fastness. 

f Heb. in his 
mouth, that 
is, in the 
wrtuthofany 
qfthem. 

T Heb. wick- 
tdnesses. 

I Ps. 62. 4. 

;| Or, Make 
them guilty. 

II Or, from 
their counsels. 

m 2 Sam. 15. 

3L & 17. 14, 

23. 

n Is. 65. 13. 
t Heb. thou 

coverest over, 

or. protectesl 

them. 



3 But know that ""the Lord hath 
set apart him that is godly for him- 
self: the Lord will hear when I call 
unto him. 

4 ^ Stand in awe, and sin not : ^ com- 
mune with your own heart upon your 
bed, and be still. Selah. 

5 Offer ^ the sacrifices of righteous- 
ness, and ®put your trust in the 
Lord. 

6 There be many that say, Who will 
shew us any good ? ^ Lord, lift thou 
up the light of thy countenance upon 
us. 

7 Thou hast put ^ gladness in my 
heart, more than in the time that 
their corn and their wine increased. 

8 "^ I will both lay me down in peace, 
and sleep : *for thou, Lord, only ma- 
kest me dwell in safety. 

PSALM V. 

The psalmist, imploring help from God, 3 profcsscth 

his constancy in prayer, 8 and plcadeth especially 

for guidance, 10 for the destruction of his enemies, 

11 and for the preservation of the righteous. 

T[ To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm 

of David. 

GIVE ear to my words, Lord ; 
consider my meditation. 

2 Hearken unto the ^ voice of my 
cry, my King, and my God : for ^ un- 
to thee will I pray. 

3 '^ My voice shalt thou hear in the 
morning, O Lord ; in the morning 
will I direct mi/ prayer unto thee, 
and will look up. 

4 For thou art not a God that hath 
pleasure in wickedness : neither shall 
evil dwell with thee. 

5 ^ The foolish shall not stand t in 
thy sight : thou hatest all workers of 
iniquity. 

6 ^Thou shalt destroy them that 
speak leasing : ^ the Lord will abhor 
t the bloody and deceitful man. 

7 But as for me, I will come into 
thy house in the multitude of thy 
mercy : and in thy fear will I wor- 
ship ^ toward t thy holy temple. 

8 ^ Lead me, O Lord, in thy right- 
eousness because of t mine enemies ; 
'make thy way straight before my 
face. 

9 For there is no II faithfulness + in 
their mouth ; their inward part is 
t very wickedness ; ^ their throat is 
an open sepulchre ; ^ they flatter with 
their tongue. 

10 II Destroy thou them, O God ; 
"" let them fall II by their own coun- 
sels ; cast them out in the multitude 
of their transgressions ; for they have 
rebelled against thee. 

11 But let all those that put their 
trust in thee " rejoice : let them ever 
shout for joy, because t thou defend- 

520 



est them : let them also that love thy 
name be joyful in thee. 

12 For thou. Lord, °wilt bless the 
righteous ; with favour wilt thou 
t compass him as with a shield. 

PSALM VL 

The psalmist's prayer in affliction. 8 His supplica- 
tion is heard. 
Tf To the chief Musician on Neginoth ||*upon 
Sheminith, A Psalm of David. 

O^LORD, rebuke me not in thine 
anger, neither chasten me in thy 
hot displeasure. 

2 ^ Have mercy upon me, O Lord ; 
for I am weak : O Lord, " heal me ; 
for my bones are vexed. 

3 My soul is also sore vexed : but 
thou, Lord, ^how long? 

4 Return, O Lord, deliver my soul : 
oh save me for thy mercies' sake. 

5 ® For in death there is no remem- 
brance of thee : in the gi-ave who 
shall give thee thanks 1 

6 I am weary with my groaning ; 
II all the night make I my bed to 
swim ; I water my couch with my 
tears. 

7 ^Mine eye is consumed because of 
grief; it waxeth old because of all 
mine enemies. 

8 ^ Depart from me, all ye workers 
of iniquity ; for the Lord hath ^ heard 
the voice of my weeping. 

9 The Lord hath heard my sup- 
plication ; the Lord will receive my 
prayer. 

10 Let all mine enemies be ashamed 
and sore vexed : let them return and 
be ashamed suddenly. 

PSALM VH. 

The psalmist pray eih to be delivered from his enemies. 
10 He trusteth in God, who saveth the upright, 12 
and will punish the wicked. 

T] * Shigg^aion of David, which he sang unto the 
Lord,* concerning the ll words of Gush the Ben- 
jamite. 

OLORD my God, in thee do I 
put my trust : ^ save me from all 
them that persecute me, and deliver 
me : 

2 '' Lest he tear my soul like a lion, 
*^ rending it in pieces, while there is 
t none to deliver. 

3 O Lord my God, "^ if I have done 
this ; if there be ^ iniquity in my 
hands ; 

4 If I have rewarded evil unto him 
that was at peace with me ; (yea, ^ I 
have delivered him that without cause 
is mine enemy ;) 

5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, 
and take it ; yea, let him tread down 
my life upon the earth, and lay mine 
honour in the dust. Selah. 

6 Arise, Lord, in thine anger, 
s lift up thyself because of the rage 



He prayeth for justice. 



PSALMS. 



His thanksgiving to God. 



i Ps. 18. 20. 
35. 24. 



k 1 Sam. 16. 7. 

] Chr. 28. 9. 

Ps. 139. 1. 

Jer, 11. 20. & 

17. 10. & 20. 

12. Rev. 2. 

23. 
t Heb. My 

buckler is 

upon God. 
II Or, God 13 a 

righteous 

judge. 

l" Ps. 125. 4. 

mDeut.32.41. 



n Deut. 32. 23, 
42. Ps. 64. 7. 



o .Job 15. 35. 
Is. 33. 11. & 
59. 4. James 
1.15. 

t Heb. He 
hath dig- 
ged, a pit. 

P Esth. 7. 10. 
Job 4. 8. Ps. 

9. 15. & 10. 
2. &, 35. 8. & 
94. 23. & 141. 

10. Prov. 5. 
22. &. 26. 27, 
Ecc. 10. 8. 

q 1 Kings 2. 
32. Esth. 9. 
25. 



*Ps. 81, &.: 

title. 



I Ps. 148. 13. 



b Ps. 113. 4. 

cSeeMatt.n. 
25. & 21. 16. 
1 Cor. 1. 27. 

t Heb. found- 
ed. 

d Ps. 44. 16. 



e Ps. 111. 2. 



f Job 7. 17. 
Ps. 144. 3. 
Heb. 2. 6. 



S Gen. 1. 26, 



h I Cor. 15. 27. 
Heb. 2. 8. 



of mine enemies : and •'awake for me 
to the judgment that thou hast com- 
manded. 

7 So^shall the congregation of the 
people compass thee about : for their 
sakes therefore return thou on high. 

8 The Lord shall judge the people : 
judge me, O Lord, 'according to my 
righteousness, and according to mine 
intisgrity that is in me. 

9 Oh let the wickedness of the wick- 
ed come to an end ; but establish the 
just; '^for the righteous God trieth 
the hearts and reins. 

10 tMy defence is of God, which 
saveth the ' upright in heart. 

11 11 God judgeth the righteous, and 
God is angry with the wicked every 
day. 

12 If he turn not, he will '"whet 
his sword ; he hath bent his bow, and 
made it ready. 

13 He hath also prepared for him 
the instruments of death ; " he or- 
daineth his arrows against the per- 
secutors. 

14 ° Behold, he travaileth with ini- 
quity, and hath conceived mischief, 
and brought forth falsehood. 

15 tHe made a pit, and digged it, 
P and is fallen into the ditch which he 
made. 

16 "iHis mischief shall return upon 
his own head, and his violent dealing 
shall come down upon his own pate. 

17 I will praise the Lord according 
to his righteousness : and will sing 
praise to the name of the Lord most 
high. 

PSALM VIIL 

God^s glory manifested in his works, 4 and in his 
goodness to man. 

Tl To the chief Musician *upon Gittith, A Psalm 
of David. 

LORD our Lord, how * excel- 
lent is thy name in all the 

earth ! who ^ hast set thy glory above 

the heavens. 

2 ° Out of the mouth of babes and 
sucklings hast thou t ordained strength 
because of thine enemies, that thou 
mightest still "^the enemy and the 
avenger. 

3 When I ^consider thy heavens, 
the work of thy fingers, the moon 
and the stars, which thou hast or- 
dained ; 

4 ^What is man, that thou art 
mindful of him ? and the son of man, 
that thou visitest him 1 

5 For thou hast made him a little 
lower than the angels, and hast 
crowned him with glory and honour. 

6 sThou madest him to have do- 
minion over the works of thy hands ; 
h thou hast put all things under his feet : 



7 t All sheep and oxen, yea, and the 
beasts of the field ; 

8 The fowl of the air, and the fish 
of the sea, and whatsoever 
through the paths of the seas. 

9 'O Lord our Lord, how excellent 
is thy name in all the earth ! 

PSALM IX. 

The psalmist praiseth God for maintaining his cause. 
7 His trust in God, 13 andprayerfor help. 15 The 
destruction of the wicked. 

'\l To the chief Musician upon Muth-labben, A 
Psalm of David. 

I WILL praise thee, O Lord, with 
my whole heart ; I will shew 
forth all thy marvellous works. 

2 I will be glad and * rejoice in thee : 
1 will sing praise to thy name, 
^ thou Most High. 

3 When mine enemies are turned 
back, they shall fall and perish at 
thy presence. 

4 For tthou hast maintained my 
right and my cause ; thou satest in 
the throne judging t right, 

5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, 
thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou 
hast •= put out their name for ever and 
ever. 

6 II thou enemy, destructions are 
come to a perpetual end : and thou 
hast destroyed cities ; their memorial 
is perished with them. 

7 '^But the Lord shall endure for 
ever : he hath prepared his throne 
for judgment. 

8 And ''he shall judge the world in 
righteousness, he shall minister judg- 
ment to the people in uprightness, 

9 ^The Lord also will be +a refuge 
for the oppressed, a refuge in times 
of trouble. 

10 And they that ^know thy name 
will put their trust in thee : for thou, 
Lord, hast not forsaken them that 
seek thee. 

11 Sing praises to the Lord, which 
dwelleth in Zion : ^declare among 
the people his doings, 

12 ^When he maketh inquisition for 
blood, he remembereth them : he for- 
getteth not the cry of the H humble, 

13 Have mercy upon me, Lord ; 
consider my trouble which I siiffer 
of them that hate me, thou that lift- 
est me up from the gates of death : 

14 That I may shew forth all thy 
praise in the gates of the daughter 
of Zion : I will ^ rejoice in thy sal- 
vation. 

15 'The heathen are sunk down in 
the pit that they made : in the net 
which they hid is their own foot 
taken. 

16 The Lord is "" known by the 
judgment which he executeth : the 

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The outrage of the wicked. 



PSALMS. 



Their certain destruction. 



II That is. 

Meditation. 
n Ps. 19. 14. & 

92.3. 
o Job 8. 13. 

Ts. 50. 22. 
p ver. 12. 

Ps. 12. 5. 
q Prov. 23. 18. 

it 24. 14. 



a Ps. 7. 16. &. 
9. 15, 16. 
Prov. 5. 22. 

b Ps. 94. 4. 

c Prov. 28. 4. 
Rom. 1. 32. 

t Heb. In the 
pride of the 
wicked he 
doth perse- 
cute. 

t Heb. souPs. 

II Or, the cov- 
etous blesseth 
himself, he 
abhorreth the 
LORD. 

II Or, all his 
thoughts are, 
There is ?io 
God. 

d Ps. 14. 2. 

e Ps. 14. 1. & 
53. 1. 

f Prov. 24. 7. 
Is. 26. 11. 

t Heb. unto 
generation 
and genera- 
tion. 

t Heb. deceits. 
II Or, iniquity. 
S Ps. 12. 5. 
h Ps. 30. 6. 

Ecc. 8. 11. 

Is. 56. 12. 
t Heb. hide 

themselves. 
t Hell. 77! the 

secret places. 
i P.ev. 18. 7. 
k Rom. 3. 14. 
i Job 20. 12. 
m Ps. 12. 2. 
t Heb. He 

hreaketh 

himself. 
n Or, into his 

strong parts. 
D Hab. 3. 14. 
o Ps. 17. 11. 
p Ps. 17. 12. 

Mic. 7. 2. 

H Or, afflicted. 
q Job 22. 13. 

Ps.73.11. & 

94. 7. Ez. 8. 

12. & 9. 9. 
r Mic. 5. 9. 
s 2 Tim. 1. 12. 

1 Pet. 4. 19. 
tHeb. 

leaveth. 
t Ps. 68. 5. 

Hos. 14. 3. 



wicked is snared in the work of his 
own hands, li ° Higgaion. Selah. 

17 The wicked shall be turned into 
hell, and all the nations ° that forget 
God. 

18 P For the needy shall not always 
be forgotten : "^ the expectation of the 
poor shall not perish for ever. 

19 Arise, Lord ; let not man pre- 
vail : let the heathen be judged in 
thy sight. 

20 Put them in fear, Lord : that 
the nations may know themselves to 
be but men. Selah. 

PSALM X. 

The psalmist complaineth to God of the outrage of the 
wicked. 12 His prayer for help, 16 and his confi- 
dence in God. 

HY standest thou afar off, O 
Lord "? why hidest thou thyself 
in times of trouble % 

2 t The wicked in his pride doth per- 
secute the poor : ^ let them be taken in 
the devices that they have imagined. 

3 For the wicked ^ boasteth of his 
t heart's desire, and " II blesseth the 
covetous, ivhom the Lord abhorreth. 

4 The wicked, through the pride of 
his countenance, ^ will not seek after 
God: II God is not in all his ^ thoughts. 

5 His ways are always grievous ; 
^thy judgments are far above out of 
his sight : as for all his enemies, ^he 
puffeth at them. 

6 ^' He hath said in his heart, I shall 
not be moved : ^ for I shall t never be 
in adversity. 

7 ^ His mouth is full of cursing and 
t deceit and fraud : ' under his tongue 
is mischief ■" and II vanity. 

8 He sitteth in the lurking places of 
the villages : ° in the secret places doth 
he murder the innocent : ° his eyes 
t are privily set against the poor. 

9 P He lieth in wait t secretly as a 
lion in his den : he lieth in wait to 
catch the poor : he doth catch the 
poor, when he draweth him into his 
net. 

10 t He croucheth, and humbleth 
himself, that the poor may fall II by 
his strong ones. 

11 He hath said in his heart, God 
hath forgotten : ^ he hideth his face ; 
he will never see it. 

12 Arise, O Lord ; God, '"lift up 
thine hand : forget not the II humble. 

13 Wherefore doth the wicked con- 
temn God 1 he hath said in his heart, 
Thou wilt not require it. 

14 Thou hast seen it ; for thou be- 
holdest mischief and spite, to requite 
it with thy hand : the poor t = com- 
mitteth himself unto thee ; ' thou art 
the helper of the fatherless. 

522 



15 " Break thou the arm of the wick- 
ed and the evil man: seek out his 
wickedness till thou find none. 

16 ^ The Lord is King for ever and 
ever : the heathen are perished out of 
his land. 

17 Lord, thou hast heard the desire 
of the humble : thou wilt II ^ prepare 
their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear 
to hear : 

18 To ^ judge the fatherless and the 
oppressed, that the man of the earth 
may no more H oppress. 

PSALM XL 

The psalmist's reply to those who advised him to flee 
for safety. 

T[ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

* TN the Lord put I my trust : ^ how 
X say ye to my soul. Flee as a bird 
to your mountain ? 

2 For, lo, ""the wicked bend their 
bow, ^they make ready their arrow 
upon the string, that they may t priv- 
ily shoot at the upright in heart. 

3 ^ If the foundations be destroyed, 
what can the righteous do "? 

4 ^ The Lord is in his holy temple, 
the Lord's ^throne is in heaven : ^ his 
eyes behold, his eyelids try, the chil- 
dren of men. 

5 The Lord ' trieth the righteous : 
but the wicked and him that loveth 
violence his soul hateth. 

6 ^ Upon the wicked he shall rain 
snares, fire and brimstone, and H a 
horrible tempest : ' this shall be the 
portion of their cup. 

7 For the righteous Lord ""loveth 
righteousness ; ° his countenance doth 
behold the upright. 

PSALM XH. 

The psalmist craveth help of God. 3 He is confident 
that God will punish the wicked, and protect the 
righteous. 

^ To the chief Musician l|*upon Sheminith, A 
Psalm of David. 

li TTELP, Lord ; for ^ the godly man 
jljL ceaseth ; for the faithful fail 
from among the children of men. 

2 " They speak vanity every one 
with his neighbour : "^ with flattering 
lips and with t a double heart do they 
speak. 

3 The Lord shall cut off all flatter- 
ing lips, and the tongue that speaketh 
^ t proud things : 

4 Who have said. With our tongue 
will we prevail ; our lips t are our 
own : who is lord over us ? 

5 For the oppression of the poor, for 
the sighing of the needy, ^ now will I 
arise, saith the Lord ; I will set him 
in safety from him that H ^ puffeth at 
him. 



The wickedness of men. 



PSALMS. 



Confidence put in God. 



e 2 Sam. 22. 
31. Ps.18.30. 
& 19. 8. & 119. 
140.Prov.30. 
6. 



j- Heb. him : 
that is, every 
one of thfim, 

t Heb. the 
vilest of the 
S071S of men 
■ire exalted. 



n Or, overseer. 



aDeut.31. 17. 
Job 13. 24. 
P.S. 44. 24. & 
88. 14. & 89. 
46. Is. 59. 2. 



b Ezra 9. 8. 
c Jer. 51. 39. 

J Ps. 25. 2. & 
35. 19. & 38. 
16. 



f Ps. 116. 7. & 
119. 17. 



a Ps. 10. 4. & 

53. 1, &c. 
b Gen. 6. 11, 

12. Rom. 3. 

]0, &c. 

c Ps. 33. 13. & 
102. 19. 



d Rom. 3. 10, 
11, 12. 

t Heb. stink- 
ing. 



e Jer. 10. 25. 

Am. 8. 4. 

Mic. 3. 3. 
f Ps. 79. G. 

Is. 64. 7. 
t Heb. they 
feared a fear, 

Ps. 53. 5. 



S Ps. 9. 9. & 

142. 5. 
t Heb. Who 

will give, ^c. 

See Rom. 11. 

26. 

h Ps. 53. 6. 
i Job 42. 10. 

Ps. 120. 1. 



6 The words of the Lord are ^pure 
words : as silver tried in a furnace 
of earth, purified seven times. 

7 Thou shalt keep them, Lord, 
thou shalt preserve tthem from this 
generation for ever. 

8 The wicked walk on every side, 
when t the vilest men are exalted. 

PSALM XIIL 

The psalmisVs C07nplaint to God. 3 His prayer for 

help, 5 and trust in the mercy of the Lord. 

ly To the II chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

HOW long wilt thou forget me, 
Lord? for ever? ''how long 
wilt thou hide thy face from me ? 

2 How long shall I take counsel in 
my soul, having sorrow in my heart 
daily 1 how long shall mine enemy be 
exalted over me 1 

3 Consider and hear me, Lord 
my God : ^ lighten mine eyes, '^ lest 
I sleep the sleep of death ; 

4 '' Lest mine enemy say, I haA^e 
prevailed against him ; and those 
that trouble me rejoice when I am 
moved. 

5 But I have ^trusted in thy mer- 
cy ; my heart shall rejoice in thy 
salvation. 

6 I will sing unto the Lord, because 
he hath ^ dealt bountifully with me. 

PSALM XIV. 

The psalmist describeth the corruption of men ; 4 
sheweth the workers of iniquity their guilt; 7 and 
Imigethfor the salvation of Israel. 

•[[ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

THE ^fool hath said in his heart. 
There is no God. '' They are 
corrupt, they have done abominable 
works, there is none that doeth good. 

2 " The Lord looked down from 
heaven upon the children of men, 
to see if there were any that did 
understand, and seek God. 

3 '^ They are all gone aside, they 
are all together become t filthy : the7'e 
is none that doeth good, no, not 
one. 

4 Have all the workers of iniquity 
no knowledge 1 who ^ eat up my peo- 
ple as they eat bread, and ^ call not 
upon the Lord. 

5 There t were they in great fear : 
for God is in the generation of the 
righteous. 

6 Ye have shamed the counsel of 
the poor, because the Lord is his 
^ refuge. 

7 t *> Oh that the salvation of Israel 
were come out of Zion ! ^ when the 
Lord bringeth back the captivity of 
his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and 
Israel shall be glad. 



PSALM XV. 

The psalmist describeth a citizen of Zion. 
1[ A Psalm of David. 

LORD, *who shall t abide in thy 
tabernacle? who shall dwell in 
^ thy holy hill ? 

2 '^ He that walketh uprightly, and 
worKeth righteousness, and ''speaketh 
the truth in his heart. 

3 ® He that backbiteth not with his 
tongue, nor doeth evil to his neigh- 
bour, ^ nor II taketh up a reproach 
against his neighbour. 

4 ^ In whose eyes a vile person is 
contemned ; but he honoureth them 
that fear the Lord. He that ^' swear- 
eth to his own hurt, and changeth 
not. 

5 'He that putteth not out his 
money to usury, "^nor taketh re- 
ward against the innocent. He that 
doeth these things 'shall never be 
moved. 



PSALM XVI. 

ThepsalmisVs trust in God and hatred of idolatry. 
5 His portion and goodly heritage. 8 His hope of 
future blessedness. 

1[ II * Michtam of David. 

PRESERVE me, God: ^for in 
thee do I put mj'^ trust. 

2 O my sold., thou hast said unto 
the Lord, Thou art my Lord : ^ my 
goodness extendeth not to thee ; 

3 But to the saints that are in the 
earth, and to the excellent, in whom 
is all my delight. 

4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied 
that II hasten after another god : their 
drink offerings of blood will I not 
ofl^er, " nor take up their names into 
my lips. 

5 '' The Lord is the portion t of 
mine inheritance and ^ of my cup : 
thou maintainest my lot. 

6 The lines are fallen unto me in 
pleasant places ; yea, I have a goodly 
heritage. 

7 I will bless the Lord, who hath 
given me counsel : ^ my reins also 
instruct me in the night seasons. 

8^1 have set the Lord always be- 
fore me : because ^ he is at my right 
hand, ' I shall not be moved. 

9 Therefore my heart is glad, ''and 
my glory rejoiceth : my flesh also 
shall t rest in hope. 

10 'For thou wilt not leave ""my 
soul in hell ; neither wilt thou suf- 
fer thine Holy One to see corrup- 
tion. 

11 Thou wilt shew me the ''path of 
life : ° in thy presence is fulness of 
joy ; P at thy right hand there are 
pleasures for evermore. 

623 



David prayeth for help. 



PSALMS. 



Sis psalm of thanksgiving 



t Heb. justice. 



fHeb. without 
lips of deceit. 



a Ps. 16. 7. 
b Job 23. 10. 

PS.26.2.&6G. 

10. ii. 139. 2. 

Zech. 13. 9. 

Mai. 3. 2. 3. 

1 Pet. 1. 7. 
c Ps. 119. 133. 
d Ps. lie. 2. 
ePs. 31. 21. 
f Deut. 32. 10. 

Zech. 2. 8. 
t Heb. he not 

moved. 
S Ruth 2. 12. 

Ps. 36. 7. & 

57. I. k Gl. 4. 

& 63. 7. & 91. 

1,4. Matt. 23. 

37. 
Ii Or, that 

savest them 

which trust 

hi thee from 

those tha t rise 

up against 

thy right 

ha7id. 



t Heb. that 

waste me. 
■fKeb. my ene- 
mies against 

the soul, 
h Deut. 32. 15. 

Job 15. 27. 

Ps. 73. 7. & 

119. 70. 
i 1 Sam. 2. 3. 

Ps. 31. 18. 
kl Sam. 23. 26. 

t Heb. The 
likeiiess of 
/im (that is, 
of every one 
of them) is as 
a lion that 
dcsireth to 
raven. 

t Heb. sitting. 

fFIeb. prevent 
his face. 

II Or, by thy 
sword. 

11 Or, From 
men by thine 
hand. 

II Or. their 
children are 
full. 

1 Ps. 10. 8, 9, 
10. 

m Is. 10. 5. 

i> Ps. 73. 12. 
Luke 16. 25. 
James 5. 5. 

I John 3. 2. 

P Ps. 4. 6, 7, &. 
16. 11. &. 65. 4. 

* Ps. 36, title. 

* 2 Sam. 22. 



a Ps. 144. 1. 



PSALM XVII. 

The psalmist pleadeth for God' s protection ; 10 shew- 
eth the wickedness of his enemies; 13 and entreateth 
deliverance from them. 

T[ A Prayer of David. 

HEAR tthe right, O Lord, at- 
tend unto my cry ; give ear unto 
my prayer, that goeth t not out of 
feigned lips. 

2 Let my sentence come forth from 
thy presence ; let thine eyes behold 
the things that are equal. 

3 Thou hast proved mine heart ; 
^ thou hast visited me in the night ; 
^ thou hast tried me, and shalt find 
nothing : I am purposed that my 
mouth shall not transgress. 

4 Concerning the works of men, by 
the word of thy lips I have kept me 
from the paths of the destroyer. 

5 " Hold up my goings in thy paths, 
that my footsteps t slip not. 

6 **! have called upon thee, for thou 
wilt hear me, God : incline thine 
ear unto me, and hear my speech. 

7 " Shew thy marvellous lovingkind- 
ness, thou II that savest by thy right 
hand them which put their trust in 
thee from those that rise up against 
them. 

8 f Keep me as the apple of the eye ; 
^hide me under the shadow of thy 
wings, 

9 From the wicked tthat oppress 
me, from t my deadly enemies, who 
compass me about. 

10 ''They are inclosed in their own 
fat : with their mouth they ' speak 
proudly. 

1 1 They have now ^ compassed us 
in our steps : ' they have set their 
eyes bowing down to the earth ; 

12 t Like as a lion that is greedy of 
his prey, and as it were a young lion 
t lurking in secret places. 

13 Arise, Lord, t disappoint him, 
cast him down : deliver my soul from 
the wicked, •" II which is thy sword : 

14 II From men which are thy hand, 
O Lord, from men of the world, 
° which have their portion in this life, 
and whose belly thou fillest with thy 
hid treasure : II they are full of chil- 
dren, and leave the rest of their sub- 
stance to their babes. 

15 As for me, ° I will behold thy face 
in righteousness : pI shall be satisfied, 
when I awake, with thy likeness. 

PSALM XVIIL 

The psalmist praiseth God for his wonderful deliver- 
ances. 

U To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, *the 
servant of the Lord, who spake unto the Lord 
the words of* this song in the day that the Lord 
delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, 
and from the hand of Saul: And he said, 

I ^ WILL love thee, O Lord, my 
strength. 

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2 The Lord is my rock, and my 
fortress, and my deliverer; my God, 
t my strength, ^ in whom I will trust ; 
my buckler, and the horn of my sal- 
vation, a7id my high tower. 

3 I will call upon the Lord, '^who 
is worthy to be praised : so shall I be 
saved from mine enemies. 

4 ^ The sorrows of death compassed 
me, and the floods of t ungodly men 
made me afraid. 

5 The llsorrow^s of hell compassed 
me about : the snares of death prevent- 
ed me. 

6 In my distress I called upon the 
Lord, and cried unto my God : he 
heard my voice out of his temple, 
and my cry came before him, even 
into his ears. 

7 ^ Then the earth shook and trem- 
bled ; the foundations also of the hills 
moved and were shaken, because he 
was wroth. 

8 There went up a smoke tout of 
his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth 
devoured : coals were kindled by it. 

9 ^He bowed the heavens also, and 
came down : and darkness was under 
his feet. 

10 ^ And he rode upon a cherub, 
and did fly : yea, ^ he did fly upon the 
wings of the wind. 

11 He made darkness his secret 
place ; 'his pavilion round about him 
were dark waters ajid thick clouds of 
the skies. 

12 ^At the brightness that was be- 
fore him his thick clouds passed, hail 
stones and coals of fire. 

13 The Lord also thundered in the 
heavens, and the Highest gave ^ his 
voice ; hail stones and coals of fire. 

14 "" Yea, he sent out his arrows, 
and scattered them ; and he shot out 
lightnings, and discomfited them. 

15 "Then the channels of waters 
were seen, and the foundations of the 
world were discovered at thy rebuke, 
Lord, at the blast of the breath of 
thy nostrils. 

16 ° He sent from above, he took me, 
he drew me out of H many waters. 

17 He delivered me from my strong 
enemy, and from them which ha- 
ted me : for they were too strong for 
me. 

18 They prevented me in the day 
of my calamity : but the Lord was 
my stay. 

19 PHe brought me forth also into 
a large place ; he delivered me, be- 
cause he delighted in me. 

20 "J The Lord rewarded me accord- 
ing to my righteousness ; according to 
the cleanness of my hands hath he 
recompensed me. 



to God for his goodness. 



PSALMS. 



God''s glory in creation. 



Heb. with. 



r 1 Sam. 26. 
23. 



t Heb. before 
his eyes. 
8 1 Kings 8. 32. 



t Lev. 26. 23, 
24, 27, 28. 
Prov. 3. 34. 

II Or, vjrestle. 



u Ps. 101. 5. 

Prov. G. 17. 
X Job 18. 6. 
II Or. lamp. 

Job 29. 3. 



II Or. hrolicn. 

V Dent 32. 4. 

Dan. 4. 37. 

Rev. 15. 3. 
II Or, refined. 
z Ps. 12. 6. fc 

119. 140. 

Prov. 30. 5. 
a P3. 17. 7. 
b Deut. 32.31. 

39. 1 Sara. 2. 

2. Ps. 86. 8. 

Is. 45. 5. 
c Ps. 91. 2. 



d 2 Sam. 2. 18. 

Hah. 3. 19. 
e Deut. 32. 13. 

t 33. 29. 

f Ps. 144. 1. 



II Or, with thy 
meekness thou 
hast jnulti- 
plied me. 

t Heb. mine 
ankles. 
S Prov. 4. 12. 



i Heb. caused 
to bmo. 



h Job 27. 9. & 
35. 12. Prov. 

I. 28. Is. 1. 
15. Jer. 11. 

II. & 14. 12. 
Ez. 8. 18. 
Mic. 3. 4. 
Zech. 7. 13. 



21 For I have kept the ways of the 
Lord, and have not w^ickedly depart- 
ed from my God. 

22 Foj all his judgments were be- 
fore me, and I did not put away his 
statutes from me. 

23 I was also upright t before him, 
and I kept myself from mine ini- 
quity. 

24 'Therefore hath the Lord recom- 
pensed me according to my righteous- 
ness, according to the cleanness of my 
hands tin his eyesight, 

25 'With the merciful thou wilt 
shew thyself merciful ; with an up- 
right man thou wilt shew thyself 
upright ; 

26 With the pure thou wilt shew 
th}' self pure ; and ' with the fro ward 
thou wilt II shew thyself froward. 

27 For thou wilt save the afflicted 
people; but wilt bring down "high 
looks. 

28 ^ For thou wilt light my II candle : 
the Lord my God will enlighten my 
darkness. 

29 For b}'- thee I have 'I run through 
a troop ; and by my God have I leap- 
ed ov^er a wall, 

30 As for God, ^his way is perfect : 
^ the word of the Lord is H tried : he 
is a buckler *to all those that trust 
in him. 

31 ''For who is God save the Lord? 
or who is a rock save our God 1 

32 It is God that " girdeth me with 
strength, and maketh my way per- 
fect. 

33 "^He maketh my feet like hinds' 
feet, and ^setteth me upon my high 
places. 

34 '^He teacheth my hands to war, 
so that a bow of steel is broken by 
mine arms. 

35 Thou hast also given me the 
shield of thy salvation : and thy right 
hand hath holden me up, and II thy 
gentleness hath made me great. 

36 Thou hast enlarged my steps un- 
der me, ^that tmy feet did not slip. 

37 I have pursued mine enemies, 
and overtaken them: neither did I 

! turn again till they were consumed. 

38 I have wounded them that they 
were not able to rise : they are fallen 
under my feet. 

39 For thou hast girded me with 
strength unto the battle : thou hast 
t subdued under me those that rose 
up against me, 

40 Thou hast also given me the 
necks of mine enemies ; that I might 
destroy them that hate me. 

41 They cried, but there was none to 
save them : ^ even unto the Lord, but 
he answered them not. 



42 Then did I beat them small as 
the dust before the wind : I did ' cast 
them out as the dirt in the streets. 

43 ''Thou hast delivered me from 
the strivings of the people; muV thou 
hast made me the head of the hea- 
then : "' a people ichom I have not 
known shall serve me. 

44 t As soon as they hear of me, 
they shall obey me : t the strangers 
"shall II submit themselves unto me, 

45 ° The strangers shall f^de away, 
and be afraid out of their close places. 

46 The Lord liveth ; and blessed be 
my rock ; and let the God of my sal- 
vation be exalted. 

47 It is God that t avengeth me, p and 
II subdueth the people under me. 

48 He delivereth me from mine ene- 
mies : yea, ^thou liftest me up above 
those that rise up against me : thou 
hast delivered me from the t violent 
man. 

49 '' Therefore will I II give thanks 
unto thee, O Lord, among the hea- 
then, and sing praises unto thy name. 

50 ' Great deliverance giveth he to 
his king ; and sheweth mercy to his 
anointed, to David, and to his seed 
' for evermore. 

PSALM XIX. 

The creation sheweth God's glory. 7 TJie excellency 
of his law. 12 The psalmist prayeth for grace. 

Tl To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

THE * heavens declare the glory of 
God ; and the firmament sheweth 
his handywork. 

2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and 
night unto night sheweth knowledge. 

3 There is no speech nor language, 
II ivhere their voice is not heard. 

4 '' II Their line is gone out through 
all the earth, and their words to the 
end of the world. In them hath he 
set a tabernacle for the sun, 

5 Which is as a bridegroom coming 
out of his chamber, '^ a?id rejoiceth as 
a strong man to run a race, 

6 His going forth is from the end of 
the heaven, and his circuit unto the 
ends of it : and there is nothing hid 
from the heat thereof, 

7 "^ The II laAV of the Lord is perfect, 
II converting the soul : the testimony 
of the Lord is sure, making wise the 
simple. 

8 The statutes of the Lord are right, 
rejoicing the heart : ^ the command- 
ment of the Lord is pure, ^enlighten- 
ing the eyes, 

9 The fear of the Lord is clean, 
enduring for ever : the judgments of 
the Lord are t true and righteous al- 
together. 

10 More to be desired a7-e they than 

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> Zech. 10. 5. 

k 2 Sam. 2. 9, 
10. ii 3. 1. 

I 2 Sam. 8. 

m Is. .52. 1.5. k 

55. 5. 
n Deut. 33. 29. 

Ps. 66. 3. & 

81. 15. 
t Heb. M the 

hearingofthe 

ear. 
t Heb. i^e sons 

of the stran- 
ger. 

II Or, yield 
feigned obe- 
dience. 
Heb. lie. 

Mic. 7. 17. 

t Heb. giveth 
avengements 

for me. 

II Or, destroy- 
eth. 

P Ps. 47. 3. 

q Ps. 59. 1. 

t Heh.manof 
violence. 

II Or, confess. 
T Rom. 15. 9. 



8 Ps. 144. 10. 



t 2 Sam. 7. 13. 



a Gen. 1.6. 
Is. 40. 22. 
Rom. 1. 19, 
20. 



II Or, without 
these their 
voice isheurd. 
Heb. without 
their voice 
heard. 

II Or, Their 
rule, or, di- 
rection. 

b Rom. 10. 18. 

c Ecc. 1.5. 



dPs. 111.7. 
II Or, doctrine. 
\\0t, restoring. 



ePs. 12.6. 
f Ps. 13. 3. 



t Heb. t7-utJi. 



David prayeth for grace. 



PSALMS. 



His complaint in distress. 



t Heb. the 
dropping of 
honeycombs. 

gPs. 119.72, 
127. Prov.8. 
10, U, 19. 

h Ps. 119. 103. 

i Prov. 29. 18. 

k Ps. 40. 12. 

I Lev. 4. 2, &c. 
m Ps. 90. 8. 

n Gen. 20. 6. 
1 Sam. 25. 32, 
33, 34, 39. 

II Or, much, 
oPs.'ll9.133. 

Rom. 6. 12,14. 
P Ps. 51. 15. 
t Heb. my 

7-oc/c,Ps.l8.1. 
q Is. 43. 14. & 

44. 6. & 47. 4. 

lThess.1.10. 



a Prov. 18. 10. 

t Heb. set thee 
on a high 
place. 

t Heb. thy 
help. 

t Heb. sup- 
port thee. 

t Heb. turn 
to ashes ; or, 
make fat. 

b 1 Kings 6.„ 
16. 2 Chr, 
20. 8. Ps. 
73. 17. 

c Ps. 21. 2. 

d Ps. 9. 14. 

e Ex. 17. 15. 
Ps. GO. 4. 

t Heb. from 
the heaven of 
his holiness. 

t Heb. by the 
strength of 
the salvation 
of his right 
hand. 

{ Ps. 2. 2. 

ff Ps.33.16,17. 
Prov. 21. 31. 
Is. 31. 1. 

h 2 Chr. 32. 8. 



a Ps. 20. 5, 6. 
b Ps. 20. 4, 5. 



c 2 Sam. 12. 

30. 1 Chr. 

20.2. 

ciP8.G1.5,6. 
e 2 Sam. 7. 19 

Ps. 91. llj. 



gold, ^ yea, than much fine gold : 
^sweeter also than honey and tthe 
honeycomb. 

1 1 Moreover by them is thy servant 
warned : and ' in keeping of them 
there is great reward. 

12 '^ Who can understand his errors 1 
' cleanse thou me from " secret faults. 

13 " Keep back thy servant also from 
presumptuous sins; °let them not 
have dominion over me : then shall I 
be upright, and I shall be innocent 
from II the great transgression. 

14 I* Let the words of my mouth, 
and the meditation of my heart, be 
acceptable in thy sight, Lord, tmy 
strength, and my i redeemer. 

PSALM XX. 

A prayer for the king in the day of trouble. 6 Confi- 
dence in God's protection. 
|[ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

THE Loan hear thee in the day of 
trouble ; ^ the name of the God 
of Jacob t defend thee ; 

2 Send t thee help from ^ the sanc- 
tuary, and t strengthen thee out of 
Zion; 

3 Remember all thy offerings, and 
t accept thy burnt sacrifice ; Selah : 

4 "^ Grant thee according to thine 
own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. 

5 We will ^ rejoice in thy salvation, 
and ® in the name of our God we will 
set up our banners : the Lord fulfil 
all thy petitions. 

6 Now know I that the Lord saveth 
^his anointed ; he will hear him tfrom 
his holy heaven twith the saving 
strength of his right hand. 

7 s Some trust in chariots, and some 
in horses : '' but we will remember 
the name of the Lord our God. 

8 They are brought down and fallen : 
but we are risen, and stand upright. 

9 Save, Lord : let the king hear us 
when we call. 

PSALM XXL 

A thanksgiving for victory. 7 Confidence of further 

success. 

U To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

THE king shall joy in thy strength, 
Lord ; and ^ in thy salvation 
how greatly shall he rejoice ! 

2 '' Thou hast given him his heart's 
desire, and hast not withholden the 
request of his lips. Selah. 

3 For thou preventest him with the 
blessings of goodness : thou " settest a 
crown of pure gold on his head. 

4 "^ He asked life of thee, and thou 
gavest it him, * even length of days 
for ever and ever. 

5 His glory is great in thy salva- 
tion : honour and majesty hast thou 
laid upon him. 

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6 For thou hast tmade him most 
blessed for ever : ^ thou hast t made 
him exceeding glad with thy coun- 
tenance. 

7 For the king trusteth in the Lord, 
and through the mercy of the Most 
High he ^ shall not be moved. 

8 Thine hand shall '^find out all 
thine enemies ; thy right hand shall 
find out those that hate thee. 

9 ' Thou shalt make them as a fiery 
oven in the time of thine anger : the 
Lord shall "^ swallow them up in his 
wrath, ^ and the fire shall devour them. 

10 ■" Their fruit shalt thou destroy 
from the earth, and their seed from 
among the children of men. 

11 For they intended evil against 
thee : they " imagined a mischievous 
device, which they are not able to 
perform. 

12 Therefore H shalt thou make them 
turn their tback, when thou shalt 
make ready thine arrows upon thy 
strings against the face of them. 

13 Be thou exalted. Lord, in thine 
own strength : so will we sing and 
praise thy power. 

PSALM xxn. 

The psalmist's complaint in distress, and prayer for 
help. 22 His purpose to praise God. 27 All nations 
shall praise him. 

TJ To the chief Musician upon j| Aijeleth Shahar, 
A Psalm of David. 

Y ^ God, my God, why hast thou 
forsaken mel why art thou so 
far t from helping me, and from "^ the 
words of my roaring 1 

2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, 
but thou hearest not ; and in the 
night season, and t am not silent. 

3 But thou art holy, O thou that 
inhabitest the '^ praises of Israel. 

4 Our fathers trusted in thee : they 
trusted, and thou didst deliver them. 

5 They cried unto thee, and were 
delivered : '^ they trusted in thee, and 
were not confounded. 

6 But I am ^a worm, and no man ; 
f a reproach of men, and despised of 
the people. 

7 ^All they that see me laugh me 
to scorn : they t shoot out the lip, 
^ they shake the head," saying, 

8 ' t He trusted on the Lord that he 
would deliver him : ^ let him deliver 
him, II seeing he delighted in him. 

9 ' But thou art he that took me out 
of the womb : thou H didst make me 
hope when I was upon my mother's 
breasts. 

10 1 was cast upon thee from the 
womb : "^ thou art my God from my 
mother's belly. 

1 1 Be not far from me ; for trouble 
is near ; for there is t none to help. 



M 



David prayeth for help. 



PSALMS. 



God' 8 care of his people. 



n Dent. 32. 14. 
Ps. 63. 30. 
Ez. 39. 18. 
Am. 4. 1. 

t Heb. opened 
their mouths 
against me. 



Or, sunder- 
ed, 
o .Job IG. 10. 

Ps. 35. 21. 

Lam. 2. 16. & 

3.46. 

P Dan. 5. 6. 
q Josh. 7. 5. 

Job 23. 16. 
r Prov. 17. 22. 
» Job 29. 10. 

Lam. 4. 4. 

John 19. 28. 
t Rev. 22. 15. 
u ]\Iatt. 27. 35. 

Mark 15. 24. 

Luke 23. 33. 

.John 19. 23, 

37. & 20. 25. 
s Luke 23. 27, 

35. 
y Luke 23. 34. 

John 19. 23, 

24. 
z ver. 11. Ps. 

10. 1. 



a Ps. 35. 17. 
t Heb. my 

only one. 
t Heb. /rowi 

the hand. 
b ver. 16. 
c 2 Tim. 4. 17. 
d Is. 34. 7. 

Acts 4. 27. 
e Ps. 40. 9. 

Heb. 2. 12. 
f John 20. 17. 

Rom. 8. 29. 
S Ps, 135. 19, 

20. 



h Heb. 5. 7. 



i Ps. 35. 18. & 

40. 9, ]0. &. 

UL L 
k Ps. 66. 13. & 

116.14. Ecc. 

5.4. 
1 Lev. 7. 11, 12, 

15, 16. Ps. 

69.32. Is. 65. 

13. 
m John 6. 51. 
nPs.2.8. &72. 

11. &86. 9. & 

98.3. Is. 49.6. 
Ps. 96. 7. 

P Ps. 47. 8. 
Obad. 21. 
Zech. 14. 9. 
Matt. 6. 13. 

q Ps. 45. 12. 

r Is. 26. 19. 
Phil. 2. 10. 



12 "Many bulls have compassed me : 
strong bulls of Bashan have beset me 
round. 

13 ° They t gaped upon me with their 
mouths, as a ravening and a roaring 
lion. 

14 I am poured out like vv^ater, Pand 
all my bones are II out of joint: "^mj 
heart is like v^ax ; it is melted in the 
midst of my bowels. 

15 ""My strength is dried up like a 
potsherd ; and ' my tongue cleaveth 
to my jaws ; and thou hast brought 
me into the dust of death. 

16 For ^dogs have compassed me: 
the assembly of the wicked have in- 
closed me : " they pierced my hands 
and my feet. 

17 I may tell all my bones : ^they 
look a7id stare upon me. 

18 ^They part my garments among 
them, and cast lots upon my vest- 
ure. 

19 But ^be not thou far from me, 
Lord : my strength, haste thee to 
help me. 

20 Deliver my soul from the sword ; 
^tmy darling tfrom the power of the 
Mog. 

21 •= Save me from the lion's mouth : 
^for thou hast heard me from the 
horns of the unicorns. 

22 ^I will declare thy name unto 
^ my brethren : in the midst of the 
congregation will I praise thee. 

23 -'^Ye that fear the Lord, praise 
him ; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify 
him ; and fear him, all ye the seed of 
Israel. 

24 For he hath not despised nor ab- 
horred the affliction of the afflicted ; 
neither hath he hid his face from 
him; but ^ when he cried unto him, 
he heard. 

25 ' My praise shall be of thee in the 
great congregation : ^ I will pay my 
vows before them that fear him. 

26 ' The meek shall eat and be sat- 
isfied : they shall praise the Lord 
that seek him : your heart ""shall live 
for ever. 

27 "All the ends of the world shall 
remember and turn unto the Lord : 
° and all the kindreds of the nations 
shall worship before thee. 

28 P For the kingdom is the Lord's : 
and he is the governor among the 
nations. 

29 1 All they that be fat upon earth 
shall eat and worship : ""all they that 
go down to the dust shall bow before 
him : and none can keep alive his 
own soul. 

30 A seed shall serve him ; 4t shall 
be accounted to the Lord for a gen- 
eration. 



31 ^They shall come, and shall de- 
clare his righteousness unto a people 
that shall be born, that he hath done 
this. 

PSALM XXIIL 

Thepsalmisfs confidence in God's grace. 
If A Psalm of David. 

THE Lord is ^my shepherd; ^I 
shall not want. 

2 "^He maketh me to lie down in 
+ green pastures : "^ he leadeth me be- 
side the t still waters. 

3 He restoreth my soul : ^ he leadeth 
me in the paths of righteousness for 
his name's sake. 

4 Yea, though I walk through the 
valley of *^the shadow of death, ^I 
will fear no evil : ''for thou art with 
me ; thy rod and thy staff they com- 
fort me. 

5 ' Thou preparest a table before me 
in the presence of mine enemies : 
thou f^anointest my head with oil; 
my cup runneth over. 

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall 
follow me all the days of my life : 
and I will dwell in the house of the 
Lord t for ever. 

PSALM XXIV. 

God's dominion in the world. 3 Who shall stand in 
his holy place. 7 An exhortation to receive the 
King of glory. 

^ A Psalm of David. 

THE ^ earth is the Lord's, and the 
fulness thereof; the world, and 
they that dwell therein. 

2 ^ For he hath founded it upon the 
seas, and established it upon the floods. 

3 " Who shall ascend into the hill of 
the Lord % or who shall stand in his 
holy place? 

4 '^tHe that hath ^ clean hands, and 
^ a pure heart ; who hath not lifted 
up his soul unto vanity, nor ^ sworn 
deceitfully. 

5 He shall receive the blessing from 
the Lord, and righteousness from the 
God of his salvation. 

6 This is the generation of them 
that seek him, that ^seek thy face, 
II O Jacob. Selah. 

7 ' Lift up your heads, ye gates ; 
and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting 
doors ; ^ and the King of glory shall 
come in. 

8 Who is this King of glory 1 The 
Lord strong and mighty, the Lord 
mighty in battle. 

9 Lift up your heads, ye gates ; 
even lift them up, ye everlasting 
doors ; and the King of glory shall 
come in. 

10 Who is this King of glory 1 The 
Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. 
Selah. 

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Pardon of sin implored. 



PSALMS. 



Profession of integrity. 



a Ps. 86. 4. & 
143. 8. Lam. 
3.41. 

b Ps. 22. .5. &, 
31. 1. &34. 8. 
Is. 28. ]G. & 
49. 23. Rom. 
10. U. 

c Ps. 13. 4. 



d Ex. 33. 13. 

Ps. 5. 8. & 27. 

11.&8G.U.& 

119. & 143. 8, 

10. 
e Ps. 103. 17. & 

106. 1. & 107. 

1. Is. 63. 15. 

Jer. 33. 11. 
t Heb. thy 

bowels. 



t Job 13. 26. & 
20.11. Jer. 3. 
25. 

S Ps. 51. 1. 



hPs. 31.5. & 
79. 9. & 100. 
21. & 143. 11. 

i See Rom. 5. 
20. 

k Ps. 37. 23. 

1 Prov. 19. 23. 

t Heb. snail 
lodge in good- 
ness. 



II Ot, and his 
covenant to 
mrike them 
know it. 

t Heb. bring 

forth. 

n, Ps. 37. 11, 

22, 29. 
n Prov. 3. 32. 

See John 7. 

17. & 1.5. [5. 
oPs. 141.3. 
p Ps. 69. 16. ^ 

86, 16. 



q 2 Sam. 16. 
12. 



t Heb. hatred 
of violence. 



PSALM XXV. 

The psalmist's trust in God. 4 His prayer for direc- 
tion, 1 for the pardon of sin, 16 and for deliverance 
from all his troubles. 

U A Psalm of David. 

UNTO nhee, O Lord, do I lift 
up my soul. 

2 my God, I ^ trust in thee : let 
me not be ashamed, '^ let not mine 
enemies triumph over me. 

3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be 
ashamed : let them be ashamed which 
transgress without cause. 

4 ^ Shew me thy ways, Lord ; 
teach me thy paths. 

5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach 
me : for thou art the God of my 
salvation ; on thee do I wait all the 
day. 

6 Remember, Lord, ^tthy tender 
mercies and thy lovingkindnesses ; for 
they have been ever of old. 

7 Remember not ^ the sins of my 
youth, nor my transgressions : ^ ac- 
cording to thy mercy remember thou 
me for thy goodness' sake, Lord. 

8 Good and upright is the Lord : 
therefore will he teach sinners in the 
way. 

9 The meek will he guide in judg- 
ment : and the meek will he teach 
his way. 

10 All the paths of the Lord are 
mercy and truth unto such as keep 
his covenant and his testimonies. 

11 ''For thy name's sake, Lord, 
pardon mine iniquity ; ' for it is great. 

12 What man is he that feareth the 
Lord? ""him shall he teach in the 
way that he shall choose. 

13 ' His soul t shall dwell at ease ; 
and "" his seed shall inherit the earth. 

14 "The secret of the Lord is with 
them that fear him ; H and he will 
shew them his covenant. 

15 °Mine eyes are ever toward the 
Lord ; for he shall t pluck my feet 
out of the net. 

16 P Turn thee unto me, and have 
mercy upon me ; for I am desolate 
and afflicted. 

17 The troubles of my heart are 
enlarged : oh bring thou me out of 
my distresses. 

18 'I Look upon mine affliction and 
my pain ; and forgive all my sins. 

19 Consider mine enemies ; for they 
are many ; and they hate me with 
t cruel hatred. 

20 Oh keep my soul, and deliver 
me: ''let me not be ashamed; for I 
put my trust in thee. 

21 Let integrity and uprightness 
preserve me ; for I wait on thee. 

22 'Redeem Israel, God, out of 
all his troubles. 

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PSALM XXVL 

The psalmist's appeal to God, A and profession of his 
integrity. 9 His prayer to be delivered from the 
death of the wicked. 

|[ A Psalm of David. 

JUDGE ^me, Lord ; for I have 
'' walked in mine integrity : " I 
have trusted also in the Lord ; there- 
fore I shall not slide. 

2 ^ Examine me, Lord, and prove 
me ; try my reins and my heart. 

3 For thy lovingkindness is before 
mine eyes : and ^ I have walked in 
thy truth. 

4 ^ I have not sat with vain persons, 
neither will I go in with dissemblers. 

5 I have ^ hated the congregation of 
evil doers ; ^ and v/ill not sit with the 
wicked. 

6 'I will wash mine hands in in- 
nocency : so will I compass thine 
altar, O Lord : 

7 That I may publish with the voice 
of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy 
wondrous works. 

8 Lord, ''I have loved the habitation 
of thy house, and the place t where 
thine honour dwelleth. 

9 II ' Gather not my soul with sin- 
ners, nor my life with t bloody men : 

10 In whose hands is mischief, and 
their right hand is + full of ™ bribes. 

11 But as for me, I will "walk in 
mine integrity : redeem me, and be 
merciful unto me. 

12 °My foot standeth in an Peven 
place : i in the congregations will I 
bless the Lord. 

PSALM XXVII. 

The psalmist's confidence in God's protection, 7 and 

prayer to be delivered from his enemies. 

^ A Psalm of David. 

THE Lord is ^'my light and ''my 
salvation ; whom shall I fear 1 
"^the Lord is the strength of my life ; 
of whom shall I be afraid 1 

2 When the wicked, even mine ene- 
mies and my foes, t came upon me 
to ''eat up my flesh, they stumbled 
and fell. 

3 ^ Though a host should encamp 
against me, my heart shall not fear : 
though war should rise against me, 
in this will I be confident. 

4 ^ One thing have I desired of the 
Lord, that will I seek after ; that I 
may ^ dwell in the house of the Lord 
all the days of my life, to behold 
11 ''the beauty of the Lord, and to in- 
quire in his temple. 

5 For 'in the time of trouble he 
shall hide me in his pavilion : in the 
secret of his tabernacle shall he hide 
me ; he shall ^ set me up upon a rock. 

6 And now shall ' mine head be lift- 
ed up above mine enemies round 
about me : therefore will I offer in 



Divine help implored. 



PSALMS. 



The voice of the Lord. 



t Heb. of 
ehouting. 



m Ps. 24. 6. & 
105. 4. 

II Or, My 
heart sail 
unto thee, Let 
my face seek 
thy face, ifc. 

n Ps. 69. 17. & 
143.7. 



Is. 49. 15. 
P Ps. 25. 4. & 

86. 11. & 119. 
t Heb. will 

gather me, 

Is. 40. 11. 

f Heb. a way 

of plainness, 

Ps. 26. 12. 
t Heb. those 

vjhich observe 

me, Ps. 5. 8. 

& 54. 5. 
q Ps. 35. 25. 
r 1 Sam. 22. 9. 

2 Sam. 16. 7, 

8. Ps.35.11. 
« Acts 9. 1. 
t Ps. 56. 13. & 

116. 9. & 142. 

5. Jar. 11. 

19. Ez.26. 

20. 
u Ps. 31. 24. & 

62. 1. 5. & 130. 

5. Is. 25. 9. 

Hab. 2. 3. 



a Ps. 83. 1. 
t Heb. /rows 



b Ps. 8f 

143.7. 



4. & 



c 1 Kings 6. 
^2, 23. & 8. 
28,29. Ps. 
5.7. 

11 Or, toward 
the oracle of 
thy sanctu- 
ary. 

d Ps. 138. 2. 

e Ps. 26. 9. 

f Ps. 12. 2. & 
55. 21. & 62. 
4. Jer. 9. 8. 

g 2 Tim. 4. 14. 
Rev. 18. 6. 



Ps. 18. 2. 



his tabernacle sacrifices t of joy ; I 
will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto 
the Lord. 

7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with 
my voicfe : have mercy also upon me, 
and answer me. 

8 II When thou saidst, •" Seek ye my 
face ; my heart said unto thee, Thy 
face, Lord, will I seek. 

9 ° Hide not thy face far from me ; 
put not thy servant away in anger : 
thou hast been my help ; leave me 
not, neither forsake me, God of my 
salvation. 

10 ° When my father and my mother 
forsake me, then the Lord t will take 
me up. 

11 I' Teach me thy way, Lord, 
and lead me in t a plain path, because 
of t mine enemies. 

12 1 Deliver me not over unto the 
will of mine enemies : for "■ false wit- 
nesses are risen up against me, and 
such as ' breathe out cruelty. 

13 / had fainted, unless I had be- 
lieved to see the goodness of the Lord 
'in the land of the living. 

14 "Wait on the Lord : be of good 
courage, and he shall strengthen thine 
heart : wait, I say, on the Lord. 

PSALM xxvm. 

The psalmist imploreth God to have compassion on 
him in distress. 6 He blesseth God. 

^ A Psalm of David. 

UNTO thee will I cry, O Lord 
my rock ; ^ be not silent t to me : 
''lest, i/thou be silent to me, I be- 
come like them that go down into 
the pit. 

2 Hear the voice of my supplications, 
when I cry unto thee, *= when I Uft up 
my hands H ^ toward thy holy oracle. 

3 ^Draw me not away with the 
wicked, and with the workers of ini- 
quity, ^ which speak peace to their 
neighbours, but mischief is in their 
hearts. 

4 ^ Give them according to their 
deeds, and according to the wicked- 
ness of their endeavours : give them 
after the work of their hands ; render 
to them their desert. 

5 Because ^they regard not the 
works of the Lord, nor the operation 
of his hands, he shall destroy them, 
and not build them up. 

6 Blessed be the Lord, because he 
hath heard the voice of my supplica- 
tions. 

7 The Lord is 'my strength and 
my shield ; my heart *" trusted in him, 
and I am helped : therefore my heart 
greatly rejoiceth ; and with my song 
will I praise him. 

8 The Lord is H their strength, and 



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he is the t^ saving strength of his 
anointed. 

9 Save thy people, and bless " thine 
inheritance : H feed them also, " and 
lift them up for ever. 

PSALM XXIX. 

An exhortation to give glory to God, who is the strength 
and security of his people. 

If A Psalm of David. 

^/^IVE unto the Lord, tye 
VX mighty, give unto the Lord 
glory and strength. 

2 Give unto the Lord tthe glory 
due unto his name ; worship the Lord 
II in '' the beauty of holiness. 

3 The voice of the Lord is upon the 
waters : " the God of glory thunder- 
eth : the Lord is upon II many waters. 

4 The voice of the Lord is t pow- 
erful ; the voice of the Lord is t full 
of majesty. 

5 The voice of the Lord breaketh 
the cedars ; yea, the Lord breaketh 
^ the cedars of Lebanon. 

6 ^ He maketh them also to skip 
like a calf; Lebanon and ^ Sirion like 
a young unicorn. 

7 The voice of the Lord t divideth 
the flames of fire. 

8 The voice of the Lord shaketh 
the wilderness ; the Lord shaketh the 
wilderness of ^Kadesh. 

9 The voice of the Lord maketh 
^ the hinds H to calve, and discovereth 
the forests : and in his temple H doth 
every one speak of his glory. 

10 The Lord "sitteth upon the flood ; 
yea, ^ the Lord sitteth King for ever. 

11 ^ The Lord will give strength 
unto his people ; the Lord will bless 
his people with peace. 

PSALM XXX. 

The psalmist praiseth God for his deliveravce. 4 He 
exhorteth others also to praise him. 

*ff A Psalm and Song- *at the dedication of the 
house of Da\'id. 

I WILL extol thee, Lord ; for 
thou hast ^ lifted me up, and hast 
not made my foes to '^ rejoice over me. , 

2 O Lord my God, I cried unto 
thee, and thou hast ^ healed me. 

3 O Lord, "^thou hast brought up 
my soul from the grave : thou hast 
kept me alive, that I should not ^ go 
down to the pit. 

4 ^ Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints 
of his, and give thanks II at the remem- 
brance of his holiness. 

5 For ^this anger endureth hut a 
moment ; '' in his favour is life : weep- 
ing may endure tfor a night, ^but 
t joy Cometh in the morning. 

6 And ^in my prosperity I said, I 
shall never be moved. 

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tHeb. 
strength of 
salvations. 

I Ps. 20. 6. 

II Or, rule, Ps. 
78. 71. 

m Deut. 9. 29. 

1 Kings 8. 51, 

53. 
n Ezra 1. 4. 

a 1 Chr. 16. 28, 
29. Ps. 96. 
7, 8, 9. 

t Heb. ye sons 
ofthemighty. 



t Heb. the 
honour of 
his name. 

II Or, in his 
glorious sanc- 
tuary. 

b 2 Chr. 20. 21. 

II Or, great 
waters. 

t Heb. in 
power. 

t Heb. in 
majesty. 

c Job 37. 4, 5. 

d Is. 2. 13. 
e Ps. 114. 4. 
f Deut. 3. 9. 



t Heb, cutteth 
out. 



e Num. 13. 26. 
h Job 39. 1, 2, 

3. 
II Or, to he in 

pain. 
II Or, every 

whit of it ut- 

tereth, f^c. 
i Gen. 6. 17. 

Job 38. 8, 25. 
k Ps. 10. 16. 
1 Ps. 28. 8. 



a Ps. 28. 9. 
b Ps. 25. 2. &. 

35.19,24. 
'' Deut. 20. 5. 

2 Sam. 5. 11. 

k. 6. 20. 



c Ps. 6. 2. k. 
103. 3. 

dPs. 86.13. 

e Ps. 28. 1. 

f 1 Chr. 16. 4. 
Ps. 97. 12. 

S Ps. 103. 9. 
Is. 26. 20. & 
54. 7, 8. 2 
Cor. 4. 17. 

h Ps. 63. 3. 

i Ps. 126. 5. 

II Or, to the 
memorial. 

t Heb. there 
is but a mo- 
ment in his 
anger. 

t Heb. in the 
evening. 

t Heb. sing- 
ing. 

k Job 29. 18. 



Deliverance sought. 



PSALMS. 



The goodness of God. 



t Heb. nettled 
strength for 
my mount- 
ain. 

1 Ps. 104. 29. 



m Ps. 6. b. & 
88. 11. & 115. 
17. & 118. 17. 
Is. 38. 18. 



n 2 Sam. G. 14. 
Is. 61. 3. Jer. 
31. 4. 



II That is, my 
tongue, or, 
my soul. See 
Gen. 49. 6. 
Ps. 16. 9. & 
57.8. 



a Ps. 22. 5. & 
25. 2. & 71. 1. 
Is. 49. 23. 

b Ps. 143. 1. 

c Ps. 71. 2. 

t Heb. to me 
for a rock of 
strength. 

i Ps. 18. 2. 

e Ps. 23. 3. & 
25. 11. 



f Luke 23.^ 
Acts 7. 59. 



S Jonah 2. 



I John 10. 27. 



i Deut. 32. 30. 

1 Sam. 17. 46. 

& 24. 18. 
k Ps. 4. 1. & 

18. 19. 

1 Ps. 6. 7. 



m Ps. 32. 3. &. 
102.3. 

n Ps. 41. 8. 
Is. 53. 4. 

oJob 19. 13. 
Ps. 38. 11. & 
88. 8, 18. 

P Ps. 64. 8. 

q Pe. 88. 4, 5. 

t Heb. a ves- 
sel that per- 
isheth. 



7 Lord, by thy favour thou hast 
t made my mountain to stand strong : 
^ thou didst hide thy face, and I was 
troubled. 

8 I cried to thee, Lord ; and unto 
the Lord I made supplication. 

9 What profit is there in my blood, 
when I go down to the pit 1 '^ Shall 
the dust praise thee 1 shall it declare 
thy truth? 

10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy 
upon me : Lord, be thou my helper. 

11 "Thou hast turned for me my 
mourning into dancing : thou hast 
put off my sackcloth, and girded me 
with gladness ; 

12 To the end that Hmy glory may 
sing praise to thee, and not be silent. 
Lord my God, I will give thanks 
unto thee for ever. 

PSALM XXXI. 

TTie psalmist expresseth his confidence in God and 
craveth his help. 19 God's goodness to them that 
fear him. 
^ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

IN ^thee, Lord, do I put my 
trust ; let me never be ashamed : 
''deliver me in thy righteousness. 

2 " Bow down thine ear to me ; de- 
liver me speedily : be thou t my strong 
rock, for a house of defence to save 
me. 

3 '^For thou art my rock and my 
fortress ; therefore ^ for thy name's 
sake lead me, and guide me. 

4 Pull me out of the net that they 
have laid privily for me : for thou 
art my strength. 

5 ^Into thine hand I commit my 
spirit : thou hast redeemed me, 
Lord God of truth. 

6 I have hated them ^that regard 
lying vanities : but I trust in the 
Lord. 

7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy 
mercy : for thou hast considered my 
trouble ; thou hast *" known my soul 
in adversities ; 

8 And hast not 'shut me up into 
the hand of the enemy: ''thou hast 
set my feet in a large room. 

9 Have mercy upon me, Lord, 
for I am in trouble : ' mine eye is 
consumed with grief, yea, my soul 
and my belly. 

10 For my life is spent with grief, 
and my years with sighing : my 
strength faileth because of mine ini- 
quity, and ""my bones are consumed. 

11 °I was a reproach among all 
mine enemies, but ° especially among 
my neighbours, and a fear to mine 
acquaintance : p they that did see me 
without fled from me. 

12 '^I am forgotten as a dead man out 
of mind : 1 am like t a broken vessel. 

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13 "^For I have heard the slander 
of many : ' fear was on every side : 
while they *took counsel together 
against me, they devised to take 
away my life. 

14 But I trusted in thee, Lord : 
I said, Thou art my God. 

15 My times are in thy hand : de- 
liver me from the hand of mine ene- 
mies, and from them that persecute 
me. 

16 " Make thy face to shine upon 
thy servant : save me for thy mercies' 
sake. 

17 ^Let me not be ashamed, O 
Lord ; for I have called upon thee : 
let the wicked be ashamed, and ^ II let 
them be silent in the grave. 

18 ^ Let the lying lips be put to si- 
lence ; which ^ speak t grievous things 
proudly and contemptuously against 
the righteous. 

19 ^ Oh how great is thy goodness, 
which thou hast laid up for them that 
fear thee ; which thou hast wrought 
for them that trust in thee before the 
sons of men ! 

20 =Thou shalt hide them in the 
secret of thy presence from the pride 
of man : <* thou shalt keep them se- 
cretly in a pavilion from the strife 
of tongues. 

21 Blessed be the Lord: for ®he 
hath shewed me his marvellous kind- 
ness ^n a II strong city. 

22 For sj said in my haste, ^I am 
cut off from before thine eyes : nev- 
ertheless thou heardest the voice of 
my supplications when I cried unto 
thee. 

23 'Oh love the Lord, all ye his 
saints : for the Lord preserveth the 
faithful, and plentifully rewardeth 
the proud doer. 

24 ^ Be of good courage, and he shall 
strengthen your heart, all ye that 
hope in the Lord. 

PSALM xxxn. 

The blessedness of the man whose szVt is pardoned. 3 
The psalmist's own experience. 8 The safety of the 
righteous. 

^ \\ A Psalm of David, Maschil. 

BLESSED is he whose ^transgres- 
sion is forgiven, whose sin is cov- 
ered. 

2 Blessed is the man unto whom 
the Lord ''imputeth not iniquity, and 
" in whose spirit there is no guile. 

3 When I kept silence, my bones 
waxed old through my roaring all 
the day long. 

4 For day and night thy ^ hand was 
heavy upon me : my moisture is 
turned into the drought of summer. 
Selah. 

5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee. 



Men exhorted to pre 



PSALMS. 



God for his goodness. 



c Ps. 92. 3. & 
144. 9. 


d Ps. 96. 1. & 
98. 1. & 144. 
9. & 149. 1. 
Is. 42. 10. 
Rev. 5. 9. 



I Gen. 1. 3. 

Ps. 148. 5. 
m Is. 8. 10. k. 

19.3. 
fHeb. maketh 

frustrate. 



Ps. 65. 4. & 
14^1. \5. 

t Heb. to gen- 
eration and 
generation. 

p Ex. 19. 5. 
Deut. 7. 6. 



and mine iniquity have I not hid. 
^ I said, I will confess my transgres- 
sions unto the Lord ; and thou for- 
gavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. 

6 ^Forlthis shall every one that is 
godly ^pray unto thee tin a time 
when thou mayest be found : surely 
in the floods of great waters they 
shall not come nigh unto him. 

7 ^ Thou art my hiding place ; thou 
shalt presei-ve me from trouble ; thou 
shalt compass me about with 'songs 
of deliverance. Selah. 

8 I will instruct thee and teach thee 
in the way which thou shalt go : 1 1 
will guide thee with mine eye. 

9 '^ Be ye not as the horse, or as the 
mule, which have ^ no understanding : 
whose mouth must be held in with 
bit and bridle, lest they come near 
unto thee. 

10 ""Many sorrows shall he to the 
wicked : but ° he that trusteth in the 
Lord, mercy shall compass him about. 

11 "Be glad in the Lord, and re- 
joice, ye righteous : and shout for joy, 
all ye that are upright in heart. 

PSALM XXXIIL 

An exhortation to praise God for his goodness, 6 for 
his power, 12 and for his providence. 20 The Lord 
is the help of his people. 

REJOICE Mn the Lord, ye 
righteous : for ^ praise is comely 
for the upright. 

2 Praise the Lord with harp : sing 
unto him with 'the psaltery " and an 
instrument of ten strings. 

3 "^ Sing unto him a new song ; play 
skilfully with a loud noise. 

4 For the word of the Lord is 
right ; and all his works are done in 
truth. 

5 ® He loveth righteousness and 
judgment : ^ the earth is full of the 
II goodness of the Lord. 

6 s By the word of the Lord were 
the heavens made ; and ^ all the host 
of them ' by the breath of his mouth. 

7 ^ He gathereth the waters of the 
sea together as a heap : he layeth up 
the depth in storehouses. 

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord : 
let all the inhabitants of the world 
stand in awe of him. 

9 For ' he spake, and it was done ; 
he commanded, and it stood fast. 

10 "" The Lord t bringeth the coun- 
sel of the heathen to nought : he 
maketh the devices of the people of 
none effect. 

11" The counsel of the Lord stand- 
eth for ever, the thoughts of his heart 
t to all generations. 

12 "Blessed is the nation whose God 
is the Lord ; and the people whom he 
hath P chosen for his own inheritance. 



13 'I The Lord looketh from heaven ; 
he beholdeth all the sons of men. 

14 From the place of his habitation 
he looketh upon all the inhabitants 
of the earth. 

15 He fashioneth their hearts alike ; 
""he considereth all their works. 

16 'There is no king saved by the 
multitude of a host : a mighty man 
is not delivered by much strength. 

17 'A horse is a vain thing for safe- 
ty : neither shall he deliver any by 
his great strength. 

18 "Behold, the eye of the Lord is 
"^ upon them that fear him, upon them 
that hope in his mercy ; 

19 To deliver their soul from death, 
and J'to keep them alive in famine. 

20 ^ Our soul waiteth for the Lord : 
* he is our help and our shield. 

21 For our ''heart shall rejoice in 
him, because we have trusted in his 
holy name. 

22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon 
us, according as we hope in thee. 



PSALM XXXIV. 

The psalmist praiseth the Lord. 3 He exhorteth 
others to exa.lt his name; 11 and teacheth them the 
fear of the Lord. 

1[ A Psalm of David, when he changed his be- 
haviour before || Abimelech; who drove him 
away, and he departed. 

I WILL =^ bless the Lord at all 
times : his praise shall continually 
he in my mouth. 

2 My soul shall make her ^ boast in 
the Lord : '^ the humble shall hear 
thereof and be glad. 

3 Oh "^magnify the Lord with me, 
and let us exalt his name together. 

4 1^ sought the Lord, and he heard 
me, and delivered me from all my 
fears. 

5 II They looked unto him, and were 
lightened : and their faces were not 
ashamed. 

6 "^This poor man cried, and the 
Lord heard Am, and ^ saved him out 
of all his troubles. 

7 '' The angel of the Lord ' encamp- 
eth round about them that fear him, 
and delivereth them. 

8 Oh ^ taste and see that the Lord 
is good : ' blessed is the man that 
trusteth in him. 

9 "* Oh fear the Lord, ye his saints : 
for there is no want to them that 
fear him. 

10 "The young lions do lack, and 
suffer hunger: °but they that seek 
the Lord shall not want any good 
thing. 

11 Come, ye children, hearken unto 
me : Pi will teach you the fear of the 
Lord. 

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q 2 Chr. 16. 9. 
Job 28. 24. 
Ps. 11. 4. & 
14. 2. Prov. 
15.3. 



r Job 34. 21. 
Jer. 32. 19. 
8 Ps. 44. 6. 



t Ps. 20. 7. & 
147. 10. Prov. 
21. 31. 



u Job 3G. 7. 

Ps. 34. 15. 

1 Pet. 3. 12. 
xPs. 147. 11. 



y Job 5. 20. 

Ps. 37. 19. 
z Ps. 62. 1, 5, 

& 130. 6. 
aPs. 115. 9, 

10, 11. 
b Ps. IS. 5. 

Zech. 10. 7. 

John 16. 22. 



II Or, Achish, 

1 Sam. 21. 13. 

a Eph. 5. 20. 
lThess.5.18. 

2 Thess. 1. 3. 
& 2. 13. 

b Jer. 9. 24. 

1 Cor. 1. 31. 

2 Cor. 10. 17. 
c Ps. 119. 74. 

fc 142. 7. 
d Ps. 69, 30. 
Luke 1. 46. 

e Matt. 7. 7. 
Luke 11. 9. 



11 Or, Tliey 
flowed unto 
him, 

f Ps. 3. 4. 

g ver. 17, 19. 
2 Sam. 22. 1. 

h Dan. 5. 22. 
Heb. 1. 14. 

i See Gen. 32. 
1, 2. 2 Kings 
6. 17. Zech. 



k 1 Pet. 2. 3. 
1 Ps. 2. 12. 



nJob4. lO.lL 
Ps. 84. 11. 



p Ps. 32. 8. 



The safety of the righteous. 



PSALMS. 



Malice of David's enemies. 



q 1 Pet. 3. 10, 
11. 

r 1 Pet. 2. 22. 
3 Ps. 37. 27. 

Is. 1. 16, 17. 
t Rom. 12. 18. 
Heb. 12. 14. 
u Job 36. 7. 

Ps. 33. 18. 

i Pet. 3. 12. 
X ver. 6, 17. 
y Lev. 17. 10. 

Jer. 44. 11. 

Am. 9. 4. 
z Prov. 10. 7. 
a ver. 6, 15, 19. 

Ps. 145. 19,20. 
b Pb. 145. 18. 
c Ps. 51. 17. 

Is. 57. 15. & 

61. 1. & 66. 2. 
t Heb. to the 

broken of 

heart. 
\YLeh. contrite 

of spirit. 
d Prov. 24. 16. 

2 Tim. 3. 11, 

12. 

e ver. 6, 17. 
f John 19. 36. 

g Ps. 94. 23. 

II Or, shall he 
guilty. 

h 2 Sam. 4. 9. 
1 Kings 1.29. 
Ps. 71. 23. & 
103. 4. Lam. 
3.58. 



a Ps. 43. 1. & 

119. 154. 
b J^am. 3. 58. 

Ex. 14. 25. 
c Is. 42. 13. 



d ver. 26. Ps. 

40. 14, IS. & 

70. 2, 3. 
e Ps. 129. 5. 



f Job 21. 18. 
Ps. 1.4. & 83. 
13. Is. 29. 5. 
Hob. 13. 3. 

t Heb. dark- 
ness and slip- 
periness. 

S Ps. 73. 18. 
Jer. 23. 12. 

h Ps. 9. 15. 



i 1 Thess. 5. 3. 

t Heb. which 

he knoweth 

not of. 
kPs. 7.15,16. 

& 57. 6. & 141. 

9, 10. Prov. 

5.22. 
!Ps. 13.5. 



12 iWhat man is he that desire th 
life, and loveth many days, that he 
may see good? 

13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and 
thy lips from "" speaking guile. 

14 * Depart from evil, and do good; 
' seek peace, and pursue it. 

15 ''The eyes of the Lord are upon 
the righteous, and his ears are open 
unto their "" cry. 

16 J' The face of the Lord is against 
them that do evil, ^ to cut off the re- 
membrance of them from the earth. 

17 The righteous cry, and ^the Lord 
heareth, and delivereth them out of 
all their troubles. 

18 ''The Lord is nigh ^tunto them 
that are of a broken heart ; and saveth 
such as be t of a contrite spirit. 

19 ''Many are the afflictions of the 
righteous : ^ but the Lord delivereth 
him out of them all. 

20 He keepeth all his bones: ^not 
one of them is broken. 

21 ^Evil shall slay the wicked : and 
they that hate the righteous n shall be 
desolate. 

22 The Lord ^redeemeth the soul 
of his servants : and none of them 
that trust in him shall be desolate. 

PSALM XXXV. 

The psalmist prayeth for the confusion of his enemies. 
11 He descriheth their conduct; 22 and pleadeth to 
he delivered from them. 

T[ A Psalm of David. 

PLEAD ^my cause, O Lord, with 
them that strive with me : '^ fight 
against them that fight against me. 

2 ' Take hold of shield and buckler, 
and stand up for mine help. 

3 Draw out also the spear, and stop 
the way against them that persecute 
me : say unto my soul, I am thy sal- 
vation. 

4 ^ Let them be confounded and put 
to shame that seek after my soul : let 
them be ^ turned back and brought to 
confusion that devise my hurt. 

5 ^ Let them be as chaff before the 
wind : and let the angel of the Lord 
chase them. 

6 Let their way be t ? dark and slip- 
pery : and let the angel of the Lord 
persecute them. 

7 For without cause have they ''hid 
for me their net in a pit, which with- 
out cause they have digged for my 
soul. 

8 Let 'destruction come upon him 
tat unawares; and ''let his net that 
he hath hid catch himself: into that 
very destruction let him fall. 

9 And my soul shall be joyful in 
the Lord : 'it shall rejoice in his sal- 
vation. 

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10 "'All my bones shall say. Lord, 
"who is like unto thee, which de- 
liverest the poor from him that is 
too strong for him, yea, the poor and 
the needy from him that spoileth 
him? 

11 t o False witnesses did rise up ; 
tthey laid to my charge things that 
I knew not. 

12 PThey rewarded me evil for good 
to the t spoiling of my soul. 

13 But as for me, ^when they were 
sick, my clothing was sackcloth : I 
II humbled my soul with fasting ; ""and 
my prayer returned into mine own 
bosom. 

14 I tbehaved myself t as though Ae 
had been my friend or brother : I 
bowed down heavily, as one that 
mourneth for his mother. 

15 But in mine t adversity they 
rejoiced, and gathered themselves 
together : yea, ' the abjects gathered 
themselves together against me, and 
I knew it not ; they did * tear me, and 
ceased not : 

16 With hypocritical mockers in 
feasts, "they gnashed upon me with 
their teeth. 

17 Lord, how long wilt thou ^look 
on? rescue my soul from their de- 
structions, txmy darling from the 
lions. 

18 "^ I will give thee thanks in the 
great congregation : I will praise thee 
among tmuch people. 

19 ^ Let not them that are mine 
enemies t wrongfully rejoice over me : 
neither ''let them wink with the eye 
•^that hate me without a cause. 

20 For they speak not peace : but 
they devise deceitful matters against 
them that are quiet in the land. 

21 Yea, they ''opened their mouth 
wide against me, and said, ® Aha, aha, 
our eye hath seen it. 

22 This thou hast ^ seen, Lord : 
not silence : Lord, be not 



''far from me. 

23 'Stir up thyself, and awake to 
my judgment, even unto my cause, 
my God and my Lord. 

24 ''Judge me, O Lord my God, 'ac- 
cording to thy righteousness; and 
'^let them not rejoice over me. 

25 "Let them not say in their 
hearts, t Ah, so would we have it : 
let them not say, °We have swal- 
lowed him up. 

26 PLet them be ashamed and brought 
to confusion together that rejoice at 
mine hurt : let them be i clothed with 
shame and dishonour that 'magnify 
themselves against me. 

27 'Let them shout for joy, and 
be glad, that favour t my righteous 



The mercy of the Lord. 



PSALMS. 



The end of the wicked. 



Ps. 149. 4. 



X Ps. 50. 15. 

& 51. 14. & 
71. 24. 



a Eom. 3. 18. 

b Deut. 29. 19. 

Ps. 10. 3. &. 

49. 18. 
t Heb. to find 

his iniquity 

to hate. 
c Ps. 12. 2. 
d Jer. 4. 22. 
e Prov. 4. 16. 

Mic. 2. 1. 
II Or, vanity. 
f Is. 65. 2. 



ffPs. 57. 10.& 

108. 4. 
h .Job 11. 8. 

Ps. 77. 19. 

Rom. 11. 33. 
t Heb. the 

mountains of 

God. 
i Job 7. 20. 

Ps. 145. 9. 

1 Tim. 4. 10. 
fHeb. 

precious. 
k Ps. 31. 19. 



t Heb. wa- 
tered. 

1 Rulh 2. 12. 
Ps. 17. 8. & 
91. 4«. 

m Ps. 65. 4. 

n Job 20. 17. 
Rev. 22. 1. 

t Heb. draw 

out at length, 
o Ps. 16. 11. 
P Jer. 2. 13. 

John 4. 10, 14. 
q 1 Pet. 2. 9. 
r Jer. 22. 16. 
s Ps. 7. 10. & 

94. 15. & 97. 

11. 
t Ps. 1. 5. 



a ver. 7. Ps. 
73.3. Prov. 
23. 17. & 24 
1,19. 



Ps. 90. 5, 



t Heb. in 
truth, or, 
stableness. 



cause : yea, let them ^ say contin- 
ually, Let the Lord be magnified, 
"which hath pleasure in the pros- 
perity Qf his servant. 

28 ''And my tongue shall speak of 
thy righteousness a?id of thy praise 
all the day long. 

PSALM XXXVI. 

The transgression of the vjicked, 5 and the mercy of 
the Lord contrasted. 10 A prayer for the contin- 
uance of God's lovingkindness to the upright. 

H To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the 
servant of the Lord. 

THE transgression of the wicked 
saith within my heart, that ^ there 
is no fear of God before his eyes. 

2 For ''he flattereth himself in his 
own eyes, t until his iniquity be found 
to be hateful. 

3 The words of his mouth are ini- 
quity and '^ deceit : '^ he hath left off 
to be wise, and to do good. 

4 ^ He deviseth H mischief upon his 
bed; he setteth himself ^in a way 
that is not good ; he abhorreth not 
evil. 

5 ^ Thy mercy, Lord, is in the 
heavens ; and thy faithfulness reach- 
eth unto the clouds. 

6 Thy righteousness is like tthe 
great mountains ; ^ thy judgments are 
a great deep : O Lord, ' thou preserv- 
est man and beast. 

7 ^ How t excellent is thy loving- 
kindness, O God ! therefore the chil- 
dren of men ^ put their trust under 
the shadow of thy wings. 

8 "" They shall be t abundantly sat- 
isfied with the fatness of thy house ; 
and thou shalt make them drink of 
"^the river ° of thy pleasures. 

9 P For with thee is the fountain of 
life : lin thy light shall we see light. 

10 Oh t continue thy lovingkindness 
'"unto them that know thee ; and thy 
righteousness to the ^upright in heart. 

1 1 Let not the foot of pride come 
against me, and let not the hand of 
the wicked remove me. 

12 There are the workers of iniquity 
fallen : they are cast down, * and shall 
not be able to rise. 

PSALM xxxvn. 

An exhortation to patience and confidence in God, in 
view of the different estate of the righteous and the 
wicked. 

TT A Psalm of David. 

FRET ^ not thyself because of evil 
doers, neither be thou envious 
against the workers of iniquity. 

2 For they shall soon be cut down 
^like the grass, and wither as the 
green herb. 

3 Trust in the Lord, and do good ; 
so shalt thou dwell in the land, and 
t verily thou shalt be fed. 



4 " Delight thyself also in the Lord ; 
and he shall give thee the desires 
of thine heart. 

5 t d Commit thy way unto the 
Lord ; trust also in him ; and he 
shall bring it to pass. 

6 ® And he shall bring forth thy 
righteousness as the light, and thy 
judgment as the noonday. 

7 * t Rest in the Lord, ^ and wait 
patiently for him : ^ fret not thyself 
because of him who prospereth in 
his way, because of the man who 
bringeth wicked devices to pass. 

8 Cease from anger, and forsake 
wrath : "fret not thyself in any wise 
to do evil. 

9 ^For evil doers shall be cut off: 
but those that wait upon the Lord, 
they shall ' inherit the earth. 

10 For ""yet a little while, and the 
wicked shall not be : yea, "> thou shalt 
diligently consider his place, and it 
shall not be. 

11° But the meek shall inherit the 
earth ; and shall delight themselves 
in the abundance of peace. 

12 The wicked H plotteth against the 
just, Pand gnasheth upon him with 
his teeth. 

13 1 The Lord shall laugh at him : 
for he seeth that '' his day is coming. 

14 The wicked have drawn out the 
sword, and have bent their bow, to 
cast down the poor and needy, and 
to slay t such as be of upright con- 
versation. 

15 'Their sword shall enter into 
their own heart, and their bows shall 
be broken. 

16 'A little that a righteous man 
hath is better than the riches of many 
wicked. 

17 For " the arms of the wicked 
shall be broken : but the Lord up- 
holdeth the righteous. 

18 The Lord ^knoweth the days of 
the upright : and their inheritance 
shall be '^ for ever. 

19 They shall not be ashamed in the 
evil time : and ^ in the days of famine 
they shall be satisfied. 

20 But the wicked shall perish, and 
the enemies of the Lord shall be as 
t the fat of lambs : they shall consume ; 
^into smoke shall they consume away. 

21 The wicked borroweth, and pay- 
eth not again : but ^ the righteous 
sheweth mercy, and giveth. 

22 *= For such as be blessed of him 
shall inherit the earth ; and they that 
be cursed of him ^ shall be cut off. 

23 ® The steps of a good man are 
II ordered by the Lord : and he de- 
lighteth in his way. 

24 ^ Though he fall, he shall not be 

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Is. 58. 14. 



t Heb. Roll 
thy way upon 
the l^ORD. 

d Ps. 55. 22. 
Prov. 16. 3. 
Matt. 6. 25. 
Luke 12. 22. 
1 Pet. 5. 7. 

t Heb. Be 

silent to the 

LORD. 
e Job 11. 17. 

Mic. 7. 9. 
{ Ps. 62. 1. 
S Is. 30. 15. 

Lam. 3. 26. 
h ver. 1, 8. 

Jer. 12. 1. 
i Ps. 73. 3. 

Eph. 4. 26. 
k Job 27. 13, 

14. 
1 ver. 11, 22, 

29. Is. 57. 13. 
m Heb. 10. 36, 

37. 
n Job 7. 10. & 



Matt. 5. 5. 



II Or, prac- 
tiseth. 
P Ps. 35. 16. 

q Ps. 2. 4. 

r 1 Sam. 26. 
10. 



t Heb. the 
upright of 
way. 

s Mic. 5. 6. 



t Prov. 15. 16. 
& 16. 8. 
1 Tim. 6. 6. 

u Job 38. 15. 
Ps. 10. 15. 
Ez. 30. 21, 
&c. 

X Ps. 1. 6. 



y Is. 60. 21. 



z Job 5. 20. 
Ps. 33. 19. 



a Ps. 102. 3. 

b Ps. 112. 5, 9. 

t Heb. the ' 
preciousness 
of lambs. 

c Prov. 3. 33. 

d ver. 9. 

e 1 Sam. 2. 9. 
Prov. 16. 9. 

f Ps. 34. 19, 
20. & 40. 2. 
& 91. 12. 
Prov. 24, 16. 
Mic. 7. 8, 
2 Cor. 4. 9. 

II Or, estab- 
lished. 



The end of the righteous. 



PSALMS. 



The trouble of the psalmist. 



g Job 15.23. 

Ps. 59. 15. 

& 109. 10. 
h Deut. 15. 8, 

10. Ps. 112. 

5, 9. 
t Heb. all the 

day. 

i Ps. 34. 14. 
Is. 1. 16, 17. 



1 Ps. 21.10. 

Prov. 2, 22. 

Is. 14. 20. 
m Prov. 2. 21. 



n Matt. 12. 3c 

Deut. 6. G. 

Ps. 40. 8.&. 

119.98. Is. 

51.7. 

H Or, goings. 
P Ps. 10. 8. 



q 2 Pet. 2. 9. 
r Ps. 109. 31. 



s ver. 9. Ps. 

27. 14. Prov. 

20. 22. 
t Ps. 52. 5, 6. 

& 91. 8. 

u Job 5. 3. 

II Or, a green 
tree that 
groweth in 
his own soil. 

X Job 20. 5, 



7 Ts. 32. 17. 
& 57. 2. 



z Ps. 1. 4. k. 
52.5. 



b Ps. 9. 9. 
c Is. 31. 5. 



d 1 Chr. 5. 20. 
Dan. 3. 17, 
28. k 6. 23, 



Ps. 70, title. 
5s. 6. 1. 



b Job 6. 4. 
c Ps. 32. 4. 



t Heb. peace, 
or, health. 



e Ezra 9. 6. 
Ps. 40. 12. 



f Matt. 11. 28. 



utterly cast down : for the Lord up- 
holdeth him ivith his hand. 

25 I have been young, and noiv am 
old ; yet have I not seen the right- 
eous forsaken, nor his seed ^begging 
bread. 

26 ^He is tever merciful, and lend- 
eth ; and his seed is blessed. 

27 ' Depart from evil, and do good ; 
and dwell for evermore. 

• 28 For the Lord "^loveth judgment, 
and forsaketh not his saints ; they 
are preserved for ever : ^ but the seed 
of the wicked shall be cut off. 

29 ""The righteous shall inherit the 
land, and dwell therein for ever. 

30 "The mouth of the righteous 
speaketh wisdom, and his tongue 
talketh of judgment. 

31 °The law of his God is in his 
heart ; none of his H steps shall slide. 

32 The wicked Pwatcheth the right- 
eous, and seeketh to slay him. 

33 The Lord ^will not leave him in 
his hand, nor 'condemn him when he 
is judged. 

34 'Wait on the Lord, and keep 
his way, and he shall exalt thee to 
inherit the land: *when the wicked 
are cut off, thou shalt see it. 

35 "I have seen the wicked in great 
power, and spreading himself like n a 
green bay tree. 

36 Yet he "^ passed away, and, lo, he 
ivas not : yea, I sought him, but he 
could not be found. 

37 Mark the perfect man, and be- 
hold the upright : for ^ the end oithat 
man is peace. 

38 ^But the transgressors shall be 
destroyed together : the end of the 
wicked shall be cut off. 

39 But ^the salvation of the right- 
eous is of the Lord : he is their 
strength ''in the time of trouble. 

40 And "= the Lord shall help them, 
and deliver them : he shall deliver 
them from the wicked, and save them, 
"^ because they trust in him. 

PSALM XXXVIIL 

The psalmist, in sore distress of body and mind, con- 
fesseth his sins, and imploreth help of God. 

T[ A Pealm of David, * to bring to remembrance. 

O^LORD, rebuke me not in thy 
wrath : neither chasten me in 
thy hot displeasure. 

3 For ''thine arrows stick fast in me, 
and '^ thy hand presseth me sore. 

3 There is no soundness in my flesh 
because of thine anger ; '' neither is 
there any t rest in my bones because 
of my sin. 

4 For * mine iniquities are gone over 
mine head : as a heavy burden they 
are too ^ heavy for me. 

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5 My wounds stink and are corrupt 
because of my foolishness. 

6 I am + troubled ; ^ I am bowed 
down greatly ; '^ I go mourning all 
the day long. 

7 For my loins are filled with a 
'loathsome disease: and there is ''no 
soundness in my flesh. 

8 I am feeble and sore broken : ' I 
have roared by reason of the disquiet- 
ness of my heart. 

9 Lord, all my desire is before thee ; 
and my groaning is not hid from thee. 

10 My heart panteth, my strength 
faileth me : as for ™ the light of mine 
eyes, it also t is gone from me. 

11" My lovers and my friends ° stand 
aloof from my t sore ; and n my kins- 
men P stand afar off. 

12 They also that seek after my life 
'I lay snares for me; and they that 
seek my hurt *■ speak mischievous 
things, and imagine deceits all the 
day long. 

13 But ' I, as a deaf man, heard not ; 
" and I loas as a dumb man that open- 
eth not his mouth. 

14 Thus I was as a man that hear- 
eth not, and in whose mouth are no 
reproofs. 

15 For 11 in thee, Lord, ^do I 
hope : thou wilt H hear, Lord my 
God. 

16 For I said. Hear me, >'lest other- 
wise they should rejoice over me : 
when my "^ foot slippeth, they ^ mag- 
nify themselves against me. 

17 For I am ready t to halt, and my 
sorrow is continually before me. 

18 For I will ''declare mine iniquity ; 
I will be "^ sorry for my sin. 

19 But mine enemies t are lively, 
and they are strong : and they that 
'^ hate me wrongfully are multiplied. 

20 They also ®that render evil for 
good are mine adversaries ; ^ because 
I follow the thing that good is. 

21 Forsake me not, O Lord : O my 
God, ^be not far from me. 

22 Make haste t to help me, Lord 
^ my salvation. 

PSALM XXXIX. 

The psalmist's purpose to take heed to his ways. 4 
He pray eth for a sense of the brevity of life,! for 
pardon, 10 and for deliverance from God's judg- 
ments. 

T[ To the chief Musician, even to *Jeduthuii, A 
Psalm of David. 

I SAID, I will nake heed to my 
ways, that I sin not with my 
tongue : I will keep ^ t my mouth 
with a bridle, •= while the wicked is 
before me. 

2 '^ I was dumb with silence, I held 
my peace, even from good ; and my 
sorrow was t stirred. 



The brevity of life 



PSALMS. 



Divine aid implored. 



e Jer. 20. 9. 



tPs.90.12,&i 
119. 84. 

H Or, what 
time I have 
here. 

ffPs. 90.4. 
h ver. 11. Ps. 
62. 9. & 144. 4. 
t Heb. settled. 



t Heb. an im- 
age. 
i 1 Cor. 7. 31. 

J ames 4. 14. 
k Job 27. 17. 

Ecc. 2. 18, 21, 

26. & 5. 14. 

Luke 12. 20, 

21. 

1 Ps. 38. 15. 
m Ps. 44. 13. 

&. 79. 4. 
n Lev. 10. 3. 

Job 40. 4, 5. 

Ps. 38. 13. . 
2 Sam. 16. 

10. Job 2. 10. 
t Heb. con- 
flict. 
p Job 9. 34. 

& 13. 21. 



t Heb. that 
tuhich is to 
be desired 
in him to 
melt away. 

q Job 4. 19. & 
13.28. Is. 50. 
9. Hos.5.12. 

r ver. 5. 

s Lev. 25. 23. 

1 Chr. 29. 15. 
Ps. 119. 19. 

2 Cor. 5. 6. 
Heb. 11. 13. 
1 Pet. 1. 17. 
&L 2. 11. 

t Gen. 47. 9. 
u Job 10. 20, 

21. & 14. 5, 6. 
X Job 14. 10, 

11. 12. 



t Heb. In 
waiting I 
waited. 



t Heb. a pit 

of noise. 
a Ps. 27. 14. 

& 37. 7. 
b Ps. 69. 2, 14. 
c Ps. 27. 5. 
d Ps. 37. 23. 
e Ps. 33. 3. 
f Ps. 52. 6. 



g Ps. 34. 8. 
Jer. 17. 7. 
h Ps. 101. 3, 7. 
i Ps. 125. 5. 

k Ex. 15. 11. 

Job 5. 9. & 9. 

in. PS.7L 

15. & 92. 5, & 

139. 6, 17. 
\\ Or, no7ie can 

order them 

unto thee. 
1 Is. 55. 8. 



3 My heart was hot within me ; 
while I was musing ^ the fire bm^n- 
ed : then spake I with my tongue, 

4 Loj^D, 'make me to know mine 
end, and the measure of my days, 
what it is ; that I may know H how 
frail I am. 

5 Behold, thou hast made my days 
as a handbreadth ; and ^ mine age is 
as nothing before thee : *' verily every 
man t at his best state is altogether 
vanity. Selah. 

6 Surely every man walketh in t ^a 
vain shew : surely they are disquieted 
in vain : ^ he heapeth up riches., and 
knoweth not who shall gather them. 

7 And now, Lord, what wait I for ? 
' my hope is in thee. 

8 Deliver me from all my transgres- 
sions : make me not ™ the reproach of 
the foolish. 

9 " I was dumb, I opened not my 
mouth ; because " thou didst it. 

10 P Remove thy stroke away from 
me : I am consumed by the t blow 
of thine hand. 

11 When thou with rebukes dost 
correct man for iniquity, thou makest 
this beauty ^to consume away like 
a moth : "^ surely every man is vanity. 
Selah. 

12 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and 
give ear unto my cry ; hold not thy 
peace at my tears : ^ for I am a 
stranger with thee, and a sojourner, 
' as all my fathers were. 

13 " Oh spare me, that I may recover 
strength, before I go hence, and ^be 
no more. 

PSALM XL. 

The psalmist's acknowledgment of God's goodness. 6 
Mis purpose to do the will of God. 11 His prayer 
for help in trouble. 

|[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

tT ^WAITED patiently for the 
X Lord ; and he inclined unto me, 
and heard my cry. 

2 He brought me up also out of t a 
horrible pit, out of ^ the miry clay, 
and '^ set my feet upon a rock, and 
^ established my goings. 

3 ^ And he hath put a new song in 
my mouth, even praise unto our God : 
^ many shall see it, and fear, and shall 
trust in the Lord. 

4 5 Blessed is that man that maketh 
the Lord his trust, and ''respecteth 
not the proud, nor such as ' turn aside 
to lies. 

5 ^ Many, O Lord my God, are thy 
wonderful works which thou hast 
done, ' and thy thoughts which are to 
US-ward : II they cannot be reckoned 
up in order unto thee : if I would 
declare and speak of them, they are 
more than can be numbered. 



6 ■" Sacrifice and offering thou didst 
not desire ; mine ears hast thou t open- 
ed : burnt offering and sin offering 
hast thou not required. 

7 Then said I, Lo, I come : in the 
volume of the book it is " written of 
me, 

8 ° I delight to do thy will, my God : 
yea, thy law is t p within my heart. 

9 •! I have preached righteousness in 
the great congregation : lo, '^ I have 
not refrained my lips, Lord, * thou 
knowest. 

10 ' I have not hid thy righteousness 
within my heart ; I have declared 
thy faithfulness and thy salvation : I 
have not concealed thy lovingkind- 
ness and thy truth from the great 
congregation. 

11 Withhold not thou thy tender 
mercies from me, O Lord : " let thy 
lovingkindness and thy truth contin- 
ually preserve me. 

12 For innumerable evils have com- 
passed me about : ^ mine iniquities 
have taken hold upon me, so that I 
am not able to look up ; they are more 
than the hairs of mine head : there- 
fore ^ my heart t faileth me. 

13 ^ Be pleased, Lord, to deliver 
me : Lord, make haste to help me. 

14 ^Let them be ashamed and con- 
founded together that seek after my 
soul to destroy it ; let them be driven 
backward and put to shame that wish 
me evil. 

15 ^ Let them be '^ desolate for a 
reward of their shame that say unto 
me. Aha, aha. 

16 ^ Let all those that seek thee 
rejoice and be glad in thee : let such 
as love thy salvation ^ say continually. 
The Lord be magnified. 

17 ^But I am poor and needy; yet 
s the Lord thinketh upon me : thou 
art my help and my deliverer ; make 
no tarrying, my God. 

PSALM XLL 

The blessedness of the man toho carethfor the poor. 
4 The psalmist complaineth of the malice of ene- 
mies and the treachery of friends. 10 His prayer 
for succour. 
^ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

BLESSED ^is he that considereth 
II the poor : the Lord will de- 
liver him t in time of trouble. 

2 The Lord will preserve him, and 
keep him alive ; and he shall be 
blessed upon the earth : ^ and H thou 
wilt not deliver him unto the will of 
his enemies. 

3 The Lord will strengthen him 
upon the bed of languishing : thou 
wilt t make all his bed in his sickness. 

4 I said, Lord, be merciful unto 
me : •= heal my soul ; for I have sin- 
ned against thee. 

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Longing for God's house. 



PSALMS. 



Hope in God encouraged. 



d Ps. 12. 2. 
Prov. 26. 2 
25, 26. 



t Heb. evil to 

me. 
t Heb. A thing 

of Belial. 

t Heb. the 
man of my 
peace. 

t Heb. magni- 
Jied. 

e 2 Sam. 15. 12. 
Job 19. 19. 
Ps. 55. 12, 13, 
20. Jer. 20. 
10. 
f Obad. 7. 
John 13. 18. 



S Job 36. 7. 
Ps. 34. 15. 



II Or, A Psalm 
giving in- 
struction of 
the sons, 6fc. 
See 1 Chr. 6. 
33, 37. & 25. 5. 

t Heb. bray- 
eth. 



aPs.63. 1. &, 
84.2. John 
7.37. 

b lThess.1.9. 

c Ps. 80. 5. & 

102. 9. 
d ver. 10. Ps. 

79. 10.& 115.2. 



e Job 30. 16, 
Ps. 62. 8. 
f Is. 30. 29. 



S ver. 11. &. 

Ps. 43. 5. 
t Heb. bowed 

down. 

h Lam. 3. 24. 

II Or, give 
thanks. 

II Or, his pres- 
ence is salva- 



II Or. the little 

Mi,Ps.l33.3. 
i Jer. 4. 20. 

Ez. 7. 26. 
k Ps. 88. 7. 

Jonah 2. 3. 
I Lev. 25. 21. 

Deut. 28. 8. 

Ps. 133. 3. 
in Job 35. 10. 

Ps. 32. 7. & 

63.6. & 149. 5. 



5 Mine enemies speak evil of me, 
When shall he die, and his name 
perish 1 

6 And if he come to see me, he 
<ispeaketh vanity: his heart gather- 
eth iniquity to itself; when he goeth 
abroad, he telleth it. 

7 All that hate me whisper together 
against me : against me do they de- 
vise t my hurt. 

8 tAn evil disease, say they, cleav- 
eth fast unto him : and now that he 
lieth he shall rise up no more. 

9 ^Yea, tmine ow^n familiar friend, 
in whom I trusted, ^which did eat 
of my bread, hath thfted up his heel 
against me. 

10 But thou, Lord, be merciful 
unto me, and raise me up, that I may 
requite them. 

11 By this I know that thou favour- 
est me, because mine enemy doth not 
triumph over me. 

12 And as for me, thou upholdest 
me in mine integrity, and ^settest me 
before thy face for ever. 

13 ^Blessed he the Lord God of 
Israel from everlasting, and to ever- 
lasting. Amen, and Amen. 

PSALM XLIL 

The psalmist, in exile, longeth to worship in the tem- 
ple. 5 He ericourageth himself to trust in God. 

TJ To the chief Musician, 1| Maschil, for the sons of 
Korah. 

AS the hart tpanteth after the 
water brooks, so panteth my 
soul after thee, O God. 

2 ^My soul thirsteth for God, for 
^ the living God : when shall I come 
and appear before God ? 

3 "" My tears have been my meat day 
and night, while "^they continually 
say unto me. Where is thy God 1 

4 When I remember these things, 
^ I pour out my soul in me : for I 
had gone with the multitude, ^ I went 
with them to the house of God, with 
the voice of joy and praise, with a 
multitude that kept holy day. 

5 ^Why art thou tcast down, O my 
soul 1 and why art thou disquieted 
in me ? ^ hope thou in God : for I 
shall yet H praise him ii/or the help of 
his countenance. 

6 my God, my soul is cast down 
within me : therefore will I remember 
thee from the land of Jordan, and of 
the Hermonites, from II the hill Mizar. 

7 'Deep calleth unto deep at the noise 
of thy waterspouts ; ^ all thy waves 
and tiiy billows are gone over me. 

8 Yet the Lord will ^command his 
lovingkindness in the daytime, and 
°'in the night his song shall be with 
me, and my prayer unto the God of 
my life. 

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9 I will say unto God my rock, 
Why hast thou forgotten me'^ ''why 
go I mourning because of the oppres- 
sion of the enemy 1 

10 As with a H sword in my bones, 
mine enemies reproach me ; ° while 
they say daily unto me. Where is thy 
God'? 

11 p Why art thou cast down, my 
soul? and why art thou disquieted 
within me ? hope thou in God : for I 
shall yet praise him, ivho is the health 
of my countenance, and my God. 

PSALM XLIII. 

The psalmist prayeth to be restored to the temple, 5 
and upbraideth himself for his despondency. i 

^ TUDGE me, God, and "plead ! 
$J my cause against an II ungodly 
nation : oh deliver me t from the de- 
ceitful and unjust man. 

2 For thou art the God of ''my 
strength : why dost thou cast me off? 
^ why go I mourning because of the 
oppression of the enemy 1 

3 * Oh send out thy light and thy 
truth : let them lead me ; let them 
bring me unto ^ thy holy hill, and to 
thy tabernacles. 

4 Then will I go unto the altar of 
God, unto God t my exceeding joy : 
yea, upon the harp will 1 praise thee, 
God my God. 

5 «Why art thou cast down, O my 
soul? and why art thou disquieted 
within me ? hope in God : for I shall 
yet praise him, who is the health of 
my countenance, and my God. 

PSALM XLIV. 

The people of God remember his former mercies; 9 
but complain of present evils. 17 Their prof esswn 
of integrity, 23 and prayer for help. • 

^ To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, 
Maschil. 



Ps. 38. 6. &, 
43.2. 



II Or, killing. 

o ver. 3. Joel 
2. 17. Mic. 
7.10. 

P ver. 5. &. Ps. 
43.5. 



WE have 
OGod, 



heard with our ears, 
*our fathers have told 

us, what work thou didst in their 

days, in the times of old. 

2 How ''thou didst drive out the 
heathen with thy hand, and plantedst 
them ; how thou didst afflict the peo- 
ple, and cast them out. 

3 For "= they got not the land in pos- 
session by their own sword, neither 
did their own arm save them : but thy 
right hand, and thine arm, and the 
light of thy countenance, ^because 
thou hadst a favour unto them. 

4 ® Thou art my King, God : com- 
mand deliverances for Jacob. 

5 Through thee ^ will we push down 
our enemies : through thy name will 
we tread them under that rise up 
against us. 

6 For « I will not trust in my bow, 
neither shall my sword save me. 



II Or, unmer- 
ciful. 

t Heb. from a 
man of deceit 
and iniquity. 

a Ps. 26. 1. & 
35. 24. 

b Ps. 35. 1. 

c Ps. 28. 7. 

d Ps. 42. 9. 

e Ps. 40. IL h 
31. 3. 

f Ps. 3. 4. 



t Heb. the 
gladness of 
my joy. 

S Ps. 42. 5, 11. 



a Ex. 12. 26, 
27. Ps.78.3. 



b Ex. 15. 17. 
Deut. 7. 1. 
Ps. 78, 55, & 



c Deut. 8. 17. 
Josh. 24. 12. 



d Deut. 4. 37. 
& 7. 7, 8. 



e Ps. 74. 12. 
f Dan. 8. 4. 



S Ps. S3. 16. 
Hos. 1. 7. 



Israel coniplaineth to God. 



PSALMS. 



The glory of the Messiah. 



ti Ps. 40. 14. 



i Ps. 34. 2. 

.ler. 9. 24. 

Rom. 2. 17. 
k Ps. 60. 1, 10. 

& 74. 1. & 88. 

14. & 89. 38. 

& 108. 11. 

1 Lev. 26. 17. 
Deut. 28. 25. 
Josh. 7. 8, 12. 

m Rom. 8. 36, 
t Heb. as 

sheep of 

meat. 

t Heb. with- 
out riches. 

n Deut. 4. 27. 
& 28. 64. Ps. 
60.1. 

Is. 52. 3, 4. 
Jer. 15. 13. 

p Deut. 28. 37. 
Ps. 79. 4. & 
80. 6. 

q Jer. 24. 9. 

r 2 Kings 19. 
21. Job 16.4. 
Ps. 22. 7. 



s Ps. 8. 2. 
t Dan. 9. 13. 



It Job 23. 11. 

Ps. 119. 51, 

157. 
II Or, goings. 



X Is. 34. 13. & 
35. 7. 
y Ps. 23. 4. 



z Job 11. 13. 
Ps. 68. 31. 

a Job 31. 14. 

Ps. 139. 1. 

Jer. 17. 10. 
b Rom. 8. 36. 



c Ps. 7. 6. & 

35. 23. & 59. 

4, 5. k. 78. 65. 
d ver. 9. 
e Job 13. 24. 

Ps. 13. 1. & 

88. 14. 
f Ps. 119. 25, 



t Heb. a help 
form. 



*Ps. 69, &80, 

title. 
II Or, ofin- 

stniction. 
t Heb. boileth, 

or, bubblcth 



7 But thou hast saved us from our 
enemies, and hast ^ put them to shame 
that hated us. 

8 'InXjfod we boast all the day long-, 
and praise thy name for ever. Selah. 

9 But ^ thou hast cast off, and put 
us to shame ; and goest not forth with 
our armies. 

10 Thou makest us to ' turn back 
from the enemy : and they which 
hate us spoil for themselves. 

1 1 *" Thou hast given us t like sheep 
appointed for meat ; and hast " scat- 
tered us among the heathen. 

12. "Thou sellest thy people tfor 
nought, and dost not increase thy 
wealth by their price. 

13 PThou makest us a reproach to 
our neighbours, a scorn and a derision 
to them that are round about us. 

141 Thou makest us a byword among 
the heathen, '' a shaking of the head 
among the people, 

15 My confusion is continually be- 
fore me, and the shame of my face 
hath covered me, 

16 For the voice of him that re- 
proacheth and blasphemeth ; ^by rea- 
son of the enemy and avenger. 

17 *A11 this is come upon us; yet 
have we not forgotten thee, neither 
have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. 

18 Our heart is not turned back, 
" neither have our II steps declined 
from thy way ; 

19 Though thou hast sore broken us 
in ^ the place of dragons, and covered 
us y with the shadow of death. 

20 If we have forgotten the name of 
our God, or ^ stretched out our hands 
to a strange god ; 

21 ^ Shall not God search this out? 
for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. 

22 '' Yea, for thy sake are we killed 
all the day long ; we are counted as 
sheep for the slaughter, 

23 '^ Awake, why sleepest thou, O 
Lord ? arise, "^ cast us not off for ever, 

24 ® Wherefore hidest thou thy face, 
and forgettest our affliction and our 
oppression 1 

25 For ^our soul is bowed down to 
the dust : our belly cleaveth unto the 
earth. 

26 Arise t for our help, and redeem 
us for thy mercies' sake. 

PSALM XLV. 

The majesty and grace of the Messiah, 10 The du- 
ties and honours of Zion. 

TT To the chief Musician * -upon Shoshannim, for 
the sons of Korah, || Maschil, A Song of loves. 

MY heart t is inditing a good mat- 
ter : I speak of the things which 
I have made touching the king : my 
tongue is the pen of a ready writer. 



2 Thou art fairer than the children 
of men : * grace is poured into thy 
lips : therefore God hath blessed thee 
for ever. 

3 Gird thy ^ sword upon thy thigh, 
" O most mighty, with thy glory and 
thy majesty. 

4 "^And in thy majesty tride pros- 
perously, because of truth and meek- 
ness and righteousness ; and thy right 
hand shall teach thee terrible things. 

5 Thine arrows are sharp in the 
heart of the king's enemies ; whereby 
the people fall under thee. 

6 ® Thy throne, God, is for ever 
and ever : the sceptre of thy kingdom 
is a right sceptre, 

7 ^Thou lovest righteousness, and 
hatest wickedness : therefore ^ God, 
thy God, ^hath anointed thee with 
the oil 'of gladness above thy fel- 
lows, 

8 ''All thy garments sme/Z of myrrh, 
and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory 
palaces, whereby they have made thee 
glad. 

9 ' Kings' daughters were among thy 
honourable women : ™ upon thy right 
hand did stand the queen in gold of 
Ophir. 

10 Hearken, O daughter, and con- 
sider, and incline thine ear ; " forget 
also thine own people, and thy fa- 
ther's house ; 

11 So shall the king greatly desire 
thy beauty : ° for he is thy Lord ; 
and worship thou him. 

12 And the daughter of Tyre shall 
be there with a gift ; even p the rich 
among the people shall entreat t thy 
favour. 

13 iThe king's daughter is all glori- 
ous within ; her clothing is of wrought 
gold. 

14 "■ She shall be brought unto the 
king in raiment of needlework : the 
virgins her companions that follow 
her shall be brought unto thee. 

15 With gladness and rejoicing shall 
they be brought : they shall enter into 
the king's palace. 

16 Instead of thy fathers shall be 
thy children, ^whom thou mayest 
make princes in all the earth. 

17 * I will make thy name to be 
remembered in all generations : there- 
fore shall the people praise thee for 
ever and ever. 

PSALM XLVI. 

Zion^s conjidence in God. 8 An exhortation to behold 

the works of the Lord. 

T[ To the chief Musician || for the sons of Korah, 

* A Song upon * Alamoth. 

GOD is our ^refuge and strength, 
^ a very present help in trouble. 
2 Therefore will not we fear, though 

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a Luke 4. 22. 

b Is. 49. 2. 

Heb. 4. 12. 

Rev. 1. 16. & 

19. 15. 
c Is. 9. 6. 
d Rev. 6. 2. 
\'iiieh. prosper 

thou, ride 

thou. 



e Ps. 93. 2. 
Heb. 1. 8. 



f Ps. 33. 5. 
g Is. 61. 1. 

h 1 Kings 1. 

39, 40. 
iPs. 21.6. 



1 Cant. 6. 8. 

m See 1 Kings 
2.19. 



n See Deut. 
21, 13. 



o Ps. 95. 6. 
Is. 54. 5. 

p Ps. 22. 29. & 
72. 10. Is.49. 
23. & 60. 3. 

t Heb. thy 
face. 

q Rev. 19, 7, 



r Cant. 1. 4. 



s 1 Pet. 2. 9. 
Rev. 1. 6. & 
5. 10. & 20. 6. 

t Mai. 1. 11. 



!l Or, of 

* Ps. 48, & 66. 

* 1 Chr. 15. 20. 
a Ps. 62. 7. 8. 

& 91. 2. & 
142. 5. 
b Deut. 4. 7. 
Ps. 145. 18. 



Zion's safety in God. 



PSALMS. 



His protection of Zion. 



t Heb. the 

heart of the 

seas. 
c Ps. 93. 3, 4. 

Jer. 5. 22. 

JMatt. 7. 25. 



d See Is. 8. 7. 
e Fs.-i8. 1,8. 

Is. 60. 14. 
f Deut. 23. 14. 

is. 12. 6. Ez. 

4.3. 7, 9. Hos. 

11.9. Joel 2. 

27. Zeph. 3. 

lo.Zech. 2.5, 

10, 11. & 8. 3. 
t Heb. when 

the morning 

appeareth. 

See Ex. 14. 

24, 27. 2 Chr. 

2U.20. Ps.30. 

3. & 143. 8. 

t Heb. a high 

place for us, 

Ps. 9. 9. 
S Ps. 2. 1. 
h Josh. 2. 9, 24. 
i ver. 11. 

Num. 14. 9. 

2 Chr. 13. 12. 
k Ps. 66. 5. 
1 Is. 2. 4. 
m Ps. 76. 3. 
n Ez. 39. 9. 



o Is. 2. 11, 17. 



II Or, of 



b Deut. 7. 21. 

Neh. 1. 5. 

Ps.76. 12. 
c Mai. 1. 14. 
d Ps. 18. 47. 



e I Pet. 1. 4. 
f Ps.68.24,25. 
g Zech. 14. 9. 
h I Cor. 14. 15, 

16. 
i 1 Chr. 16. 31. 

Ps. 93. 1. & 

96. 10. k. 97. 

]. &99. 1. 

Rev. 19. 6. 
k Rom. 4. 11, 

i2. 

I Ps. 89. 18. 

II Or, everj 
ona that hath 
vnderstarid- 
ing. 

II Or, The vol- 
untary of the 
people are 
gathered un- 
to the people 
of the God of 
Abraham. 



the earth be removed, and though 
the mountains be carried into tthe 
midst of the sea ; 

3 "= Though the waters thereof roar 
OMci be troubled, though the mount- 
ains shake with the swelHng thereof. 
Selah. 

4 There is ^a river, the streams 
whereof shall make glad ^the city 
of God, the holy place of the taber- 
nacles of the Most High. 

5 God is ^ in the midst of her ; she 
shall not be moved : God shall help 
her, t and that right early. 

6 sThe heathen raged, the king- 
doms were moved : he uttered his 
voice, ^the earth melted. 

7 ' The Lord of hosts is with us ; 
the God of Jacob is tour refuge. 
Selah. 

8 ^Come, behold the works of the 
Lord, what desolations he hath made 
in the earth. 

9 ^He maketh wars to cease unto 
the end of the earth ; ■" he breaketh 
the bow, and cutteth the spear in 
sunder ; " he burneth the chariot in 
the fire. 

10 Be still, and know that I am 
God : ° I will be exalted among the 
heathen, I will be exalted in the 
earth. 

11 PThe Lord of hosts is with us ; 
the God of Jacob is our refuge. Se- 
lah. 

PSALM XLVIL 

Tlie nations exhorted to praise God. 

]\ To the chief Musician, A Psalm jj for the sons 
of Korah. 

OH ^ clap your hands, all ye peo- 
ple ; shout unto God with the 
voice of triumph. 

2 For the Lord most high is ^terri- 
ble ; "he is s. great King over all the 
earth. 

3 '^He shall subdue the people un- 
der us, and the nations under our 
feet. 

4 He shall choose our ® inheritance 
for us, the excellency of Jacob whom 
he loved. Selah. 

5 ^ God is gone up with a shout, the 
Lord with the sound of a trumpet. 

6 Sing praises to God, sing praises : 
sing praises unto our King, sing 
praises. 

7 ^For God is the King of all the 
earth : ''sing ye praises n with under- 
standing. 

8 'God reigneth over the heathen: 
God sitteth upon the throne of his 
holiness. 

9 II The princes of the people are 
gathered together, ^even the people 
of the God of Abraham : ' for the 

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shields of the earth belong unto God : 
he is greatly exalted. 

PSALM XLVHL 

A song of thanksgiving to God for his protection of 
Zion. 

11 A Song and Psalm || for the sons of Korah. 

GREAT is the Lord, and greatly 
to be praised *in the city of our 
God, in the ''mountain of his holi- 
ness. 

2 <= Beautiful for situation, "^the joy 
of the whole earth, is mount Zion, 
^ on the sides of the north, ^ the city 
of the great King. 

3 God is known in her palaces for a 
refuge. 

4 For, lo, sthe kings were assem- 
bled, they passed by together. 

5 They saw it, and so they marvel- 
led; they were troubled, and hasted 
away. 

6 Fear ^ took hold upon them there, 
'and pain, as of a woman in trav- 
ail. 

7 Thou ^ breakest the ships of Tar- 
shish ' with an east wind. 

8 As we have heard, so have we 
seen in '"the city of the Lord of 
hosts, in the city of our God : God 
will ° establish it for ever. Selah. 

9 We have thought of ° thy loving- 
kindness, God, in the midst of thy 
temple. 

10 According to Pthy name, God, 
so is thy praise unto the ends of the 
earth : thy right hand is full of right- 
eousness. 

11 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the 
daughters of Judah be glad, because 
of thy judgments. 

12 Walk about Zion, and go round 
about her : tell the towers thereof. 

13 t Mark ye well her bulwarks, 
II consider her palaces ; that ye may 
tell it to the generation following. 

14 For this God is our God for ever 
and ever : he will i be our guide even 
unto death. 

PSALM XLIX. 

TTie psalmist calleth upon all men to hear. 6 He 
sheweth the vanity of trusting in wealth. 16 World' 
ly prosperity is not to he envied. 

IT To the chief Musician, A Psalm jl for the sous 
of Korah. 

HEAR this, all ye people ; give 
ear, all ye inhabitants of the 
world : 

2 Both ^low and high, rich and poor, 
together. 

3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom ; 
and the meditation of my heart shall 
be of understanding. 

4 '^ I will incline mine ear to a para- 
ble : I will open my dark saying upon 
the harp. 



Consolation under trials. 



PSALMS. 



What Ood requireth of man. 



d Job 31. 24, 
25. Ps.52.7. 
& 62. 10. 
Mark 10. 24. 
1 Tim. 6. 17. 

e Matt. 16. 26. 



f Job 36. 18, 
19. 



S Pa. 89. 48. 
h Ecc. 2. 16. 



i Prov. 11. 4. 
Ecc. 2. 18, 21, 



t Heb. to gen- 
eration and 
generation. 

k Gen. 4. 17. 



1 ver. 20. 
39. 5. & 



m Luke 12. 20. 

t Heb. delight 
in their 
mouth. 



11 Or, strength. 

II Or, the grave 
beinfif a hab- 
itation to ev- 
ery one of 
them. 

t Heh.from 
the hand of 
the grave. 

II Or, hell. 

D Ps. 47. 3. 
Dan. 7. 22. 
Mai. 4. 3. 
Luke 22. 30. 
1 Cor. 6. 2. 
Rev. 2. 26. & 
20.4. 

t Heb. in his 

life. 
o Job 4. 21. 

Ps. 39. 11. 

t Heb. The 

soul shall go. 
P Ps. 56. 13. 

Hos. 13. 14. 
q Job 27. 19. 
r Deut. 29. 19. 

Luke 12. 19. 
s Gen. 15. 15. 
t Job 33. 30. 

Ps. 56. 13. 
u ver. 12. 
X Ecc. 3. 19. 



II Or, /or 
Asaph. See 

1 Chr. 15. 17, 
& 25. 2. 

2 Chr. 29. 30 
a Neh. 9. 32. 

Is. 9. 6. Jer 

32. 18. 
b Ps. 48. 2. 
c Deut. 33. 2. 

Ps. 80. 1. 



5 Wherefore should I fear in the 
days of evil, when "tYie iniquity of my 
heels shall compass me about ? 

6 They that '' trust in their wealth, 
and boast themselves in the multi- 
tude of their riches ; 

7 None of them can by any means 
redeem his brother, nor ^ give to God 
a ransom for him : 

8 (For 'the redemption of their 
soul is precious, and it ceaseth for 
ever :) 

9 That he should still live for ever, 
and ^not see corruption. 

10 For he seeth that ''wise men die, 
likewise the fool and the brutish per- 
son perish, ' and leave their wealth to 
others. 

11 Their inward thought i5, that 
their houses shall continue for ever, 
and their dwellingplaces tto all gen- 
erations ; they ^ call their lands after 
their own names. 

12 Nevertheless ' man being in hon- 
our abideth not : he is like the beasts 
that perish. 

13 This their way is their ""folly: 
yet their posterity t approve their say- 
ings. Selah. 

14 Like sheep they are laid in the 
grave ; death shall feed on them ; and 
"the upright shall have dominion over 
them in the morning ; ° and their 
II beauty shall consume H in the grave 
from their dwelling. 

15 But God Pwill redeem my soul 
t from the power of II the grave : for 
he shall receive me. Selah. 

16 Be not thou afraid when one is 
made rich, when the glory of his 
house is increased ; 

17 iFor when he dieth he shall 
carry nothing away: his glory shall 
not descend after him. 

18 Though t while he lived ""he 
blessed his soul : and men will praise 
thee, when thou doest well to thyself: 

19 t He shall ^ go to the generation 
of his fathers ; they shall never see 
t light. 

20 " Man that is in honour, and un- 
derstandeth not, ^is like the beasts 
that perish. 

PSALM L. 

The majesty of God in Zion. 5 His order to gather 
his sain ts together, 7 His pleasure is not in ceremo- 
nies, 14 but in sincere obedience. 

"[[ A Psalm II of Asaph. 

THE ^mighty God, even the Lord, 
hath spoken, and called the earth 
from the rising of the sun unto the 
going down thereof. 

2 Out of Zion, ^the perfection of 
beauty, " God hath shined. 

3 Our God shall come, and shall not 



keep silence : ^ a fire shall devour 
before him, and it shall be very tem- 
pestuous round abput him. 

4 ^ He shall call to the heavens from 
above, and to the earth, that he may 
judge his people. 

5 Gather ^ my saints together unto 
me ; ^ those that have made a cov- 
enant with me by sacrifice. 

6 And '"the heavens shall declare 
his righteousness : for ^ God is judge 
himself Selah. 

7 ^ Hear, O my people, and I will 
speak ; O Israel, and I will testify 
against thee : ^l am God, even thy 
God. 

8 "" I will not reprove thee " for thy 
sacrifices or thy burnt ofiferings, to 
have been continually before me. 

9 °I will take no bullock out of 
thy house, nor he goats out of thy 
folds : 

10 For every beast of the forest J,s 
mine, and the cattle upon a thousand 
hills. 

11 I know all the fowls of the 
mountains : and the wild beasts of 
the field are tmine. 

12 If I were hungry, I would not 
tell thee : p for the world is mine, 
and the fulness thereof. 

13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or 
drink the blood of goats 1 

14 *! Oflfer unto God thanksgiving ; 
and ""pay thy vows unto the Most 
High: 

15 And 'call upon me in the day 
of trouble : I will deliver thee, and 
thou shalt * glorify me. 

16 But unto the wicked God saith, 
What hast thou to do to declare my 
statutes, or that thou shouldest take 
my covenant in thy mouth ? 

17 " Seeing thou hatest instruction, 
and ^ castest my words behind thee. 

18 When thou sawest a thief, then 
thou y consentedst with him, and t hast 
been ^partaker with adulterers. 

19 t Thou givest thy mouth to evil, 
and ^ thy tongue frameth deceit. 

20 Thou sittest and speakest against 
thy brother ; thou slanderest thine 
own mother's son. 

21 These things hast thou done, 
^ and I kept silence ; •= thou thought- 
est that I was altogether such a one 
as thyself: but ^l will reprove thee, 
and set them in order before thine 
eyes. 

22 Now consider this, ye that ^for- 
get God, lest I tear you in pieces, and 
there be none to deliver. 

23 ^ Whoso oflfereth praise glorifieth 
me ; and ^ to him t that ordereth his 
conversation aright will 1 shew the 
salvation of God. 

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dLev. 10.2. 
Num. 16. 35. 
Ps. 97. 3. 
Dan. 7. 10. 

e Deut. 4. 26. 

&31. 28. & 

32. 1. Is. 1. 

2. Mic. 6. 

1,2. 
f Deut. 33. 3. 

Is. 13. 3, 
e Ex. 24. 7. 

h Ps. 97. 6. 
i Ps. 75. 7. 



kPs. 81. 8. 



I Ex. 20. 2. 



m Is. 1. 11. 
Jer. 7. 22. 
n Hos. 6. 6. 

Mic. 6. 6. 
Acts 17. 25. 



t Heb. with 
me. 

P Ex. 19. 5. 

Deut. 10. 14. 

Job 41. IL 

Ps. 24. 1. 

1 Cor. 10. 26, 

28. 
q Hos. 14. 2. 

Heb. 13. 15. 
r Deut. 23. 21. 

Job 22. 27. 

Ps. 76. 11. 

Ecc. 5. 4, 5. 
s Job 22. 27. 

Ps. 91. 15. & 

107. 6, 13, 19, 

28. Zech. 13. 

9. 
t ver. 23. Ps. 



u Rom. 2. 21, 
22. 
X Neh. 9. 26. 

y Rom. 1.32. 

t Heb. thy 
portion was 
with adulter- 
ers. 

t Heb. Thou 
sendest. 

z 1 Tim. 5. 22. 

a Ps. 52. 2. 



bEcc. 8. 11, 
12. Is. 26. 
10. &, 57. 11. 

c See Rom. 
2.4. 

d Ps. 90. 8. 

e Job 8. 13. 

Ps.9. 17. Is. 

51. 13. 
f Ps. 27. 6. 

Rom. 12. 1. 
? Gal. 6. 16. 
t Heb. that 

disposeth his 

way. 



Pardon of sin implored. 



PSALMS. 



Doeg^s destruction foretold. 



* 2 Sam. 12. 1. 
& 11. 2. 4. 



aver. 9. Is. 43. 

25. & 44. 22. 

Col. 2. 14. 
b Heb. 9. 14. 

lJohnl.7,9. 

Rev. 1. 5. 

c Ps. 32. 5. & 

38. 18. 

d Gen. 20. 6. &. 

39. 9. Lev. 5. 
19. &. 6. 2. 

2 Sam. 12. 13. 
e Luke 15. 21. 
f Rom. 3. 4. 
S Job 14. 4. 

Ps.58. 3. 

John 3. 6. 

Rom. 5. 12. 

Eph. 2. 3. 
t Heb. warm 

7ne. 

h Job 14. 4. 
i Job 38. 36. 



k Lev. 14. 4, 6, 
49. Num. 19. 
18. Heb. 9. 



m Matt. 5. 4. 

n Jer. 16. 17. 

ver. 1. 

P Acts 15. 9. 
Eph. 2. 10. 

II Or, a con- 
stant spirit. 

q Gen. 4. 14. 

2 Kings 13. 

23. 
r Rom. 8. 9. 

Eph. 4. 30, 



s 2 Cor. 3. 17. 



t Heb. bloods. 
t 2 Sam. 11. 17. 
& 12. 9. 
u Ps. 35. 28. 



X Num. 15. 27, 

30. Ps. 40. 6. 

& 50. 8, Is. 1. 

11. Jer. 7. 22. 

Hos. 6. 6. 
II Or, that I 

should give it. 

Y Ps. 34. 18. 
Is. 57. 15. & 
66.2. 



PSALM LL 

The psalmist confesseth his sin, and prayeth to be 
forgiven, and restored to God's favour. 13 His 
purpose to serve God, 18 and prayer for Zion. 

|[ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, * when 
Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had 
gone in to Bath-sheba. 

HAVE mercy upon me, O God, 
according to thy lovingkind- 
ness : according unto the multitude 
of thy tender mercies * blot out my 
transgressions. 

2 ^ Wash me thoroughly from mine 
iniquity, and cleanse me from my 
sin. 

3 For " I acknowledge my trans- 
gressions : and my sin is ever before 
me. 

4 "^Against thee, thee only, have I 
sinned, and done this evil ^in thy 
sight : ^ that thou mightest be justifi- 
ed when thou speakest, and be clear 
when thou judgest. 

^ ^ Behold, I was shapen in iniquity ; 
^ and in sin did my mother t conceive 
me. 

6 Behold, thou desirest truth ^in 
the inward parts : and in the hidden 
part thou shalt make me to know 
wisdom. 

7 ''Purge me with hyssop, and I 
shall be clean : wash me, and I shall 
be ^whiter than snow. 

8 Make me to hear joy and glad- 
ness ; that the bones which thou hast 
broken "^ may rejoice. 

9 " Hide thy face from my sins, and 
° blot out all mine iniquities. 

10 P Create in me a clean heart, 
God ; and renew H a right spirit 
within me. 

11 Cast me not away 'ifrom thy 
presence; and take not thy ""Holy 
Spirit from me. 

12 Restore unto me the joy of thy 
salvation; and uphold me with thy 
^free Spirit. 

13 Then will I teach transgressors 
thy ways ; and sinners shall be con- 
verted unto thee. 

14 Deliver me from t ' bloodguilti- 
ness, God, thou God of my sal- 
vation : and " my tongue shall sing 
aloud of thy righteousness. 

15 O Lord, open thou my lips ; 
and my mouth shall shew forth thy 
praise. 

16 For ^thou desirest not sacrifice ; 
il else would I give it : thou delight- 
est not in burnt offering. 

17 yThe sacrifices of God are a 
broken spirit : a broken and a con- 
trite heart, God, thou wilt not 
despise. 

18 Do good in thy good pleasure 
unto Zion : build thou the walls of 
Jerusalem. 

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19 Then shalt thou be pleased with 
^ the sacrifices of righteousness, with 
burnt offering and whole burnt offer- 
ing: then shall they offer bullocks 
upon thine altar. 

PSALM LIL 

The psalmist ea^ostulateth with his enemy, 4 and 
foretelleth his destruction. 6 He sheweth the joy of 
the righteous thereat, 8 and giveth thanks to God. 

U To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of Da- 
vid, *when Doeg the Edomite came and *told 
Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the 
house of Ahimelech. 

WHY boastest thou thyself in 
mischief, ^ mighty man ? the 
goodness of God endureth continually. 

2 ^ Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs ; 
*= like a sharp razor, working deceit- 
fully. 

3 Thou lovest evil more than good ; 
and ''lying rather than to speak 
righteousness. Selah. 

4 Thou lovest all devouring words, 
II thou deceitful tongue. 

5 God shall likewise t destroy thee 
for ever, he shall take thee away, 
and pluck thee out of thy dwelling- 
place, and ^ root thee out of the land 
of the living. Selah. 

6 ^ The righteous also shall see, and 
fear, ^ and shall laugh at him : 

7 Lo, this is the man that made 
not God his strength ; but ^ trusted 
in the abundance of his riches, and 
strengthened himself in his H wicked- 
ness. 

8 But I am ^ like a green olive tree 
in the house of God : I trust in the 
mercy of God for ever and ever. 

9 I will praise thee for ever, because 
thou hast done it : and I will wait on 
thy name ; ^ for it is good before thy 
saints. 

PSALM LHI. 

The psalmist describeth the corruption of men; 4 
sheweth the workers of iniquity their guilt ; 6 and 
longethfor the salvation of Israel. 

lyTo the chief Musician upon Mahalalh, Maschil, 
A Psalm of David. 

THE ^ fool hath said in his heart. 
There is no God. Corrupt are 
they, and have done abominable ini- 
quity : ^ there is none that doeth 
good. 

2 God *= looked down from heaven 
upon the children of men, to see if 
there were any that did understand, 
that did ^ seek God. 

3 Every one of them is gone back : 
they are altogether become filthy; 
there is none that doeth good, no, not 
one. 

4 Have the workers of iniquity ® no 
knowledge? who eat up my people 
as they eat bread : they have not 
called upon God. 

5 ^ There t were they in great fear, 



Safety from enemies. 



PSALMS. 



Treachery of a friend. 



e Ez. 6. 5. 



h Ps. 14. 7. 

t Heb. JVho 
will give sal- 
vations, Sfc. 



* 1 Sam. 23. 
19. & 2G. 1. 



a Ps. 86. 14. 



b Ps. 118. 7. 



t Heb. those 
that observe 
me, Ps. 5. 8. 

c Ps. 89. 49. 

d Ps. 52. 9. 



e Ps. 59. 10. 
92. 11. 



a Is. 38. 14. 



3 2 Sam. 16. 7, 
3. & 19. 19. 



t Heb. cove7-ed 



where no fear was : for God hath 
^scattered the bones of him that en- 
campeth against thee : thou hast put 
them to shame, because God hath de- 
spised them. 

G '^ t Oh that the salvation of Israel 
we7'e come out of Zion ! When God 
bringeth back the captivity of his 
people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel 
shall be glad. 

PSALM LIV. 

The psalmist prayeth for deliverance from his ene- 
mies. 4 His confidence in God's help. 

^ To the chief Musician on Negrinoth, Maschil, A 
Psalm of David, * when the Ziphim came and 
said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself vi^ith 

US'? 

SAVE me, O God, by thy name, 
and judge me by thy strength. 

2 Hear my prayer, O God ; give ear 
to the words of my mouth. 

3 For ^strangers are risen up against 
me, and oppressors seek after my 
soul : they have not set God before 
them. Selah. 

4 Behold, God is mine helper : ^ the 
Lord is with them that uphold my 
soul. 

5 He shall reward evil unto tmine 
enemies : cut them off " in thy truth. 

6 I will freely sacrifice unto thee : 
I will praise thy name, Lord ; ^ for 
it is good. 

7 For he hath delivered me out of 
all trouble : '' and mine eye hath seen 
his desire upon mine enemies. 

PSALM LV. 

The psalmist, in his distress, crieth unto God; 9 and 
prayeth. against his enemies. 16 He comforteth him- 
self in God's protection. 

If To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A 
Psalm of David. 

/^ IVE ear to my prayer, O God ; 
\X and hide not thyself from my 
supph cation. 

2 Attend unto me, and hear me : I 
^ mourn in my complaint, and make 
a noise ; 

3 Because of the voice of the ene- 
my, because of the oppression of the 
wicked : ^for they cast iniquity upon 
me, and in wrath they hate me. 

4 "^My heart is sore pained within 
me : and the terrors of death are 
fallen upon me. 

5 Fearfulness and trembling are 
come upon me, and horror hath 
t overwhelmed me, 

6 And I said. Oh that I had wings 
like a dove ! for then would I fly 
away, and be at rest. 

7 Lo, then would I wander far off, 
and remain in the wilderness, Selah. 

8 I would hasten my escape from 
the windy storm and tempest. 



9 Destroy, Lord, and divide their 
tongues : for I have seen '^ violence 
and strife in the city. 

10 Day and night they go about 
it upon the walls thereof: mischief 
also and sorrow are in the midst of 
it. 

1 1 Wickedness is in the midst there- 
of : deceit and guile depart not from 
her streets. 

12 ^For it was not an enemy that 
reproached me ; then I could have 
borne it: neither was it he that 
hated me that did *■ magnify himself 
against me ; then I would have hid 
myself from him : 

13 But it was thou, ta man mine 
equal, ^ my guide, and mine acquaint- 
ance. 

14 1 We took sweet counsel together, 
and ^ walked unto the house of God 
in company. 

15 Let death seize upon them, and 
let them ' go down quick into n hell : 
for wickedness is in their dwellings, 
and among them. 

16 As for me, I will call upon God ; 
and the Lord shall save me. 

17 ^Evening, and morning, and at 
noon, will I pray, and cry aloud : 
and he shall hear my voice. 

18 He hath delivered my soul in 
peace from the battle that was 
against me : for ^ there were many 
with me, 

19 God shall hear, and afflict them, 
""even he that abideth of old. Se- 
lah. II Because they have no changes, 
therefore they fear not God. 

20 He hath "put forth his hands 
against such as °be at peace with 
him : t he hath broken his cove- 
nant. 

21 P The words of his mouth were 
smoother than butter, but war was 
in his heart : his words were softer 
than oil, yet we7'e they drawn swords. 

22 "iCast thy II burden upon the 
Lord, and he shall sustain thee : ""he 
shall never suffer the righteous to be 
moved. 

23 But thou, O God, shalt bring 
them down into the pit of destruc- 
tion : ' + bloody and deceitful men 
t * shall not live out half their days ; 
but I will trust in thee. 

PSALM LVI. 

The psalmist complaineth of the malice of his ene- 
mies ; but declareth his purpose to trust in God, 
and to praise him. 

^ To the chief Musician upon Jonath-elem-recho- 
kim, II Michtam of David, when the '^' Philistines 
took him in Gath. 

BE ^merciful unto me, God, 
for man would swallow me up : 
he fighting daily oppresseth me. 

541 



Confidence in God. 



PSALMS. 



The wicked rebuked. 



t Heb. Mine 
observers, 
Ps. 54. 5. 

b Ps. 57. 3. 



ever. 10,11. 

d Ps. 118. 6. 
Is. 31. 3. 
Heb. 13. 6. 



8 Ps. 59. 3. & 
140. 2. 



f Ps. 71. 10. 



S Mai. 3. 16. 



h Rom. 8. 31. 
i ver. 4. 



116. 8. 



Job 33. 30. 



II Or, Destroy 

not. 
* 1 Sam. 22. 1. 

& 24. 3. Ps. 

142, title, 
a Ps. 56. 1. 

b Ps. 17. 8. &. 
63.7. 



o Ps. 144. 5, 7. 

II Or, he re- 
proacheth 
him that 
would swal- 
low me up. 

i Ps. 56. 1. 
ff Ps. 40. 11. & 
43. 3. &6 1.7. 

hProv.30. 14. 
i Ps. 55. 21. & 

64.3. 
k ver. 11. Ps. 

108. 5. 



2 t Mine enemies would daily ^ swal- 
low me up : for they he many that 
fight against me, O thou Most 
High. 

3 What time I am afraid, I will 
trust in thee. 

4 *=In God I will praise his word, 
in God I have put my trust ; ^ I 
will not fear what flesh can do unto 
me. 

5 Every day they wrest my words : 
all their thoughts are against me for 
evil. 

6 ^ They gather themselves togeth- 
er, they hide themselves, they mark 
my steps, ^when they wait for my 
soul. 

7 Shall they escape by iniquity 1 in 
thine anger cast down the people, O 
God. 

8 Thou tellest my wanderings : put 
thou my tears into thy bottle : ^ are 
they not in thy book ] 

9 When I cry unto thee, then shall 
mine enemies turn back : this I know ; 
for ^ God is for me. 

10 ' In God will I praise Ms word : 
in the Lord will I praise his 
word. 

1 1 In God have I put my trust : I 
will not be afraid what man can do 
unto me. 

12 Thy vows are upon me, God : 
I will render praises unto thee. 

13 For "^thou hast delivered my 
soul from death : wilt not thou de- 
liver my feet from falling, that I 
may walk before God in 'the light 
of the living % 

PSALM LVII. 

ThepsalmisVs refuge in calamity. 7 His determina- 
tion to praise God for his mercy and truth. 

^ To the chief Musician, || Al-taschith, Michtam 
of David, * when lie fled from Saul in the cave. 

BE * merciful unto me, O God, 
be merciful unto me, for my 
soul trusteth in thee: "'yea, in the 
shadow of thy wings will I make 
my refuge, •= until these calamities be 
overpast. 

2 I will cry unto God most high ; 
unto God ^ that performeth all things 
for me. 

3 ^ He shall send from heaven, and 
save me wfrom the reproach of him 
that would ^ swallow me up. Seiah. 
God ^ shall send forth his mercy and 
his truth. 

4 My soul is among lions : and I 
lie even among them that are set on 
fire, even the sons of men, ^ whose 
teeth are spears and arrows, and 
' their tongue a sharp sword. 

5 ""Be thou exalted, O God, above 

542 



the heavens ; let thy glory be above 
all the earth. 

6 ' They have prepared a net for 
my steps ; my soul is bowed down : 
they have digged a pit before me, 
into the midst whereof they are fallen 
themselves. Selah. 

7 ^ My heart is " fixed, O God, my 
heart is fixed : I will sing and give 
praise. 

8 Awake up, °my glory; awake, 
psaltery and harp : I myself will 
awake early. 

9 °I will praise thee, O Lord, 
among the people : I will sing unto 
thee among the nations. 

10 PFor thy mercy is great unto 
the heavens, and thy truth unto the 
clouds. 

11 ''Be thou exalted, O God, above 
the heavens : let thy glory be above 
all the earth. 

PSALM LVIII. 

The psalmist describeth the conduct of the wicked, 6 
and prayeth that their power may be broken; 10 
whereat the righteous shall rejoice. 

|[ To the chief Musician, 1| * Al-taschith, Michtam 
of David. 

DO ye indeed speak righteousness, 
congregation'? do ye judge 
uprightly, O ye sons of men 1 

2 Yea, in heart ye work wicked- 
ness ; ^ ye weigh the violence of your 
hands in the earth. 

3 ^ The wicked are estranged from 
the womb : they go astray t as soon 
as they be born, speaking lies. 

4 " Their poison is t like the poison 
of a serpent : they are like ^ the deaf 
II adder that stoppeth her ear ; 

5 Which will not hearken to the 
voice of charmers, n charming never 
so wisely. 

6 ^ Break their teeth, God, in 
their mouth : break out the great 
teeth of the young lions, Lord. 

7 ^Let them melt away as waters 
which run continually : when he bend- 
eth his bow to shoot his arrows, let 
them be as cut in pieces. 

8 As a snail which melteth, let every 
one of them pass away : ^ like the un- 
timely birth of a woman, that they 
may not see the sun. 

9 Before your pots can feel the 
thorns, he shall take them away ^ as 
with a whirlwind, t both living, and 
in his wrath. 

10 ' The righteous shall rejoice when 
he seeth the vengeance : ^ he shall 
wash his feet in the blood of the 
wicked. 

1 1 ^ So that a man shall say. Verily 
there is t a reward for the righteous : 
verily he is a God that ^judgeth in 
the earth. 



Deliverance from enemies* 



PSALMS. 



Israel's sore affiictions. 



II Or, Destroy 
not, A golden 
Psalm of Da- 
vid. 

* Fs. 57, title. 

* 1 Sam. 19. 11. 
t Heb. set me 

on high. 
a Ps. 18. 48. 



b Ps. 56. 6. 

c 1 Sam. 24. 

11. 
d Ps. 35. 23. & 

44.23. 
i Heb. to meet 

me. 



f Ps. 57. 4. 

Prov. 12. 18. 
gPs.10.11,13. 

&, 64. 5. & 73. 

11. & 94. 7. 
h 1 Sam. 19. 

16. Ps. 2. 4. 
i ver. 17. & 

Ps. 62. 2. 
t Heb. my 

high place. 
K?s.21.3. 
1 Ps. 54. 7. & 

92. 11. & 112. 

8. 
t Heb. mine 

observers,Ts. 

5G.2. 
m So Gen. 4. 

12, 15. 



n Prov. 12. 13. 
k 18. 7. 



Ps. 7. 9. 
P Ps. 83. 18. 



q ver. 6. 



r Job 15. 23. 
Ps. 109. 10. 

f- Heb. io eat. 

\\OT,i/theybe 
not satined, 
then they will 
stayallnight. 



8 Pa. 18. 1. 
tver. 9, 10. 



PSALM LIX. 

The psalmist complnineth of the workers of iniquity, 
and prayeth for their overthrow. \Q His purpose to 
sing ^ the power and mercy of God. 

^ To the chief Musician, H * Al-taschith, Michtam of 
David; *when Saul sent, aad they watched the 
house to kill him. 

DELIVER ^me from mine ene- 
mies, my God : t defend me 
from them that rise up against me. 

2 Deliver me from the workers of in- 
iquity, and save me from bloody men. 

3 For, lo, they lie in w^ait for my 
soul : ^'the mighty are gathered against 
me ; "^ not for my transgression, nor 
for my sin, Lord. 

4 They run and prepare themselves 
without my fault : ^ awake t to help 
me, and behold. 

5 Thou therefore, O Lord God of 
hosts, the God of Israel, awake to 
visit all the heathen : be not merciful 
to any wicked transgressors. Selah. 

6 ^ They return at evening : they 
make a noise like a dog, and go round 
about the city. 

7 Behold, they belch out with their 
mouth : ^ swords are in their lips : for 
^ who, say they, doth hear ? 

8 But ^thou, Lord, shalt laugh 
at them; thou shalt have all the 
heathen in derision. 

9 Because of his strength will I 
wait upon thee : ' for God is t my de- 
fence. 

10 The God of my mercy shall 
^ prevent me : God shall let ^ me see 
my desire upon t mine enemies. 

11"' Slay them not, lest my people 
forget : scatter them by thy power ; 
and bring them down, O Lord our 
shield. 

12 ""For the sin of their mouth and 
the words of their lips let them even 
be taken in their pride : and for curs- 
ing and lying which they speak. 

13 ° Consume them in wrath, con- 
sume them, that they may not be : 
and P let them know that God ruleth 
in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. 
Selah. 

14 And lat evening let them re- 
turn ; and let them make a noise 
like a dog, and go round about the 
city. 

15 Let them "■ wander up and down 
t for meat, n and grudge if they be not 
satisfied. 

16 But I will sing of thy power; 
yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy 
in the morning: for thou hast been 
my defence and refuge in the day of 
my trouble. 

17 Unto thee, '0 my strength, will 
I sing: 'for God is my defence, and 
the God of my mercy. 



PSALM LX. 

TTie psalmist lamenteth th^ afflictions of Israel, and 
prayeth for deliverance. 6 He recalleih God^s prom- 
ises, 9 and trustelh in them, 

II To the chief Musician *upon Shushan-eduth, 
II Michtam of David, to teach ; * w^hen he strove 
with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, when 
Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley 
of salt twelve thousand. 

OGOD, ^thou hast cast us off, 
thou hast + scattered us, thou 
hast been displeased ; oh turn thyself 
to us again. 

2 Thou hast made the earth to 
tremble ; thou hast broken it : "^ heal 
the breaches thereof; for it sha- 
keth. 

3 "^Thou hast shewed thy people 
hard things : ^ thou hast made us to 
drink the wine of astonishment. 

4 ^ Thou hast given a banner to 
them that fear thee, that it may 
be displayed because of the truth. 
Selah. 

5 ^ That thy beloved may be deliv- 
ered ; save with thy right hand, and 
hear me. 

6 God hath ^spoken in his holi- 
ness ; I will rejoice : I will ^ divide 
' Shechem, and mete out ^ the valley 
of Succoth. 

7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is 
mine ; ^ Ephraim also is the strength 
of mine head; ""Judah is my law- 
giver; 

8 " Moab is my washpot ; ° over 
Edom will I cast out my shoe : 
p Philistia, H triumph thou because of 
me. 

9 Who will bring me into the 
t strong city ? who will lead me into 
Edom? 

10 Wilt not thou, God, which 
1 hadst cast us off? and thou, God, 
lohich didst "■ not go out with our ar- 
mies? 

1 1 Give us help from trouble : for 
'vain is the thelp of man. 

12 Through God* we shall do val- 
iantly : for he it is that shall " tread 
down our enemies. 

PSALM LXI. 

Th^ psalmist, in view of former mercies, crieth unto 
God. 4 He voweth perpetual service to him because 
of his promises. 

T[ To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of 
David. 

HEAR my cry, O God; attend 
unto my prayer. 

2 From the end of the earth will 
I cry unto thee, when my heart is 
overwhelmed : lead me to the rock 
that is higher than I. 

3 For thou hast been a shelter for 
me, and ^a strong tower from the 
enemy. 

543 



* Ps. 80. 

II Or, A golden 
Psahn. 

* 2 Sam. 8. 3, 
13. 1 Chr. 
18. 3, 12. 

a Ps. 44. 9. 

t Heb. broken. 



b 2 Chr. 7. 14. 

c Ps. 71. 20. 

d Is. 51. 17. 22. 
Jer. 25. 15. 

e Ps. 20. 5. 



f Ps. 108. 6, 
&c. 



S Ps. 89. 35. 
h Josh. 1. 6. 
i Gen. 12. 6. 
k Josh. 13. 27. 

lSeeDeut.33. 

17. 
m Gen. 49. 10. 
n 2 Sam. 8. 2. 
2 Sam. 8. 14. 

Ps. 108. 9. 
p 2 Sam. 8. 1. 
II Or, triumph 

thou over me: 

(by an 

ironv.) See 

Ps. 108. 9. 
t Heb. city of 

strength! 

2 Sum. 11. 1. 

&, 12. 26. 
q ver. 1. & Ps. 

44. 9. & 108. 

11. 
r Josh. 7. 12. 
s Ps. 118. 8. & 

146.3. 
t Heb. talva- 

tion. 
t Num. 24. 18. 

1 Chr. 19. 13. 
u Is. 63. 3. 



aProv. 18. 10. 



Exhortation to trust in God. 



PSALMS. 



The soul thirsting for God. 



b Ps. 27. 4, 

II Or, make my 

refuge. 
e Ps. 17. 8. & 

57. 1. & 91. 4. 



d Ps. 21. 4. 

t Heb. TAoM 
shall add 
days to the 
days of the 
king. 

t Heb. as 
generation 
and genera' 
tion. 

e Ps. 40. 11. 
Prov. 20. 28. 



1 Chr. 25. 1, 



il Or, 07ily. 

t Heb. is si- 
lent, Ps. 65. 
1. 



t Heb. high 
place, Ps.59. 
9, 17. 

a Ps. 33. 20. 

b ver. 6. 

c Ps. 37. 24. 

d Is. 30. 13, 



e Ps. 28. 3. 

t Heb. in 

their inward 

parts. 
f ver. 1, 2. 



g Jer. 3. 23. 



JilSam. 1.15, 

Ps. 42. 4. 

Lam. 2. 19. 
i Ps. 18. 2. 
kPs. 39. 5, n. 

Is. 40. 15, 17. 

Rom. 3. 4. 
II Or, alike. 

I Job 31. 25. 
Ps. 52. 7. 
Luke 12. 15. 
1 Tim. 6. 17. 

m Job 33. 14. 
n Rev. 19. 1. 
o Ps. 86. 15. &, 
103. 8. Dan. 

9. 9. 

II Or, strength. 
p Job 34. 11. 

Prov. 24. 12. 
Jer. 32. 19. 
Ez. 7. 27, & 
33.20. Malt. 
16.27. Rom. 
2.6. lCor.3. 
8. 2 Cor. 5. 

10. Eph.6.8. 
Col. S. 25. 

1 Pec. 1. 17. 
Rev. 22. 12. 



4 •' I will abide in thy tabernacle for 
ever : <= I will II trust in the covert of 
thy wings. Selah. 

5 For thou, O God, hast heard my 
vows : thou hast given me the herit- 
age of those that fear thy name. 

6 '^tThou wilt prolong the king's 
life : and his years t as many genera- 
tions. 

7 He shall abide before God for 
ever : oh prepare mercy ^ and truth, 
which may preserve him. 

8 So will I sing praise unto thy 
name for ever, that I may daily per- 
form my vows. 

PSALM LXIL 

The psalmist trusteth in God, and rehuketh Ms ene- 
mies. 8 He exhorteth the people to trust in God. 11 
Power and mercy belong to him. 

f[ To the chief Musician, to * Jedutlmn, A Psalm 
of David. 

II rriRULY ^my soul tv^^aiteth upon 
X God : from him cometh my sal- 
vation. 

2 *" He only is my rock and my sal- 
vation ; he is my t defence ; ° I shall 
not be greatly moved. 

3 How long will ye imagine mis- 
chief against a man 1 ye shall be slain 
all of you : "^ as a bowing wall shall ye 
be, and as a tottering fence. 

4 They only consult to cast him 
down from his excellency : they de- 
light in lies : ^ they bless with their 
mouth, but they curse t inwardly. 
Selah. 

5 ^ My soul, wait thou only upon 
God ; for my expectation is from him. 

6 He only is my rock and my sal- 
vation : he is my defence ; I shall not 
be moved. 

7 ^ In God is my salvation and my 
glory : the rock of my strength, and 
my refuge, is in God. 

8 Trust in him at all times ; ye peo- 
ple, ''pour out your heart before him : 
God is ' a refuge for us. Selah. 

9 ^ Surely men of low degree are 
vanity, and men of high degree are 
a lie : to be laid in the balance, they 
are II altogether lighter than vanity. 

10 Trust not in oppression, and be- 
come not vain in robbery ; ' if riches 
increase, set not your heart upon 
them. 

1 1 God hath spoken "^ once ; twice 
have I heard this; that °ll power be- 
longeth unto God. 

12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth 
° mercy : for Pthou renderest to every 
man according to his work. 

PSALM LXm. 

The psalmist's thirst for God. 4 His manner of 
blessing God. 9 His confidence of his enemies' de- 
struction, and his own safety. 

544 



T] A Psalm of David, * -when he was in the wilder- 
ness of Judah. 

OGOD, thou art my God ; early 
will I seek thee : ^ my soul thirst- 
eth for thee, my flesh longeth for 
thee in a dry and t thirsty land, t where 
no water is ; 

2 To see ^ thy power and thy glory, 
so as I have seen thee in the sanc- 
tuary. 

3 " Because thy lovingkindness is 
better than life, my lips shall praise 
thee. 

4 Thus will I bless thee ^ while I 
live : I will lift up my hands in thy 
name. 

5 My soul shall be ^ satisfied as with 
t marrow and fatness ; and my mouth 
shall praise thee with joyful lips : 

6 When ^I remember thee upon my 
bed, and meditate on thee in the night 
watches. 

7 Because thou hast been my help, 
therefore ^in the shadow of thy wings 
will I rejoice. 

8 My soul followeth hard after thee : 
thy right hand upholdeth me. 

9 But those that seek my soul, to 
destroy it, shall go into the lower 
parts of the earth. 

10 '^tThey shall fall by the sword : 
they shall be a portion for foxes. 

11 But the king shall rejoice in 
God ; ' every one that sweareth by 
him shall glory : but the mouth of 
them that speak lies shall be stop- 
ped. 

PSALM LXIV. 

The psalmist prayeth for deliverance from his ene- 
mies. 7 He foretcUeth their destruction; 10 at 
which the righteous shall rejoice. 

]f To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

HEAR my voice, God, in my 
prayer : preserve my life from 
fear of the enemy. 

2 Hide me from the secret counsel 
of the wicked ; from the insurrection 
of the workers of iniquity : 

3 ^Who whet their tongue like a 
sword, ^ and bend their bows to shoot 
their arrows, even bitter words : 

4 That they may shoot in secret at 
the perfect : suddenly do they shoot 
at him, and fear not. 

5 " They encourage themselves in an 
evil II matter : they commune t of lay- 
ing snares privily ; ^ they say. Who 
shall see them 1 

6 They search out iniquities ; H they 
accomplish t a diligent search : both 
the inward thought of every one of 
them, and the heart, is deep. 

7 ^But God shall shoot at them 
with an arrow ; suddenly t shall they 
be'wounded. 



His goodness acknowledged. 



PSALMS. 



Exhortation to praise him. 



t Prov. 12. 13. 

& 18. 7. 
gPs.31. 11. & 

52.6. 
h Ps. 40. 3. 

i Jer. .50. 28. & 
51. 10. 



k Ps. 32. 11. & 

58. 10. & 68. 3. 



t Heb. is si- 
lent,Fs.e2.l. 



a Is. 66. 23. 
b Ps. 38. 4. & 

40. 12. 
fKeh. Words, 

or, Matters 

of iniquities. 
c Ps. 51. 2. & 

79. 9. Is. 6. 7. 

Heb. 9. 14. 

lJohnl.7,9. 
d Ps. 33. 12. &. 

84.4. 

e P.s. 4. 3. 
t Ps. 36. 8. 



S Ps. 22. 27. 



Ps. 93. 1. 



i Ps. 89. 9. &. 
107. 29. Matt. 



k Ps. 76. 10. 
Is. 17. 12, 13. 



II Or, to sing. 

I Deut. 11. 12. 

II Or, after 
thou hadst 
made it to 
desire rain. 

m Ps. 68. 9, 10. 

& 104. 13. Jer. 

5. 24. 
n Ps. 45. 4. 

II Or, thou 
causest rain 
to descend in- 
to the fur- 
rows thereof. 

t Heb. thou 
dissolvest it. 

t Heb. the 
year of thy 
(joodness. 



t Heb. are 
girded with 
joy. 

Is. 55. 12. 



8 So they shall make Hheir own 
tongue to fall upon themselves : ^ all 
that see them shall flee away, 

9 ^And all men shall fear, and 
shall ' declare the work of God ; for 
they shall wisely consider of his do- 
ing. 

10 ""The righteous shall be glad in 
the Lord, and shall trust in him; 
and all the upright in heart shall 
glory. 

PSALM LXV. 

The psalmist praiseth God for his grace. 4 The bless- 
edness of his chosen people. 
^ To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of 
David. 

PRAISE t waiteth for thee, O God, 
in Zion : and unto thee shall the 
vow be performed, 

2 thou that hearest prayer, ^unto 
thee shall all flesh come. 

3 ^t Iniquities prevail against me : 
as for our transgressions, thou shalt 
•Spurge them away. 

4 '^Blessed is the man ivhom thou 
^ chooses t, and causest to approach 
unto thee, that he may dwell in thy 
courts.: ^ we shall be satisfied with the 
goodness of thy house, even of thy 
holy temple. 

5 By terrible things in righteousness 
wilt thou answer us, God of our 
salvation ; who a7't the confidence of 
Sail the ends of the earth, and of them 
that are afar off upon the sea : 

C Which by his strength setteth fast 
the mountains; ^' being girded with 
power : 

7 'Which stilleth the noise of the 
seas, the noise of their waves, ''and 
the tumult of the people. 

8 They also that dwell in the utter- 
most parts are afraid at thy tokens : 
thou makest the outgoings of the 
morning and evening II to rejoice. 

9 Thou Wisitest the earth, and 
II "" waterest it : thou greatly enrichest 
it "with the river of God, which is 
full of water : thou preparest them 
corn, when thou hast so provided 
for it. 

10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof 
abundantly, II thou settlest the fur- 
rows thereof: tthou makest it soft 
with showers, thou blessest the spring- 
ing thereof. 

11 Thou crownest tthe year with 
thy goodness ; and thy paths drop fat- 
ness, 

12 They drop upon the pastures of 
the wilderness : and the little hills 
t rejoice on every side. 

13 The pastures are clothed with 
flocks ; ° the valleys also are covered 
over with corn ; they shout for joy, 
they also sing. 



35 



PSALM LXVI. 

An exhortation to praise God in view of his great 
works, 8 and gracious ben^ts. 13 The psalmist's 
purpose to fulfil his vows, 16 and to declare what 
Godhathdone for his soul 

"If To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm. 

^ 1\/rAKE a joyful noise unto God, 
Jj-L t all ye lands : 

2 Sing forth the honour of his name : 
make his praise glorious. 

3 Say unto God, How ''terrible art 
thou in thy works ! " through the 
greatness of thy power shall thine 
enemies II submit themselves unto 
thee. 

4 ^ All the earth shall worship thee, 
and "^ shall sing unto thee ; they shall 
sing to thy name. Selah. 

5 ^ Come and see the works of God : 
he is terrible in his doing toward the 
children of men. 

6 ^He turned the sea into dryland: 
^ they went through the flood on foot : 
there did we rejoice in him. 

7 He ruleth by his power for ever ; 
'his eyes behold the nations: let 
not the rebellious exalt themselves. 
Selah. 

8 Oh bless our God, ye people, and 
make the voice of his praise to be 
heard : 

9 Which tholdeth our soul in life, 
and ''suffereth not our feet to be 
moved. 

10 For 'thou, O God, hast proved 
us : "" thou hast tried us, as silver is 
tried. 

11 "Thou broughtest us into the 
net : thou laidst aflSiction upon our 
loins. 

12 "Thou hast caused men to ride 
over our heads ; p we went through 
fire and through water : but thou 
broughtest us out into a t wealthy 
place. 

13 'J I will go into thy house with 
burnt oflTerings : '' I will pay thee my 
vows, 

14 Which my lips have t uttered, 
and my mouth hath spoken, when I 
was in trouble. 

15 1 will offer unto thee burnt sacri- 
fices of t fatlings, with the incense of 
rams : I will offer bullocks with goats. 
Selah, 

16 ' Come and hear, all ye that fear 
God, and I will declare what he hath 
done for my soul, 

17 1 cried unto him with my mouth, 
and he was extolled with my tongue. 

18 ' If I regard iniquity in my heart, 
the liOrd will not hear me ; 

19 But verily God " hath heard me ; 
he hath attended to the voice of my 
prayer. 

20 Blessed be God, which hath not 

545 



t Heb. all the 
earth. 



b Ps. 65. 5. 

c Ps, 18. 44. & 
81, 15. 

II Or, yield 
feigned obe- 
dience. 
Heb. lie. 

d Ps. 22. 27. &. 
67.3. &] 17.1. 

e Ps. 96. 1, 2. 

f Ps. 46. 8. 



S Ex, 14. 21. 

h Josh. 3. 14, 
16. 



iPs.11.4. 



■f'Reh.putteth. 
k Ps. 121. 3. 



1 Ps. 17. 3. 

Is. 48. 10. 
m Zech, 13. 9. 

IPet. 1.6,7. 
n Lam. 1. 13. 



Is. 51. 23. 
P Is. 43. 2. 



t Heb. moist. 



q Ps. 100. 4. & 
116. 14, 17, 18, 
19. 

r Ecc. 5. 4. 

t Heb. opened. 



t Heb. mar- 
row. 



Ps. 34. II. 



t Job 27. 9. 

Prov. 15. 29. 

&28. 9. Is.]. 

15. John 9. 

31. James 4. 

3. 
uPs. 116.1,2. 



Exhortation to praise God 



PSALMS. 



for his mercies to Israel. 



a Num. 6. 25. 
Ps. 4. 6. & 31. 
IG. &, 80. 3, 7, 
19. & 119. 135. 

^Hah.withus. 

b Acts 18. 25. 

c Luke 2. 30, 
31. Tit. 2. 11. 



eP8.96.10,13. 
& 98. 9. 
t Heb. lead. 



t Lev. 26. 4. 
Ps. 85. 12. 
Ez. 34. 27. 

5 Ps. 22. 27, 



a Num. 10. 35. 
Is. 33. 3. 

t Heb. from 

his face. 
b Is. 9. 18. 

Hoa. 13. 3. 
c Ps. 97. 5. 

Mic. 1. 4. 

dP8.32.ll.St 

58. 10. & 64. 

10. 
t Heb. rejoice 

with glad- 
ness. 

e Ps. 66. 4. 
f Deut. 33. 26. 

ver. 33. 
S Ex. 6. 3. 
h Ps. 10. 14, 

18. & 146. 9. 
i 1 Sam. 2. 5. 

Ps. 113. 9. 
t Heb. in a 

house. 
k Ps. 107. 10, 

14. & 146. 7. 

Acts 12. 6, 

&c. 
1 Ps. 107. 34, 

40. 
m Ex. 13. 21. 

Jud^. 4. 14. 

Hab. 3. 13. 

n Ex. 19. 16, 
18. Judg.5. 
4. Is. 64. 1,3. 

Deut. 11. 11, 
12. Ez.34.26. 

t Heb. shake 
out. 

t Heb. con- 
Jirm it. 



turned away my prayer, nor his mer- 
cy from me. 

PSALM LXVII. 

Aprayerfor the enlargement of God's kingdom, 3 and 
for the joy of his people. 

T[ To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or 
Song. 

GOD be merciful unto us, and bless 
us ; and ^ cause his face to shine 
+ upon us ; Selah : 

2 That ^ thy way may be known 
upon earth, ''thy saving health among 
all nations. 

3 ^ Let the people praise thee, 
God ; let all the people praise thee. 

4 Oh let the nations be glad and sing 
for joy : for ^ thou shalt judge the 
people righteously, and t govern the 
nations upon earth. Selah. 

5 Let the people praise thee, God ; 
let all the people praise thee. 

6 ^Then shall the earth yield her in- 
crease ; and God, even our own God, 
shall bless us. 

7 God shall bless us ; and ^ all the 
ends of the earth shall fear him. 

PSALM LXVIIL 

Aprayerfor the overthrow of God^s enemies, and the 
joy of the righteous. 4 An exhortation to praise him 
for his mercies, 7 for his care of Israel, 19 and for 
his great benejits. 

T[ To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David. 

LET ^ God arise, let his enemies 
be scattered : let them also that 
hate him flee t before him. 

2 *'As smoke is driven away, so drive 
them away : " as wax melteth before 
the fire, so let the wicked perish at 
the presence of God. 

3 But ^ let the righteous be glad ; 
let them rejoice before God : yea, let 
them t exceedingly rejoice. 

4 ® Sing unto God, sing praises to 
his name : ^ extol him that rideth 
upon the heavens ^by his name JAH, 
and rejoice before him. 

5 "^ A father of the fatherless, and a 
judge of the widows, is God in his 
holy habitation. 

6 'God setteth the solitary tin fam- 
ilies : ^ he bringeth out those which 
are bound with chains : but ' the re- 
bellious dwell in a dry land. 

7 God, " when thou wentest forth 
before thy people, when thou didst 
march through the wilderness ; Se- 
lah : 

8 "The earth shook, the heavens 
also dropped at the presence of God : 
even Sinai itself was moved at the 
presence of God, the God of Israel. 

9 °Thou, O God, didst tsend a 
plentiful rain, whereby thou didst 
t confirm thine inheritance, when it 
was weary. 

546 



10 Thy congregation hath dwelt 
therein : Pthou, O God, hast prepared 
of thy goodness for the poor. 

1 1 The Lord gave the word : great 
was the t company of those that pub- 
lished it. 

12 1 Kings of armies t did flee apace : 
and she that tarried at home divided 
the spoil. 

13 "■ Though ye have lain among the 
pots, ^yet shall ye he as the wings of 
a dove covered with silver, and her 
feathers with yellow^ gold. 

14 * When the Almighty scattered 
kings II in it, it was white as snow in 
Salmon. 

15 The hill of God is as the hill of 
Bashan ; a high hill as the hill of 
Bashan. 

16 "Why leap ye, ye high hills'? 
^ this is the hill which God desireth to 
dwell in ; yea, the Lord will dwell 
in it for ever. 

17 ^The chariots of God are twenty 
thousand, H even thousands of angels : 
the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, 
in the holy place. 

18 "^ Thou hast ascended on high, 
^ thou hast led captivity captive : 
^ thou hast received gifts t for men ; 
yea, for " the rebellious also, ^ that the 
Lord God might dwell among them. 

19 Blessed he the Lord, who daily 
loadeth us with benefits, even the God 
of our salvation. Selah. 

20 He that is our God is the God of 
salvation; and ^unto God the Lord 
helong the issues from death. 

21 But ^God shall wound the head 
of his enemies, ^and the hairy scalp 
of such a one as goeth on still in his 



22 The Lord said, I will bring ^ again 
from Bashan, I will bring my people 
again ' from the depths of the sea : 

23 i^That thy foot may be H dip- 
ped in the blood of thine enemies, 
' and the tongue of thy dogs in the 
same. 

24 They have seen thy goings, 
God ; even the goings of my God, my 
King, in the sanctuary. 

25 '"The singers went before, the 
players on instruments followed after ; 
among them were the damsels playing 
with timbrels. 

26 Bless ye God in the congrega- 
tions, even the Lord, H from " the fount- 
ain of Israel. 

27 There is "little Benjamin with 
their ruler, the princes of Judah H and 
their council, the princes of Zebulun, 
and the princes of Naphtali. 

28 Thy God hath p commanded thy 
strength : strengthen, O God, that 
which thou hast wrought for us. 



Complaint in affliction. 



PSALMS. 



Prayer for deliverance. 



II Or, the 
beasts of the 
reeds, Jer.51. 
32,33. 



II Or, he scat- 

tereth. 
q 1 Kings 10. 

10, 24, 25. 2 

Chr. 32. 23. 

Ps. 72. 10, & 

76. 11. Is. 60. 

16, 17. 
r Ps. 22, 12. 
s 2 Sam. 8. 2, 6. 
tis. 19. 19, 21. 
uPs.72.9. Is. 

45. 14. Zeph. 

3. 10. Acts 8. 

27. 

t Heb. give. 
X Ps. 44. 20. 
y Ps. 18. 10. & 

104. 3. ver. 4. 



II Or, heavens. 
z Ps. 29. 3; &c. 
a Ps. 29. ], 
b Ps. 45. 4. &, 

65. 5. & 66. 5. 

& 76. 12. 



Ps. 45, title. 



a ver. 2, 14, 15. 
Jonah 2. 5. 

t Heb. the 

mire of 

depth. 
t Heb. depth 

of waters. 
b Ps, 40. 2. 
c Ps. 6. 6. 
d Ps. 119. 82, 

123. Is. 38. 14. 
e Ps. 35. 19. 

John 15. 25. 



\ Heb. guilti- 
ness. 



f Ps. 31. n. 

Is. 53. 3. 

John 1. 11. 

&7.5. 
S Ps, 119. 139. 

John 2. 17. 
h See Ps. 89. 

50,51. Rom, 

15.3. 

iPs. 33. 13,14. 



29 Because of thy temple at Jerusa- 
lem 'J shall kings bring presents unto 
thee. 

30 Rebuke n the company of spear- 
men, '"the multitude of the bulls, with 
the calves of the people, till every one 
' submit himself with pieces of silver : 
II scatter thou the people that delight 
in war. 

3L * Princes shall come out of Egypt ; 
"Ethiopia shall soon ^stretch out her 
hands unto God. 

32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of 
the earth ; oh sing praises unto the 
Lord ; Selah : 

33 To him ^that rideth upon the 
heavens of heavens, which were of old; 
lo, ^he doth tsend out his voice, and 
that a mighty voice. 

34 * Ascribe ye strength unto God: 
his excellency is over Israel, and his 
strength is in the II clouds. 

35 God, ^thou art terrible out of 
thy holy places : the God of Israel is 
he that giveth strength and power 
unto his people. Blessed be God. 

PSALM LXIX. 

The psalmist complaineth of his affliction. 13 He 
prayeth for deliverance. 22 He devoteth his ene- 
mies to destruction. 30 And praiseth God with 
thanksgiving. 

H To the chief Musician * upon Shoshannim, A 
Psalm of David. 

SAVE me, O God ; for ''the waters 
are come in unto my soul, 

2 '' I sink in t deep mire, where there 
is no standing : I am come into t deep 
waters, where the floods overflow me. 

3 '^ I am weary of my crying : my 
throat is dried : ^ mine eyes fail while 
I wait for my God, 

4 They that ^hate me without a 
cause are more than the hairs of mine 
head : they that would destroy me, 
being mine enemies wrongfully, are 
mighty : then I restored that which 
I took not away, 

5 O God, thou knowest my foolish- 
ness ; and my t sins are not hid from 
thee. 

6 Let not them that wait on thee, 
O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed for 
my sake : let not those that seek thee 
be confounded for my sake, God 
of Israel. 

7 Because for thy sake I have borne 
reproach ; shame hath covered my face. 

8 ^ I am become a stranger unto my 
brethren, and an alien unto my moth- 
er's children. 

9 ^ For the zeal of thine house hath 
eaten me up ; ^ and the reproaches of 
them that reproached thee are fallen 
upon me. 

10 ' When I wept, and chastened my 
soul with fasting, that was to my re- 
proach. 



11 I made sackcloth also my gar- 
ment ; ^ and I became a proverb to 
them. 

12 They that sit in the gate speak 
against me ; and ' I was the song of 
the t drunkards. 

13 But as for me, my prayer is unto 
thee, O Lord, "" in an acceptable time : 
O God, in the multitude of thy mercy 
hear me, in the truth of thy salva- 
tion. 

14 Deliver me out of the mire, and 
let me not sink : ° let me be delivered 
from them that hate me, and out of 
° the deep waters. 

15 Let not the waterflood overflow 
me, neither let the deep swallow me 
up, and let not the pit ^shut her 
mouth upon me. 

16 Hear me, O Lord ; "ifor thy lov- 
ingkindness is good : •■ turn unto me 
according to the multitude of thy 
tender mercies, 

17 And 'hide not thy face from thy 
servant ; for I am in trouble : t hear 
me speedily, 

18 Draw nigh unto my soul, and re- 
deem it : deliver me because of mine 
enemies, 

19 Thou hast known 'my reproach, 
and my shame, and my dishonour : 
mine adversaries are all before thee. 

20 Reproach hath broken my heart ; 
and I am full of heaviness : and " I 
looked for some tto take pity, but 
there was none ; and for ^ comforters, 
but I found none. 

21 They gave jne also gall for my 
meat ; ^ and in my thirst they gave 
me vinegar to drink. 

22 ^Let their table become a snare 
before them : and that which should 
have been for their welfare, let it be- 
come a trap. 

23 * Let their eyes be darkened, that 
they see not ; and make their loins 
continually to shake. 

24 ^ Pour out thine indignation upon 
them, and let thy wrathful anger take 
hold of them. 

25 ''Let t their habitation be deso- 
late ; and tlet none dwell in their 
tents. 

26 For ^ they persecute ^ him whom 
thou hast smitten ; and they talk to 
the grief of t those whom thou hast 
wounded. 

27 ^ Add II iniquity unto their ini- 
quity : ^ and let them not come into 
thy righteousness. 

28 Let them ''be blotted out of the 
book of the living, 'and not be written 
with the righteous. 

29 But I am poor and sorrowful : 
let thy salvation, God, set me up 
on high. 

547 



k I Kings 9. 7. 
Jer. 24. 9. 



1 Job 30. 9. 
Ps. 35. ]5, 16. 

t Heb. drink- 
ers of strong 
drink. 

m Is. 49. 8. & 
55. 6. 2 Cor. 
6.2. 



n Ps. 144. 7. 
o ver. 1, 2, 15. 

P Num. 16. 33. 

q Ps. 6. 3. 
r Ps. 25. 16. & 
86. 16. 



;sPs. 27. 9. & 

102. 2. 
t Heb. make 
haste to hear 



t Ps. 22. 6, 7. 
Is. 53. 3. 
Heb. 12. 2. 



u Ps. 142. 4. 
Is. 63. 5. 

t Heb. to la- 
ment with 
me. 

X Job 16. 2. 

y Matt. 27. 34, 

48. Mark 15. 

23. John 19. 

29. 
z Rom. 11. 9, 

10. 
a Is. 6. 9, 10. 

John 12. 39, 

40. Rom. 11. 

10. 2 Cor. 3. 

14. 
b 1 Thess. 2. 

16. 
c Matt. 23. 38. 

Acts 1. 20. 
d See 2 Chr. 

28. 9. Zech. 

1. 15. 
t Heb. their 

palace, 
t Heb. let 

there not be 

a dweller. 
e Is. 53. 4. 
f Rom. 1. 28. 
t Heb. thy 

wounded. 

I! Or, punish- 
ment of 

iniquity. 
S Is. 26. 10. 

Rom. 9. 31. 
h Ex. 32. 32. 

Phil. 4. 3. 

Rev. 3. 5. & 

13.8. 
i Ez. 13. 9. 

Luke 10. 20. 

Heb. 12. 23. 



■^c 



God's help implored. 



PSALMS. 



His goodness declared. 



1 Ps. 50. 13, 14, 
23. 



m Ps. 34. 2. 
11 Or, meek. 



Eph. 3. 1. 
P Ps. 96. 11. & 
■ 148.1. Is. 44. 
' 23. & 49. 13. 
'q Is. 55. 12. 
t Heb. creep- 

eth. 
r Ps. 51. 18. 

Is. 44. 26. 



* Ps. 38, title, 

a Ps. 40. 13, 
&c. & 71. 12. 

t Heb. to my 
help. 

b Ps. 35. 4, 26. 
& 71. 13. 



d Ps. 40. 17. 
e Ps. 141. 1. 



a Ps. 25. 2, 3. 
&31. 1. 



b Ps. 31. 1. 

c Ps. 17. 6. 

d Ps. 31. 2, 3. 

t Heb. Be 
thou to me for 
a rock of hab- 
itation. 

e Ps. 44 4. 



fPs. ]40.],4. 



S Jer. 17. 7, 17. 



30 ^ I will praise the name of God 
with a song, and will magnify him 
with thanksgiving. 

31 ' This also shall please the Lord 
better than an ox or bullock that 
hath horns and hoofs. 

32 ""The il humble shall see this, and 
be glad: and "your heart shall live 
that seek God. 

33 For the Lord heareth the poor, 
and despiseth not ° his prisoners. 

34 P Let the heaven and earth praise 
him, the seas, ^and every thing that 
t moveth therein. 

35 '"For God will save Zion, and 
will build the cities of Judah, that 
they may dwell there, and have it in 
possession. 

36 'The seed also of his servants 
shall inherit it : and they that love 
his name shall dwell therein. 

PSALM LXX. 

The psalmist prayeth for speedy deliverance from his 

enemies. 

IT To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, * to 

bring to remembrance. 

Jl/jTAKE haste, ^ God, to deliver 
^r-i. me ; make haste t to help me, 
Lord. 

2 '' Let them be ashamed and con- 
founded that seek after my soul : let 
them be turned backward, and put to 
confusion, that desire my hurt. 

3 " Let them be turned back for a 
reward of their shame that say, Aha, 
aha. 

4 Let all those that seek thee rejoice 
and be glad in thee : and let such as 
love thy salvation say continually, 
Let God be magnified. 

5 ^ But I am poor and needy ; ^ make 
haste unto me, God : thou art my 
help and my deliverer ; O Lord, make 
no tarrying. 

PSALM LXXL 

Thepsalmist entreateth io be rescued from his enemies. 

6 He acknowledgcth God's goodness to him from his 
youth, 9 and prayeth that he may not be cast off in 
his old age. 14 His confidence in GoWs help, 22 and 
purpose to praise him. 

IN nhee, O Lord, do I put my 
trust : let me never be put to 
confusion. 

2 ^ Deliver me in thy righteousness, 
and cause me to escape : '^ incline 
thine ear unto me, and save me. 

3 "^tBe thou my strong habitation, 
whereunto I may continually resort : 
thou hast given ^ commandment to 
save me ; for thou art my rock and 
my fortress. 

4 f Deliver me, my God, out of 
the hand of the wicked, out of the 
hand of the unrighteous and cruel 
man. 

5 For thou art ^my hope, Lord 

548 



God : thou art my trust from my 
youth. 

6 '^ By thee have I been holden up 
from the womb : thou art he that 
took me out of my mother's bowels : 
my praise shall be continually of thee. 

7 ' I am as a wonder unto many ; 
but thou art my strong refuge. 

8 Let ^ my mouth be filled with thy 
praise and with thy honour all the 
day. 

9 ' Cast me not off in the time of 
old age ; forsake me not when my 
strength faileth. 

10 For mine enemies speak against 
me ; and they that t lay wait for my 
soul ^ take counsel together, 

11 Saying, God hath forsaken him : 
persecute and take him; for there is 
none to deliver him. 

12 ° God, be not far from me : O 
my God, ° make haste for my help. 

13 P Let them be confounded and 
consumed that are adversaries to my 
soul ; let them be covered with re- 
proach and dishonour that seek my 
hurt. 

14 But I will hope continually, and 
will yet praise thee more and more. 

15 iMy mouth shall shew forth thy 
righteousness and thy salvation all 
the day ; for '" I know not the num- 
bers thereof. 

16 1 will go in the strength of the 
Lord God : I will make mention of 
thy righteousness, even of thine only. 

17 God, thou hast taught me from 
my youth : and hitherto have I de- 
clared thy wondrous works. 

18 'Now also twhen I am old and 
grayheaded, O God, forsake me not ; 
until I have shewed tthy strength 
unto this generation, and thy power 
to every one that is to come. 

19 ' Thy righteousness also, God, 
is very high, who hast done great 
things : " O God, who is like unto 
thee! 

20 "^ Thou, which hast shewed me 
great and sore troubles, ^ shalt quick- 
en me again, and shalt bring me up 
again from the depths of the earth. 

21 Thou shalt increase my greatness, 
and comfort me on every side. 

22 I will also praise thee t ^ with the 
psaltery, even thy truth, O my God : 
unto thee will I sing with the harp, 

thou ^ Holy One of Israel. 

23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when 

1 sing unto thee ; and ^ my soul, which 
thou hast redeemed. 

24 " My tongue also shall talk of thy 
righteousness all the day long : for 
^ they are confounded, for they are 
brought unto shame, that seek my 
hurt. 



t Heb. ^cith 
the instru- 
ment of psal- 
tery. 

z Ps. 92. 1, 2, 
3. «i 150. 3. 

a 2 Kings 19. 
22. Is. 60.9. 

b Ps. 103. 4. 



A fflot'ious reign foretold. 



PSALMS. 



The prosperity of the wicked. 



li Or, of. 

* Ps. 127, title. 



a Is. 11. 2, 3, 
4. it 32. 1. 



b Ps. 85. 10. 
Is. 32. 17. & 
52.7. 



c Is. 11. 4. 



d ver. 7, 17. 
Ps. 89.36.37. 



e 2 Sam. 23. 4. 
Hos. 6. 3. 

f Is. 2. 4. 

Dan. 2. 44. 

Luke 1. 33. 
t Heb. till 

there be no 

moon. 
g See Ex. 23. 

31. 1 Kmgs 

4.21,24. Ps. 

2. 8. & 80. 11. 

& 89. 25. 

Zech. 9. 10. 
h Ps. 74. 14. 
i Is. 49. 23. 

Mic. 7. 17. 
k2Chr. 9. 21. 

Ps. 45. 12. & 

68. 29. Is. 49. 

7. &. 60. 6, 9. 

1 Is. 49. 22, 23. 



t Heb. one 
shall give. 



o 1 Kings 4. 

20. 

P Ps. 89. 36. 
qGen. 12.3. & 

22. 18. Jer. 

4.2. 

r Luke 1.48. 
» 1 Chr. 29. 10. 

Ps. 41. 13. & 

106. 48. 
t Heb. ihall 

be. 
t Heb. shall 

be ae a son to 

continue his 

father's name 

for ever. 

t Ex. 15. 11. 
Ps. 77. 14. k. 
136. 4. 



PSALM LXXII. 

The psalmist, pray ingf 07- the king.foretelleth hisprot- 

perous and glorious reign. 

Tl A Psalm II *for Solomon. 

GIVE the king thy judgments, 
God, and thy righteousness 
unto the king's son. 

2 ^He shall judge thy people with 
righteousness, and thy poor with 
judgment. 

3 ^ The mountains shall bring peace 
to the people, and the little hills, by 
righteousness. 

4 " He shall judge the poor of the 
people, he shall save the children of 
the needy, and shall break in pieces 
the oppressor. 

5 They shall fear thee ^as long as 
the sun and moon endure, throughout 
all generations. 

6 ^He shall come down like rain 
upon the mown grass : as showers 
that water the earth. 

7 In his days shall the righteous 
flourish ; ^and abundance of peace tso 
long as the moon endureth. 

8 s He shall have dominion also from 
sea to sea, and from the river unto 
the ends of the earth. 

9 ^They that dwell in the wilder- 
ness shall bow before him ; ' and his 
enemies shall lick the dust. 

10 ''The kings of Tarshish and of the 
isles shall bring presents : the kings 
of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. 

11 'Yea, all kings shall fall down 
before him : all nations shall serve 
him. 

12 For he ™ shall deliver the needy 
when he crieth ; the poor also, and 
him that hath no helper. 

13 He shall spare the poor and 
needy, and shall save the souls of 
the needy. 

14 He shall redeem their soul from 
deceit and violence : and "precious 
shall their blood be in his sight. 

15 And he shall live, and to him 
t shall be given of the gold of Sheba : 
prayer also shall be made for him 
continually ; and daily shall he be 
praised. 

16 There shall be a handful of 
corn in the earth upon the top of the 
mountains ; the fruit thereof shall 
shake like Lebanon : ° and thei/ of the 
city shall flourish like grass of the 
earth. 

17 P His name + shall endure for ever : 
t his name shall be continued as long 
as the sun : and i men shall be blessed 
in him : "■ all nations shall call him 
blessed. 

18 'Blessed be the Lord God, the 
God of Israel, * who only doeth won- 
drous things. 



19 And "blessed be his glorious name 
for ever: ^and let the whole earth 
be filled with his glory. Amen, and 
Amen. 

20 The prayers of David the son of 
Jesse are ended. 

PSALM LXXIII. 

The psalmist, strongly tempted by the prosperity of 
the wicked, 16 Jindeth relief, in the sanctiiary, in 
view of the end of the wicked, and the salvation of 
the righteous. 

*f[ II A Psalm of * Asaph. 

limRULY God is good to Israel, 
X even to such as are tof a clean 
heart. 

2 But as for me, my feet were al- 
most gone ; my steps had well nigh 
slipped. 

3 ^For I was envious at the foolish, 
when I saw the prosperity of the 
wicked. 

4 For there are no bands in their 
death : but their strength is t firm. 

5 ^ They are not t in trouble as other 
men ; neither are they plagued t like 
other men. 

6 Therefore pride compasseth them 
about as a chain ; violence covereth 
them " as a garment. 

7 ^ Their eyes stand out with fatness : 
tthey have more than heart could wish. 

8 ^They are corrupt, and ^ speak 
wickedly concerning oppression : they 
s speak loftily. 

9 They set their mouth ^ against the 
heavens, and their tongue walketh 
through the earth. 

10 Therefore his people return hith- 
er : ' and waters of a full cup are wrung 
out to them. 

11 And they say, ""How doth God 
know ? and is there knowledge in the 
Most High 1 

12 Behold, these are the ungodly, 
who ' prosper in the world ; they in- 
crease in riches. 

13 "" Verily I have cleansed my heart 
in vain, and "washed my hands in 
innocency. 

14 For all the day long have I been 
plagued, and t chastened every morn- 
ing. 

15 If I say, I will speak thus ; be- 
hold, I should ofl^end against the gen- 
eration of thy children. 

16 °V^hen I thought to know this, 
t it ivas too painful for me ; 

17 Until Pl went into the sanctu- 
ary of God ; then understood I "^ their 
end. 

18 Surely ""thou didst set them in 
slippery places : thou castedst them 
down into destruction. 

19 How are they brought into deso- 
lation, as in a moment ! they are 
utterly consumed with terrors. 

549 



I Num. 14. 21. 
Zech. 14. 9. 



II Or, A Psalm 
for Asaph. 
* Ps. 50, title. 
11 Or, Yet. 

t Heb. clean 
of heart. 



a Job 21. 7, 
Ps. 37. 1, 
Jer. 12. 1. 

b Job 21. 9. 
t Heb./a«. 

t Heb. in the 
trouble of 
other men. 

t Heb. with. 



c So Ps. 109. 
18. 

t Heb. they 
pass the 

thoughts of 

the heart. 
d Job 15. 27. 

Ps. 17. 10. & 

119. 70. 

Jer. 5. 28. 
e Ps. 53. 1. 
f Hos. 7. 16; 
S 2 Pet. 2. 18. 

Jude 16. 
h Rev. 13. 6. 
i Ps. 75. 8. 
k Job 22. 13. 

Ps. 10. 11. & 

94.7. 



m Job 21. 15. 

&. 34. 9. & 35. 

3. Mai. 3. 14. 
n Ps. 26. 6. 



t Heb. my 
chastisement 
was. 



Ecc. 8. 17. 

t Heb. it was 
labour in 
mine eyes. 

P Ps. 77. 13. 

q Ps. 37. 38. 



r Ps. 35. 



The desolation of Zion. 



PSALMS. 



Divine help implored. 



s Job 20. 8. 

rs.90.5. Is. 

29. 7, 8. 
t Ts. 78. 65. 
u ver. 3. 
X Ps. 92. 6. 

Prov. 30. 2. 
t Heb. Iknew 

not. 
1 Heh.toith 

thee. 



y Ps. 32. 8. 
Is. 58. 8. 



a Ps. 84. 2. k 
119. 81. 
t Heb. rock. 

b Ps. 16. 5. & 
119. 57. 
c Ps. 119. 155. 

d Ex. 34. 15. 

Num. 15. 39. 

James 4. 4. 
e Heb. 10. 22. 



f Ps. 107. 22. 
& 118. 17. 



II Or, A Psalm 

for Asaph to 
(jive instruc- 
tion. 

a Ps. 44. 9, 23. 
ci GO. 1. 10. & 
77.7. Jer.31. 
37. &. 33. 34. 

b Deut. 29.20. 

II Or, tribe. 

c Ps. 95. 7. & 
100. 3. 

d Ex. 15. 16. 
Deut. 9. 29. 

e Deut. 32. 9. 
Jer. 10. 16. 



f Lam. 2. 7. 
S Dan. 6. 27. 



Ii I Kings 6. 18, 
29, 32, 35. 

i 2 Kings 25. 9. 

t Heb. They 
have sent thy 
sanctuary in- 
to the fire. 

k Ps. 89. 39. 

1 Ps. 83. 4. 
t Heb. break. 



ni 1 Sam. 3. 1. 
Am. 8. 11, 



20 ^ As a dream when one awaketh ; 
so, O Lord, ' when thou awakest, thou 
shalt despise their image. 

21 Thus my heart was " grieved, and 
I was pricked in my reins. 

22 "^ So foolish was I, and t ignorant : 
I was as a beast t before thee. 

23 Nevertheless I am continually 
with thee : thou hast holden me by 
my right hand. 

24 y Thou shalt guide me with thy 
counsel, and afterward receive me to 
glory. 

25 ^ Whom have I in heaven hut 
thee ? and there is none upon earth 
that I desire besides thee. 

26 ^ My flesh and my heart faileth : 
but God is the t strength of my heart, 
and ^ my portion for ever. 

27 For, lo, " they that are far from 
thee shall perish : thou hast destroy- 
ed all them that "^ go a whoring from 
thee. 

28 But it is good for me to ^ draw 
near to God : 1 have put my trust in 
the Lord God, that I may ^declare all 
thy works. 

PSALM LXXIV. 

The psalmist complaineth of the desolations of Zion; 
10 and pleadeth with God to interpose, as of old, in 
behalf of his suffering people. 

Tf II Maschil of Asaph. 

OGOD, why hast thou *cast us 
off for ever"? why doth thine 
anger ^ smoke against •= the sheep of 
thy pasture 1 

2 Remember thy congregation, ^which 
thou hast purchased of old ; the II ® rod 
of thine inheritance, which thou hast 
redeemed ; this mount Zion, wherein 
thou hast dwelt. 

3 Lift up thy feet unto the per- 
petual desolations ; even all that the 
enemy hath done wickedly in the 
sanctuary. 

4 ^ Thine enemies roar in the midst 
of thy congregations ; ^ they set up 
their ensigns /or signs. 

5 A man was famous according as 
he had lifted up axes upon the thick 
trees. 

6 But now they break down ^the 
carved work thereof at once with 
axes and hammers. 

7 HThey have cast fire into thy 
sanctuary, they have defiled ^ by cast- 
ing down the dwellingplace of thy 
name to the ground. 

8 ^ They said in their hearts. Let us 
t destroy them together: they have 
burned up all the synagogues of God 
in the land. 

9 We see not our signs : ™ there is 
no more any prophet : neither is there 
among us any that knoweth how long. 

550 



10 O God, how long shall the ad- 
versary reproach? shall the enemy 
blaspheme thy name for ever 1 

11 ''Why withdrawest thou thy 
hand, even thy right hand 1 pluck it 
out of thy bosom. 

12 For ° God is my King of old, 
working salvation in the midst of 
the earth. 

13 P Thou didst t divide the sea by 
thy strength : ^thou brakest the heads 
of the II dragons in the waters. 

14 Thou brakest the heads of le- 
viathan in pieces, and gavest him "■ to 
be meat ^ to the people inhabiting the 
wilderness. 

15 * Thou didst cleave the fountain 
and the flood : " thou driedst up 
t mighty rivers, 

16 The day is thine, the night also 
is thine : ^ thou hast prepared the 
light and the sun. 

17 Thou hast ^ set all the borders of 
the earth : "^ thou hast t made summer 
and winter. 

18 * Remember this, that the enemy 
hath reproached, X) Lord, and that 
^the foolish people have blasphemed 
thy name. 

19 Oh deliver not the soul *=of thy 
turtledove unto the multitude of the 
wicked : ^ forget not the congregation 
of thy poor for ever. 

20 *= Have respect unto the covenant : 
for the dark places of the earth are 
full of the habitations of cruelty. 

21 Oh let not the oppressed return 
ashamed : let the poor and needy 
praise thy name. 

22 Arise, O God, plead thine own 
cause : ^ remember how the foolish 
man reproacheth thee daily. 

23 Forget not the voice of thine 
enemies : the tumult of those that 
rise up against thee + increaseth con- 
tinually. 



PSALM LXXV. 

The psalmist praiseth God. i The proud rebuked. 9 
A promise to praise God, and to execute justice. 

1[ To the chief Musician, || * Al-taschith, A Psalm or 
Song II of Asaph. 

UNTO thee, O God, do we give 
thanks, unto thee do we give 
thanks : for that thy name is near thy 
wondrous works declare. 

2 II When I shall receive the con- 
gregation I will judge uprightly. 

3 The earth and all the inhabitants 
thereof are dissolved : I bear up the 
pillars of it. Selah. 

4 I said unto the fools. Deal not 
foolishly : and to the wicked, * Lift 
not up the horn : 

5 Lift not up your horn on high : 
speak not with a stiflT neck. 



God's majesty in Zion. 



PSALMS. 



The psalmist^s distrust. 



t Heb. desert. 


b Ps. 50. 6. &, 
58. 11. 


] Sam. 2. 7. 
Dan. 2. 21. 


d Job 21. 20. 
Ps. 60. 3. 
Jer. 25. 15. 
Rev. 14. 10, 
& 16. 19. 


e PVov. 23. 30. 


f Ps. 73. 10. 


?Ps. 101. 8. 
Jer. 48. 25. 


h Ps. 89. 17. & 
148. 14. 



II Or, for 
Asaph. 
aPs.48. l,&c. 



b Ps. 46. 9. 
Ez. 39. 9. 



c Ez. 38. 12, 
13. & 39. 4. 

d Is. 46. 12. 

e Ps. 13. 3. 
Jer. 51. 39. 



f Ex.15. 1,21. 
Ez. 39. 20. 
Nah. 2. 13. 
Zech. 12. 4. 



g Nah. 1. 6. 



h Ez. 38. 20. 

i 2 Chr. 20. 
29, 30. 

kPs. 9. 7,8,9. 
& 72. 4. 



1 See Ex. 9. 
16. & 18. 11. 
Ps. 65. 7. 



tn Ecc. 5. 4, 5, 
6. 

t Heb. to fear, 
n 2 Chr. 32. 22, 

23. Ps. 68. 

29. & 89. 7. 

o Ps. 68. 35. 



* Ps. 39, & G2, 

title. 
II Or, for 

Asaph. 
a Ps, 3, 4. 



6 For promotion cometh neither from 
the east, nor from the west, nor from 
the t squth. 

7 But ^ God is the judge : " he put- 
teth down one, and setteth up another. 

8 For ''in the hand of the Lord 
there is a cup, and the wine is red ; 
it is ^ full of mixture ; and he pour- 
eth out of the same : ^ but the dregs 
thereof, all the wicked of the earth 
shall wring them out, and drink them. 

9 But I will declare for ever ; I will 
sing praises to the God of Jacob. 

10 ^All the horns of the wicked 
also will I cut off; hut ^ihe horns 
of the righteous shall be exalted. 

PSALM LXXVL 

A declaration of God's majesty in Zion. 11 An ex- 
hortation to serve him. 
If To the chief Musician on Neffinoth, A Psalm or 
Song- II of Asaph. 

IN ^ Judah is God known : his name 
is great in Israel, 

2 In Salem also is his tabernacle, 
and his dwellingplace in Zion. 

3 ^ There brake he the arrows of 
the bow, the shield, and the sword, 
and the battle, Selah, 

4 Thou art more glorious and ex- 
cellent '^ than the mountains of prey. 

5 '^ The stouthearted are spoiled, 
^ they have slept their sleep : and 
none of the men of might have 
found their hands. 

6 *^At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, 
both the chariot and horse are cast 
into a dead sleep. 

7 Thou, even thou, art to be feared : 
and s who may stand in thy sight 
when once thou art angry 1 

8 ^ Thou didst cause judgment to be 
heard from heaven ; ' the earth feared, 
and was still, 

9 When God "^ arose to judgment, 
to save all the meek of the earth. 
Selah. 

10 ^ Surely the wrath of man shall 
praise thee : the remainder of wrath 
shalt thou restrain. 

11 ""Vow, and pay unto the Lord 
your God : " let all that be round 
about him bring presents t unto him 
that ought to be feared. 

12 He shall cut off the spirit of 
princes : ° he is terrible to the kings 
of the earth. 

PSALM LXXVII. 

The psalmist troubled, 7 and tempted to distrust God. 
10 He encourageth himself in God by remembering 
his works of old, 15 and especially his deliverance of 
Israel. 

H To the chief Musician, * to Jeduthun, A Psalm 
II of Asaph. 

* T CRIED unto God with my voice, 
X even unto God with my voice ; 
and he gave ear unto me. 



2 ''In the day of my trouble I 
•^ sought the Lord : t my sore ran in 
the night, and ceased not : my soul 
refused to be comforted. 

3 I remembered God, and was trou- 
bled : I complained, and '^ my spirit 
was overwhelmed. Selah. 

4 Thou boldest mine eyes waking : 
I am so troubled that I cannot speak. 

5 ^ I have considered the days of old, 
the years of ancient times. 

6 I call to remembrance '^my song 
in the night : ^I commune v/ith mine 
own heart : and my spirit made dili- 
gent search. 

7 ^ Will the Lord cast off for ever 1 
and will he ' be favourable no more 1 

8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever 1 
doth ^ his promise fail t for evermore 1 

9 Hath God ^ forgotten to be gra- 
cious 1 hath he in anger shut up his 
tender mercies ? Selah, 

10 And I said. This is ™my infirm- 
ity : but I will remember the years 
of the right hand of the Most High. 

11 "I will remember the works of 
the Lord : surely I will remember 
thy wonders of old. 

12 I will meditate also of all thy 
work, and talk of thy doings. 

13 "Thy way, God, is in the 
sanctuary : p who is so great a God 
as our God ! 

14 Thou art the God that doest 
wonders : thou hast declared thy 
strength among the people. 

15 1 Thou hast with thine arm re- 
deemed thy people, the sons of Jacob 
and Joseph. Selah. 

16 ' The waters saw thee, God, the 
waters saw thee ; they were afraid : 
the depths also were troubled. 

17 tThe clouds poured out water: 
the skies sent out a sound : ' thine 
arrows also went abroad, 

18 The voice of thy thunder was 
in the heaven : * the lightnings light- 
ened the world : " the earth trembled 
and shook. 

19 "^ Thy way is in the sea, and thy 
path in the great waters, ^ and thy 
footsteps are not known. 

20 ^Thou leddest thy people like 
a flock by the hand of Moses and 
Aaron. 

PSALM LXXVIII. 

The people exhorted to hear. 5 The object of estab- 
lishing a testimony in Jacob. 9 God's dealings 
with unbelieving and disobedient Israel. 67 The 
other tribes being rejected, God chose Judah. He 
chose also Zion and David. 

|[ * II Maschil of Asaph. 

*/~^IYE ear, my people, to my 
vX law : incline your ears to the 
words of my mouth. 

2^1 will open my mouth in a par- 
able : I will utter dark sayings of old : 

551 



History of God^s dealings 



PSALMS. 



with unbelieving Israel. 



il Deut. 4. 9. 

&.6.7. Joel 

1.3. 
c Ex. 12. 26, 

27. &. 13. 8, 

14. Josh. 4. 

6,7. 

f Ps. 147. 19. 



e Deut. 4. 9. 

kG.l.k 11. 

19. 
h Ps. 102. 18. 



{2 Kings 17. 

14. Ez. 20. 18. 
It Ex. 32. 9. & 

33. 3. & 34. 9. 

Deut. 9. 6, 13. 

&31.27. Ps. 

68. 6. 
t Heb. that 

prepared iwt 

their heart. 
lver.37.2Chr. 

20.33. 

t Heb. throw- 
ing forth. 

m 2 Kings 17. 
15. 



o Ex. 7. & 8, 

& 9, &10, & 

11, & 12. 
p Gen. 32. 3. 

Num. 13. 22. 

ver.43. Is.l9. 

11,13. Ez. 30. 

14. 

q Ex. 14. 21. 
r Ex. 15. 8. 

Ps. 33. 7. 
s Ex. 13. 21, 

k. 14. 24. 

Ps. 105. 39. 
t Ex. 17. 6. 

Num. 20. 11. 

Ps. 105. 41. 

1 Cor. 10. 4. 
u Deut. 9. 21. 

Ps. 105. 41. 



X Deut. 9. 22. 

Ps. 95. 8. 

He!). 3. 16. 
7 Ex. 16. 2, 

z Num. 11. 4. 
t Heb. order. 



a Ex. 17. 6. 
Num. 20. 11. 



b Num. 11. 1, 
10. 



c Heb. 3. 13. 
Jude 5. 



3 " Which we have heard and known, 
and our fathers have told us. 

4 ^ We will not hide them from their 
children, ^ shewing to the generation 
to come the praises of the Lord, and 
his strength, and his wonderful works 
that he hath done. 

5 For ^ he established a testimony in 
Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, 
which he commanded our fathers, 
^ that they should make them known 
to their children : 

6 ^ That the generation to come 
might know them, even the children 
which should be born ; who should 
arise and declare them to their chil- 
dren : 

7 That they might set their hope 
in God, and not forget the works of 
God, but keep his commandments : 

8 And ' might not be as their fathers, 
^ a stubborn and rebellious generation ; 
a generation t • that set not their heart 
aright, and whose spirit was not stead- 
fast with God. 

9 The children of Ephraim, being 
armed, and t carrying bows, turned 
back in the day of battle. 

10 '"They kept not the covenant of 
God, and refused to walk in his law ; 

11 And "forgat his works, and his 
wonders that he had shewed them. 

12 ° Marvellous things did he in the 
sight of their fathers, in the land of 
Egypt, P in the field of Zoan. 

13 iHe divided the sea, and caused 
them to pass through ; and ^ he made 
the waters to stand as a heap. 

14 'In the daytime also he led them 
with a cloud, and all the night with 
a light of fire. 

15 'He clave the rocks in the wil- 
derness, and gave them drink as out 
of the great depths. 

16 He brought "streams also out of 
the rock, and caused waters to run 
down like rivers. 

17 And they sinned yet more against 
him by ^ provoking the Most High in 
the wilderness. 

18 And ythey tempted God in their 
heart by asking meat for their lust. 

19 ^ Yea, they spake against God ; 
they said, Can God t furnish a table 
in the wilderness 1 

20 * Behold, he smote the rock, that 
the waters gushed out, and the streams 
overflowed ; can he give bread also 1 
can he provide flesh for his people ? 

21 Therefore the Lord heard this, 
and "^ was wroth : so a fire was kin- 
dled against Jacob, and anger also 
came up against Israel ; 

22 Because they *= believed not in 
God, and trusted not in his salva- 
tion : 

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23 Though he had commanded the 
clouds from above, "^and opened the 
doors of heaven, 

24 ^And had rained down manna 
upon them to eat, and had given 
them of the corn of heaven. 

25 II Man did eat angels' food : he 
sent them meat to the full. 

26 ^ He caused an east wind t to blow 
in the heaven : and by his power he 
brought in the south wind. 

27 He rained flesh also upon them 
as dust, and t feathered fowls like as 
the sand of the sea : 

28 And he let it fall in the midst of 
their camp, round about their habita- 
tions. 

29 ^ So they did eat, and were well 
filled : for he gave them their own 
desire ; 

30 They were not estranged from 
their lust : but ^ while their meat was 
yet in their mouths, 

31 The wrath of God came upon 
them, and slew the fattest of them, 
and t smote down the n chosen men of 
Israel. 

32 For all this 'they sinned still, 
and ^ believed not for his wondrous 
works. 

33 ^ Therefore their days did he con- 
sume in vanity, and their years in 
trouble. 

34 '"When he slew them, then they 
sought him : and they returned and 
inquired early after God. 

35 And they remembered that " God 
was their rock, and the high God 
° their redeemer. 

36 Nevertheless they did p flatter him 
with their mouth, and they lied unto 
him with their tongues. 

37 For ^ their heart was not right 
with him, neither were they steadfast 
in his covenant. 

38 ""But he, being full of compas- 
sion, forgave their iniquity, and de- 
stroyed them not : yea, many a time 
' turned he his anger away, * and did 
not stir up all his wrath. 

39 For "he remembered ^that they 
were but flesh ; ^ a wind that passeth 
away, and cometh not again. 

40 How oft did they H == provoke him 
in the wilderness, and grieve him in 
the desert ! 

41 Yea, ^they turned back and 
tempted God, and ^limited the Holy 
One of Israel. 

42 They remembered not his hand, 
nor the day when he delivered them 
II from the enemy : 

43 How "^ he had t wrought his signs 
in Egypt, and his wonders in the 
field of Zoan : 

44 ^ And had turned their rivers into 



God's dealings with Israel. 



PSALMS. 



The desolation of Jerusalem. 



t Ex. 8. 24. 

Ps. 105. 31. 
fEx.8.6, Ps. 

105, 30. 
S Ex. 10. 13, 

15. Ps. 105. 

34, 35. 
hpJx. 9.23,25. 

Ps. 105. 33. 
t Heb. killed. 



II Ot, great 

hailstones. 
t Heb. He 

shut up. 
II Or, %Zi<- 

nings. 
i Ex. 9.23,24, 

25. Ps. 105. 

32. 



t Heb. He 

weighed a 

path. 
II Or, their 

beasts to the 

7mirrain,EiX. 

9. 3, 6. 
k Ex. 12. 29. 

Ps. 105.36.&, 

136. 10. 
1 Ps. 106. 22. 
m Ps. 77. 20. 

n Ex. 14. 19, 
20. 

o Ex. 14. 27, 
28. 4i 15. 10. 

t Heb. cov- 
ered. 

P Ex. 15. 17. 
q Ps. 44. 3. 



» Josh. 13. 7. 
&19.51. Ps. 
136. 21, 22. 



; Judg. 2. 11, 
12. 



u ver. 41. Ez. 

20. 27, 28. 

X Hos. 7. 16. 

y Deut. 32. 16, 

21. Juds.2. 
12, 20. Ez. 
20. 28. 

z Deut. 12. 2, 
4. 1 Kings 
n. 7. & 12. 
31. 

a 1 Sam. 4. 11. 
Jer. 7. 12, 14. 
&: 26. 6, 9. 



> Judg. 18. 30. 



c 1 Sam. 4. 10. 

J Jer. 7. 34. &. 
16. 9. &, 25. 
10. 



e 1 Sam. 4. 11. 
&. 22. 18. 

t Heb. prais- 
ed. 

t Job 27. 15. 
Ez. 24. 23. 



blood ; and their floods, that they 
could not drink. 

45 ''^e sent divers sorts of flies 
among them, which devoured them ; 
and f frogs, which destroyed them. 

46 s He gave also their increase unto 
the caterpillar, and their labour unto 
the locust. 

4.7 ^ He t destroyed their vines with 
hail, and their sycamore trees with 
II frost. 

48 ' t He gave up their cattle also to 
the hail, and their flocks to H hot thun- 
derbolts. 

49 He cast upon them the fierce- 
ness of his anger, wrath, and indig- 
nation, and trouble, by sending evil 
angels among them. 

50 t He made a way to his anger ; 
he spared not their soul from death, 
but gave H their life over to the pesti- 
lence ; 

51 ^And smote all the firstborn in 
Egypt ; the chief of their strength in 
' the tabernacles of Ham : 

52 But ^ made his own people to go 
forth like sheep, and guided them in 
the wilderness like a flock. 

53 And he ° led them on safely, so 
that they feared not : but the sea 
° t overwhelmed their enemies. 

54 And he brought them to the 
border of his p sanctuary, even to this 
mountain, i which his right hand had 
purchased. 

55 "■ He cast out the heathen also 
before them, and 'divided them an 
inheritance by line, and made the 
tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents. 

56 ' Yet they tempted and provoked 
the most high God, and kept not his 
testimonies : 

57 But " turned back, and dealt un- 
faithfully like their fathers : they were 
turned aside "^ like a deceitful bow. 

58 y For they provoked him to anger 
with their ^ high places, and moved 
him to jealousy with their graven 
images. 

59 When God heard this, he was 
wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel : 

60 ^ So that he forsook the taber- 
nacle of Shiloh, the tent which he 
placed among men ; 

61 ''And delivered his strength into 
captivity, and his glory into the en- 
emy's hand. 

62 " He gave his people over also 
unto the sword ; and was wroth with 
his inheritance. 

63 The fire consumed their young 
men ; and '^ their maidens were not 
t given to marriage. 

64 ^ Their priests fell by the sword ; 
and ^ their widows made no lamenta- 
tion. 



65 Then the Lord ^ awaked as one 
out of sleep, and ^ like a mighty man 
that shouteth by reason of wine. 

66 And 'he smote his enemies in 
the hinder parts : he put them to a 
perpetual reproach. 

67 Moreover he refused the taber- 
nacle of Joseph, and chose not the 
tribe of Ephraim : 

68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the 
mount Zion ^ which he loved. 

69 And he ^ built his sanctuary like 
high palaces, like the earth which he 
hath t established for ever. 

70 "" He chose David also his serv- 
ant, and took him from the sheep- 
folds : 

71 tFrom following "the ewes great 
with young he brought him "to feed 
Jacob his people, and Israel his in- 
heritance. 

72 So he fed them according to the 
P integrity of his heart ; and guided 
them by the skilfulness of his hands. 

PSALM LXXIX. 



The psalmist complaineth of the desolation of Jerusa- 
lem. 8 He prayeth for deliverance, 13 and promis- 
eth to give thanks to God. 

T[ A Psalm II of Asaph. 

OGOD, the heathen are come into 
^ thine inheritance ; ^ thy holy 
temple have they defiled ; '^ they have 
laid Jerusalem on heaps. 

2 ^ The dead bodies of thy servants 
have they given to he meat unto the 
fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy 
saints unto the beasts of the earth. 

3 Their blood have they shed like 
water round about Jerusalem ; ^ and 
there was none to bury them. 

4 ^ We are become a reproach to our 
neighbours, a scorn and derision to 
them that are round about us. 

5 ^ How long, Lord ? wilt thou be 
angry for ever'? shall thy ''jealousy 
burn like fire ? 

6 'Pour out thy wrath upon the 
heathen that have ^ not known thee, 
and upon the kingdoms that have ' not 
called upon thy name. 

7 For they have devoured Jacob, 
and laid waste his dwellingplace. 

8 ""Oh remember not against us 
II former iniquities : let thy tender mer- 
cies speedily prevent us ; for we are 
° brought very low. 

9 ° Help us, O God of our salvation, 
for the glory of thy name : and de- 
liver us, and purge away our sins, 
P for thy name's sake. 

10 1 Wherefore should the heathen 
say. Where is their God ? let him be 
known among the heathen in oar 
sight by the t revenging of the blood 
of thy servants which is shed. 

11 Let ""the sighing of the prisoner 

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t Heb. i\ 
geance. 



r Ps. 102. 20. 



IsraeVs great distress. 



PSALMS. 



Exhortation to praise God. 



t Heb. thine 

arm. 
fHeb. reserve 

the children 

of death. 
* Gen. 4. 15. 

Is. 65. 6, 7. 

Jer. 32. 18. 

Luke 6. 38. 
t Ps, 74. 18, 

22. 



t Heb, to gen- 
eration and 
generation. 

u Ps. 74. 1. & 
95. 7. & 100. 
3. 

X Is. 43. 21. 

*P3.45,&69, 
title. 

II Or, /or 
Asaph. 

» Pa. n. 20. 

b Ex. 25. 20, 
22. 1 Sam. 4, 
4. 2 Sam. 6. 
2. Ps. 99. 1. 



t Heb. come 
for salvation 

to us. 
c Deut. 33. 2. 

Ps. 50. 2. & 

94. 1. 

t Heb. wilt 

thou smoke, 

Ps. 74. 1. 
d Num. 2. 18- 

23. 
e ver. 7, 19. 

Jjam. 5. 21. 
f Num. 6. 25. 

Ps. 4. 6. & 

07. 1. 
e Vs. 42. 3. & 

102.9. Is. 30. 

20. 
h Ps. 44. 13. & 

7y. 4. 

iver. 3, 19. 
k Is. 5. 1, 7. 

Jer. 2. 21. 

Ez. 15. 6. & 

17. 6. & 19. 

10. 
IPs. 44. 2. & 

78. 55. 
m Ex. 23. 28. 

Josh. 24. 12. 



t Heb. the 
cedars of 
God. 



■ Ps. 72. 



o Ps. 89. 40, 
41. Is. 5. 5. 
Nah. 2. 2. 



p Is. 63. 15. 



q Is. 49. 5. 



rPs. 39. 11, & 
76.7. 



come before thee ; according to the 
greatness of t thy power t preserve 
thou those that are appointed to die ; 

12 And render unto our neighbours 
^sevenfold into their bosom 'their re- 
proach, wherewith they have re- 
proached thee, Lord, 

13 So ''we thy people and sheep of 
thy pasture will give thee thanks for 
ever : ^we will shew forth thy praise 
t to all generations. 

PSALM LXXX. 

The psalmist crieth to God for Israel in distress. 8 
The vine brought out of Egypt. 14 God entreated 
to return. 

|[ To the chief Musician * upon Shoshannim-Eduth, 
APsahn || of Asaph. 

GrVE ear, O Shepherd of Israel, 
thou that leadest Joseph ^like 
a flock ; ^ thou that dwellest between 
the cherubim, "^ shine forth. 

2 "^Before Ephraim and Benjamin 
and Manasseh stir up thy strength, 
and t come and save us, 

3 ^ Turn us again, O God, ^ and 
cause thy face to shine ; and we shall 
be saved, 

4 O Lord God of hosts, how long 
t wilt thou be angry against the prayer 
of thy people 1 

5 ^ Thou feedest them with the bread 
of tears ; and givest them tears to 
drink in great measure, 

6 ^ Thou raakest us a strife unto our 
neighbours : and our enemies laugh 
among themselves, 

7 ' Turn us again, O God of hosts, 
and cause thy face to shine ; and we 
shall be saved, 

8 Thou hast brought "^a vine out of 
Egypt : 1 thou hast cast out the hea- 
then, and planted it, 

9 Thou ""preparedst room before it, 
and didst cause it to take deep root, 
and it filled the land. 

10 The hills were covered with the 
shadow of it, and the boughs thereof 
were like tthe goodly cedars, 

11 She sent out her boughs unto 
the sea, and her branches "^unto the 
river, 

12 Why hast thou then ° broken 
down her hedges, so that all they 
which pass by the way do pluck her 1 

13 The boar out of the wood doth 
waste it, and the wild beast of the 
field doth devour it. 

14 Return, we beseech thee, O God 
of hosts : Plook down from heaven, 
and behold, and visit this vine ; 

15 And the vineyard which thy right 
hand hath planted, and the branch 
that thou madest strong "ifor thyself, 

16 It is burned with fire, it is cut 
down : ■" they perish at the rebuke of 
thy countenance, 

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17 ^Let thy hand be upon the man 
of thy right hand, upon the son of 
man whom thou madest strong for 
thyself. 

18 So will not we go back from 
thee : quicken us, and we will call 
upon thy name, 

19 *Turn us again, O Lord God of 
hosts, cause thy face to shine ; and 
we shall be saved. 

PSALM LXXXI. 

An exhortation to praise God. 8 Israel's ingratitude 
set forth. 13 What God would have done for them, 
if they had been obedient. 

^To the cbief Musician *upon Gittith, A Psalm. 
II of Asaph. 

SING aloud unto God our strength : 
make a joyful noise unto the God 
of Jacob. 

2 Take a psalm, and bring hither 
the timbrel, the pleasant harp with 
the psaltery, 

3 Blow up the trumpet in the new 
moon, in the time appointed, on our 
solemn feast day. 

4 For ^this was a statute for Israel, 
and a law of the God of Jacob. 

5 This he ordained in Joseph /or a 
testimony, when he went out II through 
the land of Egypt : ^ivhere I heard a 
language that I understood not. 

6 " I removed his shoulder from the 
burden : his hands t were delivered 
from ^ the pots. 

7 ^Thou calledst in trouble, and 
I delivered thee ; ^ 1 answered thee 
in the secret place of thunder: I 
^ proved thee at the waters of H Meri- 
bah. Selah. 

8 ^Hear, my people, and I will 
testify unto thee : O Israel, if thou 
wilt hearken unto me ; 

9 ' There shall no ^ strange god be 
in thee ; neither shalt thou worship 
any strange god. 

10 ^l am the Lord thy God, which 
brought thee out of the land of 
Egypt: ""open thy mouth wide, and 
I will fill it. 

1 1 But my people would not heark- 
en to my voice; and Israel would 
"none of me. 

12 °So I gave them up il unto their 
own hearts' lust: and they walked 
in their own counsels. 

13 pQh that my people had heark- 
ened unto me, atid Israel had walked 
in my ways ! 

14 1 should soon have subdued their 
enemies, and turned my hand against 
their adversaries. 

15 iThe haters of the Lord should 
have II submitted themselves unto 
him : but their time should have 
endured for ever. 



« Ps. 89. 21. 



I Ex. 20. 2. 

m Ps. 37. 3, 4. 

John 15. 7. 

Eph. 3. 20. 
n Ex. 32. 1. 

Deut. 32. 15, 

18. 
o Acts 7. 42. & 

14. 16. Rom. 

1. 24, 26. 

II Or, to the 
hardness of 
their hearts, 
or, imagina- 
tions. 

p Deut. 5. 29. 
& 10. 12, 13. 
&32.29. IB. 
48. 18. 



q Ps. 18. 45. 
Rom. 1. 30. 
II Or, yielded 
feigned obe- 
dience. Heb. 
lied. Ps. 18. 
44. & 66. 3. 



Unjust judges reproved. 



PSALMS. 



Longing for God's house. 



t Heb. with 

the fat of 

wheat. 
T Deut. 32. ]3, 

14. Ps. 147. 

14. 
« Job 29. 6. 



II Or, for 

AsajiJi. 
a 2 Chr. 19. 6. 

Ecc. 5. 8. 

b Ex. 21. 6. 
& 22. 28. 

c Deut. 1. 17. 

2 Chr. 19. 7. 

Prov. 18. 5. 
t Heb. Judge. 
d Jer. 22. 3. 

e Job 29. 12. 
Prov. 24. 11. 

f Mic. 3. 1. 

B Ps. 11. 3. k 

75.3. 
t Heb. moved. 

h Ex. 22. 9, 
28. ver. 1. 
John 10. 34. 

i Job 21, 32. 

Ps. 49. 12. 

Ez. 31. 14. 
k Mic. 7. 2, 7. 

1 Ps. 2, 8. 
Rev. 11. 15. 



11 Or, for 

Asaph. 
a Ps. 28. 1. & 

35. 22. & 109. 

1. 

b Ps. 2. 1. 
Acts 4. 25. 
c Ps. 81. 15. 



d Ps. 27. 5. & 

31. 20. 
e See Esth. 3. 

6, 9. Jer. 11. 

19. & 31, 36. 



t Heb. heart. 



f See 2 Chr.: 
1, 10, 11. 



e Num. 31. 7. 
Judg. 7. 22. 

t Heb. they 
have been an 
arm to the 
children of 
Lot. 

h .ludg. 4. 15, 
24. k. 5, 21. 

i 2 Kings 9. 

37. Zeph.l. 

17. 
k Juilg. 7. 25. 



16 He should ""have fed them also 
t with the finest of the wheat : arid 
with^honey ' out of the rock should 
I have satisfied thee. 

PSALM LXXXII. 

The psalmist reproveth the judges for their negligence, 

8 and pray eth God to judge. 

T[ A Psalm II of Asaph. 

/n GD ^ standeth in the congrega- 
vX tion of the mighty ; he judgeth 
among ^ the gods. 

2 How long will ye judge unjust- 
ly, and 'accept the persons of the 
wicked 1 Selah, 

3 t Defend the poor and fatherless : 
•'do justice to the aflflicted and needy. 

4 ^ Deliver the poor and needy : rid 
thern out of the hand of the wicked. 

5 They ^ know not, neither will they 
understand ; they walk on in dark- 
ness : 5 all the foundations of the 
earth are t out of course. 

6^1 have said, Ye are gods ; and 
all of you «re children of the Most 
High. 

7 But 'ye shall die like men, and 
fall like one of the princes. 

8 ''Arise, God, judge the earth: 
' for thou shalt inherit all nations. 

PSALM LXXXHL 

TTie psalmist complaineth to God of a conspiracy 
against his people, 9 and prayeth for the destruc- 
tion of their enemies. 

1[ A Song or Psalm || of Asaph. 

KEEP ^not thou silence, God : 
hold not thy peace, and be not 
still, God. 

2 For, lo, ''thine enemies make a 
tumult : and they that '^ hate thee 
have lifted up the head. 

3 They have taken crafty counsel 
against thy people, and consulted 
^ against thy hidden ones. 

4 They have said. Come, and ^let 
us cut them off from being a nation ; 
that the name of Israel may be no 
more in remembrance. 

5 For they have consulted together 
with one t consent : they are con- 
federate against thee : 

6 ^The tabernacles of Edom, and 
the Ishmaelites ; of Moab, and the 
Hagarenes ; 

7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek ; 
the Philistines with the inhabitants 
of Tyre ; 

8 Assur also is joined with them : 
tthey have holpen the children of 
Lot. Selah, 

9 Do unto them as unto the ^Mid- 
ianites ; as ifo '' Sisera, as to Jabin, 
at the brook of Kishon : 

10 Which perished at En-dor : ' they 
became as dung for the earth, 

11 Make their nobles like ""Oreb, 



and like Zeeb : yea, all their princes 
as ' Zebah, and as Zalmunna : 

12 Who said, Let us take to ourselves 
the houses of God in possession, 

13 "' O my God, make them like 
a wheel ; " as the stubble before the 
wind. 

14 As the fire burneth a wood, and 
as the flame °setteth the mountains 
on fire ; 

15 So persecute them Pwith thy 
tempest, and make them afraid with 
thy storm. 

16 •! Fill their faces with shame ; that 
they may seek thy name, Lord. 

17 Let them be confounded and 
troubled for ever ; yea, let them be 
put to shame, and perish : 

18 ""That men may know that thou, 
whose ^name alone is JEHOVAH, 
art * the most high over all the earth. 

PSALM LXXXIV. 

The psalmist, longing for the communion of the sanc- 
tuary, 4 sheweth how blessed are they that dwell 
therein. 8 He prayeth to he restored unto it. 

Tf To the chief Musician * upon Gittith, A Psalm 
II for the sons of Korah. 

HOW ^amiable are thy taber- 
nacles, O Lord of hosts ! 

2 '' My soul longeth, yea, even faint- 
eth for the courts of the Lord : my 
heart and my flesh crieth out for the 
living God. 

3 Yea, the sparrow hath found a 
house, and the swallow a nest for 
herself, where she may lay her young, 
even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, 
my King, and my God. 

4 '^ Blessed are they that dwell in 
thy house : they will be still praising 
thee. Selah. 

5 Blessed is the man whose strength 
is in thee ; in whose heart are the 
ways of them. 

6 Who passing through the valley 
II '' of Baca make it a well ; the rain 
also t filleth the pools. 

7 They go H ® from strength to 
strength, every one of them in Zion 
^ appeareth before God. 

8 Lord God of hosts, hear my 
prayer : give ear, O God of Jacob. 
Selah. 

9 Behold, ^ God our shield, and 
look upon the face of thine anointed. 

10 For a day in thy courts is better 
than a thousand, tl had rather be 
a doorkeeper in the house of my God, 
than to dwell in the tents of wicked- 
ness. 

11 For the Lord God is ^ a sun and 
' shield : the Lord will give grace and 
glory : ^ no good thing will he with- 
hold from them that walk uprightly. 

12 Lord of hosts, ' blessed is the 
man that trusteth in thee. 

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Gfod^s goodness to Israel. 



PSALMS. 



Confidence in his mercy. 



* Ps. 42, title. 
II Or, of. 

II Or, well 

pleased, Ps. 

77.7. 
a Ezra 1. 11. 

&2.1. P8.14. 

7. Jer.30. 18. 

&. 31. 23. £z. 

39.25. Joel 

3.1. 
b Ps. 32. 1. 

II Or, thouTiast 
turned thine 
anger from 
waxing hot, 
Deut. 13. 17. 

c Ps. 80. 7. 

dPs.74. 1.& 
79. 5. &, 80. 4. 



e Hab. 3. 2. 



f Hab. 2. 1. 
g Zech. 9. 10. 



h 2 Pet. 2. 20, 
21. 



i Is. 4G. 13. 
k Zech. 2. 5. 
John 1. 14. 



1 Ps. 72. 3. Is. 

32. 17. Luke 

2.14. 
m Is. 45. 8. 



n Ps. 84. 11. 
James 1. 17. 
o Ps. CT. 6. 

P Ps. 89. 14. 



II Or, A 
Prayer, be- 
insr a Psalm 
of David. 



II Or, one 
whom thou 
favour est. 
a Is. 26. 3. 



II Or, all the 

day. 
b Ps. 56. 1. & 

57. 1. 
c Ps. 25. 1. & 

143. 8. 
d ver. 15. Ps. 

130. 7. & 145. 

9. Joel 2. 13. 



PSALM LXXXV. 

The psalmist praiseth God for his goodness to Israel, 
4 and prayeth for the continuance thereof. 8 His 
confidence in the truth and faithfulness of God. 

T[ To the chief Musician, A Psalm * || for the sons 
ofKorah. 

LORD, thou hast been H favourable 
unto thy land : thou hast ^brought 
back the captivity of Jacob. 

2 ^ Thou hast forgiven the iniquity 
of thy people ; thou hast covered all 
their sin. Selah. 

3 Thou hast taken away all thy 
wrath : H thou hast turned thyself from 
the fierceness of thine anger. 

4 '^ Turn us, God of our salvation, 
and cause thine anger toward us to 
cease. 

5 ^Wilt thou be angry with us for 
ever ? wilt thou draw out thine anger 
to all generations'? 

6 Wilt thou not ^revive us again: 
that thy people may rejoice in thee ? 

7 Shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and 
grant us thy salvation. 

8 ^ I will hear what God the Lord 
will speak : for ^ he will speak peace 
unto his people, and to his saints : 
but let them not ''turn again to 
folly. 

9 Surely 'his salvation is nigh them 
that fear him ; ^ that glory may dwell 
in our land. 

10 Mercy and truth are met together ; 
' righteousness and peace have kissed 
each other. 

11 ""Truth shall spring out of the 
earth ; and righteousness shall look 
down from heaven. 

12 °Yea, the Lord shall give that 
which is good ; and ° our land shall 
yield her increase. 

13 P Righteousness shall go before 
him ; and shall set us in the way of 
his steps. 

PSALM LXXXVI. 

The psalmist entreateth God to preserve him ; 11 to 
teach him his way ; 16 and to shew him a token for 
good, that his enemies may see it and be ashamed. 

^ II A Prayer of David. 

BOW down thine ear, O Lord, 
hear me : for I am poor and 
needy. 

2 Preserve my soul ; for I am II holy : 
thou my God, save thy servant 
*that trusteth in thee. 

3 ^Be merciful unto me, Lord: 
for I cry unto thee H daily. 

4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant : 
•^for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up 
my soul. 

5 '^ For thou, Lord, art good, and 
ready to forgive ; and plenteous in 
mercy unto all them that call upon 
thee. 

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6 Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer ; 
Etnd attend to the voice of my suppli- 
cations. 

7 ^ In the day of my trouble I will 
call upon thee : for thou wilt answer 
me. 

8 ^ Among the gods there is none like 
unto thee, Lord ; ^ neither are there 
any works like unto thy works. 

9 ^ All nations whom thou hast made 
shall come and worship before thee, 
Lord ; and shall glorify thy name. 

10 For thou art great, and 'doest 
wondrous things : '^thou art God alone. 

11 ' Teach me thy way, Lord ; I 
will walk in thy truth: unite my 
heart to fear thy name. 

12 I will praise thee, Lord my 
God, with all my heart : and I will 
glorify thy name for evermore. 

13 For great is thy mercy toward 
me : and thou hast *" delivered my 
soul from the lowest II hell. 

14 O God, "the proud are risen 
against me, and the assemblies of 
t violent men have sought after my 
soul ; and have not set thee before 
them. 

15 "But thou, Lord, art a God 
full of compassion, and gracious, long- 
suffering, and plenteous in mercy and 
truth. 

16 Oh Pturn unto me, and have mer- 
cy upon me ; give thy strength unto 
thy servant, and save ''the son of 
thine handmaid. 

17 Shew me a token for good ; that 
they which hate me may see it, and 
be ashamed : because thou, Lord, hast 
holpen me, and comforted me. 

PSALM LXXXVIL 

The security of Zion. 3 Her glory and increase. ' 
II A Psalm or Song || for the sons ofKorah. 

HIS foundation is *in the holy 
mountains. 

2 ''The Lord loveth the gates of 
Zion more than all the dwellings of 
Jacob. 

3 " Glorious things are spoken of 
thee, city of God. Selah. 

4 I will make mention of ^ Rahab 
and Babylon to them that know 
me : behold Philistia, and Tyre, with 
Ethiopia ; this man was born there. 

5 And of Zion it shall be said. This 
and that man was born in her : and 
the Highest himself shall establish 
her. 

6 ^ The Lord shall count, when he 
^ writeth up the people, that this man 
was born there. Selah. 

7 As well the singers as the players 
on instruments shall be there : all my 
springs are in thee. 



A complaint in affiiction. 



PSALMS. 



The psalmist praiseth God. 



!l Or, of. 

II Or. A Psalm 
of ilenian the 
Ezrahite, 
giving in- 
struction. 

* 1 Kings 4, 
31. 1 Chr. 2. 
6. 

a Ps. 27. 9. k. 
51. 14. 

b Luke 18. 7. 

c Ps. 107. 18. 



d Ps. 28. 1. 
e Ps. 31. 12. 



f Is. 53. 8. 
II Or, by thy 
hand. 



S Ps. 42. 7. 



h Job 19. 13, 
19. Ps. 31. 
11. & 142. 4. 



k Ps. 38. 10. 
1 Ps. 86. 3. 
m Job 11. 13. 
Ps. 143. 6. 

nPs.6.5.&30. 
9. & 115. 17. & 
118. 17. Is. 
38. 18. 



Job 10. 21. 

Ps. 143. 3. 
P Ps. 31. 12. 

ver. 5. Ecc. 

8. 10. & 9. 5. 

q Ps. 5. 3. & 
119. 147. 



rPs. . 



s Job 13. 24. 
Ps. 13. 1. 



II Or, all the 
day. 
u Ps. 22. 16. 

X Job 19. 13. 
Ps. 31. 11, & 
38. 11. 



11 Or, A Psalm 
for Ethan the 
Ezrahite, to 
give instruc- 
tion. 
*1 Kings 4.31. 
1 Chr. 2. 6. 



PSALM LXXXVIII. 

Thepsalmist complaineth to God of hit sore afflictions. 
11 A Song or Psalm || for the sons of Korah, to the 

chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, || Mas- 

chil of *Heman the Ezrahite. 

OLORD ^God of my salvation, 
I have ^ cried day and night be- 
fore thee : 

2 Let my prayer come before thee : 
incMne thine ear unto my cry ; 

3 For my soul is full of troubles : 
and my life ■= draweth nigh unto the 
grave. 

4 '^ I am counted with them that go 
down into the pit : ® I am as a man 
that hath no strength : 

5 Free among the dead, like the 
slain that lie in the grave, whom thou 
rememberest no more : and they are 
f cut off II from thy hand. 

6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest 
pit, in darkness, in the deeps. 

7 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me," 
and ^ thou hast afflicted me with all 
thy waves. Selah. 

8 ^Thou hast put away mine ac- 
quaintance far from me ; thou hast 
made me an abomination unto them : 
' I am shut up, and I cannot come 
forth. 

9 ^ Mine eye mourneth by reason of 
affliction : Lord, 'I have called daily 
upon thee, ""I have stretched out my 
hands unto thee. 

10 "Wilt thou shew wonders to the 
dead ? shall the dead arise and praise 
thee ? Selah. 

11 Shall thy lovingkindness be de- 
clared in the grave 1 or thy faithful- 
ness in destruction 1 

12 ° Shall thy wonders be known in 
the dark? Pand thy righteousness in 
the land of forgetfulness 1 

13 But unto thee have I cried, O 
Lord ; and "^in the morning shall my 
prayer prevent thee. 

14 Lord, 'why castest thou off my 
soul 1 why ' hidest thou thy face from 
me? 

15 I am afflicted and ready to die 
from my youth up : while * I suffer 
thy terrors I am distracted. 

16 Thy fierce wrath goeth over me ; 
thy terrors have cut me off. 

17 They came round about me II dai- 
ly like water ; they " compassed me 
about together. 

18 '^ Lover and friend hast thou put 
far from me, and mine acquaintance 
into darkness. 

PSALM LXXXIX. 

The psalmist recounteth the mercy and faithfulness 
of God in his covenant made with David; 38 hut 
complaineth that he had cast off his anointed, 46 
and imploreth him to have mercy. 

^ II Mascbil of * Ethan the Ezrahite. 



^T WILL sing of the mercies of the 
X Lord for ever : with my mouth 
will I make known thy. faithfulness 
t to all generations. 

2 For I have said, Mercy shall be 
built up for ever : ^ thy faithfulness 
shalt thou establish in the very heav- 
ens. 

3 " I have made a covenant with my 
chosen, 1 have "^ sworn unto David my 
servant, 

4 " Thy seed will I establish for ever, 
and build up thy throne ^to all gen- 
erations. Selah. 

5 And ^ the heavens shall praise thy 
wonders, Lord : thy faithfulness 
also in the congregation '^ of the saints. 

6 For 'who in the heaven can be 
compared unto the Lord? who among 
the sons of the mighty can be likened 
unto the Lord ? 

7 ^ God is greatly to be feared in the 
assembly of the saints, and to be had 
in reverence of all them that are about 
him. 

8 O Lord God of hosts, who is a 
strong Lord Hike unto thee? or to 
thy faithfulness round about thee ? 

9 ""Thou rulest the raging of the 
sea : when the waves thereof arise, 
thou stillest them. 

10 ""Thou hast broken H Rahab in 
pieces, as one that is slain ; thou 
hast scattered thine enemies twith 
thy strong arm. 

1 1 ° The heavens are thine, the earth 
also is thine : as for the world and 
the fulness thereof, thou hast founded 
them. 

12 P The north and the south thou 
hast created them : i Tabor and "■ Her- 
mon shall rejoice in thy name. 

13 Thou hast t a mighty arm : strong 
is thy hand, and high is thy right 
hand. 

14 'Justice and judgment are the 
II habitation of thy throne : * mercy 
and truth shall go before thy face. 

15 Blessed is the people that know 
the "joyful sound : they shall walk, 
O Lord, in the "^ light of thy coun- 
tenance. 

16 In thy name shall they rejoice 
all the day : and in thy righteousness 
shall they be exalted. 

17 For thou art the glory of their 
strength : ^ and in thy favour our 
horn shall be exalted. 

18 For II the Lord is our defence ; 
and the Holy One of Israel is our 
king. 

19 Then thou spakest in vision to 
thy holy one, and saidsfc, I have laid 
help upon one that is mighty ; I have 
exalted one ^ chosen out of the people. 

20 "" I have found David my servant ; 

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God's mercy to David. 



PSALMS. 



Hh eternity declared. 



c 2 Sam. 7. 13, 



d2Sam. 7.9. 



e Pa. 61. 7. 
f ver. 17. 



S Ps. 72. 
80. 11. 



h 2 Sam. 7. 14. 

1 Chr. 22. 10. 
12 Sam. 22.47. 
k Ps. 2. 7. 

Col. 1. 15, 18. 
1 Num. 24. 7. 

m Is. 55. 3. 

n ver. 34. 

o ver. 4, 36. 

p ver. 4. Is. 9. 
7. Jer. 33. 17. 
q Deut. 11. 21. 
r 2 Sam. 7. 14. 

t Heb. prO' 

fane my 

statutes. 
s Ps. 119. 53. 

Jer. 9. 13. 
t 2 Sam. 7. 14. 

1 Kings 11. 

31. 

tHeb. Iwz7« 

not make 

void from 

him. 

t Heb. to lie. 
u 2 Sam. 7. 13. 

X Am. 4. 2. 
fHeb.i/i/ie. 



y 2 Sam. 7. 16. 

Luke 1. 33. 

John 12. 34. 

ver. 4, 29. 
z Ps. 72. 5, 17. 

Jer. 33. 20. 



a 1 Chr. 28. 9. 

Ps. 44. 9. & 

60. 1, 10. 
b Deut. 32. 19. 

Ps. 78. 59. 

c Ps. 74. 7. 
Lam. 5. 16. 



d Ps. 80. 12. 



« Ps. 44. 13. & 
79.4. 



with my holy oil have I anointed 
him : 

21 ^With whom my hand shall be 
established : mine arm also shall 
strengthen him. 

22 " The enemy shall not exact upon 
him ; nor the son of wickedness afflict 
him. 

23 ^And I will beat down his foes 
before his face, and plague them that 
hate him. 

24 But ^my faithfulness and my 
mercy shall be with him : and ^in my 
name shall his horn be exalted. 

25 ^ I will set his hand also in the 
sea, and his right hand in the rivers. 

26 He shall cry unto me. Thou art 
^ my father, my God, and ' the rock 
of my salvation. 

27 Also I will make him "^ my first- 
born, 'higher than the kings of the 
earth. 

28 "My mercy will I keep for him 
for evermore, and °my covenant shall 
stand fast with him. 

29 ° His seed also will I make to 
endure for ever, p and his throne ^ as 
the days of heaven. 

30 'If his children 'forsake my law, 
and walk not in my judgments ; 

31 If they t break my statutes, and 
keep not my commandments ; 

32 Then * will I visit their transgres- 
sion with the rod, and their iniquity 
with stripes. 

33 "^ Nevertheless my lovingkindness 
t will I not utterly take from him, nor 
suffer my faithfulness t to fail. 

34 My covenant will I not break, 
nor alter the thing that is gone out 
of my lips. 

35 Once have I sworn ^by my 
holiness tthat I will not lie unto 
David. 

36 ^ His seed shall endure for ever, 
and his throne ^as the sun before 
me. 

37 It shall be established for ever 
as the moon, and as a faithful wit- 
ness in heaven. Selah. 

38 But thou hast ^cast off and ''ab- 
horred, thou hast been wroth with 
thine anointed. 

39 Thou hast made void the cove- 
nant of thy servant : " thou hast pro- 
faned his crown by casting it to the 
ground. 

40 ^ Thou hast broken down all his 
hedges ; thou hast brought his strong 
holds to ruin. 

41 All that pass by the way spoil 
him : he is ^ a reproach to his neigh- 
bours. 

42 Thou hast set up the right hand 
of his adversaries ; thou hast made all 
his enemies to rejoice. 

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43 Thou hast also turned the edge 
of his sword, and hast not made him 
to stand in the battle. 

44 Thou hast made his + glory to 
cease, and ^ cast his throne down to 
the ground. 

45 The days of his youth hast thou 
shortened : thou hast covered him 
with shame. Selah. 

46 s How long, Lord ? wilt thou hide 
thyself for ever? ''shall thy wrath 
burn like fire? 

47 ' Remember how short my time 
is : wherefore hast thou made all men 
in vain ? 

48 ^What man is he that\\veX\i, and 
shall not ' see death ? shall he deliver 
his soul from the hand of the grave ? 
Selah. 

49 Lord, where are thy former lov- 
ingkindnesses, which thou "swarest 
unto David " in thy truth ? 

50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of 
thy servants; °how I do 'bear in my 
bosom the reproach of all the mighty 
people ; 

51 P Wherewith thine enemies have 
reproached, O Lori> ; wherewith they 
have reproached the footsteps of thine 
anointed. 

52 '^ Blessed be the Lord for ever- 
more. Amen, and Amen. 

PSALM XC. 

The psalmist, setting forth God's eternity, 3 com- 
plaineth of human frailty, 7 of divine chastise- 
ments, 10 and of the brevity of life. 12 He prayeth 
for the return of God's favour. 

IT II A Prayer * of Moses the man of God. 

LORD, ^ thou hast been our dwell- 
ingplace t in all generations. 

2 ''Before the mountains were brought 
forth, or ever thou hadst formed the 
earth and the world, even from ever- 
lasting to everlasting, thou art God. 

3 Thou turnest man to destruction ; 
and sayest, "= Return, ye children of 
men. 

4 ^ For a thousand years in thy sight 
are but as yesterday H when it is past, 
and as a watch in the night. 

5 Thou carriest them away as with 
a flood ; ^ they are as a sleep : in the 
morning ^they are like grass which 
li groweth up. 

6 «In the morning it flourisheth, 
and groweth up ; in the evening it is 
cut down, and withereth. 

7 For we are consumed by thine 
anger, and by thy wrath are we 
troubled. 

8 ''Thou hast set our iniquities be- 
fore thee, our ' secret sins in the light 
of thy countenance. 

9 For all our days are t passed away 
in thy wrath : we spend our years 
II as a tale that is told. 



The safety of the righteous. 



PSALMS. 



An exhortation to praise God. 



t Heb. As for 
thedays of our 
years, in them 
are seventy 
years. 



t Heb. cmise 
to come. 



lDeut.32.3G. 
Ps. J35. 14. 



m Ps. 85. 6. &, 
149. 2. 



Ps. 27. 4. 
P Is. 26. 12. 



a Ps. 27. 5. k. 
31. 20. &. 32. 7. 

t Heb. lodge. 
b Ps. 17. 8. 

c Ps. 142. 5. 



e Ps. 17. 8. & 
57. 1. & 61. 4. 



f Job 5.19, &c. 
Ps. 112. 7. &. 
121.6. Prov. 
3.23,24. Is. 
43.2. 



? Ps. 37. 34. 
Mai. 1. 5. 



iP8.7].3. & 
90.1. 
It Prov. 12. 21. 



lot The days of our years are three- 
score years and ten ; and if by reason 
of strength they be fourscore years, 
yet is <their strength labour and sor- 
row ; for it is soon cut off, and we fly 
away. 

1 1 Who knoweth the power of thine 
anger ? even according to thy fear, so 
is thy wrath. 

12 "^ So teach us to number our days, 
that we may t apply our hearts unto 
wisdom, 

13 Return, O Lord, how long? and 
let it 'repent thee concerning thy 
servants. 

14 Oh satisfy us early with thy mer- 
cy ; ^ that we may rejoice and be glad 
all our days. 

15 Make us glad according to the 
days ivherein thou hast afliicted us, 
and the years wherein we have seen 
evil. 

16 Let °thy work appear unto thy 
servants, and thy glory unto their 
children. 

17 " And let the beauty of the Lord 
our God be upon us : and p establish 
thou the work of our hands upon us ; 
yea, the work of our hands establish 
thou it. 

PSALM XCL 

The safety of the righteous at all times. 11 Their 
final triumph over all their enemies. 

HE *that dwelleth in the secret 
place of the Most High shall 
t abide ^ under the shadow of the Al- 
mighty. 

3 " I will say of the Lord, He is my 
refuge and my fortress : my God ; in 
him will I trust. 

3 Surely "^he shall deliver thee from 
the snare of the fowler, and from the 
noisome pestilence. 

4 * He shall cover thee with his 
feathers, and under his wings shalt 
thou trust : his truth shall be thy 
shield and buckler. 

5 f Thou shalt not be afraid for the 
terror by night ; nor for the arrow 
that flieth by day ; 

6 Nor for the pestilence that walk- 
eth in darkness ; nor for the destruc- 
tion that wasteth at noonday. 

7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, 
and ten thousand at thy right hand ; 
but it shall not come nigh thee. 

8 Only ^ with thine eyes shalt thou 
behold and see the reward of the 
wicked. 

9 Because thou hast made the Lord, 
ivhich is ''my refuge, even the Most 
High, 'thy habitation ; 

10 ^ There shall no evil befall thee, 
neither shall any plague come nigh 
thy dwelling. 



1 1 ' For he shall give his angels 
charge over thee, to keep thee in all 
thy ways. 

12 They shall bear thee up in their 
hands, "lest thou dash thy foot against 
a stone. 

13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion 
and II adder : the young lion and the 
dragon shalt thou trample under feet. 

14 Because he hath set his love upon 
me, therefore will I deliver him : I 
will set him on high, because he hath 
° known my name. 

15 ° He shall call upon me, and 
I will answer him : r I will be with 
him in trouble ; I will deliver him, 
and 1 honour him. 

16 With t long life will I satisfy him, 
and shew him my salvation. 

PSALM xcn. 

The psalmist exhorteth topraise God, A for his great 
works, 6 for his judgments on the wicked, 10 and for 
his goodness to the righteous. 

1[ A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day. 

JT is a ^ good thing to give thanks 
unto the Lord, and to sing praises 
unto thy name, Most High : 

2 To ^shew forth thy lovingkind- 
ness in the morning, and thy faith- 
fulness t every night, 

3 ^ Upon an instrument often strings, 
and upon the psaltery ; li upon the 
harp with t a solemn sound. 

4 For thou, Lord, hast made me 
glad through thy work : I will tri- 
umph in the works of thy hands. 

5 ^ Lord, how great are thy works ! 
arid ^ thy thoughts are very deep. 

6 ^ A brutish man knoweth not ; 
neither doth a fool understand this. 

7 When ^ the wicked spring as the 
grass, and when all the workers of 
iniquity do flourish ; it is that they 
shall be destroyed for ever : 

8 ''But thou, Lord, art most high 
for evermore. 

9 For, lo, thine enemies, Lord, 
for, lo, thine enemies shall perish ; 
all the workers of iniquity shall ' be 
scattered. 

10 But ^ my horn shalt thou exalt 
like the horn of a unicorn : I shall 
be ' anointed with fresh oil . 

11''=' Mine eye also shall see rn,y de- 
sire on mine enemies, and mine ears 
shall hear my desire of the wicked 
that rise up against me. 

12 " The righteous shall flourish like 
the palm tree : he shall grow like a 
cedar in Lebanon. 

13 Those that be planted in the 
house of the Lord shall flourish " in 
the courts of our God. 

14 They shdl still bring forth fruit 
in old age ; they shall be fat and 
t flourishing ; 

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1 Ps. 34. 7. & 
71. 3. Matt. 
4.6. Luke 4. 
10,11. Heb. 
1.14. 

ra Job 5. 23. 
Ps. 37. 24. 



I Or, asp. 



n Ps. 9. 10. 
o Ps. 50. 15. 
P Is. 43. 2. 

q 1 Sam. 2. 30. 

t Heb. length 
of days, 
Prov. 3. 2. 



a Ps. 147. 1. 



bPs. 



t Heb. in the 
nights. 

II Or, upon the 

solemn sound 

with theharp. 
t Heb. Hig- 

gaion, Ps. 9. 

16. 
c 1 Chr. 23. 5. 

Ps. 33. 2. 
d Ps. 40. 5. & 

139. 17. 
e Is. 28. 29. 

Rom. 11, 

33, 34. 
f Ps. 73. 22. & 

!)4. 8. 
g Job 12. 6. & 

21. 7. Ps. 37. 

1, 2, 35, 38. 

Jer. 12. 1, 2. 

Mai. 3. 15. 
h Ps. 56. 2. & 

83. 18. 



Ps. 68. 1. & 



k Ps. 89. 17, 
24. 

1 Ps. 23. 5. 

m Ps. 54. 7. & 
59. 10. & 112, 



» Ps. 52. 8, 
Is. 65. 22. 
Hos. 14. 5, 6. 



o Ps. 100. 4. & 
135.2. 



t Heb. green. 



Godh majesty and holiness. 



PSALMS. 



Exhortation to worship him. 



P Deut. 32. 4. 
q Rom. 9. 14. 



a Ps. 96. 10. & 
97. 1. & 99. 1. 
Is. 52. 7. 
Rev. 19. 6. 


b Ps. 104. 1. 


c Ps. 65. 6. 


d Ps. 96. 10. 


t Heb. from 
then. 


e Ps. 45. 6. 
Prov. 8. 22, 
&c. 


f Ps. 65. 7. & 



t Heb. to 
length of 
days. 



t Heb. God of 
revenges. 

t Heb. shine 

forth, Ps. 80. 

1. 
a Deut. 32. 35. 

Nah. 1. 2. 
b Ps. 7. 6. 
c Gen. 18. 25. 
d Job 20. 5. 
e Ps. 31. 18. 

Jude 15. 



fPs.10.11,13. 
& 59. 7. 



S Ps. 73. 22. St 
92.6. 



h Ex. 4. 11. 
Prov. 20. 12. 



i Job 35. 11. 
Is. 28. 26. 



k 1 Cor. 3. 20. 



I Job 5. 17. 
Prov. 3. n. 
1 Cor. 11. 32. 
Heb. 12. 5, 
&c 



m 1 Sam. 12. 
22. Rom. 11. 
1,2. 



15 To shew that the Lord is up- 
right : ^he is my rock, and '^ there is 
no unrighteousness in him. 

PSALM XCIII. 

Tfie majesty, power, and holiness of God. 

THE ^ Lord reign eth, ^he is clothed 
with majesty ; the Lord is clothed 
with strength, "wherewith he hath 
girded himself: "^the world also is 
stablished, that it cannot be moved. 

2 ^ Thy throne is established t of old : 
thou art from everlasting. 

3 The floods have lifted up, O Lord, 
the floods have lifted up their voice ; 
the floods lift up their waves. 

4 ^The Lord on high is mightier 
than the noise of many waters, yea, 
than the mighty waves of the sea. 

5 Thy testimonies are very sure : 
holiness becometh thine house, 
Lord, t for ever. 

PSALM XCIV. 

The psalmist calleth for justice npon the wicked. 8 
He rebuketh them; 12 and sheweth the blessedness 
of affliction. 16 God is the defender of the aj 



OLORD tGod, ^to whom vengeance 
belongeth ; God, to whom ven- 
geance belongeth, t shew thyself. 

2 ^Lift up thyself, thou 'judge of 
the earth : render a reward to the 
proud. 

3 Lord, ^ how long shall the wicked, 
how long shall the wicked triumph 1 

4 How long shall they ® utter and 
speak hard things ? and all the work- 
ers of iniquity boast themselves ? 

5 They break in pieces thy people, 
O Lord, and afflict thine heritage. 

6 They slay the widow and the 
stranger, and murder the fatherless. 

7 ^Yet they say. The Lord shall 
not see, neither shall the God of 
Jacob regard it. 

8 ^Understand, ye brutish among 
the people : and ye fools, when will 
ye be wise ? 

9 ''He that planted the ear, shall 
he not hear ? he that formed the eye, 
shall he not see ? 

10 He that chastiseth the heathen, 
shall not he correct 1 he that ' teach- 
eth man knowledge, shall not he 
know ? 

11 '^ The Lord knoweth the thoughts 
of man, that they are vanity. 

12 ' Blessed is the man whom thou 
chastenest, Lord, and teachest him 
out of thy law ; 

13 That thou mayest give him rest 
from the days of adversity, until the 
pit be digged for the wicked. 

14 "^For the Lord will not cast off 
his people, neither will he forsake his 
inheritance. 



15 But judgment shall return unto 
righteousness : and all the upright in 
heart t shall follow it. 

16 Who will rise up for me against 
the evil doers 1 or who will stand up 
for me against the workers of ini- 
quity 1 

17 "Unless the Lord had been my 
help, my soul had n almost dwelt in 
silence. 

18 When I said, °My foot slippeth ; 
thy mercy, Lord, held me up. 

19 In the multitude of my thoughts 
within me thy comforts delight my 
soul. 

20 Shall Pthe throne of iniquity have 
fellowship with thee, which iframeth 
mischief by a law ? 

21 ""They gather themselves togeth- 
er against the soul of the righteous, 
and ' condemn the innocent blood. 

22 But the Lord is 'my defence; 
and my God is the rock of my refuge. 

23 And "he shall bring upon them 
their own iniquity, and shall cut them 
ofl^ in their own wickedness ; yea, the 
Lord our God shall cut them off. 

PSALM XCV. 

An exhortation to praise God, 3 for his greatness, 6 
and for his goodness, 8 and not to tempt him, as did 
Israel. 

OH come, let us sing unto the 
Lord : ^ let us make a joyful 
noise to ^the rock of our salvation. 

2 Let us + come before his presence 
with thanksgiving, and make a joyful 
noise unto him with psalms. 

3 For "the Lord is a great God, and 
a great king above all gods. 

4 t In his hand are the deep places 
of the earth : H the strength of the 
hills is his also. 

5 t <i The sea is his, and he made it : 
and his hands formed the dry land. 

6 Oh come, let us worship and bow 
down : let ^ us kneel before the Lord 
our maker. 

7 For he is our God ; and ^ we are 
the people of his pasture, and the 
sheep of his hand. ^ To day if ye 
will hear his voice, 

8 Harden not your heart, ^ as in the 
t provocation, and as,m the day of 
temptation in the wilderness : 

9 When ' your fathers tempted me, 
proved me, and '^saw my work. 

10 ^ Forty years long was I grieved 
with this generation, and said, It is 
a people that do err in their heart, 
and they have not known my ways : 

11 Unto whom ""I sware in my 
wrath tthat they should not enter 
into my rest. 

PSALM XCVL 

An exhortation to praise God, 4 for his goodness, 8 
and for the establishment of his kingdom in the 
world. 



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Exhortation to praise God. 



PSALMS. 



His mercy towards Israel. 



b Ps. 145. 3. 
c Ps. 18. 3. 
d Ps. 95. 3. 



k Ps. 93. 1. & 
97.1. Rev. 11. 
15. & 19. 6. 



t Heb. many, 
or, great isles. 

b Is. 60. 9. 

c 1 Kings 8, 12. 
Ps. 18. 11. 

II Or, estab- 
lishment. 
<'• Ps. 89. 14. 
ePs. 18. 8. & 

5n. 3. Dan. 7. 

m. Hab. 3. 5. 
f Ex. 19.18. 

Ps. 77. 18. 

& 104. 32. 
e .Tudg. 5. 5. 

Mic. 1. 4. 

Nah. 1. 5. 
h Ps. 19. 1. & 

50.6. 
i Ex. 20. 4. 

Lev. 26. 1. 

Deut. 5. 8. 

& 27. 15. 

k Heb. 1. 6. 



OH ^sing unto the Lord a new 
song: sing unto the Lord, all 
the earth. 

2 Sing unto the Lord, bless his 
name ; shew forth his salvation from 
day to day. 

3 Declare his glory among the hea- 
then, his wonders among all people. 

4 For ?' the Lord is great, and " great- 
ly to be praised : "^ he is to be feared 
above all gods. 

5 For ^ all the gods of the nations 
are idols: ^but the Lord made the 
heavens. 

6 Honour and majesty are before 
him : strength and ^ beauty are in his 
sanctuary. 

7 ^Give unto the Lord, ye kin- 
dreds of the people, give unto the 
Lord glory and strength. 

8 Give unto the Lord the glory t due 
unto his name : bring an offering, and 
come into his courts. 

9 Oh worship the Lord 'Hin the 
beauty of holiness : fear before him, 
all the earth. 

10 Say among the heathen that '^ the 
Lord reigneth : the world also shall 
be established that it shall not be 
moved: ^he shall judge the people 
righteously. 

11 "^ Let the heavens rejoice, and let 
the earth be glad ; ^ let the sea roar, 
and the fulness thereof. 

12 Let the field be joyful, and all 
that is therein : then shall all the 
trees of the wood rejoice 

13 Before the Lord : for he cometh, 
for he cometh to judge the earth : °he 
shall judge the world with righteous- 
ness, and the people with his truth. 

PSALM XCVH. 

The majesty and power of God. 7 The confusion of 
idolaters, and the joy ofZion thereat. 10 An exhort- 
ation to hate evil and to rejoice in the Lord. 

THE ^ Lord reigneth ; let the earth 
rejoice; let the t multitude of 
^ isles be glad thereof. 

2 ^Clouds and darkness are round 
about him : '^righteousness and judg- 
ment are the H habitation of his throne. 

3 ^A fire goeth before him, and 
burneth up his enemies round about. 

4 ^His lightnings enlightened the 
world : the earth saw, and trembled. 

5 ^ The hills melted like wax at the 
presence of the Lord, at the presence 
of the Lord of the w^hole earth. 

6 •'The heavens declare his righteous- 
ness, and all the people see his glory. 

7 ' Confounded be all they that serve 
graven images, that boast themselves 
of idols : ^worship him, all ye gods. 

8 Zion heard, and was glad ; and the 
daughters of Judah rejoiced because 
of thy judgments, O Lord. 



36 



9 For thou. Lord, art 'high above 
all the earth : " thou art exalted far 
above all gods. 

10 Ye that love the Lord, "hate 
evil : ° he preserveth the souls of his 
saints ; p he delivereth them out of 
the hand of the wicked. 

11 'I Light is sown for the righteous, 
and gladness for the upright in heart. 

12 '■Rejoice in the Lord, ye right- 
eous ; ^ and give thanks n at the re- 
membrance of his holiness. 

PSALM xcvm. 

An exhortation to praise God for his salvation. 
TT A Psalm. 

OH ^sing unto the Lord a new 
song ; for ^ he hath done mar- 
vellous things : '^ his right hand, and 
his holy arm, hath gotten him the 
victory. 

2 ^ The Lord hath made known his 
salvation : ® his righteousness hath he 
II openly shewed in the sight of the 
heathen. 

3 He hath ^remembered his m'ercy 
and his truth toward the house of 
Israel : ^ all the ends of the earth 
have seen the salvation of our God. 

4 ^Make a joyful noise unto the 
Lord, all the earth : make a loud 
noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. 

5 Sing unto the Lord with the harp ; 
with the harp, and the voice of a 
psalm. 

6 ' With trumpets and sound of cor- 
net make a joyful noise before the 
Lord, the King. 

7 ^ Let the sea roar, and the fulness 
thereof; the world, and they that 
dwell therein. 

8 Let the floods ' clap their hands : 
let the hills be joyful together 

9 Before the Lord ; "" for he com- 
eth to judge the earth : with right- 
eousness shall he judge the world, 
and the people with equity. 

PSALM XCIX. 

God's majesty in Zion. 5 An exhortation to worship 
God at his holy hill. 

THE ^ Lord reigneth ; let the peo- 
ple tremble : ^ he sitteth between 
the cherubim ; let the earth t be 
moved. 

2 The Lord is great in Zion ; and 
he is "^ high above all the people. 

3 Let them praise ^thy great and 
terrible name ; for it is holy. 

4 ^The king's strength also loveth 
judgment ; thou dost establish equity, 
thou executest judgment and right- 
eousness in Jacob. 

5 ^ Exalt ye the Lord our God, and 
worship at ^ his footstool ; for II ^ he 
is holy. 

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I Ps. 83. 18. 

m Ex. 18. 11. 

Ps. 95. 3. & 

96.4. 
nP8.34.14. &. 

37. 27. & 101. 

3. Am. 5. 15. 

Rom. 12. 9. 
Ps. 31. 23. fc 

37. 28. & 145. 

20. Prov.2.8. 
pPs.37.39,40. 

Dan. 3. 28. & 

6. 22, 27. 
II Or, to the 

memorial. 
q Job 22. 28. 

Ps. 112. 4. 

Prov. 4. 18. 
rPs. 33. 1. 
s Ps. 30. 4. 



a Ps. 33. 3. & 
96. 1. Is. 42. 
10. 

b Ex. 15. 11. 
Ps. 77. 14. 
& 86. 10. & 
105. 5. & 136. 
4. & 139. 14. 



II Or. revealed. 
c Ex. 15. 6. 

Is. 59. 16. 

& 63. 5. 
i Is. 52. 10. 

Luke 2. 30, 

31. 
e Is. 62. 2. 

Rom. 3. 25, 

26. 
f Luke 1. 54. 

55, 72. 
e Is. 49. 6. & 

52. 10. Luke 

2. 30, 31. & 3. 

6. Acts 13. 47. 

& 28. 28. 
h Ps. 95. 1. & 

100. 1. 
i Num. 10. 10. 

1 Chr. 15. 28. 

2 Chr. 29. 27. 
k Ps. 96. 11, 

&c. 



1 Is. 55. 12. 



m Ps. 96. 10, 
13. 



Ps. 93. 1. 



t Heb. stag- 
ger. 

b Ex. 25. 22. 
Ps. 18. 10. & 
80.1. 

c Ps. 97. 9. 

d Deut. 28. 58. 
Rev. 15. 4. 

e Job 36. 5, 
6,7. 



f ver. 9. 
S 1 Chr. 28. 2. 
Ps. 132. 7. 
II Or, it isholy. 
h Lev. 19. 2. 



The psalmist's purpose. 



PSALMS. 



His grievous complaint. 



i Jer. 15. 1. 



k Ex.14. 15. & 
15. 25. 1 Sam. 
7. 9. &. 12. 18. 



m Num. 14. 20. 

Jer. 46. 28. 

Zeph. 3, 7. 
n See Ex. 32. 

2. iic. Num. 
2b. 12, 24. 
Deut. 9. 20. 

ver. 5. Ex. 
15.2. Ps.34. 

3. & 118. 28. 

* Ps. 145, title. 
II Or, thanks- 
giving. 

t Heb. all the 

earth. 
a Ps. 95. 1. & 

98.4. 



II Or, and his 

we are. 
b Ps. 119. 73. 

& 139. 13, &c. 

& 149. 2. 

Eph. 2. 10. 
c Ps. 95. 7. 

Ez. 34.30,31. 
d Ps. 66. 13. & 

116.17,18,19. 
e Ps. 136. 1, 

t Heb. to gen- 
eration and 



' 1 Sam. 18. 14. 



c 1 King^s9.4. 
& 11. 4. 

t Heb. thing 
of Belial. 
d Ps. 97. 10. 
e Josh. 23. 6. 

1 Sam. 12. 20, 
21. Ps.40.4. 
k 125. 5. 

{ Matt. 7. 23. 

2 Tim. 2, 19. 

sVs. 18.27. 
Prov. 6. 17. 



I Or, perfect 
in the way, 
Ps. 119. 1. 



t Heb. shall 
not he estab- 
lished. 

hPs. 75. 10. 
Jer. 21. 12. 

i Ps. 48. 2, 8. 



6 ^ Moses and Aaron among his 
priests, and Samuel among them that 
call upon his name ; they ^ called 
upon the Lord, and he answered 
them. 

7 ^ He spake unto them in the cloudy 
pillar : they kept his testimonies, and 
the ordinance that he gave them. 

8 Thou answeredst them, O Lord 
our God : "'thou wast a God that for- 
gavest them, though ''thou tookest 
vengeance of their inventions. 

9 ° Exalt the Lord our God, and 
worship at his holy hill ; for the Lord 
our God is holy. 

PSALM C. 

All lands exhorted to praise God. 
TI * A Psalm of || praise. 

MAKE ^a joyful noise unto the 
Lord, + all ye lands. 

2 Serve the Lord with gladness : 
come before his presence with sing- 
ing. 

3 Know ye that the Lord he is God : 
^ it is he that hath made us, II and not 
we ourselves ; "^ we are his people, and 
the sheep of his pasture. 

4 ^ Enter into his gates with thanks- 
giving, and into his courts with praise : 
be thankful unto him, and bless his 
name. 

5 For the Lord is good ; ®his mercy 
is everlasting ; and his truth endureth 
t to all generations. 

PSALM CI. 

The psalmist's vow and profession of godliness. 
TI A Psalm of David. 

^T WILL sing of mercy and judg- 
JL ment : unto thee, O Lord, will I 
sing. 

2 I will ^behave myself wisely in 
a perfect way. Oh when wilt thou 
come unto me "? I will <= walk within 
my house with a perfect heart. 

3 I will set no t wicked thing before 
mine eyes : '^ I hate the work of them 
^ that turn aside ; it shall not cleave 
to me. 

4 A froward heart shall depart from 
me : I will not ^know a wicked person. 

5 Whoso privily slandereth his neigh- 
bour, him will I cut off: ^him that 
hath a high look and a proud heart 
will not I suffer. 

6 Mine eyes shall be upon the faith- 
ful of the land, that they may dwell 
with me : he that walketh II in a per- 
fect way, he shall serve me. 

7 He that worketh deceit shall not 
dwell within my house : he that tell- 
eth lies t shall not tarry in my sight. 

8 I will ^ early destroy all the wick- 
ed of the land ; that I may cut off all 
wicked doers 'from the city of the 
Lord. 

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a pelican of the wil- 
like an owl of the 



a sparrow 



PSALM CII. 

The psalmist, in distress, crieth unto God. 12 He 
taketh comfort in his eternity and unchangeable 
goodness to his people. 

TI A Prayer || of the afflicted, * when he is over- 
whelmed, and poureth out his complaint before 
the Lord. 

HEAR my prayer, Lord, and 
let my cry * come unto thee. 

2 ^ Hide not thy face from me in the 
day when I am in trouble ; ■= incline 
thine ear unto me : in the day when 

I call answer me speedily. 

3 ^ For my days are consumed II like 
smoke, and ^ my bones are burned as 
a hearth. 

4 My heart is smitten, and ^with- 
ered like grass ; so that I forget to 
eat my bread. 

5 By reason of the voice of my 
groaning ^my bones cleave to my 

II skin. 

6 ^ I am hke 
derness : I an 
desert. 

7 I '^ watch, and am as 
' alone upon the housetop. 

8 Mine enemies reproach me all the 
day; and they that are "'mad against 
me are ° sworn against me. 

9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, 
and ° mingled my drink with weeping, 

10 Because of thine indignation and 
thy wrath : for p thou hast lifted me 
up, and cast me down. 

1 1 1 My days are like a shadow that 
declineth ; and *" I am withered like 
grass. 

12 But Hhou, Lord, shalt endure 
for ever ; and ' thy remembrance unto 
all generations. 

13 Thou shalt arise, and "have mer- 
cy upon Zion : for the time to favour 
her, yea, the ^ set time, is come. 

14 For thy servants take pleasure 
in >'her stones, and favour the dust 
thereof. 

15 So the heathen shall ^fear the 
name of the Lord, and all the kings 
of the earth thy glory. 

16 W^hen the Lord shall build up 
Zion, *he shall appear in his glory. 

17 " He will regard the prayer of 
the destitute, and not despise their 
prayer. 

18 This shall be <= written for the 
generation to come : and ^the people 
which shall be created shall praise 
the Lord. 

19 For he hath ^looked down from 
the height of his sanctuary ; from 
heaven did the Lord behold the 
earth ; 

20 ^To hear the groaning of the 
prisoner ; to loose t those that are ap- 
pointed to death ; 



Exhortation to bless God 



PSALMS. 



for his mercy and power. 



S Ps. 22. 22. 



t Heb. afflict- 
ed. 

h Job 21. 21. 

i Is. 38. 10. 

k Ps, 90. 2. 
Hab. 1. 12. 

1 Gen. 1. 1. & 
2.1. Heb. 1. 
10. 



t Heb. stand. 
m Is. 34. 4. & 

51. 6. & 65. 

17. & 66. 22. 

Kora. 8. 20. 

2 Pet; 3. 7, 

10, 11, 12. 
n ver. 12. 
o Mai. 3. 6. 

Heb. 13. 8. 

James 1. 17. 
P Ps. 69. 36. 



aver. 22. Ps. 
104. 1. &, 146. 
1. 



b Ps. 130. 8. 

Is. 33. 24. 

Matt. 9. 2, 6. 

Mark 2. 5, 10, 

11. Luke 7. 

47. 
c Ex. 15. 26. 

Ps. 147.3. 

Jer. 17. 14. 
d Ps. 34. 22. k 

56.13. 
e Ps. 5. 12. 
f Is. 40. 31. 
g Ps. 146. 7. 

h Ps. 147. 19. 
i Ex. 34. 6, 7. 

Num. 14. 18. 

Deut. 5. 10. 

Neh. 9. 17. 

Ps. 86. 15. 

Jer. 32. 18. 
t Heb. great 

of mercy. 

k Ps. 30. 5. 

Is. 57. 16. 

Jer. 3. 5. 

Mic. 7. 18. 
1 Ezra 9. 13. 
m Ps. 57. 10. 

Epb. 3. 18. 

tHeb. accord- 
ing to the 
height of the 
heaven. 



a Is. 43. 25. 
Mic. 7. 18. 



P Ps. 78. 39. 
q Gen. 3. 19. 

Ecc. 12. 7. 
r Pa. 90. 5, 6. 

1 Pet. 1. 24. 



21 To ^ declare the name of the Lord 
in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem ; 

22 When the people are gathered 
together, and the kingdoms, to serve 
the Lord. 

23 He t weakened my strength in 
the way ; he '' shortened my days. 

24 ^ I said, O my God, take me not 
away in the midst of my days : ^ thy 
years are throughout all generations. 

25 ^ Of old hast thou laid the founda- 
tions of the earth : and the heavens 
are the work of thy hands. 

26 '"They shall perish, but "thou 
shalt t endure : yea, all of them shall 
wax old like a garment ; as a vesture 
shalt thou change them, and they 
shall be changed : 

27 But ° thou art the same, and thy 
years shall have no end. 

28 P The children of thy servants 
shall continue, and their seed shall be 
established before thee. 

PSALM CIIL 

An exhortation to bless God for his mercy, 15 and for 
the constancy thereof. 
1[ A Psalm of David. 

LESS *the Lord, O my soul: 
and all that is within me, bless 
his holy name. 

2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and 
forget not all his benefits : 

3 ^ Who forgiveth all thine iniqui- 
ties ; who '^ healeth all thy diseases ; 

4 Who ^ redeemeth thy life from de- 
struction ; ^ who crowneth thee with 
lovingkindness and tender mercies ; 

5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with 
good things ; so that ^ thy youth is re- 
newed like the eagle's. 

6 ^The Lord executeth righteous- 
ness and judgment for all that are 
oppressed. 

7 ''He made known his ways unto 
Moses, his acts unto the children of 
Israel. 

8 ' The Lord is merciful and gra- 
cious, slow to anger, and t plenteous 
in mercy. 

9 ^ He will not always chide : nei- 
ther will he keep his anger for ever. 

10 ^ He hath not dealt with us after 
our sins ; nor rewarded us according 
to our iniquities. 

1 1 m For t as the heaven is high 
above the earth, so great is his mercy 
toward them that fear him. 

12 As far as the east is from the west, 
so far hath he "removed our trans- 
gressions from us. 

13 ° Like as a father pitieth his chil- 
dren, so the Lord pitieth them that 
fear him. 

14 For he knoweth our frame; Phe 
remembereth that we are "^ dust. 

15 As for man, ""his days are as 



grass : ' as a flower of the field, so he 
flourisheth. 

16 For the wind passeth over it, and 
t it is gone ; and ' the place thereof 
shall know it no more. 

17 But the mercy of the Lord is 
from everlasting to everlasting upon 
them that fear him, and his righteous- 
ness " unto children's children ; 

18 ^ To such as keep his covenant, 
and to those that remember his com- 
mandments to do them. 

19 The Lord hath prepared his 
^ throne in the heavens ; and ^ his 
kingdom ruleth over all. 

20 * Bless the Lord, ye his angels, 
t that excel in strength, that ^ do his 
commandments, hearkening unto the 
voice of his word. 

21 Bless ye the Lord, all ye *=his 
hosts ; '^ ye ministers of his, that do 
his pleasure. 

22 ^ Bless the Lord, all his works 
in all places of his dominion : ^ bless 
the Lord, my soul. 

PSALM CIV. 

An exhortation to bless the Lord for his mighty power, 
and wonderful providence. 27 The dependence of 
all creatures upon God. 31 His glory is eternal. 33 
The psalmist's purpose to praise him. 

BLESS nhe Lord, O my soul. 
O Lord my God, thou art very 
great ; ^ thou art clothed with honour 
and majesty : 

2 '^ Who coverest thyself with light 
as with a garment : ^ who stretchest 
out the heavens like a curtain : 

3 ^ Who layeth the beams of his 
chambers in the waters : ^ who maketh 
the clouds his chariot : « who walketh 
upon the wings of the wind : 

4 ^Who maketh his angels spirits; 
' his ministers a flaming fire : 

5 ti^ Who laid the foundations of the 
earth, that it should not be removed 
for ever. 

6 ' Thou coveredst it with the deep 
as with a garment : the waters stood 
above the mountains. 

7 ™ At thy rebuke they fled ; at the 
voice of thy thunder they hasted away. 

8 II " They go up by the mountains ; 
they go down by the valleys unto 
°the place which thou hast founded 
for them. 

9 P Thou hast set a bound that they 
may not pass over ; i that they turn 
not again to cover the earth. 

10 t He sendeth the springs into the 
valleys, which trun among the hills. 

11 They give drink to every beast 
of the field : the wi].d asses t quench 
their thirst. 

12 By them shall the fowls of the 
heaven have their habitation, which 
t sing among the branches. 

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> Job 14. 1, 2. 
James 1. 10, 
11. 

t Heb. it is 

not. 
t Job 7. 10. & 

20.9. 



u Ex. 20. 6. 
X Deut. 7. 9. 



y Ps. 11. 4. 
z Ps. 47. 2. 

Dan. 4. 25, 34, 

35. 

t Heb. mighty 

in strength. 

See Ps. 78. 

25. 

a Ps. 148. 2. 
b Matt. 6. 10. 

Heb. 1. 14. 
c Gen. 32. 2. 

Josh. 5. 14. 

Ps.68. 17. 
li Dan. 7. 9, 10. 

Heb. 1. 14. 
e Ps. 145. 10. 
i ver. 1. 



a Ps. 103. 1. 
ver. 35. 



Ps. 93. 1, 



c Dan. 7. 9. 

d Is. 40. 22. &, 
45. 12. 

e Am. 9. 6. 
t Is. 19. 1. 
S Ps. 18. 10. 

h Heb. 1. 7. 
i 2 Kings 2. 

11. & 6. 17. 
t Heb. He 

hathfounded 

the earth 

upon her 

bases. 
k Job 26. 7. & 

38.4,6. Ps. 

24. 2. & 136. 

6. Ecc. 1. 4. 

I Gen. 7. 19. 
m Gen. 8. 1. 

II Or, The 
mountains 
ascend, the 
valleys de- 
scend. 

n Gen. 8. 5. 
o Job 38. 10, 
11. 



tHeb. Who 

sendeth. 
t Heb. walk. 
t Heb. break. 
p Job 26. 10. 

Ps. 33. 7. 

Jer. 5. 22. 
q Gen. 9. 11, 

15. 
t Heb. give a 

voice. 



God^s wonderful providence. 



PSALMS. 



His goodness to his people. 



r Ps. 147. 8. 
s Ps. 65. 9, 10. 
t Jer. 10. 13. & 

14.22. 
u Gen. 1. 29, 

30. & 3. 18. 

& 9. 3. Ps. 

147. 8. 
X Job 28. 5. 

Ps. 136. 25. 

& 147. 9. 
\lieh. to make 

h\& face shine 

with oil, or, 

more than oil. 
y Judg. 9. 13. 

Ps. 23. 5. 

Pi-ov.31. 6,7. 
z Num. 24. 6. 



aProv. 30. 26. 



b Gen. 1. 14. 
c Job 38.12. 



d Is. 45. 7. 

t Heb. all the 
beasts thereof 
do trample on 
theforest. 

e Job 38. 39. 
Joel 1. 20. 



S Prey. 3. 19. 



h Job 41. 1. 
iHeh.formed. 



Ps. 136. 25. & 
145. 15. & 147. 



k Job 34. 14, 
15. Ps. 146. 4. 
Ecc. 12.7. 

1 Is. 32. 15. 
Ez. 37. 9. 



t Heb. shall 
be. 
m Gen. 1.31, 



n Hab. 3. 10. 
oPs. 144.5. 



p Ps. 63. 4. & 
146. 2. 



13 ""He watereth the hills from his 
chambers : * the earth is satisfied with 
* the fruit of thy works. 

14 " He causeth the grass to grow for 
the cattle, and herb for the' service of 
man : that he may bring forth ^ food 
out of the earth ; 

15 And J'wine that maketh glad the 
heart of man, and t oil to make his face 
to shine, and bread which strengthen- 
eth man's heart. 

16 The trees of the Lord are full of 
sap ; the cedars of Lebanon, "^ which 
he hath planted ; 

17 Where the birds make their nests : 
as for the stork, the fir trees are her 
house. 

18 The high hills are a refuge for 
the wild goats ; and the rocks for ^the 
conies. 

19 ^ He appointed the moon for sea- 
sons : the sun '^ knoweth his going 
down. 

20 ^ Thou makest darkness, and it is 
night : wherein t all the beasts of the 
forest do cree]) forth. 

21 ^The young lions roar after their 
prey, and seek their meat from God. 

22 The sun ariseth, they gather 
themselves together, and lay them 
down in their dens. 

23 Man goeth forth unto ^his work 
and to his labour until the eve- 
ning. 

24 ^ O Lord, how manifold are thj'" 
works ! in wisdom hast thou made 
them all : the earth is full of thy 
riches. 

25 So is this great and wide sea, 
wherein are things creeping innumer- 
able, both small and great beasts. 

26 There go the ships : there is that 
^leviathan, whom thou hast +made to 
play therein. 

27 ' These wait all upon thee ; that 
thou mayest give them their meat in 
due season. 

28 That thou givest them they gath- 
er : thou openest thine hand, they are 
filled with good. 

29 Thou hidest thy face, they are 
troubled : "^ thou takest away their 
breath, they die, and return to their 
dust. 

30 ^Thou sendest forth thy spirit, 
they are created : and thou renewest 
the face of the earth. 

31 The glory of the Lord t shall en- 
dure for ever : the Lord ™ shall rejoice 
in his works. 

32 He looketh on the earth, and it 
"^ trembleth : ° he toucheth the hills, 
and they smoke. 

33 Pi will sing unto the Lord as 
long as I live : I will sing praise to 
my God while I have my being. 

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34 My meditation of him shall be 
sweet : I will be glad in the Lord. 

35 Let 1 the sinners be consumed out 
of the earth, and let the wicked be no 
more. *■ Bless thou the Lord, my 
soul. Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM CV. 

An exhortation to praise God for his goodness to his 
people, from the covenant made with Abraham to 
their deliverance from Egypt and settlement in Ca- 
naan. 

OH ^give thanks unto the Lord; 
call upon his name : ^ make known 
his deeds among the people. 

2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto 
him : "= talk ye of all his wondrous 
works. 

3 Glory ye in his holy name : let 
the heart of them rejoice that seek 
the Lord. 

4 Seek the Lord, and his strength : 
'' seek his face evermore. 

5 ^ Remember his marvellous works 
that he hath done ; his wonders, and 
the judgments of his mouth ; 

6 ye seed of Abraham his servant, 
ye children of Jacob his chosen. 

7 He is the Lord our God: ^his 
judgments are in all the earth. 

8 He hath ^ remembered his cov- 
enant for ever, the word which he 
commanded to a thousand genera- 
tions. 

9 ^ Which covenant he made with 
Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac ; 

10 And confirmed the same unto 
Jacob for a law, and to Israel /or an 
everlasting covenant : 

11 Saying, 'Unto thee will I give 
the land of Canaan, tthe lot of your 
inheritance : 

12 '^When they were hut a few 
men in number ; yea, very few, ^ and 
strangers in it. 

13 When they went from one nation 
to another, from one kingdom to an- 
other people ; 

14 "He suffered no man to do them 
wrong : yea, ''he reproved kings for 
their sakes ; 

15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, 
and do my prophets no harm. 

16 Moreover °he called for a famine 
upon the land : he brake the whole 
Pstaff of bread. 

17 "1 He sent a man before them, even 
Joseph, ivho ""was sold for a servant : 

18 'Whose feet they hurt with fet- 
ters : the was laid in iron : 

19 Until the time that his word 
came : * the word of the Lord tried 
him. 

20 "The king sent and loosed him; 
even the ruler of the people, and let 
him go free. 



Deliverance from Egypt. 



PSALMS. 



Israel 's disobedience. 



X Gen. 41. 40. 

t Heb. posses- 
sion. 



y Gen. 46. 6. 

z Ps. 78. 51. & 
106. 22. 
aEx. 1. 7. 

b Ex. L 8, &c. 
c Ex. 3. 10. & 

4. 12, 14. 
(i Num. 16. 5. 

&. 17. 5. 
eEx.7, &8, & 

9, & 10, & 11, 

& 12. Ps. 78. 

43, &c. 
t Heb. words 

of his signs. 
fPs. 106.22. 

S Ex. 10. 22. 
h Ps. 99. 7. 



i Ex. 7. 20. 
Ps. 78, 44. 

k Ex. 8. 6. 

Ps. 78. 45. 
1 Ex. 8. 17, 24. 

Ps. 78. 45. 
m Ex. 9. 23, 

25. Ps. 78. 

48. 

t Heb. He 
gave their 
rain hail. 

n Ps. 78. 47. 



Ex. 10. 4, 13, 
14. Ps.78.46. 



p Ex. 12. 29. 
Ps. 78. 51. 
q Gen. 49. 3. 

r Ex. 12. 35. 



t Ex. 13. 21. 
Neh. 9. 12. 

u Ex. 16. 12, 

&c. Ps. 78. 

18, 27. 
X Ps. 78. 24, 

25. 
y Ex. 17. 6. 

Num. 20. 11. 

Ps. 78. 15, 16. 

1 Cor. 10. 4. 

z Gen. 15. 14. 



t Heb. sing- 
ing. 

a Deut. 6. 10, 
11. Josh. 13. 
7,&.c. P8.78. 
55. 

b Deut. 4. 1, 
40. & 6. 21- 
25. 

t Heb. Halle- 
lujah. 



21 *He made him lord of his house, 
and ruler of all his t substance : 

22 To bind his princes at his pleas- 
ure ; and teach his senators wisdom. 

23 5" Israel also came into Egypt ; and 
Jacob sojourned ^ in the land of Ham. 

24 And ^he increased his people 
greatly ; and made them stronger than 
their enemies. 

25 ''He turned their heart to hate 
his people, to deal subtilely with his 
servants. 

26 '' He sent Moses his servant ; and 
Aaron ''whom he had chosen. 

27 ^ They shewed t his signs among 
them, ^and wonders in the land of 
Ham, 

28 f He sent darkness, and made it 
dark ; and ^ they rebelled not against 
his word. 

29 ' He turned their waters into 
blood, and slew their fish. 

30 ^ Their land brought forth frogs 
in abundance, in the chambers of their 
kings. 

31 ' He spake, and there came divers 
sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts. 

32 ™tHe gave them hail for rain, 
and flaming fire in their land. 

33 °He smote their vines also and 
their fig trees ; and brake the trees of 
their coasts. 

34 "He spake, and the locusts came, 
and caterpillars, and that without 
number, 

35 And did eat up all the herbs in 
their land, and devoured the fruit of 
their ground. 

36 P He smote also all the firstborn 
in their land, i the chief of all their 
strength. 

37 ' He brought them forth also with 
silver and gold : and there was not one 
feeble person among their tribes. 

38 'Egypt was glad when they de- 
parted : for the fear of them fell upon 
them. 

39 ' He spread a cloud for a covering ; 
and fire to give light in the night. 

40 " The people asked, and he brought 
quails, and ^satisfied them with the 
bread of heaven. 

41 y He opened the rock, and the 
waters gushed out ; they ran in the 
dry places like a river. 

42 For he remembered =^his holy 
promise, and Abraham his servant. 

43 And he brought forth his people 
with joy, and his chosen with t glad- 
ness : 

44 ^And gave them the lands of 
the heathen : and they inherited the 
labour of the people ; 

45 ''That they might observe his 
statutes, and keep his laws, t Praise 
ye the Lord. 



PSALM CVL 

The psalmist exhorteth men to praise God. 3 The 
blessedness of the rightevus. and his desire to share 
in their joy. 7 The history of Israel's rebellion 
and God's mercy. 47 Prayer and praise. 

fORAISEyetheLoRD. ^ Oh ''give 

JL thanks unto the Lord ; for he is 

good : for his mercy endureth for ever, 

2 '' Who can utter the mighty acts of 
the Lord 1 who can shew forth all his 
praise 1 

3 Blessed are they that keep judg- 
ment, and he that ''doeth righteous- 
ness at ® all times. 

4 ^Remember me, O Lord, with the 
favour that thou bearest unto thy peo- 
ple : oh visit me with thy salvation ; 

5 That I may see the good of thy 
chosen, that I may rejoice in the glad- 
ness of thy nation, that I may glory 
with thine inheritance. 

6 ^ We have sinned with our fathers, 
we have committed iniquity, we have 
done wickedly. 

7 Our fathers understood not thy 
wonders in Egypt ; they remembered 
not the multitude of thy mercies ; ^ but 
provoked him at the sea, even at the 
Red sea. 

8 Nevertheless he saved them 'for 
his name's sake, ^ that he might make 
his mighty power to be known. 

9 ' He rebuked the Red sea also, and 
it was dried ~ up : so ""he led them 
through the depths, as through the 
wilderness. 

10 And he "saved them from the 
hand of him that hated them, and re- 
deemed them from the hand of the 
enemy. 

11 "And the waters covered their 
enemies : there was not one of them 
left. 

12 P Then believed they his words ; 
they sang his praise. 

13 •! t They soon forgat his works ; 
they waited not for his counsel : 

14 '"But t lusted exceedingly in the 
wilderness, and tempted God in the 
desert. 

15 'And he gave them their request ; 
but * sent leanness into their soul. 

16 ''They envied Moses also in the 
camp, and Aaron the saint of the 
Lord. 

17 ''The earth opened and swallow- 
ed up Dathan, and covered the com- 
pany of Abiram. 

18 yAnd a fire was kindled in their 
company; the flame burned up the 
wicked. 

19 ""They made a calf in Horeb, and 
worshipped the molten image. 

20 Thus ^ they changed their glory 
into the similitude of an ox that eateth 
grass. 

505 



t Heb. Halle- 
lujah. 

a 1 Chr. 16. 34. 

bPs. 107. 1.& 
118. 1. & 136. 
1. 

c Ps. 40. 5. 



d Ps. 15. 2. 

e Acts 24. 16. 
Gal. 6. 9. 
f Ps. 119. 132. 



S Lev. 26. 40. 
lKing:s8.47. 
Dan. 9. 5. 



h Ex. 14. 11, 
12. 



Ez. 20. 14. 
: Ex. 9. 16. 



1 Ex. 14. 21. 

Ps. 18. 15. 

Nah. 1. 4. 
m Is. 63. 11, 

12, 13, 14. 

n Ex. 14. 30, 



Ex. 14. 27, 
28. &. 15. 5. 



P Ex. 14. 31, 

k. 15. 1. 

t Heb. They 

made haste, 

they forgat. 
t Heb. lusted 

a lust. 
q Ex. 15. 24. 

&16.2. &17. 

2. Ps. 78. 11. 
r Num. 11 . 4, 

33. Ps.78.18. 

1 Cor. 10. 6. 
sNum. 11.31. 

Ps. 78. 29. 
t Is. 10. 16. 
u Num. 16. 1, 

&c. 
X Num. 16. 31, 

32. Deut. 11. 

6. 
y Num. 16. 35, 



z Ex. 32. 4. 



a Jer. 2. 11. 
Rom. 1. 23. 



IsraeVs disobedience. 



PSALMS. 



Ood^s mercy to Israel. 



'P8.78.il, 12. 



c Ps. 78. 51. & 
105. 23, 27, 



d Ex. 32. 10, 
11,32. Deut. 

9. 19, 25. & 

10. 10. Ez. 
20. 13. 

e Ez. 13. 5. & 
22. 30. 

t Heb. a land 

of desire. 
f Deut. 8. 7. 

Jer. 3. 19. 

Ez. 20.36. 
e Heb. 3. 18, 
h Num. 14. 2, 

27. 



t Heb. To 

make them 

fall. 
i Num. 14. 28, 

&c. Ps. 95. 
, 11. Ez. 20. 15. 

Heb. 3. 11, 18. 
k Ex. 6. 8. 

Deut. 32. 40. 
1 Lev. 26. 33. 

Ps. 44. 11. 

Ez. 20. 23. 
m Num. 25. 

2, 3. & 31. 
16. Deut. 4. 

3. & 32. 17. 
Hos. 9. 10. 
Rev. 2. 14. 

n Num. 25. 

7,8. 
Num. 25. 

11, 12, ]3. 
P Num. 20. 3, 

]3. Ps. 81.7. 
q Num. 20. 12. 

Deut. 1. 37. 

& 3. 26. 
r Num. 20. 10. 



s Judg. 1. 21, 
27, 28, 29, &c. 

tDeut.7.2,lG. 
Judg. 2. 2. 

ujudcr.2. 2. & 
3. 5, 6. Is. 2. 
6. 1 Cor. 5. 6. 

X Judg. 2. 12. 

13, 17. 19. & 
3. 6, 7. 

y Ex. 23. 33. 
Deut. 7. 16. 
.Judg. 2. 3, 

14, 15. 

z 2 Kings 16. 3. 

Is. 57. 5. Ez. 

16. 20. k 20. 

26. 
a Lev. 17. 7. 

Deut. 32. 17. 

2 Chr. 11. 15. 

1 Cor. 10. 20. 
b Num. 35. 33. 
c Ez. 20. 18, 

30, 31. 
d Lev. 17. 7. 

Num. 15. 39. 

Ez. 20. 30. 
e .ludg. 2. 14, 

&c. Ps. 78. 

59, 62. 

f Deut. 9. 29. 
S Judg. 2. 14. 

Neh. 9. 27, 

&c. 



21 They ^forgat God their saviour, 
which had done great things in Egypt ; 

22 Wondrous works in " the land of 
Ham, and terrible things by the Red 
sea. 

23 ^ Therefore he said that he would 
destroy them, had not Moses his cho- 
sen ® stood before him in the breach, 
to- turn away his wrath, lest he should 
destroy them. 

24 Yea, they despised ^ t the pleasant 
land, they ^believed not his word : 

25 ''But murmured in their tents, 
and hearkened not unto the voice of 
the Lord. 

26 ' Therefore he ^ lifted up his hand 
against them, to overthrow them in 
the wilderness : 

27 t^To overthrow their seed also 
among the nations, and to scatter them 
in the lands. 

28 "" They joined themselves also un- 
to Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of 
the dead. 

29 Thus they provoked him to anger 
with their inventions : and the plague 
brake in upon them. 

30 "Then stood up Phinehas, and 
executed judgment : and so the plague 
was stayed. 

31 And that was counted unto him 
° for righteousness unto all generations 
for evermore. 

32 PThey angered him also at the 
waters of strife, ^so that it went ill 
with Moses for their sakes : 

33 "■ Because they provoked his spir- 
it, so that he spake unadvisedly with 
his lips. 

34 'They did not destroy the na- 
tions, 'concerning whom the Lord 
commanded them : 

35 "But were mingled among the 
heathen, and learned their works. 

36 And ^ they serv^ed their idols : 
y which were a snare unto them. 

37 Yea, ^ they sacrificed their sons 
and their daughters unto ^devils, 

38 And shed innocent blood, even 
the blood of their sons and of their 
daughters, whom they sacrificed unto 
the idols of Canaan : and ^ the land 
was polluted with blood. 

39 Thus were they " defiled with 
their own works, and "^went a whor- 
ing with their own inventions. 

40 Therefore ^ was the wrath of the 
Lord kindled against his people, inso- 
much that he abhorred ^his own in- 
heritance. 

41 And ^ he gave them into the hand 
of the heathen ; and they that hated 
them ruled over them. 

42 Their enemies also oppressed them, 
and they were brought into subjection 
under their hand. 

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43 ^ Many times did he deliver them ; 
but they provoked him with their 
counsel, and were il brought low for 
their iniquity. 

44 Nevertheless he regarded their 
affliction, when ' he heard their cry : 

45 ^ And he remembered for them his 
covenant, and ^ repented ""according to 
the multitude of his mercies. 

46 " He made them also to be pitied 
of all those that carried them captives. 

47 ° Save us, O Lord our God, and 
gather us from among the heathen, 
to give thanks unto thy holy name, 
and to triumph in thy praise. 

48 P Blessed be the Lord God of 
Israel from everlasting to everlast- 
ing : and let all the people say, Amen, 
t Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM CVH. 

The redeemed are exhorted to praise God for his good- 
ness in gathering them from their dispersions. 4 
Their deliverance represented under various as- 
pects of his providence over men. 

OH ^give thanks nnto the Lord, 
for ^ he is good : for his mercy 
endureth for ever. 

2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say 
50, "^whom he hath redeemed from 
the hand of the enemy ; 

3 And ^ gathered them out of the 
lands, from the east, and from the 
west, from the north, and tfrom the 
south. 

4 They ^wandered in ^the wilder- 
ness in a solitary way ; they found no 
city to dwell in. 

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul 
fainted in them. 

6 ^Then they cried unto the Lord 
in their trouble, and he delivered them 
out of their distresses. 

7 And he led them forth by the 
'^ right way, that they might go to a 
city of habitation. 

8 'Oh that men would praise the Lord 
for his goodness, and/or his wonderful 
works to the children of men ! 

9 For ^ he satisfieth the longing soul, 
and filleth the hungry soul with good- 
ness. 

10 Such as ^sit in darkness and in 
the shadow of death, being ™ bound in 
affliction and iron ; 

11 Because they "rebelled against 
the words of God, and contemned 
° the counsel of the Most High : 

12 Therefore he brought down their 
heart with labour; they fell down, 
and there was Pnone to help. 

13 'I Then they cried unto the Lord 
in their trouble, and he saved them 
out of their distresses, 

14 ' He brought them out of dark- 
ness and the shadow of death, and 
brake their bands in sunder. 



h Judg. 2. 16. 
Neh, 9. 27, 
&c. 

II Or, impover- 
ished, or, 
•weakened. 

i Judg. 3. 9. 

it 4. 3. & 6. 

7. & 10. 10. 

Neh. 9. 27, 

&c. 
k Lev. 26. 41, 

42. 

1 Judg. 2. 18. 
m Ps. 51. L & 

69. 16. Is. 63. 

7. Lam. 3. 32. 
n Ezra 9. 9. 

Jer. 42. 12. 
1 Chr. 16. 35, 

36. 
P Ps. 41. 13. 



t Heb. Halle- 
lujah. 



aPs. 106. L& 

118. 1. & 136. 

1. 
b Ps. 119. 68. 

Matt. 19. 17. 
c Ps. 106. 10. 
a Ps. 106. 47. 

Is- 43. 5, 6. 

Jer. 29. 14. 

& 31. 8, 10. 

Ez, 39. 27, 



\ Heb. from 
the sea. 



e ver. 40. 

f Deut. 32. 10. 



S ver. 13, 19, 
28. Ps. 50. 
15. Hos. 5. 
15. 



. h Ezra 8. 21. 



i ver. 15, 21, 
31. 



k Ps. 34. 10. 
Luke 1. 53. 



1 Luke 1. 79. 
m Job 36. 8. 



Lam. 3. 42. 



Ps. 73. 24. l 
119. 24. 
Luke 7. 30. 
Acts 20. 27, 

P Ps. 22. 11. 
Is. 63. 5. 
q ver. 6, 19, 28 



r Ps. 68. 6. & 
146. 7. Acts 
12. 7, &c. & 
16. 26, &c. 



God's goodness to men. 



PSALMS. 



God^s mercy and truth. 



» ver. 8, 21, 31. 



t Is. 45. 2. 



u Lam. 3. 39. 



X Job 33. 20. 

y .Tob 33. 22. 

Ps. 9. 13. & 

88. S, 
z ver. 6, 13, 



a 2 Kings 20. 

4, 5. Ps. 147. 

15, 18. Matt. 

8.8. 
b Ps. 30. 2. & 

103. 3. 
c Job 33. 28, 

30. Ps. 30. 3. 

& 49. 15. & 

56. 13. & 103. 

4. 
d ver, 8, 15, 

31. 

t Heb. sing- 
ing. 
e Lev. 7. 12. 

Ps. 50. 14. & 

116. 17. Heb. 

13. 15. 



fHeb. maketh 

to stand. 
f Ps.9. 11, & 

73. 28. & 118. 

17. 
e Jonah 1. 4. 

hPs.22. 14. & 
119. 23. 
Nah. 2. 10. 

t Heb. all 
their wisdom 
is swallowed 
up. 

i ver. 6, 13. 19. 



b Ps. 89. 9. 
Matt. 8. 26. 



I ver. 8, 15, 21. 



n Ps. 22. 22, 
25. & in. 1. 



n I Kinffs 17. 

1,7. 
o Gen. 13. 10. 

& 14. 3. &, 19. 

25. 
t Heb. salt- 

ness. 



pPs. 114.8. 
Is. 41. 18. 



15 *0h that men would praise the 
Lord for his goodness, and for his 
wonderful works to the children of 
men ! 

16 For he hath 'broken the gates 
of brass, and cut the bars of iron in 
sunder. 

17 Fools, "because of their transgres- 
sion, and because of their iniquities, 
are afflicted. 

18 ''Their soul abhorreth all manner 
of meat ; and they ^ draw near unto 
the gates of death. 

19 ^ Then they cry unto the Lord 
in their trouble, and he saveth them 
out of their distresses. 

20 ^ He sent his word, and ^ healed 
them, and " delivered them from their 
destructions. 

21 ^Oh that men would praise the 
Lord for his goodness, and for his 
wonderful works to the children of 
men! 

22 And ^let them sacrifice the sac- 
rifices of thanksgiving, and ^ declare 
his works with t rejoicing. 

23 They that go down to the sea 
in ships, that do business in great 
waters ; 

24 These see the works of the Lord, 
and his wonders in the deep. 

25 For he commandeth, and t s raiseth 
the stormy wind, which lifteth up the 
waves thereof. 

26 They mount up to the heaven, 
they go down again to the depths : 
^ their soul is melted because of trou- 
ble. 

27 They reel to and fro, and stagger 
like a drunken man, and tare at their 
wit's end. 

28 ' Then they cry unto the Lord in 
their trouble, and he bringeth them 
out of their distresses. 

29 ^ He maketh the storm a calm, so 
that the waves thereof are still. 

30 Then are they glad because they 
be quiet ; so he bringeth them unto 
their desired haven. 

3 1 ' Oh that men would praise the 
Lord for his goodness, and for his 
wonderful works to the children of 
men ! 

32 Let them exalt him also ""in 
the congregation of the people, and 
praise him in the assembly of the 
elders. 

33 He " turneth rivers into a wilder- 
ness, and the watersprings into dry 
ground ; 

34 A ° fruitful land into t barrenness, 
for the wickedness of them that dwell 
therein. 

35 P He turneth the wilderness into 
a standing water, and dry ground into 
watersprings. 



36 And there he maketh the hungry 
to dwell, that they may prepare a city 
for habitation ; 

37 And sow the fields, and plant 
vineyards, which may yield fruits of 
increase. 

38 iHe blesseth them also, so that 
they ■" are multiplied greatly ; and suf- 
fereth not their cattle to decrease. 

39 Again, they are ^minished and 
brought low through oppression, af- 
fliction, and sorrow. 

40 ' He poureth contempt upon prin- 
ces, and causeth them to wander 
in the H wilderness, where there is no 
way. 

41 "Yet setteth he the poor on high 
II from affliction, and ^maketh him 
families like a flock. 

42 y The righteous shall see it, and 
rejoice : and all ^ iniquity shall stop 
her mouth. 

43 ^ Whoso is wise, and will observe 
these things, even they shall under- 
stand the lovingkindness of the Lord. 

PSALM cvm. 

The psalmisV s purpose to praise God. 5 He recalleth 

his promises, 10 and trusteth in his help. 

T[ A Song or Psalm of David. 

0^ GOD, my heart is fixed ; I will 
sing and give praise, even with 
my glory. 

2 ^ Awake, psaltery and harp : I my- 
self will awake early. 

3 I will praise thee, Lord, among 
the people : and I will sing praises 
unto thee among the nations. 

4 For thy mercy is great above the 
heavens : and thy truth reacheth unto 
the II clouds; 

5 •= Be thou exalted, God, above 
the heavens : and thy glory above all 
the earth ; 

6 ^ That thy beloved may be deliv- 
ered : save with thy right hand, and 
answer me. 

7 God hath spoken in his holiness ; 
I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, 
and mete out the valley of Succoth. 

8 Gilead is mine ; Manasseh is mine ; 
Ephraim also is the strength of mine 
head ; ^ Judah is my lawgiver ; 

9 Moab is my washpot ; over Edom 
will I cast out my shoe ; over Philis- 
tia will I triumph. 

10 ^Who will bring me into the 
strong city? who will lead me into 
Edom? 

11 Wilt not thou, God, who hast 
cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, 
go forth with our hosts 1 

12 Give us help from trouble : for 
vain is the help of man. 

13 ^ Through God we shall do val- 
iantly : for he it is that shall tread 
down our enemies. 

567 



q Gen. 12. 2. &. 
17. 16, 20. 
r Ex. 1. 7. 



s 2 Kings 10. 
32. 



t Job 12. 21, 

24. 

II Or, void 
place. 

u 1 Sam. 2. 8. 
Ps. 113. 7, 8. 
11 Or, after. 
s: Ps. 78. 52. 

y Job 22. 19. 

Ps. 52. 6. k. 

58. 10. 
z Job 5. 16. 

Ps. 63. 11. 

Prov. 10. 11. 

Rom. 3. 19. 
a Ps. 64. 9. 

Jer. 9. 12. 

Hos. 14. 9. 



Ps. 57. 7 



Ps. 57. 8-11. 



II Or, skies. 
c Ps. 57. 5, 11. 



<iPs. 
&c. 



e Gen. 49. 10. 



ff Ps. 60. 12. 



David devoteth his enemies. 



PSALMS. 



Messiah a 



and priest. 



t Heb. mouth 
of deceit. 

t Heb. have 
opened them- 
selves. 



bPs. 35.7. & 
69. 4. John 
15.25. 



c Ps. 35. 7, 12. 
& 38. 20. 

d Zech. 3. 1. 
II Or, an ad- 
versary. 



t Heb. go out 
guilty, or, 



e Prov. 28. 9. 
II Or, charge. 
f Acts 1. 20. 
S Ex. 22. 24. 



h Job 5. 5. k. 
18.9. 



i Job 18. 19. 
Ps. 37. 28. 



k Prov. 10. 7. 
1 Ex. 20. 5. 



m Neh. 4. 5. 
Jer. 18. 23. 



a Job 18. 17. 
Ps. 34. 16. 



p Prov. 14. 14. 
Ez. 35. 6. 



q Num. 5. 22. 
t Heb. within 
Mm. 



PSALM CIX. 

The psalmist complaincth of his slanderous enemies, 

6 and prayeth for God' s judgments upon them. 22 

He pleadeth for help, 30 and promiseth to give 

thanks. 

H To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 



H 



OLD ^ not thy peace, God of 
my praise ; 

2 For the mouth of the wicked and 
the t mouth of the deceitful t are open- 
ed against me : they have spoken 
against me with a lying tongue. 

3 They compassed me about also 
with words of hatred ; and fought 
against me ^ without a cause. 

4 For my love they are my adver- 
saries : but I give myself unto prayer. 

5 And " they have rewarded me evil 
for good, and hatred for my love. 

6 Set thou a wicked man over him : 
and let ^ II Satan stand at his right 
hand. 

7 When he shall be judged, let him 
t be condemned : and ® let his prayer 
become sin. 

8 Let his days be few ; and ^ let an- 
other take his H office. 

9 ^ Let his children be fatherless, and 
his wife a widow. 

10 Let his children be continually vag- 
abonds, and beg : let them seek their 
bread also out of their desolate places. 

11 ^Let the extortioner catch all 
that he hath ; and let the strangers 
spoil his labour. 

12 Let there be none to extend mer- 
cy unto him : neither let there be any 
to favour his fatherless children. 

13 ' Let his posterity be cut off; and 
in the generation following let their 
^ name be blotted out. 

14 ^ Let the iniquity of his fathers 
be remembered with the Lord ; and 
let not the sin of his mother ""be 
blotted out. 

15 Let them be before the Lord con- 
tinually, that he may ° cut off the 
memory of them from the earth. 

16 Because that he remembered not 
to shew mercy, but persecuted the 
poor and needy man, that he might 
even slay the ° broken in heart. 

17 I'As he loved cursing, so let it 
come unto him : as he delighted 
not in blessing, so let it be far from 
him. 

18 As he clothed himself with curs- 
ing like as with his garment, so let it 
•5 come t into his bowels like water, 
and like oil into his bones. 

19 Let it be unto him as the gar- 
ment which covereth him, and for a 
girdle wherewith he is girded con- 
tinually. 

20 Let this he the reward of mine 
adversaries from the Lord, and of 
them that speak evil against my soul. 

568 



21 But do thou for me, O God the 
Lord, for thy name's sake : because 
thy mercy is good, deliver thou me. 

22 For I am poor and needy, and 
my heart is wounded within me. 

23 I am gone ^like the shadow when 
it declineth : I am tossed up and down 
as the locust. 

24 My ' knees are weak through fast- 
ing ; and my flesh faileth of fatness. 

25 I became also * a reproach unto 
them : when they looked upon me 
" they shaked their heads. 

26 Help me, Lord my God : oh 
save me according to thy mercy : 

27 ^That they may know that this 
is thy hand ; that thou, Lord, hast 
done it. 

28 y Let them curse, but bless thou : 
when they arise, let them be ashamed ; 
but let ^ thy servant rejoice. 

29 ^Let mine adversaries be clothed 
with shame ; and let them cover 
themselves with their own confusion, 
as with a mantle. 

30 I will greatly praise the Lord 
with my mouth ; yea, ^ I will praise 
him among the nmltitude. 

31 For ^he shall stand at the right 
hand of the poor, to save him t from 
those that condemn his soul. 

PSALM ex. 

The kingdom, 4 the priesthood, 5 and the triumphs of 

the Messiah, 

TT A Psalm of David. 

THE ^LoRD said unto my Lord, 
Sit thou at my right hand, until 
I make thine enemies thy footstool. 

2 The Lord shall send the rod of 
thy strength out of Zion : rule thou 
in the midst of thine enemies. 

3 '' Thy people shall be willing in the 
day of thy power, "= in the beauties of 
holiness H from the womb of the morn- 
ing : thou hast the dew of thy youth. 

4 The Lord hath sworn, and ^ will 
not repent, ^ Thou art a priest for 
ever after the order of Melchizedek. 

5 The Lord ^ at thy right hand shall 
strike through kings ^in the day of 
his wrath. 

6 He shall judge among the heathen, 
he shall fill tlie places with the dead 
bodies ; ^ he shall wound the heads 
over II many countries. 

7 'He shall drink of the brook in 
the way : ^ therefore shall he lift up 
the head. 

PSALM CXI. 

The psalmist exhorteth men to praise God for his won- 
derful works. 10 The fear of the Lord is the begin- 
ning of wisdom. 

tT>RAISE ye the Lord. =^I will 
XT praise the Lord with my whole 
heart, in the assembly of the upright, 
and in the congregation. 



The fear of the Lord, 



PSALMS. 



God's goodness to men. 



b,Job38,&i39, 
& 40, &. 41. 
Ps. 92. 5. & 
139. 14. Rev. 
15.3. 

c Ps. 143. 5. 

dPs. 145.4,5, 
10. 



Ps. 86, 5. &, 
103. 8. 



t Heb. prey. 
t Matt. 6. 26, 



S Rev. 15. 3. 
h Ps. 19. 7. 
i Is. 40. 8. 

Matt. 5. 18. 
t Heb. are 

established. 
k Ps. 19. 9. 

Rev. 15. 3. 
1 Matt. 1. 21, 

Luke 1. 68. 
m Luke 1. 49 



n Or, good 

sicccess, 

Prov. 3. 4. 
t Heb. that 

do them, 
n Deut. 4. 6. 

Job 28. 28. 

Prov. 1, 7. & 

9.10. Ecc.12. 

13. 

t Heb. Hal- 
lelujah. 

a Ps. 128. 1. 

b Ps. 119. 16, 
35,47,70,143. 

c Ps. 25. 13. & 
37. 26. & 102. 



d Matt, 6. 33, 



e Job 11. 17. 
Ps. 97, 11. 



f Ps. 37. 
Luke 6, 



35. 



t Heb. judg- 
ment. 

S Eph. 5. 15. 
Col. 4. 5. 

h Ps. 15. 5. 

i Prov. 10. 7. 

kProv. 1.33. 

1 Ps. 57. 7. 

m Ps. 64. 10. 

n Prov. 1. 33. 

Ps. 59. 10. &, 
118. 7. 

P 2 Cor. 9. 9. 
q Deut. 24. 13. 
ver. 3. 
r Ps, 75. 10. 

s See Luke 

13. 28. 
t Ps. 37. 12. 
u Ps. 58. 7, 8. 
xProv. 10. 

28. & 11. 7. 



2 *'The works of the Lord are great, 
<= sought out of all them that have 
pleasure therein, 

3 His work is "^ honourable and glo- 
rious : and his righteousness endureth 
for ever. 

4 He hath made his wonderful works 
to be remembered : ^ the Lord is gra- 
cious and full of compassion. 

5 He hath given t f meat unto them 
that fear him : he will ever be mind- 
ful of his covenant. 

6 He hath shewed his people the 
power of his works, that he may give 
them the heritage of the heathen. 

7 The works of his hands are ^verity 
and judgment; ^all his command- 
ments are sure. 

8 ^ They t stand fast for ever and ever, 
and are ^ done in truth and uprightness. 

9 ' He sent redemption unto his peo- 
ple : he hath commanded his cov- 
enant for ever : "^ holy and reverend 
is his name. 

10 ''The fear of the Lord is the 
beginning of wisdom : II a good under- 
standing have all they tthat do his 
commandments: his praise endureth 
for ever. 

PSALM CXH. 

The blessedness of the man thatfeareth the Lord. 10 
The desire of the wicked shall perish. 

fORAISE ye the Lord. ^Blessed 
X is the man that feareth the 
Lord, that '' delighteth greatly in his 
commandments. 

2 " His seed shall be mighty upon 
earth : the generation of the upright 
shall be blessed. 

3 ^ Wealth and riches shall be in his 
house: and his righteousness endur- 
eth for ever. 

4 ^Unto the upright there ariseth 
light in the darkness : he is gracious, 
and full of compassion, and righteous. 

5 ^A good man sheweth favour, and 
lendeth : he will guide his affairs 
s with t discretion. 

6 Surely ^ he shall not be moved 
for ever: 'the righteous shall be in 
everlasting remembrance. 

7 '^ He shall not be afraid of evil 
tidings : his ' heart is fixed, "^ trusting 
in the Lord, 

8 His heart is established, " he shall 
not be afraid, until he ° see his desire 
upon his enemies, 

9 P He hath dispersed, he hath given 
to the poor; ^his righteousness en- 
dureth for ever ; "" his horn shall be 
exalted with honour, 

10 'The wicked shall see it, and be 
grieved; 'he shall gnash with his 
teeth, and " melt away : ^ the desire 
of the wicked shall perish. 



PSALM CXHL 

An exhortation to praise God for his excellency and 
his mercy. 

t T)RAISE ye the Lord. ^Praise, 
JL O ye servants of the Lord, 
praise the name of the Lord, 

2 ^ Blessed be the name of the Lord 
from this time forth and for evermore, 

3 *^From the rising of the sun unto 
the going down of the same the 
Lord's name is to be praised, 

4 The Lord is '^high above all 
nations, and ^his glory above the 
heavens. 

5 ^Who is like unto the Lord our 
God, who t dwelleth on high, 

6 s Who humbleth himself to behold 
the things that are in heaven, and in 
the earth ! 

7 ^ He raiseth up the poor out of the 
dust, and lifteth the needy out of the 
dunghill ; 

8 That he may ' set him with princes, 
even with the princes of his people. 

9 ^ He maketh the barren woman t to 
keep house, and to be a joyful mother 
of children. Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM CXIV. 

The psalmist recounteth the mighty works of God in 
behalf of Israel. 

WHEN ^Israel went out of Egypt, 
the house of Jacob ^ from a peo- 
ple of strange language ; 

2 '^ Judah was his sanctuary, and 
Israel his dominion. 

3 '^ The sea saw it, and fled : ^ Jor- 
dan was driven back. 

4 ^ The mountains skipped like rams, 
and the little hills like lambs. 

5 ^What ailed thee, O thou sea, 
that thou fleddest ? thou Jordan, that 
thou wast driven back ? 

6 Ye mountains, that ye skipped like 
rams ; and ye little hills, like lambs 1 

7 Tremble, thou earth, at the pres- 
ence of the Lord, at the presence of 
the God of Jacob ; 

8 ^ Which turned the rock i7ito a 
standing water, the flint into a fount- 
ain of waters. 

PSALM CXV. 

God's name is to be glorified. 4 The vanity of idols. 

9 Israel exhorted to trust in God. 12 He will bless 
those who fear him. 

IVrOT ^unto us, Lord, not unto 
X^ us, but unto thy name give 
glory, for thy mercy, and for thy 
truth's sake. 

2 Wherefore should the heathen say, 
^ Where is now their God ? 

3 "= But our God is in the heavens : 
he hath done whatsoever he hath 
pleased. 

4 ^ Their idols are silver and gold, 
the work of men's hands. 

569 



t Heb. Hal- 
lelujah. 
a Ps. 135. 1. 

b Dan. 2. 20. 



Is. 59. 19. 
Mai. 1. 11. 



d Ps. 97. 9. & 
99. 2. 
e Ps. 8. 1. 

f Ps. 89. 6. 

t Heb. exalt- 

eth himself 

to dwell. 
S Ps. 11. 4. & 

138. 6. Is. 57. 

15. 
h 1 Sam. 2. 8. 

Ps. 107. 41. 



\U.e\). to dwell 

in a house. 
k 1 Sam. 2. 5. 

Ps. 68. 6. Is. 

54. 1. Gal. 4. 

27, 



a Ex. 13. 3, 
b Ps. 81. 5, 



c Ex. 6. 7. & 

19. 6. & 25. 8. 

& 29. 45, 46. 

Deut. 27. 9. 
d Ex. 14. 21, 

Ps. 77. 16. 
e Josh. 3. 13, 

16. 
f Ps. 29. 6. & 

68. 16. Hab. 

3.6. 
S Hab. 3. 8. 



h Ex. 17. 6. 
Num. 20. 11. 
Ps. 107. 35. 



a See Is. 48. 
11. Ez.36. 
32. 



bPs.43.3,10, 

& 79. 10. 

Joel 2. 17. 
c 1 Chr. 16. 

26. Ps. 135. 

6. Dan. 4. 35. 
d Deut. 4. 28. 

Ps. 135. 15, 

16, 17. Jer, 

10. 3, &c. 



Exhortation to trust in God. 



PSALMS. 



The 



's love to God. 



e Ps. 135. 18. 

Is. 44. 9, 10, 

11. Jonah 2. 

8. Hab. 2. 18, 

19. 
f See Ps. 118. 

2, 3, 4. & 135. 

19, 20. 
S Ps. S3. 20. 

Prov. 30. 5. 



hPs. 128. 1,4. 
t Heb. with. 



i Gen. 14. 19. 

t Gen. 1. 1. 
Ps. 96. 5. 



1 Ps. 6. 5. & 
88.10, 1], 12. 



m Ps. 113. 2. 
Dan. 2. 20. 



t Heb. in my 
days. 

t Heb. found 

me. 
b Ps. 18. 4, 

5,G. 



Ps. 103. 8. 
d Ezia 9. 15. 

Neh. 9. 8. 

Ps. 119. 137. 

& 145. 17. 

o Jer. 6. 16. 

Matt. 11. 29. 
f Ps. 13. 6. & 

119. 17. 
g Ps. 56. 13. 



hPs. 27. 13. 



5 They have mouths, but they speak 
not : eyes have they, but they see not : 

6 They have ears, but they hear not : 
noses have they, but they smell not : 

7 They have hands, but they handle 
not: feet have they, but they v^^alk 
not : neither speak they through their 
throat. 

8 ^They that make them are like 
unto them ; so is every one that 
trusteth in them. 

9 ^ Israel, trust thou in the Lord : 
s he is their help and their shield. 

10 house of Aaron, trust in the 
Lord : he is their help and their 
shield, 

11 Ye that fear the Lord, trust in 
the Lord : he is their help and their 
shield. 

12 The Lord hath been mindful of 
us : he will bless us ; he will bless 
the house of Israel ; he will bless the 
house of Aaron. 

13 ^He will bless them that fear the 
Lord, both small tand great. 

14 The Lord shall increase you more 
and more, you and your children. 

15 Ye are 'blessed of the Lord 
"^ which made heaven and earth. 

IG The heaven, even the heavens, 
are the Lord's : but the earth hath 
he given to the children of men. 

17 ^The dead praise not the Lord, 
neither any that go down into si- 
lence. 

18 ™ But we will bless the Lord from 
this time forth and for evermore. 
Praise the Lord. 

PSALM CXVI. 

The psalmist prof esseth his love and duty to God for 
his deliverance. 12 He studieth to be thankful. 

I ^ LOVE the Lord, because he hath 
heard my voice and my suppli- 
cations. 

2 Because he hath inclined his ear 
unto me, therefore will I call upon 
him t as long as I live. 

3 ^ The sorrows of death compassed 
me, and the pains of hell tgat hold 
upon me : I found trouble and sorrow. 

4 Then called I upon the name of 
the Lord ; O Lord, I beseech thee, 
deliver my soul. 

5 " Gracious is the Lord, and ^ right- 
eous ; yea, our God is merciful. 

6 The Lord preserveth the simple : 
I was brought low, and he helped me. 

7 Return unto thy ^ rest, O my soul ; 
for ^ the Lord hath dealt bountifully 
with thee. 

8 s For thou hast delivered my soul 
from death, mine eyes from tears, and 
my feet from falling. 

9 I will walk before the Lord ^in 
the land of the living. 

570 



10 'I believed, therefore have I spo- 
ken : I was greatly afflicted : 

1 1 '^ I said in my haste, ^ All men are 
liars. 

12 What shall I render unto the 
Lord /or all his benefits toward me? 

13 I will take the cup of salvation, 
and call upon the name of the Lord. 

14 m J y^jll pg^y JJjy yQWS UUtO thO 

Lord now in the presence of all his 
people. 

15 "Precious in the sight of the 
Lord is the death of his saints. 

16 Lord, truly °Iam thy servant ; 
I am thy servant, and Pthe son of 
thine handmaid : thou hast loosed 
my bonds. 

17 I will offer to thee <ithe sacrifice 
of thanksgiving, and will call upon 
the name of the Lord. 

18 ""I will pay my vows unto the 
Lord now in the presence of all his 
people, 

19 In the ^courts of the Lord's 
house, in the midst of thee, Je- 
rusalem. Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM CXVII. 

An exhortation to praise God' 

OH Upraise the Lord, all ye na- 
tions : praise him, all ye people. 
2 For his merciful kindness is great 
toward us : and ^ the truth of the 
Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye 
the Lord. 

PSALM CXVIII. 

The psalmist exhorteth to praise God and to trust 
in him. 19 His determination to enter the sanctu- 
ary, and topraise God with thankfulness and joy. 

OH ^ give thanks unto the Lord ; 
for he is good : because his 
mercy endureth for ever. 

2 ^Let Israel now say, that his 
mercy endureth for ever. 

3 Let the house of Aaron now say, 
that his mercy endureth for ever. 

4 Let them now that fear the Lord 
say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 

5 " I called upon the Lord t in dis- 
tress : the Lord answered me, and 
^ set me in a large place. 

6 ^ The Lord is t on my side ; I 
will not fear : what can man do unto 
me? 

7 ^ The Lord taketh my part with 
them that help me : therefore shall 
5 1 see my desire upon them that hate 
me. 

8 ^* It is better to trust in the Lord 
than to put confidence in man. 

9 ^ It is better to trust in the Lord 
than to put confidence in princes. 

10 All nations compassed me about : 
but in the name of the Lord will I 
t destroy them. 



His desire to praise God, 



PSALMS. 



and to keep his statutes. 



k Ps. 88. 17. 



m Ecc. 7. 6. 
Null. 1. 10. 



t Heb. C7it 
down. 



n Ex. 15. 2. 
Is. 12. 2. 



o Ex. 15. 6. 



P Ps. 6. 5. 
Hab. 1. 12. 
q Ps. 73. 28. 
r 2 Cor, 6. 9 



Is. 26. 2. 



t Ps. 24. 7, 
u Is. 35. 8. 

Rev. 21. 27. 

&. 22. 14, 15. 
X Ps. 116. 1. 
y ver. 14. 
z Matt. 21. 42. 

Mark 12. 10. 

Luke 20. 17. 

Acts 4. 11. 

Eph. 2. 20. 

1 Pet. 2. 4, 7. 
t Heb. This 

is from the 

LORD. 



aMatt.21.9. & 
23.39. Mark 
11.9. Luke 
19.38. See 
Zech. 4. 7. 

b Estli. 8. 16. 
1 Pet. 2. 9. 



c Ex. 15. 2. 
Is. 25. 1. 



d ver. 1. 



II Or, perfect, 
or, sincere. 
a Ps. 128. 1. 



11 They ^ compassed me about ; yea, 
they compassed me about : but in the 
name of the Lord I will destroy 
theni. 

12 They compassed me about ' like 
bees ; they are quenched *" as the fire 
of thorns : for in the name of the 
Lord I will t destroy them. 

13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that 
I might fall : but the Lord helped 
me. 

14 "The Lord is my strength and 
song, and is become my salvation. 

15 The voice of rejoicing and sal- 
vation is in the tabernacles of the 
righteous : the right hand of the 
Lord doeth valiantly. 

16 ° The right hand of the Lord is 
exalted : the right hand of the Lord 
doeth valiantly. 

17 Pi shall not die, but live, and 
1 declare the works of the Lord. 

18 The Lord hath "" chastened me 
sore : but he hath not given me over 
unto death. 

19 'Open to me the gates of right- 
eousness : I will go into them, and 
I will praise the Lord : 

20 ' This gate of the Lord, '^ into 
which the righteous shall enter. 

211 will praise thee : for thou hast 
^ heard me, and ^ art become my sal- 
vation. 

22 ^The stone which the builders 
refused is become the head stone of 
the corner. 

23 t This is the Lord's doing ; it is 
marvellous in our eyes. 

24 This is the day which the Lord 
hath made ; we will rejoice and be 
glad in it. 

25 Save now, I beseech thee, 
Lord : O Lord, I beseech thee, send 
now prosperity. 

26 ^Blessed be he that cometh in the 
name of the Lord : we have blessed 
you out of the house of the Lord. 

27 God is the Lord, which hath 
shewed us ^ light : bind the sacrifice 
with cords, even unto the horns of 
the altar. 

28 Thou art my God, and I will 
praise thee : *= thou art my God, 1 
will exalt thee. 

29 "^ Oh give thanks unto the Lord ; 
for he is good : for his mercy endureth 
for ever. 

PSALM CXIX. 

The psalmist sheweih the excellence of GocPs word, 
andprayethfor grace to profit by it. 

ALE PH. 

BLESSED are the "undefiled in 
the way, ^ who walk in the law 
of the Lord. 
2 Blessed are they that keep his 



testimonies, and that seek him with 
the whole heart. 

3 ^ They also do no iniquity : they 
walk in his ways. 

4 Thou hast commanded us to keep 
thy precepts diligently. 

5 Oh that my ways were directed to 
keep thy statutes ! 

6 •= Then shall I not be ashamed, 
when I have respect unto all thy 
commandments. 

7^1 will praise thee with upright- 
ness of heart, when I .shall have 
learned +thy righteous judgments. 

8 I will keep thy statutes : oh for- 
sake me not utterly. 

BETH. 

9 Wherewithal shall a young man 
cleanse his way"? by taking heed 
thereto according to thy word. 

10 With my whole heart have^ I 
^ sought thee : oh let me not ^ wander 
from thy commandments. 

11 ^Thy word have I hid in mine 
heart, that I might not sin against 
thee. 

12 Blessed art thou, Lord : ^ teach 
me thy statutes. 

13 With my lips have I 'declared 
all the judgments of thy mouth. 

14 I have rejoiced in the way of 
thy testimonies, as much as in all 
riches. 

15 I will ^meditate in thy precepts, 
and have respect unto thy ways. 

16 I will 'delight myself in thy 
statutes : I will not forget thy word. 

GIMEL. 

17 ""Deal bountifully with thy serv- 
ant, that I may live, and keep thy 
word. 

18 t Open thou mine eyes, that I 
may behold wondrous things out of 
thy law. 

19 °I am a stranger in the earth: 
hide not thy commandments from 
me. 

20 ° My soul breaketh for the longing 
that it hath unto thy judgments at all 
times. 

21 Thou hast rebuked the proud 
that are cursed, which do p err from 
thy commandments. 

22 1 Remove from me reproach and 
contempt ; for I have kept thy testi- 
monies. 

23 Princes also did sit and speak 
against me : but thy servant did '"med- 
itate in thy statutes. 

24 'Thy testimonies also are my 
delight, and t my counsellors. 

DALETH. 

25 ' My soul cleaveth unto the dust : 
"quicken thou me according to thy 
word. 

571 



The way of truth chosen. 



PSALMS. 



Comfort in affliction. 



X ver. 12. Ps. 
25. 4. &. 27. 
11. & 86. 11. 



y Ps. 145. 5, 6. 

z Ps. 107. 26. 
t Heb. drop- 
peth. 



a 1 Kings 4. 
29. Is. 60. 5. 
2 Cor. 6. 11. 



b ver. 12. 

c ver. 112. 

Matt. 10. 22. 

Rev. 2. 26. 
d ver. 73. 

Prov. 2. 6. 

James 1. 5. 

e ver. 16. 
f Ez. 33. 31. 

Mark 7. 21, 

22. Luke 12. 

15. ITim. 6. 

10. Heb. 13. 

5. 

S Is. 33. 15. 
t Heb. Make 

to pass. 
h Prov. 23. 5. 
i ver. 40. 
k 2 Sam, 7. 25. 



m ver. 25, 37, 
88, 107, 149, 
156, 159. 

n Ps. 106. 4. 
ver. 77. 



II Or, So shall 
I answer 
him that re- 
proacheth me 
in a thing. 



t Heb. at 
large. 

Ps. 138. 1. 
Matt. 10. 18, 
19. Acts 26. 
1,2. 



P ver. 16. 



q ver. 15. 



26 I have declared my ways, and 
thou heardest me: ^ teach me thy 
statutes. 

27 Make me to understand the way 
of thy precepts : so ^ shall I talk of 
thy wondrous works. 

28 ^ My soul t melteth for heaviness : 
strengthen thou me according unto 
thy word. 

29 Remove from me the way of 
lying : and grant me thy law gra- 
ciously. 

30 1 have chosen the way of truth : 
thy judgments have I laid before 
me. 

31 I have stuck unto thy testimo- 
nies : O Lord, put me not to shame. 

32 I will run the way of thy com- 
mandments, when thou shalt ^ enlarge 
my heart. 

HE. 

33 ^ Teach me, O Lord, the way of 
thy statutes ; and I shall keep it " unto 
the end. 

34 ^ Give me understanding, and I 
shall keep thy law ; yea, I shall ob- 
serve it with my whole heart. 

35 Make me to go in the path of 
thy commandments; for therein do 
I ^ delight. 

36 Incline my heart unto thy testi- 
monies, and not to ^ covetousness. 

37 ^ t Turn away mine eyes from 
^beholding vanity ; ani '"■ quicken thou 
me in thy way. 

38 "establish thy word unto thy 
servant, who is devoted to thy fear. 

39 Turn away my reproach which 
I fear : for thy judgments are good. 

40 Behold, I have ^ longed after thy 
precepts : ™ quicken me in thy right- 
eousness. 

VATJ. 

41 ''Let thy mercies come also unto 
me, Lord, even thy salvation, ac- 
cording to thy word. 

42 il So shall I have wherewith to 
answer him that reproacheth me : for 
I trust in thy word. 

43 And take not the word of truth 
utterly out of my mouth ; for I have 
hoped in thy judgments. 

44 So shall I keep thy law continu- 
ally for ever and ever. 

45 And I will walk t at liberty : for 
I seek thy precepts. 

46 ° I will speak of thy testimonies 
also before kings, and will not be 
ashamed. 

47 And I will p delight myself in 
thy commandments, which I have 
loved. 

48 My hands also will I lift up unto 
thy commandments, which I have 
loved ; and I will i meditate in thy 
statutes. 

572 



ZAIN. 

49 Remember the word unto thy 
servant, upon which thou hast caused 
me to "^ hope. 

50 This is my * comfort in my af- 
fliction : for thy word hath quicken- 
ed me. 

51 The proud have had me greatly 
* in derision : yet have I not "^ declined 
from thy law. 

52 I remembered thy judgments of' 
old, Lord; and have comforted 
myself. 

i3 ^Horror hath taken hold upon 
me because of the wicked that for- 
sake thy law. 

54 Thy statutes have been my songs 
in the house of my pilgrimage. 

55 y I have remembered thy name, 

Lord, in the night, and have kept 
thy law. 

56 This I had, because I kept thy 
precepts. 

CHETH. 

57 ^ Thou art my portion, Lord : 

1 have said that I would keep thy 
words. 

58 I entreated thy t favour with my 
whole heart : be merciful unto me 
^ according to thy word. 

59 I *> thought on my ways, and 
turned my feet unto thy testimonies. 

60 I made haste, and delayed not to 
keep thy commandments. 

61 The II bands of the wicked have 
robbed me : hut I have not forgotten 
thy law. 

62 " At midnight I will rise to give 
thanks unto thee because of thy right- 
eous judgments. 

63 I am a companion of all them that 
fear thee, and of them that keep thy 
precepts. 

64 ^ The earth, Lord, is full of 
thy mercy : ® teach me thy statutes. 

TETH. 

65 Thou hast dealt well with thy 
servant, O Lord, according unto thy 
word. 

66 Teach me good judgment and 
knowledge : for I have believed thy 
commandments. 

67 ^Before I was afflicted I went 
astray : but now have I kept thy 
word. 

68 Thou art ^ good, and doest good ; 
^ teach me thy statutes. 

69 The proud have 'forged a lie 
against me : hut I will keep thy pre- 
cepts with my whole heart. 

70 "^ Their heart is as fat as grease : 
hut I ' delight in thy law. 

1\ "^It is good for me that I have 
been afflicted ; that I might learn thy 
statutes. 



r ver. 74, 81, 
147. 
8 Rom. 15. 4. 



t Jer. 20. 7. 
u Job 23. 11. 

Ps, 44. 18. 

ver. 157. 



y Ps. 63. 6. 



2 Ps. 16. 5. 
Jer. 10. 16. 
Lam. 3. 24 



t Heb. /occ, 
Job 11. 19. 



b Luke 15. 17, 
18. 



II Or, compa- 
nies. 



c Acts 16. 25. 



d Ps. S3. 5. 
e ver. 12, 2( 



f ver. 71. Jer. 
31. 18, 19. 
Heb. 12. 11. 

S Ps. 106. 1. & 
107. 1. Matt. 
19. 17. 

h ver. 12, 26. 

i Job 13. 4. 
Ps. 109. 2. 

k Ps. 17. 10. 

Is. 6. 10. 

Acts 28. 27. 
1 ver. 35. 
m ver. 67. 

Heb. 12. 10, 

11. 



Ood'^s faithfulness seen. 



PSALMS. 



Great delight in his law. 



n ver. 127. 
Ps. 19. 10. 
Prov. 8. 10, 
11, 19. 



Job 10. 8. 
Ps, 100. 3. & 
138. 8. & 139. 
14. 

p ver. 34, 144. 

q Ps. 34. 2. 
r Ter. 49, 147. 



t Heb. right- 
eousness. 
8 Heb. 12. 10. 

t Heb. to com- 
fort me. 



n ver. 24, 47, 
174. 



s Ps. 25. 3. 
y ver. 86. 



a Ps. 73. 26. & 

84.2. 

b ver. 74, 114. 
c ver. 123. 

Ps. 69. 3. 

d Job 30. 30 



e Ps. 39. 4. 
f Rev, 6. 10. 



g Ps. 35. 7. 
Prov, 16. 27. 

t B.eb. faith- 
fulness. 

h ver. 78. 

i Ps. 35. 19. &. 
38. 19. 



k ver. 40. 



1 Ps, 89. 2. 
Matt. 24. 34, 
35. 1 Pet. 1, 
25. 

t Heb. to gen- 
eration and 
generation, 
Ps, 89. 1. 

t Heb, stand- 
eth. 



n ver. 24. 



72 ° The law of thy mouth is better 
unto me than thousands of gold and 
silver. 

^ JOD. 

73 "Thy hands have made me and 
fashioned me: Pgive me understand- 
ing, that I may learn thy command- 
ments. 

74 1 They that fear thee will be glad 
when they see me; because 'I have 
hoped in thy word. 

75 I know, O Lord, that thy judg- 
ments are + right, and ^that thou in 
faithfulness hast afflicted me. 

76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful 
kindness be t for my comfort, accord- 
ing to thy word unto thy servant. 

77 ^Let thy tender mercies come 
unto me, that I may live : for " thy 
law is my delight. 

78 Let the proud ^be ashamed ; yfor 
they dealt perversely with me without 
a cause : but I will ^meditate in thy 
precepts. 

79 Let those that fear thee turn 
unto me, and those that have known 
thy testimonies, 

80 Let my heart be sound in thy 
statutes ; that I be not ashamed. 

CAPH. 

81 ^My soul fainteth for thy sal- 
vation : but ^ I hope in thy word. 

82 ''Mine eyes fail for thy word, 
saying, When wilt thou comfort me ? 

83 For "^I am become like a bottle 
in the smoke ; yet do I not forget thy 
statutes. 

84 ^ How many are the days of thy 
servant? ^when wilt thou execute 
judgment on them that persecute me 1 

85 ^The proud have digged pits for 
me, which are. not after thy law. 

86 All thy commandments are t faith- 
ful : "^they persecute me 'wrongfully ; 
help thou me. 

87 They had almost consumed me 
upon earth ; but I forsook not thy 
precepts. 

88 ''Quicken me after thy loving- 
kindness ; so shall I keep the testi- 
mony of thy mouth. 

LAMED. 

89 ' For ever, Lord, thy word is 
settled in heaven. 

90 Thy faithfulness is t unto all gen- 
erations : thou hast established the 
earth, and it tabideth. 

91 They continue this day according 
to ^ thine ordinances : for all are thy 
servants. 

92 Unless "thy law had been my 
delights, I should then have perished 
in mine affliction. 

93 I will never forget thy precepts : 



for with them thou hast quickened 
me. 

94 I am thine, save me ; for I have 
sought thy precepts. 

95 The wicked have waited for me 
to destroy me : but I will consider 
thy testimonies, 

96 ° I have seen an end of all per- 
fection : but thy commandment is ex- 
ceeding broad. 

MEM. 

97 Oh how love I thy law ! Pit w my 
meditation all the day. 

98 Thou through thy command- 
ments hast made me 'i wiser than mine 
enemies : for t they are ever with me. 

99 I have more understanding than 
all my teachers : ' for thy testimonies 
are my meditation. 

100 'I understand more than the 
ancients, because I keep thy pre- 
cepts. 

101 I have * refrained my feet from 
every evil way, that I might keep 
thy word. 

102 I have not departed from thy 
judgments : for thou hast taught me. 

103 " How sweet are thy words unto 
my t taste ! yea, sweeter than honey 
to my mouth. 

104 Through thy precepts I get un- 
derstanding : therefore ^ I hate every 
false way. 

NUN. 

105 ^ Thy word is a H lamp unto my 
feet, and a light unto my path. 

106 ^ I have sworn, and I will per- 
form it, that I will keep thy right- 
eous judgments. 

107 I am afflicted very much : 
^ quicken me, Lord, according unto 
thy word. 

108 Accept, I beseech thee, ^the 
freewill offerings of my mouth, O 
Lord, and "^ teach me thy judgments. 

109 "^ My soul is continually in my 
hand : yet do I not forget thy law. 

110 ^ The wicked have laid a snare 
for me : yet I ^ erred not from thy 
precepts. 

111^ Thy testimonies have I taken 
as a heritage for ever : for ^ they are 
the rejoicing of my heart. 

112 I have inclined mine heart tto 
perform thy statutes always, "-even 
unto the end. 

SAMECH. 

113 I hate vain thoughts: but thy 
law do I love. 

114 "^ Thou art my hiding place and 
my shield : ^ I hope in thy word. 

115 "" Depart from me, ye evil doers : 
for I will keep the commandments of 
my God, 

116 Uphold me according unto thy 

573 



God''s word giveth light. 



PSALMS. 



His testimonies are true. 



a Ps. 25. 2. 
Rom. 5. 5. & 
9.33. & 10. 11. 



ver. 21. 



t Heb. causest 

to cease. 
p Ez. 22. 18. 

q Hab. 3. 16. 



word, that I may live : and let me 
not ''be ashamed of my hope. 

117 Hold thou me up, and I shall 
be safe : and I will have respect unto 
thy statutes continually. 

118 Thou hast trodden down all 
them that °err from thy statutes: 
for their deceit is falsehood. 

119 Thou tputtest away all the 
wicked of the earth p like dross : 
therefore I love thy testimonies. 

120 1 My flesh trembleth for fear of 
thee ; and I am afraid of thy judg- 
ments. 



r Heb. 7. 



3 ver. 81, 82. 



t ver. 12. 



u Ps. 116. 16. 



X ver. 72. Ps. 
19. 10. Prov. 
8. 11. 



y ver. 104. 



z Ps. 19. 7. 
Prov. 1. 4. 



a ver. 20. 

b Ps. 106. 4. 

c 2 Thess. 1 
6,7. 

t Heb. accord- 
ing to the cus- 
tom towards 
those, fyc. 

<1 Ps. 17. 5, 

e Ps. 19. 13. 
Rora. 6. 12. 

f Luke 1. 74. 



rPs. 4. 6, 
h ver. 12, 



i Jer. 9. 1. k 
14. 17. See 
Ez. 9. 4. 



k Ezra 9. 15. 
Neh. 9. 33. 
Jer. 12. 1. 
Dan. 9. 7. 



121 

tice : 
ors. 

122 
good 

123 



I have done judgment and jus- 
leave me not to mine oppress- 



Be '"surety for thy servant for 
let not the proud oppress me. 

' Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, 
and for the word of thy righteous- 
ness, 

124 Deal with thy servant according 
unto thy mercy, and * teach me thy 
statutes. 

125 "I am. thy servant ; give me un- 
derstanding, that I may know thy 
testimonies. 

126 It is time for thee, Lord, to 
work : for they have made void thy 
law. 

127 ^Therefore I love thy com- 
mandments above gold ; yea, above 
fine gold. 

128 Therefore I esteem all thy pre- 
cepts concerning all things to be right ; 
and I y hate every false way. 

PE. 

129 Thy testimonies are wonderful : 
therefore doth my soul keep them. 

130 The entrance of thy words giv- 
eth light; ^it giveth understanding 
unto the simple, 

131 I opened my mouth, and pant- 
ed : for I ^ longed for thy command- 
ments. 

132 ^ Look thou upon me, and be 
merciful unto me, "^ t as thou usest to 
do unto those that love thy name. 

133 '^ Order my steps in thy word : 
and ^let not any iniquity have do- 
minion over me. 

134 ^Deliver me from the oppres- 
sion of man : so will I keep thy pre- 
cepts. 

135 ^Make thy face to shine upon 
thy servant ; and ^ teach me thy stat- 
utes. 

136 'Rivers of waters run down mine 
eyes, because they keep not thy law. 

TZADDI. 

137 ^Righteous art thou, O Lord, 
and upright are thy judgments. 

574 



138 ^Thy testimonies that thou hast 
commanded are t righteous and very 
t faithful. 

139 ™My zeal hath t consumed me, 
because mine enemies have forgotten 
thy words. 

140 " Thy word is very t pure : there- 
fore thy servant loveth it. 

141 I am small and despised: yet do 
not I forget thy precepts. 

142 Thy righteousness is an ever- 
lasting righteousness, and thy law is 
° the truth. 

143 Trouble and anguish have t taken 
hold on me : i/et thy commandments 
are p my delights. 

144 The righteousness of thy testi- 
monies is everlasting : ^ give me un- 
derstanding, and I shall live. 

KOPH. 

145 I cried with my whole heart ; 
hear me, O Lord : I will keep thy 
statutes. 

146 I cried unto thee ; save me, H and 
I shall keep thy testimonies. 

147 ^ I prevented the dawning of the 
morning, and cried : 'I hoped in thy 
word. 

148 'Mine eyes prevent the night 
watches, that I might meditate in thy 
word. 

149 Hear my voice according unto 
thy lovingkindness ; O Lord, " quick- 
en me according to thy judgment. 

150 They draw nigh that follow after 
mischief: they are far from thy law. 

151 Thou art ^near, O Lord ; ^and 
all thy commandments are truth. 

152 Concerning thy testimonies, I 
have known of old that thou hast 
founded them ^ for ever. 

RESH. 

153 * Consider mine affliction, and 
deliver me : for I do not forget thy 
law. 

154 ''Plead my cause, and deliver me : 
'^ quicken me according to thy word. 

155 "^ Salvation is far from the wick- 
ed : for they seek not thy statutes. 

156 II Great are thy tender mercies, 
O Lord : ^ quicken me according to 
thy judgments. 

157 Many are my persecutors and 
mine enemies ; yet do I not ^ decline 
from thy testimonies. 

158 I beheld the transgressors, and 
^ was grieved ; because they kept not 
thy word. 

159 Consider how I love thy pre- 
cepts : ^ quicken me, O Lord, accord- 
ing to thy lovingkindness. 

160 tThy word is true from the be- 
ginning : and every one of thy right- 
eous judgments endureth for ever. 



IPs. 19. 7, 8, 9. 

t Heb. right- 
eousness. 

fHeb. faith- 
fulness. 

t Heb. cut me 



t Heb. tried, 

or, r^ned. 
Ill Ps. 69. 9. 

John 2. 17. 
n Ps. 12. 6. & 

18. 30. & 19. 

8. Prov. 30. 

5. 



■f Heb. found 

me. 
over. 151. Ps. 

19. 9. John 

17. 17. 
p ver, 77. 
q ver. 34, 73. 

169. 



II Or, tJmt I 
may keep. 



T Ps. 5. 3. & 
88. 13. & 130. 



ver. 74. 
Ps. 63, 1, 6. 



u ver. 40, 154. 



X Ps. 145. 18. 
y ver. 142. 



z Luke 21. 33. 



a Lam. 5. 1. 



b 1 Sam. 24. 

15. Ps. 35. 1. 

Mic. 7. 9. 
c ver. 40. 
d Job 5. 4. 

II Or, Many. 
e ver. 149. 



f Ps. 44. 18. 
ver. 51. 



g ver. 136. 
Ez. 9. 4. 



h ver. 



t Heb. The 
beginning of 
thy word is 
true. 



The peace of God's people. 



PSALMS. 



The safety of the righteous. 



i 1 Sam. 24. 11, 
14. & 26. 18. 
ver. 23. 



k Prov. 3. 2. 

Is. 32. 17. 
t. Heb. they 

shall hxive no 

stumhling- 

block. 
1 Geu. 49. 18. 

ver, 174. 



ver. 144 



P .Tosh. 24. 22. 

Prov. 1. 29. 

Luke 10. 42. 
q ver. 166. 
r ver. 16, 24, 

47, 77, 111. 



s Is. 53. 6. 
Luke 15. 4, 
&C, 1 Pet. 2. 

25. 



a Ps. 118. 5. 

Jonah 2. 2. 
b Gen. 10.2. 

Ez. 27. 13. 

c Gen. 25. 13. 
1 Sam. 25. 1. 
Jar. 49. 28, 29. 

II Or, Wliat 
shall the 
deceitful 
tongue give 
unto thee ? 
or, What 
shall it profit 
thee? 

t Heb. added. 

II Or, It is as 
the sharp ar- 
rows of the 
mighty man, 
with coals of 
juniper. 

11 Or, a man of 
' peace. 



SCHIN. 

161 'Princes have persecuted me 
without a cause : but my heart stand- 
eth in awe of thy word. 

162 I rejoice at thy word, as one 
that findeth great spoil. 

163 I hate and abhor lying : but thy 
law do I love. 

164r Seven times a day do I praise 
thee, because of thy righteous judg- 
ments. 

165 "^ Great peace have they which 
love thy law : and t nothing shall of- 
fend them. 

166 'Lord, I have hoped for thy 
salvation, and done thy command- 
ments. 

167 My soul hath kept thy testi- 
monies ; and I love them exceedingly. 

168 I have kept thy precepts and 
thy testimonies : "" for all my ways 
are before thee. 

TATJ. 

169 Let my cry come near before 
thee, Lord : "give me understand- 
ing according to thy word. 

170 Let my supplication come be- 
fore thee : deliver me according to 
thy word. 

171 ° My lips shall utter praise, when 
thou hast taught me thy statutes. 

172 My tongue shall speak of thy 
word : for all thy commandments are 
righteousness. 

173 Let thine hand help me ; for pI 
have chosen thy precepts. 

174 iJ have longed for thy salvation, 
Lord ; and ""thy law is my delight. 

175 Let my soul live, and it shall 
praise thee ; and let thy judgments 
help me. 

176 ^ I have gone astray like a lost 
sheep : seek thy servant ; for I do not 
forget thy commandments. 

PSALM CXX. 

The psalmist prayeth for deliverance from lying lips ; 
5 and complaineth of his necessary sojourn with the 



1[ A Song of degi-ees. 

IN ^my distress I cried unto the 
Lord, and he heard me. 

2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from ly- 
ing lips, and from a deceitful tongue. 

3 II What shall be given unto thee 1 
or what shall be t done unto thee, thou 
false tongue 1 

4 II Sharp arrows of the mighty, with 
coals of juniper. 

5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in ^ Me- 
sech, '^that I dwell in the tents of 
Kedar ! 

6 My soul hath long dwelt with him 
that hateth peace. 

7 lam wfor peace : but when I speak, 
they are for war. 



PSALM CXXL 

The safety of those who trust in God^s protection. 
T[ A Song of degrees. 

II T WILL lift up mine eyes unto 
X the hills, from whence cometh 
my help. 

2 *My help cometh from the Lord, 
which made heaven and earth. 

3 '' He will not suffer thy foot to be 
moved : " he that keepeth thee will 
not slumber. 

4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel 
shall neither slumber nor sleep. 

5 The Lord is thy keeper : the Lord 
is ^ thy shade ^ upon thy right hand. 

6 ^ The sun shall not smite thee by 
day, nor the moon by night. 

7 The Lord shall preserve thee from 
all evil : he shall ^ preserve thy soul. 

8 The Lord shall ''preserve thy 
going out and thy coming in from 
this time forth, and even for ever- 
more. \ 

PSALM CXXII. 

The psalmist' s delight in Jerusalem,^ andprayerfor 

the peace thereof. 

T]" A Song of degrees of David. 

I WAS glad when they said unto 
me, ^Let us go into the house of 
the Lord. 

2 Our feet shall stand within thy 
gates, O Jerusalem. 

3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that 
is '' compact together : 

4 ° Whither the tribes go up, the 
tribes of the Lord, unto '' the testi- 
mony of Israel, to give thanks unto 
the name of the Lord. 

5 ^ For there t are set thrones of 
judgment, the thrones of the house 
of David. 

6 ^ Pray for the peace of Jerusalem : 
they shall prosper that love thee. 

7 Peace be within thy walls, and 
prosperity within thy palaces. 

8 For my brethren and companions' 
sakes, I will now say. Peace be within 
thee. 

9 Because of the house of the Lord 
our God I will ^ seek thy good. 

PSALM CXXIII. 

The psalmist's confidence in God, and prayer to be 
delivered from contempt. 
IT A Song of degrees. 

TTNTO thee ^lift I up mine eyes, 
vJ O thou ''that dwellest in the 
heavens. 

2 Behold, as the eyes of servants 
look unto the hand of their masters, 
and as the eyes of a maiden unto the 
hand of her mistress ; so our eyes wait 
upon the Lord our God, until that he 
have mercy upon us. 

3 Have mercy upon us, Lord, 
have mercy upon us : for we are ex- 
ceedingly filled with contempt. 

575 



IsraeVs escape and help. 



PSALMS. 



God\ blessing necessary. 



Ps. 129. 1. 



t> Ps. 56. 1, 2. 
&57.3. Prov. 
1.12. 



c Ps. 91. 3. 
Prov. 6. 3. 



d Ps. 121. 2. 



e Gen. 1. 1. 
Ps. 134. 3. 



a Prov. 22. 8. 

Is. 14. 5. 
t Heb. vnck- 

edness. 



Prov. 2. 15. 



c Ps. 128. 6. 
Gal. 6. 16. 



■fKeb. return- 
ed the return- 
ing of Zion, 
Ps. 53. 6. & 
85. 1. Hos. 
6. 11. Joel 3. 
1. 

a Acts 12. 9. 

b Job 8. 21. 

t Heb. hath 
magnified to 
do with them. 



c See Jar. 31. 
9, &c. 
II Or, singing. 



4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with 
the scorning of those that are at ease, 
and with the contempt of the proud. 

PSALM CXXIV. 

Israel hlesseth God for a miraculous deliverance. 
If A Song of degrees of David. 

IF it had not been the Lord who was 
on our side, ^now may Israel say; 

2 If it had not been the Lord who 
was on our side, when men rose up 
against us : 

3 Then they had ^ swallowed us up 
quick, when their wrath was kindled 
against us : 

4 Then the waters had overwhelmed 
us, the stream had gone over our soul : 

5 Then the proud waters had gone 
over our soul. 

6 Blessed be the Lord, who hath not 
given us as a prey to their teeth. 

7 Our soul is escaped ""as a bird out 
of the snare of the fowlers : the snare 
is broken, and we are escaped. 

8 ^ Our help is in the name of the 
Lord, ^ who made heaven and earth. 

PSALM CXXV. 

The safety of such as trust in God. 4 A prayer for 
the upright in heart. 
TJ A Song of degrees. 

THEY that trust in the Lord shall 
be as mount Zion, which cannot 
be removed, but abideth for ever. 

2 As the mountains are round about 
Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about 
his people from henceforth even for 
ever. 

3 For ^the rod of t the wicked shall 
not rest upon the lot of the righteous ; 
lest the righteous put forth their hands 
unto iniquity. 

4 Do good, Lord, unto those that 
be good, and to them that are upright 
in their hearts. 

5 As for such as turn aside unto their 
^ crooked ways, the Lord shall lead 
them forth with the workers of ini- 
quity : but '^ peace shall be upon Israel. 

PSALM CXXVI. 

The people of God celebrate their return from captiv- 
ity, 4 and pray for further success. 
TT A Song of degrees. 

WHEN the Lord t turned again 
the captivity of Zion, ^we were 
like them that dream. 

2 Then ^ was our mouth filled with 
laughter, and our tongue with sing- 
ing : then said they among the hea- 
then. The Lord thath done great 
things for them. 

3 The Lord hath done great things 
for us ; whereof we are glad. 

4 Turn again our captivity, Lord, 
as the streams in the south. 

5 " They that sow in tears shall reap 
in II joy. 

576 



6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, 
bearing ii precious seed, shall doubtless 
come again with rejoicing, bringing 
his sheaves with him. 

PSALM CXXVII. 

The vanity of human endeavours without God's bless- 
ing. 3 Children are his gift. 

^ A Song of degrees H for Solomon. 

EXCEPT the Lord build the 
house, they labour in vain t that 
build it: except *the Lord keep the 
city, the watchman waketh but in 
vain. 

2 It is vain for you to rise up early, 
to sit up late, to ^ eat the bread of sor- 
rows : for so he giveth his beloved sleep. 

3 Lo, •= children are a heritage of the 
Lord : and ^ the fruit of the womb is 
his reward. 

4 As arrows are in the hand of a 
mighty man ; so are children of the 
youth. 

5 Happy is the man that t hath his 
quiver full of them : ^ they shall not 
be ashamed, but they H shall speak 
with the enemies in the gate. 

PSALM CXXVIII. 

The blessedness of the man thatfeareth the Lord. 
T[ A Song of degrees. 

BLESSED ^ IS every one that fear- 
eth the Lord ; that walketh in 
his ways. 

2 ^ For thou shalt eat the labour of 
thine hands : happy shalt thou be, and 
it shall be well with thee. 

3 Thy wife shall be "as a. fruitful vine 
by the sides of thine house : thy chil- 
dren "^like olive plants round about 
thy table. 

4 Behold, that thus shall the man be 
blessed that feareth the Lord. 

5 ^ The Lord shall bless thee out of 
Zion : and thou shalt see the good of 
Jerusalem all the days of thy life. 

6 Yea, thou shalt ^ see thy children's 
children, and ^ peace upon Israel. 

PSALM CXXIX. 

IsraeVs deliverances, 5 and prayer that the haters of 

Zion may be confounded. 

H" A Song of degrees. 

II "l/TANY a time have they afflicted 
IVX me from ^my youth, ''may Is- 
rael now say : 

2 Many a time have they afflicted 
me from my youth : yet they have 
not prevailed against me. 

3 The ploughers ploughed upon my 
back : they made long their furrows. 

4 The Lord is righteous : he hath 
cut asunder the cords of the wicked. 

5 Let them all be confounded and 
turned back that hate Zion. 

6 Let them be as " the grass upon the 
housetops, which withereth afore it 
groweth up : 



The psalmist's hope in God. 



PSALMS. 



God's promises to David. 



d Ruth 2. 4. 
Ps. 118. 26. 



a Lam. 3. 55. 
Jonah 2. 2. 



b Ps. 143. 2. 

Rom. 3. 20, 

23, 24. 
c Ex. 34. 7. 
d 1 Kings 8. 

40. Ps. 2. 11. 

Jer. 33. 8, 9. 
e Ps. 27. 14. & 

33. 20. & 40. 1, 

Is. 8. 17. & 

26. 8. & 30. 

18. 
II Or, which 

watch unto 

the morning. 
f Ps. 119. 81. 
e Ps. 63. 6. & 

119. 147. 
h Ps. 131. 3. 
i Ps. 86. 5, 15. 

Is. 55. 7. 
k Ps. 103. 3, 4. 

Matt. 1. 21. 



a Rom. 12. 16. 

t Heb. walk> 

t Heb. won- 
derful. Job 
42.3. Ps. 139. 
6. 

t Heb. my 
soul. 

t Heb. /roTw 

now. 
b Matt. 18. 3. 

1 Cor. 14. 20. 
e Ps. 130. 7. 



a Ps. 65. 1. 
b Gen. 49. 24. 



c Prov. 6. 4. 



J Acts 7. 46. 

t Heb. habi 

tations. 
e I Sam. 17. 

12. 



7 Wherewith the mower filleth not 
his hand ; nor he that bindeth sheaves 
his bosom. 

8 Neither do they which go by say, 
^ The blessing of the Lord be upon 
you : we bless you in the name of the 
Lord. 

PSALM CXXX. 

ThepsalmisVs confidence in God, 7 and exhortation 
to Israel to hope in him. 
^ A Song- of degrees. 

OUT ^ of the depths have I cried 
unto thee, O Lord. 

2 Lord, hear my voice : let thine 
ears be attentive to the voice of my 
supplications. 

3 ^ If thou, Lord, shouldest mark 
iniquities, Lord, who shall stand 1 

4 But there is " forgiveness with thee, 
that ^ thou mayest be feared. 

5 ^ I wait for the Lord, my soul doth 
wait, and ^ in his word do I hope. 

6 ^My soul waiteth for the Lord 
more than they that watch for the 
morning : H I say., more than they that 
watch for the morning. 

7 ^ Let Israel hope in the Lord : for 
'with the Lord there is mercy, and 
with him is plenteous redemption. 

8 And ^ he shall redeem Israel from 
all his iniquities. 

PSALM CXXXI. 

The psalmist professeth his humility, and exhortelh 
Israel to hope in God. 

1[ A Song of degrees of David. 

LORD, my heart is not haughty, 
nor mine eyes lofty : ^ neither do 
I t exercise myself in great matters, 
or in things too t high for me. 

2 Surely I have behaved and quieted 
t myself, '' as a child that is weaned of 
his mother : my soul is even as a 
weaned child. 

3 " Let Israel hope in the Lord t from 
henceforth and for ever. 

PSALM CXXXII. 

Bavid^s zeal for the house of God commended. 8 A 
prayer a t the removing of the ark. 11 God's prom- 
ises to David, 13 and to Zion. 

IT A Song of degrees. 

LORD, remember David, and all 
his afflictions : 

2 How he sware unto the Lord, 
^ and vowed unto ^ the mighty God of 
Jacob ; 

3 Surely I will not come into the 
tabernacle of my house, nor go up 
into my bed ; 

4 I will " not give sleep to mine eyes, 
or slumber to mine eyelids, 

5 Until I ^ find out a place for the 
Lord, ta habitation for the mighty 
God of Jacob. 

6 Lo, we heard of it ^ at Ephratah : 



^we found it ^in the fields of the 
wood. 

7 We will go into his tabernacles : 
^ we will worship at his footstool. 

8 ' Arise, O Lord, into thy rest ; 
thou, and ^ the ark of thy strength. 

9 Let thy priests 'be clothed with 
righteousness ; and let thy saints shout 
for joy. 

10 For thy servant David's sake 
turn not away the face of thine 
anointed. 

11 "" The Lord hath sworn in truth 
unto David ; he will not turn from 
it ; ° Of the fruit of t thy body will 

I set upon thy throne. 

12 If thy children will keep my 
covenant and my testimony that I 
shall teach them, their children shall 
also sit upon thy throne for ever- 
more. 

13 °For the Lord hath chosen 
Zion ; he hath desired it for his 
habitation. 

14 P This is my rest for ever : here 
will I dwell ; for I have desired it. 

15 "3 1 will II abundantly bless her 
provision : I will satisfy her poor 
with bread. 

16 "■ I will also clothe her priests 
with salvation : ' and her saints shall 
shout aloud for joy. 

17 * There will I make the horn of 
David to bud : " I have ordained a 

II lamp for mine anointed. 

18 His enemies will I ^ clothe with 
shame : but upon himself shall his 
crown flourish. 

PSALM CXXXIII. 

The communion of saints delightful. 
H" A Song of degrees of David. 

BEHOLD, how good and how 
pleasant it is for * brethren to 
dwell + together in unity ! 

2 It is like ^ the precious ointment 
upon the head, that ran down upon 
the beard, even Aaron's beard : that 
went down to the skirts of his gar- 
ments ; 

3 As the dew of '^ Hermon, and as 
the dew that descended upon the 
mountains of Zion : for ^ there the 
Lord commanded the blessing, even 
life for evermore. 

PSALM CXXXIV. 

An exhortation to bless God. 
If A Song of degrees. 

BEHOLD, bless ye the Lord, 
*all ye servants of the Lord, 
^ which by night stand in the house 
of the Lord. 

2 " Lift up your hands H in the sanc- 
tuary, and bless the Lord. 

3 "^ The Lord that made heaven and 
earth ^ bless thee out of Zion. 



1 1 Chr. 13. 5. 
S I Sam. 7. 1. 



h Ps. 5. 7. & 

99.5. 
i Num. 10. 35. 

2 Chr. 6. 41, 

42. 

k Ps. 78. 61. 
1 Job 29. 14. 

ver. 16. Is. 

61. 10. 



m Ps. 89. 3, 4, 
33, &.C.&110. 
4. 

t Heb. thy 
belly. 

n 2 Sam. 7. 12. 

1 Kings 8. 25. 

2 Chr. 6. 16. 
Luke 1. 69. 
Acts 2. 30. 



P Ps. 68. 16. 



q Ps. 147. 14. 
II Or, surely. 



T 2 Chr. 6. 41. 

ver. 9. Ps. 

149. 4. 
» Hos. 11. 12. 

t Ez. 29. 21. 
Luke 1. 69. 

II Or, candle. 
u See 1 Kings 

11. 36. & 15. 

4. 2 Chr. 21. 

7. 
X Ps. 35. 26. & 

109. 29. 



a Gen. 13. 8. 

Heb. 13. 1. 
t Heb. even 

together. 
b Ex. 30. 25, 

30. 



d Lev. 25. 21. 
Deut. 28. 8. 
Ps. 42. 8. 



a Ps. 135. 


1,2. 


b 1 Chr. £ 


.33. 


c 1 Tim. 2. 8. 

11 Or, in holi- 
ness. 

d Ps. 124. 8. 

e Ps. 128. 5. & 
135. 21. 



57^ 



An exhortation to praise 



PSALMS. 



God for his great mercy. 



a Ps. 113. 1. &. 
134. 1. 



Luke 2, 37. 



c Ps. 92. 13. & 
96. 8. &. 116. 



Ps. 119. 



f Ex. 19. 5. 
Deut. 7. 6, 7. 
&. 10. 15. 



S Ps. 95. 3. & 
97.9. 



h Ps. 115. 3. 



i Jer. 10. 13. & 
51. 16. 

k Job 28. 2,5, 
26. & 38. 24, 
&.C. Zech.' 
10.1. 

1 Job 38. 22. 

t Heb. /row 

man unto 

beast. 
m Ex. 12. 12, 

29. Ps. 78. 

51. & 136. 10. 
a Ex. 7, & 8, 

& 9, &. 10, & 

14. 
o Ps. 136. 15. 
p Num. 21.24, 

25, 26, 34, 35. 

Ps. 136. 17, 

&c. 

q Josh. 12. 7. 
r Ps. 78. 55. & 

136. 21 22. 



8 Ex. 3. 15. 
Ps. 102. 12. 

t Heb. to gen- 
eration and 
generation. 

t Deut. 32. 36. 



u Ps. 115. 
6, 7, 8. 



s Ps. 115. 



y Ps. 134. 3. 



PSALM CXXXV. 

God's people exhorted to praise him for his mercy, 5 
for his power, 8 and for his judgments. 15 The 
vanity of idols. 19 An exhortation to bless God. 

PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye 
the name of the Lord; Upraise 
him, ye servants of the Lord. 

2 "^ Ye that stand in the house of the 
Lord, in = the courts of the house of 
our God, 

3 Praise the Lord; for '^the Lord 
is good : sing praises unto his name ; 
^ for it is pleasant. 

4 For f the Lord hath chosen Jacob 
unto himself, and Israel for his pe- 
culiar treasure. 

5 For I know that ^the Lord is 
great, and thai our Lord is above all 



6 ''Whatsoever the Lord pleased, 
that did he in heaven, and in earth, 
in the seas, and all deep places. 

7 ' He causeth the vapours to as- 
cend from the ends of the earth ; 
^ he maketh lightnings for the rain ; 
he bringeth the wind out of his 
' treasuries. 

8 ™Who smote the firstborn of 
Egypt, + both of man and beast. 

9 ° Who sent tokens and wonders 
into the midst of thee, O Egypt, 
°upon Pharaoh, and upon all his 
servants. 

10 PWho smote great nations, and 
slew mighty kings ; 

11 Sihon king of the Amorites, and 
Og king of Bashan, and ^all the 
kingdoms of Canaan : 

12 ""And gave their land for a 
heritage, a heritage unto Israel his 
people. 

13 'Thy name, O Lord, endureth for 
ever ; and thy memorial, Lord, 
t throughout all generations. 

14 * For the Lord will judge his 
people, and he will repent himself 
concerning his servants. 

15 " The idols of the heathen are 
silver and gold, the work of men's 
hands. 

16 They have mouths, but they 
speak not ; eyes have they, but they 
see not ; 

17 They have ears, but they hear 
not ; neither is there any breath in 
their mouths. 

18 They that make them are like 
unto them : so is every one that 
trusteth in them. 

19 ^ Bless the Lord, O house of 
Israel : bless the Lord, house of 
Aaron : 

20 Bless the Lord, house of Levi : 
ye that fear the Lord, bless the 
Lord. 

21 Blessed be the Lord ^out of 

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Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. 
Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM CXXXVI. 

The psalmist exhorteth men to praise God as the crea- 
tor of all things, 10 as the deliverer of Israel from 
Egypt, 17 and as the conqueror of their enemies. 

OH ^ give thanks unto the Lord ; 
for he is good : ^ for his mercy 
endureth for ever. 

2 Oh give thanks unto ""the God 
of gods : for his mercy endureth for 
ever. 

3 Oh give thanks to the Lord of 
lords : for his mercy endureth for ever. 

4 To him ^who alone doeth great 
wonders : for his mercy endureth for 
ever, 

5 " To him that by wisdom made 
the heavens : for his mercy endureth 
for ever. 

6 f To him that stretched out the 
earth above the waters : for his mer- 
cy endureth for ever. 

7 s To him that made great lights : 
for his mercy endureth for ever : 

8 ^ The sun t to rule by day : for his 
mercy endureth for ever : 

9 The moon and stars to rule by 
night : for his mercy endureth for 
ever. 

10 'To him that smote Egypt in 
their firstborn : for his mercy en- 
dureth for ever : 

11 '^And brought out Israel from 
among them : for his mercy endureth 
for ever : 

12 ' With a strong hand, and with 
a stretched out arm : for his mercy 
endureth for ever. 

13 ™To him which divided the Red 
sea into parts : for his mercy endureth 
for ever : 

14 And made Israel to pass through 
the midst of it : for his mercy en- 
dureth for ever : 

15 " But t overthrew Pharaoh and his 
host in the Red sea : for his mercy 
endureth for ever. 

16 °To him which led his people 
through the wilderness ; for his mer- 
cy endureth for ever. 

17 P To him which smote great kings ; 
for his mercy endureth for ever : 

18 ^ And slew famous kings : for his 
mercy endureth for ever : 

19 ■■ Sihon king of the Amorites : for 
his mercy endureth for ever : 

20 'And Og the king of Bashan : for 
his mercy endureth for ever : 

21 'And gave their land for a 
heritage : for his mercy endureth for 
ever : 

22 Even a heritage unto Israel his 
servant : for his mercy endureth for 
ever. 

23 Who "remembered us in our 



The Jews in ca2ytivity. 



PSALMS. 



The omniscience of God. 



X Ps. 104. 27. 
& 145. 15. & 
147. 9. 



t Heb. the 
words of a 
song. 

t Heb. laid us 
on heaps. 

aPs. 79. 1. 

t Heb. land of 
a stranger ? 



t Heb. the 
head of my 
joy. 



t Heb. Make 
bare. 



t Heb. wasted. 
t Heb. that 

recompenseth 

unto f^ee thy 

deed tuhich 

thou didst to 

us. 
t Heb. the 

rock. 
c Jer.49.7,&c. 

Lam. 4. 22. 

Ez. 25. 12. 

Obad. 10, &c. 
d Is. 13. 1, 6, 

ice. & 47. 1. 

Jer. 25. 12. 

& 50. 2. 
e Jer. 50. 15, 

29. Rev. 18. 6. 
fis. 13. 16. 
a Ps. 119. 46. 
b P3. 28. 2. 
c 1 Kinj 

29. 3( 

5. 7. 
a l8. 42. 21. 



:?s» 



e Ps. 102. 15, 
22. 



f Pb. 113. 5, 

Is. 57. 15. 



low estate : for his mercy endureth for 
ever: 

24 And hath redeemed us from our 
enemies : for his mercy endureth for 
ever. 

25 ^Who giveth food to all flesh: 
for his mercy endureth for ever, 

26 Oh give thanks unto the God of 
heaven : for his mercy endureth for 
ever. 

PSALM CXXXVII. 

The afflictions of the Jews in captivity. 5 Their re- 
membrance of Jerusalem, 7 and prayer for thepun- 
ishniput of their oppressors. 

BY the rivers of Babylon, there 
we sat down, yea, we wept, 
when we remembered Zion. 

2 We hanged our harps upon the 
willows in the midst thereof. 

3 For there they that carried us 
away captive required of us t a song ; 
and they that t » wasted us required 
of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the 
songs of Zion. 

4 How shall we sing the Lord's 
song in a t strange land ? 

5 If I forget thee, Jerusalem, let 
my right hand forget her cunning. 

6 If I do not remember thee, let 
my ^ tongue cleave to the roof of my 
mouth ; if I prefer not Jerusalem 
above tmy chief joy. 

7 Remember, Lord, ""the chil- 
dren of Edom in the day of Jeru- 
salem ; who said, t Rase it., rase it, 
even to the foundation thereof. 

8 O daughter of Babylon, ^ who art 
to be t destroyed ; happy shall he he, 
t « that rewardeth thee as thou hast 
served us. 

9 Happy shall he he, that taketh 
and ^dasheth thy little ones against 
t the stones. 

PSALM CXXXVIII. 

The psalmist praiseth God for his faithfulness, 4 and 
declareth that the kings of the earth shall praise 
him. 7 His confidence in God. 

^ A Psalm of David. 

I WILL praise thee with my whole 
heart : ^before the gods will I sing 
praise unto thee. 

2 '' I will worship '^ toward thy holy 
temple, and praise thy name for thy 
lovingkindness and for thy truth : for 
thou hast ^ magnified thy word above 
all thy name, 

3 In the day when I cried thou 
answeredst me, and strengthenedst 
me ivith strength in my soul. 

4 ^ All the kings of the earth shall 
praise thee, Lord, when they hear 
the words of thy mouth, 

5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways 
of the Lord : for great is the glory 
of the Lord. 

6 f Though the Lord be high, yet 



^ hath he respect unto the lowly : but 
the proud he knoweth afar off. 

7 ^ Though I walk in the midst of 
trouble, thou wilt revive me : thou 
shalt stretch forth thine hand against 
the wrath of mine enemies, and thy 
right hand shall save me. 

8 ' The Lord will perfect that which 
concerneth me : thy mercy, Lord, 
endureth for ever : ^ forsake not the 
works of thine own hands. 

PSALM CXXXIX. 

The psalmist setteth forth God's omniscience and om- 
nipresence. 19 His hatred of the wicked, 23 and 
prayer to God. 

\\ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

OLORD, * thou hast searched me, 
and known me. 

2 ^ Thou knowest my downsitting 
and mine uprising ; thou " understand- 
est my thought afar off. 

3 ^ Thou II compassest my path and 
my lying down, and art acquainted 
luith all my ways, 

4 For there is not a word in my 
tongue, hut, lo, Lord, ® thou know- 
est it altogether, 

5 Thou hast beset me behind and 
before, and laid thine hand upon 
me. 

6 ^ Such knowledge is too wonderful 
for me ; it is high, I cannot attain 
unto it, 

7 ^Whither shall I go from thy 
spirit? or whither shall I flee from 
thy presence ? 

8 "^ If I ascend up into heaven, thou 
art there : ^ if I make my bed in 
hell, behold, thou art there. 

9 If I take the wings of the morn- 
ing, and dwell in the uttermost parts 
of the sea ; 

10 Even there shall thy hand lead 
me, and thy right hand shall hold 
me. 

11 If I say. Surely the darkness 
shall cover me ; even the night shall 
be light about me. 

12 Yea, ^ the darkness t hideth not 
from thee ; but the night shineth as 
the day : t the darkness and the light 
are both alike to thee. 

13 For thou hast possessed my reins : 
thou hast covered me in my mother's 
womb. 

14 I will praise thee ; for I am 
fearfully and wonderfully made : mar- 
vellous are thy works ; and that my 
soul knoweth + right well. 

15 ^ My II substance was not hid from 
thee, when I was made in secret, and 
curiously wrought in the lowest parts 
of the earth. 

16 Thine eyes did see my substance, 
yet being unperfect ; and in thy book 
+ all my members were written, H ivhich 

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S Prov. 3. 34. 
James 4. 6. 
1 Pet. 5. 5. 



i Ps. 57. 2. 
Phil. 1. 6. 



k See Job 10. 
3, 8. & 14. 15. 



a Ps. 17. 3. 

Jer. 12. 3. 
b 2 Kings 19. 

27. 
c Matt. 9. 4. 

John 2. 24, 

25. 

d Job 31. 4. 
II Or, winnow- 

est. 



Heb. 4. 13. 



f Job 42. 3. 
PS.40.5.&. 
131. 1. 



S Jer. 23. 24. 
Jonah 1. 3. 



h Am. 9. 2, 

3,4. 
i Job 26. 6. 

Prov. 15. 11. 



k Job 26. 6. 

34. 22. Dan. 

2. 22. Heb. 4. 

13. 
t Heb. dark- 

eneth not. 

t Heb. as is 
the darkness, 
so is the light. 



I Job 10. 8, 9. 
Ecc. 11. 5. 

t Heb.greatly. 

II Or, strength, 
or, body. 



t Heb. all of 
them. 

II Or, what 
days they 
should be 

fashioned. 



Deliverance from enemies. 



PSALMS. 



Security from temptation. 



n Is. 11. 4. 
o Ps. 119. 115. 



p Jude 15. 



q 2 Chr. 19. 2. 
Ps. 119. 158. 



• Job 31. 6. 
Ps. 26. 2. 



f Heb. way 
of pain, or, 
grief. 

B Ps. 5. 8. & 
143. 10. 



t Heb. man 
of violences. 



b Ps. 56. 6. 



c Ps. 58. 4. 
Rom. 3. 13. 



d Ps. 71. 4. 
e vei'. 1. 



f Ps. 35. 7. & 
57.6. fell 9. 
110. & 141. 9. 
Jer. 18. 22. 



S Deut. 32. 27. 

b Ps. 7. 16. & 
94. 23. Prov. 
12. 13. & 18. 7. 

II Or, let them 
not he exalt- 
ed. 

1 Ps. 11. 6. 

t Heb. a man 
of tongue : 
or, an evil 
speaker, a 
wicked man 
of violence, 
be entablish- 
ed in the 
earth: let 
him be hunt- 
ed to his 
overthrow. 



in continuance were fashioned, when 
as yet there was none of them. 

17 ""How precious also are thy 
thoughts unto me, God! how 
great is the sum of them ! 

18 // I should count them, they 
are more in number than the sand : 
when I awake, I am still with thee. 

19 Surely thou wilt "slay the wick- 
ed, O God: ° depart from me there- 
fore, ye bloody men. 

20 For they p speak against thee 
wickedly, and thine enemies take thy 
name in vain. 

21 iDo not I hate them, Lord, 
that hate thee 1 and am not I grieved 
with those that rise up against thee 1 

22 I hate them with perfect hatred : 
I count them mine enemies. 

23 '' Search me, God, and know 
my heart : try me, and know my 
thoughts : 

24 And see if there be any t wicked 
way in me, and 4ead me in the way 
everlasting. 

PSALM CXL. 

Thepsalmist entreateth to be delivered from the hands 
of the wicked ; 8 and prayeth against them. 12 His 
confidence in God. 
1[ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

DELIVER me, Lord, from the 
evil man: ^preserve me from 
the t violent man ; 

2 Which imagine mischiefs in their 
heart ; ^ continually are they gather- 
ed together /«9r war. 

3 They have sharpened their tongues 
like a serpent ; •= adders' poison is un- 
der their lips. Selah. 

4 "^Keep me, Lord, from the 
hands of the wicked ; ^ preserve me 
from the violent man ; who have pur- 
posed to overthrow my goings. 

5 ^The proud have hid a snare for 
me, and cords ; they have spread a 
net by the way side ; they have set 
gins for me. Selah. 

6 I said unto the Lord, Thou art 
my God: hear the voice of my sup- 
plications, O Lord. 

7 God the Lord, the strength of 
my salvation, thou hast covered my 
head in the day of battle. 

8 Grant not, Lord, the desires of 
the wicked: further not his wicked 
device ; n ^ lest they exalt themselves. 
Selah. 

9 As for the head of those that com- 
pass me about, ^let the mischief of 
their own lips cover them. 

10 ' Let burning coals fall upon 
them : let them be cast into the fire ; 
into deep pits, that they rise not up 
again. 

11 Let not tan evil speaker be 
established in the earth : evil shall 

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hunt the violent man to overthrow 
him. 

12 I know that the Lord will ^main- 
tain the cause of the afflicted, and the 
right of the poor. 

13 Surely the righteous shall give 
thanks unto thy name: the upright 
shall dwell in thy presence. 

PSALM CXLI. 

The psalmist prayeth that God would hear him; 3 
and that he would keep him from the power of 
temptation, 8 and from the snare of the wicked. 
T] A Psalm of David. 

LORD, I cry unto thee: ^make 
haste unto me ; give ear unto my 
voice, when I cry unto thee. 

2 Let ^ my prayer be t set forth be- 
fore thee " as incense ; and ^ the lift- 
ing up of my hands as ^ the evening 
sacrifice. 

3 Set a watch, Lord, before my 
mouth ; keep the door of my lips. 

4 Incline not my heart to any evil 
thing, to practise wicked works with 
men that work iniquity : ^ and let me 
not eat of their dainties. 

5 ^ II Let the righteous smite me ; 
it shall be a kindness : and let him 
reprove me ; it shall be an excellent 
oil, which shall not break my head : 
for yet my prayer also shall be in 
their calamities. 

6 When their judges are overthrown 
in stony places, they shall hear my 
words ; for they are sweet. 

7 Our bones are scattered ^at the 
grave's mouth, as when one cutteth 
and cleaveth wood upon the earth. 

8 But 'mine eyes are unto thee, 
God the Lord : in thee is my trust ; 
t leave not my soul destitute. 

9 Keep me from ^ the snare which 
they have laid for me, and the gins 
of the workers of iniquity. 

10 ' Let the wicked fall into their 
own nets, whilst thati withal tescape. 

PSALM CXLIL 

The psalmist sheweth that, in his trouble, God was 
his refuge and portion. 

1[ * II Maschil of David ; A Prayer * when he was 
in the cave. 

I CRIED unto the Lord with my 
voice ; with my voice unto the 
Lord did I make my supplication. 

2^1 poured out my complaint before 
him ; I shewed before him my trouble. 

3 '' When my spirit was overwhelm- 
ed within me, then thou knewest my 
path. " In the way wherein I walked 
have they privily laid a snare for me. 

4 "^ II I looked on my right hand, and 
beheld, but ^ there tvas no man that 
would know me : refuge t failed me ; 
t no man cared for my soul. 

5 I cried unto thee, O Lord : I said. 



k 1 Kings 8. 
45. J's, 9. 4. 



* Ps. 57, title. 
II Or, APsalm 

of David, 
giving in- 
struction. 

* 1 Sam. 22. 1. 
& 24. 3. 

aPs.102, title. 
Is. 26. 16. 

b Ps. 143. 4. 

c Ps. 140. 5. 

d Ps. 69. 20. ■ 

ePs.31. 11.& 
88. 8, 18, 

11 Or, Look on 
the right 
hand, and 
see. 

t Heh. perish- 
ed from me. 

tHeb. no man 
sought after 
my soul. 



The psalmist persecuted. 



PSALMS. 



Prayer for deliverance. 



f Ps. 46. 1. &. 
91.2. 


ePe 

r3. 

57. 
24. 


16. 5. & 
26. & 119. 
Lam. 3. 


hPs 


27.13. 


iPB. 


116. 6. 


itPs 


34.2. 


IPs. 
119. 


IS. 6. & 
17. 



a Ps. 31. 1, 



b Job 14. 3. 

c Ex. 34. 7. 
J Ob 4. 17. & 9. 

2. & 15. 14. &. 
25.4. Ps.130. 

3. Ecc.7.20. 
Rom. 3. 20. 
Gal. 2. 16. 



d Ps. 77. 3. &C, 
142.3. 



e Ps. 77. 5, 10, 
11. 



f Ps. 88. 9. 
S Ps. 63. 1. 



h Ps. 28. 1. 

II Or, for I am 
become like, 
6fc. Ps.88.4. 



i See Ps. 46. 5. 
k Ps. 5. 8. 
1 Ps. 25. 1. 



fUeh.hideme 
with thee. 

m Ps. 25. 4, 5. 
& 139. 24. 
n Neh. 9. 20. 
o Is. 26. 10. 

P Ps. 119. 25, 
37, 40, kc. 



<l Ps. 54. 5. 
r Ps. 116. 16. 



a 2 Sam. 22. 35. 

Ps. 18. 34. 
t Heb. my 

rock, Ps. 18. 

2,31. 
t Heb. to the 

war, tfc. 



^Thou art my refuge and ^my por- 
tion ''in the land of the living. 

6 Attend unto my cry ; for I am 
' brought very low : deliver me from 
my persecutors ; for they are stronger 
than I. 

7 Bring my soul out of prison, that 
I may praise thy name : ^ the right- 
eous shall compass me about ; ' for 
thou shalt deal bountifully with me. 

PSALM CXLIIL 

The psalmist blesseth God for his mercy ; 5 and pray- 
ethfor deliverance from, his enemies, 12 and for the 
prosperity of Israel. 

^ A Psalm of David. 

HEAR my prayer, Lord, give 
ear to my supphcations : ""in thy 
faithfulness answer me, and in thy 
righteousness. 

2 And '^ enter not into judgment with 
thy servant : for " in thy sight shall no 
man living be justified. 

3 For the enemy hath persecuted 
my soul ; he hath smitten my life 
down to the ground ; he hath made 
me to dwell in darkness, as those that 
have been long dead. 

4 <^ Therefore is my spirit over- 
whelmed within me ; my heart with- 
in me is desolate. 

5 ^ I remember the days of old ; I 
meditate on all thy works ; I muse 
on the work of thy hands. 

6 ^I stretch forth my hands unto 
thee : ^ my soul thirsteth after thee, 
as a thirsty land. Selah. 

7 Hear me speedily, O Lord ; my 
spirit faileth : hide not thy face from 
me, ^ II lest I be like unto them that 
go down into the pit. 

8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkind- 
ness ' in the morning ; for in thee do 
I trust : ^ cause me to know the way 
wherein I should walk ; for ' I lift up 
my soul unto thee. 

9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine 
enemies : I t flee unto thee to hide 
me. 

10 ""Teach me to do thy will; for 
thou art my God : " thy spirit is 
good ; lead me into ° the land of up- 
rightness. 

11 P Quicken me, O Lord, for thy 
name's sake : for thy righteousness' 
sake bring my soul out of trouble. 

12 And of thy mercy i cut off mine 
enemies, and destroy all them that 
afflict my soul : for •■ I am thy servant. 

PSALM CXLIV. 

The psalmist complaineth of bitter persecution; 7 
and prayeth for grace and deliverance from ene- 
mies. 

1[ A Psalm of David. 

BLESSED be the Lord tmy 
strength, ^ which teacheth my 
hands tto war, and my fingers to 
fight: 



2 ^ II My goodness, and my fortress ; 
my high tower, and my deliverer ; 
my shield, and he in whom I trust ; 
who subdueth my people under me. 

3 '^ Lord, what is man, that thou 
takest knowledge of him ! or the son 
of man, that thou makest account of 
him ! 

4 ^ Man is like to vanity : ^ his days 
are as a shadow that passeth away. 

5 ^Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and 
come down : ^ touch the mountains, 
and they shall smoke. 

6 ^ Cast forth lightning, and scatter 
them : shoot out thine arrows, and 
destroy them. 

7 ' Send thine t hand from above ; 
^ rid me, and deliver me out of great 
waters, from the hand of 'strange 
children ; 

8 Whose mouth ""speaketh vanity, 
and their right hand is a right hand 
of falsehood. 

9 I will " sing a new song unto thee, 
God : upon a psaltery and an in- 
strument of ten strings will I sing 
praises unto thee. 

10 ° It is he that giveth II salvation 
unto kings : who delivereth David his 
servant from the hurtful sword. 

11 PRid me, and deliver me from the 
hand of strange children, whose mouth 
speaketh vanity, and their right hand 
is a right hand of falsehood : 

12 That our sons may be '^ as plants 
grown up in their youth ; that our 
daughters may be as corner stones, 
t polished after the similitude of a 
palace : 

13 That our garners may be full, 
aflfording t all manner of store ; that 
our sheep may bring forth thousands 
and ten thousands in our streets : 

14 That our oxen may be t strong 
to labour ; that there be no breaking 
in, nor going out ; that there be no 
complaining in our streets. 

15 '"Happy is that people, that is 
in such a case : yea, happy is that 
people, whose God is the Lord. 

PSALM CXLV. 

The psalmist praiseth God for his greatness, Sforhig 
goodness, 11 for the glory of his kingdom, 14 and for 
his paving mercy. 

^ David's a.Psalm of praise. 

I WILL extol thee, my God, 
king ; and I will bless thy name 
for ever and ever. 

2 Every day will I bless thee ; and I 
will praise thy name for ever and ever. 

3 ''Great is the Lord, and greatly 
to be praised ; t and "^ his greatness is 
unsearchable. 

4 ^ One generation shall praise thy 
works to another, and shall declare 
thy mighty acts. 

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II Or, My mer- 
cy. 

b 2 Sam. 22. 2, 
3, 40, 48. 



: Job 7. 17. 
Ps. 8. 4. 
Heb. 2. 6. 



d Job 4. 19. & 
14.2. Ps.ao. 
5. k. 62. 9. 

e Ps. 102. 11. 

f Ps. 18. 9. 
Is. 64. 1. 

g Ps. 104. 32. 

h Ps. 18. 13, 14. 



i Ps. 18. 16. 
t Heb. hands. 

kver.ll. Ps. 

69. 1, 2, 14. 
1 Ps. 54. 3. 

Mai. 2. 11. 
m Ps, 12. 2. 



n Ps. 33. 2, 3. 

& 40. 3. 



o Ps. 18. 50. 
II Or, victory. 



P ver. 7, 1 



t Heb. cut. 



f Heb. from 
kind to kind. 



t Heb. able to 
bear burdens, 
or, laden 
with flesh. 



r Deut. 33. 29. 
Ps. 33. 12. & 
65. 4. & 146. 5. 



a Ps. 100, title. 



b Ps. 96. 4. k. 

147. 5. 
c Job 5. 9. & 9. 

10. Rom. 11. 

33. 
t Heb. and of 

his greatness 

there is no 

search. 
d Is. 38. 19. 



Glory of God's kingdom. 



PSALMS. 



His goodness unto Zion. 



t Heb. things, 
or, words. 



+ Heb. declare 
it. 



e Ex. 34. 6, 7. 

Num. 14. 18. 

Ps. 86. 5, 15. 

& 103. 8. 
t Heb. great 

in mercy. 

f Ps. 100. 5. 
Nah, 1. 7, 

S Ps. 19, 1. 



h Ps. 146. 10. 
1 Tim. 1. 17. 

t Heb. a king- 
dom of all 
ages. 



I Ps. 146. 8. 

k Ps. 104. 27. 

II Or, look 
unto thee. 

1 Ps. 136. 25. 

m Ps. 104. 21. 
k. 147. 9. 



II Or, merci- 
ful, or, boun 
tiful. 
n beut. 4. 7. 
John 4. 24. 



PPs. 31.23. &. 
97. 10. 



t Heb. HaU 
lelujah. 
a Ps. 103. 1. 


b Ps. 


104. 33. 


cPs. 
Is. 2 


118.8,9 
. 22. 


11 Or, salva- 
tion. 


d Ps. 
Ecc 
Is. 2 


104. 29. 
12.7. 
.22. 


e See 1 Cor. 
2. 6. 


fPs. 

Jer. 


144. 15. 
17.7. 



5 I will speak of the glorious hon- 
our of thy majesty, and of thy won- 
drous t works. 

6 And men shall speak of the might 
of thy terrible acts : and I will t de- 
clare thy greatness. 

7 They shall abundantly utter the 
memory of thy great goodness, and 
shall sing of thy righteousness. 

8 ^ The Lord is gracious, and full of 
compassion ; slow to anger, and t of 
great mercy. 

9 ^The Lord is good to all : and his 
tender mercies are over all his works. 

10 s All thy works shall praise thee, 
Lord ; and thy saints shall bless 
thee. 

1 1 They shall speak of the glory of 
thy kingdom, and talk of thy power ; 

12 To make known to the sons of 
men his mighty acts, and the glorious 
majesty of his kingdom. 

13 '^ Thy kingdom is tan everlasting 
kingdom, and thy dominion endureth 
throughout all generations. 

14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall, 
and 'raiseth up all those that be bow- 
ed down. 

15 "^ The eyes of all H wait upon thee ; 
and ' thou givest them their meat in 
due season. 

16 Thou openest thine hand, ""and 
satisfiest the desire of every living 
thing. 

17 The Lord is righteous in all his 
ways, and H holy in all his works. 

18 "The Lord is nigh unto all them 
that call upon him, to all that call 
upon him ° in truth. 

19 He will fulfil the desire of them 
that fear him : he also will hear their 
cry, and will save them. 

20 PThe Lord preserveth all them 
that love him : but all the wicked 
will he destroy. 

21 My mouth shall speak the praise 
of the Lord : and let all flesh bless 
his holy name for ever and ever. 

PSALM CXLVL 

The psalmisV s purpose to praise God. 3 He exhort- 
eth not to trust in man. 5 The happiness of the 
man whose hope is in the Lord. 

tT> RAISE ye the Lord. ^Praise 
X the Lord, O my soul. 

2 ^ While I live will I praise the 
Lord : I will sing praises unto my 
God while I have any being. 

3 "" Put not your trust in princes, nor 
in the son of man, in whom there is 
no li help. 

4 ^ His breath goeth forth, he re- 
turneth to his earth ; in that very day 
^ his thoughts perish. 

5 f Happy is he that hath the God of 
Jacob for his help, whose hope is in 
the Lord his God : 

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6 ^ Which made heaven, and earth, 
the sea, and all that therein is : which 
keepeth truth for ever : 

7 ^ Which executeth judgment for 
the oppressed : ' which giveth food to 
the hungry. ^ The Lord looseth the 
prisoners : 

8 ' The Lord openeth the eyes of the 
blind : ™ the Lord raiseth them that 
are bowed down : the Lord loveth the 
righteous : 

9 ° The Lord preserveth the stran- 
gers : he relieveth the fatherless and 
widow : ° but the way of the wicked 
he turneth upside down. 

10 PThe Lord shall reign for ever, 
even thy God, O Zion, unto all gen- 
erations. Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM CXLVn. 

The psalmist exhorteth to praise God for his good- 
ness and mercy, and especially to his chosen people. 

PRAISE ye the Lord : for ^ it is 
good to sing praises unto our 
God ; ^ for it is pleasant ; and '^ praise 
is comely. 

2 The Lord doth "^ build up Jeru- 
salem : ^ he gathereth together the 
outcasts of Israel. 

3 ^ He healeth the broken in heart, 
and bindeth up their t wounds. 

4 ^ He telle th the number of the stars ; 
he calleth them all by their names. 

5 ^ Great is our Lord, and of ^ great 
power: f^his understanding is in- 
finite. 

6 ^ The Lord lifteth up the meek : 
he casteth the wicked down to the 
ground. 

7 Sing unto the Lord with thanks- 
giving ; sing praise upon the harp 
unto our God : 

8 ™ Who covereth the heaven with 
clouds, who prepareth rain for the 
earth, who maketh grass to grow up- 
on the mountains. 

9 " He giveth to the beast his food, 
and °to the young ravens which 
cry. 

10 P He delighteth not in the strength 
of the horse : he taketh not pleasure 
in the legs of a man. 

1 1 The Lord taketh pleasure in them 
that fear him, in those that hope in 
his mercy. 

12 Praise the Lord, Jerusalem ; 
praise thy God, Zion. 

13 For he hath strengthened the bars 
of thy gates ; he hath blessed thy 
children within thee. 

14 1 q He maketh peace in thy borders, 
and ""filleth thee with the t finest of 
the wheat. 

15 ' He sendeth forth his command- 
ment upon earth : his word runneth 
very swiftly. 



Exhortation to 



God. 



PSALMS. 



The joy of ZiorCs children. 



u ver. 15. See 

Job 37. 10. 
X Deut. 33. 2, 

3,4. Ps. 76. 

1. & 78. 5. &. 

103. 7. 
t Heb. Ms 

words, 
y Mai. 4. 4. 

z See Deut. 4. 
32, 33, 34. 
Rom. 3. 1, 2, 



t Heb. Hal. 
Iclujah. 



a Ps. 103. 20, 
21. 



b 1 Kings 8. 
27. 2 Cor, 12. 



d Gen. 1. 1, 6, 
7. Ps. 33.6, 
9. 

e Ps. 89. 37. & 
119. 90, 91. 
ler. 31.35, 
36. & 33. 25, 



f Is. 43. 20. 



e Ps. 147. IS- 
IS. 

h Is. 44. 23. & 
49. 13. & 55. 
12. 

t Heb. hirds 
of wing. 



i Ps. 8. 1. Is. 
12. 4. 
fHeb. exalted. 
k Ps. 113. 4. 
1 Ps. 75. 10. 
m Ps. 149. 9. 



16 ' He giveth snow like wool : he 
scattereth the hoar frost like ashes. 

1 7 He casteth forth his ice like mor- 
sels : Vho can stand before his cold 1 

18 "He sendeth out his word, and 
melteth them : he causeth his wind 
to blow, and the waters flow. 

19 ^ He sheweth t his word unto Ja- 
cob, y his statutes and his judgments 
unto Israel. 

20 ^ He hath not dealt so with any 
nation : and as for his judgments, they 
have not known them. Praise ye the 
Lord. 

PSALM CXLVHl. 

The psalmist exhorteth all things in heaven and on 
earth to praise God. 

tT) RAISE ye the Lord. Praise 
JL ye the Lord from the heavens : 
praise him in the heights. 

2 * Praise ye him, all his angels : 
praise ye him, all his hosts. 

3 Praise ye him, sun and moon : 
praise him, all ye stars of light. 

4 Praise him, ^ ye heavens of heav- 
ens, and " ye waters that be above the 
heavens. 

5 Let them praise the name of the 
Lord : for '^he commanded, and they 
were created. 

6 ^ He hath also stablished them for 
ever and ever : he hath made a decree 
which shall not pass. 

7 Praise the Lord from the earth, 
^ye dragons, and all deeps : 

8 Fire, and hail ; snow, and vapour ; 
stormy wind ^ fulfilling his word : 

9 ^ Mountains, and all hills ; fruit- 
ful trees, and all cedars : 

10 Beasts, and all cattle ; creeping 
things, and t flying fowl : 

1 1 Kings of the earth, and all people ; 
princes, and all judges of the earth : 

12 Both young men, and maidens ; 
old men, and children : 

13 Let them praise the name of 
the Lord : for ' his name alone is 
t excellent ; ^ his glory is above the 
earth and heaven. 

14 ^He also exalteth the horn of his 
people, ""the praise of all his saints ; even 



of the children of Israel, " a people 
near unto him. Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM CXLIX. 

The psalmist exhorteth to praise God for his love to 
Zion, 5 and for that power which he hath given to 
the saints. 

tipRAISEyetheLoRD. '^ Sing unto 
_L the Lord a new song, and his 
praise in the congregation of saints. 

2 Let Israel rejoice in ''him that 
made him : let the children of Zion 
be joyful in their " King. 

3 '' Let them praise his name n in the 
dance : let them sing praises unto him 
with the timbrel and harp. 

4 For ^ the Lord taketh pleasure in 
his people : ^ he will beautify the meek 
with salvation. 

5 Let the saints be joyful in glory : 
let them ^sing aloud upon their beds. 

6 Let the high praises of God he 
t in their mouth, and ^ a twoedged 
sword in their hand ; 

7 To execute vengeance upon the 
heathen, and punishments upon the 
people ; 

8 To bind their kings with chains, 
and their nobles with fetters of iron ; 

9 ' To execute upon them the judg- 
ment written : ^ this honour have all 
his saints. Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM CL. 

An exhortation to praise God with all kind of instru- 
ments. 

tT>RAISE ye the Lord. Praise 
jL God in his sanctuary : praise 
him in the firmament of his power. 

2 ^ Praise him for his mighty acts : 
praise him according to his excellent 
^ greatness. 

3 Praise him with the sound of 
the li trumpet : *= praise him with the 
psaltery and harp. 

4 Praise him ^ with the timbrel and 
il dance : praise him with ® stringed 
instruments and organs. 

5 Praise him upon the loud ^cym- 
bals : praise him upon the high sound- 
ing cymbals. 

6 Let every thing that hath breath 
praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. 

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alKiiJgs4.32. 
ch. 10. 1. & 
25. 1. Ecc. 12. 



b ch. 2. 1, 9. 



t Heb. equi- 
ties. 
c ch. 9. 4. 

II Or, advise- 
ment. 
d ch. 9. 9. 



II Or, an elo- 
quent speecTu 

e Ps. 78. 2. 

II Or^the prin- 
cipal part. 

f Job 28. 28. 
Ps. 111. 10. 
ch. 9. 10. Ecc. 
12. 13. 

S ch. 4. 1. & 6. 
20. 

t Heb. an add- 
ing. 
h ch. 3. 22; 



i Gen. 39. 7, 
&.a Ps. 1. 1. 
Eph. 5. 11. 

k Jer. 5. 26. 



I Ps. 28. 1. & 
143.7. 



m Ps. 1. 1. 
ch. 4. 14. 
n Ps. 119. 101. 

Is. 59. 7. 
Rom. 3. 15. 



t Heb. iM the 
eyes of every 
thing that 
hath a wing. 



THE 



PROVERBS, 



CHAPTER I. 

The design of the book. 8 An exhortation to fear God, 
10 and to avoid the enticements of the wicked. 20 
Wisdom reproveth the simple; 24 and solemnly 
wameth despisers. 

THE * Proverbs of Solomon the son 
of David, king of Israel ; 

2 To know M^isdom and instruction ; 
to perceive the words of understand- 
ing ; 

3 To ''receive the instruction of 
wisdom, justice, and judgment, and 
t equity ; 

4 To give subtilty to the •= simple, 
to the young man knowledge and 
II discretion. 

5 ^A wise man will hear, and will 
increase learning ; and a man of un- 
derstanding shall attain unto wise 
counsels : 

6 To understand a proverb, and H the 
interpretation ; the words of the wise, 
and their ^ dark sayings. 

7 ^The fear of the Lord is H the be- 
ginning of knowledge : but fools de- 
spise wisdom and instruction. 

8 \ ^My son, hear the instruction of 
thy father, and forsake not the law of 
thy mother ; 

9 For ^ they shall he t an ornament 
of grace unto thy head, and chains 
about thy neck. 

10 If My son, if sinners entice thee, 
' consent thou not. 

11 If they say, Come with us, let 
us ''lay wait for blood, let us lurk 
privily for the innocent without 
cause : 

12 Let us swallow them up alive 
as the grave ; and whole, ' as those 
that go down into the pit : 

13 We shall find all precious sub- 
stance, we shall fill our houses with 
spoil : 

14 Cast in thy lot among us ; let us 
all have one purse : 

15 My son, '"walk not thou in the 
way with them ; " refrain thy foot 
from their path : 

16 "For their feet run to evil, and 
make haste to shed blood. 

17 Surely in vain the net is spread 
t in the sight of any bird. 

18 And they lay wait for their own 
blood ; they lurk privily for their own 
lives. 

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19 P So are the ways of every one 
that is greedy of gain ; which taketh 
away the life of the owners thereof. 

20 IT t^ Wisdom crieth without ; she 
uttereth her voice in the streets : 

21 She crieth in the chief place of 
concourse, in the openings of the 
gates : in the city she uttereth her 
words, saying, 

22 How long, ye simple ones, will 
ye love simplicity? and the scorners 
delight in their scorning, and fools 
hate knowledge 1: 

23 Turn ye at my reproof : behold, 
""I will pour out my spirit unto you, 
I will make known my words unto 
you. 

24 IF ' Because I have called, and ye 
refused ; I have stretched out my 
hand, and no man regarded ; 

25 But ye *have set at nought all 
my counsel, and would none of my 
reproof : 

26 " I also will laugh at your calam- 
ity; I will mock when your fear 
Cometh ; 

27 When ^ your fear cometh as des- 
olation, and your destruction cometh 
as a whirlwind ; when distress and 
anguish cometh upon you. 

28 ^Then shall they call upon me, 
but I will not answer ; they shall 
seek me early, but they shall not find 
me : 

29 For that they ^ hated knowledge, 
and did not ^ choose the fear of the 
Lord : 

30 '' They would none of my coun- 
sel : they despised all my reproof. 

31 Therefore <= shall they eat of the 
fruit of their own way, and be filled 
with their own devices. 

32 For the il turning away of the 
simple shall slay them, and the 
prosperity of fools shall destroy 
them. 

33 But "* whoso hearkeneth unto me 
shall dwell safely, and ^ shall be quiet 
from fear of evil. 

CHAPTER IL 

How to obtain wisdom, 10 The blessings thereof. 

MY son, if thou wilt receive my 
words, and ^hide my command- 
ments with thee ; 



The blessings of wisdom. 



PROVERBS. 



JExhortaiion to obedience. 



B.C. 
about 1000. 



t Heb. givest 
thy voice. 



b ch. 3. 14. 

Matt. 13. 44. 



c 1 Kings 3. 9, 
12. James 1. 
5. 



d Ps. 84. 11. 
ch. 30. 5. 



e 1 Sam. 2. 9. 
Ps. 66. 9. 



f ch. 6. 22. 



S John 3. 19, 
20. 

h ch. 10. 23. 
Jer. 11. i5. 
i Rom. 1. S2. 



k Ps. 125. 5. 



1 ch. 5. 20. 
m ch. 5. 3. & 
6. 24. &, 7. 5. 



n See Mai. 2. 
14, 15. 



P Ps. 37. 29. 



I Job 18. 17. 

Ps. 37. 28. & 

104. 35. 
I Or, plucked 



2 So that thou incline thine ear unto 
wisdom, and apply thine heart to un- 
derstanding ; 

3 Yea, if thou criest after knowl- 
edge, and tliftest up thy voice for 
understanding ; 

4 "^ If thou seekest her as silver, and 
searchest for her as for hid treas- 
ures ; 

5 Then shalt thou understand the 
fear of the Lord, and find the knowl- 
edge of God. 

6 "^ For the Lord giveth wisdom : 
out of his mouth cometh knowledge 
and understanding. 

7 He layeth up sound wisdom for 
the righteous : '^ he is a buckler to 
them that walk uprightly. 

8 He keepeth the paths of judg- 
ment, and ^ preserveth the way of his 
saints. 

9 Then shalt thou understand right- 
eousness, and judgment, and equity ; 
yea, every good path. 

10 IT When wisdom entereth into 
thine heart, and knowledge is pleas- 
ant unto thy soul ; 

11 Discretion shall preserve thee, 
^ understanding shall keep thee : 

12 To deliver thee from the way of 
the evil man, from the man that 
speaketh froward things ; 

13 Who leave the paths of upright- 
ness, to ^ walk in the ways of dark- 
ness ; 

14 Who ''rejoice to do evil, and 
'delight in the frowardness of the 
wicked ; 

15 '^ Whose ways are crooked, and 
they froward in their paths : 

16 To deliver thee from ' the strange 
woman, '^even from the stranger 
which flattereth with her words ; 

17 ° Which forsake th the guide of 
her youth, and forgetteth the cov- 
enant of her God. 

18 For °her house inclineth unto 
death, and her paths unto the dead. 

19 None that go unto her return 
again, neither take they hold of the 
paths of life. 

20 That thou mayest walk in the 
way of good men, and keep the paths 
of the righteous. 

21 PFor the upright shall dwell in 
the land, and the perfect shall remain 
in it. 

22 1 But the wicked shall be cut off 
from the earth, and the transgressors 
shall be " rooted out of it. 

CHAPTER m. 

An exhortation to obedience, 5 to trust in God, 7 to 
fear him, 9 to honour him with our substance, 11 
and to bepatient in affliction. 13 The happiness 
secured by wisdom. 27 Sundry duties enjoined. 33 
T?ie miserable state of the wicked. 



MY son, forget not my law ; *but 
let thine heart keep my com- 
mandments : 

2 For length of days, and tlong life, 
and '' peace, shall they ad 1 lo thee. 

3 Let not mercy and tn. h forsake 
thee : •= bind them about thy neck ; 
** write them upon the table of thine 
heart : 

4 ^ So shalt thou find favour and 
II good understanding in the sight of 
God and man. 

5 IT '^ Trust in the Lord with all 
thine heart ; ^ and lean not unto thine 
own understanding. 

6 '^ In all thy ways acknowledge him, 
and he shall ' direct thy paths. 

7 IF "^ Be not wise in thine own eyes : 
^ fear the Lord, and depart from evil. 

8 It shall be t health to thy navel, 
and t"" marrow to thy bones. 

9 ° Honour the Lord with thy sub- 
stance, and with the firstfruits of all 
thine increase : 

10 ° So shall thy barns be filled with 
plenty, and thy presses shall burst 
out with new wine. 

1 1 IF P My son, despise not the chas- 
tening of the Lord ; neither be wea- 
ry of his correction : 

12 For whom the Lord loveth he 
correcteth ; i even as a father the son 
in whom he delighteth. 

13 1 '"Happy is the man that findeth 
wisdom, and tthe man that getteth 
understanding : 

14 'For the merchandise of it is 
better than the merchandise of silver, 
and the gain thereof than fine gold. 

15 She is more precious than rubies : 
and ' all the things thou canst desire 
are not to be compared unto her. 

16 "Length of days is in her right 
hand ; and in her left hand riches and 
honour. 

17 ^ Her ways are ways of pleasant- 
ness, and all her paths are peace. 

18 She is ^a tree of life to them 
that lay hold upon her : and happy is 
every one that retaineth her. 

19 ^ The Lord by wisdom hath found- 
ed the earth ; by understanding hath 
he 1! established the heavens. 

20 *By his knowledge the depths 
are broken up, and ^ the clouds drop 
down the dew. 

21 1 My son, let not them depart 
from thine eyes : keep sound wisdom 
and discretion : 

22 So shall they be life unto thy 
soul, and "= grace to thy neck. 

23 '^Then shalt thou walk in thy 
way safely, and thy foot shall not 
stumble. 

24 ^When thou liest down, thou 
shalt not be afraid : yea, thou shalt 

585 



B.C. 

about 1000. 



t Heb. yeart 

of life. 
aDeut. 8. 1. k 

30. ]6, 20. 
bPs. 119. lfi.5. 
c Ex. 13. 9. 

Deui. 6. 8. 

ch. 6. 21. U 7. 

3. 

II Or, good 
success. 

d Jer. 17. I. 
2 Cor. 3. 3. 

e Ps. 111. 10. 
See 1 Sam. 2. 
26. Luke 2. 
52. Acts ... 
47. Rom. 14. 
18. 

f Ps. 37. 3, 5. 

e Jer. 9. 23. 

h 1 Chr. 2y. 9. 

t Heb. medi- 
cine, 

t Heb. water- 
ing, or, 
moistening. 

i Jer. 10. 23. 

k Rom. 12. 16. 

1 Job 1. 1. ch. 
16.6. 

m Job 21. 24. 

n Ex. 22. 29. 
k. 23. 19. & 
34. 26. Deut. 
26. 2, &,c. 
Mai. 3. 10, 
&c. Luke 14 
13. 

o Deut. 28. 8. 



t Heb. the 
man that 
draweth out 
understand- 
ing. 

P Job 5. 17. 
Ps. 94. 12. 
Heb. 12. 5, 6. 
Rev. 3. 19. 

q Deut. 8. 5. 

r ch. 8. 34. 35. 

s Job 28. 13, 
&c. Ps. 19. 
10. ch. 2. 4. & 
8. 11. 19. &. 
16. 16. 

t Matt. 13.44. 

u ch. 8. 18. 
1 Tim. 4. 8. 

X Matt. 11. 29, 
30. 

y Gen. 2. 9. & 
3. 22. 

z Ps. 104. 24. 
&. 136. 5. ch. 
8.27. Jer. 10. 
12. & 51. 15. 

II Or, pre- 
pared. 

a Gen. 1. 9. 

b Deut. 33.28. 
Job 36. 28. 



c ch. 1. 9. 



d Ps. 37. 24. « 
91.11,12. 
ch. 10. 9. 


e Lev. 26. 6. 
Ps. 3. 5. & 4 



The young exhorted to 



PROVERBS. 



attend to instruction. 



f Ps. 91. 5. & 
112. 7. 



e Rom. 13. 7. 
Gal. 6. 10. 

t Heb. the 
owners there- 
of. 



b Lev. 19. 13. 
Deut. 24. 15. 



II Or, Practise 
no eoil. 



i Eom. 12. 18. 
k Ps. 37. 1. & 

73. 3. ch. 24.1. 
t Heb. a man 

of violence. 



1 Ps. 25. 14. 



m Lev. 26. 14, 

&c. Ps. 37. 

22. Zech. 5. 

4. Mai. 2. 2. 
n Ps. 1. 3. 
o James 4. 6. 

1 Pet. 5. 5. 



t Heb. exalt- 
eth the fools. 



a Ps. 34. IL 
ch. 1. 8. 



b 1 Chr. 29. 1. 



c 1 Chr. 28. 9. 
Eph. 6. 4. 



a ch. 7. 2. 
e ch. 2. 2, 3. 



f 2 Thess. 2. 
10. 



g Matt. 13. 44. 
Luke 10. 42. 



h 1 Sam. 2. 30. 



i ch. 1. 9. & 3. 

22. 
II Or, sTie shall 

compass thee 

with a crown 

of glory. 

k ch. 3. 2. 



lie down, and thy sleep shall be 
sweet. 

25 ^Be not afraid of sudden fear, nei- 
ther of the desolation of the wicked, 
when it cometh, 

26 For the Lord shall be thy con- 
fidence, and shall keep thy foot from 
being- taken. 

27 IT ^ Withhold not good from t them 
to whom it is due, when it is in the 
power of thine hand to do it. 

28 ^ Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, 
and come again, and to morrow I will 
give ; when thou hast it by thee. 

29 II Devise not evil against thy 
neighbour, seeing he dwelleth se- 
curely by thee. 

30 1[ ' Strive not with a man without 
cause, if he have done thee no harm. 

31 IT ^ Envy thou not tthe oppressor, 
and choose none of his ways. 

32 For the fro ward is abomination 
to the Lord : ^but his secret is with 
the righteous. 

33 «[[ m 'pj^g curse of the Lord is in 
the house of the wicked : but ° he 
blesseth the habitation of the just. 

34 ° Surely he scorneth the scorners : 
but he giveth grace unto the lowly. 

35 The wise shall inherit glory : 
but shame t shall be the promotion 
of fools. 

CHAPTER IV. 

Solomon persuadeth the young to obedience by refer- 
ence to the instruction of his parents ; 5 exhorteth 
them to get wisdom ; 14 to shun Ihepath of the wick- 
ed ; 23 and to keep the heart with all diligence. 

HEAR, ^ye children, the instruc- 
tion of a father, and attend to 
know understanding. 

2 For I give you good doctrine, for- 
sake ye not my law. 

3 For I was my father's son, ''tender 
and only beloved in the sight of my 
mother. 

4 *" He taught me also, and said unto 
me. Let thine heart retain my words : 
^keep my commandments, and live. 

5 ^ Get wisdom, get understanding : 
forget it not ; neither decline from 
the words of my mouth. 

6 Forsake her not, and she shall 
preserve thee : ^ love her, and she 
shall keep thee. 

7 ^ Wisdom is the principal thing ; 
therefore get wisdom : and with all 
thy getting get understanding. 

8 ^ Exalt her, and she shall promote 
thee : she shall bring thee to honour, 
when thou dost embrace her. 

9 She shall give to thine head *an 
ornament of grace : II a crown of glory 
shall she deliver to thee. 

10 Hear, O my son, and receive my 
sayings ; ^ and the years of thy life 
shall be many. 

586 



11 I have taught thee in the way 
of wisdom ; I have led thee in right 
paths. 

12 When thou goest, ' thy steps shall 
not be straitened ; "" and when thou 
runnest, thou shalt not stumble. 

13 Take fast hold of instruction ; 
let her not go : keep her ; for she is 
thy life. 

14 1 ''Enter not into the path of the 
wicked, and go not in the way of evil 
men. 

15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn 
from it, and pass away. 

16 ° For they sleep not, except they 
have done mischief; and their sleep 
is taken away, unless they cause some 
to fall. 

17 For they eat the bread of wick- 
edness, and drink the wine of vio- 
lence. 

18 PBut the path of the just ^w as 
the shining light, that shineth more 
and more unto the perfect day. 

19 ""The way of the wicked is as 
darkness : they know not at what 
they stumble. 

20 1[ My son, attend to my words ; 
incline thine ear unto my sayings. 

21 *Let them not depart from thine 
eyes; *keep them in the midst of 
thine heart. 

22 For they are life unto those that 
find them, and "t health to all their 
flesh. 

23 t Keep thy heart t with all dili- 
gence ; for out of it are the issues of 
life. 

24 Put away from thee ta froward 
mouth, and perverse lips put far from 
thee. 

25 Let thine eyes look right on, and 
let thine eyelids look straight before 
thee. 

26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and 
II let all thy ways be established. 

27 ^ Turn not to the right hand nor 
to the left: y remove thy foot from 
evil. 

CHAPTER V. 

An exhortation to attend to wisdom; 3 to avoid the 
snare of the strange woman; 15 and to be chaste. 
22 The end of the wicked. 

MY son, attend unto my wisdom, 
and bow thine ear to my un- 
derstanding : 

2 That thou mayest regard discre- 
tion, and that thy lips may ^keep 
knowledge. 

3 IF *■ For the lips of a strange wo- 
man drop as a honeycomb, and her 
t mouth is " smoother than oil : 

4 But her end is ^bitter as worm- 
wood, ^ sharp as a twoedged sword. 

5 f Her feet go down to death ; her 
steps take hold on hell. 



Exhortation to chastity. 



PROVERBS, 



Cautions and admonitions. 



B.C. 

about 1000. 



t Heb. thy 
strength. 



gch.l. 29. 

h ch. 1. 25. 
12.1. 



i Mai. 2. 14. 
k See Cant. 2. 

9. &4.5.&.7. 

3. 
t Heb. water 

thee. 
t Heb. err 

thou always 

in her love. 

1 ch.2.16.&7. 
5. 

m 2 Chr. 16. 9. 
Job 31. 4. & 
34. 21. ch. 15. 
3. Jer. 16. 17. 
&32.19.HOS. 
7.2. Heb. 4. 
13. 

t Heb. sin. 
n Ps. 9. 15. 
o Job 4. 21. & 
36. 12. 



a ch. 11.15. &, 
17. 18. & 20. 
16. & 22. 26. 
& 27. 13. 



6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the 
path of life, her ways are moveable, 
that thou canst not know them. 

7 Hear me now therefore, O ye chil- 
dren, and depart not from the words 
of my mouth. 

8 Remove thy way far from her, 
and come not nigh the door of her 
house : 

9 Lest thou give thine honour un- 
to others, and thy years unto the 
cruel : 

10 Lest strangers be filled with tthy 
wealth ; and thy labours be in the 
house of a stranger ; 

11 And thou mourn at the last, 
when thy flesh and thy body are con- 
sumed, 

12 And say. How have I ^ hated in- 
struction, and my heart ^ despised re- 
proof ; 

13 And have not obeyed the voice 
of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear 
to them that instructed me ! 

14 I was almost in all evil in the 
midst of the congregation and as- 
sembly. 

15 IF Drink waters out of thine own 
cistern, and running waters out of 
thine own well. 

16 Let thy fountains be dispersed 
abroad, and rivers of waters in the 
streets. 

17 Let them be only thine own, and 
not strangers' with thee. 

18 Let thy fountain be blessed : and 
rejoice with ' the wife of thy youth. 

19 ^ Let her be as the loving hind 
and pleasant roe ; let her breasts t sat- 
isfy thee at all times ; and the thou 
ravished always with her love. 

20 And why wilt thou, my son, be 
ravished with ^a strange woman, and 
embrace the bosom of a stranger ? 

21 ""For the ways of man are be- 
fore the eyes of the Lord, and he 
pondereth all his goings. 

22 1[ "» His own iniquities shall take 
the wicked himself, and he shall be 
holden with the cords of his tsins. 

23 ° He shall die without instruction ; 
and in the greatness of his folly he 
shall go astray. 

CHAPTER VI. 

Cautions against suretiship, 6 idleness, 12 a.nd evil 
doing. 16 Seven things hateful to God. 20 An ex- 
hortation to filial obedience, 24 and to avoid the evils 
of lewdness. 

MY son, *if thou be surety for thy 
friend, if thou hast stricken thy 
hand with a stranger, 

2 Thou art snared with the words 
of thy mouth, thou art taken with 
the words of thy mouth. 

3 Do this now, my son, and deliver 
thyself, when thou art come into the 



hand of thy friend ; go, humble thy- 
self, II and make sure thy friend. 

4 ^ Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor 
slumber to thine eyelids. 

5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the 
hand of the hunter, and as a bird from 
the hand of the fowler. 

6 IF *= Go to the ant, thou sluggard ; 
consider her ways, and be wise : 

7 Which having no guide, overseer, 
or ruler, 

8 Provideth her meat in the sum- 
mer, and gathereth her food in the 
harvest. 

9 ^ How long wilt thou sleep, O 
sluggard? when wilt thou arise out 
of thy sleep 1 

10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, 
a little folding of the hands to sleep : 

1 1 ^ So shall thy poverty come as 
t one that travelleth, and thy want as 
an armed man. 

12 IF A naughty person, a wicked 
man, walketh with a froward mouth. 

13 ^He winketh with his eyes, he 
speaketh with his feet, he teacheth 
with his fingers ; 

14 Frowardness is in his heart, ^he 
deviseth mischief continually ; ^ he 
tsoweth discord. 

15 Therefore shall his calamity come 
suddenly ; suddenly shall he ' be bro- 
ken ^ without remedy. 

16 IF These six things doth the Lord 
hate ; yea, seven are an abomination 
t unto him : 

17 • t A proud look, ^ a lying tongue, 
and "hands that shed innocent blood, 

18 ° A heart that deviseth wicked 
imaginations, Pfeet that be swift in 
running to mischief, 

19 1 A false witness that speaketh 
lies, and he ""that soweth discord 
among brethren. 

20 IF ^My son, keep thy father's 
commandment, and forsake not the 
law of thy mother : 

21 * Bind them continually upon 
thine heart, and tie them about thy 
neck. 

22 " When thou goest, it shall lead 
thee ; when thou sleepest, ^ it shall 
keep thee ; and wheji thou awakest, 
it shall talk with thee. 

23 y For the commandment is a 
II lamp ; and the law is light ; and 
reproofs of instruction are the way 
of life: 

24 =" To keep thee from the evil wo- 
man, from the flattery II of the tongue 
of a strange woman. 

25 ^ Lust not after her beauty in 
thine heart ; neither let her take thee 
with her eyelids. 

26 For ^by means of a whorish 
woman a man is brought to a piece 

587 



B.C. 

about 1000. 

II Or, 80 shall 
thou j/revail 
with thy 

friend. 

b Ps. 132. 4. 

c Job 12. 7. 



d ch. 24. 33, 
34. 



e ch. 10. 4. & 
13. 4. & 20. 4. 

t Heb. a ro- 
ver, tliat is, 
a robber. 



f Job 15. 12. 
Ps. 35. 19. 
ch. 10. 10. 

g Mic. 2. 1. 

h ver. 19. 

t Heb. casteth 
forth. 

i Jer. 19. 11. 
k 2 Chr. 36. 16. 



t Heb. of his 

soul. 
tHeb. 

Haughty 

eyes. 
1 Ps. 18. 27. &. 

101. 5. 
mPs. 120.2,3. 
n Is. 1. 15. 
o Gen 6. 5. 
p Is. 59. 7. 

Rom. 3. 15. 
q Ps. 27. 12. 

ch. 19. 5, 9. 
r ver. 14. 
8 ch. 1. 8. 

Eph. 6. 1. 
t ch. 3. 3. & 7. 

3. 



u ch. 3. 23, 24. 
x ch. 2. 11. 



y Ps. 19. 8. L 
119. 105. 
II Or, candle. 



z ch. 2. 16. &. 

5. 3. &, 7. 5. 
II Or, of the 

strange 

tongue. 
a Matt. 5. 28. 



The mischief of adultery. 



PROVERBS. 



A young man led astray. 



t Heb. the wo- 
man of a 
■man, or, a 
rnan's wife. 

c Gen. 39. 14. 

d Ez. 13. 18. 



Ex. 22. 1,4. 



f ch. 7. 7. 
t Heb. heart. 



t Heb. He will 
not accept the 
face of any 
ransom. 



a ch. 2. 1. 



b Lev. 18. 5. 

ch. 4. 4. Is. 

55. 3. 

c Deut. 32. 10. 
d Deut. 6.8. & 

11. 18. ch. 3. 

3. & 6. 21. 



e ch. 2. 16. & 
5. 3. &. 6. 24. 



t Heb. the 
sons. 

f ch. 6. 32. & 
4, 16. 



g Job 24. 15. 
t Heb. in the 

evening of 

the day. 



h ch. 9. 13. 
i I Tim. 5. 13. 
Tit. 2.5.- 



of bread : " and t the adulteress will 
^ hunt for the precious life. 

27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, 
and his clothes not be burned 1 

28 Can one go upon hot coals, and 
his feet not be burned ? 

29 So he that goeth in to his neigh- 
bour's wife ; whosoever toucheth her 
shall not be innocent. 

30 Men do not despise a thief, if 
he steal to satisfy his soul when he 
is hungry ; 

31 But tj he be found, ^he shall 
restore sevenfold ; he shall give all 
the substance of his house. 

32 But whoso committeth adultery 
with a woman ^ lacketh t understand- 
ing : he that doeth it destroyeth his 
own soul. 

33 A wound and dishonour shall he 
get ; and his reproach shall not be 
wiped away. 

34 For jealousy is the rage of a 
man : therefore he will not spare in 
the day of vengeance. 

35 t He will not regard any ransom ; 
neither will he rest content, though 
thou givest many gifts. 

CHAPTER Vn. 

An exhortation to keep the law, and thus avoid the en- 
ticements of the strange woman. 6 An instance of 
a young man led astray. 24 The young exhorted to 
avoid such snares. 

MY son, keep my words, and ^ lay 
up my commandments with 
thee. 

2 ^ Keep my commandments, and 
live ; " and my law as the apple of 
thine eye. 

3 ^ Bind them upon thy fingers, 
write them upon the table of thine 
heart. 

4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my 
sister ; and call understanding thy 
kinswoman : 

5 ^ That they may keep thee from 
the strange woman, from the stranger 
which flattereth with her words. 

6 IT For at the window of my house 
I looked through my casement, 

7 And beheld among the simple 
ones, I discerned among t the youths, 
a young man ^void of understand- 
ing, 

8 Passing through the street near 
her corner ; and he went the way to 
her house, 

9 ^ In the twilight, t in the evening, 
in the black and dark night : 

10 And, behold, there met him a 
woman with the attire of a harlot, 
and subtile of heart. 

11 "^ She is loud and stubborn ; ' her 
feet abide not in her house : 

12 Now is she without, now in the 

588 



streets, and lieth in wait at every 
corner. 

13 So she caught him, and kissed 
him, and t with an impudent face said 
unto him, 

14 t / have peace offerings with me ; 
this day have I paid my vows. 

15 Therefore came I forth to meet 
thee, diligently to seek thy face, and 

I have found thee. 

16 I have decked my bed with cov- 
erings of tapestry, with carved works, 
with ^ fine linen of Egypt. 

17 I have perfumed my bed with 
myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 

18 Come, let us take our fill of love 
until the morning : let us solace our- 
selves with loves. 

19 For the goodman is not at home, 
he is gone a long journey : 

20 He hath taken a bag of money 
twith him, and will come home at 

II the day appointed. 

2 1 With ' her much fair speech she 
caused him to yield, ™with the flat- 
tering of her lips she forced him. 

22 He goeth after her t straightway, 
as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or 
as a fool to the correction of the 
stocks ; 

23 Till a dart strike through his 
liver ; " as a bird hasteth to the snare, 
and knoweth not that it is for his 
life. 

24 IF Hearken iinto me now there- 
fore, O ye children, and attend to the 
words of my mouth. 

25 Let not thine heart decline to her 
ways, go not astray in her paths. 

26 For she hath cast down many 
wounded : yea, ° many strong men 
have been slain by her. 

27 P Her house is the way to hell, 
going down to the chambers of 
death. 

CHAPTER VHI. 

A commendation of wisdom, in which is shewn its na- 
ture, power, and excellence. 32 The blessedness it 
secureth. 



cry i 
forth 



and 
her 



DOTH not ^wisdom 
understanding put 
voice 1 

2 She standeth in the top of high 
places, by the way in the places of 
the paths. 

3 She crieth at the gates, at the en- 
try of the city, at the coming in at 
the doors : 

4 Unto you, men, I call ; and my 
voice is to the sons of man. 

5 ye simple, understand wisdom : 
andy ye fools, be ye of an understand- 
ing heart. 

6 Hear ; for I will speak of ^ excel- 
lent things ; and the opening of my 
lips shall be right things. 



The excellence of wisdom. 



PROVERBS. 



Her feast and invitation. 



B.C. 

about 1000. 



t Heb. the 
abomination 
of my lips. 

t Keh.wreath- 



c Job 28. ISy 
&c. Ps. 19. la 
&.119.127.ch. 

3. 14, 15. & 

4. 5, 7. & 16. 
16. 

U Or, ^btilty. 



d ch. 16. 6. 
e ch. 6. 17. 
f ch. 4. 24. 



e Ecc. 7. 19. 



h Dan. 2. 21. 
Rom. 13. 1. 



i 1 Sam. 2. 30. 

Ps. 91. 14. 

John 14. 21. 
k James 1. 5. 
i ch. 3. 16. 

Matt. 6. S3. 



m ch. 3. 14. 
ver. 10. 



Or, walk. 



n ch. 3. 19. 
John 1. 1. 



Ps. 2. 6. 



P Job 15. 7, 



II Or, open 
places. 

II Or, the chief 
part. 
11 Or, a circle. 



qGen. 1.9,10. 
Job 3S. 10, 11. 
P9. 33. 7. & 
104.9. Jer. 5. 
22. 



7 For my mouth .shall speak truth ; 
and wkkedness is t an abomination to 
my lips. 

8 All the words of my mouth are 
in righteousness ; there is nothing 
t fro ward or perverse in them. 

9 They are all plain to him that 
understandeth, and right to them that 
find knowledge. 

10 Receive my instruction, and not 
silver ; and know^ledge rather than 
choice gold. 

11 ''For w^isdom is better than ru- 
bies ; and all the things that may 
be desired are not to be compared 
to it. 

12 I wisdom dwell with II prudence, 
and find out knowledge of witty in- 
ventions. 

13 '^The fear of the Lord is to hate 
evil: ^ pride, and arrogancy, and the 
evil way, and ^the fro ward mouth, do 
I hate. 

14 Counsel is mine, and sound wis- 
dom : I am understanding ; ^ I have 
strength. 

15 ""By me kings reign, and princes 
decree justice. 

16 By me princes rule, and nobles, 
even all the judges of the earth. 

17 ' I love them that love me ; and 
■^ those that seek me early shall find 
me. 

18 ' Riches and honour are with me ; 
yea, durable riches and righteousness. 

19 ">My fruit is better than gold, 
yea, than fine gold ; and my revenue 
than choice silver. 

20 I II lead in the way of righteous- 
ness, in the midst of the paths of 
judgment : 

21 That I may cause those that love 
me to inherit substance ; and I will 
fill their treasures. 

22 "The Lord possessed me in the 
beginning of his way, before his works 
of old. 

23 ° I was set up from everlasting, 
from the beginning, or ever the earth 
was. 

24 When there were no depths, I 
was brought forth ; when there were 
no fountains abounding with water. 

25 I' Before the mountains were set- 
tled, before the hills was I brought 
forth : 

26 While as yet he had not made the 
earth, nor the H fields, nor H the high- 
est part of the dust of the world. 

27 When he prepared the heavens, 
I was there : when he set H a compass 
upon the face of the depth : 

28 When he established, the clouds 
above : when he strengthened the 
fountains of the deep : 

29 "iWhen he gave to the sea his 



decree, that the waters should not 
pass his commandment : when '^he ap- 
pointed the foundations of the earth : 

30 "Then I was by him, as one 
brought up with him: *and I was 
daily his delight, rejoicing always 
before him ; 

31 Rejoicing in the habitable part 
of his earth ; and " my delights were 
with the sons of men. 

32 Now therefore hearken unto me, 
O ye children : for ^ blessed are they 
that keep my ways. 

33 Hear instruction, and be wise, 
and refuse it not. 

34 y Blessed is the man that heareth 
me, watching daily at my gates, wait- 
ing at the posts of my doors. 

35 For whoso findeth me findeth 
life, and shall t ^ obtain favour of the 
Lord. 

36 But he that sinneth against me 
^wrongeth his own soul : all they 
that hate me love death. 

CHAPTER IX. 

Wisdom's feast. 4 Her invitation to the simple. 7 
Her instruction. 13 The way of a foolish woman. 

WISDOM hath ^builded her house, 
she hath hewn out her seven 
pillars : 

2 ^ She hath killed ther beasts ; <=she 
hath mingled her wine ; she hath also 
furnished her table. 

3 She hath ^ sent forth her maidens : 
^she crieth ^upon the highest places 
of the city, 

4 s Whoso is simple, let him turn 
in hither : as for him that wanteth 
understanding, she saith to him, 

5 ^ Come, eat of my bread, and drink 
of the wine which I have mingled. 

6 Forsake the foolish, and live ; and 
go in the way of understanding. 

7 He that reproveth a scorner get- 
teth to himself shame : and he that 
rebuketh a wicked man getteth him- 
self a blot. 

8 'Reprove not a scorner, lest he 
hate thee : '^rebuke a wise man, and 
he will love thee. 

9 Give instruction to a wise man, 
and he will be yet wiser : teach a 
just man, 'and he will increase in 
learning. 

10 ""The fear of the Lord is the be- 
ginning of wisdom : and the knowl- 
edge of the Holy is understanding. 

11 "For by me thy days shall be 
multiplied, and the years of thy life 
shall be increased. 

12 °If thou be wise, thou shalt be 
wise for thyself: but t/'thou scom- 
est, thou alone shalt bear it. 

13 IT P A foolish woman is clamorous : 
she is simple, and knoweth nothing. 

14 For she sitteth at the door of her 

589 



13. C. 

about 1000. 

r Job 38. 4. 
• Johnl. 1, 2, 

18. 
t Mutt. 3. 17. 

CoL 1. 13. 



u Pb. 16. 3. 



xPs. 119. 1,2. 
& 128. 1, 2. 
Luke 11. 28. 



y ch. 3. 13, 18. 



t Heb. bring 
forth. 
z ch. 12. 2. 



a ch. 20. 2. 



a Matt. 16. 18. 

Epli.2.20,2l, 

22. 1 Pet. 2. 5. 
b Matt. 22. 3, 

&c. 
t Heb. her 

killing. 
c ver. 5. ch. 23. 

30. 

d Rom. 10. 15. 
e ch. 8. 1, 2. 
t ver. 14. 

g ver. 16. 
ch. 6. 32. 
Matt. 11. 25. 

h ver. 2. 
Cant. 5. 1. 
Is. 55. 1. 
John 6. 27. 



i Matt. 7. 6. 
k Ps. 141. 5. 



1 Matt. 13. 12. 



m Job 28. 28. 
Ps. 11). 10. 
ch. 1. 7. 



n ch. 3. 2, 16. 

& 10. 27. 



o Job 35. 6, 7. 
ch. 16. 26. 



The memory of the just. 



PROVERBS. 



The blessing of the Lord. 



about 1000. 



s ch. 20 17, 

f Heb. of se- 
er esies. 

t ch. 2. 18. Si 
7.27. 



a ch. 15. 20. & 
17. 21, 25. & 
19. 13. ii 29. 
3, 15. 



bP9.49.6,&C. 
ch. 11, 4. 
Luke 12. 19, 
20. 

c Dan. 4. 27. 

d Ps. 10. 14. & 
34. 9, 10. & 
37.25. 

II Or, the wick- 
ed for their 
wickedness. 

e ch. 12. 24. & 
19. 15. 

f ch. 13. 4. & 
21.5. 



g- ch. 12. 4. & 

17. 2. &, 19. 

26. 
Ji ver. 11. 

Esth. 7. 8. 
i Ps. 9. 5, 6. & 

112. 6. Ecc. 

8.10. 

Is ver. 10. 
t Heb. a fool 

of lips. 
II Or, shall be 

beaten. 

I Ps. 23. 4. 
ch. 28. 18. 
Is. 33. 15, 16. 

m ch. 6. 13. 

n ver. 8. 

II Or, shall be 
beaten. 

Ps. 37. 30. 

ch. 13. 14. & 

18.4. 
P Ps. 107. 42. 

ver. 6. 
q ch. 17. 9. 

1 Cor. 13. 4. 

1 Pet. 4. 8. 
r ch. 26. 3. 



t Heb. heart. 



3 ch. 18. 7. & 
21.23. 

t Job 31. 24. 
Ps. 52. 7. 
ch. 18. 11. 
1 Tim. 6. 17. 



house, on a seat ^in the high places 
of the city, 

15 To call passengers who go right 
on their ways : 

16 "■ Whoso is simple, let him turn 
in hither : and as for him that want- 
eth understanding, she saith to him, 

17 'Stolen waters are sweet, and 
bread t eaten in secret is pleasant. 

18 But he knoweth not that *the 
dead are there ; and that her guests 
are in the depths of hell. 

CHAPTER X. 

The Proverbs of Solomon ; extending to the seventeenth 
verse of the twenty second chapter, and containing 
sundry observations, maxims, and precepts of wis- 
dom. 

THE Proverbs of Solomon. ^A 
wise son maketh a glad father : 
but a foolish son is the heaviness of 
his mother. 

2 ^ Treasures of wickedness profit 
nothing : " but righteousness deliver- 
eth from death. 

3 "^The Lord will not suffer the 
soul of the righteous to famish : but 
he easteth away lithe substance of 
the wicked. 

4 ^ He becometh poor that dealeth 
with a slack hand : but ^ the hand of 
the diligent maketh rich. 

5 He that gathereth in summer is 
a wise son : but he that sleepeth in 
harvest is ^a son that causeth shame. 

6 Blessings are upon the head of 
the just : but ^violence covereth the 
mouth of the wicked. 

7 ' The memory of the just is blessed : 
but the name of the wicked shall rot. 

8 The wise in heart will receive 
commandments : "^ but t a prating fool 
II shall fall. 

9 ^ He that walketh uprightly walk- 
eth surely : but he that perverteth his 
ways shall be known. 

10 "" He that winketh with the eye 
causeth sorrow : ^ but a prating fool 
II shall fall. 

11° The mouth of a righteous man 
is a well of life : but p violence cover- 
eth the mouth of the wicked. 

12 Hatred stirreth up strifes : but 
*! love covereth all sins. 

13 In the lips of him that hath un- 
derstanding wisdom is found : but ""a 
rod is for the back of him that is void 
of t understanding, 

14 "Wise men lay up knowledge : 
but ' the mouth of the foolish is near 
destruction. 

15 'The rich man's wealth is his 
strong city : the destruction of the 
poor is their poverty. 

16 The labour of the righteous tendeth 
to life : the fruit of the wicked to sin. 

17 He is in the way of life that 

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keepeth instruction : but he that re- 
fuseth reproof II erreth. 

18 He that hideth hatred loith lying 
lips, and "^ he that uttereth a slander, 
is a fool. 

19 "^In the multitude of words there 
wanteth not sin : but ^ he that refrain- 
eth his lips is wise. 

20 The tongue of the just is as 
choice silver : the heart of the wick- 
ed is little worth. 

21 The lips of the righteous feed ma- 
ny : but fools die for want t of wisdom. 

22 ^ The blessing of the Lord, it 
maketh rich, and he addeth no sor- 
row with it. 

23 ""It is as sport to a fool to do 
mischief : but a man of understand- 
ing hath wisdom. 

24 ^ The fear of the wicked, it shall 
come upon him : but " the desire of 
the righteous shall be granted. 

25 As the whirlwind passeth, ^ so is 
the wicked no more : but ^ the right- 
eous is an everlasting foundation. 

26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as 
smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard 
to them that send him. 

27 ^ The fear of the Lord t prolong- 
eth days : but ^ the years of the wick- 
ed shall be shortened. 

28 The hope of the righteous shall 
he gladness : but the ^ expectation of 
the wicked shall perish. 

29 The way of the Lord is strength 
to the upright : 'but destruction sAa/Z 
be to the workers of iniquity. 

30 ^The righteous shall never be 
removed : but the wicked shall not 
inhabit the earth. 

3 1 ^ The mouth of the just bringeth 
forth wisdom : but the fro ward tongue 
shall be cut out. 

32 The lips of the righteous know 
what is acceptable : but the mouth of 
the wicked speaketh t frowardness. 

CHAPTER XL 

Sundry Proverbs. 

A ^t FALSE balance is abomina- 
tion to the Lord : but t a just 
weight is his delight. 

2 ^ When pride cometh, then cometh 
shame : but with the lowly is wisdom. 

3 ""The integrity of the upright shall 
guide them : but the perverseness of 
transgressors shall destroy them. 

4 '' Riches profit not in the day of 
wrath : but ^ righteousness delivereth 
from death. 

5 The righteousness of the perfect 
shall t direct his way : but the wicked 
shall fall by his own wickedness. 

6 The righteousness of the upright 
shall deliver them : but ^transgressors 
shall be taken in their own naughtiness. 



The liberal man rewarded. 



PROVERBS. 



The words of the wicked. 




k Esth. 8. 15. 
ch. 28. 12, 28. 



ch. 29. 1 



t Heb. desti- 
tute of heart. 

m Lev. 19. 16. 
ch. 20. 19. 

tHeb.He<;^a< 
walketh, be- 
ing a tale- 
hearer. 

a. 1 Kings 12. 
l,&c. ch.l5. 
22. & 24. 6. 



ch. 6. 1. 

\Yieb. shallhe 

sore broken. 
t Heb. those 

that strike 

hands, 
p ch. 31. 30, 
q Matt. 5. 7. & 

25. 34, &c. 



r Hos. 10. 12. 
Gal. 6. 8, 9. 
James 3. 18. 



s ch. 16. 5. 
t Ps. 112. 2. 



^'Heb.depart- 
ethfrom. 



u Rom. 2. 8, 9. 
X Ps. 112. 9. 



y 2 Cor. 9. 6, 
7, 8, 9, 10. 

t Heb. The 
soul of bless- 
ing. 

z Matt. 5. 7. 

a Am. 8. 5, 6. 

b Job 29. 13. 

c Esth. 7. 10. 
Ps. 7. 15, 16. 
& 9. 15, 16. & 
10. 2. &. 57. 6. 

d Job 3]. 24. 
Ps. 52. 7. 
Mark 10. 24. 
Luke 12. 21. 
1 Tim. 6. 17. 



7 ^When a wicked man dieth, his 
expectation shell perish : and the hope 
of unjust men perisheth. 

8 ^ The righteous is delivered out of 
trouble, and the wicked cometh in his 
stead. 

9 A ' hypocrite with his mouth de- 
stroyeth his neighbour : but through 
knowledge shall the just be delivered. 

10 ''When it goeth well with the 
righteous, the city rejoiceth : and when 
the wicked perish, there is shouting. 

11 'By the blessing of the upright 
the city is exalted: but it is over- 
thrown by the mouth of the wicked. 

12 He that is tvoid of wisdom de- 
spiseth his neighbour : but a man of 
understanding holdeth his peace. 

13 ""t A talebearer revealeth secrets : 
but he that is of a faithful spirit con- 
cealeth the matter. 

14 "Where no counsel is, the peo- 
ple fall : but in the multitude of 
counsellors there is safety. 

15 ° He that is surety for a stranger 
t shall smart for it : and he that 
hateth t suretiship is sure. 

16 pA gracious woman retaineth hon- 
our : and strong men retain riches. 

17 iThe merciful man doeth good 
to his own soul : but he that is cruel 
troubleth his own flesh. 

18 The wicked worketh a deceitful 
work : but ''to him that soweth right- 
eousness shall be a sure reward. 

19 As righteousness tendeth to life ; 
so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to 
his own death. 

20 They that are of a froward heart are 
abomination to the Lord : but such as 
are upright in their way are his delight. 

21 ^Though hsind join in hand, the 
wicked shall not be unpunished : but 
'the seed of the righteous shall be 
delivered. 

22 As a jewel of gold in a swine's 
snout, so is a fair woman which + is 
without discretion. 

23 The desire of the righteous is 
only good : but the expectation of 
the wicked " is wrath. 

24 There is that ^scattereth, and 
yet increaseth ; and there is that with- 
holdeth more than is meet, but it 
tendeth to poverty. 

25 y t The liberal soul shall be made 
fat : "^ and he that watereth shall be 
watered also himself. 

26 ^ He that withholdeth corn, the 
people shall curse him : but '' blessing 
shall be upon the head of him that 
selleth it. 

27 He that diligently seeketh good 
procureth favour : ""but he that seek- 
eth mischief, it shall come unto him. 

28 ''He that trusteth in his riches 



shall fall : but ^ the righteous shall 
flourish as a branch. 

29 He that troubleth his own house 
f shall inherit the wind : and the fool 
shall be servant to the wise of heart. 

30 The fruit of the righteous is a 
tree of life ; and ^ he that t winneth 
souls is wise. 

31 ''Behold, the righteous shall be 
recompensed in the earth : much more 
the wicked and the sinner. 

CHAPTER XH. 

Sundry Proverbs. 

WHOSO loveth instruction loveth 
knowledge : but he that hateth 
reproof is brutish. 

2 *A good man obtaineth favour of 
the Lord : but a man of wicked de- 
vices will he condemn. 

3 A man shall not be established 
by wickedness : but the '' root of the 
righteous shall not be moved. 

4 '^ A virtuous woman is a crown to 
her husband : but she that maketh 
ashamed is ^ as rottenness in his bones. 

5 The thoughts of the righteous are 
right : but the counsels of the wicked 
are deceit. 

6 ^ The words of the wicked are to 
lie in wait for blood : ^ but the mouth 
of the upright shall deliver them. 

7 ^ The wicked are overthrown, and 
are not : but the house of the right- 
eous shall stand. 

8 A man shall be commended accord- 
ing to his wisdom : ''but he that is tof 
a perverse heart shall be despised. 

9 'He that is despised, and hath a 
servant, is better than he that hon- 
oureth himself, and lacketh bread. 

10 '^ A righteous man regardeth the 
life of his beast : but the " tender 
mercies of the wicked are cruel. 

1 1 ' He that tilleth his land shall be 
satisfied with bread : but he that fol- 
loweth vain persons ""is void of under- 
standing. 

12 The wicked desire th II the net of 
evil men : but the root of the right- 
eous yieldeth. fruit. 

13 t^The wicked is snared by the 
transgression of Aw lips : °but the just 
shall come out of trouble. 

14 PA man shall be satisfied with 
good by the fruit of his mouth : '^ and 
the recompense of a man's hands 
shall be rendered unto him. 

15 '"The w^ay of a fool is right in his 
own* eyes : but he that hearkeneth 
unto counsel is wise. 

16 'A fool's wrath is t presently 
known : but a prudent man covereth 
shame. 

n ^He that speaketh truth sheweth 
forth righteousness : but a false wit- 
ness deceit. 

591 



B.C. 

about 1000. 



t Heb. taheth. 
i Ecc. 5. 16. 
g Dan. 12. 3. 

1 Cor. 9. 19, 

&c. James 

5.20. 
h Jer. 25. 29. 

1 Pet. 4. 17, 



The safety of the just. 



PROVERBS. 



Walking with wise men. 



u Ps. 57. 4. & 
59. 7. & 64. 3. 

X Ps. 52. 5. ch. 
19.9. 



y ch. 6. ]7. & 
11. 20. Rev. 
22. 15. 



i ch. 13. 16. & 
15. 2. 



a ch. 10. 4. 
II Or, deceitful. 



b ch. 15. 13. 
c l3. 50. 4. 



H Or, abutidr 
ant. 



a 1 Sam. 2. 25, 
b ch. 12. 14. 



c Ps. 39. 1. 
ch. 21. 23. 
James S. 2. 



ecL 11.3,5,6. 



t Heb. 4171. 
I ch. 12. 9, 



g Job 18.5,6. 

&2I.17. 
ch. 24. 20. 
II Or, candle. 



18 "There is that speaketh like the 
piercings of a sword : but the tongue 
of the wise is health. 

19 The lip of truth shall be establish- 
ed for ever : ^ but a lying tongue is but 
for a moment. 

20 Deceit is in the heart of them 
that imagine evil : but to the coun- 
sellors of peace is joy. 

21 There shall no evil happen to the 
just : but the wicked shall be filled 
with mischief 

22 y Lying lips are abomination to 
the Lord : but they that deal truly 
are his delight. 

23 "^A prudent man concealeth knowl- 
edge : but the heart of fools proclaim- 
eth foolishness. 

24 ^The hand of the diligent shall 
bear rule : but the H slothful shall be 
under tribute. 

25 ^ Heaviness in the heart of man 
maketh it stoop : but "^ a good word 
maketh it glad. 

26 The righteous is more H excellent 
than his neighbour : but the way of 
the wicked seduceth them. 

27 The slothful man roasteth not 
that which he took in hunting : but 
the substance of a diligent man is 
precious. 

28 In the way of righteousness is life; 
and in the pathway thereof there is no 
death. 

CHAPTER Xm. 

Sundry Proverbs. 

A WISE son heareth his father's 
instruction : ^but a scorner hear- 
eth not rebuke. 

2 ''A man shall eat good by the 
fruit of his mouth : but the soul of 
the transgressors shall eat violence. 

3 " He that keepeth his mouth keep- 
eth his life : but he that openeth wide 
his lips shall have destruction. 

4 •'The soul of the sluggard desireth, 
and hath nothing : but the soul of the 
diligent shall be made fat. 

5 A righteous man hateth lying : but 
a wicked man is loathsome, and com- 
eth to shame. 

6 ^ Righteousness keepeth him that is 
upright in the way : but wickedness 
overthroweth t the sinner. 

7 ^ There is that maketh himself 
rich, yet hath nothing : there is that 
maketh himself poor, yet hath great 
riches. 

8 The ransom of a man's life are 
his riches : but the poor heareth not 
rebuke. 

9 The light of the righteous rejoic- 
eth : ^but the Ulamp of the wicked 
shall be put out. 

10 Only by pride cometh contention : 
but with the well advised is wisdom. 

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11 ''Wealth gotten by vanity shall 
be diminished : but he that gathereth 
thy labour shall increase. 

12 Hope deferred maketh the heart 
sick : but ' when the desire cometh, it 
is a tree of life. 

13 Whoso ''despiseth the word shall 
be destroyed : but he that feareth the 
commandment ii shall be rewarded. 

14 ' The law of the wise is a fountain 
of life, to depart from ""the snares of 
death. 

15 Good understanding give th fa- 
vour : but the way of transgressors is 
hard. 

16 "Every prudent man dealeth with 
knowledge : but a fool t layeth open 
his folly. 

17 A wicked messenger falleth into 
mischief: but ° t a faithful ambassador 
is health. 

18 Poverty and shame shall be to him 
thatrefuseth instruction : but? he that 
regard eth reproof shall be honoured. 

19 1 The desire accomplished is sweet 
to the soul : but it is abomination to 
fools to depart from evil. 

20 He that walketh with wise men 
shall be wise : but a companion of 
fools' t shall be destroyed. 

21 ""Evil pursueth sinners: but to 
the righteous good shall be repaid. 

22 A good man leaveth an inherit- 
ance to his children's children : and 
' the wealth of the sinner is laid up 
for the just. 

23 ^Much food is in the tillage of 
the poor : but there is that is destroy- 
ed for want of judgment. 

24 "He that spareth his rod hateth 
his son : but he that loveth him 
chasteneth him betimes. 

25 ^The righteous eateth to the 
satisfying of his soul : but the belly 
of the wicked shall want. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

Sundry Proverbs. 

EVERY ^wise woman ''buildeth 
her house : but the foolish pluck- 
eth it down with her hands. 

2 He that walketh in his upright- 
ness feareth the Lord : '^but he that is 
perverse in his ways despiseth him. 

3 In the mouth of the foolish is a 
rod of pride: ''but the lips of the 
wise shall preserve them. 

4 Where no oxen are, the crib is 
clean : but much increase is by the 
strength of the ox. 

5 ^ A faithful witness will not lie : 
but a false witness will utter lies. 

6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and 
findeth it not : but ^knowledge is easy 

unto him that understandeth. 

7 Go from the presence of a foolish 



A way that seemeth right. 



PROVERBS. 



The sacrifice of the wicked. 



T> r\ 

about 1000. 



S ch. 10. 23. 



tHeb.^Ae 
bitterness of 
his toul. 



h Job 8. 15, 



i ch. 16. 2.5. 
k Ilom. 6. 21. 



1 ch. 5. 4. 
Ecc. 2. 2. 



mch. 1.31. & 
12. 14. 



iich.22. 3. 



o ch. 10. 7. 

t Heb. many 
are the lovers 
of the rich. 



P Ps. 41. 1. 
112. 9. 



q ver. 5. 



r ch. 13. 14. 



• ch. 16. 32. 

James 1. 19, 
t Heb. short 

of spirit. 



man, when thou perceivest not in him 
the Ups of knowledge. 

8 The wisdom of the prudent is to 
understand his way : but the folly of 
fools 15 deceit. 

9 ^ Fools make a mock at sin : but 
among the righteous there is favour. 

10 The heart knoweth t his own bit- 
terness ; and a stranger doth not in- 
ternieddle with his joy, 

1 1 *" The house of the wicked shall 
be overthrown : but the tabernacle of 
the upright shall flourish. 

12 ■ There is a way which seemeth 
right unto a man ; but ^ the end there- 
of are the ways of death. 

13 Even in laughter the heart is sor- 
rowful ; and ' the end of that mirth is 
heaviness, 

14 The backslider in heart shall be 
*" filled with his own ways : and a good 
man shall be satisfied from himself, 

15 The simple believe th every word : 
but the prudent man looketh well to 
his going, 

16 ''A wise man feareth, and depart- 
eth from evil : but the fool rageth, 
and is confident. 

17 He that is soon angry dealeth 
foolishly : and a man of wicked de- 
vices is hated, 

18 The simple inherit folly : but the 
prudent are crowned with knowledge, 

19 The evil bow before the good ; 
and the wicked at the gates of the 
righteous, 

20 ° The poor is hated even of his 
own neighbour : but t the rich hath 
many friends, 

21 He that despiseth his neighbour 
sinneth : p but he that hath mercy on 
the poor, happy is he, 

22 Do they not err that devise evil ? 
but mercy and truth shall be to them 
that devise good, 

23 In all labour there is profit : but 
the talk of the lips tendeth only to 
penury, 

24 The crown of the wise is their 
riches : but the foolishness of fools 
is folly, 

25 •! A true witness delivereth souls : 
but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. 

26 In the fear of the Lord is strong 
confidence : and his children shall 
have a place of refuge, 

27 '■ The fear of the Lord is a fount- 
ain of life, to depart from the snares 
of death, 

28 In the multitude of people is 
the king's honour : but in the want 
of people is the destruction of the 
prince. 

29 ^He that is slow to wrath is of 
great understanding : but he that is 
t hasty of spirit exalteth folly. 



38 



30 A sound heart is the life of the 
flesh : but ' envy " the rottenness of 
the bones, 

31*^ He that oppresseth the poor re- 
proacheth ^ his Maker : but he that 
honoureth him hath mercy on the 
poor, 

32 The wicked is driven away in his 
wickedness : but ^ the righteous hath 
hope in his death, 

33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of 
him that hath understanding : but 
^ that which is in the midst of fools is 
made known, 

34 Righteousness exalteth a nation : 
but sin is a reproach t to any people, 

35 ''The king's favour is toward a 
wise servant : but his wrath is against 
him that causeth shame. 

CHAPTER XV. 

Sundry Proverbs. 

A* SOFT answer turneth away 
wrath : but ^ grievous words stir 
up anger. 

2 The tongue of the wise useth 
knowledge aright : " but the mouth 
of fools t poureth out foolishness. 

3 "^The eyes of the Lord are in 
every place, beholding the evil and 
the good. 

4 t A wholesome tongue is a tree of 
life : but perverseness therein is a 
breach in the spirit. 

5 ® A fool despiseth his father's in- 
struction : ^ but he that regardeth re- 
proof is prudent. 

6 In the house of the righteous is 
much treasure : but in the revenues 
of the wicked is trouble. 

7 The lips of the wise disperse knowl- 
edge : but the heart of the foolish 
doeth not so, 

8 ^ The sacrifice of the wicked is an 
abomination to the Lord : but the 
prayer of the upright is his delight, 

9 The way of the wicked is an abom- 
ination unto the Lord : but he loveth 
him that ''followeth after righteous- 
ness, 

10 II Correction is ' grievous unto him 
that forsaketh the way : and ^ he that 
hateth reproof shall die, 

11 ' Hell and destruction are before 
the Lord : how much more then ""the 
hearts of the children of men 1 

12 ''A scorner loveth not one that 
reproveth him : neither will he go 
unto the wise, 

13 ° A merry heart maketh a cheer- 
ful countenance : but p by sorrow of 
the heart the spirit is broken, 

14 The heart of him that hath un- 
derstanding seeketh knowledge : but 
the mouth of fools feedeth on foolish- 
ness, 

15 All the days of the afflicted are 

593 



B.C. 
about 1000, 



t Ps. 112. 10. 
u ch. 12. 4. 
X ch. 17. 5. 

Matt. 25. 40, 

45. 
y See Job 31. 

15, 16. ch.22. 

2. 
z Job 13. 15. & 

19. 26. Ps. 23. 

4. & 37. 37. 

2 Cor. 1. 9. &. 

5.8. 2 Tim. 4. 

18. 
a ch. 12. 16. k 

29. 11. 



t Heb. to na- 
tions. 

b Matt. 24. 45, 
47, 



a Judg. 8. 1, 2, 
3. ch. 25. 15. 

b 1 Sam. 25. 
10, &c. 
1 Kings 12. 
13, 14, 16. 

c ver. 28. ch. 
12. 23. & 13. 
16, 

t Heb. belch- 
eth, or, bub- 
ble th. 



t Heb. The 

healing of the 

tongue. 
d Job 34. 21. 

ch. 5. 21. Jer. 

16. 17. & 32. 

19. Heb. 4. 13. 
e ch. 10. 1. 
f ch. 13. 18. 

ver. 31, 32. 



S ch. 21. 27. k. 
28. 9. Is. 1.11. 
& 61.8. &66. 
3. Jer. 6.20. 
& 7. 22. Am. 
5.22. 



h ch. 21. 21. 

1 Tim. 6. 11, 

II Or, Instruc- 
tion. 
il Kings 22. 8. 
k ch. 5. 12. & 

10. 17. 
1 Job 26. 6. 

Ps. 139. 8. 
m 2 Chr. 6. 30. 

Ps. 7. 9. & 44. 

21. John 2. 

24. 25. & 21. 

17. Acts 1.24. 
n Am. 5. 10. 

2 Tim. 4. 3. 
ch. 17. 22. 
P ch. 12. 25. 



The fear of the Lord. 



PROVERBS. 



Wickedness in rulers. 




t ch. 26. 21. 
29.22. 



t Heb. is rais- 
ed up as a 
causeway. 

X ch. 10. 1. & 
29.3. 

t Heb. void of 

heart. 
7 ch. 10. 23. 
z Eph. 5. 15. 
a ch. 11. 14. & 

20. 18. 



b ch. 25. 11. 
t Heb. in his 



c Phil. 3. 20. 
Col. 3. 1, 2. 



d ch. 12. 7. & 

14. 11. 
e Ps. 68. 5, 6. 

& 146. 9. 

i ch. 6. 16, 18. 
S Ps. 37. 30. 

t Heb. words 
of pleasant- 
ness. 

h ch. 11. 19. 
Is. 5. 8, Jer. 
17. 11. 

il Pet. 3. 15. 



fc Ps. 10. 1. & 
34. 16. 
1 Ps. 145. 18, 



1 ver. 5. 
ch. 1. 7. 

ch. 18. 12. 

li Or, correc- 
tion. 

1 Or, obeyeth. 
fHeb./iossess- 

eth a heart. 
a ver. 9. ch. 

19. 21. & 20. 

24. Jer. 10. 

23. 
b Matt, 10. 19, 

20. 
c ch. 21. 2. 
dl Sam. 16.7. 
!l Or, dispo- 

tings. 

e Ps. 37. 5. t 
55.22. Matt, 
6. 25. Luke 
12. 22. Phil. 
4. 8. 1 Pet, 
5.7. 

t Heb. Roll. 



evil : "J but he that is of a merry heart 
hath a continual feast. 

16 ■■ Better is little with the fear of 
the Lord, than great treasure and 
trouble therewith. 

17 'Better is a dinner of herbs where 
love is, than a stalled ox and hatred 
therewith. 

18 'A wrathful man stirreth up strife : 
but he that is slow to anger appeaseth 
strife. 

19 "The way of the slothful man is 
as a hedge of thorns : but the way of 
the righteous t is made plain. 

20 ''A wise son maketh a glad fa- 
ther : but a foolish man despiseth his 
mother. 

21 y Folly w joy to him that is t des- 
titute of wisdom : ^ but a man of un- 
derstanding walketh uprightly. 

22 ^Without counsel purposes are 
disappointed : but in the multitude 
of counsellors they are established. 

23 A man hath joy by the answer 
of his mouth : and '' a word spoken t in 
due season, how good is it I 

24 *= The way of life is above to the 
wise, that he may depart from hell 
beneath. 

25 ^ The Lord will destroy the house 
of the proud : but ^ he will establish 
the border of the widow. 

26 ^ The thoughts of the wicked are 
an abomination to the Lord : ^but the 
words of the pure are t pleasant words. 

27 ^ He that is greedy of gain troub- 
leth his own house ; but he that hateth 
gifts shall live. 

28 The heart of the righteous ^ stud- 
ieth to answer : but the mouth of the 
wicked poureth out evil things. 

29 ^ The Lord is far from the wick- 
ed : but ^he heareth the prayer of the 
righteous. 

30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth 
the heart : and a good report maketh 
the bones fat. 

31 ""The ear that heareth the re- 
proof of life abideth among the wise. 

32 He that refuseth II instruction de- 
spiseth his own soul: but he that 
II heareth reproof tgetteth understand- 
ing. 

33 " The fear of the Lord is the in- 
struction of wisdom; and "before 
honour is humility. 

CHAPTER XVL 

Sundry Proverbs. 

THE ^ II preparations of the heart 
in man, ''and the answer of the 
tongue, is from the Lord. 

2 " All the ways of a man are clean, 
in his own eyes; but <^the Lord 
weigheth the spirits. 

3 ^t Commit thy works unto the 

594 



Lord, and thy thoughts shall be es- 
tablished. 

4 ^ The Lord hath made all things 
for himself: ^yea, even the wicked 
for the day of evil. 

5 ^ Every one that is proud in heart 
is an abomination to the Lord : 
' though hand join in hand, he shall 
not be t unpunished. 

6 '^^By mercy and truth iniquity is 
purged : and ^ by the fear of the Lord 
men depart from evil. 

7 When a man's ways please the 
Lord, he maketh even his enemies to 
be at peace with him. 

8 "" Better is a little with right- 
eousness, than great revenues with- 
out right. 

9 ""A man's heart deviseth his way: 
° but the Lord directeth his steps. 

10 t A divine sentence is in the lips 
of the king : his mouth transgresseth 
not in judgment. 

11 PA just weight and balance are 
the Lord's : t all the weights of the 
bag are his work. 

12 It is an abomination to kings to 
commit wickedness : for i the throne 
is established by righteousness. 

13 ^Righteous lips are the delight 
of kings ; and they love him that 
speaketh right. 

14 ' The wrath of a king is as mes- 
sengers of death : but a wise man 
will pacify it. 

15 In the light of the king's coun- 
tenance is life ; and * his favour w "as 
a cloud of the latter rain. 

16 ^How much better is it to get 
wisdom than gold ! and to get un- 
derstanding rather to be chosen than 
silver ! 

17 The highway of the upright is 
to depart from evil : he that keepeth 
his way preserveth his soul. 

18 y Pride goeth before destruction, 
and a haughty spirit before a fall. 

19 Better it is to he of an humble 
spirit with the lowly, than to divide 
the spoil with the proud. 

20 II He that handleth a matter wise- 
ly shall find good : and whoso ^ trust- 
eth in the Lord, happy is he. 

21 The wise in heart shall be called 
prudent : and the sweetness of the 
lips increaseth learning. 

22 ^ Understanding is a wellspring 
of life unto him that hath it : but the 
instruction of fools is folly. 

23 i^The heart of the wise tteach- 
eth his mouth, and addeth learning 
to his lips. 

24 Pleasant words are as a honey- 
comb, sweet to the soul, and health 
to the bones. 

25 •= There is a way that seemeth 



The lot cast into the 



PROVERBS. 



The beginning of strife. 



B.C. 
about 1000. 

t Heb. The 

sold of him 

that labour- 

eth. 
t Heb. boweth 

unto him. 
t Heb. A man 

of Belial. 
t Heb. send- 

eth forth. 
d Seech. 9. 12. 

Ecc. 6. 7. 
e ch. 6. 14, 19. 

k. 1.5. 18. & 

26. 21. &, 29. 

22. 
f cli. 17. 9. 

e ch. 1. 10, &c. 



ch. 20. 29. 



ch. 19. 11. 



II Or, good 
cheer. 



c Ps. 26. 2 
ch. 27. 21. 
Jer. 17. 10. 
Mai. 3. 3. 



t Heb. A lip 
of excellency. 

t Heb. a lip of 
lying. 

t Heb. a stone 

of grace. 
S ch. 18. 16. & 

19.6. 

h ch. 10. 12. 
II Or,procur- 



11 Or, A re. 
proof aweth 
more a wise 
man, than to 
strike a fool 
a hundred 
times. 

i ch. 16. 28. 

b Ho8. 13. 8. 



rig-ht unto a man ; but the end thereof 
are the ways of death. 

26 <^t|Ie that laboureth laboureth 
for himself; for his mouth tcravcth 
it of him. 

27 tAn ungodly man diggeth up 
evil : and in his lips there is as a 
burning' fire. 

28 -^ A froward man t soweth strife : 
and ^a whisperer separateth chief 
friends. 

29 A violent man ^ enticeth his neigh- 
bour, and leadeth him into the way 
that is not good. 

30 He shutteth his eyes to devise 
froward things : moving his lips he 
bringeth evil to pass. 

31 ^The hoary head is a crown of 
glory, if it be found in the way of 
righteousness. 

32 'i7e that is slow to anger is better 
than the mighty ; and he that ruleth 
his spirit than he that taketh a city. 

33 The lot is cast into the lap ; but 
the whole disposing thereof is of the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER XVH. 

Sundry Proverbs. 

BETTER is ^a dry morsel, and 
quietness therewith, than a house 
full of II sacrifices with strife. 

2 A wise servant shall have rule over 
^ a son that causeth shame, and shall 
have part of the inheritance among 
the brethren. 

3 "^ The fining pot is for silver, and 
the furnace for gold: but the Lord 
trieth the hearts. 

4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false 
lips ; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty 
tongue. 

5 "^ Whoso mocketh the poor re- 
proacheth his Maker : and ® he that 
is glad at calamities shall not be t un- 
punished. 

6 ^ Children's children are the crown 
of old men ; and the glory of children 
are their fathers. 

7 t Excellent speech becometh not 
a fool : much less do t lying lips a 
prince. 

8 ^A gift is <25 ta precious stone in 
the eyes of him that hath it : whith- 
ersoever it turneth, it prospereth. 

9 ''He that covereth a transgression 
II seeketh love ; but ' he that repeateth 
a matter separateth very friends. 

10 II A reproof entereth more into a 
wise man than a hundred stripes into 
a fool. 

11 An evil man seeketh only rebel- 
lion : therefore a cruel messenger shall 
be sent against him. 

12 Let ''a bear robbed of her whelps 
meet a man, rather than a fool in his 
folly. 



13 Whoso 'rewardeth evil for good, 
evil shall not depart from his house. 

14 The beginning of strife is as when 
one letteth out water : therefore ""leave 
oflf contention, before it be meddled 
with. 

15 "He that justifieth the wicked, 
and he that condemneth the just, 
even they both are abomination to 
the Lord. 

16 Wherefore is there a price in the 
hand of a fool to get wisdom, ° seeing 
he hath no heart to it 1 

17 P A friend loveth at all times, and 
a brother is born for adversity. 

18 1 A man void of t understanding 
striketh hands, and becometh surety 
in the presence of his friend. 

19 He loveth transgression that lov- 
eth strife : and ^ he that exalteth* his 
gate seeketh destruction. 

20 tHe that hath a froward heart 
findeth no good : and he that hath 
^a perverse tongue falleth into mis- 
chief. 

21 *He that begetteth a fool doeth it 
to his sorrow : and the father of a fool 
hath no joy. 

22 " A merry heart doeth good H like 
a medicine : ^but a broken spirit dri- 
eth the bones. 

23 A wicked man taketh a gift out 
of the bosom ^ to pervert the ways of 
judgment. 

24 "^ Wisdom is before him that hath 
understanding ; but the eyes of a fool 
are in the ends of the earth. 

25 * A foolish son is a grief to his 
father, and bitterness to her that bare 
him. 

26 Also ^ to punish the just is not 
good, nor to strike princes for equity. 

27 " He that hath knowledge spareth 
his words : and a man of understand- 
ing is of II an excellent spirit. 

28 ^ Even a fool, when he holdeth 
his peace, is counted wise : and he 
that shutteth his lips is esteemed a 
man of understanding. 

CHAPTER XVHL 

Sundry Proverbs. 

linnHROUGH desire a man, hav- 
X ing separated himself, seeketh 
and intermeddleth with all wisdom. 

2 A fool hath no delight in under- 
standing, but that his heart may dis- 
cover itself. 

3 When the wicked cometh, then 
Cometh also contempt, and with igno- 
miny reproach. 

4 * The words of a man's mouth are 
as deep waters, ^ and the wellspring 
of wisdom as a flowing brook. 

5 '^ It is not good to accept the per- 
son of the wicked, to overthrow the 
righteous in judgment. 

595 



B. C. 

about 1000. 

1 Ps. 109. 4, 5. 

Jer. 18. 20. 

See Rom. 12. 

17. IThess. 

5. 15. 1 Pet. 

3.9. 
m ch. 20. 3. 

IThess. 4. 11. 
n Ex. 23. 7. 

ch. 24. 24. 

Is. 5. 23. 

o ch. 21. 25, 



P Ruth 1. 16. 
ch. 18. 24. 

t Heb. heart. 
qch.6.1.&.ll. 
15. 



r ch. 16. 18. 



t Heb. The 
froward of 
heart. 
s James 3. 8. 

t ch. 10. 1. & 
19. 13. ver. 
25. 

u ch. 12. 25. &. 
15. 13, 15. 

II Or, to a med- 
icine. 

X Ps. 22. 15, 



y Ex. 23. 8. 



z ch. 14. 6. 
Ecc. 2. 14. & 
8. 1. 

a ch. 10. 1. & 
15. 20. & 19. 
13. ver. 21. 

b ver. 15, 
ch. 18, 5. 

c James 1. 19. 



11 Or, a cool 
spirit. 
d Job 13. 5. 



II Or, He that 
separateth 
himself seek- 
eth according 
to his desire, 
and inter- 
meddleth in 
every busi- 
ness. See 
Jude 19. 



a ch. 10. 11. & 
• 20. 5. 
bPs.78. 2. 
c Lev. 19. 15. 

Deut 1. 17. 

& 16. 19. ch. 

24. 23. & 28. 

21. 



A brother offended. 



PROVERBS. 



Lending to the Lord. 



d ch. 10. 14. & 
12. 13. & 13. 
3. Ecc. 10. 12. 

11 Or, whis- 
perer. 

!| Or, like at 
when men are 
wounded. 

t Heb. cham- 
hers. 

a ch. 12. 18. &. 
26.22. 

f ch. 28. 24. 

t Heb. is set 

aloft. 
S 2 Sam. 22. 3, 

51. Ps. 18. 2. 

&27. 1. tei. 

3, 4. k. 91. 2. 

& 144. 2. 
h ch. 10. 15. 



t Heb. retum- 
eth a word. 

i ch. 11. 2. & 
15. 33. & 16. 
18. 

k John 7. 51. 



1 Gen. 32. 20. 
1 Sam. 25. 27. 
ch. 17. 8. & 
21. 14. 



mch.12 
13.2. 


14. &. 


n See Matt. 
12.37. 


ch. 19. 
31. 10. 


14. & 


P James 2. 3. 


q ch. 17. 


17. 



6 A fool's lips enter into contention, 
and his mouth calleth for strokes. 

7 "^A fool's mouth is his destruc- 
tion, and his lips are the snare of his 
soul. 

8 ^ The words of a n talebearer are 
II as wounds, and they go down into 
the t innermost parts of the belly. 

9 He also that is slothful in his work 
is ^brother to him that is a great 
waster. 

10 ^The name of the Lord is a 
strong tower : the righteous runneth 
into it, and tis safe. 

1 1 ^^ The rich man's wealth is his 
strong city, and as a high wall in his 
own conceit. 

12 'Before destruction the heart of 
man is haughty ; and before honour 
is humility. 

13 He that tanswereth a matter 
^ before he heareth it, it is folly and 
shame unto him. 

14 The spirit of a man will sustain 
his infirmity ; but a wounded spirit 
who can bear ? 

15 The heart of the prudent getteth 
knowledge ; and the ear of the wise 
seeketh knowledge. 

16 ^ A man's gift maketh room for 
him, and bringeth him before great 
men. 

17 He that is first in his own cause 
seemeth just ; but his neighbour com- 
eth and searcheth him. 

18 The lot causeth contentions to 
cease, and parteth between the mighty. 

19 A brother offended is harder to 
be won than a strong city : and their 
contentions are like the bars of a 
castle. 

20 "^ A man's belly shall be satisfied 
with the fruit of his mouth ; and with 
the increase of his lips shall he be 
filled. 

21 "Death and life are in the power 
of the tongue : and they that love it 
shall eat the fruit thereof 

22 ° Whoso findeth a wife findeth a 
good thing, and obtaineth favour of 
the Lord. 

23 The poor useth entreaties ; but 
the rich answereth p roughly. 

24 A man that hath friends must 
shew himself friendly ; i and there is 
a friend that sticketh closer than a 
brother. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

Sundry Proverbs. 

BETTER Hs the poor that walk- 
eth in his integrity, than he that 
is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. 

2 Also, that the soul be without 
knowledge, it is not good : and he 
that hasteth with his feet sinneth. 

3 The foolishness of man pervert- 

596 



eth his way : ^ and his heart fretteth 
against the Lord. 

4 *= Wealth maketh many friends ; 
but the poor is separated from his 
neighbour. 

5 "^ A false witness shall not be t un- 
punished ; and he that speaketh lies 
shall not escape. 

6 ""Many will entreat the favour of 
the prince : and ^ every man is a friend 
to t him that giveth gifts. 

7 ^ All the brethren of the poor do 
hate him : how much more do his 
friends go ^'far from him 1 he pursueth 
them with words, yet they are want- 
ing to him. 

8 He that getteth t wisdom loveth 
his own soul : he that keepeth un- 
derstanding ' shall find good. 

9 ^ A false witness shall not be un- 
punished ; and he that speaketh lies 
shall perish. 

10 Delight is not seemly for a fool ; 
much less ^ for a servant to have rule 
over princes. 

1 1 "" The II discretion of a man de- 
ferreth his anger ; '^and it is his glory 
to pass over a transgression. 

12 "The king's wrath is as the roar- 
ing of a lion ; but his favour is p as 
dew upon the grass. 

13 "^ A foolish son is the calamity of 
his father : ''and the contentions of a 
wife are a continual dropping. 

14 'House and riches are the in- 
heritance of fathers : and * a prudent 
wife is from the Lord. 

15 "^ Slothfulness casteth into a deep 
sleep ; and an idle soul shall ^ suflfer 
hunger. 

16 5" He that keepeth the command- 
ment keepeth his own soul ; but he 
that despiseth his ways shall die. 

17 ^ He that hath pity upon the poor 
lendeth unto the Lord ; and II that 
which he hath given will he pay him 
again. 

18 ^ Chasten thy son while there is 
hope, and let not thy soul spare H for 
his crying. 

19 A man of great wrath shall suf- 
fer punishment : for if thou deliver 
him, yet thou must t do it again. 

20 Hear counsel, and receive in- 
struction, that thou mayest be wise 
^ in thy latter end. 

21 " There are many devices in a 
man's heart ; nevertheless the coun- 
sel of the Lord, that shall stand. 

22 The desire of a man is his kind- 
ness : and a poor man is better than 
a liar. 

23 ^ The fear of the Lord tendeth to 
life : and he that hath it shall abide 
satisfied ; he shall not be visited with 
evil. 



Ceasing from strife. 



PROVERBS. 



The bread of deceit. 



B.C. 
about 1000. 



e ch. 15. 19. & 

26. 13, 15. 
t Heb. will he 

cunning. 
f ch. 21. 11. 
gDeuLlS.n. 
h ch. 9. 8. 
i ch. 17. 2. 



t Heb. A wit- 
ness of Belial. 

k Job 15. 16. 
& 20. 12, 13. 
& 34. 7. 

1 ch. 10. 13. & 
26.3. 



a Gen. 9. 21. 
ch. 23. 29, 30. 
Is. 28. 7. 
Hos. 4. 11. 

b ch. 16. 14. & 
19. 12. 

c ch. 8, 36. 

d ch. 17. 14, 



e ch. 10. 4. & 
19. 24. 

II Ov, winter. 
f ch.l9. 15. 

g- ch. 18. 4. 



b ch. 25. 14. 

Matt. 6. 2. 

Luke 18. U. 
II Or, bounty. 
i Ps. 12. 1. 

Luke 18. 8. 
k 2 Cor. 1. 12. 

1 Ps. 37. 26. & 
112. 2. 



n 1 Kings 8. 

40. 2 Chr. 6. 

36. Job 14. 4. 

Ps. 51. 5. 

Ecc. 7. 20. 

1 Cor. 4. 4. 

1 John 1. 8. 
t Heb. ^ stone 

and a stoite. 
t Heb. on 

ephah and 

an ephah. 
o Deut. 25. 13, 

&c. ver. 23. 

ch. 11. 1.& 

16. 11. Mic. 

6. 10, 11. 
p Matt. 7. 16. 
q Ex. 4; 11. 

Ps. 94. 9. 
r ch. 6. 9. & 

12. 11. & 19. 

16. Rom. 12. 

U. 



s Job 28. 12, 
16, 17, 18, 19. 
ch. 3. 15. & 8. 
11. 



24 * A slothful man hideth his hand 
in his bosom, and will not so much 
as brinff it to his mouth again. 

25 " Smite a scorner, and the simple 
t?^ will beware : and ''reprove one that 
hath understanding, and he will un- 
derstand knowledge. 

26 He that wasteth his father, and 
chaseth away his mother, is 'a son 
that causeth shame, and bringeth re- 
proach. 

27 Cease, my son, to hear the in- 
struction that causeth to err from the 
words of knowledge. 

28 tAn ungodly witness scorneth 
judgment : and ^ the mouth of the 
wicked devoureth iniquity. 

29 Judgments are prepared for scorn- 
ers, 'and stripes for the back of fools. 

CHAPTER XX. 

Sundry Proverbs. 

T^TINE * is a mocker, strong drink 
Y 7 is raging : and whosoever is 
deceived thereby is not wise. 

2 ^ The fear of a king is as the roar- 
ing of a lion : whoso provoketh him to 
anger ^ sinneth against his own soul. 

3 ^ It is an honour for a man to 
cease from strife : but every fool will 
be meddling. 

4 ^ The sluggard will not plough by 
reason of the II cold ; ^ therefore shall 
he beg in harvest, and have nothing. 

5 ^ Counsel in the heart of man is 
like deep water ; but a man of un- 
derstanding will draw it out. 

6 ''Most men will proclaim every 
one his own H goodness : but ' a faith- 
ful man who can find ? 

7 "^The just man walketh in his 
integrity : ' his children are blessed 
after him. 

8 ™ A king that sitteth in the throne 
of judgment scattereth away all evil 
with his eyes. 

9 ° Who can say, I have made my 
heart clean, I am pure from my sin 1 

10 °t Divers weights, and t divers 
measures, both of them are alike 
abomination to the Lord. 

1 1 Even a child is p known by his 
doings, whether his work be pure, and 
whether it be right. 

12 iThe hearing ear, and the see- 
ing eye, the Lord hath made even 
both of them. 

13 ''Love not sleep, lest thou come 
to poverty : open thine eyes, and thou 
shalt be satisfied with bread. 

14 /if is naught, it is naught, saith 
the buyer : but when he is gone his 
way, then he boasteth. 

15 There is gold, and a multitude 
of rubies : but ^ the lips of knowledge 
are a precious jewel. 



16 ' Take his garment that is surety 
for a stranger : and take a pledge of 
him for a strange woman. 

17 "t Bread of deceit is sweet to a 
man ; but afterwards his mouth shall 
be filled with gravel. 

18 ^ Every purpose is established by 
counsel : ^ and with good advice make 
war. 

19 ^'He that goeth about as a tale- 
bearer revealeth secrets : therefore 
meddle not with him ^ that H flatter- 
eth with his lips. 

20 ^ Whoso curseth his father or his 
mother, "" his H lamp shall be put out 
in obscure darkness. 

21 ''An inheritance may be gotten 
hastily at the beginning; ®but the 
end thereof shall not be blessed. 

22 ^ Say not thou, I will recompense 
evil ; but ^ wait on the Lord, and he 
shall save thee. 

23 ''Divers weights are an abomi- 
nation unto the Lord ; and t a false 
balance is not good. 

24 ' Man's goings are of the Lord ; 
how can a man then understand his 
own way 1 

25 It is a snare to the man who de- 
voureth that which is holy, and ^ after 
vows to make inquiry. 

26 ' A wise king scattereth the wick- 
ed, and bringeth the wheel over them. 

27 ""The spirit of man is the H can- 
dle of the Lord, searching all the in- 
ward parts of the belly. 

28 "Mercy and truth preserve the 
king : and his throne is upholden by 
mercy. 

29 The glory of young men is their 
strength : and °the beauty of old men 
is the gray head. 

30 The blueness of a wound t cleans- 
eth away evil : so do stripes the in- 
ward parts of the belly. 

CHAPTER XXL 

Sundry Proverbs. 

THE king's heart is in the hand 
of the Lord, as the rivers of 
water : he turneth it whithersoever 
he will. 

2 * Every way of a man is right in 
his, own eyes: ""but the Lord pon- 
der eth the hearts. 

3 ° To do justice and judgment is 
more acceptable to the Lord than 
sacrifice. 

4 "^t A high look, and a proud heart, 
and II the ploughing of the wicked, is 
sin. 

5 ^The thoughts of the diligent tend 
only to plenteousness ; but of every 
one that is hasty only to want. 

6 ^The getting of treasures by a 
lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and 
fro of them that seek death. 

597 



t Heb. Bread 
of lying, or, 
falsehood. 

t ch. 22. 26,27 
& 27. 13. 

u ch. 9. 17. 

X ch. 15. 22. &. 
24.6. 

y Luke 14. 31. 

z ch. II. 13. 



The end of the wicked. 



PROVERBS. 



The rich and the poor. 



B.C. 

about 1000. 



t Heb. saw 

them, or, dwell 

with them. 

e ver. 19. ch. 
19. 13. & 25. 
24. & 27. 15. 

t Heb. a wo- 
man of con- 
tentions. 

fUeh. a house 
of society. 

t Heb. is not 
favoured. 

h James 4. 5. 

i ch. 19. 25. 



k Matt. 7. 2. & 
18. SO, &c. 
James 2. 13. 



1 ch. 17. 8, 23. 
& 18. 16. 



li Or, sport. 



n ch. 11. 8. 
Is. 43. 3, 4. 

o ver. 9. 

t Heb. in the 

land of the 

desert. 

P Ps. 112. 3. 
Mutt. 25. 3, 4. 



q ch. 15. 9. 
Matt. 5. 6. 



r Ecc. 9. 14, 
&c. 



8 ch. 12. 13. & 
13. 3. & 18.21. 
James 3. 2. 



t Heb. in the 

wrath of 

pride. 
t ch.l3. 4. 

u Ps. 37. 26. k. 

112. 9. 
X Ps. 50. 9. 

ch. 15. 8. 

Is. 6h\ 3. 

Jer. 6. 20. 

Am. 5. 22. 
t Heb. in 

wickedness ? 
t Heb. A wit- 
ness of lies. 
y ch. 19. 5, 9. 



7 The robbery of the wicked shall 
t destroy them; because they refuse 
to do judgment. 

8 The way of man is fro ward and 
strange : but as for the pure, his work 
is right. 

9 ^It is better to dwell in a corner 
of the housetop, than with t a brawl- 
ing woman in t a wide house. 

10 ^The soul of the wicked desireth 
evil : his neighbour t findeth no fa- 
vour in his eyes. 

11 ^When the scorner is punished, 
the simple is made wise : and when 
the wise is instructed, he receiveth 
knowledge. 

12 The righteous man wisely con- 
sidereth the house of the wicked : but 
God overthroweth the wicked for 
their wickedness. 

13 ^ Whoso stoppeth his ears at the 
cry of the poor, he also shall cry 
himself, but shall not be heard. 

14 ^ A gift in secret pacific th anger : 
and a reward in the bosom, strong 
wrath. 

15 It is joy to the just to do judg- 
ment : ""but destruction shall be to 
the workers of iniquity. 

16 The man that wandereth out of 
the way of understanding shall remain 
in the congregation of the dead. 

17 He that loveth H pleasure shall 
be a poor man : he that loveth wine 
and oil shall not be rich. 

18 " The wicked shall be a ransom 
for the righteous, and the transgress- 
or for the upright. 

19 °It is better to dwell tin the 
wilderness, than with a contentious 
and an angry woman. 

20 P There is treasure to be desired 
and oil in the dwelling of the wise ; 
but a foolish man spendeth it up. 

21 iHe that followeth after right- 
eousness and mercy findeth life, right- 
eousness, and honour. 

22 ""A wise man scaleth the city of 
the mighty, and casteth down the 
strength of the confidence thereof. 

23 'Whoso keepeth his mouth and 
his tongue, keepeth his soul from 
troubles. 

24 Proud and haughty scorner is his 
name, who dealeth tin proud wrath. 

25 ^The desire of the slothful killeth 
him ; for his hands refuse to labour. 

26 He coveteth greedily all the day 
long: but the "righteous giveth and 
spareth not. 

27 "" The sacrifice of the wicked is 
abomination : how much more, when 
he bringeth it t w^ith a wicked mind 1 

28 ytA false witness shall perish: 
but the man that heareth speaketh 
constantly. 

59« 



29 A wicked man hardeneth his face : 
but as for the upright, he H directeth 
his way. 

30 ^ There is no wisdom nor un- 
derstanding nor counsel against the 
Lord. 

3 1 ^The horse is prepared against the 
day of battle : but ^ II safety is of the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER XXH. 

Sundry Proverbs. 17 The words of the wise. 

A ^ GOOD name is rather to be 
chosen than great riches, and 
II loving favour rather than silver and 
gold. 

2 ^ The rich and poor meet together : 
*^ the Lord is the maker of them all. 

3 '^ A prudent man foreseeth the evil, 
and hideth himself: but the simple 
pass on, and are punished. 

4 e II By humility and the fear of the 
Lord are riches, and honour, and 
life. 

5 ^ Thorns and snares are in the way 
of the froward : ^ he that doth keep 
his soul shall be far from them. 

6 ^ II Train up a child t in the way 
he should go : and when he is old, 
he will not depart from it. 

7 ' The rich ruleth over the poor, 
and the borrower is servant tto the 
lender. 

8 ''He that soweth iniquity shall 
reap vanity : II and the rod of his 
anger shall fail. 

9 ^tHe that hath a bountiful eye 
shall be blessed ; for he giveth of his 
bread to the poor. 

10 ™Cast out the scorner, and con- 
tention shall go out ; yea, strife and 
reproach shall cease. 

11° He that loveth pureness of heart, 
ll/or the grace of his lips the king 
shall be his friend. 

12 The eyes of the Lord preserve 
knowledge ; and he overthroweth H the 
words of the transgressor. 

13 °The slothful man saith, There 
is a lion without, I shall be slain in 
the streets. 

14 PThe mouth of strange women 
is a deep pit: "J he that is abhorred 
of the Lord shall fall therein, 

15 Foolishness is bound in the heart 
of a child ; but ''the rod of correction 
shall drive it far from him. 

16 He that oppresseth the poor to 
increase his riches, and he that giveth 
to the rich, shall surely come to want. 

17 IF Bow down thine ear, and hear 
the words of the wise, and apply 
thine heart unto my knowledge. 

18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou 
keep them t within thee ; they shall 
withal be fitted in thy lips. 

19 That thy trust may be in the 



The ancient landmark. 



PROVERBS. 



JEvils of drunkenness. 



B.C. 

about 1000. 



II Or, trust 
thou also. 
8 ch. 8. 6. 
t Luke 1. 3, 4. 



u 1 Pet. 3. 15, 
II Or, to those 

that send 

theel 
I Ex. 23. 6. 

Job 31. 16, 21. 
y Zech. 7. 10. 

Jlal. 3. 5. 

zl Sam. 24. 12. 
&25.39. Ps. 
12. 5. & 35. 1, 
10. & 68. 5. & 
140. 12. ch. 
23.11. Jer. 
51.36. 



a ch. 6. 1. & 
11. 15. 



b ch. 20. 16. 
c Deul. 19. 14. 

&27. 17. ch. 

23.10, 
II Or, hound. 



t Heb. oh- 
tcure men. 



a ch. 28. 20. 

1 Tim. 6. 9, 

10. 
bch. 3.5. 

Rom. 12. 16. 
t Heb, WUt 

thnu cause 

thine eyes to 
fiy upon. 



c Ps, 141. 4. 
d Deut. 15. 9. 



e Ps. 12, 2. 



f ch. 9. 8. 

Matt. 7. 6, 
g Deut 19, 14. 

& 27, 17, ch, 

22.28. 
II Or, hound. 



h Job 31. 21. 
ch. 22. 23. 



Lord, I have made known to thee 
this day, H even to thee. 

20 Hq(ve not I written to thee * ex- 
cellent things in counsels and knowl- 
edge, 

21 ' That I might make thee know 
the certainty of the words of truth ; 
"that thou mightest answer the 
words of truth H to them that send 
unto thee ? 

22 ^Rob not the poor, because he 
is poor : ^ neither oppress the afflict- 
ed in the gate : 

23 ^For the Lord will plead their 
cause, and spoil the soul of those that 
spoiled them. 

24 Make no friendship with an an- 
gry man; and with a furious man 
thou shalt not go ; 

25 Lest thou learn his ways, and 
get a snare to thy soul. 

26 ^ Be not thou one of them that 
strike hands, or of them that are 
sureties for debts. 

27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why 
should he ^ take away thy bed from 
under thee 1 

28 '^ Remove not the ancient H land- 
mark, which thy fathers have set. 

29 Seest thou a man diligent in his 
business ? he shall stand before kings ; 
he shall not stand before tmean men. 

CHAPTER XXIII. 

The words of the wise. 

WHEN thou sittest to eat with a 
ruler, consider diligently what 
is before thee : 

2 And put a knife to thy throat, if 
thou be a man given to appetite. 

3 Be not desirous of his dainties : 
for they are deceitful meat. 

4 ^Labour not to be rich: ^ cease 
from thine own wisdom. 

5 tWilt thou set thine eyes upon 
that which is not ? for riches certain- 
ly make themselves wings ; they fly 
away as an eagle toward heaven. 

6 " Eat thou not the bread of him 
that hath ^ an evil eye, neither desire 
thou his dainty meats : 

7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so 
is he: Eat and drink, ^saith he to 
thee ; but his heart is not with thee. 

8 The morsel lohich thou hast eaten 
shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy 
sweet words. 

9 ^ Speak not in the ears of a fool : 
for he will despise the wisdom of thy 
words. 

10 ^ Remove not the old H landmark ; 
and enter not into the fields of the 
fatherless : 

11 ^For their redeemer is mighty; 
he shall plead their cause with thee. 

12 Apply thine heart unto instruc- 



tion, and thine ears to the words of 
knowledge. 

13 ' Withhold not correction from 
the child : for if thou beatest him 
with the rod, he shall not die. 

14 Thou shalt beat him with the 
rod, and ^ shalt deliver his soul from 
hell. 

15 My son, 'if thine heart be wise, 
my heart shall rejoice, II even mine. 

16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when 
thy lips speak right things. 

17 ™Let not thine heart envy sin- 
ners ; but ^be thou in the fear of the 
Lord all the day long. 

18 °For surely there is an H end ; 
and thine expectation shall not be 
cut off. 

19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, 
and P guide thine heart in the way. 

20 •! Be not among winebibbers ; 
among riotous eaters t of flesh : 

21 For the drunkard and the glutton 
shall come to poverty : and ' drowsi- 
ness shall clothe a man with rags. 

22 'Hearken unto thy father that 
begat thee, and despise not thy moth- 
er when she is old. 

23 * Buy the truth, and sell it not ; 
also wisdom, and instruction, and un- 
derstanding. 

24 "The father of the righteous shall 
greatly rejoice : and he that begetteth 
a wise child shall have joy of him. 

25 Thy father and thy mother shall 
be glad, and she that bare thee shall 
rejoice. 

26 My son, give me thine heart, and 
let thine eyes observe my ways. 

27 ^ For a whore is a deep ditch ; and 
a strange woman is a narrow pit. 

28 y She also lieth in wait n as for a 
prey, and increaseth the transgressors 
among men. 

29 "" Who hath woe 1 who hath sor- 
row? who hath contentions'? who 
hath babbling? who hath wounds 
without cause? who ^hath redness 
of eyes ? 

30 ^ They that tarry long at the 
wine ; they that go to seek " mixed 
wine. 

31 Look not thou upon the wine 
when it is red, when it giveth his 
colour in the cup, when it moveth it- 
self aright. 

32 At the last it biteth like a ser- 
pent, and stingeth like H an adder. 

33 Thine eyes shall behold strange 
women, and thine heart shall utter 
perverse things. 

34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that 
lieth down t in the midst of the sea, 
or as he that lieth upon the top of a 
mast. 

35 ''They have stricken me, shalt 

599 



B.C. 

about 1000. 



i ch. 13. 24. k 
19. 18. & 22. 
15. & 29, 15, 
17, 



k 1 Cor, 5. 5, 

! ver. 24, 25. 

ch, 29. 3. 
II Or, even I 

will rejoice. 



m Ps. 37, 1, & 

73, 3, ch, 3. 

31, & 24. 1. 
n ch. 28. 14, 
II Or, reward. 
o Ps. 37. 37, 

ch. 24, 14, 

Luke 16, 25. 

P ch, 4, 23, 



\Yieh.of their 
flesh. 

q Is. 5. 22, 
Matt. 24, 49, 
Luke 21, 34, 
Rom. 13. 13, 
Eph, 5. 18. 

r ch. 19. 15, 

s ch. 1. 8. & 
30. 17, Eph, 
6. 1, 2, 

t ch. 4, 5, 7, 
Matt, 13, 44, 

u ch, 10, 1. & 
15. 20. ver. 
15, 



X ch, 22, 14, 
Y ch, 7, 12, 

Ecc, 7, 2G, 
II Or, as aroh- 

berl 



z Is, 5. 11, 22, 



a Gen, 49, 12. 



b ch, 20, 1. 

Eph, 5, 18, 
c Ps, 75, 8, 

ch, 9, 2, 



H Or, a cocka- 
trice. 



t Heb, in the 
heart of the 



d ch. 27. 22. 
Jer. 5. 3. 



The knowledge of wisdom. 



PROVERBS. 



The field of the slothful. 




d ch. 21. 22. 

Ecc. 9. 16. 
t Heb. is in 

strength. 
tHeb. 

strengtheneth 

might. 
e ch. 11. 14. & 

15. 22. & 20. 

18. Luke 14. 

31. 
I Ps. 10. 5. ch. 

14.6. 
S Rora. 1. 30. 



t Heb. nar- 
row. 

h Ps. 82. 4. Is. 
58. 6, 7. 1 
John 3. 16. 



ch.21.2. 



k Job 34. 11. 
Ps. 62. 12. 
Jer. 32. 19. 
Rom. 2. 6. 
Rev. 2. 23. 
& 22. 12, 

I Cant. 5. 1. 
t Heb. upon 

thy palate. 
mPs. 19. 10.& 

119. 103. 
nch.23. 18. 
oPs. 10.9,10. 
p Job 5. 19. 

Ps. 34. 19. 

& 37. 24. 

Mic. 7. 8. 
q Esth. 7. 10. 

Am. 5. 2. & 

8. 14. Rev. 

18. 21. 
rJobSl. 29. 

Ps. 35. 15. 19. 

ch. 17. 5. 

Obad. 12. 
s Ps. 37. 1. & 

73. 3. ch. 23. 

17. ver. 1. 
t Heb. it be 

evil in his 

eyes. 
t Ps.U. 6. 

II Or, Keep not 
company with 
the. wicked. 

u Job 18. 5, 6. 

& 21. 17. ch. 

13. 9. &. 20. 

20. 
II Or, lamp. 



thou say, and I was not sick ; they 
have beaten me, and t ^ I felt it not : 
^ when shall I awake 1 I will seek it 
yet again. 

CHAPTER XXTV. 

The words of the wise. 

BE not thou * envious against evil 
men, ^ neither desire to be with 
them : 

2 •= For their heart studieth destruc- 
tion, and their lips talk of mischief. 

3 Through wisdom is a house build- 
ed ; and by understanding it is estab- 
lished : 

4 And by knowledge shall the cham- 
bers be filled with all precious and 
pleasant riches. 

5 '^ A wise man t^^ strong ; yea, a man 
of knowledge tincreaseth strength. 

6 ^For by wise counsel thou shalt 
make thy war : and in multitude of 
counsellors there is safety. 

7 ^Wisdom is too high for a fool: 
he openeth not his mouth in the gate. 

8 He that ^ deviseth to do evil shall 
be called a mischievous person. 

9 The thought of foolishness is sin : 
and the scorner is an abomination to 
men. 

10 If thou faint in the day of ad- 
versity, thy strength is t small, 

1 1 ^ If thou forbear to deliver them 
that are drawn unto death, and those 
that are ready to be slain ; 

12 If thou sayest. Behold, we knew 
it not ; doth not ' he that pondereth 
the heart consider it ? and he that 
keepeth thy soul, doth not he know 
it? and shall not he render to every 
man ^ according to his works ? 

13 My son, 'eat thou honey, because 
it is good ; and the honeycomb, which 
is sweet t to thy taste : 

14 ™ So shall the knowledge of wis- 
dom be unto thy soul : when thou 
hast found it, ""then there shall be 
a reward, and thy expectation shall 
not be cut off, 

15 "Lay not wait, wicked man, 
against the dwelling of the righteous ; 
spoil not his resting place : 

16 PFor a just man falleth seven 
times, and riseth up again : "i but the 
wicked shall fall into mischief. 

17 ■■ Rejoice not when thine enemy 
falleth, and let not thine heart be 
glad when he stumbleth : 

18 Lest the Lord see it, and t it 
displease him, and he turn away his 
wrath from him. 

19 ' II Fret not thyself because of evil 
men, neither be thou envious at the 
wicked ; 

20 For * there shall be no reward to 
the evil man ; " the H candle of the 
wicked shall be put out. 

600 



21 My son, *fear thou the Lord 
and the king : and meddle not with 
t them that are given to change : 

22 For their calamity shall rise sud- 
denly ; and who knoweth the ruin of 
them both 1 

23 These things also belong to the 
wise. ^ It is not good to have respect 
of persons in judgment. 

24 ^ He that saith unto the wicked, 
Thou art righteous ; him shall the 
people curse, nations shall abhor him : 

25 But to them that rebuke him 
shall be delight, and t a good blessing 
shall come upon them. 

26 Every man shall kiss his lips 
t that giveth a right answer. 

27 ^ Prepare thy work without, and 
make it fit for thyself in the field ; 
and afterwards build thine house. 

28 '' Be not a witness against thy 
neighbour without cause ; and de- 
ceive not with thy lips. 

29 " Say not, I will do so to him as 
he hath done to me : I will render to 
the man according to his work. 

30 I went by the field of the sloth- 
ful, and by the vineyard of the man 
void of understanding ; 

31 And, lo, "^it was all grown over 
with thorns, and nettles had covered 
the face thereof, and the stone wall 
thereof was broken down. 

32 Then I saw, and t considered it 
well : I looked upon it, and received 
instruction. 

33 ^Yet a little sleep, a little slum- 
ber, a little folding of the hands to 
sleep : 

34 So shall thy poverty come as one 
that travelleth ; and thy want as t an 
armed man. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

Another collection of the Proverbs of Solomon, extend- 
ing to the thirtieth chapter. 

^rpHESE are also proverbs of Solo- 
X mon, which the men of Heze- 

kiah king of Judah copied out. 

2^ It is the glory of God to conceal 
a thing : but the honour of kings is 
" to search out a "matter. 

3 The heaven for height, and the 
earth for depth, and the heart of kings 
+ is unsearchable. 

4 ^ Take away the dross from the 
silver, and there shall come forth a 
vessel for the finer. 

5 ® Take away the wicked from be- 
fore the king, and ^his throne shall 
be established in righteousness. 

6 t Put not forth thyself in the pres- 
ence of the king, and stand not in the 
place of great men : 

7 ^For better it is that it be said 
unto thee. Come up hither ; than that 
thou shouldest be put lower in the 



A word fitly spoken. 



PROVERBS. 



Fools and sluggards. 




i Matt. 5. 2.5. 
& 13. 15. 

II Or, discover 
not the secret 
of another . 



k ch. 15. 23. 

I8. 50. 4. 
t Heb. spoken 

upon his 

wheels. 



ch. 13. 17. 



m ch. 20. 6. 

t Heb. in a 
gift of false- 
hood. 

n Jude 12. 

Gen. 32. 4, 
&.C. 1 Sam. 
25. 24. &c. 
Ch. 15, 1. & 
16. 14. 

p ver, 27. 



II Or, Let thy 

foot he sel- 
dom in thy 
neighbour's 
house. 

t Heb. full of 
thee. 

q Ps. 57. 4. & 
120. 3, 4. ch. 
12. 18. 



r Dan. 6. 18. 
Rom. 12. 15. 

8 Ex. 23. 4, 5. 
Matt. 5. 44. 
Rom. 12. 20. 



1 2 Sam. 16. 12. 

u Job 37. 22. 

II Or, The 
north wind 
hringeth 
forth rain: 
so doth a 
backbiting 
tongue an 
angry coun- 
tenance. 

•■i Ps. 101. 5. 

y ch. 19. 13. &, 
21,9,19. 



z ver, 16. 
a ch. 27, 2, 



ch. 16. 32, 



presence of the prince whom thine 
eyes have seen. 

8 ^Go not forth hastily to strive, 
lest thou know not what to do in the 
end thereof, when thy neighbour hath 
put thee to shame. 

9 ' Debate thy cause with thy neigh- 
bour himself; and H discover not a 
secret to another : 

10 Lest he that heareth it put thee 
to shame, and thine infamy turn not 
away, 

1 1 '*' A word t fitly spoken is like ap- 
ples of gold in pictures of silver, 

12 As an earring of gold, and an 
ornament of fine gold, so is a wise 
reprover upon an obedient ear, 

13 ' As the cold of snow in the time 
of harvest, so is a faithful messenger 
to them that send him : for he re- 
fresheth the soul of his masters, 

14 ™ Whoso boasteth himself tof a 
false gift is like "clouds and wind 
without rain, 

15 °By long forbearing is a prince 
persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh 
the bone, 

16 PHast thou found honey? eat so 
much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou 
be filled therewith, and vomit it. 

17 II Withdraw thy foot from thy 
neighbour's house ; lest he be t weary 
of thee, and so hate thee. 

18 "i A man that beareth false witness 
against his neighbour is a maul, and 
a sword, and a sharp arrow. 

19 Confidence in an unfaithful man 
in time of trouble is like a broken 
tooth, and a foot out of joint, 

20 As he that taketh away a gar- 
ment in cold weather, and as vinegar 
upon nitre, so is he that ''singeth 
songs to a heavy heart. 

21 ^ If thine enemy be hungry, give 
him bread to eat ; and if he be thirsty, 
give him water to drink : 

22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire 
upon his head, *and the Lord shall 
reward thee, 

23 " II The north wind driveth away 
rain : so doth an angry countenance 
^ a backbiting tongue, 

24 5" 7^ is better to dwell in the corner 
of the housetop, than with a brawling 
woman and in a wide house. 

25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, 
so is good news from a far country. 

26 A righteous man falling down 
before the wicked is as a troubled 
fountain, and a corrupt spring, 

27 ^ It is not good to eat much 
honey : so for men ^ to search their 
own glory is not glory. 

28 ^ He that hath no rule over his 
own spirit is like a city that is broken 
down, and without walls. 



CHAPTER XXVI. 

Observations concerning fools, 13 sluggards, 17 and 
busybodies. 

AS snow in summer, ^ and as rain in 
harvest, so honour is not seemly 
for a fool. 

2 As the bird by wandering, as the 
swallow by flying, so ''the curse cause- 
less shall not come, 

3 "^ A whip for the horse, a bridle for 
the ass, and a rod for the fool's back. 

4 Answer not a fool according to his 
folly, lest thou also be like unto him. 

5 ^ Answer a fool according to his 
folly, lest he be wise in t his own con- 
ceit. 

6 He that sendeth a message by the 
hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and 
drinketh n damage. 

7 The legs of the lame + are not 
equal : so is a parable in the mouth 
of fools. 

8 II As he that bindeth a stone in a 
sling, so is he that giveth honour to 
a fool. 

9 As a, thorn goeth up into the hand 
of a drunkard, so is a parable in the 
mouth of fools. 

10 II The great God that formed all 
things both rewardeth the fool, and 
rewardeth transgressors. 

11 ^ As a dog returneth to his vomit, 
^ so a fool t returneth to his folly, 

12 ^ Seest thou a man wise in his 
own conceit? there is more hope of 
a fool than of him, 

13 ''The slothful man saith, There 
is a lion in the way ; a lion is in the 
streets. 

14: As the door turneth upon his 
hinges, so doth the slothful upon his 
bed, 

15 'The slothful hideth his hand in 
his bosom ; H it grieveth him to bring 
it again to his mouth, 

16 The sluggard *5 wiser in his own 
conceit than seven men that can ren- 
der a reason. 

17 He that passeth by, and H med- 
dleth with strife belonging not to him, 
is like one that taketh a dog by the 
ears. 

18 As a mad man who caste th t fire- 
brands, arrows, and death, 

19 So is the man that deceiveth his 
neighbour, and saith, "^Am not I in 
sport ? 

20 + Where no wood is, there the fire 
goeth out : so ' where there is no H tale- 
bearer, the strife i" ceaseth, 

21 "^ As coals are to burning coals, 
and wood to fire ; so is a contentious 
man to kindle strife, 

22 ° The words of a talebearer are 
as wounds, and they go down into the 
t innermost parts of the belly. 

601 



B.C. 
about 700. 



a 1 Sam. 12. 
17. 



3 Num. 23. 8 
Deut. 23. 5, 



c Ps. 32. 9. 
ch. 10. 13, 



d Matt. 16. 

1-4. & 21, 

24-27. 
t Heb. his 

own eyes. 



II Or, violence. 

t Heb. are 
lifted up. 



II Or, As he 
thatputteth 



heap of 
stones. 



11 Or, A great 
man grieveth 
all, and he 
hireth the 
fool, he hireth 
also trans- 
gressors. 
t Heb. iterat- 
eth his folly. 
e 2 Pet. 2. 22, 
f Ex. 8. 15, 
S ch. 29. 20. 
Luke 18. 11. 
Rom. 12. 16. 
Rev. 3. 17. 
h ch. 22. 13, 



i ch. 19. 24. 

II Or, he is 
weary. 



II Or, is 



f Heb. flames, 
or, sparks. 



k Eph. 5. 4. 

■f Heb. With- 
out wood. 

II Or, whis- 
perer. 

t Heb. is si- 
lent. 

I ch. 22. 10. 

m ch. 15. 18. 
& 29. 22. 

n ch. 18. 8. 

t Heb. cham- 



The wounds of a friend. 



PROVERBS. 



The hearts of men alike. 




V Ps. 7. 15, 16. 
& 9. 15. & 10. 
2. & 57. 6. 
ch. 28. 10. 
Ecc. 10. 8. 



a Luke 12. 19, 
20. James 
4. 13, &c. 

t Heb. to mor- 
row day. 



b ch. 25. 27. 



t Heb. Tieavi- 
neas. 

c 1 John 3. 12. 

t Heb. Wrath 
is cruelty, 
and anger an 
overflowing. 

\\0r. jealousy? 
ch.'e. 34. 

d ch. 28. ^. 
Gal. 2. 14. 

e Ps. 141. 5, 

II Or, earnest, 
or, frequent. 

t Heb. tread- 
eth under 
foot. 

f Job 6. 7. 



t Heb. from ' 
the counsel of 
the soul. 



e ch. 17. 17. & 
18. 24. See 
ch. 19. 7. 



h cb. 10. 1. & 
23. 15, 24. 
i Ps. 127. 5. 

k ch. 22. 3. 



1 See Ex. 22. 
26. ch.20.16. 



23 Burning lips and a wicked heart 
are like a potsherd covered with sil- 
ver dross. 

24 He that hateth H dissembleth with 
his lips, and layeth up deceit within 
him ; 

25 ° When he + speaketh fair, believe 
him not : for there are seven abom- 
inations in his heart. 

26 Whose H hatred is covered by de- 
ceit, his wickedness shall be shewed 
before the whole congregation. 

27 P Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall 
therein : and he that rolleth a stone, 
it will return upon him. 

28 A lying tongue hateth those that 
are afflicted by it; and a flattering 
mouth worketh ruin. 

CHAPTER XXVn. 

Sundry maxims and observations. 

BOAST ^not thyself of tto mor- 
row ; for thou knowest not what 
a day may bring forth. 

2 ^ Let another man praise thee, and 
not thine own mouth ; a stranger, and 
not thine own lips. 

3 A stone is t heavy, and the sand 
weighty ; but a fool's wrath is heavier 
than them both. 

4 + Wrath is cruel, and anger is out- 
rageous ; but " who is able to stand 
before Henvy^ 

5 ^ Open rebuke is better than secret 
love. 

6 ^ Faithful are the wounds of a 
friend ; but the kisses of an enemy 
are H deceitful. 

7 The full soul tloatheth a honey- 
comb ; but ^to the hungry soul every 
bitter thing is sweet. 

8 As a bird that wandereth from 
her nest, so is a man that wandereth 
from his place. 

9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the 
heart : so doth the sweetness of a 
man's friend t by hearty counsel. 

10 Thine own friend, and thy fa- 
ther's friend, forsake not ; neither go 
into thy brother's house in the day of 
thy calamity : for ^ better is a neigh- 
bour that is near than a brother far 
off. 

11 '^My son, be wise, and make my 
heart glad, ' that I may answer him 
that reproacheth me. 

12 ^ A prudent man foreseeth the 
evil, and hideth himself; hut the 
simple pass on, and are punished. 

13 ' Take his garment that is surety 
for a stranger, and take a pledge of 
him for a strange woman. 

14 He that blesseth his friend with 
a loud voice, rising early in the morn- 
ing, it shall be counted a curse to 
him. 

602 



15 ""A continual dropping in a very 
rainy day and a contentious woman 
are alike. 

16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the 
wind, and the ointment of his right 
hand, which bewrayeth itself. 

17 Iron sharpeneth iron ; so a man 
sharpeneth the countenance of his 
friend. 

18 "Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall 
eat the fruit thereof : so he that wait- 
eth on his master shall be honoured. 

19 As in water face answereth to 
face, so the heart of man to man. 

20 ° Hell and destruction are t never 
full ; so P the eyes of man are never 
satisfied. 

21 1 J.5 the fining pot for silver, and 
the furnace for gold ; so i5 a man to 
his praise. 

22 "■ Though thou shouldest bray a 
fool in a mortar among wheat with 
a pestle, yet will not his foolishness 
depart from him. 

23 Be thou diligent to know the 
state of thy flocks, and t look well to 
thy herds : 

24 For t riches are not for ever : and 
doth the crown endure t to every gen- 
eration 1 

25 *The hay appeareth, and the 
tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs 
of the mountains are gathered. 

26 The lambs are for thy clothing, 
and the goats are the price of the 
field. 

27 And thou shalt have goats' milk 
enough for thy food, for the food of 
thy household, and for the t mainte- 
nance for thy maidens. 

CHAPTER XXVHI. 

General observations concerning impiety and religious 
integrity. 

THE ^wicked flee when no man 
pursueth : but the righteous are 
bold as a lion. 

2 For the transgression of a land 
many are the princes thereof : but il by 
a man of understanding and knowl- 
edge the state thereof shall be pro- 
longed. 

3 '' A poor man that oppresseth the 
poor is like a sweeping rain t which 
leaveth no food. 

4 *= They that forsake the law praise 
the wicked : ^ but such as keep the 
law contend with them. 

5 ^ Evil men understand not judg- 
ment : but ^ they that seek the Lord 
understand all things. 

6 ^ Better is the poor that walketh in 
his uprightness, than he that is per- 
verse in his ways, though he he rich. 

7 ^ Whoso keepeth the law is a wise 
son : but he that II is a companion of 
riotous men shameth his father. 



Safety of the upright. 



PROVERBS. 



The rod and reproof. 




o ver. 28. ch. 

11. 10. & 29. 

2. Ecc. 10. 6. 
II Or, sought 

for. 
P Ps. 32, 3, 5. 

1 John 1, 8, 

9,10. 

q Ps. 16. 8. 

ch. 23. 17. 
r Rom. 2. 5. 

& 11. 20. 
s 1 Pet. 5. 8. 

t Ex. 1. 14, 
16,22. Matt. 
2.16, 



t. Gen. 9. 6, 
Ex. 21. 14. 



X ch. 10, 9, 25, 
y ver. 6. 



zch, 12. 11, 



a ch. 13. 11. & 
20. 21. & 23. 
4. ver. 22. 
1 Tim. 6. 9. 

II Or, un- 
punished. 

b ch. 18. 5. & 
24.23. 

c Ez. 13. 19. 

II Or, He that 
hath an evil 
eye hasteth 
to he rich. 

d ver. 20. 

e ch. 27. 5, 6. 



f Ch. 18. 9. 

fHeb. a man 
destroying. 
g ch. 13. 10. 
h 1 Tim. 6. 6. 



i Deut. 15. 7, 
&c. ch. 19. 
17. & 22. 9, 



8 'He that by usury and t unjust 
gain increaseth his substance, he shall 
gathei:^ it for him that will pity the 
poor. 

9 '^He that turneth away his ear 
from hearing the law, ' even his prayer 
shall be abomination, 

10 '" Whoso causeth the righteous to 
go astray in an evil way, he shall fall 
himself into his own pit: "but the 
upright shall have good things in 
possession. 

11 The rich man is wise tin his 
own conceit ; but the poor that hath 
understanding searcheth him out. 

12 ° When righteous men do rejoice, 
there is great glory : but when the 
wicked rise, a man is H hidden. 

13 P He that covereth his sins shall 
not prosper: but whoso confesseth 
and forsake th them shall have mercy. 

14 Happy is the man i that feareth 
always : '^ but he that hardeneth his 
heart shall fall into mischief, 

15 ^AsB. roaring lion, and a ranging 
bear ; * 50 w a wicked ruler over the 
poor people, 

16 The prince that wanteth under- 
standing is also a great oppressor : hut 
he that hateth covetousness shall pro- 
long his days. 

17 "A man that doeth violence to 
the blood of any person shall flee to 
the pit ; let no man stay him, 

18 ^ Whoso walketh uprightly shall 
be saved : but ^ he that is perverse in 
his ways shall fall at once, 

19 ^He that tilleth his land shall 
have plenty of bread : but he that 
followeth after vain persons shall have 
poverty enough. 

20 A faithful man shall abound with 
blessings : * but he that maketh haste 
to be rich shall not be II innocent. 

21 "^ To have respect of persons is not 
good : for, *= for a piece of bread that 
man will transgress. 

22 II ^ He that hasteth to be rich hath 
an evil eye, and considereth not that 
poverty shall come upon him. 

23 ® He that rebuketh a man, after- 
wards shall find more favour than he 
that flattereth with the tongue. 

24 Whoso robbeth his father or his 
mother, and saith, It is no transgres- 
sion ; the same ^ is the companion of 
t a destroyer. 

25 s He that is of a proud heart stir- 
reth up strife : ^ but he that putteth 
his trust in the Lord shall be made fat. 

26 He that trusteth in his own heart 
is a fool : but whoso walketh wisely, 
he shall be delivered. 

27 'He that giveth unto the poor 
shall not lack : but he that hideth his 
eyes shall have many a curse. 



28 ^ When the wicked rise, ' men 
hide themselves : but when they per- 
ish, the righteous increase. 

CHAPTER XXIX. 

Sundry maxims and observations. 

t^TTE, that being often reproved 
XI hardeneth his neck, shall sud- 
denly be destroyed, and that without 
remedy, 

2 ^ When the righteous are " in au- 
thority, the people rejoice : but when 
the wicked beareth rule, ^ the people 
mourn. 

3 ^ Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth 
his father: ^but he that lieepeth 
company with harlots spendeth his 
substance. 

4 The king by judgment establisheth 
the land : but t he that receiveth gifts 
overthrow eth it. 

5 A man that flattereth his neigh- 
bour spreadeth a net for his feet. 

6 In the transgression of an evil 
man there is a snare : but the right- 
eous doth sing and rejoice. 

7 ^The righteous considereth the 
cause of the poor : but the wicked 
regardeth not to know it. 

8 ^ Scornful men H bring a city into 
a snare : but wise men ^ turn away 
wrath. 

9 if a wise man contendeth with 
a foolish man, 'whether he rage or 
laugh, there is no rest. 

10 t^The bloodthirsty hate the up- 
right : but the just seek his soul. 

1 1 A ^ fool uttereth all his mind : but 
a wise man keepeth it in till after- 
wards. 

12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all his 
servants are wicked. 

13 The poor and n the deceitful man 
™ meet together : ° the Lord lighten- 
eth both their eyes. 

14 °The king that p faithfully judg- 
eth the poor, his throne shall be es- 
tablished for ever. 

15 1 The rod and reproof give wis- 
dom : but ""a child left to himselfhrmg- 
eth his mother to shame. 

16 When the wicked are multi- 
plied, transgression increaseth : ^ but 
the righteous shall see their fall. 

17 * Correct thy son, and he shall 
give thee rest ; yea, he shall give de- 
light unto thy soul. 

18 "Where there is no vision, the 
people II perish : but ^he that keepeth 
the law, happy is he. 

19 A servant will not be corrected 
by words : for though he understand 
he will not answer. 

20 Seest thou a man that is hasty II in 
his words ? ^ there is more hope of a 
fool than of him. 

603 



B.C. 

about 700. 



k ver. 12. ch. 
29. 2. 

I Job 24. 4. 

fHeb. A man 
of reproofs. 

a 1 Sam. 2. 25. 
2Chr. 36. 16. 
ch. 1. 24-27. 

II Or, increas- 
ed. 

b Esth. 8. 15. 

ch. 11. 10. & 

28. 12, 28, 
c Esth. 3. 15. 
d ch. 10. 1. & 

15. 20. & 27. 

11. 
e ch. 5. 9, 10. 

& 6. 26. & 28. 

7. Luke 15. 

13, 30. 
t Heb. a man 

of oblations. 



f Job 29. 16. 

& 31. 13. Ps. 

41.1. 

gch. 11. 11. 
II Or, set a 

city on fire. 
h Ez. 22. 30. 



i Matt. 11. 17. 



t Heb. Mm 

of blood. 
k Gen. 4. 5, 8, 

1 John 3. 12. 
1 Judg, 16. 17. 

ch. 12. 16. & 

14. 33. 



II Or, the 

usurer. 
m ch. 22. 2. 
n Matt. 5. 45, 
ch. 20. 28. & 

25.5. 
p Ps. 72. 2, 4, 

13, 14. 
q ver. 17. 

r ch. 10. 1. & 
17. 21, 25. 



s Ps. 37. 36. & 

58. 10. & 91. 

8. & 92. 11. 
t ch. 13. 24. & 

19. 18. & 22. 

15. & 23. 13, 

14. ver. 15. 
u ISam. 3. 1. 

Am. 8. 11,12. 
II Or, is made 

naked. 
X John 13. 17. 

James 1. 25. 



II Or, in his 
matters 1 
J ch. 26. 12. 



The confession of Agur. 



PROVERBS. 



Four 



s insatiable. 



z ch. 15. 18. & 
26. 21. 



a Job 22. 29. 
ch. 15. 33, 
& 18. 12. 
Is. 66. 2. 
Dan. 4. 30, 
31, &c. Matt. 
23. 12. Luke 
14. 11. & 18. 
14. Acts 12. 
23. James 4. 
6, 10, 1 Pet. 
5.5. 

t Heb. shall 

he set onhigh. 
t Heb, the 
face of a 

ruler. 
b Lev. 5. 1. 
c Gen. 12. 12. 

& 20. 2, 11. 
d See Ps. 20. 

9. ch. 19, C. 



t Heb, know. 



d Job 38.4, &,c. 
Ps.l04.3,&c. 
Is. 40. 12, &c. 



e Ps. 12. 6. & 

18. 30. & 19. 8. 

& 119. 140. 
t Heb. puri- 
fied. 
f Ps. 18. 30. & 

84. 11. &115. 

9, 10, 11, 
g: Deut. 4. 2. & 

12. 32. Rev. 

22, 18, 19. 



t Heb. with- 
hold not from 
me. 

h Matt. 6. 11. 

t Heb. of my 
allowance. 

t Heb. helie 

thee. 
i Deut. 8. 12, 

14, 17. & 31. 

20. & 32. 15. 

Neh. 9. 25, 

26. Job 31. 24, 

25, 28. Hos. 

13.6. 
t Heb. Hurt 

not with thy 

tongue. 



21 He that delicately bringeth up 
his servant from a child shall have 
him become his son at the length. 

22 '^ An angry man stirreth up strife, 
and a furious man aboundeth in trans- 
gression. 

23 ^ A man's pride shall bring him 
low: but honour shall uphold the 
humble in spirit, 

24 Whoso is partner with a thief 
hateth his own soul : '' he heareth curs- 
ing, and bewrayeth it not. 

25 ■= The fear of man bringeth a snare : 
but whoso putteth his trust in the 
Lord t shall be safe. 

26 ^ Many seek t the ruler's favour ; 
but every man's judgment cometh ivom. 
the Lord. 

27 An unjust man is an abomination 
to the just : and he that is upright in 
the way is abomination to the wicked. 

CHAPTER XXX. 

Agur's confession. 7 His prayer. 11 Four wicked 
generations. 15 Four things insatiable. 17 Pa- 
rents are not to be despised. 18 Four things hard 
to be known. 21 Four things intolerable. 24 Four 
things exceeding wise. 29 Four things stately. 32 
Wrath is to be prevented. 

THE words of Agur the son of 
Jakeh, even ""the prophecy: the 
man spake unto Ithiel, even unto 
Ithiel and Ucal, 
2 ^ Surely I am more brutish than 
any man, and have not the under- 
standing of a man. 

3 1 neither learned wisdom, nor t have 
the knowledge of the holy. 

4 '^ Who hath ascended up into heav- 
en, or descended 1 "^ who hath gather- 
ed the wind in his fists'? who hath 
bound the waters in a garment ? who 
hath established all the ends of the 
earth ? what is his name, and what is 
his son's name, if thou canst tell ? 

5 ^ Every word of God is t pure : ^he 
is a shield unto them that put their 
trust in him. 

6 ^Add thou not unto his words, 
lest he reprove thee, and thou be 
found a liar. 

7 Two things have I required of 
thee ; t deny me them not before I die : 

8 Remove far from me vanity and 
lies ; give me neither poverty nor 
riches ; ^ feed me with food t conve- 
nient for me : 

9 "Lest I be full, and tdeny thee, 
and say. Who is the Lord ? or lest I 
be poor, and steal, and take the name 
of my God in vain. 

10 + Accuse not a servant unto his 
master, lest he curse thee, and thou 
be found guilty. 

1 1 There is a generation that curseth 
their father, and doth not bless their 
mother. 

604 



12 There is a generation ^that are 
pure in their own eyes, and yet is not 
washed from their filthiness. 

13 There is a generation, oh how 
4ofty are their eyes ! and their eye- 
lids are hfted up. 

14 ™ There is a generation, whose 
teeth are as swords, and their jaw 
teeth as knives, ''to devour the poor 
from off the earth, and the needy 
from among men. 

15 The horseleech hath two daugh- 
ters, crying. Give, give. There are 
three things that are never satisfied, 
yea, four things say not, t It is enough : 

16 "The grave; and the barren 
womb ; the earth that is not filled with 
water ; and the fire that saith not, It 
is enough, 

17 P The eye that mocketh at his fa- 
ther, and despiseth to obey his mother, 
the ravens of lithe valley shall pick 
it out, and the young eagles shall eat 
it. 

18 There be three things which are 
tooiwonderful for me, yea, four which 
I know not : 

19 The way of an eagle in the air ; 
the way of a serpent upon a rock ; 
the way of a ship in the t midst of 
the sea ; and the way of a man with 
a maid. 

20 Such is the way of an adulterous 
woman ; she eateth, and wipeth her 
mouth, and saith, I have done no 
wickedness. 

21 For three things the earth is dis- 
quieted, and for four which it cannot 
bear: 

22 1 For a servant when he reign eth ; 
and a fool when he is filled with meat ; 

23 For an odious woman when she is 
married ; and a handmaid that is heir 
to her mistress. 

24 There be four things which are 
little upon the earth, but they are 
t exceeding wise : 

25 "" The ants are a people not strong, 
yet they prepare their meat in the 
summer ; 

26 ^ The conies are but a feeble folk, 
yet make they their houses in the 
rocks ; 

37 The locusts have no king, yet go 
they forth all of them t by bands ; 

28 The spider taketh hold with her 
hands, and is in kings' palaces, 

29 There be three things which go 
well, yea, four are comely in going : 

30 A lion, which is strongest among 
beasts, and turneth not away for any ; 

31 A II greyhound; a he goat also; 
and a king, against whom there is no 
rising up. 

32 If thou hast done foolishly in 
lifting up thyself, or if thou hast 



The words of king Lemuel. 



PROVERBS. 



A virtuous woman described. 



B.C. 
about 700. 



t Job 21. 5. & 
40. 4. Ecc. 8. 
3. Mic, 7. 16. 



about 1015. 

a ch. 30. 1. 



b Is. 49. 15. 



d Deut. 17. 17. 

Neh. 13. 26. 

ch. 7. 26. 

Hos. 4. 11. 
e Ecc, 10. 17. 



k Lev. 19. 15. 

Deut. 1. 16. 
1 Job 29. 12. 

Is. 1. 17. Jen 

22. 16. 
m ch. 12. 4. 

& 18. 22. & 

19. 14. 



thought evil, ^lay thine hand upon 
thy mouth. 

33 Smreiy the churning of milk bring- 
eth forth butter, and the wringing of 
the nose bringeth forth blood : so the 
forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife. 

CHAPTER XXXI. 

The words which king Lemtiel's mother taught him. 
. 10 The description of a virtuous woman. 

THE words of king Lemuel, ''the 
prophecy that his mother taught 
him. 

2 What, my son 1 and what, ^ the 
son of my womb 1 and what, the son 
of my vows ? 

3 " Give not thy strength unto wo- 
men, nor thy ways "^to that which 
destroyeth kings. 

4 ^ It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it 
is not for kings to drink wine ; nor 
for princes strong drink : 

5 ^Lest they drink, and forget the 
law, and t pervert the judgment t of 
any of the afflicted. 

6 s Give strong drink unto him that 
is ready to perish, and wine unto 
those that be t of heavy hearts. 

7 Let him drink, and forget his 
poverty, and remember his misery no 
more. 

8 ^Open thy mouth for the dumb 
' in the cause of all t such as are ap- 
pointed to destruction. 

9 Open thy mouth, "^ judge right- 
eously, and ' plead the cause of the 
poor and needy. 

10 H ™Who can find a virtuous 
woman? for her price is far above 
rubies. 

1 1 The heart of her husband doth 
safely trust in her, so that he shall 
have no need of spoil. 

12 She will do him good and not 
evil all the days of her life. 

13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and 
worketh willingly with her hands. 

14 She is like the merchants' ships ; 
she bringeth her food from afar. 



15 ° She riseth also while it is yet 
night, and °giveth meat to her house- 
hold, and a portion to her maidens. 

16 She considereth a field, and +buy- 
eth it : with the fruit of her hands she 
planteth a vineyard. 

17 She girdeth her loins with strength, 
and strengtheneth her arms. 

18 t She perceiveth that her mer- 
chandise is good : her candle goeth 
not out by night. 

19 She layeth her hands to the spin- 
dle, and her hands hold the distaff. 

20 t P She stretcheth out her hand to 
the poor ; yea, she reacheth forth her 
hands to the needy. 

21 She is not afraid of the snow for 
her household : for all her household 
are clothed with H scarlet. 

22 She maketh herself coverings of 
tapestry ; her clothing is silk and 
purple. 

23 1 Her husband is known in the 
gates, when he sitteth among the 
elders of the land. 

24 She maketh fine linen, and sell- 
eth it; and delivereth girdles unto 
the merchant. 

25 Strength and honour are her 
clothing ; and she shall rejoice in 
time to come. 

26 She openeth her mouth with wis- 
dom ; and in her tongue is the law of 
kindness. 

27 She looketh well to the ways 
of her household, and eateth not the 
bread of idleness. 

28 Her children arise up, and call 
her blessed ; her husband also, and he 
praiseth her. 

29 Many daughters H have done vir- 
tuously, but thou excellest them all. 

30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty 
is vain : but a woman that feareth the 
Lord, she shall be praised. 

31 Give her of the fruit of her 
hands ; and let her own works praise 
her in the gates. 

605 



B.C. 

about 1015. 



t Heb. taketh 
n Rom. 12. 11. 
o Luke 12. 42. 



t Heb. She 
iasteth. 



t Heb. She 
spreadeth. 

V Eph. 4. 28. 
Heb. 13. 16. 



II Or, double 
garments. 



q Ch. 12. 4. 



II Or, hn-ve 
gotten riches. 



a ver. 12. ch, 
7. 27. &. 12. 8, 
9.10. 

b Ps. 39. 5, 6. 

& 62. 9. & 144. 

4. ch. 12. 8. 
c Rora. 8. 20. 

d ch. 2. 22. & 
3.9. 



e Ps. 104. 5. & 
119. 90. 

f Ps. 19. 5, 6. 

t Heb.^arei- 
eth. 

S John 3. 8. 



h Job 38. 10. 
Ps. 104. 8, 9. 



t Heb. return 
to go. 



ProT. 27. 20. 



1 ver. 1. 



m Gen. 3. 19. 
ch. 3. 10. 



ECCLESIASTES 



OR, 



THE PREACHER. 



.CHAPTER I. 

The Preacher declareth the vanity of all human 
things. 12 His search after knowledge unsatisfy- 
ing. 

THE words * of the Preacher, the 
son of David, king in Jerusa- 
lem. 

2 ''Vanity of vanities, saith the 
Preacher, vanity of vanities ; ^ all is 
vanity. 

3 "^What profit hath a man of all 
his labour vv^hich he taketh under the 
sun? 

4 One generation passeth away, and 
another generation cometh : ^but the 
earth abideth for ever. 

5 ^ The sun also ariseth, and the sun 
goeth down, and t hasteth to his place 
where he arose. 

6 ^The wind goeth toward the 
south, and turneth about unto the 
north ; it whirleth about continually, 
and the wind returneth again accord- 
ing to his circuits. 

7 ^AU the rivers run into the sea; 
yet the sea is not full : unto the 
place from whence the rivers come, 
thither they t return again. 

8 All things are full of labour ; man 
cannot utter it : ^ the eye is not sat- 
isfied with seeing, nor the ear filled 
with hearing. 

9 ^ The thing that hath been, it is 
that which shall be ; and that which 
is done is that which shall be done : 
and there is no new thing under the 
sun. 

10 Is there any thing whereof it 
may be said. See, this is new? it 
hath been already of old time, which 
was before us. 

1 1 There is no remembrance of for- 
mer things; neither shall there be 
any remembrance of things that are 
to come with those that shall come 
after. 

12 IT ' I the Preacher was king over 
Israel in Jerusalem. 

13 And I gave my heart to seek and 
search out by wisdom concerning all 
things that are done under heaven : 
•"this sore travail hath God given to 



the sons of man H to be exercised 
therewdth. 

14 I have seen all the works that 
are done under the sun ; and, be- 
hold, all is vanity and vexation of 
spirit. 

15 ^That which is crooked cannot 
be made straight : and t that which 
is wanting cannot be numbered. 

16 I communed with mine own 
heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great 
estate, and have gotten "more wis- 
dom than all they that have been be- 
fore me in Jerusalem : yea, my heart 
t had great experience of wisdom and 
knowledge. 

17 PAnd I gave my heart to know 
wisdom, and to know madness and 
folly : I perceived that this also is 
vexation of spirit. 

18 For lin much wisdom is much 
grief: and he that increaseth knowl- 
edge increaseth sorrow. 

CHAPTER II. 

The vanity of mirth, wealth, and greatness ; 12 of 
wisdom, though far better than folly ; 18 and of all 
the labour of a man. 24 A man should make a 
cheerful use of what he has. 

^ T SAID in mine heart. Go to now, 
Jl I will prove thee with mirth ; 
therefore enjoy pleasure : and, be- 
hold, ^ this also is vanity. 

2 " I said of laughter. It is mad : 
and of mirth, What doeth it ? 

3 <^ I sought in mine heart t to give 
myself unto wine, yet acquainting 
mine heart with wisdom ; and to lay 
hold on folly, till I might see what 
was that good for the sons of men, 
which they should do under the heav- 
en t all the days of their life. 

4 I made me great works ; I build- 
ed me houses ; I planted me vine- 
yards : 

5 I made me gardens and orchards, 
and I planted trees in them of all 
kind of fruits : 

6 I made me pools of water, to wa- 
ter therevnth the wood that bringeth 
forth trees : 

7 I got me servants and maidens, 
and had t servants born in my house ; 
also I had great possessions of great 



The vanity of wisdom. 



ECCLESIASTES. 



A time for every thing. 



T) r\ 

about 977. 



e 1 Kings 9. 
28. & 10. 10, 
14, 21, &c. 



t Heb. musi- 
cal instru- 
ment and in- 
struments. 

{ ch. 1. 16. 



S ch. 3. 22. k 
5. 18. k 9. 9. 



h ch. 1. 3, 14. 



i ch. 1. 17. & 
7.25. 

|[ Or, in those 
things which 
have been 
already done. 

t Heb. that 
there is an 
excellency in 
wisdom more 
than in folly, 

ffC. 

k Prov. 17. 24. 

ch. 8. 1. 
1 Ps. 49. 10. 

ch. 9. 2, 3, 11. 

t Heb. hap- 
peneth to me, 
even to me. 



tHeb. labour- 
ed. 
VD. Ps. 49. 10. 



and small cattle above all that were 
in Jerusalem before me : 

8 ^ I ^gathered me also silver and 
gold, and the peculiar treasure of 
Idngs and of the provinces : I gat me 
men singers and w^oinen singers, and 
the delights of the sons of men, as 
t musical instruments, and that of all 
sorts. 

9 So ^I was great, and increased 
more than all that were before me 
in Jerusalem : also my wisdom re- 
mained with me. 

10 And whatsoever mine eyes de- 
sired I kept not from them, I with- 
held not my heart from any joy ; for 
my heart rejoiced in all my labour : 
and ^this was my portion of all my 
labour. 

11 Then I looked on all the works 
that my hands had wrought, and on 
the labour that I had laboured to do : 
and, behold, all was ^vanity and vex- 
ation of spirit, and there was no profit 
under the sun. 

12 1 And I turned myself to behold 
wisdom, ^ and madness, and folly : for 
what can the man do that cometh 
after the king ? il even that which 
hath been already done. 

13 Then I saw tthat wisdom ex- 
celleth folly, as far as light excelleth 
darkness. 

14 "^ The wise man's eyes are in his 
head ; but the fool walketh in dark- 
ness : and I myself perceived also that 
^ one event happeneth to them all. 

15 Then said I in my heart. As it 
happeneth to the fool, so it t happen- 
eth even to me ; and why was I then 
more wise ? Then I said in my heart, 
that this also is vanity. 

18 For there is no remembrance of 
the wise more than of the fool for 
ever; seeing that which now is in 
the days to come shall all be for- 
gotten. And how dieth the wise 
man 1 as the fool. 

17 Therefore I hated life ; because 
the work that is wrought under the 
sun is grievous unto me : for all is 
vanity and vexation of spirit. 

18 t Yea, I hated all my labour 
which I had t taken under the sun : 
because ^ I should leave it unto the 
man that shall be after me. 

19 And who knoweth whether he 
shall be a wise man or a fooH yet 
shall he have rule over all my labour 
wherein I have laboured, and where- 
in I have shewed myself wise under 
the sun. This is also vanity. 

20 Therefore I went about to cause 
my heart to despair of all the labour 
which I took under the sun. 

21 For there is a man whose labour 



is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and 
in equity ; yet to a man that hath 
not laboured therein shall he t leave 
it for his portion. This also is vanity 
and a great evil. 

22 ° For what hath man of all his 
labour, and of the vexation of his 
heart, wherein he hath laboured un- 
der the sun % 

23 For all his days are ° sorrows, 
and his travail grief; yea, his heart 
taketh not rest in the night. This is 
also vanity. 

24 IT P There is nothing better for 
a man, than that he should eat and 
drink, and that he II should make his 
soul enjoy good in his labour. This 
also I saw, that it was from the hand 
of God. 

25 For who can eat, or who else can 
hasten hereunto, more than 1 1 

26 For God giveth to a man that 
is good tin his sight wisdom, and 
knowledge, and joy : but to the sin- 
ner he giveth travail, to gather and 
to heap up, that i he may give to him 
that is good before God. This also 
is vanity and vexation of spirit. 

CHAPTER III. 

All things have their appointed time, 11 and are 
good in their season. 16 The perversion of justice 
and a future retribution. 18 The vanity of man as 
mortal. 

TO every thing there is a season, 
and a ^time to every purpose 
under the heaven : 

2 A time t to be born, and ^ a time 
to die ; a time to plant, and a time to 
pluck up that which is planted ; 

3 A time to kill, and a time to heal ; 
a time to break down, and a time to 
build up ; 

4 A time to weep, and a time to 
laugh ; a time to mourn, and a time 
to dance ; 

5 A time to cast away stones, and 
a time to gather stones together; a 
time to embrace, and ° a time t to re- 
frain from embracing ; 

6 A time to H get, and a time to lose ; 
a time to keep, and a time to cast 
away; 

7 A time to rend, and a time to sew ; 
^ a time to keep silence, and a time to 
speak ; ^ 

8 A time to love, and a time to 
^ hate ; a time of war, and a time of 
peace. 

9 ^What profit hath he that work- 
eth in that wherein he laboureth 1 

10 ^ I have seen the travail, wliich 
God hath given to the sons of men 
to be exercised in it. 

11 He hath made every thing beau- 
tiful in his time : also he hath set 



B.C. 

about 977. 



t Heb. give, 
a ch. 1. 3. k 3. 



Job 5. 7. & 
14.1. 



P ch. 3. 12, 13, 
22. & 5. 18. & 
8. 15. 

II Or, delight 
his senses. 



t Heb. before 
him. Gen. 7. 
1. Luke 1. 6. 



q Job 27. 16, 
17. Prov. 28. 



a ver. 17. ch. 
8.6. 



tHeb. to bear, 
b Heb. 9. 27. 



c Joel 2. 16. 
1 Cor. 7. 5. 
t Heb. to he 
far from. 

II Or, seek. 



d Am. 5. 13. 

e Luke 14. 26. 
f ch. 1. 3. 

g ch. 1. 13. 



607 



God the judge of all. 



ECCLESIASTES. 



Two better than one. 




k ch. 2. 24. 



I James 1. 17, 



t Heb. that 

which is 

driven away. 
n ch. 5. 8. 



o Rom. 2. 6, 7, 
8. 2 Cor. 5. 
10. 2Thess. 
1. 6, 7. 

P ver. 1. 



!1 Or, that they 
might clear 
God, and see, 
6fc. 



qPs. 49. 12, 
20. & 73. 22. 
ch. 2. 16. 



r Gen. 3. 19. 

s ch. 12. 7. 

t Heb. of the 
sons of man. 

t Heb. is as- 
cending. 



t ver. 12. ch. 
2. 24. & 5. 18. 
&, 11. 9. 



u ch. 2. 10. 
xch. 6. 12. & 
8. 7. & 10. 14. 



a ch. 3. 16. 
5. 8. 



t Heb. hand. 



b Job 3. 17, 
&,c. 



the world in their heart, so that ^no 
man can find out the work that God 
maketh from the beginning to the 
end. 

12 'I know that there is no good in 
them, but for a man to rejoice, and 
to do good in his Hfe. 

13 And also ''that every man should 
eat and drink, and enjoy the good of 
all his labour, it is the gift of God. 

14 I know that, whatsoever God 
doeth, it shall be for ever : ' nothing 
can be put to it, nor any thing taken 
from it : and God doeth it, that men 
should fear before him. 

15 °*That which hath been is now ; 
and that which is to be hath already 
been ; and God requireth t that which 
is past. 

16 IF And moreover °I saw under 
the sun the place of judgment, that 
wickedness was there ; and the place 
of righteousness, that iniquity was 
there. 

17 1 said in mine heart, ° God shall 
judge the righteous and the wicked : 
for there is Pa time there for every 
purpose and for every work. 

18 I said in mine heart concerning 
the estate of the sons of men, II that 
God might manifest them, and that 
they might see that they themselves 
are beasts. 

19 iFor that which befalleth the 
sons of men befalleth beasts ; even 
one thing befalleth them : as the one 
dieth, so dieth the other ; yea, they 
have all one breath ; so that a man 
hath no preeminence above a beast : 
for all is vanity. 

20 All go unto one place ; '"all are 
of the dust, and all turn to dust again. 

21 ' Who knoweth the spirit t of man 
that t goeth upward, and the spirit of 
the beast that goeth downward to the 
earth? 

22 ' Wherefore I perceive that there 
is nothing better, than that a man 
should rejoice in his own works ; for 
" that is his portion : ^ for who shall 
bring him to see what shall be after 
him? 

CHAPTER IV. 

The sorrows of the oppressed. 4 The evils of envy, 5 
of idleness.! ofcovetojisness,9 and of solitariness. 
13 The evil of a foolish king. 

SO I returned, and considered all 
the ^oppressions that are done 
under the sun : and behold the tears 
of such as were oppressed, and they 
had no comforter; and on the +side 
of their oppressors there was power ; 
but they had no comforter. 

2 ''Wherefore I praised the dead 
which are already dead, more than 
the living which are yet alive. 

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3 " Yea, better is he than both they, 
which hath not yet been, who hath not 
seen the evil work that is done under 
the sun. 

4 T Again, I considered all travail, 
and t every right work, that t for this 
a man is envied of his neighbour. 
This is also vanity and vexation of 
spirit. 

5 "^The fool foldeth his hands to- 
gether, and eateth his own flesh. 

6 ® Better is a handful with quiet- 
ness, than both the hands full with 
travail and vexation of spirit. 

7 IF Then I returned, and I saw van- 
ity under the sun. 

8 There is one alone, and there is 
not a second ; yea, he hath neither 
child nor brother : yet is there no end 
of all his labour ; neither is his ^ eye 
satisfied with riches ; ^ neither saith 
he, For whom do T labour, and be- 
reave my soul of good ? This is also 
vanity, yea, it is a sore travail. 

9 IF Two are better than one ; be- 
cause they have a good reward for 
their labour. 

10 For if they fall, the one will hft 
up his fellow : but woe to him that is 
alone when he falleth ; for he hath 
not another to help him up. 

11 Again, if two lie together, then 
they have heat : but how can one be 
warm alone 1 

12 And if one prevail against him, 
two shall withstand him ; and a three- 
fold cord is not quickly broken. 

13 IF Better is a poor and a wise 
child, than an old and foolish king, 
t who will no more be admonished. 

14 For out of prison he cometh to 
reign ; whereas also he that is born 
in his kingdom becometh poor. 

15 I considered all the living which 
walk under the sun, with the second 
child that shall stand up in his stead. 

16 There is no end of all the people, 
even of all that have been before 
them : they also that come after shall 
not rejoice in him. Surely this also 
is vanity and vexation of spirit. 

CHAPTER V. 

How to behave in the house of God. 4 Concerning 
vows. 9 The vanity of riches. 18 The enjoyment in 
them, the gift of God. 

KEEP ^thy foot when thou goest 
to the house of God, and be 
more ready to hear, ^ than to give the 
sacrifice of fools : for they consider 
not that they do evil. 

2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and 
let not thine heart be hasty to utter 
any il thing before God : for God is in 
heaven, and thou upon earth : there- 
fore let thy words *= be few. 

3 For a dream cometh through the 



The vanity of riches. 



ECCLESIASTES. 



Sundry observations. 



B.C. 

about 977. 



d Prov. 10. li). 
e Num. 30. 2. 

Deut. 23. 21, 

22,23. P9.50. 

14. & 76. 11. 
fPs.66.13,14. 
F Prov. 20. 25. 

Acts 5. 4, 



h 1 Cor. 11. 10. 



i ch. 12. 13. 
k ch. 3. 16. 



t Heb. at the 
will, or, pur- 
pose, 

1 Vs. 12. .5. & 
58. 11. &. 82.1. 



n Job 1. 21. 
Ps. 49. 17. 
1 Tim. 6. 7. 



o ch. 1. 3. 
pProv. 11.29, 
q Ps. 127. 2. 
r ch. 2. 24. & 3. 

12, 13, 22. & 

9.7. & 11.9. 

! Tim. 6. 17. 
t Heb. there 

is a good 

which is 

comely, ifc. 
t Heb. the 

number of 

the days. 



multitude of business ; and ^ a fool's 
voice is known by multitude of 
words. V, 

4 ""■ When thou vow est a vow unto 
God, defer not to pay it ; for he hath 
no pleasure in fools : *^pay that which 
thou hast vowed. 

5 ^ Better is it that thou shouldest 
not. vow, than that thou shouldest 
vow and not pay. 

6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy 
flesh to sin ; ^ neither say thou be- 
fore the angel, that it was an error: 
wherefore should God be angry at 
thy voice, and destroy the work of 
thine hands ? 

7 For in the multitude of dreams 
and many words there are also divers 
vanities : but ' fear thou God. 

8 IT If thou ^ seest the oppression of 
the poor, and violent perverting of 
judgment and justice in a province, 
marvel not t at the matter : for ' he 
that is higher than the highest re- 
gardeth ; and there be higher than 
they. 

9 IF Moreover the profit of the earth 
is for all : the king himself is served 
by the field. 

10 He that loveth silver shall not 
be satisfied with silver; nor he that 
loveth abundance with increase. This 
is also vanity. 

11 When goods increase, they are 
increased that eat them : and what 
good is there to the owners thereof, 
saving the beholding of them with 
their eyes ? 

12 The sleep of a labouring man is 
sweet, whether he eat little or much : 
but the abundance of the rich will 
not suffer him to sleep. 

13 ""There is a sore evil which I 
have seen under the sun, namely, 
riches kept for the owners thereof 
to their hurt. 

14 But those riches perish by evil 
travail : and he begetteth a son, and 
there is nothing in his hand. 

15 °As he came forth of his moth- 
er's womb, naked shall he return to 
go as he came, and shall take nothing 
of his labour, which he may carry 
away in his hand. 

16 And this also is a sore evil, that 
in all points as he came, so shall he 
go: and "what profit hath he ^that' 
hath laboured for the wind ? 

17 All his days also "^he eateth in 
darkness, and he hath much sorrow 
and wrath with his sickness. 

18 IF Behold that which I have seen : 
•■ t it is good and comely for one to 
eat and to drink, and to enjoy the 
good of all his labour that he taketh 
under the sun t all the days of his 



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life, which God giveth him : *for it is 
his portion. 

19 ' Every man also to whom God 
hath given riches and wealth, and 
hath given him power to eat thereof, 
and to take his portion, and to re- 
joice in his labour ; this is the gift of 
God. 

20 II For he shall not much remem- 
ber the days of his life ; because 
God answereth him in the joy of his 
heart. 

CHAPTER VI. 

Tlie evil of riches without power to use them. 7 Sun- 
dry observations. 

^npHERE is an evil which I have 
X seen under the sun, and it is 
common among men : 

2 A man to whom God hath given 
riches, wealth, and honour, ''so that 
he wanteth nothing for his soul of 
all that he desireth, •= yet God giveth 
him not power to eat thereof, but 
a stranger eateth it. This is vanity, 
and it is an evil disease. 

3 IF If a man beget a hundred chil- 
dren, and live many years, so that 
the days of his years be many, and 
his soul be not filled with good, and 
^ also that he have no burial ; I say, 
that ^ an untimely birth is better than 
he. 

4 For he cometh in with vanity, 
and departeth in darkness, and his 
name shall be covered with darkness. 

5 Moreover he hath not seen the 
sun, nor known a7iy thing: this hath 
more rest than the other. 

6 Yea, though he live a thousand 
years twice told, yet hath he seen no 
good : do not all go to one place 1 

7 ^ All the labour of man is for his 
mouth, and yet the t appetite is not 
filled. 

8 For what hath the wise more 
than the fool? what hath the poor, 
that knoweth to walk before the 
living 1 

9 IF Better is the sight of the eyes 
t than the wandering of the desire. 
This is also vanity and vexation of 
spirit. 

10 That which hath been is named 
already, and it is known that it is 
man : ^ neither may he contend with 
him that is mightier than he. 

11 IF Seeing there be many things 
that increase vanity, what is man the 
better 1 

12 For who knoweth what is good 
for man in this life, tall the days 
of his vain life which he spendeth 
as ''a shadow? for 'who can tell a 
man what shall be after him under 
the sun ? 

609 



B.C. 

about 977. 



8ch.2.10. &3. 

22. 
t ch. 2. 24. & 3. 

13. & 6. 2. 



II Or, Though 
he give not 
much, yet he 
rememhereth, 
6fc. 



■ ch. 5. 13. 



b Job 21. 10, 
&.C. Ps. 17. 
14. & 73. 7. 

c Luke 12. 20. 



d 2 Kings 9 
35. Is. 14. 19, 
20.Jer.22.r 

e Job 3. 16. 
Ps. 58. 8, ch- 
4.3. 



f Prov. 16. 26. 
t Heb. soul. 



t Heb. than 
the walking 
of the soul. 



e Job 9. 32. 
Is. 45. 9. Jer. 
49. 19. 



h Ps. 102. 11. 
& 109. 23. & 
144. 4. James 
4. 14. 

t Heb. tfte 
number of 
the days of 
the life of 
his vanity. 

i Ps. 39. 6. ch. 
8.7. 



Wisdom commended. 



ECCLESIASTES. 



Of its attainment. 



Prov. 15. 30. 
& 22. 1, 



II Or, Anger. 
b 2 Cor. 7. 10. 



c Ses Ps. 141. 
5. Prov. 13. 
18. & 15. 31, 
32. 

t Heb. sound. 
d Ps. 118, 12. 
ch. 2. 2. 



e Ex. 23. 8. 
Deut. 16. 19. 



f Prov. 14. 29. 



g Prov. 14. 17. 
& 16. 32. 
James 1. 19. 



t Heb. out of 
wisdom. 

II Or, as good 
as an inher- 
itance, yea, 
better too. 

tHeb. 
shadow. 

hch. 11. 7. 



i See .Job 12. 

14. ch. 1. 15. 

Is. 14. 27. 
k ch. 3. 4. 

Deut. 28. 47. 

t Heb. made. 



m Prov. 25. 16. 

n Rom. 12. 3. 

o .Job 15. 32. 
Ps. 55. 23. 
Prov. 10. 27. 

t Heb. he des- 
olate? 

t Heb. not in 
thy time ? 



CHAPTER VII. 

Sundry observations and admonitions. 11 A com- 
mendation of wisdom. 23 The difficulty in obtain- 
ing it. 

A^ GOOD name is better than 
precious ointment; and the day 
of death than the day of one's 
birth. 

2 IT 1^ is better to go to the house of 
mourning, than to go to the house of 
feasting : for that is the end of all 
men ; and the living will lay it to his 
heart. 

3 II Sorrow is better than laughter : 
^ for by the sadness of the counte- 
nance the heart is made better. 

4 The heart of the wise is in the 
house of mourning ; but the heart of 
fools is in the house of mirth. 

5 '^ It is better to hear the rebuke 
of the wise, than for a man to hear 
the song of fools : 

6 ^ For as the t crackling of thorns 
under a pot, so is the laughter of the 
fool. This also is vanity. 

7 1 Surely oppression maketh a wise 
man mad ; ^ and a gift destroyeth the 
heart. 

8 Better is the end of a thing than 
the beginning thereof: and ^the pa- 
tient in spirit is better than the proud 
in spirit. 

9 ^ Be not hasty in thy spirit to be 
angry : for anger resteth in the bosom 
of fools. 

10 Say not thou, What is the cause 
that the former days were better than 
these? for thou dost not inquire 
t wisely concerning this. 

11 'IF Wisdom is II good with an in- 
heritance : and by it there is profit ^ to 
them that see the sun. 

12 For wisdom is a + defence, and 
money is a defence : but the excel- 
lency of knowledge is, that wisdom 
giveth life to them that have it. 

13 Consider the work of God : for 
' who can make that straight, which 
he hath made crooked 1 

14 ""In the day of prosperity be 
joyful, but in the day of adversity 
consider: God also hath tset the 
one over against the other, to the 
end that man should find nothing 
after him. 

15 All things have I seen in the 
days of my vanity : ' there is a just 
7nan that perisheth in his righteous- 
ness, and there is a wicked man that 
prolongeth his life in his wickedness. 

16 "'Be not righteous over much, 
° neither make thyself over wise : why 
shouldest thou t destroy thyself? 

17 Be not over much wicked, nei- 
ther be thou foolish : ° why shouldest 
thou die t before thy time 1 

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18 It is good that thou shouldest 
take hold of this ; yea, also from this 
withdraw not thine hand : for he that 
feareth God shall come forth of them 
all. 

19 P Wisdom strengtheneth the wise 
more than ten mighty men which are 
in the city. 

20 1 For there is not a just man 
upon earth, that doeth good, and 
sinneth not. 

21 Also + take no heed unto all 
words that are spoken ; lest thou 
hear th}'^ servant curse thee : 

22 For oftentimes also thine own 
heart knoweth that thou thyself like- 
wise hast cursed others. 

23 1 All this have I proved by wis- 
dom : ' I said, I will be wise ; but it 
loas far from me. 

24 ' That which is far oflT, and * ex- 
ceeding deep, who can find it out? 

25 t " I applied mine heart to know, 
and to search, and to seek out wis- 
dom, and the reason of things, and to 
know the wickedness of folly, even of 
foolishness and madness : 

26 ^And I find more bitter than 
death the woman, whose heart is 
snares and nets, and her hands as 
bands : t whoso pleaseth God shall es- 
cape from her ; but the sinner shall 
be taken by her. 

27 Behold, this have I found, saith 
y the Preacher, H counting one by one, 
to find out the account ; 

28 W^hich yet my soul seeketh, 
but I find not : ^ one man among a 
thousand have I found ; but a wo- 
man among all those have I not 
found. 

29 Lo, this only have I found, ^ that 
God hath made man upright ; but 
^ they have sought out many inven- 
tions. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

Obedience to rulers enjoined. 6 Man's misery from, 
not knowing the future. 9 An evil work sure to be 
punished. 12 The end of the righteous and of the 
luicked. 16 God's works unsearchable. 

WHO is as the wise man ? and 
who knoweth the interpreta- 
tion of a thing? ^a man's wisdom 
maketh his face to shine, and t^'the 
boldness of his face shall be changed. 

2 I counsel thee to keep the king's 
commandment, '^ and that in regard 
of the oath of God. 

3 '^ Be not hasty to go out of his 
sight : stand not in an evil thing ; for 
he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. 

4 Where the word of a king is, 
there is power : and ® who may say 
unto him. What doest thou ? 

5 Whoso keepeth the command- 
ment t shall feel no evil thing : and 



The end of the wicked. 



ECCLESIASTES. 



The dead are forgotten. 



B.C. 

about 977. 

f ch. 3. 1. 

S Prov. 24. 22. 

ch. 6. 12. & a. 

12. k. 10. 14. 
II Or, how it 

shall be? 

h Ps. 49. 6, 7. 
i Job 14. 5. 



H Or, casting 
(# weapons. 



k Ps. 10. 6. 
.50. 21. Is. 
10. 



1 Is. 65. 20. 
Rom. 2. 5. 

m Ps. 37. 11, 
18,19. Prov. 
1.32,33. Is. 
3. 10, U. 
Matt. 25. 34, 
41. 



n Ps. 73. 14. 
ch. 2. 14. &7. 
15. & 9. 1,2,3. 



ch. 2. 24. k. 
3. 12, 22. & 5. 

18. & 9. 7. 



P Job 5. 9. 
ch. 3. 11. 
Rom. 11. 33. 



q Ps. 73. 16. 



a wise man's heart discerneth both 
time and judgment. 

6 IT Because ^ to every purpose there 
is time and judgment, therefore the 
misery of man is great upon him. 

7 s For he knoweth not that which 
shall be : for who can tell him n when 
it shall be ? 

8 ^ There is no man that hath power 
' over the spirit to retain the spirit ; 
neither hath he power in the day of 
death : and there is no II discharge in 
that war ; neither shall wickedness 
deliver those that are given to it. 

9 All this have I seen, and applied 
my heart unto every work that is 
done under the sun : there is a time 
wherein one man ruleth over another 
to his own hurt. 

10 And so I saw the wicked buried, 
who had come and gone from the 
place of the holy, and they were for- 
gotten in the city where they had so 
done. This is also vanity. 

11 "^Because sentence against an 
evil work is not executed speedily, 
therefore the heart of the sons of 
men is fully set in them to do 
evil. 

12 IT ' Though a sinner do evil a 
hundred times, and his days be pro- 
longed, yet surely I know that ""it 
shall be well with them that fear 
God, which fear before him : 

13 But it shall not be well with the 
wicked, neither shall he prolong his 
days, which are as a shadow ; because 
he feareth not before God. 

14 There is a vanity which is done 
upon the earth ; that there be just 
men, unto whom it ""happeneth ac- 
cording to the work of the wicked ; 
again, there be wicked mew, to whom 
it happeneth according to the work of 
the righteous. I said that this also is 
vanity. 

15 '* Then I commended mirth, be- 
cause a man hath no better thing 
under the sun, than to eat, and to 
drink, and to be merry : for that shall 
abide with him of his labour the days 
of his life, which God giveth him un- 
der the sun. 

16 1 When I applied mine heart to 
know^ wisdom, and to see the business 
that is done upon the earth : for also 
there is that neither day nor night 
seeth sleep with his eyes : 

17 Then I beheld all the work of 
God, that Pa man cannot find out 
the work that is done under the 
sun : because though a man labour 
to seek it out, yet he shall not find 
it ; yea further ; though a wise man 
think to know it, lyet shall he not 
be able to find it. 



CHAPTER IX. 

Like things happen to good and bad. 4 Death the 
end of worldly enjoyments. 11 God^s providence 
over all. 13 Wisdom is better than strength. 

FOR all this 1 1 considered in my 
heart even to declare all this, 
^that the righteous, and the wise, 
and their works, are in the hand of 
God : no man knoweth either love or 
hatred by all that is before them. 

2 '' All things come alike to all : 
there is one event to the righteous, 
and to the wicked ; to the good and 
to the clean, and to the unclean ; 
to him that sacrificeth, and to him 
that sacrificeth not : as is the good, 
so is the sinner ; and he that swear- 
eth, as he that feareth an oath. 

3 This is an evil among all things 
that are done under the sun, that 
there is one event unto all : yea, also 
the heart of the sons of men is full 
of evil, and madness is in their heart 
while they live, and after that they go 
to the dead. 

4 IF For to him that is joined to all 
the living there is hope : for a living 
dog is better than a dead lion. 

5 For the living know that they 
shall die : but "^ the dead know not 
any thing, neither have they any 
more a reward ; for '^ the memory of 
them is forgotten. 

6 Also their love, and their hatred, 
and their envy, is now perished ; nei- 
ther have they any more a portion 
for ever in any thing that is done 
under the sun. 

7 1" Go thy way, * eat thy bread with 
joy, and drink thy wine with a merry 
heart ; for God now accepteth thy 
works. 

8 Let thy garments be always 
white ; and let thy head lack no oint- 
ment. 

9 tLive joyfully with the wife 
whom thou lovest all the days of 
the life of thy vanity, which he 
hath given thee under the sun, all 
the days of thy vanity : ^ for that 
is thy portion in this life, and in 
thy labour which thou takest under 
the sun. 

10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to 
do, do it with thy might ; for there is 
no work, nor device, nor knowledge, 
nor wisdom, in the grave, whither 
thou goest. 

11 IF I returned, ^and saw under 
the sun, that the race is not to the 
swift, nor the battle to the strong, 
neither yet bread to the wise, nor 
yet riches to men of understanding, 
nor yet favour to men of skill ; but 
time and chance happeneth to them 
all. 

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The benefit of wisdom. 



ECCLESIASTES. 



Trust in God enjoined. 




k See 2 Sam. 
20. 16-22. 



I Prov. 21. 22. 

& 24. 5. ch. 

7. 19. ver. 18. 
ra Mark 6. 2,3. 



o Josh. 7. 1, 
11, 12. 



t Heb. Flies 
of death. 



t Heb. his 

heart. 
a Prov. 13. 16. 

& 18. 2, 

b ch. 8. 3. 

c 1 Sam. 25. 

24, &,c. Prov. 

25. 15. 

a Esth. 3. 1. 
t Heb. /row 

before. 
t Heb. f/i 

grrea^ heights. 

eProv. 19.10. 
& 30. 22. 



f Ps. 7. 15, 
Prov, 26, 27. 



g Ps. 53. 4, 5. 
.Jer. 8. 17. 



12 For ^man also knoweth not his 
time : as the fishes that are taken 
in an evil net, and as the birds 
that are caught in the snare ; so are 
the sons of men 'snared in an evil 
time, when it falleth suddenly upon 
them. 

13 1 This wisdom have I seen also 
under the sun, and it seemed great 
unto me : 

14 ^ There was a little city, and few 
men within it ; and there came a 
great king against it, and besieged it, 
and built great bulwarks against it, 

15 Now there was found in it a 
poor wise man, and he by his wisdom 
delivered the city ; yet no man re- 
membered that same poor man, 

16 ' Then said I, Wisdom is better 
than strength : nevertheless "• the 
poor man's wisdom is despised, and 
his words are not heard, 

17 The words of wise men are heard 
in quiet more than the cry of him 
that ruleth among fools. 

18 "Wisdom is better than weapons 
of war : but ° one sinner destroyeth 
much good. 

CHAPTER X. 

Sundry observations and maxims. 

tT\EAD flies cause the ointment 
A.J of the apothecary to send forth 
a stinking savour : so doth a little 
folly him that is in reputation for 
wisdom and honour, 

2 A wise man's heart is at his 
right hand ; but a fool's heart at his 
left. 

3 Yea also, when he that is a fool 
walketh by the way, t his wisdom 
faileth him, ^and he saith to every 
one that he is a fool, 

4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up 
against thee, ^ leave not thy place ; 
for " yielding pacifieth great offences, 

5 There is an evil which I have seen 
under the sun, as an error lohich pro- 
ceedeth t from the ruler : 

6 ^ Folly is set t in great dignity, 
and the rich sit in low place, 

7 I have seen servants ^ upon horses, 
and princes walking as servants upon 
the earth, 

8 "^He that diggeth a pit shall fall 
into it ; and whoso breaketh a hedge, 
a serpent shall bite him, 

9 Whoso removeth stones shall be 
hurt therewith ; and he that cleaveth 
wood shall be endangered thereby. 

10 If the iron be blunt, and he do 
not whet the edge, then must he put 
to more strength : but wisdom is prof- 
itable to direct, 

1 1 Surely the serpent will bite ^with- 

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out enchantment ; and t a babbler is 
no better, 

12 ^The words of a wise man's 
mouth are + gracious ; but ' the lips 
of a fool will swallow up himself. 

13 The beginning of the words of 
his mouth is foolishness : and the end 
of t his talk is mischievous madness. 

14 '^ A fool also tis full of words : a 
man cannot tell what shall be ; and 
'what shall be after him, who can 
tell him? 

15 The labour of the foolish wearieth 
every one of them, because he know- 
eth not how to go to the city, 

16 IF ""Woe to thee, O land, when 
thy king is a child, and thy princes 
eat in the morning ! 

17 Blessed art thou, land, when 
thy king is the son of nobles, and 
"thy princes eat in due season, for 
strength, and not for drunkenness ! 

18 IF JBy much slothfulness the 
building decayeth ; and through idle- 
ness of the hands the house droppeth 
through, 

19 IF A feast is made for laughter, 
and "wine tmaketh merry: but mon- 
ey answereth all things. 

20 1 P Curse not the king, no not 
in thy H thought ; and curse not the 
rich in thy bedchamber : for a bird 
of the air shall carry the voice, and 
that which hath wings shall tell the 
matter, 

CHAPTER XI. 

An exhortation to works of charity. 7 Admonitions 
respecting death and judgment. 

CAST thy bread ^tupon the wa- 
ters : ^ for thou shalt find it after 
many days, 

2 *^ Give a portion '^ to seven, and 
also to eight ; ^ for thou knowest not 
what evil shall be upon the earth, 

3 If the clouds be full of rain, they 
empty themselves upon the earth : and 
if the tree fall toward the south, or 
toward the north, in the place M^iere 
the tree falleth, there it shall be, 

4 He that observeth the wind shall 
not sow ; and he that regardeth the 
clouds shall not reap, 

5 As ^ thou knowest not what is the 
way of the spirit, ^ nor how the bones 
do grow in the womb of her that is 
with child : even so thoa knowest not 
the works of God who maketh all, 

6 In the morning sow thy seed, and 
in the evening Mdthhold not thine 
hand : for thou knowest not whether 
t shall prosper, either this or that, or 
whether they both shall be alike good, 

7 IF Truly the light is sweet, and a 
pleasant thing it is for the eyes ^ to 
behold the sun : 



The young admonished. 



ECCLESIASTES. 



The whole duty of man. 



Num. 15. 39, 



k ch. 12. 14. 
Rom. 2. 6-11. 

II Or, anger. 

1 2 Gor. 7. 1. 
2 Tim. 2. 22. 
m Ps. 39. 5. 



I Piov. 22. 6. 
Lum. 3. 27. 



b See 2 Sam. 
19.35. 



11 Or, the 
grinders/ail, 
because they 
grind little. 



! 2 Sam. 19. 
35. 



8 But if a man live many years, and 
rejoice in them all ; yet let him re- 
member; the days of darkness ; for 
they shall be many. All that cometh 
is vanity. 

9 H Rejoice, O young man, in thy 
youth ; and let thy heart cheer thee 
in the days of thy youth, ' and walk 
in the ways of thine heart, and in 
the sight of thine eyes : but know 
thou, that for all these things ^ God 
will bring thee into judgment. 

10 Therefore remove n sorrow from 
thy heart, and ^ put away evil from 
thy flesh : "* for childhood and youth 
are vanity. 

CHAPTER XII. 

The young exhorted to remetnber their Creator. 9 The 
Preacher's care to edify. 13 The whole duty of 
man. 

'^OEMEMBER *now thy Creator 
J\ in the days of thy youth, while 
the evil days come not, nor the years 
draw nigh, ''when thou shalt say, I 
have no pleasure in them ; 

2 While the sun, or the light, or 
the moon, or the stars, be not dark- 
ened, nor the clouds return after the 
rain : 

3 In the day when the keepers of 
the house shall tremble, and the strong 
men shall bow themselves, and H the 
grinders cease because they are few, 
and those that look out of the win- 
dows be darkened, 

4 And the doors shall be shut in the 
streets, when the sound of the grind- 
ing is low, and he shall rise up at 
the voice of the bird, and all •= the 
daughters of music shall be brought 
low ; 

5 Also when they shall be afraid of 



that which is high, and fears shall be 
in the way, and the almond tree shall 
flourish, and the grasshopper shall be 
a burden, and desire shall fail : be- 
cause man goeth to ^ his long home, 
and ^the mourners go about the 
streets : 

6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, 
or the golden bowl be broken, or 
the pitcher be broken at the fount- 
ain, or the wheel broken at the cis- 
tern. 

7 ^ Then shall the dust return to the 
earth as it was : ^ and the spirit shall 
return unto God ^ who gave it. 

8 H ' Vanity of vanities, saith the 
Preacher ; all is vanity. 

9 And II moreover, because the Preach- 
er was wise, he still taught the people 
knowledge ; yea, he gave good heed, 
and sought out, and ^set in order 
many proverbs. 

10 The Preacher sought to find out 
t acceptable words : and that which 
was written was upright, even words 
of truth. 

11 The words of the wise are as 
goads, and as nails fastened by the 
masters of assemblies, which are given 
from one shepherd. 

12 And further, by these, my son, be 
admonished : of making many books 
there is no end ; and ' much II study is 
a weariness of the flesh. 

13 1[ II Let us hear the conclusion of 
the whole matter: '"Fear God, and 
keep his commandments : for this is 
the whole duty of man. 

14 For "God shall bring every work 
into judgment, with every secret 
thing, whether it be good, or whether 
it be evil. 



613 



B.C. 

about 977. 



d Job 17. 13. 
e Jer. 9. 17. 



f Gen. 3. 19. 

Job 34. 15. 

Ps. 90. 3. 
g ch. 3. 21. 
h Num. 16. 22. 

& 27. 16. Job 

34. 14. Is. 57. 

16. Zech. 12. 

1. 
iPs.62.9. ch. 

1.2. 
II Or, the more 

wise the 

Preacher 

was, 6fc. 

k 1 Kings 4. 
32. 



t Heb. words 
of delight. 



I ch. 1. 18. 

m Deut. 6. 2. 
& 10. 12. 

II Or, reading. 

II Or, The end 

of the matter, 

even all that 

hath been 

heard, is. 
n ch. 11. 9. 

Matt. 12. 36. 

Acts 17. 30, 

31. Rom. 2. 

16. & 14. 10. 

12. 1 Cor. 4. 

5. 2 Cor. 5. 

10. 



i 



a 1 Kings 4. 32. 



b ch. 4. 10. 
t Heb. thy 



c Hos. 11. 4. 

John 6. 44. 

& 12. 32. 
d Phil. 3. 12, 

13, 14. 
e Ps. 45. 14, 15. 

John 14. 2. 

Eph. 2. 6. 
II Or, they love 

thee upright- 
ly. 



THE 



I Or, as one 
that is vailed. 



f ch. 5. 9. &. 
6.1. 



S ch. 2. 2, 10, 
13. &. 4. 1, 7. 
&, 5. 2. &. 6. 4. 
John 15. 14, 

15. 
h2Chr. 1. 16, 

17. 
'Ez. 16. 11, 12, 

13. 



SONG OF SOLOMON, 



CHAPTER I. 

The hride commendeth her beloved, 7 and inquireth 
where he feedeth his Jlock. 8 His answer. 12 Their 
mutual love. 

THE * Song of songs, which is Sol- 
omon's. 

2 Let him kiss me with the kisses 
of his mouth : ^ for t thy love is better 
than wine. 

3 Because of the savour of thy good 
ointments thy name is as ointment 
poured forth, therefore do the virgins 
love thee. 

4 ^Draw me, ^we will run after 
thee : the king ^ hath brought me 
into his chambers : we will be glad 
and rejoice in thee, we will remem- 
ber thy love more than wine : H the 
upright love thee. 

5 1 am black, but comely, O ye 
daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents 
of Kedar, as the curtains of Solo- 
mon. 

6 Look not upon me, because I am 
black, because the sun hath looked 
upon me : my mother's children 
were angry with me ; they made 
me the keeper of the vineyards ; 
but mine own vineyard have I not 
kept. 

7 Tell me, thou whom my soul 
loveth, where thou feedest, where 
thou makest thy flock to rest at noon : 
for why should I be H as one that 
turneth aside by the flocks of thy 
companions I 

8 IF If thou know not, ^ thou fair- 
est among women, go thy way forth 
by the footsteps of the flock, and 
feed thy kids beside the shepherds' 
tents. 

9 I have compared thee, ^ my love, 
•^ to a company of horses in Pharaoh's 
chariots. 

10 'Thy cheeks are coitiely with 
rows of jewels^ thy neck with chains 
of gold. 

11 We will make thee borders of 
gold with studs of silver. 

12 T While the king sitteth at his 
table, my spikenard sendeth forth the 
smell thereof. 

13 A bundle of myrrh is my well 
beloved unto me ; he shall lie all 
night betwixt my breasts. 

14 My beloved is unto me as a clus- 

614 



ter of II camphire in the vineyards of 
En-gedi. 

15 '' Behold, thou art fair, H my love ; 
behold, thou art fair ; thou hast doves' 
eyes. 

16' Behold, thou art fair, my be- 
loved, yea, pleasant : also our bed is 
green. 

17 The beams of our house are 
cedar, and our II rafters of fir. 

CHAPTER n. 

The graces of the bride and her beloved, and their de- 
light in each other. 8 He inviteth her to beTiold the 
beauties of spring. 14 His care of her. 16 Her 
trust in him. 

I AM the rose of Sharon, and the 
lily of the valleys. 

2 As the lily among thorns, so is 
my love among the daughters. 

3 As the apple tree among the trees 
of the wood, so is my beloved among 
the sons, tl sat down under his 
shadow with great delight, ^and his 
fruit was sweet to my t taste. 

4 He brought me to the t banquet- 
ing house, and his banner over me 
was love. 

5 Stay me with flagons, t comfort 
me with apples : for I am sick of love. 

6 ^ His left hand is under my head, 
and his right hand doth embrace me. 

7 t c I charge you, ye daughters 
of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the 
hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, 
nor awake my love, till she please. 

8 IT The voice of my beloved ! be- 
hold, he Cometh leaping upon the 
mountains, skipping upon the hills. 

9 ^My beloved is like a roe or a 
young hart : behold, he standeth be- 
hind our wall, he looketh forth at the 
windows, t shewing himself through 
the lattice. 

10 My beloved spake, and said unto 
me, ^ Rise up, my love, my fair one, 
and come away. 

11 For, lo, the winter is past, the 
rain is over and gone ; 

12 The flowers appear on the earth ; 
the time of the singing of birds is 
come, and the voice of the turtle is 
heard in our land ; 

13 The fig tree putteth forth her 
green figs, and the vines with the ten- 
der grape give a good smell. ^ Arise, 
my love, my fair one, and come away. 



The bride's despondency. 



SOLOMON'S SONG, 



The graces of the bride. 



B.C. 
about 1014. 

g ch. 8. 13. 



b Ps. 80. 13. 
Ez. 13. 4. 
Luke 13. 32. 

i ch. 6. 3. k. 7. 
10. 

k ch. 4. 6. 

I ver. 9. ch. 8. 
14. 

II Or, of di- 
vision. 



a Is. 26. 



b ch. 5. 7. 



c ch. 2. 7. t i 
4. 



d ch. 8. 5. 



Or, a bed. 



lino my dove, that art in the 
clefts of the rock, in the secret places 
of the ^tairs, let me see thy counte- 
nance, s let me hear thy voice ; for 
sweet is thy voice, and thy counte- 
nance is comely. 

15 Take us '' the foxes, the little 
foxes, that spoil the vines : for our 
vines have tender grapes. 

16 T ' My beloved is mine, and I 
am his : he feedeth among the lilies. 

17 ''Until the day break, and the 
shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, 
and be thou Uike a roe or a young 
hart upon the mountains H of Bether. 

CHAPTER III. 

The bride's despondency. 6 The splendour of the be- 
loved. 

BY ^ night on my bed I sought 
him whom my soul loveth : I 
sought him, but I found him not. 

2 I will rise now, and go about the 
city in the streets, and in the broad 
w^ays I will seek him whom my soul 
loveth : I sought him, but I found 
him not. 

3 ^ The watchmen that go about the 
city found me : to whom I said, Saw 
ye him whom my soul loveth '? 

4 It was but a little that I passed 
from them, but I found him whom 
my soul loveth : I held him, and 
would not let him go, until I had 
brought him into my mother's house, 
and into the chamber of her that con- 
ceived me. 

5 "^ I charge you, ye daughters of 
Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the 
hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, 
nor awake my love, till she please. 

6 IF '^ Who is this that cometh out of 
the wilderness like pillars of smoke, 
perfumed with myrrh and frankin- 
cense, with all powders of the mer- 
chant 1 

7 Behold his bed, which is Solo- 
mon's ; threescore valiant men are 
about it, of the valiant of Israel. 

8 They all hold swords, being ex- 
pert in war : every man hath his 
sword upon his thigh because of fear 
in the night. 

9 King Solomon made himself Ha 
chariot of the wood of Lebanon. 

10 He made the pillars thereof of 
silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the 
covering of it of purple, the midst 
thereof being paved loith love, for the 
daughters of Jerusalem. 

11 Go forth, ye daughters of Zion, 
and behold king Solomon with the 
crown wherewith his mother crown- 
ed him in the day of his espousals, 
and in the day of the gladness of his 
heart. 



CHAPTER IV. 

The beloved setteth forth the graces of the bride. 
8 Hie love for her. 16 Rer desire for his pres- 
ence. 

BEHOLD, Hhou art fair, my love ; 
behold, thou art fair ; thou hast 
doves' eyes within thy locks : thy 
hair is as a *> flock of goats, I! that ap- 
pear from mount Gilead. 

2 •= Thy teeth are like a flock of 
sheep that are even shorn, which came 
up from the washing ; whereof every 
one bear twins, and none is barren 
among them. 

3 Thy lips are like a thread of 
scarlet, and thy speech is comely : 
^ thy temples are like a piece of a 
pomegranate within thy locks. 

4 ^ Thy neck is like the tower of 
David builded ^ for an armoury, where- 
on there hang a thousand bucklers, 
all shields of mighty men. 

5 ^ Thy two breasts are like two 
young roes that are twins, which 
feed among the lilies. 

6 ^ Until the day t break, and the 
shadows flee away, I will get me to 
the mountain of myrrh, and to the 
hill of frankincense. 

7 ' Thou art all fair, my love ; there 
is no spot in thee. 

8 IT Come with me from Lebanon, 
my spouse, with me from Lebanon : 
look from the top of Amana, from 
the top of Shenir ^ and Hermon, from 
the lions' dens, from the mountains 
of the leopards. 

9 Thou hast H ravished my heart, 
my sister, my spouse ; thou hast rav- 
ished my heart with one of thine 
eyes, with one chain of thy neck. 

10 How fair is thy love, my sister, 
my spouse ! ' how much better is thy 
love than wine ! and the smell of 
thine ointments than all spices ! 

11 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as 
the honeycomb : ^ honey and milk 
are under thy tongue ; and the smell 
of thy garments is ° like the smell of 
Lebanon. 

12 A garden t inclosed is my sister, 
my spouse ; a spring shut up, a fount- 
ain sealed. 

13 Thy plants are an orchard of 
pomegranates, with pleasant fruits ; 
II camphire, with spikenard, 

14 Spikenard and saflfron ; calamus 
and cinnamon, with all trees of frank- 
incense ; myrrh and aloes, with all 
the chief spices : 

15 A fountain of gardens, a well 
of ° living waters, and streams from 
Lebanon. 

16 IF Awake, north wind; and 
come, thou south ; blow upon my 
garden, that the spices thereof may 

615 



B.C. 

about 1014. 



a ch. 1. 15. & 
5.12. 

b ch. 6. 5. 
II Or, that eat 
of, ifc. 



dch. 



e ch. 7. 4. 
f Neh. 3. 19. 



g See Prov. 6. 
19. ch. 7. 3. 

h ch. 2. 17. 
tHeb. 
breathe. 



Eph. 5. 27. 



II Or, taken 
away my 
heart. 



m Prov. 24. 

13, 14. ch. 5. 

1. 
n Gen. 27. 27. 

Hos. 14. 6, 7. 

fHeb. barred. 



II Or, cypress, 
ch. 1. 14. 



o John 4. 10. 

& 7. 38. 



The bride's beloved. 




SOLOMON'S SONG. 



The bride described. 



P ch. 5. L 



b ch. 4. 11. 

c Luke 15. 7, 

10. John 3. 

29. & 13. 14. 
II Or, and he 

drunken with 

loves. 



II Or, (as some 
read,) in me. 



i t Heb. pass- 
ing, or. run- 
ning about. 



e ch. 3. 1, 



t Heb. what. 



?ch.l. 



t Heb. a 
standard- 
bearer. 

11 Or, curled. 



h ch. 1. 15. & 
4. 1. 

t Heb. sitting 
in fulness, 
Ihat IB, fitly 
placed, and 
set as a pre- 
cious stone in 
the foil of a 
ring. 

II Or, towers 
of perfumes. 



flow out. PLet my beloved come 
into his garden, and eat his pleasant 
fruits. 

CHAPTER V. 

The beloved in his garden. 2 The bride's love for him. 
9 His graces described. 

I* AM come into my garden, my 
sister, my spouse : I have gather- 
ed ray myrrh with my spice ; ** I have 
eaten my honeycomb with my honey ; 
I have drunk my wine with my milk : 
eat, •= friends; drink, H yea, drink 
abundantly, beloved. 

SHI sleep, but my heart waketh : 
it is the voice of my beloved '^that 
knocketh, saying, Open to me, my 
sister, my love, my dove, my unde- 
filed : for my head is filled with dew, 
and my locks with the drops of the 
night. 

3 I have put off my coat ; how shall 
I put it on ? I have washed my feet ; 
how shall I defile them? 

4 My beloved put in his hand by 
the hole of the door, and my bowels 
were moved n for him. 

5 I rose up to open to my beloved ; 
and my hands dropped with myrrh, 
and my fingers with t sweet smell- 
ing myrrh, upon the handles of the 
lock. 

6 I opened to my beloved ; but my 
beloved had withdrawn himself, and 
was gone : my soul failed when he 
spake : ^ I sought him, but I could 
not find him ; I called him, but he 
gave me no answer. 

7 ^ The watchmen that went about 
the city found me, they smote me, 
they wounded me ; the keepers of 
the walls took away my vail from 
me. 

8 I charge you, daughters of Je- 
rusalem, if ye find my beloved, t that 
ye tell him, that I am sick of love. 

9 1 What is thy beloved more than 
another beloved, ^O thou fairest 
among women ? what is thy beloved 
more than another beloved, that thou 
dost so charge us 1 

10 My beloved is white and ruddy, 
t the chiefest among ten thousand. 

1 1 His head is as the most fine gold : 
his locks are li bushy, and black as a 
raven : 

12 "^His eyes are as the eyes of doves 
by the rivers of waters, washed with 
milk, and t fitly set : 

13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, 
as II sweet flowers : his lips like lilies, 
dropping sweet smelUng myrrh : 

14 His hands are as gold rings set 
with the beryl : his belly is as bright 
ivory overlaid with sapphires : 

15 His legs are as pillars of mar- 
ble, set upon sockets of fine gold : 

616 



his countenance is as Lebanon, ex- 
cellent as the cedars : 

16 tHis mouth is most sweet : yea, 
he is altogether lovely. This is my 
beloved, and this is my friend, O 
daughters of Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER VL 

The bride's confidence in the beloved. 4 He setteth 
forth her graces, 10 and his love for her. 

WHITHER is thy beloved gone, 
^0 thou fairest among wo- 
men 1 whither is thy beloved turned 
aside? that we may seek him with 
thee. 

2 My beloved is gone down into 
his garden, to the beds of spices, to 
feed in the gardens, and to gather 
lilies. 

3^1 am my beloved's, and my be- 
loved is mine : he feedeth among the 
lilies. 

4 T Thou art beautiful, O my love, 
as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, '^ ter- 
rible as an army with banners. 

5 Turn away thine eyes from me, 
for II they have overcome me : thy 
hair is ^as a flock of goats that ap- 
pear from Gilead : 

6 ^ Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep 
which go up from the washing, 
whereof every one beareth twins, 
and there is not one barren among 
them. 

7 ^ As a piece of a pomegranate are 
thy temples within thy locks. 

8 There are threescore queens, and 
fourscore concubines, and virgins 
without number. 

9 My dove, my undefiled is but one ; 
she is the only one of her mother, she 
is the choice one of her that bare her. 
The daughters saw her, and blessed 
her; yea, the queens and the concu- 
bines, and they praised her. 

10 IF Who is she that looketh forth 
as the morning, fair as the moon, 
clear as the sun, sand terrible as an 
army with banners ? 

11 I went down into the garden 
of nuts to see the fruits of the 
valley, a?id ^ to see whether the vine 
flourished, and the pomegranates 
budded. 

12 t Or ever I was aware, my soul 
II made me like the chariots of Am- 
minadib. 

13 Return, return, Shulamite ; 
return, return, that we may look upon 
thee. What will ye see in the Shu- 
lamite 1 As it were the company H of 
two armies. 

CHAPTER Vn. 

The brides graces further described. 12 Her invita- 
tion to the beloved. 

HOW beautiful are thy feet with 
shoes, * O prince's daughter ! 



The graces of the bride. 



SOLOMON'S SONG. 



The desire of the bride. 



B.C. 

about 1014. 



t Heb. m/av 
ture. 



b ch. 4. 5. 
c ch. 4. 4. 



il Or, crimson. 
t Heb. bound. 



tHeb. 

straightly. 
11 Or, of the 

ancient. 
d ch. 2. 16. & 

6.3. 
Ps. 45. 11. 



f ch. 6. 11, 
t Heb. open. 



S Gen. 30. 14. 
h Matt. 13. 52 



the joints of thy thighs are like 
jewels, the work of the hands of a 
cunning workman, 

2 Thy navel is like a round goblet, 
ivhich wanteth not t liquor : thy belly 
is like a heap of wheat set about 
with lilies. 

3 ''Thy two breasts are like two 
young roes that are twins. 

4 " Thy neck is as a tower of ivo- 
ry ; thine eyes like the fishpools in 
Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rab- 
bim : thy nose is as the tower of Leb- 
anon which looketh toward Damas- 
cus. 

5 Thine head upon thee is like 
II Carmel, and the hair of thine head 
like purple : the king is t held in the 
galleries. 

6 How fair and how pleasant art 
thou, O love, for delights ! 

. 7 This thy stature is like to a palm 
tree, and thy breasts to clusters of 
grapes. 

8 I said,.! will go up to the palm 
tree, I will take hold of the boughs 
thereof: now also thy breasts shall be 
as clusters of the vine, and the smell 
of thy nose like apples ; 

9 And the roof of thy mouth like 
the best wine for my beloved, that 
goeth down t sweetly, causing the 
lips 11 of those that are asleep to 
speak. 

10 t '^I am my beloved's, and ®his 
desire is toward me. 

1 1 Come, my beloved, let us go forth 
into the field; let us lodge in the 
villages. 

12 Let us get up early to the vine- 
yards ; let us ^ see if the vine flourish, 
whether the tender grape t appear, and 
the pomegranates bud forth: there 
will I give thee my loves. 

13 The ^mandrakes give a smell, 
and at our gates ^are all manner of 
pleasant //-wif^, new and old, which I 
have laid up for thee, O my beloved. 

CHAPTER Vni. 

The delight of the bride and her beloved in each other. 
6 Love strong as death. 8 The bride's desire in be- 
half of her sister. 14 She longeth for the coming of 
her beloved. 

OH that thou wert as my brother, 
that sucked the breasts of my 
mother! when I should find thee 



without, I would kiss thee ; yea, 1 1 
should not be despised. 

2 I would lead thee, and bring thee 
into my mother's house, who would 
instruct me : I would cause thee to 
drink of ^ spiced wine of the juice of 
my pomegranate, 

3 ^ His left hand should be under 
my head, and his right hand should 
embrace me. 

4 ■= I charge you, daughters of 
Jerusalem, t that ye stir not up, nor 
awake my love, until she please. 

5 '^ Who is this that cometh up from 
the wilderness, leaning upon her be- 
loved? I raised thee up under the 
apple tree ; there thy mother brought 
thee forth ; there she brought thee 
forth that bare thee. 

6 IT ®Set me as a seal upon thine 
heart, as a seal upon thine arm : for 
love is strong as death ; jealousy is 
t cruel as the grave : the coals thereof 
are coals of fire, which hath a most 
vehement flame. 

7 Many waters cannot quench love, 
neither can the floods drown it: ^if 
a man would give all the substance 
of his house for love, it would utterly 
be contemned. 

8 IF ^ We have a little sister, and she 
hath no breasts : what shall we do for 
our sister in the day when she shall 
be spoken for 1 

9 If she be a wall, we will build 
upon her a palace of silver : and if 
she be a door, we will inclose her 
with boards of cedar. 

10 I am a wall, and my breasts like 
towers : then was I in his eyes as one 
that found t favour. 

11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal- 
hamon ; ^ he let out the vineyard 
unto keepers ; every one for the fruit 
thereof was to bring a thousand joiece^ 
of silver. 

12 My vineyard, which is mine, is 
before me : thou, O Solomon, must 
have a thousand, and those that keep 
the fruit thereof two hundred. 

13 Thou that dwellest in the gar- 
dens, the companions hearken to thy 
voice : ' cause me to hear it. 

14 IT '^ t Make haste, my beloved, and 
^be thou like to a roe or to a young 
hart upon the mountains of spices. 

617 



B.C. 

about 1014. 



t Heb. they 
should not 
despise me. 

a Prov. 9. 2. 



b ch. 2. 6. 



c ch. 2. 7, k. 3. 
5. 

t Heb. why 
should ye stir 
up, or, why, , 
6fc. I 

d ch. 3. 6. 



e Is. 49. 16. 
J er. 22.24. 
Hag. 2. 23. 

t Heb. hard. 



f Prov. 6. 35. 



g Ez, 23, : 



t Heb. ^eace. 
h Matt. 21. 33. 



i ch. 2. J 4. 

t Heb. Fl^e 

away. 
k See Rev. 22. 

17, 20. 
1 ch. 2. 17, 



a Num. 12. 1 



b Deut. 32. 1. 

Jer. 2. 12. &, 

6. 19. & 22. 

29. Ez. 36. 4. 

Mic. 1. 2. Si 

6. 1, 2. 
c ch. 5. I, 2. 
d Jer. 8. 7. 



e Jer. 9. 3, 6. 

f ch. 5. 12. 

t Heb. of 
heaviness. 

S Ch. 57. 3, 4. 
Matt. 3. 7. 



t Heb. alien- 
ated, or, 
separated, 
Ps. 58. 3. 

t Heb. in- 
crease revolt. 

h ch. 9. 13. 
Jer. 2. 30. &. 
5.3. 



i Jer. 8. 22. 



Or, oi/. 



k Deut, 28. 51, 
52. 



t Heb. as the 
overthrow of 
strangers. 

1 Job 27. 18. 
Lam. 2. 6. 
m Jer. 4. 17. 

n Lam. 3. 22. 
Rom. 9. 29. 

Gen. 19. 24. 



P Deut. 32. 32. 
Ez. IG. 4G. 



THE BOOK 



PROPHET ISAIAH 



CHAPTER I. 

The prophet moumeth over the corrvption of Judah. 
5 Their chastisement. 10 Their hypocrisy rebuked. 
16 An exhortation to repentance. 21 Severer judg- 
ments threatened. 25 The purification qf Zion, and 
the destruction of the transgressors. 

THE * vision of Isaiah the son of 
Amoz, which he saw concerning 
Judah and Jerusalem in the days of 
Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, 
kings of Judah. 

2 ^ Hear, O heavens, and give ear, 
earth : for the Lord hath spoken ; ° I 
have nourished and brought up chil- 
dren, and they have rebelled against 
me. 

3 '^ The ox knoweth his owner, and 
the ass his master's crib : but Israel 
^ doth not know, my people ^ doth not 
consider. 

4 Ah sinful nation, a people t laden 
with iniquity, « a seed of evil doers, 
children that are corrupters : they 
have forsaken the Lord, they have 
provoked the Holy One of Israel un- 
to anger, they are tgone away back- 
ward. 

5 IF ^ Why should ye be stricken any 
more ? ye will t revolt more and more : 
the whole head is sick, and the whole 
heart faint. 

6 From the sole of the foot even 
unto the head there is no soundness 
in it ; but wounds, and bruises, and 
putrifying sores : ' they have not been 
closed, neither bound up, neither mol- 
lified with 11 ointment. 

7 ^'Your country is desolate, your 
cities are burned with fire : your land, 
strangers devour it in your presence, 
and it is desolate, tas overthrown by 
strangers. 

8 And the daughter of Zion is left 
' as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge 
in a garden of cucumbers, "" as a be- 
sieged city. 

9 ''Except the Lord of hosts had 
left unto us a very small remnant, 
we should have been as ° Sodom, and 
we should have been like unto Go- 
morrah. 

10 IT Hear the word of the Lord, ye 
rulers p of Sodom ; give ear unto the 
law of our God, ye people of Gomor- 
rah. 

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11 To what purpose is the multi- 
tude of your 1 sacrifices unto me ? 
saith the Lord : I am full of the burnt 
oflTerings of rams, and the fat of fed 
beasts ; and I delight not in the blood of 
bullocks, or of lambs, or of t he goats. 

12 When ye come t '■ to appear be- 
fore me, who hath required this at 
your hand, to tread my courts 1 

13 Bring no more ^vain oblations; 
incense is an abomination unto me ; 
the new moons and sabbaths, 'the 
calling of assemblies, I cannot away 
with ; it is n iniquity, even the solemn 
meeting. 

14 Your " new moons and your ^ ap- 
pointed feasts my soul hateth : they 
are a trouble unto me ; ^ I am weary 
to bear them. 

15 And ^ when ye spread forth your 
hands, I will hide mine eyes from 
you ; ^ yea, when ye t make many 
prayers, I will not hear : your hands 
are full of '^ t blood. 

16 IF •= Wash ye, make you clean ; 
put away the evil of your doings from 
before mine eyes ; ^ cease to do evil ; 

17 Learn to do well ; ^ seek judg- 
ment, II relieve the oppressed, judge 
the fatherless, plead for the widow. 

18 Come now, and *^let us reason to- 
gether, saith the Lord : though your 
sins be as scarlet, ^they shall be as 
white as snow ; though they be red 
like crimson, they shall be as wool. 

19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye 
shall eat the good of the land : 

20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye 
shall be devoured with the sword : 
''for the mouth of the Lord hath 
spoken it. 

21 IF 'How is the faithful city be- 
come a harlot! it was full of judg- 
ment ; righteousness lodged in it ; 
but now murderers. 

22 ^ Thy silver is become dross, thy 
wine mixed with water : 

23 ' Thy princes are rebellious, and 
*" companions of thieves : ° every one 
loveth gifts, and followeth after re- 
wards : they ° judge not the fatherless, 
neither doth the cause of the widow 
come unto them. 

24 Therefore saith the Lord, the 



The prosperity of Zion. 



ISAIAH. 



Punishment threatened. 



B.C. 
about 760. 



+Heb. accord- 
ing to pure- 
ness. 

q Jer. 6. 29. & 
9.7. Mai. 3. 
3. 

r Jer. 33. 7. 

8 Zech. 8. 3. 



II Or, they 
that return 
of her. 

tHeb. break- 
ing. 

t Job 31. 3. 
Ps. 1. 6. & 5. 
6. & 73. 27. & 
92. 9. & 104. 
35. 

u ch. 57. 5. 

s ch. 65. 3. &. 
66. 17. 



y Ez. 32. 21. 
2 ch. 43. 17. 
II Or, and his 
work. 



a Mic. 4. 1, 
&c. 

b Gen. 49. 1. 
Jer. 23. 20. 

c Ps. 68. 15, 
16. 

II Or, prepar- 
ed. 

<i Ps. 72. 8. 
ch. 27. 13. 



e Jer. 31. 6. & 
50. 5. Zech. 
8. 21, 23. 



f Luke 24. 47. 



S Ps. 46. 9. 

Hos. 2. 18. 

Zech. 9. 10. 
II Or, scythes. 
h Ps. 72. 3, 7, 



i Eph. 5. 8. 
k Num. 23. 7. 

I Deut. 18. 14. 
m Ps. 106. 35. 

Jer. 10. 2. 

II Or, more 
than the east. 

II Or, abound 
with the chil- 
dren, i(c. 



Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of 
Israel, ^h, pI will ease me of mine 
adversaries, and avenge me of mine 
enemies. 

25 And I w^ill turn my hand upon 
thee, and ti purely purge away thy 
dross, and take away all thy tin : 

26 And I will restore thy judges ""as 
at the first, and thy counsellors as at 
the beginning : afterward 'thou shalt 
be called, The city of righteousness, 
the faithful city. 

27 Zion shall be redeemed with judg- 
ment, and ii her converts with right- 
eousness. 

28 T And the * t destruction of the 
transgressors and of the sinners shall 
be together, and they that forsake the 
Lord shall be consumed. 

29 For they shall be ashamed of 
"the oaks which ye have desired, 
^'and ye shall be confounded for the 
gardens that ye have chosen. 

30 For ye shall be as an oak whose 
leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath 
no water. 

31 y And the strong shall be ^ as tow, 
II and the maker of it as a spark, and 
they shall both burn together, and 
none shall quench them. 

CHAPTER IL 

The future prosperity of Zion. 6 The wickedness of 
the people the cause of God^ s forsaking them. 10 A 
warning in view of God-s judgments. 

THE word that Isaiah the son of 
Amoz saw concerning Judah and 
Jerusalem. 

2 And ""it shall come to pass ^ in the 
last days, "= that the mountain of the 
Lord's house shall be il established in 
the top of the mountains, and shall 
be exalted above the hills ; '^ and all 
nations shall flow unto it. 

3 And many people shall go and 
say, ''Come ye, and let us go up to 
the mountain of the Lord, to the 
house of the God of Jacob ; and he 
will teach us of his ways, and we will 
walk in his paths : ^ for out of Zion 
shall go forth the law, and the word 
of the Lord from Jerusalem. 

4 And he shall judge among the 
nations, and shall rebuke many peo- 
ple : and ^ they shall beat their swords 
into ploughshares, and their spears 
into II pruninghooks : nation shall not 
lift up sword against nation, ^ neither 
shall they learn war any more. 

5 house of Jacob, come ye, and let 
us ' walk in the light of the Lord. 

6 IT Therefore thou hast forsaken thy 
people the house of Jacob, because 
they be replenished n'^from the east, 
and ' are soothsayers like the Philis- 
tines, "• and they H please themselves 
in the children of strangers. 



7 " Their land also is full of silver 
and gold, neither is there any end of 
their treasures ; their land is also full 
of horses, neither is there any end of 
their chariots : 

8 ° Their land also is full of idols ; 
they worship the work of their own 
hands, that which their own fingers 
have made : 

9 And the mean man boweth down, 
and the great man humbleth himself: 
therefore forgive them not. 

10 IT P Enter into the rock, and hide 
thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord, 
and for the glory of his majesty. 

11 The 1 lofty looks of man shall be 
humbled, and the haughtiness of men 
shall be bowed down ; and the Lord 
alone shall be exalted •■ in that day. 

12 For the day of the Lord of hosts 
shall he upon every one that is proud 
and lofty, and upon every one that is 
lifted up ; and he shall be brought low : 

13 And upon all nhe cedars of Leb- 
anon, that are high and lifted up, and 
upon all the oaks of Bashan, 

14 And 'upon all the high mount- 
ains, and upon all the hills that are 
lifted up, 

15 And upon every high tower, and 
upon every fenced wall, 

16 "And upon all the ships of Tar- 
shish, and upon all t pleasant pic- 
tures. 

17 ""And the loftiness of man shall 
be bowed down, and the haughtiness 
of men shall be made low ; and the 
Lord alone shall be exalted ^in that 
day. 

18 And II the idols he shall utterly 
abolish. 

19 And they shall go into the ^ holes 
of the rocks, and into the caves of 
tthe earth, ^for fear of the Lord, 
and for the glory of his majesty, 
when he ariseth ''to shake terribly 
the earth. 

20 ° In that day a man shall cast 
t his idols of silver, and his idols of 
gold, II which they made each one for 
himself to worship, to the moles and 
to the bats ; 

21 '^ To go into the clefts of the rocks, 
and into the tops of the ragged rocks, 
^ for fear of the Lord, and for the 
glory of his majesty, when he ariseth 
to shake terribly the earth. 

22 '^Cease ye from man, whose ^breath 
is in his nostrils : for wherein is he to 
be accounted of? 

CHAPTER HI. 

The calamities about to come upon Jerusalem and 
upon Judah for their sins. 12 The oppression and 
covetousness of the rulers. ]G Judgments threatened 
for the pride of the women. 

FOR, behold, the Lord, the Lord 
of hosts, ^doth take away from 

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The calamities about 



ISAIAH. 



to come upmi Judah. 




j Heb. a man 
eminent in 
countenance. 

II Or, skilful of 
speech. 
d Ecc. 10. 16. 



t Heb. lift up 
the hand, 
Gen. 14. 22. 

t Heb. binder 
up. 



Mic. 3. 12. 



f Gen. 13. 13. 
& 18. 20, 21. 
& 19. 3. 

g Ecc. 8. 12. 
h Ps. 128. 2. 



i Ps. 11. 6. 
Ecc. 8, 13. 

t Heb. done to 
him. 
k ver. 4. 

I ch.9. 16. 

II Or, they 
which call 
thee blessed. 

t Heb. swaU 
low up. 
m Mic. 6. 2. 



II Or, burnt, 
a ch. 5. 7. 

Matt. 21. 33. 
o ch. 58. 4. 

Mic. S. 2, 3. 



t Heb. deceiv- 
ing with their 
eyes. 

II Or, tripping 
nicely. 



Jerusalem and from Judah ^ the stay 
and the staff, the whole stay of bread, 
and the whole stay of water, 

2 *^ The mighty man, and the man of 
war, the judge, and the prophet, and 
the prudent, and the ancient, 

3 The captain of fifty, and tthe 
honourable man, and the counsellor, 
and the cunning artificer, and the 
II eloquent orator. 

4 And I will give ^children to be 
their princes, and babes shall rule 
over them. 

5 And the people shall be oppressed, 
every one by another, and every one 
by his neighbour : the child shall be- 
have himself proudly against the an- 
cient, and the base against the hon- 
ourable. 

6 When a man shall take hold of 
his brother of the house of his father, 
saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou 
our ruler, and let this ruin be under 
thy hand : 

7 In that day shall he t swear, say- 
ing, I will not be a t healer ; for in 
my house is neither bread nor cloth- 
ing : make me not a ruler of the 
people. 

8 For ^ Jerusalem is ruined, and Ju- 
dah is fallen : because their tongue 
and their doings are against the Lord, 
to provoke the eyes of his glory. 

9 The shew of their countenance 
doth witness against them ; and they 
declare their sin as ^ Sodom, they hide 
it not. Woe unto their soul ! for they 
have rewarded evil unto themselves. 

10 Say ye to the righteous, ^that it 
shall be well with him : ^ for they shall 
eat the fruit of their doings. 

1 1 Woe unto the wicked ! ^ it shall 
be ill with him : for the reward of his 
hands shall be t given him. 

12 IF As for my people, ^ children are 
their oppressors, and women rule over 
them. O my people, Ml they which 
lead thee cause thee to err, and t de- 
stroy the way of thy paths. 

13 The Lord standeth up "» to plead, 
and standeth to judge the people. 

14 The Lord will enter into judg- 
ment with the ancients of his people, 
and the princes thereof: for ye have 
II eaten up ° the vineyard ; the spoil of 
the poor is in your houses. 

15 What mean ye that ye °beat my 
people to pieces, and grind the faces 
of the poor? saifch the Lord God of 
hosts. 

16 If Moreover the Lord saith. Be- 
cause the daughters of Zion are haugh- 
ty, and walk with stretched forth necks 
and t wanton eyes, walking and II minc- 
ing as they go, and making a tinkling 
with their feet : 

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17 Therefore the Lord will smite 
with P a scab the crown of the head 
of the daughters of Zion, and the 
Lord will ii discover their secret 
parts. 

18 In that day the Lord will take 
away the bravery of their tinkling 
ornaments about their feet, and their 
II cauls, and their ' round tires like the 
moon, 

19 The II chains, and the bracelets, 
and the H mufflers, 

20 The bonnets, and the ornaments 
of the legs, and the headbands, and 
the t tablets, and the earrings, 

21 The rings, and nose jewels, 

22 The changeable suits of apparel, 
and the mantles, and the wimples, 
and the crisping pins, 

23 The glasses, and the fine linen, 
and the hoods, and the vails. 

24 And it shall come to pass, that 
instead of sweet smell there shall be 
stink ; and instead of a girdle a rent ; 
and instead of well set hair ^baldness ; 
and instead of a stomacher a girding 
of sackcloth ; and burning instead of 
beauty. 

25 Thy men shall fall by the sword, 
and thy t mighty in the war. 

26 *And her gates shall lament and 
mourn ; and she being II desolate " shall 
sit upon the ground. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The greatness of the coming distress. 2 The future 
prosperity of Zion. 

AND ^in that day seven women 
shall take hold of one man, say- 
ing. We will ^ eat our own bread, and 
wear our own apparel ; only t let us 
be called by thy name, H to take away 
•^ our reproach. 

2 In that day shall ^ the branch of 
the Lord be t beautiful and glorious, 
and the fruit of the earth shall be 
excellent and comely t for them that 
are escaped of Israel. 

3 And it shall come to pass, that he 
that is left in Zion, and he that 
remaineth in Jerusalem, ^ shall be 
called holy, even every one that is 
^written n among the living in Jerusa- 
lem : 

4 When ^ the Lord shall have wash- 
ed away the filth of the daughters of 
Zion, and shall have purged the blood 
of Jerusalem from the midst thereof 
by the spirit of judgment, and by the 
spirit of burning. 

5 And the Lord will create upon 
every dwellingplace of mount Zion, 
and upon her assemblies, ^ a cloud and 
smoke by day, and ' the shining of a 
flaming fire by night : for II upon all 
the glory shall be fa. defence. 



Parable of the vineya/rd. 



ISAIAH. 



Sundry sins of Judah. 



B.C. 

about 760. 



a Ps. 80. 8. 

Cant. 8. 12. 

ch.27.2. Jer. 

2. 21. Matt. 

21,33. Mark 

12. 1. Luke 

20. 9. 
t Heb. the 

horn of the 

son of oil. 
II Or, made a 

wall about it. 



t Heb. hewed. 
b Deut. 32. 6. 
ch. 1. 2, 3. 



d Ps. 80. 12. 



t Heb. /or a 
treading. 



t "Reh. plant 
of his pleas- 
ures. 

t Heb. a scab. 



Heb. ye. 



f ch. 22. 14. 
II Or, This is 

in mine ears, 

saith the 

LORD, ifc. 
t Heb. // not, 

^c. 

S See Ez. 'iS. 
11. 

U Prov. 23. 29, 
30. Ecc. 10. 
16. ver. 22. 

i Am. 6. 5, 6. 
II Or, pursue 

Uiem. 



6 An(j( there shall be a tabernacle 
for a shadow in the daytime from the 
heat, and ^ for a place of refuge, and 
for a covert from storm and from 
rain. 

CHAPTER V. 

The parable of the vineyard and its application to .Tu- 
dah. 8 Woes denounced against covetousness, 11 
revelry, 18 impiety, 20 and sundry other sins. 26 
The executioners of these judgments. 

IVrOW will I sing to my well 
JJM beloved a song of my beloved 
touching ^his vineyard. My vv^ell 
beloved hath a vineyard in + a very 
fruitful hill : 

2 And he II fenced it, and gathered 
out the stones thereof, and planted 
it with the choicest vine, and built 
a tower in the midst of it, and also 
t made a winepress therein : ^ and he 
looked that it should bring forth 
grapes, and it brought forth wild 
grapes. 

3 And now, inhabitants of Jeru- 
salem, and men of Judah, ''judge, I 
pray you, betwixt me and my vine- 
yard. 

4 What could have been done more 
to my vineyard, that I have not done 
in it 1 wherefore, when I looked that 
it should bring forth grapes, brought 
it forth wild grapes ? 

5 And now go to ; I will tell you 
what I will do to my vineyard : ^ I 
will take away the hedge thereof, 
and it shall be eaten up ; and break 
down the wall thereof, and it shall 
be t trodden down : 

6 And I will lay it waste : it shall 
not be pruned, nor digged ; but there 
shall come up briers and thorns : I 
will also command the clouds that 
they rain no rain upon it. 

7 For the vineyard of the Lord of 
hosts is the house of Israel, and the 
men of Judah t his pleasant plant : 
and he looked for judgment, but be- 
hold t oppression ; for righteousness, 
but behold a cry. 

8 IF Woe unto them that join ^ house 
to house, that lay field to field, till 
there he no place, that tthey may 
be placed alone in the midst of the 
earth ! 

9 ^ II In mine ears said the Lord of 
hosts, t Of a truth many houses shall 
be desolate, even great and fair, with- 
out inhabitant, 

10 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall 
yield one ^ bath, and the seed of a ho- 
mer shall yield an ephah. 

1 1 IT "" Woe unto them that rise up 
early in the morning, that they may 
follow strong drink ; that continue 
until night, till wine H inflame them ! 

12 And ' the harp and the viol, the 



tabret and pipe and wine, are in 
their feasts : but ^ they regard not 
the work of the Lord, neither con- 
sider the operation of his hands. 

13 IT ' Therefore my people are gone 
into captivity, '" because tftey have no 
knowledge : and t their honourable 
men are famished, and their multi- 
tude dried up with thirst. 

14 Therefore hell hath enlarged her- 
self, and opened her mouth without 
measure : and their glory, and their 
multitude, and their pomp, and he 
that rejoiceth, shall descend into it. 

15 And "the mean man shall be 
brought down, and the mighty man 
shall be humbled, and the eyes of the 
lofty shall be humbled : 

16 But the Lord of hosts shall be 
exalted in judgment, and H God that 
is holy shall be sanctified in right- 
eousness. 

17 Then shall the lambs feed after 
their manner, and the waste places 
of ° the fat ones shall strangers eat. 

18 W^oe unto them that draw in- 
iquity with cords of vanity, and sin 
as it were with a cart rope : 

19 P That say, Let him make speed, 
and hasten his work, that we may 
see it: and let the counsel of the 
Holy One of Israel draw nigh and 
come, that we may know it ! 

20 U Woe unto them t that call evil 
good, and good evil ; that put dark- 
ness for light, and light for darkness ; 
that put bitter for sweet, and sweet 
for bitter ! 

21 Woe unto them that are ^wise in 
their own eyes, and prudent t in their 
own sight ! 

22 '"Woe unto them that are mighty 
to drink wine, and men of strength 
to mingle strong drink : 

23 Which ^justify the wicked for 
reward, and take away the righteous- 
ness of the righteous from him ! 

24 Therefore 'as tthe fire devour- 
eth the stubble, and the flame con- 
sumeth the chaff, so " their root shall 
be as rottenness, and their blossom 
shall go up as dust : because they 
have cast away the law of the Lord 
of hosts, and despised the word of the 
Holy One of Israel. 

25 ''Therefore is the anger of the 
Lord kindled against his people, and 
he hath stretched forth his hand 
against them, and hath smitten them : 
and ^the hills did tremble, and their 
carcasses ivere H torn in the midst of 
the streets. ^ For all this his anger 
is not turned away, but his hand is 
stretched out still. 

26 1 ^ And he will lift up an ensign 
to the nations from far, and will '' hiss 

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B.C. 

aljout 7G0. 

k Job 34. 27. 
Ps. 28. 5. 
1 Ho8. 4. 6. 



t Heb. their 
ghryuramei 
of famine. 

rn ch. 1. 3. 
Luke 10.44. 



nch. 2. 9, H, 
17. 



II Or, the holy 
God. Heb. 
the God the 
holy. 



o ch. 10. 16. 



p ch. 66. 5. 
Jer. 17. 15. 
Am. 5. 18. 
2 Pet. 3. 3, 4. 



t Heb. that 
say concern- 
ing evil, It is 
good, 6fc. 



q Prov. 3. 7. 

Rom. 1. 22. 

& 12. 16. 
t Heb. before 

their face. 

r ver. 1 1. 



s Prov. 17. ] 6. 

& 24. 24. , 

t Ex. 15, 7, 

t Heb. the 
tongue of fire. 

u Job 18. 16. 
Hos. 9. 16. 
Am. 2. 9. 



X 2 King^s 22. 
13, 17, 



y Jer. 4. 24. 

II Or, as dung. 

z Lev. 26. 14, 
kc. ch. 9. 
12, 17, 21. & 
10.4. 



a ch. 11. 12. 
b ch. 7. 18. 



The prophefs vision. 



ISAIAH. 



The invasion of Judah. 




S ch. 8. 22. 
Jer. 4. 23. 
Lam. 3. 2. 
Ez. 32. 7, 8. 

II Or, distress. 

II Or, when it 
is light, it 
shall be dark 
in the de- 
structions 
thereof. 

a 2 Kings 15. 
7. 

about 758. 



II Or, the 

skirts thereof. 
b 1 Kings 22. 

19. .John 12. 

41. Rev, 4. 2. 
c Ez. 1. 11. 
d Rev. 4. 8. 
e Ps. 72. 19. 
f Ex. 40. 34. 

1 Kings 8. 10. 
t Heb. this 

cried to this. 
t Heb. his 

glory is the 
fulness of the 

whole earth. 
t Heb. thresh- 
olds. 
,? Ex. 4. 10. & 

6.30. Judg. 

6. 22. & 13. 

22. Jer. 1.6. 
t Heb. cut off. 



h Rev. 8. 3. 
i See Jer. 1. 9. 

Dan. 10. 16. 
k Gen. 1. 26. & 

3. 22. & 11. 7. 
t Heb. and in 

his hand a 

live coal. 
t Heb. caused 

it to touch. 

I ch. 43. 8. 
Matt. ]3.14. 
Mark 4. 12. 
Luke 8. 10. 
John 12. 40. 
Acts 28. 26. 
Rom. 11.8. 

m Ps. 119. 70. 

ch. 63. 17. 
t Heb. Behold 

me. 

II Or, without 
ceasing, Sfc. 
Heb. hear 
ye in hear- 
ing, dfC. 

t Heb. in 
seeing. 



unto them from "= the end of the earth : 
and, behold, "^they shall come with 
speed swiftly : 

27 None shall be weary nor stum- 
ble among them ; none shall slumber 
nor sleep ; neither ^ shall the girdle of 
their loins be loosed, nor the latchet 
of their shoes be broken : 

28 ^ Whose arrows are sharp, and all 
their bows bent, their horses' hoofs 
shall be counted like flint, and their 
wheels like a whirlwind : 

29 Their roaring shall be like a lion, 
they shall roar like young lions ; yea, 
they shall roar, and lay hold of the 
prey, and shall carry it away safe, 
and none shall deliver it. 

30 And in that day they shall roar 
against them like the roaring of the sea : 
and if one ^ look unto the land, behold 
darkness and H sorrow ; H and the light 
is darkened in the heavens thereof. 

CHAPTER VI. 

Isaiah's vision of the Lord in the temple. 5 His con- 
fession and preparation for his work. 9 His com- 
mission, and the predicted result of his labours. 

IN the year that ^king Uzziah died 
I ''saw also the Lord sitting upon 
a throne, high and lifted up, and H his 
train filled the temple. 

2 Above it stood the seraphim : 
each one had six wings ; with twain 
he covered his face, and " with twain 
he covered his feet, and with twain he 
did fly. 

3 And t one cried unto another, and 
said, "^Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord 
of hosts : t e the whole earth is full of 
his glory. 

4 And the posts of the t door moved 
at the voice of him that cried, and 
^ the house was filled with smoke. 

5 IT ^ Then said I, Woe is me ! for 
I am t undone ; because I am a man 
of unclean hps, and I dwell in the 
midst of a people of unclean lips : for 
mine eyes have seen the King, the 
Lord of hosts. 

6 Then flew one of the seraphim 
unto me, t having a live coal in his 
hand, which he had taken with the 
tongs from oflT ^ the altar : 

7 And he t ' laid it upon my mouth, 
and said, Lo, this hath touched thy 
lips ; and thine iniquity is taken away, 
and thy sin purged. 

8 IT Also I heard the voice of the 
Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and 
who will go for "^ us "? Then said I, 
t Here am I ; send me. 

9 And he said. Go, and tell this peo- 
ple, ' Hear ye n indeed, but understand 
not ; and see ye t indeed, but per- 
ceive not. 

10 Make ""the heart of this people 

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fat, and make their ears heavy, and 
shut their eyes ; "lest they see with 
their eyes, and hear with their ears, 
and understand with their heart, and 
convert, and be healed. 

11 Then said I, Lord, how long? 
And he answered, ° Until the cities 
be wasted without inhabitant, and the 
houses without man, and the land be 
t utterly desolate, 

12 PAnd the Lord have removed 
men far away, and there he a great 
forsaking in the midst of the land. 

13 IT But yet in it shall be a tenth, 
II and it shall return, and shall be 
eaten : as a teil tree, and as an oak, 
whose il substance is in them, when 
they cast their leaves : so '^ the holy 
seed shall be the substance thereof. 

CHAPTER VII. 

The invasion of Judah by Rezin and Pekah. 3 The 
prophet assureth Ahaz of safety. 10 Ahaz refuseth 
to ask a sign. 14 The Lord promiseth Immanuel. 
17 The evils to come upon Judah from Assyria. 

AND it came to pass in the days 
of =" Ahaz the son of Jotham, the 
son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that 
Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah 
the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, 
went up toward Jerusalem to war 
against it, but could not prevail 
against it. 

2 And it was told the house of Da- 
vid, saying, Syria t is confederate with 
Ephraim. And his heart was moved, 
and the heart of his people, as the 
trees of the wood are moved with the 
wind. 

3 Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, 
Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, 
^ and II Shear-jashub thy son, at the 
end of the *^ conduit of the upper 
pool, in the H highway of the fuller's 
field ; 

4 And say unto him. Take heed, 
and be quiet ; fear not, t neither he 
fainthearted for the two tails of these 
smoking firebrands, for the fierce an- 
ger of Rezin with Syria, and of the 
son of Remaliah. 

5 Because Syria, Ephraim, and the 
son of Remaliah, have taken evil 
counsel against thee, saying, 

6 Let us go up against Judah, and 
II vex it, and let us make a breach 
therein for us, and set a king in the 
midst of it, even the son of Tabeal : 

7 Thus saith the Lord God, ^ It shall 
not stand, neither shall it come to 
pass. 

8 ^ For the head of Syria is Damas- 
cus, and the head of Damascus is 
Rezin ; and within threescore and five 
years shall Ephraim be broken, + that 
it be not a people. 



A sign given to Ahaz. 



ISAIAH. 



Judgments upon Judah. 




h Matt. 1. 23. 
Luke 1. 31, 
34. 

i ch. 9. 6. 

11 Or, thou, O 
virgin, shall 
catt. See 
Gen. 4. 1, 25. 
& 16. 11. & 

29. 32. & 30. 
6, 8. 1 Sam. 
4.21, 

k ch, 8, 8. 
1 See ch, 8. 4. 
m 2 Kings 15. 

30. & 16. 9. 
n2Chr.28.19. 



3 1 Kings 12. 
16. 



P ch. 5. ; 



q ch. 2. J 9. 
Jer. 16. 16. 

II Or, com- 
mendable 
trees. 

r 2 Kings 16. 
7,8.2Chr.28. 

• 20, 21. See 
Ez, 5. 1. 



t Heb. in the 
tnidst of the 
hind. 



9 And the head of Ephraim is 
Samaria, and the head of Samaria 
is Remaliah's son, ^ II If ye will not 
believe, surely ye shall not be estab- 
lished. 

10 IT t Moreover the Lord spake 
again unto Ahaz, saying, 

11 ^ Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy 
God ; II ask it either in the depth, or 
in the height above, 

12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, 
neither will I tempt the Lord. 

13 And he said. Hear ye now, O 
house of David ; Is it a small thing 
for you to weary men, but will ye 
weary my God also ? 

14 Therefore the Lord himself shall 
give you a sign ; ^ Behold, a virgin 
shall conceive, and bear 'a son, and 
II shall call his name ^ Immanuel. 

15 Butter and honey shall he eat, 
that he may know to refuse the evil, 
and choose the good. 

16 ^ For before the child shall know 
to refuse the evil, and choose the good, 
the land that thou abhorrest shall be 
forsaken of ^ both her kings. 

17 IF "The Lord shall bring upon 
thee, and upon thy people, and upon 
thy father's house, days that have not 
come, from the day that ° Ephraim 
departed from Judah ; even the king 
of Assyria. 

18 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that the Lord p shall hiss for the 
fly that is in the uttermost part of the 
rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that 
is in the land of Assyria. 

19 And they shall come, and shall 
rest all of them in the desolate valleys, 
and in 'J the holes of the rocks, and 
upon all thorns, and upon all II bushes. 

20 In the same day shall the Lord 
shave with a ''razor that is hired, 
namely, by them beyond the river, 
by the king of Assyria, the head, and 
the hair of the feet : and it shall also 
consume the beard. 

21 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that a man shall nourish a young 
cow and two sheep ; 

22 And it shall come to pass, for the 
abundance of milk that they shall 
give, he shall eat butter : for butter 
and honey shall every one eat that is 
left + in the land, 

23 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that every place shall be, where 
there were a thousand vines at a 
thousand silverlings, 4t shall even be 
for briers and thorns, 

24 With arrows and with bows shall 
men come thither; because all the 
land shall become briers and thorns. 

25 And on all hills that shall be 
digged with the mattock, there shall 



not come thither the fear of briers and 
thorns : but it shall be for the sending 
forth of oxen, and for the treading of 
lesser cattle. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

Syria and Israel to he subdued by Assyria.. 5 The 
like overthrow to come upon .Tudah. il An exhor- 
tation to trust in God for safely. 19 The distress 
to corne upon those that seek unto familiar spirits. 

MOREOVER the Lord said unto 
me. Take thee a great roll, and 
* write in it with a man's pen concern- 
ing t Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 

2 And I took unto me faithful wit- 
nesses to record, ^ Uriah the priest, 
and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. 

3 And 1 1 went unto the prophetess ; 
and she conceived, and bare a son. 
Then said the Lord to me. Call his 
name Maher-shalal-hash-baz, 

4 '^For before the child shall have 
knowledge to cry. My father, and my 
mother, H '^ the riches of Damascus and 
the spoil of Samaria shall be taken 
away before the king of Assyria. 

5 1" The Lord spake also unto me 
again, saying, 

6 Forasmuch as this people refuseth 
the waters of ^ Shiloah that go softly, 
and rejoice ^ in Rezin and Remaliah's 
son ; 

7 Now therefore, behold, the Lord 
bringeth up upon them the waters of 
the river, strong and many, even ^ the 
king of Assyria, and all his glory : 
and he shall come up over all his 
channels, and go over all his banks : 

8 And he shall pass through Judah ; 
he shall overflow and go over, ''he 
shall reach even to the neck ; and 
t the stretching out of his wings shall 
fill the breadth of thy land, ' Im- 
manuel. 

9 H '' Associate yourselves, ye peo- 
ple, II and ye shall be broken in pieces ; 
and give ear, all ye of far countries : 
gird yourselves, and ye shall be bro- 
ken in pieces; gird yourselves, and 
ye shall be broken in pieces, 

10 1 Take counsel together, and it 
shall come to nought ; speak the Avord, 
"'and it shall not stand : "for God is 
with us. 

11 T For the Lord spake thus to me 
twith a strong hand, and instructed 
me that I should not walk in the way 
of this people, saying, 

12 Say ye not, A confederacy, to all 
them to whom ° this people shall say, 
A confederacy ; p neither fear ye their 
fear, nor be afraid. 

13 1 Sanctify the Lord of hosts him- 
self; and ""let him be your fear, and 
let him be your dread. 

14 And ' he shall be for a sanctuary ; 

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Punishment of idolaters. 



ISAIAH. 



Judgments upon Israel. 



t ch. 28. 16. 

Luke 2. 34. 

Jlom. 9. 33. 

1 Pet. 2. 8. 
u Matt. 21. 44. 

Luke 20. 18. 

Horn. 9.32. & 

11.25. 



X ch. 54. 8. 

y Hab. 2. 3. 

Luke 2. 25, 

38. 

z Heb. 2. 13. 
a Pe. 71. 7. 

Zech. 3. 8. 



b 1 Sam. 28 
ch. 19. 3. 
c ch. 29. 4. 



d Ps. 103. 28. 
e Luke 16. 29. 

f Mic. 3. 6. 
t Heb. no 
7noming. 



g Rev. IG. 11. 
h ch. 5. 30. 
ich. 9.1. 



about 740. 
a ch. 8. 22. 

b 2 Kiiis:s 15. 

29. 2C'hr.l6. 

4. 
c Lev, 26. 24. 

2 Eliiigs 17. 

5, 6. 1 Chr. 

5. ■iG. 

II Or, pop^i- 

/oils. 
d Matt. 4. 16. 

Eph.5. 8,14. 



e Jndig. 5. 80. 
II Or, to Mm. 
( ch. 10. 5. k. 

14.5. 
g JuAg. 7. 22. 

I's. 83.9. ch. 

10. 26. 
11 Or, When 

thou hredk- 

esl, 
II Or, WTien 

the whole 

battle of the 

warrior was, 

6fc. 



but for ' a stone of stumbling and for 
a rock of offence to both the houses 
of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to 
the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 

15 And many among them shall 
"stumble, and fall, and be broken, 
and be snared, and be taken. 

16 5ind up the testimony, seal the 
law among my disciples. 

17 And I will wait upon the Lord, 
that ^hideth his face from the house 
of Jacob, and I ^ will look for him. 

18 ^ Behold, I and the children whom 
the Lord hath given me ^ are for signs 
and for wonders in Israel from the 
Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in 
mount Zion. 

19 IF And when they shall say unto 
you, '' Seek unto them that have fa- 
miliar spirits, and unto wizards " that 
peep and that mutter : should not a 
people seek unto their God? for the 
living '^ to the dead ? 

20 ^ To the law and to the testimony : 
if they speak not according to this 
word, it is because ^ there is t no light 
in them. 

21 And they shall pass through it, 
hardly bestead and hungry : and it 
shall come to pass, that when they 
shall be hungry they shall fret them- 
selves, and ^ curse their king and their 
God, and look upward. 

22 And '^they shall look unto the 
earth ; and behold trouble and dark- 
ness, ' dimness of anguish ; and they 
shall be driven to darkness. 

CHAPTER IX. 

Some mitigation of distress promised. 2 The coming 
of the Messiah and the enhiryi'nient of his kingdom. 
8 The judgments to come upon Israel for their pride, 
13 and impenitence. 

IVTEVERTHELESS Hhe dimness 
J^^ shall not he such as was in her 
vexation, when at the '' first he light- 
ly afflicted the land of Zebulun, and 
the land of Naphtali, and " afterward 
did more grievously afflict her by the 
way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in 
Galilee II of the nations. 

2 ^ The people that walked in dark- 
ness have seen a great light : they 
that dwell in the land of the shadow 
of death, upon them hath the light 
shined. 

3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, 
and II not increased the joy : they joy 
before thee according to the joy in 
harvest, and as men rejoice ® when 
they divide the spoil. 

4 II For thou hast broken the joke. 
of his burden, and ^ the staff of his 
shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as 
in the day of ^ Midian. 

5 II For every battle of the warrior 
is with confused noise, and garments 

62 i 



rolled in blood ; ^ H but this shall be 
with burning and t fuel of fire. 

6 ' For unto us a child is born, unto 
us a "^ son is given : and ' the govern- 
ment shall be upon his shoulder : and 
his name shall be called *" Wonderful, 
Counsellor, "The mighty God, The 
everlasting Father, ° The Prince of 
Peace. 

7 Of the increase of his government 
and peace p there shall be no end, upon 
the throne of David, and upon his 
kingdom, to order it, and to establish 
it with judgment and with justice 
from henceforth even for ever. The 
^ zeal of the Lord of hosts will per- 
form this. 

8 IT The Lord sent a word into Ja- 
cob, and it hath lighted upon Israel. 

9 And all the people shall know,' 
even Ephraim and the inhabitant of 
Samaria, that say in the pride and 
stoutness of heart, 

10 The bricks are fallen down, but 
we will build with hewn stones : the 
sycamores are cut down, but we will 
change them into cedars. 

11 Therefore the Lord shall set up 
the adversaries of Rezin against him, 
and + join his enemies together ; 

12 The Syrians before, and the Phi- 
listines behind ; and they shall devour 
Israel t with open mouth. ^ For all this 
his anger is not turned away, but his 
hand is stretched out still. 

13 TT For Hhe people turneth not 
unto him that smiteth them, neither 
do they seek the Lord of hosts. 

14 Therefore the Lord will cut off 
from Israel head and tail, branch and 
rush, * in one day. 

15 The ancient and honourable, he 
is the head; and the prophet that 
teacheth lies, he is the tail. 

16 For "lithe leaders of this people 
cause them to err ; and II they that are 
led of them are t destroyed. 

17 Therefore the Lord ^ shall have 
no joy in their young men, neither 
shall have mercy on their fatherless 
and widows : ^ for every one is a hyp- 
ocrite and an evil doer, and every 
mouth speaketh n folly. ^ For all this 
his anger is not turned away, but his 
hand is stretched out still. 

18 IT For wickedness ^ burneth as the 
fire : it shall devour the briers and 
thorns, and shall kindle in the thick- 
ets of the forest, and they shall mount 
up like the lifting up of smoke. 

19 Through the wrath of the Lord 
of hosts is ''the land darkened, and 
the people shall be as the tfuel of the 
fire : *^ no man shall spare his brother. 

20 And he shall t snatch on the right 
hand, and be hungiy ; and he shall 



The Assyrian invasion. 



ISAIAH. 



Fall of the Assyrians. 



d Lev. 26. 26 
e ch. 49. 26. 

Jer. 19. 9. 
i ver. 12, 17. 

ch. 5. 25. &, 

10.4. 



II Or, to the 
writers that 
write griev- 
oumess. 



d ch. 5. 25. & 
9. 12, 17, 21. 

e Jer. 51. 20. 
II Or, Woe to 

the Assyrian. 

Heb. Asshur. 
II Or, though. 
t ch. 9. 17. 



Jer. 34. 22. 



t Heb. to lay 
them a tread- 
ing. 

h Gen. 50. 20. 
Mic. 4. 12. 



i 2 Kings 18. 
24, 33, &c. & 
19. 10. &c. 

k Am. 6. 2. 

12 Chr.35. 20. 

m 2 Kinffs IG. 



n 2 Kings 19. 

31. 

Jer. 50. 18. 
t Heb. visit 

upon. 
t Heb. of the 

greatness of 

the heart. 
P ch. 37. 24. 

Ez. 28. 4,&c. 

Dan. 4. 30. 



eat on ^he left hand, ^ and they shall 
not be satisfied : ^ they shall eat every 
man the flesh of his own arm : 

21 Manasseh, Ephraim ; and Ephra- 
im, Manasseh : and they together 
shall be against Judah. ^ For all this 
his anger is not turned away, but his 
hand is stretched out still. 

CHAPTER X. 

A woe denounced upon tyrants. 5 The king of Assyria 
to he sent against Judah. 8 His confident boasting. 
16 His overthrow predicted. 20 A remnant of Is- 
rael shall return. 24 God's people comforted with 
the promise of deliverance from Assyria. 

TXTOE unto them that * decree un- 
y T righteous decrees, and H that 
write grievousness which they have 
prescribed ; 

2 To turn aside the needy from 
judgment, and to take away the right 
from the poor of my people, that 
widows may be their prey, and that 
they may rob the fatherless ! 

3 And ^ what will ye do in •= the day 
of visitation, and in the desolation 
which shall come from far? to whom 
will ye flee for help 1 and where will 
ye leave your glory 1 

4 Without me they shall bow down 
under the prisoners, and they shall 
fall under the slain. ^ For all this his 
anger is not turned away, but his 
hand is stretched out still. 

5 1[ II O Assyrian, ^ the rod of mine 
anger, n and the staflf in their hand is 
mine indignation. 

6 I will send him against ^ a hypo- 
critical nation, and against the people 
of my wrath will I ^ give him a 
charge, to take the spoil, and to take 
the prey, and tto tread them down 
like the mire of the streets. 

7 ^ Howbeit he meaneth not so, nei- 
ther doth his heart think so ; but it 
is in his heart to destroy and cut off 
nations not a few. 

8 ^ For he saith. Are not my princes 
altogether kings 1 

9 Is not ^ Calno ^ as Carchemish 1 is 
not Hamath as Arpad '? is not Sama- 
ria ™ as Damascus '? 

10 As my hand hath found the 
kingdoms of the idols, and whose 
graven images did excel them of Je- 
rusalem and of Samaria ; 

11 Shall I not, as I have done unto 
Samaria and her idols, so do to Jeru- 
salem and her idols 1 

12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, 
that, when the Lord hath performed 
his whole work ''upon mount Zion 
and on Jerusalem, °I will t punish 
the fruit t of the stout heart of the 
king of Assyria, and the glory of his 
high looks. 

13 P For he saith, By the strength of 



40 



my hand I have done it, and by my 
wisdom ; for I am prudent : and "l 
have removed the bounds of the peo- 
ple, and have robbed their treasures, 
and I have put down the inhabitants 
II like a valiant man : 

14 And imy hand hath found as a 
nest the riches of the people : and 
as one gathereth eggs that are left, 
have I gathered all the earth ; and 
there was none that moved the wing, 
or opened the mouth, or peeped. 

15 Shall ''the axe boast itself against 
him that heweth therewith 1 or shall 
the saw magnify itself against him 
that shaketh it ? II as if the rod should 
shake itself against them that lift it 
up, or as if the staflf should lift up 
II itself, as if it were no wood. 

16 Therefore shall the Lord, the 
Lord of hosts, send among his 'fat 
ones leanness ; and under his glory 
he shall kindle a burning like the 
burning of a fire. 

17 And the light of Israel shall be 
for a fire, and his Holy One for a 
flame : ' and it shall burn and de- 
vour his thorns and his briers in one 
day; 

18 And shall consume the glory of 
his forest, and of " his fruitful field, 
t both soul and body : and they shall 
be as when a standardbearer fainteth. 

19 And the rest of the trees of his 
forest shall be t few, that a child may 
write them. 

20 ^ And it shall come to pass in 
that day, that the remnant of Israel, 
and such as are escaped of the house 
of Jacob, ^ shall no more again stay 
upon him that smote them ; but shall 
stay upon the Lord, the Holy One of 
Israel, in truth. 

21 ^The remnant shall return, even 
the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty 
God. 

22 ^ For though thy people Israel be 
as the sand of the sea, "^ yet a remnant 
t of them shall return : ^ the con- 
sumption decreed shall overflow II with 
righteousness. 

23 " For the Lord God of hosts shall 
make a consumption, even determin- 
ed, in the midst of all the land. 

24 IT Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God of hosts, my people that dwell- 
est in Zion, ^ be not afraid of the As- 
syrian : he shall smite thee with a 
rod, II and shall lift up his staflf against 
thee, after the manner of ^ Egypt. 

25 ^For yet a very little while, ^and 
the indignation shall cease, and mine 
anger in their destruction. 

26 And the Lord of hosts shall stir 
up ""a scourge for him according to 
the slaughter of ^ Midian at the rock 

625 



B.C. 

about 713. 



II Or, like 
many people. 
q Job 31. 25. 



r Jer. 51. 20. 



II Or, as if a 
rod should 
sliake them 
that lift it up. 

II Or, that 

which ia not 

wood. 
s ch. 5. 17. 



t ch. 9. 18. &. 
27.4. 



u 2 Kings 19. 
23. 

t Heb. from 
the soul, and 
even to the 

flesh. 

t Heb. num- 
ber. 



X See 2 Kings 
16.7. 2Chr. 



y ch. 7. 3. 



z Rom. 9. 27. 
a ch. 6. 13. 

t Heb. in, or, 

among. 
II Or, in. 
b ch. 28. 22. 
c ch. 28. 22. 

Dan. 9. 27. 

Rom. 9. 28. 



d ch. 37. 6. 

II Or, hut he 
shall lift up 
his staff for 
thee. 

e Ex. 14. 

f ch. 54. 7. 

S Dan. 11. 36. 

h 2 Kings 19. 
35. 

i Judg. 7. 25. 
ch. 9. 4. 



The coming of the 



ISAIAH. 



The calling of the Gentiles, 



B.C. 

about 713. 



t Heb. shall 

remove. 
k Ex. 14. 26, 

27. 

1 ch. 14. 25. 
m Ps. 105. 15. 

Dan. 9. 24. 

1 John 2. 20. 



Q 1 Sam. 13. 
23. 



1 Sam. 11. 4. 



t Heb. Cry 
shrill with 
thy voice. 

p I Sam. 25. 
44. 

qJudg.18.7. 

r Josh. 21. 18. 

s Josh. 15. 31. 

1 1 Sam. 21. 1. 

& 22. 19. 

Neh. 11. 32. 
u ch. 13, 2. 
X ch. 37. 22. 



y See Am. 2. 
9. 



I Or, mightily. 



a ch. 53. 2. 

Zech. 6. 12. 

Rev. 5. 5. 
b Acts 13. 23. 

ver. 10. 
c ch. 4. 2. 

Jer. 23. 5. 
d ch. 61. 1. 

Matt. 3.16. 

John 1. 32, 

33. & 3. 34. 



t Heb. scent, 
or, smell. 



e Ps. 72. 2, 4. 
Rev. 19. 11. 
II Or, argue. 



f Job 4. 9. 

Mai. 4. 6. 

2 Thess. 2. 8. 

Rev. 1. 16. & 

2. 16. & 19. 

15. 
S See Eph. 6. 

14. 



h ch. 65. 25. 
Ez. 34. 25. 
Hoe. 2. 18. 



of Oreb : and ^ as his rod was upon 
the sea, so shall he lift it up after the 
manner of Egypt. 

27 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that ^ his burden t shall be taken 
away from off thy shoulder, and his 
yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke 
shall be destroyed because of '"the 
anointing. 

28 He is come to Aiath, he is passed 
to Migron ; at Michmash he hath laid 
up his carriages : 

29 They are gone over " the passage : 
they have taken up their lodging at 
Geba ; Ramah is afraid ; ° Gibeah of 
Saul is fled. 

30 t Lift up thy voice, O daughter 
P of Gallim : cause it to be heard unto 
1 Laish, "" poor Anathoth. 

3 1 ' Madmenah is removed ; the in- 
habitants of Gebim gather themselves 
to flee. 

32 As yet shall he remain *at Nob 
that day : he shall "^ shake his hand 
against the mount of ^ the daughter 
of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem. 

33 Behold, the Lord, the Lord of 
hosts, shall lop the bough with terror : 
and J'the high ones of stature shall be 
hewn down, and the haughty shall be 
humbled. 

34 And he shall cut down the thick- 
ets of the forest with iron, and Leba- 
non shall fall II by a mighty one. 

CHAPTER XL 

The coming and character of the Messiah, and of his 
kingdom. 10 The gathering in of the Gentiles, and 
the restoration of Israel. 

AND ^ there shall come forth a 
rod out of the stem of ^ Jesse, 
and "= a branch shall grow out of his 
roots : 

2 "^ And the Spirit of the Lord shall 
rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom 
and understanding, the spirit of coun- 
sel and might, the spirit of knowledge 
and of the fear of the Lord ; 

3 And shall make him of t quick un- 
derstanding in the fear of the Lord : 
and he shall not judge after the sight 
of his eyes, neither reprove after the 
hearing of his ears : 

4 But ® with righteousness shall he 
judge the poor, and H reprove with 
equity for the meek of the earth: 
and he shall ^ smite the earth with 
the rod of his mouth, and with the 
breath of his lips shall he slay the 
wicked. 

5 And ^righteousness shall be the 
girdle of his loins, and faithfulness 
the girdle of his reins. 

6 ^ The wolf also shall dwell with 
the lamb, and the leopard shall lie 
down with the kid ; and the calf 
and the young lion and the fatling 

626 



together ; and a little child shall lead 
them. 

7 And the cow and the bear shall 
feed ; their young ones shall lie down 
together : and the lion shall eat straw 
like the ox. 

8 And the sucking child shall play 
on the hole of the asp, and the wean- 
ed child shall put his hand on the 
II cockatrice' den. 

9 ' They shall not hurt nor destroy 
in all my holy mountain : for ^ the 
earth shall be full of the knowledge 
of the Lord, as the waters cover the 
sea. 

10 IF ^ And in that day ™ there shall 
be a root of Jesse, which shall stand 
for an ensign of the people ; to it 
shall the ^ Gentiles seek : and "" his 
rest shall be t glorious. 

11 And it shall come to pass Pin 
that day, that the Lord shall set his 
hand again the second time to recov- 
er the remnant of his people, which 
shall be left, ^ from Assyria, and from 
Egypt, and from Pathros, and from 
Gush, and from Elam, and from Shi- 
nar, and from Hamath, and from the 
islands of the sea. 

12 And he shall set up an ensign 
for the nations, and shall assemble 
the outcasts of Israel, and gather to- 
gether ^ the dispersed of Judah from 
the four t corners of the earth. 

13 'The envy also of Ephraim shall 
depart, and the adversaries of Judah 
shall be cut oflf: Ephraim shall not 
envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex 
Ephraim. 

14 But they shall fly upon the 
shoulders of the Philistines toward 
the west ; they shall spoil t them of 
the east together : * t they shall lay 
their hand upon Edom and Moab ; 
t and the children of Ammon " shall 
obey them. 

15 And the Lord ^ shall utterly de- 
stroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea ; 
and with his mighty wind shall he 
shake his hand over the river, and 
shall smite it in the seven streams, 
y and make men go over t dryshod. 

16 And "^ there shall be a highway 
for the remnant of his people, which 
shall be left, from Assyria; ^like as 
it was to Israel in the day that he 
came up out of the land of Egypt. 

CHAPTER XII. 

A song of thanksgiving to God for his mercies unto 
his people. 

AND ^ in that day thou shalt say, 
O Lord, I will praise thee : 
though thou wast angry with me, 
thine anger is turned away, and thou 
comfortedst me. 



The armies of God^s wrath. 



ISAIAH. 



The utter ruin of Babylon. 



B.C. 

about 713. 



b Ps. 83. 18, 
c Ex. 15. 2. 

Ps. 118. 14. 
d John 4. 10, 

14. &; 7. 37, 38. 
e 1 Chr. 16. 8. 

Ps. 105. 1. 
II Or, proclaim 

his name. 
t P8. 145. 4, 

5,6. 
e Ps. 34. 3. 

h Ex. 15. 1,21. 
Ps. 68, .32. & 

98.1. 

t Heb. inhab- 

itress. 
i ch. 54. 1. 

Zeph. 3. 14. 
k Ps. 71. 22. & 

89. 18. ch. 41. 

14, 16. 



about 712. 

a ch. 21. 1. & 

47. 1. Jer. 50, 

&51. 
b ch. 5. 26. & 

18. 3. Jer. 

50.2. 

c Jer. 51. 25. 
d ch. 10. 32. 

e Joel 3. 11. 



f Ps. 149. 2, 
5,6. 



t Heb. tJie 
likeness of. 



S Zeph. 1. 7. 

Rev. 6. 17. 
h Job 31. 23. 

Joel 1. 15. 

11 Or, fall 
down. 

i Ps. 48. 6. 
ch. 21. 3. 



t Heb. won- 
der. 

t Heb. every 
man at his 
neighbour. 

t Heb. faces 
of the flames. 

k Mai. 4. 1. 

1 Ps. 104. 35. 
Prov. 2. 22. 



m ch. 24. 21, 
23. Ez. 32. 7. 
Joel 2. 31. & 
3. 15. Matt. 
24.29. Mark 
13. 24. Luke 
21.25. 

n ch. 2. 17. 



2 Behold, God is my salvation ; I 
will trust, and not be afraid : for the 
Lord ''JEHOVAH is my ^strength 
and ray song ; he also is become my 
salvation. 

3 Therefore with joy shall ye di-aw 
'^ water out of the wells of salvation. 

4 And in that day shall ye say, 
^ Praise the Lord, H call upon his 
name, ^ declare his doings among the 
people^ make mention that his ^ name 
is exalted. 

5 ^ Sing unto the Lord ; for he hath 
done excellent things : this is known 
in all the earth. 

6 ' Cry out and shout, thou t inhab- 
itant of Zion : for great is ^ the Holy 
One of Israel in the midst of thee. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

God mustereth the hosts of his wrath against Babylon. 
6 Their work of slaughter described. 19 The deso- 
lation of Babylon. 

THE ^burden of Babylon, which 
Isaiah the son of Amoz did see. 

2 ^ Lift ye up a banner " upon the 
high mountain, exalt the voice unto 
them, ^ shake the hand, that they 
may go into the gates of the nobles. 

3 I have commanded my sanctified 
ones, I have also called ^ my mighty 
ones for mine anger, even them that 
^ rejoice in my highness. 

4 The noise of a multitude in the 
mountains, t like as of a great people ; 
a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms 
of nations gathered together : the 
Lord of hosts mustereth the host of 
the battle. 

5 They come from a far country, 
from the end of heaven, even the 
Lord, and the weapons of his indig- 
nation, to destroy the whole land. 

6 IF Howl ye ; s for the day of the 
Lord is at hand; ^it shall come as 
a destruction from the Almighty. 

7 Therefore shall all hands H be faint, 
and every man's heart shall melt : 

8 And they shall be afraid: * pangs 
and sorrows shall take hold of them ; 
they shall be in pain as a woman that 
travaileth : they shall t be amazed 
t one at another ; their faces shall be 
as t flames. 

9 Behold, "^the day of the Lord 
Cometh, cruel both with wrath and 
fierce anger, to lay the land desolate : 
and he shall destroy ^the sinners 
thereof out of it. 

10 For the stars of heaven and the 
constellations thereof shall not give 
their light : the sun shall be ™ dark- 
ened in his going forth, and the moon 
shall not cause her light to shine. 

11 And I will punish the world for 
their evil, and the wicked for their 
iniquity ; ° and I will cause the ar- 



rogancy of the proud to cease, and 
will lay low the haughtiness of the 
terrible. 

12 1 will make a man more precious 
than fine gold ; even a man than the 
golden wedge of Ophir. 

13 "Therefore I will shake the heav- 
ens, and the earth shall remove out 
of her place, in the wrath of the 
Lord of hosts, and in Pthe day of 
his fierce anger. 

14 And it shall be as the chased roe, 
and as a sheep that no man taketh 
up : '1 they shall every man turn to 
his own people, and flee every one 
into his own land. 

15 Every one that is found shall be 
thrust through ; and every one that 
is joined unto them shall fall by the 
sword. 

16 Their children also shall be 
'"dashed to pieces before their eyes; 
their houses shall be spoiled, and 
their wives ravished. 

17 'Behold, I will stir up the Medes 
against them, which shall not regard 
silver ; and as for gold, they shall not 
delight in it. 

18 Their bows also shall dash the 
young men to pieces ; and they shall 
have no pity on the fruit of the 
womb ; their eye shall not spare chil- 
dren. 

19 IT *And Babylon, the glory of 
kingdoms, the beauty of the Chal- 
dees' excellency, shall be tas when 
God overthrew ''Sodom and Gomor- 
rah. 

20 ^It shall never be inhabited, 
neither shall it be dwelt in from gen- 
eration to generation : neither shall 
the Arabian pitch tent there ; neither 
shall the shepherds make their fold 
there. 

21 >" Butt wild beasts of the desert 
shall lie there ; and their houses 
shall be full of t doleful creatures ; 
and Howls shall dwell there, and 
satyrs shall dance there. 

22 And tthe wild beasts of the 
islands shall cry in their II desolate 
houses, and dragons in their pleas- 
ant palaces : ^ and her time is near 
to come, and her days shall not be 
prolonged. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

The restoration of Israel. 4 Their triumphant song 
over the king of Babylon. 24 God's purpose against 
Assyria. 29 Palestina threatened. 

FOR the Lord ^will have mercy 
on Jacob, and ''will yet choose 
Israel, and set them in their own 
land : " and the strangers shall be 
joined with them, and they shall 
cleave to the house of Jacob. 

627 



B.C. 
about 712. 



Hag. 2. 6. 



P Ps. 110. 5. 
Lam. 1. 12. 



1 Jer. 50. 16. 
& 51. 9. 



r Ps. 137. 9. 
Nah. 3. 10. 
Zech. 14. 2. 

s ch. 21. 2. Jer. 
51. 11, 28. 
Dan. 5. 28, 31. 



t ch. 14. 4, 22. 

t Heb. as the 

overthrowing. 
u Gen. 19. 24, 

25. Deut. 29. 

23. Jer. 49. 18. 

& 50. 40. 
X Jer. 50. 3, 

39. &, 51. 29, 

62. 



ych. 34.11-15. 
Kev. 18. 2. 
t Heb. Ziim. 



t Heb. Ochim. 

II Or,ostriches. 
Heb. daugh- 
ters of the 
owl. 

t Heb. Em. 

II Or, palaces. 

z Jer. 51. 33. 



a Ps. 102. 13. 

b Zech. 1. 17. 
&2. 12. 

c ch. 60. 4, 5, 
10. Eph. 2. 
12, 13, &c. 



Israels triumphant song 



ISAIAH. 



over the king of Babylon. 




t Heb. that 
had taken 
them cap- 
tives. 

e ch. 60. 14. 



f ch. 13. 19. 
Hab. 2. 6. 

II Or, taunt- 
ing speech. 

II Or, exactress 
of gold. 
S Rev. 18. 16. 
h Ps. 125. 3. 



t Heb. a 
stroke with- 
out remov- 
ing. 



i ch. 55. 12. 
Ez. 31. 16. 



k Ez. 32. 21. 
II Or, The 
grave. 



f Heh.leaders, 
or, great 
goats. 



II Or, day- 
star. 



mMatt. 11.23. 
nDan. 8. 10. 



p ch. 47. 8. 
2 Thess. 2. 4. 



q Matt. 11. 23. 



2 And the people shall take them, 
^ and bring them to their place : and 
the house of Israel shall possess them 
in the land of the Lord for servants 
and handmaids : and they shall take 
them captives, t vt^hose captives they 
were ; ^ and they shall rule over their 
oppressors. 

3 IT And it shall come to pass in the 
day that the Lord shall give thee 
rest from thy sorrow, and from thy 
fear, and from the hard bondage 
wherein thou wast made to serve, 

4 That thou ^shalt take up this 
II proverb against the king of Babylon, 
and say, How hath the oppressor 
ceased, the H^ golden city ceased! 

5 The Lord hath broken ''the staff 
of the wicked, and the sceptre of the 
rulers. 

6 He who smote the people in Avrath 
with t a continual stroke, he that ruled 
the nations in anger, is persecuted, 
and none hindereth. 

7 The whole earth is at rest, and is 
quiet : they break forth into sing- 
ing. 

8 ' Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, 
and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, 
Since thou art laid down, no feller is 
come up against us. 

9 ^ li Hell from beneath is moved for 
thee to meet thee at thy coming : it 
stirreth up the dead for thee, even 
all the t chief ones of the earth ; it 
hath raised up from their thrones all 
the kings of the nations. 

10 All they shall speak and say unto 
thee. Art thou also become weak as 
we 1 art thou become like unto us 1 

11 Thy pomp is brought down to 
the grave, and the noise of thy viols : 
the worm is spread under thee, and 
the worms cover thee. 

12 ' How art thou fallen from heav- 
en, II Lucifer, son of the morning ! 
how art thou cut down to the ground, 
which didst weaken the nations ! 

13 For thou hast said in thine heart, 
"'I will ascend into heaven, "I will 
exalt my throne above the stars of 
God: I will sit also upon the mount 
of the congregation, °in the sides of 
the north : 

14 I will ascend above the heights 
of the clouds ; p I will be like the 
Most High. 

15 Yet thou "Jshalt be brought down 
to hell, to the sides of the pit. 

16 They that see thee shall narrowly 
look upon thee, and consider thee, 
saying, Is this the man that made 
the earth to tremble, that did shake 
kingdoms 1 

17 That made the world as a wilder- 
ness, and destroyed the cities thereof; 

628 



that II opened not the house of his 
prisoners ? 

18 All the kings of the nations, even 
all of them, lie in glory, every one in 
his own house. 

19 But thou art cast out of thy grave 
like an abominable branch, and as 
the raiment of those that are slain, 
thrust through with a sword, that go 
down to the stones of the pit ; as a 
carcass trodden under feet. 

20 Thou shalt not be joined with 
them in burial, because thou hast 
destroyed thy land, and slain thy 
people : "" the seed of evil doers shall 
never be renowned. 

21 Prepare slaughter for his children 
^for the iniquity of their fathers; 
that they do not rise, nor possess the 
land, nor fill the face of the world 
with cities. 

22 For I will rise up against them, 
saith the Lord of hosts, and cut off 
from Babylon *the name, and "rem- 
nant, ^and son, and nephew, saith 
the Lord. 

23 y I will also make it a possession 
for the bittern, and pools of water : 
and I will sweep it with the besom of 
destruction, saith the Lord of hosts, 

24 IF The Lord of hosts hath sworn, 
saying. Surely as I have thought, so 
shall it come to pass ; and as I have 
purposed, so shall it stand : 

25 That I will break the Assyrian 
in my land, and upon my mountains 
tread him under foot : then shall ^ his 
yoke depart from off them, and his 
burden depart from off their shoul- 
ders. 

26 This is the purpose that is pur- 
posed upon the whole earth : and this 
is the hand that is stretched out upon 
all the nations. 

27 For the Lord of hosts hath 
"^ purposed, and who shall disannul 
it ? and his hand is stretched out, 
and who shall turn it back "? 

28 In the year that ^ king Ahaz died 
was this burden. 

29 T Rejoice not thou, whole Pales- 
tina, '= because the rod of him that 
smote thee is broken : for out of the 
serpent's root shall come forth a 
'I cockatrice, '^ and his fruit shall be a 
fiery flying serpent. 

30 And the firstborn of the poor 
shall feed, and the needy shall lie 
down in safety: and I will kill thy 
root with famine, and he shall slay 
th}'^ remnant. 

3 1 Howl, gate ; cry, O city ; 
thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: 
for there shall come from the north 
a smoke, and II none shall be alone in 
his II appointed times. 



The desolation of Moah. 



ISAIAH. 



The haughtiness of Moah. 



B. C. 726. 



II Or, hetalte 

themselves 

unto it. 
e Ps. 87. 1, 5. 

k. 102. 16. 
f Zeph. 3. 12. 

Zech. 11. 11. 

about 726. 

II Or, cut off. 
a Jer. 48. 1, 

&c. Ez. 25. 

8-11. Am. 2. 

1. 
b Num. 21,28. 
c ch. 16. 12. 



d See Lev. 21. 
5. ch. 3. 24. & 
22.12. Jer. 
47. 5. & 48. 1, 
37, 38. Ez. 7. 
18. 

B Jer. 48. 38. 



t Heb. de- 
scending into 
weeping, or, 
coming down 

with weeping. 

f ch. 16. 9. 



S ch. 18. 11. 
Jer. 48. 31. 

II Or, to the 
borders there- 
of, even to 
Zoar, as a 
heifer. 

h ch. 16. 14. 
Jer. 48. 34. 

t Heb. break- 
ing. 

t Heb. deso- 
lations. 
i Jer. 48. 5. 
k Num. 32. 36. 



II Or, valley 
of the Ara- 
bians. 



t Heb. addi- 
tions. 
1 2 Kings 17. 

25. 



a 2 Kings 3. 4. 
b 2 Kings 14. 

7. 
I! Or, Petra. 

Heb. a rock. 



II Or, a nest 
forsaken. 



c Num. 21. 13. 
t Heb. Bring. 



32 What shall one then answer the 
messengers of the nation ^ That ^ the 
Lord hath founded Zion, and ^the 
poor of his people shall n trust in it. 

CHAPTER XV. 

Tlie desolation of Moab. 

THE ^burden of Moab. Because 
in the night '^ Ar of Moab is laid 
waste, and H brought to silence ; be- 
cause in the night Kir of Moab is 
laid waste, and brought to silence : 

2 '^ He is gone up to Bajith, and 
to Dibon, the high places, to weep : 
Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over 
Medeba : '' on all their heads shall 
be baldness, and every beard cut 
off. 

3 In their streets they shall gird 
themselves with sackcloth : " on the 
tops of their houses, and in their 
streets, every one shall howl, t weep- 
ing abundantly. 

4 And Heshbon shall cry, ^and Elea- 
leh; their voice shall be heard even 
unto Jahaz : therefore the armed 
soldiers of Moab shall cry out ; his 
life shall be grievous unto him. 

5 ^ My heart shall cry out for Moab ; 
II his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, a 
^ heifer of three years old : for ' by 
the mounting up of Luhith with weep- 
ing shall they go it up ; for in the way 
of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry 
of t destruction. 

6 For the waters ^ of Nimrim shall 
be t desolate : for. the hay is withered 
away, the grass faileth, there is no 
green thing. 

7 Therefore the abundance they 
have gotten, and that which they 
have laid up, shall they carry away 
to the II brook of the willows. 

8 For the cry is gone round about 
the borders of Moab ; the howling 
thereof unto Eglaim, and the howl- 
ing thereof unto Beer-elim. 

9 For the waters of Dimon shall be 
full of blood : for 1 will bring t more 
upon Dimort, ' lions upon him that 
escapeth of Moab, and upon the rem- 
nant of the land. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

Moah is exhorted to renew his allegiance to the throne 
of David. 6 His pride, 7 and hence his desolation 
and distress. 13 The time of his calamity. 

^OEND ye the lamb to the ruler 

10 of the land ^ from II Sela to the 
wilderness, unto the mount of the 
daughter of Zion. 

2 For it shall be, that, as a wander- 
ing bird II cast out of the nest, so the 
daughters of Moab shall be at the 
fords of " Arnon. 

3 t Take counsel, execute judgment ; 
make thy shadow as the night in the 



midst of the noonday ; hide the out- 
casts ; bewray not him that wandereth, 

4 Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, 
Moab ; be thou a covert to them from 
the face of the spoiler : for the t ex- 
tortioner is at an end, the spoiler 
ceaseth, tthe oppressors are consum- 
ed out of the land. 

5 And in mercy "^ shall the throne 
be II established : and he shall sit upon 
it in truth in the tabernacle of Da- 
vid, ^judging, and seeking judgment, 
and hasting righteousness. 

6 *1[ VV^e have heard of the ^ pride of 
Moab ; he is very proud ; even of his 
haughtiness, and his pride, and his 
wrath : ^ but his lies shall not be so. 

7 Therefore shall Moab "^howl for 
Moab, every one shall howl : for the 
foundations ' of Kir-hareseth shall ye 
II mourn ; surely they are stricken. 

8 For ''the fields of Heshbon lan- 
guish, and ' the vine of Sibmah : the 
lords of the heathen have broken 
down the principal plants thereof, 
they are come even unto Jazer, they 
wandered through the wilderness : 
her branches are H stretched out, they 
are gone over the sea. 

9 Therefore •" I will bewail with the 
weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah : 
I will water thee with my tears, " O 
Heshbon, and Elealeh : for H the shout- 
ing for thy summer fruits and for thy 
harvest is fallen. 

10 And ° gladness is taken away, and 
joy out of the plentiful field ; and in 
the vineyards there shall be no sing- 
ing, neither shall there be shouting: 
the treaders shall tread out no wine 
in their presses ; I have made their 
vintage shouting to cease. 

11 Wherefore Pmy bowels shall 
sound like a harp for Moab, and mine 
inward parts for Kir-haresh. 

12 T And it shall come to pass, when 
it is seen that Moab is weary on i the 
high place, that he shall come to his 
sanctuary to pray ; but he shall not 
prevail. 

13 This is the word that the Lord 
hath spoken concerning Moab since 
that time. 

14 But now the Lord hath spoken, 
saying, Within three years, 'as the 
years of a hireling, and the glory of 
Moab shall be contemned, with all 
that great multitude ; and the rem- 
nant shall be very small and H feeble. 

CHAPTER XVII. 

The overthrow of Syria and Israel foretold. 6 Some 
shall forsake idolatry ; 9 but the land shall be 
plagued for its impiety. 12 The enemies of Israel 
threatened. 

THE ^burden of Damascus. Be- 
hold, Damascus is taken away 

629 



B.C. 

about 726. 



t Heb. wring- 



t Heb. the 
treaders 



II Or, pre- 
pared. 

d Dan. 7. 14, 
27. Mic. 4. 7. 
Luke 1. 33. 

e Ps. 72. 2. & 
96. 13. & 98. 
9. 

f Jer. 48. 29. 
Zeph. 2. 10. 

S ch. 28. 15. 

h Jer. 48. 20. 



i 2 Kings 3. 
25. 

II Or, mutter. 
k ch. 24. 7. 
1 ver. 9. 



II Or, plucked 
up. 



m Jer. 48. 32. 



n ch. 15. 4. 

11 Or, the 

alarm is 
fallen upon, 

6fc. 

ch. 24. 8. 
Jer. 48. 33. 



P ch. 15. 5. & 
63. 15. Jer. 
48.36. 



q ch. 15. 2. 



r ch. 21. 16. 



Or, not 



about 741. 

a Jer. 49. 23. 

Am. 1. 3. 
Zech. 9. 1. 
2 Kings 16. 9. 



Judgments upon Syria. 



ISAIAH. 



Ethiopia is threatened. 



B.C. 
about 741. 



Jer. 7. 33. 



ch. 7. 16. & 
8.4. 



J ch. 10. 16. 
e Jer. 51. 33. 



t ch. 24. 13. 



S Mic. 7. 7. 



II Or, sun 
images. 



II Or, removed 
ill the day of 
inheritance, 
and there 
shall be dead- 
lif sorrow. 

II Or, noise. 

i Jer. 6. 23. 



II Or, many. 



k Ps. 9. 5. 

I Ps. 83. 13. 
Hos. 13. 3. 

II Or, thistle- 
down. 



from being a city, and it shall be a 
ruinous heap. 

2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken : 
they shall be for flocks, which shall 
lie down, and ^ none shall make them 
afraid. 

3 " The fortress also shall cease from 
Ephraim, and the kingdom from Da- 
mascus, and the remnant of Syria : 
they shall be as the glory of the 
children of Israel, saith the Lord of 
hosts. 

4 And in that day it shall come to 
pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be 
made thin, and '^the fatness of his 
flesh shall wax lean. 

5 ^And it shall be as when the 
harvestman gathereth the corn, and 
reapeth the ears with his arm ; and 
it shall be as he that gathereth ears 
in the valley of Rephaim. 

6 H ^Yet gleaning grapes shall be 
left in it, as the shaking of an olive 
tree, two or three berries in the top 
of the uppermost bough, four or 
five in the outmost fruitful branches 
thereof, saith the Lord God of Israel. 

7 At that day shall a man ^look 
to his Maker, and his eyes shall 
have respect to the Holy One of Is- 
rael. 

8 And he shall not look to the 
altars, the work of his hands, neither 
shall respect that which his fingers 
have made, either the groves, or the 
!l images. 

9 IT In that day shall his strong 
cities be as a forsaken bough, and an 
uppermost branch, which they left 
because of the children of Israel : and 
there shall be desolation. 

10 Because thou hast forgotten 
^the God of thy salvation, and hast 
not been mindful of the rock of thy 
strength, therefore shalt thou plant 
pleasant plants, and shalt set it with 
strange slips : 

1 1 In the day shalt thou make thy 
plant to grow, and in the morning 
shalt thou make thy seed to flourish : 
but the harvest shall be H a heap in 
the day of grief and of desperate sor- 
row. 

12 t Woe to the H multitude of 
many people, which make a noise 
' like the noise of the seas ; and to 
the rushing of nations, that make a 
rushing like the rushing of II mighty 
waters ! 

13 The nations shall rush like the 
rushing of many waters : but God 
shall ''rebuke them, and they shall 
flee far off, and • shall be chased as 
the chaflT of the mountains before the 
wind, and like H a rolling thing before 
the whirlwind. 

630 



14 And behold at eveningtide trou- 
ble; and before the morning he is 
not. This is the portion of them 
that spoil us, and the lot of them 
that rob us. 

CHAPTER XVIII. 

A woe denounced against the Ethiopians. 7 The 
happy result of the chastisement. 

WOE *to the land shadowing with 
wings, which is beyond the riv- 
ers of Ethiopia : 

2 That sendeth ambassadors by 
the sea, even in vessels of bulrush- 
es upon the waters, saying, Go, ye 
swift messengers, to ''a nation 
II scattered and peeled, to a people 
terrible from their beginning hither- 
to ; II a nation meted out and trodden 
down, II whose land the rivers have 
spoiled ! 

3 All ye inhabitants of the world, 
and dwellers on the earth, see ye, 
" when he lifteth up an ensign on the 
mountains ; and when he bloweth a 
trumpet, hear ye. 

4 For so the Lord said unto me, 

I will take my rest, and I will 

II consider in my dwellingplace like 
a clear heat II upon herbs, and like 
a cloud of dew in the heat of har- 
vest. 

5 For afore the harvest, when the 
bud is perfect, and the sour grape 
is ripening in the flower, he shall 
both cut off the sprigs with pruning- 
hooks, and take away and cut down 
the branches. 

6 They shall be left together unto 
the fowls of the mountains, and to 
the beasts of the earth ; and the fowls 
shall summer upon them, and all the 
beasts of the earth shall winter upon 
them. 

7 TT In that time ^ shall the present 
be brought unto the Lord of hosts 
of a people H scattered and peeled, and 
from a people terrible from their be- 
ginning hitherto ; a nation meted out 
and trodden under foot, whose land 
the rivers have spoiled, to the place 
of the name of the Lord of hosts, the 
mount Zion. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

Judgments upon Egypt. 11 The counsel of her princes, 
foolishness. 18 Many of her people shall turn unto 
the Lord. 23 Tlie covenant of Egypt, Assyria, and 
Israel. 

THE ^burden of Egypt. Behold, 
the Lord ^rideth upon a swift 
cloud, and shall come into Egjrpt : 
and ""the idols of Egypt shall be 
moved at his presence, and the heart 
of Egypt shall melt in the midst of 
it. 
2 And I will t ^ set the Egyptians 



Judgments upon Egypt. 



ISAIAH. 



Conversion of Egypt. 



B.C. 

about 714. 



t Heb. shall 
be emptied. 

t Heb. swal- 
low up. 

e ch. 8. 19. k. 
47. 12. 



II Or, shut up. 

{ ch. 20. 4. 
Jer. 46. 26. 
Ez. 29. 19. 



g-Jer. 51. 36. 
Ez. 30. 12. 



h 2 Kings 19. 



t Heb. and 
shall not be. 



i 1 Kings 10. 

28. Prov. 7. 

16. 
II Or, tuhite 

works. 



t Heb./oM?i- 

dations. 
t Heb. ofliv' 

ing things. 
k Num. 13. 22. 



1 1 Cor. 1. 20. 



m Jer. 2. 



II Or, govern- 
ors. Heb. 
comers. 

t Heb. a spirit 
of perversi- 
ties. 

n 1 Kings 22. 
22. ch. 29. 
10, 



o ch. 9. 14. 



p Jer. 51. 30. 

Nah. 3. 13, 



against the Egyptians : and they shall 
light every one against his brother, 
and every one against his neighbour ; 
city against city, and kingdom against 
kingdo^. 

3 And the spirit of Egypt t shall fail 
in the midst thereof; and I will t de- 
stroy the counsel thereof: and they 
shall ""seek to the idols, and to the 
charmers, and to them that have fa- 
miliar spirits, and to the wizards. 

4 And the Egyptians will I H give 
over ^into the hand of a cruel lord; 
and a fierce king shall rule over 
them, saith the Lord, the Lord of 
hosts. 

5 ^And the waters shall fail from 
the sea, and the river shall be wasted 
and dried up. 

6 And they shall turn the rivers far 
away ; and the brooks ^ of defence 
shall be emptied and dried up : the 
reeds and flags shall wither. 

7 The paper reeds by the brooks, 
by the mouth of the brooks, and 
every thing sown by the brooks, 
shall wither, be driven away, tand 
be no more. 

8 The fishers also shall mourn, and 
all they that cast angle into the 
brooks shall lament, and they that 
spread nets upon the waters shall 
languish. 

9 Moreover they that work in ' fine 
flax, and they that weave H networks, 
shall be confounded. 

10 And they shall be broken in 
the t purposes thereof, all that make 
sluices and ponds tfor fish, 

11 *ir Surely the princes of "^ Zoan 
are fools, the counsel of the wise 
counsellors of Pharaoh is become 
brutish : how say ye unto Pharaoh, 
I am the son of the wise, the son of 
ancient kings 1 

12 ' Where are they % where are thy 
wise menJ and let them tell thee 
now, and let them know what the 
Lord of hosts hath purposed upon 
Egypt. 

13 The princes of Zoan are become 
fools, ""the princes of Noph are de- 
ceived ; they have also seduced Egypt, 
even II they that are the stay of the 
tribes thereof. 

14 The Lord hath mingled t°a per- 
verse spirit in the midst thereof: and 
they have caused Egypt to err in ev- 
ery work thereof, as a drunken man 
staggereth in his vomit. 

15 Neither shall there be any work 
for Egypt, which ° the head or tail, 
branch or rush, may do. 

16 In that day shall Egypt Pbe like 
unto women : and it shall be afraid 
and fear because of the shaking of the 



hand of the Lord of hosts, i which he 
shaketh over it. 

17 And the land of Judah shall be 
a terror unto Egypt, every one that 
maketh mention thereof shall be afraid 
in himself, because of the counsel of 
the Lord of hosts, which he hath de- 
termined against it. 

18 IT In that day shall five cities in 
the land of Egypt ""speak tthe lan- 
guage of Canaan, and swear to the 
Lord of hosts ; one shall be called, 
The city H of destruction. 

19 In that day 'shall there be an 
altar to the Lord in the midst of the 
land of Egypt, and a pillar at the 
border thereof to the Lord. 

20 And 4t shall be for a sign and 
for a witness unto the Lord of hosts 
in the land of Egypt : for they shall 
cry unto the Lord because of the 
oppressors, and he shall send them a 
saviour, and a great one, and he shall 
deliver them. 

21 And the Lord shall be known to 
Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know 
the Lord in that day, and "shall do 
sacrifice and oblation ; yea, they shall 
vow a vow unto the Lord, and per- 
form it. 

22 And the Lord shall smite Egypt : 
he shall smite and heal it: and they 
shall return even to the Lord, and he 
shall be entreated of them, and shall 
heal them. 

23 IF In that day ^ shall there be a 
highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and 
the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, 
and the Egyptian into Assyria, and 
the Egyptians shall serve with the 
Assyrians. 

24 In that day shall Israel be the 
third with Egypt and with Assyria, 
even a blessing in the midst of the 
land : 

25 Whom the Lord of hosts shall 
bless, saying. Blessed he Egypt my 
people, and Assyria ^ the work of my 
hands, and Israel mine inheritance. 

CHAPTER XX. 

A sign prefiguring the captivity of Egypt and Ethi- 
opia. 

IN the year that ^ Tartan came unto 
Ashdod, (when S argon the king of 
Assyria sent him.) and fought against 
Ashdod, and took it ; 

2 At the same time spake the Lord 
t by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying. 
Go and loose ^ the sackcloth from off 
thy loins, and put off thy shoe from 
thy foot. And he did so, "^walking 
naked and barefoot. 

3 And the Lord said, Like as my 
servant Isaiah hath walked naked 
and barefoot three years ^for a sign 

631 



B.C. 

about 714. 



q ch. 1 1. 15. 



r Zeph. 3. 9. 
t Heb. the lip. 



\\ Or, of Hereis, 

or, of the sun. 
« Gen. 28. 18. 

Ex. 24. 4. 

Josh. 22. 10, 

26, 27. 

t See Josh. 4. 
20. & 22. 27. 



u Mai. 1. 11. 



X ch. 11, 16. 



r Ps. 100. 3. 
ch. 29. 23. 
Hos. 2. 23. 
Eph. 2. 10. 



a 2 Kings 18. 
17. 



t Heb. by the 
hand of 
Isaiah. 



cl Sam. 19. 24. 
Mic. 1. 8, 11, 



d ch. 8. 18. 



The fall of Babylon. 



ISAIAH. 



An invasion of Judah. 




t Heb. naked- 
ness. 

e 2 Sam. 10. 4. 
ch. 3. 17. 
Jer. 13. 22, 
26. Mic. 1. 11. 

II Or, country, 
Jer. 47. 4. 

f 2 Kings 18. 
21. ch. 30. 3, 
5, 7. & 36. 6. 



a Zech. 9. 14. 



t Heb. hard. 
b ch. 33. 1. 



c ch. 13. 17. 
Jer. 49. 34. 



d ch. 15. 5. & 
16. 11. 
e ch. 13. 8, 



II Or 
mind 
dered 


My 

wan- 


t Heb. put. 
f Deut. 28. 67. 


gDan. 


5.5. 



h ver. 9. 



II Or, cried as 
a lion. 
i Hab. 2. 1. 

II Or, every 
night. 

k Jer. 51. 8. 

Rev. 14. 8. 

&. 18. 2. 
1 ch. 46. 1. 

Jer. 50. 2. & 

51. 44. 

m Jer. 51. 33. 
t Heb. son. 



and wonder upon Egypt and upon 
Ethiopia ; 

4 So shall the king of Assyria lead 
away tthe Egyptians prisoners, and 
the Ethiopians captives, young and 
old, naked and barefoot, ^ even with 
their buttocks uncovered, to the 
t shame of Egypt. 

5 ^And they shall be afraid and 
ashamed of Ethiopia their expecta- 
tion, and of Egypt their glory. 

6 And the inhabitant of this H isle 
shall say in that day. Behold, such 
is our expectation, whither we flee 
for help to be delivered from the 
king of Assyria : and how shall we 
escape 1 

CHAPTER XXI. 

The prophet seeth in a vision the downfall of Baby- 
lon by the Medes and Persians. 11 ITie burden of 
Edam. 13 The burden of Arabia. 

THE burden of the desert of the 
sea. As ^whirlwinds in the south 
pass through ; so it cometh from the 
desert, from a terrible land. 

2 A t grievous vision is declared unto 
me ; '' The treacherous dealer dealeth 
treacherously, and the spoiler spoil- 
eth. " Go up, O Elam : besiege, 
Media : all the sighing thereof have I 
made to cease. 

3 Therefore "^are my loins filled 
with pain : ^ pangs have taken hold 
upon me, as the pangs of a woman 
that travaileth : I was bowed down 
at the hearing of it ; I was dismayed 
at the seeing of it. 

4 II My heart panted, fearfulness af- 
frighted me : ^ the night of my pleas- 
ure hath he t turned into fear unto 
me. 

5 ^ Prepare the table, watch in the 
watchtower, eat, drink : arise, ye 
princes, and anoint the shield. 

6 For thus hath the Lord said unto 
me. Go, set a watchman, let him de- 
clare what he seeth. 

7 ^And he saw a chariot with a 
couple of horsemen, a chariot of 
asses, and a chariot of camels ; and 
he hearkened diligently with much 
heed : 

8 And II he cried, A lion : My lord, 
I stand continually upon the 'watch- 
tower in the daytime, and I am set 
in my ward 11 whole nights : 

9 And, behold, here cometh a char- 
iot of men, with a couple of horse- 
men. And he answered and said, 
^ Babylon is fallen, is fallen ; and ^all 
the graven images of her gods he hath 
broken unto the ground. 

10 ""0 my threshing, and the + corn 
of my floor : that which I have heard 
of the Lord of hosts, the God of Is- 
rael, have I declared unto you. 

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11 1 "The burden of Dumah. He 
calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, 
what of the night 1 Watchman, what 
of the night ? 

12 The watchman said. The morn- 
ing cometh, and also the night : if 
ye will inquire, inquire ye : return, 
come. 

13 IT °The burden upon Arabia. In 
the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O 
ye travelling companies Pof Deda- 
nim. 

14 The inhabitants of the land of 
Tema H brought water to him that 
was thirsty, they prevented with their 
bread him that fled. 

15 For they fled n from the swords, 
from the drawn sword, and from the 
bent bow, and from the grievousness 
of war. 

16 For thus hath the Lord said 
unto me. Within a year, ^ according 
to the years of a hireling, and all 
the glory of "■ Kedar shall fail : 

17 And the residue of the number 
of t archers, the mighty men of the 
children of Kedar, shall be dimin- 
ished : for the Lord God of Israel 
hath spoken it. 

CHAPTER XXII. 

A siege of Jerusalem foretold^ and the prophet's grief 
in vieiv of the impending calamity. 8 He rebnketh 
the confidence of the people in their own wisdom, 15 
He foretelleth the removal of Shebna from the office 
of treasurer, 20 and the promotion ofEliakim in his 
place. 

THE burden of the valley of vis- 
ion. What aileth thee now, that 
thou art wholly gone up to the house- 
tops T 

2 Thou that art full of stirs, a tu- 
multuous city, ^ a joyous city : thy 
slain men are not slain with the 
sword, nor dead in battle. 

3 All thy rulers are fled together, 
they are bound t by the archers : all 
that are found in thee are bound to- 
gether, which have fled from far. 

4 Therefore said I, Look away from 
me ; '^ 1 1 will weep bitterly, labour 
not to comfort me, because of the 
spoiling of the daughter of my peo- 
ple. 

5 ° For it is a day of trouble, and of 
treading down, and of perplexity ^ by 
the Lord God of hosts in the valley 
of vision, breaking down the walls, 
and of crying to the mountains. 

6 ^And Elam bare the quiver with 
chariots of men and horsemen, and 
^Kir t uncovered the shield. 

7 And it shall come to pass, that 
t thy choicest valleys shall be full of 
chariots, and the horsemen shall set 
themselves in array n at the gate. 

8 IF And he discovered the covering 
of Judah, and thou didst look in that 



The removal of Shebna. 



ISAIAH. 



The overthrow of Tyre, 



B. C. 
about 712. 



ff 1 King's 7. 2. 

k. 10. 17. 
h 2 Kings 20. 

20. 2CLr.32. 

4,5 30 



Neh. 3. 16. 



k See ch. 37. 
26. 



1 Joel 1. 13. 

m See Ezra 9 
3. ch. 15. 2. 
Mic. 1. 16. 



n ch. SS. 12. 
1 Cor. 15. 32. 



ch. 5. 9. 



p 1 Sam73. 14. 
Ez. 24. ]3. 



q 2 Kings 18. 
37. ch. 36. 3. 
r 1 Kings 4. G. 



II Or, he. 

s See 2 Sam. 
18. 18. Matt. 
27. 60. 



11 Or, tJie 
LORD who 
covered thee 
with an ex- 
cellent cov- 
ering, and 
clotlied thee 
gorgeously, 
shall surely, 
^c. ver. 18. 

t Heb. the 
captivity of 
a man. 

t Heb. large 
of spaces. 

t Esth. 7. 8. 



u 2 Kings 18. 
18. 



X Job 12. 14. 
Rev. 3. 7. 



day to the armour ^ of the house of 
the forest. 

9 *" Ye have seen also the breaches 
of the city of David, that they are 
many ^ and ye gathered together the 
waters of the lower pool. 

10 And ye have numbered the 
houses of .Jerusalem, and the houses 
have ye broken down to fortify the 
wall. 

11 'Ye made also a ditch between 
the two walls for the water of the 
old pool : but ye have not looked 
unto ^ the maker thereof, neither had 
respect unto him that fashioned it 
long ago. 

12 And in that day did the Lord 
God of hosts ' call to weeping, and 
to mourning, and *" to baldness, and 
to girding with sackcloth : 

13 And behold joy and gladness, 
slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eat- 
ing flesh, and drinking wine : "let us 
eat and drink ; for to morrow we 
shall die. 

14 °And it was revealed in mine 
ears by the Lord of hosts, Surely 
this iniquity p shall not be purged 
from you till ye die, saith the Lord 
God of hosts. 

15 f Thus saith the Lord God of 
hosts. Go, get thee unto this treas- 
urer, even unto i Shebna, ■■ which is 
over the house, and say, 

16 What hast thou here, and whom 
hast thou here, that thou hast hewed 
thee out a sepulchre here, n as he 
' that heweth him out a sepulchre on 
high, and that graveth a habitation 
for himself in a rock ? 

17 Behold, H the Lord will carry 
thee away with t a mighty captivity, 
' and will surely cover thee. 

18 He will surely violently turn and 
toss thee like a ball into a t large coun- 
try : there shalt thou die, and there 
the chariots of thy glory shall be the 
shame of thy lord's house. 

19 And I will drive thee from thy 
station, and from thy state shall he 
pull thee down. 

20 1 And it shall come to pass in 
that day, that I will call my servant 
" Eliakim the son of Hilkiah : 

21 And I will clothe him with thy 
robe, and strengthen him with thy 
girdle, and I will commit thy gov- 
ernment into his hand : and he shall 
be a father to the inhabitants of 
Jerusalem, and to the house of Ju- 
dah. 

22 And the key of the house of 
David will I lay upon his shoulder ; 
so he shall ^open, and none shall 
shut ; and he shall shut, and none 
shall open. 



23 And I will fasten him as ^ a nail 
in a sure place ; and he shall be for a 
glorious throne to his father's house. 
. 24 And they shall hang upon him 
all the glory of his father's house, 
the offspring and the issue, all ves- 
sels of small quantity, from the ves- 
sels of cups, even to all the II vessels 
of flagons. 

25 In that day, saith the Lord of 
hosts, shall the nail that is fastened 
in the sure place be removed, and be 
cut down, and fall ; and the burden 
that was upon it shall be cut off": for 
the Lord hath spoken it. 

CHAPTER XXHL 

The overthrow of Tyre. % God^ s purpose therein. 15 
The time of her desolation. 17 Her restoration and 
devotion to the Lord. 

THE * burden of Tyre. Howl, ye 
ships of Tarshish ; for it is laid 
waste, so that there is no house, no 
entering in : "" from the land of Chit- 
tim it is revealed to them. 

2 Be t still, ye inhabitants of the 
isle ; thou whom the merchants of 
Zidon, that pass over the sea, have 
replenished. 

3 And by great waters the seed of 
Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her 
revenue ; and " she is a mart of na- 
tions. 

4 Be thou ashamed, Zidon : for 
the sea hath spoken, even the strength 
of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor 
bring forth children, neither do I 
nourish up young men, nor bring up 
virgins. 

5 '^ As at the report concerning Egypt, 
so shall they be sorely pained at the 
report of Tyre. 

6 Pass ye over to Tarshish ; howl, 
ye inhabitants of the isle. 

7 Is this your ® joyous city, whose 
antiquity is of ancient days 1 her own 
feet shall carry her t afar off'to sojourn. 

8 Who hath taken this counsel 
against Tyre, ^the crowning city, 
whose merchants are princes, whose 
traffickers are the honourable of the 
earth ^ 

9 The Lord of hosts hath purposed 
it, tto stain the pride of all glory, 
and to bring into contempt all the 
honourable of the earth. 

10 Pass through thy land as a river, 
daughter of Tarshish : there is no 
more t strength. 

11 He stretched out his hand over 
the sea, he shook the kingdoms : the 
Lord hath given a commandment 
II against tthe merchant city, to de- 
stroy the II strong holds thereof. 

12 And he said, ^Thou shalt no 
more rejoice, O thou oppressed vir- 
gin, daughter of Zidon : arise, ^ pass 

633 



B.C. 
about 712. 



y Ezra 9. 8. 



II Or, instru- 
ments of 
viols. 



about 715. 

a Jer. 25. 22. 

& 47. 4. Ez. 

2i), & 27. & 

28. Am.l. 9. 

Zech. 9. 2, 4. 
b«v-er. 12. 
t Heb. silent. 



d ch. IS. 16. 



e ch. 22. 2. 



t Heb. from 
afar off. 



i See Ez. 28, 
2,12. 



t Heb. to 
pollute. 



t Heb. girdle. 



g Rev. 18. 22. 

h ver. 1. 

II Or, concern' 



t Heb. Ca- 
naan. 

II Or, 
strengths. 



The restoration of Tyre. 



ISAIAH, 



Judgments upon the land. 



B.C. 

about 715. 



Ps. 72. 9. 



k ver. 1. Ez. 
27. 25, 30. 



^Tieb. it shall 
he unto Tyre 
as the song of 
a harlot. 



m Zech. 14. 20, 
21. 



t Heb. old. 



about 712. 



t Heb. per- 
verteth the 
face thereof. 



II Or, prince, 
a Hos. 4. 9. 

b Ez. 7. 12, 13. 



t Heb. the 
height of the 
people. 

c Gen. 3. 17. 
Num. 35. 33, 



d Mai. 4. 1 



over to Chittim ; there also shalt thou 
have no rest. 

13 Behold the land of the Chal- 
deans ; this people was not, till the 
Assyrian founded it for 'them that 
dwell in the wilderness : they set up 
the towers thereof, they raised up the 
palaces thereof; and he brought it to 
ruin, 

14 ^Howl, ye ships of Tarshish : for 
your strength is laid waste. 

15 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that Tyre shall be forgotten 
seventy years, according to the days 
of one king : after the end of seventy 
years t shall Tyre sing as a harlot. 

16 Take a harp, go about the city, 
thou harlot that hast been forgotten ; 
make sweet melody, sing many songs, 
that thou mayest be remembered. 

17 *jr And it shall come to pass after 
the end of seventy years, that the 
Lord will visit Tyre, and she shall 
turn to her hire, and ^ shall commit 
fornication with all the kingdoms of 
the world upon the face of the earth. 

18 And her merchandise and her 
hire "" shall be holiness to the Lord : 
it shall not be treasured nor laid up ; 
for her merchandise shall be for them 
that dwell before the Lord, to eat 
sufficiently, and for t durable clothing. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

GoWs judgments upon the land for its iniquities. 13 
A remnant sha.U praise him. 16 By his judgments 
God will advance his kingdom. 

BEHOLD, the Lord maketh the 
earth empty, and maketh it 
waste, and t turneth it upside down, 
and scattereth abroad the inhabitants 
thereof. 

2 And it shall be, as with the peo- 
ple, so with the H Spriest ; as with the 
servant, so with his master ; as with 
the maid, so with her mistress ; ^ as 
with the buyer, so with the seller ; 
as with the lender, so with the bor- 
rower ; as with the taker of usury, 
so with the giver of usury to him. 

3 The land shall be utterly emp- 
tied, and utterly spoiled : for the 
Lord hath spoken this word. 

4 The earth mourneth and fadeth 
away, the world languisheth and 
fadeth away, t the haughty people of 
the earth do languish. 

5 " The earth also is defiled under 
the inhabitants thereof; because they 
have transgressed the laws, changed 
the ordinance, broken the everlasting 
covenant. 

6 Therefore hath "^the curse de- 
voured the earth, and they that dwell 
therein are desolate : therefore the 
inhabitants of the earth are burned, 
and few men left. 

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7 ^ The new wine mourneth, the 
vine languisheth, all the merryheart- 
ed do sigh. 

8 The mirth ^of tabrets ceaseth, the 
noise of them that rejoice endeth, the 
joy of the harp ceaseth. 

9 They shall not drink wine with a 
song ; strong drink shall be bitter to 
them that drink it. 

10 The city of confusion is broken 
down : every house is shut up, that 
no man may come in. 

1 1 There is a crying for wine in the 
streets ; all joy is darkened, the mirth 
of the land is gone. 

12 In the city is left desolation, and 
the gate is smitten with destruction. 

13 IT When thus it shall be in the 
midst of the land among the people, 
s there shall be as the shaking of an 
olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes 
when the vintage is done. 

14 They shall lift up their voice, 
they shall sing for the majesty of the 
Lord, they shall cry aloud from the 
sea. 

15 Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in 
the II fires, even ''the name of the Lord 
God of Israel in the isles of the sea. 

16 IF From the t uttermost part of 
the earth have we heard songs, even 
glory to the righteous. But I said, 
t My leanness, my leanness, woe unto 
me ! ^ the treacherous dealers have 
dealt treacherously ; yea, the treach- 
erous dealers have dealt very treach- 
erously. 

17 ^Fear, and the pit, and the snare, 
are upon thee, O inhabitant of the 
earth. 

18 And it shall come to pass, that he 
who fleeth from the noise of the fear 
shall fall into the pit ; and he that 
Cometh up out of the midst of the pit 
shall be taken in the snare : for ^ the 
windows from on high are open, and 
""the foundations of the earth do shake. 

19 ''The earth is utterly broken 
down, the earth is clean dissolved, 
the earth is moved exceedingly. 

20 The earth shall ° reel to and fro 
like a drunkard, and shall be removed 
like a cottage ; and the transgression 
thereof shall be heavy upon it ; and 
it shall fall, and not rise again. 

21 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that the IjORD shall t punish the 
host of the high ones that are on 
high, Pand the kings of the earth 
upon the earth. 

22 And they shall be gathered to- 
gether, t«s prisoners are gathered in 
the II pit, and shall be shut up in the 
prison, and after many days shall 
they be H visited. 

23 Then the imoon shall be con- 



IsraeVs deliverance. 



ISAIAH. 



JudaWs thanksgiving. 



B.C. 

about 712. 



II Or, there 
shall be glory 
before his aw- 
cienU. 

r Rev. 19. 4. 6. 

s Heb. 12. 22. 

a Ex. 15. 2. 
Ps. 118. 28. 

b Ps. 93. 1, 
c Num. 23. 19. 



d ch. 21. 9. & 
23. 13. Jer. 
51. 37. 



e Rev. 11. 13. 



f ch. 4, 6. 



g ch. 2. 2, 3. 

h Prov. 9. 2. 
Matt. 22. 4. 
1 Dan. 7. 14. 

Matt. 8. 11. 



t Heb. iwal- 

lovi up. 
t Heb. cover- 
ed. 
k 2 Cor. 3. 15. 

Eph. 4. 18. 
1 Hos. 13. 14. 

1 Cor. 15.54. 

Rev. 20. 14. & 

21.4. 
m Rev. 7. 17. 

& 21. 4. 



n Gen. 49. 18. 
Titus 2. 13. 



I Or. threshed 
in Madme- 
nah. 



p ch. 2G. 5. 



founded, and the sun ashamed, when 
the Lord of hosts shall ''reign in 
' mount Zion, and in .Jerusalem, and 
II before his ancients gloriously. 

^ CHAPTER XXV. 

The prophet pr a isetJi God for his judgments ; 6 and 
declareth the future glories of Zion. 

OLORD, thou art my God; ^I 
will exalt thee, I will praise thy 
name ; ^ for thou hast done wonderful 
things ; ^ thy counsels of old are faith- 
fulness and truth. 

2 For thou hast made "^ of a city a 
heap ; of a defenced city a ruin : a 
palace of strangers to be no city ; it 
shall never be built. 

3 Therefore shall the strong people 
® glorify thee, the city of the terrible 
nations shall fear thee. 

4 For thou hast been a strength to 
the poor, a strength to the needy in 
his distress, ^ a refuge from the storm, 
a shadow from the heat, when the 
blast of the terrible ones is as a storm 
against the wall. 

5 Thou shalt bring down the noise 
of strangers, as the heat in a dry 
place ; eveii the heat with the shadow 
of a cloud : the branch of the terrible 
ones shall be brought low. 

6 1 And in ^this mountain shall 
^the Lord of hosts make unto 'all 
people a feast of fat things, a feast 
of wines on the lees, of fat things full 
of marrow, of wines on the lees well 
refined. 

7 Andhe will t destroy in this mount- 
ain the face of the covering t cast 
over all people, and ^the vail that 
is spread over all nations. 

8 He will ^ swallow up death in vic- 
tory ; and the Lord God will '"wipe 
away tears from off all faces ; and 
the rebuke of his people shall he take 
away from off all the earth : for the 
Lord hath spoken it. 

9 IT And it shall be said in that day, 
Lo, this is our God ; " we have waited 
for him, and he will save us : this is 
the Lord ; we have waited for him, 
°we will be glad and rejoice in his 
salvation. 

10 For in this mountain shall the 
hand of the Lord rest, and Moab 
shall be H trodden down under him, 
even as straw is H trodden down for 
the dunghill. 

11 And he shall spread forth his 
hands in the midst of them, as he 
that swimmeth spreadeth forth his 
hands to swim : and he shall bring 
down their pride together with the 
spoils of their hands. 

12 And the p fortress of the high 
fort of thy walls shall he bring down, 



lay low, and bring to the ground, 
even to the dust. 

CHAPTER XXVL 

A song of praise and of thanksgiving to God for the 
deliverance of ?iis people. 20 An exhortation to 
wait on God. 

IN ^ that day shall this song be sung 
in the land of Judah ; We have 
a strong city ; ^ salvation will God 
appoint /or walls and bulwarks. 

2 " Open ye the gates, that the right- 
eous nation which keepeth the t truth 
may enter in. 

3 Thou wilt keep him in t perfect 
peace, whose II mind is stayed on thee : 
because he trusteth in thee. 

4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever : 
•ifor in the Lord JEHOVAH is 
t everlasting strength, 

5 IT For he bringeth down them that 
dwell on high ; ^ the lofty city, he 
layeth it low ; he layeth it low, even 
to the ground ; he bringeth it even to 
the dust. 

C The foot shall tread it down, even 
the feet of the poor, and the steps of 
the needy. 

7 The way of the just is upright- 
ness : ^ thou, most upright, dost weigh 
the path of the just. 

8 Yea, ^in the way of thy judg- 
ments, O Lord, have we waited for 
thee ; the desire of our soul is to thy 
name, and to the remembrance of 
thee. 

9 ''With my soul have I desired 
thee in the night ; yea, with my spirit 
within me will I seek thee early : for 
when thy judgments are in the earth, 
the inhabitants of the world will learn 
righteousness. 

10 ' Let favour be shewed to the 
wicked, yet will he not learn right- 
eousness : in ^ the land of uprightness 
will he deal unjustly, and will not 
behold the majesty of the Lord. 

11 Lord, when thy hand is lifted 
up, ' they will not see : but they shall 
see, and be ashamed for their envy 
II at the people ; yea, the fire of thine 
enemies shall devour them. 

12 IF Lord, thou wilt ordain peace 
for us: for thou also hast wrought 
all our works H in us. 

13 Lord our God, ""other lords 
besides thee have had dominion over 
us ; but by thee only will we make 
mention of thy name. 

14 They are dead, they shall not 
live ; they are deceased, they shall 
not rise : therefore hast thou visited 
and destroyed them, and made all 
their memory to perish. 

15 Thou hast increased the nation, 
Lord, thou hast increased the na- 
tion ; thou art glorified : thou hadst 

635 



B.C. 

about 712. 



a ch. 2. 11. 

b ch. 60. 18. 

c Ps. 118. 19, 
20. 
t Heb. truths. 



t Heb. peace, 
jieace, ch. 57. 
19. 

II Or, thought, 
or, imagina- 
tion. 

d ch. 45. 17. 

t Heb. the 
rock of ages, 
Deut. 32. 4. 

e ch. 25. 12. &. 
32. 19. 



f Ps. 37. 23. 
e ch. 64. 5. 



h Ps. 63. 6. 

Cant. 3. 1. 



i Ecc. 8. 12, 
Rom. 2. 4. 



k Ps. 143. 10. 



I Job 34. 27. 
Ps. 28. 5. 
ch. 5. 12. 

II Or, toward 
thy people. 



II Or, /or MS. 
m 2 Chr. 12. 8. 



God 's care of Israel. 



ISAIAH. 



Ephraim is threatened. 




P Ps. 17. 14. 



q Ez. 37. 1, 

&c. 



r Dan. 12. 2. 



s Ex. 12. 22, 
23. 



t Ps.30. 5. 

ch. 54. 7, 8. 

2 Cor. 4. 17. 
u Mic. 1. 3. 

Jude 14. 



t Heb. bloods. 



II Or, crossing 

like a bar. 
aPs.74.13,14. 
b ch. 51. 9. 

Ez. 29. 3. & 

32. 2. 
c ch. 5. 1. 
d Ps. 80. 8. 

Jer.2. 21. 
e Ps. 121.4,5. 



f 2 Sam. 23. 6. 

ch. 9. 18. 
II Or, march 

against. 

S ch. 25. 4. 
h Job 22. 21. 



i ch. 37. 31. 

Hos. 14. 5, G. 
k Job 23. 6. 

Pa. 6. 1. Jer, 

10. 24. & 30. 

11. & 46. 28. 
1 Cor. 10. 13. 

f Heb. accord- 
ing to the 
stroke of 
those. 

II Or, when 
thou sendest 
it forth. 



removed it far unto all the ends of 
the earth. 

16 Lord, "in trouble have they vis- 
ited thee ; they poured out a t pray- 
er when thy chastening was upon 
them. 

17 Like as "a woman with child, 
that draweth near the time of her 
delivery, is in pain, and crieth out 
in her pangs ; so have we been in thy 
sight, O Lord. 

18 We have be6n with child, we 
have been in pain, we have as it were 
brought forth wind; we have not 
wrought any deliverance in the earth ; 
neither have ^the inhabitants of the 
world fallen. 

19 'I Thy dead men shall live, together 
with my dead body shall they arise. 
''Awake and sing, ye that dwell in 
dust : for thy dew is as the dew of 
herbs, and the earth shall cast out 
the dead. 

20 IF Come, my people, ' enter thou 
into thy chambers, and shut thy doors 
about thee : hide thyself as it were 
' for a little moment, until the indig- 
nation be overpast. 

21 For, behold, the Lord "cometh 
out of his place to punish the in- 
habitants of the earth for their ini- 
quity : the earth also shall disclose 
her t blood, and shall no more cover 
her slain. 

CHAPTER XXVII. 

God^s care of his vineyard. 7 His chastisements dif- 
fer from judgments. 11 The restoration of the scat- 
tered Jews. 

IN that day the Lord with his sore 
and great and strong sword shall 
punish leviathan the H piercing ser- 
pent, ^even leviathan that crooked 
serpent ; and he shall slay ^ the drag- 
on that is in the sea. 

2 In that day " sing ye unto her, ^ A 
vineyard of red wine. 

3^1 the Lord do keep it ; I will 
water it every moment : lest any hurt 
it, I will keep it night and day. 

4 Fury is not in me : who would set 
^the briers and thorns against me in 
battle 1 I would H go through them, 
I would burn them together. 

5 Or let him take hold ^of my 
strength, that he may ^make peace 
with me ; and he shall make peace 
with me. 

6 He shall cause them that come of 
Jacob ' to take root : Israel shall blos- 
som and bud, and fill the face of the 
world with fruit. 

7 1 Hath he smitten him, tas he 
smote those that smote him? or is 
he slain according to the slaughter of 
them that are slain by him 1 

8 ^ In measure, n when it shooteth 

636 



forth, thou wilt debate with it : II ' he 
stayeth his rough wind in the day of 
the east wind. 

9 By this therefore shall the iniquity 
of Jacob be purged ; and this is all 
the fruit to take away his sin ; when 
he maketh all the stones of the altar 
as chalkstones that are beaten in sun- 
der, the groves and il images shall not 
stand up. 

10 Yet the defenced city shall be 
desolate, and the habitation forsaken, 
and left like a wilderness : *^ there 
shall the calf feed, and there shall he 
lie down, and consume the branches 
thereof. 

11 When the boughs thereof are 
withered, they shall be broken off: 
the women come, and set them on 
fire ; for "^ it is a people of no un- 
derstanding : therefore he that made 
them will not have mercy on them, 
and °he that formed them will shew 
them no favour. 

12 IF And it shall come to pass in 
that day, that the Lord shall beat 
off from the channel of the river unto 
the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be 
gathered one by one, ye children 
of Israel. 

13 PAnd it shall come to pass in 
that day, "^that the great trumpet 
shall be blown, and they shall come 
which were ready to perish in the 
land of Assyria, and the outcasts in 
the land of Egypt, and shall wor- 
ship the Lord in the holy mount at 
Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER XXVIH. 

A woe against Ephraim for his pride and drunken- 
ness. 5 A promise to the residue of the people. 7 
Yet they have erred, and deserve rebuke. 14 In con- 
trast with the refuge of lies, God hath laid in Zion 
a sure foundation. 23 His dealings with Ms people 
illustrated. 

WOE to ^the crown of pride, to 
the drunkards of Ephraim, 
whose ''glorious beauty is a fading 
flower, which are on the head of the 
fat valleys of them that are t over- 
come with wine ! 

2 Behold, the Lord hath a mighty 
and strong one, " which as a tempest 
of hail and a destroying storm, as a 
flood of mighty waters overflowing, 
shall cast down to the earth with the 
hand. 

3 ^ The crown of pride, the drunk- 
ards of Ephraim, shall be trodden 
t under feet : 

4 And ^ the glorious beauty, which 
is on the head of the fat valley, shall 
be a fading flower, and as the hasty 
fruit before the summer ; which when 
he that looketh upon it seeth, while 
it is yet in his hand he t eateth it 
up. 



The foundation in Zion. 



ISAIAH. 



The overfiowing scourge. 



B.C. 
about 725. 



f Prov. 20. 1. 
Hos. 4. 11. 



g ch. oG. 10, 
12. 



h Jer. 6. 10. 



t Heb. the 
hearing ? 



II Or, hath 
been. 



t Heb. stam- 
merings of 
lips. 

II Or, 7ie hath 
spoken. 

il Cor. 14.21. 



I Gen. 49. 24. 
Ps. 118. 22. 
Matt. 21. 42. 
Acts 4. 11. 
Rom. 9. 33. 
& 10. 11. 
Eph. 2. 20. 
1 Pet. 2. 6, 7, 



- 5 IF In that day shall the Lord of 
hosts be for a crown of glory, and for 
a diadem of beauty, unto the residue 
of his people, 

6 And for a spirit of judgment to 
him thai; sitteth in judgment, and for 
strength to them that turn the battle 
to the gate. 

7 1 But they also ^ have erred through 
wine, and through strong drink are 
out of the way ; ^ the priest and the 
prophet have erred through strong 
drink, they are swallowed up of wine, 
they are out of the way through 
strong drink ; they err in vision, they 
stumble in judgment. 

8 For all tables are full of vomit 
and filthiness, so that there is no place 
clean. 

9 IF ''Whom shall he teach knowl- 
edge? and whom shall he make to 
understand t doctrine ? them that are 
weaned from the milk, and drawn 
from the breasts. 

10 For precept \\must be upon pre- 
cept, precept upon precept ; line upon 
line, line upon line ; here a little, and 
there a little : 

11 For with t* stammering lips and 
another tongue II w^ill he speak to this 
people. 

12 To whom he said, This is the 
rest wherewith ye may cause the weary 
to rest; and this is the refreshing: 
yet they would not hear. 

13 But the word of the Lord was 
unto them precept upon precept, pre- 
cept upon precept ; line upon line, 
line upon line ; here a little, and 
there a little ; that they might go, 
and fall backward, and be broken, 
and snared, and taken. 

14 IF Wherefore hear the word of the 
Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this 
people which is in Jerusalem. 

15 Because ye have said, We have 
made a covenant with death, and 
with hell are we at agreement ; when 
the overjflowing scourge shall pass 
through, it shall not come unto us : 
'^for we have made lies our refuge, 
and under falsehood have we hid 
ourselves : 

16 IF Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a 
foundation 'a stone, a tried stone, 
a precious corner stone, a sure foun- 
dation : he that believeth shall not 
make haste. 

17 Judgment also will I lay to the 
line, and righteousness to the plum- 
met : and the hail shall sweep away 
'"the refuge of lies, and the waters 
shall overflow the hiding place. 

18 IF And your covenant with death 
shall be disannulled, and your agree- 



ment with hell shall not stand ; when 
the overflowing scourge shall pass 
through, then ye shall be t trodden 
down by it. 

19 From the time that it goeth forth 
it shall take you : for morning by 
morning shall it pass over, by day and 
by night : and it shall be a vexation 
only II to understand the report. 

20 For the bed is shorter than that 
a man can stretch himself on it : and 
the covering narrower than that he 
can wrap himself in it, 

21 For the Lord shall rise up as in 
mount "Perazim, he shall be wroth 
as in the valley of ° Gibeon, that he 
may do his work, p his strange work ; 
and bring to pass his act, his strange 
act. 

22 Now therefore be ye not mock- 
ers, lest your bands be made strong : 
for I have heard from the Lord God 
of hosts la consumption, even deter- 
mined upon the whole earth. 

23 IF Give ye ear, and hear my voice ; 
hearken, and hear my speech. 

24 Doth the ploughman plough all 
day to sow 1 doth he open and break 
the clods of his ground 1 

25 When he hath made plain the 
face thereof, doth he not cast abroad 
the fitches, and scatter the cummin, 
and cast in II the principal wheat and 
the appointed barley and the H rye in 
their t place 1 

26 II For his God doth instruct him 
to discretion, and doth teach him. 

27 For the fitches are not threshed 
with a threshing instrument, neither 
is a cart wheel turned about upon the 
cummin ; but the fitches are beaten 
out with a staflT, and the cummin with 
a rod. 

28 Bread corn is bruised ; because 
he will not ever be threshing it, nor 
break it with the wheel of his cart, 
nor bruise it with his horsemen. 

29 This also cometh forth from the 
Lord of hosts, ^ which is wonderful in 
counsel, and excellent in working. 

CHAPTER XXIX. 

God's judgments upon Jerusalem. 7 The hope of her 
enemies to be disappointed. 9 The stupidity and 
blindness of her people. 13 Their hypocrisy to be 
punished. 17 A promise of prosperity. 

IITTTOE no Ariel, to Ariel, "the 
T T city ^ where David dwelt ! add 
ye year to year ; let them tkill sacri- 
fices. 

2 Yet T will distress Ariel, and there 
shall be heaviness and sorrow : and it 
shall be unto me as Ariel. 

3 And I will camp against thee 
round about, and will lay siege 
against thee with a mount, and I 
will raise forts against thee. 

637 



B.C. 

about 725. 



tHeb. a tread- 
ing dovm to it. 



II Or, when he 
shall make 
you to under 
stand doc- 
trine. 



n 2 Sam. 5. 20. 

1 Chr. 14. 11. 
Josh. 10. 10, 

12. 2 Sam. 5. 

25. 1 Chr. 14. 

16. 
P Lam. 3. 33. 



qch. 10.22,23. 
*Dan. 9. 27. 



II Or, the 
viheat in the 
principal 
place, and 
barley in the 
appointed 
place. 

11 Or, spelt. 

t Heb. bor- 
der? 

II Or. And he 
bindeth it in 
such sort as 
his God doth 
teach him. 



r Ps. 92. 5. 
Jer. 32. 19. 



about 712. 

II Or, O Ariel, 
that is, the 
lion of God. 

II Or, of the 
city. 

t Heb. cut <tff 
the heads. 

a Ez. 43. 15, 
16. 

b 2 Sam. 5. 9. 



Blindness of the people. 



ISAIAH. 



A promise of prosperity. 



t Heb. peep, 
or, chirp. 

d ch. 25. 5. 



e Job 21. 18. 
ch, 17. 13. 
f ch. 30. 13. 

g ch. 28. 2. &, 
30. 30. 



i Job 20. 8. 
k Ps. 73, 20 



II Or, take 
your pleas- 
ure, and riot. 

I See ch. 28, 7, 
8. 

m ch. 51. 21. 
n Rora. 11. 8. 

t Heb. heads. 
See ch. 3. 2. 
Jer. 26, 8. 

II Or, htter. 
o Ps. 69. 23. 

ch. 6. 10. 
P 1 Sam. 9. 9. 
q ch. 8. 16. 
r Dan. 12. 4, 9. 

Rev. 5. 1-5, 9. 

&6. 1. 



s Ez. 33. 31. 
Matt. 15. 8, 9. 
Mark 7. 6, 7. 



t Col. 2. 22. 

u Hab. 1. 5. 
fHeb. IwJW 
add. 



s Jer. 49. 7. 
Chad. 8. 
1 Cor. 1. 19. 



y ch. 30. 1. 



4 And thou shalt be brought down, 
and shait speak out of the ground, 
and thy speech shall be low out of 
the dust, and thy voice shall be, as 
of one that hath a familiar spirit, *= out 
of the grtund, and thy speech shall 
t whisper out of the dust. 

5 Moreover the multitude of thy 
'^strangers shall be like small dust, 
and the multitude of the terrible ones 
shall be ^ as chaff that passeth away : 
yea, it shall be ^ at an instant suddenly. 

6 5 Thou shalt be visited of the 
Lord of hosts with thunder, and with 
earthquake, and great noise, with 
storm and tempest, and the flame of 
devouring fire. 

7 ^And the multitude of all the 
nations that fight against Ariel, even 
all that fight against her and her mu- 
nition, and that distress her, shall be 
^ as a dream of a night vision. 

8 '^ It shall even be as when a hun- 
gry man dreameth, and, behold, he 
eateth ; but he awaketh, and his soul 
is empty : or as when a thirsty man 
dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh ; 
but he awaketh, and, behold, he is 
faint, and his soul hath appetite : 
so shall the multitude of all the 
nations be, that fight against mount 
Zion. 

9 IF Stay yourselves, and wonder ; 
II cry ye but, and cry : ^ they are 
drunken, ™but not with wine; they 
stagger, but not with strong drink. 

10 For ''the Lord hath poured out 
upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and 
hath ° closed your eyes : the prophets 
and your t rulers, Pthe seers hath he 
covered. 

11 And the vision of all is become 
unto you as the words of a II book 
^that is sealed, which men deliver to 
one that is learned, saying. Read this, 
I pray thee : ^ and he saith, I cannot ; 
for it is sealed : 

12 And the book is delivered to him 
that is not learned, saying. Read this, 
I pray thee : and he saith, I am not 
learned. 

13 1 Wherefore the Lord said, ^For- 
asmuch as this people draw near me 
with their mouth, and with their lips 
do honour me, but have removed their 
heart far from me, and their fear to- 
ward me is taught by * the precept of 
men : 

14 '' Therefore, behold, 1 1 will pro- 
ceed to do a marvellous work among 
this people, even a marvellous work 
and a wonder: ^for the wisdom of 
their wise men shall perish, and the 
understanding of their prudent men 
shall be hid. 

15 y Woe unto them that seek deep 

638 



to hide their counsel from the Lord, 
and their works are in the dark, and 
'"■ they say, Who seeth us ? and who 
knoweth us % 

16 Surely your turning of things 
upside down shall be esteemed as the 
potter's clay : for shall the * work 
say of him that made it. He made 
me not % or shall the thing framed 
say of him that framed it, He had no 
understanding ? 

17 f Zs it not yet a very little while, 
and ^ Lebanon shall be turned into a 
fruitful field, and the fruitful field 
shall be esteemed as a forest 1 

18 And "^in that day shall the deaf 
hear the words of the book, and the 
eyes of the blind shall see out of ob- 
scurity, and out of darkness. 

19 '^ The meek also t shall increase 
their joy in the Lord, and ^ the poor 
among men shall rejoice in the Holy 
One of Israel. 

20 For the terrible one is brought to 
nought, and Hhe scorner is consumed, 
and all that ^ watch for iniquity are 
cut off: 

21 That make a man an offender for 
a word, and ''lay a snare for him that 
reproveth in the gate, and turn aside 
the just 'for a thing of nought. 

22 Therefore thus saith the Lord, 
^ who redeemed Abraham, concerning 
the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not 
now be ashamed, neither shall his 
face now wax pale. 

23 But when he seeth his children, 
' the work of mine hands, in the midst 
of him, they shall sanctify my name, 
and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, 
and shall fear the God of Israel. 

24 They also "that erred in spirit 
t shall come to understanding, and 
they that murmured shall learn doc- 
trine. 

CHAPTER XXX. 

A woe upon the people for their confidence in Egypt. 
8 A record to he made of their rebellious character 
and contempt of God's word. 18 God's mercies to 
Zion. 21 The destruction of Assyria. 

WOE to the rebellious children, 
saith the Lord, ^'that take 
counsel, but not of me ; and that 
cover with a covering, but not of my 
Spirit, ^ that they may add sin to sin : 

2 " That walk to go down into Egypt, 
and ^ have not asked at my mouth ; 
to strengthen themselves in the 
strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in 
the shadow of Egypt ! 

3 ^Therefore shall the strength of 
Pharaoh be your shame, and the 
trust in the shadow of Egypt your 
confusion. 

4 For his princes were at ^ Zoan, and 
his ambassadors came to Hanes. 



Punishment threatened. 



ISAIAH. 



Gocfs mercies to Zion. 



B.C. 

about 713. 



S Jer. 2. 36. 

h ch. 57. 9. 
Hos. 8. 9. & 
12. 1. 



Deut. 8. 15. 



II Or, to her. 
1 ver. 15. ch. 
7.4. 
m Hab. 2. 2. 



t Heb. the 
latter day. 

n Deut. 32. 20. 
ch. 1, 4. ver. 
1. 



o Jer, II. 21. 
A.m. 2. 12. & 
7. 13. Mic. 2. 
6. 

P I Kingfs 22. 
13. Mic. 2. 11. 



il Ov, fraud. 

q Ps. 62. 3. 

r ch. 29. 5. 

s Ps. 2. 9. Jer. 

19. 11. 
t Heb. the 

bottle of 

potters. 



t ver. 7. ch. 7. 
4. 



u Matt. 23. 37. 



X Lev. 26. 8. 

Deut. 28. 25. 

& 32. 30. 

Josh. 23. 10. 
II Or, a tree 

bereft of 

branches, or, 

boughs: or, 

a mast. 



5 ^ They were all ashamed of a peo- 
ple that could not profit them, nor 
be a help nor profit, but a shame, and 
also a reproach. 

6 ^ The burden of the beasts of the 
south. Into the land of trouble and 
anguish, from whence come the young 
and old lion, 'the viper and fiery 
flying serpent, they will carry their 
riches upon the shoulders of young 
asses, and their treasures upon the 
bunches of camels, to a people that 
shall not profit them. 

7 " For the Egyptians shall help in 
vain, and to no purpose : therefore 
have I cried II concerning this, ^ Their 
strength is to sit still. 

8 1 Now go, "" write it before them 
in a table, and note it in a book, 
that it may be for + the time to come 
for ever and ever : 

9 That " this is a rebellious people, 
lying children, children that will not 
hear the law of the Lord : 

10 "Which say to the seers, See 
not; and to the prophets. Prophesy 
not unto us right things, J' speak unto 
us smooth things, prophesy deceits : 

11 Get you out of the way, turn 
aside out of the path, cause the Holy 
One of Israel to cease from before us. 

12 Wherefore thus saith the Holy 
One of Israel, Because ye despise 
this word, and trust in H oppression 
and perverseness, and stay thereon ; 

13 Therefore this iniquity shall be 
to you las a breach ready to fall, 
swelling out in a high wall, whose 
breaking "^ cometh suddenly at an in- 
stant. 

14 And 'he shall break it as the 
breaking of t the potters' vessel that 
is broken in pieces ; he shall not 
spare : so that there shall not be 
found in the bursting of it a sherd 
to take fire from the hearth, or to 
take water withal out of the pit. 

15 For thus saith the Lord God, the 
Holy One of Israel; ^In returning 
and rest shall ye be saved ; in quiet- 
ness and in confidence shall be your 
strength : "* and ye would not. 

16 But ye said. No ; for we will flee 
upon horses ; therefore shall ye flee : 
and, We will ride upon the swift ; 
therefore shall they that pursue you 
be swift. 

17 ^ One thousand shall Jlee at the 
rebuke of one ; at the rebuke of five 
shall ye flee : till ye be left as H a 
beacon upon the top of a mountain, 
and as an ensign on a hill. 

18 IT And therefore will the Lord 
wait, that he may be gracious unto 
you, and therefore will he be ex- 
alted, that he may have mercy upon 



you : for the Lord is a God of judg- 
ment : y blessed are all they that wait 
for him. 

19 For the people ^ shall dwell in 
Zion at Jerusalem : thou shalt weep 
no more : he will be very gracious 
unto thee at the voice of thy cry ; 
when he shall hear it, he will an- 
swer thee. 

20 And though the Lord give you 
^ the bread of adversity, and the wa- 
ter of 11 affliction, yet shall not ** thy 
teachers be removed into a corner 
any more, but thine eyes shall see 
thy teachers : 

2 1 And thine ,ears shall hear a word 
behind thee, saying, This is the way, 
walk ye in it, when ye "" turn to the 
right hand, and when ye turn to the 
left. 

22 ^ Ye shall defile also the cover- 
ing of t thy graven images of silver, 
and the ornament of thy molten 
images of gold : thou shalt t cast 
them away as a menstruous cloth ; 
nhou shalt say unto it, Get thee 
hence. 

23 ^ Then shall he give the rain of 
thy seed, that thou shalt sow the 
ground withal ; and bread of the in- 
crease of the earth, and it shall be 
fat and plenteous : in that day shall 
thy cattle feed in large pastures. 

24 The oxen likewise and the young 
asses that ear the ground shall eat 
II clean provender, which hath been 
winnowed with the shovel and with 
the fan. 

25 And there shall be °upon every 
high mountain, and upon every thigh 
hill, rivers and streams of waters in 
the day of the great slaughter, when 
the towers fall. 

26 Moreover ^ the light of the moon 
shall be as the light of the sun, and 
the light of the sun shall be seven- 
fold, as the light of seven days, in 
the day that the Lord bindeth up 
the breach of his people, and healeth 
the stroke of their wound. 

27 1 Behold, the name of the Lord 
cometh from far, burning with his 
anger, H and the burden thereof is 
+ heavy : his lips are full of indigna- 
tion, and his tongue as a devouring 
fire : 

28 And ' his breath, as an overflow- 
ing stream, ^ shall reach to the midst 
of the neck, to sift the nations with 
the sieve of vanity : and there shall be 
^ a bridle in the jaws of the people, 
causing them to err. 

29 Ye shall have a song, as in the 
night ""when a holy solemnity is kept ; 
and gladness of heart, as when one 
goeth with a pipe to come into ''the 

039 



B.C. 
about 713. 



y Ps. 2. 12. & 

34. 8. Prov. 
IfJ. 20. Jer. 
17.7. 
z ch, 65. 9. 



a 1 Kings 22. 
27. Ps. 127.2. 

II Or, op- 
pression. 

b Ps. 74. 9. 
Am. 8. 11. 



c Josh. 1. 7, 

d2 Chr.31. 1. 
ch. 2. 20. & 
31.7. 

t Heb. the 
graven im- 
ages of thy 
silver. 

tHeb. scatter, 

e Hos. 14. 8. 



f Matt. 6. 33. 
1 Tim. 4. 8. 



II Or, savoury, 
Heb. leav- 
ened. 

g ch. 2. 14, 15. 

& 44. 3. 
t Heb. lifted 

up. 



h ch. GO. 19, 
20. 



II Or, and the 
gricvousness 
of flame. 

t Heb. heavi- 



ich.ll. 4. 
2 Thess. 2. 
k ch. 8. 8, 



1 ch. 37. 29. 



m Ps. 42. 4. 
n ch. 2. 3. 



Trusting in Egypt rebuked. 



ISAIAH. 



Blessings promised to Zion. 




q cli. 37. 36. 

r ch. 10. 5, 24. 
t Heb. every 

passing of the 

rod founded. 
t Heb. cause 

to rest upon 

him. 
II Or, against 

them. 

t Heb. from 
yesterday. 

s ch. 11. 15. t 
19. 16. 

t Jer. 7. 31. & 
19. 6, &c. 



a ch. 30. 2. & 
36. 6. Ez. 17. 
15. 

b Ps. 20. 7. 
ch. 36. 9. 



c Dan. 9. 13. 
Hos. 7. 7. 



d Num. 23. 19. 
t Heb. re- 



e Ps. 146. 



f Hos. 11. 10. 
Am. 3. 8. 



II Or, multi- 
tude. 
S ch. 42. 13. 



hDeut.32. 11. 
Ps. 91. 4. 
i Ps. 37. 40. 



mountain of the Lord, to the t Mighty- 
One of Israel. 

30 ° And the Lord shall cause t his 
glorious voice to be heard, and shall 
shew the lighting down of his arm, 
with the indignation of Ms anger, 
and with the flame of a devouring 
fire, with scattering, and tempest, p and 
hailstones. 

31 For 1 through the voice of the 
Lord shall the Assyrian be beaten 
down, *■ lohich smote with a rod. 

32 And t in every place where the 
grounded stafl?" shall pass, which the 
Lord shall tlay upon him, it shall 
be with tabrets and harps : and in 
battles of 'shaking will he fight H with 
it. 

33 * For Tophet is ordained t of old ; 
yea, for the king it is prepared ; he 
hath made it deep and large : the 
pile thereof is fire and much wood ; 
the breath of the Lord, like a stream 
of brimstone, doth kindle it. 

CHAPTER XXXL 

The folly of forsaking God and trusting in Egypt. 6 
An exhortation to turn unto God. 

WOE to them ^that go down 
to Egypt for help ; and ^ stay 
on horses, and trust in chariots, be- 
cause they are many ; and in horse- 
men, because they are very strong ; 
but they look not unto the Holy 
One of Israel, "" neither seek the 
Lord ! 

2 Yet he also is wise, and will bring 
evil, and "^will not tcall back his 
words : but will arise against the 
house of the evil doers, and against 
the help of them that work iniquity. 

3 Now the Egyptians are ^ men, and 
not God ; and their horses flesh, and 
not spirit. When the Lord shall 
stretch out his hand, both he that 
helpeth shall fall, and he that is 
holpen shall fall down, and they all 
shall fail together. 

4 For thus hath the Lord spoken 
unto me, ^Like as the lion and the 
young lion roaring on his prey, when 
a multitude of shepherds is called 
forth against him, he will not be afraid 
of their voice, nor abase himself for 
the II noise of them: ^so shall the 
Lord of hosts come down to fight for 
mount Zion, and for the hill there- 
of. 

5 ^As birds flying, so will the Lord 
of hosts defend Jerusalem ; ' defend- 
ing also he will deliver it ; and pass- 
ing over he will preserve it. 

6 % Turn ye unto him from whom 
the children of Israel have "^ deeply 
revolted. 

7 For in that day every man shall 

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' cast away his idols of silver, and t his 
idols of gold, which your own hands 
have made unto you /or ""a sin. 

8 Then shall the Assyrian "^fall 
with the sword, not of a mighty 
man ; and the sword, not of a mean 
man, shall devour him : but he shall 
flee il from the sword, and his young 
men shall be II discomfited. 

9 And ° t he shall pass over to H his 
strong hold for fear, and his princes 
shall be afraid of the ensign, saith 
the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and 
his furnace in Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER XXXII. 

Blessings promised to Zion. 9 Judgments to come 
upon Israel and upon their enemies. 

BEHOLD, ^a king shall reign in 
righteousness, and princes shall 
rule in judgment. 

2 And a man shall be as a hiding 
place from the wind, and ''a covert 
from the tempest ; as rivers of water 
in a dry place, as the shadow of a 
t great rock in a weary land. 

3 And "^the eyes of them that see 
shall not be dim, and the ears of 
them that hear shall hearken. 

4 The heart also of the t rash shall 
understand knowledge, and the tongue 
of the stammerers shall be ready to 
speak II plainly. 

5 The vile person shall be no more 
called liberal, nor the churl said to 
be bountiful. 

6 For the vile person will speak 
villany, and his heart will work ini- 
quity, to practise hypocrisy, and to 
utter error against the Lord, to make 
empty the soul of the hungr}^ ; and he 
will cause the drink of the thirsty to 
fail. 

7 The instruments also of the churl 
are evil : he deviseth wicked devices 
to destroy the poor with lying words, 
even II when the needy speaketh 
right. 

8 But the liberal deviseth liberal 
things ; and by liberal things shall he 
II stand. 

9 IF Rise up, ye women "^that are 
at ease ; hear my voice, ye careless 
daughters ; give ear unto my speech. 

10 t Many days and years shall ye 
be troubled, ye careless women : for 
the vintage shall fail, the gathering 
shall not come. 

11 Tremble, ye women that are at 
ease ; be troubled, ye careless ones : 
strip you, and make you bare, and 
gird sackcloth upon your loins. 

12 They shall lament for the teats, 
for t the pleasant fields, for the fruit- 
ful vine. 

13 ^ Upon the land of my people 
shall come up thorns and briers ; II yea, 



Zions enemies threatened. 



ISAIAH. 



ZioTi's peace and security. 



B.C. 

about 713. 



f ch. 22. 2. 
S ch. 27. 10. 
II Or. cliffi 

and vjatch- 

towers. 

h Ps. 104. 30. 

Joel 2. 28. 
i ch. 29. 17. & 

35.2, 



James 3. 18. 



I ch. 30. 30. 
mZech. 11. 2. 

II Or, and the 
city shall he 
utterly aba- 
sed. 



. ch. 30. 24. 



ach. 21.2. 
Hab. 2. 8. 



b Rev. 13. 10. 



c ch. 25. 9. 



a Ps. 97. 9. 



t Heb. salva- 
tions. 

II Or, messen- 
gers. 

e 2 Kings 18. 
18, 37. 

f Judg. 5. 6. 

g 2 Kings 18. 



upon all the houses of joy in ^ the 
joyous city : 

14 ^ Because the palaces shall he 
forsaken ; the multitude of the city 
shall Ije left ; the H forts and towers 
shall be for dens for ever, a joy of 
wild asses, a pasture of flocks ; 

15 Until "" the Spirit be poured upon 
us from on high, and ' the wilderness 
be a fruitful iield, and the fruitful 
field be counted for a forest. 

16 Then judgment shall dwell in 
the wilderness, and righteousness re- 
main in the fruitful field. 

17 '^And the work of righteousness 
shall be peace ; and the eflTect of right- 
eousness, quietness and assurance for 
ever. 

18 And my people shall dwell in 
a peaceable habitation, and in sure 
dwellings, and in quiet resting places ; 

19 ^ When it shall hail, coming down 
"on the forest ; il and the city shall be 
low in a low place, 

20 Blessed are ye that sow beside 
all waters, that send forth thither the 
feet of " the ox and the ass. 

CHAPTER XXXIII. 

A woe against the enemies of God's people. 13 Tlie 
peace and security of Zion. 

WOE to thee ""that spoilest, and 
thou wast not spoiled ; and 
dealest treacherously, and they dealt 
not treacherously with thee ! ^ when 
thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt 
be spoiled ; and when thou shalt 
make an end to deal treacherously, 
they shall deal treacherously with 
thee, 

2 O Lord, be gracious unto us ; "^we 
have waited for thee : be thou their 
arm every morning, our salvation also 
in the time of trouble. 

3 At the noise of the tumult the 
people fled ; at the lifting up of thy- 
self the nations were scattered, 

4 And your spoil shall be gathered 
like the gathering of the caterpillar : 
as the running to and fro of locusts 
shall he run upon them. 

5 ^ The Lord is exalted ; for he 
dwelleth on high : he hath filled 
Zion with judgment and righteous- 
ness. 

6 And wisdom and knowledge shall 
be the stability of thy times, and 
strength of t salvation : the fear of 
the Lord is his treasure. 

7 Behold, their II valiant ones shall 
cry without : "^ the ambassadors of 
peace shall weep bitterly. 

8 *' The highways lie waste, the way- 
faring man ceaseth : ^ he hath broken 
the covenant, he hath despised the 
cities, he regardeth no man. 



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9 ^ The earth mourneth and lan- 
guisheth : Lebanon is ashamed and 
II hewn down : Sharon is like a wil- 
derness ; and Bashan and Carmel 
shake of^ their fruits. 

10 ' Now will I rise, saith the Lord ; 
now will I be exalted ; now will I 
lift up myself. 

11 '^ Ye shall conceive chaflf, ye shall 
bring forth stubble : your breath, as 
fire, shall devour you. 

12 And the people shall be as the 
burnings of lime : ^ as thorns cut up 
shall they be burned in the fire. 

13 T Hear, ""ye that are far off, 
what I have done ; and, ye that are 
near, acknowledge my might. 

14 The sinners in Zion are afraid ; 
fearfulness hath surprised the hypo- 
crites. Who among us shall dwell 
with the devouring fire 1 who among 
us shall dwell with everlasting burn- 
ings ■? 

15 He that "walketh t righteously, 
and speaketh t uprightly; he that 
despiseth the gain of H oppressions, 
that shaketh his hands from holding 
of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from 
hearing of t blood, and ° shutteth his 
eyes from seeing evil ; 

16 He shall dwell on thigh; his 
place of defence shall be the munitions 
of rocks : bread shall be given him ; 
his waters shall he sure, 

17 Thine eyes shall see the king in 
his beauty : they shall behold t the 
land that is very far off, 

18 Thine heart shall meditate ter- 
ror, P Where is the scribe ? where 
is the t receiver? where is he that 
counted the towers 1 

19 iThou shalt not see a fierce peo- 
ple, "■ a people of a deeper speech than 
thou canst perceive ; of a II stammer- 
ing tongue, that thou canst not under- 
stand, 

20 ^Look upon Zion, the city of our 
solemnities : thine eyes shall see ' Je- 
rusalem a quiet habitation, a taberna- 
cle that shall not be taken down ; " not 
one of ^ the stakes thereof shall ever 
be removed, neither shall any of the 
cords thereof be broken, 

21 But there the glorious Lord will 
be unto us a place t of broad rivers 
and streams ; wherein shall go no 
galley with oars, neither shall gallant 
ship pass thereby, 

22 For the Lord is our judge, the 
Lord is our ^t lawgiver, Hhe Lord is 
our king ; he will save us, 

23 II Thy tacklings are loosed ; they 
could not well strengthen their mast ; 
they could not spread the sail : then 
is the prey of a great spoil divided; 
the lame take the prey. 

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The ruin of Zions foes. 



ISAIAH. 



Her future prosperity. 



B.C. 

about 713. 



Jer. 50. 



a Ps. 49. 1. 
b Deut. 32. 1. 



\ Heb. (he ful- 
ness thereof. 



c Joel 2. 20. 



aPs. 102. 26. 

Ez. 32. 7, 8. 

Joel 2. 31. & 

3. 15. Matt. 

24. 29. 2 Pet. 

3. 10. 

e Rev. 6. 14. 
f ch. 14. 12. 
g Rev. 6. 13. 
h Jer. 46. 10. 
i Jer. 49. 7, &c. 

Mai. 1. 4. 



k ch. 63. 1. 
Jer. 49. 13. 
Zeph. 1. 7. 

ii Or, rhinoce- 
roses. 



fl Or, drunken. 



1 ch. 63. 4 



m See Deut. 
29.23. 



n Rev. 14. n. 

& 18. 18. k. 

19.3. 
o Mai. 1. 4. 
p ch. 14. 23. 

Zeph. 2. 14. 

Rev. 18. 2. 
!| Or, pelican. 



ti2King8 21. 
13. Lam. 2. 8. 



24 And the inhabitant shall not say, 
I am sick: ^the people that dwell 
therein shall be forgiven their iniquity. 

CHAPTER XXXIV. 

God^s judgments vpon the enemies of Zion. 11 The 
desolatim, of their lands. 16 The certainty of the 
prophecy. 

'•/^OME near, ye nations, to hear; 
\J and hearken, ye people: ^let 
the earth hear, and t all that is there- 
in ; the world, and all things that 
come forth of it. 

2 For the indignation of the Lord is 
upon all nations, and his fury upon 
all their armies : he hath utterl5r de- 

' stroyed them, he hath delivered them 
to the slaughter. 

3 Their slain also shall be cast out, 
and Uheir stink shall come up out 
of their carcasses, and the mountains 
shall be melted with their blood. 

4 And ^ all the host of heaven shall 
be dissolved, and the heavens shall 
be ^ rolled together as a scroll : ^and 
all their host shall fall down, as the 
leaf falleth off from the vine, and as 
a s falling/ o- from the fig tree. 

5 For *^my sword shall be bathed in 
heaven : behold, it ^ shall come down 
upon Idumea, and upon the people of 
my curse, to judgment. 

6 The sword of the Lord is filled 
with blood, it is made fat with fat- 
ness, and with the blood of lambs 
and goats, with the fat of the kid- 
neys of rams : for ''the Lord hath 
a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great 
slaughter in the land of Idumea. 

7 And the H unicorns shall come 
down with them, and the bullocks 
with the bulls ; and their land shall 
be II soaked with blood, and their dust 
made fat with fatness. 

8 For it is the day of the Lord's 
^ vengeance, and the year of recom- 
penses for the controversy of Zion. 

9 ™And the streams thereof shall be 
turned into pitch, and the dust there- 

j of into brimstone, and the land there- 
of shall become burning pitch. 

I 10 It shall not be quenched night 
nor day ; " the smoke thereof shall 
go up for ever : ° from generation to 
generation it shall lie waste ; none 
shall pass through it for ever and 



ever. 

11 PBut the I! cormorant and the 
bittern shall possess it ; the owl also 
and the raven shall dwell in it : and 
'ihe shall stretch out upon it the 
line of confusion, and the stones of 
emptiness. 

12 They shall call the nobles thereof 
to the kingdom, but none shall be 
there, and all her princes shall be 
nothing. 

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13 And ^ thorns shall come up in 
her palaces, nettles and brambles in 
the fortresses thereof: and 'it shall 
be a habitation of dragons, and a 
court for H owls. 

14 t The wild beasts of the desert 
shall also meet with t the wild beasts 
of the island, and the satyr shall cry 
to his fellow ; the H screech owl also 
shall rest there, and find for herself 
a place of rest. 

15 There shall the great owl make 
her nest, and lay, and hatch, and 
gather under her shadow : there shall 
the vultures also be gathered, every 
one with her mate. 

16 1" Seek ye out of 'the book of the 
Lord, and read : no one of these shall 
fail, none shall want her mate : for 
my mouth it hath commanded, and 
his spirit it hath gathered them. 

17 And he hath cast the lot for 
them, and his hand hath divided it 
unto them by line : they shall pos- 
sess it for ever, from generation to 
generation shall they dwell therein. 

CHAPTER XXXV. 

T7i« future prosperity of Zion described. 

THE ^wilderness and the soKtary 
place shall be glad for them ; and 
the desert shall rejoice, and blossom 
as the rose. 

2 ^It shall blossom abundantly, and 
rejoice even with joy and singing: 
the glory of Lebanon shall be given 
unto it, the excellency of Carmel and 
Sharon ; they shall see the glory of 
the Lord, and the excellency of our 
God. 

3 "iI "^ Strengthen ye the weak hands, 
and confirm the feeble knees. 

4 Say to them that are of a t fearful 
heart, Be strong, fear not : behold, 
your God will come with vengeance, 
eveyi God with a recompense ; he will 
come and save you. 

5 Then the ^eyes of the blind shall 
be opened, and Hhe ears of the deaf 
shall be unstopped. 

6 Then shall the ^lame man leap 
as a hart, and the ^tongue of the 
dumb sing : for in the wilderness 
shall ''waters break out, and streams 
in the desert. 

7 And the parched ground shall 
become a pool, and the thirsty land 
springs of water : in ^ the habitation 
of dragons, where each lay, shall be 
II grass with reeds and rushes. 

8 And a highway shall be there, 
and a way, and it shall be called The 
way of holiness ; ^ the unclean shall 
not pass over it ; H but it shall be for 
those : the wayfaring men, though 
fools, shall not err therein. 



SennacheriWs iyivasion. 



ISAIAH. 



Rabshakeh's blasphemy. 



1 Lev. 28. G. 

cli. 11.9. 

Ez. 34. 25. 
nicL.51. 11. 



nch.-25. 8. & 
65. 19. Rev. 
7. 17. & 21. 4. 



a 2 Kings 13. 
13,17. 2Chr. 
32.1. 



710. 



1 Or, secreta- 
ry- 



b 2 Kings 18. 
19, &c. 



t Heb. a word 
of lips. 

II Or, but 
counsel arid 
strength are 
j for the war. 

c Ez. 29. 6, 7, 



B Or, hostages. 



9 ' No lion shall be there, nor any 
ravenous beast shall go up thereon, 
it shall not be found there ; but the 
redeemed shall walk there : 

10 Aqd the "'ransomed of the Lord 
shall return, and come to Zion with 
songs and everlasting joy upon their 
heads : they shall obtain joy and glad- 
ness, and "sorrow and sighing shall 
flee away. 

CHAPTER XXXVI. 

Sennacherib invadeth Judah. 2 Rabshakeh is sent to 
Jerusalem. 3 His interview with Eliakim, Shebna, 
and Joah. 13 He soliciteth the people to revolt. 22 
His words reported to Hezekiah. 

"IVrOAV ^it came to pass in the four- 
±S teenth year of king Hezekiah, 
that Sennacherib king of Assyria came 
up against all the defenced cities of 
Judah, and took them. 

2 And the king of Assyria sent Rab- 
shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem 
unto king Hezekiah with a great 
army. And he stood by the conduit 
of the upper pool in the liighway of 
the fuller's field. 

3 Then came forth unto him Elia- 
kim, Hilkiah's son, which ivas over 
the house, and Shebna the H scribe, 
and Joah, Asaph's son, the record- 
er. 

4 IT ''And Rabshakeh said unto them, 
Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith 
the great king, the king of Assyria, 
What confidence is this wherein thou 
trustest 1 

5 I say, sayest thou, (but they are 
5m^ t vain words,) II / have counsel and 
strength for war : now on whom dost 
thou trust, that thou rebellest against 
me^ 

6 Lo, thou trustest in the " staff of 
this broken reed, on Egypt ; where- 
on if a man lean, it will go into his 
hand, and pierce it : so is Pharaoh 
king of Egypt to all that trust in 
him. 

7 But if thou saj^ to me. We trust 
in the Lord our God : is it not he, 
whose high places and whose altars 
Hezekiah hath taken away, and said 
to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall 
worship before this altar ? 

8 Now therefore give II pledges, I 
pray thee, to my master the king of 
Assyria, and I will give thee two 
thousand horses, if thou be able on 
thy part to set riders upon them. 

9 How then wilt thou turn away 
the face of one captain of the least 
of my master's servants, and put thy 
trust on Egypt for chariots and for 
horsemen "? 

10 And am I now come up with- 
out the Lord against this land to 
destroy if? the Lord said unto me, 



Go up against this land, and destroy 
it. 

11 U Then said Eliakim and Shebna 
and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I 
pray thee, unto thy servants in the 
Syrian language ; for we understand 
it : and speak not to us in the Jews' 
language, in the ears of the people 
that are on the wall. 

12 But Rabshakeh said, Hath my 
master sent me to thy master and to 
thee to speak these words ? hath he 
not sent me to the men that sit upon 
the wall, that they may eat their own 
dung, and drink their own piss with 
you^ 

13 IF Then Rabshakeh stood, and 
cried with a loud voice in the Jews' 
language, and said. Hear ye the words 
of the great king, the king of As- 
syria. 

14 Thus saith the king, Let not Hez- 
ekiah deceive you : for he shall not 
be able to deliver you. 

15 Neither let Hezekiah make you 
trust in the Lord, saying. The Lord 
will surely deliver us : this city shall 
not be delivered into the hand of the 
king of Assyria. 

16 Hearken not to Hezekiah: for 
thus saith the king of Assyria, II Make 
an agreement with me hy a pres- 
ent, and come out to me : '' and eat 
ye every one of his vine, and every 
one of his fig tree, and drink ye 
every one the waters of his own cis- 
tern ; 

17 Until I come and take you away 
to a land like your own land, a land 
of corn and wine, a land of bread and 
vineyards. 

18 Beware lest Hezekiah persuade 
you, saying, The Lord will deliver 
us. Hath any of the gods of the na- 
tions delivered his land out of the 
hand of the king of Assyria ? 

19 Where are the gods of Hamath 
and Arpad'? where are the gods of 
Sepharvaim? and have they delivered 
Samaria out of my hand ? 

20 Who are they among all the gods 
of these lands, that have delivered 
their land out of my hand, that the 
Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of 
my hand 1 

21 But they held their peace, and 
answered him not a word : for the 
king's commandment was, saying, 
Answer him not. 

22 t Then came Eliakim, the son 
of Hilkiah, that was over the house- 
hold, and Shebna the scribe, and 
Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, 
to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, 
and told him the words of Rabsha- 
keh. 

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Hezehiah is comforted. 



ISAIAH. 



The prayer of Hezehiah. 



B. C. 710. 



a 2 Kings 19. 
1, &c. 



II Or, provoca- 
tion. 



t Heb. found. 



I Or, put a 

spirit into 
him. 



CHAPTER XXXVII. 

Hezekiah sendeth to Isaiah to pray for deliverance. 6 
Isaiah comforteth him. 8 Sennacherib sendeth a 
blasphemous letter to Hezekiah. 14 HezekiaKs 
prayer. 21 Isaiah foretelleth the destruction of Sen- 
nacherib. and the safety of Zion. 36 An angel slay- 
eth the Assyrians. 37 Sennacherib is slain at Nin- 
eveh by his own sons. 

AND ^ it came to pass, when king 
Hezekiah heard it, that he rent 
his clothes, and covered himself with 
sackcloth, and went into the house 
of the Lord. 

2 And he sent Eliakim, who was 
over the household, and Shebna the 
scribe, and the elders of the priests, 
covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah 
the prophet the son of Amoz. 

3 And they said unto him, Thus 
saith Hezekiah, This day is a day 
of trouble, and of rebuke, and of 
II blasphemy : for the children are 
come to the birth, and there is not 
strength to bring forth. 

4 It may be the Lord thy God will 
hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom 
the king of Assyria his master hath 
sent to reproach the living God, and 
will reprove the words which the 
Lord thy God hath heard : where- 
fore lift up thy prayer for the rem- 
nant that is t left. 

5 So the servants of king Hezekiah 
came to Isaiah. 

6 IT And Isaiah said unto them, 
Thus shall ye say unto your mas- 
ter, Thus saith the Lord, Be not 
afraid of the words that thou hast 
heard, wherewith the servants of the 
king of Assyria have blasphemed 
me. 

7 Behold, I will II send a blast upon 
him, and he shall hear a rumour, and 
return to his own land ; and I will 
cause him to fall by the sword in his 
own land. 

8 IF So Rabshakeh returned, and 
found the king of Assyria warring 
against Libnah : for he had heard 
that he was departed from Lachish. 

9 And he heard say concerning Tir- 
hakah king of Ethiopia, He is come 
forth to make war with thee. And 
when he heard it, he sent messengers 
to Hezekiah, saying, 

10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah 
king of Judah, saying, Let not thy 
God, in whom thou trustest, deceive 
thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be 
given into the hand of the king of 
Assyria. 

11 Behold, thou hast heard what the 
kings of Assyria have done to all 
lands by destroying them utterly ; 
and shalt thou be delivered ? 

12 Have the gods of the nations de- 
livered them which my fathers have 

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destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and 
Rezeph, and the children of Eden 
which were in Telassar 1 

13 Where is the king of ^Hamath, 
and the king of Arpad, and the king 
of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and 
Ivah? 

14 1" And Hezekiah received the 
letter from the hand of the messen- 
gers, and read it : and Hezekiah went 
up unto the house of the Lord, and 
spread it before the Lord. 

15 And Hezekiah prayed unto the 
Lord, saying, 

16 Lord of hosts, God of Israel, 
that dwellest betioeen the cherubim, 
thou art the God, even thou alone, of 
all the kingdoms of the earth : thou 
hast made heaven and earth. 

17 " Incline thine ear, Lord, and 
hear ; open thine eyes, O Lord, and 
see : and hear all the words of Sen- 
nacherib, which hath sent to reproach 
the living God. 

18 Of a truth, Lord, the kings of 
Assyria have laid waste all the t na- 
tions, and their countries, 

19 And have t cast their gods into 
the fire : for they were no gods, but 
the work of men's hands, wood and 
stone : therefore they have destroyed 
them. 

20 Now therefore, O Lord our God, 
save us from his hand, that all the 
kingdoms of the earth may know that 
thou art the Lord, even thou only. 

21 IF Then Isaiah the son of Amoz 
sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus 
saith the Lord God of Israel, Where- 
as thou hast prayed to me against 
Sennacherib king of Assyria : 

22 This is the word which the Lord 
hath spoken concerning him ; The 
virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath de- 
spised thee, and laughed thee to 
scorn ; the daughter of Jerusalem 
hath shaken her head at thee. 

23 Whom hast thou reproached and 
blasphemed 1 and against whom hast 
thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up 
thine eyes on high ? even against the 
Holy One of Israel. 

24 t By thy servants hast thou re- 
proached the Lord, and hast said. By 
the multitude of my chariots am I 
come up to the height of the mount- 
ains, to the sides of Lebanon ; and 
I will cut down tthe tall cedars there- 
of, and the choice fir trees thereof: 
and I will enter into the height of 
his border, and H the forest of his 
Carmel. 

25 I have digged, and drunk water ; 
and with the sole of my feet have 
I dried up all the rivers of the H be- 
sieged places. 



The Assyrians overthrown. 



ISAIAH. 



IlezehiaKs life lengthened. 



B. G. 710. 



II Or, Hast 
thou not 
heard how 
/ have made 
it long ago, 
axid formed 
it of ancient 
times ? should 

1 now bring 
it to he laid 
waste, and 
defenced 
cities to be 
ruinous 
heaps? as 

2 Kings 19. 
25. 

t Heb. sh/>rt 
of hand. 
II Or, sitting. 



d ch. 30. 23. 
Ez. 38. 4. 



t Heb. the 
escaping of 
the house of 
Judah that 
remaineth. 



t Heb. the 

escaping. 
e 2 Kings 19. 

31. ch, 9. 7, 



t Heb. shield. 



f 2 Kings 20. 
6. ch. 38. 6. 



g 2 Kings 19. 
35. 



tHeb. 
Ararat. 



26 II Hast thou not heard long ago, 
how I have done it ; and of ancient 
times, that I have formed it? now 
have I brought it to pass, that thou 
should^st be to lay w^aste defenced 
cities into ruinous heaps. 

27 Therefore their inhabitants were 
t of small power, they were dismayed 
and confounded : they were as the 
grass of the field, and as the green 
herb, as the grass on the housetops, 
and as corn blasted before it be grown 
up. 

28 But I know thy H abode, and thy 
going out, and thy coming in, and 
thy rage against me. 

29 Because thy rage against me, and 
thy tumult, is come up into mine 
ears, therefore ''will I put my hook 
in thy nose, and my bridle in thy 
lips, and I will turn thee back by the 
way by which thou earnest. 

30 And this shall he a sign unto thee, 
Ye shall eat this year such as grow- 
eth of itself; and the second year that 
which springe th of the same : and in 
the third year sow ye, and reap, and 
plant vineyards, and eat the fruit 
thereof. 

31 And t the remnant that is escaped 
of the house of Judah shall again 
take root downward, and bear fruit 
upward : 

32 For out of Jerusalem shall go 
forth a remnant, and t they that es- 
cape out of mount Zion : the ^ zeal of 
the Lord of hosts shall do this. 

33 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
concerning the king of Assyria, He 
shall not come into this city, nor 
shoot an arrow there, nor come be- 
fore it with t shields, nor cast a bank 
against it. 

34 By the way that he came, by 
the same shall he return, and shall 
not come into this city, saith the 
Lord. 

35 For I will defend this city to 
save it for mine own sake, and for 
my servant David's sake. 

36 Then the ^ angel of the Lord 
went forth, and smote in the camp 
of the Assyrians a hundred and four- 
score and five thousand : and when 
they arose early in the morning, be- 
hold, they loere all dead corpses. 

37 IT So Sennacherib king of Assyria 
departed, and went and returned, and 
dwelt at Nineveh. 

38 And it came to pass, as he was 
worshipping in the house of Nisroch 
his god, that Adrammelech and Sha- 
rezer his sons smote him with the 
sword; and they escaped into the 
land of t Armenia : and Esar-haddon 
his son reigned in his stead. 



CHAPTER XXXVIII. 

HezekiaJi, in answer to prayer, hath his life lengthen- 
ed. 8 T7ie sun gocth ten degrees backward for a 
sign to him. 9 His song of thanksgiving. 

IN ^ those days was Hezekiah sick 
unto death. And Isaiah the proph- 
et the son of Amoz came unto him, 
and said unto him, Thus saith the 
Lord, ^tSet thine house in order: 
for thou shalt die, and not live. 

2 Then Hezekiah turned his face 
toward the wall, and prayed unto the 
Lord, 

3 And said, " Remember now, 
Lord, I beseech thee, how I have 
walked before thee in truth and with 
a perfect heart, and have done that 
which is good in thy sight. And Hez- 
ekiah wept t sore. 

4 IT Then came the word of the Lord 
to Isaiah, saying, 

5 Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus 
saith the Lord, the God of David 
thy father, I have heard thy prayer, 
I have seen thy tears : behold, I will 
add unto thy days fifteen years. 

6 And I will deliver thee and this 
city out of the hand of the king of 
Assyria : and ^ I will defend this city. 

7 And this shall be *= a sign unto thee 
from the Lord, that the Lord will 
do this thing that he hath spoken ; 

8 Behold, I will bring again the 
shadow of the degrees, which is gone 
down in the t sun dial of Ahaz, ten 
degrees backward. So the sun re- 
turned ten degrees, by which degrees 
it was gone down. 

9 II The writing of Hezekiah king 
of Judah, when he had been sick, 
and was recovered of his sickness : 

10 I said in the cutting off of my 
days, I shall go to the gates of the 
grave : I am deprived of the residue 
of my years. 

Ill said, I shall not see the Lord, 
even the Lord, '^in the land of the 
living : I shall behold man no more 
with the inhabitants of the world. 

12 sMine age is departed, and is re- 
moved from me as a shepherd's tent : 
I have cut off like a weaver my life : 
he will cut me off n with pining sick- 
ness : from day even to night wilt 
thou make an end of me. 

13 I reckoned till morning, that, as 
a lion, so will he break all my bones : 
from day even to night wilt thou 
make an end of me. 

14 Like a crane or a swallow, so did 
I chatter : ^ I did mourn as a dove : 
mine eyes fail with looking upward : 
O Lord, I am oppressed ; n undertake 
for me. 

15 What shall I say? he hath both 
spoken unto me, and himself hath 

645 



Judah's captivity foretold. 



ISAIAH. 



Glad tidings proclaimed. 



B. C. 713. 



II Or, 071 my 
peace came 
great bitter- 
ness. 

t Heb. fhou 
hast loved my 
soul from the 

pit. 



i Ps. 6.5. & 
30. 9. & 88. 11. 
& 115. 17. 
Ecc. 9. 10. 



1 Deut. 4. 9. & 
6. 7. Ps. 78. 
3,4. 



m 2 Kiiiga 20. 
7 



2 Kings 20. 



about 712. 

a 2 Kings 20. 
12, &C. 



b2Chr.32.31. 
II Or, spicery. 



II Or, jewels. 
Heb. vessels, 
or, instru- 
ments. 



712. 



Jer. 20. 5. 



done it : I shall go softly all my years 
' in the bitterness of my soul. 

16 Lord, by these things men live, 
and in all these things is the life of 
my spirit : so wilt thou recover me, 
and make me to live. 

17 Behold, il for peace I had great 
bitterness ; but t thou hast in love to 
my soul delivered it from the pit of 
corruption : for thou hast cast all my 
sins behind thy back. 

18 For '^ the grave cannot praise 
thee, death cannot celebrate thee : 
they that go down into the pit cannot 
hope for thy truth. 

19 The living, the living, he shall 
praise thee, as I do this day : ^ the 
father to the children shall make 
known thy truth. 

20 The Lord ivas ready to save 
me : therefore we will sing my songs 
to the stringed instruments all the 
days of our life in the house of the 
Lord. 

21 For ™ Isaiah had said, Let them 
take a lump of figs, and lay it for a 
plaster upon the boil, and he shall re- 
cover. 

22 ° Hezekiah also had said, What 
is the sign that I shall go up to the 
house of the Lord % 

CHAPTER XXXIX. 

The king of Babylon sendeth to congratulate Hezekiah 
vpon his recovery. 3 Isaiah foretelleth the Babylo- 
nian captivity. 

AT ^that time Merodach-baladan, 
the son of Baladan, king of Bab- 
ylon, sent letters and a present to 
Hezekiah : for he had heard that he 
had been sick, and was recovered. 

2 ^ And Hezekiah was glad of them, 
and shewed them the house of his 
li precious things, the silver, and the 
gold, and the spices, and the precious 
ointment, and all the house of his 
II armour, and all that was found in 
his treasures : there was nothing in 
his house, nor in all his dominion, 
that Hezekiah shewed them not. 

3 IF Then came Isaiah the prophet 
unto king Hezekiah, and said unto 
him. What said these men? and 
from whence came they unto thee 1 
And Hezekiah said. They are come 
from a far country unto me, even 
from Babylon. 

4 Th^n said he. What have they 
seen in thine house 1 And Hezekiah 
answered. All that is in mine house 
have they seen : there is nothing 
among my treasures that I have not 
shewed them. 

5 Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, 
Hear the word of the Lord of hosts : 

6 Behold, the days come, " that all 
that is in thine house, and that which 

646 



thy fathers have laid up in store 
until this day, shall be carried to 
Babylon : nothing shall be left, saith 
the Lord. 

7 And of thy sons that shall issue 
from thee, which thou shalt beget, 
shall they take away ; and they shall 
be eunuchs in the palace of the king 
of Babylon. 

8 Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, 
^ Good is the word of the Lord which 
thou hast spoken. He said moreover, 
For there shall be peace and truth in 
my days. 

CHAPTER XL. 

God'i command to comfort his people. 3 An exhorta- 
tion to prepare the way of the Lord, 9 and to pro- 
claim the glad tidings of his coming. 12 The power 
and wisdom of God. 18 The folly of likening him to 
any thing. 26 His perfections a sure ground of 
trust in him,. 

COMFORT ye, comfort ye my peo- 
ple, saith your God. 

2 Speak ye t comfortably to Jeru- 
salem, and cry unto her, that her 
II warfare is accomplished, that her 
iniquity is pardoned : ^ for she hath 
received of the Lord's hand double 
for all her sins. 

3 IF '' The voice of him that crieth 
in the wilderness, " Prepare ye the 
way of the Lord, ^ make straight in 
the desert a highway for our God. 

4 Every valley shall be exalted, 
and every mountain and hill shall be 
made low : ^ and the crooked shall be 
made n straight, and the rough places 
II plain : 

5 And the glory of the Lord shall 
be revealed, and all flesh shall see it 
together : for the mouth of the Lord 
hath spoken it. 

6 The voice said, Cry. And he 
said. What shall I cry "? *'A11 flesh is 
grass, and all the goodliness thereof 
is as the flower of the field : 

7 The grass withereth, the flower 
fadeth ; because ^ the spirit of the 
Lord bloweth upon it : surely the 
people is grass. 

8 The grass withereth, the flower 
fadeth : but ^ the word of our God 
shall stand for ever. 

9 IF II Zion, that bringest good 
tidings, get thee up into the high 
mountain ; II O Jerusalem, that bring- 
est good tidings, lift up thy voice 
with strength ; lift it up, be not 
afraid ; say unto the cities of Judah, 
Behold your God ! 

10 Behold, the Lord God will come 
II with strong hand, and ' his arm shall 
rule for him : behold, ^ his reward is 
with him, and II his work before him. 

1 1 He shall ' feed his flock like a 
shepherd : he shall gather the lambs 
with his arm, and carry them in his 



The folly of likening 



ISAIAH. 



God to any oilier heiny. 




Prov. 30. 4. 



t Heb. a 

tierce. 
n Job 21. 22. 

& 36. 22, 23. 

Rom. 11. 34. 

1 Cor. 2. 16. 
f Heb. man of 

his counsel. 



fHeb. made 
him vnder- 
stand. 



t Heb. undej- 
standings ? 



o Dan. 4. 35. 
p Ps. 62. 9. 

q ver. 25. 
ch. 46. 5. 
Acts 17. 29, 



rch.41.6.7. & 
44. 12, &c. 
Jer.10.3, &c. 



t E.eh.Upoor 
of oblation. 



B ch. 41. 7. 
Jer. 10. 4. 



t Ps. 19. 1. 
Acts 14. 17. 
Rom. 1. 19, 

2:). 



H Or, Him 
that sitteth, 

&.C. 

u Job 9. 8. 

Ps. 104. 2. 

ch. 42. 5. & 

44.24. & 51. 

13. Jer. 10. 

12. 
X Job 12. 21. 

Ps. 107. 40. 



y ver. 18. 
Deut. 4. 
15, &C. 



bosom, and shall gently lead those 
II that are with young. 

12 IF "'Who hath measured the wa- 
ters in the hollow of his hand, and 
meted-s out heaven with the span, 
and comprehended the dust of the 
earth in +a measure, and weighed 
the mountains in scales, and the hills 
in a balance 1 

13 "Who hath directed the Spirit 
of -the Lord, or being this counsellor 
hath taught him ? 

14 With whom took he counsel, and 
who t instructed him, and taught him 
in the path of judgment, and taught 
him knowledge, and shewed to him 
the way of t understanding % 

15 Behold, the nations are as a drop 
of a bucket, and are counted as the 
small dust of the balance : behold, 
he taketh up the isles as a very little 
thing. 

16 And Lebanon is not sufficient 
to burn, nor the beasts thereof suf- 
ficient for a burnt offering. 

17 All nations before him are as 
° nothing; and p they are counted to 
him less than nothing, and vanity. 

18 1l To whom then will ye i liken 
God ? or what likeness will ye com- 
pare unto him ? 

19 'The workman melteth a graven 
image, and the goldsmith spreadeth 
it over with gold, and casteth silver 
chains. 

20 He that t is so impoverished that 
he hath no oblation chooseth a tree 
that will not rot ; he seeketh unto 
him a cunning workman 'to prepare 
a graven image, that shall not be 
moved. 

21 'Have ye not known? have ye 
not heard 1 hath it not been told you 
from the beginning? have ye not un- 
derstood from the foundations of the 
earth ? 

22 II It is he that sittetli upon the 
circle of the earth, and the inhabit- 
ants thereof are as grasshoppers ; that 
"stretcheth out the heavens as a cur- 
tain, a.nd spreadeth them out as a 
tent to dwell in : 

23 That bringeth the ^princes to 
nothing ; he maketh the judges of 
the earth as vanity. 

24 Yea, they shall not be planted ; 
yea, they shall not be sown; yea, 
their stock shall not take root in the 
earth : and he shall also blow upon 
them, and they shall wither, and the 
whirlwind shall take them away as 
stubble. 

25 ^To whom then will ye liken 
me, or shall I be equal ? saith the 
Holy One. 

26 Lift up your eyes on high, and 



behold who hath created these things, 
that bringeth out their host by num- 
ber : ^ he calleth them all by names 
by the greatness of his might, for 
that he is strong in power ; not one 
faileth. 

27 Why sayest thou, O .Jacob, and 
speakest, O Israel, My way is hid 
from the Lord, and my judgment 
is passed over from my God 1 

28 *1[ Hast thou not known % hast 
thou not heard, that the everlasting 
God, the Lord, the Creator of the 
ends of the earth, fainteth not, nei- 
ther is weary ? ^ there is no searching 
of his understanding. 

29 He giveth poAver to the faint ; 
and to them that have no might he 
increaseth strength. 

30 Even the youths shall faint and 
be weary, and the young men shall 
utterly fall : 

31 But they that wait upon the 
Lord ^ shall t renew their strength ; 
they shall mount up with wings as 
eagles ; they shall run, and not be 
weary ; and they shall walk, and not 
faint. 

CHAPTER XLL 

Ood calleth npon idolaters to consider his power to aid 
his people. 8 His gracious assurance to Israel of 
protection. 21 The vanity of idols. 

^ T^ EEP silence before me, 
1\- islands ; and let the people 
renew their strength : let them come 
near ; then let them speak : let us 
come near together to judgment. 

2 Who raised up t the righteous ma?i 
''from the east, called him to his 
foot, °gave the nations before him, 
and made Am rule over kings ? he 
gave theyn as the dust to his sword, 
a7id as driven stubble to his bow. 

3 He pursued them, a7id passed 
t safely ; even by the way that he had 
not gone with his feet. 

4 ^ Who hath wrought and done it, 
calling the generations from the be- 
ginning? I the Lord, the ® first, and 
with the last ; I am he. 

5 The isles saw it, and feared ; the 
ends of the earth were afraid, drew 
near, and came. 

6 *^They helped every one his neigh- 
bour ; and every one said to his broth- 
er, t Be of good courage. 

7 ^ So the carpenter encouraged the 
II goldsmith, and he that smootheth 
with the hammer II him that smote 
the anvil, II saying, It is ready for the 
soldering : and he fastened it with 
nails, '' that it should not be moved. 

8 But thou, Israel, art my servant, 
Jacob whom I have 'chosen, the seed 
of Abraham my ''friend. 

9 Thou whom I have taken from 



64: 



God's promise to Israel. 



ISAIAH. 



Gocfs servant Messiah. 



about 712. 



1 ver. 13, 14. 
ch. 43. 5. 
m Deut. 31. 6, 



n Ex. 23. 22. 

ch. 4.5. 24. &. 

60. 12. Zech. 

12.3. 
t Heb. the mm 

of thy strife. 



fUeh.themen 
of thy conten- 
tion. 

fUeh. the men 
of thy war. 



ver. 10. 
Or, few men. 



P Mic. 4. 13. 

2 Cor. 10. 4, 

5. 
■fH.eb. mouths. 



q Jer. 51. 2. 



r ch. 45. 25. 



s ch. 35. 6, 7. 

& 43. 19. & 

44.3. 
t Ps. 107. 35. 



Job 12. 9. 



t Heb. Cause 
to come near. 



X ch. 45. 21. 



t Heb. set our 
heart upou 
them. 



the ends of the earth, and called thee 
from the chief men thereof, and said 
unto thee, Thou art my servant ; I 
have chosen thee, and not cast thee 
away. 

10 IT ^Fear thou not; "for I am 
with thee : be not dismayed ; for I 
am thy God : I will strengthen thee ; 
yea, I will help thee ; yea, I will up- 
hold thee with the right hand of my 
righteousness. 

11 Behold, all they that were in- 
censed against thee shall be "ashamed 
and confounded : they shall be as 
nothing ; and t they that strive with 
thee shall perish. 

12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt 
not iind them, even t them that con- 
tended with thee : t they that war 
against thee shall be as nothing, and 
as a thing of nought. 

13 For I the Lord thy God will 
hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, 
" Fear not ; I will help thee. 

14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and 
ye II men of Israel ; I will help thee, 
saith the Lord, and thy Redeemer, 
the Holy One of Israel. 

15 Behold, pI will make thee a new 
sharp threshing instrum-ent having 
t teeth : thou shalt thresh the mount- 
ains, and beat them small, and shalt 
make the hills as chaff. 

16 Thou shalt 'ifan them, and the 
wind shall carry them away, and the 
whirlwind shall scatter them : and 
thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and 
'shalt glory in the Holy One of Is- 
rael. 

17 When the poor and needy seek 
water, and there is none, and their 
tongue faileth for thirst, 1 the Lord 
will hear them, I the God of Israel 
will not forsake them. 

18 1 will open 'rivers in high places, 
and fountains in the midst of the 
valleys : I will make the ' wilderness 
a pool of water, and the dry land 
springs of water. 

19 I will plant in the wilderness 
the cedar, the shittah tree, and the 
myrtle, and the oil tree ; I will set in 
the desert the fir tree, and the pine, 
and the box tree together : 

20 " That they may see, and know, 
and consider, and understand togeth- 
er, that the hand of the Lord hath 
done this, and the Holy One of Israel 
hath created it. 

21 t Produce your cause, saith the 
Lord ; bring forth your strong reasons, 
saith the King of Jacob. 

22 ^ Let them bring them forth, and 
shew us what shall happen : let them 
shew the former things, what they 
be, that we may t consider them, and 

648 



know the latter end of them ; or de- 
clare us things for to come. 

23 y Shew the things that are to 
come hereafter, that we may know 
that ye are gods : yea, ^ do good, or 
do evil, that we may be dismayed, 
and behold it together. 

24 Behold, ^ye are H of nothing, and 
your work H of nought : an abomina- 
tion is he ^Aa^ chooseth you. 

25 I have raised up 07ie from the 
north, and he shall come : from the 
rising of the sun ^ shall he call upon 
my name : '^ and he shall come upon 
princes as upon mprtar, and as the 
potter treadeth clay. 

26 ^ Who hath declared from the 
beginning, that we may know 1 and 
before time, that we may say. He is 
righteous? yea, there is none that 
sheweth, yea, there is none that de- 
clareth, yea, there is none that heareth 
your words. 

27 ^ The first ^ shall say to Zion, 
Behold, behold them : and I will give 
to Jerusalem one that bringeth good 
tidings. 

28 ^For I beheld, and there was 
no man ; even among them, and 
there teas no counsellor, that, when 
I asked of them, could t answer a 
word. 

29 ^ Behold, they are all vanity ; 
their works are nothing : their molten 
images are wind and confusion. 

CHAPTER XLII. 

The servant of Jehovah. 2 His character. 5 God's 
promise unto him. 10 An exhortation to praise God 
for his salvation. 17 His rebuke of Israel for their 
unbelief. 

BEHOLD ^my serv^ant, whom I 
uphold ; mine elect, in whom 
my soul ^ delighteth ; ^ I have put 
my Spirit upon him : he shall bring 
forth judgment to the Gentiles. 

2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor 
cause his voice to be heard in the 
street. 

3 A bruised reed shall he not break, 
and the H smoking flax shall he not 
t quench : he shall bring forth judg- 
ment unto truth. 

4 He shall not fail nor be t discour- 
aged, till he have set judgment in the 
earth : ^ and the isles shall wait for 
his law. 

5 1 Thus saith God the Lord, ^ he 
that created the heavens, and stretch- 
ed them out ; ^ he that spread forth 
the earth, and that which cometh 
out of it ; s he that giveth breath 
unto the people upon it, and spirit to 
them that walk therein : 

6^1 the Lord have called thee in 
righteousness, and will hold thine 
hand, and will keep thee, ' and give 



Exhortation to praise God. 



ISAIAH. 



His promises to his people. 



B.C. 

about 712. 

k ch. 49. 6. 

Luke 2. 32. 

Acts 13. 47. 
1 ch. 35. 5. 
m ch. 61. 1. 

Luke 4. 18. 

2 Tim. 2. 2o. 

Heb. 2. 14, 15. 
n ch, 9. 2. 
ch. 48. 11. 



P Ps. 33. 3. & 
40. 3. & 98.1. 

q Ps. 107. 23. 

t Heb. the 
fulness 
Uiereof. 



r ch. 31. 4. 

il Or, behave 
himself 
tnigktily. 



t Heb. into 

straight- 

ness. 
8 Ps. 97. 7. 

ch. 1. 29. & 

44. 11. & 45. 

16 



t ch. 43. 8. 
Ez. 12. 2. 
See John 9. 
39, 41. 



u Rom. 2. 21. 



n Or, him. 

II Or, in snar- 
ing all the 
young men 
of them. 



thee for a covenant of the people, for 
^ a light of the Gentiles ; 

7 ' To open the blind eyes, to " bring 
out the prisoners from the prison, 
and them that sit in "darkness out 
of the prison house. 

8 I am the Lord ; that is my name : 
and my "glory will I not give to 
another, neither my praise to graven 
images. 

9 Behold, the former things are 
come to pass, and new things do I 
declare : before they spring forth I 
tell you of them. 

10 P Sing unto the Lord a new song, 
and his praise from the end of the 
earth, 'lye that go down to the sea, 
and t all that is therein ; the isles, 
and the inhabitants thereof. 

11 Let the wilderness and the cities 
thereof lift up their voice., the villages 
that Kedar doth inhabit : let the in- 
habitants of the rock sing, let them 
shout from the top of the mountains. 

12 Let them give glory unto the 
Lord, and declare his praise in the 
islands. 

13 The Lord shall go forth as a 
mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy 
like a man of war : he shall cry, 
^ yea, roar ; he shall II prevail against 
his enemies. 

14 I have long time holden my 
peace ; I have been still, and re- 
frained myself: novo will I cry like 
a travailing woman ; I will destroy 
and t devour at once. 

15 1 will make waste mountains and 
hills, and dry up all their herbs ; and 
I will make the rivers islands, and I 
will dry up the pools. 

16 And I will bring the blind by a 
way that they knew not ; I will lead 
them in paths that they have not 
known : I will make darkness light 
before them, and crooked things 
t straight. These things will I do 
unto them, and not forsake them. 

17 IT They shall be turned back, 
they shall be greatly ashamed, that 
trust in graven images, that say to the 
molten images. Ye are our gods. 

18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye 
blind, that ye may see. 

19 'Who is blind, but my servant? 
or deaf, as my messenger that I sent % 
who is blind as he that is perfect, and 
blind as the Lord's servant 1 

20 Seeing many things, '^but thou 
observest not ; opening the ears, but 
he heareth not. 

21 The Lord is well pleased for his 
righteousness' sake ; he will magnify 
the law, and make H it honourable. 

22 But this is a people robbed and 
spoiled ; H they are all of them snared 



in holes, and they are hid in prison 
houses : they are for a prey, and none 
delivereth ; for t a spoil, and none 
saith, Restore. 

23 Who among you will give ear to 
this % ivho will hearken and hear t for 
the time to come 1 

24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and 
Israel to the robbers ? did not the 
Lord, he against whom we have sin- 
ned ? for they would not walk in his 
ways, neither were they obedient un- 
to his law. 

25 Therefore he hath poured upon 
him the fury of his anger, and the 
strength of battle : ^ and it hath set 
him on fire round about, ^yet he 
knew not; and it burned him, yet 
he laid it not to heart. 



CHAPTER XLIIL 

God's promises to his chosen people. 8 Tliey are wit- 
nesses for him. of his power to save. 14 His purpose 
to destroy Babylon, 18 and to deliver his people. 22 
He rebuketh the people for their sins. 

BUT now thus saith the Lord *that 
created thee, O Jacob, ^ and he 
that formed thee, Israel, Fear not : 
" for I have redeemed thee, ^ I have 
called thee by thy name ; thou art 
mine. 

2 ® When thou passest through the 
waters, ^ I will be with thee ; and 
through the rivers, they shall not 
overflow thee : when thou ^ walkest 
through the fire, thou shalt not be 
burned ; neither shall the flame kin- 
dle upon thee. 

3 For I am the Lord thy God, the 
Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour : ^ I 
gave Egypt /or thy ransom, Ethiopia 
and Seba for thee. 

4 Since thou wast precious in my 
sight, thou hast been honourable, and I 
have loved thee : therefore will I give 
men for thee, and people for thy II life. 

5 ' Fear not ; for I am with thee : 
I will bring thy seed from the east, 
and gather thee from the west : 

6 I will say to the north. Give up ; 
and to the south, Keep not back : 
bring my sons from far, and my daugh- 
ters from the ends of the earth ; 

7 Even every one that is ^ called by 
my name : for ^ I have created him 
for my glory, '" I have formed him ; 
yea, I have made him, 

8 i ° Bring forth the blind people that 
have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. 

9 Let all the nations be gathered to- 
gether, and let the people be assem- 
bled : ° who among them can declare 
this, and shew us former things ? let 
them bring forth their witnesses, that 
they may be justified : or let them 
hear, and say, It is truth. 

649 



B.C. 
about 712. 



t Heb. a 
treading. 

t Heb. for 
the after 
time 1 



X 2 Kinj^s 25. 
9. 
y Hos. 7. 9. 



a ver. 7. 
bver. 21. ch. 

44. 2, 21, 24. 

c ch. 44. 6. 
d ch. 42. 6. & 

45. 4. 

e Ps. 6tj. 12. & 

91. 3, &c. 
t Deut. 31. 6, 

8. 

g Dan. 3. 25, 
27. 



h Prov. 11. 8. 
& 21. 18 



11 Or, person. 

ich. 41.10,14. 
& 44. 2. Jer. 
30. 10, 11. k. 
46. 27, 28. 



k ch. 63. 19. 

James 2. 7. 
1 Ps. 100. 3, 

ch 29. 23. 

John 3. 3, 5. 

2 Cor. 5. 17. 

Eph. 2. 10. 
m ver. 1. 
n ch. 6. 9. & 

42.19. Ez, 

12. 2. 

ch. 41. 21, 
22,26. 



The fall of Babylon foretold. 



ISAIAH. 



Blessings 



to Israel. 



V ch. 44. 8. 

II Or, noMng 

farmed of 

God. 
q ch. 42. 1. & 

55.4. 
r ch. 41, 4. & 

44.6. 
s ch. 45. 21. 

Hos. 13. 4. 
t Deitt. 32. 16. 

Ps. 81.9. 
u ch. 44. 8. 

ver. 10. 
s Ps. 90. 2. 

John 8. 58. 



t Heb. turn it 

back? 
y Job 9. 12. 

ch. 14. 27. 



t Heb. bars. 



z Ex. 14. 16, 

22. Ps. 77. 

19. ch. 51. 

10. 
a Josh. 3. 13, 

16. 
b Ex. 14.4-9. 

25. 



c Jer. 16. 14. 

&23. 7. 



<1 2 Cor. 5. 17. 
Rev. 21. 5. 

e Ex. 17. 6. 
Num. 20. 11. 
Deut. 8. 15. 
Ps. 78. 16. 
ch. 35. 6. & 
41. 18. 

II Or, ostriches. 
Heb. daugh- 
ters of the 
owl. 

f ch. 48. 21. 

ff Ps. 102. 18. 

ver. 1, 7. 

Luke 1. 74, 

75. Eph. 1. 

5,6. 
U Mai. 1. 13. 



i Am. 5. 25. 

t Heb. lambs. 
or, kids. 



k ch. 1. 14. 

Mai. 2. 17. 
1 ch. 44. 22. & 

48. 9. Jer. .50. 

20. Acts 3. 

19. 
f Heb. made 

me drunk, or, 

abundantly 

moistened. 



m Ez. 36. 22, 

&c. 
n ch. I. in. 

Jer. 31.34. 



10 P Ye are my witnesses, saith the 
Lord, i and my servant whom I have 
chosen ; that ye may know and be- 
lieve me, and understand that I am 
he : ^ before me there was II no God 
formed, neither shall there be after me. 

1 1 I, even I, " am the Lord ; and be- 
side me there is no saviour. 

12 I have declared, and have saved, 
and I have shewed, when there was 
no * strange god among you: "there- 
fore ye are my witnesses, saith the 
Lord, that I am God. 

13 ''Yea, before the day was I am 
he ; and there is none that can deliver 
out of my hand : I will work, and 
who shall ty let it? 

14 IT Thus saith the Lord, your Re- 
deemer, the Holy One of Israel ; For 
your sake I have sent to Babylon, 
and have brought down all their t no- 
bles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is 
in the ships. 

15 I am the Lord, your Holy One, 
the Creator of Israel, your King. 

16 Thus saith the Lord, which 
' maketh a way in the sea, and a 
"" path in the mighty waters ; 

17 Which ^ bringeth forth the chariot 
and horse, the army and the power ; 
they shall lie down together, they 
shall not rise : they are extinct, they 
are quenched as tow. 

18 II '^ Remember ye not the former 
things, neither consider the things of 
old. 

19 Behold, I Avill do a "^ new thing ; 
now it shall spring forth ; shall ye not 
knoAv if? ®1 will even make a way 
in the wilderness, and rivers in the 
desert. 

20 The beast of the field shall honour 
me, the dragons and the II owls : be- 
cause ^ I give waters in the wilderness, 
and rivers in the desert, to give drink 
to my people, my chosen. 

21^ This people have I formed for my- 
self ; they shall shew forth my praise. 

22 IT But thou hast not called upon 
me, O Jacob ; but thou '' hast been 
weary of me, Israel. 

23 ' Thou hast not brought me the 
t small cattle of th}^ burnt offerings ; 
neither hast thou honoured me with 
thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee 
to serve with an offering, nor wearied 
thee with incense. 

24 Thou hast bought me no sweet 
cane with money, neither hast thou 
t filled me with the fat of thy sacri- 
fices : but thou hast made me to serve 
with thy sins, thou hast ^ wearied me 
with thine iniquities. 

25 I, even I, am he that MDlotteth 
out thy transgressions ""for mine own 
sake, "and will not remember thy sins. 

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26 Put me in remembrance : let us 
plead together : declare thou, that 
thou mayest be justified. 

27 Thy first father hath sinned, 
and thy t teachers have transgressed 
against me. 

28 Therefore °I have profaned the 
II princes of the sanctuary, Pand have 
given Jacob to the curse, and Israel 
to reproaches. 

CHAPTER XLIV. 

Spiritual blessings promised to Israel. 6 Jehovah the 
only true God. 9 TJie folly of idolatry. 21 An as- 
surance to Israel of deliverance. 

TET now hear, ^ O Jacob my serv- 
ant; and Israel, whom I have 
chosen : 

2 Thus saith the Lord that made 
thee, ^ and formed thee from the womb, 
which will help thee ; Fear not, 
Jacob, my servant ; and thou, '^ Jeshu- 
run, whom I have chosen. 

3 For I will "^pour water upon him 
that is thirsty, and floods upon the 
dry ground : I will pour my Spirit 
upon thy seed, and my blessing upon 
thine offspring : 

4 And they shall spring up as among 
the grass, as willows by the water- 
courses. 

5 One shall say, I am the Lord's ; 
and another shall call himself by the 
name of Jacob ; and another shall 
subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, 
and surname himself by the name of 
Israel. 

6 Thus saith the Lord the King of 
Israel, ^and his Redeemer the Lord 
of hosts ; ^ I am the first, and I am 
the last ; and beside me there is no 
God. 

7 And ^who, as I, shall call, and 
shall declare it, and set it in order 
for me, since I appointed the ancient 
people ? and the things that are com- 
ing, and shall come, let them shew 
unto them. 

8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid : 
^ have not I told thee from that time, 
and have declared it? 'ye are even 
my witnesses. Is there a God beside 
me 1 yea, ^ there is no t God ; I know 
not any. 

9 H • They that make a graven image 
are all of them vanity ; and their t de- 
lectable things shall not profit ; and 
they are their own witnesses ; ^ they 
see not, nor know ; that they may be 
ashamed. 

10 Who hath formed a god, or mol- 
ten a graven image " that is profitable 
for nothing 1 

11 Behold, all his fellows shall be 
° ashamed; and the workmen, they 
are of men : let them all be gathered 
together, let them stand up ; yet they 



The folly of idolatry. 



ISAIAH. 



IsraeVs deliverance. 



B.C. 
about 712. 



II Or, with an 

axe. 
p ch. 40. 19. & 

41. 6. Jer. 10. 



II Or, taketh 
courage. 



q ch. 45. 20. 

t Heb. daub. 

ed. 
r 2 Thess. 2. 
11. 

t Heb. setteth 
to his heart. 

s ch. 45. 8. 



t Heb. that 
which comes 
of a tree 7 

t Hos. 4. 12. 
P.,om. 1. 21. 
2 Thess. 2. 
11. 



X ch. 4.3. 25. 
y ch. 43. I. & 

48. 20. 1 Cor. 

6. 20. 1 Pet. 1. 

18, 19. 
z Pe. 69. 34. & 

M. 11,12. ch. 

42. 10. & 49. 

13. .Jer. 51. 

48. Rev. 18. 

20. 



shall fear, and they shall be ashamed 
together. 

12 PThe smith H with the tongs both 
worketh in the coals, and fashioneth 
it -withv hammers, and worketh it with 
the strength of his arms : yea, he is 
hungry, and his strength faileth : he 
drinketh no water, and is faint. 

13 The carpenter stretcheth out his 
rule ; he marketh it out with a line ; 
he fitteth it with planes, and he 
marketh it out with the compass, and 
maketh it after the figure of a man, 
according to the beauty of a man ; 
that it may remain in the house. 

14 He heweth him down cedars, and 
taketh the cypress and the oak, which 
he II strengtheneth for himself among 
the trees of the forest : he plantethan 
ash, and the rain doth nourish it. 

15 Then shall it be for a man to 
burn : for he will take thereof, and 
warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, 
and baketh bread ; yea, he maketh a 
god, and worshippeth it ; he maketh 
it a graven image, and faileth down 
thereto. 

16 He burneth part thereof in the 
fire ; with part thereof he eateth flesh ; 
he roasteth roast, and is satisfied : yea, 
he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, 
I am warm, I have seen the fire : 

17 And the residue thereof he ma- 
keth a god, even his graven image : he 
faileth down unto it, and worshippeth 
it, and prayeth unto it, and saith. 
Deliver me ; for thou art my god. 

18 iThey have not known nor un- 
derstood: for 'he hath tshut their 
eyes, that they cannot see ; and their 
hearts, that they cannot understand. 

19 And none t = considereth in his 
heart, neither is there knowledge nor 
understanding to say, I have burned 
part of it in the fire ; yea, also I have 
baked bread upon the coals thereof; 
I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: 
and shall I make the residue thereof 
an abomination ? shall I fall down to 
t the stock of a tree ? 

20 He feedeth on ashes : * a deceived 
heart hath turned him aside, that he 
cannot deliver his soul, nor say. Is 
there not a lie in my right hand 1 

21 t Remember these, O Jacob and 
Israel ; for "^ thou art my servant : I 
have formed thee ; thou art my serv- 
ant : Israel, thou shalt not be for- 
gotten of me. 

22 "^ I have blotted out, as a thick 
cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a 
cloud, thy sins : return unto me ; for 
yl have redeemed thee. 

23 ^ Sing, O ye heavens ; for the 
Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower 
parts of the earth : break forth into 



singing, ye mountains, forest, and 
every tree therein : for the Lord hath 
redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself 
in Israel. 

24 Thus saith the Lord, ^thy Re- 
deemer, and ''he that formed thee 
from the womb, I am the Lord that 
maketh all things; Hhat stretcheth 
forth the heavens alone ; that spread- 
eth abroad the earth by myself; 

25 That •! frustrateth the tokens « of 
the liars, and maketh diviners mad ; 
that turneth wise men backward, ^and 
maketh their knowledge foolish ; 

26 ^That confirmeth the word of his 
servant, and performeth the counsel 
of his messengers ; that saith to Jeru- 
salem, Thou shalt be inhabited ; and 
to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be 
built, and I will raise up the + decay- 
ed places thereof: 

27 •'That saith to the deep, Be dry, 
and I will dry up thy rivers : 

28 That saith of Cyrus, He is my 
shepherd, and shall perform all my 
pleasure : even saying to Jerusalem, 
' Thou shalt be built ; and to the tem- 
ple, Thy foundation shall be laid. 

CHAPTER XLV. 

God's purpose in calling Cyrus. 9 All opposition 
thereto in vain. 14 The spiritual conquests of Isra- 
el. 17 The security of Israel. 20 The vanity of 
idols. 22 All nations exhorted to look unto God for 
salvation. 

THUS saith the Lord to his an- 
ointed, to Cyrus, whose ^ right 
hand I Hhave holden, ''to subdue na- 
tions before him ; and I will loose the 
loins of kings, to open before him the 
twoleaved gates ; and the gates shall 
not be shut ; 

2 I will go before thee, '' and make 
the crooked places straight : ^ 1 will 
break in pieces the gates of brass, and 
cut in sunder the bars of iron : 

3 And I will give thee the treasures 
of darkness, and hidden riches of 
secret places, ® that thou mayest know 
that I, the Lord, which ^call thee by 
thy name, am the God of Israel. 

4 For ^ Jacob my servant's sake, and 
Israel mine elect, I have even called 
thee by thy name : I have surnamed 
thee, though thou hast ''not known me. 

5 IT I ' am the Lord, and ^ t\ere is 
none else, there is no God beside me : 
•I girded thee, though thou hast not 
known me ; 

6 ™That they may know from the 
rising of the sun, and from the west, 
that there is none beside me. I am 
the Lord, and there is none else. 

7 I form the light, and create dark- 
ness : I make peace, and " create evil : 
I the Lord do all these things. 

8 °Drop down, ye heavens, from 
above, and let the skies pour down 

651 



The security of Israel. 



ISAIAH. 



The folly of idolatry. 



P ch. 64. 8. 

q ch. 29. IG. 
Jer. 18. 6. 
Horn. a. 20. 



r Jer. SI. 9. 
s Is. 29. 23. 



t ch. 42. 5. 
Jer. 27. 5. 
u Gen. L 26, 

27. 

X Geu. 2. 1. 
y ch. 41. 2. 

II Or, make 

stra ight. 
z2Ciir.36.22, 

23. Ezra 1. 

1. &c. ch.44. 

28. 
a ch. 52. 3. 

See Rom. 3. 

24. 
b Ps. 68. 31. & 

72. 10, 11. 

ch. 49. 23. & 

60. 9, 10, 14, 

16. Zech. 8. 

22, 23. 
c Ts. 149. 8. 



d 1 Cor. 14. 
25. 

e ver. 5. 
f Ps. 44. 24. 

ch. 8. 17. & 
57. 17. 



S ch. 44. 11. 
h ch. 26. 4. 

ver. 25. 

Rom. 11. 2G. 



i ch. 42. 5. 



1 Deut. 30. 11. 
ch. 48. 16, 



mPs. 19. 8. & 
119. 137, 133. 



n ch. 44. 17, 
18, 19. &. 46. 
7. & 48. 7. 
Rom. 1. 22, 
23. 



righteousness : let the earth open, and 
let them bring forth salvation, and let 
righteousness spring up together; I 
the Lord have created it. 

9 Woe unto him that striveth with 
P his Maker ! Let the potsherd strive 
with the potsherds of the earth. ^Shall 
the clay say to him that fashioneth it, 
What makest thou? or thy work, 
He hath no hands ? 

10 Woe unto him that saith unto his 
father, What begettest thou ? or to the 
woman, W^hat hast thou brought forth? 

11 Thus saith the Lord, the Holy 
One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask 
me of things to come concerning'" my 
sons, and concerning ^ the work of my 
hands command ye me. 

12^1 have made the earth, and 
" created man upon it : I, even my 
hands, have stretched out the heavens, 
and ^ all their host have I commanded. 

13 y I have raised him up in right- 
eousness, and I will H direct all his 
ways : he shall ^ build my city, and 
he shall let go my captives, ^not for 
price nor reward, saith the Lord of 
hosts. 

14 Thus saith the Lord, ^The labour 
of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethio- 
pia and of the Sabeans,men of stature, 
shall come over unto thee, and they 
shall be thine : they shall come after 
thee ; '^ in chains they shall come over, 
and they shall fall down unto thee, 
they shall make supplication unto thee, 
saying, '^ Surely God is in thee ; and 
^ there is none else, there is no God. 

15 Verily thou art a God ^that 
hidest thyself, God of Israel, the 
Saviour. 

16 They shall be ashamed, and also 
confounded, all of them : they shall 
go to confusion together that are 
s makers of idols. 

17 ^ But Israel shall be saved in the 
Lord with an everlasting salvation : 
ye shall not be ashamed nor confound- 
ed world without end. 

18 For thus saith the Lord 'that 
created the heavens ; God himself that 
formed the earth and made it ; he hath 
established it, he created it not in vain, 
he formed it to be inhabited : ^ I am 
the Lord, and there is none else. 

19 1 have not spoken in ^ secret, in a 
dark place of the earth : I said not 
unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in 
vain : " I the Lord speak righteous- 
ness, I declare things that are right. 

20 1[ Assemble yourselves and come ; 
draw near together, ye that are es- 
caped of the nations : ° they have no 
knowledge that set up the wood of 
their graven image, and pray unto a 
god that cannot save. 

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21 Tell ye, and bring them near ; 
yea, let them take counsel together : 
° who hath declared this from ancient 
time 1 who hath told it from that time ? 
have not I the Lord ? p and there is no 
God else beside me ; a just God and 
a Saviour ; there is none beside me. 

22 1 Look unto me, and be ye saved, 
all the ends of the earth : for I am 
God, and there is none else. 

23 ""I have sworn by myself, the 
word is gone out of my mouth in 
righteousness, and shall not return, 
That unto me every ^knee shall bow, 
^ every tongue shall swear. 

24 II Surely shall 07ie say. In the 
Lord have I "^ t righteousness and 
strength : even to him shall men 
come ; and ^ all that are incensed 
against him shall be ashamed. 

25 yin the Lord shall all the seed 
of Israel be justified, and ^ shall glory, 

CHAPTER XLVI. 

The prophet sheweth the folly of idolatry, and exhort- 
eth the people of God to trust in him for deliver- 
ance. 

BEL ^boweth down, Nebo stoap- 
eth ; their idols were upon the 
beasts, and upon the cattle : your 
carriages were heavy laden ; ^ they 
are a burden to the weary heast. 

2 They stoop, they bow down to- 
gether; they could not deliver the 
burden, *= but t themselves are gone 
into captivity, 

3 1 Hearken unto me, house of 
Jacob, and all the remnant of the 
house of Israel, ^ which are borne by 
me from the belly, which are carried 
from the womb : 

4 And even to your old age ^ I am 
he ; and even to hoar hairs ^ will I 
carry you : I have made, and I will 
bear ; even I will carry, and will de- 
liver you. 

5 IF ^ To whom will ye liken me, 
and make me equal, and compare me, 
that we may be like ? 

6 ^ They lavish gold out of the bag, 
and weigh silver in the balance, and 
hire a goldsmith ; and he maketh it 
a god : they fall down, yea, they 
worship. 

7 ' They bear him upon the shoulder, 
they carry him, and set him in his 
place, and he standeth ; from his place 
shall he not remove : yea, ^one shall 
cry unto him, yet can he not answer, 
nor save him out of his trouble. 

8 Remember this, and shew your- 
selves men : ^ bring it again to mind, 
ye transgressors. 

9 '" Remember the former things of 
old : for I am God, and ° there is none 
else ; / am God, and there is none like 
me, 



God'' s judgments upon 



ISAIAH, 



Babylon for her sins. 



B.C. 

about 712. 



o ch. 45. 21. 



t Heb. the 

man of my 

counsel. 
p Ps. 33. 11. 

Piov. 19. 21. 

&, 21. 30. 

Acts 5. 39. 

Heb. 6. 17. 
q ch. 41. 2, 25. 
r ch. 44. 28. & 

45. 13. 
s Num 
t Ps. 76. 5. 
u Rom. 10. i 
X ch. 51. 5. 

Rom. 1. 17 

&. 3. 21. 
y Hab. 2. 3. 
z ch. 62. 11. 



19. 



a Jer. 48. 18. 
b ch. 3. 26. 



c Ex. 11. 5. 
Judg. 16. 21. 
Matt. 24. 41. 



d ch. 3. 17. & 
20. 4. Jer. 13. 
22,26. Nah. 
3. 5. 

e Rom. 12. 19. 

f ch. 43. 3, 14. 
Jer. 50. 34. 



S 1 Sam. 2. 9. 



h ver. 7. ch. 

13. 19. Dan. 

2. 37. 
i See 2 Sam. 

24. 14. 2 Chr. 

28. 9. Zech. 

1. 15. 
k ch. 43. 28. 

1 Deut. 28. 50. 



m ver. 5. Rev. 
18.7. 



n ch. 46. 8. 
o Deut. 32. 29. 



p ver. 10. 
Zeph. 2. 15. 
qRev.18. 7. 

r ch. 51. 19. 
s lThess.5.3. 



10 "^ Declaring the end from the be- 
ginning, and from ancient times the 
things that are not yet done, saying, 
p My counsel shall stand, and I will 
do all ipy pleasure : 

11 Calling a ravenous bird ^from 
the east, t the man "" that executeth 
my counsel from a far country : yea, 
' I have spoken it, I will also bring it 
to pass ; I have purposed it, I will 
also do it. 

12 *ir Hearken unto me, ye * stout- 
hearted, " that are far from righteous- 
ness : 

13^1 bring near my righteousness ; 
it shall not be far off, and my salva- 
tion y shall not tarry : and I will place 
^salvation in Zion for Israel my glory. 



CHAPTER XLVn. 



notwithstand- 



Babylon to be overthrown, 6 because of her 
sion, 7 pride, 10 and selfconeeit, 11 nnt.wi 
ing her enchantments. 

COME *down, and ''sit in the dust, 
virgin daughter of Babylon, 
sit on the ground : there is no throne, 

daughter of the Chaldeans : for thou 
shalt no more be called tender and 
delicate. 

2 " Take the millstones, and grind 
meal : uncover thy locks, make bare 
the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over 
the rivers. 

3 ^ Thy nakedness shall be uncover- 
ed, yea, thy shame shall be seen : ^ I 
will take vengeance, and I will not 
meet thee as a man. 

4 As for ''our Redeemer, the Lord 
of hosts is his name, the Holy One of 
Israel. 

5 Sit thou ^ silent, and get thee into 
darkness, daughter of the Chal- 
deans : ^ for thou shalt no more be 
called. The lady of kingdoms. 

6 IT ^ I was wroth with my people, 
■^I have polluted mine inheritance, 
and given them into thine hand : 
thou didst shew them no mercy ; 
• upon the ancient hast thou very 
heavily laid thy yoke. 

7 t And thou saidst, I shall be »" a 
lady for ever : so that thou didst not 
" lay these things to thy heart, " neither 
didst remember the latter end of it. 

8 Therefore hear now this, thou that 
art given to pleasures, that dwellest 
carelessl}'-, that sayest in thine heart. 
Pi am, and none else beside me; ^I 
shall not sit as a widow, neither shall 

1 know the loss of children : 

9 But ^ these two things shall come 
to thee 'in a moment in one day, the 
loss of children, and Avidowhood : they 
shall come upon thee in their perfec- 
tion ' for the multitude of thy sorce- 
ries, and for the great abundance of 
thine enchantments. 



10 1[ For thou " hast trusted in thy 
wickedness: ""thou hast said, None 
seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy 
knowledge, it hath H perverted thee ; 
y and thou hast said in thine heart, I 
am, and none else beside me. 

1 1 IT Therefore shall evil come upon 
thee ; thou shalt not know t from 
whence it riseth : and mischief shall 
fall upon thee ; thou shalt not be able 
to t put it off: and ^desolation shall 
come upon thee suddenly, which thou 
shalt not know. 

12 Stand now with thine enchant- 
ments, and with the multitude of thy 
sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured 
from thy youth ; if so be thou shalt 
be able to profit, if so be thou mayest 
prevail. 

13 ''Thou art wearied in the mul- 
titude of thy counsels. Let now 
^ the t astrologers, the stargazers, t the 
monthly prognosticators, stand up, 
and save thee from these things that 
shall come upon thee. 

14 Behold, they shall be " as stubble ; 
the fire shall burn them ; they shall 
not deliver t themselves from the 
power of the flame : there shall not be 
a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit be- 
fore it, 

15 Thus shall they be unto thee 
with whom thou hast laboured, even 
'^thy merchants, from thy youth: 
they shall wander every one to his 
quarter ; none shall save thee. 

CHAPTER XLVIII. 

God rebuketh the obstinacy of his people. 9 He saveth 
them for his own sake. \2 His power and providence. 

16 His lamentation over their perverseness. 20 The 
certainty of their deliverance from Babylon. 

HEAR ye this, O house of Jacob, 
which are called by the name 
of Israel, and ^ are come forth out of 
the waters of Judah, ^ which swear 
by the name of the Lord, and make 
mention of the God of Israel, " but not 
in truth, nor in righteousness. 

2 For they call themselves ^ of the 
holy city, and ^ stay themselves upon 
the God of Israel : The Lord of 
hosts is his name. 

3 ^ I have declared the former things 
from the beginning ; and they went 
forth out of my mouth, and I shewed 
them ; I did them suddenly, ^ and they 
came to pass. 

4 Because I knew that thou art 
+ obstinate, and ''thy neck is an iron 
sinew, and thy brow brass ; 

5 ' I have even from the beginning 
declared it to thee ; before it came 
to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou 
shouldest say. Mine idol hath done 
them ; and my graven image, and my 
molten image, hath commanded them. 

653 



B.C. 

about 712. 



II Or, caused 
thee to turn 
away. 

n Ps. 52. 7. 



t Heb. the 
morning 
thereof. 

t Heb. expi- 
ate. 

X ch. 29. 15. 
Ez. 8. 12. &L 
9. 9. 

y rer. 8. 

z 1 These. 5. 3. 



a ch. 57. 10. 

b ch. 44. 25. 
Dan. 2. 2. 

t Heb. view- 
ers of the 
heavens. 

t Heb. that 
give knoiol- 
edge con- 
cerning the 
months. 

t Heb. their 

souls. 
c Nah. 1. 10 

Mai. 4. 1. 



(1 Rev. 18. n. 



a Ps. 68. 26. 

b Deut. 6. 13. 

ch. 65. 16. 

Zeph. 1. 5. 
c Jer. 4. 2. & 

5.2. 

d ch. 52. 1. 

e Mic. 3. 11. 
Rom. 2. 17. 



f ch. 41. 22. & 
42. 9. & 43. 9. 
&44. 7,8. & 
45. 21.&46. 
9, 10. 

S Josh. 21. 45. 



t Heb. hard. 
h Ex. 32. 9. 
Deut. 31. 27. 

i ver. 3. 



God\ 



power and providence. ISAIAH. His promises to the Messiah. 



k Ps. 58. 3. 



I Ps. 79. 9. & 
106. 8. ch. 43. 
2.5. ver. 11. 
Ez. 20. 9, 14, 
22, 44. 

m Ps. 78. 33. 
n Ps. 66. 10. 

II Or, for 
silver. See 
Ez. 22. 20, 
21, 22. 

o ver. 0. 
p See Deut. 

32. 26, 27. 

Ez. 20. 9. 
q ch. 42. 8. 
rDeut. 32.39. 
8ch.41. 4. & 

44. 6. Rev. 1. 

17. & 22. 13. 
t Ps. 102. 25. 
[| Or, thepalm 

of mij right 

haiid hath, 

spread out. 
n ch. 40. 26. 

X ch. 41. 22. & 

43. 9. & 44. 7. 

& 45. 20, 21. 
y ch. 45. 1. 
z ch. 44. 28. 



a ch. 45. ], 2, 
&c. 



b ch. 45. 19. 



c ch. Gl. 1. 

Zech. 2. 8, 9, 

II. 
d ch. 43. 14. & 

44. 6, 24. ver. 



f Deut. 32. 29. 

Ps. 81. 13. 

g Ps. 119. 165. 



h Gen. 22. 17. 
Hos. 1. 10. 



1 ch. 52. 11. 
Jer. 50. 8. k 
51. 6. 45. 
Zech. 2. 6, 7. 
Rev. 18. 4. 



6 Thou hast heard, see all this ; and 
will not ye declare it ? I have shewed 
thee new things from this time, even 
hidden things, and thou didst not 
know them. 

7 They are created now, and not 
from the beginning ; even before the 
day when thou heardest them not ; 
lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I 
knew them. 

8 Yea, thou heardest not ; yea, thou 
knewest not ; yea, from that time 
that thine ear was not opened : for I 
knew that thou wouldest deal very 
treacherously, and wast called "^a 
transgressor from the womb. 

9 1 'For my name's sake ""will I 
defer mine anger, and for my praise 
will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee 
not off. 

10 Behold, ° I have refined thee, but 
not II with silver ; I have chosen thee 
in the furnace of affliction. 

11 °For mine own sake, even for 
mine own sake, will I do it : for p how 
should my name be polluted 1 and '^ I 
will not give my glory unto another. 

12 f Hearken unto me, O Jacob and 
Israel, my called ; ■" I am he ; 1 am the 
^ first, I also am the last. 

13 ' Mine hand also hath laid the 
foundation of the earth, and H my right 
hand hath spanned the heavens : when 
" I call unto them, they stand up to- 
gether. 

14 ^All ye, assemble yourselves, and 
hear ; which among them hath de- 
clared these things ? y The Lord hath 
loved him : ^ he will do his pleasure 
on Babylon, and his arm shall be on 
the Chaldeans. 

15 I, even I, have spoken; yea, ^I 
have called him : I have brought him, 
and he shall make his way prosperous. 

16 IF Come ye near unto me, hear ye 
this ; ^ 1 have not spoken in secret 
from the beginning; from the time 
that it was, there am I : and now '^ the 
Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me. 

17 Thus saith ''the Lord, thy Re- 
deemer, the Holy One of Israel ; I 
am the Lord thy God which teacheth 
thee to profit, ^ which leadeth thee by 
the way that thou shouldest go. 

18 ^du tliat ti 3U hadst he; x -d 
to my commandments ! ^ then nad 
thy peace been as a river, and thy 
righteousness as the waves of the sea: 

19 ^Thy seed also had been as the 
sand, and the offspring of thy bowels 
like the gravel thereof; his name 
should not have been cut off nor 
destroyed from before me. 

20 t ' Go ye forth of Babylon, flee 
ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice 
of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it 

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even to the end of the earth ; say ye. 
The Lord hath ^ redeemed his servant 
Jacob. 

21 And they thirsted not when he 
led them through the deserts : he 
"'caused the waters to flow out of 
the rock for them : he clave the rock 
also, and the waters gushed out, 

22 ° There is no peace, saith the 
Lord, unto the wicked. 

CHAPTER XLIX. 

The Messiah and the object of his advent. 7 God 
promiseth Mm protection and success. 13 God's un- 
changing love to Zion. 18 Her glorious enlarge- 
ment foretold. 24 The enemies of Zion shall be de- 
stroyed. 

LISTEN, ^ isles, unto me ; and 
hearken, ye people, from far ; 
^ The Lord hath called me from the 
womb ; from the bowels of my mother 
hath he made mention of my name. 

2 And he hath made '^ my mouth 
like a sharp sword ; "^ in the shadow 
of his hand hath he hid me, and made 
me ® a polished shaft ; in his quiver 
hath he hid me ; 

3 And said unto me, ^ Thou art my 
servant, O Israel, ^in whom I will be 
glorified. 

4 ^ Then I said, I have laboured in 
vain, I have spent my strength for 
nought, and in vain : yet surely my 
judgment is with the Lord, and H my 
work with my God.. 

5 f And now, saith the Lord ' that 
formed me from the womb to be his 
servant, to bring Jacob again to him, 
II Though Israel ^ be not gathered, 
yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of 
the Lord, and my God shall be my 
strength. 

6 And he said, II It is a light thing 
that thou shouldest be my servant to 
raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to 
restore the II preserved of Israel : I 
will also give thee for a ' light to the 
Gentiles, that thou mayest be my sal- 
vation unto the end of the earth. 

7 Thus saith the Lord, the Redeem- 
er of Israel, and his Holy One, ™ II to 
him whom man despiseth, to him 
whom the nation abhorreth, to a 
servant of rulers, "Kings shall see 
and arise, princes also shall worship, 
because of the Lord that is faithful, 
and the Holy One of Israel, and he 
shall choose thee. 

8 Thus saith the Lord, °In an ac- 
ceptable time have I heard thee, and 
in a day of salvation have I helped 
thee : and I will preserve thee, p and 
give thee for a covenant of the people, 
to II establish the earth, to cause to 
inherit the desolate heritages ; 

9 That thou mayest say i to the 
prisoners. Go forth ; to them that are 
in darkness. Shew yourselves. They 




a ch. 41. 1. 

b ver. 5. Jer. 

1. 5. Matt. 1. 

20,21. Luke 

1.15.31. John 

10.36. Gal.l. 

15. 
c ch. 11. 4. & 

51. 16. Hos. 

6. 5. Heb. 4. 

12. Rev. 1.16. 
d ch. 51. 16. 
e Ps. 45. 5. 
f ch. 42. 1. 

Zech. 3. 8. 
g ch. 44. 23. 

John 13. 31. 

& 15. 8. Eph. 

1.6. 
h. Ez. 3. 19. 

II Or, my re- 
ward, ch. 40. 
10. & 62. 11. 

i ver. 1. 



II Or, That 
Israel may 
be gathered 
to him, and 
I may, <^c, 

II Or, Art thou 
lighter than 
that thou 
shouldest, Sfc. 

II Or, desola- 
tions. 
k Matt. 23. 37. 

I ch. 42. 6. & 
60. 3. Luke 
2.32. Acts 13. 
47. &. 26. 18. 

II Or, to him 
thai is de- 
spised in 
soul. 

m ch. 53. 3. 

Matt. 26. 67. 
nPs.72.10,11, 

ver. 23. 



See Ps. 69. 
13. 2 Cor. 6. 
2. 



P ch. 42. 6. 
II Or, raise 



q ch. 42. 7. 
Zech. 9. 12. 



God^s unchanging love 



ISAIAH. 



and promise unto Zi(m. 




X ch. 43. 5, G. 



z See ch. 40. 
27. 

a See Ps. 103. 
13. Mai. 3. 
17. Matt. 7. 
11. 

t Heb. /row 
having com- 
passion. 

b Rom. 11. 29, 



c See Ex. 13. 
D. Cant. 8.6. 



(1 ver. 19. 
e ch. 60. 4. 



shall feed in the ways, and their pas- 
tures shall be in all high places. 

10 They shall not '^ hunger nor thirst ; 
' neither shall the heat nor sun smite 
them : for he that hath mercy on 
them ' shall lead them, even by the 
springs of water shall he guide them. 

11 "And I will make all my mount- 
ains a way, and my highways shall 
be exalted. 

12. Behold, ^ these shall come from 
far : and, lo, these from the north and 
from the west ; and these from the 
land of Sinim. 

13 1[ y Sing, heavens ; and be joy- 
ful, earth ; and break forth into 
singing, O mountains : for the Lord 
hath comforted his people, and will 
have mercy upon his afflicted. 

14 ^ But Zion said. The Lord hath 
forsaken me, and my Lord hath for- 
gotten me. 

15 *Can a woman forget her suck- 
ing child, tthat she should not have 
compassion on the son of her womb 1 
yea, they may forget, ^ yet will I not 
forget thee. 

16 Behold, '^ I have graven thee upon 
the palms of my hands ; thy walls are 
continually before me. 

17 Thy children shall make haste ; 
^ thy destroyers a^d they that made 
thee waste shall go forth of thee. 

18 H ^ Lift up thine eyes round 
about, and behold : all these gather 
themselves together, and come to 
thee. As I live, saith the Lord, thou 
shalt surely clothe thee with them 
all, ^as with an ornament, and bind 
them on thee., as a bride doeth. 

19 For thy waste and thy desolate 
places, and the land of thy destruction, 
^ shall even, now be too narrow by rea- 
son of the inhabitants, and they that 
swallowed thee up shall be far away. 

20 ^ The children which thou shalt 
have, ' after thou hast lost the other, 
shall say again in thine ears, The 
place is too strait for me : give place 
to me that I may dwell. 

21 Then shalt thou say in thine 
heart. Who hath begotten me these, 
seeing I have lost my children, and 
am desolate, a captive, and removing 
to ond fro? and who hath brought 
up these ? Behold, I was left alone ; 
these, where had they been 1 

22 ^ Thus saith the Lord God, Be- 
hold, I will lift up mine hand to the 
Gentiles, and set up my standard to 
the people : and they shall bring thy 
sons in their t arms, and thy daughters 
shall be carried upon their shoulders. 

23 ' And kings shall be thy t nursing 
fathers, and their t queens thy nurs- 
ing mothers : they shall bow down to 



thee with their face toward the earth, 
and "'lick up the dust of thy feet; 
and thou shalt know that I am the 
Lord : for "they shall not be ashamed 
that wait for me. 

24 1 ° Shall the prey be taken from 
the mighty, or t the lawful captive 
delivered % 

25 But thus saith the Lord, Even 
the t captives of the mighty shall be 
taken away, and the prey of the ter- 
rible shall be delivered : for I will 
contend with him that contendeth 
with thee, and I will save thy children. 

26 And I will p feed them that op- 
press thee with their own flesh ; and 
they shall be drunken with their own 
"J blood, as with II sweet wine : and all 
flesh '"shall know that I the Lord am 
thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the 
Mighty One of Jacob. 

CHAPTER L. 

The sins of Israel the cause of fheir sufferings ^and not 
God's inability to save. 4 God's gifts to the Mes- 
siah. Q His patient endurance of reproach. \0 An 
exhortation to trust in God, and not in ourselves. 

THUS saith the Lord, Where is 
^the bill of your mother's di- 
vorcement, whom 1 have put away 1 
or which of my "^ creditors is it to 
whom I have sold you 1 Behold, for 
your iniquities '^ have ye sold your- 
selves, and for your transgressions is 
your mother put away. 

2 Wherefore, when I came, was 
there no man 1 ^ when I called, was 
there none to answer 1 ® Is my hand 
shortened at all, that it cannot re- 
deem ? or have I no power to deliver 1 
behold, *' at my rebuke I ^ dry up the 
sea, I make the ^ rivers a wilderness : 
' their fish stinketh, because there is 
no water, and dieth for thirst. 

3 "^I clothe the heavens with black- 
ness, ^ and I make sackcloth their cov- 
ering. 

4 1 ™The Lord God hath given me 
the tongue of the learned, that I should 
know how to speak a word in season 
to him that is "^ weary : he wakeneth 
morning by morning, he wakeneth 
mine ear to hear as the learned. 

5 The Lord God °hath opened mine 
ear, and I was not p rebellious, neither 
turned g.way back. 

6 "1 1 gave my back to the smiters, 
and ""my cheeks to them that plucked 
off the hair : I hid not my face from 
shame and spitting. 

7 1 For the Lord God will help me ; 
therefore shall I not be confounded : 
therefore have 'I set my face like a 
flint, and I know that I shall not he 
ashamed. 

8 ' He is near that justifieth me ; who 
will contend with me 1 let us stand 

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m Ps. 72. 9, 
Mic. 7. 17. 

n Pb. 34. 22. 
Rom. 5. 5. & 
9. 33. & 10.11. 

t Heb. the 
captivity of 
the just. 

t Heb. captiv- 
ity. 

o Matt. 12. 29. 
Luke 11. 21, 
22. 



P ch. 9. 20. 

q Rev. 14. 20. 

& 16. 6. 
II Or, new 

wine. 
r Ps. 9. 16. 

ch. 60. 16. 



a Deut. 24. 1, 

Jer. 3. 8. 

Hos. 2. 2. 
b See 2 Kino-s 

4. 1. Matt. 

18.25. 
c ch. 52. 3. 



d Prov. I. 24. 

ch. 65. 12. & 

66. 4. Jer. 7. 

13. & 35. 15. 
e Num. n. 23. 

ch. 59. 1. 
f Ps. 106. 9. 

Nah. 1. 4. 
?Ex. 14.2]. 
h Josh. 3. 16. 
iEx. 7.18,21. 
kEx. 10. 21. 
1 Rev. 6. 12. 



m Ex. 4. 11. 



n Matt. 11. 28. 



oP8.40.6,7,8. 

P Matt. 26. 39. 

John 14. 3L 

Phil. 2. 8. 

Heb. 10. 5, 

&c. 
q Matt. 26. 67. 

& 27. 26. 

Johu 18. 22. 
T Lam. 3. 30. 



s Ez. 3. 8, 9. 



: Rom. 8. 32, 

33, 34. 



God''s salvation is near. 



ISAIAH. 



Mis peoi^le are comforted. 




y Ps. 23. 4. 

2 2 Chr. 20. 
20. Ps. 20.7. 



» John 9. 39. 
b Ps. 16. 4. 



a ver. 7. 
b Rom. 9. 30, 
31, 32. 



c Rom. 4. 1, 
16. Heb. 11. 
11, 12. 

d Gen. 12. 1, 2. 

e Gen. 24. 1, 
35. 

f Ps. 102. 13. 
ch. 40. ]. & 
52. 9. ver. 12. 

S Gen. 13. 10. 
Joel 2. 3. 



h ch. 2. 3. & 

42.4. 

i ch. 42. 6. 
k ch. 46. 13. & 

56. 1. Rom. 

1. 16, 17. 
1 Ps. 67. 4. & 

93.9. 
m ch. 60. 9. 
n Rom. 1. IG. 
ch. 40. 26. 



p Ps. 102. 26. 

Matt. 24. 35. 

2 Pet. 3. 10, 

12. 
q ch. 50. 9. 



r ver. 1. 
» Ps. 37. 31. 
t Matt. 10. 28. 
Acts 5. 41. 



1 ch. 50. 9. 



together : who is t mine adversary "? 
let him come near to me. 

9 Behold, the Lord God will help 
me ; who is he that shall condemn 
me? "lo, they all shall wax old as a 
garment; ^the moth shall eat them 
up. 

10 1 Who is among you that feareth 
the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of 
his servant, that ywalketh in dark- 
ness, and hath no light '? ^let him 
trust in the name of the Lord, and 
stay upon his God. 

1 1 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, 
that compass yourselves about with 
sparks : walk in the light of your fire, 
and in the sparks that ye have kin- 
dled. ^This shall ye ,have of mine 
hand ; ye shall lie down "" in sorrow. 

CHAPTER LL 

Comfort promised to Zion. 4 God's salvation is near. 
7 The destruction of Zion' s enemies foretold. 9 The 
people of God pray for his aid as of old. 12 His 
promise to them. 17 The afflictions of Jerusalem 
bewailed, 21 and her deliverance pi'omised. 

^TTEARKEN to me, ^ye that fol- 
Xl low after righteousness, ye that 
seek the Lord : look unto the rock 
whence ye are hewn, and to the hole 
of the pit whence je are digged. 

2 '^ Look unto Abraham your father, 
and unto Sarah that bare you : "^ for I 
called him alone, and ® blessed him, 
and increased him. 

3 For the Lord ^ shall comfort Zion : 
he will comfort all her waste places ; 
and he will make her wilderness like 
Eden, and her desert ^like the garden 
of the Lord ; ]oj and gladness shall 
be found therein, thanksgiving, and 
the voice of melody. 

4 IT Hearken unto me, my people ; 
and give ear unto me, my nation : 
^for a law shall proceed from me, 
and I will make my judgment to rest 
' for a light of the people. 

5 ^ My righteousness is near ; my 
salvation is gone forth, 'and mine 
arms shall judge the people; ™the 
isles shall wait upon me, and "on 
mine arm shall they trust. 

6 ° Lift up your eyes to the heavens, 
and look upon the earth beneath : for 
Pthe heavens shall vanish away like 
smoke, '' and the earth shall '^yax old 
like a garment, and they that dwell 
therein shall die in like manner : but 
my salvation shall be for ever, and my 
righteousness shall not be abolished. 

7 1 *■ Hearken unto me, ye that know 
righteousness, the people 'in whose 
heart is my law ; * fear ye not the re- 
proach of men, neither be ye afraid of 
their revilings. 

8 For "the moth shall eat them up 
like a garment, and the worm shall 

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eat them like wool : but my righteous- 
ness shall be for ever, and my salva- 
tion from generation to generation. 

9 *![ ""Awake, awake ; ^put on strength, 
arm of the Lord ; awake, ^as in the 
ancient days, in the generations of old. 
^Art thou not it that hath cut ^ Rahab, 
and wounded the ^ dragon % 

10 Art thou not it which hath ^ dried 
the sea, the waters of the great deep ; 
that hath made the depths of the sea 
a way for the ransomed to pass over "? 

11 Therefore ® the redeemed of the 
Lord shall return, and come with 
singing unto Zion ; and everlasting 
joy shall be upon their head : they 
shall obtain gladness and joy ; and 
sorrow and mourning shall flee away. 

12 I, even I, am he ^that comforteth 
you : who art thou, that thou should- 
est be afraid ^of a man that shall die, 
and of the son of man ivhich shall be 
made ^ as grass ; 

13 And forgettest the Lord thy 
Maker, ' that hath stretched forth the 
heavens, and laid the foundations of 
the earth ; and hast feared continu- 
ally every day because of the fury of 
the oppressor, as if he H were ready 
to destroy? ''and where is the fury 
of the oppressor 1 

14 The captive exile hasteneth that 
he may be loosed, ' and that he should 
not die in the pit, nor that his bread 
should fail. 

15 But I am the Lord thy God, that 
*" divided the sea, whose waves roar- 
ed : The Lord of hosts is his name. 

16 And " I have put my words in 
thy mouth, and ° I have covered thee 
in the shadow of mine hand, Pthat I 
may plant the heavens, and lay the 
foundations of the earth, and say unto 
Zion, Thou art my people. 

17 IF •! Awake, awake, stand up, 
Jerusalem, which ^ hast drunk at the 
hand of the Lord the cup of his fury ; 
' thou hast drunken the dregs of the 
cup of trembling, and wrung them out. 

18 There is none to guide her among 
all the sons whom she hath brought 
forth ; neither is there any that taketh 
her by the hand of all the sons that 
she hath brought up. 

19 ' These two things t are come un- 
to thee ; who shall be sorry for thee ? 
desolation, and t destruction, and the 
famine, and the sword : " by whom 
shall I comfort thee % 

20 ^ Thy sons have fainted, they lie 
at the head of all the streets, as a wild 
bull in a net : they are full of the fury 
of the Lord, the rebuke of thy God. 

21 IF Therefore hear now this, thou 
afflicted, and drunken, "^ but not with 
wine : 



The deliverance of Zion. 



ISAIAH. 



The Messiah's sufferings. 



B.C. 
about 712. 

z Jer. 50. 34. 



a .Ter. 25. 17, 
2(), 28. Zech. 
12. 2. 

b Ps. 66. 11, 
12. 



a ch. 51. 9,17. 



b Neh. 11. 1. 

ch. 48. 2. 

Matt. 4. 5. 

Rev. 21. 2. 
c ch. 35. 8. & 

GO. 21. Nah. 

I. 15. 
d Rev. 21. 27. 
e See ch. 3. 

26. & 51. 23. 
f Zech. 2. 7. 
S Ps. 44. 12. 

ch. 45. 13. 

Jer. 15. 13, 



h Gen. 46. G. 
Acts 7. 14. 



i Ez. 36. 20, 
23. Rom. 2. 

24. 



k Nah. 1. 15. 
Rom. 10. 15. 



1 Ps. 93. 1. & 

90.10. & 97.1. 



m ch. 51. 3. 

n ch. 48. 20. 
o I's. 98. 2, 3. 
P Luke 3. 6. 
q ch. 48. 20. 

Jer. 50. 8. & 

51. 6, 45. 

Zech. 2. 6, 7. 

2 Cor. 6. 17. 

Rev. 18. 4. 



22 Thus saith thy Lord the Lord, 
and thy God "" that pleadeth the cause 
of his people, Behold, I have taken out 
of thine hand the cup of trembhng, 
even th^ dregs of the cup of my fury ; 
thou shalt no more drink it again : 

23 But "- 1 will put it into the hand of 
them that afflict thee ; ^ which have 
said to thy soul. Bow down, that we 
may go over : and thou hast laid thy 
body as the ground, and as the street, 
to them that went over. 

CHAPTER LII. 

Zion exhorted to awake and prepare for her deliver- 
ance from captivity. 7 The herald of this event seen 
upon the mountains. 9 The waste places of Jerusa- 
lem vailed upon to rejoice. 11 The people com mand- 
ed to depart out of bondage. 13 I'he humiliation 
and exaltation of the Messiah. 

AWAKE, ^ awake; put on thy 
strength, O Zion ; put on thy 
beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, ^ the 
holy city : for ° henceforth there shall 
no more come into thee the uncir- 
cumcised '^and the unclean. 

2 ^ Shake thyself from the dust ; 
arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem : 
^ loose thyself from the bands of thy 
neck, captive daughter of Zion. 

3 For thus saith the Lord, ^ Ye have 
sold yourselves for nought ; and ye 
shall be redeemed without money. 

4 For thus saith the Lord God, 
My people went down aforetime into 
^ Egypt to sojourn there ; and the As- 
syrian oppressed them without cause. 

5 Now therefore, what have I here, 
saith the Lord, that my people is 
taken away for nought? they that 
rule over them make them to howl, 
saith the Lord ; and my name con- 
tinually every day is ^blasphemed. 

6 Therefore my people shall know 
my name : therefore they shall know 
in that day that I am he that doth 
speak : behold, it is I. 

7 IT ^ How beautiful upon the mount- 
ains are the feet of him that bringeth 
good tidings, that publisheth peace ; 
that bringeth good tidings of good, 
that publisheth salvation ; that saith 
unto Zion, 'Thy God reigneth ! 

8 Thy watchmen shall lift up the 
voice ; with the voice together shall 
they sing : for they shall see eye to 
eye, when the Lord shall bring again 
Zion. 

9 1" Break forth into joy, sing togeth- 
er, ye waste places of Jerusalem : ™ for 
the Lord hath comforted his people, 
" he hath redeemed Jerusalem. 

10 " The Lord hath made bare his 
holy arm in the eyes of all the nations ; 
and Pall the ends of the earth shall 
see the salvation of our God. 

11 IT 1 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out 
from thence, touch no unclean thing ; 



42 



go ye out of the midst of her; ""be ye 
clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord. 

12 For 'ye shall not go out with 
haste, nor go by flight : * for the Lord 
will go before you ; " and the God of 
Israel will t be your rearward. 

13 IF Behold, ''my servant shall " deal 
prudently, yhe shall be exalted and 
extolled, and be very high. 

14 As many were astonished at thee ; 
his ^visage was so marred more than 
any man, and his form more than the 
sons of men : 

15 ^So shall he sprinkle many na- 
tions; ''the kings shall shut their 
mouths at him : for that " which had 
not been told them shall they see ; 
and that which they had not heard 
shall they consider. 

CHAPTER LHI. 

The Messiah despised and rejected. 4 His sufferings 
in our behalf. 7 His meekness, humiliation, and 
death. 10 The benefits of his passion. 

WHO *hath believed our II report? 
and to whom is '' the arm of the 
Lord revealed ? 

2 For " he shall grow up before him 
as a tender plant, and as a root out 
of a dry ground: ''he hath no form 
nor comeliness ; and when we shall 
see him, there is no beauty that we 
should desire him. 

3 ® He is despised and rejected of 
men; a man of sorrows, and ^ac- 
quainted with grief: and II we hid as 
it were our faces from him ; he was 
despised, and ^ we esteemed him not. 

4 IT Surely ^ he hath borne our griefs, 
and carried our sorrows : yet we did 
esteem him stricken, smitten of God, 
and afflicted. 

5 But he was II 'wounded for our 
transgressions, he was bruised for our 
iniquities : the chastisement of our 
peace was upon him ; and with his 
^ t stripes we are healed. 

6 'All we like sheep have gone 
astray ; we have turned every one to 
his own way ; and the Lord t hath 
laid on him the iniquity of us all. 

7 He was oppressed, and he was 
afflicted, yet '""he opened not his 
mouth : "he is brought as a lamb to 
the slaughter, and as a sheep before 
her shearers is dumb, so he openeth 
not his mouth. 

8 II He was taken from prison and 
from judgment : and who shall declare 
his generation ? for ° he was cut off out 
of the land of the living : for the trans- 
gression of my people t was he stricken. 

9 P And he made his grave with the 
wicked, and with the rich in his 
t death; because he had done no 
violence, neither was any 'i deceit in 
his mouth. 

657 



B.C. 

about 712. 



T Lev. 22. 2, 
&c. 

t Heb. gather 

you up. 
II Or. prosper, 

ch. 53. 10. 

Jer. 23. 5. 
3 See Ex. 12. 

33, 39. 
t Mic. 2. 13. 
u Num. 10. 25. 

ch. 58. 8. See 

Ex. 14.19. 
X ch. 42. 1. 
y Phil. 2. 9. 
z Ps. 22. 6, 7. 

ch. 53. 2, 3. 
a Ez. 36. 25. 

Acts 2. 33. 

Heb. 9. 13, 

14. 
b ch. 49. 7, 23. 
c ch. 55. 5. 

Rom. 15. 21. 

&, 16. 25, 26. 

Eph. 3. 5, 9. 
a John 12. 38. 

Rom. 10. 16. 
II Or, doc- 
trine ? Heb. 

hearing 7 
b ch. 51. 9. 

Rom. 1. 16. 

1 Cor. 1.18. 
c ch. 11. 1. 
d ch. 52. 14. 

Mark 9. 12. 
e Ps. 22. 6. 

di. 49. 7. 
f Heb. 4. 15. 
S John 1. 10, 

n. 

II Or, he hid as 
it were his 
face from us. 
Heb. as a hi- 
ding of faces 
from him, or, 
from us. 
h Matt. 8. 17. 
Heb. 9. 28. 
1 Pet. 2. 24. 

II Or, torment- 
ed. 

i Rom. 4. 25. 
1 Cor. 15. 3. 
1 Pet. 3. 18. 

t Heb. bruise. 
k 1 Pet. 2. 24. 

I Ps. 119. 176. 
1 Pet. 2. 25. 

t Heb. hath 
made the ini- 
quity of us all 
to meet on 
him. 

m Matt. 26. 
63. & 27. 12, 
14. Mark 14. 
61. Ai 15.5. 1 
Pet. 2. 23. 

n Acts 8. 32. 

II Or, He was 
taken aioay 
by distress 
and judg- 
ment: but, 

o Dan. 9. 26. 
t Heb. was 

the stroke 

upon him. 
p Matt. 27. 57, 

58, 60. 

t Heb. deaths, 
q I Pet. 2. 22. 

1 John 3. 5. 



The enlargement of Zion. 



ISAIAH. 



Her future prosperity. 



B.C. 

about 712. 



I Zeph. 3. 14. 
Gal. 4. 27. 



b 1 Sam. 2. 5. 



(1 ch. 55. 5. &. 
61,9. 



e J er. 3. 14. 
f Luke 1. 32. 



■T Zech. 14. 9. 
Rom. 3. 29. 



i Ps. 30. 5. 
ch. 26. 20. & 
60. 10. 2 Cor. 
4. 17. 



i; ch. 55.^. 
Jer. 31.3. 



1 Gen. 8. 21. & 
9. 11. ch. 55. 
11. See Jer. 
31. 35, 36. 



10 IT Yet it pleased the Lord to 
bruise him ; he hath put him to grief : 
II when thou shalt make his soul '' an 
offering for sin, he shall see his seed, 
^he shall prolong his days, and 'the 
pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in 
his hand. 

1 1 He shall see of the travail of his 
soul, and shall be satisfied : " by his 
knowledge shall "^ my righteous ^ serv- 
ant ^justify many ; ^for he shall bear 
their iniquities. 

12 ''Therefore will I divide him a 
portion with the great, "^ and he shall 
divide the spoil with the strong ; be- 
cause he hath poured out his soul 
unto death : and he was ^ numbered 
with the transgressors ; and he bare 
the sin of many, and ® made interces- 
sion for the transgressors. 

CHAPTER LIV. 

God comfortefh Zion with the promise of great en- 
largement. 7 His covenant with her firm and im- 
moveable. 11 Her future -prosperity and glory de- 
scribed. 15 A promise of safety from her enemies. 

^QING, O barren, thou that didst 
O not bear ; break forth into sing- 
ing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not 
travail with child : for ^ more are the 
children of the desolate than the chil- 
dren of the married wife, saith the 
Lord. 

2 "^ Enlarge the place of thy tent, and 
let them stretch forth the curtains of 
thine habitations : spare not, lengthen 
thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes ; 

3 For thou shalt break forth on the 
right hand and on the left ; ^ and thy 
seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and 
make the desolate cities to be inhab- 
ited. 

4 Fear not ; for thou shalt not be 
ashamed : neither be thou confounded ; 
for thou shalt not be put to shame : 
for thou shalt forget the shame of thy 
youth, and shalt not remember the re- 
proach of thy widowhood any more. 

5 ® For thy Maker is thine husband ; 
the ^ Lord of hosts is his name ; and 
thy Redeemer the Holy One of Is- 
rael ; s The God of the whole earth 
shall he be called. 

6 For the Lord ''hath called thee 
as a woman forsaken and grieved in 
spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou 
wast refused, saith thy God. 

7 ' For a small moment have I for- 
saken thee ; but with great mercies 
will I gather thee. 

8 In a little wrath I hid my face 
from thee for a moment ; ^ but with 
everlasting kindness will I have mercy 
on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer. 

9 For this is as the waters of ' Noah 
unto me : for as I have sworn that 
the waters of Noah should no more 

658 



go over the earth ; so have I sworn 
that I would not be wroth with thee, 
nor rebuke thee. 

10 For '''the mountains shall depart, 
and the hills be removed ; " but my 
kindness shall not depart from thee, 
neither shall the covenant of my 
peace be removed, saith the Lord 
that hath mercy on thee. 

11 IT thou afflicted, tossed with 
tempest, and not comforted, behold, I 
will lay thy stones with " fair colours^ 
and lay thy foundations with sap- 
phires. 

12 And I will make thy windows of 
agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, 
and all thy borders of pleasant stones. 

13 And all thy children shall be 
P taught of the Lord ; and 'J great 
shall be the peace of thy children. 

14 In righteousness shalt thou be es- 
tablished : thou shalt be far from op- 
pression ; for thou shalt not fear : and 
from terror ; for it shall not come 
near thee. 

15 Behold, they shall surely gather 
together, but not by me : whosoever 
shall gather together against thee 
shall fall for thy sake. 

16 Behold, I have created the smith 
that bloweth the coals in the fire, and 
that bringeth forth an instrument for 
his Avork ; and I have created the 
waster to destroy. 

17 IF No weapon that is formed 
against thee shall prosper ; and every 
tongue that shall rise against thee in 
judgment thou shalt condemn. This 
is the heritage of the servants of the 
Lord, '"and their righteousness is of 
me, saith the Lord. 

CHAPTER LV. 

A gracious invitation to accept God's abundant mer- 
cy in the Messiah. 10 God's word shall prosper. 

HO, ^ every one that thirsteth, 
come ye to the waters, and he 
that hath no money ; ^ come ye, buy, 
and eat ; yea, come, buy wine and milk 
without money and without price. 

2 Wherefore do ye t spend money 
for that which is not bread ? and your 
labour for that which satisfieth not? 
hearken diligently unto me, and eat 
ye that ivhich is good, and let your 
soul delight itself in fatness. 

3 Incline your ear, and *= come unto 
me : hear, and your soul shall live ; 
'^ and I will make an everlasting cov- 
enant with you, even the ® sure mer- 
cies of David. 

4 Behold, I have given him for ^ a 
witness to the people, ^a leader and 
commander to the people. 

5 *' Behold, thou shalt call a nation 
that thou knowest not, ' and nations 
that knew not thee shall run unto 



Men exhorted to repent. 



ISAIAH. 



Blind watchmen reproved. 




tHeb. the 
man of ini- 
quity. 



t Heb. he will 

■multiply to 

pardon.' 
1 Ps. 32. 6. 

Matt. 5. 25. 

& 25. 11. 

John?. 34. & 

8. 21. 2 Cor. 

G. 1, 2. Heb. 

3. 13. 

m ch. 1. 16. 
u Zecli. 8. 17. 
o Ps 130. 7. 

Jer. 3. 12. 
p 2 Sam. 7. 19. 
q Ps. 103. 11. 
r Deut. 32. 2. 



s ch. H. 9. 



t ch. 35. 10. & 
65. 13, 14. 

u Ps. 96. 12. & 
98. 8. ch. 14. 
8. & 35. 1, 2. 
& 42. 11. 

xlChr. 16.33. 

y ch. 41. 19. 

z Mic. 7. 4. 



Jer. 13. 11. 



II Or, equity. 

a ch. 46. 13, 
Matt. 3. 2. & 
4. 17. Rom. 
13. 11, 12. 



c See Deut. 
23. 1, 2, 3. 
Acts 8. 27. & 
10. 1,2, 34. & 
17. 4. &. 18. 7. 
1 Pet. 1. 1. 



thee, because of the Lord thy God, 
and for the Holy One of Israel ; ^ for 
he hath glorified thee. 

6 H ' Seek ye the Lord while he 
may t^e found, call ye upon him 
while he is near : 

7 ^ Let the wicked forsake his 
way, and t the unrighteous man " his 
thoughts : and let him return unto 
the Lord, ° and he will have mercy 
upon him ; and to our God, for t he 
will abundantly pardon. 

8 P For my thoughts are not your 
thoughts, neither are your ways my 
ways, saith the Lord. 

9 iFor as the heavens are higher 
than the earth, so are my ways higher 
than your ways, and my thoughts 
than your thoughts. 

10 IF For ""as the rain cometh down, 
and the snow from heaven, and re- 
turneth not thither, but watereth the 
earth, and maketh it bring forth and 
bud, that it may give seed to the 
sower, and bread to the eater : 

1 1 ' So shall my word be that goeth 
forth out of my mouth : it shall not 
return unto me void, but it shall ac- 
complish that which I please, and it 
shall prosper in the thing whereto I 
sent it. 

12 * For ye shall go out with joy, and 
be led forth with peace : the mount- 
ains and the hills shall " break forth 
before you into singing, and ^ all the 
trees of the field shall clap if Aeir hands. 

13 y Instead of ''the thorn shall come 
up the fir tree, and instead of the 
brier shall come up the myrtle tree : 
and it shall be to the Lord ^'for a 
name, for an everlasting sign that 
shall not be cut off. 

CHAPTER LVL 

God's salvation is near. 2 Blessings promised to all 
who keep the sabbath, andobserve his covenant. 9 Is- 
rael exposed to judgments for the sins of their rulers. 

THUS saith the Lord, Keep ye 
II judgment, and do justice : * for 
my salvation is near to come, and my 
righteousness to be revealed. 

2 Blessed is the man that doeth this, 
and the son of man that layeth hold 
on it ; '^ that keepeth the sabbath from 
polluting it, and keepeth his hand 
from doing any evil. 

3 t Neither let *= the son of the 
stranger, that hath joined himself to 
the Lord, speak, saying, The Lord 
hath utterly separated me from his 
people : neither let the eunuch say, 
Behold, I am a. dry tree. 

4 For thus saith the Lord unto the 
eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and 
choose the things that please me, and 
take hold of my covenant ; 

5 Even unto them will I give in 



•^mine house and within my walls a 
place ^ and a name better than of sons 
and of daughters : I will give them an 
everlasting name, that shall not be 
cut off. 

6 Also the sons of the stranger, that 
join themselves to the Lord, to serve 
him, and to love the name of the Lord, 
to be his servants, every one that keep- 
eth the sabbath from polluting it, and 
taketh hold of my covenant ; 

7 Even them will I *^ bring to my 
holy mountain, and make them joyful 
in my house of prayer : ^ their burnt 
offerings and their sacrifices shall be 
accepted upon mine altar ; for ^ mine 
house shall be called a house of 
prayer ' for all people. 

8 The Lord God ''which gathereth 
the outcasts of Israel saith, ' Yet will 

I gather others to him, t besides those 
that are gathered unto him. 

9 IF ""All ye beasts of the field, come 
to devour, 7/ea, all ye beasts in the 
forest. 

10 His watchmen are "blind : they 
are all ignorant, ° they are all dumb 
dogs, they cannot bark ; II sleeping, 
lying down, loving to slumber. 

1 1 Yea, they are t p greedy dogs which 

I I can never have enough, and they 
are shepherds that cannot understand : 
they all look to their own way, every 
one for his gain, from his quarter. 

12 Come ye, sai/ they, I will fetch 
wine, and we will fill ourselves with 
strong drink ; "" and to morrow shall be 
as this day, and much more abundant. 

CHAPTER LVIL 

Tlie blessed death of the rigJiteous. 3 The gross idola- 
try of the people described. 13 Pr07nises to the hum- 
ble and contrite. 20 No peace to the wicked. 

THE righteous perisheth, and no 
man layeth it to heart : and 
t ^merciful men are taken away, ''none 
considering that the righteous is ta- 
ken away II from the evil to come. 

2 He shall II enter into peace : they 
shall rest in " their beds, each one 
walking II in his uprightness. 

3 IT But draw near hither, ^ ye sons 
of the sorceress, the seed of the adul- 
terer and the whore. 

4 Against whom do ye sport your- 
selves ? against whom make ye a wide 
mouth, and draw out the tongue ? are 
ye not children of transgression, a 
seed of falsehood, 

5 Inflaming yourselves II with idols 
^ under every green tree, ^slaying the 
children in the valleys under the 
clefts of the rocks ? 

Among the smooth stones of the 
stream is thy portion ; they, they are 
thy lot : even to them hast thou pour- 
ed a drink offering, thou hast offered 

(559 



B.C. 

al)out 712. 

(1 I Tim. 3. 15. 
e John 1. 12. 
1 John 3. 1. 



f ch. 2. 2. 1 
Pet. 1. 1, 2. 

S Rom. 12. 1. 

Heb. 13. 15. 

1 Pet. 2. 5. 
li Matt. 21. 13. 

Mark 1 1. 17. 

Luke 19.4(3. 
' Mai. 1.11. 

k Ps. 147. 2. 
ch. 11. 12. 

t Heb. to his 
gathered. 

I John 10. 16. 
Eph. 1. 10. k 
2. 14, 15, 16. 

m Jer. 12. 9. 

nMatt. 15. 14. 
& 23. 16. 

II Or, dream- 
ing, or, talk- 
ing in their 
sleep. 

t Heb. strong 
of appetite. 

t Heb. know 
not to be sat- 
isfied. 

o Phil. 3. 2. 

P Mic. 3. 11. 

qEz.34. 2, 3. 

r Ps. 10. 6. 
Prov. 23. 35. 
ch. 22. 13. 
Luke 12. 19. 
1 Cor. 15. 32. 



about 698. 



t Heb. men of 

kindness, or, 

godliness. 
II Or, from 

that which 

is evil. 
II Or, go in 

peace. 
II Or, before 

him. 
aPs. 12. L 

Mic. 7. 2. 
b 1 Kines 14. 

13. See 2 

Kings 22. 20. 
<:2Chr. 16.14. 
d JMatt. 16. 4. 
e 2 Kings 16. 

4. & 17. 10. 

Jer. 2. 20. 
II Or, a.mong 

the oaks, ch. 

1. 29. 
f Lev. 18. 21. 

& 20. 2. 2 

Kings 16. 3. 

& 23. 10. Jer. 

7.31. Ez. 16. 

20. & 20. 26. 



Promises to the penitent. 



ISAIAH. 



The fast acceptable to God. 



g Ez. 16. 16,25. 
li Ez. 23. 41. 



!l Or, hewed it 
for thyself 

larger than 

theirs. 
II Or, thoupro- 

videdst room. 
11 Or, thou re- 

>'pectedst the 

king. 
i Ez. 16. 26, 

28. & 23. 2- 

20. 
k ch. 30. 6. 

Ez. IG. 33. & 

23. 16. Hos. 

7.11. & 12.1. 
II Or, living. 
1 Jer. 2. 25. 

mch.51.]2,13. 



ch. 40. 3. & 
62. 10. 



p Job 6. 10. 

Luke 1. 49. 
qPs. 68. 4. 

Zech. 2. 13. 
r Ps. 34. 18. & 

51. 17. & 138. 

6. ch.66. 2. 
s Ps. 147. 3. 

ch. 61.1. 
t Ps. 85. 5. & 

103. 9. Mic. 

7.18. 

u Num. 16. 22. 

Job. 34. 14. 

Heb. 12. 9. 
X Jer. 6. 13. 



t Heb. turn- 
ing away. 

y ch. 8. 17. & 
45. 15. 

z ch. 9. 13. 

a Jer. 3. 22. 

b ch. 61. 2. 

c Heb. 13. 15. 

d Acts 2. 39. 
Eph. 2. 17. 

e Job. 15. 20, 
&c. Prov. 4. 
16. 



a meat offering. Should I receive 
comfort in these ? 

7 s Upon a lofty and high mountain 
hast thou set ^ thy bed : even thither 
wentest thou up to offer sacrifice. 

8 Behind the doors also and the 
posts hast thou set up thy remem- 
brance : for thou hast discovered thy- 
self to another than me, and art gone 
up ; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and 
II made thee a covenant with them ; 
' thou lovedst their bed H where thou 
sawest it. 

9 And II ''thou wentest to the king 
with ointment, and didst increase thy 
perfumes, and didst send thy messen- 
gers far off, and didst debase thyself 
eveji unto hell, 

10 Thou art wearied in the great- 
ness of thy way ; ^ yet saidst thou not, 
There is no hope : thou hast found 
the II life of thine hand ; therefore 
thou wast not grieved. 

11 And ""of whom hast thou been 
afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, 
and hast not remembered me, nor laid 
it to thy heart 1 ° have not I held my 
peace even of old, and thou fearest 
me not ? 

12 I will declare thy righteousness, 
and thy works ; for they shall not 
profit thee. 

13 IT When thou criest, let thy com- 
panies deliver thee ; but the wind 
shall carry them all away ; vanity 
shall take them : but he that putteth 
his trust in me shall possess the land, 
and shall inherit my holy mountain ; 

14 And shall say, ° Cast ye up, cast 
ye up, prepare the way, take up the 
stumblingblock out of the way of my 
people. 

15 For thus saith the high and lofty 
One that inhabiteth eternity, p whose 
name is Holy ; 1 1 dwell in the high 
and holy place, "" with him also that is 
of a contrite and humble spirit, ' to re- 
vive the spirit of the humble, and to 
revive the heart of the contrite ones. 

16 * For I will not contend for ever, 
neither will I be always wroth : for 
the spirit should fail before m.e, and 
the souls " tvhich I have made. 

17 For the iniquity of ^ his covetous- 
ness was I wroth, and smote him : ^ I 
hid me, and was wroth, ^ and he went 
on t frowardly in the way of his heart. 

18 1 have seen his ways, and ^ will 
heal him : I will lead him also, and 
restore comforts unto him and to "^ his 
mourners. 

19 I create "= the fruit of the lips ; 
Peace, peace ^ to him that is far off, 
and to him that is near, saith the 
Lord ; and I will heal him. 

20 ^ But the wicked are like the 

6(50 



troubled sea, when it cannot rest, 
whose waters cast up mire and dirt. 

21 ^ There is no peace, saith my God, 
to the wicked. 

CHAPTER LVm. 

The prophet is commanded to shew the people their 
sins. 3 Why their fasts have been unprofitable. 
8 How God's favour is to be obtained. 13 The re- 
ward of keeping the sabbath. 

CRY t aloud, spare not, lift up thy 
voice like a trumpet, and shew 
my people their transgression, and 
the house of Jacob their sins. 

2 Yet they seek me daily, and delight 
to know my ways, as a nation that 
did righteousness, and forsook not the 
ordinance of their God : they ask of 
me the ordinances of justice ; they 
take delight in approaching to God. 

3 11 ^ Wherefore have we fasted, say 
they, and thou seest not? wherefore 
have we ^ afflicted our soul, and thou 
takest no knowledge 1 Behold, in the 
day of your fast ye find pleasure, and 
exact all your II labours. 

4 " Behold, ye fast for strife and de- 
bate, and to smite with the fist of 
wickedness : II ye shall not fast as ye 
do this day, to make your voice to be 
heard on high. 

5 Is it "^ such a fast that I have 
chosen ? ^ H a day for a man to afflict 
his soul 1 is it to bow down his head 
as a bulrush, and ^ to spread sackcloth 
and ashes under him ? wilt thou call 
this a fast, and an acceptable day to 
the Lord 'J 

6 Is not this the fast that I have 
chosen 1 to loose the bands of wick- 
edness, 5 to undo tthe heavy burdens, 
and ^to let the t oppressed go free, 
and that ye break every yoke 1 

7 75 it not ' to deal thy bread to the 
hungry, and that thou bring the poor 
that are H cast out to thy house 1 
''when thou seest the naked, that 
thou cover him ; and that thou hide 
not thyself from ' thine own flesh 1 

8 IF ""Then shall thy hght break 
forth as the morning, and thine health 
shall spring forth speedily : and thy 
righteousness shall go before thee; 
" the glory of the Lord t shall be thy 
rearward. 

9 Then shalt thou call, and the Lord 
shall answer ; thou shalt cry, and he 
shall say, Here I am. If thou take 
away from the midst of thee the 
yoke, the putting forth of the finger, 
and ° speaking vanity ; 

10 And if thou draw out thy soul to 
the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted 
soul ; then shall thy light rise in ob- 
scurity, and thy darkness be as the 
noonday : 

1 1 And the Lord shall guide thee 



The iniquities of Israel. 



ISAIAH. 



Salvation is only of God. 



B.C. 

about 698. 



t Heb. 

droughts. 
t Heb. lie, or, 
deceive. 

P ch. 61. 4. 



q ch. 56. 2. 



r Job 22. 26. 



s Deut. 32. 13. 
& 33. 29. 

t ch. 1. 20. & 
40.5. Mic.4. 
4. 



a Num. 11. 23. 
ch. 50. 2. 



[] Or, ^a«e 
made him 
hide. 

b ch. 1. 15. 



B Job 15. 35. 
Ps. 7. 14. 



Or, adder'i 



II Or, that 
which is 
sprinkled is 
as if there 
brake out 
a viper. 

i Job 8. 14, 15. 



e Prov. 1. 16. 
Rom. 3. 15. 



t Heb. break- 
ing. 



II Or, right. 

f Ps. 125. 5. 
Prov. 2. 15. 



continually, and satisfy thy soul in 
t drought, and make fat thy bones : 
and thou shalt be like a watered gar- 
den, and like a spring of water, whose 
waters^tfail noo. 

12 And theij that shall be of thee 
P shall build the old waste places: 
thou shalt raise up the foundations 
of many generations ; and thou shalt 
be called, The repairer of the breach. 
The restorer of paths to dwell in. 

13 T If ithou turn away thy foot 
from the sabbath, from doing thy 
pleasure on my holy day ; and call 
the sabbath a delight, the holy of the 
Lord, honourable ; and shalt honour 
him, not doing thine own ways, nor 
finding thine own pleasure, nor speak- 
ing thine own words : 

14 '"Then shalt thou delight thyself 
in the Lord ; and I will cause thee 
to 'ride upon the high places of the 
earth, and feed thee with the heritage 
of Jacob thy father : ' for the mouth 
of the Lord hath spoken it. 

CHAPTER LIX. 

The iniquities of Israel have separated them from 
God. 3 Their sins specified. 9 The calamities thxis 
brought upon them. IG Salvation is only of God. 
20 His covenant with his people. 

BEHOLD, the Lord's hand is not 
^ shortened, that it cannot save ; 
neither his ear heavy, that it cannot 
hear: 

2 But your iniquities have separated 
between you and your God, and your 
sins II have hid his face from you, that 
he will not hear. 

3 For '' your hands are defiled with 
blood, and your fingers with iniquity ; 
your lips have spoken lies, your tongue 
hath muttered perverseness. 

4 None calleth for justice, nor any 
pleadeth for truth : they trust in van- 
ity, and speak lies ; " they conceive 
mischief, and bring forth iniquity. 

5 They hatch II cockatrice' eggs, and 
weave the spider's web : he that eateth 
of their eggs dieth, and H that which 
is crushed breaketh out into a viper. 

6 '^ Their webs shall not become 
garments, neither shall they cover 
themselves with their works : their 
works are works of iniquity, and the 
act of violence is in their hands. 

7 ® Their feet run to evil, and they 
make haste to shed innocent blood : 
their thoughts are thoughts of ini- 
quity ; wasting and t destruction are 
in their paths. 

8 The way of peace they know not ; 
and there is no II judgment in their 
goings : ^ they have made them crook- 
ed paths ; whosoever goeth therein 
shall not know peace. 

9 T Therefore is judgment far from 



us, neither doth justice overtake us : 
^we wait for light, but behold ob- 
scurity ; for brightness, but we walk 
in darkness. 

10 *'We grope for the wall like the 
blind, and we grope as if we had no 
eyes : we stumble at noonday as in 
the night ; we are in desolate places 
as dead men. 

11 We roar all like bears, and 
'mourn sore like doves: we look for 
judgment, but there is none ; for sal- 
vation, but it is far off from us. 

12 For our transgressions are mul- 
tiplied before thee, and our sins tes- 
tify against us : for our transgressions 
are with us ; and as for our iniquities, 
we know them ; 

13 In transgressing and lying against 
the Lord, and departing away from 
our God, speaking oppression and re- 
volt, conceiving and uttering ""from 
the heart words of falsehood. 

14 And judgment is turned away 
backward, and justice standeth afar 
off: for truth is fallen in the street, 
and equity cannot enter. 

15 Yea, truth faileth ; and he that 
departeth from evil n maketh himself 
a prey : and the Lord saw it, and 
t it displeased him that there was no 
judgment. 

16 1^ And he saw that there was no 
man, and ""wondered that there was 
no intercessor : ° therefore his arm 
brought salvation unto him ; and his 
righteousness, it sustained him. 

17 ° For he put on righteousness as 
a breastplate, and a helmet of sal- 
vation upon his head ; and he put on 
the garments of vengeance /or cloth- 
ing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak. 

18 P According to their t deeds, ac- 
cordingly he will repay, fury to his 
adversaries, recompense to his ene- 
mies ; to the islands he will repay 
recompense. 

19 *! So shall they fear the name of 
the Lord from the west, and his 
glory from the rising of the sun. 
When the enemy shall come in ""like 
a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall 
II lift up a standard against him. 

20 T And ' the Redeemer shall come 
to Zion, and unto them that turn 
from transgression in Jacob, saith the 
Lord. 

21 'As for me, this is my covenant 
with them, saith the Lord ; My Spir- 
it that is upon thee, and my words 
which I have put in thy mouth, 
shall not depart out of thy mouth, 
nor out of the mouth of thy seed, 
nor out of the mouth of thy seed's 
seed, saith the Lord, from hence- 
forth and for ever. 

661 



B.C. 

about 698. 

S Jer. 8. 15. 

h Deut. 28. 29. 
Job 5. 14. 
Azn. 8. 9. 



' ch. 38. 14. 
Ez. 7. 16. 



k Matt. 12. 34. 



II Or, ia ac- 
counted mad. 

t Heb. it was 

evil in h is 

e-yen. 

1 Ez. 22. 30. 
m Mark 6. G. 

n Ps. 98. 1. ch. 
63.5. 



o Eph. 6. 14, 
17. IThess. 
5.8. 



P ch. 63. 6. 
t Heb. recom- 
penses. 



q Ps. 113. 3. 
Mai. 1. 11. 



r Rev. 12. 15. 



II Or, put him 
to flight. 
s Rom. 11. 26. 



t Heb. 8. 10. 
&. 10. 16. 



Conversion of the Gentiles. 



ISAIAH. 



Zion''s promised happy state. 




c ch. 49. G, 23. 
llev. 21. 24. 



ch. 49. 18. 



e ch. 49. 20. 21, 
22. & 66. J 2. 



f Rom. 11. 25. 

II Or, 7ioise of 
the sea shall 
be turned to- 
v>ard thee. 

II Or, wealth, 
ver. II. ch. 
Gl. 6. 



g Gen. 2.5. 4. 
b Ps. 72. 10. 
i ch. 61. 6. 
Matt. 2. 11. 

k Gen. 25. 13. 



1 Hag. 2. 7, 9. 



m Ps. 72. 10. 

ch. 42. 4. & 

51. 5. 

n Gal. 4. 26. 
Ps. 68. 30. 

Zech. 14. 14. 
P Jer. 3. 17. 
q ch. 55. 5. 

r Zech. 6. 15. 

8 ch. 49. 23. 
Rev. 21. 24. 
t ch. 57. 17. 
'i ch. 54. 7, 8. 

X Rev. 21. 25. 



II Or, wealth, 
ver. 5. 

y Zech. 14. 17, 
19. Matt. 21. 

44. 



z ch. 35. 2. & 
41. 19. 



a See 1 Chr. 
23. 2. Ps. 
132. .7. 



CHAPTER LX. 

The glory of the Lord upon Zion. 3 The Gentiles 
shall come to her light. 15 Her blessed and glorious 
state in those times. 

\ RISE, ^ II shine ; for thy light is 
-i\. come, and '' the glory of the 
Lord is risen upon thee. 

2 For, b'ehold, the darkness shall 
cover the earth, and gross darkness 
the people : but the Lord shall arise 
upon thee, and his glory shall be seen 
upon thee. 

3 And the '^ Gentiles shall come to 
thy light, and kings to the brightness 
of thy rising. 

4 ^ Lift up thine eyes round about, 
and see : all they gather themselves 
together, ^ they come to thee : thy 
sons shall come from far, and thy 
daughters shall be nursed at thy side. 

5 Then thou shalt see, and flow to- 
gether, and thine heart shall fear, and 
be enlarged ; because ^ the H abundance 
of the sea shall be converted unto 
thee, the H forces of the Gentiles shall 
come unto thee. 

6 The multitude of camels shall 
cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian 
and ^ Ephah ; all they from ^ Sheba 
shall come : they shall bring ^ gold 
and incense ; and they shall shew^ 
forth the praises of the Lord. 

7 All the flocks of ^ Kedar shall be 
gathered together unto thee, the rams 
of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee : 
they shall come up w^ith acceptance 
on mine altar, and ' I will glorify the 
house of my glory. 

8 Who are these that fly as a cloud, 
and as the doves to their windows ? 

9 "" Surely the isles shall wait for 
me, and the ships of Tarshish first, 
" to bring thy sons from far, ° their sil- 
ver and their gold with them, p unto 
the name of the Lord thy God, and 
to the Holy One of Israel, ^ because 
he hath glorified thee. 

10 And ""the sons of strangers shall 
build up thy walls, ' and their kings 
shall minister unto thee : for ^ in my 
wrath I smote thee, " but in my fa- 
vour have I had mercy on thee. 

11 Therefore thy gates "^ shall be open 
continually ; they shall not be shut 
day nor night ; that men may bring 
unto thee the II forces of the Gentiles, 
and that their kings may be brought. 

12 y For the nation and kingdom that 
will not serve thee shall perish ; yea, 
those nations shall be utterly wasted. 

13 ^The glory of Lebanon shall 
come unto thee, the fir tree, the 
pine tree, and the box together, to 
beautify the place of my sanctuary ; 
and I will make ^the place of my 
feet glorious. 

662 



14 The sons also of them that af- 
flicted thee shall come bending unto 
thee ; and all they that despised thee 
shall ''bow themselves down at the 
soles of thy feet ; and they shall call 
thee. The city of the Lord, " The 
Zion of the Holy One of Israel. 

15 Whereas thou hast been for- 
saken and hated, so that no man 
went through thee, I will make thee 
an eternal excellency, a joy of many 
generations. 

16 Thou shalt also suck the milk of 
the Gentiles, "^and shalt suck the breast 
of kings : and thou shalt know that ^ I 
the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Re- 
deemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. 

17 For brass I will bring gold, and 
for iron I will bring silver, and for 
wood brass, and for stones iron : I 
will also make thy officers peace, and 
thine exactors righteousness. 

18 Violence shall no more be heard 
in thy land, wasting nor destruction 
within thy borders ; but thou shalt 
call ^thy walls Salvation, and thy 
gates Praise. 

19 The ^sun shall be no more thy 
light by day ; neither for brightness 
shall the moon give light unto thee : but 
the Lord shall be unto thee an ever- 
lasting light, and ^ thy God thy glory. 

20 ' Thy sun shall no more go down ; 
neither shall thy moon withdraw it- 
self: for the Lord shall be thine ev- 
erlasting light, and the days of thy 
mourning shall be ended. 

21 "^Thy people also shall be all 
righteous : ' they shall inherit the 
land for ever, '"the branch of my 
planting, "the work of my hands, 
that I may be glorified. 

22 °A little one shall become a 
thousand, and a small one a strong 
nation : I the Lord will hasten it in 
his time. 

CHAPTER LXL 

Tfie office of the Messiah. 4 The glorious results of 
his coming. 

THE ^ Spirit of the Lord God is 
upon me ; because the Lord 
^hath anointed me to preach good 
tidings unto the meek ; he hath sent 
me *= to bind up the brokenhearted, 
to proclaim ^ liberty to the captives, 
and the opening of the prison to them 
that are bound ; 

2 ^ To proclaim the acceptable year 
of the Lord, and ^the day of ven- 
geance of our God ; ^ to comfort all 
that mourn ; 

3 To appoint unto them that mourn 
in Zion, ''to give unto them beauty 
for ashes, the oil of joy for mourn- 
ing, the garment of praise for the 
spirit of heaviness ; that they might j 



Blessings promised. 



ISAIAH. 



Faithful watchmen. 



i ch. GO. 21. 
k John 15. 8. 
1 ch. 49. 8. k. 

58. 12. Ez. 

36. 33-36. 



I" Eph. 2. 12. 



n Ex. 19. 6. 

cli. 60, 17. & 

66. 21. 1 Pet. 

2. 5, 9. Rev. 

1. 6. & 5. 10. 
o ch. 60. 5, 11, 



p ch. 40. 2. 
Zech. 9. 12. 



q Ps. 11. 7. 
r ch. 1. 11, 13. 



u Hab. 3. 18. 



X Ps. 132. 9, 

16. 
y ch. 49. 18. 

Rev. 21, 2. 
■\\le\i. deckefh 

as a priest. 



z Ps. 72. 3. & 

85. 11. 
- ch. 60. 18. &. 

62.7. 



a ch. 60. 3. 



b .See ver. 4, 
12. ch. 65. 

15. 



be called Trees of righteousness, ' The 
planting of the Lord, ''that he might 
be glorified. 

4 il And they shall 'build the old 
wastes^ they shall raise up the former 
desolations, and they shall repair the 
waste cities, the desolations of many 
generations. 

5 And *" strangers shall stand and 
feed your flocks, and the sons of the 
alien shall be your ploughmen and 
your vinedressers. 

6 " But ye shall be named the 
Priests of the Lord : men shall call 
you the Ministers of our God : ° ye 
shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, 
and in their glory shall ye boast 
yourselves. 

7 IF P For your shame ye shall have 
double ; and/or confusion they shall re- 
joice in their portion : therefore in their 
land they shall possess the double : 
everlasting joy shall be unto them. 

8 For '1 1 the Lord love judgment, 
■■ I hate robbery for burnt offering ; 
and I will direct their work in truth, 
' and I will make an everlasting cov- 
enant with them. 

9 And their seed shall be known 
among the 'Gentiles, and their off- 
spring among the people : all that see 
them shall acknowledge them, ' that 
they are the seed which the Lord 
hath blessed, 

10 "I will greatly rejoice in the 
Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my 
God ; for ^ he hath clothed me with 
the garments of salvation, he hath 
covered me with the robe of right- 
eousness, y as a bridegroom t decketh 
himself Wii\i ornaments, and as a bride 
adorneth herself with her jewels. 

11 For as the earth bringeth forth 
her bud, and as the garden causeth 
the things that are sown in it to 
spring forth ; so the Lord God will 
cause ^righteousness and Upraise to 
spring forth before all the nations. 

CHAPTER LXn, 

The prophet's zeal for the prosperity and glory of 
Zion. 6 Her watchmen are not to hold their peace. 
8 God's promise to Zion. 10 An exhortation to pre- 
pare the way of the people. 

FOR Zion's sake will I not hold 
my peace, and for .Jerusalem's 
sake I will not rest, until the right- 
eousness thereof go forth as bright- 
ness, and the salvation thereof as a 
lamp that burneth. 

2 ^And the Gentiles shall see thy 
righteousness, and all kings thy glo- 
ry : '' and thou shalt be called by a 
new name, which the mouth of the 
Lord shall name. 

3 Thou shalt also be '^ a crown of 
glory in the hand of the Lord, and 



a royal diadem in the hand of thy 
God. 

4 ''Thou shalt no more be termed 
^Forsaken ; neither shall thy land any 
more be termed ' Desolate : but thou 
shalt be called H Hephzi-bah, and thy 
land II Beulah : for the Lord delighteth 
in thee, and thy land shall be married. 

5 For as a young man marrieth a 
virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee : 
and t as the bridegroom rejoiceth over 
the bride, so ^ shall thy God rejoice 
over thee, 

6 1 '' I have set watchmen upon thy 
walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never 
hold their peace day nor night : H ye 
that make mention of the Lord, keep 
not silence, 

7 And give him no t rest, till he es- 
tablish, and till he make Jerusalem 
' a praise in the earth. 

8 The Lord hath sworn by his right 
hand, and by the arm of his strength, 
t Surely I will no more ^ give thy 
corn to be meat for thine enemies ; 
and the sons of the stranger shall not 
drink thy wine, for the which thou 
hast laboured : 

9 But they that have gathered it shall 
eat it, and praise the Lord ; and they 
that have brought it together shall 
drink it 'in the courts of my holiness. 

10 IF Go through, go through the 
gates ; "* prepare ye the way of the 
people ; cast up, cast up the high- 
way ; gather out the stones ; ° lift up 
a standard for the people. 

11 Behold, the Lord hath proclaim- 
ed unto the end of the world, ° Say 
ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, 
thy salvation cometh ; behold, his 
P reward is with him, and his II work 
before him. 

12 And they shall call them. The 
holy people. The redeemed of the 
Lord : and thou shalt be called, 
Sought out, A city "^not forsaken. 

CHAPTER LXHL 

The Messiah's triumph over the enemies of Zion. 7 
A song of thanksgiving to God for his goodness to 
Israel. 15 The prayer of his people in their afflic- 
tion. 

TXTHO is this that cometh from 
TT Edom, with dyed garments 
from Bozrah '? this that is t glorious in 
his apparel, travelhng in the great- 
ness of his strength ? I that speak in 
righteousness, mighty to save. 

2 Wherefore '^art thou red in thine 
apparel, and thy garments like him 
that treadeth in the winefat ? 

3 I have ''trodden the winepress 
alone ; and of the people there was 
none with me : for I will tread them 
in mine anger, and trample them in 
my fury; and their blood shall be 

663 



God'^s goodness to Israel. 



ISAIAH. 



Their prayer for his aid. 



! c ch. 34. 8. & 
i 61 2. 

d ch. 41. 28. & 
59. 16. 
e John IG. 32. 

f Ps. 98. 1. 
ch. 59. 16. 



S Rev. 16. 6. 



h Judg. 10. 16. 

Zech. 2. 8. 

Acts 9. 4. 
i Ex. 14. 19. & 

23. 20,21. & 

33. 14. Mai. 

3.1. Acts 12. 

11. 
kDeut.7.7, 8. 

I Ex. 19. 4. 
Deut. 1. 31. 
&32. 11. 12. 
ch. 46. 3, 4. 

m Ex. 15. 24. 

Num. 14. 11. 

Ps. 78. 56. & 

95. 9. 
n Ps. 78. 40. 

Acts 7. 51. 

Eph. 4. 30. 
o Ex. 23. 21. 
V Ex. 14. 30. 

& 32. 11, 12. 

Num. 14. 13, 

14, &c. Jer. 

2. 6. 

II Or, shep- 
herds, as Ps. 
77. 20. 

q Num. 11. 17, 

25. Neh. 9. 

20. Dan. 4. 8. 

Hag. 2. 5. 
r Ex. 15. 6. 
3 Ex. 14. 21. 

Josh. 3. 16. 
t Ps. 106. 9. 



u 2 Sam. 7. 23. 

X Deut. 26. 15. 
Ps. 80. 14. 

y Ps. 33. 14. 

z Jer. 31. 20. 
Hos. 11. 8. 

a Deut. 32. 6. 
1 Chr. 29. 10. 
ch. 64. 8. 

II Or, the mul- 
titude. 

b Job 14. 21. 
Ecc. 9. 5. 

cPs. 119.10. 

d See ch. 6. 10, 
with John 12. 
40. Horn. 9. 
18. 

M Or, our Re- 
deemer frorn 
everlasting is 
thy name. 



sprinkled upon my garments, and I 
will stain all my raiment. 

4 For the " day of vengeance is in 
mine heart, and the year of my re- 
deemed is come. 

5 ^ And I looked, and ® there was 
none to help ; and I wondered that 
there ivas none to uphold : therefore 
mine own ^arm brought salvation 
unto me ; and my fury, it upheld me. 

6 And I will tread down the peo- 
ple in mine anger, and ^make them 
drunk in my fury, and I will bring 
down their strength to the earth. 

7 11 will mention the lovingkind- 
nesses of the Lord, and the praises 
of the Lord, according to all that 
the Lord hath bestowed on us, and 
the great goodness toward the house 
of Israel, which he hath bestowed on 
them according to his mercies, and 
according to the multitude of his 
lovingkindnesses. 

8 For he said. Surely they are my 
people, children that will not lie : so 
he was their Saviour. 

9 ^In all their affliction he was 
afflicted, ' and the Angel of his pres- 
ence saved them : ^ in his love and in 
his pity he redeemed them ; and ^he 
bare them, and carried them all the 
days of old. 

10 IF But they '"rebelled, and "vexed 
his Holy Spirit: "therefore he was 
turned to be their enemy, and he 
fought against them. 

1 1 Then he remembered the days of 
old, Moses, and his people, saying, 
Where is he that p brought them up 
out of the sea with the H shepherd of 
his flock '? 1 where is he that put his 
Holy Spirit within him ? 

12 That led them by the right hand 
of Moses *■ with his glorious arm, ' di- 
viding the water before them, to make 
himself an everlasting name ] 

13 'That led them through the 
deep, as a horse in the wilderness, 
that they should not stumble 1 

14 As a beast goeth down into the val- 
ley, the Spirit of the Lord caused him 
to rest ; so didst thou lead thy people, 
" to make thyself a glorious name. 

15 1'' Look down from heaven, and 
behold yfrom the habitation of thy 
holiness and of thy glory : where is 
thy zeal and thy strength, II the sound- 
ing ^ of thy bowels and of thy mercies 
toward me 1 are they restrained ? 

16 ^Doubtless thou art our Father, 
though Abraham ^ be ignorant of us, 
and Israel acknowledge us not : thou, 
Lord, art our Father, II our Redeem- 
er ; thy name is from everlasting. 

17 IF O Lord, why hast thou ''made 
us to err from thy ways, and '^ hard- j 

664 



ened our heart from thy fear? ^Re- 
turn for thy servants' sake, the tribes 
of thine inheritance. 

18 f The people of thy holiness have 
possessed it but a little while : ^ our 
adversaries have trodden down thy 
sanctuary. 

19 We are thine: thou never barest 
rule over them ; H they were not called 
by thy name. 

CHAPTER LXIV. 

Theprayer of God' s people for aid; 6 with confession 
of their unworthiness. 9 The desolation of Zion. 

OH that thou wouldest ^rend the 
heavens, that thou wouldest 
come down, that ''the mountains 
might flow down at thy presence, 

2 As when t the melting fire burneth, 
the fire causeth the waters to boil, to 
make thy name known to thine ad- 
versaries, that the nations may trem- 
ble at thy presence ! 

3 When " thou didst terrible things 
which we looked not for, thou camest 
down, the mountains flowed down at 
thy presence. 

4 For since the beginning of the 
world "^ men have not heard, nor per- 
ceived by the ear, neither hath the 
eye II seen, God, beside thee, lohat 
he hath prepared for him that waiteth 
for him. 

5 Thou meetest him that rejoiceth 
® and worketh righteousness, ^ those 
that remember thee in thy ways : be- 
hold, thou art wroth ; for we have 
sinned : ^ in those is continuance, and 
we shall be saved. 

6 But we are all as an unclean 
thing, and all ^'our righteousnesses 
are as filthy rags ; and we all do ' fade 
as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the 
wind, have taken us away. 

7 And ^ there is none that calleth 
upon thy name, that stirreth up him- 
self to take hold of thee : for thou hast 
hid thy face from us, and hast t con- 
sumed us, t because of our iniquities. 

8 ^ But now, O Lord, thou art our 
Father ; we are the clay, ^ and thou 
our potter ; and we all are ° the work 
of thy hand. 

9 IF Be not "wroth very sore, 
Lord, neither remember iniquity for 
ever : behold, see, we beseech thee, 
P we are all thy people. 

10 Thy holy cities are a wilderness, 
Zion is a wilderness, ^ Jerusalem a 
desolation. 

11 ''Our holy and our beautiful 
house, where our fathers praised thee, 
is burned up with fire : and all ^ our 
pleasant things are laid waste. 

12 ' Wilt thou refrain thyself for 
these things, Lord 1 "wilt thou hold 
thy peace, and afflict us very sore 1 



Punishment of the Jews. 



ISAIAH. 



The 



B.C. 

about 698. 



a Rom. 9. 24, 
25, 26, 30. & 
10. 20. Eph. 
2. 12, 13. 



b ch. 63. 19. 
c Rom. 10. 21. 



dDeut. 32. 21. 

e ch. 1. 29. & 
66. 17. See 
Lev. 17. 5. 

t Heb. upon 
bricks. 

f Deut. 18.11. 

II Or. pieces. 
.?ch.'66. 17. 

See Lev. 11. 

7. 



n Or, anger. 
h See IMatt. 9. 

11. Luke 5. 

30. & 18. 11. 

Jude 19. 
i Deut. 32. 34. 

Mai. 3. 16. 
k Ps. 50. 3. 
1 Ps. 79. 12. 

Jer. 16. 18. 

Ez. 11.21. 
m Ex. 20. 5. 
n Ez. 18. 6. 
o Ez. 20. 27, 



P Joel 2. 14. 



q ver. 15, 22. 
Matt. 24. 22. 
Roni.lL5,7. 

r ch. 33. 9. & 

35.2. 
sjosh.7. 24, 

26. Hos. 2. 15. 

t ch. 56. 7. Si 
57.13. ver. 
25. 

u Ez. 23. 41. 
1 Cor. 10. 21. 

n Or, Gad. 

II Or, Meni. 



X 2 Chr. 36. 
15, 16. Prov. 
1. 24, k.c. ch. 
66.4. Jer. 7. 
13. Zech. 7. 
7. Matt. 21. 
34-43. 



CHAPTER LXV. 

7%e calling of the Gentiles. 2 The Jews are to be 
punished for their rebellious spirit. 8 A remnant 
shall be saved ; 11 but the wicked portion of the na- 
tion shall be cut qff. 17 The prosperity and glory of 
Zion u^^der the new dispensation. 

I^AM sought of them that asked 
not for me ; I am found of them 
that sought me not : I said, Behold 
me, behold me, unto a nation that 
^ was not called by my name. 

2 '^ I have spread out my hands all 
the day unto a rebellious people, 
which walketh in a way that was 
not good, after their own thoughts ; 

3 A people "^that provoketh me to 
anger continually to my face ; ^ that 
sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth 
incense t upon altars of brick ; 

4 ' ^Vhich remain among the graves, 
and lodge in the monuments ; ^ which 
eat swine's flesh, and H broth of abom- 
inable things is in their vessels ; 

5 ^ Which say, Stand by thyself, 
come not near to me ; for I am holier 
than thou. These are a smoke in my 
II nose, a fire that burneth all the day. 

6 Behold, ' it is written before me : 
^ I will not keep silence, ' but will rec- 
ompense, even recompense into their 
bosom, 

7 Your iniquities, and ""the iniqui- 
ties of your fathers together, saith the 
Lord, ° which have burned incense up- 
on the mountains, °and blasphemed me 
upon the hills: therefore will I meas- 
ure their former work into their bosom. 

8 IF Thus saith the Lord, As the new 
wine is found in the cluster, and one 
saith. Destroy it not ; for p a blessing 
is in it : so will I do for my servants' 
sake, that I may not destroy them all. 

9 And I will bring forth a seed out 
of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor 
of my mountains : and mine i elect 
shall inherit it, and my servants shall 
dwell there. 

10 And " Sharon shall be a fold of 
flocks, and ^ the valley of Achor a 
place for the herds to lie down in, for 
my people that have sought me. 

1 1 IF But ye are they that forsake the 
Lord, that forget 'my holy mount- 
ain, that prepare "a table for that 
II troop, and that furnish the drink 
offering unto that II number. 

13 Therefore will I number you to 
the sword, and ye shall all bow down 
to the slaughter : ^ because when I 
called, ye did not answer ; when I 
spake, ye did not hear ; but did evil 
before mine eyes, and did choose that 
wherein I delighted not. 

13 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God, Behold, my servants shall eat, 
but ye shall be hungry : behold, my 
servants shall drink, but ye shall be 



thirsty : behold, my servants shall re- 
joice, but ye shall be ashamed : 

14 Behold, my servants shall sing 
for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for 
sorrow of heart, and ^ shall howl for 
t vexation of spirit. 

15 And ye shall leave your name 
^ for a curse unto ^ my chosen : for the 
Lord God shall slay thee, and ^ call 
his servants by another name : 

16 = That he who blesseth himself in 
the earth shall bless himself in the 
God of truth ; and ^ he that sweareth 
in the earth shall swear by the God 
of truth ; because the former troubles 
are forgotten, and because they are 
hid from mine eyes. 

17 IF For, behold, I create ® new heav- 
ens and a hew earth : and the former 
shall not be remembered, nor t come 
into mind. 

18 But be ye glad and rejoice for 
ever in that which I create : for, be- 
hold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, 
and her people a joy. 

19 And ^ I will rejoice in Jerusalem, 
and joy in my people : and the ^ voice 
of weeping shall be no more heard in 
her, nor the voice of crying. 

20 There shall be no more thence 
an infant of days, nor an old man that 
hath not filled his days : for the child 
shall die a hundred years old ; ^ but 
the sinner being a hundred years old 
shall be accursed. 

21 And 'they shall build houses, and 
inhabit them; and they shall plant 
vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. 

22 They shall not build, and another 
inhabit ; they shall not plant, and an- 
other eat : for ^ as the days of a tree 
are the days of my people, and ' mine 
elect t shall long enjoy the work of 
their hands. 

23 They shall not labour in vain, 
*" nor bring forth for trouble ; for "^ they 
are the seed of the blessed of the 
Lord, and their offspring with them. 

24 And it shall come to pass, that °be- 
fore they call, I will answer ; and while 
they are yet speaking, I will hear. 

25 The P wolf and the lamb shall feed 
together, and the lion shall eat straw 
like the bullock : i and dust shall be 
the serpent's meat. They shall not 
hurt nor destroy in all my holy 
mountain, saith the Lord. 

CHAPTER LXVL 

God delighteth in the contrite spirit; butrejecteth hy- 
pocrisy. 5 Comfort and enlargement promised to 
Zion. 10 An exhortation t0 7-ejoice therein. 15 Tlie 
enemies of Zion to be destroyed. 19 The message of 
salvation to be sent to all nations, and the fruits 
thereof. 24 The fearful end of transgressors. 

THUS saith the Lord, =^ The heaven 
is my throne, and the earth is 
my footstool : where is the house that 

665 



B.C. 

about 698. 



7 Matt. 8. 12. 
Luke 13. 28. 

t Heb. break- 
ing. 

z See Jer. 29. 

22. Zech. 8. 

13. 
a ver. 9, 22. 
b ch. 62. 2. 

Acts 11. 26. 
« Ps. 72. 17. 

Jer. 4. 2. 
d Deut. 6. 13. 

Ps. 63. 11. 

ch. 19. 18. ii 

45. 23. Zeph. 

1.5. 
e ch. 51. 16. & 

66. 22. 2 Pet. 

3. 13. Rev. 

21. L 
t Heb. come 

upon the 

heart. 



f ch. 62. 5. 

?ch. 35. 10. &. 
51.11. Rev. 
7. 17. &2L4. 



h Ecc. 8. 12. 



i See Lev. 26. 
16. Deut. 28. 
30. ch. 62. 8. 
Am. 9. 14. 



k Ps. 92. 12. 
I ver. 9, 15. 
t Heb. shall 

make them 

continue 

long, or, shall 

wear out. 
m Deut. 28. 41. 

Hos. 9. 12. 
n ch. 61. 9. 

o Ps. 32. 5. 
Dan. 9. 2L 



P ch. 11. 6, 7, 
9. 

q Gen. 3. 14. 



a 1 Kin^s 8. 
27. 2 Chr. 6. 
18. Matt. 5. 
34, 35. Acts 
7. 48. 49. & 
17. 24. 



The enlargement of Zion. 



ISAIAH. 



Converts from all lands. 



b ch. 57. 15. & 

61.1. 
c Ps. 34. 18. & 

51. 17. 
d Ezra 9. 4. & 

10. 3. Prov. 

28. 14. ver. 5. 
e ch. 1. 11. 
li Or, kid. 
i Deut. 23. 18. 

jHeb. maketh 
a memorial 
qf, Lev. 2. 2. 



11 Or, devices. 



S Prov. 1. 24. 
ch. 65. 12. 
Jer. 7. 13. 



i 2 Thess. 1. 
10. Tit. 2. 13. 



II Or, heget? 



il Or, bright- 
ness. 



1 ch. 48. 18. & 
60.5. 



m ch. 60. 16. 
a ch. 49. 22. &. 
60.4. 



ye build unto me 1 and where is the 
place of my rest 1 

2 For all those things hath mine 
hand made, and all those things have 
been, saith the Lord : ^ but to this 
man will I look, "" even to him that is 
poor and of a contrite spirit, and 
^ trembleth at my word. 

3 ^ He that killeth an ox is as if he 
slew a man ; he that sacrificeth a 
II lamb, as if he ^cut off a dog's neck; 
he that offereth an oblation, as if he 
offered swine's blood ; he that t burn- 
eth incense, as if he blessed an idol. 
Yea, they have chosen their own 
ways, and their soul delighteth in 
their abominations. 

4 I also will choose their H delusions, 
and will bring their fears upon them ; 
s because when I called, none did an- 
swer ; when I spake, they did not 
hear : but they did evil before mine 
eyes, and chose that in which I de- 
lighted not. 

5 f Hear the word of the Lord, ^ye 
that tremble at his word ; Your breth- 
ren that hated you, that cast you out 
for my name's sake, said, ^ Let the 
Lord be glorified: but "^he shall ap- 
pear to your joy, and they shall be 
ashamed. 

6 A voice of noise from the city, a 
voice from the temple, a voice of the 
Lord that rendereth recompense to 
his enemies. 

7 Before she travailed, she brought 
forth ; before her pain came, she was 
delivered of a man child. 

8 Who hath heard such a thing? 
who hath seen such things ? Shall 
the earth be made to bring forth 
in one day 1 or shall a nation be 
born at once % for as soon as Zion 
travailed, she brought forth her chil- 
dren. 

9 Shall I bring to the birth, and not 
il cause to bring forth 1 saith the Lord : 
shall I cause to bring forth, and shut 
the womb ? saith thy God. 

10 Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and 
be glad with her, all ye that love 
her : rejoice for joy with her, all ye 
that mourn for her : 

1 1 That ye may suck, and be satis- 
fied with the breasts of her consola- 
tions ; that ye may milk out, and be 
delighted with the H abundance of her 
glory. 

12 For thus saith the Lord, Behold, 
1 1 will extend peace to her like a 
river, and the glory of the Gentiles 
like a flowing stream : then shall 
ye "'suck, ye shall be "borne upon 
her sides, and be dandled upon her 
knees. 

13 As one whom his mother com- 



forteth, so will I comfort you ; and 
ye shall be comforted in Jerusa- 
lem. 

14 And when ye see this, your heart 
shall rejoice, and "your bones shall 
flourish like an herb : and the hand of 
the Lord shall be known toward his 
servants, and his indignation toward 
his enemies. 

15 PFor, behold, the Lord will come 
with fire, and with his chariots like a 
whirlwind, to render his anger with 
fury, and his rebuke with flames of 
fire. 

16 For by fire and by ^his sword 
will the Lord plead with all flesh : 
and the slain of the Lord shall be 
many. 

17 ''They that sanctify themselves, 
and purify themselves in the gardens 
II behind one tree in the midst, eating 
swine's flesh, and the abomination, 
and the mouse, shall be consumed 
together, saith the Lord. 

18 For I hiow their works and their 
thoughts : it shall come, that I will 
gather all nations and tongues ; and 
they shall come, and see my glory. 

19 'And I will set a sign among 
them, and I will send those that escape 
of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, 
Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to 
Tubal and Javan, to the isles afar 
off, that have not heard my fame, nei- 
ther have seen my glory ; ' and they 
shall declare my glory among the 
Gentiles. 

20 And they shall bring all your 
brethren "/or an offering unto the 
Lord out of all nations upon horses, 
and in chariots, and in H litters, and 
upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to 
my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith 
the Lord, as the ch.ldren of Israel 
bring an offering in a clean vessel 
into the house of the Lord. 

21 And I will also take of them for 
^priests and for Levites, saith the 
Lord. 

22 For as ^ the new heavens and the 
new earth, which I will make, shall 
remain before me, saith the Lord, so 
shall your seed and your name re- 
main. 

23 And ^it shall come to pass, that 
t from one new moon to another, and 
from one sabbath to another, ^ shall 
all flesh come to worship before me, 
saith the Lord. 

24 And they shall go forth, and look 
upon ^ the carcasses of the men that 
have transgressed against me : for 
their •= worm shall not die, neither 
shall their fire be quenched ; and 
they shall be an abhorring unto all 
flesh. 



B. C. 
about 629. 



a Josh. 21. 18. 
1 Chr. 6. GO. 
ch. 32. 7, 8, 9. 



b ch. 25, 3. 



J ch. 52. 12, 15. 

e 2Kin2:s25. 

8. 

f Is. 49. 1, 5. 
S Ex. 33. 12, 

17. 
h Luke 1. 15. 

41. Gal. 1. 15, 

16. 
t Heb. gave. 



i Ex. 4. 10. & 
6. 12, 30. Is. 
6. 5. 



k Num. 22. 20, 

38. Matt. 28. 

20. 
1 Ez. 2. 6. & 3. 

9. ver. 17. 
m Ex. 3. 12. 

Deut. 31.6. 8. 

Josh. 1. 5. 

ch. 15. 20. 

Acts 26. 17. 

Heb. 13. 6. 
n Is. 6. 7. 
Is. 51. 16. 

ch. 5. 14. 
P 1 Kings 19. 

17. 
q ch. 18. 7. 2 

Cor. 10. 4, 5. 



THE BOOK 



PROPHET JEREMIAH, 



CHAPTER L 

The calling of Jeremiah to the prophetic office. 7 His 
preparation for the vjork. 11 Two visions foresheiu- 
ing speedy judgments upon Jerusalem. 17 God en- 
courageth the prophet with the promise of assistance. 

THE words of Jeremiah the son 
of Hilkiah, of the priests that 
icere ^ in Anathoth in the land of Ben- 
jamin : 

2 To whom the word of the Lord 
came in the days of Josiah the son 
of Amon king of Judah, ^ in the thir- 
teenth year of his reign. 

3 It came also in the days of Je- 
hoiakim the son of Josiah king of 
Judah, *^ unto the end of the eleventh 
year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah 
king of Judah, "^unto the carrying 
away of Jerusalem captive ^in the 
fifth month. 

4 Then the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

5 Before I ^ formed thee in the belly 
^I knew thee ; and before thou camest 
forth out of the womb I ^sanctified 
thee, a)id I t ordained thee a prophet 
unto the nations. 

6 Then said I, 'Ah, Lord God! 
behold, I cannot speak : for I am a 
child. 

7 1 But the Lord said unto me, Say 
not, I am a child : for thou shalt go 
to all that I shall send thee, and 
■^whatsoever I command thee thou 
shalt speak. 

8 ' Be not afraid of their faces : for 
*" I am with thee to deliver thee, saith 
the Lord. 

9 Then the Lord put forth his hand, 
and ''touched my mouth. And the 
Lord said unto me. Behold, I have 
° put my words in thy mouth. 

10 P See, I have this day set thee 
over the nations and over the king- 
doms, to iroot out, and to pull down, 
and to destroy, and to throw down, 
to build, and to plant. 

11 IF Moreover the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, 
what seest thou 1 And I said, I see 
a rod of an almond tree. 

12 Then said the Lord unto me, 
Thou hast well seen : for I will 
hasten my word to perform it. 



13 And the word of the Lord came 
unto me the second time, saying. 
What seest thou? And I said, I see 
""a seething pot; and the face thereof 
is t toward the north. 

14 Then the Lord said unto me, 
Out of the 'north an evil t shall break 
forth upon all the inhabitants of the 
land. 

15 For, lo, I will ' call all the fami- 
lies of the kingdoms of the north, 
saith the Lord ; and they shall come, 
and they shall "set every one his 
throne at the entering of the gates of 
Jerusalem, and against all the walls 
thereof round about, and against all 
the cities of Judah. 

16 And I will utter my judgments 
against them touching all their wick- 
edness, ^ who have forsaken me, and 
have burned incense unto other gods, 
and worshipped the works of their 
own hands. 

17 IF Thou therefore ^gird up thy 
loins, and arise, and speak unto them 
all that I command thee : ^ be not 
disma5'^ed at their faces, lest I H con- 
found thee before them. 

18 For, behold, I have made thee 
this day ^ a defenced city, and an iron 
pillar, and brazen walls against the 
whole land, against the kings of 
Judah, against the princes thereof, 
against the priests thereof, and against 
the people of the land. 

19 And they shall fight against thee ; 
but they shall not prevail against 
thee ; ^ for I a7n with thee, saith the 
Lord, to deliver thee. 

CHAPTER II. 

God's former kindness to Israel. 4 Their sin in forsak- 
ing Jiim is without an example. 14 The calamities 
about to come upon them. 20 The degeneracy and 
idolatry of Judah. 31 Her foj-getfulness of God re- 
buked. 

MOREOVER the word of the 
Lord came to me, saying, 
2 Go and cry in the ears of Jerusa- 
lem, saying. Thus saith the Lord ; 
I remember Hthee, the kindness of 
thy ^ youth, the love of thine espou- 
sals, ^ when thou wentest after me in 
the wilderness, in a land that loas not 
sown. 



66- 



B.C. 

about 629. 



rEz. 11.3,7. 

&24. 3. 
t Heb./roOT 

the face of the 

north. 
t Heb. shall 

be opened. 
s ch. 4, 6, & 6. 

1, 
t ch. 5. 15. & 

G. 22. & 10. 

22. & 25. 9, 



u ch. 39. 3, 
43.10. 



xDeuf. 28.20. 

ch. 17. 13. 
y 1 Kings 18, 

46. 2 Kings 

4. 29. & 9. 1. 

Job 38. 3. 

Luke 12. 35. 

1 Pet. 1, 13. 
2 Ex. 3. 12. 

ver. 8. Ez. 

2.6. 
11 Or, break to 

pieces. 



a is. 50. 7. ch. 
6. 27. & 15. 

20. 



a Ez. 16. 8. 22, 
60. & 23. 3. 8, 
19. Hos.2.15. 

II Or,/or thy 
sake. 



The iniquity of Israel 



JEREMIAH. 



iii forsaking the Lord. 



B.C. 

about 629. 



c Ex. 19, 5, 6. 
d James 1. 18. 

Rev. 14. 4. 
e ch. 12. 14. 

See ch. 50. 7. 



f Is. 5. 4. 
Mic. 6. 3. 



S 2 Kings 17. 
15. Jonah 2. 



h l3. 63. 9, 11, 
13. Hos. 13. 



i Deut. 8. 15. 
& 32. 10. 



k Num. 13. 27. 
& 14. 7, 8. 
Deut. 8. 7, 8, 



1 Lev. 18. 25, 
27,28. Num. 
35. 33,34. P 8. 
78. 58, 59. & 
106. 38. ch. 3. 
1. & IG. 18. 

m Mai. 2. 6, 7. 
Rom. 2. 20. 

n ch. 23. 13. 



ver. 11. 

Hab. 2. 18. 
p Ez. 20. 35, 

36. Mic. 6. 2. 



II Or, over to. 
q Ex. 20. 5. 
Lev. 20. 5. 



r Mic. 4. 5. 

8 Ps. 115. 4. 

Is. 37. 19. ch. 

16. 20. 
t Ps. 106. 20. 

Rom. 1. 23. 
u ver. 8. 
X Is. 1. 2. 

ch, 6, 19. 



y Ps. 36. 9. 
ch. 17. 13. & 
18. 14. John 
4.14. 

z See Ex. 4. 
22. 

t Heb. be- 
come a spoil? 

t Heb. gave 

out their 

voice. 
a Is. 1. 7. 

ch.4. 7. 

II Or, feed on 
thy crown, 
Deut. 33. 20. 
Is. 8. 8. 

b ch. 43. 7, 8, 
9. 

c ch. 4. 18. 

d Deut 32. 10. 



3 '^ Israel loas holiness unto the Lord, 
and ^ the firstfruits of his increase : 
^all that devour him shall offend; 
evil shall come upon them, saith the 
Lord, 

4 TI Hear ye the word of the Lord, 
O house of Jacob, and all the families 
of the house of Israel : 

5 Thus saith the Lord, ^ What ini- 
quity have your fathers found in me, 
that they are gone far from me, ^ and 
have walked after vanity, and are be- 
come vain ? 

6 Neither said they. Where is the 
Lord that ^ brought us up out of the 
land of Egypt, that led us through 
Hhe wilderness, through a land of 
deserts and of pits, through a land 
of drought, and of the shadow of 
death, through a land that no man 
passed through, and where no man 
dwelt? 

7 And I brought you into ^a plen- 
tiful country, to eat the fruit there- 
of and the goodness thereof; but 
when ye entered, ye ^ defiled my land, 
and made mine heritage an abomina- 
tion. 

8 The priests said not. Where is the 
Lord 1 and they that handle the "" law 
knew me not : the pastors also trans- 
gressed against me, "and the prophets 
prophesied by Baal, and walked after 
things that ° do not profit. 

9 \ Wherefore p I will yet plead with 
you, saith the Lord, and ^ with your 
children's children will I plead. 

10 For pass Hover the isles of Chit- 
tim, and see ; and send unto Kedar, 
and consider diligently, and see if 
there be such a thing. 

11 ''Hath a nation changed their 
gods, which are ^yet no gods? *but 
my people have changed their glory 
for " that which doth not profit. 

12 ^Be astonished, O ye heavens, at 
this, and be horribly afraid, be ye 
very desolate, saith the Lord. 

13 For my people have committed 
tAvo evils ; they have forsaken me the 
y fountain of living waters, and hewed 
them out cisterns, broken cisterns, 
that can hold no water. 

14 TT Is Israel ^a servant? is he a 
homeborn slave ? why is he t spoiled 1 

15 ^The young lions roared upon 
him, and t yelled, and they made his 
land waste : his cities are burned 
without inhabitant. 

16 Also the children of Noph and 
^ Tahapanes li have broken the crown 
of thy head. 

17 '^Hast thou not procured this 
unto thyself, in that thou hast for- 
saken the Lord thy God, when "^he 
led thee by the way ? 

668 



18 And now what hast thou to do 
^ in the way of Egypt, to drink the 
waters of ^ Sihor ? or what hast thou 
to do in the way of Assyria, to drink 
the waters of the river ? 

19 Thine own ^ wickedness shall cor- 
rect thee, and thy backslidings shall 
reprove thee : know therefore and see 
that it is an evil thing and bitter, that 
thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, 
and that my fear is not in thee, saith 
the Lord God of hosts. 

20 T For of old time I have broken 
thy yoke, and burst thy bands ; and 
^ thou saidst, I will not H transgress ; 
when ' upon every high hill and un- 
der every green tree thou wanderest, 
^ playing the harlot. 

21 Yet I had ^planted thee a noble 
vine, wholly a right seed : how then 
art thou turned into "" the degenerate 
plant of a strange vine unto me ? 

22 For though thou " wash thee with 
nitre, and take thee much soap, yet 
° thine iniquity is marked before me, 
saith the Lord God. 

23 P How canst thou say, I am not 
polluted, I have not gone after Ba- 
alim ? See thy way i in the valley, 
know what thou hast done : H thou 
art a swift dromedary traversing her 
ways ; 

24 "■ II A wild ass t used to the wilder- 
ness, that snuffeth up the wind at 
t her pleasure ; in her occasion who 
can II turn her away 1 all they that 
seek her will not weary themselves; 
in her month they shall find her, 

25 Withhold thy foot from being 
unshod, and thy throat from thirst : 
but ' thou saidst, II There is no hope : 
no ; for I have loved * strangers, and 
after them will I go. 

26 As the thief is ashamed when 
he is found, so is the house of Israel 
ashamed ; they, their kings, their 
princes, and their priests, and their 
prophets, 

27 Saying to a stock, Thou art my 
father; and to a stone. Thou hast 
II brought me forth : for they have 
turned t their back unto me, and not 
their face : but in the time of their 
"trouble they will say. Arise, and 
save us. 

28 But "^ where are thy gods that 
thou hast made thee? let them arise, 
if they y can save thee in the time of 
thy t trouble : for ^ according to the 
number of thy cities are thy gods, 
O Judah. 

29 ''Wherefore will ye plead with 
me ? ye all have transgressed against 
me, saith the Lord. 

30 In vain have I ^smitten your 
children ; they received no correction : 



Judalis confidences rejected.. 



JEREMIAH. 



Judah is worse than Israel. 



B.C. 

about 629. 



t Heb. Wc 
have domin- 
ion. 

c2Chr.36. 16. 
Neh. 9. 26. 
Matt. 23. 29, 
&c. Acts 7.52. 
lTliess.2.15. 

d ver. 6. 

e Ps. 12. 4. 

f Deut. 32. 15. 

S Ps. lOG. 21. 
ch. 13. 25. 
Hos. 8. 14. 

h Ps. lOG. 38. 
cli. 19. 4. 

t Heb. dig- 
ging. 



k ver. 9. 

1 Prov. 28. 13. 

1 John 1. 8, 

10. 
m ver. 18. 

cli. 31. 22. 

Hos. 5. 13. 

& 12. 1. 
n Is. 30.3. 

ch. 37. 7. 
2 Chr. 28. 

16, 20, 21. 
p 2 Sam. 13. 19. 



t Heb. Say- 
ing. 

a Deut. 24. 4. 

b ch. 2. 7. 

c ch. 2. 20. 

Ez. 16. 26,28, 

29. 
d ch. 4. 1. 

Zech. 1. 3. 
e See Deut. 

12.2. ch. 2. 

20. 
f Gen. 38. 14. 

Prov. 23. 28. 

Ez. 16. 24, 25. 
g ch. 2. 7. 

ver. 9. 



h Lev. 26. 19. 

Deut. 28. 23, 

24. ch. 9. 12. 

&. 14. 4. 
i ch. 5. 3. & 6. 

15. &8. 12. 

Ez. 3. 7. 

Zeph. 3. 5. 

k Prov. 2. 17. 
1 ch. 2. 2. 

Hos. 2. 15. 
m Ps. 77. 7, 

&c. &103. 9. 

Is. 57. 16. 

ver. 12. 



your own sword hath "^ devoured your 
prophets, hke a destroying lion. 

31 II O generation, see ye the word 
of the Lord. ""Have I been a wilder- 
ness un^o Israel? a land of darkness? 
wherefore say my people, t ^ We are 
lords ; ^ we will come no more unto 
thee? 

32 Can a maid forget her ornaments, 
or a bride her attire 1 yet my people 
^have forgotten me days without 
number. 

33 Why trimmest thou thy way to 
seek love? therefore hast thou also 
taught the wicked ones thy ways. 

34 Also in thy skirts is found '^the 
blood of the souls of the poor inno- 
cents : I have not found it by t secret 
search, but upon all these. 

35 'Yet thou sayest, Because I am 
innocent, surely his anger shall turn 
from me. Behold, ^ I will plead with 
thee, ^ because thou sayest, I have not 
sinned. 

36 '"Why gaddest thou about so 
much to change thy way ? "thou also 
shalt be ashamed of Egypt, ° as thou 
wast ashamed of Assyria. 

37 Yea, thou shalt go forth from 
him, and p thine hands upon thine 
head : for the Lord hath rejected thy 
confidences, and thou shalt not pros- 
per in them. 

CHAPTER HL 

The greatness ofJudaKs wickedness. 6 She is worse 
than Israel. 12 The people exhorted to repent and 
turn unto the Lord, 20 Their confession of sin upon 
their return to him. 

trriHEY say, If a man put away 
X his wife, and she go from him, 
and become another man's, ^ shall he 
return unto her again ? shall not that 
^land be greatly polluted? but thou 
hast *= played the harlot with many 
lovers ; "^yet return again to me, saith 
the Lord. 

2 Lift up thine eyes unto ^ the high 
places, and see where thou hast not 
been lain with. ^In the ways hast 
thou sat for them, as the Arabian 
in the wilderness ; ^ and thou hast 
polluted the land with thy whore- 
doms and with thy wickedness. 

3 Therefore the'' showers have been 
withholden, and there hath been no 
latter rain ; and thou hadst a ' whore's 
forehead, thou refusedst to be asha- 
med. 

4 Wilt thou not from this time cry 
unto me, My father, thou art ^ the 
guide of ' my youth ? 

5 ""Will he reserve his anger for 
ever ? will he keep it to the end ? 
Behold, thou hast spoken and done 
evil things as thou couldest. 

6 IF The Lord said also unto me 



in the days of Josiah the king. Hast 
thou seen that which "backsliding 
Israel hath done? she is °gone up 
upon every high mountain and un- 
der every green tree, and there hath 
played the harlot. 

7 PAnd I said after she had done 
all these things^ Turn thou unto me. 
But she returned not. And her 
treacherous '^ sister Judah saw it. 

8 And I saw, when ''for all the 
causes whereby backsliding Israel 
committed adultery I had 'put her 
away, and given her a bill of divorce ; 
'yet her treacherous sister Judah 
feared not, but went and played the 
harlot also. 

9 And it came to pass through the 
II lightness of her whoredom, that she 
" defiled the land, and committed adul- 
tery with ^ stones and with stocks. 

10 And yet for all this her treach- 
erous sister Judah hath not turned 
unto me ^with her whole heart, but 
t feign edly, saith the Lord. 

11 And the Lord said unto me, 
^The backsliding Israel hath justi- 
fied herself more than treacherous 
Judah. 

12 IF Go and proclaim these words 
toward ^the north, and say, Return, 
thou backsliding Israel, saith the 
Lord ; and I will not cause mine 
anger to fall upon you : for I am 
"^ merciful, saith the Lord, and I will 
not keep anger for ever. 

13 " Only acknowledge thine ini- 
quity, that thou hast transgressed 
against the Lord thy God, and hast 
^ scattered thy ways to the ^ strangers 
^ under every green tree, and ye 
have not obeyed my voice, saith the 
Lord. 

14 Turn, backsliding children, 
saith the Lord ; ^ for I am married 
unto you : and I will take you ''one 
of a city, and two of a family, and 
I will bring you to Zion : 

15 And I will give you 'pastors ac- 
cording to mine heart, which shall 
''feed you with knowledge and un- 
derstanding. 

16 And it shall come to pass, when 
3'^e be multiplied and increased in the 
land, in those days, saith the Lord, 
they shall say no more, The ark of 
the covenant of the Lord : ' neither 
shall it t come to mind ; neither shall 
they remember it ; neither shall they 
visit it ; neither shall H that be done 
any more. 

17 At that time they shall call Je- 
rusalem the throne of the Lord ; and 
all the nations shall be gathered unto 
it, ^ to the name of the Lord, to 
Jerusalem : neither shall they " walk 

669 



Israel's confession of sin. 



JEREMIAH. 



Judah exhorted to repent. 




II Or, to. 



(1 Or, caused 

your fathen 

to possess. 
o Seels. 11. 

13. Ez. 37. 

16-22. Hos. 

1. 11. 
t Heb. land of 

desire. 

t Heb. from 
after me. 

t Ueh. friend. 
p ver. 12. ch. 

31.8. 

q Am. 9. 15. 
r Ps. 106. 24. 

Ez. 20. 6. 

Dan. 8. 9. & 

11.16,41,45. 
s Is. 63. 16. 
t Is. 48. 8. ch. 

5.11. 
u Is. 15. 2. 

X ver. 14. Hos. 

14.1. 
y Hos. 6. 1. & 

14.4. 



z Ps. 121. 1, 2. 



b ch. 11 . 13. 
Hos. 9. 10. 



c Ezra 9. 7. 



ach. 3.1, 22. 
Joel 2, 12. 



b Deut. 10. 20. 

Is. 45. 23. & 

65. 16. See 

ch. 5. 2. 
c Is. 48. 1. 

Zech. 8. 8. 
(1 Gen. 22. 18. 

Ps. 72. 17. 

Gal. 3. 8. 
e Is. 45. 25. 

1 Cor. 1. 31. 
f Hos. 10. 12. 
S Matt. 13. 7, 

22. 
h Deut. 10. 16. 

& 30. 6. ch. 

9. 26. Rom. 

2. 28, 29. 

Col. 2. 11. 



any more after the H imagination of 
their evil heart. 

18 In those days "the house of Ju- 
dah shall walk "with the house of 
Israel, and they shall come together 
out of the land of p the north to ^ the 
land that I have n given for an inher- 
itance unto your fathers. 

19 But I said, How shall I put thee 
among the children, and give thee "■ a 
t pleasant land, a goodly heritage of 
the hosts of nations? and I said. 
Thou shalt call me, ' My father ; and 
shalt not turn away t from me. 

20 IT Surely as a wife treacherously 
departeth from her t husband, so ' have 
ye dealt treacherously with me, 
house of Israel, saith the Lord. 

21 A voice was heard upon "the 
high places, weeping and supplica- 
tions of the children of Israel : for 
they have perverted their way, and 
they have forgotten the Lord their 
God. 

22 ^Return, ye backsliding children, 
and ^I will heal your backslidings. 
Behold, we come unto thee ; for thou 
art the Lord our God. 

23 ^ Truly in vain is salvation hoped 
for from the hills, and from the mul- 
titude of mountains : ^ truly in the 
Lord our God is the salvation of Is- 
rael. 

24 ^ For shame hath devoured the 
labour of our fathers from our youth ; 
their flocks and their herds, their 
sons and their daughters. 

25 We lie down in our shame, and 
our confusion covereth us : •= for we 
have sinned against the Lord our 
God, we and our fathers, from our 
youth even unto this day, and "^have 
not obeyed the voice of the Lord our 
God. 

CHAPTER IV. 

God's promise to Israel. 3 He exhortefh Judah to re- 
pentance in vieiu of coming judgments. 19 The 
prophet's lamentation over the miseries about to 
come upon the land. 

IF thou wilt return, Israel, saith 
the Lord, * return unto me : and 
if thou wilt put away thine abomina- 
tions out of my sight, then shalt thou 
not remove. 

2 ^And thou shalt swear. The Lord 
liveth, " in truth, in judgment, and in 
righteousness ; ^ and the nations shall 
bless themselves in him, and in him 
shall they ® glory. 

3 IT For thus saith the Lord to the 
men of Judah and Jerusalem, ^ Break 
up your fallow ground, and ^sow not 
among thorns. 

4 ^Circumcise yourselves to the 
Lord, and take away the foreskins 
of your heart, ye men of Judah and 

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inhabitants of Jerusalem ; lest my 
fury come forth like fire, and burn 
that none can quench it, because of 
the evil of your doings. 

5 Declare ye in Judah, and publish 
in Jerusalem ; and say. Blow ye the 
trumpet in the land : cry, gather to- 
gether, and say, ' Assemble your- 
selves, and let us go into the de- 
fenced cities. 

6 Set up the standard toward Zion : 
II retire, stay not ; for I will bring 
evil from the ^ north, and a great 
t destruction. 

7 'The lion is come up from his 
thicket, and ""the destroyer of the 
Gentiles is on his way ; he is gone 
forth from his place "^to make thy 
land desolate ; and thy cities shall 
be laid waste, without an inhabit- 
ant. 

8 For this ° gird you with sackcloth, 
lament and howl : for the fierce an- 
ger of the Lord is not turned back 
from us. 

9 And it shall come to pass at that 
day, saith the Lord, that the heart 
of the king shall perish, and the 
heart of the princes ; and the priests 
shall be astonished, and the prophets 
shall wonder. 

10 Then said I, Ah, Lord God! 
P surely thou hast greatly deceived 
this people and Jerusalem, isa5ang, 
Ye shall have peace ; whereas the 
sword reacheth unto the soul. 

11 At that time shall it be said to 
this people and to Jerusalem, ^A dry 
wind of the high places in the wilder- 
ness toward the daughter of my peo- 
ple, not to fan, nor to cleanse, 

12 Even II a full wind from those 
places shall come unto me : now also 
^ will I t give sentence against them. 

13 Behold, he shall come up as 
clouds, and ^ his chariots shall he as 
a whirlwind : " his horses are swifter 
than eagles. Woe unto us ! for we 
are spoiled. 

14 Jerusalem, ^wash thine heart 
from wickedness, that thou mayest 
be saved. How long shall thy vain 
thoughts lodge within thee ? 

15 For a voice declareth ^ from Dan, 
and publisheth affliction from mount 
Ephraim. 

16 Make ye mention to the nations ; 
behold, pubhsh against Jerusalem, 
that watchers come ^ from a far coun- 
try, and give out their voice against 
the cities of Judah. 

17 ^ As keepers of a field, are they 
against her round about ; because she 
hath been rebellious against me, saith 
the Lord. 

18 '' Thy way and thy doings have 



Lamentation for Judah. 



JEREMIAH. 



Judgments upon the land. 



B.C. 

about 612. 



t Heb. the 

walls of my 

heart. 
c Is. 15. 5. & 

16. 11. & 21. 

3. & 22. 4. 

ch. 9. 1, 10. 

See Luke 

19. 42. 
d Ps. 42. 7. 

Ez. 7. 26. 
e ch. 10. 20. 



S Is. 24. 19. 
h Gen. 1. 2. 



ils. 5.25. Ez. 
38. 20. 



b Zeph. 1. 3. 



1 ch.5. 10, 18. 

& 30. li. k. 

46. 28. 
m Ho8. 4. 3. 
n Is. 5. 30. &. 

50.3. 
o Num. 23. 19. 

ch. 7. 16. 



p 2 King-9 9. 
30. Ez.23.40. 
t Heb. eyes. 



q ch. 22. 20, 22. 
Lam. 1. 2, 19. 



r Is. I. 15. 
Lam. 1. 17. 



procured these things unto thee ; this 
is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, 
because it reacheth unto thine heart. 

19 IF My " bowels, my bowels ! I am 
paineds^ at t my very heart ; my heart 
maketh a noise in me ; I cannot hold 
my peace, because thou hast heard, 
O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, 
the alarm of war. 

20 ^ Destruction upon destruction is 
cried ; for the whole land is spoiled : 
suddenly are ^ my tents spoiled, and 
my curtains in a moment. 

21 How long shall I see the stand- 
ard, and hear the sound of the trump- 
et? 

22 For my people is foolish, th<y 
have not known me ; they are sot- 
tish children, and they have none 
understanding : ^ they are wise to do 
evil, but to do good they have no 
knowledge. 

23 ^ I beheld the earth, and, lo, it 
was ^ without form, and void ; and the 
heavens, and they had no light. 

24 ' I beheld the mountains, and, lo, 
they trembled, and all the hills moved 
lightly. 

25 I beheld, and, lo, there loas no 
man, and ^ all the birds of the heavens 
were fled. 

26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful 
place was a wilderness, and all the 
cities thereof were broken down at 
the presence of the Lord, and by his 
fierce anger. 

27 For thus hath the Lord said, 
The whole land shall be desolate ; 
' yet will I not make a full end. 

28 For this "" shall the earth mourn, 
and " the heavens above be black : 
because I have spoken it, I have 
purposed it, and °will not repent, 
neither will I turn back from it. 

29 The whole city shall flee for the 
noise of the horsemen and bowmen ; 
they shall go into thickets, and climb 
up upon the rocks : every city shall 
be forsaken, and not a man dwell 
therein. 

30 And when thou art spoiled, what 
wilt thou do '? Though thou clothest 
thyself with crimson, though thou 
deckest thee with ornaments of gold, 
P though thou rentest thy t face with 
painting, in vain shalt thou make thy- 
self fair ; i thy lovers will despise thee, 
they will seek thy life. 

3 1 For I have heard a voice as of a 
woman in travail, and the anguish as 
of her that bringeth forth her first 
child, the voice of the daughter of 
Zion, that bewaileth herself, that 
"■ spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is 
me now ! for my soul is wearied be- 
cause of murderers. 



CHAPTER V. 

God's judgments upon Judah and Israel for their in- 
justice, 3 their perverseness, 7 their adultery, 10 
their impiety, 19 their contempt of God, 25 their op- 
pression, 30 and the falsehood of their prophets and 
priests. 

RUN ye to and fro through the 
streets of Jerusalem, and see 
now, and know, and seek in the 
broad places thereof, ^ if ye can find 
a man, ^if there be any that exe- 
cuteth judgment, that seeketh the 
truth ; " and I will pardon it. 

2 And "^ though they say, ^ The Lord 
liveth ; surely they ^ swear falsely. 

3 O Lord, are not ^ thine eyes up- 
on the truth? thou hast ''stricken 
them, but they have not grieved ; 
thou hast consumed them, but * they 
have refused to receive correction : 
they have made their faces harder 
than a rock ; they have refused to 
return. 

4 Therefore I said. Surely these are 
poor ; they are foolish : for ^ they 
know not the way of the Lord, nor 
the judgment of their God. 

5 I will get me unto the great men, 
and will speak unto them ; for ' they 
have known the way of the Lord, 
and the judgment of their God : but 
these have altogether "^ broken the 
yoke, and burst the bonds. 

6 Wherefore °a lion out of the forest 
shall slay them, ° and a wolf of the 
II evenings shall spoil them, p a leopard 
shall watch over their cities : every 
one that goeth out thence shall be 
torn in pieces : because their trans- 
gressions are many, and their back- 
slidings t are increased. 

7 IF How shall I pardon thee for 
this? thy children have forsaken me, 
and 'i sworn by them that "■ a?'e no 
gods : ' when I had fed them to the 
full, they then committed adultery, 
and assembled themselves by troops 
in the harlots' houses. 

8 * They were as fed horses in the 
morning : every one "^ neighed after 
his neighbour's wife. 

9 "" Shall I not visit for these things ? 
saith the Lord : y and shall not my 
soul be avenged on such a nation as 
this? 

10 IT == Go ye up upon her walls, and 
destroy; ^but make not a full end: 
take away her battlements ; for they 
are not the Lord's. 

11 For ^'the house of Israel and the 
house of Judah have dealt very 
treacherously against me, saith the 
Lord. 

12 *= They have belied the Lord, and 
said, ^ It is not he ; neither shall evil 
come upon us ; ^ neither shall we see 
sword nor famine : 

671 



B.C. 

about 612. 



b Gen. 18. 23, 
&c. Ps. 12. 1. 

e Gen. 18. 26. 

(1 Tit. 1. 16. 
e ch. 4. 2. 
f ch. 7. 9. 
S 2 Chr. 16. 9. 
h Is. 1. 5. &. 9. 
13. ch. 2. 30. 

i ch. 7. 28. 
Zeph. 3. 2. 



1 Mic. 3. L 



m Ps. 2. 3. 
n ch. 4. 7. 
o Ps. 104. 20. 

Hab. 1. 8. 

Zeph. 3. 3. 
II Or, deserts^ 
V Hos. 13. 7. 



t Heb. are 
strong. 



q Josh. 23. 7. 

Zeph. 1. 5. 
r Deut. 32. 21. 

Gal. 4. 8. 
s Deut. 32. 15. 



t Ez. 22. IL 
M ch. 13. 27. 



X ver. 29. ch. 
9.9. 
y ch. 44. 22. 



t ch. 39. 8. 

a ch. 4. 27. 
ver. 18. 



c 2 Chr. 36. IG. 
ch. 4. 10. 
d Is. 28. 15. 
e ch. 14. 13. 



Judgments upon Israel and 



JEREMIAH. 



Judah for their iniquities. 



f ch. 1. 9. 



EDeut. 28.49. 

Is. 5. 26. ch. 

1. 15. & 6. 22. 
h Is. 39. 3. ch. 

4. 16. 



i Lev. 26. 16. 
Deul.28. 3], 
33. 



k ch. 4. 27. 



1 Deut. 29. 24, 
&c. 1 Kings 
9.8,9. ch.l3. 
22. & 16. 10. 

m ch. 2. 13. 



ol9. 6. 9. Ez. 
12. 2. Matt. 
13.14. John 
12.40. Acts 
28.26. Rom. 
11.8. 

t Heb. heart, 
Hos. 7. 11. 



p Rev. 15. 4. 



q Job 26. 10. 
& 38. 10, 11. 
Ps. 104. 9. 
Prov. 8. 29. 



r Ps. 147. 8. 

ch. 14. 22. 

I'.latt. 3. 45. 

Acts 14. 17. 
s Deut. 11. 14. 

.Joel 2. 23. 
t Gen. 8. 22. 
u ch. 3. 3. 
s Prov. 1. 11, 

17, 18. Hab. 

1.15. 
!1 Or, they pry 

as fowlers lie 

in wait. 



13 And the prophets shall become 
wind, and the word is not in them : 
thus shall it be done unto them. 

14 Wherefore thus saith the Lord 
God of hosts, Because ye speak this 
word, ^behold, I will make my words 
in thy mouth fire, and this people 
wood, and it shall devour them. 

15 Lo, I will bring a ^nation up- 
on you ^ from far, house of Israel, 
saith the Lord : it is a mighty 
nation, it is an ancient nation, a na- 
tion whose language thou knowest 
not, neither understandest what they 
say. 

16 Their quiver is as an open sep- 
ulchre, they are all mighty men. 

17 And they shall eat up thine ' har- 
vest and thy bread, which thy sons 
and thy daughters should eat : they 
shall eat up thy flocks and thine 
herds : they shall eat up thy vines 
and thy* fig trees : they shall impov- 
erish thy fenced cities, wherein thou 
trustedst, with the sword. 

18 Nevertheless in those days, saith 
the Lord, I "^will not make a full end 
with you. 

19 IF And it shall come to pass, when 
ye shall say, ^ Wherefore doeth the 
Lord our God all these things unto 
us? then shalt thou answer them, 
Like as ye have "'forsaken me, and 
served strange gods in your land, so 
° shall ye serve strangers in a land 
that is not yours. 

20 Declare this in the house of 
.Tacob, and publish it in Judah, say- 

21 Hear now this, ° foolish people, 
and without t understanding ; which 
have eyes, and see not ; which have 
ears, and hear not : 

22 PFear ye not me? saith the 
Lord : will ye not tremble at my 
presence, which have placed the sand 
for the 1 bound of the sea by a per- 
petual decree, that it cannot pass it : 
and though the waves thereof toss 
themselves, yet can they not prevail ; 
though they roar, yet can they not 
pass over it 1 

23 But this people hath a revolting 
and a rebellious heart ; they are re- 
volted and gone. 

24 Neither say they in their heart, 
Let us now fear the Lord our God, 
""that giveth rain, both the 'former 
and the latter, in his season : ^ he re- 
serveth unto us the appointed weeks 
of the harvest. 

25 IF " Your iniquities have turned 
away these things, and your sins have 
withholden good things from you. 

26 For among my people are found 
wicked men : H they "" lay wait, as he 

672 



that setteth snares ; they set a trap, 
they catch men. 

27 As a II cage is fiill of birds, so are 
their houses full of deceit : therefore 
they are become great, and waxen 
rich. 

28 They are waxen ^ fat, they shine : 
yea, they overpass the deeds of the 
wicked : they judge not "" the cause, 
the cause of the fatherless, ^ yet they 
prosper ; and the right of the needy 
do they not judge. 

29 ^ Shall I not visit for these 
things ? saith the Lord : shall not 
my soul be avenged on such a na- 
tion as this 1 

30 IF II A wonderful and '^ horrible 
thing is committed in the land ; 

31 The prophets prophesy '^falsely, 
and the priests H bear rule by their 
means ; and my people ^ love to have 
it so : and what will ye do in the end 
thereof 1 

CHAPTER VI. 

Judah about to be invaded. 4 TTie enemy encourage 
themselves. 6 God directeth them to besiege Jerusa- 
lem, 9 and this because of the sins of the people. 26 
Judah exhorted to mourn. 

OYE children of Benjamin, gath- 
er yourselves to flee out of the 
midst of Jerusalem, and blow the 
trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign 
of fire in * Beth-haccerem : ^ for evil 
appeareth out of the north, and great 
destruction. 

2 I have likened the daughter of 
Zion to a H comely and delicate wo- 
man. 

3 The shepherds with their flocks 
shall come unto her ; *= they shall 
pitch their tents against her round 
about ; they shall feed every one in 
his place. 

4 ^ Prepare ye war against her ; 
arise, and let us go up ^ at noon. 
Woe unto us! for the day goeth 
away, for the shadows of the even- 
ing are stretched out. 

5 Arise, and let us go by night, and 
let us destroy her palaces. 

6 IF For thus hath the Lord of hosts 
said, Hew ye down trees, and H cast 
a mount against Jerusalem : this is 
the city to be visited ; she is wholly 
oppression in the midst of her. 

7 ^As a fountain casteth out her 
waters, so she casteth out her wick- 
edness : ^violence and spoil is heard 
in her ; before me continually is grief 
and wounds. 

8 Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, 
lest ''my soul t depart from thee ; lest 
I make thee desolate, a land not in- 
habited. 

9 IF Thus saith the Lord of hosts. 
They shall thoroughly glean the rem- 
nant of Israel as a vine : turn back 



The sins of the ^eoi 



JEREMIAH. 



Their sore punishment. 



B. C. 
about 612. 



i ell. 7. 2G. 

Acts 7. 51. 

See Ex. 6. 12. 
k cti. 20. 8. 



1. ch. 20. 9. 
m ch. 9. 21. 



n Deut. 28. 30. 
ch. 8. 10. 



Is. 56. 11. 

ch. 8. 10. & 

14. 18. & 23. 

11. Mio. 3. 

5,11. 
P ch. 8. 11. 

Ez. 13. 10. 
t Heb. bruise, 

or, breach. 

q ch. 4. 10. & 
14. 13. & 23. 
17. 

r ch. 3. 3. & 8, 
12. 



s Is. 8. 20. ch. 

18. 15. Mai. 

4. 4. Luke 

16. 29. 
t Matt. 11. 29. 

u Is. 21. 11. & 
68.1. ch.25. 
4. Ez. 3. 17. 
Hab. 2. 1. 



X Is. 1. 2. 


y ProT. 1. 31. 


z Ps. 40. 6. & 
50. 7. 8, 9. Is. 
l.li;&66. 3. 
Am. 5. 21. 
Mic. 6. 6, &c. 


a Is. 60. 6. 


b ch. 7. 21. 



thine hand as a grapegatherer into 
the ba.skets. 

10 To whom shall I speak, and give 
warning, that they may hearl Be- 
hold, their ' ear is uncirciimcised, and 
they cannot hearken: behold, "^the 
word of the Lord is unto them a re- 
proach ; they have no delight in it. 

1 1 Therefore I am full of the fury 
of the Lord ; ^I am weary with hold- 
ing .in : I will pour it out '"upon the 
children abroad, and upon the assem- 
bly of young men together : for even 
the husband with the wife shall be 
taken, the aged with him that is full 
of days. 

12 And ° their houses shall be turn- 
ed unto others, with their fields and 
wives together : for I will stretch out 
my hand, upon the inhabitants of the 
land, saith the Lord. 

13 For from the least of them even 
unto the greatest of them every one 
is given to ° covetousness ; and from 
the prophet even unto the priest ev- 
ery one dealeth falsely. 

14 They have Phealed also the thurt 
of the daughter of my people slightly, 
1 saying. Peace, peace ; when the7-e is 
no peace. 

15 Were they '"ashamed when they 
had committed abomination? nay, 
they were not at all ashamed, nei- 
ther could they blush ; therefore they 
shall fall among them that fall : at 
the time that I visit them they shall 
be cast down, saith the Lord. 

16 Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye 
in the ways, and see, and ask for the 
'old paths, where is the good way, 
and walk therein, and ye shall find 
' rest for your souls. But they said. 
We will not walk therein. 

17 Also I set " watchmen over you, 
saying, Hearken to the sound of the 
trumpet. But they said. We will not 
hearken. 

18 IF Therefore hear, ye nations, and 
know, O congregation, what is among 
them. 

19 ^Hear, O earth: behold, I will 
bring evil upon this people, even ^ the 
fruit of their thoughts, because they 
have not hearkened unto my words, 
nor to my law, but rejected it. 

20 ^ To what purpose cometh there 
to me incense ^from Sheba, and the 
sweet cane from a far country ? ''your 
burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor 
your sacrifices sweet unto me. 

21 Therefore thus saith the Lord, 
Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks 
before this people, and the fathers 
and the sons together shall fall upon 
them ; the neighbour and his friend 
shall perish. 



43 



22 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a 
people cometh from the *= north coun- 
try, and a great nation shall be raised 
from the sides of the earth. 

23 They shall lay hold on bow and 
spear; they are cruel, and have no 
mercy ; their voice '' roareth like the 
sea ; and they ride upon horses, set in 
array as men for war against thee, O 
daughter of Zion. 

24 We have heard the fame there- 
of : our hands wax feeble : ^ anguish 
hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of 
a woman in travail. 

25 Go not forth into the field, nor 
walk by the way ; for the sword of 
the enemy and fear is on every 
side. 

26 IT daughter of my people, '^gird 
thee with sackcloth, ^ and wallow thy- 
self in ashes : '' make thee mourning, 
as for an only son, most bitter lament- 
ation : for the spoiler shall suddenly 
come upon us. 

27 I have set thee for a tower and 
" a fortress among my people, that 
thou may est know and try their 
way. 

28 ^ They are all grievous revolters, 
'walking with slanders : they are ""brass 
and iron ; they are all corrupters. 

29 The bellows are burned, the lead 
is consumed of the fire ; the founder 
melteth in vain : for the wicked are 
not plucked away. 

30 ° II Reprobate silver shall men call 
them, because the Lord hath rejected 
them. 

CHAPTER Vn. 

The people of Judah urged to repent. 8 Their trust in 
lying words rebtiked. 12 Tlie impending ruin liken- 
ed to thai of Shiloh. 17 The idolatry of the people, 
and their punishment. 21 T!ie sacrifices of the dis- 
obedient rejected. 29 The abominations of the land, 
32 and the judgments about to come upon it. 

THE word that came to Jeremiah 
from the Lord, saying, 

2 ^ Stand in the gate of the Lord's 
house, and proclaim there this word, 
and say. Hear the word of the Lord, 
all ye q/" Judah, that enter in at these 
gates to worship the Lord. 

3 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
God of Israel, ^ Amend your ways and 
your doings, and I will cause you to 
dwell in this place. 

4 " Trust ye not in lying words, say- 
ing. The temple of the Lord, The 
temple of the Lord, The temple of 
the Lord, are these. 

5 For if ye thoroughly amend your 
ways and your doings ; if ye thorough- 
ly ^ execute judgment between a man 
and his neighbour ; 

Q If ye oppress not the stranger, the 
fatherless, and the widow, and shed 
not innocent blood in this place, ® nei- 

673 



B.C. 

about 612. 



c ch. 1. 15. «i 
5. 15. &. 10. 
22. & 50. 41, 
42,43. 

d Is. 5. 30. 



e ch. 4. 31. &. 
13. 21. & 49. 
24. &. 50. 43. 



{ ch. 4. 8. 
g ch. 25. 34. 
Mic. 1. 10. 
h Zech. 12. 10. 



i ch. 1. 18. &. 
15. 20. 



k ch. 5. 23. 
1 ch. 9. 4. 
m Ez. 22. 18. 



n Is. 1. 22. 
II Or, Refme 
silver. 



about 600. 

a ch. 26. 2. 



b ch. 18. 11. & 

26. 13. 



e Deut. 6. 14, 
15. & 8. 19. & 
11.28. ch.l3. 
10. 



Trust in lying luords. 



JEREMIAH. 



IsraeVs disobedience. 



B.C. 

about 600. 



f Deut. 4. 40. 
S ch. 3. 18. 
h ver. 4. 
i ch. 5.31. & 

14. 13, 14. 
k 1 King:s 18. 

21. Hos. 4. 1, 

2. Z-.ph. 1.5. 
1 Ex. 20. 3. 

ver. 6. 



mEz. 



39. 



t Heb. where- 
upon my 

nayne is 

called. 
n ver. 11, 14, 

30. ch. 32. 34. 

& 34. 15. 
Is. 56. 7. 
p Matt. 21. IS. 

Mark 11. 17. 

Luke 19. 46. 
q Josh. 18. 1. 

Judg. 18.31. 
r Deut. 12. 11. 
s 1 Sam. 4. 10, 

11. Ps. 78. 

60. ch. 26. 6. 



t 2 Chr. 36. 15. 

ver. 25. ch. 

11.7. 
u Prov. 1. 24. 

Is. 65. 12. & 

66.4. 



X 1 Sam. 4. 

10, 11. Ps. 

78.60. ch.26. 

6. 
y 2 Kings 17. 

23. 

zPs.78.67,68. 
a Ex. 32. 10. 

ch. 11. 14. & 

14. 11. 



' ch. 15. 1. 



c ch. 44. 17. 19. 



II Or, frame, 
or. workman- 
ship of heav- 
en. 

d ch. 19. 13. 

e Deut. 32. 16, 
21. 



f Is. 1. 11. ch. 
6. 20. Am. 5. 
21. See Hos. 
8. 13. 



ther walk after other gods to your 
hurt; 

7 ^Then will I cause you to dwell 
in this place, in ^ the land that I gave 
to your fathers, for ever and ever. 

8 IT Behold, ''ye trust in ' lying words, 
that cannot profit. 

9 ^ Will ye steal, murder, and com- 
mit adultery, and swear falsely, and 
burn incense unto Baal, and ^walk 
after other gods whom ye know not ; 

10 ™ And come and stand before me 
in this house, t° which is called by 
my name, and say, We are delivered 
to do all these abominations 1 

11 Is ° this house, which is called by 
my name, become a p den of robbers 
in your eyes ? Behold, even I have 
seen it, saith the Lord. 

12 But go ye now unto i my place 
which iDas in Shiloh, '"where I set my 
name at the first, and see ' what I did 
to it for the wickedness of my people 
Israel. 

13 And now, because ye have done 
all these works, saith the Lord, and 
I spake unto you, ' rising up early and 
speaking, but ye heard not ; and I 
" called you, but ye answered not ; 

14 Therefore will I do unto this 
house, which is called by my name, 
wherein ye trust, and unto the place 
which I gave to you and to your fa- 
thers, as I have done to "^ Shiloh. 

15 And I will cast you out of my 
sight, y as I have cast out all your 
brethren, ^ even the whole seed of 
Ephraim. 

16 Therefore ^pray not thou for this 
people, neither lift up cry nor prayer 
for them, neither make intercession 
to me : ^ for I will not hear thee. 

17 IT Seest thou not what they do in 
the cities of Judah and in the streets 
of Jerusalem 1 

18 "^ The children gather wood, and 
the fathers kindle the fire, and the wo- 
men knead their dough, to make cakes 
to the II queen of heaven, and to ''pour 
out drink ofierings unto oth-er gods, 
that they may provoke me to anger. 

19 ® Do they provoke me to anger? 
saith the Lord : do they not provoke 
themselves to the confusion of their 
own faces 1 

20 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Behold, mine anger and my 
fury shall be poured out upon this 
place, upon man, and upon beast, and 
upon the trees of the field, and upon 
the fruit of the ground ; and it shall 
burn, and shall not be quenched. 

21 IF Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of Israel ; ^ Put your burnt 
offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat 
flesh. 

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22 ^For I spake not unto your fa- 
thers, nor commanded them in the 
day that I brought them out of the 
land of Egypt, t concerning burnt 
offerings or sacrifices : 

23 But this thing commanded I them, 
saying, ^ Obey my voice, and ' I will 
be your God, and ye shall be my 
people : and walk ye in all the ways 
that I have commanded you, that it 
may be well unto you. 

24 ^ But they hearkened not, nor 
inclined their ear, but ' walked in the 
counsels and in the H imagination of 
their evil heart, and t^went back- 
ward, and not forward. 

25 Since the day that your fathers 
came forth out of the land of Egypt 
unto this day, I have even "sent unto 
you all my Servian ts the prophets, 
° daily rising up early and sending 
them : 

26 PYet they hearkened not unto 
me, nor inclined their ear, but '^ hard- 
ened their neck : ^ they did worse 
than their fathers. 

27 Therefore 'thou shalt speak all 
these words unto them ; but they 
will not hearken to thee : thou shalt 
also call unto them ; but they will 
not answer thee. 

28 But thou shalt say unto them. 
This is a nation that obeyeth not the 
voice of the Lord their God, *nor re- 
ceiveth li correction : " truth is perish- 
ed, and is cut off from their mouth. 

29 t ^ Cut off thine hair, O Jeru- 
salem, and cast it away, and take up 
a lamentation on high places ; for the 
Lord hath rejected and forsaken the 
generation of his wrath. 

30 For the children of Judah have 
done evil in my sight, saith the Lord : 
>' they have set their abominations in 
the house which is called by my 
name, to pollute it. 

31 And they have built the ^high 
places of Tophet, which is in the 
valley of the son of Hinnom, to ^burn 
their sons and their daughters in the 
fire ; *' which I commanded them not, 
neither t came it into my heart. 

32 t Therefore, behold, "the days 
come, saith the Lord, that it shall no 
more be called Tophet, nor The valley 
of the son of Hinnom, but The valley 
of slaughter : ^ for they shall bury in 
Tophet, till there be no place. 

33 And the ^ carcasses of this people 
shall be meat for the fowls of the 
heaven, and for the beasts of the 
earth ; and none shall fray them away. 

34 Then will I cause to ^ cease from 
the cities of Judah, and from the 
streets of Jerusalem, the voice of 
mirth, and the voice of gladness, the 



B.C. ■ 
about 600. 



Jerusalem's chastisement. 



JEREMIAH. 



Her confusion described. 



B.C. 

about 600. 



g Lev. 2G. 33. 
Is. 1.7. &3. 
26. 



a 2 Kings 23. 5. 
Ez. 8.16. 

b ch. 22. 19. 

c 2 Kings 9. 

36. Ps.83.10. 

ch. 9. 22. & 

16.4. 
d Jobs. 21,22. 

& 7. 15, 16. 

Rev. 9. 6. 



e cli. 7. 24. 
f ch. 9. 6. 
g ch. 5. 3. 
h 2 Pet. 3. 9. 



i Is. 1. 3. 

k Cant. 2. 12. 
lch.5. 4,5. 
m Rom. 2. 17. 



II Or, the false 
pen of the 
scribes work- 
eth for false- 
hood. Is. 10.1. 

II Or, Have 
they been 
ashamed, &fc.- 

t Heb. the 
wisdom of 
what thing. 

n ch. 6. 15. 

Deut.28.30. 
ch. (i. 12. 
Am. 5. 11. 
Zeph. 1. 13. 

p Is. 56. 11. 
ch. 6. 13. 



voice of the bridegroom, and the voice 
of the bride : for ^ the land shall be 
desolate. 

^ CHAPTER VIII. 

Tlie calamities about to come vpon the Jews, 4 on ac- 
count of their per verseness. 13 Their approaching 
alarm and confusion described. 18 The prophet 
bewaileth their desperate condition. 

AT that time, saith the Lord, they 
shall bring out the bones of the 
kings of Jiidah, and the bones of his 
princes, and the bones of the priests, 
and the bones of the prophets, and the 
bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, 
out of their graves : 

2 And they shall spread them before 
the sun, and the moon, and all the 
host of heaven, whom they have loved, 
and whom they have served, and after 
whom they have walked, and whom 
they have sought, and ^whom they 
have worshipped : they shall not be 
gathered, ^ nor be buried ; they shall 
be for " dung upon the face of the 
earth. 

3 And '^ death shall be chosen rather 
than life by all the residue of them 
that remain of this evil family, which 
remain in all the places whither I 
have driven them, saith the Lord of 
hosts. 

4 T Moreover thou shalt say unto 
them, Thus saith the Lord ; Shall 
they fall, and not arise 1 shall he turn 
away, and not return ? 

5 Why then is this people of Jeru- 
salem ® slidden back by a perpetual 
backsliding? ^they hold fast deceit, 
^they refuse to return. 

6^1 hearkened and heard, but they 
spake not aright : no man repented 
him of his wickedness, saying. What 
have I done 1 every one turned to his 
course, as the horse rusheth into the 
battle. 

7 Yea, ' the stork in the heaven 
knoweth her appointed times ; and 
^ the turtle and the crane and the 
swallow observe the time of their 
coming ; but ' my people know not 
the judgment of the Lord. 

8 How do ye say, We are wise, " and 
the law of the Lord is with us 1 Lo, 
certainly H in vain made he it ; the 
pen of the scribes is in vain. 

9 " II The wise men are ashamed, 
they are dismayed and taken : lo, they 
have rejected the word of the Lord ; 
and t what wisdom is in them 1 

10 Therefore ° will I give their wives 
unto others, and their fields to them 
that shall inherit them : for every one 
from the least even unto the greatest 
is given to p covetousness, from the 
prophet even unto the priest every 
one dealeth falsely. 



11 For they have i healed the hurt 
of the daughter of my people slightly, 
saying, '' Peace, peace ; when there is 
no peace. 

12 Were they 'ashamed when they 
had committed abomination] nay, 
they were not at all ashamed, neither 
could they blush ; therefore shall they 
fall among them that fall : in the time 
of their visitation they shall be cast 
down, saith the Lord. 

13 IT II I will surely consume them, 
saith the Lord : there shall be no 
grapes ' on the vine, nor figs on the 
"fig tree, and the leaf shall fade ; and 
the things that I have given them 
shall pass away from them. 

14 Why do we sit still? '^assemble 
yourselves, and let us enter into the 
defenced cities, and let us be silent 
there : for the Lord our God hath put 
us to silence, and given us ^ water of 
II gall to drink, because we have sin- 
ned against the Lord. 

15 We ^ looked for peace, but no 
good came ; and for a time of health, 
and behold trouble ! 

16 The snorting of his horses was 
heard from ^ Dan : the whole land 
trembled at the sound of the neighing 
of his ^ strong ones ; for they are come, 
and have devoured the land, and t all 
that is in it ; the city, and those that 
dwell therein. 

17 For, behold, I will send serpents, 
cockatrices, among you, which laill 
not be '^ charmed, and they shall bite 
you, saith the Lord. 

18 T When I would comfort myself 
against sorrow, my heart is faint t in 
me. 

19 Behold the voice of the cry of the 
daughter of my people t because of 
them that dwell in "^ a far country : Is 
not the Lord in Zion ? is not her king 
in her 1 Why have they ^ provoked 
me to anger with their graven images, 
and with strange vanities? 

20 The harvest is past, the summer 
is ended, and we are not saved. 

21 ^For the hurt of the daughter 
of my people am I hurt ; I am 
^ black; astonishment hath taken 
hold on me. 

22 75 there no ^ balm in Gilead ? is 
there no physician there ? why then 
is not the health of the daughter of 
my people t recovered ? 

CHAPTER IX. 

TJie prophef s grief in view of the judgments about to 
come upon the people for their wickedness. 9 Hejus- 
tifieth God in punishing them. 17 He caileth to 
mourning over their calamities ; 23 and exhorteth 
the people to trust in God. 25 Both Jews and Gen- 
tiles threatened. 

t /^H * that my head were waters, 
\J and mine eyes a fountain of 

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B.C. 
about 600. 

q ch. 6. 14. 
r Ez. 13. 10. 
s ch. 3. 3. &. 6. 
15. 



II Or, In gath 

ering I will 

consume. 
t Is. 5. 1. kc. 

Joel 1. 7. 
u Matt. 21 

Luke 13. 

&c. 



19. 



X ch. 4. 5. 



y ch. 9. 15. & 
23. 15. • 
II Or, poison. 



z ch. 14. 19. 



a ch. 4. 15. 

b Judff. 5. 22. 
ch. 47. 3. 

t Heb. the ful- 
ness thereof. 



c Ps. 58. 4, 5. 
Ecc. 10. 11. 



t Heh.upon. 



\ tieh. became 

of the conn try 
of them that 
are far off. 

d Is. 39. 3. 

e Deut. 32. 21. 
Is. 1.4. 



f ch. 4. 19. & 
9.1. &14.17. 

g Joel 2. 6. 
Nah. 2. 10. 

h Gen. 37. 25. 
& 43. 11. ch. 
46. 11. & 51. 



t Heb. gone 
up 7 



a Is. 22. 4. 

ch. 4. 19. & 

13. 17. & 14. 

17. Lam. 2. 

11. &3. 48. 
t Heb. Who 

will give my 

head, <5,r. 



The grief of the 'pro'phet. 



JEREMIAH. 



He exhorteth to mourning. 



bch. 



c Ps. 64. 3. 
Is. 59. 4, 13, 
I 13. 



d 1 Sara. 2, 12. 

Hos.4. 1. 
e ch. 12. 6. 

Mic. 7. 5, 6. 
11 Oy, friend. 



f ch. 6. 28. 
11 Or, mock. 



g- Ts. 1. 25. 
Mill. 3. 3. 
h Hos. 11. 8. 

i Ps. 12. 2. & 

120.3. ver.3. 
k Ps. 28. 3. & 

55. 21. 
t Heb. in the 

midst of him. 
II Or, wait for 

him. 



m ch. 12. 4. & 
23. 10. Hos. 
4.3. 

II Or, pastures. 

II Or, desolate. 



t Heb. from 
the fowl even 

to, &fC. 

n ch. 4. 25. 



o Is. 25. 2. 

t Heh. desola- 
tion. 

P Is. 13. 22. & 
34. 13. ch. 
10. 22. 

q Ps. 107. 43. 
Hos. 14. 9. 



r ch. 3. 17. & 
7.24. 

11 Or, stub- 
bornness. 



tears, that I mig-ht weep day and 
night for the slain of the daughter of 
my people ! 

2 Oh that I had in the wilderness 
a lodging place of wayfaring men ; 
that 1 might leave my people, and 
go from them ! for ^ they he all adul- 
terers, an assembly of treacherous 
men. 

3 And '^ they bend their tongues like 
their bow for lies : but they are not 
valiant for the truth upon the earth ; 
for they proceed from evil to evil, 
and they "^know not me, saith the 
Lord. 

4 ^ Take ye heed every one of his 
II neighbour, and trust ye not in any 
brother : for every brother will utter- 
ly supplant, and every neighbour will 
^walk with slanders. 

5 And they will II deceive every one 
his neighbour, and will not speak the 
truth : they have taught their tongue 
to speak lies, and weary themselves 
to commit iniquity. 

6 Thine habitation is in the midst of 
deceit ; through deceit they refuse to 
know me, saith the Lord. 

7 Therefore thus saith the Lord of 
hosts. Behold, ^ I will melt them, and 
try them ; ^ for how shall I do for the 
daughter of my people ? 

8 Their tongue is as an arrow shot 
out ; it speaketh ^ deceit : orie speak- 
eth ^ peaceably to his neighbour with 
his mouth, but tin heart he layeth 
II his wait. 

9 T ' Shall I not visit them for these 
things 1 saith the Lord : shall not 
my soul be avenged on such a nation 
as this % 

10 For the mountains will I take 
up a weeping and wailing, and "for 
the II habitations of the wilderness a 
lamentation, because they are n burn- 
ed up, so that none can pass through 
them; neither can men hear the voice 
of the cattle : t » both the fowl of the 
heavens and the beast are fled ; they 
are gone. 

11 And I will make Jerusalem 
° heaps, and p a den of dragons ; and 
I will make the cities of Judah t des- 
olate, without an inhabitant. 

12 IT 'iWho is the wise man, that 
may understand this % and who is he 
to whom the mouth of the Lord hath 
spoken, that he may declare it, for 
what the land perisheth and is burned 
up like a wilderness, that none pass- 
eth through % 

13 And the Lord saith, Because 
they have forsaken my law which I 
set before them, and have not obeyed 
my voice, neither walked therein ; 

' 14 But have '' walked after the II im- 

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agination of their own l^eart, and 
after Baalim, 'which their fathers 
taught them : 

15 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
of hosts, the God of Israel ; Behold, 
I will ' feed them, even this people, 
"with wormwood, and give them wa- 
ter of gall to drink. 

16 I will "^ scatter them also am.ong 
the heathen, whom neither they nor 
their fathers have known : ^ and I 
will send a sword after them, till I 
have consumed them. 

17 *|[ Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
Consider ye, and call for =" the mourn- 
ing women, that they may come ; 
and send for cunning women., that 
they may come : 

18 And let them make haste, and 
take up a wailing for us, that *our 
eyes may run down with tears, and 
our eyelids gush out with waters. 

19 For a voice of wailing is heard 
out of Zion, How are we spoiled ! we 
are greatly confounded, because we 
have forsaken the land, because ''our 
dwellings have cast us out. 

20 Yet hear the word of the Lord, 
ye women, and let your ear receive 
the word of his mouth, and teach your 
daughters wailing, and every one her 
neighbour lamentation. 

21 For death is come up into our 
windows, and is entered into our pal- 
aces, to cut off *= the children from 
without, and the young men from the 
streets. 

22 Speak, Thus saith the Lord, 
Even the carcasses of men shall fall 
^ as dung upon the open field, and as 
the handful after the harvestman, and 
none shall gather them. 

23 f Thus saith the Lord, ^ Let not 
the wise man glory in his wisdom, 
neither let the mighty man glory in 
his might, let not the rich man glory 
in his riches : 

24 But ^ let him that glorieth glory 
in this, that he understandeth and 
knoweth me, that I am the Lord 
which exercise lovingkindness, judg- 
ment, and righteousness, in the earth : 
^for in these things I delight, saith 
the Lord. 

25 1 Behold, the days come, saith 
the Lord, that ''I will t punish all 
them which are circumcised with the 
uncircumcised ; 

26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, 
and the children of Ammon, and 
Moab, and all that are tin the 
'utmost corners, that dwell in the 
wilderness : for all these nations are 
uncircumcised, and all the house 
of Israel are "^uncircumcised in the 
heart. 



Israel warned against 



JEREMIAH. 



the way of the heathen. 



CHAPTER X. 

The people warned not to learn the way oftheheathen. 
17 The desolations about to come zipoii the Land. 23 
The prayer of the prophet. 

HEAR ye the word which the 
Lord speaketh unto you, 
house of Israel : 

2 Thus saith the Lord, ^ Learn not 
the way of the heathen, and be not 
dismayed at the signs of heaven ; for 
the heathen are dismayed at them. 

3 For the t customs of the people 
are vain : for '' one cutteth a tree out 
of the forest, the work of the hands 
of the workman, with the axe. 

4 They deck it with silver and with 
gold ; they '^ fasten it with nails and 
with hammers, that it move not. 

5 They are upright as the palm 
tree, ^but speak not: they must 
needs be ^ borne, because they cannot 
go. Be not afraid of them ; for ^they 
cannot do evil, neither also is it in 
them to do good. 

6 Forasmuch as there is none ^like 
unto thee, Lord ; thou art great, 
and thy name is great in might. 

7 ^Who would not fear thee, O 
King of nations'? for H to thee doth 
it appertain : forasmuch as ' among 
all the wise men of the nations, and 
in all their kingdoms, there is none 
like unto thee. 

8 But they are t altogether ^ brutish 
and foolish : the stock is a doctrine 
of vanities. 

9 Silver spread into plates is brought 
from Tarshish, and ' gold from Uphaz, 
the work of the workman, and of the 
hands of the founder : blue and pur- 
ple is their clothing : they are all 
"the work of cunning men. 

10 But the Lord is the ttrue God, 
he is ''the living God, and an 
t° everlasting king: at his wrath the 
earth shall tremble, and the nations 
shall not be able to abide his indigna- 
tion. 

11 Thus shall ye say unto them, 
PThe gods that have not made the 
heavens and the earth, even ^they 
shall perish from the earth, and from 
under these heavens. 

12 He 'hath made the earth by his 
power, he hath ' established the world 
by his wisdom, and *hath stretched 
out the heavens by his discrefion. 

13 "When he uttereth his voice, 
there is a II multitude of waters in the 
heavens, and ^he causeth the vapours 
to ascend from the ends of the earth ; 
he maketh lightnings H with rain, and 
bringeth forth the wind out of his 
treasures. 

14 y Every man His ^brutish in his 
knowledge : ^ every founder is con- 



founded by the graven image : '" for 
his molten image is falsehood, and 
there is no breath in them. 

15 They are vanity, and the work 
of errors : in the time of their visit- 
ation '^ they shall perish. 

16 '^The portion of Jacob is not like 
them : for he is the former of all 
things ; and ^ Israel is the rod of his 
inheritance : ^ The Lord of hosts is 
his name. 

17 1 s Gather up thy wares out of 
the land, t inh^ibitant of the fort- 
ress. 

18 For thus saith the Lord, Behold, 
I will ''sling out the inhabitants of 
the land at this once, and will distress 
them, ' that they may find it so. 

19 H "^Woe is me for my hurt! 
my wound is grievous : but I said, 
^ Truly this is a grief, and "" I must 
bear it. 

20 °My tabernacle is spoiled, and 
all my cords are broken : my children 
are gone forth of me, and they are 
not : there is none to stretch forth my 
tent any more, and to set up my cur- 
tains. 

21 For the pastors are become bru- 
tish, and have not sought the Lord : 
therefore they shall not prosper, and 
all their flocks shall be scattered. 

22 Behold, the noise of the bruit 
is come, and a great commotion out 
of the ° north country, to make the 
cities of Judah desolate, and a p den 
of dragons. 

23 IF Lord, I know that the ^way 
of man is not in himself : it is not in 
man that walketh to direct his steps. 

24 Lord, ^ correct me, but with 
judgment ; not in thine anger, lest 
thou t bring me to nothing. 

25 'Pour out thy fury upon the 
heathen *that know thee not, and 
upon the families that call not on thy 
name : for they have eaten up Jacob, 
and " devoured him, and consumed 
him, and have made his habitation 
desolate. 

CHAPTER XL 

God remindeth the people of his covenant, 8 and re- 
huketh their violations of it. 11 Their punishment 
foretold. 18 A conspiracy against Jeremiah. 

THE word that came to Jeremiah 
from the Lord, saying, 

2 Hear ye the words of this cov- 
enant, and speak unto the men of 
Judah, and to the inhabitants of Je- 
rusalem ; 

3 And say thou unto them. Thus 
saith the Lord God of Israel ; ^ Cursed 
be the man that obeyeth not the words 
of this covenant, 

4 Which I commanded your fathers 
in the day that I brought them forth 



B.C. 
about 600. 



c ver. 11. 

d Ps. 16. 5. h. 

73. 20. &. II!). 

57. ch. 51. 19. 

Lam. 3. 24. 
e Deut. 32. 9. 

Ps. 74. 2. 



t Heb. inhab- 

itress. 
( Is. 47. 4. & 

51. 15. & 54. 

5. ch.31. 35. 

& 32. 18. & 

50.34. 
E See ch. 6. 1. 

Ez. 12. 3, &c. 
h 1 Sam. 25. 

29. ch. 16. 13. 
i Ez. 6. 10. 
k ch. 4. 19. & 

8. 21. & 9. 1. 
1 Ps. 77. 10. 
m Mic. 7. 9. 
n ch. 4. 20. 



ch. 1. 15. & 
4. 6. & 5. 15. 
&.6. 22. 

P ch. 9. 11. 

q Prov. 16. 1. 
& 20. 24. 



r Ps. 6. 1. & 
38. 1. ch. 30. 
11. 

t Heb. dimin- 
ish me. 

s Ps. 79. 6. 

t Job 18. 21. 
1 Thess. 4. 
5. 2 Thess. 1. 



u ch. 8. 



about 608. 



a Deut. 27. 26. 
Gal. 3. 10. 



Israel's covenant broken. 



JEREMIAH. 



The prophet's life in p)eril. 




t Heb. Amen, 
Deut. 27. 15- 
26. 



e Rom. 2. 13. 
James 1. 22. 



f ch. 7. 13, 25. 

& 35. IS. 

g ch. 7. 26. 
h ch. 3. 17. & 

7. 24. & 9. 14. 
II Or, stuh- 

hornness. 



i Ez. 22. 25. 
Hos. 6. 9. 



t Heb. to go 
forth of. 

I Ps. 18. 41. 
Prov. 1. 28. 
Is. 1. 15. cb. 
14. 12. Ez.8. 
18. Mic. 3. 4. 
Zeeh. 7. 13. 

m Deut. 32. 37, 
38. 

t Ileb. evil. 

n ell. 2. 28. 
o Ex.32. 10. 

cli. 7. 16. & 

14.11. IJohn 

5.16. 
P Ps. 50. J6. 

Is. 1. II, &c. 
t Heb. shame, 

ell. 3. 24. 

Hos. 9. 10. 

q Ez. 16. 25, 

&ic. 
r Hag. 2. 12, 

13, 14. Tit. ]. 

t Heb. evil. 

t Heb. What 
is to my be- 
loved in my 
house. 

II Or, when 
thy evil is. 

« Prov. 2. 14. 



out of the land of Egypt, ''from the 
iron furnace, saying, " Obey my voice, 
and do them, according to all which 
I command you : so shall ye be my 
people, and I will be your God : 

5 That I may perform the ''oath 
which I have sworn unto your fa- 
thers, to give them a land flowing 
with milk and honey, as it is this 
day. Then answered I, and said, 
t So be it, Lord. 

6 Then the Lord said unto me, Pro- 
claim all these words in the cities of 
Judah, and in the streets of Jerusa- 
lem, saying. Hear ye the words of 
this covenant, ^ and do them. 

7 For I earnestly protested unto your 
fathers in the day that I brought them 
up out of the land of Egypt, even unto 
this day, ^ rising early and protesting, 
saying. Obey my voice. 

8 s Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined 
their ear, but ''walked every one in 
the II imagination of their evil heart : 
therefore I will bring upon them all 
the words of this covenant, which I 
commanded them to do ; but they did 
them not. 

9 And the Lord said unto me, ^A 
conspiracy is found among the men 
of Judah, and among the inhabitants 
of Jerusalem. 

10 They are turned back to "^the 
iniquities of their forefathers, which 
refused to hear my words ; and they 
went after other gods to serve them : 
the house of Israel and the house 
of Judah have broken my covenant 
which I made with their fathers. 

11 IF Therefore thus saith the Lord, 
Behold, I will bring evil upon them, 
which they shall not be able t to es- 
cape ; and ' though they shall cry un- 
to me, I will not hearken unto them. 

12 Then shall the cities of Judah 
and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and 
™ cry unto the gods unto whom they 
offer incense : but they shall not save 
them at all in the time of their t trou- 
ble. 

13 For according to the number of 
thy " cities were thy gods, O Judah ; 
and according to the number of the 
streets of Jerusalem have ye set up 
altars to that t shameful thing, even 
altars to burn incense unto Baal. 

14 Therefore °pray not thou for this 
people, neither lift up a cry or prayer 
for them : for I will not hear them in 
the time that they cry unto me for 
their t trouble. 

15 P t What hath my beloved to do in 
mine house, seeing she hath i wrought 
lewdness with many, and ""the holy 
flesh is passed from thee 1 n when thou 
doest evil, then thou ^rejoicest. 



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16 The Lord called thy name, ^A 
green olive tree, fair, and of goodly 
fruit : with the noise of a great tu- 
mult he hath kindled fire upon it, 
and the branches of it are broken. 

17 For the Lord of hosts, "that 
planted thee, hath pronounced evil 
against thee, for the evil of the house 
of Israel and of the house of Judah, 
which they have done against them- 
selves to provoke me to anger in oflfer- 
ing incense unto Baal. 

18 IF And the Lord hath given me 
knowledge of it, and I know it : then 
thou shewedst me their doings. 

19 But I was like a lamb or an ox 
that is brought to the slaughter ; and 
I knew not that ^they had devised 
devices against me, saying., Let us 
destroy t the tree with the fruit there- 
of, ^and let us cut him oflf'from "^ the 
land of the living, that his name may 
be no more remembered. 

20 But, O Lord of hosts, that judg- 
est righteously, that * triest the reins 
and the heart, let me see thy ven- 
geance on them : for unto thee have 

I revealed my cause. 

21 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
of the men of Anathoth, ^ that seek 
thy life, saying, " Prophesy not in the 
name of the Lord, that thou die not 
by our hand : 

22 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
of hosts, Behold, I will t punish them : 
the young men shall die by the sword ; 
their sons and their daughters shall 
die by famine : 

23 And there shall be no remnant 
of them : for I will bring evil upon 
the men of Anathoth, even ^ the year 
of their visitation. 

CHAPTER XII. 

Theprophet complaineth of the prosperity of the wick- 
ed. 5 God admonishcth him. 7 God^s heritage for- 
saken by him. 14 A promise of return from cap- 
tivity. 

RIGHTEOUS ^art thou, Lord, 
when I plead with thee : yet 

II let me talk with thee of thy judg- 
ments : ^ Wherefore doth the way of 
the wicked prosper 1 wherefore are all 
they happy that deal very treacher- 
ously 1 

2 Thou hast planted them, yea, they 
have taken root : t the}^ grow, yea, 
they bring forth fruit: nhou art 
near in their mouth, and far from 
their reins. 

3 But thou, Lord, "^knowest me : 
thou hast seen me, and Hried mine 
heart t toward thee : pull them out 
like sheep for the slaughter, and pre- 
pare them for ^the day of slaughter. 

4 How long shall s the land mourn, 
and the herbs of every field wither. 



The heritage of God forsaken. 



JEREMIAH. 



JadaKs 'pride to he marred. 



B.C. 

about 608. 

h Ps. 107. 34. 
i ch. 4. 25. k. 

7. 20. & 9. 10. 

Ho3. 4. 3. 



k Josh. 3. 15. 
1 Chr. 12. 15. 
oil. 49. 19. &. 
50. 44. 

I cli.9.4. &.11. 
19, 21. 

II Or, they 
cried after 
thee fully. 

t Heb. good 
things. 
m Prov. 26. 25. 



t Heb. tht 
love. 



\\ Or, yelleth. 
Heb. giveth 
out his voice. 



II OT,bird hav- 
ing talons. 

II Or, cause 
them to come. 

n Is. 56. 9. ch. 
7.33. 

ch. 6. 3. 

P Is. 5. 1, 5. 

t H.eh. portion 

of desire. 
q Is. 63. 18. 



Is. 42. 25. 



t Lev. 26. 16. 
Deut. 28. 38. 
Mic. 6. 15. 
Hag. 1. 6. 



u Zech. 2. 8. 



X Deut. 30. 3. 
ch. 32. 37. 



Ez. 23. 25. 



z Am. 9. 14. 



••» ch. 4. 2. 



'>for the wickedness of them that 
dwell therein'? *the beasts are con- 
sumed, and the birds ; because they 
said, He shall not see our last end. 

5 IT If thou hast run with the foot- 
men, and they have wearied thee, 
then how canst thou contend with 
horses '? and if in the land of peace, 
wherein thou trustedst, the]/ wearied 
thee, then how wilt thou do in ''the 
swelling of Jordan "? 

6 For even Hhy brethren, and the 
house of thy father, even they have 
dealt treacherously with thee ; yea, 
II they have called a multitude after 
thee : ''' believe them not, though they 
speak tfair words unto thee. 

7 II I have forsaken mine house, I 
have left mine heritage ; I have given 
t the dearly beloved of my soul into 
the hand of her enemies. 

8 Mine heritage is unto me as a lion 
in the forest; it Hcrieth out against 
me : therefore have I hated it. 

9 Mine heritage is unto me as a 
11 speckled bird, the birds round about 
are against her ; come ye, assemble 
all the beasts of the field, H " come to 
devour. 

10 JNIany ° pastors have destroyed 
Pm}'" vineyard, they have "^ trodden 
my portion under foot, they have 
made my t pleasant portion a desolate 
wilderness. 

11 They have made it desolate, and 
being desolate ''it mourneth unto me ; 
the whole land is made desolate, be- 
cause ^110 man layeth it to heart. 

12 The spoilers are come upon all 
high places through the wilderness : 
for the sword of the Lord shall de- 
vour from the 07ie end of the land 
even to the other end of the land : 
no flesh shall have peace. 

13 * They have sown wheat, but shall 
reap thorns : they have put themselves 
to pain, but shall not profit : and they 
shall be ashamed of your revenues 
because of the fierce anger of the 
Lord. 

14 IF Thus saith the Lord against 
all mine evil neighbours, that "touch 
the inheritance which I have caused 
my people Israel to inherit ; Behold, 
I will ^ pluck them out of their land, 
and pluck out the house of Judah 
from among them. 

15 J' And it shall come to pass, after 
that I have plucked them out I will 
return, and have compassion on them, 
^and will bring them again, every 
man to his heritage, and every man 
to his land. 

16 And it shall come to pass, if 
the}?" will diligently learn the ways 
of my people, ^'to swear by my name, 



The Lord liveth ; as they taught my 
people to swear by Baal ; then shall 
they be ^ built in the midst of my 
people. 

17 But if they will not " obey, I will 
utterly pluck up and destroy that 
nation, saith the Lord. 

CHAPTER XIH. 

By the type of a linen girdle, God sheweth that he will 
mar the pride of Judah. 12 The whole kind to he 
filled with confusion. 15 The peoj-ile exhorted to re- 
pent and humble themselves. 22 77tc greatness of 
their iniquity the cause of God's judgments upon 
them. 

THUS saith the Lord unto me, 
Go and get thee a linen girdle, 
and put it upon thy loins, and put it 
not in water. 

2 So I got a girdle according to the 
word of the Lord, and put it on my 
loins. 

3 And the word of the Lord came 
unto me the second time, saying, 

4 Take the girdle that thou hast 
got, which is upon thy loins, and 
arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it 
there in a hole of the rock. 

5 So I went, and hid it by Euphra- 
tes, as the Lord commanded me. 

6 And it came to pass after many 
days, that the Lord said unto me. 
Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the 
girdle from thence, vv^hich I com- 
manded thee to hide there. 

7 Then I went to Euphrates, and 
digged, and took the girdle from the 
place where I had hid it : and, behold, 
the girdle was marred, it was profit- 
able for nothing. 

8 Then the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

9 Thus saith the Lord, After this 
manner ^will I mar the pride of 
Judah, and the great pride of Jeru- 
salem. 

10 This evil people, which refuse 
to hear my words, which ^ walk in 
the II imagination of their heart, and 
walk after other gods, to serve them, 
and to worship them, shall even be 
as this girdle, which is good for noth- 
ing. 

11 For as the girdle cleaveth to 
the loins of a man, so have I caused 
to cleave unto me the whole house 
of Israel and the whole house of 
Judah, saith the Lord ; that " they 
might be unto me for a people, and 
^ for a name, and for a praise, and for 
a glory : but they would not hear. 

12 H Therefore thou shalt speak unto 
them this word ; Thus saith the Lord 
God of Israel, Every bottle shall be 
filled with wine : and they shall say 
unto thee. Do we not certainly know 
that every bottle shall be filled with 
wine ? 

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b Eph. 2. 20, 
21. 1 Pet. 2. 5. 
c Is. 60. 12. 



Exhortation to repentance. 



JEREMIAH. 



The prayer of the prophet. 



e Ts. 51. 17, 

21. & 63. 6. 

ch. 25. 27. & 

51. 7. 
f Ps. 2. 9. 
t Heb. a man 

against his 

brother. 



t Heb. from 
destroying 
them. 



g Josh. 7. 19. 

h Is. 5. 30. & 8. 
22. Am. 8. 9. 



i Is. 59. 9. 
k Ps. 44. 19. 



Ich. 9. 1.&14. 
17. Lam. 1. 
2, 16. & 2. 18. 



m See 2 Kings 
24. 12. ch. 22. 
26. 

II Or, head- 
tires. 



t Heb. visit 
upon. 

o ch. 6. 24. 

P ch. 5. 19. & 
16. 10. 

q Is. 3. 17. & 
47. 2, 3. ver. 
26. Ez. 16.37, 
38,39. Nah.3. 
5. 

II Or, shall be 
violently ta- 
ken away. 



t Heb. taught. 



T Ps. 1. 4. 
Hos. 13. 3, 



s Job 20. 29. 
Ps. 11. 6. 



t ch. 10. 14. 
u ver. 22. 

Lam. 1. 8. 

Ez. 16. 37. 

& 23. 29. 

Hos. 2. 10. 



X ch. 5, 8. 



13 Then shalt thou say unto them, 
Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will 
fill all the inhabitants of this land, 
even the kings that sit upon David's 
throne, and the priests, and the proph- 
ets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusa- 
lem, ® with drunkenness. 

14 And ^I will dash them tone 
against another, even the fathers and 
the sons together, saith the Lord : 
I will not pity, nor spare, nor have 
mercy, tbut destroy them. 

15 T Hear ye, and give ear ; be not 
proud : for the Lord hath spoken. 

16 ^ Give glory to the Lord your 
God, before he cause ''darkness, and 
before your feet stumble upon the 
dark mountains, and, while ye 'look 
for light, he turn it into ^ the shadow 
of death, a7id make it gross darkness, 

17 But if ye will not hear it, my 
soul shall weep in secret places for 
your pride ; and ' mine eyes shall weep 
sore, and run down with tears, be- 
cause the Lord's flock is carried away 
captive. 

18 Say unto "the king and to the 
queen. Humble yourselves, sit down : 
for your II principalities shall come 
down, even the crown of your glory. 

19 The cities of the south shall be 
shut up, and none shall open them: 
Judah shall be carried away captive 
all of it, it shall be wholly carried 
away captive. 

20 Lift up your eyes, and behold 
them " that come from the north : 
where is the flock that was given 
thee, thy beautiful flock 1 

21 What wilt thou say when he 
shall t punish thee? for thou hast 
taught them to be captains, and as 
chief over thee : shall not ° sorrows 
take thee, as a woman in travail ? 

22 IF And if thou say in thine heart, 
P Wherefore come these things upon 
me 1 For the greatness of thine ini- 
quity are ithy skirts discovered, and 
thy heels II made bare. 

23 Can the Ethiopian change his 
skin, or the leopard his spots? then 
may ye also do good, that are t ac- 
customed to do evil. 

24 Therefore will I scatter them ''as 
the stubble that passeth away by the 
wind of the wilderness. 

25 ^This is thy lot, the portion of 
thy measures from me, saith the 
Lord ; because thou hast forgotten 
me, and trusted in 'falsehood. 

26 Therefore "will I discover thy 
skirts upon thy face, that thy shame 
may appear. 

27 I have seen thine adulteries, and 
thy ^ neighings, the lewdness of thy 
whoredom, and thine abominations 

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y on the hills in the fields. Woe unto 
thee, Jerusalem ! wilt thou not be 
made clean 1 t when shall it once be ? 

CHAPTER XIV. 

Dearth upon the land. 7 The prayer of the prophet 
for its removal. 10 God will not be entreated for 
the people. 13 Lying prophets no excuse for them. 
17 Jeremiah's continued intercession for the people. 

THE word of the Lord that came 
to Jeremiah concerning tthe 
dearth. 

2 Judah mourneth, and ''the gates 
thereof languish ; they are ^ black 
unto the ground ; and '^ the cry of 
Jerusalem is gone up. 

3 And their nobles have sent their 
little ones to the waters : they came 
to the pits, and found no water ; they 
returned with their vessels empty ; 
they were ^ ashamed and confounded, 
^ and covered their heads. 

4 Because the ground is chapped, for 
there was no rain in the earth, the 
ploughmen were ashamed, they cov- 
ered their heads. 

5 Yea, the hind also calved in the 
field, and forsook it, because there 
was no grass. 

6 And ' the wild asses did stand in 
the high places, they snuffed up the 
wind like dragons ; their eyes did fail, 
because there ivas no grass. 

7 H O Lord, though our iniquities 
testify against us, do thou it ^for 
thy name's sake : for our backslidings 
are many ; we have sinned against 
thee. 

8^0 the hope of Israel, the Saviour 
thereof in time of trouble, why should- 
est thou be as a stranger in the land, 
and as a wayfaring man that turneth 
aside to tarry for a night ? 

9 Why shouldest thou be as a man 
astonished, as a mighty man ' that can- 
not save 1 yet thou, O Lord, ^ art in 
the midst of us, and twe are called 
by thy name ; leave us not. 

10 1 Thus saith the Lord unto 
this people, ^Thus have they loved 
to wander, they have not refrained 
their feet, therefore the Lord doth 
not accept them ; "^ he will now re- 
member their iniquity, and visit their 
sins. 

11 Then said the Lord unto me, 
"Pray not for this people for their 
good. 

12 ° When they fast, I will not hear 
their cry ; and p when they offer burnt 
offering and an oblation, I will not 
accept them : but "^ I will consume 
them by the sword, and by the famine, 
and by the pestilence. 

13 U '^Then said I, Ah, Lord God! 
behold, the prophets say unto them, 
Ye shall not see the sword, neither 



His intercession for 



JEREMIAH. 



the peojple unavailing. 




u ch. 5. 12, 13. 



y ch. 9. 1. & 13. 

17. Lam. 1. 

16. & 2. 18. 
z ch. 8. 21. 



a Ez. 7. 15. 



II Or, make 
merchandise 
a (/It ins t a 
land, and 
menacknowl- 
edge it not, 
ch. 5. 31. 

b Lam. 5. 22. 

c ch. 15. 18. 

d ch. 8. 15. 



e Ps. 106. 6. 
Dan. 9. 8, 



f Ps. 74. 2, 20. 
& 106. 45. 

g Zech. 10, 1, 
2. 
h Deut 32. 21. 

i Ps. 135. 7. & 
147. 8. Is. 30. 
23. ch. 5. 24. 
& 10. 13. 



a Ez. 14. 14, 

&c. 
b Ex.32, n, 

12. Ps. 99. 6. 
c 1 Sam. 7. 9. 



shall ye have famine ; but I will give 
you t assured peace in this place, 

14 Then the Lord said unto me, 
' The prophets prophesy lies in my 
name :^' I sent ihem not, neither have 
I commanded them, neither spake 
unto them : they prophesy unto you 
a false vision and divination, and a 
thing of nought, and the deceit of 
their heart. 

15 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
concerning the prophets that proph- 
esy in my name, and I sent them not, 
"yet they say, Sword and famine 
shall not be in this land ; By sword 
and famine shall those prophets be 
consumed. 

16 And the people to whom they 
prophesy shall be cast out in the 
streets of .Jerusalem, because of the 
famine and the sword ; ^ and they 
shall have none to bury them, them, 
their wives, nor their sons, nor their 
daughters : for I will pour their 
wickedness upon them. 

17 IF Therefore thou shalt say this 
word unto them ; ^ Let mine eyes run 
down with tears night and day, and 
let them not cease: ''for the virgin 
daughter of my people is broken with 
a great breach, with a very grievous 
blow. 

18 If I go forth into ^ the field, then 
behold the slain with the sword ! and 
if I enter into the city, then behold 
them that are sick with famine ! yea, 
both the prophet and the priest H go 
about into a land that they know not. 

19 ''Hast thou utterly rejected Ju- 
dah % hath thy soul loathed Zion "? 
why hast thou smitten us, and *" there 
is no healing for us ? '^ we looked for 
peace, and there is no good ; and for 
the time of healing, and behold 
trouble ! 

20 We acknowledge, O Lord, our 
wickedness, and the iniquity of our 
fathers : for ^ we have sinned against 
thee. 

21 Do not abhor us, for thy name's 
sake ; do not disgrace the throne of 
thy glory : ^remember, break not thy 
covenant with us. 

22 ^ Are there ani/ among '' the 
vanities of the Gentiles that can 
cause rain 1 or can the heavens give 
showers 1 'Art not thou he, O Lord 
our God ? therefore we will wait upon 
thee : for thou hast made all these 
things. 

CHAPTER XV. 

The rejection and punishment of Israel. 10 God's 
promise to the prophet. 15 Theprayer of Jeremiah. 
19 The assurance given him. 

THEN said the Lord unto me, 
^ Though ^ Moses and "^ Samuel 



stood before me, yet my mind could 
not be toward this people : cast them 
out of my sight, and let them go 
forth. 

2 And it shall come to pass, if they 
say unto thee. Whither shall we go 
forth? then thou shalt tell them, 
Thus saith the Lord ; '^ Such as are 
for death, to death ; and such as are 
for the sword, to the sword ; and such 
as are for the famine, to the famine ; 
and such as are for the captivity, to 
the captivity. 

3 And I will ^ appoint over them 
four t kinds, saith the Lord : the 
sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, 
and ^the fowls of the heaven, and 
the beasts of the earth, to devour and 
destroy. 

4 And tl will cause them to be 
^ removed into all kingdoms of the 
earth, because of ^ Manasseh the son 
of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that 
which he did in Jerusalem. 

5 For ^who shall have pity upon 
thee, Jerusalem 1 or who shall be- 
moan thee ? or who shall go aside t to 
ask how thou doest 1 

6 ^ Thou hast forsaken me, saith 
the Lord, thou art ' gone backward : 
therefore will I stretch out my hand 
against thee, and destroy thee ; ™ I 
am weary with repenting. 

7 And I will fan them with a fan 
in the gates of the land ; I will be- 
reave them of II children, I will destroy 
my people, since "they return not from 
their ways. 

8 Their widows are increased to 
me above the sand of the seas : I 
have brought upon them II against the 
mother of the young men a spoiler 
at noonday : I have caused him to fall 
upon it suddenly, and terrors upon 
the city. 

9 ° She that hath borne seven lan- 
guisheth : she hath given up the 
ghost ; 1' her sun is gone down while 
it was yet day : she hath been 
ashamed and confounded : and the 
residue of them will I deliver to the 
sword before their enemies, saith the 
Lord. 

10 IT 1 Woe is me, my mother, that 
thou hast borne me a man of strife 
and a man of contention to the whole 
earth ! I have neither lent on usury, 
nor men have lent to me on usury ; 
yet every one of them doth curse me. 

11 The Lord said. Verily it shall be 
well with thy remnant ; verily H I will 
cause ' the enemy to entreat thee well 
in the time of evil and in the time of 
affliction, 

12 Shall iron break the northern 
iron and the steel 1 

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The prophet's prayer. 



JEREMIAH. 



The ruin of the 




t ch. 16. 13, 

& 17. 4. 
u Deut. 32. 22. 



y ch. 11. 20. & 
20. 12. 



z Ps. 69. 7. 

a Ez. 3. 1, 3. 
Rev. 10 9,10. 

b Job 23. 12. 
Ps. liy. 72, 
111. 

t Heb. thy 
name is call- 
ed upon me. 

c Ps. 1. 1. &L 
26.4,5. 



d cb. 30. 15. 

e See ch. 1. 18, 

19. 
f Job 6. 15, 

&c. 
t Heb. be not 

sure ? 

S Zech. 3. 7. 

h ver. 1. 

i Ez. 22. 26. 
&, 44. 23. 



k ch. 1. 18. & 
6. 27. 



lch.20.11,12. 



ach. 15.2. 
bch.22. 18,19. 
& 25. 33. 



13 Thy substance and thy treasures 
will I give to the ' spoil without price, 
and that for all thy sins, even in all 
thy borders. 

14 And I will make thee to pass with 
thine enemies 'into a land which thou 
knowest not : for a " fire is kindled 
in mine anger, which shall burn upon 
you. 

15 H Lord, ^thou knowest: re- 
member me, and visit me, and ^ re- 
venge me of my persecutors ; take me 
not away in thy longsutfering : know 
that ^for thy sake I have suffered 
rebuke. 

16 Thy words were found, and I did 
^ eat them ; and ^ thy word was unto 
me the joy and rejoicing of mine 
heart : for 1 1 am called by thy name, 
Lord God of hosts. 

17 "^ I sat not in the assembly of the 
mockers, nor rejoiced ; I sat alone 
because of thy hand : for thou hast 
filled me with indignation. 

18 Why is my ^ pain perpetual, and 
my wound incurable, which refuseth 
to be healed 1 wilt thou be altogether 
unto me ^as a liar, and ^ as waters 
that t fail ? 

19 IF Therefore thus saith the Lord, 
^If thou return, then will 1 bring 
thee again, and thou shalt ^ stand 
before me : and if thou ' take forth 
the precious from the vile, thou shalt 
be as my mouth : let them return 
unto thee ; but return not thou unto 
them. 

20 And I will make thee unto this 
people a fenced brazen ^ wall ; and 
they shall fight against thee, but 
^ they shall not prevail against thee : 
for I am with thee to save thee and 
to deliver thee, saith the Lord. 

21 And I will deliver thee out of 
the hand of the wicked, and I will 
redeem thee out of the hand of the 
terrible. 

CHAPTER XVL 

The utter ruin of the Jews foreshewn. 10 Their sins 
the cause thereof. 14 Apromise of deliverance from 
captivity. 16 God will doubly recompense their ini- 
quity. 

THE word of the Lord came also 
unto me, saying, 

2 Thou shalt not take thee a wife, 
neither shalt thou have sons nor 
daughters in this place. 

3 For thus saith the Lord con- 
cerning the sons and concerning the 
daughters that are born in this 
place, and concerning their mothers 
that bare them, and concerning 
their fathers that begat them in this 
land; 

4 They shall die of * grievous deaths ; 
they shall not ^ be lamented ; nei- 

682 



ther shall they be buried ; hut they 
shall be " as dung upon the face of the 
earth : and they shall be consumed 
by the sword, and by famine ; and 
their ^ carcasses shall be meat for the 
fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of 
the earth. 

5 For thus saith the Lord, ^ Enter 
not into the house of H mourning, nei- 
ther go to lament nor bemoan them : 
for I have taken away my peace from 
this people, saith the Lord, even lov- 
ingkindness and mercies. 

6 Both the great and the small shall 
die in this land : they shall not be 
buried, ^neither shall men lament for 
them, nor ^ cut themselves, nor ''make 
themselves bald for them : 

7 Neither shall men II tear themselves 
for them in mourning, to comfort 
them for the dead ; neither shall men 
give them the cup of consolation to 
Mrink for their father or for their 
mother. 

8 Thou shalt not also go into the 
house of feasting, to sit with them to 
eat and to drink. 

9 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of Israel ; Behold, ^ I will 
cause to cease out of this place in 
your eyes, and in your days, the voice 
of mirth, and the voice of gladness, 
the voice of the bridegroom, and the 
voice of the bride. 

10 IF And it shall come to pass, when 
thou shalt shew this people all these 
words, and they shall say unto thee, 
1 Wherefore hath the Lord pronounced 
all this great evil against us % or what 
is our iniquity ? or what is our sin 
that we have committed against the 
Lord our God? 

11 Then shalt thou say unto them, 
'"Because your fathers have forsaken 
me, saith the Lord, and have walk- 
ed after other gods, and have served 
them, and have worshipped them, and 
have forsaken me, and have not kept 
my law ; 

12 And ye have done " worse than 
your fathers ; for, behold, ° ye walk 
every one after the n imagination of 
his evil heart, that they may not 
hearken unto me : 

13 P Therefore will I cast you out of 
this land '' into a land that ye know 
not, neither ye nor your fathers ; and 
there shall ye serve other gods day 
and night; where I will not shew 
you favour. 

14 IF Therefore, behold, the ""days 
come, saith the Lord, that it shall 
no more be said. The Lord Hveth, 
that brought up the children of Is- 
rael out of the land of Egypt ; 

15 But, The Lord liveth, that 



The idolatry of Judah. 



JEREMIAH. 



Prayer for protection. 



B.C. 

about 601. 



s ch. 24. G. & 
ao.3.ii32.37. 



t Am. 4. 2. 
Hub. 1. 15. 



u Job 34. 21. 
Prov. 5.21. 
& 15. 3. ch. 
32. 19. 



X Is. 40. 2. 
ch. 17. 18. 
y Ez. 43. 7, 9. 



z Ts. 18. 2. 
a ch. 17. 17. 



b Is. 44. 10. 

ch. 2. 11. & 

10.5. 
c l3. 37. 19. 

ch. 2. 11. 

Gal. 4. 8. 

d .E.V-. 15. 3. 

ch. 33. 2. 

Am. 5. 8. 
II Or, JEHO- 

(-'AH, Ps. 

83. 18. 



a Job 19. 24. 
t Heb. nail. 
b Piov. 3. 3. 
2 Cor. 3. 3. 



c Judg. 3. 7. 

2 Chr. 24. 18. 

& 33. 3, 19. 

Is. 1. 29. & 

17. 8. ch. 2. 

20. 
d ch. 15. 13. 



t Heb. ill thy- 
self. 



e ch. 16. 13. 
{ ch. 15. 14. 



g Is. SO. 1, 2. 
k 31. 1. 



h See Is. 31. 3. 



brought up the children of Israel 
from the land of the north, and from 
all the lands whither he had driven 
them : and ' I will bring them again 
into their land that I gave unto their 
fathers. 

16 *|[ Behold, I will send for many 
' fishers, saith the Lord, and they 
shall fish them ; and after will I send 
for many hunters, and they shall hunt 
them from every mountain, and from 
every hill, and out of the holes of the 
rocks. 

17 For mine "eyes are upon all 
their waj^s : they are not hid from my 
face, neither is their iniquity hid from 
mine eyes. 

18 And first I will recompense their 
iniquity and their sin ^ double ; be- 
cause ythey have defiled my land, 
they have filled mine inheritance with 
the carcasses of their detestable and 
abominable things. 

19 O Lord, ^my strength, and my 
fortress, and ^my refuge in the day 
of aflfliction, the Gentiles shall come 
unto thee from the ends of the earth, 
and shall say. Surely our fathers have 
inherited lies, vanity, and things 
^ wherein there is no profit. 

20 Shall a man make gods unto 
himself, and ^ they are no gods ? 

21 Therefore, behold, I will this 
once cause them to know, I will 
cause them to know mine hand and 
my might ; and they shall know that 
^ my name is II The Lord. 

CHAPTER XVn. 

The captivity of the Jews for their sins. 5 Their con- 
fidence in man rebuked. 12 The prophet prayeth 
for protection from his enemies. 19 The sabbath to 
be hallowed. 

THE sin of Judah is written with 
a ^pen of iron, and with the 
t point of a diamond : it is ^ graven 
upon the table of their heart, and 
upon the horns of your altars ; 

2 Whilst their children remember 
their altars and their " groves by the 
green trees upon the high hills. 

3 O my mountain in the field, ^ I 
will give thy substance and all thy 
treasures to the spoil, and thy high 
places for sin, throughout all thy 
borders. 

4 And thou, even t thyself, shalt dis- 
continue from thine heritage that I 
gave thee ; and I will cause thee to 
serve thine enemies in ^ the land 
which thou knowest not : for ^ ye 
have kindled a fire in mine anger, 
which shall burn for ever. 

5 IT Thus saith the Lord ; ^Cursed 
be the man that trusteth in man, and 
maketh "flesh his arm, and whose 
heart departeth from the Lord. 



6 For he shall be ' like the heath in 
the desert, and ''shall not see when 
good Cometh ; but shall inhabit the 
parched places in the wilderness, ' in 
a salt land and not inhabited. 

7 ""Blessed is the man that trusteth 
in the Lord, and whose hope the 
Lord is. 

8 For he shall be ° as a tree planted 
by the waters, and that spreadeth out 
her roots by the river, and shall not 
see when heat cometh, but her leaf 
shall be green ; and shall not be care- 
ful in the year of H drought, neither 
shall cease from yielding fruit. 

9 IT The heart is deceitful above all 
things, and desperately wicked : who 
can know it ? 

10 I the Lord "search the heart, I 
try the reins, Peven to give every 
man according to his ways, and ac- 
cording to the fruit of his doings. 

11 As the partridge Hsitteth on eggs, 
and hatcheth them not ; so he that 
getteth riches, and not by right, i shall 
leave them in the midst of his days, 
and at his end shall be "" a fool. 

12 IT A glorious high throne from 
the beginning is the place of our 
sanctuary. 

13 O Lord, 'the hope of Israel, 'all 
that forsake thee shall be ashamed, 
a7id they that depart from me shall 
be "written in the earth, because they 
have forsaken the Lord, the ^ fount- 
ain of living waters. 

14 Heal me, Lord, and I shall be 
healed ; save me, and I shall be saved : 
for y thou art my praise. 

15 IF Behold, they say unto me, 
^ Where is the word of the Lord ? 
let it come now. 

16 As for me, ^I have not hastened 
from being a pastor t to follow thee : 
neither have I desired the woful day ; 
thou knowest : that which came out 
of my lips was right before thee. 

17 Be not a terror unto me : ^ thou 
art my hope in the day of evil. 

18 " Let them be confounded that 
persecute me, but '^let not me be con- 
founded : let them be dismayed, but 
let not me be dismayed : bring upon 
them the day of evil, and t ^ destroy 
them with double destruction. 

19 TF Thus said the Lord unto me ; 
Go and stand in the gate of the chil- 
dren of the people, whereby the kings 
of Judah come in, and by the which 
they go out, and in all the gates of 
Jerusalem ; 

20 And say unto them, ^ Hear ye the 
word of the Lord, ye kings of Judah, 
and all Judah, and all the inhabitants 
of Jerusalem, that enter in by these 
gates ; 

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The sahhath to he hallowed. 



JEREMIAH. 



The men of Judah threatened. 



S Num. 15. 32, 
&,c. Neh. 13. 
19. 



h Ex. 20. 8. fc 
23. 12. & 31. 
]3. Ez.20.12. 

i ch. 7. 24, 26. 
k. 11. 10. 



k ch. 22. 4. 



1 ch. 32. 44. & 
33. 13. 



m Zech. 7. 7. 
n Zech. 7. 7. 



Ps. 107. 22. 
&, 116. 17. 



P ch. 21. 14. & 

49. 27. Lara. 

4. 11. Am. 1. 

4, 7, 10, 12. fc 

2. 2, 5. 
q 2 Kings 25. 

9. ch. 52. 13. 



about 605. 



a Is. 45. 9. 
Rom. 9. 20, 
21. 

II Ov, frames, 
or, «ea«s. 

II Or. that he 
made was 
marred, as 
clay ill the 
hand of the 
potter. 

t Heb. return- 
ed and made. 



21 Thus saith the Lord ; s Take heed 
to yourselves, and bear no burden on 
the sabbath day, nor bring it in by 
the gates of Jerusalem ; 

22 Neither carry forth a burden out 
of your houses on the sabbath day, 
neither do ye any work, but hallow 
ye the sabbath day, as I ^commanded 
your fathers. 

23 'But they obeyed not, neither in- 
clined their ear, but made their neck 
stiff, that they might not hear, nor 
receive instruction. 

24 And it shall come to pass, if ye 
diligently hearken unto me, saith the 
Lord, to bring in no burden through 
the gates of this city on the sabbath 
day, but hallow the sabbath day, to 
do no work therein ; 

25 ^ Then shall there enter into the 
gates of this city kings and princes 
sitting upon the throne of David, 
riding in chariots and on horses, 
they, and their princes, the men of 
Judah, and the inhabitants of Jeru- 
salem : and this city shall remain for 
ever. 

26 And they shall come from the 
cities of Judah, and from ^ the places 
about Jerusalem, and from the land 
of Benjamin, and from ™the plain, 
and from the mountains, and from 
"the south, bringing burnt offerings, 
and sacrifices, and meat offerings, 
and incense, and bringing ° sacrifices 
of praise, unto the house of the 
Lord. 

27 But if ye will not hearken unto 
me to hallow the sabbath day, and 
not to bear a burden, even entering 
in at the gates of Jerusalem on the 
sabbath day ; then p will I kindle a 
fire in the gates thereof, '^ and it shall 
devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and 
it shall not be quenched. 

CHAPTER XVIIL 

By the type of a potter, God's sovereignty over the na- 
tions is shewn. 11 Judgments vpon Judah for her 
idolatry. 18 The prophet's complaint and prayer 
against his persecutors. 

THE word which came to Jeremiah 
from the Lord, saying, 

2 Arise, and go down 'to the potter's 
house, and there I will cause thee to 
hear my words. 

3 Then I went down to the potter's 
house, and, behold, he wrought a work 
on the il wheels. 

4 And the vessel H that he made of 
clay was marred in the hand of the 
potter : so he t made it again another 
vessel, as seemed good to the potter 
to make it. 

5 Then the word of the Lord came 
to me, saying, 

6 house of Israel, ^ cannot I do 

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j with you as this potter? saith the 
Lord. Behold, ^as the clay is in the 
potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, 
O house of Israel. 

7 At what instant I shall speak con- 
cerning a nation, and concerning a 
kingdom, to '^ pluck up, and to pull 
down, and to destroy it ; 

8 '^ If that nation, against whom I 
have pronounced, turn from their 
evil, ® I will repent of the evil that I 
thought to do unto them. 

9 And at what instant I shall speak 
concerning a nation, and concerning 
a kingdom, to build and to plant it ; 

10 If it do evil in my sight, that it 
obey not my voice, then I will repent 
of the good, wherewith I said I would 
benefit them. 

1 1 IF Now therefore go to, speak to 
the men of Judah, and to the inhabit- 
ants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith 
the Lord ; Behold, I frame evil against 
you, and devise a device against you : 
^return ye now every one from his 
evil way, and make your ways and 
your doings good. 

12 And they said, ^ There is no hope : 
but we will walk after our own de- 
vices, and we will every one do the 
imagination of his evil heart. 

13 Therefore thus saith the Lord ; 
''Ask ye now among the heathen, who 
hath heard such things : the virgin 
of Israel hath done ' a very horrible 
thing. 

14 Will a man leave H the snow of 
Lebanon which cometh from the rock 
of the field ? or shall the cold flowing 
waters that come from another place 
be forsaken? 

15 Because my people hath forgotten 
''me, they have burned incense to 
' vanity, and they have caused them 
to stumble in their ways from the 
" ancient paths, to walk in paths, in 
a way not cast up ; 

16 To make their land "desolate, and 
a perpetual ° hissing ; every one that 
passeth thereby shall be astonished, 
and wag his head. 

17 P I will scatter them las with an 
east wind before the enemy ; "■ I will 
shew them the back, and not the face, 
in the day of their calamity. 

18 ^ Then said they, ^ Come, and let 
us devise devices against Jeremiah ; 
* for the law shall not perish from the 
priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor 
the word from the prophet. Come, 
and let us smite him II with the tongue, 
and let us not give heed to any of his 
words. 

19 Give heed to me, Lord, and 
hearken to the voice of them that 
contend with me. 



The desolation of Judah 



JEREMIAH. 



and Jerusalem foreshewn. 



B.C. 

about COS. 

uPs. 109.4,5. 
X Pe. 35. 7. &. 
57.6. ver.22. 
y Ps. 109. 9, 10. 

t Heb. i?o«r 
Viem out. 



z ver. 20. 



t Heb. for 

death. 
a Ps. 35. 4. & 

109. 14. ch. 

11. 20. & 15. 

15. 



a Josh. 15. 8. 

2 Kings 23. 

10. eh. 7. 31. 
t Heb. the sun 

gate. 

b ch. 17. 20, 



c 1 Sam. 3. 11. 

2 Kings 21. 

12. 
dDeut. 28.20. 

Is. 65. 11. ch. 

2. 13, 17, 19. 

& 15. 6. fc 17. 

13. 



e 2 Kings 21. 

16. ch. 2. 34. 
f cli. 7. 31, 32. 

& 32. 35. 



sLev. 18. 21. 



h Josh. 15. 



i Lev. 26. 17. 
Deut. 28. 25. 



20 " Shall evil be recompensed for 
good ? for '^ they have digged a pit for 
my soul. Remember that I stood be- 
fore thee to speak good for them, and 
to turn away thy wrath from them, 

2 1 Tlierefore ^' deliver up their chil- 
dren to the famine, and t pour out 
their blood by the force of the sword ; 
and let their wives be bereaved of 
their children, and he widows ; and 
let their men be put to death ; let 
their young men be slain by the sword 
in battle. 

22 Let a cry be heard from their 
houses, when thou shalt bring a troop 
suddenly upon them : for ^ they have 
digged a pit to take me, and hid 
snares for my feet. 

23 Yet, Lord, thou knowest all their 
counsel against me t to slay me : ^ for- 
give not their iniquity, neither blot 
out their sin from thy sight, but let 
them be overthrown before thee ; deal 
thus with them in the time of thine 
anger. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

By the type of the breaking of a potter's vessel, is fore- 
shewn the utter desolation of Judah and Jerusalem 
for their sins. 

THUS saith the Lord, Go and get 
a potter's earthen bottle, and take 
of the ancients of the people, and of 
the ancients of the priests ; 

2 And go forth unto =" the valley of 
the son of Hinnom, which is by the 
entry of t the east gate, and proclaim 
there the words that I shall tell thee : 

3 ^ And say, Hear ye the word of the 
Lord, kings of Judah, and inhab- 
itants of Jerusalem ; Thus saith the 
Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; 
Behold, I will bring evil upon this 
place, the which whosoever heareth, 
his ears shall " tingle, 

4 Because they ^ have forsaken me, 
and have estranged this place, and 
have burned incense in it unto other 
gods, whom neither they nor their 
fathers have known, nor the kings of 
Judah, and have filled this place with 
^ the blood of innocents ; 

5 ^ They have built also the high 
places of Baal, to burn their sons with 
fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, 
^ which I commanded not, nor spake 
it, neither came it into my mind : 

6 Therefore, behold, the days come, 
saith the Lord, that this place shall 
no more be called Tophet, nor ^ The 
valley of the son of Hinnom, but The 
valley of slaughter. 

7 And I will make void the counsel 
of .Tudah and Jerusalem in this place ; 
' and I will cause them to fall by the 
sword before their enemies, and by 
the hands of them that seek their 



lives : and their ^ carcasses will I give 
to be meat for the fowls of the heav- 
en, and for the beasts of the earth. 

8 And I will make this city ' deso- 
late, and a hissing ; every one that 
passe th thereby shall be astonished 
and hiss, because of all the plagues 
thereof. 

9 And I will cause them to eat the 
^ flesh of their sons and the flesh of 
their daughters, and they shall eat 
every one the flesh of his friend in 
the siege and straitness, wherewith 
their enemies, and they that seek 
their lives, shall straiten them. 

10 " Then shalt thou break the bottle 
in the sight of the men that go with 
thee, 

11 And shalt say unto them. Thus 
saith the Lord of hosts ; ° Even so 
will I break this people and this city, 
as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that 
cannot t be made whole again : and 
they shall p bury them in Tophet, till 
there be no place to bury. 

12 Thus will I do unto this place, 
saith the Lord, and to the inhabitants 
thereof, and even make this city as 
Tophet : 

13 And the houses of Jerusalem, 
and the houses of thq kings of Ju- 
dah, shall be defiled "^ as the place 
of Tophet, because of all the houses 
upon whose '"roofs they have burned 
incense unto all the host of heaven, 
and ^have poured out drink oflTerings 
unto other gods. 

14 Then came Jeremiah from To- 
phet, whither the Lord had sent him 
to prophesy ; and he stood in * the 
court of the Lord's house, and said 
to all the people, 

15 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of Israel ; Behold, I will 
bring upon this city and upon all 
her towns all the evil that I have 
pronounced against it, because " they 
have hardened their necks, that they 
might not hear my words. 

CHAPTER XX. 

The prophet, smitten by Pashur,foretellcth his fearful 
doom. 7 The prophet complaineth of contempt, 10 
and of treachery. 14 He curseth the day of his birth. 

"VrOW Pashur the son of ^ Immer 
l\ the priest, who was also chief 
governor in the house of the Lord, 
heard that Jeremiah prophesied these 
things. 

2 Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the 
prophet, and put him in the stocks 
that were in the high gate of Benja- 
min, which was by the house of the 
Lord. 

3 And it came to pass on the 
morrow, that Pashur brought forth 
Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then 

685 



B.C. 

about 605. 



k Ps. 79. 2. ch. 

7. 33. & 16. 4. 

& 34. 20. 
1 ch, 18. 16. &. 

49. 13. & 50. 

13, 



m Lev. 26. 29. 
Deut. 28. 53. 
Is. 9. 20. 
Lam. 4. 10. 



nSoch.51.63, 
64, 



Ps. 2. 9. Is. 
30. 14. Lam. 
4.2. 

t Heb. he 
healed. 
V ch. 7. 32, 



q 2 Kings 23. 
10. 

r 2 Kings 23. 
12. ch. 32. 29, 
Zeph. 1. 5. 

s ch. 7. 18. 



t See2Chr, 
20.5, 



u ch, 7. 
17.23, 



alChr.24.14. 



Pashur''s fearful doom. 




JEREMIAH. 



The captivity of Judah. 



b 2 Kings 20. 
17. & 24. 12- 
16. & 25. 13, 
&c. ch. 3.24. 



cch. 14.13,14. 

& 28. 15. & 

29. 21. 

II Or, enticed. 
d ch. 1. G, 7. 
e Lam. 3. 14. 



f ch. 6. 7. 



g Job 32. 18, 
19. Ps. 39. 3. 

h Job 32. 18. 
Acts 18. 5. 
i Ps. 31. 13. 

t Heb. Every 

man of my 

peace. 
k Job 19. 19. 

Ps.41.9. & 

55. 13, 14. 

Luke 11. 53, 

54. 

1 ch. 1. 8, 19. 



n ch. 15. 20. k. 
17. 18. 



o ch. 11.20. & 
17. 10. 



p Ps. 54. 7. & 
59. 10. 



qPs.35. 9, 10. 
&.109. 30,31. 



said Jeremiah unto him, The Lord 
hath not called thy name Pashur, 
but II Magor-missabib. 

4 For thus saith the Lord, Be- 
hold, I will make thee a terror to 
thyself, and to all thy friends : and 
they shall fall by the sword of their 
enemies, and thine eyes shall be- 
hold it: and I will give all Judah 
into the hand of the king of Baby- 
lon, and he shall carry them captive 
into Babylon, and shall slay them 
with the sword. 

5 Moreover I ^will deliver all the 
strength of this city, and all the 
labours thereof, and all the precious 
things thereof, and all the treasures 
of the kings of Judah will I give into 
the hand of their enemies, which shall 
spoil them, and take them, and carry 
them to Babylon. 

6 And thou, Pashur, and all that 
dwell in thine house, shall go into 
captivity : and thou shalt come to 
Babylon, and there thou shalt die, 
and shalt be buried there, thou, and 
all thy friends, to whom thou hast 
" prophesied lies. 

7 10 Lord, thou hast deceived 
me, and I was H deceived : ^ thou art 
stronger than I, and hast prevailed : 
® I am in derision daily, every one 
mocketh me. 

8 For since I spake, I cried out, 
^ I cried violence and spoil ; because 
the word of the Lord was made a 
reproach unto me, and a derision, 
daily. 

9 Then I said, I will not make men- 
tion of him, nor speak any more in 
his name. But his ivord was in mine 
heart as a ? burning fire shut up in 
my bones, and I was weary with for- 
bearing, and '' I could not stay. 

10 IT ' For I heard the defaming of 
many, fear on every side. Report, 
say they, and we will report it. t ^ All 
my familiars watched for my halting, 
saying, Peradventure he will be en- 
ticed, and we shall prevail against 
him, and we shall take our revenge 
on him. 

11 But Hhe Lord is with me as 
a mighty terrible one : therefore my 
persecutors shall stumble, and they 
shall not "' prevail : they shall be 
greatly ashamed ; for they shall not 
prosper : their ° everlasting confusion 
shall never be forgotten. 

12 But, Lord of hosts, that°triest 
the righteous, and seest the reins and 
the heart, p let me see thy vengeance 
on them : for unto thee have I opened 
my cause. 

13 Sing unto the Lord, praise ye 
the Lord : for '' he hath delivered 

686 



the soul of the poor from the hand 
of evil doers. 

14 T[ '^ Cursed be the day wherein I 
was born : let not the day wherein 
my mother bare me be blessed. 

15 Cursed be the man who brought 
tidings to my father, saying, A man 
child is born unto thee ; making him 
very glad. 

16 And let that man be as the 
cities which the Lord 'overthrew, 
and "epented not : and let him * hear 
the cry in the morning, and the 
shouting at noontide ; 

17 " Because he slew me not from 
the womb ; or that my mother might 
have been my grave, and her womb 
to be always great ivith me. 

18 ^Wherefore came I forth out of 
the womb to ^ see labour and sorrow, 
that my days should be consumed 
with shame 1 

CHAPTER XXL 

Zedekiah inquireth of the prophet the issue of Nebu- 
chadrezzar's war. 3 The prophet foretelleth the 
overthrow of the city and the captivity of the people. 
8 He counselleth them to go over to the Chaldeans ; 
11 and uphraideth the king^s house. 

THE word which came unto Jer- 
emiah from the Lord, when king 
Zedekiah sent unto him ^ Pashur the 
son of Melchiah, and '' Zephaniah 
the son of Maaseiah the priest, say- 
ings 

2 '^ Inquire, I pray thee, of the Lord 
for us ; for Nebuchadrezzar king of 
Babylon maketh war against us ; if 
so be that the Lord will deal with us 
according to all his wondrous works, 
that he may go up from us. 

3 IT Then sg-id Jeremiah unto them. 
Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah : 

4 Thus saith the Lord God of 
Israel ; Behold, I will turn back the 
weapons of war that are in your 
hands, wherewith ye fight against 
the king of Babylon, and against 
the Chaldeans, which besiege you 
without the walls, and ^I will as- 
semble them into the midst of this 
city. 

5 And I myself will fight against 
you with an ^ outstretched hand and 
with a strong arm, even in anger, 
and in fury, and in great wrath. 

6 And I will smite the inhabitants 
of this city, both man and beast : 
they shall die of a great pestilence. 

7 And afterward, saith the Lord, ^I 
will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, 
and his servants, and the people, and 
such as are left in this city from the 
pestilence, from the sword, and from 
the famine, into the hand of Nebu- 
chadrezzar king of Babylon, and into 
the hand of their enemies, and into 
the hand of those that seek their 



B.C. 
about 605. 



r Job 3. 3. ch. 
15. 10. 



8 Gen. 19. 25. 
t ch. 18. 22. 



u Jobs. 10,11. 



X Job 3. 20. 
y Lam. 3. 1. 



about 589. 



b 2 Kings 25. 
18. ch. 29. 25. 
& 37. 3. 



c ch. 37. 3, 7. 



d Is. 13. . 



e Ex. 6. 6. 



f ch. 37. 17. k. 
39. 5. & 52. 9. 



The king's house warned. 



JEREMIAH. 



Judf/ment upon Shallum. 



B.C. 

about 589. 



S Dent. 28. .50. 
2 Chr. 3C. 17. 



h Deul, 30. 19. 
i ch. 38. 2, 17, 



k ch. 39. 18. & 
45. 5. 

1 Lev. 17. 10. 

ch. -It. II. 

Am. 9. 4. 
m ch. 38. 3. 
n ch. 34. 2, 22, 

& 37. JO. & 

38. 18, 23. & 

52. 13. 

about 609. 



ch. 22. 3. 
Zech. 7. 9. 
t Heb. Judge. 
P Ps. 101. 8. 



t Heb. inhah- 
itress. 



r ch. 49. 4. 



t Heb. visit 

upon. 
s Prov. 1. 31. 

Is. 3. 10, 11. 
t 2 Chr. 36. 19. 

ch. 52. 13. 



ch. 17. 20. 



b ch. 21. 12. 



c See ver. 17. 



J ch. 17. 25. 

fHeb./orDrt- 
vid upon Ms 
throne. 



life : and he shall smite them with 
the edge of the sword ; ^ he shall not 
spare them, neither have pity, nor 
have mercy. 

8 If And unto this people thou shalt 
say. Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, 
^ I set before you the way of life, and 
the way of death. 

9 He that 'abideth in this city shall 
die by the sword, and by the famine, 
and by the pestilence : but he that 
goeth out, and falleth to the Chal- 
deans that besiege you, he shall live, 
and ^ his. life shall be unto him for a 
prey. 

10 For I have ^set my face against 
this city for evil, and not for good, 
saith the Lord : *" it shall be given 
into the hand of the king of Babylon, 
and he shall ° burn it with fire. 

Ill And touching the house of the 
king of Judah, say, Hear ye the word 
of the Lord ; 

12 O house of David, thus saith the 
Lord; °t Execute judgment Pin the 
morning, and deliver him that is spoil- 
ed out of the hand of the oppressor, 
lest my fury go out like fire, and burn 
that none can quench it, because of 
the evil of your doings. 

13 Behold, il am against thee, 
+ inhabitant of the valley, and rock 
of the plain, saith the Lord ; which 
say, ■■ Who shall come down against 
us ? or who shall enter into our hab- 
itations ? 

14 But I will t punish you according 
to the ' fruit of your doings, saith the 
Lord : and I will kindle a fire in the 
forest thereof, and 4t shall devour all 
things round about it. 

CHAPTER XXH. 

The king of Judah and his people exhorted to repent- 
ance. 10 The judgment 7ipon Shallum, ^3 upon Je- 
hoiakim, 20 and upon Coniah. 

rilHUS saith the Lord ; Go down 
X to the house of the king of Ju- 
dah, and speak there this word, 

2 And say, ^ Hear the word of the 
Lord, O king of Judah, that sittest 
upon the throne of David, thou, and 
thy servants, and thy people that en- 
ter in by these gates : 

3 Thus saith the Lord ; ^ Execute 
ye judgment and righteousness, and 
deliyer the spoiled out of the hand of 
the oppressor : and " do no wrong, do 
no violence to the stranger, the fa- 
therless, nor the widow, neither shed 
innocent blood in this place. 

4 For if ye do this thing indeed, 
■^ then shall there enter in by the gates 
of this house kings sitting t upon the 
throne of David, riding in chariots 
and on horses, he, and his servants, 
and his people. 



5 But if ye will not hear these 
words, ^ I swear by myself, saith the 
Lord, that this house shall become a 
desolation. 

6 For thus saith the Lord unto the 
king's house of Judah ; Thou art 
Gilead unto me, and the head of Leb- 
anon : yet surely I will make thee a 
wilderness, and cities which are not 
inhabited. 

7 And I will prepare destroyers 
against thee, every one with his 
weapons : and they shall cut down 
^thy choice cedars, ^and cast them 
into the fire. 

8 And many nations shall pass by 
this city, and they shall say every 
man to his neighbour, ^Wherefore 
hath the Lord done thus unto this 
great city 1 

9 Then they shall answer, ' Because 
they have forsaken the covenant of 
the Lord their God, and worshipped 
other gods, and served them. 

10 1 Weep ye not for ''the dead, 
neither bemoan him ; but weep sore 
for him ' that goeth away : for he 
shall return no more, nor see his na- 
tive country. 

11 For thus saith the Lord touch- 
ing "^ Shallum the son of Josiah king 
of Judah, which reigned instead of Jo- 
siah his father, "Avhich went forth out 
of this place ; He shall not return 
thither any more : 

12 But he shall die in the place 
whither they have led him captive, 
and shall see this land no more. 

13 t °Woe unto him that buildeth 
his house by unrighteousness, and his 
chambers by wrong ; p that useth his 
neighbour's service without wages, 
and giveth him not for his work ; 

14 That saith, I will build me a 
wide house and + large chambers, and 
cutteth him out H windows ; and it is 
ceiled with cedar, and painted with 
vermilioh. 

15 Shalt thou reign, because thou 
closest /%5e//" in cedar? ''did not thy 
father eat and drink, and do judgment 
and justice, and then ^ it vjas well 
with him 1 

16 He judged the cause of the poor 
and needy ; then it was well iviih 
him : was not this to know me "? saith 
the Lord. 

17 ' But thine eyes and thine heart 
are not but for thy covetousness, and 
for to shed innocent blood, and for op- 
pression, and for H violence, to do it. 

18 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
concerning Jehoiakim the son of Jo- 
siah king of Judah ; * They shall not 
lament for him, saying, " Ah my broth- 
er ! or, Ah sister ! they shall not 

687 



B.C. 

about 609. 



B Heb. 6. 
17. 



f Is. 37. 24. 
e ch. 21. 14- 



h Deut. 29. 24, 
25. 1 Kings 
9. 8, 9. 



i 2 King:s 22. 
17. 2 Chr. 
34. 25. 



k 2 Kings 22. 
20. 



m See 1 Chr. 
3. 15. with 
2 Kings 23. 
30. 

n 2 Kings 23. 
34. 



2 Kings 23. 
35. ver. 18. 

P Lev. 19. 13. 
Deut. 24. 14, 
15. Mic. 3. 
10. Hab. 2. 
9. James 5. 
4. 

fHeb. 
throughaired. 

II Or, my win- 
dows. 



q 2 Kings 23. 
25. 

r Ps. 128. 2, 
Is. 3. 10. 



Ez. 19. 6. 



II Or, incur- 
lion. 



u See 1 Kings 
13. 30. 



Judgment ujpon Coniah. 



JEREMIAH. 



The Messiah promised. 



B.C. 

about 609. 



X 2 Chr 
ch. 36. 



599. 



t He I), pros- 
perities. 



r ch. 3. 25. & 
7. 23, &c. 



z ch. 23. 1. 
a ver. 20. 



t Heb. inhab- 
itress. 



c See 2 Kiugs 
24. 6, 8. 1 
Chr. 3. 16. 
ch. 37. 1. 

d Cant. 8. 6. 
Hag. 2. 23. 

e ch. 34. 20. 



r 2 Kings 24. 
15. 2 Chr. 36. 
10. 



t Heb. lift up 
their mind, 
ch. 44. 14. 



gPs. 31. 12. 
ch. 48. 38. 
Hos. 8. 8. 



h Deut. 32. 1. 
Is. 1. 2. & 
34.1. Mic. ]. 
2. 

i See 1 Chr. 3. 

16, 17. Matt. 

1.12. 
k ch. 36. 30. 



ach. 10.21. & 
22. 22. Ez. 
34.2. 



lament for him, saying^ Ah lord ! or, 
Ah his glory ! 

19 ""He shall be buried with the 
burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth 
beyond the gates of Jerusalem. 

20 IF Go up to Lebanon, and cry; 
and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and 
cry from the passages : for all thy 
lovers are destroyed. 

21 I spake unto thee in thy t pros- 
perity ; hut thou saidst, I will not 
hear. ^ This hath been thy manner 
from thy youth, that thou obeyedst 
not my voice. 

22 The wind shall eat up all nhy 
pastors, and ^thy lovers shall go into 
captivity : surely then shalt thou be 
ashamed and confounded for all thy 
wickedness. 

23 t inhabitant of Lebanon, that 
makest thy nest in the cedars, how 
gracious shalt thou be when pangs 
come upon thee, ^ the pain as of a 
woman in travail ! 

24 As I live, saith the Lord, ^ though 
Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king 
of Judah '^were the signet upon my 
right hand, yet would I pluck thee 
thence ; 

25 ^And I will give thee into the 
hand of them that seek thy life, and 
into the hand of them whose face thou 
fearest, even into the hand of Nebu- 
chadrezzar king of Babylon, and into 
the hand of the Chaldeans. 

26 ^And I will cast thee out, and 
thy mother that bare thee, into an- 
other countr}?", where ye were not 
born ; and there shall ye die. 

27 But to the land whereunto they 
t desire to return, thither shall they 
not return. 

28 Is this man Coniah a despised 
broken idol 1 is he ^ a vessel wherein 
is no pleasure ? wherefore are they 
cast out, he and his seed, and are cast 
into a land which they know not 1 

29 ''O earth, earth, earth, hear the 
word of the Lord. 

30 Thus saith the Lord, Write ye 
this man ' childless, a man that shall 
not prosper in his days : for no man 
of his seed shall prosper, ''sitting 
upon the throne of David, and ruling 
any more in Judah. 

CHAPTER XXm. 

A woe denounced against wicked pastors. S Predic- 
tions concerning the Messiah. 9 Against false 
jrrophets, 33 and mockers of the true prophets. 

TTty^OE ^be unto the pastors that 
y T destroy and scatter the sheep 
of my pasture ! saith the Lord. 
2 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God of Israel against the pastors that 
feed my people ; Ye have scattered 
my flock, and driven them away, 

C88 



and have not visited them : ^ behold, 
I will visit upon you the evil of your 
doings, saith the Lord. 

3 And " I will gather the remnant of 
my flock out of all countries whither 
I have driven them, and will bring 
them again to their folds ; and they 
shall be fruitful and increase. 

4 And I will set up ^ shepherds over 
them which shall feed them : and 
they shall fear no more, nor be dis- 
mayed, neither shall they be lacking, 
saith the Lord. 

5 TF Behold, ^ the days come, saith 
the Lord, that I will raise unto Da- 
vid a righteous Branch, and a King 
shall reign and prosper, ^and shall 
execute judgment and justice in the 
earth. 

6 ^In his days Judah shall be 
saved, and Israel ^ shall dwell safely : 
and Hhis is his name whereby he 
shall be called, tTHE LORD OUR 
RIGHTEOUSNESS. 

7 Therefore, behold, "^ the days come, 
saith the Lord, that they shall no 
more say. The Lord liveth, which 
brought up the children of Israel out 
of the land of Egypt ; 

8 But, The Lord liveth, which 
brought up and which led the seed 
of the house of Israel out of the 
north countr}?", 'and from all coun- 
tries whither I had driven them ; 
and they shall dwell in their own 
land. 

9 T Mine heart within me is broken 
because of the prophets ; "^ all my 
bones shake : I am like a drunken 
man, and like a man whom wine 
hath overcome, because of the Lord, 
and because of the words of his holi- 
ness. 

10 For " the land is full of adulterers ; 
for ° because of H swearing the land 
mourneth ; p the pleasant places of 
the wilderness are dried up, and their 
II course is evil, and their force is not 
right. 

11 For ''both prophet and priest are 
profane ; yea, "■ in my house have I 
found their wickedness, saith the 
Lord. 

12 'Wherefore their wa5^s shall be 
unto them as slippery ways in the 
darkness : they shall be driven on, 
and fall therein : for I ' will bring 
evil upon them, even the year of their 
visitation, saith the Lord. 

13 And I have seen H folly in the 
prophets of Samaria ; "" they prophe- 
sied in Baal, and ^ caused my people 
Israel to err. 

14 I have seen also in the proph- 
ets of Jerusalem II a horrible thing : 
^ they commit adultery, and ^ walk in 



God^s fearful judgments 



JEREMIAH. 



against false 2)rophets. 



B. C. 599. 



lies : they ^strengthen also the hands 
of evil doers, that none doth return 
from his wickedness : they are all of 
them unto me as ^ Sodom, and the 
inhabitants theieof as Gomorrah. 

15 Therefore thus saith the Lord of 
hosts concerning the prophets ; Be- 
hold, I will feed them with " worm- 
wood, and make them drink the wa- 
ter of gall : for from the prophets of 
Jerusalem is il profaneness gone forth 
into all the land. 

16 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
Hearken not unto the words of the 
prophets that prophesy unto you ; 
they make you vain : ^ they speak 
a vision of their own heart, and not 
out of the mouth of the Lord. 

17 They say still unto them that 
despise me. The Lord hath said, ^ Ye 
shall have peace ; and they say unto 
every one that walketh after the 
li imagination of his own heart, '^No 
evil shall come upon you. 

18 For ^who hath stood in the 
II counsel of the Lord, and hath per- 
ceived and heard his word 1 who hath 
marked his word, and heard it ? 

19 Behold, a ''whirlwind of the Lord 
is gone forth in fury, even a grievous 
whirlwind : it shall fall grievously 
upon the head of the wicked. 

20 The 'anger of the Lord shall not 
return, until he have executed, and 
till he have performed the thoughts 
of his heart : ^ in the latter days ye 
shall consider it perfectly, 

21 U have not sent these prophets, 
yet they ran : I have not spoken to 
them, yet they prophesied. 

22 But if they had ""stood in my 
counsel, and had caused my people 
to hear my words, then they should 
have "turned them from their evil 
way, and from the evil of their doings. 

23 Am I a God at hand, saith the 
Lord, and not a God afar off? 

24 Can any ° hide himself in secret 
places that 1 shall not see him ? saith 
the Lord. pDo not 1 fill heaven and 
earth? saith the Lord. 

25 I have heard what the proph- 
ets said, that prophesy lies in my 
name, saying, I have dreamed, I have 
dreamed. 

26 How long shall this be in the 
heart of the prophets that prophesy 
lies 1 yea, they are prophets of the 
deceit of their own heart ; 

27 Which think to cause my people 
to forget my name by their dreams, 
which they tell every man to his 
neighbour, "^ as their fathers have for- 
gotten my name for Baal. 

28 The prophet tthat hath a dream, 
let him tell a dream ; and he that 



44 



hath my word, let him speak my 
word faithfully. What is the chaff 
to the wheat? saith the Lord. 

29 Is not my word like as a fire ? 
saith the Lord ; and like a hammer 
that breaketh the rock in pieces 1 

30 Therefore, behold, "" I am against 
the prophets, saith the Lord, that 
steal my words every one from his 
neighbour. 

31 Behold, I am against the proph- 
ets, saith the Lord, H that use their 
tongues, and say, He saith. 

32 Behold, I am against them that 
prophesy false dreams, saith the Lord, 
and do tell them, and cause my peo- 
ple to err by their lies, and by ^ their 
lightness ; yet I sent them not, nor 
commanded them : therefore they 
shall not profit this people at all, 
saith the Lord. 

33 IF And when this people, or the 
prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, 
saying, What is ' the burden of the 
Lord 1 thou shalt then say unto 
them, What burden? "I will even 
forsake you, saith the Lord. 

34 And as for the prophet, and the 
priest, and the people, that shall say. 
The burden of the Lord, I will even 
t punish that man and his house. 

35 Thus shall ye say every one to 
his neighbour, and every one to his 
brother. What hath the Lord an- 
swered? and, What hath the Lord 
spoken ? 

36 And the burden of the Lord 
shall ye mention no more ; for every 
man's word shall be his burden : for 
ye have perverted the words of the 
living God, of the Lord of hosts our 
God. 

37 Thus shalt thou say to the proph- 
et. What hath the Lord answered 
thee ? and, What hath the Lord spo- 
ken? 

38 But since ye say. The burden 
of the Lord ; therefore thus saith the 
Lord ; Because ye say this word, 
The burden of the Lord, and I have 
sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not 
say. The burden of the Lord ; 

39 Therefore, behold, I, even I, ^ will 
utterly forget you, and >' I will forsake 
you, and the city that I gave you 
and your fathers, and cast you out 
of my presence : 

40 And I will bring ' an everlasting 
reproach upon you, and a perpetual 
shame, which shall not be forgotten. 

CHAPTER XXIY. 

The type of good and bad Jigs ; 4 and the meaning 
thereof. 

THE ^Lord shewed me, and, be- 
hold, two baskets of figs iwere set 
before the temple of the Lord, after 

689 



B. C. 599. 



r Deut. 18. 20. 
ch. 14. 14, 15. 



II Or, that 
smooth their 
tongues. 



s Zeph. 3. 4. 



t Mai. 1. 1. 
u ver. 39. 



t Heb. visit 
■upon. 



X Hos. 4. B. 
y ver. 33. 



about .598. 
a Am. 7. 1, 4. 
&8. 1. 



The good and had Jigs. 



JEREMIAH. 



The captivity of Judah. 




c See ch. 22. 
24, fcc. & 29. 
2. 



tHeb. /or 
badness. 



t Heb. the 
captivity. 



J ch. 12. 15. & 

29. 10. 

e ch. 32. 41. & 
S3. 7. & 42. 
10. 



f Deut. 30. 6. 

ch. 32. 39. 

Ez. 11. 19. fc 

36. 26, 27. 
g ch. 30. 22. 5i 

31. 33. & 32. 

38. 

h ch. 29. 13. 
i ch. 29. 17. 



k See ch. 43, 
&,44. 

t Heb. for re- 
moving, Ol', 
vexation. 

1 Deut. 28. 25. 
37. 1 Kings 
9.7. 2Chr.7. 
20. ch. 15. 4. 
& 29. 18. & 
34. 17. 

m Ps. 44. 13, 
14. 

Q ch. 29. 18, 
22. 



about 606. 

a ch. 36. 1. 



that Nebuchadrezzar *'king of Babylon 
had carried away captive "^Jeconiah 
the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, 
and the princes of Judah, with the car- 
penters and smiths, from Jerusalem, 
and had brought them to Babylon. 

2 One basket had very good figs, 
even like the figs that are first ripe : 
and the other basket had very naughty 
figs, which could not be eaten, t they 
were so bad. 

3 Then said the Lord unto me, 
What seest thou, Jeremiah ? And I 
said, Figs ; the good figs, very good ; 
and the evil, very evil, that cannot 
be eaten, they are so evil. 

4 IT Again the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

5 Thus saith the Lord, the God of 
Israel ; Like these good figs, so will 
I acknowledge t them that are carried 
away captive of Judah, whom I have 
sent out of this place into the land of 
the Chaldeans for their good. 

6 For I will set mine eyes upon 
them for good, and ^ I will bring them 
again to this land : and ^ 1 will build 
them, and not pull them down ; and 
I will plant them, and not pluck them 
up. 

7 And I will give them ^ a heart to 
know me, that I am the Lord ; and 
they shall be ^ my people, and I will 
be their God : for they shall return 
unto me ^ with their whole heart. 

8 1[ And as the evil 'figs, which 
cannot be eaten, they are so evil ; 
surely thus saith the Lord, So will 
I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, 
and his princes, and the residue of 
Jerusalem, that remain in this land, 
and ""them that dwell in the land of 
Egypt : 

9 And I will deliver them tto 'be 
removed into all the kingdoms of the 
earth for their hurt, ^^to be a reproach 
and a proverb, a taunt "and a curse, 
in all places whither I shall drive 
them. 

10 And I will send the sword, the 
famine, and the pestilence, among 
them, till they be consumed from 
oflf the land that I gave unto them 
and to their fathers. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

JudaVs disobedience to the warnings of the prophets. 
8 Her seventy years' captivity foretold, 12 and after 
that, the destruction of Babylon. 15 Sundry na- 
tions made to drink the winecup of God's wrath, 34 
The howling of the shepherds. 

THE word that came to Jeremiah 
concerning all the people of Ju- 
dah, ^in the fourth year of Jehoiakim 
the son of Josiah king of Judah, that 
was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar 
king of Babylon ; 

690 



2 The which Jeremiah the prophet 
spake unto all the people of Judah, 
and to all the inhabitants of Jerusa- 
lem, saying, 

3 ^ From the thirteenth year of Jo- 
siah the son of Amon king of Judah, 
even unto this day, that is the three 
and twentieth year, the word of the 
Lord hath come unto me, and I have 
spoken unto you, rising early and 
speaking ; " but ye have not heark- 
ened. 

4 And the Lord hath sent unto you 
all his servants the prophets, ''rising 
early and sending them ; but ye have 
not hearkened, nor inclined your ear 
to hear. 

5 They said, ^ Turn ye again now 
every one from his evil way, and 
from the evil of your doings, and 
dwell in the land that the Lord hath 
given unto you and to your fathers 
for ever and ever : 

6 And go not after other gods to 
serve them, and to worship them, and 
provoke me not to anger with the 
works of your hands ; and I will do 
you no hurt. 

7 Yet ye have not hearkened unto 
me, saith the Lord ; that ye might 
^ provoke me to anger with the works 
of your hands to your own hurt. 

8 TF Therefore thus saith the Lord 
of hosts ; Because ye have not heard 
my words, 

9 Behold, I will send and take ^ all 
the families of the north, saith the 
Lord, and Nebuchadrezzar the king 
of Babylon, ''my servant, and will 
bring them against this land, and 
against the inhabitants thereof, and 
against all these nations round about, 
and will utterly destroy them, and 
'make them an astonishment, and a 
hissing, and perpetual desolations. 

10 Moreover 1 1 will take from them 
the "^ voice of mirth, and the voice of 
gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, 
and the voice of the bride, ' the sound 
of the millstones, and the light of the 
candle. 

11 And this whole land shall be a 
desolation, and an astonishment; and 
these nations shall serve the king of 
Babylon seventy years. 

12 IT And it shall come to pass, 
"'when * seventy years are accom- 
plished, that I will t punish the king 
of Babylon, and that nation, saith the 
Lord, for their iniquity, and the land 
of the Chaldeans, ° and will make it 
perpetual desolations. 

13 And I will bring upon that land 
all my words which I have pro- 
nounced against it, everi all that is 
written in this book, which Jeremiah 



Judgments upon, Babylon 



JEREMIAH. 



and upon sundry nations. 



hath prophesied against all the na- 
tions. 

14 "For many nations Pand great 
kings shall "^ serve themselves of them 
also: '"a.nd I will recompense them 
according to their deeds, and accord- 
ing to the works of their own hands. 

15 IT For thus saith the Lord God 
of Israel unto me ; Take the ' wine- 
cup of this fury at my hand, and 
cause all the nations, to whom I send 
thee, to drink it. 

16 And 'they shall drink, and be 
moved, and be mad, because of the 
sword that I will send among them. 

17 Then took I the cup at the 
Lord's hand, and made all the na- 
tions to drink, unto whom the Lord 
had sent me : 

18 To ivit, Jerusalem, and the cities 
of Judah, and the kings thereof, and 
the princes thereof, to make them 
''a desolation, an astonishment, a 
hissing, and ^a curse; as it is this 
day ; 

19 y Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his 
servants, and his princes, and all his 
people ; 

20 And all ^ the mingled people, and 
all the kings of * the land of Uz, ^ and 
all the kings of the land of the Phi- 
listines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, 
and Ekron, and '^the remnant of 
Ashdod, 

21 "^Edom, and «Moab,and the chil- 
dren of ^Ammon, 

22 And all the kings of ^Tyrus, and 
all the kings of Zidon, and the kings 
of the II isles which are beyond the 
''sea, 

23 ^Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, 
and all ^that are in the utmost cor- 
ners, 

24 And ''all the kings of Arabia, and 
all the kings of the 'mingled people 
that dwell in the desert, 

25 And all the kings of Zimri, and 
all the kings of "' Elam, and all the 
kings of the Medes, 

26 "And all the kings of the north, 
far and near, one with another, and 
all the kingdoms of the world, which 
are upon the face of the earth : ° and 
the king of Sheshach shall drink after 
them. 

27 Therefore thou shalt say unto 
them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of Israel; p Drink ye, and 
"J be drunken, and spew, and fall, and 
rise no more, because of the sword 
which I will send among you. 

28 And it shall be, if they refuse to 
take the cup at thine hand to drink, 
then shalt thou say unto them, Thus 
saith the Lord of hosts ; Ye shall 
certainly drink. 



29 For, lo, ■■ I begin to bring evil on 
the city t^ which is called by my 
name, and should ye be utterly un- 
punished ? Ye shall not be unpunish- 
ed : for ' I will call for a sword upon 
all the inhabitants of the earth, saith 
the Lord of hosts. 

30 Therefore prophesy thou against 
them all these words, and say unto 
them. The Lord shall "roar from on 
high, and utter his voice from ^his 
holy habitation ; he shall mightily 
roar upon J" his habitation ; he shall 
give '^ a shout, as they that tread the 
grapes, against all the inhabitants of 
the earth. 

31 A noise shall come even to the 
ends of the earth ; for the Lord hath 
*a controversy with the nations : '' he 
will plead with all flesh ; he will give 
them that are wicked to the sword, 
saith the Lord. 

32 Thus saith the Lord of hosts. 
Behold, evil shall go forth from nation 
to nation, and *=a great whirlwind 
shall be raised up from the coasts 
of the earth. 

33 ''And the slain of the Lord shall 
be at that day from one end of the 
earth even unto the other end of the 
earth: they shall not be ^lamented, 
f neither gathered, nor buried ; they 
shall be dung upon the ground. 

34 T ^Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; 
and wallow yourselves in the ashes, 
ye principal of the flock : for "^ the 
days of your slaughter and of your 
dispersions are accomplished ; and ye 
shall fall like ta pleasant vessel. 

35 And t the shepherds shall have 
no way to flee, nor the principal of 
the flock to escape. 

36 A voice of the cry of the 
shepherds, and a howling of the 
principal of the flock, shall be heard : 
for the Lord hath spoiled their pas- 
ture. 

37 And the peaceable habitations 
are cut down because of the fierce 
anger of the Lord. 

38 He hath forsaken '"his covert, 
as the lion : for their land is t deso- 
late because of the fierceness of the 
oppressor, and because of his fierce 
anger. 

CHAPTER XXVI. 

17(6 prophet exhorteth the people to repentance. 8 
For this he is seized and arraigned. 12 His de- 
fence. 16 He is acquitted. 

IN the beginning of the reign of 
Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king 
of Judah came this word from the 
Lord, saying, 
2 Thus saith the Lord ; Stand in 
^the court of the Lord's house, and 
speak unto all the cities of Judah, 

691 



B.C. 
about 606. 



t 1 1 el), upon 

which my 

name is call- 
ed. 
r Prov. 11. 31. 

c.h. 4!). 12. 

Ez. 9. 6. 

Oliad. IG. 

Luke 23. 

31. IPet. 

4. 17. 
5 Dan. 9. 18, 

19. 
t Ez. 38. 21. 
u Is. 42. 13. 

Joel 3. 16. 

Am. 1. 2. 
X Ps. 11.4. 

ch. 17. 12. 
y 1 Kings 9.3. 

Ps. 132. 14. 
z Is. 16. 9. 

ch. 48. 33. 
a Hos. 4. 1. 

IMic. 6. 2. 
b Is. G6. 16. 

Joel 3. 2. 



c ch. 23. 19. & 
30.23. 



Is. 66. 16. 



e ch. IG. 4, 6. 

f Ps. 79. 3. 

ch. 8. 2. 

Rev. 11. 9. 
S ch. 4. 8. & 

6. 2G. 

t Heb. your 
days for 
slaughter. 



fHeb. a vessel 
of desire. 

■fHeh.Jliglit 
shall perish 
from the 
shepherds, 
and escaping 

from, &fc. 
Am. 2. 14. 



h Ps. 76. 2. 
t Heb. a deso- 
lation. 



about 609. 



The 2^Tophet arraigned. 



JEREMIAH. 



The prophet acquitted. 



B.C. 
about 609. 

b Ez. 3. 10. 

Matt. 28. 20. 
c Acts 20. 27. 
d ch. 36. 3. 

e ch. 18. 8. 
Jonahs. 8, D. 



f Lev. 26. 14, 
&C. Deut. 
28. 15. 



gch.7.13,25. 
& 11. 7. &, 25. 
3.4. 



h 1 Sara. 4. 10, 
11. Ps.78.60. 
ch. 7. 12, 14. 

i Is. 65. 15. 
ch. 24. 9. 



II Or, at the 
door. 



t Heb. The 
judgment of 
death is for 
this mail. 

k ch. 38. 4. 



n ck 38. 5. 

t Heo. as it is 
yood and 
right in your 
eyes. 



which come to worship in the Lord's 
house, ^ all the words that I com- 
mand thee to speak unto them ; '^ di- 
minish not a word : 

3 "^If so be they will hearken, and 
turn every man from his evil way, 
that I may ^ repent me of the evil, 
which I purpose to do unto them 
because of the evil of their doings. 

4 And thou shalt say unto them. 
Thus saith the Lord ; ^ If ye will not 
hearken to me, to walk in my law, 
which I have set before you, 

5 To hearken to the words of my serv- 
ants the prophets, ^ whom I sent unto 
you, both rising up early, and sending 
them, but ye have not hearkened ; 

6 Then will I make this house like 
^ Shiloh, and will make this city ' a 
curse to all the nations of the earth. 

7 So the priests and the prophets 
and all the people heard .Teremiah 
speaking these words in the house of 
the Lord. 

8 IT Now it came to pass, when Jere- 
miah had made an end of speaking all 
that the Lord had commanded him to 
speak unto all the people, that the 
priests and the prophets and all the 
people took him, saying, Thou shalt 
surely die. 

9 Why hast thou prophesied in the 
name of the Lord, saying, This house 
shall be like Shiloh, and this city 
shall be desolate without an inhab- 
itant 1 And all the people were gath- 
ered against Jeremiah in the house 
of the Lord. 

10 IF When the princes of Judah 
heard these things, then they came 
up from the king's house unto the 
house of the Lord, and sat down H in 
the entry of the new gate of the 
Lord's house. 

11 Then spake the priests and the 
prophets unto the princes and to all 
the people, saying, t This man is wor- 
thy to die ; ^ for he hath prophesied 
against this city, as ye have heard 
with your ears. 

12 IT Then spake Jeremiah unto all 
the princes and to all the people, 
saying, The Lord sent me to proph- 
esy against this house and against 
this city all the words that ye have 
heard. 

13 Therefore now ' amend your ways 
and your doings, and obey the voice 
of the Lord your God ; and the Lord 
will "' repent him of the evil that he 
hath pronounced against you. 

14 As for me, behold, " I am in your 
hand : do with me t as seemeth good 
and meet unto you. 

15 But know ye for certain, that if 
ye put me to death, ye shall surely 

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bring innocent blood upon yourselves, 
and upon this city, and upon the in- 
habitants thereof : for of a truth the 
Lord hath sent me unto you to speak 
all these words in your ears. 

16 IT Then said the princes and all 
the people unto the priests and to the 
prophets ; This man is not worthy to 
die : for he hath spoken to us in the 
name of the Lord our God. 

17 "Then rose up certain of the 
elders of the land, and spake to all 
the assembly of the people, saying, 

18 PMicah the Morasthite prophe- 
sied in the days of Hezekiah king 
of Judah, and spake to all the peo- 
ple of Judah, saying, Thus saith 
the Lord of hosts ; i Zion shall be 
ploughed like a field, and Jerusalem 
shall become heaps, and the mount- 
ain of the house as the high places 
of a forest. 

19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and 
all Judah put him at all to death? 
'"did he not fear the Lord, and be- 
sought + the Lord, and the Lord ^ re- 
pented him of the evil which he had 
pronounced against them ? ' Thus 
might we procure great evil against 
our souls. 

20 And there was also a man that 
prophesied in the name of the Lord, 
Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kir- 
jath-jearim, who prophesied against 
this city and against this land accord- 
ing to all the words of Jeremiah : 

21 And when Jehoiakim the king, 
with all his mighty men, and all the 
princes, heard his words, the king 
sought to put him to death : but 
when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, 
and fled, and went into Egypt ; 

22 And .Tehoiakim the king sent 
men into Egypt, namely^ Elnathan 
the son of Achbor, and certain men 
with him into Egypt. 

23 And they fetched forth Urijah 
out of Egypt, and brought him unto 
Jehoiakim the king ; who slew him 
with the sword, and cast his dead 
body into the graves of the t common 
people. 

24 Nevertheless, "the hand of Ahi- 
kam the son of Shaphan was with 
Jeremiah, that they should not give 
him into the hand of the people to 
put him to death. 

CHAPTER XX VH. 

The subjugation of the neighhouring nations hy Nebu- 
chadnezzar prefigured. 12 Zedekiah and his peo- 
ple exhorted to submit to the king of Babylon. 19 
The temple to be further spoiled and plundered. 

IN the beginning of the reign of 
Jehoiakim the son of Josiah "" king 
of Judah came this word unto Jere- 
miah from the Lord, saying, 



Subjection to Babylon. 



JEREMIAH. 



Submission recommended. 



B.C. 
about 598. 



b ch. 28. 10, 12, 
So Ez. 4. 1. 
& 12. 3. & 24. 
3, SiC. 



I 

c Ps. 115. 15. 
&146. 6. Is. 
45. 12. 


•d Ps. 115. 16. 
Dan. 4. 17, 25, 
32: 


e ch. 28 


14. 


f ch. 25 
43. 10. 
29. 18, 


9. & 
Ez. 
20. 


S ch. 28 
Dan. 2 


14. 

38. 


h2Chi-. 


36. 20. 


i ch. 25. 
50. 27. 
5.26. 


12. & 
Dan. 


k ch. 25 


14. 



m ch. 28. 1. Si 
38. 17. 



2 Thus saith the Lord to me ; Make 
thee bonds and yokes, '' and put them 
upon thy neck, 

3 And send them to the king of 
Edom, and to the king of Moab, and 
to the king of the Ammonites, and to 
the king of Tyrus, and to the king of 
Zidon, by the hand of the messengers 
which come to Jerusalem unto Zede- 
kiah king of Judah ; 

4 And command them II to say unto 
their masters, Thus saith the Lord of 
hosts, the God of Israel ; Thus shall 
ye say unto your masters ; 

5 " I have made the earth, the man 
and the beast that are upon the 
ground, by my great power and by 
my outstretched arm, and ^ have 
given it unto whom it seemed meet 
unto me. 

6 ^ And now have I given all these 
lands into the hand of Nebuchadnez- 
zar the king of Babylon, ^ my serv- 
ant ; and s the beasts of the field have 
I given him also to serve him. 

7 ^And all nations shall serve him, 
and his son, and his son's son, ^ until 
the very time of his land come : ^ and 
then many nations and great kings 
shall serve themselves of him. 

8 And it shall come to pass, that 
the nation and kingdom which will 
not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar 
the king of Babylon, and that will 
not put their neck under the yoke of 
the king of Babylon, that nation will 
I punish, saith the Lord, with the 
sword, and with the famine, and with 
the pestilence, until I have consumed 
them by his hand. 

9 Therefore hearken not ye to your 
prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to 
your t dreamers, nor to your enchant- 
ers, nor to your sorcerers, which speak 
unto you, saying. Ye shall not serve 
the king of Babylon : 

10 ' For they prophesy a lie unto 
you, to remove you far from your 
land ; and that I should drive you 
out, and ye should perish. 

1 1 But the nations that bring their 
neck under the yoke of the king of 
Babylon, and serve him, those will I 
let remain still in their own land, 
saith the Lord ; and they shall till it, 
and dwell therein. 

12 IF I spake also to ""Zedekiah 
king of Judah according to all these 
words, saying. Bring your necks under 
the yoke of the king of Babylon, 
and serve him and his people, and 
live. 

13 ''Why will ye die, thou and thy 
people, by the sword, by the famine, 
and by the pestilence, as the Lord 
hath spoken against the nation that | 



will not serve the king of Baby- 
lon? 

14 Therefore hearken not unto the 
words of the prophets that speak unto 
you, saying, Ye shall not serve the 
king of Babylon : for they prophesy 
°a lie unto you. 

15 For I have not sent them, saith 
the Lord, yet they prophesy t a lie 
in my name ; that I might drive you 
out, and that ye might perish, ye, 
and the prophets that prophesy unto 
you. 

16 Also I spake to the priests and to 
all this people, saying, Thus saith the 
Lord ; Hearken not to the words of 
your prophets that prophesy unto you, 
saying. Behold, p the vessels of the 
Lord's house shall now shortly be 
brought again from Babylon : for they 
prophesy a lie unto you. 

17 Hearken not unto them ; serve 
the king of Babylon, and live : where- 
fore should this city be laid waste ? 

18 But if they be prophets, and if 
the word of the Lord be with them, 
let them now make intercession to 
the Lord of hosts, that the vessels 
which are left in the house of the 
Lord, and in the house of the king 
of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to 
Babylon. 

19 IF For thus saith the Lord of 
hosts <i concerning the pillars, and 
concerning the sea, and concerning 
the bases, and concerning the resi- 
due of the vessels that remain in this 
city, 

20 Which Nebuchadnezzar king of 
Babylon took not, when he carried 
away 'captive Jeconiah the son of Je- 
hoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem 
to Babylon, and all the nobles of Ju- 
dah and Jerusalem ; 

21 Yea, thus saith the Lord of 
hosts, the God of Israel, concerning 
the vessels that remain in the house 
of the Lord, and in the house of the 
king of Judah and of Jerusalem ; 

22 They shall be " carried to Bab- 
ylon, and there shall they be until 
the day that I ' visit them, saith the 
Lord; then "will I bring them up, 
and restore them to this place. 

CHAPTER XXVIII. 

Hananiah falsely prophesieth the return of Judah. 5 
Jeremiah rebuketh him. 10 Hananiah predicteth 
the deliverance of all nations from Nebuchadnez- 
zar's yoke. 12 Jeremiah declareth the contrary; 15 
and forelelleth the death of the false prophet. 

AND *it came to pass the same 
year, in the beginning of the 
reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in 
the fourth year, and in the fifth 
month, that Hananiah the son of 
Azur the prophet, which was of Gib- 
eon, spake unto me in the house 

693 



B. C. 598. 



ch. 14. 14. &. 

23. 21. &. 29. 

8,9. 
t Heb. in a lie, 

or, lyingly. 



p2Chr. 36. 7. 
10. ch.28.3. 
Dan. 1. 2. 



q 2 Kings 25. 
13, &c. ch. 
52. 17, 20, 21. 



r 2 Kings 24. 
14, 15. ch. 
24.1. 



s 2 Kings 25. 

13. 2Chr. 

36. 18. 
t 2 Chr. 36. 21. 

ch. 29. 10. & 

32.5. 
u Ezra 1. 7. & 

7.19. 



about 596. 

a ch. 27. 1. 



HananiaWs false prophecy. 



JEREMIAH. 



A letter to the cajitives. 



b ch. 27. 12. 
c ch. 27. 16. 
t Heb. two 
years of days. 



\ Heb. captiv- 
ity. 



J 1 Kino;s 1. 
36. 



Deut. 18. 22. 



g cli. 27. 7. 



h Deut. 28. 
ch. 27. 7. 



of the Lord, in the presence of the 
priests and of all the people, saying, 

2 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, 
the God of Israel, saying, I have 
broken ^ the yoke of the king of Bab- 
ylon. 

3 " Within t two full years will I 
bring again into this place all the 
vessels of the Lord's house, that Neb- 
uchadnezzar king of Babylon took 
away from this place, and carried 
them to Babylon : 

4 And I will bring again to this 
place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim 
king of Judah, with all the t captives 
of Judah, that went into Babylon, 
saith the Lord : for I will break the 
yoke of the king of Babylon. 

5 H Then the prophet Jeremiah said 
unto the prophet Hananiah in the 
presence of the priests, and in the 
presence of all the people that stood 
in the house of the Lord, 

6 Even the prophet Jeremiah said, 
^ Amen : the Lord do so : the Lord 
perform thy words which thou hast 
prophesied, to bring again the vessels 
of the Lord's house, and all that is 
carried away captive, from Babylon 
into this place. 

7 Nevertheless, hear thou now this 
word that I speak in thine ears, and 
in the ears of all the people ; 

8 The prophets that have been be- 
fore me and before thee of old proph- 
esied both against many countries, 
and against great kingdoms, of war, 
and of evil, and of pestilence. 

9 ^ The prophet which prophesieth 
of peace, when the word of the proph- 
et shall come to pass, then shall the 
prophet be known, that the Lord hath 
truly sent him. 

10 II Then Hananiah the prophet 
took the ' yoke from off the prophet 
Jeremiah's neck, and brake it. 

1 1 And Hananiah spake in the pres- 
ence of all the people, saying, Thus 
saith the Lord ; Even so will I break 
the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of 
Babylon ^from the neck of all nations 
within the space of two full years. 
And the prophet Jeremiah went his 
way. 

12 T Then the word of the Lord 
came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after 
that Hananiah the prophet had bro- 
ken the yoke from off the neck of the 
prophet Jeremiah, saying, 

13 Go and tell Hananiah, saying. 
Thus saith the Lord ; Thou hast 
broken the yokes of wood ; but 
thou shalt make for them yokes of 
iron. 

14 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of Israel ; ^ I have put a yoke 

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of iron upon the neck of all these na- 
tions, that they may serve Nebuchad- 
nezzar king of Babylon ; and they 
shall serve him : and ' I have given 
him the beasts of the field also. 

15 H Then said the prophet Jere- 
miah unto Hananiah the prophet. 
Hear now, Hananiah ; the Lord hath 
not sent thee ; but ''thou makest this 
people to trust in a lie. 

16 Therefore thus saith the Lord ; 
Behold, I will cast thee from off the 
face of the earth : this year thou shalt 
die, because thou hast taught 't rebel- 
lion against the Lord. 

17 So Hananiah the prophet died the 
same year in the seventh month. 

CHAPTER XXIX. 

Jeremiah's letter of counsel to the captives in Babylon. 
10 Their return after seventy years predicted. 15 
The destruction of those who give heed to the false 
prophets shewn. 20 The fearful end of Ahab and 
Zcdekiah, two false prophets, foretold. 24 Shemai- 
ah's letters against Jeremiah. 30 Jeremiah de- 
elareth his doom. 

"TVrOW these are the words of the 
X 1 letter that Jeremiah the proph- 
et sent from Jerusalem unto the resi- 
due of the elders which were carried 
away captives, and to the priests, 
and to the prophets, and to all the 
people whom Nebuchadnezzar had 
carried away captive from Jerusalem 
to Babylon ; 

2 (After that * Jeconiah the king, 
and the queen, and the II eunuchs, 
the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, 
and the carpenters, and the smiths, 
were departed from Jerusalem ;) 

3 By the hand of Elasah the son of 
Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of 
Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Ju- 
dah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchad- 
nezzar king of Babylon, saying, 

4 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
God of Israel, unto all that are car- 
ried away captives, whom I have 
caused to be carried away from Je- 
rusalem unto Babylon ; 

5 ^ Build ye houses, and dwell in 
them ; and plant gardens, and eat the 
fruit of them ; 

6 Take ye wives, and beget sons and 
daughters ; and take wives for your 
sons, and give your daughters to hus- 
bands, that they may bear sons and 
daughters ; that ye may be increased 
there, and not diminished. 

7 And seek the peace of the city 
whither I have caused you to be car- 
ried away captives, ''and pray unto 
the Lord for it : for in the peace 
thereof shall ye have peace. 

8 1 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of Israel ; Let not your 
prophets and your diviners, that be 
in the midst of you, "^deceive you, nei- 



Their return predicted. 



JEREMIAH. 



The doom of Shemaiah. 



B. C. 
about 599. 

t Heb. in a 
lie. 
e ver. 31. 

about 606. 

f 2 Chr. 36.21, 
22. Ezra 1.1. 
(•h. 2.3. 12. &. 
27.22. Dan. 
y. 2. 



t Heb. end 
and expecta- 
tion. 

g Dan. 9. 3, 
&c. 

li Lev. 26. 39, 
4ii, &c. Deut. 
30. 1, &,c. 

i ch. 24. 7. 

k Deut. 4. 7. 
Ts. 32. 6. & 
46.1. la. 55. 6. 

1 ch. 23. 3, 8. 

& 30. 3. & 32. 
37. 



m ch. 24. 10. 
n ch. 24. 8. 



Deut. 28. 25. 

2 Chr. 29.8. 

ch. 15. 4. & 

24. 9. & 34. 

17. 
t Heb. /or a 

curse. 
p ch. 20. G. 

ch. 42. 18. 



q ch^25. 4. Si 

32. 33. 



ther hearken to your dreams which 
ye cause to be dreamed. 

9 ^ For they prophesy t falsely unto 
you in my name : I have not sent 
them, saith the Lord. 

10 t For thus saith the Lord, That 
after ^ seventy years be accomplished 
at Babylon 1 will visit you, and per- 
form my good word toward you, in 
causing you to return to this place. 

11 For I know the thoughts that I 
thiiik toward you, saith the Lord, 
thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to 
give you an t expected end. 

12 Then shall ye ^ call upon me, and 
ye shall go and pray unto me, and I 
will hearken unto you. 

13 And ''ye shall seek me, and find 
me, when ye shall search for me ' with 
all your heart. 

14 And ^ I will be found of you, 
saith the Lord : and I will turn away 
your captivity, and ' I will gather you 
from all the nations, and from all the 
places whither I have driven you, 
saith the Lord ; and I will bring you 
again into the place whence I caused 
you to be carried away captive. 

15 f Because ye have said. The Lord 
hath raised us up prophets in Babylon ; 

16 Know that thus saith the Lord 
of the king that sitteth upon the 
throne of David, and of all the people 
that dwelleth in the city, and of your 
brethren that are not gone forth with 
you into captivity ; 

17 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
Behold, I will send upon them the 
™ sword, the famine, and the pesti- 
lence, and will make them like "vile 
figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so 
evil. 

18 And I will persecute them with 
the sword, with the famine, and with 
the pestilence, and ° will deliver them 
to be removed to all the kingdoms of 
the earth, t to be Pa curse, and an 
astonishment, and a hissing, and a re- 
proach, among all the nations whith- 
er I have driven them : 

19 Because they have not hearkened 
to my words, saith the Lord, which 'J I 
sent unto them by my servants the 
prophets, rising up early and sending 
the)n ; but ye would not hear, saith 
the Lord. 

20 TI Hear ye therefore the word of 
the Lord, all ye of the captivity, 
whom I have sent from Jerusalem 
to Babylon : 

21 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
God of Israel, of Ahab the son of 
Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of 
Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto 
you in my name ; Behold, I will de- 
liver them into the hand of Nebu- 



chadrezzar king of Babylon ; and he 
shall slay them before your eyes ; 

22 •■ And of them shall be taken up 
a curse by all the captivity of Judah 
which are in Babylon, saying, The 
Lord make thee like Zedekiah and 
like Ahab, ^ whom the king of Bab- 
ylon roasted in the fire ; 

23 Because ' they have committed 
villany in Israel, and have committed 
adultery with their neighbours' wives, 
and have spoken lying words in my 
name, which I have not commanded 
them ; even I know, and am a wit- 
ness, saith the Lord. 

24 "IT Thus shalt thou also speak to 
Shemaiah the H Nehelamite, saying, 

25 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, 
the God of Israel, saying. Because 
thou hast sent letters in thy name 
unto all the people that are at Jeru- 
salem, "and to Zephaniah the son of 
Maaseiah the priest, and to all the 
priests, saying, 

26 The Lord hath made thee priest 
in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, 
that ye should be "^ officers in the 
house of the Lord, for every man 
that is ^mad, and maketh himself a 
prophet, that thou shouldest ^ put him 
in prison, and in the stocks. 

27 Now therefore why hast thou not 
reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which 
maketh himself a prophet to you 1 

28 For therefore he sent unto us in 
Babylon, saying,This captivity is long : 
^ build ye houses, and dwell in them; 
and plant gardens, and eat the fruit 
of them. 

29 And Zephaniah the priest read 
this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the 
prophet. 

30 Ti Then came the word of the 
Lord unto Jeremiah, saying, 

31 Send to all them of the captivity, 
saying, Thus saith the Lord concern- 
ing Shemaiah the Nehelamite ; Be- 
cause that Shemaiah hath prophesied 
unto you, '' and I sent him not, and 
he caused you to trust in a lie : 

32 Therefore thus saith the Lord ; 
Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the 
Nehelamite, and his seed : he shall 
not have a man to dwell among this 
people ; neither shall he behold the 
good that I will do for my people, 
saith the Lord ; " because he hath 
taught t rebellion against the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXX. 

The return of Israel predicted. 10 Israel comforted 
with assurances of quietness and protection. 18 
Their former privileges to be restored. 

rilHE word that came to Jeremiah 
i from the Lord, saying, 
2 Thus speaketh the Lord God of 
Israel, saying, Write thee all the 

695 




8 Dan. 3. 6. 
t ch. 23. 14. 



598. 
II Or, dreamer. 



u 2 Kings 25. 
18. ch.21. 1. 



X ch. 20. 1. 



y 2 Kings 9. 

11. Acts 26. 

24. 
z ch. 20. 2. 



b ch. 28. 15. 



c ch. 28. 16. 
t Heb. revolt. 



God comforteth Israel 



JEREMIAH. 



with gracious promises. 



a ver. 18. ch. 

32. 44. Ez. 

39. 25. Am. 

9. 14, 15. 
b ch. 16. 15. 



II Or, there is 
fear, and not 
peace. 

t Heb. a male. 



c ch. 4. 31. & 
6.24. 



d Joel 2. 11,31. 

Am. 5. 18. 

Zeph. 1. 14, 

fee. 
e Dan. 12. 1 . 



f Is. 55. 3, 4. 

Ez. 34. 23. & 

37. 24. Hos, 

3.5. 
g Luke 1. 69. 

Acts 2. 30. & 

13.23. 
h Is. 41. 13. & 

43. 5. & 44. 2. 

ch. 46. 27, 28. 
i ch. 3. 18. 



c Am. 9. 8. 
en. 4. 27. 



mPs. 6. 1. 

Is. 27. 8. ch. 

10. 24. & 46. 

28. 
n2Chr.36.16. 

ch. 15. 18. 



t Heb. /or 
■ binding up, 
or, pressing. 
o ch. e. 22. 
p Lam. 1. 2. 

q Job 13. 24. & 
16. 9. & 19. 11. 
r Job 30. 21. 



s ch. 5. 6. 



t ch. 15. 18. 



words that I have spoken unto thee 
in a book. 

3 For, lo, the days come, saith the 
Lord, that ^I will bring- again the 
captivity of my people Israel and 
Judah, saith the Lord : ^ and I will 
cause them to return to the land that 
I gave to their fathers, and they shall 
possess it. 

4 IT And these are the words that 
the Lord spake concerning Israel and 
concerning Judah. 

5 For thus saith the Lord ; We have 
heard a voice of trembling, II of fear, 
and not of peace. 

6 Ask ye now, and see whether t a 
man doth travail with child ? where- 
fore do I see every man with his 
hands on his loins, " as a woman in 
travail, and all faces are turned into 
paleness ? 

7 ^ Alas ! for that day is great, ^ so 
that none is like it : it is even the 
time of Jacob's trouble ; but he shall 
be saved out of it. 

8 For it shall come to pass in that day, 
saith the Lord of hosts, that I will break 
his yoke from off thy neck, and will 
burst thy bonds, and strangers shall 
no more serve themselves of him : 

9 But they shall serve the Lord their 
God, and ' David their king, whom 1 
will ^ raise up unto them. 

10 IT Therefore ^ fear thou not, O my 
servant Jacob, saith the Lord ; nei- 
ther be dismayed, O Israel : for, lo, 
I will save thee from afar, and thy 
seed ■ from the land of their captivity ; 
and Jacob shall return, and shall be 
in rest, and be quiet, and none shall 
make him afraid. 

11 For I am with thee, saith the 
Lord, to save thee : ^ though I make 
a full end of all nations whither I 
have scattered thee, ' yet will I not 
make a full end of thee ; but I will 
correct thee "" in measure, and will not 
leave thee altogether unpunished. 

12 For thus saith the Lord, ° Thy 
bruise is incurable, and thy wound is 
grievous. 

13 There is none to plead thy cause, 
t that thou mayest be bound up : ° thou 
hast no healing medicines. 

14 PAll thy lovers have forgotten 
thee ; they seek thee not ; for I have 
wounded thee with the wound i of an 
enemy, with the chastisement '"of a 
cruel one, for the multitude of thine 
iniquity ; ^ because thy sins were in- 
creased. 

15 Why 'criest thou for thine afflic- 
tion ? thy sorrow is incurable for the 
multitude of thine iniquity : because 
thy sins were increased, I have done 
these things unto thee. 

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16 Therefore all they that devour 
thee " shall be devoured ; and all thine 
adversaries, every one of them, shall 
go into captivity ; and they that spoil 
thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey 
upon thee will I give for a prey. 

17 ^ For I will restore health unto 
thee, and I will heal thee of thy 
wounds, saith the Lord ; because 
they called thee an Outcast, saying, 
This is Zion, whom no man seeketh 
after. 

18 IT Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, 
yj will bring again the captivity of 
Jacob's tents, and ^have mercy on his 
dwellingplaces ; and the city shall be 
builded upon her own II heap, and the 
palace shall remain after the manner 
thereof. 

19 And ^out of them shall proceed 
thanksgiving and the voice of them 
that make merry : ^ and I will mul- 
tiply them, and they shall not be few ; 
I will also glorify them, and they 
shall not be small. 

20 Their children also shall be " as 
aforetime, and their congregation shall 
be established before me, and I will 
punish all that oppress them. 

21 And their nobles shall be of 
themselves, ^ and their governor shall 
proceed from the midst of them ; 
and I will ® cause him to draw near, 
and he shall approach unto me : for 
who is this that engaged his heart 
to approach unto me 1 saith the 
Lord. 

22 And ye shall be ^ my people, and 
I will be your God. 

23 Behold, the ^ whirlwind of the 
Lord goeth forth with fury, a + con- 
tinuing whirlwind : it shall H fall with 
pain upon the head of the wicked. 

24 The fierce anger of the Lord 
shall not return, until he have done 
it, and until he have performed the 
intents of his heart : ^ in the latter 
days ye shall consider it. 

CHAPTER XXXI. 

The restoration of Israel. 15 Rachel mourning is 
comforted. 18 To Ephraim repenting mercy is 
prom ised. 22 Other gracious promises made to Is- 
rael. 

AT ^the same time, saith the Lord, 
" will I be the God of all the 
families of Israel, and they shall be 
my people. 

2 Thus saith the Lord, The people 
ivhich ivere left of the sword found 
grace in the wilderness ; even Israel, 
when "" I went to cause him to rest. 

3 The Lord hath appeared t of old 
unto me, saying, Yea, '^ I have loved 
thee with ^an everlasting love : there- 
fore II with lovingkindness have I 
^ drawn thee. 



The restoration of Israel. 



JEREMIAH. 



Mercy promised to Epliraim. 



B.C. 

about 606. 



li Or, timbrels. 
S ch. 33. 7. 
h Ex. 15. 20. 

Judg. 11. 34. 

Ps. 149. 3 

t Heb. pro- 

faiie tliem. 

Dent. 20. C. 

& 28. 30. 
i Is. 65. 21. 

Am. 9. 14. 
k Is. 2. 3. 

Mic. 4. 2. 

I Is. 12. 5, 6. 



mch.3. 12, 18. 

& 23. 8. 
n Ez. 20. 34, 

41. & 34. 13. 



o Ps. 126. 5, 6. 

ch. 50. 4. 
II Or, favours, 

Zech. 12. 10. 
p Is. 35. 8. & 

43. 19. &. 49. 

10, 11. 



q Ex. 4. 22. 



ris. 40. 11. 

Ez. 34. 12, 

13, 14. 
s Is. 44. 23. &. 

48. 20. 
t Is. 49. 24, 25. 



uEz. 17.23. &, 
20. 40. 
X Hos. 3. 5. 



yls. 58. 11. 
z Is. 35. 10. 

& 65. 19. 

Rev. 21. 4. 



a Matt. 2. 17, 
18. 
b Josh. 18. 25. 



c Gen. 42. 13. 



4 Again ^ I will build thee, and thou 
shalt be built, O virgin of Israel : 
thou shalt again be adorned with thy 
^ II tabrets, and shalt go forth in the 
dances of them that make merry. 

5 'Thou shalt yet plant vines upon 
the mountains of Samaria : the plant- 
ers shall plant, and shall t eat them as 
common things, 

6 For there shall be a day, that the 
watchmen upon the mount Ephraim 
shall cry, ^ Arise ye, and let us go up 
to Zion unto the Lord our God. 

7 For thus saith the Lord ; ^ Sing 
with gladness for Jacob, and shout 
among the chief of the nations : pub- 
lish ye, praise ye, and say, O Lord, 
save thy people, the remnant of Is- 
rael. 

8 Behold, I will bring them '"from 
the north country, and " gather them 
from the coasts of the earth, and with 
them the blind and the lame, the 
woman with child and her that trav- 
aileth with child together : a great 
company shall return thither. 

9 ° They shall come with weeping, 
and with H supplications will I lead 
them : I will cause them to walk Pby 
the rivers of waters in a straight way, 
wherein they shall not stumble : for I 
am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is 
my 1 firstborn. 

10 1[ Hear the word of the Lord, O 
ye nations, and declare it in the isles 
afar off, and say, He that scattered 
Israel "■ will gather him, and keep him, 
as a shepherd doth his flock. 

11 For 'the Lord hath redeemed 
Jacob, and ransomed him * from the 
hand of him that was stronger than 
he. 

12 Therefore they shall come and 
sing in " the height of Zion, and shall 
flow together to "" the goodness of the 
Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and 
for oil, and for the young of the flock 
and of the herd : and their soul shall 
be as a y watered garden ; ^ and they 
shall not sorrow any more at all, 

13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in 
the dance, both young men and old 
together : for I will turn their mourn- 
ing into joy, and will comfort them, 
and make them rejoice from their 
sorrow. 

14 And I will satiate the soul of the 
priests with fatness, and my people 
shall be satisfied with my goodness, 
saith the Lord. 

15 IT Thus saith the Lord ; * A voice 
was heard in *> Ramah, lamentation, 
a7id bitter weeping ; Rachel weeping 
for her children refused to be com- 
forted for her children, because "^they 
were not. 



16 Thus saith the Lord ; Refrain 
thy voice from weeping, and thine 
eyes from tears : for tliy work shall 
be rewarded, saith the Lord ; and 
^ they shall come again from the land 
of the enemy. 

17 And there is hope in thine end, 
saith the Lord, that thi/ children shall 
come again to their own border. 

18 IF I have surely heard Ephraim 
bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast 
chastised me, and I was chastised, as 
a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke : 
^ turn thou me, and I shall be turned ; 
for thou art the Lord my God, 

19 Surely ^ after that I was turned, 
I repented ; and after that I was in- 
structed, I smote upon my thigh : I 
was ashamed, yea, even confounded, 
because I did bear the reproach of my 
youth. 

20 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he 
a pleasant child 1 for since I spake 
against him, I do earnestly remember 
him still : ^ therefore my bowels t are 
troubled for him ; ''I will surely have 
mercy upon him, saith the Lord. 

21 Set thee up way marks, make 
thee high heaps : ' set thine heart to- 
ward the highway, even the way which 
thou wentest : turn again, O Adrgin 
of Israel, turn again to these thy 
cities, 

22 IF How long wilt thou ^ go about, 
thou ' backsliding daughter ? for 
the Lord hath created a new thing in 
the earth, A woman shall compass a 
man, 

23 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
God of Israel ; As yet they shall use 
this speech in the land of Judah and 
in the cities thereof, when I shall 
bring again their captivity ; "" The 
Lord bless thee, O habitation of jus- 
tice, a?id "mountain of holiness, 

24 And there shall dwell in Judah 
itself, and °in all the cities thereof 
together, husbandmen, and they that 
go forth with flocks. 

25 For I have satiated the weary 
soul, and I have replenished every 
sorrowful soul. 

26 Upon this I awaked, and beheld ; 
and my sleep was sweet unto me, 

27 IF Behold, the days come, saith 
the Lord, that p I will sow the house 
of Israel and the house of Judah with 
the seed of man, and with the seed of 
beast. 

28 And it shall come to pass, that 
like as I have i watched over them, 
■■ to pluck up, and to break down, and 
to throw down, and to destroy, and 
to afl^lict ; so will I watch over them, 
Ho build, and to plant, saith the 
Lord. 



69: 



A new covenant with Israel. 



JEREMIAH. 



The prophet's imprisonment. 



t Ez. 18. 2, 3. 
u Gal. 6. 5, 7. 



X ch. 32. 40. & 
33. 14. Ez. 37. 
26. Heb. 8. 8 
-12. & 10. 16, 
17. 



y Deut. 1. 31. 



II Or, should I 
have contin- 
ued a hus- 
band unto 
them 7 

z ch, 32. 40. 



a Ps. 40. 8. 

Ez. 11.19, 
20. & 36. 26, 
27. 2 Cor. 3. 
3. 

b ch. 24. 7. & 
30. 22. t 32. 
38. 



c Is. .54. 13. 

John 6. 45. 

1 Cor. 2. 10. 

1 John 2. 20. 
d ch. 33. 8. & 

50. 20. IVIic. 

7. 18. Acts 10. 

43. & 13. 39. 

Rom. 11.27. 
e Gsn. 1. K). 

Ps. 72. 5, 17. 

& 89. 2, 36. 

37. & 119. 91: 

f Is. 51. 15. 
g ch. 10. 16. 



h Ps. 148. 6. 
Is. 54. 9, 10. 
ch. 33. 20. 



i ch. 33. 22. 



k Neh. 3. 1. 
Zech. 14. 10. 



1 Ez. 40. 8. 
Zech. 2. 1. 



m 2 Chr. 23. 
15. Neh. 3. 



29 'In those days they shall say no 
more, The fathers have eaten a sour 
grape; and the children's teeth are set 
on edge. 

30 "But every one shall die for his 
own iniquity : every man that eateth 
the sour grape, his teeth shall be set 
on edge. 

31 1[ Behold, the ""days come, saith 
the Lord, that I will make a new 
covenant with the house of Israel, 
and with the house of Judah : 

32 Not according to the covenant 
that I made with their fathers, in the 
day that ^ I took them by the hand to 
bring them out of the land of Egypt ; 
which my covenant they brake, H al- 
though I was a husband unto them, 
saith the Lord : 

33 ^But this shall be the covenant 
that I will make with the house of 
Israel after those days, saith the 
Lord; ""I will put my law in their 
inward parts, and write it in their 
hearts; ''and will be their God, and 
they shall be my people. 

34 And they shall teach no more 
every man his neighbour, and every 
man his brother, saying. Know the 
Lord : for " they shall all know me, 
from the least of them unto the great- 
est of them, saith the Lord : for ^ I 
will forgive their iniquity, and I will 
remember their sin no more. 

35 *ir Thus saith the Lord, ^ which 
giveth the sun for a light by day, 
and the ordinances of the moon and of 
the stars for a light by night, which 
divideth ^ the sea when the waves 
thereof roar ; ^ The Lord of hosts is 
his name : 

36 '^If those ordinances depart from 
before me, saith the Lord, then the 
seed of Israel also shall cease from 
being a nation before me for ever. 

37 Thus saith the Lord ; * If heaven 
above can be measured, and the foun- 
dations of the eartii searched out be- 
neath, I will also cast off all the seed 
of Israel for all that the}'- have done, 
saith the Lord. 

38 IT Behold, the days come, saith 
the Lord, that the city shall be built 
to the Lord ^ from the tower of Ha- 
naneel unto the gate of the corner. 

39 And ' the measuring line shall yet 
go forth over against it upon the hill 
Gareb, and shall compass about to 
Goath. 

40 And the whole valley of the dead 
bodies, and of the ashes, and all the 
fields unto the brook of Kidron, ""un- 
to the corner of the horse gate toward 
the east, " shall he holy unto the Lord ; 
it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown 
down any more for ever. 



CHAPTER XXXII. 

JeremiaK s imprisonment. 6 Under the type of buy- 
ing afield, he is assured oflsraeVs return. 16 Ris 
prayer. 26 The cause of Israel's captivity ; 36 and 
promise of their return, 

THE word that came to Jeremiah 
from the Lord ^in the tenth year 
of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was 
the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrez- 
zar. 

2 For then the king of Babylon's 
army besieged Jerusalem : and Jere- 
miah the prophet was shut up '' in the 
court of the prison, which was in the 
king of Judah's house. 

3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had 
shut him up, saying. Wherefore dost 
thou prophesy, and say. Thus saith 
the Lord, •= Behold, I will give this 
■city into the hand of the king of Bab- 
ylon, and he shall take it ; 

4 And Zedekiah king of Judah ^ shall 
not escape out of the hand of the 
Chaldeans, but shall surely be de- 
livered into the hand of the king of 
Babylon, and shall speak with him 
mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall 
behold his eyes ; 

5 And he shall lead Zedekiah to Bab- 
ylon, and there shall he be ^ until I 
visit him, saith the Lord : ^though 
ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall 
not prosper 1 

6 IF And Jeremiah said. The word 
of the Lord came unto me, say- 
ing. 

7 Behold, Hanameel the son of Shal- 
lum thine uncle shall come unto thee, 
saying. Buy thee my field that is in 
Anathoth : for the bright of redemp- 
tion is thine to bu}^ it, 

8 So Hanameel mine uncle's son 
came to me in the court of the prison 
according to the word of the Lord, 
and said unto me. Buy my field, I 
pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which 
is in the country of Benjamin : for 
the right of inheritance is thine, and 
the redemption is thine ; buy it for 
thyself Then I knew that this was 
the word of the Lord. 

9 And I bought the field of Ha- 
nameel my uncle's son, that loas in 
Anathoth, and ^weighed him the 
money, even H seventeen shekels of 
silver. 

10 And I t subscribed the evidence, 
and sealed it, and took witnesses, 
and weighed him the money in the 
balances. 

11 So I took the evidence of the 
purchase, both that which was sealed 
accord 171 g to the law and custom, and 
that which was open : 

12 And I gave the evidence of the 
purchase unto 'Baruch the son of 



The prayer of the prophet. 



JEREMIAH. 



The cause of the captivity. 



B.C. 

about 590. 

k See Is. 8. 2. 



19. 



m 2 Kin; 

15. 
n Gen. 18. 14. 

ver. 27. Luke 

1.37. 
II O^c, hid from 

thee, 

oEx. 20.6. & 
34. 7. Deut. 
5. 0, 10. 



P Is. 9. 6. 
q ch. 10. 16. 



rl3. 



,29. 



t Heb. doiiig. 
s .Tub 34. 21. 

Ps. 33. 13. 

Prov. 5. 21. 

ch. 16. 17. 
t ch. 17. 10. 



u Ex. 9. 16. 

1 Chr. 17. 21. 
Is. 63. 12. 
Dan. 9. 15. 

X Ex. 6. 6. 

2 Sam. 7. 23. 
] Chr. 17. 21. 
Ps. 136. 11, 
12. 



V Ex. 3. 8, 17. 
ch. LI. 5. 



2 Neh. 9. 26. 
ch. 11. 8. 
Dan. 9. 10- 
14. 



II Or, engines 
of shot, ch. 
33.4. 

a ver. 25, 36. 



b ch. 14. 12. 



Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the 
sight of Hanameel mine uncle's son, 
and in the presence of the ^ witnesses 
that subscribed the book of the pur- 
chase, before all the Jews that sat in 
the cchirt of the prison. 

13 H And I charged Baruch before 
them, saying, 

14 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
God of Israel ; Take these evidences, 
this evidence of the purchase, both 
which is sealed, and this evidence 
which is open ; and put them in an 
earthen vessel, that they may continue 
many days. 

15 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of Israel ; Houses and fields 
and vineyards ' shall be possessed again 
in this land. 

16 IF Now when I had delivered the 
evidence of the purchase unto Baruch 
the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the 
Lord, saying, 

17 Ah Lord God! behold, '"thou 
hast made the heaven and the earth 
by thy great power and stretched out 
arm, and "there is nothing II too hard 
for thee : 

18 Thou shewest ° lovingkindness 
unto thousands, and recompensest the 
iniquity of the fathers into the bosom 
of their children after them : The 
Great, p The Mighty God, <i The Lord 
of hosts, is his name ; 

19 "■ Great in counsel, and mighty in 
t work : for thine ^ eyes are open upon 
all the ways of the sons of men, ' to 
give every one according to his ways, 
and according to the fruit of his do- 
ings : 

20 Which hast set signs and wonders 
in the land of Egypt, even unto this 
day, and in Israel, and among other 
men ; and hast made thee " a name, 
as at this day ; 

21 And ''hast brought forth thy peo- 
ple Israel out of the land of Egypt 
with signs, and with wonders, and 
with a strong hand, and with a stretch- 
ed out arm, and with great terror ; 

22 And hast given them this land, 
which thou didst swear to their fa- 
thers to give them, ^a land flowing 
with milk and honey ; 

23 And they came in, and possessed 
it ; but ^ they obeyed not thy voice, 
neither walked in thy law ; they have 
done nothing of all that thou com- 
mandedst them to do : therefore thou 
hast caused all this evil to come upon 
them. 

24 Behold the n mounts, they are 
come unto the city to take it ; and 
the city * is given into the hand of the 
Chaldeans that fight against it, be- 
cause of ''the sword, and of the famine, 



and of the pestilence : and what thou 
hast spoken is come to pass ; and, be- 
hold, thou seest it. 

25 And thou hast said unto me, O 
Lord God, Buy thee the field for 
money, and take witnesses ; H for *^ the 
city is given into the hand of the 
Chaldeans. 

26 IF Then came the word of the 
Lord unto Jeremiah, saying, 

27 Behold, I am the Lord, the ^ God 
of all flesh : * is there any thing too 
hard for me ? 

28 Therefore thus saith the Lord ; 
Behold, ^I will give this city into the 
hand of the Chaldeans, and into the 
hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Bab- 
ylon, and he shall take it : 

29 And the Chaldeans, that fight 
against this city, shall come and ^ set 
fire on this city, and burn it with the 
houses, ^ upon whose roofs they have 
offered incense unto Baal, and poured 
out drink oflferings unto other gods, 
to provoke me to anger. 

30 For the children of Israel and the 
children of Judah 'have only done 
evil before me from their youth : for 
the children of Israel have only pro- 
voked me to anger with the work of 
their hands, saith the Lord. 

31 For this city hath been to me as 
t a provocation of mine anger and of 
my fury from the day that they built 
it even unto this day, ^ that I should 
remove it from before my face ; 

32 Because of all the evil of the chil- 
dren of Israel and of the children of 
Judah, which they have done to pro- 
voke me to anger, '- they, their kings, 
their princes, their priests, and their 
prophets, and the men of Judah, and 
the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 

33 And they have turned unto me 
the t "'back, and not the face : though 
I taught them, "rising up early and 
teaching them; yet they have not 
hearkened to receive instruction. 

34 But they ° set their abominations 
in the house, which is called by my 
name, to defile it. 

35 And they built the high places 
of Baal, which are in the valley of 
the son of Hinnom, to p cause their 
sons and their daughters to pass 
through the fire unto ^Molech ; ^ which 
I commanded them not, neither came 
it into my mind, that they should do 
this abomination, to cause Judah to 
sin. 

36 IF And now therefore thus saith 
the Lord, the God of Israel, concern- 
ing this city, whereof ye say, ^ It shall 
be delivered into the hand of the king 
of Babylon by the sword, and by the 
famine, and by the pestilence ; 

699 



Ood reneweth his promise 



JEREMIAH. 



to Israel of their return. 




t Heb. all 

days. 
y ch. 24. 7. 

Ez. 11. 19,20. 



t Heb. /rom 
after them. 

z Is. 55. 3. ch. 
31. 31. 

a ch. 31. S3. 

b Deut, 30. 9. 
Zeph. 3. 17. 

t Heb. "in 

truth, or, 

stability. 
c ch. 24. 6. & 

31. 28. Am. 

9. 15. 
d ch. 31. 28. 



e ver. 15. 
f ch.33. 10. 



b ch. 33.7,11, 
26. 



a ch. 32. 2, 3. 



Is. 37. 26. 



II Or, JEHO- 
VAH. 

il Or. hidden. 

Is. 48. 6. 
c Ex. 15. 3. 

Am. 5. 8. &. 

9. 6. 
dPs. 91.15. 

ch. 29. 12. 



e ch. 32. 24. 



f ch. 32. 5. 



37 Behold, I will * gather them out 
of all countries, whither 1 have driven 
them in mine anger, and in my fury, 
and in great wrath ; and I will bring 
them again unto this place, and I will 
cause them " to dwell safely : 

38 And they shall be ''my people, 
and I will be their God : 

39 And I will ^give them one heart, 
and one way, that they may fear me 
t for ever, for the good of them, and 
of their children after them : 

40 And ^ I will make an everlasting 
covenant with them, that I will not 
turn away t from them, to do them 
good ; but *I will put my fear in their 
hearts, that they shall not depart from 
me. 

41 Yea, ^I will rejoice over them 
to do them good, and '=1 will plant 
them in this land t assuredly with 
my whole heart and with my whole 
soul. 

42 For thus saith the Lord ; ^ Like 
as I have brought all this great evil 
upon this people, so will I bring upon 
them all the good that I have prom- 
ised them. 

43 And ^fields shall be bought in 
this land, ''whereof ye say. It is deso- 
late without man or beast ; it is given 
into the hand of the Chaldeans. 

44 Men shall buy fields for money, 
and subscribe evidences, and seal 
them, and take witnesses in s the land 
of Benjamin, and in the places about 
Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, 
and in the cities of the mountains, 
and in the cities of the valley, and in 
the cities of the south : for ^ I will 
cause their captivity to return, saith 
the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXXIII. 

Promises to Israel of return from captivity. 9 and of 
great prosperity. 15 The Branch of righteousness 
predicted. 17 Assurances respecting the throne and 
priesthood of Israel. 

]l/rOREOVER the word of the Lord 
ItX came unto Jeremiah the second 
time, while he was yet ^shut up in 
the court of the prison, saying, 

2 Thus saith the Lord the '' maker 
thereof, the Lord that formed it, to 
establish it ; II *= The Lord is his name ; 

3 ^ Call unto me, and I will answer 
thee, and shew thee great and H mighty 
things, which thou knowest not. 

4 For thus saith the Lord, the God 
of Israel, concerning the houses of 
this city, and concerning the houses 
of the kings of Judah, which are 
thrown down by ^the mounts, and 
by the sword ; 

5 ^They come to fight with the 
Chaldeans, but it is to fill them with 
the dead bodies of men, whom I have 

700 



slain in mine anger and in my fury, 
and for all whose wickedness I have 
hid my face from this city. 

6 Behold, s I will bring it health and 
cure, and I will cure them, and will 
reveal unto them the abundance of 
peace and truth. 

7 And ^I will cause the captivity 
of Judah and the captivity of Israel 
to returi 
the first. 

8 And I will ^ cleanse them from all 
their iniquity, whereby they have 
sinned against me ; and I will ^ par- 
don all their iniquities, whereby they 
have sinned, and whereby they have 
transgressed against me. 

9 IT ""And it shall be to me a name 
of joy, a praise and an honour before 
all the nations of the earth, which 
shall hear all the good that I do un- 
to them: and they shall "fear and 
tremble for all the goodness and for 
all the prosperity that I procure un- 
to it. 

10 Thus saith the Lord ; Again 
there shall be heard in this place, 
° which ye say shall be desolate with- 
out man and without beast, even in 
the cities of Judah, and in the streets 
of Jerusalem, that are desolate, with- 
out man, and without inhabitant, and 
without beast, 

1 1 The P voice of joy and the voice 
of gladness ; the voice of the bride- 
groom and the voice of the bride ; the 
voice of them that shall say, i Praise 
the Lord of hosts : for the Lord is 
good ; for his mercy endureth for ever : 
and of them that shall bring '"the 
sacrifice of praise into the house of 
the Lord. For ^ I will cause to re- 
turn the captivity of the land, as at 
the first, saith the Lord. 

12 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
'Again in this place, which is desolate 
without man and without beast, and 
in all the cities thereof, shall be a 
habitation of shepherds causing their 
flocks to lie down. 

13 " In the cities of the mountains, 
in the cities of the vale, and in the 
cities of the south, and in the land 
of Benjamin, and in the places about 
Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, 
shall the flocks ^pass again under the 
hands of him that telleth them, saith 
the Lord. 

14 y Behold, the days come, saith 
the Lord, that ^I will perform that 
good thing which I have promised 
unto the house of Israel and to the 
house of Judah. 

15 IT In those days, and at that time, 
will I cause the =" Branch of right- 
eousness to grow up unto David ; 



Assurarices to Israel. 



JEREMIAH. 



Zedekialis captivity. 



B.C. 

about 590. 



t Heb. Jeho- 

vah-tiidkenu. 
t Heb. There 

shall not. be 

cut off from 

David. 
c 2 Sam. 7. 16. 

1 Kings 2. 4. 

Ps. 89. 29, 36. 

Luke 1. 32, 



d Rom. 12. 1. 
&. 15. 16. 
1 Pet. 2. 5. 9, 
Rev. 1. G. ' 



ePs. 89.37.Is. 
54. 9. cb. 31. 
36. ver. 23. 



g Gen. 13. IG. 
k. 15. 5. t 22. 
17. ch.Sl.37. 



i ver. 20. 
Gen. 8. 22. 

k Ps. 74. 16, 
17. & 104.19. 
ch. 31. 35, 36. 

1 ch. 31. 37. 



fnver. 7. 11. 
Ezra 2. 1. 



about 591. 

a 2 Kings 25. 

1, &c. ch. 39. 

1. & 52. 4. 
b ch. 1. 15. 

t Heb. the do- 
minion of his 
hand. 



and he shall execute judgment and 
righteousness in the land. 

16 ''In those days shall Jtidah be 
saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell 
safely : and this is the name where- 
with she shall be called, t The Lord 
our righteousness. 

17 If For thus saith the Lord ; t Da- 
vid shall never "^ want a man to sit 
upon the throne of the house of Is- 
rael ; 

18 Neither shall the priests the 
Levites want a man before me to 
<^ offer burnt offerings, and to kindle 
meat offerings, and to do sacrifice con- 
tinually. 

19 1[ And the word of the Lord 
came unto Jeremiah, saying, 

20 Thus saith the Lord ; ^ If ye can 
break my covenant of the day, and 
my covenant of the night, and that 
there should not be day and night in 
their season ; 

21 Theji may also ^my covenant be 
broken with David my servant, that 
he should not have a son to reign up- 
on his throne ; and with the Levites 
the priests, my ministers. 

22 As 5 the host of heaven cannot 
be numbered, neither the sand of the 
sea measured ; so will I multiply the 
seed of David my servant, and the 
Levites that minister unto me. 

23 Moreover the word of the Lord 
came to Jeremiah, saying, 

24 Considerest thou not what this 
people have spoken, saying, ^The 
two families which the Lord hath 
chosen, he hath even cast them off? 
thus they have despised my people, 
that they should be no more a nation 
before them. 

25 Thus saith the Lord ; If ' my 
covenant be not with day and night, 
and if I have not ^ appointed the or- 
dinances of heaven and earth ; 

26 ' Then will I cast away the seed 
of Jacob, and David my servant, so 
that I will not take any of his seed 
to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, 
Isaac, and Jacob : for ™ I will cause 
their captivity to return, and have 
mercy on them. 

CHAPTER XXXIV. 

The prophet foretelleth the captivity of Zedekiah, 8 
and the destruction of Jerusalem on account of the 
sins of the people. 

THE word which came unto Jer- 
emiah from the Lord, ^when 
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, 
and all his army, and ^ all the king- 
doms of the earth t of his dominion, 
and all the people, fought against 
Jerusalem, and against all the cities 
thereof, saying, 
2 Thus saith the Lord, the God 



of Israel ; Go and speak to Zedekiah 
king of Judah, and tell him. Thus 
saith the liORD ; Behold, "= I will give 
this city into the hand of the king 
of Babylon, and '^ he shall burn it 
with fire : 

3 And ^thou shalt not escape out 
of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, 
and delivered into his hand ; and 
thine eyes shall behold the eyes of 
the king of Babylon, and the shall 
speak with thee mouth to mouth, 
and thou shalt go to Babylon. 

4 Yet hear the word of the Lord, 
Zedekiah king of Judah ; Thus 
saith the Lord of thee, Thou shalt 
not die by the sword ; 

5 But thou shalt die in peace : and 
with ^ the burnings of thy fathers, the 
former kings which were before thee, 
^ so shall they burn odours for thee ; 
and ^they will lament thee, saying.^ 
Ah lord ! for I have pronounced the 
word, saith the Lord. 

6 Then Jeremiah the prophet spake 
all these words unto Zedekiah king 
of Judah in Jerusalem, 

7 When the king of Babylon's army 
fought against Jerusalem, and against 
all the cities of Judah that were left, 
against Lachish, and against Azekah : 
for4hese defenced cities remained of 
the cities of Judah. 

8 IT This is the word that came unto 
Jeremiah from the Lord, after that 
the king Zedekiah had made a cove- 
nant with all the people which loere 
at Jerusalem, to proclaim ^liberty 
unto them ; 

9 ^That every man should let his 
manservant, and every man his maid- 
servant, being a Hebrew or a He- 
brewess, go free ; "' that none should 
serve himself of them, to wit, of a 
Jew his brother. 

10 Now when all the princes, and 
all the people, which had entered 
into the covenant, heard that every 
one should let his manservant, and 
every one his maidservant, go free, 
that none should serve themselves 
of them any more ; then they obeyed, 
and let them go. 

11 But ° afterwards they turned, and 
caused the servants and the hand- 
maids, whom they had let go free, 
to return, and brought them into 
subjection for servants and for hand- 
maids. 

12 H Therefore the word of the Lord 
came to Jeremiah from the Lord, 
saying, 

13 Thus saith the Lord, the God of 
Israel ; I made a covenant with your 
fathers in the day that I brought 
them forth out of the land of Egypt, 

701 



Punishment of the people. 



JEREMIAH. 



The Rechabites'* obedience. 



II Or. hath 
sold himself. 

oEx. 21. 2. 
&. 23. 10. 
Deut. 15. 12. 



t Heb. to ( 



p So 2 Kings 
23. 3. Neh. 
10. 29. 

q cli. 7. 10. 

r Heb. where- 
upon my 
name is 
called. 

T Ex. 20. 7. 
Lev. 19. 12. 



s Matt. 7. 2. 

Gal. 6. 7. 

James 2. 13. 
t ch. 32. 24, 36. 

t Heb. for a 

removing. 
u Deut. 28. 25, 

64. ch. 29. 18. 



s See Gen. 15. 
10, 17. 



y ch. 7. 33. k. 
16.4. &19.7. 



2 See ch. 37. 
5, 11. 



a ch. 37. 8, 10. 



b ch. 38. 3. & 

39. 1, 2. 8. & 
52. 7, 13. 
c ch. 9. 11. &, 
4-4. 2, 6. 



out of the house of bondmen, say- 
ing, 

14 At the end of ° seven years let ye 
go every man his brother a Hebrew^, 
which II hath been sold unto thee ; 
and when he hath served thee six 
years, thou shalt let him go free 
from thee : but your fathers heark- 
ened not unto me, neither inclined 
their ear. 

15 And ye were tnow turned, and 
had done right in my sight, in pro- 
claiming liberty every man to his 
neighbour ; and ye had ^ made a 
covenant before me ^in the house 
t which is called by my name : 

16 But ye turned and '"polluted my 
name, and caused every man his 
servant, and every man his handmaid, 
whom he had set at liberty at their 
pleasure, to return, and brought them 
into subjection, to be unto you for 
servants and for handmaids. 

17 Therefore thus saith the Lord ; 
Ye have not hearkened unto me, in 
proclaiming liberty, every one to his 
brother, and every man to his neigh- 
bour : ' behold, I proclaim a liberty 
for you, saith the Lord, ' to the 
sword, to the pestilence, and to the 
famine ; and I will make you t to be 
"removed into all the kingdoms of 
the earth. 

18 And I will give the men that 
have transgressed my covenant, which 
have not performed the words of the 
covenant Avhich they had made be- 
fore me, when ^ they cut the calf in 
twain, and passed between the parts 
thereof, 

19 The princes of Judah, and the 
princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, 
and the priests, and all the people 
of the land, Avhich passed between 
the parts of the calf; 

20 I will even give them into 
the hand of their enemies, and into 
the hand of them that seek their 
life: and their ^dead bodies shall 
be for meat unto the fowls of the 
heaven, and to the beasts of the 
earth. 

21 And Zedekiah king of Judah 
and his princes will. I give into the 
hand of their enemies, and into the 
hand of them that seek their life, 
and into the hand of the king of 
Babylon's army, ^ which are gone up 
from you. 

22 * Behold, I will command, saith 
the Lord, and cause them to return 
to this city ; and they shall fight 
against it, ^ and take it, and burn it 
with fire : and *= I will make the cities 
of Judah a desolation without an in- 
habitant. 

702 



CHAPTER XXXV. 

The obedience of the Rechahites commended. 12 The 
disobedience of Judah condemned. 18 Blessings 
promised to the house of the Rechabites. 

THE word which came unto Jer- 
emiah from the Lord, in the days 
of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king 
of Judah, saying, 

2 Go unto the house of the ^Re- 
chabites, and speak unto them, and 
bring them into the house of the 
Lord, into one of '' the chambers, and 
give them wine to drink. 

3 Then I took Jaazaniah the son of 
Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and 
his brethren, and all his sons, and the 
whole house of the Rechabites ; 

4 And I brought them into the house 
of the Lord, into the chamber of the 
sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a 
man of God, which was by the cham- 
ber of the princes, which was above 
the chamber of Maaseiah the son of 
Shallum, •= the keeper of the t door : 

5 And I set before the sons of the 
house of the Rechabites pots full of 
wine, and cups ; and I said unto them. 
Drink ye wine. 

6 But they said. We will drink no 
wine : for <* Jonadab the son of Rechab 
our father commanded us, saying. Ye 
shall drink no wine, 7ieither ye, nor 
your sons for ever : 

7 Neither shall ye build house, nor 
sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor 
have a7ii/ : but all your days ye shall 
dwell in tents ; ^ that ye may live 
many days in the land where ye be 
strangers. 

8 Thus have we obeyed the voice of 
Jonadab the son of Rechab our father 
in all that he hath charged us, to 
drink no wane all our days, we, our 
wives, our sons, nor our daughters ; 

9 Nor to build houses for us to dwell 
in ; neither have we vineyard, nor 
field, nor seed : 

10 But we have dwelt in tents, and 
have obeyed, and done according to 
all that Jonadab our father command- 
ed us. 

1 1 But it came to pass, when Neb- 
uchadrezzar king of Babylon came 
up into the land, that we said, Come, 
and let us go to Jerusalem for fear 
of the army of the Chaldeans, and 
for fear of the army of the Syrians : 
so we dwell at Jerusalem. 

12 IF Then came the word of the 
Lord unto Jeremiah, saying, 

13 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of Israel ; Go and tell the 
men of Judah and the inhabitants of 
Jerusalem, Will ye not ''receive in- 
struction to hearken to my words? 
saith the Lord. 



JudaWs disobedience. 



JEREMIAH. 



Orders given to Baruch. 



g2Chr.36.15. 



h ch. 7. 
25.3. 


13. 


& 


i ch. 7. 

25.4. 


25. 


& 


k ch. 18 
25. 5, 6 


.11 


.& 



1 Prov. 1. 24. 
Is. 65. 12. & 

0(3. 4. ch. 7. 
13. 



t Heb. There 
shall not a 
man he cut 
off from Jon- 
adftb the son 
of Rechab to 
stand, ifc. 

m ch. 15. 19. 



a Is. 8. 1. 

Ez. 2. f). 

Zech. 5. 1. 
b ch. 30. 2. 

c ch. 25. 15, 
&c. 

d ch. 25. 3. 

e ver. 7. 
ch. 26. 3. 



14 The words of Jonadab the son of 
Rechab, that he commanded his sons 
not to drink wine, are performed ; for 
unto this day they drink none, but 
obey .their father's commandment : 
^notwithstanding I have spoken unto 
you, '' rising early and speaking ; but 
ye hearkened not unto me. 

15 ' I have sent also unto you all my 
servants the prophets, rising up early 
and sending them, saying, '' Return ye 
now every man from his evil way, and 
amend your doings, and go not after 
other gods to serve them, and ye shall 
dwell in the land which I have given 
to you and to your fathers : but ye 
have not inclined your ear, nor heark- 
ened unto me. 

16 Because the sons of Jonadab 
the son of Rechab have performed 
the commandment of their father, 
which he commanded them ; but this 
people hath not hearkened unto 
me : 

17 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God of hosts, the God of Israel ; 
Behold, I will bring upon Judah 
and upon all the inhabitants of .Je- 
rusalem all the evil that I have 
pronounced against them : ' because 
I have spoken unto them, but they 
have not heard ; and I have called 
unto them, but they have not an- 
swered. 

18 1 And .Jeremiah said unto the 
house of the Rechabites, Thus saith 
the Lord of hosts, the God of Is- 
rael ; Because ye have obeyed the 
commandment of Jonadab your fa- 
ther, and kept all his precepts, and 
done according unto all that he hath 
commanded you ; 

19 Therefore thus saith the Lord of 
hosts, the God of Israel ; t Jonadab 
the son of Rechab shall not want a 
man to "" stand before me for ever. 

CHAPTER XXXVI. 

The prophecies of Jeremiah written out by Baruch, 5 
and by him read to the people. 11 I'he princes re- 
quire him to read the roll to them. 20 The king 
hurncth the roll, and giveth orders to apprehend Ba- 
ruch and Jeremiah. 27 The punishment of the king 
and of his servants foretold. 32 Baruch loriteth a 
new roll. 

AND it came to pass in the fourth 
year of Jehoiakim the son of 
Josiah king of Judah, that this word 
came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, 
saying, 

2 Take thee a *roll of a book, and 
"^ write therein all the words that I 
have spoken unto thee against Israel, 
and against Judah, and against "= all 
the nations, from the day I spake 
unto thee, from the days of '^Josiah, 
even unto this day. 

3 ® It may be that the house of 



Judah will hear all the evil which 
I purpose to do unto them ; that 
they may '^ return every man from 
his evil way ; that I may forgive 
their iniquity and their sin. 

4 Then Jeremiah ^called Baruch the 
son of Neriah : and '' Baruch wrote 
from the mouth of Jeremiah all the 
words of the Lord, which he had 
spoken unto him, upon a roll of a 
book. 

5 And .Jeremiah commanded Baruch, 
saying, I am shut up ; I cannot go 
into the house of the Lord : 

6 Therefore go thou, and read in the 
roll, which thou hast written from 
my mouth, the words of the Lord in 
the ears of the people in the Lord's 
house upon ' the fasting day : and 
also thou shalt read them in the ears 
of all Judah that come out of their 
cities. 

7 ""It may be tthey will present 
their supplication before the Lord, 
and will return every one from his 
evil way : for great is the anger and 
the fury that the Lord hath pro- 
nounced against this people. 

8 And Baruch the son of Neriah did 
according to all that Jeremiah the 
prophet commanded him, reading in 
the book the words of the Lord in 
the Lord's house. 

9 And it came to pass in the fifth 
year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah 
king of Judah, in the ninth month, 
that they proclaimed a fast before the 
Lord to all the people in Jerusa- 
lem, and to all the people that came 
from the cities of Judah unto Jeru- 
salem. 

10 Then read Baruch in the book 
the words of Jeremiah in the house 
of the Lord, in the chamber of Gem- 
ariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, 
in the higher court, at the II ^ entry of 
the new gate of the Lord's house, in 
the ears of all the people. 

11 IT When Michaiah the son of 
Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had 
heard out of the book all the words 
of the Lord, 

12 Then he went down into the 
king's house, into the scribe's cham- 
ber : and, lo, all the princes sat there, 
even Elishama the scribe, and Dela- 
iah the son of Shemaiah, and Elna- 
than the son of Achbor, and Gema- 
riah the son of Shaphan, and Zede- 
kiah the son of Hananiah, and all the 
princes. 

13 Then Michaiah declared unto 
them all the words that he had heard, 
when Baruch read the book in the 
ears of the people. 

14 Therefore all the princes sent 



f03 



The king hurneth the roll. 



JEREMIAH. 



Baruch write th a new one. 



m See Am. 3. 
15. 



n 2 Kings 22. 
11. Is. 36.22. 
k 37. 1. 



II Oi; of the 
king. 



about 605. 



Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the 
son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, 
unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine 
hand the roll wherein thou hast read 
in the ears of the people, and come. 
So Baruch the son of Neriah took 
the roll in his hand, and came unto 
them. 

15 And they said unto him, Sit 
down now, and read it in our ears. 
So Baruch read it in their ears, 

16 Now it came to pass, when they 
had heard all the words, they were 
afraid both one and other, and said 
unto Baruch, We will surely tell the 
king of all these words. 

17 And they asked Baruch, saying, 
Tell us now. How didst thou write 
all these words at his mouth ? 

18 Then Baruch answered them. 
He pronounced all these words unto 
me with his mouth, and I wrote them 
with ink in the book. 

19 Then said the princes unto Ba- 
ruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jere- 
miah ; and let no man know where 
ye be. 

20 T And they went in to the king 
into the court, but they laid up the 
roll in the chamber of Elishama the 
scribe, and told all the words in the 
ears of the king. 

21 So the king sent Jehudi to fetch 
the roll ; and he took it out of Elish- 
ama the scribe's chamber. And Je- 
hudi read it in the ears of the king, 
and in the ears of all the princes 
which stood beside the king. 

22 Now the king sat in " the winter 
house in the ninth month : and there 
was a fire on the hearth burning be- 
fore him. 

23 And it came to pass, that when 
Jehudi had read three or four leaves, 
he cut it with the penknife, and cast 
it into the fire that was on the hearth, 
until all the roll was consumed in the 
fire that was on the hearth. 

24 Yet they were not afraid, nor 
° rent their garments, neither the king, 
nor any of his servants that heard all 
these words. 

25 Nevertheless Elnathan and Del- 
aiah and Gemariah had made inter- 
cession to the king that he would not 
burn the roll ; but he would not hear 
them. 

26 But the king commanded Jerah- 
meel the son n of Hammelech, and 
Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shele- 
miah the son of Abdeel, to take Ba- 
ruch the scribe and Jeremiah the 
prophet : but the Lord hid them. 

27 IF Then the word of the Lord 
came to Jeremiah, after that the king 
had burned the roll, and the words 

704 



which Baruch wrote at the mouth of 
Jeremiah, saying, 

28 Take thee again another roll, 
and write in it all the former words 
that were in the first roll, which 
Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath 
burned. 

29 And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim 
king of Judah, Thus saith the Lord ; 
Thou hast burned this roll, saying, 
Why hast thou written therein, say- 
ing. The king of Babylon shall cer- 
tainly come and destroy this land, 
and shall cause to cease from thence 
man and beast? 

30 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
of Jehoiakim king of Judah ; ° He 
shall have none to sit upon the throne 
of David : and his dead body shall be 
P cast out in the day to the heat, and 
in the night to the frost. 

31 And I will t punish him and his 
seed and his servants for their ini- 
quity ; and I will bring upon them, 
and upon the inhabitants of Jerusa- 
lem, and upon the men of Judah, 
all the evil that I have pronounced 
against them ; but they hearkened 
not. 

32 IF Then took Jeremiah another 
roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, 
the son of Neriah ; who wrote there- 
in from the mouth of Jeremiah all 
the words of the book which Jehoia- 
kim king of Judah had burned in the 
fire : and there were added besides 
unto them many t like words. 

CHAPTER XXXVH. 

The prophefs warning slighted. 5 The Chaldeans, 
through fear of the Egyptians, raise the siege of Je- 
rusalem. 6 The prophet foretelleth their return and 
victory. II He is imprisoned as a deserter. 16 
ZedekiaKs kindness to him. 

AND king ^Zedekiah the son of 
Josiah reigned instead of Coniah 
the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebu- 
chadrezzar king of Babylon made 
king in the land of Judah. 

2 ^ But neither he, nor his servants, 
nor the people of the land, did heark- 
en unto the words of the Lord, which 
he spake t by the prophet Jeremiah. 

3 And Zedekiah the king sent Je- 
hucal the son of Shelemiah and 
*= Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah 
the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, 
saying, Pray now unto the Lord 
our God for us. 

4 Now Jeremiah came in and went 
out among the people : for they had 
not put him into prison. 

5 Then ^ Pharaoh's army was come 
forth out of Egypt : ^ and when the 
Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem 
heard tidings of them, they departed 
from Jerusalem. 



The pro2Jhet 



JEREMIAH. 



and cast into a dungeon. 



B.C. 
about 599. 



f ch. 21. 



? ch. 34. 22. 



t Heb. soiUs, 



h ch. 21. 4, 5. 



t Heb. thrust 
through. 



ver. 5. 



t Heb. made 
to ascend. 



II Or, to dip 
away from 
thence in the 
midst of the 
people. 



fUeb. false- 
hood, or, ct 
lie. 



i ch. 38. 26. 



1 ch. 38. 6. 
U Or, cells. 



6 H Then came the word of the 
Lord unto the prophet Jeremiah, 
saying, 

7 Thus saith the Lord, the God of 
Israel ; Thus shall ye say to the king 
of Judah, ^ that sent you unto me to 
inquire of me ; Behold, Pharaoh's 
army, which is come forth to help 
you, shall return to Egypt into their 
own land. 

8 ^And the Chaldeans shall come 
again, and fight against this city, and 
take it, and burn it with fire. 

9 Thus saith the Lord ; Deceive 
not t yourselves, saying, The Chal- 
deans shall surely depart from us : 
for they shall not depart. 

10 Tor though ye had smitten the 
whole army of the Chaldeans that 
fight against you, and there remained 
but t wounded men among them, 7/et 
should they rise up every man in his 
tent, and bum this city with fire. 

11 ^ 'And it came to pass, that 
when the army of the Chaldeans was 
t broken up from Jerusalem for fear 
of Pharaoh's army, 

12 Then Jeremiah went forth out 
of Jerusalem to go into the land of 
Benjamin, n to separate himself thence 
in the midst of the people. 

13 And when he was in the gate of 
Benjamin, a captain of the ward ivas 
there, whose name was Irijah, the 
son of Shelemiah, the son of Hanani- 
ah ; and he took Jeremiah the proph- 
et, saying, Thou fallest away to the 
Chaldeans. 

14 Then said Jeremiah, It is t false ; 
I fall not away to the Chaldeans. 
But he hearkened not to him : so 
Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought 
him to the princes. 

15 Wherefore the princes were wroth 
with Jeremiah, and smote him, ^ and 
put him in prison in the house of 
Jonathan the scribe ; for they had 
made that the prison. 

16 1 When Jeremiah was entered 
into ^ the dungeon, and into the H cab- 
ins, and Jeremiah had remained there 
many days ; 

17 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and 
took him out ; and the king asked 
him secretly in his house, and said. 
Is there any word from the Lord 1 
And Jeremiah said. There is : for, 
said he, thou shalt be delivered into 
the hand of the king of Babylon. 

18 Moreover Jeremiah said unto 
king Zedekiah, What have I oflfended 
against thee, or against thy servants, 
or against this people, that ye have 
put me in prison 1 I 

19 Where are now your prophets i 
which prophesied unto 3'^ou, saying, ' 



45 



The king of Babylon shall not come 
against you, nor against this land 1 

20 Therefore hear now, I pray thee, 
my lord the king ; t let my sup- 
phcation, I pray thee, be accepted 
before thee ; that thou cause me not 
to return to the house of Jonathan 
the scribe, lest I die there. 

21: Then Zedekiah the king com- 
manded that they should commit Jer- 
emiah ""into the court of the prison, 
and that they should give him daily 
a piece of bread out of the bakers' 
street, " until all the bread in the 
city were spent. Thus Jeremiah re- 
mained in the court of the prison. 

CHAPTER XXXVIII. 

The prophet is accused, and cast into a dungeon. 7 At 
the request of Ebed-melech, he is taken out and con- 
fined in the court of the prison. 14 The king's con- 
ference with the prophet. 24 He is commanded by 
the king to conceal it from the princes. 

THEN Shephatiah the son of Mat- 
tan, and Gedaliah the son of 
Pashur, and * Jucal the son of Shele- 
miah, and ''Pashur the son of Malchi- 
ah, "^ heard the words that Jeremiah 
had spoken unto all the people, say- 
ing, 

2 Thus saith the Lord, ^He that 
remaineth in this city shall die by 
the sword, by the famine, and by the 
pestilence : but he that goeth forth 
to the Chaldeans shall live ; for he 
shall have his life for a prey, and 
shall live. 

3 Thus saith the Lord, ^ This city 
shall surely be given into the hand 
of the king of Babylon's army, which 
shall take it. 

4 Therefore the princes said unto 
the king, We beseech thee, ^ let this 
man be put to death : for thus he 
weakeneth the hands of the men of 
war that remain in this city, and the 
hands of all the people, in speaking 
such words unto them : for this man 
seeketh not the t welfare of this peo- 
ple, but the hurt. 

5 Then Zedekiah the king said. 
Behold, he is in your hand : for the 
king is not he that can do any thing 
against you. 

6 ^Then took they Jeremiah, and 
cast him into the dungeon of Mal- 
chiah the son n of Hammelech, that 
ivas in the court of the prison : and 
they let down Jeremiah with cords. 
And in the dungeon there ivas no wa- 
ter, but mire : so Jeremiah sunk in 
the mire. 

7 1 '^Now when Ebed-melech the 
Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which 
was in the king's house, heard that 
they had put Jeremiah in the dun- 
geon ; the king then sitting in the 
gate of Benjamin ; 

705 



The secret conference of 



JEREMIAH. 



Zedekiah with the prophet. 



B. C. 589. 



t Heb. be will 
die. 



t Heb. in 
thine hand. 



n Ot, princi- 
pal 



m 2 Kings 24. 
12. 
a ch. 39. 3. 



o ch. 32. 4. & 
M.. 3. ver. 23. 



P \ Sam. 31. 4. 



8 Ebed-melech went forth out of 
the king's house, and spake to the 
king, saying, 

9 My lord the king, these men have 
done evil in all that they have done 
to Jeremiah the prophet, w^hom they 
have cast into the dungeon ; and t he 
is like to die for hunger in the place 
where he is : for there is no more 
bread in the city. 

10 Then the king commanded Ebed- 
melech the Ethiopian, saying. Take 
from hence thirty men twith thee, 
and take up Jeremiah the prophet out 
of the dungeon, before he die. 

11 So Ebed-melech took the men 
with him, and went into the house 
of the king under the treasury, and 
took thence old cast clouts and old 
rotten rags, and let them down by 
cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah. 

12 And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian 
said unto Jeremiah, Put now these 
old cast clouts and rotten rags under 
thine armholes under the cords. And 
Jeremiah did so. 

13 ' So they drew up Jeremiah with 
cords, and took him up out of the 
dimgeon : and Jeremiah remained ^ in 
the court of the prison. 

14 T Then Zedekiah the king sent, 
and took Jeremiah the prophet unto 
him into the H third entry that is in 
the house of the Lord : and the king 
said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee 
a thing ; hide nothing from me. 

15 Then Jeremiah said unto Zede- 
kiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt 
thou not surely put me to death 1 and 
if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not 
hearken unto me 1 

16 So Zedekiah the king sware se- 
cretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the 
Lord liveth, 'that made us this soul, 
I will not put thee to death, neither 
will I give thee into the hand of these 
men that seek thy life. 

17 Then said Jeremiah unto Zede- 
kiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God 
of hosts, the God of Israel ; If thou 
wilt assuredly ™go forth °unto the 
king of Babylon's princes, then thy 
soul shall live, and this city shall not 
be burned with fire ; and thou shalt 
live, and thine house : 

18 But if thou wilt not go forth to 
the king of Babylon's princes, then 
shall this city be given into the hand 
of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn 
it with fire, and ° thou shalt not es- 
cape out of their hand. 

19 And Zedekiah the king said unto 
Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews 
that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest 
they deliver me into their hand, and 
they P mock me. 



roe 



20 But Jeremiah said. They shall 
not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech 
thee, the voice of the Lord, which 
I speak unto thee : so it shall be well 
unto thee, and thy soul shall live. 

21 But if thou refuse to go forth, 
this is the word that the Lord hath 
shewed me : 

22 And, behold, all the women that 
are left in the king of Judah's house 
shall be brought forth to the king of 
Babylon's princes, and those women 
shall say, t Thy friends have set thee 
on, and have prevailed against thee : 
thy feet are sunk in the mire, and 
they are turned away back. 

23 So they shall bring out all thy 
wives and i thy children to the Chal- 
deans : and '' thou shalt not escape 
out of their hand, but shalt be taken 
by the hand of the king of Babylon : 
and t thou shalt cause this city to be 
burned with fire. 

24 IT Then said Zedekiah unto Jer- 
emiah, Let no man know of these 
words, and thou shalt not die. 

25 But if the princes hear that I 
have talked with thee, and they come 
unto thee, and say unto thee. Declare 
unto us now what thou hast said unto 
the king, hide it not from us, and we 
will not put thee to death ; also what 
the king said unto thee : 

26 Then thou shalt say unto them, 
' I presented my supplication before 
the king, that he would not cause me 
to return *to Jonathan's house, to die 
there. 

27 Then came all the princes unto 
Jeremiah, and asked him : and he 
told them according to all these words 
that the king had commanded. So 
+ they left oflT speaking with him ; for 
the matter was not perceived. 

28 So "^ Jeremiah abode in the court 
of the prison until the day that Jeru- 
salem was taken : and he was there 
when Jerusalem was taken. 

CHAPTER XXXIX. 

Jerusalem is taken. 4 Zedekiah, attempting to escape, 
is captured, and his eyes put out. 8 The city is 
burned, 9 and the people carried into captivity. 11 
Nebuchadrezzar's kindness to Jeremiah. 15 God's 
promise to Ebed-melech. 

IN the ''ninth year of Zedekiah 
king of Judah, in the tenth month, 
came Nebuchadrezzar king of Bab- 
ylon and all his army against Jerusa- 
lem, and they besieged it. 

2 And in the eleventh year of Zede- 
kiah, in the fourth month, the ninth 
day of the month, the city was broken 
up. 

3 ''And all the princes of the king 
of Babylon came in, and sat in the 
middle gate, even Nergal-sharezer, 



I Jerusalem is burned. 



JEREMIAH. 



The 2'>fophet set free. 



B. C. 588. 



c 2 Kings 25. 
4, &c. ch. 52. 
7, itc 



e 2 Kings 23, 

33. 
t Heb. spake 

with him 

judgments, 

cli. 4. 12. 



f Ez. 12. 13, 
compared 
with ch. 
32.4. 

t Heb. with 
two brazen 
chains, or, 
fetters. 

p 2 Kings 25. 
i). ch. 38. 18. 
& 52. 13. 



II Or, c7ne/ . 
marshal. 
Heb. chief of 
the execution- 
ers, or, 
slaughter- 
men: and so 
ver. 10, 11, 
&c. See Gen. 
37. 36. 

h 2 Kings 25. 
lljicc. ch. 52. 
15, &c. 



\YLe\3jnthat 
day. 



t Heb. by the 
hand of. 

t Heb. set 
thine eyes 
upon him. 



i ch. 38. 28. 

k ch. 40. 5. 
1 ch. 26. 24. 



m ch. 38. 7, 12. 



Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-saris, 
Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, with all 
the residue of the princes of the king 
of Babylon. 

4 1 " 4nd it came to pass, that when 
Zedekiah the kingof Judah saw them, 
and all the men of war, then they 
fled, and went forth out of the city 
by night, by the way of the king's 
garden, by the gate betwixt the two 
walls : and he went out the way of 
the plain. 

5 But the Chaldeans' army pursued 
after them, and 'i overtook Zedekiah 
in the plains of Jericho : and when 
they had taken him, they brought 
him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of 
Babylon to ^Riblah in the land of 
Hamath, where he tgave judgment 
upon him. 

6 Then the king of Babylon slew 
the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before 
his eyes : also the king of Babylon 
slew all the nobles of Judah. 

7 Moreover f he put out Zedekiah's 
eyes, and bound him + with chains, to 
carry him to Babylon. 

8 H ^ And the Chaldeans burned the 
king's house, and the houses of the 
people, with fire, and brake down the 
walls of Jerusalem. 

9 ^Then Nebuzar-adan the H captain 
of the guard carried away captive 
into Babylon the remnant of the peo- 
ple that remained in the city, and 
those that fell away, that fell to 
him, with the rest of the people that 
remained. 

10 But Nebuzar-adan the captain of 
the guard left of the poor of the peo- 
ple, which had nothing, in the land 
of Judah, and gave them vineyards 
and fields t at the same time. 

11 IT Now Nebuchadrezzar king of 
Babylon gave charge concerning Jer- 
emiah tto Nebuzar-adan the captain 
of the guard, saying, 

12 Take him, and t look well to him, 
and do him no harm ; but do unto 
him even as he shall say unto thee. 

13 So Nebuzar-adan the captain of 
the guard sent, and Nebushasban, 
Rab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, Rab- 
mag, and all the king of Babylon's 
princes ; 

14 Even they sent, 'and took Jere- 
miah out of the court of the prison, 
and committed him "^unto Gedaliah 
the son of ^ Ahikam the son of Sha- 
phan, that he should carry him home : 
so he dwelt among the people. 

15 IT Now the word of the Lord 
came unto Jeremiah, while he was 
shut up in the court of the prison, 
saying, 

16 Go and speak to ™Ebed-melech 



the Ethiopian, saying. Thus saith the 
Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Be- 
hold, ° I will bring my words upon 
this city for evil, and not for good ; 
and they shall be accomplished in that 
day before thee. 

17 But I will deliver thee in that 
day, saith the Lord ; and thou shalt 
not be given into the hand of the 
men of whom thou art afraid. 

18 For I will surely deliver thee, 
and thou shalt not fall by the sword, 
but °thy life shall be for a prey unto 
thee ; p because thou hast put thy 
trust in me, saith the Lord. 

CHAPTER XL. 

Jeremiah, being let go by Nebuzar-adan, goeth to Ged- 
aliah. 7 The dispersed people repair unto Gedaliah. 
13 He believeth not the conspiracy of Ishmael. 

THE word which came to Jeremiah 
from the Lord, ^ after that Neb- 
uzar-adan the captain of the guard 
had let him go from Ramah, when 
he had taken him being bound in 
II chains among all that were carried 
away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, 
which were carried away captive unto 
Babylon. 

2 And the captain of the guard took 
Jeremiah, and ^said unto him. The 
Lord thy God hath pronounced this 
evil upon this place. 

3 Now the Lord hath brought it., 
and done according as he hath said : 
•= because ye have sinned against the 
Lord, and have not obeyed his voice, 
therefore this thing is come upon 
you. 

4 And now, behold, I loose thee 
this day from the chains which II were 
upon thine hand. "^If it seem good 
unto thee to come with me into 
Babylon, come ; and 1 1 will look 
well unto thee : but if it seem ill unto 
thee to come with me into Babylon, 
forbear : behold, ^ all the land is be- 
fore thee : whither it seemeth good 
and convenient for thee to go, thither 
go. 

5 Now while he was not yet gone 
back, he said, Go back also to Ged- 
aliah the son of Ahikam the son of 
Shaphan, ^whom the king of Babylon 
hath made governor over the cities of 
Judah, and dwell with him among 
the people : or go wheresoever it 
seemeth convenient unto thee to go. 
So the captain of the guard gave him 
victuals and a reward, and let him 

go- 

6 ' Then went Jeremiah unto Geda- 
liah the son of Ahikam to ^Mizpah; 
and dwelt with him among the people 
that were left in the land. 

7 t ' Now when all the captains of 

707 



B. C. 588. 



n Dan. 9. 12. 



och. 21.9. & 

45. 5. 
p 1 Chr. 5. 20. 

Pa. 37. 40. 



a ch. 39. 14. 



\\0r, manacles. 



c Deut. 29. 24, 
25. Dan. 9. 
11. 



II Or, are upon 
thine hand. 
i ch. 39. 12. 



tHeb. ZwfZZ 
set mine eye 
upon thee. 



i 2 Kings 25. 
22, &c. 



S ch. 39. 14. 
h Judg. 20. 1. 



i 2 Kings 25. 
23, &c. 



Many resort unto Cfedaliah. 



JEREMIAH. 



Ishmael murdereth Gedaliah. 



B. C. 588. 



k ch. 39. 10. 



I ch. 41. L 



t Heb. to 
stand before, 
Deut. 1. 38. 



ni See ch. 41. 
10. 

t Heb. to 
strike thee in 
soul ? 



the forces which tvere in the fields, 
even they and their men, heard that 
the king of Babylon had made Ged- 
aliah the son of Ahikam governor 
in the land, and had committed unto 
him men, and women, and children, 
and of ^ the poor of the land, of them 
that were not carried away captive to 
Babylon ; 

8 Then they came to Gedaliah to 
Mizpah, ' even Ishmael the son of 
Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jona- 
than the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah 
the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons 
of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jeza- 
niah the son of a Maachathite, they 
and their men, 

9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam 
the son of Shaphan sware unto them 
and to their men, saying. Fear not to 
serve the Chaldeans : dwell in the 
land, and serve the king of Babylon, 
and it shall be well with you. 

10 As for me, behold, I will dwell 
at Mizpah, t to serve the Chaldeans, 
which will come unto us : but ye, 
gather ye wine, and summer fruits, 
and oil, and put them in your vessels, 
and dwell in your cities that ye have 
taken. 

11 Likewise when all the Jews that 
ivere in Moab, and among the Am- 
monites, and in Edom, and that were 
in all the countries, heard that the 
king of Babylon had left a remnant 
of Judah, and that he had set over 
them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the 
son of Shaphan ; 

12 Even all the Jews returned out 
of all places whither they were driven, 
and came to the land of Judah, to 
Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered 
wine and summer fruits very much. 

13 IT Moreover Johanan the son of 
Kareah, and all the captains of the 
forces that were in the fields, came 
to Gedaliah to Mizpah, 

14 And said unto him, Dost thou 
certainly know that ""Baalis the king 
of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael 
the son of Nethaniah + to slay thee ? 
But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam be- 
lieved them not. 

15 Then Johanan the son of Kareah 
spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, 
saying, Ijct me go, I pray thee, and I 
will slay Ishmael the son of Netha- 
niah, and no man shall know it : 
wherefore should he slay thee, that 
all the Jews which are gathered unto 
thee should be scattered, and the rem- 
nant in Judah perish ? 

16 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam 
said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, 
Thou shalt not do this thing : for 
thou speakest falsely of Ishmael. 



CHAPTER XLI. 

Ishmael treacherously killeth Gedaliah and others. 10 
Heflecth with captives to the Ammonites. 11 Joha- 
nan recovereth the captives, and with them departeth 
towards Egypt. 

1VT0W it came to pass in the 
l-\ seventh month, ''that Ishmael 
the son of Nethaniah the son of 
Elishama, of the seed royal, and 
the princes of the king, even ten 
men with him, came unto Gedaliah 
the son of Ahikam to Mizpah ; and 
there they did eat bread together in 
Mizpah. 

2 Then arose Ishmael the son of 
Nethaniah, and the ten men that 
were with him, and ^ smote Gedaliah 
the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan 
with the sword, and slew him, whom 
the king of Babylon had made gov- 
ernor over the land. 

3 Ishmael also slew all the Jews 
that were with him, even with Ged- 
aliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans 
that were found there, and the men 
of war. 

4 And it came to pass the second 
day after he had slain Gedaliah, and 
no man knew it, 

5 That there came certain from 
Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Sa- 
maria, even fourscore men, '^ having 
their beards shaven, and their clothes 
rent, and having cut themselves, with 
offerings and incense in their hand, 
to bring them to ^ the house of the 
Lord. 

6 And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah 
went forth from Mizpah to meet them, 
t weeping all along as he went : and 
it came to pass, as he met them, he 
said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the 
son of Ahikam. 

7 And it was so, when they came 
into the midst of the city, that 
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew 
them, and cast them into the midst of 
the pit, he, and the men that were 
with him. 

8 But ten men were found among 
them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us 
not : for we have treasures in the field, 
of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and 
of honey. So he forbare, and slew 
them not among their brethren. 

9 Now the pit wherein Ishmael 
had cast all the dead bodies of the 
men, whom he had slain H because 
of Gedaliah, was it ® which Asa the 
king had made for fear of Baasha 
king of Israel : and Ishmael the son 
of Nethaniah filled it with them that 
were slain. 

10 Then Ishmael carried away cap- 
tive all the residue of the people that 
were in Mizpah, ^ even the king's 



ro8 



The captives are recovered. 



JEREMIAH. 



Safety in Judea promised. 



h ch. 40. 14. 



daughters, and all the people that re- 
mained in Mizpah, «whom Nebuzar- 
adan the captain of the guard had 
committed to Gedaliah the son of 
Ahikam^; and Ishmael the son of 
Nethaniah carried them away cap- 
tive, and departed to go over to ^ the 
Ammonites. 

11 IF But when Johanan the son of 
Kareah, and all ^ the captains of the 
forces that were with him, heard of 
all the evil that Ishmael the son of 
Nethaniah had done, 

12 Then they took all the men, and 
went to fight with Ishmael the son of 
Nethaniah, and found him by ''the 
great waters that are in Gibeon. 

13 Now it came to pass, that when 
all the people which were with Ish- 
mael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, 
and all the captains of the forces that 
were with him, then they were glad, 

14 So all the people that Ishmael 
had carried away captive from Miz- 
pah cast about and returned, and went 
unto Johanan the son of Kareah. 

15 But Ishmael the son of Nethani- 
ah escaped from Johanan with eight 
men, and went to the Ammonites. 

16 Then took Johanan the son of 
Kareah, and all the captains of the 
forces that were with him, all the 
remnant of the people whom he had 
recovered from Ishmael the son of 
Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he 
had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, 
even mighty men of war, and the 
women, and the children, and the 
eunuchs, whom he had brought again 
from Gibeon : 

17 And they departed, and dwelt in 
the habitation of ' Chimham, which 
is by Beth-lehem, to go to enter into 
Egypt, 

18 Because of the Chaldeans : for 
they were afraid of them, because 
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had 
slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, 
■"whom the king of Babylon made 
governor in the land. 

CHAPTER XLII. 

Johanan desireth Jeremiah to inquire of God, and 
promiseth obedience to his will. 7 Ifie prophet as- 
surefh him of siifety in Judea ; 13 and warneth him 
against going into Egypt. 19 He reproveth the hy- 
pocrisy of the people. 

THEN all the captains of the 
forces, *and Johanan the son 
of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of 
Hoshaiah, and all the people from 
the least even unto the greatest, came 
near, 

2 And said unto Jeremiah the proph- 
et, II Let, we beseech thee, our sup- 
plication be accepted before thee, and 
''pray for us unto the Lord thy God, 



even for all this remnant ; for we are 
left but " 3i few of many, as thine 
eyes do behold us ; 

3 That the Lord thy God may shew 
us '^ the way wherein we may walk, 
and the thing that we may do. 

4 Then Jeremiah the prophet said 
unto them, I have heard you ; behold, 
I will pray unto the Lord your God 
according to your words ; and it shall 
come to pass, that ''whatsoever thing 
the Lord shall answer you, I will 
declare it unto you; I will '^keep 
nothing back from you. 

5 Then they said to Jeremiah, eThe 
Lord be a true and faithful witness 
between us, if we do not even accord- 
ing to all things for the which the 
Lord thy God shall send thee to us. 

6 Whether it be good, or whether it 
be evil, we will obey the voice of the 
Lord our God, to whom we send 
thee ; ^ that it may be well with us, 
when we obey the voice of the Lord 
our God. 

7 IT And it came to pass after ten 
days, that the word of the Lord came 
unto Jeremiah. 

8 Then called he Johanan the son 
of Kareah, and all the captains of the 
forces which were with him, and all 
the people from the least even to the 
greatest, 

9 And said unto them. Thus saith 
the Lord, the God of Israel, unto 
whom ye sent me to present your 
supplication before him ; 

10 If ye will still abide in this land, 
then ' will I build you, and not pull 
you down ; and I will plant you, and 
not pluck you up : for I ^ repent me 
of the evil that I have done unto 
you. 

11 Be not afraid of the king of Bab- 
ylon, of whom ye are afraid ; be not 
afraid of him, saith the Lord : ' for 
I am with you to save you, and to 
deliver you from his hand. 

12 And "I will shew mercies unto 
you, that he may have mercy upon 
you, and cause you to return to your 
own land. 

13 IT But if "ye say, We will not 
dwell in this land, neither obey the 
voice of the Lord your God, 

14 Saying, No ; but we will go into 
the land of Egypt, where we shall 
see no war, nor hear the sound of the 
trumpet, nor have hunger of bread ; 
and there will we dwell : 

15 And now therefore hear the word 
of the Lord, ye remnant of Judah ; 
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
God of Israel; If ye "wholly set 
Pyour faces to enter into Egj'^pt, and 
go to sojourn there ; 

709 



B. C. 588. 

c Lev. 2G. 22. 
d Ezras. 21. 



e 1 Kings 22. 
14. 

f 1 Sam. 3. 18. 
Acts 20. 20. 

g Gen. 31. 50. 



h Deut. 6. 3. 
ch. 7. 23. 



i ch. 24. 6. & 
31. 28. & 33. 7. 



k Deut. 32. 
ch. 18. 8. 



I Is. 43. 5. 
Rom. 8. 31. 



m Ps. 106. 45, 
46. 



n ch. 44. 16. 



o Deut. 17. 16. 

ch. 44. 12, 13, 

14. 
p Luke 9. 51. 



The people are reproved. 



JEREMIAH. 



The conquest of Egypt. 



B.C. 

about 588. 

q Ez. 11. 8. 

t Heb. shall 
cleave after 
you. 

t Heb. So 
shall all the 
men be. 

r ch. 24. 10. 
ver. 22. 

s See ch. 44. 
14, 28. 



t ch. 7. 20. 



u ch. 18. 16. &, 
24. 9. & 26. 6. 
& 29. 18, 22. 
& 44. 12. 
Zech. 8. J3. 



X Deut. 17. IG. 



t Heb. testi- 
fied against 

you. 
II Or, ye have 

used deceit 

against your 

souls. 
7 ver. 2. 



= ver. 17. Ez. 
6. 11. 



II Or, to go i 
sojourn. 



ch. 42. 1. 



16 Then it shall come to pass, that 
the sword, ^ which ye feared, shall 
overtake you there in the land of 
Egypt ; and the famine, whereof ye 
were afraid, t shall follow close after 
you there in Egypt ; and there ye 
shall die. 

17 t So shall it be with all the men 
that set their faces to go into Egypt 
to sojourn there ; they shall die "^ by 
the sword, by the famine, and by the 
pestilence : and ^ none of them shall 
remain or escape from the evil that 
I will bring upon them. 

18 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of Israel ; As mine anger 
and my fury hath been ' poured forth 
upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem ; 
so shall my fury be poured forth upon 
you, when ye shall enter into Egypt : 
and "ye shall be an execration, and 
an astonishment, and a curse, and a 
reproach ; and ye shall see this place 
no more. 

19 IT The Lord hath said concerning 
you, ye remnant of Judah ; ^ Go ye 
not into Egypt : know certainly that 
I have t admonished you this day. 

20 For iiye dissembled in your hearts, 
when ye sent me unto the Lord your 
God, saying, ^ Pray for us unto the 
Lord our God ; and according unto 
all that the Lord our God shall say, 
so declare unto us, and we will do 
it. 

21 And now I have this day declared 
it to you ; but ye have not obeyed the 
voice of the Lord your God, nor any 
thing for the which he hath sent me 
unto you. 

22 Now therefore know certainly 
that ^ye shall die by the sword, by 
the famine, and by the pestilence, in 
the place whither ye desire II to go 
and to sojourn. 

CHAPTER XLIIL 

Johanan, discrediting Jeremiah's prophecy, carrieth 
him and others into Egypt. 8 The prophet foretel- 
leth by a type the conquest of Egypt by the Babylo- 
nians. 

AND it came to pass, that when 
Jeremiah had made an end of 
speaking unto all the people all the 
words of the Lord their God, for 
which the Lord their God had sent 
him to them, even all these words, 

2 ^Then spake Azariah the son of 
Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of 
Kareah, and all the proud men, say- 
ing unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest 
falsely : the Lord our God hath not 
sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt 
to sojourn there : 

3 But Baruch the son of Neriah set- 
teth thee on against us, for to deliv- 
er us into the hand of the Chalde- 



10 



ans, that they might put us to death, 
and carry us away captives into Bab- 
ylon. 

4 So Johanan the son of Kareah, 
and all the captains of the forces, and 
all the people, obeyed not the voice 
of the Lord, to dwell in the land of 
Judah. 

5 But Johanan the son of Kareah, 
and all the captains of the forces, took 
^ all the remnant of Judah, that were 
returned from all nations, whither 
they had been driven, to dwell in the 
land of Judah ; 

6 Even men, and women, and chil- 
dren, " and the king's daughters, ^ and 
every person that Nebuzar-adan the 
captain of the guard had left with 
Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son 
of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the proph- 
et, and Baruch the son of Neriah. 

7 So they came into the land of 
Egypt : for they obeyed not the voice 
of the Lord : thus came they even to 
^ Tahpanhes. 

8 1[ Then came the word of the Lord 
unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, 

9 Take gi*eat stones in thine hand, 
and hide them in the clay in the 
brickkiln, which is at the entry of 
Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the 
sight of the men of Judah ; 

10 And say unto them, Thus saith 
the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; 
Behold, I will send and take Nebu- 
chadrezzar the king of Babylon, ^ my 
servant, and will set his throne upon 
these stones that I have hid ; and he 
shall spread his royal pavilion over 
them. 

11^ And when he cometh, he shall 
smite the land of Egypt, and deliver 
^ such as are for death to death ; and 
such as are for captivity to captivity ; 
and such as are for the sword to the 
sword. 

12 And I will kindle a fire in the 
houses of ' the gods of Egypt ; and he 
shall burn them, and carry them away 
captives : and he shall array himself 
with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd 
putteth on his garment ; and he shall 
go forth from thence in peace. 

13 He shall break also the t images 
of 11 Beth-shemesh, that is in the land 
of Egypt ; and the houses of the gods 
of the Egyptians shall he burn with 
fire. 

CHAPTER XLIV. 

Jeremiah rebuketh the Jews in Egypt for their idol, 
atry, 11 and foretelleth their destruction. 15 The 
Jews attempt to justify themselves. 20 The prophet's 
reply. 29 A sign that God will punish them. 

THE word that came to Jeremiah 
concerning all the Jews which 
dwell in the land of Egypt, which 



The Jews in Egypt rebuked. 



JEREMIAH. 



They disregard the rebuke. 



B. C. 587. 




d ch. 9. 11. & 
34. 22. 



f Deut. 13. 6. 
& 32. 17. 



g 2 Chr. 36. 15. 
ch. 7. 25. & 
25. 4. & 2G. 5. 
& 29. 19. 



h ch. 42. 18. 



i Num. 16. 38. 
ch. 7. 19. 

t Heb. out of 
the midst of 
Judah. 

k oil. 25. C, 7. 



1 nh. 42. 18. 
ver. 12. 



t Heb. wick- 
ednesses, or, 
punishments, 



t Heb. con- 
trite, Ps. 51. 
17. 

mProv. 28. 14. 



n Lev. 17. 10. 
& 20. 5, 6. 
ch. 21. 10. 
Am. 9. 4. 



) rh. 42. 15, 
IG, 17. 22. 



dwell at ^Migdol, and at ^ Tahpanhes, 
and at "^Noph, and in the country of 
Pathros, saying, 

2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
God of Israel ; Ye have seen all the 
evil that I have brought upon Jeru- 
salem, and upon all the cities of Ju- 
dah ; and, behold, this day they are 
^a. desolation, and no man dvvelleth 
therein ; 

3 Because of their wickedness which 
the}'^ have committed to provoke me 
to anger, in that they went ^to burn 
incense, and to ^serve other gods, whom 
they knew not, neither they, ye, nor 
your fathers. 

4 Howbeit sj sent unto you all my 
servants the prophets, rising early 
and sending them, saying, Oh, do not 
this abominable thing that I hate. 

5 But they hearkened not, nor in- 
clined their ear to turn from their 
wickedness, to burn no incense unto 
other gods. 

6 Wherefore '^my fury and mine 
anger was poured forth, and was kin- 
dled in the cities of Judah and in the 
streets of Jerusalem ; and they are 
wasted and desolate, as at this day. 

7 Therefore now thus saith the 
Lord, the God of hosts, the God of 
Israel ; Wherefore commit ye this 
great evil 'against your souls, to cut 
off from you man and woman, child 
and suckling, t out of Judah, to leave 
you none to remain ; 

8 In that ye ^ provoke me unto wrath 
with the works of your hands, burn- 
ing incense unto other gods in the 
land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to 
dwell, that ye might cut yourselves 
off, and that ye might be ' a curse and 
a reproach among all the nations of 
the earth? 

9 Have ye forgotten the t wickedness 
of your fathers, and the wickedness of 
the kings of Judah, and the wicked- 
ness of their wives, and your own 
wickedness, and the wickedness of 
your wives, which they have com- 
mitted in the land of Judah, and in 
the streets of Jerusalem 1 

10 They are not t humbled even unto 
this day, neither have they ""feared, 
nor walked in my law, nor in my 
statutes, that I set before you and 
before your fathers. 

11 IF Therefore thus saith the Lord 
of hosts, the God of Israel ; Behold, 
" I will set my face against you for 
evil, and to cut off all Judah. 

12 And I will take the remnant of 
Judah, that have set their faces to go 
into the land of Egypt to sojourn 
there, and ° they shall all be consu- 
med, and fall in the land of Egypt ; 



they shall even be consumed by the 
sword and by the famine : they shall 
die, from the least even unto the 
greatest, by the sword and by the 
famine ; and p they shall be an exe- 
cration, and an astonishment, and a 
curse, and a reproach. 

13 "JFor I will punish them that 
dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have 
punished Jerusalem, by the sword, 
by the famine, and by the pestilence : 

14 So that none of the remnant of 
Judah, which are gone into the land 
of Egypt to sojourn there, shall es- 
cape or remain, that they should re- 
turn into the land of Judah, to the 
which they thave a desire to return 
to dwell there : for "■ none shall return 
but such as shall escape. 

15 IT Then all the men which knew 
that their wives had burned incense 
unto other gods, and all the women 
that stood by, a great multitude, even 
all the people that dwelt in the land 
of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jere- 
miah, saying, 

16 As for the word that thou hast 
spoken unto us in the name of the 
Lord, ^we will not hearken unto 
thee.. 

17 But we will certainly do * what- 
soever thing goeth forth out of our 
own mouth, to burn incense unto the 
II " queen of heaven, and to pour out 
drink offerings unto her, as we have 
done, we, and our fathers, our kings, 
and our princes, in the cities of Ju- 
dah, and in the streets of Jerusalem : 
for then had we plenty of t victuals, 
and were well, and saw no evil. 

18 But since we left off to burn in- 
cense to the queen of heaven, and to 
pour out drink offerings unto her, we 
have wanted all things, and have been 
consumed by the sword and by the 
famine. 

19 ""And when we burned incense 
to the queen of heaven, and poured 
out drink offerings unto her, did we 
make her cakes to worship her, and 
pour out drink offerings unto her, 
without our II men 1 

20 IF Then Jeremiah said unto all 
the people, to the men, and to the 
women, and to all the people which 
had given him that answ^er, saying, 

21 The incense that ye burned in the 
cities of Judah, and in the streets of 
•Jerusalem, ye and your fathers, your 
kings and your princes, and the peo- 
ple of the land, did not the Lord 
remember them, and came it not into 
his mind 1 

22 So that the Lord could no longer 
bear, because of the evil of your do- 
ings, and because of the abominations 



71] 



Punishment is threatened. 



JEREMIAH. 



Defeat of Pharaoh-necho. 



B. C. 587. 




I Dan. 9. 11, 
12. 



b ch. 43. 7. 
ver. 15. 



ver. 15, &c. 



d Gen. 22. 16. 
e Ez. 20. 39. 



f ch. 1. 10. & 
31.28. Ez.7. 



g ver. 12. 



h ver. 14. 
27. 13. 



i ver. 17, 25, 



t Heb. from 
me, or them. 



589. 



1 ch. 46. 25, 26. 
Ez. 29.3, &c. 
& 30. 21, &c. 



ch. 39. 5. 



about 607. 

a ch. 36. 1, 4, 
32. 



which ye have committed ; therefore 
is your land ^a desolation, and an 
astonishment, and a curse, without 
an inhabitant, ^as at this day. 

23 Because ye have burned incense, 
and because ye have sinned against 
the Lord, and have not obeyed the 
voice of the Lord, nor walked in his 
law, nor in his statutes, nor in his 
testimonies ; ^ therefore this evil is 
happened unto you, as at this day. 

24 Moreover Jeremiah said unto all 
the people, and to all the women. 
Hear the word of the Lord, all Ju- 
dah '' that are in the land of Egypt : 

25 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
God of Israel, saying ; *= Ye and your 
wives have both spoken with your 
mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, 
saying. We will surely perform our 
vows that we have vowed, to burn 
incense to the queen of heaven, and 
to pour out drink offerings unto her : 
ye will surely accomplish your vows, 
and surely perform your vows. 

26 Therefore hear ye the word of 
the Lord, all Judah that dwell in the 
land of Egypt ; Behold, ^ I have sworn 
by my great name, saith the Lord, 
that ® my name shall no more be 
named in the mouth of any man of 
Judah in all the land of Egypt, say- 
ing. The Lord God liveth. 

27 f Behold, I will watch over them 
for evil, and not for good : and all the 
men of Judah that are in the land of 
Egypt ^ shall be consumed by the 
sword and by the famine, until there 
be an end of them. 

28 Yet '•a small number that escape 
the sword shall return out of the land 
of Egypt into the land of Judah, and 
all the remnant of Judah, that are 
gone into the land of Egypt to so- 
journ there, shall know whose ' words 
shall stand, t mine, or theirs. 

29 T And this shall he a sign unto 
you, saith the Lord, that I will pun- 
ish you in this place, that ye may 
know that my words shall ^surely 
stand against you for evil : 

30 Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, 
' I will give Pharaoh-hophra king of 
Egypt into the hand of his enemies, 
and into the hand of them that seek 
his life ; as I gave " Zedekiah king of 
Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrez- 
zar king of Babylon, his enemy, and 
that sought his life. 

CHAPTER XLV. 

The prophet comforteth Baruch. 

THE *word that Jeremiah the 
prophet spake unto Baruch the 
son of Neriah, when he had written 
these words in a book at the mouth 



12 



of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Je- 
hoiakim the son of Josiah king of Ju- 
dah, saying, 

2 Thus saith the Lord, the God of 
Israel, unto thee, O Baruch ; 

3 Thou didst say. Woe is me now ! 
for the Lord hath added grief to my 
sorrow ; I fainted in my sighing, and 
I find no rest. 

4 IF Thus shalt thou say unto him, 
The Lord saith thus ; Behold, ^ that 
which I have built will I break down, 
and that which I have planted I will 
pluck up, even this whole land. 

5 And seekestthou great things for 
thyself? seek them not: for, behold, 
" I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith 
the Lord : but thy life will I give 
unto thee ''for a prey in all places 
whither thou goest. 

CHAPTER XLVI. 

Jeremiah prophesicth the overthrow of Pharaoh-ne- 
cho^s army at the Euphrates, IS and the conquest 
of Egypt by Nebuchadrezzar. 27 He comforteth 
Jacob. 

THE word of the Lord which came 
to Jeremiah the prophet against 
* the Gentiles ; 

2 Against Egypt, ^ against the army 
of Pharaoh-necho king of Egypt, 
which was by the river Euphrates in 
Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar 
king of Babylon smote in the fourth 
year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah 
king of Judah. 

3 " Order ye the buckler and shield, 
and draw near to battle. 

4 Harness the horses ; and get up, 
ye horsemen, and stand forth with 
T/our helmets ; furbish the spears, and 
put on the brigandines. 

5 Wherefore have I seen them dis- 
mayed and turned away back'? and 
their mighty ones are t beaten down, 
and are t fled apace, and look not 



back : for ^ fear 



round about. 



saith the Lord 

6 Let not the swift flee away, nor 
the mighty man escape ; they shall 
^ stumble, and fall toward the north 
by the river Euphrates. 

7 Who is this that cometh up ^ as a 
flood, whose waters are moved as the 
rivers ? 

8 Egypt riseth up like a flood, 
and his waters are moved like the 
rivers ; and he saith, I will go up, 
and will cover the earth ; I will de- 
stroy the city and the inhabitants 
thereof. 

9 Come up, ye horses ; and rage, ye 
chariots ; and let the mighty men 
come forth ; t the Ethiopians and t the 
Libyans, that handle the shield ; and 
the Lydians, s that handle and bend 
the bow. 



B.C. 
about 607. 



The co7iquest of Egypt. 



JEREMIAH. 



IsraeVs deliverance. 



t See ch. 48. 
18. 

t Heb. make 
the instru- 
men ts of cap- 
tivity. 

u Is. 20. 4. 

X So Hos. 10. 
11. 

y cb. 1. 14. & 
47. 2. ver. 6, 
10. 

t Heb. bul- 
locks of the 
stall. 



See Is. 29. 4. 



Is. 10. 34. 



10 For this is ^ the day of the Lord 
God of hosts, a day of vengeance, that 
he may avenge him of his adversaries : 
and 'the sword shall devour, and it 
shall be satiate and made drunk vv^ith 
their blood : for the Lord God of hosts 
''hath a sacrifice in the north country 
by the river Euphrates. 

11 'Go up into Gilead, and take 
balm, ""O virgin, the daughter of 
Egypt ; in vain shalt thou use many 
medicines ; for t ° thou shalt not be 
cured. 

12 The nations have heard of thy 
shame, and thy cry hath filled the 
land : for the mighty man hath stum- 
bled against the mighty, and they are 
fallen both together. 

13 t The w^ord that the Lord 
spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how 
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon 
should come and ° smite the land of 
Egypt. 

14 Declare ye in Egypt, and publish 
in Migdol, and publish in Noph and 
in Tahpanhes : say ye, p Stand fast, 
and prepare thee ; for i the sword shall 
devour round about thee. 

15 Why are thy valiant men swept 
away ? they stood not, because the 
Lord did drive them. 

16 He tniade many to fall, yea, 
■"one fell upon another : and they 
said, Arise, and let us go again to 
our own people, and to the land 
of our nativity, from the oppressing 
sword, 

17 They did cry there, Pharaoh 
king of Egypt is but a noise ; he 
hath passed the time appointed. 

IS As I live, saith the King, ^ whose 
name is the Lord of hosts. Surely 
as Tabor is among the mountains, 
and as Carmel by the sea, so shall 
he come. 

19 O ^ thou daughter dwelling in 
Egypt, t furnish thyself "to go into 
captivity : for Noph shall be waste 
and desolate without an inhabitant. 

20 Egypt is like a very fair "" heifer, 
but destruction cometh ; it cometh 
J'out of the north. 

21 Also her hired men are in the 
midst of her like t fatted bullocks ; 
for they also are turned back, and 
are fled away together : they did 
not stand, because ^ the day of their 
calamity was come upon them, and 
the time of their visitation. 

22 ^The voice thereof shall go like 
a serpent ; for they shall march with 
an army, and come against her with 
axes, as hewers of wood. 

23 They shall ^ cut down her forest, 
saith the Lord, though it cannot 
be searched ; because they are more 



than *^the grasshoppers, and are innu- 
merable. 

24 The daughter of Egypt shall be 
confounded ; she shall be delivered 
into the hand of '' the people of the 
north. 

25 The Lord of hosts, the God of 
Israel, saith ; Behold, I will punish 
the II multitude of ^No, and Pha- 
raoh, and Egypt, ^with their gods, 
and their kings ; even Pharaoh, and 
all them that trust in him : 

26 ^And I will deliver them into 
the hand of those that seek their 
lives, and into the hand of Nebu- 
chadrezzar king of Babylon, and into 
the hand of his servants : and ^ after- 
ward it shall be inhabited, as in the 
days of old, saith the Lord. 

27 H ^ But fear not thou, my serv- 
ant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O 
Israel : for, behold, I will save thee 
from afar off, and thy seed from the 
land of their captivity ; and Jacob 
shall return, and be in rest and at 
ease, and none shall make him afraid. 

28 Fear thou not, O Jacob my serv- 
ant, saith the Lord : for I am with 
thee ; for I will make a full end of all 
the nations whither I have driven 
thee : but I will not make ^ a full end 
of thee, but correct thee in measure ; 
yet will I II not leave thee wholly un- 
punished. 

CHAPTER XLVH. 

The destruction of the Philistines foretold. 

THE word of the Lord that came 
to Jeremiah the prophet "" against 
the Philistines, ''before that Pharaoh 
smote t Gaza. 

2 Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, 
*= waters rise up ''out of the north, 
and shall be an overflowing flood, 
and shall overflow the land, and t all 
that is therein ; the city, and them 
that dwell therein : then the men 
shall cry, and all the inhabitants of 
the land shall howl. 

3 At the ^ noise of the stamping of 
the hoofs of his strong horses, at the 
rushing of his chariots, and at the 
rumbling of his wheels, the fathers 
shall not look back to their children 
for feebleness of hands ; 

4 Because of the day that cometh 
to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut 
off" from f Tyrus and Zidon every 
helper that remaineth : for the Lord 
will spoil the Philistines, ^the rem- 
nant of t the country of ^ Caphtor. 

5 ' Baldness is come upon Gaza ; 
^ Ashkelon is cut off ivith the rem- 
nant of their valley : how long wilt 
thou 'cut thyself? 

6 O thou ""sword of the Lord, how 



13 



B.C. 

about 607. 



c Judg. 6. 5. 
d ch. 1. 15. 



n Or, nour- 

isher. 

Heb. Amon. 
e Ez. 30. 14, 

15, J 6. 
f Nab. 3. 8. ch. 

43. 12, 13. Ez. 

30. 13. 
S ch. 44. 30. 

Ez. 32. 11. 



h Ez. 29. 11, 
13, 14. 



i Is. 41. 13, 
14. & 43. 5. & 
44. 2. ch. 30. 
10, 11. 



k ch. 10. 24. & 

30. 11. 

II Or , not ut- 
terly cut thee 



about 600. 



t Heb. Azzah. 
a ch. 25. 20. 
Ez. 25. 15, 

16. Zeph. 2. 
4,5. 

t Heb. the ful- 
ness thereof. 

b Am. 1. 6, 7, 
8. 

c Is. 8. 7. ch. 
4G. 7, 8. 

d ch. 1. 14. &. 
46. 20. 

e ch. 8. 16. 
Nah. 3.2. 



f ch. 25. 22. 
ff Ez. 25. 16. 

Am. 1. 8. & 

9. 7. 

h Gen. 10. 14. 
i Am. 1. 7. 

Mic. 1. 16. 

Zeph. 2. 4. 

7. Zech. 9. 5. 
t Heb. the isle. 
k ch. 25. 20. 
1 ch. 16. 6. & 

41. 5. & 48. 

37. 
m Deut. 32. 

41. Ez. 21. 3. 

4.5. 



Judgments upon Modb 



JEREMIAH. 



for their wickedness. 



B.C. 

about 600. 




a Is. 15, & 16. 

ell. 25. 21. & 

27. 3. Ez. 25. 

9. Am. 2. 1, 2. 
b Num. 32. 38. 

& 33. 47. Is. 

15.2. 

c Num. 32.37. 
II Or, The 

high place. 
d l3. 16. 14. 
e Is. 15. 4. 



H Or, he 

brought to 

silence, Is. 

15. I. 
t Heb. go 

after thee, 
t ver. 5, 



S Ts. 15. 5. 

t Heb. weep- 
ing with 
weeping. 



[] Or, a naked 

tree. 
i ch. 17. 6, 

k Num. 21. 29. 

Jadi^. 11. 24. 

See Is. 46. ]. 

2. ch. 43. 12. 
1 ch. 49. 3. 

m ch. 6. 26. 
ver. 18. 



nPs. 55. 6. 

ver. 23. 



See Judff.S. 
2-3. 1 Sam". 15. 
3. 9. 1 Kings 
2(1. 42. 

II Or, negli- 
gently. 



Zeph. 1. 12. 



t Heb. stood. 



long will it bs ere thou be quiet 1 + put 
up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and 
be still. 

7 t How can it be quiet, seeing the 
Lord hath ° given it a charge against 
Ashkelon, and against the sea shore 1 
there hath he ° appointed it. 

CHAPTER XLVin. 

Judgments upon Moab for their pride, 11 for their 
security, 14: for their carnal confidetice, 26 and for 
their contempt of God and his people. 47 The res- 
toration of Moab foretold. 

AGAINST ^Moab thus saith the 
Lord of hosts, the God of Israel 
Woe unto ^ Nebo ! for it is spoiled 
'^ Kiriathaim is confounded and taken 
II Misgab is confounded and dismayed. 

2 ^ There shall be no more praise of 
Moab : in ^ Heshbon they have de- 
vised evil against it ; come, and let us 
cut it off from being a nation. Also 
thou shalt II be cut dovv^n, Madmen ; 
the sw^ord shall + pursue thee. 

3 ^ A voice of crying shall be from 
Horonaim, spoiling and great destruc- 
tion. 

4 Moab is destroyed ; her little ones 
have caused a cry to be heard. 

5 ^ For in the going up of Luhith 
t continual w^eeping shall go up ; for 
in the going dow^n of Horonaim the 
enemies have heard a cry of destruc- 
tion. 

6 ^ Flee, save your lives, and be like 
II the ' heath in the wilderness. 

7 IT For because thou hast trusted 
in thy works and in thy treasures, 
thou shalt also be taken : and ^ Che- 
mosh shall go forth into captivity 
with his 'priests and his princes to- 
gether. 

8 And ™the spoiler shall come upon 
every city, and no city shall escape : 
the valley also shall perish, and the 
plain shall be destroyed, as the Lord 
hath spoken. 

9 ° Give wings unto Moab, that it 
may flee and get away : for the cities 
thereof shall be desolate, without any 
to dwell therein. 

10 ° Cursed be he that doeth the 
work of the Lord h deceitfully, and 
cursed be he that keepeth back his 
sword from blood. 

11 IT Moab hath been at ease from 
his youth, and he Phath settled on 
his lees, and hath not been emptied 
from vessel to vessel, neither hath 
he gone into captivity: therefore his 
taste t remained in him, and his scent 
is not changed. 

12 Therefore, behold, the days come, 
saith the Lord, that I will send unto 
him wanderers, that shall cause him 
to wander, and shall empty his ves- 
sels, and break their bottles. 

714 



13 And Moab shall be ashamed of 
^ Chemosh, as the house of Israel 
'^ was ashamed of ^ Beth-el their con- 
fidence. 

14 IF How say ye, * We are mighty 
and strong men for the war ? 

15 "Moab is spoiled, and gone up 
out of her cities, and this chosen 
young men are ''gone down to the 
slaughter, saith J'the King, whose 
name is The Lord of hosts. 

16 The calamity of Moab is near to 
come, and his affliction hasteth fast. 

17 All ye that are about him, be- 
moan him ; and all ye that know his 
name, say, '^ How is the strong staff 
broken, and the beautiful rod ! 

18 ^ Thou daughter that dost in- 
habit ^Dibon, come down from thy 
glory, and sit in thirst ; for "^ the 
spoiler of Moab shall come upon 
thee, and he shall destroy thy strong 
holds. 

19 t inhabitant of ''Aroer, ^ stand 
by the wa}^ and espy ; ask him that 
fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, 
What is done ? 

20 Moab is confounded ; for it is 
broken down : ^howl and cry ; tell ye 
it in 5 Arnon, that Moab is spoiled, 

21 And judgment is come upon ^ the 
plain country ; upon Holon, and upon 
Jahazah, and upon Mephaath, 

22 And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, 
and upon Beth-diblathaim, 

23 And upon Kiriathaim, and upon 
Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon, 

24 And upon ' Kerioth, and upon 
Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the 
land of Moab, far or near. 

25 ^ The horn of Moab is cut off, 
and his ' arm is broken, saith the 
Lord. 

26 IT "" Make ye him drunken ; for he 
magnified himself against the Lord : 
Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, 
and he also shall be in derision. 

27 For "was not Israel a derision 
unto thee ? ° was he found among 
thieves'? for since thou spakest of 
him, thou H skippedst for joy. 

28 ye that dwell in Moab, leave 
the cities, and p dwell in the rock, 
and be like '^the dove that maketh 
her nest in the sides of the hole's 
mouth. 

29 We have heard the 'pride of 
Moab, (he is exceeding proud,) his 
loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his 
pride, and the haughtiness of his 
heart. 

30 I know his wrath, saith the 
Lord ; but it shall not ^e so ; ^ H his 
lies shall not so effect it. 

31 Therefore * will I howl for Moab, 
and I will cry out for all Moab; 



Judgments upon Moah, 



JEREMIAH. 



and upon the Ammonites. 



u Is. 16. 8, 9. 



X Is. 16. 10. 
Joel 1. 12. 



y Is. 15. 4, 5, ( 



z Is. 15. 5, 
ver. 3. 



t Heb. deso- 
lalions. 



i. Is. 15. 2, &. 
16. 12. 



b Is. 15. 5. &. 
16. 11. 



c Is. 15. 7. 

d Is. 15. 2, 3. 

ch. 47. 5. 
t Heir, df- 

minished. 
e Gen. 37. 34. 



i ch. 22. 



t Heb. neck. 

g Deut. 28. 49. 

ch. 49. 22. 

Dan. 7. 4. 

Hos. 8. 1. 

Hab. 1. 8. 
h Is. 8. 8. 
i ver. 24. 
11 Or, The 

cities. 
k Is. 13. 8. & 

21.3. ch. 30. 

6. & 49. 22. 24. 

& 50. 43. & 51. 

30. Mic.4.9. 



1 Fs. 83. 4. Is. 

7. 8. 



m Is. 24. 17, : 



Q See ch. 11. 
23. 



mine heart shall mourn for the men 
of Kir-heres. 

32 " vine of Sibmah, I will weep 
for thee with the weeping of Jazer : 
thy plants are gone over the sea, they 
reach '^ven to the sea of Jazer : the 
spoiler is fallen upon thy summer 
fruits and upon thy vintage. 

33 And ^joy and gladness is taken 
from the plentiful field, and from the 
land of Moab ; and I have caused 
wine to fail from the winepresses : 
none shall tread with shouting ; their 
shouting shall be no shouting. 

34 5" From the cry of Heshbon even 
unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, 
have they uttered their voice, ^ from 
Zoar even unto Horonaim, as a heifer 
of three years old : for the waters 
also of Nimrun shall be t desolate. 

35 Moreover I will cause to cease in 
Moab, saith the Lord, ""him that of- 
fereth in the high places, and him that 
burneth incense to his gods. 

36 Therefore ^ mine heart shall sound 
for Moab like pipes, and mine heart 
shall sound like pipes for the men of 
Kir-heres : because " the riches that 
he hath gotten are perished. 

37 For "^ every head shall be bald, 
and every beard t clipped : upon all 
the hands shall be cuttings, and ^ upon 
the loins sackcloth. 

38 There shall be lamentation gener- 
ally upon all the housetops of Moab, 
and in the streets thereof: for I have 
broken Moab like ^a vessel wherein 
is no pleasure, saith the Lord. 

39 They shall howl, saying, How 
is it broken down ! how hath Moab 
turned the t back with shame ! so 
shall Moab be a derision and a dis- 
maying to all them about him. 

40 For thus saith the Lord ; Be- 
hold, ^he shall fly as an eagle, and 
shall "" spread his wings over Moab. 

41 ' II Kerioth is taken, and the strong 
holds are surprised, and ^the mighty 
men's hearts in Moab at that day 
shall be as the heart of a woman in 
her pangs. 

42 And Moab shall be destroyed 
' from being a people, because he hath 
magnified Aim^eZ/" against the Lord. 

43 "" Fear, and the pit, and the snare, 
shall be upon thee, inhabitant of 
Moab, saith the Lord. 

44 He that fleeth from the fear shall 
fall into the pit ; and he that getteth 
up out of the pit shall be taken in the 
snare : for " I will bring upon it, even 
upon Moab, the year of their visita- 
tion, saith the Lord. 

45 They that fled stood under the 
shadow of Heshbon because of the 
force : but ° a fire shall come forth 



out of Heshbon, and a flame from 
the midst of Sihon, and p shall de- 
vour the corner of Moab, and the 
crown of the head of the t tumultu- 
ous ones. 

46 'I Woe be unto thee, O Moab! 
the people of Chemosh perisheth : for 
thy sons are taken t captives, and thy 
daughters captives. 

47 IT Yet will I bring again the cap- 
tivity of Moab ""in the latter days, 
saith the Lord. Thus far is the judg- 
ment of Moab. 

CHAPTER XLIX. 

Judgments vpon the Ammonites, 1 upon Edam, 23 upon 
Damascus, 28 upon Kedar, 30 upon Hazor, 34 and 
upon El am. 

II /CONCERNING nhe Ammon- 
\J ites, thus saith the Lord ; Hath 
Israel no sons? hath he no heir? 
why then doth H their king inherit 
^ Gad, and his people dwell in his 
cities 1 

2 Therefore, behold, the days come, 
saith the Lord, that I will cause an 
alarm of war to be heard in "^ Rabbah 
of the Ammonites ; and it shall be a 
desolate heap, and her daughters shall 
be burned with fire : then shall Is- 
rael be heir unto them that were his 
heirs, saith the Lord. 

3 Howl, Heshbon, for Ai is spoil- 
ed : cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, 
^ gird you with sackcloth ; lament, 
and run to and fro by the hedges ; 
for li their king shall go into captiv- 
ity and his ® priests and his princes 
together. 

4 Wherefore gloriest thou in the 
valleys, H thy flowing valley, O ^ back- 
sliding daughter 1 that trusted in her 
treasures, ^saying, Who shall come 
unto mel 

5 Behold, I will bring a fear upon 
thee, saith the Lord God of hosts, 
from all those that be about thee ; and 
ye shall be driven out every man right 
forth ; and none shall gather up him 
that wandereth. 

6 And *' afterward I will bring again 
the captivity of the children of Am- 
mon, saith the Lord. 

7 *[[ ' Concerning Edom, thus saith 
the Lord of hosts ; ^ Is wisdom no 
more in Teman ? ^ is counsel perished 
from the prudent? is their wisdom 
vanished 1 

8 ™ Flee ye, II turn back, dwell deep, 
O inhabitants of " Dedan ; for I will 
bring the calamity of Esau upon him, 
the time that I will visit him. 

9 If ° grapegatherers come to thee, 
would they not leave some gleaning 
grapes 1 if thieves by night, they will 
destroy t till they have enough. 

715 N 



Judgments upon Edom, 



JEREMIAH. 



and upon Damascus. 




T ch. 25. 29. 
Obad. 16. 



s Gen. 22. 16. 

Is. 45. 23. 

Am. 6. 8. 
t Is. 34. G. &. 

63. 1. 



u Obad. 1, 2, 3. 



I Obad. 4. 
y Job 39. 27. 
z Am. 9. 2. 



a ch. 18. 16. &. 
50. 13. 



b Gen. 19. 25. 
Deut. 29. 23. 
ch. 50. 40. 
Am. 4. 11. 



c ch. SO. 44, 
&c. 
d ch. 12. 5. 



e Ex. 15. 11. 

II Or, convent 
me in judg- 
ment. 

f Job 41. 10. 

S ch. 50. 45. 



10 PBut I have made Esau bare, 

I have uncovered his secret places, 
and he shall not be able to hide 
himself: his seed is spoiled, and his 
brethren, and his neighbours, and <ihe 
is not. 

11 Leave thy fatherless children, I 
will preserve them alive ; and let thy 
widows trust in me. 

12 For thus saith the Lord ; Be- 
hold, "■ they whose judgment was not 
to drink of the cup have assuredly 
drunken ; and art thou he that shall 
altogether go unpunished ? thou shalt 
not go unpunished, but thou shalt 
surely drink of it. 

13 For ' I have sworn by myself, 
saith the Lord, that 'Bozrah shall 
become a desolation, a reproach, a 
waste, and a curse ; and all the cities 
thereof shall be perpetual wastes. 

14 1 have heard a "rumour from the 
Lord, and an ambassador is sent unto 
the heathen, saying, Gather ye to- 
gether, and come against her, and rise 
up to the battle. 

15 For, lo, I will make thee small 
among the heathen, and despised 
among men. 

16 Thy terribleness hath deceived 
thee, and the pride of thine heart, 
thou that dwellest in the clefts 
of the rock, that boldest the height 
of the hill : ^ though thou shouldest 
make thy y nest as high as the eagle, 
^I will bring thee down from thence, 
saith the Lord. 

17 Also Edom shall be a desolation : 
^ every one that goeth by it shall be 
astonished, and shall hiss at all the 
plagues thereof. 

18 "^ As in the overthrow of Sodom 
and Gomorrah and the neighbour 
cities thereof, saith the Lord, no man 
shall abide there, neither shall a son 
of man dwell in it. 

19 "^ Behold, he shall come up like 
a lion from ^ the swelling of Jordan 
against the habitation of the sti'ong : 
but I will suddenly make him run 
away from her : and who is a chosen 
man, that I may appoint over her 1 
for ^ who is like me 1 and who will 

II appoint me the time 1 and ^ who is 
that shepherd that will stand before 
mel 

20 ^Therefore hear the counsel of 
the Lord, that he hath taken against 
Edom ; and his purposes, that he 
hath purposed against the inhabitants 
of Teman : Surely the least of the 
flock shall draw them out ; surely he 
shall make their habitations desolate 
with them. 

21 ^The earth is moved at the 
noise of their fall ; at the cry the 



16 



noise thereof was heard in the t Red 
sea. 

22 Behold, 'he shall come up and 
fly as the eagle, and spread his wings 
over Bozrah : and at that day shall 
the heart of the mighty men of Edom 
be as the heart of a woman in her 
pangs. 

23 IF ^Concerning Damascus. Ha- 
math is confounded, and Arpad ;. for 
they have heard evil tidings : they 
are t fainthearted ; ' there is sorrow 
II on the sea ; it cannot be quiet. 

24 Damascus is waxed feeble, and 
turneth herself to flee, and fear hath 
seized on her : ™ anguish and sorroAvs 
have taken her, as a woman in trav- 
ail. 

25 How is °the city of praise not 
left, the city of my joy ! 

26 ° Therefore her young men shall 
fall in her streets, and all the men of 
war shall be cut off in that day, saith 
the Lord of hosts. 

27 And I will kindle a Pfire in the 
wall of Damascus, and it shall con- 
sume the palaces of Ben-hadad. 

28 IT "i Concerning Kedar, and con- 
cerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which 
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall 
smite, thus saith the Lord ; Arise ye, 
go up to Kedar, and spoil '"the men 
of the east. 

29 Their 'tents and their flocks shall 
they take away : they shall take to 
themselves their curtains, and all 
their vessels, and their camels ; and 
they shall cry unto them, 'Fear is 
on every side. 

30 IT "Flee, tget you far off, dwell 
deep, ye inhabitants of Hazor, 
saith the Lord ; for Nebuchadrezzar 
king of Babylon hath taken counsel 
against you, and hath conceived a 
purpose against you. 

31 Arise, get you up unto ^the 
II wealthy nation, that dwelleth with- 
out care, saith the Lord, which have 
neither gates nor bars, which ^ dwell 
alone. 

32 And their camels shall be a 
booty, and the multitude of their 
cattle a spoil : and I will ^ scatter into 
all winds ^ them that are t in the ut- 
most corners ; and I will bring their 
calamity from all sides thereof, saith 
the Lord. 

33 And Hazor ^ shall be a dwelling 
for dragons, and a desolation for ever : 
*= there shall no man abide there, nor 
amj son of man dwell in it. 

34 IT The word of the Lord that 
came to Jeremiah the prophet against 
^ Elam in the beginning of the reign 
of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, 

3Sk Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 



Bahylons destruction, 



JEREMIAH. 



and IsraeVs restoration. 



1 See ch. 43. 

10. 



ch. 48. 47. 
ver. 6. 



595. 



t Heb. lift up. 
a Is. 13. 1. & 

21. 1. &. 47. 1. 
b Is. 46. 1. 

ch. 51. 44. 
c See ch. 43. 

12, 13. 

d ch. 51. 48. 

e Is. 13. 17, 18, 
20. ver. 39, 
40. 



f Hos. 1. 11. 

e Ezra 3. 12, 
13. Ps. 126. 
5.6. ch.31.9. 
Zech 12. ]0. 

h Hos. 3. 5. 



ich.31.31,&:c. 
ic 32. 40. 

k. Is. 53. 6. 
ver. 17. 
1 Pet. 2. 25. 

1 ch. 2. 20. & 

3. 6, 23. 
m Ps. 79. 7. 
t Heb. place 

to lie dotim in. 

n ch. 40. 2. 3. 

Zech. 11.5. 
o See ch. 2. 3. 

Dat). 9. 16. 
P Ps. 90. 1. & 

91.1. 
q Ps. 22. 4. 



Behold, I will break ® the bow of 
Elam, the chief of their might. 

36 And upon Elam will I bring the 
four winds from the four quarters of 
heaven, and ^will scatter them to- 
ward all those winds ; and there shall 
be no nation whither the outcasts of 
Elam shall not come. 

37 For I will cause Elam to be dis- 
mayed before their enemies, and be- 
fore them that seek their life : and I 
will bring evil upon them, even my 
fierce anger, saith the Lord ; ^ and I 
will send the sword after them, till I 
have consumed them : 

38 And I will ''set my throne in 
Elam, and will destroy from thence 
the king and the princes, saith the 
Lord. 

39 IT But it shall come to pass ' in 
the latter days, that I will bring 
again the captivity of Elam, saith 
the Lord. 

CHAPTER L. 

J7ie destruction of Babylon and the restoration of Is' 
rael alternately foretold. 

THE word that the Lord spake 
^ against Babylon and against the 
land of the Chaldeans t by Jeremiah 
the prophet. 

2 Declare ye among the nations, 
and publish, and t set up a standard ; 
publish, and conceal not : say, Bab- 
ylon is taken, '^ Bel is confounded, 
Merodach is broken in pieces ; " her 
idols are confounded, her images are 
broken in pieces. 

3 ^ For out of the north there com- 
eth up ^ a nation against her, which 
shall make her land desolate, and 
none shall dwell therein : they shall 
remove, they shall depart, both man 
and beast. 

4 H In those days, and in that time, 
saith the Lord, the children of Israel 
shall come, ^they and the children 
of Judah together, ^ going and weep- 
ing : they shall go, ^ and seek the 
Lord their God. 

5 They shall ask the way to Zion 
with their faces thitherward, saying, 
Come, and let us join ourselves to the 
Lord in ' a perpetual covenant that 
shall not be forgotten. 

6 My people hath been ^ lost sheep : 
their shepherds have caused them to 
go astray, they have turned them 
away on ^ the mountains : they have 
gone from mountain to hill, they have 
forgotten their t resting place. 

7 All that found them have "'de- 
voured them : and " their adversaries 
said, ° We otTend not, because they 
have sinned against the Lord, Pthe 
habitation of justice, even the Lord, 
'I the hope of their fathers. 



8 '■Remove out of the midst of Bab- 
ylon, and go forth out of the land of 
the Chaldeans, and be as the he goats 
before the flocks. 

9 IT ' For, lo, I will raise and cause 
to come up against Babylon an as- 
sembly of great nations from the north 
country : and they shall * set them- 
selves in array against her ; from 
thence she shall be taken : their ar- 
rows shall be as of a mighty H expert 
man ; "none shall return in vain. 

10 And Chaldea shall be a spoil: 
^ all that spoil her shall be satisfied, 
saith the Lord. 

11 >' Because ye were glad, because 
ye rejoiced, ye destroyers of mine 
heritage, because ye are grown +fat 
^ as the heifer at grass, and n bellow 
as bulls ; 

12 Your mother shall be sore con- 
founded ; she that bare you shall be 
ashamed : behold, the hindermost of 
the nations shall be a wilderness, a 
dry land, and a desert. 

13 Because of the wrath of the 
Lord it shall not be inhabited, ^ but 
it shall be wholly desolate : '' every one 
that goeth by Babylon shall be as- 
tonished, and hiss at all her plagues. 

14 "^ Put yourselves in array against 
Babylon round about : all ye ^ that 
bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no 
arrows : for she hath sinned against 
the Lord. 

15 Shout against her round about: 
she hath ^ given her hand : her founda- 
tions are fallen, ^her walls are thrown 
down : for ^it is the vengeance of the 
Lord : take vengeance upon her; ^as 
she hath done, do unto her. 

10 Cut off the sower from Babylon, 
and him that handleth the " sickle in 
the time of harv^est : for fear of the 
oppressing sword ' they shall turn ev- 
ery one to his people, and they shall 
flee every" one to his own land. 

17 "il Israel is '^a scattered sheep; 
' the lions have driven him away : 
first " the king of Assyria hath de- 
voured him ; and last this ° Nebu- 
chadrezzar king of Babylon hath bro- 
ken his bones. 

18 Therefore thus saith the Lord of 
hosts, the God of Israel ; Behold, I 
will punish the king of Babylon and 
his land, as I have punished the king 
of Assyria. 

19 °And I will bring Israel again to 
his habitation, and he shall feed on 
Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall 
be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and 
Gilead. 

20 In those days, and in that time, 
saith the Lord, p the iniquity of Israel 
shall be sought for, and there shall be 



17 



B. C. 595. 



r Is. 48. 20. 

ch. 51.6, 45. 

Zech. 2. 6. 7. 

Rev. 18. 4. 
s ch. 15. 14. & 

51. 27. ver. 

3,41. 

t ver. 14, 29. 



II Or, de- 
stroyer. 
u 2 Sam. 1. 22. 

X Rev. 17. 16. 



y Is. 47. 6. 

t Heb. hig, or, 

corpulent. 
II Or, neigh as 

steeds. 
z Hos. 10. 11. 



a ch. 25. 12. 
b ch. 49. 17. 



c ver. 9. ch. 

51. 2. 
d ch. 49. 35. 

ver. 29. 



el Chr.29.24. 

2 Chr. 30. 8. 

Lam. 5. 6. 

Ez. 17. 18. 
f ch. 51. 58. 
gch. 51.6, 11. 
hPs.137. 8. 

ver. 29. Rev. 

18. 6. 
II Or, scythe. 



i Is. 13. 14. 
ch. 51. 9. 



k ver. 6. 
1 ch. 2. 15. 

m 2 Kings 17. 

6. 
n 2 Kings 24. 

10, 14. 



o Is. 65. 10. 
ch. 33. 12. 
Ez. 34. 13, 14. 



P ch. 31. 34. 



Bahylort's destruction. 



JEREMIAH. 



and IsraeVs restoration. 



B. C. 595. 



H Or, of the 
rebels. 

H Or, Visita- 
tion. 

r Ez. 23. 23. 

s See 2 Sam. 
16.11. 
2 Kings 18. 
25. 2 Chr.36. 
23. Is. 10. 6. 
& 44. 28. & 
48. 14. ch. 34. 
22. 

t ch. 51. 54. 

u Is. 14. 6. ch. 
51. 20. 



X ch. 51. 8, 31, 
39, 57. Dan. 
5. 30, 31. 



y Is. 13. 5. 



t Heb.from 
the end. 



II Or, tread 
her. 



z Ps. 22. 12. 
Is. 34. 7. ch. 
46. 21. 



ich. 48.44. 
ver. 31. 



b ch. 51. 10, 
11. 



ver. 14. 



d ver. 15. ch. 

51. 56. Rev. 

18.6. 
e Is. 47, 10. 



f ch. 49. 26. &, 
51.4. 



t Heb. pride. 
e ver. 27. 



t Heb. pride. 
h ch. 21. 14. 



none ; and the sins of Judah, and 
they shall not be found : for I will 
pardon them i whom I reserve. 

21 1[ Go up against the land II of Mer- 
athaim, even against it, and against 
the inhabitants of ' II Pekod : waste 
and utterly destroy after them, saith 
the Lord, and do 'according to all 
that I have commanded thee. 

22 ' A sound of battle is in the land, 
and of great destruction. 

23 How is "the hammer of the whole 
earth cut asunder and broken ! how is 
Babylon become a desolation among 
the nations ! 

24 I have laid a snare for thee, and 
thou art also taken, Babylon, ^ and 
thou wast not aware : thou art found, 
and also caught, because thou hast 
striven against the Lord. 

25 The Lord hath opened his ar- 
moury, and hath brought forth ^the 
weapons of his indignation : for this 
is the work of the Lord God of hosts 
in the land of the Chaldeans. 

26 Come against her t from the ut- 
most border, open her storehouses : 
II cast her up as heaps, and destroy 
her utterly : let nothing of her be 
left. 

27 Slay all her ^ bullocks ; let them 
go down to the slaughter : woe unto 
them! for their day is come, the 
time of ^ their visitation. 

28 The voice of them that flee and 
escape out of the land of Babylon, ^to 
declare in Zion the vengeance of the 
Lord our God, the vengeance of his 
temple. 

29 Call together the archers against 
Babylon : " all ye that bend the bow, 
camp against it round about ; let none 
thereof escape : '^ recompense her ac- 
cording to her work ; according to all 
that she hath done, do unto her : ^ for 
she hath been proud against the Lord, 
against the Holy One of Israel. 

30 ^ Therefore shall her young men 
fall in the streets, and all her men 
of war shall be cufc off in that day, 
saith the Lord. 

31 Behold, I am against thee, O thou 
tmost proud, saith the Lord God of 
hosts : for ^ thy day is come, the time 
that I will visit thee. 

32 And t the most proud shall stum- 
ble and fall, and none shall raise him 
up : and ^ I will kindle a fire in his 
cities, and it shall devour all round 
about him. 

33 IT Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
The children of Israel and the chil- 
dren of Judah were oppressed together : 
and all that took them captives held 
them fast ; they refused to let them 

^ 

718 



34 ' Their Redeemer is strong ; ^ The 
Lord of hosts is his name: he shall 
thoroughly plead their cause, that he 
may give rest to the land, and dis- 
quiet the inhabitants of Babylon. 

35 IT A sword is upon the Chaldeans, 
saith the Lord, and upon the in- 
habitants of Babylon, and ^ upon her 
princes, and upon ™her wise men. 

36 A sword is ° upon the H liars ; 
and they shall dote : a sword is upon 
her mighty men ; and they shall be 
dismayed. 

37 A sword is upon their horses, and 
upon their chariots, and upon all ° the 
mingled people that are in the midst 
of her ; and p they shall become as 
women : a sword is upon her treas- 
ures ; and they shall be robbed. 

38 1 A drought is upon her waters ; 
and they shall be dried up : for it is 
the land of " graven images, and they 
are mad upon their idols. 

39 ' Therefore the wild beasts of the 
desert with the wild beasts of the 
islands shall dwell there, and the owls 
shall dwell therein : * and it shall be 
no more inhabited for ever ; neither 
shall it be dwelt in from generation 
to generation. 

40 " As God overthrew Sodom and 
Gomorrah and the neighbour cities 
thereof, saith the Lord ; so shall no 
man abide there, neither shall any 
son of man dwell therein. 

41 ^Behold, a people shall come 
from the north, and a great nation, 
and many kings shall be raised up 
from the coasts of the earth. 

42 ^They shall hold the bow and 
the lance : ^ they are cruel, and will 
not shew mercy : * their voice shall 
roar like the sea, and they shall ride 
upon horses, every one put in array, 
like a man to the battle, against thee, 
O daughter of Babylon. 

43 The king of Babylon hath heard 
the report of them, and his hands 
waxed feeble : ^ anguish took hold of 
him, and pangs as of a woman in 
travail. 

44 "^ Behold, he shall come up like 
a lion from the swelling of Jordan 
unto the habitation of the strong : 
but I will make them suddenly run 
away from her : and who is a chosen 
man, that I may appoint over her? 
for who is like me? and who will 
II appoint me the time 1 and ^ who is 
that shepherd that will stand before 
me? 

45 Therefore hear ye ^the counsel 
of the Lord, that he hath taken 
against Babylon ; and his purposes, 
that he hath purposed against the 
land of the Chaldeans : Surely the 



Utter destruction to 



JEREMIAH. 



come upon Babylon. 



B.C. 



f Rev, 18. 9. 



t Heb. heart. 

a 2 Kings 19. 
7. ch. 4. 11. 
b ch. 15. 7. 

c ch. 50. 14. 



e ch. 50. 21. 



f ch. 49. 26. & 
50. 30, 37. 



? ch. 50. 8. 
Rev. 18. 4. 

h ch. 50. 15, 
28. 
i ch. 25. 14. 

k Rev. 17. 4. 
1 Rev. 14. 8. 

m ch. 25. 16. 

n Is. 21. 9. 

Rev. 14. 8. &. 

18.2. 
o ch. 48. 20. 

Rev. 18. 9, 

11, 19. 
P ch. 46. 11. 



qls. 13. 14. 
ch. 50. 16. 
r Rev. 18. 5. 



sPs. 37. I 



u ch. 46. 4. 
t Heb. pure. 

X Is. 13. 17. 
ver. 28. 

y ch. 50. 45. 
z ch. 50. 28. 



a Nah. 2. 1. &. 
3.14. 



least of the flock shall draw them 
out : surely he shall make their hab- 
itation desolate with them. 

46 f At the noise of the taking of 
Babylon the earth is moved, and the 
cry is heard among the nations. 

CHAPTER LI. 

Utter destruction to come upon Babylon fcrr her cruel- 
ties to Israel. 59 Her perpetual desolation typified 
by. the book cast into the Euphrates. 

THUS saith the Lord ; Behold, 
I will raise up against Babylon, 
and against them that dwell in the 
t midst of them that rise up against 
me, ^ a destroying wind ; 

2 And will send unto Babylon ^ fan- 
ners, that shall fan her, and shall 
empty her land : " for in the day of 
trouble they shall be against her 
round about. 

3 Against him that bendeth "^let 
the archer bend his bow, and against 
him that lifteth himself up in his 
brigandine : and spare ye not her 
young men ; * destroy ye utterly all 
her host. 

4 Thus the slain shall fall in the 
land of the Chaldeans, ^ and they that 
are thrust through in her streets. 

5 For Israel hath not been forsaken, 
nor Judah of his God, of the Lord 
of hosts ; though their land was filled 
with sin against the Holy One of 
Israel. 

6 » Flee out of the midst of Babylon, 
and deliver every man his soul : be not 
cut ol!' in her iniquity; for ^this is 
the time of the Lord's vengeance ; 'he 
will render unto her a recompense. 

7 '^Babylon hath been a golden cup 
in the Lord's hand, that made all 
the earth drunken : ' the nations have 
drunken of her wine ; therefore the 
nations "are mad. 

8 Babylon is suddenly "fallen and 
destroyed : " howl for her ; p take 
balm for her pain, if so be she may 
be healed. 

9 We would have healed Babylon, 
but she is not healed : forsake her, 
and "^let us go every one into his own 
country : ""for her judgment reacheth 
unto heaven, and is lifted up even to 
the skies. 

10 The Lord hath ^brought forth 
our righteousness : come, and let us 
' declare in Zion the work of the Lord 
our God. 

11" Make t bright the arrows ; gath- 
er the shields : "" the Lord hath raised 
up the spirit of the kings of the Medes : 
yfor his device is against Babylon, to 
destroy it ; because it is '■ the ven- 
geance of the Lord, the vengeance 
of his temple. 

12 * Set up the standard upon the 



walls of Babylon, make the watch 
strong, set up the watchmen, prepare 
the t ambushes : for the Lord hath 
both devised and done that which 
he spake against the inhabitants of 
Babylon. 

13 ^ O thou that dwellest upon many 
waters, abundant in treasures, thine 
end is come, and the measure of thy 
covetousness. 

14 ''The Lord of hosts hath sworn 
t by himself, saying, Surely I will fill 
thee with men, ''as with caterpillars; 
and they shall t lift ^ up a shout against 
thee. 

15 ^He hath made the earth by his 
power, he hath established the world 
by his wisdom, and ^hath stretched 
out the heaven by his understanding. 

16 ^ When he uttereth his voice, 
there is a II multitude of waters in the 
heavens ; and ' he causeth the vapours 
to ascend from the ends of the earth : 
he maketh lightnings with rain, and 
bringeth forth the wind out of his 
treasures. 

17 "^ Every man His brutish by his 
knowledge ; every founder is con- 
founded by the graven image : ' for 
his molten image is falsehood, and 
there is no breath in them. 

18 "" They are vanity, the work of 
errors : in the time of their visitation 
they shall perish. 

19 "The portion of Jacob is not like 
them ; for he is the former of all things : 
and Israel is the rod of his inheritance ; 
The Lord of hosts is his name. 

20 °Thou a?-t my battle axe and 
weapons of war : for II with thee will 
I break in pieces the nations, and 
with thee will I destroy kingdoms ; 

21 xind with thee will I break in 
pieces the horse and his rider; and 
with thee will I break in pieces the 
chariot and his rider ; 

22 With thee also will I break in 
pieces man and woman ; and with 
thee will I break in pieces ^old and 
young ; and with thee will 1 break 
in pieces the young man and the 
maid ; 

23 I will also break in pieces with 
thee the shepherd and his flock ; and 
with thee will I break in pieces the 
husbandman and his yoke of oxen ; 
and with thee will I break in pieces 
captains and rulers. 

24 1 And I will render unto Babylon 
and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea 
all their evil that they have done in 
Zion in your sight, saith the Lord. 

25 Behold, I am against thee, '^ 
destroying mountain, saith the Lord, 
which destroyest all the earth : and I 
will stretch out mine hand upon thee, 

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Utter destruction to 



JEREMIAH. 



come upon Babylon. 



B. C. 595. 



s Rev. 8. 8. 

t ch. 50. 40. 

t Heb. ever- 
lasting deso- 
lations. 

u Is. 13. 2. 



X ch. 25. 14. 
y ch. 50. 41. 



I cli. 50. 13, 39, 
40. ver. 43. 



b [s. 19. 16. 

ch. 48. 41. & 

.50. 37. 
c Lam. 2. 9. 

Am. 1. 5. 

Nah. 3. 13. 
d ch. 50. 24. 



f Is. 21. 10. 

Am. 1. 3. 

Mic. 4. 13. 
g Is. 41. 15. 

Hab. 3. 12. 
11 Or, in the 

time that he 

thresheth her. 
h Is. 17. 5. &.C. 

Hos. G. 11. 

Joels. 13. 

P^ev. 14. 15, 

18. 
i ch. 50. 17. 



t Heb. My vi- 
olercce. 

II Or, remain- 
der. 

t Heb. inhab- 
itress. 



k ch. 50. 34. 
1 ch. 50. 38. 



m Is. 13. 22. 
ch. 50. 39. 
Rev. 18. 2. 

ach. 25.9, 18. 



II Or, shake 
themselves. 



and roll thee down from the rocks, 
' and will make thee a burnt mountain. 

26 And they shall not take of thee 
a stone for a corner, nor a stone for 
foundations ; ' but thou shalt be t des- 
olate for ever, saith the Lord. 

27 ''Set ye up a standard in the 
land, blow the trumpet among the 
nations, ^prepare the nations against 
her, call together against her J' the 
kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ash- 
chenaz ; appoint a captain against 
her ; cause the horses to come up as 
the rough caterpillars. 

28 Prepare against her the nations 
with ^the kings of the Medes, the cap- 
tains thereof, and all the rulers there- 
of, and all the land of his dominion. 

29 And the land shall tremble and 
sorrow : for every purpose of the Lord 
shall be performed against Babylon, 
^ to make the land of Babylon a deso- 
lation without an inhabitant. 

30 The mighty men of Babylon have 
forborne to fight, they have remained 
in their holds : their might hath fail- 
ed ; ^ they became as women : they 
have burned her dwellingplaces ; '^ her 
bars are broken. 

31 "^One post shall run to meet an- 
other, and one messenger to meet an- 
other, to shew the king of Babylon 
that his city is taken at ojie end, 

32 And that ^ the passages are stop- 
ped, and the reeds they have burned 
with fire, and the men of war are af- 
frighted. 

33 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of Israel ; The daughter of 
Babylon is ^ like a threshingfloor, ^ il it 
is time to thresh her : yet a little 
while, ^ and the time of her harvest 
shall come. 

34 Nebuchadrezzar the king of Bab- 
ylon hath ' devoured me, he hath 
crushed me, he hath made me an 
empty vessel, he hath swallowed me 
up like a dragon, he hath filled his 
belly with my delicates, he hath cast 
me out. 

35 tThe violence done to me and to 
my II flesh be upon Babylon, shall the 
t inhabitant of Zion say ; and My blood 
upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall 
Jerusalem say. 

36 Therefore thus saith the Lord ; 
Behold, ^ I will plead thy cause, and 
take vengeance for thee ; ^ and I will 
dry up her sea, and make her springs 
dry. 

37 ™ And Babylon shall become 
heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, 
"an astonishment, and a hissing, with- 
out an inhabitant. 

38 They shall roar together like lions : 
they shall !l yell as lions' whelps. 



"20 



39 In their heat I will make their 
feasts, and ° I will make them drunk- 
en, that they may rejoice, and sleep 
a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith 
the Lord. 

40 I will bring them down like lambs 
to the slaughter, like rams with he 



41 How is P Sheshach taken ! and 
how is '1 the praise of the whole earth 
surprised ! how is Babylon become an 
astonishment among the nations ! 

42 ""The sea is come up upon Bab- 
ylon : she is covered with the multi- 
tude of the waves thereof. 

43 'Her cities are a desolation, a dry 
land, and a wilderness, a land wherein 
no man dwelleth, neither doth a?iy 
son of man pass thereby. 

44 *And I will punish Bel in Bab- 
ylon, and I will bring forth out of his 
mouth that which he hath swallowed 
up : and the nations shall not flow to- 
gether any more unto him; yea, "the 
wall of Babylon shall fall. 

45 "" My people, go ye out of the 
midst of her, and deliver ye every 
man his soul from the fierce anger of 
the Lord. 

46 And II lest your heart faint, and 
ye fear ^ for the rumour that shall be 
heard in the land ; a rumour shall 
both come one year, and after that in 
another year shall come a rumour, and 
violence in the land, ruler against 
ruler. 

47 Therefore, behold, the days come, 
that ^ I will t do judgment upon the 
graven images of Babylon: and her 
whole land shall be confounded, and 
all her slain shall fall in the midst of 
her. 

48 Then *the heaven and the earth, 
and all that is therein, shall sing for 
Babylon : '' for the spoilers shall come 
unto her from the north, saith the 
Lord. 

49 11 As Babylon hath caused the slain 
of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall 
fall the slain of all H the earth. 

50 '^ Ye that have escaped the sword, 
go away, stand not still : remember 
the Lord afar off, and let Jerusalem 
come into your mind. 

51 '^ We are confounded, because 
we have heard reproach : shame hath 
covered our faces ; for strangers are 
come into the sanctuaries of the Lord's 
house. 

52 Wherefore, behold, the days come, 
saith the liORD, ® that I will do judg- 
ment upon her graven images : and 
through all her land the wounded 
shall groan. 

53 f Though Babylon should mount 
up to heaven, and though she should 



Her ruin perpetual. 



JEREMIAH. 



Jerusalem besieged. 



B. C. 595. 



h Ps. 94. 1. 

ch. 50. 29. 
ver. 24. 



(1 Or, prince of 
Menucha, or, 
chief cham- 
berkiin. 



a 2 Kings 24. 
18. 



t Heb. reign- 
ed. 



fortify the height of her strength, yet 
from me shall spoilers come unto her, 
saith the Lord. 

54 ^ A sound of a cry cometh from 
Babylon, and great destruction from 
the land of the Chaldeans : 

55 Because the Lord hath spoiled 
Babylon, and destroyed out of her the 
great voice ; when her waves do roar 
like great waters, a noise of their voice 
is uttered ; 

56 Because the spoiler is come up- 
on her, even upon Babylon, and her 
mighty men are taken, every one of 
their bows is broken : ^for the Lord 
God of recompenses shall surely re- 
quite. 

57 'And I will make drunk her 
princes, and her wise men, her cap- 
tains, and her rulers, and her mighty 
men : and they shall sleep a perpetual 
sleep, and not wake, saith ^ the King, 
whose name is The Lord of hosts. 

58 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
II ' The broad walls of Babylon shall 
be utterly li broken, and her high 
gates shall be burned with fire ; and 
'"the people shall labour in vain, and 
the folk in the fire, and they shall be 
weary. 

59 *f The word which Jeremiah the 
prophet commanded Seraiah the son 
of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when 
he went H with Zedekiah the king of 
Judah into Babylon in the fourth year 
of his reign. And this Seraiah was a 
II quiet prince. 

60 So Jeremiah wrote in a book all 
the evil that should come upon Bab- 
ylon, even all these words that are 
written against Babylon. 

61 And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, 
When thou comest to Babylon, and 
shalt see, and shalt read all these 
words ; 

62 Then shalt thou say, Lord, 
thou hast spoken against this place, 
to cut it off, that "none shall remain 
in it, neither man nor beast, but that 
it shall be t desolate for ever. 

63 And it shall be, when thou hast 
made an end of reading this book, ° that 
thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast 
it into the midst of Euphrates : 

64 And thou shalt say. Thus shall 
Babylon sink, and shall not rise from 
the evil that 1 will bring upon her : 
Pand they shall be weary. Thus far 
are the words of Jeremiah. 

CHAPTER LIL 

Zedekiah rebelleth. 4 Jerusalem is besieged and ta- 
ken. 8 Zedekiah' s sons are killed, and his own eyes 
put out. 12 Nebuzar-adan spoileth and burneth the 
temple and city. 24 He carrieth away the captives. 
31 Evil-merodach advanceth Jehoiachin. 

ZEDEKIAH was ^'one and twenty 
years old when he t began to reign, 



and he reigned eleven years in Jeru- 
salem. And his mother's name was 
Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of 
Libnah. 

2 And he did that which was evil in 
the eyes of the Lord, according to all 
that Jehoiakim had done. 

3 For through the anger of the Lord 
it came to pass in Jerusalem and Ju- 
dah, till he had cast them out from 
his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled 
against the king of Babylon. 

4 IT And it came to pass in the ''ninth 
year of his reign, in the tenth month, 
in the tenth day of the month, that 
Nebuchadrezzar king of Baby Ion came, 
he and all his army, against Jerusalem, 
and pitched against it, and built forts 
against it round about. 

5 So the city was besieged unto the 
eleventh year of king Zedekiah. 

6 And in the fourth month, in the 
ninth day of the month, the famine 
was sore in the city, so that there 
was no bread for the people of the 
land. 

7 Then the city was broken up, and 
all the men of war fled, and went forth 
out of the city by night by the way of 
the gate between the two walls, which 
was by the king's garden ; (now the 
Chaldeans ivere by the city round 
about ;) and they went by the way 
of the plain. 

8 1 But the army of the Chaldeans 
pursued after the king, and overtook 
Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; 
and all his army was scattered from 
him. 

9 *=Then they took the king, and 
carried him up unto the king of 
Babylon to Riblah in the land of 
Hamath ; where he gave judgment 
upon him. 

10 <^And the king of Babylon slew 
the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes : 
he slew also all the princes of Judah 
in Riblah. 

11 Then he tput out the eyes of 
Zedekiah ; and the king of Babylon 
bound him in II chains, and carried 
him to Babylon, and put him in t pris- 
on till the day of his death. 

12 1 ^ Now in the fifth month, in the 
tenth day of the month, '^ which was 
the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrez- 
zar king of Babylon, ^came Nebuzar- 
adan, II captain of the guard, which 
t served the king of Babylon, into Je- 
rusalem, 

13 And burned the house of the 
Lord, and the king's house ; and all 
the houses of Jerusalem, and all the 
houses of the great men, burned he 
with fire : 

14 And all the army of the Chal- 



B. C. 599. 



590. 

> 2 Kings 25. 
1-27. ch. 39. 
1. Zech.8. 19. 



588. 



Ez. 12. 13. 



t Heb. blind- 
ed. 

II Or, fetters. 

t Heb. house 
of the wards. 



e Zech. 7. 5. & 
8. 19. 
f See ver. 29. 

g ch. 39 9. 

II Or, chief 
marshal. 
Heb. chief of 
the execution- 
ers, or, 
slaughter- 
men. And BO 
ver. 14, &c. 

t Heb. stood 
before. 



46 



721 



The temple plundered. 



JEREMIAH. 



The number of captives. 



B. C. 588. 



i ch. 27. 19. 
k See 1 Kings 

7. 15, 23, 27, 

50. 



I Ex. 27. 3. 
2 Kings 25. 
14, 15, 16. 

II Or, instru- 
ments to re- 
move the 
ashes. 

II Or, basins. 



II Or, censers. 



m 1 Kings 7. 
47. 


t Heb. their 
brass. 


n 1 Kings 7. 
15. 2 Kings 
25. 17. 2 Chr. 
3.15. 


t Heb. thread. 



o See 1 Kings 
7.20. 



p 2 Kings 25. 

18. 
q ch. 21. 1. & 

29. 25. 



deans, that were with the captain of 
the guard, brake down all the walls 
of Jerusalem round about. 

15 '' Then Nebuzar-adan the captain 
of the guard carried away captive 
certain of the poor of the people, and 
the residue of the people that remained 
in the city, and those that fell away, 
that fell to the king of Babylon, and 
the rest of the multitude. 

16 But Nebuzar-adan the captain of 
the guard left certain of the poor of 
the land for vinedressers and for hus- 
bandmen. 

1 7 ' Also the ^ pillars of brass that 
were in the house of the Lord, and 
the bases, and the brazen sea that was 
in the house of the Lord, the Chal- 
deans brake, and carried all the brass 
of them to Babylon. 

18 ' The caldrons also, and the H shov- 
els, and the snuffers, and the H bowls, 
and the spoons, and all the vessels of 
brass wherewith they ministered, took 
they away. 

19 And the basins, and the II firepans, 
and the bowls, and the caldrons, and 
the candlesticks, and the spoons, and 
the cups ; that which was of gold in 
gold, and that which was of silver in 
silver, took the captain of the guard 
away. 

20 The two pillars, one sea, and 
twelve brazen bulls that were under 
the bases, which king Solomon had 
made in the house of the Lord : '"t the 
brass of all these vessels was without 
weight. 

21 And concerning the "pillars, the 
height of one pillar was eighteen cu- 
bits ; and a t fillet of twelve cubits did 
compass it ; and the thickness thereof 
was four fingers : it was hollow. 

22 And a chapiter of brass was upon 
it ; and the height of one chapiter ivas 
five cubits, with network and pome- 
granates upon the chapiters round 
about, all o/brass. The second pillar 
also and the pomegranates were like 
unto these. 

23 And there w^ere ninety and six 
pomegranates on a side ; and ° all the 
pomegranates upon the network ivere 
a hundred round about. 

24 IF And P the captain of the guard 
took Seraiah the chief priest, '' and 



r32 



Zephaniah the second priest, and the 
three keepers of the t door : 

25 He took also out of the city a 
eunuch, which had the charge of the 
men of war ; and seven men of them 
that t were near the king's person, 
which were found in the city ; and 
the II principal scribe of the host, who 
mustered the people of the land ; and 
threescore men of the people of the 
land, that were found in the midst 
of the city. 

26 So Nebuzar-adan the captain of 
the guard took them, and brought 
them to the king of Babylon to Rib- 
lah. 

27 And the king of Babylon sraote 
them, and put them to death in Rib- 
lah in the land of Hamath. Thus 
Judah was carried away captive out 
of his own land. 

28 "■ This is the people whom Nebu- 
chadrezzar carried away captive : in 
the 'seventh year 'three thousand 
Jews and three and twenty : 

29 " In the eighteenth year of Nebu- 
chadrezzar he carried away captive 
from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty 
and two + persons : 

30 In the three and twentieth year 
of Nebuchadrezzar, Nebuzar-adan the 
captain of the guard carried away 
captive of the Jews seven hundred 
forty and five persons : all the persons 
ivere four thousand and six hundred. 

31 IT ^And it came to pass in the 
seven and thirtieth year of the cap- 
tivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, 
in the twelfth month, in the five and 
twentieth day of the month, that Evil- 
merodach king of Babylon, in the^r^^ 
year of his reign, >" lifted up the head 
of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and 
brought him forth out of prison, 

32 And spake t kindly unto him, and 
set his throne above the throne of the 
kings that ivere with him in Babylon, 

33 And changed his prison gar- 
ments : ^ and he did continually eat 
bread before him all the days of his 
life. 

34 And for his diet, there Avas a 
continual diet given him of the king 
of Babylon, t every day a portion un- 
til the day of his death, all the days 
of his life. 



k Jer. 30. 14, 
15. Dan. 9. 7, 
16. 



II Or, desira- 
ble, vsr. 10. 



m 1 Kings 8. 
46. 

t Heb. is be- 
come a re- 
moving, or, 
wandering. 

n Jer. 13. 22, 
26. Ez. 16. 
37. & 23. 29. 
Ho8. 2. 10. 

Deut. 32. 29, 

l8. 47. 7. 
p ver. 2, 17, 

21. 



THE 



LAMENTATIONS OF JEREMIAH. 



CHAPTER I. 

Tfie miserable condition of Jerusalem by reason of 
her sins. 12 She complaineth of her afflictions, 18 
and confesseth God's judgment to be just. 

HOW doth the city sit solitary, 
that was full of people ! ^ hoio 
is she become as a widow ! she that 
tvas great among the nations, and 
^princess among the provinces, how 
is she become tributary ! 

2 She "^weepeth sore in the ^ night, 
and her tears are on her cheeks : 
^ among all her lovers ^ she hath none 
to comfort her: all her friends have 
dealt treacherously with her, they 
are become her enemies, 

3 ^Judah is gone into captivity be- 
cause of affliction, and t because of 
great servitude : '^she dwelleth among 
the heathen, she findeth no rest : all 
her persecutors overtook her between 
the straits, 

4 The ways of Zion do mourn, be- 
cause none come to the solemn feasts : 
all her gates are desolate : her priests 
sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she 
is in bitterness, 

5 Her adversaries ' are the chief, her 
enemies prosper ; for the Lord hath 
afflicted her ''for the multitude of 
her transgressions : her ^ children are 
gone into captivity before the ene- 
my. 

6 And from the daughter of Zion all 
her beauty is departed : her princes 
are become like harts that find no 
pasture, and they are gone without 
strength before the pursuer. 

7 Jerusalem remembered in the days 
of her affliction and of her miseries 
all her H pleasant things that she had 
in the days of old, when her people 
fell into the hand of the enemy, and 
none did help her : the adversaries 
saw her, and did mock at her sab- 
baths. 

8 "" Jerusalem hath grievously sin- 
ned ; therefore she t is removed : all 
that honoured her despise her, be- 
cause " they have seen her nakedness : 
yea, she sigheth, and turneth back- 
ward, 

9 Her filthiness is in her skirts ; she 
° remembereth not her last end ; there- 
fore she came down wonderfully : Pshe 
had no comforter. O Lord, behold 



my affliction : for the enemy hath 
magnified himself. 

10 The adversary hath spread out 
his hand upon "lall her "pleasant 
things : for she hath seen that "" the 
heathen entered into her sanctuary, 
whom thou didst command thatHhey 
should not enter into thy congrega- 
tion. 

11 All her people sigh, 'they seek 
bread ; they have given their pleas- 
ant things for meat H to relieve the 
soul : see, O Lord, and consider ; for 
I am become vile. 

12 ^ \^ Is it nothing to you, all ye 
that t pass by 1 behold, and see " if 
there be any sorrow like unto my sor- 
row, which is done unto me, where- 
with the Lord hath afflicted me in 
the day of his fierce anger. 

13 From above hath he sent fire into 
my bones, and it prevaileth against 
them : he hath '^spread a net for my 
feet, he hath turned me back : he 
hath made me desolate and faint all 
the day. 

14 yThe yoke of my transgressions 
is bound by his hand : they are 
wreathed, and come up upon my 
neck : he hath made my strength to 
fall, the Lord hath delivered me into 
their hands,/rom whom I am not able 
to rise up. 

15 The Lord hath trodden under 
foot all my mighty m-en in the midst 
of me : he hath called an assembly 
against me to crush my young men : 
^ the Lord hath trodden II the virgin, 
the daughter of Judah, as in a wine- 
press. 

16 For these things I weep ; "" mine 
eye, mine eye runneth down with 
water, because ^the comforter that 
should t relieve my soul is far from 
me : my children are desolate, be- 
cause the enemy prevailed. 

17 " Zion spreadeth forth her hands, 
and ^ there is none to comfort her : 
the Lord hath commanded concern- 
ing Jacob, that his adversaries should 
be round about him : Jerusalem is as 
a menstruous woman among them. 

18 IF The Lord is ''righteous ; for I 
have ^ rebelled against his t command- 
ment : hear, I pray you, all people, 
and behold my sorrow : my virgins 

723 



B.C. 

about 5J 



II Or, desira- 
ble. 

q ver. 7. 

rJer. 51.51. 

s Deut. 23. 3. 
Neh. 13. 1. 



t Jer. 38. 9. & 
52. 6. cli. 2. 
12. & 4. 4. 

II Or, to make 
the soul to 
come again. 

II Or, It is 

nothing. 
t Heh.passby 

the way ? 
u Dan. 9. 12. 



xEz. 12. 13. 

& 17. 20. 



y Deul. 28. 



z Ts. 63. 3. 

Rev. 14. 19, 
20. & 19. 15. 
II Or, the wine- 
press of the 
virgin, ifc. 

a Jer. 13. 17. 

& 14. 17. ch. 

2.18. 

b ver. 2, 9. 
t Heb. bring 

back. 



c Jer. 4. 31. 
d ver. 2, 9. 



e Neh. 9. 33. 

Dan. 9. 7, 14. 
f 1 Sam. 12. 

14, 15. 
t Heb. mouth. 



Zions chastisement. 



LAMENTATIONS. 



The prophet's lament. 



B.C. 

about 588. 



i Job 30. 27. 

Is. 16. 11. 

Jer. 4. 19. & 

48. 36. ch. 2. 

11. Hos. 11. 

8. 
k Deut. 32. 25. 

Ez. 7. 15. 



m Is. 13, &c. 
Jer. 46, &c. 

II Or, pro- 
claimed. 

a Vs. 109. 15. 



o ell. 5. 17. 



a. Matt. 11. 23. 

b 2 Sam. 1. 19. 

c 1 Chr. 28. 2. 
Ps. 99. 5. & 
132. 7. 



?r. 17, 21. 
. 3. 43. 



t Heb. 7nade 
to touch. 
e Fs. 89. 39. ■ 



I Ps. 74. 11. 
S Ps. 89. 46. 



h Is. 63. 10. 
ver. 5. 

^B.s.h. all the 
desirable of 
Hie eye. 

i Ez. 24. 25. 



fc ver. 4. Jer. 

SO. 14. 
12Kins:s25.9. 

Jer. 52. 13. 



ra Pa. 80. 12. 

&89. 40. Is. 

5. 5. 

II Or, hedge. 
n Is. 1. 8. 

o ch. 1. 4. 

Zeph. 3. 18. 



and my young men are gone into 
captivity. 

19 I called for my lovers, hut ^they 
deceived me : my priests and mine 
elders gave up the ghost in the city, 
^ while they sought their meat to re- 
lieve their souls. 

20 Behold, O Lord ; for I am in 
distress : my ' bowels are troubled ; 
mine heart is turned within me ; for 
I have grievously rebelled : ^ abroad 
the sword bereaveth, at home there is 
as death. 

21 They have heard that I sigh ; 
' there is none to comfort me : all 
mine enemies have heard of my 
trouble ; they are glad that thou hast 
done it: thou wilt bring "the day 
that thou hast n called, and they shall 
be like unto me. 

22 " Let all their wickedness come 
before thee ; and do unto them, as 
thou hast done unto me for all my 
transgressions : for my sighs are 
many, and ° my heart is faint. 

CHAPTER IL 

The chastisement of Zion is from the Lord. 11 The 
prophet's lamentation. 20 His complaint to God. 

HOW hath the Lord covered the 
daughter of Zion Avith a cloud 
in his anger, ^ and cast down from 
heaven unto the earth "^ the beauty of 
Israel, and remembered not ^ his foot- 
stool in the day of his anger ! 

2 The Lord hath swallowed up all 
the habitations of Jacob, ^ and hath 
not pitied : he hath thrown down in 
his wrath the strong holds of the 
daughter of Judah ; he hath + brought 
them down to the ground : ® he hath 
polluted the kingdom and the princes 
thereof. 

3 He hath cut off in his fierce an- 
ger all the horn of Israel : ^he hath 
drawn back his right hand from before 
the enemy, ^and he burned against 
Jacob like a flaming fire, which de- 
voureth round about. 

4 '^ He hath bent his bow like an en- 
emy : he stood with his right hand as 
an adversary, and slew t' all that were 
pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle 
of the daughter of Zion : he poured 
out his fury like fire. 

5 ^ The liOrd was as an enemy : he 
hath swallowed up Israel, ' he hath 
swallowed up all her palaces : he hath 
destroyed his strong holds, and hath 
increased in the daughter of Judah 
mourning and lamentation. 

6 And he hath violently "^ taken away 
his II tabernacle, ^ as if it were of a. gar- 
den ; he hath destroyed his places of 
the assembly : ° the Lord hath caused 
the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be 

724 



forgotten in Zion, and hath despised 
in the indignation of his anger the 
king and the priest. 

7 The Lord hath cast off his altar, 
he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he 
hath t given up into the hand of the 
enemy the walls of her palaces ; 
p they have made a noise in the house 
of the Lord, as in the day of a solemn 
feast. 

8 The Lord hath purposed to de- 
stroy the wall of the daughter of 
Zion : ^he hath stretched out a line, 
he hath not withdrawn his hand from 
t destroying : therefore he made the 
rampart and the wall to lament ; they 
languished together. 

9 Her gates are sunk into the ground ; 
he hath destroyed and '"broken her 
bars : * her king and her princes are 
among the Gentiles : * the law is no 
more; her "prophets also find no 
vision from the Lord. 

10 The elders of the daughter of 
Zion "^ sit upon the ground, and keep 
silence : they have ^cast up dust upon 
their heads ; they have ' girded them- 
selves with sackcloth : the virgins of 
Jerusalem hang down their heads to 
the ground. 

11 ^Mine eyes do fail with tears, 
''my bowels are troubled, ''my liver 
is poured upon the earth, for the de- 
struction of the daughter of my peo- 
ple ; because ^ the children and the 
sucklings H swoon in the streets of the 
city. 

12 They say to their mothers, Where 
is corn and wine ? when they swooned 
as the wounded in the streets of the 
city, when their soul was poured out 
into their mother's bosom. 

13 What thing shall I take to wit- 
ness for thee 1 ^ what thing shall I 
liken to thee, O daughter of Jeru- 
salem? what shall I equal to thee, 
that I may comfort thee, O virgin 
daughter of Zion? for thy breach 
is great like the sea: who can heal 
thee? 

14 Thy ^prophets have seen vain 
and foolish things for thee : and they 
have not ^ discovered thine iniquity, 
to turn away thy captivity ; but have 
seen for thee false burdens and causes 
of banishment. 

15 ^All that pass t by 'clap their 
hands at thee ; they hiss ^ and Avag 
their head at the daughter of Jerusa- 
lem, saying, Is this the city that men 
call ' The perfection of beauty, The 
joy of the whole earth ? 

16 " All thine enemies have opened 
their mouth against thee : they hiss 
and gnash the teeth : they say, " We 
have swallowed her up : certainly this 



His complaint to God. 



LAMENTATIONS. 



His hope in God's mercy. 



B.C. 

about 588. 

Ps. 35. 21. 
P Lev. 26. 16, 

&,c. Deut.28. 

15, &c. 
q ver. 2. 

r Ps. 38. 16. & 
89. 42. 



s ver. 8. 
t Jar. 14. 17. 
ch. 1. 16. 



u Ps. 119. 147. 
i- Pfl. 62. 8. 



y ver. 11. 

z Is. 51. 20. 
cli. 4. 1. 
Nah. 3. 10. 

a Lev. 215. 29. 
Deut. 28. 53. 
Jer. 19. 9. 
cl). 4. 10. 
Ez. 5, 10. 

II Or, swad- 
dled with 
their hands ? 

b ch. 4. 13, 16 

c 2 Chr. 36. 
17. 



d ch. 8. 43. 



e Ps. 31. 13. 

Jer. 6. 25. k. 

46.5. 
f Hos. 9. 12, 

13. 



b Ps. 51. 8. 
Is. 38. 13. 
Jer. 50. 17. 



c Ps. 88. 5, 6. 
&L 143. 3. 

d Job 3. 23. t 
19.8. Hos. 2. 



e Job 30. 20. 
Ps. 22. 2. 



is the day that we looked for ; we 
have found, ° we have seen it. 

17 The Lord hath done that which 
he had p devised ; he hath fulfilled 
his word that he had commanded in 
the daj^s of old : '' he hath thrown 
down, and hath not pitied : and he 
hath caused thine enemy to '"rejoice 
over thee, he hath set up the horn 
of thine adversaries. 

18 Their heart cried unto the Lord, 

'wall of the daughter of Zion, ' let 
tears run down like a river day and 
night : give thyself no rest ; let not 
the apple of thine eye cease. 

19 Arise, "cry out in the night: in 
the beginning of the watches ^ pour 
out thine heart like water before the 
face of the Lord : lift up thy hands 
toward him for the life of thy young 
children, ^that faint for hunger ^in 
the top of every street. 

20 IT Behold, O Lord, and consider 
to whom thou hast done this. ^ Shall 
the women eat their fruit, and chil- 
dren II of a span long? ''shall the 
priest and the prophet be slain in the 
sanctuary of the Lord? 

21 " The young and the old lie on 
the ground in the streets : my virgins 
and my young men are fallen by the 
sword ; thou hast slain them in the 
day of thine anger ; ^ thou hast kill- 
ed, a7id not pitied. 

22 Thou hast called as in a solemn 
day ^ my terrors round about, so that 
in the day of the Lord's anger none 
escaped nor remained : ^ those that I 
have swaddled and brought up hath 
mine enemy consumed. 

CHAPTER in. 

The prophet heioaileth his own calamities. 21 He ac- 
knowledgeth the mercies of God. 37 His humble 
confession of sin. 55 He prayeth for deliverance, 
64 and for recompense upon his enemies. 

I AM the man that hath seen afflic- 
tion by the rod of his wrath. 

2 He hath led me, and brought me 
into darkness, but not into light. 

3 Surely against me is he turned ; 
he turneth his hand against me all 
the day. 

4 "^My flesh and my skin hath he 
made old ; he hath "^ broken my bones, 

5 He hath builded against me, and 
compassed me with gall and travail. 

6 '' He hath set me in dark places, 
as they that be dead of old. 

7 ^ He hath hedged me about, that 

1 cannot get out : he hath made my 
chain heavy. 

8 Also ^when I cry and shout, he 
shutteth out my prayer. 

9 He hath inclosed my ways with 
hewn stone ; he hath made my paths 
crooked. 



10 ^He ivas unto me as a bear ly- 
ing in wait, and as a lion in secret 
places. 

1 1 He hath turned aside my ways, 
and ^ pulled me in pieces : he hath 
made me desolate. 

12 He hath bent his bow, and ^ set 
me as a mark for the arrow. 

13 He hath caused 'the t arrows of 
his quiver to enter into my reins. 

14 I was a "^ derision to all my 
people ; and • their song all the 
day. 

15 " He hath filled me with t bitter- 
ness, he hath made me drunken with 
wormwood. 

16 He hath also broken my teeth 
" with gravel stones, he hath II cover- 
ed me with ashes. 

17 And thou hast removed my soul 
far oflf from peace : I forgat t pros- 
perity. 

18 ° And I said. My strength and my 
hope is perished from the Lord : 

19 II Remembering mine affliction and 
my misery, f the wormwood and the 
gall. 

20 My soul hath them still in re- 
membrance, and is t humbled in me. 

21 IF This I t recall to my mind, 
therefore have I hope. 

22 "^It is of the Lord's mercies that 
we are not consumed, because his 
compassions fail not. 

23 They are new ■■ every morning : 
great is thy faithfulness. 

24 The Lord is my * portion, saith 
my soul ; therefore will I hope in 
him. 

25 The Lord is good unto them 
that ' wait for him, to the soul that 
seeketh him. 

26 It is good that a man should both 
hope " and quietly wait for the salva- 
tion of the Lord. 

27 "" It is good for a man that he 
bear the yoke in his youth. 

28 y He sitteth alone and keepeth 
silence, because he hath borne it up- 
on him. 

29 ^ He putteth his mouth in the 
dust ; if so be there may be hope. 

30 ^ He giveth his cheek to him that 
smiteth him : he is filled full with 
reproach. 

31 ^For the Lord will not cast oflf 
for ever : 

32 But though he cause grief, yet 
will he have compassion according to 
the multitude of his mercies. 

33 For = he doth not afflict t willingly, 
nor grieve the children of men. 

34 To crush under his feet all the 
prisoners of the earth, 

35 To turn aside the right of a man 
before the face of H the Most High, 

725 



B.C. 

about 588. 



f Job 10. 16. 

Is. 38. 13. 

Hos. 5. 14. &, 

13. 7, 8. 
g Hos. 0. 1. 
h Job 7. 20. & 

16.12. P8..'y!. 

2. 

t Heb. sons. 
i Job 6. 4. 

k Jer. 20. 7. 

1 Job 30. 9. 

Ps. 69. 12. 

ver. 63. 
t Heb. hitter- 

nesscs. 
m Jer. 9. 15. 



n Prov. 20. 17 
II Or, rolled 

me in the 

ashes. 



t Heb. good. 



II Or, Remem- 
ber. 
P Jer. 9. 15. 



t Heb. bou-ed. 

t Heb. make 
to retur?! to 
my heart. 

q Mai. 3. 6. 



8 Ps. 16. 5. & 
73. 26. & 1 19. 
57. Jer. 10. 
16. 



t Ps. 130. 6. 
Is. 30. 18. 
Mic. 7. 7. 



X Ps. 94. 12. &. 
119. 71. 



y Jer. 15. 17. 
ch. 2. 10. 



z Job 42. 1 



a Is. 50. 6. 
Matt. 5. 39. 



c Ez.33. 11. 

Heb. 12. 10. 
t Heb. /row 

his heart. 



II Or, a su- 
perior. 



A confession of sin. 



LAMENTATIONS. 



Zion^s changed estate. 



B.C. 

about 58S. 



II Or, seeth not. 
d Hab. 1. 13. 
e Ps. 33. 9. 



f Job 2. 10. 

Is. 45. 7. 

Am. 3. 6. 
II Or. murmur, 
g Piov. 19. 3. 
h Mic. 7. 9. 



i Ps. 86. 4. 
k Dan. 9. 5. 

lch.2.2,17,21. 

m ver. 8. 

II 1 Cor, 4. 13. 



P Is. 24. 17. 

Jer. 48. 43. 
q Is. 51. 19. 
r Jer. 4. 19. & 

9. 1. & 14. 17. 

ch. 2. 11. 

s Ps. 77. 2. 
ch. 1. 16. 



t Heb. my 

soul. 
II Or, more 

than all. 



u Ps. 35. 7, 19. 

& 69. 4. & 

109. 3. & 119. 

161. 
X Jer. 37. 16. 

fc 38. 6, 9, 10. 
y Dan. 6. 17. 
z Ps. 69. 2. & 

124. 4, 5. 
a Ps. 31. 22. 

Is. 33. 10, 11. 

ver. 18. 
b Ps. 130. 1. 

Jonah 2. 2. 
c Ps. 3. 4. &6. 

8. & 18. 6. & 

6G. 19. & 116. 

1. 
d James 4. 8. 

e Ps. 35. 1. 

Jer. 51. 36. 

f Ps.71. 23. 



? Ps. 9. 4. & 
35. 23. 



h Jer. 11. 19. 



36 To subvert a man in his cause, 
"" the Lord H approveth not. 

37 IF Who is he ^ ^Aa«^ saith, and it 
Cometh to pass, when the Lord com- 
mandeth it not ? 

38 Out of the mouth of the Most 
High proceedeth not ^ evil and good ? 

39 e Wherefore doth a living man 
II complain, ^a man for the punish- 
ment of his sins ? 

40 Let us search and try our ways, 
and turn again to the Lord. 

41 'Let us lift up our heart w^ith our 
hands unto God in the heavens. 

42 "^We have transgressed and have 
rebelled : thou hast not pardoned. 

43 Thou hast covered with anger, 
and persecuted us : Hhou hast slain, 
thou hast not pitied. 

44 Thou hast covered thyself with 
a cloud, "" that our prayer should not 
pass through. 

45 Thou hast made us as the "off- 
scouring and refuse in the midst of 
the people. 

46 "All our enemies have opened 
their mouths against us. 

47 PFear and a snare is come upon 
us, 1 desolation and destruction. 

48 ""Mine eye runneth down with 
rivers of water for the destruction of 
the daughter of my people. 

49 'Mine eye trickleth down, and 
ceaseth not, without any intermis- 
sion, 

50 Till the Lord * look down, and 
behold from heaven. 

51 Mine eye affecteth tmine heart, 
II because of all the daughters of my 
city. 

52 Mine enemies chased me sore, 
like a bird, " without cause. 

53 They have cut off my life ^in 
the dungeon, and ^ cast a stone upon 
me. 

54 ^ Waters flowed over mine head ; 
then ^ I said, I am cut off. 

55 T ''I called upon thy name, O 
Lord, out of the low dungeon. 

56 '^ Thou hast heard my voice : hide 
not thine ear at my breathing, at my 
cry. 

57 Thou ^ drewest near in the day 
that I called upon thee : thou saidst. 
Fear not. 

58 O liord, thou hast ^pleaded the 
causes of my soul ; ^thou hast re- 
deemed my life. 

59 O Lord, thou hast seen my 
wrong : ^ judge thou my cause. 

60 Thou hast seen all their ven- 
geance and all their ''imaginations 
against me. 

61 Thou hast heard their reproach, 
O Lord, and all their imaginations 
against me ; 

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62 The lips of those that rose up 
against me, and their device against 
me all the day. 

63 Behold their * sitting down, 
and their rising up ; ''I am their 
music. 

64 IF 'Render unto them a recom- 
pense, O Lord, according to the work 
of their hands. 

65 Give them n sorrow of heart, thy 
curse unto them. 

66 Persecute and destroy them in 
anger '"from under the "^ heavens of 
the Lord. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The prophet bewaileth the changed estate of Zion. 13 
Her sins the cause of her calamities. 17 Her de- 
spair of help. 21 Edom threatened, 22 and Zion 
comforted. 

HOW^ is the gold become dim ! how 
is the most fine gold changed ! 
the stones of the sanctuary are poured 
out *in the top of every street. 

2 The precious sons of Zion, com- 
parable to fine gold, how are they 
esteemed ''as earthen pitchers, the 
work of the hands of the potter ! 

3 Even the n sea monsters draw out 
the breast, they give suck to their 
young ones : the daughter of my 
people is become cruel, "^like the 
ostriches in the wilderness. 

4 ^ The tongue of the sucking child 
cleaveth to the roof of his mouth 
for thirst : ® the young children ask 
bread, and no man breaketh it unto 
them. 

5 They that did feed delicately are 
desolate in the streets : they that were 
brought up in scarlet ^embrace dung- 
hills. 

6 For the H punishment of the ini- 
quity of the daughter of my people 
is greater than the punishment of 
the sin of Sodom, that was s over- 
thrown as in a moment, and no hands 
stayed on her. 

7 Her Nazarites were purer than 
snow, they were whiter than milk, 
they were more ruddy in body than 
rubies, their polishing was of sap- 
phire : 

8 Their visage is t^ blacker than 
a coal ; they are not known in the 
streets : ' their skin cleaveth to their 
bones ; it is withered, it is become 
like a stick. 

9 They that ^e slain with the 
sword are better than they that be 
slain with hunger : for these +pine 
away, stricken through for want of 
the fruits of the field. 

10 ''The hands of the 'pitiful wo- 
men have sodden their own children : 
they were their "'meat in the de- 
struction of the daughter of my peo- 
pie. 



Cause of her troubles. 



LAMENTATIONS. 



Her hitter complaint. 



B.C. 

about 58S. 



n Jer. 7. 20. 
Deut. 32. 22. 
Jer, 21. 14. 



P Jer. 5. 31. & 

G. 13. & 14. 14. 

&. 23. 11, 21. 

Ez. 22. 26, 28. 

Zeph. 3, 4. 
q Matt. 23. ai, 

37. 

r Jer. 2. 34. 

II Or, in that 
they could not 
but touch. 

8 Num. 19. 16. 

II Or, ye pol- 
luted. 
t Lev. 13. 45. 



11 Or, face. 

Q cii. 5. 12. 



v.- 2 Kings 24. 
7. Is. 20. 5. 
fc SO. 6, 7. 
Jer. 37. 7. 
Ez. 29. 16. 

X 2 Kings 25. 
4,5. 



yEz. 7.2,3,6. 

Am. 8. 2. 
z Deut. 28. 49. 

Jer. 4. 13. 



a Gen. 2. 7. 

ch. 2. 9. 
b Jer. 52. 9. 

Ez. 12. 13. 

k. 19. 4. 8. 



thee captive 
for thy sins. 



11 The Lord hath accomplished his 
fury ; ° he hath poured out his fierce 
anger, and ° hath kindled a fire in 
Zion, and it hath devoured the found- 
ations thereof. 

12 Tlite kings of the earth, and all 
the inhabitants of the world, would 
not have believed that the adversary 
and the enemy should have entered 
into the gates of Jerusalem. 

13 % PFor the sins of her prophets, 
aiid the iniquities of her priests, ^that 
have shed the blood of the just in the 
midst of her, 

14 They have wandered as blind 
men in the streets, '"they have polluted 
themselves with blood, H'so that men 
could not touch their garments. 

15 They cried unto them. Depart 
ye ; II it is ' unclean ; depart, depart, 
touch not : when they fled away 
and wandered, they said among the 
heathen, They shall no more sojourn 
there. 

16 The II anger of the Lord hath 
divided them ; he will no more re- 
gard them : " they respected not the 
persons of the priests, they favoured 
not the elders. 

17 As for us, ^our eyes as yet failed 
for our vain help : in our watching 
we have watched for a nation that 
could not save us. 

18 ^They hunt our steps, that we 
cannot go in our streets : our end 
is near, our days are fulfilled ; for 
5" our end is come. 

19 Our persecutors are ^swifter than 
the eagles of the heaven : they pur- 
sued us upon the mountains, they 
laid wait for us in the wilderness. 

20 The ^breath of our nostrils, the 
anointed of the Lord, ''was taken in 
their pits, of whom we said. Under 
his shadow we shall live among the 
heathen. 

21 IT ''Rejoice and be glad, daugh- 
ter of Edom, that dwellest in the 
land of Uz ; "^ the cup also shall pass 
through unto thee ; thou shalt be 
drunken, and shalt make thyself 
naked. 

22 T ^ II The punishment of thine in- 
iquity is accomplished, daughter of 
Zion ; he will no more carry thee away 
into captivity : ^ he will visit thine in- 
iquity, daughter of Edom ; he will 
II discover thy sins. 



CHAPTER V. 

Zion's bitter complaint and prayer to God. 

REMEMBER, O Lord, what is 
come upon us : consider, and 
behold ''our reproach. 

2 '^ Our inheritance is turned to 
strangers, our houses to aliens. 

3 We are orphans and fatherless, 
our mothers are as widows. 

4 We have drunken our water for 
money ; our wood t is sold unto us. 

5 "^tOur necks are under persecu- 
tion : we labour, and have no rest. 

6 ^ We have given the hand ^ to the 
Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to 
be satisfied with bread. 

7 ^Our fathers have sinned, and ^are 
not; and we have borne their iniquities. 

8 ' Servants have ruled over us : 
there is none that doth deliver us out 
of their hand. 

9 W^e gat our bread with the peril 
of our lives, because of the sword of 
the wilderness. 

10 Our ^ skin was black like an oven, 
because of the H terrible famine. 

1 1 ' They ravished the women in 
Zion, and the maids in the cities of 
Judah. 

12 Princes are hanged up by their 
hand : ■" the faces of elders were not 
honoured. 

13 They took the young men "to 
grind, and the children fell under the 
wood. 

14 The elders have ceased from the 
gate, the young men from their music. 

15 The joy of our heart is ceased; 
our dance is turned into mourning. 

16 °tThe crown is fallen from our 
head : woe unto us, that we have 
sinned ! 

17 For this pquf heart is faint ; ifor 
these things our eyes are dim. 

18 Because of the mountain of Zion, 
which is desolate, the foxes walk 
upon it. 

19 Thou, Lord, 'remainest for 
ever ; ' thy throne from generation to 
generation. 

20 ' Wherefore dost thou forget us for 
ever, and forsake us + so long time ? 

21 "Turn thou us unto thee, O Lord, 
and we shall be turned ; renew our 
days as of old. 

22 II But thou hast utterly rejected 
us ; thou art very wroth against us. 

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t Heb. cap- 
tivity. 

a ver. 3. ch.3. 
15, 23. & 10. 

15, 20, 22. & 
4^3. 

b So Malt. 3. 

16. Acts 7. 
56. &, 10.11. 
Rev. 19. 11. 

c cb. 8. 3. 

t Heb. Jehez- 

kel. 
d 2 Kiiigs 24. 

12, 15. 
e 1 Kings 18. 

46. 2 Kingrs 

3. 15. ch. 3. 
14, 22. & 8. 1. 
& 40. 1. 

t Heb. catch- 
ing itself. 

f Jer. 23. 19. 
& 25. 32. 

S Jer. 1. 14. & 

4. 6. &. 6. 1. 

h Rev. 4. 6, 
&c. 

i ch. 10. 8, &c. 

k ver. 10. ch. 
10. 14, 21. 



t Heb. a 

straight foot. 



1 Dan. 10. 6. 
Rev. 1. 15. 
m ch. 10. 8, 21. 



THE BOOK 



o ver. 12. 
10. 11. 



P See Rev. 4. 
7. 

q Num. 2. 10. 
r Num. 2. 3. 
8 Num. 2. 18. 
t Num. 2. 25. 



n Or, divided 
above. 



PROPHET EZEKIEL, 



CHAPTER I. 

The date of EzekiePs prophecy at Chebar. 4 His vis- 
ion of four living creatures, 15 of the four wheels, 
26 and of the glory of God. 

"IVTOW it came to pass in the thir- 
lyi tieth year, in the fourth month, 
in the fifth day of the month, as I 
ivas among the t captives ^by the 
river of Chebar, that ''the heavens 
were opened, and I saw '^ visions of 
God. 

2 In the fifth day of the month, 
w^hich was the fifth year of ^ king Je- 
hoiachin's captivity, 

3 The word of the Lord came ex- 
pressly unto tEzekiel the priest, the 
son of Buzi, in the land of the Chal- 
deans by the river Chebar ; and ^ the 
hand of the Lord was there upon 
him. 

4 IT And I looked, and, behold, ^a 
v/hirlwind came ^out of the north, 
a great cloud, and a fire t infolding 
itself, and a brightness was about it, 
and out of the midst thereof as the 
colour of amber, out of the midst of 
the fire. 

5 ^ Also out of the midst thereof came 
the likeness of four living creatures. 
And ' this was their appearance ; they 
had "^the likeness of a man. 

6 And every one had four faces, and 
every one had four wings. 

7 And their feet ivere t straight feet ; 
and the sole of their feet was like the 
sole of a calf's foot : and they spark- 
led ' like the colour of burnished brass. 

8 ""And they had the hands of a man 
under their wings on their four sides ; 
and they four had their faces and 
their wings. 

9 ° Their wings were joined one to 
another ; ° they turned not when they 
went ; they went every one straight 
forward. 

10 As for Pthe likeness of their faces, 
they four 'ihad the face of a man, 
"■ and the face of a lion, on the right 
side : "and they four had the face of 
an ox on the left side ; * they four 
also had the face of an eagle. 

11 Thus were their faces : and their 
wings were H stretched upward ; two 
wings of every one loere joined one 

728 



to another, and "two covered their 
bodies. 

12 And ^they went every one straight 
forward : ^ whither the spirit was to 
go, they went ; and ^ they turned not 
when they went. 

13 As for the likeness of the living 
creatures, their appearance was like 
burning coals of fire, ^and like the 
appearance of lamps : it went up and 
down among the living creatures ; and 
the fire was bright, and out of the 
fire went forth lightning. 

14 And the living creatures *'ran 
and returned "^ as the appearance of 
a flash of lightning. 

15 II Now as I beheld the living 
creatures, behold "^one wheel upon 
the earth by the living creatures, 
with his four faces. 

16 ^ The appearance of the wheels 
and their work was Hike unto the 
colour of a beryl : and they four had 
one likeness : and their appearance 
and their work was as it were a Avheel 
in the middle of a wheel. 

17 When they went, they went upon 
their four sides : ^ and they turned 
not when they went. 

18 As for their rings, they were so 
high that they were dreadful ; and 
their H rings %vere ^ full of eyes round 
about them four. 

19 And 'when the living creatures 
went, the wheels went by them : and 
when the living creatures were lifted 
up from the earth, the wheels were 
lifted up. 

20 ^ Whithersoever the spirit was to 
go, they went, thither was their spirit 
to go ; and the wheels were lifted up 
over against them : ^ for the spirit !l of 
the living creature was in the wheels. 

21 '"When those went, these went; 
and when those stood, these stood ; 
and when those were lifted up from 
the earth, the wheels were lifted up 
over against them : for the spirit H of 
the living creature was in the wheels. 

22 " And the likeness of the firma- 
ment upon the heads of the living 
creature was as the colour of the 
terrible crystal, stretched forth over 
their heads above. 



The iJroi)het''8 commission. 



EZEKIEL. 



The prophet encour 



B.C. 

about 595. 



o ch. 10. 5. 

P ch. 43. 2. 

Dan. 10. 6. 

Rev. 1. 15. 
q Job 37. 4, 5. 

Ps. 29. 3, 4. 

& 68. 33. 



r ch. 10. 1 
s Ex. 24. 10. 



t ch. 8. 2. 



u Rev. 4. S. & 
10. 1. 


X ch. 3. 23. & 
8.4. 


y ch. 3. 23. 
Dan. 8. 17. 
Acts 9. 4. 
Rev. 1. 17. 



a Dan. 10. 11. 
I) ch. 3. 24. 



t Heb. na- 
tions. 

c Jer. 3. 25. 
ch. 20. 18,21. 
30. 

t Heb. hard 
of face. 
<{ di. 3. 7. 



e ch. 3. 11, 26, 
27. 



f ch. 33. 33. 
ff Jer. 1. 8, 17, 

Luke 12. 4. 
h Is. 9. 18. 

Jer. 6. 28. 

Mic. 7. 4. 
II Or, rebels. 



23 And under the firmament were 
their wings straight, the one toward 
the other : every one had two, which 
covered on this side, and every one 
had two, which covered on that side, 
their bodies. 

24 ° And when they went, I heard 
the noise of their wings, Phke the 
noise of great waters, as ^ the voice 
of the Ahnighty, the voice of speech, 
as the noise of a host : when they 
stood, they let down their wings. 

25 And there was a voice from the 
firmament that loas over their heads, 
when they stood, and had let down 
their wings. 

26 IT "■ And above the firmament that 
was over their heads was the likeness 
of a throne, * as the appearance of a 
sapphire stone : and upon the likeness 
of the throne was the likeness as the 
appearance of a man above upon it. 

27 ' And I saw as the colour of am- 
ber, as the appearance of fire round 
about within it : from the appearance 
of his loins even upward, and from 
the appearance of his loins even down- 
ward, I saw as it were the appearance 
of fire, and it had brightness round 
about. 

28 " As the appearance of the bow 
that is in the cloud in the day of 
rain, so ivas the appearance of the 
brightness round about. ^This was 
the appearance of the likeness of the 
glory of the Lord. And when I saw 
it, y I fell upon my face, and I heard 
a voice of one that spake. 

CHAPTER II. 

Ezeldel's commission. 6 His instructions. 9 The roll 
of a hook spread before him. 

AND he said unto me, Son of man, 
^ stand upon thy feet, and I will 
speak unto thee. 

2 And ^ the spirit entered into me 
when he spake unto me, and set me 
upon my feet, that I heard him that 
spake unto me. 

3 And he said unto me. Son of man, 
I send thee to the children of Israel, 
to a rebellious t nation that hath re- 
belled against me : *= they and their 
fathers have transgressed against me, 
even unto this very day. 

4 ^ For they are t impudent children 
and stiflfhearted. I do send thee unto 
them ; and thou shalt say unto them. 
Thus saith the Lord God. 

5 ^ And they, whether they will 
hear, or whether they will forbear, 
(for they are a rebellious house,) yet 
f shall know that there hath been a 
prophet among them. 

6 H And thou, son of man, ^be not 
afraid of them, neither be afraid of 
their words, though H ^ briers and 



thorns be with thee, and thou dost 
dwell among scorpions : 'be not afraid 
of their words, nor be dismayed at 
their looks, ^ though they be a rebel- 
lious house. 

7 ' And thou shalt speak my words 
unto them, "" whether they will hear, 
or whether they will forbear : for they 
are t most rebellious. 

8 But thou, son of man, hear what 
I say unto thee ; Be not thou rebel- 
lious like that rebellious house : open 
thy mouth, and "eat that 1 give 
thee. 

9 1 And when I looked, behold, ° a 
hand ivas sent unto me ; and, lo, p a 
roll of a book was therein ; 

10 And he spread it before me ; and 
it was written within and without : 
and there ivas written therein lament- 
ations, and mourning, and woe. 

CHAPTER III. 

The prophet is commanded to eat the roll of the book- 
4 God encourageth him. 15 The office and duty of 
the prophet. 22 God shutteth and openeth the proph- 
et's mouth. 

MOREOVER he said unto me, 
Son of man, eat that thou find- 
est ; * eat this roll, and go speak unto 
the house of Israel. 

2 So I opened my mouth, and he 
caused me to eat that roll. 

3 And he said unto me, Son of man, 
cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy 
bowels with this roll that I give thee. 
Then did I '' eat it ; and it was in my 
mouth •= as honey for sweetness. 

4 IF And he said unto me, Son of 
man, go, get thee unto the house of 
Israel, and speak with my words unto 
them. 

5 For thou art not sent to a people 
t of a strange speech and of a hard 
language, but to the house of Israel ; 

6 Not to many people t of a strange 
speech and of a hard language, 
whose words thou canst not under- 
stand. II Surely, '^ had I sent thee to 
them, they would have hearkened 
unto thee. 

7 But the house of Israel will not 
hearken unto thee ; ^ for they will 
not hearken unto me : / for all the 
house of Israel are t impudent and 
hardhearted. 

8 Behold, I have made thy face 
strong against their faces, and thy 
forehead strong against their fore- 
heads. 

9 ^As an adamant harder than flint 
have I made thy forehead : ^ fear them 
not, neither be dismayed at their 
looks, though they be a rebellious 
house. 

10 Moreover he said unto me, Son 
of man, all my words that I shall 

729 



B.C. 

about 595. 



i ch. 3. 9. 

1 Pel. 3. 14. 
k ch. 3. 9, 26, 

27. 

1 Jer. 1. 7, 17. 
m ver. 5. 



t Heb. rebel- 
lion. 



ch. 8. 3. 
Jer. 1. 9. 
P ch. 3. 1. 



a ch. 2. 8, 9. 



b Rev. 10. 9. 

See Jer. 15. 

16. 
c Ps. 19. 10. &. 

119. 103. 



t Heb. deep of 
lip.andheavy 
of tongue; 
and so ver. 6. 

t Heb. deep of 
lip.andheavy 
of language. 

II Or, If I had 
sent thee, ^c, 
wotdd they 
not have 
hearkened 
unto thee ? 

d Matt. 11. 21, 
23. 

t Heb. stiff of 
forehead, and 
hard of heart. 

e John 15. 20. 

f ch. 2. 4. 



S Is. 50. 7. 

Jer. 1. 18. 

& 15. 20. 

Mic. 3. 8. 
h Jer. 1. 8, 17. 

ch. 2. 6. 



The 



duty of the prophet. 



EZEKIEL. 



The siege and su^ 



B. C. 595. 



i ch. 2. 5, 7. 
ver. 27, 



k ver. 14. ch. 
8. 3. See ] 
Kings 18. 12. 
2Kii]ts2.16. 
Acts 8. 39. 



t Heb. kissed. 



1 ver. 12. ch. 
8.3. 
t Heb. hitter. 

t Heb. hot 
anger. 

ni 2 Kings 3. 
15. ch. 1.3.& 
8. 1. & 37. 1. 



i> Job 2. 13. 
Ps, 137. 1. 



ch. 33. 7, 8, 

9. 
p Is. 52. 8. & 

5G. 10. & C2. 

G. Jer.6. 17. 



1 ch. 33. 6. 
John 8. 21, 
24. 



r Is. 49. 4, 5. 
Acts 20. 26. 

s ch. 18. 24. k 
33. 12, 13. 

t Heb. right- 
eousnesses. 



t ver. 14. ch. 
1.3. 



u ch. 8. 4. 



speak unto thee receive in thine heart, 
and hear with thine ears. 

11 And go, get thee to them of the 
captivity, unto the children of thy 
people, and speak unto them, and 
tell them, ' Thus saith the Lord God ; 
whether they will hear, or whether 
they wdll forbear. 

12 Then ''the spirit took me up, and 
I heard behind me a voice of a great 
rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory 
of the Lord from his place. 

13 / heard also the noise of the 
wings of the living creatures that 
t touched one another, and the noise 
of the wheels over against them, and 
a noise of a great rushing. 

14 So ^ the spirit lifted me up, and 
took me away, and I went t in bitter- 
ness, in the t heat of my spirit ; but 
™the hand of the Lord was strong 
upon me. 

15 f Then I came to them of the 
captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by 
the river of Chebar, and °I sat where 
they sat, and remained there astonish- 
ed among them seven days. 

16 And it came to pass at the end 
of seven days, that the word of the 
Lord came unto me, saying, 

17 °Son of man, I have made thee 
Pa watchman unto the house of Is- 
rael : therefore hear the word at mj 
mouth, and give them warning from 
me. 

18 When I say unto the wicked. 
Thou shalt surely die ; and thou 
givest him not warning, nor speakest 
to warn the wicked from his wicked 
way, to save his life ; the same wick- 
ed man i shall die in his iniquity ; 
but his blood will I require at thine 
hand. 

19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, 
and he turn not from his wickedness, 
nor from his wicked way, he shall 
die in his iniquity ; '"but thou hast 
delivered thy soul. 

20 Again, When a 'righteous ma?! 
doth turn from his t righteousness, 
and commit iniquity, and I lay a 
stumblingblock before him, he shall 
die : because thou hast not given him 
warning, he shall die in his sin, and 
his righteousness which he hath done 
shall not be remembered; but his 
blood will I require at thine hand. 

21 Nevertheless, if thou warn the 
righteous man, that the righteous sin 
not, and he doth not sin, he shall 
surely live, because he is warned ; 
also thou hast delivered thy soul. 

22 1" ^ And the hand of the Lord was 
there upon me ; and he said unto me. 
Arise, go forth "into the plain, and I 
will there talk with thee. 

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23 Then I arose, and went forth 
into the plain : and, behold, ^ the glory 
of the Lord stood there, as the glory 
which 1 5" saw by the river of Chebar : 
^ and I fell on my face. 

24 Then ^the spirit entered into me, 
and set me upon my feet, and spake 
with me, and said unto me, Go, shut 
thyself within thine house. 

25 But thou, O son of man, behold, 
^ they shall put bands upon thee, and 
shall bind thee with them, and thou 
shalt not go out among them : 

26 And "^I will make thy tongue 
cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that 
thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be 
to them ta reprover : '^for they are a 
rebellious house. 

27 ^But when I speak with thee, I 
will open thy mouth, and thou shalt 
say unto them, ^Thus saith the Lord 
God ; He that heareth, let him hear ; 
and he that forbeareth, let him for- 
bear : s for they are a rebellious 
house. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The siege of Jerusalem pr^gured, and the punishment 
to he inflicted on the inhabitants. 9 The severity of 
the famine typified. 

THOU also, son of man, take thee 
a tile, and lay it before thee, and 
portray upon it the city, even Jerusa- 
lem : 

2 And lay siege against it, and build 
a fort against it, and cast a mount 
against it ; set the camp also against 
it, and set II battering rams against it 
round about. 

3 Moreover take thou unto thee II an 
iron pan, and set it /or a wall of iron 
between thee and the city : and set 
thy face against it, and it shall be 
besieged, and thou shalt lay siege 
against it. ^This shall be a sign to 
the house of Israel. 

4 Lie thou also upon thy left side, 
and lay the iniquity of the house 
of Israel upon it : according to the 
number of the days that thou shalt 
lie upon it thou shalt bear their 
iniquity. 

5 For I have laid upon thee the 
years of their iniquity, according to 
the number of the days, three hun- 
dred and ninety days : "^ so shalt thou 
bear the iniquity of the house of 
Israel. 

6 And when thou hast accomplished 
them, lie again on thy right side, and 
thou shalt bear the iniquity of the 
house of Judah forty days : I have 
appointed thee t each day for a year. 

7 Therefore thou shalt set th}?^ face 
toward the siege of Jerusalem, and 
thine arm shall he uncovered, and thou 
shalt prophesy against it. 



of Jerusalem typified. 



EZEKIEL. 



Her terrible punishment. 



B. C. 595. 



li Or, spdt. 



e Acts 10. 14. 



f Ex. 22. 31. 

Lev. 11.40. & 

17. 15. 
S Deut. 14. 3. 

li. 65. 4. 



h Lev. 26. 26. 

Ps. 105. 16. 

Is. 3. 1. ch. 5. 

16. & 14. 13. 
i ver. 10. ch. 

12. 19. 
k ver. 11. 



1 Lev. 26. 39. 
ch. 24. 23. 



594 



a See Lev. 21. 
5. Is. 7. 20. 
ch. 44. 20. 



b ver. 12. 
c ch. 4. 1. 

d Ch. 4. 8, 9. 



8 ° And, behold, I will lay bands 
upon thee, and thou shalt not turn 
thee tfrom one side to another, till 
thou hast ended the days of thy 
siege. 

9 IT Take thou also unto thee wheat, 
and barley, and beans, and lentiles, 
and millet, and II fitches, and put them 
in one vessel, and make thee bread 
thereof, according to the number of 
the days that thou shalt lie upon thy 
side ; three hundred and ninety days 
shalt thou eat thereof. 

10 And thy meat which thou shalt 
eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels 
a day : from time to time shalt thou 
eat it. 

11 Thou shalt drink also water by 
measure, the sixth part of a bin : from 
time to time shalt thou drink. 

13 And thou shalt eat it as barley 
cakes, and thou shalt bake it with 
dung that cometh out of man, in their 
sight. 

13 And the Lord said. Even thus 
'^ shall the children of Israel eat their 
defiled bread among the Gentiles, 
whither I will drive them. 

14 Then said I, ^Ah Lord God! 
behold, my soul hath not been pol- 
luted : for from my youth up even 
till now have I not eaten of ^ that 
which dieth of itself, or is torn in 
pieces ; neither came there s abomi- 
nable flesh into my mouth. 

15 Then he said unto me, Lo, I 
have given thee cow's dung for man's 
dung, and thou shalt prepare ihy 
bread therewith. 

16 Moreover he said unto me, Son 
of man, behold, I will break the ''staff 
of bread in Jerusalem : and they shall 
' eat bread by weight, and with care ; 
and they shall ^ drink water by meas- 
ure, and with astonishment : 

17 That they may want bread and 
water, and be astonished one with 
another, and ' consume away for their 
iniquity. 

CHAPTER V. 

Under the type of hair, are shewn the judgments of 
God upon Jerusalem for her rehellion. 

AND thou, son of man, take thee 
a sharp knife, take thee a bar- 
ber's razor, * and cause it to pass upon 
thine head and upon thy beard : then 
take thee balances to weigh, and di- 
vide the hair. 

2 ^ Thou shalt burn with fire a third 
part in the midst of ^ the city, when 
^ the days of the siege are fulfilled : 
and thou shalt take a third part, and 
smite about it with a knife : and a 
third part thou shalt scatter in the 
wind ; and I will draw out a sword 
after them. 



3 ^ Thou shalt also take thereof a 
few in number, and bind them in thy 
t skirts. 

4 Then take of them again, and 
^cast them into the midst of the fire, 
and burn them in the fire ; for thereof 
shall a fire come forth into all the 
house of Israel. 

5 IT Thus saith the Lord God ; This 
is Jerusalem : I have set it in the 
midst of the nations and countries 
that are round about her. 

6 And she hath changed my judg- 
ments into wickedness more than the 
nations, and my statutes more than 
the countries that are round about 
her : for they have refused my judg- 
ments and my statutes, they have not 
walked in them. 

7 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Because ye multiplied more 
than the nations that are round about 
you, and have not walked in my stat- 
utes, neither have kept my judg- 
ments, « neither have done according 
to the judgments of the nations that 
are round about you ; 

8 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Behold, I, even I, am against 
thee, and will execute judgments in 
the midst of thee in the sight of the 
nations. 

9 ^ And I will do in thee that which 
I have not done, and whereunto 1 
will not do any more the like, be- 
cause of all thine abominations. 

10 Therefore the fathers * shall eat 
the sons in the midst of thee, and the 
sons shall eat their fathers ; and I 
will execute judgments in thee, and 
the whole remnant of thee will I 
^ scatter into all the winds. 

11 Wherefore, as I live, saith the 
Lord God ; Surely, because thou hast 
'defiled my sanctuary with all thy 
™ detestable things, and with all thine 
abominations, therefore will I also 
diminish thee ; " neither shall mine 
eye spare, neither will I have any 
pity. 

12 IT ° A third part of thee shall die 
with the pestilence, and with famine 
shall they be consumed in the midst 
of thee : and a third part shall fall 
by the sword round about thee ; and 
Pi will scatter a third part into all 
the winds, and il will draw out a 
sword after them. 

13 Thus shall mine anger ""be ac- 
complished, and I will ^ cause my 
fury to rest upon them, 'and I will 
be comforted : " and they shall know 
that I the Lord have spoken it in my 
zeal, when I have accomplished my 
fury in them. 

14 Moreover ^I will make thee 

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B. C. 594. 



t Heb. wings. 
e Jer. 40. 6. & 

62. 16. 
f Jer. 41. 1, 2, 

&.C. & 44. 14. 



g Jer. 2.10, n. 
ch. 16. 47. 



h Lam. 4. 6. 
Dan. 9. 12. 
Am. 3. 2. 



J Lev. 26. 29. 
Deut. 28, 53. 
2 Kings 6. 29. 
Jer. 19. 9. 
Lam. 2. 20. 
& 4. 10. 



k ver. 12. 

Lev. 26. 33. 

Deut. 28. 64. 

ch. 12. 14. 

Zech. 2. 6. 
1 2 Chr. 36. 14. 

ch. 7. 20. & 8. 

5, &c. & 23. 

38. 

mch. 11. 2L 
n ch. 7. 4, 9. & 

8. 18. & 9. 10. 

See ver. 2. 
Jer. 15. 2. & 
21. 9. ch. 6. 
12. 



P Jer. 9. 16. 

ver. 2, 10. 

ch. 6. 8. 
q Lev. 26. 33. 

ver. 2. ch. 12. 

14. 
rLam. 4. 11. 

ch. 6. 12. & 7. 

8. 

8 ch. 21. 17. 
t Deut. 32. 36. 

Is. 1. 24. 
u ch. 36. 6. & 

38. 19. 
x Lev. 26. 31, 

32. Neh. 2. 

17. 



Judgments upon Israel 



EZEKIEL. 



/w their wickedness. 



B. C. 594 



y Deut. 28. 37. 
1 Kings 9. 7. 
Ps. 79. 4. 
.fer. 24. 9. 
Lam. 2. 15. 



a Deut. 32. 23, 
24. 



b Lev. 26. 26. 

ch. 4. 16, &. 

14. 13. 
c Lev. 26. 22, 

Deut. 32. 24. 

ch. 14. 21. & 

33. 27. & 34. 

25, 
d cb. 38, 22. 



a ch. 20. 46. & 
21. 2. & 25. 2. 
b ch. 36. 1. 



Lev, 26. 30, 



II Or, sun im- 
ages, and so 
ver. 6. 
a Lev. 26. 30, 
t Heb. give. 



e ver. 13, ch. 

7. 4, 9. & 11. 

10, 12. & 12. 

15. 
f Jer. 44. 28, 

ch. 5. 2, 12. & 

12, 16, & 14. 

22. 



waste, and a reproach among the na- 
tions that are round about thee, in the 
sight of all that pass by. 

15 So it shall be a ^ reproach and a 
taunt, an instruction and an astonish- 
ment unto the nations that are round 
about thee, when I shall execute 
judgments in thee in anger and in 
fury and in ^ furious rebukes. I the 
Lord have spoken it. 

16 When I shall ^send upon them 
the evil arrows of famine, which shall 
be for their destruction, and which I 
will send to destroy you : and I will 
increase the famine upon you, and 
will break your ^ staff of bread : 

17 So will I send upon you famine 
and " evil beasts, and they shall be- 
reave thee ; and <^ pestilence and blood 
shall pass through thee ; and I will 
bring the sword upon thee. I the 
Lord have spoken it. 

CHAPTER VL 

Judgments upon Israel for their idolatry. 8 A rem- 
nant to he left. 11 Great calamities threatened. 

AND the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, ^ set thy face toward 
the ''mountains of Israel, and prophe- 
sy against them, 

3 And say, Ye mountains of Israel, 
hear the word of the Lord God ; 
Thus saith the Lord God to the 
mountains and to the hills, to the 
rivers and to the valleys ; Behold, 
I, even I, will bring a sword upon 
you, and ° I will destroy your high 
places. 

4 And your altars shall be desolate, 
and your n images shall be broken : 
and ^ I will cast down your slain men 
before your idols. 

5 And I will tlay the dead carcasses 
of the children of Israel before their 
idols ; and I will scatter your bones 
round about your altars. 

6 In all your dwellingplaces the 
cities shall be laid waste, and the high 
places shall be desolate ; that your 
altars may be laid waste and made 
desolate, and your idols may be bro- 
ken and cease, and your images may 
be cut down, and your works may be 
abolished. 

7 And the slain shall fall in the 
midst of you, and '^ye shall know 
that I am the Lord. 

8 1" ^Yet will I leave a remnant, 
that ye may have some that shall 
escape the sword among the nations, 
when ye shall be scattered through 
the countries. 

9 And they that escape of you shall 
remember me among the nations 
whither they shall be carried captives, 

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because ^I am broken with their 
whorish heart, which hath departed 
from me, and ^ with their eyes, which 
go a whoring after their idols : and 
' they shall loathe themselves for the 
evils which they have committed in 
all their abominations. 

10 And they shall know that I am 
the Lord, and that I have not said 
in vain that I would do this evil unto 
them. 

11 IT Thus saith the Lord God; 
Smite "^with thine hand, and stamp 
with thy foot, and say, Alas for all 
the evil abominations of the house 
of Israel ! ^ for they shall fall by the 
sword, by the famine, and by the 
pestilence. 

12 He that is far off shall die of the 
pestilence ; and he that is near shall 
fall by the sword ; and he that re- 
maineth and is besieged shall die by 
the famine : ™ thus will I accomplish 
my fury upon them. 

13 Then ''shall ye know that I am 
the Lord, when their slain men shall 
be among their idols round about 
their altars, °upon every high hill, 
P in all the tops of the mountains, and 
^ under every gi-een tree, and under 
every thick oak, the place where 
they did offer sweet savour to all 
their idols. 

14 So will I '"stretch out my hand 
upon them, and make the land des- 
olate, yea, H more desolate than the 
wilderness toward ' Diblath, in all 
their habitations : and they shall know 
that I am the Lord. 

CHAPTER VII. 

The final desolation of Israel. 16 The mournful con- 
dition of them that escape. 20 The sanctuary to he 
spoiled. 23 Under the type of a chain, is shewn their 
miserable oppression. 

MOREOVER the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

2 Also, thou son of man, thus saith 
the Lord God unto the land of Israel ; 
^ An end, the end is come upon the 
four corners of the land. 

3 Now is the end come upon thee, 
and I will send mine anger upon thee, 
and ^ will judge thee according to thy 
ways, and will t recompense upon 
thee all thine abominations. 

4 And ^ mine eye shall not spare 
thee, neither will I have pity : but 
I will recompense thy ways upon 
thee, and thine abominations shall 
be in the midst of thee : "^and ye shall 
know that I am the Lord. 

5 Thus saith the Lord God ; An 
evil, an only evil, behold, is come. 

6 An end is come, the end is come : 
it twatcheth for thee; behold, it is 
come. 



The desolation of Israel. 



EZEKIEL. 



Their oppression typified. 



B. C. 594. 



e ver. 10. 

!| Or, echo. 
( ver. 12. 

Zeph. 1. 14, 

15. 
■S ch. 20. 8, 21. 

h ver. 3. 



t Heb. upon 
thee. 



in Jer. 6. 7. 



li Or, tumult. 
II Or, their 

tumultuous 

persons. 

n Jer. 16. 5, 6. 

ch. 24. 16, 22. 
ver. 7. 



t Heb. though 
their life 
were yet 
among the 



\\ Or, whose 
life ia in his 
iniquity. 

t Heb, his ini- 
quity. 



P Deut. 32. 25. 
Lam. 1. 20. 
ch. 5. 12. 



q ch. C. 8. 



r Is. 13. 7. 

Jer. 6. 24. 

ch. 21. 7. 
t Heb. go into 

water. 
s Is. 3. 24. k. 

15. 2, 3. Jer. 

48.37. Am. 

8. 10. 
t Ps. 55. 5. 

" Prov. 11. 4. 
Zeph. 1. 18. 

t Heb. for a 
separation, 
or, unclean- 
ness. 

n Or, because 
their iniquity 
is iheirstum- 
hlinghlock. 



I ^ The morning' is come unto thee, 
O thou that dwellest in the land : 
^ the time is come, the day of trouble 
is near, and not the n sounding again 
of the mountains. 

8 Now will I shortly ^pour out my 
fury^ upon thee, and accomplish mine 
anger upon thee: •'and I will judge 
thee according to thy ways, and will 
recompense thee for all thine abomi- 
nations. 

9 And 'mine eye shall not spare, 
neither will I have pity : I will rec- 
ompense t thee according to thy ways 
and thine abominations that are in 
the midst of thee ; ^ and ye shall know 
that I am the Lord that smiteth. 

10 Behold the day, behold, it is 
come : ' the morning is gone forth ; 
the rod hath blossomed, pride hath 
budded. 

II •" Violence is risen up into a rod 
of wickedness : none of them shall 
remain, nor of their II multitude, nor 
of any of n theirs : ° neither shall there 
be wailing for them. 

12 °The time is come, the day draw- 
eth near : let not the bu3rer rejoice, 
nor the seller mourn : for wrath is 
upon all the multitude thereof. 

13 For the seller shall not return to 
that which is sold, t although they 
were yet alive : for the vision is touch- 
ing the Avhole multitude thereof, which 
shall not return ; neither shall any 
strengthen himself II in + the iniquity 
of his life. 

14 They have blown the trumpet, 
even to make all ready ; but none 
goeth to the battle : for my wrath is 
upon all the multitude thereof. 

15 PThe sword is without, and the 
pestilence and the famine within : 
he that is in the field shall die with 
the sword ; and he that is in the city, 
famine and pestilence shall devour 
him. 

16 "iT But 1 they that escape of them 
shall escape, and shall be on the 
mountains like doves of the valleys, 
all of them mourning, every one for 
his iniquity. 

17 All "■ hands shall be feeble, and 
all knees shall t be weak as water. 

18 They shall also ^gird themselves 
with sackcloth, and * horror shall 
cover them ; and shame shall be upon 
all faces, and baldness upon all their 
heads. 

19 They shall cast their silver in 
the streets, and their gold shall be 
t removed : their " silver and their gold 
shall not be able to deliver them in 
the day of the wrath of the Lord : 
they shall not satisfy their souls, 
neither fill their bowels : H because 



it is *the stumblingblock of their ini- 
quity. 

20 1 As for the beauty of his orna- 
ment, he set it in majesty : ^but they 
made the images of their abomina- 
tions and of their detestable things 
therein : therefore have I H set it far 
from them. 

21 And I will give it into the hands 
of the strangers for a prey, and to the 
wicked of the earth jfor a spoil ; and 
they shall pollute it. 

22 My face will I turn also from 
them, and they shall pollute my secret 
place : for the II robbers shall enter 
into it, and defile it. 

23 t Make a chain : for ^ the land 
is full of bloody crimes, and the city 
is full of violence. 

24 Wherefore I will bring the worst 
of the heathen, and they shall possess 
their houses : I will also make the 
pomp of the strong to cease ; and 
II their holy places shall be defiled. 

25 t Destruction cometh ; and they 
shall seek peace, and there shall be 
none. 

26 ^ Mischief shall come upon mis- 
chief, and rumour shall be upon ru- 
mour ; ^ then shall they seek a vision 
of the prophet ; but the law shall 
perish from the priest, and counsel 
from the ancients. 

27 The king shall mourn, and the 
prince shall be clothed with deso- 
lation, and the hands of the people 
of the land shall be troubled : I will 
do unto them after their way, and 
t according to their deserts will I judge 
them ; *= and they shall know that I 
am the Lord. 

CHAPTER VIIL 

The prophet in a vision beholdeth the image of jealou- 
sy in the temple ,• 7 also the elders sacr^cing in the 
chamber of imagery, 13 women weeping for Tam- 
muz, 15 and men worshipping the sun. 17 God's 
wrath for their idolatry. 

AND it came to pass in the sixth 
year, in the sixth month, in the 
fifth day of the month, as I sat in 
mine house, and * the elders of Judah 
sat before me, that ^ the hand of the 
Lord God fell there upon me. 

2 •= Then I beheld, and lo a likeness 
as the appearance of fire : from the 
appearance of his loins even down- 
ward, fire : and from his loins even 
upward, as the appearance of bright- 
ness, "^as the colour of amber. 

3 And he ^put forth the form of a 
hand, and took me by a lock of mine 
head ; and ^ the spirit lifted me up 
between the earth and the heaven, 
and ^brought me in the visions of 
God to Jerusalem, to the door of the 
inner gate that looketh toward the 

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B. C. 594. 



X ch. 14. 3, 4. 
i. 44. 12. 
y Jer. 7. 30. 



II Or, made it 
unto them an 
unclean tiling. 



I Or, burglars. 



z 2 Kings 21. 
16. ch. 9. 9. &, 
11.6. 



11 Or, they 
shall inherit 
their holy 
places. 

t Heb. Cut- 
ting off. 

a Deut. 32. 23. 
Jer. 4. 20. 

b Ps. 74. 9. 
Lara. 2. 9. 
ch. 20. 1, 3. 



t Heb. with 
their judg- 
ments. 

c ver. 4. 



a ch. 14 
20. 1. 
3L 


. L& 
&33. 


b ch. 1 

22. 


3. &3. 


c ch. 1 


26,27. 


d ch. 1. 


4. 


e Dan. 


5.5. 


f ch. 3. 


14. 


g cb. 11. 1, 24. 
& 40. 2. 



The idolatry in Jerusalem. 



EZEKIEL. 



The godly to he preserved. 



h Jer. 7. 30. & 

32.34. ch. 3. 

11. 
i Deut. 32. 16, 

21. 
k ch. 1. 28. & 

3. 22, 23. 



m Joel 2. 17. 
a ch. 11. 1. 
o Jer. 2. 27. & 
32.33. 



north ; ^ where was the seat of the 
image of jealousy, which 'provoketh 
to jealousy. 

4 And, behold, the glory of the God 
of Israel was there, according to the 
A/ision that I "^ saw in the plain. 

5 IF Then said he unto me. Son of 
man, lift up thine eyes now the way 
toward the north. So I lifted up 
mine eyes the way toward the north, 
and behold northward at the gate of 
the altar this image of jealousy in the 
entry. 

6 He said furthermore unto me. Son 
of man, seest thou what they do? 
even the great abominations that the 
house of Israel committeth here, that 
I should go far off from my sanc- 
tuary? but turn thee yet again, and 
thou shalt see greater abominations. 

7 IF And he brought me to the door 
of the court ; and when I looked, 
behold a hole in the wall. 

8 Then said he unto me. Son of man, 
dig now in the wall : and when I had 
digged in the wall, behold a door. 

9 And he said unto me. Go in, and 
behold the wicked abominations that 
they do here. 

10 So I went in and saw ; and be- 
hold every form of creeping things, 
and abominable beasts, and all the 
idols of the house of Israel, portray- 
ed upon the wall round about. 

11 And there stood before them 
seventy men of the ancients of the 
house of Israel, and in the midst of 
them stood Jaazaniah the son of Sha- 
phan, with every man his censer in 
his hand ; and a thick cloud of in- 
cense went up. 

12 Then said he unto me. Son of 
man, hast thou seen what the ancients 
of the house of Israel do in the dark, 
every man in the chambers of his 
imagery? for they say, ^ The Lord 
seeth us not ; the Lord hath forsaken 
the earth. 

13 IF He said also unto me. Turn 
thee yet again, and thou shalt see 
greater abominations that they do. 

14 Then he brought me to the door 
of the gate of the Lord's house which 
was toward the north ; and, behold, 
there sat women weeping for Tam- 
muz. 

15 IF Then said he unto me. Hast 
thou seen this, son of man ? turn 
thee yet again, and thou shalt see 
greater abominations than these. 

16 And he brought me into the in- 
ner court of the Lord's house, and, 
behold, at the door of the temple of 
the Lord, ""between the porch and 
the altar, " were about five and twenty 
men, °with their backs toward the 

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temple of the Lord, and their faces 
toward the east ; and they worship- 
ped P the sun toward the east. 

17 IF Then he said unto me, Hast 
thou seen this, O son of man 1 II Is it 
a light thing to the house of Judah 
that they commit the abominations 
which they commit here? for they 
have 1 filled the land with violence, 
and have returned to provoke me to 
anger : and, lo, they put the branch 
to their nose. 

18 ■■ Therefore will I also deal in 
fury : mine 'eye shall not spare, nei- 
ther will I have pity : and though 
they ^ cry in mine ears with a loud 
voice, yet will I not hear them. 

CHAPTER IX. 

A vision typifying the preservation of some of the peo- 
ple, 5 and the destruction of the rest. 8 God will 
not he entreated for them. 

HE cried also in mine ears with 
a loud voice, saying. Cause them 
that have charge over the city to draw 
near, even every man with his de- 
stroying weapon in his hand. 

2 And, behold, six men came from 
the way of the higher gate, t which 
lieth toward the north, and every 
man t a slaughter weapon in his hand ; 
^ and one man among them was cloth- 
ed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn 
t by his side : and they went in, and 
stood beside the brazen altar. 

3 And ^ the glory of the God of Is- 
rael was gone up from the cherub, 
whereupon he was, to the threshold 
of the house. And he called to the 
man clothed with linen, which had 
the writer's inkhorn by his side ; 

4 And the Lord said unto him. Go 
through the midst of the city, through 
the midst of Jerusalem, and t set "^ a 
mark upon the foreheads of the men 
*that sigh and that cry for all the 
abominations that be done in the 
midst thereof 

5 IF And to the others he said in 
t mine hearing. Go ye after him 
through the city, and smite : ^ let not 
your eye spare, neither have ye pity : 

6 ^ Slay t utterly old andyoxxng, both 
maids, and little children, and wo- 
men : but ^ come not near any man 
upon whom is the mark ; and ^ begin 
at my sanctuary, ^ Then they began 
at the ancient men which were before 
the house. 

7 And he said unto them. Defile the 
house, and fill the courts with the 
slain : go ye forth. And they went 
forth, and slew in the city. 

8 IF And it came to pass, while they 
were slaying them, and I was left, 
that I ^ fell upon my face, and cried, 
and said, ' Ah Lord God ! wilt thou 



The vision of coals of fire. 



EZEKIEL. 



The vision of the cherubim. 



ch. 1.8. 
ver. 21. 



destroy all the residue of Israel in 
thy pouring out of thy fury upon Je- 
rusalem ? 

9 Then said he unto me, The iniqui- 
ty of the house of Israel and Judah 
is exceeding great, and •" the land is 
tfuU of blood, and the city full of 
II perverseness : for they say, " The 
Lord hath forsaken the earth, and 
° the Lord seeth not. 

10 And as for me also, mine Peye 
shall not spare, neither will I have 
pity, but 1 1 will recompense their 
way upon their head. 

11 And, behold, the man clothed 
with linen, which had the inkhorn by 
his side, t reported the matter, saying, 
I have done as thou hast commanded 
me. 

CHAPTER X. 

The vision of the coals of fire, to he scattered over the 
cily. 8 The vision of the cherubim. 

THEN I looked, and, behold, in the 
^firmament that was above the 
head of the cherubim there appeared 
over them as it were a sapphire stone, 
as the appearance of the likeness of a 
throne. 

2 ^ And he spake unto the man 
clothed with linen, and said. Go in 
between the wheels, even under the 
cherub, and fill t thine hand with 
" coals of fire from between the cher- 
ubim, and '* scatter them over the 
city. And he went in in my sight. 

3 Now the cherubim stood on the 
right side of the house, when the 
man went in ; and the cloud filled 
the inner court. 

4 ^ Then the glory of the Lord 
t went up from the cherub, and stood 
over the threshold of the house ; and 
^ the house was filled with the cloud, 
and the court was full of the bright- 
ness of the Lord's glory. 

5 And the ^ sound of the cherubim's 
wings was heard even to the outer 
court, as ^ the voice of the Almighty 
God when he speaketh. 

6 And it came to pass, that when 
he had commanded the man clothed 
with linen, saying. Take fire from 
between the wheels, from between 
the cherubim ; then he went in, and 
stood beside the wheels. 

7 And one cherub t stretched forth 
his hand from between the cherubim 
unto the fire that was between the 
cherubim, and took thereof and put 
it into the hands of him that was 
clothed with linen ; who took it, and 
went out. 

8 IF ' And there appeared in the 
cherubim the form of a man's hand 
under their wings. 

9 ^ And when I looked, behold the 



four wheels by the cherubim, one 
wheel by one cherub, and another 
wheel by another cherub : and the 
appearance of the wheels was as the 
colour of a ' beryl stone. 

10 And as for their appearances, 
they four had one likeness, as if a 
wheel had been in the midst of a 
wheel. 

11 "*When they went, they went 
upon their four sides ; they turned 
not as they went, but to the place 
whither the head looked they followed 
it ; they turned not as they went. 

12 And their whole tbody, and their 
backs, and their hands, and their 
wings, and "the wheels, were full of 
eyes round about, even the wheels 
that they four had. 

13 As for the wheels, H it was cried 
unto them in my hearing, O wheel. 

14 ° And every one had four faces : 
the first face was the face of a cherub, 
and the second face was the face of 
a man, and the third the face of a 
lion, and the fourth the face of an 
eagle. 

15 And the cherubim were lifted up. 
This is Pthe living creature that I saw 
by the river of Chebar. 

16 'I And when the cherubim went, 
the wheels went by them : and when 
the cherubim lifted up their wings 
to mount up from the earth, the same 
wheels also turned not from beside 
them. 

17 ""When they stood, these stood; 
and when they were lifted up, these 
lifted up themselves also: for the 
spirit II of the living creature was in 
them. 

18 Then Uhe glory of the Lord 
* departed from ofif the threshold of 
the house, and stood over the cher- 
ubim. 

19 And "the cherubim lifted up 
their wings, and mounted up from 
the earth in my sight : when they 
went out, the wheels also were beside 
them, and every one stood at the door 
of the east gate of the Lord's house ; 
and the glory of the God of Israel 
was over them above. 

20 "^ This is the living creature that 
I saw under the God of Israel ^ by 
the river of Chebar ; and I knew that 
they were the cherubim, 

21 ^ Every one had four faces apiece, 
and every one four wings ; * and the 
likeness of the hands of a man was 
under their wings. 

22 And ^ the likeness of their faces 
was the same faces which I saw by 
the river of Chebar, their appearances 
and themselves : " they went every 
one straight forward. 

735 



B. C. 594. 



1 ch. 1. 16. 



t TLeh.Jlesh. 
n ch. 1. 13. 



II Or, they 
were called in 
my hearing, 
wheel, or, 
galgal. 

o ch. 1. 6, 10. 



P ch. 1. 5. 
q ch. 1. 19. 



r ch. 1. 12, 20, 
21. 



II Or, of life. 

s ver. 4. 

t Hos. 9. 12. 



u ch. 11. 22. 



xch. 1. 22, 
ver. 15. 
y ch. 1. 1. 



z ch. 1. 6. 

ver. 14. 
a ch. 1. 8. 

ver. 8. 



' ch. 1. 10. 



c ch. 1, 12. 



The sin of the princes. 



EZEKIEL. 



A remnant to he saved. 



B. C. 594. 



a ch. 3. 12, 14. 

& 8. 3. ver. 

24. 

b ch. 10. 19. 
e See ch. 8. 

16. 



n Or, It is not 

for us to 

build houses 

near. 
d ch. 12. 22, 

27. 2 Pet. 3. 

4. 
e See Jer. 1. 

13. ch. 24. 3, 

&c. 
f ch. 2. 2. & 3. 

24. 



S ch. 7. 23. & 
22. 3, 4. 



h ch. 24. S, 6, 
10,11. Mic. 
3.3. 



^ ch. 5. 8. 



! 2 Kinoes 25. 

19,20,21. 

Jer. 39. 6. k. 

52. 10. 
a 1 King-B 8. 

65. 2 Kings 

14.25. 
n Ps. 9. 16. 

ch. 6. 7. & 13. 

9, 14, 21, 23. 
See ver. 3. 

P ver. 10. 
li Or, which 

have not 

walked. 
q Lev. 18. 3, 

24, &c. Deul. 

12.30.31. ch. 

8. 10, 14, IS. 



r ver. 1. 
5.5. 
a ch. 9. 8, 



Acts 



CHAPTER XL 

The presumption of the princes. 4 Their sin and 
punishment. 13 God^s gracious purpose in the chas- 
tisement of his people. 22 The glory of God leaveth 
the city. 24 The end of the vision. 

MOREOVER Hhe spirit lifted me 
up, and brought me unto '' the 
east gate of the Lord's house, which 
looketh eastward : and behold °at the 
door of the gate five and twenty men ; 
among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son 
of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Be- 
naiah, princes of the people. 

2 Then said he unto me, Son of 
man, these are the men that devise 
mischief, and give wicked counsel in 
this city : 

3 Which say, Wit is not ^near; let 
us build houses : ^ this citi/ is the cal- 
dron, and we be the flesh. 

4 1 Therefore prophesy against them, 
prophesy, son of man. 

5 And ^ the Spirit of the Lord fell 
upon me, and said unto me, Speak ; 
Thus saith the Lord ; Thus have ye 
said, O house of Israel : for I know 
the things that come into your mind, 
every ojie of them. 

6 ^ Ye have multiplied your slain 
in this city, and ye have filled the 
streets thereof with the slain. 

7 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; ^ Your slain whom ye have 
laid in the midst of it, they are the 
flesh, and this city is the caldron : 
' but I will bring you forth out of the 
midst of it. 

8 Ye have feared the sword ; and 
I will bring a sword upon you, saith 
the Lord God. 

9 And I will bring you out of 
the midst thereof, and deliver you 
into the hands of strangers, and 
■^will execute judgments among 
you. 

10 ^ Ye shall fall by the sword ; I 
will judge you in "^ the border of Is- 
rael ; "^ and ye shall know that I am 
the Lord. 

11 ° This city shall not be your cal- 
dron, neither shall ye be the flesh in 
the midst thereof; but I will judge 
you in the border of Israel : 

12 And Pye shall know that I am 
the Lord : H for ye have not walked 
in my statutes, neither executed my 
judgments, but "^ have done after the 
manners of the heathen that are round 
about you. 

13 IF And it came to pass, when I 
prophesied, that *■ Pelatiah the son of 
Benaiah died. Then 'fell I down 
upon my face, and cried with a loud 
voice, and said, Ah Lord God ! wilt 
thou make a full end of the remnant 
of Israel ? 

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14 Again the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

15 Son of man, thy brethren, even 
thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, 
and all the house of Israel wholly, 
are they unto whom the inhabitants 
of Jerusalem have said. Get you far 
from the Lord : unto us is this land 
given in possession. 

16 Therefore say. Thus saith the 
Lord God ; Although I have cast 
them far ofl' among the heathen, and 
although I have scattered them among 
the countries, * yet will I be to them 
as a little sanctuary in the countries 
where they shall come. 

17 Therefore say. Thus saith the 
Lord God ; "I will even gather you 
from the people, and assemble you 
out of the countries Avhere ye have 
been scattered, and I will give you 
the land of Israel. 

18 And they shall come thither, and 
^ they shall take away all the detest- 
able things thereof and all the abomi- 
nations thereof from thence. 

19 And y I will give them one heart, 
and I will put ^a new spirit within 
you ; and 1 will take ^ the stony 
heart out of their flesh, and will give 
them a heart of flesh : 

20 ^ That they may walk in my 
statutes, and keep mine ordinances, 
and do them : " and they shall be my 
people, and I will be their God. 

21 But as for them whose heart 
walketh after the heart of their de- 
testable things and their abominations, 
•^I will recompense their way upon 
their own heads, saith the Lord God. 

22 1" Then did the cherubim Mift 
up their wings, and the wheels be- 
side them ; and the glory of the God 
of Israel was over them above. 

23 And f the glory of the Lord went 
up from the midst of the city, and 
stood ^ upon the mountain ^ which is 
on the east side of the city. 

24 IF Afterwards * the spirit took me 
up, and brought me in a vision by 
the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to 
them pf the captivity. So the vision 
that I had seen went up from me. 

25 Then I spake unto them of the 
captivity all the things that the Lord 
had shewed me. 

CHAPTER XII. 

The prophet by the type of his removal sheweth the 
flight and captivity of Zedekiah. 17 The famine 
and consternation of the people during the siege 
typified. 21 Their presumption reproved. 26 7%<; 
prophecy to be speedily fulfilled. 

THE word of the Lord also came 
unto me, saying, 
2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the 
midst of ^ a relsellious house, which 
'' have eyes to see, and see not ; they 



Zedekialis captivity. 



EZEKIEL. 



Desolation of the land. 



B. C. 594. 



II Or, instru- 
ments. 



t Heb. as the 
goings forth 
of captivity. 

t Heb. Dig for 
thee. 



d Is. 8. 18. ch. 
4. 3. & 24. 24. 
ver. 11. 



t Heb. digged 
for me. 



i ch. 17. 12. 
24. 19. 



g Mai. 1. 1. 



t Heb. hy re- 
moving go 
into cajjtiv- 
ity. 

i 2 Kings 2.5. 
4, 5, 7. 

k Jer. 39. 1. 



1 Job 19. 6. 

Jer. 52. 9. 

Lam. 1. 13. 

ch. 17. 20. 
m 2 Kin^s 25. 

7. Jer. 62. 11. 

ch. 17. 16. 



n 2 Kings 25. 
4, 5. ch. 5. 10. 



o ch. 5. 2, 12. 



P Ps. 9. 16. 

ch. 6. 7, 14. & 

1 1. 10. ver. 16, 

20. 
q ch. 6. 8, 9, 

10. 
t Heb. men of 

number. 



have ears to hear, and hear not : '^ for 
they are a rebellious house. 

3 Therefore, thou son of man, pre- 
pare thee II stuff for removing, and 
remove by day in their sight ; and 
thou sh^lt remove from thy place to 
another place in their sight : it may 
be they will consider, though they 
be a rebellious house. 

4 Then shalt thou bring forth thy 
stuff by day in their sight, as stuff 
for removing : and thou shalt go forth 
at even in their sight, tas they that 
go forth into captivity. 

5 tDig thou through the wall in 
their sight, and carry out thereby. 

6 In their sight shalt thou bear it 
upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth 
in the twilight : thou shalt cover thy 
face, that thou see not the ground : 
'^for I have set thee /or a sign unto 
the house of Israel. 

7 And I did so as I was command- 
ed : I brought forth my stuff by day, 
as stuff for captivity, and in the even 
1 1 digged through the wall with mine 
hand ; I brought it forth in the twi- 
light, and I bare it upon my shoulder 
in their sight. 

8 IT And in the morning came the 
word of the Lord unto me, saying, 

9 Son of man, hath not the house 
of Israel, ^the rebellious house, said 
unto thee, ^ What doest thou 1 

10 Say thou unto them, Thus saith 
the Lord God; This ^burden con- 
cerneth the prince in, Jerusalem, and 
all the house of Israel that are among 
them. 

11 Say,^I «w your sign : like as I 
have done, so shall it be done unto 
them : t ' they shall remove and go 
into captivity. 

12 And "^the prince that is among 
them shall bear upon his shoulder in 
the twilight, and shall go forth : they 
shall dig through the wall to carry out 
thereby : he shall cover his face, that 
he see not the ground with his eyes. 

13 My ^net also will I spread upon 
him, and he shall be taken in my 
snare : and ™I will bring him to Bab- 
ylon to the land of the Chaldeans ; 
yet shall he not see it, though he 
shall die there. 

14 And ° I will scatter toward every 
wind all that are about him to help 
him, and all his bands ; and ° I will 
draw out the sword after them. 

15 PAnd they shall know that I am 
the Lord, when I shall scatter them 
among the nations, and disperse them 
in the countries. 

16 'J But I will leave ta few men of 
them from the sword, from the famine, 
and from the pestilence ; that they 



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may declare all their abominations 
among the heathen whither they 
come ; and they shall know that 1 
am the Lord. 

17 IF Moreover the word of the Lord 
came to me, saying, 

18 Son of man, '^eat thy bread with 
quaking, and drink thy water with 
trembling and with carefulness ; 

19 And say unto the people of the 
land, Thus saith the Lord God of the 
inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the 
land of Israel ; They shall eat their 
bread with carefulness, and drink their 
water with astonishment, that her 
land may ' be desolate from t all that 
is therein, 'because of the violence of 
all them that dwell therein. 

20 And the cities that are inhabited 
shall be laid waste, and the land shall 
be desolate ; and ye shall know that 
I am the Lord. 

21 IF And the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

22 Son of man, what is that proverb 
that ye have in the land of Israel, 
saying, "The days are prolonged, and 
every vision faileth 1 

23 Tell them therefore, Thus saith 
the Lord God ; I will make this prov- 
erb to cease, and they shall no more 
use it as a proverb in Israel ; but say 
unto them, ''The days are at hand, 
and the effect of every vision. 

24 For y there shall be no more any 
^vain vision nor flattering divination 
within the house of Israel. 

25 For I am the Lord : I will speak, 
and °- the word that I shall speak shall 
come to pass ; it shall be no more pro- 
longed : for in your days, O rebellious 
house, will I say the word, and will 
perform it, saith the Lord God. 

26 IT Again the word of the Lord 
came to me, saying, 

27 ^ Son of man, behold, they of the 
house of Israel say. The vision that 
he seeth is '^ for many days to come, and 
he prophesieth of the times that are 
far off. 

28 ^ Therefore say unto them. Thus 
saith the Lord God ; There shall none 
of my words be prolonged any more, 
but the word which I have spoken 
shall be done, saith the Lord God. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

Tlie sin and punishment of false prophets, 17 and of 
false prophetesses. 

AND the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 
2 Son of man, prophesy against the 
prophets of Israel that prophesy, and 
say thou unto ^tthem that prophesy 
out of their own '° hearts. Hear ye the 
word of the Lord ; 



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B. C. 594. 



3 Zecb. 7. 14. 
t Heb. the ful- 
ness thereof. 
t Ps. 107. 34. 



i ver. 27. 
ch. 11. 3. 
Am. 6. 3, 
2 Pet. 3. 4. 



X Joel 2. 1. 
Zeph. 1. 14. 



y ch. 13. 23. 
z Lam. 2. 14. 



a Is. 55. IL 
ver. 28. Dan. 
9. 12. Luke 
21. 33. 



b ver. 22. 
c 2 Pet. 3. 4. 

d ver. 23. 25. 



a ver. 17. 
b Jer. 14.14. 

& 23. 16, 2t). 
t Heb. them 

that are 

prophets out 

of their own 

hearts. 



The sin of lying prophets, 



EZEKIEL. 



and of false prophetesses. 



B.C. 594. 




11 Or, secret, 
or, council. 

( Ezra 2. 59. 
62. Neh. 7. 
5. Ps. 69.28. 

S ch. 20. 38. 

hch.n.10,12. 



i Jer. 6. 14. & 

8. 11. 



II Or, a slight 
wall. 



1 ch. 38. 22. 



m ver. 9, 21, 
23. ch. 14. 8. 



3 Thus saith the Lord God ; Woe 
unto the foolish prophets, that t fol- 
low their own spirit, H and have seen 
nothing ! 

4 Israel, thy prophets are ''like 
the foxes in the deserts. 

5 Ye ''have not gone up into the 
II gaps, neither t made up the hedge for 
the house of Israel to stand in the 
battle in the day of the Lord. 

6 ^ They have seen vanity and lying 
divination, saying. The Lord saith : 
and the Lord hath not sent them : 
and they have made others to hope 
that they would confirm the word. 

7 Have ye not seen a vain vision, and 
have ye not spoken a lying divination, 
whereas ye say. The Lord saith it; 
albeit I have not spoken % 

8 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Because ye have spoken vanity, 
and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am 
against you, saith the Lord God. 

9 And mine hand shall be upon the 
prophets that see vanity, and that 
divine lies : they shall not be in the 
II assembly of my people, '^ neither shall 
they be written in the writing of the 
house of Israel, ^neither shall they 
enter into the land of Israel ; ^ and ye 
shall know that I am the Lord God. 

10 IF Because, even because they have 
seduced my people, saying, ' Peace ; 
and there was no peace ; and one built 
up II a wall, and, lo, others ''daubed it 
with untempered mortar : 

1 1 Say unto them which daub it with 
untempered mortar, that it shall fall : 
' there shall be an overflowing shower ; 
and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall ; 
and a stormy wind shall rend it. 

12 Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall 
it not be said unto you, Where is the 
daubing wherewith ye have daubed it? 

13 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; I will even rend it with a 
stormy wind in my fury ; and there 
shall be an overflowing shower in 
mine anger, and great hailstones in 
my fury to consume it. 

14 So will I break down the wall 
that ye have daubed with untemper- 
ed mortar, and bring it down to the 
ground, so that the foundation there- 
of shall be discovered, and it shall 
fall, and ye shall be consumed in the 
midst thereof: ™and ye shall know 
that I am the Lord. 

15 Thus will I accomplish my wrath 
upon the wall, and upon them that 
have daubed it with untempered mor- 
tar, and will say unto you. The wall 
is no more, neither they that daubed 
it; 

16 Tg wit, the prophets of Israel 
which prophesy concerning Jerusa- 



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lem, and which ° see visions of peace 
for her, and there is no peace, saith 
the Lord God. 

17 1 Likewise, thou son of man, °set 
thy face against the daughters of thy 
people, P which prophesy out of their 
own heart ; and prophesy thou against 
them, 

18 And say. Thus saith the Lord God ; 
Woe to the women that sew pillows 
to all II armholes, and make kerchiefs 
upon the head of every stature to hunt 
souls ! Will ye ^ hunt the souls of 
my people, and will ye save the souls 
alive that come unto you ? 

19 And will ye pollute me among 
my people ""for handfuls of barley 
and for pieces of bread, to slay the 
souls that should not die, and to save 
the souls alive that should not live, 
by your lying to my people that hear 
your lies ? 

20 Wherefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Behold, I am against your pil- 
lows, wherewith ye there hunt the 
souls II to make them fly, and I will 
tear them from your arms, and will 
let the souls go, even the souls that ye 
hunt to make them fly. 

21 Your kerchiefs also will I tear, 
and deliver my people out of your 
hand, and they shall be no more in 
your hand to be hunted; *and ye 
shall know that I am the Lord. 

22 Because with lies ye have made 
the heart of the righteous sad, whom 
I have not made sad ; and ' strength- 
ened the hands of the wicked, that he 
should not return from his wicked 
way, II by promising him life ; 

23 Therefore " ye shall see no more 
vanity, nor divine divinations : for I 
will deliver my people out of your 
hand : ^ and ye shall know that I am 
the Lord. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

Idolaters in Israel rebuked, 6 and exhorted to repent. 
12 The certainty of Israel's punishment by famine, 
15 by noisome beasts, 17 by the sword, 19 and by 
pestilence. 22 A remnant to he left, and the reason 
thereof. 

THEN '^came certain of the elders 
of Israel unto me, and sat before 
me. 

2 And the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

3 Son of man, these men have set 
up their idols in their heart, and put 
^ the stumblingblock of their iniquity 
before their face : *= should I be in- 
quired of at all by them 1 

4 Therefore speak unto them, and 
say unto them. Thus saith the Lord 
God ; Every man of the house of Is- 
rael that setteth up his idols in his 
heart, and putteth the stumblingblock 



Israel exhorted to repent. 



EZEKIEL. 



A remnant are to he left. 



B.C. 

about 594. 



II Or, others. 



d Lev. 17. 10. 

& 20. 8, 5, 6. 

Jar. 44. 11. 

ch. 13. 7. 
e Num. 26. 10. 

Deut. 28. 37. 

ch. 5. 15. 
f ch. 6. 7. 
S 1 Kings 22. 

23. Job 12. 

16. Jer.4.10. 

2 Thess. 2. 

11. 



> 2 Pet. 2. 13. 



! ch. 11. 20. &. 
37. 27. 



k Lev. 26. 26. 
Is. 3. 1. ch. 
4. 16. & 5. 16. 



I Jer. 15. 1. 
ver. 16, 18, 
20. See Jer. 
7. 16. & 11. 
14. & 14. 11. 

m Prov. 11. 4. 

n Lev. 26. 22. 
ch. 5. 17. 

II Or. bereave. 



o ver. 14, 18, 

20. 
t Heb. in the 

midst of it. 



of his iniquity before his face, and 
Cometh to the prophet ; I the Lord 
will answer him that cometh, accord- 
ing to the multitude of his idols ; 

5 That I may take the house of Is- 
rael irr^their own heart, because they 
are all estranged from me through 
their idols, 

6 H Therefore say unto the house 
of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God ; 
Repent, and turn H yourselves from 
your idols ; and turn away your faces 
from all your abominations. 

7 For every one of the house of Is- 
rael, or of the stranger that sojourneth 
in Israel, which separateth himself 
from me, and setteth up his idols in 
his heart, and putteth the stumbling- 
block of his iniquity before his face, 
and cometh to a prophet to inquire of 
him concerning me ; I the Lord will 
answer him by myself: 

8 And ^ I will set my face against 
that man, and will make him a ^ sign 
and a proverb, and I will cut him oft' 
from the midst of my people ; ^ and 
ye shall know that I am the Lord. 

9 And if the prophet be deceived 
when he hath spoken a thing, I the 
Lord ^have deceived that prophet, 
and I will stretch out my hand upon 
him, and will destroy him from the 
midst of my people Israel. 

10 And they shall bear the punish- 
ment of their iniquity : the punish- 
ment of the prophet shall be even as 
the punishment of him that seeketh 
unto him; 

11 That the house of Israel may '^go 
no more astray from me, neither be 
polluted any more with all their 
transgressions ; ' but that they may 
be my people, and I may be their 
God, saith the Lord God. 

12 IF The word of the Lord came 
again to me, saying, 

13 Son of man, when the land sin- 
neth against me by trespassing griev- 
ously, then will I stretch out mine 
hand upon it, and will break the ^ staff" 
of the bread thereof, and will send 
famine upon it, and will cut off" man 
and beast from it : 

14 ' Though these three men, Noah, 
Daniel, and Job, were in it, they 
should deliver but their own souls 
""by their righteousness, saith the 
Lord God. 

15 IT If I cause "noisome beasts to 
pass through the land, and they H spoil 
it, so that it be desolate, that no man 
may pass through because of the 
beasts : 

16 "Though these three men were ^ in 
it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they 
shall deliver neither sons nor daugh- 



ters ; they only shall be delivered, but 
the land shall be desolate. 

17 H Or t/" Pi bring a sword upon 
that land, and say, Sword, go through 
the land ; so that I i cut off" man and 
beast from it : 

18 ''Though these three men loere 
in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, 
they shall deliver neither sons nor 
daughters, but they only shall be de- 
livered themselves. 

19 IT Or z/ 1 send ^a pestilence into 
that land, and 'pour out my fury 
upon it in blood, to cut off" from it 
man and beast : 

20 "Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, 
ivere in it, as I live, saith the Lord 
God, they shall deliver neither son 
nor daughter ; they shall but deliver 
their own souls by their righteousness. 

21 For thus saith the Lord God; 
II How much more when ^ I send my 
four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, 
the sword, and the famine, and the 
noisome beast, and the pestilence, to 
cut off from it man and beast 1 

22 IF y Yet, behold, therein shall be 
left a remnant that shall be brought 
forth, both sons and daughters : be- 
hold, they shall come forth unto you, 
and ^ye shall see their way and their 
doings : and ye shall be comforted con- 
cerning the evil that I have brought 
upon Jerusalem, even concerning all 
that I have brought upon it. 

23 And they shall comfort you, when 
ye see their ways and their doings : 
and ye shall know that I have not 
done =" without cause all that I have 
done in it, saith the Lord God. 

CHAPTER XV. 

As the vine branch isjit only for fuel, 6 so Jerusalem 
is fit only for destruction. 

AND the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man. What is the vine tree 
more than any tree, or than a branch 
which is among the trees of the forest? 

3 Shall wood be taken thereof to do 
any work? or will men take a pin of 
it to hang any vessel thereon ? 

4 Behold, ^it is cast into the fire for 
fuel ; the fire devoureth both the ends 
of it, and the midst of it is burned. 
t Is it meet for any work ? 

5 Behold, when it was whole, it was 
t meet for no work : how much less 
shall it be meet yet for any work, 
when the fire hath devoured it, and 
it is burned ? 

6 IT Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; As the vine tree among the 
trees of the forest, which I have given 
to the fire for fuel, so will I give the 
inhabitants of Jerusalem. 

7 And ^ I will set my face against 

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B.C. 

about 594. 



p Lev. 26. 25. 

ch. 5. 12. k. 

21. 3, 4. k. 29. 

8. k. 38. 21. 
q ch. 25. 13. 

Zeph. 1. 3. 
r ver. 14. 



s 2 Sam. 24. 

15. ch.38.22. 
t ch. 7. 8. 



u ver. 14. 



II Or, Also 

when. 
X ch. 5. 17. & 

33.27. 



y ch. 



2 ch. 20. 43. 



a Jer. 22. 



t Heb. Win 
it prosper ? 

t Heb. made 
fit. 



b Lev. 17. 10. 
ch. 14. 8. 



God's care for Jerusalem. 



EZEKIEL. 



The monstrous idolatry 




t Heb. tres- 
passed a tres- 
pass. 



594. 



s ell. 20. 4. & 
22. 2. & S3. 7, 



t Heb. cutting 
out, or, hab- 
itation. 

b ch. 21. 30. 

c ver. 45. 

(lHos.2.3. 



II Or, MiAea I 
looked upon 
thee. 



I! Or, trodden 
underfoot. 



e Ex. 1. 7. 
t Heb. waie 
thee a million. 



t Heb. or«a- 
Twenf of orna- 
ments. 



{ Ruth 3. 9. 



g: Ex. 19. 5. 
Jer. 2. 2. 



t Heb. 6Zood5. 



them ; ^ they shall go out from one 
fire, and another fire shall devour 
them; "''and ye shall know that I 
am the Lord, when I set my face 
against them. 

8 And I will make the land desolate, 
because they have t committed a tres- 
pass, saith the Lord God. 

CHAPTER XVL 

Under the similitude of an exposed, infant, is shewn 
the state of Jerusalem at first. 6 God's great good- 
ness towa7-ds her. 15 Her monstrous idolatry. 35 
Her grievous punishment. 44 She is more guilty 
than Sodom or Samaria. 60 Yet God will reviem- 
her his covenant with her. 

AGAIN the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, * cause Jerusalem to 
know her abominations, 

3 And say, Thus saith the Lord God 
unto Jerusalem ; Thy t birth ^ and thy 
nativity is of the land of Canaan ; " thy 
father was an Amorite, and thy moth- 
er a Hittite. 

4 And as for thy nativity, ''in the 
day thou wast born thy navel was 
not cut, neither wast thou washed 
in water II to supple thee ; thou wast 
not salted at all, nor swaddled at 
all. 

5 None eye pitied thee, to do any 
of these unto thee, to have compas- 
sion upon thee ; but thou wast cast 
out in the open field, to the loathing 
of thy person, in the day that thou 
wast born. 

6 t And when I passed by thee, and 
saw thee II polluted in thine own blood, 
I said unto thee when thou wast in 
thy blood. Live ; yea, I said unto 
thee when thou wast in thy blood, 
Live. 

7^1 have t caused thee to multiply 
as the bud of the field, and thou hast 
increased and waxen great, and thou 
art come to t excellent ornaments : thy 
breasts are fashioned, and thine hair 
is grown, whereas thou wast naked 
and bare. 

8 Now when I passed by thee, and 
looked upon thee, behold, thy time 
was the time of love ; ^ and I spread 
my skirt over thee, and covered thy 
nakedness : yea, I sware unto thee, 
and entered into a covenant with thee, 
saith the Lord God, and ^thou be- 
camest mine. 

9 Then washed I thee with water; 
yea, I thoroughly washed away thy 
t blood from thee, and I anointed thee 
with oil. 

10 I clothed thee also with broidered 
work, and shod thee with badgers' 
skin, and I girded thee about with 
fine linen, and I covered thee with 
silk. 

11 I decked thee also with orna- 

740 



ments, and I ''put bracelets upon thy 
hands, 'and a chain on thy neck. 

12 And I put a jewel on thy t fore- 
head, and earrings in thine ears, and 
a beautiful crown upon thine head. 

13 Thus wast thou decked with gold 
and silver ; and thy raiment was of 
fine linen, and silk, and broidered 
work ; ^ thou didst eat fine flour, and 
honey, and oil ; and thou wast ex- 
ceeding 'beautiful, and thou didst 
prosper into a kingdom. 

14 And ™thy renown went forth 
among the heathen for thy beauty ; 
for it was perfect through my come- 
liness, which I had put upon thee, 
saith the Lord God. 

15 IT ''But thou didst trust in thine 
own beauty, ° and playedst the harlot 
because of thy renown, and pouredst 
out thy fornications on every one that 
passed by ; his it was. 

16 PAnd of thy garments thou didst 
take, and deckedst thy high places 
with divers colours, and playedst the 
harlot thereupon : the like things shall 
not come, neither shall it be so. 

17 Thou hast also taken thy fair 
jewels of my gold and of my silver, 
which I had given thee, and madest 
to thyself images tof men, and didst 
commit whoredom with them, 

18 And tookest thy broidered gar- 
ments, and coveredst them : and thou 
hast set mine oil and mine incense 
before them. 

19 iMy meat also which I gave 
thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, 
wherewith I fed thee, thou hast even 
set it before them fort a sweet sa- 
vour : and thus it was, saith the Lord 
God. 

20 "■ Moreover thou hast taken thy 
sons and thy daughters, whom thou 
hast borne unto me, and these hast 
thou sacrificed unto them tto be de- 
voured. Is this of thy whoredoms a 
small matter, 

21 That thou hast slain my children, 
and delivered them to cause them to 
pass through the fire for them? 

22 And in all thine abominations 
and thy whoredoms thou hast not 
remembered the days of thy ' youth, 
' when thou wast naked and bare, and 
wast polluted in thy blood. 

23 And it came to pass after all thy 
wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee ! 
saith the Lord God,) 

24 That "thou hast also built unto 
thee an H eminent place, and ^hast 
made thee a high place in every 
street. 

25 Thou hast built thy high place 
y at every head of the way, and hast 
made th}'^ beauty to be abhorred, and 



of Jerusalem set forth. 



EZEKIEL. 



Her grievous punishment. 



B. C. 594. 



z ch. 8. 10, 14. 
& 20. 7, 8. k. 
23. 19. 20, 2i. 



a 2 Chr. 28. 18, 
19. ver. 57. 
11 Or, cities. 



\>2Kmga 16. 
7,10. 2 Chr. 
28.23. Jer.2. 
18,36. cli.23. 
12, &c. 



c ch. 23. 14, 
&C. 



II Or, In thy 
daughters is 
thine, <Vc. 

d ver. 24, 39. 



els. 30. 6. 
Hos. 8. 9. 
tHeb. bribest. 



f ver. 20. Jer. 
2.34. 


S Jer. 13. 22, 
26. Lam. 1. 
8. ch. 23. 9, 
10, 22, 29. 
Hos. 2. 10. &. 
8. 10. Nah. 3. 
5. 



hast opened thy feet to every one 
that passed by, and multiplied thy 
whoredoms. 

26 Thou hast also committed for- 
nication with ^ the Egyptians thy 
neighbours, great of flesh ; and hast 
increased thy whoredoms, to provoke 
me to anger. 

27 Behold, therefore I have stretch- 
ed out my hand over thee, and have 
diminished thine ordinary food, and 
delivered thee unto the will of them 
that hate thee, ^ the II daughters of the 
Philistines, which are ashamed of thy 
lewd way. 

28 '' Thou hast played the whore 
also with the Assyrians, because thou 
wast unsatiable ; yea, thou hast play- 
ed the harlot with them, and yet 
couldest not be satisfied. 

29 Thou hast moreover multiplied 
thy fornication in the land of Canaan 
" unto Chaldea ; and yet thou wast 
not satisfied herewith. 

30 How weak is thine heart, saith 
the Lord God, seeing thou doest all 
these things, the work of an imperious 
whorish woman ; 

31 II In that "^ thou buildest thine 
eminent place in the head of every 
way, and makest thine high place 
in every street ; and hast not been 
as a harlot, in that thou scornest 
hire ; 

32 But as a wife that committeth 
adultery, which taketh strangers in- 
stead of her husband ! 

33 They give gifts to all whores : 
but ^thou givest thy gifts to all thy 
lovers, and thirest them, that they 
may come unto thee on every side 
for thy whoredom. 

34 And the contrary is in thee 
from other women in thy whoredoms, 
whereas none folio weth thee to com- 
mit whoredoms : and in that thou 
givest a reward, and no reward is 
given unto thee, therefore thou art 
contrary. 

35 IT Wherefore, O harlot, hear the 
word of the Lord : 

36 Thus saith the Lord God ; Be- 
cause thy filthiness was poured out, 
and thy nakedness discovered through 
thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and 
with all the idols of thy abominations, 
and by ^ the blood of thy children, 
which thou didst give unto them ; 

37 Behold, therefore ^I will gather 
all thy lovers, with whom thou hast 
taken pleasure, and all them that thou 
hast loved, with all them that thou 
hast hated ; I will even gather them 
round about against thee, and will 
discover thy nakedness unto them, 
that they may see all thy nakedness. 



38 And I will judge thee, tas ^wo- 
men that break wedlock and ' shed 
blood are judged ; and I will give thee 
blood in fury and jealousy. 

39 And I will also give thee into 
their hand, and they shall throw 
down ^ thine eminent place, and shall 
break down thy high places : ^ they 
shall strip thee also of thy clothes, 
and shall take t thy fair jewels, and 
leave thee naked and bare. 

40 "" They shall also bring up a com- 
pany against thee, " and they shall 
stone thee with stones, and thrust 
thee through with their swords. 

41 And they shall ° burn thine houses 
with fire, and p execute judgments 
upon thee in the sight of many wo- 
men : and 1 will cause thee to i cease 
from playing the harlot, and thou 
also shalt give no hire any more. 

42 So "■ will I make my fury toward 
thee to rest, and my jealousy shall 
depart from thee, and I will be quiet, 
and will be no more angry. 

43 Because Hhou hast not remem- 
bered the days of thy youth, but hast 
fretted me in all these things ; behold, 
therefore ' I also will recompense thy 
way upon thine head, saith the Lord 
God : and thou shalt not commit this 
lewdness above all thine abomina- 
tions. 

44 T Behold, every one that useth 
proverbs shall use this proverb against 
thee, saying. As is the mother, so is 
her daughter. 

45 Thou art thy mother's daughter, 
that loatheth her husband and her 
children ; and thou art the sister of 
thy sisters, which loathed their hus- 
bands and their children : "your moth- 
er was a Hittite, and your father an 
Amorite. 

46 And thine elder sister is Samaria, 
she and her daughters that dwell at 
thy left hand : and ^ t thy younger sis- 
ter, that dwelleth at thy right hand, 
is Sodom and her daughters. 

47 Yet hast thou not walked af- 
ter their ways, nor done after their 
abominations : but, II as if that were a 
very little thing, ^ thou wast corrupt- 
ed more than they in all thy ways. 

48 As I live, saith the Lord God, 
^ Sodom thy sister hath not done, she 
nor her daughters, as thou hast done, 
thou and thy daughters. 

49 Behold, this was the iniquity of 
thy sister Sodom, pride, ^fulness of 
bread, and abundance of idleness was 
in her and in her daughters, neither 
did she strengthen the hand of the 
poor and needy. 

50 And they were haughty, and 
^ committed abomination before me : 

741 



B. C. 594. 

t_Heb. with 
judgments of. 

h Lev. 20. lo"! 
Deut. 22. 22. 
ch. 23. 45. 

i Gen. 9. 6. 
Ex.21. 12. 
See ver. 20. 
36. 

k ver. 24, 31. 

t Heb. instru- 
ments of thine 
ornament. 

1 ch. 23. 26. 
Hos. 2. 3. 

m ch. 23. 46, 
47. 

n John 8. 5, 7. 

Deut. 13. 16. 

2 Kings 25. 9. 

Jer. 39. 8. & 

52. 13. 
p ch. 5. 8. & 

23. 10, 48. 
q ch. 23. 27. 



s ver. 22. Ps. 
78.42. 



t ch. 9. 10. &. 
11. 21. & 22. 
31. 



X Deut 32. 32. 

Is. 1. 10. 
t Heb. leaser 

than thou. 



II Or, that was 
loathed as a 
small thing. 

y 2 Kings 21. 
9. ch.5. 6, 7. 
ver. 48, 51. 

z Matt. 10. 15. 
k. 11. 24. 



b Gen. 13. 13. 

& 18. 20. k 
19.5. 



A 2^fomise of mercy. 



EZEKIEL. 



Parable of the eagles. 



d Jer. 3. 11. 
Matt. 12. 41. 
42. 



e See Is. 1. 9. 
& ver. 60. 61, 
f Jer. 20. 16. 



S ch. 14. 22, 
23. 



t Heb./ora 
report, or, 
hearing. 

t Heb. prides, 
or, excellen- 
cies. 

t Heb. Aram. 



II Or, spoil. 

t Heb. home 

them. 
h 2 Kings 16. 

5. 2 Chr. 28. 

18. Is. 7. 1. 

& 14. 28. 
i ver. 27. 
k ch. 23. 49. 
1 ch. 17. 13, 16. 
m Deut. 29. 12, 

14. 
n Ps. 1C6. 45. 

o Jer. 32. 40. fc 

50.5. 

P ch. 20. 43. & 
36. 31. 



q Is. 54. 1. &. 

60. 4. Gal. 

4. 26, &c. 
r Jer. 31. 31, 

i:c. 
sHos.2.19,2C 

t ver. 61. 
u Rom. 3. 19. 



therefore "= I took them away as I saw 
good. 

51 Neither hath Samaria committed 
half of thy sins ; but thou hast mul- 
tiphed thine abominations more than 
they, and "^hast justified thy sisters in 
all thine abominations which thou 
hast done. 

52 Thou also, which hast judged 
thy sisters, bear thine own shame for 
thy sins that thou hast committed 
more abominable than they : they 
are more righteous than thou : yea, 
be thou confounded also, and bear 
thy shame, in that thou hast justified 
thy sisters. 

53 ^ When I shall bring again their 
captivity, ^the captivity of Sodom 
and her daughters, and the captivity 
of Samaria and her daughters, then 
will I bring again the captivity of thy 
captives in the midst of them : 

54 That thou mayest bear thine own 
shame, and mayest be confounded in 
all that thou hast done, in that thou 
art ^a comfort unto them. 

55 When thy sisters, Sodom and 
her daughters, shall return to their 
former estate, and Samaria and her 
daughters shall return to their former 
estate, then thou and thy daughters 
shall return to your former estate. 

56 For thy sister Sodom was not 
t mentioned by thy mouth in the day 
of thy t pride, 

57 Before thy wickedness was dis- 
covered, as at the time of thy ^re- 
proach of the daughters of t Syria, 
and all that are round about her, ^ the 
daughters of the Philistines, which 
II despise thee round about. 

58 ^ Thou hast t borne thy lewdness 
and thine abominations,saith the Lord. 

59 For thus saith the Lord God ; I 
will even deal with thee as thou hast 
done, which hast ^despised ™the oath 
in breaking the covenant. 

60 IF Nevertheless, I will "remember 
my covenant with thee in the days of 
thy youth, and I will establish unto 
thee ° an everlasting covenant. 

61 Then Pthou shalt remember thy 
ways, and be ashamed, when thou 
shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder 
and thy younger : and I will give 
them unto thee for '^ daughters, ^ but 
not by thy covenant. 

62 ' And I will establish my covenant 
with thee ; and thou shalt know that 
I am the Lord : 

63 That thou mayest * remember, 
and be confounded, "and never open 
thy mouth any more because of thy 
shame, when I am pacified toward 
thee for all that thou hast done, saith 
the Lord God. 

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CHAPTER XVII. 

The parable of two eagles and a vine. 11 The ex- 
planation of the parable. '22 God's promise of 
prosperity. 

AND the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, 
and speak a parable unto the house 
of Israel ; 

3 And say. Thus saith the Lord God ; 
^A great eagle with great wings, 
long winged, full of feathers, which 
had t divers colours, came unto Leb- 
anon, and ^took the highest branch 
of the cedar : 

4 He cropped off the top of his 
young twigs, and carried it into a 
land of traffick ; he set it in a city of 
merchants. 

5 He took also of the seed of the 
land, and + planted it in ''a fruitful 
field ; he placed it by great waters, 
and set it ^ as a willow tree. 

6 And it grew, and became a spread- 
ing vine ^ of low stature, whose branch- 
es turned toward him, and the roots 
thereof were under him : so it became 
a vine, and brought forth branches, 
and shot forth sprigs. 

7 There Avas also another great eagle 
with great wings and many feathers : 
and, behold, ^this vine did bend her 
roots toward him, and shot forth her 
branches toward him, that he might 
water it by the furrows of her planta- 
tion. 

8 It was planted in a good t soil by 
great waters, that it might bring 
forth branches, and that it might 
bear fruit, that it might be a goodly 
vine. 

9 Say thou, Thus saith the Lord 
God ; Shall it prosper? ^ shall he not 
pull up the roots thereof, and cut off 
the fruit thereof, that it wither? it 
shall wither in all the leaves of her 
spring, even without great power or 
many people to pluck it up by the 
roots thereof. 

10 Yea, behold, being planted, shall- 
it prosper ? ^ shall it not utterly with- 
er, when the east wind toucheth it ? 
it shall wither in the furrows where 
it grew. 

1 1 TT Moreover the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

12 Say now to 'the rebellious house. 
Know ye not what these things mean ? 
tell them, Behold, ^ the king of Baby- 
lon is come to Jerusalem, and hath 
taken the king thereof, and the 
princes thereof, and led them with 
him to Babylon ; 

13 ^And hath taken of the king's 
seed, and made a covenant with him, 
™and hath + taken an oath of him: 



The iMvahle explained. 



EZEKIEL. 



God's ways vindicated. 



B.C. 

about 594. 



t Heb. to keep 

his covenant, 

to stand to it. 
o ver. 6. cii. 

20.14. 
o 2 Kinofs 24. 

20. 2 Chr. 36. 

13. 
P Deut. 17. 16. 

Is. 31. 1, 3. k. 

36. 6, 9. 
q ver. 9. 



r Jer. 32. 5. k. 
34. 3. ii 52. 11. 
ch. 12. 13. 



t Jer. 52. 4. 
ch. 4. 2. 



i 1 Chr. 29. 24. 
Lam. 5. 6. 



ch. 12. 13. & 

32. 3. 



y ch. 20. 



a Is. 11. 1. 
Jer. 23. 5. 
Zech. 3. 8. 



b Is. 53. 2. 
c Pa. 2. 6. 



d Is. 2. 2, 3. 
ch. 20. 40. 
Mic. 4. 1. 



e See ch. 31. 
6. Dan. 4. 12. 



f Luke 1. 52. 



e ch. 22. 14. k. 

24.14, 



he hath also taken the mighty of the 
land : 

14 That the kingdom might be "base, 
that it might not lift itself up, t hut 
that by keeping of his covenant it 
might stand. 

15 But °he rebelled against him in 
sending his ambassadors into Egypt, 
Pthat they might give him horses 
and much people. '^ Shall he pros- 
per 1 shall he escape that doeth such 
things! or shall he break the cov- 
enant, and be delivered ? 

16 As I live, saith the Lord God, 
surely '"in the place where the king 
dwelleth that made him king, whose 
oath he despised, and whose covenant 
he brake, eveyi with him in the midst 
of Babylon he shall die. 

17 'Neither shall Pharaoh with his 
mighty army and great company 
make for him in the war, 'by casting 
up mounts, and building forts, to cut 
off many persons : 

18 Seeing he despised the oath by 
breaking the covenant, when, lo, he 
had "given his hand, and hath done 
all these things, he shall not escape. 

19 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; As I live, surely mine oath 
that he hath despised, and my cov- 
enant that he hath broken, even it 
will I recompense upon his own 
head. 

20 And I will ^ spread my net upon 
him, and he shall be taken in my 
snare, and I will bring him to Bab- 
ylon, and y will plead with him there 
for his trespass that he hath trespass- 
ed against me. 

21 And ^all his fugitives with all 
his bands shall fall by the sword, and 
they that remain shall -be scattered 
toward all winds : and ye shall know 
that I the Lord have spoken it. 

22 t Thus saith the Lord God ; I 
will also take of the highest ^branch 
of the high cedar, and will set it; 
I will crop off from the top of his 
young twigs ^a tender one, and will 
•^ plant it upon a high mountain and 
eminent : 

23 '^ In the mountain of the height 
of Israel will I plant it : and it shall 
bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, 
and be a goodly cedar : and ^ under it 
shall dwell all fowl of every wing ; in 
the shadow of the branches thereof 
shall they dwell, 

24 And all the trees of the field shall 
know that I the Lord ^have brought 
down the high tree, have exalted the 
low tree, have dried up the green tree, 
and have made the dry tree to flour- 
ish ; ^I the Lord have spoken and 
have done it. 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



God reproveth the people for their unjust proverb of 
the sour grapes. 4 The soul that sinneth, it shall 
die. 31 An exhortation to repentance. 

THE word of the Lord came unto 
me again, saying, 

2 What mean ye, that ye use this 
proverb concerning the land of Israel, 
saying. The ^fathers have eaten sour 
grapes, and the children's teeth are 
set on edge ? 

^ As \ live, saith the Lord God, ye 
shall not have occasion any more to 
use this proverb in Israel. 

4 Behold, all souls are mine ; as the 
soul of the father, so also the soul of 
the son is mine : ^ the soul that sin- 
neth, it shall die. 

5 H But if a man be just, and do 
t that which is lawful and right, 

6 '^ And hath not eaten upon the 
mountains, neither hath lifted up his 
eyes to the idols of the house of Is- 
rael, neither hath ^ defiled his neigh- 
bour's wife, neither hath come near 
to ^ a menstruous woman, 

7 And hath not ^oppressed any, hut 
hath restored to the debtor his ^pledge, 
hath spoiled none by violence, hath 
''given his bread to the hungry, and 
hath covered the naked with a gar- 
ment; 

8 He that hath not given forth up- 
on 'usury, neither hath taken any 
increase, that hath withdrawn his 
hand from iniquity, ^hath executed 
true judgment between man and 
man, 

9 Hath walked in my statutes, and 
hath kept my judgments, to deal 
truly ; he is just, he shall surely ' live, 
saith the Lord God. 

10 IF If he beget a son that is a H rob- 
ber, ""a shedder of blood, and Wthat 
doeth the like to amj one of these 
things, 

11 And that doeth not any of those 
duties, but even hath eaten upon the 
mountains, and defiled his neighbour's 
wife, 

12 Hath oppressed the poor and 
needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath 
not restored the pledge, and hath lift- 
ed up his eyes to the idols, hath 
"committed abomination, 

13 Hath given forth upon usury, 
and hath taken increase ; shall he 
then live ? he shall not live : he hath 
done all these abominations ; he shall 
surely die ; ° his t blood shall be upon 
him. 

14 IT Now, lo, if he beget a son, that 
seeth all his father's sins which he 
hath done, and considereth, and doeth 
not such hke, 

15^ That hath not eaten upon the 



r43 



God^s loays vindicated. 



EZEKIEL. 



Israel urged to repent. 



B. C. 594. 



t Heb. hath 
not pledged 
the pledge, or, 
taken to 
pledge. 



q ch. 3. 18. 



r Ex. 20. 5. 
Deut. 5. 9. 
2 Kings 23. 
26. & 24. 3,4. 



s ver. 4. 

t Deut. 24. 16. 
2 Kings 14. 6. 
2 Chr. 25. 4. 
Jer.3I.29,30. 

u Is. 3. 10, 11. 

X Rom. 2. 9. 



y ver. 27. cli. 
33. 12, 19. 



ch. 33. 16. 



aver. 32. eh. 
33. U. ITim. 
2. 4. 2 Pet. 3. 



b ch. 3. 20. & 
33. 12, 13, 18. 



<• 2 Pet. 2. 20, 



rf ver. 29. ch. 
33. 17, 20. 



e ver. 24. 



mountains, neither hath lifted up his 
eyes to the idols of the house of Is- 
rael, hath not defiled his neighbour's 
wife, 

16 Neither hath oppressed any, t hath 
not withholden the pledge, neither 
hath spoiled by violence, but hath 
given his bread to the hungry, and 
hath covered the naked with a gar- 
ment, 

17 That hath taken off his hand 
from the poor, that hath not received 
usury nor increase, hath executed my 
judgments, hath walked in my stat- 
utes ; he shall not die for the iniquity 
of his father, he shall surely live, 

18 As for his father, because he 
cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother 
by violence, and did that which is not 
good among his people, lo, even '^h.e 
shall die in his iniquity. 

19 t Yet say ye, Why? Moth not 
the son bear the iniquity of the fa- 
ther 1 When the son hath done that 
which is lawful and right, and hath 
kept all my statutes, and hath done 
them, he shall surely live, 

20 ' The soul that sinneth, it shall 
die. ' The son shall not bear the ini- 
quity of the father, neither shall the 
father bear the iniquity of the son : 
" the righteousness of the righteous 
shall be upon him, ^and the wicked- 
ness of the wicked shall be upon 
him, 

21 But y if the wicked will turn from 
all his sins that he hath committed, 
and keep all my statutes, and do that 
which is lawful and right, he shall 
surely live, he shall not die, 

22 ^All his transgressions that he 
hath committed, they shall not be 
mentioned unto him : in his right- 
eousness that he hath done he shall 
live. 

23 * Have I any pleasure at all that 
the wicked should die ? saith the Lord 
God : and not that he should return 
from his ways, and live ? 

24 IT But ^ when the righteous turn- 
eth away from his righteousness, and 
committeth iniquity, and doeth ac- 
cording to all the abominations that 
the wicked maji doeth, shall he live ? 
" All his righteousness that he hath 
done shall not be mentioned : in his 
trespass that he hath trespassed, and 
in his sin that he hath sinned, in 
them shall he die. 

25 1 Yet ye say, ^ The way of the 
Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house 
of Israel ; Is not my way equal ? are 
not your ways unequal ? 

26 ®When a righteous man turneth 
away from his righteousness, and com- 
mitteth iniquity, and dieth in them; 



'44 



for his iniquity that he hath done 
shall he die. 

27 Again, ^when the wicked man 
turneth away from his wickedness 
that he hath committed, and doeth 
that which is lawful and right, he 
shall save his soul alive. 

28 Because he ^ considereth, and 
turneth away from all his transgres- 
sions that he hath committed, he shall 
surely live, he shall not die. 

29 '' Yet saith the house of Israel, 
The way of the Lord is not equal. 
O house of Israel, are not my M^ays 
equal 1 are not your ways unequal ? 

30 'Therefore I will judge you, O 
house of Israel, every one according 
to his ways, saith the Lord God. 
^ Repent, and turn II yourselves from 
all your transgressions ; so iniquity 
shall not be your ruin. 

311^ Cast away from you all your 
transgressions, whereby ye have trans- 
gressed ; and make you a ™ new heart 
and a new spirit : for why will ye die, 
O house of Israel 1 

32 For ° I have no pleasure in the 
death of him that dieth, saith the 
Lord God : wherefore turn H your- 
selves, and live ye. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

Under the similitude of a lioness and her whelps, the 
prophet deploreth the fall of t?ie royal family. 10 
And under the figure of a vine plucked up and wait- 
ed, is shewn the desolation of Jerusalem. 

MOREOVER, Hake thou up a 
lamentation for the princes of 
Israel, 

2 And say, What is thy mother ? A 
lioness : she lay down among lions, she 
nourished her whelps among young 
lions. 

3 And she brought up one of her 
whelps : ""it became a young lion, and 
it learned to catch the prey ; it de- 
voured men, 

4 The nations also heard of him ; 
he was taken in their pit, and they 
brought him with chains unto the 
land of " Egypt, 

5 Now when she saw that she had 
waited, and her hope was lost, then 
she took ^ another of her whelps, and 
made him a young lion. 

6 ^ And he went up and down among 
the lions, *^he became a young lion, 
and learned to catch the prey, aiid 
devoured men. 

7 And he knew II their desolate pal- 
aces, and he laid waste their cities ; 
and the land was desolate, and the 
fulness thereof, by the noise of his 
roaring, 

8 s Then the nations set against him 
on every side from the provinces, and 
spread their net over him : ^ he was 
taken in their pit. 



Desolation of Jerusalem. 



EZEKIEL. 



The rebellions of Israel. 



B. C. 594. 



II Or, inhooki. 

i 2 Chr. 36. 6. 
Jer. 22. 18. 

k ch. 6. 2. 

II Or, in thy 
quietness, or, 
in thy like- 
ness. 

1 ch. 17. 6. 

m Deut. 8. 7, 
8,9. 



uSoch. 3].3. 
Dan. 4. 11. 



4.20. 



e Ex. 6. 7. 

Deut. 7. 6. 
II Or, sware, 

and 80 ver. 

6, &c. Ex. 

6.8. 
f Ex. 3. 8. & 

4.31. Deut. 

4.34. 
e Ex. 20. 2. 

h Ex. 3. 8, 17. 

Deut. 8. 7, 8, 

9. Jer. 32. 

22. 
i Ps. 48. 2. 

ver. 15. Dan. 

8. 9. & 11. IG, 

41. Zech. 7. 

14. 
k ch. 18. 31. 



9 ' And they put him in ward H in 
chains, and brought him to the king 
of Babylon : they brought him into 
holds, that his voice should no more be 
heard upon ""the mountains of Israel. 

10 f Thy mother is ^ like a vine n in 
thy blood, planted by the waters : she 
was ""fruitful and full of branches by 
reason of many waters. 

1 1 And she had strong rods for the 
sceptres of them that bare rule, and 
her ° stature was exalted among the 
thick branches, and she appeared in 
her height with the multitude of her 
branches. 

13 But she was plucked up in fury, 
she was cast down to the ground, and 
the ° east wind dried up her fruit : her 
strong rods were broken and with- 
ered ; the fire consumed them. 

13 And now she is planted in the wil- 
derness, in a dry and thirsty ground. 

14 P And fire is gone out of a rod of 
her branches, ivhick hath devoured her 
fruit, so that she hath no strong rod 
to be a sceptre to rule. i This is a 
lamentation, and shall be for a lam- 
entation. 

CHAPTER XX. 

God wUl not he inquired of by the elders of Israel. 5 
The history of IsraeVs rebellions in Egypt, 10 in the 
wilderness, 27 and in their own land. 33 God will 
gather and purify his people. 45 The destruction 
of Jerusalem pr^gnred. 

AND it came to pass in the sev- 
enth year, in the fifth month, 
the tenth day of the month, that * cer- 
tain of the elders of Israel came to in- 
quire of the Lord, and sat before me. 

2 Then came the word of the Lord 
unto me, saying, 

3 Son of man, speak unto the elders 
of Israel, and say unto them, Thus 
saith the Lord God ; Are ye come to 
inquire of me ? As 1 live, saith the 
Lord God, ^ 1 will not be inquired of 
by you. 

4 Wilt thou II ''judge them, son of 
man, wilt thou judge them ? ^ cause 
them to know the abominations of 
their fathers : 

5 1 And say unto them, Thus saith 
the Lord God ; In the day when ^ I 
chose Israel, and n lifted up mine hand 
unto the seed of the house of Jacob, 
and made myself ^ known unto them 
in the land of Egypt, when I lifted 
up mine hand unto them, saying, ^ I 
am the Lord your God ; 

6 In the day that I lifted up mine 
hand unto them, ^to bring them forth 
of the land of Egypt into a land that 
I had espied for them, flowing with 
milk and honey, 'which is the glory 
of all lands : 

7 Then said I unto them, ^ Cast ye 



away every man ' the abominations of 
his eyes, and defile not yourselves 
with "" the idols of Egypt : I am the 
Lord your God. 

8 But they rebelled against me, and 
would not hearken unto me : they did 
not every man cast away the abomi- 
nations of their eyes, neither did they 
forsake the idols of Egypt ; then I 
said, I will "pour out my fury upon 
them, to accomplish my anger against 
them in the midst of the land of 
Egypt. 

9 °But I wrought for my name's 
sake, that it should not be polluted 
before the heathen, among whom 
they were, in whose sight I made 
myself known unto them, in bring- 
ing them forth out of the land of 
Egypt. 

10 H Wherefore I p caused them to 
go forth out of the land of Egypt, and 
brought them into the wilderness. 

Ill And I gave them my statutes, 
and t shewed them my judgments, 
"■ which if 3. man do, he shall even live 
in them. 

12 Moreover also I gave them my 
^sabbaths, to be a sign between me 
and them, that they might know that 
I am the Lord that sanctify them. 

13 But the house of Israel * rebelled 
against me in the wilderness : they 
walked not in my statutes, and they 
"despised my judgments, which if a 
man do, he shall even live in them ; 
and my sabbaths they greatly ^pol- 
luted : then I said, I would pour out 
my fury upon them in the ^ wilder- 
ness, to consume them. 

14 ^But I wrought for my name's 
sake, that it should not be polluted 
before the heathen, in whose sight I 
brought them out. 

15 Yet also ^ I lifted up my hand 
unto them in the wilderness, that I 
would not bring them into the land 
which I had given them, flowing with 
milk and honey, ^ which is the glory 
of all lands ; 

16 ''Because they despised my judg- 
ments, and walked not in my statutes, 
but polluted my sabbaths : for ^ their 
heart went after their idols. 

17 ^ Nevertheless mine eye spared 
them from destroying them, neither 
did I make an end of them in the 
wilderness. 

18 But I said unto their children in 
the wilderness. Walk ye not in the 
statutes of your fathers, neither ob- 
serve their judgments, nor defile your- 
selves with their idols : 

19 I am the Lord your God; ''walk 
in my statutes, and keep my judg- 
ments, and do them ; 

745 



B.C. 

about 593. 



1 2 Chr. 15. 8. 
m Lev. 17. 7. 

& 18. 3. 

Deut. 29. 16, 

17, 18. Josh. 

24. 14. 



n ch, 7. 
13, 21. 



o See Ex. 32. 
12. Num. 
14. 13, &c. 
Deut. 9. 28. 
ver. 14, 22. 
ch. 36. 21, 22. 



p Ex. 13. 18. 

q Deut. 4. 8. 

Neh.9.13, 14. 

Ps. 147. 19. 

20. 
t Heb. made 

them to know. 
r Lev. 18. 5. 

ver. 13, 21. 

Rom. 1 0. 5. 

Gal. 3. 12. 
s Ex. 20. 8. & 

31.13, &c. & 

35. 2. Deut. 

5. 12. Neh. 

9. 14. 
t Num. 14. 22. 

Ps. 78. 40. & 

95. 8, 9, 10. 

u ver. 16, 24. 
Prov. 1. 25. 

X Ex. 16. 27. 



y Num. 14. 29. 

&26.65. Ps. 

106. 23. 
z ver. 9, 22. 



a Num. 14. 28. 
Ps. 95. 11. & 
106. 26. 



b ver. 6. 



c ver. 13, 24 



d Num. 15. 39. 

Ps. 78. 37. 

Am. 5. 25, 26. 

Acts 7. 42, 43. 
e Ps. 78. 38. 



f Deut. 5. 32, 
33. & 6, & 7, 
& 8, & 10, &. 
11, & 12. 



The rebellions of Israel. 



EZEKIEL. 



God'i 



to Is7'ael. 



B. C. 593. 




1 Ps. 78. 38. 
ver. 17. 
ic ver. 9, 14. 



n Lev. 26. 33. 
Deut. 28. 64. 
Ps. 106. 27. 
Jer. 15. 4. 

ver. 13, 16. 



p See ch. 6. 9. 



^ See Ps. 81. 
12. ver. 39. 
Rom. 1. 21. 
2 Thess. 2. 
U. 



r 2 Kings 17. 

17. & 21. 6. 

2 Chr. 28. 3. 

& 33. 6. Jer. 

32. 35. ch. 

16. 20, 21. 
3 ch. 6. 7. 



t Heb. tres- 
passed aires- 
past. 



a Is. 57. 5, &c. 
ch. 6. 13. 



H Or, I told 
them what the 
high place 
was, or, Ba- 
viah. 



z ver. 3. 



20 ^ And hallow my sabbaths ; and 
they shall be a sign between me and 
you, that ye may know that I am the 
Lord your God. 

21 Notwithstanding, ''the children 
rebelled against me : they walked not 
in my statutes, neither kept my judg- 
ments to do them, ' which if a man 
do, he shall even live in them ; they 
polluted my sabbaths : then I said, ^ I 
would pour out my fury upon them, 
to accomplish my anger against them 
in the wilderness. 

22 'Nevertheless I withdrew mine 
hand, and "* wrought for my name's 
sake, that it should not be polluted 
in the sight of the heathen, in whose 
sight I brought them forth. 

23 I lifted up mine hand unto them 
also in the wilderness, that °I would 
scatter them among the heathen, and 
disperse them through the countries ; 

24 ° Because they had not executed 
my judgments, but had despised my 
statutes, and had polluted my sab- 
baths, and p their eyes were after their 
fathers' idols. 

25 Wherefore 1 1 gave them also stat- 
utes that were not good, and judg- 
ments whereby they should not live ; 

26 And I polluted them in their own 
gifts, in that they caused to pass 
"■ through the fire all that openeth the 
womb, that I might make them des- 
olate, to the end that they 'might know 
that I am the Lord. 

27 1" Therefore, son of man, speak 
unto the house of Israel, and say un- 
to them. Thus saith the Lord God ; 
Yet in this your fathers have * blas- 
phemed me, in that they have t com- 
mitted a trespass against me. 

28 For when I had brought them 
into the land, for the which I lifted 
up mine hand to give it to them, 
then "they saw every high hill, and 
all the thick trees, and they offered 
there their sacrifices, and there they 
presented the provocation of their 
offering : there also they made their 
''sweet savour, and poured out there 
their drink offerings. 

29 Then II I said unto them, What 
is the high place whereunto ye go 1 
And the name thereof is called Ba- 
mah unto this day. 

30 Wherefore say unto the house 
of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God ; 
Are ye polluted after the manner of 
your fathers 1 and commit ye whore- 
dom after their abominations % 

31 For when ye offer yyour gifts, 
when ye make your sons to pass 
through the fire, ye pollute your- 
selves with all your idols, even unto 
this day : and ^ shall I be inquired of 



r46 



by you, O house of Israel 1: Asl live, 
saith the Lord God, I will not be 
inquired of by you. 

32 And that ^ which cometh into 
your mind shall not be at all, that 
ye say. We will be as the heathen, 
as the families of the countries, to 
serve wood and stone. 

33 IT -A5 I live, saith the Lord God, 
surely with a mighty hand, and ^ with 
a stretched out arm, and with fury 
poured out, will I rule over you : 

34 And I will bring you out from 
the people, and will gather you out 
of the countries wherein ye are scat- 
tered, with a mighty hand, and with 
a stretched out arm, and with fury 
poured out. 

35 And I will bring you into the 
wilderness of the people, and there 
•^will I plead with you face to 
face. 

36 ''Like as I pleaded with your 
fathers in the wilderness of the land 
of Egypt, so will I plead with you, 
saith the Lord God. 

37 And I will cause you to ^pass 
under the rod, and I will bring you 
into II the bond of the covenant : 

38 And ^ I will purge out from among 
you the rebels, and them that trans- 
gress against me : I will bring them 
forth out of the country where they 
sojourn, and ^they shall not enter 
into the land of Israel : ''and ye shall 
know that I am the Lord. 

39 As for you, O house of Israel, 
thus saith the Lord God ; ' Go ye, 
serve ye every one his idols, and 
hereafter also, if ye will not hearken 
unto me : ^ but pollute ye my holy 
name no more with your gifts, and 
with your idols. 

40 For 'in mine holy mountain, in 
the mountain of the height of Israel, 
saith the Lord God, there shall all 
the house of Israel, all of them in the 
land, serve me : there "will I accept 
them, and there will I require your 
offerings, and the n firstfruits of your 
oblations, with all your holy things. 

41 I will accept you with your 
t ° sweet savour, when I bring you out 
from the people, and gather you out 
of the countries wherein ye have been 
scattered ; and I will be sanctified in 
you before the heathen. 

42 °And ye shall know that I am 
the Lord, Pwhen I shall bring you 
into the land of Israel, into the coun- 
try for the which I lifted up mine 
hand to give it to your fathers. 

43 And 1 there shall ye remember 
your ways, and all your doings, 
wherein ye have been defiled ; and 
'ye shall loathe yourselves in your 



Jerusalem'' s destruction. 



EZEKIEL. 



A sword upon the people. 



B. C. 593. 



b Deut. 32. 2. 
Am. 7. IG. 
Mic. 2. 6, 11. 



% ch. 7. 17. 

t Heb. shall 
go into wa- 
ter. 



own sight for all your evils that ye 
have committed. 

44 'And ye shall know that I am 
the Lord, when I have wrought with 
you ' for my name's sake, not accord- 
ing to y^ur wicked ways, nor accord- 
ing to your corrupt doings, O ye 
house of Israel, saith the Lord God. 

45 1 Moreover the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

46 " Son of man, set thy face toward 
the south, and drop thy word toward 
the south, and prophesy against the 
forest of the south field ; 

47 And say to the forest of the south, 
Hear the word of the Lord ; Thus 
saith the Lord God ; Behold, ^ I will 
kindle a fire in thee, and it shall de- 
vour ^ every green tree in thee, and 
every dry tree : the flaming flame 
shall not be quenched, and all faces 
^ from the south to the north shall be 
burned therein. 

48 And all flesh shall see that I the 
Lord have kindled it : it shall not be 
quenched. 

49 Then said I, Ah Lord God I they 
say of me, Doth he not speak para- 
bles? 

CHAPTER XXL 

Ezekicl prophesieth against Jervsalem and Israel, 
and for a sign unto them, he sigheth with bitterness 
before them. 8 77ie sharp and bright sword about 
to come upon the people. 18 The approach of the 
king of Babylon described. 25 Sentence against 
Zedekiah pronounced. 28 The destruction of the 
Ammonites. 

AND the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

2 ^ Son of man, set thy face toward 
Jerusalem, and ^ drop thy word toward 
the holy places, and prophesy against 
the land of Israel, 

3 And say to the land of Israel, 
Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I am 
against thee, and will draw forth my 
sword out of his sheath, and will cut 
oflf from thee *= the righteous and the 
wicked. 

4 Seeing then that I will cut off 
from thee the righteous and the wick- 
ed, therefore shall my sword go forth 
out of his sheath against all flesh 
^ from the south to the north : 

5 That all flesh may know that I 
the Lord have drawn forth my sword 
out of his sheath : it ^ shall not return 
any more. 

6 f Sigh therefore, thou son of man, 
with the breaking of thy loins ; and 
with bitterness sigh before their eyes. 

7 And it shall be, when they say 
unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? 
that thou shalt answer. For the tidings, 
because it cometh : and every heart 
shall melt, and ^all hands shall be 
feeble, and every spirit shall faint, 
and all knees t shall be weak as 



water: behold, it cometh, and shall 
be brought to pass, saith the Lord God. 

8 IT Again the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

9 Son of man, prophesy, and say. 
Thus saith the Lord ; Say, ^ A sword, 
a sword is sharpened, and also fur- 
bished : 

10 It is sharpened to make a sore 
slaughter ; it is furbished that it may 
glitter : should we then make mirth ? 
II it contemneth the rod of my son, as 
every tree. 

11 And he hath given it to be fur- 
bished, that it may be handled : this 
sword is sharpened, and it is furbish- 
ed, to give it into the hand of ^ the 
slayer. 

12 Cry and howl, son of man ; for 
it shall be upon my people, it shall 
be upon all the princes of Israel : 
II terrors by reason of the sword shall 
be upon my people : ^ smite therefore 
upon thy thigh. 

13 II Because it is ' a trial, and what 
if the sword contemn even the rod ? 
'"it shall be no more, saith the Lord 
God. 

14 Thou therefore, son of man, proph- 
esy, and " smite thine t hands togeth- 
er, and let the sword be doubled the 
third time, the sword of the slain : it 
is the sword of the great men that are 
slain, which entereth into their ° privy 
chambers. 

15 I have set the II point of the 
sword against all their gates, that 
their heart may faint, and their ruins 
be multiplied : ah ! p it is made bright, 
it is II wrapped up for the slaughter. 

16 1 Go thee one way or other, either 
on the right hand, t or on the left, 
whithersoever thy face is set. 

17 I will also ''smite mine hands 
together, and ^I will cause my fury 
to rest : I the Lord have said it. 

18 IT The word of the Lord came 
unto me again, saying, 

19 Also, thou son of man, appoint 
thee two ways, that the sword of the 
king of Babylon may come : both 
twain shall come forth out of one 
land : and choose thou a place, choose 
it at the head of the way to the city. 

20 Appoint a way, that the sword 
may come to ^ Rabbath of the Am- 
monites, and to Judah in Jerusalem 
the defenced. 

21 For the king of Babylon stood at 
the t parting of the way, at the head 
of the two ways, to use divination : 
he made his II arrows bright, he con- 
sulted with t images, he looked in the 
liver. 

22 At his right hand was the div- 
ination for Jerusalem, to appoint 



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B. C. 593. 



h Deut. 32. 41. 
ver. 15, 23. 



II Or, it is the 
rod of my son, 
it despiseth 
every tree. 



i ver. 19. 



II Or, they are 
thrust down 
to the sword 
with my peo- 
ple. 

II Or, When 
the trial hath 
been, what 
then 7 shall 
they not also 
belong to the 
despising 
rod? 

t Heb. hand 
to hand. 

k Jar. 31. 19. 

1 Job 9. 23. 
2 Cor. 8. 2. 

m ver. 27. 



II Or, glitter- 
ing, or, fear. 

nNum. 24. 10. 
ver. 17. ch. 
6.11. 

II Or, sharp- 
ened. 

t Heb. set thy- 
self, take the 
left hand. 

1 Kings 20. 
30. & 22. 25. 

p ver. 10, 23. 

q ch. 14. 17. 

r ver. 14. ch. 
22. 13. 

s ch. 5. 13. 



t Jer. 49. 2. 
ch. 25. 5. 
Am. 1. 14. 



t Heb. mother 
of the way. 

11 Or, knives. 

t Heb. tera- 
phim. 



Ruin of the Ammonites. 



EZEKIEL. 



The sins of Jerusalem. 



B. C. 593. 




z 2 Chr. 36. 13. 

Jer. 52.2. ch. 

17. 19. 
a ver. 29. ch. 

35.5. 



b ch. 17. 24. 
Luke 1. 52. 

t Heb. Per- 
verted, per- 
verted, per- 
verted, will 
I make it. 

c Gen. 49. 10. 
ver. 13. 
Luke 1. 32, 
33. John 1. 
49. 

d Jer. 49. 1. 
ch. 25. 2, 3, 6. 
Zeph. 2. 8, 9, 
10. 

e ver. 9, 10. 

f ch. 12. 24. & 
22. 28. 



S ver. 25. Job 

18. 20. Pa. 
37. 13. 

II Or, Cause it 

to return. 
h Jer. 47. 6, 7. 
i Gen. 15. 14. 

ch. 16. 38. 
k ch. 16, 3. 
1 ch. 7. 8. & 14. 

19. & 22. 22. 



II Or, burning. 
m ch. 22. 20, 
2L 



a ch. 20. 4. & 

23.36. 
b ch. 24. 6, 9. 

Nah. 3. 1. 
I| Or, plead 

for. 
t Heb. city of 

bloods ? 



II captains, to open the mouth in the ' 
slaughter, to "lift up the voice with 
shouting-, ^ to appoint battering rams 
against the gates, to cast a mount, 
and to build a fort. 

23 And it shall be unto them as a 
false divination in their sight, H to 
them that y have sworn oaths : but 
he will call to remembrance the in- 
iquity, that they may be taken. 

24 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Because ye have made your in- 
iquity to be remembered, in that your 
transgressions are discovered, so that 
in all your doings your sins do appear ; 
because, / say, that ye are come to 
remembrance, ye shall be taken with 
the hand. 

25 1 And thou, ^profane wicked 
prince of Israel, ^ whose day is come, 
Avhen iniquity shall have an end, 

26 Thus saith the Lord God ; Re- 
move the diadem, and take off the 
crown : this shall not be the same : 
^ exalt him that is low, and abase him 
that is high. 

27 1 1 will overturn, overturn, over- 
turn it : "" and it shall be no more, 
until he come whose right it is ; and 
I will give it him. 

28 IF And thou, son of man, prophesy 
and say. Thus saith the Lord God 
■^concerning the Ammonites, and con- 
cerning their reproach ; even say thou, 
^ The sword, the sword is drawn : for 
the slaughter it is furbished, to con- 
sume because of the glittering : 

29 While they ^see vanity unto thee, 
while they divine a lie unto thee, to 
bring thee upon the necks of them that 
are slain, of the wicked, ^ whose day 
is come, when their iniquity shall 
have an end. 

30 II ^ Shall T cause it to return into 
his sheatii f ' I will judge thee in the 
place where thou wast created, ""in 
the land of thy nativity. 

31 And I will ' pour out mine indig- 
nation upon thee ; I will ™blow against 
thee in the fire of my wrath, and de- 
liver thee into the hand of H brutish 
men, and skilful to destroy. 

32 Thou Shalt be for fuel to the 
fire ; thy blood shall be in the midst 
of the land ; ° thou shalt be no more 
remembered : for I the Lord have 
spoken it. 

CHAPTER XXII. 

The sins of Jerusalem, 13 and the punishment thereof. 
23 The general corruption of prophets, priests, 
princes, and people. 

MOREOVER the word of the 
Lord came unto me, saying, 
2 Now, thou son of man, ^ wilt thou 
II judge, wilt thou judge ''the t bloody 

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city ? yea, thou shalt t shew her all 
her abominations. 

3 Then say thou, Thus saith the 
Lord God ; The city sheddeth blood 
in the midst of it, that her time may 
come, and maketh idols against her- 
self to defile herself. 

4 Thou art become guilty in thy 
blood that thou hast " shed ; and hast 
defiled thyself in thine idols which 
thou hast made ; and thou hast caused 
thy days to draw near, and art come 
even unto thy years : ^ therefore have 
I made thee a reproach unto the hea- 
then, and a mocking to all countries. 

5 Those that be near, and those that 
be far from thee, shall mock thee, which 
art t infamous and much vexed. 

6 Behold, ^ the princes of Israel, ev- 
ery one were in thee to their t power 
to shed blood. 

7 In thee have they ^ set light by fa- 
ther and mother : in the midst of thee 
have they ^ dealt by II oppression with 
the stranger : in thee have they vexed 
the fatherless and the widow. 

8 Thou hast ''despised mine holy 
things, and hast 'profaned my sab- 
baths. 

9 In thee are t ^ men that carry tales 
to shed blood : ' and in thee ihey eat 
upon the mountains : in the midst of 
thee they commit lewdness. 

10 In thee have they ™ discovered 
their fathers' nakedness : in thee have 
they humbled her that was "^ set apart 
for pollution. 

1 1 And II one hath committed abom- 
ination ° with his neighbour's wife ; 
and II another p hath II lewdly defiled 
his daughter in law ; and another in 
thee hath humbled his i sister, his 
father's daughter. 

12 In thee 'have they taken gifts to 
shed blood ; ^ thou hast taken usury 
and increase, and thou hast greedily 
gained of thy neighbours by extortion, 
and * hast forgotten me, saith the Lord 
God. 

13 IT Behold, therefore I have "smit- 
ten mine hand at thy dishonest gain 
which thou hast made, and at thy 
blood which hath been in the midst 
of thee. 

14 ^ Can thine heart endure, or can 
thine hands be strong, in the days 
that I shall deal with thee ? y I the 
Lord have spoken it, and will do it. 

15 And ^\ will scatter thee among 
the heathen, and disperse thee in the 
countries, and ^will consume thy 
filthiness out of thee. 

16 And thou H shalt take thine in- 
heritance in thyself in the sight of 
the heathen, and ^thou shalt know 
that I am the Lord. 



b Ps. 9. 16. 
ch.6.7. 



The general corruption. 



EZERIEL. 



Samaria and Jerusalem. 



B. C. 593. 



CI8.1.22. 
Jer. 6. 28, &o. 
See Ps. 119. 
119. 



fHeb. drosses. 



t Heb. Ac- 
cording to 
the gather- 
ing- 



d ch. 22. 20, 
21,22. 



e ch. 20. 8, 33. 
ver. 31. 



i Hos. 6. 9. 



S Matt. 23. 14. 
h Mic. 3. 11. 
Zeph. 3. 3, 4. 

1 Mai. 2. 8. 

t Heb. offer- 
ed violence to. 

k Lev. 22. 2, 
&c. 1 Sam. 
2.29. 

1 Lev. 10. 10. 
Jer. ]5. 19. 
ch. 44. 23. 



m Is. 1. 23. 
ch. 22. 6. 
Mic. 3. 2, 3, 
9. 10, 11. 
Zeph. 3. 3. 

n ch. 13. 10. 
o ch. 13. 6. 7. 

& 21. 29.' 
p Jer. 5. 26, 27. 

28. ch. 18. 12'. 
q Ex. 22. 21. 

&L 23. 9. Lev. 

19.33. ch.22. 

7. 
II Or, deceit. 



t Heb. with- 
out right. 
r Jer. 5. 1. 
Bch 13.5. 
t Ps. 106. 23. 



17 And the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

18 Son of man, " the house of Israel 
is to me become dross : all they are 
brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in 
the midst of the furnace ; they are 
even the t dross of silver. 

19 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Because ye are all become 
dross, behold, therefore I will gather 
you into the midst of Jerusalem. 

20 t As they gather silver, and brass, 
and iron, and lead, and tin, into the 
midst of the furnace, to blow the fire 
upon it, to melt it; so will I gather 
you in mine anger and in my fury, 
and I will leave you there, and melt 
you. 

21 Yea, I will gather you, and <^ blow 
upon you in the fire of my wrath, 
and ye shall be melted in the midst 
thereof. 

22 As silver is melted in the midst 
of the furnace, so shall ye be melted 
in the midst thereof; and ye shall 
know that I the Lord have ^poured 
out my fury upon you. 

23 1 And the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

24 Son of man, say unto her, Thou 
art the land that is not cleansed, nor 
rained upon in the day of indignation. 

25 ^ There is a conspiracy of her 
prophets in the midst thereof, like a 
roaring lion ravening the prey : they 
s have devoured souls ; ^ they have 
taken the treasure and precious 
things ; they have made her many 
widows in the midst thereof. 

26 ' Her priests have t violated my 
law, and have "^ profaned mine holy 
things : they have put no ' difference 
between the holy and profane, neither 
have they shewed difference between 
the unclean and the clean, and have 
hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and 
I am profaned among them. 

27 Her "" princes in the midst there- 
of are like wolves ravening the prey, 
to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to 
get dishonest gain. 

28 And "her prophets have daubed 
them with un tempered mortar, ° seeing 
vanity, and divining lies unto them, 
saying. Thus saith the Lord God, 
when the Lord hath not spoken. 

29 PThe people of the land have 
used II oppression, and exercised rob- 
bery, and have vexed the poor and 
needy : yea, they have ^ 
the stranger t wrongfully. 

30 ""And I sought for a man among 
them, that should ' make up the hedge, 
and ' stand in the gap before me for 
the land, that I should not destroy it : 
but I found none. 



31 Therefore have 1 "poured out 
mine indignation upon them ; I have 
consumed them with the fire of my 
wrath : ^ their own way have I rec- 
ompensed upon their heads, saith the 
Lord God. 

CHAPTER XXHL 

The harlots Aholah and Aholibah, types of Samaria 
and Jerusalem. 36 The prophet reproveth the idola- 
tries of both kingdoms, 45 and sheweth their ruin. 

THE word of the Lord came again 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, there were ^ two wo- 
men, the daughters of one mother : 

3 And '' they committed whoredoms 
in Egypt ; they committed whore- 
doms in •= their youth : there were 
their breasts pressed, and there they 
bruised the teats of their virginity. 

4 And the names of them were Aho- 
lah the elder, and Aholibah her sister : 
and ^ they were mine, and they bare 
sons and daughters. Thus were their 
names ; Samaria is II Aholah, and Je- 
rusalem II Aholibah. 

5 And Aholah played the harlot 
when she was mine ; and she doted 
on her lovers, on ^ the Assyrians her 
neighbours, 

6 Which were clothed with blue, 
captains and rulers, all of them de- 
sirable young men, horsemen riding 
upon horses. 

7 Thus she t committed her whore- 
doms with them, with all them that 
were t the chosen men of Assyria, and 
with all on whom she doted : with all 
their idols she defiled herself. 

8 Neither left she her whoredoms 
brought ^ from Egypt : for in her youth 
they lay with her, and they bruised 
the breasts of her virginity, and pour- 
ed their whoredom upon her. 

9 Wherefore I have delivered her 
into the hand of her lovers, into the 
hand of the ^Assyrians, upon whom 
she doted. 

10 These ^discovered her nakedness : 
they took her sons and her daughters, 
and slew her with the sword : and she 
became t famous among women ; for 
they had executed judgment upon 
her. 

1 1 And ' when her sister Aholibah 
saw this, ^ t she was more corrupt in 
her inordinate love than she, and in 
her whoredoms t more than her sister 
in her whoredoms. 

12 She doted upon the ' Assyrians 
her neighbours, ™ captains and rulers 
clothed most gorgeously, horsemen 
riding upon horses, all of them de- 
sirable young men. 

13 Then I saw that she was defiled, 
that they took both one way, 

14 And that she increased her whore- 

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B. C. 593. 



u ver. 22. 
X ch. 9. 10. &. 

11. 21. &. 16. 

43. 



1 Jer. 3. 7, 8, 
10. ch. 16.46. 



b Lev, 17. 7. 

Josh. 24. 14. 

ch.20. 8. 
c ch. 16. 22. 



d ch. 16. 8, 20. 



II That is, Her 
tent, or, tab- 
ernacle. 

11 That is, My 
tabernacle in 
her, 1 Kings 
8.29. 

e 2 Kings 15. 
19. & 16. 7. & 
17. 3. Hos. i 
9. 



fHeb. bestow- 
ed her whore- 
doms upon 
them. 

t Heb. the 
choice of the 
children of 
Asshur. 



f ver. 3. 



g 2 Kings 17. 

3, 4, 5, 6, 23. 

& 18. 9, 10, 

11. 
h ch. 16. 37, 41. 



t Heb. a 
name. 

i Jer. 3. 8. 
k Jer. 3. 11. 
ch. 16. 47, 51. 

t Heb. she cor- 
rupted her 
inordinate 
love more 
than, fyc. 

t Heb. more 
than the 
whoredoms of 
her sister. 

1 2 Kings 16. 
7, 10. 2 Chr. 
28. 16-23. ch. 
16. 28. 

m ver. 6, 23. 



The guilt and 



EZERIEL. 



of Samaria and Jerusalem. 



B.C. 



1 2 Kings 24. 

1. ch. 16. 29. 
t Heb. at the 

sight c^f her 

eyes. 



t Heb. chil- 
dren of Ba- 
bel. 



o ver. 22, 28. 
t Heb. loosed, 
or, disjointed. 



P Jer. 6. 8. 



q ver. 3. 



s ch. 16. 37. 
ver. 28. 



t Jer. 50. 21. 
u ver. 12. 



doms : for when she saw men por- 
trayed upon the wall, the images of 
the Chaldeans portrayed with vermil- 
ion, 

15 Girded with girdles upon their 
loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon 
their heads, all of them princes to 
look to, after the manner of the Bab- 
ylonians of Chaldea, the land of their 
nativity : 

16 "And tas soon as she saw them 
with her eyes, she doted upon them, 
and sent messengers unto them into 
Chaldea. 

17 And the t Babylonians came to 
her into the bed of love, and they 
defiled her with their whoredom, and 
she was polluted with them, and ° her 
mind was t alienated from them. 

18 So she discovered her whoredoms, 
and discovered her nakedness : then 
Pmy mind was alienated from her, 
like as my mind was alienated from 
her sister. 

19 Yet she multiplied her whore- 
doms, in calling to remembrance the 
days of her youth, "^ wherein she 
had played the harlot in the land of 
Egypt. 

20 For she doted upon their para- 
mours, 'whose flesh is as the flesh 
of asses, and whose issue is liJ^ the 
issue of horses. 

21 Thus thou calledst to remem- 
brance the lewdness of thy youth, in 
bruising thy teats by the Egyptians 
for the paps of thy youth. 

22 H Therefore, O Aholibah, thus 
saith the Lord God ; ' Behold, I will 
raise up thy lovers against thee, from 
whom thy mind is alienated, and I 
will bring them against thee on every 
side ; 

23 The Babylonians, and all the 
Chaldeans, 'Pekod, and Shoa, and 
Koa, and all the Assyrians with 
them : " all of them desirable young 
men, captains and rulers, great lords 
and renowned, all of them riding 
upon horses. 

24 And they shall come against thee 
with chariots, wagons, and wheels, 
and with an assembly of people, which 
shall set against thee buckler and 
shield and helmet round about : and 
I will set judgment before them, and 
they shall judge thee according to 
their judgments. 

25 And I will set my jealousy against 
thee, and they shall deal furiously 
with thee : they shall take away thy 
nose and thine ears ; and thy remnant 
shall fall by the sword : they shall 
take thy sons and thy daughters ; and 
thy residue shall be devoured by the 
fire. 

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26 ""They shall also strip thee out 
of thy clothes, and take away thy 
t fair jewels. 

27 Thus ywill I make thy lewd- 
ness to cease from thee, and ^thy 
whoredom brought from the land of 
Egypt : so that thou shalt not lift up 
thine eyes unto them, nor remember 
Egypt any more. 

28 For thus saith the Lord God ; 
Behold, I will deliver thee into the 
hand of them ^ whom thou hatest, into 
the hand of them ''from whom thy 
mind is alienated : 

29 And they shall deal with thee 
hatefully, and shall take away all thy 
labour, and "^ shall leave thee naked 
and bare : and the nakedness of thy 
whoredoms shall be discovered, both 
thy lewdness and thy whoredoms. 

30 I will do these things unto thee, 
because thou hast "^gone a whoring 
after the heathen, and because thou 
art polluted with their idols. 

31 Thou hast walked in the way 
of thy sister ; therefore will I give 
her ^ cup into thine hand. 

32 Thus saith the Lord God ; Thou 
shalt drink of thy sister's cup deep 
and large : ^ thou shalt be laughed to 
scorn and had in derision ; it contain- 
eth much. 

33 Thou shalt be filled with drunk- 
enness and sorrow, with the cup of 
astonishment and desolation, with the 
cup of thy sister Samaria. 

34 Thou shalt ^even drink it and 
suck it out, and thou shalt break the 
sherds thereof, and pluck off thine 
own breasts : for I have spoken it, 
saith the Lord God. 

35 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God; Because thou ''hast forgotten 
me, and 'cast me behind thy back, 
therefore bear thou also thy lewdness 
and thy whoredoms. 

36 IT The Lord said moreover unto 
me ; Son of man, wilt thou ^ H judge 
Aholah and Aholibah 1 yea, ' declare 
unto them their abominations ; 

37 That they have committed adul- 
tery, and "" blood is in their hands, 
and with their idols have they com- 
mitted adultery, and have also caused 
their sons, ^ whom they bare unto me, 
to pass for them through the fire, to 
devour them. 

38 Moreover this they have done 
unto me : they have defiled my sanc- 
tuary in the same day, and ° have 
profaned my sabbaths. 

39 For when they had slain their 
children to their idols, then they came 
the same day into my sanctuary to 
profane it ; and, lo, p thus have they 
done in the midst of mine house. 



t Heb. instru- 
ments of thy 
decking. 

X ch. 16. 39. 

y ch. 16. 41. & 
22. 15. 

z ver. 3, 19. 



The destruction of 



EZEKIEL. 



Jerusalem typified. 



B. C. 593. 



s 2 Kings 9. 30. 
Jer. 4. 30. 

t Heb. hon- 
ourable. 

t Esth. 1. 6. 
Is. 57. 7. 
Am. 2. 8. & 
6. 4. 

u Prov. 7. 17. 
ch. 16. 18, 19. 
Hos. 2. 8. 

t Heb. of the 
multitude of 
men. 

II Or, drunk- 
ards. 



t Heb. for a 

removing and 

spoil. 
a ch. 16. 41. 
P Or, single 

them out. 
b 2 Chr. 36. 

17, 19. ch. 24. 

21. 



590. 



40 And furthermore, that ye have 
sent for men t to come from far, "J unto 
whom a messenger was sent ; and, lo, 
they came ; for whom thou didst ""wash 
thyself, 'paintedst thy eyes, and deck- 
edst thyself with ornaments, 

41 And satest upon a t stately 'bed, 
and a table prepared before it, " where- 
upon thou hast set mine incense and 
mine oil. 

42 And a voice of a multitude being- 
at ease was with her : and with the 
men +of the common sort were brought 
ii Sabeans from the wilderness, which 
put bracelets upon their hands, and 
laeautiful crowns upon their heads, 

43 Then said I unto her that was old 
in adulteries. Will they now commit 
t whoredoms with her, and she with 
them ? 

44 Yet they went in unto her, as 
they go in unto a woman that play- 
eth the harlot : so went they in unto 
Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd 
women. 

45 IF And the righteous men, they 
shall "^ judge them after the manner 
of adulteresses, and after the manner 
of women that shed blood ; because 
they are adulteresses, and ^ blood is 
in their hands. 

46 For thus saith the Lord God ; ^ I 
will bring up a company upon them, 
and will give them tto be removed 
and spoiled. 

47 ^And the company shall stone 
them with stones, and H dispatch them 
with their swords ; '' they shall slay 
their sons and their daughters, and 
burn up their houses with fire. 

48 Thus " will I cause lewdness to 
cease out of the land, '^ that all women 
may be taught noL to do after your 
lewdness. 

49 And they shall recompense your 
lewdness upon you, and ye shall " bear 
the sins of your idols : ^ and ye shall 
know that I am the Lord God. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

The commencement of the siege to be noted. 3 The 
parable of the boiling pot, and its explanation. 15 
The prophet is not to mourn for the death of his 
wife, 19 as a sign that the calamity of the Jews will 
be beyond all outward sorrow. 

AGAIN in the ninth year, in the 
tenth month, in the tenth day 
of the month, the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, write thee the name 
of the day, even of this same day : the 
king of Babylon set himself against 
Jerusalem *this same day. 

3 ^ And utter a parable unto the re- 
bellious house, and say unto them, 
Thus saith the Lord God ; " Set on a 
pot, set it on, and also pour water 
into it : 



4 Gather the pieces thereof into it, 
even every good piece, the thigh, and 
the shoulder ; fill it with the choice 
bones. 

5 Take the choice of the flock, and 
II burn also the bones under it, and 
make it boil well, and let them seethe 
the bones of it therein. 

6 IT Wherefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Woe to ^ the bloody city, to the 
pot whose scum is therein, and Avhose 
scum is not gone out of it ! bring it 
out piece by piece ; let no ^ lot fall 
upon it. 

7 For her blood is in the midst of 
her ; she set it upon the top of a rock ; 
^she poured it not upon the ground, 
to cover it with dust ; 

8 That it might cause fury to come 
up to take vengeance ; ^ I have set 
her blood upon the top of a rock, that 
it should not be covered. 

9 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God; ''Woe to the bloody city! I 
will even make the pile for fire 
great. 

10 Heap on wood, kindle the fire, 
consume the flesh, and spice it well, 
and let the bones be burned. 

1 1 Then set it empty upon the coals 
thereof, that the brass of it may be 
hot, and may burn, and that 'the 
filthiness of it may be molten in it, 
that the scum of it may be consumed. 

12 She hath wearied herself with 
lies, and her great scum went not 
forth out of her : her scum shall be in 
the fire. 

13 In thy filthiness is lewdness : be- 
cause I have purged thee, and thou 
wast not purged, thou shalt not be 
purged from thy filthiness any more, 
''till I have caused my fury to rest 
upon thee. 

14 'I the Lord have spoken it: it 
shall come to pass, and I will do it ; I 
will not go back, *" neither will I 
spare, neither will I repent ; accord- 
ing to thy ways, and according to thy 
doings, shall they judge thee, saith 
the Lord God. 

15 IT Also the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

16 Son of man, behold, I take away 
from thee the desire of thine eyes 
with a stroke : yet neither shalt thou 
mourn nor weep, neither shall thy 
tears trun down. 

17 1 Forbear to cry, "make no mourn- 
ing for the dead, "bind the tire of 
thine head upon thee, and Pput on 
thy shoes upon thy feet, and '^ cover 
not thy t lips, and eat not the bread of 
men. 

18 So I spake unto the people in the 
morning : and at even my wife died ; 

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Or, heap. 



d ch. 22. 3. ii 
23. 37. ver. 9. 



e See 2 Sam. 
8. 2. Joel 3. 
3. Obad. 11. 
Nah. 3. 10. 



f Lev. 17. 13. 
Deut. 12. 16, 

24. 

g Matt. 7. 2. 



h ver. G. Nah. 
3. 1. Hab. 2. 
12. 



k ch. 5. 13. & 
8. 18. & 16. 42. 



1 1 Sam. 15. 
29. 



m ch. 5. 11. 



n Jer. 16. 5, 6, 
7. 
t Heb. go. 

t Heb. Be 

silent. 
See Lev. 10. 

6. & 21. 10. 
p 2 Sam. 15. 

30. 
t Heb. upper 

lip: and so 

ver. 22. Lev. 

13. 45. 
q Mic. 3. 7. 



The calamity of the Jews. 



EZEKIEL. 



Their enemies^ punishment. 



B. C. 590. 



r ch. 12. 

37. 18. 



s Jer. 7. 14. 

ch. 7, 20, 21, 

22. 
t Heb. the 

pity of your 

soul. 

t Ps. 27. 4. 
ch. 23. 47. 



X Jer. 16. 

ver. 17. 



y Job 27. 15. 

Ps. 78. 64. 
z Lev. 26. 39. 
ch. 33. 10. 

a Is. 20. 3. ch. 

4. 3. & 12. 6. 

11. 
b Jer. 17. 15. 

John 13. 19. 

& 14. 29. 
c ch. 6. 7. & 

25.5. 

J ver. 21. 

fneh.thelifl- 
ing up of 
their soul. 



e ch. 33. 21, 
22. 



f ch. 3. 26, 27. 
& 29. 21. & 
33.22. 

g: ver. 24. 



a ch. 6. 2. &. 
35.2. 
b Jer. 49. 1, 

&c. ch. 21. 
28. Am. 1.13. 
Zeph. 2. 9. 

c Prov. 17. 5. 
ch.26.2. 



t Heb. chil- 
dren,. 



and I did in the morning as I was 
commanded. 

19 IT And the people said unto me, 
'"Wilt thou not tell us what these 
things are to us, that thou doest so 1 

20 Then I answered them, The word 
of the Lord came unto me, saying, 

21 Speak unto the house of Israel, 
Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, 
^ I will profane my sanctuary, the ex- 
cellency of your strength, ' the desire 
of your eyes, and t that which your 
soul pitieth ; " and your sons and your 
daughters whom ye have left shall 
fall by the sword. 

22 And ye shall do as I have done : 
^ ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat 
the bread of men. 

23 And your tires shall be upon your 
heads, and your shoes upon your feet : 
y ye shall not mourn nor weep ; but 
^ ye shall pine away for your iniqui- 
ties, and mourn one toward another. 

24 Thus ^Ezekiel is unto you a sign : 
according to all that he hath done shall 
ye do : "^ and when this cometh, *= ye 
shall know that I am the Lord God. 

25 Also, thou son of man, shall it not 
be in the day when I take from them 
^ their strength, the joy of their glory, 
the desire of their eyes, and tthat 
whereupon they set their minds, their 
sons and their daughters, 

26 That ^ he that escapeth in that 
day shall come unto thee, to cause 
thee to hear it with thine ears ? 

27 ^ In that day shall thy mouth be 
opened to him which is escaped, and 
thou shalt speak, and be no more 
dumb ; and ^ thou shalt be a sign unto 
them : and they shall know that I am 
the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

God^s judgments upon the Ammonites for their cruel 
and insolent conduct towards the Jews ; 8 also upon 
Moab and Seir, 12 upon Edom, 15 and upon the 
Philistines. 

THE word of the Lord came again 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, ^set thy face ''against 
the Ammonites, and prophesy against 
them; 

3 And say unto the Ammonites, 
Hear the word of the Lord God ; Thus 
saith the Lord God ; " Because thou 
saidst. Aha, against my sanctuary, 
when it was profaned ; . and against 
the land of Israel, when it was deso- 
late ; and against the house of Judah, 
when they went into captivity ; 

4 Behold, therefore I will deliver 
thee to the tmen of the east for a 
possession, and they shall set their 
palaces in thee, and make their dwell- 
ings in thee : they shall eat thy fruit, 
and they shall drink thy milk. 

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5 And I will make ^ Rabbah ^ a stable 
for camels, and the Ammonites a 
couching place for flocks : ^ and ye 
shall know that I am the Lord. 

6 For thus saith the Lord God ; Be- 
cause thou ^ hast clapped thine t hands, 
and stamped with the t feet, and ^ re- 
joiced in t heart with all thy despite 
against the land of Israel ; 

7 Behold, therefore I will 'stretch 
out mine hand upon thee, and will 
deliver thee for II a spoil to the hea- 
then ; and I will cut thee off from 
the people, and I will cause thee to 
perish out of the countries : I will 
destroy thee ; and thou shalt know 
that I am the Lord. 

8 f Thus saith the Lord God ; Be- 
cause that ^ Moab and ' Seir do say. 
Behold, the house of Judah is like 
unto all the heathen ; 

9 Therefore, behold, I will open the 
t side of Moab from the cities, from his 
cities which are on his frontiers, the 
glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth, 
Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim, 

10 ""Unto the men of the east II with 
the Ammonites, and will give them 
in possession, that the Ammonites 
" may not be remembered among the 
nations. 

11 And I will execute judgments 
upon Moab ; and they shall know 
that I am the Lord. 

12 1 Thus saith the Lord God; 
° Because that Edom hath dealt 
against the house of Judah tby 
taking vengeance, and hath greatly 
offended, and revenged himself upon 
them ; 

13 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; I will also stretch out mine 
hand upon Edom, and will cut off 
man and beast from it ; and I will 
make it desolate from Teman ; and 
II they of Dedan shall fall by the 
sword. 

14 And Pj will lay my vengeance 
upon Edom by the hand of my 
people Israel : and they shall do in 
Edom according to mine anger and 
according to my fury ; and they shall 
know my vengeance, saith the Lord 
God. 

15 f Thus saith the Lord God ; i Be- 
cause "■ the Philistines have dealt by 
revenge, and have taken vengeance 
with a despiteful heart, to destroy it 
II for the old hatred ; 

16 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Behold, 'I will stretch out mine 
hand upon the Philistines, and I will 
cut off the * Cherethim, " and destroy 
the remnant of the II sea coast. 

17 And I will "^ execute great t ven- 
geance upon them with furious re- 



The destruction of Tyrus. 



EZEKIEL. 



The mourning at her fall. 



58& 



a Is. 23. Jer. 

25. 22. & 47. 4. 
Am. 1. .9. 
Zech. 9. 2. 
h ch. 25. 3. & 
ya. 2. 



ch. 27. 32. 



fHeb. accord- 
ing to the en- 
teringa of a 
city broken 



bukes ; ^ and they shall know that 
I am the Lord, when I shall lay my 
vengeance upon them. 

CHAPTER XXVI. 

Tyrvs, for-^xulting against Jerusalem, is threatened 
with destribction by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar. 
15 The mourning and astonishment of the isles at 
her fa II. 

AND it came to pass in the elev- 
enth year, in the first day of the 
month, that the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, * because that Tyrus 
hath said against Jerusalem, ^Aha, 
she is broken that was the gates of 
the people ; she is turned unto me ; 
I shall be replenished, now she is 
laid waste : 

3 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Behold, I am against thee, O 
Tyrus, and will cause many nations 
to come up against thee, as the sea 
causeth his waves to come up. 

4 And they shall destroy the walls 
of Tyrus, and break down her towers : 
I will also scrape her dust from her, 
and *=make her like the top of a 
rock. 

5 It shall be a place for the spread- 
ing of nets ^ in the midst of the sea : 
for I have spoken it, saith the Lord 
God : and it shall become a spoil to 
the nations. 

6 And her daughters which are in 
the field shall be slain by the sword ; 
® and they shall know that I am the 
Lord. 

7 IF For thus saith the Lord God ; 
Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus 
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, ^ a 
king of kings, from the north, with 
horses, and with chariots, and with 
horsemen, and companies, and much 
people. 

8 He shall slay with the sword thy 
daughters in the field : and he shall 
s make a fort against thee, and H cast 
a mount against thee, and lift up the 
buckler against thee. 

9 And he shall set engines of war 
against thy walls, and with his axes 
he shall break down thy towers. 

10 By reason of the abundance of 
his horses their dust shall cover thee : 
thy walls shall shake at the noise of 
the horsemen, and of the wheels, and 
of the chariots, when he shall enter 
into thy gates, + as men enter into a 
city wherein is made a breach. 

11 With the hoofs of his horses 
shall he tread down all thy streets : 
he shall slay thy people by the sword, 
and thy strong garrisons shall go 
down to the ground. 

12 And they shall make a spoil of 
thy riches, and make a prey of thy 



48 



merchandise : and they shall break 
down thy walls, and destroy t thy 
pleasant houses : and they shall lay 
thy stones and thy timber and thy 
dust in the midst of the water. 

13 '^And I will cause the noise of 
' thy songs to cease ; and the sound of 
thy harps shall be no more heard. 

14 And ^ I will make thee like the 
top of a rock : thou shalt be a place 
to spread nets upon ; thou shalt be 
built no more : for I the Lord have 
spoken it, saith the Lord God. 

15 IT Thus saith the Lord God to 
Tyrus ; Shall not the isles ' shake 
at the sound of thy fall, when the 
wounded cry, when the slaughter is 
made in the midst of thee 1 

16 Then all the ""princes of the sea 
shall ° come down from their thrones, 
and lay away their robes, and put off 
their broidered garments : they shall 
clothe themselves with t trembling ; 
° they shall sit upon the ground, and 
P shall tremble at every moment, and 
1 be astonished at thee. • 

17 And they shall take up a '"lam- 
entation for thee, and say to thee. 
How art thou destroyed, that ivast 
inhabited t of seafaring men, the re- 
nowned city, which wast ^ strong in 
the sea, she and her inhabitants, 
which cause their terror to be on all 
that haunt it ! 

18 Now shall *the isles tremble in 
the day of thy fall ; yea, the isles 
that are in the sea shall be troubled 
at thy departure. 

19 For thus saith the Lord God ; 
When I shall make thee a desolate 
city, like the cities that are not in- 
habited ; when I shall bring up the 
deep upon thee, and great waters 
shall cover thee ; 

20 When I shall bring thee down 
" with them that descend into the pit, 
with the people of old time, and shall 
set thee in the low parts of the earth, 
in places desolate of old, with them 
that go down to the pit, that thou be 
not inhabited ; and I shall set glory 
^ in the land of the living ; 

21^1 will make thee + a terror, and 
thou shalt be no more : ^ though thou 
be sought for, yet shalt thou never be 
found again, saith the Lord God. 



CHAPTER XXVn. 



The wealth and commerce of Tyrus. 
able ruin thereof. 



The irrepar- 



THE word of the Lord came again 
unto me, saying, 

2 Now, thou son of man, ^ take up 
a lamentation for Tyrus ; 

3 And say unto Tyrus, ^ thou 
that art situate at the entry of the 

753 



B. C. 588. 



t Heb. houses 
of thy desire. 



his. 14. II. & 

24. 8. Jer. 7. 
34. &, 16. 9. & 

25. 10. 

i Is. 23. 16. 

ch. 28. 13. 

Rev. 18. 22. 
k ver. 4, 5. 



1 Jer. 49. 21. 
ver. 18. ch. 
27. 28. & 31. 
16. 



m Is. 23. 8. 
n Jonah 3. 6. 



t Heb. trent' 

b lings. 
o Job 2. 13. 
P ch. 32. 10. 
q ch. 27. 35. 
r ch. 27. 32. 

Rev. 18. 9. 



t Heb. of the 
seas. 
s Is. 23. 4. 



uch.32.18,24 



X ch. 32. 23, 

26, 27. 32. 
7 ch. 27. 36. & 

28. 19. 

fHeb. terrort. 
z Ps. 37. 36. 



a ch. 19. 1. & 
26. 17. & 28. 
12. & 32. 2. 

b ch. 28. 2. 



The commerce of Tyrus. 



EZEKIEL. 



Her ruin irreparable. 



B. C. 588. 



c Is. 23. 3. 

t Heb. perfect 
of beauty. 
t Heb. heart. 
d ch. 28. 12. 



t Heb. built. 
e Deut. 3. 9. 



II Or, they have 
made thy 
hatches of 
ivory well 
trodden. 
Heb. the 
daughter. 

f Jer. 2. 10. 

II Or, purple 
and scarlet. 



S 1 Kings 5. 
18. Ps.83.7. 



II Or, stoppers 
of chinks. 
Heb. 

strengthen- 
ers. 

h Jer. 46. 9. 
ch. 30. 5. k 
38.5. 



kGen. 10.4. 
2 Chr. 20. 36. 



I Gen. 10. 2. 
m Rev. 18. 13. 



II Or, mer- 
chandise. 

a Gen. 10. 3. 
ch. 38. 6. 



o Gen. 10. 7. 



t Heb. thy 

works. 
p 1 Kings 5. 9, 

11. Ezra 3. 

7. Acts 12. 

20. 
t Heb. chryso- 

prase. 



q Judg. 11. 33. 



sea, which art '^ a merchant of the 
people for many isles, Thus saith the 
Lord God ; Tyrus, thou hast said, 
^ I am t of perfect beauty. 

4 Thy borders are in the t midst of 
the seas, thy builders have perfected 
thy beauty. 

5 They have t made all thy ship 
boards of fir trees of ' Senir : they 
have taken cedars from Lebanon to 
make masts for thee. 

6 Of the oaks of Bashan have they 
made thine oars ; II the company of 
the Ashurites have made thy benches 
of ivory, brought out of ^ the isles of 
Chittim. 

7 Fine linen with broidered vrork 
from Egypt was that which thou 
spreadest forth to be thy sail ; H blue 
and purple from the isles of Elishah 
was that which covered thee. 

8 The inhabitants of Zidon and Ar- 
vad were thy mariners : thy wise men, 
O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy 
pilots. 

9 The ancients of ^ Gebal and the 
wise men thereof were in thee thy 
li calkers : all the ships of the sea with 
their mariners were in thee to occupy 
thy merchandise. 

10 They of Persia and of Lud and 
of ^Phut were in thine army, thy 
men of war : they hanged the shield 
and helmet in thee ; they set forth 
thy comeliness. 

11 The men of Arvad with thine 
army were upon thy walls round 
about, and the Gammadim were in 
thy towers : they hanged their shields 
upon thy walls round about ; they 
have made ' thy beauty perfect. 

12 ^ Tarshish was thy merchant by 
reason of the multitude of all kind of 
riches ; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, 
they traded in thy fairs. 

13 'Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they 
were thy merchants : they traded "" the 
persons of men and vessels of brass in 
thy II market. 

14 They of the house of "Togarmah 
traded in thy fairs with horses and 
horsemen and mules. 

15 The men of "Dedan were thy 
merchants ; many isles were the mer- 
chandise of thine hand : they brought 
thee for a present, horns of ivory and 
ebony. 

16 Syria was thy merchant by rea- 
son of the multitude of t the wares of 
thy making : they occupied in thy fairs 
with emeralds, purple, and broidered 
work, and fine linen, and coral, and 
t agate. 

17 Judah, and the land of Israel, 
they were thy merchants : they traded 
in thy market p wheat of "J Minnith, 

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and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and 
"■ II balm-. 

18 Damascus was thy merchant in 
the multitude of the wares of thy 
making, for the multitude of all 
riches ; in the wine of Helbon, and 
white wool. 

19 Dan also and Javan II going to 
and fro occupied in thy fairs : bright 
iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy 
market. 

20 'Dedan ivas thy merchant in 
t precious cloths for chariots. 

21 Arabia, and all the princes of 
' Kedar, t they occupied with thee in 
lambs, and rams, and goats : in these 
were they thy merchants. 

22 The merchants of " Sheba and 
Raamah, they were thy merchants : 
they occupied in thy fairs with chief 
of all spices, and with all precious 
stones, and gold. 

23 '^ Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, 
the merchants of 5^ Sheba, Asshur, and 
Chilmad, were thy merchants. 

24 These were thy merchants in H all 
sorts of things, in blue t clothes, and 
broidered work, and in chests of rich 
apparel, bound with cords, and made 
of cedar, among thy merchandise. 

25 ^ The ships of Tarshish did sing 
of thee in thy market : and thou wast 
replenished, and made very glorious 
^ in the midst of the seas. 

26 II Thy rowers have brought thee 
into great waters : '' the east wind 
hath broken thee in the t midst of the 
seas. 

27 Thy " riches, and thy fairs, thy 
merchandise, thy mariners, and thy 
pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers 
of thy merchandise, and all thy men 
of war, that are in thee, H and in all 
thy company which is in the midst of 
thee, shall fall into the t midst of the 
seas in the day of thy ruin. 

28 The II suburbs ^ shall shake at the 
sound of the cry of thy pilots. 

29 And ^ all that handle the oar, 
the mariners, and all the pilots of 
the sea, shall come down from their 
ships, they shall stand upon the 
land ; 

30 And shall cause their voice to 
be heard against thee, and shall cry 
bitterly, and shall ^ cast up dust upon 
their heads, they ^ shall wallow them- 
selves in the ashes : 

31 And they shall ''make themselves 
utterly bald for thee, and gird them 
with sackcloth, and they shall weep 
for thee with bitterness of heart and 
bitter wailing. 

32 And in their wailing they shall 
'take up a lamentation for thee, and 
lament over thee, saying, ^ What city 



The doom of her prince. 



EZEKIEL. 



A lamentation for him. 



B. C. 588. 
1 Rev. 18. 19. 



mch. 26. 19. 
n vex. 27. 

ocli.26.15,16. 



P Jer. 18. 16. 
q cli. 26. 21. 
IHeb. terrors. 
t Heb. Shalt 
not he for 



a ver. 9. 
b ch. 27. S, 4. 
t Heb. heart. 
c Is. 31. 3. 



d Zech. 9. 2. 



t Heb. By tTie 
greatness of 
thy wisdom, 

e Ps. 62. 10. 
Zech. 9. 3. 



f ch. 30.11. & 
31.12. &32. 
12. 



g ver. 2. 



II Or, wound- 

eth. 
hch.31.18. & 

32. 19, 21, 25, 

27. 



is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in 
the midst of the sea 1 

33 ^ When thy wares went forth out 
of the seas, thou filledst many people ; 
thou didst enrich the kings of the 
earth with the multitude of thy riches 
and of thy merchandise. 

34 In the time ivheji "' thou shalt be 
broken by the seas in the depths of 
the waters, " thy merchandise and all 
thy company in the midst of thee 
shall fall. 

35 ° Ail the inhabitants of the isles 
shall be astonished at thee, and their 
kings shall be sore afraid, they shall 
be troubled in their countenance. 

36 The merchants among the peo- 
ple P shall hiss at thee ; i thou shalt 
be + a terror, and t never shalt be any 
more. 

CHAPTER XXVIII. 

God's judgment upon the prince of Tyrus for his im- 
piouspride. 11 A lamentation over his destruction. 
20 Judgments upon Zidon. 24 The restoration of 
Israel. 

THE word of the Lord came again 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, say unto the prince 
of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord God ; 
Because thine heart is lifted up, and 
^thou hast said, I am a god, I sit in 
the seat of God, '' in the t midst of 
the seas ; "= yet thou art a man, and 
not God, though thou set thine heart 
as the heart of God : 

3 Behold, ^thou art wiser than 
Daniel ; there is no secret that they 
can hide from thee : 

4 With thy wisdom and with thine 
understanding thou hast gotten thee 
riches, and hast gotten gold and sil- 
ver into thy treasures : 

5 t e By thy great wisdom and by 
thy traffick hast thou increased thy 
riches, and thine heart is lifted up 
because of thy riches : 

6 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Because thou hast set thine 
heart as the heart of God ; 

7 Behold, therefore I will bring 
strangers upon thee, ^the terrible of 
the nations : and they shall draw 
their swords against the beauty of 
thy wisdom, and they shall defile 
thy brightness. 

8 They shall bring thee down to the 
pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of 
them that are slain in the midst of 
the seas. 

9 Wilt thou yet ^say before him 
that slayeth thee, I am God? but 
thou shalt be a man, and no God, 
in the hand of him that H slayeth 
thee. 

10 Thou shalt die the deaths of ^ the 
uncircumcised by the hand of stran- 



gers : for I have spoken it^ saith the 
Lord God. 

11 IF Moreover the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

12 Son of man, ' take up a lament- 
ation upon the king of Tyrus, and 
say unto him, Thus saith the Lord 
God ; ^ Thou sealest up the sum, full 
of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. 

13 Thou hast been in ' Eden the 
garden of God ; every precious stone 
icas thy covering, the H sardius, topaz, 
and the diamond, the H beryl, the 
onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, 
the II emerald, and the carbuncle, and 
gold : the workmanship of •" thy tab- 
rets and of thy pipes was prepared 
in thee in the day that thou wast 
created. 

14 Thou art the anointed ° cherub 
that covereth ; and I have set thee 
so : thou wast upon ° the holy mount- 
ain of God ; thou hast walked up and 
down in the midst of the stones of 
fire. 

15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways 
from the day that thou wast created, 
till iniquity was found in thee. 

16 By the multitude of thy mer- 
chandise they have filled the midst 
of thee with violence, and thou hast 
sinned : therefore I will cast thee as 
profane out of the mountain of God : 
and I will destroy thee, p O covering 
cherub, from the midst of the stones 
of fire. 

17 1 Thine heart was lifted up be- 
cause of thy beauty, thou hast cor- 
rupted thy wisdom by reason of thy 
brightness : I will cast thee to the 
ground, I will lay thee before kings, 
that they may behold thee. 

18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries 
by the multitude of thine iniquities, 
by the iniquity of thy traflSck ; there- 
fore will r bring forth a fire from the 
midst of thee, it shall devour thee, 
and I will bring thee to ashes upon 
the earth in the sight of all them that 
behold thee. 

19 All they that know thee among 
the people shall be astonished at thee : 
•"thou shalt be ta terror, and never 
shalt thou be any more. 

20 IT Again the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

21 Son of man, ' set thy face * against 
Zidon, and prophesy against it, 

22 And say. Thus saith the Lord 
God ; " Behold, 1 am against thee, 
O Zidon ; and I will be glorified in 
the midst of thee : and ^ they shall 
know that I am the Lord, when I 
shall have executed judgments in 
her, and shall be ^ sanctified in 
her. 

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B. C. 588. 



i ch. 27. 2. 



k ch. 27. 3. 
ver. 3. ch. 
31. 8, 9. 



II Or, ruby. 

II Or, chryso- 
lite. 



II Or, chryao- 
prase. 
m ch. 26. 13. 



n See Ex. 25. 
20. ver. 16. 



o ch. 20. 



P ver. 14. 



q ver. 2, 5 



r ch. 26. 21, & 
27.36. 
fHeb. terrors. 



a ch. 6. 2. & 25. 

2. & 29. 2. 
t Is. 23. 4, 12. 

Jer. 25. 22. & 

27. 3. ch. 32. 

30. 
u Ex. 14.4,17. 

ch. 39. IS. 
X Ps. 9. 16. 



ych. 20.41. & 
36. 23. ver. 
25. 



Judgments upon Pharaoh. 



EZEKIEL. 



The desolation of Egypt. 



a Num. 33. 55. 
Josh. 23. 13. 



b Is. 11. 12. 
ch. 11. 17. & 
20. 4].&34. 
13. &. 37. 21. 

c ver. 22. 



d Jer. 23. 6. 

ch. 36. 28. 
II Or, with 

confidence. 
e Is. 65. 21. 

Am. 9. 14. 
f Jer. 31. 5. 



[1 Or, BpoiL 



b Is. 19. 1. 
Jer. 25. 19. &. 
46. 2. 25. 



c Jer. 44. 30. 

ch. 28. 22. 

ver. 10. 
d Ps. 74. 13, 

14. Is. 27. 1. 

& 51. 9. ch 

32.2. 
e See ch. 28. 2. 

f Is. 37. 29. 
ch. 38. 4. 



t Heb. face of 


the field. 


e Jer. 8. 2. & 


16. 4. & 2.5. 


33. 


h Jer. 7. 33. &l 


34. 20. 



23 ^For I will send into her pesti- 
lence, and blood into her streets ; 
and the wounded shall be judged in 
the midst of her by the sword upon 
her on every side ; and they shall 
know that I am the Lord. 

24 IF And there shall be no more ^ a 
pricking brier unto the house of Is- 
rael, nor any grieving thorn of all 
that are round about them, that de- 
spised them ; and they shall know 
that I am the Lord God. 

25 Thus saith the Lord God ; When 
I shall have '' gathered the house of 
Israel from the people among whom 
they are scattered, and shall be '^ sanc- 
tified in them in the sight of the hea- 
then, then shall they dwell in their 
land that I have given to my servant 
Jacob. 

26 And they shall ^ dwell H safely 
therein, and shall ® build houses, and 
^ plant vineyards ; yea, they shall 
dwell with confidence, when I have 
executed judgments upon all those 
that II despise them round about them ; 
and they shall know that I am the 
Lord their God. 

CHAPTER XXIX. 

PharaoKs destruction foretold. 8 The desolation of 

Egypt. 13 The restoration thereof after forty 

years. Yl Egypt to he given to Nebuchadrezzar. 
21 A promise to Israel. 

IN the tenth year, in the tenth 
month, in the twelfth day of the 
month, the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, ^ set thy face against 
Pharaoh king of Egypt, and proph- 
esy against him, and ''against, all 
Egypt: 

3 Speak, and say. Thus saith the 
Lord God ; " Behold, I am against 
thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the 
great ^ dragon that lieth in the midst 
of his rivers, ^ which hath said. My 
river i5 mine own, and I have made 
it for myself. 

4 But ^ I will put hooks in thy 
jaws, and I will cause the fish of 
thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, 
and I will bring thee up out of the 
midst of thy rivers, and all the fish 
of thy rivers shall stick unto thy 



5 And I will leave thee thrown into 
the wilderness, thee and all the fish 
of thy rivers : thou shalt fall upon 
the + open fields ; ^ thou shalt not be 
brought together, nor gathered : ^ I 
have given thee for meat to the beasts 
of the field and to the fowls of the 
heaven. 

6 And all the inhabitants of Egypt 
shall know that I am the Lord, be- 

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cause they have been a ^ staflT of reed 
to the house of Israel. 

7 ^When they took hold of thee 
by thy hand, thou didst break, and 
rend all their shoulder : and when 
they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, 
and madest all their loins to be at a 
stand. 

8 IF Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Behold, I will bring ^ a sword 
upon thee, and cut off man and beast 
out of thee. 

9 And the land of Egypt shall be 
desolate and waste ; and they shall 
know that I am the Lord : because 
he hath said. The river is mine, and I 
have made it. 

10 Behold, therefore I am against 
thee, and against thy rivers, ""and I 
will make the land of Egypt t utterly 
waste and desolate, n ° from the tower 
of t Syene even unto the border of 
Ethiopia. 

11 ° No foot of man shall pass 
through it, nor foot of beast shall 
pass through it, neither shall it be 
inhabited forty years. 

12 PAnd I will make the land of 
Egypt desolate in the midst of the 
countries that are desolate, and her 
cities among the cities that are laid 
waste shall be desolate forty years : 
and I will scatter the Egyptians 
among the nations, and will disperse 
them through the countries. 

13 IF Yet thus saith the Lord God ; 
At the "lend of forty years will I 
gather the Egyptians from the people 
whither they were scattered : 

14 And I will bring again the cap- 
tivity of Egypt, and will cause them 
to return into the land of Pathros, 
into the land of their n habitation ; 
and they shall be there a t •■ base 
kingdom. 

15 It shall be the basest of the 
kingdoms ; neither shall it exalt itself 
any more above the nations : for I 
will diminish them, that they shall 
no more rule over the nations. 

16 And it shall be no more ^ the 
confidence of the house of Israel, 
which bringeth their iniquity to re- 
membrance, when they shall look 
after them : but they shall know 
that I am the Lord God. 

17 IF And it came to pass in the 
seven and twentieth year, in the first 
month, in the first day of the month, 
the word of the Lord came unto me, 
saying, 

18 Son of man, 'Nebuchadrezzar 
king of Babylon caused his army to 
serve a great service against Tyrus : 
every head was made bald, and every 
shoulder was peeled : yet had he no 



The desolation of JSgypt, 



EZEKIEL. 



and of her confederates. 



B. C. 572. 



b ch. 7. 7, 12. 
Joel 2. 1. 
Zeph. 1. 7. 



Or, fear. 



t Heb. Phut, 
ch. 27. 10. 

t Heb. chil- 
dren. 

e Jer. 25. 20, 
24 



II Or, from 
Mipdol to 
Syene. 

f ch. 29. 10. 

g ch. 29. 12. 



t Heb. 6 ro/cere. 
h Is. 18. 1, 2. 



wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for 
the service that he had served against 
it: 

19 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; >Behold, I will give the land 
of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king 
of Babylon ; and he shall take her 
multitude, and t take her spoil, and 
take her prey ; and it shall be the 
wages for his army. 

20 I have given him the land of 
Egypt ll/or his labour wherewith he 
"served against it, because they 
wrought for me, saith the Lord God. 

21 ir In that day ^will I cause the 
horn of the house of Israel to bud 
forth, and I will give thee ^ the open- 
ing of the mouth in the midst of 
them ; and they shall know that I 
a?n the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXX. 

The desolation of Egypt and her allies. 20 Egypt to 
be subdued by the king of Babylon. 

THE word of the Lord came again 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, prophesy and say. 
Thus saith the Lord God ; ^Howl ye, 
Woe worth the day ! 

3 For ^ the day is near, even the 
day of the Lord is near, a cloudy 
day ; it shall be the time of the 
heathen. 

4 And the sword shall come upon 
Egypt, and great H pain shall be in 
Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall 
in Egypt, and they " shall take away 
her multitude, and "^her foundations 
shall be broken down. 

5 Ethiopia, and t Libya, and Lydia, 
and ^all the mingled people, and 
Chub, and the t men of the land that 
is in league, shall fall with them by 
the sword. 

6 Thus saith the Lord ; They also 
that uphold Egypt shall fall ; and the 
pride of her power shall come down : 
II *^from the tower of Syene shall they 
fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord 
God. 

7 ^And they shall be desolate in 
the midst of the countries that are 
desolate, and her cities shall be in 
the midst of the cities that are 
wasted. 

8 And they shall know that I am 
the Lord, when I have set a fire in 
Egypt, and when all her helpers shall 
be + destroyed. 

9 In that day ^ shall messengers go 
forth from me in ships to make the 
careless Ethiopians afraid, and great 
pain shall come upon them, as in the 
day of Egypt : for, lo, it cometh. 

10 Thus saith the Lord God; 'I 
will also make the multitude of 



Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebu- 
chadrezzar king of Babylon. 

11 He and his people with him, 
^ the terrible of the nations, shall be 
brought to destroy the land : and 
they shall draw their swords against 
Egypt, and fill the land with the 
slain. 

12 And ' I will make the rivers +dry, 
and ""sell the land into the hand of 
the wicked : and I will make the land 
waste, and t all that is therein, by the 
hand of strangers : I the Lord have 
spoken it. 

13 Thus saith the Lord God; I 
will also " destroy the idols, and I 
will cause their images to cease out 
of Noph ; ° and there shall be no 
more a prince of the land of Egypt : 
P and I will put a fear in the land of 
Egypt. 

14 And I will make iPathros deso- 
late, and will set fire in " H Zoan, ^ and 
will execute judgments in No. 

15 And I will pour my fury upon 
li Sin, the strength of Egypt ; and * I 
will cut off the multitude of No. 

16 And I will "set fire in Egypt: 
Sin shall have great pain, and No 
shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall 
have distresses daily. 

17 The young men of H Aven and of 
liPi-beseth shall fall by the sword : and 
these cities shall go into captivity. 

18 ^At Tehaphnehes also the day 
shall be II darkened, when I shall 
break there the yokes of Egypt : and 
the pomp of her strength shall cease 
in her : as for her, a cloud shall cover 
her, and her daughters shall go into 
captivity. 

19 Thus will I execute judgments 
in Egypt : and they shall know that 
I am. the Lord. 

20 f And it came to pass in the 
eleventh year, in the first month, in 
the seventh day of the month, that 
the word of the Lord came unto me, 
saying, 

21 Son of man, I have ^ broken the 
arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt ; and, 
lo, ""it shall not be bound up to be 
healed, to put a roller to bind it, to 
make it strong to hold the sword. 

22 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Behold, I a7n against Pharaoh 
king of Egypt, and will * break his 
arms, the strong, and that which was 
broken ; and I will cause the sword 
to fall out of his hand. 

23 ''And I will scatter the Egyptians 
among the nations, and will disperse 
them through the countries. 

24 And I will strengthen the arms 
of the king of Babylon, and put my 
sword in his hand : but I will break 

757 



B. C. 572. 



k ch. 28. 7. 



1 Is. 19. 5,6 
t Heb. 
drought, 
m Is. 19. 4. 



t Heb. the ful- 
ness thereof. 



n 18,19.1. 
Jer. 43. 12. & 
46.25. Zech. 
13.2. 

o Zech. 10. 11. 

P Is. 19. 16. 
q ch. 29. 14. 
rPs. 78. 12, 

43. 

II Or, Tunis. 
» Nah. 3. 8, 9, 

10. 

11 Or, Pelusi- 
um. 

t Jer. 46. 25. 
u ver. 8. 



II Or, Heliopo- 

lis. 
II Or, Pubas- 

turn. 

xJer. 2. 16. 
II Or, re- 

strained. 



588. 



y Jer. 48. 25. 
zJer. 46. 11, 



a Ps. 37. 17. 



b ver. 26. 
ch. 29. 12. 



The glory of Assyria, 



EZEKIEL. 



and the ruin thereof. 



B. C. 588. 



J ver. 23. 
ch. 29. 12. 



b Dan. 4. 10. 

t Heb./aiV of 
branchei. 



c Jer. 51. 36. 

II Or, nourish- 
ed. 

II Or, brought 
him up. 

II Or, conduits. 



II Or, when it 
sent them 

forth. 

e ch. 17. 23. 
Dan. 4. 12. 



f Gen. 2. 8. St 
13. 10. ch. 28. 
13. 



Pharaoh's arms, and he shall groan 
before him with the groanings of a 
deadly wounded man. 

25 But I will strengthen the arms 
of the king of Babylon, and the arms 
of Pharaoh shall fall down ; and *^ they 
shall know that I am the Lord, when 
I shall put my sword into the hand 
of the king of Babylon, and he shall 
stretch it out upon the land of 
Egypt. 

26 "^And I will scatter the Egyp- 
tians among the nations, and disperse 
them among the countries ; and they 
shall know that I am the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXXI. 

A recital to Pharaoh of the glory of Assyria, 10 and 
the ruin thereof. 18 The like destruction to come 
vpon Egypt. 

AND it came to pass in the elev- 
enth year, in the third month, 
in the first day of the month, that 
the word of the Lord came unto me, 
saying, 

2 Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh 
king of Egypt, and to his multitude ; 
^Whom art thou like in thy great- 
ness 1 

3 ''Behold, the Assyrian was a ce- 
dar in Lebanon twith fair branches, 
and with a shadowing shroud, and of 
a high stature ; and his top was among 
the thick boughs. 

4 •= The waters H made him great, 
the deep H set him up on high with 
her rivers running round about his 
plants, and sent out her II little rivers 
unto all the trees of the field, 

5 Therefore ^ his height was exalted 
above all the trees of the field, and 
his boughs were multiplied, and his 
branches became long because of the 
multitude of waters, Hwhen he shot 
forth. 

6 All the ^ fowls of heaven made 
their nests in his boughs, and under 
his branches did all the beasts of the 
field bring forth their young, and un- 
der his shadow dwelt all great na- 
tions. 

7 Thus was he fair in his greatness, 
in the length of his branches : for his 
root was by great waters. 

8 The cedars in the ^ garden of God 
could not hide him : the fir trees were 
not like his boughs, and the chesnut 
trees were not like his branches ; not 
any tree in the garden of God was 
like unto him in his beauty. 

9 I have made him fair by the mul- 
titude of his branches ; so that all the 
trees of Eden, that ivere in the garden 
of God, envied him. 

10 IF Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Because thou hast lifted up 
thyself in height, and he hath shot 

758 



up his top among the thick boughs, 
and ^his heart is lifted up in his 
height ; 

111 have therefore delivered him 
into the hand of the mighty one of 
the heathen ; t he shall surely deal 
with him : I have driven him out 
for his wickedness. 

12 And strangers, ^the terrible of the 
nations, have cut him off, and have 
left him : ' upon the mountains and 
in all the valleys his branches are 
fallen, and his boughs are broken by 
all the rivers of the land ; and all the 
people of the earth are gone down 
from his shadow, and have left him. 

13 ^ Upon his ruin shall all the 
fowls of the heaven remain, and all 
the beasts of the field shall be upon 
his branches : 

14 To the end that none of all the 
trees by the waters exalt themselves 
for their height, neither shoot up 
their top among the thick boughs, 
neither their trees H stand up in their 
height, all that drink water : for ' they 
are all delivered unto death, ""to the 
nether parts of the earth, in the midst 
of the children of men, with them 
that go down to the pit. 

15 Thus saith the Lord God ; In 
the day when he went down to the 
grave I caused a mourning : I cov^ered 
the deep for him, and I restrained the 
floods thereof, and the great waters 
were stayed : and I caused Lebanon 
t to mourn for him, and all the trees 
of the field fainted for him. 

16 I made the nations to "shake at 
the sound of his fall, when I "cast 
him down to hell with them that 
descend into the pit : and Pall the 
trees of Eden, the choice and best of 
Lebanon, all that drink water, i shall 
be comforted in the nether parts of 
the earth. 

17 They also went down into hell 
with him, unto them that be slain with 
the sword ; and they that were his 
arm, that ''dwelt under his shadow 
in the midst of the heathen. 

18 1[ 'To whom art thou thus like 
in glory and in greatness among the 
trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be 
brought down with the trees of Eden 
unto the nether parts of the earth : 
* thou shalt lie in the midst of the 
uncircumcised with them that be slain 
by the sword. This is Pharaoh and 
all his multitude, saith the Lord God. 

CHAPTER XXXH. 

The fearful fall of Egypt. 11 The sword of Babylon 
shall destroy it. 17 It shall be brought down to the 
pit, among all the uncircumcised nations. 



A 



ND it came to pass in the twelfth 
year, in the twelfth month, in 



A lamentation for the 



EZEKIEL. 



fearful fall of Egypt. 



B. a 587. 



a ch. 27. 2. 
ver. 16, 

b ch. 19. 3, 6. 

k. 38. 13, 
c ch. 29. 3. 
II Or, dragon. 



d ell. 34. 18. 



e ch. 12. 13. & 
17. 20. Ho8. 
7. 12. 



fell. 29. 5. 
g ch. 31. 13, 



II Or, the land 
of thy swim- 
ming. 

II Or, extin^ 

guish. 
i Is. 13. 10. 

Joel 2. 31. & 

3. 15. Am. 8. 

9. Matt. 24. 

S9. Rev. 6. 

12, 13. 
t Heb. lights 

of the light 

in heaven. 
t Heb. them 

dark. 

t Heb. pro- 
voke to an- 
ger, or, grief. 



k ch. 27. 35. 



I ch. 26. 16. 



m Jer. 46. 26. 

ch. 30, 4, 



n ch. 28. 7. 
ch. 29. 19. 



p ch. 29. 11, 



the first day of the month, that the 
word of the Lord came unto me, 
saying, 

2 Son of man, ^ take up a lamenta- 
tion fol- Pharaoh king of Egypt, and 
say unto him, ^ Thou art like a young 
lion of the nations, " and thou art as a 
!l whale in the seas : and thou earnest 
forth with thy rivers, and troubledst 
the waters with thy feet, and ^ foul- 
edst their rivers. 

3 Thus saith the Lord God ; I will 
therefore ^ spread out my net over thee 
with a company of many people ; and 
they shall bring thee up in my net, 

4 "Then ^ will I leave thee upon the 
land, I will cast thee forth upon the 
open field, and ^will cause all the 
fowls of the heaven to remain upon 
thee, and I will fill the beasts of the 
whole earth with thee, 

5 And I will lay thy flesh ^upon 
the mountains, and fill the valleys 
with thy height, 

6 I will also water with thy blood 
II the land wherein thou swimmest, 
even to the mountains ; and the rivers 
shall be full of thee. 

7 And when I shall H put th^e out, 
*I will cover the heaven, and make 
the stars thereof dark ; I will cover 
the sun with a cloud, and the moon 
shall not give her light, 

8 All the t bright lights of heaven 
will I make t dark over thee, and set 
darkness upon thy land, saith the 
Lord God, 

9 I will also t vex the hearts of many 
people, when I shall bring thy de- 
struction among the nations, into 
the countries which thou hast not 
known. 

10 Yea, I will make many people 
^ amazed at thee, and their kings shall 
be horribly afraid for thee, when I 
shall brandish my sword before them ; 
and ' they shall tremble at every mo- 
ment, every man for his own life, in 
the day of thy fall. 

11 II "' For thus saith the Lord God ; 
The sword of the king of Babylon 
shall come upon thee. 

12 By the swords of the mighty will 
I cause thy multitude to fall, "the 
terrible of the nations, all of them : 
and °they shall spoil the pomp of 
Egypt, and all the multitude thereof 
shall be destroyed, 

13 I will destroy also all the beasts 
thereof from beside the great waters ; 
P neither shall the foot of man trouble 
them any more, nor the hoofs of 
beasts trouble them, 

14 Then will I make their waters 
deep, and cause their rivers to run 
like oil, saith the Lord God. 



15 When I shall make the land of 
Egypt desolate, and the country shall 
be t destitute of that whereof it was 
full, when I shall smite all them that 
dwell therein, i then shall they know 
that I am the Lord. 

16 This is the "■ lamentation where- 
with they shall lament her : the 
daughters of the nations shall lament 
her : they shall lament for her, even 
for Egypt, and for all her multitude, 
saith the Lord God. 

17 IT It came to pass also in the 
twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of 
the month, that the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

18 Son of man, wail for the multi- 
tude of Egypt, and ' cast them down, 
even her, and the daughters of the 
famous nations, unto the nether parts 
of the earth, with them that go down 
into the pit. 

19 ' Whom dost thou pass in beauty % 
" go down, and be thou laid with the 
uncircumcised. 

20 They shall fall in the midst of 
them that are slain by the sword : 
II she is delivered to the sword : draw 
her and all her multitudes, 

21 ^The strong among the mighty 
shall speak to him out of the midst 
of hell with them that help him : 
they are ^gone down, they lie un- 
circumcised, slain by the sword, 

22 ^Asshur is there and all her 
company : his graves are about him : 
all of them slain, fallen by the 
sword : 

23 ^ Whose graves are set in the 
sides of the pit, and her company is 
round about her grave ; all of them 
slain, fallen by the sword, which 
"" caused H terror in the land of the 
living, 

24 There is •= Elam and all her mul- 
titude round about her grave ; all of 
them slain, fallen by the sword, which 
are ^gone down uncircumcised into 
the nether parts of the earth, ^ which 
caused their terror in the land of the 
living ; yet have they borne their 
shame with them that go down to 
the pit. 

25 They have set her a bed in the 
midst of the slain with all her mul- 
titude : her graves are round about 
him : all of them uncircumcised, slain 
by the sword : though their terror 
was caused in the land of the living, 
yet have they borne their shame with 
them that go down to the pit : he 
is put in the midst of them that be 
slain. 

26 There is ^ Meshech, Tubal, and 
all her multitude : her graves are 
round about him : all of them ^ uncir- 

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B.C. 

about 587. 

t Heb. deso- 
late from the 

fulness there- 
of 

q Ex. 7. 5. & 
14. 4, 18. Ps. 
9. 16, ch, 6. 
7. 

r ver. 2. 
2 Sam. 1. 17. 
2 Chr. 35. 25. 
ch. 26. 17. 



s ch. 26. 20. 
31. 14. 



t ch. 31. 2, 18. 
u ver. 21, 24, 

&c. ch, 28. 

10. 



II Or, the 
sword is laid. 

X Is. 1, 31. & 
14. 9, 10. ver. 
27. 



y ver. 19, 25. 
&c. 



z ver. 24. 26, 
29, 30, 



a Is. 14. 15. 



b ch. 26. 17, 
21. ver. 24, 
25, 26, 27, 32. 

II Or, dismay- 
ing. 

c Jer, 49. 34. 
&c. 



d ver. 21. 
e ver. 23. 



f Gen. 10. 2. 

ch. 27. 13, &, 

38.2. 
S ver, 19, 20, 

&c. 



The desolation of Egypt. 



EZEKIEL. 



Directions to the prophet. 




h ver. 21. Is. 
14. 18, 19. 



t Heb. with 
leeapons of 
tJieir war. 



i ch. 25. 12, 
&c. 

t Heb. given, 
or, put. 



k ch. 38. 6. 15. 
&.39. 2. 
1 ch. 28. 21. 



m ch. 31. 16. 



a ch. 3. 11. 

b ch. 14. 17. 

t Heb. A land 
token I bring 
a sword upon 
her. 

c 2 Sam. 18. 
24.25. 

2 Kings 9. 17. 
ver. 7. Hos. 
9. 8. 

t Heb. he 
that hearing 
heareth. 



cumcised, slain by the sword, though 
they caused their terror in the land 
of the living. 

27 ^ And they shall not lie with the 
mighty that are fallen of the uncir- 
cumcisedj which are gone down to 
hell t with their weapons of war : and 
they have laid their swords under 
their heads, but their iniquities shall 
be upon their bones, though they were 
the terror of the mighty in the land 
of the living. 

28 Yea, thou shalt be broken in the 
midst of the uncircumcised, and shalt 
lie with them that are slain with the 
sword. 

29 There is 'Edom, her kings, and 
all her princes, which with their 
might are tlaid by them that were 
slain by the sword : they shall lie 
with the uncircumcised, and with 
them that go down to the pit. 

30 ^ There be the princes of the 
north, all of them, and all the ' Zi- 
donians, which are gone doAvn with 
the slain ; with their terror they are 
ashamed of their might ; and they 
lie uncircumcised with them that be 
slain by the sword, and bear their 
shame with them that go down to 
the pit. 

31 Pharaoh shall see them, and 
shall be ™ comforted over all his mul- 
titude, even Pharaoh and all his army 
slain by the sword, saith the Lord 
God. 

32 For I have caused my terror in 
the land of the living : and he shall 
be laid in the midst of the uncircum- 
cised with them that are slain with 
the sword, even Pharaoh and all his 
multitude, saith the Lord God. 



CHAPTER XXXIIL 

The prophet is admonished of his duty as a watch- 
man. 10 God hath no pleasure in the death of the 
wicked. 21 The desolation of the land foretold. 30 
Hypocrites rebuked. 

AGAIN the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, speak to ^the children 
of thy people, and say unto them, 
^ t When I bring the sword upon a 
land, if the people of the land take 
a man of their coasts, and set him 
for their "= watchman : 

3 If when he seeth the sword come 
upon the land, he blow the trumpet, 
and warn the people ; 

4 Then t whosoever heareth the 
sound of the trumpet, and taketh not 
warning ; if the sword come, and take 
him away, "^his blood shall be upon 
his own head. 

5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, 
and took not warning ; his blood shall 

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be upon him. But he that taketh 
warning shall deliver his soul. 

6 But if the watchman see the 
sword come, and blow not the trump- 
et, and the people be not warned ; 
if the sword come, and take any 
person from among them, ^ he is ta- 
ken away in his iniquity ; but his 
blood will I require at the watch- 
man's hand. 

7 IF *^ So thou, son of man, I have 
set thee a watchman unto the house 
of Israel ; therefore thou shalt hear 
the word at my mouth, and warn 
them from me. 

8 When I say unto the wicked, 
wicked man, thou shalt surely die ; 
if thou dost not speak to warn the 
wicked from his way, that wicked 
man shall die in his iniquity ; but his 
blood will I require at thine hand. 

9 Nevertheless, if thou warn the 
wicked of his way to turn from it ; 
if he do not turn from his way, he 
shall die in his iniquity ; but thou 
hast delivered thy soul. 

10 Therefore, O thou son of man, 
speak unto the house of Israel ; Thus 
ye speak, saying. If our transgressions 
and our sins be upon us, and we ?pine 
away in them, ^ how should we then 
live? 

11 Say unto them. As I live, saith 
the Lord God, ' I have no pleasure 
in the death of the wicked ; but that 
the wicked turn from his way and 
live : turn ye, turn ye from your evil 
w^ays ; for ^ why will ye die, O house 
of Israel "? 

12 Therefore, thou son of man, say 
unto the children of thy people, The 
'righteousness of the righteous shall 
not deliver him in the day of his 
transgression : as for the wickedness 
of the wicked, ""he shall not fall 
thereby in the day that he turneth 
from his wickedness ; neither shall 
the righteous be able to live for his 
righteousness in the day that he sin- 
neth. 

13 When I shall say to the right- 
eous, that he shall surely live ; "if he 
trust to his own righteousness, and 
commit iniquity, all his righteous- 
nesses shall not be remembered ; but 
for his iniquity that he hath commit- 
ted, he shall die for it. 

14 Again, "when I say unto the 
wicked. Thou shalt surely die ; if he 
turn from his sin, and do t that which 
is lawful and right ; 

15 If the wicked p restore the pledge, 
igive again that he had robbed, walk 
in *■ the statutes of life, without com- 
mitting iniquity ; he shall surely live, 
he shall not die. 



God's loays are equal. 



EZEKIEL. 



Unfaithful shejokerds. 



t ver. 20. 
ch. 18. 2.5, 



e ver. 27. cli. 

36.4. 
f Is. 51. 2. 

Acts 7. 5. 
g See Mic. 3. 

ll.Matt. 3. 9. 

John 8. 39. 



h Gen. 9. 4. 
Lev. 3. 17. & 
7. 26. & 17. 10: 
& 19. 26. 
Deut. 12. 16. 

i ch. 18. 6. 

k ch. 22. 6, 9. 

1 ch. 18. 6. k 
22.11. 



c ch. 39. 4. 

t Heb. to de- 
vour him. 

o Judg. 6. 2. 
1 Sam. 13. 6. 

t Heb. desola- 
tion and des- 
olation. 

P Jer. 44. 2, 6, 
■22. ch. 36. 34, 
35. 

q ch. 7. 24. k. 
24. 21. &. 30. 
6,7. 

r ch. 6. 2, 3, 6. 



16 *None of his sins that he hath 
committed shall be mentioned unto 
him : he hath done that which is 
lawful^ and right; he shall surely 
live. 

17 IT 'Yet the children of thy people 
say, The way of the Lord is not 
equal : but as for them, their way is 
not equal, 

18 "When the righteous turneth 
from his righteousness, and commit- 
teth iniquity, he shall even die there- 
by. 

19 But if the wicked turn from his 
wickedness, and do that which is 
lawful and right, he shall live there- 
by. 

20 Yet ye say, ^The way of the 
Lord is not equal. O ye house of 
Israel, I will judge you every one 
after his ways. 

21 IF And it came to pass in the 
twelfth year ^ of our captivity, in the 
tenth month, in the fifth dai/ of the 
month, "-that one that had escaped 
out of Jerusalem came unto me, say- 
ing, ^The city is smitten. 

22 Now ^the hand of the Lord was 
upon me in the evening, afore he that 
was escaped came ; and had opened 
my mouth, until he came to me in 
the morning ; "= and my mouth was 
opened, and I was no more dumb. 

23 Then the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

24 Son of man, "^they that inhabit 
those ^wastes of the land of Israel 
speak, saying, ^Abraham was one, 
and he inherited the land : ^but we 
are many ; the land is given us for 
inheritance. 

25 Wherefore say unto them. Thus 
saith the Lord God; "Ye eat with 
the blood, and 4ift up your eyes to- 
ward your idols, and ^shed blood: 
and shall ye possess the land 1 

26 Ye stand upon your sword, ye 
work abomination, and ye ^defile 
every one his neighbour's wife : and 
shall ye possess the land 1 

27 Say thou thus unto them, Thus 
saith the Lord God ; As I live, surely 
™they that are in the wastes shall 
fall by the sword, and him that is in 
the open field "will I give to the 
beasts t to be devoured, and they that 
be in the forts and °in the caves shall 
die of the pestilence. 

28 P For I will lay the land t most des- 
olate, and the ipomp of her strength 
shall cease ; and '"the mountains of 
Israel shall be desolate, that none 
shall pass through. 

29 Then shall they know that I am 
the Lord, when I have laid the land 
most desolate, because of all their 



abominations which they have com- 
mitted. 

30 IT Also, thou son of man, the 
children of thy people still are talk- 
ing li against thee by the walls and in 
the doors of the houses, and ' speak 
one to another, every one to his broth- 
er, saying, Come, I pray you, and 
hear what is the word that cometh 
forth from the Lord. 

31 And Hhey come unto thee tas 
the people cometh, and Hthey "sit 
before thee as my people, and they 
hear thy words, but they will not do 
them : ^ for with their mouth t they 
shew much love, but y their heart 
goeth after their covetousness. 

32 And, lo, thou art unto them as 
ta very lovely song of one that hath 
a pleasant voice, and can play well 
on an instrument : for they hear thy 
words, but they do them not. 

33 ^And when this cometh to pass, 
(lo, it will come,) then ^ shall they 
know that a prophet hath been among 
them. 

CHAPTER XXXIV. 

A woe denounced against the unfaithful shepherds of 
Israel. \\ God' s care for his flock. 2Q A promise 
of the great 



AND the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, prophesy against the 
^shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and 
say unto them. Thus saith the Lord 
God unto the shepherds ; ^ Woe be to 
the shepherds of Israel that do feed 
themselves ! should not the shepherds 
feed the flocks 1 

3 " Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you 
with the wool, "^ye kill them that are 
fed : but ye feed not the flock. 

4 ^ The diseased have ye not strength- 
ened, neither have ye healed that 
which was sick, neither have ye bound 
up that which was broken, neither 
have ye brought again that which 
was driven away, neither have ye 
^sought that which was lost ; but 
with ^ force and with cruelty have ye 
ruled them. 

5 "And they were 'scattered, H be- 
cause there is no shepherd : ""and they 
became meat to all the beasts of the 
field, when they were scattered. 

6 My sheep wandered through all 
the mountains, and upon every high 
hill : yea, my flock was scattered 
upon all the face of the earth, and 
none did search or seek after them. 

1 IF Therefore, ye shepherds, hear 
the word of the Lord ; 

8 ^5 I live, saith the Lord God, 
surely because my flock became a 
prey, and my flock ^became meat to 
every beast of the field, because there 

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B. C. 587. 



II Or, of thee. 
s Is. 29. 13. 



t ch. 14. 1. & 
20. 1, &c. 

t Heb. accord- 
ing to the 
coming of the 
people. 

II Or, my peo- 
ple sit before 
thee. 

t Heb. they 
make loves, 
or, jests. 

u ch. 8. 1. 

t Heb. a song 

of loves. 
X Ps. 78. 36, 

37. Is. 29. 13. 
7 Matt. 13. 22. 

z 1 Sam. 3. 20. 
a ch. 2. 5, 



a ch. 33. 24. 



b Jer. 23. 1. 
Zech. 11. 17. 



c Is. 56. 11. 

Zech. 11. 16. 
d ch. S3. 25, 

26. Mic. 3. 1, 

2, 3. Zech. 11. 

5. 
e ver. 16. 

Zech. 11. 16. 



f Luke 15. 4. 
S 1 Pet. 5. 3. 
h ch. 33. 21, 28. 

II Or, without 

a shepherd. 

and so ver. 8. 
i 1 Kings 22. 

17. Matt. 9. 

36. 
k Is. 56. 9. 

Jer. 12. 9. 

ver. 8. 



1 ver. 5, 6. 



God's care for his fiock. 



EZEKIEL. 



Of the great Shepherd. 



B. C. 587. 



m ver. 2, 10. 



n ch. 3. 18. 
Heb. 13. 17. 



ver. 2, 8. 



t Heb.^ccord- 
ing to the 
seeking. 



p ch. 30. 3. 
Joel 2. 2. 

q Is. 65. 9, 10. 
Jar. 23. 3. ch. 
28. 25. &. 36. 
24. & 37. 21, 
22. 



r Ps. 23. 2. 
B Jer. 33. 12. 



t See ver. 4. 

Is. 40. 11. 

Mic. 4. 6. 

Malt. 18. 11. 

Mark 2. 17. 

Luke 5. 32. 
u Is. 10. 16. 

Am. 4. 1. 
X Jer. 10. 24. 
y ch. 20. 37, 

38. ver. 20, 

22. Zech. 10. 

3. Matt. 25. 

32,33. 
t Heb. small 

cattle of 

lambs and 

kids. 
t Heb. great 

he goats. 



was no shepherd, neither did my 
shepherds search for my flock, ""but 
the shepherds fed themselves, and fed 
not my flock ; 

9 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear 
the word of the Lord ; 

10 Thus saith the Lord God; Be- 
hold, I am against the shepherds ; 
and "I will require my flock at their 
hand, and cause them to cease from 
feeding the flock ; neither shall the 
shepherds ° feed themselves any more ; 
for I v\^ill deliver my flock from their 
mouth, that they may not be meat 
for them. 

1 1 IT For thus saith the Lord God ; 
Behold, I, even I, w^ill both search my 
sheep, and seek them out. 

12 t As a shepherd seeketh out his 
flock in the day that he is among his 
sheep that are scattered ; so vrill I 
seek out my sheep, and will deliver 
them out of all places where they 
have been scattered in Pthe cloudy 
and dark day. 

13 And "il will bring them out from 
the people, and gather them from the 
countries, and will bring them to their 
own land, and feed them upon the 
mountains of Israel by the rivers, and 
in all the inhabited places of the 
country. 

14 *■ I will feed them in a good pas- 
ture, and upon the high mountains of 
Israel shall their fold be : ^ there shall 
they lie in a good fold, and in a fat 
pasture shall they feed upon the 
mountains of Israel. 

15 I will feed my flock, and I will 
cause them to lie down, saith the 
Lord God. 

16 ' I will seek that which was lost, 
and bring again that which was driv- 
en away, and will bind up that which 
was broken, and will strengthen that 
which was sick : but I will destroy 
" the fat and the strong ; I will feed 
them ^ with judgment. 

17 And as for you, O my flock, thus 
saith the Lord God ; >' Behold, I judge 
between t cattle and cattle, laetween 
the rams and the t he goats. 

18 Seemeth it a small thing unto you 
to have eaten up the good pasture, but 
ye must tread down with your feet 
the residue of your pastures ? and to 
have drunk of the deep waters, but ye 
must foul the residue with your feet? 

19 And as for my flock, they eat 
that which ye have trodden with your 
feet ; and they drink that which ye 
have fouled with your feet. 

20 IF Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God unto them ; ^ Behold, I, even I, 
will judge between the fat cattle and 
between the lean cattle. 

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21 Because ye have thrust with side 
and with shoulder, and pushed all the 
diseased with your horns, till ye have 
scattered them abroad ; 

22 Therefore will I save my flock, 
and they shall no more be a prey ; 
and ^ I will judge between cattle and 
cattle. 

23 And I will set up one ^ Shepherd 
over them, and he shall feed them, 
" even my servant David ; he shall 
feed them, and he shall be their 
shepherd. 

24 And ^ I the Lord will be their 
God, and my servant David ^ a prince 
among them ; I the Lord have spoken 
it. 

25 And ^I will make with them a 
covenant of peace, and ^ will cause the 
evil beasts to cease out of the land : 
and they '^ shall dwell safely in the 
wilderness, and sleep in the woods. 

26 And I will make them and the 
places round about ' my hill ^ a bless- 
ing ; and I will ' cause the shower to 
come down in his season ; there shall 
be ™ showers of blessing. 

27 And " the tree of the field shall 
yield her fruit, and the earth shall 
yield her increase, and they shall be 
safe in their land, and shall know that 
I am the Lord, when I have ° broken 
the bands of their yoke, and delivered 
them out of the hand of those that 
P served themselves of them. 

28 And they shall no more ibe a 
prey to the heathen, neither shall the 
beast of the land devour them ; but 
'"they shall dwell safely, and none 
shall make them afraid. 

29 And I will raise up for them a 
^ plant II of renown, and they shall be 
no more t consumed with hunger in 
the land, ^ neither bear the shame of 
the heathen any more. 

30 Thus shall they know that "I the 
Lord their God am with them, and 
that they, even the' house of Israel, are 
my people, saith the Lord God. 

31 And ye my ^ flock, the flock of 
my pasture, are men, and I am your 
God, saith the Lord God. 

CHAPTER XXXV. 

Judgments upon the people of mount Seirfor their ha- 
tred of Israel. 

MOREOVER the word of the 
Lord came unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, ^set thy face against 
^ mount Seir, and "^prophesy against 
it, 

3 And say unto it. Thus saith the 
Lord God ; Behold, O mount Seir, I 
am against thee, and ^ I will stretch 
out mine hand against thee, and I will 
make thee t most desolate. 

4 ^ I will lay thy cities waste, and 



Judgments on mount Seir. 



EZEKIEL. 



The shame of Israel's foes. 



B. C. 587. 



ji Or, hatred 
of old, ch. 25. 
12. 

t H.eb. poured 
out the chil- 
dren. 

t Heb. hands. 

t ch. 25. 12. 
Obad. 10. 

S Fs. 137. 7. 
ch. 21. 25. 29. 
Dan. 9. 24. 
Obad. 11. 

h Ps, 109. 17. 



t Heb. desola- 
tion and des- 
olation, ver. 
3. 

i Judg. 5. 6. 
ch. 29. 11. 

k ch. 3L 12. 
& 32. 5. 



I Jer. 49. 17, 

18. ver. 4. 

ch. 25. 13. 

Mai. 1. 3, 4. 
m ch. 6. 7. & 

7. 4, 9. k 36. 

11. 

n Ps. 83. 4, 12. 

ch. 36. 5. 

Obad. 13. 
!i Or, though 

the LORD 

was there. 
o Ps. 48. 1, 3. 

& 132. 13, 14. 

ch. 48. 35. 
P Matt. 7. 2. 

James 2. 13. 



q Ps. 9. 16. 
ch. 6. 7. 



t Heb. to de- 
vour. 

t Heb. mag- 
nified. 

r I Sam. 2. 3. 
Rev. IS. 6. 

8 Is. G5. 13, 14. 



Obad. 12, 15. 



u ver. 3, 4. 



ach.6.2,3. 



thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt 
know that I am the Lord. 

5 f Because thou hast had a H per- 
petual hatred, and hast t shed the blood 
o/the^hildren of Israel by the t force 
of the sword in the time of their ca- 
lamity, 6 in the time that their iniquity 
had an end : 

6 Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord 
God, I will prepare thee unto blood, 
and blood shall pursue thee : ^ since 
thou hast not hated blood, even blood 
shall pursue thee. 

7 Thus will I make mount Seir 
tmost desolate, and cut off from it 
' him that passeth out and him that 
returneth. 

8 ''And I will fill his mountains with 
his slain men: in thy hills, and in 
thy valleys, and in all thy rivers, 
shall they fall that are slain with the 
sword. 

9 ' I will make thee perpetual des- 
olations, and thy cities shall not re- 
turn : "" and ye shall know that I am 
the Lord. 

10 Because thou hast said, These 
two nations and these two countries 
shall be mine, and we will "possess 
it ; II whereas "the Lord was there : 

11 Therefore, as I live, saith the 
Lord God, I will even do p according 
to thine anger, and according to thine 
envy, which thou hast used out of thy 
hatred against them ; and I will make 
myself known among them, when I 
have judged thee. 

12 1 And thou shalt know that I am 
the Lord, and that I have heard all 
thy blasphemies which thou hast 
spoken against the mountains of Is- 
rael, saying. They are laid desolate, 
they are given us t to consume. 

13 Thus ''with your mouth ye have 
t boasted against me, and have multi- 
plied your words against me : I have 
heard them. 

14 Thus saith the Lord God ; "When 
the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make 
thee desolate. 

15 *As thou didst rejoice at the 
inheritance of the house of Israel, 
because it was desolate, so will I do 
unto thee : " thou shalt be desolate, 
O mount Seir, and all Idumea, even 
all of it : and they shall know that I 
am the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXXVI. 

Israel's enemies to be punished. 8 A promise of pros- 
perity to Israel. 16 The people chastised for their 
sins. 21 Their restoration the work of God's mercy. 
25 Great spiritual blessings promised. 

ALSO, thou son of man, prophesy 
unto the * mountains of Israel, 
and say. Ye mountains of Israel, hear 
the word of the Lord : 



2 Thus saith the Lord God ; Because 
^the enemy hath said against you, 
Aha, " even the ancient high places 
'^ are ours in possession ; 

3 Therefore prophesy and say, Thus 
saith the Lord God ; t Because they 
have made you desolate, and swallow- 
ed you up on every side, that ye might 
be a possession unto the residue of 
the heathen, ^ and II ye are taken up 
in the lips of talkers, and are an in- 
famy of the people ; 

4 Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, 
hear the word of the Lord God ; Thus 
saith the Lord God to the mountains 
and to the hills, to the H rivers and to 
the valleys, to the desolate wastes and 
to the cities that are forsaken, which 
^ became a prey and ^ derision to the 
residue of the heathen that are round 
about ; 

5 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; 
^ Surely in the fire of my jealousy 
have I spoken against the residue of 
the heathen, and against all Idumea, 
' which have appointed my land into 
their possession with the joy of all 
their heart, with despiteful minds, to 
cast it out for a prey. 

6 Prophesy therefore concerning the 
land of Israel, and say unto the mount- 
ains and to the hills, to the rivers 
and to the valleys. Thus saith the 
Lord God ; Behold, I have spoken in 
my jealousy and in my fury, because 
ye have ''borne the shame of the 
heathen : 

7 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; 
I have 'lifted up mine hand. Surely 
the heathen that are about you, they 
shall bear their shame. 

8 IT But ye, mountains of Israel, 
ye shall shoot forth your branches, 
and yield your fruit to my people of 
Israel ; for they are at hand to come. 

9 For, behold, I am for you, and I 
will turn unto you, and ye shall be 
tilled and sown : 

10 And I will multiply men upon 
you, all the house of Israel, even all 
of it : and the cities shall be inhabit- 
ed, and ""the wastes shall be builded: 

11 And »I will multiply upon you 
man and beast ; and they shall in- 
crease and bring fruit : and I will 
settle you after your old estates, and 
will do better unto you than at your 
beginnings : ° and ye shall know that 
I am the Lord. 

12 Yea, I will cause men to walk 
upon you, even my people Israel ; 
Pand they shall possess thee, and thou 
shalt be their inheritance, and thou 
shalt no more henceforth i bereave 
them of men. 

13 Thus saith the Lord God ; Because 

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The 'punisliment of Israel. 



EZEKIEL. 



Great blessings 2^i'0?7iise 



B. C. 587. 


r Num. 13. 32. 


II Or, cause to 
falL 


8 ch. 34. 29. 



t Lev. 18. 25, 
27,28. Jer.2, 
7. 



u Lev. 15. 19, 
&,c. 



X ch. 16. 36, 
38. & 23. 37. 



J ch. 22. 15. 



z ch. 7. 3. & 
18. 30. & 39. 
24. 



a Is. 52. 5. 
Rom. 2. 24. 



ch. 20. 9, 14. 



c Ps. 106. 8. 



d ch. 20. 41. &. 

28. 22. 
II Or, your. 
e ch. 34. 13. k. 

37. 21. 



f Te. 52. 15. 
Heb. 10. 22. 



S Jer. 33. 8. 



fc.7er. 32. 39. 
ch. 11. 19. 



they say unto you, '"Thou land de- 
vourest up men, and hast bereaved 
thy nations ; 

14 Therefore thou shalt devour men 
no more, neither n bereave thy nations 
any more, saith the Lord God. 

15 ^Neither will I cause men to hear 
in thee the shame of the heathen any 
more, neither shalt thou bear the re- 
proach of the people anymore, neither 
shalt thou cause thy nations to fall 
any more, saith the Lord God. 

16 IT Moreover the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

17 Son of man, vt^hen the house of 
Israel dwelt in their own land, ' they 
defiled it by their own way and by 
their doings : their way was before me 
as "the uncleanness of a removed 
woman. 

18 Wherefore I poured my fury up- 
on them ^ for the blood that they had 
shed upon the land, and for their idols 
wherewith they had polluted it : 

19 And I y scattered them among the 
heathen, and they were dispersed 
through the countries : ^ according 
to their way and according to their 
doings I judged them. 

20 And when they entered unto the 
heathen, whither they went, they 
^ profaned my holy name, when they 
said to them. These are the people of 
the Lord, and are gone forth out of 
his land. 

21 t But I had pity ^for mine holy 
name, which the house of Israel had 
profaned among the heathen, whither 
they went. 

22 Therefore say unto the house of 
Israel, Thus saith the Lord God ; I 
do not this for your sakes, house of 
Israel, " but for mine holy name's sake, 
which ye have profaned among the 
heathen, whither ye went. 

23 And I will sanctify my great 
name, which was profaned among the 
heathen, which ye have profaned in 
the midst of them ; and the heathen 
shall know that I am the Lord, saith 
the Lord God, when I shall be '• sanc- 
tified in you before H their eyes. 

24 For ^ I will take you from among 
the heathen, and gather you out of 
all countries, and will bring you into 
your own land. 

25 IT ''Then will I sprinkle clean 
water upon you, and ye shall be 
clean: sfrom all your filthiness, and 
from all your idols, will I cleanse 
you. 

26 A '^new heart also will I give 
you, and a new spirit will I put with- 
in you: and I will take away the 
stony heart out of your flesh, and I 
will give you a heart of flesh. 

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27 And I will put my ' Spirit within 
you, and cause you to walk in my 
statutes, and ye shall keep my judg- 
ments, and do them. 

28 ^ And ye shall dwell in the land 
that I gave to your fathers ; ' and ye 
shall be my people, and I will be your 
God. 

29 I will also ""save you from all 
your uncleannesses : and " I wdll call 
for the corn, and will increase it, and 
° lay no famine upon you. 

30 P And I will multiply the fruit of 
the tree, and the increase of the field, 
that ye shall receive no more reproach 
of famine among the heathen. 

31 Then "J shall ye remember your 
own evil ways, and your doings that 
loere not good, and "" shall loathe your- 
selves in your own sight for your ini- 
quities and for your abominations. 

32 ' Not for your sakes do I this^ 
saith the Lord God, be it known unto 
you : be ashamed and confounded for 
your own ways, house of Israel. 

33 Thus saith the Lord God; In 
the day that I shall have cleansed you 
from all your iniquities I will also 
cause you to dwell in the cities, ' and 
the wastes shall be builded. 

34 And the desolate land shall be 
tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the 
sight of all that passed by. 

35 And they shall say. This land 
that was desolate is become like the 
garden of "^ Eden ; and the waste and 
desolate and ruined cities are become 
fenced, and are inhabited. 

36 Then the heathen that are left 
round about you shall know that I 
the Lord build the ruined places, and 
plant that that was desolate : ^ I the 
Lord have spoken it, and I will do 
it. 

37 Thus saith the Lord God ; y I will 
yet for this be inquired of by the 
house of Israel, to do it for them ; I 
will '^increase them with men like a 
flock. 

38 As the tholy flock, as the flock 
of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts ; 
so shall the waste cities be filled with 
flocks of men : and they shall know 
that I am the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXXVII. 

The vision of the valley of dry bones. 11 The applica- 
tion th ereof. 15 The symbol of the two sticks united. 
18 The explanation thereof, 20 and its application 
to the Messiah's kingdom. 

THE *hand of the Lord was upon 
me, and carried me out ''in the 
Spirit of the Lord, and set me down 
in the midst of the valley which was 
full of bones, 

2 And caused me to pass by them 
round about : and, behold, there were 



The valley of dry hones. 



EZEKIEL. 



Israel to he one nation. 



B.C. 

about 587. 



II Or, chant' 
paign. 
c Deut. 32. 39. 

1 Sara. 2. 6. 
John 5. 21. 
Rom. 4. 17. 

2 Cor. 1. 9. 



i Is. 26. 19. 
Hos. 13. 14. 



k ch. 36. 24. 
ver. 25. 



1 ch. 36. 27. 



m See Num. 
17.2. 

n2Chr. 11.12, 
13, 16. & 15. 
9. k. 30. 11, 
18. 



very many in the open H valley ; and, 
lo, they were very dry. 

3 And he said unto me, Son of man, 
can these bones live ? And I answer- 
ed, Tiord God, *= thou knowest, 

4 Again he said unto me. Prophesy 
upon these bones, and say unto them, 
O ye dry bones, hear the word of the 
Lord, 

5 Thus saith the Lord God unto 
these bones; Behold, I will ''cause 
breath to enter into you, and ye shall 
live : 

6 And I will lay sinews upon you, 
and will bring up flesh upon you, 
and cover you with skin, and put 
breath in you, and ye shall live ; ^ and 
ye shall know that I am the Lord. 

7 So I prophesied as I was com- 
manded : and as I prophesied, there 
was a noise, and behold a shaking, 
and the bones came together, bone 
to his bone. 

8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews 
and the flesh came up upon them, 
and the skin covered them above : 
but there was no breath in them. 

9 Then said he unto me. Prophesy 
unto the H wind, prophesy, son of man, 
and say to the wind. Thus saith the 
Lord God ; ' Come from the four 
winds, O breath, and breathe upon 
these slain, that they may live. 

10 So 1 prophesied as he commanded 
me, ^and the breath came into them, 
and they lived, and stood up upon 
their feet, an exceeding great army. 

11 IF Then he said unto me, Son 
of man, these bones are the whole 
house of Israel : behold, they say, 
•'Our bones are dried, and our hope 
is lost : we are cut off for our parts. 

12 Therefore prophesy and say unto 
them. Thus saith the Lord God ; Be- 
hold, ' my people, I will open your 
graves, and cause you to come up out 
of your graves, and "^ bring you into 
the land of Israel. 

13 And ye shall know that I am 
the Lord, when I have opened your 
graves, O my people, and brought 
you up out of your graves, 

14 And 'shall put my Spirit in you, 
and ye shall live, and I shall place 
you in your own land : then shall ye 
know that I the Lord have spoken 
it, and performed it, saith the Lord. 

15 IF The word of the Lord came 
again unto me, saying, 

16 Moreover, thou son of man, ™ take 
thee one stick, and write upon it. For 
Judah, and for "the children of Israel 
his companions : then take another 
stick, and write upon it. For Joseph, 
the stick of Ephraim, and/or all the 
house of Israel his* companions : 



17 And °join them one to another 
into one stick ; and they shall become 
one in thine hand. 

18 IF And when the children of thy 
people shall speak unto thee, saying, 
PWilt thou not shew us what thou 
meanest by these 1 

19 1 Say unto them. Thus saith the 
Lord God; Behold, I will take ''the 
stick of Joseph, which is in the hand 
of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel 
his fellows, and will put them with 
him, even with the stick of Judah, 
and make them one stick, and they 
shall be one in mine hand. 

20 IF And the sticks whereon thou 
writest shall be in thine hand 'before 
their eyes. 

21 And say unto them, Thus saith 
the Lord God; Behold, ^I will take 
the children of Israel from among the 
heathen, whither they be gone, and 
will gather them on every side, and 
bring them into their own land : 

22 And "I will make them one na- 
tion in the land upon the mountains 
of Israel; and ^one king shall be 
king to them all : and they shall be 
no more two nations, neither shall 
they be divided into two kingdoms 
any more at all : 

23 y Neither shall they defile them- 
selves any more with their idols, nor 
with their detestable things, nor with 
any of their transgressions: but ^I 
will save them out of all their dwell- 
ingplaces, wherein they have sinned, 
and will cleanse them : so shall they 
be my people, and I will be their 
God. 

24 And ^ David my servant shall he 
king over them ; and ^ they all shall 
have one shepherd : ^ they shall also 
walk in my judgments, and observe 
my statutes, and do them. 

25 ^ And they shall dwell in the land 
that I have given unto Jacob my 
servant, wherein your fathers have 
dwelt ; and they shall dwell therein, 
eveniYiej, and their children, and their 
children's children ^forever : and ^my 
servant David shall be their prince for 
ever. 

26 Moreover I will make a ^cov- 
enant of peace with them ; it shall be 
an everlasting covenant with them : 
and I will place them, and ^ multiply 
them, and will set my 'sanctuary in 
the midst of them for evermore. 

27 ^ My tabernacle also shall be with 
them : yea, I will be 'their God, and 
they shall be my people. 

28 ""And the heathen shall know 
that I the Lord do ° sanctify Israel, 
when my sanctuary shall be in the 
midst of them for evermore. 

765 



B.C. 

about 587. 



3 See ver. 22, 
24. 



P ch. 12. 9. 
24. 19. 



q Zech. 10. 6. 
r ver. 16, 17 



u Is. 11. 13. 

Jer. 3. 18. & 

50. 4. Hos. 1. 

11. 
X ch. 34. 23, 

24. John 10. 

16. 



7 ch. 36. 25. 



z ch. 36. 28, 29. 



a Is. 40. 11. 

Jer. 23. 5. & 

30. 9. ch. 34. 

23, 24. Hos. 

3.5. Lukel. 

32. 
b ver. 22. 

John 10. 16. 
c ch. 36. 27. 
d ch. 36. 28. 



e Is. 60. 21. 

Joel 3. 20. 

Am. 9. 15. 
f ver. 24. 

John 12. 34. 
g Pe. 89. 3. 

Is. 55. 3. 

Jer. 32. 40. 

ch. 34. 25. 
h ch. 36. 10, 

37. 
i 2 Cor. 6. 16. 

k Lev. 26. 11, 

12. ch. 43. 7. 

John 1. 14. 
1 ch. 11. 20. & 

14. 11. & 38. 

28. 

m ch. 36. 23. 
n ch. 20. 12. 



The design of Gog. 



EZEKIEL. 



Judgments upon him. 



B.C. 
about 587. 



a ch. 39. 1. 
bch.S5. 2,3. 
c Rev. 20. 8. 
II Or, prince of 
the chief. 
d ch. 32. 26. 



e 2 Kings 19. 
28. ch. 29. 4. 
& 39. 2. 



H Or, Phut, 
ch. 27. 10. & 
30.5. 



S Gen. 10. 2. 
Ii ch. 27. 14. 



' Like Is. 8. 9, 
10. Jer. 46. 3, 
4, 14. k. 51, 
12. 



i Gen. 49. 1. 

Deut. 4. 30. 

ver. 16. 
1 Is. 29. 6. 
m ver. 12. 

ch. 34. 13. 
nch. 36. 1,4,8. 



o Jer. 23. 6. 

ch. 28. 26. &. 

34. 25, 28. ver. 

11. 

P Is. 28. 2. 
q Jer. 4. 13. 

ver. 16. 



Jl Or, conceive 
a mischievous 
purpose. 



r Jer. 49. 31, 

s ver. 8. 

II Or, confi- 
dently. 

t ch. 36.34,35. 

:i ver. 8. 

t Heb. To 
spoil the spoil, 
and to prey 
the prey, ch. 
29. 19. 

X ch. 27. 22, 

23. 

y ch. 27. 15, 20. 
+ Heb. navel, 

Judg. 9. 37. 
z ch. 27. 12. 
a See ch. 19. 

3. 5. 



CHAPTER XXXVIII. 

The army of Gog. 8 His design against Israel. 14 
God's judgment against him. 

AND the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

2 *Son of man, ''set thy face against 
" Gog, the land of Magog, n the chief 
prince of ^ Meshech and Tubal, and 
prophesy against him, 

3 And say. Thus saith the Lord 
God ; Behold, I am against thee, 

Gog, the chief prince of Meshech 
and Tubal : 

4 And ®I will turn thee back, and 
put hooks into thy jaws, and I will 
bring thee forth, and all thine army, 
horses and horsemen, ^all of them 
clothed with all sorts of armour, even 
a great company with bucklers and 
shields, all of them handling swords : 

5 Persia, Ethiopia, and H Libya with 
them ; all of them with shield and 
helmet : 

6 ^ Gomer, and all his bands ; the 
house of ''Togarmah of the north 
quarters, and all his bands : and many 
people with thee. 

7 'Be thou prepared, and prepare 
for thyself, thou, and all thy company 
that are assembled unto thee, and be 
thou a guard unto them. 

8 IF "^ After many days ' thou shalt be 
visited : in the latter years thou shalt 
come into the land that is brought 
back from the sword, ™ and is gather- 
ed out of many people, against ° the 
mountains of Israel, which have been 
always waste : but it is brought forth 
out of the nations, and they shall 
° dwell safely all of them. 

9 Thou shalt ascend and come p like 
a storm, thou shalt be ''like a cloud 
to cover the land, thou, and all 
thy bands, and many people with 
thee. 

10 Thus saith the Lord God ; It 
shall also come to pass, that at the 
same time shall things come into thy 
mind, and thou shalt n think an evil 
thought : 

11 And thou shalt say, I will go 
up to the land of unwalled villages ; 

1 will '■go to them that are at rest, 
'that dwell H safely, all of them dwell- 
ing without walls, and having neither 
bars nor gates, 

12 t To take a spoil, and to take a 
prey ; to turn thine hand upon * the 
desolate places that are now inhabited, 
"and upon the people that are gather- 
ed out of the nations, which have 
gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in 
the t midst of the land. 

13 ^Sheba, and ^Dedan, and the 
merchants ^of Tarshish, with all ^the 
young lions thereof, shall say unto 

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thee, Art thou come to take a spoil 1 
hast thou gathered thy company to 
take a prey? to carry away silver 
and gold, to take away cattle and 
goods, to take a great spoil ? 

14 IF Therefore, son of man, prophesy 
and say unto Gog, Thus saith the 
Lord God ; ''In that day when my 
people of Israel *^ dwelleth safely, 
shalt thou not know it ? 

15 "^And thou shalt come from thy 
place out of the north parts, thou, 
^and many people with thee, all of 
them riding upon horses, a great 
company, and a mighty army : 

16 f And thou shalt come up against 
my people of Israel, as a cloud to 
cover the land ; ^ it shall be in the 
latter days, and I will bring thee 
against my land, ''that the heathen 
may know me, when I shall be sanc- 
tified in thee, Gog, before their 



eyes. 
17 Thus saith the Lord God 



Art 



thou he of whom I have spoken in 
old time thy my servants the proph- 
ets of Israel, which prophesied in 
those days many years, that I would 
bring thee against them ? 

18 And it shall come to pass at the 
same time when Gog shall come 
against the land of Israel, saith the 
Lord God, that my fury shall come 
up in my face. 

19 For 4n my jealousy ^and in 
the fire of my wrath have I^poken, 
' Surely in that day there shall be 
a great shaking in the land of Is- 
rael ; 

20 So that "the fishes of the sea, 
and the fowls of the heaven, and the 
beasts of the field, and all creeping 
things that creep upon the earth, and 
all the men that are upon the face of 
the earth, shall shake at my presence, 
"and the mountains shall be thrown 
down, and the H steep places shall fall, 
and every wall shall fall to the 
ground, 

21 And I will °call for Pa sword 
against him throughout all my moun- 
tains, saith the Lord God: i every 
man's sword shall be against his 
brother. 

22 And I will "" plead against him 
with 'pestilence and with blood ; and 
'I will rain upon him, and upon his 
bands, and upon the many people 
that are with him, an overflowing 
rain, and "great hailstones, fire, and 
brimstone. 

23 Thus will I magnify myself, and 
^sanctify myself; ^and I will be 
known in the eyes of many nations, 
and they shall know that I am the 
Lord. 



The destructimi of Qog. 



EZEKIEL. 



The feast of the fowls. 



B.C. 

about 587. 



II Or, strike 
thee with six 
plagues; or, 
draw thee 
hack with a 
hook of six 
teeth, as ch. 
38.4. 

t Heb. the 
sides of the 
north. 

b ch. 38. 15. 

c ch. 38. 21. 
ver. 17. 



t Heb. the 
face of the 
field. 

e ch. 38. 22. 

Am. 1. 4. 
II Or, confi- 

dently. 
f Ps. 72. 10. 



h Lev. 18, 21. 
ch. 20. 39. 
i ch. 38. 16. 23. 



k Rev. 16. 17. 
& 21. 6. 



fl Or, javelins. 

II Or, make a 
fire of them. 



i That is. The 
mvltitude of 
Gog. 



CHAPTER XXXIX. 

The utter destruction of Gog. 8 The burning of his 
weapons, 11 and the burial of his slain. 17 The 
feast of the fowls. 23 The cause of IsraeV s captivity. 
25 God^ purpose of mercy towards them. 

mHEREFORE, Hhou son of man, 
X prophesy against Gog, and say. 
Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I 
am against thee, Gog, the chief 
prince of Meshech and Tubal : 

2 And I will turn thee back, and 
II leave but the sixth part of thee, ^ and 
will cause thee to come up from t the 
north parts, and will bring thee upon 
the mountains of Israel : 

3 And I will smite thy bow out 
of thy left hand, and will cause 
thine arrows to fall out of thy right 
hand. 

4 "^ Thou shalt fall upon the mount- 
ains of Israel, thou, and all thy 
bands, and the people that is with 
thee : ^ I will give thee unto the 
ravenous birds of every tsort, and 
to the beasts of the field, t to be de- 
voured. 

5 Thou shalt fall upon tthe open 
field : for I have spoken it, saith the 
Lord God. 

6 ^ And I will send a fire on Magog, 
and among them that dwell n careless- 
ly in f the isles : and they shall know 
that I am the Lord. 

7 s So will I make my holy name 
known in the midst of my people Is- 
rael ; and I will not let them ^ pollute 
my holy name any more : ' and the 
heathen shall know that I am the 
Lord, the Holy One in Israel. 

8 IF "^ Behold, it is come, and it is 
done, saith the Lord God ; this is the 
day ^whereof I have spoken. 

9 And they that dwell in the cities 
of Israel shall go forth, and shall set 
on fire and burn the weapons, both 
the shields and the bucklers, the bows 
and the arrows, and the H handstaves, 
and the spears, and they shall II burn 
them with fire seven years : 

10 So that they shall take no wood 
out of the field, neither cut down any 
out of the forests ; for they shall burn 
the weapons with fire : "• and they 
shall spoil those that spoiled them, 
and rob those that robbed them, saith 
the Lord God. 

11 IF And it shall come to pass in 
that day, that I will give unto Gog 
a place there of graves in Israel, the 
valley of the passengers on the east 
of the sea ; and it shall stop the H noses 
of the passengers : and there shall 
they bury Gog and all his multitude, 
and they shall call it, The valley of 
II Hamon-gog. 

12 And seven months shall the house 



of Israel be burying of them, "that 
they may cleanse the land. 

13 Yea, all the people of the land 
shall bury them; and it shall be to 
them a renown the day that ° I shall 
be glorified, saith the Lord God. 

14 And they shall sever out tmen 
of continual employment, passing 
through the land, to bury with the 
passengers those that remain upon 
the face of the earth, p to cleanse it : 
after the end of seven months shall 
they search. 

15 And the passengers that pass 
through the land, when any seeth a 
man's bone, then shall he tset up a 
sign by it, till the buriers have buried 
it in the valley of Hamon-gog. 

16 And also the name of the city* 
shall be il Hamonah. Thus shall they 
■i cleanse the land. 

17 IT And, thou son of man, thus 
saith the Lord God; *■ Speak tunto 
every feathered fowl, and to every 
beast of the field, ^Assemble your- 
selves, and come ; gather yourselves 
on every side to my H sacrifice that 
I do sacrifice for you, even a great 
sacrifice ' upon the mountains of Is- 
rael, that ye may eat flesh, and drink 
blood. 

18 "Ye shall eat the flesh of the 
mighty, and drink the blood of the 
princes of the earth, of rams, of 
lambs, and of t goats, of bullocks, all 
of them "" fatlings of Bashan. 

19 And ye shall eat fat till ye be 
full, and drink blood till ye be drunk- 
en, of my sacrifice which I have sac- 
rificed for you. 

20 y Thus ye shall be filled at my 
table with horses and chariots, "^ with 
mighty men, and with all men of war, 
saith the Lord God. 

21 ^And I will set my glory among 
the heathen, and all the heathen 
shall see my judgment that I have 
executed, and ''my hand that I have 
laid upon them. 

22 •= So the house of Israel shall 
know that I am the Lord their God 
from that day and forward. 

23 II "^And the heathen shall know 
that the house of Israel went into 
captivity for their iniquity : because 
they trespassed against me, therefore 
^ hid I my face from them, and ''gave 
them into the hand of their enemies ; 
so fell they all by the sword. 

24 ^According to their uncleanness 
and according to their transgressions 
have I done unto them, and hid my 
face from them. 

25 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; ** Now will I bring again the 
captivity of Jacob, and have mercy 



B.C. 

about 587. 



nDeut. 21.23. 
ver. 14, 16. 
o ch. 28. 22. 



t Heb. men of 
continuance. 



p ver. 12. 



t Heb. luild. 



II That is. The 
multitude. 

q ver. 12. 

r Rev. 19. 17. 

t Heb. to the 

fowl of every 
wing. 



II Or, slaugh' 

ter. 
s Is. 18. 6. & 

34. 6. .Ter. 

12. 9. Zeph. 

1.7. 
t ver. 4. 
u Rev. 19, 18. 



t Heb. great 

goats. 
X Deut. 32. 14. 

Ps. 22. 12. 



y Ps. 76. 6. 
ch. 38. 4. 
z Rev. 19. IE 



a ch. 38. 16, 23. 

b Ex. 7. 4. 
c ver. 7, 23. 



d ch. 36. 18, 19, 
20, 23. 



e Deut. 31.17. 
Is. 59. 2. 
f Lev. 26. 25. 

S ch. 36. 19. 



h Jer. 30. 3, 18. 
ch. 34. 13. & 

36. 24. 



■^ 



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The description of the 



EZEKIEL. 



temple 



seen m vision. 



i ch. 20. 40. 
Hos. 1. 11. 
k Dan. 9. 16. 
1 Lev. 26. 5, 6. 



n ch. S6. 23, 

24. & 38. 16. 
ch. 34. 30. 

ver. 22. 
t Heb. hy my 

caus^ing of 

Uiem, &fc. 



P Is. 54. 8. 

q Joel 2. 28. 
Zech. 12. 10. 
Acts 2. 17. 



574. 



a ch. 33. 21. 
b ch. 1. 3. 



c ch. 8. 3. 
(1 Rev. 21. 10. 



II Or, vpon 
which. 



e ch. 1. 7. 

Dan. 10. 6. 
f ch. 47. 3. 
S Rev. 11. i. 

k. 21. 1.5. 

h ch. 44. 5. 



i ch. 43. 10, 
k ch. 42. 20. 



\ Heb. whose 
face was the 
vjay toward 
the east. 



upon the ^ whole house of Israel, and 
will be jealous for my holy name ; 

26 ^ After that they have borne their 
shame, and all their trespasses where- 
by they have trespassed against me, 
when they ^ dwelt safely in their land, 
and none made them afraid. 

27 .""When I have brought them 
again from the people, and gathered 
them out of their enemies' lands, and 
" am sanctified in them in the sight of 
many nations ; 

28 "Then shall they know that I 
am the Lord their God, t which 
caused them to be led into captivity 
among the heathen : but I have gath- 
ered them unto their own land, and 
have left none of them any more 
there. 

29 P Neither will I hide my face any 
more from them : for I have "^ poured 
out my Spirit upon the house of Is- 
rael, saith the Lord God. 

CHAPTER XL. 

The time and manner of the vision concerning the 
temple. 6 The description of the east gate, 20 of the 
north gate, 24 of the south gate, 32 of the east gate, 
35 and of the north gate. 39 Eight tables. 44 The 
chambers. 48 The porch of the house. 

IN the five and twentieth 3^ear of 
our captivity, in the beginning of 
the year, in the tenth day of the 
month, in the fourteenth year after 
that ^the city was smitten, in the 
selfsame day ^ the hand of the Lord 
was upon me, and brought me thither. 

2 "^ In the visions of God brought he 
me into the land of Israel, ^ and set 
me upon a very high mountain, H by 
which was as the frame of a city on 
the south. 

3 And he brought me thither, and, 
behold, there loas a man, whose ap- 
pearance was ^ like the appearance of 
brass, ^ with a line of flax in his hand, 
^and a measuring reed ; and he stood 
in the gate. 

4 And the man said unto me, ^ Son 
of man, behold with thine eyes, and 
hear with thine ears, and set thine 
heart upon all that I shall shew thee ; 
for to the intent that I might shew 
them unto thee art thou brought 
hither : ' declare all that thou seest 
to the house of Israel. 

5 And behold ^ a wall on the outside 
of the house round about, and in the 
man's hand a measuring reed of six 
cubits lo7ig by the cubit and a hand- 
breadth : so he measured the breadth 
of the building, one reed ; and the 
height, one reed. 

6 t Then came he unto the gate 
t which looketh toward the east, and 
went up the stairs thereof, and meas- 
ured the threshold of the gate, which 
was one reed broad ; and the other 

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threshold of the gate, which was one 
reed broad. 

7 And every little chamber was one 
reed long, and one reed broad ; and 
between the little chambers were five 
cubits ; and the threshold of the gate 
by the porch of the gate within was 
one reed. 

8 He measured also the porch of the 
gate within, one reed. 

9 Then measured he the porch of 
the gate, eight cubits ; and the posts 
thereof, two cubits ; and the porch 
of the gate was inward. 

10 And the little chambers of the 
gate eastward were three on this side, 
and three on that side ; they tliree 
were of one measure : and the posts 
had one measure on this side and on 
that side. 

1 1 And he measured the breadth of 
the entry of the gate, ten cubits ; 
and the length of the gate, thirteen 
cubits. 

12 The t space also before the little 
chambers was one cubit on this side, 
and the space was one cubit on that 
side : and the little chambers were 
six cubits on this side, and six cubits 
on that side. 

13 He measured then the gate from 
the roof of one little chamber to the 
roof of another : the breadth was five 
and twenty cubits, door against door, 

14 He made also posts of threescore 
cubits, even unto the post of the court 
round about the gate. 

15 And from the face of the gate of 
the entrance unto the face of the porch 
of the inner gate were fifty cubits. 

16 And there were ^ t narrow windows 
to the little chambers, and to their 
posts within the gate round about, 
and likewise to the H arches : and 
windows were round about II inward : 
and upon each post were palm trees. 

17 Then brought he me into ""the 
outward court, and, lo, there were 
" chambers, and a pavement made for 
the court round about : ° thirty cham- 
bers were upon the pavement. 

18 And the pavement by the side 
of the gates over against the length of 
the gates was the lower pavement. 

19 Then he measured the breadth 
from the forefront of the lower gate 
unto the forefront of the inner court 
II without, a hundred cubits eastward 
and northward. 

20 IF And the gate of the outward 
court t that looked toward the north, 
he measured the length thereof, and 
the breadth thereof. 

21 And the little chambers thereof 
were three on this side and three on 
that side ; and the posts thereof and 



The description of the 



EZEKIEL. 



temple seen in vision. 



B. C. 574. 



n Or, galleries, 
or, porches. 



the II arches thereof were after the 
measure of the first gate : the length 
thereof was fifty cubits, and the 
breadth five and twenty cubits. 

22 And their windows, and their 
arches, and their palm trees, were 
after the measure of the gate that 
looketh toward the east ; and they 
went up unto it by seven steps ; and 
the arches thereof tyere before them. 

23 And the gate of the inner court 
was over against the gate toward the 
north, and toward the east ; and he 
measured from gate to gate a hun- 
dred cubits. 

24 IT After that he brought me to- 
ward the south, and behold a gate 
toward the south : and he measured 
the posts thereof, and the arches there- 
of, according to these measures. 

25 And there were windows in it and 
in the arches thereof round about, 
like those windows : the length was 
fifty cubits, and the breadth five and 
twenty cubits. 

26 And there ivere seven steps to go 
up to it, and the arches thereof were 
before them : and it had palm trees, 
one on this side, and another on that 
side, upon the posts thereof. 

27 And there was a gate in the inner 
court toward the south : and he meas- 
ured from gate to gate toward the 
south a hundred cubits. 

28 And he brought me to the inner 
court by the south gate : and he meas- 
ured the south gate according to these 
measures ; 

29 And the little chambers thereof, 
and the posts thereof, and the arches 
thereof, according to these measures : 
and there were windows in it and in 
the arches thereof round about : it was 
fifty cubits long, and five and twenty 
cubits broad. 

30 And the arches round about were 
Pfive and twenty cubits long, and five 
cubits t broad. 

31 And the arches thereof were to- 
ward the outer court ; and palm trees 
were upon the posts thereof: and the 
going up to it had eight steps. 

32 f And he brought me into the 
inner court toward the east : and he 
measured the gate according to these 
measures. 

33 And the little chambers thereof, 
and the posts thereof, and the arches 
thereof, were according to these meas- 
ures : and there were windows there- 
in and in the arches thereof round 
about : it was fifty cubits long, and 
five and twenty cubits broad. 

34 And the arches thereof were to- 
ward the outward court ; and palm 
trees were upon the posts thereof, on 



49 



this side, and on that side : and the 
going up to it had eight steps. 

35 IT And he brought me to the north 
gate, and measured it according to 
tiiese measures ; 

36 The little chambers thereof, the 
posts thereof, and the arches thereof, 
and the windows to it round about : 
the length was fifty cubits, and the 
breadth five and twenty cubits. 

37 And the posts thereof were to- 
ward the outer court ; and palm trees 
were upon the posts thereof, on this 
side, and on that side : and the going 
up to it had eight steps. 

38 And the chambers and the en- 
tries thereof were by the posts of the 
gates, where they washed the burnt 
oflTering. 

39 IF And in the porch of the gate 
were two tables on this side, and two 
tables on that side, to slay thereon 
the burnt oflTering and ^the sin oflTer- 
ing and ""the trespass oflTering. 

40 A nd at the side without, II as one 
goeth up to the entry of the north 
gate, were two tables ; and on the 
other side, which was at the porch 
of the gate, were two tables. 

41 Four tables were on this side, and 
four tables on that side, by the side 
of the gate ; eight tables, whereupon 
they slew their sacrifices. 

42 And the four tables were of hewn 
stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit 
and a half long, and a cubit and a 
half broad, and one cubit high : where- 
upon also they laid the instruments 
wherewith they slew the burnt oflTer- 
ing and the sacrifice. 

43 And within were H hooks, a hand 
broad, fastened round about : and 
upon the tables was the flesh of the 
oflTering. 

44 II And without the inner gate 
were the chambers of 'the singers in 
the inner court, which was at the side 
of the north gate ; and their prospect 
ivas toward the south : one at the side 
of the east gate having the prospect 
toward the north. 

45 And he said unto me. This cham- 
ber, whose prospect is toward the 
south, is for the priests, ' the keepers 
of the II charge of the house. 

46 And the chamber whose prospect 
is toward the north is for the priests, 
"the keepers of the charge of the 
altar : these are the sons of ^ Zadok 
among the sons of Levi, which come 
near to the Lord to minister unto 
him. 

47 So he measured the court, a 
hundred cubits long, and a hundred 
cubits broad, foursquare ; and the 
altar that was before the house, 

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B. C. 574. 



q Lev. 4. 2, 3. 
r Lev. 5. 6. & 
6. 6.&7. 1. 
II Or, at the 



II Or, avd- 
irons, or, t?ie 
two hearth 
stones. 



1 Chr. 6. SL 



t Lev. 8. 35. 

Num. 3. 27, 

28, 32, 38. k 

18. 5. 1 Chr. 

9. 23. 2 Clir. 

13. 11. rs. 

134. 1. 
II Or, ward, 

or, ordi- 



u Num. 18.5. 

cli. 44. 15. 
X I Kings 2. 

35. ch. 43. 19. 

&. 44. 15, 16. 



The measures, parts, and 



EZEKIEL. 



ornaments of the temple. 



B. C. 574. 



1 Kings 6. 3. 



z 1 Kings 7. 
21. 



age e 

:hr. ; 



b 1 Kings 6. 
5,6. 

t Heb. side 
chamber over 
side chamber. 

li Or, three 
and thirty 
times, or, 
foot. 

t Heb. be 
holden. 

t Heb. it was 
made broad- 
er, and went 
round. 

c 1 Kings 8. 8. 



d ch. 40. 5. 



48 IF And he brought me to the 
porch of the house, and measured 
each post of the porch, five cubits on 
this side, and five cubits on that side : 
and the breadth of the gate was three 
cubits on this side, and three cubits 
on that side. 

49 y The length of the porch was 
twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven 
cubits ; and he brought me by the 
steps w^hereby they vsrent up to it : and 
there were ^pillars by the posts, one 
on this side, and another on that side. 

CHAPTER XLI. 

The measures, parts, chambers, and ornaments of the 
temple. 

AFTERWARD he brought me to 
the temple, and measured the 
posts, six cubits broad on the one 
side, and six cubits broad on the 
other side, which was the breadth of 
the tabernacle. 

2 And the breadth of the n door was 
ten cubits ; and the sides of the door 
were five cubits on the one side, and 
five cubits on the other side : and he 
measured the length thereof, forty cu- 
bits ; and the breadth, tw^enty cubits. 

3 Then went he inward, and meas- 
ured the post of the door, two cubits ; 
and the door, six cubits ; and the 
breadth of the door, seven cubits. 

4 So ""he measured the length there- 
of, twenty cubits ; and the breadth, 
twenty cubits, before the temple : and 
he said unto me, This is tlie most 
holy place. 

5 After he measured the wall of the 
house, six cubits ; and the breadth 
of every side chamber, four cubits, 
round about the house on every side. 

6 '' And the side chambers luere three, 
tone over another, and H thirty in 
order ; and they entered into the wall 
which was of the house for the side 
chambers round about, that they 
might thave hold, but they had not 
hold in the wall of the house. 

7 And + '^ there was an enlarging, and 
a winding about still upward to the 
side chambers : for the winding about 
of the house went still upward round 
about the house : therefore the breadth 
of the house was still upward, and so 
in creased /rom the lowest chamber to 
the highest by the midst. 

8 I saw also the height of the house 
round about : the foundations of the 
side chambers were ^ a full reed of six 
great cubits. 

9 The thickness of the wall, which 
was for the side chamber without, 
was five cubits : and that which was 
left was the place of the side cham- 
bers that were within. 

10 And between the chambers was 



the wideness of twenty cubits round 
about the house on every side. 

11 And the doors of the side cham- 
bers were toward the place that was 
left, one door toward the north, and 
another door toward the south : and 
the breadth of the place that was left 
was five cubits round about. 

12 Now the building that w«5 before 
the separate place at the end toward 
the west was seventy cubits broad ; 
and the wall of the building was five 
cubits thick round about, and the 
length thereof ninety cubits. 

13 So he measured the house, a 
hundred cubits long ; and the sepa- 
rate place, and the building, with the 
walls thereof, a hundred cubits long ; 

14 Also the breadth of the face of 
the house, and of the separate place 
toward the east, a hundred cubits. 

15 And he measured the length of 
the building over against the separate 
place which was behind it, and the 
II galleries thereof on the one side and 
on the other side, a hundred cubits, 
with the inner temple, and the porch- 
es of the court ; 

16 The doorposts, and ^the narrow- 
windows, and the galleries round 
about on their three stories, over 
against the door, t ceiled with wood 
round about, Hand from the ground 
up to the windows, and the windows 
were covered ; 

17 To that above the door, even 
unto the inner house, and without, 
and by all the wall round about with- 
in and without, by + measure. 

18 And it ivas made ^with cherubim 
and palm trees, so that a palm tree 
ivas between a cherub and a cherub ; 
and every cherub had two faces ; 

19 ^ So that the face of a man was 
toward the palm tree on the one side, 
and the face of a young lion toward 
the palm tree on the other side : it 
ivas made through all the house round 
about. 

20 From the ground unto above the 
door ivere cherubim and palm trees 
made, and on the wall of the temple. 

21 The t posts of the temple were 
squared, and the face of the sanc- 
tuary ; the appearance of the one as 
the appearance of the other. 

22 ^'The altar of wood was three 
cubits high, and the length thereof 
two cubits ; and the corners thereof, 
and the length thereof, and the walls 
thereof, were of wood : and he said 
unto me. This is ' the table that is 
^ before the Lord, 

23 'And the temple and the sanc- 
tuary had two doors. 

24 And the doors had two leaves 



The chambers of the 



EZEKIEL. 



The measures of the court. 



B. C. 574. 



11 Or, did eat 
of these. 

II Or, and the 
building con- 
sisted of the 
lower and 
the middle- 
most. 



1! Or, /row 
the place. 

II Or, he that 
brought me. 

II Or, as he 
came. 



apiece, two turning leaves ; two leaves 
for the one door, and two leaves for 
the other door. 

25 And there were made on them, on 
the dobrs of the temple, cherubim 
and palm trees, like as were made 
upon the walls ; and there were thick 
planks upon the face of the porch 
without. 

26 And there were ^ narrow windows 
and palm trees on the one side and 
on the other side, on the sides of the 
porch, and upon the side chambers of 
the house, and thick planks. 

CHAPTER XLII. 

The chambers in the court of the temple. 13 Some of 
them for the priests. 15 The measures of the out- 
ward court. 

THEN he brought me forth into 
the outer court, the way toward 
the north : and he brought me into 
""the chamber that was over against 
the separate place, and which was be- 
fore the building toward the north. 

2 Before the length of a hundred 
cubits was the north door, and the 
breadth was fifty cubits. 

3 Over against the twenty cubits 
which were for the inner court, and 
over against the pavement which was 
for the outer court, was ''gallery 
against gallery in three stories. 

4 And before the chambers was a 
walk of ten cubits breadth inward, 
a way of one cubit ; and their doors 
toward the north. 

5 Now^ the upper chambers were 
shorter : for the galleries H were higher 
than these, H than the lower, and than 
the middlemost of the building. 

6 For they were in three stories, but 
had not pillars as the pillars of the 
courts : therefore the building was 
straitened more than the lowest and 
the middlemost from the ground. 

7 And the wall that was without 
over against the chambers, toward 
the outer court on the forepart of the 
chambers, the length thereof was fifty 
cubits. 

8 For the length of the chambers 
that were in the outer court was fifty 
cubits : and, lo, before the temple 
loere a hundred cubits. 

9 And II from under these chambers 
was II the entry on the east side, H as one 
goeth into them from the outer court. 

10 The chambers were in the thick- 
ness of the wall of the court to- 
ward the east, over against the sepa- 
rate place, and over against the build- 
ing. 

11 And ''the way before them was 
like the appearance of the chambers 
which were toward the north, as long 
as they, and as broad as they : and 



all their goings out were both accord- 
ing to their fashions, and according 
to their doors. 

12 And according to the doors of the 
chambers that were toward the south 
was a door in the head of the way, 
even the way directly before the wall 
toward the east, as one entereth into 
them. 

13 1" Then said he unto me. The 
north chambers and the south cham- 
bers, which are before the separate 
place, they be holy chambers, where 
the priests that approach unto the 
Lord ^ shall eat the most holy things : 
there shall they lay the most holy 
things, and Hhe meat offering, and the 
sin offering, and the trespass offering ; 
for the place is holy. 

14 ^When the priests enter therein, 
then shall they not go out of the holy 
place into the outer court, but there 
they shall lay their garments wherein 
they minister ; for they are holy ; and 
shall put on other garments, and 
shall approach to those things which 
are for the people. 

15 IT Now when he had made an 
end of measuring the inner house, he 
brought me forth toward the gate 
whose prospect is toward the east, 
and measured it round about. 

16 He measured the east t side with 
the measuring reed, five hundred 
reeds, with the measuring reed round 
about. » 

17 He measured the north side, five 
hundred reeds, with the measuring 
reed round about. 

18 He measured the south side, five 
hundred reeds, with the measuring 
reed. 

19 He turned about to the west 
side, and measured five hundred reeds, 
with the measuring reed. 

' 20 He measured it by the four 
sides : ^it had a wall round about, 
^ five hundred reeds long, and five 
hundred broad, to make a separa- 
tion between the sanctuary and the 
profane place. 

CHAPTER XLHI. 

TTie return of God's glory to the temple. 7 His prom- 
ise to dwell there on condition of his people's repent- 
ance and future obedience. 13 The altar of burnt 
offerings, 18 and the ordinances thereof. 

AFTERWARD he brought me to 
the gate, even the gate ^that 
looketh toward the east : 

2 ''And, behold, the glory of the 
God of Israel came from the way 
of the east : and *= his voice was like 
a noise of many waters : ^ and the 
earth shined with his glory. 

3 And it was ^according to the 
appearance of the vision which I saw. 



B. C. 574. 



d Lev. 6. 16, 

26. & 24. 9. 

e Lev. 2. 3, 10. 

& 6. 14, 17, 

25, 29. &. 7. I. 

& 10. 13, 14. 

Num. 18. 9, 

10. 
f ch. 44. 19. 



t Heb. wind. 



g ch. 40. 5. 
h ch. 45. 2. 



a ch. 10. 19. & 
44. 1. & 46. 1. 

b ch. 11. 23. 
c ch. 1. 24. 

Rev. 1. 15. & 

14. 2.&. 19.1, 

6. 
d ch. 10. 4. 

Rev. 13. 1. 
ech. 1.4, 28. 

&8. 4. 



771 



Return of Godh glory. 



EZEKIEL. 



Ordinances of the altar. 



B. C. 574. 



II Or, when I 
came to 
prophesy 
that the city 
should be de- 
stroyed. See 
ch. 9. 1, 5. 

f So Jer. 1. 10. 

ST ch. 1. 3. & 3. 
■-!3. 

1' See ch. 10. 
19. & 44. 2. 

i ch. 3. 12, 14. 
ii8.3. 

k 1 Kings 8. 
10, 11. ch. 
44.4. 

I ch. 40. 3. 

m Ps. 99. 1. 

n I Chr. 28. 2. 
Ps. 99. 5. 

o Ex. 29. 45. 
Ps. 68. 16. & 
132. 14. Joel 

3. ]7. .lohn 
1. 14. 2 Cor. 
6. 16. 

P ch. 39. 7. 
q Lev. 26. 30. 

Jer. 16. 18. 
r See 2 Kings 

16. 14. &2l. 

4, 5, 7. ch. 
8. 3. & 23. 39. 
& 44. 7. 

II Orjor there 
was but a 
wall between 
me and them. 



s ver. 7. 
t ver. 7. 



u ch. 40. 



fj Or, sum, or, 
number. 



y cli. 40. 5. &. 
41. 3. 



t Heb. bosom. 
t Heb. Up. 



even according to the vision that I saw 
II when I came ^ to destroj'^ the city : 
and the visions were like the vision 
that I saw ^ by the river Chebar ; 
and I fell upon my face. 

4 ''And the glory of the Lord came 
into the house by the way of the gate 
whose prospect is toward the east. 

5 ^ So the spirit took me up, and 
brought me into the inner court ; 
and, behold, ^ the glory of the Lord 
filled the house, 

6 And I heard him speaking unto me 
out of the house ; and Hhe man stood 
by me. 

7 II And he said unto me, Son of 
man, ""the place of my throne, and 
"the place of the soles of my feet, 
° where I will dwell in the midst of 
the children of Israel for ever, and 
my holy name, shall the house of Is- 
rael Pno more defile, neither they, nor 
their kings, by their whoredom, nor 
by ithe carcasses of their kings in 
their high places. 

8 ""In their setting of their thresh- 
old by my thresholds, and their post 
by my posts, H and the wall between 
me and them, they have even defiled 
my holy name b}'^ their abominations 
that they have committed : wherefore 

I have consumed them in mine anger. 

9 Now let them put away their 
whoredom, and 'the carcasses of their 
kings, far from me, * and I will dwell 
in the midst of them for ever. 

10 IF Thou son of man, " shew the 
house to the house of Israel, that 
they may be ashamed of their in- 
iquities : and let them measure the 

II pattern. 

11 And if they be ashamed of all 
that they have done, shew them the 
form of the house, and the fashion 
thereof, and the goings out thereof, 
and the comings in thereof, and all 
the forms thereof, and all the ordi- 
nances thereof, and all the forms 
thereof, and all the laws thereof: 
and write it in their sight, that they 
may keep the whole form thereof, 
and all the ordinances thereof, and 
do them. 

12 This is the law of the house ; 
Upon * the top of the mountain the 
whole limit thereof round about shall 
be most holy. Behold, this is the law 
of the house. 

13 ^ And these are the measures of 
the altar after the cubits : ^The cubit 
is a cubit and a handbreadth ; even 
the t bottom shall he a cubit, and the 
breadth a cubit, and the border there- 
of by the tedge thereof round about 
shall be a span : and this shall be the 
higher place of the altar. 



12 



14 And from the bottom upon the 
ground even to the lower settle shall 
be two cubits, and the breadth one 
cubit ; and from the lesser settle even 
to the greater settle shall be four 
cubits, and the breadth one cubit. 

15 So tthe altar shall be four cubits ; 
and from t the altar and upward shall 
be four horns. 

16 And the altar shall be twelve 
cubits long, twelve broad, square in 
the four squares thereof. 

17 And the settle shall be fourteen 
cubits long and fourteen broad in the 
four squares thereof; and the border 
about it shall be half a cubit ; and the 
bottom thereof shall be a cubit about ; 
and ^his stairs shall look toward the 
east. 

18 IF And he said unto me. Son of 
man, thus saith the Lord God ; These 
are the ordinances of the altar in the 
day when they shall make it, to of- 
fer burnt offerings thereon, and to 
* sprinkle blood thereon. 

19 And thou shalt give to ^the 
priests the Levites that be of the 
seed of Zadok, which approach unto 
me, to minister unto me, saith the 
Lord God, *= a young bullock for a sin 
offering. 

20 And thou shalt take of the blood 
thereof, and put it on the four horns 
of it, and on the four corners of the 
settle, and upon the border round 
about : thus shalt thou cleanse and 
purge it. 

21 Thou shalt take the bullock also 
of the sin offering, and he ^ shall burn 
it in the appointed place of the house, 
^without the sanctuar3^ 

22 And on the second day thou shalt 
offer a kid of the goats without blem- 
ish for a sin offering ; and they shall 
cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse 
it with the bullock. 

23 When thou hast made an end of 
cleansing zY, thou shalt offer a young 
bullock without blemish, and a ram 
out of the flock without blemish. 

24 And thou shalt offer them be- 
fore the Lord, ^and the priests shall 
cast salt upon them, and they shall 
offer them up for a burnt offering 
unto the Lord. 

25 ^ Seven days shalt thou prepare 
every day a goat for a sin offering : 
they shall also prepare a young bul- 
lock, and a ram out of the flock, with- 
out blemish. 

26 Seven days shall they purge the 
altar and purify it ; and they shall 
t consecrate themselves. 

27 ''And when these days are ex- 
pired, it shall be, that upon the eighth 
day, and so forward, the priests shall 



B. C. 574. 



t Heb. Harel 
that is, the 
mountain of 
Gcd. 

t Heb. Ariel, 
that is, the 
lion of God, 
Is. 29. 1. 



z See Ex. 20. 
26. 



a Lev. 1. 5. 
b ch. 44. 15. 



c Ex. 29. 10, 
12. Lev. 8. 
14, 15. ch. 
45. 18, 19. 



Ex. 29. 14. 
Heb. 13.11. 



S Ex. 29. 35. 
36. Lev. 8. 
33. 



t Heb../!H 
their hands. 
Ex. 29. 24. 

h Lev. 9. 1. 



The 2>riests reproved. 



EZEKIEL. 



Ordinances for ihem. 



B. C. 574. 



S. 2, 8. 



make your burnt offerings upon the 
altar, and your II peace offerings ; and 
I will ' accept you, saith the Lord 
God. 

CHAPTER XLIV. 

The cast gate assigned only to the prince. 4 The 
priests reproved for polluting the sanctiiary, 9 Idol- 
aters incapable of the priest's office. 15 The sons of 
Zadok are accepted thereto. 17 Ordinances for the 
priests. 

THEN he brought me back the 
way of the gate of the outward 
sanctuary * which looketh toward the 
east ; and it was shut. 

2 Then said the Lord unto me ; 
This gate shall be shut, it shall not 
be opened, and no man shall enter in 
by it ; ^ because the Lord the God 
of Israel hath entered in by it, there- 
fore it shall be shut. 

3 It is for the prince ; the prince, 
he shall sit in it to ''eat bread be- 
fore the Lord ; ^ he shall enter by 
the way of the porch of that gate, 
and shall go out by the way of the 
same. 

4 IF Then brought he me the way of 
the north gate before the house : and 
I looked, and, ^behold, the glory of 
the Lord filled the house of the 
Lord : ^and I fell upon my face. 

5 And the Lord said unto me, 
^ Son of man, t mark well, and behold 
with thine eyes, and hear with thine 
ears all that I say unto thee concern- 
ing all the ordinances of the house of 
the Lord, and all the laws thereof; 
and mark well the entering in of the 
house, with every going forth of the 
sanctuary. 

6 And thou shalt say to the ^ re- 
bellious, even to the house of Israel, 
Thus saith the Lord God ; O ye house 
of Israel, ' let it suffice you of all your 
abominations, 

7 "^ In that ye have brought into my 
sancifwaryti strangers, '"uncircumcised 
in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, 
to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, 
even my house, when ye offer "my 
bread, °the fat and the blood, and 
they have broken my covenant be- 
cause of all your abominations. 

8 And ye have not Pkept the charge 
of mine holy things : but ye have set 
keepers of my II charge in my sanc- 
tuary for yourselves, 

9 IT Thus saith the Lord God ; '^ No 
stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor 
uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter in- 
to my sanctuary, of any stranger that 
is among the children of Israel. 

10 ""And the Levites that are gone 
away far from me, when Israel went 
astray, which went astray away from 
me after their idols ; they shall even 
bear their iniquity. 



11 Yet they shall be ministers in 
my sanctuary, * having charge at the 
gates of the house, and ministering 
to the house : * they shall slay the 
burnt offering and the sacrifice for the 
people, and "they shall stand before 
them to minister unto them. 

12 Because they ministered unto 
them before their idols, and ''' t caused 
the house of Israel to fall into in- 
iquity ; therefore have I ^ lifted up 
mine hand against them, saith the 
Lord God, and they shall bear their 
iniquity. 

13 yAnd they shall not come near 
unto me, to do the office of a priest 
unto me, nor to come near to any of 
my holy things, in the most holy 
place: but they shall ^bear their 
shame, and their abominations which 
they have committed. 

14 But I will make them ^keepers 
of the charge of the house, for all 
the service thereof, and for all that 
shall be done therein. 

15 IT ''But the priests the Levites, 
''the sons of Zadok, that kept the 
charge of my sanctuary "^when the 
children of Israel went astray from 
me, they shall come near to me to 
minister unto me, and they ''shall 
stand before me to offer unto me ^the 
fat and the blood, saith the Lord 
God: 

16 They shall enter into my sanc- 
tuary, and they shall come near to 
^my table, to minister unto me, and 
they shall keep my charge. 

17 IT And it shall come to pass, that 
when they enter in at the gates of the 
inner court, ''they shall be clothed 
with linen garments ; and no wool 
shall come upon them, while they 
minister in the gates of the inner 
court, and within. 

18 'They shall have linen bonnets 
upon their heads, and shall have linen 
breeches upon their loins ; they shall 
not gird themselves II with any thing 
that causeth sweat. 

19 And when they go forth into the 
outer court, even into the outer court 
to the people, ''they shall put off their 
garments wherein they ministered, 
and lay them in the holy chambers, 
and they shall put on other garments ; 
and they shall ' not sanctify the people 
with their garments. 

20 "' Neither shall they shave their 
heads, nor suffer their locks to grow 
long ; they shall only poll their 
heads. 

21 "Neither shall any priest drink 
wine, when they enter into the inner 
court. 

22 Neither shall they take for their 

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B. C. 574. 



8 I Chr. 26. 1. 
t 2 Chr. 29. 3J. 



u Num. 16. 9. 

w Is. 9. 16. 
Mai. 2. 8. 

t Heb. were 
for a stum- 
hlingblock of 
iniquity vn- 
to, 6fc. ch. 
14.3,4. 

X Ps. 106. 20. 



y Num. 18. 3. 
2 Kings 23. 9, 



z ch. 32. 30. & 
36.7. 



a Num. 18. 4. 
1 Chr. 23. 28, 
32. 



b ch. 40. 46. k. 
43.19. 

c 1 Sam. 2. 35. 
d ver. 10, 



e Deut. 10. 8. 
f ver. 7. 



S ch. 41. 22. 



h Ex. 28. 39, 
40, 43. &, 39. 
27, 28. 



i Ex. 28. 40, 
42. & 39. 28. 



II Or, in sweat- 
ing places. 
Heb. in, or, 
with sweat. 



1 ch. 46. 20. 

See Ex. 29. 

37. & 30. 29. 

Lev. 6. 27. 

Matt. 23. 17, 

19. 
m Lev. 21. 5. 



n Lev. 10. 9. 



The priests possession. 



EZEKIEL. 



The land for the prince. 



B. C. 574. 




r See ch. 22. 



' Lev. 21. 1, 
&c. 



t Niltn. 6. 10. 
&. 19. 11, &.C. 



X Lev. 4. 3. 

y Num. 18. 20. 

Deut. 10. 9. & 

18. 1, 2. Josh. 

13. 14, 33. 
z Lev. 6. 18, 

29. & 7. 6. 
a Lev. 27. 21, 
28. compared 

with Num. 

18. 14. 
II Or, devoted. 



II Or, chief. 
b Ex. 13. 2. 

& 22. 29, 30. 

& 23. 19. 

Num. 3. 13. 

& 18. 12, 13. 
c Num. 15. 20. 

Neh. 10. 37. 
d Prov. 3. 9, 

10. Mai. 3. 10. 



e Ex. 22. 31, 
Lev. 22. 8. 



t Heb. when 
ye cause the 
land to fall. 

a ch. 47. 22. 

t Heb. holi- 
ness. 
bch.48. 8. 



c ch. 42. 20. 



II Or, void 
places. 



wives a "widow, nor her that is tput 
away : but they shall take maidens 
of the seed of the house of Israel, or 
a widow t that had a priest before. 

23 And Pthey shall teach my people 
the difference between the holy and 
profane, and cause them to discern 
between the unclean and the clean. 

24 And lin controversy they shall 
stand in judgment ; and they shall 
judge it according to my judgments : 
and they shall keep my laws and my 
statutes in all mine assemblies ; ""and 
they shall hallow my sabbaths. 

25 And they shall come at no ^ dead 
person to defile themselves : but for 
father, or for mother, or for son, or 
for daughter, for brother, or for sister 
that hath had no husband, they may 
defile themselves. 

26 And * after he is cleansed, they 
shall reckon unto him seven days. 

27 And in the day that he goeth 
into the sanctuary, "unto the inner 
court, to minister in the sanctuary, 
^ he shall offer his sin offering, saith 
the Lord God. 

28 And it shall be unto them for 
an inheritance ; I y am their inherit- 
ance : and ye shall give them no pos- 
session in Israel; I am their possession. 

29 "" They shall eat the meat offer- 
ing, and the sin offering, and the tres- 
pass offering; and ^ every H dedicated 
thing in Israel shall be theirs. 

30 And the II ^ first of all the first- 
fruits of all things., and every ob- 
lation of all, of every sort of your 
oblations, shall be the priest's : ye 
^ shall also give unto the priest the 
first of your dough, ^ that he may 
cause the blessing to rest in thine 
house. 

3 1 The priests shall not eat of any 
thing that is ^dead of itself, or torn, 
whether ifc be fowl or beast. 

CHAPTER XLV. 

The portion of land for the sanctuary ; 6 for the city ; 
7 and for the prince. 9 The ordinances for the 
princes. 

MOREOVER, t when ye shall Mi- 
vide by lot the land for inher- 
itance, ye shall ''ofifer an oblation 
unto the Lord, t a holy portion of 
the land : the length shall he the 
length of five and twenty thousand 
reeds., and the breadth shall be ten 
thousand. This shall be holy in all 
the borders thereof round about. 

2 Of this there shall be for the 
sanctuary ■= five hundred in length, 
with five hundred in breadth, square 
round about ; and fifty cubits round 
about for the H suburbs thereof. 

3 And of this measure shalt thou 
measure the length of five and twenty 

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thousand, and the breadth often thou- 
sand : "^and in it shall be the sanctu- 
ary and the most holy place. 

4 ^The holy portion of the land 
shall be for the priests the ministers 
of the sanctuary, which shall come 
near to minister unto the Lord : and 
it shall be a place for their houses, 
and a holy place for the sanctuary. 

5 ^And the five and twenty thou- 
sand of length, and the ten thousand 
of breadth, shall also the Levites, the 
ministers of the house, have for them- 
selves, for a possession for ^twenty 
chambers. 

6 IT ''And ye shall appoint the pos- 
session of the city five thousand broad, 
and five and twenty thousand long, 
over against the oblation of the holy 
portion: it shall be for the whole 
house of Israel. 

7 1[ ' And a portion shall be for the 
prince on the one side and on the 
other side of the oblation of the holy 
portion, and of the possession of the 
city, before the oblation of the holy 
portion, and before the possession of 
the city, from the west side westward, 
and from the east side eastward : and 
the length shall be over against one of 
the portions, from the west border unto 
the east border. 

8 In the land shall be his possession 
in Israel : and ^ my princes shall no 
more oppress my people ; and ^Ae rest 
of the land shall they give to the 
house of Israel according to their 
tribes. 

9 IT Thus saith the Lord God ; ' Let 
it suffice you, O princes of Israel : 
""remove violence and spoil, and exe- 
cute judgment and justice, take away 
your t exactions from my people, saith 
the Lord God. 

10 Ye shall have just "^ balances, and 
a just ephah, and a just bath. 

11 The ephah and the bath shall be 
of one measure, that the bath may 
contain the tenth part of a homer, 
and the ephah the tenth part of a 
homer : the measure thereof shall be 
after the homer. 

12 And the ° shekel shall be twenty 
gerahs : twenty shekels, five and 
twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall 
be your maneh. 

13 This is the oblation that ye shall 
oflTer ; the sixth part of an ephah of 
a homer of wheat, and ye shall give 
the sixth part of an ephah of a 
homer of barley : 

14 Concerning the ordinance of oil, 
the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth 
part of a bath out of the cor, which is 
a homer of ten baths ; for ten baths 
are a homer : 



Ordinances for the prince 



EZEKIEL. 



and people in their worship. 



B. C. 574. 



I Or, thank 
(iferings. 



'. Ex. 12. 18. 
Lev. 23. 5, 6. 
Num. 9. 2, 3. 
& 28. 16, 17. 
Deut. 16. 1, 



u Lev. 4. 14. 
X Lev. 23. 8. 



y See Num. 
28. 15, 22, 30. 
&29. 5, 11, 
16, 19, &c. 

z ch. 46. 5, 7, 



a Lev. 23. 34. 
Num. 29. 12. 
Deut. 16. 13. 



15 And one H lamb out of the flock, 
out of two hundred, out of the fat 
pastures of Israel ; for a meat offer- 
ing, and for a burnt offering, and for 
II peace offerings, Pto make reconcilia- 
tion for^hem, saith the Lord God. 

16 All the people of the land t shall 
give this oblation H for the prince in 
Israel. 

17 And it shall be the prince's part 
to give burnt offerings, and meat offer- 
ings, and drink offerings, in the feasts, 
and in the new moons, and in the 
sabbaths, in all solemnities of the 
house of Israel : he shall prepare the 
sin offering, and the meat offering, 
and the burnt offering, and the n peace 
offerings, to make reconciliation for 
the house of Israel. 

18 Thus saith the Lord God ; In 
the first month, in the first day of the 
month, thou shalt take a young bul- 
lock without blemish, and ^ cleanse 
the sanctuary : 

19 ""And the priest shall take of the 
blood of the sin offering, and put it 
upon the posts of the house, and upon 
the four corners of the settle of the 
altar, and upon the posts of the gate 
of the inner court. 

20 And so thou shalt do the seventh 
day of the month ^for every one that 
erreth, and for him that is simple : so 
shall ye reconcile the house. 

21 ' In the first month, in the four- 
teenth day of the month, ye shall have 
the passover, a feast of seven days ; 
unleavened bread shall be eaten. 

22 And upon that day shall the 
prince prepare for himself and for all 
the people of the land " a bullock for 
a sin offering. 

23 And ^ seven days of the feast he 
shall prepare a burnt offering to the 
Lord, seven bullocks and seven rams 
without blemish daily the seven days ; 
y and a kid of the goats daily for a 
sin offering. 

24 ^ And he shall prepare a meat of- 
fering of an ephah for a bullock, and 
an ephah for a ram, and a hin of oil 
for an ephah. 

25 In the seventh month, in the 
fifteenth day of the month, shall he 
do the like in the * feast of the seven 
days, according to the sin offering, 
according to the burnt offering, and 
according to the meat offering, and 
according to the oil. 

CHAPTER XLVI. 

Ordinances for the prince in his worship, 9 and for the 
people. 16 An order for the prince's inheritance. 
19 The courts for boiling and baking. 

THUS saith the Lord God; The 
gate of the inner court that look- 



eth toward the east shall be shut 
the six working days ; but on the 
sabbath it shall be opened, and in 
the day of the new moon it shall be 
opened. 

2 ^And the prince shall enter by 
the way of the porch of that gate 
without, and shall stand by the post 
of the gate, and the priests shall pre- 
pare his burnt offering and his peace 
offerings, and he shall worship at the 
threshold of the gate : then he shall 
go forth ; but the gate shall not be 
shut until the evening. 

3 Likewise the people of the land 
shall worship at the door of this gate 
before the Lord in the sabbaths and 
in the new moons. 

4 And the burnt offering that ''the 
prince shall offer unto the Lord in 
the sabbath day shall be six lambs 
without blemish, and a ram without 
blemish. 

5 '^ And the meat offering shall he 
an ephah for a ram, and the meat 
offering for the lambs t as he shall be 
able to give, and a hin of oil to an 
ephah. 

6 And in the day of the new moon 
it shall be a young bullock without 
blemish, and six lambs, and a ram : 
they shall be without blemish. 

7 And he shall prepare a meat of- 
fering, an ephah for a bullock, and 
an ephah for a ram, and for the 
lambs according as his hand shall 
attain unto, and a hin of oil to an 
ephah. 

8 "^ And when the prince shall enter, 
he shall go in by the way of the porch 
of that gate, and he shall go forth by 
the way thereof 

9 IF But when the people of the 
land ^ shall come before the Lord in 
the solemn feasts, he that entereth 
in by the way of the north gate to 
M^orship shall go out by the way of 
the south gate ; and he that entereth 
by the way of the south gate shall go 
forth by the way of the north gate : 
he shall not return by the way of the 
gate whereby he came in, but shall 
go forth over against it. 

10 And the prince in the midst of 
them, when they go in, shall go in ; 
and when they go forth, shall go 
forth. 

11 And in the feasts and in the 
solemnities *^the meat offering shall 
be an ephah to a bullock, and an 
ephah to a ram, and to the lambs as 
he is able to give, and a hin of oil to 
an ephah. 

12 Now when the prince shall pre- 
pare a voluntary burnt offering or 
peace offerings voluntarily unto the 

775 



B. C. 574. 



a ch. 44. 3. 
ver. 8. 



ch. 45. 17. 



c ch. 45. 24. 
ver. 7, 11. 

\neh. the gift 
of his hand, 



d ver. 2. 



e Ex. 23. 14- 
17. Deut. 
16. 16. 



The prince's inheritance. 



EZEKIEL. 



Vision of the holy waters. 



B. C. 574 



h Ex. 29. 38. 
Num. 28. 3. 

t Heb. a son 
of his year. 

t Heb. morn- 
ing by morn- 
ing. 



Lev. 25. 10. 



k ch. 45. 8. 



1 2 Chr. 35. Iti. 



ni Lev. 2. 4, 5, 

7. 



t Heb. a court 
in a corner of 
a court, and a 
court in acor- 
ner of a 
court. 

li Or, made 
with chim- 
neys. 

t Heb. cor- 
nered. 



Lord, ^ one shall then open him the 
gate that looketh toward the east, 
and he shall prepare his burnt offer- 
ing and his peace offerings, as he did 
on the sabbath day : then he shall go 
forth ; and after his going forth one 
shall shut the gate. 

13 ''Thou shalt daily prepare a 
burnt offering unto the Lord of a 
lamb t of the first year without blem- 
ish : thou shalt prepare it t every 
morning. 

14 And thou shalt prepare a meat 
offering for it every morning, the 
sixth part of an ephah, and the third 
part of a hin of oil, to temper with 
the fine flour; a meat offering con- 
tinually by a perpetual ordinance 
unto the Lord, 

15 Thus shall they prepare the 
lamb, and the meat offering, and the 
oil, every morning for a continual 
burnt offering. 

16 ir Thus saith the Lord God ; If 
the prince give a gift unto any of his 
sons, the inheritance thereof shall be 
his sons' ; it shall be their possession 
by inheritance. 

17 But if he give a gift of his in- 
heritance to one of his servants, then 
it shall be his to ' the year of liberty ; 
after, it shall return to the prince : 
but his inheritance shall be his sons' 
for them. 

18 Moreover '^the prince shall not 
take of the people's inheritance by 
oppression, to thrust them out of 
their possession ; but he shall give 
his sons inheritance out of his own 
possession ; that my people be not 
scattered every man from his pos- 
session. 

19 1 After he brought me through 
the entry, which was at the side of 
the gate, into the holy chambers of 
the priests, which looked toward the 
north : and, behold, there was a place 
on the two sides westward. 

20 Then said he unto me. This is 
the place where the priests shall * boil 
the trespass offering and the sin offer- 
ing, where they shall ""bake the meat 
offering ; that they bear them not out 
into the outer court, " to sanctify the 
people. 

21 Then he brought me forth into 
the outer court, and caused me to 
pass by the four corners of the court ; 
and, behold, t in every corner of the 
court there ivas a court, 

22 In the four corners of the court 
there were courts H joined of forty cu- 
bits long and thirty broad : these four 
t corners were of one measure. 

23 A nd there was a row of building 
round about in them, round about 

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them four, and it was made with 
boiling places under the rows round 
about. 

24 Then said he unto me, These are 
the places of them that boil, where 
the ministers of the house shall ° boil 
the sacrifice of the people. 

CHAPTER XLVII. 

The vision of the holy waters. 6 The virtue of them. 
13 The borders of the land. 22 The division of it 
by lot. 

AFTERWARD he brought me 
again unto the door of the 
house ; and, behold, ^ waters issued 
out from under the threshold of the 
house eastward : for the forefront of 
the house stood toward the east, and 
the waters came down from under, 
from the right side of the house, at 
the south side of the altar. 

2 Then brought he me out of the 
way of the gate northward, and led 
me about the way without unto the 
outer gate by the way that looketh 
eastward ; and, behold, there ran out 
waters on the right side. 

3 And when ''the man that had 
the line in his hand went forth 
eastward, he measured a thousand 
cubits, and he brought me through 
the waters ; the t waters were to the 
ankles. 

4 Again he measured a thousand, 
and brought me through the waters ; 
the waters were to the knees. Again 
he measured a thousand, and brought 
me through ; the waters were to the 
loins. 

5 Afterward he measured a thou- 
sand ; and it was a river that I could 
not pass over : for the waters were 
risen, t viraters to swim in, a river that 
could not be passed over. 

6 IF And he said unto me, Son of 
man, hast thou seen this .? Then he 
brought me, and caused me to return 
to the brink of the river. 

7 Now when I had returned, behold, 
at the t bank of the river were very 
many " trees on the one side and on 
the other. 

8 Then said he unto me, These wa- 
ters issue out toward the east coun- 
try, and go down into the H desert, and 
go into the sea : which being brought 
forth into the sea, the waters shall be 
healed. 

9 And it shall come to pass, that 
every thing that liveth, which mov- 
eth, whithersoever the t rivers shall 
come, shall live : and there shall be 
a very great multitude of fish, be- 
cause these waters shall come thith- 
er : for they shall be healed ; and 
every thing shall live whither the 
river cometh. 



The borders of the land. 



EZEKIEL. 



The portions of the tribes. 



B. C. 574. 



d Num. 34. 6. 
Josh. 23. 4. 
ch. 48. 28. 

II Or,andl\\B.t 
which nhaU 
not he healed. 

e ver. 7. 



t Heb. shall 
come up. 



II Or, princi- 
pal. 

( .Job 8. 16. 
Ps. 1. S. 
Jer. 17. 8. 

O Or, for 

bruises and 

fsores. 
? Rev. 22. 2. 



Ii Gen. 48. 5. 
1 Chr. 5. 1. 
ch. 48. 4, 5. 



II Or, swore. 
i Gen. 12. 7. & 

13. 15. & 15. 

7. & 17. 8. & 

26. 3. & 28. 

13. ch. 20. 5, 

6, 28, 42. 
k ch. 48. 29. 
1 ch. 48. 1. 

1 Num. 34. 8. 

Num. 34. 8. 
o 2 Sara. 8. 8. 



II Or, The 
widdle vUr 
luge. 

P Num. 34. 9. 
cli. 48. 1. 



t Rpb./row 
between. 



•I Num. 20.13. 

Deut. 32. 51. 

Ps. 81. 7. 

ch. 48. 28. 
\\0r, Meribah. 
II Or, valley. 

II Or, toward 
Tcmaa. 



r See Eph. 3. 

6. Rev. 7. 9, 

10. 
8 Rom. 10. 12. 

( }al. 3. 28. 

Col. 3. 11. 



10 And it shall come to pass, that 
the fishers shall stand upon it from 
En-gedi even unto En-eglaim ; they 
shall be a place to spread forth nets ; 
their fi^h shall be according to their 
kinds, as the fish ^ of the great sea, 
exceeding many. 

11 But the miry places thereof and 
the marshes thereof H shall not be 
healed ; they shall be given to salt. 

12. And ^ by the river upon the bank 
thereof, on this side and on that side, 
t shall grow^ all trees for meat, ^ whose 
leaf shall not fade, neither shall the 
fruit thereof be consumed : it shall 
bring forth II new^ fruit according to 
his months, because their vraters they 
issued out of the sanctuary : and the 
fruit thereof shall be for meat, and 
the leaf thereof II for ^ medicine. 

13 H Thus saith the Lord God; 
This shall be the border, whereby 
ye shall inherit the land according 
to the twelve tribes of Israel ; ^ Jo- 
seph shall have two portions. 

14 And ye shall inherit it, one as 
well as another : concerning the which 

I Uplifted up mine hand to give it 
unto your fathers : and this land shall 
^ fall unto you for inheritance. 

15 And this shall be the border of 
the land toward the north side, from 
the great sea, ' the way of Hethlon, 
as men go to ■" Zedad ; 

16 "Hamath, ^Berothah, Sibraim, 
which is between the border of Da- 
mascus and the border of Hamath ; 

II Hazar-hatticon, which is by the 
coast of Hauran. 

17 And the border from the sea 
shall be PHazar-enan, the border of 
Damascus, and the north northward, 
and the border of Hamath. And this 
is the north side. 

18 And the east side ye shall measure 
tfrom Hauran, and from Damascus, 
and from Gilead, and from the land 
of Israel by .Jordan, from the border 
unto the east sea. And this is the 
east side. 

19 And the south side southward, 
from Tamar even to "J the waters of 
II strife in Kadesh, the H river to the 
great sea. And this is the south side 
II southward. 

20 The west side also shall be the 
great sea from the border, till a man 
come over against Hamath. This is 
the west side. 

2 1 So shall ye divide this land unto 
you according to the tribes of Israel. 

22 IF And it shall come to pass, that 
ye shall divide it by lot for an inher- 
itance unto you, "■ and to the strangers 
that sojourn among you, which shall 
beget children among you : ^ and they 



shall be unto you as born in the 
country among the children of Is- 
rael ; they shall have inheritance 
with you among the tribes of Israel. 
23 And it shall come to pass, that 
in what tribe the stranger sojourn- 
eth, there shall ye give him his in- 
heritance, saith the Lord Goo. 

CHAPTER XLVHI. 

The portions of the twelve tribes. 8 The portion for 
the sanctuary ; 15 for the city and suburbs ; 21 a,7id 
for the prince. 30 The dimensions and gates of the 
city. 

NOW these are the names of the 
tribes. ^From the north end to 
the coast of the way of Hethlon, as 
one goeth to Hamath, Hazar-enan, 
the border of Damascus northward, to 
the coast of Hamath ; for these are his 
sides east and west ; "f^i portion for Dan . 

2 And by the border of Dan, from 
the east side unto the west side, a 
portion for Asher. 

3 And by the border of Asher, from 
the east side even unto the west side, 
^. portion for Naphtali. 

4 And by the border of Naphtali, 
from the east side unto the west side, 
a portion for Manasseh. 

5 And by the border of Manasseh, 
from the east side unto the west side, 
2i portion for Ephraim. 

6 And by the border of Ephraim, 
from the east side even unto the west 
side, 2i portion for Reuben. 

7 And by the border of Reuben, 
from the east side unto the west side, 
a portion for Judah. 

8 IT And by the border of Judah, 
from the east side unto the west side, 
shall be '° the offering which ye shall 
offer of five and twenty thousand reeds 
in breadth, and in length as one of 
the other parts, from the east side 
unto the west side : and the sanctuary 
shall be in the midst of it. 

9 The oblation that ye shall offer 
unto the Lord shall be of five and 
twenty thousand in length, and often 
thousand in breadth. 

10 And for them, even for the priests, 
shall be this holy oblation ; toward 
the north five and twenty thousand 
in length.^ and toward the west ten 
thousand in breadth, and toward the 
east ten thousand in breadth, and to- 
ward the south five and twenty thou- 
sand in length : and the sanctuary 
of the Lord shall be in the midst 
thereof. 

11 "W It shall be for the priests that 
are sanctified of the sons of Zadok ; 
which have kept my II charge, which 
went not astray when the children of 
Israel went astray, '^ as the Levites 
went astray. 



B. C. 574. 



a ch. 47. 15, 
&.C. 



t Heb. one 
portion. 



cch. 44.45. 
II Or, The 

sanctified 

portion shall 

be /or the 

priests. 
II Or, ward, 

or, ordinance. 
d ch. 44. 10. 



Tlie portion for the city. 



EZEKIEL. 



The twelve gates of the city. 



B. C. 574. 



E Ex. 22. 29. 
Lev. 27. 10, 
28,33. 



f ch. 45. 6. 
g ch. 42. 20. 



h ch. 45. 



12 And this oblation of the land that 
is offered shall be unto them a thing 
most holy by the border of the Le- 
vites. 

13 And over against the border of 
the priests, the Levites shall have five 
and twenty thousand in length, and 
ten thousand in breadth : all the length 
shall be five and twenty thousand, and 
the breadth ten thousand. 

14 ^And they shall not sell of it, 
neither exchange, nor alienate the 
firstfruits of the land : for it is holy 
unto the Lord. 

15 1"^ And the five thousand, that are 
left in the breadth over against the 
five and twenty thousand, shall be ^a 
profane place for the city, for dwell- 
ing, and for suburbs ; and the city 
shall be in the midst thereof. 

16 And these shall be the measures 
thereof ; the north side four thousand 
and five hundred, and the south side 
four thousand and five hundred, and 
on the east side four thousand and five 
hundred, and the west side four thou- 
sand and five hundred. 

17 And the suburbs of the city shall 
be toward the north two hundred and 
fifty, and toward the south two hun- 
dred and fifty, and toward the east 
two hundred and fifty, and toward 
the west two hundred and fifty. 

18 And the residue in length over 
against the oblation of the holy por- 
tion shall be ten thousand eastward, 
and ten thousand westward : and it 
shall be over against the oblation of 
the holy portion; and the increase 
thereof shall be for food unto them 
that serve the city. 

19 ^ And they that serve the city shall 
serve it out of all the tribes of Israel. 

20 All the oblation shall be five and 
twenty thousand by five and twenty 
thousand : ye shall offer the holy ob- 
lation foursquare, with the possession 
of the city. 

21 IF 'And the residue shall be for the 
prince, on the one side and on the 
other of the holy oblation, and of the 
possession of the city, over against 
the five and twenty thousand of the 
oblation toward the east border, and 
westward over against the five and 
twenty thousand toward the west 
border, over against the portions for 

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the prince : and it shall be the holy 
oblation ; ^ and the sanctuary of the 
house shall be in the midst thereof. 

22 Moreover, from the possession of 
the Levites, and from the possession 
of the city, being in the midst of that 
which is the prince's, between the 
border of Judah and the border of 
Benjamin, shall be for the prince. 

23 As for the rest of the tribes, from 
the east side unto the west side, Ben- 
jamin shall have t a portion. 

24 And by the border of Benjamin, 
from the east side unto the west side, 
Simeon shall have a portion. 

25 And by the border of Simeon, 
from the east side unto the west side, 
Issachar a portion. 

26 And by the border of Issachar, 
from the east side unto the west side, 
Zebuiun a 'portion. 

27 And by the border of Zebuiun, 
from the east side unto the west side, 
Gad a portion. 

28 And by the border of Gad, at 
the south side southward, the border 
shall be even from Tamar unto Uhe 
waters of t strife in Kadesh, and to 
the river toward the great sea. 

29 "" This is the land which ye shall 
divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel 
for inheritance, and these are their 
portions, saith the Lord God. 

30 IF And these are the goings out of 
the city on the north side, four thou- 
sand and five hundred measures. 

31" And the gates of the city shall 
be after the names of the tribes of 
Israel : three gates northward ; one 
gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, 
one gate of Levi. 

32 And at the east side four thou- 
sand and five hundred : and three 
gates ; and one gate of Joseph, one 
gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan. 

33 And at the south side four thou- 
sand and five hundred measures : and 
three gates ; one gate of Simeon, one 
gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebuiun. 

34 At the west side four thousand 
and five hundred, with their three 
gates ; one gate of Gad, one gate of 
Asher, one gate of Naphtali. 

35 It ivas round about eighteen thou- 
sand measures: "and the name of the 
city from that day shall be, PtThe 
Lord is there. 



B.C. 

about 607. 



I 2 Kings 24. 
1. 2 Chr. 36. 



about 606. 



b Jer. 27. 19, 

20. 
t Gen. 10. 10. 

&11.2. Is. 

11. 11. Zech. 

5.11. 
d 2 Chr. 36. 7. 



*■ B'oretold, 
2 Kings 20. 
17, 18. Is. 
39.7. 

2 See Lev. 24. 
19, 20. 



f Acts 7. 22. 



t Heb. the 

loine of his 

drink. 
S ver. 19. 

Gen. 41. 46. 

I Kings 10. 1 



h Gen. 41. 45. 

2 Kings 24. 

17, 
i ch. 4. 8. & 5. 

12. 



k Deut 32. 38. 
Ez. 4. 13. 
Hos. 9. 3. 



I See Gen. 39 
21. Ps. 106. 
46. Prov. 16. 

7. 



THE BOOK 



DANIEL. 



CHAPTER I. 

JehoiaJeim's captivity. 3 Daniel and three others se- 
lected to be taught the learning of the Chaldeans. 8 
They refuse to eat the king^s meat. 17 Their great 
attainments in 



IN the third year of the reign of 
Jehoiakim king of Judah ^came 
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon un- 
to Jerusalem, and besieged it. 

2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim 
king of Judah into his hand, with 
^ part of the vessels of the house of 
God, which he carried "into the land 
of Shinar to the house of his god ; 
•^and he brought the vessels into the 
treasure-house of his god, 

3 H And the king spake unto Ash- 
penaz the master of his eunuchs, that 
he should bring * certain of the chil- 
dren of Israel, and of the king's seed, 
and of the princes ; 

4 Children ^in whom was no blem- 
ish, but well favoured, and skilful in 
all wisdom, and cunning in knowl- 
edge, and understanding science, and 
such as had ability in them to stand 
in the king's palace, and ^ whom they 
might teach the learning and the 
tongue of the Chaldeans, 

5 And the king appointed them a 
daily provision of the king's meat, 
and of t the wine which he drank : so 
nourishing them three years, that at 
the end thereof they might ^ stand 
before the king, 

6 Now among these were of the 
children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, 
Mishael, and Azariah : 

7 ^ Unto whom the prince of the 
eunuchs gave names : ' for he gave 
unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar ; 
and to Hananiah, of Shadrach ; and 
to Mishael, of Meshach ; and to Aza- 
riah, of Abed-nego. 

8 H But Daniel purposed in his heart 
that he would not defile himself^ with 
the portion of the king's meat, nor 
with the wine which he drank : there- 
fore he requested of the prince of the 
eunuchs that he might not defile him- 
self. 

9 Now ' God had brought Daniel into 
favour and tender love with the prince 
of the eunuchs. 



10 And the prince of the eunuchs 
said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the 
king, who hath appointed your meat 
and your drink : for why should he 
see your faces t worse liking than the 
children which are of your H sort 1 
then shall ye make me endanger my 
head to the king. 

1 1 Then said Daniel to il Melzar, 
whom the prince of the eunuchs had 
set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, 
and Azariah, 

12 Prove thy servants, I beseech 
thee, ten days ; and let them give us 
t pulse tto eat, and water to drink. 

13 Then let our countenances be 
looked upon before thee, and the 
countenance of the children that eat 
of the portion of the king's meat : and 
as thou seest, deal with thy serv- 
ants. 

14 So he consented to them in this 
matter, and proved them ten days. 

15 And at the end of ten days their 
countenances appeared fairer and fat- 
ter in flesh than all the children which 
did eat the portion of the king's meat, 

16 Thus Melzar took away the por- 
tion of their meat, and the wine that 
they should drink ; and gave them 
pulse. 

17 IT As for these four children, 
""God gave them "knowledge and 
skill in all learning and wisdom : and 
II Daniel had ° understanding in all 
visions and dreams. 

18 Now at the end of the days that 
the king had said he should bring them 
in, then the prince of the eunuchs 
brought them in before Nebuchad- 
nezzar. 

19 And the king communed with 
them ; and among them all was found 
none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, 
and Azariah: therefore p stood they 
before the king. 

20 "^ And in all matters of t wisdom 
and understanding, that the king in- 
quired of them, he found them ten 
times better than all the magicians 
and astrologers that were in all his 
realm. 

21 •■ And Daniel continued even unto 
the first year of king Cyrus. 

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Nebuchadnezzar s decree. 



DANIEL. 



Daniel stayeth the decree. 



B. C. 603. 



a Gen. 41. 8. 

ch. 4. 5. 
b Esih. 6. 1. 

ch. 6. 18. 

c Gen. 41. 8. 
Ex. 7. 11. 
ch. 5. 7. 



d 1 Kings 1. 
31. ch. 3. 9. & 
5. 10. &. 6. 6, 
21. 



e 2 Kings 10. 

27. Ezra 6. 

11. ch.3. 29. 
t Chald.?»ade 

pieces. 



C ch. 5. IG. 



II Ov,fee, Ch. 
5. 17. ver. 48. 



t Chald. hmj, 
Eph. 5. 16. 



h ver. 
5.11. 



ch. 



CHAPTER II. 

Nebuchadnezzar , forgetting his dream, reguireth his 
wise men to shew it. 10 They being unable are 
condemned to die. 14 Daniel obtaineth some respite. 
19 The dream is revealed to him,. 20 His thanks- 
giving. 24 He is brought before the king. 31 ITie 
dream. 36 Its interpretation. 46 Daniel's promo- 
tion. 

AND in the second year of the 
reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebu- 
chadnezzar dreamed dreams, ^ where- 
with his spirit was troubled, and ^his 
sleep brake from him. 

2 " Then the king commanded to call 
the magicians, and the astrologers, 
and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, 
for to shew the king his dreams. So 
they came and stood before the king. 

3 And the king said unto them, I 
have dreamed a dream, and my spirit 
was troubled to know the dream. 

4 Then spake the Chaldeans to the 
king in Syriac, ^ O king, live for ever : 
tell thy servants the dream, and we 
will shew the interpretation. 

5 The king answered and said to the 
Chaldeans, The thing is gone from 
me : if ye will not make known unto 
me the dream, with the interpretation 
thereof, ye shall be ^ t cut in pieces, 
and your houses shall be made a 
dunghill. 

6 ^But if ye shew the dream, and 
the interpretation thereof, ye shall re- 
ceive of me gifts and H rewards and 
great honour : therefore shew me the 
dream, and the interpretation thereof. 

7 They answered again and said. Let 
the king tell his servants the dream, 
and we will shew the interpretation 
of it. 

8 The king answered and said, I 
know of certainty that ye would t gain 
the time, because ye see the thing 
is gone from me. 

9 But if ye will not make known 
unto me the dream, ^ there is but one 
decree for you : for ye have prepared 
lying and corrupt words to speak 
before me, till the time be changed : 
therefore tell me the dream, and I 
shall know that ye can shew me the 
interpretation thereof. 

10 i The Chaldeans answered before 
the king, and said, There is not a man 
upon the earth that can shew the 
king's matter : therefore there is no 
king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such 
things at any magician, or astrologer, 
or Chaldean. 

11 And it is a rare thing that the 
king requireth, and there is none 
other that can shew it before the 
king, ^ except the gods, whose dwell- 
ing is not with flesh. 

12 For this cause the king was 
angry and very furious, and com- 

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manded to destroy all the wise men 
of Babylon. 

13 And the decree went forth that 
the wise men should be slain ; and 
they sought Daniel and his fellows 
to be slain. 

14 IT Then Daniel t answered with 
counsel and wisdom to Arioch the 
II t captain of the king's guard, which 
was gone forth to slay the wise men 
of Babylon : 

15 He answered and said to Arioch 
the king's captain. Why is the decree 
so hasty from the king 1 Then Arioch 
made the thing known to Daniel. 

16 Then Daniel went in, and desired 
of the king that he would give him 
time, and that he would shew the 
king the interpretation. 

17 Then Daniel went to his house, 
and made the thing known to Hana- 
niah, Mishael, and Azariah, his com- 
panions : 

18 ' That they would desire mercies 
t of the God of heaven concerning this 
secret ; II that Daniel and his fellows 
should not perish with the rest of the 
wise men of Babylon. 

19 IF Then was the secret revealed 
unto Daniel '^ in a night vision. Then 
Daniel blessed the God of heaven. 

20 Daniel answered and said, ^ Bless- 
ed be the name of God for ever and 
ever : ™ for wisdom and might are 
his : 

21 And he changeth "the times and 
the seasons : °he removeth kings, and 
setteth up kings : p he giveth wisdom 
unto the wise, and knowledge to them 
that know understanding : 

22 "^He revealeth the deep and se- 
cret things : ^ he knoweth what is in 
the darkness, and ' the light dwelleth 
with him. 

23 I thank thee, and praise thee, 
O thou God of my fathers, who hast 
given me wisdom and might, and 
hast made known unto me now what 
we ' desired of thee : for thou hast 
now made known unto us the king's 
matter. 

24 f Therefore Daniel went in unto 
Arioch, whom the king had ordained 
to destroy the wise men of Babylon : 
he went and said thus unto him ; 
Destroy not the wise men of Bab- 
ylon : bring me in before the king, 
and I will shew unto the king the 
interpretation. 

25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel 
before the king in haste, and said 
thus unto him, 1 1 have found a man 
of the + captives of .Tudah, that will 
make known unto the king the in- 
terpretation. 

26 The king answered and said to 



Nehuchadnezzar' 8 dream. 



DANIEL. 



The interpretation thereof. 



B. C. 603. 



z So Gen. 41. 
16. Acts 3. 
12. 

I Or, hut for 
theintentthat 
the interpret- 
ation may he 
made known 
to the king. 

a ver. 47. 



Or, sides. 



H Or, which 
was not in 
hands: as 
ver. 45. 

c ch. 8. 25. 
Zech. 4. 6. 
2 Cor. 5. 1. 
lleb. 9. 24. 



e Pa. 37. 10, 

36. 



f Is. 2. 2, S. 
r Ps. 80. 9. 



h Ezra 7. 12. 

Is. 47.5. Jer. 

27. 6, 7. Ez. 

26. 7. Ho3. 

8. 10. 

i Ezra 1. 2. 
1: ch.4. 21,22. 

Jer. 27. 6. 



1 ver. 32. 



Daniel, whose name vjas Belteshazzar, 
Art thou able to make known unto 
me the dream which I have seen, and 
the interpretation thereof? 

27 Daiiiel ansM'ered in the presence 
of the king, and said, The secret 
which the king hath demanded can- 
not the wise men, the astrologers, the 
magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto 
the king ; 

28. "But there is a God in heaven 
that revealeth secrets, and tmaketh 
known to the king Nebuchadnezzar 
^what shall be in the latter days. 
Thy dream, and the visions of thy 
head upon thy bed, are these ; 

29 As for thee, king, thy thoughts 
t came into thy mind upon thy bed, 
what should come to pass hereafter : 
y and he that revealeth secrets maketh 
known to thee what shall come to 
pass. 

30 ^ But as for me, this secret is not 
revealed to me for any wisdom that I 
have more than any living, H but for 
their sakes that shall make known the 
interpretation to the king, ^and that 
thou mightest know the thoughts of 
thy heart. 

31 If Thou, O king, tsawest, and be- 
hold a great image. This great image, 
whose brightness was excellent, stood 
before thee ; and the form thereof ivas 
terrible. 

32 ^ This image's head was of fine 
gold, his breast and his arms of silver, 
his belly and his H thighs of brass, 

33 His legs of iron, his feet part of 
iron and part of clay. 

34 Thou sawest till that a stone 
was cut out II "^ without hands, which 
smote the image upon his feet that 
were of iron and clay, and brake them 
to pieces. 

35 Then was the iron, the clay, the 
brass, the silver, and the gold, broken 
to pieces together, and became ^ like 
the chaff of the summer threshing- 
floors ; and the v/ind carried them 
away, that ^ no place was found for 
them : and the stone that smote the 
image ^ became a great mountain, 
^ and filled the whole earth. 

36 "^ This is the dream ; and we 
will tell the interpretation thereof be- 
fore the king. 

37 ^Thou, king, art a king of 
kings : ' for the God of heaven hath 
given thee a kingdom, power, and 
strength, and glory. 

38 ^ And wheresoever the children 
of men dwell, the beasts of the field 
and the fowls of the heaven hath he 
given into thine hand, and hath made 
thee ruler over them all. ' Thou art 
this head of gold. 



39 And after thee shall arise "■ anoth- 
er kingdom " inferior to thee, and an- 
other third kingdom of brass, which 
shall bear rule over all the earth. 

40 And °the fourth kingdom shall 
be strong as iron : forasmuch as iron 
breaketh in pieces and subdueth all 
things : and as iron that breaketh all 
these, shall it break in pieces and 
bruise. 

41 And whereas thou sawest ^the 
feet and toes, part of potters' clay, 
and part of iron, the kingdom shall 
be divided ; but there shall be in it 
of the strength of the iron, forasmuch 
as thou sawest the iron mixed with 
miry clay. 

42 And as the toes of the feet were 
part of iron, and part of clay, so the 
kingdom shall be partly strong, and 
partly H broken. 

43 And whereas thou sawest iron 
mixed with miry clay, they shall 
mingle themselves with the seed of 
men : but they shall not cleave t one 
to another, even as iron is not mixed 
with clay. 

44 And in t the days of these kings 
1 shall the God of heaven set up a 
kingdom, '' which shall never be de- 
stroyed : and the t kingdom shall not 
be left to other people, ' but it shall 
break in .pieces and consume all 
these kingdoms, and it shall stand 
for ever. 

45 ' Forasmuch as thou sawest that 
the stone was cut out of the mount- 
ain II without hands, and that it brake 
in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, 
the silver, and the gold ; the great 
God hath made known to the king 
what shall come to pass t hereafter : 
and the dream is certain, and the in- 
terpretation thereof sure. 

46 t " Then the king Nebuchadnez- 
zar fell upon his face, and worshipped 
Daniel, and commanded that they 
should offer an oblation ""and sweet 
odours unto him. 

47 The king answered unto Daniel, 
and said. Of a truth it is, that your 
God is a God of gods, and a Lord 
of kings, y and a revealer of secrets, 
seeing thou couldest reveal this se- 
cret. 

48 Then the king made Daniel a 
great man, ''and gave him many 
great gifts, and made him ruler over 
the whole province of Babylon, and 
* chief of the governors over all the 
wise m.en of Babylon. 

49 Then Daniel requested of the 
king, ^ and he set Shadrach, Meshach, 
and Abed-n'ego, over the affairs of the 
province of Babylon : but Daniel '^sat 
in the gate of the king. 

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B. C. 603. 

mch. 5. 28,31. 
n ver. 32. 

ch. 7. 7, 23. 



p ver. 33. 



Or, brittle. 



t Chald. this 
with this. 



t Chald. their 
days. 
q ver. 28. 

t Chald. king- 
dom thereof. 
r ch. 4. 3, 34. 

& 6. 26. & 7. 

14,27. Mic. 

4.7. Luke 

1. 32, S3, 
s Ps. 2. 9. Is. 

60. 12. 1 Cor. 

15. 24. 
11 Or, which 

was not in 

hands. 
t ver. 35. Is. 

28. 16. 

t Chald. after 
this. 



u See Acts 10. 
25. & 14. 13. 
& 28. 6. 



X Ezra 6. 10. 



a ch. 4. 9. & 
5.11. 



ch. 3. 12. 



c Esth. 2. 19, 

21. &3. 2. 



A golden image is set up. 



DANIEL. 



The conduct of three Jews. 



t Chald. with 
might. 
t Chald. they 



a ch. 4. 1. & 
6.25. 

H Or, singing. 
Chald. sym- 
phony. 



b Jer. 29. 22. 
Rev. 13. 15. 



d cb. 2. 4. & 
5. 10. & 6. 6, 
21. 



CHAPTER III. 

Nebuchadnezzar dedicateth a golden image. 4 and 
commandeth all to worship it. 8 Shadrach, Me- 
shach, and Ahed-nego are accused, of disobedience. 
13 Their declaration before the king. 19 They are 
cast into the fiery furnace. 24 Their miraculous 
preservation. 26 The king thereupon acknowledg- 
eth the God of Israel. 

"VTEBUCHADNEZZAR the king 
JLM made an image of gold, whose 
height was threescore cubits, and the 
breadth thereof six cubits : he set it 
up in the plain of Dara, in the prov- 
ince of Babylon. 

2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king 
sent to gather together the princes, 
the governors, and the captains, the 
judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, 
the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the 
provinces, to come to the dedication 
of the image w^hich Nebuchadnezzar 
the king had set up. 

3 Then the princes, the governors, 
and captains, the judges, the treas- 
urers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, 
and all the rulers of the provinces, 
vv^ere gathered together unto the ded- 
ication of the image that Nebuchad- 
nezzar the king had set up ; and they 
stood before the image that Nebu- 
chadnezzar had set up. 

4 Then a herald cried t aloud. To 
you t it is commanded, ^ O people, 
nations, and languages, 

5 That at what time ye hear the 
sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sack- 
but, psaltery, H dulcimer, and all kinds 
of music, ye fall down and worship 
the golden image that Nebuchadnez- 
zar the king hath set up : 

6 And whoso falleth not down and 
worshippeth shall the same hour ^ be 
cast into the midst of a burning fiery 
furnace. 

7 Therefore at that time, when all 
the people heard the sound of the 
cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, 
and all kinds of music, all the people, 
the nations, and the languages, fell 
down and worshipped the golden im- 
age that Nebuchadnezzar the king 
had set up. 

8 1 Wherefore at that time certain 
Chaldeans " came near, and accused 
the .Tews. 

9 They spake and said to the king 
Nebuchadnezzar, ^ O king, live for 
ever. 

10 Thou, king, hast made a de- 
cree, that every man that shall hear 
the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, 
sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and 
all kinds of music, shall fall down 
and worship the golden image : 

1 1 And whoso falleth not down and 
worshippeth, that he should be cast 
into the midst of a burning fiery fur- 



782 



12 ^ There are certain Jews whom 
thou hast set over the affairs of the 
province of Babylon, Shadrach, Me- 
shach, and Abed-nego ; these men, 
O king, t have not regarded thee : 
they serve not thy gods, nor worship 
the golden image which thou hast set 
up. 

13 IT Then Nebuchadnezzar in his 
rage and fury commanded to bring 
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. 
Then they brought these men before 
the king. 

14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said 
unto them, Is it H true, O Shadrach, 
Meshach, and Abed-nego 1 do not ye 
serve my gods, nor worship the gold- 
en image which I have set up 1 

15 Now if ye be ready that at what 
time ye hear the sound of the cornet, 
flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and 
dulcimer, and all kinds of music, 
ye fall down and worship the image 
which I have made ; ^ well : but if ye 
worship not, ye shall be cast the same 
hour into the midst of a burning fiery 
furnace; ^and who is that God that 
shall deliver you out of my hands 1 

16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- 
nego, answered and said to the king, 
O Nebuchadnezzar, ^ we are not care- 
ful to answer thee in this matter. 

17 If it be so, our God whom we 
serve is able to deliver us from the 
burning fiery furnace, and he will 
deliver us out of thine hand, O king. 

18 But if not, be it known unto 
thee, king, that we will not serve 
thy gods, nor worship the golden im- 
age which thou hast set up. 

19 T[ Then was Nebuchadnezzar 
t full of fury, and the form of his vis- 
age was changed against Shadrach, 
Meshach, and Abed-nego : therefore 
he spake, and commanded that they 
should heat the furnace one seven 
times more than it was wont to be 
heated. 

20 And he commanded the tmost 
mighty men that were in his army to 
bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- 
nego, and to cast them into the burn- 
ing fiery furnace. 

21 Then these men were bound in 
their H coats, their hosen, and their 
H hats, and their other garments, and 
were cast into the midst of the iDurn- 
ing fiery furnace. 

22 Therefore because the king's 
t commandment was urgent, and the 
furnace exceeding hot, the H flame of 
the fire slew those men that took 
up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- 
nego. 

23 And these three men, Shadrach, 
Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down 



The decree of the king. 



DANIEL, 



He relateth his dream. 



B.C. 

about 580. 



H Or, govern- 
ors. 



i Is. 43. 2. 

t Chald. there 
is no hurt in 
them. 

t Chald. a smi 
of the gods. 

t Chald. door. 
k Job 1. 6. & 

38.7. P8.34. 

7. ver. 28. 



Heb. 11. 34. 



m Ps. 34. 7, 8 
Jer. 17. 7. 
ch. 6. 22, 23. 



'1 ch. 6. 26. 

t Chald. a de- 
cree is made 
by me. 

t Chald. error. 

ch. 2. 5. 
t Chz\d..made 
pieces. 

V ch. G. 27. 



t Chald. made 
to prosper. 



about .570. 

a ch. 3. 4. & 6. 

25. 



t Chald. It 
was seemly 
before me. 

b ch. 3. 26. 



c ch. 



27. 



<1 ver. 34. ch. 
2. 44. &G.26. 



bound into the midst of the burning 
I fiery furnace. 

j 24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king 
I was astonished, and rose up in haste, 
I and sp^^ke, and said unto his n coun- 
sellors. Did not we cast three men 
bound into the midst of the fire? 
They answered and said unto the 
king, True, O king. 

25 He answered and said, Lo, I see 
four men loose, ' walking in the midst 
of the fire, and t they have no hurt ; 
and the form of the fourth is like 
■^tthe son of God. 

26 IF Then Nebuchadnezzar came 
near to the + mouth of the burning 
fiery furnace, and spake, and said, 
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, 
ye servants of the most high God, 
come forth, and come hither. Then 
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, 
came forth of the midst of the fire. 

27 And the princes, governors, and 
captains, and the king's counsellors, 
being gathered together, saw these 
men, ^ upon whose bodies the fire had 
no power, nor was a hair of their 
head singed, neither were their coats 
changed, nor the smell of fire had 
passed on them. 

28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and 
said. Blessed be the God of Shadrach, 
Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath 
sent his angel, and delivered his serv- 
ants that ™ trusted in him, and have 
changed the king's word, and yielded 
their bodies, that they might not 
serve nor worship any god, except 
their own God. 

29 ° Therefore 1 1 make a decree, 
That every people, nation, and lan- 
guage, which speak + any thing amiss 
against the God of Shadrach, Me- 
shach, and Abed-nego, shall be°tcut 
in pieces, and their houses shall be 
made a dunghill ; p because there is 
no other God that can deliver after 
this sort. 

30 Then the king t promoted Sha- 
drach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in 
the province of Babylon. 

CHAPTER IV. 

Nebuchadnezzar proclaimeth God's dominion. 4 His 
dream, which the magicians could not interpret. 8 
Its recital to Daniel, 19 and his interpretation 
thereof. 28 The fulfilment of the dream. 

^EBUCHADNEZZAR the king, 
XA| ^unto all people, nations, and 
languages, that dwell in all the earth ; 
Peace be multiplied unto you. 

2 1 1 thought it good to shew the 
signs and wonders ^ that the high 
God hath wrought toward me. 

3 " Plow great are his signs ! and 
how mighty are his wonders ! his 
kingdom is ''an everlasting kingdom, 



and his dominion is from generation 
to generation. 

4 IT I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest 
in mine house, and flourishing in my 
palace : 

5 I saw a dream which made me 
afraid, ^ and the thoughts upon my 
bed and the visions of my head 
f troubled me. 

6 Therefore made T a decree to 
bring in all the wise men of Baby- 
lon before me, that they might make 
known unto me the interpretation of 
the dream. 

7 ^ Then came in the magicians, the 
astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the 
soothsayers : and I told the dream 
before them ; but they did not make 
known unto me the interpretation 
thereof 

8 IT But at the last Daniel came in 
before me, ^ whose name ivas Belte- 
shazzar, according to the name of my 
god, ' and in whom is the spirit of the 
holy gods : and before him I told the 
dream, saying, 

9 O Belteshazzar, ^master of the 
magicians, because I know that the 
spirit of the holy gods is in thee, 
and no secret troubleth thee, tell 
me the visions of my dream that I 
have seen, and the interpretation 
thereof. 

10 Thus were the visions of mine 
head in my bed ; 1 1 saw, and behold 
' a tree in the midst of the earth, and 
the height thereof loas great. 

11 The tree grew, and was strong, 
and the height thereof reached unto 
heaven, and the sight thereof to the 
end of all the earth : 

12 The leaves thereof irere fair, and 
the fruit thereof much, and in it ivas 
meat for all : ™ the beasts of the field 
had shadow under it, and the fowls 
of the heaven dwelt in the boughs 
thereof, and all flesh w^as fed of it. 

13 I saw in the visions of my head 
upon my bed, and, behold, "a watch- 
er and ° a holy one came down from 
heaven ; 

14 He cried t aloud, and said thus, 
PHew down the tree, and cut oflf 
his branches, shake off his leaves, 
and scatter his fruit : i let the beasts 
get away from under it, and the 
fowls from his branches : 

15 Nevertheless, leave the stump 
of his roots in the earth, even with 
a band of iron and brass, in the tender 
grass of the field ; and let it be wet 
with the dew of heaven, and let his 
portion he with the beasts in the grass 
of the earth : 

16 Let his heart be changed from 
man's, and let a beast's heart be 

783 



Tfie dream interpreted. 



DANIEL. 



The fulfilment thereof. 



B.C. 

about 570. 



s Ps. 9. 16. 
t ch. 2. 21. & 

5. 21. ver.25, 

32. 



u Gten. 41. 8 
15. ch, 5. 
15. 



z See 2 Sam. 
18. 32. Jer. 
29. 7. 

a ver. 10, 11, 
12. 



b ch. 2. 38. 

c Jer. 27. 6,7, 
d ver. 13. 



ch. 5. 21. 



f ver. 32. ch. 
.5. 21, &c. 



K Ps. 106. 20. 



/ ver. 17, 3Z 
I'd. 83. 18. 



given unto him ; and let seven ^ times 
pass over him. 

17 This matter is by the decree of 
the vratchers, and the demand by the 
vi^ord of the holy ones : to the intent 
' that the living may knovs^ * that the 
Most High ruleth in the kingdom of 
men, and giveth it to w^homsoever 
he will, and setteth up over it the 
basest of men. 

18 This dream I king Nebuchad- 
nezzar have seen. Now thou, O 
Belteshazzar, declare the interpre- 
tation thereof, " forasmuch as all the 
wise men of my kingdom are not 
able to make known unto me the 
interpretation : but thou art able ; 
""for the spirit of the holy gods is 
in thee. 

19 IF Then Daniel, ^ whose name 
was Belteshazzar, was astonished for 
one hour, and his thoughts troubled 
him. The king spake, and said, 
Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or 
the interpretation thereof, trouble 
thee. Belteshazzar ansAvered and 
said. My lord, ^the dream he to 
them that hate thee, and the inter- 
pretation thereof to thine enemies. 

20 ^The tree that thou sawest, 
which grew, and was strong, whose 
height reached unto the heaven, and 
the sight thereof to all the earth ; 

21 Whose leaves were fair, and the 
fruit thereof much, and in it was 
meat for all ; under which the beasts 
of the field dwelt, and upon Avhose 
branches the fowls of the heaven had 
their habitation : 

22 ^It is thou, O king, that art 
grown and become strong : for thy 
greatness is grown, and reacheth 
unto heaven, " and thy dominion to 
the end of the earth. 

23 ^And whereas the king saw a 
watcher and a holy one coming down 
from heaven, and saying, Hew the 
tree down, and destroy it ; yet leave 
the stump of the roots thereof in the 
earth, even with a band of iron and 
brass, in the tender grass of the field ; 
and let it be wet with the dew of 
heaven, ^and let his portion he with 
the beasts of the field, till seven times 
pass over him ; 

24 This is the interpretation, king, 
and this is the decree of the Most 
High, which is come upon my lord 
the king : 

25 That they shall ^ drive thee from 
men, and thy dwelling shall be with 
the beasts of the field, and they shall 
make thee ^ to eat grass as oxen, and 
they shall wet thee with the dew of 
heaven, and seven times shall pass 
over thee, ^ till thou know that the 



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Most High ruleth in the kingdom of 
men, and ^giveth it to whomsoever 
he will. 

26 And whereas they commanded 
to leave the stump of the tree roots ; 
thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, 
after that thou shalt have known that 
the ^heavens do rule. 

27 Wherefore, O king, let my coun- 
sel be acceptable unto thee, and 
'break off thy sins by righteousness, 
and thine iniquities by shewing mer- 
cy to the poor ; «" if it may be H ° a 
lengthening of thy tranquillity. 

28 TF All this came upon the king 
Nebuchadnezzar. 

29 At the end of twelve months he 
walked n in the palace of the kingdom 
of Babylon, 

30 The king ° spake, and said, Is not 
this great Babylon, that I have built 
for the house of the kingdom by the 
might of my power, and for the hon- 
our of my majesty % 

31 P While the word was in the 
king's mouth, there fell "^ a voice from 
heaven, saying, king Nebuchadnez- 
zar, to thee it is spoken ; The king- 
dom is departed from thee, 

32 And *■ they shall drive thee from 
men, and thy dwelling shall he with 
the beasts of the field : they shall 
make thee to eat grass as oxen, and 
seven times shall pass over thee, until 
thou know that the Most High ruleth 
in the kingdom of men, and giveth it 
to whomsoever he will. 

33 The same hour was the thing 
fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar : and 
he was driven from men, and did eat 
grass as oxen, and his body was wet 
with the dew of heaven, till his hairs 
were grown like eagles' feathers, and 
his nails like bird's claws. 

34 And 'at the end of the days 
I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes 
unto heaven, and mine understanding 
returned unto me, and I blessed the 
Most High, and I praised and honour- 
ed him ' that liveth for ever, whose 
dominion is "an everlasting dominion, 
and his kingdom is from generation to 
generation : 

35 And ^ all the inhabitants of the 
earth are reputed as nothing : and 
^he doeth according to his will in 
the army of heaven, and among the 
inhabitants of the earth : and ^ none 
can stay his hand, or say unto him, 
'^ What doest thou ? 

36 At the same time my reason 
returned unto me ; '' and for the glory 
of my kingdom, mine honour and 
brightness returned unto me ; and my 
counsellors and my lords sought unto 
me ; and I was established in my 



The feast of Belshazzar. 



DANIEL. 



He sendeth for Daniel, 



B.C. 
about 563. 



c Job 42. 12. 

Prov. 22. 4. 

Matt. 6. 33. 
d Ps. 33. 4. 

Rev. 16. 3. 

& 16. 7. 
e Ex. 18. 11. 

ch. 5. 20. 



b ch. 1. 2. 

Jer. 52. 19. 
II Or, grand- 
father; as 
""16^27.7. 

2 Sam. 9. 7. 

2 Chr. 15. 

lo. ver. 11, 

13. 
t Ghald. 

brought 

forth. 



kingdom, and excellent majesty was 
'^ added unto me. 

37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and 
extol and honour the King of heaven, 
^all whose works are truth, and his 
ways judgment : ^ and those that walk 
in pride he is able to abase. 

CHAPTER V. 

Belshazzar's feast. 5 The handwriting on the wall. 
8 The king's wise men unable to interpret it. 10 
Daniel is sent for. 17 He reprovcth the king, 25 
and interpreteth the writing. 30 The kingdom is 
transferred to the Medes. 

BELSHAZZAR the king ^made 
a great feast to a thousand of 
his lords, and drank wine before the 
thousand. 

2 Belshazzar, while he tasted the 
wine, commanded to bring the golden 
and silver vessels ''which his H father 
Nebuchadnezzar had t taken out of 
the temple which was in Jerusalem ; 
that the king and his princes, his 
wives and his concubines, might drink 
therein. 

3 Then they brought the golden 
vessels that were taken out of the 
temple of the house of God which 
was at Jerusalem ; and the king and 
his princes, his wives and his concu- 
bines, drank in them. 

4 They drank wine, "^ and praised 
the gods of gold, and of silver, of 
brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone. 

5 IT '^ In the same hour came forth 
fingers of a man's hand, and wrote 
over against the candlestick upon the 
plaster of the wall of the king's pal- 
ace : and the king saw the part of the 
hand that wrote. 

6 Then the king's t countenance 
twas changed, and his thoughts 
troubled him, so that the II joints of 
his loins were loosed, and his ^ knees 
smote one against another. 

7 ^The king cried t aloud to bring 
in ? the astrologers, the Chaldeans, 
and the soothsayers. And the king 
spake, and said to the wise men of 
Babylon, Whosoever shall read this 
writing, and shew me the interpret- 
ation thereof, shall be clothed with 
II scarlet, and have a chain of gold 
about his neck, ''and shall be the 
third ruler in the kingdom. 

8 Then came in all the king's wise 
men : ^ but they could not read the 
writing, nor make known to the king 
the interpretation thereof. 

9 Then was king Belshazzar greatly 
^ troubled, and his t countenance was 
changed in him, and his lords were 
astonished. 

10 IT Now the queen, by reason of 
the words of the king and his lords, 
came into the banquet house : and 



50 



the queen spake and said, 'O king, 
live for ever : let not thy thoughts 
trouble thee, nor let thy countenance 
be changed : 

11 ""There is a man in thy kingdom, 
in whom is the spirit of the holy 
gods ; and in the days of thy II father 
light and understanding and wisdom, 
like the wisdom of the gods, was 
found in him ; whom the king Neb- 
uchadnezzar thy li father, the king, 

I say, thy father, made "master of 
the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, 
and soothsayers ; 

12 ° Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, 
and knowledge, and understanding, 

II interpreting of dreams, and shewing 
of hard sentences, and II dissolving of 
t doubts, were found in the same 
Daniel, Pwhom the king named 
Belteshazzar : now let Daniel be call- 
ed, and he will shew the interpreta- 
tion. 

13 Then was Daniel brought in be- 
fore the king. And the king spake 
and said unto Daniel, Art thou that 
Daniel, which art of the children of 
the captivity of Judah, whom the 
king my II father brought out of 
Jewry 1 

14 I have even heard of thee, that 
•J the spirit of the gods is in thee, 
and that light and understanding 
and excellent wisdom is found in 
thee. 

15 And now ""the wise men, the 
astrologers, have been brought in be- 
fore me, that they should read this 
writing, and make known unto me 
the interpretation thereof: but they 
could not shew the interpretation of 
the thing : 

16 And I have heard of thee, that 
thou canst tmake interpretations, and 
dissolve doubts : ^ now if thou canst 
read the writing, and make known 
to me the interpretation thereof, thou 
shalt be clothed with scarlet, and 
have a chain of gold about thy neck, 
and shalt be the third ruler in the 
kingdom. 

171 Then Daniel answered and said 
before the king, Let thy gifts be to 
thyself, and give thy n rewards to 
another ; yet I will read the writing 
unto the king, and make known to 
him the interpretation. 

18 O thou king, 'the most high God 
gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a 
kingdom, and majesty, and glory, 
and honour : 

19 And for the majesty that he 
gave him, "all people, nations, and 
languages, trembled and feared be- 
fore him : whom he would he slew ; 
and whom he would he kept alive ; 



(85 



B.C. 

about 538. 



I ch. 2. 4. &. 3. 
9. 

m ch. 2. 48. k. 
4. 8, 9, 18. 

II Or, grand- 
father, ver. 2. 



II Or, grand- 
father, ver. 2. 
n ch. 4. 9. 



II OT,of an in- 
terpreter, ^c. 

II Or, of a dis- 
solver. 

t Chald. 
knots. 

P ch. 1. 7. 



II Or, grand- 
father. 



q ver. 11, 12. 



\Cha\d.inter- 
pret. 
8 ver. 7. 



II Or,/ee, as 
ch. 2. 6. 



t ch. 2. 37. 38. 
& 4. 17, 22, 

25. 



u Jer. 27. 7. 
ch. S 4. 



The handwriting explained. 



DANIEL. 



A conspiracy against Daniel, 




zch. 4. 17, 25. 



a2Chr. 33.23. 
& 36. 12. 



b ver. 3, 4. 



cP 8. 115.5, 



e Job 31. 6. 
Ps. 62. 9. 
Jer. 6. 30. 



f Ts. 21. 2. 

ver. 31. ch. 

9. 1. 
gr ch. 6. 28. 



h ver. 7. 



t Jer. 51. 31, 
39,57. 

k Ch. 9. 1. 

t Chald. he as 
thesanof,6j-c. 
11 Or, now. 



and whom he would he set up ; and 
whom he would he put down. 

20 ^But when his heart was hfted up, 
and his mind hardened II in pride, he 
was t deposed from his kingly throne, 
and they took his glory from him : 

21 And he was ^ driven from the 
sons of men ; and n his heart was 
made like the beasts, and his dwell- 
ing ivas with the wild asses : they 
fed him with grass like oxen, and 
his body was wet with the dew of 
heaven ; ^ till he knew that the most 
high God ruled in the kingdom of 
men, and that he appointeth over it 
whomsoever he will. 

22 And thou his son, O Belshaz- 
zar, ^hast not humbled thine heart, 
though thou knewest all this ; 

23 ^ But hast lifted up thyself against 
the Lord of heaven ; and they have 
brought the vessels of his house be- 
fore thee, and thousand thy lords, 
thy wives and thy concubines, have 
drunk wine in them ; and thou hast 
praised the gods of silver, and gold, of 
brass, iron, wood, and stone, " which 
see not, nor hear, nor know ; and the 
God in whose hand thy breath is, 
^ and whose are all thy ways, hast 
thou not glorified : 

24 Then was the part of the hand 
sent from him ; and this writing was 
written. 

25 IT And this is the writing that 
was written, MENE, MENE, TE- 
KEL, UPHARSIN. 

26 This is the interpretation of the 
thing : MENE ; God hath numbered 
thy kingdom, and finished it. 

27 TEKEL ; « Thou art weighed in 
the balances, and art found wanting. 

28 PERES ; Thy kingdom is di- 
vided, and given to the ^ Medes and 
^ Persians. 

29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and 
they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and 
put a chain of gold about his neck, 
and made a proclamation concerning 
him, ''that he should be the third 
ruler in the kingdom. 

30 IT ' In that night was Belshazzar 
the king of the Chaldeans slain. 

31 '' And Darius the Median took the 
kingdom, t being H about threescore 
and two years old. 

CHAPTER VL 

Daniel is promoted by Daritis. 4 His enemies con- 
spire against him, and obtain an impious decree 
from the king. 10 Daniel is accused of disobedi- 
ence, and cast into the lions' den. 18 His miracu- 
lous preservation. 24 The destruction of his ene- 
mies. 25 The king's decree acknowledging the God 
of Israel. 

IT pleased Darius to set ^ over the 
kingdom a hundred and twenty 
princes, which should be over the 
whole kingdom ; 

786 



2 And over these three presidents ; 
of whom Daniel was first : that the 
princes might give accounts unto 
them, and the king should have no 
damage. 

3 Then this Daniel was preferred 
above the presidents and princes, ''be- 
cause an excellent spirit was in him ; 
and the king thought to set him 
over the whole realm. 

4 1 " Then the presidents and princes 
sought to find occasion against Dan- 
iel concerning the kingdom ; but they 
could find none occasion nor fault ; 
forasmuch as he was faithful, neither 
was there any error or fault found in 
him. 

5 Then said these men, We shall not 
find any occasion against this Dan- 
iel, except we find it against him 
concerning the law of his God. 

6 Then these presidents and princes 
II assembled together to the king, and 
said thus unto him, "^King Darius, 
live for ever. 

7 All the presidents of the kingdom, 
the governors, and the princes, the 
counsellors, and the captains, have 
consulted together to establish a royal 
statute, and to make a firm H decree, 
that whosoever shall ask a petition of 
any god or man for thirty days, save 
of thee, king, he shall be cast into 
the den of lions. 

8 Now, king, establish the decree, 
and sign the writing, that it be not 
changed, according to the * law of the 
Medes and Persians, which t altereth 
not. 

9 Wherefore king Darius signed the 
writing and the decree. 

10 IT Now when Daniel knew that 
the writing was signed, he went into 
his house ; and, his windows being 
open in his chamber ^ toward Jerusa- 
lem, he kneeled upon his knees ^ three 
times a day, and prayed, and gave 
thanks before his God, as he did afore- 
time. 

11 Then these men assembled, and 
found Daniel praying and making sup- 
plication before his God. 

12 ^ Then they came near, and spake 
before the king concerning the king's 
decree ; Hast thou not signed a de- 
cree, that every man that shall ask 
a petition of any god or man within 
thirty days, save of thee, O king, 
shall be cast into the den of lions 1 
The king answered and said. The 
thing is true, ^according to the law 
of the Medes and Persians, which 
altereth not. 

13 Then answered they and said 
before the king, That Daniel, ^ which 
is of the children of the captivity of 



His miraculous safety. 



DANIEL. 



His vision of four leasts. 



t Estb. 9. 10. 
See Deut. 24. 
16. 2 Kings 
14.6. 



Judah, 'regardeth not thee, king, 
nor the decree that thou hast signed, 
but maketh his petition three times a 
day. 

14 Then the king, when he heard 
these words, "^was sore displeased 
with himself, and set his heart on 
Daniel to deliver him : and he la- 
boured till the going down of the 
sun to deliver him. 

15 Then these men assembled unto 
the king, and said unto the king, 
Know, king, that "the law of 
the Medes and Persians is, That no 
decree nor statute which the king 
establisheth may be changed. 

16 Then the king commanded, and 
they brought Daniel, and cast him 
into the den of lions. Now the king 
spake and said unto Daniel, Thy 
God whom thou servest continually, 
he will deliver thee. 

17 "And a stone was brought, and 
laid upon the mouth of the den ; 
Pand the king sealed it with his 
own signet, and with the signet of 
his lords ; that the purpose might 
not be changed concerning Daniel. 

18 1 Then the king went to his 
palace, and passed the night fast- 
ing : neither were H instruments of 
music brought before him : i and his 
sleep went from him. 

19 Then the king arose very early 
in the morning, and went in haste 
unto the den of lions. 

20 And when he came to the den, 
he cried with a lamentable voice unto 
Daniel : and the king spake and said 
to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the 
living God, ""is thy God, whom thou 
servest continually, able to deliver 
thee from the lions 1 

21 Then said Daniel unto the king, 
^ O king, live for ever. 

22 'My God hath sent his angel, 
and hath "shut the lions' mouths, 
that they have not hurt me : foras- 
much as before him innocency was 
found in me ; and also before thee, 
O king, have I done no hurt. 

23 Then was the king exceeding 
glad for him, and commanded that 
they should take Daniel up out of 
the den. So Daniel was taken up 
out of the den, and no manner of 
hurt was found upon him, ^because 
he believed in his God. 

24 H And the king commanded, ^ and 
they brought those men which had ac- 
cused Daniel, and they cast them into 
the den of lions, them, ^ their children, 
and their wives ; and the lions had 
the mastery of them, and brake all 
their bones in pieces or ever they 
came at the bottom of the den. 



25 IF ^Then king Darius wrote unto 
all people, nations, and languages, 
that dwell in all the earth ; Peace 
be multiplied unto you. 

26 '' I make a decree. That in every 
dominion of my kingdom men " trem- 
ble and fear before the God of Dan- 
iel : "*for he is the Hving God, and 
steadfast for ever, and his kingdom 
that which shall not be ^ destroyed, 
and his dominion shall be even unto 
the end. 

27 He delivereth and rescueth, ^and 
he worketh signs and wonders in heav- 
en and in earth, who hath delivered 
Daniel from the t power of the lions. 

28 So this Daniel prospered in the 
reign of Darius, ^and in the reign of 
^ Cyrus the Persian. 

CHAPTER Vn. 

Daniel's vision of four beasts, 9 and of the Ancient of 
days. 15 The interpretation thereof. 

IN the first year of Belshazzar king 
of Babylon, ^Daniel t had a dream 
and ''visions of his head upon his 
bed : then he wrote the dream, and 
told the sum of the H matters. 

2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in 
my vision by night, and, behold, the 
four winds of the heaven strove upon 
the great sea. 

3 And four great beasts '' came up 
from the sea, diverse one from an- 
other. 

4 The first was "^like a lion, and 
had eagle's wings : I beheld till the 
wings thereof were plucked. Hand it 
was lifted up from the earth, and 
made stand upon the feet as a man, 
and a man's heart was given to it. 

5 ^And behold another beast, a 
second, like to a bear, and H it raised 
up itself on one side, and it had three 
ribs in the mouth of it between the 
teeth of it : and they said thus unto 
it, Arise, devour much flesh. 

6 After this I beheld, and lo an- 
other, like a leopard, which had upon 
the back of it four wings of a fowl ; 
the beast had also ^ four heads ; and 
dominion was given to it. 

7 After this I saw in the night 
visions, and behold ^a fourth beast, 
dreadful and terrible, and strong ex- 
ceedingly ; and it had great iron 
teeth : it devoured and brake in 
pieces, and stamped the residue with 
the feet of it : and it was diverse 
from all the beasts that were before 
it ; ^and it had ten horns. 

8 I considered the horns, and, be- 
hold, 'there came up among them 
another little horn, before whom there 
were three of the first horns plucked 
up by the roots : and, behold, in 

787 



"R P 

about 537. 



b ch. 3. 29. 
c Ps. 99. 1. 



e ch. 2. 44. k 
4. 3, 34. &, 7. 
14, 27. Luke 
1.33. 

f ch. 4. 3. 



t Heb. kaitd. 



S ch. 1. 21. 
h Ezra 1. 1. 2. 



about 555. 


t Chald. saw. 


a Num. 12. 6. 


Am. 3. 7. 


b ch. 2. 28. 


II Or, words. 



c Rev. 13. 1. 

d Deut. 28. 49. 
2 Sam. 1. 23. 
Jer. 4. 7, 13. 
& 48. 40. 
Ez. 17. 3. 
Hab. 1. 8. 

II Or, where- 
with. 



e ch. 2. 39. 

II Or, it raised 
up one do- 
minion. 



f ch. : 



gch. 2.40. 
ver. 19, 23 



hch. 2. 41. 
Rev. 13. 1. 



i ver. 20, 21, 
24. ch. 8. 9. 



The Ancient of days. 



DANIEL. 



The vision explained. 



B.C. 

about 555. 

I k Rev. 9. 7. 
I 1 Ps. 12. 3. 
I ver. 25. Rev. 
i 13. 5. 
I ni Rev, 20. 4. 
j n Ps. 90. 2. 
j ver. 13, 22, 
I o Ps. 104. 2. 
i Rev. 1. 14. 
j pEz. 1.15,16. 
4 Ps. 50. 3. & 

97. 3. Is. 30. 

33. & 66. 15. 
r 1 Kings 22. 

19. Ps.68.17. 

Heb. 12. 22. 

Rev. 5. 11. 
3 Rev. 20. 4, 

J2. 



t Rev, 19. 20. 



t Chald. a 
prolonging in 

Life was given 

them. 

u Ez. 1. 26. 

Matt. 24. 30. 

& 26. 64. 

Rev. 1. 7, 13. 

& 14. 14. 
X ver. 9. 
y Ps. 2. 6, 7, 

8. & 8. 6. it 

no. 1,2. 

Matt. 11.27. 

& 28. 18. 

John 3. 35. 

I Cor. 15. 27. 

Eph. 1. 22. 
z ch. 3. 4. 



t Chald. 

sheath. 
a Ps. 145. 13, 

ch. 2. 44. 

ver. 27. Mic. 

4.7. Lukel. 

33. John 12. 

34. Heb. 12. 
28. 

b ver. 28. 
c v.^r. 3. 



t Chald. high 
ones, that is, 
things, or, 
places. 

d Is. 60. 12, 13, 
14. ver. 22, 
27. 2 Tim. 2. 
1M2. Rev, 
2. 26, 27. & 3. 
21. &.20. 4. 



t Chald. /row 
all those, 
e ver. 7. 



this horn were eyes like the eyes ^ of 
man, ^and a mouth speaking great 
things. 

9 IT "" I beheld till the thrones were 
cast down, and ° the Ancient of days 
did sit, "whose garment ivas white 
as snow, and the hair of his head like 
the pure wool : his throne was like 
the fiery flame, "^ and his wheels as 
burning fire. 

10 1 A fiery stream issued and came 
forth from before him : *■ thousand 
thousands ministered unto him, and 
ten thousand times ten thousand 
stood before him : ' the judgment was 
set, and the books were opened. 

Ill beheld then, because of the voice 
of the great words which the horn 
spake, ' I beheld even till the beast 
was slain, and his body destroyed, 
and given to the burning flame. 

12 As concerning the rest of the 
beasts, they had their dominion ta- 
ken away : yet t their lives were pro- 
longed for a season and time. 

13 I saw in the night visions, and, 
behold, " one like the Son of man 
came with the clouds of heaven, and 
came to ^the Ancient of days, and 
they brought him near before him. 

14 ^And there was given him do- 
minion, and glory, and a kingdom, 
that all ^ people, nations, and langua- 
ges, should serve him : his dominion 
is ^an everlasting dominion, which 
shall not pass away, and his kingdom 
that which shall not be destroyed. 

15 IT I Daniel ^ was grieved in my 
spirit in the midst of my t body, and 
the visions of my head troubled me. 

16 I came near unto one of them 
that stood by, and asked him the 
truth of all this. So he told me, and 
made me know the interpretation of 
the things. 

17 " These great beasts, which are 
four, are four kings, which shall arise 
out of the earth. 

18 But "^the saints of the tMost 
High shall take the kingdom, and 
possess the kingdom for ever, even 
for ever and ever. 

19 Then I would know the truth 
of ® the fourth beast, which was di- 
verse t from all the others, exceeding 
dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, 
and his nails of brass ; which devour- 
ed, brake in pieces, and stamped the 
residue with his feet ; 

20 And of the ten horns that were 
in his head, and of the other which 
came up, and before whom three fell ; 
even o/that horn that had eyes, and 
a mouth that spake very great things, 
whose look was more stout than his 
fellows. 



21 I beheld, ^and the same horn 
made war with the saints, and pre- 
vailed against them ; 

22 ^ Until the Ancient of days came, 
^and judgment was given to the 
saints of the Most High ; and the 
time came that the saints possessed 
the kingdom. 

23 Thus he said. The fourth beast 
shall be ' the fourth kingdom upon 
earth, which shall be diverse from 
all kingdoms, and shall devour the 
whole earth, and shall tread it down, 
and break it in pieces. 

24 '^And the ten horns out of this 
kingdom are ten kings that shall 
arise : and another shall rise after 
them ; and he shall be diverse from 
the first, and he shall subdue three 
kings. 

25 ^ And he shall speak great words 
against the Most High, and shall 
""wear out the saints of the Most 
High, and ''think to change times 
and laws : and ° they shall be given 
into his hand p until a time and times 
and the dividing of time. 

26 1 But the judgment shall sit, and 
they shall take away his dominion, 
to consume and to destroy it unto the 
end. 

27 And the '' kingdom and dominion, 
and the greatness of the kingdom un- 
der the whole heaven, shall be given 
to the people of the saints of the 
Most High, Mvhose kingdom is an 
everlasting kingdom, ' and all II do- 
minions shall serve and obey him. 

28 Hitherto is the end of the mat- 
ter. As for me Daniel, "my cogi- 
tations much troubled me, and my 
countenance changed in me : but I 
^ kept the matter in my heart. 

CHAPTER VHL 

DanieVs vision of the ram and he goat. 13 Tlie sanc- 
tuary to be trodden down two thousand three hun- 
dred days. 15 Gabriel interpreteth the vision to 
Daniel. 

IN the third year of the reign of 
king Belshazzar a vision appeared 
unto me, even unto me Daniel, after 
that which appeared unto me * at the 
first. 

2 And I saw in a vision ; and it 
came to pass, when I saw, that I was 
at ^ Shushan in the palace, which is 
in the province of Elam ; and I saw 
in a vision, and I was by the river of 
Ulai. 

3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and 
saw, and, behold, there stood before 
the river a ram which had two horns : 
and the two horns were high ; but one 
was higher than t the other, and the 
higher came up last. 

4 I saw the ram pushing westward. 



TJce ram and the he goat. 



DAxNlEL. 



The vision interpreted. 



and northward, and southward ; so 
that no beasts might stand before 
him, neither was there any that 
could deliver out of his hand ; " but 
he did according to his will, and be- 
came great. 

5 And as I was considering, behold, 
a he goat came from the west on the 
face of the whole earth, and n touched 
not the ground : and the goat had 
t <* a notable horn between his eyes. 

6 And he came to the ram that had 
two horns, which I had seen stand- 
ing before the river, and ran unto 
him in the fury of his power. 

7 And I saw him come close unto 
the ram, and he was moved with 
choler against him, and smote the 
ram, and brake his two horns : and 
there was no power in the ram to 
stand before him, but he cast him 
down to the ground, and stamped 
upon him : and there was none that 
could deliver the ram out of his hand. 

8 Therefore the he goat waxed very 
great : and when he was strong, the 
great horn was broken ; and for it 
came up ® four notable ones toward 
the four winds of heaven. 

9 ^And out of one of them came 
forth a little horn, which waxed ex- 
ceeding great, s toward the south, and 
toward the east, and toward the 
^pleasant land. 

10 'And it waxed great, even H to 
^ the host of heaven ; and ' it cast 
down some of the host and of the 
stars to the ground, and stamped 
upon them. 

11 Yea, ™he magnified himself erven 
II to ° the prince of the host, ° and H by 
him Pthe daily sacrifice was taken 
away, and the place of his sanctuary 
was cast down. 

12 And "1 II a host was given him 
against the daily sacrifice by reason 
of transgression, and it cast down 
■"the truth to the ground; and it 
' practised, and prospered. 

13 H Then I heard ' one saint speak- 
ing, and another saint said unto H that 
certain saint which spake. How long 
shall be the vision concerning the dai- 
ly sacrifice, and the transgression H of 
desolation, to give both the sanctua- 
ry and the host to be trodden under 
foot? 

14 And he said unto me, Unto two 
thousand and three hundred t days ; 
then shall the sanctuary be t cleansed. 

15 IF And it came to pass, when I, 
even I Daniel, had seen the vision, 
and "sought for the meaning, then, 
behold, there stood before me ^ as the 
appearance of a man. 

16 And I heard a man's voice ^ be- 



tween the banks of Ulai, which called, 
and said, ^ Gabriel, make this man to 
understand the vision. 

17 So he came near where I stood : 
and when he came, I was afraid, and 
^fell upon my face : but he said unto 
me, Understand, O son of man : for 
at the time of the end shall be the 
vision. 

18 '^ Now as he was speaking with 
me, I was in a deep sleep on my face 
toward the ground : " but he touched 
me, and t set me upright. 

19 And he said, Behold, I will make 
thee know what shall be in the last 
end of the indignation : ^ for at the 
time appointed the end shall be. 

20 ® The ram which thou sawest 
having two horns are the kings of 
Media and Persia. 

21 *^And the rough goat is the king 
of Grecia : and the great horn that 
is between his eyes ^ is the first king. 

22 ''Now that being broken, where- 
as four stood up for it, four kingdoms 
shall stand up out of the nation, but 
not in his power. 

23 And in the latter time of their 
kingdom, when the transgressors t are 
come to the full, a king 'of fierce 
countenance, and understanding dark 
sentences, ^ shall stand up. 

24 And his power shall be mighty, 
^ but not by his own power : and he 
shall destroy wonderfully, "" and shall 
prosper, and practise, "and shall de- 
stroy the mighty and the t holy peo- 
ple. 

25 And " through his policy also he 
shall cause craft to prosper in his 
hand ; p and he shall magnify himself 
in his heart, and by H peace shall 
destroy many : i he shall also stand 
up against the Prince of princes ; but 
he shall be *" broken without hand. 

26 *And the vision of the evening 
and the morning which was told is 
true : * wherefore shut thou up the 
vision ; for it shall be for many days. 

27 "And I Daniel fainted, and was 
sick certain days ; afterward I rose 
up, "" and did the king's business ; and 
I was astonished at the vision, ^ but 
none understood it. 

CHAPTER IX. 

DanieVs confession of sin, 16 and prayer for the res- 
toration of Jerusalem. 20 Gabriel informeth him of 
the seventy weeks. 

IN the first year * of Darius the son 
of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the 
Medes, " which was made king ever 
the realm of the Chaldeans ; 

2 In the first year of his reign, I 
Daniel understood by books the num- 
ber of the years, whereof the word 

789 



B.C. 

about 553. 



z ch. 9. 21. 
Luke 1. 19, 
26. 

a Ez. 1. 28. 
Rev. 1. 17. 



b ch. 10. 9. 10. 
Luke 9. 32. 

c Ez. 2. 2. 

t Heb. made 
me stand 
upon my 
standing. 

d ch. 9. 27. & 
11.27,35,36. 
&12. 7. 
Hab. 2. 3. 

e ver. 3. 



S ch. 11. 3. 
hver. 8. ch. 

n.4. 



t Heb. are ac- 
complished. 
i Deut. 28. 60. 



I Rev. 17. 13, 
17. 

m ver. 12. ch. 

11.36. 
t Heb. people 

of the holy 

ones. 
n ver. 10. ch. 

7.25. 
och. 11.21,23, 

24. 

II Or, pros- 
perity. 

P ver. 11. ch. 

11. 36. 
q ver. 11. ch. 

11.36. 
r Job 34. 20. 

Lam. 4. 6. 

ch. 2. 34, 45. 
B ch. 10. 1. 
t Ez. 12. 27. 

ch. 10. 14. & 

12.4,9. Rev. 

22. 10. 
u ch. 7. 28. & 

10. 8, 16. 
X ch. 6. 2, 3. 
y See ver. 16. 



about 538. 



II Or, m which 

he, ^e. 
a ch. 1. 21. & 

5. 31. &. 6. 28. 



DanieVs confession and 



DANIEL. 



prayex for Jerusalem. 



b 2 Chr. 36. 21. 
Jer. 25.11, 

12. &, 29. 10. 
c Neh. 1. 4. 

Jer. 29. 12, 

13. ch. 6. 10. 
James 4. 8,9, 
10. 



3 Ex. 20. 6. 
Deut. 7. 9. 
Neh. 1. 3. 
9.32. 



e 1 Kings 8. 
47, 48. Neh. 
1.6,7. &9. 
33, 34. Ps. 
106. 6. Is. 64. 
5,6,7. Jer. 
14. 7. ver. 15. 

f 2 Chr. 36. 15, 
16. ver. 10. 



? Neh. 9. 33. 
II Or, thou 
hast, &c. 



h ver. 7, 



i Neh. 9. 17. 
Ps. 130. 4, 7. 



k ver. ( 



1 Is. 1. 4, 5, 6. 
Jer. 8. 5, 10. 



m Lev. 26. 14, 

&c. Deut. 27. 

15, &c. & 28. 

15, &c. & 29. 

20. &c. & 30. 

n; 18. & 31. 

17, &c. & 32. 

19, &c. Lam. 

2. 17. 

n Zech. 1. 6. 
o Lam. 1. 12. 

& 2. 13. Ez. 

5. 9. Am. 3. 2. 
P Lesr. 26. 14, 

&c. Deut. 28. 

15. Lam. 2. 

17. 
q [s. 9. 13. 

Jer. 2. 30. & 

5.3. Hos.7. 

7,10. 

t Heb. en- 
treated we 

not the face 

of the, 6fc. 



of the Lord came to ^ Jeremiah the 
prophet, that he would accompHsh 
seventy years in the desolations of 
Jerusalem. 

3 IT ''And I set my face unto the 
Lord God, to seek by prayer and sup- 
plications, with fasting, and sack- 
cloth, and ashes : 

4 And I prayed unto the Lord 
my God, and made my confession, 
and said, O ^ Lord, the great and 
dreadful God, keeping the covenant 
and mercy to them that love him, and 
to them that keep his command- 
ments ; 

5 ^ We have sinned, and have com- 
mitted iniquity, and have done wick- 
edly, and have rebelled, even by de- 
parting from thy precepts and from 
thy judgments : 

6 ^Neither have we hearkened un- 
to thy servants the prophets, which 
spake in thy name to our kings, our 
princes, and our fathers, and to all 
the people of the land. 

7 O Lord, ^ righteousness H helongeth 
unto thee, but unto us confusion of 
faces, as at this day ; to the men of 
Judah, and to the inhabitants of Je- 
rusalem, and unto all Israel, that are 
near, and that are far off, through all 
the countries whither thou hast driv- 
en them, because of their trespass that 
they have trespassed against thee. 

8 O Lord, to us helongeth ^ confusion 
of face, to our kings, to our princes, 
and to our fathers, because we have 
sinned against thee. 

9 ' To the Lord our God belong mer- 
cies and forgivenesses, though we 
have rebelled against him ; 

10 ^Neither have we obeyed the 
voice of the Lord our God, to walk 
in his laws, which he set before us by 
his servants the prophets. 

1 1 Yea, ' all Israel have; transgress- 
ed thy law, even by departing, that 
they might not obey thy voice; 
therefore the curse is poured upon 
us, and the oath that is written in 
the "'law of Moses the servant of 
God, because we have sinned against 
him. 

12 And he hath ''confirmed his 
words, which he spake against us, 
and against our judges that judged 
us, by bringing upon us a great evil : 
°for under the whole heaven hath 
not been done as hath been done up- 
on Jerusalem, 

13 PAs it is written in the law of 
Moses, all this evil is come upon us : 
'1 yet t made we not our prayer before 
the Lord our God, that we might 
turn from our iniquities, and under- 
stand thy truth. 

790 



14 Therefore hath the Lord 'watch- 
ed upon the evil, and brought it 
upon us : for " the Lord our God 
is righteous in all his works which 
he doeth : * for we obeyed not his 
voice. 

15 And now, Lord our God, 
"that hast brought thy people forth 
out of the land of Egypt with a 
mighty hand, and hast t gotten thee 
^ renown, as at this day ; y we have 
sinned, we have done wickedly. 

16 IF O Lord, ^ according to all thy 
righteousness, I beseech thee, let 
thine anger and thy fury be turned 
away from thy city Jerusalem, *thy 
holy mountain : because for our sins, 
^ and for the iniquities of our fathers, 
'^ Jerusalem and thy people ^ are be- 
come a reproach to all that are about 
us. 

17 Now therefore, O our God, hear 
the prayer of thy servant, and his 
supplications, ^ and cause thy face to 
shine upon thy sanctuary ^ that is des- 
olate, ^ for the Lord's sake. 

18 ** O my God, incline thine ear, 
and hear ; open thine eyes, ' and be- 
hold our desolations, and the city 
^ t which is called by thy name : for 
we do not t present our supplications 
before thee for our righteousnesses, 
but for thy great mercies. 

19 O Lord, hear ; Lord, forgive ; 

Lord, hearken and do ; defer not, 
' for thine own sake, my God : for 
thy city and thy people are called by 
thy name. 

20 IF ""And while I was speaking, 
and praying, and confessing my sin 
and the sin of my people Israel, and 
presenting my supplication before the 
Lord my God for the holy mountain 
of my God ; 

21 Yea, while I was speaking in 
prayer, even the man " Gabriel, whom 

1 had seen in the vision at the be- 
ginning, being caused to fly t swiftly, 
° touched me p about the time of the 
evening oblation. 

22 And he informed me, and talked 
with me, and said, Daniel, I am 
now come forth t to give thee skill 
and understanding. 

23 At the beginning of thy supplica- 
tions the + commandment came forth, 
and ^I am come to shew thee; 'for 
thou art t greatly beloved : therefore 
' understand the matter, and consider 
the vision. 

24 Seventy weeks are determined 
upon thy people and upon thy holy 
city, II to finish the transgression, and 
il to make an end of sins, * and to 
make reconciliation for iniquity, " and 
to bring in everlasting righteous- 



The seventy weeks foretold. 



DANIEL. 



An angel comforteth Daniel. 



B.C. 

about 538. 

t VL&h. proph- 
et. 
X Ps. 45. 7. 

Juhn 1. 41. 
y ver. 23. 
X Ezra 4. 24. 

&. 6. 1, 15. & 

7.1. Neh.2. 

1, 3, 5, 6, 8. 
t Heb. sAaZZ 

return and bi 

b uilt. 
II Or, breach, 

or, dj7cA. 
t Heb. in 

strait of 

times. 
II Or, and shall 

hiive nothing. 
a John 1.41. 
b l8. 55. 4. 

II Or, it shall 
be cut off by 
desolations. 

II Or, a. 

c Neh. 4. 8, 16. 

d Is. 53. 8. 

e I Pet. 2. 21. 
& 3. 18. 

II Or, with the 
abominable 
armies. 

i Matt. 22. 7. 

S Luke 19. 44. 

II Or, vpon the 

desolaior. 
h Matt. 24. 2. 
i Matt. 24. 6, 

14. 
k Nah. 1. 8. 

about 534. 

1 Is. 42. 6. 
in Is. 53. 11. 



t Heb. great. 
n Matt. 24. 15. 

IMark 13. 14. 

Luke 21. 20. 

t Heb. weeks 

of days. 
t Heb. bread 

of desires. 

See Is. 10. 
22, 23. & 28. 
22. ch. 11.36. 
Luke 21. 24. 
Rom. 11. 26. 

ach. 1.7. 
b ch. 8. 26. 

P>,ev. 19. 9. 
c ver. 14. 
d ch. 1. 17. & 

8. 16. 
t Heb. one 

man. 

e Matt. 6. 17. 
f Gen. 2. 14. 
S Josh. 5. 13. 
h ch. 12. 6, 7. 
iP..ev. 1.13.14, 

15. fc 15. 6. 
k Jer. 10. 9. 

1 Ez. 1. 16. 
m Ez. 1. 14. 
n Rev. 1. 14. 

& 19. 12. 
Ez. 1. 7. 

Rev. 1. 15. 
P Ez. 1. 24. 

Rev. 1. 15. 
q 2 Kings 6. 

17. Acts 9. 7. 



ness, and to seal up the vision and 
t prophecy, ''and to anoint the most 
Holy. 

25 yRnow therefore and under- 
stand, that '^ from the going forth of 
the commandment to restore and to 
build Jerusalem, unto ''the Messiah 
''the Prince, shall he seven weeks, and 
threescore and tvi^o weeks : the street 
t shall be built again, and the II wall, 
'^ even f in troublous times. 

26 And after threescore and two 
weeks '^ shall Messiah be cut off, 
« II but not for himself : and ^ the 
people of the prince that shall come 
^ shall destroy the city ^and the 
sanctuary ; ' and the end thereof 
shall be ^with a flood, and unto 
the end of the war II desolations are 
determined. 

27 And he shall confirm H ' the cov- 
enant with ™ many for one week : and 
in the midst of the week he shall 
cause the sacrifice and the oblation to 
cease, H and for the overspreading of 
° abominations he shall make it deso- 
late, °even until the consummation, 
and that determined shall be poured 
II upon the desolate. 

CHAPTER X. 

DanieV s fasting and humiliation. 4 He seeth a, vision. 
10 Being troubled he is comforted and strengthened 
by an angel. 

IN the third year of Cyrus king of 
Persia a thing was revealed unto 
Daniel, ^ whose name was called Bel- 
teshazzar ; ^ and the thing was true, 
" bu t the time appointed was t long : 
and "^he understood the thing, and 
had understanding of the vision. 

2 In those days I Daniel was mourn- 
ing three t full weeks. 

3 I ate no t pleasant bread, neither 
came flesh nor wine in my mouth, 
^ neither did I anoint myself at all, 
till three whole weeks were fulfilled. 

4 And in the four and twentieth 
day of the first month, as I was by 
the side of the great river, which is 
^ Hiddekel ; 

5 Then ? I lifted up mine eyes, and 
looked, and ^behold ta certain man 
clothed in linen, whose loins were 
' girded with ^ fine gold of Uphaz : 

6 His body also ivas ' like the beryl, 
and his face ""as the appearance of 
lightning, "and his eyes as lamps of 
fire, and his arms "and his feet like 
in colour to polished brass, p and the 
voice of his words like the voice of a 
multitude. 

7 And I Daniel 1 alone saw the vis- 
ion : for the men that were with me 
saw not the vision ; but a great qua- 
king fell upon them, so that they fled 
to hide themselves. 



8 Therefore I was left alone, and 
saw this great vision, ""and there re- 
mained no strength in me : for my 
II ' comeliness was turned in me into 
corruption, and I retained no strength. 

9 Yet heard I the voice of his 
words : * and when I heard the voice 
of his words, then was I in a deep 
sleep on my face, and my face toward 
the ground. 

10 IF "And, behold, a hand touched 
me, which tset me upon my knees 
and upon the palms of my hands. 

11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, 
^ t a man greatly beloved, understand 
the words that I speak unto thee, 
and + stand upright : for unto thee 
am I now sent. And when he had 
spoken this word unto me, I stood 
trembling. 

12 Then said he unto me, ^Fear 
not, Daniel : for from the first day 
that thou didst set thine heart to 
understand, and to chasten thyself 
before thy God, "= thy words were 
heard, and I am come for thy 
words. 

13 ^ But the prince of the kingdom 
of Persia withstood me one and twen- 
ty days: but, lo, ^Michael, Hone of 
the chief princes, came to help me ; 
and I remained there with the kings 
of Persia. 

14 Now I am come to make thee 
understand what shall befall thy peo- 
ple " in the latter days : ^ for yet the 
vision is for many days. 

15 And when he had spoken such 
words unto me, ® I set my face to- 
ward the ground, and I became 
dumb. 

16 And, behold, ^ one like the simil- 
itude of the sons of men ^ touched my 
lips : then I opened my mouth, and 
spake, and said unto him that stood 
before me, my lord, by the vision 
^ my sorrows are turned upon me, and 
I have retained no strength. 

17 For how can H the servant of this 
my lord talk with this my lord 1 for 
as for me, straightway there remained 
no strength in me, neither is there 
breath left in me. 

18 Then there came again and 
touched me one like the appearance 
of a man, and he strengthened me, 

19 'And said, O man greatly be- 
loved, ''fear not : peace be unto thee ; 
be strong, yea, be strong. And when 
he had spoken unto me, I was 
strengthened, and said, Let my lord 
speak ; for thou hast strengthened 
me. 

20 Then said he, Knowest thou 
wherefore I come unto thee 1 and 
now will I return to fight 'with the 

791 



Overthrow of Persia. 



DANIEL. 



Leagues and conflicts. 



tHeb. 

slrengthen- 

eth himself. 
m ver. 13. 

Jude 9. 

Rev. 12. 7. 



a cli. 9. 1. 
b ch. 5. 31. 



cch.7. 6. &. 
8.5. 

d ch. 8. 4. 
ver. 16, 36. 
e ch. 8. 8. 



t Heb. shall 
associate 
themselves. 



t Heb. rights. 



II Or, tvh/)m 
she brought 
forth. 



H Or, in his 
place, 
ver. 20. 



t Heb. vessels 
of their de- 



ll Or, shall 
vjar. 



prince of Persia : and when I am 
gone forth, io, the prince of Grecia 
shall come. 

21 But I will shew thee that which 
is noted in the Scripture of truth : 
and there is none that t holdeth with 
me in these things, '"but Michael 
your prince. 

CHAPTER XL 

The overthrow of Persia hy the king of Grecia. 5 
Leagues and conflicts between the kings of the south 
and of the north. 21 The rise of a vile person to 
power, 30 His impious conduct. 40 His fall. 

ALSO I Mn the first year of "Da- 
rius the Mede, even I, stood to 
confirm and to strengthen him. 

2 And now will I shew thee the 
truth. Behold, there shall stand up 
yet three kings in Persia ; and the 
fourth shall be far richer than they 
all : and by his strength through his 
riches he shall stir up all against the 
realm of Grecia. 

3 And ''a mighty king shall stand 
up, that shall rule with great domin- 
ion, and "^do according to his will. 

4 And when he shall stand up, ^ his 
kingdom shall be broken, and shall 
be divided toward the four winds of 
heaven ; and not to his posterity, ^ nor 
according to his dominion which he 
ruled : for his kingdom shall be pluck- 
ed up, even for others besides those. 

5 IF And the king of the south shall 
be strong, and one of his princes ; and 
he shall be strong above him, and 
have dominion ; his dominion shall be 
a great dominion. 

6 And in the end of years they 
t shall join themselves together ; for 
the king's daughter of the south shall 
come to the king of the north to 
make tan agreement: but she shall 
not retain the power of the arm ; nei- 
ther shall he stand, nor his arm : but 
she shall be given up, and they that 
brought her, and n he that begat her, 
and he that strengthened her in these 
times. 

7 But out of a branch of her roots 
shall one stand np Hin his estate, 
which shall come with an army, and 
shall enter into the fortress of the 
king of the north, and shall deal 
against them, and shall prevail : 

8 And shall also carry captives into 
Egypt their gods, with their princes, 
and with t their precious vessels of 
silver and of gold ; and he shall con- 
tinue more years than the king of the 
north. 

9 So the king of the south shall 
come into his kingdom, and shall 
return into his own land. 

10 But his sons il shall be stirred up, 
and shall assemble a multitude of 

792 



great forces : and one shall certainly 
come, ^ and overflow, and pass through : 
II then shall he return, and be stirred 
up, ^even to his fortress. 

1 1 And the king of the south shall 
be moved with choler, and shall come 
forth and fight with him, even with 
the king of the north : and he shall 
set forth a great multitude ; but the 
multitude shall be given into his 
hand. 

12 And when he hath taken away 
the multitude, his heart shall be lifted 
up ; and he shall cast down many 
ten thousands : but he shall not be 
strengthened by it. 

13 For the king of the north shall 
return, and shall set forth a multi- 
tude greater than the former, and 
shall certainly come t after certain 
years with a great army and with 
much riches. 

14 And in those times there shall 
many stand up against the king of 
the south : also t the robbers of thy 
people shall exalt themselves to es- 
tablish the vision ; but they shall 
fall. 

15 So the king of the north shall 
come, and cast up a mount, and take 
t the most fenced cities : and the arms 
of the south shall not withstand, nei- 
ther t his chosen people, neither shall 
there be any strength to withstand. 

16 But he that cometh against him 
' shall do according to his own will, 
and ^ none shall stand before him : 
and he shall stand in the H glorious 
land, which by his hand shall be con- 
sumed. 

17 He shall also 'set his face to 
enter with the strength of his whole 
kingdom, and H upright ones with 
him ; thus shall he do : and he shall 
give him the daughter of women, 
t corrupting her : but she shall not 
stand on his side, *" neither be for 
him. 

18 After this shall he turn his face 
unto the isles, and shall take many : 
but a prince t for his own behalf shall 
cause t the reproach offered by him to 
cease ; without his own reproach he 
shall cause it to turn upon him. 

19 Then he shall turn his face to- 
ward the fort of his own land: but 
he shall stumble and fall, "and not 
be found. 

20 Then shall stand up Hin his es- 
tate t a raiser of taxes in the glory of 
the kingdom : but within few days 
he shall be destroyed, neither in t an- 
ger, nor in battle. 

21 And Hin his estate ° shall stand 
up a vile person, to whom they 
shall not give the honour of the 



Rise of a vile person. 



DANIEL. 



His impious conduct. 



B.C. ' 
about 634. 



P ver. 10. 



q ch. 8. 10, 11, 
25 



H Or, into the 
peaceable 
andjat, ifc. 



t Heb. think 
his thoughts. 



s ver. 10, 22. 



t Heb. their 
hearts. 



t ver. 29, 35, 
40. ch. 8. 19. 



u ver. 22. 



X ver. 23. 
y ver. 25. 



z Num.24. 21. 
Jer. 2. 10. 



b ch. 8. 11. 

12. 11. 



II Or, astmi- 
isheth. 



II Or, cause to 
dissemble. 



c Mai. 2. 7. 
d Heb. 11. 35, 



kingdom : but he shall come in 
peaceably, and obtain the kingdom 
by flatteries. 

22 PAnd with the arms of a flood 
shall they be overflown from before 
him, and shall be broken ; '^ yea, also 
the prince of the covenant. 

23 And after the league made with 
him •■ he shall work deceitfully : for 
he shall come up, and shall become 
strong with a small people. 

24 He shall enter II peaceably even 
upon the fattest places of the prov- 
ince ; and he shall do that which 
his fathers have not done, nor his fa- 
thers' fathers ; he shall scatter among 
them the prey, and spoil, and riches : 
yea, and he shall t forecast his devices 
against the strong holds, even for a 
time. 

25 And he shall stir up his power 
and his courage against the king of 
the south with a great army ; and 
the king of the south shall be stirred 
up to battle with a very great and 
mighty army ; but he shall not stand : 
for they shall forecast devices against 
him. 

26 Yea, they that feed of the portion 
of his meat shall destroy him, and his 
army shall ' overflow : and many shall 
fall down slain. 

27 And both these kings' t hearts 
shall be to do mischief, and they shall 
speak lies at one table ; but it shall 
not prosper : for ' yet the end shall be 
at the time appointed. 

28 Then shall he return into his 
land with great riches ; and " his heart 
shall be against the holy covenant ; 
and he shall do exploits, and return 
to his own land. 

29 At the time appointed he shall 
return, and come toward the south ; 
^but it shall not be as the former, 
y or as the latter. 

30 II ^ For the ships of Chittim shall 
come against him : therefore he shall 
be grieved, and return, and have in- 
dignation * against the holy covenant : 
so shall he do ; he shall even return, 
and have intelligence with them that 
forsake the holy covenant. 

31 And arms shall stand on his part, 
^ and they shall pollute the sanctuary 
of strength, and shall take away the 
daily sacrifice, and they shall place 
the abomination that li maketh deso- 
late. 

32 And such as do wickedly against 
the covenant shall he II corrupt by 
flatteries : but the people that do 
know their God shall be strong, and 
do exploits. 

33 " And they that understand among 
the people shall instruct many : "^yet 



they shall fall by the sword, and by 
flame, by captivity, and by spoil, mani/ 
days. 

34 Now when they shall fall, they 
shall be holpen with a little help : 
but many shall cleave to them with 
flatteries. 

35 And some of them of understand- 
ing shall fall, ^ to try II them, and to 
purge, and to make them white, ^ even 
to the time of the end : s because it is 
yet for a time appointed. 

36 And the king •'shall do accord- 
ing to his will ; and he shall ' exalt 
himself, and magnify himself above 
every god, and shall speak marvellous 
things ^ against the God of gods, and 
shall prosper ' till the indignation be 
accomphshed : for that, that is deter- 
mined, shall be done. 

37 Neither shall he regard the god 
of his fathers, "» nor the desire of wo- 
men, "nor regard any god: for he 
shall magnify himself above all. 

38 But in his estate shall he hon- 
our the God of II forces : and a god 
whom his fathers knew not shall 
he honour with gold, and silver, and 
with precious stones, and t pleasant 
things. 

39 Thus shall he do in the t most 
strong holds with a strange god, whom 
he shall acknowledge and increase 
with glory : and he shall cause them 
to rule over many, and shall divide 
the land for tgain. 

40 °And at the time of the end 
shall the king of the south push at 
him : and the king of the north shall 
come against him Plike a whirlwind, 
with chariots, ^and with horsemen, 
and with many ships ; and he shall 
enter into the countries, ''and shall 
overflow and pass over. 

41 He shall enter also into the 
II glorious land, and many countries 
shall be overthrown : but these shall 
escape out of his hand, ' even Edom, 
and Moab, and the chief of the chil- 
dren of Ammon. 

42 He shall t stretch forth his hand 
also upon the countries : and the land 
of Egypt shall not escape. 

43 But he shall have power over the 
treasures of gold and of silver, and 
over all the precious things of Egypt : 
and the Libyans and the Ethiopians 
shall be ' at his steps. 

44 But tidings out of the east and 
out of the north shall trouble him : 
therefore he shall go forth with great 
fury to destroy, and utterly to make 
away many. 

45 And he shall plant the taberna- 
cles of his palace between the seas 
in "the II glorious holy mountain ; ^yet 

793 



B.C. 

about 534. 



e ch. 12. in 

1 Pet. I. 7. 

11 Or, by them. 
f ch. 8. 17, 19. 
ver. 40. 
e ver. 29. 

h ver. 16, 
i ch. 7. 8, 25. 
& 8. 25. 

2 Thes8. 2. 4. 
Rev. 13. 5, 6. 

k ch. 8. 11, 21, 
25. 
1 ch. 9. 27. 



m 1 Tim. 4. 3. 

n Is. 14. 13. 

2 Thess. 2. 4. 



II Or, muni- 
tions. Heb. 
Mauzzim. 
Or, as for the 
Almighty 
God, in his 
seat he shall 
honour, yea, 
lie shall hon- 
our a god, 
whom, 6fc. 

t Heb. things 
desired, Is. 
44.9. 

t Ueh. fort- 
resses of mu- 
nitions. 

t Heb. a price. 

ver. 35. 



pis. 21. ]. 
Zech. 9. 14. 
q Ez. 38. 4, 15. 
, Rev. 9. 16. 

r ver. 10, 22. 



II Or, goodly 
land. Heb. 
land of de- 
light, or, or- 
nament. 
ver. 16. 

s Is. 11. 14. 

t Heb. send 
forth. 



t Ex. 11. 8. 
Judg. 4. 10. 

u Ps. 48. 2. 
ver. 16. 41. 
2 Thess. 2. 4. 

X 2 Thess. 2. 
8. Rev. 19. 
20. 

11 Or, goodly. 
Heb. mount- 
ain of delight 
of holiness. 



A season of troubles. 



DANIEL. 



The time of the end. 




a ch. 10. 13, 

21. 
b Is. 26. 20, 21. 

Jut. 30. 7. 

Matt. 24. 21. 

Rev. 16. 18. 
c Rom. 11. 26. 
d Ex. 32. 32. 

Ps. 56. 8. & 

69.28. Ez.13. 

9. Luke 10. 

20. Phil. 4.3. 

Rev. 3. 5. k 

13. 8. 
e Matt. 25. 46. 

John 5. 28, 

29. Acts 24. 

15. 
{ Is. 66. 24. 

Rom. 9. 21. 
gch. 11.33,35. 
II Or, teachers. 

h Prov. 4. 18. 

Matt. 13. 43. 
1 James 5. 20. 
k 1 Cor. 15. 

41, 42. 

I ch. 8. 26. 

ver. 9. 
m Rev. 10. 4. 

k. 22. 10. 
n ch. 10. 1. 

ver. 9. 



t Heb. lip. 



o ch. 10. 4. 
P ch. 10. 5. 



he shall come to his end, and none 
shall help him. 

CHAPTER XII. 

The troubles and deliverance of the people of God. 5 
The duration of these wonders. 

AND at that time shall ^ Michael 
stand up, the great prince which 
standeth for the children of thy 
people : ^ and there shall be a time 
of trouble, such as never was since 
there was a nation even to that 
same time : and at that time thy 
people *^ shall be delivered, every one 
that shall be found "^written in the 
book. 

2 And many of them that sleep in 
the dust of the earth shall awake, 
^ some to everlasting life, and some to 
shame ^ and everlasting contempt. 

3 And ^ they that be H wise shall 
^ shine as the brightness of the fir- 
mament; 'and they that turn many 
to righteousness, *^as the stars for 
ever and ever. 

4 'But thou, Daniel, *"shut up 
the words, and seal the book, even 
to "^ the time of the end : many shall 
run to and fro, and knowledge shall 
be increased. 

5 IT Then I Daniel looked, and, be- 
hold, there stood other two, the one 
on this side of the t bank of the river, 
and the other on that side of the bank 
° of the river. 

6 And one said to p the man clothed 



(94 



in linen, which was H upon the waters 
of the river, ^ How long shall it be to 
the end of these wonders 1 

7 And I heard the man clothed in 
linen, which was upon the waters of 
the river, when he "■ held up his right 
hand and his left hand unto heaven, 
and sware by him *that liveth for 
ever, * that it shall be for a time, times, 
and II a half ; " and when he shall have 
accomplished to scatter the power of 
^ the holy people, all these things shall 
be finished. 

8 And I heard, but I understood 
not : then said I, O my Lord, what 
shall be the end of these things ? 

9 And he said. Go thy way, Daniel ; 
for the words are closed up and seal- 
ed y till the time of the end. 

10 ^ Many shall be purified, and 
made white, and tried ; ^ but the 
wicked shall do wickedly : and none 
of the wicked shall understand ; but 
^ the wise shall understand. 

1 1 And from the time " that the daily 
sacrifice shall be taken away, and t the 
abomination that II maketh desolate 
set up, there shall be a thousand two 
hundred and ninety days. 

12 Blessed is he that waiteth, and 
Cometh to the thousand three hun- 
dred and five and thirty days. 

13 But "^go thou thy way till the 
end be : II ^ for thou shalt rest, ^ and 
stand in thy lot at the end of the 
days 



1! OT,part. 
t ch. 7. 25. & 

11.13. Rev. 

12. 14. 
u Luke 21. 24. 

Rev. 10. 7. 
X ch. 8. 24. 



y ver. 4. | 

zch. n.35. ! 
Zech. 13. 9. 

a Hos. 14. 9. 
Rev. 9, 20. & 
22. 11. 

bch.ll.S3,35. 
John7. 17. & 
8. 47. & 18. 
37. 

c ch. 8. 11. & 
11. 31. 

t Heb. to set 
up the abom- 
ination, fyc. 

11 Or, aston- 
isheth. 



d ver. 9. 
II Or, and 

thou. 6fc. 
e Is. 57. 2. 

Rev. 14. 13. 
t Ps. 1. 5. 



B.C. 

about 785. 



H O S E A. 



a So ch. 3. 1. 



bDeut.31.16. 
Ps. 73. 27. 
Jer. 2. 13. 
Ez. 23. 3, &c. 



c 2 Kings 10. 
11. 
t Heb. visit. 



d 2 Kings 15. 
10, 12. 



e 2 Kings 15. 
29. 



II That is, Not 
having ob- 
tained mercy. 

t Heb. I will 
not add any 
more to. 

II Or, that I 
should alto- 
gether par- 
don them. 

f 2 Kings 17. 
0,23. 

g 2 Kings 19. 
3.1. 

h Zech. 4. 6. 
& 9. 10. 

II That is. Not 
my people. 



i Gen. 32. 12. 

Rom. 9. 27, 

28. 
k Rom. 9. 25, 

2(5. 1 Pet. 2. 

10. 
II Or, instead 

of that. 
! ch. 2. 23. 

m John 1. 12. 

1 John 3. 1. 
D 18.11.12,13. 

Jer. 3. 18. 

Ez. 34. 23. &. 

37. 16-24. 



CHAPTER I. 

The date of Hosea's prophecy. 2 The prophet, for a 
sign to the people, taketh an adulterous wife. 4 
Their children. 10 The restoration and union of 
Judah and Israel. 

THE word of the Lord that came 
unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in 
the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, 
and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and 
in the days of Jeroboam the son of 
Joash, king of Israel. 

2 The beginning of the word of the 
Lord by Hosea. And the Lord said 
to Hosea, ^Go, take unto thee a wife 
of whoredoms and children of whore- 
doms : for ^ the land hath committed 
great whoredom, departing from the 
Lord. 

3 So he went and took Gomer the 
daughter of Diblaim ; which con- 
ceived, and bare him a son. 

4 And the Lord said unto him. Call 
his name Jezreel ; for yet a little 
while, " and I will t avenge the blood 
of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, 
^ and will cause to cease the kingdom 
of the house of Israel. 

5 ^And it shall come to pass at that 
day, that I will break the bow of Is- 
rael in the valley of Jezreel. 

6 IF And she conceived again, and 
bare a daughter. And God said unto 
him, Call her name H Lo-ruhamah : 
^for tl will no more have mercy upon 
the house of Israel ; II but I will ut- 
terly take them away. 

7 «^ But I will have mercy upon the 
house of Judah, and will save them by 
the Lord their God, and •'will not save 
them by bow, nor by sword, nor by 
battle, by horses, nor by horsemen. 

8 IF Now when she had weaned Lo-ru- 
hamah, she conceived, and bare a son. 

9 Then said God, Call his name H Lo- 
ammi : for ye are not my people, and 
I will not be your God. 

10 H Yet ' the number of the chil- 
dren of Israel shall be as the sand 
of the sea, which cannot be meas- 
ured nor numbered ; ^ and it shall 
come to pass, that H in the place where 
it was said unto them, ' Ye are not my 
people, there it shall be said unto them, 
Ye are ""the sons of the living God. 

11'' Then shall the children of Ju- 
dah and the children of Israel be 
gathered together, and appoint them- 



selves one head, and they shall come 
up out of the land : for great shall be 
the day of Jezreel. 

CHAPTER II. 

The idolatry of the people. 6 God's judgments against 
them, 14 His promises of reconciliation. 



Am- 
II Ru- 



SAY ye unto your brethren 
mi ; and to your sisters. 
hamah. 

2 Plead with your mother, plead ; 
for ^she is not my wife, neither am 
I her husband : let her therefore put 
away her ^ whoredoms out of her 
sight, and her adulteries from be- 
tween her breasts ; 

3 Lest " I strip her naked, and set 
her as in the day that she was '^born, 
and make her ® as a wilderness, and 
set her like a dry land, and slay her 
with ^ thirst. 

4 And I will not have mercy upon 
her children ; for they be the s chil- 
dren of whoredoms. 

5 ^ For their mother hath played the 
harlot : she that conceived them hath 
done shamefully ; for she said, I will 
go after my lovers, ' that give me my 
bread and my water, my wool and 
my flax, mine oil and my t drink. 

6 t Therefore, behold, ^ I will hedge 
up thy way with thorns, and t make a 
wall, that she shall not find her paths. 

7 And she shall follow after her 
lovers, but she shall not overtake 
them ; and she shall seek them, but 
shall not find them: then shall she 
say, ^ I will go and return to my "" first 
husband ; for then was it better with 
me than now. 

8 For she did not "know that °I 
gave her corn, and twine, and oil, 
and multiplied her silver and gold, 
II which they prepared for Baal. 

9 Therefore will I return, and Ptake 
away my corn in the time thereof, 
and my wine in the season thereof, 
and will H recover my wool and my 
flax given to cover her nakedness. 

10 And now iwill I discover her 
t lewdness in the sight of her lovers, 
and none shall deliver her out of 
mine hand. 

11 '"I will also cause all her mirth 
to cease, her ^ feast days, her new 
moons, and her sabbaths, and all her 
solemn feasts. 

795 



B.C. 

about 785. 



II That is. My 
people. 

II That is, 
Having ob- 
tained mercy. 



a Is. 50. 1. 



b Ez. 16. 25. 



c Jer. 13. 22, 
26. Ez. 16. 
37, 39. 

d Ez. 16. 4. 

e Ez. 19. 13. 

f Am. 8. 11, 13. 



g John 8. 41. 



h Is. 1. 21. 
Jer. 3. 1, 6, 8, 
9. Ez. 16. 15, 
16, &c. 

i ver. 8, 12. 
Jer. 44. 17. 

t Heb. drinks. 



t Heb. wall 

a wall. 
k Job 3. 23. & 

19. 8. Lam. 

3. 7, 9. 



I ch. 5. 15. 
Luke 15. 18. 

m Ez. 16. 8. 
n Is. 1. 3. 
o Ez. 16. 17, 

18, 19. 
t Heb. new 

wine. 

II Or, where- 
witli they 
made Baal, 
ch. 8. 4. 

p ver. 3. 

II Or, take 

away. 
q Ez. 16. 37. 

&, 23. 29. 
t Heb. folly, 

or, villany. 



s 1 Kings 12. 
32. Am. 8. 5. 



God^s promises to Israel. 



HOSEA. 



His controversy with them. 



B.C. 

about 785. 




X Ez. 23. 40, 
42. 



II Or, friendly. 

Heb. to her 

heart. 
■L Josh. 7. 26. 

Is. 65. 10. 

a Jer. 2. 2. 

Ez. 16. 8, 22, 

60. 
b Ex. 15. 1. 



li That is, My 
husband. 



,My 



II That 

lord. 
c Ex. 23. 13. 

Josh. 23. 7. 

Ps. 16. 4. 

Zech. 13. 2. 



d Job 5. 23. 
Is. 11. 6-9. 
Ez. 34. 25. 

e Ps. 46. 9. 
Is. 2. 4. Ez. 

39. 9, 10. 
Zech. 9. 10. 

f Lev. 26. 5. 
Jer. 23. G. 



S Jer. 31. 33, 
34. John 17. 
3. 



h Zech. 8. 12. 



k Jer. 31.27. 
Zech. 10. 9. 


1 ch. 1. 6. 


m ch. 1. 10. 
Zech. 13. 9. 
Rom. 9. 25, 
26. IPet. 2. 
10. 



» ch. 1. 2. 
b Jer. 3. 20. 



t Heb. of 
grapes. 



12 And I will t destroy her vines 
and her fig trees, ' whereof she hath 
said, These are my rewards that my 
lovers have given me : and " I will 
make them a forest, and the beasts of 
the field shall eat them. 

13 And 1 will visit upon her the 
days of Baalim, wherein she burned 
incense to them, and she ^decked 
herself with her earrings and her jew- 
els, and she went after her lovers, and 
forgat me, saith the Lord. 

14 IF Therefore, behold, I will allure 
her, and ^ bring her into the wilderness, 
and speak li comfortably unto her. 

15 And I will give her her vineyards 
from thence, and ^the valley of Achor 
for a door of hope : and she shall sing 
there, as in *the days of her youth, 
and '' as in the day when she came up 
out of the land of Egypt. 

16 And it shall be at that day, saith 
the Lord, that thou shalt call me 
II Ishi ; and shalt call me no more 
II Baali. 

17 For ''I will take away the names 
of Baalim out of her mouth, and they 
shall no more be remembered by their 
name. 

18 And in that day will I make a 
'^covenant for them with the beasts 
of the field, and with the fowls of 
heaven, and ivith the creeping things 
of the ground : and ^ I will break the 
bow and the sword and the battle out 
of the earth, and will make them to 
^ lie down safely. 

19 And I will betroth thee unto me 
for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto 
me in righteousness, and in judgment, 
and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. 

20 I will even betroth thee unto me 
in faithfulness : and ^ thou shalt know 
the Lord. 

21 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, ^ I will hear, saith the Lord, I 
will hear the heavens, and they shall 
hear the earth ; 

22 And the earth shall hear the corn, 
and the wine, and the oil ; ' and they 
shall hear Jezreel. 

23 And ^ I will sow her unto me in the 
earth ; • and I will have mercy upon her 
that had not obtained mercy ; and I 
'° will say to them which were not my 
people, Thou art my people ; and they 
shall say, Thou art my God. 

CHAPTER m. 

The desolation and restoration of Israel typified. 

THEN said the Lord unto me, 
* Go yet, love a woman beloved of 
Aer'' friend, yet an adulteress, accord- 
ing to the love of the Lord toward 
the children of Israel, who look to oth- 
er gods, and love flagons t of wine. 

796 



2 So I bought her to me for fifteen 
pieces of silver, and /or a homer of bar- 
ley, and a t half homer of barley : 

3 And I said unto her. Thou shalt 
•^ abide for me many days ; thou shalt 
not play the harlot, and thou shalt 
not be for another man : so will I also 
be for thee. 

4 For the children of Israel shall 
abide many days '^without a king, and 
without a prince, and without a sacri- 
fice, and without t an image, and with- 
out an ^ ephod, and without ^ teraphim : 

5 Afterward shall the children of 
Israel return, and ^seek the Lord 
their God, and '"David their king; 
and shall fear the Lord and his good- 
ness in the ' latter days. 

CHAPTER IV. 

God^s controversy with Israel. 6 The sins of the 
priests. 12 The idolatry of the people. 15 Judah 
warned by the example of Israel, 

HEAR the word of the Lord, ye 
children of Israel : for the Lord 
hath a ^controversy with the inhab- 
itants of the land, because there is no 
truth, nor mercy, nor ^ knowledge of 
God in the land. 

2 By swearing, and lying, and kill- 
ing, and stealing, and committing 
adultery, they break out, and t blood 
toucheth blood. 

3 Therefore " shall the land mourn, 
and ^ every one that dwelleth therein 
shall languish, with the beasts of the 
field, and with the fowls of heaven ; 
yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be 
taken away. 

4 Yet let no man strive, nor reprove 
another : for thy people are as they 
" that strive with the priest. 

5 Therefore shalt thou fall ^in the 
day, and the prophet also shall fall 
with thee in the night, and I will 
t destroy thy mother. 

6 IF ^My people are t destroyed for 
lack of knowledge : because thou hast 
rejected knowledge, I will also reject 
thee, that thou shalt be no priest to 
me : seeing thou hast forgotten the 
law of thy God, I will also forget thy 
children. 

7 '"As they were increased, so they 
sinned against me : ' therefore will I 
change their glory into shame. 

8 They eat up the sin of my people, 
and they t set their heart on their in- 
iquity. 

9 And there shall be, ''like people, 
like priest : and I will t punish them 
for their ways, and t reward them 
their doings. 

10 For 1 they shall eat, and not have 
enough : they shall commit whoredom, 
and shall not increase : because they 
have left oflf to take heed to the Lord. 



try of the i^eojple. 



HOSEA. 



Judgments upon them. 



11 Whoredom and wine and new 
wine " take away the heart. 

12 IF My people ask counsel at their 
■^stocks, and their staff declareth unto 
them : for ° the spirit of whoredoms 
hath caused them to err, and they have 
gone a whoring from under their God. 

13 PThey sacrifice upon the tops of 
the mountains, and burn incense upon 
the hills, under oaks and poplars and 
elmsi because the shadow thereof is 
good : 1 therefore your daughters shall 
commit whoredom,, and your spouses 
shall commit adultery. 

14 II I will not punish your daughters 
when they commit whoredom, nor 
your spouses when they commit adul- 
tery : for themselves are separated 
with whores, and they sacrifice with 
harlots : therefore the people that 
" doth not understand shall H fall. 

15 IF Though thou, Israel, play the 
harlot, yet let not Judah offend ; ^ and 
come not ye unto Gil^al, neither go 
ye up to * Beth-aven, " nor swear. The 
Lord liveth. 

16 For Israel ^ slideth back as a back- 
sliding heifer : now the Lord will 
feed them as a lamb in a large place. 

17 Ephraim is joined to idols : y let 
him alone. 

18 Their drink t is sour : they have 
committed whoredom continually : 
^ her t rulers with shame do love, 
Give ye. 

19 * The wind hath bound her up in 
her wings, and '' they shall be ashamed 
because of their sacrifices. 

CHAPTER V. 

God's judgments against the priests, the people, and 
the princes of Israel, for their manifold sins. 

HEAR ye this, O priests ; and 
hearken, ye house of Israel ; 
and give ye ear, house of the king ; 
for judgment is toward you, because 
* ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and 
a net spread upon Tabor. 

2 And the revolters are ^ profound to 
make slaughter, II though I have been 
t a rebuker of them all. 

3 *= I know Ephraim, and Israel is not 
hid from me : for now, O Ephraim, 
^ thou committest whoredom, and Is- 
rael is defiled. 

4 II They will not frame their doings 
to turn unto their God : for ^ the spirit 
of whoredoms is in the midst of them, 
and they have not known the Lord. 

5 And ^ the pride of Israel doth tes- 
tify to his face : therefore shall Israel 
and F]phraim fall in their iniquity; 
Judah also shall fall with them. 

6 °They shall go with their flocks 
and with their herds to seek the Lord ; 
but they shall not find him ; he hath 
withdrawn himself from them. 



7 They have ^ dealt treacherously 
against the Lord ; for they have be- 
gotten strange children : now shall ' a 
month devour them with their por- 
tions. 

8 ^ Blow ye the cornet in Gibeali, 
and the trumpet in Ramah : ' cry aloud 
at ""Beth-aven, "after thee, O Benja- 
min. 

' 9 Ephraim shall be desolate in the 
day of rebuke : among the tribes of 
Israel have I made known that which 
shall surely be. 

10 The princes of .Tudah were like 
them that ° remove the bound : there- 
fore I will pour out my wrath upon 
them like water. 

11 Ephraim is p oppressed an^? broken 
in judgment, because he willingly 
walked after "^ the commandment. 

12 Therefore will I be unto Ephraim 
as a moth, and to the house of Judah 
■" as II rottenness. 

13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, 
and Judah saw his ^ wound, then went 
Ephraim * to the Assyrian, " and sent 
II to king Jareb : yet could he not heal 
you, nor cure you of your wound, 

14 For ""I will be unto Ephraim as a 
lion, and as a young lion to the house 
of Judah : ^ I, even I, will tear and go 
away ; I will take away, and none 
shall rescue him. 

15 T I will go and return to my place, 
t till ^ they acknowledge their offence, 
and seek my face : ^ in their affliction 
they will seek me early. 

CHAPTER VI. 

An exhortation to repentance. 4 The instability and 
wickedness of Israel. 

COME, and let us return unto the 
Lord : for ^ he hath torn, and ^he 
will heal us ; he hath smitten, and he 
will bind us up. 

2 " After two days will he revive us : 
in the third day he will raise us up, 
and we shall live in his sight. 

3 ^ Then shall we know, tfwe follow 
on to know the Lord : his going forth 
is prepared ^ as the morning ; and ^ he 
shall come unto us s as the rain, as the 
latter and former rain unto the earth. 

4 IF ^'O Ephraim, what shall I do 
unto thee ? O Judah, what shall I do 
unto thee ? for your II goodness is " as a 
morning cloud, and as the early dew 
it goeth away. 

5 Therefore have I hewed them ^ by 
the prophets ; I have slain them by 
^ the words of my mouth : II and thy 
judgments are as the light that goeth 
forth. 

6 For I desired ™ mercy, and "not 
sacrifice ; and the " knowledge of God 
more than burnt offerings. 

7 But they H like men Phave trans- 



79-; 



B.C. 

about 780. 



h Is. 48. 8. 

Jer. 3. 20. &. 

5. 11. ch.6.7. 

Mai. 2. 11. 
i Zech. 11. 8. 
k ch. 8.1. 

Joel 2. 1. 
1 Is. 10. 30. 
m Josh. 7. 2. 

Ch. 4. 15. 
n Judg. 5. 11. 



5 Deut. 19. 14. 
k. 27. 17. 



P Deut. 28. 33. 



q 1 Kings 12. 

28. Mic. 6. 

16. 

r Prov. 12. 4. 
II Or, a worm. 
s Jer. 30. 12. 
t 2 Kings 15. 

19. ch. 7. 11. 

& 12.1. 

II Or, to the 
king of Ja- 
reb : or, to 
the king thai 
should plead. 

" ch. 10. 6. 

X Lam. 3. 10. 
ch. 13. 7, 8. 

y Ps. 50. 22. 



t Heb. till 

they be 

guilty. 
z Lev. 26. 40. 

41. Jer. 29. 

12, 13, Ez. 

6. 9. & 20. 43. 

& 36. 31. 

a Ps. 78. 34. 
a Deut. 32. 39. 

1 Sam. 2. 6. 

Job 5. 18. 

ch. 5. 14. 
b Jer. 30. 17. 
c 1 Cor. 15. 4. i 
d Is. 54. 13. 
e 2 Sam. 23. 4. 
f Ps. 72. 6. 
S Job 29. 23. 
h ch. 11. 8. 
i ch. 13. 3. 
k Jer. 1. 10. & 

5.14. 

I Jer. 23. 29. 
Heb. 4. 12. 

II Or, mercy, 
or, kindness. 

m 1 Sam. 15. 

22. Ecc. 5. 1. 

Mic. 6. 8. 

Matt. 9. 13. 

& 12. 7. 
n Ps. 50. 8, 9. 

Prov. 21. 3. 

Is. 1. 11. 
II Or, that thy 

judgments 

might be, (fc. 
Jer. 22, 16. 

John 17. 3. 
P ch. 8. 1. 
II Or, like 

Adam, 

Job31.a3. 



Ephraims wickedness. 



HOSEA. 



Israel is threatened. 




t Heb. evils. 



t Heb. strip- 
peth. 

t Heb. say 

not to. 
a ch. 5. 1. & 6. 

10. 

b Jer. 17. 1. 
c Ps. 9. 16. 

Prov. 5. 22. 
d P3. 90. 8. 

e Rom. 1. 32. 
f Jer. 9. 2. 
II Or, the 

raiser will 

cease. 
II Or, from 

waking. 

II Or, with 
heat through 
wine. 

11 Or, applied. 



S ch. 8. 4. 
h 2 Kiti^s 15. 
10, 14, 25, 30. 
i Is. 64. 7. 
It Ps. 106. 35. 



tHeb. 
sprinkled. 



m ch. 5. 5. 
n Is. 9.13. 



och. 11. 11. 

P See 2 Kings 
15. 19. & 17. 
4. ch. 5. 13. & 
9. 3. & 12. 1. 

q Ez. 12. 13. 



gressed the covenant : there ''have they 
dealt treacherously against me. 

8 "■ Gilead is a city of them that work 
iniquity, and is II polluted with blood. 

9 And as troops of robbers wait for 
a man, so 'the company of priests 
murder in the way + by consent : for 
they commit II lewdness. 

10 I have seen ' a horrible thing in the 
house of Israel : there is " the whore- 
dom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled. 

11 Also, Judah, ''he hath set a 
harvest for thee, ^^when I returned 
the captivity of my people. 

CHAPTER VII. 

Israel rebuked for their sins. 11 Sore chastisement 
threatened. 

X17HEN I would have healed 
TT Israel, then the iniquity of 
Ephraim was discovered, and the 
t wickedness of Samaria : for ^ they 
commit falsehood ; and the thief com- 
eth in, and the troop of robbers t spoil- 
eth without. 

2 And they t consider not in their 
hearts that I ^remember all their 
wickedness : now ° their own doings 
have beset them about ; they are 
^ before my face. 

3 They make the king glad with 
their wickedness, and the princes 
^ with their lies. 

4 ^They are all adulterers, as an oven 
heated by the baker, H who ceaseth 
II from raising after he hath kneaded 
the dough, until it be leavened. 

5 In the day of our king, the princes 
have made him sick II with bottles of 
wine ; he stretched out his hand with 
scorners. 

6 For they have II made ready their 
heart like an oven, while they lie 
in wait : their baker sleepeth all the 
night ; in the morning it burneth as 
a flaming fire. 

7 They are all hot as an oven, and 
have devoured their judges ; ^all their 
kings ^ are fallen : ' there is none among 
them that calleth unto me. 

8 Ephraim, he "^ hath mixed himself 
among the people ; Ephraim is a cake 
not turned. 

9 ' Strangers have devoured his 
strength, and he knoweth it not : yea, 
gray hairs are + here and there upon 
him, yet he knoweth not. 

10 And the ™ pride of Israel testi- 
fieth to his face : and ° they do not 
return to the Lord their God, nor 
seek him for all this. 

1 1 IF " Ephraim also is like a silly 
dove without heart : p they call to 
Egypt, they go to Assyria. 

12 When they shall go, ^ I will spread 
my net upon them ; I will bring them 
down as the fowls of the heaven ; I 

798 



will chastise them, '"as their congre- 
gation hath heard. 

13 Woe unto them! for they have 
fled from me : tdestruction unto them ! 
because they have transgressed against 
me : though ^I have redeemed them, 
yet they have spoken lies against me. 

14 ^ And they have not cried unto me 
with their heart, when they howled 
upon their beds : they assemble them- 
selves for corn and wine, and they re- 
bel against me. 

15 Though I II have bound and 
strengthened their arms, yet do they 
imagine mischief against me. 

16 ''They return, but not to the Most 
High : ^ they are like a deceitful bow : 
their princes shall fall by the sword for 
the y rage of their tongue : this shall 
be their derision ^ in the land of Egypt. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

Destruction threatened to Israel and Judah for their 
impiety and idolatry. 

Q^ET ^the frumpet to t thy mouth. 
^ He shall come ^ as an eagle against 
the house of the Lord, because ''they 
have transgressed my covenant, and 
trespassed against my law. 

2 ^ Israel shall cry unto me, My God, 
^we know thee. 

3 Israel hath cast off the thing that is 
good : the enemy shall pursue him. 

4 ^They have set up kings, but not 
by me : they have made princes, and 
I knew it not: ^ of their silver and 
their gold have they made them idols, 
that they may be cut off. 

5 IF Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast 
thee off; mine anger is kindled against 
them : '' how long loill it be ere they 
attain to innocency 1 

6 For from Israel was it also : the 
workman made it ; therefore it is not 
God : but the calf of Samaria shall be 
broken in pieces. 

7 For ' they have sown the wind, 
and they shall reap the whirlwind : it 
hath no n stalk : the bud shall yield 
no meal : if so be it yield, ^ the stran- 
gers shall swallow it up. 

8 ' Israel is swallowed up : now shall 
they be among the Gentiles "" as a 
vessel wherein is no pleasure. 

9 For ° they are gone up to Assyria, 
" a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim 
Phath hired t lovers. 

10Yea,thoughtheyhave hired among 
the nations, now ''will I gather them, 
and they shall H sorrow Ha little for 
the burden of ""the king of princes. 

11 Because Ephraim hath made 
'many altars to sin, altars shall be 
unto him to sin. 

12 I have written to him ' the great 
things of my law, but they were 
counted as a strange thing. 



The distress of Israel. 



HOSEA, 



Judgments upon them. 



B.C. 

about 760. 



II OFj In the 
sacrifices of 
mine offer- 
ings they, ifc. 

u Jer. 7. 21. 
Zech. 7. 6. 

X Jer. 14. 10, 
12. ch. 5. 6. & 
9. 4. Am. 3. 
22. 

y ch. 9. 9. 
Am. 8. 7. 

z Deut. 28. G8. 
ch. 9. 3, 6. & 
11. 5. 

a Deut. 32. 18. 

b l3. 29. 23. 
Eph. 2. 10. 

c 1 Kings 12. 
31. 

H Or, in, Sfc. 
d Jer. 17. 27. 
Am. 2. 5. 
II Or, winefat, 
a ch. 4. 12, & 

5. 4, 7. 

b Jer. 44. 17. 
ch. 2. 12. 

ch. 2. 9, 12. 
d Lev. 25. 23. 

Jer. 2. 7. &. 

16. 18. 
e ch. 8. 13. & 

11.5. 
f Ez. 4. 13. 

Dan. 1. 8. 
S 2 Kings 17. 

6. ch. 11. 11. 
h ch. 3. 4. 

i Jer. 6. 20. 
ch. 8. 13. 
k Deut. 26. 14. 

1 Lev. 17. 11. 
m ch. 2. 11. 



n ch. 7. 16. 
ver. 3. 
t Heb. spoil. 

H Or, their 

silver shall be 

desired, the 

nettle. <^e. 

Heb, the de- 
sire, 
o Is. 5. 6. & 

32. 13. & 34. 

13. ch. 10. 8. 
t Heb. man of 

the spirit. 
P Ez. 13. 3, 

&c. Mic. 2. 

LL. Zeph. 3. 

4. 
q Jer. G. 17. & 

31.6. Ez. 3. 

17. & 33. 7. 
II Or, against. 
r Is. 31. 6. ch. 

10.9. 
s Judg. 19. 22. 
t ch. 8. 13. 



u Is. 28. 4. 

Mic. 7. 1. 
X See ch. 2. 15. 
y Num. 25. 3. 

Ps. 106. 28. 
z ch. 4. 14. 
a Jer. 11. 13. 

See Judg. 6. 

32. 
b Pa. 81. 12. 

Ez. 20. 8. 

Am. 4. 5. 



13 " II They sacrifice flesh/<?r the sac- 
rifices of mine offerings, and eat it ; 
^ but the Lord accepteth them not ; 
y now will he remember their iniquity, 
and visit their sins : ^ they shall re- 
turn to Egypt. 

14 "^For Israel hath forgotten ''his 
Maker, and " buildeth temples ; and Ju- 
dah hath multiplied fenced cities : but 
^ I will send a fire upon his cities, and 
it shall devour the palaces thereof. 

CHAPTER IX. 

The distress and captivity of Israel for fheir idolatry. 

REJOICE not, O Israel, for joy, 
as other people : for thou * hast 
gone a whoring from thy God, thou 
hast loved a ''reward Hupon every 
cornfloor. 

2 '^ The floor and the H winepress shall 
not feed them, and the new wine shall 
fail in her. 

3 They shall not dwell in ^ the Lord's 
land ; ^ but Ephraim shall return to 
Egypt, and '^they shall eat unclean 
things ^in Assyria, 

4 '" They shall not offer wine offer- 
ings to the Lord, ' neither shall they 
be pleasing unto him : ^ their sacrifi- 
ces shall be unto them as the bread of 
mourners ; all that eat thereof shall 
be polluted : for their bread ' for their 
soul shall not come into the house of 
the Lord. 

5 What will ye do in "the solemn 
day, and in the day of the feast of 
the Lord 1 

6 For, lo, they are gone because of 
t destruction : ° Egypt shall gather 
them up, Memphis shall bury them : 
lithe pleasant places for their silver, 
° nettles shall possess them: thorns 
shall be in their tabernacles, 

7 The days of visitation are come, 
the days of recompense are come ; 
Israel shall know it: the prophet is 
a fool, Pthe t spiritual man is mad, 
for the multitude of thine iniquity, 
and the great hatred, 

8 The "1 watchman of Ephraim was 
with my God : but the prophet is a 
snare of a fowler in all his ways, and 
hatred n in the house of his God. 

9 "■ They have deeply corrupted them- 
selves, as in the days of ' Gibeah : 
' therefore he will remember their ini- 
quity, he will visit their sins. 

10 I found Israel, like grapes in the 
wilderness ; I saw your fathers as "the 
first ripe in the fig tree ^ at her first 
time : but they went to ^ Baal-peor, 
and '■■separated themselves ^unto that 
shame ; '' and their abominations were 
according as they loved. 

11 As for Ephraim, their glory shall 
fly away like a bird, from the birth, 



and from the womb, and from the 
conception, 

12 •= Though they bring up their 
children, yet ''will I bereave them, 
that there shall not be a man left : yea, 
^ woe also to them when I ^ depart from 
them ! 

13 Ephraim, ^as I saw Tyrus, is 
planted in a pleasant place : ^ but 
Ephraim shall bring forth his chil- 
dren to the murderer. 

14 Give them, Lord : what wilt 
thou give ? give them ' a t miscarrying 
womb and dry breasts, 

15 All their wickedness ^is in Gil- 
gal ; for there I hated them : ^ for the 
wickedness of their doings I will 
drive them out of mine house, I will 
love them no more : "^ all their princes 
are revolters. 

16 Ephraim is smitten, their root is 
dried up, they shall bear no fruit : 
yea, "though they bring forth, yet 
will I slay even t the beloved fruit of 
their womb. 

17 My God will cast them away, 
because they did not hearken unto 
him : and they shall be ° wanderers 
among the nations. 

CHAPTER X. 

Judgments upon Israel threatened for their impiety 
and idolatry. 

ISRAEL is ^ II an empty vine, he 
bringeth forth fruit unto himself : 
according to the multitude of his fruit 
^ he hath increased the altars ; accord- 
ing to the goodness of his land "^ they 
have made goodly t images, 

2 II Their heart is ^ divided ; now 
shall they be found faulty : he shall 
t break down their altars, he shall 
spoil their images. 

3 ® For now they shall say. We have 
no king, because we feared not the 
Lord ; what then should a king do 
to us? 

4 They have spoken words, swearing 
falsely in makinjT a covenant : thus 
judgment springeth up ^as hemlock 
in the furrows of the field. 

5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall 
fear because of " the calves of ^ Beth- 
aven : for the people thereof shall 
mourn over it, and n the priests there- 
of that rejoiced on it, ' for the glory 
thereof, because it is departed from it. 

6 It shall be also carried unto As- 
syria for a present to ^ king Jareb : 
Ephraim shall receive shame, and 
Israel shall be ashamed ' of his own 
counsel, 

7 ■" Jl5 for Samaria, her king is cut 
off as the foam upon t the water. 

8 "The high places also of Aven, 
° the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed : 
p the thorn and the thistle shall come 

799 



B.C. 

about 760. 

c Job 27. 14. 
d Deut. 28. 41, 
G2. 

e Deut. 31. 17. 

2 Kings 17. 

18. ch. 5. 6. 
f See 1 Sam. 

28. 15, 16. 
S See Ez. 26, 

&. 27, & 28. 
h ver. 16. 

ch. 13. 16. 
i Luke 23 29. 
t Heb. that 

casteth the 

fruit. 
k ch. 4. 15. & 

12. 11. 
1 ch. 1. 6. 



Is. 1. 23. 



t Heb. the de- 
sires, Ez. 24. 
21. 



Deut. 28. 64, 
65. 



a Nah. 2. 2. 
b ch. 8. 11. 
&12. 11. 

about 740, 

II Or, a vine 
emptying the 

fruit which 
it giveth. 

c ch, 8, 4. 

■f Heh. statues, 

or, standing 

images. 
II Or, He hath 

divided their 

heart. 
■[Heh. behead. 
d 1 Kings 18. 

21. Matt. 6. 
24. 

e ch. 3. 4. & 

11.5. Mic. 

4. 9. ver. 7. 
f See Deut. 29. 

18. Am. 5. 7. 

& 6. 12. Acts 

8. 23. Heb. 

12. 15. 
S 1 Kings 12. 

28. 29. ch. 8. 

5,6. 
b ch. 4. 15. 

II Or, Chema- 
rim, 2 Kings 
23.5. Zeph. 
L4. 

i 1 Sam. 4. 21, 

22. ch. 9. 11. 
k ch, 5. 13. 

1 ch. 11. 6. 
m ver. 3, 15, 
n ch. 4. 15. 
o Deut. 9. 21. 

1 Kings 12. 

30. 
t Heb. the 

face of t/ie 

water. 

P ch. 9. 6. 



God's goodness to Israel. 



HOSEA. 



The iniquity of Ephraim. 



B.C. 

about 740. 




f Deut. 28. 63. 



II Or, when I 
shall hind 
them for their 
two trans- 
gressions, or, 
in their two 
habitations, 

t Heb. the 
beauty of 
her neck. 

u Jer, 16. 16. 
Ez. 23. 46, 
47. ch. 8. 10. 

I Jer. 50. 11. 
Mic. 4. 13. 

y Prov. 11. 18. 

z Jer. 4. 3. 



a Job 4. 8. 

Prov. 22. 8. 
•ch. 8. 7. Gal. 

6. 7, 8. 



ch. 13. 13. 



c 2 Kings 18. 
34. & 19. 13. 
d ch. 13. 16. 



t Heb. the evil 
of your evil. 
c ver. 7. 



a cb. 2. 15. 

b Matt. 2. 15. 

c Ex. 4. 22, Z. 



ti 2 Kings 17. 
16. ch. 2. 13. 
& 13. 2. 



e Deut. 1. 31. 
&. 32. 10, 11. 

12. Is. 46. 3. 
f Ex. 15. 26. 

g Lev. 26. 13. 

t Heb. lift up. 

h Ps. 78, 25. 
ch. 2. 8. 

i See ch. 8. 13. 
&9. 3. 

k 2 Kings 17. 

13. 14. 



1 ch. 10. 6. 

ra Jer. 3. 6, 
&c. & 8. 5. 
ch. 4. 16. 

D ch. 7. 16. 

t Heb. togeth- 
er they exalt- 
ed not. 



up on their altars ; ^ and they shall 
say to the mountains, Cover us ; and 
to the hills, Fall on us. 

9 ""0 Israel, thou hast sinned from 
the days of Gibeah : there they stood : 
^ the battle in Gibeah against the chil- 
dren of iniquity did not overtake them. 

10 ^ It is in my desire that I should 
chastise them ; and " the people shall 
be gathered against them, II when they 
shall bind themselves in their two 
furrows. 

1 1 And Ephraim is as^a. heifer that 
is taught, and loveth to tread out the 
corn ; but I passed over upon t her fair 
neck : I will make Ephraim to ride ; 
Judah shall plough, and Jacob shall 
break his clods. 

12 ^ Sow to yourselves in righteous- 
ness, reap in mercy ; ^ break up your 
fallow ground : for it is time to seek 
the Lord, till he come and rain right- 
eousness upon you. 

13 ^Ye have ploughed wickedness, 
ye have reaped iniquity ; ye have eat- 
en the fruit of lies : because thou didst 
trust in thy way, in the multitude of 
thy mighty men. 

14 '' Therefore shall a tumult arise 
among thy people, and all thy fort- 
resses shall be spoiled, as Shalman 
spoiled ° Beth-arbel in the day of bat- 
tle : ^ the mother was dashed in pieces 
upon her children. 

15 So shall Beth-el do unto you be- 
cause oft your great wickedness : in a 
morning ^ shall the king of Israel utter- 
ly be cut off. 

CHAPTER XL 

God's goodness to Israel, and their ingratitude. 

WHEN ^Israel was a child, then 
I loved him, and ''called my 
*= son out of Egypt. 

2 As they called them, so they went 
from them : '^ they sacrificed unto 
Baalim, and burned incense to graven 
images. 

3^1 taught Ephraim also to go, ta- 
king them by their arms ; but they 
knew not that ^ I healed them. 

4 I drew them with cords of a man, 
with bands of love : and s I was to 
them as they that t take off the yoke 
on their jaws, and ^ I laid meat unto 
them. 

5 H ' He shall not return into the land 
of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his 
king, ^ because they refused to return. 

6 And the sword shall abide on his 
cities, and shall consume his branches, 
and devour them, ' because of their 
own counsels. 

7 And my people are bent to ""back- 
shding from me : "though they called 
them to the Most High, t none at all 
would exalt him. 

800 



8 ° How shall I give thee up, Ephra- 
im ? how shall I deliver thee, Israel 1 
how shall I make thee as PAdmah? 
how shall I set thee as Zeboim 1 
*! mine heart is turned within me, my 
repentings are kindled together. 

9 I will not execute the fierceness 
of mine anger, I will not return to de- 
stroy Ephraim : "" for I am God, and 
not man ; the Holy One in the midst 
of thee : and I will not enter into the 
city. 

10 They shall walk after the Lord : 
^ he shall roar like a lion : when he 
shall roar, then the children shall 
tremble * from the west. 

1 1 They shall tremble as a bird out 
of Egypt, " and as a dove out of the 
land of Assyria : ^ and I will place 
them in their houses, saith the Lord. 

12 y Ephraim compasseth me about 
with lies, and the house of Israel 
with deceit : but Judah yet ruleth 
with God, and is faithful H with the 
saints. 

CHAPTER XII. 

Ephraim and Judah reproved for their sins, and ex- 
horted to repentance. 

EPHRAIM ^feedeth on wind, and 
followeth after the east wind : he 
daily increaseth lies and desolation ; 
^ and they do make a covenant with 
the Assyrians, and "^oil is carried into 
Egypt. 

2 ^ The Lord hath also a controversy 
with Judah, and will t punish Jacob 
according to his ways ; according to 
his doings will he recompense him. 

3 IT He took his brother ^ by the heel 
in the womb, and by his strength he 
t ^ had power with God : 

4 Yea, he had power over the angel, 
and prevailed : he wept, and made sup- 
plication unto him : he found him in 
^Beth-el, and there he spake with us ; 

5 Even the Lord God of hosts ; the 
Lord is his ''memorial. 

6 ' Therefore turn thou to thy God : 
keep mercy and judgment, and ^ wait 
on thy God continually. 

7 1 ZTe 15 II a merchant, ' the balances 
of deceit are in his hand : he loveth 
to II oppress. 

8 And Ephraim said, '"Yet I am 
become rich, I have found me out 
substance : H in all my labours they 
shall find none iniquity in me tthat 
were sin. 

9 And °I that am the Lord thy God 
from the land of Egypt ° will yet make 
thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the 
days of the solemn feast. 

10 Pi have also spoken by the proph- 
ets, and I have multiplied visions, and 
used similitudes, thy the ministry of 
the prophets. 



The idolatry of Ephraim. 



HOSEA. 



Exhortation to repentance. 



q ch. 5. 1. & 6. 

8. 
r ch. 4. 15. & 

9. 15. Am. 4. 
4. & 5. 5. 

• ch. 8. 11. & 

10. L 

t Gen. 28. 5. 
Deut. 26. 5. 
u Gen. 29. 20, 



t Heb. hhods. 

See Ez. 18. 

13. k. 24. 7, 8. 
X Ex. 12. 50, 

51. & 13. 3. 

Fs. 77.20. 

Is 63. 11. 

]\Iic. 6, 4. 



h Deut, 2. 7. & 

32. 10. 
t Heb. 

droughts. 
1 Deut. 8. 15. 

&. 32. 10. 
k Deut. 8. 12, 

14. & 32. 15. 
1 ch. 8. 14. 

tn Lam. 3. 10. 

ch. 5. 14. 
njer. 5. 6. 
2 Sam. 17. 8. 

Prov. 17. 12. 
p Prov. 6. 32. 

ch. 14. 1. 

Mai. 1. 9. 
t Heb. the 

beast of the 
field. 
q ver. 4. 
t Heb. in thy 

help. 
r Deut. 32. 38. 

ch. 10. 3, 

ver. 4. 
• I Sam. 8. 5, 

19. 
t 1 Sara. 8. 7. 

& 10. 19. &. 

15. 22, 23. & 

16. 1. ch.lO. 
3. 

u Deut. 32. 34. 
Job 14. 17. 



11 "^Is there iniquity in Gilead'? 
surely they are vanity : they sacrifice 
bullocks in ""Gilgal ; yea, 'their altars 
are as heaps in the furrows of the 
fields. .^ 

12 And Jacob ' fled into the country 
of Syria, and Israel "served for a 
wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. 

13 -''And by a prophet the Lord 
brought Israel out of Egypt, and by 
a prophet was he preserved. 

14 y Ephraim provoked him to anger 
t most bitterly : therefore shall he 
leave his t blood upon him, "^ and his 
^reproach shall his Lord return unto 
him. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

Ephraim' s idolatry. 5 Their abuse of God's goodness. 
9 Their help is in God. 15 Judgments threatened. 

WHEN Ephraim spake trembling, 
he exalted himself in Israel ; 
but "^when he oflfended in Baal, he 
died. 

2 And now t they sin more and more, 
and ^ have made them molten images 
of their silver, and idols according to 
their own understanding, all of it the 
work of the craftsmen : they say of 
them, Let H the men that sacrifice 
''kiss the calves. 

3 Therefore they shall be ''as the 
morning cloud, and as the early dew 
that passeth away, ^ as the chaff Ma^ 
is driven with the whirlwind out of 
the floor, and as the smoke out of the 
chimney. 

4 Yet ^1 am the Lord thy God from 
the land of Egypt, and thou shalt 
know no god but me : for « thei-e is 
no saviour beside me. 

5 1[ ^ I did know thee in the wilder- 
ness, ' in the land of t great drought. 

6 ''According to their pasture, so 
were they filled ; they were filled, 
and their heart was exalted ; therefore 
' have they forgotten me. 

7 Therefore "' I will be unto them as 
a lion : as " a leopard by the way will 
I observe them : 

8 I will meet them °as a bear that 
is bereaved of her whelps, and will 
rend the caul of their heart, and there 
will I devour them hke a lion : t the 
wild beast shall tear them. 

QUO Israel, Pthou hast destroyed 
thyself; ^ but in me t is thine help. 

10 I will be thy king: 'where is 
any other that may save thee in all 
thy cities'? and thy judges of whom 
' thou saidst, Give me a king and 
princes ? 

1 1 ' I gave thee a king in mine anger, 
and took him away in my wrath. 

12 "The iniquity of Ephraim is 
bound up ; his sin is hid. 



51 



13 * The sorrows of a travailing wo- 
man shall come upon him : he is ^an 
unwise son ; for he should not ''stay 
t long in the place of the breaking 
forth of children. 

14 ^I will ransom them from tthe 
power of the grave ; I will redeem 
them from death : ^ O death, I will 
be thy plagues ; O grave, I will be 
thy destruction : '^ repentance shall be 
hid from mine eyes. 

15 H Though ''he be fruitful among 
his brethren, ^ an east wind shall come, 
the wind of the Lord shall come up 
from the wilderness, and his spring 
shall become dry, and his fountain 
shall be dried up : he shall spoil the 
treasure of all t pleasant vessels. 

16 Samaria shall become desolate ; 
^for she hath rebelled against her 
God : ^ they shall fall by the sword : 
their infants shall be dashed in pieces, 
and their women with child shall be 
ripped up. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

An exhortation to repentance. 4 Blessings promised. 

ISRAEL, * return unto the Lord 
thy God; ''for thou hast fallen 
by thine iniquity. 

2 Take with you words, and turn to 
the Lord : say unto him. Take away 
all iniquity, and H receive us gracious- 
ly : so will we render the '^ calves of 
our lips. 

3 '' Asshur shall not save us ; "we 
will not ride upon horses : ^ neither 
will we say any more to the work of 
our hands, Ye are our gods : ^ for in 
thee the fatherless findeth mercy. 

4 IT I will heal ''their backsliding, I 
will love them ' freely : for mine anger 
is turned away from him. 

5 I will be as '' the dew unto Israel : 
he shall H grow as the lily, and t cast 
forth his roots as Lebanon. 

6 His branches t shall spread, and 
' his beauty shall be as the olive tree, 
and '" his smell as Lebanon. 

7 " They that dwell under his shad- 
ow shall retiarn ; they shall revive as 
the corn, and H grow as the vine : the 
II scent thereof shall be as the wine of 
Lebanon. 

8 Ephraim shall say, ° What have I 
to do any more with idols ? p I have 
heard him, and observed him : I am 
like a green, fir tree. ^From me is 
thy fruit found. 

9 ■■ Who is wise, and he shall under- 
stand these things ? prudent, and he 
shall know them ? for ' the ways of 
the Lord are right, and the just shall 
walk in them : but the transgressors 
shall fall therein. 



801 



B.C. 

about 725. 



t Heb. a time. 
I Is. 13. 8. 

Jer. 30. 6. 
t Heb. the 

hand. 

y Prov. 22. 3. 
z 2 Kings 19.3. 
a Is. 25. 8. 

Ez. 37. 12. 
b 1 Cor. 15. 54, 

55. 
c Jer. 15. 6. 

Rom. 11.29. 
d See Gen. 41. 

52. & 48. 19. 
e Jer. 4. 11. 

Ez. 17. 10. 

& 19. 12. 

ch. 4. 19. 

t Heb. vessels 
of desire, 
Nah. 2. 9. 

f 2 Kings 17. 
6. & 18. 12. 

S 2 Kings 8. 

12. & 15. 16. 
Is. 13. 16. 
ch. 10. 14, 
15. Am. 1, 

13. Nah. 3. 
10. 



a ch. 12. 6. 

Joel 2. 13. 
b ch. 13. 9. 
« Heb. 13. 15. 
d Jer. 31. 18, 

&c. ch. 5. 13. 

& 12. 1. 
II Or, give 

good. 
e Deut. 17. 16. 

Ps. 33. 17. 

Is. 30. 2, 16. 

& 31. 1. 
f ch. 2. 17. 

ver. 8. 

e Ps. 10. 14. & 
68.5. 

h Jer. 5. 6. &. 

14. 7. ch. 11. 

7. 

i Eph. 1. 6. 
k Job 29. 19. 

Prov. 19. 12. 
II Or, blossom. 
t Heb. strike. 

t Heb. shall 
go. 

I Ps. 52. 8. h 
128. 3. 

m Gen. 27. 27. 

Cant. 4. 11. 
nPs. 91. 1. 

II Or, blossom. 

II Or, memo- 
rial. 

o ver. 3. 
P Jer. 31. 18. 



q James 1. 17. 



T Ps. 107. 43. 

Jer. 9. 12. 

Dan. 12. 10. 

John 8. 47. 

& 18. 37. 
» Prov. 10. 29. 

Luke 2. 34. 

2 Cor. 2. 16. 

1 Pet. 2. 7, 8. 



b Ps. 78. 4. 



c Deut. 28. 38. 
ch. 2. 25. 

t Heb. The 
residue of the 
palmerworm. 



d Is. 32. 10. 



e So Pi-ov. 30. 

25, 2G, 27. 

ch. 2. 2, 11, 

25. 
f Rev. 9. 8. 



g Is. 5. 6. 

t Heb. laid 
my Jig tree 
for a bark- 
ing. 

h Is. 22. 12. 

i Prov. 2. 17. 
Jer. 3. 4. 

k ver. 13. ch 
2.14. 



1 Jer. 12. 11. 

& 14. 2. 
m Is. 24. 7. 

ver. 12. 
\\Or, ashamed. 



n Jer. 14. 3, 4. 



P Ts. 24. 11. 

Jer. 48. 33. 
See Ps. 4.7. 
Is. 9. 3. 

q ver. 8. Jer. 
4. 8. 



JOEL, 



CHAPTER I. 

The judgments of God upon the land. 8 The prophet 
exfiorteth thepeqple to mourning, 14 and to proclaim 
a fast. 

THE word of the Lord that came 
to Joel the son of Pethuel. 

2 Hear this, ye old men, and give 
ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. 
^ Hath this been in your days, or even 
in the days of your fathers ? 

3 ^ Tell ye your children of it, and 
let your children tell their children, 
and their children another generation. 

4 "^ t That which the palmerworm 
hath left hath the locust eaten ; and 
that which the locust hath left hath 
the cankerworm eaten ; and that which 
the cankerworm hath left hath the 
caterpillar eaten. 

5 Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; 
and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, 
because of the new wine ; ^ for it is 
cut off from your mouth. 

6 For ®a nation is come up upon 
my land, strong, and without num- 
ber, ^ whose teeth are the teeth of a 
lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of 
a great lion. 

7 He hath ^ laid my vine waste, and 
t harked my fig tree : he hath made 
it clean bare, and cast it away ; the 
branches thereof are made white, 

8 IF ^Lament like a virgin girded 
with sackcloth for 'the husband of 
her youth. 

9 ^ The meat offering and the drink 
offering is cut off from the house of 
the Lord ; the priests, the Lord's 
ministers, mourn. 

10 The field is wasted, Uhe land 
mourneth ; for the corn is wasted : 
"^ the new wine is II dried up, the oil 
languisheth. 

11 ° Be ye ashamed, ye husband- 
men ; howl, O ye vinedressers, for 
the wheat and for the barley ; be- 
cause the harvest of the field is per- 
ished. 

12 ° The vine is dried up, and the 
fig tree languisheth ; the pomegran- 
ate tree, the palm tree also, and 
the apple tree, even all the trees of 
the field, are withered : because p joy 
is withered away from the sons of 
men. 

13 'I Gird yourselves, and lament, ye 
priests : howl, ye ministers of the 

802 



altar : come, lie all night in sackcloth, 
ye ministers of my God : for •" the 
meat offering and the drink offering 
is withholden from the house of your 
God. 

14 T 'Sanctify ye a fast, call 'a 
II solemn assembly, gather the elders 
and " all the inhabitants of the land 
into the house of the Lord your God, 
and cry unto the Lord, 

15 "^ Alas for the day ! for ^ the day 
of the Lord is at hand, and as a de- 
struction from the Almighty shall it 
come. 

16 Is not the meat cut off before our 
eyes, yea, ^'joy and gladness from the 
house of our God 1 

17 The t seed is rotten under their 
clods, the garners are laid desolate, 
the barns are broken down ; for the 
corn is withered. 

18 How do ^ the beasts groan ! the 
herds of cattle are perplexed, because 
they have no pasture ; yea, the flocks 
of sheep are made desolate. 

19 Lord, ^ to thee will I cry : for 
" the fire hath devoured the H pastures 
of the wilderness, and the flame hath 
burned all the trees of the field. 

20 The beasts of the field ^ cry also 
unto thee : for ^ the rivers of waters 
are dried up, and the fire hath de- 
voured the pastures of the wilder- 
ness. 

CHAPTER H. 

Terrible judgments predicted. 12 An exhortation to 
repent. 15 and to proclaim a fast. 18 Blessings 
promised thereupon. 28 The outpouring of the Spirit 
foretold. 

^ T> LOW ye the H trumpet in Zion, 
J3 and '^ sound an alarm in my 
holy mountain : let all the inhabit- 
ants of the land tremble : for " the 
day of the Lord cometh, for it is 
nigh at hand ; 

2 '^ A day of darkness and of gloom- 
iness, a day of clouds and of thick 
darkness, as the morning spread upon 
the mountains : ® a great people and 
a strong ; ^ there hath not been ever 
the like, neither shall be any more 
after it, even to the years t of many 
generations. 

3 ^ A fire devoureth before them ; 
and behind them a flame burneth : 
the land is as ^ the garden of Eden 
before them, 'and behind them a 



Exhortation to repent. 



JOEL. 



Promise of the Spirit. 



desolate wilderness ; yea, and nothing 
shall escape them. 

4 ^ The appearance of them is as the 
appearance of horses ; and as horse- 
men, so shall they run. 

5 ' Like the noise of chariots on the 
tops of mountains shall they leap, like 
the noise of a flame of fire that de- 
voureth the stubble, "'as a strong- 
people set in battle array. 

6 Before their face the people shall 
be much pained: "all faces shall 
gather t blackness. 

7 They shall run like mighty men ; 
they shall climb the wall like men of 
war ; and they shall march every one 
on his ways, and they shall not break 
their ranks : 

8 Neither shall one thrust another ; 
they shall walk every one in his path : 
and when they fall upon the H sword, 
they shall not be wounded. 

9 They shall run to and fro in the 
city ; they shall run upon the wall, 
they shall climb up upon the houses ; 
they shall ° enter in at the windows 
P like a thief. 

10 'iThe earth shall quake before 
them ; the heavens shall tremble : 
*■ the sun and the moon shall be dark, 
and the stars shall withdraw their 
shining : 

11 'And the Lord shall utter his 
voice before ' his army : for his camp 
is very great ; " for he is strong that 
execute th his word : for the ^ day of 
the Lord is great and very terrible, 
and y who can abide it ? 

12 IT Therefore also now, saith the 
Lord, '^ turn ye even to me with all 
your heart, and with fasting, and with 
weeping, and with mourning : 

13 And ^rend your heart, and not 
^ your garments, and turn unto the 
Lord your God : for he is "^ gracious 
and merciful, slow to anger, and of 
great kindness, and repenteth him of 
the evil. 

1 4 ti Who knoweth if he will return 
and repent, and leave ^ a blessing be- 
hind him ; even ^ a meat offering and 
a drink offering unto the Lord your 
God? 

15 H^Blow the trumpet in Zion, 
^ sanctify a fast, call a solemn assem- 
bly : 

16 Gather the people, 'sanctify the 
congregation, '^assemble the elders, 
'gather the children, and those that 
suck the breasts: ""let the bride- 
groom go forth of his chamber, and 
the bride out of her closet. 

17 Let the priests, the ministers of 
the Lord, weep " between the porch 
and the altar, and let them say, 
° Spare thy people, O Lord, and give 



not thine heritage to reproach, that 
the heathen should H rule over them : 
p wherefore should they say among 
the people, Where is their God 1 

18 II Then will the Lord ^be jeal- 
ous for his land, ""and pity his people. 

19 Yea, the Lord will answer and 
say unto his people. Behold, I will 
send you *corn, and wine, and oil, 
and ye shall be satisfied therewith : 
and I will no more make you a re- 
proach among the heathen : 

20 But * I will remove far off from 
you "the northern army, and will 
drive him into a land barren and des- 
olate, with his face ^ toward the east 
sea, and his hinder part ^ toward the 
utmost sea, and his stink shall come 
up, and his ill savour shall come up, 
because t he hath done great things. 

21 IT Fear not, land ; be glad and 
rejoice : for the Lord will do great 
things. 

22 Be not afraid, '^ ye beasts of the 
field : for ^ the pastures of the wilder- 
ness do spring, for the tree beareth 
her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do 
yield their strength. 

23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, 
and ''rejoice in the Lord your God: 
for he hath given you n the former 
rain t moderately, and he ^ will cause 
to* come down for you "^the rain, the 
former rain, and the latter rain in the 
first month. 

24 And the floors shall be full of 
wheat, and the fats shall overflow 
with wine and oil. 

25 And I will restore to you the 
years ^that the locust hath eaten, the 
cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and 
the palmerworm, *^my great army 
which I sent among you. 

26 And ye shall ^ eat in plenty, and 
be satisfied, and praise the name of 
the Lord your God, that hath dealt 
wondrously with you : and my people 
shall never be ashamed. 

27 ""And ye shall know that I am 
'in the midst of Israel, and that ^I 
am the Lord your God, and none 
else : and my people shall never be 
ashamed. 

28 II ' And it shall come to pass aft- 
erward, that I "'will pour out my 
Spirit upon all flesh ; " and your sons 
and °your daughters shall prophesy, 
your old men shall dream dreams, 
your young men shall see visions : 

29 And also upon p the servants and 
upon the handmaids in those days 
will I pour out my Spirit. 

30 And 1 1 will shew wonders in the 
heavens and in the earth, blood, and 
fire, and pillars of smoke. 

31 ""The sun shall be turned into 

803 



B.C. 

about 800. 



II Or, use ahy- 

word againut 

them. 
P Ps. 42. 10. & 

79. 10. & 115. 

2. Mic.7. 10. 
q Zech. 1. 14. 

&8. 2. 
r Deut. 32. 3G. 

Is. 60. 10. 
» Seech. 1.10. 

Mul.3. 10, 11, 

12. 
t See Ex. 10. 

19. 
u Jer. 1. 14. 

X Ez. 47. 18. 
Zech. 14. 8. 
y Deut. 11. 24. 



iUeKTiehnth 
magnified to 
do. 



z ch. 1. 18, 20. 

a Zech. 8. 12. 
See ch. 1. 19. 



bis. 41. 16. 
&61. 10. 
Hab. 3. 18. 
Zech. 10. 7. 

II Or, a teach- 
er of right- 
eousness. 

t Heb. accord- 
ing to right- 
eousness. 

c Lev. 26. 4. 
Deut. 11. 14. 
& 28. 12. 

d James 5. 7. 



f ver. 11. 



g Lev. 26. 5. 

Ps. 22. 26. 

See Lev. 26. 

26. Mic. 6. 

14. 

h ch. 3. 17. 
i Lev. 26. 11, 

12. Ez.37. 
26, 27, 28. 

k Is. 45. 5, 21, 

22. Ez. 39. 

22, 28. 
1 Is. 44. 3. Ez. 

39. 29. Acts 

2. 17. 
m Zech. 12. 10. 

John 7. 39. 
n Is. 54. 13. 
o Acts 21. 9. 
P 1 Cor. 12. 13. 

Gal. 3. 28. 

Col. 3. 11. 
q Matt. 24. 29. 

Mark 13. 24. 

Luke 21. 11, 

25. 
r ver. 10. Is. 

13. 9. 10. ch. 
3. 1, 15. Matt. 
24. 29. Mark 
13. 24. Luke 
21. 25. Rev. 
6. 12. 



God^s judgments against 



JOEL. 



the enemies of his people. 



• Mai. 4. 5. 

t Rom. 10. 13. 

11 Is. 46. 13. 
& 59. 20. 
Obad. 17. 
Horn. 11. 26. 

xl8. 11. 11,16. 
Jer. SI. 7. 
Mic. 4. 7. fc 
5. 3, 7, 8. 
Rom. 9. 27. 
& 11.5.7. 



a Jer. 30. 3. 
Ez. 38. 14. 



b Zech. 14. 2, 

3,4. 
c 2 Chr. 20. 

26. ver. 12. 
d Is. 66. 16. 

Ez. 38. 22. 



8 Obad. 11. 
Nah. 3. 10. 



t Am. 1. 6, 



e Ez. 25. 15, 
16, 17. 



t Heb. de- 
airable, 
Dan. 11. 38. 



t Heb. the 
Bona of the 
Grecians, 

h Is. 43. 5, 6. 
& 49. 12. 
Jer. 23. 8. 



i Ez. 23. 42. 

k Jer. 6. 20. 

1 .See Is. 8. 9, 
10. Jer. 46. 3, 
4. Ez. 38.7. 

t Heb. Sanc- 
tify. 



darkness, and the moon into blood, 
* before the great and the terrible day 
of the Lord come. 

32 And it shall come to pass, that 
'whosoever shall call on the name of 
the Lord shall be delivered: for "in 
mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall 
be deliverance, as the Lord hath 
said, and in ^ the remnant whom the 
Lord shall call. 

CHAPTER IIL 

God^s Judgments vpon the enemies of his people. 18 
Blessings promised to Zion. 

FOR, behold, ^in those days, and 
in that time, when I shall bring 
again the captivity of Judah and Je- 
rusalem, 

2 '' I will also gather all nations, and 
will bring them down into " the valley 
of Jehoshaphat, and ^ will plead with 
them there for my people and /or my 
heritage Israel, whom they have scat- 
tered among the nations, and parted 
my land. 

3 And they have ® cast lots for my 
people ; and have given a boy for a 
harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that 
they might drink. 

4 Yea, and what have ye to do with 
me, ' Tyre, and Zidon, and all the 
coasts of Palestine? ^will ye render 
me a recompense ? and if ye rec(wn- 
pense me, swiftly and speedily will 
I return your recompense upon your 
own head ; 

5 Because ye have taken my silver 
and my gold, and have carried into 
your temples my goodly t pleasant 
things : 

6 The children also of Judah and 
the children of Jerusalem have ye 
sold unto t the Grecians, that ye might 
remove them far from their border. 

7 Behold, ^ 1 will raise them out of 
the place whither ye have sold them, 
and will return your recompense up- 
on your own head : 

8 And I will sell your sons and your 
daughters into the hand of the chil- 
dren of Judah, and they shall sell 
them to the ' Sabeans, to a people 
^far off: for the Lord hath spoken 
it. 

9 IF ' Proclaim ye this among the 
Gentiles ; t Prepare war, wake up the 



804 



mighty men, let all the men of war 
draw near ; let them come up : 

10 ""Beat your ploughshares into 
swords, and your II pruninghooks into 
spears : " let the weak say, I am strong. 

11 "Assemble yourselves, and come, 
all ye heathen, and gather yourselves 
together round about : thither H cause 
Pthy mighty ones to come down, O 
Lord. 

12 Let the heathen be wakened, 
^and come up to the valley of Je- 
hoshaphat : for there will I sit to 
"■judge all the heathen round about. 

13 'Put ye in the sickle, for *the 
harvest is ripe : come, get you down ; 
for the "press is full, the fats over- 
flow ; for their wickedness is great. 

14 Multitudes, multitudes in "^the 
valley of n decision : for ^ the day^ of 
the Lord is near in the valley of 
decision. 

15 The ^sun and the moon shall 
be darkened, and the stars shall with- 
draw their shining. 

16 The Lord also shall ^roar out of 
Zion, and utter his voice from Jeru- 
salem ; and ^ the heavens and the 
earth shall shake : '^ but the Lord 
will he the thope of his people, and 
the strength of the children of Is- 
rael. 

17 So *^ shall ye know that I am the 
Lord your God dwelling in Zion, 
^ my holy mountain : then shall Je- 
rusalem be t holy, and there shall no 
'^ strangers pass through her any more. 

18 IF And it shall come to pass in 
that day, that the mountains shall 
^ drop down new wine, and the hills 
shall flow with milk, ''and all the 
rivers of Judah shall tflow with 
waters, and ' a fountain shall come 
forth of the house of the Lord, and 
shall water ^ the valley of Shittim. 

19 ' Egypt shall be a desolation, and 
""Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, 
for the violence against the children 
of Judah, because they have shed in- 
nocent blood in their land. 

20 But Judah shall H dwell ° for ever, 
and Jerusalem from generation to gen- 
eration. 

21 For I will "cleanse their blood 
that I have not cleansed : p H for the 
Lord dwelleth in Zion. 



B. C. 787. 



II Or, Bikath- 
aven. 

II Or, Beth- 
edeii. 

m 2 Kings 16. 
!). 

n ch. 9. 7. 

o2Clir.28.18. 
la. 14. 29. Jer. 
47. 4, 3. Ez. 
25. 15. Zeph. 
2,4. 

II Or, carried 
them away 
with an en- 
tire captiv- 
ity, 2 Chr. 
21. 16, 17. 
Joel 3. 6. 

p ver. 9. 

q .Ter. 47. 1. 



u l8. 23. 1. 

Jer. 47. 4. 

Ez. 26, & 

27, it. 28. 

Joel 3. 4, 5. 
Jc ver. 6. 
y ver. 4, 7, kc. 
t Heb. the 

covenant of 

brethren, 2 

Sam. 3. 11. 

I Kings 5. 

1. ii 9. 11- 

14. 



AMOS. 



CHAPTER I. 

The date of the prophecy of Amos. 2 God's judgment 
upon Syria, 6 upon the Philistines, 9 upon Tyrus, 
11 upon Edom, 18 and upon Amman. 

THE words of Amos, ^who was 
among the herdmen of ^Tekoa, 
which he saw concerning Israel ''in 
the days of Uzziah king of Judah, 
and in the days of "^ Jeroboam the son 
of Joash king of Israel, two years 
before the ^earthquake. 

2 And he said, The Lord will ^roar 
from Zion, and utter his voice from 
Jerusalem ; and the habitations of the 
shepherds shall mourn, and the top of 
5 Carmel shall wither. 

3 Thus saith the Lord ; For three 
transgressions of ^Damascus, Hand 
for four, I will not II turn away the 
punishment thereof; ^because they 
have threshed Gilead with threshing 
instruments of iron : 

4 ^ But I will send a fire into the 
house of Hazael, which shall devour 
the palaces of Ben-hadad. 

5 I will break also the ^ bar of Da- 
mascus, and cut off the inhabitant 
from II the plain of Aven, and him 
that holdeth the sceptre from H the 
house of Eden : and "" the people of 
Syria shall go into captivity "unto 
Kir, saith the Lord. 

6 IF Thus saith the Lord ; For three 
transgressions of ° Gaza, and for four, 
I will not turn away the punishment 
thereof ; because they H carried away 
captive the whole captivity, Pto de- 
liver them up to Edom : 

7 "1 But I will send a fire on the wall 
of Gaza, which shall devour the pal- 
aces thereof: 

8 And I will cut off the inhabitant 
"■from Ashdod, and him that hold- 
eth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and 
I will Hurn mine hand against Ek- 
ron : and * the remnant of the Phi- 
listines shall perish, saith the Lord 
God. 

9 IT Thus saith the Lord ; For three 
transgressions of ''Tyrus, and for four, 
I will not turn away the punishment 
thereof; "^ because they delivered up 
the whole captivity to Edom, and 
remembered not t the brotherly cov- 
enant : 

10 'But I will send a fire on the 
wall of Tyrus, which shall devour 
the palaces thereof. 



11 IF Thus saith the Lord ; For three 
transgressions of ^ Edom, and for four, 
I will not turn away the punishment 
thereof; because he did pursue *his 
brother ''with the sword, and tdid 
cast off all pity, " and his anger did 
tear perpetually, and he kept his 
wrath for ever : 

12 But ''I will send a fire upon 
Teman, which shall devour the pal- 
aces of Bozrah. 

13 IF Thus saith the Lord ; For three 
transgressions of ''the children of 
Ammon, and for four, I will not 
turn away the punishment thereof; 
because they have Unripped up the 
women with child, of Gilead, ^that 
they might enlarge their border : 

14 But I will kindle a fire in the 
wall of ^ Rabbah, and it shall devour 
the palaces thereof, ' with shouting in 
the day of battle, with a tempest in 
the day of the whirlwind : 

15 And "^ their king shall go into 
captivity, he and his princes togeth- 
er, saith the Lord. 

CHAPTER II. 

God^s Judgments upon Moab, 4 upon Judah, 6 and 
upon Israel. 9 The ingratitude of the people, and 
their punish ment. 

THUS saith the Lord ; For three 
transgressions of * Moab, and for 
four, I will not turn away the pun- 
ishment thereof; because he ''burned 
the bones of the king of Edom into 
lime : 

2 But I will send a fire upon Mo- 
ab, and it shall devour the palaces of 
" Kirioth : and Moab shall die with 
tumult, "^with shouting, and with the 
sound of the trumpet : 

3 And I will cut off ^ the judge 
from the midst thereof, and will slay 
all the princes thereof with him, saith 
the Lord. 

4 IF Thus saith the Lord ; For three 
transgressions of Judah, and for four, 
I will not turn away the punishment 
thereof; ^because they have despised 
the law of the Lord, and have not 
kept his commandments, and ^ their 
lies caused them to err, '•after the 
which their fathers have walked : 

5 ' But I will send a fire upon Ju- 
dah, and it shall devour the palaces 
of Jerusalem. 

6 1 Thus saith the Lord ; For three 
transgressions of Israel, and for four, 

8()j 



B. C. 787. 



t Heb. cor- 
rupted his 
compassions. 

z Is. 21. 11. &, 

34. 5. Jer. 49. 
8, &c. Ez. 25. 
12, 13, 14. &, 

35. 2, &,c. 
Joel 3. 19. 
Obad. 1, &c. 
Mai. 1. 4. 

a Gen. 27. 41. 

Deat. 23. 7. 

Mai. 1. 2. 
b 2 Chr. 28. 17. 
c Ez. 35. 5. 
II Or, divided 

the mount- 
ains. 

d Obad. 9, 10. 
e Jer. 49. 1, 2. 

Ez. 25. 2. 

Zeph. 2. 9. 
i Hos. 13. 16. 
S Jer. 49. 1. 
h Deut. 3. 11. 

2 Sam. 12. 

26. Jer. 49. 2, 

Ez. 25. 5. 
i ch. 2. 2. 
k Jer. 49. 3. 



a Is. 15, & 16, 

Jer. 48. Ez. 

25. 8. Zeph, 

2.8. 
b 2 Kings 3. 

27. 



c Jer. 48. 41. 
d ch. 1. 14. 



e Num. 24. 17. 
Jer. 48. 7. 



f Lev. 26. 14, 

15. Neh. I. 7. 
Dan. 9. II. 

S Is. 28. 15. 

Jer. 16.19,20. 

Rom. 1. 25. 
h Ez. 20. 13, 

16, 18, 24, 30. 
i Jer. 17. 27. 

Hos. 8. 14. 



IsraeVs punishment. 



AMOS. 



The certainty thereof. 



B.C. 787. 



! Is. 10. 2. 

ch. 5. 12. 
mEz. 22. 11. 
II Or, young 

woman. 
n Lev. 20. 3. 

Ez. 36. 20. 

Rom. 2. 24. 
o Ex. 22. 26. 

II Or, the fined, 

or, the mulct- 
ed. 
V Ez. 23. 41. 

1 Cor. 8. 10. 

& 10. 21, 
q Num. 21. 24. 

Deut. 2. 31. 

Josh. 24. 8. 
r Num. 13. 28, 

32, 33. 
s Is. 5. 24. 

Mai. 4. 1. 
t Ex. 12. 51. 

Mic. 6. 4. 
u Deut. 2.7. & 

8. 2. 



X Num. 6. 2. 
Judg. 13. 5. 

y Is. 30. 10. 
Jer. 11. 21. 
ch. 7. 12, 13. 
Mic. 2. 6. 

zls.l. 14. 

II Or, I will 
press your 
place, as a 
cart full of 
sheaves prest- 
eth. 

a ch. 9. 1, &c. 
Jer. 9. 23. 

t Heb. his 
soul, or, life. 
b Ps. 33. 16. 



« Ps. 33. 17. 



t Heb. strong 
of his heart. 



a DeuL 7. 6. &. 

10. 15. Ps. 

147. 19, 20. 
b See Dan. 9. 

12. Matt 11. 

22. Luke 12. 

47. Rom 2. 

9. 1 Pet. 4. 

17. 
t Heb. visit 

upon. 



I will not turn away the punishment 
thereof; because ^ they sold the right- 
eous for silver, and the poor for a 
pair of shoes ; 

7 That pant after the dust of the 
earth on the head of the poor, and 
' turn aside the way of the meek : 
'"and a man and his father will go 
in unto the same Umaid, °to profane 
my holy name : 

8 And they lay themselves down 
upon clothes "laid to pledge Pby 
every altar, and they drink the wine 
of II the condemned in the house of 
their god. 

9 IF Yet destroyed I the lAmorite 
before them, "■ whose height was like 
the height of the cedars, and he was 
strong as the oaks ; yet I ' destroyed 
his fruit from above, and his roots 
from beneath. 

10 Also *I brought you up from the 
land of Egypt, and "led you forty 
years through the wilderness, to pos- 
sess the land of the Amorite. 

11 And I raised up of your sons 
for prophets, and of your young men 
for ^ Nazarites. Is it not even thus, 
O ye children of Israel? saith the 
Lord. 

12 But ye gave the Nazarites wine 
to drink ; and commanded the proph- 
ets, y saying. Prophesy not. 

13 =" Behold, H I am pressed under 
you, as a cart is pressed that is full 
of sheaves. 

14 ^Therefore the flight shall per- 
ish from the swift, and the strong 
shall not strengthen his force, ''nei- 
ther shall the mighty deliver t him- 
self: 

15 Neither shall he stand that han- 
dleth the bow ; and he that is swift 
of foot shall not deliver himself: '^ nei- 
ther shall he that rideth the horse de- 
liver himself. 

16 And he that is + courageous among 
the mighty shall flee away naked in 
that day, saith the Lord. 

CHAPTER in. 

The certainty of God's judgments against Israel. & 
The heathen nations called to behold. 

HEAR this word that the Lord 
hath spoken against you, O 
children of Israel, against the whole 
family which I brought up from the 
land of Egypt, saying, 

2 ^ You only have I known of all 
the families of the earth : ^ therefore 
I will t punish you for all your ini- 
quities. 

3 Can two walk together, except 
they be agreed 1 

4 Will a lion roar in the forest, 
when he hath no prey ? will a young 

806 



lion t cry out of his den, if he have 
taken nothing 1 

5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon 
the earth, where no gin is for him? 
shall one take up a snare from the 
earth, and have taken nothing at 
all? 

6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the 
city, and the people H not be afraid ? 
^ shall there be evil in a city, II and 
the Lord hath not done it ? 

7 Surely the Lord God will do 
nothing, but ^ he revealeth his secret 
unto his servants the prophets. 

8 ^ The lion hath roared, who will 
not fear 1 the Lord God hath spoken, 
^ who can but prophesy 1 

9 II Publish in the palaces at Ash- 
dod, and in the palaces in the land of 
Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves 
upon the mountains of Samaria, and 
behold the great tumults in the midst 
thereof, and the H oppressed in the 
midst thereof. 

10 For they ^know not to do right, 
saith the Lord, who store up violence 
and II robbery in their palaces. 

11 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; ^ An adversary there shall be 
even round about the land ; and he 
shall bring down thy strength from 
thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled. 

12 Thus saith the Lord ; As the 
shepherd t taketh out of the mouth of 
the lion two legs, or a piece of an 
ear; so shall the children of Israel 
be taken out that dwell in Samaria 
in the corner of a bed, and II in Da- 
mascus in a couch. 

13 Hear ye, and testify in the house 
of Jacob, saith the Lord God, the 
God of hosts, 

14 That, in the day that I shall 
II visit the transgressions of Israel up- 
on him, I will also visit the altars of 
Beth-el : and the horns of the al- 
tar shall be cut off", and fall to the 
ground. 

15 And I will smite 'the winter 
house with ^ the summer house ; and 
^ the houses of ivory shall perish, and 
the great houses shall have an end, 
saith the Lord. 

CHAPTER IV. 

larael reproved for their oppression, 4 for their idola- 
try, 6 and for their incorrigibleness. 

HEAR this word, ye *kine of Ba- 
shan, that are in the mountain 
of Samaria, which oppress the poor, 
which crush the needy, which say 
to their masters. Bring, and let us 
drink. 

2 ^The Lord God hath sworn by 
his holiness, that, lo, the days shall 
come upon you, that he will take you 



t Heb. give 
forth his 
voice. 



Israel's incorrigihleness. 



AMOS. 



Exhortation to repentance. 



B. C. 787. 



c Jer. 16. 16. 

Hab. 1. 15. 
d Ez. 12. 5, 12. 
II Or, ye tha-ll 

catt away the 

things of the 

palace. 
e Ez. 20. 39. 



t Heb. so ye 

love, 
i Hos. 4. 15. & 

12. 11. ch.6. 

5. 
S Num. 28. 3, 

4. 

h Deut. 14. 28. 
i Lev. 7. 13. & 

23.17. 



Deut. 28. 22. 
Hag. 2. 17. 

p Joel 1. 4. & 
2.25. 

II Or, the mul- 
titude of your 
gardens, ^c. , 
did the palm- 
erworm, Sfc. 

q Ex. 9. 3, 6. 

& 12. 29. 

Deut. 28. 27, 

60. Ps. 78. 

50. 
II Or, in the 

way. 

t Heb. with 

the captivity 

of your 

horses. 

2 Kings 13, 7. 
r ver. C, 



s Gen. 19. 24, 
25. Ts. 13. 19. 
Jer. 49. 18. 

t Zech. 3. 2. 
Jude 23. 

n ver. 6. 

X See Ez. 13. 

5. & 22. 30. 

Luke 14. 31, 

32. 
y Ps. 139. 2. 

Dan. 2. 28. 
z ch. 5. 8. & 8. 

9. 

II Or, spirit. 
a Deut. 32. 13. 

&33.29. Mic. 

1.3. 
b Is. 47. 4. 

Jer. 10. 16. 

ch. 5. 8. & 9. 



away ** with hooks, and your posterity 
with fishhooks. 

3 And '*ye shall go out at thie 
breaches, every cow at that which is 
before h^r ; and II ye shall cast them 
into the palace, saith the Lord. 

4 IT ^ Come to Beth-el, and trans- 
gress ; at f Gilgal multiply transgres- 
sion ; and ^ bring your sacrifices every 
morning, ^and your tithes after t three 
years : 

5 ■ And t oflTer a sacrifice of thanks- 
giving with leaven, and proclaim and 
publish ^ the free offerings : ' for t this 
liketh you, O ye children of Israel, 
saith the Lord God. 

6 IT And I also have given you 
cleanness of teeth in all your cities, 
and want of bread in all your places : 
'"yet have ye not returned unto me, 
saith the Lord. 

7 And also I have withholden the 
rain from you, when there were yet 
three months to the harvest : and I 
caused it to rain upon one city, and 
caused it not to rain upon another 
city : one piece was rained upon, and 
the piece whereupon it rained not 
withered. 

8 So two or three cities wandered 
unto one city, to drink water; but 
they were not satisfied : " yet have 
ye not returned unto me, saith the 
Lord. 

9 ° I have smitten you with blasting 
and mildew : H when your gardens 
and your vineyards and your fig trees 
and your olive trees increased, p the 
palmerworm devoured them : yet have 
ye not returned unto me, saith the 
Lord. 

10 I have sent among you the pest- 
ilence ill after the manner of Egypt: 
your young men have I slain with 
the sword, tand have taken away 
your horses ; and I have made the 
stink of your camps to come up unto 
your nostrils: ""yet have ye not re- 
turned unto me, saith the Lord. 

11 I have overthrown some of you, 
as God overthrew * Sodom and Go- 
morrah, * and ye were as a firebrand 
plucked out of the burning : " yet 
have ye not returned unto me, saith 
the Lord. 

12 Therefore thus will I do unto 
thee, O Israel : and because I will do 
this unto thee, ^prepare to meet thy 
God, O Israel. 

13 For, lo, he that forme th the 
mountains, and createth the "wind, 
y and declareth unto man what is his 
thought, ^that maketh the morning 
darkness, ^and treadeth upon the high 
places of the earth, " The Lord, The 
God of hosts, is his name. 



CHAPTER V. 

A lamentation for Israel. 4 An exhortation to re- 
pentance. 21 God rejecteth their hypocritical serv- 
ice. 

HEAR ye this word which I ^take 
up against you, even a lamenta- 
tion, house of Israel. 

2 The virgin of Israel is fallen ; she 
shall no more rise : she is forsaken 
upon her land ; there is none to raise 
her up. 

3 For thus saith the Lord God ; 
The city that went out by a thou- 
sand shall leave a hundred, and 
that which went forth by a hun- 
dred shall leave ten, to the house of 
Israel. 

4 H For thus saith the Lord imto 
the house of Israel, '' Seek ye me, 
" and ye shall live : 

5 But seek not '^ Beth-el, nor enter 
into Gilgal, and pass not to ^ Beer- 
sheba : for Gilgal shall surely go into 
captivity, and ^ Beth-el shall come to 
nought. 

6 ^ Seek the Lord, and ye shall live ; 
lest he break out like fire in the house 
of Joseph, and devour it, and there be 
none to quench it in Beth-el. 

7 Ye who ''turn judgment to worm- 
wood, and leave off righteousness in 
the earth, 

8 Seek him that maketh the ■ seven 
stars and Orion, and turneth the 
shadow of death into the morning, 
■^and maketh the day dark with 
night: that ' calleth for the waters 
of the sea, and poureth them out upon 
the face of the earth : "* The Lord is 
his name : 

9 That strengtheneth the t spoiled 
against the strong, so that the spoiled 
shall come against the fortress. 

10 "They hate him that rebuketh 
in the gate, and they "abhor him that 
speaketh uprightly. 

11 Forasmuch therefore as your 
treading is upon the poor, and ye 
take from him burdens of wheat : 
Pye have built houses of hewn stone, 
but ye shall not dwell in them ; ye 
have planted t pleasant vineyards, but 
ye shall not drink wine of them. 

12 For I know your manifold trans- 
gressions and your mighty sins : "^ they 
aflfiiict the just, they take H a bribe, 
and they "■ turn aside the poor in the 
gate from their right. 

13 Therefore 'the prudent shall keep 
silence in that time ; for it is an evil 
time. 

14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye 
may live : and so the Lord, the God 
of hosts, shall be with you, 'as ye 
have spoken. 

15 " Hate the evil, and love the 

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B.C. 787. 



a Jer. 7. 29. 
Ez. 19. 1. & 
27.2. 



b 2 Chr. 15. 2. 

Jer. 29. 13. 

ver. 6. 
c Is. 55. 3. 
d ch. 4. 4. 
e ch. 8. 14. 

f Hos. 4. 15. &. 
10.8. 

S ver. 4. 



h ch, 6. 12, 



i Job 9. 9. & 
38. 31. 



k Ps. 104. 20. 

1 Job 38. 34. 
ch. 9. 6. 

m ch. 4. 13. 
t Heb. spoil. 



n Is. 29. 21. 
o 1 Kings 22.'. 



P Deut. 28. 30,' 
38,39. Mic. 6. 
15, Zeph. 1. 
13. Hag. 1. 6. 

t Heb. vine- 
yards of de-- 
aire. 



q ch. 2. 6. 
II Or, a ran- 

som. 
T Is. 29. 21. 

ch. 2. 7. 

s ch, 6. 10. 



t Mic. 3. 11. 
u Ps. 34. 14. & 

97. 10. Rom. 

12.9. 



Israel's service rejected. 



AMOS. 



Sore judgmen ts threa tened. 



B. C. 787. 




y Jer. 9. 17. 



2 Ex. 12. 12. 
Nah. 1. 12. 

a Is. 5. 19. 

Jer. 17. 15. 

Ez. 12. 22, 

27. 2 Pet. 

3.4. 
b Jer. 30. 7. 

Joel 2. 2. 

Zeph. 1. 15. 
c Jer. 48. 44. 



dProv. 21.27. 

Is. 1. 11-16. 

Jer. G. 20. 

Hos. 8. 13. 
e Lev. 28. 31. 
II Or, smell 

your holy 

days. 
( Is. 66. 3. 

Mic. 6. 6, 7. 



II Or, thank 
offeririgs. 



S Hos. 6. 6. 
Mic. 6. 8. 
t Heb. roll. 



h Deut. 32. 17. 

Josh. 24. 14. 

Ez. 20. 8, 16, 

24. Acts 7. 

42, 43. See 

Is. 43. 23. 
11 Or, Siccuth 

your king. 
i 1 Kings 11. 

33. 



k 2 Kings 17. 
6. 
1 ch. 4. 13. 



a Luke 6. 24. 
II Or, are se- 
cure. 

b Ex. 19. 5. 
II Or, first- 
fruits. 

c Jer. 2. 10. 
d Is. 10. 9. 
e 2 Kings 18. 

34. 

f 2 Chr. 26. 6. 
g Nah. 3. 8. 
h Ez. 12. 27. 
i ch. 5. 18. &. 

9.10. 



good, and establish judgment in the 
gate : ^it may be that the Lord God 
of hosts will be gracious unto the 
remnant of Joseph. 

16 Therefore the Lord, the God of 
hosts, the Lord, saith thus ; Wailing 
shall he in all streets ; and they shall 
say in all the highways, Alas ! alas ! 
and they shall call the husbandman 
to mourning, and ^ such as are skilful 
of lamentation to wailing. 

17 And in all vineyards shall he 
wailing : for "^ I will pass through 
thee, saith the Lord. 

18 ^Woe unto you that desire the 
day of the Lord ! to what end is it 
for you ? ^ the day of the Lord is 
darkness, and not light. 

19 ''As if a man did flee from a lion, 
and a bear met him ; or went into 
the house, and leaned his hand on the 
wall, and a serpent bit him. 

20 Shall not the day of the Lord 
be darkness, and not light 1 even very 
dark, and no brightness in it 1 

21 H **! hate, I despise your feast 
days, and ^ I will not H smell in your 
solemn assemblies. 

22 ^ Though ye offer me burnt offer- 
ings and your meat offerings, I will 
not accept them; neither will I re- 
gard the li peace offerings of your fat 
beasts. 

23 Take thou away from me the 
noise of thy songs ; for I will not 
hear the melody of thy viols. 

24 ^ But let judgment + run down as 
waters, and righteousness as a mighty 
stream. 

25 ^ Have ye offered unto me sacri- 
fices and offerings in the wilderness 
forty years, O house of Israel 1 

26 But ye have borne H the taber- 
nacle ' of your Moloch and Chiun your 
images, the star of your god, which 
ye made to yourselves. 

27 Therefore will I cause you to 
go into captivity ^ beyond Damascus, 
saith the Lord, ' whose name is The 
God of hosts. 

CHAPTER VL 

The pride and luxury of Israel. 7 Severe judgments 
threatened. 

TT/'OE * to them that H are at ease in 
f T Zion, and trust in the mount- 
ain of Samaria, which are named 
"^ II chief of the nations, to whom the 
house of Israel came ! 

2 "^ Pass ye unto ^ Calneh, and see ; 
and from thence go ye to * Hamath 
the great : then go down to ^ Gath 
of the Philistines : ^ he they better 
than these kingdoms ? or their border 
greater than your border? 

3 Ye that ''put far away the 'evil 

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day, ^ and cause ' the II seat of violence 
to come near ; 

4 That lie upon beds of ivory, 
and II stretch themselves upon their 
couches, and eat the lambs out of 
the flock, and the calves out of the 
midst of the stall ; 

5 "" That II chant to the sound of the 
viol, and invent to themselves instru- 
ments of music, ° like David ; 

6 That drink H wine in bowls, and 
anoint themselves with the chief oint- 
ments : ° but they are not grieved for 
the t affliction of Joseph. 

7 1 Therefore now shall they go 
captive with the first that go cap- 
tive, and the banquet of them that 
stretched themselves shall . be re- 
moved. 

8 PThe Lord God hath sworn by 
himself, saith the Lord the God of 
hosts, I abhor i the excellency of Ja- 
cob, and hate his palaces : therefore 
will I deliver up the city with all 
t that is therein. 

9 And it shall come to pass, if there 
remain ten men in one house, that 
they shall die. 

10 And a man's uncle shall take 
him up, and he that burneth him, to 
bring out the bones out of the house, 
and shall say unto him that is by the 
sides of the house. Is there yet any 
with thee ? and he shall say. No. 
Then shall he say, '"Hold thy tongue : 
' for II we may not make mention of 
the name of the Lord. 

11 For, behold, 'the Lord com- 
mandeth, " and he will smite the great 
house with II breaches, and the little 
house with clefts. 

12 IT Shall horses run upon the rock % 
will one plough there with oxen? for 
""ye have turned judgment into gall, 
and the fruit of righteousness into 
hemlock : 

13 Ye which rejoice in a thing of 
nought, which say. Have we not taken 
to us horns by our own strength ? 

14 But, behold, ^I will raise up 
against you a nation, O house of 
Israel, saith the Lord the God of 
hosts ; and they shall afflict you from 
the ^ entering in of Hamath unto the 
II river of the wilderness. 

CHAPTER VII. 

Judgments upon Israel symbolized by grasshoppers, 
4 by fire, 7 and by aplumbline. 10 Amaziah com- 
plaineth of Amos to the king. 14 His defence. 16 
Amaziah' s daom foretold. 

THUS hath the Lord God shewed 
unto me : and, behold, he form- 
ed II grasshoppers in the beginning of 
the shooting up of the latter growth ; 
and, lo, it was the latter growth after 
the king's mowings. 



Amos falsely accused. 



AMOS. 



Oppressing the poor. 



B. C. 787. 



II Or, who of 
(or, for) Ja- 
cob shall 
stand ? 

a l8. 51. 19. 
ver. 5. 

b Deut. 32. 36. 
ver. 6. Jonah 
3. 10. James 
5. 16. 



A See 2 King-s 

21. 13. Is. 28. 

17. k 34. 11. 

Lam. 2. 8. 
e ch. 8. 2. 

Mic. 7. 18. 
f Beer-sheba, 

Gen. 26. 23. 

& 46. 1. ch. 

5. 5. & 8. 14. 
S 2 Kings 15. 

10. 
h I Kings 12. 

32. 
i 2 Kings 14. 



k ch. 2. 12. 

I 1 Kings 12. 
32. &,13. 1. 

m 1 Kings 20. 
35. 2 Kings 
2. 5. & 4. 38. 
ii6. 1. 

II Or, sanC' 
tuary. 

t Heb. AoMse 
of the king- 
dom. 

nch. 1. 1. 
Zech. 13. 5. 

H Or, wild 
Jigs. 

t Heb. /row 
behind. 



oEz. 21.2. 

Mic. 2. 6. 
p See Jer. 28, 

12. & 29. 21, 

25, 31, 32. 
q Is. 13. 16. 

Lam, 5. 11. 

Hos. 4. 13. 

Zech. 14. 2. 



2 And it came to pass, /Aa^ when 
they had made an end of eating the 
grass of the land, then I said, O Lord 
God, forgive, I beseech thee : * II by 
whom shall Jacob arise 1 for he is 
small. 

3 ^ The Lord repented for this : It 
shall not be, saith the Lord. 

4 IF Thus hath the Lord God shew- 
ed unto me : and, behold, the Lord 
God called to contend by fire, and it 
devoured the great deep, and did eat 
up a part. 

5 Then said I, O Lord God, cease, 

I beseech thee : " by whom shall Ja- 
cob arise ? for he is small. 

6 The Lord repented for this : This 
also shall not be, saith the Lord God. 

7 1 Thus he shewed me : and, be- 
hold, the Lord stood upon a wall made 
by a plumbline, with a plumbline in 
his hand. 

8 And the Lord said unto me, Amos, 
what seest thou? And I said, A 
plumbline. Then said the Lord, Be- 
hold, ^ I will set a plumbline in the 
midst of my people Israel : ^ I will 
not again pass by them any more : 

9 ^ And the high places of Isaac shall 
be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Is- 
rael shall be laid waste ; and ^ I will 
rise against the house of Jeroboam 
with the sword. 

10 IF Then Amaziah ^ the priest of 
Beth-ei sent to Meroboam king of 
Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired 
against thee in the midst of the house 
of Israel : the land is not able to bear 
all his words. 

11 For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam 
shall die by the sword, and Israel 
shall surely be led away captive out 
of their own land. 

• 12 Also Amaziah said unto Amos, 

thou seer, go, flee thee away into 
the land of Judah, and there eat 
bread, and prophesy there : 

13 But ''prophesy not again any 
more at Beth-el : ' for it is the king's 

II chapel, and it is the t king's court. 

14 IT Then answered Amos, and said 
to Amaziah, I was no prophet, nei- 
ther was I ■" a prophet's son ; " but 

1 was a herd man, and a gatherer of 
II sycamore fruit : 

15 And the Lord took me t as I fol- 
lowed the flock, and the Lord said 
unto me, Go, prophesy unto my peo- 
ple Israel. 

16 IT Now therefore hear thou the 
word of the Lord : Thou sayest. 
Prophesy not against Israel, and 
" drop not thy word against the house 
of Isaac. 

17 P Therefore thus saith the Lord ; 
•iThy wife shall be a harlot in the 



city, and thy sons and thy daughters 
shall fall by the sword, and thy land 
shall be divided by line ; and thou 
shalt die in a polluted land : and 
Israel shall surely go into captivity 
forth of his^and. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

Israel's approaching end typified by a basket of sum- 
mer fruit, 'i Oppressors of the poor reproved. 11 
A famine of the word foretold. 

THUS hath the Lord God shewed 
unto me : and behold a basket of 
summer fruit. 

2 And he said, Amos, what seest 
thou I And I said, A basket of sum- 
mer fruit. Then said the Lord unto 
me, ^The end is come upon my peo- 
ple of Israel ; *' I will not again pass 
by them any more. 

3 And " the songs of the temple 
t shall be bowlings in that day, saith 
the Lord God : there shall be many 
dead bodies in every place ; ^ they 
shall cast them forth t with silence. 

4 IT Hear this, ye that "" swallow 
up the needy, even to make the poor 
of the land to fail, 

5 Saying, When will the H new moon 
be gone, that we may sell corn 1 and 
^ the sabbath, that we may t set forth 
wheat, ^ making the ephah small, and 
the shekel great, and t falsifying the 
balances by deceit % 

6 That we may buy the poor for 
''silver, and the needy for a pair of 
shoes ; yea, and sell the refuse of the 
wheat? 

7 The Lord hath sworn by ' the 
excellency of Jacob, Surely ''I will 
never forget any of their works. 

8 ' Shall not the land tremble for 
this, and every one mourn that dwell- 
eth therein 1 and it shall rise up whol- 
ly as a flood ; and it shall be cast out 
and drowned, "as by the flood of 
Egypt. 

9 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, saith the Lord God, "that I will 
cause the sun to go down at noon, 
and I will darken the earth in the 
clear day : 

10 And I will turn your feasts into 
mourning, and all your songs into 
lamentation ; ° and I will bring up 
sackcloth upon all loins, and bald- 
ness upon every head ; p and I will 
make it as the mourning of an only 
son, and the end thereof as a bitter 
day. 

11 IT Behold, the days come, saith 
the Lord God, that I will send a 
famine in the land, not a famine 
of bread, nor a thirst for water, 
but lof hearing the words of the 
Lord : 

12 And they shall wander from sea 

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B. C. 787. 



a Ez. 7. 2. 
b ch. 7. 8. 



c ch. 5. 23. 

t Heb. shall 
howl. 

dch. 6. 0,10. 

t Heb. be si- 
lent. 

e Fs. 14. 4. 
Prov. 30. 14. 



t Heb. open. 

f Neh. 13. 15, 
16. 

t Heb. per- 
verting the 
balances of 
deceit, Hos. 
12.7. 

g Mic. 6. 10, 
11. 

h ch. 2. 6. 

i ch. 6. 8. 

k Hos. 8. 13, 
&9. 9, 

1 Hos. 4. 3. 



in ch. 9. 5. 



791. 

n Job 5. 14. 
Is. 13. 10. & 
59.9,10. Jer. 
15. 9. Mic. 3. 



o Is. 15. 2, 3. 

Jer. 48. 37. 

Ez. 7. 18. & 

27.31. 
p Jer. 6. 26. 

Zech. 12. 10. 



q 1 Sam. 3. 1. 
Ps. 74. 9. 
Ez. 7. 26, 



The desolation of Israel. 



AMOS. 



The tabernacle of David. 



B. C. 787. 



r Hos. 4. 15. 
s Deut. 9. 21. 

t Heb. way ; 

see Acts 9. 2. 

&L 18. 25. & 

19. 9. 23. &, 

24. 14. 
t ch. 5. 5. 



11 Or, chapiter, 
or, kriop. 

II Or, wound 

them. 
aPs. 68. 21. 

Hab. 3. 13. 
b ch. 2. 14. 



c Ps. 139. 8, 

&c. 
d Job 20. 6. 

Jer. 51. 53. 

Obad. 4. 



e Lev. 26. 33. 

Deut. 28. 65. 

Ez. 5. 12. 
f Lev. 17. 10. 

Jer. 44. 11. 



e Mic. 1. 4. 
h ch. 8. S. 



iPs. 104.3,13. 

II Or, spheres. 
Ileb. ascen- 
sions. 

II Or, bztndle. 

k ch. 5. 8. 



to sea, and from the north even to 
the east, they shall run to and fro to 
seek the word of the Lord, and shall 
not find if. 

13 In that day shall the fair virgins 
and young men faint for thirst. 

14 They that " swear by ' the sin of 
Samaria, and say. Thy god, O Dan, 
liveth ; and, The t manner ' of Beer- 
sheba liveth ; even they shall fall, 
and n.ever rise up again. 

CHAPTER IX. 

The certainty of Israel's desolation. 11 The restoring 
of the tabernacle of David. 

I SAW the Lord standing upon the 
altar : and he said, Smite the II lin- 
tel of the door, that the posts may 
shake : and H ^ cut them in the head, 
all of them ; and I will slay the last of 
them with the sword : ^ he that fleeth 
of them shall not flee away, and he 
that escapeth of them shall not be 
delivered. 

2 •= Though they dig into hell, thence 
shall mine hand take them ; ^ though 
they climb up to heaven, thence will 

I bring them down : 

3 And though they hide themselves 
in the top of Carmel, I will search 
and take them out thence ; and though 
they be hid from my sight in the 
bottom of the sea, thence will I com- 
mand the serpent, and he shall bite 
them : 

4 And though they go into captivity 
before their enemies, ^thence will I 
command the sword, and it shall slay 
them : and ^I will set mine eyes upon 
them for evil, and not for good. 

5 And the Lord God of hosts is he 
that toucheth the land, and it shall 
= melt, ^'and all that dwell therein 
shall mourn : and it shall rise up 
wholly like a flood ; and shall be 
drowned, as 6y the flood of Egypt. 

6 It is he that buildeth his " ' stories 
in the heaven, and hath founded his 

II troop in the earth ; he that ^ calleth 
for the waters of the sea, and poureth 

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them out upon the face of the earth : 
' The Lord is his name. 

7 Are ye not as children of the 
Ethiopians unto me, O children of 
Israel ? saith the Lord. Have not 
I brought up Israel out of the land 
of Egypt 1 and the "" Philistines from 
"Caphtor, and the Syrians from "Kir? 

8 Behold, Pthe eyes of the Lord God 
are upon the sinful kingdom, and I 
1 will destroy it from off the face of 
the earth ; saving that I will not ut- 
terly destroy the house of Jacob, saith 
the Lord. 

9 For, lo, I will command, and I 
will t sift the house of Israel among 
all nations, like as corn is sifted in 
a sieve, yet shall not the least t grain 
fall upon the earth. 

10 All the sinners of my people 
shall die by the sword, "■ which say. 
The evil shall not overtake nor pre- 
vent us. 

1 1 IT * In that day will I raise up the 
tabernacle of David that is fallen, and 
t close up the breaches thereof; and 
I will raise up his ruins, and I will 
build it as in the days of old : 

12 ' That they may possess the rem- 
nant of " Edom, and of all the hea- 
then, t which are called by my name, 
saith the Lord that doeth this. 

13 Behold, "^the days come, saith 
the Lord, that the ploughman shall 
overtake the reaper, and the treader 
of grapes him that tsoweth seed ; ^ and 
the mountains shall drop H sweet wine, 
and all the hills shall melt. 

14 y And I will bring again the cap- 
tivity of my people of Israel, and 
^ they shall build the waste cities, and 
inhabit them; and they shall plant 
vineyards, and drink the wine there- 
of ; they shall also make gardens, and 
eat the fruit of them. 

15 And I will plant them upon their 
land, and ^they shall no more be 
pulled up out of their land which I 
have given them, saith the Lord thy 
God. 



B.C. 

about 587. 



» Is. 21. 11. 
&34. 5. 
Ez. 25. 12, 
13, 14. Joel 
3. 19. Mai. 
1.3. 

b Jer. 49. 14, 



c 2 Kings 14. 

7. 
i Is. 14. 13, 14, 

15. Rev. 18.7, 



e Job 20. 6. 
Jer. 49. 16. k 
51. 53. Am. 
9.2. 

f Hab. 2. 9. 

S Jer. 49. 9 



h Deut. 24. 21. 
Is. 17. 6. k 
24. 13. 

li Or, glean- 
ings. 



Jer. 38. 22. 
k Is. 19. 11, 

12. 
■fB.eh.the men 

of thy peace. 

t Heb. the 
men of thy 
bread. 

II Or, of it. 

I Job 5. 12, 13. 
Is. 29. 14. 
Jer. 49. 7. 

m Ps. 76. 5. 

Am. 2. 16. 
n Jer. 49. 7. 
o Gen. 27. 41. 

Ps. 137. 7. 

Ez. 25. 12. 

& 35. 5. 

Am. 1. 11. 
p Ez. 35. 9. 

Mai. 1. 4. 
q Joel 3. 3. 

Nah. 3. 10. 
r Ps. 22. 17. & 

54. 7. & 59. 

10. Mic.4. 

11. &; 7. 10. 

II Or, carried 
a way his sub- 
stance. 



n Or. do not 
behold, Sfc. 

f Ps. 37. 13. &. 
137. 7. 



O B A D I A H. 



Judgments upon Edomfor their pride, Id and for their 
violence done to Israel. 15 Retribution upon the 
heathen. 17 Judah's deliverance. 

THE vision of Obadiah. Thus saith 
the Lord God * concerning Edom; 
"" We have heard a rumour from the 
Lord, and an ambassador is sent among 
the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise 
up against her in battle. 

2 Behold, I have made thee small 
among the heathen : thou art greatly 
despised. 

3 IT The pride of thine heart hath 
deceived thee, thou that dwellest in 
the clefts '^ of the rock, whose habita- 
tion is high ; ^ that saith in his heart. 
Who shall bring me dovv^n to the 
ground 1 

4 ^ Though thou exalt thyself as the 
eagle, and though thou ^set thy nest 
among the stars, thence will I bring 
thee down, saith the Lord. 

5 If ^ thieves came to thee, if rob- 
bers by night, (how art thou cut off!) 
would they not have stolen till they 
had enough 1 if the grapegatherers 
came to thee, ^ would they not leave 
II some grapes 1 

6 How are the things of Esau 
searched out ! how are his hidden 
things sought up ! 

7 All the men of thy confederacy 
have brought thee even to the border : 
t ' the men that were at peace with 
thee have deceived thee, and prevailed 
against thee ; t they that eat thy bread 
have laid a wound under thee : ^ there 
is none understanding H in him. 

8 ' Shall I not in that day, saith the 
Lord, even destroy the wise men out 
of Edom, and understanding out of 
the mount of Esau ? 

9 And thy ""mighty wen, °Te- 
man, shall be dismayed, to the end 
that every one of the mount of Esau 
may be cut off by slaughter. 

10 1" For thy ° violence against thy 
brother Jacob, shame shall cover thee, 
and P thou shalt be cut off for ever. 

1 1 In the day that thou stoodest on 
the other side, in the day that the 
strangers H carried away captive his 
forces, and foreigners entered into his 
gates, and "^ cast lots upon Jerusalem, 
even thou wast as one of them, 

12 But II thou shouldest not have 
■■ looked on * the day of thy brother in 



the day that he became a stranger; 
neither shouldest thou have ' rejoiced 
over the children of Judah in the day 
of their destruction ; neither shouldest 
thou have t spoken proudly in the day 
of distress. 

13 Thou shouldest not have entered 
into the gate of my people in the day 
of their calamity ; yea, thou shouldest 
not have looked on their affliction in 
the day of their calamity, nor have 
laid hands on their H substance in the 
day of their calamity ; 

14 Neither shouldest thou have stood 
in the crossway, to cut oft' those of 
his that did escape ; neither shouldest 
thou have H delivered up those of his 
that did remain in the day of distress. 

15 " For the day of the Lord is near 
upon all the heathen : ^ as thou hast 
done, it shall be done unto thee : thy 
reward shall return upon thine own 
head. 

16 ^For as ye have drunk upon my 
holy mountain, so shall all the hea- 
then drink continually ; yea, they 
shall drink, and they shall II swallow 
down, and they shall be as though 
they had not been. 

17 IF ^But upon mount Zion * shall 
be II deliverance, and n there shall be 
holiness ; and the house of Jacob shall 
possess their possessions. 

18 And the house of Jacob ^ shall be 
a fire, and the house of Joseph a 
flame, and the house of Esau for stub- 
ble, and they shall kindle in them, 
and devour them ; and there shall not 
be any remaining of the house of 
Esau ; for the Lord hath spoken it. 

19 And they o/the south " shall pos- 
sess the mount of Esau ; "^ and they of 
the plain, the Philistines : and they 
shall possess the fields of Ephraim, 
and the fields of Samaria : and Ben- 
jamin shall possess Gilead. 

20 And the captivity of this host of 
the children of Israel shall possess that 
of the Canaanites, even ^ unto Zare- 
phath ; and the captivity of Jerusa- 
lem, II which is in Sepharad, ^ shall 
possess the cities of the south. 

21 And ^saviours shall come up on 
mount Zion to judge the mount of 
Esau ; and the ^ kingdom shall be the 
Lord's. 



811 




f Gen. 4. 16. 

Job 1. 12. & 

2.7. 
t Heb. cast 

forth. 
S Ps. 107. 25. 

tHeb. 
thought to he 
broken. 



h So Acts 27. 
18, 19, 38. 



i 1 Sam. 24. 3. 



k Ps. 107. 28. 
1 Joel 2. 14. 



m Josh. 7. 14, 
16. 1 Sam. 
10. 20. 21. & 
14. 41, 42. 
Prov. 16. 33. 
Acts 1. 26. 

n Josh. 7. 19. 
1 Sam. 14. 43. 



o Ps. 14G. 6. 
Acts 17. 24. 



t Heb. with 
great/ear. 



JONAH. 



CHAPTER I. 

Jonah, sent to Nineveh, fleeth to Tarshisk. 4 He is 
overtaken by a tempest, 11 thrown into the sea, 17 
and swallowed by a great fish. 

NOW the word of the Lord came 
unto ^il Jonah the son of Amit- 
tai, saying, 

2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that '' great 
city, and cry against it ; for " their 
wickedness is come up before me. 

3 But Jonah "^rose up to flee unto 
Tarshish from the presence of the 
Lord, and went down to ^ Joppa ; 
and he found a ship going to Tar- 
shish : so he paid the fare thereof, 
and went down into it, to go with 
them unto Tarshish '^from the pres- 
ence of the Lord. 

4 IF But ^the Lord tsent out a 
great wind into the sea, and there 
was a mighty tempest in the sea, 
so that the ship was tlike to be 
broken. 

5 Then the mariners were afraid, 
and cried every man unto his god, 
and ''cast forth the wares that were 
in the ship into the sea, to lighten 
it of them. But Jonah was gone 
down ^ into the sides of the ship ; 
and he lay, and was fast asleep. 

6 So the shipmaster came to him, 
and said unto him. What meanest 
thou, sleeper? arise, ''call upon 
thy God, ' if so be that God will think 
upon us, that we perish not. 

7 And they said every one to his 
fellow. Come, and let us "' cast lots, 
that we may know for whose cause 
this evil is upon us. So they cast 
lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. 

8 Then said they unto him, "Tell 
us, we pray thee, for whose fcause 
this evil is upon us ? What is thine 
occupation? and whence comest thou? 
what is thy country ? and of what 
people art thou ? 

9 And he said unto them, I am a 
Hebrew ; and I fear the Lord, the 
God of heaven, "which hath made 
the sea and the dry land. 

10 Then were the men t exceeding- 
ly afraid, and said unto him, Why 
hast thou done this? For the men 
knew that he fled from the presence 
of the Lord, because he had told 
them. 

11 IT Then said they unto him. 
What shall we do unto thee, that 

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the sea tmay be calm unto us? for 
the sea H wrought, and was tempest- 
uous. 

12 And he said unto them, PTake 
me up, and cast me forth into the 
sea ; so shall the sea be calm unto 
you : for I know that for my sake 
this great tempest is upon you. 

13 Nevertheless the men trowed 
hard to bring it to the land ; i but 
they could not : for the sea wrought, 
and was tempestuous against them. 

14 Wherefore they cried unto the 
Lord, and said. We beseech thee, 
Lord, we beseech thee, let us 
not perish for this man's life, and 
"■ lay not upon us innocent blood : 
for thou, O Lord, 'hast done as it 
pleased thee. 

15 So they took up Jonah, and cast 
him forth into the sea : * and the sea 
t ceased from her raging. 

16 Then the men "feared the Lord 
exceedingly, and t offered a sacrifice 
unto the Lord, and made vows. 

17 If Now the Lord had prepared a 
great fish to swallow up Jonah. And 
* Jonah was in the t belly of the fish 
three days and three nights. 

CHAPTER n. 

Jonah's prayer. 10 His deliverance. 

THEN Jonah prayed unto the 
Lord his God out of the fish's 
belly, 

2 And said, I * cried H by reason of 
mine affliction unto the Lord, ''and 
he heard me ; out of the belly of 
II hell cried I, and thou heardest my 
voice. 

3 " For thou hadst cast me into the 
deep, in the t midst of the seas ; and 
the floods compassed me about: ''all 
thy billows and thy waves passed 
over me. 

4 ^ Then I said, I am cast out of thy 
sight ; yet I will look again ^ toward 
thy holy temple. 

5 The ^ waters compassed me about, 
even to the soul : the depth closed me 
round about, the weeds were wrapped 
about my head. 

6 I went down to the t bottoms of 
the mountains ; the earth with her 
bars was about me for ever : yet hast 
thou brought up my life '' from II cor- 
ruption, O Lord my God. 



NineveK's repentance. 



JONAH. 



Jonalis anger rebuked. 



i Pa. 18. 6. 

k 2 Kings 17. 

15. Ps. 31. 6. 
Jer. 10. 8. &. 

16. 19. 

1 Pe. 50. 14, 23. 

it H6. 17, 18. 

Hos. 14. 2. 

Heb. 13. 15. 
m Fa. 3, 8. 



t Heb. of 

God. So 

Gen: 30. 8. 

Ps. 36. 6. & 

80. 10. 
a.SeeDeut.l8. 

22. 



b Matt, 12. 41. 
Luke 11. 32. 



c Job 2. 8. 
d 2 Chr. 20. 3. 
Joel 2. 15. 
t Heb. said. 



t Heb. great 



e Is. 58. 
f Is. 59. 



S 2 Sam. 12. 
22. Joel 2. 14. 



3 Jer. 18. 8. 
Am. 7, 3, 6. 



7 When my soul fainted within me 
I remembered the Lord : ' and my 
prayer came in unto thee, into thine 
holy temple. 

8 Thay that observe ^ lying vanities 
forsake their own mercy. 

9 But I will •sacrifice unto thee with 
the voice of thanksgiving ; I will pay 
that that I have vowed. "" Salvation 
is of the Lord. 

10 IF And the Lord spake unto the 
fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon 
the dry land. 

CHAPTER in. 

Jonah, sent again, preacheth to the Ninevites. 5 Their 
repentance. 10 God spareth them. 



ND the word of the Lord came 
unto Jonah the second time, say- 



A 

mg, 

2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great 
city, and preach unto it the preaching 
that I bid thee. 

3 So Jonah arose, and went unto 
Nineveh, according to the word of 
the Lord. Now Nineveh was an 
t exceeding great city of three days' 
journey. 

4 And Jonah began to enter into 
the city a day's journey, and *he 
cried, and said, Yet forty days, and 
Nineveh shall be overthrown, 

5 IT So the people of Nineveh ^ be- 
lieved God, and proclaimed a fast, 
and put on sackcloth, from the 
greatest of them even to the least 
of them, 

6 For word came unto the king of 
Nineveh, and he arose from his 
throne, and he laid his robe from 
him, and covered him with sack- 
cloth, " and sat in ashes, 

7 "^And he caused it to be pro- 
claimed and t published through Nin- 
eveh by the decree of the king and 
his t nobles, saying. Let neither man 
nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any 
thing : let them not feed, nor drink 
water : 

8 But let man and beast be cover- 
ed with sackcloth, and cry mightily 
unto God : yea, * let them turn every 
one from his evil way, and from '^the 
violence that is in their hands, 

9 s Who can tell if God will turn 
and repent, and turn away from his 
fierce anger, that we perish not 1 

10 IT •'And God saw their works, 
that they turned from their evil way ; 
and God repented of the evil, that he 



had said that he would do unto them ; 
and he did it not. 

CHAPTER IV. 

Joriah's repinings at God's mercy to Nineveh, 6 and 
at the withering of his gourd. 9 He is rebuked. 

BUT it displeased Jonah exceed- 
ingly, and he was very angry, 

2 And he prayed unto the Lord, 
and said, I pray thee, Lord, was 
not this my saying, when I was yet 
in my country? Therefore I ^fled 
before unto Tarshish : for I knew 
that thou art a ''gracious God, and 
merciful, slow to anger, and of great 
kindness, and repentest thee of the evil, 

3 "^Therefore now, O Lord, take, 

I beseech thee, my life from me ; 
for ^it is better for me to die than 
to live. 

4 IT Then said the Lord, H Doest 
thou well to be angry ? 

5 So Jonah went out of the city, 
and sat on the east side of the city, 
and there made him a booth, and 
sat under it in the shadow, till he 
might see what would become of the 
city. 

6 And the Lord God prepared a 

II gourd, and made it to come up over 
Jonah, that it might be a shadow 
over his head, to deliver him from 
his grief. So Jonah t was exceeding 
glad of the gourd, 

7 But God prepared a worm when 
the morning rose the next day, and it 
smote the gourd that it withered. 

8 And it came to pass, when the 
sun did arise, that God prepared 
a II vehement east wind ; and the sun 
beat upon the head of Jonah, that he 
fainted, and wished in himself to die, 
and said, ^It is better for me to die 
than to live. 

9 And God said to Jonah, H Doest 
thou well to be angry for the gourd ? 
And he said, H I do well to be angry, 
even unto death. 

10 Then said the Lord, Thou hast 
II had pity on the gourd, for the 
which thou hast not laboured, nei- 
ther madest it grow ; which t came 
up in a night, and perished in a 
night : 

11 And should not I spare Nine- 
veh, ^that great city, wherein are 
more than sixscore thousand per- 
sons ^that cannot discern between 
their right hand and their left hand ; 
and also much ^ cattle 1 



813 



a Jer. 26. 18. 
b Am. 1. 1. 
c Deut. 32. 1. 

Is. 1. 2. 
d Ps. 50. 7. 

Mai. 3. 5. 
t Heb. Hear, 

ye people, all 

of them, 
f Heb. the ful- 
ness thereof, 
e Ps. 11. 4. 

Jonah 2. 7. 

Hab. 2. 20. 
f Is. 26.21. 
S Ps. 115. 3, 
h Deut. 32. 13. 

& 33. 29. 

Am. 4. 13. 
i .Tudg. 5. 5. 

Ps.97.5. Is. 

64. 1, 2. 3. 

Am. 9. '5. 

Hab. 3. 6, 10. 

t Heb, a de- 
scent. 



k 2 Kmg:s 19. 
25. ch.3. 12. 



1 Ez. 13. 14. 



m Hos. 2. 5, 
12. 

a Is. 21. 3. & 
22.4. Jer. 4. 
19. 

o Is. 20. 2, 3, 4. 

P Job 30. 29. 
Ps. 102. 6. 

q 2 Kings 18. 
13. Is. 8.7,8. 

r 2 Sam. 1. 20. 

s Jer. 6. 26. 

t Heb. daugh- 
ters of the 
owl. 

II Or, she is 
grievously 
sick of her 
wounds. 

II That is, 
Bust. 

\\ Or, thou that 
dwellest fair- 
ly. 

t Heb. inhah- 
itress. 



M I C AH. 



CHAPTER I. 

The date ofMicaKs prophecy. 2 Judgments upon Is- 
rael and Judahfor idolatry. 10 An exhortation to 
mourning. 

THE word of the Lord that came 
to ^ Micah the Morasthite in the 
days of Jothani, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, 
kings of Judah, ^ which he saw con- 
cerning Samaria and Jerusalem. 

2 t Hear, all ye people ; " hearken, 

earth, and t all that therein is : 
and let the Lord God "^be witness 
against you, the Lord from ^ his holy 
temple. 

3 For, behold, ^the Lord cometh 
forth out of his s place, and will come 
down, and tread upon the ''high places 
of the earth. 

4 And 'the mountains shall be 
molten under him, and the valleys 
shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, 
and as the waters that are poured 
down t a steep place. 

5 For the transgression of Jacob is 
all this, and for the sins of the house 
of Israel. What is the transgression 
of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and 
what are the high places of Judah? 
are they not Jerusalem ? 

6 Therefore I will make Samaria 
•^ as a heap of the field, and as plant- 
ings of a vineyard : and I will pour 
down the stones thereof into the val- 
ley, and I will ' discover the founda- 
tions thereof. 

7 And all the graven images thereof 
shall be beaten to pieces, and all the 
'"hires thereof shall be burned with 
the fire, and all the idols thereof will 

1 lay desolate : for she gathered it of 
the hire of a harlot, and they shall 
return to the hire of a harlot. 

8 Therefore " I will wail and howl, 
° I will go stripped and naked : p I will 
make a wailing like the dragons, and 
mourning as the towls. 

9 For II her wound is incurable ; for 
lit is come unto Judah; he is come 
unto the gate of my people, even to 
Jerusalem. 

10 IF '"Declare ye it not at Gath, 
weep ye not at all : in the house of 
11 A phrah ' roll thyself in the dust. 

11 Pass ye away, Hthou t inhabitant 

814 



of Saphir, having thy * shame naked : 
the inhabitant of H Zaanan came not 
forth in the mourning of H Beth-ezel ; 
he shall receive of you his standing. 

12 For the inhabitant of Maroth 
II waited carefully for good : but " evil 
came down from the Lord unto the 
gate of Jerusalem. 

13 O thou inhabitant of ^ Lachish, 
bind the chariot to the swift beast : 
she is the beginning of the sin to 
the daughter of Zion : for the trans- 
gressions of Israel were found in 
thee. 

14 Therefore shalt thou ^give pres- 
ents II to Moresheth-gath : the houses 
of II ^ Achzib shall be a lie to the 
kings of Israel. 

15 Yet will I bring an heir unto 
thee, O inhabitant of ^Mareshah: Hhe 
shall come unto ''Adullam the glory 
of Israel. 

16 Make thee "^bald, and poll thee 
for thy ^ delicate children ; enlarge 
thy baldness as the eagle ; for they 
are gone into captivity from thee. 

CHAPTER II. 

Woes denounced upon oppressors. 12 The restoration 
of Israel promised. 

WOE to them * that devise in- 
iquity, and ^work evil upon 
their beds ! when the morning is 
light, they practise it, because '^ it is 
in the power of their hand. 

2 And they covet ^fields, and take 
them by violence ; and houses, and 
take them away : so they H oppress a 
man and his house, even a man and 
his heritage, 

3 Therefore thus saith the Lord ; 
Behold, against ^ this family do I 
devise an evil, from which ye shall 
not remove your necks ; neither shall 
ye go haughtily: ^for this time is 
evil. 

4 1 In that day shall one ^ take up 
a parable against you, and ^lament 
twith a doleful lamentation, and say. 
We be utterly spoiled : ' he hath 
changed the portion of my people : 
how hath he removed it from me ! 
II turning away he hath divided our 
fields. 



IsraeVs restoration. 



MICAH. 



ZioYi's future glory. 



B. C. 
about 730. 



H Or, Prophesy 
not as they 
prophesy. 
Heb, Drop, 
ifc. Ez.21. 
2. 

k Deut. 32. 8, 
9. 

n Or, short- 



t Heb. Mz>- 
right f 

t Heb. yester- 
day. 

t Heb. over 
against a 
garment. 

II Or, wives. 
1 Is, SO. 10. 
Am. 2. 12. 

&. 7. 16. 



m DeuL 12. 9. 
n Lev. 18. 25, 
28, Jer.3.2, 

11 Or, walk 
with the 
wind, and 
lie falsely. 

o Ez. 13. 3. 



p ch. 4. 6, 7. 

q Jer. 31. 10. 
r Ez. 36. 37. 



8 Hos. 3. 5. 
t l8. 52. 12. 



710. 
a Jer. 5. 4, 5. 



b Ps. 14. 4. 



c Ez. 11. 3, 7. 

d Ps. 18. 41. 
Prov. 1. 28. 
Is. 1. 15. 
Ez. 8. 18. 
Zech. 7. 13. 



5 Therefore thou shalt have none 
that shall ^ cast a cord by lot in the 
congregation of the Lord. 

6 ii ' Prophesy ye not, say they to 
them that prophesy : they shall not 
prophesy to them, that they shall not 

I take shame. 

7 10 thou that art named The 
house of Jacob, is the Spirit of the 
Lord II straitened 1 are these his do- 
ings? do not my words do good to 
him that walketh t uprightly 1 

8 Even t of late my people is risen 
up as an enemy : ye pull off the 
robe tvvith the garment from them 
that pass by securely as men averse 
from w^ar. 

9 The II women of my people have ye 
cast out from their pleasant houses ; 
from their children have ye taken 
away my glory for ever. 

10 Arise ye, and depart ; for this is 
not your ^ rest : because it is " pol- 
luted, it shall destroy you, even with 
a sore destruction. 

1 1 If a man H ° walking in the spirit 
and falsehood do lie, saying, I will 
prophesy unto thee of wine and of 
strong drink ; he shall even be the 
prophet of this people. 

12 IT Pi will surely assemble, 
Jacob, all of thee ; I will surely 
gather the remnant of Israel ; I will 
put them together "^as the sheep of 
Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of 
their fold : " they shall make great 
noise by reason of the multitude of 
men, 

13 The breaker is come up before 
them : they have broken up, and have 
passed through the gate, and are gone 
out by it ; and ^ their king shall pass 
before them, *and the Lord on the 
head of them. 

CHAPTER III. 

Judgments upon the princes for their cruel exactions, 
5 upon the false prophets for their deceptions, 8 and 
upon Zionfor the wickedness of both. 

AND I said, Hear, I pray you, 
heads of Jacob, and ye princes 
of the house of Israel ; ^ Is it not for 
you to know judgment? 

2 Who hate the good, and love the 
evil ; who pluck off their skin from 
off them, and their flesh from off 
their bones ; 

3 Who also ^ eat the flesh of my 
people, and flay their skin from off 
them ; and they break their bones, 
and chop them in pieces, as for the 
pot, and " as flesh within the caldron. 

4 Then ^ shall they cry unto the 
Lord, but he will not hear them : he 
will even hide his face from them 
at that time, as they have behaved 
themselves ill in their doings. 



5 IF Thus saith the Lord ^ concern- 
ing the prophets that make my people 
err, that '^bite with their teeth, and 
cry. Peace ; and ^ he that putteth not 
into their mouths, they even prepare 
war against him : 

6 ^Therefore night shall be unto you, 
t that ye shall not have a vision ; and 
it shall be dark unto you, tthat ye 
shall not divine ; ' and the sun shall 
go down over the prophets, and the 
day shall be dark over them. 

7 Then shall the seers be ashamed, 
and the diviners confounded : yea, 
they shall all cover their t lips ; ^ for 
there is no answer of God. 

8 IT But truly I am full of power 
by the Spirit of the Lord, and of 
judgment, and of might, ^ to declare 
unto Jacob his transgression, and to 
Israel his sin. 

9 Hear this, I pray you, ye heads 
of the house of Jacob, and princes 
of the house of Israel, that abhor 
judgment, and pervert all equity. 

10 ""They build up Zion with 
°t blood, and Jerusalem with ini- 
quity. 

11 ° The heads thereof judge for re- 
ward, and P the priests thereof teach 
for hire, and the prophets thereof 
divine for money : ^ yet will thej'^ 
lean upon the Lord, tand say, Is 
not the Lord among us? none evil 
can come upon us. 

12 Therefore shall Zion for your 
sake be *" ploughed as a field, * and Je- 
rusalem shall become heaps, and ' the 
mountain of the house as the high 
places of the forest. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The enlargement of Zion in the last days. 3 Her 
peace, 8 dominion, 11 and victory. 

BUT Mn the last days it shall 
come to pass, that the mount- 
ain of the house of the Lord shall 
be established in the top of the 
mountains, and it shall be exalted 
above the hills ; and people shall 
flow unto it, 

2 And many nations shall come, and 
say. Come, and let us go up to the 
mountain of the Lord, and to the 
house of the God of Jacob ; and he 
will teach us of his ways, and we 
will walk in his paths : for the law 
shall go forth of Zion, and the word 
of the Lord from Jerusalem. 

3 1" And he shall judge among many 
people, and rebuke strong nations afar 
off; and they shall beat their swords 
into ''ploughshares, and their spears 
into II pruninghooks : nation shall not 
lift up a sword against nation, " nei- 
ther shall they learn war any more. 

4 ^ But they shall sit every man 

815 



B.C. 710. 



el8. 56.10, 11. 

Ez. 13. 10. & 

22.25. 
f ch. 2. 11. 

Malt. 7. 15. 
S Ez. 13. 18, 

19. 

t Heb. from 

a vision. 
t Heb. from 

divining. 
h Is. 8. 20, 22. 

Ez. 13. 23. 

Zech. 13. 4. 
iAm. 8. 9. 



t Heb. upper 

lip. 
Ic Ps. 74. 9, 

Am. 8. 11. 



1 Is. 58. 1. 



m Jer. 22. 13, 
t Heb. bloods. 
n Ez. 22. 27. 

Hab. 2. 12. 

Zeph. 3. 3. 
o Is. 1. 23. 

Ez. 22. 12. 

Hos. 4. 18, 

ch. 7. 3. 

fHeb. saying. 
P Jer. 6. 13. 
q Is. 48. 2. 

Is. 7. 4. 

Rom. 2. 17. 
r .fer. 26. 18, 

ch. 1. 6. 
s Ps. 79, 1. 
t ch. 4. 2. 



a Is. 2. 2, &c. 
Ez. 17. 22, 
23, 



b Is. 2 4. 

Joel 3. 10. 
II Or, scythes. 
Ps. 72. 7. 
d 1 Kins^s 4. 

25. Zech. 3. 

10. 



The Messiah's birthplace. 



MICAH. 



His kingdom and conquest. 



B.C. 710. 



e Jer. 2. 11. 
f Zech. 10. 12. 



g Ez. 34. 16. 

Zeph. 3. 19, 
h Ps. 147. 2. 

Ez. 34. 13. 

& 37. 21. 



i ch. 2. 12. & 

5. 3, 7, 8. 

6. 7. 18. 



II Or, Edar : 

Gen. 35. 21. 
k Is. 9. 6. & 

24. 23. Dau. 

7. 14, 27. 

Luke 1. 33. 

Rev. 11. 15. 



1 Jer. 8. 19. 
m Is. 13. 8. 

& 21. 3. .ler. 

30. 6. &. 50, 43. 



n Lara. 2. 16. 



Obad. 12. 
ch. 7. 10. 



p Is. 55. 8. 
Rom. 11. 33. 



q Is. 21. 10. 



r Is. 41. 15, 16. 
Jer. 51. 33. 



8 Dan. 2. 44. 

t Is. 18. 7. & 
23. 18. & 60. 
6,9. 

u Zech. 4. 14. 
&6. 5. 



a Lara. 3. 30. 

Matt. 5. 39. 

& 27. 30. 
b Matt. 2. 6. 

John 7. 42. 
c 1 Sam. 23. 

23. 
d Ex. 18. 25. 



under his vine and under his fig 
tree ; and none shall make them 
afraid : for the mouth of the Lord 
of hosts hath spoken it. 

5 For ®all people will walk every 
one in the name of his god, and ^ we 
will walk in the name of the Lord 
our God for ever and ever. 

6 In that day, saith the Lord, ^ will 
I assemble her that halteth, ''and I 
will gather her that is driven out, and 
her that I have afflicted ; 

7 And I will make her that halted 
'a remnant, and her that was cast far 
off a strong nation : and the Lord 
^ shall reign over them in mount Zion 
from henceforth, even for ever. 

8 IT And thou, O tower of H the 
flock, the strong hold of the daugh- 
ter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, 
even the first dominion ; the king- 
dom shall come to the daughter of 
Jerusalem. 

9 Now why dost thou cry out 
aloud 1 ' is there no king in thee 1 is 
thy counsellor perished? for '"pangs 
have taken thee as a woman in 
travail. 

10 Be in pain, and labour to bring 
forth, O daughter of Zion, like a 
woman in travail : for now shalt thou 
go forth out of the city, and thou 
shalt dwell in the field, and thou 
shalt go even to Babylon ; there shalt 
thou be delivered ; there the Lord 
shall redeem thee from the hand of 
thine enemies. 

11 IT " Now also many nations are 
gathered against thee, that say, Let 
her be defiled, and let our eye ° look 
upon Zion. 

12 But they know not p the thoughts 
of the Lord, neither understand they 
his counsel : for he shall gather them 
1 as the sheaves into the floor. 

13 "■ Arise and thresh, O daughter of 
Zion ; for I will make thine horn 
iron, and I will make thy hoofs 
brass : and thou shalt ' beat in pieces 
many people : * and I will consecrate 
their gain unto the Lord, and their 
substance unto "the Lord of the whole 
earth. 

CHAPTER V. 

The birthplace of the Messiah. 4 His kingdom, 8 and 
conquests. 

"IVrOW gather thyself in troops, O 
i- 1 daughter of troops : he hath 
laid siege against us : they shall 
^ smite the judge of Israel with a rod 
upon the cheek. 

2 But thou, *> Beth-lehem Ephratah, 
though thou be little • " among the 
^ thousands of Judah, yet out of thee 
shall he come forth unto me that is 

816 



to be ^ ruler in Israel ; ^ whose goings 
forth have been from of old, from 
t everlasting. 

3 Therefore will he give them up, 
until the time that s she which travail- 
eth hath brought forth : then ^ the 
remnant of his brethren shall return 
unto the children of Israel. 

4 IF And he shall stand and H " feed 
in the strength of the Lord, in the 
majesty of the name of the Lord 
his God ; and they shall abide : for 
now ^ shall he be great unto the ends 
of the earth. 

5 And this man ' shall be the peace, 
when the Assyrian shall come into 
our land : and when he shall tread 
in our palaces, then shall we raise 
against him seven shepherds, and 
eight t principal men. 

6 And they shall t waste the land 
of Assyria with the sword, and the 
land of " Nimrod n in the entrances 
thereof: thus shall he " deliver us from 
the Assyrian, when he cometh into 
our land, and when he treadeth with- 
in our borders. 

7 And ° the remnant of Jacob shall 
be in the midst of many people Pas 
a dew from the Lord, as the showers 
upon the grass, that tarrieth not for 
man, nor waiteth for the sons of 
men. 

8 IT And the remnant of Jacob shall 
be among the Gentiles in the midst 
of many people, as a lion among the 
beasts of the forest, as a young lion 
among the flocks of H sheep: who, if 
he go through, both treadeth down, 
and teareth in pieces, and none can 
deliver. 

9 Thine hand shall be lifted up upon 
thine adversaries, and all thine ene- 
mies shall be cut off. 

10 "J And it shall come to pass in 
that day, saith the Lord, that I will 
cut oflf thy horses out of the midst of 
thee, and I will destroy thy char- 
iots: 

1 1 And I will cut off the cities of 
thy land, and throw down all thy 
strong holds : 

12 And I will cut off witchcrafts 
out of thine hand ; and thou shalt 
have no more ^ soothsayers : 

13 ^Thy graven images also will 
I cut off, and thy "standing images 
out of the midst of thee ; and thou 
shalt ^ no more worship the work of 
thine hands. 

14 And I will pluck up thy groves 
out of the midst of thee : so will 
I destroy thy II cities. 

15 And I will "execute vengeance 
in anger and fury upon the heathen, 
such as they have not heard. 



God's controversy with Israel. 



MICAH. 



The general corruption of men. 



B. C. 710. 



a Deut. 32. 1. 

Ps. 50. 1, 4. 

Is. 1. 2. 
b Hoa. 12. 2. 
c Is. 1. 18. & 

5. 3, 4. & 43. 

26. Hos. 4. 1. 



Jer. 2. 5, 31. 



e Ex. 12. 51. 
& 14.30. & 
20. 2, Deut. 
4. 20. Am. 2. 
10. 

i Num. 22. 5. 
& 23. 7. & 24. 
10, 11. Deut. 
23.4,5. Josh. 
24.9,10. Rev. 

2. 14. 

S Num. 25. 1, 

& 33. 49. 

Josh. 4. 19. 

& 5. 10. 
h Judg. 5. 11. 

i Ps. 50. 9. & 
61.16. Is. 1. 
11. 

t Heb. sons 
of a year 1 

k Job 29. 6. 
1 2 Kings 16. 

3. & 21. 6. & 
23. 10. Jer. 
7. 31. & 19. 5. 
Ez. 23.37. 

t Heb. helly. 



m Deut. 10. 12. 

1 Sam. 15. 22. 

Hos. 6. 6. & 

12. 6. 
n Gen. 18. 19. 

Is. 1. 17. 
fHeb. humble 

thyself to 

walk. 
II Or, thy name 

shall see that 

which is. 



II Or, Is there 
yet unto 
every man a 
house of the 
wicked, 6fC. 

t Heb. meas- 
ure of lean- 
ness, Am. 8. 5. 

II Or, Shall I 
be pure with, 

&fC. 

o Deut. 25. IS- 
IS. Prov. 11. 
1, &20. 10, 
23. 

p Hos. 12, 7. 

q Jer. 9. 3, 5, 
6,8. 

r Lev. 26. 16. 
Ps. 107. 17, 



CHAPTER VI. 

GacPs controversy with his people for their ingrati- 
tude, G ignorance, 10 injustice, 16 and idolatry. 

HEAU ye now what the Lord 
saith ; Arise, contend thou H be- 
fore the mountains, and let the hills 
hear thy voice. 

2 ""Hear ye, mountains, ''the 
Lord's controversy, and ye strong 
foundations of the earth : for ° the 
Lord hath a controversy with his 
people, and he will plead with Is- 
rael. 

3 my people, ^ what have I done 
unto thee 1 and wherein have I wea- 
ried thee 1 testify against me. 

4 " For I brought thee up out of the 
land of Egypt, and redeemed thee 
out of the house of servants ; and I 
sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and 
Miriam. 

5 my people, remember now what 
^Balak king of Moab consulted and 
what Balaam the son of Beor answer- 
ed him, from ^ Shittim unto Gilgal ; 
that ye may know ^ the righteousness 
of the Lord. 

6 IF Wherewith shall I come before 
the Lord, and bow myself before the 
high God? shall I come before him 
with burnt offerings, with calves tof 
a year old 1 

7 'Will the Lord be pleased with 
thousands of rams, or with ten thou- 
sands of ^ rivers of oil 1 ' shall I give 
my firstborn /or my transgression, the 
fruit of my t body for the sin of my 
soul 1 

8 He hath '"shewed thee, man, 
what is good ; and what doth the 
Lord require of thee, but "to do 
justly, and to love mercy, and to 
t walk humbly with thy God ? 

9 The Lord's voice crieth unto the 
city, and II the man of wisdom shall see 
thy name : hear ye the rod, and who 
hath appointed it. 

10 TF II Are there yet the treasures of 
wickedness in the house of the wick- 
ed, and the t scant measure ° that is 
abominable 1 

11 II Shall I count them pure with 
Pthe wicked balances, and with the 
bag of deceitful weights "? 

12 For the rich men thereof are 
full of violence, and the inhabitants 
thereof have spoken lies, and i their 
tongue is deceitful in their mouth. 

13 Therefore also will I ""make thee 
sick in smiting thee, in making thee 
desolate because of thy sins. 

14 *Thou shalt eat, but not be sat- 
isfied ; and thy casting down shall 
be in the midst of thee ; and thou 
shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver ; 



52 



and that which thou deliverest will 
I give up to the sword. 

15 Thou shalt 'sow, but thou shalt 
not reap ; thou shalt tread the olives, 
but thou shalt not anoint thee with 
oil ; and sweet wine, but shalt not 
drink wine. 

16 H For II the statutes of " Omri are 
^ kept, and all the works of the house 
of y Ahab, and ye walk in their coun- 
sels ; that I should make thee ^ a H des- 
olation, and the inhabitants thereof a 
hissing : therefore ye shall bear the 
^reproach of my people. 

CHAPTER VII. 

The prophet lamenteth the general corruption of his 
times, 7 and putteth his trust in God. 8 He en- 
courageth himself against his enemies. 14 His 
prayer. 16 The ultimate triumph of God's people. 

WOE is me ! for I am as t when 
they have gathered the sum- 
mer fruits, as ''the grape gleanings 
of the vintage : there is no cluster to 
eat : ^ my soul desired the first ripe 
fruit. 

2 The ^ II good man is perished out 
of the earth ; and there is none up- 
right among men : they all lie in 
wait for blood ; ^ they hunt every man 
his brother with a net. 

3 1 That they may do evil with both 
hands earnestly, ® the prince asketh, 
^ and the judge asketh for a reward ; 
and the great man, he uttereth this 
mischievous desire : so they wrap it 
up. 

4 The best of them ^ is as s. brier : 
the most upright is sharper than a 
thorn hedge : the day of thy watch- 
men and thy visitation cometh ; now 
shall be their perplexity. 

5 1^ Trust ye not in a friend, put 
ye not confidence in a guide : keep 
the doors of thy mouth from her that 
lieth in thy bosom. 

6 For ' the son dishonoureth the 
father, the daughter riseth up against 
her mother, the daughter in law 
against her mother in law ; a man's 
enemies are the men of his own 
house. 

7 Therefore ^ I will look unto the 
Lord ; I will wait for the God of my 
salvation : my God will hear me. 

8 1 ' Rejoice not against me, O mine 
enemy: ""when I fall, I shall arise; 
when I sit in darkness, "the Lord 
shall be a light unto me. 

9 ° I will bear the indignation of the 
Lord, because I have sinned against 
him, until he plead my cause, and 
execute judgment for me : p he will 
bring me forth to the fight, and I 
shall behold his righteousness. 

10 II Then she that is mine enemy 

817 



B. C. 710. 



t Deut. 28. 38, 
39, 40. Am. 
5. 11. Zeph. 
1. 13. Hag. 1. 



u 1 Kings 16. 

25,26. 
II Or, he doth 

much keep 

the, ifc. 
X Hos. 5. 11. 
II Ot, aston- 
ishment. 
y 1 Kings 16. 

30, &c. & 21. 

2.5, 26. 

2 Kings 21. 3. 
z 1 Kings 9; 8. 

Jer. 19. 8. 
a Is. 25. 8. 

Jer. 51. 51, 

Lam. 5. 1. 



t Heb. the 
gatherings 
of summer. 

a Is. 17. 6. & 
24. 13. 

b Is. 28. 4. 
Hos. 9. 10. 

II Or, godly, 
or, merciful. 

c Ps. 12. 1. & 
14. 1, 3. Is. 
57.1. 

d Hab. 1. 15. 



e Hos. 4. 18. 
f Is. 1, 23. ch. 

3.11. 
t Heb. the 

mischief of 

his soul. 



e 2 Sam. 23. 6. 
7. Ez. 2. 6. 
See Is. 55. 
13. 



h Jer. 9. 4. 



i Ez. 22. 7. 
Matt. 10.21, 
35,36. Luke 
12. 53. & 21. 
16. 2 Tim. 3. 
2,3. 



1 Prov. 24. 17. 

Lam. 4. 21. 
m Ps. 37. 24. 

Prov. 24. 16. 
n Ps. 27. 1. 

o Lam. 3. 39. 



p Ps. 37. 6. 

II Or, And 
thou wilt see 
her that is 
mine enemy, 
and cover her 
with shame. 



The ultimate triumph 



MICAH. 



of the people of God. 



B. C. 710. 



q Ps. 35. 26. 

t Heb. she 
shall he for 
a treading 
down. 

T Pe. 42. 3, 10. 
& 79. 10. & 
115. 2. Joel 
2. 17. 

8 ch. 4. 11. 



il Or, even to. 
t 2 Sam. 22. 

43. Zech. 10. 

5. 
u Am. 9. 11, 

&c. 

II Or, After 
that it.hath 
been. 

X Is. 11. 16. & 
19. 23, &c. & 
27. 13. Ho3. 

11. 11. 

II Or, Rule. 

Ps. 28. 9. 

ch. 5. 4. 
r Jer. 21. 14. 

ch. 3. 12. 
z Is. 37. 24. 
a Ps. 68. 22. & 

78. 12. 



shall see it, and <i shame shall cov- 
er her which said unto me, *" Where 
is the Lord thy God? ^mine eyes 
shall behold her : now t shall she be 
trodden down 'as the mire of the 
streets. 

11 In the day that thy " walls are to 
be built, in that day shall the decree 
be far removed. 

12 In that day also ^ he shall come 
even to thee from Assyria, II and from 
the fortified cities, and from the fort- 
ress even to the river, and from 
sea to sea, and from mountain to 
mountain. 

13 II Notwithstanding, the land shall 
be desolate because of them that 
dwell therein, ^ for the fruit of their 
doings. 

14 II II Feed thy people with thy rod, 
the flock of thine heritage, which 
dwell solitarily in ' the wood, in the 
midst of Carmel : let them feed in 
Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of 
old. 

15 ^According to the days of thy com- 

818 



ing out of the land of Egypt will I 
shew unto him marvellous things. ■ 

16 TF The nations ^ shall see and be 
confounded at all their might : "= they 
shall lay their hand upon their mouth, 
their ears shall be deaf. 

17 They shall lick the "^dust like 
a serpent, ^ they shall move out of 
their holes like H worms of the earth : 
^they shall be afraid of the Lord 
our God, and shall fear because of 
thee. 

18 ^Who is a God like unto thee, 
that ^ pardoneth iniquity, and passeth 
by the transgression of ' the remnant 
of his heritage ? "^ he retaineth not his 
anger for ever, because he delighteth 
in mercy. 

19 He will turn again, he will have 
compassion upon us ; he will subdue 
our iniquities ; and thou wilt cast all 
their sins into the depths of the sea. 

20 ^ Thou wilt perform the truth to 
Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, 
™ which thou hast sworn unto our 
fathers from the days of old. 



B.C. 730. 



b Is. 26. 11. 
c Job 21. 5. & 



i Ps. 72. 9. 

Is. 49. 23. 
e Ps. 18. 45. 
II Or 

things, 
f Jer. 33. 9. 



g Ex. 15. 11. 

h Ex. 34. 6, 7. 

Jer. 50. 20. 
i ch. 4. 7. & 5. 

3, 7, 8. 
k Ps. 103. 9. 

Is. 57. 16. 

Jer. 3, 5. 



1 Luke 1. 72, 
73. 



m Ps. 105. 9, 
10. 



B.C. 
about 713. 

a Zeph. 2. 13. 
b Ex. 20. 5. &c 

34. 14. Deut. 
4. 24. Josh. 
24. 19. 

II Or, The 
LORD is a 
jealous God, 
and a, re- 
venger, &fC. 

t Heb. that 
hut/ifut-y. 

c Deut. 32. 35. 
Ps. 94. 1. Is. 
59. 18. 

d Ex. 34. 3, 7. 
Neh. 9. 17. 
Ps. 103. 8. 
Jonah 4. 2. 

e Job 9. 4. 

f Ps. 18. 7, &c. 
& 97. 2. Hab. 
3. 5, 11, 12. 

S Ps. 106. 9. 
Is. 50. 2. 
Matt. 8. 26. 

ti Is. 33. 9. 

i Ps. 68. 8. 
k Judg. 5. 5. 

Ps. 97. 5. 

Mic. 1. 4. 

I 2 Pet. 3, 10. 
m Mai. 3. 2. 
n Rev. 16. 1. 
t Heb. stand 

vp. 
1 Chr,16.34. 

Ps. 100. 5, 

Jer. 33. 11. 

Lam. 3. 25. 
li Or, strength. 
P Ps. 1. 6. 

2 Tim. 2. 19. 
q Dan. 9. 26. 

& 11. 10, 22, 

40. 

I- Ps. 2. 1. 
s 1 Sam. 3. 12. 
t 2 Sam. 23. 6, 

7. 

u ch. 3. 11. 
X Mai. 4. 1. 
y 2 Kings 19. 

22,23. 
z 2 Kings 19. 

35, 37. 

a Is. 8. 8, Dan. 
11. 10. 

b Jer. 2. 20. & 
30. 8. 

t Heb. a coun- 
sellor of Be- 
lial. 

II Or, Xf they 
would have 
been at 
peace, so 
should they 
have been 
many, and so 
should they 
have been 
shorn, and he 

, should have 
passed away. 
t Heb. shorn. 



N AH U M 



CHAPTER I. 

77ie majesty of God in goodness to his people, and in 
severity against his enemies, 

THE burden =^of Nineveh. The 
book of the vision of Nahum the 
Elkoshite. 

2 II God is ''jealous, and " the Lord 
revengeth ; the Lord revengeth, and 
t is furious ; the Lord will take ven- 
geance on his adversaries, and he re- 
serveth ivrath for his enemies. 

3 The Lord is ^ slow^ to anger, and 
^ great in power, and will not at all 
acquit the wicked : ^ the Lord hath his 
way in the whirlwind and in the 
storm, and the clouds are the dust 
of his feet. 

4 ^ He rebuketh the sea, and maketh 
it dry, and drieth up all the rivers : 
''Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, 
and the flower of Lebanon languish- 
eth. 

5 ' The mountains quake at him, 
and ^ the hills melt, and • the earth 
is burned at his presence, yea, the 
world, and all that dwell therein. 

6 Who can stand before his indig- 
nation'? and '"who can t abide in the 
fierceness of his anger 1 " his fury is 
poured out like fire, and the rocks 
are thrown down by him. 

7 ° The Lord is good, a H strong hold 
in the day of trouble ; and p he know- 
eth them that trust in him. 

8 1 But with an overrunning flood 
he will make an utter end of the 
place thereof, and darkness shall pur- 
sue his enemies. 

9 '"What do ye imagine against the 
Lord 1 * he will make an utter end : 
affliction shall not rise up the second 
time. 

10 For while thei/ be folden together 
' as thorns, " and while they are drunk- 
en as drunkards, ^they shall be de- 
voured as stubble fully dry. 

11 There is one come out of thee, 
y that imagineth evil against the Lord, 
t a wicked counsellor. 

12 Thus saith the Lord ; H Though 
they be quiet, and likewise many, yet 
thus == shall they be t cut down, when 
he shall ^pass through. Though I 
have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee 
no more. 

13 For now will I ^ break his yoke 



from off thee, and will burst thy bonds 
in sunder. 

14 And the Lord hath given a com- 
mandment concerning thee, that no 
more of thy name be sown : out of 
the house of thy gods will I cut off 
the graven image and the molten 
image : *= I will make thy grave ; for 
thou art vile. 

15 Behold "^ upon the mountains the 
feet of him that bringeth good tidings, 
that publisheth peace ! O Judah, 
t keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy 
vows : for t e the wicked shall no more 
pass through thee ; ^ he is utterly cut 
off. 

CHAPTER H. 

The array of God's armies for the destruction of 
Nineveh. 

II TTE * that dasheth in pieces is 
XI come up before thy face : '' keep 
the munition, watch the way, make 
thy loins strong, fortify thy power 
mightily. 

2 " For the Lord hath turned away 
II the excellency of Jacob, as the ex- 
cellency of Israel : for ^ the emptiers 
have emptied them out, and marred 
their vine branches. 

3 The shield of his mighty men is 
made ^ red, the valiant men are II in 
scarlet : the chariots shall be with 
II flaming torches in the day of his 
preparation, and the fir trees shall 
be terribly shaken. 

4 The chariots shall rage in the 
streets, they shall justle one against 
another in the broad ways : t they 
shall seem like torches, they shall run 
like the lightnings. 

5 He shall recount his H worthies : 
they shall stumble in their walk ; 
they shall make haste to the wall 
thereof, and the t defence shall be 
prepared. 

6 The gates of the rivers shall be 
opened, and the palace shall be II dis- 
solved. 

7 And II Huzzab shall be H led away 
captive, she shall be brought up, and 
her maids shall lead her as with the 
voice of ^ doves, tabering upon their 
breasts. 

8 But Nineveh is H of old like a pool 
of water : yet they shall flee away. 

819 



Judgments upon Nineveh. 



NAHUM. 



Her utter destruction. 



B.C. 

about 713. 




m Ez. 29. 3. 
&38. 3. &39. 
1. ch. 3. 5. 



a 2 Kings 18. 
17, 19. & 19. 
9,23. 



t Heb. city of 

bloods. 
a Ez. 22. 2, 3. 

& 24. 6, 9. 

Hab. 2. 12. 
b Jer. 47. 3. 



t Heb. the 
flame of the 
sword, and 
the lightning 
of the spear. 



c Is. 47. 9, 12. 
Rev. 18. 2, 3. 



d ch. 2. 13. 

els. 47. 2, 3. 

Jer. 13. 22, 

26. Ez. 16. 

37. Mic. 1. 

11. 
f Hab. 2. 16. 



S Mai. 2. 9. 
h Heb. 10. 33. 



i Rev. 18. 10. 



Stand, stand, shall they cry ; but none 
shall II look back. 

9 Take ye the spoil of silver, take 
the spoil of gold : H for there is none 
end of the store ajid glory out of all 
the + pleasant furniture. 

10 She is empty, and void, and 
waste : and the ^ heart melteth, and 
^ the knees smite together, 'and much 
pain is in all loins, and ''the faces 
of them all gather t blackness. 

1 1 Where is the dwelling of ' the 
lions, and the feeding place of the 
young lions, where the lion, even the 
old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, 
and none made them afraid 1 

12 The lion did -tear in pieces enough 
for his whelps, and strangled for his 
lionesses, and filled his holes with 
prey, and his dens with ravin. 

13 ™ Behold, I aw against thee, saith 
the Lord of hosts, and I will burn 
her chariots in the smoke, and the 
sword shall devour thy young lions : 
and I will cut off thy prey from the 
earth, and the voice of ° thy messen- 
gers shall no more be heard. 

CHAPTER III. 

The utter ruin of Nineveh. 

WQE to the t a bloody city! it is 
all full of lies and robbery ; the 
prey departeth not ; 

2 The noise of a whip, and ^ the 
noise of the rattling of the wheels, 
and of the prancing horses, and of 
the jumping chariots. 

3 The horseman lifteth up both t the 
bright sword and the glittering spear : 
and there is a multitude of slain, and 
a great number of carcasses ; and there 
is none end of their corpses ; they 
stumble upon their corpses : 

4 Because of the multitude of the 
whoredoms of the well favoured har- 
lot, " the mistress of witchcrafts, that 
selleth nations through her whore- 
doms, and families through her witch- 
crafts. 

5 ^ Behold, I am against thee, saith 
the Lord of hosts ; and ^ I will dis- 
cover thy skirts upon thy face, ^and 
I will shew the nations thy naked- 
ness, and the kingdoms thy shame. 

6 And I will cast abominable filth 
upon thee, and ^make thee vile, and 
will set thee as '^ a gazingstock. 

7 And it shall come to pass, that all 
they that look upon thee ' shall flee 
from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid 

820 



waste: ''who will bemoan her? whence 
shall I seek comforters for thee ? 

8 ' Art thou better than H populous 
™ No, that was situate among the 
rivers, that had the waters round 
about it, whose rampart was the sea, 
and her wall was from the sea 1 

9 Ethiopia and Egypt were her 
strength, and it was infinite ; Phut 
and Lubim were t thy helpers. 

10 Yet was she carried away, she 
went into captivity : "her young chil- 
dren also were dashed in pieces "at 
the top of all the streets : and they 
P cast lots for her honourable men, 
and all her great men were bound 
in chains. 

11 Thou also shalt be i drunken: 
thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek 
strength because of the enemy. 

12 AH thy strong holds shall he like 
'fig trees with the first ripe figs : if 
they be shaken, they shall even fall 
into the mouth of the eater. 

13 Behold, Hhy people in the midst 
of thee are women : the gates of thy 
land shall be set wide open unto thine 
enemies : the fire shall devour thy 
* bars. 

14 Draw thee waters for the siege, 
" fortify thy strong holds : go into 
clay, and tread the mortar, make 
strong the brickkiln. 

15 There shall the fire devour thee ; 
the sword shall cut thee oflT, it shall 
eat thee up like ""the c anker worm : 
make thyself many as the canker- 
worm, make thyself many as the 
locusts. 

16 Thou hast multiplied thy mer- 
chants above the stars of heaven : 
the cankerworm Hspoileth, and fleeth 
away. 

17 ^Thy crowned are as the locusts, 
and thy captains as the great grass- 
hoppers, which camp in the hedges 
in the cold day, hut when the sun 
ariseth they flee away, and their 
place is not known where they are. 

18 ""Thy shepherds slumber, O ^king 
of Assyria : thy II nobles shall dwell 
in the dust : thy people is ^ scattered 
upon the mountains, and no man 
gathereth them. 

19 There is no t healing of thy 
bruise ; " thy wound is grievous : ^ all 
that hear the bruit of thee shall clap 
the hands over thee : for upon whom 
hath not thy wickedness passed con- 
tinuall}?" 1 



B.C. 

about 626. 



Jer. 12. 1. 
n Or, wrested. 



d Deut. 2S. 49, 
50. Jer. 5. 15. 
2 Chr. 36. 6, 

tHeb. 
breadths. 



li Or, from 
them shall 
proceed the 
judgment of 
these, and the 
captivity of 
these. 

t Heb. sharp. 

e Jer. 5. 6. 
Zeph. 3. 3. 

f Jer. 4. 13. 



II Or, the sup- 
ping up of 
their faces, 
<^c. ; or, their 
faces shall 
look toward 
the east. 
Heb. the op- 
position of 
their faces 
toward the 
east. 

g Dan. 5. 4. 
h Ps. 90. 2. & 
93. 2. Lam. 
5. 19. 

i 2 Kinffs 19. 
25. Ps. 17. 
13. 18.10.5, 
6.7. Ez.30. 
25. 



HABAKKUK. 



CHAPTER I. 

The prophet cofiiplaincth of the violence done in the 
land. 5 The fearful punishment thereof through 
the Chaldeans. 12 The propheV s confidence in God. 

THE burden which Habakkuk the 
prophet did see, 

2 O Lord, how long shall I cry, 
""and thou wilt not hear! even cry- 
out unto thee 0/ violence, and thou 
wilt not save ! 

3 Why dost thou shew me iniquity, 
and cause me to behold grievance "? 
for spoiling and violence are before 
me : and there are that raise up strife 
and contention. 

4 Therefore the law is slacked, and 
judgment doth never go forth : for 
the ^ wicked doth compass about the 
righteous ; therefore H wrong judg- 
ment proceedeth. 

5 IF " Behold ye among the heathen, 
and regard, and wonder marvellously : 
for I will work a work in your days, 
which ye will not believe, though it 
be told you. 

6 For, lo, '' I raise up the Chaldeans, 
that bitter and hasty nation, which 
shall march through the t breadth of 
the land, to possess the dwelling- 
places that are not theirs. 

7 They are terrible and dreadful : 
H their judgment and their dignity 
shall proceed of themselves. 

8 Their horses also are swifter than 
the leopards, and are more t fierce 
than the ^ evening wolves : and their 
horsemen shall spread themselves, 
and their horsemen shall come from 
far; ^they shall fly as the eagle that 
hasteth to eat. 

9 They shall come all for violence : 
II their faces shall sup up as the east 
wind, and they shall gather the cap- 
tivity as the sand. 

10 And they shall scoff at the kings, 
and the princes shall be a scorn unto 
them : they shall deride every strong 
hold ; for they shall heap dust, and 
take it. 

11 Then shall his mind change, and 
he shall pass over, and offend, ^ impu- 
ting this his power unto his god. 

12 IF ^Art thou not from everlasting, 
O Lord my God, mine Holy 'One'? 
We shall not die. O Lord, ' thou hast 



ordained them for judgment; and, 
t mighty God, thou hast t establish- 
ed them for correction. 

13 "^ Thou art of purer eyes than to 
behold evil, and canst not look on 
II iniquity : ' wherefore lookest thou 
upon them that deal treacherously, 
and boldest thy tongue when the 
wicked devoureth the man that is 
more righteous than he "? 

14 And makest men as the fishes 
of the sea, as the n creeping things, 
that have no ruler over them 1 

15 They "'take up all of them with 
the angle, they catch them in their 
net, and gather them in their H drag : 
therefore they rejoice and are glad. 

16 Therefore "they sacrifice unto 
their net, and burn incense unto their 
drag ; because by them their portion 
is fat, and their meat H plenteous. 

17 Shall they therefore empty their 
net, and not spare continually to slay 
the nations ? 

CHAPTER n. 

The prophet is directed to wait for the fulfilment of the 
vision. 5 Woes upon the idolatrous destroyer. 

I WILL ^ stand upon my watch, 
and set me upon the t tower, ^ and 
will watch to see what he will say 
II unto me, and what I shall answer 
II when I am reproved. 

2 And the Lord answered me, and 
said, " Write the vision, and make it 
plain upon tables, that he may run 
that readeth it. 

3 For "^ the vision is yet for an ap- 
pointed time, but at the end it shall 
speak, and not lie : though it tarry, 
wait for it ; because it will ® surely 
come, it will not tarry. 

4 Behold, liis soul which is lifted up 
is not upright in him : but the ^just 
shall live by his faith. 

5 IT II Yea also, because he trans- 
gresseth by wine, he is a proud man, 
neither keepeth at home, who en- 
largeth his desire ^as hell, and is 
as death, and cannot be satisfied, but 
gathereth unto him all nations, and 
heapeth unto him all people : 

6 Shall not all these ''take up a 
parable against him, and a taunting 
proverb against him, and say, H Woe 

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B.C. 

about 626. 



t Heb. rock, 
Deut. 32. 4. 

t Heb./oMwd- 
ed. 

II Or, griev- 
ance. 

k Ps. 5. 5. 

1 Jer. 12. 1. 



Or, moving. 



m Jer. 16. 16. 
Am. 4. 2. 



Or, flue net. 



n Deut. 8. 17. 
Is. 10. 13. & 
37. 24, 25. 



11 Or, dainty. 
Keb. fat. 



a Is. 21.8,11. 
b Ps. 85. 8. 
t Heb. fenced 
place. 

II Or, in me. 

II Or, when I 
am argued 
with. Heb. 
upon my re- 
proof, or, 
arguing. 

c Is. 8. 1. & 30. 
8. 

d Dan. 10. 14. 
& 11. 27, 35. 



e Heb. 10. 37. 



f John 3. 36. 

Rom. 1. 17. 

Gal. 3. 11. 

Heb. 10. 38. 
II Or, How 

much Tnore. 



ffProv. 27.20. 
&. 30. 16. 



h Mic. 2. 4, 
II Or, Ho, he 



Woes upon the destroyer. HABAKKUK. God^s majesty and power. 



le. 33. 1. 



k ver. 17. 

t Heb. bloods. 



I Jer. 22. 13. 

II Or, gaineth 
an evil gain. 

m Jer. 49. 16. 

Obad. 4. 
t Heb.paZw 

of the hand. 



II Or, piece, or, 
fastening. 
B Or, witness 
against it. 

t Heb. bloods. 
n Jer. 22. 13. 

Ez. 24. 9. 

Mic. 3. 10. 

Nah. 3. ]. 
o Jer. 51. 58. 

II Or, in vain ? 

II Or,by know- 
ing the glory 
of the LORD. 

r Is. 11. 9. 



q Hos. 7. 5. 



r Gen. 9. 22. 



11 Or, more 
with shame 
than with 
glory. 

s Jer. 25. 26, 
27. & 51. 57. 



u Is. 44. 9, 10. 

& 46. 2. 
x Jer. 10. 8. 

14. Zech. 10. 

2. 

t Heb. the 
fashioner of 

his fashion. 
y Ps. 115. 5. 

1 Cor. 12. 2. 



z Ps. 135. 17. 

» Ps. 11. 4. 

b Zeph. 1. 7. 
Zech. 2. 13. 

t Heb. be si- 
lent all the 
earth before 
him. 



to him that increaseth that which is 
not his ! how long ? and to him that 
ladeth himself with thick clay ! 

7 Shall they not rise up suddenly 
that shall bite thee, and awake that 
shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for 
booties unto them '? 

8 ' Because thou hast spoiled many 
nations, all the remnant of the people 
shall spoil thee; ''because of men's 
t blood, and for the violence of the 
land, of the city, and of all that dwell 
therein. 

9 1[ Woe to him that ^ II coveteth an 
evil covetousness to his house, that 
he may ™set his nest on high, that 
he may be delivered from the t power 
of evil ! 

10 Thou hast consulted shame to 
thy house by cutting off many peo- 
ple, and hast sinned against thy soul. 

11 For the stone shall cry out of the 
wall, and the H beam out of the timber 
shall II answer it. 

12 IF Woe to him that buildeth a 
town with ° t blood, and establisheth 
a city by iniquity ! 

13 Behold, is it not of the Lord of 
hosts ° that the people shall labour in 
the very fire, and the people shall 
weary themselves II for very vanity 1 

14 For the earth shall be filled H with 
the P knowledge of the glory of the 
Lord, as the waters cover the sea. 

15 ll Woe unto him that giveth his 
neighbour drink, that puttest thy "^ bot- 
tle to him, and makest him drunken 
also, that thou mayest *■ look on their 
nakedness ! 

16 Thou art filled H with shame for 
glory : * drink thou also, and let thy 
foreskin be uncovered : the cup of 
the Lord's right hand shall be turned 
unto thee, and shameful spewing shall 
be on thy glory. 

17 For the violence of Lebanon shall 
cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, 
which made them afraid, * because of 
men's blood, and for the violence of 
the land, of the city, and of all that 
dwell therein. 

18 IT " What profiteth the graven 
image that the maker thereof hath 
graven it ; the molten image, and a 
^ teacher of lies, that t the maker of 
his work trusteth therein, to make 
y dumb idols 1 

19 Woe unto him that saith to the 
wood, Awake ; to the dumb stone, 
Arise, it shall teach ! Behold, it is 
laid over with gold and silver, ^and 
there is no breath at all in the midst 
of it. 

20 But ''the Lord is in his holy 
temple : t ^ let all the earth keep si- 
lence before him. 

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CHAPTER in. 

The prayer of Habahkiik. 3 God^s majesty and power 
displayed in the deliverance of his people. 17 The 
propheVs confidence and joy in God. 

A PRAYER of Habakkuk the 
prophet ^ II upon Shigionoth. 

2 O Lord, I have heard t thy speech, 
and was afraid : O Lord, ^ II revive thy 
work in the midst of the years, in the 
midst of the years make known : in 
wrath remember mercy. 

3 God came from II Teman, '^ and the 
Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. 
His glory covered the heavens, and 
the earth was full of his praise. 

4 And his brightness was as the 
light ; he had H horns coming out of 
his hand : and there was the hiding 
of his power. 

5 "^Before him went the pestilence, 
and II ^ burning coals went forth at his 
feet. 

6 He stood, and measured the earth : 
he beheld, and drove asunder the na- 
tions ; ^ and the ^ everlasting mount- 
ains were scattered, the perpetual hills 
did bow : his ways are everlasting. 

7 I saw the tents of H Cushan II in 
aflEliction : and the curtains of the 
land of Midian did tremble. 

8 Was the Lord displeased against 
the rivers? was thine anger against 
the rivers ? was thy wrath against the 
sea, ^ that thou didst ride upon thine 
horses and H thy chariots of salvation 1 

9 Thy bow was made quite naked, 
according to the oaths of the tribes, 
even thy word. Selah. II ' Thou didst 
cleave the earth with rivers. 

10 "^ The mountains saw thee, and 
they trembled : the overflowing of the 
water passed by : the deep uttered 
his voice, and Uifted up his hands on 
high. 

1 1 *" The sun and moon stood still 
in their habitation : II at the light of 
thine ° arrows they went, and at the 
shining of thy glittering spear. 

12 Thou didst march through the 
land in indignation, °thou didst thresh 
the heathen in anger. 

13 Thou wentest forth for the sal- 
vation of thy people, even for salvation 
with tJiine anointed ; p thou Avoundedst 
the head out of the house of the wick- 
ed, tby discovering the foundation un- 
to the neck. Selah. 

14 Thou didst strike through with 
his staves the head of his villages : 
they t came out as a whirlwind to 
scatter me : their rejoicing was as to 
devour the poor secretly. 

15 "i Thou didst walk through the sea 
with thine horses, through the H heap 
of great waters. 

16 When I heard, "" my belly trem- 



q ver. 8. 
77. 19. 
II Or, mud. 



Ps. 



\ Judgments upon Judah. ZEPHANIAH. 



and upon Jerusalem. 



B. C. 
about 626. 



H Or, cut them 
in pieces. 



t Heb. lie. 



B.C. 

about 630. 



t Heb. By ta- 
king away I 
will make an 
end. 

t Heb.-tAe 
face of the 
land. 

li Or, idoU. 
a Hos. 4. 3. 
b Ez. 7. m. & 

14. 3, 4, 7. 

Matt. 13. 41. 



c 2 Kings 23. 
4,5. 

d Hos. 10. 5. 
e 2 -Kings 23. 

12. Jer. 19. 

13. 
f 1 Kings 18. 

21. 2 Kings 

17. 33,41. 
II Or. tc the 

LORD. 
&IS.48. I. 

Hos. 4. 15. 
h Josh. 23. 7. 

1 Kings 11. 

33. 
i Is. 1.4. Jei. 

2. 13, 17. & 

15. 6. 
k Hos. 7. 7. 
1 Hab. 2. 20. 

Zech. 2. 13. 
t Heb. sancti- 
fied, or, pre- 
pared. 
m Is. 13. 6. 



t Heb. visit 

upon. 
n Is. 34. 6. 

Jer. 46. 10. 

Ez. 39. 17. 

Rev. 19. 17. 
Jer. 39. 6. 



bled ; my lips quivered at the voice : 
rottenness entered into my bones, and 
I trembled in myself, that I might 
rest. in the day of trouble: when he 
cometh-,up unto the people, he will 
li invade them with his troops. 

17 H Although the fig tree shall not 
blossom, neither shall fruit he in the 
vines ; the labour of the olive shall 
tfail, and the fields shall yield no 



meat ; the flock shall be cut off from 
the fold, and there shall be no herd in 
the stalls : 

18 * Yet I will 'rejoice in the Lord, 
I will joy in the God of my salvation. 

19 The Lord God 25 "my strength, 
and he will make my feet like ^hinds' 
feet, and he will make me to ^ walk 
upon mine high places. To the chief 
singer on my t stringed instruments. 



ZE P H AN I-AH. 



CHAPTER L 

The date of the prophecy. 2 Judgments upon Judah 
and Jerusalem for their sins. 

rriHE word of the Lord which 
X came unto Zephaniah the son of 
Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son 
of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the 
days of Josiah the son of Amon, king 
of Judah. 

2 1 1 will utterly consume all things 
from off t the land, saith the Lord. 

3^1 will consume man and beast ; I 
will consume the fowls of the heaven, 
and the fishes of the sea, and ^ the 
II stumblingblocks with the wicked ; 
and I will cut off man from off the 
land, saith the Lord, 

4 I will also stretch out mine hand 
upon Judah, and upon all the inhab- 
itants of Jerusalem ; and " I will cut 
off the remnant of Baal from this 
place, and the name of ^ the Chema- 
rim with the priests ; 

5 And them ^ that worship the host 
of heaven upon the housetops ; ^ and 
them that worship and ^ that swear 
II by the Lord, and that swear ^ by 
Malcham ; 

6 And ' them that are turned back 
from the Lord ; and those that ^ have 
not sought the Lord, nor inquired for 
him. 

7 ' Hold thy peace at the presence 
of the Lord God : '"for the day of the 
Lord is at hand : for "the Lord hath 
prepared a sacrifice, he hath t bid his 
guests. 

8 And it shall come to pass in the 
day of the Lord's sacrifice, that I will 
t punish ° the princes, and the king's 
children, and all such as are clothed 
with strange apparel. 

9 In the same day also will I punish 
all those that leap on the threshold. 



which fill their masters' houses with 
violence and deceit. 

10 And it shall come to pass in 
that day, saith the Lord, that there 
shall be the noise of a cry from p the 
fish gate, and a howling from the 
second, and a great crashing from the 
hills. 

11 "iHowl, ye inhabitants of Mak- 
tesh, for all the merchant people are 
cut down ; all they that bear silver 
are cut off. 

12 And it shall come to pass at 
that time, that I will search Jeru- 
salem with candles, and punish the 
men that are t^ settled on their lees : 
'that say in their heart, The Lord 
will not do good, neither will he do 
evil. 

13 Therefore, their goods shall be- 
come a booty, and their houses a des- 
olation : they shall also build houses, 
but *not inhabit them; and they shall 
plant vineyards, but "not drink the 
wine thereof. 

14 ^The great day of the Lord is 
near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, 
even the voice of the day of the Lord : 
the mighty man shall cry there bit- 
terly. 

15 ^That day is a day of wrath, 
a day of trouble and distress, a day 
of wasteness and desolation, a day of 
darkness and gloominess, a day of 
clouds and thick darkness, 

16 A day of "^ the trumpet and alarm 
against the fenced cities, and against 
the high towers. 

17 And I will bring distress upon 
men, that they shall ''walk like blind 
men, because they have sinned against 
the Lord : and ^ their blood shall be 
poured out as dust, and their flesh 
" as the dung. 

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. B.C. 

about 626. 



8 Job 13. 15. 
t Is. 41. 16. &. 
61. 10. 
Ps. 27. 1. 

X 2 Sam. 22. 
34. Ps. 18. 
33. 

t Heb. Negi- 
noth, Ps. 4, 
title. 

y Deut. 32. 13. 
&. 33. 29. 



B.C. 

about 630. 



P 2 Chr. S3. 14. 



q James 5. 1. 



r Jer. 48. 11. 

Am. 6. 1. 
fHeb. cwrded 

or, thickened. 
8 Ps. 94. 7. 



t Deut. 28. 30, 
39. Am. 5. 11. 
u Mic. 6. 15. 

X Joel 2. 1,11. 



y Is. 22. 5. 
Jer. 30. 7. 
Joel 2. 2, 11. 
Am. 5. 18. 
ver. 18. 



z Jer. 4. 19. 



a Deut. 
Is. 59. 


28. 
10. 


29 


b Ps. 78 


.3. 




c Ps. 8a 
Jer. 9. 
16.4. 


.10 
22. 


& 



Repentance urged* 



ZEPHANIAH. 



Jerusalem rebuked. 




a Joel 2. 16. 



II Or, not de- 
sirous. 

b Job 21. 18. 

Ps. 1. 4. 

Is. 17. 13. 

Hos. 13. 3. 
c 2 Kings 23. 

26. 
d Ps. 105. 4. 

Am. 5. 6. 
e Ps. 76. 9. 

f Joel 2. 14. 

Am. S. 15. 

Jonah 3. 9. 
S Jer. 47. 4, 5. 

Ez. 25. 15. 

Am. 1. 6, 7, 8. 

Zech. 9. 5, 6. 
h Jer. 6. 4. &. 

15. 8. 
i Ez. 25. 16. 



k Josh. 13.3. 



I See Is. 17. 2. 
ver. 14. 

m Is. 11. 11. 
Mic. 4. 7. & 
5. 7. 8. Hag. 
1. 12. & 2. 2. 
yer. 9. 

II Or, when, 
6rc. 

n Ex. 4. 31. 

Luke 1. 68. 
o Ps. 126. 1. 

Jer. 29. 14. 

ch. 3. 20. 
P Jer. 48. 27. 

Ez. 25. 8. 
q Ez. 25. 3, 6. 
r Jer. 49. 1. 



» Is. 15. 

Jer. 48. 

Ez. 25. 9. 

Am. 2. 1. 
t Am. 1. 13. 
u Gen. 19. 25. 

Deut. 29. 23. 

Is. 13. 19. & 

34. 13. Jer. 

49. 18. &. 50. 

40. 

X ver. 7. 
y Is. 16. 6. 

Jer. 48. 29. 



z Mai. 1. 11. 

John 4. 21. 
t Heb. make 

lean. 



18 ^Neither their silver nor their 
gold shall be able to deliver them in 
the day of the Lord's wrath ; but the 
whole land shall be ® devoured by the 
fire of his jealousy: for ^he shall 
make even a speedy riddance of all 
them that dwell in the land. 

CHAPTER II. 

An exhortation to repentance. 4 Judgments upon the 
Philistines, 8 upon Moab and Ammon, 12 upon 
Ethiopia and Assyria. 

^ /FATHER yourselves together, 
vT yea, gather together, O nation 
H not desired ; 

2 Before the decree bring forth, be- 
fore the day pass ^ as the chaff, before 

•^the fierce anger of the Lord come 
upon you, before the day of the 
Lord's anger come upon you. 

3 '' Seek ye the Lord, ® all ye meek 
of the earth, which have wrought his 
judgment ; seek righteousness, seek 
meekness : ^ it may be ye shall be hid 
in the day of the Lord's anger. 

4 IT For s Gaza shall be forsaken, and 
Ashkelon a desolation : they shall 
drive out Ashdod ''at the noonday, 
and Ekron shall be rooted up. 

5 Woe unto the inhabitants of ' the 
sea coast, the nation of the Chereth- 
ites ! the word of the Lord is against 
you ; ^ Canaan, the land of the Phi- 
listines, I will even destroy thee, that 
there shall be no inhabitant. 

6 And the sea coast shall be dwell- 
ings and cottages for shepherds, ' and 
folds for flocks. 

7 And the coast shall be for "" the 
remnant of the house of Judah ; they 
shall feed thereupon : in the houses 
of Ashkelon shall they lie down in 
the evening : Hfor the Lord their God 
shall "visit them, and "turn away 
their captivity, 

8 H Pi have heard the reproach of 
Moab, and i the revilings of the chil- 
dren of Ammon, whereby they have 
reproached my people, and " magnified 
themselves against their border. 

9 Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord 
of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely 
'Moab shall be as Sodom, and 'the 
children of Ammon as Gomorrah, 
" even the breeding of nettles, and 
saltpits, and a perpetual desolation : 
^ the residue of my people shall spoil 
them, and the remnant of my people 
shall possess them. 

10 This shall they have ^for their 
pride, because they have reproached 
and magnified themselves against the 
people of the Lord of hosts. 

11 The Lord will be terrible unto 
them : for he will t famish all the gods 
of the earth ; ^ and men shall worship 

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him, every one from his place, even 
all ^the isles of the heathen. 

12 IT *" Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be 
slain by "my sword. 

13 And he will stretch out his 
hand against the north, and ^destroy 
Assyria ; and will make Nineveh a 
desolation, and dry like a wilder- 
ness. 

14 And ''flocks shall lie down in the 
midst of her, all Hhe beasts of the na- 
tions : both the II s cormorant and the 
bittern shall lodge in the II upper lin- 
tels of it ; their voice shall sing in the 
windows ; desolation shall be in the 
thresholds : n for he shall uncover the 
^ cedar work. 

15 This 15 the rejoicing city 'that 
dwelt carelessly, ''that said in her 
heart, I am, and there is none besides 
me : how is she become a desolation, 
a place for beasts to lie down in ! 
every one that passeth by her ' shall 
hiss, and "" wag his hand. 

CHAPTER III. 

Jerusalem rebuked for divers sins. 8 An exhortation 
to wait on God for the restoration of Israel, Hand 
to rejoice in their deliverance. 

WOE to II her that is filthy and 
polluted, to the oppressing city! 

2 She ^ obeyed not the voice ; she 
'' received not H correction ; she trusted 
not in the Lord ; she drew not near 
to her God. 

3 '^ Her princes within her are roar- 
ing lions; her judges are ''evening 
wolves ; they gnaw not the bones till 
the morrow, 

4 Her ^ prophets are light and treach- 
erous persons : her priests have pol- 
luted the sanctuary, they have done 
^ violence to the law. 

5 ^The just Lord ^is in the midst 
thereof ; he will not do iniquity : 
t every morning doth he bring his 
judgment to light, he faileth not ; but 
' the unjust knoweth no shame. 

6 I have cut off the nations : their 
II towers are desolate ; I made their 
streets waste, that none passeth by : 
their cities are destroyed, so that there 
is no man, that there is none inhab- 
itant. 

7 •" I said, Surely thou wilt fear 
me, thou wilt receive instruction ; so 
their dwelling should not be cut off, 
howsoever I punished them : but they 
rose early, and ' corrupted all their 
doings. 

8 H Therefore "" wait ye upon me, 
saith the Lord, until the day that I 
rise up to the prey : for my determin- 
ation is to "gather the nations, that I 
may assemble the kingdoms, to pour 
upon them mine indignation, even all 



a Gen. 10. 5. 
b Is. 18. 1. &. 

20. 4. Jer. 46. 

9. Ez. 30. 9. 
c Ps. 17. 13. 
d Is. 10. 12. 

Ez. 31. 3. 

Nah. 1. 1. & 

2. 10. & 3. 15, 

18. 

e ver. 6. 
f Is. 13. 21,22. 
II Ov, pelican. 

II Or, knops, 
or, chapiters. 

S Is. 34. 11, 
14. 

II Or, when he 
hath uncov- 
ered. 

h Jer. 22. 14. 

i Is. 47. 8. 

k Rev. 18. 7. 



An exhortation to wait 



ZEPHANIAH. 



for Israel's restoration. 




r Jer. 7. 4. 

Mic. 3. 11. 

Matt. 3. 9. 
t Heb. in my 

holy. 

« Is. 14. 32. 

Zech. 11. 11. 

Matt. 5. 3. 

1 Cor. 1. 27, 

28. James 

2.5. 
t Mic. 4. 7, 

ch. 2. 7. 
u Is. 60. 2L 
X Is. 63. 8. 

Rev. 14. 5. 
y Bz. 34. 28. 

Mic. 4. 4. &C. 

7.14. ■ 
z Is. 12. 6. & 

54. 1. Zech. 

2. 10. & 9. 9. 



my fierce anger : for all the earth 
° shall be devoured with the fire of 
my jealousy. 

9 For then will I turn to the people 
P a pure~^t language, that they may all 
call upon the name of the Lord, to 
serve him with one t consent. 

10 'iFrom beyond the rivers of Ethi- 
opia my suppliants, even the daughter, 
of my dispersed, shall bring mine of- 
fering. 

11 In that day shalt thou not be 
ashamed for all thy doings, wherein 
thou hast transgressed against me : 
for then I will take away out of the 
riiidst of thee them that *" rejoice in 
thy pride, and thou shalt no more be 
haughty t because of my holy mount- 
ain. 

12 I will also leave in the midst of 
thee 'an afflicted and poor people, and 
they shall trust in the name of the 
Lord. 

13 *The remnant of Israel "shall not 
do iniquity, ^ nor speak lies ; neither 
shall a deceitful tongue be found in 
their mouth : for y they shall feed and 
lie down, and none shall make them 
afraid. 

14 IF ^ Sing, daughter of Zion ; 
shout, Israel ; be glad and rejoice 



with all the heart, O daughter of Je- 
rusalem. 

15 The Lord hath taken away thy 
judgments, he hath cast out thine 
enemy : ^the King of Israel, even the 
Lord, ^ is in the midst of thee : thou 
shalt not see evil any more. 

16 In that day ''it shall be said to Je- 
rusalem, Fear thou not : and to Zion, 
^ Let not thine hands be II slack. 

17 The Lord thy God ^in the midst 
of thee is mighty ; he will save, ^ he 
will rejoice over thee with joy ; t he 
will rest in his love, he will joy over 
thee with singing. 

18 I will gather them that ^are sor- 
rowful for the solemn assembly, who 
are of thee, to whom t the reproach of 
it was a burden. 

19 Behold, at that time I will undo 
all that afflict thee : and I will save 
her that *" halteth, and gather her that 
was driven out ; and 1 1 will get them 
praise and fame in every land t where 
they have been put to shame. 

20 At that time 'will I bring you 
again, even in the time that I gath- 
er you : for I will make you a name 
and a praise among all people of the 
earth, when I turn back your captiv- 
ity before your eyes, saith the Lord. 

825 



B.C. 

about 630. 



a John 1. 49. 
b ver. 5, 17. 

Ez. 48. 35. 

Rev. 7. 15. 

& 21. 3, 4. 
c Is. 35. 3, 4. 
d Heb. 12. 12. 
II Ot, faint. 
e ver. 15. 



t Heb. he will 
he silent. 

f Deut. 30. 9. 
Is. 62. 5. & 
65. 19. Jer. 
32. 41. 

ff Lam. 2. 6. 

t Heb. the 
burden upon 
it was re- 
proach. 

h Ez. 34. 16. 

Mic. 4. 6, 7. 
t Heb. I una 

set them for 

a praise. 
fUeh. of their 

shame. 
i Is. 11. 12. &. 

27. 12. & 56. 

8. Ez.28.25. 

& 34. 13. & 

37.21. Am. 

9.14. 



1 Ezra 4. 24. 
&5.1. Zech. 
1.1. 



t Heb. hy the 
hand of Hag- 
gal 

!l Or, captain. 

b 1 Chr. 3. 17, 
19. Ezras. 
2. Matt. 1. 12. 
Luke 3. 27. 

c Ezra 3. 2. & 
.5. 2. 

d 1 Chr. 6. 15. 



e Ezra 5. 1. 

f 2 Sam. 7. 2. 
Ps. 132. 3, 
&c. 



t Heb. Set 
yovr heart on 
your ways, 

e Lam. 3. 40. 
ver. 7. 

h Deut. 28. 38. 
Hos. 4. 10. 
]\Iic. 6. 14, 
15. ch.2. 16. 

t Heb. pierced 

through. 
i Zech. 8. 10. 



I ch. 2. 17. 

II Or. blow it 
away. 



m Lev. 26. 19. 
Deut. 28. 23. 
1 Kings 8. 
35. 

n 1 Kings 17. 
1. 2 Kings 8. 
1. 



o ch. 2. 17. 
P Ezra 5. 2. 



H A G G A I. 



CHAPTER I. 

The prophet reproveth the people for neglecting to 
build the Lord's house. 7 He exhorteth them to 
build, 12 andpromiseth them God's assistance. 

IN ^ the second year of Darius the 
king, in the sixth month, in the 
first day of the month, came the word 
of the Lord t by Haggai the prophet 
unto ''Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, 
II governor of Judah, and to '^ Joshua 
the son of ^ Josedech, the high priest, 
saying, 

2 Thus speaketti the Lord of hosts, 
saying. This people say. The time is 
not come, the time that the Lord's 
house should be built. 

3 Then came the word of the Lord 
^ by Haggai the prophet, saying, 

4 ^Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell 
in your ceiled houses, and this house 
lie waste 1 

5 Now therefore thus saith the Lord 
of hosts ; + ^ Consider your ways. 

6 Ye have ^ sown much, and bring 
in little ; ye eat, but ye have not 
enough ; ye drink, but ye are not 
filled with drink ; ye clothe you, but 
there is none warm ; and ' he that 
earneth wages, earneth wages to put 
it into a bag t with holes. 

7 IT Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
Consider your ways. 

8 Go up to the mountain, and bring 
wood, and build the house ; and I will 
take pleasure in it, and I will be glo- 
rified, saith the Lord. 

9 ^ Ye looked for much, and, lo, it 
came to little ; and when ye brought 
it home, ^ I did H blow upon it. Why ? 
saith the Lord of hosts. Because of 
mine house that is waste, and ye run 
every man unto his own house. 

10 Therefore *" the heaven over you 
is stayed from dew, and the earth is 
stayed /rom her fruit. 

11 And I "called for a drought upon 
the land, and upon the mountains, 
and upon the corn, and upon the new 
wine, and upon the oil, and upon that 
which the ground bringeth forth, and 
upon men, and upon cattle, and °upon 
all the labour of the hands. 

12 ^ P Then Zerubbabel the son of 
Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jos- 
edech, the high priest, with all the 

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remnant of the people, obeyed the 
voice of the Lord their God, and the 
words of Haggai the prophet, as the 
Lord their God had sent him, and 
the people did fear before the Lord. 

13 Then spake Haggai the Lord's 
messenger in the Lord's message unto 
the people, saying, '^1 am with you, 
saith the Lord. 

14 And '"the Lord stirred up the 
spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Sheal- 
tiel, ' governor of Judah, and the spirit 
of Joshua the son of Josedech, the 
high priest, and the spirit of all the 
remnant of the. people; 'and they 
came and did work in the house of 
the Lord of hosts, their God, 

15 In the four and twentieth day of 
the sixth month, in the second year 
of Darius the king. 

CHAPTER n. 

TTie glory of the latter house to he greater than that 
of the former. 10 The work hindered hy the sins of 
the people. 20 God' s promise to Zerubbabel. 

IN the seventh month, in the one 
and twentieth day of the month, 
came the word of the Lord t by the 
prophet Haggai, saying, 

2 Speak now to Zerubbabel the son 
of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and 
to Joshua the son of Josedech, the 
high priest, and to the residue of the 
people, saying, 

3 * Who is left among you that saw 
this house in her first glory? and 
how do ye see it now ? ^ is it not in 
your eyes in comparison of it as 
nothing ? 

4 Yet now '^ be strong, Zerubba- 
bel, saith the Lord ; and be strong, 
O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high 
priest ; and be strong, all ye people 
of the land, saith the Lord, and work : 
for I am with you, saith the Lord of 
hosts : 

5 '^According to the word that I 
covenanted with you when ye came 
out of Egypt, so ^ my Spirit reraaineth 
among you : fear ye not. 

6 For thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
^ Yet once, it is a little while, and ^ I 
will shake the heavens, and the earth, 
and the sea, and the dry land ; 

7 And I will shake all nations, ^ and 



The work is hindered. 



HAGGAI. 



The promise of God. 



B.C. 

about 520. 



i John 1. 14. 



k Ps. 85. 8, 9. 
Luke 2. 14. 
Eph. 2. 14. 



! Lav. 10. 10, 
U. Deut. 33. 
lO. Mai. 2. 7. 



m Num. 19. 11. 



n Tit. 1. 15. 



p ch. 1. 6, 9. 
Zech. 8. 10. 



the desire of all nations shall come : 
and I will fill this house with glory, 
saith the Lord of hosts. 

8 The silver is mine, and the gold is 
mine, sa:ith the Lord of hosts. 

9 ' The glory of this latter house 
shall be greater than of the former, 
saith the Lord of hosts : and in this 
place will I give '^ peace, saith the 
Lord of hosts. 

10 1 In the four and twentieth day 
of the ninth month, in the second year 
of Darius, came the word of the Lord 
by Haggai the prophet, saying, 

11 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
' Ask now the priests concerning the 
law, saying, 

12 If one bear holy flesh in the skirt 
of his garment, and with his skirt do 
touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or 
oil, or any meat, shall it be holy 1 
And the priests answered and said. 
No. 

13 Then said Haggai, If one that is 
•" unclean by a dead body touch any 
of these, shall it be unclean ? And the 
priests answered and said. It shall be 
unclean. 

14 Then answered Haggai, and said, 
" So is this people, and so is this na- 
tion before me, saith the Lord ; and 
so is every work of their hands ; and 
that which they offer there is un- 
clean. 

15 And now, I pray you, ° consider 
from this day and upward, from be- 
fore a stone was laid upon a stone in 
the temple of the Lord : 

16 Since those days were, p when one 



came to a heap of twenty measures, 
there were but ten : when one came 
to the pressfat for to draw out fifty 
vessels out of the press, there were 
but twenty. 

17 ^ I smote you with blasting and 
with mildew and with hail •■ in all the 
labours of your hands ; *yet ye turned 
not to me, saith the Lord. 

18 Consider now from this day and 
upward, from the four and twentieth 
day of the ninth month, even from 
' the day that the foundation of the 
Lord's temple was laid, consider it. 

19 " Is the seed yet in the barn ? 
yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, 
and the pomegranate, and the olive 
tree, hath not brought forth : from 
this day will I bless you. 

20 IT And again the word of the Lord 
came unto Haggai in the four and 
twentieth day of the month, saying, 

21 Speak to Zerubbabel, * governor 
of Judah, saying, y I will shake the 
heavens and the earth ; 

22 And ^ I will overthrow the throne 
of kingdoms, and I will destroy the 
strength of the kingdoms of the hea- 
then ; and *I will overthrow the char- 
iots, and those that ride in them ; and 
the horses and their riders shall come 
down, every one by the sword of his 
brother. 

23 In that day, saith the Lord of 
hosts, will I take thee, Zerubba- 
bel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, 
saith the Lord, ''and will make thee 
as a signet : for *^ I have chosen thee, 
saith the Lord of hosts. 

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q Deut. 23. 22. 
lKiiiRs8.37 
Am. 4. 9. 
ch. I. 9. 


rch. ]. 11. 


B Jer. 5. 3. 
Am. 4. 6, 8, 
9, 10, 11. 


t Zech. 8. 9. 


u Zech. 8. 12. 



y ver. 6, 7. 
Heb. 12. 26. 



z Dan. 2. 44. 

Matt. 24. 7. 



a Mic. 5. 10. 
Zech. 4. 6. ; 
9. 10. 



b Cant. 8. 0. 

Jer. 22. 24. 
c Is. 42. 1. & 

43. 10. 



a Ezra 4. 24, 
Hag. 1. 1. 



b Ezra 5. 1, 
Matt. 23. 35. 



t Heb. with 
displeasure. 



c Jer. 25. 5. & 
35. 15. Mic. 
7. 19. Mai. 
3. 7. Luke 
15. 20. James 
4.8. 

d 2 Chr. 3G. 
15, IG. 

e Is, 31. 6. 
Jer. 3. 12. 

& 18. 11. 
Ez. 18. 30. 
Hos. 14. 1. 



fls.55. 1. 

II Or, overtake. 



?LaTii. 1. 
& 2. 17. 



about 519. 



h Josh. 5. 13. 
Rev. 6. 4. 



i ch. 6. 2-7. 
II Or, bay. 



ZECHARIAH. 



CHAPTER I. 

An exhortation to repentance. 7 The vision of the 
horses. 12 At the prayer of the angel mercies are 
promised to Jerusalem. 18 The vision of the four 
horns. 

IN the eighth month, ^in the sec- 
ond year of Darius, came the 
word of the Lord ''unto Zechariah, 
the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo 
the prophet, saying, 

2 The Lord hath been tsore dis- 
pleased with your fathers. 

3 Therefore say thou unto them, 
Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; Turn 
'^ye unto me, saith the Lord of hosts, 
and I will turn unto you, saith the 
Lord of hosts. 

4 Be ye not as your fathers, "^unto 
whom the former prophets have cried, 
saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
^Turn ye now from your evil ways, 
andjTrom your evil doings : but they 
did not hear, nor hearken unto me, 
saith the Lord. 

5 Your fathers, where are they ? 
and the prophets, do they live for 
ever? 

6 But ^my words and my statutes, 
which I commanded my servants the 
prophets, did they not iltake hold of 
your fathers 1 and they returned and 
said, ^Like as the Lord of hosts 
thought to do unto us, according to 
our ways, and according to our doings, 
so hath he dealt with us. 

7 IF Upon the four and twentieth 
day of the eleventh month, which 
is the month Sebat, in the second 
year of Darius, came the word of 
the Lord unto Zechariah, the son 
of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the 
prophet, saying, 

8 I saw by night, and behold ^a 
man riding upon a red horse, and he 
stood among the myrtle trees that 
ivere in the bottom ; and behind him 
loere there ^red horses, II speckled, and 
white. 

9 Then said I, O my lord, what are 
these? And the angel that talked 
with me said unto me, I will shew 

I thee what these be. 
j iO And the man that stood among 
' the myrtle trees answered and said, 
: ^ These are they whom the Lord hath 

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sent to walk to and fro through the 
earth. 

1 1 ' And they answered the angel of 
the Lord that stood among the myr- 
tle trees, and said. We have walked 
to and fro through the earth, and, 
behold, all the earth sitteth still, and 
is at rest. 

12 IT Then the angel of the Lord 
answered and said, ""0 Lord of hosts, 
how long wilt thou not have mercy 
on Jerusalem and on the cities of 
JudaK, against which thou hast had 
indignation ° these threescore and ten 
years ? 

13 And the Lord answered the an- 
gel that talked with me with "good 
words and comfortable words. 

14 So the angel that communed with 
me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, 
Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; I am 
P jealous for .Jerusalem and for Zion 
with a great jea,lousy. 

15 And I am very sore 'displeased 
with the heathen that are at ease : 
for 1 1 was but a little displeased, and 
they helped forward the affliction. 

16 Therefore thus saith the Lord ; 
""I am returned to Jerusalem with 
mercies : my house shall be built 
in it, saith the Lord of hosts, and 
= a line shall be stretched forth upon 
Jerusalem. 

17 Cry yet, saying. Thus saith the 
Lord of hosts ; My cities through 
t prosperity shall yet be spread abroad ; 
* and the Lord shall yet comfort Zion, 
and "shall yet choose Jerusalem. 

18 IT Then lifted I up mine eyes, 
and saw, and behold four horns. 

19 And I said unto the angel that 
talked with me, What he these % And 
he answered me, ^ These are the horns 
which have scattered Judah, Israel, 
and Jerusalem. 

20 And the Lord shewed me four 
carpenters. 

21 Then said I, What come these 
to do % And he spake, saying, These 
are the horns which have scattered 
Judah, so that no man did lift up his 
head : but these are come to fray 
them, to cast out the horns of the 
Gentiles, which y lifted up their horn 
over the land of Judah to scatter it. 



Return from Babylon. 



ZECHARIAH. 



The Messiah promised. 



B.C. 519. 



b Rev. 11. 1. 
k. 21. 15, 16. 



c Jer. 31. 27. 
Ez. 36. 10, 
11. 



d Is. 26. 1. ch. 

9. 8. 
e Is. 60. 19. 

Rev. 21. 23. 



f Is. 48. 20. &. 

52. 11. Jer. 

1. 14. & 50. 8. 

fc 51. 6, 45. 
g Deut. 28. 64. 

Ez. 17. 21. 
h Rev. 18. 4. 



i Deut. 32. 10. 

Ps. 17. 8. 

2Thes3. 1.6. 
k Is. 11. 15. & 

19. 16. 

I ch. 4. 9. 

m Is. 12. 6. & 

54. 1. Zeph. 

3.14. 
n Lev. 26. 12. 

Ez. 37. 27. 

ch. 8. 3. 

John 1. 14. 

2 Cor. 6. 16, 
o Is. 2. 2, 3. 

& 49. 22. fc 

60. 3, &c. ch. 

8. 22, 23. 
P ch. 3. 10. 
q Ex. 12. 49. 
r Ez. 33. 33. 

vsr. 9. 
8 Deut. 32. 9, 
t ch. 1. 17. 
u Hab. 2. 20. 

Zeph. 1. 7. 
xPs. 68.5. 

Is. 57. 15, 
t Heb. the 

habitation of 

his holiness, 

Deut. 26. 15. 

Is. 63. 15. 

a Hag. 1. 1. 

bPs. 109.6. 

Rev. 12. 10. 

II That is, an 
adversary. 

t Heb. to he 
his adveT' 
sary. 



CHAPTER II. 

TRfi vision of the angel about to measure Jerusalem. 
6 God^s people called upon to return from Babylon. 
10 The promise of his presence. 

I LIFTED up mine eyes again, and 
looked, and behold ^ a man with a 
measuring line in his hand. 

2 Then said I, Whither goest thou ? 
And he said unto me, ^ To measure 
Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth 
thereof, and what is the length there- 
of. 

3 And, behold, the angel that talk- 
ed with me went forth, and another 
angel went out to meet him, 

4 And said unto him. Run, speak to 
this young man, saying, '^ Jerusalem 
shall be inhabited as towns without 
walls for the multitude of men and 
cattle therein : 

5 For I, saith the Lord, will be 
unto her ^ a wall of fire round about, 
^ and will be the glory in the midst 
of her. 

6 IT Ho, ho, come forth^ and flee 
^ from the land of the north, saith the 
Lord : for I have ^spread you abroad 
as the four winds of the heaven, saith 
the Lord. 

7 J^ Deliver thyself, O Zion, that 
dwellest with the daughter of Bab- 
ylon. 

8 For thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
After the glory hath he sent me unto 
the nations which spoiled you : for he 
that ' toucheth you, toucheth the ap- 
ple of his eye. 

9 For, behold, I will ^ shake mine 
hand upon them, and they shall be a 
spoil to their servants : and ' ye shall 
know that the Lord of hosts hath 
sent me. 

10 T "^ Sing and rejoice, daughter 
of Zion : for, lo, I come, and I "will 
dwell in the midst of thee, saith the 
Lord. 

11 °And many nations shall be 
joined to the Lord Pin that day, 
and shall be i my people : and I 
will dwell in the midst of thee, and 
■"thou shalt know that the Lord of 
hosts hath sent me unto thee. 

12 And the Lord shall 'inherit Ju- 
dah bis portion in the holy land, and 
* shall choose Jerusalem again. 

13 " Be silent, all flesh, before the 
Lord : for he is raised up ^ out of t his 
holy habitation. 

CHAPTER III. 

Under the type of Joshua, the restoration of Zion is 
prefigured, 8 Messiah the Branch is promised. 

AND he shewed me * Joshua the 
high priest standing before the 
angel of the Lord, and ^ il Satan stand- 
ing at his right hand + to resist him. 



2 And the Lord said unto Satan, 
•"The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; 
even the Lord that ^ hath chosen Je- 
rusalem rebuke thee : ® is not this a 
brand plucked out of the fire 1 

3 Now Joshua was clothed with 
^filthy garments, and stood before 
the angel. 

4 And he answered and spake unto 
those that stood before him, saying. 
Take away the filthy garments from 
him. And unto him he said. Behold, 
I have caused thine iniquity to pass 
from thee, ^and I will clothe thee 
with change of raiment. 

5 And I said. Let them set a fair 
^ mitre upon his head. So they set a 
fair mitre upon his head, and clothed 
him with garments. And the angel 
of the Lord stood by. 

6 And the angel of the Lord pro- 
tested unto Joshua, saying, 

7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; If 
thou wilt walk in my ways, and if 
thou wilt ' keep my n charge, then 
thou shalt also ''judge my house, and 
shalt also keep my courts, and I will 
give thee t places to walk among these 
that ' stand by. 

8 Hear now, Joshua the high 
priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit 
before thee : for they are "" t men won- 
dered at : for, behold, I will bring 
forth °my servant the ° BRANCH. 

9 For behold the stone that I have 
laid before Joshua; Pupon one stone 
shall be '^ seven eyes : behold, I will 
engrave the graving thereof, saith the 
Lord of hosts, and ""I will remove 
the iniquity of that land in one day. 

10 ' In that day, saith the Lord of 
hosts, shall ye call every man his 
neighbour * under the vine and under 
the fig tree. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The vision of the golden candlestick, 5 and the ex- 
planation thereof. 11 The two olive trees are the 
two anointed ones. 

AND * the angel that talked with 
me came again, and waked me, 
^ as a man that is wakened out of his 
sleep, 

2 And said unto me, What seest 
thou? And I said, I have looked, 
and behold "= a candlestick all o/gold, 
t with a bowl upon the top of it, "^and 
his seven lamps thereon, and n seven 
pipes to the seven lamps, which are 
upon the top thereof: 

3 ^And two olive trees by it, one 
upon the right side of the bowl, and 
the other upon the left side thereof. 

4 So I answered and spake to the 
angel that talked with me, saying, 
What are these, my lord ? 

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Zerubbabel encouraged. 



ZECHARIAH. 



The vision of the ephah. 



B. C. 519. 



i Hos. 1. 7. 
n Or, army. 

S Jer. 51. 25. 
Matt. 21. 21. 

hPs. 118.22. 
i Ezra 3. 11, 
13. 



k Ezra 3. 10. 



I Ezra 6. 15. 
m ch. 2. 9, 11. 

& 6. 15. 
n Is. 48. 16. 
ch. 2. 8. 

II Or, since the 
seven eyes of 
the LORD 
shall rejoice. 

t Heb. stone 

of tin. 
o Hag. 2. 3, 
P 2 Chr. 16. 9. 

Prov. 15. 3. 

ch. 3. 9. 
q ver. 3. 



the 



t Heb. 
hand. 

11 Or, _ . 
out of them- 
selves oil into 
the gold. 

t Heb. the 
gold. 

T Rev. 11. 4. 

t Heb. sons of 

oil. 
s ch. 3. 7. 

Luke 1. 19. 
t See Josh. 3. 

11,13. ch.6. 

5. 



a Ez. 2. 9. 



b Mai. 4. 6. 

II Or, every 
one of this 
people that 
stealeth hold- 
eth himself 
guiltless, as 
it doth. 



c Lev. 19. 12. 
ch. 8. 17. 
Mai. 3. 5. 



5 Then the angel that talked with 
me answered and said unto me, Know- 
est thou not what these be 1 And I 
said, No, my lord. 

6 Then he answered and spake unto 
me, saying. This is the word of the 
Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, ^Not 
by II might, nor by power, but by my 
Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. 

7 Who art thou, ^0 great mountain"? 
before Zerubbabel thou shalt become 
a plain : and he shall bring forth ^ the 
headstone thereof 'with shoutings, cry- 
ing, Grace, grace unto it. 

8 Moreover the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

9 The hands of Zerubbabel "^have 
laid the foundation of this house ; his 
hands ^ shall also finish it ; and "" thou 
shalt know that the ° Lord of hosts 
hath sent me unto you. 

10 For who hath despised the day 
of ° small things 1 H for they shall re- 
joice, and shall see the t plummet in 
the hand of Zerubbabel with those 
seven ; p they are the eyes of the 
Lord, which run to and fro through 
the whole earth. 

11 H Then answered I, and said unto 
him, What are these 'i two olive trees 
upon the right side of the candlestick 
and upon the left side thereof? 

12 And I answered again, and said 
unto him, What be these two olive 
branches, which t through the two 
golden pipes n empty t the golden oil 
out of themselves 1 

13 And he answered me and said, 
Knowest thou not what these be? 
And I said, No, my lord. 

14 Then said he, 'These are the 
two t anointed ones, ' that stand by 
' the Lord of the whole earth. 



CHAPTER V. 



The vision of the flying roll, 
ephah. 



5 The vision of the 



THEN I turned, and lifted up mine 
eyes, and looked, and behold a 
flying * roll. 

2 And he said unto me, What seest 
thou 1 And I answered, I see a flying 
roll ; the length thereof is twenty 
cubits, and the breadth thereof ten 
cubits. 

3 Then said he unto me. This is 
the '' curse that goeth forth over the 
face of the whole earth : for II every 
one that stealeth shall be cut off as 
on this side according to it ; and every 
one that sweareth shall be cut oflf as 
on that side according to it. 

4 I will bring it forth, saith the 
Lord of hosts, and it shall enter into 
the house of the thief, and into the 
house of •= him that sweareth falsely 

830 



by my name : and it shall remain in 
the midst of his house, and "^ shall 
consume it with the timber thereof 
and the stones thereof. 

5 IT Then the angel that talked 
with me went forth, and said unto 
me. Lift up now thine eyes, and see 
what is this that goeth forth. 

6 And I said, What is it 1 And he 
said. This is an ephah that goeth 
forth. He said moreover. This is 
their resemblance through all the 
earth. 

7 And, behold, there was lifted up 
a II talent of lead : and this is a wo- 
man that sitteth in the midst of the 
ephah. 

8 And he said. This is wickedness. 
And he cast it into the midst of the 
ephah ; and he cast the weight of lead 
upon the mouth thereof. 

9 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and 
looked, and, behold, there came out 
two women, and the wind was in 
their wings ; for they had wings like 
the wings of a stork : and they lifted 
up the ephah between the earth and 
the heaven. 

10 Then said I to the angel that 
talked with me, Whither do these 
bear the ephah ? 

1 1 And he said unto me. To ^ build 
it a house in ^ the land of Shinar : 
and it shall be established, and set 
there upon her own base. 

CHAPTER VL 

The vision of the four chariots. 9 The crovming of 
Joshua the high priest, a type of Messiah the Branch, 
and of his dominion. 

AND I turned, and lifted up mine 
eyes, and looked, and, behold, 
there came four chariots out from be- 
tween two mountains ; and the mount- 
ains were mountains of brass. 

2 In the first chariot were ^ red 
horses ; and in the second chariot 
^ black horses ; 

3 And in the third chariot '^ white 
horses ; and in the fourth chariot 
grizzled and H bay horses. 

4 Then I answered "^and said unto 
the angel that talked with me, What 
are these, my lord 1 

5 And the angel answered and said 
unto me, ^ These are the four H spirits 
of the heavens, which go forth from 
^ standing before the Lord of all the 
earth. 

6 The black horses which are there- 
in go forth into ^the north country; 
and the white go forth after them ; 
and the grizzled go forth toward the 
south country. 

7 And the bay went forth, and 
sought to go that they might ^ walk 



A type of the Messiah. 



ZECHARIAH. 



The sin of the people. 



B. C. 519. 



» Judg. 8. 3. 
Ecc. 10. 4. 



k Ex. 28. 36. 
&29.6. Lev. 
8.9. ch.3.5. 



I See Luke 1. 
78. Johnl. 
45. 

m ch. 3. 8. 

II Or, branch 
up from U7i- 
der him. 

n ch. 4. 9. 

Matt. 16. 18. 

Epb. 2. 20. 

21,22. Heb. 

3.3. 

o Is. 22. 24. 
pPs. 110.4. 

Heb. 3. 1. 



q Ex. 12. 14. 
Mark 14. 9. 

r Is. 57. 19. & 
60.10. Eph. 
2. 13, 19. 

8 ch. 2. 9. & 4. 



518. 



t Heb. to en- 
treat the face 
of the 
LORD; 
1 Sam. 13. 12. 
ch. 8. 21. 

a Deut. 17. 9, 
10,11. &33. 
10. Mai. 2. 7. 

b Jer. 52. 12. 
ch. 8. 19. 



to and fro through the earth : and he 
said, Get you hence, walk to and fro 
through the earth. So they walked 
to and fro through the earth. 

8 Then~t3ried he upon me, and spake 
unto me, saying. Behold, these that 
go toward the north country have 
quieted my ' spirit in the north coun- 
try. 

9 IF A nd the word of the Lord came 
unto- me, saying, 

10 Take of them of the captivity, 
even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Je- 
daiah, which are come from Babylon, 
and come thou the same day, and go 
into the house of Josiah the son of 
Zephaniah ; 

11 Then take silver and gold, and 
make "^crowns, and set them upon the 
head of Joshua the son of Josedech, 
the high priest ; 

12 And speak unto him, saying. 
Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, 
saying. Behold ' the man whose name 
is The "> BRANCH; and he shall 
II grow up out of his place, ° and he 
shall build the temple of the Lord : 

13 Even he shall build the temple 
of the Lord ; and he ° shall bear the 
glory, and shall sit and rule upon 
his throne ; and p he shall be a priest 
upon his throne : and the counsel of 
peace shall be between them both. 

14 And the crowns shall be to He- 
lem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, 
and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, ifor 
a memorial in the temple of the Lord. 

15 And ""they that are far off shall 
come and build in the temple of the 
Lord, and 'ye shall know that the 
Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you. 
And this shall come to pass, if ye 
will diligently obey the voice of the 
Lord your God. 

CHAPTER Vn. 

The people inquire concerning the keeping of certain 
fasts. 4 The prophet's answer. 8 Disobedience t/ie 
cause of their captivity. 

A ND it came to pass in the fourth 
-XjL year of king Darius, that the 
word of the Lord came unto Zecha- 
riah in the fourth day of the ninth 
month, even in Chisleu ; 

2 When they had sent unto the 
house of God Sherezer and Regem- 
melech, and their men, t to pray be- 
fore the Lord, 

3 And to ^ speak unto the priests 
which were in the house of the Lord 
of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, 
Should I weep in ^ the fifth month, 
separating myself, as I have done 
these so many years 1 

4 IT Then came the word of the 
Lord of hosts unto me, saying. 



5 Speak unto all the people of the 
land, and to the priests, saying, When 
ye ■= fasted and mourned in the fifth 
''and seventh month, ^even those sev- 
enty years, did ye at all fast ^ unto me, 
even to me ? 

6 And when ye did eat, and when 
ye did drink, H did not ye eat for 
yourselves, and drink for yourselves ? 

7 II Should ye not hear the words 
which the Lord hath cried t by the 
former prophets, when Jerusalem was 
inhabited and in prosperity, and the 
cities thereof round about her, when 
m.e7i inhabited ^the south and the 
plain ? 

8 IT And the word of the Lord came 
unto Zechariah, saying, 

9 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, 
saying, ''t Execute true judgment, and 
shew mercy and compassions every 
man to his brother : 

10 And 'oppress not the widow, 
nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor 
the poor ; ^ and let none of you im- 
agine evil against his brother in your 
heart. 

11 But they refused to hearken, 
and ' t pulled away the shoulder, and 
t •" stopped their ears, that they should 
not hear. 

12 Yea, they made their "hearts as 
an adamant stone, °lest they should 
hear the law, and the words which 
the Lord of hosts hath sent in his 
Spirit t by the former prophets : p there- 
fore came a great wrath from the 
Lord of hosts. 

13 Therefore it is come to pass, that 
as he cried, and they would not hear ; 
so ^1 they cried, and I would not hear, 
saith the Lord of hosts : 

14 But 'I scattered them with a 
whirlwind among all the nations 
^ whom they knew not. Thus * the 
land was desolate after them, that no 
man passed through nor returned : 
for they laid "the t pleasant land des- 
olate. 

CHAPTER VHL 

The restoration of Jerusalem, 9 The people encour- 
aged in building the Lord's house. 16 Sundry duties 
enjoined. 18 Joy and enlargement protnised. 

AGAIN the word of the Lord of 
hosts came to me, saying, 

2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
^I was jealous for Zion with great 
jealousy, and I was jealous for her 
with great fury. 

3 Thus saith the Lord ; ^ I am re- 
turned unto Zion, and "^ will dwell in 
the midst of Jerusalem : and Jerusa- 
lem ^ shall be called A city of truth ; 
and ^ the mountain of the Lord of 
hosts, f The holy mountain. 

4 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 

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Jerusalem's restoration. 



ZECHARIAH. 



Enlargement promised. 



B. C. 518. 



t Heb. /or 
multitude of 
days. 



II Or, hard, 
or, difficult. 

S See 1 Sam. 
2.31. Is. 65. 
20. 22. Lam. 

2. '20, fee. &, 

3. 11-14. 



t Heb. the 
country of 
the going 
down of the 
sun. See 
Ps. 50. 1. & 
113. 3. Mai. 
1.11. 

h Gen. 18. 14. 
Luke 1. 37. 
& 18. 27. 
Rom. 4. 21. 

1 Is. IL 11, 12. 
& 43. 5. 6. 
Ez. 37.' 21. 
Am. 9. 14, 15. 

k Jer. 30. 22. 
& 31. 1, 33. 
ch. 13. 9. 

I Jer. 4. 2. 

II Or, the hire 
of man he- 
came nothing, 
Sfc. 

m Hag. 2. 4. 

ver. 18, 
n Ezra 5. 1, 2. 
Hag. 2. 18. 
P Hag. 1. 6, 9, 

10. & 2. 16. 
q 2 Chr. 15. 5. 



t Heb. qf 

peace. 
r Hos. 2. 21, 

22. Joel 2. 22. 

Hag. 2. 19. 
s Ps. 67. 6. 
t See Hag. 1. 

10. 



Jer. 42. 18. 



x Gen. 12. 2. 
Ruth 4. 11, 
12. Is. 19. 24, 
25. Zeph. 3. 
20. Hag. 2. 
19. 

y ver. 9. 

z Jer. 31. 28. 

a 2 Chr. 36. 16. 
ch. 1. 6. 



b ch. 7. 9. ver. 

19. Eph. 4. 

25. 
t Heb. judge 

truth, and 

the judgment 

of peace. 

c Prov. 3. 29. 
Ch. 7. 10. 

d ch. 5. S, 4. 



^ There shall yet old men and old 
women dwell in the streets of Jeru- 
salem, and every man with his staff 
in his hand t for very age. 

5 And the streets of the city shall be 
full of boys and girls playing in the 
streets thereof. 

6 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
If it be li marvellous in the eyes of 
the remnant of this people in these 
days, ^should it also be marvellous 
in mine eyes] saith the Lord of 
hosts. 

7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
Behold, 'I will save my people from 
the east country, and from + the west 
country ; 

8 And I will bring them, and they 
shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem : 
^ and they shall be my people, and I 
will be their God, 4n truth and in 
righteousness. 

9 1 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
""Let your hands be strong, ye that 
hear in these days these words by the 
mouth of " the prophets, which were 
in ° the day that the foundation of the 
house of the Lord of hosts was laid, 
that the temple might be built. 

10 For before these days H there was 
no Phire for man, nor any hire for 
beasts ; i neither ivas there any peace 
to him that went out or came in be- 
cause of the affliction : for I set all 
men every one against his neighbour. 

11 But now I will not be unto the 
residue of this people as in the former 
days, saith the Lord of hosts. 

12 ''For the seed shall be t prosper- 
ous ; the vine shall give her fruit, and 
Hhe ground shall give her increase, 
and ' the heavens shall give their dew ; 
and I will cause the remnant of this 
people to possess all these things. 

13 And it shall come to pass, that as 
ye were "a curse among the heathen, 
O house of Judah, and house of Is- 
rael ; so will I save you, and ^ ye shall 
be a blessing : fear not, but ^ let your 
hands be strong. 

14 For thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
^ As I thought to punish you, when 
your fathers provoked me to wrath, 
saith the Lord of hosts, *and I re- 
pented not : 

15 So again have I thought in these 
days to do well unto Jerusalem and 
to the house of Judah : fear ye not. 

16 IT These are the things that ye 
shall do ; ^ Speak ye every man the 
truth to his neighbour ; t execute the 
judgment of truth and peace in your 
gates : 

17 "^And let none of you imagine 
evil in your hearts against his neigh- 
bour ; and ^ love no false oath : for 

832 



all these are things that I hate, saith 
the Lord. 

18 IF And the word of the Lord of 
hosts came unto me, saying, 

19 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
^ The fast of the fourth months ^ and 
the fast of the fifth, ^ and the fast of 
the seventh, ''and the fast of the 
tenth, shall be to the. house of Ju- 
dah 'joy and gladness, and cheerful 
II feasts ; ^ therefore love the truth and 
peace. 

20 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; It 
shall yet come to pass, that there shall 
come people, and the inhabitants of 
many cities : 

21 And the inhabitants of one city 
shall go to another, saying, ' Let us go 
II speedily tto pray before the Lord, 
and to seek the Lord of hosts : I will 
go also. 

22 Yea, '"many people and strong 
nations shall come to seek the Lord 
of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray 
before the Lord. 

23 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
In those days it shall come to pass., 
that ten men shall "take hold out 
of all languages of the nations, even 
shall take hold of the skirt of him 
that is a Jew, saying. We will go 
with you : for we have heard ° that 
God is with you. 

CHAPTER IX. 



Judgments upon the neighbouring nations. 9 Zion ex- 
horted to rejoice in the coming of Messiah. 12 God's 
promises of victory and defence. 

THE ''burden of the word of the 
Lord in the land of Hadrach, 
and '' Damascus shall be the rest there- 
of: when *'the eyes of man, as of all 
the tribes of Israel, shall be toward 
the Lord, 

2 And "^Hamath also shall border 
thereby ; ^ Tyrus, and ^ Zidon, though 
it be very ^ wise. 

3 And Tyrus did build herself a 
strong hold, and ''heaped up silver as 
the dust, and fine gold as the mire of 
the streets. 

4 Behold, 'the Lord will cast her 
out, and he will smite ^ her power in 
the sea ; and she shall be devoured 
with fire. 

5 ' Ashkelon shall see lY, and fear ; 
Gaza also shall see it, and be very 
sorrowful, and Ekron ; for her ex- 
pectation shall be ashamed ; and the 
king shall perish from Gaza, and Ash- 
kelon shall not be inhabited. 

6 And a bastard shall dwell ""in 
Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride 
of the Philistines. 

7 And I will take away his t blood 
out of his mouth, and his abomina- 



The coming of the Messiah. 



ZECHARIAH. 



God will save his people 



a Ps. 34. 7. 
ch. 2. 5. 



tions from between his teeth : but he 
that remaineth, even he, shall be for 
our God, and he shall be as a governor 
in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite. 

8 And ^1 -will encamp about mine 
house because of the army, because 
of him that passeth by, and because 
of him that returneth : and ° no op- 
pressor shall pass through them any 
more : for now Phave I seen with 
mine eyes. 

9 IF "i Rejoice greatly, O daughter of 
Zion ; shout, daughter of Jerusa- 
lem : behold, "" thy King cometh unto 
thee : he is just, and H having salva- 
tion ; lowly, and riding upon an ass, 
and upon a colt the foal of an ass. 

10 And I ^will cut off the chariot 
from Ephraim, and the horse from 
Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall 
be cut off: and he shall speak. * peace 
unto the heathen : and his dominion 
shall be "from sea even to sea, and 
from the river even to the ends of the 
earth. 

11 As for thee also, II by the blood of 
thy covenant I have sent forth thy 
^prisoners out of the pit wherein is 
no water. 

12 IF Turn you to the strong hold, 
yye prisoners of hope : even to day do 

I declare that ^I will render double 
unto thee ; 

13 When I have bent Judah for me, 
filled the bow with Ephraim, and 
raised up thy sons, Zion, against 
thy sons, O Greece, and made thee 
as the sword of a mighty man. 

14 And the Lord shall be seen over 
them, and ''his arrow shall go forth 
as the lightning : and the Lord God 
shall blow the trumpet, and shall go 
^ with whirlwinds of the south. 

15 The Lord of hosts shall defend 
them ; and they shall devour, and 

II subdue with sling stones ; and they 
shall drink, and make a noise as 
through wine ; and they II shall be 
filled like bowls, and as "^the corners 
of the altar. 

16 And the Lord their God shall 
save them in that day as the flock 
of his people : for ^ theij shall be as 
the stones of a crown, ^ lifted up as 
an ensign upon his land. 

17 For ^how great is his goodness, 
and how great is his beauty ! ^ corn 
shall make the young men II cheerful, 
and new wine the maids. 

CHAPTER X. 

God, and not idols, to he sought unto. 5 The Lord 
villi gather and save his people. 

ASK ye =of the Lord ^rain ''in the 
time of the latter rain ; so the 
Lord shall make H bright clouds, and 



53 



give them showers of rain, to every 
one grass in the field. 

2 For the ''t idols have spoken vani- 
ty, and the diviners have seen a lie, 
and have told false dreams ; they 
^ comfort in vain : therefore they went 
their way as a flock, they H were troub- 
led, ^because there was no shepherd. 

3 Mine anger was kindled against 
the shepherds, ^and I t punished the 
goats: for the Lord of hosts ^hath 
visited his flock the house of Judah, 
and ' hath made them as his goodly 
horse in the battle. 

4 Out of him came forth ^ the cor- 
ner, out of him ^ the nail, out of him 
the battle bow, out of him every op- 
pressor together. 

5 IF And they shall be as mighty men, 
which ""tread down their enemies in 
the mire of the streets in the battle : 
and they shall fight, because the Lord 
is with them, and H the riders on horses 
shall be confounded. 

6 And I will strengthen the house of 
Judah, and I will save the house of 
Joseph, and ""I will bring them again 
to place them ; for I ° have mercy 
upon them : and they shall be as 
though I had not cast them off: for I 
am the Lord their God, and ^ will 
hear them. 

7 And thei/ of Ephraim shall be like 
a mighty maji, and their i heart shall 
rejoice as through wine : yea, their 
children shall see it, and be glad ; 
their heart shall rejoice in the Lord. 

8 I will ""hiss for them, and gather 
them ; for I have redeemed them : 
^ and they shall increase as they have 
increased. 

9 And ' I will sow them among the 
people : and they shall " remember me 
in far countries ; and they shall live 
with their children, and turn again. 

10 "^ I will bring them again also out 
of the land of Egypt, and gather them 
out of Assyria ; and I will bring them 
into the land of Gilead and Lebanon ; 
and^ place shall not be found for them. 

11 ^And he shall pass through the 
sea with affliction, and shall smite the 
waves in the sea, and all the deeps of 
the river shall dry up : and ^ the pride 
of Assyria shall be brought down, 
and ^ the sceptre of Egypt shall de- 
part away. 

12 And I will strengthen them in the 
Lord ; and " they shall walk up and 
down in his name, saith the Lord. 

CHAPTER XL 

The punishment of the Jeivish nation. 7 The staves 
Beauty and Bands. 13 A woe upon the foolish 
shepherd. 

PEN ^thy doors, Lebanon, that 
the fire may devour thy cedars. 

833 



B.C. 

about 517. 



t Heb. tera- 
phim, Judg. 
17.5. 



H Or. answer- 
ed that, i^c. 

d Jer. 10. 8. 
Hab. 2. 18. 

t Heb. visited 

upon. 

e Job 13. 4. 
f Ez. 34. 5. 
e Ez. 34. 17. 
h Luke 1. 68. 
i Cant. 1. 9. 
k Num. 24. 17. 

1 Sam. 14.38. 

Is. 19. 13. 
1 Is. 22. 23. 







m Ps. 18. 42. 



II Or, they 
shall make 
the riders on 
horses asJiam- 
ed. 

n .Ter. 3. 18. 
Ez. 37. 21. 
o Hos. 1. 7. 



p ch. 13. 9. 



q Ps. 104. 15. 
ch. 9. 15. 



Is. 5. 26. 



s Is. 49. 19. 
Ez.36. 37. 



t Hos. 2. 23. 
u Deut. 30. 1, 



sls.11.11,16. 
Hos. 11. 11. 



yls. 49, 20. 
z Is. 11. 15, 16. 



a Is. 14. 25. 
bEz.SO. 13. 

c Mic. 4. 5. 



a ch. 10. 10. 



JudaKs punishment, 



ZECHARIAH. 



and her restoration. 




d Jer. 2. 3. & 

50.7, 
e Dent. 29.19. 

Ho8. 12. 8. 



t Heb. make 
to he found. 



II Or, verily 

the poor. 
g Zeph. 3. 12. 

Matt. 11. 5. 
II Or, Binders. 



h Hos. 5. 7. 

t Heb. was 
straitened 
for them. 



Jer. 15. 2. & 
43. 11. 



t Heb. of his 
fellow, or, 
neighbour. 



k Zeph. 3. 12. 

ver. 7. 
II Or, the poor 

of the flock, 

6fc., certainly 

knew. 

t Heb. XT it be 
good in your 
eyes. 
1 Matt. 26. 15, 
' See Ex. 21. 
32. 



m Matt. 27. 9, 
10. 



Or, Binders. 



Ez. 34. 2, 3, 



Or, hidden. 



2 Howl, fir tree ; for the cedar is 
fallen ; because the H mighty are spoil- 
ed : howl, O ye oaks of Bashan ; ^ for 
!l the forest of the vintage is come 
down. 

3 IT There is a voice of the howling 
of the shepherds ; for their glory is 
spoiled : a voice of the roaring of 
young lions ; for the pride of Jordan 
is spoiled. 

4 Thus saith the Lord my God ; 
*= Feed the flock of the slaughter ; 

5 Whose possessors slay them, and 
^ hold themselves not guilty : and they 
that sell them ^ say, Blessed be the 
Lord ; for I am rich : and their own 
shepherds pity them not. 

6 For I will no more pity the inhab- 
itants of the land, saith the Lord : 
but, lo, I will t deliver the men every 
one into his neighbour's liand, and 
into the hand of his king : and they 
shall smite the land, and out of their 
hand I will not deliver them. 

7 And I will ^feed the flock of 
slaughter, H eve?i you, s O poor of the 
flock. And I took unto me two 
staves ; the one I called Beauty, and 
the other I called H Bamls ; and I fed 
the flock. 

8 Three shepherds also I cut off ^ in 
one month ; and my soul t loathed 
them, and their soul also abhorred me. 

9 Then said I, I will not feed you : 
^ that that dieth, let it die ; and that 
that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; 
and let the rest eat every one the 
flesh t of another. 

10 If And I took my staff, even Beau- 
ty, and cut it asunder, that I might 
break my covenant which I had made 
with all the people. 

11 And it was broken in that day : 
and II so ^ the poor of the flock that 
waited upon me knew that it was the 
word of the Lord. 

12 And I said unto them, t If ye think 
good, give me my price ; and if not, 
forbear. So they ^ weighed for my 
price thirty pieces of silver. 

13 And the Lord said unto me. Cast 
it unto the ™ potter : a goodly price 
that I was prized at of them. And 
I took the thirty pieces of silver, and 
cast them to the potter in the house 
of the Lord. 

14 Then I cut asunder mine other 
staff, even H Bands, that I might break 
the brotherhood between Judah and 
Israel. 

15 1[ And the Lord said unto me, 
" Take unto thee yet the instruments 
of a foolish shepherd. 

16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd 
in the land, which shall not visit those 
that be " cut off, neither shall seek the 

834 



young one, nor heal that that is broken, 
nor II feed that that standeth still : but 
he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and 
tear their claws in pieces. 

17 °Woe to the idol shepherd that 
leaveth the flock ! the sword shall be 
upon his arm, and upon his right eye : 
his arm shall be clean dried up, and 
his right eye shall be utterly dark- 
ened. 

CHAPTER XII. 

Jerusalem a cup of trembling and a burdensome stone 
to her adversaries. Q The restoration of Judah. 9 
The repentance of Jerusalem. 

THE burden of the word of the 
Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, 
^ which stretcheth forth the heavens, 
and layeth the foundation of the earth, 
and ^formeth the spirit of man within 
him. 

2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem "^ a 
cup of II trembling unto all the peo- 
ple round about, II when they shall be 
in the siege both against Judah and 
against Jerusalem. 

3 IT '^ And in that da}^ will I make 
Jerusalem ^a burdensome stone for all 
people : all that burden themselves 
with it shall be cut in pieces, though 
all the people of the earth be gathered 
together against it. 

4 In that day, saith the Lord, ^I 
will smite every horse with astonish- 
ment, and his rider with madness : 
and I will open mine eyes upon the 
house of Judah, and will smite every 
horse of the people witli blindness. 

5 And the governors of Judah shall 
say in their heart, H The inhabitants 
of Jerusalem shall be my strength in 
the Lord of hosts their God. 

6 IF In that day will I make the gov- 
ernors of Judah s like a hearth of fire 
among the wood, and like a torch of 
fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour 
all the people round about, on the 
right hand and on the left : and Jeru- 
salem shall be inhabited again in her 
own place, even in Jerusalem. 

7 The Lord also shall save the tents 
of Judah first, that the glory of the 
house of David and the glory of the 
inhabitants of Jerusalem do not mag- 
nify themselves against Judah. 

8 In that day shall the Lord defend 
the inhabitants of .Jerusalem ; and ^ he 
that is II feeble among them at that 
day shall be as David ; and the house 
of David shall be as God, as the angel 
of the Lord before them. 

9 IF And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that I will seek to 'destroy all the 
nations that come against Jerusalem. 

10 "^And I will pour upon the house 
of David, and upon the inhabitants of 



Jerusalem'' s repentance. 



ZECHARIAH. 



The Messiah'' s coming. 



Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of 
supplications : and they shall ' look 
upon me whom they have pierced, 
and they^ shall mourn for him, ""as 
one mourneth for his only son^ and 
shall be in bitterness for him, as one 
that is in bitterness for his firstborn. 

11 In that day shall there be a 
great "mourning in Jerusalem, "as 
the mourning of Hadadrimmon in 
the valley of Megiddon. 

12 P And the land shall mourn, t every 
family apart; the family of the house 
of David apart, and their wives apart ; 
the family of the house of i Nathan 
apart, and their wives apart ; 

13 The family of the house of Levi 
apart, and their wives apart ; the fam- 
ily of Shimei apart, and their wives 
apart ; 

14 All the families that remain, every 
family apart, and their wives apart. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

A fountain opened for sin. 2 The removal of idola- 
try, and false prophets. 7 TTie smiting of the Shep- 
herd, and the salvation of a third pari of the people. 

IN ""that day there shall be ^ a fount- 
ain opened to the house of David 
and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem 
for sin and for t uncleanness. 

2 IF And it shall come to pass in that 
day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I 
will " cut off the names of the idols 
out of the land, and they shall no 
more be remembered : and also I will 
cause ''the prophets and the unclean 
spirit to pass out of the land. 

3 And it shall come to pass, that 
when any shall yet prophesy, then 
his father and his mother that begat 
him shall say unto him. Thou shalt 
not live ; for thou speakest lies in the 
name of the Lord : and his father 
and his mother that begat him ^ shall 
thrust him through when he prophe- 
sieth. 

4 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that Hhe prophets shall be 
ashamed every one of his vision, when 
he hath prophesied ; neither shall 
they wear ^t a rough garment tto de- 
ceive : 

5 ^But he shall say, I am no proph- 
et, I am a husbandman ; for man 
taught me to keep cattle from my 
youth. 

6 And one shall say unto him, What 
are these wounds in thine hands'? 
Then he shall answer, Those with 
which I was wounded in the house of 
my friends. 

7 1 Awake, sword, against 'my 
Shepherd, and against the man ^that 
is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts : 
•smite the Shepherd, and the sheep 



shall be scattered : and I will turn 
mine hand upon "'the little ones. 

8 And it shall come to pass, that in 
all the land, saith the Lord, two parts 
therein shall be cut off and die ; " but 
the third shall be left therein. 

9 And 1 will bring the third part 
° through the fire, and will p refine 
them as silver is refined, and will try 
them as gold is tried : i they shall call 
on my name, and I will hear them : 
"■ I will say, It is my people : and they 
shall say, The Lord is my God. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

The destroyers of Jerusalem destroyed. 4 The coming 
of Messiah, and the glory of his kingdom. 12 The 
plague of Jerusalem^ s enemies. 16 The remnant of 
the nations shall turn to the Lord. 20 Holiness unto 
the Lord. 

BEHOLD, nhe day of the Lord 
Cometh, and thy spoil shall be 
divided in the midst of thee. 

2 For ''I will gather all nations 
against Jerusalem to battle ; and the 
city shall be taken, and " the houses 
rifled, and the women ravished ; and 
half of the city shall go forth into cap- 
tivity, and the residue of the people 
shall not be cut off from the city. 

3 Then shall the Lord go forth, and 
fight against those nations, as when 
he fought in the day of battle. 

4 IF And his feet shall stand in that 
day ^ upon the mount of Olives, which 
is before Jerusalem on the east, and 
the mount of Olives shall cleave in 
the midst thereof toward the east and 
toward the west, " and there shall he a 
very great valley ; and half of the 
mountain shall remove , toward the 
north, and half of it toward the south. 

5 And ye shall flee to the valley of 
II the mountains ; H for the valley of 
the mountains shall reach unto Azal : 
yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from 
before the ^ earthquake in the days of 
Uzziah king of Judah : ^and the Lord 
my God shall come, and ^all the 
saints with thee. 

6 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that the light shall not be t clear, 
nor t dark : 

7 But Hit shall be 'one day "^ which 
shall be known to the Lord, not day, 
nor night : but it shall come to pass, 
that at 'evening time it shall be 
light. 

8 And it shall be in that day, that 
living "> waters shall go out from Je- 
rusalem ; half of them toward the 
II former sea, and half of them toward 
the hinder sea : in summer and in 
winter shall it be. 

9 And the Lord shall be "king over 
all the earth : in that day shall there 
be ° one Lord, and his name one. 



B.C. 

about 517. 



m Matt. 18. 10, 
14. Luke 12. 
32. 

n Rom. 11. 5. 



Is. 48. 10. 
P 1 Pet. 1. 6, 7. 

qPs. .50. 15. & 

91.15. ch.lO. 

6. 
r Ps. 144. 15. 

Jer. 30. 22. 

Ez. 11. 20. 

Hos. 2. 23. 

ch. 8. 8. 



a Is. 13. 9. 
Joel 2. 31. 
Acts 2. 20. 



b Joel 3. 2. 
c Is. 13.16. 



d See Ez. 11. 
2S. 



e Joel 3. 12, 14. 



f Am. 1. 1. 

II Or, my 
mountains. 

II Or, when he 
shall touch 
the valley of 
themountains 
to the place 
he separated. 

S Matt. 16. 27. 
& 24. 30, 31. 
iSL25.31.Judc 
14. 

t Heb. pre- 
cious. 

t Heb. thick- 
ness. 

II Or, the day 
shall be one. 

h Joel 3. 11. 

i Rev. 22. 5. 

k Matt. 24. 36. 

1 Is. 30. 26. & 
60. 19. 20. 
Rev. 21. 23. 



II Or, eastern. 

Joel 2. 20. 
m Ez. 47. 1. 

Joel 3. 18. 

Rev. 22. 1. 
n Dan. 2. 44. 

Rev. 11. 15. 
o Eph. 4. 5, 6, 



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The Messiahs kingdom. 



ZECHARIAH. 



Holiness unto the Lord. 




u 1 Sam. 14. 
15, 20. 



X Judg. 7. 22. 
2 Chr. 20. 23. 
Ez. 38. 21. 

II Or, thou 
also, O Ju- 
dah, shalt. 

II Or, against. 

y Ez. 39. 10, 
17, &c. 

z ver. 12. 



10 All the land shall be H turned p as 
a plain from Geba to Rimmon south 
of Jerusalem : and it shall be lifted 
up, and 'i II inhabited in her place, from 
Benjamin's gate unto the place of the 
first gate, unto the corner gate, '' and 
from the tower of Hananeel unto the 
king's winepresses. 

11 And men shall dwell in it, and 
there shall be 'no more utter de- 
struction ; ' but Jerusalem II shall be 
safely inhabited. 

12 IT And this shall be the plague 
wherewith the Lord will smite all 
the people that have fought against 
Jerusalem ; Their flesh shall consume 
away while they stand upon their 
feet, and their eyes shall consume 
away in their holes, and their tongue 
shall consume away in their mouth. 

13 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that ^a great tumult from the 
Lord shall be among them ; and they 
shall lay hold every one on the hand 
of his neighbour, and ^ his hand shall 
rise up against the hand of his neigh- 
bour. 

14 And II Judah also shall fight It at 
Jerusalem ; ^and the wealth of all the 
heathen round about shall be gather- 
ed together, gold, and silver, and ap- 
parel, in great abundance. 

15 And "^ so shall be the plague of 
the horse, of the mule, of the camel, 
and of the ass, and of all the beasts 

836 



that shall be in these tents, as this 
plague. 

16 1 And it shall come to pass, that 
every one that is left of all the nations 
which came against Jerusalem, shall 
even ^go up from year to year to 
worship the King, the Lord of hosts, 
and to keep ^ the feast of tabernacles. 

17 '^ And it shall be, that whoso Avill 
not come up of all the families of the 
earth unto Jerusalem to worship the 
King, the Lord of hosts, even upon 
them shall be no rain. 

18 And if the family of Egypt go 
not up, and come not, t ^ that have no 
rai?i ; there shall be the plague, where- 
with the Lord will smite the heathen 
that come not up to keep the feast of 
tabernacles. 

19 This shall be the H punishment of 
Egypt, and the punishment of all 
nations that come not up to keep the 
feast of tabernacles. 

20 IF In that day shall there be upon 
the II bells of the horses, « HOLINESS 
UNTO THE LORD ; and the pots 
in the Lord's house shall be like the 
bowls before the altar. 

21 Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and 
in Judah shall be holiness unto the 
Lord of hosts ; and all they that sac- 
rifice shall come and take of them, 
and seethe therein : and in that day 
there shall be no more the ^ Canaanite 
in ^ the house of the Lord of hosts. 



a Is. 60. 6, 7, 
9. & 6b'. 23. 

b Lev. 23. 34, 
43. Neh.8. 
14. Hos. 12. 
9. Jolm7.2. 

c Is. 60. 12. 



t Heb. upon 
lohom there 



dDeut. 11.10. 



Or, sin. 



11 Or, bridles. 
e Is. 23. 18. 



f Is. 35. 8. 

Joel 3. 17. 

Rev. 21. 27. 

& 22. 15. 
g Eph. 2. 19, 

20, 21, 22. 



B.C. 
about 397. 



t Heb. by the 
hand of Mai- 
achi. 

a Deut 7. 8. &, 
10. 15. 



c Jer. 49. 18. 
Ez. 35. 3, 4, 
7, 9, 14. 15. 
Ob ad. iO, &c. 



II Or, upon. 

Heb. from 

upon. 

e Ex. 20. 12. 
f Luke 6. 46. 



i Ez. 41. 22. 
ver. 12. 



1 Cor. 9. 13. 



Is. 1. 11. 
Jer. 6. 20. 
Am. 5. 21. 



M AL AC HI 



CHAPTER I. 

Israel's ingratitude. 6 Their polluted offerings, 12 
a7id contempt of God's worship. 

THE burden of the word of the 
Lord to Israel t by Malachi. 
2*1 have loved you, saith the Lord, 
Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved 
us ? Was not Esau Jacob's brother 1 
saith the Lord : yet ^ I loved Jacob, 

3 And I hated Esau, and " laid his 
mountains and his heritage w^aste for 
the dragons of the wilderness. 

4 Whereas Edom saith. We are im- 
poverished, but we will return and 
build the desolate places ; thus saith 
the Lord of hosts, They shall build, 
but I will throw down ; and they 
shall call them, The border of wicked- 
ness, and. The people against whom 
the Lord hath indignation for ever. 

5 And your eyes shall see, and ye 
shall say, ^ The Lord will be magni- 
fied li from the border of Israel. 

6 IT A son ^ honoureth his father, and 
a servant his master: ^if then I be 
a father, where is mine honour 1 and 
if 1 be a. master, where is my fear"? 
saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O 
priests, that despise my name. ^And 
ye say, Wherein have we despised thy 
name 1 

7 II Ye offer ^ polluted bread upon 
mine altar ; and ye say, Wherein 
have w^e polluted thee 1 In that ye 
say, ' The table of the Lord is con- 
temptible, 

8 And "^if ye offer the blind t for 
sacrifice, is it not evil 1 and if ye offer 
the lame and sick, is it not evil 1 offer 
it now unto thy governor ; will he be 
pleased with thee, or ^ accept thy per- 
son? saith the Lord of hosts. 

9 And now, I pray you, beseech 
t God that he will be gracious unto 
us : "^ this hath been tby your means : 
will he regard your persons'? saith 
the Lord of hosts. 

10 Who is there even among you 
that would shut the doors /o?- nought? 
° neither do ye kindle Jire on mine 
altar for nought. I have no pleasure 
in you, saith the Lord of hosts, ° nei- 
ther will I accept an offering at your 
hand. 



11 For, Pfrom the rising of the sun 
even unto the going down of the 
same, my name shall be great i among 
the Gentiles ; '"and in every place 'in- 
cense shall be offered unto my name, 
and a pure offering : ' for my name 
shall be great among the heathen, 
saith the Lord of hosts. 

12 TT But ye have profaned it, in 
that ye say, " The table of the Lord 
is polluted ; and the fruit thereof, even 
his meat, is contemptible. 

13 Ye said also, Behold, what a 
weariness is it ! H and ye have snuff- 
ed at it, saith the Lord of hosts ; 
and ye brought that which ivas torn, 
and the lame, and the sick ; thus ye 
brought an offering : ^ should I ac- 
cept this of your hand? saith the 
Lord, 

14 But cursed be ^ ih.e deceiver, 
II which hath in his flock a male, and 
voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord 
a corrupt thing : for ^ I am a great 
King, saith the Lord of hosts, and 
my name is dreadful among the 
heathen. 

CHAPTER II. 

The priests reproved for neglecting their covenant ; 11 
and also the people for their idolatry, 14 adultery, 
17 and perverseness. 

AND now, O ye priests, this com- 
mandment is for you. 

2 *If ye will not hear, and if ye 
will not lay it to heart, to give glory 
unto my name, saith the Lord of 
hosts, I will even send a curse upon 
you, and I will curse your blessings : 
yea, I have cursed them already, be- 
cause ye do not lay it to heart. 

3 Behold, I will II corrupt your seed, 
and t spread dung upon your faces, 
even the dung of your solemn feasts ; 
and II ojie shall ^ take you away Avith 
it. 

4 And ye shall know that I have 
sent this commandment unto you, 
that my covenant might be with 
Levi, saith the Lord of hosts. 

5 "^ My covenant was with him of life 
and peace ; and I gave them to him 
^for the fear wherewith he feared me, 
and was afraid before my name. 

6 ® The law of truth was in his 

b37 



B.C. 
about 397. 



p Ps. 113. 3. 

Is. 59. 19. 
q Is. 60. 3, 5. 
r John 4. 21. 

23. ITim. 

2.8. 

s Rev. 8. 3. 
t Is. 66. 19, 20. 

u ver. 7. 



II Or, whereas 
ye might 
have blown it 
away. 



X Lev. 22. 20, 



y ver. 8. 

U Or, in whose 
flock is. 

z Ps. 47. 2. 
1 Tim. 6. 15. 



a Lev. 26. 14, 
&c. Deut. 
28. 15, kc. 



11 Or, reprove, 
-f Heb. scatter. 

II Or, it shall 
take you 
away to it. 

b 1 Kiugs 14. 
10. 



c Num. 25. 12. 

Ez. 34. 25. fc 

37.26. 
d Deut. 33. 8, 

9. 

e Deut. 33. 10. 



The people reproved. 



MALACHI. 



The Messiah' 



f Jer. 23. 22. 

James 5. 20. 
& Lev. 10. 11. 

Deut. 17. 9, 

10. &24. 8. 

Ezra 7. 10. 

.ler. 18. 18. 

Hag. 2. 11, 12. 
h Gal. 4. 14. 
II Or, faU in 

the law, 
i 1 Sam. 2. 17. 

Jer. 18. 15. 
k Neh. 13. 29. 

I 1 Sam. 2.30. 



II Or, lifted up 
the face 
against. 
Heb. accept- 
ed faces. 

m 1 Cor. 8. 6. 
Eph. 4. 6. 

n Job 31. 15. 



Ezra 9. 1. & 

10. 2. Neh. 
13. 23. 

II Or, ought to 
love. 



II Or, him that 
waketh, and 
him that an- 
swereth. 

P Neh. 13. 28, 
29. 



q Prov. 5. 18. 



r Prov. 2. 17. 

s Matt. 19. 4, 
5. 

II Or, excel- 
lency. 

t Heb. a seed 
of God. 

II Or, unfaith- 
fully. 
t Ezra 9. 2. 
1 Cor. 7. 14. 

II Or, if he hate 

her, put her 

awa.y. 
t Heb. to put 

away. 
u Deut. 24. 1. 

Matt. 5.32. & 

19. 8. 
X Is. 43. 24. 

Am. 2. 13. 

ch. 3. 13, 14, 

15. 



mouth, and iniquity was not found 
in his lips : he walked with me in 
peace and equity, and did ^ turn many 
away from iniquity. 

7 ^ For the priest's lips should keep 
knowledge, and they should seek the 
law at his mouth : ^ for he is the 
messenger of the Lord of hosts. 

8 But ye are departed out of the 
way ; ye ' have caused many to II stum- 
ble at the law ; ^ ye have corrupted 
the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord 
of hosts. 

9 Therefore ^have I also made you 
contemptible and base before all the 
people, according as ye have not kept 
my ways, but H have been partial in 
the law. 

10 ""Have we not all one father? 
" hath not one God created us ? why 
do we deal treacherously every man 
against his brother, by profaning the 
covenant of our fathers 1 

1 1 IT Judah hath dealt treacherously, 
and an abomination is committed in 
Israel and in Jerusalem ; for Judah 
hath profaned the holiness of the 
Lord which he H loved, ° and hath 
married the daughter of a strange god. 

12 The Lord will cut off the man 
that doeth this, H the master and the 
scholar, out of the tabernacles of Ja- 
cob, P and him that offereth an offer- 
ing unto the Lord of hosts. 

13 And this have ye done again, 
covering the altar of the Lord with 
tears, with weeping, and with crying 
out, insomuch that he regardeth not 
the offering any more, or receiveth it 
with good will at your hand. 

14 II Yet ye say. Wherefore 1 Be- 
cause the Lord hath been witness 
between thee and i the wife of thy 
youth, against whom thou hast dealt 
treacherously : "" yet is she thy com- 
panion, and the wife of thy covenant. 

15 And ' did not he make one 1 Yet 
had he the H residue of the spirit. 
And wherefore one "? That he might 
seek 1 1 a godly seed. Therefore take 
heed to your spirit, and let none deal 
11 treacherously against the wife of his 
youth. 

16 For " the Lord, the God of Israel, 
saith II that he hateth t putting away : 
for one covereth violence with his 
garment, saith the Lord of hosts : 
therefore take heed to your spirit, 
that ye deal not treacherously. 

17 IT "" Ye have wearied the Lord 
with your words. Yet ye say, Where- 
in have we wearied him ? When ye 
say, Every one that doeth evil is good 
in the sight of the Lord, and he de- 
lighteth in them ; or, Where is the 
God of judgment *? 

838 



CHAPTER III. 

The Messenger of the covenant coming to his temple. 
7 The rebellion, 8 sacrilege, 13 and perverseness of 
the people. 16 The promise of blessing to them that 
fear God. 

BEHOLD, ^I will send my Mes- 
senger, and he shall ^ prepare 
the way before me : and the Lord, 
whom ye seek, shall suddenly come 
to his temple, " even the messenger of 
the covenant, whom ye delight in : 
behold, "^he shall come, saith the 
Lord of hosts. 

2 But who may abide ®the day of 
his coming? and ^who shall stand 
when he appeareth? for ^he is like 
a refiner's fire, and like fullers' 
soap : 

3 And ^ he shall sit as a refiner and 
purifier of silver : and he shall purify 
the sons of Levi, and purge them as 
gold and silver, that they may ' offer 
unto the Lord an offering in right- 
eousness. 

4 Then ^ shall the offering of Judah 
and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the 
Lord, as in the days of old, and as in 
II former years. 

5 And I will come near to you to 
judgment ; and I will be a swift 
witness against the sorcerers, and 
against the adulterers, ' and against 
false swearers, and against those that 
II oppress the hireling in his wages, 
the widow, and the fatherless, and 
that turn aside the stranger from his 
right, and fear not me, saith the Lord 
of hosts. 

6 For I am the Lord, "'I change 
not ; "^ therefore ye sons of Jacob are 
not consumed. 

7 TT Even from the days of °your 
fathers ye are gone away from mine 
ordinances, and have not kept them. 
P Return unto me, and I will return 
unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. 
iBut ye said. Wherein shall we re- 
turn? 

8 IF Will a man rob God 1 Yet ye 
have robbed me. But ye say. Where- 
in have we robbed thee ? "" In tithes 
and offerings. 

9 Ye are cursed with a curse : for 
ye have robbed me, even this whole 
nation. 

10 'Bring ye all the tithes into 'the 
storehouse, that there may be meat 
in mine house, and prove me now 
herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if 
I will not open you the " windows of 
heaven, and t ^ pour you out a blessing, 
that there shall not be room enough to 
receive it. 

1 1 And I will rebuke y the devourer 
for your sakes, and he shall not t de- 
stroy the fruits of your ground ; nei- 



sings are 



MALACHI. 



The coming of Elijah. 



B.C. 

about 397. 



z Dan. 8. 9. 
a ch. 2. 17. 



b Job 21. 14, 
15. & 22. 17. 
Ps. 73. 13. 
Zeph. 1. 12. 

t Heb. his ob- 
servation. 

t Heb. in 
black. 

c Ps. 73. 12. 
ch. 2. 17. 

t Heb. are 

built. 

d Ps. 95. 9. 
e Ps. 66. 16. 

ch. 4. 2. 
f Heb. 3. 13. 

g Ps. 56. 8. 
Is. 65. 6. 
Rev, 20. 12. 

h Ex. 19. 5. 

Deut. 7. 6. 

Ps. 135. 4. 

Tit. 2. 14. 

1 Pet. 2. 9. 
II Or, special 

treasure. 
i Is. 62. 3. 
k Ps. 103. 13. 
1 Ps. 58. 11. 



ther shall your vine cast her fruit 
before the time in the field, saith the 
Lord of hosts. 

12 And all nations shall call you 
blessed? for yo shall be "^a delight- 
some land, saith the Lord of hosts. 

13 IF ^ Your words have been stout 
against me, saith the Lord. Yet ye 
say, What have we spoken so much 
against thee ? 

14 '' Ye have said, It is vain to serve 
God : and what profit is it that we 
have kept this ordinance, and that 
we have walked t mournfully before 
the Lord of hosts ? 

15 And now '^ we call the proud 
happy ; yea, they that work wicked- 
ness t are set up ; yea, they that ^ tempt 
God are even delivered. 

16 IT Then they nhat feared the 
Lord ^ spake often one to another : 
and the Lord hearkened, and heard 
lY, and ^ a book of remembrance was 
written before him for them that fear- 
ed the Lord, and that thought upon 
his name. 

17 And ''they shall be mine, saith 
the Lord of hosts, in that day when 
I make up my H 'jewels ; and ^ I will 
spare them, as a man spareth his own 
son that serveth him. 

18 ' Then shall ye return, and dis- 
cern between the righteous and the 
wicked, between him that serveth 
God and him that serveth him not. 



CHAPTER IV. 

God's judgment on the wicked, 2 and Ms blessing on 
the righteous. 4 The law of Moses to be remember- 
ed. 5 The coming of Elijah the prophet. 

FOR, behold, ^the day cometh, 
that shall burn as an oven ; and 
all ^ the proud, yea, and all that do 
wickedly, shall be ° stubble : and the 
day that cometh shall burn them up, 
saith the Lord of hosts, that it 
shall "^ leave them neither root nor 
branch. 

2 IF But unto you that ^ fear my 
name shall the ^ Sun of righteousness 
arise with healing in his wings ; and 
ye shall go forth, and grow up as 
calves of the stall. 

3 ^And ye shall tread down the 
wicked ; for they shall be ashes under 
the soles of your feet in the day that 
I shall do this, saith the Lord of 
hosts. 

4 IF Remember ye the ^ law of Mo- 
ses my servant, which I commanded 
unto him 'in Horeb for all Israel, 
with ''the statutes and judgments. 

5 IF Behold, I will send you ' Elijah 
the prophet "^ before the coming of 
the great and dreadful day of the 
Lord : 

6 And he shall turn the heart of the 
fathers to the children, and the heart 
of the children to their fathers, lest 
I come and " smite the earth with " a 
curse. 



B.C. 

about 397. 



a Joel 2. 31. 

ch. 3. 2. 

2 Pet. 3. 7. 
bch. 3. 18. 
c Obad. 13. 



e ch. 3. 16. 

f Luke 1. 78. 
Eph. 5. 14. 
2 Pet. 1. 19. 
Rev. 2. 28, 



S 2 Sam. 22. 
43. Mic. 7. 1.0. 
Zech. 10. 5. 



h Ex. 20. 3, 
&c. 

i Deut. 4. 10. 
k Ps. 147. 19. 

1 Matt. 11. 14. 

& 17. 11. 

Mark 9. 11. 

Luke 1. 17. 
m Joel 2. 31. 



n Zech. 14. 12. 
o Zech. 5. 3. 



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DEATHS. 



THE 



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LORD km SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST, 



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a Luke 3. 23. 

b Ps. 132. 11, 

Is. 11. 1. 

Jer. 23. 5. 

ch. 22. 42. 

John?. 42. 

Acts 2. 30. 

& 13. 23. 

Rom. 1. 3. 
c Gen. 12. 3, 

& 22. 18. 

Gal. 3. 16. 
d Gen. 21. 2, 3. 
e Gen. 25. 26. 
f Gen. 29. 35. 
S Gen. 38. 27, 

&c. 
h Ruth 4. 18, 

&c. 1 Chr. 2. 

5, 9, &.C. 



i 1 Sam. 16. 1. 

& 17. 12. 
k 2 Sara. 12. 

24. 
I 1 Chr. 3. 10, 

&c. 



m 2 Kinsrs 20. 
21. lChr.3. 
13. 



II Some read, 
Josias begat 
Jakim, and 
Jakim begat 
Jechonias. 

n See 1 Chr. 
3. 15, 16. 

2 Kinj^s 24. 
14, 15, 16. & 
25.11. 2 Chr. 
36. 10, 20. 
Jer. 27. 20. & 
39.9.&52.ir, 
15, 28, 29, 30. 
Dan. 1. 2. 

P 1 Chr. 3. 17, 
19. 

q Ezra 3. 2. & 
5.2. Neh.l2. 
1. Hag. 1.1. 



THE G-OSPEL 



ACCORDING TO 



ST. MATTHEW. 



CHAPTER I. 

The genealogy of Jesus Christ. 18 The virgin Mary, 
while espoused to Joseph, conceiveth by the Holy 
Ghost. 19 An angel removeth the doubts of Joseph. 
21 The name Jesus. 25 The birth of Jesus. 

THE book of the ^generation of 
Jesus Christ, ^ the son of David, 
"^ the son of Abraham. 

2 *^ Abraham begat Isaac ; and ^ Isaac 
begat Jacob ; and ^ Jacob begat Judas 
and his brethren ; 

3 And ^ Judas begat Phares and Zara 
of Thamar ; and " Phares begat Es- 
rom ; and Esrom begat Aram ; 

4 And Aram begat Aminadab ; and 
Aminadab begat Naasson ; and Naas- 
son begat Salmon ; 

5 And Salmon begat Booz of Ra- 
chab ; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth 
and Obed begat Jesse ; 

6 And 'Jesse begat David the king 
and ^ David the king begat Solomon 
of her that had been the wife of Urias 

7 And ' Solomon begat Roboam ; and 
Roboam begat Abia ; and Abia begat 
Asa; 

8 And Asa begat Josaphat ; and 
Josaphat begat Joram ; and Joram 
begat Ozias ; 

9 And Ozias begat Joatham ; and 
Joatham begat Achaz ; and Achaz 
begat Ezekias ; 

10 And *" Ezekias begat Manasses ; 
and Manasses begat Amon ; and Amon 
begat Josias ; 

1 1 And II ■'Josias begat Jechonias and 
his brethren, about the time they w^ere 
" carried away to Babylon : 

12 And after they were brought to 
Babylon, p Jechonias begat Salathiel ; 
and Salathiel begat "J Zorobabel ; 

13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud ; and 
Abiud begat Eliakim ; and Eliakim 
begat Azor ; 

14 And Azor begat Sadoc ; and Sa- 
doc begat Achim ; and Achim begat 
Ehud ; 

15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and 
Eleazar begat Matthan ; and Matthan 
begat Jacob ; 

16 And Jacob begat Joseph the hus- 
band of Mary, of whom was born 
Jesus, who is called Christ. 



17 So all the generations from Abra- 
ham to David are fourteen genera- 
tions ; and from David until the carry- 
ing away into Babylon are fourteen 
generations ; and from the carrying 
away into Babylon unto Christ are 
fourteen generations. 

18 1 Now the '•birth of Jesus Christ 
was on this wise : When as his mother 
Mary was espoused to Joseph, before 
they came together, she was found 
with child « of the Holy Ghost. 

19 Then Joseph her husband, be- 
ing a just man, and not willing * to 
make her a public example, was mind- 
ed to put her away privily. 

20 But while he thought on these 
things, behold, the angel of the Lord 
appeared unto him in a dream, say- 
ing, Joseph, thou son of David, fear 
not to take unto thee Mary thy wife : 
" for that which is t conceived in her 
is of the Holy Ghost. 

21 "^ And she shall bring forth a son, 
and thou shalt call his name n JESUS : 
for y he shall save his people from their 
sins. 

22 Now all this was done, that it 
might be fulfilled which was spoken 
of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 

23 ^ Behold, a virgin shall be with 
child, and shall bring forth a son, 
and II they shall call his name Em- 
manuel, which being interpreted is, 
God with us. 

24 Then Joseph being raised from 
sleep did as the angel of the Lord 
had bidden him, and took unto him 
his wife : 

25 And knew her not till she had 
brought forth ""her firstborn son : and 
he called his name JESUS. 

CHAPTER 11. 

Wise men from the east inquire after Christ. 11 They 
worship him and offer presents. 14 The flight into 
Egypt. 16 Herod slayeth the children in Bethle- 
hem. 19 After his death Joseph and his family re- 
turn and dwell in Nazareth. 

FOW when * Jesus was born in 
Bethlehem of Judea in the days 
of Herod the king, behold, there 
came wise men ^ from the east to Je- 
rusalem, 

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Visit of the wise men. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



The preaching of John. 



The fourth 
year before 
the common 
era called 
Anno 
Domini. 



c Luke 2. 11. 
d Num. 24. 17. 
Is. 60. 3. 
e 2 Chr. 36. 14. 
f2Chr.34.13. 
S Mai. 2. 7. 



hMic.5.2. 
John 7. 42. 



i Rev. 2. 27. 
II Or, feed. 



k Ps. 72. 10. 
Is. 60. 6. 
II Or, offered. 



m H08. 11. 1. 



2 Saying, '^ Where is he that is born 
King of the Jews 1 for we have seen 
^ his star in the east, and are come to 
worship him. 

3 When Herod the king had heard 
these things, he was troubled, and all 
Jerusalem with him. 

4 And when he had gathered all ^ the 
chief priests and ^scribes of the peo- 
ple together, ^he demanded of them 
where Christ should be born. 

5 And they said unto him. In Beth- 
lehem of Judea : for thus it is written 
by the prophet, 

6 ''And thou Bethlehem, in the land 
of Judah, art not the least among the 
princes of Judah : for out of thee shall 
come a Governor, ' that shall H rule 
my people Israel. 

7 Then Herod, when he had privily 
called the wise men, inquired of them 
diligently what time the star ap- 
peared. 

8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, 
and said, Go and search diligently for 
the young child ; and when ye have 
found him, bring me word again, that 

I may come and worship him also. 

9 When they had heard the king, 
they departed ; and, lo, the star, which 
they saw in the east, went before them, 
till it came and stood over where the 
young child was. 

10 When they saw the star, they 
rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 

ill! And when they were come into 
the house, they saw the young child 
with Mary his mother, and fell down, 
and worshipped him : and when they 
had opened their treasures, '^they 

II presented unto him gifts ; gold, and 
frankincense, and myrrh. 

12 And being warned of God ' in a 
dream that they should not return to 
Herod, they departed into their own 
country another way. 

13 And when they were departed, 
behold, the angel of the Lord appear- 
eth to Joseph in a dream, saying, 
Arise, and take the young child and 
his mother, and flee into Egypt, and 
be thou there until I bring thee word : 
for Herod will seek the young child 
to destroy him. 

14 When he arose, he took the young 
child and his mother by night, and 
departed into Egypt : 

15 And was there until the death 
of Herod : that it might be fulfilled 
which was spoken of the Lord by the 
prophet, saying, "• Out of Egypt have 
I called my son. 

16 IT Then Herod, when he saw that 
he was mocked of the wise men, was 
exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and 
slew all the children that were in 

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Bethlehem, and in all the coasts there- 
of, from two years old and under, ac- 
cording to the time which he had 
diligently inquired of the wise men. 

17 Then was fulfilled that which 
was spoken by ^ Jeremy the prophet, 
saying, 

18 In Ramah was there a voice heard, 
lamentation, and weeping, and great 
mourning, Rachel weeping for her 
children, and would not be comforted, 
because they are not. 

19 IT But when Herod was dead, be- 
hold, an angel of the Lord appeareth 
in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 

20 Saying, Arise, and take the young 
child and his mother, and go into the 
land of Israel : for they are dead which 
sought the young child's life. 

21 And he arose, and took the young 
child and his mother, and came into 
the land of Israel. 

22 But when he heard that Arche- 
laus did reign in Judea in the room of 
his father Herod, he was afraid to go 
thither : notwithstanding, being warn- 
ed of God in a dream, he turned aside 
° into the parts of Galilee : 

23 And he came and dwelt in a city 
called P Nazareth : that it might be 
fulfilled 1 which was spoken by the 
prophets, He shall be called a Naza- 
rene. 

CHAPTER HI. 

The preaching of John the Baptist. 7 He reproveth 
the Pharisees and Sadducees. 13 The baptism of 
Jesus. 

IN those days came ^ John the Bap- 
tist, preaching ^ in the wilderness 
of Judea, 

2 And saying. Repent ye : for •= the 
kingdom of heaven is at hand. 

3 For this is he that was spoken of 
by the prophet Esaias, saying, ^ The 
voice of one crying in the wilderness, 
^ Prepare ye the way of the Lord, 
make his paths straight. 

4 And ^ the same John ^ had his rai- 
ment of camel's hair, and a leathern 
girdle about his loins ; and his meat 
was ^ locusts and ^ wild honey. 

5 "^Then went out to him Jerusa- 
lem, and all Judea, and all the region 
round about Jordan, 

6 ' And were baptized of him in Jor- 
dan, confessing their sins. 

7 1 But when he saw many of the 
Pharisees and Sadducees come to his 
baptism, he said unto them, "'0 gener- 
ation of vipers, who hath warned you 
to flee from °the wrath to come 1 

8 Bring forth therefore fruits n meet 
for repentance : 

9 And think not to say within your- 
selves, ° We have Abraham to our 
father : for I say unto you, that God 



The baptism of Jesus. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



He heginneth to preach. 



A. D. 26. 



p ch. 7. 19. 
Luke 13. 7, 9. 
John 15. 6. 



q Mark 1. 8. 

Luke 3. 16. 

John 1. 15, 

26, 33. Acts 1. 

5. & 11. 16. k 

19.4. 
rls. 4. 4. & 

44. S. Mai. S. 

2. Act3 2. 3, 

4. 1 Cor. 12. 

13. 
s MaL 3. 3. 

t Mai. 4. 1. 
ch. 13. 30. 

27., 
u aiark 1. 9, 
Luke 3. 21. 
X ch. 2. 22. 



y Mark 1. 10. 



z Is. 11.2. & 
42. 1. Luke 
3. 22. John 1. 
32, 33. 

a John 12. 28. 

b Pa. 2. 7. Is. 
42.1. ch. 12. 18. 
& 17. 5. Mark 
1. 11. Luke 9. 
as, Eph. 1. 6. 
Col. 1. 13. 
2 Pet. L 17. 



a Mark 1. 12, 

&c. Luke 4. 

1, &c. 
b See 1 Kings 

18. 12. Ez. 3. 

14. & 8. 3. & 

li. 1. 24. &. 

40. 2. & 43. 5. 

Acts 8. 39. 



d Neh. 11. 1, 
18. Is. 48. 2. 
& 52. 1. ch. 
27. .53. Rev, 

n.2. 



e Ps. 91, 11, 
12. 



is able of these stones to raise up 
children unto Abraham. 

10 And now also the axe is laid unto 
the root of the trees : p therefore every 
tree which bringeth not forth good 
fruit is hewn down, and cast into the 
fire, 

11 "- 1 indeed baptize you with water 
unto repentance : but he that cometh 
after me is mightier than I, whose 
shoes I am not worthy to bear : "" he 
shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, 
and ivith fire : 

12 'Whose fan is in his hand, and he 
will thoroughly purge his floor, and 
gather his wheat into the garner ; but 
he will ' burn up the chaff with un- 
quenchable fire, 

13 1[ " Then cometh Jesus ^from Gal- 
ilee to Jordan unto John, to be bap- 
tized of him. 

14 But John forbade him, saying, I 
have need to be baptized of thee, and 
comest thou to me 1 

15 And Jesus answering said unto 
him, SuflTer it to be so now : for thus 
it becometh us to fulfil all righteous- 
ness. Then he suffered him. 

16 5^ And Jesus, when he was bap- 
tized, went up straightway out of the 
water : and, lo, the heavens were 
opened unto him, and he saw ''the 
Spirit of God descending like a dove, 
and lighting upon him : 

17 ^And lo a voice from heaven, 
saying, ^ This is my beloved Son, in 
whom I am well pleased. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The temptation of Jesus. 13 He dwelleth in Caper- 
navm, 17 and heginneth to preach. 18 He calleth 
Peter and Andrew, James and John ; 23 and heal- 
eth the sick. 

THEN was * Jesus led up of ''the 
Spirit into the wilderness to be 
tempted of the devil, 

2 And when he had fasted forty days 
and forty nights, he was afterward 
ahungered, 

3 And when the tempter came to 
him, he said, If thou be the Son of 
God, command that these stones be 
made bread. 

4 But he answered and said, It is 
written, ""Man shall not live by bread 
alone, but by every word that pro- 
ceedeth out of the mouth of God. 

5 Then the devil taketh him up 
•^into the holy city, and setteth him 
on a pinnacle of the temple, 

6 And saith unto him, If thou be the 
Son of God, cast thyself down : for it 
is written, ^ He shall give his angels 
charge concerning thee : and in their 
hands they shall bear thee up, lest at 
any time thou dash thy foot against a 
stone. 



7 Jesus said unto him. It is written 
again, ^ Thou shalt not tempt the 
Lord thy God. 

8 Again, the devil taketh him up 
into an exceeding high mountain, and 
sheweth him all the kingdoms of the 
world, and the glory of them ; 

9 And saith unto him, All these 
things will I give thee, if thou wilt 
fall down and worship me. 

10 Then saith Jesus unto him. Get 
thee hence, Satan : for it is written, 
^Thou shalt worship the Lord thy 
God, and him only shalt thou serve, 

11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, 
behold, ^ angels came and ministered 
unto him. 

12 II ' Now when Jesus had heard 
that John was II cast into prison, he 
departed into Galilee ; 

13 And leaving Nazareth, he came 
and dwelt in Capernaum, which is 
upon the sea coast, in the borders of 
Zebulun and Nephthalim : 

14 That it might be fulfilled which 
was spoken by Esaias the prophet, 
saying, 

15 '^The land of Zebulun, and the 
land of Nephthalim, bi/ the way of 
the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the 
Gentiles ; 

16 ^The people which sat in dark- 
ness saw great light ; and to them 
which sat in the region and shadow 
of death light is sprung up. 

17 1 ™From that time Jesus began 
to preach, and to say, "Repent: for 
the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 

18 1 ° And Jesus, walking by the sea 
of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon 
P called Peter, and Andrew his broth- 
er, casting a net into the sea : for 
they were fishers. 

19 And he saith unto them. Follow 
me, and ^I will make you fishers of 
men. 

20 *■ And they straightway left their 
nets, and followed him. 

21 'And going on from thence, he 
saw other two brethren, James the son 
of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a 
ship with Zebedee their father, mend- 
ing their nets ; and he called them. 

22 And they immediately left the 
ship and their father, and followed 
him. 

23 IF And Jesus went about all Gali- 
lee, 'teaching in their synagogues, and 
preaching ^ the gospel of the kingdom, 
^and healing all manner of sickness 
and all manner of disease among the 
people. 

24 And his fame went throughout 
all Syria : and they brought unto him 
all sick people that were taken with 
divers diseases and torments, and those 

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Sermon on the mount. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



The extent of the law, 



A. D.31. 



y Mark 3. 7, 



a Mark 3. 13. 



b Luke 6. 20. 

See Ps. 51. 

17. Prov. 16. 

19. & 29. 23. 

Is. 57. 15. & 

66.2. 
c Is. 61. 2, 3. 

Luke 6. 21. 

John 16. 20. 

2 Cor. 1. 7. 

Rev. 21. 4. 
d Ps. 37. 11. 
e See Rom. 4. 

13. 
f Is. 55. 1. & 

65. 13. 
S Ps. 41. 1. 

ch. 6. 14. 

Mark 11. 25. 

2 Tim. 1. 16. 

Heb. 6. 10. 

James 2. 13. 
h Ps. 15. 2. & 

24.4. Heb. 

12. 14. 
i 1 Cor. 13. 12. 

1 John 3. 2, 3. 
k 2 Cor. 4. 17. 

2 Tim. 2. 12. 
1 Pet. 3. 14. 

1 Luke 6. 22. 
m 1 Pet. 4. 14. 
t Gr. lying. 
u Luke 6. 23. 

Acts 5. 41. 

Rom. 5. 3. 

James 1. 2. 

1 Pet. 4. 13. 
o 2 Chr. 36. 16. 

Neh. 9. 26. 

ch. 23. 34, 37. 

Acts 7. 52. 

lThe8s.2. 15. 
P Mark 9. 50. 

Luke 14. 34, 

35. 



q Prov. 4. 18. 
PhU. 2. 15. 

r Mark 4. 21. 

Luke 8. 16. & 

11. 33. 
t Gr. modius, 

a measure 

containing 

nearly a 

peck. 

8 1 Pet. 2. 12. 

t John 15. 8. 
1 Cor, 14. 25. 



which were possessed with devils, and 
those which were lunatic, and those 
that had the palsy ; and he healed 
them. 
25 ^And there followed him great 
multitudes of people from Galilee, 
and from Decapolis, and from Jeru- 
salem, and from Judea, ^nd from be- 
yond Jordan. 

CHAPTER V. 

The sermon on the mount: 3 The beatitudes. 13 The 
disciples of Jesus are the salt of the earth and the 
light of the world. 17 He came not to destroy the 
law, but to fulfil it. . 21 He sheweth its extent by 
reference to killing, 27 to adultery, 31 to divorce, 33 
to swearing, 38 to retaliation, 4S and to love of en- 
emies. 

AND seeing- the multitudes, *he 
went up into a mountain : and 
when he was set, his disciples came 
unto him : 

2 And he opened his mouth, and 
taught them, saying, 

3 '' Blessed are the poor in spirit : 
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

4 "^ Blessed are they that mourn : 
for they shall be comforted. 

5 ^ Blessed are the meek : for ^ they 
shall inherit the earth. 

6 Blessed are they which do hunger 
and thirst after righteousness: ^for 
they shall be filled. 

7 Blessed are the merciful: ^for 
they shall obtain mercy. 

8 ^ Blessed are the pure in heart : 
for ' they shall see God. 

9 Blessed are the peacemakers : for 
they shall be called the children of 
God. 

10 '^ Blessed are they which are per- 
secuted for righteousness' sake : for 
theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

1 1 ' Blessed are ye, when men shall 
revile you, and persecute you, and 
shall say all manner of ™evil against 
you t falsely, for my sake. 

12 " Rejoice, and be exceeding glad : 
for great is your reward in heaven : 
for ° so persecuted they the prophets 
which were before you. 

13 "H Ye are the salt of the earth : 
P but if the salt have lost his savour, 
wherewith shall it be salted 1 it is 
thenceforth good for nothing, but to 
be cast out, and to be trodden under 
foot of men. 

14 1 Ye are the light of the world. 
A city that is set on a hill cannot be 
hid. 

15 Neither do men '"light a candle, 
and put it under ta bushel, but on a 
candlestick ; and it giveth light unto 
all that are in the house. 

16 Let your light so shine before 
men, Hhat they may see your good 
works, and * glorify your Father which 
is in heaven. 

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17 IT "Think not that I am come 
to destroy the law, or the prophets : 

I am not come to destroy, but to 
fulfil. 

18 For verily I say unto you, "'Till 
heaven and earth pass, one jot or one 
tittle shall in no wise pass from the 
law, till all be fulfilled. 

19 "^ Whosoever therefore shall break 
one of these least commandments, and 
shall teach men so, he shall be called 
the least in the kingdom of heaven : 
but whosoever shall do and teach 
them, the same shall be called great 
in the kingdom of heaven. 

20 For I say unto you. That except 
your righteousness shall exceed ^ the 
righteousness of the scribes and Phari- 
sees, ye shall in no case enter into the 
kingdom of heaven. 

21 H Ye have heard that it was said 

II by them of old time, ^ Thou shalt 
not kill ; and whosoever shall kill 
shall be in danger of the judgment : 

22 But I say unto you, That * who- 
soever is angry with his brother with- 
out a cause shall be in danger of the 
judgment : and whosoever shall say 
to his brother, II ^ Raca, shall be in 
danger of the council : but whosoever 
shall say, Thou fool, shall be in dan- 
ger of hell fire. 

23 Therefore " if thou bring thy gift 
to the altar, and there rememberest 
that thy brother hath aught against 
thee ; 

24 '^ Leave there thy gift before the 
altar, and go thy way ; first be recon- 
ciled to thy brother, and then come 
and offer thy gift. 

25 ® Agree with thine adversary 
quickly, ' while thou art in the way 
with him ; lest at any time the ad- 
versary deliver thee to the judge, and 
the judge deliver thee to the officer, 
and thou be cast into prison. 

26 Verily I say unto thee. Thou 
shalt by no means come out thence, 
till thou hast paid the uttermost 
farthing. 

27 IF Ye have heard that it was said 
by them of old time, ^ Thou shalt not 
commit adultery : 

28 But I say unto you. That who- 
soever •' looketh on a woman to lust 
after her hath committed adultery 
with her already in his heart. 

29 ^And if thy right eye H oflTend 
thee, ''pluek it out, and cast it from 
thee : for it is profitable for thee that 
one of thy members should perish, 
and not that thy whole body should 
be cast into hell. 

30 And if thy right hand offend 
thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee : 
for it is profitable for thee that one 



and its spirituality. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



Almsgiving and prayer. 



A. D. 31. 



1 Deut. 24. 1. 

Jer. 3. 1. 

See ch. 19. 3, 

&c. Mark 10. 

2, &c. 
in ch. 19. 9. 

Luke 16. 18. 

Rom. 7. 3. 

1 Cor, 7. 10, 

11. 



o Ex. 20. 7. 

Lev. 19. 12. 

Num. 30. 2. 

Deut. 5. 11. 
p Deut. 23. 23. 
q ch. 23. 16, 18, 

22. James 5. 

12. 
r Is. 66. 1. 



u Ex. 21. 24. 

Lev. 24. 20. 

Deut. 19. 21. 
I Prov. 20. 22. 

k. 24. 29. 

Luke 6. 29. 

Rom. 12. 17, 

19. 1 Cor. 6. 

7. 1 Thesa. 5. 

15.1 Pet. 3. 9. 
y Is. 50. 6. 

Lam. 3, 30. 



a Deut. 15. 8, 
10. Luke 6. 
30, 35. 



e Luke 23. 34. 
Acts 7. 60. 
1 Cor. 4. 12, 
13. iPet. 2. 
23. & 3. 9. 



h Gen. 17. 1. 

Lev. 14. 44. 

& 19. 2. Luke 

6. 36. Col. 1. 

28. & 4. 12. 

James 1. 4. 

1 Pet. L 15, 

16. 
i Eph. 5. 1. 



of thy members should perish, and 
not that thy whole body should be 
cast into hell. 

31 It hath been said, 'Whosoever 
shall puF away his wife, let him give 
her a writing of divorcement : 

32 But I say unto you, That "* who- 
soever shall put away his wife, saving 
for the cause of fornication, causeth 
her to commit adultery : and who- 
soever shall marry her that is di- 
vorced committeth adultery. 

33 IF Again, ye have heard that "it 
hath been said by them of old time, 
° Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but 
Pshalt perform unto the Lord thine 
oaths : 

34 But I say unto you, ^ Swear not 
at all ; neither by heaven ; for it is 
' God's throne : 

35 Nor by the earth ; for it is his 
footstool : neither by Jerusalem ; for 
it is ' the city of the great King. 

36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy 
head, because thou canst not make 
one hair white or black. 

37 ' But let your communication be. 
Yea, yea ; Nay, nay : for whatsoever 
is more than these cometh of evil. 

38 IT Ye have heard that it hath 
been said, "An eye for an eye, and a 
tooth for a tooth : 

39 But I say unto you, ^That ye 
resist not evil : ^ but whosoever shall 
smite thee on thy right cheek, turn 
to him the other also. 

40 And if any man will sue thee at 
the law, and take away thy coat, let 
him have thy cloak also. 

41 And whosoever "^ shall compel 
thee to go a mile, go with him twain. 

42 Give to him that asketh thee, 
and ^ from him that w^ould borrow of 
thee turn not thou away. 

43 IT Ye have heard that it hath 
been said, ^ Thou shalt love thy neigh- 
bour, " and hate thine enemy. 

44 But I say unto you, ^ Love your 
enemies, bless them that curse you, 
do good to them that hate you, and 
pray *for them which despitefully 
use you, and persecute you ; 

45 That ye may be the children of 
your Father which is in heaven : for 
^ he maketh his sun to rise on the evil 
and on the good, and sendeth rain on 
the just and on the unjust. 

46 ^ For if ye love them which love 
you, what reward have ye? do not 
even the publicans the same % 

41 And if ye salute your brethren 
only, what do ye more than others? 
do not even the publicans so ? 

48 ''Be ye therefore perfect, even 
' as your Father which is in heaven 
is perfect. 



CHAPTER VL 

The sermon on the mount continued: Almsgiving, 5 
prayer, 16 and fasting. 19 Where our treasure is 
to be laid vp. 24 No man can serve two masters. 
25 Anxiety about worldly things forbidden. 33 The 
kingdom of God to be first sought. 

TAKE heed that ye do not your 
II alms before men, to be seen of 
them : otherwise ye have no reward 
II of your Father which is in heaven. 

2 Therefore ^ when thou doest thine 
alms, II do not sound a trumpet before 
thee, as the hypocrites do in the 
synagogues and in the streets, that 
they may have glory of men. Verily 
I say unto you, They have their re- 
ward. 

3 But when thou doest alms, let not 
thy left hand know what thy right 
hand doeth : 

4 That thine alms may be in secret : 
and thy Father which seeth in secret 
himself ^ shall reward thee openly. 

5 IF And when thou prayest, thou 
shalt not be as the hypocrites are: 
for they love to pray standing in the 
synagogues and in the corners of the 
streets, that they may be seen of 
men. Verily I say unto you, They 
have their reward. 

6 But thou, when thou prayest, 
*^ enter into thy closet, and when thou 
hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father 
which is in secret ; and thy Father 
which seeth in secret shall reward 
thee openly. 

7 But when ye pray, ^ use not vain 
repetitions, as the heathen do : ^ for 
they think that they shall be heard 
for their much speaking. 

8 Be not ye therefore like unto 
them : for your Father knoweth what 
things ye have need of, before ye ask 
him. 

9 After this manner therefore pray 
ye : '^Our Father which art in heaven. 
Hallowed be thy name. 

10 Thy kingdom come. ^Thy will 
be done in earth, ^ as it is in heaven. 

11 Give us this day our ' daily bread. 

12 And ^ forgive us our debts, as we 
forgive our debtors. 

13 ' And lead us not into temptation, 
but ■" deliver us from evil : "For thine 
is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever. Amen. I 

14 ° For if ye forgive men their tres- I 
passes, your heavenly Father will also ' 
forgive you : i 

15 But Pif ye forgive not men their 
trespasses, neither will your Father I 
forgive your trespasses. 

16 IF Moreover '^ when ye fast, be 
not, as the hypocrites, of a sad counte- 
nance : for they disfigure their faces, 
that they may appear unto men, to I 

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A. D. 31. 



II Or, rigJit- 

eousness, 

Deut. 24. 13. 

Ps. 112. 9. 

Dan. 4. 27. 

2 Cor. 9. 9, 

10. 

II Or, with. 
II Or, cause 

not a trumpet 

to be sounded. 
a Rom. 12. 8. 



Luke 14. 14. 



c 2 Kings 4. 
33. 



d Ecc. 5. 2. 
e 1 Kings 18. 
26, 29. 



t Luke 11. 2, 
&c. 

g ch. 26. 39, 42. 

Acts 21. 14. 
h Ps. 103. 20, 

21. 
i See Job 23. 

12. Prov. 30. 
8. 

k ch. 18. 21, 

&c. 
1 ch. 26. 41. 

Luke 22. 40. 

46. 1 Cor. 10. 

13. 2 Pet. 2. 
9. Rev. 3. 10. 

m John 17. 15. 
n 1 Chr. 29. 

11. 
o Mark 11. 25, 

26. Eph. 4. 

32. Col. 3. 13. 
P ch. 18. 35. 

James 2. 13. 
q Is. 58. 6. 



Against worldly anxiety. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



Rash judgment forbidden. 



A. D. 31. 



r Ruth 3. 3. 
Dan. 10.3. 



s Prov. 23. 4. 
1 Tim. 6. 17. 
Heb. 13. 5. 
James 5. 1, 
&c. 

t ch. 19. 21. 
Luke 12. 33, 
34. & 18. 22. 
1 Tim. 6. 19. 
1 Pet. 1. 4. 



u Luke 11. 34, 

36. 



X Luke 16. 13. 



y Gal. 1. 10. 

1 Tim. 6. 17. 

James 4. 4. 

1 John 2. 15. 
z Ps. .55. 22. 

Luke 12. 22, 

23. Phil. 4. 

6. 1 Pet. 5.7. 



a Job 38. 41. 
Ps. 147. 9. 
Luke 12. 24, 
&c. 



fast. Verily I say unto you, They 
have their reward. 

17 But thou, when thou fastest, 
"■ anoint thine head, and wash thy 
face ; 

18 That thou appear not unto men 
to fast, but unto thy Father which 
is in secret : and thy Father which 
seeth in secret shall reward thee 
openly. 

19 ir 'Lay not up for yourselves 
treasures upon earth, where moth 
and rust doth corrupt, and where 
thieves break through and steal : 

20 'But lay up for yourselves treas- 
ures in heaven, where neither moth nor 
rust doth corrupt, and where thieves 
do not break through nor steal : 

21 For where your treasure is, there 
will your heart be also. 

22 ^ The light of the body is the 
eye : if therefore thine eye be single, 
thy whole body shall be full of light. 

23 But if thine eye be evil, thy 
whole body shall be full of darkness. 
If therefore the light that is in thee 
be darkness, how great is that dark- 
ness ! 

24 IT ^ No man can serve two mas- 
ters : for either he will hate the one, 
and love the other ; or else he will 
hold to the one, and despise the other. 
y Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 

25 Therefore I say unto you, ^ Take 
no thought for your life, what ye 
shall eat, or what ye shall drink ; nor 
yet for your body, what ye shall put 
on. Is not the life more than meat, 
and the body than raiment ? 

26 =^ Behold the fowls of the air : for 
they sow not, neither do they reap, 
nor gather into barns ; yet your heav- 
enly Father feedeth them . Are ye not 
much better than they ? 

27 Which of you by taking thought 
can add one cubit unto his stature "? 

28 And why take ye thought for rai- 
ment ? Consider the lilies of the field, 
how they grow ; they toil not, neither 
do they spin : 

29 And yet I say unto you, That 
even Solomon in all his glory was 
not arrayed like one of these. 

30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the 
grass of the field, which to day is, 
and to morrow is cast into the oven, 
shall he not much more clothe you, 
ye of little faith? 

31 Therefore take no thought, say- 
ing. What shall we eat? or, What 
shall we drink? or, W^herewithal shall 
we be clothed ? 

32 (For after all these things do the 
Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly 
Father knoweth that ye have need 
of all these things. 

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33 But ''seek ye first the kingdom 
of God, and his righteousness ; and 
all these things shall be added unto 
you. 

34 Take therefore no thought for 
the morrow : for the morrow shall 
take thought for the things ofitself. 
Sufficient unto the day is the evil 
thereof. 

CHAPTER VII. 

The sermon on the mount concluded : Rash judgment 
reproved. 6 Holy things not to he given to dogs. 7 
The duty and efficacy of prayer. 13 The strait gate. 
15 False prophets. 24 The house built upon a rock, 
or upon the sand. 

JUDGE ^not, that ye be not judged. 
2 For with what judgment ye 
judge, ye shall be judged : ^ and with 
what measure ye mete, it shall be 
measured to you again. 

3 *^And why beholdest thou the 
mote that is in thy brother's eye, but 
considerest not the beam that is in 
thine own eye ? 

4 Or how wilt thou say to thy broth- 
er, Let me pull out the mote out of 
thine eye ; and, behold, a beam is in 
thine own eye ? 

5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the 
beam out of thine own eye ; and then 
shalt thou see clearly to cast out the 
mote out of thy brother's eye. 

6 IT ^ Give not that which is holy 
unto the dogs, neither cast ye your 
pearls before swine, lest they trample 
them under their feet, and turn again 
and rend you. 

7 IF ^ Ask, and it shall be given you ; 
seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it 
shall be opened unto you : 

8 For ^ every one that asketh re- 
ceiveth ; and he that seeketh findeth ; 
and to him that knocketh it shall be 
opened. 

9 g Or what man is there of you, 
whom if his son ask bread, will he 
give him a stone ? 

10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give 
him a serpent ? 

11 If ye then, ^ being evil, know 
how to give good gifts unto your 
children, how much more shall your 
Father which is in heaven give good 
things to them that ask him ? 

12 Therefore all things ' whatsoever 
ye would that men should do to you, 
do ye even so to them : for ^ this is 
the law and the prophets. 

13 IF 'Enter ye in at the strait gate : 
for wide is the gate, and broad is the 
way, that leadeth to destruction, and 
many there be which go in thereat : 

14 II Because strait is the gate, and 
narrow is the way, which leadeth 
unto life, and few there be that find 
it. 



Against fahe prophets. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



The centurions faith. 



A. D. 31. 



m Deut. 13, 3. 

Jer. 23. 16. 

ch. 24. 4, 5, 

11,24. Mark 

13. 22. Rom. 

16. 17, 18. 

Eph. 5. 6. 

Col. 2. 8. 

2 Pet. 2. 1, 

2,3. IJohn 

4. 1. 
n Mic. 3. 5. 

2 Tim. 3. 5. 



15 IF ""Beware of false prophets, 
" which come to you in sheep's cloth- 
ing, but inwardly they are "ravening 
wolves. 

16 PYe^ shall know them by their 
fruits. iDo men gather grapes of 
thorns, or figs of thistles 1 

17 Even so ■■ every good tree bring- 
eth forth good fruit ; but a corrupt 
tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 

18 A good tree cannot bring forth 
evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree 
bring forth good fruit. 

19 ' Every tree that bringeth not 
forth good fruit is hewn down, and 
cast into the fire. 

20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall 
know them. 

211 Not every one that saith unto 
me, ' Lord, Lord, shall enter into the 
kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth 
the will of my Father which is in 
heaven. 

22 Many will say to me in that 
day. Lord, Lord, have we "" not proph- 
esied in thy name ? and in thy name 
have cast out devils 1 and in thy name 
done many wonderful works ? 

23 And ^then will I profess unto 
them, I never knew you : y depart 
from me, ye that work iniquity. 

24 IT Therefore ^ whosoever heareth 
these sayings of mine, and doeth them, 
I will liken him unto a wise man, 
which built his house upon a rock : 

25 And the rain descended, and the 
floods came, and the winds blew, and 
beat upon that house ; and it fell not : 
for it was founded upon a rock. 

26 And every one that heareth these 
sayings of mine, and doeth them not, 
shall be likened unto a foolish man, 
which built his house upon the sand : 

27 And the rain descended, and the 
floods came, and the winds blew, and 
beat upon that house ; and it fell : and 
great was the fall of it. 

28 And it came to pass, when Jesus 
had ended these sayings, * the people 
were astonished at his doctrine : 

29 ^ For he taught them as one hav- 
ing authority, and not as the scribes. 

CHAPTER VIIL 

A leper cleansed. 5 The healing of the centurion's 
servant, 14 also of Peter's wif^s mother and many 
others. 18 How Jesus must he followed. 23 He 
stilleth the tempest ; 28 and healeth two men pos- 
sessed with devils. 31 The devils enter into a herd 
of swine. 

WHEN he was come down from 
the mountain, great multitudes 
followed him. 

2 ""And, behold, there came a leper 
and worshipped him, saying. Lord, if 
thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 

3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and 
touched him, saying, I will ; be thou 



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clean. And immediately his leprosy 
was cleansed. 

4 And Jesus saith unto him, ''See 
thou tell no man ; but go thy way, 
shevtr thyself to the priest, and offer 
the gift that " Moses commanded, for 
a testimony unto them. 

5 T "^And when Jesus was entered 
into Capernaum, there came unto him 
a centurion, beseeching him, 

6 And saying. Lord, my servant lieth 
at home sick of the palsy, grievously 
tormented. 

7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will 
come and heal him. 

8 The centurion answered and said, 
Lord, "l am not worthy that thou 
shouldest come under my roof: but 
^ speak the word only, and my servant 
shall be healed. 

9 For I am a man under authority, 
having soldiers under me : and I say 
to this man, Go, and he goeth ; and to 
another, Come, and he cometh ; and 
to my servant. Do this, and he doeth 
it. 

10 When Jesus heard it, he marvel- 
led, and said to them that followed. 
Verily I say unto you, I have not 
found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 

11 And I say unto you. That ^many 
shall come from the east and west, 
and shall sit down with Abraham, 
and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom 
of heaven : 

12 But ''the children of the kingdom 
■ shall be cast out into outer darkness : 
there shall be weeping and gnashing 
of teeth. 

13 And Jesus said unto the centu- 
rion. Go thy way ; and as thou hast 
believed, so be it done unto thee. And 
his servant was healed in the selfsame 
hour. 

14 IT ^And when Jesus was come 
into Peter's house, he saw ' his wife's 
mother laid, and sick of a fever. 

15 And he touched her hand, and 
the fever left her : and she arose, and 
ministered unto them. 

16 TT ™When the even was come, 
they brought unto him many that 
were possessed with devils : and he 
cast out the spirits with his word, and 
healed all that were sick : 

17 That it might be fulfilled which 
was spoken by Esaias the prophet, 
saying, ° Himself took our infirmities, 
and bare our sicknesses. 

18 1 Now when Jesus saw great 
multitudes about him, he gave com- 
mandment to depart unto the other 
side. 

19 ° And a certain scribe came, and 
said unto him, Master, I will follow 
thee whithersoever thou goest. 

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A. D. 31. 



b ch. 9. 30. 
Mark 5. 43. 



c Lev. 14. 3, 4, 
10. Luke 5. 
14. 

d Luke 7. 1, 
&c. 



e Luke 15. 19, 
21. 



f Ps. 107. 20. 



e Gen. 12. 3. 

Is. 2. 2, 3. & 

11. 10. Mai. 

1.11. Luke 

13.29. Acts 

10. 45. & 11. 

18. & 14. 27. 

Rom. 15. 9. 

&c. Eph. '3. 

6. 
"h ch. 21. 43. 
i ch. 13. 42, 50. 

& 22. 13. & 

24. 51. & 25. 

30. Luke 13. 

28. 2 Pet. 2. 

17. Jude 13. 



k Mark 1.29, 
30,31. Luke 
4. 38, 39. 

1 1 Cor. 9. 5. 



m Mark 1. 32, 
&c. Luke 4. 
40, 41. 



nis. 53. 4. 
1 Pet. 2. 24. 



Luke 9. 57 



Jesus stilleth a tempest. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



He healeth a paralytic. 



A. D. 31. 



p Luke 9. 59, 
60. 
q See 1 Kings 



r Mark 4. 37, 
&c. Luke 8. 
23, &c. 



s Ps. 65. 7. & 
89. 9. & 107. 
29. 



t Mark 5. 1, 
&c. Luke i 
26, &c. 



u See Deut. 5. 
25. 1 King:8 
17. 18. Luke 
5.8. Acts 16. 
39. 



a ch. 4. IS. 



20 And Jesus saith unto him, The 
foxes have holes, and the birds of the 
air have nests ; but the Son of man 
hath not where to lay his head. 

21 P And another of his disciples said 
unto him. Lord, i suffer me first to go 
and bury my father. 

22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow 
me ; and let the dead bury their dead. 

23 1 And when he was entered into 
a ship, his disciples followed him. 

24 ' And, behold, there arose a great 
tempest in the sea, insomuch that the 
ship was covered with the waves : but 
he was asleep. 

25 And his disciples came to him, 
and awoke him, saying. Lord, save 
us : we perish. 

26 And he saith unto them. Why 
are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? 
Then *he arose, and rebuked the 
winds and the sea ; and there was a 
great calm. 

27 But the men marvelled, saying. 
What manner of man is this, that 
even the winds and the sea obey him ! 

28 H ' And when he was come to the 
other side into the country of the 
Gergesenes, there met him two pos- 
sessed with devils, coming out of the 
tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no 
man might pass by that way. 

29 And, behold, they cried out, say- 
ing, What have we to do with thee, 
Jesus, thou Son of God ? art thou come 
hither to torment us before the time ? 

30 And there was a good way off 
from them a herd of many swine feed- 
ing. 

31 So the devils besought him, say- 
ing. If thou cast us out, suffer us to 
go away into the herd of swine. 

32 And he said unto them. Go. And 
when they were come out, they went 
into the herd of swine : and, behold, 
the whole herd of swine ran violently 
down a steep place into the sea, and 
perished in the waters. 

33 And they that kept them fled, 
and went their ways into the city, 
and told every thing, and what v^^as 
befallen to the possessed of the devils. 

34 And, behold, the whole city came 
out to meet Jesus : and when they 
saw him, " they besought him that he 
would depart out of their coasts. 

CHAPTER IX. 

Jesus healeth one sick of the palsy; 9 catteth Mat- 
thew; iO eateth with publicans and sinners ; 14 and 
justifieth his disciples innot fasting. 18 A ruler en- 
treateth him. 20 He healeth an issxie of hlood ; 23 
raiseth the ruler's daughter; 21 giveth sight to two 
blind men; S2 healeth a dumb man possessed with 
a devil ; 36 and hath compassion on the multitude. 

AND he entered into a ship, and 
passed over, '^ and came into his 
own city. 

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2 ^ And, behold, they brought to him 
a man sick of the palsy, lying on a 
bed : " and Jesus seeing their faith said 
unto the sick of the palsy ; Son, be 
of good cheer ; thy sins be forgiven 
thee. 

3 And, behold, certain of the scribes 
said within themselves, This man blas- 
pheme th. 

4 And Jesus ^ knowing their thoughts 
said. Wherefore think ye evil in your 
hearts 1 

5 For whether is easier, to say, TAy 
sins be forgiven thee ; or to say, Arise, 
and walk ? 

6 But that ye may know that the 
Son of man hath power on earth to 
forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick 
of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, 
and go unto thine house. 

7 And he arose, and departed to his 
house. 

8 But when the multitudes saw it, 
they marvelled, and glorified God, 
which had given such power unto 
men. 

9 1 ^ And as Jesus passed forth from 
thence, he saw a man, named Mat- 
thew, sitting at the receipt of custom : 
and he saith unto him. Follow me. 
And he arose, and followed him. 

10 1 ^ And it came to pass, as Jesus 
sat at meat in the house, behold, ma- 
ny publicans and sinners came and 
sat down with him and his disciples. 

11 And when the Pharisees saw it, 
they said unto his disciples. Why eat- 
eth your master with ^ publicans and 
^ sinners 1 

12 But when Jesus heard that, he 
said unto them. They that be whole 
need not a physician, but they that 
are sick. 

13 But go ye and learn what that 
meaneth, 'I will have mercy, and 
not sacrifice : for I am not come to 
call the righteous, ^ but sinners to re- 
pentance. 

14 IF Then came to him the disci- 
ples of John, saying, ^ Why do we 
and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy 
disciples fast not ? 

15 And Jesus said unto them, Can 
""the children of the bridechamber 
mourn, as long as the bridegroom is 
with them ? but the days will come, 
when the bridegroom shall be taken 
from them, and " then shall they fast. 

16 No man putteth a piece of H new 
cloth unto an old garment ; for that 
which is put in to fill it up taketh 
from the garment, and the rent is 
made worse. 

17 Neither do men put new v^ine 
into old bottles : else the bottles break, 
and the wine runneth out, and the 



A ruler cometk to Jesus. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



The apostles sent forth. 



A. D. 31. 



Mark 5. 22, 
&c. Luke 8. 
41. &c. 



p Mark 5. 25. 
Luke 8. 43. 



II Or, this] 
fame. 



u ch. 15. 22. & 
20. 30, 31. 
Mark 10. 47, 
48. Luke 18. 
38, 39. 



bottles perish : but they put new 
wine into new bottles, and both are 
preserved. 

18 1 °^ While he spake these things 
unto them, behold, there came a cer- 
tain ruler, and worshipped him, say- 
ing, My daughter is even now dead : 
but come and lay thy hand upon 
her, and she shall live. 

19 And Jesus arose, and followed 
him, and so did his disciples. 

20 IT P And, behold, a woman, which 
was diseased with an issue of blood 
twelve years, came behind him, and 
touched the hem of his garment : 

21 For she said within herself, If I 
may but touch his garment, I shall 
be whole. 

22 But Jesus turned him about, and 
when he saw her, he said. Daughter, 
be of good comfort ; i thy faith hath 
made thee whole. And the woman 
was made whole from that hour. 

23 ""And when Jesus came into the 
ruler's house, and saw Hhe minstrels 
and the people making a noise, 

24 He said unto them, ' Give place : 
for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. 
And they laughed him to scorn. 

25 But when the people were put 
forth, he went in, and took her by 
the hand, and the maid arose. 

26 And ii the fame hereof went abroad 
into all that land. 

27 IF Andwhen Jesus departed thence, 
two blind men followed him, crying, 
and saying, "* Thou Son of David, have 
mercy on us. 

28 And when he was come into the 
house, the blind men came to him: 
and Jesus saith unto them. Believe 
ye that I am able to do this 1 They 
said unto him, Yea, Lord. 

29 Then touched he their eyes, say- 
ing. According to your faith be it unto 
you. 

30 And their eyes were opened ; and 
Jesus straitly charged them, saying, 
^ See that no man know it. 

31 ^But they, when they were de- 
parted, spread abroad his fame in all 
that country. 

32 IT ''As they went out, behold, 
they brought to him a dumb man 
possessed with a devil. 

33 And when the devil was cast 
out, the dumb spake : and the multi- 
tudes marvelled, saying. It was never 
so seen in Israel. 

34 But the Pharisees said, * He cast- 
eth out devils through the prince of 
the devils. 

35 '' And Jesus went about all the 
cities and villages, " teaching in their 
synagogues, and preaching the gospel 
of the kingdom, and healing every 



sickness and every disease among the 
people. 

36 1[ "^But when he saw the multi- 
tudes, he was moved with compas- 
sion on them, because they n fainted, 
and were scattered abroad, ® as sheep 
having no shepherd. 

37 Then saith he unto his disciples, 
'^The harvest truly is plenteous, but 
the labourers are few ; 

38 ^Pray ye therefore the Lord of 
the harvest, that he will send forth 
labourers into his harvest. 

CHAPTER X. 

Jesus giveth the twelve power to work miracles. 5 He 
sendeth them forth to preach, and giveth them a 
charge. 40 A blessing promised to those that re- 
ceive them. 

AND *when he had called unto 
him his twelve disciples, he gave 
them power H against unclean spirits, 
to cast them out, and to heal all man- 
ner of sickness and all manner of dis- 
ease. 

2 Now the names of the twelve 
apostles are these ; The first, Simon, 
^ who is called Peter, and Andrew 
his brother ; James the son of Zeb- 
edee, and John his brother ; 

3 Philip, and Bartholomew ; Thomas, 
and Matthew the publican ; James 
the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, 
whose surname was Thaddeus ; 

4 "" Simon the t Cananite, and Judas 
^ Iscariot, who also betrayed him. 

5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and 
commanded them, saying, ^ Go not into 
the way of the Gentiles, and into any 
city of ^ the Samaritans enter ye not : 

6 s But go rather to the ^ lost sheep 
of the house of Israel. 

7 'And as ye go, preach, saying, 
•^The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 

8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, 
raise the dead, cast out devils : ' freely 
ye have received, freely give. 

9 ""il Provide neither gold, nor silver, 
nor "brass in your purses ; 

10 Nor scrip for your journey, nei- 
ther two coats, neither shoes, nor yet 
t staves : °for the workman is worthy 
01 his meat. 

11 PAnd into whatsoever city or 
town ye shall enter, inquire who in 
it is worthy ; and there abide till ye 
go thence. 

12 And when ye come into a house, 
salute it. 

13 1 And if the house be worthy, let 
your peace come upon it: ''but if it 
be not worthy, let your peace return 
to you. 

14 ' And whosoever shall not receive 
you, nor hear your words, when ye 
depart out of that house or city, * shake 
off the dust of your feet. 

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A. D. 31. 

d Mark 6. 34. 



II Or, were 

tired and lay 

down. 
e Num. 27. 17. 

1 King8 22. 

17. Ez. 34. 5. 

Zech. 10. 2. 
f Luke 10. 2. 

John 4. 35. 
ff2Thes8.3. 1. 



a Mark 3. 13, 
14, & 6. 7. 
Luke 6. 13. 
&9. L 

II Or, over. 



• John 1. 42. 



c Luke 6. 15. 
Acts 1. 13. 

t Gr. Kanan- 
ites, that is. 
Zealot, as in 
Luke 6. 15. 

d John 13. 26. 

e ch. 4. 15. 

f See 2 Kings 

17. 24. John 

4. 9, 20. 
g ch. 15. 24. 

Acts 13. 46. 
h Is. 53. 6. 

Jer. 50. 6, 17. 

Ez. 34. 5, 6, 

16. 1 Pet. 2. 

25. 
i Luke 9. 2. 

II Or, Get. 
k ch. 3. 2. & 

4. 17. Luke 

10.9. 
1 Acts 8. 18, 

20. 

t Gr. a staff. 
m 1 Sam. 9. 7. 

Mark 6. 8. 

Luke 9. 3. & 

10. 4. & 22. 

35. 
n See Mark 6. 

8. 
Luke 10. 7. 

1 Cor. 9. 7, 

&.C. lTim.5. 

18. 
P Luke 10. 8. 
q Luke 10. 5. 
r Ps. 35. 13. 



» Mark 6. 11. 

Luke 9. 5. & 

10. 10, 11. 
t Neh. 5. 13. 

Acts 13.51. & 



Jesus' instructions 



ST. MATTHEW. 



to his twelve apostles. 



A. D. 31. 




cActsl2. 1.& 
24. 10. & 25. 
7, 23. 2 Tim. 
4.16. 



d Mark 13. 11, 
12, 13. Luke 
12. 11. &. 21. 
14, 15. 

e Ex. 4. 12. 
Jer. 1. 7. 



f 2 Sam. 23. 2. 
Acts 4. 8. & 
6.10. 2 Tim. 
4.17. 

S Mic. 7. 6. 
ver. 35, 36. 
Luke 21. 16. 



h Luke 21. 17. 

i Dan. 12. 12, 
13. ch. 24. 13. 
Mark 13. 13. 



k ch. 2. 13. & 

4. 12. & 12. 

15. Acts 8. 1. 

& 9. 25. & 14. 

6. 
II Or, end, or, 

finish. 
1 ch. 16. 28. 
m Luke 6. 40. 

John 13. 16. 

& 15. 20. 

n ch. 12. 24. 

Mark 3. 22. 

Luke 11. 15. 

Joha 8. 48, 

52. 
t Gr. Beelze- 

bul. 



o Mark 4. 22. 
Luke 8. 17. & 
12. 2, 3. 



P Is. 8. 12, 13. 
Luke 12. 4. 
1 Pet. 3. 14. 

q 1 Sam. 14. 
45. 2 Sam. 
14. 11. Luke 
21. 18. Acts 
27.34. 

fGr. assarion, 
equal to 
three far- 
things ster- 
lings, or one 
cent and a 
half. 



1.5 Verily I say unto you, "It shall 
be more tolerable for the land of 
Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of 
judgment, than for that city. 

16 IF ^Behold, I send you forth as 
sheep in the midst of wolves : ^ be 
ye therefore wise as serpents, and 
^ il harmless as doves. 

17 But beware of men : for ^they 
will deliver you up to the councils, 
and ^ they will scourge you in their 
synagogues ; 

18 And •= ye shall be brought before 
governors and kings for my sake, for 
a testimony against them and the 
Gentiles. 

19 ^ But when they deliver you up, 
take no thought how or what ye 
shall speak : for ^ it shall be given 
you in that same hour what ye shall 
speak. 

20 ^ For it is not ye that speak, but 
the Spirit of your Father which speak- 
eth in you. 

21 ^And the brother shall deliver 
up the brother to death, and the 
father the child : and the children 
shall rise up against their parents, 
and cause them to be put to death. 

22 And '^ye shall be hated of all 
men for my name's sake : ' but he 
that endureth to the end shall be 
saved. 

23 But ^when they persecute you 
in this city, flee ye into another : 
for verily I say unto you. Ye shall 
not II have gone over the cities of Is- 
rael, ^ till the Son of man be come. 

24 '"The disciple is not above his 
master, nor the servant above his 
lord. 

25 It is enough for the disciple 
that he be as his master, and the 
servant as his lord. If "they have 
called the master of the house t Beel- 
zebub, how much more shall they call 
them of his household ? 

26 Fear them not therefore : " for 
there is nothing covered, that shall 
not be revealed ; and hid, that shall 
not be known. 

27 What I tell you in darkness, 
that speak ye in light : and what ye 
hear in the ear, that preach ye upon 
the housetops. 

28 PAnd fear not them which kill 
the body, but are not able to kill 
the soul : but rather fear him which 
is able to destroy both soul and body 
in hell. 

29 Are not two sparrows sold for 
a t farthing? and one of them shall 
not fall on the ground without your 
Father. 

30 '^ But the very hairs of your head 
are all numbered. 

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31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of 
more value than many sparrows. 

32 'Whosoever therefore shall con- 
fess me before men, ^ him will I con- 
fess also before my Father which is 
in heaven. 

33 *But whosoever shall deny me 
before men, him will I also deny be- 
fore my Father which is in heaven. 

34 "^ Think not that I am come to 
send peace on earth : I came not to 
send peace, but a sword. 

35 For I am come to set a man at 
variance ^ against his father, and the 
daughter against her mother, and the 
daughter in law against her mother 
in law. 

36 And y a man's foes shall he they 
of his own household. 

37 ^ He that loveth father or mother 
more than me is not worthy of me : 
and he that loveth son or daughter 
more than me is not worthy of me. 

38 ^And he that taketh not his 
cross, and followeth after me, is not 
worthy of me. 

39 '' He that findeth his life shall lose 
it : and he that loseth his life for my 
sake shall find it. 

40 IT "^ He that receiveth you re- 
ceiveth me ; and he that receiveth 
me receiveth him that sent me. 

41 "^He that receiveth a prophet in 
the name of a prophet shall receive a 
prophet's reward ; and he that receiv- 
eth a righteous man in the name of a 
righteous man shall receive a right- 
eous man's reward. 

42 ®And whosoever shall give to 
drink unto one of these little ones a 
cup of cold water only in the name of 
a disciple, verily I say unto you, he 
shall in no wise lose his rewardo 

CHAPTER XL 

John the Baptist sendeth two of his disciples to Jesus. 
7 His testimony concerning John. 16 The Jews re- 
ject both. 20 Jesus uphraideth Chorazin, Bethsaida, 
and Capernaum ; 26 and rejoiceth that the gospel is 
revealed unto babes. 28 His invitation to the heavy 
laden. 

AND it came to pass, when Jesus 
had made an end of command- 
ing his twelve disciples, he departed 
thence to teach and to^reach in their 
cities. 

2 ^Now when John had heard ''in 
the prison the works of Christ, he 
sent two of his disciples, 

3 And said unto him. Art thou "" he 
that should come, or do we look for 
another 1 

4 Jesus answered and said unto 
them. Go and shew John again those 
things which ye do hear and see : 

5 ^ The blind receive their sight, 
and the lame walk, the lepers are 



His testimony concerning John. ST. MATTHE W. 



The gospel revealed to babes. 



A. D. 31. 



cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead 
are raised up, and '^ the poor have the 
gospel preached to them. 

6 AncTblessed is he, whosoever shall 
not ^ be offended in me. 

7 IF ^And as they departed, Jesus 
began to say unto the multitudes con- 
cerning John, What went ye out into 
the wilderness to see ? ^A reed shaken 
with the wind ? 

8 But what went ye out for to see 1 
A man clothed in soft raiment? be- 
hold, they that wear soft clothing are 
in kings' houses. 

9 But what went ye out for to see ? 
A prophet 1 yea, I say unto you, ' and 
more than a prophet. 

10 For this is he, of whom it is writ- 
ten, ^Behold, I send my messenger 
before thy face, which shall prepare 
thy way before thee. 

11 Verily I say unto you, Among 
them that are born of women there 
hath not risen a greater than John 
the Baptist : notwithstanding, he that 
is least in the kingdom of heaven is 
greater than he. 

12 'And from the days of John the 
Baptist until now the kingdom of 
heaven n suffereth violence, and the 
violent take it by force. 

13 " For all the prophets and the law 
prophesied until John. 

14 And if ye will receive it, this is 
"Elias, which was for to come. 

15 ° He that hath ears to hear, let 
him hear. 

16 IT P But whereunto shall I liken 
this generation 1 It is like unto chil- 
dren sitting in the markets, and call- 
ing unto their fellows, 

17 And saying. We have piped unto 
you, and ye have not danced ; we 
have mourned unto you, and ye have 
not lamented. 

18 For John came neither eating 
nor drinking, and they say, He hath 
a devil. 

19 The Son of man came eating and 
drinking, and they say. Behold a man 
gluttonous, and a winebibber, "la 
friend of publicans and sinners, ""But 
wisdom is justified of her children. 

20 IF ^ Then began he to upbraid the 
cities wherein most of his mighty 
works were done, because they re- 
pented not : 

21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin ! woe 
unto thee, Bethsaida ! for if the mighty 
works, which were done in you, had 
been done in Tyre and Sidon, they 
would have repented long ago 4n 
sackcloth and ashes. 

22 But I say unto you, " It shall be 
more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at 
the day of judgment, than for you. 



23 And thou, Capernaum, ^ which 
art exalted unto heaven, shalt be 
brought down to hell: for if the 
mighty works, which have been done 
in thee, had been done in Sodom, it 
would have remained until this day. 

24 But I say unto you, y That it 
shall be more tolerable for the land 
of Sodom in the day of judgment, 
than for thee. 

25 IF ^At that time Jesus answered 
and said, I thank thee, O Father, 
Lord of heaven and earth, because 
*thou hast hid these things from the 
wise and prudent, ^ and hast revealed 
them unto babes. 

26 Even so. Father ; for so it seemed 
good in thy sight. 

27 ''All things are delivered unto 
me of my Father : and no man know- 
eth the Son, but the Father ; "^ neither 
knoweth any man the Father, save 
the Son, and he to whomsoever the 
Son will reveal him. 

28 IF Come unto me, all ye that la- 
bour and are heavy laden, and I will 
give you rest. 

29 Take my yoke upon you, ^ and 
learn of me ; for I am meek and How- 
ly in heart : ^ and ye shall find rest 
unto your souls. 

30 '^ For my yoke is easy, and my 
burden is light. 

CHAPTER XII. 

The disciples phick ears of com on the sabbath. 10 A 
withered hand restored whole. 14 Jesus healeth 
many, and chargeth thetn not to make him known. 
22 A blind and dumb man possessed with a devil is 
healed. 31 Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost. 38 
The scribes^and Pharisees seek a sign. 46 Jesus' 
true disciple! are his nearest relatives. 

AT that time * Jesus went on the 
sabbath day through the corn ; 
and his disciples were ahungered, and 
began to pluck the ears of corn, and 
to eat. 

2 But when the Pharisees saw it, 
they said unto him, Behold, thy dis- 
ciples do that which is not lawful to 
do upon the sabbath day. 

3 But he said unto them, Have ye 
not read ^ what David did, when he 
was ahungered, and they that were 
with him ; 

4 How he entered into the house of 
God, and did eat "^ the shewbread, 
which was not lawful for him to eat, 
neither for them which were with 
him, ^ but only for the priests ? 

5 Or have ye not read in the ^ law, 
how that on the sabbath days the 
priests in the temple profane the sab- 
bath, and are blameless ? 

6 But I say unto you, That in 
this place is ^ one greater than the 
temple. 

853 



A. D. 31. 



X See Is. 14. 
13. Lam. 2. 1. 



y ch. 10. 15. 



z Luke 10. 21. 



a See Ps. 8. 2. 

1 Cor. 1. 19, 
27. &2. 8. 

2 Cor. 3. 14. 
b ch. 16. 17. 



c ch. 28. 18. 

Luke 10. 22. 

John 3. 35. & 

13. 3. & 17. 2. 

1 Cor. 15. 27. 
d John 1. 18. 

& 6. 46. & 10. 

15. 



e John 13. 15. 

Phil. 2. &. 

1 Pet. 2. 21. 

1 John 2. 6. 
f Zech. 9. 9. 

Phil. 2. 7, 8. 
S Jer. 6. 16. 
h 1 John 5. 3. 



a Deut. 23. 25. 
Mark 2. 23. 
Luke 6. 1. 



b 1 Sam. 21. 6. 



c Ex. 25. SO. 
Lev. 24. 5. 



d Ex. 29. 32, 
33. Lev. 8. 
31. & 24. 9. 

e Num. 28. 9. 
John 7. 22. 



f 2 Chr. 6. 18. 
Mai. 3. 1. 



A withered hand healed. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



The unpardonable sin. 



A. D. 31. 



h Mark 3. 1. 
Luke 6. 6. 



i Luke 13. 14. 
&14.3. John 
9.16. 



k See Ex. 23. 
4, 5. Deut. 

22.4. 



I ch. 27. 1. 
Mark 3. 6. 
Luke 6. IL 
Johns. 18. & 
10. 39. & IL 
53. 

II Or, took 
counsel. 

m See ch. 10. 

23. Marks. 

7. 
n ch. 19. 2. 



P Is. 42. 1. 

q ch. 3. 17. &. 
17.5. 



r See ch. 9. 
32. Mark 3. 
11. LukelL 
14. 



s ch. 9. 34. 

Mark 3. 22. 

Luke 11. 15. 
t Gr. Beelze- 

bul: and eo 

ver. 27. 
t ch. 9. 4. 

John 2. 25. 

Rev. 2. 23. 



7 But if ye had known what this 
meaneth, ^I will have mercy, and not 
sacrifice, ye would not have con- 
demned the guiltless. 

8 For the Son of man is Lord even 
of the sabbath day. 

9 '^And when he was departed thence, 
he went into their synagogue : 

10 "IT And, behold, there was a man 
which had his hand withered. And 
they asked him, saying, ^ Is it lawful 
to heal on the sabbath days 1 that they 
might accuse him. 

11 And he said unto them. What 
man shall there be among you, that 
shall have one sheep, and ^ if it fall 
into a pit on the sabbath day, will 
he not lay hold on it, and lift it 
out? 

12 How much then is a man better 
than a sheep ? Wherefore it is law- 
ful to do well on the sabbath days. 

13 Then saith he to the man. Stretch 
forth thine hand. And he stretched 
it forth ; and it was restored whole, 
like as the other, 

14 IF Then ' the Pharisees went out, 
and II held a council against him, how 
they might destroy him. 

15 But when Jesus knew it, '"he 
withdrew himself from thence : " and 
great multitudes followed him, and 
lie healed them all ; 

16 And ° charged them that they 
should not make him known : 

17 That it might be fulfilled which 
was spoken by Esaias the prophet, 
saying, 

18 P Behold my servant, whom I 
have chosen; my beloved,, .« in whom 
my soul is well pleased : I will put 
my Spirit upon him, and he shall 
shew judgment to the Gentiles. 

19 He shall not strive, nor cry; 
neither shall any man hear his voice 
in the streets. 

20 A bruised reed shall he not 
break, and smoking flax shall he not 
quench, till he send forth judgment 
unto victory. 

21 And in his name shall the Gen- 
tiles trust. 

22 T *■ Then was brought unto him 
one possessed with a devil, blind, and 
dumb : and he healed him, insomuch 
that the blind and dumb both spake 
and saw. 

23 And all the people were amazed, 
and said, Is not this the Son of David? 

24 *But when the Pharisees heard 
it, they said, 'This fellow doth not cast 
out devils, but by t Beelzebub the 
prince of the devils, 

25 And Jesus * knew their thoughts, 
and said unto them, Every kingdom 
divided against itself is brought to 

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desolation ; and every city or house 
divided against itself shall not stand : 

26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he 
is divided against himself; how shall 
then his kingdom stand 1 

27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out 
devils, by whom do your children cast 
them out? therefore they shall be 
your judges. 

28 But if I cast out devils by the 
Spirit of God, then " the kingdom of 
God is come unto you, 

29 ^ Or else how can one enter into 
a strong man's house, and spoil his 
goods, except he first bind the strong 
man? and then he will spoil his 
house, 

30 He that is not with me is against 
me ; and he that gathereth not with 
me scattereth abroad. 

31 IT Wherefore I say unto you, 
^All manner of sin and blasphemy 
shall be forgiven unto men : "^ but the 
blasphemy against the HoIt/ Ghost 
shall not be forgiven unto men. 

32 And whosoever ^ speaketh a word 
against the Son of man, ^ it shall be 
forgiven him : but whosoever speaketh 
against the Holy Ghost, it shall not 
be forgiven him, neither in this world, 
neither in the world to come. 

33 Either make the tree good, and 
*= his fruit good ; or else make the tree 
corrupt, and his fruit corrupt : for the 
tree is known by his fruit. 

34 O "^generation of vipers, how can 
ye, being evil, speak good things ? 
^ for out of the abundance of the heart 
the mouth speaketh. 

35 A good man out of the good 
treasure of the lieart bringeth forth 
good things : and an evil man out of 
the evil treasure bringeth forth evil 
things. 

36 But I say unto you. That every 
idle word that men shall speak, they 
shall give account thereof in the day 
of judgment. 

37 For by thy words thou shalt be 
justified, and by thy words thou shalt 
be condemned. 

38 IF ^ Then certain of the scribes 
and of the Pharisees answered, say- 
ing, Master, we would see a sign from 
thee. 

39 But he answered and said unto 
them, An evil and ^ adulterous gener- 
ation seeketh after a sign ; and there 
shall no sign be given to it, but the 
sign of the prophet Jonas : 

40 ^ For as Jonas was three days and 
three nights in the whale's belly : so 
shall the Son of man be three days 
and three nights in the heart of the 
earth. 

41 ' The men of Nineveh shall rise 



A. D. 31. 



u Dan. 2. 44. 

&7. 14. Luke 

1. 33. & 11. 

20. & 17. 20, 

21. 
x Is. 49. 24. 

Luke 11. 21, 

22, 23. 



y Mark 3. 28. 

Luke 12. 10. 

Heb.6.4,&c. 

& 10. 26, 29. 

1 John 5. 16. 
z Acts7. 5L 
a ch. 11. 19. & 

13. 55. John 

7. 12, 52. 
bl Tim. LIS. 



c ch. 7. 17, 
Luke 6. 43, 
44. 



d ch. 3. 7. & 
23.33. 



e Luke 6. 45. 



fch.ie.L 
Mark 8. 11. 
Luke 11. 16, 
29. John 2. 
18. 1 Cor. I. 
22. 



g Is. 57. 3. 
ch. 16. 4. 
Mark 8. 38, 
John 4. 48. 



li Jonah 1. 17. 



Luke 11. 32. 



An evil generation rebuked. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



The parable of the sower. 



A. D. 31. 



k See Jer. 3. 

11. Ez. 16.51, 

52. Rora. 2. 

27. 
1 Jonah 3, 5. 
m 1 Kings 10. 

1. 2 Chr. 9. 1. 

Luke 11. 31. 



n Luke 11. 24. 

ojob 1.7. 
1 Pet. 5. 8. 



p Heb. 6. 4. & 
10. 26. 2 Pet. 
2. 20, 21, 22, 



q Marks. 31. 

Luke 8. 19, 

20, 21. 
r ch. 13. 55. 

Mark 6. 3. 

John 2. 12. & 

7. 3, 5. Acts 

1. 14. 1 Cor. 

9. 5. Gal. 1. 

19. 



s See John 15. 
14. Gal. 5. 6. 
& 6. 15. Col. 
3. 11. Heb. 2. 
IL 



a Mark 4. 1. 
b Luke 8. 4. 
c Luke 5. 3. 



in the judgment with this generation, 
and ^ shall condemn it : ' because they 
repented at ths preaching of Jonas ; 
and, behold, a greater than Jonas is 
here. 

42 ""The queen of the south shall 
rise up in the judgment with this gen- 
eration, and shall condemn it : for 
she came from the uttermost parts of 
the earth to hear the wisdom of Solo- 
mon ; and, behold, a greater than Sol- 
omon is here. 

43 " When the unclean spirit is gone 
out of a man, ° he walketh through 
dry places, seeking rest, and findeth 
none. 

44 Then he saith, I will return into 
my house from whence I came out ; 
and when he is come, he findeth it 
empty, swept, and garnished. 

45 Then goeth he, and taketh with 
himself seven other spirits more 
wicked than himself, and they enter 
in and dwell there : p and the last state 
of that man is worse than the first. 
Even so shall it be also unto this 
wicked generation. 

46 1 While he yet talked to the 
people, 'I behold, his mother and ""his 
brethren stood without, desiring to 
speak with him. 

47 Then one said unto him. Behold, 
thy mother and thy brethren stand 
without, desiring to speak with thee. 

48 But he answered and said unto 
him that told him, Who is my mother? 
and who are my brethren % 

49 And he stretched forth his hand 
toward his disciples, and said. Behold 
my mother and my brethren ! 

50 For ^ whosoever shall do the will 
of my Father which is in heaven, the 
same is my brother, and sister, and 
mother. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

The parable of the sower, 18 and its cxpositicm. 24 
The parable of the tares, 31 of the mustard seed, 33 
of the leaven, 44 of the hidden treasure, 45 of the 
pearl, 47 and of the net cast into the sea. 53 Jesus 
is contemned of his own countrymen. 

THE same day went Jesus out of the 
house, ^and sat by the sea side. 

2 ^ And great multitudes were gath- 
ered together unto him, so that " he 
went into a ship, and sat ; and the 
whole multitude stood on the shore. 

3 And he spake many things unto 
them in parables, saying, "^Behold, a 
sower went forth to sow ; 

4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell 
by the way side, and the fowls came 
and devoured them up : 

5 Some fell upon stony places, where 
they had not much earth : and forth- 
with they sprung up, because they had 
no deepness of earth : 



6 And when the sun was up, they 
were scorched ; and because they had 
no root, they withered away. 

7 And some fell among thorns ; and the 
thorns sprung up, and choked them : 

8 But others fell into good ground, 
and brought forth fruit, some ^ a hun- 
dredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirty- 
fold. 

9 ^ Who hath ears to hear, let him 
hear. 

10 And the disciples came, and said 
unto him, Why speakest thou unto 
them in parables 1 

11 He answered and said unto them. 
Because ^it is given unto you to know 
the mysteries of the kingdom of heav- 
en, but to them it is not given. 

12 ^For whosoever hath, to him 
shall be given, and he shall have more 
abundance : but whosoever hath not, 
from him shall be taken away even 
that he hath. 

13 Therefore speak I to them in par- 
ables : because they seeing see not ; 
and hearing they hear not, neither do 
they understand. 

14 And in them is fulfilled the proph- 
ecy of Esaias, which saith, ' By hear- 
ing ye shall hear, and shall not under- 
stand ; and seeing ye shall see, and 
shall not perceive : 

15 For this people's heart is waxed 
gross, and their ears ^ are dull of hear- 
ing, and their eyes they have closed ; 
lest at any time they should see with 
their eyes, and hear with their ears, 
and should understand with their 
heart, and should be converted, and I 
should heal them. 

16 But ^blessed are your eyes, for 
they see : and your ears, for they 
hear. 

17 For verily I say unto you, ™ That 
many prophets and righteous men 
have desired to see those things which 
ye see, and have not seen them ; and 
to hear those things which ye hear, 
and have not heard them. 

18 T "Hear ye therefore the parable 
of the sower, 

19 When any one heareth the word 
° of the kingdom, and understandeth 
it not, then cometh the wicked one, 
and catcheth away that which was 
sown in his heart. This is he which 
received seed by the way side. 

20 But he that received the seed into 
stony places, the same is he that hear- 
eth the word, and anon Pwith joy 
receiveth it ; 

21 Yet hath he not root in himself, 
but dureth for a while : for when trib- 
ulation or persecution ariseth because 
of the word, by and by ihe is of- 
fended. 

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A. D. 31. 



e Gen. 26. 12. 



f ch. 11. 15. 
Mark 4. 9. 



g ch. 11. 25. & 

16. 17. Mark 

4. 11. 1 Cor. 

2.10. IJohn 

2.27. 
h ch. 25. 29. 

Mark 4. 25. 

Luke 8. 18. 

& 19. 26. 



i Is. 6. 9. 

Ez. 12. 2. 

Mark 4. 12. 

Luke 8. 10. 

John 12. 40. 

Acts 28. 26, 

27. Rom. 11. 

8. 2 Cor. 3. 

14, 15. 
k Heb. 5. IL 



I ch. 16. 17. 
Luke 10. 23, 
24. John 20. 



m Heb. 11. 13. 
1 Pet. 1. 10, 
IL 



n Mark 4. 14. 
Luke 8. 11. 



o ch. 4. 23. 



P Ts. 58. 2. 
Ez. 33. 31, 32. 
John 5, 35. 



q ch. 11. 6. 
2 Tim. 1. 15. 



The parable of the tares, 



ST. MATTHEW. 



and the exposition of it. 



A. D. 31. 



r ch. 19. 23. 
Mark 10. 23. 
Luke 18. 24. 

1 Tim. 6. 9. 

2 Tim. 4. 10. 
8 Jer. 4. 3. 



t ch. 3. 12. 



u Is. 2. 2, 3. 
Mic. 4. 1. 
Mark 4. 30, 
&c. Luke 13. 
18, 19. 



X Luke 13. 20, 
&c. 



t Gr. saton, a 
measure con- 
taining near- 
ly a peck and 
a half. 

y Mark 4. 33, 
34. 



z Ps. 78. 2. 

a Rom. 16. 25, 
26. 1 Cor. 2. 
7. Eph.3.9. 
Col. 1. 26. 



22 ""He also that received seed 'among 
the thorns is he that heareth the word ; 
and the care of this world, and the de- 
ceitfulness of riches, choke the word, 
and he becometh unfruitful. 

23 But he that received seed into 
the good ground is he that heareth 
the word, and understandeth it; which 
also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, 
some a hundredfold, some sixty, some 
thirty. 

24 IT Another parable put he forth 
unto them, saying, The kingdom of 
heaven is likened unto a man which 
sowed good seed in his field : 

25 But while men slept, his enemy 
came and sowed tares among the 
wheat, and went his way. 

26 Bat when the blade was sprung 
up, and brought forth fruit, then ap- 
peared the tares also. 

27 So the servants of the house- 
holder came and said unto him. Sir, 
didst not thou sow good seed in thy 
field 1 from whence then hath it tares 1 

28 He said unto them. An enemy 
hath done this. The servants said 
unto him. Wilt thou then that we go 
and gather them up 1 

29 But he said. Nay ; lest while ye 
gather up the tares, ye root up also 
the wheat with them. 

30 Let both grow together until the 
harvest : and in the time of harvest I 
will say to the reapers. Gather ye to- 
gether first the tares, and bind them 
in bundles to burn them : but ^ gather 
the wheat into my barn. 

31 IF Another parable put he forth 
unto them, saying, " The kingdom of 
heaven is like to a grain of mustard 
seed, which a man took, and sowed in 
his field : 

32 Which indeed is the least of all 
seeds : but when it is grown, it is the 
greatest among herbs, and becometh a 
tree, so that the birds of the air come 
and lodge in the branches thereof. 

33 H "^ Another parable spake he unto 
them ; The kingdom of heaven is like 
unto leaven, which a woman took, and 
hid in three t measures of meal, till 
the whole was leavened. 

34 y All these things spake Jesus unto 
the multitude in parables ; and with- 
out a parable spake he not unto them : 

35 That it might be fulfilled which 
was spoken by the prophet, saying, ^ I 
will open my mouth in parables ; ^I will 
utter things which have been kept se- 
cret from the foundation of the world. 

36 Then Jesus sent the multitude 
away, and went into the house : and 
his disciples came unto him, saying, 
Declare unto us the parable of the 
tares of the field. 

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37 He answered and said unto them. 
He that soweth the good seed is the 
Son of man ; 

38 *> The field is the world ; the good 
seed are the children of the kingdom ; 
but the tares are "= the children of the 
wicked one ; 

39 The enemy that sowed them is 
the devil ; ^ the harvest is the end of 
the world ; and the reapers are the 
angels. 

40 As therefore the tares are gather- 
ed and burned in the fire ; so shall it 
be in the end of this world. 

41 The Son of man shall send forth 
his angels, ^ and they shall gather out 
of his kingdom all II things that offend, 
and them which do iniquity ; 

42 ^ And shall cast them into a fur- 
nace of fire : ^ there shall be wailing 
and gnashing of teeth. 

43 ''Then shall the righteous shine 
forth as the sun in the kingdom of 
their Father. * Who hath ears to hear, 
let him hear. 

44 1" Again, the kingdom of heaven 
is like unto treasure hid in a field ; the 
which when a man hath found, he 
hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and 
^ selleth all that he hath, and ' buyeth 
that field. 

45 II Again, the kingdom of heaven 
is like unto a merchantman, seeking 
goodly pearls : 

46 Who, when he had found ""one 
pearl of great price, went and sold all 
that he had, and bought it. 

47 If Again, the kingdom of heaven 
is like unto a net, that was cast into 
the sea, and "gathered of every kind : 

48 Which, when it was full, they 
drew to shore, and sat down, and 
gathered the good into vessels, but 
cast the bad away. 

49 So shall it be at the end of the 
world : the angels shall come forth, 
and ° sever the wicked from among the 
just, 

50 PAnd shall cast them into the 
furnace of fire : there shall be wailing 
and gnashing of teeth. 

51 Jesus saith unto them. Have ye 
understood all these things'? They 
say unto him. Yea, Lord. 

52 Then said he unto them. There- 
fore every scribe, which is instructed 
unto the kingdom of heaven, is like 
unto a man that is a householder, 
which bringeth forth out of his treas- 
ure 1 things new and old. 

53 1" And it came to pass, that when 
Jesus had finished these parables, he 
departed thence. 

54 ""And when he was come into his 
own country, he taught them in their 
synagogue, insomuch that they were 



Herod's opinion of Jesus. 



ST, MATTHEW. 



Jesus walketh on the sea. 



A. D. 31. 



8 la. 49. 7. 

Mark 6. 3. 

Luke 3. 23. 

John 6. 42. 
t ch. 12. 46. 
u Mark 15. 40. 



X ch. 11. 6. 

Mark 6. 3, 4. 
y Luke 4. 24. 

John 4. 44. 



z Mark 6. 5, 6. 



32. 

a Mark 6. 14. 
Luke 9. 7. 



II Or, are 
wrought by 
him. 

30. 

b Mark 6. 17. 
Luke 3. 19, 
20. 



c Lev. 18. 16. 
& 20. 21. 



d ch. 21. 2fi. 
Luke 20. 6 



t Gr. in the 
midst. 



32. 

e ch. 10. 23. & 
12.15. Mark 
6.32. Luke 
9. 10. John 
6. 1, 2. 



f ch. 9. 3G. 
Mark 6. 34. 



astonished, and said, Whence hath this 
man this wisdom, and these mighty 
works i 

55 ' Is not this the carpenter's son ? 
is not his mother called Mary? and 
* his brethren, " James, and Joses, and 
Simon, and Judas ? 

56 And his sisters, are they not all 
with US'? Whence then hath this 
man all these things 1 

57 And they "" were offended in him. 
But Jesus said unto them, ^ A prophet 
is not without honour, save in his own 
country, and in his own house. 

58 And ^he did not many mighty 
works there because of their unbelief. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

Herod's opinion of Jesus. 3 Why John the Baptist 
was beheaded. 13 Jesus feedeth Jive thousand men. 
22 He walketh on the sea. 34 As many as touvh the 
hem of his garment are healed. 

AT that time ^ Herod the tetrarch 
heard of the fame of Jesus, 

2 And said unto his servants, This 
is John the Baptist ; he is risen from 
the dead ; and therefore mighty works 
II do shew forth themselves in him. 

3 II "For Herod had laid hold on 
John, and bound him, and put him in 
prison for Herodias' sake, his brother 
Philip's wife. 

4 For John said unto him, '^ It is not 
lawful for thee to have her. 

5 And when he would have put him 
to death, he feared the multitude, ^ be- 
cause they counted him as a prophet. 

6 But when Herod's birthday was 
kept, the daughter of Herodias danced 
t before them, and pleased Herod. 

7 Whereupon he promised with an 
oath to give her whatsoever she would 
ask. 

8 And she, being before instructed 
of her mother, said, Give me here 
John the Baptist's head in a charger. 

9 And the king was sorry : never- 
theless for the oath's sake, and them 
which sat with him at meat, he com- 
manded it to be given her. 

10 And he sent, and beheaded John 
in the prison. 

11 And his head was brought in a 
charger, and given to the damsel : and 
she brought it to her mother. 

12 And his disciples came, and took 
up the body, and buried it, and went 
and told Jesus. 

13 If ^When Jesus heard of it, he 
departed thence by ship into a desert 
place apart : and when the people 
had heard thereof they followed him 
on foot out of the cities. 

14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a 
great multitude, and ^ was moved with 
compassion toward them, and he heal- 
ed their sick. 



15 1[ «^And when it was evening, his 
disciples came to him, saying, This is 
a desert place, and the time is now 
past ; send the multitude away, that 
they may go into the villages, and 
buy themselves victuals. 

16 But Jesus said unto them, They 
need not depart ; give ye them to eat. 

17 And they say unto him. We have 
here but five loaves, and two fishes. 

18 He said. Bring them hither to 
me. 

19 And he commanded the multi- 
tude to sit down on the grass, and 
took the five loaves, and the two 
fishes, and looking up to heaven, ^ he 
blessed, and brake, and gave the 
loaves to his disciples, and the disci- 
ples to the multitude, 

20 And they did all eat, and were 
filled : and they took up of the frag- 
ments that remained twelve baskets 
full. 

21 And they that had eaten were 
about five thousand men, beside wo- 
men and children. 

22 IF And straightway Jesus con- 
strained his disciples to get into a 
ship, and to go before him unto the 
other side, while he sent the multi- 
tudes away. 

23 ' And when he had sent the mul- 
titudes away, he went up into a mount- 
ain apart to pray : ^ and when the 
evening was come, he was there alone. 

24 But the ship was now in the 
midst of the sea, tossed with waves : 
for the wind was contrary. 

25 And in the fourth watch of the 
night Jesus went unto them, walking 
on the sea. 

26 And when the disciples saw him 
^ walking on the sea, they were troub- 
led, saying, It is a spirit ; and they 
cried out for fear. 

27 But straightway Jesus spake un- 
to them, saying, Be of good cheer ; it 
is I ; be not afraid. 

28 And Peter answered him and 
said. Lord, if it be thou, bid me come 
unto thee on the water, 

29 And he said, Come. And when 
Peter was come down out of the ship, 
he walked on the water, to go to Je- 
sus. 

30 But when he saw the wind li bois- 
terous, he was afraid ; and beginning 
to sink, he cried, saying. Lord, save 
me, 

31 And immediately Jesus stretched 
forth his hand, and caught him, and 
said unto him, O thou of little faith, 
wherefore didst thou doubt? 

32 And when they were come into 
the ship, the wind ceased, 

33 Then they that were in the ship 

857 



A. D. 32. 



S Mark 6. 35. 
Luke 9. 12. 
John 6. 5. 



k John 6. 18, 



1 Job 9. 8. 



Or, strong. 



The Pharisees reproved. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



Great faith manifested. 



A. D. 32. 



m Ps. 2. 7. ch. 

16, 16. & 26. 

63. Mark 1. 

1. Luke 4. 41. 

John 1. 49. & 

6. 69. & 11. 

27. Acts 8. 

37. Rom. 1. 

4. 
n Mark 6. 53. 



> ch. 9. 20. 
Mark 3. 10. 
Luke 6. 19. 
Acta 19. 12. 



a Mark 7. 1. 



b Mark 7. 5. 
c Col. 2. 8. 



dEx. 20. 12. 

Lev. 19. 3. 

Deut. 5. 16. 

Prov. 23. 22. 

Eph. 6. 2. 
e Ex. 21. 17. 

Lev. 20. 9. 

Deut. 27. 16. 

Prov. 20. 20. 

& 30. 17. 
f Mark 7. 11, 

12. 



S Mark 7. 



h Is. 29. 13. 
Ez. 33. 31. 



i Is. 29. 13. 

Col. 2. 18-22. 

Tit. 1. 14. 
k Mark 7. 14. 



1 Acts 10. 15. 
Rom. 14. 14, 
17,20. ITim. 
4. 4. Tit. 1. 
15. 



tn John 15. 2. 
1 Cor. 3. 12, 
he. 



came and worshipped him, saying, 
Of a truth "' thou art the Son of God. 

34 IF "And when they were gone 
over, they came into the land of Gen- 
nesaret. 

35 And when the men of that place 
had knowledge of him, they sent out 
into all that country round about, 
and brought unto him all that were 
diseased ; 

36 And besought him that they 
might only touch the hem of his gar- 
ment : and ° as many as touched were 
made perfectly whole. 

CHAPTER XV. 

Jesus reproveth the scribes and Pharisees on account 
of their traditions ; 10 teacheth that what goeth into 
the mouth dejileth not a man; 21 healeth the daugh- 
ter of a woman of Canaan, and many others ; 32 
and feedeth four thousand m.en. 

THEN ^ came to Jesus scribes and 
Pharisees, which were of Jeru- 
salem, saying, 

2 '' Why do thy disciples transgress 
" the tradition of the elders ? for they 
wash not their hands when they eat 
bread. 

3 But he answered and said unto 
them. Why do ye also transgress the 
commandment of God by your tradi- 
tion? 

4 For God commanded, saying, 
^ Honour thy father and mother : and, 

* He that curseth father or mother, 
let him die the death. 

5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say 
to his father or his mother, ^ It is a 
gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be 
profited by me ; 

6 And honour not his father or his 
mother, he shall be free. Thus have 
ye made the commandment of God 
of none effect by your tradition. 

7 Ye s hypocrites, well did Esaias 
prophesy of you, saying, 

8 ''This people draweth nigh unto 
me with their mouth, and honoureth 
me with their lips ; but their heart is 
far from me. 

9 But in vain they do worship me, 

* teaching /or doctrines the command- 
ments of men. 

10 IF ''And he called the multitude, 
and said unto them, Hear, and under- 
stand : 

1 1 ' Not that which goeth into the 
mouth defileth a man ; but that which 
cometh out of the mouth, this defileth 
a man. 

12 Then came his disciples, and 
said unto him, Knowest thou that the 
Pharisees were offended, after they 
heard this saying ? 

13 But he answered and said, "* Ev- 
ery plant, which my heavenly Father 
hath not planted, shall be rooted up. 

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14 Let them alone : ° they be blind 
leaders of the blind. And if the blind 
lead the blind, both shall fall into the 
ditch. 

15 "Then answered Peter and said 
unto him, Declare unto us this par- 
able. 

16 And Jesus said, ^Are ye also yet 
without understanding 1 

17 Do not ye yet understand, that 
■1 whatsoever entereth in at the mouth 
goeth into the belly, and is cast out 
into the draught 1 

18 But "■ those things which proceed 
out of the mouth come forth from the 
heart ; and they defile the man. 

19 'For out of the heart proceed evil 
thoughts, murders, adulteries, forni- 
cations, thefts, false witness, blas- 
phemies : 

20 These are the things which de- 
file a man : but to eat with unwashen 
hands defileth not a man. 

21 IF * Then Jesus went thence, and 
departed into the coasts of Tyre and 
Sidon. 

22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan 
came out of the same coasts, and 
cried unto him, saying. Have mercy 
on me, O Lord, thou Son of David ; 
my daughter is grievously vexed with 
a devil. 

23 But he answered her not a word. 
And his disciples came and besought 
him, saying. Send her away ; for she 
crieth after us. 

24 But he answered and said, " I am 
not sent but unto the lost sheep of the 
house of Israel. 

25 Then came she and worshipped 
him, saying. Lord, help me. 

26 But he answered and said. It is 
not meet to take the children's bread, 
and to cast it to ^dogs. 

27 And she said. Truth, Lord : yet 
the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall 
from their masters' table. 

28 Then Jesus answered and said 
unto her, O woman, great is thy 
faith : be it unto thee even as thou 
wilt. And her daughter was made 
whole from that very hour. 

29 y And Jesus departed from thence, 
and came nigh == unto the sea of Gali- 
lee ; and went up into a mountain, 
and sat down there. 

30 ^ And great multitudes came unto 
him, having with them those that were 
lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many 
others, and cast them down at Jesus' 
feet ; and he healed them : 

3 1 Insomuch that the multitude won- 
dered, when they saw the dumb to 
speak, the maimed to be whole, the 
lame to walk, and the blind to see : 
and they glorified the God of Israel. 



Jesus feedeth four thousand. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



Peter s confession of Christ. 



2 Kings 4. 



a ch. 12. 38. 
Mark 8. 11, 
Luke 11. 16. 
& 12. 54->56. 
1 Cor. 1. 22. 



c Mark 8. 14. 



d Luke 12.1. 



32 IF "^ Then Jesus called his disciples 
unto him, and said, I have compassion 
on th^ multitude, because they con- 
tinue with me now three days, and 
have nothing to eat : and I will not 
send them away fasting, lest they faint 
in the way. 

33 *= And his disciples say unto him, 
Whence should we have so much 
bread in the wilderness, as to fill so 
great a multitude ? 

34 And Jesus saith unto them. How 
many loaves have ye ? And they said, 
Seven, and a few little fishes. 

35 And he commanded the multi- 
tude to sit down on the ground. 

36 And "^he took the seven loaves 
and the fishes, and ^ gave thanks, and 
brake them, and gave to his disciples, 
and the disciples to the multitude. 

37 And they did all eat, and were fill- 
ed ; and they took up of the broken 
meat that was left seven baskets full. 

38 And they that did eat were four 
thousand men, beside women and chil- 
dren. 

39 ^ And he sent away the multitude, 
and took ship, and came into the 
coasts of Magdala. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

The Pharisees require a sign. 6 Jesus wameth his 
disciples of the leaven of the Pharisees and Saddu- 
cees. 13 What the people think of Jesus, 16 and 
Peter's confession of him. 21 Jesus foretelleth his 
own death and resurrection. 24 Those who will fol- 
low him must take up their cross. 

THE * Pharisees also with the Sad- 
ducees came, and tempting desi- 
red him that he would shew them a 
sign from heaven. 

2 He answered and said unto them. 
When it is evening, ye say, It will be 
fair weather : for the sky is red. 

3 And in the morning, It will be foul 
weather to day : for the sky is red 
and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can 
discern the face of the sky ; but can 
ye not discern the signs of the times 1 

4:^ A wicked and adulterous genera- 
tion seeketh after a sign ; and there 
shall no sign be given unto it, but the 
sign of the prophet Jonas. And he 
left them, and departed. 

5 And •= when his disciples were come 
to the other side, they had forgotten 
to take bread. 

6 IF Then Jesus said unto them, 
■^Take heed and beware of the leaven 
of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 

7 And they reasoned among them- 
selves, saying, It is because we have 
taken no bread. 

8 Which when Jesus perceived, he 
said unto them, O ye of little faith, 
why reason ye among yourselves, be- 
cause ye have brought no bread 1 



9 ® Do ye not yet understand, neither 
remember the five loaves of the five 
thousand, and how many baskets ye 
took up 1 

10 ^Neither the seven loaves of the 
four thousand, and how many bas- 
kets ye took up '? 

11 How is it that ye do not under- 
stand that I spake it not to you con- 
cerning bread, that ye should beware 
of the leaven of the Pharisees and of 
the Sadducees? 

12 Then understood they how that 
he bade them not beware of the leav- 
en of bread, but of the doctrine of 
the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 

13 IT When Jesus came into the 
coasts of Cesarea Philippi, he asked 
his disciples, saying, ^ Whom do men 
say that I, the Son of man, am 1 

14 And they said, ^ Some say that 
thou art John the Baptist ; some, 
Elias ; and others, Jeremias, or one 
of the prophets. 

15 He saith unto them. But whom 
say ye that I am 1 

16 And Simon Peter answered and 
said, 'Thou art the Christ, the Son 
of the living God. 

17 And Jesus answered and said 
unto him. Blessed art thou, Simon 
Bar-jona : ^for flesh and blood hath 
not revealed it unto thee, but 'my 
Father which is in heaven. 

18 And I say also unto thee. That 
™thou art Peter, and "upon this rock 
I will build my church ; and ° the gates 
of hell shall not prevail against it. 

19 P And I will give unto thee the 
keys of the kingdom of heaven : and 
whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth 
shall be bound in heaven ; and what- 
soever thou shalt loose on earth shall 
be loosed in heaven. 

20 ^Then charged he his disciples 
that they should tell no man that he 
was Jesus the Christ. 

21 IT From that time forth began 
Jesus ""to shew unto his disciples, how 
that he must go unto Jerusalem, and 
suffer many things of the elders and 
chief priests and scribes, and be killed, 
and be raised again the third day. 

22 Then Peter took him, and began 
to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from 
thee. Lord : this shall not be unto thee. 

23 But he turned, and said unto 
Peter, Get thee behind me, ^ Satan : 
' thou art an offence unto me : for thou 
savourest not the things that be of 
God, but those that be of men. 

24 IF " Then said Jesus unto his disci- 
ples. If any man will come after me, 
let him deny himself, and take up his 
cross, and follow me. 

25 For ^ whosoever will save his life 

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A. D. 32. 



5 ch. 14. 17. 
John 6. 9. 



15.34. 



S Mark 8. 27. 
Luke 9. 18. 



h ch. 14. 2. 
Luke 9. 7, 8, 



i ch. 14. 33. 

Mark 8. 29. 

Luke 9. 20. 

John 6. 69. 

& 11. 27. 

Acts 8. 37, 

& 9. 20. 

Heb. 1. 2, 5. 

1 John 4. 15, 

&5. 5. 
k Eph. 2. 8, 
1 1 Cor. 2. 10. 

Gal. 1. 16. 
m John 1. 42. 
n Eph. 2. 20. 

Rev. 21. 14. 
o Job 38. 17. 

Ps. 9. 13. & 

107. 18. Is. 

38. 10. 
p ch. 18. 18. 

John 20. 23. 



q ch. 17. 9. 
Mark 8. 30. 
Luke 9. 21. 



r ch. 20. 17. 
Mark 8. 31. 
& 9. 31. & 
10. 33. Luke 
9. 22. &. 18. 
31. & 24. 6, 
7, 



s See 2 Sam. 
19.22. 
t Eom. 8. 7. 

u ch. 10. 38. 
Mark 8. 34. 
Luke 9. 23. 
& 4. 27. 
Acts 14. 22. 

1 Thess. 3. 3, 

2 TiEQ. 3. 12, 
X Luke 17. 33, 

John 12. 25. 



The transfiguration. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



A lunatic is healed. 



A. D. 32. 



7 Ps. 49. 7, 8. 



z ch. 26. 64. 

Mark 8. 38. 

Luke 9. 26. 
a Dan. 7. 10. 

Zech. 14. 5. 

ch. 25. 31. 

Jude 14. 
b Job 34. 11. 

Ps. 62. 12. 

Prov. 24. 12. 

Jer. 17. 10. & 

32. 19. Rom. 

2. 6. 1 Cor. 

3. 8. 2 Cor. 
5. 10. 1 Pet. 
1.17. Rev. 
2. 23. & 22. 
12. 

c Mark 9. 1. 

Luke 9. 27. 
a Mark 9. 2. 

Luke 9. 28. 



b 2 Pet. 1. 17. 



c ch. 3. 17. 

Mark 1. 11. 

Luke 3. 22. 
d Is. 42. 1. 
e Deut. 18. 15, 

19. Acts 3. 

22.23. 

f 2 Pet. 1. 18. 
e Dan. 8. 18. 

& 9. 21. & 10. 

10, 18. 



h ch. 16. 20. 
Mark 8. 30. 
&,9.9. 



i Mai. 4. 5. 
ch. 11. 14. 
Mark 9. 11. 



k Mai. 4. 6. 

Luke 1. IG, 

17. Acts 3. 

21. 
1 ch. 11. 14. 

Mark 9. 12, 

13. 

mch. 14.3,10. 
n ch. 16. 21. 
o ch. 11. 14. 



shall lose it : and whosoever will lose 
his life for my sake shall find it. 

26 For what is a man profited, if he 
shall gain the whole world, and lose 
his own soul ? or y what shall a man 
give in exchange for his soul 1 

27 For ^ the Son of man shall come 
in the glory of his Father ^ with his 
angels ; ^ and then he shall reward 
every man according to his works. 

28 Verily I say unto you, *= There be 
some standing here, which shall not 
taste of death, till they see the Son of 
man coming in his kingdom. 

CHAPTER XVII. 

The transfiguration. 10 Elias is already come. 14 
Jesus hcaleth a lunatic. 22 He foretellcth his own 
death and resurrection, 24 The tribute money mi- 
racvlously provided. 

AND * after six days Jesus taketh 
Peter, James, and John his broth- 
er, and bringeth them up into a high 
mountain apart, 

2 And was transfigured before them : 
and his face did shine as the sun, and 
his raiment was white as the light. 

3 And, behold, there appeared unto 
them Moses and Elias talking with 
him. 

4 Then answered Peter, and said 
unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to 
be here : if thou wilt, let us make 
here three tabernacles ; one for thee, 
and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 

5 ''While he yet spake, behold, a 
bright cloud overshadowed them : and 
behold a voice out of the cloud, which 
said, " This is my beloved Son, ^ in 
whom I am well pleased ; ^hearye him. 

G ^ And when the disciples heard it, 
they fell on their face, and were sore 
afraid. 

7 And .Jesus came and ^touched them, 
and said. Arise, and be not afraid. 

8 And when they had lifted up their 
eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus 
only. 

9 And as they came down from the 
mountain, ^ Jesus charged them, say- 
ing, Tell the vision to no man, until 
the Son of man be risen again from 
the dead. 

10 And his disciples asked him, say- 
ing, ^Why then say the scribes that 
Elias must first come % 

1 1 And Jesus answered and said un- 
to them, Elias truly shall first come, 
and ^ restore all things. 

12 ' But I say unto you, That Elias 
is come already, and they knew him 
not, but "" have done unto him what- 
soever they listed. Likewise "shall 
also the Son of man suffer of them. 

13 "Then the disciples understood 
that he spake unto them of John the 
Baptist. 

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14 IT P And when they were come to 
the multitude, there came to him a 
certain man, kneeling down to him, 
and saying, 

15 Lord, have mercy on my son ; for 
he is lunatic, and sore vexed : for oft- 
times he falleth into the fire, and oft 
into the water. 

16 And I brought him to thy disci- 
ples, and they could not cure him. 

17 Then Jesus answered and said, 
O faithless and perverse generation, 
how long shall I be with you? how 
long shall I suffer you'? bring him 
hither to me. 

18 And Jesus rebuked the devil ; and 
he departed out of him : and the child 
was cured from that very hour. 

19 Then came the disciples to Jesus 
apart, and said, Why could not we 
cast him out ? 

20 And Jesus said unto them, Be- 
cause of your unbelief: for verily I 
say unto you, <i If ye have faith as a 
grain of mustard seed, ye shall say 
unto this mountain. Remove hence to 
yonder place ; and it shall remove : 
and nothing shall be impossible unto 
you. 

21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out 
but by prayer and fasting. 

22 TI "■ And while they abode in Gali- 
lee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of 
man shall be betrayed into the hands 
of men : 

23 And they shall kill him, and the 
third day he shall be raised again. 
And they were exceeding sorry. 

24 IT And 'when they were come to 
Capernaum, they that received t trib- 
ute money came to Peter, and said. 
Doth not your master pay tribute ? 

25 He saith. Yes. And when he was 
come into the house, Jesus prevent- 
ed him, saying. What thinkest thou, 
Simon? of whom do the kings of the 
earth take custom or tribute 1 of their 
own children, or of strangers ? 

26 Peter saith unto him. Of stran- 
gers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are 
the children free. 

27 Notwithstanding, lest we should 
offend them, go thou to the sea, and 
cast a hook, and take up the fish that 
first cometh up ; and when thou hast 
opened his mouth, thou shalt find t a 
piece of money : that take, and give 
unto them for me and thee. 

CHAPTER XVIII. 

Jesus exhorteth his disciples to humility, 7 to avoid 
offences, 10 and not to despise the little ones. 15 
How to deal with an offending brother; 21 and 
how often to forgive him. 23 The parable of the 
king who took account of his servants, 

T ^ the same time came the dis- 
ciples unto Jesus, saying, Who 



A 



How to deal with 



ST. MATTHEW. 



an offending brother. 



A. D. 32. 



b Ps. 131. 2. 

ch. 19. ] 4. 

Mark 10. 14. 

Luke 18. 16. 

1 Cor. 14. 20. 

1 Pet. 2. 2. 
c ch. 20. 27. & 

23.11. 



d ch. 10. 42. 
Luke 9. 48. 



e Mark 9. 42. 
Luke 17. 1,2. 



f Luke 17. 1. 
1 Cor. 11. 19. 
e ch. 26. 24. 

h ch. 5. 29, 30. 
Mark 9. 43, 
45. 



i Ps. 34. 7. 

Zech. 13. 7. 

Heb. 1. 14. 
kEsth.l. 14. 

Luke 1. 19. 
1 Luke 9. 56. 

&. 19. 10. 

John 3. 17. & 

12. 47. 
m Luke 15. 4. 



n Lev. 19. 17. 
Luke 17. 3. 



James 5. 2' 
1 Pet. 3. 1. 



P Deut. 17. 6. 
& 19. 15. 
John 8. 17. 
2 Cor. 13. 1. 
Heb. 10. 28. 



is the greatest in the kingdom of 
heaven ? 

2 And Jesus called a little child unto 
him, and set him in the midst of them, 

3 And said, Verily I say unto you, 
^ Except ye be converted, and become 
as little children, ye shall not enter 
into the kingdom of heaven. 

4 '^ Whosoever therefore shall hum- 
ble himself as this little child, the 
same is greatest in the kingdom of 
heaven. 

5 And "^ whoso shall receive one such 
little child in my name receive th me. 

6 ® But whoso shall offend one of 
these little ones which believe in me, 
it were better for him that a millstone 
were hanged about his neck, and that 
he were drowned in the depth of the 
sea. 

7 IF Woe unto the world because of 
offences ! for ^ it must needs be that 
offences come ; but ^woe to that man 
by whom the offence cometh ! 

8 '' Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot 
offend thee, cut them off, and cast 
them from thee : it is better for thee to 
enter into life halt or maimed, rather 
than having two hands or two feet to 
be cast into everlasting fire. 

9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck 
it out, and cast it from thee : it is 
better for thee to enter into life with 
one eye, rather than having two eyes 
to be cast into hell fire. 

10 Take heed that ye despise not 
one of these little ones ; for I say un- 
to you, That in heaven ' their angels 
do always "^behold the face of my 
Father which is in heaven. 

1 1 ^ For the Son of man is come to 
save that which was lost. 

12 "* How think ye ? if a man have 
a hundred sheep, and one of them be 
gone astray, doth he not leave the 
ninety and nine, and goeth into the 
mountains, and seeketh that which is 
gone astray "? 

13 And if so be that he find it, verily 
I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of 
that sheep, than of the ninety and nine 
which went not astray. 

14 Even so it is not the will of your 
Father which is in heaven, that one 
of these little ones should perish. 

15 1[ Moreover " if thy brother shall 
trespass against thee, go and tell him 
his fault between thee and him alone : 
if he shall hear thee, ° thou hast gain- 
ed thy brother. 

16 But if he will not hear thee, then 
take with thee one or two more, that 
in P the mouth of two or three wit- 
nesses every word may be estab- 
lished. 

17 And if he shall neglect to hear 



them, tell it unto the church : but if 
he neglect to hear the church, let him 
be unto thee as a i heathen man and 
a publican. 

18 Yerily I say unto you, "" Whatso- 
ever ye shall bind on earth shall be 
bound in heaven ; and whatsoever ye 
shall loose on earth shall be loosed in 
heaven. 

19 'Again I say unto you, That if 
two of you shall agree on earth as 
touching any thing that they shall 
ask, * it shall be done for them of my 
Father which is in heaven. 

20 For where two or three are gath- 
ered together in my name, there am 
I in the midst of them. 

21 IT Then came Peter to him, and 
said, Lord, how oft shall my brother 
sin against me, and I forgive him? 
" till seven times ? 

22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not 
unto thee, Until seven times : ^ but, 
Until seventy times seven. 

23 IT Therefore is the kingdom of 
heaven likened unto a certain king, 
which would take account of his ser- 
vants. 

24 And when he had begun to reck- 
on, one was brought unto him, which 
owed him ten thousand talents. 

25 But forasmuch as he had not to 
pay, his lord commanded him ^to be 
sold, and his wife, and children, and all 
that he had, and payment to be made. 

26 The servant therefore fell down, 
and II worshipped him, saying. Lord, 
have patience with me, and I will 
pay thee all. 

27 Then the lord of that servant was 
moved with compassion, and loosed 
him, and forgave him the debt. 

28 But the same servant went out, 
and found one of his fellow servants, 
which owed him a hundred t pence : 
and he laid hands on him, and took 
him by the throat, saying. Pay me 
that thou owest. 

29 And his fellow servant fell down 
at his feet, and besought him, saying. 
Have patience with me, and I will pay 
thee all. 

30 And he would not : but went and 
cast him into prison, till he should 
pay the debt. 

3 1 So when his fellow servants saw 
what was done, they were very sorry, 
and came and told unto their lord all 
that was done. 

32 Then his lord, after that he had 
called him, said unto him, thou 
wicked servant, I forgave thee all that 
debt, because thou desiredst me : 

33 Shouldest not thou also have had 
compassion on thy fellow servant, 
even as I had pity on thee 1 



A. D. 32. 



q Rom. 16. 17. 

1 Cor. 5. 9. 

2 These. 3. 6, 
14. 2 John 
10. 

r ch. 16. 19. 
John 20. 23. 
1 Cor. 5. 4. 



» ch. 5. 24. 



1 John 3. 
& 5. 14. 



u Luke 17. 4. 



X ch. 6. 14. 
Mark 11. 25. 
Col. 3. 13. 



y 2 Kings 4.1. 
Neh. 5. 8. 



II Or, besought 
him. 



t Gr. dena- 
rion, equal 
to seven and 
a half pence 
sterling, or 
fifteen cents. 



Divorce and marriage. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



How to have eternal life. 



A. D. 32. 



z Prov. 21. 13. 
ch. 6. 12. 
Mark 11. 26. 
James 2. 13. 



33. 

a Mark 10. 1. 
John 10. 40. 



b ch. 12. 15. 



c Gen. 1. 27. 
&5.2. Mai. 
2.15. 

d Gen. 2. 24. 

Mark 10. 5- 

9. Eph. 5. 

31. 
e 1 Cor. 6. 16. 

& 7.2. 



f Dent. 24. 1. 
ch. 5. 31. 



S ch. 5. 32. 
Mark 10. 11. 
Luke 16. 18. 
1 Cor. 7. 10, 
11. 



h Prov. 21. ID. 



I I Cor. 
9,17. 



k 1 Cor. 7. 32, 
34. & 9. 5, 15. 



I Mark 10. 13. 
Luke 18. J 5. 



34 And his lord was wroth, and de- 
livered him to the tormentors, till he 
should pay all that was due unto him. 

35 ^ So likewise shall my heavenly 
Father do also unto you, if ye from 
your hearts forgive not every one his 
brother their trespasses. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

Jesus healeth the sick. 3 He answereth the Pharisees 
concerning divorce, 10 and his disciples concerning 
marriage. 13 He blesseth little children; 16 an- 
swereth the rich young man ; 23 and declareth how 
hard it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of 
God. 27 The reward of those who forsake all and 
follow him. 

AND it came to pass, ^ that when 
Jesus had finished these sayings, 
he departed from Galilee, and came 
into the coasts of Judea beyond Jor- 
dan; 

2 ''And great multitudes followed 
him ; and he healed them there. 

3 IF The Pharisees also came unto 
him, tempting him, and saying unto 
him. Is it lawful for a man to put away 
his wife for every cause 1 

4 And he answered and said unto 
them. Have ye not read, Hhat he 
which made them at the beginning 
made them male and female, 

5 And said, '^ For this cause shall a 
man leave father and mother, and 
shall cleave to his wife : and ^ they 
twain shall be one flesh 1 

6 Wherefore they are no more twain, 
but one flesh. What therefore God 
hath joined together, let not man put 
asunder. 

7 They say unto him, ^Why did 
Moses then command to give a writing 
of divorcement, and to put her away 1 

8 He saith unto them, Moses because 
of the hardness of your hearts suffered 
you to put away your wives : but 
from the beginning it was not so. 

9 s And I say unto you, Whosoever 
shall put away his wife, except it be 
for fornication, and shall marry an- 
other, committeth adultery : and who- 
so marrieth her which is put away doth 
commit adultery. 

10 IF His disciples say unto him, ^If 
the case of the man be so with his 
wife, it is not good to marry. 

11 But he said unto them, ' All men 
cannot receive this saying, save they 
to whom it is given. 

12 For there are some eunuchs, 
which were so born from their moth- 
er's womb : and there are some eu- 
nuchs, which were made eunuchs of 
men : and ''there be eunuchs, Avhich 
have made themselves eunuchs for the 
kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is 
able to receive it., let him receive it. 

13 IF 'Then were there brought unto 
him little children, that he should put 

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his hands on them, and pray : and the 
disciples rebuked them. 

14 But Jesus said, Suffer little chil- 
dren, and forbid them not, to come 
unto me ; for "" of such is the kingdom 
of heaven. 

15 And he laid his hands on them, 
and departed thence. 

16 IF "And, behold, one came and 
said unto him, ° Good Master, what 
good thing shall I do, that I may have 
eternal life ? 

17 And he said unto him, Why callest 
thou me good 1 there is none good but 
one, that is, God : but if thou wilt enter 
into life, keep the commandments. 

18 He saith unto him. Which? 
Jesus said, p Thou shalt do no murder. 
Thou shalt not commit adultery, 
Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not 
bear false witness, 

19 "J Honour thy father and thy moth- 
er : and, ""Thou shalt love thy neigh- 
bour as thyself. 

20 The young man saith unto him. 
All these things have I kept from my 
youth up : what lack I yet ? 

21 Jesus said unto him. If thou wilt 
be perfect, 'go and sell that thou hast, 
and give to the poor, and thou shalt 
have treasure in heaven : and come 
and follow me. 

22 But when the young man heard 
that saying, he went away sorrowful : 
for he had great possessions. 

23 IF Then said Jesus unto his dis- 
ciples, Verily I say unto you. That *a 
rich man shall hardly enter into the 
kingdom of heaven. 

24 And again I say unto you. It is 
easier for a camel to go through the 
eye of a needle, than for a rich man 
to enter into the kingdom of God. 

25 When his disciples heard it, they 
were exceedingly amazed, saying. Who 
then can be saved 1 

26 But Jesus beheld them, and said un- 
to them, With men this is impossible ; 
but " with God all things are possible. 

27 IF "" Then answered Peter and said 
unto him, Behold, ^ we have forsaken 
all, and followed thee ; what shall we 
have therefore 1 

28 And Jesus said unto them. Verily 
I say unto you, That ye which have 
followed me, in the regeneration when 
the Son of man shall sit in the throne 
of his glory, ^ye also shall sit upon 
twelve thrones, judging the twelve 
tribes of Israel. 

29 ^And every one that hath for- 
saken houses, or brethren, or sisters, 
or father, or mother, or wife, or chil- 
dren, or lands, for my name's sake, 
shall receive a hundredfold, and shall 
inherit everlasting life. 



Parable of the labourers. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



Jesus teacheth to be lowly. 



A. D. 33. 



b ch. 20. 16. & 
21. 31, 32. 
Mark 10. 31. 
Luke 13. 30. 



t Gr. dena- 
rion. See ch. 



II Or. have CO. 
tinned one 
hour only. 



a Rora. 9. 21. 

b Deut. 15. 9. 

Prov. 23. 6. 

ch. 6. 23. 
c ch. 19. 30. 
d ch. 22. 14. 



t Mark 10. 32. 
Luke 18. 3L 
John 12. 12. 



30 ''But many that are first shall be 
last ; and the last shall be first. 

CHAPTER XX. 

The parable of the labourers in the vineyard. 17 Je- 

I SMS again foretelleth his own death andresurrection. 

20 The request of the mother of Zebedee's children. 

25 Jesus exhorteth to humility. 30 He giveth sight to 

two blind men. 

17^ OR the kingdom of heaven is like 
. unto a man that is a householder, 
which went out early in the morning 
to hire labourers into his vineyard. 

2 And when he had agreed with the 
labourers for a t penny a day, he sent 
them into his vineyard. 

3 And he went out about the third 
hour, and saw others standing idle in 
the marketplace, 

4 And said unto them ; Go ye also 
into the vineyard, and whatsoever is 
right I will give you. And they went 
their way. 

5 Again he went out about the sixth 
and ninth hour, and did likewise. 

6 And about the eleventh hour he 
went out, and found others standing 
idle, and saith unto them, Why stand 
ye here all the day idle ? 

7 They say unto him. Because no man 
hath hired us. He saith unto them, 
Go ye also into the vineyard ; and what- 
soever is right, that shall ye receive. 

8 So when even was come, the lord 
of the vineyard saith unto his steward. 
Call the labourers, and give them their 
hire, beginning from the last unto the 
first. 

9 And when they came that were 
hired about the eleventh hour, they 
received every man a penny. 

10 But when the first came, they 
supposed that they should have re- 
ceived more ; and they likewise re- 
ceived every man a penny. 

11 And when they had received it, 
they murmured against the goodman 
of the house, 

12 Saying, These last H have wrought 
but one hour, and thou hast made 
them equal unto us, which have borne 
the burden and heat of the day. 

13 But he answered one of them, and 
said. Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst 
not thou agree with me for a penny? 

14 Take that thine is, and go thy 
way : I will give unto this last, even 
as unto thee. 

15 *Is it not lawful for me to do 
what 1 will with mine own 1 ''Is 
thine eye evil, because I am good? 

16 " So the last shall be first, and 
the first last : "^ for many be called, 
but few chosen. 

17 IT ^And Jesus going up to Jeru- 
salem took the twelve disciples apart 
in the way, and said unto them. 



18 ^Behold, we go up to Jerusalem ; 
and the Son of man shall be betrayed 
unto the chief priests and unto the 
scribes, and they shall condemn him 
to death, 

19 ^And shall deliver him to the 
Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and 
to crucify him : and the third day he 
shall rise again. 

20 IF '^ Then came to him the mother 
of ' Zebedee's children with her sons, 
worshipping him, and desiring a cer- 
tain thing of him. 

21 And he said unto her, What wilt 
thou 1 She saith unto him. Grant that 
these my two sons ^ may sit, the one 
on thy right hand, and the other on 
the left, in thy kingdom. 

22 But Jesus answered and said. Ye 
know not what ye ask. Are ye able 
to drink of 'the cup that I shall drink 
of, and to be baptized with "'the bap- 
tism that I am baptized with? They 
say unto him, We are able. 

23 And he saith unto them, "Ye 
shall drink indeed of my cup, and be 
baptized with the baptism that I am 
baptized with : but to sit on my right 
hand, and on my left, is not mine to 
° give, but it shall be given to them for 
whom it is prepared of my Father. 

24 P And when the ten heard it, they 
were moved with indignation against 
the two brethren. 

25 But Jesus called them unto him., 
and said, Ye know that the princes 
of the Gentiles exercise dominion over 
them, and they that are great exer- 
cise authority upon them. 

26 But lit shall not be so among 
you : but ' whosoever will be great 
among you, let him be your minister ; 

27 ^And whosoever will be chief 
among you, let him be your servant : 

28 ' Even as the " Son of man came 
not to be ministered unto, ''but to 
minister, and ^ to give his life a ran- 
som ^ for many. 

29 ^And as they departed from Jer- 
icho, a great multitude followed him. 

30 IT And, behold, '' two blind men 
sitting by the way side, when they 
heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, 
saying. Have mercy on us, O Lord, 
thou Son of David. 

31 And the multitude rebuked them, 
because they should hold their peace : 
but they cried the more, saying. Have 
mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of 
David. 

32 And Jesus stood still, and called 
them, and said, What will ye that I 
shall do unto you 1 

33 They say unto him. Lord, that 
our eyes may be opened. 

34 So Jesus had compassion on them, 

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Jesus entereth Jerusalem. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



He curseth a fig tree. 



A. D. 33. 



a Mark 11. 1. 
Luke 19. 29. 



b Zech. 14. 4. 



c Is. 62. 11. 
Zech. 9. 9. 
John 12. ]5. 



d Mark 11. 4. 



e 2 Kings 9. 
13. 



f See Lev. 23. 
40. John 12. 
13. 



g Ps. 118. 25. 
h Pg. 118. 26. 
ch. 23. 39. 

i Mark 11. 15. 
Luke 19. 45. 
Joim 2. 13, 
15. 



Ic ch. 2. 23. 

Luke 7. 16. 
John 6. 14. & 
7. 40. & 9. 17. 
1 Mark 11. 11. 
Luke 19. 45. 
John 2. 15. 

m Deut. 14. 
25. 



n Is. 56. 7. 

o Jer. 7. 11. 
Mark 11. 17. 
Luke 19. 46. 



and touched their eyes : and imme- 
diately their eyes received sight, and 
they followed him. 

CHAPTER XXI. 

JesMs* public entry into Jerusalem. 12 He driveth the 
traders out of the temple ; 17 curseth a Jig tree ; 23 
and silenceth those who question his authority. 28 
The parable of the two sons ; 33 and of the wicked 

husbandmen. 

AND ^ when they drew nigh unto 
Jerusalem, and were come to 
Bethphage, unto ^ the mount of Olives, 
then sent Jesus two disciples, 

2 Saying unto them. Go into the 
village over against you, and straight- 
wa)^ ye shall find an ass tied, and a 
colt with her : loose them, and bring 
them unto me. 

3 And if any man say aught unto 
you, ye shall say. The Lord hath 
need of them ; and straightway he 
will send them. 

4 All this was done, that it might 
be fulfilled which was spoken by the 
prophet, saying, 

5 " Tell ye the daughter of Zion, 
Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, 
meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a 
colt the foal of an ass. 

6 "^ And the disciples went, and did 
as Jesus commanded them, 

7 And brought the ass, and the colt, 
and ^put on them their clothes, and 
they set him thereon. 

8 And a very great multitude spread 
their garments in the way ; ^ others 
cut doAvn branches from the trees, 
and strewed them in the way. 

9 And the multitudes that went be- 
fore, and that followed, cried, saying, 
^Hosanna to the Son of David : ''Bless- 
ed is he that cometh in the name of 
the Lord ; Hosanna in the highest". 

10 'And when he was come into 
Jerusalem, all the city was moved, 
saying, Who is this 1 

11 And the multitude said. This is 
Jesus '^the prophet of Nazareth of 
Galilee. 

12 II 'And Jesus went into the tem- 
ple of God, and cast out all them that 
sold and bought in the temple, and 
overthrew the tables of the ™ money 
changers, and the seats of them that 
sold doves, 

13 And said unto them. It is written, 
" My house shall be called the house 
of prayer ; ° but ye have made it a 
den of thieves. 

14 And the blind and the lame came 
to him in the temple ; and he healed 
them. 

15 And when the chief priests and 
scribes saw the wonderful things that 
he did, and the children crying in the 
temple, and saying, Hosanna to the 

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Son of David ; they were sore dis- 
pleased, 

16 And said unto him, Hearest thou 
what these say? And Jesus saith 
unto them, Yea ; have ye never read, 
P Out of the mouth of babes and suck- 
lings thou hast perfected praise 1 

17 IT And he left them, and went 
out of the city into "^ Bethany ; and 
he lodged there. 

18 ""Now in the morning, as he re- 
turned into the city, he hungered. 

19 ^ And when he saw t a fig tree in 
the way, he came to it, and found 
nothing thereon, but leaves only, and 
said unto it. Let no fruit grow on thee 
henceforward for ever. And present- 
ly the fig tree withered away. 

20 'And when the disciples saw it, 
they marvelled, saying. How soon is 
the fig tree withered away ! 

21 Jesus answered and said unto 
them, Verily I say unto you, " If ye 
have faith, and ^ doubt not, ye shall not 
only do this which is done to the fig 
tree, ''but also if ye shall say unto this 
mountain, Be thou removed, and be 
thou cast into the sea ; it shall be done. 

22 And ^all things, whatsoever ye 
shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall 
receive. 

23 f ^ And when he was come into 
the temple, the chief priests and the 
elders of the people came unto him as 
he was teaching, and '' said, By what 
authority doest thou these things? 
and who gave thee this authority ? 

24 And Jesus answered and said unto 
them, I also will ask you one thing, 
which if ye tell me, I in like wise 
will tell you by what authority I do 
these things. 

25 Thebaptismof John, whence was 
it ? from heaven, or of men ? And 
they reasoned with themselves, say- 
ing. If we shall say. From heaven ; 
he will say unto us. Why did ye not 
then believe him 1 

26 But if we shall say. Of men ; we 
fear the people ; '^ for all hold John as 
a prophet. 

27 And they answered Jesus, and 
said, We cannot tell. And he said 
unto them. Neither tell I you by 
what authority I do these things. 

28 1" But what think jel A certain 
man had two sons ; and he came to 
the first, and said, Son, go work to 
day in my vineyard. 

29 He answered and said, I will not ; 
but afterward he repented, and went. 

30 And he came to the second, and 
said likewise. And he answered and 
said, I go, sir ; and went not. 

31 Whether of them twain did the 
will of his father? They say unto 



Parable of the husbandmen, 



ST. MATTHEW. 



and of the wedding feast. 



A. D. 33. 



d Luke 7. 29, 

50. 



ch. a 1. &c. 



f Luke 3. 12, 
13. 



g Ps. 80. 9. 

Cant. 8. 11. 

Is. 5. 1. 

Jer. 2. 21. 

Mark 12. 1. 

Luke 20. 9. 
h ch. 25. 14, 

15. 



i Cant. 8. 11, 
12. 

k 2 Chr. 24. 
21. &36. 16. 
Neh. 9. 26. 
ch. 5. 12. & 
23. 34, 37. 
Acts 7. 52. 
1 Thess. 2. 
15. Heb. U. 
35, 37. 



I Ps. 2. 8. 

Heb. 1. 2. 
JiJ Ps. 2. 2. 

ch. 26. 3. & 

27.1. John 

11. 53. Acts 

4.27. 
n ch. 26. 50, 

&c. Mark 14. 

46, &c. Luke 

22. 54, &c. 

John 18. 12, 

&c. Acts 2. 

23. 
o See Luke 20. 

16. 
P Luke 21. 24. 

Heb. 2. 3. 
q Acts 13. 4C. 

& 15. 7. & 18. 

6. & 28. 28. 

Rom. 9, & 10, 

& 11. • 

r Ps. 118. 22. 

Is. 28. 16. 

Mark 12. 10. 

Luke 20. 17, 

Acts 4. 11. 

£ph. 2. 20. 

1 Pet. 2. 6, 7. 
t ch. 8, 12. 



t Ts. 8. 14, 15. 

Zech. 12. 3. 

Luke 20. 18. 

Horn. 9. 33. 

1 Pet. 2. 8. 
u Is. 60. 12. 

Dan. 2. 44. 



X ver. 11. 
Luke 7. 16. 
John 7. 40. 



him. The first. Jesus saith unto them, 
^ Verily I say unto you, That the pub- 
licans^ and the harlots go into the 
kingdom of God before you. 

32 For " John came unto you in the 
way of righteousness, and ye believed 
him not ; ^but the publicans and the 
harlots believed him : and ye, when 
ye had seen it, repented not after- 
ward, that ye might believe him. 

33 IF Hear another parable : There 
was a certain householder, ^ which 
planted a vineyard, and hedged it 
round about, and digged a winepress 
in it, and built a tower, and let it out 
to husbandmen, and ^ went into a far 
country : 

34 And when the time of the fruit 
drew near, he sent his servants to the 
husbandmen, ' that they might receive 
the fruits of it. 

35 '^And the husbandmen took his 
servants, and beat one, and killed 
another, and stoned another. 

36 Again, he sent other servants 
more than the first : and they did 
unto them likewise. 

37 But last of all he sent unto them 
his son, saying, They will reverence 
my son. 

38 But when the husbandmen saw 
the son, they said among themselves, 
• This is the heir ; "" come, let us kill 
him, and let us seize on his inher- 
itance. 

39 "And they caught him, and cast 
him out of the vineyard, and slew him. 

40 When the lord therefore of the 
vineyard cometh, what will he do 
unto those husbandmen % 

41 "They say unto him, PRe will 
miserably destroy those wicked men, 
'land will let out his vineyard unto 
other husbandmen, which shall ren- 
der him the fruits in their seasons. 

42 Jesus saith unto them, ^ Did ye 
never read in the Scriptures, The 
stone which the builders rejected, 
the same is become the head of the 
corner : this is the Lord's doing, and 
it is marvellous in our eyes? 

43 Therefore say I unto you, ^ The 
kingdom of God shall be taken from 
you, and given to a nation bringing 
forth the fruits thereof 

44 And whosoever ' shall fall on this 
stone shall be broken : but on whom- 
soever it shall fall, " it will grind him 
to powder. 

45 And when the chief priests and 
Pharisees had heard his parables, they 
perceived that he spake of them. 

46 But when they sought to lay 
hands on him, they feared the mul- 
titude, because ^ they took him for 
a prophet. 



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CHAPTER XXH. 

The parable of the marriage of the king's son. 11 
The wedding garment. 15 The question of the 
Pharisees about paying tribute to Cesar, 23 and of 
the Sadducees concerning the resurrection. 34 The 
two great commandments. 41 Christ the son of 
David. 

AND Jesus answered ^and spake 
unto them again by parables, 
and said, 

2 The kingdom of heaven is like 
unto a certain king, which made a 
marriage for his son, 

3 And sent forth his servants to call 
them that were bidden to the wed- 
ding : and they would not come. 

4 Again, he sent forth other servants, 
saying. Tell them which are bidden, 
Behold, I have prepared my dinner : 
^ my oxen and my fatlings are killed, 
and all things are ready : come unto 
the marriage. 

5 But they made light of it, and 
went their ways, one to his farm, an- 
other to his merchandise : 

6 And the remnant toolc his serv- 
ants, and entreated them spitefully, 
and slew them. 

7 But when the king heard thereof, 
he was wroth : and he sent forth '' his 
armies, and destroyed those murder- 
ers, and burned up their city. 

8 Then' saith he to his servants, The 
wedding is ready, but they which 
were bidden were not '^ worthy. 

9 Go ye therefore into the highways, 
and as many as ye shall find, bid to 
the marriage. 

10 So those servants went out into 
the highways, and ® gathered together 
all as many as they found, both bad 
and good : and the wedding was fur- 
nished with guests. 

11 H And when the king came in to 
see the guests, he saw there a man 
^ which had not on a wedding gar- 
ment : 

12 And he saith unto him. Friend, 
how earnest thou in hither not having 
a wedding garment? And he was 
speechless. 

13 Then said the king to the serv- 
ants. Bind him hand and foot, and 
take him away, and cast him ^into 
outer darkness ; there shall be weep- 
ing and gnashing of teeth. 

14 h Yor many are called, but few 
are chosen. 

15 1 ^Then went the Pharisees, and 
took counsel how they might entangle 
him in his talk. 

16 And they sent out unto him their 
disciples with the Herodians, saying. 
Master, we know that thou art true, 
and teachest the way of God in truth, 
neither carest thou for any man : for 
thou regardest not the person of men. 

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The Sadducees confuted. 



ST. MATT^HEW. 



Christ the son of David. 



A. D. 33. 



f Gr. denari- 
on. See ch. 
18. 28. 

II Or, inscrip- 
tion ? 

k ch. 17. 25. 
Rom. 13. 7. 



1 Mark 12. 18. 
Luke 20. 27. 
ni Acts 23. 8. 

n Deut. 25. 5. 



I t Gr. i 



P'l John 3. 2. 



q Ex. 3. G, 16. 
.Mark 12. 26. 
Luke 20. 37. 
Acts 7. 32. 
Heb. 11. 16. 



r cli. 7. 28. 
s Mark 12. 28. 

t Luke 10. 25. 



u Deut. 6. 5. & 
10. 12. & 30. 
6. Luke 10. 
27. 



17 Tell us thei#fore, What thinkest 
thou 1 Is it lawful to give tribute unto 
Cesar, or not? 

IS But Jesus perceived their v^rick- 
edness, and said, Why tempt ye me, 
ye hypocrites ? 

19 Shew me the tribute money. And 
they brought unto him a t penny. 

20 And he saith unto them, Whose 
is this image and H superscription 1 

21 They say unto him, Cesar's. Then 
saith he unto them, ''Render therefore 
unto Cesar the things which are Ce- 
sar's ; and unto God the things that 
are God's. 

22 When they had heard these words, 
they marvelled, and left him, and 
went their way. 

23 IF ' The same day came to him the 
Sadducees, ™ which say that there is 
no resurrection, and asked him, 

24 Saying, Master, ° Moses said, If 
a man die, having no children, his 
brother shall marry his wife, and 
raise up seed unto his brother, 

25 Now there were with us seven 
brethren : and the first, when he had 
married a wife, deceased, and, having 
no issue, left his wife unto his brother : 

26 Likewise the second also, and the 
third, unto the t seventh. 

27 And last of all the woman died 
also. 

28 Therefore in the resurrection 
whose wife shall she be of the sev- 
en 1 for they all had her. 

29 Jesus answered and said unto 
them, Ye do err, "not knowing the 
Scriptures, nor the power of God. 

30 For in the resurrection they 
neither marry, nor are given in mar- 
riage, but Pare as the angels of God 
in heaven. 

31 But as touching the resurrection 
of the dead, have ye not read that 
which was spoken unto you by God, 
saying, 

32 1 1 am the God of Abraham, and 
the God of Isaac, and the God of 
Jacob 1 God is not the God of the 
dead, but of the living. 

33 And when the multitude heard 
this, '"they were astonished at his doc- 
trine. 

34 T ^But when the Pharisees had 
heard that he had put the Sadducees 
to silence, they were gathered together. 

35 Then one of them, which was * a 
lawyer, asked him a question, tempt- 
ing him, and saying, 

36 Master, which is the great com- 
mandment in the law 1 

37 Jesus said unto him, " Thou shalt 
love the Lord thy God with all thy 
heart, and with all thy soul, and with 
all thy mind. 

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38 This is the first and great com- 
mandment. 

39 Andthe second 15 like untoit, ''Thou 
shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 

40 y On these two commandments 
hang all the law and the prophets. 

41 IT "^ While the Pharisees were gath- 
ered together, Jesus asked them, 

42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? 
whose son is he? They say unto him, 
The son of David. 

43 He saith unto them. How then doth 
David in spirit call him Lord, saying, 

44 ^The Lord said unto my Lord, 
Sit thou on my right hand, till I make 
thine enemies thy footstool ? 

45 If David then call him Lord, how 
is he his son ? 

46 ^ And no man was able to answer 
him a word, ''neither durst any man 
from that day forth ask him any more 
questions, 

CHAPTER XXIII. 

Jesus directeth the people to follow the teaching, hitt 
not the example of the scribes and Pharisees. 13 
He denounceth woes vpon them. 34 The blood of all 
the prophets to come -upon that generation. 37 Je- 
sus^ lamentation over Jerusalem. 

THEN spake Jesus to the multi- 
tude, and to his disciples, 

2 Saying, ^ The scribes and the Phar- 
isees sit in Moses' seat : 

3 All therefore whatsoever they bid 
you observe, that observe and do ; but 
do not ye after their works : for ''they^ 
say, and do not. 

4 " For they bind heavy burdens and 
grievous to be borne, and lay them on 
men's shoulders ; but they themselves 
will not move them with one of their 
fingers. 

5 But ^ all their works they do for to 
be seen of men : ^ they make broad 
their phylacteries, and enlarge the 
borders of their garments, 

6 ^And love the uppermost rooms 
at feasts, and the chief seats in the 
synagogues, 

7 And greetings in the markets, and 
to be called of men. Rabbi, Rabbi. 

8 ^But be not ye called Rabbi: for 
one is your Master, even Christ ; and 
all ye are brethren. 

9 And call no man your father upon 
the earth : ^ for one is your Father, 
which is in heaven. 

10 Neither be ye called masters : for 
one is your Master, even Christ. 

11 Bijt'he that is greatest among 
you shall be your servant. 

12 ^ And whosoever shall exalt him- 
self shall be abased ; and he that shall 
humble himself shall be exalted. 

13 IT But ' woe unto you, scribes and 
Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye shut up 
the kingdom of heaven against men : 



The scribes and Pharisees. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



Jerusalem to he desolate. 



A. D. 33. 



m Mark 12. 40. 
Luke 20. 47. 
2 Tim. 3. 6. 
Tit. 1. 11. 



II Or, debtor, 
or, bound. 



r 1 Kin^s 8. 13. 
2 Chr. 6. 2. 
Ps. 26. 8. & 
132. 14. 

s Ps. 11. 4. 
ch. 5. 34. 
Acts 7. 49. 



t Luke 11. 42. 

t Gr. anethon, 

dUl. 
u 1 Sam. 15. 

22. Hos.6. 

6. Mic. 6. 8. 

ch. 9. 13. & 

12.7. 

II Or, strain 
out. 



X Mark 7. 4. 
Luke 11. 39. 



y Luke 11. 44. 
Acts 23. 3. 



z Luke 11. 47. 



for ye neither go in yourselves, neither 
suffer ye them that are entering to 
go in." 

14 Woe unto you, scribes and Phar- 
isees, hypocrites ! "" for ye devour 
widows' houses, and for a pretence 
make long prayer : therefore ye shall 
receive the greater damnation. 

15 Woe unto you, scribes and Phar- 
isees, hypocrites ! for ye compass sea 
and land to make one proselyte ; and 
when he is made, ye make him two- 
fold more the child of hell than your- 
selves. 

16 Woe unto you, "ye blind guides, 
which say, ° Whosoever shall swear 
by the temple, it is nothing ; but who- 
soever shall swear by the gold of the 
temple, he is a debtor ! 

17 Ye fools and blind : for whether 
is greater, the gold, Por the temple 
that sanctifieth the gold ? 

18 And, Whosoever shall swear by 
the altar, it is nothing ; but whoso- 
ever sweareth by the gift that is upon 
it, he is I! guilty. 

19 Ye fools and blind : for whether 
is gi'eater, the gift, or i the altar that 
sancjfieth the gift? 

20 Whoso therefore shall swear by 
the altar, sweareth by it, and by ail 
things thereon. 

21 And whoso shall swear by the 
temple, sweareth by it, and by 'him 
that dwelleth therein. 

22 And he that shall swear by heav- 
en, sweareth by 'the throne of God, 
and by him that sitteth thereon. 

23 Woe unto you, scribes and Phar- 
isees, hypocrites ! ' for ye pay tithe 
of mint and t anise and cummin, and 
" have omitted the weightier matters 
of the law^, judgment, mercy, and 
faith : these ought ye to have done, 
and not to leave the other undone. 

24 Ye blind guides, which H strain at 
a gnat, and swallow a camel. 

25 Woe unto you, scribes and Phar- 
isees, hypocrites ! ^ for ye make clean 
the outside of the cup and of the plat- 
ter, but within they are full of extor- 
tion and excess. 

26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first 
that ivhich is within the cup and plat- 
ter, that the outside of them may be 
clean also. ; 

27 Woe unto you, scribes and Phar- 
isees, hypocrites ! ^ for ye are like un- 
to whited sepulchres, which indeed 
appear beautiful outward, but are 
within full of dead men^s bones, and 
of all uncleanness. 

28 Even so ye also outwardly appear 
righteous unto men,but within ye are 
full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 

29 ^ Woe unto you, scribes and Phar- 



isees, hypocrites ! because ye build the 
tombs of the prophets, and garnish the 
sepulchres of the righteous, 

30 And say. If we had been in the 
days of our fathers, we would not have 
been partakers with them in the blood 
of the prophets. 

31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto 
yourselves, that ''ye are the children 
of them which killed the prophets. 

32 ^ Fill ye up then the measure of 
your fathers. 

33 Ye serpents, ye *= generation of 
vipers, how can ye escape the dam- 
nation of hell 1 

34 IF ^ Wherefore, behold, I send un- 
to 3^ou prophets, and wise men, and 
scribes : and ® some of them ye shall 
kill and crucify ; and ^ some of them 
shall ye scourge in your synagogues, 
and persecute them from city to city : 

35 ^That upon you may come all 
the righteous blood shed upon the 
earth, ''from the blood of righteous 
Abel unto 4he blood of Zacharias 
son of Barachias, Avhom ye slew be- 
tween the temple and the altar. 

36 Verily I say unto you. All these 
things shall come upon this generation. 

37 '^ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thoit 
that killest the prophets, ' and stonest 
them which are sent unto thee, how 
often would ""I have gathered thy 
children together, even as a hen 
gathereth her chickens "under her 
wings, and ye would not ! 

38 Behold, your house is left unto 
you desolate. 

39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not 
see me henceforth, till ye shall say, 
° Blessed is he that cometh in the 
name of the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

Jesus foretelleth the destruction of the temple, 3 and 
the calamities ivhjch shall precede it. 29 The siffns 
of his coming. 34 The day and hour thereof un- 
known. 42 The duty of all to loatch. 

AND •''Jesus went out, and depart- 
ed from the temple : and his 
disciples came to him for to shew 
him the buildings of the temple. 

2 And Jesus said unto them. See 
ye not all these things ? verily I say 
unto you, ^ There shall not be left 
here one stone upon another, that 
shall not be thrown down. 

3 IT And as he sat upon the mount 
of Olives, " the disciples came unto 
him privately, saying, ^ Tell us, when 
shall these things be 1 and what shf-ll 
be the sign of thy coming, and of the 
end of the world ? 

4 And Jesus answered and said un- 
to them, "^Take heed that no man de- 
ceive you. 

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A. D. 33. 



I Acts 7. 51,52. 
lThess.2.15. 



b Gen. 15. 16. 
lTheB8.2.16. 



= ch. 3. 7. & 
12. 34. 



d ch. 21. 34. 35. 
Luke 11. 49. 

e Acts 5. 40. & 

7. 5«. 59. & 

22.19. 
f ch. 10. 17. 

2 Cor. IL 24, 

25. 
g Rev, 18. 24. 



h Gen. 4. 8. 

1 John 3. 12. 
12 Chr. 24.20, 

21. 



k Luke 13. 34. 
12 Chr. 24.21. 



m Deut. 32. 11, 
12. 



n Ps. 17. 
91. 4. 



o Ps. 118. : 
ch. 21. 9. 



I Jlark 13. 1. 
Luke 21. 5. 



b 1 Kings 9. 7. 
Jer. 26. 18. 
Mic. 3. 12. 
Luke 19. 44. 



c Mark 13. 8. 
d 1 Thess. 5. 1. 



e Eph. 5. 6. 
Col. 2. 8, 18. 
2 Thess. 2.3. 
1 John 4. 1. 



Times of tribulation. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



Sign of the Son of man. 



A. D. 33. 



fJer. 14.14. & 

23. 21, 25. 

ver. 24. John 

5. 43. 
g ver. 11. 



^ 2 Chr. 1.5. 6. 
Is. 19. 2. 
Hag. 2. 22. 
Zech. 14. 13. 



i ch. 10. 17. 

Mark 13. 9. 

Luke 21. 12. 

John 15. 20. 

& 16. 2. Acts 

4. 2. 3. & 7. 

59. & 12. 1, 

&c. 1 Pet. 4. 

16. Rev. 2. 

10, 13. 
k ch. 11. G. & 

13. 57. 2 Tim. 

1. 15. & 4. 10, 

16. 
1 ch. 7. 15. 

Acts 20. 29. 

2 Pet. 2. 1. 
m 1 Tim. 4. 1. 

ver. 5, 24. 
n r.h. 10. 22. 

Mark 13. 13. 

Heb. 3. 6, 14. 

Rev. 2. 10. 
ch. 4. 23. &, 

9.35. 
P Rom. 10. 18. 

Col. 1.6,23. 
q Mark 13. 14. 

Luke 21. 20. 
r Dan. 9. 27. 

& 12. 11. 
s Dan. 9. 23, 

25. 



t Luke 23. 29. 



u Dan. 9. 26. 
& 12. 1. Joel 
2.2. 



X Is. 65. 8, 9. 
Zech. 14.2,3. 

y Mark 13. 21. 

Luke 17. 2=5. 

&2L8 
z Deut. 13. 1. 

ver. 5. 11. 

2 These. 2. 9, 

10. 11. Rev. 

13: 13. 
a John 6. 37. 

&, 10. 23, 29. 

Rom. 8. 2S, 

29,30. 2 Tim. 



i 5 For ^many shall come in my 
I name, saying, I am Christ ; ^ and 
' shall deceive many. 
: 6 And ye shall hear of wars and 
I rumours of wars : see that ye be not 
I troubled : for all these things must 
I come to pass, but the end is not yet. 
I 7 For ^nation shall rise against na- 
j tion, and kingdom against kingdom : 
and there shall be famines, and pesti- 
lences, and earthquakes, in divers 
places. 

8 All these are the beginning of 
sorrows. 

9 'Then shall they deliver you up 
to be afflicted, and shall kill you : and 
ye shall be hated of all nations for my 

' name's sake. 

10 And then shall many ^be offend- 
ed, and shall betray one another, and 
shall hate one another. 

1 1 A nd ^ many false prophets shall 
rise, and ™ shall deceive many. 

12 And because iniquity shall abound, 
the love of many shall wax cold. 

13 " But he that shall endure unto 
the end, the same shall be saved. 

14 And this "gospel of the kingdom 
P shall be preached in all the world 
for a witness unto all nations ; and 
then shall the end come. 

15 ''When ye therefore shall see the 
abomination of desolation, spoken of 
by "■ Daniel the prophet, stand in the 
holy place, (' whoso readeth, let him 
understand.) 

16 Then let them which be in Judea 
flee into the mountains : 

17 Let him which is on the housetop 
not come down to take any thing out 
of his house : 

18 Neither let him which is in the 
field return back to take his clothes. 

19 And ' woe unto them that are with 
child, and to them that give suck in 
those days ! 

20 But pray ye that your flight be 
not in the winter, neither on the sab- 
bath day : 

21 For " then shall be great tribu- 
lation, such as was not since the 
beginning of the world to this time, 
no, nor ever shall be. 

22 And except those days should be 
shortened, there should no flesh be 
saved : "^ but for the elect's sake those 
days shall be shortened. 

23 y Then if any man shall say unto 
you, Lo, here is Christ, or there ; be- 
lieve it not. 

24 For ^there shall arise false Christs, 
anfl false prophets, and shall shew 
great signs and wonders ; insomuch 
that, ^ if it were possible, they shall 
deceive the very elect. 

25 Behold, I have told you before. 

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26 Wherefore if they shall say unto 
you, Behold, he is in the desert ; go 
not forth : behold, he is in the secret 
chambers ; believe it not. 

27 ^ For as the lightning cometh out 
of the east, and shineth even unto the 
west ; so shall also the coming of the 
Son of man be. 

28 *= For wheresoever the carcass is, 
there will the eagles be gathered to- 
gether. 

29 IF "^ Immediately after the tribu- 
lation of those days ^ shall the sun 
be darkened, and the moon shall not 
give her light, and the stars shall fall 
from heaven, and the powers of the 
heavens shall be shaken : 

30 ^And then shall appear the sign 
of the Son of man in heaven : ^ and 
then shall all the tribes of the earth 
mourn, ^and they shall see the Son of 
man coming in the clouds of heaven 
with power and great glory. 

31 'And he shall send his angels 
II with a great sound of a trumpet, and 
they shall gather together his elect 
from the four winds, from one end 
of heaven to the other. 

32 Now learn ^ a parable of the fig 
tree ; When his branch is yet tender, 
and putteth forth leaves, ye know that 
summer is nigh : 

33 So likewise ye, when ye shall 
see all these things, know ' that II it 
is near, even at the doors. 

34 Verily I say unto you, ™ This 
generation shall not pass, till all these 
things be fulfilled. 

35 "Heaven and earth shall pass away, 
but my words shall not pass away. 

36 IF ° But of that day and hour 
knoweth no man, no, not the angels 
of heaven, p but my Father only. 

37 But as the days of Noah were, so 
shall also the coming of the Son of 
man be. 

38 "1 For as in the days that were be- 
fore the flood they were eating and 
drinking, marrying and giving in mar- 
riage, until the day that Noah enter- 
ed into the ark, 

39 And knew not until the flood came, 
and took them all away ; so shall also 
the coming of the Son of man be. 

40 '•Then shall two be in the field ; the 
one shall be taken, and the other left. 

41 Two ivomen shall be grinding at 
the mill ; the one shall be taken, and 
the other left. 

42 IT 'Watch therefore ; for ye know 
not what hour your Lord doth come. 

43 'But know this, that if the good- 
man of the house had known in what 
watch the thief would come, he would 
have watched, and would not have 
suffered his house to be broken up. 



Parable of the virgins. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



Parable of the talents. 




y Rev. 16. 15. 



z ch. 25. 21, 
23. Luke 22. 
29. 



Or, cut him 



a ch. 8. 12. 
25.30. 



a Eph. 5. 29, 
30. Rev. 19. 
7. & 21. 2, 9. 

b ch. 13. 47. & 
22. 10. 



1 ch. 24. 31. 
1 Thess. A. 
16. 



I! Or, ^OOT^ 
out. 



f Luke 13. 25. 
& ch. 7. 21, 22, 

23. 
h Ps. 5. 5. 

Hab. 1. IS. 

John 9. 31. 
i ch. 24. 42,44. 

Mark 13. 33, 

33. Luke 21. 

36. 1 Cor. 16. 

13. 1 Thess. 

5. 6. 1 Pet. 5. 

8. Rev. 16. 

15. 



44 " Therefore be ye also ready : for 
in such an hour as ye think not the 
Son edf man cometh. 

45 "" Who then is a faithful and wise 
servant, whom his lord hath made ru- 
ler over his household, to give them 
meat in due season ? 

46 y Blessed is that servant, whom 
his lord when he cometh shall find 
so doing, 

47 Verily I say unto you. That ^ he 
shall make him ruler over all his 
goods. 

48 But and if that evil servant shall 
say in his heart, My lord delay eth his 
coming ; 

49 And shall begin to smite his fel- 
low servants, and to eat and drink 
with the drunken ; 

50 The lord of that servant shall 
come in a day when he looketh not 
for him, and in an hour that he is 
not aware of, 

51 And shall Hcut him asunder, and 
appoint him his portion with the hyp- 
ocrites : ^ there shall be weeping and 
gnashing of teeth. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

The parable of the ten virgins, 14 and of the talents. 
31 The last judgment described. 

THEN shall the kingdom of heaven 
be likened unto ten virgins, which 
took their lamps, and went forth to 
meet ^the bridegroom. 

2 "^ And five of them were wise, and 
five were foolish. 

3 They that were foolish took their 
lamps, and took no oil with them : 

4 But the wise took oil in their ves- 
sels with their lamps. 

5 While the bridegroom tarried, 
" they all slumbered and slept. 

6 And at midnight ^ there was a cry 
made. Behold, the bridegroom com- 
eth ; go ye out to meet him. 

7 Then all those virgins arose, and 
® trimmed their lamps. 

8 And the foolish said unto the wise. 
Give us of your oil ; for our lamps 
are n gone out. 

9 But the wise answered, saying. 
Not so ; lest there be not enough for 
us and you : but go ye rather to them 
that sell, and buy for yourselves. 

10 And while they went to buy, the 
bridegroom came ; and they that were 
ready went in with him to the mar- 
riage : and ^ the door was shut. 

1 1 Afterward came also the other vir- 
gins, saying, ^ Lord, Lord, open to us. 

12 But he answered and said. Verily 
I say unto you, ^ I know you not, 

13 'Watch therefore; for ye know 
neither the day nor the hour wherein 
the Son of man cometh. 



14 IF ^ For the kingdom of heaven is ' as 
a man travelling into a far country, 
who called his own servants, and de- 
livered unto them his goods. 

15 And unto one he gave five tal- 
ents, to another two, and to another 
one ; ^ to every man according to his 
several ability ; and straightway took 
his journey. 

16 Then he that had received the 
five talents went and traded with 
the same, and made them other five 
talents. 

17 And likewise he that had received 
two, he also gained other two. 

18 But he that had received one went 
and digged in the earth, and hid his 
lord's money. 

19 After a long time the lord of 
those servants cometh, and reckon- 
eth with them. 

20 And so he that had received five 
talents came and brought other five 
talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst 
unto me five talents : behold, I have 
gained beside them five talents more, 

21 His lord said unto him. Well 
done, thou good and faithful servant : 
thou hast been faithful over a few 
things, ''I will make thee ruler over 
many things : enter thou into ° the 
joy of thy lord. 

22 He also that had received two 
talents came and said. Lord, thou 
deliveredst unto me two talents : be- 
hold, I have gained two other talents 
beside them. 

23 His lord said unto him, PW'ell 
done, good and faithful servant ; thou 
hast been faithful over a few things, 
I will make thee ruler over many 
things : enter thou into the joy of thy 
lord, 

24 Then he which had received the 
one talent came and said, Lord, I 
knew thee that thou art a hard 
man, reaping where thou hast not 
sown, and gathering where thou hast 
not strewed : 

25 And I was afraid, and went and 
hid thy talent in the earth : lo, there 
thou hast that is thine, 

26 His lord answered and said unto 
him. Thou wicked and slothful serv- 
ant, thou knewest that I reap where 
I sowed not, and gather where I have 
not strewed : 

27 Thou oughtest therefore to have 
put my money to the exchangers, and 
then at my coming I should have re- 
ceived mine own with usury, 

28 Take therefore the talent from 
him, and give it unto him which 
hath ten talents, 

29 *iFor unto every one that hath 
shall be given, and he shall have 

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The judgment described. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



Conspiracy against Jesus. 



A. D. 33. 



r ch. 8. 12. &. 
24. 51. 



s Zech. 14. 5. 

ch. 16. 27. & 

19.28. Mark 

8. 38. Acts 1. 

11. IThess. 

4.16. SThess. 

1. 7. Jude 14. 

Rev. 1. 7. 
t Rom. 14. 10. 

2 Cor. 5. 10. 

Rev. 20. 12. 
u Ez. 20. 38. 

& 34. 17. 20. 

ch. 13. 49. 



X Rom. 8. 17. 

1 Pet. 1. 4, 9. 

& 3. 9. Rev. 

21.7. 
y ch. 20. 33. 

Mark 10. 40. 

1 Cor. 2. 9. 

Heb. 11. 16. 
z Is. 58. 7. 

Ez. 18. 7. 

James 1. 27. 
a Heb. 13. 2. 

3 John 5. 
b James 2. 15, 

16. 
2Tim. 1. 16. 



d Prov. 14. 31. 
& 19. 17. ch. 
10. 42. Mark 
9.41. Heb. 6. 
10. 

e Ps. 6. 8. ch. 

7.23. Luke 

13.27. 
f ch. 13. 40, 42. 
S 2 Pet. 2. 4. 

Jude 6. 



h Prov. 14. 31. 
& 17.5. Zech. 
2. 8. Acts 9. 



i Dan. 12. 2. 
Jolin 5. 20. 
Rom. 2. 7, 
&c. 



abundance : but from him that hath 
not shall be taken away even that 
which he hath. 

30 And cast ye the unprofitable 
servant "■ into outer darkness : there 
shall be weeping and gnashing of 
teeth. 

31 IT *When the Son of man shall 
come in his glory, and all the holy 
angels with him, then shall he sit 
upon the throne of his glory : 

32 And ' before him shall be gather- 
ed all nations : and " he shall separate 
them one from another, as a shepherd 
divideth his sheep from the goats : 

33 And he shall set the sheep on his 
right hand, but the goats on the left. 

34 Then shall the King say unto 
them on his right hand, Come, ye 
blessed of my Father, ^inherit the 
kingdom >' prepared for you from the 
foundation of the world : 

35 ^For I was ahungered, and ye 
gave me meat : I was thirsty, and ye 
gave me drink: *I was a stranger, 
and ye took me in : 

36 ^ Naked, and ye clothed me : I 
was sick, and ye visited me : '^ I was 
in prison, and ye came unto me. 

37 Then shall the righteous answer 
him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee 
ahungered, and fed thee ? or thirsty, 
and gave thee drink ? 

38 When saw we thee a stranger, 
and took thee in 1 or naked, and 
clothed thee ? 

39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in 
prison, and came unto thee ? 

40 And the King shall answer and 
say unto them. Verily I say unto you, 
'^ Inasmuch as ye have done it unto 
one of the least of these my brethren, 
ye have done it unto me. 

41 Then shall he say also unto them 
on the left hand, ® Depart from me, 
ye cursed, ^ into everlasting fire, pre- 
pared for ^ the devil and his angels : 

42 For I was ahungered, and ye 
gave me no meat : 1 was thirsty, and 
ye gave me no drink : 

43 I was a stranger, and ye took me 
not in : naked, and ye clothed me 
not : sick, and in prison, and ye visit- 
ed me not. 

44 Then shall they also answer him, 
saying. Lord, when saw we thee ahuny 
gered, or athirst, or a stranger, or n^- 
ked, or sick, or in prison, and did not 
minister unto thee 1 

45 Then shall he answer them, say- 
ing, Verily 1 say unto you, •'Inas- 
much as ye did it not to one of the 
least of these, ye did it not to me. 

4G And 'these shall go away into 
everlasting punishment : but the right- 
eous into life eternal. 



70 



CHAPTER XXVI. 

77ie rulers conspire against Jesus. 6 At Bethany a 
woman anointeth his head. 14 Judas selleth him. 
Yl Jesus keepeth the passover; 26 instituteth the 
Lord's supper ; 36 prayeth in the garden ; ^7 and is 
betrayed with a kiss. 57 He is brought before the 
high priest and condemned. 69 Peter denieth him. 

AND it came to pass, when Jesus 
had finished all these sayings, 
he said unto his disciples, 

2 ^ Ye know that after two days is 
the feast of the passover, and the Son 
of man is betrayed to be crucified. 

3 ''Then assembled together the chief 
priests, and the scribes, and the elders 
of the people, unto the palace of the 
high priest, who was called Caiaphas, 

4 And consulted that they might 
take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. 

5 But they said. Not on the feast 
day, lest there be an uproar among 
the people. 

6 H •= Now when Jesus was in '^ Beth- 
any, in the house of Simon the leper, 

7 There came unto him a woman 
having an alabaster box of very pre- 
cious ointment, and poured it on his 
head, as he sat at meat. 

8 ^ But when his disciples saw it, 
they had indignation, saying. To what 
purpose is this waste 1 

9 For this ointment might have been 
sold for much, and given to the poor. 

10 When Jesus understood it, he 
said unto them, Why trouble ye the 
woman"? for she hath wrought a 
good work upon me. 

1 1 ^ For ye have the poor always with 
you ; but ^ me ye have not always. 

12 For in that she hath poured this 
ointment on my body, she did it for 
my burial. 

13 Verily I say unto you, Whereso- 
ever this gospel shall be preached in 
the whole world, there shall also this, 
that this woman hath done, be told 
for a memorial of her. 

14 IF •'Then one of the twelve, called 
' Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief 
priests, 

15 And said unto them, ''What will 
ye give me, and I will deliver him 
unto you 1 And they covenanted with 
him for thirty pieces of silver. 

16 And from that time he sought 
opportunity to betray him. 

17 IT • Now the first day of the feast 
of unleavened bread the disciples 
came to Jesus, saying unto him. 
Where wilt thou that we prepare 
for thee to eat the passover 1 

18 And he said, Go into the city to 
such a man, and say unto him. The 
Master saith. My time is at hand ; I 
will keep the passover at thy house 
with my disciples. 

19 And the disciples did as Jesus | 



Jesus eateth the passover. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



His agony in the garden. 



A. D. 33. 



I" Mark 14. 
n-21. Luke 
22. 14. John 
13. 21. 



n Ps, 41. 9. 
Luke 22. 21. 
John 13. 18. 

Ps. 22. Is. 

53. Dan. 9. 

26. Mark 9. 

12. Luke 24. 

2.5, 26, 46. 

Acts i7. 2, 3. 

& 26, 22, 23. 

1 Cor. 15. 3. 
P John 17. 12. 
q iMark 14. 22. 

Luke 22. 19. 
r 1 Cor. 11.23, 

24. 25. 
II Many Greek 

copies have, 

gave thanks. 

See Mark 6. 

4L 
s 1 Cor. 10. 16. 

t ]Mark 14. 23. 

u See Ex. 24. 

R. Lev. 17./ 
■ 11. I 

X Jer.3L3L 
y ch. 20. 28. 

Rom. 5. 15. 

Heb. 9. 22. 
z Mark 14. 25. 

Luke 22. 18. 
a Acts 10. 41. 
b Mark 14. 26. 
II Or, psalm. 



c Mark 14.27. 
John 16. 32. 
Q ch. 1 1. 6. 
e Zech. 13. 7. 



f ch. 28. 7, 10, 
16. Mark 14. 
28. & 16. 7. 



g Mark 14. 30. 
Luke 22. 34. 
John 13. 38. 



/ 



b Mark 14. 
32-35. Luke 
22.39. John 

18. L 



! Ch. 4. 21. 
k John 12. 27. 



had appointed them ; and they made 
ready the passover. 

20 "" Now when the even was come, 
he sat down with the twelve. 

21 And as they did eat, he said, 
Verily I say unto you, that one of 
you shall betray me. 

22 And they were exceeding sorrow- 
ful, and began every one of them to 
say unto him, Lord, is it I ? 

23 And he answered and said, " He 
that dippeth his hand with me in the 
dish, the same shall betray me. 

24 The Son of man goeth ° as it is 
written of him : but f woe unto that 
man by whom the Son of man is be- 
trayed ! it had been good for that man 
if he had not been born. 

25 Then Judas, which betrayed him, 
answered and said, Master, is it 11 
He said unto him. Thou hast said. 

26 IT 'I And as they were eating, ■" Je- 
sus took bread, and II blessed it, and 
brake it, and gave it to the disciples, 
and said. Take, eat ; 'this is my body. 

27 And he took the cup, and gave 
thanks, and gave it to them, saying, 
' Drink ye all of it ; 

28 For "this is my blood ^of the 
new testament, which is shed y for 
many for the remission of sins. 

29 But ^ I say unto you, I will not 
drink henceforth of this fruit of the 
vine, * until that day when I drink it 
new with you in my Father's kingdom. 

30 ''And when they had sung a 
II hymn, they went out into the mount 
of Olives. ■s**-;:^;; 

31 Then saith Jesus unto them, ''All 
ye shall ^ be offended because of me 
this night : for it is written, « I will 
smite the Shepherd, and the sheep of 
the flock shall be scattered abroad. 

32 But after I am risen again, ^ 1 will 
go before you into Galilee. 

33 Peter answered and said unto 
him. Though all men shall be offend- 
ed because of thee, yet will I never 
be offended. 

34 Jesus said unto him, ^ Verily I 
say unto thee. That this night, before 
the cock crow, thou shalt deny me 
thrice. 

35 Peter said unto him. Though I 
should die with thee, yet will I not 
deny thee. Likewise also said all the 
disciples. 

36 TT ''Then cometh Jesus with them 
unto a place called Gethsemane, and 
saith unto the disciples. Sit ye here, 
while I go and pray yonder. 

37 And he took with him Peter and 
' the two sons of Zebedee, and began 
to be sorrowful and very heavy. 

38 Then saith he unto them, ^ My 
soul is exceeding sorrowful, even un- 



to death : tarry ye here, and watch 
with me. 

39 And he went a little further, and 
fell on his face, and ' prayed, saying, 
"» my Father, if it be possible, " let 
this cup pass from me : nevertheless, 
°not as I will, but as thou wilt. 

40 And he cometh unto the disciples, 
and findeth them asleep, and saith 
unto Peter, What, could ye not watch 
with me one hour ? 

41 P Watch and pray, that ye enter 
not into temptation : the spirit indeed 
is willing, but the flesh is weak. 

42 He went away again the second 
time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, 
if this cup may not pass away from 
me, except I drink it, thy will be done. 

43 And he came and found them 
asleep again : for their eyes were 
heavy. 

44 And he left them, and went away 
again, and prayed the third time, say- 
ing the same words. 

45 Then cometh he to his disciples, 
and saith unto them, Sleep on now, 
and take your rest : behold, the hour 
is at hand, and the Son of man is be- 
trayed into the hands of sinners. 

46 Rise, let us be going : behold, he 
is at hand that doth betray me. 

47 1 And 1 while he yet spake, lo, 
Judas, one of the twelve, came, and 
with him a great multitude with 
swords and staves, from the chief 
priests and elders of the people. 

48 Now he that betrayed him gave 
them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I 
shall kiss, that same is he ; hold him 
fast. 

49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, 
and said. Hail, Master; 'and kissed 
him. 

50 And Jesus said unto him, * Friend, 
wherefore art thou come 1 Then came 
they, and laid hands on Jesus, and 
took him. 

51 And, behold, *one of them which 
were with Jesus stretched out his 
hand, and drew his sword, and struck 
a servant of the high priest, and smote 
off his ear. 

52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put 
up again thy sword into his place : 
" for all they that take the sword shall 
perish with the sword. 

53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now 
pray to my Father, and he shall pres- 
ently give me ^more than twelve le- 
gions of angels ? 

54 But how then shall the Scriptures 
be fulfilled, ^ that thus it must be 1 

55 In that same hour said Jesus to 
the multitudes. Are ye come out as 
against a thief with swords and staves 
for to take me ? I sat daily with you 

871 



Jesus before Caiaphas. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



Judas hangeth himself. 



A. D. 33. 



z Lam. 4. 20. 

,ver. 54. 

a See John 18. 

15. 
b Mark 14. 53. 

Luke 22. 54. 

John 18. 12, 

13. 24. 



cPs. 27. ]2. fc 
35. n. Mark 
14. 55. So 
Acts 6. 13. 

d Dent 19. 15. 

e ch. 27. 40. 
John 2. 19. 

f Mark 14. 60. 



g Is. 53. 7. 
ch. 27. 12, 14. 

h Lev. 5. 1. 
I Sara. 14. 
24, 26. 



1 Dan. 7. 13. 

ch. 16. 27. & 

24. 30. & 2.5. 

31. Luke 21. 

27. John 1. 

5L Rom. 14. 

10. IThess. 

4. 16. Rev. 

1. 7. 
kPs. 110. 1. 

Acts 7. 55. 
I 2 KinRS 18. 

37. & 19. L 

m Lev. 24. 16. 
J ohn 19. 7. 



II Or, rods. 
n Is, 50. 6. & 

53.3. ch. 27. 

30. 
o Luke 22. 63. 

John 19. 3. 
P Mark 14. 65. 

Luke 22. 64. 
q Mark 14. 66. 

Luke 22. 55. 

John 18. 16, 

17,25. 



teaching in the temple, and ye laid 
no hold on me. 

56 But all this was done, that the 
^ scriptures of the prophets might be 
fulfilled. Then ^ all the disciples for- 
sook him, and fled. 

57 IT "^ And they that had laid hold 
on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas 
the high priest, where the scribes and 
the elders were assembled. 

58 But Peter followed him afar off 
unto the high priest's palace, and 
went in, and sat with the servants, 
to see the end. 

59 Now the chief priests, and elders, 
and all the council, sought false wit- 
ness against Jpsus, to put him to 
death ; 

60 But found none : yea, though 
" many false witnesses came, yet found 
they none. At the last came ^ two 
false witnesses, 

61 And said, 'Y\\\^ fellow said, ®I am 
able to destroy the temple of God, 
and to build it in three days. 

62 ^ And the high priest arose, and 
said unto him, Answerest thou noth- 
ing ? what is it which these witness 
against thee ?- 

63 But ^ Jesus held his peace. And 
the high priest answered and said un- 
to him, ** I adjure thee by the living 
God, that thou tell us whether thou 
be the Christ, the Son of God. 

64 Jesus saith unto him. Thou hast 
said : nevertheless I say unto you, 
' Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man 
^ sitting on the right hand of power, 
and coming in the clouds of heaven. 

65 ^ Then the high priest rent his 
clothes, saying. He hath spoken blas- 
phemy ; what further need have we 
of witnesses? behold, now ye have 
heard his blasphemy. 

66 What think ye 1 They answered 
and said, "> He is guilty of death. 

67 "^ Then did they spit in his face, 
and buffeted him ; and ° others smote 
him with II the palms of their hands, 

68 Saying, p Prophesy unto us, thou 
Christ, Who is he that smote thee 1 

69 H "^ Now Peter sat without in the 
palace : and a damsel came unto him, 
saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of 
Galilee. 

70 But he denied before them all, 
saying, I know not what thou sayest. 

71 And when he "was gone out into 
the porch, another maid saw him, 
and said unto them that were there, 
This fellow was also with Jesus of 
Nazareth. 

72 And again he denied with an 
oath, I do not know the man. 

73 And after a while came unto him 
they that stood by, and said to Peter, 

872 



Surely thou also art one of them ; for 
thy ^ speech bewrayeth thee. 

74 Then ' began he to curse and to 
swear, saying, I know not the man. 
And immediately the cock crew. 

75 And Peter remembered the word 
of Jesus, which said unto him, ^Before 
the cock crow, thou shalt deny me 
thrice. And he went out, and wept 
bitterly. 

CHAPTER XXVn. 

Jesus is delivered to Pilate. 3 Judas hangeth himself. 
19 ITie message of Pilate's wife. 24 Pilate washeth 
his hands, releaseth Barabbas, and delivereth Jesus 
to be crucified. 29 Jesus is crowned with thorns, 34 
crucified, 40 reviled, 50 dieth, and is buried. 62 
The sepulchre made sure. 

T"\rHEN the morning was come, 
V T ^all the chief priests and elders 
of the people took counsel against 
Jesus to put him to death : 

2 And when they had bound him, 
they led him away, and ^ delivered 
him to Pontius Pilate the governor. 

3 IT *" Then Judas, which had betray- 
ed him, when he saw that he was 
condemned, repented himself, and 
brought again the thirty pieces of 
silver to the chief priests and elders, 

4 Saying, I have sinned in that I 
have betrayed the innocent blood. 
And they said. What is that to us? 
see thou to that. 

5 And he cast down the pieces of 
silver in the temple, "^and departed, 
and went and hanged himself. 

6 And the chief priests took the 
silver pieces, and said, It is not law- 
ful for to put them into the treasury, 
because it is the price of blood. 

7 And they took counsel, and bought 
with them the potter's field, to bury 
strangers in. 

8 Wherefore that field was called, 
^ The field of blood, unto this day. 

9 Then was fulfilled that which was 
spoken by Jeremy the prophet, say- 
ing, ^ And they took the thirty pieces 
of silver, the price of him that was 
valued, H whom they of the children 
of Israel did value ; 

10 And gave them for the potter's 
field, as the Lord appointed me. 

11 And Jesus stood before the gov- 
ernor : s and the governor asked him, 
saying, Art thou the King of the 
Jews'? And Jesus said unto him, 
^ Thou sayest. 

12 And when he wa^ accused of the 
chief priests and elders, ' he answered 
nothing. 

13 Then said Pilate unto him, ^ Hear- 
est thou not how many things they 
witness against thee 1 

14 And he answered him to never 
a word ; insomuch that the governor 
marvelled greatly. 



Barabhas is released. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



Jesus is crucified. 



A. D. 33. 



1 Mark 15. 6. 
Luke 23. 17. 
John 18. 30. 



m Mark 15. 11. 
Luke 23. 18. 
John 18. 40. 
Acts 3. 14. 



n Deut. 21. 6. 



o Deut. 19. 10. 

Josh. 2. 19. 

2 Sam. 1. 16. 

1 Kings 2. 32. 

Acts 5. 28. 
P Is. 53. 5. 

Mark 15. 15. 

Luke 23. 16, 

24, 25. John 

19. 1, 16. 
q Mark 15. 16. 

John 19. 2. 
II Or, govern- 
or's house. 



r Luke 23. 11. 



• Ps. 69. 19. 
Is. 53. 3. 



t Is. 50. 6. 
ch. 26. 67, 



" Is. 53. 7. 



15 ^ Now at that feast the governor 
was wont to release unto the people 
a prisoner, whom they would, 

16 And they had then a notable 
prisoner, called Barabhas. / 

17 Therefore when they were gath- 
ered together, Pilate said unto them, 
Whom will ye that I release unto 
you ? Barabbas, or Jesus which is 
called Christ 1 

18 For he knew that for envy they 
had delivered him. 

19 II When he was set down on the 
judgment seat, his wife sent unto 
him, saying. Have thou nothing to 
do with that just man : for I have 
suffered many things this day in a 
dream because of him. 

20 ™ But the chief priests and elders 
persuaded the multitude that they 
should ask Barabbas, and destroy 
Jesus. 

21 The governor answered and said 
unto them, W^hether of the twain will 
ye that I release unto you 1 They 
said, Barabbas. 

22 Pilate saith unto them. What 
shall I do then with Jesus which is 
called Christ % They all say unto 
him. Let him be crucified. 

23 And the governor said. Why, 
what evil hath he done ? But they 
cried out the more, saying. Let him 
be crucified. 

24 IT When Pilate saw that he could 
prevail nothing, but that rather a 
tumult was made, he "took water, 
and washed his hands before the 
multitude, saying, I am innocent of 
the blood of this just person : see 
ye to it. 

25 Then answered all the people, 
and said, ° His blood be on us, and 
on our children. 

26 IT Then released he Barabbas un- 
to them : and when p he had scourged 
Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. 

27 iThen the soldiers of the gov- 
ernor took Jesus into the n common 
hall, and gathered unto him the whole 
band of soldiers. 

28 And they stripped him, and ""put 
on him a scarlet robe. 

29 IT ^ And when they had platted a 
crown of thorns, they put it upon his 
head, and a reed in his right hand : 
and they bowed the knee before him, 
and mocked him, saying, Hajl, King 
of the Jews ! 

30 And ' they spit upon him, and 
took the reed, and smote him on the 
head. 

31 And after that they had mocked 
him, they took the robe off from him, 
and put his own raiment on him, "and 
led him away to crucify him. 



32 ^And as they came out, ^they 
found a man of Cyrene, Simon by 
name : him they compelled to bear 
his 'cross. \ .a 

33 IT ^And'when they were come 
unto a place called Golgotha, that is 
to say, a place of a skull, 

34 * They gave him vinegar to drink 
mingled with gall : and when he had 
tasted thereof, he would not drink. 

35 ''And they crucified him, and 
parted his garments, casting lots : that 
it might be fulfilled which was spokeji 
by the prophet, *= They parted my gar- 
ments among them, and upon my 
vesture did they cast lots. 

36 ^ And sitting down they Avatched 
him there ; 

37 And ^set up over his head his 
accusation written, THIS IS JESUS 
THE KING OF THE JEWS. 

38 ^Then were there two thieves 
crucified with him ; one on the right 
hand, and another on the left. 

39 IF And ^ they that passed by re- 
viled him, wagging their heads, 

40 And saying, ^ Thou that destroy- 
est the temple, and buildest it in three 
days, save thyself. ' If thou be the Son 
of God, come down from the cross. 

41 Likewise also the chief priests 
mocking him, with the scribes and 
elders, said, 

42 He saved others ; himself he can- 
not save. If he be the King of Israel, 
let him now come down from the 
cross, and we will believe him. 

43 ''He trusted in God ; let him de- 
liver him now, if he will have him : 
for he said, I am the Son of God. 

44 ' The thieves also, which were 
crucified with him, cast the same in 
his teeth. 

45 "• Now from the sixth hour there 
was darkness over all the land unto 
the ninth hour. 

46 And about the ninth hour "Je- 
sus cried with a loud voice, saying, 
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani ? that is 
to say, ° My God, my God, why hast 
thou forsaken me ? 

47 Some of them that stood there, 
when they heard that, said. This man 
calleth for Elias, 

48 And straightway one of them ran, 
and took a sponge, p and filled it with 
vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave 
him to drink. 

49 The rest said. Let be, let us see 
whether Elias will come to save him. 

50 IT "1 Jesus, when he had cried again 
with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 

51 And, behold, ""the vail of the tem- 
ple was rent in twain from the top to 
the bottom ; and the earth did quake, 
and the rocks rent ; 

873 



The centurion's confession. 



ST. MATTHEW. 



The resurrection of Jesus, 



A. D. 33. 



s ver. 3fa. 
Llark 15. 39. 
Luke 23. 47. 



t Luke 8. 2, 3. 
u Mark 15. 40. 



s Mark 15. 42. 
Luke 23. 50. 
John 19. 38. 



>• Is. 53. 9. 



z ch. 16. 21. & 
17. 23. & 20. 
19. & 26. 61. 
Mark 8. 31. 
& 10. 34. 
Luke 9. 22. 
& 18. 33. & 
24.6,7. John 
2.19. 



a Mark 16. 1. 

Luke 24. 1. 

.John 20. 1. 
ch. 27. 56. 



52 And the graves were opened ; 
and many bodies pf the saints which 
slept arose, 

53 And came out of the graves after 
his resurrection, and went into the 
holy city, and appeared unto many. 

54 'Now when the centurion, and 
they that were with him, watching 
Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those 
things that were done, they feared 
greatly, saying. Truly this was the 
Son of God. 

. 55 And many women were there be- 
holding afar off, 'which followed Jesus 
from Galilee, ministering unto him : 

56 "Among which was Mary Magda- 
lene, and Mary the mother of James 
and Joses, and the mother of Zebe- 
dee's children. 

57 ^ When the even was come, there 
came a rich man of Arimathea, named 
Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' 
disciple : 

58 He went to Pilate, and begged 
the body of Jesus. Then Pilate com- 
manded the body to be delivered. 

59 And when Joseph had taken the 
body, he wrapped it in a clean linen 
cloth, 

60 And y laid it in his own new tomb, 
which he had hewn out in the rock : 
and he rolled a great stone to the door 
of the sepulchre, and departed. 

61 And there was Mary Magdalene, 
and the other Mary, sitting over 
against the sepulchre. 

62 TT Now the next day, that follow- 
ed the day of the preparation, the 
chief priests and Pharisees came to- 
gether unto Pilate, 

63 Saying, Sir, we remember that 
that deceiver said, while he was yet 
alive, ^ After three days I will rise 
again. 

64 Command therefore that the sep- 
ulchre be made sure until the third 
day, lest his disciples come by night, 
and steal him away, and say unto the 
people, He is risen from the dead : so 
the last error shall be worse than the 
first. 

65 Pilate said unto them. Ye have 
a watch : go your way, make it as 
sure as ye can. 

66 So they went, and made the sep- 
ulchre sure, ^sealing the stone, and 
setting a watch. 

CHAPTER XXVni. 

The resurrection of Jesus. 9 He appear eth to the wo- 
men. 11 The soldiers bribed. 16 Jesus meeteth his 
disciples on a mountain in Galilee. 18 The great 
commission. 

IN the ^end of the sabbath, as it be- 
gan to dawn toward the first day of 
the week, came Mary Magdalene ^ and 
the other Mary to see the sepulchre. 

874 



2 And, behold, there H was a great 
earthquake : for " the angel of the 
Lord descended from heaven, and 
came and rolled back the stone from 
the door, and sat upon it. 

3 "^His countenance was like light- 
ning, and his raiment white as snow : 

4 And for fear of him the keepers 
did shake, and became as dead men. 

5 And the angel answered and said 
unto the women. Fear not ye : for I 
know that ye seek Jesus, which was 
crucified. 

6 He is not here : for he is risen, ^ as 
he said. Come, see the place where 
the Lord lay. 

7 And go quickly, and tell his dis- 
ciples that he is risen from the dead ; 
and, behold, ^ he goeth before you into 
Galilee ; there shall ye see him : lo, 
I have told you. 

8 And they departed quickly from 
the sepulchre with fear and great joy ; 
and did run to bring his disciples word. 

9 TT And as they went to tell his dis- 
ciples, behold, ^ Jesus met them, say- 
ing. All hail. And they came and held 
him by the feet, and worshipped him. 

10 Then said Jesus unto them. Be 
not afraid : go tell ^ my brethren that 
they go into Galilee, and there shall 
they see me. 

11 IF Now when they were going, 
behold, some of the watch came into 
the city, and shewed unto the chief 
priests all the things that were done. 

12 And when they were assembled 
with the elders, and had taken coun- 
sel, they gave large money unto the 
soldiers, 

13 Saying, Say ye. His disciples 
came by night, and stole him away 
w^hile we slept. 

14 And if this come to the govern- 
or's ears, we will persuade him, and 
secure you. 

15 So they took the money, and did 
as they were taught : and this saying 
is commonly reported among the Jews 
until this day. 

16 IF Then the eleven disciples went 
away into Galilee, into a mountain 
'where Jesus had appointed them. 

17 And when they saw him, they 
worshipped him : but some doubted. 

18 IF And Jesus came and spake unto 
them, saying, ^ All power is given un- 
to me in heaven and in earth. 

19 'Go ye therefore, and °' H teach 
all nations, baptizing them in the 
name of the Father, and of the Son, 
and of the Holy Ghost : 

20 "Teaching them to observe all 
things whatsoever I have commanded 
you: and, lo, I am with you alway, 
even unto the end of the world. Amen. 



A. D. 26. 



a Matt. 14. 33. 

Luke.l. 35. 

John 1. 34. 
b Mai. 3. 1. 

Matt. 11. 10. 

Luke 7. 27. 

c Is. 40. 3. 

Matt. 3. 3. 

Luke 3. 4. 

John 1. 15, 

23. 
d Matt. 3. 1. 

Luke 3. 3. 

John 3. 23. 
il Or, unto. 
s Matt. 3. 5. 



f Matt. 3. 4. 



S Lev. 11. 22. 

h Matt. 3. 11. 

John 1. 27. 

Acts 13. 25. 
i Acts 1. 5. &. 

11. 16. & 19.4. 
k Is. 44. 3. 

Joel 2. 28. 

Acts 2. 4. & 

10. 45. &. 11. 

15,16. ICor. 

12 13. 

27. 

1 Matt. 3. 13. 
Luke 3. 21. 



m Alatt. 3. 16 
John 1. 32. 



I Or, cloven, 
or, rent. 



n Ps. 2. 7. 

Matt. 3. 17. 

ch. 9. 7. 
o Matt. 4. 1. 

Luke 4. 1. 



P Matt. 4. 11. 



30. 

q Matt. 4. 12 



THE GOSPEL 



ACCORDING TO 



ST. MARK. 



CHAPTER I. 

The preaching of John the Baptist. 9 Jesus is bap- 
tized. 12 His temptation. 14 He preacheth in Gal- 
ilee, 16 and calleth Peter and Andrew, James and 
John. 23 A man with an unclean spirit healed ; 29 
also Peter's wife's mother, 32 and many others. 40 
A leper cleansed. 

THE beginning' of the gospel of Je- 
sus Christ, * the Son of God ; 

2 As it is written in the prophets, 
^ Behold, I send my messenger before 
thy face, which shall prepare thy way 
before thee. 

3 " The voice of one crying in the 
wilderness. Prepare ye the way of the 
Lord, make his paths straight. 

4 '^ John did baptize in the wilder- 
ness, and preach the baptism of re- 
pentance II for the remission of sins. 

5 ^ And there went out unto him all 
the land of Judea, and they of Jeru- 
salem, and were all baptized of him 
in the river of Jordan, confessing their 
sins. 

6 And John was ^ clothed with cam- 
el's hair, and with a girdle of a skin 
about his loins ; and he did eat ^lo- 
custs and wild honey ; 

7 And preached, saying, •* There 
Cometh one mightier than I after me, 
the latchet of whose shoes I am not 
worthy to stoop down and unloose. 

8 ' I indeed have baptized you with 
water : but he shall baptize you ^ with 
the Holy Ghost. 

9 IF ^ And it came to pass in those 
days, that Jesus came from Nazareth 
of Galilee, and was baptized of John 
in Jordan. 

10 °> And straightway coming up out 
of the water, he saw the heavens 
ii opened, and the Spirit like a dove 
descending upon him : 

1 1 And there came a voice from heav- 
en, saying, " Thou art my beloved Son, 
in whom I am well pleased. 

12 °And immediately the Spirit dri- 
veth him into the wilderness. 

13 And he was there in the wilder- 
ness forty days tempted of Satan ; 
and was with the wild beasts ; p and 
the angels ministered unto him. 

14 IT ^Now after that John was put 
in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, 



"■ preaching the gospel of the kingdom 
of God, 

15 And saying, ^ The time is fulfilled, 
and * the kingdom of God is at hand : 
repent ye, and believe the gospel. 

16 " Now as he walked by the sea 
of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew 
his brother casting a net into the sea : 
for they were fishers. 

17 And Jesus said unto them, Come 
ye after me, and I will make you to 
become fishers of men. 

18 And straightway ^they forsook 
their nets, and followed him. 

19 y And when he had gone a little 
further thence, he saw James the son 
of Zebedee, and John his brother, who 
also were in the ship mending their 
nets. 

20 And straightway he called them : 
and they left their father Zebedee in 
the ship with the hired servants, and 
went after him, 

21 IT ^And they went into Caper- 
naum ; and straightway on the sab- 
bath day he entered into the syna- 
gogue, and taught. 

22 * And they were astonished at his 
doctrine : for he taught them as one 
that had authority, and not as the 
scribes. 

23 ^And there was in their syna- 
gogue a man with an unclean spirit ; 
and he cried out, 

24 Saying, Let us alone ; *= what 
have we to do with thee, thou Jesus 
of Nazareth 1 art thou come to de- 
stroy us ? I know thee who thou art, 
the Holy One of God. 

25 And Jesus ^ rebuked him, saying, 
Hold thy peace, and come out of 
him. 

26 And when the unclean spirit ^ had 
torn him, and cried with a loud voice, 
he came out of him. 

27 And they were all amazed, inso- 
much that they questioned among 
themselves, saying, What thing is 
this 1 what new doctrine is this ? for 
with authority commandeth he even 
the unclean spirits, and they do obey 
him. 

28 And immediately his fame spread 

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Jesus healeth many. 



ST. MARK. 



He forgiveth sins. 



A. D. 31. 



g Matt. 8. 16 
Luke 4. 40. 



h ch. a 12. 

Luke 4. 41. 

See Acts 16. 

17, 18. 
II Or, to say 

that they 

knew him. 
i Luke 4. 42. 



k Luke 4. 43. 



I Is. 61. L 

John IG. 28. 

& 17. 4. 
m MatL 4. 23, 

Luke 4. 44. 



II Matt. 8. 2. 
Luke 5. 42. 



o Lev. 14. 3, 4, 
10. Luke 5. 
14. 



P Luke 5. 15. 



q ch. 2. 13. 



abroad throughout all the region round 
about Galilee. 

29 ^ And forthwith, when they were 
come out of the synagogue, they en- 
tered into the house of Simon and 
Andrew, with James and John. 

30 But Simon's wife's mother lay 
sick of a fever ; and anon they tell 
him of her. 

31 And he came and took her by 
the hand, and lifted her up ; and im- 
mediately the fever left her, and she 
ministered unto them. 

32 II ^ And at even, when the sun did 
set, they brought unto him all that 
were diseased, and them that were 
possessed with devils. 

33 And all the city was gathered to- 
gether at the door. 

34 And he healed many that were 
sick of divers diseases, and cast out 
many devils ; and ^ suffered not the 
devils '1 to speak, because they knew 
him. 

35 ^ And 'in the morning, rising up 
a great while before day, he went out, 
and departed into a solitary place, and 
there prayed. 

36 And Simon and they that were 
with him followed after him. 

37 And when they had found him, 
they said unto him, All men seek for 
thee. 

38 And he said unto them, ^ Let us 
go into the next towns, that I may 
preach there also : for ^ therefore came 
I forth. 

39 "^And he preached in their syn- 
agogues throughout all Galilee, and 
cast out devils. 

40 IT "^ And there came a leper to him, 
beseeching him, and kneeling down to 
him, and saying unto him, If thou 
wilt, thou canst make me clean. 

41 And Jesus, moved with com- 
passion, put forth his hand, and touch- 
ed him, and saith unto him, I will ; 
be thou clean. 

42 And as soon as he had spoken, 
immediately the leprosy departed 
from him, and he was cleansed. 

43 And he straitly charged him, and 
forthwith sent him away ; 

44 And saith unto him, See thou say 
nothing to any man : but go thy way, 
shew thyself to the priest, and offer 
for thy cleansing those things "which 
Moses commanded, for a testimony 
unto them. 

45 P But he went out, and began to 
publish it much, and to blaze abroad 
the matter, insomuch that Jesus could 
no more openly enter into the city, 
but was without in desert places : 
^and they came to him from every 
quarter. 

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CHAPTER II. 

Jesus healeth one sick of the palsy ^ 14 calleth Levi; 
15 eateth with publicans and sinners ; 18 andjusti- 
Jieth his disciples in not fasting. 23 The disciples 
pluck ears of com on the sabbath. 

AND again ^he entered into Caper- 
naum after some days ; and it 
was noised that he was in the house. 

2 And straightway many were gath- 
ered together, insomuch that there 
was no room to receive them, no, not 
so much as about the door : and he 
preached the word unto them. 

3 IF And they come unto him, bring- 
ing one sick of the palsy, which was 
borne of four. 

4 And when they could not come 
nigh unto him for the press, they 
uncovered the roof where he was : 
and when they had broken it up, 
they let down the bed wherein the 
sick of the palsy lay. 

5 When Jesus saw their faith, he 
said unto the sick of the palsy. Son, 
thy sins be forgiven thee. 

6 But there were certain of the 
scribes sitting there, and reasoning 
in their hearts, 

7 Why doth this man thus speak 
blasphemies 1 ^ who can forgive sins 
but God only ? 

8 And immediately, "^when Jesus 
perceived in his spirit that they so 
reasoned within themselves, he said 
unto them, Why reason ye these 
things in your hearts 1 

9 ^ Whether is it easier, to say to the 
sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven 
thee ; or to say. Arise, and take up 
thy bed, and walk ? 

10 But that ye may know that the 
Son of man hath power on earth to 
forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of 
the palsy,) 

11 I say unto thee, Arise, and take 
up thy bed, and go thy way unto 
thine house. 

12 And immediately he arose, took 
up the bed, and went forth before 
them all ; insomuch that they were 
all amazed, and glorified God, saying, 
We never saw it on this fashion. 

13 IF ^ And he went forth again by the 
sea side ; and all the multitude re- 
sorted unto him, and he taught them. 

14 ^And as he passed by, he saw 
Levi the son of Alpheus sitting H at 
the receipt of custom, and said unto 
him, Follow me. And he arose and 
followed him. 

15 II ?And it came to pass, that, as 
Jesus sat at meat in his house, many 
publicans and sinners sat also togeth- 
er with Jesus and his disciples ; for 
there were many, and they followed 
him. 



Jesus defendeth his disciples. 



ST. MARK. 



He healeth a withered hand. 



A. D. 31. 



h Matt. 9. 12, 
13. & 18, 11. 
Luke 6. 31, 
32. &. 19. 10. 
1 Tim, 1. 15. 

i Matt. 9. 14. 
Luke 3. 33. 



II Or, raw, or, 
unwrought. 



k Matt. 12. 1, 
Luke 6. 1. 



1 Deut. 23. 25, 



ml Sam, 21.6. 



1 Ex. 29. 32, 
33. Lev, 24. 
9. 



o Matt. 12. 8. 



a Matt. 12. 9. 
Luke 6. 6. 



16 And when the scribes and Phar- 
isees saw him eat with publicans and 
sinners^ they said unto his disciples, 
How is it that he eateth and drink- 
ethwith publicans and sinners? 

17 When Jesus heard it, he saith 
unto them, ^ They that are whole have 
no need of the physician, but they that 
are^ick : I came not to call the right- 
eous, but sinners to repentance. 

18 'And the disciples of John and of 
the Pharisees used to fast : and they 
come and say unto him, Why do the 
disciples of John and of the Pharisees 
fast, but thy disciples fast not 1 

19 And Jesus said unto them. Can 
the children of the bridechamber fast, 
while the bridegroom is with them? 
as long as they have the bridegroom 
with them, they cannot fast. 

20 But the days will come, when the 
bridegroom shall be taken away from 
them, and then shall they fast in those 
days. 

21 No man also seweth a piece of 
II new cloth on an old garment ; else 
the new piece that filled it up taketh 
away from the old, and the rent is 
made worse. 

22 And no man putteth new wine 
into old bottles ; else the new wine 
doth burst the bottles, and the wine 
is spilled, and the bottles will be 
marred : but new wine must be put 
into new bottles. 

23 IF '^ And it came to pass, that he 
went through the corn fields on the 
sabbath day ; and his disciples began, 
as they went, 'to pluck the ears of 
corn. 

24 And the Pharisees said unto him. 
Behold, why do they on the sabbath 
day that which is not lawful 1 

25 And he said unto them. Have ye 
never read "" what David did, when he 
had need, and was ahungered, he, and 
they that were with him ? 

26 How he went into the house of 
God in the days of Abiathar the high 
priest, and did eat the shewbread, 
"which is not lawful to eat but for 
the priests, and gave also to them 
which were with him 1 

27 And he said unto them. The sab- 
bath was made for man, and not man 
for the sabbath : 

28 Therefore °the Son of man is 
Lord also of the sabbath. 

CHAPTER HI. 

Jesus healeth a withered hand. 7 Great multitudes 
follow him, of whom he healeth many. 13 He chaos- 
eth the twelve apostles. 22 Blasphemy against the 
Holy Ghost. 31 His true disciples are his nearest 
relatives. 

AND ""he entered again into the syn- 
agogue ; and there was a man 
there which had a withered hand. 



2 And they watched him, whether 
he would heal him on the sabbath 
day ; that they might accuse him, 

3 And he saith unto the man which 
had the withered hand, Stand forth. 

4 And he saith unto them. Is it law- 
ful to do good on the sabbath days, or 
to do evil? to save fife, or to kill? 
But they held their peace. 

5 And when he had looked round 
about on them with anger, being 
grieved for the II hardness of their 
hearts, he saith unto the man. Stretch 
forth thine hand. And he stretched 
it out : and his hand was restored 
whole as the other. 

6 ''And the Pharisees went forth, 
and straightway took counsel with 
^ the Herodians against him, how 
they might destroy him, 

7 But Jesus withdrew himself with 
his disciples to the sea : and a great 
multitude from Galilee followed him, 
^ and from Judea, 

8 And from Jerusalem, and from 
Idumea, and from beyond Jordan ; 
and they about Tyre and Sidon, a 
great multitude, when they had heard 
what great things he did, came unto 
him. 

9 And he spake to his disciples, that 
a small ship should wait on him be- 
cause of the multitude, lest they 
should throng him. 

10 For he had healed many ; inso- 
much that they H pressed upon him 
for to touch him, as many as had 
plagues. 

11 ^ And unclean spirits, when they 
saw him, fell down before him, and 
cried, saying, ^Thou art the Son of 
God. 

12 And ^he straitly charged them 
that they should not make him 
known. 

13 IF ^ And he goeth up into a mount- 
ain, and calleth unto him whom he 
would : and they came unto him. 

14 And he ordained twelve, that they 
should be with him, and that he might 
send them forth to preach, 

15 And to have power to heal sick- 
nesses, and to cast out devils : 

16 And Simon ' he surnamed Peter ; 

17 And James the son of Zebedee, 
and John the brother of James ; and 
he surnamed them Boanerges, which 
is. The sons of thunder : 

18 And Andrew, and Philip, and 
Bartholomew, and Matthew, and 
Thomas, and James the son of Al- 
pheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the 
t Cananite, 

19 And Judas Iscariot, which also 
betrayed him : and they went II into 
a house. 

877 



A. D. 31. 



I Or, blind- 
ness. 



b Matt. 12. 14. 
c Matt, 22. 16. 



Luke 6. 17. 



II Or, rushed. 



e ch, 1, 23. 24. 
Luke 4. 41. 



f Matt. 14. 33. 
ch, 1, 1, 



g Matt. 12. 16. 
ch. 1. 25, 34. 



h Matt. 10. 1, 
Luke 6. 12. 
&9. 1. 



t Gr. Kanan- 
ites, that is, 
Zealot, as in 
Luke 6. 15. 
I Or, home. 



The scribes are confuted. 



ST. MARK. 



The parable of the sower, 



A. D. 31. 



1 John 7. 5. & 
10. 20. 



m Matt. 9. 34. 
& 10. 25. 
Luke 11. 15: 
John 7. 20. & 
8. 48, 52. & 
10. 20. 

n Matt. 12. 25. 



3 Is. 49. 24. 
Matt. 12. 29. 



P Matt. 12. 31. 
Luke 12. 10. 
1 John 5. 16. 



q Matt. 12. 4 
Luke 8. 19. 



a Matt. 13. 1. 
Luke 8. 4. 



20 IF And the multitude cometh to- 
gether again, ^ so that they could not 
so much as eat bread. 

21 And when his II friends heard of 
it, they went out to lay hold on 
him : ' for they said, He is beside him- 
self. 

22 H And the scribes which came 
down from Jerusalem said, "^ He hath 
Beelzebub, and by the prince of the 
devils casteth he out devils. 

23 " And he called them unto him, 
and said unto them in parables. How 
can Satan cast out Satan ? 

24 And if a kingdom be divided 
against itself, that kingdom cannot 
stand. 

25 And if a house be divided against 
itself, that house cannot stand. 

26 And if Satan rise up against him- 
self, and be divided, he cannot stand, 
but hath an end. 

27 " No man can enter into a strong 
man's house, and spoil his goods, ex- 
cept he will first bind the strong man ; 
and then he will spoil his house. 

28 P Verily I say unto you. All sins 
shall be forgiven unto the sons of 
men, and blasphemies wherewith so- 
ever they shall blaspheme : 

29 But he that shall blaspheme 
against the Holy Ghost hath never 
forgiveness, but is in danger of eter- 
nal damnation : 

30 Because they said, He hath an 
unclean spirit. 

31 IT 1 There came then his breth- 
ren and his mother, and, standing 
without, sent unto him, calling him. 

32 And the multitude sat about 
him, and they said unto him. Behold, 
thy mother and thy brethren without 
seek for thee. 

33 And he answered* them, saying, 
Who is my mother, or my breth- 
ren? 

34 And he looked round about on 
them which sat about him, and said. 
Behold my mother and my breth- 
ren ! 

35 For whosoever shall do the will 
of God, the same is my brother, and 
my sister, and mother. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The parable of the sower. 14 and its exposition. 21 A 
candle not to be put vnder a bushel. 26 ne parable 
of the seed yrowiny. 30 and of the mustard seed. 35 
Jesus stilleth a storm on the sea. 

AND ^he began again to teach by 
the sea side : and there was 
gathered unto him a great multitude, 
so that he entered into a ship, and sat 
in the sea ; and the whole multitude 
was by the sea on the land. 
2 And he taught them many things 

878 



by parables, ^ and said unto them in 
his doctrine, 

3 Hearken ; Behold, there went out 
a sower to sow : 

4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, 
some fell by the way side, and the 
fowls of the air came and devoured 
it up, 

5 And some fell on stony ground, 
where it had not much earth; and 
immediately it sprang up, because it 
had no depth of earth : 

6 But when the sun was up, it was 
scorched ; and because it had no root, 
it withered away. 

7 And some fell among thorns, and 
the thorns grew up, and choked it, 
and it yielded no fruit. 

8 And other fell on good ground, 
''and did yield fruit that sprang up 
and increased ; and brought forth, 
some thirty, and some sixty, and 
some a hundred. 

9 And he said unto them. He that 
hath ears to hear, let him hear. 

10 "^And when he was alone, they 
that were about him with the twelve 
asked of him the parable. 

1 1 And he said unto them. Unto you 
it is given to know the mystery of the 
kingdom of God : but unto ^ them that 
are without, all these things are done 
in parables : 

12 ^ That seeing they may see, and 
not perceive ; and hearing they may 
hear, and not understand ; lest at any 
time they should be converted, and 
their sins should be forgiven them. 

13 And he said unto them, Know ye 
not this parable 1 and how then will 
ye know all parables ? 

14 T[ s The sower soweth the word. 

15 And these are they by the way 
side, where the word is sown ; but 
when they have heard, Satan cometh 
immediately, and taketh away the 
word that was sown in their hearts. 

16 And these are they likewise which 
are sown on stony ground ; who, when 
they have heard the word, immediate- 
ly receive it with gladness ; 

17 And have no root in themselves, 
and so endure but for a time : after- 
ward, when affliction or persecution 
ariseth for the word's sake, imme- 
diately they are offended. 

18 And these are they which are 
sown among thorns ; such as hear 
the word, 

19 And the cares of this world, ''and 
the deceitfulness of riches, and the 
lusts of other things entering in, 
choke the word, and it becometh 
unfruitful, 

20 And these are they which are 
sown on good ground ; such as hear 



and of the seed growing. 



ST. MARK. 



Many devils are cast out. 



A. D. 31. 



i Matt. 5. 15. 

Luke 8. 16. 

& U. 33. 
t Gr. modius. 

See Matt. 3, 

15. 
k Matt. 10. 2G. 

Luke 12. 2. 



1 Matt. 11. 15. 
ver. 9. 



m Matt. 7. 2. 
Luke G. 38. 



n Matt. 13. 12. 
& 25. 29. 
Luke 8. 18. 
& 19. 2G. 



Matt. 13. 24. 



II Or, ripe. 
P Rev. 14. 15. 



q Matt. 13. 31. 
Luke 13. 18. 
Acts 2. 41. & 
4. 4. & 5. 14. 
& 19. 20. 



r Matt. 13. 34. 
John 16. 12. 



i Malt. 8. 18, 
23. Luke 8 
22. 



the word, and receive tV, and bring 
forth fruit, some tbirtyfold, some six- 
ty, and some a hundred. 

21 1[ 'And he said unto them. Is a 
candle brought to be put under a 
t bushel, or under a bed? and not to 
be set on a candlestick 1 

22 ^ For there is nothing hid, which 
shall not be manifested ; neither was 
any thing kept secret, but that it 
should come abroad. 

23 ' If any man have ears to hear, 
let him hear. 

24 And he said unto them, Take 
heed what ye hear. ""With what 
measure ye mete, it shall be measur- 
ed to you ; and unto you that hear 
shall more be given. 

25 ° For he that hath, to him shall 
be given ; and he that hath not, from 
him shall be taken even that which 
he hath. 

26 1 And he said, ° So is the king- 
dom of God, as if a man should cast 
seed into the ground ; 

27 And should sleep, and rise night 
and day, and the seed should spring 
and grow up, he knoweth not how. 

28 For the earth bringeth forth 
fruit of herself; first the blade, then 
the ear, after that the full corn in the 
ear. 

29 But when the fruit is n brought 
forth, immediately Phe putteth in the 
sickle, because the harvest is come. 

30 IF And he said, i Whereunto shall 
we liken the kingdom of God? or 
with what comparison shall we com- 
pare it ? 

31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, 
which, when it is sown in the earth, 
is less than all the seeds that be in 
the earth : 

32 But when it is sown, it groweth 
up, and becometh greater than all 
herbs, and shooteth out great branch- 
es ; so that the fowls of the air may 
lodge under the shadow of it. 

33 "■ And with many such parables 
spake he the word unto them, as they 
were able to hear it. 

34 But without a parable spake he 
not unto them : and when they were 
alone, he expounded all things to his 
disciples. 

35 ' And the same day, when the 
even was come, he saith unto them, 
Let us pass over unto the other side. 

36 And when they had sent away 
the multitude, they took him even as 
he was in the ship. And there were 
also with him other little ships. 

37 And there arose a great storm of 
wind, and the waves beat into the 
ship, so that it was now full. 

38 And he was in the hinder part 



of the ship, asleep on a pillow : and 
they awake him, and say unto him. 
Master, carest thou not that we per- 
ish? 

39 And he arose, and rebuked the 
wind, and said unto the sea. Peace, 
be still. And the wind ceased, and 
there was a great calm. 

40 And he said unto them. Why 
are ye so fearful ? how is it that ye 
have no faith ? 

41 And they feared exceedingly, and 
said one to another. What manner of 
man is this, that even the wind and 
the sea obey him ? 

CHAPTER V. 

Jesus casteih out the legion of devils ; 11 which enter 
into a herd of swine. 22 Jairus entreateth him. 25 
He healeth an issue of blood; 35 and raiseth the 
daughter of Jairus. 

AND *they came over unto the 
other side of the sea, into the 
country of the Gadarenes. 

2 And when he was come out of the 
ship, immediately there met him out 
of the tombs a man with an unclean 
spirit, 

3 Who had his dwelling among the 
tombs ; and no man could bind him, 
no, not with chains : 

4 Because that he had been often 
bound with fetters and chains, and 
the chains had been plucked asun- 
der by him, and the fetters broken 
in pieces : neither could any man 
tame him. 

5 And always, night and day, he 
was in the mountains, and in the 
tombs, crying, and cutting himself 
with stones. 

6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, 
he ran and worshipped him, 

7 And cried with a loud voice, and 
said. What have I to do with thee, 
Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? 
I adjure thee by God, that thou tor- 
ment me not. 

8 For he said unto him, Come out 
of the man, thoit unclean spirit. 

9 And he asked him. What is thy 
name ? And he answered, saying, My 
name is Legion : for we are many. 

10 And he besought him much that 
he would not send them away out of 
the country. 

11 Now there was there nigh unto 
the mountains a great herd of swine 
feeding. 

12 And all the devils besought him, 
saying. Send us into the swine, that 
we may enter into them. 

13 And forthwith Jesus gave them 
leave. And the unclean spirits went 
out, and entered into the swine ; and 
the herd ran violently down a steep 
place into the sea, (they were about 

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Jesus healeth a bloody issue. 



ST. MARK. 



He raiseth Jairus' daughter. 



A. D. 31. 



b Matt. 8 
Acts 16. 



i Matt. 9 
Luke 8. 



5 ]\£att. 9. 
Luke 8. 



f Lev. 15, 
Matt. 9. 



K Luke 6. 
& 8. 46. 



two thousand,) and were choked in 
the sea. 

14 And they that fed the swine fled, 
and told it in the city, and in the 
country. And they went out to see 
what it was that was done. 

15 And they come to Jesus, and see 
him that was possessed with the devil, 
and had the legion, sitting, and cloth- 
ed, and ift his right mind ; and they 
were afraid. 

16 And they that saw it told them 
how it befell to him that was possess- 
ed with the devil, and also concerning 
the swine. 

17 And ^ they began to pray him to 
depart out of their coasts. 

18 And when he was come into the 
ship, " he that had been possessed with 
the devil prayed him that he might be 
with him. 

19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, 
but saith unto him. Go home to thy 
friends, and tell them how great things 
the Lord hath done for thee, and hath 
had compassion on thee. 

20 And he departed, and began to 
publish in Decapolis how great things 
Jesus had done for him : and all men 
did marvel. 

21'^ And when Jesus was passed over 
again by ship unto the other side, 
much people gathered unto him ; and 
he was nigh unto the sea. 

22 ^ And, behold, there cometh one 
of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus 
by name ; and when he saw him, he 
fell at his feet, 

23 And besought him greatly, say- 
ing, My little daughter lieth at the 
point of death : I pray thee, come and 
lay thy hands on her, that she may be 
healed ; and she shall live. 

24 And Jesus went with him ; and 
much people followed him, and 
thronged him.. 

25 And a certain woman, ^ which 
had an issue of blood twelve years, 

26 And had suffered many things of 
many physicians, and had spent all 
that she had, and was nothing bet- 
tered, but rather grew worse, 

27 When she had heard of Jesus, 
came in the press behind, and touch- 
ed his garment. 

28 For she said. If I may touch but 
his clothes, I shall be whole. 

29 And straightway the fountain of 
her blood was dried up ; and she felt 
in her body that she was healed of 
that plague. 

30 And Jesus, immediately knowing 
in himself that ^ virtue had gone out 
of him, turned him about in the press, 
and said. Who touched my clothes ? 

31 And his disciples said unto him, 

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Thou seest the multitude thronging 
thee, and sayest thou, Who touched 
me? 

32 And he looked round about to see 
her that had done this thing. 

33 But the woman fearing and trem- 
bling, knowing what was done in her, 
came and fell down before him, and 
told him all the truth. 

34 And he said unto her, Daughter, 
^ thy faith hath made thee whole ; go 
in peace, and be whole of thy plague. 

35 ' W^hile he yet spake, there came 
from the ruler of the synagogue's house 
certain which said, Thy daughter is 
dead ; why troublest thou the Master 
any further ? 

36 As soon as Jesus heard the word 
that was spoken, he saith unto the 
ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, 
only believe. 

37 And he suffered no man to follow 
him, save Peter, and James, and John 
the brother of James. 

38 And he cometh to the house of 
the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth 
the tumult, and them that wept and 
wailed greatly. 

39 And when he was come in, he 
saith unto them. Why make ye this 
ado, and weep? the damsel is not 
dead, but ^ sleepeth. 

40 And they laughed him to scorn. 
^ But when he had put them all out, 
he taketh the father and the mother 
of the damsel, and them that were 
with him, and entereth in where the 
damsel was lying. 

41 And he took the damsel by the 
hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi ; 
which is, being interpreted. Damsel, (I 
say unto thee,) arise. 

42 And straightway the damsel arose, 
and walked ; for she was of the age of 
twelve years. And they were aston- 
ished with a great astonishment. 

43 And ""he charged them straitly 
that no man should know it ; and 
commanded that something should 
be given her to eat. 

CHAPTER VI. 

Jesus is contemned of his own countrymen. 7 He yiv- 
eth the twelve power over unclean spirits, and send- 
eth them forth to preach. 14 Herod's opinion of Je- 
sus. 17 fVhy .John the Baptist luas beheaded. 30 
The twelve return. 34 Jesus feedeth Jive thousand 
men. 47 He walketh on the sea. 53 All that touch 
him arc healed. 

AND ^he went out from thence, 
and came into his own country ; 
and his disciples follow him. 

2 And when the sabbath day was 
come, he began to teach in the syna- 
gogue : and many hearing him were 
astonished, saying, ^From whence 
hath this man these things'? and 
what wisdom is this which is given 



The apostles sent forth. 



ST. MARK. 



Why John loas beheaded. 



unto him, that even such mighty 
Vvorks are wrought by his hands ? 

3 Is nqt this the carpenter, the son 
of Mary, " the brother of James, and 
Joses, and of Judas, and Simon ? and 
are not his sisters here with us 1 And 
they ^ were oifended at him. 

4 But Jesus said unto them, ^ A proph- 
et is. not without honour, but in his 
own country, and among his own kin, 
and in his own house. 

5 'And he could there do no 
mighty work, save that he laid his 
hands upon a few sick folk, and heal- 
ed thern,. 

6 And «^ he marvelled because of their 
unbelief. ^'And he went round about 
the villages, teaching. 

7 IT 'And he called unto him the 
twelve, and began to send them 
forth by two and tvi^o ; and gave 
them power over unclean spirits ; 

8 And commanded them that they 
should take nothing for their jour- 
ney, save a staff only ; no scrip, no 
bread, no money in their purse : 

9 But ^ be shod with sandals ; and 
not put on two coats. 

10 ^ And he said unto them. In what 
place soever ye enter into a house, 
there abide till ye depart from that 
place. 

11 "" And whosoever shall not receive 
you, nor hear you, when ye depart 
thence, ° shake off the dust under 
your feet for a testimony against 
them. Verily I say unto you. It 
shall be more tolerable for Sodom 
t and Gomorrah in the day of judg- 
ment, than for that city. 

12 And the}^ went out, and preached 
that men should repent. 

13 And they cast out many -devils, 
°and anointed with oil many that 
were sick, and healed them. 

14 P And king Herod heard of him ; 
(foi his name was spread abroad ;) 
and he said, That John the Baptist 
was risen from the dead, and there- 
fore mighty works do shew forth 
themselves in him. 

15 1 0thers said, That it is Elias. 
And others said. That it is a prophet, 
or as one of the prophets. 

16 ""But when Herod heard thereof 
he said. It is John, whom I beheaded : 
he is risen from the dead. 

17 For Herod himself had sent forth 
and laid hold upon John, and bound 
him in prison for Herodias' sake, his 
brother Philip's wife ; for he had 
married her. 

18 For John had said unto Herod, 
^It is not lawful for thee to have thy 
brother's wife. 

19 Therefore Herodias had II a quar- 



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rel against him, and would have killed 
him ; but she could not : 

20 For Herod ' feared John, know- 
ing that he was a just man and a 
holy, and H observed him ; and when 
he heard him, he did many things, 
and heard him gladly. 

21 "And when a convenient day 
was come, that Herod ""on his birth- 
day made a supper to his lords, high 
captains, and chief estates of Galilee ; 

22 And when the daughter of the 
said Herodias came in, and danced, 
and pleased Herod and them that sat 
with him, the king said unto the dam- 
sel. Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, 
and I will give it thee. 

23 And he sware unto her, y What- 
soever thou shalt ask of me, I will 
give it thee, unto the half of my 
kingdom. 

24 And she went forth, and said 
unto her mother. What shall I ask? 
And she said. The head of John the 
Baptist. 

25 And she came in straightway 
with haste unto the king, and asked, 
saying, I will that thou give me by 
and by in a charger the head of John 
the Baptist. 

26 ^And the king was exceeding 
sorry ; yet for his oath's sake, and 
for their sakes which sat with him, 
he would not reject her. 

27 And immediately the king sent 
II an executioner, and commanded his 
head to be brought : and he went and 
beheaded him in the prison, 

28 And brought his head in a charg- 
er, and gave it to the damsel ; and the 
damsel gave it to her mother. 

29 And when his disciples heard of 
it, they came and took up his corpse, 
and laid it in a tomb. 

30 ^And the apostles gathered them- 
selves together unto Jesus, and told 
him all things, both what they had 
done, and what they had taught. 

31 ''And he said unto them. Come ye 
yourselves apart into a desert place, 
and rest a while : for " there were many 
coming and going, and they had no 
leisure so much as to eat. 

32 '^ And they departed into a desert 
place by ship privately. 

33 And the people saw them depart- 
ing, and many knew him, and ran 
afoot thither out of all cities, and 
outwent them, and came together 
unto him. 

34 ^And Jesus, when he came out, 
saw much people, and was moved 
with compassion toward them, be- 
cause they were as sheep not having 
a shepherd : and ^ he began to teach 
them many things. 

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A. D. 30. 



t Matt. 14. 5. 
&. 21. 26. 

II Or, kept 
him, or, 
saved him. 



32. 

u Matt. 14. 6. 
X Gen. 40. 20. 



y Esth. 5. 3, 
&,7.2. 



II Or, one of 
his guard. 



a Luke 9. 10. 

b Matt. 14. 13. 
c cli. 3. 20. 

d Matt. 14. 13. 



e Matt. 9. 36. 
&. 14. 14. 



f Luke 9. 11. 



Jesus feedeth five thousand. 



ST. MARK. 



He reproveth the Pharisees. 



A. D. 32. 



h Num. 11. 13, 
22. 2 Kings 
4.43. 

t Gr. dena- 
rion. See 
Matt. 18. 28. 



i Matt. 14. 17. 
Luke 9. 13. 
John 6. 9. 
See Matt. 15. 
34. ch. 8. 5. 



k 1 Sam. 9. 13. 
Matt. 26. 26. 



I Matt. 14. 22. 
John 6. 17. 

H Or, over 
against Beth- 
saida. 



m Matt. 14. 23. 
John 6. 16, 17. 



o ch. 8. 17, 18. 

P ch. 3. 5. &. IS. 
14. 

q Matt. 14. 34. 



35 5 And when the day was now far 
spent, his disciples came unto him, 
and said. This is a desert place, and 
now the time is far passed : 

36 Send them away, that they may 
go into the country round about, and 
into the villages, and buy themselves 
bread : for they have nothing to eat. 

37 He answered and said unto them, 
Give ye them to eat. And they say 
unto him, ^ Shall we go and buy two 
hundred t pennyworth of bread, and 
give them to eat ? 

38 He saith unto them, How many 
loaves have ye"? go and see. And 
when they knew, they say, 'Five, 
and two fishes. 

39 And he commanded them to make 
all sit down by companies upon the 
green grass. 

40 And they sat down in ranks, by 
hundreds, and by fifties. 

41 And when he had taken the five 
loaves and the two fishes, he looked 
up to heaven, '^and blessed, and brake 
the loaves, and gave them to his dis- 
ciples to set before them ; and the two 
fishes divided he among them all. 

42 And they did all eat, and were 
filled. 

43 And they took up twelve baskets 
full of the fragments, and of the fishes. 

44 And they that did eat of the loaves 
were about five thousand men. 

45 ' And straightway he constrained 
his disciples to get into the ship, and 
to go to the other side before n unto 
Bethsaida, while he sent away the 
people. 

46 And when he had sent them 
away, he departed into a mountain 
to pray. 

47 "^And when even was come, the 
ship was in the midst of the sea, and 
he alone on the land. 

48 And he saw them toiling in row- 
ing ; for the wind was contrary unto 
them : and about the fourth watch of 
the night he cometh unto them, walk- 
ing upon the sea, and ° would have 
passed by them. 

49 But when they saw him walking 
upon the sea, they supposed it had 
been a spirit, and cried out : 

50 For they all saw him, and were 
troubled. And immediately he talked 
with them, and saith unto them, Be 
of good cheer : it is I ; be not afraid. 

51 And he went up unto them into 
the ship ; and the wind ceased : and 
they were sore amazed in themselves 
beyond measure, and wondered. 

52 For ° they considered not the 
miracle of the loaves ; for their p heart 
was hardened. 

53 "5 And when they had passed over, 

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they came into the land of Gennesa- 
ret, and drew to the shore. 

54 And when they were come out of 
the ship, straightway they knew him, 

55 And ran through that whole re- 
gion round about, and began to carry 
about in beds those that were sick, 
where they heard he was. 

56 And whithersoever he entered, 
into villages, or cities, or country, they 
laid the sick in the streets, and be- 
sought him that •" they might touch if 
it were but the border of his garment : 
and as many as touched H him were 
made whole. 

CHAPTER VII. 

The Pharisees find fault with the disciples for eating 
with unwashen hands. 6 Jestis reprovetii them on 
accovnt of their traditions; 14 sheiveth that what 
goeth into the mouth defileth not a man ; 24 healeth 
the daughter of a Syrophenician woman; 31 and 
also one that was deaf and had an impediment in 
his speech. 

THEN ^came together unto him 
the Pharisees, and certain of the 
scribes, which came from Jerusalem. 

2 And when they saw some of his 
disciples eat bread with II defiled, that 
is to say, with unwashen hands, they 
found fault. 

3 For the Pharisees, and all the 
Jews, except they wash their hands 
II oft, eat not, holding the tradition of 
the elders. 

4 And when they come from the 
market, except they wash, they eat 
not. And many other things there 
be, which they have received to hold, 
as the washing of cups, and pots, bra- 
zen vessels, and of H tables. 

5 ^ Then the Pharisees and scribes 
asked him. Why walk not thy disci- 
ples according to the tradition of the 
elders, but eat bread with unwashen 
hands ? 

6 He answered and said unto them. 
Well hath Esaias prophesied of you 
hypocrites, as it is written, " This peo- 
ple honoureth me with their lips, but 
their heart is far from me. 

7 Howbeit in vain do they worship 
me, teaching for doctrines the com- 
mandments of men. 

8 For laying aside the command- 
ment of God, ye hold the tradition 
of men, as the washing of pots and 
cups : and many other such like things 
ye do. 

9 And he said unto them, Full well 
ye II reject the commandment of God, 
that ye may keep your own tradition. 

10 For Moses said, ^ Honour thy fa- 
ther and thy mother ; and, ^ Whoso 
curseth father or mother, let him die 
the death : 

11 But ye say. If a man shall say 
to his father or mother, It is ^ Cor- 



Meat dejileth not a man. 



ST. MARK. 



Jesus healeth a deaf man. 



g Matt 15. 10. 



h Matt. 11. 15 
i Matt. 15. 15, 



A. D. 32. 1 ban, that is to say, a gift, by whatso- 
ever thou mightest be profited by 
me ; he^hall be free. 

12 And ye suffer him no more to do 
aught for his father or his mother ; 

13 Making the word of God of none 
effect througli your tradition, which 
ye have delivered : and many such 
like things do ye. 

14 1 ^And when he had called all 
the people unto him, he said unto 
them. Hearken unto me every one 
of you, and understand : 

15 There is nothing from without 
a man, that entering into him can 
defile him : but the things which 
come out of him, those are they that 
defile the man. 

16 '^ If any man have ears to hear, 
let him hear. 

17 'And when he was entered into 
the house from the people, his dis- 
ciples asked him concerning the par- 
able. 

18 And he saith unto them. Are ye 
so without understanding also ? Do 
ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing 
from without entereth into the man, 
it cannot defile him ; 

19 Because it entereth not into his 
heart, but into the belly, and goeth 
out into the draught, purging all 
meats ? 

20 And he said. That which cometh 
out of the man, that defileth the man. 

21 "^^For from within, out of the 
heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, 
adulteries, fornications, murders, 

22 Thefts, covetousness, wicked- 
ness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil 
eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness : 

23 All these evil things come from 
within, and defile the man. 

24 1[ ' And from thence he arose, 
and went into the borders of Tyre 
and Sidon, and entered into a house, 
and would have no man know it: 
but he could not be hid. 

25 For a certain woman, whose 
young daughter had an unclean spirit, 
heard of him, and came and fell at 
his feet : 

26 The woman was a n Greek, a Sy- 
rophenician by nation ; and she be- 
sought him that he would cast forth 
the devil out of her daughter. 

27 But Jesus said unto her, Let the 
children first be filled : for it is not 
meet to take the children's bread, and 
to cast it unto the dogs. 

28 And she answered and said unto 
him. Yes, Lord : yet the dogs under 
the table eat of the children's crumbs. 

29 And he said unto her. For this 
saying go thy way ; the devil is gone 
out of thy daughter. 



k Gen. 6. 5. & 

8. 21. Matt. 
15. 19. 



1 Matt. 15. 21. 



n Or, Gentile. 



30 And when she was come to her 
house, she found the devil gone out, 
and her daughter laid upon the bed. 

311"" And again, departing from the 
coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came 
unto the sea of Galilee, through the 
midst of the coasts of Decapolis. 

32 And "they bring unto him one 
that was deaf, and had an impediment 
in his speech ; and they beseech him 
to put his hand upon him. 

33 And he took him aside from the 
multitude, and put his fingers into 
his ears, and ° he spit, and touched 
his tongue ; 

34 And P looking up to heaven, i he 
sighed, and saith unto him, Ephpha- 
tha, that is. Be opened. 

35 ""And straightway his ears were 
opened, and the string of his tongue 
was loosed, and he spake plain. 

36 And ' he charged them that they 
should tell no man : but the more he 
charged them, so much the more a 
great deal they published it ; 

37 And were beyond measure as- 
tonished, saying. He hath done all 
things well : he maketh both the deaf 
to hear, and the dumb to speak. 

CHAPTER VHL 

Jesus feedeth four thousand. 10 The Pharisees re- 
quire a sign. 14 Jesus warneth his disciples of the 
leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod. 22 He heal- 
eth a blind man. 27 Wliat the people think of Je- 
sus, 29 and Peter's confession of him. 31 Jesus fore- 
telleth his own death and resurrection. 34 Those 
who will follow him must take up their cross. 

IN those days ^the multitude being 
very great, and having nothing to 
eat, Jesus called his disciples unto 
him,, and saith unto them, 

2 I have compassion on the multi- 
tude, because they have now been 
with me three days, and have noth- 
ing to eat : 

3 And if I send them away fasting 
to their own houses, they will faint 
by the way : for divers of them came 
from far. 

4 And his disciples answered him. 
From whence can a man satisfy these 
men with bread here in the wilder- 
ness? 

5 ^ And he asked them. How many 
loaves have ye 1 And they said. Seven . 

6 And he commanded the people to 
sit down on the ground : and he took 
the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and 
brake, and gave to his disciples to set 
before them; and they did set them 
before the people. 

7 And they had a few small fishes : 
and "^ he blessed, and commanded to 
set them also before them. 

8 So they did eat, and were filled : 
and they took up of the broken meat 
that was left seven baskets. 

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The leaven of the Pharisees. 



ST. MARK. 



Jesus foretelleth his death. 



A. D. 32. 



d Matt. 15. 39. 



e Matt. 12. 88. 
& 16. 1. John 
6.30. 



f Matt. 16, 5. 



e Matt, 16. G. 
Luke 12. 1, 



h Matt, IG. 7. 



i ch. 6. 52. 



k Matt. 14. 20. 
ch. 6. 43. 
Luke 9. 17. 
John 6. 13. 



1 Matt. 15. 37. 
ver. 8. 



m ch. 6. 52, 
ver. 17. 



o Matt. 8. 4, 

ch. 5. 43. 
P Matt. 16. 13. 

Luke 9. 18, 



9 And they that had eaten were 
about four thousand : and he sent 
them away, 

10 IF And ^straightway he entered 
into a ship with his disciples, and 
came into the parts of Dalmanutha. 

1 1 ^ And the Pharisees came forth, 
and began to question with him, seek- 
ing of him a sign from heaven, tempt- 
ing him. 

12 And he sighed deeply in his 
spirit, and saith, Why doth this gen- 
eration seek after a sign 1 verily I 
say unto you, There shall no sign be 
given unto this generation, 

13 And he left them, and entering 
into the ship again departed to the 
other side. 

14 "IF ^ Now the disciples had forgot- 
ten to take bread, neither had they 
in the ship with them more than one 
loaf. 

15 ^And he charged them, saying, 
Take heed, beware of the leaven of 
the Pharisees, and of the leaven of 
Herod. 

16 And they reasoned among them- 
selves, saying. It is ^ because we have 
no bread, 

17 And when Jesus knew it, he 
saith unto them, Why reason ye, be- 
cause ye have no bread? 'perceive 
ye not yet, neither understand 1 have 
ye your heart yet hardened 1 

18 Having eyes, see ye not? and 
having ears, hear ye not 1 and do ye 
not remember 1 

19 "^When I brake the five loaves 
among five thousand, how many 
baskets full of fragments took ye 
up 1 They say unto him, Twelve, 

20 And ^when the seven among 
four thousand, how many baskets 
full of fragments took ye up 1 And 
they said. Seven, 

21 And he said unto them, How is 
it that ™ ye do not understand ? 

22 IF And he cometh to Bethsaida ; 
and they bring a blind man unto him, 
and besought him to touch him, 

23 And he took the blind man by 
the hand, and led him out of the 
town ; and when '^ he had spit on his 
eyes, and put his hands upon him, 
he asked him if he saw aught. 

24 And he looked up, and said, I see 
men as trees, walking, 

25 After that he put his hands again 
upon his eyes, and made him look up ; 
and he was restored, and saw every 
man clearly, 

26 And he sent him away to his 
house, saying, Neither go into the 
town, °nor tell it to any in the town, 

27 IF PAnd Jesus went out, and his 
disciples, into the towns of Cesarea 

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Philippi : and by the way he asked his 
disciples, saying unto them, Whom 
do men say that I am 1 

28 And they answered, iJohn the 
Baptist : but some say, Elias ; and 
others. One of the prophets. 

29 And he saith unto them. But 
whom say ye that I am 1 And Peter 
answereth and saith unto him, •" Thou 
art the Christ, 

30 * And he charged them that they 
should tell no man of him, 

31 And *he began to teach them, 
that the Son of man must suffer 
many things, and be rejected of the 
elders, and of the chief priests, and 
scribes, and be killed, and after three 
days rise again, 

32 And he spake that saying openly. 
And Peter took him, and began to 
rebuke him, 

33 But when he had turned about 
and looked on his disciples, he re- 
buked Peter, saying. Get thee behind 
me, Satan : for thou savourest not 
the things that be of God, but the 
things that be of men. 

34 IF And when he had called the 
people u7ito him with his disciples 
also, he said unto them, "Whosoever 
will come after me, let him deny 
himself, and take up his cross, and 
follow me, 

35 For ^ whosoever will save his life 
shall lose it ; but whosoever shall lose 
his life for my sake and the gospel's, 
the same shall save it. 

36 For what shall it profit a man, if 
he shall gain the whole world, and 
lose his own soul ? 

37 Or what shall a man give in ex- 
change for his soul 1 

38 y Whosoever therefore ^ shall be 
ashamed of me and of my words, in 
this adulterous and sinful generation, 
of him also shall the Son of man be 
ashamed, when he cometh in the 
glory of his Father with the holy 
angels. 

CHAPTER IX. 

The transfiguration. 11 Elias is indeed come. 14 
Jesus casteth out a dumb spirit ; 30 and foretelleth 
his own death and resurrection. 33 He exhorteth 
his disciples to humility. 38 They are not to reject 
those who are not against them; 42 but to avoid of- 
fences. 

AND he said unto them, "^ Verily 
I say unto you. That there be 
some of them that stand here, which 
shall not taste of death, till they have 
seen ^ the kingdom of God come with 
power. 

2 1 " And after six days Jesus taketh 
with him Peter, and James, and John, 
and leadeth them up into a high 
mountain apart by themselves : and 
he was transfigured before them. 



Transfiguration of Jesus. 



ST. MARK. 



A dumb 



IS cast out. 



A. D. 32. 



S Ps. 22. 6. 

[s. 53. 2, &c. 

Dan. 9. 26. 
h Luke 23. 11. 

Phil. 2. 7. 
i Matt. 11. 14. 

& 17. 12. 

Luke 1. 17. 



i; Or, datheth 
him. 



3 And his raiment became shining, 
exceeding ^ white as snow ; so as no 
fuller on earth can white them. 

4 And there appeared unto them 
Elias with Moses : and they were 
talking with Jesus. 

5 And Peter answered and said to 
Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be 
here : and let us make three taberna- 
cles ; one for thee, and one for Moses, 
and one for Elias. 

6 For he wist not what to say ; for 
they were sore afraid. 

7 And there was a cloud that over- 
shadowed them : and a voice came 
out of the cloud, saying. This is my 
beloved Son : hear him. 

8 And suddenly, when they had 
looked round about, they saw no 
man any more, save Jesus only with 
themselves. 

9 ^And as they came down from 
the mountain, he charged them that 
they should tell no man what things 
they had seen, till the Son of man 
were risen from the dead. 

10 And they kept that saying with 
themselves, questioning one with an- 
other what the rising from the dead 
should mean. 

11 IF And they asked him, saying, 
Why say the scribes ^ that Elias must 
first come ? 

12 And he answered and told them, 
Elias verily cometh first, and restor- 
eth all things ; and s how it is written 
of the Son of man, that he must suffer 
many things, and ^ be set at nought. 

13 But I say unto you, That 'Elias 
is indeed come, and they have done 
unto him whatsoever they listed, as 
it is written of him. 

14 IT ''And when he came to his 
disciples, he saw a great multitude 
about them, and the scribes question- 
ing with them. 

15 And straightway all the people, 
when they beheld him, were greatly 
amazed, and running to him saluted 
him. 

16 And he asked the scribes, What 
question ye II with them 1 

17 And 'one of the multitude an- 
swered and said. Master, I have 
brought unto thee my son, which 
hath a dumb spirit ; 

18 And wheresoever he taketh him, 
he II teareth him ; and he foameth, 
and gnasheth with his teeth, and 
pineth away : and I spake to thy 
disciples that they should cast him 
out ; and they could not. 

19 He answereth him, and saith, 

faithless generation, how long shall 

1 be with you ? how long shall 1 suf- 
fer you "? bring him unto me. 



20 And they brought him unto him : 
and "when he saw him, straightway 
the spirit tare him ; and he fell on 
the ground, and wallowed foaming. 

21 And he asked his father, How 
long is it ago since this came unto 
him? And he said. Of a child. 

22 And ofttimes it hath cast him 
into the fire, and into the waters, to 
destroy him : but if thou canst do 
any thing, have compassion on us, 
and help us. 

23 Jesus said unto him, "^If thou 
canst believe, all things are possible 
to him that believeth. 

24 And straightway the father of 
the child cried out, and said with 
tears, Lord, I believe ; help thou 
mine unbelief. 

25 When Jesus saw that the people 
came running together, he rebuked 
the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thon 
dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, 
come out of him, and enter no more 
into him. 

26 And the spirit cried, and rent 
him sore, and came out of him : and 
he was as one dead ; insomuch that 
many said. He is dead. 

27 But Jesus took him by the hand, 
and lifted him up ; and he arose. 

28 °And when he was come into 
the house, his disciples asked him 
privately. Why could not we cast 
him out 1 

29 And he said unto them, This 
kind can come forth by nothing, but 
by prayer and fasting. 

30 IT And they departed thence, and 
passed through Galilee ; and he would 
not that any man should know it. 

31 PFor he taught his disciples, and 
said unto them, The Son of man is 
delivered into the hands of men, 
and they shall kill him ; and after 
that he is killed, he shall rise the 
third day. 

32 But they understood not that 
saying, and were afraid to ask him. 

33 IF "i And he came to Capernaum : 
and being in the house he asked them, 
What was it that ye disputed among 
yourselves by the way 1 

34 But they Iield their peace : for 
by the way they had disputed among 
themselves, who should be the great- 
est. 

35 And he sat down, and called the 
twelve, and saith unto them, "■ If any 
man desire to be first, the same shall 
be last of all, and servant of all. 

36 And ^ he took a child, and set him 
in the midst of them : and when he 
had taken him in his arms, he said 
unto them, 

37 Whosoever shall receive one of 

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A. D. 32. 



«n ch. 1. 26. 
Luke 9. 42. 



Q Matt. 17. 20. 
ch. 11. 23. 
Luke 17. 6. 
John 11. 40. 



Matt. 17. 19. 



pMatt. 17.22. 
Luke 9. 44. 



q Matt. 18. 1. 
Luke 9. 46. 
& 22. 24. 



r Matt. 20. 
27. ch.lO. 



s Matt. 18. 2. 
ch. 10. 16. 



Offences to he avoided. 



ST. MARK. 



The question of divorce. 



A. D. 32. 



u Num. 11. 28. 
Luke 9. 49. 



X 1 Cor. 12. 3. 



y See Matt. 
12. 30. 



z Matt. 10. 



1 Matt. 18. G. 
Luke 17. 1, 



b Deut. 13. 6. 

Matt. 5. 29. 

& 18. 8. 
II Or, cause 

thee to offend. 



c Is. 66. 24. 



I Or, cause 
thee to offend. 



i Lev. 2. 13. 
Ez. 43. 24. 



e Matt. 5. 13. 
Luke 14. 34. 



f Eph. 4. 29. 

Col. 4. 6. 
S Rom. 12. 18. 

& 14. 19. 

2 Cor. 13. 11, 

Heb. 12. 14. 



33. 

a Matt. 19. 1. 
John 10. 40. 
k. 11.7. 



such children in my name, receiveth 
me ; and * whosoever shall receive 
me, receiveth not me, but him that 
sent me. 

38 IF "And John answ^ered him, say- 
ing, Master, we saw one casting out 
devils in thy name, and he followeth 
not us ; and we forbade him, because 
he followeth not us. 

39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not : 
""for there is no man which shall do 
a miracle in my name, that can light- 
ly speak evil of me. 

40 For y he that is not against us is 
on our part. 

41 ^ For whosoever shall give you a 
cup of water to drink in my name, 
because ye belong to Christ, verily I 
say unto you, he shall not lose his re- 
ward. 

42 ^ And whosoever shall offend one 
of these little ones that believe in me, 
it is better for him that a millstone 
were hanged about his neck, and he 
were cast into the sea. 

43 ^ And if thy hand " offend thee, 
cut it off: it is better for thee to en- 
ter into life maimed, than having two 
hands to go into hell, into the fire that 
never shall be quenched : 

44 "^ Where their worm dieth not, 
and the fire is not quenched. 

45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut 
it off: it is better for thee to enter 
halt into life, than having two feet 
to be cast into hell, into the fire that 
never shall be quenched : 

46 Where their worm dieth not, and 
the fire is not quenched. 

47 And if thine eye II offend thee, 
pluck it out : it is better for thee to 
enter into the kingdom of God with 
one eye, than having two eyes to be 
cast into hell fire : 

48 Where their worm dieth not, and 
the fire is not quenched. 

49 For every one shall be salted with 
fire, "^and every sacrifice shall be salt- 
ed with salt. 

50 ® Salt is good : but if the salt have 
lost his saltness, wherewith will ye 
season it? ^Have salt in yourselves, 
and ^ have peace one with another. 

CHAPTER X. 

Jesus answereth the Pharisees concerning divorce. 13 
He blesseth little children; 17 answereth the rich 
young man; 23 and sheweth how hard it is for a 
rich man to enter the kingdom of God. 28 The re- 
ward of those who forsake all and follow him. 32 
He again foretelleth his own death and resurrection. 
35 The request of James and John. 42 Jesus exhort- 
eth to humility. 46 He healeth blind Bartimeus at 
Jericho. 

AND ^he arose from thence, and 
Cometh into the coasts of Judea 
by the farther side of Jordan : and the 
people resort unto him again ; and, as 
he was wont, he taught them again. 

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2 IF ** And the Pharisees came to him, 
and asked him, Is it lawful for a man 
to put away Ms wife ? tempting him. 

3 And he answered and said unto 
them. What did Moses command you ? 

4 And they said, *= Moses suffered to 
write a bill of divorcement, and to 
put her away. 

5 And Jesus answered and said unto 
them. For the hardness of your heart 
he wrote you this precept. 

6 But from the beginning of the 
creation ^ God made them male and 
female. 

7 ^ For this cause shall a man leave 
his father and mother, and cleave to 
his wife ; 

8 And they twain shall1}e one flesh : 
so then they are no more twain, but 
one flesh. 

9 What therefore God hath joined 
together, let not man put asunder. 

10 And in the house his disciples 
asked him again of the same matter. 

11 And he saith unto them, ^Who- 
soever shall put away his wife, and 
marry another, cdmmitteth adultery 
against her. 

12 And if a woman shall put away 
her husband, and be married to an- 
other, she committeth adultery. 

13 IF ^And they brought young chil- 
dren to him, that he should touch 
them ; and his disciples rebuked those 
that brought them. 

14 But when Jesus saw it, he was 
much displeased, and said unto them. 
Suffer the little children to come unto 
me, and forbid them not ; for ^ of such 
is the kingdom of God. 

15 Verily I say unto you, 'Whoso- 
ever shall not receive the kingdom of 
God as a little child, he shall not en- 
ter therein. 

16 And he took them up in his arms, 
put his hands upon them, and blessed 
them. 

17 IF ^ And when he was gone forth 
into the way, there came one run- 
ning, and kneeled to him, and asked 
him, Good Master, what shall I do 
that I may inherit eternal life ? 

18 And Jesus said unto him. Why 
callest thou me good? there is none 
good but one, that is, God. 

19 Thou knowest the command- 
ments, • Do not commit adultery, Do 
not kill. Do not steal. Do not bear 
false witness, Defraud not, Honour 
thy father and mother. 

20 And he answered and said unto 
him, Master, all these have I observed 
from my j^outh. 

21 Then Jesus beholding him loved 
him, and said unto him, One thing 
thou lackest : go thy way, sell what- 



The danger of rich men. 



ST. MARK. 



How to he the greatest. 



A. D. 33. 



u ch. 8. 31. fc 
9. 31. Luke 
9. 22. & 18. 
31. 



soever thou hast, and give to the poor, 
and thou shalt have "" treasure in heav- 
en : and^come, take up the cross, and 
follow me. 

22 And he was sad at that saying, 
and went away grieved : for he had 
great possessions. 

23 IF "And Jesus looked round about, 
and saith unto his disciples, How 
hardly shall they that have riches 
enter into the kingdom of God ! 

24 And the disciples were astonished 
at his words. But Jesus answereth 
again, and saith unto them, Children, 
how hard is it for them °that trust in 
riches to enter into the kingdom of God ! 

25 It is easier for a camel to go 
through the eye of a needle, than for 
a rich man to enter into the kingdom 
of God. 

26 And they were astonished out of 
measure, saying among themselves, 
Who then can be saved 1 

27 And Jesus looking upon them 
saith. With men it is impossible, but 
not with God : for p with God all things 
are possible. 

28 H 1 Then Peter began to say unto 
him, Lo, we have left all, and have 
followed thee. 

29 And Jesus answered and said. 
Verily I say unto you. There is no 
man that hath left house, or breth- 
ren, or sisters, or father, or mother, 
or wife, or children, or lands, for my 
sake, and the gospel's, 

30 "■ But he shall receive a hundred- 
fold now in this time, houses, and 
brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and 
children, andlands, with persecutions ; 
and in the world to come eternal life. 

31 'But many that are first shall be 
last ; and the last first. 

32 IF 'And they were in the way 
going up to Jerusalem ; and Jesus 
went before them : and they were 
amazed ; and as they followed, they 
were afraid. "And he took again the 
twelve, and began to tell them what 
things should happen unto him, 

33 Saying, Behold, we go up to Je- 
rusalem ; and the Son of man shall be 
delivered unto the chief priests, and 
unto the scribes ; and they shall con- 
demn him to death, and shall deliver 
him to the Gentiles : 

34 And they shall mock him, and 
shall scourge him, and shall spit upon 
him, and shall kill him ; and the third 
day he shall rise again. 

35 1[ ^ And James and John, the sons 
of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, 
Master, we would that thou shouldest 
do for us whatsoever we shall desire. 

3C And he said unto them. What 
would ye that I should do for you ? 



37 They said unto him, Grant unto 
us that we may sit, one on thy right 
hand, and the other on thy left hand, 
in thy glory, 

38 But Jesus said unto them. Ye 
know not what ye ask : can ye drink 
of the cup that I drink of? and be 
baptized with the baptism that I am 
baptized with ? 

39 And they said unto him, We can. 
And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall 
indeed drink of the cup that I drink 
of; and with the baptism that I am 
baptized withal shall ye be baptized : 

40 But to sit on my right hand and 
on my left hand is not mine to give ; 
but it shall he given to them for whom 
it is prepared. 

41 y And when the ten heard it, they 
began to be much displeased with 
James and John. 

42 But Jesus called them to him, 
and saith unto them, ^ Ye know that 
they which n are accounted to rule 
over the Gentiles exercise lordship 
over them ; and their great ones exer- 
cise authority upon them. 

43 *But so shall it not be among 
you : but whosoever will be great 
among you, shall be your minister : 

44 And whosoever of you will be the 
chiefest, shall be servant of all. 

45 For even ^ the Son of man came 
not to be ministered unto, but to min- 
ister, and " to give his life a ransom 
for many. 

46 IF ** And they came to Jericho : 
and as he went out of Jericho with 
his disciples and a great number of 
people, blind Bartimeus, the son of 
Timeus, sat by the highway side beg- 
ging. 

47 And when he heard that it was 
Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry 
out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of Da- 
vid, have mercy on me. 

48 And many charged him that he 
should hold his peace : but he cried 
the more a great deal. Thou Son of 
David, have mercy on me. 

49 And Jesus stood still, and com- 
manded him to be called. And they 
call the blind man, saying unto him, 
Be of good comfort, rise ; he calleth 
thee. 

50 And he, casting away his gar- 
ment, rose, and came to Jesus. 

51 And Jesus answered and said un- 
to him, What wilt thou that I should 
do unto thee ? The blind man said 
unto him. Lord, that I might receive 
my sight. 

52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy 
way ; *thy faith hath H made thee whole. 
And immediately he received his sight, 
and followed Jesus in the way. 



A. D. 33. 



y Matt. 20. 24. 



z Luke 22. 25. 

II Or, think 
good. 



a Matt. 20. 26, 
28. ch. 9. 35. 
Luke 9. 48. 



b John 13. 14. 
Phil. 2. 7. 

c Matt. 20. 28. 

1 Tim. 2. 6. 

Tit. 2. 14. 
d Matt. 20. 29. 

Luke 18. 35. 



e Matt. 9. 22. 

ch. 5. 34. 
II Or. saved 

thee. 



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Jesus entereth Jerusalem. 



ST. MARK. 



Faith in God encouraged. 



A. D. 33. 



1 Matt. 21. 1. 
Luke 19. 29. 
John 12. 14. 



b MatL 21. 8. 



d Ps. 148. 1. 
e Matt. 21. 12. 



f Matt. 21. 18. 



g Matt. 21. 19. 



i Matt. 21. 12. 
Luke 19. 45. 
John 2. 14. 



CHAPTER XL 

Jesus' public entry into Jerusalem. 12 He curseth the 
Jig tree ; 15 driveth the traders out of the temple ; 20 
and exhorteth to faith and forgiveness. 27 He si- 
lenceth those who question his authority. 

AND ^when they came nigh to Je- 
rusalem, unto Bethphage and 
Bethany, at the mount of OHves, he 
sendeth forth two of his disciples, 

2 And saith unto them, Go your way 
into the village over against you : and 
as soon as ye be entered into it, ye 
shall find a colt tied, whereon never 
man sat ; loose him, and bring him. 

3 And if any man say unto you. 
Why do ye this 1 say ye that the Lord 
hath need of him ; and straightway 
he will send him hither. 

4 And they went their way, and 
found the colt tied by the door with- 
out in a place where two ways met ; 
and they loose him. 

5 And certain of them that stood 
there said unto them, What do ye, 
loosing the colt 1 

6 And they said unto them even as 
Jesus had commanded : and they let 
them go. 

7 And they brought the colt to Je- 
sus, and cast their garments on him ; 
and he sat upon him, 

8 ''And many spread their garments 
in the way ; and others cut down 
branches off the trees, and strewed 
them in the way. 

9 And they that went before, and 
they that followed, cried, saying, 
•= Hosanna ; Blessed is he that cometh 
in the name of the Lord : 

10 Blessed be the kingdom of our 
father David, that cometh in the name 
of the Lord: "* Hosanna in the high- 
est. 

11 ^ And Jesus entered into Jerusa- 
lem, and into the temple : and when 
he had looked round about upon all 
things, and now the eventide was 
come, he went out unto Bethany 
with the twelve. 

12 % ^ And on the morrow, when 
they were come from Bethany, he 
was hungry : 

13 ^And seeing a fig tree afar oflf 
having leaves, he came, if haply he 
might find any thing thereon : and 
when he came to it, he found nothing 
but leaves ; for the time of figs was 
not yet. 

14 And Jesus answered and said 
unto it. No man eat fruit of thee 
hereafter for ever. And his disciples 
heard it. 

15 IF ^And they come to Jerusalem : 
and Jesus went into the temple, and 
began to cast out them that sold and 
bought in the temple, and overthrew 

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the tables of the money changers, and 
the seats of them that sold doves ; 

16 And would not sufifer that any 
man should carry any vessel through 
the temple. 

17 And he taught, saying unto them, 
Is it not written, ^My house shall be 
called II of all nations the house of 
prayer % but ^ ye have made it a den 
of thieves. 

18 And ^ the scribes and chief priests 
heard it, and sought how they might 
destroy him : for they feared him, be- 
cause "^ all the people was astonished 
at his doctrine. 

19 And when even was come, he 
went out of the city. 

20 IT "And in the morning, as they 
passed by, they saw the fig tree dried 
up from the roots. 

21 And Peter calling to remem- 
brance saith unto him. Master, be- 
hold, the fig tree which thou cursedst 
is withered away. 

22 And Jesus answering saith unto 
them, II Have faith in God. 

23 For ° verily I say unto you. That 
whosoever shall say unto this mount- 
ain, Be thou removed, and be thou 
cast into the sea ; and shall not doubt 
in his heart, but shall believe that 
those things which he saith shall 
come to pass ; he shall have whatso- 
ever he saith. 

24 Therefore I say unto you, p What 
things soever ye desire, when ye pray, 
believe that ye receive them, and ye 
shall have them. 

25 And when ye stand praying, i for- 
give, if ye have aught against any ; 
that your Father also which is in 
heaven may forgive you 3^our tres- 
passes. 

26 But "■ if ye do not forgive, neither 
will your Father which is in heaven 
forgive your trespasses. 

27 f And they come again to Jeru- 
salem : ^ and as he was walking in 
the temple, there come to him the 
chief priests, and the scribes, and the 
elders, 

28 And say unto him, By what au- 
thority doest thou these things ? and 
who gave thee this authority to do 
these things 1 

29 And Jesus answered and said 
unto them, I will also ask of you one 
II question, and answer me, and I will 
tell you by what authority I do these 
things. 

30 The baptism of John, was it from 
heaven, or of men ? answer me. 

31 And they reasoned with them- 
selves saying. If we shall say, From 
heaven ; he will say, Why then did 
ye not believe him ? 



Parable of the husbandmen. 



ST. MARK. 



The Sadducees ansiuered. 



A. D. 33. 



t Matt. 3. 5. & 1 
14. 5. ch. 6. I 
20. 



a Matt. 21. 33. 
Luke 20. 9. 



b Ps. 118. 22. 



c Matt. 21. 45. 
46. ch.ll.is: 
John 7. 25, 30, 
44. 



d Matt. 22. 15. 
Luke 20. 20. 



32 But if we shall say, Of men ; they 
feared the people : for ' all men count- 
ed John, that he was a prophet in- 
deed. 

33 And they answered and said un- 
to Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus 
answering saith unto them, Neither 
do I tell you by what authority I do 
these things. 

CHAPTER XII. 

The parnhle of the wicked husbandmen. 13 The ques- 
- tion of the Pharisees about paying tribute to Cesar, 

18 and of the Sadducees concerning the resurrection. 

28 The two great commandments. 35 Christ the son 

of David. 38 ITie evil example of the scribes to be 

avoided. 41 The widow's two mites. 

i ND ^he began to speak unto them 
XX by parables. A certain man 
planted a vineyard, and set a hedge 
about it, and digged a place for the 
winefat, and built a tower, and let it 
out to husbandmen, and went into a 
far country. 

2 And at the season he sent to the 
husbandmen a servant, that he might 
receive from the husbandmen of the 
fruit of the vineyard. 

3 And they caught him, and beat 
him, and sent him away empty. 

4 And again he sent unto them 
another servant ; and at him they 
cast stones, and wounded him in the 
head, and sent Aim away shamefully 
handled. 

5 And again he sent another ; and 
him they killed, and many others ; 
beating some, and killing some. 

6 Having yet therefore one son, his 
well beloved, he sent him also last 
unto them, saying, They will rever- 
ence my son. 

7 But those husbandmen said among 
themselves, This is the heir ; come, 
let us kill him, and the inheritance 
shall be ours. 

8 And they took him, and killed him, 
and cast him- out of the vineyard. 

9 What shall therefore the lord of 
the vineyard do 1 he will come and 
destroy the husbandmen, and will give 
the vineyard unto others. 

10 And have ye not read this scrip- 
ture ; ^ The stone which the builders 
rejected is become the head (5f the 
corner : 

11 This was the Lord's doing, and it 
is marvellous in our eyes ? 

12 " And they sought to lay hold on 
him, but feared the people : for they 
knew that he had spoken the parable 
against them : and they left him, and 
went their way. 

13 ^ ^And they send unto him 
certain of the Pharisees and of the 
Herodians, to catch him in his 
words. 



14 And when they were come, they 
say unto him. Master, we know that 
thou art true, and carest for no man ; 
for thou regardest not the person of 
men, but teachest the way of God in 
truth : Is it lawful to give tribute to 
Cesar, or not ? 

15 Shall we give, or shall we not 
give"? But he, knowing their hypoc- 
risy, said unto them. Why tempt ye 
me 1 bring mc a t penny, that I may 
see it. 

16 And they brought it. And he 
saith unto them. Whose is this image 
and superscription "? And they said 
unto him, Cesar's. 

17 And Jesus answering said unto 
them, Render to Cesar the things that 
are Cesar's, and to God the things that 
are God's. And they marvelled at 
him, 

18 IT ^Then come unto him the Sad- 
ducees, ^ which say there is no res- 
urrection ; and they asked him, say- 
ings 

19 Master, ^ Moses wrote unto us. If 
a man's brother die, and leave his wife 
behind him, and leave no children, that 
his brother should take his wife, and 
raise up seed unto his brother. 

20 Now there were seven brethren : 
and the first took a wife, and dying 
left no seed. 

21 And the second took her, and 
died, neither left he any seed : and 
the third likewise. 

22 And the seven had her, and left 
no seed : last of ail the woman died 
also. 

23 In the resurrection therefore, 
when they shall rise, whose wife shall 
she be of them 1 for the seven had her 
to wife. 

24 And Jesus answering said unto 
them, Do ye not therefore err, because 
ye know not the Scriptures, neither 
the power of God 1 

25 For when they shall rise from 
the dead, they neither marry, nor are 
given in marriage ; but ^ are as the 
angels which are in heaven. 

26 And as touching the dead, that 
they rise ; have ye not read in the 
book of Moses, how in the bush God 
spake unto him, saying, 'I am the God 
of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, 
and the God of Jacob 1 

27 He is not the God of the dead, 
but the God of the living : ye there- 
fore do greatly err. 

28 If '^ And one of the scribes came, 
and having heard them reasoning to- 
gether, and perceiving that he had an- 
swered them well, asked him, Which 
is the first commandment of all ? 

29 And Jesus answered him, The 

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The first commandment. 



ST. MARK. 



Destruction of the temple. 



A. D. 33. 



m Lev. 19. i: 
Matt. 22. 39 
Rom. 13. 9. 
Gal. 5. 14. 
James 2. 8. 



n Deut. 4. 39. 
Is. 45. 6, 14. 
& 46. 9. 



1 Sam. 15. 
22. Hos. 6. 
fi. Mic. C. fi, 
7,8. 



P Matt. 22. 4G. 



q Matt. 22. 41. 
Luke 20. 41. 



r 2 Sam. 23. 2. 
s Ps. 110. L 



t ch. 4. 2. 

u Matt. 23. 1, 
&c. Luke 
20. 46. 

X Luke 11. 43. 



y Matt. 23, 14. 



Luke 21. 1. 



a 2 Kings 12. 
9, 



b 2 Cor. 8. 12. 



c Deut. 24. 6. 
1 John 3. 17. 



commandments is, 
The Lord our God 



first of all the 
^ Hear, O Israel ; 
is one Lord : 

30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy 
God with all thy heart, and with all 
thy soul, and with all thy mind, and 
with all thy strength : this is the first 
commandment. 

31 And the second is like, namely 
this, ""Thou shalt love thy neighbour 
as thyself. There is none other com- 
mandment greater than these. 

33 And the scribe said unto him. 
Well, Master, thou hast said the 
truth : for there is one God ; " and 
there is none other but he : 

33 And to love him with all the 
heart, and with all the understanding, 
and with all the soul, and with all the 
strength, and to love his neighbour as 
himself, ° is more than all whole burnt 
offerings and sacrifices. 

34 And when Jesus saw that he an- 
swered discreetly, he said unto him, 
Thou art not far from the kingdom of 
God. PAnd no man after that durst 
ask him any question. 

35 1[ '^And Jesus answered and said, 
while he taught in the temple, How 
say the scribes that Christ is the son 
of David 1 

36 For David himself said ""by the 
Holy Ghost, 'The Lord said to my 
Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till 
I make thine enemies thy footstool. 

37 David therefore himself calleth 
him Lord ; and whence is he then 
his son? And the common people 
heard him gladly. 

38 T And ' he said unto them in his 
doctrine, "Beware of the scribes, which 
love to go in long clothing, and ^ love 
salutations in the marketplaces, 

39 And the chief seats in the syna- 
gogues, and the uppermost rooms at 
feasts : 

40 y Which devour widows' houses, 
and for a pretence make long pray- 
ers : these shall receive greater dam- 
nation. 

41 IT ^ And Jesus sat over against the 
treasury, and beheld how the people 
cast money ^ into the treasury : and 
m^jiy that were rich cast in much. 

42 And there came a certain poor 
widow, and she threw in two mites, 
which make a farthing. 

43 And he called unto him his disci- 
ples, and saith unto them, Verily I say 
unto you. That ^ this poor widow hath 
cast more in, than all they which have 
cast into the treasury : 

44 For all they did cast in of their 
abundance ; but she of her want did 
cast in all that she had, "^ even all her 
living. 

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CHAPTER XHL 

Jesus foretelleth the destruction of the temple,^ and 
the calamities that shall precede it. 24 The signs of 
his coming. 32 The day and hour thereof unknown. 
33 The duty of all to watch. 

AND ^ as he went out of the temple, 
one of his disciples saith unto 
him. Master, see what manner of stones 
and what buildings are here ! 

2 And Jesus answering said unto 
him, Seest thou these great buildings ? 
'' there shall^not be left one stone up- 
on another, that shall not be thrown 
down. 

3 And as he sat upon the mount of 
Olives, over against the temple, Peter 
and James and John and Andrew 
asked him privately, 

4 " Tell us, when shall these things 
be 1 and what shall be the sign when 
all these things shall be fulfilled ? 

5 And Jesus answering them began 
to say, ^ Take heed lest any man de- 
ceive you : 

6 For many shall come in my name, 
saying, I am Christ ; and shall deceive 
many. 

7 And when ye shall hear of wars 
and rumours of wars, be ye not troub- 
led : for such things must needs be ; 
but the end shall not be yet. 

8 For nation shall rise against na- 
tion, and kingdom against kingdom : 
and there shall be earthquakes in 
divers places, and there shall be fam- 
ines and troubles : * these are the be- 
ginnings oft sorrows. 

9 IF But Hake heed to yourselves: 
for they shall deliver you up to coun- 
cils ; and in the synagogues ye shall 
be beaten : and ye shall be brought 
before rulers and kings for my sake, 
for a testimony against them. 

10 And ^the gospel must first be 
published among all nations. 

11 ''But when they shall lead you, 
and deliver you up, take no thought 
beforehand what ye shall speak, nei- 
ther do ye premeditate : but whatso- 
ever shall be given you in that hour, 
that speak ye : for it is not ye that 
speak, ' but the Holy Ghost. 

12 Now ^the brother shall betray 
the brother to death, and the father 
the son; and children shall rise up 
against their parents, and shall cause 
them to be put to death. 

13 ' And ye shall be hated of all mc?i 
for my name's sake : but "' he that 
shall endure unto the end, the same 
shall be saved. 

14 IT "But when ye shall see the 
abomination of desolation, ° spoken of 
by Daniel the prophet, standing where 
it ought not, (let him that readeth 
understand,) then Plet them that be 
in Judea flee to the mountains : 



A time of great affliction. 



ST. MARK. 



The head of Jesus anointed. 



A. D. 33. 



a Luke 21. 23, 
& 23. 29. 



r Dan. 9. 26. &. 
12, 1. Joel 
2.2. Matt. 
24. 21. 



> Matt. 24. 23. 
Luke 17. 23. 
k 21. 8. 



u Dan. 7. 10. 
Zeph. 1. 15. 
Matt. 24. 29, 
&c. Luke 
2L25. 



2 Dan. 7. 13, 
14. Matt. 16. 
27. & 24. 30. 
ch. 14. 62. 
Acts 1. XL 
1 Thess. 4. 
16. 2 Thess. 
L7,10. Rev. 
1.7. 



7 Matt. 24. 32. 
Luke 21. 29, 

&C. 



z Is. 40. 8. 



a Matt. 24. 42. 

&, 25. 13. 

Luke 12. 40. 

& 21. 34. 

Rom. 13. 11. 

1 Thess. 5. 6. 
b Matt. 24. 45. 

& 25. 14. 



15 And let him that is on the house- 
top not go down into the house, nei- 
ther eliter therein, to take any thing 
out of his house : 

16 And let him that is in the field 
not turn back again for to take up his 
garment. 

17 1 But woe to them that are with 
child, and to them that give suck in 
those days ! 

18 And pray ye that your flight be 
not in the winter. 

19 '■'For in those days shall be afflic- 
tion, such as was not from the begin- 
ning of the creation which God cre- 
ated unto this time, neither shall be. 

20 And except that the Lord had 
shortened those days, no flesh should 
be saved : but for the elect's sake, 
whom he hath chosen, he hath short- 
ened the days. 

21 * And then if any man shall say 
to you, Lo, here is Christ ; or, lo, he is 
there ; believe him not : 

22 For false Christs and false proph- 
ets shall rise, and shall shew signs 
and wonders, to seduce, if it were pos- 
sible, even the elect. 

23 But Uake ye heed: behold, I 
have foretold you all things. 

24 IT " But in those days, after that 
tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, 
and the moon shall not give her light, 

25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, 
and the powers that are in heaven 
shall be shaken. 

26 ^ And then shall they see the Son 
of man coming in the clouds with 
great power and glory. 

27 And then shall he send his an- 
gels, and shall gather together his 
elect from the four winds, from the 
uttermost part of the earth to the ut- 
termost part of heaven. 

28 y Now learn a parable of the fig 
tree : -When her branch is yet tender, 
and putteth forth leaves, ye know that 
summer is near : 

29 So ye in like manner, when ye 
shall see these things come to pass, 
know that it is nigh, even at the 
doors. 

30 Verily I say unto you, that this 
generation shall not pass, till all these 
things be done. 

31 Heaven and earth shall pass 
away : but ^ my words shall not pass 
away. 

32 IT But of that day and that hour 
knoweth no man, no, not the angels 
which are in heaven, neither the Son, 
but the Father. 

33 ^ Take ye heed, watch and pray : 
for ye know not when the time is. 

34 ^ For the Son of man is as a man 
taking a far journey, who left his 



house, and gave authority to his serv- 
ants, and to every man his work, and 
commanded the porter to watch. 

35 *^ Watch ye therefore : for ye 
know not when the master of the 
house Cometh, at even, or at mid- 
night, or at the cockcrowing, or in 
the morning : 

36 Lest coming suddenly he find you 
sleeping. 

37 And what I say unto you I say 
unto all, Watch. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

The rulers conspire against Jesus. 3 At Bethany a 
woman anointeth his head. 10 Judas selleth him. 
12 Jesus keepeth the passover ; 22 instituteth the 
Lord's supper ; 32 prayeth in the garden; 43 and is 
betrayed with a kiss. 53 He is brought before the 
high priest and condemned. 66 Peter denieth him. 

AFTER ^two days was the feast of 
the passover, and of unleavened 
bread : and the chief priests and the 
scribes sought how they might take 
him by craft, and put him to death. 

2 But they said, Not on the feast 
day, lest there be an uproar of the 
people. 

3 1'' And being in Bethany, in the 
house of Simon the leper, as he sat at 
meat, there came a woman having an 
alabaster box of ointment of H spike- 
nard very precious ; and she brake the 
box, and poured it on his head. 

4 And there Avere some that had in- 
dignation within themselves, and said. 
Why was this waste of the ointment 
made ? 

5 For it might have been sold for 
more than three hundred II pence, and 
have been given to the poor. And 
they murmured against her. 

6 And Jesus said. Let her alone ; 
why trouble ye her ? she hath wrought 
a good work on me. 

7 For " ye have the poor with you 
always, and whensoever ye will ye 
may do them good : but me ye have 
not always. 

8 She hath done what she could : 
she is come aforehand to anoint my 
body to the burying. 

9 Verily I say unto you, Whereso- 
ever this gospel shall be preached 
throughout the whole world, /Aw also 
that she hath done shall be spoken of 
for a memorial of her. 

10 1 '^ And Judas Iscariot, one of the 
twelve, went unto the chief priests, 
to betray him unto them. 

11 And when they heard it, they 
were glad, and promised to give him 
mone3^ And he sought how he 
might conveniently betray him. 

12 IF ^ A nd the first day of unleavened 
bread, when they H killed the passover, 
his disciples said unto him. Where 

891 



Jesus eateth the passover. 



ST. MARK. 



His agony in the garden. 



A. D. 33. 



f Matt. 26. 20, 
&c. 



g Matt. 26. 24. 
Luke 22. 22. 



h Matt. 26. 26. 
Luke 22. 19. 
1 Cor. 11. 23. 



i Matt. 26. 30. 
II Ov, psalm. 



k Matt. 26. 31. 
I Zech. 13. 7. 



n Matt. 26- 33, 
34. Luke 22. 
33. 34. John 
13'. 37, 38. 



wilt thou that we go and prepare that 
thou mayest eat the passover ? 

13 And he sendeth forth two of his 
disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye 
into the city, and there shall meet you 
a man bearing a pitcher of water : fol- 
low him. 

14 And wheresoever he shall go in, 
say ye to the goodman of the house, 
The Master saith, Where is the guest- 
chamber, where I shall eat the pass- 
over with my disciples ? 

15 And he will shew you a large 
upper room furnished and prepared : 
there make ready for us. 

16 And his disciples went forth, and 
came into the city, and found as he 
had said unto them : and they made 
ready the passover. 

17 ^And in the evening he cometh 
with the twelve. 

18 And as they sat and did eat, 
Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, 
One of you which eateth with me 
shall betray me. 

19 And they began to be sorrowful, 
and to say unto him one by one. Is it 

I ? and another said. Is it I ? 

20 And he answered and said unto 
them. It is one of the twelve, that 
dippeth with me in the dish. 

21 ^The Son of man indeed goeth, as 
it is written of him : but woe to that 
man by whom the Son of man is be- 
trayed ! good were it for that man if 
he had never been born. 

22 IT ^And as they did eat, Jesus 
took bread, and blessed, and brake 
it, and gave to them, and said, Take, 
eat ; this is my body. 

23 And he took the cup, and when 
he had given thanks, he gave it to 
them : and they all drank of it. 

24 And he said unto them, This is 
my blood of the new testament, which 
is shed for many. 

25 Verily I say unto you, I will drink 
no more of the fruit of the vine, until 
that day that I drink it new in the 
kingdom of God. 

26 IF 'And when they had sung a 

II hymn, they went out into the mount 
of Olives. 

27 ^ And Jesus saith unto them, All 
ye shall be offended because of me 
this night : for it is written, ^ I will 
smite the Shepherd, and the sheep 
shall be scattered. 

28 But '"after that I am risen, I will 
go before you into Galilee. 

29 "But Peter said unto him. Although 
all shall be offended, yet will jnoi I. 

30 And Jesus saith unto him, Verily 
I say unto thee, That this day, even 
in this night, before the cock crow 
twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. 

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31 But he spake the more vehement- 
ly, If 1 should die with thee, I will 
not deny thee in any wise. Likewise 
also said they all. 

32 ° And they came to a place which 
was named Gethsemane : and he saith 
to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I 
shall pray. 

33 And he taketh with him Peter 
and James and John, and began to be 
sore amazed, and to be very heavy ; 

34 And saith unto them, p My soul 
is exceeding sorrowful unto death : 
tarry ye here, and watch. 

35 And he went forward a little, and 
fell on the ground, and prayed that, if 
it were possible, the hour might pass 
from him. 

36 And he said, i Abba, Father, •■ all 
things are possible unto thee ; take 
away this cup from me : ' nevertheless, 
not what I will, but what thou wilt. 

37 And he cometh, and findeth them 
sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Si- 
mon, sleepest thou ? couldest not thou 
watch one hour? 

38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter 
into temptation. ' The spirit truly is 
ready, but the flesh is weak. 

39 And again he went away, and 
prayed, and spake the same words. 

40 And when he returned, he found 
them asleep again, (for their eyes 
were heavy,) neither wist they what 
to answer him. 

41 And he cometh the third time, 
and saith unto them, Sleep on now, 
and take your rest : it is enough, " the 
hour is come ; behold, the Son of man 
is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 

42 ^ Rise up, let us go ; lo, he that 
betrayeth me is at hand. 

43 t J'And immediately, while he 
yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the 
twelve, and with him a great multi- 
tude with swords and staves, from the 
chief priests and the scribes and the 
elders. 

44 And he that betrayed him had 
given them a token, saying. Whom- 
soever I shall kiss, that same is he ; 
take him, and lead him away safely. 

45 And as soon as he was come, he 
goeth straightway to him, and saith, 
Master, Master ; and kissed him. 

46 IT And they laid their hands on 
him, and took him. 

47 And one of them that stood by 
drew a sword, and smote a servant 
of the high priest, and cut off his 
ear. 

48 ^ And Jesus answered and said 
unto them, Are ye come out, as against 
a thief, with swords and with staves 
to take me ? 

49 I was daily with you in the tem- 



Jesus before the council. 



ST. MARK. 



Jesus delivered to Pilate. 



A. D. 33. 



a Ps. 22. C. 

Is. 53. 7, fee. 

Luke 22. 37. 

&. 24. 44. 
b Ps. 88. 8. 

vcr. 27. 



c Matt. 26. 57. 
Luke 22. 54. 
Juhu 18. 13. 



d Matt. 26. 59. 



e ch. 15. 29. 
John 2. 19. 



f Matt. 26. 62. 



S Is. 53. 7. 
h Matt. 26. 63. 



i Matt. 24. 30. 
& 26. 64. 
Luke 22. 69. 



t Matt. 26. 58, 
69. Luke 22. 
55. John 18. 
16. 



pie teaching, and ye took me not : but 
* the Scriptures must be fulfilled. 

50 S4.nd they all forsook him, and 
fled. 

51 And there followed him a certain 
young man, having a linen cloth cast 
about his naked body : and the young 
men laid hold on him : 

52 And he left the linen cloth, and 
fled from them naked. 

53 1[ •= And they led Jesus away to 
the high priest : and with him were 
assembled all the chief priests and the 
elders and the scribes, 

54 And Peter followed him afar off, 
even into the palace of the high priest : 
and he sat with the servants, and warm- 
ed himself at the fire, 

55 "^And the chief priests and all 
the council sought for witness against 
Jesus to put him to death ; and found 
none. 

56 For many bare false witness 
against him, but their witness agreed 
not together. 

57 And there arose certain, and bare 
false witness against him, saying, 

58 We heard him say, ^ I will destroy 
this temple that is made with hands, 
and within three days I will build an- 
other made without hands. 

59 But neither so did their witness 
agree together. 

60 "^And the high priest stood up in 
the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, 
Answerest thou nothing? what is it 
which these witness against thee 1 

61 But ^he held his peace, and an- 
swered nothing, ^ Again the high 
priest asked him, and said unto him. 
Art thou the Christ, the Son of the 
Blessed ? 

62 And Jesus said, I am : ' and ye 
shall see the Son of man sitting on 
the right hand of power, and coming 
in the clouds of heaven. 

63 Then the, high priest rent his 
clothes, and saith, What need we any 
further witnesses 1 

64 Ye have heard the blasphemy : 
what think ye? And they all con- 
demned him to be guilty of death, 

65 And some began to spit on him, 
and to cover his face, and to buffet 
him, and to say unto him, Prophesy : 
and the servants did strike him with 
the palms of their hands. 

66 IT '^ And as Peter was beneath in 
the palace, there cometh one of the 
maids of the high priest : 

67 And when she saw Peter warm- 
ing himself, she looked upon him, and 
said. And thou also wast with Jesus 
of Nazareth. 

08 But he denied, saying, I know 
not, neither understand I what thou 



sayest. And he tvent out into the 
porch ; and the/cock crew. 

69 ' And a maid saw him again, and 
began to say to them that stood by, 
This is one of them, 

70 And he denied it again. ™And 
a little after, they that stood by said 
again to Peter, Surely thou art one of 
them: ''for thou art a Galilean, and 
thy speech agreeth thereto. 

71 But he began to curse and to 
swear, saying, I know not this man 
of whom ye speak, 

72 ° And the second time the cock 
crew. And Peter called to mind the 
word that Jesus said unto him, Before 
the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny 
me thrice. And II when he thought 
thereon, he wept. 

CHAPTER XV. 

Jesus is delivered over to Pilate ; 15 who releaseth Ba- 
rabbas and delivereth Jesus to be crvcified. 17 The 
crown of thorns. 22 The crucifixion. 29 The priests 
and oiiicrs mock. 37 Jesus dieth. 42 His burial. 

AND "" straightway in the morning 
the chief priests held a consulta- 
tion with the elders and scribes and 
the whole council, and bound Jesus, 
and carried him away, and delivered 
him to Pilate, 

2 ^ And Pilate asked him, Art thou 
the King of the Jews 1 And he an- 
swering said unto him, Thou sayest 
it. 

3 And the chief priests accused him 
of many things ; but he answered 
nothing, 

4 " And Pilate asked him again, say- 
ing, Answerest thou nothing? behold 
how many things they witness against 
thee, 

5 ^ But Jesus yet answered nothing ; 
so that Pilate marvelled. 

6 Now ^ at that feast he released unto 
them one prisoner, whomsoever they 
desired. 

7 And there was one named Barab- 
bas, which lay bound with them that 
had made insurrection with him, who 
had committed murder in the insur- 
rection. 

8 And the multitude crying aloud 
began to desire him to do as he had 
ever done unto them, 

9 But Pilate answered them, say- 
ing. Will ye that I release unto you 
the King of the Jews ? 

10 For he knew that the chief priests 
had delivered him for envy. 

11 But f the chief priests moved the 
people, that he should rather release 
Barabbas unto them, 

12 And Pilate answered and said 
again unto them. What will ye then 
that I shall do unto him whom ye call 
the King of the Jews ? 

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Crucifixion of Jesus. 



ST. MARK. 



His death and burial. 



A. D. 33. 



g Matt. 27. 2(] 
John 19. 1, 
IG. 



h Matt. 27. 27. 



i Matt. 27. 32. 
Luke 23. 26. 



k Matt. 27. 33. 
Luke 23. 33. 
John 19. 17, 

1 Matt. 27. 34. 



m Ps. 22. 18. 
Luke 23. 34. 
John 19. 23. 



n See Matt. 

27. 45. Luke 

23.44. John 

19. 14. 
o Matt. 27. 37. 

John 19. 19. 

P Matt. 27. 38. 



q Is. 53. 12. 
Luke 22. 37. 



r Ps. 22. 7. 



s ch. 14. i 
John 2. 



t Matt. 27. 44. 
Luke 23 39. 



13 And they cried out again, Crucify 
him. 

14 Then Pilate said unto them, Why, 
what evil hath he done ? And they 
cried out the more exceedingly. Cru- 
cify him. 

15 TF ^ And so Pilate, willing to con- 
tent the people, released Barabbas 
unto them, and delivered Jesus, when 
he had scourged Aim, to be cruci- 
fied. 

16 ^And the soldiers led him away 
into the hall, called Pretorium ; and 
they call together the whole band. 

17 And they clothed him with pur- 
ple, and platted a crown of thorns, 
and put it about his head, 

18 And began to salute him. Hail, 
King of the Jews ! 

19 And they smote him on the head 
with a reed, and did spit upon him, 
and bowing their knees worshipped 
him. 

20 And when they had mocked him, 
they took off the purple from him, 
and put his own clothes on him, and 
led him out to crucify him. 

21 ' And they compel one Simon a 
Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out 
of the country, the father of Alexan- 
der and Rufus, to bear his cross. 

22 '^And they bring him unto the 
place Golgotha, which is, being inter- 
preted. The place of a skull, 

23 'And they gave him to drink wine 
mingled with myrrh : but he received 
it not. 

24 And when they had crucified him, 
'"they parted his garments, casting lots 
upon them, what every man should 
take. 

25 And "it was the third hour, and 
they crucified him. 

26 And ° the superscription of his 
accusation was written over, THE 
KING OF THE JEWS. 

27 And P with him they crucify two 
thieves ; the one on his right hand, 
and the other on his left. 

28 And the scripture was fulfilled, 
which saith, *i And he was numbered 
with the transgressors. 

29 And ""they that passed by railed 
on him, wagging their heads, and 
saying, Ah, ' thou that destroyest the 
temple, and buildest it in three days, 

30 Save thyself, and come down from 
the cross. 

31 Likewise also the chief priests 
mocking said among themselves with 
the scribes, He saved others ; himself 
he cannot save. 

32 Let Christ the King of Israel 
descend now from the cross, that we 
may see and believe. And ' they that 
were crucified with him reviled him. 

894 



33 And " when the sixth hour was 
come, there was darkness over the 
whole land until the ninth hour. 

34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried 
with a loud voice, saying, ^ Eloi, Eloi, 
lama sabachthani? which is, being 
interpreted. My God, my God, why 
hast thou forsaken me ? 

35 And some of them that stood hy, 
when they heard it, said, Behold, he 
calleth Elias. 

36 And ^one ran and filled a sponge 
full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, 
and "^gave him to drink, saying, Let 
alone ; let us see whether Elias will 
come to take him down. 

37 ^And Jesus cried with a loud 
voice, and gave up the ghost. 

38 And ''the vail of the temple was 
rent in tvi'ain from the top to the bot- 
tom. 

39 IT And '^when the centurion, which 
stood over against him, saw that he so 
cried out, and gave up the ghost, he 
said. Truly this man was the Son of 
God. 

40 ^ There were also women looking 
on ^ afar off: among whom was Mary 
Magdalene, and Mary the mother of 
James the less and of Joses, and Sa- 
lome ; 

41 Who also, when he was in Gali- 
lee, ^followed him, and ministered 
unto him ; and man}'^ other women 
which came up with him unto Jeru- 
salem. 

42 "II ^ And now when the even was 
come, because it was the preparation, 
that is, the day before the sabbath, 

43 Joseph of Arimathea, an honour- 
able counsellor, which also ''waited 
for the kingdom of God, came, and 
went in boldly unto Pilate, and cra- 
ved the body of Jesus. 

44 And Pilate marvelled if he were 
already dead : and calling unto him 
the centurion, he asked him whether 
he had been any while dead. 

45 And when he knew it of the cen- 
turion, he gave the body to Joseph. 

46 'And he bought fine linen, and 
took him down, and wrapped him in 
the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre 
which was hewn out of a rock, and 
rolled a stone unto the door of the 
sepulchre. 

47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary 
the mother of Joses beheld where he 
was laid. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

Jesu^ resurrection. 9 He appeareth to Mary Magda- 
lene; 12 to two disciples on their way into the coun- 
try ; 14 and to the eleven, 15 whom he scndeth forth 
to preach the gospel. 19 His ascension. 



A 



ND ^ when the sabbath was past, 
Mary Magdalene, and Mary the 



Resurrection of Jesus. 



ST. MARK. 



His ascension to heaven. 



A. D 33. 



b Luke 23. 5G. 

c Luke 24. 1. 
John 20. 1. 



1 Luke 24. 3. 
John 20. 11, 
12. 



e Matt. 28. 5, 
6,7. 



f Matt. 26. 32. 
ch. 14. 28. 



ff See Matt. 28. 
8. Luke 24. 



h John 20. 14. 
i Luke 8. 2, 



k Luke 24. 10. 
John 20. 18. 



mother of James, and Salome, ''had 
bought sweet spices, that they might 
come~and anoint him. 

2 '^ And very early in the morning, 
the first day of the week, they came 
unto the sepulchre at the rising of 
the sun. 

3 And they said among themselves, 
Who shall roll us away the stone from 
the door of the sepulchre 1 

4 And when they looked, they saw 
that the stone was rolled away : for it 
was very great. 

5 "^And entering into the sepulchre, 
they saw a young man sitting on the 
right side, clothed in a long white gar- 
ment ; and they were affrighted. 

6 ^ And he saith unto them. Be not 
affrighted : Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, 
which was crucified : he is risen ; he 
is not here : behold the place where 
they laid him. 

7 But go your way, tell his disciples 
and Peter that he goeth before you 
into Galilee : there shall ye see him, 
^ as he said unto you. 

8 And they went out quickly, and 
fled from the sepulchre ; for they 
trembled and were amazed : ^ neither 
said they any thing to any man ; for 
they were afraid. 

9 IF Now when Jesus was risen early 
the first day oi the week, ^he appeared 
first to Mary Magdalene, ' out of whom 
he had cast seven devils. 

10 "^ And she went and told them that 
had been with him, as they mourned 
and wept. 



11 ' And they, when they had heard 
that he was alive, and had been seen 
of her, believed not. 

12 IT After that he appeared in an- 
other form "" unto two of them, as they 
walked, and went into the country. 

13 And they went and told it unto 
the residue : neither believed they 
them. 

14 IF ° Afterward he appeared unto 
the eleven as they sat H at meat, and 
upbraided them with their unbelief 
and hardness of heart, because they 
believed not them which had seen 
him after he was risen. 

15 °And he said unto them. Go ye 
into all the world, Pand preach the 
gospel to every creature. 

16 'I He that belie veth and is bap- 
tized shall be saved ; '^but he that 
believeth not shall be damned. 

17 And these signs shall follow them 
that believe ; ^ In my name shall they 
cast out devils ; ' they shall speak with 
new tongues ; 

18 "They shall take up serpents; 
and if they drink any deadly thing, 
it shall not hurt them; ^they shall 
lay hands on the sick, and they shall 
recover. 

19 IT So then, ^ after the Lord had 
spoken unto them, he was ^ received 
up into heaven, and ^ sat on the right 
hand of God. 

20 And they went forth, and preach- 
ed every where, the Lord working 
with them, ^and confirming the word 
with signs following. Amen. 

895 




n Luke 24. 36. 

John 20. 19. 

1 Cor. 1.5. 5. 
11 Or, together. 



Matt. 28. 19. 
John 15. 16. 
P Col. 1. 23. 

q Johns. 18, 

36. Acts 2. 

38. t 16. 30, 

31,32. Rom. 

10. 9. 1 Pet. 

3.21. 

r John 12. 48. 
s Luke 10. 17. 

Acts 5. 16. & 

8. 7. & 16. 18. 

& 19. 12. 
t Acts 2. 4. & 

10. 46. & 19. 

6. 1 Cor. 12. 

10, 28. 
u Luke 10. 19. 

Acts 28. 5. 
X Acts 5. 15, 

16. & 9. 17. k. 

28. 8. James 

5. 14, 15. 
y Acts 1. 2, 3. 
z Luke 24. 51. 
aPs.llO. 1. 

Acts 7. 65. 
b Acts 5. 12. k. 

14. 3. 1 Cor. 

2. 4, 5, Heb. 

2. 4. 



a Heb. 2. 3. 

1 Pet. 5. 1. 

2 Pet. 1. 16. 
1 John 1. 1. 

b Mark 1. 1. 

John 15. 27. 
c Acts 15. 19, 

25, 28. 1 Cor. 

7.40. 

d Acts 11. 4. 
e Acts 1. 1. 

f John 20. 31. 



The sixth 
year before 
the common 
era called 
Anno 
Domini. 
g- Matt. 2. 1. 
h 1 Chr. 24. 

10,19. Neh. 

12. 4, 17. 
i Gen. 7. 1. & 

17. 1. 1 Kings 

9.4. 2 Kings 

20.3. Jobl. 

1. Acts 23. 

1. & 24. 16, 

Phil. 3. 6. 



k 1 Chr. 24. 19. 

2 Chr. 8. 14. 

& 31. 2. 
1 Ex. 30. 7, 8. 

1 Sam. 2. 28. 

1 Chr. 23. 13. 

2 Chr. 29. 11. 

m Lev. 16. 17. 
Rev. 8. 3, 4. 



n Ex. 30. 1. 


Judg. 6. 22. 


& 13. 22. 


Dan. 10. 8. 


ver. 29. ch. 


2. 9. Acts 


10. 4. Rev. 


1.17. 



THE G-OSPEL 



ACCORDING TO 



ST. LUKE. 



CHAPTER I. 

Luke^s preface. 5 Zacharias and Elisabeth. 8 The 
angel Gabriel for etelleth to Zacharias the birth and 
office of John; 26 and also to Mary the birth and 
character of Jesus. 39 Mary visiteth Elisabeth. 42 
The song of Elisabeth, 46 'and of Mary. 57 The 
birth and circumcision of John. 67 The song of 
Zacharias. 

FORASMUCH as many have taken 
in hand to set forth in order a 
declaration of those things which are 
most surely believed among- us, 

2 ^ Even as they delivered them un- 
to us, which ^from the beginning 
Avere eyewitnesses, and ministers of 
the word ; 

3 "^ It seemed good to me also, hav- 
ing had perfect understanding of all 
things from the very first, to write 
unto thee '^ in order, ^ most excellent 
Theophilus, 

4 ^That thou mightest know the 
certainty of those things, wherein 
thou hast been instructed. 

5 mHERE was ^in the days of 
X Herod, the king of Judea, a 

certain priest named Zacharias, ^of 
the course of Abia : and his wife was 
of the daughters of Aaron, and her 
name was Elisabeth. 

G And they were both 'righteous 
before God, walking in all the com- 
mandments and ordinances of the 
Lord blameless. 

7 And they had no child, because 
that Elisabeth was barren ; and they 
both were now well stricken in years. 

8 And it came to pass, that, while he 
executed the priest's office before God 
^ in the order of his course, 

9 According to the custom of the 
priest's office, his lot was ^ to burn 
incense when he went into the tem- 
ple of the Lord. 

10 ""And the whole multitude of 
the people were praying without at 
the time of incense. 

11 And there appeared unto him an 
angel of the Lord standing on the 
right side of ° the altar of incense. 

12 And when Zacharias saw him, 
°he was troubled, and fear fell upon 
him. 

13 But the angel said unto him. 
Fear not, Zacharias : for thy prayer 
is heard ; and thy wife Elisabeth shall 

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bear thee a son, and Pthou shalt call 
his name John. 

14 And thou shalt have joy and 
gladness ; and "^ many shall rejoice at 
his birth. 

15 For he shall be great in the sight 
of the Lord, and ^ shall drink neither 
wine nor strong drink ; and he shall 
be filled with the Holy Ghost, ^ even 
from his mother's womb. 

16 * And many of the children of Is- 
rael shall he turn to the Lord their 
God. 

17 "And he shall go before him in 
the spirit and power of Elias, to turn 
the hearts of the fathers to the chil- 
dren, and the disobedient H to the wis- 
dom of the just ; to make ready a 
people prepared for the Lord. 

18 And Zacharias said unto the an- 
gel, ^ Whereby shall 1 know this 1 for 
I am an old man, and my wife well 
stricken in years. 

19 And the angel answering said 
unto him, I am ^ Gabriel, that stand 
in the presence of God ; and am sent 
to speak unto thee, and to shew thee 
these glad tidings. 

20 And, behold, ^thou shalt be 
dumb, and not able to speak, until 
the day that these things shall be 
performed, because thou believest not 
my words, which shall be fulfilled in 
their season. 

21 And the people waited for Zach- 
arias, and marvelled that he tarried so 
long in the temple. 

22 And when he came out, he could 
not speak unto them : and they per- 
ceived that he had seen a vision in 
the temple ; for he beckoned unto 
them, and remained speechless. 

23 And it came to pass, that, as soon 
as ^the days of his ministration were 
accomplished, he departed to his own 
house. 

24 And after those days his wife 
Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself 
five months, saying, 

25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with 
me in the days wherein he looked on 
me, to ^ take away my reproach among 
men. 

26 IF And in the sixth mon fch the angel 



The salutation of Mary. 



ST. LUKE. 



Her song of thanksgiving. 



The sixth 

year before 

the common 

era called 

Anno 

Domini. 



c Matt. 1. 18. 
ch. 2. 4, 5. 

II Or, gra' 
ciously ac- 
cepted, or, 
much graced. 
See ver. 30. 

d Dan. 9. 23. 
& 10. 19. 

e Judg. 6. 12, 

f ver. 12. 



S Is. 7. 14. 
Matt. 1. 21. 



b ch. 2. 21. 
i Mark 5. 7. 



k 2 Sam. 7. 11, 

12. Ps.132. 

11. Is. 9. 6, 

7. & 16. 5. 

Jer. 23. 5. 

Rev. 3. 7. 
1 Dan. 2. 44. & 

7. 14, 27. 

Obad. 21. 

Mic. 4. 7. 

John 12. 34. 

Heb. 1. 8. 



n Matt. 14. 33. 
& 26. 63, 64. 
Mark 1. 1. 
John 1. 34. & 
20. 31. Acts 
8. 37. Rom. 
1.4. 



Gen. 18. 14. 
Jer. 32. 17. 
Zech. 8. 6. 
Matt. 19. 26. 
Mark 10. 27. 
ch. 18. 27. 
Rom. 4. 21. 



p Josh. 21. 9, 
10, 11. 



q ver. 28. 
Judg. 5. 24. 



Gabriel was sent from God unto a city 
of Galilee, named Nazareth, 

27 To a virgin " espoused to a man 
whose name was Joseph, of the house 
of David ; and the virgin's name was 
Mary. 

28 And the angel came in unto her, 
and said, ^ Hail, thou that art II highly 
favoured, ^ the Lord is with thee : 
blessed art thou among women. 

29 And when she saw him, ^she was 
troubled at his saying, and cast in her 
mind what manner of salutation this 
should be. 

30 And the angel said unto her, Fear 
not, Mary : for thou hast found fa- 
vour with God. 

31 ^ And, behold, thou shalt conceive 
in thy womb, and bring forth a son, 
and "^ shalt call his name JESUS, 

32 He shall be great, 'and shall be 
called the Son of the Highest ; and 
'^the Lord God shall give unto him 
the throne of his father David : 

33 'And he shall reign over the 
house of Jacob for ever ; and of his 
kingdom there shall be no end, 

34 Then said Mary unto the angel, 
How shall this be, seeing I know not 
a man ? 

35 And the angel answered and said 
unto her, •" The Holy Ghost shall 
come upon thee, and the power of 
the Highest shall overshadow thee : 
therefore also that holy thing which 
shall be born of thee shall be called 
" the Son of God, 

36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisa- 
beth, she hath also conceived a son 
in her old age ; and this is the sixth 
month with her, who was called bar- 
ren. 

37 For ° with God nothing shall be 
impossible, 

38 And Mary said, Behold the hand- 
maid of the Lord ; be it unto me ac- 
cording to thy word. And the angel 
departed from her. 

39 IF And Mary arose in those days, 
and went into the hill country with 
haste, P into a city of Judah ; 

40 And entered into the house of 
Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. 

41 And it came to pass, that, when 
Elisabeth heard the salutation of Ma- 
ry, the babe leaped in her womb ; and 
Elisabeth was filled with the Holy 
Ghost : 

42 And she spake out with a loud 
voice, and said, ^i Blessed art thou 
among women, and blessed is the 
fruit of thy womb. 

43 And whence is this to me, that 
the mother of my Lord should come 
to me ? 

44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy 



57 



salutation sounded in mine ears, the 
babe leaped in my womb for joy. 

45 And blessed is she H that believed : 
for there shall be a performance of 
those things which were told her 
from the Lord. 

46 And Mary said, •" My soul doth 
magnify the Lord, 

47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in 
God my Saviour. 

48 For 'he hath regarded the low 
estate of his handmaiden : for, behold, 
from henceforth ' all generations shall 
call me blessed. 

49 For he that is mighty " hath done 
to me great things ; and ""holy is his 
name. 

50 And y his mercy is on them that 
fear him from generation to genera- 
tion. 

51 "^He hath shewed strength with 
his arm ; ^he hath scattered the proud 
in the imagination of their hearts. 

52 ''He hath put down the mighty 
from their seats, and exalted them of 
low degree, 

53 '^ He hath filled the hungry with 
good things ; and the rich he hath sent 
empty away, 

54 He hath holpen his servant Is- 
rael, ''in remembrance of his mercy ; 

55 ^ As he spake to our fathers, to 
Abraham, and to his seed for ever, 

56 And Mary abode with her about 
three months, and returned to her 
own house, 

57 1 Now Elisabeth's full time came 
that she should be delivered ; and sho 
brought forth a son, 

58 And her neighbours and her cous- 
ins heard how the Lord had shewed 
great mercy upon her ; and ^ they re- 
joiced with her. • 

59 And it came to pass, that ^ on the 
eighth day they came to circumcise 
the child ; and they called him Zacha- 
rias, after the name of his father. 

60 And his mother answered and 
said, ^ Not so ; but he shall be called 
John, 

61 And they said unto her. There 
is none of thy kindred that is called 
by this name, 

62 And they made signs to his father, 
how he would have him called. 

63 And he asked for a writing table, 
and wrote, saying, ^ His name is John, 
And they marvelled all, 

64 ^ And his mouth was opened im- 
mediately, and his tongue loosed, and 
he spake, and praised God. 

65 And fear came on all that dwelt 
round about them : and all these H say- 
ings were noised abroad throughout 
all ' the hill country of Judea. 

66 And all they that heard them 

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The sixth • 

year before 

"the common 

era called 

Anno 

Domini. 



II Or, which 

believed that 

there. 
T 1 Sam. 2. 1. 

Ps. 34. 2, 3. 

& 35. 9. 

Hab. 3. 18. 

s 1 Sam. 1. 11. 
Ps. 138. 6. 

t Mai. 3. 12. 
ch. 11. 27. 

u Ps. 71. 19. 
&. 126. 2, 3. 
I Ps. 111. 9. 



7 Gen. 17. 7. 
Ex. 20. 6. 
Ps. 103. 17, 
18. 

z Ps. 98. 1. & 

118. 15. Is. 

40. 10. & 51. 

9. & 52. 10. 
a Ps. 33. 10. 

1 Pet, 5. 5. 
b 1 Sam. 2. 6, 

&c. Job 5. 

11. Ps. 113. 

6. 
c 1 Sam. 2. 5. 

Ps. 34. 10. 



Jer. 31. 3, 20. 
e Gen. 17. 19. 
Ps.132. 11. 
Rom. 11. 28. 
Gal. 3. 16. 



f ver. 14, 



g Gen. 17. 12, 
Lev. 12. 3. 



i ver. 13. 
k ver. 20. 



II Or, things. 
1 ver. 39. 



The 'prophecy of Zacharias. 



ST. LUKE. 



The birth of the Saviour. 




m ch. 2. 19, 51. 

n Gen. 39. 2. 
Ps. 80. 17. & 
89. 21. Acts 

11. 21. 

o Joel 2. 28.- 
P 1 Kings 1. 

48. Ps. 41. 13. 

& 72. 18. & 

106. 48. 
q Ex. 3. 16. &. 

4.31. Ps.ni. 

9. ch. 7. 16. 
r Ps. 132. 17. 

s Jer. 23. 5, 6. 
& 30. 10. 
Dan. 9. 24. 
Acts 3. 21. 
Rom. 1. 2 , 

t Lev. 26. 42. 
Ps. 98. 3. & 

105. 8, 9. fc 

106. 45. Ez. 

16. 60. ver. 
54. 

u Gen. 12. 3. & 

17. 4. & 22. 
16, 17. Heb. 
6. 13, 17. 

x Rom. 6. 18, 

22. Heb. 9. 

14. 
y Jer. 32. 39, 

40. Eph. 4. 

24. 2 Thess. 

2.13. 2 Tim. 

I. 9. Tit. 2. 

12. 1 Pet. 1. 
15. 2 Pet 1. 
4. 

z Is. 40. 3. 
Mai. 3. 1. & 
4.5. Matt. 11. 

10. ver. 17. 
Or,/or. 



H Or, bowels of 

the mercy. 
II Or, sunri- 

sing, or, 

branch. 

Num. 24. 17. 

Is. 11. 1. 

Zech. 3. 8. & 

6. 12. Mai. 4. 

2. 
a Mark 1.4. 

ch. 3. 3. 
b Is. 9. 2. & 

42. 7. & 49. 9. 

Matt. 4. 16. 

Acts 26. 18. 
c ch. 2. 40. 
d Matt. 3. 1. k 

11.7. 



The fifth 
year before 
the common 
era called 
Anno 
Domini. 
H Or, enrolled. 
a Acts 5. 37. 



b 1 Sam, 10. 1, 
4. John 7. 42. 



■"laid them up in their hearts, saying, 
What manner of child shall this be ! 
And " the hand of the Lord was with 
him, 

67 IT And his father Zacharias " was 
filled with the Holy Ghost, and proph- 
esied, saying, 

68 P Blessed be the Lord God of 
Israel ; for i he hath visited and re- 
deemed his people, 

69 '^And hath raised up a horn of 
salvation for us in the house of his 
servant David ; 

70 ' As he spake by the mouth of his 
holy prophets, which have been since 
the world began : 

71 That we should be saved from 
our enemies, and from the hand of 
all that hate us ; 

72 ' To perform the mercy pro7nised 
to our fathers, and to remember his 
holy covenant ; 

73 ""The oath which he sware to 
our father Abraham, 

74 That he would grant unto us, 
that we, being delivered out of the 
hand of our enemies, might '^ serve 
him without fear, 

75 yJn holiness and righteousness 
before him, all the days of our life. 

76 And thou, child, shalt be called 
the prophet of the Highest : for ^ thou 
shalt go before the face of the Lord 
to prepare his ways ; 

77 To give knowledge of salvation 
unto his people ^ n by the remission 
of their sins, 

78 Through the H tender mercy of 
our God ; whereby the il dayspring 
from on high hath visited us, 

79 ^ To give light to them that sit 
in darkness and in the shadow of 
death, to guide our feet into the 
way of peace. 

80 And '^ the child grew, and waxed 
strong in spirit, and '^was in the 
deserts till the day of his shewing 
unto Israel, 

CHAPTER IL . 

The taxation. 6 The birth of Jems at Bethlehem. 8 
An angel announceth it to the shepherds. 13 The 
song of the heavenly host. 21 The circumcision and 
purification. 25 The song of Simeon. 36 Anna 
the prophetess. 39 Jesus at Nazareth. 42 At twelve 
years of age he questioneth with the doctors in the 
temple. 

AND it came to pass in those 
days, that there went out a 
decree from Cesar Augustus, that all 
the world should be H taxed. 

2 ^ And this taxing was first made 
when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. 

3 And all went to be taxed, every 
one into his own city. 

4 And Joseph also went up from 
Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, 
into Judea, unto ''the city of David, 

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which is called Bethlehem, ("^ because 
he was of the house and lineage of 
David,) 

5 To be taxed with Mary "^his es- 
poused wife, being great with child. 

6 And so it was, that, while they 
were there, the days were accomplish- 
ed that she should be delivered. 

7 And ^ she brought forth her first- 
born son, and wrapped him in swad- 
dling clothes, and laid him in a 
manger ; because there was no room 
for them in the inn. 

8 And there were in the same 
country shepherds abiding in the 
field, keeping n watch over their 
flock by night. 

9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord 
came upon them, and the glory of 
the Lord shone round about them ; 
^ and they were sore afraid. 

10 And the angel said unto them. 
Fear not : for, behold, I bring you 
good tidings of great joy, ^ which 
shall be to all people. 

11 ^For unto you is born this day 
in the city of Da^dd ' a Saviour, "^ which 
is Christ the Lord. 

12 And this shall be a sign unto 
you ; Ye shall find the babe wrap- 
ped in swaddling clothes, lying in 
a manger. 

13 'And suddenly there was with 
the angel a multitude of the heaven- 
ly host praising God, and saying, 

14 '"Glory to God in the highest, 
and on earth "peace, °good will to- 
ward men. 

15 IT And it came to pass, as the 
angels were gone away from them 
into heaven, the shepherds said one 
to another. Let us now go even unto 
Bethlehem, and see this thing which 
is come to pass, which the Lord hath 
made known unto us. 

16 And they came with haste, and 
found Mary and Joseph, and the 
babe lying in a manger. 

17 And when they had seen i^, they 
made known abroad the saying which 
was told them concerning this child. 

18 And all they that heard it won- 
dered at those things which were told 
them by the shepherds. 

19 P But Mary kept all these things, 
and pondered them in her heart. 

20 And the shepherds returned, glo- 
rifying and praising God for all the 
things that they had heard and seen, 
as it was told unto them. 

21 IT 1 And when eight days were ac- 
complished for the circumcising of the 
child, his name was called ''JESUS, 
which was so named of the angel be- 
fore he was conceived in the womb. 

22 And when ^ the days of her puri- 



The rejoicing of Simeon. 



ST. LUKE. 



Jesus with the doctors. 



The fourth 
year before 
the common 
era called 
Anno 
Domini. 



t Ex. 13. 2. & 
22. 29. & 34. 
19. Num.3. 
13. &. 8. 17. & 
18. 15. 

u Lev. 12. 2, 6, 



r Is. 40. 1. 
Mark 15. A 
ver. 38. 



y Ps. 89. 48. 
Heb. 11. 5. 



z Matt. 4. 1. 



a Gen. 46. 30. 
Phil. 1. 23. 



b Is. 52. 10. 
ch. 3. 6. 



c Is. 9. 2. & 42. 
6. & 49. 6. & 
60. 1, 2, 3. 
Matt. 4. IG. 
Acts 13. 47, 
& 28. 28. 



<J Is. 8. 1. 

Hos. 14. 9. 

Matt. 21. 44. 

Rom. 9. 32, 

33. 1 Cor. 1. 

23,24. 2 Cor. 

2. 16. 1 Pet. 

2.7,8. 

e Acts 28. 22. 
i Ps. 42. 10. 

Jolm 19. 25. 



S Acts 2G. 7, 
1 Tim. 5. 5. 

h Mark 15. 43. 

ver. 25. ch. 

24. 21. 
II Or, Israel. 



fication according to the law of Mo.ses 
were accomplished, they brought him 
to .Tesusalem, to present him to the 
Lord ; 

23 (As it is written in the law of 
the Lord, * Every male that openeth 
the womb shall be called holy to the 
Lord ;) 

24 And to offer a sacrifice accord- 
ing to " that which is said in the law 
of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or 
two young pigeons. 

25 And, behold, there was a man in 
Jerusalem, whose name loas Simeon ; 
and the same man was just and de- 
vout, '^waiting for the consolation of 
Israel : and the Holy Ghost was upon 
him. 

26 And it was revealed unto him by 
the Holy Ghost, that he should not 
y see death, before he had seen the 
Lord's Christ. 

27 And he came ^ by the Spirit into 
the temple : and when the parents 
brought in the child Jesus, to do for 
him after the custom of the law, 

28 Then took he him up in his arms, 
and blessed God, and said, 

29 Lord, *now lettest thou thy serv- 
ant depart in peace, according to thy 
word : 

30 For mine eyes ''have seen thy 
salvation, 

3 1 Which thou hast prepared before 
the face of all people ; 

32 <= A light to lighten the Gentiles, 
and the glory of thy people Israel. 

33 And Joseph and his mother mar- 
velled at those things which were 
spoken of him. 

34 And Simeon blessed them, and 
said unto Mary his mother. Behold, 
this child is set for the ^ fall and 
rising again of many in Israel ; and 
for ^a sign which shall be spoken 
against ; 

35 (Yea, ^a sword shall pierce 
through thy own soul also ;) that 
the thoughts of many hearts may 
be revealed. 

36 II And there was one Anna, a 
prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, 
of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great 
age, and had lived with a husband 
seven years from her virginity ; 

37 And she icas a widow of about 
fourscore and four years, which de- 
parted not from the temple, but serv- 
ed God with fastings and prayers 
^ night and day. 

38 And she coming in that instant 
gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, 
and spake of him to all them that 
^looked for redemption in H Jerusalem. 

39 And when they had performed 
all things according to the law of 



the Lord, they returned into Galilee, 
to their own city Nazareth. 

40 'And the child grew, and waxed 
strong in spirit, filled with wisdom ; 
and the grace of God was upon him. 

41 IT Now his parents went to Jeru- 
salem ^ every year at the feast of the 
passover. 

42 And when he was twelve years 
old, they went up to Jerusalem after 
the custom of the feast. 

43 And when they had fulfilled the 
days, as they returned, the child Jesus 
tarried behind in Jerusalem ; and Jo- 
seph and his mother knew not of it. 

44 But they, supposing him to have 
been in the company, went a day's 
journey ; and they sought him among 
their kinsfolk and acquaintance. 

45 And when they found him not, 
they turned back again to Jerusalem, 
seeking him. 

46 And it came to pass, that after 
three days they found him in the 
temple, sitting in the midst of the 
doctors, both hearing them, and ask- 
ing them questions. 

47 And ' all that heard him were 
astonished at his understanding and 
answers. 

48 And when they saw him, they 
were amazed : and his mother said 
unto him. Son, why hast thou thus 
dealt with us ? behold, thy father and 
I have sought thee sorrowing. 

49 And he said unto them. How" is 
it that ye sought me ? wist ye not 
that I must be about ™ my Father's 
business % 

50 And "they understood not the 
saying which he spake unto them. 

51 And he went down with them, 
and came to Nazareth, and was sub- 
ject unto them : but his mother °kept 
all these sayings in her heart. 

52 And Jesus p increased in wisdom 
and II stature, and in favour with God 
and man. 

CHAPTER III. 

The preaching of John the Baptist. 15 His testimony 
concerning Christ. 19 Herod imprisoneth John. 21 
Jesus is baptized. 23 His genealogy. 

NOW in the fifteenth year of the 
reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius 
Pilate being governor of Judea, and 
Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and 
his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea 
and of the region of Trachonitis, and 
Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, 

2 "^ Annas and Caiaphas being the 
high priests, the word of God came 
unto John the son of Zacharias in the 
wilderness. 

3 ^ And he came into all the coun- 
try about Jordan, preaching the bap- 

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The fourtli 
year before 
the common 
era called 
Anno 
Domini. 



i ver. 52. ch. 

1.80. 
k Ex. 23. 15, 

]7. & 34. 23. 

Deut. 16. 1, 

16. 

A. D. 8. 



1 Matt. 7. 28. 
Mark 1.22. 
ch. 4. 22. 32. 
John 7. 15, 
46. 



a ch. 9. 45. & 
18. 34. 



ver. 19. 

Dan. 7. 28. 
p 1 Sara. 2. ; 

ver. 40. 
H Or, age. 



26. 



a John 11. 49, 
51. & 18. 13. 

Acts 4. 6. 



i) Matt. 3. 1. 
Mark 1. 4. 



The preaching of John. 



ST. LUKE. 



The genealogy of Jesus. 



A. D. 26. 



d Is. 40. 3. 

Matt. 3. 3. 

Mark 1. 3. 
' John 1. 23. 



e Ps. 98. 2. 
Is. 52. 10. 
ch. 2. 10. 



i Matt. 3. 7. 



Or, meet for. 



S Matt 7. 19. 



h Acts 2. 37. 



i ch. 11. 41. 
2 Cor. 8. 14. 
James 2. 15, 
16. 1 John 
3. 17. & 4. 20. 

k Matt. 21.32. 
ch. 7. 29. 



I ch, 19. 



II Or, Put no 
man in fear. 

n Or, allow- 
ance. 

II Or, in sus- 
pense. 

II Or, reason- 
ed, or, deba- 
ted. 

m Ex. 23. 1. 
Lev. 19. 11. 

n Matt. 3. IL 



Mic. 4. 12. 
Matt. 13. 30. 



tism of repentance ° for the remission 
of sins ; 

4 As it is written in the book of the 
words of Esaias the prophet, saying, 
■^ The voice of one crying in the wil- 
derness, Prepare ye the way of the 
Lord, make his paths straight. 

5 Every valley shall be filled, and 
every mountain and hill shall be 
brought low; and the crooked shall 
be made straight, and the rough ways 
shall be made smooth ; 

6 And ^ all flesh shall see the salva- 
tion of God. 

7 Then said he to the multitude 
that came forth to be baptized of him, 
^ O generation of vipers, who hath 
warned you to flee from the wrath to 
come? 

8 Bring forth therefore fruits H wor- 
thy of repentance, and begin not to 
say within yourselves. We have Abra- 
ham to our father : for I say unto 
you. That God is able of these stones 
to raise up children unto Abraham. 

9 And now also the axe is laid unto 
the root of the trees : ^ every tree 
therefore which bringeth not forth 
good fruit is hewn down, and cast 
into the fire. 

10 And the people asked him, say- 
ing, ^ What shall we do then 1 

11 He answereth and saith unto 
them, ' He that hath two coats, let 
him impart to him that hath none ; 
and he that hath meat, let him do 
likewise. 

12 Then ^ came also publicans to be 
baptized, and said unto him, Master, 
what shall we do ? 

13 And he said unto them, ' Exact 
no more than that which is appointed 
you. 

14 And the soldiers likewise de- 
manded of him, saying, And what 
shall we do 1 And he said unto 
them, II Do violence to no man, ™ nei- 
ther accuse any falsely ; and be con- 
tent with your H wages. 

15 IT And as the people were II in ex- 
pectation, and all men II mused in their 
hearts of John, whether he were the 
Christ, or not ; 

16 John answered, saying unto them 
all, "I indeed baptize you with water ; 
but one mightier than I cometh, the 
latchet of whose shoes I am not wor- 
thy to unloose : he shall baptize you 
with the Holy Ghost and with fire : 

17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he 
will thoroughly purge his floor, and 
° will gather the wheat into his gar- 
ner; but the chaff" he will burn with 
fire unquenchable. 

18 And many other things in his ex- 
hortation preached he unto the people. 

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19 P But Herod the tetrarch, being 
reproved by him for Herodias his 
brother Philip's wife, and for all the 
evils which Herod had done, 

20 Added yet this above all, that he 
shut up John in prison. 

21 Now when all the people were 
baptized, i it came to pass, that Jesus 
also being baptized, and praying, the 
heaven was opened, 

22 And the Holy Ghost descended 
in a bodily shape like a dove upon 
him, and a voice came from heaven, 
which said. Thou art my beloved 
Son ; in thee I am well pleased. 

23 IF And Jesus himself began to be 
"■ about thirty years of age, being (as 
was supposed) 'the son of Joseph, 
which was the son of Heli, 

24 Which was the son of Matthat, 
which was the son of Le\d, which 
was the son of Melchi, which was the 
son of Janna, which was the son of 
Joseph, 

25 Which was the son of Mattathias, 
which was the son of Amos, which 
was the son of Naum, which was the 
son of Esli, which was the son of 
Nagge, 

26 Which was the son of Maath, 
which was the son of Mattathias, 
which was the son of Semei, which 
was the son of Joseph, which was the 
son of Judah, 

27 W^hich was the son of Joanna, 
which was the son of Rhesa, which 
was the son of Zorobabel, which was 
the son of Salathiel, which was the 
son of Neri, 

28 Which was the son of Melchi, 
which was the son of Addi, v/hich was 
the son of Cosam, which was the son 
of Elmodam, which was the son of 
Er, 

29 Which was the son of Jose, which 
was the son of Eliezer, which was the 
son of Jorim, which was the son of 
Matthat, which was the son of Levi, 

30 Which was the son of Simeon, 
which was the son of Judah, which 
was the son of Joseph, which was the 
son of Jonan, which was the son of 
Eliakim, 

31 Which was the son of Melea, 
which was the son of Menan, which 
was the son of Mattatha, which was 
the son of ^Nathan, "which was the 
son of David, 

32 "^ Which was the son of Jesse, 
which was the son of Obed, which 
was the son of Booz, which was the 
son of Salmon, which was the son of 
Naasson, 

33 Which was the son of Aminadab, 
which was the son of Aram, which 
was the son of Esrom, which was the 



The temptation of Jesus. 



ST. LUKE. 



He jpreacheth at Nazareth. 



A. D. 26. 



y Gen. 11. 24, 



z See Gen. 11. 
12. 

a, Gen, 5. 6, 
&c. & 11. 10, 
&c 



bGen. 5. 1,2. 



I Matt. 4. 1. 
Mark 1. 12. 



b ver. 14. 
ch. 2. 27. 



c Ex. 34. 28. 
1 Kings 19. 



e John 12. 31. 
k. 14. 30. 
Rev. 13, 2. 



II Or, fall 
down before 
me. 



f Deut. 6. 13. 
& 10. 20. 



g Matt. 4. 5. 



50W of Phares, which was the son of 
Judah, 

34 Wliich was the son of Jacob, 
which^'was the son of Isaac, which 
was the son of Abraham, ^ which was 
the son of Thara, which was the son 
of Nachor, 

35 Which was the son of Saruch, 
which was the son of Ragau, which 
was the son of Phalec, which was 
the son of Heber, which was the son 
of Sala, 

36 - Which was the son of Cainan, 
which was the son of Arphaxad, 
* which was the son of Sem, which 
was the son of Noah, which was the 
son of Lamech, 

37 Which was the son of Mathusala, 
which was the son of Enoch, which 
was the son of Jared, which was the 
son of Maleleel, which was the son 
of Cainan, 

38 Wliich was the son of Enos, 
which was the son of Seth, which 
was the son of Adam, ''which was 
the son of God. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The temptation of Jesus. 14 He returneth to Galilee ; 
16 and is rejected at Nazareth. 33 A man with an 
unclean spirit is healed ; 38 also Peter's wife's 
mother, 4.0 and many others. '^ Jesus preacheth in 
Galilee. 

AND ^ Jesus being full of the Holy 
Ghost returned from Jordan, 
and '' was led by the Spirit into the 
wilderness, 

2 Being forty days tempted of the 
devil. And "^ in those days he did eat 
nothing : and when they were ended, 
he afterward hungered. 

3 And the devil said unto him. If 
thou be the Son of God, command 
this stone that it be made bread. 

4 And Jesus answered him, saying, 
''It is written. That man shall not 
live by bread alone, but by every 
word of God. 

5 And the devil, taking him up into 
a high mountain, shewed unto him 
all the kingdoms of the world in a 
moment of time. 

6 And the devil said unto him, All 
this power will I give thee, and the 
glory of them : for "= that is delivered 
unto me ; and to whomsoever I will, 
I give it. 

7 If thou therefore wilt II worship 
me, all shall be thine. 

8 And Jesus answered and said unto 
him. Get thee behind me, Satan : for 
^it is written. Thou shalt worship the 
Lord thy God, and him only shalt 
thou serve. 

9 ^ And he brought him to Jerusalem, 
and set him on a pinnacle of the tem- 
ple, and said unto him. If thou be the 



Son of God, cast thyself down from 
hence : 

10 For ''it is written, He shall give 
his angels charge over thee, to keep 
thee : 

11 And in their hands they shall 
bear thee up, lest at any time thou 
dash thy foot against a stone. 

12 And Jesus answering said unto 
him, 'It is said, Thou shalt not tempt 
the Lord thy God. 

13 And when the devil had ended all 
the temptation, he departed from him 
^ for a season. 

14 1 'And Jesus returned ""in the 
power of the Spirit into "^ Galilee : 
and there went out a fame of him 
through all the region round about. 

15 And he taught in their syna- 
gogues, being glorified of all. 

16 IF And he came to ° Nazareth, 
where he had been brought up : and, 
as his custom was, p he went into the 
synagogue on the sabbath day, and 
stood up for to read. 

17 And there was delivered unto 
him the book of the prophet Esaias. 
And when he had opened the book, 
he found the place where it was writ- 
ten, 

18 ^ The Spirit of the Lord is upon 
me, because he hath anointed me to 
preach the gospel to the poor ; he hath 
sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to 
preach deliverance to the captives, and 
recovering of sight to the blind, to set 
at liberty them that are bruised, 

19 To preach the acceptable year of 
the Lord. 

20 And he closed the book, and he 
gave it again to the minister, and sat 
down. And the eyes of all them that 
were in the synagogue were fastened 
on him. 

21 And he began to say unto them, 
This day is this scripture fulfilled in 
your ears. 

22 And all bare him witness, and 
"■ wondered at the gracious words 
which proceeded out of his mouth. 
And they said, ' Is not this Joseph's 
son? 

23 And he said unto them, Ye Avill 
sui-ely say unto me this proverb. Phy- 
sician, heal thyself: whatsoever we 
have heard done in * Capernaum, do 
also here in " thy country. 

24 And he said. Verily I say unto 
you. No ^prophet is accepted in his 
own country. 

25 But I tell you of a truth, ^many 
widows were in Israel in the days of 
Elias, when the heaven was shut up 
three years and six months, when 
great famine was throughout all the 
land ; 

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A. D. 26. 

li Ps. 91. 11. 



Deut. 6. 



k John 14. 30. 
Heb. 4. 15. 

30. 

1 Matt. 4. 12. 
John 4. 43. 
m ver. 1. 
n Acts 10. 37. 



31. 

Matt. 2. 23. 

& 13. 54. 

Mark 6. 1. 
P Acts 13. 14. 

&. 17. 2. 



q Is. 61. 1. 



r Ps. 45. 2. 

Matt. 13. 54. 

Mark 6. 2. 

ch. 2. 47. 
s John 6. 42. 



t Matt. 4. 13. 

& 11. 23. 
u Matt. 13. 51. 

Mark 6.1. 
X ]\Iatt. 13. 57. 

Mark 6. 4. 

John 4. 44. 
y 1 Kings 17. 

9. & 18. 1. 

James 5. 17. 



Jesus casteth out a devil. 



ST. LUKE. 



A great draught of fishes. 



A. D. 31. 



z 2 Kings 5. 
14. 



Or, edge. 



a John 8. 59. 

& 10. 39. 



b Matt. 4. 13. 
Mark 1. 21. 



c Matt. 7. 28, 
29. Tit. 2. 13. 



d Mark 1. 23. 



II Or, Away. 



e ver. 41. 
I Ps. 16. 10. 

Dan. 9. 24. 

ch. 1. 35. 



S Matt. 8. 14. 
Mark 1. 29. 



h Matt. 8. 16. 
Mark 1. 32. 



i Mark 1. 34. 
& 3. 11. 

k Mark 1. 25, 
34. ver. 34, 35. 

II Or, to say 
that they 
knew him to 
be Christ. 

1 Mark 1.35. 



26 But unto none of them was Elias ' 
sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, i 
unto a woman that was a widow. | 

27 "" And many lepers were in Israel j 
in the time of Eliseus the prophet ; | 
and none of them was cleansed, saving 
Naaman the Syrian. 

28 And all they in the synagogue, 
when they heard these things, were 
filled with wrath, 

29 And rose up, and thrust him out 
of the city, and led him unto the 
II brow of the hill whereon their city 
was built, that they might cast him 
down headlong. 

30 But he, ^passing through the 
midst of them, went his way, 

31 And ''came down to Capernaum, 
a city of Galilee, and taughfc them on 
the sabbath days. 

32 And they were astonished at his 
doctrine : '^ for his word was with 
power. 

33 1"^ And in the synagogue there 
was a man, which had a spirit of an 
unclean devil, and cried out with a 
loud voice, 

34 Saying, H Let us alone ; what have 
we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Naz- 
areth ? art thou come to destroy us 1 
^ I know thee who thou art ; ^ the 
Holy One of God. 

35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying. 
Hold thy peace, and come out of him. 
And when the devil had thrown him 
in the midst, he came out of him, and 
hurt him not. 

36 And they were all amazed, and 
spake among themselves, saying, What 
a word is this I for with authority and 
power he commandeth the unclean 
spirits, and they come out. 

37 And the fame of him went out 
into every place of the country round 
about. 

38 t ^And he arose out of the syn- 
agogue, and entered into Simon's 
house. And Simon's wife's mother 
was taken with a great fever ; and 
they besought him for her. 

39 And he stood over her, and re- 
buked the fever ; and it left her : and 
immediately she arose and ministered 
unto them. 

40 IF ^ Now when the sun was set- 
ting, all they that had any sick with 
divers diseases brought them unto 
him ; and he laid his hands on every 
one of them, and healed them. 

41 'And devils also came out of 
many, crying out, and saying, Thou 
art Christ the Son of God. And ''he 
rebuking them suffered them not H to 
speak : for they knew that he was 
Christ. 

42 ' And when it was day, he de- 

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parted and went into a desert place : 
and the people sought him, and came 
unto him, and stayed him, that he 
should not depart from them. 

43 And he said unto them, I must 
preach the kingdom of God to other 
cities also : for therefore am I sent. 

44 ™And he preached in the syna- 
gogues of Galilee. 

CHAPTER V. 

Jesus teacheth the people. 4 The miraculous draught 
of fishes. 10 The calling of Peter, James, and John. 
12 Jesus cleanseth a leper ; 16 prayeth in the wil- 
derness; 18 healeth one sick of the palsy; 27 and 
calleth Levi; 29 who maketh a feast, at which Je- 
sus eateth with publicans and sinners. 33 Hejusti- 
fieth his disciples in not fasting. 

AND ^ it came to pass, that, as the 
people pressed upon him to hear 
the word of God, he stood by the lake 
of Gennesaret, 

2 And saw two ships standing by 
the lake : but the fishermen were gone 
out of them, and were washing their 
nets. 

3 And he entered into one of the 
ships, which was Simon's, and prayed 
him that he would thrust out a little 
from the land. And he sat down, 
and taught the people out of the 
ship. 

4 Now when he had left speaking, 
he said unto Simon, ^ Launch out into 
the deep, and let down your nets for 
a draught. 

5 And Simon answering said unto 
him, Master, we have toiled all the 
night, and have taken nothing : nev- 
ertheless at thy word I will let down 
the net. 

6 And when they had this done, they 
inclosed a great multitude of fishes : 
and their net brake. 

7 And they beckoned unto their 
partners, which were in the other 
ship, that they should come and help 
them. And they came, and filled 
both the ships, so that they began 
to sink. 

8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell 
down at Jesus' knees, saying, " Depart 
from me ; for I am a sinful man, 
Lord. 

9 For he was astonished, and all that 
were with him, at the draught of the 
fishes which they had taken : 

10 And so was also James, and John, 
the sons of Zebedee, which were part- 
ners with Simon. And Jesus said unto 
Simon, Fear not; ''from henceforth 
thou shalt catch men. 

1 1 And when they had brought their 
ships to land, ^they forsook all, and 
followed him. 

12 IT ^ And it came to pass, when he 
was in a certain city, behold a man 
full of leprosy ; who seeing Jesus fell 



Jesus healeth a paralytic. 



ST. LUKE. 



Me justijieth his disciples. 



A. D. 31. 



S Matt. 8. 4. 



h Lev. 14. 4, 
10, 21, 22. 



i Matt. 4. 25. 
Mark 3. 7. 
John 6. 2. 



k Matt. 14. ; 
Mark 6. 46 



1 Matt. 9. 2. 
Mark 2. 3. 



m Matt. 9. 3. 
Mark 2. 6, 7. 



1 Ps. 32. 5. 
Is. 43. 25. 



Matt. 9. 9. 
Mark 2. 13, 
14. 



on his face, and besought him, saying, 
Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make 
me clean. 

13 And he put forth his hand, and 
touched him, saying, I will : be thou 
clean. And immediately the leprosy 
departed from him. 

14 ^And he charged him to tell no 
man : but go, and shew thyself to the 
priest, and offer for thy cleansing, ^ ac- 
cording as Moses commanded, for a 
testimony unto them. 

15 But so much the more went there 
a fame abroad of him : 'and great mul- 
titudes came together to hear, and to 
be healed by him of their infirmi- 
ties. 

16 1^ And he withdrew himself into 
the wilderness, and prayed. 

17 And it came to pass on a certain 
day, as he was teaching, that there 
were Pharisees and doctors of the law 
sitting by, which were come out of 
every town of Galilee, and Judea, and 
Jerusalem : and the power of the Lord 
was present to heal them. 

18 H ^And, behold, men brought in 
a bed a man which was taken with 
a palsy : and they sought means to 
bring him in, and to lay him before 
him. 

19 And when they could not find by 
what way they might bring him in 
because of the multitude, they went 
upon the housetop, and let him down 
through the tiling with his couch into 
the midst before Jesus. 

20 And when he saw their faith, he 
said unto him, Man, thy sins are for- 
given thee. 

21 '"And the scribes and the Phar- 
isees began to reason, saying. Who 
is this which speaketh blasphemies 1 
"Who can forgive sins, but God alone 1 

22 But when Jesus perceived their 
thoughts, he answering said unto them, 
What reason ye in your hearts 1 

23 Whether is easier, to say. Thy 
sins be forgiven thee ; or to say, Rise 
up and walk 1 

24 But that ye may know that the 
Son of man hath power upon earth to 
forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of 
the palsy,) I say unto thee. Arise, and 
take up thy couch, and go unto thine 
house. 

25 And immediately he rose up be- 
fore them, and took up that whereon 
he lay, and departed to his own house, 
glorifying God. 

26 And they were all amazed, and 
they glorified God, and were filled 
with fear, saying, We have seen 
strange things to day. 

27 IT ° And after these things he went 
forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, 



sitting at the receipt of custom : and 
he said unto him. Follow me. 

28 And he left all, rose up, and fol- 
lowed him. 

29 PAnd Levi made him a great feast 
in his own house : and ^ there was a 
great company of publicans and of 
others that sat down with them. 

30 But their scribes and Pharisees 
murmured against his disciples, say- 
ing, Why do ye eat and drink with 
publicans and sinners 1 

31 And Jesus answering said unto 
them. They that are whole need not 
a physician ; but they that are sick. 

32 *■ I came not to call the righteous, 
but sinners to repentance. 

33 H And they said unto him, 'Why 
do the disciples of John fast often, and 
make prayers, and likewise the dis- 
ciples of the Pharisees ; but thine eat 
and drink 1 

34 And he said unto them. Can 
ye make the children of the bride- 
chamber fast, while the bridegroom 
is with them ? 

35 But the days will come, Avhen the 
bridegroom shall be taken away from 
them, and then shall they fast in those 



36 IF 'And he spake also a parable 
unto them ; No man putteth a piece 
of a new garment upon an old ; if 
otherwise, then both the new maketh 
a rent, and the piece that was taken 
out of the new agreeth not with the 
old. 

37 And no man putteth new wine 
into old bottles ; else the new wine 
will burst the bottles, and be spilled, 
and the bottles shall perish. 

38 But new wine must be put into 
new bottles ; and both are preserved. 

39 No man also having drunk old 
ivine straightway desireth new ; for 
he saith, The old is better. 

CHAPTER VL 

The disciples pluck ears of com on the sabbath. 6 Je- 
sus healeth a withered hand. 12 He chooseth the 
twelve apostles ; 17 and healeth the mnltitudes. 20 
The beatitudes. 27 Love towards enemies. 37 Rash 
judgment reproved. 47 The house built upon a rock, 
or upon the sand. 

AND 4t came to pass on the second 
sabbath after the first, that he 
went through the corn fields ; and 
his disciples plucked the ears of corn, 
and did eat, rubbing them in their 
hands. 

2 And certain of the Pharisees said 
unto them. Why do ye that ''which 
is not lawful to do on the^^abbath 
days'? 

3 And Jesus answering them said. 
Have ye not read so much as this, 
^ what David did, when himself was 

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b Ex. 20. ID. 



The twelve apostles chosen. 



ST. LUKE, 



Good will toward enemies. 



A. D. 31. 



e Matt. 12. 9. 
Mark 3. 1. 
Seech. 13.14. 
&. 14. 3. 
John 9. 16. 



f Matt. 14. 23. 



S Matt. 10. 1. 



h John 1. 42. 



i Jude 1. 



i Matt. 4. 2 
j 3Iarli 3. 7. 



I'Matt. 14. 36. 
ra Mark 5. 30. 
ch. 8. 46. 



ahungered, and they which were with 
him ; 

4 How he went into the house of 
God, and did take and eat the shew- 
bread, and gave also to them that 
were with him ; "^ which it is not law- 
ful to eat but for the priests alone 1 

5 And he said unto them, That the 
Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. 

6 ^And it came to pass also on an- 
other sabbath, that he entered into the 
synagogue and taught : and there was 
a man whose right hand was withered. 

7 And the scribes and Pharisees 
watched him, whether he would heal 
on the sabbath day ; that they might 
find an accusation against him. 

8 But he knew their thoughts, and 
said to the man which had the with- 
ered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in 
the midst. And he arose and stood 
forth. 

9 Then said Jesus unto them, I will 
ask you one thing ; Is it lawful on the 
sabbath days to do good, or to do evil] 
to save life, or to destroy it J 

10 And looking round about upon 
them all, he said unto the man, 
Stretch forth thy hand. And he 
did so : and his hand was restored 
whole as the other. 

11 And they were filled with mad- 
ness ; and communed one with an- 
other what they might do to Jesus. 

13 1[ ^And it came to pass in those 
days, that he went out into a mount- 
ain to pray, and continued all night 
in prayer to God. 

13 And when it was day, he called 
unto him his disciples : ^ and of them 
he chose twelve, whom also he named 
apostles ; 

14 Simon, '^whom he also named 
Peter, and Andrew his brother, 
James and John, Philip and Bar- 
tholomew, 

15 Matthew and Thomas, James the 
son of Alpheus, and Simon called Ze- 
lotes, 

16 And Judas 'the brother of James, 
and Judas Iscariot, which also was the 
traitor. 

17 IF And he came down with them, 
and stood in the plain, and the com- 
pany of his disciples, ^and a great 
multitude of people out of all Judea 
and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast 
of Tyre and Sidon, which came to 
hear him, and to be healed of their 
diseases ; 

18 And they that were, vexed with 
unclean spirits : and they were healed. 

19 An^the whole multitude ^sought 
to touch him : for ^ there went virtue 
out of him, and healed them all. 

20 TT And he lifted up his eyes on his 

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disciples, and said, "Blessed be ye poor : 
for yours is the kingdom of God. 

21 "Blessed are ye that hunger now : 
for ye shall be filled, p Blessed are ye 
that weep now : for ye shall laugh. 

22 1 Blessed are ye, when men shall 
hate you, and when they ^ shall sepa- 
rate you from their company, and shall 
reproach you, and cast out your name 
as evil, for the Son of man's sake. 

23 ^ Rejoice ye in that day, and leap 
for joy : for, behold, your reward is 
great in heaven : for * in the like man- 
ner did their fathers unto the prophets. 

24 " But woe unto you ^ that are 
rich ! for ^ ye have received your con- 
solation. 

25 '^ Woe unto you that are full ! for 
ye shall hunger. ^'Woe unto you 
that laugh now ! for ye shall mourn 
and weep. 

26 ^Woe unto you, when all men 
shall speak well of you ! for so did 
their fathers to the false prophets. 

27 IT " But I say unto you which 
hear, Love your enemies, do good to 
them which hate you, 

28 Bless them that curse you, and 
^ pray for them which despitefuUy use 
3^ou. 

29 ^ And unto him that smiteth thee 
on the one cheek ofifer also the other ; 
^ and him that taketh away thy cloak 
forbid not to take thy coat also. 

30 ^ Give to every man that asketh 
of thee ; and of him that taketh away 
thy goods ask them not again. 

31^ And as ye would that men should 
do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 

32 ' For if ye love them which love 
you, what thank have ye 1 for sinners 
also love those that love them. 

33 And if ye do good to them which 
do good to you, what thank have ye ? 
for sinners also do even the same. 

34 ^And if ye lend to them of whom 
ye hope to receive, what thank have 
ye ? for sinners also lend to sinners, to 
receive as much again. 

35 But ' love ye your enemies, and do 
good, and ""lend, hoping for nothing 
again ; and your reward shall be 
great, and °ye shall be the children 
of the Highest : for he is kind unto 
the unthankful and to the evil. 

36 ° Be ye therefore merciful, as 
your Father also is merciful. 

37 P Judge not, and ye shall not be 
judged : condemn not, and ye shall 
not be condemned : forgive, and ye 
shall be forgiven : 

38 *! Give, and it shall be given unto 
you ; good measure, pressed down, 
and shaken together, and running over, 
shall men give into your ''bosom. 
For ^with the same measure that ye 



The hypocrite rebuked. 



ST. LUKE. 



The centuriorCs faith. 



A. D. 31. 



t Matt. 15. 14. 

u Matt. 10. 24. 

Johnl3.16.&, 

15. 20. 

il Or, shall be 
perfected as 

his master. 
X Matt 7. 3. 



y See Prov. 
18. 17. 



z Matt. 7. 16, 
17. 



a Matt. 12. 33. 



t Gr. a grape. 
b Matt. 12. 35. 



c Matt. 12. 34. 



d Mai. 1.6. 
Matt. 7. 21. 
&25. 11. 
ch. 13. 25, 

e Matt 7. 24. 



a Matt. 8. 5. 



mete withal it shall be measured to 
you again. 

39 4nd he spake a parable unto 
them ; ' Can the blind lead the blind? 
shall they not both fall into the ditch ? 

40 "The disciple is not above his 
master : but every one n that is per- 
fect shall be as his master. 

41 "^And why beholdest thou the 
mote that is in thy brother's eye, but 
perceivest not the beam that is in 
thine own eye 1 

48 Either how canst thou say to thy 
brother, Brother, let me pull out the 
mote that is in thine eye, when thou 
thyself beholdest not the beam that 
is in thine own eye ? Thou hypocrite, 
y cast out first the beam out of thine 
own eye, and then shalt thou see 
clearly to pull out the mote that is in 
thy brother's eye. 

43 ^ For a good tree bringeth not 
forth corrupt fruit ; neither doth a 
corrupt tree bring forth good fruit, 

44 For ^ every tree is known by his 
own fruit. For of thorns men do not 
gather figs, nor of a bramble bush 
gather they t grapes. 

45 ^ A good man out of the good 
treasure of his heart bringeth forth 
that which is good ; and an evil man 
out of the evil treasure of his heart 
bringeth forth that which is evil : for 
" of the abundance of the heart his 
mouth speaketh. 

46 f '^And why call ye me. Lord, 
Lord, and do not the things which I 
say? 

47 ® Whosoever cometh to me, and 
heareth my sayings, and doeth them, 
I will shew you to whom he is like : 

48 He is like a man which built a 
house, and digged deep, and laid the 
foundation on a rock : and when the 
flood arose, the stream beat vehe- 
mently upon that house, and could 
not shake it ; for it was founded up- 
on a rock. 

49 But he that heareth, and doeth 
not, is like a man that without a foun- 
dation built a house upon the earth ; 
against which the stream did beat ve- 
hemently, and immediately it fell ; and 
the ruin of that house was great. 

CHAPTER Vn. 

Jesus healeth the centurion's servant; 11 and raiseth 
a widow's son at Nain. 19 John the Baptist send- 
eth two of his disciples to Jesus. 24 His testimony 
concerning John. 31 The Jews reject both. 36 A 
woman anointeth the feet of Jesus. 

"IVTOW when he had ended all his 
XA sayings in the audience of the 
people, ""he entered into Capernaum. 
2 And a certain centurion's servant, 
who was dear unto him, was sick, and 
ready to die. 



3 And when he heard of Jesus, he 
sent unto him the elders of the Jews, 
beseeching him that he would come 
and heal his servant. 

4 And when they came to Jesus, 
they besought him instantly, saying. 
That he was worthy for whom he 
should do this : 

5 For he loveth our nation, and he 
hath built us a synagogue. 

6 Then Jesus went with them. And 
when he was now not far from the 
house, the centurion sent friends to 
him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble 
not thyself ; for I am not worthy that 
thou shouldest enter under my roof : 

7 Wherefore neither thought I my- 
self worthy to come unto thee : but 
say in a word, and my servant shall 
be healed. 

8 For I also am a man set under au- 
thority, having under me soldiers, and 

I say unto one. Go, and he goeth ; 
and to another. Come, and he cometh ; 
and to my servant, Do this, and he 
doeth it. 

9 When Jesus heard these things, 
he marvelled at him, and turned him 
about, and said unto the people that 
followed him, I say unto you, I have 
not found so great faith, no, not in 
Israel. 

10 And they that were sent, return- 
ing to the house, found the servant 
whole that had been sick. 

11 IF And it came to pass the day 
after, that he went into a city called 
Nain ; and many of his disciples went 
with him, and much people. 

12 Now when he came nigh to the 
gate of the city, behold, there was a 
dead man carried out, the only son of 
his mother, and she was a widow : 
and much people of the city was with 
her. 

13 And when the Lord saw her, he 
had' compassion on her, and said unto 
her, Weep not. 

14 And he came and touched the 

II bier : and they that bare him stood 
still. And he said, Young man, I say 
unto thee, ^ Arise. 

15 And he that was dead sat up, and 
began to speak. And he delivered 
him to his mother. 

16 ''And there came a fear on all : 
and they glorified God, saying, ^ That 
a great prophet is risen up among 
us ; and, ^ That God hath visited his 
people. 

17 And this rumour of him went forth 
throughout all Judea, and throughout 
all the region round about. 

18 ^And the disciples of John shew- 
ed him of all these things. 

19 IF And John calling unto him two 

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John sendeth to Jesus. 



ST. LUKE. 



Jesus'' feet anointed. 



A. D. 31. 



g Matt. 11. 4. 

h Is. 35. 5. 
i ch. 4. 18. 

k Matt. 11. 7. 



1 Mai. 3. 1. 



m Matt. 3. 5. 
ch. 3. 12, 



II Or, frus- 
trated. 

II Or, within 
themselves. 

Q Acts 20. 27. 

Matt. 11. 16. 



p Matt. 3. 4. 
Mark 1. 6. 
ch. 1. 15. 



of his disciples sent them to Jesus, say- 
ing, Art thou he that should come? 
or look we for another ? 

20 When the men were come unto 
him, they said, John the Baptist hath 
sent us unto thee, saying. Art thou he 
that should come "? or look we for an- 
other ? 

21 And in that same hour he cured 
many of their infirmities and plagues, 
and of evil spirits ; and unto many 
that ivere blind he gave sight. 

22 s Then Jesus answering said unto 
them, Go your way, and tell John 
what things ye have seen and heard ; 
'^how that the blind see, the lame 
walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf 
hear, the dead are raised, ' to the poor 
the gospel is preached. 

23 And blessed is Ae, whosoever shall 
not be offended in me. 

24 IT "^ And when the messengers of 
John were departed, he began to speak 
unto the people concerning John, 
What went ye out into the wilderness 
for to see % A reed shaken with the 
wind? 

25 But what went ye out for to see ? 
A man clothed in soft raiment % Be- 
hold, they which are gorgeously ap- 
parelled, and live delicately, are in 
kings' courts. 

26 But what went ye out for to see ? 
A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, 
and much more than a prophet. 

27 This is he, of whom it is written, 
^ Behold, I send my messenger before 
thy face, which shall prepare thy way 
before thee. 

28 For I say unto you. Among those 
that are born of women there is not a 
greater prophet than John the Bap- 
tist : but he that is least in the king- 
dom of God is greater than he. 

29 And all the people that heard 
Aim, and the publicans, justified God, 
'"being baptized with the baptism of 
John. 

30 But the Pharisees and lawyers 
II rejected "^ the counsel of God H against 
themselves, being not baptized of him. 

31 IF And the Lord said, ° Whereun- 
to then shall I liken the men of this 
generation ? and to what are they 
like? 

32 They are like unto children sit- 
ting in the marketplace, and calling 
one to another, and saying. We have 
piped unto you, and ye have not 
danced ; we have mourned to you, 
and ye have not wept. 

33 For P John the Paptist came nei- 
ther eating bread nor drinking wine ; 
and ye say. He hath a devil. 

34 The Son of man is come eating 
and drinking; and ye say, Behold a 

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gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a 
friend of publicans and sinners ! 

35 "i But wisdom is justified of all 
her children. 

36 H ""And one of the Pharisees de- 
sired him that he would eat with him. 
And he went intothe Pharisee's house, 
and sat down to meat. 

37 And, behold, a woman in the city, 
which was a sinner, when she knew 
that Jesus sat at meat in the Phari- 
see's house, brought an alabaster box 
of ointment, 

38 And stood at his feet behind him 
weeping, and began to wash his teet 
with tears, and did wipe them with 
the hairs of her head, and kissed his 
feet, and anointed them with the oint- 
ment. 

39 Now when the Pharisee which 
had bidden him saw it, he spake 
within himself, saying, ^ This man, if 
he were a prophet, would have known 
who and what manner of woman this 
is that toucheth him ; for she is a 
sinner. 

40 And Jesus answering said unto 
him, Simon, I have somewhat to say 
unto thee. And he saith, Master, 
say on. 

41 There was a certain creditor 
which had two debtors : the one owed 
five hundred H pence, and the other 
fifty. 

, 42 And when they had nothing to 
pay, he frankly forgave them both. 
Tell me therefore, which of them will 
love him most ? 

43 Simon answered and said, I sup- 
pose that he, to whom he forgave 
most. And he said unto him. Thou 
hast rightly judged. 

44 And he turned to the woman, 
and said unto Simon, Seest thou this 
woman ? I entered into thine house, 
thou gavest me no water for my feet : 
but she hath washed my feet with 
tears, and wiped them with the hairs 
of her head. 

45 Thou gavest me no kiss : but 
this woman, since the time I came 
in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet. 

46 * My head with oil thou didst not 
anoint : but this woman hath anointed 
my feet with ointment. 

47 " Wherefore I say unto thee, Her 
sins, which are many, are forgiven ; 
for she loved much : but to whom lit- 
tle is forgiven, the same loveth little. 

48 And he said unto her, "^ Thy sins 
are forgiven. 

49 And they that sat at meat vrith 
him began to say within themselves, 
y Who is this that forgiveth sins also ? 

50 And he said to the woman, ^ Thy 
faith hath saved thee ; go in peace. 



Parable of the sower. 



ST. LUKE. 



Jesus stilleth a temjyest. 



A. D. 31. 



a Matt. 27. 55, 
56, 



c Matt. 13. 2. 
Mark 4. 1. 



d Matt. 13.10. 
Mark 4. 10. 



e Is. 6. 9. 
Mark 4. 12, 



f Matt. 13. 18. 
Mark 4. 14. 



CHAPTER VIII. 

Women minister unto Jesus of their substance. 4 The 
parable^/ the sower, 11 and its e:c.position. 16 A 
candle not to he put under a bushel. 19 Jesu^ true 
disciples are his nearest relatives. 22 He stilleth a 
tempest ; 26 and casteth out the legion of devils ; 33 
which enter into a herd of swine. 41 Jairus entreat- 
eth him. 43 He healeth an issue of blood; '^Q and 
raiseth the daughter of Jairus. 

AND it came to pass afterward, 
that he went throughout every 
city and village, preaching and shew- 
ing the glad tidings of the kingdom 
of God : and the twelve were with 
him, 

2 And ^certain women, which had 
been healed of evil spirits and infirm- 
ities, Mary called Magdalene, "^ out of 
whom went seven devils, 

3 And Joanna the wife of Chuza 
Herod's steward, and Susanna, and 
many others, which ministered unto 
him of their substance. 

4 If "^And when much people were 
gathered together, and were come to 
him out of every city, he spake by a 
parable : 

5 A sower went out to sow his seed : 
and as he sowed, some fell by the way 
side ; and it was trodden down, and 
the fowls of the air devoured it. 

6 And some fell upon a rock ; and as 
soon as it w^as sprung up, it withered 
away, because it lacked moisture. 

7 And some fell among thorns ; and 
the thorns sprang up with it, and 
choked it. 

8 And other fell on good ground, 
and sprang up, and bare fruit a hun- 
dredfold. And when he had said these 
things, he cried. He that hath ears to 
hear, let him hear. 

9 "^And his disciples asked him, say- 
ing. What might this parable be % 

10 And he said. Unto you it is given 
to know the mysteries of the kingdom 
of God : but to others in parables ; 
® that seeing they might not see, and 
hearing they might not understand. 

1 1 f Now the parable is this : The 
seed is the word of God. 

12 Those by the way side are they 
that hear ; then cometh the devil, and 
taketh away the word out of their 
hearts, lest they should believe and 
be saved. 

13 They on the rock are they, which, 
when they hear, receive the word with 
joy ; and these have no root, which 
for a while believe, and in time of 
temptation fall away, 

14 And that which fell among thorns 
are they, which, when they have heard, 
go forth, and are choked with cares 
and riches and pleasures of this life, 
and bring no fruit to perfection. 

15 But that on the good ground are 
they, which in an honest and good 



heart, having heard the word, keep it, 
and bring forth fruit with patience. 

16 IF ^ No man, when he hath lighted 
a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or 
putteth it under a bed ; but setteth it 
on a candlestick, that they which en- 
ter in may see the light. 

17 ^For nothing is secret, that shall 
not be made manifest ; neither any 
thing hid, that shall not be known 
and come abroad. 

18 Take heed therefore how ye hear : 
^for whosoever hath, to him shall be 
given ; and whosoever hath not, from 
him shall be taken even that which 
he II seemeth to have. 

19 TT "^Then came to him his mother 
and his brethren, and could not come 
at him for the press. 

20 And it was told him by certain 
which said. Thy mother and thy 
brethren stand without, desiring to 
see thee. 

21 And he answered and said unto 
them. My mother and my brethren 
are these which hear the word of 
God, and do it. 

22 IT ^ Now it came to pass on a cer- 
tain day, that he went into a ship 
with his disciples : and he said unto 
them. Let us go over unto the other 
side of the lake. And they launched 
forth. 

23 But as they sailed, he fell asleep : 
and there came down a storm of wind 
on the lake ; and they were filled with 
water, and were in jeopardy. 

24 And they came to him, and awoke 
him, saying, Master, Master, we per- 
ish. Then he arose, and rebuked the 
wind and the raging of the water : and 
they ceased, and there was a calm. 

25 And he said unto them, Where 
is your faith ? And they being afraid 
wondered, saying one to another, What 
manner of man is this ! for he com- 
mandeth even the winds and water, 
and they obey him. 

26 f '"And they arrived at the coun- 
try of the Gadarenes, which is over 
against Galilee. 

27 And when he went forth to land, 
there met him out of the city a cer- 
tain man, which had devils long time, 
and ware no clothes, neither abode in 
any house, but in the tombs. 

28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, 
and fell down before him, and with a 
loud voice said, What have I to do 
with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God 
most high 1: I beseech thee, torment 
me not. 

29 For he had commanded the un- 
clean spirit to come out of the man. 
For oftentimes it had caught him : and 
he was kept bound with chains and in 

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A. D. 31, 



S Matt. 5. 15. 
Mark 4. 21. 
ch. 11, 33. 



h Matt. 10, 
ch. 12. 2. 



i Matt. 13. 12, 
&25. 29. cli. 
19,26. 



II Or, thinketh 
thai he hath. 

k Matt 12. 46. 
Mark 3. 31. 



1 Matt. 8. 23. 
Mark 4. 35. 



n Matt. 8. 2 
Mark 5, 1. 



The legion of devils cast out. 



ST. LUKE. 



Jairus'^ daughter raised to life. 



A. D. 31. 



1 Rev. 20. 3. 



o Matt 8. 34. 



q Mark 5. 18. 



r Matt. 9. 18. 
Mark 5. 22. 



Matt. 9. 20. 



fetters ; and he brake the bands, and 
was driven of the devil into the wil- 
derness. 

30 And Jesus asked him, sajring, 
What is thy name? And he said. 
Legion : because many devils were 
entered into him. 

3 1 And they besought him that he 
would not command them to go out 
"into the deep. 

32 And there was there a herd of 
many swine feeding on the mountain : 
and they besought him that he would 
suffer them to enter into them. And 
he suffered them. 

33 Then went the devils out of the 
man, and entered into the swine : and 
the herd ran violently down a steep 
place into the lake, and were choked. 

34 When they that fed them saw 
what was done, they fled, and went 
and told it in the city and in the 
country. 

35 Then they went out to see what 
was done ; and ca%ie to Jesus, and 
found the man, out of whom the 
devils were departed, sitting at the 
feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right 
mind : and they were afraid. 

36 They also which saw it told them 
by what means he that was possessed 
of the devils was healed. 

37 IT ° Then the whole multitude of 
the country of the Gadarenes round 
about P besought him to depart from 
them ; for they were taken with great 
fear : and he went up into the ship, 
and returned back again. 

38 Now 1 the man, out of whom the 
devils were departed, besought him 
that he might be with him : but Jesus 
sent him away, saying, 

39 Return to thine own house, and 
shew how great things God hath done 
unto thee. And he went his way, and 
published throughout the whole city 
how great things Jesus had done unto 
him. 

40 And it came to pass, that, when 
Jesus was returned, the people gladly 
received him ; for they were all wait- 
ing for him. 

41 IT ""And, behold, there came a man 
named Jairus, and he was a ruler of 
the synagogue ; and he fell down at 
Jesus' feet, and besought him that he 
would come into his house : 

42 For he had one only daughter, 
about twelve years of age, and she lay 
a dying. But as he went the people 
thronged him. 

43 ^ 'And a woman having an issue 
of blood twelve years, which had spent 
all her living upon physicians, neither 
could be healed of any, 

44 Came behind him, and touched 

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the border of his garment ; and imme- 
diately her issue of blood stanched. 

45 And Jesus said. Who touched 
me? When all denied, Peter and 
they that were with him said. Master, 
the multitude throng thee and press 
thee, and say est thou, Who touched 
me? 

46 And Jesus said. Somebody hath 
touched me ; for I perceive that ' vir- 
tue is gone out of me. 

47 And when the woman saw that 
she was not hid, she came trembling, 
and falling down before him, she de- 
clared unto him before all the people 
for what cause she had touched him, 
and how she was healed immediately. 

48 And he said unto her. Daughter, 
be of good comfort : thy faith hath 
made thee whole ; go in peace. 

49 1 "While he yet spake, there 
Cometh one from the ruler of the syn- 
agogue's house, saying to him. Thy 
daughter is dead ; trouble not the 
Master. 

50 But when Jesus heard it, he an- 
swered him, saying, Fear not : believe 
only, and she shall be made whole. 

51 And when he came into the house, 
he suffered no man to go in, save 
Peter, and James, and John, and the 
father and the mother of the maiden. 

52 And all wept, and bewailed her : 
but he said. Weep not ; she is not 
dead, ^ but sleepeth. 

53 And they laughed him to scorn, 
knowing that she was dead. 

54 And he put them all out, and 
took her by the hand, and called, say- 
ing, Maid, y arise. 

55 And her spirit came again, and 
she arose straightway : and he com- 
manded to give her meat. 

56 And her parents were astonished : 
but ^ he charged them that they should 
tell no man what was done. 

CHAPTER IX. 

Jesus givefh the twelve power to work miracles, and 
sendeth them forth to preach. 3 His charge to them. 
7 Herod desireth to see Jesus. WThe twelve return. 
12 Jesus fccdeth Jive thousand men. 18 What the 
people think of Jesus. 20 and Peter'' s confession of 
him. 22 Jesus for etelleth his own death and resur- 
rection. 23 Those who will follow him must take up 
their cross. 28 The transfiguration. 37 Jesus cast- 
eth out an unclean spirit ; 43 and again foretelleth 
his own death. 46 He exhorteth his disciples to hu- 
mility ; 49 and not to reject those who are not against 
them. 51 James and John are rebuked. 57 How Je- 
sus m,ust he followed. 

THEN '^he called his twelve dis- 
ciples together, and gave them 
power and authority over all devils, 
and to care diseases. 

2 And "^ he sent them to preach the 
kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. 

3 ''And he said unto them. Take 
nothing for your journey, neither 
staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither 
money; neither have two coats apiece. 



Jesus feedeth five thousand. 



ST. LUKE. 



The transfiguration of Jesus. 



A. D. 31. 

d Matt. 10. 11. 
Mark 6. 10. 
e Matt. 10. 14. 
f Acts 13. 51. 

& Mark 6. 12. 



32. 

h Matt. 14. 1. 
Mai-k 6. 14. 



I ch. 23. 8. 
k Mark 6. 30. 
1 Matt. 14. 13. 



m Matt. 14. 15. 
Mark 6. 35. 
John 6. 1, 5. 



n Matt. 16. 13. 
Mai-k 8. 27. 



o Matt. 14. 2. 
ver. 7, 8. 



4 ^And whatsoever house ye enter 
into, there abide, and thence depart. 

5 ^ And whosoever will not receive 
you, when ye go out of that city, 
^ shake off the very dust from your 
feet for a testimony against them. 

6 ^And they departed, and went 
through the towns, preaching the 
gospel, and healing every where. 

7 1** Now Herod the tetrarch heard 
of all that was done by him : and he 
was perplexed, because that it was 
said of some, that John was risen from 
the dead ; 

8 And of some, that Elias had ap- 
peared ; and of others, that one of the 
old prophets was risen again. 

9 And Herod said, John have I be- 
headed ; but who is this, of whom I 
hear such things'? 'And he desired 
to see him. 

10 1^ And the apostles, when they 
were returned, told him all that they 
had done. ^ And he took them, and 
went aside privately into a desert place 
belonging to the city called Bethsaida. 

1 1 And the people, when they knew 
it, followed him : and he received 
them, and spake unto them of the 
kingdom of God, and healed them that 
had need of healing. 

12 ™And when the day began to 
wear away, then came the twelve, 
and said unto him. Send the multitude 
away, that they may go into the towns 
and country round about, and lodge, 
and get victuals ; for we are here in a 
desert place. 

13 But he said unto them, Give ye 
them to eat. And they said, We have 
no more but five loaves and two fishes ; 
except we should go and buy meat for 
all this people. 

14 For they were about five thou- 
sand men. And he said to his disci- 
ples, Make them sit down by fifties in 
a company. 

15 And they did so, and made them 
all sit down. 

16 Then he took the five loaves and 
the two fishes, and looking up to heav- 
en, he blessed them, and brake, and 
gave to the disciples to set before the 
multitude. 

17 And they did eat, and were all 
filled : and there was taken up of 
fragments that remained to them 
twelve baskets. 

18 IT " And it came to pass, as he was 
alone praying, his disciples were with 
him; and he asked them, saying. 
Whom say the people that I am % 

19 They answering said, "John the 
Baptist ; but some say, Elias ; and 
others say, that one of the old proph- 
ets is risen again. 



20 He said unto them. But whom 
say ye that I am ? p Peter answering 
said. The Christ of God. 

21 ^And he straitly charged them, 
and commanded them to tell no man 
that thing ; 

22 Saying, "• The Son of man must 
suffer many things, and be rejected of 
the elders and chief priests and scribes, 
and be slain, and be raised the third 
day, 

23 IT 'And he said to them all. If any 
man will come after me, let him deny 
himself, and take up his cross daily, 
and follow me. 

24 For whosoever will save his life 
shall lose it : but whosoever will lose 
his life for my sake, the same shall 
save it. 

25 ' For what is a man advantaged, 
if he gain the whole world, and lose 
himself, or be cast away ? 

26 " For whosoever shall be ashamed 
of me and of my words, of him shall 
the Son of man be ashamed, when he 
shall come in his own glory, and in 
his Father's, and of the holy angels. 

27 "" But I tell you of a truth, there 
be some standing here, which shall 
not taste of death, till they see the 
kingdom of God. 

28 IT y And it came to pass about an 
eight days after these li sayings, he 
took Peter and John and James, and 
went up into a mountain to pray. 

29 And as he prayed, the fashion of 
his countenance was altered, and his 
raiment vjas white and glistering. 

30 And, behold, there talked with 
him two men, which were Moses and 
Elias : 

3 1 Who appeared in glory, and spake 
of his decease which he should accom- 
plish at Jerusalem. 

32 But Peter and they that were 
with him ^ were heavy with sleep : and 
when they were awake, they saw his 
glory, and the two men that stood 
with him. 

33 And it came to pass, as they 
departed from him, Peter said unto 
Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be 
here : and let us make three taberna- 
cles ; one for thee, and one for Moses, 
and one for Elias : not knowing what 
he said. 

34 While he thus spake, there came 
a cloud, and overshadowed them : and 
they feared as they entered into the 
cloud. 

35 And there came a voice out of the 
cloud, saying, ^This is my beloved 
Son : ^ hear him. 

36 And when the voice was past, 
Jesus was found alone. '^And they 
kept it close, and told no man in those 

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ST. LUKE. 



How he must he followed. 



A. D. 32. 



d Matt. 17. 14. 
Mark 9. 14, 
17. 



e j\Iatt. 17. 22. 



f IMark 9. 32. 
ch. 2. 50. & 
18. 34. 



g Matt. 18. 1. 
Mark 9. 34. 



h JIatt. 10. 40. 
& 18. 5. 
Mark 9. 37. 
John 12. 44. 
k. 13. 20. 

i Matt. 23. 11, 
12. 

k Mark 9. 38. 
See Num. 11. 



! See Matt. 12, 
30. ch. 11. 23. 



mMarkl6.19. 
Acts 1. 2. 



days any of those things which they 
had seen. 

37 IF ** And it came to pass, that on 
the next day, when they were come 
down from the hill, much people met 
him. 

38 And, behold, a man of the com- 
pany cried out, saying. Master, I be- 
seech thee, look upon my son ; for he 
is mine only child. 

39 And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and 
he suddenly crieth out ; and it tear- 
eth him that he foameth again, and 
bruising him, hardly departeth from 
him. 

40 And I besought thy disciples to 
cast him out ; and they could not. 

41 And Jesus answering said, O 
faithless and perverse generation, how 
long shall I be with you, and suffer 
you '? Bring thy son hither. 

42 And as he was yet a coming, the 
devil threw him down, and tare him. 
And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, 
and healed the child, and delivered 
him again to his father. 

43 IF And they were all amazed at 
the mighty power of God. But while 
they wondered every one at all things 
which Jesus did, he said unto his dis- 
ciples, 

44 ^ Let these sayings sink down 
into your ears : for the Son of man 
shall be delivered into the hands of 
men. 

45 ^But they understood not this 
saying, and it was hid from them, 
that they perceived it not : and they 
feared to ask him of that saying. 

46 IT ^ Then there arose a reasoning 
among them, which of them should 
be greatest. 

47 And Jesus, perceiving the thought 
of their heart, took a child, and set 
him by him, 

48 And said unto them, ^ Whosoever 
shall receive this child in my name 
receiveth me ; and whosoever shall 
receive me, receiveth him that sent 
me : ' for he that is least among you 
all, the same shall be great. 

49 IF "^And John answered and said, 
Master, we saw one casting out devils 
in thy name ; and we forbade him, be- 
cause he followeth not with us. 

50 And .Tesus said unto him, Forbid 
him not : for ^ he that is not against us 
is for us. 

51 IF And it came to pass, when the 
time was come that ""he should be re- 
ceived up, he steadfastly set his face 
to go to Jerusalem, 

52 And sent messengers before his 
face : and they went, and entered into 
a village of the Samaritans, to make 
ready for him. 

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53 And ° they did not receive him, 
because his face was as though he 
would go to Jerusalem. 

54 And when his disciples James 
and John saw this, they said. Lord, 
wilt thou that we command fxre to 
come down from heaven, and con- 
sume them, even as ° Elias did 1 

55 But he turned, and rebuked 
them, and said. Ye know not what 
manner of spirit ye are of. 

56 For Pthe Son of man is not come 
to destroy men's lives, but to save 
them. And they went to another vil- 
lage. 

57 IF "^And it came to pass, that, as 
they went in the way, a certain man 
said unto him. Lord, I will follow 
thee whithersoever thou goest. 

58 And Jesus said unto him. Foxes 
have holes, and birds of the air have 
nests ; but the Son of man hath not 
where to lay his head. 

59 "■ And he said unto another. Fol- 
low me. But he said, Lord, suffer 
me first to go and bury my father. 

60 Jesus said unto him. Let the 
dead bury their dead ; but go thou 
and preach the kingdom of God. 

61 And another also said, Lord, 'I 
will follow thee ; but let me first go 
bid them farewell, which are at home 
at my house. 

62 And Jesus said unto him, No 
man, having put his hand to the 
plough, and looking back, is fit for 
the kingdom of God. 

CHAPTER X. 

Jesus sendeth forth the seventy. 2 His charge to them. 
17 The seventy return. 21 Jesus rejoiceth in spirit. 
23 The disciples^ privilege. 25 A lawyer question- 
eth Jesus. 30 The parable of the good Samari- 
tan. 38 Martha and Mary. 

AFTER these things the Lord ap- 
pointed other seventy also, and 
*sent them two and two before his face 
into every city and place, whither he 
himself would come. 

2 Therefore said he unto them, ^ The 
harvest truly is great, but the labour- 
ers are few : " pray ye therefore the 
Lord of the harvest, that he would 
send forth labourers into bis harvest. 

3 Go your ways : ^ behold, I send you 
forth as lambs among wolves. 

4 ® Carry neither purse, nor scrip, 
nor shoes ; and ^ salute no man by 
the way. 

5 ^And into whatsoever house ye 
enter, first say, Peace he to this house. 

6 And if the son of peace be there, 
your peace shall rest upon it : if not, 
it shall turn to you again. 

7 ''And in the same house remain, 
' eating and drinking such things as 
they give : for ^ the labourer is worthy 



The seventy disciples. 



ST. LUKE. 



The good Samaritan. 



A. D. 32. 



I ch. 9. 2. 

m Matt. 3. 2. 

6. 4. 17. & 10. 

7. ver. II. 



n Matt. 10,'14. 
ch. 9. 5. Acts 
13. 51. & 18. 
6. 



o Matt. 10. 15. 
Mark G. 11. 



pMatt. 11. 21. 
q Ez. 3. 6. 



r Matt. 11. 23. 

s See Gen. 11. 

4. Deut. 1. 

28. Is. 14. 13. 

Jer. 51. 53. 
t See Ez. 26. 

20. & 32. 18. 
u Matt. 10. 40. 

Mark 9. 37, 

John 13. 20. 
xlThess.4.8. 
y John 5. 23. 
z ver. 1. 



a John 12. 31. 

& 16. 11. 

Rev. 9. 1. k. 

12. 8, 9. 
b Mark 16. 18. 

Acts 28. 5. 



c Ex. 32. 32. 

Ps. G9, 28. 

Is. 4. 3. 

Dan. 12. 1. 

Phil. 4. 3. 

Heb. 12. 23. 

Rev. 13. 8. & 

20. 12. & 21. 

27. 
d Matt. 11. 25. 

e Matt. 28. 18. 
John 3. 35. &. 

5. 27. & 17. 2. 
H Many an- 
cient copies 
add these 
veords, And 
turning to 
his disciples, 
he said. 

f John 1.18. & 

6. 44, 46. 



S Matt. 13. IG. 



of his hire. Go not from house to 
house. 

8 An4 into whatsoever city ye enter, 
and they receive you, eat such things 
as are set before you : 

9 ' And heal the sick that are there- 
in, and say unto them, ""The kingdom 
of God is come nigh unto you. 

10 But into >vhatsoever city ye enter, 
and they receive you not, go your 
wa.js out into the streets of the same, 
and say, 

11" Even the very dust of your city, 
v^rhich cleaveth on us, we do wipe off 
against you : notwithstanding, be ye 
sure of this, that the kingdom of God 
is come nigh unto you. 

12 But I say unto you, that °it shall 
be more tolerable in that day for 
Sodom, than for that city. 

13 P Woe unto thee, Chorazin ! woe 
unto thee, Bethsaida ! "^ for if the 
mighty works had been done in Tyre 
and Sidon, which have been done in 
you, they had a great while ago re- 
pented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 

14 But it shall be more tolerable for 
Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than 
for you. 

15 ''And thou, Capernaum, which art 
* exalted to heaven, 'shalt be thrust 
down to hell. 

16 "He that heareth you heareth 
me; and "^ he that despiseth you de- 
spiseth me; ^and he that despiseth 
me despiseth him that sent me. 

17 t And "^the seventy returned 
again with joy, saying, Lord, even the 
devils are subject unto us through thy 
name. 

18 And he said unto them, *I beheld 
Satan as lightning fall from heaven. 

19 Behold, ^ I give unto you power 
to tread on serpents and scorpions, and 
over all the power of the enemy ; and 
nothing shall by any means hurt 
you. 

20 Notwithstanding, in this rejoice 
not, that the spirits are subject unto 
you ; but rather rejoice, because '^your 
names are written in heaven. 

21 IT "^In that hour Jesus rejoiced in 
spirit, and said, I thank thee, Fa- 
ther, Lord of heaven and earth, that 
thou hast hid these things from the 
wise and prudent, and hast revealed 
them unto babes ; even so. Father ; 
for so it seemed good in thy sight. 

22 ^ II All things are delivered to me 
of my Father : and ^ no man know- 
eth who the Son is, but the Father; 
and who the Father is, but the Son, 
and he to whom the Son will reveal 
him. 

23 1" And he turned him unto his 
disciples, and said privately, ^ Blessed 



are the eyes which see the things that 
ye see : 

24 For I tell you, ''that many proph- 
ets and kings have desired to see 
those things which ye see, and have 
not seen them; and to hear those 
things which ye hear, and have not 
heard them. 

25 f And, behold, a certain lawyer 
stood up, and tempted him, saying, 
'Master, what shall I do to inherit 
eternal life 1 

26 He said unto him, What is writ- 
ten in the law 1 how readest thou ? 

27 And he answering said, ^ Thou 
shalt love the Lord thy God with all 
thy heart, and with all thy soul, and 
with all thy strength, and with all 
thy mind ; and ^ thy neighbour as 
thyself. 

28 And he said unto him, Thou hast 
answered right : this do, and "' thou 
shalt live. 

29 But he, willing to ''justify him- 
self, said unto Jesus, And who is 
my neighbour '? 

30 And Jesus answering said, A. cer- 
tain maji went down from Jerusalem 
to Jericho, and fell among thieves, 
which stripped him of his raiment, 
and wounded him, and departed, leav- 
ing him half dead. 

31 And by chance there came down 
a certain priest that way ; and when 
he saw him, °he *passed by on the 
other side. 

32 And likewise a Levite, when he 
was at the place, came and looked 
on him, and passed by on the other 
side. 

33 But a certain p Samaritan, as he 
journeyed, came where he was ; and 
when he saw him, he had compassion 
on him, 

34 And Avent to him, and bound up 
his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, 
and set him on his own beast, and 
brought him to an inn, and took care 
of him. 

35 And on the morrow when he de- 
parted, he took out two H pence, and 
gave them to the host, and said unto 
him, Take care of him : and whatso- 
ever thou spendest more, when I come 
again, I will repay thee. 

36 Which now of these three, think- 
est thou, was neighbour unto him that 
fell among the thieves 1 

37 And he said, He that shewed 
mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto 
him, Go, and do thou likewise. 

38 IT Now it came to pass, as they 
went, that he entered into a certain 
village : and a certain woman named 
1 Martha received him into her house. 

39 And she had a sister called Mary, 

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Jesus teacheth to pray. 



ST. LUKE. 



The blasphemy of some. 



A. D. 32. 



r 1 Cor. 7. 32, 

s Luke 8. 35. 
Acts 22. 3. 



t Ps. 27. 4 



33. 



It Orjor the 
day. 



li Or, out of 
his way. 



ch. 18. l,&c. 



c Matt. 7. 7. & 
21.22. Mark 
11.24. John 
15. 7. James 
1. 6. 1 John 
3.22. 



d Matt. 7. 9. 



*■ which also ^ sat at Jesus' feet, and. 
heard his word. 

40 But Martha was cumbered about 
much serving, and came to him, and 
said, Lord, dost thou not care that my 
sister hath left me to serve alone? 
bid her therefore that she help me. 

41 And Jesus answered and said un- 
to her, Martha, Martha, thou art care- 
ful and troubled about many things : 

42 But ^ one thing is needful ; and 
Mary hath chosen that good part, 
which shall not be taken away from 
her. 

CHAPTER XI. 

Jesui teacheth his disciples to pray. 5 The efficacy of 
prayer. 14 He healeth a dumb man possessed with 
a devil; Y! and reproveth those who ascribe hispower 
to Beelzebub. 29 The sign qf Jonas. 33 A candle 
is not to be put under a bushel. 37 Jesus dineth with 
one of the Pharisees, and denounceth woes upon 
them. 49 The blood of all the prophets to come up- 
on that generation. 

AND it came to pass, that, as he 
was praying in a certain place, 
when he ceased, one of his disciples 
said unto him. Lord, teach us to pray, 
as John also taught his disciples. 

2 And he said unto them. When ye 
pray, say, ^ Our Father which art in 
heaven. Hallowed be thy name. Thy 
kingdom come. Thy will be done, as 
in heaven, so in earth. 

3 Give us H day by day our daily 
bread. 

4 And forgive us our sins ; for we 
also forgive every one that is indebted 
to us. And lead us not into tempta- 
tion ; but deliver us from evil. 

5 And he said unto them, Which of 
you shall have a friend, and shall go 
unto him at midnight, and say unto 
him. Friend, lend me three loaves ; 

6 For a friend of mine II in his jour- 
ney is come to me, and I have nothing 
to set before him : 

7 And he from within shall answer 
and say. Trouble me not : the door 
is now shut, and my children are 
with me in bed ; I cannot rise and 
give thee 1 

8 I say unto you, ^ Though he will 
not rise and give him, because he is 
his friend, yet because of his impor- 
tunity he will rise and give him as 
many as he needeth. 

9 " And I say unto you. Ask, and it 
shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall 
find ; knock, and it shall be opened 
unto you. 

10 For every one that asketh receiv- 
eth ; and he that seeketh findeth ; 
and to him that knocketh it shall be 
opened. 

11 '^ If a son shall ask bread of any 
of you that is a father, will he give 
him a stone 1 or if he ask a fish, will 
he for a fish give him a serpent ? 

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12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he 
t oflTer him a scorpion 1 

13 If ye then, being evil, know how 
to give good gifts unto your children ; 
how much more shall your heavenly 
Father give the Holy Spirit to them 
that ask him ? 

14 IF ^ And he was casting out a devil, 
and it was dumb. And it came to 
pass, when the devil was gone out, 
the dumb spake ; and the people won- 
dered. 

15 But some of them said, ^ He cast- 
eth out devils through t Beelzebub the 
chief of the devils. 

16 And others, tempting him, ^sought 
of him a sign from heaven. 

17 •' But ' he, knowing their thoughts, 
said unto them. Every kingdom di- 
vided against itself is brought to deso- 
lation ; and a house divided against a 
house falleth. 

18 If Satan also be divided against 
himself, how shall his kingdom stand 1 
because ye say that I cast out devils 
through Beelzebub. 

19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out 
devils, by whom do your sons cast 
them out? therefore shall they be 
your judges. 

20 But if I 1^ with the finger of God 
cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom 
of God is come upon you. 

21 ^ When a strong man armed 
keepeth his palace, his goods are in 
peace : 

22 But ™when a stronger than he 
shall come upon him, and overcome 
him, he taketh from him all his ar- 
mour wherein he trusted, and divi- 
deth his spoils. 

23 ° He that is not with me is against 
me ; and he that gathereth not with 
me scattereth. 

24 ° When the unclean spirit is gone 
out of a man, he walketh through dry 
places, seeking rest ; and finding none, 
he saith, I will return unto my house 
whence I came out. 

25 And when he cometh, he findeth 
it swept and garnished. 

26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him 
seven other spirits more wicked than 
himself; and they enter in, and dwell 
there : and p the last state of that man 
is worse than the first. 

27 IT And it came to pass, as he spake 
these things, a certain woman of the 
company lifted up her voice, and said 
unto him, ^ Blessed is the womb that 
bare thee, and the paps which thou 
hast sucked. 

28 But he said. Yea, "■ rather, blessed 
are they that hear the word of God, 
and keep it. 

29 If ' And when the people were 



A. D. 33. 

t Gr. give. 



e Matt. 9. 32. 
&12. 22. 



f Matt. 9. 34. 

& 12. 24. 
t Gr. Beelze- 

hvl, and so 

ver. 18, 19. 
ff Matt. 12. 38. 

& 16. 1. 
h Matt. 12. 25. 

Mark 3. 24. 
i John 2. 25. 



k Ex. 8. 19. 



1 Matt. 12. 29. 
Mark 3. 27. 



m Is. 53. 12. 
Col. 2. 15. 



n Matt. 12. 30. 



o Matt. 12. 43. 



p John 5. 14. 
Heb. 6. 4. & 
10. 26. 2 Pet. 
2.20. 



q ch. 1. 28, 



r Matt 7. 21. 
ch. 8. 21. 
James 1.25. 

s Matt. 12. 38. 
39. 



The Pharisees and 



ST. LUKE. 



the lawyers rebuked. 



A. D. 33. 



d Is. 58. 7. 

Dan. 4. 27. 

ch. 12. S3. 
H Or, as you 

are able. 



gathered thick together, he began to 
say, This is an evil generation : they 
seek assign ; and there shall no sign 
be given it, but the sign of Jonas the 
prophet. 

30 For as * Jonas was a sign unto the 
Ninevites, so shall also the Son of 
man be to this generation. 

31" The queen of the south shall rise 
up in the judgment with the. men of 
this generation, and condemn them : 
for she came from the utmost parts 
of the earth to hear the wisdom of 
Solomon ; and, behold, a greater than 
Solomon is here. 

32 The men of Nineveh shall rise 
up in the judgment with this genera- 
tion, and shall condemn it : for ^ they 
repented at the preaching of Jonas ; 
and, behold, a greater than Jonas is 
here. 

33 y No man, when he hath lighted 
a candle, putteth it in a secret place, 
neither under a H bushel, but on a can- 
dlestick, that they which come in may 
see the light. 

34 ^ The light of the body is the eye : 
therefore when thine eye is single, 
thy whole body also is full of light ; 
but when thine eye is evil, thy body 
also is full of darkness. 

35 Take heed therefore, that the light 
which is in thee be not darkness. 

36 If thy whole body therefore he 
full of light, having no part dark, the 
whole shall be full of light, as when 
the bright shining of a candle doth 
give thee light. 

37 % And as he spake, a certain Phar- 
isee besought him to dine with him ; 
and he went in, and sat down to meat. 

38 And "^ when the Pharisee saw it^ 
he marvelled that he had not first 
Avashed before dinner. 

39 '' And the Lord said unto him, 
Now do ye Pharisees make clean the 
outside of the cup and the platter ; 
but " your inward part is full of rav- 
ening and wickedness. 

40 Ye fools, did not he, that made 
that which is without, make that 
w^hich is within also '] 

41 "^But rather give alms H of such 
things as ye have ; and, behold, all 
things are clean unto you. 

42 ^ But woe unto you, Pharisees ! 
for ye tithe mint and rue and all 
manner of herbs, and pass over judg- 
ment and the love of God : these 
ought ye to have done, and not to 
leave the other undone. 

43 ^ Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye 
love the uppermost seats in the syna- 
gogues, and greetings in the markets. 

44 ^ Woe unto you, scribes and 
Pharisees, hypocrites ! '' for ye are 



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as graves which appear not, and the 
men that walk over them are not 
aware of ^hem. 

45 1 Then answered one of the law- 
yers, and said unto him. Master, thus 
saying thou reproachest us also. 

46 And he said, Woe unto you also, 
ye lawyers ! ' for ye lade men with 
burdens grievous to be borne, and ye 
yourselves touch not the burdens with 
one of your fingers. 

47 ^ Woe unto you ! for ye build the 
sepulchres of the prophets, and your 
fathers killed them. 

48 Truly ye bear witness that ye 
allow the deeds of your fathers : for 
they indeed killed them, and ye build 
their sepulchres. 

49 Therefore also said the wisdom 
of God, ^ I will send them prophets 
and apostles, and some of them they 
shall slay and persecute : 

50 That the blood of all the prophets, 
which was shed from the foundation 
of the world, may be required of this 
generation ; 

51 ""From the blood of Abel unto 
"the blood of Zacharias, which perish- 
ed between the altar and the temple : 
verily I say unto you. It shall be re- 
quired of this generation. 

52 ° Woe unto you, lawyers ! for ye 
have taken away the ke}'^ of knowl- 
edge : ye entered not in yourselves, 
and them that were entering in ye 
II hindered. 

53 And as he said these things unto 
them, the scribes and the Pharisees 
began to urge him vehemently, and 
to provoke, him to speak of many 
things : » 

54 Laying wait for him, and Pseeking 
to catch something out of his mouth, 
that they might accuse him. 

CHAPTER Xll. 

Jesws wameth his disciples of the leaven of the Phar- 
isees. 4 They must not fear man. 8 Blasphemy 
against the Holy Ghost. 13 The people loarned 
against covetovsness. 16 The parable of the rich 
■man who would build greater bams. 22 Anxiety 
about worldly things forbidden. 31 JTie kingdom of 
God to be first sought. 35 The duty of watchfulness. 
49 The coming of Jesus an occasion of division. 54 
The signs of the times to be regarded. 

IN *the mean time, when there were 
gathered together an innumerable 
multitude of people, insomuch that 
they trode one upon another, he be- 
gan to say unto his disciples first of 
all, ^ Beware ye of the leaven of the 
Pharisees, which is hj^pocrisy. 

2 *= For there is nothing covered, that 
shall not be revealed ; neither hid, that 
shall not be known. 

3 Therefore, whatsoever }■ e have spo- 
ken in darkness shall be heard in the 
light ; and that which ye have spoken 

013 



A. D. 33. 



Matt. 23. 4. 



k Matt. 23. 29. 



> Matt. 23. 34. 



n 2 Chr. 24. 
20, 21. 



Matt. 23. 13. 



Or, forbade. 



P Mark 12. 13. 



a Matt. 16. 6. 
Mark 8. 13. 



b Matt. 16. 12. 



c Matt. 10. 26. 
Mark 4. 22. 
ch. 8. 17. 



The sin of covetousness. 



ST. LUKE. 



Trust in God encouro.ged. 



A. D. 33. 




I See Matt. 
LO. 29. 



f Matt. 10. 32. 
Mark 8. 38. 
2 Tim. 2. 12. 
1 John 2. 23. 



% Matt. 12. 31, 
32. Mark 3. 
28. 1 John 
5. 16. 



h Matt. 10. 19. 
Mark 13. 11. 
ch. 21. 14. 



k 1 Tim. 6. 7, 



I Ecc. 11. 9. 

1 Cor. 15. 32. 
J ames 5. 5. 
m Job 20. 22. 
& 27. 8. Ps. 
52. 7. James 
4.14. 

II Or, do they 
require thy 
sold. 



in the ear in closets shall be proclaim- 
ed upon the housetops. 

4 ^ And I say unto you ^ my friends, 
Be not afraid of them that kill the 
body, and after that have no more 
that they can do, 

5 But I will forewarn you whom ye 
shall fear: Fear him, which after he 
hath killed hath power to cast into 
hell ; yea, I say unto you. Fear him, 

6 Are not five sparrows sold for two 
II farthing's, and not one of them is for- 
gotten before God ? 

7 But even the very hairs of your 
head are all numbered. Fear not 
therefore : ye are of more value than 
many sparrows. 

8 ^ Also I say unto you, Whosoever 
shall confess me before men, him shall 
the Son of man also confess before-the 
angels of God : 

9 But he that denieth me before 
men shall be denied before the angels 
of God, 

10 And ^whosoever shall speak a 
word against the Son of man, it shall 
be forgiven him : but unto him that 
blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost 
it shall not be forgiven, 

11 ^ And when they bring you unto 
the synagogues, and unto magistrates, 
and powers, take ye no thought how 
or what thing ye shall answer, or 
what ye shall say : 

12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach 
you in the same hour what 3^e ought 
to say. 

13 H And one of the company said 
unto him. Master, speak to my broth- 
er, that he divide the inheritance with 
me. « 

14 And he said unto him, ' Man, who 
made me a judge or a divider over 
you? 

15 And he said unto them, ^ Take 
heed, and beware of covetousness : 
for a man's life consisteth not in the 
abundance of the things which he 
possesseth. 

16 And he spake a parable unto 
them, saying. The ground of a certain 
rich man brought forth plentifully : 

17 And he thought within himself, 
saying, What shall I do, because I 
have no room where to bestow my 
fruits ? 

18 And he said, This will I do : I 
will pull down my barns, and build 
greater ; and there will I bestow all 
my fruits and my goods. 

19 And I will say to my soul, ' Soul, 
thou hast much goods laid up for 
many years ; take thine ease, eat, 
drink, and be merry. 

20 But God said unto him. Thou 
fool, this night "" H thy soul shall be 

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required of thee : " then whose shall 
those things be, which thou hast pro- 
vided ? 

21 So is he that layeth up treasure for 
himself, ° and is not rich toward God. 

22 IF And he said unto his disciples, 
Therefore I say unto you, p Take no 
thought for your life, what ye shall 
eat ; neither for the body, what ye 
shall put on. 

23 The life is more than meat, and 
the body is more than raiment. 

24 Consider the ravens : for they 
neither sow nor reap ; which neither 
have storehouse nor barn; and ^^ God 
feedeth them : how much more are ye 
better than the fowls ? 

25 And which of you with taking 
thought can add to his stature one 
cubit? 

26 If ye then be not able to do that 
thing which is least, why take ye 
thought for the rest ? 

27 Consider the lilies how they grow : 
they toil not, they spin not; and yet 
I say unto you, that Solomon in all 
his glory was not arrayed like one of 
these. 

28 If then God so clothe the grass, 
which is to day in the field, and to 
morrow is cast into the oven ; how 
much more will he clothe you, O ye of 
little faith ? 

29 And seek not ye what ye shall 
eat, or what ye shall drink, II neither 
be ye of doubtful mind. 

30 For all these things do the nations 
of the world seek after : and your Fa- 
ther knoweth that ye have need of 
these things. 

31 1 ""But rather seek ye the king- 
dom of God ; and all these things shall 
be added unto you. 

32 Fear not, little flock; for 'it is 
your Father's good pleasure to give 
you the kingdom. 

33 ^ Sell that ye have, and give alms ; 
"provide yourselves bags which wax 
not old, a treasure in the heavens that 
faileth not, where no thief approach- 
eth, neither moth corrupteth. 

34 For where your treasure is, there 
will your heart be also. 

35 "^ Let your loins be girded about, 
and y your lights burning ; 

36 And ye yourselves like unto men 
that wait for their lord, when he will 
return from the wedding ; that, when 
he Cometh and knocketh, they may 
open unto him immediately. 

37 ^ Blessed m-e those servants, whom 
the lord when he cometh shall find 
watching : verily I say unto you, that 
he shall gird himself, and make them 
to sit down to meat, and will come 
forth and serve them. 



Watchfulness required. 



ST. LUKE. 



Bepentance necessary. 



A. D. 33. 



a Matt. 24. 43. 

1 Thess. 5. 2. 

2 Pet. 3. 10. 
Rev. 3. 3, & 
16. 15. 



b Matt. 24. 44. 
& 25. 13. 
Mark 13. 33. 
cli. 21 . 34, 3G. 

1 Thess. 5. C. 

2 Pet 3. 12. 



c Matt. 24. 45. 
& 25. 21. 
1 Cor. 4. 2. 



d Matt. 24. 47. 



e Matt. 24. 



1 Or, cut him 
off. Matt. 24. 
51. 



f Num. 15. 30. 
Deut.25. 2. 
John 9. 41. & 
15. 22. Acts 
17. 30. James 
4. 17. 

S Lev. 5. 17. 
1 Tim. 1. 13. 



ver. 51. 



I Matt. 20. 22. 
Mark 10. 38. 

II Or, pained. 



k Matt. 10. 34. 
ver. 49. 

1 Mic. 7. 6. 

John 7. 43. &. 

9. 16. &L 10. 

19. 
m Matt. 10.35. 



38 And if he shall come in the second 
watch, or come in the third watch, and 
find them so, blessed are those servants. 

39 * And this know, that if the good- 
man of the house had known what 
hour the thief would come, he would 
have watched, and not have suffered 
his house to be broken through, 

40 ^ Be ye therefore ready also : for 
the Son of man cometh at an hour 
when ye think not. 

41 IT Then Peter said unto him, Lord, 
speakest thou this parable unto us, or 
even to all 1 

42 And the Lord said, " Who then is 
that faithful and wise steward, whom 
his lord shall make ruler over his 
household, to give them their portion 
of meat in due season 1 

43 Blessed is that servant, whom his 
lord when he cometh shall find so 
doing. 

44 ^Of a truth I say unto you, that 
he will make him ruler over all that 
he hath. 

45 " But and if that servant say in his 
heart. My lord delayeth his coming ; 
and shall begin to beat the menserv- 
ants and maidens, and to eat and drink, 
and to be drunken ; 

46 The lord of that servant will 
come in a day when he looketh not 
for Mm. and at an hour when he is 
not aware, and will H cut him in sun- 
der, and will appoint him his portion 
with the unbelievers. 

47 And '^that servant, which knew 
his lord's will, and prepared not him- 
self, neither did according to his will, 
shall be beaten with many stripes. 

48 ^ But he that knew not, and did 
commit things worthy of stripes, shall 
be beaten with few stripes. For unto 
whomsoever much is given, of him 
shall be much required ; and to whom 
men have committed much, of him 
they will ask the more. 

49 II '^ I am come to send fire on the 
earth ; and what will I, if it be already 
kindled % 

50 But ^ I have a baptism to be bap- 
tized with ; and how am I !i straitened 
till it be accomplished ! 

51 '^ Suppose ye that I am come to 
give peace on earth ? I tell you, Nay ; 
^ but rather division : 

52 "' For from henceforth there shall 
be five in one house divided, three 
against two, and two against j;hree. 

53 The father shall be divided against 
the son, and the son against the father ; 
the mother against the daughter, and 
the daughter against the mother ; the 
mother in law against her daughter in 
law, and the daughter in law against 
her mother in law. 



54 IF And he said also to the people, 
" When ye see a cloud rise out of the 
west, straightway ye say. There com- 
eth a shower ; and so it is. 

55 And when ye see the south wind 
blow, ye say. There will be heat ; and 
it cometh to pass. 

56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the 
face of the sky and of the earth ; but 
how is it that ye do not discern this 
time? 

57 Yea, and why even of yourselves 
judge ye not what is right ? 

58 IT ° When thou goest with thine 
adversary to the magistrate, p as thou 
art in the way, give diligence that 
thou mayest be delivered from him ; 
lest he hale thee to the judge, and 
the judge deliver thee to the officer, 
and the officer cast thee into prison. 

59 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart 
thence, till thou hast paid the very 
last II mite. 

CHAPTER Xm. 

Tiie slatighter of certain Galileans. 6 The parable of 
the barren Jig tree. 10 Jesus healeth an ivjirm wo- 
man. 18 The kingdom of God is like a. grain of 
mustard seed; 20 and like leaven. 23 The strait 
gate. 31 Jesus' message to Herod. 34 His lamenta- 
tion over Jerusalem. 

THERE were present at that season 
some that told him of the Gali- 
leans, whose blood Pilate had mingled 
with their sacrifices. 

2 And Jesus answering said unto 
them. Suppose ye .that these Galile- 
ans were sinners above all the Gali- 
leans, because they suffered such 
things 1 

3 I tell you. Nay : but, except ye 
repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 

4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the 
tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, 
think ye that they were H sinners above 
all men that dwelt in Jerusalem ? 

5 I tell you. Nay : but, except ye 
repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 

6 IT He spake also this parable ; ^ A 
certain man had a fig tree planted in 
his vineyard ; and he came and sought 
fruit thereon, and found none. 

7 Then said he unto the dresser of 
his vineyard. Behold, these three years 
I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, 
and find none : cut it down ; why 
cumbereth it the ground? 

8 And he ansAvering said unto him, 
Lord, let it alone this year also, till I 
shall dig about it, and dung it : 

9 And if it bear fruit, ivell : and if 
not, then after that thou shalt cut it 
down. 

10 IF And he was teaching in one of 
the synagogues on the sabbath. 

11 And, behold, there was a woman 
which had a spirit of infirmity eight- 

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An infirm woman healed. 



ST. LURE. 



Jesus' message to Herod. 



A. D. 33. 



b Mark 16. 18. 
Acts 9. 17. 



d Matt. 12. 10. 

Mark 3. 2. 

ch. 6. 7. k. 

14.3. 
e ch. 14. 5. 



f ch. 19. 9. 



e Matt. 13. 31. 
Mark 4. 30. 



,| See Matt. 
13. 33. 



li Matt. 9. 35. 
Mark 6. 6. 



i Matt. 7. 13. 

k See Joha 7. 

34. & 8. 21.& 

13.33. Horn. 

9.31. 
1 Ps. 32. 6. 

Is. 55. 6. 
m Matt. 25. 10. 



n ch. 6. 46. 



o Matt. 7. 23. 
& 25. 12. 



p Matt. 7. 23. 

& 25. 41. 

ver. 25. 
q Ps. 6. 8. 

JMatt. 25.41. 



een years, and was bowed together, 
and could in no wise lift up herself. 

12 And when Jesus saw her, he 
called her to him, and said unto her. 
Woman, thou art loosed from thine 
infirmity. 

13 ''And he laid his hands on her: 
and immediately she was made 
straight, and glorified God. 

14 And the ruler of the synagogue 
answered with indignation, because 
that Jesus had healed on the sabbath 
day, and said unto the people, "^ There 
are six days in which men ought to 
work : in them therefore come and be 
healed, and ^ not on the sabbath day. 

15 The Lord then answered him, 
and said, Thou hypocrite, ^ doth not 
each one of you on the sabbath loose 
his ox or his ass from the stall, and 
lead him away to watering 1 

16 And ought not this woman, ^be- 
ing a daughter of Abraham, whom 
Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen 
years, be loosed from this bond on the 
sabbath day 1 

17 An5 when he had said these things, 
all his adversaries were ashamed : and 
all the people rejoiced for all the glo- 
rious things that were done by him. 

18 IT ^Then said he. Unto what is 
the kingdom of God like 1 and where- 
unto shall I resemble it % 

19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, 
which a man took, and cast into his 
garden ; and it grew, and waxed a 
great tree ; and the fowls of the air 
lodged in the branches of it. 

20 And again he said, Whereunto 
shall I liken the kingdom of God 1 

21 It is like leaven, which a woman 
took and hid in three H measures of 
meal, till the whole was leavened. 

22 ^ And he went through the cities 
and villages, teaching, and journeying 
toward Jerusalem. 

23 IF Then said one unto him, Lord, 
are there few that be saved 1: And he 
said unto them, 

24 ' Strive to enter in at the strait 
gate : for ''many, I say unto you, will 
seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 

25 ' When once the master of the 
house is risen up, and '"hath shut to 
the door, and ye begin to stand with- 
out, and to knock at the door, saying, 
" Lord, Lord, open unto us ; and he 
shall answer and say unto you, ° I 
know you not whence ye are : 

26 Then shall ye begin to say. We 
have eaten and drunk in thy presence, 
and thou hast taught in our streets. 

27 P But he shall say, I tell you, I 
know you not whence ye are ; i de- 
part from me, all ye workers of in- 
iquity. 

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28 ■■ There shall be weeping and 
gnashing of teeth, 'when ye shall see 
Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and 
all the prophets, in the kingdom of 
God, and you yourselves thrust out. 

29 And they shall come from the 
east, and from the west, and from 
the north, and from the south, and 
shall sit down in the kingdom of 
God. 

30 * And, behold, there are last which 
shall be first, and there are first which 
shall be last. 

31 IF The same day there came cer- 
tain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, 
Get thee out, and depart hence ; for 
Herod will kill thee. 

32 And he said unto them, Go ye, 
and tell that fox. Behold, I cast out 
devils, and I do cures to day and to 
morrow, and the third day " I shall 
be perfected. 

33 Nevertheless I must walk to day, 
and to morrow, and the day follow- 
ing : for it cannot be that a prophet 
perish out of Jerusalem. 

34 ^ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which 
killest the prophets, and stonest them 
that are sent unto thee ; how often 
would I have gathered thy children 
together, as a hen doth gather her 
brood under her wings, and ye would 
not! 

35 Behold, ^ your house is left unto 
you desolate : and verily I say unto 
you, Ye shall not see me, until the 
time come when ye shall say, ^ Bless- 
edrts he that cometh in the name of 
the Lord. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

Jesus on the sabbath healeth one who had the dropsy. 
7 The chief rooms not to be chosen. 12 Kindness to 
the poor enjoined, 15 The parable of the great sup- 
per, from which the guests excuse themselves. 25 Je- 
sus' disciples must count the cost. 

AND it came to pass, as he went 
into the house of one of the chief 
Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath 
day, that they watched him. 

2 And, behold, there was a certain 
man before him which had the dropsy. 

3 And Jesus answering spake unto 
the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, 
*Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath 
day? 

4 And they held their peace. And 
he took hijTi, and healed him, and let 
him go ; 

5 And answered them, sa3dng, 
'' Which of you shall have an ass or 
an ox fallen into a pit, and will not 
straightway pull him out on the sab- 
bath day 1 

6 And they could not answer hirii 
again to these things. 

7 IT And he put forth a parable to 



The imrahle of the su^yper. 



ST. LUKE. 



The law of discijyleship. 



D. 33. 



Prov. 9. 2, 5. 

r 



those which were bidden, when he 
marked how they chose out the chief 
rooms f saying unto them, 

8 When thou art bidden of any man 
to a wedding, sit not down in the 
highest room ; lest a more honour- 
able man than thou be bidden of him ; 

9 And he that bade thee and him 
conie and say to thee. Give this man 
place ; and thou begin with shame to 
take the lowest room. 

10 '^ But when thou art bidden, go 
and sit down in the lowest room ; 
that when he that bade thee cometh, 
he may say unto thee. Friend, go up 
higher : then shalt thou have worship 
in the presence of them that sit at 
meat with thee. 

11'' For whosoever exalteth himself 
shall be abased ; and he that hum- 
bleth himself shall be exalted. 

12 1" Then said he also to him that 
bade him, When thou makest a din- 
ner or a supper, call not thy friends, 
nor thy brethren, neither thy kins- 
men, nor thy rich neighbours ; lest 
they also bid thee again, and a recom- 
pense be made thee. 

13 But when thou makest a feast, 
call ^ the poor, the maimed, the lame, 
the blind : 

14 And thou shalt be blessed ; for 
they cannot recompense thee : for 
thou shalt be recompensed at the res- 
urrection of the just. 

15 IT And when one of them that 
sat at meat with him heard these 
things, he said unto him, ^Blessed 
is he that shall eat bread in the king- 
dom of God. 

IG 5 Then said he unto him, A cer- 
tain man made a great supper, and 
bade many : 

17 And ''sent his servant at supper 
time to say to them that were bidden, 
Come ; for all things are now ready. 

18 And they all with one consent 
began to make excuse. The first 
said unto him, I have bought a 
piece of ground, and I must needs 
go and see it : I pray thee have me 
excused. 

19 And another said, I have bought 
five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove 
them : I pray thee have me excused. 

20 And another said, I have mar- 
ried a wife, and therefore I cannot 
come. 

21 So that servant came, and shew- 
ed his lord these things. Then the 
master of the house being angry said 
to his servant, Go out quickly into 
the streets and lanes of the city, 
and bring in hither the poor, and 
the maimed, and the halt, and the 
blind. 



22 And the servant said, Lord, it 
is done as thou hast commanded, and 
yet there is room. 

23 And the lord said unto the serv- 
ant. Go out into the highways and 
hedges, and compel them to come in, 
that my house may be filled. 

24 For I say unto you, ' That none 
of those men which were bidden shall 
taste of my supper. 

25 H And there went great multi- 
tudes with him: and he turned, and 
said unto them, 

26 ^ If any man come to me, ' and 
hate not his father, and mother, and 
wife, and children, and brethren, and 
sisters, "'yea, and his own life also, 
he cannot be my disciple. 

27 And "^ whosoever doth not bear 
his cross, and come after me, cannot 
be my disciple. 

28 For ° which of you, intending to 
build a tower, sitteth not down first, 
and counteth the cost, whether he 
have sufficient to finish it ? 

29 Lest haply, after he hath laid 
the foundation, and is not able to 
finish it, all that behold it begin to 
mock him, 

30 Saying, This man began to build, 
and was not able to finish. 

31 Or what king, going to make 
war against another king, sitteth not 
down first, and consulteth whether 
he be able with ten thousand to meet 
him that cometh against him with 
twenty thousand ? 

32 Or else, while the other is yet a 
great way off, he sendeth an ambas- 
sage, and desireth conditions of peace. 

33 So likewise, whosoever he be of 
you that forsaketh not all that he 
hath, he cannot be my disciple. 

34 IT P Salt is good : but if the salt 
have lost his savour, wherewith shall 

! it be seasoned ? 

35 It is neither fit for the land, nor 
yet for the dunghill ; but men cast it 
out. He that hath ears to hear, let 
him hear. 

CHAPTER XV. 

The parable of the lost sheep ; 8 of the piece of silver ; 
il and of the prodigal son. 

THEN ^drew near unto him all 
the publicans and sinners for to 
hear him. 

2 And the Pharisees and scribes 
murmured, saying. This man re- 
ceiveth sinners, '' and eateth with 
them. 

3 1 And he spake this parable unto 
them, saying, 

4 "^What man of you, having a 
hundred sheep, if he lose one of 
them, doth not leave the ninety and 

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A. D. 33. 



1 Matt. 21. 43. 
& 22. 8. 
Acta 13. 46. 



k Deut. 13. 6. 

& 33. 9. 

Matt. 10. 37. 
1 Rom. 9. 13. 
m Rev. 12. 11. 



n Matt. 16. 24. 
Mark 8. 34. 
ch. 9. 23. 
2 Tim. 3. 12. 

Prov. 24. 27. 



p Matt. 5. 13. 
Mark 9. 50. 



b Acts 11. S. 
Gal. 2. 12. 



c Matt. 18. 12. 



The prodigal son. 



ST. LUKE. 



The unjust steward. 



A. D. 33. 



d 1 PeL 2. 10, 

23. 



t Gr. drach- 
ffia, equal to 
the denarius. 
See Matt. 18. 



f Mark 12.44. 



g Acts 2. 39. 
Eph. 2. 13, 
17. 



nine in the wilderness, and go after 
that which is lost, until he find it ? 

5 And when he hath found it, he 
layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 

6 And when he cometh home, he 
calleth together his friends and neigh- 
bours, saying unto them, Rejoice with 
me ; for I have found my sheep ^ which 
was lost. 

7 1 say unto you, that likewise joy 
shall be in heaven over one sinner 
that repenteth, ^ more than over nine- 
ty and nine just persons, which need 
no repentance. 

8 H Either what woman having ten 
t pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, 
doth not light a candle, and sweep the 
house, and seek diligently till she find 
it? 

9 And when she hath found it, she 
calleth her friends and her neighbours 
together, saying, Rejoice with me ; 
for I have found the piece which I 
had lost. 

10 Likewise, I say unto you, there 
is joy in the presence of the angels of 
God over one sinner that repenteth. 

1 1 IT And he said, A certain man had 
two sons : 

12 And the younger of them said to 
his father. Father, give me the portion 
of goods that falleth to me. And he 
divided unto them ^ his living. 

13 And not many days after the 
younger son gathered all together, 
and took his journey into a far coun- 
try, and there wasted his substance 
with riotous living. 

14 And when he had spent all, there 
arose a mighty famine in that land ; 
and he began to be in want. 

15 And he went and joined himself 
to a citizen of that country ; and he 
sent him into his fields to feed swine. 

16 And he would fain have filled 
his belly with the husks that the 
swine did eat : and no man gave unto 
him. 

17 And when he came to himself, 
he said. How many hired servants of 
my father's have bread enough and to 
spare, and I perish with hunger ! 

18 I will arise and go to my father, 
and will say unto him. Father, I have 
sinned against heaven, and before 
thee, 

19 And am no more worthy to be 
called thy son : make me as one of 
thy hired servants. 

20 And he arose, and came to his 
father. But ^ when he was yet a 
great way off, his father saw him, and 
had compassion, and ran, and fell on 
his neck, and kissed him. 

21 And the son said unto him, Fa- 
ther, I have sinned against heaven, 

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^and in thy sight, and am no more 
worthy to be called thy son. 

22 But the father said to his servants, 
Bring forth the best robe, and put it 
on him ; and put a ring on his hand, 
and shoes on his feet : 

23 And bring hither the fatted calf, 
and kill it; and let us eat, and be 
merry : 

24 ' For this my son was dead, and 
is alive again ; he was lost, and is 
found. And they began to be merry. 

25 Now his elder son was in the 
field : and as he came and drew nigh 
to the house, he heard music and 
dancing. 

26 And he called one of the servants, 
and asked what these things meant. 

27 And he said unto him. Thy broth- 
er is come ; and thy father hath killed 
the fatted calf, because he hath re- 
ceived him safe and sound. 

28 And he was angry, and would not 
go in : therefore came his father out, 
and entreated him. 

29 And he answering said to his fa- 
ther, Lo, these many years do 1 serve 
thee, neither transgressed I at any 
time thy commandment; and yet thou 
never gavest me a kid, that I might 
make merry with my friends : 

30 But as soon as this thy son was 
come, which hath devoured thy living 
with harlots, thou hast killed for him 
the fatted calf. 

31 And he said unto him, Son, thou 
art ever with me, and all that I have 
is thine. 

32 It was meet that we should make 
merry , and be glad : ^ for this thy broth- 
er was dead, and is alive again ; and 
was lost, and is found. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

The par ah le of the unjust steward. 13 Jesus reproveth 
the covetous Pharisees. 19 The parable of the rich 
man and Lazarus. 

AND he said also unto his disciples, 
There was a certain rich man, 
which had a steward ; and the same 
was accused unto him that he had 
wasted his goods. 

2 And he called him, and said unto 
him, How is it that I hear this of 
thee 1 give an account of thy steward- 
ship ; for thou mayest be no longer 
steward. 

3 Then the steward said within him- 
self. What shall I do? for my lord 
taketh away from me the steward- 
ship : I cannot dig ; to beg I am 
ashamed. 

4 I am resolved what to do, that, 
when I am put out of the steward- 
ship, they may receive me into their 
houses. 



The covetous Pharisees. 



ST. LUKE. 



The rich man and Lazarus. 



A. D. 33. 



t Gr. hatus, 
a measure 
containing 
nearly nine 
gallons. Ez. 
45. 10, 11, 14. 



t Gr. corns, a 
measure 
containing' 
1 1 1-9 bush- 
els. 



* .Tohn 12. 36. 

Eph. 5. 8. 

IThess. 5.5. 
II Or, riches. 
b Dan. 4. 27. 

Matt. 6. 19. 

&, 19. 21. 

cli. 11. 41. 

1 Tim. 6. 17. 

18, 19. 
c JIatt. 25. 21. 

ch. 19. 17. 



H Or, riches. 



Matt. G. 24. 



e JIatt. 23. 14. 



f ch. 10. 29. 
g Ps. 7. 9. 

h I Sam. 16. 7. 



i Matt. 4. 17. 
ic 11.12,13. 
ch. 7. 29. 



k Ps. 102. 2G, 

27. Is. 40. 8. 

& 51. 6. 

Matt. 5. 18. 

1 Pet. 1. 25. 
1 Matt. 5. 32. 

& 19. 9. 

Mark 10. 11. 

1 Cor. 7. 10, 

11. 



5 So he called every one of his 
lord's debtors "unto him, and said un- 
to the first, How much owest thou 
unto my lord ? 

6 And he said, A hundred t meas- 
ures of oil. And he said unto him, 
Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, 
and write fifty. 

T Then said he to another. And how 
much owest thou % And he said, A 
hundred t measures of wheat. And 
he said unto him, Take thy bill, and 
wi"te fourscore. 

8 And the lord commended the un- 
just steward, because he had done 
wisely : for the children of this world 
are in their generation wiser than 
^ the children of light. 

9 And I say unto you, ^ Make to 
yourselves friends of the H mammon 
of unrighteousness ; that, when ye 
fail, they may receive you into ever- 
lasting habitations. 

10 '=He that is faithful in that 
which is least is faithful also in 
much : and he that is unjust in the 
least is unjust also in much, 

11 If therefore ye have not been 
faithful in the unrighteous H mam- 
mon, who will commit to your trust 
the true riches 1 

12 And if ye have not been faith- 
ful in that which is another man's, 
who shall give you that which is 
your own ? 

13 1'* No servant can serve two 
masters : for either he will h^e the 
one, and love the other ; or else he 
will hold to the one, and despise the 
other. Ye cannot serve God and 
mammon. 

14 And the Pharisees also, ^who 
were covetous, heard all these things : 
and they derided him. 

15 And he said unto them. Ye are 
they which ^justify yourselves before 
men ; but ^ God knoweth your hearts : 
for ^that which is highly esteemed 
among men is abomination in the 
sight of God. 

16 'The law and the prophets were 
until John : since that time the king- 
dom of God is preached, and every 
man presseth into it. 

17 '^ And it is easier for heaven and 
earth to pass, than one tittle of the 
law to fail. 

18 ^ Whosoever putteth away his 
wife, and marrieth another, commit- 
teth adultery : and whosoever mar- 
rieth her that is put away from her 
husband committeth adultery. 

19 1[ There was a certain rich man, 
which was clothed in purple and fine 
linen, and fared sumptuously every 
day: 



20 And there was a certain beggar 
named Lazarus, which was laid at his 
gate, full of sores, 

21 And desiring to be fed with the 
crumbs which fell from the rich man's 
table : moreover the dogs came and 
licked his sores. 

22 And it came to pass, that the 
beggar died, and was carried by the 
angels into Abraham's bosom : the 
rich man also died, and was buried ; 

23 And in hell he lifted up his eyes, 
being in torments, and seeth Abra- 
ham afar oft', and Lazarus in his bo- 
som. 

24 And he cried and said. Father 
Abraham, have mercy on me, and 
send Lazarus, that he may dip the 
tip of his finger in water, and "' cool 
my tongue ; for I ° am tormented in 
this flame. 

25 But Abraham said, Son, "remem- 
ber that thou in thy lifetime receiv- 
edst thy good things, and likewise 
Lazarus evil things ; but now he is 
comforted, and thou art tormented. 

26 And beside all this, between us 
and you there is a great gulf fixed : 
so that they which would pass from 
hence to you cannot ; neither can they 
pass to us, that would come from thence. 

27 Then he said, I pray thee there- 
fore, father, that thou wouldest send 
him to my father's house : 

28 For I have five brethren ; that 
he may testify unto them, lest they 
also come into this place of torment. 

29 Abraham saith unto him, p They 
have Moses and the prophets ; let 
them hear them. 

30 And he said, Nay, father Abra- 
ham : but if one went unto them from 
the dead, they will repent. 

31 And he said unto him, If they 
hear not Moses and the prophets, 
"1 neither will they be persuaded, 
though one rose from the dead. 

CHAPTER XVII. 

Jesus exhorteth to avoid offences. 3 How to deal with 
an offending brother. 5 The necessity andpoiver of 
faith. 7 All are unprofitable servants. 11 Tea 
lepers healed. 20 The kingdom of God. 22 The 
coming of the Son of man. 

THEN said he unto the disciples, 
^ It is impossible but that offences 
will come : but woe unto him, through 
whom they come ! 

2 It were better for him that a mill- 
stone were hanged about his neck, 
and he cast into the sea, than that he 
should offend one of these little ones. 

3 IT Take heed to yourselves : ^ If 
thy brother trespass against thee, " re- 
buke him ; and if he repent, forgive 
him. 

4 And if he trespass against thee 
seven times in a day, and seven times 

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A. D. 33. 



m Zech. 14. 

12. 
n Is. 66. 24. 

Mark 9. 44, 

&c. 
Job 21. 13. 

ch. 6. 24. 



P Is. 8. 20. & 
34. 16. John 

5. 39, 45. 
Acts 15. 21. 

6, 17. 11. 



q John 12. 10, 
11. 



a Matt. 18. 6. 
7. Mark 9. 
42. 1 Cor. 11. 
19. 



b Matt. 18. 15, 

21. 
c Lev. 19. 17. 

Prov. 17. 10. 

James 5. 19. 



Jesus healeth ten lepers. 



ST. LUKE. 



Coining of the Son of man. 



A. D. 33. 



d Matt. 17. 20. 
& 21. 21. 
Mark 9. 23. 
& 11. 23. 



I f Job 22. 3. & 
' 35.7. Ps. 16. 

2. Matt. 25. 

30. Rom. 3. 

12. & 11. 35. 

1 Cor. 9. 16, 

17. Philera. 

11. 
g Luke 9. 51, 

52. John 4. 4. 



h Lev. 13. 46. 



i Lev. 13. 2. & 
14. 2. Malt. 
8. 4. ch. 5. 
14. 



k Malt. 9. 22. 
Mark 5. 34. 
& 10. 52. ch. 
7. 50. &. 8. 48. 
4l 18. 42. 



I ver. 23. 
mRom. 14. 17. 

II Or, toith out- 
ward shew. 

n Matt. 9. 15. 

John 17. 12. 
IJ Or, among 

you, John 1. 

26. 



in a day turn again to thee, saying, I 
repent ; thou shalt forgive him. 

5 And the apostles said unto the 
Lord, Increase our faith. 

6 ^ And the Lord said, If ye had faith 
as a grain of mustard seed, ye might 
say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou 
plucked up by the root, and be thou 
planted in the sea ; and it should 
obey you. 

7 But which of you, having a serv- 
ant ploughing or feeding cattle, will 
say unto him by and by, when he is 
come from the field, Go and sit down 
to meat 1 

8 And will not rather say unto him. 
Make ready wherewith I may sup, 
and gird thyself, ® and serve me, till I 
have eaten and drunken ; and after- 
ward thou shalt eat and drink ? 

9 Doth he thank that servant be- 
cause he did the things that were 
commanded him 1 I trow not. 

10 So likewise ye, when ye shall 
have done all those things which are 
commanded you, say. We are '^un- 
profitable servants : we have done 
that which was our duty to do. 

Ill And it came to pass, ^as he 
went to Jerusalem, that he passed 
through the midst of Samaria and 
Galilee. 

12 And as he entered into a certain 
village, there met him ten men that 
were lepers, '^ which stood afar off: 

13 And they lifted up their voices, 
and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy 
on us. 

14 And when he saw them, he said 
unto them, ' Go shew yourselves unto 
the priests. And it came to pass, that, 
as they went, they were cleansed. 

15 And one of them, when he saw 
that he was healed, turned back, and 
with a loud voice glorified God, 

16 And fell down on his face at his 
feet, giving him thanks : and he was 
a Samaritan. 

17 And Jesus answering said. Were 
there not ten cleansed"? but where are 
the nine ? 

18 There are not found that returned 
to give glory to God, save this stranger. 

19 "^And he said unto him, Arise, go 
thy Avay : thy faith hath made thee 
whole. 

20 IT And when he was demanded of 
the Pharisees, when the kingdom of 
God should come, he answered them 
and said, The kingdom of God cometh 
not II with observation : 

21 ' Neither shall they say, Lo here ! 
or, lo there ! for, behold, "' the king- 
dom of God is II within you. 

22 And he said unto the disciples, 
° The days will come, when ye shall 

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desire to see one of the days of the 
Son of man, and ye shall not see it. 

23 ° And they shall say to you, See 
here ; or, see there : go not after 
them, nor follow them. 

24 P For as the lightning, that light- 
eneth out of the one part under heav- 
en, shineth unto the other part under 
heaven ; so shall also the Son of man 
be in his day. 

25 'I But first must he suffer many 
things, and be rejected of this genera- 
tion. 

26 '"And as it was in the days of 
Noah, so shall it be also in the days 
of the Son of man. 

27 They did eat, they drank, they 
married wives, they were given in 
marriage, until the day that Noah 
entered into the ark, and the flood 
came, and destroyed them all. 

28 ^ Likewise also as it was in the 
days of Lot ; they did eat, they drank, 
they bought, they sold, they planted, 
they builded ; 

29 But * the same day that Lot went 
out of Sodom it rained fire and brim- 
stone from heaven, and destroyed 
them all. 

30 Even thus shall it be in the day 
when the Son of man " is revealed. 

31 In that day, he "^ which shall be 
upon the housetop, and his stuff in 
the house, let him not come down to 
take it away : and he that is in the 
field, let him likewise not return back. 

32 ^i^emember Lot's wife. 

33 ^ Whosoever shall seek to save his 
life shall lose it ; and whosoever shall 
lose his life shall preserve it. 

34^1 tell you, in that night there 
shall be two men in one bed ; the one 
shall be taken, and the other shall be 
left. 

35 Two women shall be grinding to- 
gether ; the one shall be taken, and 
the other left. 

36 II Two men shall be in the field ; 
the one shall be taken, and the other 
left. 

37 And they answered and said un- 
to him, ^ Where, Lord ? And he said 
unto them, Wheresoever the body is, 
thither will the eagles be gathered to- 
gether. 

CHAPTER XVIII. 

The parable of the importunate widow; 9 and of the 
Pharisee and publican. 15 Jesus receiveth little 
children. 18 The rich ruler answered. 24 It is hard 
for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. 28 The 
reward of those who forsake all and follow Jes7is. 31 
Jesus foretelleth his own death and resurrection. 35 
He healeth a blind man at Jericho. 

AND he spake a parable unto them 
to this end, that men ought * al- 
ways to pray, and not to faint ; 
2 Saying, There was tin a city a 



The Pharisee and publican. 



ST. LUKE. 



The great danger of riches. 



A. D. 33. 



b ch. 11. 8. 



d Heb. 10. 37. 
2 Pet. 3. 8, 9. 



e ch. 10. 29. & 

16. 15. 
I! Or, as being 

righteous. 



f Ps. 135. 2. 

S Is. 1. 15. & 
58. 2. Rev. 3. 
17. 



h Job 22. 29. 

Matt. 23. 12. 

ch. 14. 11. 

James 4. 6. 

1 Pet. 5. 5, 6. 
i Matt. 19. 13. 

Mai-k 10. 13. 



k 1 Cor. 14. 20. 
1 Pet. 2. 2. 
I Mark 10. 15. 



m Matt. 19.1(1. 
Mark 10. 17. 



nEx. 20. 12. 
16. Dent. 5. 
16-20. Rom. 
13.9. 



judge, which feared not God, neither 
regarded man : 

3 And there was a widow in that 
city ; and she came unto him, saying, 
Avenge me of mine adversary. 

4 And he would not for a while : 
hut afterward he said within himself. 
Though I fear not God, nor regard 
man ; 

5 ^ Yet because this widow troubleth 
me, I will avenge her, lest by her 
continual coming she weary me. 

6 And the Lord said. Hear what the 
unjust judge saith. 

7 And " shall not God avenge his own 
elect, which cry day and night unto 
him, though he bear long with them? 

8 I tell you "^that he will avenge 
them speedily. Nevertheless, when 
the Son of man cometh, shall he find 
faith on the earth ? 

9 And he spake this parable unto 
certain ^ which trusted in themselves 
II that they were righteous, and de- 
spised others : 

10 Two men went up into the tem- 
ple to pray ; the one a Pharisee, and 
the other a publican. 

11 The Pharisee ^ stood and prayed 
thus with himself, ^ God, I thank thee, 
that I am not as other men are, ex- 
tortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even 
as this publican. 

12 I fast twice in the week, I give 
tithes of all that I possess. 

13 And the publican, standing afar 
off, would not lift up so much as Ms 
eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his 
breast, saying, God be merciful to me 
a sinner. 

14 I tell you, this man went down to 
his house justified rather than the 
other: ''for every one that exalte th 
himself shall be abased ; and he that 
humbleth himself shall be exalted. 

15 'And they brought unto him also 
infants, that he would touch them : 
but when his disciples saw it, they 
rebuked them. 

16 But Jesus called them unto him, 
and said, Suffer little children to come 
unto me, and forbid them not : for 
^ of such is the kingdom of God. 

17 'Verily I say unto you. Whoso- 
ever shall not receive the kingdom of 
God as a little child shall in no wise 
enter therein. 

18 ■" And a certain ruler asked him, 
saying, Good Master, what shall I do 
to inherit eternal life '? 

19 And Jesus said unto him, Why 
callest thou me good % none is good, 
save one, that is, God. 

20 Thou knowest the command- 
ments, "Do not commit adultery, Do 
not kill, Do not steal, Do not iDcar 



false witness, ° Honour thy father and 
thy mother. 

21 And he said. All these have I 
kept from my youth up. 

22 Now when Jesus heard these 
things, he said unto him. Yet lackest 
thou one thing : p sell all that thou 
hast, and distribute unto the poor, and 
thou shalt have treasure in heaven : 
and come, follow me. 

23 And when he heard this, he was 
very sorrowful ; for he was very rich. 

24 And when Jesus saw that he was 
very sorrowful, he said, "^ How hardly 
shall they that have riches enter into 
the kingdom of God ! 

25 For it is easier for a camel to go 
through a needle's eye, than for a rich 
man to enter into the kingdom of God. 

26 And they that heard it said. Who 
then can be saved 1 

27 And he said, ""The things which 
are impossible with men are possible 
with God. 

28 'Then Peter said, Lo, we have 
left all, and followed thee. 

29 And he said unto them. Verily I 
say unto you, * There is no man that 
hath left house, or parents, or breth- 
ren, or wife, or children, for the king- 
dom of God's sake, 

30 " W^ho shall not receive manifold 
more in this present time, and in the 
world to come life everlasting. 

31 IF ^ Then he took unto him the 
twelve, and said unto them. Behold, 
we go up to Jerusalem, and all things 
^ that are written by the prophets con- 
cerning the Son of man shall be ac- 
complished. 

32 For ^ he shall be delivered unto 
the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and 
spitefully entreated, and spitted on : 

33 And they shall scourge him, and 
put him to death ; and the third day 
he shall rise again. 

34 ^And they understood none of 
these things : and this saying was hid 
from them, neither knew they the 
things which were spoken. 

35 IT *" And it came to pass, that as 
he was come nigh unto Jericho, a cer- 
tain blind man sat by the way side 
begging : 

36 And hearing the multitude pass 
by, he asked what it meant. 

37 And they told him, that Jesus of 
Nazareth passeth by. 

38 And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou 
Son of David, have mercy on me. 

39 And they which went before re- 
buked him, that he should hold his 
peace : but he cried so much the more. 
Thou Son of David, have mercy on 
me. 

40 And .Tesus stood, and commanded 

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A. D. 33. 



Eph. 6. 2. 
Col. 3. 20. 



p Matt. 6. 19, 
20. & 19. 21. 
1 Tim. 6. 19. 



q Prov. 11. 28. 
Matt. 19. 23. 
Mark 10. 23. 



r Jer. 32. 17. 
Zech.8.6. 
Matt. 19. 26. 
ch. 1. 37. 

s Matt. 19. 27. 



t Deut. 33. 9. 



X Matt. 16. 21. 
& 17. 22. & 
20. 17. Mark 
10. 32. 

y Ps. 22. 
Is. 53. 



z Matt. 27. 2. 
ch. 23. 1. 
John 18. 28. 
Acts 3. 13. 



a Mark 9. 32. 
ch. 2. 50. & 
9. 45. John 
10. 6. & 12. 16. 



b Matt. 20. 29. 
Mark 10. 46. 



Zacclieus the publican. 



ST. LUKE. 



Parable of the pounds. 



A. D. 33. 



c ch. 17. 19. 



d ch. 5. 25. 
Acts 4. 21. 
&, 11. 18. 



a Matt. 9. 11. 
ch. 5. 30 



b ch. 3. 14. 
c Ex. 22. 1. 

1 Sam. 12. 3. 

2 Sam. 12. 6. 



d Rom. 4. 11, 

12, 16. Gal. 

3.7. 

e ch. 13. 16. 
f Matt. 18. 11. 

See Matt. 10. 

6. & 15. 24. 



g- Acts 1. 6. 



h Matt. 25. 14. 
Mark 13. 34. 



t Gr. mina. 
i John 1. 11. 



him to be brought unto him : and when 
he was -come near, he asked him, 

41 Saying, What wilt thou that I 
shall do unto thee? And he said. 
Lord, that I may receive my sight. 

42 And Jesus said unto him, Receive 
thy sight : *= thy faith hath saved thee. 

43 And immediately he received his 
sight, and followed him, "^glorifying 
God : and all the people, when they 
saw it, gave praise unto God. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

Zaccheus the puhlican. 11 The parable of the ten 
pounds. 28 Jesus' public entry into Jerusalem. 41 
He weepeth over the city ; 45 driveth the traders out 
of the temple; 47 and teacheih daily in it. 

AND Jesus entered and passed 
through Jericho. 

2 And, behold, there ivas a man 
named Zaccheus, which was the chief 
among the publicans, and he was 
rich. 

3 And he sought to see Jesus who 
he was ; and could not for the press, 
because he was little of stature. 

4 And he ran before, and climbed 
up into a sycamore tree to see him ; 
for he was to pass that way. 

5 And when Jesus came to the place, 
he looked up, and saw him, and said 
unto him, Zaccheus, make haste, and 
come down ; for to day I must abide 
at thy house. 

6 And he made haste, and came 
down, and received him joyfully. 

7 And when they saw it, they all 
murmured, saying, ^ That he was 
gone to be guest with a man that is 
a sinner. 

8 And Zaccheus stood, and said unto 
the Lord ; Behold, Lord, the half of 
my goods I give to the poor ; and if I 
have taken any thing from any man 
by ^ folse accusation, ■= I restore him 
fourfold. 

9 And Jesus said unto him, This day 
is salvation come to this house, foras- 
much as '^ he also is ^ a son of Abraham . 

10 ^For the Son of man is come to 
seek and to save that which was lost. 

11 And as they heard these things, 
he added and spake a parable, because 
he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because 
^they thought that the kingdom of 
God should immediately appear. 

12 ^He said therefore, A certain 
nobleman went into a far country to 
receive for himself a kingdom, and to 
return. 

13 And he called his ten servants, 
and delivered them ten t pounds, and 
said unto them, Occupy till I come. 

14 'But his citizens hated him, and 
sent a message after him, saying. We 
will not have this man to reign over us. 

15 And it came to pass, that when 

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he was returned, having received the 
kingdom, then he commanded these 
servants to be called unto him, to 
whom he had given the t money, that 
he might know how much every man 
had gained by trading. 

16 Then came the first, saying. Lord, 
thy pound hath gained ten pounds. 

17 And he said unto him, Well, thou 
good servant : because thou hast been 
"^ faithful in a very little, have thou 
authority over ten cities. 

IS And the second came, saying, 
Lord, thy pound hath gained five 
pounds. 

19 And he said likewise to him. Be 
thou also over five cities. 

20 And another came, saying. Lord, 
behold, here is thy pound, which I 
have kept laid up in a napkin : 

21 ^ For I feared thee, because thou 
art an austere man : thou takest up 
that thou layedst not down, and reap- 
est that thou didst not sow, 

22 And he saith unto him, ™ Out of 
thine own mouth will I judge thee, 
thou wicked servant. ^ Thou knewest 
that I was an austere man, taking up 
that I laid not down, and reaping that 
I did not sow : 

23 Wherefore then gavest not thou 
my money into the bank, that at my 
coming I might have required mine 
own with usury 1 

24 And he said unto them that stood 
b}'^. Take from him the pound, and 
give it to him that hath ten pounds. 

25 (And they said unto him, Lord, 
he hath ten pounds.) 

26 For I say unto you, "That unto 
every one which hath shall be given ; 
and from him that hath not, even that 
he hath shall be taken aw^ay from 
him. 

27 But those mine enemies, which 
would not that I should reign over 
them, bring hither, and slay them be- 
fore me. 

28 IF And when he had thus spoken, 
P he went before, ascending up to Je- 
rusalem. 

29 lAnd it came to pass,* when he 
was come nigh to Bethphage and 
Bethany, at the mount called the 
mount of Olives, he sent two of his 
disciples, 

30 Saying, Go ye into the village 
over against 7/021 ; in the which at 
your entering ye shall find a colt 
tied, whereon yet never man sat : 
loose him, and bring him hither. 

31 And if any man ask you. Why 
do ye loose him? thus shall ye say 
unto him, Because the Lord hath 
need of him. 

32 And they that were sent went 



Jesus weepeth over Jerusalem. 



ST. LUKE. 



The parable of the vineyard. 



A. D. 33. 



r 2 Kings 9. 

13. Matt. 21. 

7. Mark 11. 

7. John 12. 

14 
» Matt. 21. 8, 



t Is. 29. 3, 4. 
Jer. 6. 3, 6. 

ch, 21. 20. 



b Matt. 24. 2. 

Mark 13. 2. 

ch. 21. 6. 
c Dan. 9. 24. 

ch. 1. 68, 78. 

1 Pet. 2. 12. 
d Matt. 21. 12. 

Mark 11. 11, 

15. John 2, 

14, 15. 
e Is. 56. 7. 



7.11. 



S Mark 11. 18. 
John 7. 19. k. 
8.37. 



H Or, hanged 
on him. Acts 
IG. 14. 



a Matt. 21. 23. 



their way, and found even as he had 
said unto them. 

33 Atid as they were loosing the colt, 
the owners thereof said unto them, 
Why loose ye the colt 1 

34 And they said. The Lord hath 
need of him. 

35 And they brought him to Jesus : 
'"and they cast their garments upon 
the colt, and they set Jesus thereon. 

36 'And as he went, they spread 
their clothes in the Avay. 

37 And when he was come nigh, 
even now at the descent of the mount 
of Olives, the whole multitude of the 
disciples began to rejoice and praise 
God with a loud voice for all the 
mighty works that they had seen ; 

38 Saying, ' Blessed be the King that 
cometh in the name of the Lord : 
"peace in heaven, and glory in the 
highest. 

39 And some of the Pharisees from 
among the multitude said unto him, 
Master, rebuke thy disciples. 

40 And he answered and said unto 
them, I tell you that, if these should 
hold their peace, ^the stones would 
immediately cry out. 

41 T And when he was come near, he 
beheld the cit}^, and ^ wept over it, 

42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even 
thou, at least in this thy day, the 
things which belong unto thy peace ! 
but now they are hid from thine eyes. 

43 For the days shall come upon 
thee, that thine enemies shall ^ cast a 
trench about thee, and compass thee 
round, and keep thee in on every side, 

44 And "^ shall lay thee even Avith the 
ground, and thy children within thee ; 
and ^ they shall not leave in thee one 
stone upon another ; '^ because thou 
knewest not the time of thy visitation. 

45 "^And he went into the temple, 
and began to cast out them that sold 
therein, and them that bought ; 

46 Saying unto them, ^ It is written. 
My house is the house of prayer ; but 
^ye have made it a den of thieves. 

47 And he taught daily in the tem- 
ple. But ^ the chief priests and the 
scribes and the chief of the people 
sought to destroy him, 

48 And could not find what th^ 
might do : for all the people u were 
very attentive to hear him. 

CHAPTER XX. 

JesMS silenceth those who question his authority. 9 The 
parable of the wicked husbandmen. 19 The ques- 
tion of the priests about paying tribute to Cesar. 27 
and of the Sadducees concerning the resurrection. 
39 Christ the son of David. 45 He wameth the dis- 
ciples to beware of Vie scribes. 

AND ^ it came to pass, that on one 
of those days, as he taught the 
people in the temple, and preached the 



Acts 4. 7. &. 
7.27. 



c Matt. 14. 5. 
fe21. 26. ch. 
7. 29. 



d Matt. 21.33. 



gospel, the chief priests and the scribes A. D. 33. 
came upon him with the elders, 

2 And spake unto him, saying. Tell 
us, ''by what authority doest thou 
these things ? or who is he that gave 
thee this authority 1 

3 And he answered and said unto 
them, I will also ask you one thing ; 
and answer me : 

4 The baptism of John, was it from 
heaven, or of men % 

5 And they reasoned with them- 
selves, saying, If we shall say, From 
heaven ; he will say, Why then be- 
lieved ye him not ? 

6 But and if we say, Of men ; all 
the people Avill stone us : '^ for they be 
persuaded that John was a prophet. 

7 And they answered, that they could 
not tell whence it was. 

8 And Jesus said unto them. Neither 
tell I you by what authority I do 
these things. 

9 Then began he to speak to the 
people this parable ; ^ A certain man 
planted a vineyard, and let it forth to | ^^^^ ^^- ^ 
husbandmen, and went into a far coun- 
try for a long time. 

10 And at the season he sent a serv- 
ant to the husbandmen, that they 
should give him of the fruit of the 
vineyard: but the husbandmen beat 
him, and sent him away empty. 

11 And again he sent another serv- 
ant : and they beat him also, and en- 
treated him shamefully, and sent him 
away empty. 

12 And again he sent a third : and 
they wounded him also, and cast him 
out. 

13 Then said the lord of the vine- 
yard. What shall I do ? I will send 
my beloved son : it may be they will 
reverence him when they see him. 

14 But when the husbandmen saw 
him, they reasoned among themselves, 
saying. This is the heir : come, let us 
kill him, that the inheritance may be 
ours. 

15 So they cast him out of the vine- 
yard, and killed him. What therefore 
shall the lord of the vineyard do unto 
them? 

16 He shall come and destroy these 
husbandmen, and shall give the vine- 
yard to others. And when they heard 
it, they said, God forbid. 

17 And he beheld them, and said. 
What is this then that is Avritten, 
^ The stone which the builders re- 
jected, the same is become the head 
of the corner ? 

18 Whosoever shall fall upon that 
stone shall be broken ; but ^ on whom- 
soever it shall fall, it will grind him 
to powder. 

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e Ps. 118. 22. 
Matt. 21. 42. 



f Dan. 2. 34, 
35. Matt. 21 
44. 



Of giving tribute to Cesar. 



ST. LUKE. 



Destruction of the temple. 



A. D. 33. 



g Matt. 22. 15. 



h Matt. 22. 16. 
Mark 12. 14. 



II Or, of a 
truth. 



I| See Matt 
18. 28. 



i Matt. 22. 23. 
Mark 12. 18. 
k Acts 23. 6, 8. 



1 Deut. 25. 5. 



m 1 Cor. 15. 

42, 49, 52. 

1 John 3. 2. 
a Rom. 8. 23. 



19 1i And the chief priests and the 
scribes the same hour sought to lay- 
hands on him ; and they feared the 
people : for they perceived that he had 
spoken this parable against them. 

20 ^ And they watched him, and sent 
forth spies, which should feign them- 
selves just men, that they might take 
hold of his words, that so they might 
deliver him unto the power and au- 
thority of the governor. 

21 And they asked him, saying, 
^Master, we know that thou sayest 
and teachest rightly, neither acceptest 
thou the person of any, but tfeachest 
the way of God H truly : 

22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute 
unto Cesar, or no % 

23 But he perceived their craftiness, 
and said unto them, Why tempt ye 
me? 

24 Shew me a II penny. Whose im- 
age and superscription hath it ? They 
answered and said, Cesar's. 

25 And he said unto them, Render 
therefore unto Cesar the things which 
be Cesar's, and unto God the things 
which be God's. 

26 And they could not take hold of 
his words before the people : and they 
marvelled at his answer, and held 
their peace. 

27 1[ ^Then came to him certain of 
the Sadducees, ^which deny that there 
is any resurrection ; and they asked 
him, 

28 Saying, Master, 'Moses wrote 
unto us, If any man's brother die, 
having a wife, and he die without 
children, that his brother should take 
his wife, and raise up seed unto his 
brother, 

29 There were therefore seven breth- 
ren : and the first took a wife, and 
died without children. 

30 And the second took her to wife, 
and he died childless. 

31 And the third took her ; and in 
like manner the seven also : and they 
left no children, and died. 

32 Last of all the woman died also. 

33 Therefore in the resurrection 
whose wife of them is she ] for sev- 
en had her to wife. 

34 And Jesus answering said unto 
them, The children of this world 
marry, and are given in marriage : 

35 But they which shall be account- 
ed worthy to obtain that world, and 
the resurrection from the dead, neither 
marry, nor are given in marriage : 

36 Neither can they die any more : 
for "" they are equal unto the angels ; 
and are the children of God, "being 
the children of the resurrection. 

37 Now that the dead are raised, 

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° even Moses shewed at the bush, when 
he calleth the Lord the God of Abra- 
ham, and the God of Isaac, and the 
God of Jacob. 

38 For he is not a God of the dead, 
but of the living : for p all live unto 
him. 

39 IF Then certain of the scribes an- 
swering said, Master, thou hast well 
said. 

40 And after that they durst not ask 
him any question at all. 

41 And he said unto them, "^How 
say they that Christ is David's son ? 

42 And David himself saith in the 
book of Psalms, ""The Lord said unto 
my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 

43 Till I make thine enemies thy 
footstool, 

44 David therefore calleth him Lord, 
how is he then his son 1 

45 1 ' Then in the audience of all 
the people he said unto his disciples, 

46 * Beware of the scribes, which de- 
sire to walk in long robes, and "love 
greetings in the markets, and the 
highest seats in the synagogues, and 
the chief rooms at feasts ; 

47 ^ Which devour widows' houses, 
and for a shew make long prayers : 
the same shall receive greater dam- 
nation, 

CHAPTER XXI, 

A widow^s two mites. 5 Jesus foretelleth the destruc- 
tion of the temple, 7 and the calamities which shall 
precede it. 25 The signs of his co?ning, 34 and the 
duly of watchfulness and prayer. 37 Jesus abideth 
by night in the mount of Olives. 

AND he looked up, ^and saw the 
rich men casting their gifts into 
the treasury. 

2 And he saw also a certain poor 
widow casting in thither two II mites. 

3 And he said. Of a truth I say unto 
you, ^that this poor widow hath cast 
in more than they all : 

4 For all these have of their abun- 
dance cast in unto the offerings of 
God : but she of her penury hath 
cast in all the living that she had. 

5 IT "^ And as some spake of the tem- 
ple, how it was adorned with goodly 
stones and gifts, he said, 

6 As for these things which ye be- 
hold, tiie days will come, in the which 
^ there shall not be left one stone upon 
another, that shall not be thrown 
down. 

7 And they asked him, saying, Mas- 
ter, but when shall these things be 1 
and what sign will there be when these 
things shall come to pass ? 

8 And he said, ^ Take heed that ye be 
not deceived : for many shall come in 
my name, saying, I am Christ; and 
the time draweth near : go ye not 
therefore after them. 



Events preceding 



ST. LUKE. 



Watchfulness urged. 



A. D. 33. 



e Mark 13. 9. 
llev. 2. 10. 



h Acts 4. 3. & 

5. 18. & 12. 4. 

k. 16. 24. 
i Acts 25. 23. 
k 1 Pet. 2. 13. 
1 Phil. 1. 28. 

2 Thess. 1. 5. 
tn Matt. 10. 19. 

Mark 13. 11. 

ch. 12. 11. 



o Mic. 7. e. 
Mark 13. 12. 



P Acts 7. 59. 
& 12. 2. 



q Matt. 10. 22. 
r Matt. 10. 30. 



« Matt. 24. 15. 
Mark 13. 14. 



t Dan. 9. 26, 
27. Zech. 11. 
1. 

n Matt. 24. 19. 



X Dan. 9. 27. 

& 12. 7. 

Rom. 11. 25. 
r Matt. 24. 29. 

Mark 13. 24. 

2 Pet. 3. 10, 

12. 



9 But when ye shall hear of wars 
and commotions, be not terrified : for 
these things must first come to pass ; 
but the end is not by and by. 

10 ^ Then said he unto them, Nation 
shall rise against nation, and king- 
dom against kingdom : 

1 1 And great earthquakes shall be in 
divers places, and famines, and pesti- 
lences ; and fearful sights and great 
signs shall there be from heaven. 

12 ^But before all these, they shall 
lay their hands on you, and persecute 
you, delivering you up to the syn- 
agogue*, and ^ into prisons, ' being 
brought before kings and rulers '' for 
my name's sake. 

13 And ^ it shall turn to you for a 
testimony. 

14 ""Settle it therefore in your hearts, 
not to meditate before what ye shall 
answer : 

15 For I will give you a mouth 
and wisdom, "which all your adver- 
saries shall not be able to gainsay nor 
resist. 

16 °And ye shall be betrayed both 
by parents, and brethren, and kins- 
folks, and friends ; and p some of you 
shall they cause to be put to death. 

17 And '^ ye shall be hated of all men 
for my name's sake. 

18 'But there shall not a hair of 
your head perish. 

19 In your patience possess ye your 
souls. 

20 ^ And when ye shall see Jerusa- 
lem compassed with armies, then know 
that the desolation thereof is nigh. 

21 Then let them which are in Ju- 
dea flee to the mountains ; and let 
them which are in the mrdst of it de- 
part out ; and let not them that are 
in the countries enter thereinto. 

22 For these be the days of ven- 
geance, that *all things which are 
written may be fulfilled. 

23 "^ But woe unto them that are with 
child, and to them that give suck, in 
those days ! for there shall be great 
distress in the land, and wrath upon 
this people. 

24 And they shall fall by the edge 
of the sword, and shall be led away 
captive into all nations : and Jeru- 
salem shall be trodden down of the 
Gentiles, ^ until the times of the Gen- 
tiles be fulfilled. 

25 IF y And there shall be signs in the 
sun, and in the moon, and in the stars ; 
and upon the earth distress of nations, 
with perplexity ; the sea and the 
waves roaring ; 

26 Men's hearts failing them for 
fear, and for looking after those 
things which are coming on the 



earth : ^ for the powers of heaven 
shall be shaken. 

27 And then shall they see the Son 
of man ^ coming in a cloud with power 
and great glory. 

28 Anfl when these things begin to 
come to pass, then look up, and lift 
up your heads ; for ''your redemption 
draweth nigh. 

29 '^ And he spake to them a para- 
ble ; Behold the fig tree, and all the 
trees ; 

30 When they now shoot forth, ye 
see and know of your own selves that 
summer is now nigh at hand. 

31 So likewise ye, when ye see these 
things come to pass, know ye that the 
kingdom of God is nigh at hand. 

32 Verily I say unto you. This gen- 
eration shall not pass away, till all be 
fulfilled. 

33 ^ Heaven and earth shall pass 
away ; but my words shall not pass 
away. 

34 IT And ® take heed to yourselves, 
lest at any time your hearts be over- 
charged with surfeiting, and drunken- 
ness, and cares of this life, and so that 
day come upon you unawares. 

35 For ^ as a snare shall it come on 
all them that dwell on the face of 
the whole earth. 

36 ^ Watch ye therefore, and ^ pray 
always, that ye may be accounted 
worthy to escape all these things 
that shall come to pass, and ^ to stand 
before the Son of man. 

37 ^ And in the daytime he was 
teaching in the temple ; and ' at 
night he went out, and abode in 
the mount that is cklled the mount 
of Olives. 

38 And all the people came early 
in the morning to him in the temple, 
for to hear him. 

CHAPTER XXn. 

The rulers conspire against Jesus. 3 Judas selleth 
him. 7 Jesus keepeth the passover ; 19 instituteth 
the Lord's supper ; 24 exhorteth his disciples to hu- 
mility ; 31 andforetellcth Peter's denial of him. 39 
He praycth in the garden; 47 is betrayed with a 
kiss ; 54 and is brought into the high priest's house, 
where Peter denieth him. 63 He is mocked; 66 and 
condemned before the council. 

NOW ""the feast of unleavened 
bread drew nigh, which is call- 
ed the passover. 

2 And ^ the chief priests and scribes 
sought how they might kill him ; for 
they feared the people. 

3 IF ■= Then entered Satan into Judas 
surnamed Iscariot, being of the num- 
ber of the twelve. 

4 And he went his way, and com- 
muned with the chief priests and 
captains, how he might betray him 
unto them. 

925 



A. D. 33. 



z Matt. 24. 29. 

a Matt. 24. 30. 
Rev. 1. 7. &, 
14. 14. 



b Rom. I 
23. 



c Matt. 24. 32. 
Mark 13. 28. 



d Matt. 24. 35. 



e Rom. 13. 13. 
1 Thess. 5. 6. 
1 Pet. 4. 7. 



fl Thess. 5. 2. 
2 Pet. 3. 10. 
Rev. 3. 3. & 
16. 15. 

g Matt. 24. 42. 

& 25. 13. 

Mark 13. 33. 
h ch. 18. 1. 
i Ps. 1. 5. 

Eph. 6. 13. 

k John 8. 1, 2. 
1 ch. 22. 39. 



a Matt. 26. 2. 
Mark 14. 1. 



b Ps. 2. 2. 
John 11. 47. 
Acts 4. 27. 



c Matt. 26. 14. 
Mark 14. 10. 
John 13. 2, 
27. 



The passover prepared. 



ST. LUKE. 



Jesus warneth Simon. 



n Or, without 
tumult. 

e Matt. 26. 17. • 
Mark 14. 12. 



f Matt. 26. 20. 
Mark 14. 17. 



II Or, I have 
heartily de- 
sired. 



S ch. 14. 15, 
Acts 10. 41. 
Rev. 19. 9. 



h Matt. 26. 29. 
Mark 14. 25. 



f Matt. 26. 2G. 
Mark 14. 22. 



kl Cor. 11.24. 



I 1 Cor. 10. 16. 



m Ps. 41. 9. 

Matt. 26. 21, 

23. Mark 14. 

18. John 13. 

21,26. 

a Matt. 26. 24. 
o Acts 2. 23. 

& 4. 28. 



P Matt. 26. 22. 
John 13. 22, 
25. 



q Mark 9. 34. 
ch. 9. 46. 



5 And they were glad, and ^ cov- 
enanted to give him money. 

6 And he promised, and sought op- 
portunity to betray him unto them 
II in the absence of the multitude. 

7 IF ^ Then came the day o^unleav- 
ened bread, when the passover must 
be killed. 

8 And he sent Peter and John, say- 
ing, Go and prepare us the passover, 
that we may eat. 

9 And they said unto him, Where 
wilt thou that we prepare ? 

10 And he said unto them. Behold, 
when ye are entered into the city, 
there shall a man meet you, bearing 
a pitcher of water ; follow him into 
the house where he entereth in. 

11 And ye shall say unto the good- 
man of the house, The Master saith 
unto thee, Where is the guestcham- 
ber, where I shall eat the passover 
with my disciples ? 

12 And he shall shew you a large 
upper room furnished : there make 
ready. 

13 And they went, and found as he 
had said unto them : and they made 
ready the passover. 

14 ^ And when the liour was come, 
he sat down, and the twelve apostles 
with him. 

15 And he said unto them, II With 
desire I have desired to eat this pass- 
over with you before I suffer : 

16 For I say unto you, I will not 
any more eat thereof, ^ until it be ful- 
filled in the kingdom of God. 

17 And he took the cup, and gave 
thanks, and said. Take this, and di- 
vide it among yourselves : 

18 For ^ I say unto you, I will not 
drink of the fnuit of the vine, until the 
kingdom of God shall come. 

19 IT 'And he took bread, and gave 
thanks, and brake it, and gave unto 
them, saying, This is my body which 
is given for you : ^ this do in remem- 
brance of me. 

20 Likewise also the cup after sup- 
per, saying, 'This cup is the new tes- 
tament in my blood, which is shed for 
you. 

31 IF "»But, behold, the hand of him 
that betrayeth me is with me on the 
table. 

22 "And truly the Son of man 
goeth, ° as it was determined : but 
woe unto that man by whom he is 
betrayed ! 

23 P And they began to inquire among 
themselves, which of them it was that 
should do this thing. 

24 IF '' And there was also a strife 
among them, which of them should 
be accounted the greatest. 

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25 ^And he said unto them. The 
kings of the Gentiles exercise lord- 
ship over them ; and they that exer- 
cise authority upon them are called 
benefactors. 

26 ' But ye shall not 5e so : * but he 
that is greatest among you, let him 
be as the younger ; and he that is 
chief, as he that doth serve. 

27 " For whether is greater, he that 
sitteth at meat, or he that serveth ? is 
not he that sitteth at meat 1 but ^ I 
am among you as he that serveth. 

28 Ye are they which have contin- 
ued with me in ^ my temptations. 

29 And ^ I appoint unto you a king- 
dom, as my Father hath appointed 
unto me ; 

30 That ^ye may eat and drink at 
my table in my kingdom, '' and sit 
on thrones judging the twelve tribes 
of Israel. 

31 IF And the Lord said, Simon, 
Simon, behold, '^ Satan hath desired 
to have you, that he may ^ sift you 
as wheat : 

32 But ® I have prayed for thee, 
that thy faith fail not : ^ and when 
thou art converted, strengthen thy 
brethren. 

33 And he said unto him. Lord, I 
am ready to go with thee, both into 
prison, and to death. 

34 ^ And he said, I tell thee, Peter, 
the cock shall not crow this day, be- 
fore that thou shalt thrice deny that 
thou knowest me. 

35 "" And he said unto them, When 
I sent you without purse, and scrip, 
and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And 
they said. Nothing. 

36 Then Said he unto them, But 
now, he that hath a purse, let him 
take it, and likewise his scrip : and 
he that hath no sword, let him sell 
his garment, and buy one. 

37 For I say unto you, that this 
that is written must yet be accom- 
plished in me, 'And he was reckoned 
among the transgressors : for the 
things concerning me have an end. 

38 And they said. Lord, behold, here 
are two swords. And he said unto 
them, It is enough. 

39 IF "^ And he came out, and Hvent, 
as he was wont, to the mount of Ol- 
ives ; and his disciples also followed 
him. 

40 ™ And when he was at the place, 
he said .unto them, Pray that ye en- 
ter not into temptation. 

41 "And he was withdrawn from 
them about a stone's cast, and kneel- 
ed down, and prayed, 

42 Saying, Father, if thou be t will- 
ing, remove this cup from me : never- 



Peter s denial of Jesus. 



ST. LUKE. 



Jesus before the council. 



A. D. 33. 



John 5. 30. 
& 6. 38. 
p Matt. 4. U. 



8 Matt. 25. 47. 
Mark 14. 43. 
John 18. 3. 



t Matt. 26. 51. 
Mark 14. 47. 
■John 18. 10. 



a Matt. 2fi. 55. 
Mark 14. 48. 



rohn 12. 27. 



Y Jlatt. 2G. 57. 



z Matt. 26. 58. 
John 18. 15. 

a Malt. 26. 69. 
Mui-k 14. 6tl. 
Jolin 18. 17, 

18. 



% 
b IMatt. 26. 71. 
Mark 14. 69 
John 18. 25. 



c Matt. 26. 73. 
Mark 14. 70. 
John 18.26. 



theless, °not my will, but thine, be 
done. 

43 And there appeared p an angel 
unto him from heaven, strengthen- 
ing him. 

44 lAnd being in an agony he pray- 
ed more earnestly : and -his sweat was 
as it were great drops of blood falling 
down to the ground. 

45 And when he rose up from pray- 
er, and was come to his disciples, he 
found them sleeping for sorrow, 

46 And said unto them, Why sleep 
ye? rise and ""pray, lest ye enter into 
temptation. 

47 T And while he yet spake, ' be- 
hold a multitude, and he that was 
called Judas, one of the twelve, went 
before them, and drew near unto 
Jesus to kiss him. 

48 But Jesus said unto him, Judas, 
betrayest thou the Son of man with 
a kiss ? 

49 When they which were about 
him saw what would follow^, they 
said unto him, Lord, shall we smite 
with the sword ? 

50 1 And ' one of them smote the 
servant of the high priest, and cut 
off his right ear. 

51 And Jesus answered and said. 
Suffer ye thus far. And he touched 
his ear, and healed him. 

52 " Then Jesus said unto the chief 
priests, and captains of the temple, 
and the elders, which were come to 
him. Be ye come out, as against a 
thief, with swords and staves 1 

53 When I was daily with you in 
the temple, ye stretched forth no 
hands against me: ^"but this is your 
hour, and the power of darkness. 

54 IF >' Then took they him, and led 
him, and brought him into the high 
priest's house. ^ And Peter followed 
afar off. 

55 ^'And when they had kindled a 
fire in the midst of the hall, and 
were set down together, Peter sat 
down among them. 

56 But a certain maid beheld him 
as he sat by the fire, and earnestly 
looked upon him, and said, This man 
was also with him. 

57 And he denied him, saying. Wo- 
man, I know him not. 

58 ^ And after a little while another 
saw him, and said. Thou art also of 
them. And Peter said, Man, I am 
not. 

59 " And about the space of one 
hour after another confidently af- 
firmed, saying, Of a truth this fel- 
low also was with him ; for he is a 
Galilean. 

60 And Peter said, Man, I know 



not what thou sayest. And imme- 
diately, while he yet spake, the cock 
crew. 

61 And the Lord turned, and look- 
ed upon Peter. '^And Peter remem- 
bered the word of the Lord, how he 
had said unto him, ® Before the cock 
crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 

62 And Peter went out, and wept 
bitterly. 

63 1[ ^And the men that held Jesus 
mocked him, and smote him. 

64 And when they had blindfolded 
him, they struck him on the face, 
and asked him, saying, Prophesy, 
who is it that smote thee 1 

65 And many other things blas- 
phemously spake they against him. 

66 IF ^ And as soon as it was day, 
''the elders of the people and the 
chief priests and the scribes came 
together, and led him into their 
council, saying, 

67 'Art thou the Christ ? tell us. 
And he said unto them, If I tell 
you, ye will not believe : 

68 And if I also ask you, ye will 
not answer me, nor let me go. 

69 '' Hereafter shall the Son of man 
sit on the right hand of the power 
of God. 

70 Then said they all, Art thou 
then the Son of God ? And he said 
unto them, ' Ye say that I am. 

71 '"And they said, What need we 
any further witness 1 for we our- 
selves have heard of his own mouth. 

CHAPTER XXm. 

Jcsns is delivered mer to Pilate, who sendeth him to 
Herod. 8 Herod mocketh him. 13 Pilate yielding 
releaset.h Barabbas and delivereih Jesus to becriici- 
Jied. 27 The daughters of Jerusalem bewail him. 
33 TJie crucifixion. 34 The rulers deride him. 39 
The penitent thief . 45 J<^us dieth. 5f) His burial. 

AND ^ the whole multitude of them 
arose, and led him unto Pilate. 

2 And they began to accuse hira, 
saying. We found this fellow ^per- 
verting the nation, and "= forbidding 
to give tribute to Cesar, saying ''that 
he himself is Christ a king. 

3 ^And Pilate asked him, saying. 
Art thou the King of the Jews ? 
And he answered him and said, 
Thou sayest it. 

4 Then said Pilate to the chief 
priests and to the people, ^I find no 
fault in this man. 

5 And they were the more fierce, 
saying. He stirreth up the people, 
teaching throughout all Jewry, be- 
ginning from Galilee to this place. 

6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he 
asked Avhether the man were a Gali- 
lean. 

7 And as soon as he knew that he 

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Barahhas is released. 



ST. LUKE. 



Crucifixion of Jesus. 




i Matt. 14. 1. 
Mark 6. 14. 



k Is. 53. 3. 



I Acts 4. 27, 



tn Matt. 27. 23, 
Mark 15. 14. 
.John 18. 38. 
& 19. 4. 

n ver. I, 2. 



p Matt. 27. 26. 
John 19. 1. 

q Matt, 27. 15. 

]Mark 15. 6. 

John 18. 39. 
r Acts 3. 14. 



B Matt. 27. 26. 

Mark 15. 15. 

John 19. 16. 
II Or, assented, 

Ex. 23. 2. 



t Matt. 27. 32. 
Mark 16. 21. 
See John 19. 
17. 



belonged unto ^Herod's jurisdiction, 
he sent him to Herod, who himself 
also was at Jerusalem at that time. 

8 1 And when Herod saw Jesus, he 
was exceeding glad : for ^ he was de- 
sirous to see him of a long season, 
because 'he had heard many things 
of him ; and he hoped to have seen 
some miracle done by him, 

9 Then he questioned with him in 
many words ; but he answered him 
nothing. 

10 And the chief priests and scribes 
stood and vehemently accused him. 

11 ''And Herod with his men of 
war set him at nought, and mocked 
him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous 
robe, and sent him again to Pilate, 

12 1 And the same day ' Pilate and 
Herod were made friends together ; 
for before they were at enmity be- 
tween themselves. 

13 1" ""And Pilate, when he had 
called together the chief priests and 
the rulers and the people, 

14 Said unto them, "Ye have brought 
this man unto me, as one that per- 
verteth the people ; and, behold, ° I, 
having examined him before you, 
have found no fault in this man 
touching those things whereof ye 
accuse him : 

15 No, nor yet Herod : for I sent 
you to him ; and, lo, nothing worthy 
of death is done unto him. 

16 Pi will therefore chastise him, 
and release him. 

17 'I For of necessity he must re- 
lease one unto them at the feast, 

18 And ''they cried out all at once, 
saying, Away with this man, and re- 
lease unto us Barabbas : 

19 (Who for a certain sedition made 
in the city, and for murder, was cast 
into prison, 

20 Pilate therefore, willing to re- 
lease Jesus, spake again to them. 

21 But they cried, saying. Crucify 
him, crucify him. 

22 And he said unto them the third 
time, Why, what evil hath he done 1 
I have found no cause of death in 
him : I will therefore chastise him, 
and let him go, 

23 And they were instant with loud 
voices, requiring that he might be 
crucified : and the voices of them 
and of the chief priests prevailed, 

24 And ' Pilate H gave sentence that 
it should be as they required. 

25 And he released unto them him 
that for sedition and murder was 
cast into prison, whom they had de- 
sired ; but he delivered Jesus to their 
will. 

26 ' And as they led him away, they 

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laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, 
coming out of the country, and on him 
they laid the cross, that he might bear 
it after Jesus. 

27 IF And there followed him a great 
company of people, and of women, 
which also bewailed and lamented 
him. 

28 But Jesus turning unto them 
said. Daughters of Jerusalem, weep 
not for me, but weep for yourselves, 
and for your children. 

29 " For, behold, the days are com- 
ing, in the which they shall say. 
Blessed are the barren, and the 
wombs that never bare, and the paps 
which never gave suck. 

30 ^ Then shall they begin to say 
to the mountains. Fall on us ; and 
to the hills, Cover us. "* 

31 ^For if they do these things in a 
green tree, what shall be done in the 
dry? 

32 '^ And there were also two others, 
malefactors, led with him to be put 
to death. 

33 And ''when they were come to 
the place, which is called H Calvary, 
there they crucified him, and the 
malefactors, one on the right hand, 
and the other on the left, 

34 H Then said Jesus, Father, '' for- 
give them ; for " they know not what 
they do. And ^ they parted his rai- 
ment, and cast lots. 

35 And ^ the people stood behold- 
ing. And the ^ rulers also with them 
derided him, saying. He saved others ; 
let him save himself, if he be Christ, 
the chosen of God. 

36 And the soldiers also mocked 
him, coming to him, and offering him 
vinegar, 

37 And saying, If thou be the King 
of the Jews, save thyself. 

38 ^And a superscription also was 
written over him in letters of Greek, 
and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS 
THE KING OF THE JEWS. 

39 IF ''And one of the malefactors 
which were hanged railed on him, 
saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself 
and us. 

40 But the other answering rebuked 
him, saying. Dost not thou fear God, 
seeing thou art in the same condem- 
nation ? 

41 And we indeed justly ; for we re- 
ceive the due reward of our deeds : 
but this man hath done nothing amiss. 

42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, 
remember me when thou comest into 
thy kingdom. 

43 And Jesus said unto him. Verily 
I say unto thee. To day shalt thou be 
with me in paradise. 



His death and burial. 



ST. LUKE. 



Resurrection of Jesus. 



A. D. 33. 



II Or, land. 
i Matt. 27. 45. 

Mark 15. 3a. 
k Matt. 27. 51. 

Mark 15. 33. 



m Matt. 27. 50. 

Mark 15. 37. 

John 19. 30. 
n Matt. 27. 54. 

Mark 15. 39. 



o Ps. 38. 11. 

Matt. 27. 55. 
Mark 15. 40. 
See John 19. 
25. 



a Matt. 28. 1. 
Mark] 6. 1. 
John 20. 1. 



44 'And it was about the sixth hour, 
and there was a darkness over all the 
II earth until the ninth hour. 

45 And the sun was darkened, and 
■^^the vail of the temple was rent in 
the midst. 

46 IT And when Jesus had cried with 
a loud voice, he said, ^Father, into 
thy hands I commend my spirit : 
"" and having said thus, he gave up the 
ghost. 

47 "Now when the centurion saw 
what was done, he glorified God, say- 
ing, Certainly this was a righteous 
man. 

48 And all the people that came to- 
gether to that sight, beholding the 
things which were done, smote their 
breasts, and returned. 

49 °And all his acquaintance, and 
the women that followed him from 
Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these 
things. 

50 H PAnd, behold, there was a man 
named Joseph, a counsellor ; and he 
ivas a good man, and a just : 

51 The same had not consented to 
the counsel and deed of them: he was 
of Arimathea, a city of the Jews ; 
'^ who also himself waited for the king- 
dom of God. 

52 This m. 
begged the body of Jesus. 

53 '"And he took it down, and wrap- 
ped it in linen, and laid it in a sepul- 
chre that was hewn in stone, wherein 
never man before w^as laid. 

54 And that day was ' the prepara- 
tion, and the sabbath drew on. 

55 And the women also, * which came 
with him from Galilee, followed after, 
and "beheld the sepulchre, and how 
his body was laid. 

56 And they returned, and ^prepared 
spices and ointments ; and rested the 
sabbath day y according to the com- 
mandment. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

The resurrection of Jesus. 9 The report of the women. 
12 Peter runneth to the sepulchre. 13 Jesus ap- 
peareth to two disciples on their way to Emmaus ; 
36 and to the eleven. 50 His ascension. 

NOW =^upon the first day of the 
week, very early in the morn- 
ing, they came unto the sepulchre, 
^ bringing the spices which they had 
prepared, and certain oMer5 with them. 

2 ''And they found the stone rolled 
away from the sepulchre. 

3 '^And they entered in, and found 
not the body of the Lord Jesus. 

4 And it came to pass, as they were 
much perplexed thereabout, ^behold, 
two men stood by them in shining 
garments : 

5 And as they were afraid, and 



59 



bowed down their faces to the earth, 
they said unto them, Why seek ye 
11 the living among the dead 1 

6 He is not here, but is risen : ^re- 
member how he spake unto you when 
he was yet in Galilee, 

7 Saying, The Son of man must be 
delivered into the hands of sinful men, 
and be crucified, and the third day 
rise again. 

8 And ^ they remembered his words, 

9 ^ And returned from the sepulchre, 
and told all these things unto the 
eleven, and to all the rest. 

10 It was Mary Magdalene, and 
'Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, 
and oiYieT women that were with them, 
which told these things unto the 
apostles. 

11 ^ And their words seemed to them 
as idle tales, and they believed them 
not. 

12 ' Then arose Peter, and ran unto 
the sepulchre ; and stooping down, he 
beheld the linen clothes laid by them- 
selves, and departed, wondering in 
himself at that which was come to 



13 H"' And, behold, two of them went 
that same day to a village called Em- 
maus, which was from Jerusalem 
about threescore furlongs. 

14 And they talked together of all 
these things which had happened. 

15 And it came to pass, that, while 
they communed together and reasoned, 
" Jesus himself drew near, and went 
with them. 

16 But ° their eyes were holden that 
they should not know him, 

17 And he said unto them, What 
manner of communications are these 
that ye have one to another, as ye 
walk, and are sad ? 

18 And the one of them, p whose 
name was Cleopas, answering said 
unto him. Art thou only a stranger in 
Jerusalem, and hast not known the 
things which are come to pass there in 
these days? 

19 And he said unto them. What 
things'? And they said unto him, 
Cancerning Jesus of Nazareth, '^ which 
was a prophet "" mighty in deed and 
word before God and all the people : 

20 ^And how the chief priests and 
our rulers delivered him to be con- 
demned to death, and have crucified 
him. 

21 But we trusted 'that it had been 
he which should have redeemed Israel : 
and beside all this, to day is the third 
day since these things were done. 

22 Yea, and "certain women also of 
our company made us astonished, 
which were early at the sepulchre ; 

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A. D. 33. 



II Or, him that 

livcth. 
f Matt. 16. 21. 

it 17. 23. 

Mark 8. 31. 

&9. 31. ch. 

9.22. 



ff John 2. 22. 

h Mati. 28. 8. 
Margie. 10. 



k Mark 16. 11. 
ver. 25. 



1 John 20. 3, 
6. 



m Mark 16. 12. 



c Matt. 1 
ver. 36. 



John 20. 14. 
& 21. 4. 



P John 19. 



q Matt. 21. 11. 

ch. 7. 16. 

John 3. 2. u. 

4. 19. & 6. 14. 

Acts 2. 22. 
r Acts 7. 22. 
s ch. 23. 1. 

Acts 13. 27, 



Icb. 1.68. &2. 
38. Acts 1. 6. 



u Matt; 28. 8. 
Mark. 10. 10. 
ver. 9. 10. 
John 20. 18. 



Jesus seen hy the aioostles. 



ST. LUKE. 



His ascension hito heaven. 



A. D. 33. 



yver.46. Acta 
17. 3. 1 Pet. 
1. 11. 



z ver. 45. 

a Gen. 3. 15. & 

22. 18. & 26. 4. 

& 49. 10. 

Num. 21. 9. 

Deut. 18. 15. 
b Ps. IG. 9, 10. 

& 22. & 132. 

11. I8. 7. 14. 

& 9. 6. & 40. 

10, 11. & 50. 6. 

& 53. Jer. 

23. 5. & 33. 14, 

15. Ez. 34. 

23. & 37. 25. 

Dan. 9. 24. 

Mic. 7. 20. 

Mai. 3. 1. & 

4. 2. See on 

John 1. 45. 
c See Gen. 32. 

20. & 42. 7. 

Mark G. 48. 

II Or, ceased to 
be seen of 
them. See 
ch. 4. 30. 
John 8. 59. 

(1 Gen. 19. 3. 
Acts IC. 15 

e Malt. 14. 19. 



f 1 Cor. 15. 5. 



g Mark 16. 14. 
John 20. 19. 
1 Cor. 15. 5. 



h Mark 6. 49. 



23 And when they found not his 
body, they came, saying, that they 
had also seen a vision of angels, which 
said that he was alive. 

24 And ^certain of them which were 
with us went to the sepulchre, and 
found it even so as the women had 
said : but him they saw not. 

25 Then he said unto them, fools, 
and slow of heart to believe all that 
the prophets have spoken : 

26 >' Ought not Christ to have suf- 
fered these things, and to enter into 
his glory ? 

27 ^ And beginning at * Moses and 
^ all the prophets, he expounded unto 
them in all the Scriptures the things 
concerning himself. 

28 And they drew nigh unto the 
village, whither they went : and " he 
made as though he would have gone 
further. 

29 But "^ they constrained him, say- 
ing. Abide with us ; for it is toward 
evening, and the day is far spent. 
And he went in to tarry with them. 

30 And it came to pass, as he sat at 
meat with them, ^ he took bread, and 
blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. 

31 And their eyes were opened, and 
they knew him ; and he II vanished 
out of their sight. 

32 And they said one to another, 
Did not our heart burn within us, 
while he talked with us by the way, 
and while he opened to us the Scrip- 
tures 1 

33 And they rose up the same hour, 
and returned to Jerusalem, and found 
the eleven gathered together, and 
them that were with them, 

34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, 
and Hiath appeared to Simon. 

35 And they told what things were 
done in the way, and how he was 
known of them in breaking of bread. 

36 IT ^ And as they thus spake, Jesus 
himself stood in the midst of them, and 
saith unto them. Peace he unto you. 

37 But they were terrified and af- 
frighted, and supposed that they had 
seen '' a spirit. 

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38 And he said unto them, Why are 
ye troubled? and why do thoughts 
arise in your hearts 1 

39 Behold my hands and my feet, 
that it is I myself: 'handle me, and 
see ; for a spirit hath not flesh and 
bones, as ye see me have. 

40 And when he had thus spoken, he 
shewed them his hands and his feet. 

41 And while they yet believed not 
^ for joy, and wondered, he said unto 
them, ' Have ye here any meat ? 

42 And they gave him a piece of a 
broiled fish, and of a honeycomb. 

43 ™ And he took it, and did eat be- 
fore them. 

44 And he said unto them, " These 
are the words which I spake unto you, 
while I was yet with you, that all 
things must be fulfilled, which were 
written in the law of Moses, and in 
the prophets, and in the psalms, con- 
cerning me. 

45 Then ° opened he their under- 
standing, that they might understand 
the Scriptures, 

46 And said unto them, p Thus it is 
written, and thus it behooved Christ 
to suffer, and to rise from the dead 
the third day : 

47 And that repentance and i re- 
mission of sins should be preached in 
his name ■■ among all nations, begin- 
ning at Jerusalem. 

48 And ^ye are witnesses of these 
things. 

49 IT 'And, behold, I send the prom- 
ise of my Father upon you : but tar- 
ry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until 
ye be endued with power from on 
high. 

50 11 And he led them out "as far as 
to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, 
and blessed them. 

51 ^And it came to pass, while he 
blessed them, he was parted from 
them, and carried up into heaven. 

52 ^And they worshipped him, and 
returned to Jerusalem with great joy : 

53 And were continually ^in the 
temple, praising and blessing God. 
Amen. 



a Col. 1. 17. 

1 John 1. 1. 

Rev. 1. 2. k 

19. 13. 
b ch. 17. 5. 

1 John 1. 2. 
c Phil. 2. G. 

1 John 5. 7. 
d Gen. 1. 1. 
e Ps. 33. 6. 

ver. 10. Eph. 

3. 9. Col. 1. 

16. Heb. 1. 2. 

Rev. 4. 11. 
f ch. 5. 26. 

1 John 5. 11. 
e ch. 8. 12. & 

9.5, & 12.35, 

46. 
h ch. 3. 19. 

26. 
i Mai. 3. 1. 

Matt. 3. 1. 

Luke 3. 2. 
k Acts 19. 4. 
i ver. 4. Is. 

49. 6. 1 John 

2.8. 
mver. 3. Heb. 

1. 2. & 11. 3. 
n Acts 3. 26. 
Is. 56. 5. 

Rom. 8. 15. 

Gal. 3. 26. 

2 Pet. 1, 4. 

1 John 3. 1. 
p ch. 3. 5. 

James 1. 18. 

1 Pet. 1. 23. 
q Matt. 1. 16, 

20. Lukel. 

31,35. &2.7. 

1 Tim. 3. 16. 
\\ Or, the right, 

or, privilege. 
rRom. 1.3. 

Gal. 4. 4. 
• Heb. 2. 11, 

14, 16, 17. 
t ch. 2. 11. & 

11.40. 2 Pet. 

1. 17. 

u Col. 1. 19. & 

2. 3, 9. 

w ver. 32. ch. 

3. 32. & 5. 33. 
X Matt 3. 11. 

Mark 1. 7. 

Luke 3. 16. 

ver. 27, 30. 
y ch. 8. 58. 

Col. 1. 17. 
z ch. 3. 34. 

Eph. 1. 6, 7. 

8. Col. 1. 19. 

& 2. 9, 10. 
a Ex. 20. 1, 

&.C. Deut. 4. 

44. &. 5. 1. 
b Rom. 3. 24. 

& 5. 21. 
c ch. 8. 32. & 

14.6. 



THE aOSPEL 



ACCORDING TO 



ST. JOHN. 



CHAPTER I. 

The divinity, humanity, and office of Jesus Christ. 15 
Tlie testimony of John the Baptist. 39 The calling 
of Andrew, Peter, and others. 

IN the beginning ^was the Word, 
and the Word was ^with God, 
'^ and the Word was God. 

2 "^ The same was in the beginning 
with God. 

3 ^ All things were made by him ; 
and without him was not any thing 
made that was made. 

4 ^ In him was life ; and ^ the life 
was the light of men. 

5 And ^the light shineth in dark- 
ness ; and the darkness comprehend- 
ed it not, 

6 IT ' There was a man sent from 
God, whose name was John. 

7 "^ The same came for a witness, to 
bear witness of the Light, that all 
onen through him might believe. 

8 He was not that Light, but was 
sent to bear witness of that Light. 

9 ^ That was the true Light, which 
lighteth every man that cometh into 
the world. 

10 He was in the world, and ""the 
world was made by him, and the 
world knew him not. 

1 1 ° He came unto his own, and his 
own received him not. 

12 B\it °as many as received him, to 
them gave he H power to become the 
sons of God, even to them that believe 
on his name : 

13 PAVhich were born, not of blood, 
nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the 
will of man, but of God. 

14 'I And the Word ""was made 'flesh, 
and dwelt among us, and * we beheld 
his glory, the glory as of the only be- 
gotten of the Father, "full of grace 
and truth. 

15 IF '"^ John bare witness of him, and 
cried, saying, This was he of whom I 
spake, ""He that cometh after me is 
preferred before me ; ^ for he was be- 
fore me. 

16 And of his ^fulness have all we 
received, and grace for grace. 

17 For *the law was given by Moses, 
hut '° grace and "^ truth came by Jesus 
Christ. 



18 ^ No man hath seen God at any 
time ; ^ the only begotten Son, which 
is in the bosom of the Father, he hath 
declared Mm. 

19 T And this is ^the record of John, 
when the Jews sent priests and Le- 
vites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who 
art thou ? 

20 And ^he confessed, and denied not ; 
but confessed, I am not the Christ. 

21 And they asked him. What then % 
Art thou ^ Elias ] And he saith, I am 
not. Art thou ' H that Prophet ? And 
he answered,' No. 

22 Then said they unto him, Who 
art thou ? that we may give an answer 
to them that sent us. What sayest 
thou of thyself? 

23 ^ He said, I am the voice of 
one crying in the wilderness. Make 
straight the way of the Lord, as ^said 
the prophet Esaias. 

24 And they which were sent were 
of the Pharisees. 

25 And they asked him, and said 
unto him, Why baptizest thou then, 
if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, 
neither that Prophet % 

26 John answered them, saying, •"! 
baptize with water : "but there stand- 
eth one among you, whom ye know 
not ; 

27 ° He it is, who coming after me 
is preferred before me, whose shoe's 
latchet I am not worthy to unloose. 

28 These things were done ^in Beth- 
abara beyond Jordan, where John 
was baptizing, 

29 H The next day John seeth Jesus 
coming unto him, and saith, Behold 
1 the Lamb of God, ' which il taketh 
away the sin of the world ! 

30 ' This is he of whom 1 said, After 
me cometh a man which is preferred 
before me ; for he was before me. 

31 And I knew him not: but that 
he should be made manifest to Israel, 
* therefore am I come baptizing with 
water. 

32 " And John bare record, saying, I 
saw the Spirit descending from heav- 
en like a dove, and it abode upon 
him, 

33 And I knew him not : but he that 



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Andrew and others called. 



ST. JOHN. 



Water changed into wine. 



A. D. 30. 



X Matt. 3. 11. 
Acts 1.5. & 
2. 4. fc 10. 44. 
&. 19. G. 



y ver. 29. 



II Or, abidest. 



II Or, the 
Anointed. 



a Matt. lb\ 1? 
I! Or, Peter. 



b ch. 12. 21. 



d Gen. 3. 15. 

& 49. 10. 

Deut. 18. 18. 

See on Luke 

24.27. 
e Is. 4. 2. & 7. 

14. & 9. 6. & 

53.2. Mic.5. 

2. Zech. 6. 

12. & 9. 9. 

Luke 24. 27. 
f Matt. 2; 23. 

Luke 2. 4. 
g ch. 7. 41, 42, 

52. 
h Ps. 32. 2. & 

73. 1. ch. 8. 

39. Rom. 2. 

28, 29. & i). 6. 



i Matt. 14. S3, 
k Matt. 21. 5. 

&27. 11,42. 

ch. 18. 37. & 

19.3. 



sent me to baptize with water, the 
same said unto me, Upon whom thou 
shalt see the Spirit descending, and 
remaining on him, ^"the same is he 
which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. 

34 And I saw, and bare record that 
this is the Son of God.* 

35 1[ Again the next day after, John 
stood, and two of his disciples ; 

36 And looking upon Jesus as he 
walked, he saith, ^ Behold the Lamb 
of God ! 

37 And the two disciples heard him 
speak, and they followed Jesus. 

38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them 
following, and saith unto them. What 
seek ye % They said unto him. Rabbi, 
(which is to say, being interpreted, 
Master,) where H dwellest thou ? 

39 He saith unto them. Come and 
see. They came and saw where he 
dwelt, and abode with him that day: 
for it was about the tenth hour. 

40 One of the two which heard John 
speak, and followed him, was ^An- 
drew, Simon Peter's brother. 

41 He first findeth his own brother 
Simon, and saith unto him. We have 
found the Messias, which is, being in- 
terpreted, II the Christ. 

42 And he brought him to Jesus. 
And when Jesus beheld him, he said. 
Thou art Simon the son of Jonas : 
^ thou shalt be called Cephas, which 
is by interpretation, H A stone. 

43 II The day following Jesus would 
go forth into Galilee, and findeth Phil- 
ip, and saith unto him. Follow me. 

44 Now ''Philip was of Bethsaida, 
the city of Andrew and Peter. 

45 Philip findeth " Nathanael, and 
saith unto him. We have found him, 
of whom ^ Moses in the law, and the 
^ prophets, did write, Jesus ^ of Naza- 
reth, the son of Joseph. 

46 And Nathanael said unto him, 
s Can there any good thing come out 
of Nazareth '? Philip saith unto him. 
Come and see. 

47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to 
him, and saith of him. Behold ^ an Is- 
raelite indeed, in whom is no guile ! 

48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence 
knowest thou me 1 Jesus answered 
and said unto him. Before that Philip 
called thee, when thou wast under the 
fig tree, I saw thee. 

49 Nathanael answered and saith 
unto him. Rabbi, ' thou art the Son of 
God ; thou art ^ the King of Israel. 

50 Jesus answered and said unto 
him, Because I said unto thee, I saw 
thee under the fig tree, believest thou ? 
thou shalt see greater things than 
these. 

51 And he saith unto him, Verily, 

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verily, I say unto you, ^ Hereafter ye 
shall see heaven open, and the angels 
of God ascending and descending up- 
on the Son of man. 

CHAPTER 11. 

Jesvs at Cana iumeth water into wine. 13 He goeth 
vj) to Jerusaleni. and driveth the traders out of the 
temple. 18 He foretelleth his oion death and resur- 
rection. 23 Many believe on him. 

AND the third day there was a 
marriage in ^ Cana of Galilee ; 
and the mother of Jesus was there : 

2 And both Jesus was called, and 
his disciples, to the marriage. 

3 And when they wanted wine, the 
mother of Jesus saith unto him, They 
have no wine. 

4 Jesus saith unto her, ^Wom.an, 
*= what have I to do with thee % ^ mine 
hour is not yet come. 

5 His mother saith unto the servants, 
Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. 

6 And there were set there six wa- 
terpots of stone, ^ after the manner of 
the purifying of the Jews, containing 
two or three firkins apiece. 

7 Jesus saith unto them. Fill the 
waterpots with water. And they fill- 
ed them up to the brim. 

8 And he saith unto them. Draw 
out now, and bear unto the governor 
of the feast. And they bare it. 

9 When the ruler of the feast had 
tasted ' the water that was made wine, 
and knew not whence it was, (but the 
servants which drew the water knew,) 
the governor of the feast called the 
bridegroom, 

10 And saith unto him. Every man 
at the beginning doth set forth good 
wine ; and when men have well drunk, 
then that which is worse : but thou 
hast kept the good wine until now. 

11 This beginning of miracles did 
Jesus in Cana of Galilee, ^ and man- 
ifested forth his glory ; and his disci- 
ples believed on him. 

12 IF After this he went down to Ca- 
pernaum, he, and his mother, and ^ his 
brethren, and his disciples ; and they 
continued there not many days. 

13 IT 'And the Jews' passover was at 
hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusa- 
lem, 

14 ^And found in the temple those 
that sold oxen and sheep and doves, 
and the changers of money sitting : 

15 And when he had made a scourge 
of small cords, he drove them all out 
of the temple, and the sheep, and the 
oxen ; and poured out the changers' 
money, and overthrew the tables ; 

16 And said unto them that sold 
doves. Take these things hence ; make 
not ^ my Father's house a house of 
merchandise. 



Regeneration 



ST. JOHN. 



Godh love to the world. 




a Matt. 12. 38. 
ch. 6. 30. 



o Matt. 20. 61. 
& 27. 40. 
Mark 14. 58. 
& 15. 29. 



P Col. 2. 9. 

Heb. 8. 2. 

So 1 Cor. 3. 

16. & 6. 19. 

2 Cor. 6. 16. 
q Luke 24. 8. 



r 1 Sam. 16. 7. 
1 Chr. 28. 9. 
Matt. 9. 4. 
Mark 2. 8. 
ch. 6. 64. & 
16.30. Acts 
1.24. Rev. 
2. 23. 



a ch. 7. 50. & 
19. 39. 

b ch. 9. 16, 33. 

Acts 2. 22. 
c Acts 10. 38. 
d ch. 1. 13. 

Gal. 6. 15. 

Tit. 3. 5. 

James 1. 18. 

1 Pet. 1. 23. 

1 John 3. 9. 
II Or, from 

above. 



e Mark 16. 16. 
Acts 2. 38. 



II Or. from 

above. 
f Ecc. 11. 5. 

1 Cor. 2. 11. 



17 And his disciples remembered 
that^ it was written, "' The zeal of 
thine house hath eaten me up. 

18 IF Then answered the Jews and 
said unto him, "What sign shewest 
thou unto us, seeing that thou doest 
these things'? 

.19 Jesus answered and said unto 
them, ° Destroy this temple, and in 
three days I will raise it up. 

20 Then said the Jews, Forty and 
six 3^ears was this temple in build- 
ing, and wilt thou rear it up in three 
days? 

21 But he spake p of the temple of 
his body. 

22 When therefore he was risen from 
the dead, ^ his disciples remembered 
that he had said this unto them; and 
they believed the Scripture, and the 
word which Jesus had said. 

23 IF Now when he was in Jerusalem 
at the passover, in the feast day, many 
believed in his name, when they saw 
the miracles which he did. 

24 But Jesus did not commit him- 
self unto them, because he knew all 

25 And needed not that any should 
testify of man ; for ""he knew what was 
in man. 

CHAPTER III. 

Jesus' discourse with Nicodemus. 22 He tarrieth in 
Judea. 23 John the Baptist at Euan. 25 His tes- 
timony concerning Jesus. 

THERE was a man of the Phar- 
isees, named Nicodemus, a ruler 
of the Jews : 

2 *The same came to Jesus by night, 
and said unto him, Rabbi, we know 
that thou art a teacher come from 
God : for '' no man can do these mir- 
acles that thou doest, except " God be 
with him. 

3 Jesus answered and said unto him, 
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, ^ Ex- 
cept a man be born H again, he cannot 
see the kingdom of God. 

4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How 
can a man be born when he is old ] 
can he enter the second time into his 
mother's womb, and be born? 

5 Jesus answered. Verily, verily, I 
say unto thee, ^ Except a man be born 
of water and of the Spirit, he cannot 
enter into the kingdom of God. 

6 That which is born of the flesh is 
flesh ; and that which is born of tlie 
Spirit is spirit. 

7 Marvel not that I said unto thee. 
Ye must be born H again. 

8 ^The wind bloweth where it list- 
eth, and thou hearest the sound there- 
of, but canst not tell whence it Com- 
eth, and whither it goeth : so is every 
one that is born of the Spirit. 



9 Nicodemus answered and said unto 
him, ' How can these things be ? 

10 Jesus answered and said unto 
him. Art thou a master of Israel, and 
knowest not these things ? 

11'' Verily, verily, I say unto thee, 
W^e speak that we do know, and tes- 
tify that we have seen ; and ' ye re- 
ceive not our witness. 

12 If I have told you earthly things, 
and ye believe not, how shall ye be- 
lieve, if I tell 3^ou o/ heavenly things? 

13 And ''no man hath ascended up 
to heaven, but he that came down 
from heaven, even the Son of man 
which is in heaven. 

14 IT ' And as Moses lifted up the 
serpent in the wilderness, even so 
"* must the Son of man be lifted up : 

15 That whosoever believeth in him 
i should not perish, but ° have eternal 

life. 

16 IT ° For God so loved the world, 
that he gave his only begotten Son, 
that whosoever believeth in him 
should not perish, but have everlast- 
ing life. 

17 P For God sent not his Son into 
the world to condemn the world ; but 
that the world through him might be 
saved. 

18 1 "^ He that believeth on him is 
not condemned : but he that believeth 
not is condemned already, because he 
hath not believed in the name of the 
only begotten Son of God. 

19 And this is the condemnation, 
■"that light is come into the world, 
and men loved darkness rather than 
light, because their deeds were evil. 

20 For ^ every one that doeth evil 
hateth the light, neither cometh to 
the light, lest his deeds should be 
II reproved. 

21 But he that doeth truth cometh 
to the light, that his deeds may be 
made manifest, that they are wrought 
in God. 

22 IT After these things came Jesus 
and his disciples into the land of 
Judea ; and there he tarried with 
them, ' and baptized. 

23 IF And John also was baptizing in 
Enon near to " Salim, because there 
was much water there : ^ and they 
came, and were baptized. 

24 For y John was not yet cast into 
prison. 

25 IF Then there arose a question 
between some of .John's disciples and 
the Jews about purifying. 

26 And they came unto John, and 
said unto him, Rabbi, he that was 
with thee beyond Jordan, "^to whom 
thou barest witness, behold, the same 
baptizeth, and all men come to him. 

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Jesus'' discourse with 



ST. JOHN. 



a woman of Samaria. 



A. D. 30. 



f ver. 13. ch. 
8.23. 



o Matt. 11. 27. 

& 28. 18. 

Luke 10. 22. 

cb. 5. 20, 22. 

& 13. 3. &17. 

2. Heb. 2. 8. 
P Hab. 2. 4. 

ch. 1. 12. & 6. 

47. ver. 15, 

10. Rom. 1. 

17. 1 Johu 5. 

10. 



a ch. 3. 22, : 



b Gen. 33. 19. 
& 48. 22. 
Josh. 24. 32. 



27 John answered and said, ^ A man 
can II receive nothing, except it be 
given him from heaven. 

28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, 
that I said, ^ I am not the Christ, but 
^ that I am sent before him. 

29 ^ He that hath the bride is the 
bridegroom : but ^ the friend of the 
bridegroom, which standeth and hear- 
eth him, rejoiceth greatly because of 
the bridegroom's voice : this my joy 
therefore is fulfilled. 

30 He must increase, but I must 
decrease. 

3 1 ^ He that cometh from above ^ is 
above all : ^ he that is of the earth is 
earthly, and speaketh of the earth : ' he 
that cometh from heaven is above all. 

32 And ''what he hath seen and 
heard, that he testifieth ; and no man 
receiveth his testimony. 

33 He that hath received his testi- 
mony ' hath set to his seal that God 
is true. 

34 ""For he whom God hath sent 
speaketh the words of God : for God 
giveth not the Spirit "by measure 
unto him. 

35 ° The Father loveth the Son, and 
hath given all things into his hand. 

36 PHe that believeth on the Son 
hath everlasting life : and he that be- 
lieveth not the Son shall not see life ; 
but the wrath of God abideth on him. 

CHAPTER IV. 

Jesus^ discourse with a woman of Samaria. 27 His 
disciples marvel. 31 The fields -white for the har- 
vest. 39 Many of the Samaritans believe on him. 
43 He departeth into Galilee ; 46 and healeth a no- 
bleman^s son sick at Capernaum. 

WHEN therefore the Lord knew 
how the Pharisees had heard 
that Jesus made and ^baptized more 
disciples than John, 

2 (Though Jesus himself baptized 
not, but his disciples,) 

3 He left Judea, and departed again 
into Galilee. 

4 And he must needs go through 
Samaria. 

5 Then cometh he to a city of Sa- 
maria, which is called Sychar, near 
to the parcel of ground ^ that Jacob 
gave to his son Joseph. 

6 Now Jacob's well was there. Je- 
sus therefore, being wearied with his 
journey, sat thus on the well : and it 
was about the sixth hour. 

7 There cometh a woman of Sama- 
ria to draw water : Jesus saith unto 
her, Give me to drink. 

8 For his disciples were gone away 
unto the city to buy meat, 

9 Then saith the woman of Samaria 
unto him, How is it that thou, being 
a Jew, askest drink of me, which am 

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a woman of Samaria ? for " the Jews 
have no dealings with the Samaritans. 

10 Jesus answered and said unto her, 
If thou knewest the gift of God, and 
who it is that saith to thee, Give me 
to drink ; thou wouldest have asked 
of him, and he would have given thee 
^ living water. 

11 The woman saith unto him. Sir, 
thou hast nothing to draw with, and 
the well is deep : from whence then 
hast thou that living water ? 

12 Art thou greater than our father 
Jacob, which gave us the well, and 
drank thereof himself, and his chil- 
dren, and his cattle? 

13 Jesus answered and said unto 
her, Whosoever drinketh of this wa- 
ter shall thirst again : 

14 But ^ whosoever drinketh of the 
water that I shall give him shall 
never thirst ; but the water that I 
shall give him ^ shall be in him a well 
of water springing up into everlasting 
life. 

15 ^The woman saith unto him, Sir, 
give me this water, that I thirst not, 
neither come hither to draw. 

16 Jesus saith unto her. Go, call thy 
husband, and come hither. 

17 The woman answered and said, I 
have no husband. Jesus said unto 
hfer, Thou hast well said, I have no 
husband : 

18 For thou hast had five husbands ; 
and he whom thou now hast is not thy 
husband : in that saidst thou truly. 

19 The woman saith unto him. Sir, 
•' 1 perceive that thou art a prophet. 

20 Our fathers worshipped in ' this 
mountain ; and ye say, that in ^ Jeru- 
salem is the place where men ought 
to worship. 

21 Jesus saith unto her. Woman, be- 
lieve me, the hour cometh, ' when ye 
shall neither in this mountain, nor yet 
at Jerusalem, worship the Father. 

22 Ye worship "" ye know not what : 
we know w^hat we worship ; for "sal- 
vation is of the Jews. 

23 But the hour cometh, and now 
is, when the true worshippers shall 
worship the Father in ° spirit p and in 
truth ; for the Father seeketh such to 
worship him. 

24 "i God is a Spirit : and they that 
worship him must worship him in 
spirit and in truth. 

25 The woman saith unto him, I 
know that Messias cometh, which is 
called Christ : when he is come, ^ he 
will tell us all things. 

26 Jesus saith unto her, 'I that speak 
unto thee am he. 

27 If And upon this came his dis- 
ciples, and marvelled that he talked 



Many believe on Jesus. 



ST. JOHN. 



A nobleman's son healed. 



A. D. 30. 



u Job 23. 12. 
cli. 6. 38. & 
17. 4. k. 19. 
•30. 



Jt Matt. 9. 37. 
Luke 10. 2. 



y Dan. 12. 3. 



z ver. 2J). 



a ch. 17. 8. 
] John 4. 14. 



b Matt. 13. 57. 
Mark 6. 4. 
Luke 4. 24. 



c ch. 2. 23. &. 
3.2. 
d Deut. 16. 16. 


e ch. 2. I, 11. 


H Or, courtier, 
or, ruler. 



with the woman : yet no man said, 
What^seekest thou'? or, Why talkest 
thou with her ? 

28 The woman then left her water- 
pot, and went her way into the city, 
and saitli to the men, 

29 Come, see a man, 'which told me 
all thing's that ever I did : is not this 
the Christ 1 

30 Then they went out of the city, 
and came unto him. 

31 If In the mean while his disciples 
prayed him, saying, Master, eat. 

32 But he said unto them, I have 
meat to eat that ye know not of. 

33 Therefore said the disciples one 
to another. Hath any man brought 
him aught to eat ? 

34 .Jesus saith unto them," My meat 
is to do the will of him that sent me, 
and to finish his work. 

35 Say not ye. There are yet four 
months, and then cometh harvest? 
behold, I say unto you, Lift up your 
eyes, and look on the fields ; ^ for they 
are white already to harvest. 

36 ^And he that reapeth receiveth 
wages, and gathereth fruit unto life 
eternal : that both he that soweth and 
he that reapeth may rejoice together. 

37 And herein is that saying true. 
One soweth, and another reapeth. 

38 I sent you to reap that whereon 
ye bestowed no labour : other men la- 
boured, and ye are entered into their 
labours. 

39 IF And many of the Samaritans 
of that city believed on him ^ for the 
saying of the woman, which testified. 
He told me all that ever I did. 

40 So when the Samaritans were 
come unto him, they besought him 
that he would tarry with them : and 
he abode there two days. 

41 And many more believed because 
of his own word ; 

42 And said unto the woman. Now 
we believe, not because of thy saying: 
for ^ we have heard him ourselves, and 
know that this is indeed the Christ, 
the Saviour of the world. 

43 *[[ Now after two days he depart- 
ed thence, and went into Galilee. 

44 For ^ Jesus himself testified, that 
a prophet hath no honour in his own 
country. 

45 Then when he was come into 
Galilee, the Galileans received him, 
" having seen all the things that he 
did at Jerusalem at the feast : '^ for 
they also went unto the feast. 

46 So Jesus came again into Cana of 
Galilee, *= where he made the water 
wine. And there was a certain II no- 
bleman, whose son was sick at Caper- 
naum. 



47 When he heard that Jesus was 
come out of Judea into Galilee, he 
went unto him, and besought him 
that he would come down, and heal 
his son: for he was at the point of 
death. 

48 Then said Jesus unto him, ^ Ex- 
cept ye see signs and wonders, ye will 
not believe. 

49 The nobleman saith unto him. 
Sir, come down ere my child die. 

50 Jesus saith unto him, Go thy 
way ; thy son liveth. And the man 
believed the word that Jesus had 
spoken unto him, and he went his 
way. 

51 And as he was now going down, 
his servants met him, and told him, 
saying, Thy son liveth. 

52 Then inquired he of them the 
hour when he began to amend. And 
they said unto him. Yesterday at the 
seventh hour the fever left him. 

53 So the father knew that it was at 
the same hour, in the which Jesus 
said unto him. Thy son liveth : and 
himself believed, and his whole house. 

54 This is again the second miracle 
that Jesus did, when he was come out 
of Judea into Galilee. 

CHAPTER Y. 

The pool of Bethcsda. 5 An impotent man healed on 
the sahhath. Id The Jews find fault. 17 Jesus an- 
swereth them, declaring himself to he the Son of 
God; 32 and proving it by the testimony of John, 
S6 by his works, 37 and by the witness of the Father 
in the Scriptures. 

AFTER ^ this there was a feast of 
the Jews ; and Jesus went up to 
Jerusalem. 

2 Now there is at Jerusalem ^ by the 
sheep II market a pool, which is called 
in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, hav- 
ing five porches, 

3 In these lay a great multitude of 
impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, 
waiting for the moving of the water. 

4 For an angel went down at a cer- 
tain season into the pool, and troubled 
the water : whosoever then first after 
the troubling of the water stepped in 
was made whole of Avhatsoever dis- 
ease he had. 

5 And a certain man was there, 
which had an infirmity thirty and 
eight years. 

6 W^hen Jesus saw him lie, and 
knew that he had been now a long 
time in that case, he saith unto him. 
Wilt thou be made whole 1 

7 The impotent man answered him-. 
Sir, I have no man, when the water is 
troubled, to put me into the pool : but 
while I am coming, another steppeth 
down before me. 

8 Jesus saith unto him, " Rise, take 
up thy bed, and walk. 

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Jesus reproveth the Jews. 



ST. JOHN. 



Jesus shelve th ivho 



e Ex. 20. 10. 
iN^eh. 13. 19. 
Jer. 17. 21, 
&.C. Matt. 

12. 2. Murk 
2. 24. & 3. 4. 
Luke 6. 2. & 

13. 14. 



II Or, from the 
multitude 
that was. 



f Matt. 12. 45, 
ch. 8. 11. 



g ch. 0. 4. & 
14.10. 



i ch. 10. 30, 33. 
Phil. 2.6. 



k ver. 30. ch. 
8. 28. & 9. 4. 
&, 12. 49. &. 
14. 10. 



1 Matt. 3. 17. 
ch. 3. 35. 
2 Pet. 1. 17. 



m Luke 7. 14. 
& 8. 54. ch. 
11. 25,43. 

n Matt. 11. 27. 

& 28. 18. ver. 

27. ch. 3.35. 

&17.2. Acts 

17.31. IPet. 

4.5. 
o 1 John 2. 23. 



P ch. 3. 16. 18. 

& 6. 40. 47. & 
8. 51. &. 20. 31. 



q 1 John 3. 14. 



9 And immediately the man was 
made whole, and took up his bed, and 
walked : and ^ on the same day was 
the sabbath. 

10 'if The Jews therefore said unto 
him that was cured. It is the sabbath 
day : ^ it is not lawful for thee to car- 
ry thy bed. 

11 He answered them, He that made 
me whole, the same said unto me, 
Take up thy bed, and walk. 

12 Then asked they him, What man 
is that which said unto thee, Take up 
thy bed, and walk ? 

13 And he that was healed wist not 
who it was : for Jesus had conveyed 
himself away, II a multitude being in 
that place. 

14 Afterward Jesus lindeth him in 
the temple, and said unto him. Be- 
hold, thou art made whole : ^ sin no 
more, lest a worse thing come unto 
thee. 

15 The man departed, and told the 
Jews that it was Jesus, which had 
made him whole. 

16 And therefore did the Jews per- 
secute Jesus, and sought to slay him, 
because he had done these things on 
the sabbath day, 

17 H But Jesus answered them, 
s My Father worketh hitherto, and 
I work. 

18 Therefore the Jews ^ sought the 
more to kill him, because he not only 
had broken the sabbath, but said also 
that God was his Father, ' making 
himself equal with God. 

19 Then answered Jesus and said 
unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto 
you, ''The Son can do nothing of him- 
self, but what he seeth the Father do : 
for what things soever he doeth, these 
also doeth the Son likewise. 

20 For 1 the Father loveth the Son, 
and sheweth him all things that him- 
self doeth : and he will shew him 
greater works than these, that ye 
may marvel. 

21 For as the Father raiseth up the 
dead, and quickeneth^/jem; "'even so 
the Son quickeneth whom he will, 

22 For the Father judgeth no man, 
but "hath committed all judgment 
unto the Son : 

23 That all men should honour the 
Son, even as they honour the Father. 
° He that honoureth not the Son hon- 
oureth not the Father which hath 
sent him, 

24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, 
P He that heareth my word, and be- 
lie veth on him that sent me, hath 
everlasting life, and shall not come 
into condemnation; ^but is 
from death unto life. 

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25 Verily, verily, I say unto you. 
The hour is coming, and now is, when 
^ the dead shall hear the voice of the 
Son of God : and they that hear shall 
live. 

26 For as the Father hath life in 
himself; so hath he given to the Son 
to have life in himself; 

27 And ' hath given him authority to 
execute judgment also, 'because he 
is the Son of man. 

28 Marvel not at this : for the hour 
is coming, in the which all that are in 
the graves shall hear his voice, 

29 " And shall come forth ; ^ they 
that have done good, unto the resur- 
rection of life ; and they that have 
done evil, unto the resurrection of 
damnation. 

30 y I can of mine own self do 
nothing : as I hear, I judge : and my 
judgment is just ; because ^ I seek not 
mine own will, but the will of the 
Father which hath sent me. 

31 =" If I bear witness of myself, my 
witness is not true. 

32 IT ^ There is another that beareth 
witness of me ; and I know that the 
witness which he witnesseth of me is 
true, 

33 Ye sent unto John, *= and he bare 
witness unto the truth. 

34 But I receive not testimony from 
man : but these things I say, that ye 
might be saved. 

35 He was a burning and "^a shining 
light : and ^ ye were willing for a 
season to rejoice in his light. 

36 IT But *I have greater witness 
than that of John : for ^ the works 
which the Father hath given me to 
finish, the same works that I do, bear 
witness of me, that the Father hath 
sent me. 

37 And the Father himself, Avhich 
hath sent me, ^ hath borne witness of 
me. Ye have neither heard his voice 
at any time, ' nor seen his shape. 

38 And ye have not his word abiding 
in you : for whom he hath sent, him 
ye believe not. 

39 T "^ Search the Scriptures ; for in 
them ye think ye have eternal life : 
and ' they are they which testify of 
me. 

40 ""And ye will not come to me, 
that ye might have life, 

41 "I receive not honour from men, 

42 But I know you, that ye have 
not the love of God in you, 

43 I am come in my Father's name, 
and ye receive me not : if another 
shall come in his own name, him ye 
will receive. 

44 ° How can ye believe, which re- 
ceive honour one of another, and seek 



He feedeth five thousand. 



ST. JOHN. 



Jesus walketh on the sea. 



A. D. 31. 



P Rom. 2. 29. 
q Rom. 2. 12. 



r Gen. S. 15. & 
12.3. &, 18.18. 
& 22. 18. & 
49. 10. Deut. 
18.15,18. cli. 
1. 45. Acls 
26. 22. 



32. 

a Malt. 14. 15 
Mark 6. 35. 
Luke 9. 10, 
12. 



b Lev. 23. 5. 7. 

Deut. 16. 1. 

ch. 2. 13. & 5. 

I. 
c Malt. 14. 14. 

Mark 6. 35. 

Luke 9, 12. 



J See Num. 
11. 21,22. 



e 2 Kings 4. 
43. 



not P the honour that comeih from God 
only ? ^ 

45 Do not think that I will accuse 
you to the Father : i there is one that 
accuse th you, even Moses, in whom ye 
trust. 

46 For had ye believed Moses, ye 
would have believed me : ^ for he 
wrote of me. 

47 But if ye believe not his writings, 
how shall ye believe my words 1 

CHAPTER VI. 

Jesus passeth over the sea of Galilee ; 5 and feedeth 
Jive thousand men. 15 He walketh on the sea. 22 
The people follow him to Capernaum. 26 lie re- 
proveth their carnal motives; 30 and declareth him- 
self to be the bread of life. 66 Many of his disci- 
ples walk no more with him. 68 Peter confesseth 
him. 

AFTER ^ these things Jesus went 
over the sea of Galilee, which is 
the sea of Tiberias. 

2 And a great multitude followed 
him, because they saw his miracles 
which he did on them that were dis- 
eased. 

3 And .Tesus went up into a mount- 
ain, and there he sat with his disciples. 

4 ''And the passover, a feast of the 
Jews, was nigh. 

5 II " When Jesus then lifted up his 
eyes, and saw a great company come 
unto him, he saith unto Philip, 
Whence shall we buy bread, that 
these may eaf? 

6 And this he said to prove him : for 
he himself knew what he would do. 

7 Philip answered him, "^Two hun- 
dred pennyworth of bread is not suf- 
ficient for them, that every one of 
them may take a little. 

8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Si- 
mon Peter's brother, saith unto him, 

9 There is a lad here, Avhich hath 
five barley loaves, and two small 
fishes : ^ but what are they among so 
many'? 

10 And Jesus said, Make the men 
sit down. Now there was much grass 
in the place. So the men sat down, 
in number about five thousand. 

11 And Jesus took the loaves; and 
when he had given thanks, he dis- 
tributed to the disciples, and the dis- 
ciples to them that were set down ; 
and likewise of the fishes as much as 
they would. 

12 When they were filled, he said 
unto his disciples, Gather up the frag- 
ments that remain, that nothing be 
lost. 

13 Therefore they gathered them 
together, and filled twelve baskets 
with the fragments of the five bar- 
ley loaves, which remained over and 
above unto them that had eaten. 

14 Then those men, when they had 



seen the miracle th&t Jesus did, said, 
This is of a truth ' that Prophet that 
should come into the world. 

15 IF When Jesus therefore perceived 
that they would come and take him 
by force, to make him a king, he de- 
parted again into a mountain himself 
alone. 

16 ^And when even was now come, 
his disciples went down unto the sea, 

17 And entered into a ship, and went 
over the sea toward Capernaum. And 
it was now dark, and Jesus was not 
come to them. 

18 And the sea arose by reason of a 
great wind that blew. 

19 So when they had rowed about 
five and twenty or thirty furlongs, 
they see Jesus walking on the sea, 
and drawing nigh unto the ship : and 
they were afraid. 

20 But he saith unto them, It is I ; 
be not afraid. 

21 Then they willingly received 
him into the ship: and immediately 
the ship was at the land whither they 
went. 

22 *[[ The day following, when the 
people, which stood on the other side 
of the sea, saw that there was none 
other boat there, save that one where- 
into his disciples were entered, and 
that Jesus went not with his disciples 
into the boat, but that his disciples 
were gone away alone ; 

23 Howbeit there came other boats 
from Tiberias nigh unto the place 
where they did eat bread, after that 
the Lord had given thanks : 

24 When the people therefore saw 
that Jesus was not there, neither his 
disciples, they also took shipping, 
and came to Capernaum, seeking for 
Jesus. 

25 And when they had found him 
on the other side of the sea, they 
said unto him, Rabbi, when earnest 
thou liither 1 

26 Jesus answered them and said, 
Verily, verily, I say unto you. Ye 
seek me, not because ye saw the 
miracles, but because ye did eat of 
the loaves, and were filled. 

27 II Labour not for the meat which 
perisheth, but '^for that meat which 
endureth unto everlasting life, which 
the Son of man shall give unto you : 
'for him hath God the Father sealed. 

28 Then said they unto him. What 
shall we do, that we might work the 
works of God 1 

29 Jesus answered and said unto 
them, ''This is the work of God, 
that ye believe on him whom he 
hath sent. 

30 They said therefore unto him, 

937 



Or, Work 

I not. 

i h ver. 54. cli. 

' 4. 14. 



Jesus the bread of life. 



ST. JOHN. 



Many disciples offei 



D. 32. 




See ch. 4. 15. 


P ver. 48, 58. 


q ch. 4. 14. & 
7.37. 


r ver. 26, 64. 


s ver. 45. 


t Matt. 24. 24. 
ch. 10. i8, 29. 
2 Tim. 2. 19. 
1.1 ohn 2. 19. 


u Matt. 26. 39. 
ch. 5. 30. 
X ch. 4. 34. 


y ch. 10. 28. & 
17. 12. & 18. 



7. ver. 27, 47, 
54. ch. 3. 15, 
16. & 4. 14. 



a Matt. 13. 55. 
Mark 6. 3. 
Luke 4. 22. 



b Cant. 1. 4. 
ver. 65. 



c Is. 54. 13. 

ver. 31.34. 

Mic. 4. 2. 

He!). 8. 10 

& 10. 16. 
d ver. 37, 

ech. 1. IS. & 

5. 37. 
f Matt. 11.27. 

Luke 10. 22. 

ch. 1. 18. &7. 

29. & 8. 19. 
% ch. 3. 16, 18, 

36. ver. 40. 

h ver. 33, 35. 



^ What sign shewest thou then, that 
we may see, and believe thee % what 
dost thou work ? 

31 ™ Our fathers did eat manna in 
the desert ; as it is written, " He gave 
them bread from heaven to eat. 

32 Then Jesus said unto them, Ver- 
ily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave 
you not that bread from heaven ; but 
my Father giveth you the true bread 
from heaven. 

33 For the bread of God is he which 
Cometh down from heaven, and giveth 
life unto the world. 

34 ° Then said they unto him. Lord, 
evermore give us this bread. 

35 And Jesus said unto them, pJ 
am the bread of life : '^ he that Com- 
eth to me shall never hunger ; and 
he that believeth on me shall never 
thirst. 

36 ' But I said unto you, That ye 
also have seen me, and believe not. 

37 'AH that the Father giveth me 
shall come to me ; and * him that 
Cometh to me I will in no wise cast 
out. 

38 For I came down from heaven, 
" not to do mine own will, ^ but the 
will of him that sent me. 

39 And this is the Father's will 
which hath sent me, ^that of all 
which he hath given me I should 
lose nothing, but should raise it up 
again at the last day. 

40 And this is the will of him that 
sent me, ^ that every one which seeth 
the Son, and believeth on him, may 
have everlasting life : and I will raise 
him up at the last day. 

41 The Jews then murmured at 
him, because he said, I am the bread 
which came down from heaven. 

42 And they said, ^Is not this Jesus, 
the son of Joseph, whose father and 
mother we know ? how is it then that 
he saith, I came down from heaven ? 

43 Jesus therefore answered and said 
unto them, Murmur Hot among your- 
selves. 

44 '^ No man can come to me, except 
the Father which hath sent me draw 
him : and I will raise him up at the 
last day. 

45 '■ It is written in the prophets. 
And they shall be all taught of God. 
^ Every man therefore that hath 
heard, and hath learned of the Fa- 

I ther, Cometh unto me. 

46 ^ Not that any man hath seen 
the Father, ^save he which is of 
God, he hath seen the Father. 

47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, 
^ He that believeth on me hath ever- 

1 lasting life. 

I 48 '^ I am that bread of life. 

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49 ' Your fathers did eat manna in 
the wilderness, and are dead. 

50 ^ This is the bread which com- 
eth down from heaven, that a man 
may eat thereof, and not die. 

51 I am the living bread ^ which 
came down from heaven : if any man 
eat of this bread, he shall live for 
ever : and '" the bread that I will 
give is my flesh, which I will give 
for the life of the world. 

52 The Jews therefore "strove 
among themselves, saying, ^ How 
can this man give us his flesh to 
eat? 

53 Then Jesus said unto them, Ver- 
ily, verily, I say unto you. Except 
Pye eat the flesh of the Son of man, 
and drink his blood, ye have no life 
in you. 

54 1 Whoso eateth my flesh, and 
drinketh my blood, hath eternal life ; 
and I will raise him up at the last 
day. 

55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and 
my blood is drink indeed. 

56 He that eateth my flesh, and 
drinketh my blood, 'dwelleth in me, 
and I in him. 

57 As the living Father hath sent 
me, and I live by the Father ; so he 
that eateth me, even he shall live by 
me. 

58 ' This is that bread which came 
down from heaven : not as your fa- 
thers did eat manna, and are dead : 
he that eateth of this bread shall live 
for ever. 

59 These things said he in the syna- 
gogue, as he taught in Capernaum. 

60 ' Many therefore of his disciples, 
when they had heard this^ said. This 
is a hard sajdng ; who can hear it ? 

61 When Jesus knew in himself 
that his disciples murmured at it, 
he said unto them. Doth this offend 
you? 

62 " What and if ye shall see the 
Son of man ascend up where he was 
before ? 

63 "^ It is the spirit that quickeneth ; 
the flesh profiteth nothing : the words 
that I speak unto you, they are spirit, 
and they are hfe. 

64 But y there are some of you that 
believe not. For ^ Jesus knew from 
the beginning who they were that 
believed not, and who should betray 
him. 

65 And he said. Therefore *said I 
unto you, that no man can come 
unto me, except it were given unto 
him of my Father. 

66 IF *> From that time many of his 
disciples went back, and walked no 
more with him. 



Jesus reproveth his kinsmen. 



ST. JOHN. 



He teachetli in the temple 



A. D. 32. 



1 ch. 8. 20. 
ver. G. 



1 Matt. 21. 46. 
Luke 7. 16. 
ch. 6. 14. 
ver. 40. 



m ch. 9. 22. &, 
J2.42. &19. 

n Matt. 13. 54. 
Murk 6. 2. 
Luke 4. 22. 
Acts 2. 7. 



67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, 
Will ye also go away ? 

68 Then Simon Peter answered him, 
Lord, to whom shall we go% thou 
hast " the words of eternal life. 

69 ''And we believe and are sure 
that thou art that Christ, the Son of 
the living God. 

70 .Tesus answered them, ^ Have not 
I chosen you twelve, ^ and one of you 
is a devil ? 

71 He spake of Judas Iscariot the 
son of Simon : for he it was that 
should betray him, being one of the 
twelve. 

CHAPTER VH. 

Jesus in Galilee reproveth his own brethren ; 10 goeth 
up to the feast of tabernacles ; 14 and tcacheth in 
the temple. 40 What the jpeople think of Jesus. 45 
The officers sent to take him return without him. 
50 Nicodemus taketh hispart. 

AFTER these things Jesus walked 
in Galilee : for he would not 
walk in Jewry, "^ because the Jews 
sought to kill him. 

2 ''Now the Jews' feast of taberna- 
cles was at hand. 

3 " His brethren therefore said unto 
him, Depart hence, and go into Ju- 
dea, that thy disciples also may see 
the works that thou doest. 

4 For there is no man that doeth 
any thing in secret, and he himself 
seeketh to be known openly. If thou 
do these things, shew thyself to the 
world. 

5 For ^neither did his brethren be- 
lieve in him. 

6 Then Jesus said unto them, ^ My 
time is not yet come : but your time 
is alway ready. 

7 ^ The world cannot hate you ; but 
me it hateth, ^because I testify of it, 
that the works thereof are evil. 

8 Go ye up unto this feast: I go 
not up yet unto this feast ; ''for my 
time is not yet full come. 

9 When he had said these words 
unto them, he abode still in Galilee. 

10 1 But when his brethren were 
gone up, then went he also up unto 
the feast, not openly, but as it were 
in secret. 

11 Then 'the Jews sought him at 
the feast, and said, W^here is he ? 

12 And '^ there was much murmur- 
ing among the people concerning 
him: for 'some said. He is a good 
man : others said, Nay ; but he de- 
ceive th the people. 

13 Howbeit no man spake openly 
of him ™ for fear of the Jews. 

14 IF Now about the midst of the 
feast Jesus went up into the tem- 
ple, and taught. 

15 "And the Jews marvelled, say- 



ing. How knoweth this man H letters, 
having never learned ? 

16 Jesus answered them, and said, 
°My doctrine is not mine, but his 
that sent me. 

17 P If any man will do his will, he 
shall know of the doctrine, whether 
it be of God, or whether I speak of 
myself. 

18 iHe that speaketh of himself 
seeketh his own glory : but he that 
seeketh his glory that sent him, the 
same is true, and no unrighteousness 
is in him. 

19 "^Did not Moses give you the law, 
andye^ none of you keepeth the law? 
^ Why go ye about to kill me ? 

20 The people answered and said, 
* Thou hast a devil : who goeth about 
to kill thee "? 

21 Jesus answered and said unto 
them, I have done one work, and ye 
all marvel. 

22 " Moses therefore gave unto you 
circumcision ; not because it is of 
Moses, ^ but of the fathers ; and 
ye on the sabbath day circumcise a 
man. 

23 If a man on the sabbath day re- 
ceive circumcision, H that the law of 
Moses should not be broken ; are ye 
angry at me, because ^ I have made 
a man every whit whole on the sab- 
bath day 1 

24 ^ Judge not according to the ap- 
pearance, but judge righteous judg- 
ment. 

25 Then said some of them of Je- 
rusalem, Is not this he, whom they 
seek to kill ? 

26 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and 
they say nothing unto him. "^ Do the 
rulers know indeed that this is the 
very Christ? 

27 ''Howbeit we know this man 
whence he is : but when Christ 
Cometh, no man knoweth whence 
he is. 

28 Then cried Jesus in the temple 
as he taught, saying, "^Ye both know 
me, and ye know whence I am : and 
'' I am not come of myself, but he 
that sent me ^ is true, ^ whom ye 
know not. 

29 But ^I know him ; for I am from 
him, and he hath sent me. 

30 Then ^ they sought to take him : 
but ' no man laid hands on him, be- 
cause his hour was not yet come. 

31 And '^many of the people be- 
lieved on him, and said, When Christ 
Cometh, will he do more miracles than 
these which this man hath done % 

32 1 The Pharisees heard that the 
people murmured such things con- 
cerning him ; and the Pharisees and 

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A. D. 32. 



II Or, learning. 

ch.3. 11. & 
8. 28. & 12. 
4S). & 14. 10, 
24. 

p ch. 8. 43. 



\ ch. 5. 41. 
8.50. 



r Ex. 24. 3. 

Deut.33. 4. 

John 1. 17. 

Acts 7. 38. 
s Matt. 12. 14. 

Mark 3. 6. 

ch. 5. 16, 18. 

& 10.31,39. 

& 11. 53. 
t ch. 8. 48, 52. 

& 10. 20. 



u Lev. 12. 3. 
X Gen. 17.10. 



II Or. without 
breaking the 
laiu of Moses. 

y ch. 5. 8, 9, 16. 



7. Deut. 1. 16, 
17. Prov.24. 
23. ch. 8. 15. 
James 2. 1. 



b Matt. 13. 55. I 
Murk 6. 3. I 
Luke 4. 22. | 



c See ch. 8. 14. 



d ch. 5. 43. & 

8.42. 
e ch. 5. 32. & 

8.26. Rom. 

3.4. 
i ch. 1. 18. & 

8.55. 
gMiitt. 11. 27. 

ch. 10. 15. 
h Mark 11. 18. 

Luke 19. 47. 

& 20. 19. 

ver. 19. 

ch. 8. 37. 
i ver. 44. ch. 

8.20. 
k Matt. 12. 23. 

ch. 3. 2. & 8. 

30. 



Divers opinions about Jesus. 



ST. JOHN 



A woman taken in adultery. 



A. D. 32. 



1 ch. 13. 33. &. 
16. 16, 



m Hos. 5. 6. 
ch. 8. 21. & 
13. 33. 



I Is. 11. 12. 
James 1. 1. 
1 Fet. 1. 1. 

II Or, Greeks. 



o Lev. 23. 36. 



P Is. 55. 1. 

ch. 6. 35. 

Rev. 22. 17. 
q Deut. 18. 15. 

r Prov. 18. 4. 

Is. 12. 3. & 

44. 3. ch. 4. 

14. 
s Is. 44. 3. 

Joel 2. 28. 

ch. 16. 7. 

Acts 2. 17, 

33,38. 
t ch. 12. 16. & 

16.7. 



It Deut. 18. 15, 

18. ch. 1. 21. 

&6. 14. 
X ch. 4. 42. & 

6. 69. 
y ver. 52. ch. 

1.46. 
z Ps. 132. 11. 

Jer. 23. 5. 

IMic. 5. 2. 

Matt. 2. 5. 

Luke 2. 4. 
a 1 Sam. 16. 1, 

4. 
b ver. 12. ch. 

9. 16. & 10. 

19. 
c ver. 30. 



e ch. 12. 42. 
Acts 6. 7. 
1 Cor. 1. 20, 
26. & 2. 8. 



f ch. 3. 2. 
t Gr. to him. 



S Deut. 1. 17. 
&, 17. 8, &.C. 
&. 19. 15. 



his. 9. 1,2. 
Matt. 4. 15. 
ch. I. 46. 
ver. 41. 



the chief priests sent officers to take 
him. 

33 Then said Jesus unto them, ' Yet 
a little while am I with you, and then 
I go unto him that sent me. 

34 Ye "'shall seek me, and shall not 
find me : and where I am, thither ye 
cannot come. 

35 Then said the Jews among them- 
selves, Whither will he go, that we 
shall not find him ? will he go unto 
° the dispersed among the H Gentiles, 
and teach the Gentiles 1 

36 What manner of saying is this 
that he said, Ye shall seek me, and 
shall not find me : and Avhere I am, 
thither ye cannot come 1 

37 ° In the last day, that great dai/ 
of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, 
saying, p If any man thirst, let him 
come unto me, and drink. 

38 1 He that believeth on me, as the 
Scripture hath said, ""out of his belly 
shall flow rivers of living water. 

39 'But this spake he of the Spirit, 
which they that believe on him should 
receive : for the Holy Ghost was not 
yet giveji ; because that Jesus was 
not yet ' glorified. 

40 IF Many of the people therefore, 
when they heard this saying, said. 
Of a truth this is " the Prophet. 

41 Others said, ^This is the Christ. 
But some said, Shall Christ come 
y out of Galilee 1 

42 ^ Hath not the Scripture said, 
That Christ cometh of the seed of 
David, and out of the town of Beth- 
lehem, ^ where David was ? 

43 So ^ there was a division among 
the people because of him. 

44 And " some of them would have 
taken him ; but no man laid hands 
on him. 

45 *ir Then came the officers to the 
chief priests and Pharisees ; and they 
said unto them, Why have ye not 
brought him ? 

46 The officers answered, ''Never 
man spake like this man. 

47 Then answered them the Phari- 
sees, Are ye also deceived 1 

48 ^ Have any of the rulers or of 
the Pharisees believed on him ? 

49 But this people who knoweth not 
the law are cursed. 

50 Nicodemus saith unto them, (Hie 
that came t to Jesus by night, being 
one of them,) 

51 ^Doth our law judge any man, 
before it hear him, and know what 
he doeth ? 

52 They answered and said unto 
him, Art thou also of Galilee ? Search, 
and look : for ^ out of Galilee ariseth 
no prophet. 

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53 And every man went unto his 
own house. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

A woman taken in adultery. 12 Jesus the light of the 
world. 14 Hejustifieth himself. 31 The unbeliev- 
ing Jews not Abraham' s true seed. 59 Jesus hideth 
himself from them. 

JESUS went unto the mount of 
Olives. 

2 And early in the morning he cam.e 
again into the temple, and all the peo- 
ple came unto him ; and he sat down, 
and taught them. 

3 And the scribes and Pharisees 
brought unto him a woman taken in 
adultery ; and when they had set her 
in the midst, 

4 They say unto him. Master, this 
woman was taken in adultery, in the 
very act. 

5 ^ Now Moses in the law command- 
ed us, that such should be stoned : 
but what sayest thou 1 

6 This they said, tempting him, that 
they might have to accuse him. But 
Jesus stooped down, and with his 
finger wrote on the ground, as though 
he heard them not. 

7 So when they continued asking 
him, he lifted up himself, and said 
unto them, " He that is without sin 
among you, let him first cast a stone 
at her. 

8 And again he stooped down, and 
wrote on the ground, 

9 And they which heard it, "^ being 
convicted by their oivn conscience, 
went out one by one, beginning at 
the eldest, even unto the last : and 
Jesus was left alone, and the woman 
standing in the midst. 

10 When Jesus had lifted up him- 
self, and saw none but the woman, 
he said unto her, Woman, where are 
those thine accusers'? hath no man 
condemned thee ? 

11 She said, No man, Lord. And 
.Jesus said unto her, '^ Neither do I 
condemn thee : go, and ^ sin no more. 

12 IF Tlien spake Jesus again unto 
them, saying, ^ I am the light of the 
world : he that followeth me shall 
not walk in darkness, but shall have 
the light of life. 

13 The Pharisees therefore said unto 
him, ° Thou bearest record of thyself; 
thy record is not true. 

14 Jesus answered and said unto 
them. Though I bear record of my- 
self, yet my record is true : for I 
know whence I came, and whither 
I go ; but '^ye cannot tell whence I 
come, and whither I go. 

15 'Ye judge after the flesh; ^I 
judge no man. 

16 And yet if I judge, my judg- 



A. D. 32. 



a Lev. 20. 10. 
Deut. 22. 22. 



b Deut. 17. - 
Rom. 2. 1. 



c Rom. 2. 22. 



<1 Luke 9. 56. 

&12. 14. 

ch. 3. 17. 
e ch. 5. 14. 
f ch. 1. 4, 5, 9. 

& 3. 19. & 9. 

5. & 12. 35. 

36, 46. 



S Ch. 5. 31. 



h See ch. 7. 
28. & 9. 29. 

i ch. 7. 24. 
k ch. 3. 17. & 

12. 47. & 18. 

36 



Jesus justifieth himself , 



ST. JOHN. 



and reproveth the Jews. 



A. D. 32. 



Jlark 12. 41. 



d ch. 3. 14. h 
12. 32. 


e Rom. 1. 4. 


f ch. 5. 19, 30. 


S ch. 3. 11. 


hch.14.10,11 


i ver. 16. 


k ch. 4. 34. & 
5. 30. &. 6. 38. 


1 ch. 7. 31. & 
10. 42. & 11. 
45 



m Rom. 6. 14, 

18, 22. & 8. 2. 

James 1. 25. 

& 2. 12. 
n Lev. 25. 42. 

Matt. 3. 9. 

ver. 39. 



Rom. 6. 16, 
20. 2 Pet. 2. 

19 



ment is true : for ^ I am not alone, 
but I and the Father that sent me, 

17 "^ It is also written in your law, 
that the testimony of two men is true. 

18 I am one that bear witness of 
myself, and "the Father that sent me 
beareth witness of me. 

19 Then said they unto him. Where 
is thy Father "? Jesus answered, ° Ye 
neither know me, nor my Father : 
Pif ye had known me, ye should have 
known my Father also. 

20 These words spake Jesus in i the 
treasury, as he taught in the temple : 
and ^ no man laid hands on him ; for 
* his hour was not yet come. 

21 Then said Jesus again unto them, 
I go my way, and ' ye shall seek me, 
and " shall die in your sins : whither 
I go, ye cannot come. 

22 Then said the Jews, Will he kill 
himself? because he saith, Whither I 
go, ye cannot come. 

23 And he said unto them, ^ Ye are 
from beneath ; I am from above : ^ye 
are of this world ; I am not of this 
world. 

24 ^ I said therefore unto you, that 
ye shall die in your sins: ^for if ye 
believe not that I am he, ye shall die 
in your sins. 

25 Then said they unto him. Who 
art thou 1 And Jesus saith unto them, 
Even the same that I said unto you 
from the beginning. 

26 I have many things to say and to 
judge of you : but ''he that sent me is 
true ; and *= I speak to the w^orld those 
things which I have heard of him. 

27 They understood not that he 
spake to them of the Father. 

28 Then said Jesus unto them, 
When ye have '^lifted up the Son of 
man, '^then shall ye know that I am 
he, and ^ that I do nothing of myself ; 
but ^ as my Father hath taught me, I 
speak these things. 

29 And ''he that sent me is with 
me : ' the Father hath not left me 
alone ; "^ for I do always those things 
that please him. 

30 As he spake these words, ' many 
believed on him. 

31 IT Then said Jesus to those Jews 
which believed on him. If ye continue 
in my word, then are ye my disciples 
indeed ; 

32 And ye shall know the truth, and 
"^ the truth shall make you free. 

33 They answered him, °We be 
Abraham's seed, and were never in 
bondage to any man : how sayest 
thou. Ye shall be made free ? 

34 Jesus answered them. Verily, 
verily, I say unto you, ° Whosoever 
committeth sin is the servant of sin. 



35 And Pthe servant abideth not in 
the house for ever : hut the Son 
abideth ever. 

36 1 1f the Son therefore shall make 
you free, ye shall be free indeed. 

37 I know that ye are Abraham's 
seed ; but ""ye seek to kill me, because 
my word hath no place in you. 

38 ' I speak that which I have seen 
with my Father : and ye do that which 
ye have seen with your father. 

39 They answered and said unto him, 
' Abraham is our father. Jesus saith 
unto them, "If ye were Abraham's 
children, ye would do the works of 
Abraham. 

40 ''But now ye seek to kill me, a 
man that hath told you the truth, 
>' which I have heard of God : this did 
not Abraham. 

41 Ye do the deeds of your father. 
Then said they to him. We be not 
born of fornication ; "^ we have one 
Father, even God. 

42 Jesus said unto them, ^If God 
were your Father, ye would love me : 
'' for I proceeded forth and came from 
God ; " neither came I of myself, but 
he sent me. 

43 '' Why do ye not understand my 
speech 1 even because ye cannot hear 
my word. 

44 ® Ye are of your father the devil, 
and the lusts of your father ye will do : 
he was a murderer from the begin- 
ning, and ^ abode not in the truth, 
because there is no truth in him. 
When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh 
of his own : for he is a liar, and the 
father of it. 

45 And because I tell you the truth, 
ye believe me not. 

46 Which of you convinceth me of 
sin 1 And if I say the truth, why do 
ye not believe me 1: 

47 ^He that is of God heareth God's 
words : ye therefore hear them not, 
because ye are not of God. 

48 Then answered the Jews, and 
said unto him, Say we not well that 
thou art a Samaritan, and ''hast a 
devil ? 

49 Jesus answered, I have not a 
devil ; but I honour my Father, and 
ye do dishonour me. 

50 And 'I seek not mine own glory: 
there is one that seeketh and judgeth. 

51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, 
■^ If a man keep my saying, he shall 
never see death. 

52 Then said the Jews unto him, 
Now we know that thou hast a devil. 
'Abraham is dead, and the prophets ; 
and thou sayest. If a man keep my 
saying, he shall never taste of death. 

53 Art thou greater than our father 

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A. D. 32. 



q Rom. 8. 2. 
Gal. 5. 1. 



r ch. 7. 19. 
ver. 40. 

8 ch. 3. 32. & 5. 
19, SO. & 14. 
10, 24. 



t Matt. 3. 9. 

ver. 33. 
u Rom. 2. 28. 

& 9. 7. Gal. 

3. 7, 29. 



X ver. 37. 
y ver. 26. 



z Is. 63. 16. & 
64. 8. Mai. 
1.6. 

a 1 John 5. 1. 



b ch. 16. 27. &, 

17. 8, 25. 
c ch. 5. 43. &. 

7. 28, 29. 



d ck 7. 17 



e Matt. 13. 38. 
1 John 3. 8. 



f Jude I 



gch.10.26.27. 
1 John 4. 6. 



h ch. 7. 20. &. 
10.20. ver. 
52, 



i ch. 5. 41. & 7. 
18. 



k ch. 5. 24. &, 
11. 26. 



1 Zech. 1. 5. 
Heb, 11. 13. 



A blind man receiveth sight. 



ST. JOHN. 



The Pharisees are offended. 



A. D. 32. 



m ch. 5. 31. 

n ch. 5. 41. & 
16. 14. & 17. 
1. Act3 3. 
13. 



o cli. 7. 



,29. 



p Luke 10. 24. 
q Heb. 11. 13. 



rEx. 3. 14. 

Is. 43. 13. 

ch. 17. 5, 24. 

Col. 1. 17. 

E-ev. 1. 8. 
8 ch. 10.31,39. 

& 11.8. 
t Luke 4. 30. 



c ch. 4. 34. &. 
5. 19, 36. & 11. 
9. & 12. 35. & 
17.4. 

d ch. 1. 5, 9. & 
3. 19. & 8. 12. 
& 12. 35, 46. 

e Mark 7. 33. 
&8.23. 

II Or, spread, 
the clay upon 
the eyes of 
the blind 
man. 

f Neh. 3. 15. 

Z See 2 Kings 
5.14. 



h ver, 6, 7. 



Abraham, which is dead? and the 
prophets are dead : whom makest 
thou thyself? 

54 Jesus answered, '"If I honour 
myself, my honour is nothing : ° it 
is my Father that honoureth me ; of 
whom ye say, that he is your God : 

55 Yet °ye have not known him; 
but I know him : and if I should say, 
I know him not, I shall be a liar like 
unto you : but I know him, and keep 
his saying. 

50 Your father Abraham p rejoiced 
to see my day : •! and he saw^ %t^ and 
was glad. 

57 Then said the Jews unto him. 
Thou art not yet fifty years old, and 
hast thou seen Abraham ? 

58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, 
verily, I say unto you, Before Abra- 
ham was, "■ I am. 

59 Then ^ took they up stones to cast 
at him : but Jesus hid himself, and 
went out of the temple, ' going through 
the midst of them, and so passed by. 

CHAPTER IX. 

A man horn blind is healed. 13 The Pharisees are 
offended, and cast him out. 35 Jesus receiveth him. 
39 Those whom Jesus came to enlighten. 

AND as Jesus passed by, he saw a 
man which was blind from his 
birth. 

2 And his disciples asked him, say- 
ing. Master, *who did sin, this man, 
or his parents, that he was born blind? 

3 Jesus answered. Neither hath this 
man sinned, nor his parents, : ^ but 
that the works of God should be made 
manifest in him. 

4 "^ I must work the works of him 
that sent me, while it is day : the night 
cometh, when no man can work. 

5 As long as I am in the world, '' I 
am the light of the world. 

6 When he had thus spoken, ^he 
spat on the ground, and made clay of 
the spittle, and he il anointed the eyes 
of the blind man with the clay, 

7 And said unto him, Go, wash ''in 
the pool of Siloam, which is by inter- 
pretation, Sent. ^ He went his wa}'' 
therefore, and washed, and came see- 
ing. 

8 IT The neighbours therefore, and 
they which before had seen him that 
he was blind, said, Is not this he that 
sat and begged ? 

9 Some said, This is he : others said, 
He is like him : but he said, I am he. 

10 Therefore said they unto him, 
How were thine eyes opened 1 

11 He answered and said, ''A man 
that is called Jesus made clay, and 
anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, 
Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash : 



and I went and washed, and I re- 
ceived sight. 

12 Then said they unto him, Where 
is he ? He said, I know not. 

13 H They brought to the Pharisees 
him that aforetime was blind. 

14 And it was the sabbath day when 
Jesus made the clay, and opened his 
eyes. 

15 Then again the Pharisees also 
asked him how he had received his 
sight. He said unto them, He put 
clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, 
and do see. 

16 Therefore said some of the Phar- 
isees, This man is not of God, be- 
cause he keepeth not the sabbath day. 
Others said, ' How can a man that is a 
sinner do such miracles ? And ^ there 
was a division among them. 

17 They say unto the blind man 
again. What sayest thou of him, that 
he hath opened thine eyes 1 He said, 
^ He is a prophet. 

18 But the Jews did not believe con- 
cerning him, that he had been blind, 
and received his sight, until they call- 
ed the parents of him that had re- 
ceived his sight. 

19 And they asked them, saying. Is 
this your son, who ye say was born 
blind 1 how then doth he now see 1 

20 His parents answered them and 
said, We know that this is our son, 
and that he was born blind : 

21 But by what means he now seeth, 
we know not ; or who hath opened 
his eyes, we know not : he is of age ; 
ask him : he shall speak for himself. 

22 These words spake his parents, 
because ™ they feared the Jews : for 
the Jews had agreed already, that if 
any man did confess that he was 
Christ, he " should be put out of the 
synagogue. 

23 Therefore said his parents, He is 
of age ; ask him. 

24 Then again called they the man 
that was blind, and said unto him, 
° Give God the praise : p we know that 
this man is a sinner. 

25 He answered and said, Whether 
he be a sinner or no, I know not : one 
thing I know, that, whereas I was 
blind, now I see. 

26 Then said they to him again. 
What did he to thee ? how opened he 
thine eyes ? 

27 He answered them, I have told 
you already, and ye did not hear : 
wherefore would ye hear it again? 
will ye also be his disciples ? 

28 Then they reviled him, and said, 
Thou art his disciple ; but we are 
Moses' disciples. 

29 We know that God spake unto 



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1 He reasoneth with them. 



ST. JOHN. 



Jesus the good shepherd. 



A. D. 32. 

q ch. 8. 14. 
r ch. 3. 10. 



8 Job 27. 9. & 

3,5.12. Ps. 18. 

41. & 34. 15. 

& 6G. 18. 

Prov. 1. 28. 

& 15. 29. & 

28. 9. Is. 1. 

15. Jer. 11. 

11. & 14. 12. 

Ez. 8. 18. 

Mic. 3. 4. 

Zech. 7. 13. 
t ver. IG. 



II Or, excom- 
municated 
him, ver, 22. 



X Matt. 14. 33. 
& 16. 16. 
Mark 1. 1. 
ch. 10. SO. 
1 John 5. 13. 



y ch. 4. 



8 ch. 5. 22. 27. 

See ch. 3. 17. 

& 12. 47. 
a Matt. 13. 13. 



b Rom. 2. 19. 
c ch. 15. 22, 24. 



Moses : as for this fellow, ^ we know 
not from whence he is. 

30 The man answered and said unto 
them, ■■ Why herein is a marvellous 
thing,^hat ye know not from whence 
he is,^and yet he hath opened mine 
eyes. 

31 Now we know that ' God heareth 
not sinners : but if any man be a wor- 
shipper of God, and doeth his will, 
him he heareth. 

32 Since the world began was it not 
heard that any man opened the eyes 
of one that was born blind. 

33 ' If this man were not of God, he 
could do nothing. 

34 They answered and said unto 
him, " Thou wast altogether born in 
sins, and dost thou teach us ? And 
they II cast him out. 

35 Jesus heard that they had cast 
him out ; and when he had found him, 
he said unto him, Dost thou believe 
on nhe Son of God? 

36 He answered and said, Who is he. 
Lord, that I might believe on him 1 

37 And Jesus said unto him, Thou 
hast both seen him, and ^it is he that 
talketh with thee. 

38 And he said, Lord, I believe. 
And he worshipped him. 

39 If And Jesus said, "^ For judgment 
I am come into this world, '^ that they 
which see not might see ; and that 
they which see might be made blind. 

40 And some of the Pharisees which 
were with him heard these words, 
^ and said unto him, Are we blind also 1 

41 Jesus said unto them, °If ye were 
blind, ye should have no sin : but now 
ye say, We see ; therefore your sin 
remaineth. 

CHAPTER X. 

Jesus is the door, and the good shepherd. \Q A divis- 
ion among the Jews concerning him. 22 His works 
prove him to be the Son of God. 39 He escapeth 
Jrom_ the Jews, and goeth again beyond Jordan ; 41 
where many believe on him. 

YERILY, verily, I say unto you, 
He that entereth not by the 
door into the sheepfold, but climbeth 
up some other way, the same is a thief 
and a robber. 

2 But he that entereth in by the door 
is the shepherd of the sheep. 

3 To him the porter openeth ; and 
the sheep hear his voice : and he call- 
eth his own sheep by name, and lead- 
eth them out. 

4 And when he putteth forth his own 
sheep, he goeth before them, and the 
sheep follow him ; for they know his 
voice. 

5 And a stranger will they not fol- 
low, but will flee from him ; for they 
know not the voice of strangers. 

6 This parable spake Jesus unto 



them ; but they understood not what 
things they were which he spake unto 
them. 

7 Then said Jesus unto them again, 
Verily, verily, I say unto you, 1 am 
the door of the sheep. 

8 All that ever came before me are 
thieves and robbers : but the sheep 
did not hear them. 

9 =" I am the door : by me if any man 
enter in, he shall be saved, and shall 
go in and out, and find pasture. 

10 The thief cometh not, but for to 
steal, and to kill, and to destroy : I 
am come that they might have life, 
and that they might have it more 
abundantly. 

11 ^ I am the good shepherd: the 
good shepherd giveth his life for the 
sheep. 

12 But he that is a hireling, and 
not the shepherd, whose own the sheep 
are not, seeth the wolf coming, and 
" leaveth the sheep, and fleeth ; and 
the wolf catcheth them, and scatter- 
eth the sheep. 

13 The hireling fleeth, because he is 
a hireling, and careth not for the 
sheep. 

14 I am the good shepherd, and 
■^know my sheep, and am known of 
mine. 

15 ® As the Father knoweth me, even 
so know I the Father : ^ and I lay 
down my life for the sheep. 

16 And Mother sheep I have, which 
are not of this fold : them also I must 
bring, and they shall hear my voice ; 
^ and there shall be one fold, and one 
shepherd. 

17 Therefore doth my Father love 
me, ' because I lay down my life, that 
I might take it again. 

18 No man taketh it from me, but I 
lay it down of myself I have power 
to lay it down, and I "^have power to 
take it again. 'This commandment 
have I received of my Father. 

19 1 ""There was a division therefore 
again among the Jews for thesesayings. 

20 And many of them said, " He hath 
a devil, and is mad ; why hear ye 
him? 

21 Others said, These are not the 
words of him that hath a devil. ° Can 
a devil p open the eyes of the blind 1 

22 IF And it was at Jerusalem the 
feast of the dedication, and it was 
winter. 

23 And Jesus walked in the temple 
lin Solomon's porch. 

24 Then came the Jews round about 
him, and said unto him, How long 
dost thou II make us to doubt 1 If thou 
be the Christ, tell us plainly. 

25 Jesus answered them, I told you, 

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A. D. 32. 



ach. 14.6. 
Eph. 2. 18. 



b [8. 40. 


11. 


Ez. 34. 


12, 


23. k. 37 


. 24. 


Heb.' K 


20, 


1 Pt;t. 2 


25. 


&5.4. 




c Zech. 


1.16 


17. 





<12Tim. 2. 19. 



eMatt. 11.27. 
f ch. 15. 13. 



S Is. 56. 



h Ez. 37. 22. 
Eph. 2. 14. 
1 Pet. 2. 25. 



i Is. 53. 7. 8, 12. 
Heb. 2. 9. 



k ch. 2. 19. 

1 ch. 6. 38. &. 

15. 10. Acts 

2. 24, 32. 
m ch. 7. 43. & 

9. 16. 

n ch. 7. 20. &. 
8. 48, 52. 



oEx. 4. 11. 
Ps. 94. 9. &. 
146. 8. 

33. 

p ch. 9. G, 7, 



q Acts 3. 11. 
5. 12. 



II Or, hold us 
in suspense ? 



A charge of blasphemy. 



ST. JOHN. 



The death of Lazarus. 



A. D. 33. 



r ver. 38. ch. 

3. 2. &, 5. 36. 
s ch. 8. 47. 

1 John 4. 6. 



■i ch. 6. 37. &. 

17. 11, 12. & 
18.9. 



x ch. 14. 28. 
y ch. 17. 2, 6, 
&c. 



z ch. 17. 11, 
22. 
a ch. 8. 59. 



b ch. 5, 18. 
c Ps. 82. 6. 



f ch. 3. 17. & 

5. 36,37. &8. 

42. 
S ch. 5. 17, 18. 

ver. 30. 
h Luke 1. 35. 

ch. 9. 35, 37. 
i ch. 15. 24. 

k ch. 5. 36. & 
14. 10, 11. 

1 ch. 14. 10, 11. 
& 17. 21. 

m ch. 7. 30, 44. 
& 8. 59. 



ch. 1. 28. 



p ch. 8. 30. & 
11. 45. 



a Luke 10. 38, 

39. 
b Matt. 26. 7. 

Mark 14. 3. 

ch. 12. 3. 



and ye believed not : *■ the works that 
I do in my Father's name, they bear 
witness of me. 

26 But ^ ye believe not, because ye 
are not of my sheep, as I said unto 
you. 

27 ' My sheep hear my voice, and I 
know them, and they follow me : 

28 And I give unto them eternal 
life ; and " they shall never perish, 
neither shall any man pluck them 
out of my hand. 

29 ^My Father, y which gave them 
me, is greater than all ; and no man 
is able to pluck them out of my Fa- 
ther's hand. 

30^1 and my Father are one. 

31 Then ^the Jews took up stones 
again to stone him. 

32 Jesus answered thera. Many good 
works have I shewed you from my 
Father ; for which of those works do 
ye stone me 1 

33 The Jews answered him, saying, 
For a good work we stone thee not ; 
but for blasphemy ; and because that 
thou, being a man, ^ makest thyself 
God. 

34 Jesus answered them, •= Is it not 
written in your law, I said, Ye are 
gods? 

35 If he called them gods, ^unto 
whom the word of God came, and the 
Scripture cannot be broken ; . 

36 Say ye of him, ^ whom the Father 
hath sanctified, and ^sent into the 
world, Thou blasphemest ; ^because I 
said, I am ^the Son of God"? 

37 4f I do not the works of my Fa- 
ther, believe me not. 

38 JBut if I do, though ye believe not 
me, ^ believe the works ; that ye may 
know, and believe, ' that the Father is 
in me, and I in him. 

39 "'Therefore they sought again to 
take him ; but he escaped out of their 
hand, 

40 And went away again beyond 
Jordan into the place ^ where John at 
first baptized ; and there he abode, 

41 And many resorted unto him, 
and said, John did no miracle: °but 
all things that John spake of this 
man were true. 

42 P And many believed on him there. 

CHAPTER XL 

Tlie raising of Lazarus from the dead. 45 Many 
Jews believe. 47 The chief priests and Pharisees 
conspire against Jesus. 49 The counsel of Caia- 
phas. 54 Jesus retireth to the city Ephraim. 55 
At thepassover many inquire after him. 

1VT0W a certain m,an was sick, 
i-M named Lazarus, of Bethany, the 
town of ^ Mary and her sister Martha. 
2 '^ It was that Mary which anointed 
the Lord with ointment, and wiped 

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his feet with her hair, whose brother 
Lazarus was sick. 

3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, 
sa5dng. Lord, behold, he whom thou 
lovest is sick. 

4 When Jesus heard that, he said. 
This sickness is not unto death, " but 
for the glory of God, that the Son of 
God might be glorified thereby. 

5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her 
sister, and Lazarus. 

6 When he had heard therefore that 
he was sick, "^ he abode two days still 
in the same place where he was. 

7 Then after that saith he to his dis- 
ciples, Let us go into Judea again. 

8 His disciples say unto him. Master, 
^ the Jews of late sought to stone thee ; 
and goest thou thither again 1 

9 Jesus answered, Are there not 
twelve hours in the day 1 ^ If any man 
walk in the day, he stumbleth not, 
because he seeth the light of this 
world. 

10 But ^if a man walk in the night, 
he stumbleth, because there is no light 
in him. 

11 These things said he: and after 
that he saith unto them. Our friend 
Lazarus ^ sleepeth ; but I go, that I 
may awake him out of sleep. 

12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if 
he sleep, he shall do well. 

13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death : 
but they thought that he had spoken 
of taking of rest in sleep. 

14 Then said Jesus unto them plain- 
ly, Lazarus is dead. 

15 And I am glad for your sakes 
that I was not there, to the intent 
ye may believe ; nevertheless let us 
go unto him. 

16 Then said Thomas, which is call- 
ed Didymus, unto his fellow disciples. 
Let us also go, that we may die with 
him. 

17 Then when Jesus came, he found 
that he had lain in the grave four 
days already. 

18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Je- 
rusalem, II about fifteen furlongs oflt': 

19 And many of the Jews came to 
Martha and Mary, to comfort them 
concerning their brother. 

20 Then Martha, as soon as she 
heard that Jesus was coming, went 
and met him : but Mary sat still in 
the house. 

21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, 
Lord, if thou hadst been here, my 
brother had not died. 

22 But I know, that even now, 
'whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, 
God will give it thee. 

23 Jesus saith unto her. Thy brother 
shall rise again. 



Jesus raiseth him to life. 



ST. JOHN. 



The counsel of Caiaphaa. 



A. D. 33. 




o Matt. 16. IG. 
c(i. 4. 42. & 0. 
14, 69. 



P ver. 19. 



q ver. 21. 



t Gr. he troub- 
led himself. 



rLuke 



ie 19. 41^7 



8 ch. 9. 6. 



t ver. 4, 23. 



24 Martha saith unto him, ^ I know 
that he shall rise again in the resur- 
rection at the last day. 

25 Jesus said unto her, I am ' the 
resurrection, and the ""life: ""he that 
believeth in me, though he were dead, 
yet shall he live : 

26 And whosoever liveth and believ- 
eth in me shall never die. Believest 
thou this ? 

27 She saith unto him. Yea, Lord : 
° I believe that thou art the Christ, 
the Son of God, which should come 
into the world. 

28 And when she had so said, she 
went her way, and called Mary her 
sister secretly, saying. The Master is 
come, and calleth for thee. 

29 As soon as she heard that, she 
arose quickly, and came unto him. 

30 Now Jesus was not yet come into 
the town, but was in that place where 
Martha met him. 

3 1 P The Jews then which were with 
her in the house, and comforted her, 
when they saw Mary, that she rose 
up hastily and went out, followed her, 
saying. She goeth unto the grave to 
weep there. 

32 Then when Mary was come where 
Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down 
at his feet, saying unto him, "^ Lord, if 
thou hadst been here, my brother had 
not died. 

33 When Jesus therefore saw her 
weeping, and the Jews also weeping 
which came with her, he groaned in 
the spirit, and t vvas troubled, 

34 And said, Where have ye laid 
him? They said unto him, Lord, 
come and see. 

35 '' Jesus wept. 

36 Then said the Jews, Behold how 
he loved him ! 

37 And some of them said. Could not 
this man, ^ which opened the eyes of 
the blind, have caused that even this 
man should not have died ? 

38 Jesus therefore again groaning in 
himself cometh to the grave. It was 
a cave, and a stone lay upon it. 

39 Jesus said, Take ye away the 
stone. Martha, the sister of him that 
was dead, saith unto him. Lord, by this 
time he stinketh : for he hath been 
dead four days. 

40 Jesus saith unto her. Said I not 
unto thee, that, if thou wouldest be- 
lieve, thou shouldest ' see the glory of 
God? 

41 Then they took away the stone 
from the place where the dead was 
laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, 
and said, Father, I thank thee that 
thou hast heard me. 

42 And I knew that thou hearest 



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me always : but " because of the peo- 
ple which stand by I said it, that 
they may believe that thou hast sent 
me. 

43 And when he thus had spoken, 
he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, 
come forth. 

44 And he that was dead came forth, 
bound hand and foot with grave- 
clothes ; and "his face was bound 
about with a napkin. Jesus saith 
unto them, Loose him, and let him 
go. 

45 Then many of the .Tews which 
came to Mary, ^and had seen the 
things which Jesus did, believed on 
him. 

46 But some of them went their 
ways to the Pharisees, and told them 
what things Jesus had done. 

47 1 ^ Then gathered the chief priests 
and the Pharisees a council, and said, 
^What do we? for this man doeth 
many miracles. 

48 If we let him thus alone, all men 
will believe on him ; and the Romans 
shall come and take away both our 
place and nation. 

49 And one of them, named '° Caia- 
phas, being the high priest that same 
year, said unto them, Ye know nothing 
at all, 

50 ^ Nor consider that it is expedient 
for us, that one man should die for 
the people, and that the whole nation 
perish not. 

51 And this spake he not of himself : 
but being high priest that year, he 
prophesied that Jesus should die for 
that nation ; 

52 And ** not for that nation only, 
*but that also he should gather to- 
gether in one the children of God 
that were scattered abroad. 

53 Then from that day forth they 
took counsel together for to put him 
to death. 

54 Jesus •" therefore walked no more 
openly among the Jews ; but went 
thence unto a country near to the 
wilderness, into a city called ^ Ephra- 
im, and there continued with his dis- 
ciples. 

55 TI '^ And the Jews' passover was 
nigh at hand ; and many went out of 
the country up to Jerusalem before 
the passover, to purify themselves. 

56 'Then sought they for Jesus, and 
spake among themselves, as they stood 
in the temple, W^hat think ye, that he 
will not come to the feast ? 

57 Now both the chief priests and 
the Pharisees had given a command- 
ment, that, if any man knew where 
he were, he should shew it, that they 
might take him. 

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A. D. 33. 

u cii. 12. 30. 



y ch. 2. 23. & 
10.42. &. 12. 
11, 18. 



z Ps. 2. 2. 

Matt. 26. 3. 
Mark 14. 1. 
Luke 22. 2. 
a ch. 12. 19. 
Acts 4. 16. 



b Luke 3. 2. 
ch. 18. 14. 
Acts 4. 6. 



d Is. 49. 6. 
1 John 2. 2. 

e ch. 10. 16. 
Eph. 2. 14, 
15, 16, 17. 



f ch. 4. 1, 3. & 
7.1. 


e See 2 Chr. 
13. 19. 


h ch. 2. 13. k. 
5. 1. & 6. 4. 


i ver. 8. ch. 
7.11. 



Mary anointeth Jesus' feet. 



ST. JOHN. 



Desire of certain Greeks. 



A. D. 33. 



ch. 11. 1, 43. 



b Matt. 26. 6. 
Mark 14. 3. 



c Luke 10. 38, 
39. ch.ll. 2. 



d ch. 13. 29. 



e Matt. 26. 11. 
Mark 14. 7. 



fch. 11.43,44. 
g Luke 16. 31. 



h ch. 11. 45. 
ver. 18. 



i Matt. 21. 8. 
Mark 11. 8. 
Luke 19. 35, 
3G, &.C. 



m Zech. 9. 9. 



n Luke 18. 84. 
o ch. 7. 39. 
P ch. 14. 26. 



CHAPTER Xn. 

The supper at Bethany. 3 Mary anointeth the feet 
of Jesus. 10 The chief priests consult to put Laza- 
rus to death. 12 Jesus' public entry into Jerusalem. 
20 Certain Greeks desire to see him. 23 He foretell- 
eth his own death awd resurrection. 37 The Jews 
are blinded. 42 Many rulers believe, but do not 
confess him. 44 The danger of rejecting him. 

THEN Jesus six days before the 
passover came to Bethany, *where 
Lazaras was which had been dead, 
whom he raised from the dead. 

2 ''There they made him a supper ; and 
Martha served : but Lazarus was one 
of tliem that sat at the table with him. 

3 Then took *= Mary a pound of oint- 
ment of spikenard, very costly, and 
anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped 
his feet with her hair : and the house 
was filled with the odour of the oint- 
ment. 

4 Then saith one of his disciples, Ju- 
das Iscariot, Simon's son^ which should 
betray him, 

5 Why was not this ointment sold 
for three hundred pence, and given to 
the poor? 

6 This he said, not that he cared for 
the poor ; but because he was a thief, 
and '^ had the bag, and bare what was 
put therein. 

7 Then said Jesus, Let her alone : 
against the day of my burying hath 
she kept this. 

8 For ^ the poor always ye have with 
you ; but me ye have not always. 

9 Much people of the Jews therefore 
knew that he was there : and they 
came not for Jesus' sake only, but that 
they might see Lazarus also, ^ whom 
he had raised from the dead. 

10 IT sBut the chief priests consulted 
that they might put Lazarus also to 
death ; 

11 ''Because that by reason of him 
many of the Jews went away, and 
believed on Jesus. 

12 IF 'On the next day much people 
that were come to the feast, when 
they heard that Jesus was coming to 
Jerusalem, 

13 Took branches of palm trees, and 
went forth to meet him, and cried, 
^ Hosanna : Blessed is the King of Is- 
rael that cometh in the name of the 
Lord. 

14 'And Jesus, when he had found 
a young ass, sat thereon ; as it is 
written, 

15 "^ Fear not, daughter of Zion : be- 
hold, thy King cometh, sitting on an 
ass's colt. 

16 These things "understood not his 
disciples at the first : °but when Jesus 
was glorified, Pfhen remembered they 
that these things were written of him, 
and that they had done these things 
unto him. 

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17 The people therefore that was 
with him when he called Lazarus out 
of his grave, and raised him from the 
dead, bare record. 

18 "1 For this cause the people also 
met him, for that they heard that he 
had done this miracle. 

19 The Pharisees therefore said 
among themselves, "" Perceive ye how 
ye prevail nothing? behold, the world 
is gone after him. 

20 IF And there ^were certain Greeks 
among them ' that came up to worship 
at the feast : 

21 The same came therefore to 
Philip, "which was of Bethsaida of 
Galilee, and desired him, saying. Sir, 
we would see Jesus. 

22 Philip cometh and telleth An- 
drew : and again Andrew and Philip 
tell Jesus. 

23 H And Jesus answered them, say- 
ing, "^ The hour is come, that the Son 
of man should be glorified. 

24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, 
y Except a corn of wheat fall into 
the ground and die, it abideth alone : 
but if it die, it bringeth forth much 
fruit. 

25 "" He that loveth his life shall lose 
it ; and he that hateth his life in this 
world shall keep it unto life eternal. 

26 If any man serve me, let him fol- 
low me ; and =* where I am, there shall 
also my servant be : if any man serve 
me, him will my Father honour. 

27 '' Now is my soul troubled ; and 
what shall I say 1 Father, save me 
from this hour : *= but for this cause 
came I unto this hour. 

28 Father, glorify thy name. ^ Then 
came there a voice from heaven, say- 
ing, I have both glorified it, and will 
glorify it again. 

29 The people therefore that stood 
by, and heard it, said that it thun- 
dered : others said, An angel spake to 
him. 

30 Jesus answered and said, ^ This 
voice came not because of me, but 
for your sakes. 

31 Now is the judgment of this 
world : now shall ^ the prince of this 
world be cast out. 

32 And I, ^ if I be lifted up from the 
earth, will draw '' all men unto me. 

33 ' This he said, signifying what 
death he should die. 

34 The people answered him, ^ We 
have heard out of the law that Christ 
abideth for ever : and how sayest 
thou. The Son of man must be lifted 
up? who is this Son of man? 

35 Then Jesus said unto them. Yet 
a little while ' is the light with you. 
'"Walk while ye have the light, lest 



The blindness of the Jews. 



ST. JOHN. 



Jesus washeth his disciples^ feet. 



A. D. 33. 




q Is. 53. 1, 
Rom. 10. 16. 



r Is. 6. 9, 10. 
Matt. 13. 14. 



t ch. 7. 13. & 9. 
22. 



j: Mark 9. 57. 
1 Pet. 1. 21. 



z ver. 35, 36. 
ch. 3. 19.&8. 
12. & 9. 5, 39. 



a ch. 5. 45. & 
8. 15, 20. 
b ch. 3. 17. 

c Luke 10. 16. 



dDeut. 18. 19. 
Mark 16. 16. 



e ch. 8. 38. &. 
14. 10. 



a Matt. 26. 2. 

b ch. 12. 23. & 
17. 1, 11. 



darkness come upon you : for " he 
that walketh in darkness knoweth 
not whither he goeth. 

36 While ye have light, believe in 
the light, that ye may be ° the chil- 
dren of light. These things spake 
Jesus, and departed, and Pdid hide 
himself from them. 

37 IT But though he had done so 
many miracles before them, yet they 
believed not on him : 

38 That the saying of Esaias the 
prophet might be fulfilled, which he 
spake, 'J Lord, who hath believed our 
report ? and to whom hath the arm 
of the Lord been revealed ? 

39 Therefore they could not believe, 
because that Esaias said again, 

40 ' He hath blinded their eyes, and 
hardened their heart ; that they should 
not see with their eyes, nor understand 
with their heart, and be converted, and 
I should heal them. 

41 'These things said Esaias, when 
he saw his glory, and spake of him. 

42 IT Nevertheless among the chief 
rulers also many believed on him ; 
but * because of the Pharisees they 
did not confess him, lest they should 
be put out of the synagogue : 

43 " For they loved the praise of men 
more than the praise of God. 

44 IF Jesus cried and said, "" He that 
believeth on me, believeth not on me, 
but on him that sent me. 

45 And y he that seeth me seeth him 
that sent me. 

46 '^ I am come a light into the 
world, that whosoever believeth on 
me should not abide in darkness. 

47 And if any man hear my words, 
and believe not, ^I judge him not: 
for ^ I came not to judge the world, 
but to save the world. 

48 *^ He that rejecteth me, and re- 
ceiveth not my words, hath one that 
judgeth him : <* the word that I have 
spoken, the same shall judge him in 
the last day. 

49 For * I have not spoken of my- 
self; but the Father which sent me, 
he gave me a commandment, ^ what I 
should say, and what I should speak. 

50 And I know that his command- 
ment is life everlasting : whatsoever 
I speak therefore, even as the Father 
said unto me, so I speak. 

CHAPTER Xm. 

Jesus washeth his disciples' feet; 12 and exhortetk 
them to humility ond brotherly love. 18 HeforeteU- 
eth that one of them should betray him. 3i 77?e 
Son of man glorified. 34 The new commandment j 
to love one another. 36 Peter forewarned of his de- \ 
nvil. 

OW ^before the feast of the pass- 
over, when Jesus knew that ''his 
hour was come that he should de- 



N 



part out of this world unto the Father, 
having loved his own which were in 
the world, he loved them unto the 
end. 

2 And supper being ended, •'the 
devil having now put into the heart 
of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to be- 
tray him ; 

3 Jesus knowing ^ that the Father 
had given all things into his hands, 
and "^ that he was come from God, and 
went to God ; 

4 ^ He riseth from supper, and laid 
aside his garments; and took a towel, 
and girded himself. 

5 After that he poureth water into 
a basin, and began to wash the dis- 
ciples' feet, and to wipe them with the 
towel wherewith he was girded. 

6 Then cometh he to Simon Peter : 
and t Peter saith unto him, Lord, 
s dost thou wash my feet ? 

7 Jesus answered and said unto him. 
What I do thou knowest not now ; 
^ but thou shalt know hereafter, 

8 Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt 
never wash my feet. Jesus answer- 
ed him, ' If I wash thee not, thou hast 
no part with me. 

9 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, 
not my feet only, but also my hands 
and my head. 

10 Jesus saith to him, He that is 
washed needeth not save to wash his 
feet, but is clean every whit : and ''ye 
are clean, but not all. 

1 1 For ' he knew who should betray 
him ; therefore said he, Ye are not all 
clean. 

12 So after he had washed their 
feet, and had taken his garments, 
and was set down again, he said unto 
them. Know ye what I have done to 
you? 

13 ""Ye call me Master and Lord: 
and ye say \ve\\ ; for 50 I am. 

14 " If 1 then, your Lord and Mas- 
ter, have washed your feet ; ° ye also 
ought to wash one another's feet. 

15 For Pi have given you an ex- 
ample, that ye should do as I have 
done to you. 

16 •! Verily, verily, I say unto you, 
The servant is not greater than his 
lord ; neither he that is sent greater 
than he that sent him. 

17 "' If ye know these things, happy 
are ye if ye do them. 

18 IT I speak not of you all : I know 
whom I have chosen : but that the 
scripture may be fulfilled, ' He that 
eateth bread with me hath lifted up 
his heel against me. 

19 ' II Now I tell you before it come, 
that, when it is come to pass, ye may 
believe that I am he. 

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Jesus revealeth the traitor. 



ST. JOHN. 



He comforteth his disciples* 



A. D. 33. 



u Matt. 10. 40. 

& 25. 40. 

Luke 10. 16. 
X Matt. 26. 21. 

Mark 14. 18. 

Luke 22. 21. 
y ch. 12. 27. 

z Acts 1. 17. 
1 John 2. 19. 



a ch. 19. 2G. & 
20. 2. & 21. 7, 
20,24. 



Or, morsel. 



b Luke 22. 3. 
ch. 6. 70. 



c ch. 12. 6. 



20 " Verily, verily, I say unto you, 
He that receiveth whomsoever I send 
receiveth me ; and he that receiveth 
me receiveth him that sent me. 

21 ^When Jesus had thus said, ^he 
was troubled in spirit, and testified, 
and said, Verily, verily, I say unto 
you, that ''one of you shall betray me. 

22 Then the disciples looked one 
on another, doubting of whom he 



d ch. 12. 23. 



e ch. 14. 13. 
I Pet. 4. 11. 



f ch. 17. 1, 4, 
5,6. 



? ch. 12. 23. 



h ch. 7. 34. & 
8.21. 



i Lev. 19. 18. 

oil. 15. 12, 17. 

Eph. 5. 2. 

1 Thess. 4. 9. 

James 2. 8. 

IPet. 1. 22. 

1 John 2. 7, 8. 

&3. 11, 23. & 

4.21. 
k 1 John 2. 5. 

& 4. 20. 



1 ch. 21. 18. 

2 Pet. 1.14. 
m Matt. 2G. 

33, 34, 35. 

Mark 14. 29, 

30,31. Luke 

22. 33, 34. 



23 Now * there was leaning on Jesus' 
bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus 
loved. 

24 Simon Peter therefore beckoned 
to him, that he should ask who it 
should be of whom he spake. 

25 He then lying on Jesus' breast 
saith unto-him. Lord, who is it ? 

26 Jesus answered, He it is, to 
whom I shall give a II sop, when I 
have dipped it. And when he had 
dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas 
Iscariot, the son of Simon. 

27 ''And after the sop Satan entered 
into him. Then said Jesus unto him, 
That thou doest, do quickly, 

28 Now no man at the table knew 
for what intent he spake this unto 
him. 

29 For some of them thought, be- 
cause " Judas had the bag, that Jesus 
had said unto him, Buy those things 
that we have need of against the feast ; 
or, that he should give something to 
the poor. 

30 He then, having received the 
sop, went immediately out ; and it 
was night. 

31 IT Therefore, when he was gone 
out, Jesus said, '^ Now is the Son of 
man glorified, and ^God is glorified 
in him. 

32 f If God be glorified in him, God 
shall also glorify him in himself, and 
s shall straightway glorify him. 

33 Little children, yet a little while 
I am with you. Ye shall seek me; 
^ and as I said unto the Jews, Whith- 
er I go, ye cannot come ; so now I 
say to you. 

34 'A new commandment I give 
unto you, That ye love one another ; 
as I have loved you, that ye also love 
one another. 

35 ''By this shall all men know that 
ye are my disciples, if ye have love 
one to another. 

36 11 Simon Peter said unto him. 
Lord, whither goest thou ? Jesus an- 
swered him, Whither I go, thou canst 
not follow me now ; but ' thou shalt 
follow me afterwards. 

37 Peter said unto him. Lord, why 
cannot I follow thee now? I will 
'"lay down my life for thy sake. 

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the 

''no 
but 



38 Jesus answered him. Wilt thou 
lay down thy life for my sake? 
Verily, verily, I say unto thee. The 
cock shall not crow, till thou hast 
denied me thrice. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

Jesus discourseth with his disciples, and comforteth 
them. 6 He is the way, the truth, and the life. 15 
He promiseth to send the Holy Ghost, the Comforter ; 
27 a,nd leaveth his peace with them. 

LET ^not your heart be troubled : 
ye believe in God, believe also in 
me. 

2 In my Father's house are many 
mansions : if it were not so, I would 
have told you. ^ I go to prepare a 
place for you. 

3 And if^I go and prepare a place 
for you, " I will come again, and re- 
ceive you unto myself; that "^ where 
I am, there ye may be also. 

4 And whither I go ye know, and 
the way ye know. 

5 Thomas saith unto him. Lord, we 
know not whither thou goest ; and 
how can we know the way ? 

6 Jesus saith unto him, I am 
way, ^ the truth, and ^ the life : 
man cometh unto the Father 
by me. 

7 ' If ye had known me, ye should 
have known my Father also : and 
from henceforth ye know him, and 
have seen him. 

8 Philip saith unto him. Lord, shew 
us the Father, and it sufficeth us. 

9 Jesus saith unto him. Have I been 
so long time with you, and yet hast 
thou not known me, Philip ? '^ he that 
hath seen me hath seen the Father; 
and how sayest thou then, Shew us 
the Father 1 

10 Belie vest thou not that ' I am in 
the Father, and the Father in me? 
the words that I speak unto you ™ I 
speak not of myself : but the Father 
that dwelleth in me, he doeth the 
works. 

11 Believe me that I am in the 
Father, and the Father in me : " or 
else believe me for the very works' 
sake. 

12 ° Verily, verily, I say unto you, 
He that belie veth on me, the works 
that I do shall he do also ; and great- 
er works than these shall he do ; be- 
cause I go unto my Father. 

13 P And whatsoever ye shall ask 
in my name, that will I do, that 
the Father may be glorified in the 
Son. 

14 If ye shall ask any thing in my 
name, I will do it. 

15 1 "ilf ye love me, keep my com- 
mandments. 

16 And I will pray the Father, and 



The Comforter promised. 



ST. JOHN. 



The parable of the vine. 



A. D. 33. 



r ch. 15. f26. &. 

16. 7. Rom. 

8. 15, 26. 
s ch. 15. 26. k. 

16. 13. 1 John 

4.6. 

t 1 Cor. 2. 14. 
u 1 John 2. 27. 
II Or, orphans. 
X Matt. 28. 20. 
y ver. 3, 23. 

z ch. 16. 16. 
a 1 Cor. 15. 20. 



b ver. 10. ch. 

10. 38. & 17. 

21, 23, 26. 
e ver. 15, 23. 

1 John 2. 5. 

&.5. 3. 



d Luke 6. 16. 



e ver. 15. 



f ] John 2. 24. 
Rev. 3. 20. 



g ver. 10. ch. 
5. 19, 38. fc 7. 
16. & 8. 28. & 
12.49. 



h ver. 16. 

Luke 24. 49. 

ch. 15. 26. &. 

16. 7. 
i ch. 2. 22. & 

12.16. & 16. 

13. 1 John 

2. 20, 27. , 

k Phil. 4. 7. 
Col. 3. 15. 



n ver. 12. ch. 

16. 16. & 20. 

17. 
o See ch. 5. 18. 

& 10. 30. 

Phil. 2. 6. 
P ch. 13. 19. & 

16.4. 



q ch. 12. 31. & 
16.11. 



r ch. 10. 18. 
Phil. 2.8. 
Heb. 5. 8. 



■■ he shall give you another Comfort- 
er, that he may abide with you for 
ever; 

17 Even ^ the Spirit of truth ; ' whom 
the vw)rld cannot receive, because it 
seeth him not, neither knoweth him : 
but ye know him ; for he dwelleth 
with you, " and shall be in you. 

18 ^ I will not leave you II comfort- 
less : y I will come to you. , 

19 Yet a little while, and the world 
seeth me no more ; but ^ ye see me : 
* because I live, ye shall live also. 

20 At that day ye shall know that 
^ I am in my Father, and ye in me, 
and 1 in you. 

21 "^ He that hath my command- 
ments, and keepeth them, he it is 
that loveth me : and he that loveth 
me shall be loved of my Father, and 
I will love him, and will manifest 
myself to him. 

22 ^ Judas saith unto him, not Is- 
cariot. Lord, how is it that thou wilt 
manifest thyself unto us, and not un- 
to the world 1 

23 Jesus answered and said unto 
him, ^ If a man love me, he will keep 
my words ; and my Father will love 
him, and ^we will come unto him, 
and make our abode with him. 

24 He that loveth me not keepeth 
not my sayings : and ^ the word which 
ye hear is not mine, but the Father's 
which sent me. 

25 These things have I spoken unto 
you, being yet present with you. 

26 But ''the Comforter, which is the 
Holy Ghost, whom the Father will 
send in my name, ' he shall teach you 
all things, and bring all things to your 
remembrance, whatsoever I have said 
unto you. 

27 ^ Peace I leave with you, my 
peace I give unto you : not as the 
world giveth, give I unto you. • Let 
not your heart be troubled, neither let 
it be afraid. 

28 Ye have heard how ^ I said unto 
you, I go away, and come again unto 
you. If ye loved me, ye would re- 
joice, because I said, " I go unto the 
Father : for ° my Father is greater 
than I. 

29 And Pnow I have told you before 
it come to pass, that, when it is come 
to pass, ye might believe. 

30 Hereafter I will not talk much 
with you : i for the prince of this 
world Cometh, and hath nothing in 
me. 

31 But that the world may know 
that I love the Father; and ""as 
the Father gave me commandment, 
even so I do. Arise, let us go 
hence. 



CHAPTER XV. 

Jesus' discourse continued : lie is the true vine. Q The 
mutual love of Chrint and his members. 18 He com- 
forteth them in view of persecution. 

I AM the true vine, and my Father 
is the husbandman. 

2 ^ Every branch in me that beareth 
not fruit he taketh away : and every 
branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth 
it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 

3 ^ Now ye are clean through the 
word which I have spoken unto you. 

4 " Abide in me, and I in you. As 
the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, 
except it abide in the vine ; no more 
can ye, except ye abide in me. 

5 I am the vine, ye are the branch- 
es. He that abideth in me, and I in 
him, the same bringeth forth much 
^ fruit ; for H without me ye can do 
nothing. 

6 If a man abide not in me, ^ he 
is cast forth as a branch, and is 
withered ; and men gather them, and 
cast them into the fire, and they are 
burned. 

7 If ye abide in me, and my words 
abide in you, ^ ye shall ask what ye 
will, and it shall be done unto you. 

8 ^ Herein is my Father glorified, 
that ye bear much fruit ; ''so shall ye 
be my disciples. 

9 As the Father hath loved me, so 
have I loved you : continue ye in my 
love. 

10 ' If ye keep my commandments, 
ye shall abide in my love ; even as I 
have kept my Father's command- 
ments, and abide in his love. 

11 These things have I spoken un- 
to you, that my joy might remain 
in you, and ^that your joy might be 
full. 

12 ^ This is my commandment, That 
ye love one another, as I have loved 
you. 

13 '"Greater love hath no man than 
this, that a man lay down his life for 
his friends. 

14 ''Ye are my friends, if ye do 
whatsoever I command you. 

15 Henceforth I call you not serv- 
ants ; for the servant knoweth not 
what his lord doeth : but I have call- 
ed you friends ; ° for all things that I 
have heard of my Father I have made 
known unto you. 

16 P Ye have not chosen me, but I 
have chosen you, and "^ ordained you, 
that ye should go and bring forth 
fruit, and that your fruit should re- 
main ; that "■ whatsoever ye shall ask 
of the Father in my name, he may 
give it you. 

17 'These things I command you, 
that ye love one another. 

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A. D. 33. 



Matt. 15. 13. 



b ch. 13. 10. & 

17. 17. Eph. 

5.26. IPet. 

1.22. 
c Col. 1. 23. 

1 John 2. 6. 



d Ho8. 14. 8. 

Phil. 1. 11. &i 

4. 13. • 
II Or, severed 

from me. 

Acts 4. 12. 
e Matt. 3. 10. 

&. 7. 19. 



f ver. 16. ch. 

14. 13, 14. &. 

16. 23. 
S Matt. 5. 16. 

PhiJ. 1. 11. 
h ch. 8. 31. & 

13. 35. 



i ch. 14. 15, 21, 
23. 



k ch. 16. 24. & 
17.13. IJohn 

1. 4. 

1 ch. 13. 34. 

1 Thess. 4. 9. 

1 Pet. 4. 8. 

1 John 3. 11. 

& 4. 21. 
m ch. 10. 11, 

15. Rom. 5. 

7.8. Eph. 5. 

2. lJohn3.» 
16. 

nch.14.15.23. 
See Matt. 12. 
50. 



See Gten. IR, 
17. ch. 17. 
26. Acts 20. 
27. 

p ch. 6. 70. & 

13.18. 1 John 

4. 10, 19. 
q Matt. 28. 19. 

Mark 16. 15. 

Col. 1. 6. 
r ver. 7. ch. 

14. 13. 



s ver. 12. 



The disciples comforted. 



ST. JOHN. 



The work of the Spirit. 



A. D. 33. 




Y Matt. 10. 24. 
Luke 6. 40. 
ch. 13. 16. 



z Ez. 3. 7. 



a Matt. 10. 22. 
& 24. 9. ch. 
16.3. 



b ch. 9. 41. 
c Rom. 1. 20. 
James 4. 17. 
II Or, excuse. 



dlJohn2.23. 



e ch. 3. 2. & 7. 
31. & 9. 32. 



f Ps. 35. 19. k. 

69.4. 

g Luke 24. 49. 
ch. 14. 17, 26. 
& 16. 7, 13. 
Acts 2. 33. 

h 1 John 5. G. 



i Luke 24. 48. 
Acts 1. 8. 21, 
22. & 2. 32. & 
3. 15. & 4. 20, 
33. & 5. 32. & 
10. 39. & 13. 
3L IPet. 5. 
1. 2 Pet. 1. 
16. 

k Luke 1. 2. 
1 John LI, 2. 



a Matt. 11. 6. 

& 24. 10. & 

26. 31. 
b ch. 9. 22, 34. 

& 12. 42. 

c Acts 8. 1. & 

9. 1. & 26. 9, 

10, 11. 
d ch. 15. 21. 

Rom. 10. 2. 

1 Cor. 2. 8. 

1 Tim. 1. 13. 

e ch. 13. 19. k. 
14. 29. 



f See Matt. 
15. 



g ver. 10, 16. 
ch. 7. 33. & 
13. 3. & 14. 28. 



18 ' If the world hate you, ye know 
that it hated me before it hated you. 

19 " If ye were of the world, the 
world would love his own ; but "^ be- 
cause ye are not of the world, but I 
have chosen you out of the world, 
therefore the world hateth you. 

20 Remember the word that I said 
unto you, y The servant is not greater 
than his lord. If they have perse- 
cuted me, they will also persecute 
you ; ^ if they have kept my saying, 
they will keep yours also. 

21 But *all these things will they 
do unto you for my name's sake, be- 
cause they know not him that sent 
me. 

22 '' If I had not come and spoken 
unto them, they had not had sin ; 
'^ but now they have no II cloak for 
their sin. 

23 ^ He that hateth me hateth my 
Father also. 

24 If I had not done among them 
^ the works which none other man did, 
they had not had sin ; but now have 
they both seen and hated both me 
and my Father. 

25 But this Cometh to pass, that the 
word might be fulfilled that is writ- 
ten in their law, ^They hated me 
without a cause. 

26 ^But when the Comforter is come, 
whom I will send unto you from the 
Father, even the Spirit of truth, which 
proceedeth from the Father, ^ he shall 
testify of me : 

27 And 'ye also shall bear witness, 
because ^ ye have been with me from 
the beginning. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

JesMs' discourse concluded : He reneweth the promise 
of the Comforter ; 17 removeth the perplexity of his 
disciples; 23 and assureth them that prayer in his 
name is acceptable. 33 Peace in Jesus, but in the 
world tribulation, 

THESE things have I spoken unto 
you, that ye ^ should not be of- 
fended. 

2 ^ They shall put you out of the 
synagogues : yea, the time cometh, 
" that whosoever killeth you will think 
that he doeth God service. 

3 And ^ these things will they do un- 
to you, because they have not known 
the Father, nor me. 

4 But ^ these things have I told you, 
that when the time shall come, ye 
may remember that I told you of 
them. And ^ these things I said not 
unto you at the beginning, because I 
was with you. 

5 But now ^ I go my way to him that 
sent me ; and none of you asketh me, 
Whither goest thou ? 

6 But because I have said these 

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things unto you, ^sorrow hath filled 
your heart. 

7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth ; 
It is expedient for you that I go away : 
for if I go not away, ' the Comforter 
will not come unto you ; but "^ if I de- 
part, I will send him unto you. 

8 And when he is come, he will II re- 
prove the world of sin, and of right- 
eousness, and of judgment : 

9 ^ Of sin, because they believe not 
on me ; 

10 "" Of righteousness, ^ because I go 
to my Father, and ye see me no more ; 

11 °0f judgment, because p the prince 
of this world is judged. 

121 have yet many things to say unto 
you, "ibut ye cannot bear them now. 

13 Howbeit when he, *■ the Spirit of 
truth, is come, ^he will guide you in- 
to all truth : for he shall not speak of 
himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, 
that shall he speak : and he will shew 
you things to come. 

1 4 He shall glorify me : for he shall 
receive of mine, and shall shew it un- 
to you. 

15 »A11 things that the Father hath 
are mine : therefore said I, that he 
shall take of mine, and shall shew it 
unto you. 

16 ''A little while, and ye shall not 
see me : and again, a little while, and 
ye shall see me, "^ because I go to the 
Father. 

17 Then said some of his disciples 
among themselves. What is this that 
he saith unto us, A little while, and 
ye shall not see me : and again, a little 
while, and ye shall see me : and, Be- 
cause I go to the Father 1 

1 8 They said therefore, What is this 
that he saith, A little while 1 we can- 
not tell what he saith. 

19 Now Jesus knew that they were 
desirous to ask him, and said unto 
them. Do ye inquire among yourselves 
of that I said, A little while, and ye 
shall not see me : and again, a little 
while, and ye shall see me 1 

20 Verily, verily, I say unto you. 
That ye shall weep and lament, but 
the world shall rejoice ; and ye shall 
be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall 
be turned into joy. 

21 ^ A woman when she is in travail 
hath sorrow, because herhouris come : 
but as soon as she is delivered of the 
child, she remembereth no more the 
anguish, for joy that a man is born 
into the world. 

22 ''And ye now therefore have sor- 
row : but I will see you again, and 
^ your heart shall rejoice, and your joy 
no man taketh from you. 

23 And in that day ye shall ask me 



Asking in the name of Jesas. 



ST. JOHN. 



His prayer for the apostles. 



\ A. D. 33. 



a Matt. 7. 7. 
ch. 14. 13. Si 
15. 16. 



b ch- 15. 11. 



li Or, para- 
bUs. 



H Or, para- 
bles. 



d ch. 14. 21, 

23. 
e ver. 30. 

ch. 3. 13. & 

17.8. 
f cL 13. 3. 



S Ch. 21. 17. 
h ver. 27. 
ch. 17. 8. 
II Or, parable. 



i Matt. 26. 31. 
Mark 14. 27. 
t ch. 20. 10. 

I ch. 8. 29. k. 
14. 10, 11. 

m Is. 9. 6. 
ch. 14. 27. 
Rom. 5. 1. 
Eph. 2. 14. 
Col. 1. 20. 

II Or, his own 
home. 



a ch. 15. 19, 
20, 21. 
2 Tim. 3. 12. 

ch. 14. 1. 

P Rom. 8. 37. 
1 Johu 4. 4. 
&.5.4. 

a ch. 12. 23. k. 

13. 32. 

b Dan. 7. 14. 

Matt. 11. 27. 

& 28. 18. ch. 

3. 35. k. 5. 27. 

1 Cor. 15. 25, 

27. Phil. 2. 

10. Heb. 2. 8. 
c ver. 6, 9, 24. 

ch. 6. 37. 
J Is. 53. 11. 

Jer. 9. 24. 
e 1 Cor. 8. 4. 

1 Thess. 1. 9. 
f ch. 3. 34. &. 

5. 36, 37. & 6. 

29, 57. & 7. 

29. & 10. 36. 

& 11. 42. 
g ch. 13. 31. & 

14. 13. 

h ch. 4. 34. & 
5. 36. & 9. 3. 
k. 19. 30. 

i ch. 14. 31. &. 

15. 10. 

k ch. 1. 1, 2. k. 
10. .30. & 14. 
9. Phil. 2. 6. 
Col. 1. 15, 17. 
Heb. 1. 3, 10. 

1 ver. 26. Pa. 
22.22. 

m ver. 2. 9, 11. 
ch. 6. 37, 39. 
k. 10. 29. k. 
15. 19. 



nothing. ^ Verily, verily, I say unto 
you. Whatsoever ye shall ask the Fa- 
ther in my name, he will give it you. 

24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing 
in my name : ask, and ye shall re- 
ceive, '' that your joy may be full. 

25 These things have I spoken unto 
you in H proverbs: but the time com- 
eth, when I shall no more speak unto 
you in li proverbs, but I shall shew 
you plainly of the Father. 

26 '^ At that day ye shall ask in my 
name : and I say not unto you, that I 
will pray the Father for you : 

27'^FortheFatherhimselflovethyou, 
because ye have loved me, and ^ have 
believed that I came out from God. 

28 ^ I came forth from the Father, and 
am come into the w^orld : again, I leave 
the world, and go to the Father. 

29 His disciples said unto him, Lo, 
now speakest thou plainly, and speak- 
est no II proverb. 

30 Now are we sure that ^ thou kno w- 
est all things, and needest not that any 
man should ask thee : by this ^ we be- 
lieve that thou earnest forth from God. 

31 Jesus answered them, Do ye now 
believe 1 

32 ' Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is 
now come, that ye shall be scattered, 
•^ every man to Hhis own, and shall 
leave me alone : and ' yet I am not 
alone, because the Father is with me. 

33 These things I have spoken unto 
you, that "" in me ye might have peace. 
°In the world ye shall have tribula- 
tion : ° but be of good cheer ; p I have 
overcome the world. 

CHAPTER XVH. 

Jesus' last prayer with his apostles, 20 and for all 
who should believe on him through their word. 

THESE words spake Jesus, and 
lifted up his eyes to heaven, and 
said. Father, ^ the hour is come ; glo- 
rify thy Son, that thy Son also may 
glorify thee : 

2 "^ As thou hast given him power over 
all flesh, that he should give eternal 
life to as many " as thou hast given him. 

3 And ^ this is life eternal, that they 
might know thee ^ the only true God, 
and Jesus Christ, ^whom thou hast 
sent. 

4^1 have glorified thee on the earth : 
^ I have finished the work ' which thou 
gavest me to do. 

5 And now, Father, glorify thou 
me with thine own self with the glo- 
ry ^ which I had with thee before the 
world was. 

6 ^ I have manifested thy name unto 
the men ""which thou gavest me out 
of the world : thine they were, and 
thou gavest them me ; and they have 
kept thy word. 



7 Now they have known that all 
things whatsoever thou hast given me 
are of thee. 

8 For I have given unto them the 
words "which thou gavest me; and 
they have received Mem, °and have 
known surely that I came out from 
thee, and they have believed that tliou 
didst send me. 

9 I pray for them : p I pray not for 
the world, but for them which thou 
hast given me ; for they are thine. 

10 And all mine are thine, and '^ thine 
are mine ; and I am glorified in them. 

11 "And now I am no more in the 
world, but these are in the world, and 
I come to thee. Holy Father, 'keep 
through thine own name those whom 
thou hast given me, * that they may be 
one, "as we are. 

12 While I was with them in the 
world, ^ I kept them in thy name : 
those that thou gavest me I have kept, 
and ^none of them is lost, ^ but the son 
of perdition ; *that the scripture might 
be fulfilled. 

13 And now come I to thee ; and 
these things I speak in the world, that 
they might have my joy fulfilled in 
themselves. 

14 "^ I have given them thy word ; 
" and the world hath hated them, be- 
cause they are not of the Avorld, ^ even 
as I am not of the world. 

15 1 pray not that thou shouldest 
take them out of the world, but ^ that 
thou shouldest keep them from the 
evil. 

16 •■ They are not of the world, even 
as I am not of the world. 

17 ^ Sanctify them through thy truth : 
^ thy word is truth. 

18 ' As thou hast sent me into the 
world, even so have I also sent them 
into the world. 

19 And "^for their sakes I sanctify 
myself, that they also might be H sanc- 
tified through the truth. 

20 Neither pray I for these alone, 
but for them also which shall believe 
on me through their word ; 

21 'That they all may be one; as 
""thou. Father, art in me, and I in 
thee, that they also ma}- be one in us : 
that the world may believe that thou 
hast sent me. 

22 And the glory which thou gavest 
me I have given them ; ° that they 
may be one, even as we are one : 

23 I in them, and thou in me, "that 
they may be made perfect in one ; 
and that the world may know that 
thou hast sent me, and hast loved 
them, as thou hast loved me. 

24 P Father, I will that they also, 
whom thou hast given me, be with me 

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Judas hetrayeth Jesus, 



ST. JOHN. 



Peterh denial of him.. 



A. D. 33. 



qver. 5. 



T ch. 15. 21. &, 

16.3. 
sch.7.29. &8. 

55. & 10. 15. 
•■ ver. 8. ch. 

16.27. 
u ver. 6. ch. 

15. 15. 

I ch. 15. 9. 



a Matt. 26. 36. 

Mark 14. 32. 

Luke 22. 39. 
b 2 Sam. 15. 



c Luke 21. 37. 



d Matt. 26. 47. 
Mark 14. 43. 
Luke 22. 47. 
Acts 1. 16. 



e ch. 17. 12. 



f Matt. 25. 51. 
Mark 14. 47. 
Luke 22. 49, 
50. 



S Matt. 20. 22. 
& 26. 39, 42. 



h See Matt. 
26. 57. 
i Luke 3. 2. 

H See ver. 24.. 
k ch. 11. 50. 



where I am ; that they may behold 
my glory, which thou hast given me : 
'I for thou lovedst me before the foun- 
dation of the world. 

25 righteous Father, ''the world 
hath not known thee : but ' I have 
known thee, and ^ these have known 
that thou hast sent me. 

26 " And I have declared unto them 
thy name, and will declare it; that 
the love ^ wherewith thou hast loved 
me may be in them, and I in them. 

CHAPTER XVIII. 

Judas hetrayeth Jesus. 10 Peter smiteth the high 
prinsfs servant. 12 Jesus is bound and led away 
Jirst to Annas. 16 Peter's first denial. 19 Jesus be- 
fore Caiaphas. 25 Peter's second denial. 28 Jesus 
is delivered over to Pilate ; 38 vjho seeketh to release 
him, but the Jews demand Barahhas. 

WHEN Jesus had spoken these 
words, ^he went forth with his 
disciples over ^ the brook Cedron, 
where was a garden, into the which 
he entered, and his disciples. 

2 And Judas also, which betrayed 
him, knew the place : '^ for Jesus oft- 
times resorted thither with his dis- 
ciples. 

3 "^ Judas then, having received a band 
of men and officers from the chief 
priests and Pharisees, cometh thither 
with lanterns and torches and weapons. 

4 Jesus therefore, knowing all things 
that should come upon him, went forth, 
and said unto them. Whom seek ye % 

5 They answered him, Jesus of Naz- 
areth. Jesus saith unto them, I am 
he. And Judas also, which betrayed 
him, stood with them. 

6 As soon then as he had said unto 
them, I am Ae, they went backward, 
and fell to the ground. 

7 Then asked he them again. Whom 
seek ye? And they said, Jesus of 
Nazareth. 

8 Jesus answered, I have told you 
that I am he : if therefore ye seek me, 
let these go their way : 

9 That the saying might be fulfilled, 
which he spake, * Of them which thou 
gavest me have I lost none. 

10 ^Then Simon Peter having a sword 
drew it, and smote the high priest's 
servant, and cut off'his right ear. The 
servant's name was Malchus. 

11 Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put 
up thy sword into the sheath : s the 
cup which my Father hath given me, 
shall I not drink it ? 

12 Then the band and the captain 
and officers of the Jews took Jesus, 
and bound him, 

13 And *' led him away to ' Annas 
first ; for he was father in law to Caia- 
phas, which was the high priest that 
same year.H 

14 ""Now Caiaphas was he, which 

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gave counsel to the Jews, that it was 
expedient that one man should die for 
the people. 

15 1[ 'And Simon Peter followed 
Jesus, and so did another disciple : 
that disciple was known unto the 
high priest, and went in with Jesus 
into the palace of the high priest. 

16 •" But Peter stood at the door 
without. Then went out that other 
disciple, which was known unto the 
high priest, and spake unto her that 
kept the door, and brought in Peter, 

17 Then saith the damsel that kept 
the door unto Peter, Art not thou also 
one of this man's disciples ? He saith, 
I am not. \ 

18 And the servants and officers stood 
there, who had made a fire of coals, 
for it was cold ; and they warmed 
themselves : and Peter stood with 
them, and warmed himself. 

19 IT The high priest then asked Je- 
sus of his disciples, and of his doctrine. 

20 Jesus answered him, ''I spake 
openly to the world ; I ever taught in 
the synagogue, and in the temple, 
whither the Jews always resort ; and 
in secret have I said nothing. 

21 Why askest thou me? ask them 
which heard me, what I have said unto 
them : behold, they know what I said. 

22 And when he had thus spoken, 
one of the officers which stood by 
° struck Jesus H with the palm of his 
hand, saying, Answerest thou the 
high priest so 1 

23 Jesus answered him, If I have 
spoken evil, bear witness of the evil : 
but if well, why smitest thou me 1 

24 P Now Annas had sent him bound 
unto Caiaphas the high priest. 

25 And Simon Peter stood and warm- 
ed himself. i They said therefore unto 
him. Art not thou also one of his dis- 
ciples % He denied it^ and said, I am 
not. ^^ 

26 One of the servants of the high 
priest, being his kinsman whose ear 
Peter cut off, saith. Did not I see thee 
in the garden with him 1 

27 Peter then denied again ; and 
■■ immediately the cock crew. '^^ 

28 IF ' Then led they Jesus from Caia- 
phas unto II the hall of judgment : and 
it was early ; ' and they themselves 
went not into the judgment hall, lest 
they should be defiled ; but that they 
might eat the passover. 

29 Pilate then went out unto them, 
and said, What accusation bring ye 
against this man ? 

30 They answered and said unto him, 
If he were not a malefactor, we would 
not have delivered him up unto thee. 

31 Then said Pilate unto them. Take 



Jesus before Pilate. 



ST. JOHN. 



Crucifixion of Jesus. 



A. D. 33. 



u Matt. 20. lO. 
ch. 12. 32, 33. 



Matt. 27. 11. 



^-it 



y 1 Tim. 6. 13. 

z Dan. 2. 44. & 
7. 14. Luke 
12.14. ch.6. 
15. & 8. 15. 



« ch. 8. 47. 
1 Jolm 3. 19. 
&.4. 6. 



b Matt. 27. 24. 

Luke 23. 4. 

ch. 19. 4, 6. 
c Matt. 27. 15. 

Mark 15. 6. 

Luke 23. 17. 



d Acts 3. 14. 
e Luke 23. 19. 



1 Matt. 20. 19. 
& 27. 26. 
Mark 15. 15. 
Luke 18. 33. 



boh. 18.38. 
ver. 6. 



ye him, and judge him according to 
your law. The Jews therefore said 
unto him, It is not lawful for us to 
put any man to death : 

33^" That the saying of Jesus might 
be fulfilled, which he spake, signify- 
ing what death he should die. 

33 ^ Tlien Pilate entered into the 
judgment hall again, and called Je- 
sus, and said unto him, Art thou the 
King of the Jews] 

34 Jesus answered him, Sayest thou 
this thing of thyself, or did others tell 

thee of me? 

35 Pilate answered, Am I a Jew ? 
Thine own nation and the chief priests 
have delivered thee unto me : what 
hast thou done ? 

36 y Jesus answered, ^ My kingdom 
is not of this world : if my kingdom 
were of this world, then would my 
servants fight, that I should not be 
delivered to the Jews : but now is 
my kingdom not from hence. 

37 Pilate therefore said unto him, 
Art thou a king then ? Jesus an- 
swered. Thou sayest that I am a 
king. To this end was I born, and 
for this cause came I into the world, 
that I should bear witness unto the 
truth. Every one that *is of the 
truth heareth my voice. 

38 Pilate saith unto him, What is 
truth "? And when he had said this, 
he went out again unto the Jews, 
and saith unto them, ^ I find in him 
no fault at all. 

39 *= But ye have a custom, that I 
should release unto you one at the 
passover : will ye therefore that I re- 
lease unto you the King of the Jews? 

40 ^ Then cried they all again, say- 
ing, Not this man, but Barabbas. 
^ Now Barabbas was a robber. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

Jesus is scourged, and crowned, wiiti thorns. 4 Pilate 
seeketh aga in to release him ; 8 as also the third 
time; 13 but yicldeth and delivereth him to be cru- 
cified. 17 The crucifixion. 23 The soldiers cast lots 
for his garments. 25 He commendcth his mother to 
John. 28 He dieth. 38 His burial. 

THEN ^Pilate therefore took Je- 
sus, and scourged him. 

2 And the soldiers platted a crown 
of thorns, and put it on his head, and 
they put on him a purple robe, 

3 And said. Hail, King of the Jevv^s ! 
and they smote him with their hands. 

4 Pilate therefore went forth again, 
and saith unto them, Behold, I bring 
him forth to you, '' that ye may know 
that I find no fault in him. 

5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing 
the crown of thorns, and the purple 
robe. And Pilate saith unto them, 
Behold the man ! 



6 " When the chief priests therefore 
and officers saw him, they cried out, 
saying. Crucify him, crucify him. 
Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, 
and crucify him: for 1 find no fault 
in him. 

7 The Jews answered him, ^ We 
have a law, and by our law he ought 
to die, because ^ he made himself the 
Son of God. 

8 II When Pilate therefore heard 
that saying, he was the more afraid ; 

9 And went again into the judgment 
hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence 
art thou? ^But Jesus gave him no 
answer. 

10 Then saith Pilate unto him, 
Speakest thou not unto me? know- 
est thou not that I have powef to 
crucify thee, and have power to re- 
lease thee ? 

1 1 Jesus answered, ^ Thou couldest 
have no power at all against me, ex- 
cept it were given thee from above : 
therefore he that delivered me unto 
thee hath the greater sin. 

12 And from thenceforth Pilate 
sought to release him : but the Jews 
cried out, saying, ^ If thou let this 
man go, thou art not Cesar's friend : 

' whosoever maketh himself a king 
speaketh against Cesar. 

13 II When Pilate therefore heard 
that saying, he brought Jesus forth, 
and sat down in the judgment seat in 
a place that is called tiie Pavement, 
but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. 

14 And ''it was the preparation of 
the passover, and about the sixth 
hour : and he saith unto the Jews, 
Behold your King ! 

15 But they cried out. Away with 
him, away with him., crucify him. 
Pilate saith unto them. Shall I cru- 
cify your King? The chief priests 
answered, ' We have no king but Ce- 
sar. 

16 ""Then delivered he him there- 
fore unto them to be crucified. And 
they took Jesus, and led him away. 

17 H "And he bearing his cross 
°went forth into a place called the 
place of a skull, which is called in the 
Hebrew Golgotha: 

18 Where they crucified him, and 
two others with him, on either side 
one, and Jesus in the midst. 

19 PAnd Pilate wrote a title, and 
put it on the cross. And the writing 
was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE 
KING OF THE JEWS. 

20 This title then read many of the 
Jews ; for the place where Jesus was 
crucified was nigh to the city : and it 
was written in Hebrew, and Greek, 
and Latin. 

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A. D. 33. 

Acta 3. 13. 



d Lev. 24. 16. 



5 Matt. 26. G-5 
cli. 5. 18. & 
10.33. 



f Is. 55. 7. 
Matt, 27. 12, 
14. 



g Luke 22. 53. 
ch. 7. 30. 



h Luke 23. 2. 
i Acts 17. 7. 



k Matt. 27. 62. 



m Matt. 27. 26, 
31. Mark 15. 
15. Luke 23. 
24. 

nMatt. 27. 31, 

33. Mark 15. 

21,22. Luke 

23. 26, 33. 
o Num. 15. 36. 

Heb. 13. 12. 



P Matt. 27. 37. 
Mark 15. 26. 
Luke 23. 38. 



The death of Jesus. 



ST. JOHN. 



His body is buried. 



A, D. 33. 



q Matt. 27. 35. 
Mark 15. 24. 
Luke 23. 34. 



B Oy, wrought. 



s Matt. 27. 55. 

Mark 15.40. 

Luke 23. 49. 
II Or, Clopas. 
t Luke 24. 18. 



u ch. 13. 23. & 
20. 2. & 21. 7, 
20. 24. 

sch. 2.4. 



y ch. 1. 11. & 
16. 32. 



b ch. 17. 4. 



c ver. 42. 
Mark 15. 42. 
d Deut. 21. 23. 



e 1 John 5. 



f Ex. 12. 46. 
Num. 9. 12. 
Ps. 34. 20. 



21 Then said the chief priests of the 
Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King 
of the Jews ; but that he said, I am 
King of the Jews. 

22 Pilate answered, What I have 
written I have written. 

23 U 'I Then the soldiers, when they 
had crucified Jesus, took his gar- 
ments, and made four parts, to every 
soldier a part ; and also his coat : now 
the coat was without seam, H woven 
from the top throughout. 

24 They said therefore among them- 
selves. Let us not rend it, but cast 
lots for it, whose it shall be : that the 
scripture might be fulfilled, which 
saith, '"They parted my raiment 
among them, and for my vesture 
they did cast lots. These things 
therefore the soldiers did. 

25 IF ^ Now there stood by the cross 
of Jesus his mother, and his mother's 
sister, Mary the wife of II ' Cleopas, 
and Mary Magdalene. 

26 Wlien Jesus therefore saw his 
mother, and "the disciple standing 
by, whom he loved, he saith unto his 
mother, "^ Woman, behold thy son ! 

27 Then saith he to the disciple, 
Behold thy mother! And from that 
hour that disciple took her >' unto his 
own home. 

28 *![ After this, Jesus knowing that 
all things were now. accomplished, 
^ that the scripture might be fulfilled, 
saith, I thirst. 

29 Now there was set a vessel full 
of vinegar : and ^ they filled a sponge 
with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, 
and put it to his mouth. 

30 When Jesus therefore had re- 
ceived the vinegar, he said, "^ It is 
finished : and he bowed his head, 
and gave up the ghost. 

31 The Jews therefore, *= because it 
was the preparation, '^ that the bodies 
should not remain upon the cross on 
the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day 
was a high day,) besought Pilate that 
their legs might be broken, and that 
they might be taken away. 

32 Then came the soldiers, and 
brake the legs of the first, and of the 
other which was crucified with him. 

33 But when they came to Jesus, 
and saw that he was dead already, 
they brake not his legs : 

34 But one of the soldiers with a 
spear pierced his side, and forth- 
with ^ came there out blood and 
water. 

35 And he that saw it bare record, 
and his record is true ; and he know- 
eth that he saith true, that ye might 
believe. 

36 For these things were done, ^that 

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the scripture should be fulfilled, A 
bone of him shall not be broken. 

37 And again another scripture 
saith, ^They shall look on him whom 
they pierced. 

38 IF ''And after this Joseph of Ari- 
mathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but 
secretly ' for fear of the Jews, besought 
Pilate that he might take away the 
body of Jesus : and Pilate gave him 
leave. He came therefore, and took 
the body of Jesus. 

39 And there came also ^Nicode- 
mus, (which at the first came to Jesus 
by night,) and brought a mixture of 
myrrh and aloes, about a hundred 
pounds weight. 

40 Then took they the body of Je- 
sus, and Wvound it in linen clothes 
with the spices, as the manner of the 
Jews is to bury. 

41 Now in the place where he was 
crucified there was a garden ; and in 
the garden a new sepulchre, wherein 
was never man yet laid. 

42 "There laid they Jesus there- 
fore ° because of the Jews' prepara- 
tion day ; for the sepulchre was nigh 
at hand. 

CHAPTER XX. 

Maj-y Magdalene cometh to the sepulchre andfindeth 
it empty. 3 Peter and John rim thither. 11 Jesus 
appeareth to Mary Magdalene; 19 and also at 
evening to the disciples. 24 The unbelief of Ttiomas. 
26 After eight days Jesus again appeareth to the 
disciples, and Thomas believeth. 30 The object for 
which John wrote his gospeL 

THE ^ first day of the week com- 
eth Mary Magdalene early, when 
it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, 
and seeth the stone taken away from 
the sepulchre. 

2 Then she runneth, and cometh to 
Simon Peter, and to the ''other dis- 
ciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith 
unto them, They have taken away 
the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we 
know not where they have laid him. 

3 ''Peter therefore went forth, and 
that other disciple, and came to the 
sepulchre. 

4 So they ran both together : and 
the other disciple did outrun Peter, 
and came first to the sepulchre. 

5 And he stooping down, and look- 
ing in, saw "^ the linen clothes lying ; 
yet went he not in. 

6 Then cometh Simon Peter follow- 
ing him, and went into the sepulchre, 
and seeth the linen clothes lie, 

7 And ^the napkin, that was about 
his head, not lying with the linen 
clothes, but wrapped together in a 
place by itself. 

8 Then went in also that other dis- 
ciple, which came first to the sepul- 
chre, and he saw, and believed. 



He appear eth to Mary. 



ST. JOHN. 



The unbelief of Thomas. 




ff Mark 



h Matt. 28. 9. 
Mark 16. 9. 



i Luke 24. 16, 
31. ch.21.4. 



k Pa. 22. 22. 

Matt. 28. 10. 

Rom. 8. 29. 

Heb. 2. 11. 
1 ch. 16. 23. 
m Eph. 1. 17. 
n Matt. 28. 10. 

Luke 24. 10. 



3 Mark 16. 14. 
Luke 24. 36. 
1 Cor. 15. 5. 



P ch. 16. 22. 



q Matt. 28. 18. 
ch. 17. 18, 19. 
2 Tim. 2. 2. 
Heb. 3. 1. 



r Matt. 16. 19. 
& 18. 18. 



8 ch. 11. 15. 



9 For as yet they knew not the 
•^ scripture, that he must rise again 
from the dead. 

10 Then the disciples went away 
agaiiKunto their own home. 

11 IF 5 But Mary stood without at 
the sepulchre weeping : and as she 
wept, she stooped down, and looked 
into the sepulchre, 

12 And seeth two angels in white 
sitting, the one at the head, and the 
other at the feet, where the body of 
Jesus had lain. 

13 And they say unto her, Woman, 
why weepest thou ? She saith unto 
them. Because they have taken away 
my Lord, and I know not where they 
have laid him. 

14 ''And when she had thus said, 
she turned herself back, and saw Je- 
sus standing, and 'knew not that it 
was Jesus. 

15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, 
why weepest thou ? whom seekest 
thou ? She, supposing him to be the 
gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou 
have borne him hence, tell me where 
thou hast laid him, and I will take 
him away. 

16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She 
turned herself, and saith unto him, 
Rabboni ; which is to say. Master. 

17 Jesus saith unto her. Touch me 
not ; for I am not yet ascended to 
my Father : but go to ^ my brethren, 
and say unto them, ' I ascend unto 
my Father, and your Father ; and to 
"" my God, and your God. 

18 ° Mary Magdalene came and told 
the disciples that she had seen the 
Lord, and that he had spoken these 
things unto her. 

19 IT ° Then the same day at even- 
ing, being the first day of the week, 
when the doors were shut; where the 
disciples were assembled for fear of 
the Jews, came Jesus and stood in 
the midst, and saith unto them. Peace 
be unto you. 

20 And when he had so said, he 
shewed unto them his hands and his 
side. P Then were the disciples glad, 
when they saw the Lord. 

21 Then said Jesus to them again, 
Peace be unto you : i as my Father 
hath sent me, even so send I you. 

22 And when he had said this, he 
breathed on them, and saith unto 
them. Receive ye the Holy Ghost : 

23 "■ Whosesoever sins ye remit, 
they are remitted unto them ; and 
whosesoever sins ye retain, they are 
retained. 

24 IT But Thomas, one of the twelve, 
' called Didymus, was not with them 
when Jesus came. 



25 The other disciples therefore said 
unto him, We have seen the Lord. 
But he said unto them. Except I 
shall see in his hands the print of 
the nails, and put my finger into 
the print of the nails, and thrust 
my hand into his side, I will not 
believe. 

26 IF And after eight days again his 
disciples were within, and Thomas 
with them : then came Jesus, the 
doors being shut, and stood in the 
midst, and said, Peace be unto you. 

27 Then saith he to Thomas^, Reach 
hither thy finger, and behold my 
hands; and 'reach hither thy hand, 
and thrust it into my side ; and be 
not faithless, but believing. 

28 And Thomas answered and said 
unto him, My Lord and my God. 

29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, 
because thou hast seen me, thou hast 
believed : " blessed are they that have 
not seen, and yet have believed. 

30 IF '^And many other signs truly 
did Jesus in the presence of his dis- 
ciples, which are not written in this 
book : 

31 ''But these are written, that ye 
might believe that Jesus is the Christ, 
the Son of God ; ^ and that believing 
ye might have life through his name. 

CHAPTER XXL 

Jesvs appeareth to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. 
6 The great draught of fishes. 15 He trieth Peter's 
love; 18 signifieth by what death he should die; 20 
ayid rebuketh his curiosity concerning John. 24 The 
conclmio7i. 

AFTER these things Jesus shewed 
himself again to the disciples at 
the sea of Tiberias ; and on this wise 
shewed he himself. 

2 There were together Simon Peter, 
and Thomas called Didymus, and 
^Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and 
^ the sons of Zebedee, and two other 
of his disciples. 

3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I 
go a fishing. They say unto him, 
We also go with thee. They went 
forth, and entered into a ship imme- 
diately ; and that night they caught 
nothing. 

4 But when the morning was now 
come, Jesus stood on the shore ; but 
the disciples '^knew not that it was 
Jesus. 

5 Then ** Jesus saith unto them, 
II Children, have ye any meat 1 They 
answ^ered him. No. 

6 And he said unto them, ® Cast the 
net on the right side of the ship, and 
ye shall find. They cast therefore, 
and now they were not able to draw 
it for the multitude of fishes. 

7 Therefore ^that disciple whom 

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Peter is questioned thrice. 



ST. JOHN. 



What death he is to die. 



A, D. 33. 



g Acts 10. 41. 



h See ch. 20. 
19, 26. 



i Acts 20. 28. 
Heb. 13. 20. 
1 Pet. 2. 25. 
&, 5. 2, 4. 



Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is I 
the Lord. Now when Simon Peter | 
heard that it was the Lord, he girt 
his fisher's coat unto him, for he 
was naked, and did cast himself into 
the sea. 

8 And the other disciples came in 
a little ship, (for they were not far 
from land, but as it were two hun- 
dred cubits,) dragging the net with 
fishes. 

9 As soon then as they were come 
to land, they saw a fire of coals there, 
and fish laid thereon, and bread. 

10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of 
the fish which ye have now caught. 

11 Simon Peter went up, and drew 
the net to land full of great fishes, 
a hundred and fifty and three : and 
for all there were so many, yet was 
not the net broken. 

12 Jesus saith unto them, ^ Come 
and dine. And none of the disciples 
durst ask him. Who art thou ? know- 
ing that it was the Lord. 

13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh 
bread, and giveth them, and fish like- 
wise. 

14 This is now ^ the third time that 
Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, 
after that he was risen from the dead. 

15 IT So when they had dined, Jesus 
saith to Simon Peter, Simon, so7i of Jo- 
nas, lovest thou me more than these 1 
He saith unto him. Yea, Lord ; thou 
knowest that I love thee. He saith 
unto him, Feed my lambs. 

16 He saith to him again the second 
time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou 
me 1 He saith unto him. Yea, Lord ; 
thou knowest that I love thee. ' He 
saith unto him. Feed my sheep. 

17 He saith unto him the third time, 
Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me ? 

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Peter was grieved because he said un- 
to him the third time, Lovest thou 
me? And he said unto him, Lord, 
^thou knowest all things ; thou know- 
est that I love thee. Jesus saith unto 
him, Feed my sheep. 

18 ' Verily, verily, I say unto thee, 
When thou wast young, thou gird- 
edst thyself, and walkedst whither 
thou wouldest : but when thou shalt 
be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy 
hands, and another shall gird thee, 
and carry thee whither thou wouldest 
not. 

19 This spake he, signifying ™by 
what death he should glorify God. 
And when he had spoken this, he 
saith unto him. Follow me. 

20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth 
the disciple ° whom Jesus loved follow- 
ing ; which also leaned on his breast 
at supper, and said. Lord, which is he 
that betrayeth thee ? 

21 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, 
Lord, and what shall this man do ? 

22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will 
that he tarry ° till I come, what is 
that to thee 1 follow thou me. 

23 Then went this saying abroad 
among the brethren, that that disci- 
ple should not die : yet Jesus said not 
unto him. He shall not die ; but, If I 
will that he tarry till I come, what is 
that to thee 1 

24 This is the disciple which testi- 
fieth of these things, and wrote these 
things : and p we know that his testi- 
mony is true. 

25 1 And there are also many other 
things which Jesus did, the which, if 
they should be written every one, ' I 
suppose that even the world itself 
could not contain the books that 
should be written. Amen. 



A. D. 33. 



k eh. 2. 24, 25. 
& 16. 30. 



1 ch. 13. 56. 
Acts 12. 3, 4. 



m 2 Pet 1. 14. 



n ch. 13. 23, 
25. & 20. 2. 



Matt. 16. 27, 
28. & 25. 31. 
1 Cor. 4. 5. & 
11. 26. Eev. 
2. 25. & 3. 11. 
& 22. 7, 20. 



p ch. 19. 35. 
3 John 12. 



q ch. 20. 30, 
r Am. 7. 10. 



A. D. 33. 



a Luke 1. 3. 



b Mark 16. 19. 

Luke 9.51. 

& 24. 51. 

ver. 9. 1 Tim. 

3. 16. 
c Matt. 28. 19. 

Mark 16. 15. 

John 20. 21. 

ch. 10. 41, 42. 
d Mark 16. 14. 

Luke 24. 36. 

John 20. 19, 

26. &21. 1, 

14. 1 Cor. 

15. 5. 

H Or, eating 
together with 
them. 

e Luke 24. 43, 
49. 

f Luke 24. 49. 

John 14. 16, 

26, 27. & 15. 

26. & 16. 7. 

ch. 2. 33. 
S Matt. 3. 11. 

ch. 11. 16. & 

19. 4. 
h Joel 3. 18. 

ch. 2. 4. k. 11. 

15. 

i JIatt. 24. 3. 
k Is. 1. 26. 

Dan. 7. 27. 

Am. 9. IL 

I Matt. 24. 36. 
Mark 13. 32. 
1 Thess. 5. 1. 

mch. 2. 1, 4. 

II Or, the pow- 
er of the Holy 
Ghostcoming 
upon you. 

n Luke 24. 49. 
Luke 24. 48. 

John 15. 27. 

ver. 22. ch. 

2. 32. 
p Luke 24. 51. 

John 6. 62. 
q ver. 2. 



r Malt. 28. 3. 

Mark 16. 5. 

Luke 24. 4. 

John 20. 12. 

ch. 10. 3, 30. 
s ch. 2. 7. & 13. 

31. 
t Dan. 7. 13. 

Matt. 24. 30. 

Mark 13. 26. 

Luke 21. 27. 

John 14. 3. 

1 Thess. 1. 
10. & 4. 16. 

2 Thess. 1. 
if. Rev. L7. 



THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES, 



CHAPTER I. 

Jesus is seen of his apostles forty days after his res- 
urrection. 4 His charge to them. 9 His ascension. 
10 Two angels foretell his second coming. 12 The 
disciples return from mount Olivet, and give them- 
selves to prayer. 15 Matthias is chosen an apostle 
in the place of Judas. 

THE former treatise have I made, 
^'Theophilus, of all that Jesus 
began both to do and teach, 

2 ^ Until the day in which he was 
taken up, after that he through the 
Holy Ghost " had given command- 
ments unto the apostles whom he 
had chosen : 

3 ^ To whom also he shewed him- 
self alive after his passion by many 
infallible proofs, being seen of them 
forty days, and speaking of the things 
pertaining to the kingdom of God : 

4 ^ And, II being assembled together 
with them, commanded them that they 
should not depart from Jerusalem, 
but wait for the promise of the Fa- 
ther, ^ which, saith he, ye have heard 
of me. 

5 ^For John truly baptized with 
water; "^but ye shall be baptized 
with the Holy Ghost not many days 
hence. 

6 When they therefore were come 
together, they asked of him, saying, 
' Lord, wilt thou at this time ^ restore 
again the kingdom to Israel 1 

7 And he said unto them, ^ It is not 
for you to know the times or the 
seasons, which the Father hath put 
in his own power. 

8 ™But ye shall receive ii power, "af- 
ter that the Holy Ghost is come upon 
you : and °ye shall be witnesses unto 
me both in Jerusalem, and in all Ju- 
dea, and in Samaria, and unto the ut- 
termost part of the earth. 

9 P And when he had spoken these 
things, while they beheld, '^he was 
taken up ; and a cloud received him 
out of their sight. 

10 And while they looked steadfastly 
toAvard heaven as he went up, behold, 
two men stood by them "" in white ap- 
parel ; 

11 Which also said, ^Ye men of 
Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into 
heaven 1 this same Jesus, which is 
taken up from you into heaven, * shall 
so come in like manner as ye have 
seen him go into heaven. 



12 " Then returned they unto .Teru- 
salem from the mount called Olivet, 
which is from Jerusalem a sabbath 
day's journey. 

13 And when they were come in, 
they went up "^into an upper room, 
where abode both ^ Peter, and James, 
and John, and Andrew, Phihp, and 
Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, 
James the son of Alpheus, and ^ Simon 
Zelotes, and ^ Judas the brother of 
James. 

14 '' These all continued with one 
accord in prayer and supplication, 
with " the women, and Mary the 
mother of Jesus, and with "^ his breth- 
ren. 

15 T And in those days Peter stood 
up in the midst of the disciples, 
and said, (the number ^ of names to- 
gether were about a hundred and 
twenty,) 

16 Men and brethren, this scripture 
must needs have been fulfilled, ^which 
the Holy Ghost by the mouth of Da- 
vid spake before concerning Judas, 
^ which was guide to them that took 
Jesus. 

17 For ^he was numbered with us, 
and had obtained part of ' this min- 
istry. 

18 '^ Now this man purchased a field 
with ^ the reward of iniquity ; and 
falling headlong, he burst asunder in 
the midst, and all his bowels gushed 
out. 

19 And it was known unto all the 
dwellers at Jerusalem ; insomuch as 
that field is called, in their proper 
tongue, Aceldama, that is to say. The 
field of blood. 

20 For it is written in the book of 
Psalms, ^ Let his habitation be deso- 
late, and let no man dwell therein : 
and, ° His H bishoprick let another take. 

21 Wherefore of these men which 
have companied with us all the time 
that the Lord Jesus went in and out 
among us, 

22 ° Beginning from the baptism of 
John, unto that same day that Phe 
was taken up from us, must one be 
ordained i to be a witness with us of 
his resurrection. 

23 And they appointed two, Joseph 
called '' Barsabas, who was surnamed 
Justus, and Matthias. 

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The day of Pentecost. 



THE ACTS. 



The sennon of Peter. 



A. D. 33. 



« 1 Sam. 16. 7. 

1 Chr. 28. 9. 

k. 29. 17. Jer. 

11. 20. & 17. 

10. ch. 15. 8. 

Rev. 2. 23. 
t ver. 17. 



a Lev. 23. 15. 

Dent. 16. 9. 

ch. 20. 16. 
b ch. 1. 14. 



c ch. 4. 31. 



dch.1.5. 

e Mark 16. 17, 
ch. 10. 46. & 
19. 6. 1 Cor. 
12. 10, 28, 30. 
& 13. 1. & 14. 
2,&c. 



t Gr. when 
this voice was 
made. 

H Or, troubled 
in mind. 



f ch. 1. 11, 



24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, 
Lord, 'which knowest the hearts of 
all men, shew whether of these two 
thou hast chosen, 

25 ' That he may take part of this 
ministry and apostleship, from which 
Judas by transgression fell, that he 
might go to his own place. 

26 And they gave forth their lots ; 
and the lot fell upon Matthias ; and 
he was numbered with the eleven 
apostles. 

CHAPTER II. 

The outpouring of the Spirit on the day of Pentecost, 
and the gift of tongues. 14 Peter's discourse. 37 
Three thousand repe^it and are baptized. 44 The 
disciples have all things common. 47 Converts are 
daily added to the church. 

AND when ^the day of Pentecost 
was fully come, ^they were all 
with one accord in one place. 

2 And suddenly there came a sound 
from heaven as of a rushing mighty 
wind, and "it filled all the house 
where they were sitting, 

3 And there appeared unto them 
cloven tongues like as of fire, and 
it sat upon each of them. 

4 And ^ they were all filled with 
the Holy Ghost, and began ^ to speak 
with other tongues, as the Spirit gave 
them utterance. 

5 And there were dwelling at Jeru- 
salem Jews, devout men, out of every 
nation under heaven. 

6 Now t when this was noised abroad, 
the multitude came together, and were 
II confounded, because that every man 
heard them speak in his own language, 

7 And they were all amazed and 
marvelled, saying one to another. Be- 
hold, are not all these which speak 
f Galileans ? 

8 And how hear we every man in 
our own tongue, wherein we were 
born ? 

9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elam- 
ites, and the dwellers in Mesopota- 
mia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia, 
in Pontus, and Asia, 

10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, 
and in the parts of Libya about Gy- 
rene, and strangers of Rome, Jews 
and proselytes, 

11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear 
them speak in our tongues the won- 
derful works of God, 

12 And they were all amazed, and 
were in doubt, saying one to another. 
What meaneth this ? 

13 Others mocking said. These men 
are full of new wine, 

14 IT But Peter, standing up with 
the eleven, lifted up his voice, and 
said unto them. Ye men of Judea, 
and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, 

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be this known unto you, and hearken 
to my words : 

15 For these are not drunken, as ye 
suppose, ^seeing it is but the third 
hour of the day. 

16 But this is that which was spo- 
ken hj the prophet Joel ; 

17 ^And it shall come to pass in the 
last days, saith God, T will pour out 
of my Spirit upon all flesh : and your 
sons and ^ your daughters shall proph- 
esy, and your young men shall see 
visions, and your old men shall dream 
dreams : 

18 And on my servants and on my 
handmaidens I will pour out in those 
days of my Spirit ; ' and they shall 
prophesy : 

19 ™And I will shew wonders in 
heaven above, and signs in the earth 
beneath ; blood, and fire, and vapour 
of smoke : 

20 "The sun shall be turned into 
darkness, and the moon into blood, 
before that great and notable day of 
the Lord come : 

21 And it shall come to pass, that 
° whosoever shall call on the name of 
the Lord shall be saved. 

22 Ye men of Israel, hear these 
words ; Jesus of Nazareth, a man ap- 
proved of God among you Pby mir- 
acles and wonders and signs, which 
God did by him in the midst of you, 
as ye yourselves also know : 

23 Him, 1 being delivered by the 
determinate counsel and foreknowl- 
edge of God, ^ye have taken, and 
by wicked hands have crucified and 
slain : 

24 ' Whom God hath raised up, hav- 
ing loosed the pains of death : because 
it was not possible that he should be 
holden of it. 

25 For David speaketh concerning 
him, 'I foresaw the Lord alwa3'^s be- 
fore my face ; for he is on my right 
hand, that I should not be moved : 

26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, 
and my tongue was glad ; moreover 
also my flesh shall rest in hope : 

27 Because thou wilt not leave my 
soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer 
thine Holy One to see corruption. 

28 Thou hast made known to me 
the ways of life ; thou shalt make me 
full of joy with thy countenance. 

29 Men and brethren, n let me free- 
ly speak unto you " of the patriarch 
David, that he is both dead and buried, 
and his sepulchre is with us unto this 
day. 

30 Therefore being a prophet, ^and 
knowing that God had sworn with 
an oath to him, that of the fruit of 
his loins, according to the flesh, he 



Many are converted. 



THE ACTS. 



A lame man healed. 



A. D. 33. 



7 Ps. 16. 10. 
ch. 13. 35. 



z ver. 24. 
a ch. 1. 8. 

b ch. 5. 31. 

Phil. 2. 9. 

Heb. 10. 12. 
c John 14. 26. 

& 15. 26. & 

16. 7, 13. ch. 

1. 4. 
d ch. 10. 45. 

Eph. 4. 8. 

e Ps. 110. 1. 
Matt. 22. 44. 
1 Cor. 15. 25. 
Eph. 1. 20. 
Heb. 1. 13. 



f cL 5. 31. 



% Zech. 12. 10. 
Luke 3. 10. 
ch. 9. 6. ii 16. 
30. 



Ii Luke. 24. 47. 
ch. 3. 19. 



i Joel 2. 28. 
ch. 3. 25. 

k ch. 10. 45. & 
U. 15, 18. & 
14. 27. & 15. 
3, 8, 14. Eph. 
2. 13, 17. 



1 ver. 46. ch. 
1. 14. Rom. 
12. 12. Eph. 
6.18. Col. 4. 
2. Heb. 10. 
25. 



m Mark IG. 17. 
ch. 4. 33. &. 5. 
12. 

n ell. 4. 32, 34. 



o Is. 58. 7. 

P ch. 1. 14. 
q Luke 21. 53. 

ch 5. 42. 
II Or, at home. 
T ch. 20. 7. 



s Luke 2. 52. 

ch. 4. 33. 

Rom. 14. 18. 
t ch. 5. 14. & 

11. 24. 



would raise up Christ to sit on his 
throne ; 

31 He, seeing this before, spake of 
the resurrection of Christ, ^ that his 
soul was not left in hell, neither his 
flesh did see corruption. 

32 "" This Jesus hath God raised up, 
* whereof we all are witnesses. 

33 Therefore ''being by the right 
hand of God exalted, and '^ having 
received of the Father the promise of 
the Holy Ghost, he ''hath shed forth 
this, which ye now see and hear. 

34 For David is not ascended into 
the heavens : but he saith himself, 
® The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit 
thou on my right hand, 

35 Until I make thy foes thy foot- 
stool. 

36 Therefore let all the house of Is- 
rael know assuredly, that God ^ hath 
made that same Jesus, whom ye have 
crucified, both Lord and Christ. 

37 IT Now when they heard this^ 
^they were pricked in their heart, 
and said unto Peter and to the rest 
of the apostles, Men and brethren, 
what shall we do ? 

38 Then Peter said unto them, ''Re- 
pent, and be baptized every one of 
you in the name of Jesus Christ for 
the remission of sins, and ye shall re- 
ceive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 

39 For the promise is unto you, and 
'to your children, and '^to all that are 
afar off, even as many as the Lord our 
God shall call. 

40 And with many other words did 
he testify and exhort, saying, Save 
yourselves from this untoward gen- 
eration. 

41 Ti Then they that gladly received 
his word were baptized : and the same 
day there were added unto them about 
three thousand souls. 

42 'And they continued steadfastly 
in the apostles' doctrine and fellovsr- 
ship, and in breaking of bread, and in 
prayers. 

43 And fear came upon every soul : 
and ""many wonders and signs were 
done by the apostles. 

44 And all that believed were togeth- 
er, and » had all things common ; 

45 And sold their possessions and 
goods, and ° parted them to ail men, 
as every man had need. 

46 PAnd they, continuing daily with 
one accord ''in the temple, and '"break- 
ing bread II from iiouse to iiouse, did 
eat their meat with gladness and sin- 
gleness of heart, 

47 Praising God, and ^having fa- 
vour with all the people. And ' the 
Lord added to the church daily such 
as should be saved. 



CHAPTER HL 

Peter and John go up to the temple. 2 A lame man 
healed. 12 Peter'a discourse in Soloinon's porch. 19 
He exhorteth to repentance and faith in Christ. 

NOW Peter and .Tohn went up 
together *into the temple at 
the hour of prayer, ^ being the ninth 
hour. 

2 And " a certain man lame from 
his mother's womb was carried, whom 
they laid daily at the gate of the 
temple which is called Beautiful, '" to 
ask alms of them that entered into 
the temple ; 

3 Who, seeing Peter and John about 
to go into the temple, asked an alms. 

4 And Peter, fastening his eyes up- 
on him with John, said. Look on us. 

5 And he gave heed unto them, 
expecting to receive something of 
them. 

6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold 
have I none ; but such as I have give 
I thee : ^ In the name of Jesus Christ 
of Nazareth rise up and walk. 

7 And he took him by the right 
hand, and lifted him up : and imme- 
diately his feet and ankle bones re- 
ceived strength. 

8 And he '^ leaping up stood, and 
walked, and entered with them into 
the temple, walking, and leaping, and 
praising God. 

9 ^ And all the people saw him walk- 
ing and praising God : 

10 And they knew that it was he 
which ''sat for alms at the Beautiful 
gate of the temple : and they were 
tilled with wonder and amazement 
at that which had happened unto 
him. 

11 And as the lame man which was 
healed held Peter and John, all the 
people ran together unto them in the 
porch ' that is called Solomon's, great- 
ly wondering. 

12 H And when Peter saw it, he 
answered unto the people. Ye men 
of Israel, why marvel ye at this 1 
or why look ye so earnestly on us, 
as though by our own power or 
holiness we had made this man to 
walk 1 

13 i' The God of Abraham, and of 
Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our 
fathers, ' hath glorified his Son Je- 
sus ; whom ye "> delivered up, and 
"denied him in the presence of Pi- 
late, when he was determined to let 
him go. 

14 But ye denied "the Holy One 
Pand the Just, and desired a murderer 
to be granted unto you ; 

15 And killed the n Prince of life, 
iwhom God hath raised from the 
dead; '"Avhereof we are witnesses. 

959 



Peter urgeth repentance. 



THE ACTS. 



Peter before the rulers. 



A. D. 33. 




t Luke 23. 34. 

John 16. 3. 

cli. 13. 27. 

1 Cor. 2. 8. 

1 Tim. 1. 13. 
u Luke 24. 44. 

cli. 26. 22. 
rPs.22. Is. 

50. 6. & 53. 5, 

&.C. Dan. 9. 

26. 1 Pet. L 

10, 11. 
7 ch. 2. 38. 



z ch. 1. 11. 
a Matt. 17. 11. 
b Luke 1. 70. 



c Deut. 18. 15, 
18, 19. ch. 7. 
37. 



d ch. 2. 39. 
Rom. 9. 4, 8. 
& 15. 8. Gal. 
3.26. 

e Gen. 12. 3. & 

18. 18. & 22. 

18. & 26. 4. & 

28.14. Gal. 

3.8. 
f Matt. 10. 6. 

& 15. 24. 

Luke 24. 47. 

ch. 13. 32, 33, 

46. 

g ver. 22. 
h Matt. 1. 21. 



1! Or, ruler, 
Luke 22. 4. 
ch. 5. 24. 



a Matt 22. 23. 
Acts 23. 8. 



16 ' And his name, through faith in 
his name, hath made this man strong, 
whom ye see and know : 3'^ea, the 
faith which is by him hath given 
him this perfect soundness in the 
presence of you all. 

17 And now, brethren, I wot that 
^ through ignorance ye did it, as did 
also your rulers. 

18 But "^ those things, which God 
before had shewed ^ by the mouth of 
all his prophets, that Christ should 
suffer, he hath so fulfilled. 

19 *[[ y Repent ye therefore, and be 
converted, that your sins may be blot- 
ted out, when the times of refreshing 
shall come from the presence of the 
Lord ; 

20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, 
wiiich before was preached unto 
you : 

21 ^ Whom the heaven must receive 
until the times of ^ restitution of all 
things, ^^ which God hath spoken by 
the mouth of all his holy prophets 
since the world began. 

22 For Moses truly said unto the 
fathers, •= A Prophet shall the Lord 
your God raise up unto 3^ou of your 
brethren, like unto me ; him shall ye 
hear in all things whatsoever he shall 
say unto you. 

23 And it shall come to pass, that 
every soul, which will not hear that 
Prophet, shall be destroyed from 
among the people. 

24 Yea, and all the prophets from 
Samuel and those that follow after, 
as many as have spoken, have like- 
wise foretold of these days. 

25 "^Ye are the children of the 
prophets, and of the covenant which 
God made with our fathers, saying 
unto Abraham, ^ And in thy seed 
shall all the kindreds of the earth be 
blessed. 

26 ^ Unto you first, God having raised 
up his Son Jesus ^sent him to bless 
you, ^in turning away every one of 
you from his iniquities. 

CHAPTER IV. 

Peter cmd John imprisoned. 4 Fire thousand believe. 
5 Peter and John brought before the council. 8 Pe- 
ter's defence. 13 The rulers command them not to 
teach in the name of Jesus. 23 Tfiey return to thtir 
own C07npany. who lift up their voice in prayer. 31 
They are all filled with the Holy Ghost. 34 Barna- 
bas and others sell their possessions. 

AND as they spake unto the peo- 
ple, the priests, and the II captain 
of the temple, and the Sadducees, 
came upon them, 

2 ^ Being grieved that they taught 
the people, and preached through Je- 
sus the resurrection from the dead. 

3 And they laid hands on them, and 

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put them in hold unto the next day : 
for it was now eventide, 

4 Howbeit many of them which 
heard the word believed ; and the 
number of the men was about five 
thousand. 

5 IF And it came to pass on the mor- 
row, that their rulers, and elders, and 
scribes, 

6 And ''Annas the high priest, and 
Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, 
and as many as were of the kindred 
of the high priest, were gathered to- 
gether at Jerusalem. 

7 And when they had set them in 
the midst, they asked, " By what 
power, or by what name, have ye 
done this ? 

8 ■^ Then Peter, filled with the Holy 
Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of 
the people, and elders of Israel, 

9 If we this day be examined of 
the good deed done to the impotent 
man, by what means he is made 
whole ; 

10 Be it known unto you all, and 
to all the people of Israel, ^ that by 
the name of Jesus Christ of Naza- 
reth, whom ye crucified, ^ whom God 
raised from the dead, even by him 
doth this man stand here before you 
whole. 

11 » This is the stone which was set 
at nought of you builders, which is 
become the head of the corner. 

12 ^Neither is there salvation in 
any other : for there is none other 
name under heaven given among men, 
whereby we must be saved. 

13 ^ Now when they saw the bold- 
ness of Peter and John, ' and per- 
ceived that they were unlearned and 
ignorant men, thej^ marvelled ; and 
they took knowledge of them, that 
they had been with Jesus. 

14 And beholding the man which 
was healed ''standing with them, 
they could say nothing against it. 

15 But when they had commanded 
them to go aside out of the council, 
they conferred among themselves, 

16 Saying, ' What shall we do to 
these men ? for that indeed a nota- 
ble miracle hath been done by them 
is '"manifest to all them that dwell 
in Jerusalem ; and we cannot deny 
it. 

17 But that it spread no further 
among the people, let us straitly 
threaten them, that they speak hence- 
forth to no man in this name. 

18 "And they called them, and com- 
manded them not to speak at all nor 
teach in the name of Jesus. 

19 But Peter and John answered 
and said unto them, ° Whether it be 



The prayer of the church. 



THE ACTS. 



Ananias and Sapphira. 



A. D. 33. 



p ch. 1. 8. & 2. 

32. 
q ch. 22. 15. 

IJohn 1.1,3. 



r Matt. 21. 2' 
Luke 20. 6. 
19. & 22. 2'. 
ch. 5. 26. 

» ch. 3. 7, 8. 



u 2 Kings 19. 
15. 



y Matt. 2S. 3. 

Luke 22. 2. & 

23. 1, 8. 
z Luke 1. 35. 
a Luke 4. 18. 

John 10. 3G. 

b ch. 2. 23. k. 



c ver. 13, 31. 

ch. 9. 27. & 

13. 46. & 14. 

3. & 19. 8. & 

26. 26. & 28. 

31. Eph. 6. 

19. 
d ch. 2. 43. k. 

5. 12. 

e ch. 3. 6, 16. 
i ver. 27. 
g ch. 2. 2, 4. & 

16. 26. 



i ch. 5. 12. 
I Rom. 15. 5, 6. 

2 Cor. 13. 11. 

Phil. 1. 27. & 

2. 2. 1 Pet. 3. 

8. 

k ch. 2. 44. 
I ch. 1. 8. 
in ch. 1. 22. 
n ch. 2. 47. 



right in the sight of God to hearken 
unto you more than unto God, judge 

ye. 

20 P For we cannot but speak the 
things which ^we have seen and 
heard. 

21 So when they had further threat- 
ened them, they let them go, finding 
nothing how they might punish them, 
•■ because of the people : for all men 
glorified God for nhat which was 
done. 

22 For the man was above forty 
years old, on Avhom this miracle of 
healing was shewed. 

23 H And being let go, ' they went to 
their own company, and reported all 
that the chief priests and elders had 
said unto them. 

24 And when they heard that, they 
lifted up their voice to God with one 
accord, and said, Lord, " thou art 
God, which hast made heaven, and 
earth, and the sea, and all that in 
them is ; 

25 Who by the mouth of thy serv- 
ant David hast said, ^ Why did the 
heathen rage, and the people imagine 
vain things 1 

26 The kings of the earth stood up, 
and the rulers were gathered togeth- 
er against the Lord, and against his 
Christ. 

27 For y of a truth against "^ thy holy 
child Jesus, ^whom thou hast anoint- 
ed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, 
with the Gentiles, and the people of 
Israel, were gathered together, 

28 ^ For to do whatsoever thy hand 
and thy counsel determined before to 
be done. 

29 And now. Lord, behold their 
threatenings : and grant unto thy 
servants, " that with all boldness they 
may speak thy word, 

30 By stretching forth thine hand to 
heal ; '^ and that signs and wonders 
may be done ®by the name of ^thy 
holy child Jesus. 

31 II And when they had prayed, 
^the place was shaken where they 
were assembled together ; and they 
were all filled with the Holy Ghost, 
^and they spake the word of God 
with boldness. 

32 And the multitude of them that 
believed ' were of one heart and of one 
soul : ^ neither said any of them that 
aught of the things which he possess- 
ed was his own ; but they had all 
things common. 

33 And with ^ great power gave the 
apostles " witness of the resurrection 
of the Lord Jesus : and "great grace 
was upon them all. 

34 Neither was there any among 



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them that lacked: "for as many as 
were posses.sors of lands or houses 
sold them, and brought the prices of 
the things that were sold, 

35 P And laid them down at the apos- 
tles' feet: ^and distribution was made 
unto every man according as he had 
need. 

36 And Joses, who by the apostles 
was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, 
being interpreted. The son of conso- 
lation,) a Levite, and of the country 
of Cyprus, 

37 "^ Having land, sold tV, and brought 
the money, and laid it at the apostles' 
feet. 

CHAPTER V. 

The death of Ananias and Sapphira. 12 Signs avd 
■wonders vjrovght by the apostles. 17 They are im- 
prisoned ; 19 but arc delivered by an angel, nnd 
teach in the temple. 29 Their defence before the 
council. 33 Gamaliel's advice. 40 The apostles are 
beaten and dismissed. 41 They rejoice that they are 
counted worthy to suffer shame for Christ. 

BUT a certain man named Ananias, 
with Sapphira his wife, sold a pos- 
session, 

2 And kept back part of the price, 
his wife also being privy to it, ^and 
brought a certain part, and laid it at 
the apostles' feet. 

3 ''But Peter said, Ananias, why 
hath ''■ Satan filled thine heart II to lie 
to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back 
part of the price of the land 1 

4 While it remained, was it not 
thine own ? and after it was sold, was 
it not in thine own power'? why hast 
thou conceived this thing in thine 
heart 1 thou hast not lied unto men, 
but unto God. 

5 And Ananias hearing these words 
"^fell down, and gave up the ghost: 
and great fear came on all them that 
heard these things. 

6 And the young men arose, ^ wound 
him up, and carried him out, and 
buried him. 

7 And it was about the space of 
three hours after, when his wife, not 
knowing what was done, came in. 

8 And Peter answered unto her, Tell 
me Avhether ye sold the land for so 
much 1 And she said, Yea, for so 
much. 

9 Then Peter said unto her. How is 
it that ye have agreed together '^to 
tempt the Spirit t)f the Lord? behold, 
the feet of them which have buried 
thy husband are at the door, and shall 
carry thee out. 

10 ^ Then fell she down straight- 
way at his feet, and yielded up the 
ghost : and the young men came 
in, and found her dead, and, carry- 
ing her forth, buried her by her hus- 
band. 

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The apostles imprisoned. 



THE ACTS. 



The advice of Gamaliel. 



A. D. 33. 



h ver. 5. ch. 

2. 43. & 19. 

17. 
i ch. 2. 43. & 

14. 3. & 19. 

11. Rom. 15. 
fl). 2 Cor. 

12. 12. Heb. 
2.4. 

k ch. 3. 11. & 

4. 32. 
1 John 9. 22. 

& 12. 42. & 

19. 38. 
m ch. 2. 47. &, 

4.21. 



II Or, in every 

street. 
n Matt. 9. 21. 

& 14. 36. ch. 

19. 12. 



Mark 16. 17, 
18. John 14. 
12. 



I! Or, envy. 
q Luke 21. 12. 



r ch. 12. 7. k. 
16. 20. 



s John 6. 68. & 
17.3. IJohn 
5. 11. 



u Lnke 22. 4. 
ch. 4. 1. 



11 ''And great fear came upon all 
the church, and upon as many as 
heard these things. 

12 IT And 'by the hands of the apos- 
tles were many signs and wonders 
wrought among the people ; C^ and 
they were all with one accord in Sol- 
omon's porch. 

13 And ' of the rest durst no man 
join himself to them: '"but the peo- 
ple magnified them. 

14 And believers were the more add- 
ed to the Lord, multitudes both of men 
and women ;) 

15 Insomuch that they brought forth 
the sick H into the streets, and laid 
them on beds and couches, "that at 
the least the shadow of Peter pass- 
ing by might overshadow some of 
them. 

16 There came also a multitude out 
of the cities round about unto Jeru- 
salem, bringing °sick folks, and them 
which were vexed with unclean spir- 
its : and they were healed every 
one. 

17 IT PThen the high priest rose up, 
and all they that were with him, 
(which is the sect of the Sadducees,) 
and were filled with II indignation, 

18 'I And laid their hands on the 
apostles, and put them in the com- 
mon prison. 

19 But 'the angel of the Lord by 
night opened the prison doors, and 
brought them forth, and said, 

20 Go, stand and speak in the tem- 
ple to the people ^ all the words of 
this life. 

21 And when they heard that, they 
entered into the temple early in the 
morning, and taught. ' But the high 
priest came, and they that were with 
him, and called the council together, 
and all the senate of the children of 
Israel, and sent to the prison to have 
them brought. 

22 But when the officers came, and 
found them not in the prison, they 
returned, and told, 

23 Saying, The prison truly found 
we shut with all safety, and the keep- 
ers standing without before the doors : 
but when we had opened, we found 
no man within. 

24 Now when the high priest and 
" the captain of the. temple and the 
chief priests heard these things, they 
doubted of them whereunto this would 
groAV. 

25 Then came one and told them, 
saying, Behold, the men whom ye put 
in prison are standing in the temple, 
and teaching the people. 

26 Then went the captain with the 
officers, and brought them without 

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violence : ^for they feared the people, 
lest they should have been stoned. 

27 And when they had brought 
them, they set them before the coun- 
cil : and the high priest asked them, 

28 Saying, ^Did not we straitly 
command you that ye should not 
teach in this name 1 and, behold, ye 
have filled Jerusalem with your doc- 
trine, ^ and intend to bring this man's 
^ blood upon us. 

29 'if Then Peter and the other apos- 
tles answered and said, ^ We ought to 
obey God rather than men. 

30 " The God of our fathers raised 
up Jesus, whom ye slew and '^hanged 
on a tree. 

31 ^ Him hath God exalted with his 
right hand to be ^a Prince and ^a 
Saviour, ''for to give repentance to 
Israel, and forgiveness of sins. 

32 And ' we are his witnesses of 
these things ; and so is also the Holy 
Ghost, ''whom God hath given to 
them that obey him. 

33 1[ ' When" they heard that, they 
were cut to the heart, and took coun- 
sel to slay them. 

34 Then stood there up one in the 
council, a Pharisee, named '" Gama- 
liel, a doctor of the law, had in repu- 
tation among all the people, and com- 
manded to put the apostles forth a lit- 
tle space; 

35 And said unto them. Ye men 
of Israel, take heed to yourselves 
what ye intend to do as touching 
these men. 

36 For before these days rose up 
Theudas, boasting himself to be some- 
body ; to whom a number of men, 
about four hundred, joined them- 
selves : who was slain ; and all, as 
many as H obeyed him, were scattered, 
and brought to nought. 

37 After this man rose up Judas of 
Galilee in the days of the taxing, 
and drew away much people after 
him : he also perished ; and all, even 
as many as obeyed him, were dis- 
persed. 

38 And now I say unto you. Re- 
frain from these men, and let them 
alone: "for if this counsel or this 
work be of men, it will come to 
nought : 

39 ° But if it be of God, ye cannot 
overthrow it -, lest haply ye be found 
even p to fight against God. 

40 And to him they agreed : and 
when they had 'J called the apostles, 
'"and beaten them, they commanded 
that they should not speak in the 
name of Jesus, and let them go. 

41 IF And they departed from the 
presence of the council, 'rejoicing 



Seven deacons ordained. 



THE ACTS. 



Stephen falsely accused. 



A. B. 33. 



t ch. 2. 46. 
u ch. 4. 20, 29. 



ach.2.41.&4. 
4. & 5. 14. & 
ver. 7. 


b ch. 9. 29. &, 
11. 20. 


c ch. 4. 35. 


d Ex. 18. 17. 


e Deut. 1. 13. 
ch. 1. 21. & 
16,2. ITim. 
3.7. 


f ch. 2. 42. 



hch. 8.5, 26. 
& 21. 8. 



^ ch. 1. 24. 

1 ch. 8. 17. & 9. 
17. & 13. 3. 

1 Tim. 4. 14. 
& 5. 22. 

2 Tim. 1. G. 
mch. 12.24. 

ot 19. 20. 
Col. 1. 6. 
n John 12. 42. 



o Luke 21. 15. 

ch. 5. 39. 

See Ex. 4. 

12. Is. 54. 

17. 
P 1 King's 21. 

10, 13. Matt. 

26. 59, 60. 



that they were counted worthy to 
suffer shame for his name. 

42 And daily ' in the temple, and 
in every house, " they ceased not to 
teach and preach Jesus Christ. 

CHAPTER VI. 

For the care of the poor, seven deacons are chosen. 7 
The number of disciples grently multiplied. 8 Ste- 
phen viorketh miracles ; ] I is falsely accused of blas- 
.phony; 12 and brought before the council. 

AND in those days, *when the 
number of the disciples was 
multiplied, there arose a murmur- 
ing of the ^ Grecians against the He- 
brews, because their widows were 
neglected " in the daily ministration. 

2 Then the twelve called the mul- 
titude of the disciples unto them, 
and said, '^ It is not reason that we 
should leave the word of God, and 
serve tables. 

3 Wherefore, brethren, ^ look ye out 
among you seven men of honest re- 
port, full of the Holy Ghost and wis- 
dom, whom we may appoint over this 
business. 

4 But we '"will give ourselves con- 
tinually to prayer, and to the minis- 
try of the word. 

5 IF And the saying pleased the 
whole multitude : and they chose 
Stephen, ^a man full of faith and of 
the Holy Ghost, and ^ Philip, and 
Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, 
and Parmenas, and ' Nicolas a prose- 
lyte of Antioch ; 

6 Whom they set before the apos- 
tles : and ^ when they had prayed, 
■ they laid their hands on them, 

7 And "" the word of God increased ; 
and the number of the disciples mul- 
tiplied in Jerusalem greatly ; and a 
great company "of the priests were 
obedient to the faith. 

8 IT And Stephen, full of faith and 
power, did great wonders and mira- 
cles among the people. 

9 Then there arose certain of the 
synagogue, which is called the syna- 
gogue of the Libertines, and Cyreni- 
ans, and Alexandrians, and of them 
of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with 
Stephen. 

10 And °they were not able to re- 
sist the wisdom and the spirit by 
which he spake, 

IIP Then they suborned men, which 
said. We have heard him speak blas- 
phemous words against Moses, and 
against God, 

12 And they stirred up the people, 
and the elders, and the scribes, and 
came upon him, and caught him, and 
brought him to the council, 

13 And set up false witnesses, which 



said, This man ceaseth not to speak 
blasphemous words against this holy 
place, and the law : 

14 1 For we have heard him say, 
that this Jesus of Nazareth shall "■ de- 
stroy this place, and shall change the 
H customs which Moses delivered us, 

15 And all that sat in the council, 
looking steadfastly on him, saw his 
face as it had been the face of an 
angel, 

CHAPTER VII, 

Stephen'' s defence. 51 He accuseth the Jews of slaying 
the prophets and the Just One ; b\at which they are 
enraged. 55 His vision of the Son of man. 57 He 
is stoned to death. 

THEN said the high priest, Are 
these things so ? 

2 And he said, ^ Men, brethren, and 
fathers, hearken ; The God of glory 
appeared unto our father Abraham, 
when he was in Mesopotamia, before 
he dwelt in Charran, 

3 And said unto him, ^ Get thee out 
of thy country, and from thy kindred, 
and come into the land which I shall 
shew thee. 

4 Then " came he out of the land of 
the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charran : 
and from thence, when his father was 
dead, he removed him into this land, 
wherein ye now dwell, 

5 And he gave him none inherit- 
ance in it, no, not so much as to set 
his foot on : "^ yet he promised that he 
would give it to him for a possession, 
and to his seed after him, when as 
yet he had no child, 

6 And God spake on this wise, 
^ That his seed should sojourn in a 
strange land ; and that they should 
bring them into bondage, and en- 
treat them evil ^ four hundred years. 

7 And the nation to whom they 
shall be in bondage will I judge, 
said God : and after that shall they 
come forth, and s serve me in this 
place. 

8 ''And he gave him the covenant 
of circumcision : ' and so Abraham 
begat Isaac, and circumcised him 
the eighth day ; ^ and Isaac begat 
Jacob ; and ' Jacob begat the twelve 
patriarchs, 

9 " And the patriarchs, moved with 
envy, sold Joseph into Egypt : ° but 
God was with him, 

10 And delivered him out of all his 
afflictions, ° and gave him favour and 
wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king 
of Egypt; and he made him governor 
over Egypt and all his house. 

11 pNow there came a dearth over 
all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and 
great affliction : and our fathers found 
no sustenance. 

963 



Stephen's defence. 



THE ACTS. 



Stephen's defence. 



A. D. 33. 



« Gen. 45. 9, 

27. 
t Gen. 46. 27. 

Deut. 10. 22. 

u Gen. 46. 5. 
w Gen. 49. 33. 

Ex. 1. 6. 
X Ex. 13. 19. 

Josh. 24. 32. 
y Gen. 23. 16. 

& 33. 19. 



z Gen. 15. 13. 
ver. 6. 

a Ex. 1. 7, 8, 9. 
Ps. 105. 24, 
25. 



c Ex. 2. 2. 
d Heb. 11. 23. 
!l Or, fair to 
God. 



e Ex. 2. a-lO. 



f Luke 24. 19. 
&Ex. 2. 11, 12. 



h Ex. 2. 13. 



i See Luke 12. 
14. ch. 4.7. 



k Ex. 2. 15, 
22. & 4. 20. & 
18. 3, 4. 

lEx.3.2. 



12 "J But when Jacob heard that 
there was corn in Egypt, he sent 
out our fathers first. 

13 ""And at the second time Joseph 
was made known to his brethren ; and 
Joseph's kindred was made known un- 
to Pharaoh. 

14 ^Then sent Joseph, and called 
his father Jacob to him, and ' all his 
kindred, threescore and fifteen souls. 

15 " So Jacob went dov/n into Egypt, 
"' and died, he, and our fathers, 

16 And ^were carried over into Sy- 
chem, and laid in ^the sepulchre that 
Abraham bought for a sum of money 
of the sons of Emmor, the father of 
Sychem. 

17 But when ^ the time of the prom- 
ise drew nigh, which God had sworn 
to Abraham, ""the people grew and 
multiplied in Egypt, 

18 Till another king arose, which 
knew not Joseph. 

19 The same dealt subtilely with 
our kindred, and evil entreated our 
fathers, ^ so that they cast out their 
young children, to the end they 
might not live. 

20 ''In which time Moses was born, 
and ^ was H exceeding fair, and nour- 
ished up in his father's house three 
months : 

21 And ^ when he was cast out, Pha- 
raoh's daughter took him up, and nour- 
ished him for her own son. 

22 And Moses was learned in all the 
wisdom of the Egyptians, and was 
^mighty in words and in deeds. 

23 ^And Avhen he Avas full forty 
years old, it came into his heart to 
visit his brethren the children of Is- 
rael. 

24 And seeing one of them suffer 
wrong, he defended him, and avenged 
him that was oppressed, and smote 
the Egyptian : 

25 For he supposed his brethren 
M^ould have understood how that God 
by his hand would deliver them ; but 
they understood not. 

26 ^And the next day he shewed 
himself unto them as they strove, 
and would have set them at one 
again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; 
why do ye wrong one to another ? 

27 But he that did his neighbour 
wrong thrust him away, saying, 
'Who made thee a ruler and a judge 
over us ? 

28 Wilt thou kill me, as thou didst 
the Egyptian yesterday ? 

29 ^ Then fled Moses at this saying, 
and was a stranger in the land of 
Midian, where he begat two sons. 

30 ^ And when forty years were ex- 
pired, there appeared to him in the 



wilderness of mount Sinai an angel 
of the Lord in a flame of fire in a 
bush. 

31 When Moses saw it, he wonder- 
ed at the sight : and as he drew near 
to behold it, the voice of the Lord 
came unto him, 

32 Saying, ""l am the God of thy 
fathers, the God of Abraham, and 
the God of Isaac, and the God of 
Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and 
durst not behold. 

33 ''Then said the Lord to him. 
Put off thy shoes from thy feet : 
for the place where thou standest is 
holy ground. 

34 ° I have seen, I have seen the 
afRiction of my people vt'hich is in 
Egypt, and I have heard their groan- 
ing, and am come down to deliver 
them. And now come, I will send 
thee into Egypt. 

35 This Moses whom they refused, 
saying. Who made thee a ruler and 
a judge? the same did God send to 
be a ruler and a deliverer Pby the 
hand of the angel which appeared 
to him in the bush. 

36 iHe brought them out, after 
that he had "■ shewed wonders and 
signs in the land of Egypt, 'and in 
the Red sea, * and in the wilderness 
forty years. 

37 IT This is that Moses, which said 
unto the children of Israel, "A Proph- 
et shall the Lord your God raise up 
unto you of your brethren, Ulike unto 
me ; ^ him shall ye hear. 

38 yThis is he, that was in the 
church in the wilderness with ==the 
angel which spake to him in the 
mount Sinai, and with our fathers : 
^who received the lively ^ oracles to 
give unto us : 

39 To whom our fathers would not 
obey, but thrust him from them, and 
in their hearts turned back again into 
Egypt, 

40 '^ Saying unto Aaron, Make us 
gods to go before us : for as for this 
Moses, which brought us out of the 
land of Egypt, v/e wot not what is 
become of him. 

41 "^And they made a calf in those 
days, and offered sacrifice unto the 
idol, and rejoiced in the w^orks of 
their own hands. 

42 Then ^ God turned, and gave 
them up to worship ^the host of 
heaven ; as it is written in the book 
of the prophets, ^ O ye house of Is- 
rael, have ye offered to me slain 
beasts and sacrifices by the space of 
forty years in the wilderness ? 

43 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle 
of Moloch, and the star of your god 



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The death of Stephen, 



THE ACTS. 



The preaching of Philip. 



A. D. 33. 



h Ex. 25. 40. 

& 26. 30. 

Heb. 8. .5. 
i Josh. 3. 14. 
II Or, having 

received. 
II That is, 

Joshua. 

k Neh. 9. 24. 
Ps. 44. 2. fc 
78. 55. ch. 
13. 19. 

1 1 Sam. 16, 1. 

2 Sam. 7. 1. 

Ps. 89. 19. 

ch. 13. 22. 
m 1 Kings 8. 

17, 1 Chr. 22. 

7. Ps.132.4, 

5. 
n 1 Kings 6. 1. 

& 8. 20. 

1 Chr. 17. 12. 

2 Chr. 3. 1. 
o 1 Kings 8. 

27. 2 Chr. 2. 
6. &6.18. ch. 
17. 24. 
P Is. 66. 1, 2. 
Matt. 5. 34, 
35. & 23. 22. 

q Ex. 32. 9. 

& 33. 3. Is. 

48.4. 
r Lev. 26. 41. 

Deut. 10. 16. 

Jer. 4. 4. & 6. 

10. & 9. 26. 

Ez. 44. 9. 
s 2 Chr. 36. 16. 

Matt. 21. 35. 

& 23. 34, 37. 

1 Thess. 2. 

15. 
t ch. 3. 14. 

u Ex. 20. 1. 
Gal. 3. 19. 
Heb. 2. 2. 



X ch. 5. 33. 



y ch. 6. 5. 



zEz. 1. 1. 

Matt. 3. 16. 

ch. 10. IL 
a Dan. 7. 13. 



b 1 Kings 21. 

13. Luke 4. 

29. Heb. 13. 

12. 

c Lev. 24. 16. 
d Deut. 13. 9, 

10. & 17. 7. 

ch. 8. 1. & 22. 

20. 

e ch. 9. 14. 
i Ps. 31. 5. 

Luke 23. 4S. 
g ch. 9. 40. & 

20. 36. & 21. 

5. 
h Malt. 5. 44. 

Luke 6. 28. 

&.23. 34. 



Remplian, figures which ye made to 
worship them : and I will carry you 
away beyond Babylon. 

44 Our fathers had the tabernacle 
of I'qtness in the wilderness, as he 
had appointed, speaking unto Moses, 
'^that he should make it according to 
the fashion that he had seen. 

45 Vvhich also our fathers H that 
came after brought in with II Jesus 
into the possession of the Gentiles, 
^ whom God drave out before the 
face of our fathers, unto the days of 
David ; 

46 nVho found favour before God, 
and "" desired to find a tabernacle for 
the God of Jacob. 

47 ° But Solomon built him a house. 

48 Howbeit ° the Most High dwell- 
eth not in temples made with hands ; 
as saith the prophet, 

49 P Heaven is my throne, and earth 
is my footstool : what house will ye 
build me ? saith the Lord : or what 
is the place of my rest ? 

50 Hath not my hand made all these 
things ? 

51 ir Ye ''stiffnecked and ''uncircum- 
cised in heart and ears, ye do always 
resist the Holy Ghost : as your fa- 
thers did, so do ye. 

52 ^ Which of the prophets have 
not your fathers persecuted? and 
they have slain them which shewed 
before of the coming of ^ the Just 
One ; of whom ye have been now 
the betrayers and murderers : 

53 " Who have received the law by 
the disposition of angels, and have 
not kept it. 

54 11 ""When they heard these things, 
they were cut to the heart, and they 
gnashed on him with their teeth. 

55 But he, ^ being full of the Holy 
Ghost, looked up steadfastly into 
heaven, and saw the glory of God, 
and Jesus standing on thd right hand 
of God, 

56 And said. Behold, ^I see the 
heavens opened, and the ^ Son of 
man standing on the right hand of 
God. 

57 Then they cried out with a loud 
voice, and stopped their ears, and ran 
upon him with one accord, 

58 And ^ cast him out of the city, 
" and stoned him : and ^ the witnesses 
laid down their clothes at a young 
man's feet, whose name was Saul. 

59 And they stoned Stephen, ^call- 
ing upon God, and saying. Lord Je- 
sus, ^receive my spirit. 

60 And he § kneeled down, and cried 
with a loud voice, ^ Lord, lay not this 
sin to their charge. And when he 
had said this, he fell asleep. 



CHAPTER VHL 

7%e disciples are scattered abroad and preach the 
word. 5 Philip preachcth at Hamarixi. 9 Simwi 
the sorcerer is baptized. 14 Peter and John arc sent 
to Samaria; in answer to whose prayer, and vnth 
the laying on of their hands, the Holy (Jhost is given. 
18 Simon ojfereth them money for the like power. 20 
Peter rebuketh him. 26 Philip is s&nt to teach and 
to baptize the Ethiopian eunuch. 

AND ^ Saul was consenting unto 
his death. And at that time 
there was a great persecution against 
the church which was at Jerusalem ; 
and '' they were all scattered abroad 
throughout the regions of Judea and 
Samaria, except the apostles. 

2 And devout men carried Stephen 
to his burial, and '^ made great lam- 
entation over him. 

3 As for Saul, '^ he made havoc of 
the church, entering into every house, 
and haling men and women commit- 
ted them to prison. 

4 Therefore ^ they that were scatter- 
ed abroad went every where preach- 
ing the word. 

5 Then ^ Philip went down to the 
city of Samaria, and preached Christ 
unto them. 

6 And the people with one accord 
gave heed unto those things which 
Philip spake, hearing and seeing the 
miracles which he did. 

7 For ^ unclean spirits, crying with 
loud voice, came out of many that 
were possessed with them : and many 
taken with palsies, and that were 
lame, were healed. 

8 And there was great joy in that 
city. 

9 But there was a certain man, 
called Simon, which beforetime in 
the same city '^used sorcery, and be- 
witched the people of Samaria, ' giv- 
ing out that himself was some great 
one : 

10 To whom they all gave heed, 
from the least to the greatest, say- 
ing. This man is the great power of 
God. 

11 And to him they had regard, 
because that of long time he had 
bewitched them with sorceries. 

12 But when they believed Philip 
preaching the things ^ concerning the 
kingdom of God, and the name of 
Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both 
men and women. 

13 Then Simon himself believed also : 
and when he was baptized, he contin- 
ued with Philip, and wondered, be- 
holding the t miracles and signs which 
were done. 

14 Now when the apostles which 
were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria 
had received the word of God, they 
sent unto them Peter and John : 

15 Who, when they were come down, 

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Simon the sorcerer reproved. 



THE ACTS, 



An Ethiopian eunuch baptized. 



A. D. 34. 



1 ch. 2. 38. 
ni ch. 19. 2. 
n Matt. 28. 19. 

ch. 2. 38. 
ch. 10. 48. Si 

19.5. 
P ch. 6. 6. & 

19.6. Heb. 

6.2. 



q Matt. 10. 8. 

See 2 Kings 

5. 16. 
r ch. 2. 38. &. 

10. 45. k. 11. 

17. 



3 Dan. 4. 27. 
2 Tim. 2. 25. 



t Heb. 12. 15. 



u Gen, 20. 7, 
17. Ex. 8. 8. 

Num. 21. 7. 
] Kings 13. 
6. Job 42. 8. 
James 5. 16. 



X Zeph. 3. 10. 



y John 12. 20. 



z Is, 53. 7, 8. 



prayed for them, ^ that they might re- 
ceive the Holy Ghost : 

16 For ""as yet he was fallen upon 
none of them : only " they were bap- 
tized in °the name of the Lord Je- 
sus. 

17 Then ^laid they their hands on 
them, and they received the Holy 
Ghost. 

18 And when Simon saw that through 
laying on of the apostles' hands the 
Holy Ghost was given, he offered 
them money, 

19 Saying, Give me also this power, 
that on whomsoever I lay hands, he 
may receive the Holy Ghost. 

20 But Peter said unto him, Thy 
money perish with thee, because 
1 thou hast thought that ' the gift of 
God may be purchased with money. 

21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in 
this matter : for thy heart is not right 
in the sight of God. 

22 Repent therefore of this thy wick- 
edness, and pray God, 'if perhaps the 
thought of thine heart may be for- 
given thee. 

23 For I perceive that thou art in 
'the gall of bitterness, and in the bond 
of iniquity. 

24 Then answered Simon, and said, 
''Pray ye to the Lord for me, that 
none of these things which ye have 
spoken come upon me. 

25 And they, when they had testi- 
fied and preached the word of the 
Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and 
preached the gospel in many villages 
of the Samaritans. 

26 And the angel of the Lord spake 
unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go to- 
ward the south, unto the way that 
goeth down from Jerusalem unto 
Gaza, which is desert. 

27 And he arose and went : and, be- 
hold, ^a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of 
great authority under Candace queen 
of the Ethiopians, who had the charge 
of all her treasure, and ^ had come to 
Jerusalem for to worship, 

28 Was returning, and sitting in his 
chariot read Esaias the prophet. 

29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, 
Go near, and join thyself to this 
chariot. 

30 And Philip ran thither to Aim, 
and heard him read the prophet Esa- 
ias, and said, Understandest thou what 
thou readest ? 

31 And he said. How can I, except 
some man should guide me 1 And he 
desired Philip that he would come up 
and sit with him. 

32 The place of the Scripture which 
he read was this, ^ He was led as a 
sheep to the slaughter ; and like a 

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lamb dumb before his shearer, so 
opened he not his mouth : 

33 In his humiliation his judgment 
was taken away : and who shall de- 
clare his generation? for his life is 
taken from the earth. 

34 And the eunuch answered Philip, 
and said, I pray thee, of whom speak- 
eth the prophet this ? of himself, or of 
some other man 1 

35 Then Philip opened his mouth, 
^and began at the same scripture, and 
preached unto him Jesus. 

36 And as they went on their way, 
they came unto a certain water : and 
the eunuch said, See, here is water ; 
^ what doth hinder me to be bap- 
tized ? 

37 And Philip said, "= If thou believ- 
est with all thine heart, thou may- 
est. And he answered and said, ^ I 
believe that Jesus Christ is the Son 
of God. 

38 And he commanded the chariot 
to stand still : and they went down 
both into the water, both Philip and 
the eunuch ; and he baptized him. 

39 And when they were come up out 
of the water, ^ the Spirit of the Lord 
caught away Philip, that the eunuch 
saw him no more : and he went on 
his way rejoicing. 

40 But Philip was found at Azotus : 
and passing through he preached in 
all the cities, till he came to Cesarea. 

CHAPTER IX. 

Saul's conversion near Damascus. 10 Ananias hap- 
tizethhim. 20 He preacheth Christ boldly. 23 After 
many days the Jeios lay wait to kill him. 25 He es- 
capeth and. cometh to Jerusalem ; 29 where the Gre- 
cians go about to slay him ; 30 but he is taken by the 
brethren and sent to Tarsus. 32 Peter healeth Eneas 
of the palsy ; 36 and restoreth Tabitha to life. 

AND ^ Saul, yet breathing out 
threatenings and slaughter 
against the disciples ■ of the Lord, 
went unto the high priest, 

2 And desired of him letters to Da- 
mascus to the synagogues, that if he 
found any of this way, whether they 
were men or women, he might bring 
them bound unto Jerusalem. 

3 And ^ as he journeyed, he came 
near Damascus : and suddenly there 
shined round about him a light from 
heaven : 

4 And he fell to the earth, and heard 
a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, 
" why persecutest thou me ? 

5 And he said. Who art thou. Lord ? 
And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom 
thou persecutest : ^ it is hard for thee 
to kick against the pricks. 

6 And he trembling and astonished 
said. Lord, ^ what wilt thou have me 
to do 1 And the Lord said unto him, 



The conversion of Saul. 



THE ACTS. 



His life is threatened. 



A. D. 35. 



f Dan. 10. 7. 
See ch. 22. 9. 
k. 26. 13. 



B ch. 22. 12. 



b ch. 21. 
22.3. 



3. & 



k ver. 21. ch. 
7. 59. & 22. 

16. 1 Cor. 1. 
2. 2 Tim. 2. 
22. 

1 ch. 13. 2. & 

22. 21. & 23. 

17. Rom. 1. 

I. 1 Cor. 15. 
10. Gal. 1. 15. 
Eph. 3. 7, 8. 

1 Tim. 2. 7. 

2 Tim. 1. 11. 
m Rom. 1. 5. 

fc 11. 13. 
Gal. 2. 7, 8. 
n ch. 25. 22, 

23. & 26. 1, 
&c. 

ch. 20. 23. & 
21.11. 2 Cor. 

II. 23. 

p ch. 22. 12, 13. 
q ch. 8. 17. 
r ch. 2. 4. & 4. 

31. & 8. 17. 

& 13. 52. 



» ch. 26. 20. 



u ch. 8. 3. 
ver. 1. Gal. 
1. 13, 23. 



Arise, and go into the city, and it 
shall be told thee what thou must do. 

7 And '^the men which journeyed 
with him stood speechless, hearing a 
voice^ but seeing no man. 

8 And Saul arose from the earth ; 
and when his eyes were opened, he 
saw no man : but they led him by 
the hand, and brought him into Da- 
mascus. 

9 And he was three days without 
sight, and neither did eat nor drink. 

10 IT And there was a certain disci- 
ple at Damascus, ^ named Ananias ; 
and to him said the Lord in a vision, 
Ananias. And he said. Behold, I am 
here., Lord. 

11 And the Lord said unto him, 
Arise, and go into the street which is 
called Straight, and inquire in the 
house of Judas for one called Saul, 
^ of Tarsus : for, behold, he prayeth, 

12 And hath seen in a vision a man 
named Ananias coming in, and put- 
ting his hand on him, that he might 
receive his sight. 

13 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I 
have heard by many of this man, 
' how much evil he hath done to thy 
saints at Jerusalem : 

14 And here he hath authority from 
the chief priests to bind all ^ that call 
on thy name. 

15 But the Lord said unto him. Go 
thy way : for 'he is a chosen vessel 
unto me, to bear my name before 
"'the Gentiles, and "kings, and the 
children of Israel : 

16 For " I will shew him how great 
things he must suffer for my name's 
sake. 

17 P And Ananias went his way, and 
entered into the house ; and ^ putting 
his hands on him said, Brother Saul, 
the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared 
unto thee in the way as thou camest, 
hath sent me, that thou mightest re- 
ceive thy sight, and ""be filled with 
the Holy Ghost. 

18 And immediately there fell from 
his eyes as it had been scales : and he 
received sight forthwith, and arose, 
and was baptized. 

19 And when he had received meat, 
he was strengthened. ^Then was 
Saul certain days with the disciples 
which were at Damascus. 

20 And straightway he preached 
Christ in the synagogues, ' that he is 
the Son of God. 

21 But all that heard him were 
amazed, and said ; '^ Is not this he that 
destroyed them which called on this 
name in Jerusalem, and came hither 
for that intent, that he might bring 
them bound unto the chief priests 1 



22 But Saul increased the more in 
strength, ^and confounded the Jews 
which dwelt at Damascus, proving 
that this is very Christ. 

23 H And after that many days were 
fulfilled, ythe Jews took counsel to 
kill him : 

24 ^ But their laying wait was known 
of Saul. And they watched the gates 
day and night to kill him. 

25 Then the disciples took him by 
night, and ^let him down by the wall 
in a basket. 

26 And ^ when Saul was come to Je- 
rusalem, he assayed to join himself to 
the disciples : but they were all afraid 
of him, and believed not that he Avas 
a disciple. 

27 " But Barnabas took him, and 
brought him to the apostles, and de- 
clared unto them how he had seen the 
Lord in the way, and that he had 
spoken to him, ''and how he had 
preached boldly at Damascus in the 
name of Jesus. 

28 And ® he was with them coming 
in and going out at Jerusalem. 

29 And he spake boldly in the name 
of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against 
the ^ Grecians : ^ but they went about 
to slay him. 

30 Which when the brethren knew, 
they brought him down to Cesarea, 
and sent him forth to Tarsus. 

31 ''Then had the churches rest 
throughout all Judea and Galilee and 
Samaria, and were edified ; and walk- 
ing in the fear of the Lord, and in the 
comfort of the Holy Ghost, were mul- 
tiplied. 

32 IF And it came to pass, as Peter 
passed 'throughout all quarters, he 
came down also to the saints which 
dwelt at Lydda. 

33 And there he found a certain man 
named Eneas, which had kept his 
bed eight years, and was sick of the 
palsy. 

34 And Peter said unto him, Eneas, 
^ Jesus Christ maketh thee whole : 
arise, and make thy bed. And he 
arose immediately. 

35 And all that dwelt at Lydda and 
' Saron saw him, and "" turned to the 
Lord. 

36 IT Now there was at Joppa a cer- 
tain disciple named Tabitha, which by 
interpretation is called Dorcas : this 
woman was full "of good works and 
almsdeeds which she did. 

37 And it came to pass in those days, 
that she was sick, and died : whom 
when they had washed, they laid her 
in °an upper chamber. 

38 And forasmuch as Lydda was 
nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had 

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The vision of Cornelius. 



THE ACTS. 



Peter is sent unto him. 



A. D. 38. 



Il Or, he 
grieved. 



p Matt. 9. 25. 

q ch. 7. 60, 

r Mark 5. 41, 
42. John 11. 
43. 



» John 11. 45. 
& 12. 11. 



t ch. 10. 6. 



41. 



a ver. 22. 

ch. 8.2. & 

22. 12. 
b ver. 35. 



e ver. 30. 
ch. 11. 13. 



d ch. 9. 43. 
e ch. 11. 14. 



heard that Peter was there, they sent 
unto him two men, desiring him that 
he would not n delay to come to them. 

39 Then Peter arose and went with 
them. When he was come, they 
hrought him into the upper cham- 
ber : and all the widows stood by him 
weeping, and shewing the coats and 
garments which Dorcas made, while 
she was with them. 

40 But Peter Pput them all forth, 
and "i kneeled down, and prayed; and 
turning him to the body '"said, Tab- 
itha, arise. And she opened her 
eyes: and when she saw Peter, she 
sat up. 

41 And he gave her his hand, and 
lifted her up ; and when he had called 
the saints and widows, he presented 
her alive. 

42 And it was known throughout 
all Joppa ; ' and many believed in the 
Lord. 

43 And it came to pass, that he tar- 
ried many days in Joppa with one 
* Simon a tanner. 

CHAPTER X. 

The vision of Cornelius. 7 He sendeth for Peter. 9 
Peter's vision. 19 He goeth to Cornelius; 24 who 
receiveth him gladly. 34 Peter preacheth Christ. 

44 The Holy Ghost falleth on all that heard the 
word ; 47 and they are baptized. 

THERE was a certain man in Ces- 
area called Cornelius, a centu- 
rion of the band called the Italian 
band, 

2 ^A devout man, and one that 
^ feared God with all his house, which 
gave much alms to the people, and 
prayed to God always. 

3 *" He saw in a vision evidently, about 
the ninth hour of the day, an angel of 
God coming in to him, and saying ynto 
him, Cornelius. 

4 And when he looked on him, he 
was afraid, and said. What is it. Lord 1 
And he said unto him, Thy prayers 
and thine alms are come up for a me- 
morial before God. 

5 And now send men to Joppa, and 
call for one Simon, whose surname is 
Peter : 

6 He lodgeth with one ^ Simon a 
tanner, whose house is by the sea side : 
^ he shall tell thee what thou oughtest 
to do. 

7 And when the angel which spake 
unto Cornelius was departed, he called 
two of his household servants, and a 
devout soldier of them that waited on 
him continually ; 

8 And when he had declared all these 
things unto them, he sent them to 
Joppa. 

9 IT On the morrow, as they went 
on their journey, and drew nigh unto 

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the city, ^ Peter went up upon the 
housetop to pray about the sixth 
hour : 

10 And he became very hungry, and 
would have eaten : but while they 
made ready, he fell into a trance, 

11 And ^saw heaven opened, and a 
certain vessel descending unto him, 
as it had been a great sheet knit at 
the four corners, and let down to the 
earth : 

12 Wherein were all manner of four- 
footed beasts of the earth, and wild 
beasts, and creeping things, and fowls 
of the air. 

13 And there came a voice to him, 
Rise, Peter ; kill, and eat. 

14 But Peter said. Not so, Lord ; 
^ for I have never eaten any thing 
that is common or unclean. 

15 And the voice spake unto him 
again the second time, 'What God 
hath cleansed, that call not thou com- 
mon. 

16 This was done thrice: and the 
vessel was received up again into 
heaven. 

17 Now while Peter doubted in him- 
self what this vision which he had 
seen should mean, behold, the men 
which were sent from Cornelius had 
made inquiry for Simon's house, and 
stood before the gate, 

18 And called, and asked whether 
Simon, which was surnamed Peter, 
were lodged there. 

19 1 While Peter thought on the 
vision, '^the Spirit said unto him. 
Behold, three men seek thee. 

20 ' Arise therefore, and get thee 
down, and go with them, doubting 
nothing : for I have sent them. 

21 Then Peter went down to the 
men which were sent unto him from 
Cornelius ; and said. Behold, I am he 
whom ye seek : what is the cause 
wherefore ye are come ? 

22 And they said, '"Cornelius the 
centurion, a just man, and one that 
feareth God, and "of good report 
among all the nation of the Jews, was 
warned from God by a holy angel to 
send for thee into his house, and to 
hear words of thee. 

23 Then called he them in, and 
lodged them. And on the morrow 
Peter went away with them, ° and 
certain brethren from Joppa accom- 
panied him. 

24 And the morrow after they en- 
tered into Cesarea. And Cornelius 
waited for them, and had called to- 
gether his kinsmen and near friends. 

25 And as Peter was coming in, 
Cornelius met him, and fell down at 
his feet, and worshipped him. 



Peter preacheth Christ. 



THE ACTS. 



The Spirit poured out. 



A. D. 41. 



q John 4. 9. & 
18.28. c>.i. 
11.3. Gal. 
2. 12, 14. 

r ch. 15. 8, 9. 
Eph. 3. 6. 



8 ch. 1. 10. 

t Matt. 2P.. 3. 

Mark IG. 5. 

Luke 24. 4. 
u ver. 4, &c. 

Dan. 10. 12. 
X Heb. 6. 10. 



y D3ut. 10. 17. 

2 Chr. 19. 7. 

Job 34. 19. 

Rom. 2. 11. 

Gal. 2. 6. 

Eph. 6. 9. 

Col. 3. 25. 

1 Pet. 1. 17. 
z ch. 15. 9. 

Rom. 2. 13, 

27. & 3. 22, 

29. & 10. 12, 

13. 1 Cor. 12. 

13. Gal. 3. 28. 

Eph. 2. 13, 18. 

&3.6. 
a Is. 57. 19. 

Eph. 2. 14, 

16, 17. Col, 

1.20. 
b Matt. 28. 18. 

Rom. 10. 12. 

1 Cor. 15. 27. 

Eph.1.20,22. 

1 Pet. 3. 22. 

Rev. 17. 14. 

& 19. 16. 
c Luke 4. 14. 
d Luke 4. 18. 

ch. 2. 22. & 4. 

27. Heb. 1.9. 
e John 3. 2. 
f ch. 2. 32. 
S ch. 5. 30. 



I John 14. 17, 
22. ch.13.31. 

k Luke 24. 30, 
43. John 21. 
13. 



26 But Peter took him up, saying, 
P Stand up ; 1 myself also am a man. 

27 And as he talked with him, he 
went in, and found many that were 
com^ together. 

28 And he said unto them, Ye know 
how 1 that it is an unlawful thing for 
a man that is a Jew to keep company, 
or come unto one of another nation ; 
but *■ God hath shewed me that I 
should not call any man common or 
unclean. 

29 Therefore came I unto you with- 
out gainsaying, as soon as I was sent 
for : I ask therefore for what intent 
ye have sent for me ? 

30 And Cornelius said. Four days 
ago I was fasting until this hour ; 
and at the ninth hour I prayed in 
my house, and, behold, ^ a man stood 
before me * in bright clothing, 

31 And said, Cornelius, "thy prayer 
is heard, ^and thine alms are had in 
remembrance in the sight of God, 

32 Send therefore to Joppa, and call 
hither Simon, whose surname is Pe- 
ter ; he is lodged in the house of one 
Simon a tanner by the sea side : who, 
when he cometh, shall speak unto thee. 

33 Immediately therefore I sent to 
thee ; and thou hast well done that 
thou art come. Now therefore are we 
all here present before God, to hear 
all things that are commanded thee 
of God. 

34 IF Then Peter opened his mouth, 
and said, >" Of a truth I perceive that 
God is no respecter of persons : 

35 But ^in every nation he that 
feareth him, and worketh righteous- 
ness, is accepted with him, 

36 The word which God sent unto 
the children of Israel, ^preaching 
peace by Jesus Christ : '' he is Lord 
of all : 

37 That word, I say, ye know, which 
was published throughout all Judea, 
and '^ began from Galilee, after the 
baptism which John preached ; 

38 How ^ God anointed Jesus of 
Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and 
with power : who went about doing 
good, and healing all that were op- 
pressed of the devil ; ^ for God was 
with him. 

39 And ^we are witnesses of all 
things which he did both in the 
land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem ; 
^ whom they slew and hanged on a 
tree : 

40 Him ^ God raised up the third 
day, and shewed him openly ; 

41 ' Not to all the people, but unto 
witnesses chosen before of God, even 
to us, ^ who did eat and drink with 
him after he rose from the dead. 



42 And 'he commanded us to preach 
unto the people, and to testify "" that 
it is he which was ordained of God to 
be the Judge " of quick and dead. 

43 °To him give all the prophets 
witness, that through his name p who- 
soever believeth in him shall receive 
remission of sins. 

44 H While Peter yet spake these 
words, nhe Holy Ghost fell on all 
them which heard the word. 

45 ""And they of the circumcision 
which believed were astonished, as 
many as came with Peter, 'because 
that on the Gentiles also was poured 
out the gift of the Holy Ghost, 

46 For they heard them speak with 
tongues, and magnify God, Then 
answered Peter, 

47 Can any man forbid water, that 
these should not be baptized, which 
have received the Holy Ghost 'as 
well as we ? 

48 " And he commanded them to be 
baptized ^ in the name of the Lord, 
Then prayed they him to tarry cer- 
tain days, 

CHAPTER XL 

Peter accused of consorting with the Gentiles. 4 His 
defence. 19 The gospel is preached to the Gentiles 
in Antioch. 22 Barnahas is sent from Jerusalem, to 
Antioch, 23 and seeketh for Saul. 26 The disciples 
are called Christians first in Antioch. 27 A great 
dearth foretold. 29 The disciples send relief to the 
brethren in Judea. 

AND the apostles and brethren 
that were in Judea heard that 
the Gentiles had also received the 
word of God, 

2 And when Peter was come up to 
Jerusalem, ^they that were of the cir- 
cumcision contended with him, 

3 Saying, ^ Thou wentest in to men 
uncircumcised, "= and didst eat with 
them. 

4 But Peter rehearsed the matter 
from the beginning, and expounded it 
^ by order unto them, saying, 

5^1 was in the city of Joppa pray- 
ing : and in a trance I saw a vision, 
A certain vessel descend, as it had 
been a great sheet, let down from 
heaven by four corners ; and it came 
even to me : 

6 Upon the which when I had fast- 
ened mine eyes, I considered, and saw 
fourfooted beasts of the earth, and 
wild beasts, and creeping things, and 
fowls of the air. 

7 And I heard a voice saying unto 
me. Arise, Peter ; slay and eat, 

8 But I said. Not so. Lord : for 
nothing common or unclean hath at 
any time entered into my mouth, 

9 But the voice answered me again 
from heaven. What God hath cleans- 
ed, that call not thou common. 

969 



Peter''s course aijproved. 



THE ACTS. 



James is slain hy Herod. 



A. D. 41. 



f John 16. 13. 

ch. 10. 19. &, 

16.7. 
S ch. 10. 23. 

h ch. 10. 30. 



ch.2. 



k Matt. 3. 11. 

John 1. 26, 

33. ch. 1. 5. 

& 19. 4. 
Us. 44.3. 

Joel 2. 28. & 

3. 18. 
m ch. 15. 8, 9. 



n ch. 10. 47. 



Rom. 10. 12, 
13. &, 15. 9, 
16. 

P ch. 8. 1. 



q ch. 6. 1. k. 9. 
29. 



r Luke 1. 
ch. 2. 47. 



s ch. 9. 35. 
42. 



t ch. 9. 27. 



u ch. 13. 43. k. 
14. 22. 



sc ch. 6. 5. 



f ver. 21. ch. 
5.14. 



43. 

s ch. 9. 30, 



10 And this was done three times : 
and all were drawn up again into 
heaven, 

11 And, behold, immediately there 
were three men already come unto 
the house where I was, sent from 
Cesarea unto me, 

12 And ^ the Spirit bade me go with 
them, nothing doubting. Moreover 
s these six brethren accompanied me, 
and we entered into the man's house : 

13 ''And he shewed us how he had 
seen an angel in his house, which 
stood and said unto him, Send men 
to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose 
surname is Peter ; 

14 Who shall tell thee words, where- 
by thou and all thy house shall be 
saved. 

15 And as I began to speak, the 
Holy Ghost fell on them, 'as on us 
at the beginning. 

16 Then remembered I the word of 
the Lord, how that he said, ^ John 
indeed baptized with water ; but • ye 
shall be baptized with the Holy 
Ghost. 

17 ™ Forasmuch then as God gave 
them the like gift as he did unto us, 
who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, 
° what was I, that I could withstand 
God? 

18 When they heard these things, 
they held their peace, and glorified 
God, saying, ° Then hath God also to 
the Gentiles granted repentance unto 
life. 

19 IF P Now they which were scat- 
tered abroad upon the persecution 
that arose about Stephen travelled as 
far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and An- 
tioch, preaching the word to none but 
unto the Jews only. 

20 And some of them were men of 
Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when 
they were come to Antioch, spake 
unto ithe Grecians, preaching the 
Lord Jesus. 

21 And ""the hand of the Lord was 
with them : and a great number be- 
lieved, and ^turned unto the Lord. 

22 IF Then tidings of these things 
came unto the ears of the church 
which was in Jerusalem : and they 
sent forth ' Barnabas, that he should 
go as far as Antioch. 

23 Who, when he came, and had 
seen the grace of God, was glad, and 
" exhorted them all, that with purpose 
of heart they would cleave unto the 
Lord. 

24 For he was a good man, and ^fuU 
of the Holy Ghost and of faith : ^ and 
much people was added unto the Lord. 

25 Then departed Barnabas to ^ Tar- 
sus, for to seek Saul : 

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26 And when he had found him, he 
brought him unto Antioch. And it 
came to pass, that a whole year they as- 
sembled themselves n with the church, 
and taught much people. And the 
disciples were called Christians first 
in Antioch. 

27 f And in these days came ^ proph- 
ets from Jerusalem unto Antioch. 

28 And there stood up one of them 
named '' Agabus, and signified by the 
Spirit that there should be great dearth 
throughout all the world : which came 
to pass in the days of Claudius Cesar. 

29 Then the disciples, every man ac- 
cording to his ability, determined to 
send ' relief unto the brethren which 
dwelt in Judea : 

30 ^ Which also they did, and sent it 
to the elders by the hands of Barna- 
bas and Saul. 

CHAPTER XH. 

Herod Jdlleth James and imprisoneth Peter. 6 An 
angel delivereth him from prison. 20 HeroWs mis- 
erable death. 24 The word of God incrcaseth. 

NOW about that time Herod the 
king II stretched forth his hands 
to vex certain of the church. 

2 And he killed James ^ the brother 
of John with the sword. 

3 And because he saw it pleased the 
Jews, he proceeded further to take 
Peter also. Then were ^ the days of 
unleavened bread. 

4 And " when he had apprehended 
him, he put him in prison, and de- 
livered him to four quaternions of 
soldiers to keep him ; intending after 
t Easter to bring him forth to the 
people. 

5 Peter therefore was kept in pris- 
on : but II prayer was made without 
ceasing of the church unto God for 
him. 

6 And when Herod would have 
brought him forth, the same night 
Peter was sleeping between two sol- 
diers, bound with two chains : and 
the keepers before the door kept the 
prison. 

7 And, behold, ^the angel of the 
Lord came upon him, and a light 
shined in the prison : and he smote 
Peter on the side, and raised him up, 
saying. Arise up quickly. And his 
chains fell off from his hands. 

8 And the angel said unto him. Gird 
thyself, and bind on thy sandals : 
and so he did. And he saith unto 
him. Cast thy garment about thee, 
and follow me. 

9 And he went out, and followed 
him ; and ^ wist not that it was true 
which was done by the angel; but 
thought '^he saw a vision. 

10 When they were past the first 



The miserable death of Herod. 



THE ACTS. 



Barnabas and Saul sent forth. 



h Ts. 34. 7. 

Dan. 3. 28. & 

6. 22. Ileb. 1. 

14. 
i Job 5. 19. 

Ps. 33. 18, 19. 

& 34. 22. & 

41. 2. & 97. 

10. 2 Cor. 1. 

10. 2 Pet. 2. 

9. 

k ch. 4. 23. 
1 ch. 15. 37. 
m ver. 5. 

n Or, to ask 
who was 
there. 



n Gten. 48. 16. 
Matt. 18. 10. 



o ch. 13. 16. & 
19. 33. &. 21. 
40. 



H Or, hare a 
hostile mind, 
intending 
war. 

t Gr. that was 
over the 
king's bed- 
chamber. 

p 1 Kings 5. 9, 
11. Ez. 27. 
17. 



q 1 Sara. 25. 

38. 2 Sam. 

24. 17. 
r Pe. 115. 1. 



and the second ward, they came unto 
the iron gate that leadeth unto the 
city ; ^ which opened to them of his 
own accord : and they went out, and 
passed on through one street; and 
forthwith the angel departed from 
him. 

11 And when Peter was come to 
himself, he said, Now I know of a 
surety, that ^ the Lord hath sent his 
angel, and 'hath delivered me out of 
the hand of Herod, and from all the 
expectation of the people of the Jews. 

12 And when he had considered the 
thing, ^ he came to the house of Mary 
the mother of 'John, whose surname 
was Mark ; where many were gather- 
ed together ""praying. 

13 And as Peter knocked at the door 
of the gate, a damsel came H to heark- 
en, named Rhoda. 

14 And when she knew Peter's voice, 
she opened not the gate for gladness, 
but ran in, and told how Peter stood 
before the gate. 

15 And they said unto her. Thou 
art mad. But she constantly affirmed 
that it was even so. Then said they, 
°It is his angel. 

16 But Peter continued knocking : 
and when they had opened the door, 
and saw him, they were astonished. 

17 But he, "beckoning unto them 
with the hand to hold their peace, 
declared unto them how the Lord had 
brought him out of the prison. And 
he said, Go shew these things unto 
James, and to the brethren. And he 
departed, and went into another place. 

18 Now as soon as it was day, there 
was no small stir among the soldiers, 
what was become of Peter. 

19 And when Herod had sought for 
him, and found him not, he examined 
the keepers, and commanded that they 
should be put to death. And he went 
down from Judea to Cesarea, and there 
abode. 

20 IT And Herod II was highly dis- 
pleased with them of Tyre and Sidon : 
but they came with one accord to 
him, and, having made Blastus tthe 
king's chamberlain their friend, de- 
sired peace ; because p their country 
was nourished by the king's country. 

21 And upon a set day Herod, ar- 
rayed in royal apparel, sat upon his 
throne, and made an oration unto 
them. 

22 And the people gave a shout, say- 
ing, It is the voice of a god, and not 
of a man. 

23 And immediately the angel of the 
Lord ''smote him, because ""he gave 
not God the glory : and he was eaten 
of worms, and gave up the ghost. 



24 IT But • the word of God grew and 
multiplied. 

25 And Barnabas and Saul returned 
from Jerusalem, when they had ful- 
filled their II ministry, and ' took with 
them "John, whose surname was 
Mark. 

CHAPTER XHL 

Paul and Barnabas sent forth to the Gentiles. 4 Of 
Sergius Paulus and Elymas the sorcerer in Cyprus. 
14 Paulpreacheth Jesus at Antioch in Pisidia. 42 
Ma.ny believe. 45 The Jews opposing and blasphe- 
ming, Paul and Barnabas tarn to the Gentiles. 50 
The.y are driven away, and go to Iconium. 

IVTOW there were ''in the church 
XA that yvas at Antioch certain proph- 
ets and teachers ; as ^ Barnabas, and 
Simeon that was called Niger, and 
'=LuciusofCyrene,andManaen,llwhich 
had been brought up with Herod the 
tetrarch, and Saul. 

2 As they ministered to the Lord, 
and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, ^ Sep- 
arate me Barnabas and Saul for the 
work ' whereunto I have called them. 

3 And ^when they had fasted and 
prayed, and laid their hands on them, 
they sent them away. 

4 IT So they, being sent forth by the 
Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia ; 
and from thence they sailed to e Cy- 
prus. 

5 And when they were at Salamis, 
•"they preached the word of God in 
the synagogues of the Jews : and they 
had also ' John to their minister. 

6 And when they had gone through 
the isle unto Paphos, they found ''a 
certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a 
Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus : 

7 Which was with the deputy of the 
country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent 
man ; who called for Barnabas and 
Saul, and desired to hear the word of 
God. 

8 But 'Elymas the sorcerer (for so 
is his name by interpretation) with- 
stood them, seeking to turn away the 
deputy from the faith. 

9 Then Saul, who also is called Paul, 
"■filled with the Holy Ghost, set his 
eyes on him, 

10 And said, O full of all subtilty 
and all mischief, '^thou child of the 
devil, thou enemy of all righteous- 
ness, wilt thou not cease to pervert 
the right ways of the Lord ? 

11 And now, behold, °the hand of 
the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt 
be blind, not seeing the sun for a sea- 
son. And immediately there fell on 
him a mist and a darkness ; and he 
went about seeking some to lead him 
by the hand. 

12 Then the deputy, when he saw 
what was done, believed, being aston- 
ished at the doctrine of the Lord. 

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Paul preacheth Christ 



THE ACTS. 



at Antiock in Pisidia. 



q ch. 1 6. 13. & 
17. 2. &, 18. 4. 



r Luke 4. 16. 
ver. 27. 



t ch. 12. 17. 

u ver. 26, 42, 
43. ch. 10.35. 

X Deut.7.6,7. 

y Ex. 1. 1. 
Ps. 105. 23, 
21. ch. 7. 17. 

z Ex. 6. 6. & 
13. 14, 16. 

a Ex. 16. 35. 
Num. 14. 33, 
34. Ps. 95. 
9, 10. ch. 7. 
36. 

II Or, bore 
them, as a 
nurse heareth, 
her child, 
Deut. 1. 31. 
accord hig to 
the Sept. 

b Deut. 7. 1. 

c Josh. 14. 1, 
2. Ps.78.55. 

d S-a&g. 2. 16. 

e 1 Sam. 3. 20. 

f 1 Sam. 8. 5. 
& 10. 1. 



g 1 Sam. 15. 
23, 26, 28. & 
16. 1. Hos. 
13. 11. 

h 1 Sam. 16. 

13. 2 Sam. 2. 
4. & 5. 3. 

i Ps. 89. 20. 
k 1 Sam. 13. 

14. ch.7.46. 
1 Is. 11. 1. 

Luke 1. 32, 

69. ch. 2. 30. 

Rom. 1. 3. 
m 2 Sam. 7. 

]2. Ps. 132. 

11. 
n Matt. 1. 21. 

Rom. 11. 26. 
Matt. 3. 1. 

Luke 3. 3. 
P Matt. 3. 11. 

Mark 1. 7. 

Luke 3. \Q. 

John 1. 20, 

27. 



q Matt. 10. 6. 

Luke 24. 47. 

ver. 46. ch. 

3.26. 
r Luke 23. 34. 

ch. 3. 17. 

1 Cor. 2. 8. 
s ver. 14, 15, 

ch. 15. 21. 
t Luke 24. 20, 

44. ch. 26. 

22. & 28. 23. 



13 Now when Paul and his com- 
pany loosed from Paphos, they came 
to Perga in Pamphylia : and p John 
departing from them retm-ned to Je- 
rusalem. 

14 1[ But when they departed from 
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pi- 
sidia, and "i went into the synagogue 
on the sabbath day, and sat down. 

15 And "■ after the reading of the law 
and the prophets, the rulers of the 
synagogue sent unto them, saying. 
Ye men and brethren, if ye have ^any 
word of exhortation for the people, 
say on. 

16 Then Paul stood up, and 'beck- 
oning with his hand said, Men of 
Israel, and "ye that fear God, give 
audience. 

17 The God of this people of Israel 
^ chose our fathers, and exalted the 
people y when they dwelt as strangers 
in the land of Egypt, ^and with a 
high arm brought he them out of it. 

18 And ^ about the time of forty 
years H suffered he their manners in 
the wilderness. 

19 And when ^he had destroyed 
seven nations in the land of Canaan, 
'^ he divided their land to them by lot. 

20 And after that '^ he gave unto them 
judges about the space of four hun- 
dred and fifty years, ® until Samuel 
the prophet. 

21 ^And afterward they desired a 
king : and God gave unto them Saul 
the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of 
Benjamin, by the space of forty years. 

22 And s when he had removed him, 
^ he raised up unto them David to be 
their king ; to whom also he gave tes- 
timony, and said, ' I have found David 
the son of Jesse, ^ a man after mine 
own heart, which shall fulfil all my 
will. 

23 ' Of this man's seed hath God, 
according '^to his promise, raised un- 
to Israel ° a Saviour, Jesus : 

24 ° When John had first preached 
before his coming the baptism of re- 
pentance to all the people of Israel. 

25 And as John fulfilled his course, 
he said, p Whom think ye that I am 1 
I am not he. But, behold, there 
cometh one after me, whose shoes of 
his feet I am not worthy to loose. 

26 Men and brethren, children of 
the stock of Abraham, and whosoever 
among you feareth God, ^to you is 
the word of this salvation sent. 

27 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, 
and their rulers, "■ because they knew 
him not, nor yet the voices of the 
prophets ^ which are read every sab- 
bath day, * they have fulfilled them in 
condemning him,. 

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28 "And though they found no cause 
of death in him, ^yet desired they 
Pilate that he should be slain. 

29 y And when they had fulfilled all 
that was written of him, ^they took 
him down from the tree, and laid him 
in a sepulchre. 

30 ^But God raised him from the 
dead : 

31 And ''he was seen many days of 
them which came up with him ° from 
Galilee to Jerusalem, <^who are his 
witnesses unto the people. 

32 And we declare unto you glad 
tidings, how that ® the promise which 
was made unto the fathers, 

33 God hath fulfilled the same unto 
us their children, in that he hath 
raised up Jesus again ; as it is also 
written in the second psalm, ^ Thou 
art my Son, this day have I begotten 
thee. 

34 And as concerning that he raised 
him up from the dead, now no more 
to return to corruption, he said on 
this wise, ^ I will give you the sure 
t mercies of David. 

35 W^herefore he saith also in an- 
other psalm^ ^ Thou shalt not suffer 
thinje Holy One to see corru'ption. 

36 For David, H after he had served 
his own generation by the will of God, 
^ fell on sleep, and was laid unto his 
fathers, and saw corruption : 

37 But he, whom God raised again, 
saw no corruption. 

38 IT Be it known unto you there- 
fore, men and brethren, that "^ through 
this man is preached unto you the 
forgiveness of sins : 

39 And ' by him all that believe are 
justified from all things, from which 
ye could not be justified by the law 
of Moses. 

40 Beware therefore, lest that come 
upon you, which is spoken of in "" the 
prophets ; 

41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, 
and perish : for I work a work in 
your days, a work which ye shall in 
no wise believe, though a man declare 
it unto you. 

42 And when the Jews were gone 
out of the synagogue, the Gentiles 
besought that these words might be 
peached to them t the next sabbath. 

43 Now when the congregation was 
broken up, many of the Jews and 
religious proselytes followed Paul and 
Barnabas ; who, speaking to them, 
° persuaded them to continue in ° the 
grace of God. 

44 TT And the next sabbath day came 
almost the whole city together to hear 
the word of God. 

45 But when the Jews saw the mul- 



The Gentiles helieve. 



THE ACTS. 



Paul healeth a cripple. 



A. D. 45. 



q Matt. 10. 6. 

ch. 3. 26. 

ver. 26. 

Rom. 1. 16, 
r Ex. 32. 10. 

Deut. 32. 21. 

Is. 55. 5. 

Matt. 21. 43. 

Rom. 10. 19. 
s ch. 18. 6. & 

28. 28. 
t Is. 42. 6. & 

49. 6. Luke 

2. 32. 



X 2 Tim. 3. 11. 



7 Matt. 10. 14. 
Mark 6. 11. 
Luke 9. 5. 
ch. 18. 6. 

z Matt. 5. 12. 
.lohn 16. 22. 
ch. 2. 46. 



I Mark 16. 20. 
Keb. 2. 4. 



46. 
b ch. 13. 3. 



c 2 Tim. 3. 11. 
d Matt 10. 23. 



titudes, they were filled -with envy, 
and P spake against those things "which 
were spoken by Paul, contradicting 
and blaspheming. 

46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed 
bold, and said, ^ It was necessary that 
the word of God should first have 
been spoken to you: but "■ seeing ye 
put it from you, and judge yourselves 
unworthy of everlasting life, lo, ^ we 
turn to the Gentiles. 

47 For so hath the Lord commanded 
us, saying, ' I have set thee to be a 
light of the Gentiles, that thou should- 
est be for salvation unto the ends of 
the earth. 

48 And when the Gentiles heard 
this, they were glad, and glorified the 
word of the Lord : " and as many as 
were ordained to eternal life believed. 

49 And the word of the Lord was 
published throughout all the region. 

50 But the Jews stirred up the de- 
vout and honourable women, and the 
chief men of the city, and ^raised per- 
secution against Paul and Barnabas, 
and expelled them out of their coasts. 

51 y But they shook ofl[" the dust of 
their feet against them, and came unto 
Iconium. 

52 And the disciples ^ were filled with 
joy, and with the Holy Ghost. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

At Iconium Paid and Barnabas are persecuted, 6 and 
flee to Lystra and Derbe. 8 At Lystra Paul heal- 
eth a cripple. 11 The people hold them to be gods. 
19 Paul is stoned. 21 He and Barnabas pass through 
divers provinces. confir?ning the churches. 26 Re- 
turning to Antioch they rehearse what God had done. 

AND it came to pass in Iconium, 
that they went both together 
into the synagogue of the Jews, and 
so spake, that a great multitude both 
of the Jews and also of the Greeks 
believed. 

2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred 
up the Gentiles, and made their minds 
evil affected against the brethren. 

3 Long time therefore abode they 
speaking boldly in the Lord, ^ which 
gave testimony unto the word of his 
grace, and granted signs and wonders 
to be done by their hands. 

4 But the multitude of the city was 
divided : and part held with the Jews, 
and part with the ^ apostles. 

5 And when there was an assault 
made both of the Gentiles, and also 
of the Jews with their rulers, •= to use 
them despitefuUy, and to stone them, 

6 They were aware of it, and '^ fled 
unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Ly- 
caonia, and unto the region that lieth 
round about : 

7 And there they preached the gos- 
pel. 

8 ^ ^And there sat a certain man at 



Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a 
cripple from his mother's womb, who 
never had walked : 

9 The same heard Paul speak : who 
steadfastly beholding him, and 'per- 
ceiving that he had faith to be healed, 

10 Said with a loud voice, ^ Stand 
upright on thy feet. And he leaped 
and walked. 

11 And when the people saw what 
Paul had done, they lifted up their 
voices, saying in the speech of Ly- 
caonia, ^ The gods are come down to 
us in the likeness of men. 

12 And they called Barnabas, Jupi- 
ter ; and Paul, Mercurius, because he 
was the chief speaker. 

13 Then the priest of Jupiter, which 
was before their city, brought oxen 
and garlands unto the gates, ' and 
would have done sacrifice with the 
people. 

14 Which when the apostles, Bar- 
nabas and Paul, heard of] ^ they rent 
their clothes, and ran in among the 
people, crying out, 

15 And saying, Sirs, ^ why do ye these 
things 1 "^ We also are men of like 
passions with you, and preach unto 
you that ye should turn from ° these 
vanities ° unto the living God, p which 
made heaven, and earth, and the sea, 
and all things that are therein : 

16 ^ Who in times past suffered all 
nations to walk in their own ways. 

17 '"Nevertheless he left not himself 
without witness, in that he did good, 
and ^gave us rain from heaven, and 
fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with 
food and gladness. 

18 And with these sayings scarce 
restrained they the people, that they 
had not done sacrifice unto them. 

19 IT ' And there came thither certain 
Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who 
persuaded the people, " and, having 
stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, : 
supposing he had been dead. 

20 Howbeit, as the disciples stood 
round about him, he rose up, and 
came into the city : and the next day 
he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. 

21 And when they had preached the 
gospel to that city, ^and thad taught 
many, they returned again to Lystra, 
and to Iconium, and Antioch, 

22 Confirming the souls of the dis- 
ciples, and y exhorting them to con- 
tinue in the faith, and that ^ we must 
through much tribulation enter into 
the kingdom of God. 

23 And when they had ^ordained 
them elders in every church, and had 
prayed with fasting, they commended 
them to the Lord, on whom they be- 
lieved. 

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A. D. 46. 


f Matt. 8. 10. 
k 9. 28, 29. 


S Is. 35. 6. 



ch. 8. 10. &. 
28.6. 



Ban. 2. 46. 



k Matt. 26. 65. 



1 ch. 10. 26. 

m James 5. 17. 
Rev. 19. 10. 

n 1 Sam. 12. 21. 

1 Kings 16. 

13. Jer. 14. 

22. Am. 2. 4. 

1 Cor. 8. 4. 
IThess. 1.9. 
P Gen. 1. 1. 

Ps. 33. 6. & 

146. 6. Rev. 

14.7. 
qPs. 81.12. 

ch. 17. 30. 

1 Pet. 4. 3. 
r ch. 17. 27. 

Rom. 1. 20. 
s Lev. 26. 4. 

Deut. 11. 14. 

& 28. 12. 

Job 5. 10. 

Ps. 65. 10. & 

68. 9. & 147. 

8. Jer. 14. 

22. Matt. 5. 

45. 

t ch. 13. 45. 
u 2 Cor. 11. 25. 

2 Tim. 3. 11. 



z Matt. 28. 19. 
t Gr. had 

made many 

disciples. 



y ch. 11. 23. 
& 13. 43. 

z Malt 10. 38. 
& 16. 24. 
Luke 22. 28, 
29. Rom. 8. 
17. 2 Tim. 2 
11, 12. & 3. 12. 

a Tit. 1. 5. 



Question about circumcision. 



THE ACTS. 



Consultation concerning it. 



A. D. 46. 



b ch. 13. 1, 3. 
c ch. 15. 40. 



d ch. 15. 4, 12. 
& 21. 19. 

e 1 Cor. 16. 9. 
2 Cor. 2. 12. 
Col. 4. 3. 
Rev. 3. 8. 



51. 
a Gal. 2. 12. 
b John 7. 22. 

ver. 5. Gal. 

5. 2. Phil. 3. 

2. Col. 2. 8, 

11, 16. 

52. 
c Gen. 17. 10. 

Lev. 12. 3. 

d Gal. 2. 1. 



e Rom. 15. 24. 

1 Cor. 16. 6, 

11. 
f ch. 14. 27. 



S ver. 12. 
ch. 14. 27. . 
21. 19. 



b ver. 1. 



i ch. 10. 20. & 
11. 12. 



k 1 Chr. 28. 9. 
ch. 1. 24. 
1 ch. 10. 44. 

m Rom. 10. 11. 
n ch. 10. 15. 

28. 43. 1 Cor. 

1.2. IPet. 1. 

22. 



24 And after they had passed through- 
out Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia. 

25 And when they had preached the 
word in Perga, they went down into 
Attaha : 

26 And thence sailed to Antioch, 
''from whence they had been *= recom- 
mended to the grace of God for the 
work which they fulfilled. 

27 And when they were come, and 
had gathered the church together, 
■^they rehearsed all that God had 
done with them, and how he had 
® opened the door of faith unto the 
Gentiles. 

28 And there they abode long time 
with the disciples. 

CHAPTER XV. 

Dissension at Antioch about circumcision. 2 Paul and 
Barnabas sent to Jerusalem. 6 In an assembly of 
the apostles and elders, after much disputing, Peter 
and James give their advice. 22 The decision of the 
asse?nbly is sent by letters to the Gentile churches. 
36 Paul and Barnabas separate one from the other. 

AND "^ certain men which came 
down from Judea taught the 
brethren, and said, ''Except ye be 
circumcised '^ after the manner of Mo- 
ses, ye cannot be saved. 

2 When therefore Paul and Barna- 
bas had no small dissension and dis- 
putation with them, they determined 
that ^Paul and Barnabas, and certain 
other of them, should go up to Jeru- 
salem unto the apostles and elders 
about this question. 

3 And ^ being brought on their way 
by the church, they passed through 
Phenice and Samaria, ^declaring the 
conversion of the Gentiles : and they 
caused great joy unto all the brethren. 

4 And when they were come to Je- 
rusalem, they were received of the 
church, and of the apostles and el- 
ders, and ^they declared all things 
that God had done with them. 

5 But there rose up certain of the 
sect of the Pharisees which believed, 
saying, ^ That it was needful to cir- 
cumcise them, and to command them 
to keep the law of Moses. 

6 IT And the apostles and elders came 
together for to consider of this matter. 

7 And when there had been much 
disputing, Peter rose up, and said 
unto them, ' Men and brethren, ye 
know how that a good while ago God 
made choice among us, that the Gen- 
tiles by my mouth should hear the 
word of the gospel, and believe. 

8 And God, "^ which knoweth the 
hearts, bare them witness, 'giving 
them the Holy Ghost, even as he did 
unto us ; 

9 ™And put no difference between 
us and them, ° purifying their hearts 
by faith. 

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10 Now therefore why tempt ye 
God, "to put a yoke upon the neck 
of the disciples, which neither our 
fathers nor we were able to bear 1 

11 But Pwe believe that through the 
grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we 
shall be saved, even as they. 

12 IF Then all the multitude kept si- 
lence, and gave audience to Barnabas 
and Paul, declaring what miracles and 
wonders God had i wrought among the 
Gentiles by them. 

13 IF And after they had held their 
peace, ''James answered, saying, Men 
and brethren, hearken unto me : 

14 ' Simeon hath declared how God at 
the first did visit the Gentiles, to take 
out of them a people for his name, 

15 And to this agree the words of the 
prophets ; as it is written, 

16 'After this I will return, and will 
build again the tabernacle of David, 
which is fallen down ; and I will build 
again the ruins thereof, and I will set 
it up : 

17 That the residue of men might 
seek after the Lord, and all the Gen- 
tiles, upon whom my name is called, 
saith the Lord, who doeth all these 
things. 

18 Known unto God are all his works 
from the beginning of the world. 

19 Wherefore "my sentence is, that 
we trouble not them, which from 
among the Gentiles ""are turned to 
God: 

20 But that we write unto them, 
that they abstain ^from pollutions of 
idols, and '^from fornication, andyVow 
things strangled, ^ and /row blood. 

21 For Moses of old time hath in 
every city them that preach him, 
''being read in the synagogues every 
sabbath day. 

22 Then pleased it the apostles and 
elders, with the whole church, to 
send chosen men of their own com- 
pany to Antioch with Paul and Bar- 
nabas ; namely, Judas surnamed " Bar- 
sabas, and Silas, chief men among the 
brethren : 

23 And they wrote letters by them 
after this manner ; The apostles and 
elders and brethren send greeting unto 
the brethren which are of the Gentiles 
in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia : 

24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that 
•^certain which went out from us have 
troubled you with words, subverting 
your souls, saying. Ye must be cir- 
cumcised, and keep the law ; to whom 
we gave no such commandment : 

25 It seemed good unto us, being 
assembled with one accord, to send 
chosen men unto you with our be- 
loved Barnabas and Paul, 



Decision of the question. 



THE ACTS. 



The conversion of Lydia. 



A. D. 52. 



e ch. 13. 50. & 
14. 19. 1 Cor. 
15.30. 2 Cor. 
11.23, 26. 

t Gr. word. 



( ver. 20. cb. 

21. 25. Rev. 

2. 14, 20. 
g Lev. 17. 14. 



II Or, exhorta- 
tion. 



1 ch. 14. 22. & 
18. 23. 



il Cor. 16. 11. 
Heb. 11. 31. 



k ch. 13. 1. 



53. 



! ch. 13. 4. 13, 
14, 51. & 14. 
1, 6. 24, 25. 



m ch. 12, 12, 

25. & 13. 5. 

Col. 4. 10. 

2 Tim. 4. U. 

Philem. 24. 
n ch. 13. 13. 



p ch. 16. 5. 



a ch. 14. 6. 
b ch. 19. 22. 

Rom. IG. 21. 

I Cor. 4. 17. 

Phil. 2. 19. 

1 Thess. 3. 2. 

1 Tim. 1. 2. 

2 Tim. I. 2. 
c 2 Tim. 1. 5. 



26 <=Men that have hazarded their lives 
for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

27 We have sent therefore Judas and 
Silas, who shall also tell you the same 
things by t mouth. 

28 For it seemed good to the Holy 
Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no 
greater burden than these necessary 
things ; 

29 ' That ye abstain from meats of- 
fered to idols, and ^from blood, and 
from things strangled, and from forni- 
cation : from which if ye keep your- 
selves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well. 

30 So when they were dismissed, 
they came to Antioch ; and when 
they had gathered the multitude to- 
gether, they delivered the epistle : 

31 Which when they had read, they 
rejoiced for the n consolation. 

32 And Judas and Silas, being proph- 
ets also themselves, ''exhorted the 
brethren with many words, and con- 
firmed them. 

33 And after they had tarried there 
a space, they were let 'go in peace 
from the brethren unto the apostles. 

34 Notwithstanding it pleased Silas 
to abide there still. 

35 ^ Paul also and Barnabas continu- 
ed in Antioch, teaching and preach- 
ing the word of the Lord, with many 
others also. 

36 IF And some days after, Paul said 
unto Barnabas, Let us go again and 
visit our brethren ' in every city where 
we have preached the word of the 
Lord, and see how they do. 

37 And Barnabas determined to take 
with them '"John, whose surname 
was Mark. 

38 But Paul thought not good to take 
him with them, " who departed from 
them from Pamphylia, and went not 
with them to the work. 

39 And the contention was so sharp 
between them, that tboy departed 
asunder one from the other : and so 
Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto 
Cyprus ; 

40 And Paul chose Silas, and de- 
parted, ° being recommended by the 
brethren unto the grace of God. 

41 And he went through Syria and 
Cilicia, p confirming the churches. 

CHAPTER XVL 

Paul circumciseth Timothy. 6 Being forbidden by 
the Spirit to preach in Asia- and Bithynia, he Com- 
eth to Troas. Si By a vision he is led to pass into 
Macedonia. 14 Lydia converted, lb" A spirit of 
divination cast out. 19 Paul and Silas scourged 
and imprisoned. 25 The priscn doors miraculously 
opened. 3[ The jailer converted. S5 Paul and Silas 
set at liberty. 

THEN came he to ^Derbe and 
Lystra : and, behold, a certain 
disciple was there, ^ named Timo- 
theus, " the son of a certain woman. 



which was a Jewess, and believed ; 
but his father was a Greek : 

2 Which '' was well reported of by 
the brethren that were at Lystra and 
Iconium. 

3 Him would Paul have to go forth 
with him ; and " took and circumcised 
him because of the Jews which were 
in those quarters : for they knew all 
that his father was a Greek. 

4 And as they went through the 
cities, they delivered them the de- 
crees for to keep, ^that were ordain- 
ed of the apostles and elders which 
were at Jerusalem. 

5 And ^ so were the churches estab- 
lished in the faith, and increased in 
number daily. 

6 Now when they had gone through- 
out Phrygia and the region of Ga- 
latia, and were forbidden of the Holy 
Ghost to preach the word in Asia, 

7 After they were come to Mysia, 
they assayed to go into Bithynia : but 
the Spirit suffered them not. 

8 And they passing by Mysia '' came 
down to Troas. 

9 And a vision appeared to Paul in 
the night ; There stood a ' man of 
Macedonia, and prayed him, saying. 
Come over into Macedonia, and help 
us. 

10 And after he had seen the vision, 
immediately we endeavoured to go 
^ into Macedonia, assuredly gathering 
that the Lord had called us for to 
preach the gospel unto them. 

11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we 
came with a straight course to Samo- 
thracia, and the next day to Neapolis ; 

12 And from thence to ' Philippi, 
which is II the chief city of that part of 
Macedonia, aiid a colony : and we were 
in that city abiding certain days. 

13 And on the sabbath we went out 
of the city by a river side, where 
prayer was wont to be made ; and we 
sat down, and spake unto the women 
which resorted thither. 

14 IT And a certain woman named 
Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city 
of Thyatira, which worshipped God, 
heard us : whose '" heart the Lord open- 
ed, that she attended unto the things 
which were spoken of Paul. 

15 And when she was baptized, and 
her household, she besought us, say- 
ing. If ye have judged me to be faith- 
ful to the Lord, come into my house, 
and abide there. And " she constrain- 
ed us. 

16 1[ And it came to pass, as we went 
to prayer, a certain damsel ° possessed 
with a spirit H of divination met us, 
which brought her masters Pmuch 
gain by soothsaying : 

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Paul and Silas 



III prison. 



THE ACTS. 



Paul and Silas released. 



A. D. 53. 



q See Mark 1. 
2.3, 34. 



r Mark 16. 17. 

s ch. 19. 25, 26. 
t 2 Cor. 6. 5. 
u Matt. 10. 18. 
II Or, court. 



X 1 Kings 18. 
17. ch.l7. 6 



y 2 Cor. 6. 5. 
& 11. 23, 25. 
i Thess. 2. 2. 



» ch. 5. 19. 
12. 7, 10. 



b Luke 3. 10. 

ch. 2. 37. & 

9.6. 
c John 3. 16, 

36. & 6. 47. 

1 John 5. 10. 



d Luke 5. 29. 
& 19. 6. 



17 The same followed Paul and us, 
and cried, saying-. These men are the 
servants of the most high God, which 
shew unto us the way of salvation. 

18 And this did she many days. 
But Paul, "being grieved, turned and 
said to the spirit, 1 command thee in 
the name of Jesus Christ to come out 
of her. '' And he came out the same 
hour. 

19 TF And 'when her masters saw that 
the hope of their gains was gone, ' they 
caught Paul and Silas, and " drew them 
into the H marketplace unto the rulers, 

20 And brought them to the magis- 
trates, saying. These men, being Jews, 
^do exceedingly trouble our city, 

21 And teach customs, which are not 
lawful for us to receive, neither to ob- 
serve, being Romans. 

22 And the multitude rose up to- 
gether against them ; and the magis- 
trates rent off their clothes, y and com- 
manded to beat them. 

23 And when they had laid many 
stripes upon them, they cast them in- 
to prison, charging the jailer to keep 
them safely : 

24 Who, having received such a 
charge, thrust them into the inner 
prison, and made their feet fast in the 
stocks. 

25 1[ And at midnight Paul and Silas 
prayed, and sang praises unto God : 
and the prisoners heard them. 

26 ^ And suddenly there was a great 
earthquake, so that the foundations of 
the prison were shaken : and imme- 
diately ^all the doors were opened, 
and every one's bands were loosed. 

27 And the keeper of the prison 
awaking out of his sleep, and seeing 
the prison doors open, he drew out 
his sword, and would have killed him- 
self, supposing that the prisoners had 
been fled. 

28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, 
saying. Do thyself no harm : for we 
are all here. 

29 Then he called for a light, and 
sprang in, and came trembling, and 
fell down before Paul and Silas, 

30 And brought them out, and said, 
^ Sirs, what must 1 do to be saved 1 

31 And they said, '^Believe on the 
Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be 
saved, and thy house. 

32 And they spake unto him the 
word of the Lord, and to all that were 
in his house. 

33 And he took them the same 
hour of the night, and washed their 
stripes ; and was baptized, he and all 
his, straightway. 

34 And when he had brought them 
into his house, "^he set meat before 

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them, and rejoiced, believing in God 
with all his house. 

35 And when it was day, the magis- 
trates sent the Serjeants, saying. Let 
those men go. 

36 And the keeper of the prison told 
this saying to Paul, The magistrates 
have sent to let you go : now there- 
fore depart, and go in peace. 

37 But Paul said unto them, They 
have beaten us openly uncondemned, 
® being Romans, and have cast us 'mio 
prison ; and now do they thrust us 
out privily ? nay verily ; but let them 
come themselves and fetch us out. 

38 And the Serjeants told these words 
unto the magistrates : and they feared, 
when they heard that they were Ro- 
mans. 

39 And they came and besought 
them, and brought them out, and ^ de- 
sired them to depart out of the city. 

40 And they went out of the prison. 
^ and entered into the house of Lydia : 
and when they had seen the brethren, 
they comforted them, and departed. 

CHAPTER XVn. 

Paul preacheth at Thessalonica with success ; 5 hxit is 
persecuted by the Jews. 10 He is sent to Berea, and 
preacheth there. 13 Being persecuted there also, he 
Cometh to Athens. 16 He disputeth publicly. 22 His 
discourse on yiars' hill. 32 Some mock and others 
believe. 

NOWwhen they had passed through 
Amphipolis and Apollonia, they 
came to Thessalonica, where was a 
synagogue of the Jews : 

2 And Paul, as his manner was, 
^went in unto them, and three sab- 
bath days reasoned with them out of 
the Scriptures, 

3 Opening and alleging, ^that Christ 
must needs have suffered, and risen 
again from the dead ; and that this 
Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is 
Christ. 

4 " And some of them believed, and 
consorted with Paul and ^ Silas ; and of 
the devout Greeks a great multitude, 
and of the chief women not a few. 

5 IT But the Jews which believed not, 
moved with envy, took unto them cer- 
tain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and 
gathered a company, and set all the 
city on an uproar, and assaulted the 
house of ^ Jason, and sought to bring 
them out to the people. 

6 And when they found them not, 
they drew Jason and certain brethren 
unto the rulers of the city, crying, 
^ These that have turned the world 
upside down are come hither also ; 

7 Whom Jason hath received : and 
these all do contrary to the decrees of 
Cesar, ^saying that there is another 
king, one Jesus. 

8 And they troubled the people and 



Paul preacheth at Athens. 



THE ACTS. 



Some mock, others believe. 



A. D. 53. 



h ch. 9. 25. 

ver. li. 



> Is. 34. 16. 
Luke 16. 29. 
John 5. 39. 



k Matt. 10. 23. 



54. 

m 2 Pet. 2. 8. 

II OY,fuU of 
idols. 



n Or, base fel- 
low. 



tl Or, jVfars' 
MIL It was 
the highest 
court m 
Athens. 



See ver. 19. 



II Or, gods that 
ye worship, 
2 Thess. 2. 4. 



the rulers of the city, when they heard 
these things. 

9 And when they had taken security 
of Jason, and of the others, they let 
tlienKgo. 

iO IT And ^the brethren immediately 
sent away Paul and Silas by night 
unto Berea : who coming thither went 
into the synagogue of the Jews. 

11 These were more noble than those 
in Thessalonica, in that they received 
the word with all readiness of mind, 
and ■ searched the Scriptures daily, 
whether those things were so. 

12 Therefore many of them believed ; 
also of honourable women which were 
Greeks, and of men, not a few. 

13 But when the Jews of Thessa- 
lonica had knowledge that the Avord 
of God was preached of Paul at Be- 
rea, they came thither also, and stir- 
red up the people. 

14 "^ And then immediately the breth- 
ren sent away Paul to go as it were 
to the sea : but Silas and Timotheus 
abode there still. 

15 And they that conducted Paul 
brought him unto Athens: and 're- 
ceiving a commandment unto Silas 
and Timotheus for to come to him 
with all speed, they departed. 

16 IT Now while Paul waited for them 
at Athens, ™his spirit was stirred in 
him, when he saw the city II wholly 
given to idolatry. 

17 Therefore disputed he in the syn- 
agogue with the Jews, and with the 
devout persons, and in the market 
daily with them that met with him. 

18 Then certain philosophers of the 
Epicureans, and of the Stoics, en- 
countered him. And some said. What 
will this II babbler say? other some, 
He seemeth to be a setter forth of 
strange gods : because he preached 
unto them Jesus, and the resurrec- 
tion. 

19 And they took him, and brought 
him unto II Areopagus, saying. May we 
know what this new doctrine, where- 
of thou speakest, is ? 

20 For thou bringest certain strange 
things to our ears : we would know 
therefore what these things mean. 

21 For all the Athenians, and stran- 
gers which were there, spent their 
time in nothing else, but either to tell 
or to hear some new thing. 

22 1[ Then Paul stood in the midst 
of II Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of 
Athens, I perceive that in all things 
ye are too superstitious. 

23 For as I passed by, and beheld 
your II devotions, I found an altar 
with this inscription, TO THE UN- 
KNOWN GOD. Whom therefore 



ye ignorantly worship, him declare I 
unto you. 

24 " God that made the world and all 
things therein, seeing that he is " liOrd 
of heaven and earth, I'dwelleth not in 
temples made with hands ; 

25 Neither is worshipped with men's 
hands, '^ as though he needed any 
thing, seeing Mie giveth to all life, 
and breath, and all things ; 

26 And hath made of one blood all 
nations of men for to dwell on all 
the face of the earth, and hath de- 
termined the times before appointed, 
and 'the bounds of their habitation ; 

27 * That they should seek the Lord, 
if haply they might feel after him, 
and find him, "though he be not far 
from every one of us : 

28 For ^in him we live, and move, 
and have our being ; >" as certain also 
of your own poets have said, For we 
are also his offspring. 

29 Forasmuch then as we are the 
offspring of God, ^we ought not to 
think that the Godhead is 'like unto 
gold, or silver, or stone, graven by 
art and man's device. 

30 And ''the times of this ignorance 
God winked at ; but ^ now command- 
eih all men every where to repent : 

31 Because he hath appointed a day, 
in the which " he will judge the world 
in righteousness by that man whom 
he hath ordained ; xvliereof he hath 
II given assurance unto all men, in 
that ''he hath raised him from the 
dead. 

32 f And when they heard of the 
resurrection of the dead, some mock- 
ed : and others said, We will hear 
thee again of this matter. 

33 So Paul departed from among 
them. 

34 Howbeit certain men clave un- 
to him, and believed : among the 
which was Dionysius the Areopa- 
gite, and a woman named Damaris, 
and others with them. 

CHAPTER XVHI. 

At Corinth Paul la houreth with his hands and preach- 
eth. 6 The Jews oppose him. 9 The Lord encour- 
ageth him in a vismi. ]2 He is hrovght before 
Gallio, but dismissed. 18 He cometh to Ephesus on 
his way to Syria ; 23 and aftcrxcards visiteth Ga- 
latia and Phrygia. 24 Apollos preacheth at Eph- 
esus and in Achaia. 

AFTER these things Paul depart- 
ed from Athens, and came to 
Corinth ; 

2 And found a certain .Tew named 
""Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come 
from Italy, with his Avife Priscilla, 
(because that Claudius had com- 
manded all Jews to depart from 
Rome,) and came unto them. 

3 And because he was of the same 



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Paul brought before Oallio. 



THE ACTS. 



The 'preaching of Apollos. 



A. D. 54. 

b ch. 20. 34. 
1 Cor. 4. 12. 

1 Thess. 2. 9. 

2 Thess. 3. 8. 
c ch. 17. 2. 

d ch. 17. 14, 

15. 
e Job 32. 18. 

ch. 17. 3. 

ver. 28. 
II Or, is the 

Christ. 

f ch. 13. 45. 

1 Pet. 4. 4. 
g Neh. 5. 13. 

Matt. 10. 14. 

ch. 13. 51. 
h Lev. 20. 9, 

11,12. 2 Sam. 

1.16. Ez.18. 

13. & 33. 4. 
i Ez. 3. 18, 

19. & 33. 9. 

ch. 20. 26. 
k ch. 13. 46. & 



1 1 Cor. 1. 14. 



. ch. 23. 11. 



u Jer. 1.18 
19. Matt.: 
20. 



t Gr. sat 
there. 



55. 



3 ch. 23. 29. & 
25. 11, 19. 



P 1 Cor. 1. 1. 



q Num. 6. 18. 
ch. 21. 24. 



craft, he abode with them, ^and 
wrought : for by their occupation 
they were tentmakers. 

4 *^ And he reasoned in the syna- 
gogue every sabbath, and persuaded 
the Jews and the Greeks. 

5 And 'I when Silas and Timotheus 
were come from Macedonia, Paul 
was ^ pressed in the spirit, and tes- 
tified to the Jews that Jesus n was 
Christ. 

6 And ^when they opposed them- 
selves, and blasphemed, ^he shook 
his raiment, and said unto them, 
"^ Your blood be upon your own 
heads ; ^ I am clean : ^ fi'om hence- 
forth I will go unto the Gentiles. 

7 1 And he departed thence, and 
entered into a certain mail's house, 
named Justus, one that worshipped 
God, whose house joined hard to the 
synagogue. 

8 ' And Crispus, the chief ruler of 
the synagogue, believed on the Lord 
with all his house ; and many of the 
Corinthians hearing believed, and 
were baptized. 

9 Then " spake the Lord to Paul in 
the night by a vision. Be not afraid, 
but speak, and hold not thy peace : 

10 ''For I am with thee, and no 
man shall set on thee to hurt thee : 
for I have much people in this city. 

11 And he t continued there a year 
and six months, teaching the word 
of God among them. 

12 1i And when Gallio was the dep- 
uty of Achaia, the Jews made insur- 
rection with one accord against Paul, 
and brought him to the judgment 
seat, 

13 Saying, This fellow persuadeth 
men to worship God contrary to the 
law. 

14 And v/hen Paul was now^ about 
to open his mouth, Gallio said unto 
the Jews, ° If it were a matter of 
wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye 
Jews, reason would that I should 
bear with you : 

15 But if it be a question of words 
and names, and of your law, look 
ye to it; for I will be no judge of 
such matters. 

16 And he drave them from the 
judgment seat. 

17 Then all the Greeks took p Sos- 
thenes, the chief ruler of the syn- 
agogue, and beat him before the 
judgment seat. And Gallio cared 
for none of those things. 

18 H And Paul after this tarried there 
yet a good while, and then took his 
leave of the brethren, and sailed 
thence into Syria, and with him 
Priscilla and Aquila ; having ^ shorn 

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his head in "" Cenchrea : for he had a 
vow. 

19 And he came to Ephesus, and 
left them there : but he himself en- 
tered into the synagogue, and rea- 
soned with the Jews. 

20 When they desired him to tarry 
longer time with them, he consented 
not ; 

21 But bade them farewell, saying, 
^ I must by all means keep this feast 
that Cometh in Jerusalem : but I will 
return again unto you, * if God will. 
And he sailed from Ephesus. 

22 And when he had landed at Ces- 
area, and gone up, and saluted the 
church, he went down to Antioch. 

23 And after he had spent some 
time there, he departed, and went 
over all the country of " Galatia and 
Phrygia in order, ^strengthening all 
the disciples. 

24 IT y And a certain Jew named 
Apollos, born at Alexandria, an elo- 
quent man, and mighty in the Scrip- 
tures, came to Ephesus. 

25 This man was instructed in the 
w^ay of the Lord ; and being ^ fervent 
in the spirit, he spake and taught 
diligently the things of the liOrd, 
* knowing only the baptism of John. 

26 And he began to speak boldly in 
the synagogue : whom when Aquila 
and Priscilla had heard, they took 
him unto them, and expounded unto 
him the way of God more perfectly. 

27 And when he was disposed to 
pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, 
exhorting the disciples to receive 
him : who, when he was come, ^ help- 
ed them much which had believed 
through grace : 

28 For he mightily convinced the 
Jews, and that publicly, " shewing by 
the Scriptures that Jesus n was Christ. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

At Ephesv.s Paul baptizeth certain disciples of John. 
9 Being opposed by the Jews in the synagogue, he 
dispvteth daily in the school of Tyrannus. 13 Cer- 
tain Jewish exorcists are overcome. 19 Many of 
those, who used curiovs arts, burn their books. 21 
Paul's purposed journey. 23 Demetrius the silver- 
smith excitcth a tumult against him; 35 which is 
appeased by the townclerk. 

AND it came to pass, that, Avhile 
^Apollos was at Corinth, Paul 
having passed through the upper 
coasts came to Ephesus ; and find- 
ing certain disciples, 

2 He said unto them. Have ye 
received the Holy Ghost since ye 
believed ? And they said unto him, 
^ We have not so much as heard 
whether there be any Holy Ghost. 

3 And he said unto them. Unto 
what then were ye baptized ? And 
they said, " Unto .John's baptism. 



Johnl's disciples baptized. 



THE ACTS. 



Demetrius raiseth an uproa) 



A. D. 56. 




e ch. 8. 16. 



f ch. 6. 6. & 8. 

17. 



g ch. 2. 4. & 

10. 46. 



h ch. 17. 2. & 
18.4. 



1 ch. 1. 3. & 
28.23. 

57. 
k 2 Tim. 1. 15. 

2 Pet. 2. 2. 

Jude 10. 
1 See ch. 9. 2. 

& 22. 4. & 24. 

14. ver. 23. 



m See ch. 
31. 



n Mark 16. 20. 
ch. 14. 3. 

ch. 5. 15. 
See 2 Kings 
4.29. 



58. 

pMatt. 12. 27. 
q See Mark 9. 
38. Luke 9. 



r Luke 1. G5. 
& 7. 16. ch. 
2. 43. & 5. 5, 
11. 



s Matt. 3. 6. 



4 Then said Paul, ^ John verily 
baptized with the baptism of repent- 
ance, saying unto the people, that 
they^should believe on him which 
should come after him, that is, on 
Christ Jesus. 

5 When they heard tMs^ they were 
baptized ^ in the name of the Lord Je- 
sus. 

6 And when Paul had Haid his hands 
upon them, the Holy Ghost came on 
them ; and ^ they spake with tongues, 
and prophesied. 

7 And all the men were about 
twelve. 

8 ''And he went into the syna- 
gogue, and spake boldly for the space 
of three months, disputing and per- 
suading the things 'concerning the 
kingdom of God. 

9 But "^ when divers were hardened, 
and believed not, but spake evil ' of 
that way before the multitude, he 
departed from them, and separated 
the disciples, disputing daily in the 
school of one Tyrannus. 

10 And ""this continued by the 
space of two years ; so that all they 
which dwelt in Asia heard the Avord 
of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and 
Greeks. 

1 1 And " God wrought special mir- 
acles by the hands of Paul : 

12 ° So that from his body were 
brought unto the sick handkerchiefs 
or aprons, and the diseases departed 
from them, and the evil spirits went 
out of them. 

13 \ PThen certain of the vagabond 
Jews, exorcists, i took upon them to 
call over them which had evil spirits 
the name of the Lord Jesus, saying. 
We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul 
preacheth. 

14 And there were seven sons of 
one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the 
priests, which did so. 

15 And the evil spirit answered and 
said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know ; 
but who are ye % 

16 And the man in whom the evil 
spirit was leaped on them, and over- 
came them, and prevailed against 
them, so that they fled out of that 
house naked and wounded. 

17 And this was known to all the 
Jews and Greeks also dwelling at 
Ephesus ; and "■ fear fell on them all, 
and the name of the Lord Jesus was 
magnified. 

18 And many that believed came, 
and ^confessed, and shewed their 
deeds. 

19 Many of them also which used 
curious arts brought their books to- 
gether, and burned them before all 



men: and they counted the price of 
them, and found it fifty thousand 
pieces of silver. 

20 ' vSo mightily grew the word of 
God and prevailed. 

21 IF "After these things were end- 
ed, Paul "^ purposed in the spirit, when 
he had passed through Macedonia and 
Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying. 
After I have been there, ^I must also 
see Rome. 

22 So he sent into Macedonia two 
of Hhem that ministered unto him, 
Timotheus and ^ Erastus ; but he 
himself stayed in Asia for a season. 

23 And "" the same time there arose 
no small stir about ° that way. 

24 For a certain man named Demetri- 
us, a silversmith, which made silver 
shrines for Diana, brought '^ no small 
gain unto the craftsmen ; 

25 Whom he called together with 
the workmen of like occupation, and 
said. Sirs, ye know that by this craft 
we have our wealth. 

20 Moreover ye see and hear, that 
not alone at Ephesus, but almost 
throughout all Asia, this Paul hath 
persuaded and turned away much 
people, saying that ^ they be no gods, 
which are made with hands : 

27 So that not only this our craft 
is in danger to be set at nought ; but 
also that the temple of the great god- 
dess Diana should be despised, and 
her magnificence should be destroyed, 
whom all Asia and the world wor- 
shippeth. 

28 And when they heard these say- 
ings^ they were full of wrath, and 
cried out, saying. Great is Diana of 
the Ephesians. 

29 And the whole city was filled 
with confusion : and having caught 
'^Gaius and ^ Aristarchus, men of Ma- 
cedonia, Paul's companions in travel, 
they rushed with one accord into the 
theatre. 

30 And when Paul would have en- 
tered in unto the people, the disciples 
suflTered him not. 

31 And certain of the chief of Asia, 
which were his friends, sent unto 
him, desiring him that he would not 
adventure himself into the theatre. 

32 Some therefore cried one thing, 
and some another: for the assembly 
was confused ; and the more part 
knew not wherefore they were come 
together. 

33 And they drew Alexander out of 
the multitude, the Jews putting him 
forward. And ''Alexander 'beckoned 
with the hand, and would have made 
his defence unto the people. 

34 But when they knew that he 

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Paul goeth into Macedonia. 



THE ACTS. 



Elders of Ephesus convened. 



A. D. 59. 



t Gr. the tem- 
ple keeper. 



II Or, the 
court days 
are kept. 



II Or, ordi- 
nary. 



a 1 Cor. 16. 5. 
1 Tim. 1. 3. 



60. 



b ch. 9. 23. &. 
23. 12. & 25. 
3. 2 Cor. 11. 



c ch. 19. 29. & 

27. 2. Col. 4. 

10. 

(1 ch. 19. 29. 
e ch. 16. 1. 
f Eph. 6. 21. 

Col. 4. 7. 

2 Tim. 4. 12. 

Tit. 3. 12. 
S ch. 21, 29. 

2 Tim. 4. 20. 
h Ex. 12. 14, 

15. k. 23. 15. 
i ch. 16. 8. 

2 Cor. 2. 12. 

2 Tim. 4. 13. 
k 1 Cor. 16. 2. 

Rev. 1. 10. 
1 ch. 2. 42. 46. 

1 Cor. 10. 16. 

k. 11. 20, &c. 



was a Jew, all with one voice about 
the space of two hours cried out, 
Great is Diana of the Ephesians. 

35 And when the toAvnclerk had ap- 
peased the people, he said, Ye men of 
Ephesus, what man is there that know- 
eth not how that the city of the Ephe- 
sians is t a worshipper of the great god- 
dess Diana, and of the image which 
fell down from Jupiter ? 

36 Seeing then that these things can- 
not be spoken against, ye ought to be 
quiet, and to do nothing rashly. 

37 For ye have brought hither these 
men, which are neither robbers of 
churches, nor yet blasphemers of your 
goddess. 

38 Wherefore if Demetrius, and the 
craftsmen which are with him, have 
a matter against any man, lithe law 
is open, and there are deputies : let 
them implead one another. 

39 But if ye inquire any thing con- 
cerning other matters, it shall be de- 
termined in a II lawful assembly. 

40 For we are in danger to be call- 
ed in question for this day's uproar, 
there being no cause whereby we may 
give an account of this concourse. 

41 And when he had thus spoken, 
he dismissed the assembly. 

CHAPTER XX. 

Paul goeth from Ephesus through Macedonia into 
Greece. 4 He returncth through Macedonia to 
Troas. 7 He celehrateth the Lord's supper ; 9 and 
restoreth Eutychus. 13 His journey to Miletus. 17 
He sendethfor the elders of the church at Ephesus. 
18 His farewell charge to them. 

AND after the uproar was ceased, 
Paul called unto him the disci- 
ples, and embraced them, and ''de- 
parted for to go into Macedonia, 

2 And when he had gone over those 
parts, and had given them much ex- 
hortation, he came into Greece, 

3 And there abode three months. 
And ^ when the Jews laid wait for 
him, as he was about to sail into 
Syria, he purposed to return through 
Macedonia. 

4 And there accompanied him into 
Asia Sopater of Berea ; and of the 
Thessalonians, "^Aristarchus and Se- 
cundus ; and '^ Gains of Derbe, and 
^ Timotheus ; and of Asia, ^Tychicus 
and sTrophimus, 

5 These going before tarried for us 
at Troas. 

6 And we sailed away from Philippi 
after ^ the days of unleavened bread, 
and came unto them ' to Troas in five 
days ; where we abode seven days. 

7 And upon ^ the first duT/ of the 
week, when the disciples came to- 
gether 'to break bread, Paul preach- 
ed unto them, ready to depart on the 

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morrow ; and continued his speech 
until midnight. 

8 And there were many lights ""in 
the upper chamber, where they were 
gathered together, 

9 And there sat in a window a cer- 
tain young man named Eutychus, 
being fallen into a deep sleep : and 
as Paul was long preaching, he sunk 
down with sleep, and fell down from 
the third loft, and was taken up dead. 

10 And Paul Avent down, and "fell 
on him, and embracing him said, 
° Trouble not yourselves ; for his life 
is in him, 

11 When he therefore was come up 
again, and had broken bread, and 
eaten, and talked a long while, even 
till break of day, so he departed, 

12 And they brought the young man 
alive, and were not a little com- 
forted, 

13 IT And we went before to ship, and 
sailed unto Assos, there intending to 
take in Paul : for so had he appointed, 
minding himself to go afoot. 

14 And when he met with us at 
Assos, we took him in, and came to 
Mitylene, 

15 And we sailed thence, and came 
the next daj/ over against Chios ; and 
the next day we arrived at Samos, and 
tarried at Trogyllium ; and the next 
day we came to Miletus. 

16 For Paul had determined to sail 
by Ephesus, because he would not 
spend the time in Asia : for p he hast- 
ed, if it were possible for him, ^to be 
at Jerusalem ^ the day of Pentecost. 

17 IT And from Miletus he sent to 
Ephesus, and called the elders of the 
church, 

18 And when they were come to him, 
he said unto them. Ye know, ^from 
the first day that I came into Asia, 
after what manner I have been with 
you at all seasons, 

19 Serving the Lord with all humil- 
ity of mind, and with many tears, and 
temptations, which befell me 'by the 
lying in wait of the Jews : 

20 A7id how "I kept back nothing 
that was profitable unto you, but have 
shewed you, and have taught you 
publicly, and from house to house, 

21 ^Testifying both to the Jews, and 
also to the Greeks, ^' repentance toward 
God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus 
Christ. 

22 And now, behold, ^ I go bound in 
the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing 
the things that shall befall me there : 

23 Save that ^ the Holy Ghost wit- 
nesseth in every city, saying that 
bonds and afflictions H abide me. 

24 But ^ none of these things move 



PauVs charge to them. 



THE ACTS. 



He goeth to Jerusalem. 




S ch. 18. 6. 
2 Cor. 7. 2. 

h ver. 20. 

i Luke 7. 30. 

John 15. 15. 

Eph. 1. 11. 
k 1 Tim. 4. 16. 

1 Pet. 5. 2. 
1 1 Cor. 12. 28. 

m Eph. 1. 7, 
14. Col. 1.14. 
Heb. 9. 12. 

1 Pet. 1. 19, 
Rev. 5. 9. 

n See Heb. 9. 
14. 
Matt. 7. 15. 

2 Pet. 2. 1. 

p 1 Tim. 1. 20. 
1 Joiiu 2. 19. 



q ch. 19. 10. 



s ch. 9. 31. 

t ch. 26. 18. 

Eph. 1. 18. 

Col. 1. 12. & 

3. 24. Heb. 

9. 15. 1 Pet. 

1.4. 
u 1 Sam. 12. 3. 

1 Cor. 9. 12. 

2 Cor. 7. 2. 
& 11. 9. & 12. 
17. 

X ch. 18. 3. 
1 Cor. 4. 12. 

1 Thess. 2. 9. 

2 Thess. 3. 8. 
y Rom. 15. 1. 

1 Cor. 9. 12. 

2 Cor. 1 1. 9, 
12. & 12. 13. 
Eph. 4. 28. 

1 Thess. 4. 
11. & 5. 14. 

2 Thess. 3.8. 
z ch. 7. 60. k. 

21.5. 

a Gen. 45. 14. 
k. 46. 29. 



me, neither count I my life dear unto 
myself, "= so that I might finish my 
course with joy, <^ and the ministry, 
® which I have received of the Lord 
Jesus, to testify the gospel of the 
grace of God. 

25 And now, hehold, ^I know that 
ye all, among whom I have gone 
preaching the kingdom of God, shall 
see my face no more. 

26 Wherefore I take you to record 
this day, that I am ^pure from the 
blood of all men. 

27 For ^ I have not shunned to de- 
clare unto you all ' the counsel of God. 

28 1*^ Take heed therefore unto your- 
selves, and to all the flock, over the 
which the Holy Ghost 'hath made you 
overseers, to feed the church of God, 
"" which he hath purchased ° with his 
own blood. 

29 For I know this, that after my 
departing ° shall grievous wolves enter 
in among you, not sparing the flock. 

30 Also P of your own selves shall 
men arise, speaking perverse things, 
to draw away disciples after them. 

31 Therefore watch, and remember, 
that "1 by the space of three years I 
ceased not to warn every one night 
and day with tears. 

32 And now, brethren, I commend 
you to God, and "^ to the word of his 
grace, which is able ^ to build you up, 
and to give you * an inheritance among 
all them w^iich are sanctified. 

33 " I have coveted no man's silver, 
or gold, or apparel. 

34 Yea, ye yourselves know, ^that 
these hands have ministered unto my 
necessities, and to them that were 
with me. 

35 I have shewed you all things, 
yhow that so labouring ye ought to 
support the weak, and to remember 
the words of the Lord Jesus, how he 
said, It is more blessed to give than 
to receive. 

38 % And when he had thus spoken, 
he ^kneeled down, and prayed with 
them all. 

37 And they all wept sore, and ^ fell 
on Paul's neck, and kissed him, 

38 Sorrowing most of all for the 
words ''Avhich he spake, that they 
should see his face no more. And 
they accompanied him unto the ship. 

CHAPTER XXL 

Paul sailing to Syria landeth first at Tyre; 5 and 
afterwards at Cesarea, 8 where he abidcth with 
Philip the evangelist. 10 He will not be dissuaded 
from going to Jerusalem. 15 He joiirneyeth thither, 
and is gladly received by the brethren. 20 Their 
advice to him. 27 He is seized in the temple by the 
Jews ; 31 but is rescued by the chief captain. 

ND it came to pass, that after we 
were gotten from them, and had 



A 



launched, we came with a straight 
course unto Coos, and the day fol- 
lowing unto Rhodes, and from thence 
unto Patara : 

2 And finding a ship sailing over 
unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and 
set forth. 

3 Now when we had discovered Cy- 
prus, we left it on the left hand, and 
sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre : 
for there the ship was to unlade her 
burden. 

4 And finding disciples, we tarried 
there seven days : ^who said to Paul 
through the Spirit, that he should not 
go up to Jerusalem. 

5 And when we had accomplished 
those days, we departed and went our 
way ; and they all brought us on our 
way, with wives and children, till we 
ivere out of the city : and ^ we kneeled 
down on the shore, and prayed. 

6 And when we had taken our leave 
one of another, we took ship ; and 
they returned " home again. 

7 And when we had finished our 
course from Tyre, we came to Ptole- 
mais, and saluted the brethren, and 
abode with them one day. 

8 And the next daij we that were of 
Paul's company departed, and came 
unto Cesarea ; and we entered into 
the house of Philip ''the evangelist. 
^ which was one of the seven ; and 
abode with him. 

9 And the same man had four daugh- 
ters, virgins, ^ which did prophesy. 

10 And as we tarried thei-e many 
days, there came down from Judea a 
certain prophet, named = Agabus. 

11 And when he was come unto us, 
he took Paul's girdle, and bound his 
ow^n hands and feet, and said, Thus 
saith the Holy Ghost, ^ So shall the 
Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that 
owneth this girdle, and shall deliver 
him into the hands of the Gentiles. 

12 And when we heard these things, 
both we, and they of that place, be- 
sought him not to go up to Jerusalem. 

13 Then Paul answered, 'What mean 
ye to weep and to break mine heart 1 
for I am ready not to be bound only, 
but also to die at Jerusalem for the 
name of the Lord Jesus. 

14 And when he would not be per- 
suaded, we ceased, saying, ^ The will 
of the Lord be done. 

15 And after those days Ave took up 
our carriages, and went up to Jeru- 
salem. 

16 There went with us also cer- 
tain of the disciples of Cesarea, and 
brought with them one Mnason of 
Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom 
Ave should lodge. 

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Paul's life endange7'ed. 



THE ACTS. 



He is rescued hy Lysias. 



m ch. 15. 13. 
Gal. 1, 19. & 
2.9. 



n ch. 15. 4, 12. 

Rom. 15. 18, 

19. 
o ch. 1. 17. & 

20.24. 



p ch. 22. 3. 
Rom. 10. 2. 
Gal. 1. 14. 



q Num. 6. 2. 
]3, 18. ch.iS. 
13. 



r ch. 15. 20, 29. 



» ch. 24. 18. 
t Num. 6. 13. 



X ch. 26. 21. 
y ch. 24. 5, G. 



* ch. 26. 21. 



17 ' And when we were come to 
Jerusalem, the brethren received us 
gladly. 

18 And the day following Paul went 
in with us unto "James ; and all the 
elders were present. 

19 And when he had saluted them, 
" he declared particularly what things 
God had wrought among the Gentiles 
° by his ministry. 

20 And when they heard it, they glo- 
rified the Lord, and said unto him, 
Thou seest, brother, how many thou- 
sands of Jews there are which believe ; 
and they are all p zealous of the law : 

21 And they are informed of thee, 
that thou teachest all the Jews which 
are among the Gentiles to forsake 
Moses, saying that they ought not to 
circumcise their children, neither to 
walk after the customs. 

22 What is it therefore ? the multi- 
tude must needs come together : for 
they will hear that thou art come. 

23 Do therefore this that we say to 
thee : We have four men which have 
a vow on them ; 

24 Them take, and purify thyself 
with them, and be at charges with 
them, that they may i shave their 
heads : and all may know that those 
things, whereof they were informed 
concerning thee, are nothing; but that 
thou thyself also walkest orderly, and 
keepest the law. 

25 As touching the Gentiles which 
believe, ^we have written and con- 
cluded that they observe no such 
thing, save only that they keep them- 
selves from things offered to idols, 
and from blood, and from strangled, 
and from fornication. 

26 Then Paul took the men, and the 
next day purifying himself with them 
^ entered into the temple, ' to signify 
the accomplishment of the days of pu- 
rification, until that an oflfering should 
be offered for every one of them. 

27 And when the seven days were 
almost ended, " the Jews which were 
of Asia, when they saw him in the 
temple, stirred up all the people, and 
^ laid hands on him, 

28 Crying out, Men of Israel, help : 
This is the man, ^ that teacheth all 
men every where against the people, 
and the law, and this place : and fur- 
ther brought Greeks also into the tem- 
ple, and hath polluted this holy place. 

29 For they had seen before with 
him in the city ^ Trophimus an Ephe- 
sian, whom they supposed that Paul 
had brought into the temple. 

30 And ^ all the city was moved, and 
the people ran together : and they 
took Paul, and drew him out of the 

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temple : and forthwith the doors were 
shut. 

31 And as they went about to kill 
him, tidings came unto the chief cap- 
tain of the band, that all Jerusalem 
was in an uproar : 

32 ^ Who immediately took soldiers 
and centurions, and ran down unto 
them : and when they saw the chief 
captain and the soldiers, they left 
beating of Paul. 

33 Then the chief captain came near, 
and took him, and *= commanded him 
to be bound with two chains ; and de- 
manded who he was, and what he had 
done. 

34 And some cried one thing, some 
another, among the multitude : and 
when he could not know the certain- 
ty for the tumult, he commanded him 
to be carried into the castle. 

35 And when he came upon the 
stairs, so it was, that he was borne of 
the soldiers for the violence of the 
people. 

36 For the multitude of the people 
followed after, crying, "^Away with 
him. 

37 And as Paul was to be led into the 
castle, he said unto the chief captain. 
May I speak unto thee 1 Who said. 
Canst thou speak Greek ? 

38 ^ Art not thou that Egyptian, 
which before these days madest an 
uproar, and leddest out into the wil- 
derness four thousand men that were 
murderers 1 

39 But Paul said, ^I am a man 
which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in 
Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city : 
and, I beseech thee, suffer me to 
speak unto the people. 

40 And when he had given him 
license, Paul stood on the stairs, and 
^beckoned with the hand unto the 
people. And when there was made a 
great silence, he spake unto them in 
the Hebrew tongue, saying, 

CHAPTER XXH. 

Pmd dedareth to the people the manner of his conver- 
sion. 22 They cry out against him. 24 The chief 
captain commandeth to scourge him. 25 He de- 
dareth himself a Roman, and is spared. 30 He is 
brought before the council. 

MEN, ^brethren, and fathers, hear 
ye my defence which I make 
now unto you. 

2 (And when they heard that he 
spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, 
they kept the more silence : and he 
saith,) 

3 ** I am verily a man which am a Jew, 
born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet 
brought up in this city "^ at the feet of 
^ Gamaliel, and taught ^ according to 
the perfect manner of the law of the 



A. D. 60. 



b ch. 23. 27. & 
24. 7. 



c ver. 11. ch. 
20.23. 



d Luke 23. 18. 
John 19. 15. 
ch. 22. 22. 



f ch. 9. 11. & 
22.3. 



S ch. 12. 17. 



a ch. 7. 2. 



b ch. 21. 39. 

2 Cor. 11. 22. 

Phil. 3. 5. 
c Deut. 33. 3. 

2 Kings 4. 

38. Luke 10. 

39. 

d ch. 5. 34. 
e ch. 2G. 5. 



Paul maJceth his defence. 



THE ACTS. 



His claim to he a Roman. 



A. D. 60. 




I ch. 9. 3. & 
26. 12, 13. 



m Dan. IC. 7. 
ch. ,9. 7. 



n ch. 9. 17. 
o di. 10. 22. 
p 1 Tim. 3. 7. 



q ch. 3. 13. & 

5.30. 
r ch. B. 15. &. 

26. 15. 
8 1 Cor. 9. 1. &' 

15.8. 
t ch. 3. 14. & 

7. 52. 
u 1 Cor. 11. 23. 

Gal. 1. 12. 
X ch. 23. 11. 
y ch. 4. 20. k. 

26. 16. 
z ch. 2. 38. 

Heb. 10. 22. 
a ch. 9. 14. 

Rom. 10. 13. 
b ch. 9. 26. 

2 Cor. 12. 2. 



c ver. 14. 

d Matt. 10. 14. 



e ver. 4. ch. 
8.3. 



fathers, and ^ was zealous toward God, 
^ as ye all are this day. 

4 '' And I persecuted this way unto 
the death, binding and delivering into 
prisons both men and women. 

5 As also the high priest doth bear 
me witness, and ' all the estate of the 
elders : ^ from whom also I received 
letters unto the brethren, and went to 
Damascus, to bring them which were 
there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be 
punished. 

6 And 4t came to pass, that, as I 
made my journey, and was come nigh 
unto Damascus about noon, suddenly 
there shone from heaven a great light 
round about me. 

7 And I fell unto the ground, and 
heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, 
Saul, why persecutest thou me ? 

8 And I answered. Who art thou, 
Lord? And he said unto me, I am 
Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou perse- 
cutest. 

9 And ™ they that were with me saw 
indeed the light, and were afraid ; but 
they heard not the voice of him that 
spake to me. 

10 And I said. What shall I do. 
Lord'? And the Lord said unto me. 
Arise, and go into Damascus ; and 
there it shall be told thee of all things 
which are appointed for thee to do. 

11 And when I could not see for the 
glory of that light, being led by the 
hand of them that were with me, I 
came into Damascus. 

12 And "one Ananias, a devout man 
according to the law, ° having a good 
report of all the PJews which dwelt 
there, 

13 Came unto me, and stood, and 
said unto me. Brother Saul, receive 
thy sight. And the same hour I 
looked up upon him. 

14 And he said, '^ The God of our fa- 
thers ''hath chosen thee, that thou 
shouldest know his will, and ^°see 
* that Just One, and " shouldest hear 
the voice of his mouth. 

15 ^For thou shalt be his witness 
unto all men of ^ what thou hast seen 
and heard. 

16 And now why tarriest thou? 
arise, and be baptized, ^and wash 
away thy sins, ^ calling on the name 
of the Lord. 

17 And ^it came to pass, that, when 
I was come again to Jerusalem, even 
while I prayed in the temple, I was 
in a trance ; 

18 And " saw him saying unto me, 
^ Make haste, and get thee quickly out 
of Jerusalem : for they will not re- 
ceive thy testimony concerning me. 

19 And I said, Lord, ^ they know that 



I imprisoned and ^beat in every syna- 
gogue them that believed on thee : 

20 sAnd when the blood of thy 
martyr Stephen was shed, I also was 
standing by, and ''consenting unto his 
death, and kept the raiment of them 
that slew him. 

21 And he said unto me. Depart: 
'for I will send thee far hence unto 
the Gentiles. 

22 And they gave him audience un- 
to this word, and then lifted up their 
voices, and said, ^ Away with such a 
fellow from the earth : for it is not fit 
that ' he should live. 

23 And as they cried out, and cast 
off their clothes, and threw dust into 
the air, 

24 The chief captain commanded 
him to be brought into the castle, and 
bade that he should be examined by 
scourging ; that he might know where- 
fore they cried so against him. 

25 And as they bound him with 
thongs, Paul said unto the centurion 
that stood by, ™Is it lawful for you to 
scourge a man that is a Roman, and 
uncondemned ? 

26 When the centurion heard that, 
he went and told the chief captain, 
saying. Take heed what thou doest ; 
for this man is a Roman. 

27 Then the chief captain came, and 
said unto him. Tell me, art thou a Ro- 
man? He said. Yea. 

28 And the chief captain answered. 
With a great sum obtained I this 
freedom. And Paul said, But I was 
free born. 

29 Then straightway they departed 
from him which should have II ex- 
amined him : and the chief captain 
also was afraid, after he knew that 
he was a Roman, and because he had 
bound him. 

30 On the morrow, because he would 
have known the certainty wherefore 
he was accused of the Jews, he loosed 
him from his bands, and commanded 
the chief priests and all their council 
to appear, and brought Paul down, 
and set him before' them. 

CHAPTER XXHL 

PauVs defence before the council. 7 Dissension between 
the Pharisees and Sadducces, his accusers. 11 I'hc 
Lordencourageth him. 12 2'he Jews conspire against 
him. \& The chief captain informed thereof . 23 He 
sciideth Paid to Cesarea, to Felix the governor. 

AND Paul, earnestly beholding the 
council, said, Men and brethren, 
^ I have lived in all good conscience 
before God until this day. 

2 And the high priest Ananias com- 
manded them that stood by him ^ to 
smite him on the mouth. 

3 Then said Paul unto him, God 

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Paul before the council. 



THE ACTS. 



Paul is sent to Felix. 



A. D. 60. 



c Lev. 19. 35. 
Deut. 25. 1,2. 
John?. 51. 



d ch. 24. 17. 



e Ex. 22. 28. 
Ecc. 10. 20. 
2 Pet. 2. 10. 
Jude 8. 



f cli. 26. 5. 

Phil. 3. 5. 
S ch. 24. 15, 

21. & 26. 6. 

k. 28. 20. 



h Matt. 22. 23. 
Mark 12. 18. 
Luke 20. 27. 



i ch. 25. 25. & 

26. 31. 
k ch. 22. 7, 17, 

18. 

1 ch. 5. 39. 



m ch. 18. 9. & 

27. 23, 24. 



n ver. 21, 30. 
ch. 25. 3. 



il Or, with an 
oa th of exe- 
cration. 



shall smite thee, thou whited wall : 
for sittest thou to judge me after the 
law, and "^ commandest me to be smit- 
ten contrary to the law ? 

4 And they that stood by said, Re- 
vilest thou God's high priest '? 

5 Then said Paul, ^ I wist not, breth- 
ren, that he was the high priest : for 
it is written, "^Thou shalt not speak 
evil of the ruler of thy people. 

6 But when Paul perceived that the 
one part were Sadducees, and the 
other Pharisees, he cried out in the 
council. Men and brethren, ^I am a 
Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: ^of 
the hope and resurrection of the dead 
I am called in question. 

7 And when he had so said, there 
arose a dissension between the Phari- 
sees and the Sadducees : and the mul- 
titude was divided. 

8 '' For the Sadducees say that there 
is no resurrection, neither angel, nor 
spirit : but the Pharisees confess both. 

9 And there arose a great cry : and 
the scribes that were of the Pharisees' 
part arose, and strove, saying, ' We 
find no evil in this man : but ^if a 
spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, 
'let us not fight against God, 

10 And when there arose a great 
dissension, the chief captain, fearing 
lest Paul should have been pulled in 
pieces of them, commanded the sol- 
diers to go down, and to take him by 
force from among them, and to bring 
him into the castle. 

11 And ™the night following the 
Lord stood by him, and said. Be of 
good cheer, Paul : for as thou hast 
testified of me in Jerusalem, so must 
thou bear witness also at Rome. 

12 And when it was day, " certain of 
the Jews banded together, and bound 
themselves H under a curse, saying that 
they would neither eat nor drink till 
they had killed Paul. 

13 And they were more than forty 
which had made this conspiracy. 

14 And they came to the chief priests 
and elders, and said. We have bound 
ourselves under a great curse, that we 
will eat nothing until we have slain 
Paul. 

15 Now therefore ye with the coun- 
cil signify to the chief captain that he 
bring him down unto you to morrow, 
as though ye would inquire some- 
thing more perfectly concerning him : 
and we, or ever he come near, are 
ready to kill him. 

16 And when Paul's sister's son 
heard of their lying in wait, he went 
and entered into the castle, and told 
Paul. 

17 Then Paul called one of the cen- 

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turions unto him., and said. Bring this 
young man unto the chief captain : 
for he hath a certain thing to tell him. 

18 So he took him, and brought him 
to the chief captain, and said, Paul 
the prisoner called me unto him, and 
prayed me to bring this young man 
unto thee, who hath something to say 
unto thee. 

19 Then the chief captain took him 
by the hand, and went with him aside 
privately, and asked Aim, What is that 
thou hast to tell me % 

20 And he said, °The Jews have 
agreed to desire thee that thou would- 
est bring down Paul to morrow into 
the council, as though they would 
inquire somewhat of him more per- 
fectly. 

21 But do not thou yield unto them : 
for there lie in wait for him of them 
more than forty men, which have 
bound themselves with an oath, that 
they will neither eat nor drink till 
they have killed him : and now are 
they ready, looking for a promise 
from thee. 

22 So the chief captain then let the 
young man depart, and charged him, 
See thou tell no man that thou hast 
shewed these things to me. 

23 And he called unto Aim two cen- 
turions, saying, Make ready two hun- 
dred soldiers to go to Cesarea, and 
horsemen threescore and ten, and 
spearmen two hundred, at the third 
hour of the night ; 

24 And provide ^Aew beasts, that 
they may set Paul on, and bring Aim 
safe unto Felix the governor. 

25 And he wrote a letter after this 
manner : 

26 Claudius Lysias unto the most ex- 
cellent governor Felix sendeth greeting. 

27 P This man was taken of the Jews, 
and should have been killed of them : 
then came I with an army, and res- 
cued him, having understood that he 
was a Roman. 

28 lAnd when I would have known 
the cause wherefore they accused 
him, I brought him forth into their 
council : 

29 Whom I perceived to be accused 
"■ of questions of their law, ^but to have 
nothing laid to his charge worthy of 
death or of bonds. 

30 And ' when it was told me how 
that the Jews laid wait for the man, 
I sent straightway to thee, and " gave 
commandment to his accusers also to 
say before thee what they had against 
him. Farewell. 

3 1 Then the soldiers, as it was com- 
manded them, took Paul, and brought 
Aim by night to Antipatris. 



Paul accused by Tertullus. 



THE ACTS. 



He answereth for himself. 



A. D. 60. 



xch. 21.39. 



y ch. 24. 1, 10. 
&. 25. 16. 



z Matt. 27. 27. 



a ch. 21. 27. 
b ch. 23. 2, i 



c Luke 23. 2. 
ch. 6. 13. k. 
16. 20. & 17. 
6. & 21. 28. 
1 Pet. 2. 12, 
15. 



d ch. 21. 28. 
e John 18. 31. 
f ch. 21. 33. 

g ch. 23. 30. 



h ver. 17. 
ch. 21. 26. 
i ch. 25. 8. 

28. 17. 



32 On the morrow they left the 
horsemen to go with him, and re- 
turned to the castle : 

33 Who, when they came to Cesarea, 
and cTelivered the epistle to the gov- 
ernor, presented Paul also before him. 

34 And when the governor had read 
the letter, he asked of what province 
he was. And when he understood 
that he was of "^ Cilicia ; 

35 J' I will hear thee, said he, when 
thine accusers are also come. And 
he commanded him to be kept in 
^ Herod's judgment hall. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

Paul accused by Tertullus, 10 answereth for himself. 

24 He preacheth Christ before Felix and Drusilia. 

25 Felix trembleth. 27 He is succeeded by Fcstus, 
and leaveth Paul bound. 

AND after * five days ^Ananias the 
high priest descended with the 
elders, and with a certain orator named 
Tertullus, who informed the governor 
against Paul. 

2 And when he was called forth, 
Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, 
Seeing that by thee we enjoy great 
quietness, and that very worthy deeds 
are done unto this nation by thy prov- 
idence, 

3 We accept it always, and in all 
places, most noble Felix, with all 
thankfulness. 

4 Notwithstanding, that I be not 
further tedious unto thee, I pray thee 
that thou wouldest hear us of thy 
clemency a few words. 

5 " For we have found this man a 
pestilent /e/Zotw, and a mover of sedi- 
tion among all the Jews tliroughout 
the world, and a ringleader of the sect 
of the Nazarenes : 

6 '^ Who also hath gone about to 
profane the temple : whom we took, 
and would ^ have judged according to 
our law. 

7 ^ But the chief captain Lysias came 
upon us, and with great violence took 
him away out of our hands, 

8 "Commanding his accusers to come 
unto thee : by examining of whom 
thyself mayest take knowledge of all 
these things, whereof we accuse him. 

9 And the Jews also assented, say- 
ing that these things were so. 

10 Then Paul, after that the govern- 
or had beckoned unto him to speak, 
answered, Forasmuch as I know that 
thou hast been of many years a judge 
unto this nation, I do the more cheer- 
fully answer for myself: 

11 Because that thou mayest under- 
stand, that there are yet but twelve 
days since I went up to Jerusalem 
^ for to worship. 

12 ' And they neither found me in the 



temple disputing with any man, nei- 
ther raising up the people, neither in 
the synagogues, nor in the city : 

13 Neither can they prove the things 
whereof they now accuse me. 

14 But this I confess unto thee, that 
after ^ the way which they call heresy, 
so worship I the ' God of my fathers, 
believing all things which are written 
in "' the law and in the prophets : 

15 And "have hope toward God, 
which they themselves also allow, 
° that there shall be a resurrection of 
the dead, both of the just and unjust. 

16 And P herein do I exercise my- 
self, to have always a conscience void 
of offence toward God, and toward 
men. 

17 Now after many years ^I came to 
bring alms to my nation, and offerings, 

18 "■ Whereupon certain Jews from 
Asia found me purified in the tem- 
ple, neither with multitude, nor with 
tumult. 

19 'Who ought to have been here 
before thee, and object, if they had 
aught against me. 

20 Or else let these same here say, if 
they have found any evil doing in me, 
while I stood before the council, 

21 Except it be for this one voice, 
that I cried standing among them, 
' Touching the resurrection of the 
dead I am called in question by you 
this day. 

22 And when Felix heard these 
things, having more perfect knowl- 
edge of that way, he deferred them, 
and said. When " Lysias the chief 
captain shall come down, I will know 
the uttermost of your matter. 

23 And he commanded a centurion 
to keep Paul, and to let him have 
liberty, and ^that he should forbid 
none of his acquaintance t© minister 
or come unto him. 

24 And after certain days, when 
Felix came with his wife Drusilia, 
which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, 
and heard him concerning the faith in 
Christ. 

25 And as he reasoned of righteous- 
ness, temperance, and judgment to 
come, Felix trembled, and answered, 
Go thy way for this time ; when I 
have a convenient season, I will call 
for thee. 

26 He hoped also that ^money should 
have been given him of Paul, that he 
might loose him : wherefore he sent 
for him the oftener, and communed 
with him. 

27 But after two years Porcius Fes- 
tus came into Felix' room : and Felix 
^ willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, 
left Paul bound. 

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Paul appealeth unto Cesar. 



THE ACTS. 



Agrippa would hear Paul. 



A. D. 62. 



a ch. 24. 1. 
ver, 15. 



b ch. 23. 12, 15, 



c ch. 18. 14. 

ver. 18. 



fl Or, as some 
copies read, 
no more than 
eight or ten 
days. 



d Mark 15. 3. 
Luke 23. 2, 
10. ch. 24. 
5,13. 



e ch. G. 13. 
& 24. 12. &. 

28. 17. 



f ch. 24. 27. 
g ver. 20. 



h ver. 25. ch. 
18. 14. & 23. 
29. & 26. 31. 



ch. 26. 32. & 
28. 19. 



CHAPTER XXV. 

The Jews inform Festus, in Jerusalem, against Paul. 
6 jit Cesarea he heareth the apostle and his accusers. 
10 Paul appealeth unto Cesar. 13 Festus declareth 
the matter to king Agrippa. 23 Paul is brought 
forth before Festus and Agrippa. 

NOW when Festus was come into 
the province, after three days 
he ascended from Cesarea to Jerusa- 
lem. 

2 * Then the high priest and the chief 
of the Jews informed him against 
Paul, and besought him, 

3 And desired favour against him, 
that he would send for him to Jerusa- 
lem, ^ laying wait in the way to kill 
him. 

4 But Festus answered, that Paul 
should be kept at Cesarea, and that he 
himself would depart shortly thither. 

5 Let them therefore, said he, which 
among you are able, go down with 
me, and accuse this man, " if there be 
any wickedness in him. 

6 And when he had tarried among 
them II more than ten days, he went 
down unto Cesarea ; and the next day 
sitting on the judgment seat com- 
manded Paul to be brought. 

7 And when he was come, the Jews 
which came down from Jerusalem 
stood round about, "^and laid many 
and grievous complaints against Paul, 
which they could not prove. 

8 While he answered for himself, 
^ Neither against the law of the Jews, 
neither against the temple, nor yet 
against Cesar, have I offended any 
thing at all. 

9 But Festus, ^willing to do the 
Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and 
said, ^ Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, 
and there be judged of these things 
before me 1 

10 Then said Paul, I stand at Cesar's 
judgment seat, where I ought to be 
judged : to the Jews have I done no 
wrong, as thou very well knowest. 

11^ For if I be an offender, or have 
committed any thing worthy of death, 
I refuse not to die : but if there be 
none of these things whereof these 
accuse me, no man may deliver me 
unto them. ' I appeal unto Cesar. 

12 Then Festus, when he had con- 
ferred with the council, answered, 
Hast thou appealed unto Cesar? unto 
Cesar shalt thou go. 

13 And after certain days king 
Agrippa and Bernice came unto Ces- 
area to salute Festus. 

14 And when they had been there 
many days, Festus declared Paul's 
cause unto the king, saying, ^ There 
is a certain man left in bonds by 
Felix : 

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15 'About whom, when I was at 
Jerusalem, the chief priests and the 
elders of the Jews informed me, 
desiring to have judgment against 
him. 

16 ™To whom I answered. It is not 
the manner of the Romans to deliver 
any man to die, before that he which 
is accused have the accusers face to 
face, and have license to answer for 
himself concerning the crime laid 
against him. 

17 Therefore, when they were come 
hither, " without any delay on the mor- 
row I sat on the judgment seat, and 
commanded the man to be brought 
forth. 

18 Against whom when the accusers 
stood up, they brought none accusa- 
tion of such things as I supposed : 

19 ° But had certain questions against 
him of their own superstition, and of 
one Jesus, which was dead, whom 
Paul affirmed to be alive. 

20 And because H I doubted of such 
manner of questions, I asked him 
whether he would go to Jerusalem, 
and there be judged of these mat- 
ters. 

21 But when Paul had appealed to 
be reserved unto the H hearing of Au- 
gustus, I commanded him to be kept 
till I might send him to Cesar. 

22 Then p Agrippa said unto Festus, 
I would also hear the man myself. 
To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear 
him. 

23 And on the morrow, when Agrip- 
pa was come, and Bernice, with great 
pomp, and was entered into the place 
of hearing, with the chief captains, 
and principal men of the city, at Fes- 
tus' commandment Paul was brought 
forth. 

24 And Festus said, King Agrippa, 
and all men which are here present 
with us, ye see this man, about whom 
1 all the multitude of the Jews have 
dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and 
also here, crying that he ought ""not 
to live any longer. 

25 But when I found that ^ he had 
committed nothing worthy of death, 
* and that he himself hath appealed to 
Augustus, I have determined to send 
him. 

26 Of whom I have no certain thing 
to write unto my lord. Wherefore I 
have brought him forth before you, 
and specially before thee, O king 
Agrippa, that, after examination had, 
I might have somewhat to write. 

27 For it seemeth to me unreasona- 
ble to send a prisoner, and not with- 
al to signify the crimes laid against 
him. 



He answereth for himself 



THE ACTS. 



before king Ayrippa. 



A. D. 62. 



a ch. 22. 3. & 
23. 6. &. 24. 
15, 21. Phil. 
3.5. 

b ch. 23. 6. 

c Gen. 3. 15. 
& 22. 18. & 
26. 4. & 49. 

10. Deut. 18. 
15. 2 Sam. 7. 
12. Ps. 132. 

11. Is. 4. 2. 
& 7. 14. & 9. 
6. & 40. 10. 
Jer. 23. 5. & 
33. 14, 15, 16. 
Ez. 34. 23. 
& 37. 24. 
Dan. 9. 24. 
Mic. 7. 20. 
ch. 13. 32. 
Rom. 15. 8. 
Tit. 2. 13. 

<J James 1. 1. 
e Luke 2. 37. 

1 Tliess. 3. 

10. 1 Tim. 

5. 5. 

f Phil. 3. 11. 
S John 16. 2. 

1 Tim. 1. 13. 
h ch. 8. 3. 

Gal. 1. 13. 
i ch. 9. 14, 21. 

6, 22. 5. 

k ch. 22. 19. 



I ch. 9. 3. 
22.6. 



CHAPTER .XXVI. 

Paul before Agrippa rccounteth his life, 12 and the 
manner of his conversion. 24 Festus declarelh him 
to be mad. 25 Paul's reply. 28 Agrippa almost 
persuaded to be a Christian. 30 Paul pronounced 
innocent. 

THEN Agrippa said unto Paul, 
Thou art permitted to speak for 
thyself. Then Paul stretched forth 
the hand, and answered for him- 
self: 

2 I think myself happy, king Agrip- 
pa, because I shall answer for myself 
this day before thee touching all the 
things whereof I am accused of the 
Jews : 

3 Especially because I know thee to 
be expert in all customs and questions 
which are among the Jews : where- 
fore I beseech thee to hear me pa- 
tiently. 

4 My manner of life from my youth, 
which was at the first among mine 
own nation at Jerusalem, know all 
the Jews ; 

5 Which knew me from the begin- 
ning, if they would testify, that after 
^ the most straitest sect of our relig- 
ion I lived a Pharisee. 

6 ^ And now I stand and am judged 
for the hope of •= the promise made of 
God unto our fathers : 

7 Unto which 'promise ^ oux twelve 
tribes, instantly serving God ^ day 
and night, ^ hope to come. For which 
hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am ac- 
cused of the Jews. 

8 Why should it be thought a thing 
incredible with you, that God should 
raise the dead ? 

9^1 verily thought with myself, that 
I ought to do many things contrary 
to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 

10 ^ Which thing I also did in Je- 
rusalem : and many of the saints did 
I shut up in prison, having received 
authority ' from the chief priests ; and 
when they were put to death, I gave 
my voice against them. 

1 1 "^ And I punished them oft in ev- 
ery synagogue, and compelled them 
to blaspheme ; and being exceedingly 
mad against them, I persecuted them 
even unto strange cities. 

12 ' Whereupon as I went to Da- 
mascus with authority and commis- 
sion from the chief priests, 

13 At midday, O king, I saw in the 
way a light from heaven, above the 
brightness of the sun, shining round 
about me and them which journeyed 
with me. 

14 And when we were all fallen to 
the earth, I heard a voice speaking 
unto me, and saying in the Hebrew 
tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest 



thou me 1 it is hard for thee to kick 
against the pricks. 

15 And I said. Who art thou. Lord? 
And he said, I am Jesus whom thou 
persecutest. 

16 But rise, and stand upon thy 
feet : for I have appeared unto thee 
for this purpose, "to make thee a 
minister and a witness both of these 
things which thou hast seen, and of 
those things in the which I will ap- 
pear unto thee ; 

17 Delivering thee from the people, 
and /rom the Gentiles, "unto whom 
now I send thee, 

18 "To open their eyes, and Pto 
turn them from darkness to light, 
and from the power of Satan unto 
God, ithat they may receive for- 
giveness of sins, and "" inheritance 
among them which are 'sanctified 
by faith that is in me. 

19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I 
was not disobedient unto the heav- 
enly vision : 

20 But 'shewed first unto them of 
Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and 
throughout all the coasts of Judea, 
and then to the Gentiles, that they 
should repent and turn to God, and 
do "works meet for repentance. 

21 For these causes ""the Jews 
caught me in the temple, and went 
about to kill me. 

22 Having therefore obtained help 
of God, I continue unto this day, 
witnessing both to small and great, 
saying none other things than those 
y which the prophets and ^ Moses did 
say should come : 

23 ^That Christ should suflfer, and 
^ that he should be the first that should 
rise from the dead, and '= should shew 
light unto the people, and to the Gen- 
tiles. 

24 And as he thus spake for him- 
self, Festus said with a loud voice, 
Paul, '^ thou art beside thyself ; much 
learning doth make thee mad. 

25 But he said, I am not mad, most 
noble Festus ; but speak forth the 
words of truth and soberness. 

26 For the king knoweth of these 
things, before whom also I speak 
freely : for I am persuaded that 
none of these things are hidden from 
him ; for this thing was not done in 
a corner. 

27 King Agrippa, believest thou the 
prophets ? I know that thou believest. 

28 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, 
Almost thou persuadest me to be a 
Christian. 

29 And Paul said, ^ I would to God, 
that not only thou, but also all that 
hear me this day, were both almost, 

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A. D. G2. 



Paul is sent to Rome. 



THE ACTS. 



Their dangerous voyage. 



A. D. 62. 



f ch. 23. 9, 29. 
&25. 25. 



S ch. 25. 11. 



a ch. 25. 12, 25. 



c ch. 24. 23. k. 

28. 10. 



Or, Candy. 



d The fast 
was on the 
tenth day 
of the sev- 
enth month, 
Lev. 23. 27, 
29. 

11 Or, injury. 



and altogether such as I am, except 
these bonds. 

30 And when he had thus spoken, 
the king rose up, and the governor, 
and Bernice, and they that sat with 
them : 

31 And when they were gone aside, 
they talked between themselves, say- 
ing, ^ This man doeth nothing worthy 
of death or of bonds. 

32 Then said Agrippa unto Festus, 
This man might have been set at lib- 
erty, 5 if he had not appealed unto 
Cesar. 

CHAPTER XXVII. 

Paul sailing towards Rome, dforetelleth the danger 
of the voyage; 11 but is not believed. 14 They are 
driven up and down by a tempest; 27 and, after 
fourteen days, draw near to land. 39 They suffer 
shipwreck, 43 hut all escape safe to land. 

AND when ""it was determined that 
we should sail into Italy, they 
delivered Paul and certain other pris- 
oners unto one named Julius, a cen- 
turion of Augustus' band. 

2 And entering into a ship of Adra- 
myttium, we launched, meaning to 
sail by the coasts of Asia ; one ^ Aris- 
tarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalo- 
nica, being with us. 

3 And the next day we touched at 
Sidon. And Julius "^ courteously en- 
treated Paul, and gave him liberty to 
go unto his friends to refresh him- 
self. 

4 And when we had launched from 
thence, we sailed under Cyprus, be- 
cause the winds were contrary. 

5 And when we had sailed over the 
sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we 
came to Myra, a city of Lycia. 

6 And there the centurion found a 
ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy ; 
and he put us therein. 

7 And when Ave had sailed slowly 
many days, and scarce were come 
over against Cnidus, the wind not 
suffering us, we sailed under II Crete, 
over against Salmone ; 

8 And, hardly passing it, came unto 
a place which is called the Fair Ha- 
vens ; nigh whereunto was the city 
of Lasea, 

9 Now when much time was spent, 
and when sailing was now dangerous, 
'^ because the fast was now already 
past, Paul admonished them., 

10 And said unto them. Sirs, I per- 
ceive that this voyage will be with 
II hurt and much damage, not only of 
the lading and ship, but also of our 
lives. 

11 Nevertheless the centurion be- 
lieved the master and the owner of 
the ship, more than those things 
which were spoken by Paul. 

12 And because the haven was not 

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commodious to winter in, the more 
part advised to depart thence also, if 
by any means they might attain to 
Phenice, and there to winter ; which 
is a haven of Crete, and lieth toward 
the southwest and northwest. 

13 And when the south wind blew 
softly, supposing that they had ob- 
tained their purpose, loosing thence, 
they sailed close by Crete. 

14 But not long after there II arose 
against it a tempestuous wind, called 
Euroclydon. 

15 And when the ship was caught, 
and could not bear up into the wind, 
we let her drive. 

16 And running under a certain isl- 
and which is called Clauda, we had 
much work to come by the boat : 

17 Which when they had taken up, 
they used helps, undergirding the 
ship ; and, fearing lest they should 
fall into the quicksands, strake sail, 
and so were driven. 

18 And we being exceedingly tossed 
with a tempest, the next day they 
lightened the ship ; 

19 And the third day ^ we cast out 
with our own hands the tackling of 
the ship. 

20 And when neither sun nor stars 
in many days appeared, and no small 
tempest lay on us, all hope that we 
should be saved was then taken away. 

21 But after long abstinence, Paul 
stood forth in the midst of them, and 
said. Sirs, ye should have hearkened 
unto me, and not have loosed from 
Crete, and to have gained this harm 
and loss. 

22 And now I exhort you to be of 
good cheer : for there shall be no loss 
of any man''s life among you, but of 
the ship. 

23 ^For there stood by me this 
night the angel of God, whose I am, 
and ^ whom I serve, 

24 Saying, Fear not, Paul ; thou 
must be brought before Cesar : and, 
lo, God hath given thee all them that 
sail with thee. 

25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer : 
''for I beheve God, that it shall be 
even as it was told me. 

26 Howbeit ' we must be cast upon 
a certain island. 

27 But when the fourteenth night 
was come, as we were driven up and 
down in Adria, about midnight the 
shipmen deemed that they drew near 
to some country ; 

28 And sounded, and found it twen- 
ty fathoms : and when they had gone 
a little further, they sounded again, 
and found it fifteen fathoms. 

29 Then fearing lest we should have 



They are shipiorecked. 



THE ACTS. 



Paul kindly entertained. 



A. D. 62. 



k 1 Kings 1. 
52. Matt. 10. 
30. Luke 12. 
7. & 21. 18. 

1 1 Sam. 9. 13. 
Matt. 15. 36. 
Mark 8. 6. 
John 6. 11. 
1 Tim. 4. 3, 4. 



m ch. 2. 41. & 
7. 14. Rom. 
13. 1. 1 Pet. 
3.20. 



I! Or, cut the 
anchors, they 
left them in 
the sea, fyc. 



n2 Cor. 11.25. 



o ver. 22. 



fallen upon rocks, they cast four an- 
chors out of the stern, and wished for 
the day. 

30 And as the shipmen were about 
to flee^out of the ship, when they had 
let down the boat into the sea, under 
colour as though they would have 
cast anchors out of the foreship, 

31 Paul said to the centurion and 
to the soldiers. Except these abide 
in the ship, ye cannot be saved. 

32 Then the soldiers cut off the 
ropes of the boat, and let her fall 
oft: 

33 And while the day was coming 
on, Paul besought them all to take 
meat, saying. This day is the four- 
teenth day that ye have tarried and 
continued fasting, having taken noth- 
ing. 

34 Wherefore I pray you to take 
some meat ; for this is for your 
health : for ^ there shall not a hair 
fall from the head of any of you. 

35 And when he had thus spoken, 
he took bread, and • gave thanks to 
God in presence of them all ; and 
when he had broken it, he began to 
eat. 

36 Then were they all of good cheer, 
and they also took some meat. 

37 And we were in all in the ship 
two hundred threescore and sixteen 
"" souls. 

38 And when they had eaten enough, 
they lightened the ship, and cast out 
the wheat into the sea. 

39 And when it was day, they knew 
not the land : but they discovered a 
certain creek with a shore, into the 
which they were minded, if it were 
possible, to thrust in the ship. 

40 And when they had H taken up 
the anchors, they committed them- 
selves unto the sea, and loosed the 
rudder bands, and hoised up the 
mainsail to the wind, and made to- 
ward shore. 

41 And falling into a place where 
two seas met, "they ran the ship 
aground ; and the forepart stuck fast, 
and remained unmoveable, but the 
hinder part was broken with the vio- 
lence of the waves. 

42 And the soldiers' counsel was to 
kill the prisoners, lest any of them 
should swim out, and escape. 

43 But the centurion, willing to save 
Paul, kept them from their purpose ; 
and commanded that they which 
could swim should cast themselves 
first into the sea, and get to land : 

44 And the rest, some on boards, 
and some on broken pieces of the 
ship. And so it came to pass, °that 
they escaped all safe to land. 



CHAPTER XXVHI. 

Paul is kindly entertained by the barbarous people of 
Mclita. 3 A viper fastencth on hia hand without 
harm. 8 He heal.cth many who had diseases. U 
His journey to Rome. 17 He declarelh to the Jews 
the cause of his coming, and peratiadeth them con- 
cerning Jesus. 2i Some believe. 30 Paul preach- 
eth two whole years in his own hired house at Rome. 

AND when they were escaped, then 
they knew that ^ the island was 
called Mehta. 

2 And the ^ barbarous people shew- 
ed us no little kindness : for they 
kindled a fire, and received us every 
one, because of the present rain, and 
because of the cold. 

3 And when Paul had gathered a 
bundle of sticks, and laid them on 
the fire, there came a viper out of 
the heat, and fastened on his hand. 

4 And when the barbarians saw the 
venomous beast hang on his hand, 
they said among themselves. No 
doubt this man is a murderer, whom, 
though he hath escaped the sea, yet 
vengeance suffereth not to live. 

5 And he shook oft" the beast into 
the fire, and " felt no harm. 

6 Howbeit they looked when he 
should have swollen, or fallen down 
dead suddenly : but after they had 
looked a great while, and saw no 
harm come to him, they changed 
their minds, and '^said that he was 
a god. 

7 In the same quarters were pos- 
sessions of the chief man of the isl- 
and, whose name was Publius ; who 
received us, and lodged us three days 
courteously. 

8 And it came to pass, that the fa- 
ther of Publius lay sick of a fever 
and of a bloody flux : to whom Paul 
entered in, and Sprayed, and Haid 
his hands on him, and healed him. 

9 So when this was done, others 
also, which had diseases in the isl- 
and, came, and were healed : 

10 Who also honoured us with many 
s honours ; and when we departed, 
they laded us with such things as 
were necessary. 

11 And after three months we de- 
parted in a ship of Alexandria, which 
had wintered in the isle, whose sign 
was Castor and Pollux. 

12 And landing at Syracuse, we tar- 
ried there three days. 

13 And from thence we fetched a 
compass, and came to Rhegium : and 
after one day the south wind blew, 
and we came the next day to Puteoli : 

14 Where we found brethren, and 
were desired to tarry with them 
seven days : and so we went toward 
Rome. 

15 And from thence, when the breth- 

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A. D. G2. 



b Rom. 1. 14. 
] Gor. 14. 11. 
CoL 3. 11. 



c Mark 16. 18. 
Luke 10. 19. 



d ch. 14. 11. 



e James 5. 14, 

15. 
f Mark 6. 5. & 

7. 32. & 16. 

18. Luke 4. 

40. ch. 19. 11, 

12. 1 Cor. 12. 

9,28. 

e Matt. 15. 6. 
1 Tim. 5. 17. 



63. 



PauVs arrival at Rome^ 



THE ACTS. 



and his preaching there. 



A. D. 63. 



h ch. 24. 25. 
27. 3. 



i cli. 24. 12, 13. 
&.25. 8. 



1 ch. 22. 24. & 
24. 10. & 25. 
8. &, 26. 31. 



n ch. 26. 6, 7. 


ch. 2e. 29. 


Eph. 3. 1. & 


4. 1. & 6. 20. 


2 Tim. 1. 16. 


& 2. 9. 


Philem.lO, 


13. 



p Luke 2. 34. 
ch. 24. 5, 14. 
1 Pet. 2. 12. 
& 4. 14. 



ren heard of us, they came to meet 
us as far as Appii Forum, and the 
Three Taverns; whom when Paul saw, 
he thanked God, and took courage. 

16 And when we came to Rome, the 
centurion dehvered the prisoners to 
the captain of the guard : but ^ Paul 
was suffered to dwell by himself with 
a soldier that kept him. 

17 And it came to pass, that after 
three days Paul called the chief of the 
.Tews together : and when they were 
come together, he said unto them. 
Men and brethren, ' though I have 
committed nothing against the people, 
or customs of our fathers, yet ''was I 
delivered prisoner from Jerusalem in- 
to the hands of the Romans : 

18 Who, 'when they had examined 
me, would have let me go, because 
there was no cause of death in me. 

19 But when the Jews spake against 
it, " I was constrained to appeal unto 
Cesar; not that I had aught to accuse 
my nation of. 

20 For this cause therefore have I 
called for you, to see you, and to 
speak with you: because that "for 
the hope of Israel I am bound with 
° this chain. 

21 And they said unto him. We 
neither received letters out of Judea 
concerning thee, neither any of the 
brethren that came shewed or spake 
any harm of thee. 

22 But we desire to hear of thee 
what thou thinkest : for as concern- 
ing this sect, we know that every 
where ^it is spoken against. 

23 And when they had appointed 
him a day, there came many to him 

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into his lodging ; '^ to whom he ex- 
pounded and testified the kingdom of 
God, persuading them concerning Je- 
sus, ""both out of the law of Moses, 
and out of the prophets, from morn- 
ing till evening. 

24 And ^some believed the things 
which were spoken, and some be- 
lieved not. 

25 And when they agreed not among 
themselves, they departed, after that 
Paul had spoken one word. Well spake 
the Holy Ghost by Esaias the proph- 
et unto our fathers, 

26 Saying, ' Go unto this people, and 
say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall 
not understand ; and seeing ye shall 
see, and not perceive : 

27 For the heart of this people is 
waxed gross, and their ears are dull 
of hearing, and their eyes have they 
closed ; lest they should see with 
their eyes, and hear with their ears, 
and understand with their heart, and 
should be converted, and I should 
heal them. 

28 Be it known therefore unto you, 
that the salvation of God is sent "un- 
to the Gentiles, and that they will 
hear it. 

29 And when he had said these 
words, the Jews departed, and had 
great reasoning among themselves. 

30 And Paul dwelt two whole years 
in his own hired house, and received 
all that came in unto him, 

31 '^ Preaching the kingdom of God, 
and teaching those things which 
concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with 
all confidence, no man forbidding 
him. 



A. D. 63. 


V ,/ ' 


q Luke 24. 27. 
ch. 17. 3. & 
19.8. 


r See on ch. 
26. 6, 22. 


8 ch. 14. 4. & 
17. 4. &. 19. 9. 



t Is. 6. 9. Jer. 
5.21. Ez.12. 
2. Matt. 13. 
14,15. Mark 
4.12. Lukes. 
10. .John 12. 
40. Rom. 11. 



u Matt. 21. 41, 
43. ch. 13.46, 
47. & Ig. 6. k. 
22. 21. & 26. 
17,18. Rom. 
n. 11. 



65. 



I ch. 4. 31. 
Eph. 6. 19 



A. D. 60. 




f John 1. 14. 
Gal. 4. 4. 
g Acts 13. 33. 

U Or, to the 

obedience of 

faith. 

li Heb. 9. 14. 

i ch. 12 3. 

1 Cor. 15. 10. 

Gal. 1. 15. 

Eph. 3. 8. 
k Acts 6. 7. 

ch. 16. 26. 

I Acts 9. 15. 
m ch. 9. 24. 

1 Cor. 1. 2. 

1 Thess. 4. 7. 
n 1 Cor. 1. 3. 

2 Cor. 1. 2. 
Gal. 1. 3. 

H Or, in my 

spirit, John 

4. 23. Phil. 3. 

3. 
o 1 Cor. 1. 4. 

rhil. 1. 3. 

Col. 1. 3, 4. 

1 Thess. 1. 2. 

Philem. 4. 
P ch. 16. 19. 

1 Thess. 1. 8. 
q ch. 9. 1. 

2 Cor. 1. 23. 
Phil. 1.8. . 

1 Thess. 2.5. 
r Acts 27. 23. 

2 Tim. 1.3. 

II Or, in you. 
s I Thess. 3. 

10. 
t ch. 15. 23,32. 

1 Thess. 3. 
10. 

u James 4. 15. 
X ch. 15. 29. 
11 Or, in you. 
y Tit. 1. 4. 

2 Pet. 1. 1. 
z ch. 15. 23. 
a Acts 16. 7. 

1 Thess. 2. 18. 
b Phil. 4. 17. 

c I Cor. 9. 16. 
dPs. 40.9. 10. 
Mark 8. 38. 

2 Tim. 1. 8. 



EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE 



ROMANS, 



CHAPTER I. 

Paul's call to the a.postleship, and salutation to the 
saints in Rome. 8 His prayer for them, 11 and de- 
sire to see them. 16 The gospel the power of God 
unto salvation. 18 The Gentiles are under con- 
demnation. 21 Their wickedness. 

PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, 
^ called to be an apostle, ^ sepa- 
rated unto the gospel of God, 

2 ° Which he had promised afore "^by 
his prophets in the holy Scriptures, 

3 Concerning' his Son Jesus Christ 
our Lord, ® which was ^ made of the 
seed of David according to the flesh ; 

4 And t& declared to be the Son of 
God with power, according •'to the 
spirit of holiness, by the resurrection 
from the dead : 

5 By whom ' we have received grace 
and apostleship, II for ^ obedience to the 
faith among all nations, ^ for his name : 

6 Among whom are ye also the 
called of Jesus Christ : 

7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of 
God, '" called to be saints : " Grace to 
you, and peace, from God our Father 
and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

8 First, ° I thank my God through 
Jesus Christ for you all, that p your 
faith is spoken of throughout the 
whole world. 

9 For 'J God is my witness, "■ whom I 
serve II with my spirit in the gospel of 
his Son, that 'without ceasing I make 
mention of you always in my prayers ; 

10 'Making request, if by any means 
now at length I might have a pros- 
perous journey " by the will of God to 
come unto you. 

11 For I long to see you, that ^I 
may impart unto you some spiritual 
gift, to the end ye may be established ; 

12 That is, that I may be comforted 
together II with you by ^ the mutual 
faith both of you and me. 

13 Now I would not have you ig- 
norant, brethren, that ^oftentimes I 
purposed to come unto you, (but * was 
let hitherto,) that I might have some 
'' fruit II among you also, even as among 
other Gentiles. 

14 "^ I am debtor both to the Greeks, 
and to the Barbarians ; both to the 
wise, and to the unwise. 

15 So, as much as in me is, I am 
ready to preach the gospel to you 
that are at Rome also. 

16 For ^I am not ashamed of the 



gospel of Christ : for Mt is the power 
of God unto salvation to every one 
that believe th ; ^ to the Jew first, and 
also to the Greek. 

17 For ^therein is the righteousness 
of God revealed from faith to faith : 
as it is written, '^The just shall live 
by faith. 

18 ' For the wrath of God is revealed 
from heaven against all ungodliness 
and unrighteousness of men, who hold 
the truth in unrighteousness ; 

19 Because ^ that which may be 
known of God is manifest H in them ; 
for ' God hath shewed it unto them. 

20 For "^ the invisible things of him 
from the creation of the world are 
clearly seen, being understood by the 
things that are made, even his eternal 
power and Godhead ; H so that they 
are without excuse : 

21 Because that, when they knew 
God, they glorified him not as God, 
neither were thankful ; but ° became 
vain in their imaginations, and their 
foolish heart was darkened. 

22 ° Professing themselves to be wise, 
they became fools, 

23 And changed the glory of the 
uncorruptible p God into an image 
made like to corruptible man, and 
to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and 
creeping things. 

24 'I Wherefore God also gave them 
up to uncleanness, through the lusts of 
their own hearts, "" to dishonour their 
own bodies ' between themselves : 

25 Who changed ' the truth of God 
" into a lie, and worshipped and served 
the creature II more than the Creator, 
who is blessed for ever. Amen. 

26 For this cause God gave them up 
unto ^vile affections: for even their 
women did change the natural use 
into that which is against nature : 

27 And likewise also the men, leav- 
ing the natural use of the woman, 
burned in their lust one toward an- 
other ; men with men working that 
which is unseemly, and receiving in 
themselves that recompense of their 
error which was meet. 

28 And even as they did not like 
II to retain God in their knowledge, 
God gave them over to II a reprobate 
mind, to do those things ^ which are 
not convenient ; 

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Goofs judgment 'is true. 



ROMANS. 



The guilt of the Jews. 



A. D. 60. 



II Or, unsoci- 
able. 



a ch. 6. 21. 

y Or, consent 
with them. 

b Ps. 50. 18. 
Hos. 7. 3. 



b 2 Sam. 12. 5, 
6,7. Matt. 7. 
1,2. John 
8. 9. 



c ch. 9. 23. 

Eph. 1.7, & 

2. 4, 7. 
d ch. 3. 25. 
e Ex. 34. 6. 
f Is. 30. 18. 

2 Pet. 3. 9, 

15. 

g Deut. 32. 34. 
James 5. 3. 



h Job 34. 11. 

Ps. 62. 12. 

Prov. 24. 12. 

Jer. 17. 10. & 

32. 19. Matt. 

16.27. ch.14. 

12. l.Cor.3. 

8. 2 Cor. 5. 

10. Rev. 2. 

23. & 20. 12. 

&. 22. 12. 
i Job 24. 13. 

ch. 1. 18. 

2 Thess. 1. 8. 



k Am. 3. 2. 

Luke 12. 47, 

48. lPet.4. 

17. 
t Gr. Greeh. 
1 1 Pet. 1. 7. 
t Gr. Greek. 
m Dent. 10.17. 

2 Chr. 19. 7. 

Job 34. 19. 

Acts 10. 34, 

Gal. 2. 6. 

Eph. 6. 9. 

Col. 3. 25. 

1 Pet. 1. 17. 



29 Being filled with all unrighteous- 
ness, fornication, wickedness, covet- 
ousness, maliciousness ; full of envy, 
murder, debate, deceit, malignity ; 
whisperers, 

30 Backbiters, haters of God, de- 
spiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of 
evil things, disobedient to parents, 

31 Without understanding, cove- 
nant-breakers, II without natural af- 
fection, implacable, unmerciful : 

32 Who, ^ knowing the judgment of 
God, that they which commit such 
things * are worthy of death, not only 
do the same, but H ^ have pleasure in 
them that do them. 

CHAPTER 11. 

He that sinneth cannot excuse himself, 3 nor escape 
the judgment of God ; 6 w7io will render to every 
man according to his deeds. 12 The Gentiles will 
be judged by the law written in their hearts. 17 
The greater privileges of the Jews will increase their 
guilt, if they keep not the law. 

THEREFORE thou art ^ inexcusa- 
ble, O man, whosoever thou art 
that judgest : ^ for wherein thou judg- 
est another, thou condemnest thyself; 
for thou that judgest doest the same 
things. 

2 But we are sure that the judgment 
of God is according to truth against 
them which commit such things. 

3 And thinkest thou this, O man, 
that judgest them which do such 
things, and doest the same, that thou 
shalt escape the judgment of God? 

4 Or despisest thou " the riches of 
his goodness and "^forbearance and 
^longsufFering; ^not knowing that 
the goodness of God leadeth thee to 
repentance ? 

5 But, after thy hardness and im- 
penitent heart, ^treasurest up unto 
thyself wrath against the day of wrath 
and revelation of the righteous judg- 
ment of God ; 

6 ^Who will render to every man 
according to his deeds : 

7 To them who by patient contin- 
uance in well doing seek for glory 
and honour and immortality, eternal 
life: 

8 But unto them that are conten- 
tious, and ' do not obey the truth, but 
obey unrighteousness, indignation and 
wrath, 

9 Tribulation and anguish, upon 
every soul of man that doeth evil ; 
of the Jew ^ first, and also of the 
t Gentile ; 

10 'But glory, honour, and peace, to 
every man that worketh good ; to the 
Jew first, and also to the t Gentile : 

1 1 For "^ there is no respect of per- 
sons with God. 

12 For as many as have sinned with- 
out law shall also perish without law ; 

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and as many as have sinned in the law 
shall be judged by the law ; 

13 (For ''not the hearers ot the law 
are just before God, but the doers of 
the law shall be justified. 

14 For when the Gentiles, which 
have not the law, do by nature the 
things contained in the law, these, 
having not the law, are a law unto 
themselves : 

15 Which shew the work of the law 
written in their hearts, II their con- 
science also bearing witness, and their 
thoughts II the mean while accusing or 
else excusing one another ;) 

16 ° In the day when God shall judge 
the secrets of men Pby Jesus Christ 
^ according to my gospel. 

17 Behold, ""thou art called a Jew, 
and ^ restest in the law, ' and makest 
thy boast of God, 

18 And "knowest his will, and 
II ""approvest the things that are more 
excellent, being instructed out of the 
law ; 

19 And 5" art confident that thou thy- 
self art a guide of the blind, a light of 
them which are in darkness, 

20 An instructor of the foolish, a 
teacher of babes, ''which hast the 
form of knowledge and of the truth 
in the law. 

21 ^Thou therefore which teachest 
another, teachest thou not thyself? 
thou that preachest a man should not 
steal, dost thou steal? 

22 Thou that sayest a man should 
not commit adultery, dost thou com- 
mit adultery ? thou that abhorrest 
idols, ^ dost thou commit sacrilege 1 

23 Thou that " makest thy boast of 
the law, through breaking the law 
dishonourest thou God 1 

24 For the name of God is blas- 
phemed among the Gentiles through 
you, as it is '' written. 

25 ^ For circumcision verily profit- 
eth, if thou keep the law : but if thou 
be a breaker of the law, thy circum- 
cision is made uncircumcision. 

26 Therefore, ^ if the uncircumcision 
keep the righteousness of the law, 
shall not his uncircumcision be count- 
ed for circumcision? 

27 And shall not uncircumcision 
which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, 
^ judge thee, who by the letter and cir- 
cumcision dost transgress the law ? 

28 For '' he is not a Jew, which is one 
outwardly ; neither is that circum- 
cision, which is outward in the flesh : 

29 But he is a Jew, 'which is one 
inwardly ; and ^ circumcision is that 
of the heart, ' in the spirit, and not in 
the letter ; "^ whose praise is not of 
men, but of God. 



All men are under sin. 



ROMANS. 



Justification by faith. 



A. D. 60. 



• Deut. 4.7,8. 

Vs. 147. 19, 

20. ch. 2. 18. 

&9. 4. 
b ch. 10. 16. 

Heb. 4. 2. 
c Num. 23. 

19. ch. 8. 6. 

& 11.29. 

2 Tim. 2. 13. 
d Job 40. 8. 
e John 3. 33. 
f P.S. 62. 9. & 

116. 11. 
g Ps. 51. 4. 



h ch. 6. 19. 

Gal. 3. 15. 
5 Gen. 18. 25. 

Job 8. 3. & 

34. 17. 



k ch. 5. 20. & 
6. 1, 15. 



t Gr. charged, 

ch. 1. 28, &c. 

& 2. 1, &,c. 
i ver. 23. 

Gal. 3. 22. 
m Ps. 14. 1, 2, 

3. & 53. 1. 



o Pa. 5. 9. 
Jer. 5. 16. 

Pa. 140. 3. 

P Ps. 10. 7. 
q Prov. 1. IS. 

Is. 59. 7, 8. 
r Ps. 36. 1. 
• John 10. 34. 

& 15. 25. 
t Job 5. 16. 

Ps. 107. 42. 

Ez. 16. 63. 

ch. 1. 20. k. 

2.1. 
u ver. 9, 23. 

ch. 2. 2. 
X Ps. 143. 2. 

Acts 13. 39. 

Gal. 2. 16. & 

3. 11. Eph. 

2. 8, 9. Tit. 

3. 5. 

B Or, subject 
to the judg- 
tnent of God. 



y Ch. 7. 7. 



CHAPTER III. 

Objections answered. 9 All men are wider sin. 20 
No flesh justified by the law. 28 A man is justified 
hy faith without the deeds of the law. 31 The law is 
not made void through faith. 

WHAT advantage then hath the 
Jew 1 or what profit is there of 
circumcision 1 

2 Much every way : chiefly, because 
that ""unto them were committed the 
oracles of God. 

3" For what if ''some did not beHeve? 
''shall their unbelief make the faith of 
God without effect 1 

4 ^ God forbid : yea, let ® God be 
true, but ^ every man a liar; as it is 
written, ^ That thou mightest be just- 
ified in thy sayings, and mightest over- 
come when thou art judged, 

5 But if our unrighteousness com- 
mend the righteousness of God, what 
shall we say 1 Is God unrighteous who 
taketh vengeance ? '' I speak as a man ; 

6 God forbid : for then ' how shall 
God judge the world 1 

7 For if the truth of God hath more 
abounded through my lie unto his 
glory ; why yet am 1 also judged as 
a sinner ? 

8 And not rather, as we be slan- 
derously reported, and as some affirm 
that we say, ^ Let us do evil, that good 
may come 1 whose damnation is just. 

9 What then? are we better than 
they ? No, in no wise : for we have 
before t proved both Jews and Gen- 
tiles, that ' they are all under sin ; 

10 As it is written, "■ There is none 
righteous, no, not one : 

1 1 There is none that understandeth, 
there is none that seeketh after God. 

12 They are all gone out of the way, 
they are together become unprofit- 
able ; there is none that doeth good, 
no, not one. 

13 ° Their throat is an open sepul- 
chre ; with their tongues they have 
used deceit ; ° the poison of asps is 
under their lips : 

14 P Whose mouth is full of cursing 
and bitterness : 

151 Their feet are swift to shed blood : 

16 Destruction and misery are in 
their ways : 

17 And the way of peace have they 
not knov/n : 

18 •■ There is no fear of God before 
their eyes. 

19 Now we know that what things 
soever Hhe law saith, it saith to them 
who are under the law : that ' every 
mouth may be stopped, and "all the 
world may become H guilty before God. 

20 Therefore ^by the deeds of the 
law there shall no flesh be justified 
in his sight : for y by the law is the 
knowledge of sin. 



63 



21 But now ^the righteousness of 
God without the law is manifested, 
=" being witnessed by the law " and the 
prophets ; 

22 Even the righteousness of God 
which is " by faith of Jesus Christ unto 
all and upon all tbem that believe; 
for '' there is no difference ; 

23 For " all have sinned, and come 
short of the glory of God ; 

24 Being justified freely ^by his 
grace ^through the redemption that 
is in Christ Jesus : 

25 Whom God hath H set forth ^ to be 
a propitiation through faith 'in his 
blood, to declare his righteousness 
■"for the II remission of ' sins that are 
past, through the forbearance of 
God; 

26 To declare, / say, at this time his 
righteousness : that he might be just, 
and the justifier of him which believ- 
eth in Jesus. 

27 ™ Where is boasting then 1 It is 
excluded. By what law? of works'? 
Nay ; but by the law of faith. 

28 Therefore we conclude "that a 
man is justified by faith without the 
deeds of the law. 

29 Is he the God of* the Jews only 1 
is he not also of the Gentiles ? Yes, 
of the Gentiles also : 

30 Seeing ° it is one God, which shall 
justify the circumcision by faith, and 
uncircumcision through faith. 

31 Do we then make void the law 
through faith 1 God forbid : yea, we 
establish the law. 

CHAPTER IV. 

Abraham's faith was counted unto him for righteous- 
ness, 10 before he was circumcised. 13 The promise 
to him was through the righteousness of faith. 18 
The strength of his faith. 23 His example recorded 
for our sake. 

WHAT shall we say then that 
^Abraham, our father, as per- 
taining to the flesh hath found ? 

2 For if Abraham were ''justified by 
works, he hath whereof to glory ; but 
not before God. 

3 For what saith the Scripture? 
" Abraham believed God, and it was 
counted unto him for righteousness. 

4 Now^ ^ to him that worketh is the 
reward not reckoned of grace, but of 
debt. 

5 But to him that worketh not, but 
beheveth on him that justifieth •= the 
ungodly, his faith is counted for right- 
eousness. 

6 Even as David also describeth the 
blessedness of the man, unto whom 
God imputeth righteousness without 
works, 

7 Saying, ^Blessed are they w^hose 
iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins 
are covered. 

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Justification hy faith. 



ROMANS. 



The happy fruits thereof 



A. D. 60. 



S Gen. 17. 10. 



h Luke 19. 9. 
ver. 12, 16. 
Gal. 3. 7. 



i G^en. 17. 4. 
&c. Gal. '3. 
29. 



1 ch. 3. 20. & 5. 

13, 20. & 7. 8, 

10,11. iCor. 

15.66. 2Gor. 

3.7,9. Gal. 

3. 10, 19. 

1 John 3. 4. 
m ch. 3. 24. 
n Gal. 3. 22. 



Is. 51. 2. 
ch. 9. 8. 

N Or, like unto 

him. 

P Gen. 17. 5. 
q ch. 8. 11. 

Eph. 2. 1, 5. 
r ch. 9. 23. 

1 Cor. 1. 28. 

1 Pet. 2. 10. 



» Gen. 15. 5. 

t Gen. 17. 17. 
& 18. 11. 
Heb. 11.11, 
12. 



uPs. 115.3. 
Luke 1. 37, 
45. Heb. 11 



X ch. 15. 4. 
1 Cor. 10. 6, 
11. 



8 Blessed is the man to whom the 
Lord will not impute sin. 

9 Cometh this blessedness then upon 
the circumcision only, or upon the un- 
circumcision also ? for we say that 
faith was reckoned to Abraham for 
righteousness. 

10 How was it then reckoned? when 
he was in circumcision, or in uncir- 
cumcision ? Not in circumcision, but 
in uncircumcision. 

11 And ^he received the sign of cir- 
cumcision, a seal of the righteousness 
of the faith which he had yet being un- 
circumcised : that ^' he might be the 
father of all them that believe, though 
they be not circumcised ; that right- 
eousness might be imputed unto them 
also : 

12 And the father of circumcision to 
them who are not of the circumcision 
only, but who also walk in the steps 
of that faith of our father Abraham, 
which he had being yet uncircumcised. 

13 For the promise, that he should be 
the '' heir of the world, was not to Abra- 
ham, or to his seed, through the law, 
but through the righteousness of faith. 

14 For ■" if they which are of the law 
be heirs, faith is made void, and the 
promise made of none effect : 

1 5 Because ^ the law worketh wrath : 
for where no law is, there is no trans- 
gression. 

16 Therefore it is of faith, that it 
might he "^ by grace ; " to the end the 
promise might be sure to all the seed ; 
not to that only which is of the law, 
but to that also which is of the faith of 
Abraham ; " who is the father of us all, 

17 (As it is written, ?! have made 
thee a father of many nations,) H be- 
fore him whom he believed, even God, 
•5 who quickeneth the dead, and calleth 
those ■■ things which be not as though 
they were : 

18 Who against hope believed in hope, 
that he might become the father of 
many nations, according to that which 
was spoken, ^ So shall thy seed be. 

19 And being not weak in faith, * he 
considered not his own body now dead, 
when he was about a hundred years 
old, neither yet the deadness of Sa- 
rah's womb : 

20 He staggered not at the promise 
of God through unbelief; but was 
strong in faith, giving glory to God ; 

21 And being fully persuaded, that 
what he had promised, " he was able 
also to perform. 

22 And therefore it was imputed to 
him for righteousness. 

23 Now ^ it was not written for his 
sake alone, that it was imputed to him ; 

24 But for us also, to whom it shall 

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be imputed, if we believe ^on him 
that raised up Jesus our Lord from 
the dead ; 

25 ^ Who was delivered for our of- 
fences, and ^ was raised again for our 
justification. 

CHAPTER V. 

The fruits of justification by faith: Peace with 
God, 2 joy, 3 glorying in tribulation. 5 and assurance 
of hope. 12 As sin and death came by Adam, 17 so 
righteousness and life came by Jesus Christ. 20 
Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound. 

THEREFORE .^being justified by 
faith, we have '' peace with God 
through our Lord Jesus Christ : 

2 " By whom also we have access by 
faith into this grace "^wherein we 
stand, and ^rejoice in hope of the glo- 
ry of God. 

3 And not only so, but ^ we glory in 
tribulations also ; s knowing that trib- 
ulation worketh patience ; 

4 ''And patience, experience; and 
experience, hope : 

5 'And hope maketh not ashamed; 
^ because the love of God is shed abroad 
in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which 
is given unto us. 

6 For when we were yet without 
strength, H in due time ' Christ died 
for the ungodly. 

7 For scarcely for a righteous man 
will one die : yet peradventure for a 
good man some would even dare to die. 

8 But *" God commendeth his love 
toward us, in that, while we were yet 
sinners, Christ died for us. 

9 Much more then, being now justi- 
fied " by his blood, we shall be saved 
° from wrath through him. 

10 For Pif, when we were enemies, 
'I we were reconciled to God by the 
death of his Son ; much more, being 
reconciled, we shall be saved 'by his 
hfe. 

11 And not only so, but we also 
'joy in God through our Lord Jesus 
Christ, by whom we have now re- 
ceived the II atonement. 

12 Wherefore, as 'by one man sin 
entered into the world, and "death by 
sin ; and so death passed upon all 
men, H for that all have sinned : 

13 For until the law sin was in the 
world : but "" sin is not imputed when 
there is no law. 

14 Nevertheless death reigned from 
Adam to Moses, even over them that 
had not sinned after the similitude 
of A.dam's transgression, ^ who is the 
figure of him that was to come. 

1.5 But not as the offence, so also is 
the free gift : for if through the of- 
fence of one many be dead, much more 
the grace of God, and the gift by grace, 
which is by one man, Jesus Christ, 
hath abounded ^ unto many. 



Sin not thereby allowed. 



ROMANS. 



Death the vfages of sin. 



A. D. 60. 



II Or, by one 
qff'e?ice. 



II Or, by one 
offence. 

II Or, by one 
righteousness. 
a John 12. 32. 
Heb. 2. 9. 



b John 15. 22. 

ch. 3. 20. & 4. 

15. & 7. 8. 

Gal. 3. 19, 23. 
c Luke 7. 47. 

1 Tim. 1. 14. 



1 ch. 3. 8. 
ver. 15. 



b ver. 11. ch. 

7. 4. Gal. 2. 

19. & 6. 14. 

Col. 3. 3. 

1 Pet. 2. 24. 
c Gal. 3. 27. 
!| Or, arc. 
d 1 Cor. 15. 29. 
e Col. 2. 12. 

f ch. 3. 11. 

1 Cor. 6. 14. 

2 Cor. 13. 4. 
S John 2. 11. 

& 11. 40. 
h Gal. 6. 15. 

Eph. 4. 22, 

23,24. Col. 

3. 10. 
i Phil. 3. 10, 

11. 
k Gal. 2. 20. fc 

5. 24. & 6. 14. 

Eph. 4. 22. 

Col. 3. 5, 9. 
I Col. 2. 11. 
m 1 Pet. 4. 1. 
t Gr. justified. 



2 Tim. 2. 11. 



P Heb. 9. 27, 
28. 
q Luke 20. 38. 



16 And not as it was by one that sin- 
ned, so is the gift : for the judgment 
was by one to condemnation, but the 
free gift is of many offences unto just- 
ification. 

17 For if II by one man's offence death 
reigned by one ; much more they 
which receive abundance of grace 
and of the gift of righteousness shall 
reign in life by one, Jesus Christ. 

18 Therefore, as n by the offence of 
one judgment came upon all men to 
condemnation ; even so H by the right- 
eousness of one the free gift came ^up- 
on all men unto justification of life. 

19 For as by one man's disobedience 
many were made sinners, so by the 
obedience of one shall many be made 
righteous. 

20 Moreover ^ the law entered, that 
the offence might abound. But where 
sin abounded, grace did much °more 
abound : 

21 That as sin hath reigned unto 
death, even so might grace reign 
through righteousness unto eternal 
life by Jesus Christ our Lord. 

CHAPTER VI. 

We may not live in sin, 2 for we are dead unto it. 12 
Believers exhorted to holiness. 23 The wages of sin 
is death. 

WHAT shall we say then ? ^ Shall 
we continue in sin, that grace 
may abound 1 

2 God forbid. How shall we, that 
are ''dead to sin, live any longer 
therein 1 

3 Know ye not, that "= so many of us 
as II were baptized into Jesus Christ 
'^ were baptized into his death 1 

4 Therefore we are ® buried with him 
by baptism into death : that Hike as 
Christ was raised up from the dead by 
^ the glory of the Father, ^ even so we 
also should walk in newness of life. 

5 ' For if we have been planted to- 
gether in the likeness of his death, we 
shall be also in the likeness of his res- 
urrection : 

6 Knowing this, that ^ our old man 
is crucified with him, that ' the body 
of sin might be destroyed, that hence- 
forth we should not serve sin. 

7 For ""he that is dead is t freed 
from sin. 

8 Now ° if we be dead with Christ, 
we believe that we shall also live with 
him : 

9 Knowing that ° Christ being raised 
from the dead dieth no more ; death 
hath no more dominion over him. 

10 For in that he died, Phe died unto 
sin once : but in that he liveth, 'i he 
liveth unto God. 

11 Likewise reckon ye also your- 
selves to be •■ dead indeed unto sin, but 



^ alive unto God through Jesus Christ 

our Lord. 

12 ' Let not sin therefore reign in 
your mortal body, that ye should obey 
it in the lusts thereof 

13 Neither yield ye your " members 
as t instruments of unrighteousness 
unto sin : but ''yield yourselves unto 
God, as those that are alive from the 
dead, and your members as instru- 
ments of righteousness unto God. 

14 For ^sin shall not have dominion 
over you : for ye are not under the 
law, but under grace. 

15 What then? shall we sin, '^ be- 
cause we are not under the law, but 
under grace 1 God forbid. 

16 Know ye not, that ^to whom ye 
yield yourselves servants to obey, his 
servants ye are to whom ye obey ; 
whether of sin unto death, or of obe- 
dience unto righteousness ? 

17 But God be thanked, that ye 
were the servants of sin, but ye have 
obeyed from the heart ^ that form of 
doctrine t which was deliv^ered you. 

18 Being then " made free from sin, ye 
became the servants of righteousness. 

19 1 speak after the manner of men 
because of the infirmity of your flesh : 
for as ye have yielded your members 
servants to uncleanness and to iniqui- 
ty unto iniquity ; even so now yield 
your members servants to righteous- 
ness unto holiness. 

20 For when ye were "^ the servants of 
sin, ye were free t from righteousness. 

21 ® What fruit had ye then in those 
things whereof ye are now ashamed '? 
for ^the end of those things is death. 

22 But now ^ being made free from 
sin, and become servants to God, ye 
have your fruit unto holiness, and the 
end everlasting life. 

23 For ^ the wages of sin is death ; 
but ' the gift of God is eternal life 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

CHAPTER VIL 

They are dead to the law by the body of Christ. 7 
Conviction of sin is by the law. 12 The law is holy. 
14 The conflict between the law in the members and 
the law of the mind. 24 Deliverance through Jesus 
Christ. 

KNOW ye not, brethren, (for I 
speak to them that know the 
law,) how that the law hath domin- 
ion over a man as long as he liveth ? 

2 For ^the woman which hath a 
husband is bound by the law to her 
husband so long as he liveth ; but if 
the husband be dead, she is loosed 
from the law of her husband. 

3 So then ^ if, while her husband liv- 
eth, she be married to another man, 
she shall be called an adulteress : but 
if her husband be dead, she is free 
from that law ; so that she is no adul- 

995 



The object of the law. 



ROMANS. 



The security of believers. 



A. D. CO. 



c ch. 8. 2. Ga!. 
2. 19. & 5. 18. 
Eph. 2. 13. 
Col. 2. 14. 



d Gal. 5. 22. 

t Gr. passions. 
e ch. 6. 13. 
f ch. 6. 21. 

Gal. 5. 19. 

James 1. 15. 
II Or, being 

d£ad to that, 

ch. 6. 2. ver. 

4. 
S ch. 2. 29. 

2 Cor, 3. 6. 

h ch. 3. 20. 



11 Or. "oncu- 

piscence. 
i Ex. 20. 17. 

Deut. 5. 21. 

Acts 20. S3. 

ch. 13. 9. 
k ch. 4. 15. & 

5. 20. 
1 1 Cor. 15. 56. 



m Lev. 18. 5, 
Ez. 20. 11,13, 
21. 2 Cor. 3. 
7. 



Q Ps. 19. 8. & 
119. 38, 137. 
I Tim. 1. 8. 



o 1 Kings 21. 

20, 25. 

2 Kings 17. 

17. 
t Gr. hiows 

Ps. 1. 6. 
P Gal. 5. 17. 



q Gen. 6. 5. 
8.21. 



teress, though she be married to an- 
other man. 

4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also 
are become "= dead to the law by the 
body of Christ ; that ye should be 
married to another, even to him who 
is raised from the dead, that we should 
"^ bring forth fruit unto God. 

5 For when we were in the flesh, 
the t motions of sins, which were by 
the law, ^ did work in our members 
^ to bring forth fruit unto death. 

6 But now we are delivered from the 
law, II that being dead wherein we 
were held ; that we should serve ^ in 
newness of spirit, and not in the old- 
ness of the letter. 

7 What shall we say then ? Is the 
law sin 1 God forbid. Nay, ^ I had 
not known sin, but by the law : for I 
had not known n lust, except the law 
had said, 'Thou shalt not covet. 

8 But '^sin, taking occasion by the 
commandment, wrought in me all 
manner of concupiscence. For ^ with- 
out the law sin was dead. 

9 For I was alive without the law 
once : but when the commandment 
came, sin revived, and I died. 

10 And the commandment, ""which 
ivas ordained to life, I found to he un- 
to death. 

11 For sin, taking occasion by the 
commandment, deceived me, and by 
it slew me. 

12 Wherefore ° the lav/ is holy, and 
the commandment holy, and just, and 
good. 

13 Was then that which is good 
made death unto me? God forbid. 
But sin, that it might appear sin, 
working death in me by that which is 
good; that sin by the commandment 
might become exceeding sinful. 

14 For we know that the law is spir- 
itual : but I am carnal, ° sold under sin. 

15 For that which I do, I tallow 
not: for Pwhat I would, that do I 
not ; but what I hate, that do I. 

16 If then I do that which I would 
not, I consent unto the law that it is 
good. 

17 Now then it is no more I that do 
it, but sin that dwelleth in me. 

18 For I know that '' in me, that is, in 
my flesh, dwelleth no good thing : for 
to will is present with me ; but how to 
perform that which is good I find not. 

19 For the good that I would, I do 
not : but the evil which I would not, 
that I do. 

20 Now if I do that I would not, it 
is no more I that do it, but sin that 
dwelleth in me. 

21 I find then a law, that, when I 
would do good, evil is present with me. 

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22 For I •■ delight in the law of God 
after ' the inward man : 

23 But * I see another law in " my 
members, warring against the law of 
my mind, and bringing me into cap- 
tivity to the law of sin which is in 
my members. 

24 Oh wretched man that I am ! who 
shall deliver me from II the body of 
this death ? 

25 ^ I thank God through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. So then with the 
mind I myself serve the law of God ; 
but with the flesh the law of sin. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

The security of believers: They are free from condem- 
nation. 5 They are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit. 
12 They are children of God. 18 The glory to be re- 
vealed in them. 26 The Spirit helpeth their infirmi- 
ties. 28 All things work together for their good. 32 
God gave his Son to save them. 35 Nothing can sep- 
arate them from his love. 

nriHERE is therefore now no con- 
-*- demnation to them which are in 

Christ Jesus, who * walk not after the 

flesh, but after the Spirit. 

2 For " the law of " the Spirit of life 
in Christ Jesus hath made me free 
from ^ the law of sin and death. 

3 For * what the law could not do, 
in that it was weak through the flesh, 
^ God sending his own Son in the like- 
ness of sinful flesh, and H for sin, con- 
demned sin in the flesh : 

4 That the righteousness of the law 
might be fulfilled in us, s who walk not 
after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 

5 For ^ they that are after the flesh 
do mind the things of the flesh ; but 
they that are after the Spirit, ' the 
things of the Spirit. 

6 For ''tto be carnally minded is 
death ; but t to be spiritually minded 
is life and peace. 

7 Because t' the carnal mind is enmi- 
ty against God : for it is not subject to 
the law of God, "^ neither indeed can be. 

8 So then they that are in the flesh 
cannot please God. 

9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in 
the Spirit, if so be that " the Spirit of 
God dwell in you. Now if any man 
have not ° the Spirit of Christ, he is 
none of his. 

10 And if Christ he in you, the body 
is dead because of sin ; but the Spirit 
is life because of righteousness. 

11 But if the Spirit of Phim that 
raised up Jesus from the dead dwell 
in you, "^he that raised up Christ from 
the dead shall also quicken your mor- 
tal bodies H by his Spirit that dwelleth 
in you. 

12 "■ Therefore, brethren, , we are 
debtors, not to the flesh, to live after 
the flesh. 

13 For Mf ye live after the flesh, ye 
shall die : but if ye through the Spirit 



The glory to be revealed. 



ROMANS. 



God is for the believer. 



A. D. 60, 



u Gal. 5. 18. 
X 1 Cor. 2. 12. 
Heb. 2. 15. 
y 2 Tim. 1. 7. 

1 John 4. 18. 
z Is. 56. 5. 

Gal. 4. 5, 6. 
a Mark 14. 36. 
b 2 Cor. 1. 22. 

&5. 5. Eph. 

1. 13. & 4. 30. 
c Acta 26. 18. 

Gal. 4. 7. 

d Acta 14. 22, 
Phil. 1.29. 

2 Tim. 2. 11, 
12. 

e 2 Cor. 4. 17. 
1 Pet. 1. 6, 7. 
& 4. 13. 



f 2 Pet. 3. 13. 
S 1 John 3. 2. 



h ver. 22. 
Geu. 3. 19. 



11 Or, every 
creature, 
Mark 16. 15. 
Col. 1. 23. 

i Jer. 12. 11. 

fe 2 Cor. 5. 5. 
Eph. 1. 14. 

12 Cor. 5. 2,4. 
m Luke 20. 36. 
n Luke 21. 28. 

Eph. 4, 30. 



o 2 Cor. 5. 7. 

Heb. 11. 1. 
pMatt. 20.22. 

James 4. 3. 
q Zech. 12. 10. 

Eph. 6. 18. 
r 1 Chr. 28. 9. 

Ps. 7. 9. 

Prov. 17. 3. 

Jer. 11. 20. &L 

17. 10. & 20. 

12. Acts ". 

24. 1 Thesa. 

2. 4. Rev. 2. 

i:3. 
3 1 John 5. 14. 
t ch. 9. 1 1, 23, 

24. 2 Tim. 1. 

9. 
II Or, that. 



u See Ex. 33. 
12, 17. Ps. 1. 
6. Jer. 1 5. 
Matt. 7. 23. 
ch. 11. 2. 
2 Tim. 2. 19. 

1 Pet. 1. 2. 

X Eph. 1.5,11. 
y John 17. 22. 

2 Cor. 3. 18. 
Phil. 3. 21. 

1 John 3. 2. 
z Col. 1.15, 
18. Heb. L6. 
ReT. 1. 5. 



do ' mortify the deeds of the body, ye 
shall live. 

14 For "as many as are led by the 
Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 

15 For ^ye have not received the 
spirit of bondage again ^ to fear ; but 
ye have received the ^ Spirit of adop- 
tion, whereby we cry, ^ Abba, Father. 

16 " The Spirit itself beareth wit- 
ness with our spirit, that we are the 
children of God : 

17 And if children, then heirs ; " heirs 
of God, and joint heirs with Christ ; 
'' if so be that we suffer with Am, that 
we may be also glorified together. 

18 For I reckon that ^ the sufferings 
of this present time are not worthy 
to be compared with the glory which 
shall be revealed in us. 

19 For ^the earnest expectation of 
the creature waiteth for the ^mani- 
festation of the sons of God. 

20 For ^ the creature was made sub- 
ject to vanity, not willingly, but by 
reason of him who hath subjected the 
same in hope ; 

21 Because the creature itself also 
shall be delivered from the bondage 
of corruption into the glorious liberty 
of the children of God. 

22 For we know that II the whole 
creation 'groaneth and travaileth in 
pain together until now. 

23 And not only they, but ourselves 
also, which have '^the firstfruits of 
the Spirit, ' even we ourselves groan 
within ourselves, •" waiting for the 
adoption, to wit, the ° redemption of 
our body. 

24 For we are saved by hope : but 
° hope that is seen is not hope : for 
what a man seeth, why doth he yet 
hope for 1 

25 But if we hope for that we see not, 
then do we with patience wait for it. 

26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth 
our infirmities : for p we know not 
what we should pray for as we ought : 
but ^the Spirit itself maketh interces- 
sion for us with groanings which can- 
not be uttered. 

27 And " he that searcheth the hearts 
knoweth what is the mind of the 
Spirit, 11 because he maketh interces- 
sion for the saints 'according to the 
will of God. 

28 And we know that all things work 
together for good to them that love 
God, to them ' who are the called ac- 
cording to his purpose. 

29 For whom " he did foreknow, ^he 
also did predestinate ^ to be conform- 
ed to the image of his Son, ^ that he 
might be the firstborn among many 
brethren. 

.SO Moreover, whom he did predesti- 



nate, them he also * called : and whom 
he called, them he also ''justified : and 
whom he justified, them he also ° glo- 
rified. 

3 1 What shall we then say to these 
things'? ^ If God be for us, who can 
be against us ? 

32 ^ He that spared not his own Son, 
but ^ delivered him up for us all, how 
shall he not with him also freely give 
us all things 1 

33 Who shall lay any thing to the 
charge of God's elect 1 ^ It is God 
that justifieth. 

34 ^ Who is he that condemneth ? 
It is Christ that died, yea rather, that 
is risen again, 'who is even at the 
right hand of God, ^who also maketh 
intercession for us. 

35 Who shall separate us from the 
love of Christ "? shall tribulation, or 
distress, or persecution, or famine, or 
nakedness, or peril, or sword 1 

36 As it is written, ' For thy sake we 
are killed all the day long ; we are ac- 
counted as sheep for the slaughter. 

37 "'Nay, in all these things we are 
more than conquerors through him 
that loved us. 

38 For I am persuaded, that neither 
death, nor life, nor angels, nor "princi- 
palities, nor powers, nor things pres- 
ent, nor things to come, 

39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any 
other creature, shall be able to sepa- 
rate us from the love of God, which is 
in Christ Jesus our Lord. 

CHAPTER IX. 

Paul's sorrow for the Jews. 6 All are not Israel who 
are of Israel. 8 T7ie children of the promise are 
counted for the seed of Abraham. 18 God hath 
mercy upon whom he will. 25 The calling of the 
Gentiles and the rejection of the Jews were foretold. 
32 The reason why the Jews were rejected. 

I^SAY the truth in Christ, I lie 
not, my conscience also bearing 
me witness in the Holy Ghost, 

2 ^ That I have great heaviness and 
continual sorrow in my heart. 

3 For " I could wish that myself 
were H accursed from Christ for my 
brethren, my kinsmen according to 
the flesh : 

4 ^ Who are Israelites ; ^ to whom 
pertaineth the adoption, and ^ the glory, 
and ^ the H covenants, and ^ the giving 
of the law, and ' the service of God, 
and ^ the promises ; 

5 ' Whose are the fathers, and ™ of 
whom as concerning the flesh Christ 
came, "who is over all, God blessed 
for ever. Amen. 

G ° Not as though the word of God 
hath taken none effect. For Pthey 
are not all Israel, which are of Israel : 

7 1 Neither, because thev are the seed 



The rejection of the Jews. 



ROMANS. 



The calling of the Gentiles. 



A. D. 60. 



r Gen. 21. 12. 
Heb. 11. 18. 



t Gen. 18. 10, 
14. 



u Gen. 25. 21. 



X ch. 4. 17. &. 
8.28. 
y Gen. 25. 23. 
II Or, greater. 
II Or, lesser. 

z Mai. 1. 2, 3. 

See Deut. 21. 

15. Prov. ]3. 

24. Matt. 10. 

37. Luke 14. 

26. John 12. 

25. 
a Deut. 32. 4. 

2 Chr. 19. 7. 

Job 8. 3. & 

34.10. Ps.92. 

15. 
b Ex. 33. 19. 



c See Gal. 3. 
8,22. 
d Ex. 9. 16. 



e 2 Chr. 20. 6. 

Job 9. 12. & 

23. 13. Dan. 

4. 35. 
I! Or, answer- 

est again, or, 

disputest 

with God? 

Job 33. 13. 
f Is. 29. 16. & 

45. 9. & 64. 8. 
S Prov. 16. 4. 

Jer. 18. 6. 
h 2 Tim. 2. 20. 



i 1 Thess. 5. 9. 
11 Or, TTiade up. 
k 1 Pet. 2. 8. 

Jude 4. 
1 ch. 2. 4. 

Eph. 1. 7. 

Col. 1. 27. 
m ch, 8. 28, 29, 

30. 



Hos. 2. 23. 
1 Pet. 2. 10. 



of Abraham, are they all children : but, 
In '' Isaac shall thy seed be called. 

8 That is, They which are the chil- 
dren of the flesh, these are not the 
children of God : but ' the children of 
the promise are counted for the seed. 

9 For this is the word of promise, 
' At this time will I come, and Sarah 
shall have a son. 

10 And not only this; but when 
"^ Rebecca also had conceived by one, 
eve7i by our father Isaac, 

11 (For the children bein^ not yet 
born, neither having done any good or 
evil, that the purpose of God accord- 
ing to election might stand, not of 
works, but of ^ him that calleth,) 

12 It was said unto her, >'The II elder 
shall serve the II younger. 

13 As it is written, ^ Jacob have I 
loved, but Esau have I hated. 

14 What shall we say then? ^ Is 
there unrighteousness with God"? God 
forbid. 

15 For he saith to Moses, ^I will 
have mercy on whom I will have 
mercy, and I will have compassion on 
whom I will have compassion. 

16 So then it is not of him that will- 
eth, nor of him that runneth, but of 
God that sheweth mercy. 

17 For nhe Scripture saith unto 
Pharaoh, "^ Even for this same pur- 
pose have I raised thee up, that I 
might shew my power in thee, and 
that my name might be declared 
throughout all the earth. 

18 Therefore hath he mercy on 
whom he will have mercy, and whom 
he will he hardeneth. 

19 Thou wilt say then unto me. 
Why doth he yet find fault? For 
® who hath resisted his will ? 

20 Nay but, man, who art thou 
that II repliest against God ? ^ Shall the 
thing formed say to him that formed 
it, Why hast thou made me thus 1 

21 Hath not the Spotter power over 
the clay, of the same lump to make 
^ one vessel unto honour, and another 
unto dishonour? 

22 What if God, willing to shew his 
wrath, and to make his power known, 
endured with much longsufFering'the 
vessels of wrath H ''fitted to destruction : 

23 And that he might make known 
' the riches of his glory on the vessels 
of mercy, which he had " afore pre- 
pared unto glory, 

24 Even us, whom he hath called, 
"not of the Jews only, but also of the 
Gentiles ? 

25 As he saith also in Hosea, ° I will 
call them my people, which were not 
my people ; and her beloved, which 
was not beloved. 

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26 PAnd it shall come to pass, that 
in the place where it was said unto 
them, Ye are not my people ; there 
shall they be called the children of 
the living God. 

27 Esaias also crieth concerning Is- 
rael, 1 Though the number of the chil- 
dren of Israel be as the sand of the 
sea, '■ a remnant shall be saved : 

28 For he will finish H the work, and 
cut it short in righteousness: 'be- 
cause a short work will the Lord make 
upon the earth. 

29 And as Esaias said before, * Ex- 
cept the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a 
seed, "we had been as Sodom, and 
been made like unto Gomorrah. 

30 What shall we say then ? "" That 
the Gentiles, which followed not af- 
ter righteousness, have attained to 
righteousness, y even the righteousness 
which is of faith. 

31 But Israel, ^ which followed after 
the law of righteousness, ^ hath not at- 
tained to the law of righteousness. 

32 Wherefore ? Because they sought 
it not by faith, but as it were by the 
works of the law. For '' they stum- 
bled at that stumblingstone ; 

33 As it is written, "^ Behold, I lay in 
Zion a stumblingstone and rock of 
oflTence : and ^ whosoever believeth on 
him shall not be H ashamed. 

CHAPTER X. 

Paul's desire for the salvation of Israel. 2 The dif- 
ference between the righteousness of the law and 
that of faith. 11 All^ both Jew and Gentile, who 
believe, shall be saved. 19 Israel not ignorant of 
these things. 

BRETHREN, my heart's desire 
and prayer to God for Israel is, 
that they might be saved. 

2 For I bear them record ^ that they 
have a zeal of God, but not according 
to knowledge. 

3 For they, being ignorant of ^ God's 
righteousness, and going about to es- 
tablish their own *= righteousness, have 
not submitted themselves unto the 
righteousness of God. 

4 For "^ Christ is the end of the law 
for righteousness to every one that 
believeth. 

5 For Moses describeth the right- 
eousness which is of the law, ^ That 
the man which doeth those things 
shall live by them. 

6 But the righteousness which is of 
faith speaketh on this wise, ^ Say not 
in thine heart, Who shall ascend into 
heaven ? that is, to bring Christ down 
from above : 

7 Or, Who shall descend into the 
deep? that is, to bring up Christ 
again from the dead. 

8 But what saith it ? s The word is 
nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in 



The gospel offered to all. 



ROMANS. 



All Israel not cast off. 



A. D. 60. 



hMatl. 10.32. 
Luke 12. 8. 
Acts 8. 37. 



i Is. 23. IK. &. 
49.23. Jer. 
17. 7. ch. 9. 
33. 

k Acts 15. 9. 

ch. 3. 22. 

Gcd. 3. 28. 
1 Acts 10. 36. 

ch. 3. 29. 

1 Tim. 2. 5. 
mEph. 1.7. & 

2. 4, 7. 
n Joel 2. 32. 

Acts 2. 21. 
o Acts 9. 14. 



pTit. 



q Is. 52. 7. 
Nah. 1.15. 

r ch. 3. 3. 
Heb. 4. 2. 

8 Is. 53. 1. 
John 12. 38. 

t Gr. the hear- 
ing of Its ? 

n Oi\ preach- 
ing?' 



tPs. 19.4. 

Matt. 24. 14. 

& 28. 19. 

Mark 16. 15. 

Col. 1. 6, 23. 
n See 1 Kings 

18. 10. 

Matt. 4. 8. 
xDeut.32.21. 

ch. 11. 11. 
y Tit. 3. 3. 



z Is. 65. 1. 
ch. 9. 30. 



a Is. 65. 2. 



a 1 Sam. 12. 

22. Jer. 31. 

37. 
b2 Cor. 11. 

22. Phil. 3. 

5. 



c ch. 8. 29, 
t Gr. in Elias. 



thy heart : that is, the word of faith, 
which we preach ; 

9 That ^' if thou shalt confess with 
thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt 
believe in thine heart that God hath 
raised him from the dead, thou shalt 
be saved. 

10 For with the heart man believ- 
eth unto righteousness ; and with the 
mouth confession is made unto salva- 
tion. 

11 For the Scripture saith, ^Whoso- 
ever believeth on him shall not be 
ashamed. 

12 For ''there is no difference be- 
tw^een the Jew and the Greek : for 
'the same Lord over all ""is rich unto 
all that call upon him. 

13 ° For whosoever shall call ° upon 
the name of the Lord shall be saved. 

14 How then shall they call on him 
in whom they have not believed 1 and 
how shall they believe in him of whom 
they have not heard ? and how shall 
they hear p without a preacher 1 

15 And how^ shall they preach, ex- 
cept they be sent! as it is W'ritten, 
^How beautiful are the feet of them 
that preach the gospel of peace, and 
bring glad tidings of good things ! 

16 But ""they have not all obeyed 
the gospel. For Esaias saith, ' Lord, 
who hath believed t our H report 1 

17 So then faith cometh by hearing, 
and hearing by the word of God. 

18 But I say, Have they not heard? 
Yes verily, 'their sound went ijnto all 
the earth, "and their words unto the 
ends of the world. 

19 But I say. Did not Israel know? 
First jMoses saith, ""I w^ill provoke you 
to jealousy by them that are no peo- 
ple, and by a ^ foolish nation I will 
anger you. 

20 But Esaias is very bold, and saith, 
^ I was found of them that sought me 
not ; I was made manifest unto them 
that asked not after me. 

21 But to Israel he saith,^All day long 
I have stretched forth my hands unto 
a disobedient and gainsaying people. 

CHAPTER XL 

God hath not cast off all Israel. 5 There is a. rem- 
nant according to the election of grace, and the rest 
are blinded. 11 Through their fall salvation is 
come unto the Gentiles. 12 If the fall of them be 
the riches of the world,how much more their fulness. 
24 They will be restored, 33 God^s judgments are 
unsearchable. 

I SAY then, ^ Hath God cast away 
his people ? God forbid. For ^ I 
also am an Israelite, of the seed of 
Abraham, o/*the tribe of Benjamin. 

2 God hath not cast away his peo- 
ple which '^ he foreknew. Wot ye not 
what the Scripture saith t of Elias? 
how he maketh intercession to God 
against Israel, saying, 



3 ''Lord, they have killed thy proph- 
ets, and digged down thine altars ; 
and I am left alone, and they seek 
my life. 

4 But what saith the answer of God 
unto him ? « I have reserved to myself 
seven thousand men, who have not 
bowed the knee to the image o/'Baal. 

5 ^Even so then at this present time 
also there is a remnant according to 
the election of grace. 

6 And ^if by grace, then is it no 
more of works : otherwise grace is no 
more grace. But if it be of works, 
then is it no more grace : otherwise 
work is no more work. 

7 What then ? ^ Israel hath not ob- 
tained that which he seeketh for ; but 
the election hath obtained it, and tlie 
rest were II blinded ; 

8 According as it is written, ' God 
hath given them the spirit of H slum- 
ber, ^ eyes that they should not see, 
and ears that they should not hear, 
unto this day. 

9 And David saith, ' Let their table 
be made a snare, and a trap, and a 
stumblingblock, and a recompense 
unto them : 

10 " Let their eyes be darkened, that 
they may not see, and bow down their 
back alway. 

Ill say then. Have they stumbled 
that they should fall ? God forbid : 
but rather ^ through their fall salva- 
tion is come unto the Gentiles, for to 
provoke them to jealousy. 

12 Now if the fall of them be the 
riches of the w^orld, and the n dimin- 
ishing of them the riches of the Gen- 
tiles ; how much more their fulness ? 

13 For I speak to you Gentiles, in- 
asmuch as ° I am the apostle of the 
Gentiles, I magnify mine office : 

14 If by any means I may provoke 
to emulation them ivhich are my flesh, 
and P might save some of them. 

15 For if the casting away of them 
be the reconciling of the world, what 
shall the receiving of them be, but life 
from the dead ? 

16 For if "^ the firstfruit be holy, the 
lump is also holy : and if the root be 
holy, so are the branches. 

17 And if ""some of the branches be 
broken off, 'and thou, being a wild 
olive tree, wert graffed in H among 
them, and with them partakest of the 
root and fatness of the olive tree ; 

18 * Boast not against the branches. 
But if thou boast, thou bearest not 
the root, but the root thee. 

19 Thou wilt say then, The branch- 
es were broken off, that I might be 
graffed in. 

20 Well ; because of unbelief they 

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The restoration of Israel. 



ROMANS. 



An exhortation to holiness. 



A. D. 60. 




y 1 Cor. 15. 2. 
Heb. 3. 6, 14. 
2 John 15. 2. 
a 2 Cor. 3. 16. 



b ch. 12. 16. 

c ver. 7. 
2 Cor. 3. 14. 

II Or, hard- 
ness. 

d Luke 21. 24. 
Rev. 7. 9. 



e Is. 59. 20. 
See Ps. 14. 7. 



t Is. 27. 9. 
Jer. 31. 31, 
&c. Heb. 8. 
8. & 10. 16. 



S Deul. 7. 8. & 
9. 5. & 10. 15. 



h Num. 23. 19. 
i Eph. 2. 2. 
Col. 3. 7. 
II Or, obeyed. 



II Or, obeyed. 



II Or, shut 
them aU up 
together. 

k ch. 3. 9. 
Gal. 3. 22. 



1 Ps. 36. 6. 

m Job 11. 7. 

Ps. 92. 5. 
n Job 15. 8. 

Is. 40. 13. 

Jer. 23. 18. 

1 Cor. 2. 16. 
o Job 36. 22. 
P Job 35. 7. t 

41. 11. 

q I Cor. 8. 6. 
Col. 1. 16. 
t Or. him. 
r Gal. 1. 5. 

1 Tim. 1. 17. 

2 Tim. 4. 18. 
Heb. 13. 21. 

1 Pet. 5. 11. 

2 Pet. 3. 18. 
Jude 25. 
Rev. 1. 6. 

a 2 Cor. 10. 1. 
b 1 Pet. 2. 5. 



were broken off, and thou standest by 
faith. " Be not highminded, but "^ fear : 

21 For if God spared not the natural 
branches, take heed lest he also spare 
not thee. 

22 Behold therefore the goodness and 
severity of God : on them which fell, 
severity ; but toward thee, goodness, 
y if thou continue in his goodness : 
otherwise ^ thou also shalt be cut off. 

23 And they also, ^ if they abide not 
still in unbelief, shall be graffed in : 
for God is able to graff them in again. 

24 For if thou wert cut out of the 
olive tree which is wild by nature, 
and wert graffed contrary to nature 
into a good olive tree ; how much 
more shall these, which be the nat- 
ural branches., be graffed into their 
own olive tree ? 

25 For I would not, brethren, that 
ye should be ignorant of this mystery, 
lest ye should be '' wise in your ovv^n 
conceits, that "" II blindness in part is 
happened to Israel, ^ until the fulness 
of the Gentiles be come in. 

26 And so all Israel shall be saved : 
as it is written, ^ There shall come 
out of Zion the Deliverer, and shall 
turn away ungodliness from Jacob : 

27 Tor this is my covenant unto them, 
when I shall take away their sins. 

28 As concerning the gospel, they 
are enemies for your sakes : but as 
touching the election, they are ^be- 
loved for the fathers' sakes. 

29 For the gifts and calling of God 
are "^ without repentance. 

30 For as ye ' in times past have not 
II believed God, yet have now obtained 
mercy through their unbelief : 

31 Even so have these also now not 
II believed, that through your mercy 
they also may obtain mercy. 

32 For ^ God hath » concluded them 
all in unbelief, that he might have 
mercy upon all. 

33 Oh the depth of the riches both of 
the wisdom and knowledge of God ! 
' how unsearchable are his judgments, 
and ^ his ways past finding out ! 

34 " For who hath known the mind 
of the Lord ? or ° who hath been his 
counsellor ? 

35 Or P who hath first given to him, 
and it shall be recompensed unto him 
again ? 

36 For lof him, and through him, 
and to him, are all things : ■" to t whom 
he glory for ever. Amen. 

CHAPTER XII. 

They are exfiorted to devote themselves to the service of 
God, 3 to be humble, 6 and to use diligently their 
various gijls. 9 Sundry other duties enjoined. 

I ^BESEECH you therefore, breth- 
ren, by the mercies of God, ^ that 

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ye '^ present your bodies ^ a living 
sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, 
which is your reasonable service. 

2 And ^ be not conformed to this 
world : but ^ be ye transformed by the 
renewing of your mind, that ye may 
^ prove what is that good, and accept- 
able, and perfect will of God. 

3 For I say, ^through the grace 
given unto me, to every man that is 
among you, ' not to think of himself 
more highly than he ought to think : 
but to think t soberly, according as 
God hath dealt ^to every man the 
measure of faith. 

4 For ' as we have many members in 
one body, and all members have not 
the same office : 

5 So ■" we, being many, are one body 
in Christ, and every one members one 
of another. 

6 ° Having then gifts differing ° ac- 
cording to the grace that is given to 
us, whether P prophecy, let us prophesy 
according to the proportion of faith ; 

7 Or ministry, let us vjait on our 
ministering ; or ^ he that teacheth, on 
teaching ; 

8 Or "" he that exhorteth, on exhort- 
ation : ^ he that II giveth, let him do it 
II with simplicity ; * he that ruleth, with 
diligence ; he that sheweth mercy, 
" with cheerfulness. 

9 ""Let love be without dissimulation. 
y Abhor that which is evil ; cleave to 
that which is good. 

10 ^Be kindly affectioned one to an- 
other 11 with brotherly love ; ^ in hon- 
our preferring one another ; 

11 Not slothful in business ; fervent 
in spirit ; serving the Lord ; 

12 ^ Rejoicing in hope ; " patient in 
tribulation ; ^ continuing instant in 
prayer ; 

13 ^ Distributing to the necessity of 
saints ; ^ given to hospitality. 

14 ^ Bless them which persecute you : 
bless, and curse not. 

15 ^Rejoice with them 'that do re- 
joice, and weep with them that 
weep. 

16 'Be of the same mind one toward 
another. ^ Mind not high things, but 
II condescend to men of low estate. 
' Be not wise in your own conceits. 

17 "" Recompense to no man evil for 
evil. " Provide things honest in the 
sight of all men. 

18 If it be possible, as much as lieth 
in you, ° live peaceably with all men. 

19 Dearly beloved, p avenge not your- 
selves, but rather give place unto 
wrath : for it is written, ^ Vengeance 
is mine ; I will repay, saith the Lord. 

20 "" Therefore if thine enemy hunger, 
feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink : 



Obedience to civil rulers. 



ROMANS. 



Mutual forbearance urged. 



A. D. 60. 



a Tit. 3. 1. 

1 Pet. 2. 13. 
b Piov. 8. 15, 

16. Dan. 2. 

21. ti. 4. 32. 

John 19. 11, 
II Or, ordered. 
Tit. 3. 1. 



1 Pet. 2. 14. 
k 3. 13. 



e Ecc. 8. 2. 
{ 1 Pet. 2. 19. 



S Matt. 22. 21. 
Mark 12. 17. 
Luke 20. 25. 



h ver. 10. 

Gal. 5. 14. 

Col. 3. 14. 

1 Tim. 1. 5. 

James 2. 8. 
I Ex. 20. 13, 

&.C. Deut. 5. 

17, &c. Matt. 

19. 18. 

k Lev. 19. 18. 

Matt. 22. 39. 

Mark 12. 31. 

Gal. 5. 14. 

James 2. 8. 
I Matt. 22. 40. 

ver. 8. 
m 1 Cor. 15. 

34. Eph. 5. 

14. 1 Thess. 

5. 5, 6. 
n Eph. 5. 11. 

Col. 3. 8. 

Eph. 6. 13. 

1 Thess. 5. 8. 
p Phil. 4. 8 
1 Thess. 4. 
12. 1 Pet. 2. 
12. 

1 Prov. 23. 20. 
Luke 21. 34. 
1 Pet. 4. 3. 

[| Or, decently. 

r 1 Cor. 6. 9. 

Eph. 5. 6. 
« James 3. 14. 



for in so doing thou shalt heap coals 
of fire on his head. 

21 Be not overcome of evil, but 
overcome evil with good. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

Subjection, and many other duties, we owe to magis- 
traten. iS Love is the fulfilling of the law, 11 Glut- 
tony, drunkenness, and other works of darkness, are 
to he put away. 

LET every soul ^be subject unto 
the higher powers. For ''there 
is no power but of God : the powers 
that be are n ordained of God. 

2 Whosoever therefore resisteth •= the 
power, resisteth the ordinance of God : 
and they that resist shall receive to 
themselves damnation. 

3 For rulers are not a terror to good 
works, but to the evil. Wilt thou 
then not be afraid of the power ? ^ do 
that which is good, and thou shalt 
have praise of the same : 

4 For he is the minister of God to 
thee for good. But if thou do that 
which is evil, be afraid ; for he bear- 
eth not the sword in vain : for he is 
the minister of God, a revenger to 
execute wrath upon him that doeth 
evil. 

5 Wherefore ^ ye must needs be sub- 
ject, not only for wrath, ^but also for 
conscience' sake. 

6 For, for this cause pay ye tribute 
also : for they are God's ministers, 
attending continually upon this very 
thing. 

7 ^ Render therefore to all their dues : 
tribute to whom tribute is due; custom 
to whom custom ; fear to whom fear ; 
honour to whom honour. 

8 Owe no man any thing, but to love 
one another : for ^ he that loveth an- 
other hath fulfilled the law. 

9 For this, 'Thou shalt not commit 
adultery. Thou shalt not kill, Thou 
shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear 
false witness, Thou shalt not covet ; 
and if there he any other command- 
ment, it is briefly comprehended in 
this saying, namely, ^ Thou shalt love 
thy neighbour as thyself. 

10 Love worketh no ill to his neigh- 
bour : therefore ' love is the fulfilling 
of the law. 

11 And that, knowing the time, that 
now it is high time "" to awake out of 
sleep : for now is our salvation nearer 
than when we believed. 

12 The night is far spent, the day is 
at hand : "let us therefore cast oflfthe 
works of darkness, and ° let us put on 
the armour of light. 

13 PLet us walk H honestly, as in the 
day ; ^ not in rioting and drunkenness, 
■"not in chambering and wantonness, 
' not in strife and envying : 



14 But 'put ye on the Lord .Jesus 
Christ, and "make not provision for 
the flesh, io fulfil the lusts thereof 

CHAPTER XIV. 

Men may not despise nor condemn one another for 
things indifferent > \3 but must take heed that they 
give no offence in them; 15 for that the apostle pro- 
veth unlawful by many reasons. 

HIM that *is weak in the faith 
receive ye, but n not to doubtful 
disputations, 

2 For one believeth that he ''may 
eat all things : another, who is weak, 
eateth herbs. 

3 Let not him that eateth despise 
him that eateth not ; and <= let not him 
which eateth not judge him that eat- 
eth : for God hath received him. 

4 ''Who art thou that judgest an- 
other man's servant ? to his own mas- 
ter he standeth or falleth ; yea, he 
shall be holden up : for God is able to 
make him stand. 

5 ^ One man esteemeth one day above 
another : another esteemeth every day 
alike. Let every man be H fully per- 
suaded in his own mind. 

6 He that ^ n regardeth the day, re- 
gardeth it unto the Lord ; and he that 
regardeth not the day, to the Lord he 
doth not regard it. He that eateth, 
eateth to the Lord, for ^ he giveth God 
thanks ; and he that eateth not, to the 
Lord he eateth not, and giveth God 
thanks. 

7 For ^ none of us liveth to himself, 
and no man dieth to himself. 

8 For whether we live, we live unto 
the Lord ; and whether we die, we die 
unto the Lord : whether we live there- 
fore, or die, we are the Lord's. 

9 For 'to this end Christ both died, 
and rose, and revived, that he might 
be ''Lord both of the dead and living. 

1 But why dost th ou j udge thy broth- 
er'? or why dost thou set at nought 
thy brother? for 'we shall all stand 
before the judgment seat of Christ. 

11 For it is written, "^As I live, 
saith the Lord, every knee shall bow 
to me, and every tongue shall confess 
to God. 

12 So then "every one of us shall 
give account of himself to God. 

13 Let us not therefore judge one 
another any more : but judge this 
rather, that ° no man put a stumbling- 
block or an occasion to fall in his broth- 
er's way. , 

14 I know, and am persuaded by the 
Lord Jesus, Pthat there is nothing 
t unclean of itself: but '^io him that 
esteemeth any thing to be t unclean, 
to him it is unclean. 

15 But if thy brother be grieved 
with thy meat, now walkest thou not 

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o 1 Cor. 8. 9, 
13. & 10. 32. 

p Acts 10. 15. 

ver. 2, 20. 

1 Cor. 10. 25. 

] Tim. 4. 4. 

Tit. 1. 15. 
t Gr. common. 
t Gr. common. 
q 1 Cor. 8. 7, 

10. 



The law of Christian liberty. 



ROMANS. 



2'he motive of Paul in writing. 



A. D. 60. 




u 2 Cor. 8. 21. 



X Ps. 34. 14. 
ch. 12. 18. 

y ch. 15. 2. 

1 Cor. 14. 12. 

1 Thess. 5. 

11. 

z ver. 15. 
a Matt. 15. 11. 

Acts 10. 15. 

ver. 14. Tit. 

1.15. 
b 1 Cor. 8. 9, 

10, 11, 12. 
c 1 Cor. 8. 13. 



1 John 3. 21. 



11 Or, discern- 
eth and put- 
teth a differ- 
ence between 
meats. 

e Tit. 1. 15. 



a Gal. 6. 1. 
b ch. 14. 1. 



c 1 Cor. 9. 19, 
22. & 10. 24, 
33. & 13. 5. 
Phil, 2. 4, 5. 

d ch. 14. 19. 

e Matt. 26. 39. 
John 5. 30. & 
6.38. 

f Ps. 69. 9. 

S ch. 4. 23, 24. 

1 Cor. 9. 9, 
10. & 10. 11. 

2 Tim. 3. 16, 
17. 



h ch. 12. 16. 

1 Cor. 1. 10. 

Phil. 3. 16. 
II Or, after the 

example of. 

i Acts 4. 24, 



k ch. 14. 1, 3. 
1 ch. 5. 2. 



m Matt. 15. 24. 

John 1. 11. 

Acts 3. 25, 26. 

& 13. 46. 
n ch. 3. 3. 

2 Cor. 1. 20. 
John 10. 16. 

ch. 9. 23. 

p Ps. 18. 49. 



t charitably. '^ Destroy not him with 
thy meat, for whom Christ died. 

16 ^ Let not then your good be evil 
spoken of : 

17 * For the kingdom of God is not 
meat and drink ; but righteousness, 
and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. 

18 For he that in these things serv- 
eth Christ "^ is acceptable to God, and 
approved of men. 

19 ^ Let us therefore follow after the 
things which make for peace, and 
things wherewith ^one may edify 
another. 

20 ^ For meat destroy not the work 
of God. * All things indeed are pure ; 
^ but it is evil for that man who eat- 
eth with offence. 

21 It is good neither to eat ''flesh, 
nor to drink wine, nor ani/ thing 
whereby thy brother stumble th, or 
is offended, or is made weak. 

22 Hast thou faith 1 have it to thy- 
self before God. '^ Happy is he that 
condemneth not himself in that thing 
which he alloweth. 

23 And he that II doubteth is damned 
if he eat, because he eateth not of faith : 
for ^ whatsoever is not of faith is sin. 

CHAPTER XV. 

TTie strong must hear with the weak: we may not 
please ourselves, for so did not Christ. 7 We must 
receive one another, as Christ did us all, both Jews 
and Gentiles. 15 Paul excuseth his manner of writ- 
ing, 28 and promiseth to see them, 30 and request- 
eth their prayers. 

T7r7"E ^then that are strong ought 
f T to bear the ^infirmities of the 
weak, and not to please ourselves. 

2 '^ Let every one of us please his 
neighbour for his good "^to edification. 

3 ^ For even Christ pleased not him- 
self; but, as it is written, ^The re- 
proaches of them that reproached thee 
fell on me. 

4 For ^ whatsoever things were writ- 
ten aforetime were written for our 
learning, that we through patience 
and comfort of the Scriptures might 
have hope. 

5 ^ Now the God of patience and 
consolation grant you to be like- 
minded one toward another H accord- 
ing to Christ Jesus : 

6 That ye may ^ with one mind and 
one mouth glorify God, even the 
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

7 Wherefore "^ receive ye one an- 
other, ^ as Christ also received us, to 
the glory of God. 

8 Now I say that "'Jesus Christ was 
a minister of the circumcision for the 
truth of God, ° to confirm the promises 
made unto the fathers : 

9 And ° that the Gentiles might glo- 
rify God for his mercy ; as it is writ- 
ten, P For this cause I will confess 

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to thee among the Gentiles, and sing 
unto thy name. 

10 And again he saith, i Rejoice, ye 
Gentiles, with his people. 

11 And again, ^ Praise the Lord, all 
ye Gentiles ; and laud him, all ye 
people. 

12 And again, Esaias saith, ^ There 
shall be a root of Jesse, and he that 
shall rise to reign over the Gentiles ; 
in him shall the Gentiles trust. 

13 Now the God of hope fill you 
with all * joy and peace in believing, 
that ye may abound in hope, through 
the power of the Holy Ghost. 

14 And '* I myself also am persuad- 
ed of you, my brethren, that ye also 
are full of goodness, ^ filled with all 
knowledge, able also to admonish one 
another. 

15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have 
written the more boldly unto you in 
some sort, as putting you in mind, 
^ because of the grace that is given to 
me of God, 

16 That y I should be the minister of 
Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, minister- 
ing the gospel of God, that the H '^ of- 
fering up of the Gentiles might be ac- 
ceptable, being sanctified by the Holy 
Ghost. 

17 I have therefore whereof I may 
glory through Jesus Christ ^ in those 
things which pertain to God. 

18 For I will not dare to speak of 
any of those things ^ which Christ hath 
not wrought by me, "^ to make the 
Gentiles obedient, by word and deed, 

19 '^Through mighty signs and won- 
ders, by the power of the Spirit of 
God ; so that from Jerusalem, and 
round about unto Illyricum, I have 
fully preached the gospel of Christ. 

20 Yea, so have I strived to preach 
the gospel, not where Christ was 
named, ^ lest I should build upon an- 
other man's foundation : 

21 But as it is written, ^To whom 
he was not spoken of, they shall see : 
and they that have not heard shall 
understand. 

22 For which cause also ^ I have been 
II much hindered from coming to you. 

23 But now having no more place 
in these parts, and ^ having a great 
desire these many years to come unto 
jrou; 

24 Whensoever I take my journey 
into Spain, I will come to you : for I 
trust to see you in my journey, ' and 
to be brought on my way thitherward 
by you, if first I be somewhat filled 
t with your company. 

25 But now '^ 1 go unto Jerusalem to 
minister unto the saints. 

26 For 1 it hath pleased them of Ma- 



His prowAse to visit Rome. 



ROMANS. 



He sendeth divers salutations. 



A. D. 60. 



1 1 Cor. 9. 11. 
Gai 6. 6. 



Phil, 4, 17. 
P ch. 1. 11. 



q Phil. 2. 1. 

r2Cor. 1. 11. 
Col. 4. 12. 



8 2 Thess. 3. 2. 
H Or, are diso- 
bedient. 
t 2 Cor. 8. 4. 



u ch. 1. 10. 

X Acts 18. 21. 

1 Cor. 4. 19. 
James 4. 15. 

7 1 Cor. 16. 18. 

2 Cor. 7. 13. 
2 Tim. 1. 16. 
Philem.7,20. 

z ch. 16. 20. 

1 Cor. 14. 33. 

2 Cor. 13. 11. 
Phil. 4. 9. 

1 Thess. 5. 
23. 2 Thess. 
3. 16. Heb. 
13. 20. 



a Acts 18. 18. 

b Phil. 2. 29. 
3 John 5, 6. 



c Acts 18. 2, 
18.26. 2 Tim. 
4.19. 



d 1 Cor. 16. 19. 

Col. 4. 15. 

Philem. 2. 
e 1 Cor. IG. 15. 



f Gal. 1. 22. 



cedonia and Achaia to make a certain 
contribution for the poor saints which 
are at Jerusalem. 

27 It hath pleased them verily ; and 
their^debtors they are. For ""if the 
Gentiles have been made partakers of 
their spiritual things, "their duty is 
also to minister unto them in carnal 
things. 

28 When therefore I have performed 
this, and have sealed to them "this 
fruit, I will come by you into Spain. 

29 P And I am sure that, w^hen I come 
unto you, I shall come in the fulness 
of the blessing of the gospel of Christ. 

30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for 
the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and '^for 
the love of the Spirit, "" that ye strive 
together with me in your prayers to 
God for me ; 

31 *That I may be delivered from 
them that H do not believe in Judea ; 
and that 'my service which I have for 
Jerusalem may be accepted of the 
saints ; 

32 " That I may come unto you with 
joy "^ by the will of God, and, may with 
you be ^ refreshed. 

33 Now ^ the God of peace be with 
you all. Amen. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

The apostle commendeth Phebe, and desireth the breth- 
ren to greet many ; 17 he beseecheth them to mark 
those who cause divisions and offences : 21 and after 
sundry salutations endeth with praise and thanks 
to God. 

I COMMEND unto you Phebe our 
sister, which is a servant of the 
church which is at ^ Cenchrea : 

2 '' That ye receive her in the Lord, 
as becometh saints, and that ye as- 
sist her in whatsoever business she 
hath need of you : for she hath been 
a succourer of many, and of myself 
also. 

3 Greet ■= Priscilla and Aquila, my 
helpers in Christ Jesus : 

4 Who have for my life laid down 
their own necks : unto whom not only 
I give thanks, but also all the church- 
es of the Gentiles. 

5 Likewise greet ^ the church that is 
in their house. Salute my well be- 
loved Epenetus, who is ^ the firstfruits 
of Achaia unto Christ. 

6 Greet Mary, who bestowed much 
labour on us. 

7 Salute Andronicus and Junia, my 
kinsmen, and my fellow prisoners, who 
are of note among the apostles, who 
also ^ were in Christ before me. 

8 Greet Amplias, my beloved in the 
Lord. 

9 Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, 
and Stachys my beloved. 



10 Salute Apelles approved in Christ. 
Salute them which are of Aristobulus' 
II household. 

11 Salute Herodion my kinsman. 
Greet them that be of the H household 
of Narcissus, which are in the Lord. 

12 Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, 
who labour in the Lord. Salute the 
beloved Persis, which laboured much 
in the Lord. 

13 Salute Rufus ^chosen in the Lord, 
and his mother and mine. 

14 Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Her- 
mas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the breth- 
ren which are with them. 

15 Salute Philologus, and Julia, Ne- 
reus, and his sister, and Olympas, and 
all the saints which are with them. 

16 ^ Salute one another with a holy 
kiss. The churches of Christ salute 
you. 

17 Now I beseech you, brethren, 
mark them 'which cause divisions and 
offences contrary to the doctrine which 
ye have learned ; and ^ avoid them. 

18 For they that are such serve not 
our Lord Jesus Christ, but ' their own 
belly ; and •" by good words and fair 
speeches deceive the hearts of the 
simple. 

19 For "your obedience is come 
abroad unto all men. I am glad there- 
fore on your behalf: but yet I would 
have you °wise unto that which is 
good, and H simple concerning evil. 

20 And Pthe God of peace <J shall 
II bruise Satan under your feet shortly. 
""The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ 
he with you. Amen. 

21 'Timotheus my workfellow, and 
' Lucius, and " Jason, and ^ Sosipater, 
my kinsmen, salute you. 

22 I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, 
salute you in the Lord. 

23 ^ Gaius mine host, and of the 
whole church, saluteth you. ^ Erastus 
the chamberlain of the city saluteth 
you, and Quartus a brother. 

24 ^ The grace of our Lord Jesus 
Christ be with you all. Amen. 

25 Now ^ to him that is of power to 
stablish you " according to my gospel, 
and the preaching of Jesus Christ, 
^ according to the revelation of the 
mystery, ^ which was kept secret 
since the world began, 

26 But ^ now is made manifest, and 
by the scriptures of the prophets, ac- 
cording to the commandment of the 
everlasting God, made known to all 
nations for ^ the obedience of faith : 

27 To ^God only wise, be glory 
through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen. 

11 Written to the Romans from Corinthus, and sent 
by Phebe servant of the church at Cenchrea, 



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A. D. 



aRom, 1. 1, 
b 2 Cor. 1. 1. 

Eph. 1. 1. 

Col. 1. 1. 
c Acts 18. 17. 

dJudel. 

e John 17. 19. 

Acts 15. 9. 
f Rom. 1. 7. 

2 Tim. 1. 9. 
g Acts 9. 14, 

21. &L 22. IG. 

2 Tim. 2. 22. 
h ch. 8. 6. 
i Rom. 3. 22. 

«t 10. 12. 
k Rom. 1. 7. 

2 Cor. 1. 2. 

Eph. 1. 2. 

1 Pet. 1. 2. 
1 Rom. 1. 8. 
m eh. 12. 8. 

2 Cor. 8. 7. 
nch. 2.1. 

2 Tim. 1. 8. 

Rev. 1. 2. 
o Phil. 3. 20. 

Tit. 2. 13. 

2 Pet. 3. 12. 
t Gr. revela- 
tion, Col. 3. 

4. 
p 1 Thess. 3. 

13.' 
q Col. 1. 22. 

1 Thess. 5. 23. 
r Is. 49. 7. 

ch. 10. 13. 

1 Thess. 5. 24. 

2 Thess. 3. 3. 
Heb. 10. 23. 

s John 15. 4. 
& 17. 21. 

1 John 1. 3. 
& 4. 13. 

t Gr. scTiisms, 
ch. 11. 18. 

t Rom. 12. 16. 
i: 15. 5. 

2 Cor. 13.11. 
Phil. 2. 2. k. 
3. IG. 1 Pet. 
3.8. 



u ch. 3. 4. 



X Acts 18. 24. 

& 19. 1. ch. 

16. 12. 

y John 1. 42. 
z 2 Cor. 11. 4. 

Eph. 4. 5. 

a Acts 18. 8. 
b Rom. 16. 23. 



THE 

FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE 

TO THE 

CORINTHIANS. 



CHAPTER I. 

The apostle^s salutation and thanksgiving. 10 He 
reproveth their contentions. 18 The preaching of 
the cross the power of God. 26 No flesh may glory 
before him. 

PAUL, ^called to he an apostle of 
Jesus Christ ^through the will 
of God, and •= Sosthenes our brother, 

2 Unto the church of God which is 
at Corinth, ^ to them that ^ are sanc- 
tified in Christ Jesus, ^called to he 
saints, with all that in every place 
^ call upon the name of Jesus Christ 
^ our Lord, ^ both theirs and ours : 

3 ^ Grace he unto you, and peace, 
from God our Father, and from the 
Lord Jesus Christ. 

4 ' I thank my God always on your 
behalf, for the grace of God which is 
given you by Jesus Christ ; 

5 That in every thing ye are enrich- 
ed by him, "^ in all utterance, and in 
all knowledge ; 

6 Even as ° the testimony of Christ 
was confirmed in you : 

7 So that ye come behind in no gift ; 
° waiting for the t coming of our Lord 
Jesus Christ : 

8 P Who shall also confirm you unto 
the end, "^ that ye may he blameless in 
the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

9 "■ God is faithful, by whom ye were 
called unto ^ the fellowship of his Son 
Jesus Christ our Lord. 

10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by 
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
* that ye all speak the same thing, and 
that there be no + divisions among 
you ; but that ye be perfectly joined 
together in the same mind and in the 
same judgment. 

11 For it hath been declared unto 
me of you, my brethren, by them 
which are of the house of Chloe, that 
there are contentions among you. 

12 Now this I say, "that every one 
of you saith, I am of Paul ; and I of 
^Apollos ; and I of ^ Cephas ; and I of 
Christ. 

13 ^Is Christ divided? was Paul cru- 
cified for you 1 or were ye baptized in 
the name of Paul ? 

14 I thank God that I baptized none 
of yoUj but * Crispus and ^ Gaius ; 

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15 Lest any should say that I had 
baptized in mine own name. 

16 And I baptized also the house- 
hold of " Stephanas : besides, I know 
not whether I baptized any other. 

17 For Christ sent me not to bap- 
tize, but to preach the gospel : ^ not 
with wisdom of H words, lest the cross 
of Christ should be made of none effect. 

18 For the preaching of the cross is 
to ^ them that perish, ^foolishness ; but 
unto us ^ which are saved, it is the 
^ power of God. 

19 For it is written, ^I will destroy 
the wisdom of the wise, and will 
bring to nothing the understanding 
of the prudent. 

20 ^ Where is the wise ? where is 
the scribe ? where is the disputer of 
this world? ^hath not God made 
foolish the wisdom of this world ? 

21 ™For after that in the wisdom 
of God the world by wisdom knew 
not God, it pleased God by the fool- 
ishness of preaching to save them 
that believe. 

22 For the "Jews require a sign, 
and the Greeks seek after wisdom : 

23 But we preach Christ crucified, 
"unto the Jews a stumblingblock, 
and unto the Greeks p foolishness ; 

24 But unto them which are call- 
ed, both Jews and Greeks, Christ 
1 the power of God, and "■ the wisdom 
of God. 

25 Because the foolishness of God 
is wiser than men ; and the weak- 
ness of God is stronger than men. 

26 For ye see your calling, brethren, 
how that ^not many wise men after 
the flesh, not many mighty, not many 
noble, are called: 

27 But * God hath chosen the fool- 
ish things of the world to confound 
the wise ; and God hath chosen the 
weak things of the world to confound 
the things which are mighty ; 

28 And base things of the world, 
and things which are despised, hath 
God chosen, yea, and " things which 
are not, ^to bring to nought things 
that are : 

29 ^ That no flesh should glory in 
his presence. 



PauVs mode of preaching. 



I. CORINTHIANS. 



Carnal feelings rebuked. 



A. D. 59. 



* ver. 24. 

» Jer. 23. 5, 6. 

Rom. 4. 25. 

2 Cor. 5. 21. 

Phil. 3. 9. 
b Jolin 17. 19. 
c Eph. 1. 7. 
d Jer. 9. 23, 

24. 2 Cor. 10. 

17. 



a cli. 1. 17. 

ver. 4, 13. 

2 Cor. 10. 10. 

&. 11. 6. 
b ch. 1. 6. 

c Gal. 6. 14. 

Phil. 3. 8. 
d Acts 18. 1, 6, 

12. 
e 2 Cor. 4. 7. 

& 10. 1, 10. 

& 11.30. &. 

12.5,9. Gal. 

4.13. 
U OY,persita- 

sible. 



t Gr. he. 
i ver. 1. 

ch. I. 17. 

2 Pet. 1. 16. 
i Rom. 15. 19. 

1 Thess. 1. 5. 
h 2 Cor. 4. 7. 

&6. 7. 
i ch. 14. 20. 

Eph. 4. 13. 

Phil. 3. 15. 

Heb. 5. 14. 
k ch. 1. 20. &. 

3. 19. ver. 1, 

13. 2 Cor. 1. 

12. James 3. 

15. 

1 ch. 1. 28. 
m Rom. 16. 

25, 26. Eph. 

3. 5, 9. Col. 

1. 26. 2 Tim. 

1.9. 
n Matt. 11. 25. 

John 7. 48. 

Acts 13. 27. 

2 Cor. 3. 14. 
o Luke 23. 34. 

Acts 3. 17. 

See John 16. 

3. 

P Is. 64. 4. 
q Matt. 13. 11. 

& 16. 17. 

John 14.26.' 

& 16. 13. 

1 John 2. 27. 

r Prov. 20. 27. 

&. 27. 19. Jer. 

17. 9. 
• Rom. 11. 33, 

34. 



u 2 Pet. 1. 16. 
See ch. 1. 17. 
ver. 4. 



30 Bat of him are ye in Christ Je- 
sus, who of God is made unto us ^ wis- 
dom, and ^righteousness, and ''sanc- 
tification, and ^ redemption : 

31 That, according as it is written, 
•^He that glorieth, let him glory in 
the Lordc 

CHAPTER II. 

The manner tn which the apostle had preached the gos- 
pel to them. 6 The wisdom of God is revealed in the 
gospel, 14 but the natural man receiveth it not. 

AND I, brethren, when I came to 
you, ^ came not with excellency 
of speech or of wisdom, declaring un- 
to you '' the testimony of God. 

2 For I determined not to know 
any thing among you, ^save Jesus 
Christ, and him crucified. 

3 And ''I was with you ^in weak- 
ness, and in fear, and in much trem- 
bling. 

4 And my speech and my preach- 
ing Hvas not with n enticing words of 
man's wisdom, ^but in demonstra- 
tion of the Spirit and of power : 

5 That your faith should not t stand 
in the wisdom of men, but ''in the 
power of God. 

6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among 
them ' that are perfect : ^^et not ^ the 
wisdom of this world, nor of the 
princes of this world, ' that come to 
nought : 

7 But w^e speak the wisdom of God 
in a mystery, even the hidden wis- 
dom., ^' which God ordained before the 
world unto our glory ; 

8 ''Which none of the princes of 
this world knew : for ° had they 
known it., they would not have cru- 
cified the Lord of glory. 

9 But as it is written, PEye hath 
not seen, nor ear heard, neither have 
entered into the heart of man, the 
things which God hath prepared for 
them that love him. 

10 But iGod hath revealed them 
unto us by his Spirit : for the Spirit 
searcheth all things, yea, the deep 
things of God. 

11 For what man knoweth the 
things of a man, ""save the spirit of 
man which is in him? ^even so the 
things of God knoweth no man, but 
the Spirit of God. 

13 Now we have received, not the 
spirit of the world, but Hhe spirit 
which is of God ; that we might 
know the things that are freely giv- 
en to us of God. 

13 "Which things also we speak, 
not in the words which man's wis- 
dom teacheth, but which the Holy 
Ghost teacheth ; comparing spiritual 
things with spiritual. 



14 *But the natural man receiveth 
not the things of the Spirit of God ; 
y for they are foolishness unto him : 
''neither can he know them., because 
they are spiritually discerned. 

15 ^But he that is spiritual Hjudgeth 
all things, yet he himself is n judged of 
no man. 

16 " For who hath known the mind 
of the Lord, that he t may instruct 
him? '^But we have the mind of 
Christ. 

CHAPTER III. 

The apostle speaketh unto them as unto babes and as 
carnal. 5 He and Apoltos ministers by whom they • 
believed. 11 Christ the only fotindation. 16 Be- 
lievers are the temple of God. 19 The wisdom of the 
world is foolishness with God. 

AND I, brethren, could not speak 
unto you as unto ^spiritual, but 
as unto ^carnal, even as unto •= babes 
in Christ. 

2 I have fed you with ^milk, and 
not with meat : ^ for hitherto ye were 
not able to bear it., neither yet now 
are ye able. 

3 For ye are yet carnal : for ^ where- 
as there is among you envying, and 
strife, and n divisions, are ye not car- 
nal, and walk tas men ? 

4 For while one saith, ^I am of 
Paul ; and another, I am of Apollos ; 
are ye not carnal ? 

5 Who then is Paul, and who is 
Apollos, but ''ministers by whom ye 
believed, 'even as the Lord gave to 
every man ? 

6 "^ I have planted, ' Apollos watered ; 
■"but God gave the increase. 

7 So then ° neither is he that plant- 
eth any thing, neither he that w^ater- 
eth ; but God that giveth the increase. 

8 Now he that planteth and he that 
watereth are one : ° and every man 
shall receive his own reward accord- 
ing to his own labour. 

9 For Pwe are labourers together 
with God : ye are God's w husbandry, 
ye are i God's building. 

10 '"According to the grace of God 
which is given unto me, as a wise 
masterbuilder, I have laid Hhe foun- 
dation, and another buildeth thereon. 
But ' let every man take heed how he 
buildeth thereupon. 

11 For other foundation can no man 
lay than "that is laid, ^ which is Jesus 
Christ. 

12 Now if any man build upon 
this foundation gold, silver, precious 
stones, wood, hay, stubble ; i 

13 >' Every man's work shall be made \ 
manifest : for the day ^ shall declare 
it, because ^it t shall be revealed by 
fire ; and the fire shall try every 
man's work of what sort it is. 

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11 Or, factions. 

t Gr. accord- 
ing to man 1 

t ch. 1. 12. 

h ch. 4. 1. 
2 Cor. 3. 3. 

i Rom. 12. 3, 
6. IPet. 4. 
11. 

k Acts 18. 4, 
8, 11. ch. 4. 
15. &9. I.& 
1.5. 1. 2 Cor. 
10. 14, 15. 

I Acts 18. 24, 
27. & 19. 1. 

m ch. 1. SO. & 

15.10. 2 Cor. 

3.5. 
n 2 Cor. 12. 

11. Gal. 6.3, 
Ps. 62. 12. 

Rom. 2. 6. 

ch. 4. 5. Gal. 

6. 4, 5. Rev. 

2. 23. & 22. 

12. 

II Or, txllage. 
p Acts 15. 4. 

2 Cor. 6. 1. 
q Eph. 2. 20. 
Col. 2. 7. 
Heb. 3. 3, 4. 

1 Pet. 2. 5. 

r Rom. 1. 5. &. 

12.3. 
8 Rom. 15. 20. 

ver. 6. ch. 4. 

15. Rev. 21. 

14. 

1 1 Pet 4. 11. 
u Is. 28. 16. 

Matt. 16. 18. 

2 Cor. U. 4. 
Gal. 1. 7. 

X Eph. 2. 20. 
y ch. 4. 5. 



The loay to become 



wise. 



I. CORINTHIANS. 



The apostles^ sufferings. 



c Jude 23. 

d ch. 6. 19. 

2 Cor. 6. 16. 

Eph. 2. 21, 

22. Heb. 3. 6. 

1 Pet. 2. 5. 
II Or, destroy. 



e Prov. 3. 7. 
Is. 5. 21. 



f ch. 1. 20. & 
2.6. 



g Job 5. 13. 
h Ps. 94. 11. 



i ch. 1. 12. & 

4. 6. ver. 4, 

5, 6. 

k 2 Cor. 4. 5, 
15. 



1 Rom. 14. 8. 

ch. 11. 3. 

2 Cor. 10. 7. 
■ Gal. 3. 29. 



a Malt. 24. 45. 

ch. 3. 5. & 9. 

17. 2 Cor. 6. 

4. Col. 1.25. 
b Luke 12. 42. 

Tit. 1. 7. 

1 Pet. 4. 10. 



t Gr. day, 
ch. 3. 13. 



c Job 9. 2. 

Ps. 130. 3. & 

143. 2. Prov. 

21. 2. Rom. 

3. 20. & 4. 2. 
d Matt. 7. 1. 

Rom. 2. 1,16. 

& 14. 4, 10. 13. 

Rev. 20. 12. 
e ch. 3. 13. 

f Rom. 2. 29. 
2 Cor. 5. 10. 

S ch. 1. 12. & 
3. 4. 



h Rom. 12. 3. 
i ch. 3. 21. & 

5. 2, 6. 
k John 3. 27. 

James 1. 17. 

1 Pet. 4. 10. 
t Gr. dht.in- 

guishcth thee. 



14 If any man's work abide which 
he hath built thereupon, ^ he shall 
receive a reward. 

15 If any man's work shall be burn- 
ed, he shall suffer loss : but he him- 
self shall be saved ; " yet so as by 
fire. 

16 ^ Know ye not that ye are the 
temple of God, and that the Spirit 
of God dwelleth in you ? 

17 If any man H defile the temple 
of God, him shall God destroy ; for 
the temple of God is holy, which 
temple ye are. 

18 ^ Let no man deceive himself. 
If any man among you seemeth to 
be wise in this world, let him be- 
come a fool, that he may be wise. 

19 For ^ the wisdom of this world 
is foolishness with God : for it is 
written, ^ He taketh the wise in their 
own craftiness. 

20 And again, ^The Lord knoweth 
the thoughts of the wise, that they 
are vain. 

21 Therefore 'let no man glory in 
men : for ^ all things are yours ; 

22 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or 
Cephas, or the world, or life, or 
death, or things present, or things 
to come ; all are yours ; 

23 And ^ ye are Christ's ; and Christ 
is God's. 

CHAPTER IV. 

Paul and his fellow labourers the ministers of Christ. 
7 Vain boasting reproved. 9 The apostles a specta- 
cle to the world, angels, and men. 14 As his belov- 
ed sons the apostle wameth the Corinthians. 

LET a man so account of us, as 
of ^ the ministers of Christ, ''and 
stewards of the mysteries of God. 

2 Moreover it is required in stew- 
ards, that a man be found faithful. 

3 But with me it is a very small 
thing that I should be judged of you, 
or of man's t judgment: yea, I judge 
not mine own self. 

4 For I know nothing by myself; 
^ yet am I not hereby justified : but 
he that judgeth me is the Lord. 

5 ^ Therefore judge nothing before 
the time, until the Lord come, ^ who 
both will bring to light the hidden 
things of darkness, and will make 
manifest the counsels of the hearts : 
and ^ then shall every man have praise 
of God. 

6 And these things, brethren, ^I 
have in a figure transferred to my- 
self and to Apollos for your sakes ; 
^that ye might learn in us not to 
think of men above that which is 
written, that no one of you 'be puff- 
ed up for one against another. 

7 For who t maketh thee to differ 
from another ? and ^ what hast thou 

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that thou didst not receive 1 now if 
thou didst receive it, why dost thou 
glory, as if thou hadst not received 
it? 

8 Now ye are full, 'now ye are rich, 
ye have reigned as kings without us : 
and I would to God ye did reign, that 
we also might reign with you. 

9 For I think that God hath set forth 
us the apostles last, ""as it were ap- 
pointed to death : for ° we are made 
a t spectacle unto the world, and to 
angels, and to men. 

10 °We are p fools for Christ's sake, 
but ye are wise in Christ ; ^ we are 
weak, but ye are strong ; ye are hon- 
ourable, but we are despised. 

1 1 '' Even unto this present hour we 
both hunger, and thirst, and ' are na- 
ked, and 'are buffeted, and have no 
certain dwellingplace ; 

12 " And labour, working with our 
own hands : ^ being reviled, we bless ; 
being persecuted, we suffer it : 

13 Being defamed, we entreat : y we 
are made as the filth of the world, 
and are the offscouring of all things 
unto this day. 

14 I write not these things to shame 
you, but ^ as my beloved sons I warn 
you. 

15 For though ye have ten thou- 
sand instructors in Christ, yet have 
ye not many fathers : for * in Christ 
Jesus I have begotten you through 
the gospel. 

16 Wherefore I beseech you, ''be 
ye followers of me. 

17 For this cause have I sent unto 
you " Timotheus, ^ who is my beloved 
son, and faithful in the Lord, who 
shall bring you ^into remembrance 
of my ways which be in Christ, as I 
^ teach every where ^in every church. 

18 '^ Now some are puffed up, as 
though I would not come to you. 

19 'But I will come to you shortly, 
"^if the Lord will, and will know, 
not the speech of them which are 
puffed up, but the power. 

20 For ' the kingdom of God is not 
in word, but in power. 

21 What will ye? ™ shall I come 
unto you with a rod, or in love, and 
in the spirit of meekness 1 

CHAPTER V. 

The iTicestuous person to be excommunicated. 7 The 
old leaven is to be purged out. 10 Offender i in the 
church are to be avoided. 

IT is reported commonly that there 
is fornication among you, and such 
fornication as is not so much as 
^ named among the Gentiles, ''that 
one should have his " father's wife. 

2 ''And ye are puffed up, and have 
not rather ^ mourned, that he that 



Discijjline is enjoined. 



I. CORINTHIANS. 



Litigation with brethren. 



A. D. 59. 



f Col. 2. 5. 



n Or, deter- 
mined. 



E Matt. 16. 19. 

& 18. 18. 

John 20. 23. 

2 Cor. 2. 10. 

&. 13. 3, 10. 
h Job 2. 6. 

Ps. 109. 6. 

1 Tim. I. 20. 
1 Acts 26. 18. 
k ver. 2. ch. 

3. 21. & 4. 
19. James 

4. 16. 

1 ch. 15. S3. 
Gal. 5. 9. 

2 Tim. 2. 17. 



D Or, is slain. 
II Or, holiday. 
m Is. 53. 7. 

John 1. 29. 

ch. 15. 3. 

1 Pet. 1. 19. 
Rev. 5.6, 12. 

n John 19. 14. 
o E.v. 12. 15. 

&, 13. 6. 
p Deut. 16. 3. 
q Matt. 16. 6, 

12. Mark 8. 

15. Luke 12. 

1. 
r See ver. 2, 7. 

2 Cor. 6. 14. 
Eph. 5. 11. 
2 Thess. 3. 
14. 

s ch. 1 0. 27, 
t ch. 1. 20. 
u John 17. 15. 

1 John 5. 19. 
X Matt. 18. 17. 

Rom. 16. 17. 

2 Thess. 3, 6, 
14. 2 John 
10. 

y Gal. 2. 12. 
z Mark 4. 11. 

Col. 4. 5. 

1 Thess. 4. 

12. 1 Tim. 3. 

7. 
a ch. 6. 1, 2, 3, 

4. 
b Deut. 13. 5. 

& 17. 7. & 21. 

21. & 22. 21, 

i2, 24. 



aP8.49. 14. 
Dan. 7. 22. 

Matt. 19. 28. 
Luke 22. 30. 
Rev. 2. 26. & 
3. 21. fe 20. 4. 

b 2 Pet. 2. 4. 
Jude 6. 



hath done this deed might be taken 
away fron) among you. 

3 f For I verily, as absent in body, 
but present in spirit, have II judged 
already, as though I were present, 
concerning him that hath so done 
this deed, 

4 In the name of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, when ye are gathered togeth- 
er, and my spirit, ^ with the power of 
our Lord Jesus Christ, 

5 ''To deliver such a one unto 'Sa- 
tan for the destruction of the flesh, 
that the spirit may be saved in the 
day of the Lord Jesus. 

6 '^Your glorying is not good. 
Know ye not that 'a little leaven 
leaveneth the whole lump 1 

7 Purge out therefore the old leav- 
en, that ye may be a new lump, as 
ye are unleavened. For even ^ Christ 
our "passover His sacrificed for us : 

8 Therefore °let us keep H the feast, 
''not with old leaven, neither ''with 
the leaven of malice and wicked- 
ness ; but with the unleavened bread 
of sincerity and truth. 

9 I wrote unto you in an epistle 
""not to company with fornicators : 

10 ^Yet not altogether with the 
fornicators 'of this world, or with 
the covetous, or extortioners, or with 
idolaters ; for then must ye needs go 
"out of the world. 

11 But now I have written unto 
you not to keep company, ^if any 
man that is called a brother be a 
fornicator, or covetous, or an idol- 
ater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or 
an extortioner 5 with such a one ^ no 
not to eat. 

12 For what have I to do to judge 
^them also that are without? do not 
ye judge ^them that are wathin ? 

13 But them that are without God 
judgeth. Therefore ''put awa}'^ from 
among yourselves that wicked person. 

CHAPTER VI. 

The apostle reproveth them for going to law with each 
other before unbelievers, 8 and for defrauding one 
another. \2 All things are not expedient. 15 Their 
bodies are the members of Christ, 19 and temples of 
the Holy Ghost. 

DARE any of you, having a mat- 
ter against another, go to law 
before the unjust, and not before the 
saints 1 

2 Do ye not know that ^the saints 
shall judge the world? and if the 
world shall be judged by you, are 
ye unworthy to judge the smallest 
matters ? 

3 Know^ ye not that we shall "^ judge 
angels ? how much more things that 
pertain to this life ? 

4 " If then ye have judgments of 



things pertaining to this life, set 
them to judge who are least esteem- 
ed in the church. 

5 I speak to your shame. Is it so, 
that there is not a wise man among 
you ? no, not one that shall be able 
to judge between his brethren ? 

6 But brother goeth to law with 
brother, and that before the unbe- 
lievers. 

7 Now therefore there is utterly a 
fault among you, because ye go to 
law one with another. '^ Why do ye 
not rather take wrong ? Why do ye 
not rather suffer yourselves to be de- 
frauded ? 

8 Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, 
^and that your brethren. 

9 Know ye not that the unrighteous 
shall not inherit the kingdom of God ? 
Be not deceived : ^neither fornicators, 
nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor ef- 
feminate, nor abusers of themselves 
with mankind, 

10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor 
drunkards, nor revilers, nor extor- 
tioners, shall inherit the kingdom of 
God. 

11 And such were ^some of you : 
''but ye are washed, but ye are sanc- 
tified, but ye are justified in the name 
of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit 
of our God. 

12 'All things are lawful unto me, 
but all things are not H expedient : 
all things are lawful for me, but I 
will not be brought under the power 
of any. 

13 ''Meats for the belly, and the 
belly for meats : but God shall de- 
stroy both it and them. Now the 
body is not for fornication, but 'for 
the Lord; "and the Lord for the 
body. 

14 And "God hath both raised up 
the Lord, and M'ill also raise up us 
° by his own power. 

15 Know ye not that Pyour bodies 
are the members of Christ? shall I 
then take the members of Christ, and 
make them the members of a harlot? 
God forbid. 

16 W^hat ! know ye not that he 
which is joined to a harlot is one 
body ? for "^ two, saith he, shall be one 
flesh. 

17 ''But he that is joined unto the 
Lord is one spirit. 

18 ' Flee fornication. Every sin that 
a man doeth is without the body ; 
but he that committeth fornication 
sinneth * against his own body. 

19 What! "know ye not that your 
body is the temple of the Holy Ghost 
which is in you, which ye have of 
God, "" and ye are not your own ? 

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•e and its duties. 



I. CORINTHIANS. 



Directions about virgins. 



A. D. 59. 



Y Acts 20. 28. 
ch. 7. 23. 
Gal. 3. 13. 
Heb. 9. 12. 
1 Pet. 1. 18, 
19. 2 Pet. 2. 
1. Rev. 5. 9. 



b Ex. 21. 10. 
1 Pet. 3. 7. 



c Joel 2. IG. 
Zech. 7. 3. 
See Ex. 19. 
15. 1 Sam. 
21. 4, 5. 

dlThess.3.5. 



e ver. 12. 25. 

2 Cor. 8. 8. 

& 11. 17. 
f Acts 26. 29. 
S ch. 9. 5. 
h Matt. 19. 12. 

ch. 12. 11. 



i ver. 1, 



k 1 Tim. 5. 14. 



I See ver. 12, 

25, 40. 
in Mai. 2. 14, 

16. Matt. 5. 

32. & 19. 6. 9. 

Mark 10. 11, 

12. Luke 16. 



p Rom. 12. 18. 

& 14. 19. ch. 

14. 33. Heb. 

12. 14. 
t Gr. in peace. 



20 For y ye are bought with a price : 
therefore glorify God in your body, 
and in your spirit, which are God's. 

CHAPTER VII. 

The apostle treateth of marriage and its duties. 10 
The believing partner is not to forsake the unbeliev- 
ing. 17 Every man must be content with the lot in 
which God hath called him. 

"IVTOW concerning the things where- 
JlM of ye wrote unto me : * It is 
good for a man not to touch a wo- 
man. 

2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, 
let every man have his own wife, and 
let every woman have her own hus- 
band. 

3 ^ Let the husband render unto the 
wife due benevolence : and likewise 
also the wife unto the husband. 

4 The wife hath not power of her 
own body, but the husband : and like- 
wise also the husband hath not power 
of his own body, but the wife. 

5 '^ Defraud ye not one the other, 
except it be with consent for a time, 
that ye may give yourselves to fasting 
and prayer ; and come together again, 
that '^ vSatan tempt you not for your 
incontinency. 

6 But I speak this by permission, 
" and not of commandment. 

7 For ^I would that all men were 
^ even as I myself. But ^ every man 
hath his proper gift of God, one after 
this manner, and another after that. 

8 I say therefore to the unmarried 
and widows, 'It is good for them if 
they abide even as I. 

9 But ""if they cannot contain, let 
them marry : for it is better to marry 
than to burn. 

10 And unto the married I com- 
mand, ' yet not I, but the Lord, "" Let 
not the wife depart from her husband : 

11 But and if she depart, let her re- 
main unmarried, or be reconciled to 
Aer husband: and let not the husband 
put away his wi^. 

12 But to the rest speak I, " not the 
Lord : If any brother hath a wife that 
believeth not, and she be pleased to 
dwell with him, let him not put her 
away. 

13 And the v^^oman which hath a 
husband that believeth not, and if he 
be pleased to dwell with her, let her 
not leave him. 

14 For the unbelieving husband is 
sanctified by the wife, and the un- 
believing wife is sanctified by the 
husband : else ° were your children 
unclean ; but now are they holy. 

15 But if the unbelieving depart, let 
him depart. A brother or a sister is 
not under bondage in such cases : but 
God hath called us p t to peace. 

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16 For what knowest thou, O wife, 
whether thou shalt '^ save thy hus- 
band 1 or thow knowest thou, O man, 
whether thou shalt save thy wife ? 

17 But as God hath distributed to 
every man, as the Lord hath called 
every one, so let him walk. And '"so 
ordain I in all churches. 

18 Is any man called being circum- 
cised 1 let him not become uncircum- 
cised. Is any called in uncircum- 
cision .? ' let him not be circumcised. 

19 * Circumcision is nothing, and 
uncircumcision is nothing, but "the 
keeping of the commandments of 
God. 

20 Let every man abide in the same 
calling wherein he was called. 

21 Art thou called being a servant? 
care not for it : but if thou mayest be 
made free, use it rather. 

22 For he that is called in the Lord, 
being a servant, is ^ the Lord's t free- 
man : likewise also he that is called, 
being free, is ^ Christ's servant. 

23 ^- Ye are bought with a price ; be 
not ye the servants of men. 

24 Brethren, * let every man, where- 
in he is called, therein abide with 
God. 

25 Now concerning virgins '' I have 
no commandment of the Lord : yet 
I give my judgment, as one '' that hath 
obtained mercy of the Lord '^ to be 
faithful. 

26 I suppose therefore that this is 
good for the present H distress, / say, 
^ that it is good for a man so to be. 

27 Art thou bound unto a wife 1 seek 
not to be loosed. Art thou loosed 
from a wife 1 seek not a wife. 

28 But and if thou marry, thou hast 
not sinned ; and if a virgin marry, she 
hath not sinned. Nevertheless such 
shall have trouble in the flesh : but I 
spare you. 

29 But ^this I say, brethren, the 
time is short : it remaineth, that both 
they that have wives be as though 
they had none ; 

30 And they that weep, as though 
they wept not; and they that rejoice, 
as though they rejoiced not; and they 
that buy, as though they possessed 
not ; 

31 And they that use this world, as 
not ^ abusing it : for '' the fashion of 
this world passeth away. 

32 But I would have you without 
carefulness. ' He that is unmarried 
careth for the things t that belong to 
the Lord, how he may please the 
Lord : 

33 But he that is married careth for 
the things that are of the world, how 
he may please his wife. 



Of meats offered to idols. 



I. CORINTHIANS. 



Pauls apostleship proved. 



A. D. 



k Luke 10. 40, 



1 Heb. 13. 4. 



m Rom. 7. 2. 



n 2 Cor. 6. 14. 



ver. 25. 
p 1 Tliess. 4. ! 



a Acts 15. 20, 

29. cli. 10. 19. 
b Rom. 14. 14, 

22. 
c Rom. 14. 3, 

10. 
d ch. 13. 8, 9, 

12. Gal. 6. 3. 

1 Tim. 6. 4. 
e Ex. 33. 12, 

17. Nah. 1. 7, 
Matt. 7. 23. 
Gal. 4. 9. 

2 Tim. 2. 19. 
f Is. 41. 24. 

ch. 10. 19. 
S Deut. 4. 39. 

k. 6. 4. Is. 

44. 8. Mark 

12. 29. ver.G. 

Eph. 4. 6. 

1 Tim. 2. 5. 
h John 10. 34. 
i Mai. 2. 10. 

Eph. 4. 6. 
k Acts 17. 28. 

Rom. 11. 36. 
II Ov, for him. 
1 John 13. 13. 

Acts 2. 36. 

ch. 12. 3. 

Eph. 4. 5. 

Phil. 2. 11. 
m John 1. 3. 

Col. 1. 16. 

Heb. ]. 2. 
nch. 10.28,29. 



34 There is difference also between 
a wife and a virgin. The unmarried 
w^oman '' careth for the things of the 
Lord, that she may be holy both in 
body -and in spirit: but she that is 
married careth for the things of the 
world, how she may please her hus- 
band. 

35 And this I speak for your own 
profit ; not that I may cast a snare 
upon you, but for that which is come- 
ly, and that ye may attend upon the 
Lord without distraction. 

36 But if any man think that he be- 
haveth himself uncomely toward his 
virgin, if she pass the flow^er of her 
age, and need so require, let him do 
what he will, he sinneth not : let them 
marry. 

37 Nevertheless he that standeth 
steadfast in his heart, having no ne- 
cessity, but hath power over his own 
will, and hath so decreed in his heart 
that he wdll keep his virgin, doeth 
well. 

38 ^ So then he that giveth her in 
marriage doeth well ; but he that giv- 
eth her not in marriage doeth better. 

39 "" The wife is bound by the law 
as long as her husband liveth ; but if 
her husband be dead, she is at liberty 
to be married to whom she will ; 
" only in the Lord. 

40 But she is happier if she so abide, 
" after my judgment : and p I think 
also that I have the Spirit of God. 

CHAPTER VIIL 

Concerning meats offered to idols. 9 Their Christian 
liberty must not become a stumblingblock to them 
that are weak. 

NOW ^as touching things offered 
unto idols, we know that we all 
have ^ knowledge. ^ Knowledge puff- 
eth up, but charity edifieth. 

2 And ^ if any man think that he 
knoweth any thing, he knoweth noth- 
ing yet as he ought to know. 

3 But if any man love God, ^ the 
same is known of him. 

4 As concerning therefore the eating 
of those things that are offered in. 
sacrifice unto idols, we know that ^ an 
idol is nothing in the world, ^ and that 
there is none other God but one. 

5 For though there be that are 
^ called gods, whether in heaven or 
in earth, as there be gods many, and 
lords many, 

6 But ' to us there is hut one God, 
the Father, ^ of whom are all things, 
and we H in him ; and ' one Lord Jesus 
Christ, *" by whom are all things, and 
we by him. 

7 Howbeit there is not in every man 
that knowledge : for some " with con- 
science of the idol unto this hour eat 



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it as a thing offered unto an idol ; and 
their conscience being weak is "de- 
filed. 

8 But P meat commendeth us not to 
God : for neither, if we eat, H are we 
the better; neither, if we eat not, II are 
we the worse. 

9 But '5 take heed lest by any means 
this II liberty of yours become '' a 
stumbHngblock to them that are 
weak. 

10 For if any man see thee which 
hast knowledge sit at meat in the 
idol's temple, shall not = the con- 
science of him which is weak be t em- 
boldened to eat those things which 
are offered to idols ; 

1 1 And ' through thy knowledge 
shall the weak brother perish, for 
whom Christ died "? 

12 But "when ye sin so against the 
brethren, and wound their weak con- 
science, ye sin against Christ. 

13 Wherefore, ''if meat make my 
brother to offend, I will eat no flesh 
while the world standeth, lest I make 
my brother to offend. 

CHAPTER IX. 

Paul asserteth his apostleship, 7 and that they who 
preach the gospel ought to live by it ; 15 yet that he 
himself had not been chargeable to them, 19 and had 
made himself the servant of all. 24 He strivethfor 
an incorruptible crown. 

^ A M I not an apostle "? am I not 
-l\- free ? ^ have I not seen Jesus 
Christ our Lord "? '^ are not ye my 
work in the Lord ? 

2 If I be not an apostle unto others, 
yet doubtless I am to you : for '^ the 
seal of mine apostleship are ye in the 
Lord. 

3 Mine answer to them that do ex- 
amine me is this : 

4 ® Have we not power to eat and to 
drink 1 

5 Have we not power to lead about 
a sister, a H wife, as well as other apos- 
tles, and as ^the brethren of the Lord, 
and ^ Cephas 1 

6 Or I only and Barnabas, ^ have not 
we power to forbear w^orking? 

7 Who ' goeth a warfare any time at 
his own charges % who ^ planteth a 
vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit 
thereof? or who ^ feedeth a flock, and 
eateth not of the milk of the flock % 

8 Say I these things as a man ? or 
saith not the law the same also ? 

9 For it is written in the law of 
Moses, ^ Thou shalt not muzzle the 
mouth of the ox that treadeth out 
the corn. Doth God take care for 
oxen ? 

10 Or saith he it altogether for our 
sakes ? For our sakes, no doubt, this 
is written : that " he that plougheth 
should plough in hope ; and that he 

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PauVs great selfdenial. 



I. CORINTHIANS. 



The danger of idolatry. 



A. D. 



o Rom. 15. 27. 
Gal. 6. 6. 



P Acts 20. 33. 
ver. 15, 18. 
2 Cor. 11. 7, 
9. & 12. 13. 
1 Thess. 2. 6. 

II Or, feed. 
q 2 Cor. 11. 12. 
r Lev. 6. 16, 

26. & 7. 6, 

&,c. Num.5. 

9, 10. & 18. 

8-20. Deut. 

10.9. &. 18. I. 
s Matt. 10. 10. 

Luke 10. 7. 
t Gal. 6. 6. 

1 Tim. 5. 17. 
u ver. 12. 

Acts 18. 3. & 

20. 34. ch. 4. 

12. 1 Thess. 

2.9. 2 Thess. 

3. 8. 
X 2 Cor. 11. 10. 



y Rom. 1. 14. 



z ch. 3. 8, 14. 

ach. 4. ]. 
Gal. 2. 7. 
Phil. 1. 17. 
Col. 1. 25. 

b ch. 10. 33. 

2 Cor. 4. 5. 

& 11. 7. 
c ch. 7. 31. 



d ver. 1. 

e Gal. 5. 13. 

f Matt. 18. 15. 
1 Pet. 3. 1. 

g Acts 16. 3. 
& 18. 18. & 
21.23, &c. 



h Gal. 3. 2. 
i Rom. 2. 12, 
14. 
k ch. 7. 22. 



1 Rom. 15. 1. 

2 Cor. 11. 29. 
m ch. 10. 33. 
n Rom. 11. 14. 

ch. 7. 16. 



Gal. 2. 2. & 

5. 7. Phil. 2. 

16. & 3. 14. 

2 Tim. 4. 7. 

Heb. 12. 1. 

P Eph. 6. 12. 

i I Tim. (J. 12. 

2 Tim. 2. 5. 

& 4. 7. 
I q 2 Tim. 4. 8. 

James 1. 12. 

1 Pet. 1. 4. 

&5. 4. Rev. 
I 2. 10. & 3. 11. 



that thresheth in hope should be par- 
taker of his hope. 

11 ° If we have sown unto you spir- 
itual thing's, is it a great thing if we 
shall reap your carnal things % 

12 If others be partakers of this 
power over you, are not we rather? 
P Nevertheless we have not used this 
power ; but suffer all things, i lest we 
should hinder the gospel of Christ. 

13 ""Do ye not know that they which 
minister about holy things II live of the 
things of the temple % and they which 
wait at the altar are partakers with 
the altar ? 

14 Even so 'hath the Lord ordained 
Hhat they which preach the gospel 
should live of the gospel. 

15 But "I have used none of these 
things : neither have I written these 
things, that it should be so done unto 
me : for ^ it were better for me to die, 
than that any man should make my 
glorying void. 

16 For though I preach the gospel, 
I have nothing to glory of: for y ne- 
cessity is laid upon me ; yea, woe is 
unto me, if I preach not the gospel ! 

17 For if I do this thing wilhngly, 
^ I have a reward : but if against ray 
will, a "^ dispensation of the gospel is 
committed unto me. 

18 What is my reward then 1 Verily 
that, ''when I preach the gospel, I 
may make the gospel of Christ with- 
out charge, that I " abuse not my 
power in the gospel. 

19 For though I be "^free from all 
men, yet have ^ I made myself serv- 
ant unto all, '^that I might gain the 
more. 

20 And ^unto the Jews I became as 
a Jew, that I might gain the Jews ; 
to them that are under the law, as 
under the law, that I might gain them 
that are under the law ; 

21 ''To 'them that are without law, 
as without law, (''being not without 
law to God, but under the law to 
Christ,) that I might gain them that 
are without law. 

22 ' To the weak became I as weak, 
that I might gain the weak : "* I am 
made all things to all men, "that I 
might by all means save some. 

23 And this I do for the gospel's 
sake, that I might be partaker there- 
of with you. 

24 Know ye not that they which 
run in a race run all, but one re- 
ceiveth the prize ? ° So run, that ye 
may obtain. 

25 And every man that ^striveth for 
the mastery is temperate in all things. 
Now they do it to obtain a corruptible 
crown ; but we '^an incorruptible. 

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26 I therefore so run, ""not as un- 
certainly ; so fight I, not as one that 
beateth the air : 

27 ' But I keep under my body, and 
* bring it into subjection : lest that by 
any means, when I have preached to 
others, I myself should be "a casta- 
way. 

CHAPTER X. 

Certain miracles in the Old Testament used as types 
of our sacraments. 5 The punisJiment of the rebel- 
lious Jews a warning to us to avoid the like sins, 15 
especially in partaking of the Lord's supper. 24 
In things indifferent we must have regard to our 
brethren and the glory of God. 

MOREOVER, brethren, I would 
not that ye should be ignorant, 
how that all our fathers were under 
^the cloud, and all passed through 
^ the sea ; 

2 And were all baptized unto Moses 
in the cloud and in the sea ; 

3 And did all eat the same "^ spiritual 
meat ; 

4 And did all drink the same ^ spir- 
itual drink ; for they drank of that 
spiritual Rock that n followed them : 
and that Rock was Christ. 

5 But with many of them God was 
not well pleased : for they ® were 
overthrown in the wilderness. 

6 Now these things were tour ex- 
amples, to the intent we should not 
lust after evil things, as ^they also 
lusted. 

7 ^ Neither be ye idolaters, as were 
some of them ; as it is written, ^'The 
people sat down to eat and drink, and 
rose up to play. 

8 ' Neither let us commit fornica- 
tion, as some of them committed, and 
^felF in one day three and twenty 
thousand. 

9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as 
'some of them also tempted, and 
™ were destroyed of serpents. 

10 Neither murmur ye, as "some 
of them also murmured, and "were 
destroyed of p the destroyer. 

11 Now all these things happened 
unto them for H ensamples : and "^ they 
are written for our admonition, "■ up- 
on whom the ends of the world are 
come. 

12 Wherefore 'let him that thinketh 
he standeth take heed lest he fall. 

13 There hath no temptation taken 
you but such as is H common to man : 
but * God is faithful, "who will not 
suffer you to be tempted above that 
ye are able ; but will with the tempt- 
ation also ^ make a way to escape, 
that ye may be able to bear it. 

14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, 
yflee from idolatry. 

15 I speak as to ^wise men; judge 
ye what I say. 



iVb offence is to be given. 



I. CORINTHIANS. 



Improprieties in worship. 



A. D. 



a Matt. 26. 2G, 

27, 28. 
b Acts 2. 42. 

46. ch. 11.23, 

24. 
c Rom. 12. 5. 

ch. 12. 27. 



d Rom. 4. 12. 

Gal. 6. 16. 
e Rom. 4. 1.& 

9.3,5. 2 Cor. 

11. 18. 
f Lev. 3. 3. & 

7. IS. 
g ch. 8. 4. 



i Lev. 17. 7. 
Deut. 32. ]7. 
Ps. 106. 37. 
Rev. 9. 20. 



i 2 Cor. 6. 15, 
16. 
k Deut. 32. 38. 



1 Deut. 32. 21. 
m Ez. 22. 14. 



11 ch. G. 12. 



o Rom. 15. 1, 
2. ver. 33. 
ch. 13. 5. 

rbil. 2. 4, 21. 
p 1 Tim. 4. 4. 



q E.K. 19. 5. 
Deut. 10. 14. 
Ps. 24. 1. & 
50. 12. ver. 



s ch. 8. 10, 12. 

t Deut. 10. 14. 
Ps. 24. I. 
ver. 26. 



u Rom. 14. 16. 



|l Or, thanks- 
giving. 

X Rom. 14. 6. 
1 Tim. 4. 3, 4. 

y Col. 3. 17. 

1 Pet. 4. 11. 

7. Rom. 14. 13. 
ch. 8. 13. 

2 Cor. 6. 3. 
t Gr. Greeks. 
a Acts 20. 28. 

ch. 11.22. 

1 Tim. 3. 5. 
b Rom. 15. 2. 

ch. 9. 19, 22. 
c ver. 24. 



16 ^The cup of blessing which we 
bless, is it not the communion of the 
blood of Christ? ^ The bread which 
we break, is it not the communion of 
the body of Christ ? 

17 For ''we being many are one 
bread, and one body : for we are all 
partakers of that one bread. 

18 Behold '' Israel ° after the flesh : 
^are not they which eat of the sacri- 
fices partakers of the altar 1 

19 What say I then? sthat the 
idol is any thing', or that which is 
offered in sacrifice to idols is any 
thing? 

20 But I say, that the things which 
the Gentiles ^ sacrifice, they sacrifice 
to devils, and not to God : and I would 
not that ye should have fellowship 
with devils. 

21 'Ye cannot drink the cup of the 
Lord, and '^the cup of devils : ye can- 
not be partakers of the Lord's table, 
and of the table of devils, 

22 Do we 'provoke the Lord to 
jealousy? ""are we stronger than 
he? 

23 " All things are lawful for me, 
but all things are not expedient : all 
things are lawful for me, but all things 
edify not. 

24 ° Let no man seek his own, but 
every man another's wealth. 

25 P Whatsoever is sold in the sham- 
bles, that eat, asking no question for 
conscience' sake : 

26 For 1 the earth is the Lord's, and 
the fulness thereof. 

27 If any of them that believe not 
bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed 
to go ; '■ whatsoever is set before you, 
eat, a.sking no question for conscience' 
sake. 

28 But if any man say unto you. 
This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, 
eat not ^for his sake that shewed it, 
and for conscience' sake : for * the 
earth is the Lord's, and the fulness 
thereof: 

29 Conscience, I say, not thine own, 
but of the other: for "why is my 
liberty judged of another man's con- 
science ? 

30 For if I by II grace be a partaker, 
why am I evil spoken of for that ^ for 
which I give thanks ? 

31 >' Whether therefore ye eat, or 
drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to 
the glory of God. 

32 ^ Give none offence, neither to the 
Jews, nor to the t Gentiles, nor to ^the 
church of God : 

33 Even as '' I please all men in all 
things, '^ not seeking mine own profit, 
but the profit of many, that they may 
be saved. 



CHAPTP]R XL 

The apostle reproveth the practice of men praying 
with their heads aitiered, and of viomen with theirs 
uncovered. 17 He rebuke th them for their divisions, 
20 and for profaning the J^ord's supper. 23 His ac- 
count of its institutixm. 

BE ^ye followers of me, even as I 
also am of Christ. 

2 Now I praise you, brethren, ''that 
ye remember me in all things, and 
" keep the II ordinances, as I delivered 
them to you. 

3 But I would have you know, that 
"^ the head of every man is Christ ; and 
^ the head of the woman is the man ; 
and ^the head of Christ is God. 

4 Every man praying or ^prophe- 
sying, having his head covered, dis- 
honoureth his head. 

5 But ''every woman that prayeth or 
prophesieth with her head uncovered 
dishonoureth her head : for that is 
even all one as if she were 'shaven. 

6 For if the woman be not covered, 
let her also be shorn : but if it be "^ a 
shame for a woman to be shorn or 
shaven, let her be covered. 

7 For a man indeed ought not to 
cover his head, forasmuch as ' he is 
the image and glory of God : but the 
woman is the glory of the man. 

8 For '" the man is not of the wo- 
man ; but the woman of the man. I 

9 "Neither was the man created for the 
woman ; but the woman for the man. I 

10 For this cause ought the woman ; 
° to have H power on her head p because I 
of the angels. 

1 1 Nevertheless *i neither is the man i 
without the woman, neither the wo- I 
man without the man, in the Lord. | 

12 For as the woman is of the man 
even so is the man also by the wo 
man ; "■ but all things of God. 

13 Judge in yourselves : is it comely 
that a woman pray unto God uncov- 
ered? 

14 Doth not even nature itself teach 
you, that, if a man have long hair, it 
is a shame unto him ? 

15 But if a woman have long hair, 
it is a glory to her : for her hair is 
given her for a II covering. 

16 But ' if any man seem to be con- j 
tentious, we have no such custom, ! 
* neither the churches of God. 

1 7 Now in this that I declare unto you 
I praise you not, that ye come togeth- 
er not for the better, but for the worse. 

18 For first of all, when ye come 
together in the church, " I hear that 
there be H divisions among you ; and 
I partly believe it. ' 

19 For ''there must be also H heresies 
among you, J'that they which are ap- 
proved may be made manifest among 

yo»- [ 

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A. D. 59. 



a ch. 4. 16. 
Eph. 5. I. 
Phil. 3. 17. 

1 Thess. l.G. 
2The88. 3.9. 

b ch. 4. 17. 
II Or, tradi- 
tions, 

2 Thess. 2. 
15. & 3. 6. 

c ch. 7. 17. 
d Eph. 5. 23. 
e Gen. 3. 16. 

ITim. 2. II, 

12. 1 Pet. 3, 

1, 5, 6. 
f John 14. 28. 

ch. 3. 23. &. 

15. 27, 28. 

Phil. 2. 7, 8. 9. 
gch. 12. 10, 

28. &. 14. 1, 

&c. 
h Acts 21. 9. 

Deut. 21. 12. 

k Num. 5. 18. 
Deut. 22. 5. 



1 Gen. 1. 26, 
27. &. 5. 1. & 
9,6. 



m Gen. 2.21, 
22. 

n Gen. 2. 18, 
21,23. 

o Gen. 24. 65. 

II That is, a 
covering, in 
sign thai she 
is under the 
power of her 
husband. 

P Ecc. 5. 6. 

q Gal. 3. 28. 



rRom. 11.36. 



II Or, vail. 
s 1 Tim. 6. 4. 

t ch. 7. 17. & 

14.33. 
irch. 1. 10, 11, 

12. & 3. 3. 
x Matt. 18. 7. 

Luke 17. 1. 

Acts 20. 30. 

1 Tim. 4. 1. 

2 Pet. 2. 1, 2. 
II Or, schisms. 

II Or, sects. 
y Luke 2. 35. 

1 John 2. 19. 

Deut. 13. 3. 



Of the Lord^s suppe7\ 



I. CORINTHIANS. 



Diversities of gifts. 




■L 2 Pet. 2. 13. 
Jude 12. 
a ch. 10. 32. 
b James 2. 6. 
li Or, them 
that are poor 1 



c ch. 15. 3. 

Gal. 1. 1, 11, 

12. 
d Matt. 26. 26. 

Mark 14. 22. 

Luke 22. 19. 



il Or, /or a, re- 
membrance. 



II Or, shew ye. 

e John 14. 3. 
& 21. 22. 
Actsl. 11. 
ch. 4. 5. &. 
15. 23. 1 
Thess. 4. 16. 
2 Thess. 1. 
10. Jude 14. 
Rev. 1. 7. 



11 Or, judg- 
ment, Rom. 
13. 2. 

f Num. 9. 10, 
13. John 6. 
51, 63, 64. & 
13. 27. ch. 
10. 21. 

e 2 Cor. 13. 5. 
Gal. 6. 4. 

h Ps. 32. 5. 
1 John 1. 9. 

i Ps. 94. 12, 
13. Heb. 12. 
5-11. 



k ver. 21. 


1 ver. 22. 


11 Or, judg- 
ment. 

m ch. 7. 17. 
Tit. 1. 5. 

n ch. 4. 19. 



a ch. 14. 1, 37, 



bch. 6.11. 

Eph. 2. 11, 

12. 1 Thess. 

1. 9. Tit. 3. 

3. 1 Pet. 4. 3. 
c Ps. 115. 5. 



20 When ye come together therefore 
into one place, H this is not to eat the 
Lord's supper. 

21 For in eating- every one taketh 
before other his own supper : and one 
is hungry, and ^another is drunken. 

22 What ! have ye not houses to eat 
and to drink in % or despise ye ^ the 
church of God, and ^ shame H them that 
have not ] What shall I say to you 1 
shall 1 praise you in this? I praise 
you not. 

23 For ^ I have received of the Lord 
that which also I delivered unto you, 
^ That the Lord Jesus, the same night 
in which he was betrayed, took bread : 

24 And when he had given thanks, 
he brake it, and said. Take, eat ; this 
is my body, which is broken for you : 
this do il in remembrance of me. 

25 After the same manner also he 
took the cup, when he had supped, 
saying. This cup is the new testament 
in my blood : this do ye, as oft as ye 
drink it, in remembrance of me. 

26 For as often as ye eat this bread, 
and drink this cup, H ye do shew the 
Lord's death ^ till he come. 

27 f Wherefore whosoever shall eat 
this bread, and drink this cup of the 
Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of 
the body and blood of the Lord. 

28 But s let a man examine himself, 
and so let him eat of that bread, and 
drink of that cup. 

29 For he that eateth and drinketh 
unworthily, eateth and drinketh II dam- 
nation to himself, not discerning the 
Lord's body. 

30 For this cause many are weak and 
sickly among you, and many sleep. 

31 For ^ if we would judge ourselves, 
we should not be judged. 

32 But when we are judged, ^we 
are chastened of the Lord, that we 
should not be condemned with the 
world. 

33 Wherefore, my brethren, when 
ye come together to eat, tarry one for 
another. 

34 And if any man ''hunger, let him 
eat at ' home ; that ye come not to- 
gether unto II condemnation. And 
the rest ™ will I set in order when "" I 
come. 

CHAPTER XIL 

Concerning spiritual gifts. 4 Diversities of gifts, hut 
the same Spirit. 12 As in the natural body there 
are many members, and all have not the same office, 
27 so in the church there are different gifts and offi- 
ces. 

NOW * concerning spiritual gifts, 
brethren, I would not have you 
ignorant. 

2 Ye know ^ that ye were Gentiles, 
carried away unto these '^ dumb idols, 
even as ye were led. 

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3 Wherefore I give you to under- 
stand, ^ that no man speaking by the 
Spirit of God calleth Jesus t accurs- 
ed: and ^that no man can say that 
Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy 
Ghost. 

4 Now ^ there are diversities of gifts, 
but ^ the same Spirit. 

5 ^' And there are differences of H ad- 
ministrations, but the same Lord. 

6 And there are diversities of opera- 
tions, but it is the same God ' which 
worketh all in all. 

7 ^ But the manifestation of the Spirit 
is given to every man to profit withal. 

8 For to one is given by the Spirit 
' the word of wisdom ; to another 
™ the word of knowledge by the same 
Spirit ; 

9 "^To another faith by the same 
Spirit ; to another ° the gifts of healing 
by the same Spirit ; 

10 P To another the working of mir- 
acles ; to another i prophecy ; ""to an- 
other discerning of spirits ; to another 
^ divers kinds of tongues ; to another 
the interpretation of tongues : 

11 But all these worketh that one 
and the selfsame Spirit, * dividing to 
every man severally " as he will. 

12 For "" as the body is one, and hath 
many members, and all the members 
of that one body, being many, are one 
body : ^so also is Christ. 

13 For ^ by one Spirit are we all bap- 
tized into one body, ^whether we be 
.Tews or t Gentiles, whether we be bond 
or free ; and ^ have been all made to 
drink into one Spirit. 

14 For the body is not one member, 
but many. 

15 If the foot shall say. Because I 
am not the hand, I am not of the body ; 
is it therefore not of the body ? 

16 And if the ear shall say. Because 
I am not the eye, I am not of the body ; 
is it therefore not of the body 1 

17 If the whole body were an eye, 
where were the hearing 1 If the 
whole were hearing, where were the 
smelling ? 

18 But now hath " God set the mem- 
bers every one of them in the body, 
'^ as it hath pleased him. 

19 And if they were all one member, 
where were the body 1 

20 But now are they many members, 
yet but one body. 

21 And the eye cannot say unto the 
hand, I have no need of thee : nor 
again the head to the feet, I have no 
need of you. 

22 Nay, much more those members 
of the body, which seem to be more 
feeble, are necessary : 

23 And those members of the body, 



The excellence of love. 



I. CORINTHIANS. 



Prophecy commended. 



e Rom. 12. 5. 

Eph. 1. 23. & 

4. 12. & 5. 23, 

30. Col. 1. 

24. 

f Eph. 5. 30. 
S Eph. 4. 11. 
h Eph. 2. 20. 

& 3. 5. 
I! Or, kinds, 

ver. 10. 
i Acts 13. 1. 

Rom. 12. G. 

II Or, powers. 
k ver. 10. 
1 ver. 9. 
mNum. 11. 17. 
n Rom. 12. 8. 

1 Tim. 5. 17. 

Heb. 13. 17, 

24. 
ch. 14, 1, 39. 



a cb. 12. 8, 9, 
10, 28. & 14. 
1, &c. See 
Matt. 7. 22. 

b Matt. 17. 20. 
Mark 11. 23. 
Luke 17. 6. 

c Matt. 6. 1, 2. 



d Prov. 10. 12. 
1 Pet. 4. 8. 



Or. is not 



e ch. 10. 24. 

Phil. 2. 4. 
f Ps. 10.3 

Rom. 1. 32. 
II Or, with the 

truth. 
S 2 John 4. 
li Rom. 1.5. 1. 

Gill. G. 2. 

2 Tim. 2. 24. 



which we think to be less honourable, 
upon these we H bestow more abundant 
honour ; and our uncomely joarifA- have 
more abundant comeliness, 

24 Tor our comely parts have no 
need : but God hath tempered the 
body together, having given more 
abundant honour to that part which 
lacked : 

25 That there should be no H schism 
iii the body ; but that the members 
should have the same care one for 
another. 

26 And whether one member suffer, 
all the members suffer with it ; or one 
member be honoured, all the mem- 
bers rejoice with it, 

27 Now ^ ye are the body of Christ, 
and ^members in particular. 

28 And ^ God hath set some in the 
church, first ^apostles, secondarily 
'prophets, thirdly teachers, after that 
^ miracles, then ' gifts of healings, 
"'helps, "governments, H diversities of 
tongues. 

29 Are all apostles 1 are all prophets ? 
are all teachers 1 are all II workers of 
miracles ? 

30 Have all the gifts of healing? do 
all speak with tongues ? do all inter- 
pret ] 

31 But "covet earnestly the best 
gifts : and yet shew 1 unto you a 
more excellent way, 

CHAPTER XHT. 

Ml gifts, however excellent, are worth nothing without 
charity. 4 The praises thereof. 13 It is greater 
than hope and faith. 

THOUGH I speak with the tongues 
of men and of angels, and have 
not charity, I am become as sounding 
brass, or a tinkling cymbal, 

2 And though I have the gift of 
^prophecy, and understand all myste- 
ries, and all knowledge ; and though I 
have all faith, ^so that I could remove 
mountains, and have not charity, I am 
nothing. 

3 And "^though I bestow all my 
goods to feed the poor., and though I 
give my body to be burned, and have 
not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 

4 ^ Charity suffereth long, and is 
kind ; charity envieth not ; charity 
II vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 

5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, 
'' seeketh not her own, is not easily 
provoked, thinketh no evil ; 

6 ''Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but 
^ rejoiceth H in the truth ; 

7 ^ Beareth all things, believeth all 
things, hopeth all things, endureth all 
things. 

8 Charity never faileth : but whether 
there be prophecies, they shall fail ; 
whether there be tongues, they shall 



cease ; wliether there be knowledge, it 
shall vanish away. 

9 ' For we know in part, and we 
prophesy in part. 

10 But when that which is perfect 
is come, then that which is in part 
shall be done away. 

11 When I was a child, I spake as 
a child, I understood as a child, I 
II thought as a child : but when I 
became a man, I put away childish 
things, 

12 For ^ now we see through a glass, 
1^ darkly ; but then ' face to face : now 

I know in part ; but then shall I know 
even as also I am known, 

13 And now abideth faith, hope, 
charity, these three ; but the greatest 
of these is charity. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

The gift of prophecy preferred to speaking with 
tongues. 12 JTie end of both is the edification of 
the church. 26 Directions how to use these gifts. 
34 Women forbidden to speak in the chiirch. 

FOLLOW after charity, and ^ de- 
sire spiritual gifts, ^but rather 
that ye may prophesy, 

2 For he that "^speaketh in an un- 
known tongue speaketh not unto men, 
but unto God : for no man t under- 
standeth him ; howbeit in the spirit 
he speaketh mysteries. 

3 But he that prophesieth speaketh 
unto men to edification, and exhorta- 
tion, and comfort. 

4 He that speaketh in an unknown 
tongue edifieth himself; but he that 
prophesieth edifieth the church. 

5 I would that ye all spake with 
tongues, but rather that ye prophesi- 
ed : for greater is he that prophesieth 
than he that speaketh with tongues, 
except he interpret, that the church 
may receive edifying. 

6 Now, brethren, if I come unto you 
speaking with tongues, what shall I 
profit you, except I shall speak to you 
either by "^ revelation, or by knowl- 
edge, or by prophesying, or by doc- 
trine ? 

7 And even things without life giv- 
ing sound, whether pipe or harp, ex- 
cept they give a distinction in the 

II sounds, how shall it be known what 
is piped or harped ? 

8 For if the trumpet give an uncer- 
tain sound, who shall prepare himself 
to the battle % 

9 So likewise ye, except ye utter by 
the tongue words t easy to be under- 
stood, how shall it be known what is 
spoken? for ye shall speak into the 
air. 

10 There are, it may be, so many 
kinds of voices in the world, and none 
of them is without signification. 

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Rules for the exercise 



I. CORINTHIANS. 



of their spiritual gifts. 



A. D. 59. 



t Gr. of 
spirits. 



eEph. 5. 19. 

Col. 3. 16. 
f Ps. 47. 7. 



S ch. 11. 24. 



h Ps. 131. 2. 

Matt. 11.25. 

& 18. 3. & 19. 

14. Rom. IG. 

19. ch. 3. 1. 

Eph. 4. 14. 

Heb. 5. 12, 

IS. 
i Matt. 18. 3. 

1 Pet. 2. 2. 
t Gr. perfect, 

or, of a ripe 

ac/e, ch. 2. 6. 
k .lohn 10. 34. 
I Is. 28. 11, 12. 



n Is. 45. 14. 
Zech. 8. 23. 



o ver. 6. ch. 
12. 8. 9, 10. 



11 Therefore if I know not the 
meaning of the voice, I shall be unto 
him that speaketh a barbarian, and 
he that speaketh shall be a barbarian 
unto me. 

12 Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are 
zealous t of spiritual gifts, seek that 
ye may excel to the edifying of the 
church. 

13 Wherefore let him that speaketh 
in an unknown tongue pray that he 
may interpret. 

14 For if I pray in an unknown 
tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my 
understanding is unfruitful. 

15 What is it then ? I vv^ill pray with 
the spirit, and I will pray with the 
understanding also : " I will sing with 
the spirit, and I will sing ^with the 
understanding also. 

16 Else, when thou shalt bless with 
the spirit, how shall he that occupieth 
the room of the unlearned say Amen 
^ at thy giving of thanks, seeing he 
understandeth not what thou sayest 1 

17 For thou verily givest thanks 
well, but the other is not edified. 

18 I thank my God, I speak with 
tongues more than ye all : 

19 Yet in the church I had rather 
speak five words with my understand- 
ing, that ^y my voice I might teach 
others also, than ten thousand words 
in an unknown tongne. 

20 Brethren, ^ be not children in 
understanding : howbeit in malice ' be 
ye children, but in understanding be 
t men. 

21 '^In the law it is ' written, With 
men of other tongues and other lips 
will I speak unto this people ; and 
yet for all that will they not hear me, 
saith the Lord. 

22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, 
not to them that believe, but to them 
that believe not : but prophesying 
serveth not for them that believe not, 
but for them which believe. 

23 If therefore the whole church be 
come together into one place, and all 
speak with tongues, and there come 
in those that are unlearned, or unbe- 
lievers, " will they not say that ye are 
mad? 

24 But if all prophesy, and there 
come in one that believeth not, or 
one unlearned, he is convinced of all, 
he is judged of all : 

25 And thus are the secrets of his 
heart made manifest ; and so falling 
down on his face he will worship 
God, and report " that God is in you 
of a truth. 

26 How is it then, brethren ? when 
ye come together, every one of you 
hath a psalm, ° hath a doctrine, hath 

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a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an 
interpretation, p Let all things be 
done unto edifying. 

27 If any man speak in an unknown 
tongue, let it be by two, or at the 
most by three, and that by course ; 
and let one interpret. 

28 But if there be no interpreter, let 
him keep silence in the church ; and 
let him speak to himself, and to God. 

29 Let the prophets speak two or 
three, and '^ let the others judge. 

30 If any thing be revealed to an- 
other that sitteth by, ""let the first 
hold his peace. 

31 For ye may all prophesy one by 
one, that all may learn, and all may 
be comforted. 

32 And ' the spirits of the prophets 
are subject to the prophets. 

33 For God is not the author of 
t confusion, but of peace, ' as in all 
churches of the saints. 

34 " Let your women keep silence 
in the churches : for it is not per- 
mitted unto them to speak ; but ^ they 
are commanded to be under obedience, 
as also saith the y law. 

35 And if they will learn any thing, 
let them ask their husbands at home : 
for it is a shame for women to speak 
in the church. 

36 What ! came the word of God out 
from you ? or came it unto you only % 

37 ^ If any man think himself to 
be a prophet, or spiritual, let him 
acknowledge that the things that I 
write unto you are the command- 
ments of the Lord. 

38 But if any man be ignorant, let 
him be ignorant. 

39 Wherefore, brethren, * covet to 
prophesy, and forbid not to speak 
with tongues. 

40 '' Let all things be done decently 
and in order. 

CHAPTER XV. 

The certainty of the resurrection proved by the resur- 
rection of Christ. 35 The manner of the resurrec- 
tion. 51 Those then living on the earth shall be 
changed, and the dead raised incorruptible. 54 
Death swallowed up in victory. 

MOREOVER, brethren, I declare 
unto you the gospel ^ which I 
preached unto you, which also ye 
have received, and ^ wherein ye stand ; 

2 " By which also ye are saved, if ye 
11 keep in memory t Avhat I preached 
unto you, unless "^ ye have believed in 
vain. 

3 For ^ I delivered unto you first of 
all that ^ which I also received, how 
that Christ died for our sins ^ accord- 
ing to the Scriptures : 

4 And that he was buried, and that 
he rose again the third day •* accord- 
ing to the Scriptures : 



The dead are to be raised, 



I. CORINTHIANS. 



and with spiritual bodies. 



A. D, 59. 



i Luke 24. 34. 
k Matt. 28. 17. 

Mark 16. 14. 

Luke 24. 36. 

Julra 20. 19, 

26. Acts 10. 

41. 

I Luke 24. 50. 
Acts 1. 3, 4. 

II Or, an abor- 
tive. 

m Acts 9. 4, 

17. & 22. 14, 

18. ch. 9. 1. 
n Eph. 3. 8. 

o Acts 8. 3. k. 

9. 1. Gal. 1. 

13. Phil. 3. 6. 

1 Tim. 1. 13. 
p Eph. 3. 7, 8, 



q 2 Cor. 11. 23. 

&. 12. 11. 
r Matt. 10. 20. 

Rom. 15. 18, 

19. 2 Cor. 3. 

5. Gal. 2. 8. 

Eph. 3. 7. 

Puil. 2. 13. 



s 1 Thess. 4. 
14. 



t Acts 2. 24, 

32. & 4. 10, 

33. & 13. 30. 



u Rom. 4, 25. 



3c 2 Tim. 3, 12. 



y 1 Pet 1. 3. 

z Acts 26. 23. 

ver. 23. Col. 

1. 18. Rev. 

1.5. 
a Rom. 5. 12, 

17. 
b John 11. 25. 

Rom. 6. 23. 



c ver. 20. 
1 Thess. 4. 
15, 16, 17. 



d Dan. 7. 14, 
27. 



e Ps. 110. 1. 

Acts 2. 34, 

35. Eph. 1. 

22. Heb. 1. 

13. & 10. 13. 
f 2 Tim. 1. 10. 

Rev. 20. 14. 



5 'And that he was seen of Cephas, 
then ^ of the twelve : 

6 After that, he was seen of above 
five hundred brethren at once ; of 
whom the greater part remain unto 
this present, but some are fallen asleep. 

7 After that, he was seen of James ; 
then ' of all the apostles. 

8 "'And last of all he was seen of 
i me also, as of II one born out of due 

time. 

9 For I am "the least of the apos- 
ples, that am not meet to be called 
an apostle, because °1 persecuted the 
church of God. 

10 But Pby the grace of God I am 
what I am : and his grace which teas 
bestowed upon me was not in vain ; 
but il laboured more abundantly than 
they all : ''yet not I, but the grace of 
God which was with me. 

11 Therefore whether it were I or 
they, so we preach, and so ye believed. 

12 Now if Christ be preached that 
he rose from the dead, how say some 
among you that there is no resurrec- 
tion of the dead ? 

13 But if there be no resurrection 
of the dead, Hhen is Christ not risen : 

14 And if Christ be not risen, then is 
our preaching vain, and your faith is 
also vain. 

15 Yea, and we are found false wit- 
nesses of God ; because * we have tes- 
tified of God that he raised up Christ : 
whom he raised not up, if so be that 
the dead rise not. 

16 For if the dead rise not, then is 
not Christ raised : 

17 And if Christ be not raised, your 
faith is vain ; "ye are yet in your sins. 

18 Then they also which are fallen 
asleep in Christ are perished. 

19 ^If in this life only we have hope 
in Christ, we are of all men most 
miserable. 

20 But now J' is Christ risen from the 
dead, and become ^the firstfruits of 
them that slept. 

21 For ^ since by man came death, 
''by man came also the resurrection 
of the dead. 

22 For as in Adam all die, even so 
in Christ shall all be made alive. 

23 But " every man in his own order : 
Christ the firstfruits ; afterward they 
that are Christ's at his coming. 

24 Then cometh the end, when he 
shall have delivered up "^the kingdom 
to God, even the Father ; when he 
shall have put down all rule, and all 
authority and power. 

25 For he must reign, Hill he hath 
put all enemies under his feet. 

26 ^ The last enemy that shall be 
destroyed is death. 



27 For he ^ hath put all things under 
his feet. But when he saith. Ail things 
are put under him, it is manifest that 
he is excepted, wiiich did put all things 
under him. 

28 ''And when all things shall be 
subdued unto him, then ' shall the 
Son also himself be subject unto him 
that put all things under him, that 
God may be all in all. 

29 Else what shall they do which 
are baptized for the dead, if the dead 
rise not at all ? why are they then 
baptized for the dead 1 

30 And ^ why stand we in jeopardy 
every hour? 

311 protest by II ' your rejoicing Avhich 
I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, "'I 
die daily. 

32 If II after the manner of men "I 
have fought with beasts at Ephesus, 
what advantage th it me, if the dead 
rise not ? ° let us eat and drink ; for 
to morrow we die. 

33 Be not deceived : p evil communi- 
cations corrupt good manners. 

34 "i Awake to righteousness, and sin 
not ; ■■ for some have not the knowl- 
edge of God : ' I speak this to your 
shame. 

35 But some man will say, ' How are 
the dead raised up? and with what 
body do they come 1 

36 Thou fool, "that which thou sow- 
est is not quickened, except it die : 

37 And that which thou sowest, 
thou sowest not that body that shall 
be, but bare grain, it may chance of 
wheat, or of some other grain : 

38 But God giveth it a body as it 
hath pleased him, and to every seed 
his own body. 

39 All flesh is not the same flesh : 
but there is one kind of flesh of men, 
another flesh of beasts, another of 
fishes, and another of birds. 

40 There are also celestial bodies, 
and bodies terrestrial : but the glory 
of the celestial is one, and the glory 
of the terrestrial is another. 

41 There is one glory of the sun, 
and another glory of the moon, and 
another glory of the stars ; for one star 
differeth from another star in glory. 

42 ^ So also is the resurrection of the 
dead. It is sown in corruption, it is 
raised in incorruption : 

43 y It is sown in dishonour, it is 
raised in glory : it is sown in weak- 
ness, it is raised in powder : 

44 It is sown a natural body, it is 
raised a spiritual body. There is a 
natural body, and there is a spiritual 
body. 

45 And so it is written, The first 
man Adam ^was made a living soul; 



A. D. 59. 



g Ps. 8. 6. 
I Matt 28. 18. 
I Heb. 2. 8. 
1 Pet. 3. 22. 



lOli 



All are to be changed. 



I. CORINTHIANS. 



Sundry admonitions. 



A. D. 59. 



a Rom. 5. 14. 
b John 5. 21. 

& 6. 33, 39, 

40, 54, 57. 

Phil. 3. 21. 

Col. 3. 4. 
c John 3. 31. 
d Gen. 2. 7. & 

3. 19. 
e John 3. 13. 

31. 
f Phil. 3. 20, 

21. 



g Gen. 5. 3. 

h Rom. 8. 29. 

2 Cor. 3. 18. 

&. 4. 11. Phil. 

3. 21. 1 John 

3.2. 
i Matt. 16. 17. 

John 3. 3, 5. 



k 1 Thess. 4. 
15, 16, 17. 
1 Phil. 3. 21. 

m Zech. 9. 14. 
Matt. 24. 31. 
John 5. 25. 
1 Thess. 4. 
16. 



i 2 Cor. 5. 4. 



o Is. 25. 8. 
Heb. 2. 14, 
15. Rev. 20, 
14. 

P Hos. 13. 14. 

11 Or, hell. 



q Rom. 4. 15. 

& 5. 13. & 7. 

5, 15. 

r Rom. 7. 25. 
8 1 John 5. 4, 

5. 
t 2 Pet. 3. 14. 



u ch. 3. 8. 



a Acts 11. 29. 

& 24. 17. 

Rom. 15. 26. 

2 Cor. 8. 4. & 

9. 1, 12. Gal. 

2. 10. 
b Acts 20. 7. 

Rev. 1. 10. 



c 2 Cor. 8. 19. 



t Gr. gift, 

2Cor. 8. 4,0, 

19. 
d 2 Cor, 8. 4, 

19. 



* the last Adam was made ^ a quicken- 
ing spirit. 

46 Howbeit that ivas not first which 
is spiritual, but that which is natural ; 
and afterward that which is spiritual. 

47 " The first man is of the earth, 
^ earthy : the second man is the Lord 
® from heaven. 

48 As is the earthy, such are they 
also that are earthy : ^ and as is the 
heavenly, such are they also that are 
heavenly. 

49 And ^as we have borne the image 
of the earthy, ^ we shall also bear the 
image of the heavenly. 

50 Now this I say, brethren, that 
'fiiesh and blood cannot inherit the 
kingdom of God ; neither doth cor- 
ruption inherit incorruption. 

51 Behold, I shew you a mystery ; 
^ We shall not all sleep, ^ but we shall 
all be changed, 

52 In a moment, in the twinkling of 
an eye, at the last trump : *" for the 
trumpet shall sound, and the dead 
shall be raised incorruptible, and we 
shall be changed. 

53 For this corruptible must put on 
incorruption, and °this mortal must 
put on immortality. 

54 So when this corruptible shall 
have put on incorruption, and this 
mortal shall have put on immortality, 
then shall be brought to pass the say- 
ing that is written, ° Death is swal- 
lowed up in victory. 

55 P O death, where is thy sting 1 O 
II grave, where is thy victory 1 

56 The sting of death is sin ; and 
1 the strength of sin is the law. 

57 '"But thanks be to God, which 
giveth us 'the victory through our 
Lord Jesus Christ. 

58 'Therefore, my beloved brethren, 
be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always 
abounding in the work of the Lord, 
forasmuch as ye know " that your 
labour is not in vain in the Lord. 

CHAPTER XVL 

Tk3 apostle exhorteth them to relieve the wants of the 
brethren at Jerusalem ; 10 commendeth Timothy ; 
13 and after friendly admonitions, 19 concludeth 
his epistle with divers salutations, 

"IVTO W concerning ""the collection for 
JL 1 the saints, as I have given order to 
the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. 

2 ^ Upon the first day of the week let 
every one of you lay by him in store, 
as God hath prospered him, that there 
be no gatherings when I come. 

3 And when I come, " whomsoever 
ye shall approve by your letters, them 
will I send to bring your t liberality 
unto Jerusalem. 

4 ^ And if it be meet that I go also, 
they shall go with me. 

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5 Now I will come unto you, ^ when 
I shall pass through Macedonia : for 
I do pass through Macedonia. 

6 And it may be that I will abide, 
yea, and winter with you, that ye 
may ^ bring me on my journey whith- 
ersoever I go. 

7 For I will not see you now by the 
way ; but I trust to tarry a while with 
you, s if the Lord permit. 

8 But I will tarry at Ephesus until 
Pentecost. 

9 For ^ a great door and efFectual is 
opened unto me, and ^ there are many 
adversaries. 

10 Now ''if Timotheus come, see 
that he may be with you without 
fear : for ^ he worketh the work of the 
Lord, as I also do, 

11™ Let no man therefore despise 
him : but conduct him forth "in peace, 
that he may come unto me : for I look 
for him with the brethren. 

12 As touching our brother °Apollos, 
I greatly desired him to come unto 
you with the brethren : but his will 
was not at all to come at this time ; 
but he will come when he shall have 
convenient time. 

13 P Watch ye, ^ stand fast in the 
faith, quit you like men, ''be strong. 

14 'Let ail your things be done with 
charity. 

15 1 beseech you, brethren, (ye know 
Uhe house of Stephanas, that it is 
" the firstfruits of Achaia, and that 
they have addicted themselves to ^ the 
ministry of the saints,) 

16 y That ye submit yourselves unto 
such, and to every one that helpeth 
with W5, and ^ laboureth. 

17 1 am glad of the coming of Steph- 
anas and Fortunatus and Achaicus : 
^ for that which was lacking on your 
part they have supplied. 

18 ^ For they have refreshed my 
spirit and yours : therefore '^ acknowl- 
edge ye them that are such. 

19 The churches of Asia salute you. 
Aquila and Priscilla salute you much 
in the Lord, ^ with the church that is 
in their house. 

20 All the brethren greet you. ^Greet 
ye one another with a holy kiss. 

21 ^ The salutation of me Paul with 
mine own hand. 

22 If any man ? love not the Lord 
Jesus Christ, ''let him be Anathema. 
' Maran atha. 

23 ^ The grace of our Lord Jesus 
Christ be with you. 

24 My love be with you all in Christ 
Jesus. Amen. 



H" The first epistle to the Corinthians was written 
from Philippi by Stephanas, and Fortunatus, and 
Achaicus, and Timotheus. 



A.D. 



alCor. 1. L 
Eph. 1. 1. 
Col. 1. 1. 

1 Tim. 1. 1. 

2 Tim. 1. 1. 
b Phil. 1. 1. 

Col. 1. 2. 

c Rom. 1. 7. 
1 Cor. 1. 3. 
Gal. 1. 3. 
Phil. 1. 2. 
Col. 1. 2. 

1 Thess. 1. 1. 

2 Thess. 1. 2. 
Philem. 3. 

d Eph. 1. 3. 
1 Pet. 1. 3. 



« Acts 9. 4. 
ch. 4. 10. 
Col. 1. 24. 



f ch. 4. 15. 



II Or, is 

wrought. 



g Rom. 8. 17. 
2 Tim. 2. 12. 



b Acts 19. 23. 
1 Cor. 15. 32. 
& 16. 9. 



II Or, answer. 
i Jer. 17. 6, 7. 



k 2 Pet. 2. 9. 



1 1 Rom. 15. 30. 
Phil. 1. 19. 
Philem. 22. 
m ch. 4. 15. 



SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE 



CORINTHIANS. 



CHAPTER L 

27ie apostle's salutation. 3 The consolation God had 
given Mm in his tribulation enabled him to comfort 
others. 8 His trouble in Asia. 12 The ground of 
his rejoicing. 15 His reasons in not visiting them. 

PAUL, ^ an apostle of Jesus Christ 
by the will of God, and Timothy 
ow brother, unto the church of God 
which is at Corinth, ^ with all the 
saints which are in all Achaia : 

2 "^ Grace he to you, and peace, from 
God our Father and fro7n the Lord 
Jesus Christ. 

3 "^Blessed he God, eA^en the Father 
of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father 
of mercies, and the God of all com- 
fort; 

4 Who comforteth us in all our trib- 
ulation, that we may be able to com- 
fort them which are in any trouble, by 
the comfort wherewith we ourselves 
are comforted of God. 

5 For as ^the sufferings of Christ 
abound in us, so our consolation also 
aboundeth by Christ. 

6 And whether we be afflicted, ^t'lf is 
for your consolation and salvation, 
which 11 is effectual in the enduring of 
the same sufferings which we also 
suffer : or whether we be comforted, 
it is for your consolation and salva- 
tion. 

7 And our hope of you h steadfast, 
knowing, that ^ as ye are partakers of 
the sufferings, so shall ye he also of the 
consolation. 

8 For we would not, brethren, have 
you ignorant of ''our trouble which 
came to us in Asia, that we were press- 
ed out of measure, above strength, 
insomuch that we despaired even of 
life: 

9 But we had the H sentence of death 
in ourselves, that we should 'not trust 
in ourselves, but in God which raiseth 
the dead : 

10 ''Who delivered us from so great 
a death, and doth deliver : in whom 
we trust that he will yet deliver 
us ; 

11 Ye also 'helping together by 
prayer for us, that "'for the gift 5e- 
stowedvi\)on us by the means of many 



persons thanks may be given by many 
on our behalf. 

12 For our rejoicing is this, the tes- 
timony of our conscience, that in sim- 
pHcity and "godly sincerity, ° not with 
fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of 
God, we have had our conversation 
in the world, and more abundantly to 
you-ward. 

13 For we write none other things 
unto you, than what ye read or ac- 
knowledge ; and I trust ye shall ac- 
knowledge even to the end ; 

14 As also ye have acknowledged us 
in part, p that we are your rejoicing, 
even as 'lye also are ours in the day 
of the Lord Jesus. 

15 And in this confidence ''I was 
minded to come unto you before, that 
ye might have 'a second H benefit ; 

16 And to pass by you into Mace- 
donia, and ' to come again out of 
Macedonia unto you, and of you to 
be brought on my way toward Ju- 
dea. 

17 When I therefore was thus mind- 
ed, did I use lightness 1 or the things 
that I purpose, do I purpose " ac- 
cording to the flesh, that with me 
there should be yea, yea, and nay, 
nay? 

18 But as God is true, our H word 
toward you was not yea and nay. 

19 For ^the Son of God, Jesus 
Christ, who was preached among you 
by us, even by me and Silvanus and 
Timotheus, was not yea and nay, 
y but in him was yea. 

20 ^ For all the promises of God in 
him are yea, and in him Amen, unto 
the glory of God by us. 

21 Now he which stablisheth us with 
you in Christ, and ^ hath anointed us, 
is God ; 

22 Who ''hath also sealed us, and 
" given the earnest of the Spirit in our 
hearts. 

23 Moreover ''I call God for a record 
upon my soul, ^ that to spare you I 
came not as yet unto Corinth. 

24 Not for f that we have dominion 
over your faith, but are helpers of 
your joy : for ^ by faith ye stand. 

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The offender is forgiven. 



II. CORINTHIANS. 



The 



mtmstraiion. 



A. D. 60. 



a ch. 1. 23. & 

12. 20, 21. & 

13. 10. 



b ch. 12. 21. 



c ch. 7. 16. & 
8.22. Gal. 5. 
10. 



d ch. 7. 8, 9, 
12, 



e 1 Cor. 5. 1. 
f Gal. 4. 12. 



II Or, censure. 
S 1 Cor. 5. 4, 

5. ITim. 5, 

20. 
h Gal. 6. 1. 



^ ch. 7. 15. & 
10.6. 



i Or, in the 
sight. 



k Acts 16. 8. 
& 20. 6. 



1 1 Cor. 16. 9. 
m ch. 7. 5, 6. 



o 1 Cor. 1. 18. 
P ch. 4. 3. 
'1 Luke 2. 34. 

John 9. 39. 

1 Fct. 2. 7, 8. 



CHAPTER II. 

Having shewn xuhy he came not to them, 6 the apostle 
dire'cteth them to receive again the excommunicated 
person. 12 His disappohitment in not finding Titus 
at Troas. 14 His thanksgiving to God for his suc- 
cess in preaching the gospel. 

BUT I determined this with my- 
self, *that I would not come 
again to you in heaviness. 

2 For if I make you sorry, who is 
he then that maketh me glad, but the 
same which is made sorry by me % 

3 And I wrote this same unto you, 
lest, when I came, ^ I should have 
sorrow from them of whom I ought 
to rejoice ; " having confidence in you 
all, that my joy is the joy of you ail. 

4 For out of much affliction and 
anguish of heart I wrote unto you 
with many tears ; ^ not that ye should 
be grieved, but that ye might know 
the love which I have more abun- 
dantly unto you. 

5 But ^ if any have caused grief, he 
hath not ^ grieved me, but in part : 
that I may not overcharge you all. 

6 Sufficient to such a man is this 
11 punishment, which was inflicted ^of 
many. 

7 ^ So that contrariwise ye ought 
rather to forgive him, and comfort 
him, lest perhaps such a one should 
be swallowed up with overmuch sor- 
row. 

8 Wherefore I beseech you that ye 
would confirm your love toward him. 

9 For to this end also did I write, 
that I might know the proof of 
you, whether ye be 'obedient in all 
things. 

10 To whom ye forgive any thing, 
I forgive also : for if I forgave any 
thing, to whom I forgave it, for your 
sakes forgave I it 11 in the person of 
Christ ; 

11 Lest Satan should get an advan- 
tage of us : for we are not ignorant of 
his devices. 

12 Furthermore, ""when I came to 
Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and 
^ a door was opened unto me of the 
Lord, 

13 "" I had no rest in my spirit, be- 
cause I found not Titus my brother ; 
but taking my leave of them, I went 
from thence into Macedonia. 

14 Now thanks be unto God, which 
always causeth us to triumph in 
Christ, and maketh manifest " the 
savour of his knowledge by us in 
every place. 

15 For we are unto God a sweet 
savour of Christ, °in them that are 
saved, and p in them that perish : 

16 1 To the one we are the savour of 
death unto death ; and to the other 

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the savour of life unto life. And ^ who 
is sufficient for these things^ 

17 For we are not as many, which 
II ^ corrupt the word of God : but as 
^ of sincerity, but as of God, in the 
sight of God speak we H in Christ. 

CHAPTER III. 

They are his epistle of commendation. 7 The minis- 
tration of the spirit shewn to he more glorious than 
the ministration of condemnation. 

DO ^we begin again to commend 
ourselves ? or need we, as some 
others, ^ epistles of commendation to 
you, or letters of commendation from 
you? 

2 "^ Ye are our epistle written in our 
hearts, known and read of all men : 

3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly 
declared to be the epistle of Christ 
•^ministered by us, written not with 
ink, but with the Spirit of the living 
God ; not ^ in tables of stone, but ^ in 
fleshy tables of the heart. 

4 And such trust have we through 
Christ to God-ward : 

5 ^Not that we are sufficient of 
ourselves to think any thing as of 
ourselves ; but '" our sufficiency is of 
God; 

6 Who also hath made us able 
' ministers of ^ the new testament ; 
not ' of the letter, but of the spirit : 
for ™ the letter killeth, " but the spirit 
II giveth life. 

7 But if ° the ministration of death, 
P written and engraven in stones, was 
glorious, ^ so that the children of Is- 
rael could not steadfastly behold the 
face of Moses for the glory of his 
countenance ; which glory was to be 
done away ; 

8 How shall not " the ministration of 
the spirit be rather glorious 1 

9 For if the ministration of condem- 
nation be glory, much more doth the 
ministration ^ of righteousness exceed 
in glory. 

10 For even that which was made 
glorious had no glory in this respect, 
by reason of the glory that excel- 
leth. 

1 1 For if that which is done away 
was glorious, much more that which 
remaineth is glorious. 

12 Seeing then that we have such 
hope, ' we use great H plainness of 
speech : 

13 And not as Moses, "^ivhich put a 
vail over his face, that the children 
of Israel could not steadfastly look 
to ^ the end of that which is abolish- 
ed : 

14 But y their minds were blinded : 
for until this day remaineth the same 
vail untaken away in the reading of 



PauVs faithful minutry. II. CORINTHIANS. His support in affliction. 



A. D. 60. 



z Ex. 34. 34. 

Rom. 11. 23, 

2G. 

a Js. 25. 7. 
b ver. 6. 

1 Cor. 15. 45. 



c 1 Cor. 13. 12. 
d ch. 4. 4, 6. 

1 Tim. 1. 11. 
e Rom. 8. 29. 

1 ("Jor. 15. 49. 

Col. 3. 10. 
li Or, of the 

Jjord the 

Spirit. 



a ch. 3. 6. 
b 1 Cor. 7. 25. 
1 Tim. 1. 13. 

t Gr. shame, 
Horn. 1. 16. 
& 6. 21. 

c ch. 2. 17. 

1 Thess. 2. 3, 
5. 

d ch. 6. 4,7. & 

7.14. 

e ch. 5. 11. 
f 1 Cor. 1. 18. 

ch. 2. 15. 

2 Thess. 2. 
10. 

S John 1^. 31. 
k. 14. 30. & 
16. 11. Eph. 

6. 12. 

h Is. G. 10. 

John 12. 40. 

ch. 3. 14. 
i ch. 3. 8, 9, 

11. 
k John 1. 18. 

4l 12. 45. 

Phil. 2. 6. 

Col. 1. 15. 

Heb. 1. 3. 
t Gr. is he 

who hath. 

I 1 Cor. 1. 13, 
23. & 10. S3. 

m 1 Cor. 9. 19. 
ch. 1. 24. 
u Gen. 1. 3. 
2 Pet. 1. 19. 
p ver. 4. 

1 Pet. 2. 9. 
q ch. 5. 1. 

r 1 Cor. 2. 5. 
ch. 12. 9. 

II Or, not alto- 
ijether with- 
out help, or, 
means. 

s ch. 7. 5. 

t Ps. 37. 24. 

u 1 Cor. 15. 
31. ch. 1. 5, 
9. Gal. 6. 17. 
Phil. 3. 10. 

X Rom. 8. 17. 

2 Tim. 2. 11. 
1 Pet. 4. 13. 

y Ps. 44. 22. 
Rom. 8. 36. 
1 Cor. 15. 31. 

7. ch. 13. 9. 



the old testament ; which vail is done 
away in Christ. 

15 JBut even unto this day, when Mo- 
ses is read, the vail is upon their heart. 

16 Nevertheless, ''when it shall turn 
to the Lord, ^the vail shall be taken 
away. 

17 Now Hhe Lord is that Spirit: 
and where the Spirit of the Lord is, 
there is liberty. 

18 But we all, with open face be- 
holding ''as in a glass "^the glory of 
the Lord, ^ are changed into the same 
image from glory to glory, even as 
II by the Spirit of the Lord. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The apostle's sincerity and diligence in preaching the 
gospel. 7 How his troubles and persecutions did re- 
dound to the praise of God's power, 12 to the benefit 
of the church, 16 and to the apostle's own eternal 
glory. 

THEREFORE, seeing we have 
^this ministry, ''as we have re- 
ceived mercy, we faint not ; 

2 But have renounced the hidden 
things of t dishonesty, not walking in 
craftiness, " nor handling the word of 
God deceitfully ; but, ^ by manifesta- 
tion of the truth, ^ commending our- 
selves to every man's conscience in 
the sight of God. 

3 But if our gospel be hid, ^ it is hid 
to them that are lost : 

4 In whom ^the god of this world 
''hath blinded the minds of them 
which believe not, lest ' the light of 
the glorious gospel of Christ, ^ who is 
the image of God, should shine unto 
them. , 

5 ' For Ave preach not ourselves, but 
Christ Jesus the Lord ; and "■ ourselves 
your servants for Jesus' sake. 

6 For God, ""who commanded the 
light to shine out of darkness, t hath 
° shined in our hearts, to give p the 
light of the knowledge of the glory 
of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 

7 But we have this treasure in 
'I earthen vessels, ^ that the excellency 
of the power may be of God, and not 
of us. 

8 We are 'troubled on every side, 
yet not distressed ; we are perplexed, 
but 11 not in despair ; 

9 Persecuted, but not forsaken ; *cast 
down, but not destroyed ; 

10 "Always bearing about in the 
body the dying of the Lord Jesus, 
^that the life also of Jesus might be 
made manifest in our body. 

1 1 For we which live ^ are alway de- 
livered unto death for Jesus' sake, that 
the life also of Jesus might be made 
manifest in our mortal flesh. 

12 So then ^^ death worketh in us, 
but life in you. 



13 We having ^the same spirit of 
faith, according as it is written, ''I 
believed, and therefore have I spo- 
ken ; we also believe, and therefore 
speak ; 

14 Knowing that ''he which raised 
up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us 
also by Jesus, and shall present us 
with you. 

15 For ''all things are for your sakes, 
that ** the abundant grace might 
through the thanksgiving of many 
redound to the glory of God. 

16 For which cause we faint not ; 
but though our outward man perish, 
yet ^the inward man is renewed day 
by day. 

17 For ^ our light affliction, which is 
but for a moment, worketh for us a 
far more exceeding and eternal weight 
of glory ; 

18 '' While we look not at the things 
which are seen, but at the things 
which are not seen : for the things 
which are seen are temporal ; but 
the things which are not seen are 
eternal. 

CHAPTER V. 

The apostle's assurance of eternal life, 2 and desire to 
be absent from the body, and to be present with the 
Lord. 9 He laboureth to be accepted of him. 12 
The love of Christ constraineth him to act. 18 The 
ministry of reconciliation. 

FOR we know that, if ^ our earthly 
house of this tabernacle were dis- 
solved, we have a building of God, a 
house not made with hands, eternal 
in the heavens. 

2 For in this ''we groan, earnestly 
desiring to be clothed upon with our 
house which is from heaven : 

3 If so be that "being clothed we 
shall not be found naked. 

4 For we that are in this tabernacle 
do groan, being burdened : not for that 
we would be unclothed, but ''clothed 
upon, that mortality might be swal- 
lowed up of life. 

5 Now ® he that hath wrought us 
for the selfsame thing is God, who 
also '^hath given unto us the earnest 
of the Spirit. 

6 Therefore we are always confident, 
knowing that, whilst we are at home 
in the body, we are absent from the 
Lord : 

7 For &we walk by faith, not by 
sight : 

8 We are confident, / say, and 
''willing rather to be absent from 
the body, and to be present with the 
Lord. 

9 Wherefore we H labour, that, wheth- 
er present or absent, we may be ac- 
cepted of him. 

10 'For we must all appear before 

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Chrisfs constraining love. 



IL CORINTHIANS. 



PauVs zeal and selfdenial. 



t Gr. in the 
face. 



Rom. 5. 15. 



r Rom. G. 11, 
12. & 14. 7, 8. 
1 Cor. G. 19. 
Gal. 2. 20. 
1 Thess. 5. 
10. IPet. 4. 
2. 

» Matt. 12. 50. 

John 15. 14. 

Gal. 5. 6, 

Phil. 3. 7, 8. 

Col. 3. 11. 
t John 6. C3. 
u Rom. 8. 9. & 

16.7. Gal. 0. 

15. 
II Or, let him 

be. 
X Gal. 5. 6. & 

6. 13. 
y Is. 43. 18, 

19. & 65. 17. 

Eph. 2. 15. 

Rev. 21. 5. 
z Rom. 5. 10. 

Eph. 2. 16. 

Col. 1. 20. 

1 John 2. 2. 

& 4. 10. 



t Gr. put in 

us. 
a Rom. 3. 24, 

25. 
b Job 33. 23. 

JMal. 2. 7. 

ch. 3. 6. 

Eph. 6. 20. 
c ch. 6. 1. 
d Is. 53. 6, 9, 

12. Gal. 3. 13. 

1 Pet. 2. 22, 

24. 1 John 

3.5. 
e Rom. 1. 17. 

& 5. 19. & 10. 

3. 



a 1 Cor. 3. 9. 
b ch. 5. 20. 
c Heb. 12. 15. 



the judgment seat of Christ ; ^ that 
every one may receive the things 
done in his body, according to that 
he hath done, whether it be good or 
bad. 

1 1 Knowing therefore ^ the terror of 
the Lord, we persuade men ; but ™ we 
are made manifest unto God ; and I 
trust also are made manifest in your 
consciences. 

12 For ° we commend not ourselves 
again unto you, but give you occa- 
sion ° to glory on our behalf, that ye 
may have somewhat to answer them 
which glory t in appearance, and not 
in heart. 

13 For P whether we be beside our- 
selves, it is to God : or whether we 
be sober, it is for your cause. 

14 For the love of Christ constrain- 
eth us ; because we thus judge, that 
lif one died for all, then were all 
dead : 

15 And that he died for all, ""that 
they which live should not hence- 
forth live unto themselves, but unto 
him which died for them, and rose 
again. 

16 ^ Wherefore henceforth know we 
no man after the flesh : yea, though 
we have known Christ after the flesh, 
' yet now henceforth know we him no 
more. 

17 Therefore if any man "5e in 
Christ, II he is ^ a new creature : ^ old 
things are passed away ; behold, all 
things are become new. 

18 And all things m^e of God, ^ who 
hath reconciled us to himself by Je- 
sus Christ, and hath given to us the 
ministry of reconciliation ; 

19 To wit, that "^ God was in Christ, 
reconciling the world unto himself, 
not imputing their trespasses unto 
them ; and hath t committed unto us 
the word of reconciliation. 

20 Now then we are ''ambassadors for 
Christ, as *= though God did beseech 
you by us : we pray you in Christ's 
stead, be ye reconciled to God. 

21 For '^ he hath made him to he 
sin for us, who knew no sin ; that 
we might be made ^the righteous- 
ness of God in him. 

CHAPTER VI. 

Paul beseecheth them not to receive the grace of God in 
vain. 3 His faithful and selfdenying lahours in the 
ministry. 11 His strong affection for them, 13 and 
desire that they should live as becometh the gospel. 

WE then, as ^workers together 
with him, ^ beseech you also 
" that ye receive not the grace of 
God in vain. 
2 (For he saith, ^ I have heard thee 
in a time accepted, and in the day 
of salvation have I succoured thee ; 

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behold, now is the accepted time ; 
behold, now is the day of salvation.) 

3 ® Giving no ofl^ence in any thing, 
that the ministry be not blamed : 

4 But in all things t approving our- 
selves ^as the ministers of God, in 
much patience, in aflSictions, in ne- 
cessities, in distresses, 

5 s In stripes, in imprisonments, H in 
tumults, in labours, in watchings, in 
fastings ; 

6 By pureness, by knowledge, by 
longsuffering, by kindness, by the 
Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, 

7 ^ By the word of truth, by ' the 
power of God, by "^the armour of 
righteousness on the right hand and 
on the left, 

8 By honour and dishonour, by evil 
report and good report : as deceivers, 
and yet true ; 

9 As unknown, and ^ yet well known ; 
'" as dying, and, behold, we live ; " as 
chastened, and not killed ; 

10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing ; 
as poor, yet making many rich ; as 
having nothing, and yet possessing all 
things. 

11 O ye Corinthians, our mouth is 
open unto you, ° our heart is enlarged. 

12 Ye are not straitened in us, but 
Pye are straitened in your own bow- 
els. 

13 Now for a recompense in the 
same, (il speak as unto my chil- 
dren,) be ye also enlarged. 

14 ^Be ye not unequally yoked to- 
gether with unbelievers : for * what 
fellowship hath righteousness with 
unrighteousness 1 and what commu- 
nion hath light with darkness 1 

15 And what concord hath Christ 
with Belial? or what part hath he 
that believeth with an infidel ? 

16 And what agreement hath the 
temple of God with idols ? for * ye are 
the temple of the living God ; as God 
hath said, " I will dwell in them, and 
walk in them; and I will be their 
God, and they shall be my people. 

17 ^Wherefore come out from 
among them, and be ye separate, 
saith the Lord, and touch not the 
unclean thing; and I will receive 
you, 

18 > And will be a Father unto you, 
and ye shall be my sons and daugh- 
ters, saith the Lord Almighty. 

CHAPTER VII. 

The apostle exhorteth them to purity of life, and to 
bear him like affection as he doth to them. 4 He de- 
clareth what comfort he received in his afflictions 
from the coming of Titus, 7 and from the report he 
gave of the godly sorrow his former epistle had 
wrought in them. 13 Their kindness to Titus. 

AVING ^therefore these prom- 
ises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse 



H 



Paul filled with comfort. 



II. CORINTHIANS. 



An example of liberality. 



A. D. 60. 



3 Acts 20. 33. 
ch. 12. 17. 



c ch. 6. 11, 12. 



d ch. 3. 12. 

e 1 Cor. 1.4. 

ch. 1. 14. 
f ch. 1. 4. 

Phil. 2. 17. 

Col. 1. 24. 

S ch. 2. 13. 



h ch. 4. 8. 
i Deut.32.25. 



k ch. 1. 4. 
1 See ch. 2. 13. 



m ch. 2. 4. 



11 Or. accord- 
ing to God. 

n 2 Sam. 12. 

13. Matt. 2G. 

75. 
o Prov. 17. 22. 



p ch. 2. 4. 



q Rom. 15. 32. 



ourselves from all filthiness of the 
flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness 
in the fear of God. 

2 Receive us ; we have wronged no 
man^we have corrupted no man, ''we 
have defrauded no man. 

3 I speak not this to condemn you: 
for "= 1 have said before, that ye are 
in our hearts to die and live with 
you. - 

4 "^ Great is rny boldness of speech 
toward you, *= great is my glorying 
of you : ' 1 am filled with comfort, 
I am exceeding joyful in all our trib- 
ulation. 

5 For, ^when we were come into 
Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, 
but ''we were troubled on every side ; 
'without were fightings, within were 
fears. 

6 Nevertheless ^ God, that com- 
forteth those that are cast down, 
comforted us by ' the coming of Ti- 
tus ; 

7 And not by his coming only, but 
by the consolation wherewith he was 
comforted in you, when he told us 
your earnest desire, your mourning, 
your fervent mind toward me ; so 
that I rejoiced the more. 

8 For though I made you sorry with 
a letter, I do not repent, "Uhough I 
did repent : for I perceive that the 
same epistle hath made you sorry, 
though it were but for a season. 

9 Now I rejoice, not that ye were 
made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to 
repentance : for ye were made sorry 
II after a godly manner, that ye might 
receive damage by us in nothing. 

10 For "godly sorrow worketh re- 
pentance to salvation not to be re- 
pented of: "but the sorrow of the 
world worketh death. 

11 For behold this selfsame thing, 
that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, 
what carefulness it wrought in you, 
yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, 
what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, 
what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, 
yea, lohat revenge ! In all things ye 
have approved yourselves to be clear 
in this matter. 

12 Wherefore, though I wrote unto 
you, I did it not for his cause that 
had done the wrong, nor for his cause 
that sufi^ered wrong, ^but that our 
care for you in the sight of God 
might appear unto you. 

13 Therefore we were comforted in 
your comfort : yea, and exceedingly 
the more joyed we for the joy of 
Titus, because his spirit ''was re- 
freshed by you all. 

14 For if I have boasted any thing 
to him of you, I am not ashamed ; 



but as we spake all things to you in 
truth, even so our boasting, which / 
made before Titus, is found a truth. 

15 And his t inward affection is 
more abundant toAvard you, whilst 
he remembereth ""the obedience of 
you all, how with fear and trem- 
bling ye received him. 

16 I rejoice therefore that 'I have 
confidence in you in all things. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

He stirreth them up to a liberal contribution for the 
poor saints at Jerusalem; 16 and commendeth to 
them Titus and others, who were cominfj to them in 
reference to this business. 

MOREOVER, brethren, we do 
you to wit of the grace of God 
bestowed on the churches of Mace- 
donia ; 

2 How that, in a great trial of af- 
fliction, the abundance of their joy 
and •''their deep poverty abounded 
unto the riches of their t liberality. 

3 For to their power, I bear record, 
yea, and beyond their power they 
were willing of themselves ; 

4 Praying us with much entreaty 
that we would receive the gift, and 
take upon us ''the fellowship of the 
ministering to the saints. 

5 And this they did., not as we hoped, 
but first gave their own selves to the 
Lord, and unto us by the will of 
God. 

6 Insomuch that '^we desired Titus, 
that as he had begun, so he would 
also finish in you the same II grace 
also. 

7 Therefore, as •'ye abound in every 
thing, in faith, and utterance, and 
knowledge, and in all diligence, and 
in your love to us, see ^ that ye abound 
in this grace also. 

8 '^I speak not by commandment, 
but by occasion of the forwardness 
of others, and to prove the sincerity 
of your love. 

9 For ye know the grace of our 
Lord Jesus Christ, ^that, though he 
was rich, yet for your sakes he be- 
came poor, that ye through his pov- 
erty might be rich. 

10 And herein ''I give my advice: 
for ' this is expedient for you, who 
have begun before, not only to do, 
but also to be t i^ forward a year ago. 

1 1 Now therefore perform the doing 
of it ; that as the7'e was a readiness to 
will, so there may be a performance 
also out of that which ye have. 

12 For ' if there be first a willing 
mind, it is accepted according to that 
a man hath, and not according to 
that he hath not. 

13 For / meaji not that other men 
be eased, and ye burdened : 

1021 



A. D. 60. 



t Or. bowels, 
cli. 6. J 2. 



p ch. 2. 9. 
Phil. 2. 12. 



»2Thes8. 3. 
Philera. 8, 
21. 



l^lark 12. 44. 



t Gr. simpli- 
city, ch. 9. 11. 



' Acts 11. 29. 
& 24. 17. 
Rom. 15. 25, 
26. 1 Cor. 16. 
1,3,4. ch. 9. 
1. 



c ver. 17. 
ch. 12. 18. 

I! Or, gift, 
ver. 4, 19. 

d 1 Cor. 1. 5. 
ch. 12. 13. 



e ch. 9. 8. 
f 1 Cor. 7. 6. 



S Matt. 8. 20. 
Luke 9. 58. 
PhiL 2. 6, 7. 

h 1 Cor. 7. 25. 
i Prov. 19. 17. 

Matt. 10. 42. 

1 Tim. 6. 18, 

19. Heb. 13. 

16. 
t Gr. vnlling. 
k ch. 9. 2. 



1 Mark 12. 43, 
44. Luke 21. 
3. 



The earnest care of Titus. 



11. CORINTHIANS. 



God loveth a cheerful giver. 



A. D. 60. 



ch. 12. 18. 



P 1 Cor. 16. 3, 

4. 
II Or, gift, 

ver. 4, 6, 7. 

ch. 9. 8. 
q cli. 4. 15. 



r Rom. 12. 17. 
Phil. 4. 8. 
1 Pet. 2. 12. 



II Or, he hath. 



s PhU. 2. 25. 



t ch. 7. 14. & 
9.2. 



a Acts 11.29. 
Rom. 15. 26. 
1 Cor. 16. 1. 
ch. 8. 4. Gal 
2. 10. 


b ch. 8. 


19. 


c ch. 8. 


24. 


d ch. S 


10. 


ech. 8 
IB, 22. 


6,17, 



14 But by an equality, that now at 
this time your abundance may be a 
supply for their want, that their 
abundance also may be a supply for 
your want ; that there may be equal- 
ity : 

15 As it is written, ""He that had 
gathered much had nothing over ; 
and he that had gathered little had 
no lack. 

16 But thanks be to God, which put 
the same earnest care into the heart 
of Titus for you. 

17 For indeed he accepted "the ex- 
hortation ; but being more forward, 
of his own accord he went unto 
you. 

,18 And we have sent with him ° the 
brother, whose praise is in the gospel 
throughout all the churches ; 

19 And not that only, but who was 
also P chosen of the churches to travel 
with us with this H grace, which is ad- 
ministered by us 'J to the glory of the 
same Lord, and declaration of your 
ready mind : 

20 Avoiding this, that no man should 
blame us in this abundance which is 
administered by us : 

21 ''Providing for honest things, not 
only in the sight of the Lord, but also 
in the sight of men. 

22 And we have sent with them our 
brother, whom we have oftentimes 
proved diligent in many things, but 
now much more diligent, upon the 
great confidence which H I have in 
you. 

23 Whether any do inquire of Titus, 
he is my partner and fellow helper 
concerning you : or our brethren be 
inquired of, they are ' the messengers 
of the churches, and the glory of 
Christ. 

24 Wherefore shew ye to them, and 
before the churches, the proof of your 
love, and of our ' boasting on your be- 
half. 

CHAPTER IX. 

The apostle sheweth why, though he knew their for- 
wardness, he yet sent Titus and his brethren before- 
hand ; 6 atid exhortcth them to give bountifully. 15 
God's unspeakable gift. 

17^ OR as touching ^the ministering 
. to the saints, it is superfluous 
for me to write to you : 

2 For I know ^ the forwardness of 
your mind, ^ for which I boast of you 
to them of Macedonia, that '^Achaia 
was ready a year ago ; and your zeal 
hath provoked very many. 

3 "" Yet have I sent the brethren, 
lest our boasting of you should be 
in vain in this behalf; that, as I 
said, ye may be ready : 

4 Lest haply if they of Macedonia 

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come with me, and find you unpre- 
pared, we (that we say not, ye) 
should be ashamed in this same con- 
fident boasting. 

5 Therefore I thought it necessary 
to exhort the brethren, that they 
would go before unto you, and make 
up beforehand your t bounty, li where- 
of ye had notice before, that the same 
might be ready, as a matter of boun- 
ty, and not as of covetousness. 

6 ^ But this / say, He which soweth 
sparingly shall reap also sparingly ; 
and he which soweth bountifully 
shall reap also bountifully. 

7 Every man according as he pur- 
poseth in his heart, so let him give; 
^ not grudgingly, or of necessity : for 
^ God loveth a cheerful giver. 

8 'And God is able to make all 
grace abound toward you ; that ye, 
always having all sufficiency in all 
things, may abound to every good 
work : 

9 As it is written, ^ He hath dispers- 
ed abroad ; he hath given to the poor : 
his righteousness remaineth for ever. 

10 Now he that ' ministereth seed 
to the sower both minister bread for 
your food, and multiply your seed 
sown, and increase the fruits of your 
*" righteousness : 

1 1 Being enriched in every thing to 
all II bountifulness, " which causeth 
through us thanksgiving to God. 

12 For the administration of this 
service not only ° supplieth the want 
of the saints, but is abundant also 
by many thanksgivings unto God ; 

13 While by the experiment of 
this ministration they p glorify God 
for your professed subjection unto 
the gospel of Christ, and for your 
liberal i distribution unto them, and 
unto all men ; 

14 And by their prayer for you, 
which long after you for the exceed- 
ing "" grace of God in you. 

15 Thanks be unto God 'for his 
unspeakable gift. 

CHAPTER X. 

Against those who disparaged his bodily presence and 
speech, he asserteth his spiritual might and authori- 
ty; 12 and reproveth them J'or stretching themselves 
beyond their measure, and for boasting themselves 
of other melius labours. 

~VrO W ^ I Paul myself beseech you 
X 1 by the meekness and gentleness 
of Christ, ''who H in presence am base 
among you, but being absent am bold 
toward you : 

2 But I beseech you, " that I may 
not be bold when 1 am present with 
that confidence, wherewith I think to 
be bold against some, which li think of 
us as if we Avalked according to the 
flesh. 



A. D. 



Paul's vindication of 



11. CORINTHIANS. 



his apostolic authoi'ity. 



A. D. 60. 



II Or, to God. 
dEph. 6. 13. 

1 Thess. 5. 8. 

II Or, reason- 
ings. 
e 1 Tim. 1. 18. 

2 Tim. 2. 3. 
i Acts 7. 22. 

1 Cor. 2. 5. 

ch. 6. 7. & 13. 

3,4. 
ff Jer. 1. 10. 
h I Cor. 1. 19. 

& 3. 19. 
i ch, 13. 2, 10. 
k ch. 2. 9. & 

7. 15. 
1 John 7. 24. 

ch. 5. 12. &, 

11. 18, 
m 1 Cor. 14. 

37. 1 John 

4.6. 
n 1 Cor. 3. 23. 

& 9. 1. ch. 

11. 23. 
o ch. 13. 10. 

P ch. 7. 14. &. 
12.6. 



t Gr. saith he. 

q 1 Cor. 2. 3, 

4. ver. 1. 

ch. 12. 5, 7, 9. 

Gal. 4. 13. 
r 1 Cor. 1. 17. 

& 2. 1, 4. 

ch. 11. 6. 



sch. 3. ].&5. 
12. 



II Or, under- 
stand it not. 



a 1 Cor. 3. 5, 
10. & 4. 15. & 
9. 1. 



X Rom. 15. 20. 



II Or, magni- 
fied in you. 



y Is. 65. 16. 

Jer. 9. 24. 

1 Oor. 1.31. 
z Prov. 27. 2. 
a Rom. 2. 29. 

1 Cor. 4. 5. 



3 For though we walk in the flesh, 
we do not war after the flesh : 

4 ('' For the weapons ^ of our warfare 
are not carnal, but ^ mighty II through 
God ^ to the pulling down of strong 
holds :) 

5 ^ Casting down II imaginations, and 
every high thing that exalteth itself 
against the knowledge of God, and 
bringing into captivity every thought 
to the obedience of Christ ; 

6 'And having in a readiness to re- 
venge all disobedience, when '^your 
obedience is fulfilled. 

7 'Do ye look on things after the 
outward appearance 1 ""If any man 
trust to himself that he is Christ's, 
let him of himself think this again, 
that, as he is Christ's, even so are 
"we Christ's. 

8 For though I should boast some- 
what more °of our authority, which 
the Lord hath given us for edification, 
and not for your destruction, p I should 
not be ashamed, 

9 That I may not seem as if I would 
terrify you by letters : 

10 For his letters, tsay they, are 
weighty and powerful ; but "^ his 
bodily presence is weak, and his 
■■ speech contemptible : 

11 Let such a one think this, that, 
such as we are in word by letters 
when we are absent, such ivill we be 
also in deed when we are present, 

12 'For we dare not make ourselves 
of the number, or compare ourselves 
with some that commend themselves : 
but they, measuring themselves by 
themselves, and comparing themselves 
among themselves, H are not Avise. 

13 ' But we will not boast of things 
without our measure, but according 
to the measure of the II rule which God 
hath distributed to us, a measure to 
reach even unto you. 

14 For we stretch not ourselves 
beyond our measure, as though we 
reached not unto you ; " for we are 
come as far as to you also in preaching 
the gospel of Christ : 

15 Not boasting of things without 
our measure, that is, ^ of other men's 
labours ; but having hope, when your 
faith is increased, that we shall be 
II enlarged by you according to our 
rule abundantly, 

16 To preach the gospel in the re- 
gions beyond you, and not to boast in 
another man's H line of things made 
ready to our hand. 

17 yBut he that glorieth, let him 
glory in the Lord. 

18 For ^not he that commendeth 
himself is approved, but *whom the 
Lord commendeth. 



CHAPTER XI. 

The apostle's jealous]/ over them. 5 He is not behind 
the chiefest of the apostles. 7 His preacliinij the 
yospel freely to them. 13 The false apostles. 16 
He askelh to he indulged in boasting himself a lit- 
tle; 21 and, shetuclh that, in respect to birth, he was 
not inferior to those deceitful workers, 23 and, as to 
sufferings and labours for Christ, far superior. 

WOULD to God ye could bear 
with me a little in ^my folly : 
and indeed H bear with me. 

2 For I am ''jealous over you with 
godly jealousy : for " I have espoused 
you to one husband, "^ that I may pre- 
sent you ^ as K chaste virgin to Christ. 

3 But I fear, lest by any means, as 
^ the serpent beguiled Eve through his 
sub til ty, so your minds & should be 
corrupted from the simplicity that is 
in Christ. 

4 For if he that cometh preacheth 
another Jesus, whom we have not 
preached, or if ye receive another spir- 
it, which ye have not received, or 
''another gospel, which ye have not 
accepted, ye might well bear H with 
him. 

5 For I suppose ' I was not a whit 
behind the very chiefest apostles. 

6 But though ^ I be rude in speech, 
yet not ' in knowledge ; but "^ we have 
been thoroughly made manifest among 
you in all things. 

7 Have I committed an offence "in 
abasing myself that ye might be ex- 
alted, because I have preached to you 
the gospel of God freely ? 

8 I robbed other churches, taking 
wages of them, to do you service. 

9 And when I was present with 
you, and wanted, ° I was chargeable 
to no man : for that which was lack- 
ing to me P the brethren which came 
from Macedonia supplied : and in all 
things I have kept myself i from be- 
ing burdensome unto you, and so will 
I keep myself. 

10 "■ As the truth of Christ is in me, 
t^no man shall stop me of this boast- 
ing in the regions of Achaia. 

1 1 Wherefore "? ' because I love you 
not? God knoweth. 

12 But what I do, that I will do, 
"that I may cut oflfoccasion from them 
which desire occasion ; that wherein 
they glory, they may be found even 
as we. 

13 For such ^are false apostles, ^ de- 
ceitful workers, transforming them- 
selves into the apostles of Christ. 

14 And no marvel ; for Satan him- 
.self is transformed into ^ an angel of 
light. 

15 Therefore it is no great thing 
if his ministers also be transformed 
as the '' ministers of righteousness ; 
''whose end shall be according to 
their works. 

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A. D. 60. 



a ver. IG. ch. 

5. 13. 
II Or, ye do 

hear with 

me. 
b Gal. 4. 17, 

18. 
c Ho8. 2. 19, 

20. 1 Cor. 

4. 15. 

d Col. 1. 28. 
e Lev. 21. 13. 
f Gen. 3. 4. 

John 8. 44. 
S Eph. 6. 24. 

Col. 2. 4, 8, 

18. ITim. 

1.3. &.4. 1. 

Heb. 13. 9. 

2 Pet. 3. 17. 



h Gal, 1, 7, 8. 
11 Or, with me. 

i 1 Cor. 15. 10. 

ch. 12. 11. 

Gal. 2. 6. 
k I Cor. 1. 17. 

&. 2. 1, 13. 

ch. 10. 10. 
1 Eph. 3. 4. 
m ch. 4. 2. &. 

5. 11. & 12. 

12. 
n Acts 18. 3. 

1 Cor. 9. 6, 

12. ch. 10.1. 



Acts 20. 33. 
ch. 12. 13. 

1 Thess. 2. 9. 

2 Thess. 3. 
8,9. 

P Phil. 4. 10, 

15, 16. 
q ch. 12. 14, 

16. 



r Rom. 9. 1. 
t Gr. this 

boasting 

shall iwt 

be stopped 

in me. 
s 1 Cor. 9. 15, 
t ch. 6. 11. & 

7. 3. &. 12. iJ. 
u 1 Cor. 9. 12. 

I Acts 15. 24. 

Rom. 16. 18. 

Gal. 1. 7. &. 6. 

12. Phil. 1. 

15. 2 Pet. 2. 

1. 1 John 4. 

I. Rev, 2. 2. 
y ch. 2. 17, 

Phil. 3. 2. 

Tit. 1. 10, n. 
z Gal. 1. 8, 



a ch. 3. 9. 
b Phil. 3. 19. 



PauVs vindication of 



II. CORINTHIANS. 



his ajwstolic authority. 



A. D. 60. 




h Gal, 2. 4. &, 
4.9. 



i ch. 10. 10. 
k Phil. 3. 4. 



1 Acts 22. 3. 
Kom. 11. 1 
Phil. 3. 5. 



m 1 Cor. 13. 

10. 
n Acts 9. 16. & 

20. 23. & 21. 

11. ch.6.4,5. 
1 Cor. 15.30, 

31, 32. ch. 1. 

9. 10. & 4. 11, 

& 6. 9. 

P Deut. 25. 3. 
q Acts 16. 22. 
r Acts 14. 19. 
s Acts 27. 41. 



t Acts 9. 23. & 
13. 50. & 14. 
5. & 17. 5. & 
20. 3. & 21. 
31. & 23. 10. 
11. &25. 3.' 

u Acts 14. 5. & 
19. 23. 



X Acf« 20. 31. 
ch. li. 5. 
y 1 Cor. 4. 11. 



z See Acts 20. 

18. &c. Rom. 

1. 14. 
a 1 Cor. 8. 13. 

& 9. 22. 

b ch. 12. 5, 9, 
10. 



c Rom. 1. 9. & 

9. 1. ch. 1.23. 

Gal. 1. 20. 

1 Thess. 2. 5. 
d Rom. 9. 5. 
e Acts 9. 24, 

25. 



16 '^ I say again, Let no man think 
me a fool ; if otherwise, yet as a fool 
II receive me, that I may boast myself 
a little. 

17 That which I speak, "^I speak it 
not after the Lord, but as it were 
foolishly, ^ in this confidence of boast- 
ing. 

18 ^ Seeing that many glory after the 
flesh, I will glory also. 

19 For ye suffer fools gladly, ^ seeing 
ye yourselves are wise. 

20 For ye suffer, ^if a man bring 
you into bondage, if a man devour 
you, if a man take of you, if a man 
exalt himself, if a man smite yon on 
the face. 

21 I speak as concerning reproach, 
' as though we had been weak. How- 
beit, "^ whereinsoever any is bold, (I 
speak foolishly,) I am bold also. 

22 Are they Hebrews 1 'so am L 
Are they Israelites'? so am 1. Are 
they the seed of Abraham'? so am 
I. 

23 Are they ministers of Christ 1 (I 
speak as a fool,) I am more ; "' in la- 
bours more abundant, "in stripes above 
measure, in prisons more frequent, ° in 
deaths oft. 

24 Of the Jews five times received I 
P forty stripes save one, 

25 Thrice was I "^ beaten with rods, 
""once was I stoned, thrice I ' suffered 
shipwreck, a night and a day I have 
been in the deep ; 

26 In journeyings often, in perils of 
waters, in perils of robbers, * wi perils 
by mine own countrymen, " in perils 
by the heathen, in perils in the city, 
in perils in the wilderness, in perils 
in the sea, i7i perils among false 
brethren ; 

27 In weariness and painfulness, 
""in watchings often, ^in hunger and 
thirst, in fastings often, in cold and 
nakedness. 

28 Beside those things that are with- 
out, that which cometh upon me daily, 
^ the care of all the churches. 

29 ^Who is weak, and I am not 
weak 1 who is offended, and I burn 
nof? 

30 If I must needs glory, ^ I will 
glory of the things which concern 
mine infirmities. 

31 "= The God and Father of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, "^ which is blessed for 
evermore, knoweth that I lie not. 

32 ^ In Damascus the governor under 
Aretas the king kept the city of the 
Damascenes with a garrison, desirous 
to apprehend me : 

33 And through a window in a bas- 
ket was I let down by the wall, and 
escaped his hands. 

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CHAPTER XII. 

Though he might glory in his wonderful revelations, 9 
yet he rather chooseth to glory in his injirmities. 11 
They had forced him to this vain boasting. 14 He 

pro7niseth to come to them again ; but yet in the 
affection of a. father, 20 although hefeareth he shall 

find many offenders. 

IT is not expedient for me doubtless 
to glory. 1 1 will come to visions 
and revelations of the Lord. 

2 I knew a man ^in Christ above 
fourteen years ago, whether in the 
body I cannot tell, or whether out 
of the body I cannot tell; God know- 
eth: such a one ''caught up to the 
third heaven. 

3 And I knew such a man, whether 
in the body, or out of the body, I can- 
not tell ; God knoweth ; 

4 How that he was caught up into 
''paradise, and heard unspeakable 
words, which it is not H lawful for a 
man to utter. 

5 Of such a one will I glory : '' yet 
of myself I will not glory, but in 
mine infirmities. 

6 For ^ though I would desire to 
glory, I shall not be a fool ; for I will 
say the truth : but noio I forbear, lest 
any man should think of me above 
that which he seeth me to be, or that 
he heareth of me. 

7 And lest I should be exalted above 
measure through the abundance of 
the revelations, there was given to 
me a ^ thorn in the flesh, » the mes- 
senger of Satan to buffet me, lest I 
should be exalted above measure. 

8 '' For this thing I besought the 
Lord thrice, that it might depart 
from me. 

9 And he said unto me. My grace 
is sufficient for thee : for my strength 
is made perfect in weakness. Most 
gladly therefore ' will I rather glory 
in my infirmities, ^ that the power of 
Christ may rest upon me. 

10 Therefore ' I take pleasure in in- 
firmities, in reproaches, in necessi- 
ties, in persecutions, in distresses for 
Christ's sake : "' for when I am weak, 
then am I strong. 

Ill am become ° a fool in glorying ; 
ye have compelled me : for I ought 
to have been commended of you : for 
°in nothing am I behind the very 
chiefest apostles, though pI be noth- 
ing. 

12 1 Truly the signs of an apostle 
were wrought among you in all pa- 
tience, in signs, and wonders, and 
mighty deeds. 

13 "" For what is it wherein ye were 
inferior to other churches, except it 
be that 'I myself was not burdensome 
to you ? forgive me * this wrong. 

14 " Behold, the third time I am ready 



PauVs freedom from guile. 



II. CORINTHIANS. 



Offenders are threatened. 



A. D. 60. 




a John 10. 11. 
ch. 1. 6. Col. 

1. 24. 2 Tim. 

2. 10. 

b ch. 6. 12, 13. 
c ch. 1 1. 9. 
d ch. 7. 2. 



e ch. 8. 6. 16, 
22. 
f ch. 8. 18. 



S ch. 5. IZ 

li Rom. 9. 1. 

ch. 11. 31. 
i 1 Cor. 10. 

3c5. 



k 1 Cor. 4. 21. 
ch. 10. 2.-& 
13. 2, 10. 



1 ch. 2. 1, 4. 
m ch. 13. 2. 



n 1 Cor. 5. 1, 



a ch. 12. 14. 
b Num. 35. 30. 

Deut. 17. 6. 

k. 19. 15. 

Matt. 18. 16. 

John 8. 17. 

Heb. 10. 28. 
c ch. 10. 2. 



to come to you ; and I will not be 
burdensome to you : for '^ I seek not 
yours, but you : ^' for the children 
ought^not to lay up for the parents, 
but the parents for the children. 

15 And ^ I will very gladly spend 
and be spent "" for t you ; though ^ the 
more abundantly I love you, the less 
I be loved. 

16 But be it so, '^ 1 did not burden 
you : nevertheless, being crafty, I 
caught you vs^ith guile. 

17 '' Did I make a gain of you by 
any of them whom I sent unto you ? 

18^1 desired Titus, and with him I 
sent a ^ brother. Did Titus make a 



of 



you 



walked we not in the 



same spirit? walked ive not in the 
same steps 1 

19 ^ Again, think ye that we excuse 
ourselves unto you ? '' we speak before 
God in Christ : ' but ive do all things, 
dearly beloved, for your edifying. 

20 For I fear, lest, when I come, 
I shall not find you such as I would, 
and that ^ I shall be found unto you 
such as ye w-ould not : lest there 
be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, 
backbitings, whisperings, swellings, 
tumults : 

21 And lest, w^hen I come again, my 
God 'will humble me among you, and 
that I shall bewail many ™ which have 
sinned already, and have not repented 
of the uncleanness and "fornication 
and lasciviousness which they have 
committed. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

The apostle thrcateneth obstinate offenders. 5 An ex- 
hortation to self examination, 7 and to a reforma- 
tion of life. 11 He concludeth his epistle with a gen- 
eral exhortation, and a. salutation. 

THIS M ^the third time I am com- 
ing to you. *' In the mouth of 
two or three witnesses shall every 
word be established. 

2 "^ I told you before, and foretell 
you, as if I were present, the second 
time ; and being absent now I write 



65 



to them ''which heretofore have sin- 
ned, and to all others, that, if I come 
again, *= I will not spare : 

3 Since ye seek a proof of Christ 
^speaking in me, which to you-ward 
is not weak, but is mighty ^in you. 

4 ''For though he was crucified 
through weakness, yet ' he liveth by 
the power of God. For '^we also 
are weak II in him, but we shall live 
with him by the power of God to- 
ward you. 

5 ' Examine yourselves, whether ye 
be in the faith ; prove your own 
selves. Know ye not your own 
selves, ""how that Jesus Christ is 
in you, except ye be " reprobates % 

6 But I trust that ye shall know 
that we are not reprobates. 

7 Now I pray to God that ye do 
no evil ; not that we should appear 
approved, but that ye should do that 
which is honest, though ° we be as 
reprobates. 

8 For we can do nothing against the 
truth, but for the truth. 

9 For we are glad, Pwhen we are 
I weak, and ye are strong : and this 

also we wish, "^ even your perfection. 

10 ^Therefore I write these things 
being absent, lest being present 'I 
should use sharpness, ^according to the 
power Avhich the Lord hath given me 
to edification, and not to destruction. 

11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be 
perfect, be of good comfort, " be of 
one mind, live in peace ; and the 
God of love ^'and peace shall be 
with you. 

12 y Greet one another with a holy 
kiss. 

13 All the saints salute you. 

14 "^ The grace of the Lord Jesus 
Christ, and the love of God, and 
^the communion of the Holy Ghost, 
he with you all. Amen. 



1[ The second epistle to the Corinthians was writ- 
ten from Philippi, a city of Macedonia, by Titus 
and Lucas. 

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A. D. 58. 



a ver. 11, 12. 

b Acts 9. 6. &. 

22.10,15.21. 

& 26. 16.' 

Tit. 1. 3. 
c Acts 2. 24. 
d Phil. 2. 22. 

& 4. 21. 
e 1 Cor. 16. 1. 

f Rom. 1. 7. 

1 Cor. 1. 3. 

2 Cor. 1. 2. 
Eph. 1. 2. 
Phil. 1. 2. 
Col. 1. 2. 
IThess. ].l. 
2 Thess. 1. 2. 
2 John 3. 

S Matt 20. 28, 

Rom. 4. 25. 

ch. 2. 20. 

Tit. 2. 14. 
h See Is. 65. 

17. John 15. 

19. & 17. 14. 

Heb. 2. 5. & 

6.5. IJohn 

5.19. 
i ch. 5. 8. 
k2Cor. 11. 4. 
■I Acts 15. 1, 

24. 2 Cor. 2. 

17. & 11. 13. 

ch. 5. 10, 12. 
m 1 Cor. 16. 

22. 



a Deut. 4. 2. 

& 12. 32. 

Prov. 30. 6. 

Rev. 22. 13. 
1 Thess. 2. 4. 
P 1 Sam. 24. 7. 

Matt. 28. 14. 

1 John 3. 19. 
q 1 Thess. 2. 

4. James 4. 

4. 
r 1 Cor. 15. 1. 

s 1 Cor. 15. 1, 
3. ver. 1. 
t Eph. 3. 3. 



u Acts 9. 1. & 
22. 4. & 26. 11. 
1 Tim. 1. 13. 

X Acts 8. 3. 

t Gr. equals 
in years. 



EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE 

TO THE 

GALATIANS. 



CHAPTER I. 

The apostle^s salutation. 6 He marveUetk that they 
are so soon turned to another gospel. 8 and accurseth 
those that preach any other gospel than he did. 11 
He learned the gospel not of men, but of God. 13 
What he was before his conversion, 15 and what he 
did immediately after it. 

PAUL, an apostle, ""not of men, 
neither by man, but ''by Jesus 
Christ, and God the Father, "= who 
raised him from the dead ; 

2 And all the brethren ^ which are 
with me, ® unto the cliurches of Ga- 
latia : 

3 ^ Grace be to you, and peace, from 
God the Father and from our Lord 
Jesus Christ, 

4 ^ Who gave himself for our sins, 
that he might deliver us ''from this 
present evil world, according to the 
will of God and our Father : 

5 To whom be glory for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

6 I marvel that ye are so soon remov- 
ed ' from him that called you into the 
grace of Christ unto another gospel : 

7 ^ Which is not another ; but there 
be some ' that trouble you, and would 
pervert the gospel of Christ. 

8 But though °' we, or an angel from 
heaven, preach any other gospel unto 
you than that which we have preached 
unto you, let him be accursed. 

9 As we said before, so say I now 
again, If any man preach any other 
gospel unto you ''than that ye have 
received, let him be accursed. 

10 For ° do I now p persuade men, or 
God ? or "1 do I seek to please men 1 
for if I yet pleased men, I should not 
be the servant of Christ. 

11 ""But I certify you, brethren, that 
the gospel which was preached of me 
is not after man. 

12 For ^ I neither received it of man, 
neither was I taught it, but *by the 
revelation of Jesus Christ. 

13 For ye have heard of my con- 
versation in time past in the Jews' 
religion, how that "beyond measure 
I persecuted the church of God, and 
^ wasted it : 

14 And profited in the Jews' religion 
above many my t equals in mine own 

102G 



nation, ^ being more exceedingly zeal- 
ous ^of the traditions of my fathers. 

15 But w^hen it pleased God, ^who 
separated me from my mother's womb, 
and called me by his grace, 

16 ^ To reveal his Son in me, that *^ 1 
might preach him among the heathen ; 
im^mediately I conferred not with "^ flesh 
and blood : 

17 Neither went I up to Jerusalem 
to them which were apostles before 
me ; but I went into Arabia, and re- 
turned again unto Damascus. 

18 Then after three years ^I n went 
up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and 
abode with him fifteen days. 

19 But ^ other of the apostles saw I 
none, save ^James the Lord's brother. 

20 Now the things which I write un- 
to you, ^ behold, before God, I lie not. 

21 'Afterwards I came into the re- 
gions of Syria and Cilicia ; 

22 And was unknown by face ^ unto 
the churches of Judea which ' were in 
Christ : 

23 But they had heard only. That 
he which persecuted us in times past 
now preacheth the faith which once 
he destroyed. 

24 And they glorified God in me. 

CHAPTER n. 

Tlie apostle sheweth when and for what purpose he 
went up again to Jerusalem ; 3 that Titus was not 
compelled to he circumcised; 11 and that he with- 
stood Peter at Antioch for his dissimulation, 14 be- 
cause, through fear of the Jews, he acted as if justi- 
fication came by works of law. 20 His life by the 
faith of the Son of God. 

THEN fourteen years after *I went 
up again to Jerusalem with Bar- 
nabas, and took Titus with me also. 

2 And I went up by revelation, '' and 
communicated unto them that gospel 
which I preach among the Gentiles, 
but II privately to them which were 
of reputation, lest by any means ''I 
should run, or had run, in vain. 

3 But neither Titus, who was with 
me, being a Greek, was compelled to 
be circumcised : 

4 And that because of ^ false breth- 
ren unawares brought in, who came 
in privily to spy out our ^liberty 
which we have in Christ Jesus, *^that 
they might bring us into bondage : 



Paul withstandeth Peter. 



GALATIANS. 



Justificati(m hy faith. 



A. D. 58. 



e ver. 14. ch. 
3. 1. &. 4. 16. 



i Acts 10. 34. 
Rom, 2. 11. 

k 2 Cor. 12. 
11. 

1 Acts 13. 46. 

Rom. 1. 5. & 

11.13. ITim. 

2.7. 2 Tim. 

1. 11. 
m 1 Thess. 2. 

4. 



n Acts 9. 15. 

& 13. 2. & 22. 

21. & 26. 17, 

18. 1 Cor. 15. 

10. ch. 1. 16. 

Col. 1. 29. 
o ch. 3. 5. 
P Matt. 16. 18. 

Eph. 2. 20. 

Rev. 21. 14. 
q Rom. 1. 5. 

& 12. 3, 6. & 

15. 15. 1 Cor. 

15.10. Eph. 

3.8. 
r Acts 11. 30. 

& 24. 17. 

Rom. 15. 25. 

1 Cor. 16. 1. 

2 Cor. 8, & 9, 
chapters. 

s Acts 15. 35. 



t Acts 10. 28. 
& 11. 3. 



u ver. 5. 

X 1 Tim. 5. 20. 

y Acts 10. 28. 
&.11.3. 



z Acts 15. 10, 

11. 
a Matt. 9. 11. 

Eph. 2. 3, 12. 
b Acts 13. 38, 

39. 
c Rom. 1. 17. 

& 3. 22, 28. & 

8.3. ch.3.24. 

Heb. 7. 18, 

19. 

d Ps. 143. 2. 
Rom. 3. 20. 
ch. 3. 11. 



e 1 John 3. 
9. 



f Rom. 8. 2. 

g Rom. 6. 14. 

& 7. 4, 6. 



5 To whom we gave place by sub- 
jection, no, not for an hour ; that ^ the 
truth of the gospel might continue 
with you. 

6 But of those "^who seemed to be 
somewhat, whatsoever they were, it 
maketh no matter to me ; 'God accept- 
eth no man's person : for they who 
seemed to he somewhat ^ in conference 
added, nothing to me : 

7' But contrariwise, ^ when they saw 
that the gospel of the uncircumcision 
■"was committed unto me, as the gospel 
of the circumcision was unto Peter; 

8 (For he that wrought effectually 
in Peter to the apostleship of the cir- 
cumcision, "the same was ° mighty in 
me toward the Gentiles ;) 

9 And when James, Cephas, and 
John, who seemed to be p pillars, per- 
ceived "5 the grace that was given unto 
me, they gave to me and Barnabas 
the right hands of fellowship ; that 
we should go unto the heathen, and 
they unto the circumcision. 

10 Only they would that we should 
remember the poor ; '' the same which 
I also was forward to do. 

11 ^But when Peter was come to 
Antioch, I withstood him to the face, 
because he was to be blamed. 

12 For before that certain came 
from James, 'he did eat with the 
Gentiles : but when they were come, 
he withdrew and separated himself, 
fearing them which were of the cir- 
cumcision. 

13 And the other Jews dissembled 
likewise with him ; insomuch that 
Barnabas also was carried away with 
their dissimulation. 

14 But when I saw that they walked 
not uprightly according to " the truth 
of the gospel, I said unto Peter ^ before 
them all, -^ If thou, being a Jew, livest 
after the manner of Gentiles, and not 
as do the Jews, w^hy compellest thou 
the Gentiles to live as do the Jews ? 

15 ^ We who are Jews by nature, and 
not ^ sinners of the Gentiles, 

16 *' Knowing that a man is not jus- 
tified by the works of the law, but 
" by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we 
have believed in Jesus Christ, that 
we might be justified by the faith of 
Christ, and not by the works of the 
law : for ^ by the works of the law 
shall no flesh be justified. 

17 But if, while we seek to be justi- 
fied by Christ, we ourselves also are 
found ^ sinners, is therefore Christ the 
minister of sin ? God forbid. 

18 For if I build again the things 
which I destroyed, I make myself a 
transgressor. 

19 For I f through the law ^am dead 



to the law, that I might ''live unto 
God. 

20 I am ' crucified with Christ : 
nevertheless I live ; yet not I, but ! 
Christ liveth in me : and the life 
which I now live in the flesh ^ 1 live | 
by the faith of the wSon of God, ' who 1 
loved me, and gave himself for me. I 

21 I do not frustrate the grace of: 
God : for "■ if righteousness come by 
the law, then Christ is dead in vain. 

CHAPTER III. 

The apostle reproveth them for being dratvn away 
from the simplicity of the gospel; G and sheweth 
that those who believe are justified, 9 and blessed 
with faithful Abraham. 

FOOLISH Galatians, -who hath 
bewitched you, that ye should 
not obey ''the truth, before whose 
eyes Jesus Christ hath been evident- 
ly set forth, crucified among you % 

2 This only would I learn of you, 
Received ye "^ the Spirit by the works 
of the law, ^ or by the hearing of faith 1 

3 Are ye so foolish 1 "" having begun 
in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect 
by ' the flesh ? 

4 ^ Have ye suffered " so many things 
in vain ? if it be yet in vain. 

5 He therefore ^ that ministereth to 
you the Spirit, and worketh miracles 
among you, doeth he it by the works 
of the law, or by the hearing ofi 
faith? 

G Even as 'Abraham believed God, 
and it was H accounted to him for 
righteousness. 

7 Know ye therefore that ^ they 
which are of faith, the same are the 
children of xibraham. 

8 And ' the Scripture, foreseeing that 
God would justify the heathen through 
faith, preached before the gospel unto 
Abraham, saying, "'In thee shall all 
nations be blessed. 

9 So then they which be of faith are 
blessed with faithful Abraham. 

10 For as many as are of the works 
of the law are under the curse : for it 
is written, ° Cursed is every one that 
continueth not in all things which are 
written in the book of the law to do 
them. 

11 But ° that no man is justified by 
the law in the sight of God, it is 
evident : for, ^ The just shall live by 
faith. 

12 And "J the law is not of faith : but, 
'^ The man that doeth them shall live 
in them. . 

13 ' Christ hath redeemed us from 
the curse of the law, being made a 
curse for us : for it is written, ' Cursed 
is every one that hangeth on a tree : 

14 " That the blessing of Abraham 
might come on the Gentiles through 
Jesus Christ ; that we might receive 

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hRom. 6. 11. 

2 Cor. .5. 1.5. 

1 Thess. 5. 

10. Heb. 9. 

14. 1 Pet. 4. 

2. 
i Rom. 6. 6. 

ch. 5. 24. & 6. 

14. 
k 2 Cor. 5. 15. 

1 Thess. 5. 

10. 1 Pet. 4. 

2. 
1 ch. 1. 4. 

Eph. 5. 2. 

Tit. 2. 14. 
m ch. 3. 21. 

Heb. 7. 11. 

See Rom. 11. 

6. ch. 5. 4. 
a ch. 5. 7. 



o ch. 2. 16. 

P Hab. 2. 4. 

Rom. 1. 17. 

Heb. 10. 38. 
q Rom. 4. 4, 5. 

& 10. 5, 6. &, 

11.6. 
r Lev. 18. 5. 

Neh. 9. 29. 

Ez. 20.11. 

Rom. 10. 5. 
s Rom. 8. 3. 

2 Cor. 5. 21. 

ch. 4. 5. 
t Deut. 21. 23. 
u Rom. 4. 9, 



The object of the laiv. 



GALATIANS. 



Freedom from bondage. 



A. D. 58. 



I! Or, testa- 
ment. 
X Is. 32. 15. & 

44. 3. Jer. 31. 

33. & 32. 40. 

Ez. 11. 19. 

& 36. 27. 

Joel 2. 28.29. 

Zech. 12. 10. 

John 7. 39. 

Acts 2. 33. 
y Heb. 9. 17. 
z Gen. 12. 3, 

7. & 17. 7. 

ver. 8. 
a 1 Cor. 12. 12. 
b Ex. 12. 40, 

41. 
c Rom. 4. 13, 

14. ver. 21. 
d Rom. 8. 17. 
e Rom. 4. 14. 



f John 15. 22. 

Rom. 4. 15. 

& 5. 20. & 7. 

8, 13. 1 Tim. 

1.9. 
S ver. 16. 
h Acts 7. 53. 

Heb. 2. 2. 
i Ex. 20. 19, 

21,22. Deut. 

5. 5, 22, 23, 

27,31. John 

1. 17. Acts 7. 

38. 1 Tim. 2. 

5. 
k Rom. 3. 29, 

30. 

1 ch. 2. 21. 
m ver. 8. 
u Rom. 3. 9, 

19, 23. & 11. 

32. 
o Rom. 4. 11, 

12, 16. 



p ]\ratt. 5. 17. 

Rom. 10. 4. 

Col. 2. 17, 

Heb. 9. 9, 10. 
q Acts 13. 39. 

ch. 2. 16. 

r John 1. 12. 

Rom. 8. 14, 

15, 16. ch. 4. 

5. 1 John 3. 

1,2. 

s Rom. 6. 3. 
t Rom. 13. 14. 
u Rom. 10. 12. 

1 Cor. 12. 13. 

ch. 5. 6. Col. 

3.11. 

X John 10. 16. 

& 17. 20, 21. 

Eph. 2. 14, 

15, 16. &. 4. 4, 

15. 
r Gen. 21. 10, 

12. Rom. 9. 

7. Heb. 11. 



z Rom. 
ch. 4. 7, 2! 
Eph. 3. 6. 



17. 



""the promise of the Spirit through 
faith. 

15 Brethren, I speak after the manner 

of men ; ^ Though it be but a man's 
II covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no 
man disannuUeth, or addeth thereto. 

16 Now ^to Abraham and his seed 
were the promises made. He saith 
not, And to seeds, as of many ; but 
as of one, And to thv seed, which is 
^ Christ. 

17 And this I say, that the covenant, 
that was confirmed before of God in 
Christ, the law, ^ which was four hun- 
dred and thirty years after, cannot 
disannul, '^ that it should make the 
promise of none eflfect. 

18 For if "^ the inheritance be of the 
law, ^ it is no more of promise : but 
God gave it to Abraham by promise. 

19 Wherefore then serveth the law 1 
^It was added because of transgres- 
sions, till ^the seed should come to 
whom the promise was made ; and it 
was ^ordained by angels in the hand 
■ of a mediator. 

20 Now a mediator is not a mediator 
of one, ''but God is one. 

21 Is the law then against the prom- 
ises of God 1 God forbid : ' for if there 
had been a law given which could 
have given life, verily righteousness 
should have been by the law. 

22 But '"the .Scripture hath concluded 
"all under sin, "that the promise by 
faith of Jesus Christ might be given 
to them that believe. 

23 But before faith came, we were 
kept under the law, shut up unto 
the faith which should afterwards be 
revealed. 

24 Wherefore p the law was our 
schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, 
ithat we might be justified by faith. 

25 But after that faith is come, we 
are no longer under a schoolmaster. 

26 For ye '^ are all the children of 
God by faith in Christ Jesus. 

27 For 'as many of j^ou as have 
been baptized into Christ 'have put 
on Christ. 

28 "^ There is neither Jew nor Greek, 
there is neither bond nor free, there 
is neither male nor female : for ye are 
all ''one in Christ Jesus. 

29 And >' if ye be Christ's, then are 
ye Abraham's seed, and ^ heirs accord- 
ing to the promise. 

CHAPTER IV. 

JVe were under the law till Christ came, as the heir is 
under his guar dian till he is of age. 5 But Christ 
freed us from the latu .- 7 therefore we are no longer 
servants to it. ii He remetnhereth their good will 
to him ; 22 and sheweth that we are Abraham's seed 
according to the promise. 

OW I say, That the heir, as long 
as he is a child, differeth nothing 

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N 



from a servant, though he be lord of 
all; 

2 But is under tutors and governors 
until the time appointed of the father. 

3 Even so we, when we were chil- 
dren, ""were in bondage under the 
II elements of the world : 

4 But ^ when the fulness of the time 
was come, God sent forth his Son, 
"^made '^of a woman, ^made under the 
law, 

5 ^ To redeem them that were under 
the law, ^that we might receive the 
adoption of sons. 

6 And because ye are sons, God hath 
sent forth ''the Spirit of his Son into 
your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. 

7 Wherefore thou art no more a 
servant, but a son ; 'and if a son, then 
an heir of God through Christ. 

8 Howbeit then, ''when ye knew not 
God, ' ye did service unto them which 
by nature are no gods. 

9 But now, "^ after that ye have 
known God, or rather are known of 
God, ^ how turn ye H again to ° the 
weak and beggarly H elements, where- 
unto ye desire again to be in bondage 1 

10 P Ye observe da5^s, and months, 
and times, and years. 

11 I am afraid of you, "^lest I have 
bestowed upon you labour in vain. 

12 Brethren, I beseech you, be as 

I am; for I am as ye a?'e : '"ye have 
not injured me at all. 

13 Ye know how Hhrough infirmity 
of the flesh I preached the gospel 
unto you *at the first. 

14 And my temptation which was in 
my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected ; 
but received me " as an angel of God, 
^ even as Christ Jesus. 

15 11 Where is then the blessedness 
ye spake of? for I bear you record, 
that, if it had beefi possible, ye would 
have plucked out your own eyes, and 
have given them to me. 

16 Am I therefore become your en- 
emy, y because I tell you the truth 1 

17 They ^ zealously affect you, but 
not well ; yea, they would exclude 

II you, that ye might affect them. 

18 But it is good to be zealously af- 
fected always in a good thing, and 
not only when I am present with 
you. 

19^ My little children, of whom I 
travail in birth again until Christ be 
formed in you, 

20 I desire to be present with you 
now, and to change my voice ; for II I 
stand in doubt of you. 

21 Tell me, ye that desire to be 
under the law, do ye not hear the 
law? 

22 For it is written, that Abraham 



The liberty of the gospel. 



GALATIANS. 



Cautions against its abuse. 



A. D. m. 



b Gen. ch. 16. 
c Gen. 21. 2. 
d Rom. 9. 7, 8. 



il Or, testa- 
ments. 

e Gen. 18. 10, 
14. &21. 1,2. 
Heb. 11. 11. 

II Or, is in the 

same rank 

with. 
fEx.l9. l,&c. 

Deut. 33. 2. 
g Is. 2. 2. 

Heb. 12. 22. 

Rev. 3. 12. & 

21. 2, 10. 
h Is. 54. 1. 



i Acts 3. 25. 

Rom. 9. 8. 

ch. 3. 29. 
k Gen. 21. 9. 

1 ch. 5. 11. &, 6. 
12. 

m ch. 3. 8, 22. 

n Gen. 21. 10, 
12. 
o John 8. 35. 



P John 8. 36. 
ch. 5. 1, 13. 



a John 8. 32. 
Rom. 6. 18. 
1 Pet. 2. 16. 



b Acts 15. 10. 

ch. 2. 4. & 4. 

9. 
c Acts 15. 1. 

See Acts 16. 

3. 



e Kom. 9. 31, 

32. ch. 2.21. 
f Heb. 12. 15. 
S Rom. 8. 24, 

25. 2 Tim. 

4. 8. 
h 1 Cor. 7, 19. 

ch. 3. 28. & 6. 

15. Col. 3. 

n. 

i IThess. 1.3. 

James 2. 18, 

20, 22. 

k 1 Cor. 9. 24. 
II Or, who did 

drive you 

back. 
1 ch. 3. 1. 



m ch. 1. 6. 
n 1 Cor. 5. 6. 
& 15. 33. 



{ had two sons, ^ the one by a bond- 
maid, " the other by a free woman. 

23 But he who loas of the bondwo- 
man <^^as born after the flesh ; " but 
he of the free woman was by promise. 

24 Which things are an allegory : 
for these are the two H covenants ; the 
one from the mount ^ Sinai, which 
gendereth to bondage, which is Agar. 

25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in 
Arabia, and II answereth to Jerusa- 
lem which now is, and is in bondage 
with her children. 

26 But ^ Jerusalem which is above 
is free, which is the mother of us all. 

27 For it is written, ^ Rejoice, thou 
barren that bearest not ; break forth 
and cry, thou that travailest not : for 
the desolate hfth many more children 
than she which hath a husband. 

28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, 
are 'the children of promise. 

29 But as then ""he that was born 
after the flesh persecuted him that 
was born after the Spirit, ^ even so it 
is now. 

30 Nevertheless what saith '"the 
Scripture 1 '^ Cast out the bondwoman 
and her son : for ° the son of the 
bondwoman shall not be heir with 
the son of the free woman. 

31 So then, brethren, we are not 
children of the bondwoman, p but of 
the free. 

CHAPTER V. 

The apostle tirgeth them to standfast in their liberty, 
3 andnot to observe circumcision ; 13 but by love to 
serve 07ie another. 19 He reckoneth up the works of 
the flesh, 22 and the fruits of the Spirit, 25 and ex- 
horteih to walk in the Spirit. 

OTAND fast therefore in Hhe 
O liberty wherewith Christ hath 
made us free, and be not entangled 
again ^ with the yoke of bondage. 

2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that 
° if ye be circumcised, Christ shall 
profit you nothing. 

3 For I testify again to every man 
that is circumcised, '^that he is a 
debtor to do the whole law. 

4 " Christ is become of no eflTect unto 
you, whosoever of you are justified 
by the law ; ^ye are fallen from 
grace. 

5 For we through the Spirit ^wait 
for the hope of righteousness by faith. 

6 For *'in Jesus Christ neither cir- 
cumcision availeth any thing, nor 
uncircumcision ; but ' faith which 
worketh by love. 

7 Ye ^ did run well ; ^ 11 who did hin- 
der you that ye should not obey the 
truth 1 

8 This persuasion cometh not of 
him ™ that calleth you. 

9 " A little leaven leaveneth the 
w^hole lump. 



10 ° I have confidence in you through 
the Lord, that ye will be none other- 
wise minded : but ''he that troubleth 
you ''shall bear his judgment, who- 
soever he be. 

11 ""And 1, brethren, if I yet preach 
circumcision, ^why do I yet suflTer 
persecution ? then is ' the offence of 
the cross ceased. 

12 "I would they were even cut off 
^ which trouble you. 

13 For, brethren, ye have been call- 
ed unto liberty ; only y use not liberty 
for an occasion to the flesh, but ^by 
love serve one another. 

14 For ^all the law is fulfilled in one 
word, even in this ; ^ Thou shalt love 
thy neighbour as thyself. 

15 But if ye bite and devour one 
another, take heed that ye be not 
consumed one of another. 

16 This I say then, '^ Walk in the 
Spirit, and II ye shall not fulfil the 
lust of the flesh. 

17 For '^ the flesh lusteth against 
the Spirit, and the Spirit against the 
flesh : and these are contrary the one 
to the other; ^so that ye cannot do 
the things that ye would. 

18 But f if ye be led of the Spirit, 
ye are not under the law. 

19 Now ^ the works of the flesh are 
manifest, which are these; Adultery, 
fornication, uncleanness, lascivious- 
ness, 

20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, vari- 
ance, emulations, WTath, strife, sedi- 
tions, heresies, 

21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, 
revellings, and such like : of the 
which 1 tell you before, as I have 
also told you in time past, that ^ they 
which do such things shall not inherit 
the kingdom of God. 

22 But 'the fruit of the Spirit is 
love, joy, peace, longsuffering, ^ gen- 
tleness, ^ goodness, " faith, 

23 Meekness, temperance : " against 
such there is no law. 

24 And they that are Christ's "have 
crucified the flesh with the II affec- 
tions and lusts. 

25 r If we live in the Spirit, let us 
also walk in the Spirit. 

26 1 Let us not be desirous of vain- 
glory, provoking one another, envy- 
ing one another. 



CHAPTER VI. 

They are exhorted to deal mildly with an offending 
brother, 2 and to bear one another's burden; 6 to 
be liberal to their teachers, 9 and not to he weary in 
well doing. 12 He sheweth vihat they intend that 
preach circumcision; 14 and glorieth in nothing, 
save in the cross of Christ. 

BRETHREN, ^"if a man be over- 
taken in a fault, ye ^ which are 

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A. D. 58. 



2 Cor. 2. 3. 

&.8. 22. 
p ch. 1. 7. 
q 2 Cor. 10. 6. 
r ch. 6. 12. 
» 1 Cor. 15. 30. 

ch. 4. 29. & 6. 

17. 

1 1 Cor. I. 23. 
u Joeh. 7. 25. 

1 Cor. 5. 13. 

ch. 1. 8, 9. 
X Acts 15. 1, 2, 

24. 
y J Cor. 8. 9. 

1 Pet. 2. 16. 

2 Pet. 2. 19. 
,7iide 4. 

z 1 Cor. 9. 19. 

ch. G. 2. 
a M;itt. 7. 12. 

& 22. 40. 

James 2. 8. 
b Lev. 19. 18. 

Matt. 22. 39. 

Rom. 13.8,9. 



II Ov, fulfil 

not. 
c Rom. 6. 12. 

&8. 1,4, 12. 

&. 13. 14. ver. 

25. 1 Pet. 2. 

II. 
d Rom. 7. 23. 

& 8. 6, 7. 
e Rom. 7. 15, 

19. 
f Rom. 6. 14. 

&8. 2. 
S 1 Cor. 3. 3. 

Eph. 5. 3. 

Col. 3. 5. 

J;imes 3. 14, 

15. 



h 1 Cor. 6. 9. 
Eph. 5. 5. 
Col. 3. 6. 
Rev. 22. 15. 

i John 15. 2. 

Eph. 5. 9. 
k Col. 3. 12. 

James 3. 17. 

I Rom. 15. 14. 
m 1 Cor. 13. 7. 
a 1 Tim. 1. 9. 

II Ov, passions. 
Rom. 6. 6. & 

13. 14. ch. 2. 

20. IPet. 2. 

IL 
p Rom. 8. 4, 5. 

ver. 16. 
q PhO. 2. 3. 



a Rom. 14. 1. 

&15. 1. Heb. 

12.13. James 

5.19. 
b 1 Cor. 2. 15. 

& 3. 1. 
\\0r, although. 



Men shall reap as they sow. 



GALATIANS. 



PauVs glorying in the cross. 



A. D. 58. 



c 1 Cor. 4. 21 . 

2 Thess. 3. 15. 

2 Tim. 2. 25. 
d 1 Cor. 7. 5. 
e Rom. 15. 1. 

ch. 5. 13. 

1 Thess. 5. 14. 
f John 13. 14. 

k. 15. 12. 

James 2. 8. 

1 John 4. 21. 
? Rom. 12. 3. 

1 Cor. 8. 2. 
h 2 Cor. 3. 5. 

& 12. 11. 
i 1 Cor. 11. 28. 

2 Cor. 13. 5. 
k Luke 18. 11. 
1 Rom. 2. 6. 

1 Cor. 3. 8. 
mRom. 1.5.27. 

1 Cor. 9. 11. 
n 1 Cor. 6. 9. 

& 15. 33. 
Job 13. 9. 
p Luke 16. 25. 

Rom. 2. 6. 

2 Cor. 9. G. 
q Job 4. 8. 

Prov. 11. 18. 

& 22. 8. Hos. 

8. 7. Rom. 8. 

13. James 3. 

18. 
r 1 Cor. 15.58. 

2 Thess. 3. 13. 
s Matt. 24. 13. 

Heb. 3. 6, 14. 
t Jolin 9. 4. 
ul Thess. 5. 15. 

1 Tim. 6. 18. 
X Eph. 2. 19. 



spiritual, restore such a one °in the 
spirit of meekness ; considering thy- 
self, ^ lest thou also be tempted. 

2 ® Bear ye one another's burdens, 
and so fulfil ^ the law of Christ. 

3 For s if a man think himself to be 
something, when ^he is nothing, he 
deceiveth himself. 

4 But ' let every man prove his own 
work, and then shall he have rejoic- 
ing in himself alone, and ^ not in an- 
other. 

5 For ^ every man shall bear his own 
burden. 

6 "'Let him that is taught in the 
word communicate unto him that 
teacheth in all good things. 

7 " Be not deceived ; ° God is not 
mocked : for p whatsoever a man so w- 
eth, that shall he also reap. 

8 "^For he that soweth to his flesh 
shall of the flesh reap corruption ; but 
he that soweth to the vSpirit shall of 
the Spirit reap life everlasting. 

9 And "■ let us not be weary in well 
doing : for in due season we shall 
reap, ^ if we faint not. 

10 'As we have therefore oppor- 
tunity, " let us do good unto all men, 
especially unto them who are of ^ the 
household of faith. 

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1 1 Ye see how large a letter I have 
written unto you with mine own 
hand. 

12 As many as desire to make a 
fair shew in the flesh, ^they con- 
strain you to be circumcised ; ^ only 
lest they should ^suffer persecution 
for the cross of Christ. 

13 For neither they themselves who 
are circumcised keep the law ; but 
desire to have you circumcised, that 
they may glory in your flesh. 

14 ''But God forbid that I should 
glory, save in the cross of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, II by whom the world 
is " crucified unto me, and I unto the 
world. 

15 For/ in Christ Jesus neither cir- 
cumcision availeth anything, nor un- 
circumcision, but * a new creature. 

IG ^And as many as walk ^ accord- 
ing to this rule, peace be on them, 
and mercy, and upon ''the Israel of 
God. 

17 From henceforth let no man 
trouble me : for ' I bear in my body 
the marks of the Lord Jesus. 

18 Brethren, ^the grace of our Lord 
Jesus Christ he with 3^our spirit. 
Amen. 

1[ Unto the Galatians written from Rome. 



A. D. 58. 



y ch. 2. 3, 14. 
z Phil. 3. 18. 
a ch. 5. 11. 



c Rom. 6. 1 
ch. 2. 20. 



i Ps. 125. 5. 
S Phil. 3. 16. 

h Rom. 2. 29. 

& 4. 12. & 9. 

6,7,8. ch. 3. 

7,9,29. Phil. 

3.3. 
i 2 Cor. 1. 5. 

& 4. 10. &. 11. 

23. ch.5. 11. 

Col. 1. 24. 
k 2 Tim. 4. 22. 

Philem. 25. 



A. D. 64. 



a 2 Cor. 1. 1. 
b Rom. 1. 7. 

2 Cor. 1. 1. 
c 1 Cor. 4. 17. 

Col. 1. 2. 
d Gal. i. 3. 

Tit. 1. 4. 
e 2 Cor. 1. 3. 

1 Pet. I. 3. 

f Rom. 8. 28. 
2Thess.2. 13. 

2 Tim. 1. 9. 
.Tames 2. 5. 
1 Pet. 1. 2. 

II Or, tiling's. 



S 1 Pet. 1. 2. 
hLuke 1. 75. 

ch. 2. 10. 

Col. 1. 22. 

J These. 4. 7. 

Tit. 2. 12. 
i Rom. 8. 29. 
k Rom. 8. 15. 

Gal. 4. 5. 

1 John 3. 1. 

I Matt. 11. 26. 
m Rom. 3. 24. 
n Matt. 3. 17. 

John 3. 35. 

Rom. 3. 24. 

Col. 1. 14. 

Heb. 9. 12. 

1 Pet. 1. 19. 
Rev. 5. 9. 

p Rom. 9. 23. 

ch. 2. 7. &, 3. 

8, 16. 
q ch. 3. 4. 9. 

Col. 1. 26. 
r ch. 3. 11. 

2 Tim. 1. 9. 
8 Gal. 4. 4. 

1 Pet. 1. 20. 
t ch. 2. 15. &. 

3. 15. 
u Phil. 2. 9. 

Col. 1. 20. 

t Gr. the 
heavens. 

X Acts 20. 32. 
& 26. 18. 
Rom. 8. 17. 
Col. 1. 12. 
Tit. 3. 7. 
James 2. 5. 

1 Pet. 1. 4. 
y ver. 5. 

z Is. 46. 10, 11. 

II Or, hoped. 

a ver. 6, 14. 2 
Thess. 2. 13. 
b James 1. 18. 
c John 1. 17. 

2 Cor. 6. 7. 



EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE 



EPHESIANS. 



CHAPTER I. 

The apostle's salutation and thanksgiving. 4 He treat- 
eth of our election and adoption hrj grace. 13 They 
trusted in Christ, and were sealed by the Holy Spirit 
of promise. 15 Wherefore he prayeth that they 
may come to a full knowledge of the salvation 
wrotight in Christ, 20 whom God had exalted to his 
own right hand. 

PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ 
*by the will of God, Ho the 
saints which are at Ephesus, *" and 
to the faithful in Christ Jesus : 

2 ^ Grace be to you, and peace, from 
God our Father and /row the Lord 
Jesus Christ. 

3 « Blessed be the God and Father 
of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath 
blessed us with all spiritual blessings 
in heavenly II places in Christ : 

4 According as Hie hath chosen us 
in him ^ before the foundation of the 
world, that we should ^be holy and 
without blame before him in love : 

5 ^ Having predestinated us unto 
''^ the adoption of children by Jesus 
Christ to himself, ^ according to the 
good pleasure of his will, 

6 To the praise of the glory of his 
grace, " wherein he hath made us ac- 
cepted in ° the beloved : 

7 °In whom we have redemption 
through his blood, the forgiveness of 
sins, according to p the riches of his 
grace ; 

8 Wherein he hath abounded to- 
ward us in all wisdom and prudence ; 

9 1 Having made known unto us the 
mystery of his will, according to his 
good pleasure '"which he hath pur- 
posed in himself: 

10 That in the dispensation of Hhe 
fulness of times ' he might gather 
together in one " all things in Christ, 
both which are in t heaven, and which 
are on earth ; even in him : 

11 ^In whom also we have obtained 
an inheritance, y being predestinated 
according to "^the purpose of him who 
worketh all things after the counsel 
of his own will : 

12 ^That we should be to the praise 
of his glory, ''who first II trusted in 
Christ. 

13 In whom ye also trusted, after that 
ye heard "^ the word of truth, the gospel 
of your salvation : in whom also, after 



that ye believed, ''ye were sealed with 
that Holy Spirit of promise, 

14 ^ Which is the earnest of our in- 
heritance f until the redemption of 
'the purchased possession, »> unto the 
praise of his glory, 

15 Wherefore I also, 'after I heard 
of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and 
love unto all the saints, 

16 ''Cease not to give thanks for 
you, making mention of you in my 
prayers ; 

17 That 'the God of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, the Father of glory, "'may 
give unto you the spirit of wisdom and 
revelation II in the knowledge of him : 

18 "The eyes of your understand- 
ing being enlightened ; that ye may 
know what is ° the hope of his call- 
ing, and what the riches of the glory 
of his P inheritance in the saints, 

19 And what is the exceeding great- 
ness of his power to us-ward who 
beheve, i according to the working 
t of his mighty power, 

20 Which he wrought in Christ, 
when ""he raised him from the dead, 
and 'set Mm at his own right hand 
in the heavenly places, 

21 'Far above all "principality, and 
power, and might, and dominion, and 
every name that is named, not only 
in this world, but also in that which 
is to come : 

22 And ^hath put all things under 
his feet, and gave him ^ to be the 
head over all things to the church, 

23 ^Wliich is his body, the fulness 
of him that filleth all in all. 

CHAPTER H. 

Their former state. 4 God's great mercy in their de- 
liverance. 10 They are created in Christ Jesus unto 
good works. 11 Wherefore he remindeth them of 
their former alienation, 13 and exhorteth them, be- 
ing now made nigh by the blood of Christ, 19 to live 
not as aliens, but as fellow citizens with the saints. 

AND ^you hath he quickened, ''who 
were dead in trespasses and sins ; 

2 "^ Wherein in time past ye walked 
according to the course of this world, 
according to ^ the prince of the power 
of the air, the spirit that now worketh 
in ® the children of disobedience : 

3 ^ Among whom also we all had 
our conversation in times past in ^the 

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Salvation is by grace. 



EPHESIANS. 



Admission of the Gentiles. 



A. D. 64. 




k Rom. 5. 8. 

I Rom. 6. 4. 
Col. 2. 12, 13. 

II Or, hy 
whose 
grace. 

m ch. 1. 20. 



n Tit. 3. 4. 

Rom. 3. 24. 
2 Tim. 1. 9. 

p Rom. 4. 16. 
q Matt. 16. 17. 

John 6. 44. 

cb. 1. 19. 

PhU. 1. 29. 
r Rom. 3. 20. 

& 9. 11. &. 11. 

6. 1 Cor. 1. 

29. 2 Tim. 1. 

9. Tit. 3. 5. 

II Ov, prepar- 
ed. 
s Johu 3. 3. 5. 

1 Cor. 3. 9. 

2 Cor. 5. 5, 
17. ch.4. 24. 
Tit. 2. 14. 

t ch. 1. 4. 

u 1 Cor. 12. 2. 

Col. 1. 21. & 

2. 13. 
X Rom. 2. 28. 

Col. 2. 11. 
y ch. 4. 18. 

Col. 1. 21. 
z Ez. 13. 9. 

John 10. 16. 
a Rom. 9. 4, 8. 
b 1 Thess. 4. 

13. 
c Gal. 4. 8. 
d Gal. 3. 28. 
e Acts 2. 39. 
f Jlic. 5. 5. 

John 16. 33. 

Acts 10. 36. 

Rom. 5. 1. 

Col. 1. 20. 
g John 10. 16. 

Gal. 3. 28. 
b Col. 2. 14, 

20. 

i Col. 1. 22. 
k 2 Cor. 5. 17, 

Gal. 6. 15. 

1 Col. 1. 20, 21. 
m Rom. 6. 6. 

Col. 2. 14. 
II Or, in him- 
self. 
n Zech. 9. 10. 

Rom. 5. 1. 
Ps. 148. 14. 
P John 10. 9. 

Rom. 5. 2. 

ch. 3. 12. 

Heb. 10. 19. 
q 1 Cor. 12. 

13. ch.4. 4. 
r Heb. 12. 22. 
s Gal. 6. 10. 
t 1 Cor. 3. 9. 

1 Pet. 2.5. 
u Matt. 16. 18. 

Iltv. 21. 14. 
X ch. 4. 11. 
y Ps. 118. 22. 

Is. 28. 16. 

Matt. 21. 42. 
z ch. 4. 15, 16. 



lusts of our flesh, fulfilling t the de- 
sires of the flesh and of the mind ; 
and ^ were by nature the children of 
wrath, even as others. 

4 But God, ' who is rich in mercy, for 
his great love wherewith he loved us, 

5 "^ Even when we were dead in sins, 
hath 'quickened us together with 
Christ, (li by grace ye are saved,) 

6 And hath raised us up together, 
and made ils sit together ™in heav- 
enly places in Christ Jesus : 

7 That in the ages to come he might 
shew the exceeding riches of his grace, 
in "Aw kindness toward us, through 
Christ Jesus. 

8 ° For by grace are ye saved p through 
faith ; and that not of yourselves : i it 
is the gift of God : 

9 "■ Not of works, lest any man should 
boast. 

10 For we are ^his workmanship, 
created in Christ Jesus unto good 
works, * which God hath before H or- 
dained that we should walk in them. 

11 Wherefore "remember, that ye 
being in time past Gientiles in the 
flesh, who are called Un circumcision 
by that which is called ^ the Circum- 
cision in the flesh made by hands ; 

12 y That at that time ye were with- 
out Christ, ^ being aliens from the 
commonwealth of Israel, and stran- 
gers from ^the covenants of promise, 
^ having no hope, " and without God 
in the world : 

13 ^ But now, in Christ Jesus, ye 
who sometime were ^ far off are made 
nigh by the blood of Christ. 

14 For Hie is our peace, ^who hath 
made both one, and hath broken 
down the middle wall of partition j 
between us ; \ 

15 ^Having abolished ' in his flesh 
the enmity, even the law of com- 
mandments contained in ordinances ; 
for to make in himself of twain one 
^ new man, so making peace ; 

16 And that he might 'reconcile 
both unto God in one body by the 
cross, ™ having slain the enmity n there- 
by: 

17 And came "and preached peace 
to you which were afar off, and to 
° them that Avere nigh. 

18 For P through him we both have 
access "^ by one Spirit unto the Father. 

19 Now therefore ye are no more 
strangers and foreigners, but "■ fellow 
citizens with the saints, and of * the 
household of God ; 

20 And are ' built " upon the founda- 
tion of the -''apostles and prophets, 
Jesus Christ himself being ^ the chief 
corner stone ; 

21 ^In whom all the building fitly 

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framed together groweth unto * a holy 
temple in the Lord : 

22 ^ In whom ye also are builded 
together for a habitation of God 
through the Spirit. 

CHAPTER III. 

The apostle a prisoner of Christ for them. 3 The sal- 
vation of the Gentiles revealed to him and to the 
other apostles. 8 His special commission to preach 
the gospel to the Gentiles. 13 TVherefore he desireth 
them not to faint at his tribulations, and pray eth 
that they may he able to comprehend the great love 
of Christ towards them. 

FOR this cause I Paul, ^ the pris- 
oner of Jesus Christ ''for you 
Gentiles, 

2 If ye have heard of " the dispen- 
sation of the grace of God '' which is 
given me to you-ward : 

3 ^How that ^by revelation &he 
made known unto me the mystery ; 
'' as I WTote li afore in few words ; 

4 Whereby, Avhen ye read, ye may 
understand my knowledge 'in the 
mystery of Christ, 

5 '^ Which in other ages was not 
made known unto the sons of men, 
' as it is now revealed unto his holy 
apostles and prophets by the Spirit ; 

6 That the Gentiles '" should be fel- 
low heirs, and "of the same body, and 
° partakers of his promise in Christ by 
the gospel : 

7 P Whereof I was made a minister, 
^ according to the gift of the grace of 
God given unto me by "" the effectual 
working of his power. 

8 Unto me, 'who am less than the 
least of all saints, is this grace given, 
that 'I should preach among the 
Gentiles "the unsearchable riches of 
Christ ; 

9 And to make all men see what 
is the fellowship of ^the mystery, 
y which from the beginning of the 
world hath been hid in God, ^who 
created all things by Jesus Christ : 

10 ""To the intent that now ''unto 
the principalities and powers in heav- 
enly places " might be known by the 
church the manifold wisdom of God, 

11 ''According to the eternal purpose 
which he purposed in Christ Jesus our 
Lord : 

12 In whom we have boldness and 
® access ^ with confidence by the faith 
of him. 

13 ^Wherefore I desire that ye faint 
not at my tribulations ''for you, 
'which is your glory. 

14 For this cause I bow my knees un- 
to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 

15 Of whom "^the whole family in 
heaven and earth is named, 

16 That he would grant you, 'ac- 
cording to the riches of his glory, "^ to 
be strengthened with might by his 
Spirit in " the inner man ; 



A. D. 64. 



a 1 Cor. 3. 17. 

& 6. 19. 

2 Cor. 6. 16. 
b 1 Pet. 2. 5. 

a Acts 21. 33. 

& 28. 17, 20. 

ch. 4. 1. 

Phil 1.7. 13. 

Col. 4. 3, 18. 

2 Tim. 1. 8. 

PhUem. 1. 9. 
b Gal. 5. 11. 

Col. 1. 24. 

2 Tim. 2. 10. 
cRom. 1. 5. 

1 Cor. 4. 1. 

Col. 1. 25. 
d Acts 9. 15. 

Rom. 12. 3. 

Gal. 1. 16. 
e Acts 22. 17. 

& 26. 17, 18. 
f Gal. 1. 12. 
g Rom. 16. 25. 

Col. 1. 26, 27. 
II Or, a little 

before. 
h ch. 1. 9. 10. 
i 1 Cor. 4. 1. 

ch. 6. 19. 

k Acts 10. 23. 
Rom. 16. 25. 

1 ch. 2. 20. 



m Gal. 3. 28. 
ch. 2. 14. 
n ch. 2. 15. 

Gal. 3. 14. 

P Rom. 15. 16. 

Col. 1. 25. 
q Rom. 1. 5. 
r Rom. 15. 18. 

ch. 1. 19. 

Col. 1. 29. 
s 1 Cor. 15. 9. 

1 Tim. 1. 13, 

15. 
t Gal. 1. 16. 

1 Tim. 2. 7. 

2 Tim. 1. 11. 
u ch. 1. 7. 

Col. 1. 27. 

X ch. 1. 9. 
yRom. 16.25. 

1 Cor. 2. 7. 

Col. 1. 26. 
z Ps. 33. 6. 

John 1. 3. 

Col. 1. 16. 

Heb. 1. 2. 
alPet. ]. 12. 
b Rom. 8. 38. 

ch. 1.21. 

Col. 1. 16. 

1 Pet. 3. 22. 
c 1 Cor. 2. 7. 

1 Tim. 3. 16. 
d ch. 1. 9. 
e ch. 2. 18. 
f Heb. 4. 16. 

g Acts 14. 22. 
PhiL 1.14. 

1 Thess. 3. 3. 
h ver. 1. 

i 2 Cor. 1. 6. 

k ch. 1. 10. 
Phil. 2. 9, 10. 

1 Rom. 9. 23. 
Phil. 4. 19. 
Col. 1. 27. 

m ch. 6. 10. 

Col. 1. 11. 

n Rom. 7. 22. 

2 Cor. 4. 16. 



The unity of the Spirit. 



EPHESIANS. 



An exhortation to holiness. 



A. D. 64. 



John 14. 23. 
ch. 2. 22. 

P Col. 1. 23. 

&2. 7. 
q ch. 1. 18. 
r Rom. 10. 3, 

11, \2. 

s John 1. 16. 

ch. 1. -23. 

Cul. 2. 9, 10. 
t Rom. 16. 25. 

Jude 24. 
u 1 Cor. 2. 9. 

1 ver. 7. Col. 
1.29. 

y Rom. 11. 36. 
& 16. 27. 
Heb. 13. 21. 



a ch. 3. 1. 

Philem. 1, 9. 
II Or, in the 

Lord. 

b Phil. 1. 27. 

Col. 1. 10. 

lTliess.2.12. 
c Acts 20. 19. 
. Gal. 5. 23. 

Col. 3. 12. 

d Col. 3. 14. 
e Rom. 12. 5. 

1 Cor. 12. 12. 

ch. 2. 16. 
f 1 Cor. 12. 11. 
g ch. 1. 18. 
h 1 Cor. 8. 6. 

L<c 12. 5. 
i Jude 3. 

ver. 13. 
k Gal. 3. 27. 

I Mai. 2. 10. 
1 Cor. 8. 6. 

m Rom. 11.36. 
n Rom. 12. 6. 

1 Cor. 12. 11. 
Ps. 68. 18. 
P Judg. 5. 12. 

Col. 2. 15. 

II Or, a multi- 
tude of cap- 
tives. 

q John 3. 13. 
&: 6. 33, 62. 
rActs 1.9,11. 

1 Tim. 3. 16. 
Heb. 4. 14. & 
7.26. 

s Acts 2. 33. 
11 Ox, fulfil. 
1 1 Cor. 12. 28. 
u Acts 21. 8. 

2 Tim. 4. 5, 
s Acts 20. 23. 
y Rom. 12. 7. 
z 1 Cor. 12. 7. 
a 1 Cor. 14. 26. 
b Col. 1. 24. 

II Or. into the 
unity. 
c Col. 2. 2. 

11 Or, age. 
dl Cor. 14. 20. 
CoL 1. 28. 

e Is. 28. 9. 
1 Cor. 14. 20. 
f Keb. 13. 9. 
g Matt. 11.7. 



17 "That Christ may dwell in your 
hearts by faith ; that ye, p being root- 
ed and grounded in love, 

18 iMay be able to comprehend 
with all saints "■ what is the breadth, 
and length, and depth, and height ; 

19 And to know the love of Christ, 
which passeth knowledge, that ye 
might be filled 'with all the fulness 
of God. 

20 Now ' unto him that is able to do 
exceeding abundantly " above all that 
we ask or think, ^ according to the 
power that worketh in us, 

21 y Unto him be glory in the church 
by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, 
world without end. Amen. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The apostle exhorteth to unity; 7 sheweth that God 
hath given divers gifts to men for the perfecting of 
the saints ; 17 and, therefore, urgeth them to put off 
the old ma7i which is corrupt, 24 and to put on the 
new man which after God is created in righteous- 
ness and true holiness. 

I THEREFORE, ^ the prisoner H of 
the Lord, beseech you that ye 
^ walk worthy of the vocation where- 
with ye are called, 

2 •= With all lowliness and meekness, 
with longsuifering, forbearing one an- 
other in love ; 

3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of 
the Spirit ^in the bond of peace. 

4 ^ Thcj'e is one body, and ^ one 
Spirit, even as ye are called in one 
^ hope of your calling ; 

5 ^One Lord, ■ one faith, ^'one baptism, 

6 ^ One God and Father of all, who 
is above all, and "" through all, and in 
you all. 

7 But "^ unto every one of us is given 
grace according to the measure of the 
gift of Christ. 

8 Wherefore he saith, ° When he as- 
cended up on high, p he led II captivity 
captive, and gave gifts unto men. 

9 'I Now that he ascended, what is 
it but that he also descended first into 
the lower parts of the earth 1 

10 He that descended is the same 
also '"that ascended up far above all 
heavens, nhat he might II fill all things. 

11 ' And he gave some, apostles ; and 
some, prophets ; and some, " evangel- 
ists ; and some, ^pastors and > teachers ; 

12 ^ For the perfecting of the saints, 
for the work of the ministry, ^ for the 
edifying of ^ the body of Christ : 

13 Till Ave all come n in the unity of 
the faith, " and of the knowledge of 
the Son of God, unto ^ a perfect man, 
unto the measure of the H stature of 
the fulness of Christ : 

14 That we henceforth be no more 
® children, ^ tossed to and fro, and car- 
ried about w ith every ^ wind of doc- 
trine, by the sleight of men, and cun- 



ning craftiness, ^ whereby they lie in 
wait to deceive ; 

15 But ' II speaking the truth in love, 
•^may grow up into him in all things, 
'which is the head, even Christ : 

16 ""From whom the whole body 
fitly joined together and compacted 
by that w^iich every joint supplieth, 
according to the effectual working in 
the measure of every part, maketh 
increase of the body unto the edifying 
of itself in love. 

17 This I say therefore, and testify 
in the Lord, that "ye henceforth walk 
not as other Gentiles walk, "in the 
vanity of their mind, 

18 P Having the understanding dark- 
ened, 1 being alienated from the life of 
God through the ignorance that is in 
them, because of the "■ H blindness of 
their heart : 

19 ^Who being past feeling *have 
given themselves over unto lascivi- 
ousness, to work all uncleanness with 
greediness. 

20 But ye have not so learned Christ ; 

21 " If so be that ye have heard him, 
and have been taught by him, as the 
truth is in Jesus : 

22 That je ^put off concerning ''the 
former conversation ^ the old man, 
which is corrupt according to the de- 
ceitful lusts ; 

23 And =" be renewed in the spirit of 
j^our mind ; 

24 And that ye ''put on the new 
man, which after God " is created in 
righteousness and U true holiness. 

25 Wherefore putting away lying, 
''speak every man truth w'ith his 
neighbour : for ® we are members one 
of another. 

26 ^ Be ye angry, and sin not : let not 
the sun go down upon your wrath : 

27 5 Neither give place to the devil. 

28 Let him that stole steal no more : 
but rather ''let him labour, working 
with his hands the thing which is 
good, that he may have H to give ' to 
him that needeth. 

29 "^ Let no corrupt communication 
proceed out of }^our mouth, but 'that 
which is good H to the use of edifying, 
"' that it may minister grace unto the 
hearers. 

30 And ''grieve not the Holy Spirit 
of God, ° whereby ye are sealed unto 
the day of p redemption. 

31 iLet all bitterness, and wrath, 
and anger, and clamour, and '"evil 
speaking, be put away from you, 
' with all malice : 

32 And * be ye kind one to another, 
tenderhearted, " forgiving one another, 
even as God for Christ's sake hath 
forgiven you. 

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All impurity forhidden. 



EPHESIANS. 



Sundry duties enjoined. 



A. D. 64. 



a Matt. 5. 45. 

Luke 6. 36. 

ch. 4. 32. 
b John 13. 34. 

& 15. 12. 

1 Thess. 4. 9. 

1 John 3. 11. 
c Gal. 2. 20. 

Heb. 7. 27. 

& 9. 14, 26. & 

10. 10, 12. 

1 John 3. 16. 
d Gen. 8. 21. 

2 Cor. 2. 15. 
e Rom. 6. 13. 

1 Cor. 6. 18. 

2 Cor. 12. 21. 
Col. 3. 5. 

1 Thess. 4. 3. 
f 1 Cor. 5. 1. 
g Matt. 12. 35. 

ch. 4. 29. 
h Rom. 1. 28. 
i Cor. 6. 9. 

Gal. 5. 19. 
k Col. 3. 5. 

1 Tim. 6. 17. 

I Gal. 5. 21. 
Rev. 22. 15. 

m Col. 2. 4, 8. 

2 Thess. 2. 3. 
n Rom. 1. 18. 
o ch. 2. 2. 

P Acts 26. 18. 
Rom. 1. 21. 
ch. 2. 11, 12. 
Tit. 3. 3. 

II Or, unbelief. 



q John 8. 12. 

2 Cor. 3. 18. 

1 Thess. 5. 5. 

1 John 2. 9. 
r Luke 16. 8. 

John 12. 36. 
s Gal. 5. 22. 
t Rom. 12. 2. 

Phil. 1. 10. 

1 Thess. 5. 
21. 1 Tim. 2. 
3. 

u 1 Cor. 5. 9. 

2 Cor. 6. 14. 
2 Tliess. 3. 6. 

X Rom. 6. 21. 
Gal. 6. 8. 

y Lev. 19. 17. 
1 Tim. 5. 20. 

z Rom. 1. 24. 

II Or, discov- 
ered. 

a John 3. 20, 
21. Heb. 4. 
13. 

II Or, it. 
b Is. 60. 1. 

Rom. 13. 11. 
c John 5. 25. 

Rom. 6. 4. 

Col. 3. 1. 
d Col. 4. 5. 
e Col. 4. 5. 
f Ecc. 12. 1. 

ch. 6. 13. 
g Col. 4. 5. 
h Rom. 12. 2. 
U Thess. 5. 18. 
k Prov. 23. 20. 

Is. 5. 11. 

Luke 21. 34. 
1 Acts 16, 25. 

1 Cor. 14.26. 

Col. 3. 16. 

James 5. 13. 
m Ps. 34. 1. 

Is. 63. 7. 

Col. 3. 17. 

1 Thess. 5. 18. 

2 Thess. 1.3. 



CHAPTER V. 

They are to he followers of God, 2 to walk in love, 3 
to avoid all kinds of impurity, 7 to have' no fellow- 
ship with the works of darkness, 15 to live circum- 
spectly. 18 and to he filled with the Spirit. 22 The 
duty of wives to their husbands, 25 and of husbands 
to their wives. 

BE ^ ye therefore followers of God, 
as dear children ; 

2 And ^ walk in love, " as Christ also 
hath loved us, and hath given himself 
for us an offering and a sacrifice to 
God ^ for a sweetsmelling savour. 

3 But ® fornication, and all unclean - 
ness, or covetousness, 4et it not be 
once named among you, as becometh 
saints ; 

4 ^ Neither filthiness, nor foolish 
talking, nor jesting, ''which are not 
convenient : but rather giving of 
thanks. 

5 For this ye know, that ' no whore- 
monger, nor unclean person, nor cov- 
etous man, ^ who is an idolater, ' hath 
any inheritance in the kingdom of 
Christ and of God. 

6 ™ Let no man deceive you with 
vain words : for because of these things 
'^ cometh the wrath of God ° upon the 
children of H disobedience. 

7 Be not ye therefore partakers with 
them. 

8 p For ye were sometime darkness, 
but now ^ are ye light in the Lord : 
walk as "■ children of light ; 

9 (For ' the fruit of the Spirit is in all 
goodness and righteousness and truth ;) 

10 ' Proving what is acceptable unto 
the Lord. 

11 And "have no fellowship with 
^ the unfruitful works of darkness, but 
rather ^ reprove them. 

12 ^ For it is a shame even to speak 
of those things which are done of them 
in secret. 

13 But ^ all things that are H reproved 
are made manifest by the light : for 
whatsoever doth make manifest is 
hght. 

14 Wherefore Hhe saith, ^ Awake thou 
that sleepest, and " arise from the dead, 
and Christ shall give thee light. 

15 * See then that ye walk circum- 
spectly, not as fools, but as wise, 

16 ^Redeeming the time, '^ because 
the days are evil. 

17 s Wherefore be ye not unwise, but 
^ understanding ' what the will of the 
Lord is. 

18 And ^ be not drunk with wine, 
wherein is excess ; but be filled with 
the Spirit; 

19 Speaking to yourselves ' in psalms 
and hymns and spiritual songs, sing- 
ing and making melody in your heart 
to the Lord ; 

20 "^ Giving thanks always for all 

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things unto God and the Father "in 
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ ; 

21 ° Submitting yourselves one to 
another in the fear of God. 

22 P Wives, submit yourselves unto 
your own husbands, ^as unto the Lord. 

23 For ""the husband is the head of 
the wife, even as ^ Christ is the head 
of the church : and he is the Saviour 
of ' the body. 

24 Therefore as the church is sub- 
ject unto Christ, so let the wives he to 
their own husbands " in every thing. 

25 ^Husbands, love your wives, even 
as Christ also loved the church, and 
y gave himself for it ; 

26 That he might sanctify and cleanse 
it ^ with the washing of water ^ by the 
word, 

27 ^ That he might present it to him- 
self a glorious church, " not having 
spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing ; 
^ but that it should be holy and with- 
out blemish. 

28 So ought men to love their wives 
as their own bodies. He that loveth 
his wife loveth himself. 

29 For no man ever yet hated his own 
flesh ; but nourisheth and cherisheth 
it, even as the Lord the church : 

30 For ^ we are members of his body, 
of his flesh, and of his bones. 

31 ^ For this cause shall a man leave 
his father and mother, and shall be 
joined unto his wife, and they ^two 
shall be one flesh. 

32 This is a great mystery : but I speak 
concerning Christ and the church. 

33 Nevertheless, ^let every one of 
you in particular so love his wife even 
as himself; and the wife see that she 
' reverence her husband. 

CHAPTER VI. 

The duty of children, and of parents ; 5 of servants, 
andof masters. 10 The a2)ostle exhorteth his brethren 
to be strong in the Lord, 11 to put on the whole ar- 
mour of God, 18 and pray luith all prayer and sup- 
plication in the Spirit. 21 Tychicus commended. 

CHILDREN, *obey your parents 
in the Lord : for this is right. 

2 '' Honour thy father and mother ; 
which is the first commandment with 
promise ; 

3 That it may be well with thee, and 
thou mayest live long on the earth. 

4 And, '^ ye fathers, provoke not your 
children to wrath : but ^ bring them 
up in the nurture and admonition of 
the Lord. 

5 ^ Servants, be obedient to them 
that are your masters according to the 
flesh, ^ with fear and trembling, ^ in sin- 
gleness of your heart, as unto Christ ; 

6 ^ Not with eyeservice, ,as men- 
pleasers ; but as the servants of 
Christ, doing the will of God from the 
heart ; 



The Christianas armour. 



EPHESIANS. 



An ambassador in bonds. 



A. D. 64. 



b 1 John 5. 4. 



7 With good will doing service, as 
to the Lord, and not to men : 

8 ' Knowing that whatsoever good 
thing^any man doeth, the same shall 
he receive of the Lord, ^ whether he 
be bond or free. 

9 And, ye • masters, do the same 
things unto them, H "" forbearing threat- 
ening : knowing that II ° your Master 
also is in heaven ; ° neither is there 
respect of persons with him. 

10 Finally, my brethren, be strong 
in the Lord, and p in the power of his 
might. 

11 1 Put on the whole armour of 
God, that ye may be able to stand 
against the wiles of the devil. 

12 For we wrestle not against t ^ flesh 
and blood, but against ' principalities, 
against powers, against * the rulers of 
the darkness of this world, against 
II spiritual wickedness in H high places. 

13 "^Wherefore take unto you the 
whole armour of God, that ye may be 
able to withstand ^in the evil day, 
and II having done all, to stand. 

14 Stand therefore, yhavingyour loins 
girt about with truth, and ^ having on 
the breastplate of righteousness ; 

15 ^And your feet shod with the 
preparation of the gospel of peace ; 

16 Above all, taking ''the shield of 
faith, wherewith ye shall be able to 



quench all the fiery darts of the 
wicked. 

17 And ° take the helmet of salvation, 
and '^ the sv/ord of the Spirit, which is 
the word of God : 

18 ° Praying always with all prayer 
and supplication in the Spirit, and 
^ watching thereunto with all perseve- 
rance and ^ supplication for all saints ; 

19 ^ And for me, that utterance may 
be given unto me, that I may open 
my mouth ' boldly, to make known 
the mystery of the gospel, 

20 For which ^ I am an ambassador 
^ II in bonds ; that II therein *" I may 
speak boldly, as I ought to speak. 

21 But ° that ye also may know my 
affairs, and how I do, "Tychicus, a 
beloved brother and faithful minister 
in the Lord, shall make known to you 
all things : 

22 P Whom I have sent unto you for 
the same purpose, that ye might know 
our affairs, and that he might comfort 
your hearts. 

23 1 Peace be to the brethren, and 
love with faith, from God the Father 
and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

24 Grace be with all them that love 
our Lord Jesus Christ ' H in sincerity. 
Amen. 

T] Written from Rome unto the Epiiesians by 
Tychicus. 

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A. D. G4. 



c Is. 59. 17. 

1 Thess. 5. 8. 
d Heb. 4. 12. 

Rev. 1. 16. 
e Luke 18. 1. 

Rom. 12. 12. 

Col. 4. 2. 

1 Thess. 5. 17. 
f Matt. 26. 41. 

Mark 13. 33. 
e ch. 1. 16. 

Phil. 1. 4. 

1 Tim. 2. 1. 
h Acts 4. 29. 

Col. 4. 3. 

2 Thess. 3. 1. 
i 2 Cor. 3, 12. 
II Or, in a 

chain. 

II Or, thereof. 
k 2 Cor. 5. 20. 
1 Acts 26. 29. 

Phil. 1. 7, 13. 

2 Tim. 1. 16. 

Philem. 10. 
m Acts 28. 31. 

Phil. 1. 20. 

1 Thess. 2. 2. 
n Col. 4. 7. 

o Acts 20. 4. 

2 Tim. 4. 12. 
Tit. 3. 12. 

P Col. 4. 8. 
q 1 Pet. 5. 14. 



r Tit. 2. 7. 
11 Or, with in- 
corruption. 



A. D. 64. 



a 1 Cor. 1. 2. 
b Rom. 1. 7t 

2 Cor. 1. 2. 

1 Pet. 1. 2. 
c Rom. 1. 8, 9. 

1 Cor. 1. 4. 

Eph. 1. 15. 

Col. 1. 3. 

1 Thess. 1. 2. 

2 Thess. 1. 3. 
II Oi; mention. 
d Rom. 12. 13. 

2 Cor. 8. 1. 
cli. 4. 14, 15. 
e John 6. 29. 

1 Thess. 1. 3. 
f ver. 10. 

S 2 Cor. 3. 2. 
h Eph. 3. 1. 
Col. 4. 3. 

2 Tim. 1. 8. 
11 Or, will 
finish it. 



II Or, ye have 
me in your 
heart. 

i ver. 17. 

k ch. 4. 14. 

II Or, parta- 
kers with me 
of grace. 

I Rorn. 1. 9. 
Gal. 1. 20. 

1 Thess. 2. 5. 
m ch. 2. 26. 

II Or, sense. 
II Or, try. 

II Oi-, differ. 
n 1 Thess. 3. 

12. Philem. 

6. 
Rom. 2. 18. 

Eph. 5. 10. 
p Acts 24. 16. 

1 Thess. 3. 

13. 

q 1 Cor. 1. 8. 
r John 15. 4, 

5. Eph. 2. 

10. Col. 1.6. 
s John 15. 8. 

Eph. 1. 12. 



EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE 



PHILIPPIANS. 



CHAPTER L 

The apostlds salutation. 3 His thanksgiving to God 
for their fellowship in the gospel. 7 His affection 
for them, 9 and prayer for their increase in grace. 
12 His trials were the means of furthering the gos- 
pel. 21 His willingness to glorify Ch7-ist by his life 
or death. 27 He exhorteth them to live as becometh 
the gospel. 

PAUL and Timotheus, the serv- 
ants of Jesus Christ, to all the 
saints ^in Christ Jesus which are at 
Philippi, with the bishops and dea- 
cons : 

2 ^ Grace be unto you, and peace, 
from God our Father and from the 
Lord Jesus Christ. 

3 " I thank my God upon every H re- 
membrance of you, 

4 Always in every prayer of mine 
for you ail making request with joy, 

5 "^For your fellowship in the gos- 
pel from the first day until now ; 

6 Being confident of this very thing, 
that he which hath begun ^ a good 
work in you n will perform it ^ until 
the day of Jesus Christ : 

7 Even as it is meet for me to think 
this of you all, because n I have you 
s in my heart ; inasmuch as both in 
J' my bonds, and in 'the defence and 
confirmation of the gospel, "^ye all are 
II partakers of my grace. 

8 For 'God is my record, "^how 
greatly I long after you all in the 
bowels of Jesus Christ. 

9 And this I pray, ''that your love 
may abound yet more and more in 
knowledge and in all H judgment : 

10 That °ye may H approve things 
that II are excellent ; p that ye may be 
sincere and without offence i till the 
day of Christ ; 

11 Being filled with the fruits of 
righteousness, "■ which are by Jesus 
Christ, ' unto the glory and praise of 
God. 

12 But I would ye should under- 
stand, brethren, that the things ivhich 
happened unto me have fallen out 

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rather unto the furtherance of the 
gospel ; 

13 So that my bonds H in Christ are 
manifest * in all H the palace, and li in 
all other places ; 

14 And many of the brethren in the 
Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, 
are much more bold to speak the 
word without fear. 

15 Some indeed preach Christ even 
of envy and " strife ; and some also of 
good will : 

16 The one preach Christ of con- 
tention, not sincerely, supposing to 
add affliction to my bonds : 

17 But the other of love, knowing 
that I am set for ^ the defence of the 
gospel. 

18 What then? notwithstanding, 
every way, whether in pretence, or 
in truth, Christ is preached ; and I 
therein do rejoice, yea, and will re- 
joice. 

19 For I know that this shall turn 
to my salvation ^ through your pray- 
er, and the supply of ^the Spirit of 
Jesus Christ, 

20 According to my "" earnest expect- 
ation and my hope, that ^ in nothing 
I shall be ashamed, but that *=with 
all boldness, as always, so now also 
Christ shall be magnified in my body, 
whether it be by life, or by death. 

21 For to me to live is Christ, and 
to die is gain. 

22 5ut if I live in the flesh, this is 
the fruit of my labour: yet what I 
shall choose I wot not. 

23 For <^I am in a strait betwixt 
two, having a desire to ® depart, and 
to be with Christ ; which is far bet- 
ter : 

24 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh 
is more needful for you. 

25 And ^having this confidence, I 
know that I shall abide and continue 
with you all for your furtherance and 
joy of faith ; 



Exhortation to humility. 



PHILIPPIANS. 



Timothy is commended. 



A. D. 61 



e 2 Cor. 1. 14. 

& 5. 12. 
h Eph. 4. 1. 

Col. 1. 10. 

1 Thess. 2. 

12. & 4. 1. 



i ch. 4. 1. 

k 1 Cor. 1. 10. 

1 Jude 3. 



m 2 Thess. 1. 

5. 
n Rom. 8. 17. 

2Tim. 2. 11. 

o Acts 5. 41. 
Rom. 5. 3. 
p Eph. 2. 8. 



q Col. 2. 1. 
r Acts 16. 19, 

&c. 1 Thess. 

2.2. 



a 2 Cor. 13. 14. 
b Col. 3. 12. 
c John 3. 29. 
d Rom. 12. 16. 

1 Cor. 1. 10. 

2 Cor. 13. 11. 
] Pet. 3. 8. 

e Gal. 5. 26. 

ch. 1. 15, 16. 

James 3. 14. 
f Rom. 12. 10. 

Eph. 5. 21. 

1 Pet. 5. 5. 
ffl Cor. 10.24. 
hMatt. 11.29. 

John 13. 15. 

1 Pet. 2. 21. 

1 John 2. 6. 
iJohn 1.1,2. 

& 17. 5. 

2 Cor. 4. 4. 
Col. 1. 15. 
Heb. 1. 3. 

k John 5. 18. 
& 10. 33. 

I Ps. 22. 6. 
Is. 53. 3. 
Dan. 9. 26. 
Mark 9. 12. 
Rom. 15. 3. 

m Is. 42. 1. & 
49. 3, 6. & 53. 
11. Ez. 34. 
■23. Zech. 3. 
8. Matt. 20. 
28. Luke 22. 
27. 

II Or, habit. 



n John 1. 14. 

Rom. 1. 3. 

Gal. 4. 4. 

Heb. 2. 14, 17. 
o Matt. 26. 39. 

John 10. 18. 

Heb. 5. 8. & 
, 12. 2. 
p John 17. 1, 

2,5. Acts 2. 

33. Heb. 2. 9. 
q Eph. 1. 20. 

Heb. 1. 4. 
r Is. 45. 23. 

Matt. 28. 18. 

Rom. 14. 11. 

P.,ev. 5. 13. 
s John 13. 13. 

Acts 2. 36. 

Rom. 14. 9. 

1 Cor. 12. 3. 
t ch. 1. 5. 



26 That ^your rejoicing may be 
more abundant in Jesus Christ for 
me by my coming- to you again. 

27 Only ^ let your conversation be as 
it becameth the gospel of Christ : that 
whether I come and see you, or else 
be absent, I may hear of your affairs, 
' that ye stand fast in one spirit, ^ with 
one mind 'striving together for the 
faith of the gospel ; 

2.8 And in nothing terrified by your 
adversaries : "^ which is to them an 
evident token of perdition, ° but to 
you of salvation, and that of God. 

29 For unto you ° it is given in the 
behalf of Christ, p not only to believe 
on him, but also to suffer for his 
sake ; 

30 "J Having the same conflict ''which 
ye saw in me, and now hear to be in 
me. 

CHAPTER H. 

The apostle exhorteth them to be of one mind, 3 to be 
humble and condescending like Christ, 12 and to 
work out their salvation with fear and trembling. 
17 His willingness to suffer for them. 19 He hopeth 
to send Timothy to them, whom he commendeth. 25 
He sendeth to them Epaphroditus, his faithful com- 
panion and fellow soldier. 

IF there be therefore any consolation 
in Christ, if any comfort of love, 
^ if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any 
^ bowels and mercies, 

2 " Fulfil ye my joy, ^ that ye be 
likeminded, having the same love, 
being of one accord, of one mind. 

3 ^ Let nothing be done through strife 
or vainglory ; but ^ in lowliness of 
mind let each esteem others better 
than themselves. 

4 ^ Look not every man on his own 
things, but every man also on the 
things of others. 

5 '^ Let this mind be in you, which 
was also in Christ Jesus : 

6 Who, ' being in the form of God, 
^ thought it not robbery to be equal 
with God : 

7 ' But made himself of no reputa- 
tion, and took upon him the form "of 
a servant, and ° was made in the II like- 
ness of men : 

8 And being found in fashion as a 
man, he humbled himself, and "be- 
came obedient unto death, even the 
death of the cross. 

9 Wherefore God also Phath highly 
exalted him, and i given him a name 
which is above every name : 

10 "■ That at the name of Jesus every 
knee should bow, of things in heaven, 
and things in earth, and things under 
the earth ; 

1 1 And ' that every tongue should 
confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to 
the glory of Goji the Father. 

12 Wherefore, my beloved, * as ye 



have always obeyed, not as in my 
presence only, but now much more 
in my absence, work out your own 
salvation with " fear and trembling : 

13 For ^it is God which worketh in 
you both to Avill and to do of Aw good 
pleasure. 

14 Do all things ^ without murmur- 
ings and ^ dispu tings : 

15 That ye may be blameless and 
II harmless, -^ the sons of God, without 
rebuke, ^ in the midst of "^ a crooked 
and perverse nation, among whom 
II '^ ye shine as lights in the world ; 

16 Holding forth the word of life ; 
that ® I may rejoice in the day of 
Christ, that ^ I have not run in vain, 
neither laboured in vain. 

17 Yea, and if ^ I be + offered upon 
the sacrifice ^ and service of your faith, 
' I joy, and rejoice with you all. 

18 For the same cause also do ye 
joy, and rejoice with me. 

19 II But I trust in the Lord Jesus to 
send ^ Timotheus shortly unto you, 
that I also may be of good comfort, 
when I know your state. 

20 For I have no man ' II likemind- 
ed, who will naturally care for your 
state. 

21 For all '"seek their own, not the 
things which are Jesus Christ's. 

22 But ye know the proof of him, 
■^that, as a son with the father, he 
hath served with me in the gospel. 

23 Him therefore I hope to send 
presently, so soon as I shall see how 
it will go with me. 

24 But ° I trust in the Lord that I 
also myself shall come shortly. 

25 Yet I supposed it necessary to 
send to you p Epaphroditus, my broth- 
er, and companion in labour, and 
1 fellow soldier, ""but your messen- 
ger, and 'he that ministered to my 
wants. 

26 ^For he longed after you all, 
and was full of heaviness, because 
that ye had heard that he had been 
sick. 

27 For indeed he was sick nigh unto 
death : but God had mercy on him ; 
and not on him only, but on me also, 
lest I should have sorrow upon sor- 
row. 

28 I sent him therefore the more 
carefully, that, when ye see him again, 
ye may rejoice, and that I may be the 
less sorrowful. 

29 Receive him therefore in the 
Lord with all gladness ; and " " hold 
such in reputation : 

30 Because for the work of Christ 
he was nigh unto death, not regard- 
ing his life, ^ to supply your lack of 
service toward me. 

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A. D. G4. 



u Eph. 6. 5. 

X 2 Cor. 3. 5. 
Hob. 13.21. 



y 1 Cor. 10. 10. 
1 Pet. 4. 9. 
z Rom. 14. 1. 

II Or, sincere. 
a Miitl. 5. 45. 

Eph. 5. 1. 
b 1 Pet. 2. 12. 
II Or, shine ye. 
c Deut. 32. 5. 
d Matt. 5. 14. 

Eph. 5. 8. 
e 2 Cor. 1. 14. 

1 Thess. 2. 19. 

t Gt. poured 

forth. 
i Gal. 2. 2. 

1 Thess. 3. .5. 
g 2 Tim. 4. 6. 
h Rom. 15. 16. 

II Or, More- 
over. 

i 2 Cor. 7. 4. 
Col. 1. 24. 



II Or, so dear 

unto me. 
kRom. 16.21. 

1 Thess. 3. 2. 
1 Ps. 55. 13. 
ml Cor. 10. 

24,33. & 13. 

5. 2 Tim. 4. 

10, 16. 
n 1 Cor. 4. 17. 

1 Tim. 1. 2. 

2 Tim. 1. 2. 



ch. 1. 25. 
Philem. 22. 



I ch. 4. 



q Philem. 2. 
r 2 Cor. 8. 23, 
s2 Cor. 11. £ 
ch. 4. 18. 
t ch. 1.8. 



II Or, honour 

such. 
u 1 Cor. 16. 18. 

1 Thess. 5. 12. 

1 Tim. 5. 17. 

xl Cor. 16. 17. 
ch. 4. 10. 



PauVs loss for Christ. 



PHILIPPIANS. 



General exhortations. 



A. D. 64. 



a2 Cor. 13.11. 
ch. 4. 4. 
1 Thess. 5. 
16. 



b Is. 56. 10. 

Gal. 5. 15. 
c 2 Cor. 11. 

13. 
d Rom. 2. 28. 

Gal. 5. 2. 
e Deut 10. 16. 

& SO. 6. Jer. 

4.4. Rom. 2. 

29. & 4. 11, 12. 

Col. 2. 11. 
f .fohn 4. 23. 

Rom. 7. 6. 
g Gal. 6. 14. 
h 2 Cor. 11. 18. 
i Gen. 17. 12. 
k 2 Cor. 11. 

22. 

1 Rom. 11.1. 
m 2 Cor. 11. 

22. 
n Acts 23. 6. & 

26. 4, 5. 
o Acts 22. 3. 
Gal. 1. 13. 
P Acts 8. 3. & 

9.1. 

q Rom. 10. 5. 
r Luke 1. 6. 
s Matt. 13. 44. 
t Is. 53. 11. 

Jer. 9. 23, 24. 

John 17. 3. 

1 Cor. 2. 2. 
Col. 2. 2. 



u Rom. 10. 3. 

xRom. 1. 17. 
& 3. 21, 22. 
& 9. 30. & 10. 
3, 6. Gal. 2. 
16. 

y Rom. 6. 3, 4, 
5. & 8. 17. 
2 Cor. 4. 10, 
11. 2 Tim. 2. 
11, 12. 1 Pet. 
4.13. 

z Acts 26. 7. 

a 1 Tim. 6. 12. 

b Heb. 12. 23. 



c Ps. 45. 10. 

Luke 9. 62. 

2 Cor. 5. 16. 
d 1 Cor. 9. 24, 

26. Heb. 6. 1. 

e 2 Tim. 4. 7, 
8. Heb. 12. 1. 
f Heb. 3. 1. 



S 1 Cor. 2. 6 
& 14. 20. 
h Gal. 5. 10. 



CHAPTER III. 

The apostle wametfi them against false teachers, 4 
shewing that he hath greater reason than they to 
trust in the flesh, T but that he counteth all things 
loss for Christ. 12 Acknowledging his own imper- 
fection, hepresseth onward, 15 and exhorteth them 
to imitate his example. 

FINALLY, my brethren, ^rejoice 
in the Lord. To write the same 
things to you, to me indeed is not 
grievous, but for you it is safe. 

2 "^ Beware of dogs, beware of ° evil 
workers, '^beware of the concision. 

3 For we are "the circumcision, 
^ which worship God in the spirit, 
and s rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have 
no confidence in the flesh. 

4 Though ^ I might also have con- 
fidence in the flesh. If any other man 
thinketh that he hath whereof he 
might trust in the flesh, I more : 

5 ' Circumcised the eighth day, "^ of 
the stock of Israel, ^ of the tribe of 
Benjamin, ™ a Hebrew of the Hebrews ; 
as touching the law, " a Pharisee ; 

6 ° Concerning zeal, p persecuting 
the church ; i touching the righteous- 
ness which is in the law, 'blame- 
less. 

7 But ' what things were gain to me, 
those I counted loss for Christ. 

8 Yea doubtless, and I count all 
things hut loss ^ for the excellency of 
the knowledge of Christ Jesus my 
Lord : for whom I have suflfered the 
loss of all things, and do count them 
lut dung, that I may win Christ, 

9 And be found in him, not having 
" mine own righteousness, which is of 
the law, but ^that which is through 
the faith of Christ, the righteousness 
which is of God by faith : 

10 That I may know him, and the 
power of his resurrection, and ^the 
fellowship of his suflferings, being 
made conformable unto his death ; 

11 If by any means I might "^attain 
unto the resurrection of the dead. 

12 Not as though I had already ^ at- 
tained, either were already ^ perfect : 
but I follow after, if that I may ap- 
prehend that for which also I am ap- 
prehended of Christ Jesus. 

13 Brethren, I count not myself 
to have apprehended : but this one 
thing / do., '^ forgetting those things 
which are behind, and ^ reaching 
forth unto those things which are 
before, 

14 "I press toward the mark for the 
prize of ^ the high calling of God in 
Christ Jesus. 

15 Let us therefore, as many as be 
^perfect, "^be thus minded: and if 
in any thing ye be otherwise mind- 
ed, God shall reveal even this unto 
you. 

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16 Nevertheless, whereto we have 
already attained, ^et us walk ''by 
the same rule, Uet us mind the same 
thing. 

17 Brethren, «^be followers together 
of me, and mark them which walk so 
as ° ye have us for an ensample. 

18 (For many walk, of whom I have 
told you often, and now tell you even 
weeping, that they are ° the enemies 
of the cross of Christ : 

19 P Whose end is destruction, 
1 whose God is. their belly, and "" whose 
glory is in their shame, 'who mind 
earthly things.) 

20 For ' our conversation is in heav- 
en ; "^ from whence also we ^ look 
for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus 
Christ : 

21 yWho shall change our vile 
body, that it may be fashioned like 
unto his glorious body, * according 
to the working whereby he is able 
^even to subdue all things unto 
himself. 

CHAPTER IV. 

Particular admonitions. 4 An exhortation to sundry 
duties. 10 His grateful acknowledg?nent of their 
kindness in communicating with his affliction. 19 
Their reward. 21 Salutations andprayer. 

npHEREFORE, my brethren dear- 
JL ly beloved and * longed for, ^ my 
joy and crown, so " stand fast in the 
Lord, my dearly beloved. 

2 I beseech Euodias, and beseech 
Syntyche, ^ that they be of the same 
mind in the Lord. 

3 And I entreat thee also, true 
yokefellow, help those women which 
" laboured with me in the gospel, with 
Clement also, and with other my fel- 
low labourers, whose names are in 
^ the book of life. 

4 s Rejoice in the Lord always : and 
again I say. Rejoice. 

5 Let your moderation be known 
unto all men. ^ The Lord is at 
hand. 

6 ^ Be careful for nothing ; but in 
every thing by prayer and supplica- 
tion with thanksgiving let your re- 
quests be made known unto God. 

7 And ''the peace of God, which 
passeth all understanding, shall keep 
your hearts and minds through Christ 
Jesus. 

8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever 
things are true, whatsoever things are 
II honest, whatsoever things are just, 
whatsoever things are pure, whatso- 
ever things are lovely, 'whatsoever 
things are of good report ; if ifAere be 
any virtue, and if there be any praise, 
think on these things, 

9 "" Those things, which ye have both 
learned, and received, and heard, and 



A. D. 64. 



PauVs strength in Christ. 



PHILIPPIANS. 



The siLjyply of his wants. 



A. D. 64. 



n Or, is revi- 
ved. 
n Rom. 15. 33. 

1 Cor. 14.33. 

2 Cor. 13. 11. 

1 Thes3. 5. 
23. Heb. 13. 
20. 

2 Cor. 11. 9. 
p 1 Tim. 6. G, 8. 
q 1 Cor. 4. 11. 

2 Cor. 6. 10. 
& 11. 27. 



r John 15. 5. 
2 Cor. 12. 9. 



t 2 Cor. 11. 8, 



seen in me, do: and "the God of 
peace shall be with you. 

10 But I rejoiced in the Lord great- 
ly> that now at the last ° your care of 
me II hath flourished again ; wherein 
ye were also careful, but ye lacked 
opportunity. 

11 Not that I speak in respect of 
want : for I have learned, in what- 
soever state I am, "^therewith to be 
content. 

12 *! I know both how to be abased, 
and I know how to abound : every 
where and in all things I am in- 
structed both to be full and to be 
hungry, both to abound and to suffer 
need. 

13 I can do all things '"through 
Christ which strengtheneth me. 

14 Notwithstanding, ye have well 
done, that ^ye did communicate with 
my affliction, 

15 Now ye Philippians know also, 
that in the beginning of the gospel, 
when I departed from Macedonia, * no 
church communicated with me as 



concerning giving and receiving, but 
ye only. 

16 For even in Thessalonica ye sent 
once and again unto my necessity. 

17 Not because I desire a gift : but 
I desire "fruit that may abound to 
your account. 

18 But II I have all, and abound : I am 
full, having received "" of Epaphrodi- 
tus the things which were sent from 
you, y an odour of a sweet smell, a sac- 
rifice acceptable, well pleasing to God. 

19 But my God ^ shall supply all 
your need ^ according to his riches in 
glory by Christ Jesus. 

20 ° Now unto God and our Father 
he glory for ever and ever. Amen. 

21 Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. 
The brethren ''which are with me 
greet you. 

22 All the saints salute you, ^ chiefly 
they that are of Cesar's household. 

23 ^ The grace of our Lord Jesus 
Christ be with you all. Amen. 

U It was written to the Philippians from Rome by 
Epaphroditus. 

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A. D. 64. 



u Rom. 15. 28. 
Tit. 3. 14. 

II Or, Jhni<e 
received all. 
X c\\. 2. 25. 
y Heb. 13. 16. 
z 2 Cor. 9. 12. 



aPs. 23. 1. 

2 Cor. 9. 8. 

b Eph. 1. 7. 



b Epli 

&.3. : 



c Rom. 16. 27. 
Gal. 1. 5. 



d Gal. 1. 2. 
e ch. 1. 13. 
f Rom. 16. 24. 



A. D. 64. 



a Epli. 1. 1. 



b 1 Cor. 4. 17. 
Eph. 6. 21. 



d 1 Cor. 1. 4. 
Eph. 1. 16. 
Phil. 1. 3. & 
4.6. 

e ver. 9. 

Eph. 1. 15. 

Philem. 5. 
f Heb. 6. 10. 

g 2 Tim. 4. 8. 
1 Pet, 1. 4. 



h Matt. 24. 14. 

Mark 16. 15. 

Rora. 10. 18. 

ver. 23. 
i Mark 4. 8. 

John 15. 16. 

Phil. 1. 11. 
k 2 Cor. 6. 1. 

Eph. 3. 2. 

Tit. 2. 11. 

1 Pet. 5. 12. 

I ch. 4. 12. 
Philem. 23. 

m 2 Cor. 11. 

23. lTim.4. 

6. 

n Rom. 13. 30. 
o Eph. ]. 15, 
p 1 Cor. 1.5. 
q Rom. 12. 2. 

Eph. 5. 10. 
r Eph. 1. 8, 

s Eph. 4. 1. 
PhU. 1. 27. 
lThess.2,12. 

I I Thess, 4, 1. 
u John 1.5. 16. 

2 Cor. 9. 8. 
Phil. 1. 11. 

X Eph. 3. 16. 
y Eph. 4. 2. 
z Acts 5. 41. 
Rom. 5. 3. 
a Eph. 5, 20. 

b Acts 26. 18, 

Eph. 1. 11. 
c Eph. 6. 12. 

1 Pet. 2. 9. 
d 1 Thess. 2. 

12. 2 Pet. 1. 

11. 
t Gr. the Son 

of his love. 

e Eph. 1. 7. 



EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE 

TO THE 

COLOSSIANS. 



CHAPTER I. 

The apostle's salutation. 3 His thanksgiving to God, 
for the fruits of the gospel among them, 9 and pray- 
er for their increase in grace. 12 He praiseth the 
Father for his mercy to them through Christ, 15 
who is the image of the invisible God. 21 Their 
reconciliation. 24 The apostWs ministry. 

PAUL, ^ an apostle of Jesus Christ 
by the will of God, and Timo- 
theus our brother, 

2 To the saints ^ and faithful breth- 
ren in Christ which are at Colosse : 
*= Grace be unto you, and peace, from 
God our Father and the Lord Jesus 
Christ. 

3 ^ We give thanks to God and the 
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, pray- 
ing always for you, 

4 ® Since we heard of your faith in 
Christ Jesus, and of ^ the love which 
ye have to all the saints, 

5 For the hope ^ which is laid up for 
5'^ou in heaven, whereof ye heard be- 
fore in the word of the truth of jthe 
gospel ; 

6 Which is come unto you, '^ as it is 
in all the world ; and ' bringeth forth 
fruit, as it doth also in you, since the 
day ye heard of it, and knew ^ the 
grace of God in truth : 

7 As ye also learned of ^ Epaphras 
our dear fellow servant, who is for 
you ™ a faithful minister of Christ ; 

8 Who also declared unto us your 
° love in the Spirit, 

9 ° For this cause we also, since the 
day we heard it, do not cease to pray 
for you, and to desire ^that ye might 
be filled with i the knowledge of his 
will ''in all wisdom and spiritual un- 
derstanding ; 

10 ' That ye might walk worthy of 
the Lord ' unto all pleasing, " being 
fruitful in every good work, and in- 
creasing in the knowledge of God ; 

11 ^ Strengthened with all might, ac- 
cording to his glorious power, ^unto 
all patience and longsuffering ^ with 
joyfulness ; 

12 ^ Giving thanks unto the Father, 
which hatli made us meet to be par- 
takers of ^ the inheritance of the saints 
in light : 

13 Who hath delivered us from '^ the 
power of darkness, '^and hath trans- 
lated us into the kingdom of +his 
dear Son : 

14 ®In whom we have redemption 

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through his blood, even the forgive- 
ness of sins : 

15 Who is ^ the image of the invisible 
God, ^ the firstborn of every creature : 

16 For ^ by him were all things cre- 
ated, that are in heaven, and that are 
in earth, visible and invisible, whether 
they be thrones, or ' dominions, or prin- 
cipalities, or powers : all things were 
created ^ by him, and for him : 

17 * And he is before all things, and 
by him all things consist, 

18 And '"he is the head of the body, 
the church : who is the beginning, ° the 
firstborn from the dead ; that H in all 
things he might have the preeminence. 

19 For it pleased the Father that "in 
him should all fulness dwell ; 

20 And, II P having made peace through 
the blood of his cross, ^by him to rec- 
oncile ""all things unto himself; by 
him, / say, whether they be things in 
earth, or things in heaven. 

21 And you, Hhat were sometime 
alienated and enemies II in your mind 
* by wicked works, yet now hath he 
reconciled 

22 " In the body of his flesh through 
death, ^ to present you holy and un- 
blameable and unreproveable in his 
sight : 

23 If ye continue in the faith 
y grounded and settled, and be ^not 
moved away from the hope of the 
gospel, which ye have heard, '^ and 
which was preached ''to every crea- 
ture which is under heaven ; " where- 
of I Paul am made a minister ; 

24 ^Who now rejoice in my suffer- 
ings ^ for you, and fill up *' that which 
is behind of the afflictions of Christ in 
my flesh for s his body's sake, which 
is the church : 

25 Whereof I am made a minister, 
according to •' the dispensation of God 
which is given to me for you, II to 
fulfil the word of God ; 

26 Even ' the mystery which hath 
been hid from ages and from genera- 
tions, ^ but now is made manifest to 
his saints : 

27 ' To whom God would make 
known what is •" the riches of the 
glory of this mystery among the 
Gentiles ; which is Christ H in you, 
" the hope of glory : , 

28 Whom we preach, ° warning every 



Paul's conflict for them. 



COLOSSIANS. 



The ritual law abolishecl. 



A. D. 64. 

p2Cor. 11.2. 

Eph. 5. 27. 
q I Cor. 15. 

10. 
r ch. 2. 1, 
s Eph. 1. 19. 

& 3. 7, 20. 



II Or, fear, or, 

care. 
a Phil. 1. 30. 

ch. 1. 29. 

1 Thess. 2. 2. 

b 2 Cor. 1. 6. 
c ch. 3. 14. 



d Phil. 3. 
ch. 1. 9. 



II Or, JVherein. 
e 1 Cor. 1. 24. 

& 2. 6. 7. 

Eph. I. 8. 

ch. 1. 9. 
f Rom. 16. 18. 

? Cor. 11. 13. 

Eph. 4. 14. & 

3. 6. ver. 8, 

18. 
g 1 Cor. 5. 3. 

I Thess. 2. 
17. 

h 1 Cor. 14. 

40. 

i 1 Pet. 5. 9. 
k I Thess. 4. 

J. JudeS. 
1 Eph. 2. 21, 

22. fc 3. 17. 

ch. 1. 23. 

m Jer. 29. 8. 
Rom. 16. 17. 
Eph. 5. 6. 
ver. 18. 
Heb. 13. 9. 

II Or, ele- 
ments. 

n Matt. 15. 2. 

Gal. 1. 14. 
Gal. 4. 3, 9. 

ver. 20. 
p John 1. 14. 

cb. I. 19. 
q John 1. 16. 
r Eph. 1. 20. 

1 Pet. 3. 22. 
! ch. 1. 16. 
t Deut. 10. 16. 

Jer. 4. 4. 

Rora. 2. 29. 

Phil. 3. 3. 
n Rom. 6. 6. 

Eph. 4. 22. 

ch. 3. 8, 9. 
X Rom. 6. 4. 
y ch. 3. 1. 
z Eph. 1. 19. 

t3. 7. 
a Acts 2. 24. 
b Eph. 2. 1, 

5. 6. 11. 



Eph. 2. 15. 



man, and teaching- every man in all 
wisdom ; p that we ma}' present every 
man perfect in Christ Je.sus : 

29 iWhereuiito I also labour, ''stri- 
ving' * according- to his working, which 
worketh in me mightily. 

CHAPTER II. 

TJie apostle's solicitude for them. 5 He exhorteth them 
to constancy in Christ, 8 to beware of philosoj^hy and 
Vdin deceit, 16 and not to submit to legal ordinances, 
20 which are ended in Christ. 

FOR I would that ye knew what 
great H ^ conflict I have for you, 
and /or' them at Laodicea, and/or as 
many as have not seen my face in the 
flesh ; 

2 '" That their hearts might be com- 
forted, " being knit together in love, 
and unto all riches of the full as- 
surance of understanding, ^ to the 
acknowledgment of the mystery of 
God, and of the Father, and of Christ ; 

3 II "= In w^hom are hid all the treas- 
ures of wisdom and knowledge. 

4 And this I say, * lest any man should 
beguile you with enticing words. 

5 For = though I be absent in the 
flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, 
joying and beholding ^ your order, 
and the ' steadfastness of your faith in 
Christ. 

6 ''As ye have therefore received 
Christ Jesus the Lord, so w^alk ye in 
him : 

7 ' Rooted and built up in him, and 
stablished in the faith, as ye have 
been taught, abounding therein with 
thanksgiving. 

8 ™ Beware lest an}'^ man spoil you 
through philosophy and vain deceit, 
after "the tradition of men, after the 
!l ° rudiments of the world, and not 
after Christ. 

9 For P in him dwelleth all the ful- 
ness of the Godhead bodily. 

10 lAnd ye are complete in him, 
'"which is the head of all 'principality 
and power : 

11 In whom also ye are ' circumcised 
with the circumcision made without 
hands, in " putting off the body of the 
sins of the flesh by the circumcision 
of Christ : 

12 "" Buried with him in baptism, 
wherein also ^ye are risen with hi?n 
through ^ the faith of the operation of 
God, ^who hath raised him from the 
dead. 

13 ^ And you, being dead in your sins 
and the uncircumcision of your flesh, 
hath he quickened together with him, 
having forgiven you all trespasses ; 

14 " Blotting out the handwriting of 
ordinances that was against us, Avhich 
was contrary to us, and took it out of 
the way, nailing it to his cross ; 



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15 And •* having spoiled ^principali- 
ties and poAvers, he made a shew of 
them openly, triumphing over them 
II in it. 

16 Let no man therefore ^judge you 
II s in meat, or in drink, or H in respect 
** of a holyday, or of the new moon, 
or of the sabbath dai/.s : 

17 ' Which are a shadow of things to 
come ; but the body is of Clirist. 

18 ^ Let no man H beguile you of your 
reward t in a voluntary humility and 
worshipping of angels, intruding into 
those things ' which he hath not seen, 
vainly pufied up by his fleslily mind, 

19 And not holding "' the Head, 
from which all the body by joints 
and bands having nourishment min- 
istered, and knit together, increaseth 
with tlie increase of God. 

20 Wherefore if ye be ° dead with 
Christ from ° the n rudiments of the 
world, P why, as though living in the 
w^orld, are ye subject to ordinances ; 

211 Touch not, taste not, handle not ; 

22 Which all are to perish with the 
using, "■ after the commandments and 
doctrines of men 1 

23 ' Which things have indeed a shew 
of wisdom in ' will-worship, and hu- 
mility, and II neglecting of the body ; 
not in any honour to the satisfying of 
the flesh. 

CHAPTER III. 

They are exhorted to set their affection on things above, 
5 to mortify their carnal desires, 9 to speak the 
truth, 12 to be kind and humble, 16 and to lei the 
word of Christ dwell in them richly. 18 Sundry 
relative duties enjoined. 

IF ye then ^be risen with Christ, 
seek those things which are above, 
where ^ Christ sitteth on the right 
hand of God. 

2 Set your n aflTection on things 
above, not on things on the earth. 

3 " For ye are dead, ^ and your life is 
hid wdth Christ in God. 

4 ^ When Christ, ivho is ^ our life, 
shall appear, then shall ye also ap- 
pear with him = in glory. 

5 ^ ^Mortify therefore ' your members 
which are upon the earth ; ^ fornica- 
tion, uncleanness, inordinate affection, 
'evil concupiscence, and covetousness, 
™ which is idolatry : 

6 " For which things' sake the wrath 
of God Cometh on °the children of 
disobedience : 

7 Pin the which ye also walked 
sometime, when ye lived in them. 

8 "^ But now ye also put off all 
these ; anger, wrath, malice, blas- 
phemy, "■ filthy communication out of 
your mouth. 

9 ' Lie not one to another, ' seeing 
that ye have put off the old man with 
his deeds ; 

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A. D. 64. 



II Or, in him- 
»elf. 

II Or, for eat- 
ing and 
drinking. 

II Or, in part. 



II Or, judge 

against you. 
t Gr. being a 

voluntary in 

humility. 
a Gen. 3. 15. 

Ps. 68. 18. 

78.53. 12. 

Malt. 12. 29. 

Luke 10. 18. 

John 12. 31. 

Eph. 4. 8. 

Heb. 2. 14. 
e Eph. 6. \Z 
i Rom. 14. 3. 
fe' Rora. 14. 2. 

1 Cor. 8. 8. 
II Or, element*. 
h Rom. 14. 5. 

Gal. 4. 10. 
i Heb. 8. 5. & 

9. 9. & 10. 1. 
k ver. 4. 

I Ez. 13. 3. 

1 Tim. 1. 7. 
m Eph. 4. 15j 

16. 
n Rom. 6. 3, 5. 

& 7. 4, 6; 

Gal. 2. 19. 

Eph. 2. 15. 

II Or, punish- 
ing, or, not 
sparing. 

ver. 8. 
P Gal. 4. 3, 9. 
q 1 Tim. 4. 3. 
r f 8. 29. 13. 

Matt. 15. 9. 

Tit. 1. 14. 
s 1 Tim. 4. 8. 
t ver. 18. 
a Rom. 6. 5. 

Eph. 2. 6. 

ch. 2. 12. 



Or, 



id. 



b Rom. 8. 34. 

Eph. 1. 20. 
c Rom. 6. 2. 

Gal. 2. 20. 

ch. 2. 20. 
d 2 Cor. 5. 7. 

ch. 1. 5. 
e 1 John 3. 2. 
f John 11. 25. 
S 1 Cor. 15. 43. 

Phil. 3. 21. 
h Rom. 8. 13. 

Gal. 5. 24. 
i Rom. 6. 13. 
k Eph. 5. 3. 
1 1 Thess. 4.5. 
m Eph. 5. 5. 
nRom. 1. 18. 

Eph. 5. 6. 

Rev. 22. 15. 
o Eph. 2. 2. 
p Rom. 6. 19. 

1 Cor. 6. 11. 

Eph. 2. 2. 

Tit. 3. 3. 
q Eph. 4. 22. 

Heb. 12. 1. 

James 1. 21. 

1 Pet. 2. 1. 
r Eph. 4. 29. 
s Lev. 19. 11. 

Eph. 4. 25. 
t Eph. 4. 22. 



£Jxhortation to godliness. 



COLOSSIANS. 



Sundry duties enjoined. 



A. D. 64. 

u Rom. 12. 2. 
X Eph. 4. 23. 
y Eph. 2. 10. 
z Rom. 10. 13. 

1 Cor. 12. 13. 

Gal. 3. 28. 

Eph. 6. 8. 
a Eph. 1. 23. 
bEph. 4. 24.' 
c I These. 1. 4. 

1 Pet. 1. 2. 

2 Pet. 1. 10. 
d Gal. 5. 22. 

Eph. 4. 2. 
Phil. 2. 1. 



II Or, com- 
plaint. 

e Mark 11. 25. 
Eph. 4. 2. 
f 1 Pet. 4. 8. 
g Johu 13. 34. 
Rom. 13. 8. 
1 Cor. 13. 
Eph. 5. 2. 
1 Thess. 4. 9. 
I Tim. 1. 5. 
1 John 3. 23. 
Ii Eph. 4. S. 
I i Rom.. 14. 17. 
I Phil. 4. 7. 
' k 1 Cor. 7. 15. 
I 1 Eph. 2. 16. 
I m ch. 2. 7. 
n 1 Cor. 14. 26. 
Eph. 5. 19. 
! ch. 4. 6. 
j plCor. 10. 31. 



q Rom. 1 . 8. 

Eph. 5. 20. 

ch. 1. 12. 

I Thess. 5. 18 

Heb. 13. 15. 
r Eph. 5. 22. 

Tit. 2. 5. 

1 Pet. 3. 1. 
s Eph. 5. 3. 
t Eph. 5. 25. 

I PLt. 3. 7. 
u Eph. 4. 31. 
X Epi). 6. 1. 
y Eph. 5. 24. 

Tit. 2. 9. 
z Eph. 6. 4. 



a Eph. 6. 5. 

1 Tim. 6. 1. 

Tit. 2. 9. 

1 Pet. 2. 18. 
b ver. 20. 
c Philem. 16. 
d Eph. 6. 6, 7. 



e Eph. 6. 8. 
1 1 Cor. 7. 22. 



eRom. 2. 11. 
Eph. 6. 9. 
1 Pet. 1. 17. 
Deut. 10. 17. 



a Eph. 6. 9. 



10 And have put on the new man, 
which "is renewed in knowledge 
"^ after the image of him that ^ cre- 
ated him : 

1 1 Where there is neither ^ Greek 
nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircum- 
cision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor 
free : * but Christ is all, and in all. 

12 ^ Put on therefore, " as the elect 
of God, holy and beloved, '^bowels 
of mercies, kindness, humbleness of 
mind, meekness, longsufFering ; 

13 ^ Forbearing one another, and for- 
giving one another, if any man have a 
ii quarrel against any : even as Christ 
forgave you, so also do ye. 

14 ^And above all these things ^put 
on charity, which is the ^ bond of per- 
fectness. 

15 And let ' the peace of God rule in 
your hearts, ''to the which also ye 
are called ' in one body ; "^ and be ye 
thankful. 

16 Let the word of Christ dwell in 
you richly in all wisdom ; teaching 
and admonishing one another "in 
psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, 
singing ° with grace in your hearts to 
the Lord. 

17 And P whatsoever ye do in word 
or deed, do all in the name of the 
Lord Jesus, 'i giving thanks to God 
and the Father by him. 

18 '"Wives, submit yourselves unto 
your own husbands, ^ as it is fit in the 
Lord. 

19 ' Husbands, love your wives, and 
be not "bitter against them. 

20 ^ Children, obey your parents ^'in 
all things : for this is well pleasing 
unto the Lord. 

21 '^ Fathers, provoke not your chil- 
dren to anger, lest they be discour- 
aged. 

22 ^ Servants, obey "^ in all things your 
masters " according to the flesh ; not 
with eyeservice, as menpleasers ; but 
in singleness of heart, fearing God : 

23 "^And whatsoever ye do, do it 
heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto 
men ; 

24 ^ Knowing that of the Lord ye 
shall receive the reward of the in- 
heritance : '^for ye serve the Lord 
Christ. 

25 But he that doeth wrong shall 
receive for the wrong which he hath 
done : and ^ there is no respect of 
persons. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The duty of masters. 2 An exhortation to continue 
in prayer, 5 and to walk wisely toward them that 
are without. 7 Tychicus and Onesimus commended. 
10 Sundry salutations. 

ASTERS% give unto your serv- 
ants that which is just and equal ; 

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M 



knowing that ye also have a Master 
in heaven. 

2 ^ Continue in prayer, and watch 
in the same " with thanksgiving ; 

3 ^ Withal praying also for us, that 
God would * open unto us a door of 
utterance, to speak ^the mystery of 
Christ, 5 for which I am also in bonds : 

4 That I may make it manifest, as 
I ought to speak. 

5 '' Walk in wisdom toward them 
that are without, ' redeeming the time. 

6 Let your speech be always ^ with 
grace, ' seasoned with salt, ™ that ye 
may know how ye ought to answer 
every man. 

7 " All my state shall Tychicus de- 
clare unto you, who is a beloved 
brother, and a faithful minister and 
fellow servant in the Lord : 

8 ° Whom I have sent unto you for 
the same purpose, that he might know 
your estate, and comfort your hearts ; 

9 With P Onesimus, a faithful and 
beloved brother, who is one of you. 
They shall make known unto you all 
things which are done here. 

10 "i Aristarchus my fellow prisoner 
saluteth you, and *■ Marcus, sister's 
son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye 
received commandments : if he come 
unto you, receive him,) 

11 And Jesus, which is called Justus, 
who are of the circumcision. These 
only are my fellow workers unto the 
kingdom of God, which have been a 
comfort unto me. 

12 ^ Epaphras, who is one of you, a 
servant of Christ, saluteth you, al- 
ways II* labouring fervently for you 
in prayers, that ye may stand " per- 
fect and II complete in ail the will of 
God. 

13 For I bear him record, that he 
hath a great zeal for you, and them 
that are in Laodicea, and them in Hi- 
erapolis. 

14 ^ Luke, the beloved physician, and 
J' Demas, greet you. 

15 Salute the brethren which are 
in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and '^ the 
church which is in his house. 

16 And when ^ this epistle is read 
among you, cause that it be read also 
in the church of the Laodiceans ; and 
that ye likewise read the epistle from 
Laodicea. 

17 And say to ^Archippus, Take 
heed to " the ministry which thou 
hast received in the Lord, that thou 
fulfil it. 

18 ^ The salutation by the hand of 
me Paul. ^ Remember my bonds. 
^ Grace he with you. Amen. 

TJ Written from Rome to the Colossians by Tychi- 
cus and Onesimus. 



A. D. 54. 



a 2 Cor. 1. 19. 
2 Thess. 1. 1. 
1 Pet. 5. 12. 



b Eph. 1. 2. 



c Rom. 1. 8, 

Eph. ]. 16. 

Philem. 4. 
(I ch. 2. 13. 
e John 6. 29. 

Gal. 5. 6. 

ch. 3. 6. 

2 Thess. 1. 3, 

11. James 2. 

17. 
f Rom. IG. 6. 

Heb. 6. 10. 
II Or, beloved 

of God, yoicr 

election. 
S Col. 3. 12. 

2 Thess. 2. 13. 
li Mark IG. 20. 

1 Cor. 2. 4. & 
4. 20. 

i 2 Cor. 6. 6. 
k Col. 2. 2. 

Heb. 2. 3. 
1 ch. 2. 1, 5, 

10. 2 Thess. 

3.7. 
m 1 Cor. 4. 16. 

& 11. I. 

Phil. 3. 17. 

ch. 2. 14. 

2 Thess. 3. 9. 
n Acts 5. 41. 

Heb. 10. 34. 
o Rom. 10. 18. 
P Rom. 1. 8. 

2 Thess. 1. 4. 



q ch. 2. 1. 

r 1 Cor. 12. 2. 
Gal. 4. 8. 



3 Rom. 2. 7. 

Phil. 3. 20. 

Tit. 2. 13. 

2 Pet. 3. 12, 

Rev. 1. 7. 
t Acts 1. 11. 

ch. 4. 16. 

2 Thess. 1. 7. 
u Acts 2. 24. 
X Matt. 3. 7. 

Rom. 5. 9. 

ch. 5. 9. 

a ch. 1. 5, 9. 



FiRST EPISTLE OF PAUL TIIE APOSTLE 

TO THE 

THESSALONIANS. 



CHAPTER 1. 

The talutation. 2 The apostle's thanksgiving and 
prayer to God in their behalf. 5 The manner in 
•which the gospel came to them. 7 The influence of 
their example in spreading the gospel. 

PAUL, and ^ Silvanus, and Timo- 
theus, unto the church of the 
Thessalonians which is in God the 
Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ : 
^ Grace be unto you, and peace, from 
God our Father and the Lord Jesus 
Christ. 

2 °We g-ive thanks to God always 
for you all, making- mention of you 
in our prayers ; 

3 '^ Remembering without ceasing 
^ your work of faith, ^ and labour of 
love, and patience of hope in our 
Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of 
God and our Father ; 

4 Knowing, brethren H beloved, ^your 
election of God. 

5 For ''our gospel came not unto you 
in word only, but also in power, and 
' in the Holy Ghost, ^ and in much as- 
surance ; as 'ye know what manner of 
men we were among you for your sake. 

6 And ™ ye became followers of us, 
and of the Lord, having received the 
word in much affliction, " with joy of 
the Holy Ghost : 

7 So that ye were ensamples to all 
that believe in Macedonia and Achaia. 

8 For from you "sounded out the 
word of the Lord not only in Mace- 
donia and Achaia, but also p in every 
place your faith to God-ward is spread 
abroad ; so that we need not to speak 
any thing, 

9 For they themselves shew of us 
"i what manner of entering in we had 
unto you, ""and how ye turned to God 
from idols to serve the living and true 
God; 

10 And 'to wait for his Son * from 
heaven, "whom he raised from the 
dead, even Jesus, which delivered us 
"^ from the wrath to come. 

CHAPTER H. 

The manner in which the gospel 2oas first preached 
to them. 7 How the apostle had behaved himself 
among them. 13 Their reception of the gospel, and 
suffering for its sake. 17 His desire to see them, 
and the reason of his absence. 

FOR ^yourselves, brethren, know 
our entrance in unto you, that it 
was not in vain : 



2 But even after that we had suf- 
fered before, and were shamefully 
entreated, as ye know, at "^ Philippi, 
" we were bold in our God '' to speak 
unto you the gospel of God ®with 
much contention. 

3 '^For our exhortation was not of 
deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in 
guile : 

4 But as ^we were allowed of God 
''to be put in trust Avith the gospel, 
even so we speak ; 'not as pleasing men, 
but God, ^ which trieth our hearts. 

5 For ' neither at any time used we 
flattering words, as ye know, nor a 
cloak of covetousness ; "' God is wit- 
ness : 

6 ° Nor of men sought we glory, 
neither of you, nor yet of others, 
when ° we might have H been '' bur- 
densome, 'I as the apostles of Christ. 

7 But ""we were gentle among you, 
even as a nurse cherisheth her chil- 
dren : 

8 So being affectionately desirous 
of you, we were willing Ho have im- 
parted unto you, not the gospel of 
God only, but also 'our own souls, 
because ye were dear unto us. 

9 For ye remember, brethren, our 
labour and travail : for " labouring 
night and day, ^because we would 
not be chargeable unto any of you, we 
preached unto you the gospel of God. 

10 y Ye are witnesses, and God also., 
''^ how holily and justly and unblame- 
ably we behaved ourselves among you 
that believe : 

11 As ye know how we exhorted 
and comforted and charged every one 
of you, as a father doth his children, 

12 ^That ye would walk worthy of 
God, ^ who hath called you unto his 
kingdom and glory, 

13 For this cause also thank we God 
•= without ceasing, because, when ye 
received the word of God which ye 
heard of us, ye received it ''not as the 
word of men, but, as it is in truth, the 
word of God, which effectually work- 
eth also in you that believe. 

14 For ye, brethren, became follow- 
ers ^ of the churches of God which 
in Judea are in Christ Jesus : for ^ye 
also have suffered like things of your 

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A. D. 54 



b Acts 16. 22. 
c ch. 1.5. 
d Acts 17. 2. 
e Phil. 1.30. 
Col. 2. 1. 

f 2 Cor. 7. 2. 
2 Pet. 1. 10. 



g: 1 Cor. 7. 25. 

1 Tim. 1. 12. 
h 1 Cor. 9. 17. 

Gal. 2. 7. 

Tit. 1. 3. 
i Gal. 1. 10. 
k Prov. 17. 3. 

Rom. 8. 27. 

I Acts 20. 3.3. 

2 Cor. 2. 17. 
m Rom. 1. 9. 

n Johns. 41. 

1 Tim. 5. 17. 

II Or, used au- 
thority. 

o 1 Cor. 9.4.6. 

2 Cor. 10. 2. 
2 Thess. 3. 9. 
Philem. 8, 9. 

P2 Cor. 11. 9. 

2 Thess. 3. 8. 
q 1 Cor. 9. 1. 
r 1 Cor. 2. 3. 

2 Cor. 13. 4. 

2 Tim. 2. 24. 
sRom. 1. 11. 

k. 15. 29. 
t 2 Cor. 12. 15. 
u Acts 20. 34. 

1 Cor. 4. 12. 

2 Cor. 11.9. 
2 Thess. 3. 8. 

x2 Cor. 12. 13, 
14. 

y ch. 1. 5. 

z 2 Cor. 7. 2. 
2 Thess. 3. 7. 



a Eph. 4. 1. 

Phil. 1. 27. 

Col. 1. 10. 

ch. 4. 1. 
b 1 Cor. 1. 9. 

ch. 5. 24. 

2 Thess. 2. 14. 

2 Tim. 1. ,9. 
c ch. 1. 3. 
d Matt. 10. 40. 

Gal. 4. 14. 

2 Pet. 3. 2. 



e Gal. 1. : 



f Acts 17. 5, 
13. 



The apostle comforted. 



I. THESSALONIANS. 



Exhortation to godliness. 



A. D. 54 



S Heb. 10. 33, 
34. 

II Or, chased 
us out. 
h Acts 2. 23. & 

3. 15. & 5. 30. 
i Matt. 5. 12. 

& 23. 34. 37. 

Luke 13. 33, 

34. Acts 7. 

52. 
k Eslh, 3. 8. 

Luke 11. 52. 

Acts 13. 50. 

& 14. 19. fc 

17. 13. t 18. 

42. & 19. 9. k. 

22. 21, 22. 
m Gen. 15. 16. 

Matt. 23. 32. 
n I\Iatt. 24. 6, 

14. 
I Cor. 5. 3. 

Col. 2. 5. 
p eh. 3. 10. 
II Or, glory- 
ing ? 
q Rom. 1. 13. 

& 15. 22. 
r 2 Cor. 1. 14. 

Phil. 2. 16. & 

4. L 

s Prov. 16. 31. 
t 1 Cor. 15. 23. 

ch. 3. 13. 

Rev. 1. 7. & 

22. 12. 

a ver. 5. 

b Acts 17. 15. 



: Rom. 16. 21. 

1 C or. 16. 10. 

2 Cor. 1. 19. 



d Eph. 3. 13. 



e Acts 9. 16. 
& 14. 22. & 
20. 23. & 21. 

11. lCor.4. 
9. 2 Tim. 3. 

12. 1 Pet. 2. 
2L 

f Acts 20. 24. 
S ver. 1. 



h 1 Cor. 7. 5. 

2 Cor. 11. 3. 
i Gal. 2. 2. & 

4. 11. Phil. 2. 

16. 
k Acts 18. 1,5. 



I Phil. 1. 8. 

m 2 Cor. 1. 4. 
& 7. 6, 7, 13. 



n Phil. 4. 1. 



o ch. 1. 2. 



P Acts 26. 7. 

2 Tim. 1. 3. 
q Rom. 1. 10, 

11. & 15. 32. 
t ch. 2. 17. 



own countrymen, ^even as they have 
of .the Jews : 

15 *> Who both killed the Lord Jesus, 
and ' their own prophets, and have 
II persecuted us ; and they please not 
God, ^ and are contrary to all men : 

16 'Forbidding- us to speak to the 
Gentiles that they might be saved, 
™ to fill up their sins always : "^ for 
the wrath is come upon them to the 
uttermost. 

17 But we, brethren, being taken 
from you for a short time °in pres- 
ence, not in heart, endeavoured the 
more abundantly p to see your face 
with great desire. 

18 Wherefore we would have come 
unto you, even I Paul, once and 
again ; but i Satan hindered us. 

19 For •■ what is our hope, or joy, or 
* crown of H rejoicing 1 Are not even 
ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus 
Christ * at his coming ? 

20 For ye are our glory and joy. 

CHAPTER IIL 

T'VJiy the apostle had sent Timotheus to them. 6 The 
comfort he took in Ms 7'eport concerning them. 10 
His desire tosee them, \2and that they may abound 
in love one toward, another. 

TTT^HEREFORE ^when we could 
V T no longer forbear, ^ we thought 
it good to be left at Athens alone ; 

2 And sent " Timotheus, our brother, 
and minister of God, and our fellow 
labourer in the gospel of Christ, to 
establish you, and to comfort you con- 
cerning your faith : 

3 ^ That no man should be moved by 
these afflictions : for yourselves know 
that ® we are appointed thereunto. 

4 ^ For verily, when we were with 
you, we told you before that we 
should suffer tribulation ; even as it 
came to pass, and ye know. 

5 For this cause, ^ when I could no 
longer forbear, I sent to know your 
faith, '^lest by some means the tempter 
have tempted you, and ' our labour be 
in vain. 

6 ^ But now when Timotheus came 
from you unto us, and brought us 
good tidings of your faith and char- 
ity, and that ye have good remem- 
brance of us always, desiring greatly 
to see us, ' as we also to see you : 

7 Therefore, brethren, "'we were com- 
forted over you in all our affliction 
and distress by your faith : 

8 For now we live, if ye " stand fast 
in the Lord. 

9 ° For what thanks can we render 
to God again for you, for all the joy 
wherewith we joy for your sakes be- 
fore our God ; 

10 P Night and day Spraying exceed- 
ingly '^ that we might see your face, 

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' and might perfect that which is lack- 
ing in your faith 1 

11 Now God himself and our Father, 
and our Lord Jesus Christ, H * direct 
our way unto you. 

12 And the Lord "make you to 
increase and abound in love ^ one to- 
ward another, and toward all men, 
even as we do toward you : 

13 To the end he may >' stablish your 
hearts unblameable in holiness before 
God, even our Father, at the coming 
of our Lord Jesus Christ ^ with all his 
saints. 

CHAPTER IV. 

They are exhorted to increase in godliness, 3 to ab- 
stain from fornication and fraud, 9 to love one an- 
other, 11 and quietly to follow their own business. 
13 He comforteth them in relation to those who had 
fatten asleep in Jesus. 

FURTHERMORE then we H be- 
seech you, brethren, and H exhort 
7/ou by the Lord Jesus, ^that as ye 
have received of us ^ how ye ought 
to walk " and to please God, so ye 
would abound more and more. 

2 For ye know what commandments 
we gave you by the Lord Jesus. 

3 For this is '* the will of God, even 
^your sanctification, ^that ye should 
abstain from fornication : 

4 ^ That every one of you should 
know how to possess his vessel in 
sanctification and honour ; 

5 ''Not in the lust of concupiscence, 
'even as the Gentiles ^ which know 
not God : 

6 ' That no man go beyond and II de- 
fraud his brother H in any matter : 
because that the liOrd "' is the aveng- 
er of all such, as w^e also have fore- 
warned you and testified. 

7 For God hath not called us unto 
uncleanness, "but unto holiness. 

8 ° He therefore that H despise th, de- 
spiseth not man, but God, p who hath 
also given unto us his Holy Spirit. 

9 But as touching brotherly love lye 
need not that I write unto you : for 
"■ ye yourselves are taught of God ' to 
love one another. 

10 'And indeed ye do it toward all 
the brethren which are in all Mace- 
donia : but we beseech you, brethren, 
" that ye increase more and more ; 

11 And that ye study to be quiet, 
and ^"to do your own business, and 
y to work with your own hands, as we 
commanded you ; 

12 ^ That ye may walk honestly to- 
ward them that are without, and that 
ye may have lack H of nothing. 

13 But I would not have you to be 
ignorant, brethren, concerning them 
which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, 
^ even as others '' which have no hope. 

14 For ''if we believe that Jesus died 



The bereaved consoled. 



I. THESSALONIANS. 



Sundry exhortations. 



A. D. 54. 



a 1 Cor. 15. 18. 

ch. 3. 13. 
e 1 Kings 13. 

17, 18. &, 20. 

35. 
i 1 Cor. 15. 51. 



S Matt. 24. 30. 
Acts 1. 11. 
2 Thess. 1. 7. 



h 1 Cor. 15. 52. 
il Cor. 15,23. 

kl Cor. 15.51. 



1 Acts 1. 9. 

Rev. 11. 12. 
m John 14. 3. 

& 17. 24. 
il Or, exhort, 
n ch. 5. lU 



Matt. 24. 3. 
Acts 1. 7. 
b ch. 4. 9. 



c Matt. 24. 43. 
Luke 12. 39. 
2 Pet. 3. 10. 
Rev. 3. 3. 

d Is. 13. 6-9. 

Luke 17. 27. 

& 21. 34. 

2 Thess. 1. 9. 
e Jer. 13. 21. 

Hos. 13. 13. 
f Rom. 13. 12. 

1 John 2. 8. 



g Eph. 5. 8. 



li Matt. 25. 5. 

i Matt. 24. 42. 

Rom. 13. 11, 

1 Pet. 5. 8. 
k Luke 21. 34. 

Rom. 13. 13. 

1 Cor. 15. 34. 

Eph. 5. 14. 
1 Acts 2. 15. 

m Ts. 59. 17. 
Eph. 6. 14. 



and rose again, even so "^ them also 
which sleep in Jesus will God bring 
with him. 

15 For this we say unto you ^ by the 
word of the Lord, that ^ we which are 
alive and remain unto the coming 
of the Lord shall not prevent them 
which are asleep. 

16 For s the Lord himself shall de- 
scend from heaven with a shout, with 
the voice of the archangel, and with 
'* the trump of God : ' and the dead in 
Christ shall rise first : # 

17 ^Then we which are alive and 
remain shall be caught up together 
with them 4n the clouds, to meet 
the Lord in the air: and so "* shall we 
ever be with the Lord. 

18 "Wherefore H comfort one another 
with these words. 

CHAPTER V. 

The coming of the Lord. 6 They are exhorted to be 
sober and watchful, 12 to respect and love their spir- 
itual teachers, 14 to warn the unruly, and to follow 
that which is good. 16 Sundry precepts. 23 The 
conclusion. 

BUT of ^ the times and the seasons, 
brethren, ^ ye have no need that 
I write unto you. 

2 For yourselves know perfectly 
that "^the day of the Lord so cometh 
as a thief in the night. 

3 For when they shall say, Peace and 
safety; then '^sudden destruction com- 
eth upon them, ® as travail upon a wo- 
man with child ; and they shall not 
escape. 

4 ^ But ye, brethren, are not in dark- 
ness, that that day should overtake 
you as a thief. 

5 Ye are all ^ the children of light, 
and the children of the day : we are 
not of the night, nor of darkness. 

6 ^ Therefore let us not sleep, as do 
others; but 4et us watch and be 
sober. 

7 For ''they that sleep sleep in the 
night ; and they that be drunken ' are 
drunken in the night. 

8 But let us, who are of the day, be 
sober, ™ putting on the breastplate of 
faith and love ; and for a helmet, the 
hope of salvation. 



9 For " God hath not appointed us to 
wrath, ° but to obtain salvation by our 
Lord .Tesus Christ, 

10 I' Who died for us, that, whether 
we wake or sleep, we should live to- 
gether with him, 

111 Wherefore H comfort yourselves 
together, and edify one another, even 
as also ye do. 

12 And we beseech you, brethren, 
■"to know them which labour among 
you, and are over you in the Lord, 
and admonish you ; 

13 And to esteem them very highly 
in love for their work's sake, ^ And 
be at peace among yourselves. 

14 Now we II exhort you, brethren, 
' warn them that are II unruly, " com- 
fort the feebleminded, ^'support the 
weak, ybe patient toward all men. 

15^ See that none render evil for evil 
unto any man; but ever * follow that 
which is good, both among yourselves, 
and to all men. 

16 '' Rejoice evermore, 

17 *= Pray without ceasing, 

18 "^ In every thing give thanks : for 
this is the will of God in Christ Jesus 
concerning you, 

19 ® Quench not the Spirit, 

20 ^ Despise not prophesyings, 

21 s Prove all things ; ^ hold fast that 
which is good, 

22 'Abstain from all appearance of 
evil. 

23 And ''the very God of peace 
' sanctify you wholly ; and / pray 
God your whole spirit and soul and 
body ™be preserved blameless unto the 
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

24 " Faithful is he that calleth you, 
who also will do it. 

25 Brethren, ° pray for us. 

26 p Greet all the brethren with a 
holy kiss. 

27 I II charge you by the Lord, that 
1 this epistle be read unto all the holy 
brethren, 

28 "■ The grace of our Lord Jesus 
Christ be with you. Amen, 

TJ The first epistle unto the Thessalonians was writ- 
ten from Athens. 

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A. D. .54, 



n Rom. 9. 22. 
ch. 1. 10. 

1 Pet. 2. 8. 
Jude 4. 

2 ThcBS. 2. 
13. 

II Or, exhort. 
p Rom. 14. 8. 

2 Cor. 5. 15. 
q ch. 4. 18. 

r 1 Cor. 16.18. 
Phi!. 2. 29. 

1 Tim. 5. 17. 
Heb. 13. 17. 

s Mark 9. 50. 

t 2 Thess. 3. 
11. 

u Heb. 12. 12. 

X Rom. 14. 1. 
k. 15. 1. 
GiU. G. 1,2. 

II Or, beseech. 

II Or. disor- 
derly. 

y Gal. 5. 22. 
Eph. 4. 2. 
Col. 3. 12. 

2 Tim. 4. 2. 
z Lev. 19. 18. 

Prov. 20. 22. 

& 24. 29. 

Matt. 5. 39. 

Rom. 12. 17. 

1 Cor. 6. 7. 

1 Pet. 3. 9. 
» Gal. 6. 10. 

ch. 3. 12. 
b 2 Cor. 6. 10. 

Phil. 4. 4. 
c Luke 18. 1. 

&.21.36. 

Rom. 12. 12. 

Eph. 6. 18. 

Col. 4. 2. 

1 Pet. 4. 7. 
d Eph. 5. 20. 

Col. 3. 17. 
e E;)h. 4. 30. 

1 Tim. 4. 14. 

2 Tim. 1. 6. 

1 Cor. 14. 30. 
f 1 Cor. 14. 1. 
S 1 Cor. 2. 15. 

1 John 4. 1. 
h Phil. 4. 8. 

i ch. 4. 12. 
k PhU. 4. 9. 

I ch. 3. 13. 

ra 1 Cor. 1. 8. 
n 1 Cor. 1. 9. 

2 Thess. 3. 3. 

II Or, adjure. 
Col. 4. 3. 

2 Thess. 3. 1. 
p Rom. 16. IG. 
a Col. 4. 16. 

2 Thess. 3. 

14. 
r Rom. 16. 20. 

2 Thess. 3. 13. 



A. D. 54. 



a 2 Cor. 1.19. 
blThess. 1.1. 
c 1 Cor. 1. 3. 



d 1 Thess. 1. 
2, 3. & 3. 6, 1 
ch. 2. 13. 



e 2 Cor. 7. 14. 

&9. 2. 

1 Thess. 2. 

19, 20. 
f 1 Thess. 1.3. 
S I Thess. 2. 

14. 
h Phil. 1. 28. 



1 Thess. 2. 
14. 



1 Rev. 14. 13. 
m I Thess. 4. 

16. Jude 14. 
t Gr. the 

angels of his 

power. 
l\ Or, yield- 
ing. 
n Heb. 10. 27. 

& 12. 29. 

2 Pet. 3. 7. 

Rev. 21. 8. 
o Ps. 79. 6. 

1 Thess. 4. 5. 
P Rom. 2. 8. 

q Phil. 3. 19. 

2 Pet. 3. 7. 
r Deut. 33. 2. 

Is. 2, 19. ch. 

2. 8. 
s Ps. 89. 7. 
t Ps. 68. 35. 



II Or, vouch- 
safe. 

u ver. 5. 

xIThess. 1.3. 

y 1 Pet. 1. 7. 
& 4. 14. 



SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE 



THESSALONIANS. 



CHAPTER I. 

The salutation. 3 The apostle's thanksgiving to God 
for their faith, love, and patience in persecution. 6 
He console th them under trials in view of the judg- 
ment of God; 11 and prayeth that Christ may he 
glorified in them. 

PAUL, ''and Silvanus, and Timo- 
theus, unto the church of the 
Thessalonians ^ in God our Father 
and the Lord Jesus Christ : 

2 "^ Grace unto you, and peace, from 
God our Father and the Lord Jesus 
Christ. 

3 ^ We are bound to thank God al- 
ways for you, brethren, as it is meet, 
because that your faith groweth ex- 
ceedingly, and the charity of every 
one of you all toward each other 
aboundeth ; 

• 4 So that ^ we ourselves glory in you 
in the churches of God, ^ for your pa- 
tience and faith ^in all your persecu- 
tions and tribulations that ye endure : 

5 Which is'^Si manifest token of the 
righteous judgment of God, that ye 
may be counted worthy of the king- 
dom of God, ' for which ye also suf- 
fer : 

6 ^ Seeing it is a righteous thing with 
God to recompense tribulation to them 
that trouble you ; 

7 And to you who are troubled ' rest 
with us, when °' the Lord Jesus shall 
be revealed from heaven with t his 
mighty angels, 

8 " In flaming fire H taking vengeance 
on them °that know not God, and 
P that obey not the gospel of our Lord 
Jesus Christ : 

9 1 Who shall be punished with ever- 
lasting destruction from the presence 
of the Lord, and "" from the glory of 
his power ; 

10 ' When he shall come to be glo- 
rified in his saints, *and to be admired 
in all them that believe (because our 
testimony among you was believed) 
in that day. 

11 Wherefore also we pray always 
for you, that our God would II " count 
you worthy of this calling, and fulfil 
all the good pleasure of his goodness, 
and ^ the work of faith with power : 

12 y That the name of our Lord 

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Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, 
and ye in him, according to the 
grace of our God and the Lord Jesus 
Christ. 

CHAPTER H. 

The coming of the Lord not im7nediately at hand. 3 
A great apostasy to precede it. 15 They are exhort- 
ed to standfast in the truth, 

NOW we beseech you, brethren, 
^ by the coming of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, ^and by our gathering 
together unto him, 

2 '' That ye be not soon shaken in 
mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, 
nor by word, nor by letter as from 
us, as that the day of Christ is at 
hand. 

3 ^ Let no man deceive you by any 
means : for that day shall not come, 
^ except there come a falling away 
first, and ^ that man of sin be reveal- 
ed, ^ the son of perdition ; 

4 Who opposeth and ^ exalteth him- 
self ' above all that is called God, or 
that is worshipped ; so that he as God 
sitteth in the temple of God, shewing 
himself that he is God. 

5 Remember ye not, that, when I 
was yet with you, I told you these 
things 1 

6 And now ye know what II with- 
holdeth that he might be revealed in 
his time. 

7 For ^ the mystery of iniquity doth 
already work : only he who now let- 
teth will let, until he be taken out of 
the way. 

8 And then shall that Wicked be 
revealed, ' whom the Lord shall con- 
sume ™ with the spirit of his mouth, 
and shall destroy ''with the bright- 
ness of his coming : 

9 Even him, whose coming is " after 
the working of Satan with all power 
and P signs and lying wonders, 

10 And with all deceivableness of 
unrighteousness in i them that perish ; 
because they received not the love of 
the truth, that they might be saved. 

11 And '■for this cause God shall 
send them strong delusion, ^ that they 
should believe a lie : 

12 That they all might be damned 



Steadfastness urged. 



II. THESSALONIANS. 



Busyhodies rebuked. 



A. D. 54. 



t Rom. 1. 32. 

u ch. 1. 3, 

X 1 Thess. 1. 

4. 

y Eph. 1. 4. 
z Luke 1. 75. 

1 Pet. 1. 2. 



a John 17. 22. 

] These. 2. 12. 

1 Pet. 5. 10. 
b 1 Cor. IG. 

13. Phil. 4.1. 
c 1 Cor. 11. 2. 

ch. 3. 6. 



e 1 John 4. 10. 
Rev. 1. 5. 



f 1 Pet. 1. 3. 



g 1 Cor. 1. 8. 
1 Thess. 3. 
13. lPet.5. 
10. 



a Epli. 6. 19. 

Col. 4. 3. 

1 Thess. 5. 

25. 
t Gr. may 

run. 



b Rom. 15. 31. 

t Gr. absurd. 

c Acts 28. 24. 
Rom. 10. 16. 
d 1 Cor. 1. 9. 

1 Thess. 5. 
24. 

e John 17. 15. 

2 Pet. 2. 9. 

f 2 Cor. 7. 16. 
Gal. 5. 10. 

g 1 Chr. 29. 
18. 

tl Or, the pa- 
tience of 
Christ. 
1 Thess. 1. 3. 



who believed not the truth, but * had 
pleasure in unrighteousness. 

1.3 But "we are bound to give thanks 
always to God for you, brethren be- 
loved of the Lord, because God ^hath 
yfrom the beginning chosen you to 
salvation ^through sanctification of 
the Spirit and belief of the truth : 

14 Whereunto he called you by our 
gospel, to ^the obtaining of the glory 
of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

1.5 Therefore, brethren, ''stand fast, 
and hold "^ the traditions which ye have 
been taught, whether by word, or our 
epistle. 

16 ''Now our Lord Jesus Christ him- 
self, and God, even our Father, " which 
hath loved us, and hath given us ever- 
lasting consolation and '^good hope 
through grace, 

1 7 Comfort your hearts, ^ and stablish 
you in every good word and work. 

CHAPTER IIL 

The apostle desireth their prayers for himself. 3 His 
confidence in them. 6 He commandeth them to with- 
draw from every one that walketh disorderly. IG 
Prayer and salutation. 

FINALLY, brethren, ^pray for us, 
that the word of the Lord t may 
have/ree course, and be glorified, even 
as it is with you : 

2 And ''that we may be delivered 
from t unreasonable and wicked men : 
" for all men have not faith. 

3 But '^ the Lord is faithful, who shall 
stablish you, and ^ keep you from evil. 

4 And 'we have confidence in the 
Lord touching you, that ye both do 
and will dO' the things which we 
command you. 

5 And ^ the Lord direct your hearts 
into the love of God, and into II the 
patient waiting for Christ. 

6 Now we command you, brethren, 
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 



''that ye withdraw yourselves 'from 
every brother that walketh ^ disor- 
derly, and not after ' the tradition 
which he received of us. 

7 For yourselves know "'hov»r ye 
ought to follow us : for " we behaved 
not ourselves disorderly among you ; 

8 Neither did we eat any man's 
bread for nought ; but ° wrought with 
labour and travail night and day, that 
we might not be chargeable to any 
of you : 

9 ^ Not because we have not power, 
but to make 'J ourselves an ensample 
unto you to follow us. 

10 For even when we were with 
you, this we commanded you, ""that if 
any would not work, neither should 
he eat. 

11 For we hear that there are some 
^ which walk among you disorderly, 
'working not at all, but are busy- 
bodies. 

12 "Now them that are such we 
command and exhort by our Lord 
Jesus Christ, " that with quietness 
they work, and eat their own bread. 

13 But ye, brethren, ^ H be not weary 
in well doing. 

14 And if any man obey not our 
word by this epistle, H note that man, 
and i have no company with him, that 
he may be ashamed. 

15 ^ Yet count him not as an enemy, 
^ but admonish him as a brother. 

16 Now " the Lord of peace himself 
give you peace always by all means. 
The Lord be with you all. 

17 "^The salutation of Paul with 
mine own hand, which is the token 
in every epistle : so I write. 

18 ® The grace of our Lord Jesus 
Christ be with you all. Amen. 

^ The second epistle to the Thessalonians was writ- 
ten from Athens. 

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A.D.54. 

h Rom. 16. 17 
ver. 14. 

1 Tim. 6. 5.. 

2 John 10. 

i 1 Cor. 5. 11. 

k 1 Thess. 4. 
11. & 5. 14. 
ver. 11, 12, 
14. 

I ch. 2. 15. 

m 1 Cor. 4. 16. 
& 11. 1. 

1 Thess. 1. 
6,7. 

n 1 Thess. 2. 

10. 
o Acts 18. 3. &. 

20. 34. 

2 Cor. 11. 9. 

1 Thess. 2. 9. 
P 1 Cor. 9. 6. 

1 Thees. 2. 6. 
q ver. 7. 
rGen. 3. 19. 

1 Thess. 4. 

11. 

s ver. 6. 
t 1 Thess. 4. 

11. 1 Tim. 

5. 13. 1 Pet. 

4. 15, 
u 1 Thess. 4. 

11. 

X Eph. 4. 28. 
y Gal. 6. 9. 

II Or, faint 

7)Ot. 



II Or, signify 
that man by 
an epistle. 

z Matt. 18. 17. 
1 Cor. 5. 9, 
11. ver. 6. 

a Lev. 19. 17. 
1 Thess. 5. 
14. 

b l-it. 3. 10. 

c Rom. 15.33. 
& 16. 20. 

1 Cor. 14. 33. 

2 Cor. 13. II. 
1 Thess. 5. 
23. 

d 1 Cor. 16. 

21. Col. 4. 

18. 
e Rom. 16. 24. 



A. D. 65. 



a Acts 9. 15. 

Gal. 1.1,11. 
b ch. 2. 3. & 4. 

10. Tit. 1. 3. 

& 2. 10. & 3. 

4. Jude25. 
c Col. 1. 27. 
d Acts 16. 1. 

1 Cor. 4. 17. 
e Tit. 1. 4. 

f Gal. 1. 3. 

2 Tim. 1. 2. 
g Acts 20. 1, 

3. PhU. 2. 24. 
h Gal. 1. 6. 7. 
ell. 6. 3. 10. 

i ch. 4. 7. & 6. 

I 4, 20. 2 Tim. 

2. 14, 16, 23. 

Tit. 1. 14. & 

; 3. 9. 

' k ch. 6. 4. 

I Rom. 13. 8, 
j 10. Gal. 5. 
14. 
m 2 Tim. 2. 22. 



I II Or, Twt aim- 
I ing at. 
n ch. 6. 4, 20. 



o ch. 6. 4. 
P Rom. 7. 12. 



q Gal. 3. 19. & 
5.23. 



r ch. 6. 3. 
; 2 Tim. 4. 3. 
I Tit. 1. 9. & 
1 2. 1. 
: s ch. 6. 15. 
' t 1 Cor. 9. 17. 
I Gal. 2. 7. 
I Col. 1. 25. 
! 1 Thess. 2. 4. 

ch. 2. 7. 
1 2 Tim. 1.11. 
' Tit. 1. 3. 
j u 2 Cor. 12. 9. 
I X 1 Cor. 7. 25. 
2 Cor. 3. 5, 

6. & 4. 1. 

Col. 1. 25. 



FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE 

TO 

TIMOTHY. 



CHAPTER I. 

The apostle's salutation. 3 The reason why he left 
him at Ephesiis. 5 The use and end of the law. 12 
Paul's gratitude to Christ in being put into the min- 
istry. 18 This charge he committeth to Timothy. 
20 Hymeneus and Alexander delivered to Satan. 

PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ 
*by the commandment ^of God 
our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, 
'^ which is our hope ; 

2 Unto •* Timothy, ^my own son in 
the faith : ^ Grace, mercy, and peace, 
from God our Father and Jesus Christ 
our Lord. 

3 As I besought thee to abide still 
at Ephesus, ^when I went into Ma- 
cedonia, that thou mightest charge 
some ^ that they teach no other doc- 
trine, 

4 ' Neither give heed to fables and 
endless genealogies, "^ which minister 
questions, rather than godly edifying 
which is in faith : so do. 

5 Now ^ the end of the command- 
ment is charity ™ out of a pure heart, 
and of a good conscience, and of faith 
unfeigned : 

6 From which some H having swerv- 
ed have turned aside unto ° vain jang- 
ling; 

7 Desiring to be teachers of the law ; 
°understanding neither what they say, 
nor whereof they affirm. 

8 But we know that Pthe law is 
good, if a man use it lawfully ; 

9 '^ Knowing this, that the law is 
not made for a righteous man, but for 
the lawless and disobedient, for the 
ungodly and for sinners, for unholy 
and profane, for murderers of fathers 
and murderers of mothers, for man- 
slayers, 

10 For whoremongers, for them that 
defile themselves with mankind, for 
menstealers, for liars, for perjured 
persons, and if there be any other 
thing that is contrary "■ to sound doc- 
trine ; 

11 According to the glorious gospel 
of ^ the blessed God, ' which was com- 
mitted to my trust. 

12 And I thank Christ Jesus our 
Lord, "who hath enabled me, ""for 
that he counted me faithful, ^ putting 
me into the ministry ; 

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13 ^Who was before a blasphemer, 
and a persecutor, and injurious : but 
I obtained mercy, because *I did it 
ignorantly in unbelief. 

14 ^ And the grace of our Lord was 
exceeding abundant " with faith ^ and 
love which is in Christ Jesus. 

15^ This is a faithful saying, and 
worthy of all acceptation, that ^ Christ 
Jesus came into the world to save 
sinners ; of whom I am chief. 

16 Howbeit for this cause ^I ob- 
tained mercy, that in me first Jesus 
Christ might shew forth all longsuf- 
fering, ^ for a pattern to them which 
should hereafter believe on him to life 
everlasting. 

17 Now unto 'the King eternal, 
^ immortal, ' invisible, ^ the only wise 
God, ° be honour and glory for ever 
and ever. Amen. 

18 This charge °I commit unto thee, 
son Timothy, P according to the proph- 
ecies which went before on thee, that 
thou by them mightest "^ war a good 
warfare ; 

19 '"Holding faith, and a good con- 
science ; which some having put away 
concerning faith 'have made ship- 
wreck : 

20 Of whom is * Hymeneus and 
" Alexander ; Avhom I have ^ deliver- 
ed unto Satan, that they may learn 
not to y blaspheme. 

CHAPTER H. 

Prayer to he made for all men. 9 How women are 
to he attired. 11 They are to learn in silence, and 
are not to usurp authority over men. 

Ill EXHORT therefore, that, first of 
all, supplications, prayers, inter- 
cessions, and giving of thanks, be 
made for all men ; 

2 ^ For kings, and ^for all that are 
in U authority ; that we may lead a 
quiet and peaceable life in all godli- 
ness and honesty, 

3 For this is '^good and acceptable 
in the sight ^ of God our Saviour ; 

4 ^ Who will have all men to be 
saved, ^and to come unto the knowl- 
edge of the truth. 

5 s For there is one God, and ^ one 
mediator between God and men, the 
man Christ Jesus ; 



Of bishops and deacons. 



I. TIMOTHY. 



Directions to Timothy. 



A. D. 65. 



II Or, a testi- 
mony. 
i Matt. 20. 28. 

Mark 10. 45. 

Eph. 1. 7. 

Tit. 2. 14. 
k 1 Cor. 1. 6, 

2Tliess. 1.10. 

2 Tim. 1. 8. 
1 Rom. 5. 6. 

Gal. 4. 4. 

Eph. 1. 9. & 

3. 5. Tit. 1. 

3. 
m Eph. 3. 7. 

2Tim. 1. 11. 
il Or, plaited. 
n Rom. 9. 1. 
o Rom. 11. 13. 

&. 15. 16. 

Gal. 1. 16. 
P Mai. 1. 11. 

John 4. 21. 
q Ps. 134. 2. . 

Is. 1. 15. 
r 1 Pet. 3. 3. 
s 1 Pet. 3. 4, 
t ] Cor. 14. 34. 
u Eph. 5. 24. 
X Gen. 1. 27. 

k. 2, 18. 22. 

1 Cor. 11. 8. 
y Gen. 3. 6. 

2 Cor. 11. 3. 



a ch. 1. 15. 

b Acts 20. 28. 
Phil. 1. 1. 

c Eph. 4. 12. 

<lTit. 1.6. 
i e ch. 5. 9. 
I II Or, modest. 
. f 2 Tim. 2.24. 

': II Or, Not 
ready to 
quarrel, and 
offer wrong, 
as one in, 
wine. 

g ver. 8. Tit. 

1.7. 
h 2 Tim. 2. 24. 
i 1 Pet. 5. 2. 
k 2 Tim. 2. 24.* 

I Tit. 1. 6. 

II Or, one new- 
ly come to the 
faith. 

m Is. 14. 12. 



n Acts 22. 12. 

1 Cor. 5. 12. 

1 Thess. 4. 

12. 
o ch. 6. 9. 
I 2 Tim. 2. 26. 
j P Acts 6. 3. 
q ver. 3. 

Lev. 10. 9. 

Ez. 44. 21. 
r ch. 1. 19. 



6 ' Who gave himself a ransom for I 
all, ^ II to be testified ' in due time. 

7 •" Whereunto I am ordained a 
preacher, and an apostle, ("I speak 
the-vtruth in Christ, and lie not,) "a 
teacher of the Gentiles in faith and 
verity. 

8 1 will therefore that men pray 
P every where, i lifting up holy hands, 
without wrath and doubting. 

9 In like manner also, that "■ women 
adorn themselves in modest apparel, 
with shamefacedness and sobriety ; 
not with II braided hair, or gold, or 
pearls, or costly array ; 

10 'But, which becometh women 
professing godliness, with good works. 

11 Let the woman learn in silence 
with all subjection. 

12 But 'I suffer not a woman to 
teach, " nor to usurp authority over 
the man, but to be in silence. 

13 For ^Adam was first formed, 
then Eve. 

14 And yAdam was not deceived, 
but the woman being deceived was 
in the transgression. 

15 Notwithstanding she shall be 
saved in childbearing, if they con- 
tinue in faith and charity and holi- 
ness with sobriety. 

CHAPTER HI. 

The qualifications of a bishop, 8 and of deacons. 14 
Why he writeth these things to Timothy. 16 The 
mystery of godliness. 

THIS ^ is a true saying. If a man 
desire the office of a ^ bishop, he 
desire th a good "^ work. 

2 ''A bishop then must be blame- 
less, ® the husband of one wife, vigi- 
lant, sober, II of good behaviour, given 
to hospitality, 'apt to teach ; 

3 ^ II Not given to wine, ^ no striker, 
'not greedy of filthy lucre ; but ''pa- 
tient, not a brawler, not covetous ; 

4 One that ruleth well his own 
house, ' having his children in subjec- 
tion with all gravity ; 

5 For if a man know not how to 
rule his own house, how shall he take 
care of the church of God 1 

6 Not II a novice, lest being lifted up 
with pride *" he fall into the condem- 
nation of the devil. 

7 Moreover he must have a good 
report ° of them which are without ; 
lest he fall into reproach °and the 
snare of the devil. 

8 Likewise must p the deacons be 
grave, not double-tongued, inot given 
to much wine, not greedy of filthy 
lucre ; 

9 "^ Holding the mystery of the faith 
in a pure conscience. 

10 And let these also first be proved ; 



then let them use the office of a dea- 
con, hemg found blameless. 

11 'Even so must their wives be 
grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful 
in all things, 

12 Let the deacons be the husbands 
of one wife, ruling their children and 
their own houses well. 

13 For ' they that have II used the 
office of a deacon well purchase to 
themselves a good degree, and great 
boldness in the faith which is in 
Christ Jesus. 

14 These things write I unto thee, 
hoping to come unto thee shortly : 

15 But if I tarry long, that thou 
mayest know how thou oughtest to 
behave thyself " in the house of God, 
which is the church of the living God, 
the pillar and II ground of the truth. 

16 And without controversy great 
is the mystery of godliness : ^ God was 
t manifest in the flesh, ^ justified in 
the Spirit, ^seen of angels, "^ preached 
unto the Gentiles, '' believed on in 
the world, " received up into glory. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The Spirit spcaketh of a departure from the faith in 
the latter times 6 Timothy is to put the brethren 
in remembrance of these things. 8 Godliness is 
projitable. 12 He is to be an example of the believ- 

NOW the Spirit ^speaketh ex- 
pressly, that ^ in the latter times 
some shall depart from the faith, giv- 
ing heed *= to seducing spirits, "^and 
doctrines of devils ; 

2 ^ Speaking lies in hypocrisy ; ^hav- 
ing their conscience seared with a hot 
iron ; 

3 ^Forbidding to marry, ^and com- 
manding to abstain from meats, which 
God hath created ' to be received ^ with 
thanksgiving of them which believe 
and know the truth. 

4 For ^ every creature of God is good, 
and nothing to be refused, if it be re- 
ceived with thanksgiving : 

5 For it is sanctified by the word of 
God and prayer. 

6 If thou put the brethren in remem- 
brance of these things, thou shalt be a 
good minister of Jesus Christ, " nour- 
ished up in the words of faith and of 
good doctrine, whereunto thou hast 
attained. 

7 But " refuse profane and old wives' 
fables, and "exercise thyself rather 
unto godliness. 

8 For P bodily exercise profiteth II lit- 
tle : 1 but godliness is profitable unto 
all things, ^ having promise of the 
life that now is, and of that which is 
to come. 

9 ' This is a faithful saying, and wor- 
thy of all acceptation. 

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Directions about widows. 



I. TIMOTHY. 



Of elders that rule welL 



A. D. 65. 



t 1 Cor. 4. 11, 

12. 
u ch. 6. 17. 
X Ps. 36. 6. & 

107. 2, 6, &c. 
y ch. 6. 2. 

z I Cor. 16. 11. 

Tit. 2. 15. 
a Tit. 2. 7. 

1 Pet. 5. 3. 



b 2 Tim. 1. 6. 
c ch. 1. 18. 
d Acts 6. 6. & 

8. 17. & 13. 3. 

& 19. 6. 

ch. 5. 22. 

2 Tim. I. 6. 

II Or, in all 
things. 
e Acts 20. 28. 



g Rom. 11. 14. 
1 Cor. 9. 22. 
James 5. 20. 



a Lev. 19. 32. 



b ver. 5, 16. 



II Or, kindness. 
c Gen. 45. 10, 

11. Matt. 15. 

4. Eph. 6. 

1,2. 
d ch. 2. 3. 
e 1 Cor. 7. 32. 
f Luke 2. 37. 

& 18. 1. 

II Or, deli- 
cately. 

S Acts 26. 7. 

h James 5. 5. 

i ch. 1. 3. & 4. 
11. & 6. 17. 

k Is. 58. 7. 
Gal. 6. 10. 

II Or, kindred. 



II Or, chosen. 
1 2 Tim. 3. 5. 

Tit. 1. IG. 
m Matt. 18.17. 
n Luke 2. 36. 

ch. 3. 2. 

Acts 16. 15. 

Heh. 13. 2. 

1 Pet. 4. 9. 
P Geu. 18. 4. 

& 19. 2. 

Luke 7. 38. 

44. Joha 13. 

5,14. 



10 For therefore * we both labour and 
suffer reproach, because we "* trust in 
the living God, ^who is the Saviour 
of all men, specially of those that be- 
lieve. 

11 >" These things command and 
teach. 

12 ^ Let no man despise thy youth ; 
but ^ be thou an example of the be- 
lievers, in word, in conversation, in 
charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 

13 Till I come, give attendance to 
reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. 

14 ^ Neglect not the gift that is in 
thee, which was given thee ^ by proph- 
ecy, ^ with the laying on of the hands 
of the presbytery. 

15 Meditate upon these things ; give 
thyself wholly to them ; that thy prof- 
iting may appear H to all. 

16 ® Take heed unto thyself, and un- 
to the doctrine ; continue in them : 
for in doing this thou shalt both ^ save 
thyself, and ^ them that hear thee. 

CHAPTER V. 

Rules to be observed in reproving. 3 Of widows. 17 
Of elders. 23 A precept for Timothy's health. 24 
Sorhe men's sins go before them unto judgment, and 
some men's do follow after. 

REBUKE ^not an elder, but en- 
treat him as a father ; and the 
younger men as brethren ; 

2 The elder women as mothers ; the 
younger as sisters, with all purity. 

3 Honour widows ^ that are widows 
indeed. 

4 But if any widow have children or 
nephews, let them learn first to shew 
II piety at home, and "^ to requite their 
parents : ^ for that is good and accept- 
able before God. 

5 ^ Now she that is a widow indeed, 
and desolate, trusteth in God, and ^con- 
tinueth in supplications and pray^ers 
^ night and day. 

6 ^ But she that liveth II in pleasure 
is dead while she liveth. 

7 ' And these things give in charge, 
that they may be blameless. 

8 But if any provide not for his own, 
"^and specially for those of his own 
11 house, ' he hath denied the faith, 
"^ and is worse than an infidel. 

9 Let not a widow be H taken into 
the number under threescore years old, 
= having been the wife of one man, 

10 Well reported of for good works ; 
if she have brought up children, if 
she have "lodged strangers, if she 
have P washed the saints' feet, if she 
have relieved the aflfl^icted, if she have 
diligently followed every good work. 

11 But the younger widows refuse : 
for when they have begun to wax 
wanton against Christ, they will mar- 
ry^ 

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12 Having damnation, because they 
have cast off their first faith. 

13 1 And withal they learn to be idle, 
wandering about from house to house ; 
and not only idle, but tattlers also and 
busybodies, speaking things which 
they ought not. 

14 ''I will therefore that the younger 
women marry, bear children, guide 
the house, ^ give none occasion to the 
adversary t to speak reproachfully. 

15 For some are already turned 
aside after Satan. 

16 If any man or woman that be- 
lieveth have widows, let them relieve 
them, and let not the church be charg- 
ed ; that it may relieve ^ them that are 
widows indeed. 

17 "Let the elders that rule well 
^be counted worthy of double honour, 
especially they who labour in the 
word and doctrine. 

18 For the Scripture saith, ^Thou 
shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth 
out the corn. And, ^ The labourer is 
worthy of his reward. 

19 Against an elder receive not an 
accusation, but II ^before two or three 
witnesses. 

20 ^ Them that sin rebuke before all, 
*■ that others also may fear. 

21 ^ I charge thee before God, and 
the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect 
angels, that thou observe these things 
II without preferring one before an- 
other, doing nothing by partiality. 

22 ^ Lay hands suddenly on no man, 
^ neither be partaker of other men's 
sins : keep thyself pure. 

23 Drink no longer water, but use 
a little wine ^ for thy stomach's sake 
and thine often infirmities. 

24 ^ Some men's sins are open be- 
forehand, going before to judgment ; 
and some men they follow after, 

25 Likewise also the good works of 
some are manifest beforehand ; and 
they that are otherwise cannot be hid. 

CHAPTER VL 

The duty of servants. 6 TTie gain of godliness. 10 
The love of money the root of all evil. 11 IVhat 
Timothy is to flee, and what to follow, 17 and where- 
of to admonish the rich. 20 He is exhorted to keep 
that which is committed to his trust. 

LET as many ^servants as are un- 
der the yoke count their own mas- 
ters worth}'^ of all honour, ^ that the 
name of God and his doctrine be not 
blasphemed. 

2 And they that have believing mas- 
ters, let them not despise them, ^ be- 
cause they are brethren ; but rather 
do them service, because they are 
II faithful and beloved, partakers of 
the benefit. ^ These things teach and 
exhort. 



The root of all evil. 



I. TIMOTHY. 



A charge to the rich. 



A. D. 65. 




li Or, a fool. 

H Or, sick. 

g Tit. 1. 1. 

h 1 Cor. 8. 2. 
ch. 1. 7. 

II Or, Galliiigs 
one of an- 
other. 

i ch. 1. 4. 
2 Tim. 2. 23. 
Tit. 3. 9. 

kl Cor. 11.16. 
ch. 1. 6. 

I 2 Tim. 3. 8. 
m Tit. 1. 11. 

2 Pet. 2. 3. 
n Rom. 16. 17. 

2 Tim. 3. 5. 
o Ps. 37. 16. 

Prov. 15. 16. 

Heb. 13. 5. 
P Job 1. 21. 

Ps. 49. 17. 

Prov. 27. 24. 

Ecc. 5. 15. 
q Geu. 28. 20. 

Heb. 13. 5. 
r Prov. 15. 27. 

k. 20. 21. 

Matt. 13. 22. 

James 5. 1. 

II Or, been 
seduced. 

s ch. 3. 7. 
t ch. 1. 19. 
u Ex. 23. 8. 

Deut. 16. 19. 
x2Tim. 2, 22. 
y Deut. 33. 1. 

2 Tim. 3. 17. 
z 1 Cor. 9. 25, 

26. ch. 1. 18. 

2 Tim. 4. 7. 
a Phil. 3. 12, 

14. ver. 19. 
b Heb. 13. 23. 



3 If any man ^ teach otherwise, and 
consent ' not to wholesome words, even 
the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
^ and to the doctrine which is accord- 
ing to godhness ; 

4 He is II proud, '^ knowing nothing, 
but II doting about 'questions and 
strifes of words, whereof cometh en- 
vy, strife, raihngs, evil surmisings, 

5 ^ II Perverse disputings of ' men of 
corrupt minds, and destitute of the 
truth, "supposing that gain is godli- 
ness : ° from such withdraw thyself. 

6 But "godliness with contentment 
is great gain. 

7 For P we brought nothing into this 
world, and it is certain we can carry 
nothing out. 

8 And "1 having food and raiment, let 
us be therewith content. 

9 But ""they that will be rich fall 
into temptation ^and a snare, and 
into many foolish and hurtful lusts, 
' which drown men in destruction and 
perdition. 

10 "For the love of money is the 
root of all evil : which while some 
coveted after, they have n erred from 
the faith, and pierced themselves 
through with many sorrows. 

11 ^ But thou, y O man of God, flee 
these things ; and follow after right- 
eousness, godliness, faith, love, pa- 
tience, meekness. 

12 ^ Fight the good fight of faith, 
^lay hold on eternal life, whereunto 
thou art also called, ^ and hast pro- 
fessed a good profession before many 
witnesses. 



13 "= I give thee charge in the sight 
of God, '^ who quickeneth all things, 
and before Christ Jesus, " who before 
Pontius Pilate witnessed a good n con- 
fession ; 

14 That thou keep this command- 
ment without spot, unrebukeable, 
^ until the appearing of our Lord 
Jesus Christ : 

15 Which in his times he shall 
shew, who is ^the blessed and only 
Potentate, ^ the King of kings, and 
Lord of lords ; 

16 ' Who only hath immortality, 
dwelling in the light which no man 
can approach unto ; ^ whom no man 
hath seen, nor can see : ^ to whom be 
honour and power everlasting. Amen. 

17 Charge them that are rich in 
this world, that they be not high- 
minded, ""nor trust in t° uncertain 
riches, but in ° the living God, p who 
giveth us richly all things to enjoy ; 

18 That they do good, that ithey 
be rich in good works, ' ready to dis- 
tribute, II ' willing to communicate ; 

19 ' Laying up in store for them- 
selves a good foundation against the 
time to come, that they may "lay 
hold on eternal life. 

20 O Timothy, ^keep that which 
is committed to thy trust, ^ avoiding 
profane and vain babblings, and op- 
positions of science falsely so called : 

21 Which some professing ^have 
erred concerning the faith. Grace 
be with thee. Amen. 

Tl" The first to Timothy was written from Laodicea, 
which is the chiefest city of Plirygia Pacatiana. 

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A. D. 65. 



c ch. 5. 21. 

II Or, profes- 
sion. 

d Deut. 32. 39. 
1 Sam. 2. 6. 
John 5. 21. 

eMatt. 27. 11. 
John 18. 37. 
Rev. 1. 5. 

fPhil. 1.6,10. 

1 Thess. 3. 

13. &. 5. 23. 

S ch. 1. 11, 17. 
h Rev. 17. 14. 
i ch. 1. 17. 
k Ex. 33. 20. 

John 6. 46. 
lEph. 3. 21. 

Phil. 4. 20. 

Jude 25. 

Rev. 1. 6. 
m Job 31. 24. 

Mark 10. 24. 

Luke 12. 21. 
n Prov. 23. 5. 
t Gr. uncer- 
tainty of 

riches. 
o 1 Thess. 1. 

9. ch. 3. 15. 
P Acts 14. 17. 

II Or, sociable. 
q Luke 12. 21. 

Tit. 3. 8. 

James 2. 5. 
r Rom. 12. 13. 
s Gal. 6. 6. 

Heb. 13. 16. 
t Matt. 6. 20. 

Luke 12. 33. 
u ver. 12. 
x2 Tim. ]. 

14. Tit. 1. 9. 
Rev. 3. 3. 

y ch. 1. 4, 6. 

2 Tim. 2. 14. 
Tit. 1. 14. & 
3.9. 

z ch. 1. 6, 19. 
2 Tim. 2. 18. 



A. D. 



a 2 Cor. 1, 1. 



b Eph. 3. 6, 

Tit. 1. 2. 

Heb. 9. 15. 
c 1 Tim. 1. 2. 



d Rom. 1. 8. 

Eph. 1. 16. 
e Acts 22. 3. 

& 23. 1. & 24. 

14. & 27. 23. 

Rom. I. 9. 

Gal. 1. 14. 
f 1 Thess. 1. 

2. &, 3. 10. 
S ch. 4. 9, 21. 



h I Tim. 1. 5. 
&4. 6. 



k 1 Thess. 5. 

19. ITim. 4. 

14. 

1 Rom. 8. 15. 
m Luke 24. 

49. Acts 1. 8. 
n Rom. 1. 16. 
o 1 Tim. 2. 6. 

Rev. 1. 2. 
P Eph. 3. 1. 

Phil. 1. 7. 
q Col. 1. 24. 

ch. 4. 5. 
r I Tim. 1. 1. 

Tit. 3. 4. 
8 1 Thess. 4. 7. 

Heb. 3. 1. 
t Rom. 3. 20. 

& 9. 11. 

Tit. 3. 5. 
u Rom. 8. 28. 
X Rom. 16. 25. 

Eph. 1. 4. 

Tit. 1. 2. 

1 Pet. 1. 20. 
y Rom. 16. 26. 

Eph. 1. 9. 

Col. 1. 26. 

Tit. 1. 3. 

1 Pet. 1. 20. 
z 1 Cor. 15. 

54. Heb. 2. 

14. 
a Acts 9. 15. 

Eph. 3. 7. 

1 Tim. 2. 7. 
b Eph. 3. 1. 



SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE 



TIMOTHY. 



CHAPTER I. 

The apostle's salutation. 3 His remembrance of Tim- 
othy in his prayers. 5 The faith of Timothy, of his 
mother, and of his grandmother. 6 He is exhorted 
to stir up the gift of God in him, 8 to be steadfast in 
the faith, 13 and to hold fast the form of sound 
words. 15 Som.e were turned away from the apos- 
tle. 16 The kindness of Onesiphorus. 

PAUL, ^ an apostle of Jesus Christ 
by the will of God, according to 
^ the promise of life which is in Christ 
Jesus, • 

2 "^ To Timothy, my dearly beloved 
son : Grace, mercy, a7id peace, from 
God the Father and Christ Jesus our 
Lord. 

3 '^ I thank God, ^ whom I serve from 
my forefathers with pure conscience, 
that f without ceasing I have remem- 
brance of thee in my prayers night 
and day ; 

4 ^ Greatly desiring to see thee, being 
mindful of thy tears, that I may be 
filled with joy ; 

5 When I call to remembrance ^ the 
unfeigned faith that is in thee, which 
dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, 
and ' thy mother Eunice ; and I am 
persuaded that in thee also. 

6 Wherefore I put thee in remem- 
brance, ^ that thou stir up the gift of 
God, which is in thee by the putting 
on of my hands. 

7 For ^ God hath not given us the 
spirit of fear ; "' but of power, and of 
love, and of a sound mind. 

8 "Be not thou therefore ashamed 
of ° the testimony of our Lord, nor 
of me P his prisoner : i but be thou 
partaker of the aflOlictions of the gos- 
pel according to the power of God ; 

9 ""Who hath saved us, and 'called 
us with a holy calling, 'not accord- 
ing to our works, but "according to his 
own purpose and grace, which was 
given us in Christ Jesus ^ before the 
world began ; 

10 But y is now made manifest by the 
appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, 
^ who hath abohshed death, and hath 
brought life and immortality to light 
through the gospel : 

11 ^Whereunto I am appointed a 
preacher, and an apostle, and a teach- 
er of the Gentiles. 

12 '' For the which cause I also suflfer 

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these things : nevertheless I am not 
ashamed ; ^ for I know whom I have 
II believed, and am persuaded that he 
is able to "^keep that which I have 
committed unto him ^ against that day. 

13 ^Hold fast ^the form of ^ sound 
words, ^ which thou hast heard of me, 
^ in faith and love which is in Christ 
Jesus. 

14 1 That good thing which was com- 
mitted unto thee keep by the Holy 
Ghost *" which dwelleth in us. 

15 This thou knowest, that "all they 
which are in Asia be "turned away 
from me ; of whom are Phygellus and 
Hermogenes. 

16 The Lord Pgive mercy unto i the 
house of Onesiphorus ; "" for he oft re- 
freshed me, and ' was not ashamed of 
' my chain : 

17 But, when he was in Rome, he 
sought me out very diligently, and 
found me. 

18 The Lord grant unto him " that 
he may find mercy of the Lord ^in 
that day : and in how many things he 
y ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou 
knowest very well. 

CHAPTER n. 

Timothy is again exhorted to faithfulness in preach- 
ing the gospel, 16 and to shunprofane and vain bab- 
blings. 19 The foundation of the Lord is sure. 22 
What Timothy is to fiee, and what to follow. 24 
The servant of the Lord must not strive. 

THOU therefore, ^my son, ^be 
strong in the grace that is in 
Christ Jesus. 

2 " And the things that thou hast 
heard of me H among many witnesses, 
"^the same commit thou to faithful 
men, who shall be ^able to teach 
others also. 

3 ^ Thou therefore endure hardness, 
^ as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 

4 ^ No man that warreth entangleth 
himself with the affairs of this life ; 
that he may please him who hath 
chosen him to be a soldier. 

5 And ' if a man also strive for mas- 
teries, yet is he not crowned, except 
he strive lawfully. 

6 ^ II The husbandman that laboureth 
must be first partaker of the fruits. 

7 Consider what I say ; and the 



GocTs foundation sure. 



II. TIMOTHY. 



Enemies of the truth. 



A. D. 66. 



1 Acts 2. 30. & 

13. 23. Rom. 

]. 3, 4. 
Jn 1 Cor. 15. 1, 

4,20. 

n Rom. 2, 16. 
o Acts 9. 16. 

ch. 1. 12. 
P Eph. 3. 1. 

Phil. 1. 7. 

Col. 4. 3, 18. 
q Acts 28. 31. 

Eph. 6. 19. 

Piiil. 1. 13. 
rEph. 3. 13. 

Col. 1. 24. 
s 2 Cor. 1. 6. 
t 1 Tim. 1. 15. 
u Rom. 6. 5. 

2 Cor, 4. 10. 
X Rom. 8. 17. 

1 Pet. 4. 13. 
y Matt. 10. 33. 

Mark 8. 38. 

Luke 12. 9. 
z Rom. 3. 3. 

&9. 6. 

a Num. 23. 19, 
b 1 Tim. 5. 21, 

& 6. 13. ch. 

4. 1. 
c Tim. 1. 4. 

& 6. 4. ■ 

Tit. 3. 9, 11. 



d 1 Tim. 4. 7. 
& 6. 20. Tit. 
1. 14. 



ii Or, gan- 
grene. 

e 1 Tim. 1. 20. 
f 1 Tim. 6. 21. 
S 1 Cor. 15. 12. 



h Matt. 24. 24. 

Rom. 8. 35. 

1 John 2. 19. 
II Or, steady. 
i Nah. 1. 7. 

.John 10. 14, 

27. See Num. 

16.5. 



k 1 Tim. 3. 15. 
I Rom. 9. 21, 

m Is. 52. 11. 



n ch. 3. 17. 

Tit. 3. 1. 
o 1 Tim. 6. 11. 
P Acts 9. 14. 

ICor. 1. 2. 
q 1 Tim. 1. 5. 

& 4. 12. 
rlTim. 1.4. 

& 4. 7. & 6. 4. 

ver. 16. Tit. 

3.9. 

s Tit. 3. 2. 
t 1 Tim. 3. 2, 

3. Tit. 1. 9. 
u Gal. 6. 1. 

1 Tim. 6. n, 

1 Pet. 3. 15. 
II Or, forbear. 

ing. 



Lord give thee understanding in all 
things. 

8 Remember that Jesus Christ ' of 
the seed of David "" was raised from 
the~tiead, " according to my gospel : 

9 ° Wherein I suffer trouble, as an 
evil doer, p eve7i unto bonds ; ^ but the 
word of God is not bound. 

10 Therefore '" I endure all things for 
the elect's sakes, ' that they may also 
obtain the salvation which is in Christ 
Jesus with eternal glory. 

11^ It is a faithful saying : For " if we 
be dead with him, we shall also live 
with him : 

12 ""If we suffer, we shall- also reign 
with him: >'if we deny him, he also 
will deny us : 

13 ^ If we believe not, yet he abideth 
faithful : ^ he cannot deny himself. 

14 Of these things put them in re- 
membrance, ^ charging ^Aem before the 
Lord " that they strive not about words 
to no profit, but to the subverting of 
the hearers. 

15 Study to shew thyself approved 
unto God, a workman that needeth 
not to be ashamed, rightly dividing 
the word of truth. 

16 But '^shun profane and vain bab- 
blings : for they will increase unto 
more ungodliness. 

17 And their word will eat as doth 
a II canker : of whom is ^ Hymeneus 
and Philetus ; 

18 Who *^ concerning the truth have 
erred, ^ saying that the resurrection is 
past already ; and overthroAV the faith 
of some. 

19 Nevertheless ^the foundation of 
God standeth H sure, having this seal. 
The Lord 'knoweth them that are 
his. And, Let every one that nameth 
the name of Christ depart from ini- 
quity, 

20 '' But in a great house there are 
not only vessels of gold and of silver, 
but also of wood and of earth ; ^ and 
some to honour, and some to dishon- 
our. 

21 "If a man therefore purge himself 
from these, he shall be a vessel unto 
honour, sanctified, and meet for the 
master's use, and ° prepared unto every 
good work. 

22 Flee also youthful lusts : but 
° follow righteousness, faith, charity, 
peace, with them that p call on the 
Lord '^ out of a pure heart, 

23 But "■ foolish and unlearned ques- 
tions avoid, knowing that they do 
gender strifes. 

24 And 'the servant of the Lord 
must not strive ; but be gentle unto 
all men, ' apt to teach, H patient ; 

25 " In meekness instructing those 



that oppose themselves ; "" if God per- 
adventure will give them repentance 
y to the acknowledging of the truth ; 
20 And that they may t recover them- 
selves ^ out of the snare of the devil, 
who are t taken captive by him at his 
will. 

CHAPTER III. 

The apostle foreteUeth perilous times, 2 and describeth 
the enemies of the truth. 10 He encourageth Timo- 
thy by his own example. 12 The godly shall suffer 
persecution. 14 Steadfastness in the truth urged. 
16 AU Scripture given by inspiration. 

THIS know also, that ^in the last 
days perilous times shall come. 

2 For men shall be '' lovers of their 
ownselves,''covetous,''boasters,^proud, 
^blasphemers, ^disobedient to parents, 
unthankful, unholy, 

3 *" Without natural affection, 'truce- 
breakers, II false accusers, ^ inconti- 
nent, fierce, despisers of those that 
are good, 

4 'Traitors, heady, highminded, Mov- 
ers of pleasures more than lovers of 
God; 

5 Having a form of godliness, but 
° denying the power thereof: "from 
such turn away, 

6 For Pof this sort are they which 
creep into houses, and lead captive 
silly women laden with sins, led away 
with divers lusts, 

7 Ever learning, and never able i to 
come to the knowledge of the truth. 

8 "■ Now as Jannes and Jambres 
withstood Moses, so do these also 
resist the truth : ' men of corrupt 
minds, * II reprobate concerning the 
faith. 

9 But they shall proceed no further : 
for their folly shall be manifest unto 
all men, "as theirs also was, 

10 ^But II thou hast fully known my 
doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, 
longsuffering, charity, patience, 

11 Persecutions, afflictions, which 
came unto me ^ at Antioch, "^ at Ico- 
nium, ^ at Lystra ; what persecutions 
I endured : but '' out of them all the 
Lord delivered me. 

12 Yea, and ■= all that will live godly 
in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecu- 
tion, 

13 ''But evil men and seducers shall 
wax worse and worse, deceiving, and 
being deceived, 

14 But " continue thou in the things 
which thou hast learned and hast 
been assured of, knowing of whom 
thou hast learned them ; 

15 And that from a child thou hast 
known ^the holy Scriptures, which 
are able to make thee wise unto sal- 
vation through faith which is in Christ 
Jesus, 

16 ^All Scripture is given by inspi- 

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The aijostles charge. 



11. TIMOTHY. 



He is strengthened. 



A. D. 66. 




a 1 Tim. 5. 21. 

& 6. 13. ch. 

2. 14. 
b Acts 10. 42. 



c 1 Tim. 5. 20. 

Tit. 1. 13. & 

2.15. 

d 1 Tim. 4. 13. 
e ch. 3. 1. 
f 1 Tim. 1. 10. 
S ch. 3. 6. 



h ITim. 1. 4. 

&4. 7. Tit. 

1.14. 
i ch. 1. 8. & 2. 

3. 
k Acts 21. 8. 

Eph. 4. 11. 
II Or, fulfil, 

Rom. 15. 19. 

Col. 1. 25. & 

4.17. 
1 Phil. 2. 17. 
m Phil. 1. 23. 

2 Pet. 1,14. 
n 1 Cor. 9. 24, 

25. PhU. 3. 

14. 1 Tim. 6. 

12. Heb. 12. 

1. 

I o 1 Cor. 9. 25. 

' James 1. 12. 

1 Pet. 5. 4. 

Rev. 2. 10. 

P ch. 1. 12. 



q Col. 4. 15. 
Philem. 24. 
r 1 John 2. 15. 



ration of God, ^ and is profitable for 
doctrine, for reproof, for correction, 
for instruction in righteousness : 

17 'That the man of God may be 
perfect, n ^ thoroughly furnished unto 
all good works. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The apostle's charge to Timothy. 6 The time of his 
own departure at hand. 9 He exhorteth Timothy 
to come to him speedily. 16 No one stood with him 
athis first answer. 19 Salutations. 

I ^CHARGE thee therefore before 
God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, 
^ who shall judge the quick and the 
dead at his appearing and his king- 
dom ; 

2 Preach the word ; be instant in 
season, out of season ; reprove, *= re- 
buke, ''exhort with all longsufFering 
and doctrine. 

3 ® For the time will come when they 
will not endure ^ sound doctrine ; ^ but 
after their own lusts shall they heap 
to themselves teachers, having itching 
ears ; 

4 And they shall turn away their ears 
from the truth, and ^ shall be turned 
unto fables. 

5 But watch thou in all things, 'en- 
dure afflictions, do the work of "^ an 
evangelist, II make full proof of thy 
ministry. 

6 For ' I am now ready to be offered, 
and the time of '"my departure is at 
hand. 

7 ° I have fought a good fight, I have 
finished my course, I have kept the 
faith : 

8 Henceforth there is laid up for me 
° a crown of righteousness, which the 
Lord, the righteous judge, shall give 
me P at that day : and not to me only, 
but unto all them also that love his 
appearing. 

9 Do thy diligence to come shortly 
unto me : 

10 For iDemas hath forsaken me, 
'"having loved this present world, 

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and is departed unto Thessalonica ; 
Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dal- 
matia. 

11 'Only 'Luke is with me. Take 
" Mark, and bring him with thee : 
for he is profitable to me for the 
ministry. 

12 And ^ Tychicus have I sent to 
Ephesus. 

13 The cloak that I left at Troas 
with Carpus, when thou comest, bring 
with thee, and the books, but especially 
the parchments. 

14 J' Alexander the coppersmith did 
me much evil : ^ the Lord reward him 
according to his works : 

15 Of whom be thou ware also ; 
for he hath greatly withstood H our 
words. 

16 At my first answer no man stood 
with me, ^but all men forsook me: 
'^ I pray God that it may not be laid to 
their charge. 

17 "" Notwithstanding the Lord stood 
with me, and strengthened me ; ^ that 
by me the preaching might be fully 
known, and that all the Gentiles 
might hear : and I was delivered 
^ out of the mouth of the lion. 

18 ^And the Lord shall deliver me 
from every evil work, and will pre- 
serve me unto his heavenly kingdom : 
^ to whom be glory for ever and ever. 
Amen. 

19 Salute ^ Prisca and Aquila, and 
' the household of Onesiphorus. 

20 *" Erastus abode at Corinth : but 
' Trophimus have I left at Miletum 
sick. 

21 °' Do thy diligence to come before 
winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and 
Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and 
all the brethren. 

22 "The Lord Jesus Christ be with 
thy spirit. Grace de with you. Amen. 

^ The second epistle unto Timotheus, ordained the 
first bishop of the church of the Ephesians, was 
written from Rome, when Paul was brought be- 
fore t Nero the second time. 



A. D. 65. 



a 2 Tim. 2. 25. 

b 1 Tim. 3. 16. 
&6.3. 

II Or, For. 
c 2 Tim. 1. 1. 

ch. 3. 7. 
d Num. 23. 19. 

2 Tim. 2. 13. 
e Rom. 16. 25. 

2 Tim. 1. 9. 

I Pet. 1. 20. 
f 2 Tim. 1. 10. 
g I Thess. 2. 4. 

1 Tim. I. 11. 
h 1 Tim. 1. 1. 

& 4. 10. 
i 2 Cor. 2. 13. 

& 8. 6, 16. 

Gal. 2. 8. 
k I Tim. 1. 2. 

I Rom. 1. 12. 

2 Cor. 4. 13. 
2 Pet. 1. 1. 

li Or, left un- 
done. 

m Eph. 1. 2. 
Col. 1. 2. 

1 Tim. 1. 2. 

2 Tim. 1. 2. 

n 1 Cor. 11. 34. 
Acts 14. 23. 

2 Tim. 2. 2. 
P I Tim. 3. 2. 
q I Tim. 3. 12. 
r 1 Tim. 3. 4. 
s Matt. 24. 45. 

1 Cor. 4. 1. 
t Lev. 10. 9. 

Eph. 5. 18. 

1 Tim. 3. 3. 

II Or, good 
things. 

u I Tim. 3. 3. 

1 Pet. 5. 2. 

II O r, in teach- 
ing. 

X 1 Tim. 3. 2. 
y 2 Thess 2. 

1 5. 2 Tim. I. 

13. 
z I Tim. 1. 15. 

&fi.3. 2Tim. 

2, 2. 
a I Tim. 1. 10. 

&.r,.3. 2 Tim. 

4.3. 

b 1 Tim. 1. 6. 
c Rom. 16. 18. 
d Acts 15. 1. 
e M-itt. 23. 14. 

2 Tim. 3. G. 
f I Tim. 6. 5. 
g Acts 17. 28. 

h2Cor. 13. 10. 
2 Tim. 4. 2. 



EPISTLE OF PAUL 



TITUS. 



CHAPTER I. 

The apostle's salutation. 5 TVhy he left Titus in 
Crete. 7 Tlie qualifications of a bishop. 10 Many 
vo.in talkers and deceivers among the Cretians. 13 
He is to rebuke them sharply. 

PAUL^ a servant of God, and an 
apostle of Jesus Christ, according 
to the faith of God's elect, and ^the 
acknowledging of the truth ^ which is 
after godliness ; 

2 II '^ In hope of eternal life, which 
God, ^ that cannot lie, pronmised ^ be- 
fore the world began ; 

3 ^But hath in due times mani- 
fested his word through preaching, 
^ which is committed unto me ^ ac- 
cording to the commandment of God 
our Saviour ; 

4 To ' Titus, ^ mine own son after 
^ the common faith : ™ Grace, mercy, 
and peace, from God the Father and 
the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. 

5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, 
that thou shouldest "set in order the 
things that are H wanting, and ° ordain 
elders in every city, as I had appoint- 
ed thee : 

6 P If any be blameless, i the hus- 
band of one wife, ''having faithful 
children not accused of riot or un- 
ruly. 

7 For a bishop must be blameless, 
as ^ the steward of God ; not self- 
willed, not soon angry, ' not given to 
wine, no striker, " not given to filthy 
lucre ; 

8 ^ But a lover of hospitality, a lover 
of II good men, sober, just, holy, tem- 
perate ; 

9 y Holding fast ^ the faithful word 
II as he hath been taught, that he may 
be able ^by sound doctrine both to 
exhort and to convince the gainsay- 
ers. 

10 For '' there are many unruly and 
vain talkers and '^ deceivers, '' specially 
they of the circumcision : 

11 Whose mouths must be stopped, 
^ who subvert whole houses, teaching 
things which they ought not, '^for 
filthy lucre's sake. 

12 ^ One of themselves, even a proph- 
et of their own, said, The Cretians 
are always Uars, evil beasts, slow bel- 
lies. 

13 This witness is true. ^ Where- 



fore rebuke them sharply, that they 
may be ' sound in the faith ; 

14 ^ Not giving heed to Jewish fa- 
bles, and ' commandments of men 
that turn from the truth. 

15 "'Unto the pure all things are 
pure: but "unto them that are de- 
filed and unbelieving is nothing pure ; 
but even their mind and conscience is 
defiled. 

16 They profess that they.know 
God ; but ° in works they deny him, 
being abominable, and disobedient, 
P and unto every good work H repro- 
bate. 

CHAPTER II. 

Titus is to teach the things which become sound doc- 
trine, 7 and to be an example of good works. 9 The 
duty of servants. 11 The grace of God teacheth us 
to live godly. 

BUT speak thou the things which 
become ^ sound doctrine : 

2 That the aged men be H sober, 
grave, temperate, ^ sound in faith, in 
charity, in patience. 

3 " The aged women likewise, that 
they be in behaviour as l)ecometh 
II holiness, not II false accusers, not 
given to much wine, teachers of good 
things ; 

4 That they may teach the young 
women to be n sober, "^ to love their 
husbands, to love their children, 

5 To he discreet, chaste, keepers at 
home, good, ^obedient to their own 
husbands, ^ that the word of God be 
not blasphemed. 

6 Young men likewise exhort to be 
I! soberminded. 

7 ^ In all things shewing thyself a 
pattern of good works : in doctrine 
shewing uncorruptness, gravity, '^sin- 
cerity, 

8 ' Sound speech, that cannot be 
condemned ; ^ that he that is of the 
contrary part ^ may be ashamed, hav- 
ing no evil thing to say of you. 

9 Exhort "'servants to be obedient 
unto their own masters, and to please 
them well "in all things; not II an- 
swering again ; 

10 Not purloining, but shewing all 
good fidelity ; ° that they may adorn 
the doctrine of God our Saviour in all 
things. 

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The design of the gospel. 



TITUS. 



Christians must he holy. 



A. D. 65. 



a Rom. 13. 1. 

1 Pet. 2. 13. 

b Col. 1. 10. 

2 Tim. 2. 21. 
Heb. 13. 21. 

c Eph. 4. 31. 
d 2 Tim. 2. 24. 
e Phil. 4. 5. 
f Eph. 4. 2. 

Col. 3. 12. 
& 1 Cor. 6. 11. 

Eph. 2. 1. 

Col. 1. 21. & 

3.7. IPet. 

4.3. 

h ch. 2. 11. 
i 1 Tim. 2. 3. 
II Or, pity. 
k Rom. 3. 20. 

& 11. 6. 

Gal. 2. 16. 

Eph. 2. 4, 8. 

2 Tiai. 1. 9. 



1 1 For P the grace of God II that 
bringeth salvation ^hath appeared to 
all men, 

12 Teaching us ""that, denying un- 
godliness ^ and worldly lusts, we 
should live soberly, righteously, and 
godly, in this present world ; 

13 ' Looking for that blessed "hope, 
and the glorious ^ appearing of the 
great God and our Saviour Jesus 
Christ ; 

14 y Who gave himself for us, that 
he might redeem us from all iniquity, 
^ and purify unto himself ^ a peculiar 
people, ^ zealous of good works. 

15 These things speak, and "^ ex- 
hort, and rebuke with all authority. 
^ Let no man despise thee. 

CHAPTER IIL 

Titus is farther directed to teach men to obey magis- 
trates, and to be gentle to all. 8 Believers are to 
mainta/in good works. 9 He is to avoid foolish 
questions ; 10 a7id to reject obstinate heretics. 12 
Where he is to meet the apostle. 

PUT them in mind ^to be subject 
to principalities and powers, to 
obey magistrates, ''to be ready to 
every good M^ork, 

2 "^ To speak evil of no man, ^ to be 
no brawlers, but ^ gentle, shewing all 
^meekness unto all men. 

3 For ^ we ourselves also were some- 
time foolish, disobedient, deceived, 
serving divers lusts and pleasures, liv- 
ing in malice and envy, hateful, and 
hating one another. 

4 But after that ^the kindness and 
II love of ^ God our Saviour toward 
man appeared, 

5 ^ Not by works of righteousness 
which we have done, but according to 

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his mercy he saved us, by ^ the wash- 
ing of regeneration, and renewing of 
the Holy Ghost ; 

6 '"Which he shed on us t abun- 
dantly through Jesus Christ our Sa- 
viour ; 

7 "That being justified by his grace, 
° we should be made heirs p according 
to the hope of eternal life. 

8 1 This is a faithful saying, and 
these things I will that thou affirm 
constantly, that they which have 
believed in God might be careful 
'to maintain good works. These 
things are good and profitable unto 
men. 

9 But ^ avoid foolish questions, and 
genealogies, and contentions, and 
strivings about the law ; ' for they 
are unprofitable and vain. 

10 A man that is a heretic, ''after 
the first and second admonition, ^re- 
ject; 

11 Knowing that he that is such is 
subverted, and sinneth, ^ being con- 
demned of himself. 

12 When I shall send Artemas unto 
thee, or ^Tychicus, be diligent to 
come unto me to Nicopolis : for I have 
determined there to winter. 

13 Bring Zenas the lawyer and 
^Apollos on their journey diligently, 
that nothing be wanting unto them. 

14 And let ours also learn '' to H main- 
tain good works for necessary uses, 
that they be ''not unfruitful. 

15 All that are with me salute thee. 
Greet them that love us in the faith. 
Grace be with you all. Amen. 

Tl" It was written to Titus, ordained the first bishop 
of the church of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of 
Macedonia. 



A. D. 65. 



t Gr. richly. 
1 John 3. 3. 
Eph. 5. 26. 

1 Pet. 3. 21. 
m Ez. 36. 25. 

Joel 2. 28. 

John 1. 16. 

Acts 2. 33. 

Rom. 5. 5. 
n Rom. 3. 24. 

Gal. 2. 16. 

ch. 2. 11. 
o Rom. 8. 23. 
P ch. 1. 2. 
q 1 Tim. 1. 15. 

ch. 1. 9. 
r ver. 1. 14. 

cb. 2. i4. 

» 1 Tim. 1. 4. 

2 Tim. 2. 23. 
ch, 1. 14. 

t 2 Tim. 2. 14 



u 2 Cor. 13. 2. 

X Matt. 18. 17. 

Rom. 16. 17. 

2 Thess. 3. 6. 

2Tim. 3. 5. . 

2 John 10. 
y Acts 13. 46. 



2 Acts 20. 4. 
2 Tim. 4. 12. 



a Acts 18. 24. 

b ver. 8. 

II Or, profess 

honest trades, 

Eph. 4. 28. 
c Rom. 15. 28. 

Phil. 1. 11. 

&L 4. 17. 

Col. 1. 10. 

2 Pet. 1. 8. 



A. D. 64. 



1 Eph. 3. 1. & 
4. 1. 2 Tim. 
1. 8. ver. 9. 

b Phil. 2. 25. 



c Col. 4. 17. 
Phil. 2. 25. 
e Rom. 16. 5. 
1 Cor. 16. 19. 
f Eph. 1. 2. 



S Eph. 1. 16. 

1 Thess. 1. 2. 

2Thess. 1.3. 
hEph. 1. 15. 

CoL 1. 4. 



Phil. 1. 9, 11. 



^ 2 Cor. 7. 13. 

2 Tim. 1. 16. 

vei-. 20. 
1 1 Thess. 2.6. 



n Col. 4. 9. 



1 Cor. 4. 15. 
Gal. 4. 19. 



EPISTLE OF PAUL 



PHILEMON, 



The apostle^s salutation. 4 His thanksgiving to God 
for Philemon's faith and love. 8 He desireth him to 
forgive his servant Onesimus, and lovingly to receive 
Mm again. 

PAUL, ^ a prisoner of Jesus Christ, 
and Timothy our brother, unto 
Philemon our dearly beloved, ^and 
fellow labourer, 

2 And to our beloved Apphia, and 
° Archippus '^ our fellov^^ soldier, and 
to ^ the church in thy house : 

3 ^ Grace to you, and peace, from 
God our Father and the Lord Jesus 
Christ. 

4^1 thank my God, making men- 
tion of thee always in my prayers, 

5 ^ Hearing of thy love and faith, 
which thou hast toward the Lord 
Jesus, and toward all saints ; 

6 That the communication of thy 
faith may become effectual ' by the 
acknowledging of every good thing 
which is in you in Christ Jesus. 

7 For we have great joy and conso- 
lation in thy love, because the bowels 
of the saints ^ are refreshed by thee, 
brother. 

8 Wherefore, Uhough I might be 
much bold in Christ to enjoin thee 
that which is convenient, 

9 Yet for love's sake I rather be- 
seech thee, being such a one as Paul 
the aged, "^ and now also a prisoner of 
Jesus Christ. 

10 I beseech thee for my son "Ones- 
imus, " whom I have begotten in my 
bonds : 

11 Which in time past was to thee 
unprofitable, but now profitable to 
thee and to me : 

12 Whom I have sent again : thou 
therefore receive him, that is, mine 
own bowels : 



13 Whom I would have retained 
with me, p that in thy stead he might 
have ministered unto me in the bonds 
of the gospel : 

14 But Avithout thy mind would I 
do nothing ; ^ that thy benefit should 
not be as it were of necessity, but 
willingly. 

15 '^ For perhaps he therefore depart- 
ed for a season, that thou shouldest 
receive him for ever ; 

16 Not now as a servant, but above 
a servant, ^a brother beloved, special- 
ly to me, but how much more unto 
thee, 'both in the flesh, and in the 
Lord? 

17 If thou count me therefore " a 
partner, receive him as myself. 

18 If he hath wronged thee, or ow- 
eth thee aught, put that on mine ac- 
count ; 

19 I Paul have written it with mine 
own hand, I will repay it : albeit I do 
not say to thee how thou owest unto 
me even thine own self besides. 

20 Yea, brother, let me have joy of 
thee in the Lord : "" refresh my bowels 
in the Lord. 

21 y Having confidence in thy obedi- 
ence I wrote unto thee, knowing that 
thou wilt also do more than I say. 

22 But withal prepare me also a lodg- 
ing : for "^ I trust that ^ through your 
prayers I shall be given unto you. 

23 There salute thee ^ Epaphras, my 
fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus ; 

24 '^ Marcus, ^ Aristarchus, ® Demas, 
^ Lucas, my fellow labourers. 

25 ^ The grace of our Lord Jesus 
Christ be with your spirit. Amen. 

Tl Written from Rome to Philemon, by Onesimus a 
servant. 



67 



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A. D. 64. 



a Num. 12. 6, 

8. 
b Deut. 4. ao. 

GaJ. 4. 4. 

Eph. 1. 10. 
c John 1. 17. 

& 15. 15. 

ch. 2. 3. 
d Ps. 2. 8. 

Matt. 21. 38. 

&, 28. 18. 

John 3. 35. 

Rom. 8. 17. 
e John 1. 3. 

1 Cor. 8. 6. 
Col. 1. 16. 

f John 1. 14. 
& 14. 9. 

2 Cor. 4. 4. 
Col. 1. 15. 

g John 1. 4. 

Col. 1. 17. 

Rev. 4. 11. 
h ch. 7. 27. & 

9. 12, 14, 26. 

I Ps. 110. 1. 
Eph. 1. 20. 
ch. 8. 1. & 10. 
12. & 12. 2. 

1 Pet. 3. 22. 
kEph. 1. 21. 
Phil. 2. 9, 10. 

II Or, When he 
bringeth 
again. 

1 Ps. 2. 7. 

Acts 13. 33. 

ch. 5. 5. 
t Gr. unto. 
m 2 Sam. 7. 

14. 1 Chr. 22. 

10. &28. 6. 
Ps. 89. 2G, 27. 

n Rom. 8. 29. 

Col. 1. 18. 
t Gr. Tight- 
ness, or, 

■straightncss. 
Deut. 32. 43, 
Sept. 

:Fb. 97. 7. 

1 Pet. 3. 22. 
P Pe. 104.. 4. 
aPs.45.6,7. 
rls.'6l. ]. 

Acts C 27. k 

10. 38. 
1 8 P8. I0£ 25. 



t 18.34. 4. it 
51. 6. Matt. 
24. 35. 2 Pet. 
. 3. 7, 10. Rev. 
-2L1. 



EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE 



HEBREWS, 



CHAPTER I. 

God in these last days hath spoJien to us by Ms Son, 
who is the brightness of his glory ; 4 and is prefer- 
red above the angels, both in person and office, 

GOD, who at sundry times and *in 
divers manners spake in time past 
unto the fathers by the prophets, 

2 Hath ''in these last days '^ spoken 
unto us by his Son, ^whom he hath 
appointed heir of all things, ^by whom 
also he made the worlds ; 

3 ^ Who, being- the brightness of his 
glory and the express image of his 
person, and s upholding all things by 
the word of his power, ''when he had 
by himself purged our sins, ' sat down on 
the right hand of the Majesty on high ; 

4 Being made so much better than 
the angels, as ^he hath by inheritance 
obtained a more excellent name than 
they. 

5 For unto which of the angels said 
he at any time, ' Thou art my Son, 
this day have I begotten thee 1 And 
again, "'I will be to him a Father, 
and he shall be to me a Son 1 

6 II And again, when he bringeth in 
"the firstbegotten into the world, he 
saith, ° And let all the angels of God 
worship him. 

7 And t of the angels he saith, p Who 
maketh his angels spirits, and his 
ministers a flame of fire, 

8 But unto the Son he saith, iThy 
throne, O God, is for ever and ever : 
a sceptre of t righteousness is the 
sceptre of thy kingdom. 

9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and 
hated iniquity ; therefore God, even 
thy God, ''hath anointed thee with 
the oil of gladness above thy fellows, 

10 And, ' Thou, Lord, in the begin- 
ning hast laid the foundation of the 
earth : and the heavens are the works 
of thine hands, 

11 'They shall perish, but thou re- 
mainest : and they all shall wax old 
as doth a garment ; 

12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold 
them up, and they shall be changed : 
but thou art the same, and thy years 
shall not fail, 

13 But to which of the angels said 

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he at any time, "Git on my right 
hand, until I make thine enemies thy 
footstool 1 

14 ^Are they not all ministering 
spirits, sent forth to minister for them 
who shall be y heirs of salvation *? 

CHAPTER n. 

We ought to he obedient to the gospel, 5 especially be- 
cause Christ vouchsafed to tetke our nature upon 
him, 17 as it behooved him. 

THEREFORE we ought to give 
the more earnest heed to the 
things which we have heard, lest at 
any time we should t let them slip, 

2 For if the word ^ spoken by angels 
was steadfast, and ''every transgres- 
sion and disobedience received a just 
recompense of reward ; 

3 *= How shall we escape, if we neg- 
lect so g^eat salvation ; '' which at the 
first began to be spoken by the Lord, 
and was ^ confirmed unto us by them 
that heard him ; 

4 ^God also bearing them witness, 
^both with signs and wonders, and 
with divers miracles, and H '' gifts of 
the Holy Ghost, 'according to his 
own will? 

5 For unto the angels hath he not 
put in subjection ^ the world to come, 
whereof we speak, 

6 But one in a certain place testified, 
saying, ' What is man, that thou art 
mindful of him? or the son of man, 
that thou visitest him 1 

7 Thou madest him II a little lower 
than the angels ; thou crownedst him 
with glory and honour, and didst set 
him over the works of thy hands : 

8 '" Thou hast put all things in sub- 
jection under his feet. For in that 
he put all in subjection under him, he 
left nothing that is not put under 
him. But now "we see not yet all 
things put under him. 

9 But we see Jesus, °who was made 
a little lower than the angels n for the 
suffering of death, p crowned with 
glory and honour ; that he by the 
grace of God should taste death i for 
every man. 

10 ''For it became him, 'for whom 
are all things, and by whom are all 



Why Christ became man. 



HEBREWS. 



The danger of unhelief. 



A. D. 64. 



t Acts 3. 15. & 

5. 31. ch. 12. 

2. 
u Luke 13. 32. 

ch. 5. 9. 
X ch. 10. 10, 

14. 
y Acts 17. 26. 
zMatt 28.10. 

Joha 20. 17. 

Rom. 8. 29. 
a Ps. 22. 22. 
bPs. 18.2. 

Is. 12. 2. 
c Is. 8. 18. 
d John 10. 29. 

& 17. 6, 9. 



e John 1. 14. 

Rom. 8. 3. 

Phil. 2. 7. 
f 1 Cor. 15.54. 

Col. 2. 15. 

2 Tim. 1. 10. 
g Luke 1. 74. 

Rom. 8. 15. 

2 Tim. L 7. 



t Gr. he to- 
keth not hold 
of angels, hut 
of the seed of 
Abraham he 
taketh hold. 

h Phil. 2. 7. 

i ch. 4. 15. & 
5. 1, 2. 



k ch. 4. 15, 16. 
& 5. 2, &: 7. 
25. 



a Rom. 1. 7. 

1 Cor. 1. 2. 

Eph. 4. 1. 

PhU. 3. 14. 
b Rom. 15. 8. 

ch. 2. 17. &. 5. 

5. & 8. 1. & 

10. 21. 
t Gr. made, 

1 Sam. 12. 6. 
c Num. 12. 7. 

d Zech. 6. 12. 

Matt. 16. 18. 
e Eph. 2. 10. 

& 3. 9. ch. 1. 

2 

f ver. 2. 
g Ex. 14. 3[. 

Num. 12. 7. 

Deut. 3. 24. 

Josh. 1. 2. 
h Deut. 18. 15. 
i ch. 1. 2. 
k 1 Cor. 3. 16. 

2 Cor. 6. 16. 
Eph. 2. 21. 

I Tim. 3. 15. 

1 Pet. 2. 5. 
1 ver. 14. 

Matt. 10. 22. 

Rom. 5. 2. 

Col. 1. 23. 

ch. 6. 11. 
m 2 Sam. 23. 

2. Acts 1. 16. 
n ver. 15. Ps. 

95.7. 



things, in bringing many sons unto 
glory, to make ' the captain of their 
salvation "perfect through sufferings, 
i 11 For ^ both he that sanctifieth and 
they 'who are sanctified ^ are all of 
one : for which cause ^ he is not 
[ ashamed to call them brethren, 
i 12 Saying, ^ I will declare thy name 
\ unto my brethren : in the midst of the 
church will I sing praise unto thee. 
I 13 And again, ''I will put my trust 
j in him. And again, *= Behold, I and 
I the children "^ which God hath given 
I me. 

I 14 Forasmuch then as the children 
': are partakers of flesh and blood, he 
1 ® also himself likewise took part of the 
; same ; ' that through death he might 
: destroy him that had the power of 
I death, that is, the devil ; 
I 15 And deliver them, who ^ through 
^ fear of death were all their lifetime 
I subject to bondage. 

16 For verily t he took not on him 
the nature of angels ; but he took on 
him the seed of Abraham. 

17 Wherefore in all things it be- 
hooved him ''to be made like unto his 
brethren, that he might be ' a merciful 
and faithful high priest in things per- 
taifiing to God, to make reconciliation 
for the sins of the people. 

18 ''For in that he himself hath suf- 
fered being tempted, he is able to suc- 
cour them that are tempted. 

CHAPTER III. 

Christ is more worthy than Moses : 7 therefore if we 
helicve n-ot in him, we shall be more worthy of pun- 
ishr)ient than unbelieving Israel. 

WHEREFORE, holy brethren, 
partakers of ^the heavenly 
calling, consider ^ the Apostle and 
High Priest of our profession, Christ 
Jesus ; 

2 Who was faithful to him that 
t appointed him, as also *= Moses was 
faithful in all his house. 

3 For this man was counted worthy 
of more glory than Moses, inasmuch 
as ''he who hath builded the house 
hath more honour than the house. 

4 For every house is builded by 
some man; but « he that built all 
things is God. 

5 ^ And Closes verily ivas faithful in 
all his house as ^a servant, ^for a 
testimony of those things which were 
to be spoken after ; 

6 But Christ as 'a son over his own 
house; ^ whose house are we, 4f we 
hold fast the confidence and the 
rejoicing of the hope firm unto the 
end. 

7 Wherefore as "'the Holy Ghost 
saith, ° To day if ye will hear his 



8 Harden not your hearts, as in" the 
provocation, in the day of temptation 
in the wilderness : 

9 When your fathers tempted me, 
proved me, and saw my works forty 
years. 

10 Wherefore I was grieved with 
that generation, and said. They do 
always err in their heart ; and they 
have not known my ways, 

11 So I sware in my wrath, t They 
shall not enter into my rest. 

12 Take heed, brethren, lest there 
be in any of you an evil heart of un- 
belief, in departing from the living 
God. 

13 But exhort one another daily, 
while it is called To day ; lest any of 
you be hardened through the deceit- 
fulness of sin. 

14 For we are made partakers of 
Christ, ° if v/e hold the beginning of 
our confidence steadfast unto the end ; 

15 While it is said, pTo day if ye 
will hear his voice, harden not your 
hearts, as in the provocation. 

16 1 For some, when they had heard, 
did provoke : howbeit not all that 
came out of Egypt by Moses. 

17 But with whom was he grieved 
forty years ? was it not wath them 
that had sinned, *■ whose carcasses fell 
in the wilderness 1 

18 And 'to whom sware he that 
they should not enter into his rest, 
but to them that believed not ? 

19 ' So we see that they could not 
enter in because of unbelief. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The rest of Christians is attained by faith. 12 The 
power of God's word. 14 By our high priest, Jesus 
the Son of God, 16 we may come boldly to the throne 
of grace. 

LET *us therefore fear, lest, a 
promise being left us of enter- 
ing into his rest, any of you should 
seem to come short of it. 

2 For unto us was the gospel preach- 
ed, as well as unto them : but t the 
word preached dj.I not profit them, 
II not being mixed with faith in them 
that heard it. 

3 ^ For we which have believed do 
enter into rest, as he said, " As I have 
sworn in my wrath, if they shall en- 
ter into my rest : although the works 
were finished from the foundation of 
the w^orld. 

4 For he spake in a certain place of 
the seventh day on this wise, ''And 
God did rest the seventh day from all 
his works. 

5 And in this place again. If they 
shall enter into my rest. 

6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that 
some must enter therein, ^ and they to 

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A. D. 64. 



t Gr. If they 
shall enter. 



P ver. 7. 



1 Num. 14. 2, 
4, 11, 24, SO. 
Deut. 1. 34, 
36, 38. 



r Num. 14. 22, 

29, &c. & 26. 

65. Ps. 106. 

26. 1 Cor. 10. 

5. Jude 5. 
s Num. 14. 30. 

Deut. 1. 34, 

35. 
t ch. 4. 6. 



a ch. 12. 15. 



t Gr. the word 
of hearing. 

II Or, because 

they were not 

■united by 

faith to. 
b ch. 3. 14. 
c Ps. 95. 11. 

ch. 3. 11. 



d Gen. 2. 2. 
Ex. 20. 11. 
& 31. 17. 



Christ our high priest. 



HEBREWS. 



The danger of apostasy. 



A. D. 64. 




II That is, 
Joshua. 



11 Or, keeping 
of a sabbath. 



g ch. 3. 12, 18, 

19. 

II Or, disobedi- 
ence. 
his. 49. 2. 

Jer. 23. 29. 

2 Cor. 10. 4, 

5. 1 Pet. 1. 

23. 

i Prov. 5. 4. 
k Eph. 6. 17. 

Rev. 1. 16. 

& 2. 16. 
1 1 Cor. 14. 24, 

25. 
m Ps. 33. 13, 

14. & 90. 8. 

& 139. 11, 12. 
n Job 26. 6. 

& 34. 21. 

Prov. 15. 11. 
ch. 3. 1. 
P ch. 7. 26. & 

9. 12, 24. 
q ch. 10. 23. 



r Is. 53. 3. 
ch. 2. 18. 

s Luke 22. 28. 
t 2 Cor. 5. 21. 

ch. 7. 26. 

1 Pet. 2. 22. 

1 John 3. 5. 
u Eph. 2. 18. 

& 3. 12. ch. 

10, 19, 21, 22. 



a ch. 8. 3. 
b ch. 2. 17. 
c ch. 8. 3, 4. & 

9. 9. & 10. 11. 

& 11. 4. 
d ch. 2. 18. & 

4. 15. 
II Or, can 

reasonably 

hear with. 
e ch. 7. 28. 



i Lev. 4. 3. & 

9. 7. & 16. 6, 

15, 16, ]7. 

ch. 7. 27. 
g 2 Chr. 26. 

18. John 3. 

27. 
li E.x:. 28. 1. 

Num. 16. 5. 

1 Chr. 23. 

13. 

i John 8. 54. 
k Ps. 2. 7. 

ch. 1. 5. 



whom Hit was first preached entered 
not in because of unbelief: 

7 Again, he limiteth a certain day, 
saying in David, To day, after so long 
a time ; as it is said, ^ To day if ye 
will hear his voice, harden not your 
hearts. 

8 For if II Jesus had given them rest, 
then would he not afterward have 
spoken of another day. 

9 There remaineth therefore a H rest 
to the people of God. 

10 For he that is entered into his 
rest, he also hath ceased from his own 
works, as God did from his. 

11 Let us labour therefore to enter 
into that rest, lest any man fall ^ after 
the same example of H unbelief. 

12 For the word of God is ^' quick, 
and powerful, and ' sharper than any 
^ twoedged sword, piercing even to the 
dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and 
of the joints and marrow, and is ^ a 
discerner of the thoughts and intents 
of the heart. 

13 "'Neither is there any creature 
that is not manifest in his sight : but 
all things are naked " and opened un- 
to the eyes of him with whom we 
have to do. 

14 Seeing then that we have ° a great 
high priest, Pthat is passed into the 
heavens, Jesus the Son of God, "^ let 
us hold fast our profession. 

15 For ^we have not a high priest 
which cannot be touched with the 
feeling of our infirmities ; but ' was in 
all points tempted like as we are, ' yet 
without sin. 

16 " Let us therefore come boldly 
unto the Mirone of grace, that we may 
obtain mercy, and find grace to help 
in time of need. 

CHAPTER V. 

Of the highpriests from among men; 5 Christ' spriest- 
hood compared with theirs. 11 The want of knowl. 
edge respecting the doctrines of the gospel reproved. 

FOR every high priest taken from 
among men ^ is ordained for men 
^ in t\img& pertaining to God, "^ that he 
may offer both gifts and sacrifices for 
sins : 

2 ^ Who II can have compassion on 
the ignorant, and on them that are 
out of the way ; for that ^ he himself 
also is compassed with infirmity. 

3 And ^ by reason hereof he ought, 
as for the people, so also for himself, 
to oflTer for sins. 

4 ^ And no man taketh this honour 
unto himself, but he that is called of 
God, as ^was Aaron. 

5 ^ So also Christ glorified not him- 
self to be made a high priest ; but he 
that said unto him, ^ Thou art my 
Son, to day have I begotten thee. 

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6 As he saith also in another place, 
' Thou art a priest for ever after the 
order of Melchizedek. 

7 Who in the days of his flesh, when 
he had •" oflfered up prayers and sup- 
plications ''with strong crying and 
tears unto him ° that was able to save 
him from death, and was heard H p in 
that he feared ; 

^8 1 Though he were a Son, yet learn- 
ed he •■ obedience by the things which 
he suflTered ; 

9 And 'being made perfect, he be- 
came the author of eternal salvation 
unto all them that obey him ; 

10 Called of God a high priest * af- 
ter the order of Melchizedek. 

11 Of whom '^ we have many things 
to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing 
ye are ^ dull of hearing. 

12 For when for the time ye ought 
to be teachers, ye have need that one 
teach you again which be ^ the first 
principles of the oracles of God ; and 
are become such as have need of 
^ milk, and not of strong meat. 

13 For every one that useth milk 
t is unskilful in the word of righteous- 
ness : for he is ^ a babe. 

14 But strong meat belongeth to 
them that are II of full age, even those 
who by reason f of use have their 
senses exercised ^ to discern both good 
and evil. 

CHAPTER VI. 

The guilt and danger of apostasy. 11 He exhorteth 
them to be steadfast and diligent, because God is 
most sure in his protnisc. 

THEREFORE =^ leaving H the prin- 
ciples of the doctrine of Christ, 
let us go on unto perfection ; not lay- 
ing again the foundation of repentance 
^ from dead works, and of faith to- 
ward God, 

2 "= Of the doctrine of baptisms, ^ and 
of laying on of hands, ^and of resur- 
rection of the dead, 'and of eternal 
judgment. 

3 And this will we do, ^ if God permit. 

4 For ^ it is impossible for those 
' who were once enlightened, and have 
tasted of '^ the heavenly gift, and ' were 
made partakers of the Holy Ghost, 

5 And have tasted the good word of 
God, and the powers of "^ the world 
to come, 

6 If they shall fall away, to renew 
them again unto repentance ; ° seeing 
they crucify to themselves the Son of 
God afresh, and put him to an open 
shame. 

7 For the earth v/hich drinketh in 
the rain that cometh oft upon it, and 
bringeth forth herbs meet for them 
II by whom it is dressed, ° receiveth 
blessing from God : 



The promise to Abraham. 



HEBREWS. 



The priesthood of Christ. 



q Prov. 14. 31. 

Matt. 10. 42. 

& 25. 40. 

John 13. 20. 
r Rom. 3. 4. 

2 Taess. 1. 6, 

7. 

s IThess. 1.3. 
t Rom. 15. 25. 

2 Cor. 8. 4. & 

9. 1, 12. 

2 Tim. 1.18. 
u ch. 3. 6, 14. 
X Col. 2. 2. 



7 ch. 10. 36. 



z Gen. 22. 16, 
17. Ps. 105. 
9. Lukel. 
73. 



b ch. 11. 9. 

e Rom. 11.29. 

t Gr. inter- 
posed himself 
by an oath. 



e Lev. 16. 15. 
ch. 9. 7. 

f ch. 4. 14. & 
8. 1. & 9. 24. 

S ch. 3. 1. & 5. 
6, 10. & 7. 17. 



9- Gen. 14. 18, 
&c. 



t Gr. without 
pedigree. 



8 PBut that which beareth thorns 
and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto 
cursing ; whose end is to be burned. 

9 But, beloved, we are persuaded 
bettel: things of you, and things that 
accompany salvation, though we thus 
speak. 

10 iFor^'God is not unrighteous to 
forget ' your work and labour of love, 
which ye have shewed toward his 
name, in that ye have * ministered to 
the saints, and do minister, 

1 1 And we desire that " every one 
of you do shew the same diligence ^ to 
the full assurance of hope unto the 
end : 

12 That ye be not slothful, but fol- 
lowers of them who through faith and 
patience y inherit the promises. 

13 For when God made promise to 
Abraham, because he could swear by 
no greater, ^ he sware by himself, 

14 Saying, Surely blessing I will 
bless thee, and multiplying I will 
multiply thee. 

15 And so, after he had patiently 
endured, he obtained the promise. 

16 For men verily swear by the 
greater: and ^an oath for confirma- 
tion is to them an end of all strife. 

17 Wherein God, willing more abun- 
dantly to shew unto ^ the heirs of 
promise *= the immutability of his 
counsel, t confirmed it by an oath : 

18 That by two immutable things, 
in which it was impossible for God to 
lie, we might have a strong consola- 
tion, who have fled for refuge to lay 
hold upon the hope ^ set before us : 

19 Which hope we have as an an- 
chor of the soul, both sure and stead- 
fast, ^ and which entereth into that 
within the vail ; 

20 ^ Whither the forerunner is for 
us entered, even Jesus, ^ made a high 
priest for ever after the order of 
Melchizedek. 

CHAPTER VH. 

Christ Jesus is a priest after the order of Melchize- 
dek; 11 and so, far more excellent than the priests 
of Aaron's order. 

FOR this ^Melchizedek, king of 
Salem, priest of the most high 
God, who met Abraham returning 
from the slaughter of the kings, and 
blessed him ; 

2 To whom also Abraham gave a 
tenth part of all ; first being by in- 
terpretation King of righteousness, 
and after that also King of Salem, 
which is, King of peace ; 

3 Without father, without mother, 
t without descent, having neither be- 
ginning of days, nor end of life ; but 
made like unto the Son of God ; abi- 
deth a priest continually. 



4 Now consider how great this man 
ivas, ^ unto whom even the patriarch 
Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. 

5 And verily " they that are of the 
sons of Levi, who receive the office 
of the priesthood, have a command- 
ment to take tithes of the people ac- 
cording to the law, that is, of their 
brethren, though they come out of 
the loins of Abraham : 

6 But he whose II descent is not 
counted from them received tithes 
of Abraham, '' and blessed " him that 
had the promises. 

7 And without all contradiction the 
less is blessed of the better. 

8 And here men that die receive 
tithes ; but there he receiveth them, 
^of whom it is witnessed that he 
liveth. 

9 And as I may so say, Levi also, 
who receiveth tithes, paid tithes in 
Abraham. 

10 For he was yet in the loins of 
his father, when Melchizedek met 
him. 

1 1 ^ If therefore perfection were by 
the Levitical priesthood, (for under 
it the people received the law,) what 
further need luas there that another 
priest should rise after the order of 
Melchizedek, and not be called after 
the order of Aaron 1 

12 For the priesthood being changed, 
there is made of necessity a change 
also of the law. 

13 For he of whom these things are 
spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of 
which no man gave attendance at the 
altar. 

14 For it is evident that ^ our Lord 
sprang out of Judah ; of which tribe 
Moses spake nothing concerning priest- 
hood. 

15 And it is yet far more evident : 
for that after the similitude of Mel- 
chizedek there ariseth another priest, 

16 Who is made, not after the law 
of a carnal commandment, but after 
the power of an endless life. 

17 For he testifieth, 'Thou art a 
priest for ever after the order of Mel- 
chizedek. 

18 For there is verily a disannulling 
of the commandment going before 
for ''the weakness and unprofitable- 
ness thereof. 

19 P^or ' the law made nothing per- 
fect, II but the bringing in of "" a bet- 
ter hope did; by the which °we 
draw nigh unto God. 

20 And inasmuch as not without an 
oath he was made priest : 

21 (For those priests were made 
II without an oath ; but this with an 
oath by him that said unto him, 

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The priesthood of Christ. 



HEBREWS. 



The 7iew covenant described. 



P ch. S. 6. & 9. 
15. & 12. 24. 



I! Or, which 
jiasseth not 
from one to 
another. 

II Or, ever- 
more. 

q Rom. 8. 34. 

1 Tim. 2. 5. 

ch. 9. 24. 

1 John 2.1. 
r ch. 4. 15. 
s Eph. 1. 20. 

&: 4. 10. ch. 

8. 1. 

t Lev. 9. 7. & 
16. C. 11. ch. 
5. 3. & 9. 7. 

u Lev. 16. 15. 

X Rom. 6. 10. 
ch. 9. 12. 28. 
& 10. 12.' 

y ch. 5. 1, 2. 

z ch. 2. 10. & 
5.9. 

t Gt. per- 
fected. 



a Eph. 1. 20. 
Col.S. 1. 
ch. 1 . 3. & 10. 
12. & 12. 2. 

II Or, of holy 

Utiiigs. 
b ch. 9. 8, 12, 

24. 

c ch. 9. 11. 
d ch. 5. 1. 

e Eph. 5. 2. 
ch. 9. 14. 



II Or, they are 
priests. 



{ Col. 2. 17. 

ch. 9. 23. & 

10. 1. 
g Ex. 25. 40. 

41. 26. 30. & 

27. 8. Num. 

8. 4. Acts 7. 

44. 

h 2 Cor. 3. 6, 
8, 9. ch. 7. 
22. 



II Or, testa- 
ment. 

i ch. 7. 11, 18. 



° The Lord sware and will not repent, 
Thou art a priest for ever after the 
order of Melchizedek :) 

22 By so much p was Jesus made a 
surety of a better testament. 

23 And they truly were many priests, 
because they were not suffered to con- 
tinue by reason of death : 

24 But this man, because he con- 
tinueth ever, hath II an unchangeable 
priesthood. 

25 Wherefore he is able also to save 
them II to the uttermost that come un- 
to God by him, seeing he ever liveth 
'ito make intercession for them. 

26 For such a high priest became 
us, ^ who is holy, harmless, undo filed, 
separate from sinners, ^ and made 
higher than the heavens ; 

27 Who needeth not daily, as those 
high priests, to offer up sacrifice, ' first 
for his own sins, "and then for the 
people's : for ^ this he did once, when 
he offered up himself. 

28 For the law maketh ^men high 
priests which have infirmity ; but the 
word of the oath, which was since the 
law, maketh the Son, ^ who is t con- 
secrated for evermore. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

Christ the minister of the heavenly sanctuary. C The 
Levitical priesthood aholished by the more excellent 
ministry of Christ, the mediator of a better cove- 
nant. 

NOW of the things which we have 
spoken this is the sum : W^e have 
such a high priest, ^ who is set on the 
right hand of the throne of the Majesty 
in the heavens ; 

2 A minister Hof ^the sanctuary, 
and of *= the true tabernacle, which 
the Lord pitched, and not man. 

3 For ^ every high priest is ordained 
to offer gifts and sacrifices : wherefore 
® it is of necessity that this man have 
somewhat also to offer. 

4 For if, he were on earth, he should 
not be a priest, seeing that II there are 
priests that offer gifts according to 
the law : 

5 Who serve unto the example and 
'^ shadow of heavenly things, as Moses 
was admonished of God when he was 
about to make the tabernacle: ^for. 
See, saith he, that thou make all 
things according to the pattern shew- 
ed to thee in the mount. 

6 But now '^hath he obtained a 
more excellent ministry, by how 
much also he is the mediator of a 
better H covenant, which was estab- 
lished upon better promises. 

7 ' For if that first covenant had been 
faultless, then should no place have 
been sought for the second. 

8 For finding fault with them, he 

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saith, ^Behold, the days come, saith 
the Lord, when I will make a new 
covenant with the house of Israel and 
with the house of Judah : 

9 Not according to the covenant 
that I made with their fathers, in 
the day when I took them by the 
hand to lead them out of the land 
of Egypt ; because they continued 
not in my covenant, and I regarded 
them not, saith the Lord. 

10 For Uhis is the covenant that I 
will make with the house of Israel 
after those days, saith the Lord ; I 
will tput my laws into their mind, 
and write them H in their hearts ; and 
""I will be to them a God, and they 
shall be to me a people : 

11 And ''they shall not teach every 
man his neighbour, and every man 
his brother, saying, Know the Lord : 
for all shall know me, from the least 
to the greatest. 

12 For I will be merciful to their 
unrighteousness, ° and their sins and 
their iniquities will I remember no 
more. 

13 P In that he saith, A new cove- 
nant, he hath made the first old. 
Now that which decayeth and wax- 
eth old is ready to vanish away. 

CHAPTER IX. 

The description of the rites and bloody sacrifices of 
the lavj, 11 which are far inferiorto the dignity and 
perfection of the blood and sacrifice of Christ. 

THEN verily the first covenant had 
also II ordinances of divine service, 
and ^ a worldly sanctuary. 

2 ^ For there was a tabernacle made ; 
the first, "^ wherein was ^ the candle- 
stick, and ^ the table, and the shew- 
bread ; which is called H the sanctuary. 

3 ^And after the second vail, the 
tabernacle which is called the holiest 
of all ; 

4 W^hich had the golden censer, and 
^the ark of the covenant overlaid 
round about with gold, wherein was 
^ the golden pot that had manna, and 
' Aaron's rod that budded, and ^ the 
tables of the covenant ; 

5 And ^ over it the cherubim of glory 
shadowing the mercyseat ; of which 
we cannot now speak particularly. 

6 Now when these things were thus 
ordained, *" the priests went always 
into the first tabernacle, accomplish- 
ing the service of God. 

7 But into the second went the high 
priest alone "once every year, not 
without blood, ° which he offered for 
himself, and for the errors of the 
people : 

8 P The Holy Ghost this signifying, 
that "^ the way into the holiest of all 



The sacrifices of the law 



HEBREWS. 



inferior to that of Christ. 



A. D. 64. 



r Gal. 3. 21. 

ch. 7. 18, 19, 

& 10. I, 11. 
• Lev. 11. 2, 

Col. 2. 16. 
t Num. 19. 7, 

&c. 
n Eph. 2. 15. 

Col. 2. 20. 

ch. 7. 16. 
n Or, rites, or, 

ceremonies. 

X ch. 3. 1, 
y ch. 10. 1. 

I ch. 8. 2. 



»ch. 10. 4. 

b Acts 20. 28. 

Eph. 1. 7. 

Col. 1. 14. 

1 Pet. 1. 19. 

Rev. 1. 5. & 

5.9. 
c Zech. 3. 9. 

ver. 26, 28. 

ch. 10. 10. 
d Dan. 9. 24. 
e Lev. 16. 14. 
i Num. 19. 2. 
S 1 Pet. 1. 19. 

1 John 1. 7. 

Rev. 1. 5. 

n Ov, fault. 
hRom. 1.4. 

1 Pet. 3. 18. 
i Eph. 5. 2. 

Tit. 2. 14. 

ch. 7. 27. 
k ch. 1. 3. & 

10. 22. 
I ch. 6. 1. 
m Luke 1. 74. 

Rom. 6. 13, 

22. IPet. 4. 

2. 
n 1 Tim. 2. 5. 



H Or, he 

brought in. 
o ch. 7. 22. & 

8. 6. & 12. 24. 
p Rom. 3. 25. 

&5.6. IPet. 

3. 18. 
q ch. 3. 1. 
r Gal. 3. 15. 

II Or, purified. 
8 Ex. 24. 6, 
&c. 

t E.x. 24. 5. 

0, 8. Lev. 16. 

14, 15, 18. 
u Lev. 14.4.6, 

7, 49, 51, 52. 
D O^, purple. 



T Ex. 24. 8. 
Matt. 26. 28. 



y Ex. 29. 12, 
36. Lev. 8. 
15, 19. &, 16. 
14, 15, 16, 18, 
19. 

z Lev. 17. 11. 



was not yet made manifest, while 
as the first tabernacle was yet stand- 
ing: 

9 Which was a figure for the time 
the n-^ present, in which were offered 
both gifts and sacrifices, ""that could 
not make him that did the service 
perfect, as pertaining to the con- 
science ; 

10 Which stood only in 'meats and 
drinks, and 'divers washings, "and 
carnal il ordinances, imposed on them 
until the time of reformation. 

11 But Christ being come ^a high 
priest ^of good things to come, ^by 
a greater and more perfect tabernacle, 
not made with hands, that is to say, 
not of this building ; 

12 Neither ^by the blood of goats 
and calves, but ''by his own blood 
he entered in '^once into the holy 
place, '^having obtained eternal re- 
demption for us. 

13 For if nhe blood of bulls and of 
goats, and ^the ashes of a heifer 
sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to 
the purifying of the flesh ; 

14 How much more ^ shall the 
blood of Christ, ''who through the 
eternal Spirit 'offered himself with- 
out II spot to God, 'Spurge your con- 
science from 'dead works ™to serve 
the living God ? 

15 "And for this cause °he is the 
mediator of the new testament, p that 
by means of death, for the redemp- 
tion of the transgressions that ivere 
under the first testament, "^ they which 
are called might receive the promise 
of eternal inheritance. 

16 For where a testament is, there 
must also of necessity n be the death 
of the testator. 

17 For 'a testament is of force after 
men are dead : otherwise it is of no 
strength at all while the testator 
liveth. 

18 'Whereupon neither the first 
testament was H dedicated without 
blood. 

19 For when Moses had spoken 
every precept to all the people ac- 
cording to the law, *■ he took the 
blood of calves and of goats, " with 
water, and II scarlet wool, and hyssop, 
and sprinkled both the book and 
all the people, 

20 Saying, ^This is the blood of 
the testament which God hath en- 
joined unto you. 

21 Moreover y he sprinkled likewise 
with blood both the tabernaclCy and 
all the vessels of the ministry. 

22 And almost all things are by the 
law purged with blood ; and ^ without 
shedding of blood is no remission. 



23 It was tlierefore necessary that 
=" the patterns of things in the heav- 
ens should be purified with these ; 
but the heavenly things themselves 
with better sacrifices than these. 

24 For ^ Christ is not entered into 
the holy places made with hands, 
which are the figures of " the true ; 
but into heaven itself, now ''to ap- 
pear in the presence of God for us : 

25 Nor yet that he should offer 
himself often, as ^the high priest 
entereth into the holy place every 
year with blood of others ; 

26 For then must he often have 
suffered since the foundation of the 
world: but now ^once ^in the end 
of the world hath he appeared to 
put away sin by the sacrifice of 
himself. 

27 ''And as it is appointed unto 
men once to die, ' but after this the 
judgment : 

28 So ^ Christ was once ' offered to 
bear the sijis *" of many ; and unto 
them that "look for him shall he 
appear the second time without sin 
unto salvation. 

CHAPTER X. 

The weakness of the law sacrifices. 10 The sacrifice 
of Christ's body, once offered, 14 for ever hath taken 
away sins. 19 An exhortation to holdfast the faith, 
with patience and thanksgiving. 

FOR the law having ^ a shadow 
''of good things to come, and 
not the very image of the things, 
"" can never with those sacrifices, 
which they offered year by year 
continually, make the comers there- 
unto ^ perfect. 

2 For then II would they not have 
ceased to be offered? because that the 
worshippers once purged should have 
had no more conscience of sins. 

3 ^ But in those sacrifices there is a 
remembrance again made of sins every 
year. 

4 For Ht is not possible that the 
blood of bulls and of goats should 
take away sins. 

5 Wherefore, when he cometh into 
the world, he saith, ^ Sacrifice and 
offering thou wouldest not, but a 
body II hast thou prepared me : 

6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices 
for sin thou hast had no pleasure. 

7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the 
volume of the book it is written of 
me) to do thy will, O God. 

8 Above when he said, Sacrifice 
and offering and burnt offerings and 
offe7-ing for sin thou wouldest not, 
neither hadst pleasure therein ; which 
are offered by the law ; 

9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do 
thy will, O God. He taketli away 

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Christ's perfect sacrifice. 



HEBREWS. 



Exhortation to steadfastness. 



A. D. 64. 



h John 17. 19. 
ch. 13. 12. 
ich.-9.12. 

k NiAn. 28. 3. 
ch. 7. 27, 



m Col. 3.1, 
ch. 1. 3. 



n Ps. 110. 1, 
Acts 2. 35. 
1 Cor. 15. 25. 
ch. 1. 13. 

o ver, 1. 



P Jer. 31. 33, 
34. ch. 8. 10, 
12. 



fSome copies 
have, Then 
he said, And 
their. 



n Or, liberty. 
q Rom. 5. 2, 

Eph. 2. 18. 

& 3. 12. 
r ch. 9. 8, 12. 

II Or, new 

made. 
sJohn 10. 9. 

& 14. 6. ch. 

9. 8. 

tch.9.3. 
u ch, 4. 14. 
X 1 Tim. 3. 15, 
7 ch. 4. 16. 
z Eph. 3. 12. 

James 1. 6. 

1 John 3. 21. 
a ch. 9. 14. 

b Ez. 36. 25. 

2 Cor. 7. 1. 
c ch. 4. 14. 

d 1 Cor. 1. 9. 

& 10. 13. 

lThess.5.24. 

2 Thess. 3. 3. 

ch. 11. 11. 
e Acts 2. 42, 

Jude 19. 

f Rom. 13. 11. 
S Phil, 4. 5. 
2 Pet. 3, 9, 
11,14, 
I hNum. 15.30. 
{ ch. 6. 4. 
i i 2 Pet 2. 20, 
I 21. 

k Ez. 36. 5. 
Zeph. 1. 18. 
, & 3. 8. 
\ 2Thess. 1. 8. 
! ch. 12. 29. 
'. 1 ch. 2. 2. 

m Deut. 17. 2, 
I 6. & 19. 15. 
I Matt. 18. 16. 
! John 8. 17. 
2 Cor. 13. 1, 

n ch. 2. 3. &, 
j 12. 25. 
! o 1 Cor. 11. 29. 
I ch, 13. 20. 



the first, that he may establish the 
second. 

10 ^By the which will we are sanc- 
tified through the offering of the 
body of Jesus Christ once /or all. 

11 And every priest standeth "^ daily 
ministering and offering oftentimes 
the same sacrifices, ' which can never 
take away sins : 

12 '"But this man, after he had of- 
fered one sacrifice for sins for ever, 
sat down on the right hand of God ; 

13 From henceforth expecting "till 
his enemies be made his footstool, 

14 For by one offering ° he hath per- 
fected for ever them that are sanctified. 

15 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is 
a witness to us : for after that he had 
said before, 

16 P This is the covenant that I will 
make with them after those days, 
saith the Lord ; I will put my laws 
into their hearts, and in their minds 
will I write them ; 

17 t And their sins and iniquities will 
I remember no more. 

18 Now where remission of these 
is, there is no more offering for sin. 

19 Having therefore, brethren, "^ H bold- 
ness to enter "" into the holiest by the 
blood of Jesus, 

20 By 'a new and living way, which 
he hath H consecrated for us, ' through 
the vail, that is to say, his flesh ; 

21 And having "a high priest over 
"^the house of God ; 

22 y Let us draw near with a true 
heart ^in full assurance of faith, hav- 
ing our hearts sprinkled * from an evil 
conscience, and ''our bodies washed 
with pure water, 

23 " Let us hold fast the profession of 
our faith without wavering ; for ^ he 
is faithful that promised ; 

24 And let us consider one another to 
provoke unto love and to good works : 

25 ^ Not forsaking the assembling of 
ourselves together, as the manner of 
some is; but exhorting one another: 
and ^ so much the more, as ye see ^ the 
day approaching. 

26 For ^ if we sin wilfully ' after tliat 
we have received the knowledge of 
the truth, there remaineth no more 
sacrifice for sins, 

27 But a certain fearful looking for 
of judgment and ^ fiery indignation, 
which shall devour the adversaries. 

28 ' He that despised Moses' law died 
without mercy "" under two or three 
witnesses : 

29 ° Of how much sorer punishment, 
suppose ye, shall he be thought wor- 
thy, who hath trodden under foot the 
Son of God, and. ° hath counted the 
blood of the covenant, wherewith he 

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was sanctified, an unholy thing, p and 
hath done despite unto the Spirit of 
grace ? 

30 For we know him that hath said, 
1 Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will 
recompense, saith the Lord, And 
again, ""The Lord shall judge his peo- 
ple. 

31 '7if 15 a fearful thing to fall into 
the hands of the living God, 

32 But *call to remembrance the 
former days, in which, " after ye were 
illuminated, ye endured ^ a great fight 
of afflictions ; 

33 Partly, whilst ye were made ^ a 
gazingstock both by reproaches and 
afflictions ; and partly, whilst ^ye be- 
came companions of them that were 
so used. 

34 For ye had compassion of me *in 
my bonds, and ^ took joyfully the 
spoiling of your goods, knowing H in 
yourselves that "^ ye have in heaven 
a better and an enduring substance. 

35 Cast not away therefore your 
confidence, ^ which hath great recom- 
pense of reward. 

36 ® For ye have need of patience, 
that, after ye have done the will of 
God, ^ ye might receive the promise. 

37 For ^yet a little while, and ^he 
that shall come will come, and will 
not tarry. 

38 Now ' the just shall live by faith : 
but if any man draw back, my soul 
shall have no pleasure in him. 

39 But we are not of them ^ who 
draw back unto perdition ; but of them 
that ^ believe to the saving of the soul. 

CHAPTER XL 

What faith is. 2 Its efficacy and power illustrated by 
the example of divers saints mentioned in the Scrip- 
tures. 

"VTOW faith is the li substance of 
±\ things hoped for, the evidence 
* of things not seen. 

2 For ''by it the elders obtained a 
good report. 

3 Through faith we understand that 
•^ the worlds were framed by the word 
of God, so that things which are seen 
were not made of things which do 
appear. 

4 By faith ^ Abel offered unto God 
a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, 
by which he obtained witness that he 
was righteous, God testifying of his 
gifts : and by it he being dead ^ II yet 
speaketh. 

5 By faith ^ Enoch was translated 
that he should not see death ; and was 
not found, because God had translated 
him : for before his translation he had 
this testimony, that he pleased God. 

6 But without faith it is impossible 
to please him : for he that cometh to 



The power and efficacy 



HEBREWS. 



of faith exemplified. 



A. D. 64. 



ff Gen. 6. 13, 

22. 
ii Or, being 

wary. 
h 1 Pet. 3. 20. 



i Rom. 3. 22. 

& 4. 13. 
Phil. 3. 9. 
k Gen. 12. 1, 
4. Acts?. 2, 
3,4. 



I Gen. 12. 8. & 
13. 3, 18. & 
18. 1,' 9. 

m ch. 6. 17. 

n ch. 12. 22. & 

13. 14. 
o ch. 3. 4. 

Rev. 21. 2, 

10. 
P Gen. 17. 19, 

& 18. 11, 14. 

&21. 2. ■ 
q Luke 1. 3G. 

r Rom. 4. 21. 
ch. 10. 23. 

8 Rom. 4. 19. 
t Gen. 22. 17. 
Rom. 4. 18. 



t Gr. accord- 
ing to faith. 

u ver. 39. 

X ver. 27. 
John 8. 56. 

y Gen. 23. 4. 
& 47. 9. 
1 Chr. 29. 15. 
Ps. 39. 12. & 
119. 19. 
1 Pet. 1. 17. 
&,2. 11. 

z ch. 13. 14. 



a Ex. 3. 6, 

15. Matt. 22. 

32. Acts 7. 

32. 
b Phil. 3. 20. 

ch. 13. 14. 
c Gen. 22. 1, 

9. 
d James 2. 21. 

H Or, To. 
e Gen. 21. 12. 

Rom. 9. 7. 
f Rom. 4. 17, 

19, 21. 



S Gen. 27. 27, 
39. 



h Gen. 48. 5, 

16, 20. 

i Gen. 47. 31. 
k Gen. 50. 24, 

25. Ex. 13. 

19. 



God must believe that he is, and that 
he is a rewarder of them that diligent- 
ly seek him. 

7 By faith ^ Noah, being warned of 
God^of things not seen as yet, n moved 
with fear, "prepared an ark to the 
saving of his house ; by the which 
he condemned the world, and became 
heir of ' the righteousness which is by 
faith. 

8 By faith ''Abraham, when he was 
called to go out into a place which he 
should after receive for an inheritance, 
obeyed ; and he went out, not know- 
ing whither he went. 

9 By faith he sojourned in the land 
of promise, as in a strange country, 
'dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac 
and Jacob, ""the heirs with him of 
the same promise : 

10 For he looked for °a city which 
hath foundations, ° whose builder and 
maker is God. 

1 1 Through faith also p Sarah herself 
received strength to conceive seed, and 
iwas delivered of a child when she 
was past age, because she judged him 
'■ faithful who had promised. 

12 Therefore sprang there even of 
one, and 'him as good as dead, ^ so 
many as the stars of the sky in mul- 
titude, and as the sand which is by 
the sea shore innumerable. 

13 These all died tin faith, "not hav- 
ing received the promises, but ^having 
seen them afar off, and were persuaded 
of them, and embraced them, and ^ con- 
fessed that they were strangers and 
pilgrims on the earth. 

14 For they that say such things ^ de- 
clare plainly that they seek a country. 

15 And truly, if they had been mind- 
ful of that country from whence they 
came out, they might have had oppor- 
tunity to have returned. 

16 But now they desire a better 
country, that is, a heavenly : where- 
fore God is not ashamed ''to be called 
their God : for "" he hath prepared for 
them a city. 

17 By faith ° Abraham, when he was 
tried, offered up Isaac : and he that 
had received the promises '^offered up 
his only begotten son, 

18 H Of whom it was said, ®That in 
Isaac shall thy seed be called 



19 Accounting that God 



able to 



raise him up, even from the dead ; from 
whence also he received him in a figure. 

20 By faith ^Isaac blessed Jacob and 
Esau concerning things to come. 

21 By faith Jacob, when he was 
a dying, ^blessed both the sons of 
Joseph ; and ' worshipped, leaning up- 
on the top of his staff. 

22 By faith ''Joseph, when he died, 



II made mention of the departing of 
the children of Israel ; and gave com- 
mandment concerning his bones. 

23 By faith 'Moses, when he was 
born, was hid three months of his 
parents, because they saw he was a 
proper child ; and they were not 
afraid of the king's ™ commandment. 

24 By faith "Moses, when he was 
come to years, refused to be called 
the son of Pharaoh's daughter ; 

25 ° Choosing rather to suffer afflic- 
tion with the people of God, than to 
enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season ; 

26 Esteeming ^the reproach II of 
Christ greater riches than the treas- 
ury in Egypt : for he had respect un- 
to ^ the recompense of the reward. 

27 By faith ""he forsook Egypt, not 
fearing the wrath of the king : for 
he endured, as 'seeing him who is 
invisible. 

28 Through faith ^ he kept the pass- 
over, and the sprinkling of blood, lest 
he that destroyed the firstborn should 
touch them. 

29 By faith "they passed through 
the Red sea as by dry land: which 
the Egyptians assaying to do were 
drowned. 

30 By faith ^ the walls of Jericho fell 
down, after they were compassed about 
seven days. 

31 By faith ^the harlot Rahab per- 
ished not with them H that believed 
not, when ^ she had received the spies 
with peace. 

32 And what shall I more say ? for 
the time would fail me to tell of "^ Gid- 
eon, and of '^ Barak, and of " Samson, 
and o/^'Jephthah ; of^ David also, and 
^ Samuel, and of the prophets : 

33 Who through faith subdued king- 
doms, wrought righteousness, ^ obtain- 
ed promises, ''stopped the mouths of 
lions, 

34 ' Quenched the violence of fire, 
^ escaped the edge of the sword, ' out 
of weakness were "made strong, waxed 
valiant in fight, ™ turned to flight the 
armies of the aliens. 

35 ° Women received their dead 
raised to life again : and others were 
° tortured, not accepting deliverance ; 
that they might obtain a better resur- 
rection : 

36 And others had trial of cruel 
mockings and scourgings, yea, more- 
over P of bonds and imprisonment : 

37 iThey were stoned, they were 
sawn asunder, were tempted, were 
slain with the sword : "■ they wandered 
about ' in sheepskins and goatskins ; 
being destitute, afflicted, tormented ; 

38 Of whom the world was not 
worthy : they wandered in deserts, 

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The object of chastisement. 



HEBREWS. 



Danger of rejecting Christ 



A. D. 64. 




a Col. 3. 8. 

1 Pet. 2. 1. 
b 1 Cor. 9. 24. 

Phil. 3. 13, 14. 
c Rom. 12. 12. 

ch. 10. 36. 
\\0v, beginner. 

d Luke 24. 26. 

Phil. 2. 8, &c. 

1 Pet. 1. 11, 
e Ps. 110. 1. 

ch. 1. 3, 13. 

& 8. 1. 1 Pet. 

3.22. 



f Matt. 10. 24, 

25. John 15. 

20. 

S Gal. 6. 9. 
h 1 Cor. 10. 13. 

ch. 10. 32, 33, 

34. 



i Job 5. 17. 
Prov. 3. 11. 



k Ps. 94. 12. & 

119.75. Prov. 

3. 12. James 

1. 12, Rev. 

3. 19, 
I Deut. 8. 5. 

2 Sam. 7. 14. 

Prov. 13. 24. 

&. 19. 18, &, 

23.13. 



m Pa. 73. 15. 
i Pet. 5. 9. 



n Num. 16. 22. 
& 27. 16. 
Job 12. 10. 
Ecc. 12. 7. 
Is, 42. 5. & 
57. 16. Zech. 
12.1. 

II Or, as seem- 
ed good, or, 
meet to them. 

Lev. 11. 44. 
& 19. 2. 
1 Pet. 1, 15, 
16. 

P James 3. 18, 



q Job 4. 3, 4. 
Is. 35. 3. 

rProv. 4. 26, 
27. 
II Or, eveii. 



and in mountains, and * in dens .and 
caves of the earth. 

39 And these all, "having obtained 
a good report through faith, received 
not the promise : 

40 God having H provided ^ some bet- 
ter thing for us, that they without us 
should not be ^ made perfect. 

CHAPTER XII. 

An exhortation to constant faith, patience, and godli- 
ness. 22 A commendation of the new covenant above 
the old. 

T^HEREFORE,seeingwealso are 
V V compassed about with so great 
a cloud of witnesses, ^ let us lay aside 
every weight, and the sin which doth 
so easily beset us, and ^ let us run *= -flith 
patience the race that is set before us, 

2 Looking unto Jesus the II author 
and finisher oiour faith ; ^ who for the 
joy that was set before him endured 
the cross, despising the shame, and ^ is 
set down at the right hand of the 
throne of God. 

3 ^For consider him that endured 
such contradiction of sinners against 
himself, ^ lest ye be wearied and faint 
in your minds. 

4 ^Ye have not yet resisted unto 
blood, striving against sin. 

5 And ye have forgotten the exhor- 
tation which speaketh unto you as 
unto children, 'My son, despise not 
thou the chastening of the Lord, nor 
faint when thou art rebuked of him : 

6 For '^whom the Lord loveth he 
chasteneth, and scourgeth every son 
whom he receiveth. 

7 ^ If ye endure chastening, God deal- 
eth with you as with sons ; for what 
son is he whom the father chasteneth 
not? 

8 But if ye be without chastisement, 
" whereof all are partakers, then are 
ye bastards, and not sons. 

9 Furthermore, we have had fathers 
of our flesh which corrected us, and 
we gave them reverence : shall we not 
much rather be in subjection unto 
" the Father of spirits, and live ? 

10 For they verily for a few days 
chastened us II after their own pleas- 
ure ; but he for our profit, ° that we 
might be partakers of his holiness. 

1 1 Now no chastening for the present 
seemeth to be joyous, but grievous : 
nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth Pthe 
peaceable fruit of righteousness unto 
them which are exercised thereby. 

12 Wherefore i lift up the hands 
which hang down, and the feeble 
knees ; 

13 '"And make II straight paths for 
your feet, lest that which is lame be 
turned out of the way ; ^ but let it 
rather be healed. 

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14 * Follow peace with all men, and 
holiness, " without which no man shall 
see the Lord : 

15 ^ Looking diligently ^ lest any man 
11 fail of the grace of God ; ^lesfc any 
root of bitterness springing up trouble 
you, and thereby many be defiled ; 

16 ^Lest there he any fornicator, or 
profane person, as Esau, ^ who for one 
morsel of meat sold his birthright. 

17 For ye know how that afterward, 
" when he would have inherited the 
blessing, he was rejected : ^ for he 
found no H place of repentance, though 
he sought it carefully with tears. 

18 For ye are not come unto ^the 
mount that might be touched, and 
that burned with fire, nor unto black- 
ness, and darkness, and tempest, 

19 And the sound of a trumpet, and 
the voice of words ; which voice they 
that heard ^entreated that the word 
should not be spoken to them any 
more : 

20 For they could not endure that 
which was commanded, ^And if so 
much as a beast touch the mountain, 
it shall be stoned, or thrust through 
with a dart : 

21 ''And so terrible was the sight, 
that Moses said, I exceedingly fear 
and quake : 

22 But ye are come 'unto mount 
Zion, ^ and unto the city of the living 
God, the heavenly Jerusalem, ' and to 
an innumerable company of angels, 

23 To the general assembly and 
church of "'the firstborn, "which are 
II written in heaven, and to God ° the 
Judge of all, and to the spirits of just 
men p made perfect, 

24 And to Jesus i the mediator of the 
new II covenant, and to "■ the blood of 
sprinkling, that speaketh better things 
Hhan that o/Abel. 

25 See that ye refuse not him that 
speaketh : for * if they escaped not 
who refused him that spake on earth, 
much more shall not we escape, if we 
turn away from him that speaketh 
from heaven : 

26 "Whose voice then shook the 
earth : but now he hath promised, 
saying, ^ Yet once more I shake not 
the earth only, but also heaven. 

27 And this word. Yet once more, 
signifieth ^the removing of those things 
that II are shaken, as of things that are 
made, that those things which cannot 
be shaken may remain. 

28 Wherefore we receiving a king- 
dom which cannot be moved, H let us 
have grace, whereby we may serve 
God acceptably with reverence and 
godly fear : 

29 For '^ our God is a consuming fire. 



Sundry exhortations. 



HEBREWS. 



The closing benediction. 



A. D. 64. 



a Rom. 12. 10. 
1 Thess. 4. 9. 

1 Pet. 1. 22. 

2 Pet. 1. 7. 

1 John 3. 11. 
b Matt. 25. 35. 

Rom. 12. 13. 

I Tim. 3. 2. 

1 Pet. 4. 9. 
c Gen. 18. 3. 
d Matt. 25. 36. 

Rom. 12. 15. 

1 Cor. 12. 26. 

Col. 4. 18. 

1 Pet. 3. 8. 
e 1 Cor. 6. 9. 

Gal. 5. 19. 

Eph. 5. 5. 

Col. 3. 5, 6. 

Rev. 22. 15. 
f Matt. 6. 25. 

Phil. 4. 11. 

1 Tim. 6. 6. 
S Gen. 23. 15, 

Deut. 31. 6. 

Josh. 1. 5. 

1 Chr. 28. 20. 

Ps. 37. 25. 

n Or, are the 

guides. 
h Ps. 27. 1. 

& 118. 6. 
i ver. 17. 
k ch. 6. 12. 

I John 8. 58. 

ch. 1. 12. 

Rev. 1. 4. 
m Eph. 4. 14. 

&5. 6. Col. 

2. 4, 8. 

1 John 4. 1. 

n Rom. 14. 
17. Col. 2. 
16. 1 Tim. 4. 



1 Cor. 9. 13. 
&. 10. 18. 



P Ex. 29. 14. 
Lev. 4. 11, 
12. & 16. 27. 
Num. 19. 3. 



1 John 19. 17. 
Acts 7. 58. 



CHAPTER XIII. 

Exhortations to sundry duties. 18 The apostle askefh 
them to pray for him. 20 Tlie conclusion. 

LET ^brotherly love continue. 
2 ^ Be not forgetful to entertain 
strangers : for thereby "^ some have en- 
tertained angels unawares. 

3 ^ Remember them that are in bonds, 
as bound with them ; and them which 
suffer adversity, as being yourselves 
also in the body. 

4 Marriage is honourable in all, and 
the bed undefiled : ^ but whoremongers 
and adulterers God will judge. 

5 Let your conversation he without 
covetousness ; and ^ be content with 
such things as ye have : for he hath 
said, &I will never leave thee, nor 
forsake thee. 

6 So that we may boldly say, ^ The 
Lord is my helper, and I will not fear 
what man shall do unto me. 

7 ' Remember them which H have the 
rule over you, who have spoken unto 
you the word of God : ^ whose faith 
follow, considering the end of their 
conversation. 

8 Jesus Christ ' the same yesterday, 
and to day, and for ever. 

9 °'Be not carried about with di- 
vers and strange doctrines : for it is 
a good thing that the heart be estab- 
lished with grace ; ° not with meats, 
which have not profited them that 
have been occupied therein. 

10° We have an altar, whereof they 
have no right to eat which serve the 
tabernacle. 

1 1 For V the bodies of those beasts, 
whose blood is brought into the sanc- 
tuary by the high priest for sin, are 
burned without the camp, 

12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he 
might sanctify the people with his 
own blood, "^ suffered without the 
gate. 

13 Let us go forth therefore unto 



him without the camp, bearing "■ his 
reproach. 

14 ' For here have we no continuing 
city, but we seek one to come. 

15 'By him therefore let us offer 
" the sacrifice of praise to God con- 
tinually, that is, ^ the fruit of our 
lips, t giving thanks to his name. 

16 yBut to do good and to com- 
municate forget not : for ^ with such 
sacrifices God is well pleased. 

17 ^Obey them that n have the rule 
over you, and submit yourselves : for 
^ they watch for your souls, as they 
that must give account, that they 
may do it with joy, and not with 
grief: for that is unprofitable for 
you. 

18 '^ Pray for us : for we trust we 
have ^ a good conscience, in all things 
willing to live honestly. 

19 But I beseech you ^the rather 
to do this, that I may be restored to 
you the sooner. 

20 Now f the God of peace, ^ that 
brought again from the dead our 
Lord Jesus, ^that great Shepherd of 
the sheep, * through the blood of the 
everlasting li covenant, 

21 "^ Make you perfect in every good 
work to do his will, H ^ working in you 
that which is well pleasing in his 
sight, through Jesus Christ ; *" to 
whom be^ glory for ever and ever. 
Amen. 

22 And I beseech you, brethren, 
suffer the word of exhortation : for 
""I have written a letter unto you in 
few words. 

23 Know ye that ° our brother Tim- 
othy P is set at liberty ; with whom, 
if he come shortly, I will see you. 

24 Salute all them 'ithat have the 
rule over you, and all the saints. 
They of Italy salute you. 

25 ' Grace be with you all. Amen, 

U Written to the Hebrews from Italy by Timothy. 

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a Acts 12. 17, 

& 15. 13. 

Gal. 1. 19. & 

2.9. Judel. 
b Tit. 1. 1. 
c Acts 26. 7. 
d Deut. 32. 26. 

John 7. 35. 

Acts 2. 5. & 

8.1. IPet. 

1.1. 
e Matt. 5. 12. 

Acts 5. 41. 

Heb. 10. 34. 

1 Pet. 4. 13, 

16. 

f 1 Pet. 1. 6. 
S Rom. 5. 3. 
h 1 Kings 3. 9, 

11, 12. Prov. 

2.3. 
i Matt. 7. 7. & 

21. 22. Mark 

11. 24. Luke 

11.9. John 

14. 13. & 15. 

7. & 16. 23. 
k Jer. 29. 12. 

1 Jolm 5. 14, 

15. 
1 Mark 11. 24. 

1 Tim. 2. 8. 
m ch. 4. 8. 
n Or, glory. 



a Job 14. 2. 
Ps. 37. 2. & 
90. 5, 6. & 102. 
11. & 103. 15. 
Is. 40. 6. 
1 Cor. 7. 31. 
ch. 4. 14. 
1 Pet. 1, 24. 
1 John 2. 17. 



Job 5. 17. 

Prov. 3. 11, 

12. Heb. 12 

5. Rev. 3. 19. 
p 1 Cor. 9. 25, 

2Tira. 4. 8. 

ch. 2. 5. 

1 Pet. 5. 4. 

Rev. 2. 10. 
q Matt. 10. 22, 

& 19. 28, 29. 



GENERAL EPISTLE 



JAMES. 



V 



ch. 2. 5. 
II Or, evils. 



r Job 15. 35. 

Ps. 7. 14. 
s Rom. 6. 21, 

23. 



CHAPTER 1. 

The apostle's salutation. 2 He exhorteth his brethren 
to rejoice under trials, 5 to ask wisdom of God, 13 
and not to impute to him their temptations to sin. 
16 The source and requirements of true religion. 

^ TAMES, ''a servant of God and 
?i of the Lord Jesus Christ, *= to the 
twelve tribes '^ which are scattered 
abroad, greeting. 

2 My brethren, ^ count it all joy 
^ when ye fall into divers temptations ; 

3 ^Knowing this, that the trying of 
your faith worketh patience. 

4 But let patience have he?- perfect 
work, that ye may be perfect and 
entire, wanting nothing. 

5 ** If any of you lack wisdom, ' let 
him ask of God, that giveth to all 
men liberally, and upbraideth not ; 
and ^it shall be given him. 

6 ' But let him ask in faith, nothing 
wavering : for he that wavereth is 
like a wave of the sea driven with 
the wind and tossed. 

7 For let not that man think that he 
shall receive any thing of the Lord. 

8 "A doubleminded man is unstable 
in all his ways. 

9 Let the brother of low degree " re- 
joice in that he is exalted : 

10 But the rich, in that he is made 
low : because ° as the flower of the 
grass he shall pass away. 

11 For the sun is no sooner risen 
with a burning heat, but it wither- 
eth the grass, and the flower thereof 
falleth, and the grace of the fashion 
of it perisheth : so also shall the rich 
man fade away in his ways. 

12 ° Blessed is the man that endur- 
eth temptation : for when he is tried, 
he shall receive p the crown of life, 
1 which the Lord hath promised to 
them that love him. 

13 Let no man say when he is 
tempted, I am tempted of God : for 
God cannot be tempted with II evil, 
neither tempteth he any man : 

14 But every man is tempted, when 
he is drawn away of his own lust, 
and enticed. 

15 Then ""when lust hath conceived, 
it bringeth forth sin ; and sin, when 
it is finished, ^bringeth forth death. 

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16 Do not err, my beloved brethren. 

17 * Every good gift and every per- 
fect gift is from above, and cometh 
down from the Father of lights, "with 
whom is no variableness, neither shad- 
ow of turning. 

18 ^ Of his own will begat he us 
with the word of truth, ^that we 
should be a kind of ^ firstfruits of his 
creatures. 

19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, 
^ let every man be swift to hear, ^ slow 
to speak, "= slow to wrath : 

20 For the wrath of man worketh 
not the righteousness of God. 

21 Wherefore '^lay apart all filthi- 
ness and superfluity of naughtiness, 
and receive with meekness the en- 
grafted word, ^ which is able to save 
your souls. 

22 But ^be ye doers of the word, 
and not hearers only, deceiving your 
own selves. 

23 For ^if any be a hearer of the 
word, and not a doer, he is like unto 
a man beholding his natural face in 
a glass : 

24 For he beholdeth himself, and 
goeth his way, and straightway for- 
getteth what manner of man he 
was. 

25 But ^ whoso looketh into the 
perfect ' law of liberty, and continu- 
eth therein, he being not a forgetful 
hearer, but a doer of the work, ^this 
man shall be blessed in his il deed. 

26 If any man among you seem to 
be religious, and ' bridleth not his 
tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, 
this man's religion is vain. 

27 Pure religion and undefiled be- 
fore God and the Father is this, •" To 
visit the fatherless and widows in 
their affliction, "" and to keep himself 
unspotted from the world. 

CHAPTER II. 

The apostle warneth them against respect of persons; 
10 exhorteth them to keep the whole law; 14 and 
sheweth that faith without ivorks is dead. 

MY brethren, have not the faith 
of our Lord Jesus Christ, * the 
Lord of glory, with '' respect of per- 
sons. 



Respect of persons. 



JAMES. 



Governing the tongue. 



A. D. 
about 60. 



t Gr. axfna- 
gogue. 



R Or, weK, or, 
seemly. 



c John 7. 48. 

1 Cor. 1. 26, 

28. 
d Luke 12. 21. 

1 Tim. 6. 18. 

Rev. 2. 9. 
li Or, that. 
e Ex. 20. 6. 

1 Sam. 2. 30. 

Prov. 8. 17. 

Slatt. 5. 3. 

Luke 6. 20. 

& 12. 32. 

1 Cor. 2. 9. 

2 Tim. 4. 8. 
ch. 1. 12. 

f 1 Cor. 11. Zl. 
S Acts 13. 50. 

&, 17. 6. & 18. 

12. ch. 5. 6. 
h Lev. 19. 18. 

Matt. 22. 39. 

Rom. 13. 8, 

9. Gal. 5. 14. 

&6. 2. 
i ver, 1. 



k Deut. 27. 

26. Matt. 5. 

19. Gal. 3. 

10. 
H Or, f^f law 

which said. 
1 Ex. 20. 13, 

14. 



m ch. 1. 25. 
n Job 22. 6, 

&c. Prov. 21. 

13. Matt. 6. 

15. &. 18. 35. 

t 25. 41, 42. 
o 1 John 4 17, 

18. 
II Or, glorieth. 



p Matt. 7. 
ch. 1. 23. 



q .See Job 31. 

19, 20. Luke 

3. 11. 
r I John 3. 18. 



t Gr. &y itsdf. 



s ch. 3. 13. 

li Some cop- 
ies read, by 
thy works. 

t Matt. 8. 29. 
Mark 1. 24. 
&5. 7. 
Luke 4. 34. 
Acts 16. 17. 
& 19. 15. 



2 For if there come unto your t as- 
sembly a man with a gold ring, in 
goodly apparel, and there come in 
also a poor man in vile raiment ; 

3 Xnd ye have respect to him that 
weareth the gay clothing, and say 
unto him, Sit thou here nin a good 
place ; and say to the poor, Stand 
thou there, or sit here under my 
footstool : 

4 Are ye not then partial in your- 
selves, and are become judges of evil 
thoughts ? 

5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, 
"^ Hath not God chosen the poor of 
this world "^rich in faith, and heirs 
of 11 the kingdom ^ which he hath prom- 
ised to them that love him ? 

6 But ^ye have despised the poor. 
Do not rich men oppress you, ^and 
draw" you before the judgment seats '? 

7 Do not they blaspheme that 
worthy name by the which ye are 
called ? 

8 If ye fulfil the royal law accord- 
ing to the scripture, ^Thou shalt 
love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do 
well : 

9 But *if ye have respect to persons, 
ye commit sin, and are convinced of 
the law as transgressors. 

10 For whosoever shall keep the 
whole law, and yet offend in one 
point, ''he is guilty of all. 

11 For II he that said, ^Do not com- 
mit adultery, said also, Do not kill. 
Now if thou commit no adultery, 
yet if thou kill, thou art become a 
transgressor of the law. 

12 So speak ye, and so do, as they 
that shall be judged by "'the law of 
liberty. 

13 For "he shall have judgment 
without mercy, that hath shewed no 
mercy ; and ° mercy H rejoiceth against 
judgment. 

14 P What doth it profit, my brethren, 
though a man say he hath faith, and 
have not works ? can faith save him ? 

15 'I If a brother or sister be naked, 
and destitute of daily food, 

16 And ''one of you say unto them. 
Depart in peace, be ye warmed and 
filled ; notwithstanding ye give them 
not those things which are needful to 
the body ; what doth it profit 1 

17 Even so faith, if it hath not 
works, is dead, being t alone. 

18 Yea, a man may say. Thou hast 
faith, and I have works : shew me 
thy faith H without thy works, 'and 
I will shew thee my faith by my 
works. 

19 Thou believest that there is one 
God ; thou doest well : * the devils 
also believe, and tremble. 



20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, 
that faith without works is dead ? 

21 Was not Abraham our father jus- 
tified by works, " when he had oflfered 
Isaac his son upon the altar ? 

22 II Seest thou ^how faith wrought 
with his works, and by works was 
faith made perfect % 

23 And the scripture was fulfilled 
which saith, y Abraham believed God, 
and it was imputed unto him for 
righteousness : and he was called ^ the 
Friend of God. 

24 Ye see then how that by works 
a man is justified, and not by faith 
only. 

25 Likewise also ^ was not Rahab the 
harlot justified by works, when she 
had received the messengers, and had 
sent them out another way ? 

26 For as the body without the 
II spirit is dead, so faith without works 
is dead also. 

CHAPTER III. 

The apostle dissuadeth his brethren from being too 
forward in assuming the office of teachers ; 5 aiid 
.gxhorteth them to bridle the tongue. 13 The wisdom 
^gf the world contrasted with that which is from 
above. 

MY brethren, *be not many mas- 
ters, ''knowing that we shall 
receive the greater n condemnation. 

2 For '^ in many things we offend all. 
•^ If any man offend not in word, ^ the 
same is a perfect man, mid able also 
to bridle the whole body. 

3 Behold, ^ we put bits in the horses' 
mouths, that they may obey us ; and 
we turn about their whole body. 

4 Behold also the ships, which though 
they be so great, and ai-e driven of fierce 
winds, yet are they turned about with 
a very small helm, whithersoever the 
governor listeth. 

5 Even so ^the tongue is a little 
member, and ''boasteth great things. 
Behold, how great H a matter a little 
fire kin die th ! 

6 And 'the tongue is a fire, a world 
of iniquity : so is the tongue among 
our members, that ""it defileth the 
whole body, and setteth on fire the 
t course of nature ; and it is set on fire 
of hell. 

7 For every t kind of beasts, and of 
birds, and of serpents, and of things 
in the sea, is tamed, and hath been 
tamed of t mankind : 

8 But the tongue can no man tame ; 
it is an unruly evil, ' full of deadly 
poison. 

9 Therewith bless we God, even the 
Father ; and therewith curse we men, 
°' which are made after the similitude 
of God. 

10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth 

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The wisdom from above. 



JAMES. 



Wicked rich men warned. 



A. D. 

about 60. 



Or, hole. 



n Gal. 6. 4. 

ch. 2. IS. 
P ch. 1. 21. 
q Rom. 13. 13. 

r Rom. 2. 17, 

23. 
s Phil. 3. 19. 

ch. 1. 17. 
11 Or, natural, 

Jude 19. 

1 1 Cor. 3. 3. 

Gal. 5. 20. 
t Gr. tumult, 

or, unquiet- 

ness. 
u 1 Cor. 2. 6. 



II Or. without 

wrangling. 
X Rom. 12. 9. 

1 Pet. 1. 22. 

&2. 1. 

1 John 3. 18. 
yProv. 11.18. 

Hos. 10. 12. 

Matt. 5. 9. 

Phil. 1. 11. 

Heb. 12. 11. 



a Rom. 7. 23. 
Gal. 5. 17. 
1 Pet. 2. 11. 

II Or, brawl- 
ings. 

II Or, pleas- 
ures. 

II Or, envy. 

b Job 27. 9. &, 
35. 12. Ps. 

18. 41. Prov. 

I. 28. Is. 1. 
15. Jer. 11. 

II. Mic.3.4. 
Zech. 7. 13. 

c Ps. 66. 18. 
1 John 3. 22. 
& 5. 14. 

II Or, pleas- 
ures. 

A Ps. 73. 27. 

e 1 John 2. 15. 

f John 15. 

19. & 17. 14. 
Gal. 1. 10. 

S Gen. 6. 5. & 

8.21. Num. 

11. 29. Prov. 

21. 10. 
II Or, envi- 
ously. 
h Job 22. 29. 

Ps. 138. 6. 

Prov. 3. 34. 

Matt. 23. 12. 

Luke 1. 52. 

& 18. 14. 

1 Pet. 5. 5. 
i Eph. 4. 27. 

1 Pet. 5. 9. 
k 2 Chr. 15. 2. 
1 Is. 1. 16. 
m 1 Pet. 1. 22. 

1 John 3. 3. 
n ch. 1. 8. 
Matt. 5. 4. 



blessing and cursing. My brethren, 
these things ought not so to be. 

1 1 Doth a fountain send forth at the 
same H place sweet water and bitter ? 

12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, 
bear olive berries 1 either a vine, figs 1 
so can no fountain both yield salt vv^a- 
ter and fresh. 

13 "Who is a wise man and endued 
with knowledge among you ? let him 
shew out of a good conversation ° his 
works Pwith meekness of wisdom. 

14 But if ye have i bitter envying 
and strife in your hearts, ' glory not, 
and lie not against the truth. 

15 ^This wisdom descendeth not 
from above, but is earthly, H sensual, 
devilish. 

16 For * where envying and strife is, 
there is t confusion and every evil 
work. 

17 But "*the wisdom that is from 
above is first pure, then peaceable, 
gentle, and easy to be entreated, full 
of mercy and good fruits, H without 
partiality, ^ and without hypocrisy. 

18 ^And the fruit of righteousness 
is sown in peace of them that maife 
peace. 

CHAPTER IV. 

TTie apostle sheweth the evils that come from the lusts 
of men; 7 and, exhorteth them to humble themselves 
before God, 11 not to speak evil one of another, 13 
and to keep in mind their dependence on God in the 
arrangement of their affairs. 

FROM whence come wars and 
II fightings among you ? come they 
not hence, even of your H lusts ^ that 
war in your members 1 

2 Ye lust, and have not : ye H kill, 
and desire to have, and cannot obtain : 
ye fight and war, yet ye have not, be- 
cause ye ask not. 

3 ^ Ye ask, and receive not, *= because 
ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it 
upon your II lusts. 

4 "^Ye adulterers and adulteresses, 
know ye not that Hhe friendship of 
the world is enmity with God ? ^who- 
soever therefore will be a friend of the 
world is the enemy of God. 

5 Do ye think that the Scripture 
saith in vain, s The spirit that dwell- 
eth in us lusteth H to envy % 

6 But he giveth more grace. Where- 
fore he saith, ^' God resisteth the 
proud, but giveth grace unto the 
humble. 

7 Submit yourselves therefore to 
God. 'Resist the devil, and he will 
flee from you. 

8 ^Draw nigh to God, and he will 
draw nigh to you. ^ Cleanse your 
hands, ye sinners ; and "" purify your 
hearts, ye ° doubleminded. 

9 ° Be afflicted, and mourn, and 
weep : let your laughter be turned 

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to mourning, and your joy to heavi- 
ness. 

10 P Humble yourselves in the sight 
of the Lord, and he shall lift you 
up. 

11 1 Speak not evil one of another, 
brethren. He that speaketh evil of 
his brother, "■ and judgeth his brother, 
speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth 
the law : but if thou judge the law, 
thou art not a doer of the law, but a 
judge. 

12 There is one lawgiver, ^who is 
able to save and to destroy : * who art 
thou that judgest another 1 

13 " Go to now, ye that say, To day 
or to morrow we will go into such a 
city, and continue there a year, and 
buy and sell, and get gain : 

14 Whereas ye know not what shall 
be on the morrow. For what is your 
life 1 II ''It is even a vapour, that ap- 
peareth for a little time, and then 
vanisheth away. 

15 For that ye ought to say, ^ If the 
Lord will, we shall live, and do this, 
or that. 

16 But now ye rejoice in your boast- 
ings : ^ all such rejoicing is evil. 

17 Therefore ^to him that knoweth 
to do good, and doeth it not, to him it 
is sin. 

CHAPTER V. 

The apostle rebukcih wicked rich men; 7 exhorteth 
his brethrento be patient in their afflictions ; 12 and 
to abstain from swearing. 13 His counsels to the 
afflicted and the sick. 16 The efficacy of prayer. 

/^ O ^to now, ye rich men, weep 
\JC and howl for your miseries that 
shall come upon you. 

2 Your riches are corrupted, and 
''your garments are motheaten. 

3 Your gold and silver is cankered ; 
and the rust of them shall be a wit- 
ness against you, and shall eat your 
flesh as it were fire. ''Ye have 
heaped treasure together for the last 



4 Behold, ^ the hire of the labourers 
who have reaped down your fields, 
which is of you kept back by fraud, 
crieth : and ^ the cries of them which 
have reaped are entered into the ears 
of the Lord of Sabaoth. 

5 ^ Ye have lived in pleasure on the 
earth, and been wanton ; ye have 
nourished your hearts, as in a day of 
slaughter. 

6 s Ye have condemned and killed 
the just ; and he doth not resist you. 

7 II Be patient therefore, brethren, 
unto the coming of the Lord, Behold, 
the husbandman waiteth for the pre- 
cious fruit of the earth, and hath long 
patience for it, untilhe receive ^the 
early and latter rain. 

8 Be ye also patient ; stablish your 



An example of patience. 



JAMES. 



The efficacy of prayer. 



il Or, Groan, 

or, Grieve 

not. 
i Phil. 4. 5. 

Heb. 10. 25, 

37. 1 Pet. 4. 

7. 

kch.4. 11. 
1 Matt. 24. 33. 

I Cor. 4. 5. 
m Matt. 5. 12. 

Heb. 11. 35. 
n Ps. 94. 12. 

Matt. 5. 10, 

11. 4i 10. 22. 
Job 1. 21, 

22. & 2. 10. 
P Job 42. 10. 
q Num. 14. 13. 

Ps. 103. 8. 
r Matt. 5. 34. 



« Eph. 5. 19. 
Col. 3. 16. 



Mark 6. 13. 
& 16. 18. 



hearts : ' for the coming of the Lord 
draweth nigh. 

9 ^ II Grudge not one against another, 
brethj-en, lest ye be condemned : be- 
hold, the judge 'standeth before the 
door. 

10 ""Take, my brethren, the proph- 
ets, who have spoken in the name of 
the Lord, for an example of suffering 
affliction, and of patience. 

11 Behold, "we count them happy 
which endure. Ye have heard of ° the 
patience of Job, and have seen Pthe 
end of the Lord ; that i the Lord is 
very pitiful, and of tender mercy. 

12 But above all things, my breth- 
ren, '"swear not, neither by heaven, 
neither by the earth, neither by any 
other oath : but let your yea be yea ; 
and your nay, nay ; lest ye fall into 
condemnation. 

13 Is any among you afflicted? let 
him pray. Is any merry] ^let him 
sing psalms. 

14 Is any sick among you ? let him 
call for the elders of the church ; 
and let them pray over him, * an- 



ointing him with oil in the name of 
the Lord : 

15 And the prayer of faith shall 
save the sick, and the Lord shall 
raise him up ; " and if he have com- 
mitted sins, they shall be forgiven 
him. 

16 Confess your faults one to an- 
other, and pray one for another, that 
ye may be healed. ^ The effectual 
fervent prayer of a righteous man 
availeth much. 

17 Elias was a man y subject to like 
passions as we are, and '"■ he prayed 
II earnestly that it might not rain : 
^and it rained not on the earth by the 
space of three years and six months. 

18 And ^he prayed again, and the 
heaven gave rain, and the earth 
brought forth her fruit. 

19 Brethren, " if any of you do err 
from the truth, and one convert him ; 

20 Let him know, that he which 
converteth the sinner from the error 
of his way ^ shall save a soul from 
death, and ^ shall hide a multitude of 
sins. 

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c Jlatt. 13. 15. 



d Rom. 11. 14. 

1 Cor. 9. 22. 

1 Tim. 4. 16. 
e Prov. 10. 12. 

1 Pet. 4. 8. 



A. D. 

about 60. 



a John 7. 35. 

Acts 2. 5, 9. 

James 1. 1. 
b Eph. 1. 4. 

ch. 2. 9. 
c Rom. 8. 29. 

& 11. 2. 
d 2 Thess. 2. 

13. 
e Heb. 10. 22. 

& 12. 24. 
f Rom. 1. 7. 

2 Pet. 1. 2. 

Jude 2. 
& 2 Cor. 1. 3. 

Eph. I. 3. 
h Tit. 3. 5. 
t Gr. much. 
i John 3. 3, 5. 

James 1. 18. 
kl Cor. 15. 20. 

1 Thess. 4. 

14. ch. 3. 21. 

I ch. 5. 4. 

1 Col. 1. 5. 

2 Tim. 4. 8. 

II Or, for us. 

n John 10.28. 

& 17. 11. 

Jude 1. 
o Matt. 5. 12. 

Rom. 12. 12. 

2 Cor. 6. 10. 
P 2 Cor. 4. 17. 

ch. 5. 10. 
q James 1. 2. 
r James 1. 3. 

ch. 4. 12. 
8 Job 23. 10. 

Ps. 66. 10. 

Prov. 17. 3. 

Zech. 13. 9. 

1 Cor. 3. 13. 
t Rom. 2. 7, 

10. 1 Cor. 4. 

5. 2 Thess. 

1.7. 

u 1 John 4. 20. 
X John 20. 29. 

2 Cor. 5. 7. 
Heb. 11. 1. 

y Rom. 6. 22. 
z Gen. 49. 10. 

Dan. 2. 44. 

Ha?. 2. 7. 

Zech. 6. 12. 

Matt. 13. 17. 

Luke 10. 24. 

2PeLl. 19. 
a ch. 3. 19. 

2 Pet. 1. 21. 
b Ps. 22. 6. 

Is. 53. 3. 

Dan. 9. 26. 

Luke 24. 25, 

26, 44, 46. 

John 12. 41. 

Acts 26. 22. 
c Dan. 9. 24. 

& 12. 9, 13. 



FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL 

OF 

PETER. 



CHAPTER I. 

TTie apostle's salutation. 3 He Uesseth God for the 
hope of the gospel. 6 His brethren greatly rejoice in 
Christ even in tribulation. 10 Salvation through 
Christ foretold by the prophets. 13 He exhorteth 
them to a godly conversation. 

PETER, an apostle of Jesus 
Christ, to the strangers * scat- 
tered throughout Pontus, Galatia, 
Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 

2 ^ Elect " according to the foreknowl- 
edge of God the Father, "^through sanc- 
tification of the Spirit, unto obedience 
and ^ sprinkling of the blood of Jesus 
Christ : ^ Grace unto you, and peace, 
be multiplied. 

3 s Blessed be the God and Father of 
our Lord Jesus Christ, which ^ac- 
cording to his t abundant mercy ' hath 
begotten us again unto a lively hope 
^ by the resurrection of Jesus Christ 
from the dead, 

4 To an inheritance incorruptible, 
and undefiled, ^and that fadeth not 
away, ^ reserved in heaven n for you, 

5 "^ Who are kept by the power of God 
through faith unto salvation ready 
to be revealed in the last time. 

6 ° Wherein ye greatly rejoice, 
though now p for a season, if need 
be, "lye are in heaviness through 
manifold temptations : 

7 That " the trial of your faith, being 
much more precious than of gold that 
perisheth, though ^it be tried with 
fire, * might be found unto praise and 
honour and glory at the appearing of 
Jesus Christ : 

8 "'Whom having not seen, ye love ; 
^in whom, though now ye see him not, 
yet believing, ye rejoice with joy un- 
speakable and full of glory : 

9 Receiving y the end of your faith, 
even the salvation of your souls. 

10 ^ Of which salvation the prophets 
have inquired and searched diligently, 
who prophesied of the grace that should 
come unto you : 

11 Searching what, or what manner 
of time ^ the Spirit of Christ which 
was in them did signify, when it tes- 
tified beforehand ^the sufferings of 
Christ, and the glory that should 
follow. 

12 •= Unto whom it was revealed, that 

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•^not unto themselves, but unto us 
they did minister the things, which 
are now reported unto you by them 
that have preached the gospel unto 
you with ® the Holy Ghost sent down 
from heaven ; ^ which things the an- 
gels desire to look into. 

13 Wherefore ^ gird up the loins of 
your mind, ^ be sober, and hope t to 
the end for the grace that is to be 
brought unto you ' at the revelation 
of Jesus Christ ; 

14 As obedient children, ^not fash- 
ioning yourselves according to the 
former lusts ^ in your ignorance : 

15 ™But as he which hath called 
you is holy, so be ye holy in all man- 
ner of conversation ; 

16 Because it is written, "Be ye 
holy ; for I am holy. 

17 And if ye call on the Father, 
°who without respect of persons 
judgeth according to every man's 
work, Ppass the time of your i so- 
journing here in fear : 

18 Forasmuch as ye know 'that ye 
were not redeemed with corruptible 
things, as silver and gold, from your 
vain conversation ^received by tradi- 
tion from your fathers ; 

19 But ' with the precious blood of 
Christ, "as of a lamb without blemish 
and without spot : 

20 ^ Who verily was foreordained 
before the foundation of the world, 
but was manifest ^ in these last times 
for you, 

21 Who by him do believe in God, 
^ that raised him up from the dead, 
and ^gave him glory ; that your faith 
and hope might be in God. 

22 Seeing ye ^ have purified your 
souls in obeying the truth through 
the Spirit unto unfeigned " love of the 
brethren, see that ye love one another 
with a pure heart fervently : 

23 "^ Being born again, not of corrupt- 
ible seed, but of incorruptible, ^ by 
the word of God, which liveth and 
abideth for ever. 

24 II For ^ all flesh is as grass, and all 
the glory of man as the flower of grass. 
The grass withereth, and the flower 
thereof falleth away : 



The corner stone in Zion. 



I. PETER. 



Sundry duties enjoined. 




a Eph. 4. 22. 
Col. 3. 8. 
Heb. 12. 1. 
James 1. 21. 

b Matt. 18. 3. 

Mark 10. 15. 

Rom. 6. 4. 

1 Cor. 14. 20, 
c 1 Cor. 3. 2. 

Heb. 5. 12. 
d Ps. 34. 8. 

Heb. 6. 5. 
e Ps. 118. 22. 

Matt. 21. 42. 

Acts 4. 11. 
f Eph. 2. 21. 
II Or, he ye 

built. 
S Heb. 3. 6. 
h Is. 61. 6. 
i Hos. 14. 2. 

Mai. 1. 11. 

Rom. 12. 1. 

Heb. 13. 15. 
k Phil. 4. 18. 
I Is. 28. 16. 

Rom. 9. 33. 



m Ps. 118. 22. 
Matt. 21. 42. 
Acts 4. 11. 

II Or, an hon- 
our. 

u Is. 8. 14. 

Luke 2. 34. 

Rom. 9. 33. 
o 1 Cor. 1. 23. 
p Ex. 9. 16. 

Rom. 9. 22. 

1 Thess. 5. 9. 

Jude 4. 
q Deut. 10. 15. 
r Ex. 19. 5, 6. 

Rev. 1. 6. 
s John 17. 19. 

1 Cor. S. 17. 

2 Tim. 1. 9. 
II Or, apur- 

chasedpeople. 
II Or, virtues. 
t Deut. 4. 20. 

Acts 20. 28. 

Eph. 1. 14. 

Tit. 2. 14. 
u Acts 26. 18. 

Eph. 5. 8. 

Col. 1. 13. 

1 Thess. 5. 4. 
X Hos. 1. 9. 

Rom. 9. 25. 
y lChr.29.l5. 

Ps. 39. 12. 

Heb. 11. 13. 
z Rom. 13. 14. 

Gal. 5. 16. 

li Or, wherein. 
a James 4. 1. 
b Rom. 12. 17. 

2 Cor. 8. 21. 
Phil. 2. 15. 
Tit. 2. 8. 

c Matt. 5. 16. 

Luke 19. 44. 
d M itt. 22. 21. 
e Rom. 13. 1. 

Tit. 3. 1. 



25 s But the word of the Lord en- 
dureth for ever. '^And this is the 
word which by the gospel is preached 
unto you. 

CHAPTER II. 

The apostle urgeth them to lay aside all malice and 
guile, and to desire the pure word of God. 4 Christ 
is their precious comer stone. 11 They are exhorted 
to abstain from fleshly lusts, 13 and to be obedient 
to magistrates. 18 The duty of servants. 

WHEREFORE =^ laying aside all 
rnalice, and all guile, and hypoc- 
risies, and envies, and all evil speak- 
ings, 

2 "^ As newborn babes, desire the sin- 
cere ^ milk of the word, that ye may 
grow thereby : 

3 If so be ye have '' tasted that the 
Lord is gracious. 

4 To whom coming, as unto a living 
stone, "^ disallowed indeed of men, but 
chosen of God, and precious, 

5 ^ Ye also, as lively stones, H are 
built up » a spiritual house, ^ a holy 
priesthood, to offer up ' spiritual sac- 
rifices, ^ acceptable to God by Jesus 
Christ. 

6 Wherefore also it is contained in 
the Scripture, ' Behold, I lay in Zion 
a chief corner stone, elect, precious : 
and he that believeth on him shall not 
be confounded. 

7 Unto you therefore which believe 
he is II precious : but unto them which 
be disobedient, ™the stone which the 
builders disallowed, the same is made 
the head of the corner, ^ 

8 "And a stone of stumbling, and a 
rock of offence, ° even to them which 
stumble at the word, being disobedi- 
ent : P whereunto also they were ap- 
pointed. 

9 But ye are ^ a chosen generation, 
"■ a royal priesthood, ^ a holy nation, 
' II a peculiar people ; that ye should 
shew forth the II praises of him who 
hath called you out of " darkness into 
his marvellous light : 

10 ^ Which in time past ivere not a 
people, but are now the people of 
God : which had not obtained mercy, 
but now have obtained mercy. 

11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you ^ as 
strangers and pilgrims, ^ abstain from 
fleshly lusts, ^ which war against the 
soul ; 

12 ''Having your conversation honest 
among the Gentiles : that, H whereas 
they speak against you as evil doers, 
'^ they may by your good works, which 
they shall behold, glorify God '^ in the 
day of visitation. 

13 ^ Submit yourselves to every or- 
dinance of man for the Lord's sake : 
whether it be to the king, as supreme ; 

14 Or unto governors, as unto them 



that are sent by him ^ for the punish- 
ment of evil doers, and ^ for the praise 
of them that do well. 

15 For so is the will of God, that 
•"with well doing ye may put to si- 
lence the ignorance of foolish men : 

16 ' As free, and not t using your lib- 
erty for a cloak of maliciousness, but 
as ^ the servants of God. 

17 ' II Honour all men. ""Love the 
brotherhood. " Fear God. Honour 
the king. 

18 ° Servants, be subject to your 
masters with all fear ; not only to 
the good and gentle, but also to the 
froward. 

19 For this is II p thankworthy, if a 
man for conscience toward God en- 
dure grief, suffering wrongfully. 

20 For 1 what glory is it, if, when ye 
be buffeted for your faults, ye shall 
take it patiently 1 but if, when ye do 
well, and suffer /or it, ye take it pa- 
tiently, this is II acceptable with God. 

21 For ""even hereunto were ye call- 
ed : because ' Christ also suffered n for 
us, * leaving us an example, that ye 
should follow his steps : 

22 " W^ho did no sin, neither was 
guile found in his mouth : 

23 ""Who, when he was reviled, re- 
viled not again ; when he suffered, he 
threatened not ; but ^ II committed him- 
self to him that judge th righteously : 

24 ^ Who his own self bare our 
sins in his own body II on the tree, 
"" that we, being dead to sins, should 
live unto righteousness : ^ by whose 
stripes ye were healed. 

25 For '^ye were as sheep going 
astray ; but are now returned '* unto 
the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. 

CHAPTER III. 

The apostle teacheth the duty of wives and of hus- 
bands ; 8 and exhorteth all to be of one mind, 9 to 
return good for evil. 15 and to he ready always to 
give a reason for their hope. 18 The suffering of 
Christ. 

LIKEWISE, ^ye wives, be in sub- 
jection to your own husbands ; 
that, if any obey not the word, '' they 
also may without the word "^be won 
by the conversation of the Avives ; 

2 '^ While they behold your chaste 
conversation coupled with fear. 

3 ^ Whose adorning, let it not be that 
outward adorning of plaiting the hair, 
and of wearing of gold, or of putting 
on of apparel ; 

4 But let it be ^the hidden man of 
the heart, in that vs^hich is not cor- 
ruptible, even the ornament of a meek 
and quiet spirit, which is in the sight 
of God of great price. 

5 For after this manner in the old 
time the holy women also, who trusted 



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! Harmony and love urged. 



I. PETER. 



Doing the will of God. 




h 1 Cor. 7. 3, 
Eph. 5. 25. 
Col. 3. 19. 

i 1 Cor. 12. 23. 
1 These. 4. 4. 

k Job 42. 8. 
Matt. 5. 23. & 

18. 19. 

1 Rom. 12. 16. 

& 15. 5. 

Phil. S. 16. 
il Or, loving to 

the brethren, 
m Rom. 12. 10. 

Heb. 13. 1. 

ch. 2. 17. 
n Eph. 4. 32. 

Col. 3. 12. 
o Prov. 17. 13. 

& 20. 22. 

Matl. 5. 39. 

Rom. 12. 14, 

17. ICor. 4. 

12. 1 Thess. 

5. 15. 

P Matt. 25. 34. 
q Ps. 34. 12. 
r James 1. 26. 

ch. 2. 1, 22. 

Rev. 14. 5. 
s Ps. 37. 27. 

Is. 1. 16. 

3 John 11. 

t Gr, upon. 
t Rom. 12. 18. 

& 14. 19. 

Heb. 12. 14. 
u John 9. 31. 

James 5. 16. 
X Prov. 16. 7. 

Rom. 8. 28. 
•7 Matt. 5. 10, 

11. 12. James 

1. 12. ch. 2. 

19. k. 4. 14. 

z Is. 8. 12, 13. 
Jer. 1. 8. 
John 14. 27. 



II Or, rever- 
ence. 

aPs. 119. 46. 
Acts 4. 8. 
Col. 4. 6. 
2 Tim. 2. 25. 

b Heb. 13. 18, 

e Tit. 2. 8. 
cb. 2. 12. 



d Rom. 5. 6. 

Heb. 9. 26. 

ch. 2. 21. & 

4.1. 

e 2 Cor. 13. 4. 
f Col. 1. 21, 

22. 
g Rom. 1. 4. &, 

8. 11. 
h ch. 1. 12. &. 

4. 6. 
i Is. 42. 7. & 

49. 9. &.61. 1. 
k Gen. 6. 3, 5, 

13. 
1 Heb. 11. 7. 
m Gen. 7. 7. &. 

8. 18. 2 Pet. 

2.5. 
n Eph. 5. 26. 



in God, adorned themselves, being in 
subjection unto their own husbands : 

6 Even as Sarah obeyed Abraham, 
s calling him lord : whose t daughters 
ye are, as long as ye do well, and are 
not afraid with any amazement. 

7 ^Likewise, ye husbands, dwell 
with them according to knowledge, 
giving honour unto the wife, ' as unto 
the weaker vessel, and as being heirs 
together of the grace of life ; "^ that 
your prayers be not hindered. 

8 Finally, ' be ye all of one mind, 
having compassion one of another ; 
™ il love as brethren, " he pitiful, be 
courteous : 

9 ° Not rendering evil for evil, or 
railing for railing : but contrariwise 
blessing ; knowing that ye are there- 
unto called, P that ye should inherit a 
blessing. 

10 For ihe that will love life, and 
see good days, ""let him refrain his 
tongue from evil, and his lips that 
they speak no guile : 

1 1 Let him ^eschew evil, and do good ; 
' let him seek peace, and ensue it. 

12 For the eyes of the Lord are over 
the righteous, "^ and his ears are open 
unto their prayers : but the face of the 
Lord is t against them that do evil. 

13 ''And who is he that will harm 
you, if ye be followers of that which is 
good 1 

14 yBut and if ye suffer for right- 
eousness' sake, happy are ye : and ^ be 
not afraid of their terror, neither be 
troubled ; 

15 But sanctify the Lord God in 
your hearts : and ^ be ready always to 
give an answer to every man that ask- 
eth you a reason of the hope that is in 
you, with meekness and H fear : 

16 ''Having a good conscience ; ""that, 
whereas they speak evil of 3^ou, as of 
evil doers, they may be ashamed that 
falsely accuse your good conversation 
in Christ. 

17 For it is better, if the will of God 
be so, that ye suffer for well doing, 
than for evil doing. 

18 For Christ also hath ''once suf- 
fered for sins, the just for the unjust, 
that he might bring us to God, ^ being 
put to death "^in the flesh, but ^quick- 
ened by the Spirit : 

19 By which also he went and 
^ preached unto the spirits ' in prison ; 

20 Which sometime were disobe- 
dient, ^ when once the longsuffering 
of God waited in the days of Noah, 
while ' the ark was a preparing, 
"' wherein few, that is, eight souls 
were saved by water. 

21 " The like figure whereunto even 
baptism doth also now save us, (not 

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the putting away of ° the filth of the 
flesh, P but the answer of a good con- 
science toward God,) ^by the resur- 
rection of Jesus Christ: 

22 Who is gone into heaven, and 
^ is on the right hand of God ; ' an- 
gels and authorities and powers being 
made subject unto him. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The apostle exhorteth them to cease from sin ; 7 to he 
sober and watchful unto prayer ; 12 and comforteth 
them against persecution. 

FORASMUCH then ^as Christ 
hath suffered for us in the flesh, 
arm yourselves likewise with the 
same mind : for ^ he that hath suffer- 
ed in the flesh hath ceased from sin ; 

2 " That he no longer '' should live 
the rest of his time in the flesh to the 
lusts of men, ^ but to the will of God. 

3 ^For the time past of our life may 
suffice us ^ to have wrought the will 
of the Gentiles, when we walked In 
lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, 
revellings, banquetings, and abomina- 
ble idolatries : 

4 Wherein they think it strange that 
ye run not with them to the same ex- 
cess of riot, ^ speaking evil of you : 

5 Who shall give account to him 
that is ready ' to judge the quick and 
the dead. 

6 For, for this cause ^ was the gospel 
preached also to them that are dead, 
that they might be judged according 
to men in the flesh, but live according 
to God in the spirit. 

7 But ^ the end of all things is at 
hand : "> be ye therefore sober, and 
watch unto prayer. 

8 "And above all things have fer- 
vent charity among yourselves : for 
° charity II shall cover the multitude 
of sins. 

9 P Use hospitality one to another 
1 without grudging. 

10 *■ As every man hath received the 
gift, even so minister the same one 
to another, ^as good stewards of 'the 
manifold grace of God. 

1 1 " If any man speak, let him speak 
as the oracles of God ; ^ if any man 
minister, let him do it as of the ability 
which God giveth ; that ^ God in all 
things may be glorified through Jesus 
Christ : ^ to whom be praise and do- 
minion for ever and ever. Amen. 

12 Beloved, think it not strange con- 
cerning ^ the fiery trial which is to try 
you, as though some strange thing 
happened unto you : 

13 ''But rejoice, inasmuch as ''ye 
are partakers of Christ's sufferings ; 
•^ that, when his glory shall be re- 
vealed, ye may be glad also with ex- 
ceeding joy. 



Comfort under trials. 



I. PETER. 



Watchfulness necessary. 



e 1 Cor. 9. 17. 
f 1 Tim. 3. 3, 

8. Tit. 1. 7. 
S Ez. 34. 4. 

Matt. 20. 25, 
26. 1 Cor. 3. 

9. 2 Cor. 1. 
24. 

II Or, as much 
as in you is. 

h Ps. 33. 12. k. 
74.2. 

n Or, overru- 
ling. 

i Phil. 3. 17. 
2 Thess. 3. 9. 
1 Tim. 4. 12. 
Tit. 2. 7. 



14 ^ If ye be reproached for the 
name of Christ, happy are ye ; for the 
spirit of glory and of God resteth upon 
you : ^on their part he is evil spoken 
of, but on your part he is glorified. 

15 But ^let none of you suffer as a 
murderer, or as a thief, or as an evil 
doer, '^ or as a busybody in other men's 
matters. 

16 Yet if any man suffer as a Chris- 
tian, let him not be ashamed ; ' but let 
him glorify God on this behalf. 

17 For the time is come "^ that judg- 
ment must begin at the house of God : 
and ' if t^ first begin at us, "" what shall 
the end be of them that obey not the 
gospel of God ? 

18 "And if the righteous scarcely be 
saved, where shall the ungodly and 
the sinner appear 1 

19 Wherefore, let them that suffer 
according to the will of God ° commit 
the keeping of their souls to him in 
well doing, as unto a faithful Creator. 

CHAPTER V. 

The elders are exhorted to feed the flock of God, 5 the 
younger to submit themselves to the elder, 8 and all 
to be sober and vigilant. 13 Salutations. 

THE elders which are among you 
I exhort, who am also * an elder, 
and ''a witness of the sufferings of 
Christ, and also "a partaker of the 
glory that shall be revealed : 

2 ^ Feed the flock of God II which is 
among you, taking the oversight Mere- 
o/,^notby constraint, but willingly; %ot 
for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ; 

3 Neither as H ^ being lords over 
^ God^s heritagCj but ^ being ensamples 
to the flock. 



4 And when ^ the chief Shepherd 
shall appear, ye shall receive ' a crown 
of glory "^ that fadeth not away. 

5 Likewise, ye younger, submit your- 
selves unto the elder. Yea, "all of 
you be subject one to another, and be 
clothed with humility : for ° God re- 
sisteth the proud, and p giveth grace 
to the humble. 

6 1 Humble yourselves therefore un- 
der the mighty hand of God, that he 
may exalt you in due time : 

7 "■ Casting all your care upon him ; 
for he careth for you, 

8 * Be sober, be vigilant ; because 
* your adversary the devil, as a roar- 
ing lion, walketh about, seeking whom 
he may devour : 

9 " Whom resist steadfast in the faith, 
^ knowing that the same afflictions are 
accomplished in your brethren that 
are in the world. 

10 But the God of all grace, >'who 
hath called us unto his eternal glory 
by Christ Jesus, after that ye have 
suffered ^a, while, ^make you perfect, 
''stablish, strengthen, settle you. 

11 ° To him be glory and dominion 
for ever and ever. Amen, 

12 "^ By Silvanus, a faithful brother 
unto you, as I suppose, I have ^ writ- 
ten briefly, exhorting, and testifying 
^that this is the true grace of God 
wherein ye stand. 

13 The church that is at Babylon, 
elected together with you, saluteth 
you ; and so doth s Marcus my son. 

14 ^ Greet ye one another with a 
kiss of charity. ' Peace be with you 
all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen. 

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k Heb. 13. 20. 
1 1 Cor. 9. 25. 

2 Tim. 4. 8. 

James 1. 12. 
m ch. 1. 4. 
n Rom. 12. 10. 

Eph. 5. 21. 

Pliil. 2. 3. 
o James 4. 6. 
p Is. 57. 15. 

&. 66. 2. 
q James 4. 10. 
r Ps. 37. 5. & 

55. 22. Matt. 

6. 25. Luke 

12. 11. 

Phil. 4. 6. 

Heb. 13. 5. 
s Luke 21. 34. 

1 Thess. 5. 6. 

ch. 4. 7. 
t Job 1. 7. & 

2. 2. Luke 

22.31. Rev. 

12. 12. 
u Eph. 6. 11. 

James 4. 7. 
X Acts 14. 22. 

1 Thess. 3. 3. 

2 Tim. 3. 12. 
ch. 2. 21. 

y 1 Cor. 1. 9. 

1 Tim. 6. 12. 
z 2 Cor. 4. 17. 

ch. 1. 6. 
a Heb. 13. 21. 

Jude 24. 
b 2 Thess. 2. 

17. &. 3. 3. 
c ch. 4. 11. 

Rev. 1. 6. 
d 2 Cor. 1. 19. 
e Heb. 13. 22. 
f Acts 20. 24. 

1 Cor. 15. 1. 

2 Pet. 1. 12. 
g Acts 12. 12. 
h Rom. 16. 16. 

1 Cor. 16. 20, 

2 Cor. 13. 12. 
1 Thess. 5. 
26. 

i Eph. 6. 23. 



A. D. 66. 



II Or, Symeon, 
Acts 15. 14. 



t Gr. of our 
God and Sa- 
viour, Tit. 
2.13. 

a Rom. 1. 12. 
2 Cor. 4. 13. 
Eph. 4. 5. 
Tit. 1. 4. 

b Dan. 4. 1. & 
6.25. I Pet. 
1.2. Jude2. 

c John 17. 3. 

II Or, by. . 
d 1 Tliess. 2. 

12. & 4. 7. 

2 Thess. 2. 

14. 2 Tim. 1. 

9. 1 Pet. 2. 

9. & 3. 9. 
e 2 Cor. 7. 1. 
f 2Cor. 3. 18. 

Eph. 4. 24. 

Heb. 12. 10. 

1 John 3. 2. 
S ch. 2. 18, 20. 
h ch. 3. 18. 
i 1 Pel. 3. 7. 



k Gal. 6. 10. 
1 Thess. 3. 
12. & 5. 15. 
lJohn4. 21. 



t Gr. idle. 
1 John 15. 2. 
Tit. 3. 14. 



m 1 Jolm 2. 9, 

11. 
n Eph. 5. 26. 

Heb. 9. 14. 

1 John 1. 7. 

o 1 John 3. 19. 
P ch. 3. 17. 



q Rom. 15. 14, 

15. Phil. 3. 1. 

ch.3. 1. 

1 John 2. 21. 

Jude 5. 
r 1 Pet. 5. 12. 

ch. 3. 17. 



SECOND EPISTLE GENERAL 



PETER, 



CHAPTER L 

The apostle's salutation. 5 He exhorteth Christians 
to add to their faith sundry virtues, 10 and to make 
their calling and election sure. 12 His faithfulness 
to them in view of his own death. 16 17ie doctrines 
taught them not cunningly devised fables. 

II O IMON Peter, a servant and an 
O apostle of Jesus Christ, to them 
that have obtained ^ like precious faith 
with us through the righteousness t of 
God and our Saviour Jesus Christ : 
2 '' Grace and peace be multiplied un- 
to you through the knowledge of God, 
and of Jesus our Lord, 

3 According as his divine power hath 
given unto us all things that pertain 
unto life and godliness, '^ through the 
knowledge of him ^ that hath called 
us II to glory and virtue : 

4 ^ Whereby are given unto us ex- 
ceeding great and precious promises ; 
that by these ye might be ^partakers 
of the divine nature, ^ having escaped 
the corruption that is in the world 
through lust. 

5 And besides this, ''giving all dili- 
gence, add to your faith virtue ; and 
to virtue, ' knowledge ; 

6 And to knowledge, temperance ; 
and to temperance, patience ; and to 
patience, godliness ; 

7 And to godliness, brotherly kind- 
ness; and ^to brotherly kindness, 
charity. 

8 For if these things be in you, and 
abound, they make you that ye shall 
neither he t barren ' nor unfruitful in 
the knowledge of our Lord Jesus 
Christ. 

9 But he that lacketh these things 
"'is blind, and cannot see afar ojEf, and 
hath forgotten that he was "^ purged 
from his old sins. 

10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, 
give diligence ° to make your calling 
and election sure : for if ye do these 
things, P ye shall never fall : 

11 For so an entrance shall be min- 
istered unto you abundantly into the 
everlasting kingdom of our Lord and 
Saviour Jesus Christ. 

12 Wherefore '^ I will not be negli- 
gent to put you always in remem- 
brance of these things, "" though ye 

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know them^ and be established in the 
present truth. 

13 Yea, I think it meet, ' as long as I 
am in this tabernacle, ' to stir you up 
by putting you in remembrance ; 

14 "Knowing that shortly I must 
put off this my tabernacle, even as ^our 
Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me. 

15 Moreover I will endeavour that ye 
may be able after my decease to have 
these things always in remembrance. 

16 For we have not followed ^ cun- 
ningly devised fables, when we made 
known unto you the power and com- 
ing of our Lord Jesus Christ, but 
^ were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 

17 For he received from God the 
Father honour and glory, when there 
came such a voice to him from the 
excellent glory, ^ This is my beloved 
Son, in whom I am well pleased. 

18 And this voice which came from 
heaven we heard, when we were with 
him in ^ the holy mount. 

19 W^e have also a more sure word 
of prophecy ; whereunto ye do well 
that ye take heed, as unto "^ a light 
that shineth in a dark place, until the 
day dawn, and ^the daystar arise in 
your hearts : 

20 Knowing this first, that ^ no proph- 
ecy of the Scripture is of any private 
interpretation. 

21 For ^the prophecy came not Hin 
old time by the will of man : ^ but. 
holy men of God spake as they were 
moved by the Holy Ghost. 

CHAPTER n. 

The coming of false teachers foretold. 2 Many shall 
follow their pernicious ways. 3 The certainty of their 
punishment shewn. 10 The character of these false 
teachers described. 

BUT ^ there w^ere false prophets 
also among the people, even as 
^ there shall be false teachers among 
you, who privily shall bring in dam- 
nable heresies, even '^ denying the 
Lord ^ that bought them, ^ and bring 
upon themselves swift destruction. 

2 And many shall follow their H per- 
nicious ways ; by reason of whom the 
way of truth shall be evil spoken of. 

3 And f through covetousness shall 



The servants- of corruption. 



II. PETER. 



Scoffers in the last days. 



A. D. 66. 



ff 2 Cor. 2. 17, 

ch. 1. 16. 
h Deut. 32, 35. 

Jude 1, 15. 
i Job 4. 18. 

Jude 6. 
k John 8. 44. 

1 John 3. 3. 
1 Luke 8. 31. 

Rev. 20. 2, 3, 



m Gen. 7. 1, 7, 

23. Heb. 11. 

7. 1 Pet. 3. 

20. 

n 1 Pet. 3. 19. 
o ch. 3. 6. 
p Gen. 19. 24. 

Deut. 29. 23. 

Jude 7. 
q Num. 26. 10. 



r Gen. 19. IG. 



8P3. 119.139, 
158. Ez. 9. 4. 



t Pa. 34. 17, 19. 
1 Cor. 10. 13. 



u Jude 4, 7, 8, 
10, 16. 

II Or, domin- 
ion. 
X Jude 8. 

y Jude 9. 



II Some read, 
against them- 
selves. 

z Jer. 12. 3. 
Jude 10. 



a PhiL 3. 19. 



b Rom. 13. 13. 
c Jude 12. 

d 1 Cor. 11. 20, 
21. 

t Gr. an adul- 
teress. 

e Jude 11. 



f Sum. 22. 5, 
7, 21, 23, 28. 
Jude 11. 



g Jude 12, 13. 



they with feigned words ^ make mer- 
chandise of you: ''whose judgment 
now of a long time lingereth not, and 
their damnation slumbereth not. 

4 Fol^ if God spared not ' the angels 
^ that sinned, but ' cast them down to 
hell, and delivered them into chains 
of darkness, to be reserved unto judg- 
ment ; 

5 And spared not the old world, but 
saved ^ Noah the eighth person, " a 
preacher of righteousness, ° bringing 
in the flood upon the world of the un- 
godly ; 

6 And P turning the cities of Sodom 
and Gomorrah into ashes condemned 
them with an overthrow, i making 
them an ensample unto those that 
after should live ungodly ; 

7 And "■ delivered just Lot, vexed 
with the filthy conversation of the 
wicked : 

8 (For that righteous man dwelling 
among them, ' in seeing and hearing, 
vexed his righteous soul from day to 
day with their unlawful deeds :) 

9 ' The Lord knoweth how to deliver 
the godly out of temptation, and to 
reserve the unjust unto the day of 
judgment to be punished : 

10 But chiefly " them that walk after 
the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, 
and despise n government. ^ Presump- 
tuous are they, selfwilled, they are not 
afraid to speak evil of dignities, 

1 1 Whereas ^ angels, which are great- 
er in power and might, bring not rail- 
ing accusation H against them before 
the Lord. 

12 But these, ""as natural brute beasts 
made to be taken and destroyed, speak 
evil of the things that they understand 
not ; and shall utterly perish in their 
own corruption ; 

13 *And shall receive the reward of 
unrighteousness, as they that count 
it pleasure ''to riot in the daytime. 
*= Spots they are and blemishes, sport- 
ing themselves with their own deceiv- 
ings while ^ they feast with you ; 

14 Having eyes full of t adultery, 
and that cannot cease from sin ; be- 
guiling unstable souls : ^ a heart they 
have exercised with covetous prac- 
tices ; cursed children : 

15 Which have forsaken the right 
way, and are gone astray, following 
the way of '^Balaam the son of Bosor, 
who loved the wages of unrighteous- 
ness ; 

16 But was rebuked for his ini- 
quity : the dumb ass speaking with 
man's voice forbade the madness of 
the prophet. 

17 = These are wells without water, 
clouds that are carried with a tem- 



pest ; to whom the mist of darkness 
is reserved for ever. 

18 For when ''they speak great 
swelling loords of vanity, they allure 
through the lusts of the flesh, through 
much wantonness, those that ' were 
II clean escaped from them who live 
in error. 

19 While they promise them "^lib- 
erty, they themselves are ' the serv- 
ants of corruption : for of whom a 
man is overcome, of the same is he 
brought in bondage. 

20 For "" if after they ° have escaped 
the pollutions of the world ° through 
the knowledge of the Lord and Sa- 
viour Jesus Christ, they are again en- 
tangled therein, and overcome, the 
latter end is worse with them than 
the beginning. 

21 For Pit had been better for them 
not to have known the way of right- 
eousness, than, after they have known 
it, to turn from the holy command- 
ment delivered unto them. 

22 But it is happened unto them ac- 
cording to the true proverb, ^The dog 
is turned to his own vomit again ; 
and, The sow that was washed to her 
wallowing in the mire. 

CHAPTER HI. 

TIic apostle's object in both of his epistles. 3 The 
character and teaching of scoffers in the last days. 
5 He answereth their objection, 10 and affirmeth the 
certainty of Christ's coming to judgment. 11 An 
exhortation to holiness of life. 15 How to regard 
the longsvffering of the Lord. 

THIS second epistle, beloved, I now 
write unto you ; in both which 
^ I stir up your pure minds by way of 
remembrance : 

2 That ye may be mindful of the 
words which were spoken before by 
the holy prophets, ^ and of the com- 
mandment of us the apostles of the 
Lord and Saviour : 

3 ° Knovv^ing this first, that there 
shall come in the last days scoffers, 
^ walking after their own lusts, 

4 And saying, ^ Where is the promise 
of his coming? for since the fathers 
fell asleep, all things continue as they 
were from the beginning of the crea- 
tion. 

5 For this they willingly are igno- 
rant of, that ^ by the word of God the 
heavens were of old, and the earth 
t s standing out of the water and in 
the water : 

6 ''Whereby the Avorld that then 
was, being overflowed with water, 
perished : 

7 But ' the heavens and the earth, 
which are now, by the same word 
are kept in store, reserved unto ^ fire 
against the day of judgment and per- 
dition of ungodly men. 

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A. D. 66. 



h Jude 16. 



i Acts 2. 40. 

ch. 1. 4. ver. 

20. 
II Or, /or a 

little, or, a 

■while, as 

some read, 
k Gal. 5. 13. 

1 Pet. 2. 16. 
1 John 8. 34. 

Rom. 6. 16. 



m Matt. 12. 45. 

Luke 11. 26. 

Heb.6.4,&c. 

&. 10. 26, 27. 
n ch. 1. 4. ver. 

18. 
cb. 1. 2. 



P Luke 12. 47, 
48. John 9. 
41. &, 15. 22. 



q Prov. 26. 11. 



a ch. 1. 13. 



' Jude 17, 



c 1 Tim. 4. 1. 

2 Tim. 3. 1. 

Jude 18. 
d ch. 2. 10. 
e Is. 5. 19. 

Jer. 17. 15. 

Ez. 12. 22, 27. 

Matt. 24. 48. 

Luke 12. 45. 



f Gen. 1. 6, 9. 

Ps. 33. 6. 

Heb. 11. 3. 
t Gr. consist- 
ing. 
S Ps. 24. 2. & 

136.6. Col. 

1.17. 
h Gen. 7. 11, 

21, 22, 23. 

ch. 2. 5. 
i ver. 10. 

k Matt. 25. 41. 
2Thess. 1. 8. 



The coming of the Lord. 



II. PETER. 



Exhortation to he ready. 



A. D. 66. 



I Pb. 90. 4. 

m Hab. 2. 3. 

Heb. 10. 37. 
n Is. 30. 18. 

1 Pet. 3. 20. 

ver. 15. 
Ez. 18. 23, 

32. & 33. 11. 
P Rom. 2. 4. 

1 Tim. 2. 4. 
q Matt. 24. 43. 

Luke 12. 39. 

1 Thess. 5. 2. 

Rev. 3. 3. &. 

16. 15. 
r Ps. 102. 26. 

Is. 51. 6. 

Matt. 24. 35. 

Mark 13. 31. 

Rom. 8. 20. 

Heb. 1. 11. 

Rev. 20. 11. 

& 21. 1. 
8 1 Pet. 1. 15. 
t 1 Cor. 1. 7. 

Tit. 2. 13. 

II Or, hasting 
the coming. 

u Ps. 50. 3. 

Is. 34. 4. 
X Mic. 1. 4. 

ver. 10. 
y Is. 65. 17. 

& 66. 22. 

Rev. 21. 1,27, 



8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of 
this one thing, that one day is with 
the Lord as a thousand years, and ' a 
thousand years as one day. 

9 ™The Lord is not slack concern- 
ing his promise, as some men count 
slackness ; but " is longsufFering to us- 
ward, °not willing that any should 
perish, but p that all should come to 
repentance. 

10 But 1 the day of the Lord will 
come as a thief in the night ; in the 
which *■ the heavens shall pass away 
with a great noise, and the elements 
shall melt with fervent heat, the earth 
also and the works that are therein 
shall be burned up. 

11 Seeing then that all these things 
shall be dissolved, what manner of 
persons ought ye to be *in all holy 
conversation and godliness, 

12 ' Looking for and H hasting unto 
the coming of the day of God, where- 
in the heavens being on fire shall " be 
dissolved, and the elements shall ^ melt 
with fervent heat ? 

13 Nevertheless we, according to 
his promise, look for ^new heavens 

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and a new earth, wherein dwelleth 
righteousness. 

14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that 
ye look for such things, be diligent 
"^that ye may be found of him in 
peace, without spot, and blame- 
less. 

15 And account that * the longsufFer- 
ing of our Lord is salvation ; even as 
our beloved brother Paul also accord- 
ing to the wisdom given unto him 
hath written unto you ; 

16 As also in all his epistles, '' speak- 
ing in them of these things ; in which 
are some things hard to be under- 
stood, which they that are unlearned 
and unstable wrest, as they do also 
the other Scriptures, unto their own 
destruction. 

17 Ye therefore, beloved, " seeing ye 
know these things before, ^ beware lest 
ye also, being led away with the error 
of the wicked, fall from your own 
steadfastness. 

18 ® But grow in grace, and in the 
knowledge of our Lord and Saviour 
Jesus Christ. ^ To him be glory both 
now and for ever. Amen. 



A. D. 66. 



z 1 Cor. 1. 8. 

& 15. 58. 

Phil. 1. 10. 

1 Thess. 3. 13, 

& 5. 23. 
a Rom. 2. 4. 

1 Pet. 3. 20. 

ver. 9. 



d Eph. 4. 14. 
ch. 1. 10, 11. 
& 2. 18. 



e Eph. 4. 15. 
1 Pet. 2. 2. 



f 2 Tim. 4. 18. 
Rev. 1. 6. 



FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL 



AFTER 

A. D. 90. 



a John! . 1. 
ch. 2. 13. 



b John 1. 14. 

2 Pet. 1. 16. 

ch. 4. 14. 
c Luke 24. 39. 

John 20. 27. 
d John 1. 4. & 

li;25. & 14. 

6. 
e Rom. 16. 2G. 

1 Tim. 3. 16. 

ch. 3. 5. 
f John 21. 24. 

Acts 2 32. 
S ch. 5. 20. 
h John 1. 1, 2. 
i Acts 4. 20. 
k John 17. 21. 

1 Cof. 1. 9. 
ch. 2. 24. 

1 John 15. 11. 
& 16. 24. 

2 John 12. 
m ch. 3. 11. 

D John 1. 9. & 
8. 12. &, 9. 5. 
&. 12. 35, 36. 

2 Cor. 6. 14. 
Ch. 2. 4. 



P I Cor. 6. 11. 

Eph. 1.7. 

Heb. 9. 14. 

1 Pet. 1. 19. 

ch. 2. 2. 

Rev. 1. 5. 
q 1 Kings 8. 

46. 2 Chr. 6. 

36. Job 9. 2. 

6. 15. 14. & 
25. 4. Prov. 
20.9. Ecc. 

7. 20. James 
3.2. 

T ch. 2. 4. 
s Ps. 32. 5. 

Prov. 28. 13. 
t ver. 7. Ps. 

51.2. 



JOHN 



a Rom. 8. 34. 
1 Tim. 2. 5. 
Heb. 7. 25. 
& 9. 24. 



CHAPTER L 

The apostle's object in declaring what he had seen and 
k/iown of the Word of life. 5 His message concern- 
ing God, and fellowship with him. 7 The blood of 
Christ cleanseth from sin. 

THAT ^ which was from the be- 
ginning, which we have heard, 
which we have seen with our eyes, 
^ which we have looked upon, and 
•"our hands have handled, of the 
Word of life ; 

2 For '^ the life ^ was manifested, and 
we have seen it, ^and bear witness, 
&and shew unto you that eternal life, 
^ which was with the Father, and was 
manifested unto us ; 

3 'That which we have seen and 
heard declare we unto you, that ye 
also may have fellowship with us : 
and truly ^ our fellowship is with the 
Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 

4 And these tilings write we unto 
you, ' that your joy may be full. 

5 ™This then is the message which 
we have heard of him, and declare 
unto you, that °God is light, and in 
him is no darkness at all. 

6 ° If we say that we have fellowship 
with him, and walk in darkness, we 
lie, and do not the truth : 

7 But if we walk in the light, as he 
is in the light, we have fellowship 
one with another, and I'the blood of 
Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from 
all sin. 

8 ilf we say that we have no sin, 
we deceive ourselves, ' and the truth 
is not in us. 

9 ^ If we confess our sins, he is faith- 
ful and just to forgive us our sins, 
and to ' cleanse us from all unright- 
eousness. 

10 If we say that we have not sin- 
ned, we make him a liar, and his 
word is not in us. 

CHAPTER II. 

Christ our advocate and the propitiation for our sins. 
3 The evidence of love to God is in obedience to his 
commands. 18 A caution to beware of seducers. 22 
Who antichrist is. 24 The safety of the godly is in 
their abiding in the faith. 

MY little children, these things 
write I unto you, that ye sin 
not. And if any man sin, *we have 
an advocate with the Father, Jesus 
Christ the righteous : 



2 And ^ he is the propitiation for our 
sins : and not for ours only, but "^ also 
for the sins of the whole world. 

3 And hereby we do know that we 
know him, if we keep his command- 
ments. 

4 '^He that saith, I know him, and 
keepeth not his commandments, ^is a 
liar, and the truth is not in him. 

5 But ^ whoso keepeth his word, ^in 
him verily is the love of God perfect- 
ed : '^ hereby know we that we are in 
him. 

6 'He that saith he abideth in him 
^ ought himself also so to walk, even 
as he walked. 

7 Brethren, ^l write no new com- 
mandment unto you, but an old com- 
mandment ""which ye had from the 
beginning. The old commandment 
is the word which ye have heard from 
the beginning. 

8 Again, °a new commandment I 
write unto you, which thing is true in 
him and in you : ° because the darkness 
is past, and p the true light now shineth. 

9 iHe that saith he is in the light, 
and hateth his brother, is in darkness 
even until now. 

10 ""He that loveth his brother abi- 
deth in the light, and ' there is none 
t occasion of stumbling in him. 

11 But he that hateth his brother is 
in darkness, and 'walketh in dark- 
ness, and knoweth not whither he 
goeth, because that darkness hath 
blinded his eyes. 

12 I write unto you, little children, 
because "your sins are forgiven you 
for his name's sake. 

13 I write unto you, fathers, because 
ye have known him ^ that is from the 
beginning. I write unto you, young 
men, because ye have overcome the 
wicked one. I write unto you, little 
children, because ye have known the 
Father. 

14 I have written unto you, fathers, 
because ye have known him that is 
from the beginning. I have written 
unto you, young men, because ^ye are 
strong, and the word of God abideth 
in you, and ye have overcome the 
wicked one. 

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b Rom. 3. 25. 

2 Cor. 5. 18. 

ch. 1. 7. it 

4.10. 
c John I. 29. 

& 4. 42. & 

11.51,52. 

ch. 4. 14. 
d ch. 1. 6. & 

4.20. 
e ch. 1. 8. 
f John 14. 21, 

23. 

S ch. 4. 12. 
h ch. 4. 13. 
i John 15. 4. 5. 
k Matt. 11. 29. 

John 13. 15. 

1 Pet. 2. 21. 
1 2 John 5. 



m ch. 3. 11. 



n John 13. 34. 
& 15. 12. 

Rom. 13. 12. 
Eph. 5. 8. 

1 Thess. 5. 5, 
8. 

p John 1. 9. 

& 8. 12. & 12. 

35. 
q 1 Cor. 13. Z 

2 Pet. 1. 9. 
ch. 3. 14, 15. 

t Gr. scandal. 
T ch. 3. 14. 
s 2 Pet. 1. 10. 
t John 12. 35, 



I Luke 24. 47. 
Acts 4. 12. & 
10. «. & 13. 
38. ch. 1. 7. 



xch.l. 1. 



r Eph. 6. 10. 



Antichrist described. 



I. JOHN. 



The Christian's hope. 




c I Cor. 7. 31. 
James 1. 10. 
ii 4. 14. 

1 Pet. 1. 24. 

d John 21. 5. 
e Heb. 1. 2. 
f 2 Thess. 2. 

3, iic. 2 Pet. 

2. 1. ch. 4. 3. 
ff Matt. 24. 5. 

24. 2 John 1 
h 1 Tim. 4. 1. 

2 Tim. 3. 1. 

i Deut. 13. 13. 

Ps. 41. 9. 

Acts 20. 30. 
k Matt. 24. 24. 

John 6. 37. &, 

10.28.29. 

2Tim. 2. 19. 
1 1 Cor. 11.19. 
m 2 Cor. 1. 21. 

Heb. 1. 9. 

ver. 27. 
n aiark 1. 24. 

Acts 3. 14. 
o John 10. 4, 

5. & 14. 26. & 

16. 13. ver. 

27. 
p ch. 4. 3. 

2 JohQ 7. 



q John 15. 23. 

2 John 9. 
r John 14. 7, 9, 

10. ch. 4.15. 



s 2 John 6. 



t John 14. 23. 
ch. 1. 3. 

u John 17. 3. 
ch. 1. 2. & 5. 
11. 



I ch. 3. 7. 

2 John 7. 
y ver. 20. 
z Jer. 31. 33, 

34. Heb. 8. 

10, U. 
a John 14. 26. 

& 16. 13. 

ver. 20. 



Or, it. 



b ch. 3. 2. 



d Acts 22. 14. 
II Or, know ye. 
e ch. 3. 7, 10. 



15 ^ Love not the world, neither the 
things that are in the world. ^ If any 
man love the world, the love of the 
Father is not in him. 

16 For all that is in the world, the 
lust of the flesh, ^ and the lust of the 
eyes, and the pride of life, is not of 
the Father, but is of the world. 

17 And " the world passeth away, 
and the lust thereof: but he that doeth 
the will of God abideth for ever. 

18 ''Little children, ^it is the last 
time : and as ye have heard that ^anti- 
christ shall come, ^ even now are there 
many antichrists ; whereby we know 
'' that it is the last time. 

19 ' They went out from us, but they 
were not of us ; for ^ if they had been 
of us, they would no doubt have con- 
tinued with us : but they went out, 
^ that they might be made manifest 
that they were not all of us. 

20 But ™ye have an unction ° from the 
Holy One, and ° ye know all things. 

21 I have not written unto you be- 
cause ye know not the truth, but be- 
cause ye know it, and that no lie is of 
the truth. 

22 PWho is a liar but he that de- 
nieth that Jesus is the Christ ? He 
is antichrist, that denieth the Father 
and the Son. 

23 1 Whosoever denieth the Son, the 
same hath not the Father: but ""he 
that acknowledgeth the Son hath the 
Father also. 

24 Let that therefore abide in you, 
'which ye have heard from the be- 
ginning. If that which ye have heard 
from the beginning shall remain in 
you, *ye also shall continue in the 
Son, and in the Father. 

25 " And this is the promise that he 
hath promised us, even eternal life. 

26 'These things have I written unto 
you'^concerning them that seduce you. 

27 But ^' the anointing which ye have 
received of him abideth in you, and 
^ye need not that any man teach you : 
but as the same anointing ^teacheth 
you of all things, and is truth, and is 
no lie, and even as it hath taught you, 
ye shall abide in II him. 

28 And now, little children, abide in 
him ; that, ^ when he shall appear, 
we may have confidence, " and not be 
ashamed before him at his coming. 

29 ^ If ye know that he is righteous, 
II ye know that ^ every one that doeth 
righteousness is born of him. 

CHAPTER III. 

God's great lore to vs. 3 TJie influence of a hope in 
Christ. II We should love one another. \9How 7oe 
may know that lee are of the truth, 22 arid sludl re- 
ceive what vje ask. 

BEHOLD, what manner of love 
the Father hath bestowed upon 

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us, that ^we should be called the 
sons of God : therefore the world 
knoweth us not, ''because it knew 
him not. 

2 Beloved, " now are we the sons of 
God, and ^ it doth not yet appear what 
we shall be : but we know that, when 
he shall appear, ^ we shall be like him ; 
for ^we shall see him as he is. 

3 ^And every man that hath this 
hope in him purifieth himself, even as 
he is pure. 

4 Whosoever committeth sin trans- 
gresseth also the law : for ^ sin is the 
transgression of the law. 

5 And ye know ' that he was mani- 
fested ^ to take away our sins ; and 
'in him is no sin. 

6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth 
not : ™ whosoever sinneth hath not 
seen him, neither known him. 

7 Little children, ■'let no man deceive 
you : ° he that doeth righteousness is 
righteous, even as he is righteous. 

8 P He that committeth sin is of the 
devil ; for the devil sinneth from the 
beginning. For this purpose the Son 
of God was manifested, ^ that he might 
destroy the works of the devil. 

9 "■ Whosoever is born of God doth 
not commit sin ; for 'his seed remain- 
eth in him : and he cannot sin, be- 
cause he is born of God. 

10 In this the children of God are 
manifest, and the children of the 
devil : * whosoever doeth not right- 
eousness is not of God, " neither he 
that loveth not his brother. 

1 1 For ^ this is the n message that ye 
heard from the beginning, >' that we 
should love one another. 

12 Not as ^ Cain, ivho was of that 
wicked one, and slew his brother. 
And wherefore slew he him ? Be- 
cause his own works were evil, and 
his brother's righteous. 

13 Marvel not, my brethren, if ^ the 
world hate you. 

14 b -^Yg know that we have passed 
from death unto life, because we love 
the brethren. " He that loveth not his 
brother abideth in death. 

15 '' Whosoever hateth his brother is 
a murderer : and ye know that ^ no 
murderer hath eternal life abiding in 
him. 

16 ^ Hereby perceive we the love of 
God, because he laid down his life for 
us : and we ought to lay down our 
lives for the brethren. 

17 But ^ whoso hath this world's 
good, and seeth his brother have need, 
and shutteth up his bowels of com- 
passion from him, ''how dwelleth the 
love of God in him ? 

18 My httle children, 'let us not 



The spirit that is of God. 



I. JOHN. 



The duty of brotherly 



t Gr. per- 
suade. 

i John 18.37. 
ch. 1. 8. 

1 1 Cor. 4. -1. 



n Heb. 10. 22. 
ch. 2. 28. 

Ps. 34. 15. & 

145. 18, 19. 

Prov. 15. 29. 

Jer. 29. 12. 

Matt. 7. 8. 

Mark 11.24. 

John 14. 13. 

James 5. 16. 

ch. 5. 14. 
P John 8. 29. 

& 9. 31. 
q John 6. 29. 

& 17. 3. 
r Matt. 22. 39. 

John 13. 34. 

Eph. 5. 2. 

1 Thess. 4. 9. 

1 Pet. 4. 8. 

ch. 4. 21. 
s ch. 2. 8, 10. 
t John 14. 23. 

& 15. 10. 

ch. 4. 12. 
u John 17. 21. 
X Rom. 8. 9. 

ch. 4. 13. 

a Jer. 29. 8. 

Matt. 24. 4. 
blCor. 14.29. 

1 Thess. 5. 

21. Rev. 2. 2. 
c Matt. 24. 5. 

Acts 20. 30. 

1 Tim. 4. 1. 

2 Pet. 2. 1. 
ch. 2. 18. 

2 John 7. 
d 1 Cor. 12. 3. 
cli. 5. 1. 

e ch. 2. 22. 
2 John 7. 



f 2 Thess. 2. 

7. ch. 2. 18, 

22. 
S ch. 5. 4. 



h John 12. 31. 

& 14. 30. & 

16.11. J Cor. 

2. 12. Eph. 2. 

2. & 6. 12. 
i John 3. 31. 
k John 15. 19. 

k 17. 14. 
I John 8. 47. 

& 10. 27. 

1 Cor. 14. 37. 

2 Cor. 10. 7. 
la Is. 8. 20. 

John 14. 17. 

n ch. 3. 10, 11, 
23. 



o ch. 2. 4. & 3. 

6. 

p ver. 16. 
q John 3. 16. 

Rom. 5. 8. & 

8. 32. ch. 3. 

16. 
rch. 5. 11. 



love in word, neither in tongue ; but 
in deed and in truth. 

19 And hereby we know ^ that we 
are of the truth, and shall t assure our 
hearts before him. 

20 ' For if our heart condemn us, 
God is greater than our heart, and 
knoweth all things. 

21 ""Beloved, if our heart condemn 
us not, "^ then have we confidence to- 
ward God. 

22 And ° whatsoever we ask, we re- 
ceive of him, because we keep his 
commandments, p and do those things 
that are pleasing in his sight. 

23 ^ And this is his commandment, 
That we should believe on the name 
of his Son Jesus Christ, ""and love 
one another, ' as he gave us command- 
ment. 

24 And 'he that keepeth his com- 
mandments " dwelleth in him, and he 
in him. And ^ hereby we know that 
he abideth in us, by the Spirit which 
he hath given us. 

CHAPTER IV. 

They are not to believe every spirit, 2 How they may 
know the spirit that is of God. 7 An exhortation to 
love one another. 

BELOVED, ^believe not every 
spirit, but ^ try the spirits wheth- 
er they are of God : because " many 
false prophets are gone out into the 
world. 

2 Hereb}'- know ye the Spirit of 
God : ^ Every spirit that confesseth 
that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh 
is of God : 

3 And ^ every spirit that confesseth 
not that Jesus Christ is come in the 
flesh is not of God : and this is that 
spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have 
heard that it should come ; and ^ even 
now already is it in the world. 

4 ^ Ye are of God, little children, and 
have overcome them : because greater 
is he that is in you, than ^ he that is 
in the world. 

5 ^ They are of the world : therefore 
speak they of the world, and ^ the 
world heareth them. 

6 We are of God : ' he that knoweth 
God heareth us ; he that is not of God 
heareth not us. Hereby know we 
™ the spirit of truth, and the spirit of 
error. 

7 ° Beloved, let us love one another : 
for love is of God ; and every one that 
loveth is born of God, and knoweth 
God. 

8 He that loveth not, ° knoweth not 
God ; for p God is love. 

9 1 1n this was manifested the love of 
God toward us, because that God sent 
his only begotten Son into the world, 
"■ that we might live through him. 



10 Herein is love, ' not that we loved 
God, but that he loved us, and sent 
his Son ' to be the propitiation for our 
sins. 

1 1 Beloved, " if God so loved us, we 
ought also to love one another. 

12 ^ No man hath seen God at any 
time. If we love one another, God 
dwelleth in us, and ^ his love is per- 
fected in us. 

13 ^ Hereby know we that we dwell 
in him, and he in us, because he hath 
given us of his Spirit. 

14 And ^ Ave have seen and do testify 
that ^ the Father sent the Son to be the 
Saviour of the world. 

15 ° Whosoever shall confess that 
Jesus is the Son of God, God dwell- 
eth in him, and he in God. 

16 And we have known and believed 
the love that God hath to us. "^ God 
is love ; and ^ he that dwelleth in 
love dwelleth in God, and God in 
him. 

17 Herein is t our love made perfect, 
that f we may have boldness in the day 
of judgment : s because as he is, so are 
we in this world. 

18 There is no fear in love ; but per- 
fect love casteth out fear : because 
fear hath torment. He that feareth 
^is not made perfect in love. 

19 We love him, because he first 
loved us. 

20 ^ If a man say, I love God, and 
hateth his brother, he is a liar : for he 
that loveth not his brother whom he 
hath seen, how can he love God '^whom 
he hath not seen ? 

21 And ^ this commandment have we 
from him. That he who loveth God 
love his brother also. 

CHAPTER V. 

He that is born of God believeth that Jesus is the 
Christ, loveth the children of God, 4 and overcometh 
the world. 10 The believer hath eternal life through 
Christ. 14 His confidence in him. 

WHOSOEVER ^believeth that 
^ Jesus is the Christ is ° born 
of God : ^ and every one that loveth 
him that begat, loveth him also that is 
begotten of him. 

2 By this we know that we love the 
children of God, when we love God, 
and keep his commandments. 

3 ^ For this is the love of God, that 
we keep his commandments : and ^ his 
commandments are not grievous. 

4 For s whatsoever is born of God 
overcometh the world : and this is the 
victory that overcometh the world, 
even our faith. 

5 Who is he that overcometh the 
world, but '^he that believeth that 
Jesus is the Son of God 1 

6 This is he that came 'by water 

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Jesus the Son of God. 



II. JOHN. 



Our confidence in him. 



t John 14. 17. 

& 15. 26. & 16. 

13. 1 Tim. 

3.16. 
1 John 1. 1. 

Rev. 19. 13. 
m John 10. 30. 



n John 8. 17, 



Matt. 3. 16 
17. & 17. 5. 



p Rom. 8. 16. 
Gal. 4. 6. 
q John 3, 33. 



s John 1. 4. 
ch. 4. 9. 



t John 3. 36. 
& 5. 24. 



u John 20. 31. 
w ch. 1. 1, 2. 



a 1 John 3. 18. 

ver. 3. 

3 John!. 
b John 8. 32. 

Gal. 2. 5, 14. 

&3. 1. &5. 

7. Col. 1. 5. 

2 Thess. 2. 

13. 1 Tim. 2. 

4. Heb. 10. 

2G. 

t Gr. shall he. 
c 1 Tim. 1. 2. 



d ver. 1. 
e 3 John 3. 



and blood, even Jesus Christ ; not by- 
water only, but by water and blood. 
^ And it is the Spirit that beareth wit- 
ness, because the Spirit is truth, 

7 For there are three that bear rec- 
ord in heaven, the Father, ^ the Word, 
and the Holy Ghost : "^and these three 
are one. 

8 And there are three that bear wit- 
ness in earth, the spirit, and the water, 
and the blood : and these three agree 
in one. 

9 If we receive "^ the witness of men, 
the witness of God is greater : ° for 
this is the witness of God which he 
hath testified of his Son. 

10 He that believe th on the Son of 
God P hath the witness in himself: he 
that believeth not God ihath made 
him a liar ; because he believeth not 
the record that God gave of his Son. 

11 'And this is the record, that God 
hath given to us eternal life, and ^ this 
life is in his Son. 

12 t He that hath the Son hath life ; 
and he that hath not the Son of God 
hath not life. 

13 "These things have I written 
unto you that believe on the name 
of the Son of God ; ^ that ye may 
know that ye have eternal life, and 
that ye may believe on the name of 
the Son of God. 



14 And this is the confidence that we 
have II in him, that, ^ if we ask any 
thing according to his will, he hear- 
eth us : 

15 And if we know that he hear us, 
whatsoever we ask, we know that we 
have the petitions that we desired of 
him. 

16 If any man see his brother sin a 
sin which is not unto death, he shall 
ask, and ^he shall give him life for 
them that sin not unto death. ^ There 
is a sin unto death : ^I do not say that 
he shall pray for it. 

17 ''All unrighteousness is sin : and 
there is a sin not unto death. 

18 We know that *= whosoever is born 
of God sinneth not ; but he that is 
begotten of God "^keepeth himself, 
and that wicked one toucheth him 
not. _ 

19 And we know that we are of God, 
and ^ the whole world lieth in wick- 
edness. 

20 And we know that the Son of 
God is come, and ^hath given us an 
understanding, ^ that we may know 
him that is true ; and we are in him 
that is true, even in his Son Jesus 
Christ. ^ This is the true God, ' and 
eternal life. 

21 Little children, ^keep yourselves 
from idols. Amen. 



THE SECOND EPISTLE 



JOHN. 



The apostle's salutation, to the elect lady and her chil- 
dren. 4 His rejoicing. 5 He exhorte'th her toperse- 
vere in Christian love, 7 and not to receive false 
teachers. 

THE elder unto the elect lady and 
her children, ^ whom I love in 
the truth ; and not I only, but also 
all they that have known ^ the truth; 

2 For the truth's sake, which dvveli- 
eth in us, and shall be Vv^ith us for 
ever. 

3 '^ Grace the with you, mercy, and 
peace, from God the Father and from 
the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the 
Father, '^in truth and love. 

4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of 
thy children ^ walking in truth, as we 

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have received a commandment from 
the Father. 

5 And now I beseech thee, lady, ^not 
as though I wrote a new command- 
ment unto thee, but that which we 
had from the beginning, ^that we 
love one another. 

6 And ^ this is love, that we walk 
after his commandments. This is the 
commandment. That, ' as ye have 
heard from the beginning, ye should 
walk in it. 

7 For ^many deceivers are entered 
into the world, ^ who confess not that 
Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. 
"^ This is a deceiver and an antichrist. 




commended. 



III. JOHN. 



Diotrephes is rebuked. 




2 John 4. 



c 1 Cor. 4. 15. 
Philem. 10, 



t Gr. worthy 
of God. 



d 1 Cor. 9. 12, 
15. 



8 "Look to yourselves, "that we 
lose not those things which we have 
II wrought, but that we receive a full 
reward. 

9 "J* Whosoever transgresseth, and 
abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, 
hath not God. He that abideth in the 
doctrine of Christ, he hath both the 
Father and the Son. 

10 If there come any unto you, and 
bring not this doctrine, receive him 



not into your house, "^ neither bid him 
God speed : 

11 For he that biddeth him God 
speed is partaker of his evil deeds, 

12 "■ Having many things to write 
unto you, I would not write with 
paper and ink : but I trust to come 
unto you, and speak tface to face, 
' that II our joy may be full. 

13 ' The children of thy elect sister 
greet thee. Amen, 



THE THIRD EPISTLE 



JOHN. 



The apostle commendeth Gains for his piety, 5 and 
hospitality. 9 The condu<:t of Diotrephes rebuked. 
11 Gains exhorted to follow that which is good. 12 
The character of Demetrius. 

THE elder unto the well beloved 
Gains,* whom I love H in the truth. 
3 Beloved, I » wish above all things 
that thou mayest prosper and be in 
health, even as thy soul prospereth. 

3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the 
brethren came and testified of the 
truth that is in thee, even as ''thou 
walkest in the truth. 

4 I have no greater joy than to hear 
that •= my children walk in truth, 

5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully 
whatsoever thou doest to the breth- 
ren, and to strangers ; 

6 Which have borne witness of thy 
charity before the church : whom if 
thou bring forward on their journey 
t after a godly sort, thou shalt do 
well : 

7 Because that for his name's sake 
they went forth, '* taking nothing of 
the Gentiles. 

8 We therefore ought to receive 
such, that we might be fellow helpers 
to the truth. 



9 I wrote unto the church : but Diot- 
rephes, who loveth to have the pre- 
eminence among them, receiveth us 
not. 

10 Wherefore, if I come, I will re- 
member his deeds which he doeth, 
prating against us with malicious 
words : and not content therewith, 
neither doth he himself receive the 
brethren, and forbiddeth them that 
would, and casteth them out of the 
church. 

1 1 Beloved, ^ follow not that which 
is evil, but that which is good. ^ He 
that doeth good is of God : but he 
that doeth evil hath not seen God. 

12 Demetrius ^hath good report of 
all men., and of the truth itself: yea, 
and we also bear record; ''and ye 
know that our record is true. 

13 ' I had many things to write, but 
I will not with ink and pen write unto 
thee : 

14 But I trust I shall shortly see 
thee, and we vshall speak tface to 
face. Peace be to thee. Our friends 
salute thee. Greet the friendS by 



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a Luke 6. 16. 
Acts 1. 13. 

b John 17. 11, 
12. 15. IPet. 
1.5. 

c Rom. 1. 7. 

d 1 Pet. 1. 2. 
2 Pet. 1. 2. 

e Tit. 1. 4. 



f Phil. 1. 27. 

1 Tim. 1. 18. 
& 6. 12. 

2 Tim. 1. 13. 
&4. 7. 

S Gal. 2. 4. 

2 Pet. 2. 1. 
h Rom. 9. 21, 

22. lPet.2. 

8. 

i 2 Pet. 2. 10. 
k Tit. 2. 11. 

Heb. 12. 15. 

I Tit. 1. 16. 
2 Pet. 2. 1. 

1 J ohn 2. 22. 

m 1 Cor. 10. 9. 
n Num. 14. 29, 

37. & 26. 64. 

Ps. 106. 26. 

Heb. 3. 17,19. 
John 8. U. 

II Or. princi- 
pality. 

P 2 Pet. 2. 4. 
q Rev. 20. 10. 

r Gen. 19. 24. 
Deut. 29. 23. 

2 Pet. 2. 6. 



t Gr. other. 



2 Pet. 2. 10. 



t Ex. 22. 28. 

u Dan. 10. 13. 

&12. 1. Rev. 

12. 7. 
X 2 Pet. 2. 11. 



y Zech. 3. 2. 
z 2 Pet. 2. 12. 



a Gen. 4. 5. 

1 John 3. 12. 
b Num. 22. 7, 

21. 2 Pet. 2. 

15. 



THE GENERAL EPISTLE 

OF 

J U D E. 



The apostle's salutation. 3 He exhorteth to contend 
earnestly for the faith. 4 False teachers among 
them. 5 Their punishment certain. 8 Their char- 
acter described. 17 Svxh mockers were foretold. 20 
An exhortation to adhere to the truth, 22 and to save 
others, 

JUDE, the servant of Jesus Christ, 
and ^brother of James, to them 
that are sanctified by God the Father, 
and ''preserved in Jesus Christ, and 
" called : 

2 Mercy unto you, and ^ peace, and 
love, be multiplied. 

3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence 
to write unto you ^ of the common 
salvation, it was needful for me to 
write unto you, and exhort you that 
^ ye should earnestly contend for the 
faith which was once delivered unto 
the saints. 

4 ^ For there are certain men crept 
in unawares, ^ who were before of old 
ordained to this condemnation, un- 
godly men, ' turning ^ the grace of our 
God into lasciviousness, and ' denying 
the only Lord God, and our Lord Je- 
sus Christ. 

5 I will therefore put you in remem- 
brance, though ye once knew this, how 
that ™the Lord, having saved the peo- 
ple out of the land of Egypt, afterward 
° destroyed them that believed not. 

6 And "the angels which kept not 
their H first estate, but left their own 
habitation, p he hath reserved in ever- 
lasting chains under darkness i unto 
the judgment of the great day. 

7 Even as "" Sodom and Gomorrah 
and the cities about them, in like 
manner giving themselves over to 
fornication, and going after t strange 
fTesh, are set forth for an example, suf- 
fering the vengeance of eternal fire. 

8 ^Likewise also these JUthy dream- 
ers defile the flesh, despise dominion, 
and * speak evil of dignities, 

9 Yet " Michael the archangel, when 
contending with the devil he disputed 
about the body of Moses, ^ durst not 
bring against him a railing accusa- 
tion, but said, ^ The Lord rebuke thee. 

10 ^But these speak evil of those 
things which they know not : but 
what they know naturally, as brute 
beasts, in those things they corrupt 
themselves. 

11 Woe unto them! for they have 
gone in the way ^of Cain, and ''ran 
greedily after the error of Balaam for 

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reward, and perished ** in the gainsay- 
ing of Korah. 

12 '^ These are spots in your ^ feasts 
of charity, when they feast with you, 
feeding themselves without fear: 
^ clouds they are without water, ^ car- 
ried about of winds ; trees whose fruit 
withereth, without fruit, twice dead, 
^ plucked up by the roots ; 

13 ' Raging waves of the sea, ^ foam- 
ing out their own shame ; wandering 
stars, ' to whom is reserved the black- 
ness of darkness for ever. 

14 And Enoch also, ""the seventh 
from Adam, prophesied of these, say- 
ing. Behold, ''the Lord cometh with 
ten thousand of his saints, 

15 To execute judgment upon all, 
and to convince all that are ungodly 
among them of all their ungodly deeds 
which they have ungodly committed, 
and of all their "hard speeches which un- 
godly sinners have spoken against him. 

16 These are murmurers, complain- 
ers, walking after their own lusts ; 
and Ptheir mouth speaketh great swell- 
ing words, *! having men's persons in 
admiration because of advantage. 

17 ^ But, beloved, remember ye the 
words which were spoken before of 
the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ ; 

18 How that they told you ^ there 
should be mockers in the last time, 
who should walk after their own un- 
godly lusts. 

19 These be they jwho separate 
themselves, " sensual, having not the 
Spirit. 

20 But ye, beloved, ^building up 
yourselves on your most holy faith, 
y praying in the Holy Ghost, 

21 Keep yourselves in the love of 
God, ^ looking for the mercy of our 
Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. 

22 And of some have compassion, 
making a difference : 

23 And others ^ save with fear, ''pull- 
ing them out of the fire ; hating even 
*= the garment spotted by the flesh. 

24 ^ Now unto him that is able to 
keep you from falling, and ® to present 
you faultless before the presence of his 
glory with exceeding joy, 

25 ^To the only wise God our 
Saviour, be glory and majesty, do- 
minion and power, both now and 
ever. Amen. 



A. D. 96. 



a John 3. 32. 

& 8. 20. & 12. 

49. 
b ch. 4. 1. 

ver. 3. 
c ch. 22. 16. 

dl Cor. 1.6. 

ch. 6. 9. & 12. 

17. ver. 9. 
e 1 John 1. 1. 
f Luke 11. 28. 

ch. 22. 7. 
S Rom. 13. 11. 

James 5. 8. 

1 Pet. 4. 7. 

ch. 22. 10. 
h Ex. 3. 14. 
i John 1. 1. 
k Zech. 3. 9. 

ch. 3. 1. & 4. 

5. &5. 6. 
1 John 8. 14. 

1 Tim. 6. 13. 

ch. 3. 14. 
m 1 Cor. 15. 

20. Col. 1. 18. 
n Eph. 1. 20. 

ch. 17. 14. 
John 13. 34. 

& 15. 9. Gal. 

2.20. 
P Heb. 9. 14. 

1 John 1. 7. 
q 1 Pet. 2. 5, 9. 

ch. 5. 10. 
r 1 Tim. 6. 16. 

Heb. 13. 21. 

1 Pet. 4. 11. 
&5. 11. 

• Dan. 7. 13. 

Matt. 24. 30, 

& 26. 64. 

Acts ]. 11. 
t Zech. 12. 10. 

John 19. 37. 
u Is. 41.4. & 

44. 6. ch. 2. 

8. &21.6. 

& 22. 13. 
X ver. 4. ch. 

4. 8. & 11. 

17. & 16. 5. 
y Phil. 1. 7. & 

4.14. 2 Tim. 

1.8. 
z Rom. 8. 17. 

2 Tim. 2. 12. 
a ch. 6. 9. 

b Acts 10. 10. 

2 Cor. 12. 2. 

ch. 4. 2. & 17. 

3. & 21. iO. 
c John 20. 26. 

Act.'» 20. 7. 

I Cor. 16. 2. 
J ch. 4. 1. 



THE REVELATION 



ST. JOHN THE DIYINB, 



CHAPTER I. 

The pre/ace. 4 John's salutation to the seven churches 
of Asia. 7 The coming of Christ. 9 TAe apostle's 
vision in Patmos, 17 and its ^ect on him. 19 
What he is commanded to write. 

THE Revelation of Jesus Christ, 
^ which God gave unto him, to 
shew unto his servants things which 
^ must shortly come to pass ; and " he 
sent and signified it by his angel unto 
his servant John : 

2 ^ Who bare record of the word of 
God, and of the testimony of Jesus 
Christ, and of all things ®that he saw. 

3 ^Blessed is he that readeth, and 
they that, hear the words of this proph- 
ecy, and keep those things which are 
written therein : for ^ the time is at 
hand. 

4 TOHN to the seven churches 
?J which are in Asia : Grace be 

unto you, and peace, from him ''which 
is, and 'which was, and which is to 
come ; ^ and from the seven spirits 
which are before his throne ; 

5 And from Jesus Christ, ^who is the 
faithful witness, and the ™ firstbegot- 
ten of the dead, and "the prince of the 
kings of the earth. Unto him °that 
loved us, Pand washed us from our 
sins in his own blood, 

6 And hath ^ made us kings and 
priests unto God and his Father; ""to 
him be glory and dominion for ever 
and ever. Amen. 

7 ' Behold, he cometh with clouds ; 
and every eye shall see him, and 
* they also which pierced him : and 
all kindreds of the earth shall wail 
because of him. Even so, Amen. 

8 "I am Alpha and Omega, the 
beginning and the ending, saith the 
Lord, ^ which is, and which was, and 
which is to come, the Almighty. 

9 I John, who also am your brother, 
and J' companion in tribulation, and 
^in the kingdom and patience of Jesus 
Christ, was in the isle that is called 
Patmos, ^'for the word of God, and 
for the testimony of Jesus Christ. 

10 ^ I was in the Spirit on "^the 
Lord's day, and heard behind me "^a 
great voice, as of a trumpet, 

11 Saying, ^I am Alpha and Omega, 



^ the first and the last : and. What thou 
seest, write in a book, and send it unto 
the seven churches which are in Asia ; 
unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and 
unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, 
and unto Sardis, and unto Philadel- 
phia, and unto Laodicea. 

12 And I turned to see the voice that 
spake with me. And being turned, 
5 1 saw seven golden candlesticks ; 

13 '^ And in the midst of the seven 
candlesticks 'one like unto the Son 
of man, ^ clothed with a garment down 
to the foot, and ' girt about the paps 
with a golden girdle. 

14 His head and ^his hairs were 
white like wool, as white as snow ; 
and ° his eyes were as a flame of fire ; 

15 ° And his feet like unto fine brass, 
as if they burned in a furnace ; and 
P his voice as the sound of many wa- 
ters. 

16 lAnd he had in his right hand 
seven stars: and '"out of his mouth 
went a sharp twoedged sword; ^and 
his countenance was as the sun shi- 
ne th in his strength. 

17 And *when I saw him, I fell at 
his feet as dead. And "he laid his 
right hand upon me, saying unto me, 
Fear not ; ^ I am the first and the last : 

18 y / am he that liveth, and was 
dead; and, behold, ^I am alive for 
evermore. Amen ; and ^have the keys 
of hell and of death. 

19 Write ^the things which thou 
hast seen, ''and the things which are, 
'^and the things which shall be here- 
after ; 

20 The mystery ^ of the seven stars 
which thou saw est in my right hand, 
^and the seven golden candlesticks. 
The seven stars are s the angels of the 
seven churches : and '' the seven can- 
dlesticks which thou sawest are the 
seven churches. 

CHAPTER H. 

Christ's message to the angel of the church in Ephe- 
sus, 8 in Smyrna, 12 in Pergamos, 18 and in Thya- 
tira. 

TTNTO the angel of the church 

U of Ephesus write ; These things 

saith *he that holdeth the seven stars 

in his right hand, ^ who walketh in 

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The church in Smyrna. 



KEVELATION. 



The church in Thyatira, 




d 1 John 4. 1. 
e 2 Cor. 11. 13. 
2 Pet. 2. 1. 



f Gal. 6. 9. 
Heb. 12. 3, 5. 



g Matt. 21. 41, 
43. 



h ver. 15, 



i Mcatt. 11. 15. 
&. 13. 9. 43. 
ver. 11, 17, 
29. ch.3. 6, 
13,22. & 13. 9. 

k ch, 22. 2, 14. 

1 Gen. 2. 9. 



ch. 1. 8, 17, 



n ver. 2. 

o Luke 12. 21. 

1 Tim. 6. 18. 

James 2. 5. 
p Rom. 2. 17, 

28, 29. & 9. G. 

q cij. 3. 9. 

r Matt. 10. 22. 



8 Matt 24. 13. 



t James 1. 12. 

ch. 3. 11. 
u ver. 7. ch. 

13.9. 



X ch. 20. 14. & 
21.8. 



y Ch. 1. 16. 



z ver. 2. 
a ver. 9. 



b Num. 24. 14. 
&25. 1. &3I. 
16. 2 Pet. 2. 
15. Jude 11. 



the midst of the seven golden candle- 
sticks ; 

2 " I know thy works, and thy la- 
bour, and thy patience, and how thou 
canst not bear them which are evil : 
and ^ thou hast tried them ® which say 
they are apostles, and are not, and 
hast found them liars : 

3 And hast borne, and hast patience, 
and for my name's sake hast labour- 
ed, and hast ^ not fainted. 

4 Nevertheless I have somewhat 
against thee, because thou hast left 
thy first love. 

5 Remember therefore from whence 
thou art fallen, and repent, and do the 
first works ; ^ or else I will come unto 
thee quickly, and will remove thy 
candlestick out of his place, except 
thou repent. 

6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest 
the deeds of ^ the Nicolaitans, which 
I also hate. 

7 'He that hath an ear, let him 
hear what the Spirit saith unto the 
churches ; To him that overcometh 
will I give ^ to eat of ^ the tree of life, 
which is in the midst of the paradise 
of God. 

8 And unto the angel of the church 
in Smyrna write ; These things saith 
"" the first and the last,- which was 
dead, and is alive ; 

9 ° I know thy works, and tribulation, 
and poverty, but thou art ° rich ; and 
I know the blasphemy of p them which 
say they are Jews, and are not, "^ but 
are the synagogue of Satan. 

10 "■ Fear none of those things which 
thou shalt suffer : behold, the devil 
shall cast some of you into prison, 
that ye may be tried ; and ye shall 
have tribulation ten days : * be thou 
faithful unto death, and I will give 
thee * a crown of life. 

11 " He that hath an ear, let him 
hear what the Spirit saith unto the 
churches ; He that overcometh shall 
not be hurt of ^ the second death. 

12 And to the angel of the church 
in Pergamos write ; These things saith 
yhe which hath the sharp sword with 
two edges ; 

13 ^ I know thy works, and where 
thou dwellest, even ^ where Satan's 
seat is: and thou boldest fast my 
name, and hast not denied my faith, 
even in those days wherein Antipas 
was my faithful martyr, who was 
slain among you, where Satan dwell- 
eth. 

14 But I have a few things against 
thee, because thou hast there them 
that hold the doctrine of ^ Balaam, 
who taught Balak to cast a stum- 
blingblock before the children of Is- 

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rael, *= to eat things sacrificed unto 
idols, ^ and to commit fornication. 

15 So hast thou also them that hold 
the doctrine ^of the Nicolaitans, 
which thing 1 hate. 

16 Repent ; or else I will come unto 
thee quickly, and ^will fight against 
them with the sword of my mouth. 

17 ^He that hath an ear, let him 
hear what the Spirit saith unto the 
churches ; To him that overcometh 
will I give to eat of the hidden manna, 
and will give him a white stone, and 
in the stone •'a new name written, 
which no man knoweth saving he 
that receiveth it. 

18 And unto the angel of the church 
in Thyatira write ; These things saith 
the Son of God, ^who hath his eyes 
like unto a flame of fire, and his feet 
are like fine brass ; 

19 "^ I know thy works, and charity, 
and service, and faith, and thy pa- 
tience, and thy works ; and the last 
to be more than the first. 

20 Notwithstanding I have a few 
things against thee, because thou suf- 
ferest that woman • Jezebel, which 
calleth herself a prophetess,* to teach 
and to seduce my servants "" to com- 
mit fornication, and to eat things sac- 
rificed unto idols. 

21 And I gave her space °to repent 
of her fornication ; and she repented 
not. 

22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, 
and them that commit adultery with 
her into great tribulation, except they 
repent of their deeds. 

23 And I will kill her children with 
death ; and all the churches shall 
know that " I am he which searcheth 
the reins and hearts : and p I will give 
unto every one of you according to 
your works. 

24 But unto you I say, and unto the 
rest in Thyatira, as many as have 
not this doctrine, and which have not 
known the depths of Satan, as they 
speak ; 1 1 will put upon you none 
other burden. 

25 But "■ that which ye have already, 
hold fast till I come. 

26 And he that overcometh, and 
keepeth ^ my works unto the end, ' to 
him will I give power over the na- 
tions : 

27 " And he shall rule them with a 
rod of iron ; as the vessels of a potter 
shall they be broken to shivers : even 
as I received of my Father. 

28 And I will give him "^the morning 
star. 

29 yHe that hath an ear, let him 
hear what the Spirit saith unto the 
churches. 



The church in Sardis. 



REVELATION. 



The church in Laodicea. 



A. D. 96. 



ach. 1.4, 16. 
& 4.5. k.5.&. 
b ch. 2. 2. 

c Eph. 2. 1. 5. 
1 Tim. 5. ti. 



d ITim.G. 20. 

2 Tim. 1. 13. 

ver. 11. 
e ver. 19. 
f Malt. 24.42, 

43. & 25. 13. 

Mark 13. 33. 

Luke 12. 39, 

40. 1 Thess. 

5.2.6. 2 Pet 

3. 10. ch. 16. 

15. 
S Acts 1. 15. 
h Jude 23. 
i ch. 4. 4. & 8. 

11. & 7. 9, 13. 
It ch. 19. 8. 

1 Ex. 32. 32. 
Ps. G9. 28. 

m Phil. 4. 3. 
ch. 13. 8. & 
17. 8. & 20. 

12. & 21. 27. 
n Matt. 10. 32. 

Luke 12. 8. 
o ch. 2. 7. 



P Acts 3.14. 
q 1 John 5. 

20. ver. 14. 

ch. 1. 5. & 6. 

10. & 19. 11. 
r Is. 22. 22. 

Luke 1. 32. 

ch. 1. 18. 
3 Matt. 18. 19. 
t Job 12. 14. 
u ver. 1. 
X 1 Cor. 16. 9. 

2 Cor. 2. 12. 



y ch. 2. 9. 



z Is. 49. 25. Si 
GO. 14. 



a 2 Pet. 2. 9. 

b Luke 2. 1. 
c Ts. 24. 17. 

d Phil. 4. 5. 

ch. 1.3. &22. 

7, 12, 20. 
e ver. 3. ch. 

2. 25. 

f ch. 2. 10. 
S I Kings 7. 

21. GS. 2. 9. 
h ch. 2. 17. & 

14. 1. &22. 4 

i Gal. 4. 26. 
Heb. 12. 22. 
ch. 21. 2, 10. 



CHAPTER III. 

Christ's message to the angel of the church in Sardis, 
7 in Philadelphia, 14 a7id in Laodicea. 

AND unto the angel of the church 
^ in Sardis write ; These things 
saith he ^that hath the seven spirits 
of God, and the seven stars ; ^ I know 
thy works, that thou hast a name 
that thou livest, •= and art dead. 

2 Be watchful, and strengthen the 
things which remain, that are ready 
to die : for I have not found thy 
works perfect before God. 

3 '^Remember therefore how thou 
hast received and heard, and hold fast, 
and ^ repent. ^ If therefore thou shalt 
not watch, I Avill come on thee as a 
thief, and thou shalt not know what 
hour I will come upon thee. 

4 Thou hast ^ a few names even in 
Sardis which have not ^defiled their 
garments ; and they shall walk with 
me ' in white : for they are worthy. 

5 He that overcometh, "^the same 
shall be clothed in white raiment ; 
and I will not ' blot out his name 
out of the "^ book of life, but " I will 
confess his name before my Father, 
and before his angels. 

6 ° He that hath an ear, let him hear 
what the Spirit saith unto the 
churches. 

7 And to the angel of the church 
in Philadelphia write ; These things 
saith Phe that is holy, ^he that is 
true, he that hath ^the key of David, 
'he that openeth, and no man shut- 
teth ; and ' shutteth, and no man 
openeth ; 

8 " I know thy works : behold, I 
have set before thee ^an open door, 
and no man can shut it : for thou 
hast a little strength, and hast kept 
my word, and hast not denied my 
name. 

9 Behold, I Avill make ^ them of the 
synagogue of Satan, which say they 
are Jews, and are not, but do lie ; 
behold, ^1 will make them to come 
and worship before thy feet, and to 
know that I have loved thee. 

10 Because thou hast kept the word 
of my patience, ^I also will keep thee 
from the hour of temptation, which 
shall come upon ^ all the world, to try 
them that dwell "^ upon the earth. 

11 Behold, <^I come quickly: ^hold 
that fast which thou hast, that no 
man take ^thy crown. 

12 Him that overcometh will I make 
^ a pillar in the temple of my God, 
and he shall go no more out : and ^ I 
will write upon him the name of my 
God, and the name of the city of my 
God, lohich is ' new Jerusalem, which 

I Cometh down out of heaven from my 



God : ^ and / will write upon him my 
new name. 

13 'He that hath an ear, let him 
hear what the Spirit saith unto the 
churches. 

14 And unto the angel of the church 
II of the Laodiceans write ; ■" These 
things saith the Amen, "the faithful 
and true witness, "the beginning of 
the creation of God ; 

15 Pi know thy works, that thou art 
neither cold nor hot : I would thou 
wert cold or hot. 

16 So then because thou art luke- 
warm, and neither cold nor hot, I 
will spew thee out of my mouth. 

17 Because thou sayest, 1 1 am rich, 
and increased with goods, and have 
need of nothing ; and knowest not 
that thou art wretched, and misera- 
ble, and poor, and blind, and naked : 

18 I counsel thee "■ to buy of me gold 
tried in the fire, that thou mayest be 
rich ; and = white raiment, that thou 
mayest be clothed, and that the shame 
T)f thy nakedness do not appear ; and 
anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that 
thou mayest see. 

19 ' As many as I love, I rebuke and 
chasten : be zealous therefore, and re- 
pent. 

20 Behold, " I stand at the door, and 
knock : ^ if any man hear my voice, 
and open the door, y I will come in to 
him, and will sup with him, and he 
with me. 

21 To him that overcometh ^will I 
grant to sit with me in my throne, 
even as I also overcame, and am set 
down with my Father in his throne. 

22 ^He that hath an ear, let him 
hear what the Spirit saith unto the 
churches. 

CHAPTER IV. 

John's vision of the thron-e of God in heaven, 4 and of 
the four and twenty elders around it. 10 The elders 
worship him that sitteth on the throne. 

A FTER this I looked, and, behold, 
J\. a door ivas opened in heaven : 
and *the first voice which I heard 
ivas as it were of a trumpet talking 
with me ; which said, ''Come up hither, 
° and I will shew thee things which 
must be hereafter. 

2 And immediately ''I was in the 
Spirit: and, behold, ^a throne was 
set in heaven, and one sat on the 
throne. 

3 And he that sat was to look upon 
like a jasper and a sardine stone : ^and 
there ivas a rainbow round about the 
throne, in sight like unto an emerald. 

4 ^ And round about the throne were 
four and twenty seats : and upon the 
seats I saw four and twenty elders 
sitting, ^ clothed in white raiment ; 

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fEz 


L28. 


grch 


11.16. 


hch 
6. 1 
13, 
14. 


3. 4, 5. & 
1. & 7. 9, 
14. & 19. 



A book with seven seals. 



REVELATION. 



The opening of the 



A. D. 96. 



i ver. 10. 
k ch, 8. 5. & 

16. 18. 
1 Ex. 37. 23. 

2 Chr. 4. 20. 

Ez.l. 13. 

Zech. 4. 2. 
m ch. 1. 4. & 

3. 1. & 5. 6. 
n Ex. 38. 8. 

ch. 15. 2. 
Ez. 1. 5. 

p ver. 8. 



q Num. 2. 2, 
&c. Ez. 1. 
10. &10. 14. 



r Is. 6. 2, 
s ver. 6. 
t Gr. i/^ej/ 
Aaue no rest. 
t Is. 6. 3. 
u ch. 1 . 8. 
X ch. 1. 4. 



y ch. 1. 18. & 
5. 14. & 15. 7, 



z ch. 5. 8, 14. 



a ver. 9. 
b ver. 4. 



<J Gen. 1. 1. 
Acts 17. 24. 
Eph. 3. 9. 
Col. 1. 16. 
ch. 10. 6. 



a Ez. 2. 9, 10. 



bis. 29. 11. 
Dan. 12. 4. 



d Gen. 49. 9. 

in. Heb. 7.' 

14. 
e Is. 11. 1,10. 

Rom. 15. 12. 

ch. ^2. 16. 
f ver. 1. ch. 

6.1. 



' and they had on their heads crowns 
of gold. 

5 And out of the throne proceed- 
ed ''lightnings and thunderings and 
voices : ^ and there were seven lamps 
of fire burning before the throne, 
vv^hich are ™ the seven spirits of God. 

6 And before the throne there was 
° a sea of glass like unto crystal : 
°and in the midst of the throne, 
and round about the throne, were 
four beasts full of eyes before Pand 
behind. 

7 'I And the first beast was like a 
lion, and the second beast like a 
calf, and the third beast had a face 
as a man, and the fourth beast was 
like a flying eagle. 

8 And the four beasts had each of 
them ^ six wrings about him ; and they 
were full of eyes ^ within : and t they 
rest not day and night, saying, ' Holy, 
holy, holy, "Lord God Almighty, 
^ which was, and is, and is to come. 

9 And when those beasts give glory 
and honour and thanks to him thgrfl 
sat on the throne, ^who liveth for 
ever and ever, 

10 ^The four and twenty elders fall 
down before him that sat on the 
throne, ^ and worship him that liveth 
for ever and ever, ''and cast their 
crowns before the throne, saying, 

11 =Thou art worthy, O Lord, to 
receive glory and honour and power : 
^ for thou hast created all things, and 
for thy pleasure they are and were 
created. 

CHAPTER V. 

The hook sealed with seven seals. 3 No man is able to 
open it. 5 The Lamb that was slain taketh the 
book ; 8 whereupon the elders and angels around 
the throne join in thanksgiving and praise to him. 

AND I saw in the right hand of 
him that sat on the throne ^a 
book written within and on the back 
side, '' sealed with seven seals. 

2 And I saw a strong angel pro- 
claiming with a loud voice. Who is 
worthy to open the book, and to 
loose the seals thereof? 

3 And no man '^in heaven, nor in 
earth, neither under the earth, was 
able to open the book, neither to look 
thereon. 

4 And I wept much, because no 
man was found worthy to open and 
to read the book, neither to look 
thereon. 

5 And one of the elders saith unto 
me, Weep not : behold, '^ the Lion 
of the tribe of Judah, ^ the Root of 
David, hath prevailed to open the 
book, ^ and to loose the seven seals 
thereof. 

6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the 
midst of the throne and of the four 

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beasts, and in the midst of the elders, 
stood ^a Lamb as it had been slain, 
having seven horns and ^ seven eyes, 
which are 'the seven spirits of God 
sent forth into all the earth. 

7 And he came and took the book 
out of the right hand ''of him that 
sat upon the throne. 

8 And when he had taken the book, 
Uhe four beasts and four and twenty 
elders fell down before the Lamb, 
having every one of them ™ harps, 
and golden vials full of H odours, 
° which are the prayers of saints. 

9 And °they sung a new song, say- 
ing, P Thou art worthy to take the 
book, and to open the seals thereof: 
ifor thou wast slain, and ""hast re- 
deemed us to God by thy blood ' out 
of every kindred, and tongue, and 
people, and nation f 

10 ' And hast made us unto our God 
kings and priests : and we shall reign 
on the earth. 

11 And I beheld, and I heard the 
voice of many angels " round about 
the throne, and the beasts, and the 
elders : and the number of them was 
^ten thousand times ten thousand, 
and thousands of thousands ; 

12 Saying with a loud voice, ^ Wor- 
thy is the Lamb that was slain to 
receive power, and riches, and wis- 
dom, and strength, and honour, and 
glory, and blessing. 

13 And ^ every creature which is in 
heaven, and on the earth, and under 
the earth, and such as are in the sea, 
and all that are in them, heard I say- 
ing, ^ Blessing, and honour, and glory, 
and power, he unto him ^ that sitteth 
upon the throne, and unto the Lamb 
for ever and ever. 

14 *= And the four beasts said. Amen. 
And the four and twenty elders fell 
down and worshipped him '' that liv- 
eth for ever and ever. j 

CHAPTER VL | 

What the apostle saw when the IjOmh opened thejirst ! 
seal, 3 the second seal, 5 the third seal, 7 the fourth 
seal, 9 the fifth seal, 12 and the sixth seal. 

AND ^ I saw when the Lamb opened 
one of the seals, and I heard, as 
it were the noise of thunder, ^ one of 
the four beasts saying, Come and see. 

2 And I saw, and behold *= a white 
horse : "^and he that sat on him had 
a bow ; ^ and a crown was given unto 
him : and he went forth conquering, 
and to conquer. 

3 And when he had opened the 
second seal, ^ I heard the second beast 
say. Come and see. 

4 ^And there went out another 
horse that was red : and power was 
given to him that sat thereon to 



The o]yening of the 



REVELATION. 



Servants of God sealed. 



A.D. 



h ch. 4. 7. 
i Zech. 6. 2, 



t Gr. chanix, 
a measure 
containing- 
nearly a 
quart. 

k ch. 9. 4. 

1 ch. 4. 7. 



m Zech. 6. 3. 



II Or, to him. 

n Ez. 14. 21. 
o Lev, 26. 22. 



P ch. 8. 3. h 9. 

13. & 14. 18. 
q ch. 20. 4. 
r ch. 1. 9. 
s 2 Tim. 1. 8. 

ch. 12. 17. & 

19. 10. 
t Zech. 1. 12. 
u ch. 3. 7. 
X ch. 11. 13. 

ic 19. 2. 



y ch. 3. 4, 5. & 
7. 9, 14. 



z Heb. 11. 40. 
ch. 14. 13. 



a ch. 16. 18. 

b Joel 2. 10, 
31. & 3. 15. 
Matt. 24. 29. 
Acts 2. 20. 

c ch. 8. 10. & 
9.1. 

II Or, green 



d Ps. 102. 26. 

Is. 34. 4. 

Heb. 1. 12, 

13. 
e Jer. 3. 23. 

& 4. 24. ch. 

16. 20. 



f Is. 2. 19. 



5 Hos. 10. 8. 
Luke 23. 30. 
ch. 9. 6. 



take peace from the earth, and that 
they should kill one another: and 
there was given unto him a great 

swoi:^' 

5 And when he had opened, the 
third seal, ''I heard the third beast 
say. Come and see. And I beheld, 
and lo ' a black horse ; and he that 
sat on him had a pair of balances in 
his hand. 

6 And I heard a voice in the midst 
of the four beasts say, t A measure of 
wheat for a penny, and three meas- 
ures of barley for a penny ; and ^ see 
thou hurt not the oil and the wine. 

7 And when he had opened the 
fourth seal, ' I heard the voice of the 
fourth beast say, Come and see. 

8 "* And I looked, and behold a pale 
horse : and his name that sat on him 
was Death, and hell followed with 
him. And power was given H unto 
them over the fourth part of the 
earth, " to kill with sword, and with 
hunger, and with death, "and with 
the beasts of the earth. 

9 And when he had opened the 
fifth seal, I saw under i' the altar i the 
souls of them that were slain ""for 
the word of God, and for ' the testi- 
mony which they held : 

10 And they cried with a loud voice, 
saying, ' How long, Lord, " holy 
and true, ^dost thou not judge and 
avenge our blood on them that dwell 
on the earth ? 

11 And ^Avhite robes were given 
unto every one of them ; and it was 
said unto them, ^ that they should 
rest yet for a little season, until their 
fellow servants also and their breth- 
ren, that should be killed as they were, 
should be fulfilled. 

12 And I beheld when he had open- 
ed the sixth seal, ^ and, lo, there was 
a great earthquake ; and ^ the sun 
became black as sackcloth of hair, 
and the moon became as blood ; 

13 "^And the stars of heaven fell 
unto the earth, even as a fig tree 
casteth her n untimely figs, when she 
is shaken of a mighty wind ; 

14 '^And the heaven departed as 
a scroll when it is rolled together; 
and ^ every mountain and island were 
moved out of their places. 

15 And the kings of the earth, and 
the great men, and the rich men, and 
the chief captains, and the mighty 
men, and every bond man, and every 
free man, ^ hid themselves in the dens 
and in the rocks of the mountains ; 

16 ^ And said to the mountains and 
rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the 
face of him that sitteth on the throne, 
and from the wrath of the Lamb : 



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17 ^For the great day of his wrath 
is come ; ' and who shall be able to 
stand ? 

CHAPTER VIL 

An angel sealeth the servants of God in their fore- 
heads. A The number that were sealed. ^ A count' 
less multitude of the redeemed in heaven ascribe sal- 
vation to God and the Lamb. 13 The glory and 
happiness of those who came out of great tribulation. 

AND after these things I saw four 
angels standing on the four cor- 
ners of the earth, ''holding the four 
winds of the earth, ^ that the wind 
should not blow on the earth, nor on 
the sea, nor on any tree. 

2 And I saw another angel ascend- 
ing from the east, having the seal of 
the living God : and he cried with 
a loud voice to the four angels, to 
whom it was given to hurt the earth 
and the sea, 

3 Saying, ^ Hurt not the earth, nei- 
ther the sea, nor the trees, till we 
have '^ sealed the servants of our God 
^ in their foreheads. 

4 ^And I heard the number of them 
which were sealed : and there were 
sealed ^a hundred and forty and four 
thousand of all the tribes of the chil- 
dren of Israel. 

5 Of the tribe of Judah loere sealed 
twelve thousand. Of the tribe of 
Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. 
Of the tribe of Gad loere sealed 
twelve thousand. 

6 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed 
twelve thousand. Of the tribe of 
Nepthalim were sealed twelve thou- 
sand. Of the tribe of iVlanasseh were 
sealed twelve thousand. 

7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed 
twelve thousand. Of the tribe of 
Levi ivere sealed twelve thousand. 
Of the tribe of Issachar loere sealed 
twelve thousand. 

8 Of the tribe of Zebuluh were seal- 
ed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of 
Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. 
Of the tribe of Benjamin tvere sealed 
twelve thousand. 

9 After this I beheld, and, lo, ''a 
great multitude, which no man could 
number, ^ of all nations, and kindreds, 
and people, and tongues, stood before 
the throne, and before the Lamb, 
^ clothed with white robes, and palms 
in their hands ; 

10 And cried with a loud voice, 
saying, ^ Salvation to our God ™ which 
sitteth upon the throne, and unto the 
Lamb. 

11 ''And all the angels stood round 
about the throne, and about the el- 
ders and* the four beasts, and fell 
before the throne on their faces, and 
worshipped God, 

12 ° Saying, Amen : Blessing, and 

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The seven trumpets. 



REVELATION. 



Five 



A. D. 96. 



P ver. 9. 



q ch. 6. 9. & 
17.6. 

r Is. 1. 18. 
Heb. 9. 14. 
1 John 1. 7. 
ch. 1. 5. 
Zech. 3. 3, 4, 
5. 



s Is. 4. 5, &. 
ch. 21. 3. 



u Pb. 121. 6. 
ch. 21. 4. 



X Ps. 23. 1. &. 
36. 8. John 
10. 11, 14. 

y Is. 25. 8. 
ch. 21. 4. 



a ch. 6. 1. 



b Matt. 18. 10. 
I Luke 1. 19. 
I c 2 Chr. 29. 
25-28. 



II Or, add it to 
the prayers. 

d ch. 5. 8. 

e Ex. 30. 1. 
ch. 6. 9. 

f Ps. 141. 2. 
Luke 1. 10. 



il Or, upon. 
S ch. 16. 18. 

h 2 Sam. 22. 8. 
1 Kin^s 19. 
11. Acts 4. 
31. 



i Ez. 38. 22. 



1 Is. 2. 13. ch. 
9.4. 



glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, 
and honour, and power, and might, 
be unto our God for ever and ever. 
Amen. 

13 And one of the elders answered, 
saying unto me, What are these 
which are arrayed in p white robes 1 
and whence came they 1 

14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou 
knoAvest. And he said to me, ^ These 
are they which came out of great 
tribulation, and have "■ washed their 
robes, and made them white in the 
blood of the Lamb. 

15 Therefore are they before the 
throne of God, and serve him day 
and night in his temple : and he that 
sitteth on the throne shall ^ dwell 
among them. 

16 * They shall hunger no more, 
neither thirst any more ; " neither 
shall the sun light on them, nor any 
heat. 

17 For the Lamb which is in the 
midst of the throne ^ shall feed them, 
and shall lead them unto living fount- 
ains of waters : ^ and God shall wipe 
away all tears from their eyes. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

TTie seventh seal opened. 2 To seven angels seven 
trumpets are given. 3 Another angel offereth incense 
with the prayers of the saints. 6 Four angels sound 
their trumpets, and great plagues follow. 

AND ^ Avhen he had opened the 
seventh seal, there was silence 
in heaven about the space of half 
an hour. 

2 ''And I saw the seven angels 
which stood before God ; '^ and to 
them were given seven trumpets. 

3 And another angel came and 
stood at the altar, having a golden 
censer ; and there was given unto 
him much incense, that he should 
II offer it with ^ the prayers of all 
saints upon ® the golden altar which 
was before the throne. 

4 And ^the smoke of the incense, 
which came with the prayers of the 
saints, ascended up before God out 
of the angel's hand. 

5 And the angel took the censer, 
and filled it with fire of the altar, and 
cast it II into the earth : and ^ there 
were voices, and thunderings, and 
lightnings, ^ and an earthquake. 

6 And the seven angels which had 
the seven trumpets prepared them- 
selves to sound, 

7 The first angel sounded, 'and 
there followed hail and fire mingled 
with blood, and they were cast ^ up- 
on the earth : and the thirfl part ^ of 
trees was burnt up, and all green 
grass was burnt up. 

8 And the second angel sounded, 

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""and as it were a great mountain 
burning with fire was cast into the 
sea : ° and the third part of the sea 
° became blood ; 

9 P And the third part of the crea- 
tures which were in the sea, and 
had life, died ; and the third part of 
the ships were destroyed. 

10 And the third angel sounded, 
land there fell a great star from 
heaven, burning as it were a lamp, 
""and it fell upon the third part of 
the rivers, and upon the fountains of 
waters ; 

1 1 ' A nd the name of the star is 
called Wormw^ood : * and the third 
part of the waters became worm- 
wood ; and many men died of the 
waters, because they were made bit- 
ter. » 

12 "And the foui;th angel sounded, 
and the third part of the sun was 
smitten, and the third part of the 
moon, and the third part of the 
stars ; so as the third part of i^em. 
was darkened, and the day shone not 
for a third part of it, and the night 
likewise. 

13 And I beheld, ^and heard an 
angel flying through the midst of 
heaven, saying with a loud voice, 
''Woe, woe, w^oe, to the inhabiters 
of the earth by reason of the other 
voices of the trumpet of the three 
angels, which are 3^et to sound ! 

CHAPTER IX. 

The fifth angel soundeth, and the bottomless pit is 
opened, and smoke and locusts issue from it. 7 These 
locusts described. ^2 The first woe is past. 13 The 
sixth angel soundeth, and four angels are let loose 
for the work of destruction. 

AND the fifth angel sounded, ^ and 
I saw a star fall from heaven 
unto the earth : and to him Avas given 
the key of ^ the bottomless pit. 

2 And he opened the bottomless 
pit ; "^ and there arose a smoke out 
of the pit, as the smoke of a great 
furnace ; and the sun and the air 
were darkened by reason of the smoke 
of the pit. 

3 And there came out of the smoke 
•^locusts upon the earth: and unto 
them was given power, ^ as the scor- 
pions of the earth have power. 

4 And it was commanded them ^that 
they should not hurt ^the grass of 
the earth, neither any green thing, 
neither any tree ; but only those men 
which have not ^ the seal of God in 
their foreheads. 

5 And to them it w^as given that 
they should not kill them, ^but that 
they should be tormented five months : 
and their torment was as the torment 
of a scorpion, when he striketh a 
man. 



The sixth trumj^et sounded. 



REVELATION. 



All angel with an open hook. 



A. D. 96. 

k Job 3. 21. 

I8. 2. 19. 

Jer. 8. 3. 

ch. 6. 16. 
1 Joel 2. 4. 

m Nah. 3. 17. 
n Dan. 7. 8. 



p Joel 2. 5, 6, 



q ver. 5. 

r Eph. 2. 2. 
8 ver. I. 



II That is to 
say, A de- 
stroyer. 

t ch. 8. 13. 



U Or, at. 



X Ps. 68. 17. 
Dan. 7. 10. 
y Ez. 38. 4. 
z ch. 7. 4. 



a 1 Chr. 12. 8 
Is. 5. 28, 29. 



Is. 9. 15. 



c Deut. 31.29. 
d Lev. 17. 7. 

Dent. 32. 17. 

Ps. 106. 37. 

1 Cor. 10.20. 
e Ps. 115. 4. 

t 135. 15. 

Dan. 5. 23. 



6 And in those days ^ shall men 
seek death, and shall not find it ; 
and shall desire to die, and death 
shaU^flee from them. 

7 And ^ the shapes of the locusts 
were like unto horses prepared unto 
battle ; "" and on their heads were as 
it were crowns like gold, "and their 
faces loere as the faces of men. 

.8 And they had hair as the hair of 
women, and ° their teeth were as the 
teeth of lions. 

9 And they had breastplates, as it 
were breastplates of iron ; and the 
sound of their wings loas Pas the 
sound of chariots of many horses 
running to battle. 

10 And they had tails like unto scor- 
pions, and there were stings in their 
tails : 1 and their power was to hurt 
men five months. 

11 ■■ And they had a king over them, 
ivhich is 'the angel of the bottomless 
pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue 
is Abaddon, 'but in the Greek tongue 
hath his name II Apollyon. 

12 ' One woe is past ; and, behold, 
there come two woes more hereafter. 

13»And the sixth angel sounded, 
and I heard a voice from the four 
horns of the golden altar which is 
before God, 

14 Saying to the sixth angel which 
had the trumpet, Loose the four an- 
gels which are bound "in the great 
river Euphrates. 

15 And the four angels were loosed, 
Avliich were prepared II for an hour, 
and a day, and a month, and a year, 
for to slay the third part of men. 

16 And ^ the number of the army 
y of the horsemen wej-e two hundred 
thousand thousand : ^ and" I heard the 
number of them. 

17 And thus I saw the horses in the 
vision, and them that sat on them, 
having breastplates of fire, and of ja- 
cinth, and brimstone : ^and the heads 
of the horses were as the heads of li- 
ons ; and out of their mouths issued 
fire and smoke and brimstone. 

18 By these three was the third 
part of men killed, by the fire, and 
by the smoke, and by the brimstone, 
which issued out of their mouths. 

19 For their power is in their 
mouth, and in their tails : ^ for their 
tails loere like unto serpents, and 
had heads, and with them they do 
hurt. 

20 And the rest of the men which 
w^ere not killed by these plagues " yet 
repented not of the works of their 
hands, that they should not worship 
•^devils, ^and idols of gold, and silver, 
and brass, and stone, and of wood ; 



which neither can see, nor hear, nor 
walk : 

21 Neither repented they of their 
murders, '^nor of their sorceries, nor 
of their fornication, nor of their 
thefts. 

CHAPTER X. 

A mighty angel appeareth with an open book, 6 and 
sweareth hy him that livethfor ever, that time shall 
he no longer. 8 John is commanded to take and eat 
the book. 

AND I saw another mighty angel 
come down from heaven, clothed 
with a cloud : ^and a rainbow was 
upon his head, and ^his face was as it 
were the sun, and ''his feet as pillars 
of fire : 

2 And he had in his hand a little 
book open : '^and he set his right foot 
upon the sea, and his left foot on the 
earth, 

3 And cried with a loud voice, as 
whe7i a lion roareth : and when he had 
cried, ^ seven thunders uttered their 
voices. 

4 And when the seven thunders had 
uttered their voices, I was about to 
write : and I heard a voice from heav- 
en saying unto me, ^ Seal up those 
things which the seven thunders ut- 
tered, and write them not. 

5 And the angel which I saw stand 
upon the sea and upon the earth 
^lifted up his hand to heaven, 

6 And sware by him that liveth for 
ever and ever, '^who created heaven, 
and the things that therein are, and 
the earth, and the things that therein 
are, and the sea, and the things which 
are therein, ' that there should be time 
no longer : 

7 But ^in the days of the voice of the 
seventh angel, when he shall begin to 
sound, the mystery of God should be 
finished, as he hath declared to his 
servants the prophets. 

8 And Hhe voice which I heard 
from heaven spake unto me again, 
and said. Go and take the little book 
which is open in the hand of the 
angel which standeth upon the sea 
and upon the earth. 

9 And I went unto the angel, and 
said unto him. Give me the little 
book. And he said unto me, ''"Take 
it, and eat it up ; and it shall make 
thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy 
mouth sweet as honey. 

10 And I took the little book out of 
the angel's hand, and ate it up ; " and 
it was in my mouth sweet as honey : 
and as soon as I had eaten it, °.my 
belly was bitter. 

11 And he said unto me. Thou 
must prophesy again before many 
peoples, and nations, and tongues, 
and kings. 

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The two witnesses prophesy. 



REVELATION. The seventh trumpet sounded. 



A. D. 96. 



a Ez. 40. 3, 
&c. Zech. 
2. 1. ch. 21. 
15. 

b Num. 23. 18 



c Ez. 40. 17, 
20. 
t Gi'. cast out. 

d Ps. 79. 1. 
Luke 21. 24. 

e Dan. 8. 10. 
f ch. 13. 5. 

II Oi-, I will 
give unto my 
two witnesses 
that they 
may proph- 
esy. 

g ch. 20. 4. 

h ch. 19. 10. 

i ch. 12. G. 

k Ps. 52. 8. 
Jer. 11. 16. 
Zech. 4.3,11, 
14. 

1 2 Kings 1. 
10, 12. Jer. 
1. 10. & 5. ]4. 
Ez. 43. 8. 
Hos. 6. 5. 

m Num. 16. 29. 

n 1 Kings 17. 
1. James 5. 
16, 17. 

Ex. 7. 19. 



P Luke 13. 32. 

q ch. 13. 1, IL 

& 17. 8. 
r ch. 9. 2. 
s Dan. 7.21. 

Zech. 14. 2. 



t ch. 14. 8. &, 
17. 1,5. & 18. 
10. 

u Heb. 13. 12. 
ch. 18. 24. 

X ch. 17. 15. 



7 Ps. 79. 2, 3 



z ch. 12. 12. &. 
13.8, 

a Esth. 9. 19, 
22. 
b ch. 16. 10. 



d Ez. 37. 5, 9, 
10, 14. 



c Is. 14. 13. 

ch. 12. 5. 
f Is. 60. 8. 

Acts 1. 9. 
g 2 Kings 2. 

1, 5, 7. 
h ch. 6. 12. 



CHAPTER XL 

John is directed to measure the temple. 3 The two 
witnesses, 6 and their power. 7 The beast shall kill 
them. 8 Their bodies unhuried, II after three days 
and a half are raised to life. 14 The second woe is 
past. 15 27ie seventh angel soundcth, and there is 
rejoicing in heaven. 

AND there was given me ^a reed 
like unto a rod: and the angel 
stood, saying, ^ Rise, and measure 
the temple of God, and the altar, and 
them that worship therein. 

2 But " the court which is without 
the temple t leave out, and measure it 
not ; '^ for it is given unto the Gen- 
tiles : and the holy city shall they 
^ tread under foot ^ forty and two 
months. 

3 And II I will give power unto my 
two ^witnesses, ^and they shall proph- 
esy ^a thousand two hundred ajid 
threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. 

4 These are the ^ two olive trees, and 
the two candlesticks standing before 
the God of the earth. 

5 And if any man will hurt them, 
^fire proceedeth out of their mouth, 
and devoureth their enemies : "" and 
if any man will hurt them, he must 
in this manner be killed. 

6 These " have power to shut heav- 
en, that it rain not in the days of their 
prophecy : and °have power over Ava- 
ters to turn them to blood, and to 
smite the earth with all plagues, as 
often as they will. 

7 And when they p shall have finish- 
ed their testimony, ^ the beast that 
ascendeth ""out of the bottomless pit 
'shall make war against them, and 
shall overcome them, and kill them. 

8 And their dead bodies shall lie in 
the street of * the great city, which 
spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, 
" where also our Lord was crucified. 

9 ^ And they of the people and kin- 
dreds and tongues and nations shall 
see their dead bodies three days and a 
half, y and shall not suffer their dead 
bodies to be put in graves. 

10 ''And they that dwell upon the 
earth shall rejoice over them, and 
make merry, ^and shall send gifts 
one to another ; ^ because these two 
prophets tormented them that dwelt 
on the earth. 

1 1 " And after three days and a half 
^ the spirit of life from God entered 
into them, and they stood upon their 
feet ; and great fear fell upon them 
which saw them. 

12 And they heard a great voice from 
heaven saying unto them. Come up 
hither. ^ And they ascended up to 
heaven ^ in a cloud ; ° and their ene- 
mies beheld them. 

13 And the same hour '^ was there a 

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great earthquake, 'and the tenth part 
of the city fell, and in the earthquake 
were slain t of men seven thousand : 
and the remnant were afirighted, '^and 
gave glory to the God of heaven. 

14 ^ The second woe is past ; and, be- 
hold, the third woe cometh quickly. 

15 And '"the seventh angel sounded ; 
'^ and there were great voices in heav- 

j en, saying, ° The kingdoms of this 
world are become the kingdoms of our 

i Lord, and of his Christ ; p and he shall 
reign for ever and ever, 

16 And "1 the four and twenty elders, 
which sat before God on their seats, 
fell upon their faces, and worshipped 
God, 

17 vSaying, We give thee thanks, 
Lord God Almighty, "" which art, and 
wast, and art to come ; because thou 
hast taken to thee thy great power, 
' and hast reigned. 

18 * And the nations were angry, and 
thy wrath is come, " and the time of 
the dead, that they should be judged, 
and that thou shouldest give reward 
unto thy servants the prophets, and 
to the saints, and them that fear thy 
name, "^ small and great ; ^ and should- 
est destroy them which H destroy the 
earth. 

19 And ^the temple of God was 
opened in heaven, and there was seen 
in his temple the ark of his testament : 
and Hhere were lightnings, and voices, 
and thunderings, and an earthquake, 
^ and great hail. 

CHAPTER Xn. 

A woman clothed with the sun travaHetli. 3 A great 
dragon standeth ready to devour her child. 5 Being 
delivered, and the child caught up unto God, tlie wo- 
ma.n fleeth into the wilderness. 1 Michael and his 
angels overcome the dragon. 13 The dragon cast 
down into the earth persecuteth the woman. 

AND there appeared a great II won- 
der in heaven ; a woman clothed 
with the sun, and the moon under 
her feet, and upon her head a crown 
of twelve stars : 

2 And she being with child cried, 
^ travailing in birth, and pained to be 
delivered. 

3 And there appeared another H won- 
der in heaven ; and behold ^ a great 
red dragon, '^ having seven heads and 
ten horns, '^and seven crowns upon 
his heads. 

4 And ^ his tail drew the third part 
^ of the stars of heaven, ^and did cast 
them to the earth : and the dragon 
stood '^before the woman which was 
ready to be delivered, ^for to devour 
her child as soon as it was born. 

5 And she brought forth a man child, 
''who was to rule all nations with a 
rod of iron : and her child was caught 
up unto God, and to his throne. 



The great dragon cast out. 



REVELATION. 



A beast zoith seven heads. 



A.D 




n Dan. 10. 13, 
21. & 12. 1. 
ver. 3. ch. 



P Luke 10. 18. 

John 12. 31. 
q Gen. 3. 1, 4. 

ch. 20. 2. 
r ch. 20. 3. 
s ch. 9. 1. 



t ch. 11. 15. & 
19. 1. 



u Job ]. 9. & 

2. 3. Zech. 3. 

1. 
s Rom. 8. 33, 

34. 37. & 16. 

20. 
y Luke 14. 26. 



z Ps. 96. 11. 
Is. 49. 13, 
ch. 18. 20. 

a ch. 8. 13. & 
11. 10. 

b ch. 10. 6. 



d Ex. 19. 4. 

e V3r. 6. 

f ch. 17. 3. 

S Dan. 7. 25. 
& 12. 7. 

h Is. 59. 19. 



i Gen. 3. 15. 

ch. [1.7. & 

13. 7. 
k ch. 14. 12. 

I 1 Cor. 2. 1. 
1 John 5. 10. 
ch. 1. 2, 9. & 
G. 9. & 20. 4. 



a Dan. 7. 2, 7. 



6 And Hhe woman fled into the wil- 
derness, where she hath a place pre- 
pared of God, that they should feed 
her j^here ""a thousand two hundred 
and threescore days. 

7 And there was war in heaven : " Mi- 
chael and his angels fought ° against 
the dragon; and the dragon fought 
and his angels, 

.8 And prevailed not ; neither was 
their place found any more in heav- 
en. 

9 And Pthe great dragon was cast 
out, *ithat old serpent, called the 
devil, and Satan, '' which deceiveth 
the whole world : ^he was cast out 
into the earth, and his angels were 
cast out with him. 

10 And 1 heard a loud voice saying 
in heaven, * Now is come salvation, 
and strength, and the kingdom of our 
God, and the power of his Christ : for 
the accuser of our brethren is cast 
down, ^ which accused them before 
our God day and night. 

1 1 And "" they overcame him by the 
blood of the Lamb, and by the word 
of their testimony; ^and they loved 
not their lives unto the death. 

12 Therefore ^rejoice, ye heavens, 
and ye that dwell in them. ^Woe 
to the inhabiters of the earth and of 
the sea ! for the devil is come down 
unto you, having great wrath, ^ be- 
cause he knoweth that he hath but a 
short time. 

13 And when the dragon saw that 
he was cast unto the earth, he per- 
secuted ° the woman which brought 
forth the man child. 

14 '^An^to the woman were given 
two wings of a great eagle, ^ that she 
might fly ^into the wilderness, into 
her place, where she is nourished ^for 
a time, and times, and half a time, 
from the face of the serpent. 

15 And the serpent ''cast out of his 
mouth water as a flood after the wo- 
man, that he might cause her to be 
carried away of the flood. 

16 iVnd the earth helped the woman ; 
and the earth opened her mouth, and 
swallowed up the flood which the 
dragon cast out of his mouth. 

17 And the dragon was wroth with 
the woman, ' and went to make war 
with the remnant of her seed, ^ which 
keep the commandments of God, and 
have ' the testimony of Jesus Christ. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

A beast riseth out of the sea vnlh seven heads and ten 
horns, to vihovi the dragon giveth his power. 11 
Another beast cometh I'tp out of the earth ; and 
cansefh vien to worship the Jirst beast, 16 and 
to receive his mark. 



A 



ND I stood upon the sand of the 
sea, and saw ^ a beast rise up out 



of the sea, '' having seven heads and 
ten horns, and upon his horns ten 
crowns, and upon his heads the H name 
of blasphemy. 

2 "And the beast which I sav/ was 
like unto a leopard, '^and his feet 
were as the feet of a bear, ''and his 
mouth as the mouth of a lion : and 
^the dragon gave him his power, ^ and 
his seat, ''and great authority. 

3 And I saw one of his heads 'as 
it were t wounded to death ; and his 
deadly wound was healed : and ^ all 
the world wondered after the beast. 

4 And they worshipped the dragon 
which gave power unto the beast : 
and they worshipped the beast, say- 
ing, 'Who is like unto the beast? 
who is able to make war with him ? 

5 And there was given unto him 
™a mouth speaking great things and 
blasphemies ; and power was given 
unto him li to continue ° forty and two 
months. 

6 And he opened his mouth in blas- 
phem}'^ against God, to blaspheme his 
name, °and his tabernacle, and them 
that dwell in heaven. 

7 And it was given unto him ^to 
make war with the saints, and to 
overcome them : ^and power was 
given him over all kindreds, and 
tongues, and nations. 

8 And all that dwell upon the earth 
shall worship him, 'whose names are 
not written in the book of life of the 
Lamb slain, ^from the foundation of 
the world. 

9 ' If any man have an ear, let him 
hear. 

10 " He that leadeth into captivity 
shall go into captivity: ^he that 
killeth with the sword must be 
killed with the sword. ^ Here is 
the patience and the faith of the 
saints. 

11 And I beheld another beast ^ com- 
ing up out of the earth ; and he had 
two horns like a lamb, and he spake 
as a dragon. 

12 And he exerciseth all the pow- 
er of the first beast before him, and 
causeth the earth and them which 
dwell therein to worship the first 
beast, ^ whose deadly wound was 
healed. 

13 And ''he doeth great wonders, "^so 
that he maketh fire come down from 
heaven on the earth in the sight of 
men, 

14 And "^deceiveth them that dwell 
on the earth ^ by the means of those 
miracles which he had power to do in 
the sight of the beast ; saying to them 
that dwell on the earth, that they 
should make an image to the beast, 

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The Lamh on mount Zion. 



REVELATION. 



The downfall of - Babylon. 



A. D. 96. 




h ch. 14. 9. & 
19. 20. &. 20. 
4. 

t Gr. to give 
them. 



i ch. 14. 11. 
k ch. 15. 2. 

I ch. 17. 0. 
m ch. 15. 2. 

II ch. 21. 17. 



a ch. 5. G. 



c ch. 7. 3. & 
13. 16. 



d ch. 1. 15. 
19.6. 



e ch. 5. 8. 



f ch. 5. 9. & 
15.3. 



S ver. 1. 



h 2 Cor 11. 2. 
i ch. 3. 4. & 7. 

15, 17. & 17. 

14. 
t Gr. 70cre 

bought. 
k #1. 5. 9. 
1 James 1. ]8. 
m Ps. 32. 2. 

Zeph. 3. 13. 
n Eph. 5. 27. 

Jude 24. 
ch. 8. 13. 

p Eph. 3. 9, 
10, 11. Tit. 
1.2. 

qch. 13.7. 



rr.h. n. 18. & 
15. 4. 

s Neh. 9. 6. 
i Td. 33. 6. & 
124. 8. & 146. 
5, 6. Acts 14. 
15. & 17. 24. 

j t Is. 21. 9. 
Jer. 51. 8. 
ch. 18. 2. 



which had the wound by a sword, 
^ and did Hve. 

15 And he had power to give thfe 
unto the image of the beast, that the 
image of the beast should both speak, 
^ and cause that as many as would not 
worship the image of the beast should 
be killed. 

16 And he causeth all, both small 
and great, rich and poor, free and 
bond, ^ t to receive a mark in their 
right hand, or in their foreheads : 

17 And that no man might buy or 
sell, save he that had the mark, or 
' the name of the beast, ^ or the num- 
ber of his name. 

18 ^ Here is wisdom. Let him that 
hath understanding count "" the num- 
ber of the beast : '^ for it is the num- 
ber of a man ; and his number is Six 
hundred threescore and six. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

TVie Lamh on mount Zion with his company. 6 The 
triumph of the gospel. 8 The fall of Babylon. 9 
The worshipper of the beast andhis image threaten- 
ed. 1^ The reward of the faithful. \5 The harvest 
of the world. 

AND I looked, and, lo, ^a Lamb 
stood on the mount Zion, and 
with him ^ a hundred forty and four 
thousand, " having his Father's name 
written in their foreheads. 

2 And I heard a voice from heaven, 
^ as the voice of many waters, and as 
the voice of a great thunder : and I 
heard the voice of ^ harpers harping 
with their harps r 

3 And '^they sung as it were a new 
song before the throne, and before the 
four beasts, and the elders : and no 
man could learn that song ^but the 
hundred and forty and four thousand, 
which were redeemed from the earth. 

4 These are they which were not 
defiled with women ; ^ for they are 
virgins. These are they ^ which fol- 
low the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. 
These t ^^ were redeemed from among 
men, ' being the firstfruits unto God 
and to the Lamb. 

5 And ""in their mouth was found 
no guile : for " they are without fault 
before the throne of God. 

6 And I saw another angel ** fly in 
the midst of heaven, p having the ever- 
lasting gospel to preach unto them 
that dwell on the earth, ^ and to every 
nation, and kindred, and tongue, and 
people, 

7 Saying with a loud voice, ""Fear 
God, and give glory to him ; for the 
hour of his judgment is come : ' and 
worship him that made heaven, and 
earth, and the sea, and the fountains 
of waters. 

8 And there followed another angel, 
saying, ' Babylon is fallen, is fallen, 

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•^ that great city, because she made all 
nations drink of the wine of the wrath 
of her fornication. 

9 And the third angel followed them, 
saying with a loud voice, ^ If any man 
worship the beast and his image, and 
receive his mark in his forehead, or in 
his hand, 

10 The same ^ shall drink of the 
wine of the wrath of God, which is 
"^ poured out without mixture into 
* the cup of his indignation ; and '' he 
shall be tormented with ''fire and 
brimstone in the presence of the holy 
angels, and in the presence of the 
Lamb : 

11 And ^ the smoke of their torment 
ascendeth up for ever and ever : and 
they have no rest day nor night, who 
worship the beast and his image, and 
whosoever receiveth the mark of his 
name. 

12 ® Here is the patience of the 
saints : ^ here are they that keep the 
commandments of God, and the faith 
of Jesus. 

13 And I heard a voice from heaven 
saying unto me. Write, ^ Blessed are 
the dead ^ which die in the Lord H from 
henceforth : Yea, saith the Spirit, 'that 
they may rest from their labours ; and 
their works do follow them, 

14 And 1 looked, and behold a white 
cloud, and upon the cloud one sat 
^ like unto the Son of man, ' having on 
his head a golden crown, and in his 
hand a sharp sickle. 

15 And another angel "^ came out of 
the temple, crying with a loud voice 
to him that sat on the cloud, ^ Thrust 
in thy sickle, and reap: foi^the time 
is come for thee to reap ; for the har- 
vest ° of the earth is H ripe. 

16 And he that sat on the cloud 
thrust in his sickle on the earth ; and 
the earth was reaped. 

17 And another angel came out of 
the temple which is in heaven, he also 
having a sharp sickle. 

18 And another angel came out from 
the altar, p which had power over fire ; 
and cried Avith a loud cry to him that j 
had the sharp sickle, saying, i Thrust 
in th}'^ sharp sickle, and gather the 
clusters of the vine of the earth ; for 
her grapes are fully ripe, 

19 And the angel thrust in his sickle 
into the earth, and gathered the vine 
of the earth, and cast it into ""the 
great winepress of the Avrath of 
God. 

20 And ^ the winepress was trodden 
' without the city, and blood came out 
of the winepress, "even unto the horses' 
bridles, by the space of a thousand and 
six hundred furlongs. 



Vials of God's wrath. 



REVELATION. 



The vials poured out. 



A. D. 96. 



a ch. 12. 1, 3. 

b ch. 16. 1. & 
21. 9. 

c ch. 14. 10. 



d ch. 4. G. & 
21. 18. 
e Miitt. 3. 11. 



t ch. 13. 15, 16, 

17. 
g ch. 5. 8. & 

14.2. 
h Ex. 15. 1. 

Deut. 31.30. 

ch. 14. S. 
i Deut. 32. 4. 

Ps. 111. 2. & 

139. 14. 
k Vs. 145. 17. 

Hos. 14. 9. 

ch. 16. 7. 
II Or, nations, 

or, ages. 
1 Ex. 15. 14, 

15,16. Jer. 

10.7. 
m Is. 66. 23. 



n ch. 11. 19. 

See Num. 1. 

50. 
o ver. 1. 



P Ex. 28. 6, 8. 
Ez. 44. 17, 18. 
ch. 1. 13. 



q ch. 4. 6. 



r 1 Thess. 1. 

9. ch. 4. 9. & 
10.6. 

E Ex. 40. 34. 
1 Kings 8. 

10. 2 Chr. 5. 
14. Is. 6. 4. 

t 2 Thess. 1.9. 



a ch. 15. 1. 



b ch. 14. 10. 
15.7. 



c ch. 8. 7. 
d Ex. 9. 9, 

10, 11. 
e ch. 13. 16, 

17. 
f ch. 13. 14. 



g ch. 8. 8. 
h Ex. 7. 17, 
20. 
i ch. 8. 9. 

k ch. 8. 10. 
1 Ex. 7. 20. 



CHAPTER XV. 

Seven angels with the seven last plagues. 3 The song 
of those that overcome the beast. 7 Seven golden 
vials full of the wrath of God. 

AND ^I saw another sign in heav- 
en, great and marvellous, '' seven 
angels having the seven last plagues ; 
" for in them is filled up the wrath of 
God. 

2 And I saw as it were ''a sea of 
glass ^mingled with fire: and them 
that had gotten the victory over the 
beast, ^and over his image, and over 
his mark, and over the number of his 
nam.e, stand on the sea of glass, ^hav- 
ing the harps of God. 

3 And they sing ^ the song of Moses 
the servant of God, and the song of 
the Lamb, saying, 'Great and mar- 
vellous are thy works. Lord God Al- 
mighty ; ''just and true are thy ways, 
tliou King of II saints. 

4 ' Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, 
and glorify thy name 1 for thoii only 
aj't holy : for '"all nations shall come 
and worship before thee ; for thy judg- 
ments are made manifest. 

5 And after that I looked, and, be- 
hold, " the temple of the tabernacle of 
the testimony in heaven was opened : 

6 ° And the seven angels came out of 
the temple, having the seven plagues, 
P clothed in pure and white linen, and 
having their breasts girded with gold- 
en girdles. 

7 lAnd one of the four beasts gave 
unto the seven angels seven golden 
vials full of the^ wrath of God, ■'who 
liveth for ever and ever. 

8 And ' the temple was filled with 
smoke ' from the glory of God, and 
from his power; and no man was 
able to enter into the temple, till the 
seven plagues of the seven angels were 
fulfilled. 

CHAPTER XVL 

The seven angels in succession pour out their vials of 
wrath -upon the earth, and great plagues follow 
thereupon. 

AND I heard a great A'^oice out of 
the temple saying ^to the seven 
angels, Go your ways, and pour out 
the vials ^ of the wrath of God upon 
the earth. 

2 And the first went, and poured out 
his vial " upon the earth ; and ^ there 
fell a noisome and grievous sore upon 
the men " which had the mark of the 
beast, and upon them ^ which worship- 
ped his image. 

3 And the second angel poured out 
his vial ° upon the sea ; and ^ it became 
as the blood of a dead man : ' and every 
living soul died in the sea. 

4 And the third angel poured out his 
vial ''upon the rivers and fountains of 
waters ; 'and they became blood. 



5 And I heard the angel of the 
waters say, '" Thou art righteous, O 
Lord, " which art, and wast, and shalt 
be, because thou hast judged thus. 

6 For °they have shed the blood Pof 
saints and prophets, "land thou hast 
given them blood to drink ; for they 
are worthy. 

7 And I heard another out of the 
altar say, Even so, 'Lord God Al- 
mighty, 'true and-tighteous are thy 
judgments. 

8 And the fourth angel poured out 
his vial ' upon the sun ; " and power 
was given unto him to scorch men 
with fire. 

9 And men were H scorched with great 
heat, and ^blasphemed the name of 
God, which hath power over these 
plagues : y and they repented not ^ to 
give him glory. 

10 And the fifth angel poured out 
his vial ^ upon the seat of the beast ; 
''and his kingdom was full of dark- 
ness ; " and they gnawed their tongues 
for pain, 

11 And ''blasphemed the God of 
heaven because of their pains and 
^ their sores, '"and repented not of their 
deeds. 

12 'And the sixth angel poured out 
his vial ^ upon the great river Euphra- 
tes ; ''and the water thereof was dried 
up, ' that the way of the kings of the 
east might be prepared. 

13 And I saw three unclean ''spirits 
like frogs come out of the mouth of 
' the dragon, and out of the mouth of 
the beast, and out of the mouth of 
""the false prophet. 

14 " For they are the spirits of devils, 
° working miracles, which go forth un- 
to the kings of the earth Pand of the 
whole world, to gather them to i the 
battle of that great day of God Al- 
mighty. 

15 "■ Behold, I come as a thief. Bless- 
ed is he that watcheth, and keepeth 
his garments, 'lest he walk naked, 
and they see his shame. 

16 * And he gathered them together 
into a place called in the Hebrew 
tongue Armageddon. 

17 And the seventh angel poured out 
his vial into the air ; and there came 
a great voice out of the temple of 
heaven, from the throne, saying, " It 
is done. 

18 And ^ there w^ere voices, and thun- 
ders, and lightnings ; ^ and there was 
a great earthquake, ^ such as was not 
since men were upon the earth, so 
mighty an earthquake, and so great. 

19 And ^ the great city was divided 
into three parts, and the cities of the 
nations fell : and great Babylon '' came 

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The mother of harlots. 



REVELATION. 



The victory of the Lamh. 



cIs. 51. 17.22. 
Jer. 25. 15, 
16. ch.14.10. 

(1 ch. 6. 14. 

e ch. 11. 19. 



f ver. 9, 11. 
^ See Ex. 9. 
23, 24, 25. 



b ch. 16. 19. & 

18. 16, 17, 19. 
c Nah. 3. 4. 

ch. 19. 2. 
d Jer. 51. 13. 

ver. 15. 
e ch. 18. 3. 
f Jer. 51. 7. 

ch. 14. 8. & 

18.3. 



ff ch. 12. 6, 14. 
h ch. 12. 3. 
i ch. 13. 1. 
li ver. 9. 
1 ver. 12. 

t Gr. gilded. 
ra ch. 18. 12, 

16. 

n Dan. 11. 38. 
o Jer. 51. 7. 

ch. 18. 6. 
p ch. 14. 8. 

q2Thess. 2.7. 

ii Or, fornica- 
tions. 
T ch. 11. 8. & 

14. 8. & 16. 

19. te 18. 2, 

10, 21. 
s ch. 18. 9. & 

19.2. 

t ch. 18. 24. 
u ch. 13. 16. & 

16.6. 
X ch. 6. 9, 10. 

& 12. 11. 



y ch. 11. 7. i 

13. 1. 
2 ch. 13. 10. 

ver. 11. 
a ch. 13. 3. 
b ch. 13. 8. 



c ch. 13. 18. 
d ch. 13. 1. 



in remembrance before God, ° to give 
unto her the cup of the wine of the 
fierceness of his wrath. 

20 And ^ every island fled away, and 
the mountains were not found. 

21 ^ And there fell upon men a great 
hail out of heaven, every stone about 
the weight of a talent : and ^ men blas- 
phemed God because of ^ the plague of 
the hail ; for the plague thereof was 
exceeding great. 

CHAPTER XVIL 

A woman arrayed in purple and scarlet, with a golden 
cup in her hand, sitteth upon the beast. 5 Her name. 
7 The mystery of the woman explained. 14 The 
victory of the Lamh. 

AND there came ^one of the seven 
angels which had the seven vials, 
and talked with me, saying unto me. 
Come hither ; ^ I will shew unto thee 
the judgment of " the great whore 
^ that sitteth upon many waters : 

2 ® With whom the kings of the earth 
have committed fornication, and ^the 
inhabitants of the earth have been 
made drunk with the wine of her for- 
nication. 

3 So he carried me away in the spirit 
^into the wilderness: and I saw a 
woman sit ^ upon a scarlet coloured 
beast, full of ' names of blasphemy, 
^having seven heads and 'ten horns. 

4 And the woman •" was arrayed in 
purple and scarlet colour, ° and t deck- 
ed with gold and precious stones and 
pearls, ° having a golden cup in her 
hand PfuU of abominations and filthi- 
ness of her fornication : 

5 And upon her forehead was a name 
written, i MYSTERY, BABYLON 
"•THE GREAT, ^THE MOTHER 
OF II HARLOTS AND ABOMINA- 
TIONS OF THE EARTH. 

6 And I saw *the woman drunken 
"with the blood of the saints, and 
with the blood of ^the martyrs of 
Jesus : and when I saw her, I won- 
dered with great admiration. 

7 And the angel said unto me. 
Wherefore didst thou marvel? I 
will tell thee the mystery of the 
woman, and of the beast that carrieth 
her, which hath the seven heads and 
ten horns. 

8 The beast that thou sawest was, 
and is not : and ^ shall ascend out of 
the bottomless pit, and "" go into per- 
dition : and they that dwell on the 
earth =^ shall wonder, ^ whose names 
were not written in the book of life 
from the foundation of the world, 
when they behold the beast that was, 
and is not, and yet is. 

9 And " here is the mind which hath 
wisdom. '^ The seven heads are seven 
mountains, on which the woman sit- 
teth. 

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10 And there are seven kings : five 
are fallen, and one is, and the other 
is not yet come ; and when he Com- 
eth, he must continue a short space. 

11 And the beast that was, and is 
not, even he is the eighth, and is of 
the seven, ^ and goeth into perdition. 

12 And ^the ten horns which thou 
sawest are ten kings, which have re- 
ceived no kingdom as yet ; but re- 
ceive power as kings one hour with 
the beast. 

13 These have one mind, and shall 
give their power and strength unto 
the beast. 

14 ^ These shall make war with the 
Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome 
them : ^ for he is Lord of lords, and 
King of kings : ' and they that are 
with him are called, and chosen, and 
faithful. 

15 And he saith unto me, ^ The wa- 
ters which thou sawest, where the 
whore sitteth, ' are peoples, and mul- 
titudes, and nations, and tongues. 

16 And the ten horns which thou 
saw^est upon the beast, ""these shall 
hate the whore, and shall make her 
desolate ''and naked, and shall eat 
her flesh, and ° burn her with fire. 

17 P For God hath put in their hearts 
to fulfil his will, and to agree, and 
give their kingdom unto the beast, 
1 until the words of God shall be ful- 
filled. 

18 And the woman which thou saw- 
est ""is that great city, 'which reign- 
eth over the kings of t^he earth. 

CHAPTER XVIH. 

The fall of Babylon. 4 The people of God command- 
ed to come out of her. 9 The lamentation of kings, 
11 o/ merchants, 17 and of seamen, over her fall. 
20 The saints are bidden to rejoice. 21 Babylon 
shall be found no more. 

AND "^ after these things I saw an- 
other angel come down from 
heaven, having great power; ^and the 
earth was lightened with his glory. 

2 And he cried mightily with a strong 
voice, saying, "^ Babylon the great is 
fallen, is fallen, and '^is become the 
habitation of devils, and the hold of 
every foul spirit, and ® a cage of every 
unclean and hateful bird. 

3 For all nations ^have drunk of the 
wine of the wrath of her fornication, 
and the kings of the earth have com- 
mitted fornication with her, ^and the 
merchants of the earth are waxed rich 
through the II abundance of her deli- 
cacies. 

4 And I heard another voice from 
heaven, saying, ^ Come out of her, 
my people, that ye be not partakers 
of her sins, and that ye receive not 
of her plagues. 

5 ' For her sins have reached unto 



Lamentation for Babylon. 



REVELATION. 



Her 'per^ 



desolation. 



A.D. 



k ch. 16. 19. 

1 Ps. 137. 8. 
.Jer. 50. 15, 
29. &.51. 24, 
49. 2 Tim. 4. 
14. ch.13.10. 

m ch. 14. 10. 

n ch. IG. 19. 

o Ez. 28, 2, 
&c. 



P Is. 47. 7, 8. 
Zeph. 2. 15. 



q Is. 47. 9. 

ver. 10. 
r ch. 17. 16. 
s Jer. 50. 34. 

ch. 11. 17. 

t Ez. 26. 16, 
17. ch. 17. 2. 
vei\ 3. 

u Jer. 50. 46. 

X ver. 18. 
ch. 19 3. 



y Is. 21. 9. 

ch. 14. 8. 



z ver. 17, 19, 



i Ez. 27. 27- 
3t3. ver. 3. 



Ij Or, sweet. 



II Or, bodies^ 
c Ez. 27. 13. 



S Is. 23. 14. 
Ez. 27. 29. 



h Ez. 27. 30, 
31. ver. 9. 



heaven, and "^God hath remembered 
her iniquities. 

6 'Reward her even as she rew^ard- 
ed 2^ou, and double unto her double 
according to her vi^orks : ""in the cup 
which she hath filled, "fill to her 
double. 

7 ° How much she hath glorified her- 
self, and lived deliciously, so much 
torment and sorrow give her : for she 
saith in her heart, I sit a p queen, and 
am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 

8 Therefore shall her plagues come 
'Jin one day, death, and mourning, 
and famine ; and ""she shall be utterly 
burned with fire : ^ for strong is the 
Lord God who judgeth her. 

9 And ' the kings of the earth, who 
have committed fornication and lived 
deliciously with her, " shall bewail her, 
and lament for her, ^when they shall 
see the smoke of her burning, 

10 Standing afar off for the fear of 
her torment, saying, ^Alas, alas, that 
great city Babylon, that mighty city ! 
^for in one hour is thy judgment 
come. 

11 And ^the merchants of the earth 
shall weep and mourn over her ; for 
no man buyeth their merchandise any 
more : 

12 ^ The merchandise of gold, and 
silver, and precious stones, and of 
pearls, and fine linen, and purple, 
and silk, and scarlet, and all II thyine 
wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, 
and all manner vessels of most pre- 
cious wood, and of brass, and iron, 
and marble, 

13 And cinnamon, and odours, and 
ointments, and frankincense, and 
win^, and oil, and fine flour, and 
wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and 
horses, and chariots, and II slaves, 
and "^ souls of men. 

14 And the fruits that thy soul 
lusted after are departed from thee, 
and all things which were dainty 
and goodly are departed from thee, 
and thou shalt find them no more at 
all. 

15 '^The merchants of these things, 
which were made rich by her, shall 
stand afar off for the fear of her tor- 
ment, weeping and wailing, 

16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great 
city, ^ that was clothed in fine hnen, 
and purple, and scarlet, and decked 
with gold, and precious stones, and 
pearls ! 

17 ^For in one hour so great riches 
is come to nought. And s every ship- 
master, and all the company in ships, 
and sailors, and as many as trade by 
sea, stood afar off, 

18 '' And cried when they saw the 



smoke of her burning, saying, ' What 
city is like unto this great city ! 

19 And ^ they cast dust on their 
heads, and cried, weeping and wail- 
ing, saying, Alas, alas, that great 
city, wherein were made rich all 
that had ships in the sea by reason 
of her costliness ! ^ for in one hour 
is she made desolate. 

20 '"Rejoice over her, thou heaven, 
and ye holy apostles and prophets ; 
for " God hath avenged you on her. 

21 And a mighty angel took up a 
stone like a great millstone, and cast 
it into the sea, saying, ° Thus with 
violence shall that great city Babylon 
be thrown down, and p shall be found 
no more at all. 

22 lAnd the voice of harpers, and 
musicians, and of pipers, and trump- 
eters, shall be heard no more at all 
in thee; and no craftsman, of what- 
soever craft he be, shall be found any 
more in thee ; and the sound of a 
millstone shall be heard no more at 
all in thee ; 

23 "• And the light of a candle shall 
shine no more at all in thee ; ^ and 
the voice of the bridegroom and of 
the bride shall be heard no more at all 
in thee : for ' thy merchants were the 
great men of the earth ; " for by thy 
sorceries were all nations deceived. 

24 And ^ in her was found the blood 
of prophets, and of saints, and of all 
that y were slain upon the earth. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

Much people in heaven praise God for avenging the 
blood of the saints ; 7 and rejoice that the marriage 
of the Lamb is come. 10 The angel will not be wor- 
shipped. 11 The Word of God with his armies. 17 
The fowls called to the slaughter. 19 The beast and 
the false prophet cast into a lake of fire. 

AND after these things "" I heard a 
great voice of much people in 
heaven, saying, Alleluia ; ^ Salvation, 
and glory, and honour, and power, 
unto the Lord our God : 

2 For '^ true and righteous are his 
judgments ; for he hath*judged the 
great whore, which did corrupt the 
earth with her fornication, and '^ hath 
avenged the blood of his servants at 
her hand. 

3 And again they said. Alleluia. And 
^ her smoke rose up for ever and ever. 

4 And ^the four and twenty elders 
and the four beasts fell down and 
worshipped God that sat on the 
throne, saying, ^ Amen ; Alleluia. 

5 And a voice came out of the 
throne, saying, ^ Praise our God, all 
ye his servants, and ye that fear him, 
' both small and great. 

6 ^ And I heard as it were the voice 
of a great multitude, and as the voice 
of many waters, and as the voice of 

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The spirit of prophecy. 



REVELATION. 



The first resurrection. 



A. D. 



1 ch. 11. 15, 17. 
& 12. 10. & 
21. 22. 

m Matt. 22. 2. 
& 25. 10. 
2 Cor. 11. 2. 
Eph. 5. 32. 
ch. 21. 2, 9. 



tl Or, bright. 
n Ps. 45. 13, 

14. Ez. 16. 
10. ch.3.18. 

o Ps. 132. 9. 
p Matt. 22. 2, 
3. Luke 14. 

15, ] 6. 

q ch. 21. 5. &. 
22.6. 
r ch. 22. 8. 



s Acts 10. 26. 

& 14. ]4, 15. 

ch. 22. 9. 
1 1 John 5. 10. 

ch. 12. 17. 



uch. 15. 5, 
X ch. 6. 2. 
y ch. 3. 14. 
z Is. 11. 4. 

a ch. 1. 14. & 

2.18. 
b ch. 6. 2. 
c ch. 2. 17. 

ver. 16. 

d Is. 63. 2, 3. 



e John 1. 1. 

1 John 5. 7. 
f ch. 14. 20. 

S Matt. 28. 3. 

ch. 4. 4. & 7. 

9. 
h Is. 11. 4. 

2 Thess. 2. 8. 
ch. 1. IG. 
ver. 21. 

i Ps. 2. 9. ch. 

2. 27. & 12. 5. 
k Is. 63. 3. ch. 

14. 19, 20. 

1 ver. 12. 

ra Dan. 2. 47. 
1 Tim. 6. 15. 
ch. 17. 14. 



n ver. 21. 
Ez. 39. 17. 



P Ez. 39. 18, 
20. 



\ ch. 16. 16. & 
17. 13, 14. 



mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia : 
for ^ the Lord God omnipotent reign- 
eth. 

7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and 
give honour to him : for "^ the mar- 
riage of the Lamb is come, and his 
wife hath made herself ready. 

8 And ° to her was granted that she 
should be arrayed in fine linen, clean 
and II white : ° for the fine linen is the 
righteousness of saints. 

9 And he saith unto me, Write, 
P Blessed are they which are called 
unto the marriage supper of the 
Lamb. And he saith unto me, 
"^ These are the true sayings of God. 

10 And 'I fell at his feet to wor- 
ship him. And he said unto me, 
^ See thou do it not : I am thy fel- 
low servant, and of thy brethren ' that 
have the testimony of Jesus : worship 
God : for the testimony of Jesus is 
the spirit of prophecy. 

11" And I saw heaven opened, and 
behold ^ a white horse ; and he that 
sat upon him was called ^ Faithful 
and True, and ^in righteousness he 
doth judge and make war. 

12 ^ His eyes were as a flame of fire, 
^ and on his head were many crowns ; 
° and he had a name written, that no 
man knew, but he himself. 

13 ^ And he was clothed with a vest- 
ure dipped in blood : and his name is 
called « The Word of God. 

14 f And the armies which were in 
heaven followed him upon white 
horses, ^ clothed in fine linen, white 
and clean. 

15 And '' out of his mouth goeth a 
sharp sword, that with it he should 
smite the nations ; and ' he shall rule 
them with a rod of iron : and ^ he 
treadeth the winepress of the fierce- 
ness and wrath of Almighty God. 

16 And ^h« hath on his vesture and 
on his thigh a name written, ™ KING 
OF KINGS, AND LORD OF 
LORDS. • 

17 And I saw an angel standing in 
the sun ; and he cried with a loud 
voice, saying "to all the fowls that 
fly in the midst of heaven, ° Come 
and gather yourselves together unto 
the supper of the great God ; 

18 P That ye may eat the flesh of 
kings, and the flesh of captains, and 
the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh 
of horses, and of them that sit on 
them, and the flesh of all men, both 
free and bond, both small and great. 

19 "5 And I saw the beast, and the 
kings of the earth, and their armies, 
gathered together to make war against 
him^that sat on the horse, and against 
his army. 

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20 '"And the beast was taken, and 
witlj^ him the false prophet that 
wrought miracles before him, with 
which he deceived them that had 
received the mark of the beast, and 
'them that worshipped his image. 
* These both were cast alive into a 
lake of fire " burning with brimstone. 

21 And the remnant ^were slain 
with the sword of him that sat upon 
the horse, which sword proceeded out 
of his mouth : ^ and all the fowls 
^ were filled with their flesh. 

CHAPTER XX. 

Satan hound for a thotisand years. 4 Tlie first res- 
vrrection. 7 Satan let loose again. 8 Gog and 
Magog. 10 The devil cast into the lake of fire and 
brimstone. 11 77(e general resurrection and judg- 
ment. 14 The second death. 

AND I saw an angel come down 
from heaven, ^ having the key of 
the bottomless pit and a great chain in 
his hand. 

2 And he laid hold on ^ the dragon, 
that old serpent, which is the devil, 
and Satan, and bound him a thousand 
years, 

3 And cast him into the bottomless 
pit, and shut him up, and ^ set a seal 
upon him, "^that he should deceive 
the nations no more, till the thousand 
years should be fulfilled : and after that 
he must be loosed a little season. 

4 And I saw " thrones, and they sat 
upon them, and ^judgment was given 
unto them : and / saw s the souls of 
them that were beheaded for the wit- 
ness of Jesus, and for the word of 
God, and '^ which had not worshipped 
the beast, ' neither his image, neither 
had received his mark upon their fore- 
heads, or in their hands ; and they 
lived and ^ reigned with Christ a thou- 
sand years. 

5 But the rest of the dead lived not 
again until the thousand years were 
finished. This is the first resurrec- 
tion. 

6 Blessed and holy is he that hath 
part in the first resurrection : on such 
' the second death hath no power, but 
they shall be ""priests of God and of 
Christ, "and shall reign with him a 
thousand years. 

7 And when the thousand years are 
expired, ° Satan shall be loosed out of 
his prison, 

8 And shall go out p to deceive the 
nations which are in the four quar- 
ters of the earth, i Gog and Magog, "■ to 
gather them together to battle : the 
number of whom is as the sand of 
the sea. 

9 ' And they went up on the breadth 
of the earth, and compassed the camp 
of the saints about, and the beloved 



The general judgment. 



REVELATION. 



TJte new Jerusalem. 



u ell. 19. 20. 
xcli. 14.10,11. 



y 2 Pet. 3. 7, 

10, 11. ch. 21. 

1. 

z Dan. 2. 35. 
ach. 19. 5. 
b Dan. 7. 10. 
c Ps. 69. 28. 

Dan. ]2. 1. 

Phil. 4. 3. 

ch. 3. 6. & 

13. 8. &. 21. 

27. 
d Jer. 17. 10. 

& 32. 19. 

Matt. 16. 27. 

Rom. 2. 6. 

ch. 2. 23. & 

22. 12. ver. 

13. 
II Or, the 

grave. 
e ch. 6. 8. 
: ver. 12. 

g 1 Cor. 15. 2G, 

54, 55. 
h ver. 6. 

ch. 21. 8. 



a Is. 65. 17. 

& 66. 22. 

2 Pet. 3. 13. 
b ch. 20. 11. 

cls.52. 1. 

Gal. 4. 26. 

Heb. 11. 10. 

& 12. 22. & 

13. 14. ch. 3. 

12. ver. 10. 
d Is. 54. 5. & 

61.10. 2 Cor. 

11.2. 
e Lev. 26. n, 

12. Ez. 43. 

7. 2 Cor. 6. 

16. ch. 7. 15. 
f Is. 25. 8. 

ch. 7. 17. 
? 1 Cor. 15. 

26, 5-L ch. 

20. 14. 
h Is. 35. 10. 

&61.3. k. 

05. 19. 
i ch. 4. 2, 9. & 

5. 1. & 20. 11. 
k Is. 43. 19. 

2 Cor. 5. 17. 
! ch. 19. 9. 
m ch. 16. 17. 
n ch. 1. 8. & 

22. 13. 
Is. 12. 3. & 

55. 1. John 

4. 10, 14. & 

7.37. ch. 22. 

17. 



city : and fire came down from God 
out of heaven, and devoured them. 

10 ' And the devil that deceived 
them viras cast into the lake of fire 
and^lbrimstone, " where the beast and 
the false prophet are, and '^ shall be 
tormented day and night for ever and 
ever. 

1 1 And I saw a great white throne, 
and him that sat on it, from whose 
face y the earth and the heaven fled 
away ; ^ and there was found no place 
for them. 

12 And I saw the dead, '^ small and 
great, stand before God ; "^ and the 
books were opened : and another 
'^ book was opened, which is the book 
of life : and the dead were judged 
out of those things which were writ- 
ten in the books, '^according to their 
works. 

13 And the sea gave up the dead 
which were in it ; ® and death and 
II hell delivered up the^dead which 
were in them : ^and they were judg- 
ed every man according to their 
works. 

14 And ^ death and hell were cast 
into the lake of fire. ^This is the 
second death. 

15 And whosoever was not found 
written in the book of life " was cast 
into the lake of fire. 

CHAPTER XXI. 

A new Jieavcn and new earth. 3 The blessings of 
God's people. 8 The doom of the wicked. 9 The 
heavenly Jerusalem described. 22 No temple there. 
23 The light and glory of the city. 27 Nothing that 
dqfileth can enter therein. 

AND "^I saw a new heaven and a 
new earth : ^ for the first heaven 
and the first earth were passed away ; 
and there was no more sea. 

2 And I John saw ''the holy city, 
new Jerusalem, coming down from 
God out of heaven, prepared '^ as a 
bride adorned for her husband. 

3 And I heard a great voice out of 
heaven saying, Behold, ®the taber- 
nacle of God is with men, and he 
will dwell with them, and they shall 
be his people, and God himself shall 
be with them, and be their God. 

4 '^And God shall wipe away all 
tears from their eyes ; and ^ there 
shall be no more death, ^ neither sor- 
row, nor crying, neither shall there 
be any more pain : for the former 
things are passed away. 

5 And ' he that sat upon the throne 
said, ^ Behold, I make all things new. 
And he said unto me. Write : for 
' these words are true and faithful. 

6 And he said unto me, '"It is done. 
" I am Alpha and Omega, the begin- 
ning and the end. ° I will give unto 



him that is athirst of the fountain of 
the water of life freely. 

7 He that overcometh shall inherit 
11 all things ; and p I will be his God, 
and he shall be my son. 

8 iBut the fearful, and unbelieving, 
and the abominable, and murderers, 
and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and 
idolaters, and all liars, shall have their 
part in ""the lake which burneth with 
fire and brimstone : which is the sec- 
ond death. 

9 And there came unto me one of 
"^ the seven angels which had the seven 
vials full of the seven last plagues, 
and talked with me, saying. Come 
hither, I will shew thee *the bride, 
the Lamb's wife. 

10 And he carried me away " in the 
spirit to a great and high mountain, 
and shewed me ^ that great city, the 
holy Jerusalem, descending out of 
heaven from God, 

1 1 y Having the glory of God : and 
her light was like unto a stone most 
precious, even hke a jasper stone, 
clear as crystal ; 

12 And had a wall great and high, 
and had ^ twelve gates, and at the 
gates twelve angels, and names writ- 
ten thereon, which are the names of 
the twelve tribes of the children of 
Israel : 

13 ^ On the east three gates ; on the 
north three gates ; on the south three 
gates ; and on the west three gates. 

14 And the wall of the city had 
twelve foundations, and ^ in them the 
names of the twelve apostles of the 
Lamb. 

15 And he that talked with me " had 
a golden reed to measure the city, 
and the gates thereof, and the wall 
thereof. 

16 And the city lieth foursquare, 
and the length is as large as the 
breadth : and he measured the city 
with the reed, twelve thousand fur- 
longs. The length and the breadth 
and the height of it are equal. 

17 And he measured the wallthere- 
■ of, a hundred and forty and four cu- 
bits, according to the measure of a 
man, that is, of the angel. 

18 And the building of the wall of 
it was o/" jasper : and the city loas 
pure gold, like unto clear glass. 

19 '' And the foundations of the wall 
of the city loere garnished with all 
manner of precious stones. The first 
foundation was jasper ; the second, 
sapphire ; the third, a chalcedony ; 
the fourth, an emerald ; 

20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, 
sardius ; the seventh, chrysolite ; the 
eighth, beryl ; the ninth, a topaz ; th% 

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The river and tree of life. 



REVELATION. 



Promises and exhortations. 



A. D. 96. 



e ch. 22. 2. 
f John 4. 23. 



e Is. 24. 23. & 
60. 19, 20. ch. 
22.5. ver. 11. 



h Is. 60 3, 5. 
11. & 66. 12. 



i Is. 60. 11. 

k Is. 60. 20. 

Zech. 14. 7. 

ch. 22. 5. 
1 ver. 24. 



m Is. 35. 8. & 
52.1.&60.21. 
Joel 3. 17. 
ch. 22. 14, 15. 



1 Phil. 4. 3. 
ch. 3. 5. & 13. 
S. k. 20. 12. 



a Ez. 47. 1. 
Zech. 14. 8 



b Ez. 47. 12. 
ch. 21. 21. 



c Gen. 2. 9. 
ch. 2. 7. 



d ch. 21. 24. 



e Zech. 14. 11. 
f Ez. 48. 35. 



S Matt. 5. 8. 
1 Cor. 13. 12. 

1 John 3. 2. 
h ch. 3. 12. & 

14.1. 
i ch. 21. 23. 25. 
k Ps. 36. 9'. & 

84. 11. 
1 Dan. 7. 27. 

Pcom. 5. 17. 

2 Tim. 2. 12. 
ch. 3. 21. 

m ch. 19. 9. &. 
21.5. 
n ch. 1. 1. 



ch. 3. 11. 

ver. 10, 12, 

20. 
P ch. 1. 3. 



tenth, a chrysoprasus ; the eleventh, 
a jacinth ; the twelfth, an amethyst. 

21 And the twelve gates loere twelve 
pearls ; every several gate was of one 
pearl : ® and the street of the city was 
pure gold, as it were transparent glass. 

22 ^ And I saw no temple therein : 
for the Lord God Almighty and the 
Lamb are the temple of it. 

23 ^And the city had no need of the 
sun, neither of the moon, to shine in 
it : for the glory of God did lighten 
it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. 

24 ^ And the nations of them which 
are saved shall walk in the light of it : 
and the kings of the earth do bring 
their glory and honour into it. 

25 ' And the gates of it shall not be 
shut at all by day : for ^ there shall 
be no night there. 

26 ' And they shall bring the glory 
and honour of the nations into it. 

27 And "^ there shall in no wise enter 
into it any thing that defileth, neither 
whatsoever worketh abomination, or 
maketh a lie : but they which are writ- 
ten in the Lamb's "^ book of life. 

CHAPTER XXII. 

The river and tree of life. 3 The blessedness of God's 
servants. 6 The conclusion: sundry directions, 
promises, and exhortations. 18 Nothing may be 
added to or taken from the words of this book. 

\ ND he shewed me ^a pure river 
J-jL of water of life, clear as crystal, 
proceeding out of the throne of God 
and of the Lamb. 

2 '^ In the midst of the street of it, 
and on either side of the river, ivas 
there " the tree of life, which bare 
twelve manner of fruits, and yielded 
her fruit every month : and the leaves 



of the tree 



for the healing of 



the nations. 

3 And ^ there shall be no more curse : 
^ but the throne of God and of the 
Lamb shall be in it ; and his servants 
shall serve him : 

4 And s they shall see his face 5 and 
''his name shall be in their foreheads. 

5 ' And there shall be no night there ; 
and they need no candle, neither light 
of the sun ; for ^ the Lord God giveth 
them light : ' and they shall reign for 
ever and ever. 

6 And he said unto me, ™ These sa}^- 
ings a?'e faithful and true : and the 
Lord God of the holy prophets ° sent 
his angel to shew unto his servants the 
things which must shortly be done. 

7 ° Behold, I come quickly : p bless- 
ed is he that keepeth the sayings of 
the prophecy of this book. 



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8 And I John saw these things, and 
heard them. And when I had heard 
and seen, '^ I fell down to worship be- 
fore the feet of the angel which shew- 
ed me these things. 

9 Then saith he unto me, "" See thou 
do it not : for I am thy fellow servant, 
and of thy brethren the prophets, and 
of them which keep the sayings of 
this book : w^orship God. 

10 ' And he saith unto me. Seal not 
the sayings of the prophecy of this 
book : ' for the time is at hand. 

11 "He that is unjust, let him be 
unjust still : and he which is filthy, 
let him be filthy still : and he that is 
righteous, let him be righteous still : 
and he that is holy, let him be holy 
still. 

12 "^And, behold, I come quickly; 
and ^ my reward is with me, ^ to give 
every man according as his work 
shall be. 

13 ^ I am Ak)ha and Omega, the be- 
ginning and the end, the first and the 
last. 

14 ^Blessed are they that do his 
commandments, that they may have 
right "= to the tree of life, '^ and may 
enter in through the gates into the 
city. 

15 For ^without are ^dogs, and sor- 
cerers, and whoremongers, and mur- 
derers, and idolaters, and whosoever 
loveth and maketh a lie. 

16^1 Jesus have sent mine angel to 
testify unto you these things in the 
churches. ''I am the root and the 
offspring of David, aiid 'the bright 
and morning star. 

17 And the Spirit and ''the bride 
say. Come. And let him that hear- 
eth say. Come. ' And let him that is 
athirst come. And whosoever will, 
let him take the w^ater of life freely. 

18 For I testify unto every man that 
heareth the w^ords of the prophecy of 
this book, ^ If any man shall add un- 
to these things, God shall add unto 
him the plagues that are written in 
this book : 

19 And if any man shall take away 
from the words of the book of this 
prophecy, " God shall take away his 
part il out of the book of life, and out 
of ° the holy city, and from, the things 
which are written in this book. 

20 He which testifieth these things 
saith, P Surely I come quickly : 'lAmen. 
^ Even so, come. Lord Jesus. 

21 'The grace of our Lord Jesus 
Christ be with you all. Amen. 



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